A key committee of MPs says the Financial Services Authority failed in its duty over the Northern Rock crisis.


2-0 a Lione, gol di Totti e di Mancini alla Ronaldinho


American hostage freed in Nigerian oil delta

Kidnappers in Nigeria's  oil-producing Niger Delta have released an American engineer  and his Nigerian driver held captive since January 23,  authorities said on Sunday.


MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Ticker) - If the college football season were to end today, Southern California and Miami surprisingly would meet for the national championship at the Orange Bowl on January 4. The


Minneapolis-based Target Corp.'s decision this fall to stop allowing Salvation Army bell ringers at its stores has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the Lake County Salvation Army.


SAN DIEGO -- Padres outfielder Milton Bradley injured his right knee when manager Bud Black spun him to the ground in an attempt to keep him from going after first base ump Mike Winters.


Bin Laden Sent Iraqi Arrested in Germany-Report

An Iraqi arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting an al Qaeda suicide attack in Iraq said he was sent on his mission by Osama bin Laden himself, a German magazine reported Saturday.


NEW YORK -- Manor Care Inc. , the operator of more than 500 long-term care centers, agreed yesterday to be taken private by Carlyle Group for about $4.9 billion, 20 percent more than the market value in April when the company put itself up for sale.


So a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some useless junk, like so many old hubcaps for the trash heap. And the throwing-away -- done


Actor Reeve Shown in Calif. Stem Cell Campaign Ad

Less than two weeks after his sudden death, actor Christopher Reeve on Friday began appearing in a taped appeal to Californians to vote for a controversial ballot measure that would fund a decade of stem cell research,


Geoff Ogilvy stuck his hands in his pockets and hunched his shoulders on his way to the first tee Saturday in the Target World Challenge, not crazy about playing golf on a frigid day in a steady rain.


PS3 is tops in Australia and a failure in the US

Blog: The recent stories like this one out of the Sony camp are becoming pathetic at best.  The company who formerly touted its dominance over the video game industry is left touting a 50,000 unit sale for March and a sales lead "for every week, except for the


NATO, Russia Deny 'Cold War' Rift on Ukraine

Former Cold War foes NATO and Russia  on Thursday played down weeks of tension over rigged  presidential poll results in Ukraine and issued a joint call  for free and fair elections at the end of the month.


NASA puts off space shuttle flights until at least May

WASHINGTON: The US space agency NASA has put off resumption of space shuttle flights from March until at least May, the agency has said.


Sharks Taken Down In Box-Office 'Grudge' Match

An elite squadron of marionettes tried, but failed. A high-school football team coached by Billy Bob Thornton also gave it a shot, but came up short.


Credit Suisse profit down on write-downs

Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland's second largest bank, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit dropped 72 percent because of writedowns for investment banking and money-market funds.


Arafat's nephew not ruling out poison as cause of death

While Yasser Arafat's nephew says toxicology tests on his uncle show no poisons were found in his system, Arafat's nephew isn't ruling that out as a cause of death.


Theater Review | 'Surface to Air' : War, Loss and the Importance of Remembering

âSurface to Airâ David Epsteinâs new play, which made its debut at Symphony Space on Wednesday, is a play about Vietnam that is for all intents and purposes a play about Iraq.


A Londra il titolo perde il 16% del valore dopo calo vendite


A bordo 150 connazionali rimasti bloccati da 24 ore


Seven years ago, Russian courts convicted a wealthy American motel owner of molesting children, sent him to prison, then expelled him from the country.


Bulletin: Sony Confirms PS3 Rumble Controller

Controller rumble will make its way to the PS3 for the first time, this after several lawsuits surrounding the technology.


Giuliani, Clinton attend 9/11 observance

Presidential politics took a back seat to grief and remembrance Tuesday, as candidates from both parties observed the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.


Oscar-nominee Mehta to explore racism in new film

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta  will explore racism in her new film "Exclusion," inspired by a  real life incident in which a shipload of Indians was turned  back from Canada in 1914.


Close brush with death for DUI thespiatrix Talented thespiatrix and drunk driver Lindsay Lohan will do two four hour shifts in a morgue as part of a court-ordered programme designed to hammer home to DUI perps the consequences of getting sloshed behind the wheel.â¦


Nepalese forces are on alert ahead of a deadline set by rebels, who have threatened to blockade the capital.


Vajayjay means exactly what you think it does.


An Australian federal court has been told that Sharman Networks, the developer of file swapping technology Kazaa, is the largest music piracy system ever seen.


Thaksin defies Thai graftbusters' order to return

Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not return from exile to the "killing zone" of Thailand despite being ordered back to face charges of hiding assets illegally, his lawyer said on Tuesday.


Pfizer Fights to Retain China Viagra Patent

Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest  drugmaker, has appealed to a Beijing court against a decision  to overturn its China patent for its erectile dysfunction drug  Viagra, a newspaper said on Wednesday.


The Gatecrasher nightclub in Sheffield is reported to be collapsing as a massive fire takes hold.


Nasa clears the shuttle Atlantis for a return to Earth, after inspections find no damage from orbiting debris.


If you read the news, you'd think that most cyber criminals are lonely, maladjusted teenage hackers stealing credit card numbers from their windowless rooms. But the real damage is being done by organized syndicates, and they're playing for much higher stakes.


BAGHDAD, June 22 -- U.S. and Iraqi forces continued a new offensive against the Sunni extremist group al-Qaeda in Iraq in and around the city of Baqubah on Friday, killing 17 insurgents in a helicopter attack, but a senior U.S. military commander said it appeared that most of the group's leaders had...


For âAnimal Precinct,â Reality Off Camera Is Subject to Dispute

A reality TV series on the A.S.P.C.A. police unit that rescues animals from abuse overstates its effectiveness, critics say.


Obama Offers Explanation of Stock Purchases

Senator Barack Obama said today he was not aware he had invested in companies supported by his donors.


Deadline nears for child mental health summit

October 12 - Friday noon is the deadline to register for a two-day conference that will bring together mental health experts, community leaders, parents and others to work on reshaping the state's mental health system for children.


Royal and Sun Alliance to move 1,100 jobs to India

LONDON : Insurer Royal and Sun Alliance became the latest high-profile British firm to announce a mass transfer of jobs to India, saying it plans to move 1,100 positions there by 2006, saving the group 10 million pounds annually (14.


Disordini in varie zone della citta' e nei dintorni


Product Review - The EmperorLinux Wasp CF-19

If you need a battle-ready rugged notebook that runs Linux, the EmperorLinux Wasp CF-19 may be for you. read more


The Centre is said to be of the view that with the inflation rate already high, any hike in prices at this juncture could fuel it further.


L.America steps up campaign against HIV/AIDS

Latin American countries have in recent years stepped up their campaign against HIV/AIDS by raising public awareness and creating a more caring society for those infected.


Pescara, 11:19 - CALCIO, PESCARA: CAMPLONE NUOVO TECNICO, GALEONE CONSULENTE

E' Andrea Camplone il nuovo allenatore della Pescara calcio, la società retrocessa quest'anno...


Verlander throws no-hitter against Brewers

Justin Verlander made Comerica Park history — with a big assist from his shortstop.


Bemoaning an election-year leak,   President George W. Bush on Tuesday said he would declassify a   secret terrorism document that included a judgment the Iraq war   had spread Islamic extremism.


Two US scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine for their pioneering work in genetics.


A bill expected to get President Bush's signature soon would allow Florida taxpayers to deduct sales tax on their federal income tax forms.


Send your video throughout your house--wirelessly--with new gateways and media adapters.


Gli azzurri di Montali sconfitti dai padroni di casa agli Europei di MoscaCon questo risultato non possono passare il turno e restano fuori dal podio                                            Pallavolo, l'Italia cede alla Russia Azzurri fuori dalle semifinali


Five of James Brown's children are challenging their late father's will, according to court documents.


Orange simplifies data by capping at 30MB

New low in 'unlimited' definition Orange has launched its unmetered-mobile-data tariff for the UK - but unexpectedly capped it at 30MB a month.â¦


The Mitchell report shows that the actions of rich and dishonest men tainted their own workplace and also reverberated across the nation.


BASEBALL George Steinbrenner says he's fit and feeling fine. And for those who don't believe him, the New York Yankees owner invites them to join him at the gym. ``No, I did not have a stroke. I am not ill. I work out daily," he said in a telephone interview last week from his office in Tampa. ``I'd like to ...


Conn. Governor Doing Well After Breast Cancer Surgery

Early detection of breast cancer followed by surgery is giving Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell a good prognosis, according to the Hartford Courant.


Change Is Good as Woods Shoots Day's Best Score

While Tiger Woods has been second-guessed many times recently, he has refused to second-guess himself. Woods has won only one tournament this year, he has dropped to No.


Google expands reach of enterprise search tool

Google today unveiled improvements to its enterprise Search Appliance and began shipping a scaled-down version of the tool, called Google Mini, for small and medium-size businesses.


Blog: One in five teens say they can't function without their cell phone, and if forced to choose, would give up TV for it, a new survey says.


Browser lets users surf Internet without a trace

(InfoWorld) - A tweaked version of the Firefox browser that makesÂ Web browsing anonymousÂ has been released by a group of privacy-minded coders. Every few minutes, the Torpark browser causes a computer's IP (Internet Protocol) address to appear to change. IP addresses are numeric identifier given to computers on the Internet. The number can be used along with other data to potentially track down a user, as many Web sites keep track of IP addresses. Torpark's creators, a group of computer security gurus and privacy experts named Hactivismo, said they want to expand privacy rights on the Internet as new technologies increasingly collect online data. The browser is free toÂ download here. It's a modified version of Portable Firefox, an optimized version of the browser that can be run off a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory stick on a computer. The Torpark browser uses encryption to send data over The Onion Router, a worldwide network of servers nicknamed "Tor" set up to transfer data to one another in a random, obscure fashion. Internet traffic, such as Web site requests, carries information on where it came from and where it's going. But that's muddled using Tor, which has been endorsed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and is hard to trace back to a source. One minor downside is that surfing with Torpark is slower than with a typical browser over the same connection. Torpark cautions that data sent from the last Tor server to the Web site is encrypted. Since only the user's connection is anonymous, Torpark advises that sensitive data such as username and passwords should only be used when the browser displays a golden padlock, a sign that a Web site is using encryption. Torpark's user interface appears similar to Firefox with a few changes. It shows the current IP address that would be seen by Web sites in the lower right hand corner, and features a special "Flush Tor" button to reset a new, random server connection. A test of Torpark using a computer in London employed IP addresses of servers registered in Berlin and Madison, Wisconsin.


