New photo shows Castro standing, smiling

Cuba published a photo Sunday of a standing, smiling Fidel Castro looking heavier but still gaunt as he met with Angola's president, the first head of state to see the ailing 81-year-old since June.


U.S. business productivity rose at  just a 0.8 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, an  unexpectedly slim advance that was the smallest in nearly four  years, according to a government report on Thursday that could  fan inflation fears.


Late arrival of rebel commanders clears way for Sudanese peace ...

ABUJA : A final group of rebel field commanders arrived from the wartorn western Sudanese province of Darfur, clearing the way for the start of formal peace negotiations with the Khartoum government.


Tim Henman faces a must-win clash against Russian Marat Safin on Saturday as he bids to reach the semi-finals of the Masters Cup in Houston.


Tory leader Michael Howard urges Tony Blair to "bring it on" and take part in a US-style live election debate


Falls Church Sues Fairfax Water Authority

The city of Falls Church sued Fairfax County's water utility in federal court yesterday, charging that it was improperly offering connections to new customers in areas traditionally served by the city.


Anders Hansen edges a sudden-death play-off with Justin Rose to win the PGA Championship at Wentworth.


Was Patrick Robinson's departure from Perry Ellis emblematic of the industry's failure to nurture its own or the fallout of a bad match?


Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that the early stage cancer was not life-threatening and would not distract from his work.


Burger King Takes a Product From TV to the Table

The sandwich developed for Burger King by the winning team on the episode of "The Apprentice" that ran on Thursday night on NBC will go on sale Friday.


US and Iraqi forces release video purporting to show young children taking part in deadly training exercises.


As much as Â£20m may have been stolen in a raid at a bank's headquarters in Belfast, police say.


Penguins Drop Bruins for Second Time in Four Days

Gary Roberts has two goals and linemate Georges Laraque also scores to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday.


Glasgow, 22:44 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: RANGERS-BARCELLONA 0-0

Rangers Glasgow e Barcellona hanno pareggiato per 0-0 in una gara della terza giornata del gruppo E ...


Marsh & McLennan CEO Jeff Greenberg may soon be on his way out the door as head of the world's biggest - and most troubled - insurance broker.


Mom properly jailed for letting baby smoke dope: court

A Montana mother who allowed her   18-month-old baby daughter to inhale from a marijuana water   pipe on several occasions was properly convicted, but should   not have to spend five years in jail, a U.S. appeals court   ruled on Friday.


Akbar Asif has convinced Hollywood superstar Al Pacino (The Godfather) to come for his London premiere.


Palestinians believe they can build Arab world's first democracy

Freed from Yasser Arafat's one-man rule, Palestinians say they are eager and able to build the first real democracy in the Arab world, despite the dangers lurking on the road to Jan. 9 elections.


BSA raises reward to $1M for reports of piracy

InfoWorld - The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has temporarily raised the reward that's part of controversial program encouraging people to report software piracy from $200,000 to $1 million, the trade group announced Monday.


There is a report that Florida will fire third-year football coach Ron Zook this afternoon. Zook replaced Steve Spurrier after the 2001 season.


Bamboo-like plants that grow taller than adults have choked out native plants in a marsh that once teemed with life at Maumee Bay State Park along Lake Erie.


Golden Globes ceremony is a sorry soiree

LOS ANGELES  - Anyone who complains about the length of awards shows would have been thrilled with the 65th annual Golden Globes, where faux journalists joyously rattled off nominees and winners for a faux 30-minute show at the Beverly Hilton Sunday.


Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling called into a sports-talk radio station on Wednesday to dispel speculation that he didn't get along with teammate Pedro MartÃnez.


Parigi, 13:30 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: KNAPP ELIMINATA AL TERZO TURNO

Niente da fare per Karin Knapp. Nel terzo turno del Roland Garros, l'azzurra è stata battuta ...


Patty Duke Gets Hollywood Fame Walk Star

LOS ANGELES  — Anyone who grew up on "The Patty Duke Show" knows "Patty loves to rock and roll, a hot dog makes her lose control." And now they know that receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame makes the Oscar-winning actress tear up.


The US Federal Reserve is set to agree a range of measures giving mortgage holders more protection.


Election officials are beefing up security and taking other precautions at many of the nation's 200,000 polling places amid continuing concern that al-Qaida terrorists are intent on disrupting the U.S. political process.


Turkish gov't shelves proposal to criminalize adultery after rash ...

Turkey's governing party has shelved a proposal to make adultery a crime after protests from women's groups and warnings from the European Union that such a law could


China's 500 top businesses saw their combined profits rise 23 percent in 2005, with strong earnings in the petrochemicals, banking and metals industries contributing a large share of the growth, according to a study published Monday.


A former forklift driver accused of murdering five prostitutes in the east of England has arrived in court Monday for the start of his trial.


Mellow chiming at the bell-towers of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of...

Mellow chiming at the bell-towers of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Dormition and Assumption of Virgin Mary, the main Catholic church in Ukraine, announced to the arrival of Christmas to hundreds of ...


Could any of these fast movers make you rich?


Southeast Asian nations and China signed an accord Monday to create the world's biggest free trade area by removing tariffs for their 2 billion people by decade's end - a key step in their vision of a trade bloc to rival Europe and North America.


A -0,83%. Il Nikkei e' sceso a 11.358,22 punti


Malaysia's freed former deputy, Anwar Ibrahim, prepares to go to Germany for medical treatment.


Ford Motor Co. (FN: Quote, Profile, Research) posted its fourth consecutive month of weaker US sales with a 7 percent drop in September results on Friday, and the automaker


"MASH" director Robert Altman, who revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking with a chaotic, irreverent style that critics hailed as "American Art Cinema," has died at age 81, his production company said on Tuesday.


The widower of slain former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto says his party will protest if Monday's elections are rigged.


Sarah Goldstein believes in service with a smile and in going the extra mile for customers at the Tabard Inn on N Street NW. Being personable and "super accommodating" pays off, she said.


RESEARCH ALERT-SunTrust Robinson raises ImClone to "buy"

ImClone Systems Inc. (IMCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) was raised to "buy" from "neutral" by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey because consensus estimates for sales of its cancer drug are more realistic than they were.


Chip maker Freescale Semiconductor Inc   said on Friday that it had agreed to be bought for  $17.6 billion, or $40 a share, by a consortium of private  equity firms led by Blackstone Group.


The secretary of health and human services made it official on Friday; meanwhile, the defense secretary may have a green light to stay on.


I militari americani hanno chiuso le vie d'accesso alla cittÃ  di ...

Dopo la notte nuovi combattimenti sono scoppiati a Falluja stamani, mentre i marines Usa prendevano posizione per lanciare l'attesa offensiva contro la cittÃ  ribelle sunnita. Sparatorie sono state udite provenire.


India's downtrodden disabled find power in the law

When disabled Hindu worshipers in the   southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were blocked from entering   temples with their wheelchairs and crutches, Meenakshi   Balasubramanian knew she had the law on her side.


HealthSouth Settles Medicare Fraud Charges

Troubled HealthSouth (HLSH:OTC-BB - news - research)has agreed to pay $325 million to settle federal charges that it overbilled Medicare.


Lucca, 14:12 - CALCIO, VIAREGGIO; REAL ARROYO ACCUSA ARBITRO: CI HA PROVOCATO

Il Real Arroyo Seco, la formazione argentina protagonista ieri con alcuni suoi giocatori di un'aggre...


'Newhart' Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies

Suzanne Pleshette, the husky-voiced star best known for her role as Bob Newhart's sardonic wife on television's long-running "The Bob Newhart Show," has died at age 70.  Pleshette, whose career included roles in such films as Hitchcock's "The Birds" ...


India and Myanmar today signed three accords including one on enhancing cooperation in fighting terrorism and other crimes as Myanmar's military ruler Than Shwe assured New Delhi that insurgent groups would not be allowed to operate from his country to


Was she casting spells or teaching spelling? In an unfolding trial, lawyers are debating a former teacher's claims in a $2 million federal lawsuit that she was improperly fired from Hampton Bays elementary school because administrators and others thought she was a witch.


Israelis Mount New Gaza Raid After Strike on Hamas

Israeli tanks and helicopters swept into the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, a day after soldiers killed 14 Hamas militants in the biggest ever raid of its kind.


More and more Russians believe their country is for whites only, and that's leading to deadly violence


UCB SA announced Friday it made the final move in its transition to a pharmaceuticals-only business, unloading Surface Specialties to Cytec Industries Inc.


Valencia, 17:13 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; VALENCIA: MARCHENA OUT PER 4 MESI

Brutta tegola per il Valencia, prossimo avversario dela Roma in Champions League (mercoledÃ¬ 27 sette...


Domenica e lunedi' la nuova fiction di Raiuno


Even after two draining nights of disappointment, the New York Yankees are still in good shape. Sure, they squandered a pair of chances to close out Boston.


Forest rangers in the northern Italian Alps have confirmed for the first time the existence of an albino mountain goat — and named him "Snowflake."


INTERNET giant Google has taken its searching tools one step further with a service for individual desktops. Its new desktop search application means users can search their email, files, web history, and chats


Presiding Officer At Guantanamo  Faces Questions

The chief Pentagon prosecutor in the military trials of alleged al Qaeda fighters at Guantanamo Bay has requested that the presiding officer in the cases "closely evaluate" his impartiality and consider resigning, according to a document filed in the tribunal proceeding.


The Israeli government was accelerating its settlement program on Monday with plans to build hundreds of new homes in the West Bank, bolstered by a US softening of opposition to new construction projects.


At least 15 people die and several others are missing after a huge typhoon hits south-west Japan.


Three reported killed as demonstrators clash with security forces ...

Protesters angered at President Hamid Karzai's sacking of a warlord governor in the west of the country ransacked UN compounds and clashed with security forces Sunday, leaving as many as three people dead and dozens wounded, including several US troops


where an earthquake killed two people last Christmas - pass on a few miles from the village of Parkfield (population 18) which has been hit six times in


Nissan Motor shares have plunged by over eight percent after the Japanese automaker warned of the first drop in annual profits under its legendary chief executive and one-time saviour Carlos Ghosn.


SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- You expect to see Morgan Freeman up on the big screen, playing sagacious older men in such films as "The Shawshank Redemption."


Polygamist leader Jeffs convicted in rape case

ST. GEORGE, Utah  - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, whose word was considered God's will to his fundamentalist church of breakaway Mormons, was convicted on Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape by forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry her first cousin.


