Pinochet stalls arrest with request to drop charges

SANTIAGO  - Lawyers for Augusto Pinochet stepped up efforts to stop the former Chilean dictator from appearing in court to face charges of murder and kidnapping during his 1973-90 rule.


Waist Size Linked to Future Heart Trouble -Studies

The best tool for predicting the  risk of heart disease may be a tape measure, researchers said  on Tuesday.


Tackling another role no problem for Wilson

Patriots free safety Eugene Wilson is not expecting the Cleveland Browns to continue their scoring spree when the teams meet tomorrow in Cleveland. The Browns were defeated, 58-48, by the Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday, leading to the resignation of coach Butch Davis.


Jamelia and Kanye West Scoop Major MOBO Awards

British R&B singer Jamelia and Chicago rapper Kanye West were the big winners at Britain's black music awards Thursday, taking three awards each.


The Biggest Telecom Giant You Don't Know

Telefonica has tripled since 2003, but the Spanish telecom remains largely unknown among U.S. investors.


Comment is free: David Ignatius: Benazir Bhutto's killing demonstrates the difficulty in understanding Pakistan


BBC News Online profiles singer Marc Almond, who is critically ill in hospital after a motorcycle crash. Almond enjoyed his biggest chart success more than 20 years ago - but his influence as a singer, songwriter


Michael Phelps has been forced to pulled out of the 400m individual medley at the Short Course World Swimming Championships in Indianapolis in the US, due to a sore back.


BBC Click investigates the new ways phone companies are trying to get us to access the net through our mobiles.


Editor and Publisher - CHICAGO First, Australian native Rupert Murdoch became a U.S. citizen. Now, he wants to formally domicile his News Corp. media empire in America, too.


"In Defense of Food" (The Penguin Press, 256 pages, $21.95), by Michael Pollan: Food isn't what it once was. Actually, much of what we eat today may not be food at all. That is the main lesson drawn from Michael Pollan's new book, "In Defense of Food," a meticulously researched, self-described "Eater's Manifesto."


Attempts to pass a key oil law sought by the U.S. were snarled once more Wednesday by deep differences among Iraq's Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish leaders, delaying parliament debate despite the prime minister's claims of a breakthrough.


Birth of a Terrorist: U.S. Scholars Seek Clues

What turns a man into a terrorist?  What makes a doctor like al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahri swap  healing for killing, or a Palestinian mother of two blow  herself up at an army checkpoint?


Apple patches more than a dozen holes in OS X

Five uber updates in as many months Apple has released an update that patches more than a dozen OS X vulnerabilities, several of which can lead to the remote execution of malicious code.â¦


Montenegro holds first independent election

Montenegrins went to the polls on   Sunday in a general election expected to give their center-left   government a fresh mandate for their first term as an   independent country.


Your nest egg might not be big enough to serve your future.


Reckless French drivers eye presidential pardon

French motorists may be driving more recklessly than usual because they are counting on the traditional pardon by the incoming president after the election in May, the transport minister said.


Heinz Kerry Says Husband Would Be Cautious

The wife of presidential candidate John Kerry told a receptive audience in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas that Kerry would seek out all other options before going to war.


Nine French citizens are arrested in Chad over an alleged attempt to fly over 100 children out of the country.


People are being warned about a scam e-mail which uses the US presidential poll to part them from their cash.


Knicks 101, Celtics 77: Thomas Repairs Damage He Caused

Two nights after being benched, Knicks guard Steve Francis reclaimed his starting job and scored a team-high 22 points in a 101-77 rout of the Boston Celtics.


Adults with mental disorders have higher odds of being diagnosed ...

Adults with mental disorders have higher odds of being diagnosed with brain tumors and lung cancer and develop these cancers at younger ages than individuals without mental illness, according to a study published in the current issue of Psychosomatic


Viacom's Flux has its first major tenant: ThinkMTV

MTV's new social activism network debuts quietly, using the distributed community platform that Viacom launched after investing in Tagworld.


Decapitation Of British Hostage Shown On Internet

An Islamist website has posted a video showing the beheading of Kenneth Bigley, a British man taken hostage in Iraq. The man is seen pleading to British Prime Minister Tony Blair.


US House passes another anti-spyware bill

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Nella mattinata, arriva la rivendicazione, apparsa sul sito âIslamic-Minbar.comâ. A firmarla Ã¨ un gruppo che si autodefinisce Ansar El Zawahri (I partigiani di El Zawahri). Il testo della rivendicazione


(InfoWorld) - In late 2000, Union Bank of California concluded that it was time to refresh its desktop PCs every four years, based on findings from a PC Total Cost of Ownership Study. This meant that 200 PCs would have to be retired every month. Unfortunately, there was no strategy in place for the task, or even a designated person or department to manage the systems. "Until then there was no process for disposing of PCs," says Julie LeDuc, IT group purchasing manager at Union Bank. "Each department would do its own thing, either storing them in warehouses, saving them for contingency purposes, or simply disposing of them." With a mandated company policy of environmental friendliness and the rumblings of the Sarbanes-Oxley and Gramm-Leach-Bliley acts, LeDuc knew the company couldn't simply have the machines shipped to the local junkyard where anyone could harvest them for sensitive data. It was time for a corporate asset-recovery strategy to ensure that the machines were retired in a secure and eco-friendly manner. After considering several alternatives, Union Bank chose Intechra, a growing national asset-disposition firm, and continues to enlist its services today. "They handle everything from our PCs to notebooks, printers, servers, monitors, telephones, scanners, and projectors," LeDuc says. After Union Bank does a preliminary disk wipe, Intechra's logistics team comes out to shrink-wrap and pack the equipment onto pallets and ship it all to its facilities, where it performs several subsequent disk wipes and tests everything. Usable PCs are either made available for reuse to Union Bank employees, donated to charity, or refurbished and sold on the market. Unusable equipment is disassembled for whatever usable parts can be sold, and the rest is recycled where possible so the materials can be used in other products. Waking up to e-waste Union Bank's asset-recovery awakening is typical of many larger companies today. "We see a new interest in e-waste recovery, thanks to all the recent debates about climate change and global warming," says IDC Analyst David Daoud. "Large corporations have decided that it's to their interest to tackle environmental e-waste issues and are competing with each other to reduce their environmental footprint." The e-waste problem is big and growing. According to IDC, the U.S. installed base of PCs is expected to grow from 280 million in 2006 to 404 million in 2010, with 237.5 million PCs expected to be retired between 2005 and 2010. In 2006 alone, 30.7 million commercial PCs, or 70 percent of the total commercial installed base, were retired. Yet IDC estimates that only 33 percent of U.S. companies, mostly large enterprises, have made use of the asset disposal industry. In the European Union the number is closer to 40 percent.  That's unfortunate, because the increasing number of retired PCs that end up in landfills results in more toxic pollution. PCs and monitors, especially old ones, contain a multitude of hazardous substances: lead, which can cause brain and kidney damage in children; mercury, which can cause nervous system and kidney damage; as well as cadmium, BFRs (brominated flame retardants), and PVC (polyvinyl chloride), which are known to cause health problems such as cancer, respiratory illness, and reproductive damage and are able to accumulate in the human body and travel long distances through air and water when not disposed of properly. Notably, legislators have been laying down regulations to rein in e-waste, which gives companies further cause to embrace IT asset recovery practices. The European Union has taken the lead on the federal level with its WEEE (The Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) regulations, which require electronic manufacturers to take on the ecologically responsible disposition of the equipment they sell. Further, the laws require companies to eliminate several environmentally hazardous substances. Moreover, a proposed REACH policy (Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals) would create an even tougher regulatory framework for chemicals if it is passed. Regulations regarding e-waste disposal have also passed in several states, including California, Washington, Maine, and Maryland, and more are in the works in Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Hand in hand with environmental concerns of e-waste disposal are security and privacy issues. "When we got into this business, companies were spending thousands of dollars on firewalls but giving away their PCs," saysIntechra CEO Chip Slack.  Several federal and state regulations now make it the corporate user's responsibility to protect the privacy of customer data at every stage, including during the disposal process. Laws in more than 20 states mandate that all the affected clients and consumers must be notified if any customer information gets outside of the custody or control of a company. Along with proper environmental disposal of systems, many companies, particularly in the financial and health fields, now have to prove that all sensitive customer or patient data is eradicated according to strict state and federal requirements. What goes around, comes around Asset recovery providers range in the U.S. from the principal system vendors â including Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Dell, and Sun -- to scores of local specialty providers, to an emerging class of regional, national, and global providers, such as Redemtech, Intechra, TechTurn, and NextPhase.  The latter have been on a buying binge, acquiring local providers to expand their reach. In many cases the major system vendors partner with various local and regional providers to broaden their reach as well, as one of the most expensive parts of the disposal process is transport. For example, Leduc claims that Union Bank's recovery costs were reduced by 25 percent when Intechra opened a facility in Phoenix and PCs no longer had to be shipped from California to Columbus. The services provided by the hardware vendors differ in subtle ways. IBM and HP run their asset-recovery services as part of their leasing and financing operations. Indeed, leasing can be a good solution for companies that want as little as possible to do with asset recovery, as it places responsibility for environmentally sound disposal with the vendor rather than the lessor, though the lessor retains responsibility for protecting user data. Both vendors can build asset recovery into the leasing cost. Dell's asset recovery services are part of its managed services offering. HP and IBM will take non-leased equipment and equipment purchased from other vendors, though in HP's case, only as part of an upgrade to the company's hardware. HP will apply what it considers the trade-in value of third-party equipment toward a new hardware purchase. Dell takes third-party equipment as well and will either cut a check for the value or apply the value to a new purchase. Sun takes only its own equipment and does so free of charge, with no value applied to a purchase. Contract arrangements also vary. Most of the vendors work on fee-for-service as well as long-term-contract bases. In some cases, such as with IBM Global Services, disposal can be part of a more comprehensive asset-management offering that helps the customer take inventory and determine appropriate refresh strategies. Vendors then attempt to reap whatever commercial value they can out of the PCs they collect, either by refurbishing and selling them or disassembling them and selling the parts, sometimes through a broker. All will enter into a profit-sharing arrangement with the customer. Dell boasts that 90 percent of the sales profits go to the customer. Intechra gives a 60 percent figure. Other vendors are not so public about their sharing ratio. Obviously, PCs that are refreshed on a regular two-, three-, or even four-year schedule and immediately sent to the vendor are more likely to get some return than PCs are that five years old or more, or those that sit in a corporate warehouse for months or years first. All the vendors claim that they do not ship equipment, either PCs or parts, overseas unless they can verify that it is in working and saleable condition. The younger the PCs, the higher the possibility that recovery will end up being no cost after profit sharing or might even result in an overall return for the customer. All the vendors and most of the larger third-party services provide the customer with serialized reporting on each and every asset, including whether and when it was resold or recycled, and certificates confirming data destruction. In most cases the vendor recommends that the customer do at least one data wipe on its end and/or disable the disk with special utilities or by driving a nail through the hard drive. Then the vendor will transport the equipment to one of its own sites or partner sites and do subsequent wipes, including anywhere from three to seven wipes according to customer and Department of Defense specifications. However, vendors are also open to providing data wipe services on the customer site for an extra fee. IBM and HP have their own recovery and recycling capabilities but also partner with third parties in several locations. Proceed with caution It can be tempting to look at asset recovery as a cost and choose the least-expensive vendor as an asset-recovery partner. However, experts agree that reducing risk should be the primary criterion when devising a strategy: the risk of fines, lawsuits, or damaged reputation. That's why in large enterprises, increasingly, responsibility for asset-recovery has moved beyond the department level and the IT division, to the CXO level -- often to the CIO, CFO, or even CEO. It makes sense for companies to have a centralized recovery strategy so that one department doesn't get the entire organization in trouble with the law or the media. Due diligence means coming up with your company's own set of requirements for asset recovery, based on company philosophy and standards, as well as relevant local, state, and federal regulations, then investigating whether your recovery partner, and that partner's recovery partners, meet those requirements. A global enterprise will obviously have to consider policies and regulations abroad. "You have to ask a provider questions like, 'How do you manage your partners and hold them accountable?' " says Joe Strathmann, Dell's senior manager of worldwide asset recovery. "What is your audit protocol for your partners and your partners' partners?" If the vendor has a high percentage of its own recovery and recycling facilities, that may be a key measure of comfort level. It's also important to do your own checking. "We recommend that you go out and visit the providers and kick the tires," says James O'Grady, director of technology value solutions at HP. Even though Intechra has its own third-party auditor and auditing process, Union Bank does its own periodic audits, mostly for security purposes, to ensure that disks are being wiped properly. Transportation is not only a cost, but a risk as well. It's important to understand what background checks are done on the persons driving the trucks the company uses. And it's worth checking what percentage of e-waste handled by your partner on average ends up as landfill. For example IBM claims that number is .78 percent. Slack claims that Intechra's goal is zero-percent landfill and jokes that there's more waste from the company's lunchroom than from its asset-recovery process. Another aspect to consider is the efforts your PC vendor puts in at the manufacturing end to make its equipment easy to disassemble and recycle. Among other things, this means using as few screws and plastics as possible. Finally, little things can make a big difference. LeDuc was sold simply on the professionalism of the people Intechra sent to its 320 bank branches to pick up equipment, which is important for bank offices with a high public profile. "It shouldn't be like calling a moving company," LeDuc says. Whatever approach your company ends up taking to IT asset recovery, the benefits are clear: Organizations stand to gain peace of mind that the data on their retired systems won't fall into the wrong hands, higher ROI on their hardware investments, and a jumpstart on forthcoming e-waste legislation. The environmental benefits are green icing on the cake.