Dog the Bounty Hunter Apologizes for Racist Comments

"Dog the Bounty Hunter" star Duane "Dog" Chapman is apologizing for making racist slurs in a phone call to his son that was taped and made public in the National Enquirer.   His show's network, A&E, announced it had halted produc...


Mike Bliss uses a gutsy three-wide pass to take the lead, then holds off a charging Matt Kenseth over the final few laps to win his first Busch series race Friday night.


IPhone seen boosting AT&T, hurting Sprint

Apple Inc.'s  iPhone may be  too expensive for most Americans, but the much-hyped device is  expected to help AT&T Inc.  win quality customers and  drive shoppers into its stores.


NY mayor seeks federal money for 9/11 victims

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday sought at least $150 million a year from the U.S. federal government to help care for people with lingering health problems tied to the September 11 attacks.


In Demand ; This Week's Must-Have, Must-See, Must-Do

THE GADGET   PC gamers, you have a new god. Dell has overclocked the quad- core processor on its XPS 710 H2C PC to an enormous 3.2GHz, enabling you to shoot other players vital milliseconds earlier.


Is your child's backpack making the grade?

With a new school year  underway, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is  reminding parents that wearing backpacks improperly or ones  that are too heavy put children at increased risk for back  injuries and muscle strain.


Journalists and politicos have been trying off and on for a decade now to suss out exactly what George W. Bush did in the National Guard more than 30 years ago.


Shooting for the Stars With the Webb Telescope

Last week's news that the orbiting Hubble  observatory's most productive and far-seeing camera may be irreparably damaged sent a chill through the world of astronomy. Even if astronauts return to the Hubble next year as planned to repair and replace several instruments, fixing the electrical malfunction in the Advanced Camera for Surveys is not expected to be on the schedule....


DirecTV Consolidates LatAm Satellite Ops

NEW YORK  - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. will sell its stake in Sky Latin America to DirecTVGroup , another company which it controls, for $579million in order to consolidate operations of the two satellitebroadcasters, the companies said on Monday.


VMware Introduces Hypervisor For Server Hardware

TechWeb - A host of server vendors plan to ship products with the new hypervisor starting at the end of this year and through 2008.


Tucson center opens to help young girls battle eating disorders

Developing an eating disorder as young as 6 or 7 years old has forced many girls into treatment by the age of 12. Because of that, a new facility is set to open in Tucson.


Rip, mix, re-rip, type The European Union's Bulgarian "commissioner for consumers", Meglena Kuneva, has hit out at the Balkanised world of digital music.â¦


It is seldom one can be shocked any more by politicians who resort to illegal wars, based on dodgy dossiers, whitewash inquiries, nonexistent weapons.


Shuttle Loss Proved 'Cathartic,' Departing NASA Leader Says

The loss of the shuttle Columbia was not just a low point in NASA history, but was also a "cathartic moment" that led to reforming the space agency and pushed the nation


North American cities go green under LED street lights

Cutting costs and CO2 A city near Detroit is replacing all the bulbs in its street lighting with LEDs, following similar moves by a town in North Carolina and even Toronto.â¦


The US Joint Forces Command has awarded a $29 million contract to design, establish and maintain a Joint Advanced Training Technology Laboratory to Anteon International Corp.


EU defence agency wants open skies for flying robots

A day late and a lot of dollars short The European Union's nascent military ministry, the European Defence Agency, is mounting a push to allow flying robots to operate alongside regular air traffic.â¦


LOVE or hate him, US President George W Bush's impact on the news and people's lives over the past 12 months has made him Time magazine's 2004 Person of the Year.


"Into the Wild" leads surprising SAG nominees

Wilderness drama "Into the Wild," directed by Sean Penn and starring Emile Hirsch, topped a surprising list of Screen Actors Guild nominees on Thursday with four nods overall, including best ensemble cast.


The future is bright - and colourful - for News Corp

Sydney - Global media giant News Corp on Wednesday announced it will spend Â£600 million (R7.05 billion) over the next five years on new printing plants for its newspapers in Britain.


ODFSVN is a set of tools that allow you to manage ODF documents in a subversion. repository   odfsvn is a toolset that allow you to manage ODF documents in a subversion repository: it allows simple methods to checkout documents from a repository, update documents to the latest version and commit changes.


Lotta contro il tempo per salvare Agata, nove annidiretta con i genitori a Roma per una visita di controllo                                          Bimba rischia di morire assiderata Per 30 ore bloccati nella neve                                                                                Una notte al gelo sulla A3. Molti i bambini nella tormenta di ELEONORA BERTOLOTTO


Chinaâs Inflation Hits American Price Tags

Higher costs in China could spell the end of an era of ultra-cheap goods, as well as the beginning of Chinaâs rise from the lowest rungs of global manufacturing.


A new release is available of FileZilla Portable, the popular FileZilla FTP client packaged as a portable app, allowing you to carry your FTP client with you on an iPod, USB flash drive, portable hard drive, CD or any other portable media. You can plug it right into any Windows computer (or UNIX/Linux computer with Wine) and use it just like you would on your own. It has all the same great features of FileZilla, but there's nothing to install.  And it all fits in under 3MB.   New in this version:   - FileZilla updated to 2.2.27 - Fixed an issue with unicode commandline parameters   More About FileZilla Portable:   http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/filezilla_portable    SourceForge.net Project Page:   http://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps     What is a portable app?   http://portableapps.com/about/what_is_a_portable_app


Foot Ailment Forces MacCulloch to Retire

Todd MacCulloch always knew his career would end. He just never expected it to come to such a sudden and mysterious stop.


Mussari, probabilmente entro presentazione conti del 22/3


Excavations for the Channel Tunnel rail link show scientists a glimpse of climate change 55 million years ago.


China says food safety scares threaten stability

China risks damaging its global credibility and provoking social instability if it does not tackle its food and drug quality problems, an official said in a rare admission amid a series of scares over tainted products.


The main U.S. disaster-response agency apologized on Friday for having its employees pose as reporters in a news briefing on California's wildfires that no journalists attended.


Flessione dello 0,11, all'asta di oggi domanda sostenuta


Pressure on Pope to apologize to Muslims

Pressure mounted on Pope Benedict   to issue a personal apology on Sunday when he makes his first   public appearance since his comments about Islam sparked Muslim   fury across the world.


Microsoft suffers stunning EU antitrust defeat

BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG  - Microsoft suffered a stunning defeat on Monday when a European Union court backed a European Commission ruling that the U.S. software giant illegally abused its market power to crush competitors.


CRONACA * Accoltellato dal figlio il direttore di Raidue

Massimo Ferrario se l'Ã¨ vista brutta durante una colluttazione col ragazzo, al termine della sua festa di compleanno. Ferita anche la madre. Come riferisce l'agenzia di stampa Adnkronos, nella nottata di ieri


British Telecom is hoping to see annual revenues of $250m from its operations in China over the next three years.


British police begin putting together 'jigsaw puzzle' of Ipswich murders

British police hunting a suspected serial killer said that they had begun putting the "jigsaw puzzle" together as 25,000 football fans here mourned five murdered prostitutes.


It's a no-brainer, a Red Sox pitcher suggested when he was asked which team he would rather face in the postseason.


Senegalese Fight Locusts with Smoke and Sticks

DAKAR, Senegal  - Residents burned tires and  children took to the streets with sticks in Senegal's capital  on Wednesday to fight an invasion of locusts, as 12 West  African nations agreed on a battle plan.


Feared Afghan strongman suspended from government post

Afghanistan's attorney general has suspended militia leader Abdul Rashid Dostum from his government post for not cooperating with an investigation into a raid on a rival, an official said Tuesday.


Police arrest two men after a seven-year-old boy is hit by a van and left lying in the road with fatal injuries.


Torino, 16:06 - CALCIO, JUVE: TREZEGUET E FA GESTO A TRIBUNA

Dopo aver segnato il gol dell'1-1 contro lo Spezia, David Trezeguet ha indicato con la mano il numer...


U.S. official says no terror "scores" for travelers

A senior Bush administration official on Tuesday played down claims by rights activists that the federal government assigns terror risk scores to millions of people who enter or leave the United States.


Israelis Raid Gaza as Army Steps Up Action

Israeli troops demolished several  Palestinian homes and raided an Islamist stronghold in Gaza  City Tuesday as the army intensified operations in the wake of  a deadly militant attack.


Australia win toss and bat in second Test

Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and chose to bat in the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy cricket Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.


British interest rates are 'restrictive': Bank of England policymaker

The health of the British economy is threatened by the risk of recession in the United States and interest rate cuts are required, a member of the Bank of England's rate-setting committee said Monday.


Roma, 14:32 - CALCIO, ROMA: LESIONE MUSCOLARE PER MANCINI

''Mancini è stato sottoposto ad esame ecografico che ha evidenziato una lesione muscolare ai ...


Britain has unveiled tough anti-smoking proposals, which would ban tobacco in all workplaces and restaurants as well as in many pubs and bars.


Acne-Like Rash Shows Cancer Drug Is Working

An acne-like rash is good news for colon cancer patients because it shows that a targeted therapy for the disease is working, Belgian scientists said on Thursday.


Financier to Lead Institute on Stem Cells

The real estate developer who helped write and finance a ballot initiative to create a California stem cell institute was elected chairman of the committee that oversees it.


Diageo pockets healthy sum from General Mills sale

London - British drinks giant Diageo on Tuesday said it had raised $2.26 billion (R15 billion) from the sale of 49.9 million shares in US food company General Mills.


Tarvisio, 11:16 - SCI, CDM TARVISIO: OK VIA A SUPERCOMBINATA

Partirà alle 11:45 la discesa libera femminile di Tarvisio valida per la supercombinata donne...


The implication of an abortion pill in the death of an 18-year-old California woman will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of bacterial infection.


Australia plans to withdraw troops from Iraq: report

Australian Prime Minister John Howard is secretly planning to begin withdrawing Australian troops from Iraq by February 2008, Australian media reported on Sunday.


Will Microsoft parachute Windows 7 in early?

Curtains for Vista in 'H2 2009' Redmond has refused to spike speculation that it is racing to pump out its successor to Vista â Windows 7 â earlier than originally expected.â¦


A man is injured as police fire a plastic bullet round during a stand-off at a block of flats.


