Roma, 17:48 - CALCIO, JUVE: DEL PIERO SMENTISCE FIGLIO IN ARRIVO

Alessandro Del Piero ha smentito ai microfoni Sky la gravidanza della moglie Sonia. La notizia era r...


Montreal massacre reminds Canadians of work needed to end violence ...

MONTREAL (CP) - An act of mass murder at a Montreal university 15 years ago continues to have a profound impact across Canada, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Sunday, as Vancouver residents built a peace symbol to remember the women killed by a gunman.


Fox affiliate Web sites ready for primetime

LOS ANGELES  - Fox Broadcasting Co. is set to announce Thursday that it will make select primetime series available for download-to-own on the Web sites of more than 200 of its affiliated stations during the next few months.


Hester enters record books as Bears maul Rams

Devin Hester scored two touchdowns on kickoff returns and high-stepped into the National Football League's record books as the Chicago Bears beat the St Louis Rams 42-27 in the Monday night game in St Louis.


YOKOHAMA, Japan: Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin justified his status as the world's best sprinter with a comprehensive victory in the Seiko Super track and field meeting yesterday.


Spain international Antonio Puerta dies aged 22 after suffering a heart attack in his club side Sevilla's 4-1 win against Getafe.


Will Pope Benedict become a Mormon after he dies?

Pope Benedict was baptised at birth and will most likely be baptised again one year after his death, not by his Roman Catholic Church but by a Mormon he never met.


KIEV, Nov. 29. - Outgoing President Mr Leonid Kuchma said today that repeating last weekâs disputed presidential election might be the only way out of a crisis that has badly split Ukraine, the Interfax reported.


Petronas Towers, Old Jerusalem revamp among Aga Khan architectural awards

The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and a project to revitalise Old Jerusalem are among seven architectural achievements named as winners of the 2004 Aga Khan award for architecture.


Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania flew to London yesterday on the first stop of a north European tour that includes Luxembourg and Belgium.


KABUL -- A doctor helping organize Afghan elections died yesterday along with four other civilians when an explosion tore through their vehicle, police said.


Google has just introduced its latest invention: software that applies its search technology to what is on your own hard drive.


ISLAMABAD, Aug. 22. - Pakistan today said it has foiled attempts by Al-Qaida operatives to kill top leaders and bomb the Presidential palace, parliament building, the army headquarters and US embassy here by arresting nine militants.


A woman who stabbed to death her lover's wife tells a jury how her victim tried to fight back.


Breast Cancer Drug Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks

Women with breast cancer who take tamoxifen are less likely to have a heart attack than women with other types of cancer who are not taking the drug, according to a new report.


The row about John Kerry's war record has become more heated with the resignation of a Bush campaign adviser after it emerged that he had appeared in a commercial made by the Swift Boat Veterans


McCartney to play L.A. record store Wednesday

Paul McCartney will play a "surprise" concert at a Los Angeles record store on Wednesday, a spokesman said.


Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev dissolves parliament and calls elections for August.


Abbas, Olmert to meet in Egypt next week: aide

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh this weekend, a senior Palestinian official said on Thursday.


Britney Spear's has done it again having got hitched for the second time this year. The 22-year-old married dancer Kevin Federline, 26, on Saturday in Studio City, California, with 20 to 30 people in attendance


LOS ANGELES  - A Hollywood man accused of using a video camcorder to record movies has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison.


It has taken the Delta Air Lines subsidiary several days to recover from a computer system collapse that forced it to cancel all eleven-hundred of its flights on Saturday and operate a partial schedule through yesterday.


A goodwill mission to deliver kerosene heaters to Iraqi schools erupts into the fiery chaos of a roadside bombing — and Maj. Mary Prophit shields a comrade so he can rescue a critically burned Iraqi soldier.


New rules intended to stop the dumping of toxic waste in developing countries come into force in the EU.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Blake Has All the Shots, Including Some for the Camera

Which landed out? Which went in? Itâs all good in a highlight-reel culture where the acrobatic scissor shot in tennis has become the new dunk.


The European Union signed a "strategic partnership" with India on Monday aimed at tightening economic and political ties with a burgeoning economy seen in Europe as an emerging power.


Barnes Leads Australian Open by 2 Strokes

Kurt Barnes held a two-stroke lead Thursday after shooting a 6-under-par 65 in the first round of the Australian Open, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary.


Cannabis Linked to Ectopic Pregnancy, in Mice

NEW YORK  - Normal movement of a fertilized  egg to the womb depends in part on the proper functioning of  receptors for cannabis-like compounds in the fallopian tube,  researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center report.


