Fiumicino, 15:21 - CALCIO, LAZIO: SINDACO FIUMICINO ATTENDE PROPOSTE PER STADIO

Il primo cittadino di Fiumicino Mario Canapini commenta la propposta del sindaco di Roma Walter Velt...


"Shrek 3" evergreen at foreign box office

"Shrek the Third"  reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the foreign box office with an  estimated weekend haul of $17.2 million, lifting its overseas  total to $436 million.


Wi-Fi trial Connects Massachusetts Train Passengers

Wireless access service will be available starting Jan. 30 on at least one coach on every train on a 45-mile run between Worcester, MA, and Boston.


Man who died seeking aid for kin honored

The wife of a man who died after he set out on foot in the Oregon wilderness to find help for his snowbound family thanked hundreds Saturday who attended a memorial service in his honor.


Depression screening is 1st step for 'common cold' of mental ills

Licensed counselor Joyce Gatson calls clinical depression "the common cold of mental illness," and it's an apt analogy in more ways than one.


Internet poker players to Congress: We have rights, too

A federal Internet gambling ban poses threats to lawful gaming online and must be amended right away, players argue in a Capitol Hill lobbying blitz.


Deep into overtime, the breaks were going against the US women's soccer team. First came a last-gasp goal that stole victory in regulation, then came a wide-open shot that bounced off the goalpost.


Gunman in Colo. school shooting captured: TV

An unidentified gunman who was holding   two girls hostage at a Colorado school has been captured by   police, a local television station reported on Wednesday.


ICC Could Probe Ivory Coast Abuses - Prosecutor

The International Criminal Court  will send a team to Ivory Coast to lay the ground for a  possible investigation of crimes committed during the country's  civil war, the court said on Friday.


Militia Rocket May Have Damaged Najaf Shrine: US

A rocket fired by Shi'ite militants  clipped the wall of the Imam Ali shrine in the city of Najaf on  Tuesday and may have damaged the building, the U.S. military  said in a statement.


Cairn Energy makes progress over major Indian pipeline build

British oil firm Cairn Energy said Tuesday that the Indian government had granted it access to land where it hopes to build a major pipeline.


South Africa opens talks as evacuations continue in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Ivory Coast residents emerged from their homes Thursday to survey the wreckage of five days of violent upheaval.


Lo stilista interviene su polemica del calendario sfilate


VIENNA Austria backed away from a full privatization of its top telecommunications company after merger talks with Swisscom failed.


Arts & entertainment: Peter Bradshaw hails a trio of five star classics. Has there ever been a better day for film releases?


By RAYMOND A. EDEL  For the first time since its inception, Farm Aid is coming to the Garden State.  Co-founders Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young, along with Farm Aid board member Dave Matthews, will headline the 1 p.m. Sept.


David Beckham insists he has no problem with Fabio Capello and can't wait to work with the new England coach.


Strong Quake, Aftershocks Hit Japan; 1 Dead

An earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude of 6.8 and a series of big aftershocks rocked  northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least one person and  injuring dozens while triggering landslides and knocking out  power.


Australian man jailed for UK backpacker murder

An Australian drifter was today jailed for life for murdering the British backpacker Caroline Stuttle in 2002 by throwing her off a bridge after stealing her handbag.


Our series of trivia questions about the incoming freshman class continues: Who was a walk-on football player at Florida State University, where he played wide receiver and was sometimes aligned in practice against future NFL star Deion Sanders?  Jason Altmire, D-Pa. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa Heath Shuler, D-N.C. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio


An Iraqi militant group has released two Indonesian women hostages, who were handed over to the United Arab Emirates' embassy in Baghdad, Abu Dhabi Television reported.


A key gauge of future economic activity weakened for a third straight month in August as costlier oil spread worry among consumers and businesses, a report from a business research group showed on Thursday .


ENGLAND'S attempt to complete a memorable summer by landing their first major one-day trophy ended in thrilling failure as West Indies scampered to a two-wicket success in fading light to win the ICC Champions Trophy final.


BlackBerry Maker to Restate Results; Officer Gives Up a Title

Research in Motion said that a top executive stepped down from one of his posts after the company said it would restate about $250 million in earnings.


ATHENS, Greece - A defrocked Irish priest bolted from the crowd and grabbed the marathon leader about three miles from the finish Sunday. The Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima wound up with the bronze - and a special award for sportsmanship - and the former priest was arrested...


SpinVox offers voice updates to Facebook

Members of social networking services  like Facebook will soon be able to update their profiles by  simply making a phone call, instead of having to type on a  computer keyboard.


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America's Katie Smith reinjures her right knee early in a dominating 100-62 women's basketball victory over China on Sunday.


By Carrie Mason-Draffen, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Jun. 22--When Jonathan Huang received his bachelor's degree in computer science from Stony Brook University last month, he had some big bragging rights.


In Small Packages, Fewer Calories and More Profit

In three years, sales of 100-calorie snack packs have passed the $20- million-a-year mark, as consumers donât seem to mind paying more for less.


Coca-Cola is expected to settle soon, perhaps as early as Tuesday, a five-year investigation by the European Union into allegations that the soft-drink company abused its market power to hurt rivals, according to a person familiar with the deal.


He almost made it. Randy Moss aided Tom Brady in winning his first Most Valuable Player Award, played a major role in spurring the Patriots to a 17-0 record, broke Jerry Rice's 20-year-old record for touchdown receptions in a season, and accomplished all of it without a hint of negativity or controversy - until now.


Last Preparations Being Made for DST Bug

By BRIAN BERGSTEIN Normally the switch to daylight-saving time isn't a big deal, but this Sunday, Jeff Ronner has to put people on the case.


A funky Melbourne cybercafe in an Elizabeth Street basement has been named one of the best internet cafes in the world in a survey by search engine company Yahoo.


Intel Corporation signed a cross-licensing agreement with Nvidia Corporation, which allows Nvidia to make and sell chipsets for Intel Processor powered computers.


U.S. says al Qaeda will "lash out" in Iraq

The U.S. military expects al Qaeda in Iraq to strike back with "spectacular attacks" after major U.S.-led offensives that have disrupted its activities, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.


It was intense and committed without any of the brutishness that Manchester United employed to stop Arsenal's unbeaten run of 49 league matches in October.


"We're safe," insists the restless 15-year-old lad. "Don't you EVER think that, John!" his mother scolds. "No one is ever safe."


The head of the U.N. atomic agency will visit Tehran this week to try to add momentum to his agency's investigation of Iran's past nuclear activities


GM could get labor pay savings from UAW deal: report

General Motors Corp  would be  able to buy out as many as 24,000 UAW workers and replace them  with lower-paid hires under a tentative contract agreement, the  Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Friday.


Super Bowl a cat-and-mouse reprise of regular season finale

Sunday's Super Bowl could  feature some cat-and-mouse moves as the New England Patriots  and New York Giants toy with what to take from their  hard-fought, regular-season finale clash of a month ago.


Congress prepares to wrap up unproductive year

Ridiculed as the "do-nothing" 109th U.S. Congress, the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives on Monday begin a brief session to wrap up whatever work they can, install a new defense secretary and approve money to prevent a shutdown of government services.


A strong earthquake hit western Japan and surrounding areas Sunday evening, with weather officials issuing tsunami warnings to Mie and Wakayama prefectures.


An influential cleric has lambasted US-led forces for conducting a damaging military raid that he says has harmed efforts to secure the release of two French journalists.


The Cleveland Cavaliers activated center-forward Scott Williams on Saturday and put center DeSagana Diop on the injured list with a bruised left elbow.


An air passenger with bags of cocaine in her stomach dies as police urgently look for her companion, who may also have swallowed drugs.


PITTSFORD, Vt. - John and Patricia O'Connell don't own a BMW but people all over the country think they do. Hundreds of people have been calling them hoping to buy a 2005 BMW 325i.


These new iBooks pack a lot of power in to a durable, polycarbonate plastic enclosure. Starting at $999, the new iBooks come standard with Airport Extreme built in.


U.S. space shuttle Atlantis breaks orbit for landing

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis fired its rockets to break orbit on Friday and begin a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere for a landing in California.


Gambians go to the polls to elect a president, with incumbent Yahya Jammeh favourite to win.


Partial kidney removal under-used for small tumors

NEW YORK  - Patients with small kidney tumors are more likely to have "radical nephrectomy" (i.e., complete surgical removal of the affected kidney) than partial nephrectomy, despite evidence showing that the two approaches are equally effective, new research shows.


Motor Racing: Court Backs BAR Over Button Contract

British Formula One driver Jenson Button  should stay at BAR next season after a tribunal backed the team  in a contract dispute with rivals Williams on Wednesday.


Thousands in Turkey denounce papal visit

Tens of thousands of protesters denounced Pope Benedict XVI as an enemy of Islam at a rally Sunday that underlined deep divisions straining Turkey ahead of the pontiff's visit this week.


San Pietroburgo, 17:56 - TENNIS, ATP SAN PIETROBURGO: MURRAY VINCE TORNEO

Il britannico Andy Murray, testa di serie numero 2, ha vinto il torneo ATP di San Pietroburgo (sinte...


f+tDATELINEhere Ã ft - Hurricane Frances diminished slightly to a Category 3 storm Sunday, but still threatened to hit Florida by late Friday or early Saturday.


Charlie Manuel's thick Southern drawl, down-home charm and folksy nature make him an odd fit for gritty Philadelphia.


Lagos, Sept. 18 (NNN): At least 50 people were feared to have been killed in a huge explosion at a fuel pipeline on the outskirts of the Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos.


Cruise film to work around German military site ban

The makers of a movie about a plot to  kill Adolf Hitler said on Friday they had the permits needed to  film in Germany despite being declared unwelcome at military  sites because its star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist.


"We are all Americans," France's Le Monde newspaper proclaimed on Sept. 12, 2001, speaking for millions worldwide in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the United States. Five years later, the respected daily carried a very different message Monday: Its lead editorial was titled "Bush's Mistakes."


Two workmen are killed when a crane falls down at a site where new school buildings are being constructed.


Concerns grow over Colombia hostage deal

VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A Venezuelan- sponsored plan to free three hostages held by Colombian rebels was stalled by the guerrillas' failure to reveal their location, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said it may unravel if the stalemate drags on.


Donald Trump's next book isn't just about getting rich — it's about life.


The service failed to gain much traction with users, especially when compared to a rival service by Yahoo.