Speculation intensifies that Delta and Northwest are set to merge after a report claims they told unions of their plan.


Sergio Garcia removed the flag from the 18th hole and waved it over his head. Padraig Harrington tossed his glove and cap into crowd that draped itself in European flags and sang "Ole, Ole" from the top of his lungs.


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Three men were found guilty Monday of plotting to bomb London's public transport system on July 21, 2005, two weeks after a coordinated suicide bombing attack on the network killed 52 commuters.


Australian embassy blast not linked to elections: Downer

JAKARTA : A deadly bomb blast outside Australia's embassy in Jakarta was not linked to next month's Australian elections or forthcoming polls in Indonesia, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.


Australia defends its warnings of terrorist attack in Indonesia

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer defended his decision to issue a warning about a terrorist threat in Indonesia, as many Australians shrugged off his advice and went ahead with plans to spend Christmas in Indonesian resorts.


The United Auto Workers union set a firm Monday morning deadline to reach a contract with General Motors Corp and threatened to send 73,000 GM factory workers on strike if no deal is reached.


Georgia says it fired at Russian plane this week

Georgian forces fired at an airplane they believed was Russian after it violated the Caucasus republic's airspace on Wednesday, a senior interior ministry official said.


Malpensa: atterraggio d'emergenza per un Eurofly carico di ...

Problemi ieri pomeriggio per un Airbus 330 dellâEurofly costretto ad un atterraggio di emergenza a Malpensa. Il pilota dellâaereo, partito da Fiumicino e diretto a Lagos con a bordo 145 immigrati clandestini


Compagnia procedera' con delisting da Borsa di Londra


Obesity surgery for adolescents safe:  study

Adolescents are less likely to  suffer complications from obesity surgery than adults, a  reassuring finding because little had been known about the risk  facing the small but growing number of teens who opt for it,  researchers said on Thursday.


Hungary PM says will not give in to blackmail

Hungary's government will not allow itself to be blackmailed by opposition street protests, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said on Tuesday.


Microsoft charges for Hotmail Outlook access

SPAM FIGHTING super hero software behemoth Microsoft has come up with a wizard way of stopping those who send spam from its free Hotmail accounts.


No Pause in Foreign Exodus from Ivory Coast

An exodus of foreigners from Ivory  Coast showed no signs of easing on Saturday as West African  leaders prepared to meet in Nigeria for emergency talks about a  crisis which threatens the entire region.


KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraqi forces imposed tight security on the city of Kerbala on Saturday where 2.5 million pilgrims marked the climax of a major Shi'ite rite, a day after gunmen attacked worshippers and police in other southern cities.


Ottawa fails to reach offshore revenue deal with Nova Scotia, Newfoundland

WINNIPEG (CP) - The premiers of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador broke off offshore revenue talks with Ottawa Wednesday after failing to reach a longer-term deal to keep more money in provincial coffers.


Blackberry Crush from Samsung Samsung was showing its SGH-i600 Smartphone at IFA 2006 and judging by what weâve seen, RIM should be afraid for the popularity of its beloved Blackberry.â¦


So how good are those tools are... and what's the big fuss about them? Personally I don't know, as I didn't try them out.


Documenti consegnati solo a 370 mila stranieri: le questure a rischio collassoIl sottosegretario Lucidi: situazione inaccettabile, subito la nuova legge permessi                                          Immigrati, burocrazia in tilt un milione di permessi fermi                                                                                di VLADIMIRO POLCHI


Scientists hopeful despite climate signs

Climate scientist Michael Mann runs down the list of bad global warming news: The world is spewing greenhouse gases at a faster rate. Summer Arctic sea ice is at record lows. The ice sheets in Greenland and West Antarctica are melting quicker than expected.


More than 100,000 German filmgoers see a controversial movie about Adolf Hitler on its opening night.


US Airways pilots agree to $1.85B in wage cuts

US Airways Group Inc. pilots approved a plan Thursday to cut pay and benefits $1.85 billion over five years to provide savings the airline said it needs to emerge from bankruptcy-court protection.


Oracle finally takes control at PeopleSoft

Eighteen months, three weeks and two days after launching its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, Oracle finally took control of its software rival early on Wednesday.


Jailsick Jailbird Tries to Return to Prison

What's a jailsick jailbird who is under house arrest to do when he feels homesick for prison?


Judge: Islamic Charities Liable in Death

A federal judge Wednesday found two U.S.-based Islamic charities and an alleged fund-raiser for the Palestinian militant group Hamas liable for damages in the 1996 shooting death of an American teenager in Israel.


Roma, 10:59 - CALCIO, OPERAZIONE DIGOS SU TIFOSERIA VIOLENTA: 65 FERMATI

La digos di Roma ha fermato e denunciato 65 persone nell'ambito di una operazione contro la tifoseri...


UPDATE 1-Arsenal and United summoned by FA

Arsenal and Manchester United have been summoned to a meeting with the Football Association which is determined to prevent a repeat of the public relations fiasco surrounding United's controversial 2-0 win last month.


Sony Ericsson dials up revenue and profits jump

Walkman phones prove leader of the pack Sony Ericsson saw its profits jump 55 per cent year-on-year in its results for the second quarter of 2007.â¦


Fifteen months after making the leap from MSNBC talk-show host to general manager, Dan Abrams is going back to fulltime yakking.


MONTGOMERY, NY - The leaves on the maples are approaching full color. Just like the hardwoods back in Maine. Pumpkins sit on front steps, although here, in the Hudson River Valley, they're called stoops.


Windows Media Player (WMP) no longer feels like a freebie utility thrown in with the OS (think Notepad), but is an application you'll actually want to use.


PARIS (BBC News) - Air travellers in France can expect further chaos as a strike by Air France cabin crews is set to continue until late on Monday.  Air France officials said 60% of its flights would take off on Sunday after the strike forced the cancellation of one-third of Saturday's flights.  The strike, over pay and conditions, has mostly hit long-haul flights out of the main Paris airports.


Craig McCaw describes a global wireless world

SAN FRANCISCO - For someone who rarely appears before large gatherings, Craig McCaw has spent a lot of time in the spotlight this week at a wireless industry trade show.


Shawn Henry, a software engineer, swivels around in his chair, squints at his computer screen and punches up a long list of software code files that document his company's latest headache.


WASHINGTON - Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.


Sun buys IT services company to help HP/IBM fight

Sun Microsystems is buying IT services company SevenSpace for an undisclosed amount of cash, helping to expand its support for operating systems outside of Solaris.


China Sends Its First Probe for the Moon Into Space

China launched its first lunar probe on Wednesday as the Communist Party moved a step closer to fulfilling its ambitions of one day reaching the moon.


A Gguide To The Upcoming Presidential Debate

With the presidential race tightening the debate this Thursday night looms as the most important event of the campaign. The first of three high stakes debates between John Kerry and George Bush will focus on foreign policy, President BushÂ´s strong suit.


VH1 Classic and VH1 Radio to Air Live Press Conference By the Police on Monday, February 12 at 2:00 PM/ET

NEW YORK, Feb. 9  /PRNewswire/ -- VH1 Classic will broadcast the live press conference with The Police from The Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles this Monday, February 12 beginning at 2:00 PM/ET.  VH1 Radio Network will simulcast the VH1 Classic telecast of the news conference.


Con 'L'anno che verra'', ospiti Venditti e Irene Grandi


The coming week will likely reveal that there is life yet in the economy, with several surveys showing encouraging gains.


U.S.-Russia relations tense on eve of G8 summit

Russia took a fresh swipe at the United States on Tuesday over its missile shield plans, raising tensions on the eve of a big power summit that could also expose divisions on climate change and aid for Africa.


Russian newspapers are lukewarm about the country's progress towards joining the World Trade Organization.


Greece no longer plays spoiler on Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus It used to be that European politicians could count on Greece to stand in the way of Turkey's aspirations to join the European Union.


British 'friendly fire' deaths probed in Afghanistan

Investigations were under way Saturday into the killing of three British soldiers in a bomb dropped by a US fighter jet and intended for Afghanistan's Taliban rebels.


Haas, Clarke, Kelly share lead at Tour Championship

That was the question during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday afternoon. The answer is: Not at the top of the leaderboard.


Automotive News: esili possibilita' di sviluppi futuri


By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Mar. 9--Electronics retailer CompUSA will close all its metro Atlanta  stores in the next 60 to 90 days, the company said Thursday.


Hey, ho, let's go ... to court. A drummer who spent four years in one of the greatest punk bands of all time, The Ramones, filed a federal lawsuit Friday claiming he is owed nearly $1 million in royalties on songs sold over the Internet.


Deal That May Create More, Not Less, Competition

Advertising and media executives said that Google has become so dominant in the online advertising market that a combined Microsoft and Yahoo might be the only way to produce a legitimate competitor.


Belly dancing is Susan Sarandon's new passion

Following in the foot steps of Latino diva Jennifer Lopez who is learning to play the Spanish guitar, as a hobby, Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon reportedly has a new passion these days, belly dancing.


Atlantis crew conducts final shuttle inspection

Astronauts on shuttle Atlantis   conducted a final inspection of their spacecraft's heat shield   on Monday as they began early preparations for their return to   Earth.


Australian Election a Referendum of Iraq War Policy

Description: Australians go to the polls Saturday to choose a prime minster. The incumbent, conservative politician John Howard, supported President Bush's war on Iraq and contributed 2,000 Australian troops to the effort.


Hi-tech fraudsters have developed a new way of tricking customers who go online to do their banking, analysts warned yesterday. A "Trojan horse" programme insinuates itself into a user's computer via an email


Napoli, 18:25 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; DOMIZZI: PENSIAMO ANCHE A COPPA ITALIA

Alla ripresa del campionato del 13 gennaio il Napoli dovrà vedersela col Milan. Ma gli azzurr...


Card.Poletto, presenza premier testimonia vicinanza Paese


Sharon and Abbas agree to meet next week to discuss peace

JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed yesterday to meet in Egypt next week for the highest-level talks between the two sides in more than four years of violent conflict.


The state of California sues six car companies for costs associated with their vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions.


A Site Follows the Money So Users Can Slice and Dice

Politicalbase.com is building a base of devoted political junkies, and its creators think the siteâs  audience will keep growing -- even after the November election.


Roma, 22:01 - Calcio, derby: scoppio petardo stordisce Totti

Attorno al quarto d'ora del secondo tempo del derby Lazio-Roma il capitano giallorosso Francesco Tot...