Il ministro Amato in vista delle elezioni chiede fermezza a tutte le forze politicheBufera sul governatore Loiero: richiesta di dimissioni da alleati e opposizione                                          Arresto Tripodi, appello del Viminale "Serve segnale dalle liste elettorali"


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been on the receiving end of criticism from PSV Eindhoven boss Guus Hiddink over his conduct during the Gunners' 1-1 Champions League draw with the Dutch club.


Nyon, 14:35 - CALCIO, UEFA: 6 TURNI A BURDISSO E MAICON, TRE A CORDOBA, 2 A CRUZ

L'Uefa ha squalificato per sei giornate i giocatori dell'Inter Burdisso e Maicon per la rissa scoppi...


Rio de Janeiro, 19:47 - CALCIO, FIFA CONCEDE OK A ROMARIO PER GIOCARE NEL VASCO DA GAMA

La Fifa ha concesso a Romario di giocare nella squadra brasilana del Vasco da Gama, nonostante il re...


A loyalist who confessed in court to murdering Catholic solicitor Pat Finucane is to be sentenced on Thursday.


In what could be its final quarterly financial update before filing for Chapter 11, Delta Air Lines Inc. has reported a net loss of $646 million on $3.


Random gene activation helps ulcer bug escape immune system

The bacterium that causes ulcers and contributes to stomach cancers uses a clever interaction between two genes to randomly tighten and loosen its grip on the stomach, according to a study by researchers at ...


Confusion over visa for Dalai Lama visit

MOSCOW: A spokesman for the Tibetan exile government in India said yesterday that Russia has issued the Dalai Lama a visa to visit Buddhists in its Kalmykia region and that he could make the trip as early as tomorrow.


She spent much of her Republican National Convention speech defending her husband's war on terrorism, and has taken on a major role in her husband's re-election campaign. Yet, many women delegates said they still think of Laura Bush as a wife and mother — not a politician.


Problema subprime non ha penalizzato i titoli di Stato


Intel adds Fibre Channel over Ethernet implementation for Linux

Intel has released a version of Fibre Channel over Ethernet for Linux systems.


Profit Off 13% at J.P. Morgan; Trading Cited as Weak Spot

The nation's second-largest bank attributing the weaker performance to poor results in fixed-income trading.


Imperial Tobacco wins control of Altadis

Imperial Tobacco said Tuesday it had won control of Franco-Spanish cigarette maker Altadis after shareholders overwhelmingly backed its bid worth 12.8 billion euros (18.8 billion dollars).


Judge allows ex-Computer Associates CEO's business travel

A federal judge in Brooklyn said Thursday that the former Computer Associates CEO can leave the country to attend a computer conference in France.


Nebraska capitalized on four Pittsburgh turnovers and batted down a pass in the end zone on the game's final play yesterday to preserve a 24-17 win in the first meeting of the teams since 1958.


French paper says bin Laden died in Pakistan

A French regional newspaper quoted a  French secret service report on Saturday as saying that Saudi  Arabia is convinced that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden died  of typhoid in Pakistan last month.


Group Creates Engineered 'Marathon Mice'

SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers on Monday unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the "genetic doping" of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.    The creation of the so-called marathon mice, announced Monday, follows earlier genetic engineering work that created "Schwarzenegger mice," rodents that bulked up after getting injected with muscle-building genes...


Bush Administration Breaks Silence to Back Annan

The Bush administration expressed confidence in UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday and said he should stay in office, in a belated rebuff to demands from Republicans in Congress for his resignation.


Energy proposal pushes debate toward center

A nonpartisan group that includes advocates for business, labor, consumers, and the environment gave a significant nudge this week to the effort to craft a national energy policy.


A pre-dawn fire burned a home where windows were covered with plywood storm shutters, turning the house into a "convection oven" and killing four children and an adult Thursday, officials said.


Illinois residents will soon gain access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators' objections to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - After suffering two straight defeats at the World Cup of Hockey, US coach Ron Wilson overhauled his lineup Friday with hopes of getting his team a victory.


No. 3 CIA Pick Was Caught Shoplifting-US Paper

The man chosen for the third-ranking  job in the CIA resigned under pressure from the U.S. spy agency  more than 20 years ago after being caught shoplifting, The  Washington Post reported Sunday.


Darfur Villages Face Unprecedented Food Crisis-ICRC

Villages throughout Sudan's Darfur region face an "unprecedented food crisis," worse than the threat of famine in recent decades, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday.


Taliban says killed two Germans in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban movement on Saturday killed two German hostages after the group's demands were ignored, according to a spokesman, who said he represented the militant group.


Vitamin D, Calcium OK for Crohn's-Related Bone Loss

NEW YORK  - Adding etidronate to calcium  and vitamin D therapy is not necessary in the treatment of bone  loss in patients with Crohn's disease, results of a new study  indicate. "The addition of the bone-building drug etidronate  adds no additional advantage," Dr. Richard N. Fedorak told  Reuters Health.