Feds: Obesity Raising Airline Fuel Costs

Heavy suitcases aren't the only things weighing down airplanes and requiring them to burn more fuel, pushing up the cost of flights. A new government study reveals that airlines increasingly have to worry more about the weight of their passengers.


Shed no tears for Rulon Gardner. Yes, that really was Gardner, the only man brave enough to not just stand up to the invincible Alexander Karelin but to beat him, nearly


Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations' fate is now in the hands of their Group B rivals after they draw 0-0 with Mali in Sekondi.


Nigerian stock prices dropped 0.4 percent last week as the index closed at 52,264.11 points from 52,452.49 the previous week, brokers said Sunday.


Wireless Networking FCC Gives Nod to Cingular-AT&T Wireless Merger

The FCC's wireless telecommunications bureau has recommended clearing Cingular's buyout of AT&T Wireless with only minimal divestitures from the two companies.


Injured Turley reportedly threatens Rams coach

National Football League security is looking into an alleged death threat made by injured St. Louis Rams offensive lineman Kyle Turley to head coach Mike Martz, according to a broadcast report.


Iran hits back in war of words about war

Iran, responding to Western debate about the possibility of war over its nuclear plans, said on Wednesday it would use any means to defend itself if attacked and could bomb Israel if the Jewish state launched a strike.


Time Warner agrees to pay $210m to settle charges of securities fraud involving America Online.


UN shies away from action to stop massacres in Darfur

The people of Darfur face more months of uncertainty, as the United Nations passed a second resolution that once again merely called on the Sudanese government to end the killings in the west of its country and took little action.


Duncan-Hurst Aims For Rapid Growth (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Mutual funds that prospect among the fastest growing companies for winners can yield huge returns in a strong market. But they can also suffer big losses in a bear market.


Koizumi controversially appoints ex-farm minister Takebe as LDP ...

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appointed former Agriculture Minister Tsutomu Takebe as ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secretary-general on Monday.


By DAN NEPHIN  PITTSBURGH - A Presbyterian minister has been charged with breaking church law for performing a marriage between two women.


UPDATE 2-Tyco posts profit, outlook misses expectations

Tyco International Ltd. (TYC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a quarterly profit, helped by strong demand for electronic parts and the absence of costly write-downs


Fugitive Nigerian ex-governor turns himself in

A Nigerian former state governor has  turned himself in to police after more than a year on the run,  vowing to defend himself in court against allegations of  corruption, local newspapers reported on Saturday.


Milano, 15:58 - CALCIO, GALLIANI: "MORATTI? VALUTATE COI VOSTRI CERVELLI"

"Io non ho nulla da dire, valutate con i vostri cervelli". CosÃ¬, con una battuta, l'amministratore d...


NFL star indicted in Virginia dog fighting

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men were indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday on conspiracy charges tied to a dog-fighting operation.


When Alan Greenspan speaks, the markets listen. The 78-year-old chairman of the Federal Reserve Board has had dealers hanging on his every utterance for 17 years, ever since he took the job during the closing months of Ronald Reaganâs presidency.


Angiography can determine patients risk of stroke:

[Health India]: Washington, Dec 28 : Angiography can potentially help to determine whether a patient with narrowed carotid arteries is at a greater risk of having a stroke, a new study has suggested.


A jury which included US talk show host Oprah Winfrey convicts a man of murder in Chicago.


And the new consumer goods champion of the CAPS world is ...


LOS ANGELES - Child molestation allegations by a 12-year-old boy provided authorities with legal justification for a massive search of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch last year, a judge ruled, rejecting defense efforts to challenge the search as illegal.    In his ruling Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville short-circuited a plan by Jackson's lawyers to call multiple witnesses in an effort to show that prosecutors had insufficient information to justify the invasion of Jackson's estate last November...


LONDON - Britain's latest foot-and-mouth outbreak is the same strain as last month's, according to initial test results yesterday that gave farmers hope the disease could be contained in a small region. If the strain turns out to be different, Britain's farmers - whose livestock was hit hard by the earlier outbreak - could lose more of their animals. In ...


WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Standard blood pressure-lowering medications already used by millions of patients may also slow the mental decline seen in Alzheimer's disease, a small study suggests.


Pakistani President Puts Ally in Key Post

Gen. Pervez Musharraf is shoring up his power base as he prepares to run for another term as president.


THE odds are stacked heavily against Lleyton Hewitt but the Australian has incentives aplenty when he faces world No. 1 Roger Federer in the Masters Cup final in Houston today.


Gaza Gunmen Kidnap, Then Free Palestinian Official

Palestinian gunmen kidnapped a top security official they accused of corruption and held him for several hours in the Gaza Strip on Thursday in a fresh challenge to President Yasser Arafat amid a wave of unrest.


Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan returned to the bench Wednesday against the Nets after missing two games with a blood clot in his leg and Kwame Brown was activated for the first time this season.


India's HIV caseload may fall by nearly two-thirds

The number of HIV-positive people in India could be nearly two thirds lower than previously estimated, a senior official said on Thursday, as donors and government worked to establish the true figure.


HP ex-Chair to be charged in probe, not CEO: report

SACRAMENTO, Calif  - California's attorney general will seek indictments on Wednesday in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s  boardroom leak probe against former Chairman Patricia Dunn and others but not Chief Executive Mark Hurd, BusinessWeek reported in its online edition.


New test pinpoints deadliest prostate cancers

Scientists have found a new way to  identify a particularly deadly form of prostate cancer in a  breakthrough that could save tens of thousands of men from  undergoing unnecessary surgery each year.


Economic woes have dumped a lump of coal on the nation's online retailers, which, like their brick-and-mortar rivals, have struggled with an uneven holiday business following a strong official start to the season.


Cambodian prince to implore King not to step down

Cambodia's Prince Norodom Ranariddh left on Saturday for Beijing to implore his ailing father, the king, to reverse his decision to abdicate.


Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Dallas to a 92-83 win over Portland at American Airlines Arena.


U.S. says al Qaeda behind Somali Islamists

Somali Islamists are under the growing control of an al Qaeda cell in East Africa, a U.S. diplomat said on Thursday, as Washington condemned their threat to attack Ethiopian troops backing Somalia's interim government.


The Utah Utes are taking this bowl business seriously. Brian Johnson threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Utah opened the bowl season with a wild 35-32 victory over the Navy Midshipmen in the Poinsettia Bowl on Thursday night.


Bending, Posing and Teaching Beyond the Mat

A small but growing number of yoga practitioners are reaching out to the homeless, to prisons and to troubled youth.


Film taken by militants shows hostages' desperate plight

Dramatic images of life inside the gym during the hostage-taking at middle school 1 in Beslan were shown last night by the Russian television station NTV for the first time.


Ahead in the count, they know nothing's guaranteed

The temptation is overwhelming. Go ahead, admit it. You're fighting it as you read this. You are thinking this series is over.


Possible YouTube deal with CBS unravels: WSJ

A deal between Google Inc. and CBS Corp. that would let YouTube users watch clips from CBS shows such as "The Late Show with David Letterman," has unraveled, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


Portoroz, 16:09 - TENNIS, WTA PORTOROZ: LA GARBIN AL 3/O TURNO

Tathiana Garbin prosegue la sua corsa nel torneo di Portoroz, in Slovenia. L'azzurra, numero 8 del t...


Sluman slides to a 70, tied for Chrysler lead

After a course record on Thursday, the six-time tour winner manages just two birdies. Jonathan Byrd's second-straight round of 66 is good for a share of the lead.


Technorati tries to organize the blogosphere

Technorati is making an attempt to organize the growing blogosphere with their new "Topics" feature.


New York Launches Final 2012 Olympics Bid

Bob Beamon, 1968 Olympic long jump gold medalist, is cheered on by a stream of children as he runs over the Brooklyn Bridge carrying New York's final bid for the 2012 Olympics, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004 in New York.


Norman Borden fought back twice — once against three assailants on the street, then again in a courtroom where he was charged with murder for killing two of them.


Arbitrator Cuts Suspension of O'Neal, but Not Artest

Jermaine O'Neal's suspension from the Nov. 19 brawl that spilled into the stands in Auburn Hills, Mich., was reduced from 25 to 15 games by an independent arbitrator today.


Dow Jones fermo, SP +0,7 punti, Nasdaq guadagna 1,75


U.N. court to rule in landmark Bosnia genocide case

The World Court will rule on Monday whether Serbia committed genocide in Bosnia during the 1992-95 war, a decision that could allow Bosnia to seek billions of dollars of compensation from its Balkan neighbor.


Freeport-McMoRan stock up amid BHP bid speculation

SYDNEY/NEW YORK  - Shares of copper producer Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.  jumped 5 percent in U.S. trading on rumors of a takeover bid by BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc , but analysts gave an offer low odds.


Currency Trading Rises to Record $1.9 Trillion a Day

Foreign-exchange trading surged to a record daily average of $1.9 trillion this year as hedge funds and other money managers increased bets on currencies, according to the Bank for International Settlements.


U.S. judge approves Noriega's extradition to France

A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved the extradition of former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega to France, where he is accused of money laundering, when his long Florida prison sentence ends next month.


Hundreds of people, including many children, are being held hostage in a school in Beslan by armed militants. What is your reaction?


Social networking website MySpace says it will release tools to identify and block US sex offenders from its site.


Russia Rejects U.S. Criticism of Planned Reforms

Russia on Wednesday curtly rejected U.S.  criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President  Vladimir Putin, telling Washington to stay out of its business.


'Megathrust' Quake Severe, but No Surprise

Scientists describe Sunday's devastating earthquake off the island of Sumatra as a "megathrust" — a grade reserved for the most powerful shifts in the Earth's crust. The term doesn't entirely capture the awesome power of the fourth largest earthquake since 1900, or the tsunami catastrophes it spawned for coastal areas around the Indian Ocean.


Ã una delle condizioni poste dal gruppo di Al Zarqawi

BAGDAD - Potrebbe essere vicino il rilascio di Rihab Taha, la dottoressa Germe, una delle due donne irachene ancora in mano alle forze della coalizione e la cui liberazione Ã¨ stata posta come condizione per la salvezza dell'unico ostaggio ancora nelle


The brother of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley says UK and Dutch intelligence officers have searched his home.


Michael Hart rushed for 234 yards and No. 14 Michigan rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat Illinois 30-19 Saturday, sending the Illini to their 12th consecutive conference loss.