Iraq Bombs Strike Police and Embassy, 7 Killed

Insurgents detonated a truck bomb  outside Australia's embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday and  targeted a police station with a suicide car bomb, killing at  least seven people in the latest attacks ahead of Jan. 30  polls.


Israeli PM Ariel Sharon appears to have eased his preconditions for resuming talks with the Palestinians.


Wenger to send out team of 'gladiators' against United

LONDON COLNEY: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will send out a team of "gladiators" to face Manchester United in Monday's crunch Premier League game at Old Trafford.


Milano, 16:24 - CALCIO, INTER: NESSUNA PLUSVALENZA NEI NOSTRI BILANCI

Attraverso il proprio sito internet, l'Inter nega irregolarità in merito alle notizie circa l...


Appointment of ministers enrages opposition and ends hopes of swift end to political and social crisis


Pakistani Jets Attack Suspected Militants

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


News Analysis: As Senate Deal Sinks, So Does Bushâs Power

The presidentâs ability to push his agenda has faded such that he can fairly be judged to be in his lame duck period.


Ban visits bomb-damaged U.N. Algiers office

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on  Tuesday inspected the shattered remains of U.N. buildings  destroyed in twin car bombing in Algiers that killed at least  37 people including 17 U.N. staff, witnesses said.


Affondo del vicepremier dopo lo scivolone della maggioranza al SenatoIl Cavaliere: "Questo Ã¨ un governo non legittimato a guidare il Paese"                                          Base Vicenza, Rutelli contro la sinistra radicale Berlusconi: "Prodi si deve dimettere"


The dollar hit a 5-Â½ month high against the yen on Monday as investors dumped the Japanese currency after it failed to hold on to gains following the BOJ tankan survey, which showed confidence at big manufacturers hitting a two-year high.


Checks from Hollywood's A-list stars such as George Clooney, Eddie Murphy and Barbra Streisand added up to an expected, one-night take of $1 million for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.


The top half of the first inning passed with deceptive speed and ease. Three minutes. Eight pitches. It was quick and efficient even by Tim Wakefield standards. But as with all things pertaining to the knuckleball, fortunes also change in a hurry; some might say they rise and fall with the wind. So, without any warning, an auspicious start quickly ...


BESLAN, Russia - Camouflage-clad commandos carried crying babies away from a school where gunmen holding hundreds of hostages freed at least 26 women and children Thursday during a second day of high drama that kept crowds of distraught relatives on edge.    Two new accounts emerged, meanwhile, that the militants were holding at least 1,000 children, teachers and parents inside the school, far more than previously thought...


A shocked NASA said on Wednesday it would review its screening process for mental and medical problems after astronaut Lisa Nowak's arrest on charges she tried to kill a romantic rival for another astronaut.


NEC Corp. has succeeded in reducing the size of a prototype direct methanol fuel cell for use with notebook PCs but says it is unlikely to see commercialization until at least two years later than previously forecast.


Pregnant soldier faces Abu Ghraib court-martial

The commander of the 18th Airborne Corps on Monday referred Pfc. Lynndie England to trial by general court-martial, the corps announced.


EU foreign ministers will debate on Monday whether to sign an interim trade agreement with Serbia -- a move seen as boosting pro-European President Boris Tadic ahead of a February 3 presidential run-off.


INTEREST rates went up and down regardless of which party was in government, Labor said today. Prime Minister John Howard yesterday said he could guarantee interest rates would be lower under the Coalition


Javier Valentin hit a three-run homer to cap Cincinnati's five-run comeback in the ninth inning off closer John Smoltz, leading the Reds to an 11-8 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.


Will it be unlucky 13 for Luiz Felipe Scolari? The Portugal coach has never lost a World Cup match, a run that has reached 12 unbeaten games at the World Cup dating back to 2002, when he led his native Brazil to the title.


Ballard sells fuel cell unit to Daimler and Ford

Canada's Ballard Power Systems  on Wednesday said it agreed to sell its automotive fuel cell business to German car and truck maker Daimler  and Ford Motor Co .


ARM is not showing an Android phone at 3GSM

Sometimes so much speculation surrounds an event that some might feel it's safe to simply presume it happened at the time predicted. But ARM confirmed to BetaNews it has not produced a portable handset prototype that runs Android.


Fans to vote on Candlestick Park renaming

San Francisco's iconic Candlestick Park, the home of the San Francisco 49ers, was renamed Monster Park on Tuesday in a $US6 million deal with an electronics cable company.


By Anonymous  Ethanol may not be the healthiest solution to the atmospheric pollution problem after all, according to a recent study from Stanford University. A computer model simulated U.S. air quality in 2020, when ethanol-fueled vehicles are expected to be widely available.


Fresh sight of freedom awaits Bush on beach

"There's no greater joy than sitting on the beach without any clothes on"  George W. Bush has often expressed his admiration for the yearning for freedom in Communist East Germany that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall on his father's watch 18 years ago. via Reuters UK


October 30, 2004 - Police in Iraq say 16 people have been injured after a car bomb exploded outside the offices of the Al-Arabiya television station in central Baghdad.


Donadoni named Italy national team coach

Former national team midfielder Roberto Donadoni was selected as Italy's new soccer coach, replacing Marcello Lippi, who resigned shortly after guiding the Azzurri to a fourth World Cup title.


The announcement of his resignation has, once again, pushed Colin Powell to the forefront of American politics. Let's look back on the four years gone by and hear from observers


ARLINGTON, Texas -- It is late May and now we know where Manny Ramírez is.


Jury dodgers face public shaming, fines - but problem persists

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Every month, hundreds of people are summoned to courts across the nation's most populous county for a public scolding.


A natural gas blast ripped through an apartment building in Russia's Tatarstan region early Wednesday, killing at least seven people, officials said.


Donnie Edwards is coming back to Kansas City. Edwards, the free-agent linebacker who spent the first six years of his NFL career with the Chiefs, agreed Saturday to a three-year deal after the San Diego Chargers didn't try to re-sign him.


Israeli military steps operation in Gaza Strip

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli missile strike on Friday, the second day of an army raid aimed at stopping Palestinian rocket fire from a refugee camp at nearby Jewish settlements.


Bush Takes 11-Point Election Lead Over Kerry-Poll

President Bush, winning strong support for his handling of the war on terrorism, has taken a double-digit lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry, according to a Time poll released on Friday.


US raid sparks outrage among Iraqi Sunnis

TIKRIT, Iraq  - U.S. forces hunting al Qaeda   insurgents raided the home of a senior Sunni Arab religious   leader in Iraq on Saturday, seizing him and four suspected   terrorists, the U.S. military said.


Google's pay-per-action ads now available worldwide

Blog: Google expands pay-per-action AdWords beta around the world


Bush Camp Trying to Portray Kerry as Liberal

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush goes to his  third debate with Democrat John Kerry this week looking to  accuse Kerry of shifting positions for political purposes and  portray him as an out-of-the-mainstream Massachusetts liberal,  top Bush aides said.


Gunmen have attacked a police station and polling stations in the Chechen capital, killing several people just over a week before an election to replace the region's assassinated president, Russian news agencies reported.


It's the first of the festive season duels and it's one of high stakes and even higher interest. The two major videogame consoles, Sony's Playstation 2 (PS2) and Microsoft's Xbox, are involved in a multi-million


Kaunas, 22:44 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: LITUANIA-ITALIA 0-2

L'Italia ha battuto la Lituania 2-0 (2-0) in un incontro del gruppo B delle qualificazioni a Euro 20...


South Koreans leave Afghanistan after hostage ordeal

Nineteen newly-freed South Korean hostages headed home on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama in Afghanistan following a deal with Taliban insurgents critics fear could spur more abductions.


Latvians return centre-right parties to power

Latvians voted at the weekend to return to power the centre-right parties who guided the country into the European Union, partial results showed.


com. On Tuesday, the executive board of the Major League Baseball Players Association authorized its representatives to move forward "to attempt to conclude" a more stringent drug policy


As of Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, at least 3,949 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 eight military civilians. At least 3,215 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Chelsea Held to 0-0 Tie by Manchester City

Chelsea was held to a 0-0 tie at home Sunday by Manchester City, the only team to have beaten the English Premier League leaders this season. Manchester City preserved the tie on a stunning one-handed save by goalkeeper David James during injury time.


HBO, which led all networks in nominations, started quickly Sunday night at the 56th annual Prime Time Emmy Awards. Michael Imperioli, who plays mobster Christopher Moltisanti on "The


The Iraqi security forces say they have detained at least 50 people following suicide car bombings in the mainly Shia cities of Najaf and Karbala.


Torino 2006, presidente Castellani annuncia le dimissioni

Torino, 4 nov. (Adnkronos) - Il presidente del Toroc, Valentino Castellani, ha annunciato oggi le proprie dimissioni. L'ufficializzazione avverrÃ  perÃ² solo nel corso del prossimo Consiglio di Amministrazione


After Wind and Snow, Ice Predicted for Thursday

The boards are going up, the ice is going down and everything is back on schedule for the N.H.L.âs outdoor game between the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins.


Firms must adapt to Generation Y workforce

Biz not ready for the 'Millennials' Irish companies are unprepared for the technology demands of their younger workforce or their customers, according to a new report.â¦


Torino, 18:32 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: A PARTE PICCOLO, CHIELLINI E GIANNICHEDDA

Ripresa degli allenamenti della Juventus dopo il riposo. Solo palestra per Alessandro Del Piero, anc...


Britain urged kidnappers to release hostage

The British government Friday urgedthe kidnappers in Iraq to release Margaret Hassan, director of CARE International in the country, after her video was aired by Arabian-language TV channel al-Jazeera.


Wars don't fuel African HIV crisis: study

War, refugee crises and large-scale rape of women in sub-Saharan African nations have not spawned higher HIV infection rates in this region hard hit by AIDS, according to a study contradicting a common belief.


Royal & SunAlliance announced up to 1,200 job losses today with the transfer of customer service and back office roles to India over the next two years.


TV Review: From Chaotic to Mysterious, the Tales of Two Calamities

Both ÂKidnappedÂ on NBC and ÂJerichoÂ on CBS are sleek, hard-boiled mysteries that follow a serialized narrative for a reason: in the market for DVDÂs of television shows, those that prolong the suspense sell best.


Florida Distributor to Stop Dealing Flu Vaccine

A Florida drug distributor accused of price gouging has agreed to stop buying and selling flu vaccines and will hand over its remaining inventory, totaling about 50 doses, the attorney general said on Wednesday.