Sure, it might be cruel, but intensive farming saves lives

Comment is free: Jay Rayner: It's easy for some of us to buy free-range, but the lauding of farmers' markets ignores those for whom cheap food is essential


Hamilton keeps Olympic gold amid controversy

Earlier this week it emerged that Hamilton had failed two separate doping tests at the Athens Olympics and at this month's Tour of Spain.


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What looks good on paper hasn't been tested through a season yet, so Bruce Crowder said he'll reserve judgment. He wasn't talking about rosters; he was talking about a commitment from college hockey authorities to rid the game of all the clutching and grabbing, the pinning, and tugging.


Shareholder activist to join Gateway board

To avoid proxy battle with major investors, PC maker to add second mutually acceptable director, make elections annual.


Grenade attack on ex-Bangladesh PM kills 19

DHAKA - An assassination attempt on Bangladesh's former prime minister killed 19 and wounded hundreds of others during an opposition rally here in the capital on Saturday.


Doctor: Drug use caused 9/11 cop's death

The lung disease that killed a police detective who toiled for weeks at ground zero was caused by injecting ground-up pills, not by toxic dust from the World Trade Center, the city medical examiner's office confirmed Thursday.


Hicks Muse Pays for ConAgra's Swift Stake

ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG.N on Tuesday  said private equity firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.  exercised its option to buy the company's minority stake in  Swift Foods, and that ConAgra received $194 million in the  transaction.


Redskins Rally (Around Gibbs) to Salvage Season

The Redskins have stood by Coach Joe Gibbs through the lows of their season, illness in his family and the death of  Sean Taylor.


Caminiti died of overdose, autopsy finds

Former Houston Astro and National League Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti died last month from an accidental drug overdose, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office announced Monday.


Dennis Quaid said staff at the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Medical Center misled him while his newborn twins were being treated there, telling him the children were "fine" even as doctors scrambled to reverse a blood thinning medicine overdose.


LOS ANGELES  - CBS has postponed the  fall premieres of "60 Minutes," "The King of Queens" and new  comedy series "Center of the Universe" by a week to make room  for "A Dr. Phil Primetime Special: Family First."


Top Indonesia politician okays marijuana in food

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf, who opposes legalising marijuana, doesn't mind the drug being used in cooking, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.


Traditional toy industry faces bleak Christmas

With their products cast aside by children in favour of video games or television, the makers of traditional toys are facing a miserable Christmas.


Londra, 23:07 - CALCIO, COPPA DI LEGA INGLESE: CHELSEA IN SEMIFINALE

Il Chelsea si è qualificato per le semifinali della coppa di Lega inglese, dopo aver battuto ...


SKorea's Lee says he'll revive economy, press NKorea on rights

South Korea's next leader Lee Myung-Bak on Thursday promised pragmatic policies aimed at revitalising the economy and persuading North Korea to denuclearise and improve its rights record.


Unico riferimento e' a Berlusconi assalito da ultra' Livorno


The Appetite for Securities Turns Less Hearty

The underwriting totals for late 2007 reveal just how hard life became for those charged with selling new securities on Wall Street.


Dementieva should outlast countrymate in women's final

com. There's a famous Russian proverb that offers a path to success: "He who doesn't risk never gets champagne." Both Dementieva and Kuznetsova, a pair of up-and-coming young Russian


Court Convicts Seven Bulgarians of Money Forgery

A court in this Black Sea port convicted Thursday seven Bulgarians of money counterfeiting and handed them sentences of a total of 44 years in prison.


The UN appeals for extra international aid to battle swarms of locusts that are spreading across west Africa.


Afghans say hundreds of Taliban killed in Musa Qala

Afghan and NATO-led troops killed, wounded and detained hundreds of insurgents during fighting in the Taliban's biggest stronghold, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.


Computer Woes Continue to Plague Airlines

The cancellation of 1,100 Christmas Day flights by Comair because of computer troubles is prompting calls for more investments in backup systems and other technologies to prevent further groundings and damage to an already struggling industry.


InfoWorld - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules requiring wireless telephone providers to move toward testing location-based emergency dialing service at the local level.


Giants kicker Tynes aims to win it all in Super Bowl

Kicker Lawrence Tynes, who will become the first Briton to play in the Super Bowl when he takes the field against the unbeaten New England Patriots on Sunday, relishes an opportunity to win it all for his New York Giants.


Gentler but still angry, Hollywood rogue returns

Money, drink, sex, success -- Joe  "Basic Instinct" Eszterhas has had and seen it all.


Thai PM Says Will Punish 'Wrongdoers' Over Deaths

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


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Ben Roethlisberger was knocked out, but the Pittsburgh Steelers still were able to punch their way to another victory.


Israel's PM reiterates his country's position of nuclear weapons ambiguity amid a row over an apparent slip-up.


KaZaa is still finding themselves in court, explaining what's going on, and Hollywood is already finding a new target: BitTorrent.


Fed Chief Sees More Traction in Expansion

Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, said on Wednesday that the economic expansion had "regained some traction" after the slowdown this summer and


The Oracle Corporation fired PeopleSoft's co-president and chief financial officer, Kevin Parker, and three other top executives.


A study published on Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's time find if more sleep will fight obesity.


Cavaliers 96, Heat 82: James Powers Cavs Past Heat

LeBron James outshined fellow superstar Dwyane Wade to lead his team to a Christmas day victory in Cleveland.


Get lost, Nemo -- Pixar Animation's new film "The Incredibles" has topped weekend box office charts with $70.7 million (38 million pounds) in north American ticket


Staff at India's state-run domestic airline have called off a strike that caused flight chaos, officials say.


Store upgrades pay off big for Home Depot

The Home Depot Inc. raised its full-year earnings outlook on Tuesday after posting a 19 percent increase in net income as store and customer service upgrades continued to buoy sales.


Advertisements Insinuated Into Video Games

Roar down city streets in the upcoming "Need for Speed Underground 2" racing game and you'll see a Best Buy store amid the skyscrapers along with bright billboards hawking Cingular Wireless, Old Spice, and Burger King.


US / Poland : Lucent Technologies and Novatel Wireless announced that the two companies are supplying Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa Sp.


Bush: Kerry Has 'Election Amnesia' on Iraq

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


Ruud van Nistelrooy, absent for Manchester United's last four games with a calf problem, may miss the next seven over the busy holiday period if United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's "worst case scenario" is confirmed.


Drug may prevent heart disease in diabetics

LONDON - Diabetics can prevent heart disease and live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Atorvastatin, even if they do not have particularly high cholesterol levels, a study published on Friday said.