Former First Secretary Alun Michael says a "rainbow coalition" could cause economic damage to Wales.


Messier Leads New Class Into Hockey Hall

TORONTO -- The Hockey Hall of Fame is set to welcome one of its finest classes ever. Mark Messier, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens will go in as players this fall, while NHL executive Jim Gregory will enter as a builder.


The postmaster of tiny Pitcairn Island has pleaded guilty to the indecent assault of a 12-year-old girl, the first outcome in a series of trials at a makeshift court set up on this remote Pacific outpost to handle charges of sex


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Raptors' GM Expects Vince Carter to Stay

Vince Carter wants out of Toronto, but the Raptors' new general manager says he isn't going anywhere.


BEIJING Violent clashes between members of the Muslim Hui ethnic group and the majority Han group left nearly 150 people dead and forced the authorities to declare martial law in a section of Henan Province in central China, journalists and witnesses in


Palestinians blow up border wall and flood into Egypt

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


Help take back America! Donate $50 to MoveOn PAC. With your support, MoveOn PAC will undertake a groundbreaking, precinct-level, neighbor-to-neighbor campaign to leave no voter behind.


As Winds Ease, Homes Still at Risk From Fire

Air tankers began an all-out assault on the fires in southern California, but thousands of houses remained threatened.


In Italy, Political Fallout Over Plans for Telecom

A plan to split ItalyÂs largest phone company into separate mobile and fixed-line units has led to a political slugfest.


Eagle at 16 Gives Ogilvie First PGA Tour Victory

Joe Ogilvie eagles the par-4 16th hole to break a tie with Tim Clark and win his first PGA Tour event in 230 starts by shooting a 67 to finish 14-under-par 266 at the U.S. Bank Championship.


Australian FM will not head UN nuclear watchdog: PM

Australian Prime Minister John Howard dismissed talk of Foreign Minister Alexander Downer taking over as head of the UN nuclear watchdog, amid reported US pressure for him to do so.


New Delhi: After Anil Kumble equalled his record of 434 wickets in the longer version of the game in the second Test against South Africa on Thursday, former all-rounder Kapil Dev predicted that the leggie would be the first Indian with 500 wickets under


The largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved class-action status for seven women who claim the retailer was biased in pay and promotions.


Demand for Durable Goods Increased by 0.6 Percent in April

Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods posted a moderate increase in April, helped by a continued rebound in business investment.


Hard bargaining over Israeli coalition posts

Israeli political parties were yesterday bogged down in hard bargaining over the formation of a new coalition government to implement the plan of Ariel Sharon, prime minister, to


Chart bosses are expected to relax rules for digital songs, allowing all downloads to count towards the UK top 40.


Kidnappers in Somalia's northern Puntland region free two aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres.


Parents Call Girl's Recovery From Rabies 'Miraculous'

From the beginning, John and Ann Giese knew they needed a miracle to save their daughter's life. "Miracles can happen. We really believe that it did," Jeanna's father, John Giese, said.


Dance Review | 'The Nutcracker': Itâs Late November? Cue the Snowflakes

The New York City Ballet offered the first of its annual holiday performances of this classic at the New York State Theater on Friday night.


A coalition of US retailers including Liz Claiborne and JC Penney filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block the Commerce Department from imposing curbs on imports of textiles and clothing from China.


European shares tumble further after Wall Street slump

Europe's main stock markets dived lower on Wednesday as fears about the troubled US housing sector reverberated across global equities, dealers said.


Super Bowl Ratings Down 4 Percent From '04

The New England Patriots' Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles was seen by an estimated 86.1 million people, down 4 percent from last year's game, Nielsen Media Research said Monday.


The world used to be green with envy over the greenback, but now the stuff in your wallet can't seem to shake the blues. It's not that the United States is on the verge of singing "Brother, Can You Spare a


Freddie Mac to Clamp Down on Risky Loans

Freddie Mac, the second biggest buyer of U.S. mortgages, plans to toughen its standards and stop buying certain types of risky loans that have been linked to a high number of defaults.


FireFox Burns Internet Explorerâs Market Share

Remember those days back in 1995, when Netscape Navigator was synonymous with internet? That was the time when Microsoftâs Internet Explorer entered the market for a head-on collision with the Netscape Navigator.


UK's Blair reassures Musharraf over leaked report

British Prime Minister Tony Blair  reassured Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday  that a leaked intelligence report criticizing Pakistan's  ability to fight terrorism was not government policy.