Blackstone Group LP  units rose 13 percent in their first day of trading on Friday, as the first major U.S. private-equity firm went public and minted billions of dollars of new wealth for its founders.


Palestinian Security Worker Killed in Gaza

A Palestinian security worker was shot and killed Tuesday by Israeli troops in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, Palestinian medical officials said.


In Adolescents, Addiction to Tobacco Comes Easy

Teenagers can get hooked on one cigarette, a doctor warns.


A provision of the Patriot Act that requires people who are formally contacted by the FBI for information to keep it a secret is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.


Plane crash kills 20 on return from safety talk

Twenty members of Polish military killed after plane crashed on way back from flight safety conference


In Brief: Toshiba to sell entire stake in Toshiba EMI

Toshiba will sell its entire stake in record company Toshiba EMI, one of Japan's largest music publishers, it said Thursday.


J&J Changes Procrit Dosing Recommendation

Doctors should stop using the anemia  drug Procrit, made by Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Biotech  Products L.P., if an oxygen-carrying agent in a patient's blood  reaches a certain level, the company said in documents released  on Wednesday.


Evangelicals See Dilemmas in G.O.P. Presidential Field

The calculus for social conservative voters is replete with tradeoffs over who best adheres to their values and who is ultimately electable.


Lebanese, Israeli army swap fire on border

Lebanese army troops fired on Israeli forces as they scoured a border area for explosives on Wednesday, Israel's Army Radio reported.


There are two letters Oscar De La Hoya has never been able to decipher, and he cannot use dyslexia as an excuse. X's and O's look the same whether they're on their sides, upside down or backwards.


Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned on Monday, ending a controversial tenure as chief U.S. law enforcement officer that blemished the administration of President George W. Bush.


Kanpur - Andrew Hall struck two devastating blows within the space of 28 balls to claim the wickets of Verender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar and leave India on 298 for three on day four of the first Test on Tuesday.


By Lancaster New Era, Pa.  Dec. 15--Manheim Township-based Herley Industries Inc. announced a $6.3  million contract from the South Korean navy to provide transponders and other  equipment for a series of new South Korean patrol vessels, the company said  this week.


Jay-Z and R. Kelly's "unfinished business" will probably be resolved in court amid conflicting reports of what went wrong with their joint tour.


Frightened Indonesians suffer new Sumatra quakes

BENGKULU, Indonesia  - Frightened residents on Indonesia's Sumatra island huddled in tents outside their damaged homes on Friday, traumatized by the latest of more than 40 aftershocks since a huge earthquake struck two days ago.


Russia to free 6 more Japanese fishermen

Russia plans to release six more Japanese fishermen, two weeks after their boats were seized in disputed waters, Japan's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.


Nigerian Militia Threatens Armed Struggle

Militiamen trying to wrest control of the oil-rich Niger Delta threatened on Tuesday to launch a ``full-scale armed struggle'' on petroleum-pumping operations in Africa's


Ontario parents to challenge autism program

TORONTO - Hundreds of families with autistic children are taking the Ontario government to court for money to pay for therapy for their children.


Workplace has absorbed some of the increasingly partisan atmosphere seen in Congress and in daily American life.


Despite an uptick in the birthrate, the country is still heading for demographic disaster


NAJAF, Iraq - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters to lay down their arms and leave the area as thousands of Iraqis thronged the revered Imam Ali shrine Friday after he and the Iraqi government agreed to a peace proposal by Iraq's top Shiite cleric to end three weeks of fighting in Najaf.    Al-Sadr issued the order in a statement to his Mahdi Army militia from his office in Najaf that also was broadcast through loudspeakers at the shrine, which militants have used as a stronghold and refuge throughout their standoff with a combined U.S.-Iraqi force...


Senator Obama puts spotlight back on Africa

His visit to the continent attracts attention, but overall, momentum on Africa issues has been waning.


Senate Republicans Weigh Dismantling CIA

WASHINGTON - Senate Intelligence Committee Republicans proposed removing the nation's largest intelligence gathering operations from the CIA and the Pentagon and putting them directly under a new national intelligence director.    Sen...


Thanksgiving is all about family, turkey and football on TV. Don't let Fido get his paws on the remote, however. After two years of surprising success, NBC will present its coverage of the National Dog Show Thursday at noon, directly after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.


Kobe Bryant knew something was different in his latest trip home. "I don't have to follow the little fellow around," he said.


Maliki Says His Forces Are Able to Secure Iraq

Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki declared Saturday that Iraqi forces could secure the country on their own âany timeâ American troops decided to withdraw.


Volunteers urged to enrol in 50-year breast cancer study

Tens of thousands of women are being urged to take part in a 50-year study designed to better understand the causes of breast cancer - a disease which kills around 13,000 women every year.


China protests US ban on Chinese seafood

A Key Chinese official criticized a U.S. ban on its seafood as `'indiscriminate," and urged closer cooperation on food safety between the two trading partners, state media said Saturday.


Ericsson to expand ties with Sony to mobile TV: official

Swedish telecom equipment maker  Ericsson  and Japan's electronics giant Sony   will expand their cooperation beyond cell phones to mobile and  broadband TV, an Ericsson official said on Thursday.


Siberian coal mine blast kills 38 people

YUBILEYNAYA MINE, Russia  - A methane explosion killed 38 people at a Siberian coal mine on Thursday, just weeks after 110 miners died in a blast at a neighboring mine operated by the same company.


BANGKOK will "burn" as revenge for the death by suffocation of 78 Muslim men as they were being transported in Thai Army trucks this week, a group of Muslim militants threatened yesterday.


German officials said Saturday they have decided to forgive 80 percent of Iraq's $120 billion foreign debt, CNN reported. Hans Eichel, Germany's finance minister, meeting


Test Predicts Ongoing Constipation in Kids

NEW YORK  - The colonic transit time (CTT),  an x-ray test that measures how fast waste moves through the  large bowel, can predict whether treatment is likely to help a  child with constipation, Dutch researchers report.


Stem Cells Improve Child Brain Cancer Outcomes

THURSDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A highly targeted treatment that relies on the patient's own stem cells improves outcomes for children with brain tumors called medulloblastomas, U.S. researchers report.


Marwan Barghouti's surprise announcement that he plans to run for chairman of the Palestinian Authority sent shock waves throughout the PA leadership.


Londra, 15:52 - CALCIO, ARSENAL: LA CASA DI ALMUNIA INFESTATA DAI FANTASMI

Il portiere dell'Arsenal, Manuel Almunia, vivrebbe in una casa infestata di fantasmi. L'estremo dife...


Local Jeopardy Competitor Played Against Jennings

Jeopardy's longest running champion has gone down in defeat. Along the way to 74 wins, he beat a Huntsville man. Rich Hartz says, "I knew he was beatable, he was just very difficult to beat.


They were fast and athletic. They scored almost at will. They knocked down 11 3-point shots and had three players score 20 or more points.


Il capo dello Stato domani incontrera' gli amministratori


Well-Rested Rutgers Rolls to a Rout of Temple

Rutgers seemed refreshed after having been off for the past 18 days for exams, crushing Temple at home.


Tool will let online Second Life residents rate each other

RatePoint is extending its rating system to residents of the Second Life online city, who can now determine which virtual neighbors to play and work with.


December pause still possible, many economists suggest

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- There's little doubt that the Federal Open Market Committee will raise its short-term interest rate target by a quarter-percentage point at Wednesday's meeting, economists and traders say.


Pakistan, India in peace talks overshadowed by Asian quake

ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan and India's top foreign ministry officials began two days of peace talks in the shadow of the catastrophic earthquake and tidal waves that have struck much of Asia.


Air Products Joins Linde on Collider: They'Ll Bid on International Science Project, Said to Require Super-Cooling in Its Two 12.4-Mile Tunnels.

By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Dec. 13--Air Products and Chemicals said Tuesday it will collaborate with major rival Linde Group in a bid to supply a major international science research project.


WASHINGTON -- House and Senate members held rare weekend sessions on Saturday to clear some of the work off their desks before Election Day.


Babe Ruth Bat Still Has Clout, Sells for $1.26 Million

The Curse of the Bambino may have  ended this year but Babe Ruth proved to have plenty of clout at  the auction table as the bat he used to hit the first homer at  Yankee Stadium sold for $1.265 million on Thursday.


Roma, 16:29 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; RUGGERI: COL TORINO UN INCIDENTE

In casa Atalanta si pensa solo e unicamente alla sfida di sabato contro contro la Roma. A parlare de...


Nintendo says it may pull UK television advertising for its popular Wii console because it is battling to meet demand.


U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom  Ridge, who headed President Bush's efforts to build up domestic  security following the Sept. 11 attacks, resigned on Tuesday.


Bnp Paribas sale al 2,62%, poi scende sotto soglia del 2%


Harrison Frazar took some time off to rest and find a way to make golf fun again. For the second week in a row it paid off with a share of the first-round lead, though he had to share it with six others in the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas.


CBS News mounted an aggressive defense Friday of its report about President Bush's service in the Air National Guard, with anchor Dan Rather saying broadcast memos questioned by forensic experts came from "what we consider to be solid sources."


Anyone who might have thought new Chiefs cornerback Ty Law was out of shape should have attended his introductory news conference at Arrowhead Stadium on Tuesday.


Will historic flight launch space tourism?

MOJAVE, Calif.--As the sun cracked the ragged horizon of the Mojave Desert on Wednesday, the White Knight aircraft taxied onto the runway looking like a gigantic model glider with an oversize torpedo latched to its belly.


Torre's Yankees have been at home in ALCS

Historically, if you're a Yankee and you get to this time of year, good things happen. Especially when your manager is Joe Torre.


After three up-and-down seasons that briefly brought the Notre Dame football program back to elite status, then quickly returned it to mediocrity, it was announced Tuesday


Little-known virus causes outbreak in Pacific isles

An epidemic caused by a little-known virus has broken out on a group of islands in the western Pacific Ocean, as warmer weather and heavy rain fuel the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in many parts of the world.


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Hecklers angry at the government shouted over the sound of choirs at the tense funeral on Tuesday of Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator whose repressive rule from 1973 to 1990 made him infamous around the world for human rights abuses.


Spain to ramp up security with 35,000 police for Madrid Games bid

MADRID  - Spain will draft some 35,000 police to beef up security, according to a dossier handed to the International Olympic Committee who were mulling the specifics of Madrid's 2012 Olympic bid.