A would-be thief got a taste of his own medicine in Guyana when he was caught and attached to a utility pole with the same duct tape he intended to use to bound a family and rob them, police said Tuesday.


US e-commerce sales rise in second quarter

WASHINGTON - US retail sales over the Internet rose 0.9 percent in the second quarter of 2004 and gained 23.1 percent compared with the same period last year as consumers continued to turn to e-commerce to make purchases, a government report showed on


Police were searching for the culprits behind the beheading and skinning of a rare Siberian tiger at a zoo in central China, state media reported Sunday.


Empoli, 15:43 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: ASSENZE NON MI PREOCCUPANO

L'Empoli affronta la capolista Palermo senza alcun timore ma con diversi problemi di formazione. Cag...


Music Review | 'Doctor Atomic': Tweaking a Definitive Moment in History

Once again John Adamsâs âDoctor Atomic,â at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, came across as the most complex and inventive of his works.


A wax replica of the actress is unveiled at London's Madame Tussauds.


A set of newly discovered flaws in components of VMware Inc.'s virtual machine software has called attention to some of the security risks associated with the practice of running virtual computers on a single system.


"Promise to the Dead" faces exile at box office

LOS ANGELES  - "A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman" starts with a reminder that the terrorist attacks of 2001 were not the first time that the date of September 11 was burned into a nation's collective memory.


Il Cavaliere torna sulla riforma elettorale e insiste sul Vassallum"Ma se Prodi cade, si torna alle urne con la legge attuale"                                          Berlusconi: "Spero in Veltroni ma si puÃ² votare anche cosÃ¬"


Long-running Broadway musical "Rent" to close

The award-winning Broadway musical "Rent" will end its 12-year-run in New York this June, according to an announcement on the production's Web site.


Sudan accuses UN of criticizing govt while ignoring rebel violence

A Sudanese Cabinet minister slammed the latest UN report on Darfur, accusing the world body Saturday of overlooking violence committed


First commercial spacecraft set for bid to clinch big prize

LOS ANGELES : A private US spaceship is set to blast off for the second time in five days on Monday in the final stage of an attempt to clinch a US$10 million prize aimed at launching a new era of space tourism.


Tiger Woods tried to get a read on Retief Goosen when they faced each other in the Presidents Cup. "I mean, I played him in two matches and he didn't say one single word," Woods said, smiling at the memory.


This one lacked the pathos of Sunday's marathon but it was another sad and bewildering early departure for Paula Radcliffe, who managed only 16Â½ circuits in the 25-lap women's 10,000 metres


Company pursuing different wholesale access rates to its local phone network for Net phone providers.


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The news that the Dixon's group is to stop selling the venerable VCR is the end of an era. As with the launch of Dire Straits 'Brothers in Arms' CD in the early 1980s which was seen as the tipping point between


Un nuovo studio dimostra che i due gruppi hanno coesistitoalmeno fino a 28-24 mila anni fa a Gibilterra, nel sud dell'Europa                                                  Neanderthal e homo sapiens una convivenza di 4000 anni                                                                                Lo scienziato autore della ricerca: "Sembra un periodo di tempo molto piccoloma se lo proiettiamo alle generazioni umane Ã¨ dai tempi di Cristo ad oggi e viceversa"


Crotone, 19:01 - CALCIO, CROTONE-JUVE: SKY NEGA AUTORIZZAZIONE PER MAXI-SCHERMO

Sky ha negato al Comune di Crotone l'autorizzazione per trasmettere su maxi-schermo la gara Crotone-...


Messina, 16:53 - BASKET, CAPO D'ORLANDO FIRMA MEJIA

La Pierrel Capo d'Orlando ha ingaggiato il dominicano Samuel JosÃ© Mejia, 24 anni, nato il 7 febbraio...


Man charged with selling Windows source code

Months after launching a federal investigation, authorities yesterday arrested a Connecticut man for selling the source code for Microsoft's Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 operating systems over the Internet.


A South African trade union mission is being deported from Zimbabwe after defying a ban to enter the country.


The U.S. housing market may be a seller's nightmare but Manhattan's was a dream in the fourth quarter as foreign buyers pushed up demand while supply stayed tight, sending the average sales price to a record high.


Filippo Inzaghi ha prolungato l'accordo che lo lega al Milan fino al 2009 (il precedente accordo scadeva nel 2008) e sarÃ  operato lunedÃ¬. Dopo l'operazione del 28 aprile, l'attaccante tornerÃ  sotto i ferri


The ribbon is cut Tuesday on the Barcelona-based company Capresas new steel manufacturing plant that is anticipated to bring 30 jobs in the next three years.


Russia's Severstal makes formal offer for Stelco Inc. amid ...

TORONTO (CP) - Russia's Severstal has made an offer to buy Stelco Inc., in what's believed to be one of several competing offers emerging for the restructuring but profitable Hamilton steel producer.


China police stop student trying to ski home

As unusually cold weather blankets much of central and southern China in snow and closes roads, one student had a bright idea about how to get home for the Lunar New Year holiday -- he would ski.


Second Opinions, Through a Patientâs Eyes

Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.


Advertising: A Cable Network Uses Architecture to Build an Audience

A promotion between Turner Classic Movies and Architectural Digest magazine is an effort to broaden traditional mediaÂs reach in the face of a new media landscape.


Austrian jazz pianist Joe Zawinul, who founded influential 1970s jazz-rock group Weather Report, dies.


Bush, Kerry clash over health care in debate

US Democratic Senator John Kerry said Wednesday night that the health care system in the United States had gotten worse under President George W. Bush overthe course of the last four years.


Germany's Henkel planning US, Asian expansion drive

Henkel, the German maker of Persil laundry detergent, plans a major expansion drive in North America and Asia, its chairman said.


Kerr birdies her way to a four-shot lead

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois): Cristie Kerr shot her second straight nine-under 63 to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the US$1.


Lawyers for director Roman Polanski say he should be allowed to fight a libel case in the UK from France.


Queen welcomes Roh with tribute to Korean war dead

Queen Elizabeth II welcomed South Korea's President Roh Moo-Hyun to Britain with a palace banquet in which she remembered those who died in the 1950-1953 Korean war and lamented the divisions it created.


CHARLOTTE, NC, Oct. 14 (Ticker) -- The Charlotte Bobcats fell short in a wild franchise debut at home. Antawn Jamison hit a turnaround jumper in the lane with 6.8 seconds remaining to lift the Washington Wizards


Panel Sees No Clear Aid for Veterans Under Stress

An expert panel said Thursday that it was unclear which treatments could help combat veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.


Palestinians reach deal on unity government

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed on the formation of a unity government at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, an official said.


TOKYO, Japan  -- Heavy rains battered western Japan as the death toll from landslides and flooding caused by a typhoon rose to nine.


Roma, 12:22 - CALCIO, ROMA: SPALLETTI CONCEDE GIORNO DI RIPOSO

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Israeli Drone Kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza Strike

An Israeli drone fired a missile early  Friday morning, killing two Palestinian militants a day after  Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in the southern Gaza  Strip, witnesses said.


WASHINGTON - Questions are being raised about the authenticity of newly unearthed memos which asserted that George W. Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer in the Texas Air National Guard and lost his status as a pilot because he failed to meet military performance standards and undergo a required physical exam...


Appeals Judges Have Doubt About Tobacco Penalty

A divided U.S. federal appeals court  panel on Wednesday expressed skepticism about whether the  government had the authority to force cigarette makers to pay  billions of dollars in past profits as part of its racketeering  case against the industry.


BOSTON  â Biogen Idec said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit rose 84 percent, topping expectations, driven by increased sales of its multiple sclerosis drugs Avonex and Tysabri.


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says security in Sudan's Darfur region is rapidly deteriorating, and violence could intensify.


Abduction threat forces charity staff to consider future

The dwindling band of western charity and humanitarian workers still in Baghdad were keeping a low profile yesterday as they debated whether they could continue their work.


Hispanic Groups Reconsider Their Support for Gonzales

Two years ago, major Hispanic groups broke with other civil rights organizations and supported Alberto R. Gonzales's nomination for attorney general, primarily because he would become the highest-ranking Latino ever in a presidential Cabinet.


Viva put him under pressure Queen guitarist Brian May will henceforth be known as Dr May, as the axe-slinger has finally been awarded his PhD.â¦


Novar keen to accept Â£800m bid from Honeywell

NOVAR, the UK conglomerate, is recommending that its shareholders accept an Â£800 million cash bid from Honeywell International, the aerospace to transport multinational.


L'incidente durante un'arrampicata e' avvenuto in Val Enghe


In Italy, youth injection raises hope for national team renewal

One match into World Cup qualifying and Italy is doing its best to erase memories of a sour first-round elimination from Euro 2004.


Giuliani in trouble as Florida Republicans vote: poll

Republican Rudy Giuliani's White House quest could be in deep trouble as he lags far behind the leaders in a Florida presidential primary he counted on winning, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


BAGHDAD -- US troops in Iraq shot and killed four inmates during a prison riot yesterday, the military said.


Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton partied at a Hollywood club, the first time she was spotted at a nightclub after her release from jail last month.


Iraq: nelle fosse comuni ricerca prove contro crimini Saddam

HATRA (IRAQ) - Nei pressi di Hatra, nel Nord dell'Iraq, Ã¨ stata portata a termine una prima esumazione scientifica in una delle molte fosse comuni irachene, dalla quale sono stati riportati alla luce centinaia di corpi umani che gli investigatori sperano


The internet makes it too easy for old flames to pop back into your life just long enough to throw you off stride. Commentary by Regina Lynn.


Waltham standout has role in Stonehill gridiron revival

Sophomore defensive lineman Paul Brissenden, a former Watham High and Trinity-Pawling Prep standout, has been part of a gridiron revival at Stonehill College under new head football coach Chris Woods.


The Hungarian authorities invite investors to bid for a 99% stake in the indebted national carrier.


British prosecutors won't bring charges in 'cash-for-honours': reports

No one will be charged in the controversial "cash-for-honours" police investigation, the BBC and Sky News said, with prosecutors reportedly set to announce their decision Friday.


Actress Catherine Zeta Jones supports a literary prize in memory of poet Dylan Thomas. Plus other entertainment news in brief.