Propelled by Google envy, new players and Internet industry giants are rushing into the online search market, setting off a burst of activity that contrasts sharply with the lull after the dot-com collapse.


India police seize "Islamist" CDs in bomb plot case

BANGALORE, India  - Indian police said on Sunday they had seized CDs containing material about the Islamist conflicts in Chechnya and Iraq from the home of two Indian suspects in the car bomb plot in Britain.


Kenny Chesney explains why the word "fraud" was used on the document filed by Renee Zellweger to annul their marriage and denies the gay rumors it sparked, in an interview to air Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes."


Yesterday was former Austrian downhill champion Franz Klammer's 51st birthday, and he celebrated with a prerace champagne toast with coaches and well-wishers alongside the Birds of Prey downhill course.


Stafano Baldini of Italy took the lead two miles from the finish to win the gold medal and American Meb Keflezighi took a stunning silver Sunday in an Olympic marathon disrupted by a costumed intruder who grabbed the race leader with about three miles to go.


British P2P File Sharers Face Legal Action

The British Phonographic Industry threatens tough action. "We will get IP addresses and names," a spokesperson said. "P2P users have a misconception that they are anonymous, but they are not.


Halliburton Muscles Into Strong Earnings

Halliburton pulled something of a surprise by doing well even in the North American market.


NEW YORK  - A day after he filed a $70 million lawsuit against CBS for violating his contract, veteran newsman Dan Rather said Thursday that he would "absolutely not" settle purely for money.


Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Jungle

âRambo,â directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, has its own kind of blockheaded poetry.


Sept. 27 issue - CBS insiders are increasingly worried that the credibility of the network's news division has been grievously damaged by anchor Dan Rather's persistent defense of a story which relied on questionable


Knows its licenses Hewlett-Packard isn't known for software governance, but after years of sifting and sorting through its own systems for non-compliant code, the hardware vendor wants to share its experience with developers and foster construction of tools for tracking free and open source software (FOSS) permeating corporate systems.â¦


Bernie Ecclestone has launched a stinging attack on Silverstone's owners after dumping the British Grand Prix from the Formula One calendar.


EU to launch Kosovo mission before independence

The European Union is set to complete  authorization of a big supervisory mission in Kosovo this week,  just before the territory is expected to declare independence  from Serbia, diplomats and EU officials said.


US updates travel warning to Cote D'lvoire

The United States on Monday updated a travel warning to Cote D'lvoire, citing violence and safety concerns in the African country.


South Koreans defied a police order and took to the streets Saturday to protest free trade negotiations with the United States.


Thinner crew unpacks station food, supplies

American Leroy Chiao and Russian Salizhan Sharipov wished the world a happy New Year from space Wednesday as they worked to unpack more than 2 tons of food, water and supplies from a supply ship that arrived Christmas Day.


Colombia's president took over the country's airwaves Sunday to defend the military against reports soldiers were behind a string of bombings.


NASA Notes Some Progress in Making Shuttles Safer

NASA officials said Thursday that they had made significant progress in making shuttles safer and changing the way they do business.


Young Keeps Titans in AFC Wild-Card Race

Vince Young  passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns and Rob Bironas kicked four field goals in Tennessee's 26-17 victory in Kansas City,  keeping the Titans in the wild-card playoff hunt.


THE OLYMPICS 2004: ATHLETICS: THE PERFECT RACE

KELLY HOLMES joined the immortals of British athletics when she ran a textbook race to land Olympic glory in an 800 metres of unbearable tension.


Iraq ; Bomb at Shiite shrine in Iraq kills 8

Iraq News, BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least eight people were killed and 32 injured Wednesday when a bomb exploded at the gate to one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines, hospital officials said.


The new Band Aid single, Do They Know It's Christmas? is played on BBC Radio 1 for the first time on Tuesday.


Colgate Profit Falls on Charge, Spending

Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N said on  Thursday its quarterly profit fell as the maker of toothpaste  and other consumer products took a charge for its restructuring  plan and spent more on advertising.


The US military is reaping more high-quality intelligence tips from Iraqi prisoners than ever since it jettisoned several coercive interrogation techniques after the Iraqi prisoner


Glenn McGrath claims career best figures of 8-24 as Australia race to a 491-run win over Pakistan in the first Test.


The St. Louis Rams broke another team's heart for a change. Marc Bulger threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Curtis with 27 seconds to go for a 20-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, snapping a five-game skid that included two leads lost in the final minute.


Train passengers across the UK are facing above-inflation fare rises of up to 11% from Wednesday.


Masters Cup semis to feature the four best players in the world

HOUSTON: Russia's Marat Safin and Australia's Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the Masters Cup semi-finals with impressive straight-set victories here on Friday, completing a historic line-up.


Comedians as Activists, Challenging Prejudice

Four Arab-American comics create a niche and a few laughs with Comedy Centralâs Axis of Evil Comedy Tour.


U.S. to stop seizing Canadian drug imports: WSJ

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have scrapped their 11-month-old policy of seizing prescription drugs imported through the mail from Canada, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


Naomi Ehrich Leonard trains robotic fish to swim the oceans and glean information. The fish also helped her pick up a $500,000 'genius' prize from the MacArthur Foundation. Read the first in a series of Wired News profiles featuring MacArthur winners. By Kari Lynn Dean.


The European Commission funds research on whether to lift its ban on feeding animal remains to livestock.


In a contest in which runs were scarce, host Shawsheen Tech prevailed over Monty Tech, 2-1, to win the State Vocational softball tournament yesterday in Billerica.


Moths Elude Spiders By Mimicing Them, Study Says

Some species of metalmark moths are able to convince most jumping spiders that they're territorial rivals instead of helpless prey. (with videos)


Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed utilityman Frank Menechino to a one-year contract. The deal is worth $650,000 with an option for 2006.


Russia halts retrial over murdered U.S. reporter

A Russian court on Monday halted the  retrial of three men accused of the 2004 murder of U.S.  journalist Paul Klebnikov, because one of the defendants was  still at large, court officials and a defense lawyer said.


Relatives of three men killed in an accident in Rotterdam are told to pay before the bodies can return to Wales.


BNP eyes SocGen; France warns off foreign bids

BNP Paribas confirmed on Thursday that it was studying a possible bid for Societe Generale, as its fellow French bank reeled from rogue trading losses and France warned off would-be foreign bidders.


ECONOMIC VIEW Whoever Wins, More Taxes May Be the Only Way Out

T'S often forgotten that President Ronald Reagan signed a bill to raise taxes in the early 1980's after first cutting them.


Nato's secretary general calls on Canada to keep soldiers in Afghanistan beyond the current 2009 deadline.


More rain could be "catastrophic" for flood-hit southern Africa, the Red Cross warns.


Rio thieves armed with grenades rob tourists

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Thieves armed with automatic rifles and military-issue grenades robbed a busload of British tourists in Rio de Janeiro before dawn on Sunday, the latest incident in a wave of violent crime plaguing Brazil's seaside tourist mecca.


Six Dead, More Missing After California Landslide

LA CONCHITA, Calif.  - Rescuers who pulled six  bodies from the mud and debris of a huge southern California  landslide said on Tuesday that 13 people might still be trapped  under the rubble.


Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan has been robbed by armed men in the country's capital, Islamabad.


Milano, 11:02 - CALCIO, SACCHI A CAPELLO: NESSUNO MI HA CACCIATO

"Forse Capello si è confuso: tutto il mondo sa che diedi le dimissioni, perdendo molti soldi ...


Singer Marc Almond, who scored a worldwide hit in 1981 with "Tainted Love" as part of the duo Soft Cell, is in critical condition in hospital after a motorcycle crash, police have said.


Cingular, the largest mobile operator in the US, has signed Ericsson, Lucent and Siemens to build a 3G network. Beginning next year the telco will build networks in "a number of major urban and suburban markets".


Record industry target 28 music downloaders

the British Phonographic Industry is taking legal actionagainst 28 people in Britain for illegally swapping music over the internet.


Software dinosaur Microsoft paid millions for a tiny piece of trendy internet property Facebook. But the company needs something to make it hot again


In the first national referendum on an issue that has divided both the European Union and the United States, Swiss voters have backed proposals to allow stem-cell research.


Only 147,000 to go IBM has shed another 1,573 jobs as part of an ongoing push to thin its services organization.â¦


LIVERPOOL were haunted by another goalkeeping nightmare, as they threw away victory in the final minute of injury time. Disaster struck as Jerzy Dudek - who replaced the axed Chris Kirkland - somehow contrived


Context Adaptive Scanning Engine: Protecting Against the Broadest Range of Blended Threats

Email threats are getting more and more sophisticated as spam, viruses, phishing, and spyware blend together. Learn how to thwart todays sophisticated blended threats.


â¢ PREVIEW-Cricket-Slow pitch won't save Pakistan, says Ponting December 24, 2004 07:56:37 MELBOURNE, Dec 24  - Pakistan's fragile batting line-up will be glad to exchange the fast and bouncy Perth wicket for friendlier conditions in the second


2 major PeopleSoft shareholders split on Oracle deal

Two of PeopleSoft's (PSFT) largest shareholders indicated Tuesday that they would split on supporting Oracle's (ORCL) $8.8 billion takeover bid for its business software rival, plunging the deal into uncertainty.


Rescuers dug seven bodies, all of them  from the same family, from the rubble of their house on  Saturday after an abortive truck bomb attack on the Jordanian  embassy in Baghdad in which nine people died.


He already has sat courtside to watch the Lakers and Clippers, played golf in a celebrity foursome in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, hobnobbed with his new boss, Frank McCourt, and bought a house in Beverly Hills ("I'm not sure where, except that it's three streets away from Rodeo Drive.").


The decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs is likely to further reduce sales of Avandia, which have fallen steeply since a medical journal questioned the drugâs safety.


IRAQ: DECAPITATO UN OSTAGGIO TURCO, IL VIDEO SU INTERNET

(Asca-Afp) - Dubai, 14 ott - Un gruppo terrorista legato ad al-Qaeda ha diffuso su internet il video della decapitazione di un ostaggio turco, un camionista che lavorava per conto delle forze americane in Iraq.


Anti-trust officials cautious about iTunes attack

European competition officials are  wary about proposals to crack open Apple Computer's   iTunes Web store to other music players, despite concerns shown  by consumer advocates.


Catania, 18:34 - CALCIO, CATANIA: ALLENAMENTO POMERIDIANO

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Catania, con il tecnico Baldini che ha alternato lavoro atletico (in ...