Panama asks for 2008 audit for its ship fleet

Panama asked the International Maritime Organization on Monday for an audit of its 7,000 ships, the largest fleet in the world, to help it improve security and environmental controls.


Huge Bomb Kills 28 in Police Raid in Baghdad

At least 28 people were killed in Baghdad overnight when insurgents detonated three-quarters of a ton of explosives in a house that police were raiding, flattening neighboring homes.


Lo ha detto il presidente della Bicocca, Tronchetti Provera


On Scene: Despite its fiery rhetoric, Tehran isn't eager to get actively involved in the current conflict. But it is more than willing to exploit it to advance its popularity in the Islamic world


Unified support for passwords, smart cards and tokens means better network security, the company says.


A key test of a daring yet wobbly spacewalking technique that could be used someday to repair space shuttle heat shields worked well Saturday and got good reviews from two astronauts from the shuttle Discovery, NASA officials said.


Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has never worked so hard on a movie, and doesn't mind admitting that an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of American billionaire Howard Hughes in "The Aviator" would be welcome.


Il governo impegnato per cercare soluzioni radicali


WebSideStory, a provider of on-demand Web analytics, in its latest independent study has said that in the one-month period from November 5 to December 3, 2004, Firefox's online usage share has grown from 3.03 percent to 4.06 percent in the US alone.


Games guru Peter Molyneux says he felt a duty to explain why some features are missing in his latest title.


Insurgents Blast Hole in Crucial Iraqi Bridge

BAGHDAD, June 2 -- Insurgents blasted a gaping hole in a major bridge on the main highway from Baghdad to northern Iraq on Saturday, part of a growing effort to target Iraq's infrastructure and immobilize its people.


A new service will measure radio audiences in cars, combining global positioning technology and tracking of the radio dial to challenge Arbitron, the dominant radio ratings provider.


Ranks of child soldiers swell again in Congo

Fresh fighting in the east has ended a three-year lull in using child fighters


Pope Loses Battle With Peace-Symbol Dove

VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II shooed a dove - a symbol of peace - out his apartment window Sunday, chuckling with children who watched in delight as the bird flew back into his room overlooking St. Peter's Square.


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European first: The NFL kicks off in London

The Miami Dolphins play the New York Giants Sunday to test market for football.


US intelligence officials have confirmed Osama bin Laden is likely to be the voice on an audiotape announcing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as al Qaedaâs leader in Iraq.


Bank of England chief Mervyn King has been reappointed for a further five years, a government spokesman said Wednesday, ending speculation over his future due to the Northern Rock bank crisis.


Of all the groups getting U.S. support in Venezuela, none has faced more scrutiny than Sumate, whose leaders have been called conspirators and "mercenaries" even though they insist they are simply promoting democracy.


As politicians pay tribute to a fallen leader, the country's Pakistanis are trying to come to terms with what her death means for their homeland


Defensive Coordinator Has the Giantsâ Respect

It wasnât an easy start, but the once-porous defense of the Giants finished the season ranked seventh in the N.F.L., thanks in part to Steve Spagnuolo.


Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said nearly all the 6,000 people still missing after Sunday's tsunamis probably died in the disaster.


BRUSSELS The European Commission will not set special conditions for Turkey when it decides on Wednesday whether to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, the commission president, Romano Prodi, said on Tuesday.


Murder revisits South Pacific island with brutal history

On a South Pacific island that was once the British empire's most brutal penal colony, where there is now no prison and almost no crime, a New Zealander pleaded innocent Thursday to the first murder charge in 150 years.


It is Bowl Championship Series Time -- not for the games themselves, but for the headier competition of who gets in and where.


Pakistani Americans laud Musharraf's move

Pakistani Americans have welcomed President Pervez Musharraf's move not to resign as head of the armed forces in December 2004 as promised earlier, reports Online news agency.


To restore or not? Could it solve the iPhone's freezes, bugs and crashes?

Blog: With patience wearing thin because of iPhone's bugs, I consider restoring the iPhone's settings.


Sen. Jon Corzine on Sunday opened the door for a possible run for governor next year, saying there is a "crisis of confidence" among New Jersey voters in


Chinese Actress Zhang Set for 'Geisha' Turn

LOS ANGELES  - Zhang Ziyi, who co-starred in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," is in final negotiations to play the title character in the long-in-the-works film adaptation of "Memoirs of a Geisha," while the Oscar-nominated Ken ...


Q&A: Luc Besson On Europe and Immigration

Film director Luc Besson left the limelight at Cannes and held screenings instead in Paris's gritty banlieues, where Europe's immigration problems are most acute.


The government says there are no plans to make it compulsory for all UK residents to be on the national DNA database.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - James Wilhoit missed the easy one to tie, then made the tough one to win it...


Arafat in Reversible Coma, Palestinian Representative Says

In this handout image provided by the PPO, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat listens at a meeting October 4, 2004 in Ramallah, West Bank.


Inclusive Church responds to Commission's report

The Inclusive Church movement has said it is pleased that the Lambeth Commission on Communion which published its report today, has not recommended the suspension or expulsion of the Episcopal Church USA from the Anglican Communion, or called for Bishop


Cameroon take on Zambia and the holders Egypt are up against neighbouring Sudan in Saturday's Group C games.


MedImmune to Give U.S. 1 Mln More FluMist Doses -HHS

MedImmune Inc. will provide an  additional 1 million doses of its FluMist nasal spray vaccine  to the U.S. market this year to help the country cope with a  shortage of flu shots, health officials said on Thursday.


Falling Bodies, a 9/11 Image Etched in Pain

The families of some Sept. 11 victims are exploring how their loved ones died, but the topic of those who jumped from the World Trade Center is especially sensitive.


'Il ponte di San Luis Rey' in scena a Milano, a marzo a Roma


Lo afferma tv al Hurra, attesa conferma ufficiale governo


John Ritter, Charlize Theron, Daniel Barenboim, Catherine Zeta ...

The family of John Ritter is suing Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, California, accusing it and its staff of negligence in the death of the actor.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Sports Network) - The NCAA announced  the field of 16 teams competing for the 2004 Division I-AA  Football Championship on Sunday.


Berlino, 12:05 - F1, ECCLESTONE: GIUSTO NON PUNIRE PILOTI MCLAREN

Il patron della Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone, parlando al magazine specializzato tedesco 'Auto, Moto...


US soldier killed by roadside bomb in Iraq

A roadside bomb killed a US soldier and wounded another when it struck their vehicle near the Iraqi town of Balad, the US military today said.


Drug giant Johnson & Johnson is working on a $24bn purchase of medical device firm Guidant Corp, a key player in the heart technology market.


NBC Universal named Jeff Zucker chief  executive on Tuesday, a widely expected move that caps the  swift rise of the 41-year-old executive charged with improving  results for its TV network and presiding over a digital media  make-over.


Chinese Assail Official Misconduct With Fervor

BEIJING, Dec. 19 -- China's new National Bureau of Corruption Prevention thought it would be a good idea to open a Web site for citizens to denounce crooked officials. The idea was so good that the site was immediately deluged this week by irate Chinese, overwhelming the system and causing several...


Over the last couple of days, former Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez certainly laid the groundwork for what could have been a pretty engaging war of words with his ex-employers.


Marta Topferova first heard South-American music growing up behind the Iron Curtain. Now she's one of Latin music's new stars.


One of Pakistan's top artists, Gulgee, is found dead at home in what police say are suspicious circumstances.


Toshiba to stop making plasma display TVs

Toshiba Corp. plans to abandon the plasma display panel television market and would begin next summer producing surface conduction electron emitter display (SED) panels for flat panel televisions with 40-inch or larger screens.


"All the King's Men" director Steven Zaillian said he couldn't imagine not returning to New Orleans to debut the movie where much of it was filmed just months before Hurricane Katrina struck.


There was a moment in December when the Red Sox thought they were close to consummating a deal for Twins lefthander Johan Santana, the two-time Cy Young Award winner who with Josh Beckett would have formed a potentially historic 1-2 combination at the top of their pitching rotation.


5 convicted of rapes on island founded by Bounty mutineers

The mayor of the Pacific Ocean island of Pitcairn and his son were among five men found guilty Monday of a series of rapes and sexual assaults against girls on the island stretching back over four decades.


N.Korea says U.S. to remove it from terrorism list

North Korea said on Monday the United States has agreed to remove it from its list of countries that support terrorism, a move long-sought by Pyongyang to better its status with the outside world.


Federer Heads the Menâs Field at the U.S. Open

Roger Federer, the three-time defending champion, heads the menâs field for the United States Open, which includes all players ranked in the top 100. The United States Tennis Association announced yesterday that the field would also include the former Open champions Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick and Marat Safin.


Guinness to Rule on 20-Inch Nepalese Boy

LONDON - Guinness World Records is awaiting the final pieces of evidence before deciding whether Nepal's shortest man can be named the shortest in the world, a spokeswoman for the company said Friday.  Khagendra Thapa Magar, 14, is 20 inches tall and weighs 10 pounds.


Israeli Helicopter Fires at Gaza Building

An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in Gaza City after nightfall Wednesday, one at a building in the Zeitoun neighborhood, witnesses said, setting a fire.


Determined Davenport Continues Winning Streak

Top seed Lindsay Davenport recovered  from a set down to battle past American compatriot Lilia  Osterloh 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, in the second round of the Cincinnati  Open on Thursday.


Facebook launches mobile platform; Vodafone signs on

Facebook has officially launched its platform for cellular operators, and the U.K.'s Vodafone is the first to adopt it.


Europe, U.S. Tentatively Reach Air Travel Accord

European companies would be allowed larger stakes in U.S. airlines under a tentative agreement reached yesterday between the United States and European Union. It also would give carriers more freedom to choose trans-Atlantic routes, potentially leading to lower fares.


Protesters Plan to Mark Bush Inauguration

Protesters will march through  Washington, stage a "die in" across from the White House and  turn their backs on President Bush's limousine during his  inaugural celebration next week, organizers said on Wednesday.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United States stepped  up its diplomatic and relief effort in tsunami countries,  sending Secretary of State Colin Powell to the hardest-hit  region and promising more helicopters and field hospitals would  follow.


Russia's war-torn republic of Chechnya votes in a presidential election to replace its slain pro-Moscow leader, amid fears of rebel raids.