Japan scores ballistic missile shootdown bullseye

Navy Self-defence force in 100-mile-high skeet shoot Japan has become the second nation to acquire functioning ballistic-missile defence equipment, carrying out a successful shootdown yesterday. A target rocket representing a medium-range enemy missile was engaged and destroyed 100 miles above the Pacific by a Standard SM-3 interceptor fired from a Japanese warship, JS Kongo. The target took off from the US Navy missile range facility on Kauai, Hawaii.â¦


Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday that his opposition to same-sex marriage should not be interpreted as intolerance of gays, who served in his administration when he was Massachusetts governor.


Randy Johnson Not a Yankee Yet as Dodgers Back Out of Trade

For baseball fans who are sick of seeing the New York Yankees obtain a roster of all-stars, the news was good: the three-way trade trade that would have made pitcher Randy Johnson a Yankee has been cancelled by the Dodgers.


A wedding marks Baghdad family's rising optimism

The Monitor checks in with the Methboub family in Iraq as they celebrate vows â and improvements in their lives.


Search engines can tell you a lot about your competition, if you know what to look for. A panel of experts offers tips on profiling your competition.


Herbstreit Denies OSU Athletic Director's Charges

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio State quarterback and current ESPN college football commentator Kirk Herbstreit said he was surprised and denied statements made earlier Tuesday by athletic director Andy Geiger.


Computer security expert says Russia's infrastructure could be vulnerable to electronic warfare.


Giants boost playoff hopes with win over Houston

Brett Tomko won his sixth consecutive decision and San Francisco beat the visiting Houston Astros 9-2 to maintain their wild-card lead and move within 11/2 games of first-place Los Angeles in the NL West.


England bring in flanker Chris Jones for the injured Lewis Moody for the Six Nations match against Wales.


International assistance needed to rebuild villages

Philippine officials sought international help yesterday to rebuild villages devastated by back-to-back storms that left more than 1100 people either dead or missing and devastated mostly poor northern agricultural regions.


World Business Briefing | Americas: Canada: Partnership Buys Pipeline

The Inter Pipeline Fund agreed to buy the Corridor pipeline system in Alberta from Kinder Morgan for 275 million Canadian dollars ($233 million) to become the largest shipper of bitumen from the provinceâs oil sands. The Corridor system transports diluted bitumen, a heavy oil, from the Athabasca oil sands project near Fort McMurray to a processing plant near Edmonton, the partnership said. Inter Pipeline will also assume 485 million Canadian dollars of Corridor debt. Inter Pipeline already operates and holds an 85 percent stake in the Cold Lake pipeline, which transports 330,000 barrels of blended bitumen a day in east-central Alberta. After the Corridor acquisition, the partnership said its lines would carry about half of the production of bitumen from Albertaâs tarlike oil sands.


Tasso marginale 4,56%, tasso medio ponderato 4,62%


Babbling Babel Fish sparks international incident

Crap translation engine insults Dutch Consulate A word of advice: Never use Babel Fish to communicate with the Dutch Foreign Minister.â¦


A highly critical and unpatched security hole in Microsoft Corp.'s ubiquitous Word software could be used to launch a denial of service attack and give system access.


PeopleSoft Inc.  on Monday forecast third-quarter revenue would exceed Wall Street expectations, saying it added 150 new customers and had more large software license transactions than in the previous quarter.


MADRID The Spanish police have arrested eight members of cell of Islamic radicals suspected of planning a terrorist attack on Madrid's national court, and officials warned Tuesday that the alleged plot showed the country remained a target despite the


Burglars snatch laptop computers containing Metropolitan police payroll details in a raid.


Ministro smentisce voci in merito alla separazione da Eni


Equipped with folding chairs and sleeping bags, hundreds of Paul McCartney fans lined the street outside a funky Hollywood record store on Tuesday to secure a seat for a free show there by the ex-Beatle.


Udine, 17:39 - CALCIO, PALERMO; COLANTUONO: AMAURI RESTA CON NOI

Un buon punto per il Palermo di Stefano Colantuono a Udine, nonostante un pessimo primo tempo, chius...


Actor Heath Ledger, Oscar-nominated for his role in Brokeback Mountain, is found dead in New York.


When SpaceShipOne glided to a stop Monday, it marked a turning point in personal space travel. About an hour after it landed, X Prize founder Peter Diamandis declared the


After having dinner with Pedro Martinez in the Dominican Republic last Thursday, New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya has reportedly offered the star right-hander a three-year contract worth $38 million, with a vesting option for a fourth season


Ontario offers C$150 million to woo biotech investment

The Ontario provincial government said  on Wednesday it planned to spend C$150 million to attract  biopharmaceutical research to Canada's most populous province.