Sony demos faster-than-USB wireless transfer system

Sony is using near-field communications technology to move files between gadgets and PCs at speeds faster than USB is capable of.


UPDATE 1-Jimenez ticks off fellow pace-setter Garcia

Miguel Angel Jimenez offered a good-natured rebuke to his young compatriot Sergio Garcia on Friday for trying to persuade him to rest before the Ryder Cup.


Frustration and Fear Reign Over Flu Shots

Thousands of people seeking flu shots swamped public health clinics, overwhelmed telephone help lines and were turned away by hospitals, doctors and other health care providers yesterday


Apax and Permira finalise $5bn acquisition of moon-landing firm

The company that broadcast the moon landings in 1969 and kept the "Hotline" open between the White House and the Kremlin during the Seventies has been sold for $5bn (Â£2.7bn), including $2bn of debt, to a private equity ...


Pakistani forces fired at a fuel tank inside a controversial mosque early Saturday, causing an explosion heard across the capital, intelligence sources said.


Whoopi Goldberg defends Vick's dog-fighting role

Outspoken comedian Whoopi Goldberg  drew a scathing rebuke from animal rights activists on Tuesday  for defending U.S. football star Michael Vick's role in  dogfighting during her debut on ABC's talk show "The View."


IAC/InterActiveCorp , owner of the online travel service Expedia.com, on Wednesday posted a sharp rise in third-quarter earnings, saying it kept marketing costs in check during the quarter to boost the bottom line.


Grieving Mothers on 2 Sides of a Suicide Bombing

âTo Die in Jerusalem,â a film about the families of a Palestinian suicide bomber, will appear on HBO and at the Paley Center for Mediaâs documentary festival.


The Mexican cement giant could claim huge profits gains, but it doesn't.


The commander of Russian military forces in Georgia said Sunday his troops had been put on high alert and ordered to use lethal force to defend their bases as tensions mount after the arrest of four Russian military officers accused of spying.


Shares in logistics service provider Christian Salvesen jump 28% after it says it has received a bid approach.


Il ministro del commercio francese, soluzione sara' trovata


Two car bombings in central Baghdad and one in the northern city of Mosul have killed at least 21 people and wounded nearly 100 others.


US home buyers may see a slight rise in mortgage rates if housing finance company Fannie Mae , which is mired in an accounting scandal, slows purchases of bonds backed by home loans in response to new rules imposed by regulators.


Lettuce probable cause of Taco Bell e. coli: FDA

Lettuce at Yum Brands Inc.'s Taco Bell restaurants was the most likely cause of an E.coli outbreak that sickened dozens of people in the northeastern United States, food safety officials said on Wednesday.


Earnie Stewart and Alecko Eskandarian score as D.C. United defeats the MetroStars, 2-0, on Saturday night, taking a commanding lead in their first-round playoff series.


Shares in the fabled movie studio jumped 70 cents, or 6%, to $12.10 yesterday as Wall Street banked on its imminent sale. Sources expect MGM's Kirk Kerkorian to sign on the dotted line this month, possibly within two weeks.


Michael Vick admitted in court papers today that he funded gambling associated with a dog fighting ring and helped kill dogs that underperformed.


Cisco Creates Entertainment Operating System

Cisco Systems made its biggest foray yet into the entertainment and social networking world by announcing plans for the Cisco Entertainment Operating System.


Myanmar draws APEC concern, generals defiant

Myanmar's crackdown on protests against huge fuel price rises drew condemnation from the United States and expressions of dismay from other Asia-Pacific nations on Friday, but its ruling generals appeared defiant.


World Remembers Holocaust at Snow-Swept Auschwitz

OSWIECIM, Poland  - Dusted by falling snow and  surrounded by barbed wire, world leaders mourned the victims of  the Holocaust on Thursday, the 60th anniversary of the  liberation of the biggest Nazi death camp at  Auschwitz-Birkenau.


Computer Associates Names IBM Exec as CEO

Computer Associates International Inc.  CA.N on Tuesday named former IBM software sales head John  Swainson as president and chief executive, seven months after  Sanjay Kumar stepped down amid an accounting scandal.


Nordstrom 2nd-Quarter Profit Rises 62 Pct

Upscale department store chain Nordstrom Inc. (JWN.N) on Thursday said quarterly earnings jumped 62 percent, as inventory and expense controls boosted profits.


Hurricane Ivan Slams U.S. Gulf Coast, Kills Two

Hurricane Ivan killed at least two  people on Wednesday as it began to batter U.S. shores with high  winds and ferocious surf, touching off tornadoes that ripped  through coastal cities.


Blurry-eyed thieves make quite a spectacle...

Thieves who broke into a delivery truck in a parking lot in south-western Sweden made off with about 150 000 pairs - or about three tons - of low-cost reading glasses, reports said on Wednesday.


France confirms delay of Iraqi president's visit to France

French Foreign Ministry confirmed Friday the delay of Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar's visit to France, previously scheduled for Sept.


Will the Real Margins Please Stand Up...


China signs free trade pact with Pakistan

China signed a free trade pact with old ally Pakistan on Friday as visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao promised to bolster ties to a new level.


XXIII Assemblea Nazionale FIES: ÂPer una spiritualitÃ  cristiana autenticamente eucaristicaÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) - La FIES (Federazione Italiana Esercizi Spirituali) promuove gli Esercizi Spirituali, intesi come una forte esperienza di Dio, suscitata dallÂascolto della sua Parola, compresa e accolta nel proprio vissuto personale, sotto lÂaz...


Film fans around the world eagerly await the 79th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.


Major League Baseball moved into the ticket business yesterday, agreeing to pay nearly $67 million for Tickets.com , one of three ticket companies currently servicing the league.


CHARLEROI -It is possible many Americans will pick a candidate based on last night's debate, but the event did little to sway several Mon Valley voters.


Kanye West Racks Up 10 Grammy Nominations

Rapper-producer Kanye West capped off a breakthrough year by grabbing 10 Grammy nominations when the nominees for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on Tuesday, December 7th.


Regional bank to be deliberated among SAARC members

South Asian countries are considering to revive the idea of forming a regional development bank for the fully utilization of the existing South Asia Development Fund (SADF).


China Supports DNS, Root Servers on Talks Agenda

China seeks to put technical Internet management issues on the agenda of a U.N.-run forum concerning the development of the Internet.


Highlights of the latest campaign finance reports that presidential candidates filed with the Federal Election Commission. The reports cover April through June.


Plane due to carry former US president crashes

A private plane that was due to carry former US President George HW Bush crashed three kilometers south of the US city of Houston, Texas, on Monday, killing all the three crew members, local reports said.


Japan's Nikkei average closed 0.72  percent lower on Tuesday after weak industrial output data  sapped investor appetite for technology issues, but declines  were limited as the dollar firmed against the yen for a second  day.


China introduces new laws allowing foreigners to apply for longer residency rights.


Pakistani rape victim says attacks increasing

A Pakistani rape victim who became a prominent women's rights campaigner said on Thursday violence against women was increasing in Pakistan because authorities were not serious about punishing the perpetrators.


In the Fatosphere, Big Is In, or at Least Accepted

Rebels in a get-thin world are blogging away at the mainstream.


'Avevo un demone dentro che mi mangiava', avrebbe detto


Gunmen seize seven from Nigerian oilfield

Heavily armed gunmen in speedboats kidnapped seven workers, including three foreigners, from an offshore Nigerian oilfield in a major setback to peace in the Niger Delta.


citanon writes " The Washington Post reports that House Majority Leader Tom Delay has delivered, via the omnibus spending bill passed Nov. 20, the President's full budgetary request of $16.2 billion dollars


L'operazione ha un controvalore di 670,6 milioni di euro


Milano, 13:15 - CALCIO, STAMPA SPAGNOLA: MILAN INTERESSATO A MOTTA

Sempre a caccia di un centrocampista difensivo, il Milan, scartato Emerson del Real Madrid e Mohamed...


Damp and Pushy, but What a Reward: $99 Designer Frock

Ona giant H&M billboard at 31st Street and 10th Avenue in Manhattan, Karl Lagerfeld looms like a stern Inquisitor, wearing a black frock coat, white collar, dark glasses and an expression


Banks face growing threat of inside identity theft

Banks are pouring money into building  formidable defenses against computer hackers but are only just  waking up to what may be a bigger threat -- the physical theft  of client information by criminals in the office.


Long battle before Maoists come to negotiating table: Nepal's army spokesman

Despite peace overtures made this week to Nepal's Maoist rebels, the army's spokesman warned of a long and bloody battle before the guerrillas are weak enough to be forced to the negotiating table.


Kingfisher quarterly profit climbs 10.5 percent

Kingfisher -- the biggest European home-improvements retailer -- has reported its first profit growth for seven quarters.


Roma, 15:43 - CALCIO, LAZIO: STRISCIONI PRO LOTITO ALL'OLIMPICO

Due striscioni pro Lotito sono stati esposti all'Olimpico prima di Lazio-Sampdoria. Ad esporli gli s...


Soft Cell singer Marc Almond in accident

Tainted Love singer Marc Almond was in stable condition Monday with head injuries suffered in a London motorcycle crash, the BBC reported.


The BBC rejects calls to close BBC Three in order to solve the corporation's financial problems.


More Search Products Prowl for Market Share

The initial performance of two Web-query services launched last week, Accoona and Blingo, suggests market leaders Google and Yahoo don't have reason to worry yet.-The Washington Post


Virtualization rivals launch dueling products

XenSource and Virtual Iron, which aim to profit from Xen open-source virtualization software, release free new versions.


ÂLÂarte di accompagnare allÂincontro con la morteÂ: Meeting promosso dai Guanelliani Roma (Agenzia Fides) - La Primaria Pia Unione del Transito di San Giuseppe, fondata dal Beato Luigi Guanella, promuove, per il 25 e 26 gennaio 2008, il Meeting: ÂLÂarte di accompagnare allÂincontro con la morteÂ. La due giorni avrÃ  luogo a Roma, pres...


Hungary extended its dominance of Olympic water polo yesterday, winning an eighth gold medal after rallying to beat Serbia-Montenegro, 8-7, in the final.


William C. Mercer, 88, Former Phone Executive, Dies

William C. Mercer was the former president and chairman of the New England Telephone Company.


