Seventeen dead in Bhutto protests in Pakistan

Seventeen people, including three policemen, have been killed in violent protests in Pakistan over the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, police and a provincial government minister said on Friday.


New York retailing group Saks said Friday it will close 11 stores and shed 700 jobs. The company said it will close down eight Saks Fifth Avenue stores and three Off 5th Avenue


Scott Verplank set himself up for the chance at a rare Texas two-step on the PGA Tour. Playing through periodic rain showers, Verplank had five birdies in 13 holes Saturday before the third round of the drenched Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial was suspended by impending darkness and more rain.


French Open champion Anastasia Myskina toppled world number one Lindsay Davenport 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to keep alive her hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships in Los Angeles.


Livorno, 18:22 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: ROSSINI DECIDE TEST IN FAMILIA

Allenamento con partitella in famiglia per il Livorno in vista della gara con la Lazio. EÂ´ rientrato...


The hometown newspaper of the late Hunter S. Thompson published a tribute edition Saturday, three days after what would have been his 70th birthday, celebrating the champion of "gonzo journalism."


As of August 5, 2006, at least 262 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.


UK MP Galloway Wins His Libel Claim Against Daily Telegraph

UK Member of Parliament George Galloway won his libel claim against the Daily Telegraph newspaper, which reported last year that the Scotsman was in the pay of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.


Cracker Barrel Settling Discrimination Suits

The country-cooking restaurant chain has agreed to pay $8.7 million over allegations that it segregated black customers, subjected them to racial slurs and gave black workers inferior jobs.


Mauresmo struggles but wins 2nd straight

Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo of France shook off a slow start yesterday to beat Russian Vera Zvonareva 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to successfully defend her Advanta Championship title for her fifth tournament victory of the season.


Russia yesterday observed a day of mourning for at least 89 people who died in a double air disaster that may have been a terrorist attack in the lead-up to elections in rebel Chechnya.


England's school exam system costs more than Â£610m a year and could be streamlined, a report finds.


Bell suffers injury setback ahead of West Indies series

England batsman Ian Bell is doubtful for the upcoming Twenty20 and one-day internationals against the West Indies with a groin problem.


Clouds threaten launch of Discovery space shuttle

Space shuttle Discovery was cleared for Thursday's liftoff after NASA resolved technical concerns, but possible clouds and rain threatened to delay the launch.


More violence in Kenya as AU starts talks

President Mwai Kibaki's appointment of a partial cabinet sparked more violence in Kenya overnight as the African Union began talks on Wednesday to end post-election turmoil that has killed around 500 people.


IT'S Tuesday night, my first evening in Romania, and the last person I expect to meet in a dark basement bar deep in the heart of Bucharest is an actor from Nebraska.


U.S. blue chips were near the  unchanged mark on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from  retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N dampened sentiment,  offsetting the benefit of easing oil prices.


Pesano trimestrali deludenti di Du Pont e Texas Instruments


Ankara headscarf reform hot topic for Berlin's Turks

Turkey's plans to lift a ban on Islamic headscarves in universities has become a hot topic of conversation among young Turkish women in Berlin, home to western Europe's biggest population with Turkish roots.


Party of Brazil's President Party Stronger

In its first electoral test since taking power 21 months ago, the party of Brazil's left-leaning president emerged stronger from nationwide municipal elections but could not come in first in the country's biggest and most important city, Sao Paulo.


Bon voyage: Wu-Tang's ODB dead at age 35

Ol' Dirty Bastard, aka Russell Jones, died at age 35 in the studio, not at the hands of police, a street soldier or a crazed cellmate.


Hachette shuts print edition of Premiere magazine

Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. said on  Monday that it is shutting down the U.S. print edition of movie  magazine Premiere.


A federal jury convicted I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby yesterday of lying about his role in the leak of an undercover CIA officer's identity, culminating a four-year legal saga that transfixed official Washington and revealed the inner workings of the White House and the media.


Chris Shiflett's Blog: Google Code Search for Security Vulnerabilities

Recently , Google has released a new service for their search engine, the Google Code Search. It allows for developers to look through and locate items in public source code through the simple Google interface we're all used to. Fortunately, there's also a few security problems the site can help with as well, and Chris Shiflett shares some of these in his latest post.   Stephen de Vries sent an email to SecurityFocus's web application security mailing list earlier today to comment on the new Google Code Search: "Google's code search provides an easy way to find obvious software flaws in open source and example applications."   Chris talks about cross-site scripting problems, issues with the superglobals, SQL injection problems, and even a misplaced trust of the $_SERVER superglobal. Each of the items is linked to is search terms on the Code Search to make it easy to locate.


Clinton plays flight attendant in campaign plane spoof

Hillary Clinton, flight attendant? Not exactly, but the Democratic presidential hopeful did impersonate one briefly on Wednesday as her new campaign plane made its first voyage with journalists, staff and the candidate herself on board.


Landis asks USADA to drop case against him

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tour de France winner   Floyd Landis asked a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) review   board on Monday to dismiss doping charges against him.


The risk of a volcanic explosion or related landslide on Mount St. Helens has prompted the mountain's managers to keep climbers off the 8,363-foot peak and close some hiking trails while scientists assess the danger.


Twelve Iraqi soldiers are ambushed and killed near the northern oil city of Kirkuk, the army reports.


Two tracks rejected by pop singer Kylie Minogue for her next album are briefly posted online.


Maryland Dig May Reach Back 16,000 Years

Robert D. Wall is too careful a scientist to say he's on the verge of a sensational discovery. But the soybean field where the Towson University anthropologist has been digging for more than a decade is yielding hints that someone camped there, on the banks of the Potomac River, as early as 14,000 B.C.


The outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks talks about the future of high-definition TV.


Letters to Santa increase despite e-mail

Text messages, e-mails and social networking are challenging traditional mail but Santa Claus at least is receiving more and more old-fashioned letters, according to the world's postmen.


AMD chooses Turion as brand name for mobile chips

LAS VEGAS -- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is expected to unveil Turion, its new brand for mobile processors in thin-and-light notebooks, on Monday, company executives said this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).ADVERTISEMENTReducing the Total Cost of OwnershipLearn how to reduce the total coast of ownership in enterprise data management in this case study.


Per una alleanza con Di Pietro: 'vedremo, stiamo ragionando'


Louisiana Sen. David Vitter said he had sinned and was sorry, hours after Hustler magazine told him his telephone number was among those disclosed by the "D.C. Madam."


A US company has received more than $1bn in funding to build prototype unmanned fighter aircraft for the American military.


IBM says its superfast supercomputer is No. 1

Technology giant IBM will announce today that it has built the world's most powerful supercomputer, surpassing the performance of a machine in Yokohama, Japan.


Britain, America's most important ally in Iraq, will withdraw close to half its troops by the end of the year if local troops are able to secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair was expected to announce Wednesday.


Williams Says Heâll Wait for a Guaranteed Spot

Meeting with reporters before a benefit concert on Friday night, Bernie Williams said that he would not accept the Yankeesâ current offer to come to spring training on a minor league contract.


The Houston Astros, the National League's worst hitting team, yesterday signed outfielder Carlos Lee to bolster their offense and righthander Woody Williams to help a pitching staff that could be without Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte .


OPEC's Purnomo Says Demand, Not Speculators, Driving Oil Market

OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said oil prices are now being driven by fundamental factors rather than speculators. Hedge funds and other large speculators last week cut their bets


Abi, ma con discesa Euribor e' previsto un calo a gennaio


By DAVID PITT  DES MOINES, Iowa - One of the last remaining consumer class-action antitrust lawsuits filed against Microsoft Corp. in a state court is set to go to trial in November, and the company's co-founder and chairman is on the witness list to testify.


Microsoft does a virtual 180 -- no, wait, a 360

A bizarre episode in which Microsoft announced, then rescinded, plans to change EULA restrictions on how consumers can use Vista made for a strange Tuesday for observers, and an unhappy ending for users hoping to use the OS on virtual machines.


When he sought to overturn the trade that sent him from San Francisco to Baltimore last March, Terrell Owens said there were several factors that led to his decision.


More than half the states holding presidential contests next month on Super Tuesday allow unaffiliated voters to participate, giving millions of independents a chance to shape what is usually an insider affair among Democratic and Republican loyalists.


Vendors look to ease recycling costs on users

Major vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Sony are working together to push through a legislative mandate in the U.S. that will make it easier for users to recycle their consumer electronics.The mandate calls for companies to cut consumer electronics recycling costs and to make their reuse and recycling the highest priority when manufacturing products, panelists said during a talk at the International Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas.The cost to consumers of recycling products, including things like collection fees, is high, the panelists said, and some manufacturers have taken advantage of weak recycling laws to manufacture products that cannot be effectively recycled or reused.Some companies have standards in place to manufacture products that are easy to recycle, but others hope to drive down their own costs by adopting lower production standards, the panelists said.A legislative mandate would create a level playing field for manufacturers, said Tod Arbogast, director of sustainable business at Dell. A common approach to designing for recycling will promote the production of products that can be recycled and drive down manufacturing costs through effective product design and distribution.As an example of what can be done, Sony's new OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TV is designed to be disassembled by common household tools, said Douglas Smith, Sony's director of corporate environmental affairs. It is a step toward making products that can be easily recycled, he said.To be effective, recycling processes will be needed to convert used components back to original raw material for other products, followed by reuse or resale. Production costs can be cut through recycling and reusing materials rather than extracting and processing raw materials, said Dell's Arbogast."There are significant economic benefits in doing so as well as significant environmental benefits, which I think are often forgotten," Arbogast said.HP is adopting standards to recycle printers with plastic that doesn't convert to raw material, said Renee St. Denis, director of recycling at HP. The end-of-life resale value of printers after seven to 10 years of usage is minimal, but the high cost of plastics versus other printer components has made the company come up with innovative reuses of those plastics, she said.Dell already follows a Texas state law that requires PC manufacturers to dispose of products as easily as they are placed in the market, Arbogast said. The company accepts used Dell PCs for free via mail, Arbogast said.Sony is taking full responsibility for the products its manufactures -- cell phones, TVs and other devices -- by offering the ability to recycle them at no cost, Smith said.In March, Sony will launch a program in the U.S. where consumers can recycle consumer electronics for free by dropping them off at locations within a 20-mile radius of any SonyStyle store. Though the company has only 55 SonyStyle stores in the U.S., the company hopes to expand the effort by involving its distributors and other companies.Sony takes full responsibility for products it manufactures and has already recycled a giant TV screen belonging to the city of Tampa Bay for free, and the company wants to deliver the same recycling ability to users, said Smith.