Churches Of Victim, Alleged Killer Struggle With Crime

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- People in two communities are struggling to cope with the killing of an expectant mother and the snatching of her fetus.


Yankees Holding Out Hope That HernÃ¡ndez Can Help

Orlando HernÃ¡ndez played catch for eight minutes yesterday, and his right arm was still attached to its socket. That was about all the Yankees needed to see to include HernÃ¡ndez on their postseason roster, at the expense of Jason Giambi.


German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife, Doris, have adopted a 3-year-old Russian girl, German newspapers have reported.


Iran's supreme leader says the US should not use the nuclear stand-off to bring Iran to its knees.


Tony Blair will today address the Labour Party conference, most likely for the last time before the general election. With the election widely anticipated for May 5th, Mr Blair is expected to set out his vision


Nine people, none of them Americans, died yesterday in an armed attack on the heavily guarded US Consulate in Jiddah as Islamic radicals


Quota mercato 31,67% dal 30,7 di luglio e 27,42 di 1 anno fa


The surface-to-surface missile Agni-II was test fired on Sunday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheelers' island in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast, Defence sources said.


Rashad Anderson scored 27 points and went 7 for 8 from the free throw line over the final two minutes, leading Connecticut to an 81-72 victory over Rice yesterday in Hartford.


Republican presidential hopeful John McCain criticized Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday, calling his government a disappointment.


Mom has quadruplets 3 years after triplets

With fertility drugs, Angela Magdaleno had triplets three years ago. Last week, she had quadruplets &#151; without fertility drugs.


Mafia, blitz polizia Caltanissetta: 15 arresti e 5 avvisi garanzia

E' in corso a Niscemi, in provincia di Caltanissetta, ad opera di personale della Polizia di Stato, della Squadra Mobile di Caltanissetta e del Commissariato PS di Niscemi, una vasta operazione di Polizia Giudiziaria, con l'esecuzione di 15 ordinanze di


La Nina Pacific cooling may last to mid-year: U.N.

A sea-surface cooling in the Pacific,  which may have contributed to strong hurricanes in the United  States and a freeze-up in China, could last at least until  mid-year, the U.N. weather body WMO said on Monday.


Meeting Was Not First for Cheney, Edwards

CLEVELAND Oct. 6, 2004 - Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday that the debate against Democratic Sen. John Edwards marked the first time the two had met.


The White House says progress on eight of 18 'benchmarks' is a reason for optimism.


Yahoo gets personal with "oneConnect" mobile tool

Unfazed by Microsoft Corp's   bid to acquire it, Yahoo Inc  launched a mobile phone  tool to let phone users share personal details from their  favorite Web services with friends in their address books.


Spy chief seeks more eavesdropping power

The top U.S. intelligence official is telling Congress it shouldn't succumb to pressure to roll back a new law that enhances the government's eavesdropping capability on terrorists as well as more traditional potential adversaries.


Tracinda, controlled by the billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, will pay $684 million to acquire a 35 percent stake in the Denver-based Delta Petroleum Corporation, the oil and gas company said.


WGI to Help Design Low-Emission Coal Plant: $1 Billion, 275-Megawatt FutureGen Project Would Convert Coal to Hydrogen, Store C02 Underground

By Ken Dey, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Jun. 13--Washington Group International will help design what backers are calling the nation's first coal-fueled, near-zero-emissions electric power plant.


FIRENZE, 7 dicembre 2004 - Giorgio Chiellini giocherÃ  domenica prossima contro il suo passato di tifoso. Infatti fin da piccolo il terzino viola ha sempre tifato per il Milan. "Una sofferenza per me - afferma


Torino, 19:08 - CALCIO, TORINO: 11-0 NEL TEST CON GLI ALLIEVI

Test infrasettimanale per il Torino, che in vista della gara di domenica ad Ascoli, ha affrontato la...


Pyeongchang and Sochi vie for 2014 Games, Salzburg out

The South Korean city of Pyeongchang or the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Russia will stage the 2014 Winter Olympic Games after third candidate Salzburg was eliminated on Wednesday.


Drug safety legislation clears U.S. House panel

A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted on Thursday to give the Food and Drug Administration more power to monitor the side effects of medicines after they reach the market.


Nel mese di giugno rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2006


Federal land managers on Friday authorized up to 1,570 new natural gas wells over the next 20 years on a 3,000-foot-high plateau prized for its energy reserves and its wildland qualities.


How Prepared are you for Business Mobility?

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BAE Systems PLC said Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice has begun an investigation of the company's dealings with Saudi Arabia.


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A mysterious illness is killing tens of thousands of honeybee colonies across the country, threatening honey production, the livelihood of beekeepers and possibly crops that need bees for pollination.


Jackson Makes Surprise Visit to LA Church

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson made a surprise visit to Los Angeles' pre-eminent black church a day before he was to face off in court against the man who has put him on trial - Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon...


The network operates nearly 14,000 trains a day, carrying more than 13 million passengers, but has about 300 accidents a year. Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav told parliament he would visit the site to determine the cause of the accident.


MORE Territory arrests are expected as a massive Internet child pornography sting envelopes the country. Nine Territorians have already been charged in the covert police operation, including one former Darwin teacher.


E' successo a un operaio di 50 anni nell'Alessandrino


England captain John Terry is a doubt for February's match with Switzerland after breaking three bones in his right foot.


MessageLabs taps Brightmail in war on spam

Email filtering firm MessageLabs yesterday announced a deal to incorporate Symantec's Brightmail anti-spam technology into its own anti-spam service.


America Online Inc. and Time Warner Cable finally overcame their differences yesterday, putting in place a partnership to connect computer users to the Internet that was cited five years ago as a key reason for the $112 billion America Online-Time Warner Inc. merger.


U.S. health officials said they do not expect a flu shot shortage after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated.


Ten percent of soldiers injured in Iraq have died from their war wounds, the lowest casualty fatality rate ever, thanks in large part to technological advances and the deployment of surgical


CinTel Obtains Exclusive Sales and Marketing Rights to Launch the Mobile WiMAX Technologies of Digifriends Co., Ltd. In the US and Europe

CinTel Corp (CinTel) (OTCBB: CNCN) announced that it has signed an exclusive strategic alliance agreement with Digifriends Co., Ltd. (Digifriends, http://www.digifriends.net) to bring their 4th Generation WiMAX technologies to the US and European markets.


Kerry Looks to Avoid Gore Recount Errors

Sen. John Kerry, bracing for a potential fight over election results, will not hesitate to declare victory Nov. 2 and defend it, advisers say. He also will be prepared to name a national security team before knowing whether he's secured the presidency.


Warren Buffett's car auction off to slow start

Warren Buffett's car is attracting some early buying interest, but so far isn't exactly flying out of its virtual showroom.


Singer Courtney Love is to face trial on 30 September on two drugs charges for illegal possession of painkillers.


What to Watch? How About a âSimpsonsâ Episode From 1999?

Although DVD sales are down this year, television series on disc have fared better than other categories, and sales of complete seasons are registering growth.


Someone in the Census Bureau may be watching a little too much MTV. Bevis Lake, a 5.7-acre body of water in a forested area about 25 miles northeast of Seattle, is now appearing in Bureau records with a different name: Butthead Lake.


Hoping to accelerate the deployment of a new wireless technology, Intel Corp. announced Monday it's invested in a venture started by billionaire Craig McCaw to deliver high-speed Internet service over the airwaves.


It will be different now for Boston College, at least until the Eagles lose a game, and some of the national respect they have slowly gained.


Amazon Releases Updated Amazon Web Services

AWS 4.0 beta offers new features and improvements. In particular, AWS 4.0 provides access to Amazon product information from all Amazon product categories, including images, customer reviews, and product features.


Ian Huntley is returned from hospital to Wakefield jail after his latest suicide bid.


Verona, 13:40 - CALCIO, PELLISSIER: NON HO RICEVUTO PROPOSTE DALLA LAZIO

Sergio Pellissier smentisce contatti con la Lazio. ''Approdare in biancoceleste sarebbe un onore, ma...


Hurricane Frances is converging with other calamities to form the perfect storm for the nation's beleaguered airlines. Hundreds of flights to Florida from New York


At least 12 people die in a truck bombing near a Kurdish party's offices in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk


Dieci centimetri sul monte Maggiorasca a quota 1500


United Airlines will cut more jobs in struggle to escape ...

United Airlines said yesterday that further job cuts will be necessary as it continues slashing costs in order to get out of bankruptcy.


SILICON VALLEY CLASSIC Huskies' splash-ing success

Walking around Fisherman's Wharf earlier this week, Northern Illinois coach Joe Novak ran into players from Navy, New Mexico and Troy.


A Kansas banking company will pay $16 million to settle claims it charged excessive fees and inflated interest rates on federally guaranteed agriculture loans in Oklahoma.


We Are Using 20% More Resources Than The Earth Can Produce

The human race is plundering the planet at a pace that outstrips its capacity to support life, according to a report by WWF. The Living Planet Report 2004 shows that humans currently consume 20 per cent more


U.S. ranks low, just above Iran on new peace index

The United States is among the least peaceful nations in the world, ranking 96th between Yemen and Iran, according to a new index released on Wednesday that evaluates 121 nations based on their peacefulness.


Strike over rising fuel prices in Nigeria

A four-day general strike over rising fuel prices has begun in Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer. The largest trade union grouping in the country, the Nigerian Labour Congress, said more strikes will


Rilevata societa' di immobili ufficio per 4,7 miliardi


The United States and China criticise each other at the start of a two-day economic summit in Beijing.


Few celebrities have predicated their fame on married life more than Jessica Simpson. Simpson was a minor pop star with sagging record sales before 2003, when MTV's "Newlyweds" made her a reality TV sensation.


WASHINGTON - The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.3 million last year, while the ranks of the uninsured swelled by 1.4 million, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.    It was the third straight annual increase for both categories...


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


Mainland consumers optimistic about economic outlook: survey

Consumers on the Chinese mainland are most optimistic about the economic outlook of the next 12 months, according to a survey released here Wednesday by AC Nielsen.


Heart Valve Replacement Makes Pregnancy Risky

Among women with artificial heart valves, pregnancy results in live births in only about two thirds of cases, Lebanese researchers report.


Two kidnapped Italian aid workers were today reunited with their families after being released and flown home from Iraq. Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were


Hackers Can Expose Masked Surfers, Study Says

A researcher says the techniques to stay anonymous online can be thwarted through flaws in the systems.