Colo. Electoral College Measure Challenged

A lawsuit filed Wednesday challenges a ballot measure that would scrap Colorado's winner-take-all system for Electoral College votes and award them based on how well the candidate did in the statewide popular vote.


Rwanda fires up Africa's 'biggest' solar plant

250kW facility helps keeps the lights on Rwanda yesterday unveiled a 250-kilowatt solar plant which ups the nation's 'leccy-producing capacity to 50 megawatts, Reuters reports.â¦


Putin accuses western states of trying to isolate his country

VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, yesterday used his end-of-year press conference to accuse western states of attempting to isolate and destabilise his country.


Happy fans hit the frigid streets of Indianapolis on Sunday night after the Colts beat the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl, celebrating the Indiana city's first big-time professional sports crown in more than 30 years.


Political parties must either get rid of their militias or get out of politics, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday, in his toughest warning yet to groups blamed for the country's wave of sectarian violence.


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AGGUATO NEL NAPOLETANO, UCCISE DUE PERSONE

NAPOLI - Due persone sono state uccise in un agguato avvenuto al rione Penniniello a Torre Annunziata, nel Napoletano. La Fiat Punto con le due vittime a bordo e' finita fuori strada. L'auto probabilmente


US President George W Bush backs a power-sharing deal to end Kenya's turmoil, at the start of a tour of Africa.


US Is Angry at the Pressure on Paul Hamm

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have accused the governing body of world gymnastics of putting "outrageous and improper" pressure on gold medallist Paul Hamm to give his medal to a South Korean rival.


Il capogruppo leghista Ã¨ stato caricato su una camionetta e portato al Palazzo di GiustiziaAssieme a lui bloccati altri manifestanti, come il leader secessionista fiammingo Dewinter                                          11 settembre, marcia anti-Islam a Bruxelles Borghezio: "Mi hanno fermato e picchiato"


Lovie Smith didn't take long to fulfill his No. 1 goal of beating Green Bay. Mike Brown's 95-yard fumble return for a touchdown sparked the Bears' 21-10 victory over the Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday, only their third win over their rivals in their last 21 meetings.


Chico's may be a hot retailer, but its Labor Day weekend looks threatened.


Jonathan Tyler Joins Houlihan Lokey to Cover the European Chemicals Industry

Houlihan Lokey today announced that Jonathan Tyler has joined as a  Director in Corporate Finance in the London office. Mr. Tyler will  report to Brian McKay, managing director and head of Corporate Finance  in London, and will focus on the European chemicals industry.  Mr.


Mel B wins court battle to take daughter on tour

Spice Girls singer Mel B beat ex-husband Jimmy Gulzar in a court bid to ban her from taking her daughter on the band's tour.


Vodafone rings up nine million extra subscribers

Vodafone, the British mobile phone giant, said Thursday it had won 9.1 million new customers during its first quarter, reaping the rewards of its major expansion into emerging markets.


Predators GM: Kariya to test free agency

Predators forward Paul Kariya plans to enter free agency, the latest loss for a team "fighting for its life," general manager David Poile said Thursday.


Tennis: Venus Williams, Henin-Hardenne, Davenport advance at US ...

NEW YORK : Four-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams, the 2000 and 2001 champion, overcame four double faults and 25 unforced errors to defeat Shikha Uberoi 7-5, 6-1 in the second round of the US Open.


Brigitte Nielsen has gone from The Surreal Life to surreal   wife.


In Europe, a Shift: Euro Crisis? What Euro Crisis?

Europeans, many of whom worked themselves up about the swooning dollar and the stampeding euro last year, suddenly seem to have mellowed, as the dollar has rebounded in recent weeks.


Open source leech rails against open source companies

When you are an open source leech you should probably avoid calling other people names.


General Motors Corp  said on Thursday its global sales rose 4 percent in the third quarter, but said U.S. sales would be subdued in the fourth quarter and would be flat next year.


Flood chiefs fear worst with warnings of new downpours

Hundreds of extra emergency staff, troops and police mobilised in flood-stricken regions.


Murdoch will shell out $44 mil. for Manhattan penthouse

NEW YORK -- Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire CEO of News Corp., has reportedly offered to buy a three-story penthouse for $44 million, which would be the highest price ever paid for a Manhattan by about $1.75 million if the deal goes through.


Police have had a "very good response" from the public as they search for men who raped a teenager.


The new PlayStation Portable (PSP) portable game console reportedly sold out at Tokyo electronic retailers within hours of its debut on Sunday.


Teaching Computers to Read No Simple Task

Among the handiest villains in science fiction are Computers That Know Too Much. Think of the dream-weaving despots of "The Matrix" or murderous HAL in "2001: A Space Odyssey." But in reality, even the most super supercomputer lacks the reasoning capacity of a child engrossed in a Dr. Seuss book. Computers can't read the way we do. They can't learn or reason like us.


Venezuela Says Will Not Tolerate U.S. Meddling

CARACAS, Venezuela  - The U.S. government must  respect Venezuela's sovereignty and stop meddling if it wants  to improve ties with its fourth-largest oil supplier, Foreign  Minister Ali Rodriguez said on Wednesday.


Bush Admits Iraq 'Miscalculations' in Times Interview

President Bush acknowledged for the  first time on Thursday that he had miscalculated post-war  conditions in Iraq, The New York Times reported.


Strong demand for replacement handsets in western Europe and the US helped push global mobile phone sales to 156.4 million units in the second quarter of 2004, a 35 per cent increase from the second quarter of 2003, new research has claimed.


North Korea Warns of 'Nuclear Arms Race'

North Korea on Wednesday warned of a "nuclear arms race" in Northeast Asia following the recent revelation that South Korean scientists enriched a tiny amount of uranium four years ago, a news report said.


Apolo Anton Ohno of United States won the 1,500 meters at a short track speedskating World Cup event Thursday.


England finish day three 88 ahead after a 273-run stand between Andrew Strauss and Marcus Trescothick


Sen. John Edwards on Monday chided the president for his handling of the Iraq war, but the brunt of his speech at a Bond Hill rally focused on domestic issues that resonate with the residents


Per colosso software cresceranno a 62 cent per azione


Darfur rebels acuse govt of fresh attacks

Rebels from Sudan's Darfur region on Thursday rejected calls to disarm their fighters before a political solution to the 18-month conflict is reached and accused


Internet-based assaults continue to be a major concern, according to a new report from security software maker Symantec. The time from discovery of a vulnerability to attacks exploiting that vulnerability is shrinking.


EWS says that Germany's Deutsche Bahn is close to announcing plans to buy the British freight operator.


Memo: Microsoft threatened to shut down Mac Office

A 1997 memo from the head of Microsoft Corp.'s Mac development group to then-CEO Bill Gates laid out the case for using the Mac version of Office as a bargaining tool against Apple.


Guns silent as Somali Islamists' deadline passes

BAIDOA, Somalia  - Guns were silent in the sole stronghold of Somalia's interim government on Tuesday as an Islamist deadline to Ethiopian troops to leave or face holy war passed with conciliatory signs.


Colombia: Child Born to Hostage Is Not With FARC

BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 1 -- A 3 1/2 -year-old boy whom Marxist rebels pledged to include in a hostage release that collapsed Monday is not in their hands, and has almost certainly been living in a foster care program in Bogota, Colombian officials said in interviews on Tuesday. They believe they...


An executive with the U.S. unit of Samsung agreed to plead guilty for taking part in the price fixing of computer memory chips.


There they'll be, with their featherweight bikes and those cool helmets, a hundred of the world's top riders whizzing through the Back Bay while thousands of fans pack the sidewalks and convoys of help wagons and support vehicles follow the pack. They'll whiz down Charles Street. They'll whiz away down Storrow. Then they'll come back and do it again.


Stocks Surge on Oracle, PeopleSoft Merger

Investors welcomed the end of Oracle Corp.'s 18-month battle to take over PeopleSoft Inc., pushing stocks higher Monday. A better-than-expected survey of retail sales also helped the markets.


Science ; Russian-US crew goes to space, AIDS experiments planned

Science News, Kazakhstan - A Russian-US crew blasted off bound for the International Space Station where they will spend six months conducting experiments including work on the search for an AIDS vaccine.


EU Commission To Focus on Economic Growth

In its first meeting, the next EU Commission set its priorities for the five-year term starting in November. It's policies will promote the economy, but its budget line could put it on a crash course with Berlin.


Chiron Corp. cut its 2004 earnings outlook Tuesday by more than $1 per share after British regulators suspended the drug maker's manufacturing license, preventing the company from selling its Fluvirin vaccine against influenza in any country this winter.


British queen gives 'substantial' donation to tsunami relief

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has made a "substantial" donation to aid efforts for victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, royal officials said.


48 Nations Gather to Fight Cluster Bombs

Representatives from 48 nations on Thursday launched a global effort to ban the use, production and stockpiling of cluster bombs by the end of next year, despite the opposition of several of the world's major ...Comment


Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic pulled off a major upset Wednesday, eliminating top-seeded Marat Safin 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-3 on the Russian's home turf in the second round of the US$2.


Ukraine's 1930s famine was Soviet 'genocide': parliament

Ukraine's parliament adopted a law reocgnising a 1932-1933 famine that killed up to 10 million people as a Soviet "genocide" against the Ukrainian people.


RELIANCE INDUSTRIES chairman Mukesh Ambani said in a statement on Monday all "ownership issues" were settled during his father Dhirubhai Ambani's lifetime.


Moore, Gibson Films Ineligible for Hollywood Prize

They may have triggered controversy  and packed theaters, but two of the year's hottest films --  "The Passion of the Christ"  and "Fahrenheit 9/11" -- have been  ruled ineligible for one of Hollywood's top prizes.


Il tunisino sporge denuncia per diffamazione contro ignoti e chiede un risarcimentoOggi ha regalato i giocattoli del piccolo Youssef all'asilo frequentato dal bambino                                          Erba, Marzouk chiede un milione "I media mi hanno diffamato"


Consumers continued to spend at a  stronger-than-expected pace in August as lower gasoline prices  helped spur spending in other areas, pushing up retail sales by  an unexpected 0.2 percent, a government report showed on  Thursday.