Iraqi officials suspect rebel infiltrators may have set up killing ...

Iraqi officials suspect that about 50 US-trained Iraqi soldiers slain by insurgents many of them execution-style may have been set up by rebel infiltrators in their ranks.


Grosseto, 13:06 - CALCIO, GROSSETO: ESONERATO ROSELLI, AL SUO POSTO PIOLI

Salta la prima panchina in serie B. Il Grosseto, tre sconfitte nelle prime tre giornate, ha esonerat...


Police get new powers to make drivers to take roadside tests to see if they are under the influence of drugs.


A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or early March, government officials said Saturday.


The chief UN war crimes prosecutor says EU talks on co-operation with Serbia resume as soon as possible.


A board of inquiry is set up to find out why an RAF Nimrod MR2 crashed in Afghanistan, killing 14 UK troops.


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'What Happens Here in Anbar Matters to the Security of the United States'

Following are excerpts from President Bush's remarks Monday to U.S. troops at al-Asad air base in Iraq, as transcribed by the White House:


Iran president rejects Stone documentary

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected a proposal by Oscar-winning movie director Oliver Stone to make a film about him because Stone is part of the "Great Satan" cultural establishment, a semiofficial news agency reported.


GM, union call break, talks to resume Sunday

Negotiators from General Motors Corp   and the United Auto Workers union made progress toward a  new contract before taking a break late Saturday, people  familiar with the talks said.


Vodafone is targeting the iPod generation with its third-generation cell phones, putting music and video downloading at the heart of its sales push.


Orphanages Stunt Mental Growth, a Study Finds

Giving credence to the long-held belief that orphanages stunt childrenâs mental development, a study shows that infants placed with foster families have higher IQs on average than those who remain in institutions.


Ashcroft Warns of Judicial Meddling in Terror War

Departing Attorney General John  Ashcroft, dealt several court defeats over U.S. anti-terrorism  policies, on Friday derided what he called judges'  second-guessing of the president's decisions.


Soldiers try to enter Fiji PM's residence

Armed soldiers attempted to force their way into the residence of Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase on Tuesday, as the prime minister said a coup was under way in the South Pacific nation.


Three years after September 11, 2001, there is still no trial date for Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the United States in connection to the terrorist attacks, but a federal appeals court Monday removed one of the


H. David Nahai Elected President of the Water and Power Board of Commissioners; Commissioner Edith Ramirez Named Vice President

H. David Nahai, an attorney specializing in corporate, real estate and environmental law, has been elected as president of the City of Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners. The Board also elected Commissioner Edith Ramirez, also an attorney, as vice president.    Mary D.


Teenage bomber kills 9 Pakistani Shi'ites

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - A teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded Shi'ite Muslim prayer hall in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least nine people and wounding 25, a government official said.


U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island beat a conservative challenger in Tuesday's primary, fueling Republican hopes to keep Senate control.  Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey conceded at 10:40 p.m., the Providence Journal-Bulletin reported.


Witness: Blake Didn't Ask Him to Kill Wife

A key prosecution witness who was expected to say that Robert Blake solicited the murder of his wife testified Monday that the actor never directly asked him to murder Bonny Lee Bakley.


Senate Wants Intel Chief With Budget Say

The committee writing the Senate's intelligence reorganization plan is recommending creation of a strong national intelligence director with spending power, while leaving the Pentagon in charge of some military spy agencies.


Cambodia's new King Norodom Sihamoni is greeted at Phnom Penh airport Wednesday Oct 20, 2004. Norodom Sihamoni, returned home from China on Wednesday to ascend the throne vacated by his father, former King Norodom Sihanouk.


The pound was strong, reaching 10-day highs against the dollar, after another set of firm UK data strengthened expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates again this year, probably in November.


Vietnam flight historic, helpful for some Minnesotans

Vietnamese-Americans living in St. Cloud are heralding the flight of the first US passenger jet to land in their homeland since the Vietnam War ended almost 30 years ago.


CIAMPI: LEGGERA ARITMIA, INTERVENTO PROGRAMMATO

(AGI) - Roma, 23 ott. - L'intervento al quale e' stato sottoposto nelle ultime ore Carlo Azeglio Ciampi e' dovuto ad una leggera aritmia. Si e' trattato di un'operazione decisa da tempo. Apparentemente, al


Poland's national airline soon will have to choose between two ardent suitors, Chicago-based Boeing Co.


United Airlines formally raised the possibility of throwing out union contracts on Friday, asking a bankruptcy judge for permission to discuss the matter at an upcoming court hearing.


Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N on  Thursday posted a sharply wider fourth-quarter loss as it  struggled with high fuel prices and low fares, and analysts  warned of an even bigger loss in the first quarter of 2005,  sending its shares down over 10 percent.


Â· Ex-attorney general starts lucrative new career Â· Famous for advice on Iraq war and BAE corruption


The honeymoon is over. Tiger Woods was back to work last week, zipping around Isleworth CC in his golf cart with instructor Hank Haney, playing with Mark O'Meara and John Cook, telling his


CHENNAI, Oct 12: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was unlikely to play the second Test against Australia, coach John Wright said here on Tuesday.


Martha Stewart Shares Up Amid TV Reports

Martha Stewart Living Inc. shares rose nearly 5 percent Monday on a report that reality show producer Mark Burnett has been in talks with the company's namesake founder to refashion her lifestyles television show when she gets out of jail.


San Paolo, 16:52 - CALCIO, RINCON DOPO IL CARCERE: INNOCENTE, MI VENDICHERO'

Freddy Rincon, ex attaccante colombiano del Napoli e del Real Madrid, dopo quattro mesi in carcere p...


Buoni risultati da joint venture con Sony


(ANSA) - ROMA, 3 NOV - Roma praticamente fuori dalla Champions League dopo l'1-1 col Bayer Leverkusen. Di Berbatov (82') e Montella (93') i gol. In un'Olimpico deserto (si e' giocato a porte chiuse dopo la


PITTSBURGH -- Finally, Evgeni Malkin wasn't worried about hiding his emotions or himself. He signed the contract he wanted to sign, with the team he wants to play for.


Savio loss is, literally, end of the line

It's like witnessing the sale of the humble home in which you grew up and experienced all the changes of youth. It's like the shuttering of the neighborhood restaurant where your family always gathered to plan, celebrate, and sometimes mourn.


Ad annunciarlo l'assessore comunale alla Cultura Di Francia


Feds Subpoena Chiron Over Vaccine Debacle

Chiron Corp. CHIR.O is being  investigated by a federal grand jury after failing to deliver  its flu vaccine this year because regulators did not consider  it safe.


Pope Makes Appeal to Protect the Environment

In the traditional midnight Christmas Mass, the pope bemoaned an âill-treated worldâ in a homily given to thousands of pilgrims.


ABN Amro boards won't take a position on two takeover bids

AMSTERDAM - ABN Amro's boards will not recommend either of the two rival takeover bids the Dutch bank has received, they told shareholders yesterday.


Travel: A short course in navigation sets Susan Smillie up  for a voyage of discovery as she charts her way around the beautiful islands of Thailand.


Grimm's Nightmare: Wolves Solidify Paw-Hold in Germany

Wolves have been protected by the European Union for almost two decades and are bouncing back all over Europe - like these two living in France.  By Charles Hawley SPREEWITZ, Germany (Der Spiegel) - Germany is hardly known as a country full of predators lurking in the forests. But for five years now, the wolf population has been establishing a solid foothold in the country...


Rai, l'Udc cambia idea e firma il nuovo statuto

LâUdc fa marcia indietro, e dopo la mozione estiva che sfiduciava lâattuale CdA dell'azienda, ora approva senza modifiche il nuovo statuto che, in linea con la legge Gasparri, sancisce la fusione della Rai con Rai Holding e che di fatto conferma i


Microsoft drops price to partners for Dynamics CRM 4.0

Microsoft plans to reduce the price its partners will pay for its newest customer relationship management software, code-named Titan, the company's latest foray into software-as-a-service (SaaS) CRM.


Web browsers on the front line of exploitation

It's war out there and the good guys ain't winning Cybercriminals are stepping up their efforts to exploit vulnerabilities in web browsers to spread malware using drive-by download techniques.â¦


Annan launches Kenya mediation as violence spreads

Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan brought together Kenya's political rivals on Tuesday in a push to mediate an end to the post-election crisis and stop spreading tribal bloodshed.


Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and eight rebounds, Jason Terry added 21 points, and the Dallas Mavericks extended their club-record home winning streak to 20 games with a 110-87 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.


Orlando Bloom says he will not go naked on London stage

"Pirates of the Caribbean" star Orlando Bloom disappointed thousands of female fans, insisting Wednesday he would not strip off in his London stage debut, despite fans' hopes he would follow the lead of Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe.


Brave New World? Next Steps Planned for Private Space Travel

MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA -- While SpaceShipOneâs wispy contrail from sky to space quickly vanished into the thin desert air here, Mondayâs flight at Mojave Spaceport left a solid line in the sand -- to create a "new space age" of personal space travel.


US Knew Last Year of Problems at Vaccine Plant

The Food and Drug Administration found serious problems of bacterial contamination at an influenza vaccine plant in England in 2003, 16 months before British regulators effectively closed the


Ferguson relishing clash with United old boy Robson

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson locks horns with his former captain Bryan Robson on Saturday as he bids to end a memorable week on winning note.


Family Trend Seen with Diabetic Kidney Disease

Type 1 diabetics who have a sibling with diabetic kidney disease have twice the risk of also developing this complication, according to a new report.


Lexmark suffers a setback in its fight to keep third-party ink cartridges off store shelves. A federal appeals court this week struck a blow against Lexmark International's attempt to protect its share of


Erectile dysfunction may precede Parkinson's

Results of a study suggest an  association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk  of developing Parkinson's disease.


Militant Group Says Holding Brazilian Hostage-TV

A militant group said it had abducted a  Brazilian man in an attack on a U.S. firm in Iraq in which it  also killed a Briton and another Brazilian, Arab satellite  television Al Jazeera said on Saturday.