US Airways Group Inc. shares plunged Monday after the troubled air carrier filed for bankruptcy for the second time in two years, and the industry's financial turmoil persuaded investors to yank cash out of others in the sector.


A US military judge drops charges against a Canadian terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay, citing new laws.


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The Patriots mystique is back. That's not necessarily because they beat Chicago 17-13 on Sunday. It's because they beat the Bears the way the Bears have beaten other people. It's also the way New England beat the rest of the NFL when they won three Super Bowls in four seasons between 2001-2004.


Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer and Oliver Perez pitched 6 2-3 strong innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates stop a seven-game road losing streak with a 6-1 victory over


Ten years after Congress ordered federal agencies to have outside auditors review their books, neither the Defense Department nor the newer Department of Homeland Security has met even basic accounting requirements, leaving them vulnerable to waste, fraud and abuse.


Coppa Davis, per l'Italia c'Ã¨ il Lussemburgo

Gli azzurri, ritornati nel Gruppo I dopo la vittoria sulla Polonia, esordiranno nel tabellone della zona Euro-Africana affrontando i lussemburghesi in trasferta dal 4 al 6 marzo del 2005. ''Si tratta di un


Russia's Putin Calls US Policy 'Dictatorial'

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of pursuing a dictatorial foreign policy and said mounting violence could derail progress toward bringing peace and democracy to Iraq.


Russia: no new arms race despite U.S. missile plan

SEVILLE, Spain  - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov on Friday rejected U.S. arguments for deploying an anti-missile defense system in eastern Europe and insisted Russia would not be drawn into a Cold War-style arms race.


Israel says to lift Lebanon embargo on Thursday

Israel said on Wednesday it would lift   an eight-week-old air and sea blockade of Lebanon at 1500 GMT   on Thursday, handing over control to international forces.


Judge okays Google's brief in Vista search beef

The federal judge overseeing Microsoft's compliance with a 2002 antitrust settlement will allow Google to file a brief detailing its objection to a June agreement between Microsoft and government regulators regarding desktop search features in Windows Vista.


Blog: Intel adds a mobile processor to its Extreme Edition lineup.


International Space Station's snack attack uncovered

The two residents of the International Space Station ran short of food and had to cut back their meals this month thanks in part to unlikely food thieves: the previous station crew.


US says 2 deaths in Biogen, Genentech drug users

Two lupus patients died from a rare  brain infection after taking the Genentech and Biogen Idec drug  Rituxan, U.S. health officials said in an advisory issued on  Monday.


Kidnappers Demand Foreign Troops Quit Iraq

Militants piled more pressure on  Washington's military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing an  Iraqi-Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under threat of  death.


If you must pirate, use counterfeit Windows

MS exec gets pragmatic about piracy A senior Microsoft exec has admitted that some software piracy actually ends up benefiting the technology giant because it leads to purchases of other software packages.â¦


In "American Gangster," which is "based on a true story," Denzel Washington Â as the `70s drug lord Frank Lucas Â confidently marches deep into the jungles of Southeast Asia as the Vietnam War rages in the background. He is looking for drugs.


President Bush welcomes Kosovo's independence as "correct", as Serbia withdraws its envoy to Washington.


Electronic Arts, the world's biggest computer games firm, signs exclusive agreements with the US National Football League.


ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - An Australian teenager was killed Thursday in the country's second fatal shark attack within a week. The 18-year-old male was being towed on his surfboard by three other teenagers in


Parte subito forte il nuovo reality show di Raiuno, al debutto fa il "tutto esaurito". La prima puntata de "Il ristorante", condotto da Antonella Clerici, batte il record di ascolti per "la prima" di un reality, reti pubbliche e private comprese.


Alacatel-Lucent will be strong global firm: Russo

The merger approved by shareholders of France's Alcatel and US telecommunications maker Lucent will create a strong global player, the chief executive named for the new firm has said.


SOUTH OGDEN, Utah - A man test-driving a used vehicle found it worked just fine as a getaway-car after he allegedly held up a bank.    The auto salesman who had accompanied him Monday was standing outside the car when the unidentified man came out of Wells Fargo Bank with a bag of money and drove off alone...


Eyes on Google, Microsoft Bids $44 Billion for Yahoo

If consummated, the deal would instantly redraw the competitive landscape on the Internet and escalate the battle between Microsoft and Google.


World champion Fernando Alonso boosted his Formula One title chances on Saturday by seizing pole position on an all-Renault front row at a rain-swept Chinese Grand Prix.


Kashmir will be the focus of the first talks between India's Manmohan Singh and Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf.


Colombian orders the arrest of an ex-minister's father, as a political scandal over alleged militia links widens.


AT&T will start sending iPhone customers thinner bills by default starting with their next billing cycle, the wireless carrier has told subscribers by text message.


Human ancestor had mix of primitive, modern traits

The earliest-known human ancestors to migrate out of Africa possessed a surprising mix of human-like and primitive features, according to scientists who studied remains dug up at a fossil-rich site in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.


Heating-oil, natural-gas futures rise amid Northeast chill

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Strength in heating-oil and natural-gas futures led an overall climb among energy prices for a second session Tuesday, as cold US weather sparked concerns over heating-fuel supplies for the winter season.


Drug makers working on complete AIDS pill

TRENTON, NJ - Two drug companies announced Monday they will collaborate on developing the first all-in-one, once-a-day pill to treat HIV infection - a long-sought goal that would make it much easier for patients to stick with their medication.


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress, a fresh challenge to the commander in chief on the eve of a symbolic vote critical of his troop buildup in Iraq


Former General Yudhoyono Wins Indonesia Poll

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won  Indonesia's presidential election run-off in a landslide,  capping a rapid rise to power for the former general who has  vowed to create jobs, stamp out graft and fight terrorism.


A gas explosion in a building in the   Spanish city of Barcelona killed one person and injured a   5-month-old baby, Catalan police said on Monday.


About 750 people have lost their jobs after Swissport UK, which provides check-in services at Heathrow Airport, collapses.


SURREY, British Columbia -- Paul Shmyr, the former NHL and WHA defenseman who captained the Edmonton Oilers in Wayne Gretzky's first season with the team, has died after a battle with throat cancer.


Rangers boss McLeish keeps lid on expectations

Rangers boss Alex McLeish has attempted to quickly keep expectations low-key after going top yesterday. A 3-2 win over Hearts at Ibrox moved McLeish's men a point clear of Celtic - the first time they've looked


The creative minds behind such TV shows as "Thirtysomething" and "My So-Called Life" are launching a Web-based show, hoping to find the artistic freedom online that they say is lacking on broadcast networks.


Movie monster Godzilla has received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, honouring both his 50th birthday and the launch of his 28th film.


Nobel prize winning author Naguib Mahfouz dies

Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz, the   only writer in Arabic to win the Nobel Prize for literature,   died on Wednesday in Cairo aged 94, doctors said.


The sit-wherever-you-want-to, provided-you- can-find-it philosophy that has long been associated with Southwest Airlines' culture of folksy informality isn't going away anytime soon, despite a flurry of media reports earlier this week that implied it might


Chancellor Alistair Darling says he is looking at ways of guaranteeing people's savings of up to Â£100,000.


Iran MPs want action on Dutch, Danes over cartoon

Iranian lawmakers have urged the  president to review ties with Denmark and the Netherlands over  the reprinting of a satirical cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad  in Danish and Dutch newspapers, Iranian media said on Monday.


Black Boxes Recovered from China Lake Crash Site

Chinese divers searching an icy lake  have recovered the two flight recorders from a commuter jet  that crashed seconds after takeoff killing 54 people, Xinhua  news agency said Wednesday.


Mayans to 'cleanse' site visited by Bush

As U.S. President George W. Bush works his way through Latin America on a seven-day, five-nation tour, he is being met by all sorts of protests -- but perhaps none as striking as one set for Monday. A group of Mayan leaders has vowed to "spiritually cleanse" an ancient Mayan site after the president stops by.


Indian conglomerate Bharti Enterprises is to spend up to $2.5bn to focus on expanding its retail business by 2015.


An Argentine ex-officer on trial in Spain for the deaths of dissidents asks for protection for his family over threats.


Nigerian oil workers to begin strike Monday after talks fail: union leader

The leader of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said a nationwide general strike against rising fuel prices would go ahead as planned from Monday after talks with authorities collapsed.


Hirokazu Kore-eda's harrowing, tender film was inspired by a real event in which four children were left alone by their mother in a small Tokyo apartment.


Monica Lewinsky Defends Selling Story to Media

EDINBURGH, Scotland  - Their relationships with  two of the world's most famous men brought international  scandals -- but Monica Lewinsky and Rebecca Loos both used the  media onslaught to boost their bank balances.


The Tories use an assembly debate to accuse Health Minister Jane Hutt of a lack of leadership on GP out-of-hours care.


By SETH SUTEL Associated Press  NEW YORK -- Satellite radio rivals XM and Sirius have every intention of merging, but not just yet.   Until they clear serious regulatory hurdles, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.


BERLIN, Germany -- Juri Schlunz stepped down as coach of Bundesliga bottom club Hansa Rostock following Sunday's 6-0 home demolition by SV Hamburg.


Ziff Davis - Commtouch's anti-spam software update halts spam by tracking e-mail server sending patterns.


Corpo della brasiliana era in bagno dello scalo di Treviso


Azubuike scored 21 points -- just two off his career high -- and No. 8 Kentucky routed Tennessee Tech 92-63 on Tuesday night. Chuck Hayes overcame foul trouble to add 17 points and 11 rebounds for Kentucky


Florida Court Strikes Down Law in Right-To-Die Case

The husband of a severely brain-damaged woman won a Florida Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that could allow him to remove his wife's feeding tube and let her die, against her parents' wishes.


COMPUTER giant Hewlett-Packard's woes have escalated dramatically, with California Attorney General Bill Lockyer warning he has evidence to start indicting employees in the growing boardroom leaks scandal.


Dole recalls bagged salads due to E. coli

A division of Dole Food Co said on Monday it was recalling some bagged salads sold in the United States and Canada because a sample at a Canadian grocery store was found to contain E. coli.


Clinton punches back in Pentagon Iraq row

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton hit back Friday in a row with the Pentagon, after a top official accused her of emboldening US enemies by discussing troop withdrawals.