Olympic promotional footage provokes epileptic fits

'I was thinking about the 2012 Games and then I was out' The 2012 Olympics website has pulled "a segment of animated footage" featuring "a diver diving into a pool which had a multi-colour ripple effect" after the snippet reportedly provoked epileptic fits.â¦


RIM's new 7100 design is now coming to Vodafone, complete with their new SureType keyboard for more space-efficient typing. Research In Motion's latest BlackBerry


Soccer: Owen on track for crack at critics and Wales

MANCHESTER, England : Michael Owen is confident of recovering from a back injury in time to line up for England against Wales in Saturday's World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford.


Teramo, 15:12 - BASKET, TERAMO: VAGHI NUOVO ASSISTANT COACH

Tarcisio Vaghi è il nuovo assistant coach della Teramo Basket per la stagione 2007/08. Lo ha ...


Con aumento entrate, si conferma calo deficit sotto il 3%


Microsoft boss Bill Gates tells a group of influential bloggers that copy protection  is too complex for consumers.


Sylvester Stallone is in Arnold Schwarzenegger's corner. So are   Paris Hilton's grandfather, Steven Spielberg and the King of the World.


Nicky Hilton, Money Manager Granted Annulment

Socialite Nicky Hilton, heiress to the hotel fortune with her celebrity sister Paris, has ended her marriage to money manager Todd Meister after less than three months, representatives for the pair said on Tuesday.


Citrus Tree Sets Lots of Fruit, but Short Time Later, It's Already Bare

By ELLEN DUDEK  Q: My 3-year-old citrus tree was full of blossoms this spring and set lots of fruit, but about a month later the fruit started falling off the tree and now the tree is bare. What is wrong with my tree?  Fruit drop from citrus trees can be caused by several factors.


Corre Motorola, attesa per dati su occupazione Usa


Talk about turning back the clock. Former major league pitcher Jim Bouton announced Thursday the launch of an organization that will play by 19th century rules: The Vintage Base Ball Federation. Yup, back then baseball was two words.


Democrat Edwards gets fresh union backing

DES MOINES, Iowa  - U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards won labor union backing on Monday from steelworkers and mineworkers, putting him ahead of rivals in declared union support, his campaign said.


FCC Approves Fiber-Optic Broadband Rules

Federal regulators approved new rules Thursday aimed at making high-speed Internet available to more Americans — but critics complained the move will hinder competition in broadband services and keep prices high.


British ministers are reportedly considering enacting a nationwide ban on smoking in all restaurants and taverns serving food, the BBC reported Monday.


Retailers see slower holiday growth: reports

U.S. consumers, who flocked to malls at the start of the holiday shopping season, have since backed off, kept out of stores by a Midwest ice storm and the ease of shopping online, data released on Sunday by SpendingPulse showed.


At last, a contest to savour more than a week into this tournament of mis-matches and bad weather - the West Indies demolished South Africa by five wickets in thrilling fashion here yesterday.


Honduras' authorities have identified one of the suspects in the massacre of 28 people taking place on Dec. 23 at a bus stop in San Pedro Sula, north Honduras.


"Into the Wild" leads surprising SAG nominees

Sean Penn's wilderness drama "Into the Wild" topped a surprising list of Screen Actors Guild nominees on Thursday with four nods overall, including best ensemble cast and best actor for its star Emile Hirsch.


Roechlings Sell Rheinmetall Stake for $743 Million, People Say

Germany's Roechling family completed the sale of its stake in weapons-maker Rheinmetall AG to institutional investors for 561 million euros ($743 million), people familiar with the transaction said.


Celebrity Big Brother makes the shortlist for the only Bafta TV award to be decided by the public.


Array of Innovations at Mobile Tech Show

As co-stars of an elite, wireless-oriented tech show they were improbable indeed: A weed whacker, a blender and a boombox. Their decibel assault at this year's 6th annual DEMOmobile show was the perfect foil for its most celebrated product, a noise-canceling cell phone headset called Jawbone.


The government is lagging far behind in declassifying its secrets and the problem is getting worse as agencies create billions more electronic records containing classified information.


Jack Del Rio, Zach Thomas forever linked

Jack Del Rio wanted to play one more season with the Miami Dolphins. But an undersized rookie linebacker took his job. Ever since Zach Thomas, a fifth-round draft pick in 1996 from Texas Tech, took Del Rio's job, the two have been linked. They will reunite again Sunday when the Dolphins (5-6) host the Jacksonville Jaguars (6-5).


A Supreme Court decision in favor of one protesting village has inspired others.


Levee breaks as storms pummel West Coast

A ruptured levee sent a frigid "wall of water" from a rain-swollen canal into this high desert town early Saturday, flooding hundreds of homes and forcing the rescue of more than a dozen people by helicopter and boat.


Iraq leaders meeting only half of goals: W.House

A day after U.S. President George W. Bush cited enough progress in Iraq to justify a limited troop withdrawal, the White House told Congress on Friday that Iraqi leaders had failed to meet half of their key goals.


U.S. Launches Offensive in N.Iraqi Town, 17 Killed

The U.S. military launched an offensive  on Thursday to drive insurgents out of the northern Iraqi town  of Tal Afar, and doctors said 17 people were killed and 51  wounded in heavy fighting.


As of Sunday, July 2, 2006, at least 2,537 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,000 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


UK Owns IU, Kentucky Beats Hoosiers in Basketball Too

Today at Freedom Hall, Patrick Sparks scored 16 points as the tenth-ranked Wildcats dominated the Hoosiers inside in a 73-to-58 victory.


Anti-Bush demonstrators filled the streets of New York City on Sunday. The march, organized by United for Peace and Justice, was largely peaceful, but by late afternoon some demonstrators had set fire to a


Intervento del segretario dei Ds nella relazione di chiusura al comitato politico"Lo Stato di diritto Ã¨ fondato sulla presunzione di innocenza, non di colpevolezza"                                          Unipol, Fassino replica al gip Forleo "Non alla precostituzione di giudizi infondati"                                                                                Critiche anche al ruolo della stampa: "C'Ã¨ un intreccio perverso tra politica e informazione"


MOSCOW - Russia's cabinet approved ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change Thursday, moving the agreement one step closer to worldwide implementation.


Elan shares jumped this morning after it said that US regulators had approved it new once-a-month multiple sclerosis drug. Tysabri, developed by Elan and Biogen and formerly called Antegren, is the first kind


IBM, China's Kingdee to seal global software tie

IBM  and Lehman Brothers   have agreed to pay nearly US$17 million for 7.7 percent  of Kingdee International Software Group Ltd. (0268.HK), aiming  to establish an alliance under which Big Blue will help the  Chinese software firm re-design its products and expand  globally.


US Treasuries flat, investors wary of high prices

0100 GMT - US Treasuries little changed in Asian trade after yields fell to seven-month lows on high oil prices that have fuelled concerns of a slowdown in the US economy.


The small-cap energy producer closes stellar '04 and looks to grow production and reserves in '05.


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Mental Distress Linked with Asthma Flares

NEW YORK  - Frequent mental distress is  relatively common among adults with asthma and is associated  with unhealthy behaviors that raise the risk of disease  flare-ups, a new study has found. This suggests that doctors  who treat asthma patients should not overlook their mental  health status.


Illegal CDs, DVDs, computer software and games worth Â£10m are seized in central Scotland.


Independent schools will have to show they operate for the public benefit, under charity guidelines.


Schering-Plough profit doubles, beating forecasts

Schering-Plough Corp.  on Monday said quarterly earnings more than doubled on growing demand for its Zetia and Vytorin cholesterol drugs and its treatments for arthritis and allergies.


Andre Agassi and David Nalbandian withdrew Monday from the Paris Masters tennis tournament because of injuries. Agassi, 34, said he has an injured right hip.


Microsoft to Authorize Proxy Fight at Yahoo

In an escalation of its fight for Yahoo, Microsoft will authorize a proxy fight at the Internet company this week, people briefed on the matter told DealBook.


The doubters were in Paul Johnson's ear three years ago when the ultra-successful coach at Georgia Southern decided to accept the head coaching job at Navy.


Japanese get 'beautiful' housesitter with jellyfish-shaped robot

A Japanese firm said it has created a jellyfish-shaped robot that can alert homeowners to burglars or housesit for their pets -- and, when not at work, lounge about and be "beautiful."


Europe launches a project to build a super-brilliant X-ray laser to probe the atomic structure of materials.


Novartis Prexige Does Not Increase Heart Risks -Study

Novartis' pain killer Prexige did not  raise the rate of serious heart issues and led to fewer ulcer  problems compared to normal anti-inflammatory drugs, results of  a study of over 18,000 patients showed.


Put away the cake. Pass the spinach. Popeye celebrates his 75th birthday this year, animated evidence that a steady diet of leafy green vegetables and pipe smoking can guarantee you Hulk Hogan forearms as a septuagenarian.


TV Sports: Nike Puts Women Back on the Pedestal

In the companyâs new ad campaign, 18 women step up to deliver a unified message: Weâre athletes, so ditch the female modifier.


Tra gli indagati che hanno ricevuto le informazioni di garanzia emesse dalla Procura distrettuale di Catanzaro nell'ambito dell'inchiesta sulle pressioni indebite esercitate sui magistrati della Dda di Reggio Calabria ci sono anche politici e


where? -- for so long now, it's easy to overlook one pesky little problem: There are still a whole mess of questions that haven't been answered about the Expos' move to Washington.


'Saving Private Ryanâ not aired in Triad

WINSTON-SALEM - Private Ryan apparently wasnât worth saving Thursday evening over the Piedmont Triadâs public airways. Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns the ABC affiliate in Winston-Salem, WXLV (Channel


RAMALLAH: Ministers insisted on Monday there was no vacancy at the top of the Palestinian Authority as they held their first cabinet meeting since Yasser Arafat left for life-saving treatment in France.


Putin Shuffles Government, Posing Mystery

The nomination of a low profile cabinet official to be prime minister raised questions about who might succeed President Vladimir V. Putin if he steps down.


The Friedrichshain neighborhood in Berlin is home to both students and slackers.


by our Internet desk, 5 November 2004. Several arrests have been made in the wake of the gruesome murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh, an outspoken critic of Islam.


The net was getting smaller and smaller for Sweden, and so were its chances of advancing in the World Cup. Fredrik Ljungberg changed that with an 89th-minute header for a 1-0 win Thursday night that put the Swedes in position to move into the second round.


PALM HARBOR - Mathias Gronberg recorded the second hole-in-one in as many days at the Chrysler Championship, acing No. 15. Jonathan Kaye hit a hole-in-one on No.