France, Jordan set for close cooperation on Mideast

France and Jordan want to work "hand-in-hand" to help resolve crises in the Middle East, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday following talks with King Abdullah II.


India's Long-Established Ties With Iran Straining Alliance With U.S.

NEW DELHI, Sept. 19 -- India's long-standing ties with Iran appear to be threatening the beleaguered nuclear energy deal between Washington and New Delhi and, more broadly, their growing strategic alliance.


Workers from the Windows on the World restaurant atop the World Trade Center have signed a lease to create the city's first employee-run restaurant — only a walk from ground zero.


First lady Laura Bush had a skin tumor removed from her right shin in early November. The procedure was not disclosed until last night.


The first 3-series chips sets, codenamed Bearlake, are now available.


Staff go out on strike at Harley-Davidson's main US plant in a dispute over pay and healthcare provision.


His Iowa win was due largely to a surge of support among younger voters. Can he translate it into victory elsewhere?


Points: The penultimate day of 2004 begins with this future ACC matchup. The "happy-to-be-here" factor would seem to favor the Tar Heels, who won their last two games to qualify and will be playing in their home state.


EBay Acquiring South Korean Auction Affiliate  EBay Inc., according to news wire reports, has offered a price near $530 million to purchase the remainder of eBay South Korean affiliate - Internet Auction Co. Ltd. The move is seen as an expansion of the eBay strategy to push deeper into Asia. EBay ...


Israele potrebbe cedere ai palestinesi il controllo di RamallahMa gli Hezbollah potrebbero ostacolare un eventuale accordo                                                  Sharon: "IncontrerÃ² Abu Mazen" "Discuteremo della sicurezza"                                                                                Ieri anche Bush ha chiamato il presidente palestinese


Not one of the National Book Award nominees for fiction is big and sprawling. And not one has much of a sense of humor.


Kidnapped Iranian diplomat released in Iraq

TEHRAN (MNA) -- Iranian diplomat Fereidun Jahani who was kidnapped in Iraq was freed Monday and is safe in the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, the Foreign Ministry Press Department announced in a press release on Monday.


Reports say America Online will split into four semi-autonomous segments to ease decision making. NEW YORK  - America Online is reorganizing itself into four operational units to improve decision


Smithsonian exhibit honors vets from Revolution to now

A new exhibit honoring the American sacrifice during wars that span the nation's history opened in Washington DC on Veterans Day.


Russian Family Mourns Loss of Mom, Child

Sima Alikova's accordion lies mute on a bed in her family's living room, stacked with a pile of clothes, pictures and toys — even a toothbrush — she and her 9-year-old daughter Irina once used.


Kofi Annan built a reputation as the world's most trusted diplomat, but the oil-for-food scandal has riled US critics. Is his job in jeopardy?


The Utah Office of Tourism recently released a series of new posters featuring the many scenic sights Utah has to offer. Nearly a decade has passed since new posters were released.


Shabana Azmi talks about her new Hollywood film, Waterborne.


Stilisti possono presentare racconti di 3' su loro creazioni


Acquittal of US man who viewed abuse images overturned

Cached images were in his possession A man who admitted using his computer to view pornographic images of child abuse cannot go free just because he did not deliberately save the images, a US court has said. The ruling overturns a previous acquittal of the man.â¦


Roma, 12:56 - CALCIO, SERIE B: MAZZOLENI DIRIGE TREVISO-CHIEVO

Ecco gli arbitri (con guardalinee e quarto uomo) designati a dirigere le partite della 3/a giornata ...


US Stocks Rise in Week; S&P 500 Gains for 7th Week in Eight

US stocks rose this week after reports showed the economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter and manufacturing expanded in September for a 16th straight month.


Coen Brothers Named Best 2007 Directors by U.S. Peers

The Directors Guild of America on Saturday chose Ethan and Joel Coen as best feature film directors for 2007 for their gritty crime drama "No Country for Old Men," an award known for signaling which filmmakers will win top Oscars.  Under the specter ...


Karzai Says Pakistani Collusion Threatens Region

AfghanistanÂs president said that Pakistani government elements were still supporting Islamic militants.


Il presidente del Consiglio alla Festa della Margherita"Non ci saranno spalmature, voglio che tutti paghino le tasse"                                                  Prodi: "SarÃ  una Finanziaria che non ammazzerÃ  il Paese"


Film-maker John McTiernan is sentenced to four months in prison after a judge refuses to let him change his guilty plea.


Russian Santa visits Space Station with new supplies

If all goes well, a Russian cargo ship will dock with the International Space Station shortly, to bring a much need supply of food and water.


Twelve arrested in crackdown on Paris suburb

EVRY, France  - Around 200 French police swooped   on a Paris suburb on Monday and arrested 12 people after an   attack on two policemen renewed fears of rising crime and   sparked a row between France's judges and interior minister.


Staff Sgt. Michael Obleton has already done two tours in Iraq, dodging roadside bombs as he drove trucks in Army convoys across the hostile countryside.


Ohio's rules for primary elections make it too hard for minor parties to get on the ballot, a federal appeals court ruled.


IBM developerWorks: Make PHP apps fast, faster, fastest

The IBM developerWorks website has posted the first part of a series looking at boosting the performance and throughput of your PHP applications through an opcode caching software, specifically XCache.   PHP is a scripting language most often used to create Web applications. It's easy to learn and produces visible results quickly. However, because PHP is interpreted, PHP code is parsed and translated to opcodes every time it executes. An opcode cache eliminates that rework, making PHP applications faster.   They start with the installation of the software (just XCache, they assume everything else is installed) and what to edit in the php.ini file to get things up and running. They follow this up with a sample benchmark for a local phpmyadmin installation.


The Post Office is re-launching a new savings stamp scheme, which could help people on tight incomes budget their finances.


Nancy Reagan to stay in hospital additional night

Nancy Reagan, widow of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, is expected to stay in the hospital for a second night following a fall at her Los Angeles home on Sunday, a Reagan family spokeswoman said on Monday.


On Fifth Avenue, no Leopard fans spotted yet

A fashion-forward Apple store in New York is a mob scene, of course--but that was because of tourists, not Apple fans anticipating the operating-system launch.


Stoccarda, 13:48 - CICLISMO, MONDIALI: SINKIEWITZ SMENTISCE ACCUSE A BETTINI

Il ciclista Patrick Sinkiewitz smentisce di aver accusato il suo compagno di squadra Paolo Bettini d...


ASHLEY COLE says winning the Premiership title this season would be the best one ever for Arsenal. But the England full-back admits Chelseaâs refusal to crack is starting to get on his nerves.


APEC Leaders Vow to Scrap Trade Barriers

Pacific Rim leaders pledged Sunday to shore up global security and push ahead with the World Trade Organization's negotiations on lowering global trade barriers.


Bush budget makes military, Iraq its centerpiece

President George W. Bush on Monday will seek $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while boosting other military spending and curbing domestic programs, setting the stage for a big battle with Democrats over funding priorities.


Liverpool come from behind to beat injury-hit Newcastle United at Anfield.


Moto, Checa in pole per il primo Gp in Qatar

Carlos Checa ha conquistato la pole position per il primo Gran premio del Qatar, che si correrÃ  domani, registrando il tempo piÃ¹ veloce nell'ultimo giro delle qualificazioni. Il centauro


Best of 3 Derby Preps Could Be at Aqueduct

There will be a brief respite from the February doldrums on Saturday at Aqueduct.


UPDATE 3-Rogers bids C$1.4 bln for Microcell, tops Telus

Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. (RCMb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) launched a friendly C$1.4 billion ($1.07 billion) cash bid for Microcell Telecommunications Inc.


Iranian President Mohammad Khatami says diplomacy is the only way to resolve Iran's nuclear standoff with the West, CCTV reported Thursday.


United to seek more cuts from labor, elsewhere

CHICAGO United Airlines says it will need even more labor cuts than anticipated to get out of bankruptcy. United told a bankruptcy court judge in Chicago today that it intends to start talks with unions next month on a new round of cost savings.


Fla. Voters Approve Three-Strikes Law for Docs

Florida doctors who suffer three malpractice judgments will automatically lose their medical license under a new law approved by voters in that state.


NEW ULM, Minn. - Too bad firefighters didn't have a pile of popcorn handy - or better yet, loads of lobster tails.  An intense fire consumed half of the roof of the Associated Milk Producers Inc. butter packaging plant, sending melted butter flowing out of the facility.


Majid is accused of having ordered 1988 gassing of the Kurds in Halabja that killed some 5,000 people. BAGHDAD - Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein nicknamed "Chemical Ali" for the gassing of


The transfer of North Korean funds - a stumbling block in nuclear negotiations - has begun, an official says.


Private sector added 57,000 jobs in Feb: report

U.S. private employers likely added  57,000 new jobs in February, about half of what economists had  expected, according to a report released on Wednesday,  indicating weakness in the labor market and a slowing economy.


Lawyer says Paris Hilton starts jail term

Paris Hilton has begun serving her Los Angeles jail sentence for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.


Operation Digital Gridlock targets peer-to-peer sites, ISPs in piracy investigation.


Stocks & Bonds: Dow Slips on Report of Weak First Quarter

A weak reading on the nationâs gross domestic product muted enthusiasm over a new spate of acquisitions.


Many teenagers who play high school football do not know what a concussion is, yet this ignorance undermines the gravity of the injury.


The past few years have seen companies doing everything they can to reduce costs. From outsourcing and offshoring to RIFs (reductions in force), the byword has been, âCut expenses.â But if most of the economists are right, 2005 will be a much better year, and companies will go back to concentrating on increasing revenue.


Two Dutch ministers are resigning after a critical report into a deadly fire at Amsterdam's airport.


âWomen in Modernism,â a colloquium held on Thursday night at the Museum of Modern Art, sought to take a more positive look at the role women have played in architectural history.


Catania, 23:06 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, MOGLIE DEPONE FIORI FUORI STADIO

La vedova di Filippo Raciti ha lasciato un fascio di fiori davanti all'ingresso della Curva Nord del...


Cheney Lectures Kerry on True Leadership

Vice President Dick Cheney criticized John Kerry for telling National Guard veterans Thursday that he'll always tell the truth to the American people, saying "true leadership requires the ability to make a decision."