Iraqi Shi'a Leader Calls for Unity in RFE/RL Interview

January 28, 2005) One of the most powerful political figures in Iraq appealed for unity and understanding among Iraqis in an exclusive interview with Radio Free Iraq in Baghdad.


The Tories call for Channel 4 to shelve a programme showing images of the crash that killed Princess Diana.


Myanmar's military rulers will keep opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi isolated under house arrest until at least November 27 next year, her opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) has said.


Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications plans to make an announcement Wednesday about its strategy for the UIQ interface that runs on the Symbian mobile phone operating system, Sony Ericsson President Miles Flint said Sunday at a news briefing on the eve of the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.


McDowell scorches St. Andrews for three-shot lead

St. Andrews, Scotland (Sports Network) - Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell matched the course record of 10-under-par 62 at St.


Defending champion Robert Allenby is confident of quickly bridging the gap between himself and tournament leader Bradley Hughes in today's third round of the Australian Masters at Huntingdale in Melbourne.


UAE joins Olympics gold medal winners ABU DHABI, 18 Aug. 04 (WAM) -- A UAE paper said today that Sheikh Ahmed bin Hashar Al Maktoum's winning of the gold medal in double trap shooting had taken the UAE to the pinnacle of sporting glory at the Olympics.


New Homes: Kids' Name Game ; OPEN HOUSE THE LATEST NEWS

By Raymond Hainey  Naming a new development in the village of Insch, Aberdeenshire, will be child's play.  Tulloch Homes have asked the local primary school to find a name for the site, which will have three and four-bed bungalows and villas.


Python Directio A Python interface to open/read/write on a direct I/O context. This is an interface to open(), read(), write() and close() on a direct I/O context (O_DIRECT flag) from the Python programming language.   For those of you who lurk around Cheeseshop from time to time I am happy to bring you the first updated version of directio for Python on Linux in over a year! This release fixes several major problems with the first public edition so if you are an older edition make sure you update to this newer edition that fixes major bugs!


Wall St indexes drop as U.S. consumers cinch belts

Stocks fell sharply on Friday, capping a third consecutive weekly decline, on a warning by American Express Co  of mounting credit-card defaults and a slowdown in consumer spending.


French bank Societe Generale faced tough questions on Friday over how it failed to spot the biggest dealing scandal in history in which a lone trader triggered a $7 billion loss under the noses of top executives.


"Sopranos" grab big piece of Emmy action

Mob saga "The Sopranos" led the field of Emmy Award contenders for best television series on Thursday in its much-ballyhooed last season on HBO, claiming a total of 15 nominations, including a bid for best drama.


Borsa, Piazza Affari apre al rialzo: Mibtel +0,06%

Avvio di seduta positivo per Piazza Affari con il Mibtel e il Mib30 che segnano entrambi +0,06%, il Midex +0,14%, il Numtel +0,08% e lo Spmib +0,03%. Apertura in lieve ribasso per la Borsa di Loindra con il Ftse che in avvio di seduta segna -0,02%.


Beckham arrives in L.A. to start American adventure

David Beckham's much-hyped American adventure finally began on Thursday night when he and his family touched down at LAX airport before being whisked away in a chauffeured car.


Dopo aumento a 0,50% del tasso base di interesse


IBM not ready to say Oracle's Linux compatible

IBM  is not ready to guarantee  that its computer programs are compatible with Oracle Corp.'s   recently launched version of the Linux operating  system, an IBM spokesman said on Friday.


Taliban Warns of More Attacks as Kabul Toll Rises

The Taliban warned on Monday of further  deadly attacks in the run-up to Afghanistan's first  presidential election after a car bomb in the heart of the  capital killed up to a dozen people.


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The Rangers have taken their inexplicable inability to score to something approaching maddening levels, stretching their scoring drought to 126 minutes.


Rain in Boston Postpones BoSox-Yanks Game

BOSTON - After a night of steady rain at Fenway Park, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox hoped to get in Game 3 of the AL championship series on Saturday night.    The forecast was better, with the National Weather Service calling for mostly cloudy conditions with a 50-percent chance of showers and 10-15 mph wind...


NEW DELHI, Nov. 14.â The government hopes the momentum of the composite dialogue process with Pakistan will receive a boost with Pakistanâs Prime Minister Mr Shaukat Azizâs arrival in New Delhi on 23 November as the Saarc chairman.


Bindi, contributo a nuova stagione diritti umani in Cina


France takes on strategic role in key Gulf oil route

France's first permanent military base since the end of the colonial era gives it a strategic role in the Strait of Hormuz bordering Iran, the main supply route for world oil.


BERLIN Sept. 19, 2004 - Voters in two east German states handed a sharp rebuke to mainstream parties Sunday, giving radical right parties up to 9 percent of the vote and a boost to the former communists, exit polls showed.