Ferrell, HBO working out with "P.E." comedy

Will Ferrell's recently  launched production company is expanding into television with  "P.E.," a comedy for HBO.


JPMorgan Chase & Co.  said on Wednesday second-quarter net income rose 20 percent on strong investment banking and asset management results.


Businesses and government agencies must re-examine the growing threat of cyberterrorism to automated computer systems running power grids, dams and other industrial facilities, security experts said Tuesday.


Saudi prince buys London's famous Savoy hotel

A group of financiers including Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has bought the Savoy hotel, London's luxurious landmark hotel overlooking the Thames, its new managers said.


HARTFORD -- The daughter of a wealthy businessman says her family is interested in assembling a group to buy The Hartford Courant, which is owned by the Tribune Co.


Bomb explodes at Baghdad market, kills 5: police

A car bomb exploded at the entrance to a wholesale vegetable market in southern Baghdad on Monday, killing five people and wounding 19, police said.


NEWBURY, Mass. - The 18th century boarding school in Massachusetts - Governor Dummer Academy - wants to change its name to prevent any smart guys from making jokes about it.


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


Bush 11th Sitting President to Visit N.D.

President Bush's planned stop in North Dakota this week will be his second visit to the state as commander in chief. Bush will be in Fargo on Thursday to push his Social Security plan.


It may be called the City of Peace, but no other city has been more bitterly fought over than Jerusalem. Eric Cline, a historian, archaeologist, and author of the new book Jerusalem Besieged: From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel discusses the holy city's turbulent history.


Israel accused Syria on Monday of  "directing terrorism" and warned it could face pre-emptive  strikes against militants on its territory, but stopped short  of saying it killed a Hamas leader in Damascus.


Poll Finds Bush Lead Surging Among Likely Voters

President Bush has surged to a  13-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry among  likely voters, according to a new Gallup Poll released on  Friday.


TV Networksâ Schedule Competition Is Starting to Resemble a Quilting Bee

With the traditional first half of the television season completed, network schedulers have had to improvise as never before.


Roma, 16:09 - CALCIO, GIUDICE: 12 SQUALIFICATI IN SERIE B

Il giudice sportivo ha squalicato in serie B 12 giocatori. Due turni ad Allegretti (Triestina), uno ...


The UN's atomic energy agency chief welcomes Iran's decision to allow inspections of its heavy water reactor.


Blair pledges support for troops in Afghanistan

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has pledged to give British troops in Afghanistan whatever equipment they need in their "very, very tough" fight against the Taliban.


Family of murdered Liverpool schoolboy say there will be no peace for them until his killer is found.


Florida Voters Given Early Voting Option

The deciding votes in this critical battleground state could be cast long before President Bush and Sen. John Kerry make their final pleas to voters.


European Union Seeks Longer Music Copyrights

The move to extend copyright protection for singers and musicians to 95 years is intended to let performers receive royalty payments later in life.


Nationals' Fine Effort All for Naught in Ninth

Chad Cordero is responsible for five runs in the bottom of the ninth as Colorado mounts a furious rally to drop the Nats, 6-5, on Friday.


It's time for radical robomediation. Let's hand the service industry to automatons rather than transforming humans into reluctant machines. Commentary by Momus.


Killer puo' essere arrestato in qualsiasi Paese


Tackling climate change needs more attention to human rights, former Irish President Mary Robinson is to say.


John Edwards heeds online voting, will visit tiny town

After Eventful users picked the town of Columbus, Ky., the presidential candidate agreed to stop in for a visit.


NHS signs nine-year extension with Microsoft

The National Health Service (NHS) has extended a software licensing deal with Microsoft for nine years - three times longer than its current agreement.


The aftermath of an explosion in the Egyptian resort of Taba. Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty. There are fears that the death toll will rise after 27 people were killed last night in bomb attacks in Egyptian Red Sea resorts popular with Israelis.


California Blimp Vies for Record, Role in Security

Two pilots aboard the Saturn  Lightship blimp set out from California on Monday to break an  endurance record and, they hope, reintroduce an icon of U.S.  sports culture as an instrument of national security.


The failure to reveal how thin pre-war intelligence was on Iraq later "came home to roost", Lord Butler says.


The pharmaceutical giant is selling its pain relievers and other consumer products.


Lebanese crowds defy Syria at Gemayel's funeral

Tens of thousands of Lebanese paid tribute to assassinated Christian politician Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral in central Beirut into a display of defiance towards Syria and its Hezbollah allies.


Japan, US agree on missile defence cooperation

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (VNA) - Japan and the United States signed an agreement on Friday that stipulates the details of bilateral cooperation on a ballistic missile defence system, according to Kyodo news service.


Jennison Fund Fires With Both Barrels      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - JennisonDryden Mutual Funds knows two heads are better than one. So the fund group puts two of its brightest bulbs to work on Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund.


Roundup: Singh overcomes bogeys, takes lead

The final full-field event of the PGA Tour season is supposed to be all about money. It is fitting that the player with the most of it â-ijay Singh â -in control at the Chrysler Championship.


Following are some of the positions in the Republican campaign platform that is expected to be approved at the party's national convention on Monday. These are the party's official position but are not binding on the presidential candidate.


In 1978, Congress passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would have resulted in the District of Columbia being treated like a state in several aspects, including congressional representation. How many states voted to ratify this proposal?  29 4 16 37


Indonesia ferry on fire with more than 350 on board

Fire engulfed an Indonesian ferry with  more than 350 passengers on board off Jakarta Bay on Thursday,  the navy said in a statement. The Levina I was on its way to  Bangka island off Sumatra when it caught fire soon after dawn  50 miles from Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port.


Chinese children die due to lack of medical care

About 400,000 toddlers die every year  in China mainly because of a lack of medical care, a member of  a government advisory group said on Wednesday, urging greater  investment in the health system.


San Paolo, 19:22 - F1, BRASILE; MASSA: LA POLE A CASA E' SEMPRE SPECIALE

Felipe Massa è felicissimo per la pole position conquistata dopo aver dominato le qualfiche d...


Winn-Dixie Names Rival's Ex-Executive CEO

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. WIN.N said on  Friday it ousted President and Chief Executive Frank Lazaran  after about a year in the post after he failed to revive the  grocer despite ordering 10,000 job cuts.


Fishing Access and Habitat Restoration Are Wrecked: FLOOD DESTROYS YEARS' WORTH OF EXPENSIVE PROJECTS

By Brandon Loomis, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Feb. 8--SOLDOTNA -- Anglers will find fewer places to fish and young salmon will find fewer places to hide here this year because of a roiling crush of ice and water that scoured the Kenai River's banks two weeks ago.


US bishops likely to rebuff calls to row back on support for gay and lesbian members.


Spy law showdown postponed until next year

Senate Democratic leader says more time is needed to finalize proposed legislation that would make telephone and Internet companies immune to lawsuits alleging illicit spy aid to the feds.


Stoccolma, 14:13 - CALCIO, SVEZIA; MELLBERG: MAI PIU' IN NAZIONALE CON LAGERBACK

Cacciato dal ritiro della nazionale per essersi presentato tardi in ritiro, Olaf Mellberg non vuole ...


Sol Campbell tells the BBC that verbal abuse towards footballers and managers has spiralled out of control.


Bush set to endorse limited troop cuts in Iraq

President George W. Bush on Thursday is expected to endorse plans for limited cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq but will offer little else to skeptical Americans looking for a change of course in the unpopular war.


Germany's music industry has switched efforts to sell music over the Internet to Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) Web unit T-Online (TOIGn.DE) from a previous collaboration with another Telekom division, it was announced on Monday.


By Daily Record Staff  Chindex International Inc., which provides health care products and services in China, posted a fiscal third-quarter profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, citing growth in both its Beijing and Shanghai markets.


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Just five weeks before Election Day, a federal appeals court Monday revived a lawsuit demanding that all Florida voters who use touchscreen machines receive a paper receipt, in case a recount becomes necessary...


SACRAMENTO -- Everything was going the Monarchs' way again in the WNBA finals, and they got to the brink of their second straight championship with an 89-69 victory over the Detroit Shock in Game 3 yesterday. Sacramento leads to the best-of-five series, 2-1.


Dollar Drops Further as Central Banks Reassess Reserves

The falling dollar reached new depths against the euro today, after a weeklong erosion of value prompted by concern that the dollar's status as the premier international reserve currency is growing more precarious.


European Commission hit by fresh dispute

The European Commission was abuzz over a new commissioner on its first day in office Monday after learning he was convicted of embezzlement, the BBC reported.


Nintendo Co. Ltd. raised its 2004 shipment target for its DS handheld video game device by 40 percent to 2.8 million units on Thursday after many stores in Japan and


Swimming: Phelps says sorry after drink-drive offence

Michael Phelps, the six-time Olympic champion, issued an apology yesterday after being arrested and charged with drunken driving in the United States.


Singapore - Crude oil futures slid further on Thursday, as concerns over heating oil supplies ahead of a cold Northern Hemisphere winter eased because of a rise in US crude stocks.


URAGANO JEANNE COLPISCE IN FLORIDA DOVE AVEVA COLPITO FRANCES

FORT PIERCE (USA) - L'uragano Jeanne e' arrivato in Florida la notte scorsa abbattendosi sulla regione costiera gia' investita con violenza dall'uragano Frances tre settimane fa: ha strappato via tetti dalle case e lasciato senza elettricita' 800.000


Film Trade Group Files Anti-Piracy Suits

A trade group representing seven major movie studios filed a first wave of lawsuits against individuals they say are offering pirated copies of films using Internet-based peer-to-peer file-sharing programs.


A cyclist hoping to become the fastest person to bike around the world enters the final stages of his challenge.


At a time when more than a few unhappy liberals in the United States are rumbling about moving north, the expatriates in Nelson, British Columbia, are proof it can be done.


Defense scientists in several countries are developing tiny flying robots that can hit the enemy with itsy-bitsy explosives. Critics worry that terrorists will adopt the nasty tech. By David Hambling.


Military judges at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, threw out war crimes charges against an aide to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and against a Canadian accused of killing a U.S. soldier.