Aid effort brings relief as tsunami toll hits 124,000

At least 124,000 people have been confirmed dead in the Asian tsunami disaster as the effort to deliver relief supplies to the millions affected by the giant wave gathers pace.


Mitt Romney and John McCain argued about their concern for the auto industry, while Mike Huckabee spotlighted his opposition to abortion, as the Republican presidential contenders campaigned Saturday before Michigan's potentially make-or-break primary.


Firenze, 17:41 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: DONADONI RISPOLVERA LA GABBIA

Donadoni ha fatto svolgere la prima parte di allenamento nella gabbia costruita al centro tecnico di...


Pakistan's most popular private television network went back on the air Monday after signing a government code of conduct that critics say is muzzling independent media before parliamentary elections next month.


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A court hears how a girl of nine has had panic attacks and her sister, six, has changed since an attempt to kill them.


Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has been voted the worldÂs sexiest Âsmall manÂ in an online poll conducted by onepoll.com.


Gangs flaunt guns and cars on YouTube after Liverpool murder

Teenage gangs in Liverpool are using the popular video-sharing website YouTube to flaunt their culture of violence and law-breaking, taunting each other, making threats, and showing off guns and cars, it emerged Friday.


Two suspected members of a 1970s German left-wing militant group surrender to police, officials say.


Pakistani Security Forces Free Chinese Hostages

Pakistani commandos on Thursday freed two Chinese engineers taken hostage near the Afghan border and killed their five kidnappers, who are led by a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, officials said.


Adelphia Communications Corp. has offered $300 million to settle investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department, the company said.


Holder Henman Crashes Out of Paris Masters

Holder Tim Henman, beaten 7-5, 6-1 at the Paris Masters by Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the third round Friday, has turned his sights toward the Masters Cup.


Whether the Dolphins were feeding off the energy of a lame-duck coach they want to stick around or auditioning for incoming coach Nick Saban, they managed to squeeze out


A US soldier gets 100 years in prison for the gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl.


News: Virus writers add network sniffer to worm

Virus writers have grafted a network sniffer into the latest variant of the SDBot worm series.


Update: Facebook chooses Microsoft over Google

Facebook will sell a $240 million minority stake to Microsoft, which as part of the deal will also expand the advertising services it provides to the social networking phenom, the companies said Wednesday in a statement.


A family wins a legal review of a deportation order only to find that two sons are now being held and could be sent back to Pakistan.


Police 'too afraid of criticism to solve crimes' says senior officer

The police have become so cautious and fearful of being criticised that they no longer use their own judgement to solve 'genuine' crimes, according to a hard-hitting report by a senior police chief.


Gay bishop Gene Robinson has told the BBC he regrets the pain caused by his consecration but vows not to resign.


Forty-three maternity units across the UK are under threat, the Conservatives have warned.


The dollar was weaker across the board  early in New York on Wednesday, its rebound of recent session  fizzling out as dealers refocused attention on the U.S.  external deficits and its ability to finance them.


Crude decline in wake of build up of US stocks

Rarely has the oil price fallen so far so fast. Crude futures have dropped more than 15 per cent in only four sessions sending prices to three month lows.


Canada announces $31.6B health care plan

OTTAWA -- Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and the country's provincial and territorial leaders signed a $30 billion deal Wednesday to improve the nation's health care system.


The Swiss housing market offers good value for money both in domestic and international terms, according to a report published on Thursday.


Goldcorp's McEwen, Seeking Growth, Buys Wheaton to Get Telfer

Goldcorp Inc. Chief Executive Robert McEwen says he was always reluctant to expand by acquiring other gold producers. That's why McEwen is making one last purchase before he steps down and handing the reins to Ian Telfer.


CITES bans international trade in sawfish

Snouts and fins off the menu A meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in the Hague has banned the international trade in sawfish - threatened by demand for their attractive snouts, or rostra, and fins.â¦


NEW DELHI: India on Sunday reiterated its stand on no-third party role, no territorial adjustment and a composite dialogue with Pakistan despite Islamabadâs bid to push president Musharrafâs Kashmir formula high on the agenda for the coming bilateral


Gold hit its latest record on Monday,  approaching $900 an ounce as investors sought protection  against a potential U.S. recession and a weaker dollar, with  Asian stocks steadying after recent sharp losses.


The African Union gives the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels until 1700 GMT on Sunday to stop fighting.


Three men who had never met are convicted of plotting to rape a girl via an internet chat room.


Bodies of dead tourists line Thai beaches

KHAO LAK, THAILAND - Emergency crews in Thailand struggled Tuesday to identify hundreds of tourists killed when a tsunami roared through southern resorts - even as an endless stream of trucks delivered new bodies.


The junior trader blamed for causing a $7 billion loss at French bank Societe Generale faced a second day of questioning on Sunday by finance police, who said he was cooperating with their inquiry.


The University of New Hampshire football team will have its hands full when it travels to Villanova today for a pivotal Atlantic 10 matchup.


Newborns needing jaundice therapy prone to moles

NEW YORK  - Infants with jaundice who are treated with intensive light therapy -- the current standard treatment -- have a significantly increased risk of developing moles called melanocytic nevi as they grow older, French researchers report.


Venezuela's Chavez seen wanting office "for life"

Insecurity, "malignant narcissism" and the need for adulation are driving Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's confrontation with the United States, according to a new psychological profile.


Thoughtful account of life-shaping career

The Making of a Civil Rights Lawyer by Michael Meltsner, University of Virginia Press, 309 pages, $34.95.


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Ex-Houston mayor collapses at Lay funeral

Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier collapsed Wednesday as he arrived at the funeral of Enron Corp. founder Ken Lay, who he had supported at the businessman's fraud trial.


U.S.: Korea Cloud Not From Nuclear Blast

A huge mushroom cloud that reportedly billowed up from North Korea was not caused by a nuclear explosion, South Korean and U.S. officials said Sunday, but they said the cause was a mystery.


Democrats criticize AT&T's exclusive iPhone deal

Blog: AT&T's deal to sell the iPhone drew criticism from Democrats, and a defense from Republicans. The arrangement might lead to an open access requirement for a 700 MHz spectrum auction next year.


Invincible China adds more gold as Japan plays catch up

An invincible China has added seven more gold medals to its bulging bag of Asian Games titles, with more in store when its world class gymnasts and badminton players spring into action.


Larry Staverman, who was the first coach of the Indiana Pacers when they started as an ABA franchise, died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 70.


Italy's Garbin shocks Petrova in Australian tennis tournament

Italy's Tathiana Garbin shocked second seed Nadia Petrova of Russia 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Australian women's hardcourt tennis tournament here Monday.


Your Money: If There's a High-Definition TV in Your Future, Wait Till After the Holidays

Electronics retailers are selling more HDTVs than ever, but are making less money on them, so they are tightening return policies, dropping entry-level models and pushing additional servers.


Taran Rampersad didn't complain when he failed to find anything on his hometown in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Instead, he simply wrote his own entry for San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. Wikipedia is unique for an encyclopedia because anybody can add, edit and even erase. And the Wikipedia is just one — albeit the best known — of a growing breed of Internet knowledge-sharing communities called Wikis.


DHS: Real ID could help shut down meth labs

Top official suggests more "secure" IDs envisioned by controversial law will help pharmacies to ferret out customers buying over-the-counter ingredients to concoct the drug.


Web Site: American Hostage Killed in Iraq

A Web site posting Monday claimed that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group has beheaded one of the American hostages in Iraq and that others would soon be killed. The claim could not be verified.


The killing of 160 refugees in Burundi has brought the  region to the brink of war, the UN peacekeeping chief warns.


Media & professional: Three years after being sacked by ITV, Ron Atkinson has won an RTS award for his Sky One show.


Five killed in tense Gaza, world concern grows

Gun battles raged between Hamas loyalists and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces in Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least three people and reviving fears the strip was sliding into civil war.


REVIEW: Microsoft Search Falls Far Short

Microsoft Corp. isn't often an underdog in anything, so when the software powerhouse released its new search engine, I was anxious to give it a whirl.


Big northern lights: What's the trigger?

NASA is launching satellites Friday to determine what's behind destructive energy pulses.


Francisco Garcia and Juan Palacios both hit two free throws in the final 34 seconds to lift No. 9 Louisville to a 77-73 victory over UAB on Saturday night.


Beltran's Hot Bat Leading Astros' Offense

When Carlos Beltran was traded to the Houston Astros, he already was considered among baseball's top all-around players, one of those rare breeds who can hit, run and play great defense.


The open-source software Linux is making a bigger dent in China's ever-galloping mobile phone market. US-based PalmSource, provider of Palm OS, a popular operating system powering


'Happy slapping' vids prompt Brown to push net filters

You the jury The availability of gore and violence on the internet has prompted the UK Government to consider backing a campaign to encourage wider awareness and use of net-filtering software.â¦


Sending Up Satellites and Closing the Digital Divide

Pradman P. Kaul, C.E.O. of Hughes Communications, discusses satellite communications and how his company can compete with cable and phone companies.


Up to five people have died and at least 20 injured after security forces in southern Thailand fired shots in the air and used water cannons and tear gas to disperse protestors.


Australia's Westfield, Multiplex join in new offer for Britain's ...

SYDNEY: Australian shopping center giant Westfield is teaming up with property group Multiplex and Aldersgate Investments to make a cash offer for Duelguide, the company which owns British developer Chelsfield.


One in three abused babies who return to their families is harmed again, say experts.


ATHENS: Two suspected Albanians armed with rifles and dynamite hijacked a packed Greek passenger bus in Athens and warned they would "light the fuse" if a this morning's deadline for payment of a $1.3 million (BD491,400) ransom and safe passage was not met


German inflation set to pick up in December

Inflation in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, picked up this month as a result of increased tobacco taxes, key regional data showed.


LONDON - For a team that calls team spirit their greatest strength, the brawl between Patrick Vieira and Bisan Lauren will come as great concern to manager Arsene Wenger.


Genova, 18:50 - CALCIO, GENOA: DI VAIO NON SI E' ALLENATO

Seduta tattica con partitella finale per il Genoa in vista della gara di domenica a Empoli. Lavoro r...


The Scottish Parliament's new home is due to open its doors as legislative plans for the next year are unveiled.