Wal-Mart joins the green revolution by planning to cut its packaging by 5% over five years from 2008.


Novak topples Henman, advances to semifinals with Massu, Koubek ...

Jiri Novak made Tim Henman's life as miserable Friday as he did at the Olympics, toppling the second-seeded player 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tournament.


Two-year-old Tyson toddles out of a white stretch limousine at 10:30 am, eager to join his buddies at day-care. But he is no baby headed for a tony Manhattan nursery school -- he's a bulldog.


Global oil prices set a 10-month high, breaking through the $73 a barrel level due to high US petrol demand.


Expensive gasoline boosts U.S. public transit use

Public transportation use was up 3.2   percent in the first half of 2006, more than double the   increase in the first half of 2005, according to the American   Public Transportation Association.


The chief Yugoslav war crimes prosecutor denounced Kosovo's former prime minister on Monday as a warlord and "a gangster in uniform" responsible for dozens of murders during the province's 1998-99 war with Serb forces.


Londra, 12:54 - CALCIO, LEGALI HENRY: SI E' SEPARATO

Thierry Henry si è separato. La notizia del divorzio dalla moglie Claire, sposata quattro ann...


"I don't think I will ever coach the New York Knicks," an emphatic President, Basketball Operations Isiah Thomas told the enormous throng of media gathering before the Knicks-Philadelphia 76ers game last night.


La degenza durera' fino a quando le saranno tolti i punti


Gianni Morandi e Proietti, si chiude all'alba con i concerti in CampidoglioIl 9 settembre iniziative anche a Ostia e in periferia. E si comincia alla vigilia...                                                  Roma, la Notte Bianca si fa in due Quattrocento eventi, mille artisti


An Egyptian who fears he will be tortured for his Christian beliefs cannot be deported without full court review just to further U.S. diplomatic goals, a federal judge has determined.


Play Steve Jobs Keynote Bingo while at MacWorld.


Sapori e aromi d'autunno tagliolini con funghi porcini

La ricetta filmata di un classico della cucina. Un piatto apparentemente facile ma arricchito da alcuni trucchi dello chef Nello Razzano


Officials: China Better Prepared for SARS

The virus is expected to emerge again this winter, but an epidemic is unlikely as China is better prepared, health officials say.


MySpace leaves them free for the taking When it comes to protecting digital content holders from the hordes of naughty file grabbers, you'll be hard pressed to find a more zealous partner than Apple. So we were surprised to learn that Apple's Safari browser makes it easy to download MP3 files hosted on MySpace that are supposed to be limited to streaming only.â¦


Civil rights protesters converge on Jena

JENA, Louisiana  - Tens of thousands of black Americans descended on a small town in central Louisiana on Thursday to protest what they say is injustice against six black teenagers charged over a high school fight.


Eye disease high, awareness low among Latinos, research finds

Latinos suffer from eye disease more than other ethnic groups, new research shows, but many have no clue about their condition. Experts say they don't know why the problem is so widespread and so often untreated.


Obama wins Iowa's Democratic caucus: NBC

Sen. Barack Obama won the Iowa  Democratic caucus on Thursday, dealing a setback to national  front-runner Hillary Clinton in the first nominating contest of  the 2008 U.S. presidential election, NBC News reported.


Helsinki, 18:00 - NUOTO: EUROPEI HELSINKI, PLOS SETTIMA IN FINALE 100 RANA

Settimo posto per Ombretta Plos nella finale dei 100 rana femminili agli Europei in vasca corta di H...


German winner of Hawaii Ironman confirms positive test

Nina Kraft, winner of last month's Hawaii Ironman competition, acknowledged Thursday that she had used the banned endurance-boosting drug EPO.


Roma, 15:24 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; GUSSONI: ENTRO 2006 MODIFICHE REGOLAMENTO AIA

''Entro la fine dell'anno presenteremo al commissario della Federcalcio, Luca Pancalli, un documento...


The US Chamber of Commerce filed suit Thursday against the Securities and Exchange Commission over the independent-chair rule for mutual fund boards.


Japan's first female defense minister eyes close U.S. ties

Japan's first female defense minister vowed on Wednesday to strengthen ties with Tokyo's close security ally, the United States, and improve working conditions for women in the nation's military.


Merrill, Credit Suisse ask court to end Enron suit

Lawyers for Merrill Lynch and Co.  Inc.  and Credit Suisse Group  on Monday told a  U.S. appeals court a $40 billion lawsuit alleging the banks  helped hide financial misdeeds that led to Enron's collapse  should not proceed as a class-action complaint.


An unprecedented amount of data from a major Central California earthquake is generating new insight into how and where quakes strike, but hasn't improved scientists' ability to predict them.