A strong earthquake measuring about 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked northern Italy from the Tyrrhenian to the Adriatic seas on early on Thursday, causing panic and some damage.


Gary Collins checked into jail Monday to serve a four-day sentence in his drunken driving case. The 69-year-old TV personality and actor chose to pay an $85 daily fee to stay in the Glendale City Jail instead of the overcrowded Los Angeles County jail, according to the Glendale Police Department.


Senate Votes for Expansion of Spy Powers

The vote, a major victory for the White House, would also give legal protection to phone companies that cooperated in a program of warrantless eavesdropping.


Kerry Says Bush Failed to Level With U.N.

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Tuesday that President Bush failed to present a true picture of Iraq to the United Nations and "does not have the credibility to lead the world."


Hamas gunmen reported to be blockading stronghold of group holding BBC journalist.


Presidente, chi non si arrende rischia la vita


Despite her second-place World Cup standing, Lindsey Vonn is flying under the radar. But make no mistake, she is flying.


When pregnant mom eats fish, kids do better: study

Children of mothers who ate more fish and other seafood while pregnant are smarter and have better developmental skills than kids of women who ate less or none, researchers said on Thursday in findings they called surprising.


Primato precedente della divisa europea risale al 24 luglio


Spammer Found Guilty Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison

Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh, NC and his sister Jessica DeGroot, have been convicted of illegal spam activities under a Virginia law. Jaynes was sentenced to nine years in prison, while his sister received a fine of $7500.


USA health improvements are stalling, especially obesity and ...

During the 1990s Americans were getting healthier at an annual rate of 1.5% per year, since 2000 the increase dropped to 0.2% per year, now it has stalled completely.


Nikon Raises FY 2006 Earnings Estimates on Robust Camera Business

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 5--TOKYO -- Nikon Corp. said Monday it has revised upward its  consolidated earnings estimates for the fiscal year through March due in part  to higher-than-expected profit in its digital camera business.


Franz Ferdinand and Keane are expected to be among the acts shortlisted for Brit Awards on Monday.


Rustenburg, 17:31 - RUGBY, TRI NATIONS: AUSTRALIA SUPERA NUOVA ZELANDA

Il Sudafrica ha battuto la Nuova Zelanda 21-20 al Royal Bafokeng Stadium di Rustenburg nel penultimo...


Germany wants deal with France to protect EADS from takeovers

Germany is hoping to reach by early 2008 an accord with France on protecting the European aerospace group EADS against hostile takeovers, a German official said in an interview to appear on Tuesday.


Officials Huddle Over Hospitals' Financial Problems

State lawmakers, Prince George's officials and the Maryland governor's office have been negotiating this week toward a long-sought solution to the county hospital system's financial troubles, and legislative leaders are warning of a state takeover if they cannot find consensus by the end of the new...


Dutch murder site latest stage for debate over Islam in Europe

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands  - A five-page letter pinned to the body of a Dutch filmmaker brutally murdered after making a movie critical of Islam called for Muslims to rise up against the "infidel enemies" in the West.


TURKEYâS prime minister said admitting his Muslim-majority country to the European Union would contribute to "reconciliation between civilisations".


Since emerging from bankruptcy in May 2003, the company has undergone a dramatic turnaround, seen an almost eight-fold increase in its stock price and now plans to buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck (S:NYSE - news - research) for about $11


Michael Jackson: Sholeh Bocchelli, "Aspetto due gemelli da lui

LONDRA - Sholeh Bocchelli, attrice di Los Angeles, ha fatto sapere di essere incinta di due gemelli e che sarebbero figli di Michael Jackson, concepiti con l'inseminazione artificiale. La donna portava originariamente


Justices turn aside flood insurance plea

The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to offer help to Hurricane Katrina victims who want their insurance companies to pay for flood damage to their homes and businesses.


Cipla HIV Drugs Back on WHO Approved List

Two generic drug products by the Indian  drug maker Cipla for treating HIV/AIDS have been reinstated on  the World Health Organization's recommended list six months  after being removed, a senior WHO official said on Tuesday.


UN: Myanmar allows visit by rights chief

Myanmar's government has agreed to a visit by the U.N.'s human rights investigator, who has been barred from entering the military-ruled country since 2003, the United Nations said Monday.


Hulk Hogan in New Orleans for Mardi Gras

Despite competition from the Super Bowl, thousands of revelers lined up along streets Sunday as New Orleans wrapped up a big Carnival weekend with another day of parades leading up to Tuesday's finale.


Howison reclaims lead in New Zealand PGA

Ryan Howison shot a two-under 70 to reclaim the lead in the third round of the New Zealand PGA Championship on Saturday.


A boat sailing to Italy sinks off Tunisia killing at least 17, as a row grows over Rome's moves to send migrants back.


Agile development aligns tech, business better

Studies show agile development works, and yet few companies follow its principles. What it is, how it works, why it works.


However, the gold miner said earnings were down compared to September last year when a sum of R421 million was posted. - An operating profit of R456 million was achieved despite a lower rand gold price and a small planned reduction in gold produced.


US court dismisses Qualcomm appeal for now

A U.S. appeals court on Friday said  Qualcomm Inc.  was premature in appealing an order by a  federal trade agency that banned imports of some cellular  telephones containing Qualcomm chips.


Indonesia police arrest two wanted Muslim militants

Indonesian policemen arrested on  Thursday two men wanted as top members of a local Islamic  militant group that has terrorized the country's Central  Sulawesi province and had links to an Asian terror network,  police said. Officers wounded one of them who had fired at the  security forces, said a senior police official in Central  Sulawesi's Poso regency, where raids on hideouts of suspected  militants have intensified recently.


Two Landmark TaxotereÂ® Studies Featured in The New England ...

Aventis, part of the sanofi-aventis Group (EURONEXT: SAN), announced today that The New England Journal of Medicine has published the results of two landmark phase III studies, which demonstrate that Taxotere (docetaxel) Injection Concentrate-based


Antarctic ozone hole nears record: U.N. agency

The hole over Antarctica's ozone layer   is bigger than last year and is nearing the record   29-million-square-km (11-million-sq-mile) hole seen in 2000,   the World Meteorological Organization said on Friday.


The NHL and the players' association will hold their next round of labor talks Wednesday in yet another undisclosed location.


PM's turn to separate wood from the trees

Howard has jammed Latham, but now he's caught by the cross pressures himself, writes Michelle Grattan. After pushing Mark Latham on forests, and holding back on his policy until the Labor leader blinked and


Accounting Board Rules Companies Must Expense Options

Despite the technology industry's long campaign against the move, the nation's accounting rulemaker decided Thursday that companies next year must deduct the value of their stock options from their profits.


Scientists find gene link to Alzheimer's

A team of Arizona researchers think they've found a gene that could help better predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.


Play Well, and May the Blog Buzz Be With You

CMJâs overwhelming lineup included knowns â the chiming Southern rock of Band of Horses, the Austin rockers Spoon â amid many more unknowns.


Mike Moritz of Sequoia Capital and some other prominent venture capitalists are making a big bet on Kayak, the travel search engine, to challenge Expedia and the other online travel agencies.


Palermo: Antonietta Taormina Ã¨ morta oggi. Genitore in comaAvevano sintomi da avvelenamento, ma c'Ã¨ un'altra ipotesi                                          Padre e figlia avvelenati, lei muore Forse Ã¨ un caso di omicidio-suicidio                                                                                Li ha trovati agonizzanti il fratello: "Vivevamo segregati"


A former cancer sufferer is today expected to begin his bid to run...

A former cancer sufferer is today expected to begin his bid to run four half-marathon races within the space of 24 hours.


EU fails to strike a deal on alcohol tax reform

EU finance ministers failed for the second time in a month to reach an agreement on reforming alcohol tax as the beer-loving Czech Republic dug in to oppose higher rates.


Real Madrid playmaker Zinedine Zidane will retire in 2007 at the latest. 'My contract runs until 2007 and I won't go any further,' the 32-year-old Frenchman said on Friday.


THURSDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDayNews) --  The anticancer compound sulforaphane, found in vegetables such as broccoli, brussels sprouts and kale, blocks the growth of late-stage breast cancer cells, a new study says.


Police: Man Tried to Rob Bank Being Built

KENNESAW, Ga. - There is little money to be gained from attempting to rob a bank that is still under construction, police say a Marietta man learned on Wednesday.


Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after militants blew up a border wall, and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply because of an Israeli blockade.


European Union Seeks Longer Music Copyrights

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


Japan defense minister resigns in fresh blow to PM

Japan's defense minister resigned on Tuesday over remarks that appeared to accept the 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, dealing a fresh blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling camp ahead of a national election this month.


Proseguono colloqui con Pirelli, occhi puntati su accordo


The German president, Mr Horst Koehler, will be arriving in Addis Ababa on December 14 for a two-day official visit.


A prominent Cuban doctor who was denied permission to travel to Buenos Aires to visit relatives was staying at the Argentine Embassy on Thursday, but her son said she does not plan to seek asylum in a case that has raised tensions between the two nations.


NASA Anxiously Wait for Word on Saturn Probe

(Pasadena, Calif.-AP, December 25, 2004) - Scientists at NASA's jet propulsion lab are anxiously awaiting to see if a probe will make its rendezvous with Saturn's largest moon.


Philippine police rule out bomb in mall blast

Philippine police said on Tuesday it was  unlikely a bomb caused last week's explosion that killed 11  people and wounded more than 100 at an upscale shopping mall in  Manila's financial district.


Torino, 14:43 - CALCIO, JUVE; SECCO CONFERMA: BENFICA SU BOUMSONG

Due giorni fa è arrivata dal Portogallo la notizia ed oggi è stata confermata dal ds d...


Kmart buys Sears for $11 billion to form third-largest retailer in ...

Yesterday's deal between Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck and Co. likely will mean more choices for consumers but fewer for area employees.


Robots are taking an increasing number of jobs, new UN report says

20 October 2004 - The chances of having an obedient robot do unwelcome or dangerous jobs have increased tremendously, with orders for industrial robots rising to a record 18 per cent in the first half of this year, a new report co-sponsored by the


Arts, Briefly: Imprisoned Rappers Father Elected in Belize

Jamal (Shyne) Barrow, right, the young rapper and Sean Combs protÃ©gÃ© serving a 10-year sentence in New York State for a 1999 nightclub shooting that injured three people, has a friend in high places, highbridnation.com reported. Last weekend the Central American country Belize elected its first black prime minister. He is Dean Barrow, the father of Jamal, who could be released this year.