How a weird cult show that should have been canceled helped TV into the new-media era


Hyundai to build $270 mln U.S. engine plant

Hyundai Motor Co. , South Korea's top auto maker, said on Tuesday it plans to invest $270 million to build an engine plant at its U.S. car making unit in Alabama to serve growing demand in the world's No.1 auto market.


Kerry Vows to Ease Seniors' Health Costs

Sen. John Kerry trumpeted his health care program Tuesday as a recipe to bring down soaring medical costs, rejecting Republican contentions that a Democratic plan would mean a government takeover.


Tech groups praise parts of intelligence bill

Technology trade groups cheered parts of a comprehensive intelligence reform bill that passed Congress Wednesday, including a provision that could speed up the federal government's security clearance process for IT vendors and contractors.


A second man pleads guilty to sex offence charges against young girls on the Pacific island of Pitcairn.


Edgar Bronfman, head of the Warner Music Group, is "fairly certain" his children infringed on copyrights by downloading music, so why


Russia's state owned oil firm Rosneft has bought the mystery winner of Yukos' prize production unit in a move that nationalises 11% of the country's oil output even as a legal battle rages in America over the sale.


Licensing 'appeasement' triggered Longhorn change

Microsoft wants to release its Longhorn client operating system in 2006 in order to "appease" the customers that have bought into its Software Assurance licensing package, according to analyst Gartner.


Officials: 12 hurt, 28 dead in airstrike

Four Israeli missiles slammed into a refrigerated warehouse where farm workers were loading vegetables Friday near the Lebanon-Syria border and at least 28 people were killed, officials said.


PITTSBURGH - Carlos Zambrano pitched 7 1-3 shutout innings to outduel Oliver Perez and beat Pittsburgh for the fifth straight time this season, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a tense, 1-0 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday night.    Sammy Sosa preserved the Cubs' sixth shutout with a sprawling, belly-flop catch of Ty Wigginton's bases-loaded, two-out line drive to right field in the eighth...


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Some women with breast cancer are less likely to have their tumours picked up by scans, say experts.


The troubled airline has scored a money-saving pact with its pilots. But to avert a bankruptcy, more savings are needed. After more than a year of bargaining and some very high-pressure negotiating sessions


Giants just can't get the offense moving

That was one thing Jim Fassel wanted from his offense when he was head coach of the Giants. Break the huddle, get to the line of scrimmage, run the play, back to the huddle, back to the line, run the next play .


Statements from the 2008 presidential candidates on Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker's report Monday to Congress regarding Iraq:


A leftist rival of Colombia's President Uribe is elected Bogota mayor as local polls pass off largely peacefully.


U.S. stocks looked to open lower on  Thursday, a day after comments from Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan  did little to inspire investors and after Texas Instruments  Inc. gave a mixed business forecast.


French forward Youri Djorkaeff joins Blackburn

French forward Youri Djorkaeff joined Blackburn on a short-term deal Tuesday. The 36-year-old former World Cup winner, who has been a free agent since his contract with Bolton expired


Technology ; Dell seeks to open second PC plant in Europe

Technology News, SAN FRANCISCO, Dell Inc. is looking to open its second European production plant, its chairman said on Tuesday, and a source familiar with the plan said the company was considering a location in France.


BA plane crash-lands at London's Heathrow airport

A British Airways plane crash-landed at London's Heathrow airport on Thursday, slightly injuring 18 passengers and triggering an inquiry into why the Boeing 777 flying in from Beijing landed short of the runway.


As dust storms ease, Mars rovers return to exploration

Three years after the two Mars rovers were expected to stop working, they're still exploring the red planet, having shut down for the better part of two months because of dust storms.


Shortstop pulled over early Friday morning

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal has had his first court appearance after being arrested on charges of driving under the influence.


Bingo-playing grandma guilty in pot case

A grandmother found with a trunkful of marijuana was convicted of drug running in what prosecutors said was an attempt to earn cash for a bingo habit.


While some "American Idol" contestants might fear Simon Cowell's biting criticism, Bucky Covington says he's grateful for it.


Amos Expresses Herself with New Album, Book

NEW YORK (Billboard) - "At midlife, Tori Amos understands  that she cannot rule life's tidal shifts, only navigate them,"  Ann Powers writes near the end of the new book "Tori Amos:  Piece by Piece," which she co-wrote with the artist. "She is a  rider of the waves, her sense of the future defined by an  undiminished faith in music's power."


Toyota, armed with new models, predicts 7.5% sales rise

Toyota expects to sell 7.5 percent more cars in the United States in 2005 on the strength of a redesigned light pickup, a new Kentucky-built Avalon sedan and the launches of two hybrid sport utility vehicles.


US Democrats urge the Bush administration to release in full a report linking the Iraq conflict and global terrorism.


Higher Revenues for PalmSource, but No Profits

PalmSource today reported the results of its most recent financial quarter. Revenue was up slightly, but still not enough to make the company profitable.


Blog: New rumors say the top-end D3 line will have a 18.7 megapixel, nearly full-frame sensor, and could ship in August.


Shutterfly Plant Bringing 230 Jobs to Charlotte: Provider of Web Photo Services, Related Products Also to Hire Seasonal Help

By Kerry Hall, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 19--Online photo provider Shutterfly Inc. said Monday it will open a $31.5 million manufacturing plant near Charlotte and hire more than 230 full-time employees during the next three years.


Hackers Get Personal Info From UCLA System

The University of California, Los Angeles, reports one or more computer hackers have accessed a database containing the personal information of 800,000 people.  The school said the central campus database was accessed between October 2005 and Nov.


Alain Corneau's psychodrama is the latest movie to explore (and to exploit) Western fascination with Japan.


N.Korea Blast Cause Unclear But Many Theories

An accident at an underground munitions depot or a weapons factory was the likely cause of a huge explosion in North Korea last week, and there were possibly two blasts, South Korean media reports said on Monday.


No-show Britney Spears loses in court again

Britney Spears failed on Wednesday in her latest bid to regain the right to see her two young sons after again ducking a court hearing on the issue, Los Angeles court officials said.


Fed seen holding steady, may fine-tune message on economy

The Federal Reserve concludes a two-day meeting Thursday widely expected to hold interest rates steady and note signs of a rebound in the US economy, despite the persistent slump in housing, analysts say.


The United Nations lifts a ban on the sale of beluga caviar, the most expensive variety.


Sheffield Says Wife Was Blackmail Target

Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield said that he and his wife were the targets of a blackmailer.


Moya Masters Gaudio to Keep Title Hopes Alive

Carlos Moya of Spain eased past  Argentina's Gaston Gaudio, 6-3, 6-4, on Wednesday, ending the  French Open champion's hopes of picking up the Masters Cup  title.


Sharon Wins Key Vote on Alliance for Gaza Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud party agreed on Thursday to a possible alliance with opposition Labour in a vote that averted a snap election and strengthened his Gaza withdrawal plan.


RIGHTS:   Social Setbacks as Big Oil Expands Pipelines

WASHINGTON, Sep 29 (IPS) - Predominantly foreign male workers who relocated to  build massive oil and gas projects, combined with feeble gender  policies, have brought prostitution, human trafficking, poverty,  HIV/AIDS and greater burdens for local communities around those  projects, new research finds.


Soccer: Barca finally beaten, but unbowed

MADRID : Barcelona may have lost in the league for the first time this season when they went down 2-1 at Real Betis on Sunday, which ended their 10-game unbeaten streak, but the Spanish leaders remain unbowed.


China signed contracts Monday worth nearly $2.1 billion to buy 23 Airbus jetliners and other German industrial goods. The $1.3 billion Airbus deal calls for a state company that


Ann Romney has grown into the role of the most outspoken Republican wife.


Three dead as typhoon whips over central Philippines

Tens of thousands of people spent the  night in makeshift shelters as Typhoon Utor plowed through the  central Philippines on Sunday, killing three and causing  blackouts and cutting communication lines in the archipelago.


Scotland relegate Chris Paterson to the bench and give centre Nick De Luca his debut in Sunday's Six Nations clash with France.


Babelgum Internet TV Network Delivers Niche Programming to the World

NEW YORK, June 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Babelgum (http://www.babelgum.com/), the new generation global Internet TV network, today announced the phased opening of the service to users around the world.  Babelgum is designed to deliver quality programming to niche audiences globally.


Large pair of knickers saves the day when fire breaks out in


SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson - dressed in white and accompanied by members of his family - returned to court Monday to watch a showdown over key evidence with the prosecutor who has pursued the singer for years on child molestation charges...


Ordinanza Forleo,Migliavacca "Ds ne' partecipi ne' complici"


College Basketball: NC, Kentucky Chalk Up Wins

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Sports Network) - Jawad Williams scored  18 points and Sean May had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead  third-ranked North Carolina to an easy 91-69 win over  eighth-ranked Atlantic Coast Conference rival Georgia Tech at  the Smith Center.


The Scottish rock band beat rapper Ty, Amy Winehouse and The Zutons to take the prestigious music award. "This is coming in a year when we're surrounded by such fantastic bands," frontman Alex Kapranos said.


U.S. stocks fell on Friday as oil  prices hit a record high and Microsoft Corp. dragged on the  major indexes after the software maker's revenue forecast  lagged analysts' expectations.


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Paul Allen Applies to Bid in U.S. Wireless Auction

A venture led by the Microsoft co-founder has applied to bid in a U.S. auction of wireless airwaves, along with Google, AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm.


MoMA Architect Unveils His 'Teacup' in Manhattan

New York's Museum of Modern Art, one  of the world's most beloved art centers, returns to Manhattan  this week with a $425 million face-lift that has art lovers  abuzz but that its architect compares to a humble teacup.


Bottom Line at Fannie Mae: Looking Safe vs. Being Safe

Two regulatory agencies have concluded that Fannie Mae cut corners when it came to its accounting, severely damaging its image.


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"Ho chiesto Cruz a Moratti, ma mi ha risposto che non aveva intenzione di cederlo. Solo Recoba e Adr...


German astronaut makes spacewalk after illness

German astronaut Hans Schlegel went  walking in space on Wednesday, apparently recovered from an  undisclosed ailment that forced him out of an earlier spacewalk  to attach Europe's Columbus laboratory to the International  Space Station.


Evidently in touch with its customers, Boeing agreed to sell 60 planes of its newest design to China, and said it would give the model a propitious number.