Firenze, 18:17 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; DAINELLI: FELICE DI RESTARE A LUNGO

Il difensore della Fiorentina Dario Dainelli, dopo avwer rinnovato il contratto con la societ&agrave...


World Business Briefing: China: HSBC to Buy Part of Tower in Shanghai

HSBC Holdings, the European bank, said it would buy part of an office tower in Shanghai to house its China headquarters as it speeds up expansion in China. HSBC agreed to buy naming rights and occupy 20 floors of one of the twin towers of the Shanghai International Finance Center, to be completed by 2010, from Sun Hung Kai Properties, HSBC said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The tower, a few blocks from the bankâs current headquarters, would be renamed HSBC Building-Shanghai IFC. Stephen K. Green, the chairman of HSBC, disclosed the deal at a news conference in Shanghai, but he declined to say how much the bank had agreed to pay.


Pfizer Inc. said Friday that it will provide health-care professionals with additional information about its Bextra arthritis drug and that it will conduct further studies to confirm the drug's long-term cardiovascular safety record.


A man is arrested after 10-year-old girl is attacked by a dog and needed more than 100 stitches.


Aston Villa Beats Tottenham 1-0, Moves to Fifth in Premiership

Nolberto Solano's third league goal in five matches gave Aston Villa a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, lifting the club into a fifth-place tie in English soccer's Premiership.


Airbus losing remaining A380 cargo order

Airbus was left with an empty order book for the cargo version of its much-delayed superjumbo plane after UPS Inc. said it would cancel its order for 10 A380s. The move comes just a week after UPS, the world's largest shipping carrier, and Airbus announced a revised agreement that gave either party the right to terminate the order.


SC declines holding of Taj fest near Taj Mahal

The Supreme Court today declined to pass an order permitting the holding of the Taj Mahotsav near the 17th century monument, which celebrates its 350th anniversary this year.


Centro-sud in fiamme, Calabria la regione piu' colpita


N. Korea offers remains it says are Yokota's

During a week of talks, Pyongyang sticks to its argument on the fate of 10 missing Japanese. Japanese delegates returned from Pyongyang on Monday with what North Korea says are personal belongings of missing


A bipartisan consensus to dramatically alter the U.S. military mission in Iraq began to emerge in the Senate yesterday, but no specific approach has yet attracted the broad support necessary for a veto-proof majority.


Microsoft claims its new MSN search engine indexes more web pages than any of its rivals.


Suicide bomber kills 40 at Baghdad college

A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 40 people in a Baghdad college on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki expressed optimism about a security crackdown in the capital.


Brazil midfielder Edu's future at Arsenal could be decided this week with the English champions stalling over offering him a new contract.


Vista Is Still Plagued by Incompatibilities

Nine months since its release, lots of hardware and software products still don't work with Microsoft's operating system, including some that are certified as Vista compatible.


A conservative, free market group that worked on behalf of Republican candidates in the 2000 and 2004 elections has agreed to pay $350,000 in civil penalties for failing to register as a political committee.


Barcellona, 23:22 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: ESPANYOL-LIVORNO 2-0, TOSCANI ELIMINATI

In un incontro valevole per il ritorno dei 16' di finale di coppa Uefa il Livorno è stato sco...


Fresh clashes in western Nepal have left at least 10 government soldiers and 16 rebels dead, the army says. There is no word so far from the rebels on the fighting that started late Saturday in Pandaun, Kailali district.


On Sunday I’ll be flying into Chicago to attend next week’s Search Engine Strategies Chicago 2006. While not one of the larger SES shows, especially compared to the SES San Jose and SES New York conferences, Search Engine Strategies is sure to be one of the more cozy get togethers (especially with the blizzard currently [...]


Oil price rise over $61 on Iran, supply concerns

Oil climbed above $61 to a 2007 high on Friday following a sharp drop in fuel stocks in the United States, as tensions over Iran's nuclear program stoked supply concerns.


London equities closed higher on Monday after upbeat broker comment helped property stocks bounce back.


Russian agency okays state's purchase of Yukos

the oil giant's most important production unit - was sold at an auction last Sunday to an obscure company called BaikalFinansGroup for $9.3 billion


1912 — Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox pitched his 16th consecutive victory to tie Walter Johnson's record as he beat the St. Louis Browns 2-1.


London, England (Sports Network) - Aston Villa's Nolberto Solano scored one of the Premiership's most spectacular goals of the season during a 1-0 victory Monday over Tottenham.


The International Cricket Council are to open a global cricket academy designed to improve standards of lesser nations.


Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney returns to his native state of Michigan on Tuesday to officially kick off his bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.