Social security is a long way from bankrupt, despite the President's assertions. Why, then, is Bush taking on America's biggest, most successful social program ever?


Coca-Cola and some bottlers settle lawsuit

Coca-Cola Co.  on Monday said that it has reached an agreement under which several of its bottlers would dismiss two lawsuits against the world's largest soft-drink company and two of its largest bottlers.


Godcasting is the Latest Way to Spread the Word

By Brian Orme Contributing Writer  Godcasting may just be the new church-related buzzword.


Indagini in varie regioni anche per immigrazione clandestina


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Steve McNair returned to the lineup, and the Tennessee Titans returned to form. McNair threw a touchdown pass, directed two other scoring drives, and the injury-plagued Titans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 18-15, yesterday.


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EU split on funding for Galileo satellite project

EU countries disagree on how to fund  the Galileo satellite navigation system in the latest sign of  disarray over the project since companies charged with building  it balked at the cost, EU sources said on Thursday.


The hearing on Friday will be to determine if the destruction of the tapes violated a 2005 court order.


Bush begins Rome visit as anti-war protesters gather

Anti-war protesters gathered in Rome on Saturday as US President George W. Bush was to meet Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and Pope Benedict XVI, a day after the release of an explosive report detailing secret CIA prisons in Europe.


MPs demands controls on Euro police databases

Co-operation needs human touch The Home Affairs Select Committee has advised government to put its weight behind neglected European efforts to hold the rapidly emerging system of police databases answerable to human rights legislation.â¦


Take your pick from Shall We Dance?, ps, Around The Bend and Team America.


Oil prices eased from new highs on  Friday as dealers pocketed profits from a long record-breaking  run after escalating violence in Iraq took U.S. crude close to  $50 a barrel.


Iraq has failed to meet 11 out of 18 progress benchmarks set by the US, a Congressional watchdog finds.


Brain Disease Rates Soaring, Pollution Link Cited

Deaths from brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and motor neuron disease appear to have soared in the past two decades in the world's most developed nations, and researchers are blaming the increase ...


PEOPLESOFT $9.2B BID IS 'BEST, FINAL': ORACLE

Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison raised his company's offer for rival PeopleSoft Inc. to $24 a share, or $9.2 billion, calling the fifth bid over a 17-month takeover battle the "best and final" offer.


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Expenses surge Every quarter IBM orders investors to pay attention to a particular product group as the driver of its success. For this year's second quarter, IBM has promoted the software division as its savior. That's software - not services. Got it?â¦


Afghan Death Toll Mounts As Voting Nears

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The killing in Afghanistan spirals onward, undermining U.S. claims of success in pacifying the country with less than a week to go before an historic experiment with democracy - direct presidential elections...


(InfoWorld) - SAP AG is taking its Business Process Expert (BPX) Community initiative mainstream after several months of more limited operations with the aim of creating an online forum for business analysts and consultants to exchange information and access software from SAP and some third parties. A new category of worker is emerging, the business process expert, according to Mark Yolton, vice president of community programs at SAP. When the applications company officially launches its new BPX community Web site Tuesday, it will be aimed at these workers who act as a bridge between the IT and business sides of their organizations. The individuals combine a strong knowledge of their companies' business needs with some technical know-how, particularly in application development, he added. SAP will be making the announcement of the BPX community on the first day of its TechEd developer conference in Las Vegas this week. The BPX community is designed to complement the vendor's existing SAP Developer Network (SDN), which the company set up less than three years ago and currently serves some 500,000 developers. In surveys of SDN users conducted in June 2005 and January 2006, SAP discovered that around 12 percent of those polled identified themselves as business analysts or consultants. These people told the vendor that SDN didn't fully meet their needs, leading to SAP developing the new community as a way to encourage them to use more of its software and that of selected partners. The idea is that business process experts can share ideas and experiences at the BPX community site via discussion forums, Yolton said. The site also includes blogs and access to both SAP technology and some third-party products, notably Aris Business Architect business process management software from IDS Scheer AG. SAP hopes to have a secure wiki in place within the next six weeks, he added. Business process experts are particularly keen to discuss approaches to business process modeling and how to transform process models into active applications, Yolton said. The business analysts and consultants are also interested in hearing from their peers about change leadership and change management best practices and experiences. SAP has been offering the BPX community as a "sneak peek" to limited numbers of SAP customers since mid-May, Yolton said, and the site has already attracted more than 30,000 users. "Over time, we expect it to grow to a similar size as SDN," he added. During the past few months, users have accessed the site from all over the world, with particular concentrations coming from China, Germany, India, the U.K. and the U.S. Initially, SDN and the new BPX community will look similar, but gradually the sites will become more distinctive. SAP isn't providing details on the financial or employee resources it's drawing on to support the new site. Yolton stressed the BPX community site is "free and open," meaning that anyone can register to use it for free, not just SAP customers. SAP is currently looking at establishing relationships with educators and training providers to beef up the training section of the site, he added. Available only in English,Â SAP's BPX community can be found online. Â


Chinese police have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of stabbing eight teenagers to death as they slept in a school dormitory, the latest in a wave of school attacks in China, state media say.


British rocker Pete Doherty smiled and hugged fans outside court on Monday after a judge ruled he will not serve jail time for possession of drugs including heroine and crack cocaine. District Judge Jane McIvor ordered the 27-year-old Babyshambles singer to pay $1,525 in fines and court costs and forbade him from driving for four months.


Woman Eats 38 Lobsters in Eating Contest

KENNEBUNK, Maine - America's top speed-eater wolfed down 38 lobsters in 12 minutes Saturday to win the World Lobster Eating Contest.    Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., won $500 and a trophy belt for her efforts, consuming 9.76 pounds of lobster meat...


Time for baseball higher-ups to come clean, too

Weâre not just talking about the ballplayers anymore, welcome as the news was Tuesday that the executive board of their union instructed its leaders to reopen the collective bargaining agreement and negotiate a tougher drug-testing policy.


Advertising: Living the Promotional Life

A new Nissan campaign that reaches younger consumers through MySpace, TiVo and video clips, is emblematic of an effort by marketers to remake their media choices.


Iran insists it will continue enriching uranium despite a European offer of trade concessions and technology.


EnterpriseWizard releases customizable CRM

EnterpriseWizard this week is releasing the 2.0 version of its CRM application, a product built on top of its SaaSWizard Web application development platform and designed to be easily customizable.


Japanese students show marked declines in reading, mathematics

TOKYO - The reading and mathematical skills of Japanese high school students have markedly declined in the past three years, according to an international student assessment test conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development


Schilling canât step onto campaign trail

The injured Red Sox hurler backed off from taking the stage to appear with President Bush at two Granite State campaign events yesterday.


Lou Dobbs is sorry about calling Gov. Eliot Spitzer an idiot.


Airbus unveils its flagship A380 on Tuesday, the plane on which the company is betting its newfound status as the world's leading jet maker as well as the 10 billion euro ($13 billion) cost of developing the "superjumbo."


Makybe Diva the world's best stayer: Freedman

Trainer Lee Freedman says Makybe Diva deserves the title as the world's best stayer after winning a second consecutive Melbourne Cup yesterday.


A few trends are starting to appear in the opening days of Fashion Week: a linear silhouette, a surfeit of men's wear fabrics and a certain sexiness.


'Croc-hunter' Irwin's family to campaign against Japanese whaling

"Crocodile hunter" Steve Irwin's family plans a campaign against Japanese whaling to show that scientific data about whales can be obtained without killing them, the Australian's widow said Thursday.


FOXBOROUGH - The list of receivers at Tom Brady's disposal is like a never-ending buffet. But that doesn't mean one more guy can't be added to the plate.


The earthquake, which occurred in Romania last night, measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale, was also felt in Turkey. First reports say nobody was killed or injured in the earthquake.


Putin selects a feared figure to lead Chechnya

GROZNY, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin gave power in Chechnya yesterday to a widely feared pro-Russian strongman, Ramzan Kadyrov, even as Europe's human rights chief warned of widespread torture and other abuses allegedly committed by Kadyrov's henchmen.


A father banned from seeing his son for months after smacking him, says his family were wrongly punished.


Dick Vitale, the voice of college basketball for almost three decades, has vocal cord surgery and will likely be off the air until at least February.


Growth is an excellent catalyst for stock price appreciation.


Three Palestinians die in the Gaza Strip in fresh clashes between rival Hamas and Fatah factions.


Iran's atomic work has no reverse gear: president

Iran has no reverse gear in its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday, while a deputy foreign minister vowed Tehran was prepared for any eventuality, "even for war".


Experts Fear Slowing Momentum on Bioterror

David Hose is a bioterrorism casualty. Little wonder, then, that his confidence in U.S. readiness for another such attack is about as low as his energy and as weak as his still-battered immune system, lingering after-effects of the anthrax he accidentally inhaled handling a letter addressed to Sen. Pat Leahy three years ago.


American civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson visited the conflict-torn region of Darfur on Friday, urging the Sudanese government and African rebels to end the crisis that has killed thousands of villagers and driven more than a million from their homes.


Dems Weigh Delaying Gonzales Appointment

Senate Democrats are considering filibustering Alberto Gonzales' nomination to be attorney general over his role in developing the Bush administration's policies on treating foreign detainees.


Amare Stoudemire had 42 points and 12 rebounds, Steve Nash matched a season high with 18 assists and the Phoenix Suns held off the Utah Jazz 136-128 on Monday night.


Advertising: A Severed Car Grille? Itâs Super Bowl Ad Time

An assessment of some of the high and low points among this yearâs Super Bowl ads.


Consumers urged to step up switch to Fairtrade goods

UK sales of products that guarantee producers in poor countries a fair price for their goods soared by about 46 percent to 290 million pounds in 2006 from a year earlier, the Fairtrade Foundation said Monday.


Minnesota Sen. Coleman endorses Giuliani

Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman said Thursday he's backing Rudy Giuliani for president, throwing his support behind a fellow moderate Republican and former mayor.


Earnings In, and Google Isn't Bulletproof After All

Although top execs say all is well, investors are skittish after the internet giant fails to meet Wall Street's expectations.


What's the Best Way to Pick a Career Counselor or Coach?

Your professional path is too important to be put in the wrong hands. Here's some advice on finding the right expert to help you achieve your goals.


German territory and airspace may have been used to detain inmates transferred to the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a British organization said Friday, citing reports from prisoners.


THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in Maryland.