Vodafone says has no plans to bid for Verizon

British-based mobile phone group  Vodafone  said on Monday it had no plans to bid for U.S.  group Verizon Communications Inc , denying a media  report.


German court orders arrest of El Masri kidnappers

A court in Germany has ordered the arrest of 13 people suspected of being involved in the abduction of a German national who says he was kidnapped and tortured by the CIA, state prosecutors said on Wednesday.


Blue Jays confirm death of expansion hero Doug Ault

TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto Blue Jays have confirmed the death of Doug Ault, hitting hero of the first Jays game in franchise history.


Pettitte Apologizes to His Teams and Fans

Andy Pettitte met with the news media for the first time to discuss his use of human growth hormone.


England look to Kevin Pietersen to inspire them towards an unlikely draw against Australia on the final day of the first Ashes Test.


Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara, riding for the CSC team, won the opening prologue of the 2007 Tour de France, a 7.9km individual time trial, here on Saturday.


Exploitative Internet marketing fuels child obesity

Self-regulation in food and beverage  marketing is being exploited and is failing to curb childhood  obesity, research by a global obesity taskforce presented on  Tuesday has found.


S.Korea Unions Set to Strike, Stage Massive Rally

A powerful South Korean labor union said  Sunday hundreds of thousands of its members will strike from  next week against a bill that aims to curb union militancy and  allow companies to hire more temporary workers.


Jessica Morrow is becoming a force on the court and that's good news for Baylor. Morrow scored a career-high 24 points to lead the ninth-ranked Bears to an 83-70 victory over UCLA on Sunday.


EU sees policing mission of up to 1,000 in Kosovo

The EU is looking to send up to  1,000 police, judges and other law enforcement personnel to  Kosovo once the future of the U.N.-administered province of  Serbia is settled, an EU official said on Tuesday.


Chelsea on the march in Mourinho's revolution

Claudio Ranieri has this week published a book of his Chelsea experience entitled Proud Man Walking. His highly successful replacement as manager, Jose Mourinho, could quite


Udine, 18:51 - CALCIO, UDINESE: FELIPE IN FORTE DUBBIO PER ASCOLI

Il difensore brasiliano dell'Udinese Felipe è in forte dubbio per la trasferta di Ascoli. Dop...


U.S. repudiates analyst's jab at Britain

The State Department repudiated on Thursday comments by a veteran department analyst who said that British Prime Minister Tony Blair's relationship with the United States was "totally one-sided" in Washington's favor.


Qaeda's Zawahri Appears in New Tape on Al Jazeera

Ayman al-Zawahri, the number two figure  in al Qaeda, appeared in a new videotape aired on Al Jazeera on  Thursday, ridiculing U.S. forces as stuck in a quagmire in Iraq  and Afghanistan.


A powerful earthquake shook Guatemala and parts of neighboring nations Wednesday, sending some capital residents rushing into the streets for safety. Officials said there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage.


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Jobless Claims Declined Sharply Last Week

A day ahead of a crucial report on the job market, the government said that new applications filed for unemployment benefits last week fell sharply.


UK insurer Norwich Union announces plans to move 950 jobs to India and Sri Lanka  over the coming year.


Several regiments and battalions will see their units disappear and merge into the Army's largest infantry unit.


Briton David Howell, who has struggled for fitness over the past 12 months, withdrew from the U.S. Open on Monday because of a wrist injury.


Brady Leads Patriots to Super Bowl Greatness

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - Tom Brady threw two  touchdown passes to lead the New England Patriots to a 24-21  win over the Philadelphia Eagles and their third Super Bowl  title in four years Sunday, cementing a place among the NFL's  great teams.


Florida Supreme Court Puts Nader on Ballot

The court ruled 6-1 that Ralph Nader can run as the Reform Party presidential candidate in the November election.


National Grid Transco has sold half of its gas distribution networks for Â£5.8bn ($10.4bn), it was announced today. The move has been welcomed by the gas and electricity regulator Ofgem, which said new competition in the sector could lower prices.


Microsoft Sues Web Hoster, Others Over Spam

Microsoft Corp. filed nine new lawsuits  against spammers who send unsolicited e-mail, including an  e-mail marketing Web hosting company, the world's largest  software maker said on Thursday


UN Appeals for Urgent Funding to Fight Malaria Epidemic in ...

A United Nations-backed national anti-malaria campaign in Ethiopia today appealed for urgent funding to fill a shortfall of over 50 per cent in aid needed to combat a potential upsurge in the disease that could affect more than 6 million people within the


Some UK mortgage rates are rising as a direct consequence of the recent turmoil in world financial markets.


Arizona strike could squeeze Raytheon profit

A strike by 1,500 workers has stretched into its fourth week at Raytheon Co.'s missile business, and analysts warn it could slow deliveries and pinch fourth-quarter profits for the Waltham company.


House OKs bill imposing prison time for 'spyware'

WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday passed the second bill in three days that would outlaw "spyware," irritating software that quietly monitors the activities of Internet users.


Late payments up on home loans, down on credit cards

The housing slowdown has caused  Americans to miss more payments on home loans, though more  appear to be paying their credit card bills on time.


Faced with a two-goal deficit late in the game, the Chicago Blackhawks were far from worried. Martin Havlat scored twice in the final three minutes and again in the shootout as the Blackhawks rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.


Prime Minister Zapatero tells an inquiry into the Madrid bombings that Islamic terrorism was solely to blame.


The Colbert Nation Quickly Colonizes Facebook

Stephen Colbertâs presidential candidacy may be phony, but his Facebook supporters have become the most popular political group on the site by far.


Da esame Ris, non ci sono tracce bambini ritenuti abusati


Labour leader engineers pre-emptive strike against Tory opponent by personally securing defection of opposition MP Quentin Davies.


Lo testimoniano alcune delle persone liberate dal commando di terroristi kamikaze ceceni. "Sono tutti ammassati in palestra, Ã¨ difficile respirare". Finora 26 rilasciati, tra cui i bimbi piÃ¹ piccoli. Seconda notte senza cibo.


Detectives investigate whether 30 kilos of cocaine washed up on a Welsh beach is linked to similar finds in England.


Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have been passed to a group in favour of  freeing them, an editor says.


Less Drinking Hurts Coors, Molson Results

North American brewers Adolph Coors  Cos. RKY.N and Molson Inc. MOLa.TO, which have agreed to  merge, reported lower-than-expected quarterly profits on  Thursday on weak sales in their home markets.


Samsung plans to invest Won25,000bn in chips

Samsung Electronics, the world's second largest computer chip manufacturer, yesterday said that it would invest Won25,000bn ($24bn) in its semiconductor business by 2010 to generate


Nikon on Thursday officially announced two new digital SLR camera models that target professionals and those wanting to be professionals while saving a few thousand dollars. The Nikon D3 features the first full-frame sensor on a Nikon digital camera, while the D300 bumps the D200 up to 12.3 megapixels.


Sex education steers India's truckers away from AIDS highway

Trilok Singh, 24, says he treats sex workers with "love and affection" and uses a condom. If his fellow road warriors did the same, India could drastically cut the spread of AIDS.


TB case brings warning to air passengers

A man with a rare and exceptionally dangerous form of tuberculosis has been placed in quarantine by the U.S. government after possibly exposing passengers and crew on two trans-Atlantic flights earlier this month, federal health officials said Tuesday.


BARCELONA humiliated their eternal rivals Real Madrid at the Nou Camp today and took a seven-point lead at the top of the Spanish table.


Senior US intelligence officials said yesterday that they think the English-speaking al Qaeda associate who warned of new terrorist attacks against the United States on a recently


The dollar slumped to a record low on Monday after a meeting of the finance chiefs of rich nations ended without words of support for the currency, while Wall Street weakness prompted a broad sell off in Asian stocks.


A massive eagle which became extinct five centuries ago was once New Zealand's chief predator, scientists believe.


Senate's Private-Equity Tax Bill Would Give Blackstone a Break

WASHINGTON | The private equity industry's lobbying juggernaut may be able to crush proposed legislation that would increase the tax burden on firms that go public.


Dave DeWalt is the new chief executive officer and president for the security software company.


Verizon to buy Nextwave licenses for $3 billion

Verizon Wireless (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday that it had signed an agreement with NextWave Telecom Inc. (NXLC.


Facebook introduces a Spanish version of its popular social networking site, and promises German and French versions soon.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy, seeking to cement political and business ties with a booming India, voiced support at the start of an official visit for New Delhi's controversial nuclear deal with the United States.


Ex-secretary at Coke gets jail term in secrets theft

A federal judge ignored a former Coca-Cola secretary's plea for mercy yesterday and sentenced her to eight years in prison for conspiring to steal trade secrets from the world's largest beverage maker.


Suspicious mail triggers alert at Canadian embassy in Paris

French authorities issued an alert at the Canadian embassy in Paris when a staff member suffered from a nosebleed after receiving a suspicious enveloppe, firefighters have said.


Spari contro due persone, coinvolto un minorenne


Bangladesh Must Find Terrorists, BBC Says, Citing US Envoy

Bangladesh must find those responsible for bombings, including last month's attack on a political rally that killed 20 people, the British Broadcasting Corp.


Chinese state media says communist party must adapt to changing ...

BEIJING: Chinese state media said it was crucial the ruling communist party adapt to social changes but gave few clues about an apparent power struggle as a secretive party plenum convened for a second day.


Pakistan PM satisfied over his New Delhi visit

Islamabad, Nov 25 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today expressed satisfaction on what he called positive interactions with the Indian leadership in New Delhi and hoped the dialogue process would continue to move forward.


Microsoft opens beta of Popfly mashup builder

The race for the best mashup builder picks up as Microsoft opens up Popfly at the Web 2.0 Summit.


GENEVA, March 6 The Opel Corsa OPC is a little sports coupe that looks sharp, runs fast and gets 30 miles per gallon. It can be parked in the tightest of parking spots. It proves beyond any reasonable doubt that fuel-efficient cars don't have to be boring. And even at the stiff price of 34,664 Swiss francs -- about 22,000 euros in most of Europe -- Opel, the European subsidiary of General Motors, expects the Corsa OPC to be a big and profitable seller....


Celebrities, politicians and thousands of fans will attend the funeral of Italian singer Luciano Pavarotti.