ZURICH, Switzerland  -- UBS AG on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $11.28 billion, and a loss for the entire year, besieged as other banks were by investments in U.S. subprime mortgages.


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised his side's strength of character after they won their first Premiership game in five with a 3-0 victory over Birmingham City at Highbury.


Disney Interactive has shipped three new Game Boy Advance titles based on hit Disney Channel shows. Info from the press release (because we're too lazy to rewrite this stuff today) ---.


Social scientists say that linking emotional breakdowns to ballots cannot be dismissed easily.


Jaguar demise result of high costs-Ecclestone

Jaguar did not have the financial clout to be major Formula One players and they should have quit last year, according to the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.


The 2007 league tables are to include an indication of how many pupils got two good science GCSEs.


Poland would like NATO base, foreign minister says

Poland would like to host a major  NATO military installation on its soil as part of a deeper  security relationship with the United States, Polish Foreign  Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Reuters on Thursday.


Emergency construction needed to spare the historic Bolshoi Theater in Moscow from collapse has delayed its restoration for a year, and it is not scheduled to reopen until November 2009, Reuters reported.


Microsoft Upgrades Windows XP Media Center

The latest version of Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center turns a specially configured PC into a photo album, DVD player, music center and TV set.


NBA Bulls promote Boylan to interim coaching job

Jim Boylan, an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls since May 2004, was named interim coach of the National Basketball Association club on Thursday, three days after coach Scott Skiles was fired.


Newcastle cruise through to the knock out phase of the Uefa Cup with a convincing 4-0 away to Sochaux. The French side made a promising start, Jeremy Menez free kick forcing Shay Given to make a diving save.


Tiger Woods may not play in the American Express World Golf Championship, which starts at Mount Juliet, near Kilkenny, today and he may get married next week in Barbados.


Palermo, 12:46 - CALCIO: PALERMO; COLANTUONO: MASSIMA ATTENZIONE AL LIVORNO

Stefano Colantuono vuole un Palermo molto concentrato a Livorno: ''E' un impegno difficile come lo e...


Ailing electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. yesterday said it would close 19 stores, five regional offices and a distribution center, launching a major cost-cutting campaign just one day after disclosing it has become the subject of a takeover bid.


Australia's Howard Says His Government Will Win Oct. 9 Election

Australian Prime Minister John Howard, who led the conservative Liberal-National coalition to power in 1996, said his government would win an election on Oct. 9. ``I think we'll make


The firm led by Enron Corp.'s (ENRNQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) acting chief executive asked a bankruptcy judge for a $25 million "success fee" for its efforts in


Roxio bought the Napster name in a bankruptcy auction two years ago. Now, the company dumps its CD-burning software business to concentrate on selling and delivering music over the web under the Napster name.


Katie Melua sets underwater concert record

Singer Katie Melua swapped the recording studio for a North Sea gas rig in her successful bid to set a first-time record for the deepest underwater concert, the Guinness World Record organization said on Tuesday.


Walgreen Boosts Profit, Plans More Stores

Walgreen Co. WAG.N, the top U.S.  drugstore chain, on Monday said quarterly profit rose 18.1  percent on strong sales of prescription drugs, digital photo  processing and general merchandise, sending shares higher.


The last major battle before winter is one NATO has fought before. That doesn't bode well for a peaceful spring


Meeting Specter, Goodell Defends Destroying Tapes

N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell told Senator Arlen Specter face-to-face that he does not regret destroying the tapes in a case involving the New England Patriots.


Comedian Jim Belushi is being sued by the father of his former driver, who accuses him of selling a used 2001 Land Rover that turned out to be a lemon.


Open Yahtzee is a full featured Yahtzee game. it's written in wxWidgets and it's cross-platform.   Open Yahtzee 1.7 features enhancements to game play such as new dice graphics and dice animation. Another important change that now Open Yahtzee allows scoring according to the Yahtzee Joker rules, that means that if you have a yahtzee but already scored (even a zero) in the yahtzee box you will be able to score the dice in any open box in the lower section (assuming you scored already the suitable box in the upper section). The new version also interduces several bug-fixes.  The release contains source-package, ebuild for Gentoo users and installer for Windows. Other packages such as RPMs will follow soon.  You can find more about the what changed in Open Yahtzee 1.7 by reading the changelog: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=485238&group_id=175453  You can download the new version from here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=175453


Dozens of excited refugees leaned over the barge's railing as it glided up the Nile, marveling at the lush, green swamplands that had replaced the desert of northern Sudan. It was their first sign that they were nearing home.


Harmony Accuses Gold Fields of Spy Attempt

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. said Monday that Gold Fields Ltd. had attempted to hire one of its senior employees to leak information about Harmony's hostile takeover bid.


Fed's Yellen: turmoil adds to risk for economy

San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on Monday that the current turmoil in financial markets has added "appreciably" to downside risks for the U.S. economy.


Soccer: Glazer step nearer becoming Manchester United's biggest ...

LONDON : The family of US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer said it had raised its stake in Manchester United to 27.6 percent from 25.3, making it almost the largest shareholder in the world's richest football club.


NEW YORK Chicago-based stock-exchange operator Archipelago Holdings Incorporated says earnings per share fell, though revenue rose slightly.


Davey & Goliath Back to Teach New Lessons

After a nearly 30-year hiatus, Davey Hansen and his faithful dog Goliath are back to teach values to a new generation of young people.


Four Florida Counties Declared Disaster Areas

By JIM ELLIS LADY LAKE, Fla. - Search efforts resumed amid fresh rain Saturday across a swath of central Florida devastated by tornado-bearing thunderstorms that killed at least 20 people, including a high school girl struck by a tree as she lay in bed.


Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan wins the Tour of Spain on Sunday.


Full Toss: BCCI asks Sony to telecast cricket series

MUMBAI: The chances of seeing live cricket action between India and Australia starting October 6 have receded even further, with the five-judge bench of the Supreme Court not issuing an interim, working order for the telecast of the series.


Kareena Kapoor talks about her alleged intimate pictures


Claims that China's military development is a threat are "totally groundless," Beijing's defense chief said in Tokyo on Thursday while assuring his Japanese hosts that China is becoming more open about its defense spending.


SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store started selling thousands of songs without copy protection Wednesday, marking the trendsetting company's latest coup and a model for what analysts say will likely become a pattern for online music sales.


It's been a year to remember for Bill Gammell, chief executive of Cairn Energy, who has seen the company he founded 24 years ago in Edinburgh quadruple in value in the 12 months to Â£2.


Going abroad for a sunshine break before trying for a baby may not be a good idea, fertility experts says.


South Africa win toss and field against India in one day cricket match

South Africa captain Jacques Kallis won the toss and elected to field in the first of three one-day internationals against India at Stormont.


8 killed in Hamas-Fatah fighting in Gaza

Heavily armed Hamas militiamen's efforts to break up anti-government protests on Sunday sparked gunbattles across the Gaza Strip that killed eight people in the worst internal Palestinian violence since Hamas took power.


Virginia Tech has staved off the late- season fade of recent years and finds itself playing Miami for the ACC title and an automatic BCS berth.


Republicans reacted angrily yesterday to President Bush's promise to veto a bill that would renew and expand the popular State Children's Health Insurance Program, raising the likelihood of significant GOP defections when the package comes to a vote next week.


European bond prices fall as equities rally

Prices for European government bonds fell and yields rose by early afternoon on Wednesday as investors watched equities and oil for impetus.


More than 100 people are injured in a rush-hour crash on Bangkok's five-month-old underground railway.


Bush pleads for more NATO troops for Afghanistan

President Bush appealed to NATO allies on Tuesday to provide more troops with fewer national restrictions for the alliance's most dangerous mission in Afghanistan, hours before a summit of allied leaders.


Palm OS merchant PalmSource is buying mobile phone ISV China MobileSoft (CMS) in a $22.6 million stock deal to tap into the huge Chinese market and the growing popularity of Linux.


A European Commission plan to simplify the licensing of Europe-wide mobile satellite services could boost the nascent market for broadcast TV services over handheld devices.


Apple Launches the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store

The iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store is a new service for iPod and iPhone users.


MONTERREY, Mexico - It was the reporters who noticed first. Unable to call their editors while covering the weddings of the rich and famous, they asked the priest why their cell phones never worked at Sacred Heart...


"We must replace despair with hope and return the energy and the passion to New York Giants football." - Tom Coughlin (Jan. 7, 2004).


Also: Stephen Hawking's next goal: Space travel. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


US mobile phone giant AT&T says it will give its customers direct access to digital music service Napster.


IAM wants to save US Airways baggage jobs

The union representing US Airways baggage handlers hopes to find cost cuts without losing 4,000 jobs to outsourcing, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.


Two Bus Blasts in Southern Israel Kill 16

BEERSHEBA, Israel - Palestinian suicide bombers blew up two buses in this Israeli desert city Tuesday, killing 16 passengers and wounding more than 80 in an attack that ended a six-month lull in violence.    The buses exploded into flames just seconds apart and about 100 yards away from each other in the center of Beersheba - the deadliest suicide strike in nearly a year...


Minsk, 22:10 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: BIELORUSSIA-BULGARIA 0-2

Grazie ad una doppieta di Berbatov (28' e 47'), la Bulgaria ha battuto 2-0 la Bielorussia 2-0 in un ...


Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner,  whose musical achievements were largely overshadowed by the  notoriety he received after his former wife and recording  partner Tina Turner said he had abused her, won his first  Grammy Award since 1972 on Sunday.


A shortage of doctors and nurses means people are dying unnecessarily from HIV/Aids in Southern Africa.


Boudreau named Capitals coach on permanent basis

Bruce Boudreau was rewarded for engineering the Washington Capitals' success over the last month by being named coach on a permanent basis, the team said on Wednesday.


A new species of elephant shrew is discovered in Tanzania, scientists report.


Australia's main opposition party on Monday elected a new leader in a bid to end Prime Minister John Howard's 11-year winning streak.


NY fashion runways lack black and Asian models

As spring collections are paraded on the catwalks at New York's Fashion Week, ethnic diversity is noticeably lacking among the models and some fashion industry insiders say discrimination is prevalent.


Actor Madhavan recounts his interview with the mentor of Infosys Technologies, Narayana Murthy.


Lawyers ask to be removed from Milosevic case

The Hague - The two lawyers imposed on former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic have asked to be removed from his war crimes trial, sources close to the case said on Wednesday.