Vista's Growing Popularity Draws Hackers' Malice

DecemberÃ¢ÂÂs Patch Tuesday finds Vista in the bad guysÃ¢ÂÂ sights. Plus: Get Office 2007 SP1, get your fix for Flash, and avoid an HP laptop disaster.


Città del Messico, 13:35 - BOXE, WBC: FLOYD MAYWEATHER ELETTO PUGILE DELL'ANNO

La WBC ha eletto pugile dell'anno lo statunitense Floyd Mayweather, campione mondiale dei pesi welte...


The U.S. Federal Reserve believed  interest rates were too low to forestall inflation even after  it raised borrowing costs in December, according to minutes of  that meeting released on Tuesday.


PARKFIELD, Calif. Sept. 28, 2004 - A strong earthquake shook the state Tuesday from Los Angeles to San Francisco, cracking pipes, breaking bottles of wine and knocking pictures from walls.


The American Heart Association defended the drug Vytorin, an expensive drug combination for cholesterol, which was shown last week to work no better than Zocor, a cheaper alternative.


Brendan Shanahan was taken off the ice on a stretcher Saturday after a hard collision with Philadelphia's Mike Knuble left the New York Rangers forward unconscious on his back for several minutes.


Scientists search for "sweet spots" -- pockets of natural gas and crude nestled deep beneath the Earth's surface -- using technology similar to that used to sneak peeks at babies in their mothers' wombs.


31 to Stand Trial in CIA Kidnapping Case

A judge Friday indicted 26 Americans and five Italians in the abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect on a Milan street in what would be the first criminal trial stemming from the CIA's extraordinary rendition ...Comment


Nigeria's new government Monday alerted the country's 140 million residents against falling prey to conmen promising fake jobs and contracts at the country's top government hospital.


Talks to set fishing quotas start in Brussels between government ministers and the European Commission.


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A US court has ruled that file-sharing firms are not responsible for what users do with their software.


Voila! Experts in Britain sniff out the world's smelliest cheese

Vieux Boulogne, a soft cheese from France, has been certified the world's smelliest cheese by an team of researchers at a small British university.


Bush Takes Narrow Lead As Polls Close In The East, South

After 10 months of handshaking, photo taking and promise making, it's all come down to this. The opening round of the 2004 presidential election is over for the first handful of states.


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Cassazione dÃ  ragione a consumatori su interessi bancari

Le banche italiane dovranno restituire tra i 20 ei 30 miliardi di euro ai correntisti per aver praticato l'anatocismo, ovvero la capitalizzazione trimestrale degli interessi sui prestiti annualizzando quella sui depositi.


Bush's 2008 Budget Calls For Boost to Pell Grant

The Bush administration yesterday proposed boosting the nation's main financial aid program for low-income college students by the largest amount in more than three decades, the latest in a flurry of measures this week by Congress and the White House to make higher education more affordable.


The fight for the top of the portable gaming mountain has begun in earnest in Japan. Following up Nintendo's highly anticipated DS launch, Sony has launched their version of a portable gaming system, the PSP.


Mavericks 92, Nets 75: Nets Show Promise, but They Have Far to Go

The Nets showed they have a long way to go before they can be considered among the best teams in the league in a 92-75 loss to Dallas Tuesday night.


Catania, 17:44 - CALCIO, CATANIA; MARINO: LA CHAMPIONS? NIENTE ILLUSIONI

Catania quarto, Catania da Champions? Non per l'allenatore Marino, che come da copione frena. "I tif...


Using video cameras to record films in movie theaters would become a federal crime punishable by up to six years in prison under a bill passed Tuesday by the House.


NEW YORK, Sept. 7. - Former champion Lleyton Hewitt reached his third consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final by defeating Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, at the US Open today for his 14th consecutive victory.


UK retailers had their worst Christmas since 2004, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) says.


The Print Shop: New Multifunction Printers

Canon and HP announce a range of new photo-oriented all-in-one devices, starting at $80.


Iraqi Shiite Leader Speaks Bluntly in Washington

President Bush yesterday told the leader of Iraq's largest Shiite Muslim party that the United States is not satisfied with the progress in Iraq and appealed for more help in fighting extremism and reconciling the country's increasingly fractured society.


The EU's top court upholds the right of Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar to vote in European elections.


Bird-flu vaccine may be ready by next year

A British company reported Wednesday it had achieved the best results ever seen on an experimental human vaccine for bird flu and said mass production might be possible by 2007.


Empoli, 19:07 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 17-0 NEL TEST CON IL MONTELUPO

Test infrasettimanale dell'Empoli, che in vista della gara di domenica contro l'Atalanta ha affronta...


Alleged Troop Mutiny Was 'Isolated Incident,' General Says

The commanding general of a group of soldiers that allegedly refused to take part in a recent convoy operation in Iraq told reporters the event was an "isolated incident.


Presidential Supporters in Ivory Coast Say War Shifts Against ...

Supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo say the war in Ivory Coast is now against both rebels and France, after French forces destroyed most Ivorian military aircraft and army weapons.


Tyco International posts higher quarterly profit

Diversified manufacturer Tyco  International Ltd  reported higher quarterly profit on  Tuesday on demand from energy and industrial markets and an  improving performance at its ADT security division.


The company posted higher quarterly earnings per share, as  a fee related to the 1999 sale of a tobacco business offset  higher commodity prices.


Canadian journalist says "Knocked Up" a knock-off

A Canadian journalist is suing the  director and the studio of the new hit comedy "Knocked Up,"  arguing that she's the rightful parent of the tale behind the  movie.


More Harassment Claims in Sayre: Ex-Coach, Teacher Was Charged Earlier This Week in Case Involving Students.

By Ron Jackson, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 28--SAYRE -- The list of girls claiming to have been sexually harassed by a former Sayre High School teacher and coach is growing, an investigator said Monday.


The nun's leading critic argues thatÂ  her crisis of faithârevealed in newly published lettersâwas brought on by the crushing unreasonableness of the Roman Catholic faith.


Colts need late magic to beat Jets 31-28

Justin Miller's 103-yard kickoff return was the quick score the New York Jets needed. Only problem: It left Peyton Manning with one last chance and plenty of time.


A lawyer for John Hinckley Jr. told a federal judge in Washington today that his client is no longer mentally ill. Attorney Barry Levine says Hinckley should be allowed longer unsupervised visits away from


UPDATE 2-Roma face UEFA sanctions after missile hits ref

AS Roma are facing severe penalties from UEFA after their opening Champions League Group B match against Dynamo Kiev was abandoned on Wednesday when referee Anders Frisk was felled by an object thrown from the crowd.


A reported plan to convert liposuctioned body fat into biodiesel turned out to be too good to be true, as our mini-investigation reveals. In Bodyhack.


Real Madrid and Real Socieded will play the final six minutes of their abandoned game.


U.S. Orders Airlines To Release Fliers' Data

The federal government said yesterday that it will order airlines to turn over millions of passenger records by November so it can begin testing a vast computer program that will hunt for suspected terrorists seeking to board commercial aircraft.


Email gangs bombard Britain in "Spam Wars"

Criminal gangs using hijacked computers  are behind a surge in unwanted emails peddling sex, drugs and  stock tips in Britain.


UK's Giant Tate Modern Gallery to Expand

London's Tate Modern, one of the world's  biggest art galleries, housed in a cavernous old power station,  is going to get even bigger, its director said on Thursday.


Parigi, 22:00 - CICLISMO, DOPING; MANZANO: ANCHE PANTANI TRA CLIENTI FUENTES

Anche Marco Pantani sarebbe ricorso alle cure del dottor Fuentes. Lo sostiene, in un'intervista alla...


S.Korea, Japan Urge North to Resume Nuclear Talks

Leaders of Japan and South Korea strongly urged North Korea Friday to return to talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program.


India's spin king Anil Kumble grabbed seven wickets for 25 runs to skittle world champions Australia for 235 in a dramatic start to the second Test on Thursday.


Iraqi official: cleric agrees to withdraw forces from Najaf shrine

BAGHDAD, Iraq  -- A delegate at Iraq's National Conference in Baghdad says a militant Shiite cleric has agreed to disarm and pull his forces from a shrine in Najaf.


Britainâs leading insurance firm Royal and Sun Alliance today announced it would shift 1,100 of its jobs to India, saving the company 18 million dollars annually.


O.J. Simpson charged with kidnapping, armed robbery

O.J. Simpson, the former American football star acquitted of double murder in 1995, was charged on Tuesday with kidnapping, armed robbery and assault in a dispute over sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.


Eli Lilly and Co.  said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings fell, hurt by a number of special charges.


Google shuts down ad-hoc online consulting service.


Police, hunting a serial killer who has murdered five prostitutes, are poring over 10,000 hours of CCTV footage and trying to trace some 50 to 100 people.


A chronology of the relationship of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Cecilia, who announced their divorce on Thursday.


Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Militants in Gaza

An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian militants in their car in Gaza City Thursday, witnesses and medics said. The army had no immediate comment on the attack.


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Japanese stocks rose Thursday, led by banks and finance stocks, on optimism about the outlook for Japan's economy.


DUESSELDORF: Britain's Queen Elizabeth said she would leave Germany yesterday at the end of a three-day state visit full of confidence that the former wartime foes had developed a lasting friendship.


Two of Franklin Resources Inc.'s board members have resigned, but the mutual fund company hopes to bring back one of the departing directors.


Belichick Discusses Video Rules with Goodell

Patriots Coach Bill Belichick apologized Wednesday, but would not say for what. He did say he spoke with N.F.L. commissioner Roger Goodell about rules for videotaping events on the sideline.


Hollywood Epics, Sequels Opening in Fall

What, no "Lord of the Rings" movie this fall? Wake us up when "The Hobbit" hits the big screen. All right, to be fair, there will be a decent movie or two coming before year's end, even if this is the first time in three years without a Middle-earth blockbuster hurtling into theaters.


Rains lash some desert Gulf states as others shiver

Rare torrential rains in the United Arab Emirates forced schools to close on Wednesday and created traffic nightmares in the desert country, while neighbouring Saudi Arabia and Kuwait shivered.


Afghan operation "significant" success, NATO says

NATO and Afghan government troops have   forced Taliban insurgents out of a southern Afghan district   after a two-week operation in which NATO said hundreds of   militants were killed.


Sony, Philips Unveil Flexible OLED Displays

Two of the world's biggest flat-panel display makers unveiled flexible full-color displays this week.