Arrests at football games are down by 10% as increasing numbers of fans are subjected to banning orders.


Siena, 18:28 - CALCIO, SPALLETTI: ROMA SENZA TESTA E SCONFITTA MERITATA

Luciano Spalletti non cerca alibi dopo il pesante ko della Roma a Siena. "L'impressione è che...


Three people appear in court charged with the murder of John Mongan in west Belfast last week.


ZARIT, Israel  - Israel's army left all of south Lebanon except for one small border village on Sunday, as part of a handover to the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers under the truce that ended a war with Hizbollah fighters.


Biden vows to narrow Bush's Iraq mandate

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday he would move to repeal the authority Congress gave President Bush in 2002 to send U.S. troops into Iraq and replace it with a narrower mandate.


Scientist to Submit Vioxx Study, Attorney Says

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


House passes economic stimulus legislation

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a plan to give the U.S. economy a $146 billion election-year boost through tax rebates and other measures to stave off a possible recession by boosting business and consumer spending.


DECEMBER 07, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle Corp. tomorrow is set to introduce Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2, which is being characterized as a significant upgrade offering improvements


College Basketball: Illinois, Wake Forest Cruise

LAS VEGAS (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored a game-high  18 points to lead top-ranked Illinois over Northwestern State,  69-51, in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at Valley High School.


Intel to finally cough up EC anti-trust furball

Monday blues? Chip giant Intel will today file its response to formal anti-competitive charges levelled by the European Commission.â¦


The NHL trading deadline is only 16 days away, and now the shopping for rentals begins in earnest. Trouble is, the sellers don't slap a formal "For Sale" sign over their rosters, soliciting offers from the many buyers across the Original 30.


NASA delays Dawn asteroid probe launch by one week

The US space agency NASA on Saturday pushed back by a week the launch of space probe Dawn on its eight-year mission to unlock the mysteries of the origins of our solar system.


AFRICA/SUDAN - Muoiono quindici persone e migliaia perdono le loro case a causa delle gravi inondazioni che hanno colpito il paese Kartum (Agenzia Fides) - Almeno quindici persone sono morte, 72 sono rimaste ferite e varie migliaia hanno perso le loro case nel corso delle inondazioni causate dalle forti piogge che stanno affliggendo il Sudan. Durante una conferenza stampa, il m...


U.N. Agency to Study Environment in Iraq

Scientists will begin investigating environmental "hot spots" in Iraq as part of a long-term strategy to clean up the country after ten years of war and instability, the U.N. Environment Program said Tuesday.


Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are among stars in Sheffield for Indian film's biggest awards ceremony.


Washingtonpost.com harnesses the power of Macs and the latest interactive technologies to deliver the news beyond the headlines and the printed word.


Britney Spears' hospitalization and concerns over whether the continuing Hollywood writers strike would keep next week's Golden Globes ceremony off the air dominated red-carpet chatter at the 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival gala.


Google Tightens Limit on Its Data Retention

Addressing privacy concerns, the company announced on Tuesday that it would keep the Web search histories of users for only 18 months instead of 24.


Nonostante dato migliore delle attese su deficit commerciale


Florida Has Almost 1.6 Million New Voters

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida has been the center of massive voter registration drives, and neither party has a clear lead. Out of almost 1.6 million new voters registered in Florida since the 2000 election


Demonstrators upset Romanian president's visit to Montreal

Protesting Romanian exiles interrupted a ceremony for visiting Romanian President Ion Iliescu, forcing him to abandon a speech dedicating a square and a statue in a Montreal park.


URS to acquire Washington Group for $2.3 billion

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


'Don't spy on Verizon chair' - warned HP spooks

Beware the Babbio The executives willing to testify about their roles in the HP spy scandal have claimed a blissful ignorance around the legal ins and outs of obtaining phone records. Their defense has hinged on the idea that they were assured by hired investigators that any phone snooping was legal and that they did not become really concerned about how phone records were obtained until learning of the euphemism "pretexting." Even after learning about pretexting, it took executives weeks to comprehend in full the fraud behind the practice.â¦


25 die in Venezuela plane Crash, 3 Killed in US Collision

CARACAS (Venezuela): A military airplane crashed in a mountainous region in northeastern Venezuela killing all 25 passengers, a spokesman for the air rescue service said Sunday.


Iraqi Government Team Meets Sistani in Battered Najaf

Five Iraqi ministers visited battle-scarred Najaf on Saturday and discussed plans for rebuilding the holy city after three weeks of fighting that killed hundreds and drove oil prices to record highs.


HOUSTON - St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Tony Womack left Monday night's game against Houston in the seventh inning after getting hit on the left hand with a pitch.


Appello all'Opec perche' riduca il prezzo del greggio


Police probing the murder of a woman who had cut hair placed in both hands by her killer appear on Crimewatch.


Soldier, 4 Militants Die in Renewed Gaza Fighting

Four Palestinian militants and an Israeli soldier were killed Tuesday in the heaviest Gaza fighting since Yasser Arafat's death, raising the prospect that renewed violence could complicate a vote for his successor.


Oden picked first, Durant second in NBA Draft

Greg Oden, a 7ft center from Ohio State, was made the first overall pick of the 2007 NBA Draft on Thursday by the Portland Trail Blazers.


A Moroccan man dies of suffocation as his relatives try to smuggle him hidden in a car into Spain, police say.


Diretta da Vittorio Capotorto, in 17 brani le sue gesta


Tim Henman retires from Great Britain's Davis Cup team to focus on winning a Grand Slam.


US lists Zarqawi's group as "foreign terrorist organization"

The United States on Friday formally listed the Jordanian-born Abu Mussab Zarqawi's Jama'at al-Tawhid wal Jihad (Unity and Holy War) as a "foreign terrorist organization" and slapped sanctions on it and its allies.


Microsoft Falls Short on Open XML Standard Bid

Microsoft's bid to win fast-track ISO standard status for its Open XML file format didn't get enough votes, which means the proposal will have to be modified and put to a second round of balloting early next year.


Iraq donors vow to speed up funds for reconstruction

Donor nations wrapped up a two-day meeting Thursday with pledges to speed up projects to rebuild Iraq possibly by using more Iraqis to implement


High court may rule on the legality of President Bush's use of the controversial tactic to fill judicial vacancies. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Ford's new CEO gets $18.5 million to take job

DETROIT  -Ford Motor Co. F.N said on Friday it   would pay veteran aerospace executive Alan Mulally $18.5   million to join the troubled automaker as its new chief   executive in addition to an annual salary of $2 million.


In Italy, schools urge kids to say "Basta!" to ultralow-rise pants

In an era of low-rising jeans, one Italian high school has launched an uprising.


Three inmates, including a convicted murderer, go on the run after absconding from an open prison in Derbyshire.


Lawyers representing the former Iraqi leader say they will boycott his trial in protest at government interference.


Texas Court Reverses Child-Killer Yates Verdicts

Andrea Yates, the Houston mother  serving life in prison for drowning her five children in a case  that shocked America, had her murder convictions overturned by  a state appeals court on Thursday because of flawed testimony  by an expert witness.


A federal judge ordered the Navy on Thursday to adopt measures that would lessen the impact of sonar on whales and other marine life during exercises near Southern California.


London Underground maintenance firm heads for administration

The company that maintains most of the London Underground train network on Wednesday asked city authorities to appoint a judicial administrator because it could not meet its financial obligations.


Graeme Souness will join Newcastle with a record of mixed fortunes as a top-flight English manager. Spells with Liverpool, Southampton and most recently Blackburn have brought him 106 wins from 292 league matches.


Lonely town holds view of space's deep corners

Sutherland, South Africa - It's a 60-mile drive off the main highway in South Africa's Northern Cape to this 19th century wool-producing town, but the desert landscape is so desolate it can feel as if the distance is 6,000 miles. The narrow ...


ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan is getting $100 million from a New York real estate magnate -- the school's largest gift ever.


State Department Adds Saudi Arabia to 'Worst of Worst' Persecutors ...

By Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service | posted 09/16/2004 9:00 am. The US State Department on Wednesday for the first time included Saudi Arabia on a list of eight "countries of particular concern" for not


BEIJING - The Canadian Embassy in China says it does not expect to hand over any time soon 44 North Korean asylum seekers who entered the compound this week.


Edwards attacks high CEO pay, big oil profits

Democratic presidential contender John  Edwards on Wednesday mounted an attack on excessive executive  pay and soaring oil company profits, promising a series of  moves that he said would "restore balance between America's  corporations and America's working families."


Mubarak says no fresh leads on Sinai bombers

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said that his security services still could not confirm who carried out last week's suicide bombings at two resorts in the Sinai peninsula.


Socialite heiress Paris Hilton gets angry when people don't believe that she works hard.


IBM launches open beta for virtualization-enhanced AIX

Blog: For the first time, IBM launches an open beta for AIX 6 in an effort to attract new customers.


Israeli Airstrike Wounds Five Palestinians in Gaza

GAZA, Gaza Strip  - An Israeli helicopter strike  in a Gaza refugee camp Wednesday wounded five Palestinians,  including militants, medics said, as military tanks and  vehicles rolled into the camp.


VATICANO - Lettera del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ai Vescovi, ai presbiteri, alle persone consacrate e ai fedeli laici della Chiesa cattolica nella Repubblica Popolare Cinese CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - EÂ stato pubblicato oggi, 30 giugno, il testo della Lettera del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ai Vescovi, ai presbiteri, alle persone consacrate e ai fedeli laici della Chiesa cattolica nella Repubblica Popolare Cines...


NBC Sets New Olympic Record: 200 Mil Viewers

NEW YORK  - NBC Universal pushed past  the 200 million mark in viewership with the 17-day Summer  Olympics, which ended in Athens on Sunday.


Samsung SDI unveils 31-inch organic display screen

Samsung says it has developed a 31-inch ultra-thin organic screen, raising the stakes in an accelerating worldwide race for organic displays.


"Crescita deve necessariamente passare dal decollo del Sud"


CROMWELL, Connecticut  - Rookie Zach Johnson  produced the day's joint best score, a five-under-par 65, to  join Fred Funk at the top of the leaderboard after the second  round of the $4.2 million Buick Championship Friday.


Slowly and carefully, a federal lab is trying to confirm whether it was botulism poisoning that virtually paralyzed four people who received anti-wrinkle injections at an Oakland Park clinic.