Commercial Sound And Music Software For Linux, Part 1

A Win/Mac developer recently asked me what I thought about his plan to create a binary of his application and sell it to interested Linux sound and music people. He asked with some trepidation, having already received a rather critical chorus of objection from some overly enthusiastic Linux users. This man's work is excellent and his software already runs nicely under Wine.read more


Afghanistan's elections seen as a fertile ground for fraud

Afghanistan's historic presidential elections on Saturday will fall far short of internationally-accepted standards, analysts say.


Oregonians should brace for hundreds of cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus next year, says Dr. Mel Kohn, state epidemiologist.


Oil official says fourth sabotage is one of the most powerful and most serious attacks ever on pipeline network. By Marwan Ibrahim- KIRKUK, Iraq.


DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Turkish forces said they repelled a Kurdish rebel attack near the Iraqi border and President Abdullah Gul warned the PKK on Thursday that Turkey's patience was running out.


Too many candidates in a new university law entry test produced "poor quality" work, a report says.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Islamic militant group that claimed to have kidnapped two French journalists said it would soon decide their fate, according to a message posted on a Web site Friday, and an Iraqi negotiator called the chance for their release "excellent


Unionizing bill advances; Cheney threatens veto

A bill to allow workers to form  unions by signing up, instead of voting, advanced in the U.S.  House of Representatives on Wednesday as the Bush  administration threatened to veto it.


US autoworkers greet job cuts with resignation

DaimlerChrysler's plan to cut 13,000 jobs has been greeted with shrugs of resignation by autoworkers who found the news far too familiar.


Police Commander Killed, U.S. Vehicle Hit in Iraq

Gunmen assassinated Baghdad's deputy  police chief and a powerful roadside bomb killed two U.S.  soldiers when it blew up their armored vehicle Monday as  insurgents pressed a campaign to wreck Iraq's election.


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Update 1: Vote Set on Deal Between BFGoodrich, Labor

BFGoodrich Tire Manufacturing agreed to spend $150 million on improvements at four North American plants and dropped demands for concessions under a new two-year deal with labor, Canadian union members said Monday in approving the pact.


Maryland officials said yesterday that they are baffled about why a special type of concrete used on other bridge projects failed on a recently repaved section of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, a problem that could cost $7 million to fix and promises to delay traffic for months.


This Fall, You Can Vote for Your Favorite Flop

A new web site allows viewers to vote once a week to predict which of the 24 new broadcast network shows are most likely to be canceled.


Stanford Coach Buddy Teevens was fired Monday after three straight losing seasons.


Mel Martinez, the public face of the Republican National Committee as its general chairman, announced Friday he was stepping down from his post after serving only 10 months.


Firenze, 17:24 - CALCIO, SEMIOLI: FISCHI DI SIENA ANTICIPO DEL DERBY

Il laterale della Fiorentina, Franco Semioli, ha già avvertito al Franchi di Siena, durante l...


Parigi, 11:18 - CALCIO VIOLENTO, PLATINI: PECCATO PENALIZZARE I CLUB

Il neo-presidente dell'Uefa, Michel Platini, commenta la decisione italiana di far disputare a porte...


Microsoft's Bill Gates calls on firms to engage in creative capitalism that creates a profit while helping the poor.


Guatemala gunmen hit truck carrying $22M

Gunmen held up a truck carrying $22 million from the Bank of Guatemala that was en route to the airport for shipment to the U.S. Federal Reserve, but the thieves only got part of the money, the Interior Ministry said Thursday.


House Blocks Court on Pledge Case Rulings

WASHINGTON - The House, in an emotionally and politically charged debate six weeks before the election, voted Thursday to protect the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance from further court challenges.    The legislation, promoted by GOP conservatives, would prevent federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from hearing cases challenging the words "under God," a part of the pledge for the past 50 years...


CQPolitics.com, C-SPAN Team Up to Launch CampaignNetwork.org

CQPolitics.com is thrilled to announce a new partnership with C-SPAN called CampaignNetwork.org.


Accident kills Black Watch soldier on journey north

A Black Watch soldier was killed in a road accident yesterday as the heavily armed convoy he was travelling with moved towards its new base.


Le Monde ordered to compensate Barcelona

French daily Le Monde has been ordered by a Spanish court to pay Barcelona 300,000 euros in compensation for linking the club with the doctor at the centre of the Operation Puerto doping investigation.


The new head of the security service MI5 is to be current deputy Jonathan Evans who will take over next month.


Apple Recalls 28,000 Faulty Batteries Sold with 15-inch PowerBook

Apple has had to recall up to 28,000 notebook batteries that were sold for use with their 15-inch PowerBook. Apple reports that faulty batteries sold between January 2004 and August 2004 can overheat and pose a fire hazard.


Study Finds Health Benefit in Low-Glycemic Diet

TUESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- A diet rich in the type of carbohydrates that maintain a more stable blood sugar beats out a conventional low-fat diet in reducing the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study.


Chelsea captain John Terry says the Blues should not pursue his England colleague Ashley Cole.


VAL GARDENA, Italy Overall World Cup leader Bode (BOH'-dee) Miller of the US finished 14th in today's World Cup downhill in Italy.


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Iran Wants to Prove It Has No Nuclear Ambitions

Iran is ready to prove to the world it is not producing atomic weapons if the West recognizes the Islamic Republic's right to have peaceful nuclear technology, President Mohammad Khatami said Wednesday.


Intel Capital to buy $218.5 million share of VMware

(InfoWorld) - Intel said Monday it plans to buy a $218.5 million stake in the software firm VMware, bolstering the companies' existing agreement to run VMware's virtualization software on Intel's processors. Intel has been selling chips since November 2005 with specialized technology that allows enterprise IT managers to use a VMware application that treats each hardware platform as multiple "virtual" platforms. The companies also cooperate on their marketing and product development strategies. The chip giant will make the purchase through its investment arm, Intel Capital, subject to approval by U.S. antitrust regulators. The purchase will be part ofÂ an IPO, in which VMware plans to sell 10 percent of the company. VMware has not set a date for that sale, but it is expected to happen in the second half of 2007. In addition to purchasing stock, Intel will also gain the power to appoint one of its executives to the VMware board of directors. However, Intel will still hold a minority stake in the company with just 2.5 percent of VMware stock, according to an IPO registration form filed Monday by VMware with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The majority of VMware stock -- 89 percent -- will be held by EMC, the enterprise data storage company that acquired VMware in January 2004. That investment has paid off well as VMware has grown quickly. VMware revenue rose 82 percent last year, from $387.1 million in 2005 to $703.9 million in 2006. VMware says that growth rate will continueÂ as currently just a small fraction of existing servers and business desktop and notebook PCs use virtualization software. At the same time, many companies use only a portion of their computing power because the latest multicore processors have allowed their processing power to grow faster than workloads. To solve that problem, businesses can use virtualization software to separate the operating system and application software from the underlying hardware. That allows them to combine multiple servers, storage, and networking units into pools of capacity they can allocate to wherever it is needed most, VMware said in the SEC form. Coming so close to VMware's stock offering, Intel's investment is likely to generate greater demand for the new stock, and for the virtualization industry in general, one analyst said. "Intel likes to know it has a more personal stake instead of waiting for market forces to advance the application of virtualization software," said Richard Doherty, research director at The Envisioneering Group. "It's not like that money was gathering dust on their shelf, but Intel's venture arm tends to trigger others to invest in an industry sector too." The purchase also underlines a growing problem for software firms that have historically charged their licensing fees per processor, Doherty said. In this age of quad-core chips and virtualized server networks, that model could spell trouble for enterprise software providers, who could see their customers doing more work with fewer seats of software. By taking a stake in VMware, Intel is indicating that it sees virtualization firms claiming some of that revenue. Also on Monday, VMware launched Lab Manager 2.5, a new version of its lab automation software. IT organizations use the application to efficiently manage their software development and testing labs, save money on IT management and deliver new software applications to market sooner, the company said. In a separate announcement, Borland Software said it would integrate Lab Manager 2.5 with its Lifecycle Quality Management application, SilkCentral Test Manager 2007. Together, those applications will allow software developers to test their applications across multiple configurations using virtual platforms, instead of having to own many separate, physical test labs, Borland said.


Lithuania's opposition Labour Party, led by a Russian-born millionaire, has taken the lead in the first round of parliamentary elections in Lithuania.


Fed, Treasury open to easing loan constraints

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Thursday they are open to letting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy more troubled home loans if the companies control risk and agree to tougher oversight.


Israeli President Shimon Peres said Thursday he was "more optimistic" about the possibility of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, after meeting with the pope and Italian leaders in Rome.


Lite-On factory fire threatens PC monitor biz

Dell, HP and Lenovo may get burned A fire at Lite-On's main flat-panel monitor factory in China could disrupt LCD display supplies across the PC industry.â¦


Calls for sweeping changes to investigations into sudden infant deaths have been welcomed by commentators.


David Blunkett is set to back plans to work closely with other European Union states on asylum and immigration.


Moore Accused of Offering Gifts for Votes

Republicans say filmmaker Michael Moore should be prosecuted for offering underwear, potato chips and Ramen noodles to college students in exchange for their promise to vote for John Kerry.


Chris Hoy claims Great Britain's first gold in the men's one kilometre cycling time trial.


SF hotel workers will go back to work as negotiations continue

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's unionized hotel workers will go back to work after an eight-week lockout, dealing a major boost to the city's tourism industry on the eve of the busy holiday season.


Wired's How To Wiki: Cheat on a Physical Exam

Need to apply for health insurance? Subject to random drug testing? No problem.  Wired's How To Wiki can help you clean up your act in 48 hours. And with the right tools, maybe less time than that.


The two-year effort will reduce its work force by 10 percent and cut $5 billion in costs. Analysts see measures as essential to compete against Advanced Micro Devices.


Researchers say `Mona Lisa' may have been pregnant

PARIS -- Maybe they should call it the ``Mama Lisa." Researchers studying 3-D images of the ``Mona Lisa" say she was probably either pregnant or had just given birth when she sat for Leonardo da Vinci's 16th-century masterpiece. The clue was something she wore.


Weiner, Ackerman on opposite sides of post-Arafat aid

Reps. Gary Ackerman and Anthony Weiner have a lot in common. They're both Jewish Democrats, representing Queens, who are strong supporters of Israel.


Asia, con Cdr attivi Napoli pulita in sette giorni


Watching 'Don' was a great experience not just for the film in itself but for another reason too i.e. the


NEW YORK - Enron Corp. Friday said Chief Financial Officer Raymond Brown resigned to pursue other job opportunities and will be replaced on an interim basis by Robert Bingham.