Debit Cards  Give Plastic Edge Over Paper

2003 was the first time plastic and other electronic payment methods beat out checks, according to a survey released yesterday by the Federal Reserve.


Ducks upset Predators on Selanne's shootout goal

Teemu Selanne delivered the game-winning shootout goal to secure a 3-2 home win for the Anaheim Ducks over the injury-riddled Nashville Predators in a Western Conference showdown on Sunday.


BEAVERS BEND STATE PARK, Oklahoma  - It looks like a perfect trout stream in autumn: clear, cold water gushing over rocks and through wooded hills shedding the last of their leaves.


Lula comes to the Presidency with a huge mandate  -  and an intractable parliament


U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, after  crude oil retreated from a seven-week peak and higher  fourth-quarter profits from several banks, including Bank of  America Corp. BAC.N, lifted financial shares.


U.S. to Impose New Sanctions Targeting Iran's Military

The Bush administration plans to roll out an unprecedented package of unilateral sanctions against Iran today, including the long-awaited designations of its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and of the elite Quds Force as a supporter of terrorism, according...


Bush Picks Treasury Deputy Bodman for Energy Post

Deputy Secretary of the US Treasury Samuel W. Bodman, former chairman of chemical-maker Cabot Corp., was nominated by President George W. Bush to be energy secretary.


England captain Lawrence Dallaglio looks set to announce his retirement from international rugby on Tuesday. The Wasps star has called a mid-morning press conference at Twickenham, when he will make what has been described as "an important announcement".


Online retailer Play.com launches a music download service that aims to take on market leader iTunes.


Johns Hopkins Scientists to Receive Honor

Two Johns Hopkins University scientists have been selected to receive the nation's highest scientific honor.


UN talks on climate change have ended with few steps forward after the United States, oil producers and developing giants slammed the brakes on the European


When the largest retailer in the world slashes its sales growth estimate during the holiday shopping season, it's time to sit up and take notice.


US factory prices rise at their highest rate in 34 years, raising inflation fears at a time of interest rate cuts.


WASHINGTON Oct. 8, 2004 - Democrat John Kerry has taken a slight lead over President Bush, according to an Associated Press poll that found him gaining ground with women, boosting his overall popularity


BANGKOK : Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he would allow an open-field trial of genetically modified food in what would be a key step towards commercial use of such crops in the kingdom.


Nonprofit hospitals routinely overcharge or deny care to patients least able to pay, Senate investigators have found, raising questions about whether the institutions should be eligible for tax exemptions that cost the U.S. Treasury billions of dollars a year.


A high-speed train derailed in eastern Australia, injuring dozens of passengers as its carriages slammed into trees and ploughed through fields alongside the tracks.


Wash. teen found alive 8 days after car crash

The family of Laura Hatch is overjoyed that their daughter has been found alive after surviving in a ravine eight days after crashing her car.


The Federal Reserve probably will not approve a $10 million payment due later this year on Riggs's trust-preferred securities as the agency is cautious about preserving Riggs's cash, sources say.


Why you should pay attention to product recalls

Blog: A Sony battery in a Toshiba laptop that was part of last year's massive recall caught fire last month in Great Britain.


Israel expects slew of militant attacks before Gaza pullout

JERUSALEM : The Israeli government said it expects an upsurge in attacks by Palestinian hardliners ahead of its Gaza withdrawal, as a top Hamas fighter's assassination triggered an immediate response with a rocket attack.


Nvidia to make quantum leap with GeForce 8800?

Unified shaders to work on game physic too, it's suggested Nvidia will initially launch two graphics boards based on its next-generation 'G80' GPU when the graphics chip maker brings the product to market in the middle of November, it has been claimed. The boards may also be the first to tout a new physics processing system.â¦


China says its it is working to get North Korea back at the six-way talks on its nuclear weapons ambitions.


WabiSabi Labi aims to be more than an eBay for zero-days

InfoWorld - WabiSabi Labi, a Swiss startup that caused a stir with the creation of an eBay-like marketplace for software vulnerabilities, plans to offer an intrusion-detection system and will open up its auction site to a wider range of intellectual property, according to a company executive.


US Loses Trade Cases and Faces Penalties

The World Trade Organization on Tuesday authorized the European Union and seven other leading American trading partners to impose more than $150 million


A VIDEO posted on an Islamist website today shows Jack Hensley, the second US hostage to be slaughtered by an al-Qaeda linked group in Iraq, being decapitated.


'Incredibles' Tops Foreign Box Office for Third Week

By Bec Smith SYDNEY  - "The Incredibles" maintainedthe top spot at the foreign box office over the weekend aheadof "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" and "The Polar Express."


Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest slapped a woman's face and grabbed her repeatedly, causing visible injuries, according to a sheriff's report made public Tuesday.


Led Zeppelin, Joplin Among Grammy Honorees

Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis will receive lifetime achievement awards at this year's Grammy Awards, organizers said Tuesday.


Ads to Back Schwarzenegger for President

Californians will soon see advertisements urging them to help give Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other foreign-born citizens the chance to run for president.


Pakistani Jets Attack Suspected Militants

WANA, Pakistan Sept. 9, 2004 - Pakistani warplanes pummeled a suspected al-Qaida training facility near the border with Afghanistan on Thursday, flattening a vast mud-brick compound and killing at least 50 fighters, the military said.


Viacom chief bullish on struggling studio

Viacom Inc. chairman Sumner  Redstone says his company's struggling Paramount Pictures unit  is in the midst of a "major turnaround" and will "rise again"  this year to become again one of Hollywood's leading studios.


The first U.S. presidential debate next week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over U.S. stocks, and equity strategists and traders say the decreased uncertainty could draw buyers back to the market.


BERLIN -- Pressure mounted yesterday on the Deutsche Oper Berlin to rescind the cancellation of a production that depicted the beheading of the Prophet Mohammed. Chancellor Angela Merkel said ``there can be no compromises" on free speech.


The World Trade Organization has ruled against the European Union's import tariffs for bananas, officials said Friday, possibly opening the door to millions of dollars in U.S. commercial sanctions.


On a storm-tossed night at Old Trafford, lightning in the form of Mikael Silvestre struck twice for a reinvigorated Manchester United.


Supreme Court takes up major death penalty case

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a death penalty case being watched around the world, to decide whether the lethal injections used to execute criminals cause unacceptable pain.


The two candidates vying to fill South Carolina's open Senate seat both pledged Sunday to fully arm American troops in Iraq, as the Army investigates the refusal of a South Carolina-based platoon to go on a convoy mission because their trucks were unarmored.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Texas Rangers power hitters Hank Blalock and Mark Teixera will have some protection in the heart of the lineup next season.


The dirty little secret about this US men's basketball team is that it has played harder than any team in the Olympics and has been superior at doing anything that required plain old-fashioned effort.


Making Rich Tales of Diaspora Take Flight

For Ronald K. Brown, the choreographer and dancer who formed Evidence Dance Company in 1985 at 19, evidence is a twin concept.


Chinese internet search engine Baidu sees profits jump thanks to new users and advertisers.


Alta affluenza alle urne, tra brogli e polemiche

Kabul, 9 ottobre 2004 - Le presidenziali di oggi in Afghanistan sono state "un profondo successo". Lo ha dichiarato in serata l'ambasciatore americano a Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad, secondo cui le prime stime


Finding May Solve Riddle of Fatigue in Muscles

Scientists are reporting that they have determined why muscles get tired and devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can eliminate fatigue.


Just after learning he made his sixth All-Star team, Celtics forward Paul Pierce's first reaction was: " Joe Johnson ?"


INDONESIA JAKARTA -- Despite fears that a great number of people would quickly die from disease in the aftermath of the South Asian tsunami, there have been no epidemics so far, health officials said yesterday. Aid workers are rushing water purification tablets to survivors and building toilets in an effort to head off deadly outbreaks of cholera, typhoid and other ...


Security lapse, blast shut LAX Flights delayed, roads closed; no ...

A security breach and a minor explosion caused by decaying batteries at Los Angeles International Airport forced the closure of four terminals Saturday morning, delaying dozens of flights for several hours on the second day of the Labor Day weekend.


Latest variants are able to spread more quickly between vulnerable devices.


"Shark Tale" fails to break October opening record

Dream Works retained its first place at the North America box office over the past weekend, but final figures released Monday showed its production "Shark Tale" did not break the October opening record as estimated.


The retailer wallows in penny-stock pain.


Discovering Bonefish When Waiting for the Weather to Clear

MIAMI _ From time to time, I have lamented in this space about what I call the bite of the wrong fish. In other words, you go out fishing with a noted guide in order to write a story about a particular species and that turns out to be the one species you can't catch.


Canada to play key role in rebuilding Haiti's judicial system says PM

MONTREAL (CP) - Canada will play a key role in rebuilding Haiti's judicial system, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Saturday at a conference on the future of the Caribbean country.


Cancer patients number 1.8 million in China

There are totally 1.8 million cancer sufferers in China, with an incidence of disease reaching 70/100,000, said Wu Fan, director of the National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention.


By ADAM GOLDMAN  NEW YORK - When a food safety inspector walked into a market in Queens, he noticed the store had an interesting special posted on its front window: 12 beefy armadillos.


Rolling Stones phoning in their shows for fans

Can't make it to Europe for the  current tour by the Rolling Stones?


Mourinho wrestles with Chelsea striking dilemma

Frustrated Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he would love to recall Carlton Cole from his loan spell at Aston Villa to solve the growing strikers' crisis at Stamford Bridge.


Torino, 18:13 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: NON FIRMO PER IL SECONDO POSTO

"Voglio giocarmela fino alla fine, poi accetteremo quello che ci saremo meritati, ma ora come ora no...


CALGARY -- Hundreds of people were under quarantine last night as fire, police and medical crews investigated a potential viral outbreak at a Calgary homeless shelter.


Republicans clear winners in convention stakes

Political conventions in Canada and the United States no longer are about actually choosing party leaders or presidential candidates.


In another change of plans, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. canceled a project Thursday to develop a chip for projection TVs and said it planned to focus its resources in other areas.


A Haircut, With an Affair and Highlights of Support

In the Beirut beauty salon where most of âCaramelâ takes place, women of various shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds gather to bond and gossip.