Assalto di clandestini alle coste siciliane

Ã di nuovo emergenza immigrazione in Sicilia. Dall'altro ieri sera e per tutta la giornata di ieri sono proseguiti gli sbarchi di centinaia di clandestini, tutti scortati nei porti dalle motovedette della Guardia Costiera.


T-Shirt Firms Take Different Paths in Hopes of Cashing In

By Corilyn Shropshire, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Dec. 13--Two Pittsburgh companies have a few new tricks up their sleeves  to cash in on Americans' long-standing love affair with T-shirts.


In a rare public discussion of her husband's infidelity, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she probably could not have gotten through her marital troubles without relying on her faith in God.


Mobile anti-radiation - a telecoms 'inflight life-jacket'?

It's better to be safe than sorry 3GSM A cynic's first response to the offer of a magic device to protect phone users from radiation is to laugh and go find someone else to talk to. Don't. You may believe that the Exradia chip will never save a single life, or even prevent a single disease, but that doesn't mean they won't sell them.â¦


From a Physicist and New Nobel Winner, Some Food for Thought

As reflected in the talks at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, the history of physics is, like the universe, a story of expansion.


Orlando Hernandez outpitched All-Star Jake Peavy and outscored San Diego all by himself in leading the New York Mets to a 7-0 win over the Padres on Tuesday night.


Yasser Arafat's French physicians are refusing to discuss his health crisis, leading to rampant speculation about the Palestinian leader's dramatic deterioration.


Deirdre Savageau, a Bay State Conference All-Star at Framingham High School, is now a junior guard and captain on the women's basketball team at Trinity College in Hartford.


Italian football will resume, a week after a policeman was killed, but many stadiums remain closed.


BusinessWeek Online - Time was, if you wanted to use the global positioning system to get from one place to another, you had to spend $500 to $1,000 for a standalone dashboard-mounted unit from vendors such as Garmin (NasdaqGS:GRMN - News), TomTom, or Magellan. But lately, GPS is becoming a must-have feature on cell phones, with device makers including Research In Motion (NasdaqGS:RIMM - News) happy to oblige. RIM's BlackBerry 8800, for instance, includes a GPS chip that allows navigation from the palm of your hand.


Nokia, which has tried to build its own mobile-oriented Web sites like Lifeblog, has acquired media sharing site Twango with the intention of making it easy for Nokia phone users to upload and access photos, videos and other documents.


Bush Urged to Push Intelligence Bill to a Vote

Families of victims of the Sept. 11,  2001 attacks criticized President Bush and Republicans in  Congress on Wednesday for failing to pass a law to overhaul  U.S. intelligence agencies.


The Bank of England is set to offer lenders an extra Â£10bn in funds to limit the impact of a credit crunch.


Alle prime elezioni dall'indipendenza gli elettori hanno scelto la linea filoeuropea e filoatlantica del leader socialdemocratico                                                  Montenegro, vince Djukanovic  "Abbiamo la maggioranza assoluta"                                                                                "Un nuovo slancio per un Montenegro piÃ¹ democratico"


Raritan Brings Quantifiable Advantages for MSP Alvaka Through Remote Systems Management

(Source: Raritan)  KVM, serial-over-IP, monitoring and management are becoming fundamental building blocks of IT management strategies. This report looks at the business advantages, including ROI implications, of MSP Alvaka's adoption of out-of-band capabilities from Raritan.


Governo, sono dei fannulloni e Napolitano sta fermo..


Foxy Brown was sentenced to one year in jail Friday for violating probation stemming from a fight with two manicurists in a New York City salon. Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson sentenced the rapper at a probation hearing for Brown, 28.


Freshman guard Matee Ajavon scored 29 points to lead Rutgers over South Dakota State 68-50 on Thursday in the opening game of the Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands.


Chiuse rappresentanze diplomatiche Usa e Gb


Nestled in a smallish town in the rolling hills of New England, the home of the NFL's most dominant team isn't the easiest stadium to get to on a Sunday afternoon.


Royals Recall Gobble, Place Sullivan on DL

The Kansas City Royals recalled left-hander Jimmy Gobble Sunday from Triple-A Omaha on Sunday, and placed right-hander Scott Sullivan on the 15-day disabled list with a back strain.


Bush Picks Kellogg CEO for Commerce Post

President Bush, left, announces that he has chosen Carlos Gutierrez, chief executive officer of the Kellogg Co., right, to be Secretary of Commerce, Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.


Resource stocks drop but gold and oil off lows

Resource stocks such as BHP Billiton   slid on Tuesday, hit by weak commodity prices, raising the risk   for similar declines in European peers but oil and gold eked   out a small rebound after recent steep falls.


Woods no longer holds any of the major championships, while after a record span of 264 weeks Vijay Singh replaced him as No 1 when the Fijian finished first to Woods's share of second place


SEC probing three dozen securitization cases: report

U.S. regulators, led by the Securities and Exchange Commission, are probing how financial firms priced mortgage securities on their books and whether they should have told investors earlier about the declining value of those securities, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Southern California coach Pete Carroll and the defending national champion Trojans have had an eventful offseason, with All-American wide receiver Mike Williams' failed attempt to join the NFL leading a series of off-the-field problems.


Clock ticks down for French hostages, Iraq government in security ...

BAGHDAD : The clock was ticking down for two French hostages whose Islamist abductors have served Paris with an ultimatum to lift a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools, while Iraq's government continued efforts to end the chaos prevailing in the country.


Group works to change Hemingway home image

Ernest Hemingway's final home in this central Idaho mountain town — with its astonishing array of the author's personal possessions — is perhaps the most enigmatic, and certainly the least visited, of the houses the Nobel Prize winner once owned. As a result it's mostly remembered as the place where the writer killed himself in the main entryway with a shotgun in 1961.


Hurricane Ivan slammed into eastern Jamaica late Friday with torrential rains and waves two stories high. Ivan's winds strengthened to 155 mph -- just shy of a Category


Cracker writer Jimmy McGovern accuses the BBC of being a "racist institution" during a live BBC radio interview.


About 6,300 people, on average, on any given weekday, are watching the new Fox Business Network, according to early estimates compiled by Nielsen Media Research.


Financial Ties Are Cited as Issue in Spine Study

The testing of an artificial spinal disk provides a stark example of conflicts of interest among clinical researchers.


Long Island teenagers were planning a high school massacre similar to Columbine, police say.


Israeli court charges officer for shooting schoolgirl

his own soldiers of emptying his weapon into a Palestinian schoolgirl who was already dead, judicial sources said. The officer was charged with two counts of illegal use of a


San Francisco Lures Sutton From Retirement

Eddie Sutton is coming out of retirement to replace Jessie Evans as San Francisco's basketball coach and will have a shot at 800 wins after all.


The expected withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is substantively different from that which Israel will carry out in the northern West Bank, in the area of Jenin.


Quest'anno le famiglie italiane spenderanno il 5 per cento piÃ¹  Secondo le associazioni consumatori quest'anno rincaro del 5%                                                  CosÃ¬ si combatte il caro-scuola   Libri in affitto e scaricati da internet                                                                                di MARINA CAVALLIERI


There has been a "major deterioration" in the condition of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, doctors say.


Africa puts hope in Darfur talks as Sudan dismisses UN ultimatum

Sudan's government defiantly dismissed a UN deadline for it to disarm its proxy militia in the Darfur region, insisting it would resolve the conflict there through ongoing African Union peace talks.


Medicare Hire Gone Before He Even Started

The doctor is out. But was he ever in? On Friday, surgeon Brian W. Amy appeared to have engineered an improbable move from being Mississippi's embattled top health official to overseeing efforts to improve quality of care in the federal Medicare program.


Thousands of Greeks protest against the political response to recent wildfires, which have killed 63 people.


China's death toll from Bilis reaches 530

China's death toll from Tropical Storm Bilis rose to 530 on Saturday, more than a week after the storm hit, as officials in southern Guangdong province and the Guangxi region reported an additional 48 deaths, state media said.


Trial results for a drug that controls bleeding include a favorable comparison with a similar product.


Israelis kill three Palestinians in second day of Gaza raid

Israeli troops killed three Palestinians yesterday, on the second day of an Israeli raid in the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza, witnesses and hospital officials said.


BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In Iraq, US warplanes, tanks and artillery repeatedly hit at Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terror network Saturday. The US military said the strikes in Fallujah targeted two buildings where militants were allegedly meeting.


Britain's high commissioner to Kenya launches a new attack on "massive" corruption in the country.


EDITORIAL: Attend Meetings to Discuss Mog Revitalization: ;

By American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Sep. 19--If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.   It's an old saying, but it rings true.


Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Saturday he's in a "fighting mood" with two months to go to the presidential election as his allies defended him from questions about his valor in Vietnam.


Ray Kurzweil, an inventor fascinated with the connection between humans and computers, says that emerging trends in biotechnology are opening a realistic path to immortality.


Israel to Halt Targeted Killings of Militants

Israel and the Palestinian Authority resumed diplomatic contacts Wednesday after a two-week freeze, and Israel agreed to suspend targeted killings of Palestinian militants -- two more steps toward a cease-fire and a resumption of peace talks.


More than one year after engaging in a war of words over   postpartum depression, Tom Cruise and Brooke Shields have made peace.


A medical examiner blamed a 17-year-old track star's death on the use of too much muscle cream, the kind used to soothe aching legs after exercise.


Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Bombings

Two American soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in separate bombings that occurred within hours, the U.S. military said Thursday.


A surge in the cost of gasoline and other energy products pushed consumer prices up by 3.3 percent in 2004, the biggest jump in four years, but relief may be on the way. Consumer prices actually dipped in December as energy costs moderated.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Star pitcher Pedro Martinez confirmed on Tuesday that he's leaving the Boston Red Sox to join the New York Mets.


Rincarano gli alimentari: si sborseranno 400 euro in piu'


Backstory: Clowning around on Florida's 'Culture Coast'

The installation - and vandalism - of a series of sculptures in Sarasota has raised questions of taste, art, and local identity.


Stanley Burrell's clutch free throws help No. 13 Xavier hold on for a 76-72 win over Saint Joe's in a matchup of the A-10's top two teams.


FCC frees VoIP service from state regulations

NOVEMBER 09, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A voice-over-IP service from Vonage Holdings Inc. is not subject to the public utility regulations of individual US states, the Federal Communications Commission declared today.


The Bruins, desperate for a goal-scoring winger, acquired 24-year-old forward Brandon Bochenski from the Blackhawks yesterday. The Bruins shipped Providence Bruins forward Kris Versteeg and a conditional pick to Chicago.