What's wrong with this picture? The airspace over the city is declared off-limits to all unauthorized aircraft. Some 200 police, including rooftop snipers and antiterror


International Court Names Darfur War Suspects

The chief prosecutor today presented evidence against a former Sudanese minister and a janjaweed militia leader.


Is MTV working on a branded social network?

Rumors are floating that the Viacom-owned brand has a standalone social networking property in the works. But it's murky. Really murky.


AL Wrap: Hit Machine Ichiro Helps Seattle Edge Texas

Ichiro Suzuki moved closer to the single-season record with two more hits as he led the Seattle Mariners past the Texas Rangers 8-7 in the American League Friday.


Election set for Rep. Carson's Ind. seat

Gov. Mitch Daniels on Monday ordered a March 11 special election to choose a successor to the late Rep. Julia Carson.


Haiti Copes With Storm Devastation; Deaths Pass 1,000

Aid workers struggled to deliver food and supplies to survivors as the death toll in Haiti caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne reached at least 1,013, with 1,200 people missing, according to the United Nations.


FRIDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to include more private insurers in Medicare may be costing the agency more money, new research shows.


Floods and mud kill more than 600 in Haiti

The death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne has more than doubled in Haiti, and it is still climbing. More than 600 people have died since the vicious storm tore across the impoverished island.


Eric B & Rakim's Paid in Full tops a poll of influential albums, which also features De La Soul and Notorious BIG.


An election expert writes a letter to clarify his findings on who was to blame for the Scottish election fiasco.


Harmony Offers to Buy Gold Fields for $8.2 Billion

Harmony Gold Mining Co., the biggest miner of South African gold, made a hostile offer to buy Gold Fields Ltd. for 52.9 billion rand ($8.


Car bomb kills 10 in Iraq's Diyala: police

A suicide car bomber killed 10 people and wounded 30 in a busy market in a volatile region northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, police said.


UAW strikes GM as talks fail to produce a deal

More than 73,000 General Motors Corp workers walked off the job on Monday after marathon contract talks between the United Auto Workers union and GM stalled and the union called the first national strike since 1970 against the top U.S. automaker.


Three marines killed in Iraq's western province: US military

Separate attacks killed three US marines in Iraq's volatile western province of Al-Anbar on Saturday, the US military said Sunday.


Sempra and BP Sign Contract for LNG Deliveries to Baja California

LCG, October 14, 2004--Sempra Energy LNG, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, and BP announced that they have signed a 20-year agreement to deliver 500 MMcf/day of liquified natural gas (LNG) to Sempra's planned Energia Costa Azul terminal, located near


UPDATE 1-Federer out of Basel event with thigh injury

World number one Roger Federer pulled out of the Swiss Indoors tournament on Tuesday with a thigh muscle tear, organisers said. The Swiss is expected to be out for at least 10 days


January housing starts down 14.3 percent

The pace of U.S. home construction fell 14.3 percent in January, the sharpest drop since October that bucked two months of increases and that was much worse than economists had expected, a government report on Friday showed.


IAEA chief repeats call for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment

VIENNA - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei opened on Monday a general conference of the IAEA by repeating the agencyâs call on Iran to fully suspend uranium enrichment.


Bergamo, 11:04 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; MILAN: 52 TIFOSI TRUFFATI

Cinquantadue tifosi del Milan, dopo aver pagato 550 euro a testa, mercoledÃ¬ si sono presentati allo ...


Shot Shows Promise As Male Contraceptive

The world of male contraception has been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise — a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.


Sears sees lower quarterly profit; shares plunge

Sears Holdings Corp.  on Tuesday forecast lower quarterly profit and said it needs to better control its costs and stock more items that its shoppers demand, sending shares down more than 8.7 percent.


The Topps Company has postponed a shareholder vote on a proposed $384.5 million buyout from a group led by Michael D. Eisner, the former Walt Disney Company chief executive, giving investors more time to consider the offer.


Auto parts maker Visteon Corp.   on Tuesday warned sales will fall short of its prior 2006  forecast, becoming the latest supplier to fall victim to  production cuts by the Big Three automakers.


+2,6% a 12,66 euro, torna ai livelli di marzo 2002


Top U.N. staff begin probe of chemical warfare agent

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday summoned to New York top U.N. officials from a meeting abroad to find out how a potentially lethal chemical warfare agent was stored in U.N. offices in Manhattan.


Google will make the first major business move since its August flotation today when it launches a new search tool that will help publishers to sell books.


The New York Times' David Pogue reviewed five Global Positioning Systems that are all tiny, self-contained, and battery-operated.


U.S. Planes Hit Militias as Tanks Near Najaf Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. helicopter gunships pounded  Shi'ite militias in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday as  tanks rumbled to within 800 meters (yards) of a besieged shrine  at the center of a near three-week insurgency.


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Melbourne, 10:28 - TENNIS, BOSS WTA: HINGIS NON FARA' RICORSO CONTRO SQUALIFICA

"Martina Hingis non farà ricorso al Tas". Larry Scott, boss della Wta, ha annunciato che Mart...


Allied ministers push for help on Afghan frontline

Allied defence ministers with troops on the front line in southern Afghanistan held talks Friday on how to fill gaps in forces and hammer out a strategy for the next half a decade.


France ends evacuation flights from Ivory Coast as anti-foreigner ...

France on Monday ended one of the largest evacuations in post-independence Africa -- an airlift that flew more than 5,000 Westerners and others from violence pitting France against its former West African colony.


T-Mobile's Sidekick II Strikes a Functional Balance of Voice, Data Uses

Wireless-industry types like to talk about "smart phones" as if these souped-up, Internet-capable, multifunction cell phones all have the same IQ. But they don't.-The Washington Post


Paceman Michael Kasprowicz justified Australia's decision to retain him in the team ahead of Brett Lee by taking 3-54 against New Zealand in Brisbane.


La campagna si sta giocando su rivelazioni legate ad episodi di ...

NEW YORK - John Kerry trova nuovi testimoni e lancia un contrattacco sul Mekong. George W. Bush elimina dallo staff un veterano del Vietnam che si rivela un collaboratore scomodo e tiene puntati i riflettori sugli eventi del 1969.


Israeli troops pull back in Gaza, Hamas vows revenge

Hamas vowed revenge on Thursday after Israeli forces ended a raid into the northern Gaza Strip during which they killed 11 Palestinians in clashes with local gunmen.


Schools Found Improving on Nutrition and Fitness

The nationâs schools have made âconsiderable improvementsâ in nutrition, fitness and health over the last six years, according to a new government survey.


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Hillary Rodham Clinton is the national front-runner in the eight-person Democratic presidential primary. Yet when it comes to the state-by-state contests that will decide the nomination, the candidates are practically all over the map.


IAEA concerned about disappearance of nuclear material from Iraq

ELEANOR HALL: The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency overnight which warned that sensitive weapons technology may have made its way from Iraq onto the nuclear black market has prompted concerned responses from both Britain and the United


Bus crashes in France, killing 26 people

GRENOBLE, France -- A bus carrying Polish Catholic pilgrims from a holy site in the French Alps plunged off a steep mountain road, crashed into a riverbank, and burst into flames yesterday, killing 26 people, authorities said.


Time Warner Settles 2 Cases Over AOL Unit

The Justice Department announced yesterday that it would defer bringing criminal securities fraud charges against the America Online unit of Time Warner as long as Time Warner adopted


Northern Rock set for sell-off as savers flee: paper

Embattled British bank Northern Rock  is preparing for a sell-off that could see its 100 billion pound ($200 billion) mortgage portfolio divided between the country's other major banks, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper said.


When members of the Archdiocese of New Orleans started referring to him as Saint Reginald, Reggie Bush suspected he was meant to play here — and play well.


'Pop Idol' Creator Sues Cowell Over Rival Show

LONDON  - The creator of U.K. talent  show "Pop Idol" and its U.S. spinoff "American Idol" is suing  his former collaborators, including Simon Cowell, claiming that  their new project is a rip-off of the global "Idol" format.


'Team America' frees the world through filth

a movie acted by marionettes in the tradition of the 1960s cult sci-fi favorite "Thunderbirds - hit theaters Friday to predominately rave reviews.


Once the party's over, make sure you're fit to drive with this iPod accessory. In Gear Factor.


Turkish warplanes Sunday carried out a new round of attacks against Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, Iraq's deputy minister of Kurdish regional government forces said.


Flat panels lead to a cleaner Earth The only thing worse than the "Wisdom of Crowds" may be the "Graffiti of Crowds."â¦


Lebanon bus blasts kill 3 on eve of Hariri memorial

AIN ALAQ, Lebanon  - Bombs exploded on two buses in a Christian area of Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding 20 on the eve of the second anniversary of the killing of ex-Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.


Reports of dangerous side effects and deaths from widely used medicines almost tripled between 1998 and 2005, an analysis of U.S. drug data found.


Britain's energy policy fails to stack up, says expert panel

Business & money: Â· Lack of strategy threatens stance on global talksÂ· Indecision over nuclear stopping green investment


Motorsports: Schumacher set for Italian GP

There are still plenty of issues to be settled with four rounds of the 2004 Formula One season to come, despite Michael Schumacher having clinched his seventh drivers' title and fifth in succession last time out in Spa.


Californians to Vote on Spending $3 Billion on Stem Cell Research

California, in an act of rebellion against the White House, may be on the verge of spending $300 million a year in each of the next 10 years on stem cell research.


Early returns show California approval for stem cell measure

California voters appeared to be giving overwhelming approval Tuesday to a measure that establishes a state-sponsored stem cell research facility that would include the use of embryonic stem cells.


How to relax and know that you're saving plenty.


Berlusconi wants Italy govt out after vote blunder

The centre-right opposition demanded on  Friday that Prime Minister Romano Prodi resign after his  coalition suffered an embarrassing blow in a parliamentary vote  over a U.S. airbase in Italy.


Research In Motion reports court win against European licence-fee claimant

WATERLOO, Ont. (CP) - Research In Motion Ltd. has reported a court victory in a patent-infringement case brought by European licensing company.


Virgin to sweeten Northern Rock deal: report

Virgin Group will try to win over shareholders with a sweetened bid for Northern Rock on the eve of a speech by the British Chancellor to Parliament about the struggling UK bank, an unsourced Sunday Times report said.