CL Preview: Bayern host Juventus, Ajax face Maccabi Tel Aviv

MUNICH/TEL AVIV, Nov 2 (SW) - Bayern Munich aim to take three points against Juventus on Wednesday, while Ajax Amsterdam travel to Israel to face Maccabi Tel Aviv in an attempt to stay in the race for the second round.


US Airways Pilots Grant Pay Concessions to Bankrupt Airline

By their vote, the pilots became the first major union to agree to permanent cuts at the airline.


Castro's health looms at summit of U.S. foes

Cuban President Fidel Castro's state of   health loomed over a summit of nonaligned nations on Friday at   which Iran and other prominent opponents of U.S. policy sought   to forge a united front.


The National Football League said on  Thursday it will stream a full season of live games over the  Internet to gridiron fans outside of North America.


Global warming is heating the Arctic at a rapid pace - with impacts that could range from the disappearance of polar bears' summer habitat by the century's end to a damaging rise in sea levels worldwide.


A deal with Wyeth is announced, but the financials remain secret.


Nasa to relaunch shuttles two years after 'Columbia'

Nasa has announced plans to launch the first manned space mission since the 2003 Columbia disaster. The next shuttle flight is to take place in May 2005 following a series of delays because of damage caused by hurricanes.


Nepal Maoists pour water on Ram Gopal Varma's 'Aag'

"Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag", Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma's much-talked   about remake of the blockbuster Hindi film "Sholay", has come under fire from Maoists in Nepal, who say the   film has obscene scenes that would pollute society.


Holtz to Retire, Clearing Way for Spurrier

Lou Holtz wanted his South Carolina team to focus on its game against Clemson this weekend. The Gamecocks players suddenly have a lot more on their minds. Holtz will retire as coach at South Carolina after the season, The Associated Press learned Thursday night, apparently paving the way for Steve Spurrier to replace him.


Telecom Italia considers sale of French Internet unit Alice

Italy's operator Telecom Italia is looking at the possible sale of its French Internet access unit Alice France, an informed source said Monday.


Kiddie City broke camp yesterday, and now the Bruins get down to serious business. Training camp, the first under the direction of new coach Dave Lewis , officially gets under way today with veterans and a sprinkling of holdover rookies reporting for duty at the Ristuccia Center.


Wal-Mart sees slim December same-store sales growth

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Thursday it expects little improvement in December sales at its stores open at least a year as it struggles with disappointing demand for clothing and home decor.


The world's most recognized Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish, delivered a stinging tirade against Palestinian infighting on Sunday in his first public appearance in decades in the Israeli city of Haifa.


Plans to give murderers lighter sentences if they plead guilty have been watered down.


SEC Proposes More Disclosure for Markets

The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission on Tuesday proposed that stock markets disclose more  information about their operations, including executive pay and  regulatory programs.


In a second attack, also shortly after 6 am, a car bomb shattered the wail of dawn prayers at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Azamiyah, a mainly Sunni Muslim neighborhood where sectarian passions already were inflamed.


Nintendo Says Its Wii Game Will Remain in Short Supply

Nintendo expects its popular Wii game machine will continue to be in short supply, while Sony said it is seeing increased PlayStation 3 sales after announcing a price cut.


Johansson, Novak, Youzhny take tennis titles

Sweden's Thomas Johansson claimed his first title since the 2002 Australian Open with a come from behind 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 victory over American top seed Andre Agassi in the final of the Stockholm Open overnight.


Sevilla striker Fredi Kanoute wants to come back to England and Newcastle, Portsmouth and Bolton are interested.


Roma, 14:29 - CICLISMO, MORTO IN INCIDENTE STRADALE SCOZZESE MACINTYRE

Lo scozzese, Jason MacIntyre è morto in seguito ad un incidente stradale avuto ieri. Il tre v...


Portugal pays its respects to Sister Lucia, the last of three children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary.


The internationally acclaimed Born Into Brothels will not be screened in India.


Potter Publisher Sues File Sharing Sites

Harry Potter publisher Scholastic has gone to court in an attempt to plug the increasing amount of online leaks ahead of Friday's release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.


Tsunami Disaster Relief: How America Can Prove It's Not 'Stingy'

Editor's Note: President Bush bristled at the suggestion that the US response to the horrendous Christmas tsunamis was 'stingy.


Two-thirds of the public do not want the Queen to make way for Prince Charles in the next few years, a survey suggests.


LOS ANGELES  - DreamWorks Animation  Studios said Wednesday it would postpone the release of "Shrek  3" to May 2007 from November 2006.


Disney settles with the SEC for failing to inform investors of some familiar ties.


Lycos has officially pulled their controversial anti-spam screensaver from their website. Lycos Europeâs website was, until early this morning, distributing an âanti-spam screensaverâ as part of its âMake Love Not Spamâ campaign.


B LOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The captain acted like a captain, like a man who wasn't afraid to make a landmark decision. Hal Sutton knew long ago he was going to give the US Ryder Cup squad the golfing equivalent


'Cloverfield' Sets January Box-office Record

The creature-feature "Cloverfield" became the first monster hit released in 2008, debuting with $41 million, a record opening for January, according to studio estimates Sunday.  Paramount's tale of a giant reptile causing chaos in New York City surpa...


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


Israeli airstrikes blasted two cars in Gaza Monday night, killing five Islamic Jihad militants, including a senior commander and a master rocket maker.


Folding@Home tweaked for firmware 2.10 Sony has rolled out the latest version of the Stanford University-created Folding@Home protein analysis utility for the PlayStation 3.â¦


Palermo, 17:56 - CALCIO, PALERMO; COLANTUONO: CRISI DEL LIVORNO MERITO NOSTRO

L'allenatore del Palermo Stefano Colantuono dice che la situazione difficile del Livotno, surclassat...


Fallujia sotto attacco Dieci morti a Bagdad, ucciso vigilante ...

Baghdad, 15 ottobre 2004 - Un nuovo attacco statunitense in grande stile Ã¨ iniziato in serata a Falluja, la cittÃ  del cosiddetto Triangolo sunnita iracheno dove gli americani credono si nasconda il militante giordano Abu Musab al Zarqawi.


Boilers cough it up (again), lose big game

WEST LAFAYETTE - And so here they came again, clattering out of the glistening white light. The victors, boys and girls, or perhaps the Victors.


Facebook dumps Secret Crush application over spyware claim

After a security firm reveals a popular Facebook third-party app contains a spyware download, the social network removes it--1.5 million installs later.


John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman talks about his reasons for shooting the former Beatle in 1980.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A new heavy-duty Boeing rocket designed to haul super-sized military satellites into space failed during a test flight to put a dummy satellite into its intended orbit, officials said Wednesday.


Does Harry Potter die? Fictional or not, the question of what happens to the boy wizard at the end of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the seventh and final book in the series, is on millions of lips five days before it goes on sale.


This service leverages new Windows Media 10 technologies to enable Napster subscribers to download music to portable devices, a technology called Janus.


Democrat Mahoney Has the Edge in Race for Seat Foley Vacated

What until last Friday appeared a safely Republican seat in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 16th District is now anything but, in the wake of the resignation of six-term Republican Rep. Mark Foley Ã¢ÂÂ and the ballooning scandal surrounding inappropriate e-mails and instant messages he sent to teenage male congressional pages, and the Republican leadershipÃ¢ÂÂs handling of the situation.


The violent attacks by al-Qaeda and by the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq have led people and religious groups in the Muslim world to reduce their financial support for Osama bin Laden's terrorist network and to question its leadership, senior U.S. intelligence officials told Congress...


Bush says troops will stay till task accomplished

President Bush said on Tuesday the hand of al Qaeda lay behind sectarian violence racking Iraq, and he would not pull troops out "before the mission is complete".


ANALYSIS: Ruling on vote in Ukraine is major step

Once again, the Kremlin-backed candidate will face the opposition leader who favors closer ties with the West. But little else will ever be the same for Ukraine, where a


Liverpool, 23:34 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: NEL RECUPERO LIVERPOOL-NEWCASTLE 2-0

Il Liverpool ha battuto per 2-0 il Newcastle in una gara valida quale recupero della seconda giornat...


Mammoth toxic algae bloom sighted off Washington state coast

SEATTLE - A toxic algae bloom 30 miles wide has been detected 15 miles off the northwest coast of Washington state, the largest and most potentially lethal yet found by scientists in the region.


Ukraine calls for immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq

Have the news stories that matter most sent to your inbox daily. The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday called for an immediate withdrawal of the nation's peacekeepers from Iraq.


LOS ANGELES: Pop music producer Phil Spector slammed prosecutors as "Hitler-like" yesterday after he was indicted for the murder of a B-movie star.


Berezovsky confirms plans to move to Kyiv

Prominent and controversial Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky, who currently resides in London, confirmed his plans to move to Kyiv in the near future in order to be closer to Moscow.


Billionaire bond guru asks Bush, not Bernanke, to solve mortgage problems.


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Chile's Pinochet Questioned by Investigative Judge

SANTIAGO, Chile  - An investigative judge  questioned former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for half an  hour on Saturday to decide whether to indict him in one of  hundreds of human rights cases stemming from his 1973-1990  rule.


Queen appoints first 'woman in tights' to Britain's parliament

Upholding law and order in the "Mother of All Parliaments" is now woman's work, after Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday approved the appointment of the House of Commons first female serjeant at arms.


Japan PM's agenda, job at risk in July 29 election

Japan's ruling camp looks likely to lose a July 29 upper house election, newspaper surveys showed on Monday, an outcome that threatens to stall Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative agenda and could cost him his job.


Flooding leaves 3.5 million people homeless in India

GUWAHATI, India  - Soldiers in motor boats rescued thousands of marooned people and helicopters air-dropped food as the number of people made homeless after some of the worst flooding in years in India's northeast rose to 3.5 million.


MotherHood Site Suggests the Strength of Numbers

SAN FRANCISCO When MindShare launched In the MotherHood for Sprint and Unilever's Suave in April--a social marketing site where mothers can submit short scripts about their lives, see them acted out by a cast including King of Queens star Leah Remini and vote on their favorites--mommy bloggers were skeptical that women as busy as they would have time to participate. "Pay me what I'm worth and we'll talk," went a typical remark.