AFRICA/KENYA - Al via il Quarto Congresso Missionario Nazionale del Kenya Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- ÂSiamo una settantina di partecipanti tra sacerdoti diocesani, religiosi e laici provenienti dalle diverse realtÃ  parrocchiali del Kenya per discutere del futuro della missione nel PaeseÂ dice allÂAgenzia Fides p. Eugenio Fer...


Beijing bowled over by top toilet toilers

Beijing is flush with delegates from across the globe for the World Toilet Summit, a three-day event that got underway Wednesday. Although many may pooh-pooh the idea of a toilet summit, the founder of the


Congress tried to wrap up its work Friday to leave for five weeks of campaigning before the midterm elections.


Six French convicted in Chad to fly home on Friday

N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children will be returned to France on Friday under an accord between the two states, a Chad justice ministry official said.


Royal Opera Steps Into New Act: DVD Maker

Covent Gardenâs purchase of a for-profit maker and producer of performance DVDs is unheard of in the performing-arts world.


QE2 heads to luxury retirement home in Dubai

Ocean liner has been sold to Dubai for Â£50m and is to be turned into floating luxury hotel.


Rassegna in programma da 21 a 24 febbraio a Fieramilanocity


Steel crisis leaves Nissan output 'at risk'

The steel crisis at Nissan Motor might force the carmaker to reduce production by a further 15,000 vehicles next March on top of the 25,000 that have been


Oscar award winner Tom Hanks is close to signing on to star in the film adaptation of Dan Brown's best selling book 'The Da Vinci Code' according to 'The Hollywood Reporter.


Dutch Christian Democrats on course to keep power

The Dutch Christian Democrats were on course to retain power in an election on Wednesday but faced a struggle to form a government as voters rewarded parties on the far-left and far-right, preliminary results showed.


European TV Shopping Seen Doubling by 2008

Television shopping in Europe is projected to nearly double to 8.8 billion euros ($10.8 billion) by 2008 as more households sign up for digital TV service, according to a study released Wednesday.


Bulgarian Artist Nedko Solakov at O.K Center

LINZ, AUSTRIA.- The O.K Center for Contemporary Art, Casino Luxembourg and Rooseum Malmo host the first major retrospective of the Bulgarian artist Nedko Solakov.


The New England Patriots secondary Sunday decided to teach a lesson to outspoken Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Darrell Jackson. Jackson said last week the


Just in time for the Olympics The British government is delaying the roll out of the national ID card scheme to UK citizens, according to leaked documents obtained by the Tory party.â¦


Strage a Taba, disperse due sorelle italiane di Cuneo

14.41: Si chiamano Jessica e Sabrina Rinaudo e sono di Cuneo le due ragazze disperse nel sanguinoso attentato della notte scorsa sul Mar Rosso: tre esplosioni, la prima, di grande potenza, ha distrutto i dieci piani dellâhotel Hilton a Taba.


Lenzerheide, 11:19 - SCI, CDM: DISCESA SOSPESA PER CADUTA KERNEN

A Lenzerheide oggi è in programma l'ultima prova di discesa libera maschile della stagione, l...


Entrepreneur Unveils New Tourist Spacecraft

The creator of the first privately-financed craft to carry a human into space showed models of a new, bigger version.


PeopleSoft: Oracle's Offer Is Inadequate

Oracle Corp.'s $21-per-share hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc. isn't good enough for shareholders to accept, PeopleSoft director A. George "Skip" Battle said Wednesday.


''Il Pd e' perche' il governo concluda la legislatura''


Tali operazioni devono portare vantaggi anche ai clienti


Motore si appresta a respingere l'Opa ostile da 44,6 mld


Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters.


Germany Offers Unemployed Workers Jobs at $1.99/hour

After 10 months of unsuccessful job  applications, Christian Noelte accepted a position paying 1.50  euros ($1.99) an hour.


IBM fixes four flaws in Notes e-mail, Domino server

IBM has patched four flaws in its Notes and Domino e-mail software to plug holes that could be used to improperly access information or infect systems with malicious code.


Dopo la scoperta della manipolazione del lamierino


La moglie lo rimprovera perche' fuma, lui la uccide

I medici gli avevano consigliato di smettere di fumare: ma non ha tollerato che la moglie glielo ricordasse. Per questo Giovanni Galioto, pensionato di 75 anni, ha ucciso con quattro colpi di pistola la moglie, Maria Stella Mina', 59 anni.


FDA doubts Chiron flu vaccine salvageable

It is unlikely that any of the nearly 50 million doses of influenza vaccine being held at a plant in England will be found safe and released to the United States, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.


Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal may play in the playoffs despite a probation violation on a drunken-driving charge.


In the Stent Era, Heart Bypasses Get a New Look

In light of new concerns over stentsâ risks, surgery may be poised for a comeback for treating plaque-clogged arteries.


Weeks-Old Blaze Tests Fire Crews' Endurance in Calif.

By William M. Welch  LOS ANGELES -- Extremely dry brush and fickle winds have kept alive for more than three weeks a wildfire that is only 40% contained and has scorched 200 square miles of mountainous terrain northwest of Los Angeles.


Il tasso piu' basso in Olanda (3,2%),Italia a 6,2% in marzo


Madrid, 10:17 - CALCIO, REAL: NUOVO LITIGIO CASSANO-CAPELLO

Antonio Cassano avrebbe discusso di nuovo con Fabio Capello. Lo scrive il quotidiano sportivo spagno...


Manchester United captain Roy Keane denies assaulting a 16-year-old boy after appearing in court.


Hollywood actor George Clooney attends his latest film premiere despite suffering with a cracked rib.


A new report on Afghanistan's drugs trade urges investment to provide alternative livelihoods for farmers.


Iran, EU have reached new accords: Moussavian

LONDON, Nov 27 (IranMania) - Iranian delegation chief to the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Hossein Moussavian said on Friday evening that Iran and Europe have reached a new agreement.


Herron Putts His Way To Pebble Beach Lead

A 12-foot birdie putt on Tim Herron's final hole at Poppy Hills gives him a one-shot lead over four players.


Roma, 15:58 - VOLLEY, PRESENTATO ANASTASI: GRUPPO VA RICOMPATTATO

E' stato presentato questa mattina il nuovo ct della nazionale maschile di pallavolo, Andrea Anastas...


Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have complained to Scandinavian truce monitors that government troops attacked them and have warned the fragile peace process could collapse.


Real Madrid have confirmed England captain David Beckham will be out of action for up to a month due to broken ribs suffered in the weekend World Cup qualifier against Wales.


La sospensione entrerÃ  in vigore dalla mezzanotte di oggiIl comunicato pubblicato su un sito web di un quotidiano basco                                            Spagna, l'Eta annuncia la fine della tregua "Non ci sono le condizioni per un negoziato"


The security guards at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were more than a little curious.


Violinist offers recording for free online

Acclaimed British violinist Tasmin  Little will give her next recording away for free as a digital  download in an attempt to popularise classical music.


Dangerous Iraq chemicals found stored at U.N.

The United Nations found vials of a chemical warfare agent, which had been removed from Iraq a decade ago, in a U.N. building near the body's headquarters in New York but officials said on Thursday there was no danger.


By Scott M. Larson, Savannah Morning News, Ga.  Sep. 7--Town council had stopped a development because it didn't have  sprinklers, but judge ruled that wasn't proper.


Iraq panel pushes for more U.S. diplomacy

The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including with Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in Iraq, an elite panel recommended on Wednesday.


"Transformers" grabs $8.8 million at box office

"Transformers," director  Michael Bay's screen interpretation of the Hasbro toy line,  rolled into theaters Monday and quickly amassed $8.8 million in  North America.


More than 60,000 expected for Princess Diana concert

More than 60,000 fans are due to join Princes William and Harry at a star-studded charity concert in London on Sunday held in honour of their late mother, Princess Diana.


4,000 Iraqi Police Killed  In 2 Years, U.S. Official Says

Iraqi police have suffered 4,000 killed and 8,000 wounded over the past two years as the fledgling force grapples with wartime problems including corruption and infiltration by sectarian militia, a U.S. commander said yesterday.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Suor Eugenia Bonetti eletta ÂDonna di coraggioÂ per la sua azione a favore delle vittime del traffico degli essere umani Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Prestigioso riconoscimento per Suor Eugenia Bonetti, Missionaria della Consolata da anni impegnata a contrastare  la tratta delle donne. Il Dipartimento di Stato Statunitense  ha conferito il premio ÂDonna di coraggioÂ (ÂWoman o...


Mobile phones get smaller and lighter all the time. With the part count for the average mobile going down by 20-30 per cent every year, a phone bought five years ago now looks as old-fashioned as a 1950s wireless.


Secondo le Ferrovie circoleranno 9 convogli su 10


Britain's James Hickman win his fifth straight World Short Course 200m butterfly crown in Indianapolis.


Vodafone cranks up 3G data rates for autumn

IF you're in Central London or an airport Vodafone will be pushing its HSDPA network to a possible 7.2Mb/sec download speed and introducing HSUPA to increase uploading to a possible 1.44Mb/sec, during the autumn as it tries to boost corporate data usage.â¦


Pictures of the devastation left by huge earthquake-triggered waves around the Indian Ocean.


Il barile quotato 91,93 dollari, crescita dello 0,3%


Blog: The lensmaker says it's signed distribution partnerships to reach most major photography markets.


Suppan at home on road anywhere but Houston

HOUSTON -- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jeff Suppan was perfect on the road this season -- except in Houston. Suppan was the losing pitcher in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday, making him 0-2 this season at Minute Maid Park.


Climate change and Russian concerns over an American missile defense plan are expected to dominate todayâs meeting of wealthy democracies.


Iraq's Main Paris Club Creditors Agree Debt Waiver

Iraq's main creditors at the Paris Club have reached an agreement to cancel 80 percent of the debt owed to them by Baghdad, a Paris Club source said Saturday.


Ottantamila stagionali e duemila specializzati


Lenovo reports 85 pct. drop in net profit

China's Lenovo Group Ltd. said Thursday its net profit fell 85 percent in the company's first fiscal year since it bought IBM's personal computer business.


Darfur rebels say government attacks despite truce

Darfur rebels accused Sudanese government forces of attacking an area along the border with Chad in violation of a unilateral ceasefire the government declared at the opening of peace talks in Libya.