La lotta ai cambiamenti climatici accende gli animi. Ambientalisti e opposizione accusano il ministro dell'Ambiente Altero Matteoli, di aver tradito l'Italia sugli impegni del Protocollo di Kyoto. Ma Matteoli


BenQ T80 mobile to start field trial next month

Next month, residents of a Farglory Land Development housing project in Taiwan will be invited to test a new mobile phone from BenQ, the T80, that uses NFC (near field communications) technology to access home security systems and pay for items including subway rides.Farglory has teamed up with the island's largest telecommunications provider, Chunghwa Telecom, on the trial, which starts early next month, a BenQ representative said. The T80 is one of BenQ's latest smartphones. It runs on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.0 OS and allows NFC from either the SIM card (subscriber identity module) or from a microSD card.The handset also works with Chunghwa Telecom's Combi SIM card, an e-wallet with enough memory to keep record of transactions as well as other service applications. The Farglory project will allow residents of certain apartment complexes to access home security systems in order to turn alarms on or off and receive status updates.The telecom provider plans to add functions continuously to the handsets as time goes on. BenQ's T80 handset can also be used as a remote control for home entertainment centers as long as a user's equipment supports DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology.The T80 boasts a 2.2-inch screen, a 3.0-megapixel camera and can time automatic wallpaper changes, in addition to smartphone computing functions similar to a PDA (personal digital assistant). The handset's appearance next month in Taiwan will be the first time it has been marketed anywhere in the world, according to BenQ.BenQ will release another NFC-enabled handset in June in tandem with Taiwan Mobile, another service provider on the island. The T60 is only 8.9-millimeters thick yet carries a 2.2-inch screen and a 2.0-megapixel camera and an audio player.BenQ declined to discuss further details of the Taiwan Mobile agreement.


Storm Insurance Effect Won't Rival Andrew

MIAMI - Hurricane Charley probably will not cause Floridians' insurance premiums to skyrocket like 1992's Andrew, and fewer insurers should go bankrupt from paying out damages expected to reach the billions of dollars, state and industry officials said Saturday.    They say previous premium increases and overhauls made because of Andrew, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S...


China's state-owned oil company may get a 20% stake in Yukos' former oil production unit, a Russian minister says.


Broad Study Suggests a Lower Tolerance for Exposure to Benzene

The first study of a large group of workers breathing air with very low levels of benzene suggests that the chemical may harm the bone marrow, the body's main factory for blood cells, even


History Remembers...Hungarian Revolution of 1956

The spontaneous uprising in 1956 by Hungarian students and workers protesting Soviet rule led to 20,000 deaths, countless injuries and an exodus of 250,000 people from Hungary.


WASHINGTON Nov 1, 2004 - Food containing olive oil can carry labels saying they may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the government says, citing limited evidence from a dozen scientific studies about the benefits of monounsaturated fats.


San Paolo, 23:23 - F1, BRASILE; BALDISSERRI: SE APPLICANO REGOLE RISCHIO SQUALIFICA

''C'è un regolamento, e va rispettato: se lo rispettano alla lettera, esiste il rischio di sq...


US Soldier Vows to Plead Guilty to Charges in Abu Ghraib Scandal

One of the US soldiers charged in the Iraq's Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal says he will plead guilty to some of the charges.


Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Hamburg for talks with the German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder.


Cedric Benson ran for 188 yards and three touchdowns and Vince Young passed for two scores as No. 5 Texas cruised past Baylor 44-14 Saturday.


Celebrity tryst may change Korean adultery law

A sensational love affair involving a South Korean starlet, her TV personality husband and her opera singer lover could lead the country to change laws that can send adulterers to jail.


Metronidazole/Nystatin Effective for Vaginosis

For the treatment of vaginal bacterial infections, ovules containing the combination of metronidazole plus nystatin are significantly more effective than metronidazole gel, according to results of a trial conducted in Lima, Peru.


"C'ha gli occhiali di Versace, la pelliccia sul giubbotto, le scarpe de Paciottie le tiene sul cruscotto, guida scarzo a zig e zag, in velocitÃ ...".                                            Trio medusa e "Un uomo in Smart" E' il nuovo tormentone del web


THE German government last week sent a strong message of solidarity to Zimbabweans struggling for democracy.


Oltre a Save e Gesac, lo chiede anche Alitalia e Sole 24 Ore


By Stephanie Horvath, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 13--A developer's attorney has accused Michael Whitlow, the chairman of Wellington's equestrian committee, of violating the state's Sunshine Laws and is asking that he remove himself from discussing a controversial development tonight.


As Carly Patterson waited for her final routine Thursday night, her coach looked into her eyes and saw a fire that burned brighter than the Olympic flame.


U.S. backs Microsoft against Google complaint: NYT

The top antitrust official at the U.S. Justice Department last month backed Microsoft Corp. <MSFT.O> by urging state prosecutors to reject a confidential complaint filed by Google Inc. <GOOG.O>, The New York Times reported on Sunday.


DETROIT -- A top Ford Motor Co. executive defended the company's revised turnaround plan against criticism that it did not go far enough, saying yesterday that moving any faster would end up costing the automaker more.


Torino, 11:47 - Calcio, Juventus: ceduto Iuliano al Maiorca

La Juve ha ceduto a titolo definitivo agli spagnoli del Maiorca (squadra allenata da Hector Cuper) i...


China and Russia will jointly hold a first-ever military exercise next year, visiting Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said yesterday.


The airline Ryanair today outlined its plans for expansion at Luton Airport. There will be nine new European destinations from January, including Esbjerg in Denmark and Barcelona.


Medicines used by millions of  Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense  scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of  studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like  Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.


Firm gets U.S. nod for quick passenger data checks

A company owned by international  airlines said on Wednesday it had won approval from the United  States for a system providing passenger details to U.S. border  authorities almost instantaneously.


US forces backed by Iraqi troops surged into the heart of Fallujah on Tuesday, taking a grip on Iraq's most rebellious city after a day of intense street-to-street combat.


A United Nations police officer is killed in a car explosion while driving to work in western Kosovo.


Twenty Schools Sign Up for Legal Song Downloads

U.S. colleges and universities are  increasingly giving students free access to download services  like Roxio Inc.'s Napster to discourage illegal song copying,  the recording industry said Tuesday.


La Corte di Assise: 'non hanno commesso il fatto'


Wachovia plans $400 million data center in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Wachovia Corporation says it will build a 400 (M) million dollar data center off Lakeshore Parkway in Birmingham.


Mont. Court: Gays Due Benefits Others Get

A divided Montana Supreme Court declared Thursday that the state constitution's guarantee of equal protection extends to gays, and ruled that the state university system must offer same-sex couples the same health benefits available to heterosexual ones.


Fugitive Phony Florida Doctor Nabbed in Belize

Police in Belize have arrested a Florida  fugitive described by detectives as a fake doctor who drugged  his cosmetic surgery patients with an animal anesthetic and  left a male bodybuilder with female breast implants.


La Russa signs two-year deal to stay with Cardinals

Manager Tony La Russa signed a two-year  contract to stay with the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday,  removing his name from a list of possible candidate to replace  Joe Torre at the New York Yankees.


Mild Strain of Human Bird Flu in Britain

Four people have tested positive for a mild strain of bird flu, British authorities said Friday


Banks unleash paper tigers over terror data probe

'We've written some letters' British banks have responded to European privacy watchdogs, who claim they broke the law by letting US anti-terror investigators have access to the details of their customers' international financial transactions.â¦


15.24: Il primo ministro turco Erdogan ha affermato che potrebbe "dire no" all'adesione di Ankara all'Unione europea, se il vertice di Bruxelles di domani non fisserÃ  una data certa per l'avvio del negoziato di adesione.


A mother and her five children were killed Sunday by a mortar round fired during fighting between Somali insurgents and Ethiopian troops.


European Union Extends Review of Microsoft Deal

Microsoft and Time Warner ran into fresh trouble in Europe today as antitrust regulators ordered an in-depth probe of their deal to collaborate in making anti-piracy software.


PE lessons should be reorganised to spot more children with a hidden talent for sports, a report says.


Taiwan ex-communist on long march for independence

Taiwan-born Su Beng trained assiduously under Chairman Mao Zedong 60 years ago to be a communist, shunning marriage and refusing to have children so he could follow the Chinese revolution.


BAGHDAD - Explosions hit five churches in Baghdad, and two US Army helicopters crashed elsewhere in the capital, killing two American soldiers and wounding two others, as violence flared while Iraqi Muslims began marking the holy month of Ramadan.


Leading Chinese TV maker Sichuan Changhong Electric said yesterday it will post large losses in 2004 because of unpaid accounts arising from anti-dumping duties imposed by the United States.


Two U.S. soldiers killed in outpost attack

Iraqi insurgents, using a suicide bomber to explode a fuel tanker, launched one of their biggest assaults in months on a joint U.S. and Iraqi outpost on Monday, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding 17 others.


A carico dei 3 agenti della Cia ci sono 'solidi indizi'


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Caryn Wilson of Rancho Mirage shot a 1-under-par 71 on Thursday and was tied for 20th place after two rounds of the LPGA Tour Qualifying School.


"Battlestar" finale in works for a while

LOS ANGELES  - The executive producers of Sci Fi Channel's "Battlestar Galactica," which will kick off its fourth and final season next year, said plans for the show's demise have been in the works for more than a year.


IMF economist: World growth stronger, inflation risk

The world economy is powering ahead at a faster pace than expected two months ago, building up global inflationary pressures, the chief economist for the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.


Demand from Eastern Europe for trucks helped MAN achieve record earnings.


Stars Offer Reward for Dog-Drowning Arrest

Comedian Richard Pryor and former "Friends" star Matthew Perry are adding to the reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who drowned a golden retriever in the surf on the Massachusetts coast.


Rio Tinto says receives approval to buy Alcan

Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc  said on Monday it has received U.S. anti-trust clearance for its $38.1 billion ($36.3 billion) acquisition of Canadian aluminum maker Alcan Inc .


By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 26--Dell is planning to offer desktop computers and laptops with hardware designed to work with the Linux operating system, according to a statement posted Friday on the company's Web site.


After three weeks of complete silence followed by death claims on two separate Arabic web sites, few in Italy dared hope the two abducted aid workers would resurface from their captivity unharmed and smiling.


Stocks edged up on Thursday after higher-than-expected earnings from companies, including Bear Stearns and Costco, but climbing oil prices could keep gains in check.