Scientists Find Prehistoric Dwarf Skeleton

In a breathtaking discovery, scientists working on a remote Indonesian island say they have uncovered the bones of a human dwarf species marooned for eons while modern man rapidly colonized the rest of the planet.


Tony Blair tells MPs he wants good relations with Russia, but says they must be based on "shared values".


Designatore arbitri: 'e' una vicenda che fa riflettere'


Intel Thursday unveiled tri-mode Centrino technology that will enable laptops to access WLANs based on the 802.11a, b and g specifications.


Takeover activity sets blistering pace in first half of 2007

Merger and acquisition activity in the first six months of 2007 hit a record, boosted by the battle for Dutch group ABN Amro and rapid growth of the private equity sector, a study showed on Friday.


The Office of Fair Trading takes legal action against a Belgian mail-order firm, using new cross-border powers for the first time.


The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis got to sleep in late Saturday and take a half day off after three arduous and successful spacewalks and a jam-packed week in orbit.


Bush Says Social Security Revamp May Involve Cuts

President Bush proposed the biggest  overhaul of Social Security since its 1935 creation on  Wednesday night in his State of the Union speech, and for the  first time said he would consider limiting future retirement  benefits as part of a solution.


Potential jurors in the Michael Jackson child abuse trial have links to the singer's Neverland Ranch, court papers reveal.


Microsoft, Cisco partner on network-access security

Microsoft and Cisco Systems will collaborate to make their emerging products for network security compatible. The vendors had been working independently in the area of PC access to networks but say customers


Islamic militants in control of most of southern Somalia warned Thursday that war will erupt over a U.N. decision authorizing an African force to protect the country's virtually powerless government.


Paul Newman's career has included winning an Oscar, establishing a food company to fund charities, and operating a restaurant, but he said this week he is retiring from acting.


5 Israeli soldiers killed; Barghuti pulls out of presidential race

RAFAH (Gaza Strip): Five Israeli soldiers were killed Sunday when Palestinian activists blew up a tunnel under an army post in Gaza, as jailed intifada leader Marwan Barghuti pulled out of the Palestinian elections.


eDonkey seeks sanctuary, finds knackers' yard eDonkey is off to the knackers' yard, after a New York court ruled that the peer-to-peer (P2P) site enabled users to swap copyright material illegally. eDonkeyâs owner, New York-based MetaMachine, is ponying up $30m to settle a copyright suit brought by six record companies. MetaMachine has another P2P network, called Overnet, which the NY court also deems illegal.â¦


It's not all youths on MySpace. Half of the site's users are 35 or older, according to comScore Media Metrix's analysis of its U.S. Internet traffic measurements. Only 30 percent are under 25 despite a common belief that the site is mostly populated with kids and young adults.


Israel Announces West Bank Housing Plans

Israel announced plans Monday for 500 new housing units in the West Bank, after an apparent U.S. policy shift that has infuriated the Palestinians. The Palestinians oppose all Jewish settlement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, lands where they hope to establish an independent state.


Senior Tamil Tiger leader regrets 1991 Gandhi slaying

A Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebel leader expressed regret over the 1991 assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, in an interview aired on Indian television.


Wall Street retrenched Monday, closing substantially lower as investors cashed in profits from the marketâs best week in nearly five years.


Ma il cda dell'azienda di vernici ha rifiutato proposta


Suicide Bomber Behind Bloodshed at Mosul Base

MOSUL, Iraq  - The deadliest attack on Americans  in Iraq was probably the work of a suicide bomber who evaded  security at a major U.S. military base in Mosul, Washington's  top general said on Wednesday.


England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has insisted he would be prepared to axe captain David Beckham if it improved his team's chances of winning the World Cup.


As a father mourned the unimaginable — the loss of five of his children in a fire that also devastated another family that shared his home — a religious leader let him know that his pain was shared by many.


Chile rescues 54 people after volcano eruption

Rescue workers evacuated 54 tourists and staff from a Chilean wilderness park on Wednesday after one of the country's largest volcanoes erupted, spewing ash and molten lava.


UPDATE 1-Mourinho gets his wish as Chelsea face Barcelona

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho got the draw he desired when the English league leaders were paired with Ronaldinho's Barcelona in the first knockout round of the Champions League on Friday.


Yahoo board set to rebuff Microsoft bid: report

Yahoo Inc's  board  believes Microsoft Corp's  unsolicited bid of $44.6  billion to acquire Yahoo "massively undervalues" the company  and directors are set to reject the offer, the Wall Street  Journal reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed source.


General Mills is converting all of its breakfast cereals to whole grain, making it the latest food company to undergo a nutritional makeover amid calls by government and consumer groups for healthier eating.


Gartner: Consumers dissatisfied with online security

According to a Gartner survey, online shoppers are frustrated with the lack of security provided by online businesses, and they fear that passwords are no longer sufficient to secure their transactions.


Movie Review: ÂHouse of SandÂ: A Mother, Her Daughter, and BrazilÂs Bleak Yet Lovely Land

Beautifully shot in a sandy, remote corner of northern Brazil, this lovely film tells the story of three generations of women.


Smart investors who achieve outsized profits: See what the best CAPS players recommend now.


Mobile Phone Virus Author Arrested in Spain

Spanish police have arrested a 28-year-old man on charges that he created variants of the CommWarrior and Cabir mobile phone viruses, according to published reports.


VASCO REGALA UN CONCERTO AI FANS DEL SUD A CATANZARO

Un concerto gratuito al sud. Questa Ã¨ la sorpresa che Vasco Rossi aveva in mente da tanto tempo: regalare un concerto ai suoi fans. Per ringraziarli e ricambiarli dellâaffetto che gli hanno dimostrato soprattutto


With a deadline looming, President Bush and congressional Democrats are locked in a standoff over the government's authority to spy on foreign phone calls and e-mails that pass through the United States.


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Overstretched facilities at Gozo Library

The quest for local information has increased during the past decades. This involves research in documents and publications in archives and libraries.


The Federal Open Market Committee, the rate-setting panel for the US Federal Reserve, began its deliberations Wednesday with a rate hike widely expected.


Rapper Snoop Dogg Sued by Woman Who Claims Assault

An Emmy-winning makeup artist has sued rapper Snoop Dogg, the ABC network and its "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show for $25 million, claiming she was drugged and raped backstage at the show by the hip-hop star and his associates.


Indonesian editor found guilty in libel case

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A court sentenced Tempo magazine editor Bambang Harymurti yesterday to one year in prison for defamation and inciting unrest in a case watched by press freedom advocates.


Spurs outlast Cavaliers to reach brink of NBA title

The San Antonio Spurs, playing their best defense when it matters most, moved to the brink of a fourth National Basketball Association title in nine years Tuesday by edging Cleveland 75-72.


British forces face 'extraordinarily intense' fighting in Afghanistan

British forces in Afghanistan are attacked up to a dozen times a day and are involved in "extraordinarily intense" fighting in the country, the senior British commander there said.


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Enron founder Ken Lay dead of heart attack

Enron Corp. founder and chief executive  Ken Lay, who was convicted in May for his role in the in the  Houston-based company's downfall, died of a heart attack on  Wednesday at his vacation home in Colorado.


Four China Aviation Officials Surrender Passports

Four China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. executives surrendered their passports to Singapore's Commercial Affairs Department, the white-collar crime unit that is investigating a $550 million loss posted by the company.


In shift of tone, White House says high energy prices are now dragging on US economy. CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush's economic advisers are warning that high energy prices have become a drag on


(CPOD) Oct. 31, 2004 - George W. Bush holds the lead in the state of Ohio, according to a poll by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research Inc.


Russian Spacecraft Avoids Collision, Docks with International ...

A three-man crew has arrived at the International Space Station, after a two-day trip in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Two of the men will replace the crew now on the station as part of the normal six-month rotation.


Sales of new homes unexpectedly plunged in November at the sharpest rate in more than a decade, falling 12 percent to the weakest annual rate since July, the Commerce Department said on Thursday.


LONDON: British author Alan Hollinghurst has won the 2004 Booker Prize, the most prestigious literary award issued by Britain, for his gay novel "The Line of Beauty".


The toddler clothing retailer takes a small step back.


When a newspaper dubbed Walpole little more than a speed bump for Oliver Ames in the Division 2 state tournament last season, there was no one giddier to read that than Walpole coach Stacy Bilodeau.


Cahill, Rove Lead Presidential Campaigns

Karl Rove is a smooth, jovial political operative with a Texas-honed reputation as a ruthless competitor and three George W. Bush victories under his belt. Mary Beth Cahill is a daughter of Boston's rough-and-tumble ward battles who just last year brought her no-nonsense organizational skills to Democratic opponent John Kerry's camp.


NY public worker wages top private sector: study

Public employees who work for New York   State or its local governments earn more each year than their   private sector peers in 51 of the state's 62 counties,   according to a study released on Sunday.


At least 7,000 jobs are set to go at computer firm Dell after it said it would cut its global workforce by about 10%.


Iran defiant on atomic plans before Rome talks

Iran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology despite the threat of more sanctions, Iran told France in a letter published on Monday, a day before talks to try to defuse the atomic row with the West.


A new system of biometric security scanners is being trialled by passengers at Heathrow airport.


F.D.A. Approves Drug for Intestinal Disease

Tysabri, a treatment for multiple sclerosis, received regulatory approval on Monday for use among patients with Crohnâs disease.


Two China virtual police to patrol online for porn

China is sending out two virtual police  officers to patrol the Internet to combat online pornography  and other "illicit activity," state media said on Wednesday.


Kisna director Subhash Ghai discusses cinema, and his future.


Britney Spears is out, Posh Spice is in Â as a lyric for the Lady in the Lake in the Broadway musical "Monty Python's Spamalot."


McCain May Seek Boeing Repayments in Plane Scandal

Boeing Co. may have to repay any  ill-gotten gains in the Pentagon's biggest contracting scandal  in more than a decade, Senate Armed Services Committee member  John McCain said on Friday.