If Barry Bonds doesn't beat you with his bat, he'll find another way to beat you. Bonds saved the Giants' 3-2 victory over the Brewers on Tuesday night at Miller Park when he threw out Bill Hall at home plate.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Editors frontman Tom Smith contemplates the huge anticipation surrounding the British band's imminent sophomore set, "An End Has a Start," and shivers. "I get nervous thinking about it," he says.


Alex Rodriguez and Hideki Matsui each hit two-run doubles, and Jon Lieber struck out a season-high nine to lead the New York Yankees past the slumping Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11-2 on Tuesday night.


Two men are arrested in Bristol under the Terrorism Act, after a substance is found during police searches.


New Church of England schools should offer 25% of places to pupils from outside the faith, government is told.


I corpi dei clandestini individuati a 120 miglia a sud di Malta da una nave militare franceseL'Alto Commissariato Onu per i Rifugiati: "Molte barche lasciate in balia delle onde"                                          Immigrazione, recuperati in mare i cadaveri di 21 extracomunitari


Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Executive Gerald Grinstein yesterday said that even if the carrier's pilots approve a $1 billion cost-cutting agreement, the airline may still have to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.


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Judge Urges U.S. to Speed Abu Ghraib Case

MANNHEIM, Germany - An Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said Monday he will plead guilty to some offenses, acknowledging he broke the law and saying he accepts responsibility for his actions.    The military judge in the case, meanwhile, complained of delays in the government investigation and warned he might dismiss charges against at least one accused soldier unless the probes were wrapped up by the end of the year...


Aerei russi: attentato di matrice islamica

Un gruppo terroristico che fa riferimento ad al Qaeda, le "Brigate Islambouli" ha rivendicato l'abbattimento dei due Tupolev, precipitati simulaneamente martedÃ¬ notte in Russia. "Noi, Brigate Islambouli,annunciamo


Houston Astros Hold on Wild Card Lead with 4-2 Win

The Houston Astros used a Jeff Bagwell home run and a gutsy pitching effort by its bullpen to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Friday and hold on to its lead in the National League wild card race.


Lamb auction falls victim to foot and mouth

Sheep farmers will miss out on nearly Â£2m in lost sales following the cancellation today of Britain's biggest lamb auction after the latest foot and mouth outbreak.


The ranks of Americans lining up to  file initial claims for jobless benefits thinned by 9,000 last  week, the government said on Thursday in a surprisingly strong  report that signaled healthy job growth.


Bush unveils nominee for surgeon general

President Bush has picked a Kentucky cardiologist who is interested in fighting childhood obesity to be the nation's next surgeon general, the White House announced on Thursday.


German rowers repeated their Olympic glory in Athens with two gold medals in women's quadruple sculls and women's single sculls.


Olive oil: FDA makes qualified health claim

The US Food and Drug Administration made a qualified health claim Monday that monounsaturated fat from olive oil may reduce risk of heart disease.


Britney Spears was taken from her home by ambulance early Thursday and escorted to a hospital by more than a dozen police officers as two helicopters followed overhead.


LSU hands Texas A&M first loss of season

Using his muscle under the hoop and finesse from the perimeter, Glen Davis prevented Texas A&M from getting even for a season-ending loss to the Tigers last March.


Hysteria grows ahead of Harry Potter witching hour

The seventh and final Harry Potter book goes on sale at midnight, a publishing milestone that ends months of fevered speculation among fans over the fate of the fictional boy wizard and his wand-wielding friends.


Germany's Henkel and California's Clorox Co. Thursday agreed to a $2.8 billion stock swap and cash deal. Under the agreement, Henkel will sell back its 29 percent ownership stake in Clorox in return for $2.


Two Nato soldiers die in fighting in southern Afghanistan but their nationalities are not known.


L'autista del veicolo rinchiuso nel carcere di Venezia


By Michael Liedtke Associated Press  SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s privacy practices are the worst among the Internet's top destinations, according to a watchdog group seeking to intensify the recent focus on how the online search leader handles personal information about its users.


A powerful car bomb has exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 130 in an attack


US economy grows 4 percent in third quarter

The US economy increased at an annual rate of 4 percent in the third quarter of this year following a rate of 3.3 percent in the previous quarter, the Commerce Department reported on We dnesday.


Ford directors may cut 6,000 additional jobs

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co.'s board will be faced this week with the option of cutting about 6,000 more jobs than previously announced as part of changes to its North American turnaround effort, according to a published report yesterday.


New Insights on Anxiety, Sleep Disorders

Aug. 18, 2004 -- Millions of people are affected by anxiety and sleep disorders. Now, researchers may be one step closer to understanding -- and eventually resolving -- these complicated conditions after studying a newly discovered brain protein.


EC sidesteps dithering states to approve four new GMOs

Bug resistant corn is on its way The European Commission has waved through four new genetically modified organisms (GMO) for consumption in the European Union. This means that 15 GMOs have been allowed in to the EU since the region lifted its outright ban on the crops in 2004.â¦


In such a tight race, the game is about turning out your supporters. TIME goes inside the ground war


Some 200,000 rally against Dutch austerity measures

Some 200,000 people rallied in Amsterdam against the govenrment's controversial austerity and reform measures in the city's biggest demonstration in two decades.


Parigi, 10:49 - CALCIO, PSG-TEL AVIV: POLIZIOTTO SPARA E UCCIDE TIFOSO

Dopo la partita di Coppa Uefa tra il Paris Saint Germain e l'Hapoel Tel Aviv un poliziotto francese ...


Arsenal fell five points behind Chelsea in the English Premier League on Sunday after losing 2-1 to Liverpool on an injury-time goal by Neil Mellor.


Report: Roddick replaces Gilbert with Goldfine

World No. 2 Andy Roddick replaced coach Brad Gilbert with US Davis Cup assistant coach Dean Goldfine, a Washington television station WUSA-TV reported.


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Omaha billionaire offers to back up municipal bond insurance to save investors pain.


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FCC Clears Internet Access by Power Lines

Clearing the way for homes and businesses to receive high-speed Internet services through their electrical outlets, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules


The US defence secretary orders a review of private security firms in Iraq following a shoot-out in which 11 died.


A woman whose burning corpse was found in a seafront shelter had been stabbed 16 times.


Between rains, Davenport reigns at US Open

With win after win, all of Lindsay Davenport's talk about retirement sounds more and more premature. Now she's two victories from a second US Open title and the No.


Italy's left is seeking to "eradicate" the traditional family with its plan for a law that would give unmarried couples, including gays, some of the same rights as married couples, the Vatican newspaper said ...Comment


Zinedine Zidane scored on a penalty kick six minutes into the World Cup final match against Italy to give France a 1-0 lead on Sunday.


Algerian families skeptical about amnesty plan for guerrillas

BLIDA, Algeria -- For nearly a decade, this city nestled at the foot of the Atlas Mountains anchored one corner of Algeria's ``triangle of death," a killing field overrun by bomb throwers, throat-slitters, and masked gunmen during an apocalyptic civil war that killed an estimated 200,000 people.


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Update: Oracle to buy Hyperion for $3 billion

InfoWorld - Oracle has agreed to acquire business intelligence software vendor Hyperion Solutions for $3.3 billion in cash, it said Thursday.


BAGHDAD -- A convergence of organized crime and political violence that targets Iraqis for cash is also fueling the high-profile seizures of foreigners like Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley, the Americans beheaded by militants this week, US officials say.


When Ron Stevens, the chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, was deciding whether to put Evander Holyfield's career on ice, he kept getting hit with the image of an aging former champion getting pounded in a makeshift ring in some boxing


Something tells me Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is a guy who can deal with a 13-1 loss in the first game of the World Series. He knows it's not the end of the world. He knows there are other things more important. He has all the perspective any baseball man will ever need.


A man who walked into a shop and amused shoppers by juggling with lipsticks and other expensive cosmetics from its counters faces charges after being spotted pocketing them during his performance, police said Tuesday.


Conservative ahead in Slovenia presidential poll

Conservative Lojze Peterle was ahead with around 27 percent of the votes among seven candidates in Slovenia's presidential election on Sunday, according to exit polls shown on television.


SEC to ease accounting rules for foreign companies

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday took a step toward allowing foreign public companies to choose between filing data under international accounting standards and U.S. rules.


Four score and six years ago, a relatively new Boston baseball team called the Red Sox won the World Series for the fifth time. Not long after, a man named George Herman Ruth, Jr.


Brett Favre Shines as Green Bay Mauls St. Louis

Brett Favre celebrated his 200th consecutive start by throwing three touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers destroyed the St. Louis Rams 45-17 at Lambeau Field Monday.


La dichiarazione del responsabile dell'Agenzia El Baradeial ritorno da un viaggio "piuttosto utile" nel paese comunista                                             L'Aiea: "La Corea del Nord pronta  a rispettare l'accordo sul nucleare"


New York, 10:24 - BASEBALL, MLB: I RISULTATI DI STANOTTE

Questi i risultati della notte taliana nella MLB pro di baseball Usa. American League: Baltim...


Republic Airways Holdings "outperform," estimates revised

NEW YORK, December 24  - Analyst James D Parker of Raymond James maintains his "outperform" rating on Republic Airways Holdings (RJET.


A group of MSPs call for tougher laws regarding sex offenders following a campaign by a victim's mother.


Scorsese shares spotlight as he finally wins Oscar

Martin Scorsese, the creator of "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver", finally won Oscar recognition on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al Gore, regal actress Helen Mirren and Cinderella story Jennifer Hudson.


After Terror Arrest, Glimpses of Tribal Pakistan

The arrest of a Pakistani-born German citizen offers a view of the traffic into Pakistanâs tribal areas.


4 jailed in Britain over cartoon protest

Four men were sentenced to prison Wednesday for their roles in a fiery protest in London against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.


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Meet The Fockers Opens in Theaters Today

The makers and stars behind the runaway hit of 2000, Meet the Parents, are re-united-and joined by some formidable future in-laws-in the the follow-up comedy, Meet the Fockers.


ID Would Control Access to Disaster Sites

NEW YORK -- Retiree Gene O'Brien hurried to the World Trade Center site after Sept. 11, 2001, and volunteered to help shuttle supplies to police and fire workers. Some days, his only identification to get into the disaster site was a tattoo on his forearm.


Stolen Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet works worth $160m (Â£82m) may have been found, Swiss media report.


Calif. Teen Wins H.S. Science Competition

A 17-year-old California boy won a premier high school science competition Monday for inventing a device that converts ocean wave energy into electricity.