Radiation Not Needed After Chemo Cures Hodgkin's

NEW YORK  - Some kids with Hodgkin's  disease, a form of lymphoma, may not need to undergo radiation  treatment, German doctors have found.


Google Inc.'s GOOG.O initial  public offering of 19.6 million shares priced at $85 each, the  low end of their projected range, a source familiar with the  auction said on Wednesday, raising $1.67 billion and making it  the fourth-largest U.S. IPO this year.


Swiss bank rules out sponsoring Zurich stadium project

ZURICH, Dec 21  Switzerland's hopes of building a new stadium in Zurich for the 2008 European championship were dealt a blow today when a leading bank said it would not help finance the project.


Microsoft Corp., whose popular Windows software is a frequent target for Internet viruses, is offering a free security program to remove the most dangerous infections from computers.


Scientist to Submit Vioxx Study, Attorney Says

The U.S. drug safety officer who warned months ago about risks from Merck & Co. Inc.'s painkiller Vioxx won clearance to publish a study arguing the now-recalled drug may have caused up to 139,000 heart attacks and strokes, his attorney said on Monday.


The Oscar-winning   thesp is reuniting with Ron Howard to star in the big-screen version of   author Dan Brown's hugely successful bestseller The Da Vinci   Code.


Iran vows to develop peaceful nuclear technology

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami reiterated on Saturday that Iran would never seek nuclear weapons but was determined to develop peaceful nuclear technology, the official IRNA news agency reported.


Dopo pausa di meta' seduta causata da nota Banca Intesa


Outsourced Heart Study Shows Cheap Drugs Can Help

A heart-drug trial that was "outsourced" to India and China -- an approach many industries are taking to save money -- demonstrates the


The number of woodlarks, one of England's most critically endangered birds, is rising, the RSPB says.


Pollution Leaves Beloved Dolphin Of Yangtze 'Functionally' Extinct

SHANGHAI, Dec. 13 -- For millions of years, the Chinese river dolphin  basked in the waters of the mighty Yangtze, a gray phantom more than six feet long with a sharp snout and tiny eyes. The endearing creature, which the Chinese call baiji, was the stuff of legend, a goddess to some, and the...


Wolfowitz says "overheated" row forced him to quit

The former head of the World Bank Paul  Wolfowitz, who resigned in a row about his companion's  promotion, said on Monday he had been forced to quit because  emotions at the organization had become "overheated."


Several Hollywood friends back Mel Gibson

Several of Mel Gibson's friends say he's a "different person" when he's drinking, but they do not believe he's anti-Semitic.


Iraqis fleeing conflict flood over borders

Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.


ABC News American, 3 Others Kidnapped in Iraq

Security guards look over posters promoting the upcoming Iraqi national elections in Baghdad, Iraq Monday, Nov. 1, 2004. Voter registration for the January balloting officially began Monday.


Closed Somali Radio Stations Now Lose Their Internet Presence

Two of Somalia's leading private media outlets, forced off the air two days ago by the country's transitional government, now appear to have lost their internet presence.


Six still in custody over murder of 11-year-old

Six youths were still in custody Sunday after being arrested on suspicion of the murder of an 11-year-old boy, although a 15-year-old boy has been released, British police said.


Olympic medallist Popov 'retires' from swimming

Alexander Popov retires from swimming, according to French newspaper L'Equipe.


Police investigating the fatal shooting of young father in east London have arrested a man on suspicion of his murder.


Those Southeastern Conference football teams are at it again, jockeying for position and vying for Top 10 rankings. This time they have been racking up wins not on the field but in the living rooms of top recruits. Six SEC teams are likely to land Top 10-rated recruiting classes Wednesday, national signing day.


Roma, 14:47 - CALCIO: PM ESAMINANO INTERVISTA MOGGI A QUELLI CHE IL CALCIO

La procura della Repubblica di Roma potrebbe acquisire il video con le dichiarazioni rilasciate ieri...


Human rights organisations list 39 "ghost detainees" they say have been held in secret US detention centres.


Economy adds 111,000 non-farm jobs in January

The U.S. economy added a  weaker-than-expected 111,000 jobs in January, but the job  picture was much brighter than first estimated in the final  quarter of last year, a government report on Friday showed.


The Valentine's Day breakup of two North Carolina college students that featured singers, hundreds of spectators and a profanity-laced tirade was a hoax after all


Orvieto, 15:52 - CALCIO, ROMA: GIP CONVALIDA ARRESTO TRE TIFOSI ROMANISTI

Il giudice di Orvieto, Gianluca Forlani, ha convalidato l'arresto dei tre tifosi romanisti per gli i...


DevShed: Using Yahoo! Web Services with PHP 5

On DevShed a new series has started (a six-part one) with This new tutorial posted today talking about the use of the Yahoo! web services in a PHP5 application.   It's not my intention to provide you here with a fully-featured guide on how to use Yahoo!'s Web services with PHP 5, because the best place to go is simply the aforementioned Developer Network. Instead, I'll offer to you a bunch of code samples that hopefully will assist you in the development of PHP 5 applications that will utilize some of these useful web services.   You'll need to get an Application ID to work with before you get started (go here to sign up, you'll also need a Yahoo! ID), but the rest of the code is provided. They make a search request to the Yahoo! backend for "madonna" and show the XML formatting of the results.   They also include examples of querying two other services offered by the company's backend API - video search and an image search.


Retired general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was on Monday confirmed as Indonesia's next leader as final counting from the country's first direct presidential polls gave him a landslide victory over his predecessor.


Racing officials warned the government three years ago that changes to quarantine procedures could lead to an outbreak of equine influenza like that now devastating Australia, Prime Minister John Howard said Monday.


Mitt Romney's Michigan win leaves party mired in confusion about way ahead


IAC/InterActive Corp. IACI.O plans  to split itself in two by spinning off travel site Expedia.com  and related businesses, saying the perception that its  operations are exclusively travel-related is hindering growth.


Rapporto Unaprol: +8,5% nella campagna 2006-2007


Iraq, Egypt, China slammed in US religious freedom report

Religious freedom conditions have worsened in insurgency-wracked Iraq as well as Egypt, while communist China has embarked on a crackdown on foreign missionaries ahead of the Olympics, the US government warned in a report Friday.


As anyone with a teenager in the house knows, today's consumers live in an era of multitasking. We're watching "Lost" with the phone tucked between shoulder and ear while reading e-mail and conducting three chats via instant messaging.


A construction worker who lives in Brooklyn asserts that he was forced to undergo a rectal examination after sustaining a head injury in an on-the-job accident in Midtown in 2003.


NEW YORK - The board of embattled mortgage finance enterprise Fannie Mae met on Sunday and has apparently decided that Chief Financial Officer Timothy Howard will step down, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


Italy to try U.S. soldier for agent's death

A Rome judge ordered on Wednesday a U.S. soldier to stand trial on homicide charges for shooting dead an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq in 2005 as he was escorting a newly freed hostage to safety, prosecutors said.


House repudiates Bush troop buildup in Iraq

The U.S. House of Representatives denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on Friday in a symbolic but politically potent challenge to his unpopular war strategy.


North Korea is committed to its nuclear decommissioning, says an EU lawmaker following talks with the North.


Mel Brooks talk about everything from his musical of 'Young Frankenstein' to David Hasselhoff to smoking in the movies.


Nelle elezioni delle rappresentanze sindacali unitarie


Earthquake Hits Romania, No Reports of Casualties

A strong earthquake shook the  Romanian capital Bucharest on Wednesday night, rattling  buildings and sending objects flying off shelves, Reuters  witnesses said.


ROME, Jan 30 (IPS) - Following the resignation of prime minister Romano  Prodi last week after just 20 months in office, the future of  economic and social reforms due to be implemented by his  centre-left government appears uncertain.


Imagine travelling from Los Angeles to New Delhi in little over an hour. Or completing a round of the globe in five hours flat. On Tuesday, NASA moved the concept of dream planes closer to reality as its hypersonic


MIAMI -- There are not many things from 1985 that resonate as strongly today, but for Chicago Bears fans, the '85 Super Bowl championship squad remains relevant. The '85 Bears, who lost just one game and hammered the Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl XX, have been a frequent topic of discussion as comparisons are drawn to Chicago's current Super Bowl ...


Search company cuts price of Keyhole LT mapping software by more than half.


Si moltiplicano i roghi tra i cumuli di immondizia


Microsoft Extends Legal Protection To All Customers

Nov. 10, 2004. Microsoft is extending the policy that currently protects some of its business customers from potential legal costs associated with intellectual-property disputes to all of its customers, including consumers.


By JOHN CURRAN  BURLINGTON, Vt. - The theft of a 4-foot statue of Ronald McDonald was probably a prank, police said - but people at the home for sick children it was stolen from aren't laughing.


Tougher Rules on Ozone Would Hit Pima Drivers

By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Jun. 22--Pima County's air could be out of compliance with federal limits  in a few years because of a new federal proposal to tighten up regulations  protecting the air from the primary ingredient in smog.


On the Road: Airlines Sharpen Sites for Web-Savvy Traveler

With the growth of small-business and independent employee travel, booking sites are scrambling to redesign their Web sites to serve this market.


Scientists study genes for tastier turkeys

Most of the turkeys gracing the nation's dinner tables today have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations that simply walking can be a problem for many of the big-breasted birds and sex is no longer


SNP leader Alex Salmond attacks Labour in his keynote speech at the party's conference in Inverness.


Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi difference is sort of a no-brainer

When test subjects are told they are drinking Coke, their brain activity increases, scientists report. Scientists say they can tell a Coke drinker from a Pepsi aficionado by reviewing brain scans.


Gas leak from oil platform off SoCal triggers evacuation of crew

OXNARD - A leak of explosive natural gas forced dozens of workers to evacuate an offshore oil platform for hours Thursday but no damage or injuries were reported.


DAEGU, South Korea  - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Thursday he expected the dollar to weaken further, adding that South Korean stocks offered better value than other world markets.


Brescia, 18:58 - CALCIO, BRESCIA; CORIONI: PROGETTO AMBIZIOSO

Raduno a Coccaglio per il Brescia. Conferma il tecnico Cosmi, le rondinelle puntano ad una stagione ...


Karzai views Afghan election as "defeat of terrorism"

Afghanistan's interim President Hamid Karzai told the BBC on Sunday that his country's first post-war presidential election could be viewed as a "defeat of terrorism" and a "success" for the Afghan people.