Company unveils three new digial cameras: 7-megapixel FinePix S700 for $250, 9-megapixel FinePix A900 for $199 and 8.3-megapixel FinePix A820 for $179.


The mother of a boy abused by a paedophile with previous convictions says he should never have been freed from jail.


US Companies Plan to Boost First-Quarter Hiring, Survey Says

First-quarter hiring plans among US employers increased from the same period a year earlier, according to a survey released today by Manpower Inc.


Added IMAP Support Makes GMail King of Webmail

Google adds support for the IMAP mail protocol to GMail, its web-based e-mail service. IMAP enables easier management of mail across multiple devices and computers, and positions Google's service ahead of competing webmail services from Microsoft and Yahoo.


The finale of the LPGA season had a familiar ending, with Annika Sorenstam playing the starring role. A back-nine duel and a sudden-death playoff resulted


Gusty winds pushed a wildfire closer to Sun Valley Resort's ski area on Tuesday, while hundreds more homes were ordered evacuated in the valley below.


Second baseman Freddy Sanchez and the Pittsburgh Pirates agree Tuesday on an $11 million, two-year contract.


Bergamo, 15:36 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: A CATANIA CON TANTI ASSENTI

Atalanta in emergenza a Catania. Soprattutto in difesa, dove mancheranno Loria e Conte, andranno in ...


Wes' Side Story:  Trout in the Santa Fe River? You Bet.

By WES SMALLING  Wes: Next big question iswho's gonna pay for the project  I heard a crazy idea the other day.


Fed Panel Lifts Rates and Says More Increases Are Probable

As expected, the central bank raised the federal funds rate on overnight loans by a quarter point, to 2.25 percent.


Tiscali SpA, Europe's second-largest Internet service provider, said Monday that it has sold its Austrian unit for nearly $15 million.


Ieri Ã¨ stato l'autore del tentativo di "trappolone" contro l'ordine del giorno della maggioranzaOggi carica il settimanale di gossip, la sua ex moglie e un suo nipote, "appassionato di rapina"                                            Calderoli, un leghista contro tutti dopo il Senato tocca a Novella2000


Completing a comeback from a 3-1 series deficit, the Red Sox won their 12th pennant last night. Clearly, the Red Sox fear no team and no situation. Faced with three consecutive must-win games, Boston outscored Cleveland by an aggregate, 30-5.


Soccer-playing girls could risk arthritis and other adult problems

Soccer has been popular in my city since the seventies, and I vividly remember qualifying for state in two track & field events because the leading girl in my district had injured her knee playing soccer.


New mortgage lending in the UK falls for the third month in a row in April to the lowest in a year, the Bank of England says.


L'ingegnere italiano era stato sequestrato il primo febbraio


"A stinker" - Daily Telegraph; "underwhelming" - the Independent; "brackish" - Michael Billington: Kevin Spacey was yesterday soaking up the critics' verdicts on his British directorial debut, Cloaca, which is also the first play of his reign as artistic


The company has attractive fundamentals, but unusual remuneration schemes are worrisome.


Lawsuit alleges IBM efforts to clean up contamination near its birthplace in New York state are inadequate and problems persist.


Filmmaker puts American debt in Sundance spotlight

PARK CITY, Utah  - "I.O.U.S.A." may not be the sexiest film at the Sundance Film Festival, but it could be the most timely as the documentary about deepening U.S. debt problems debuted in a week of tumbling financial markets and heightened fears of recession.


Sport: Report on steroid use in US baseball expected to name 80 players as performance-enhancing drug users


Injuries Have Bucs Thin on Defensive Line

The Buccaneers enter Sunday's game against Chicago with a severe lack of depth at defensive tackle after injuries Monday night to Ellis Wyms and Damian Gregory.


Turkey lifted its ban on YouTube Friday, an official for the country's largest telecommunications firm said, two days after a court ordered the Web site blocked because of videos that allegedly insulted the founder of modern Turkey.


In the UK, iTunes charges consumers STG0.79 per song, or around EUR1.20. In France and Germany, however, the cost of downloads is just EUR0.


The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance for those affected by the storm in Haiti. The organizations are members of InterAction, a coalition of relief agencies.


Berlino, 17:18 - F1, RALF SCHUMACHER: MIO FRATELLO MI MANCHERA'

Ralf Schumacher, fratello di Michael, si scioglie e dedica parole d'affetto al fratello maggiore. Il...


PAKISTAN President Pervez Musharraf admitted today to being slightly "confused" as to whether he should fulfill an earlier pledge to step down as army chief by the end of the year.


PRAGUE : Juventus star Pavel Nedved has told the Czech Republic football federation he has retired at the age of 32 from international soccer after winning 83 caps.


Singapore: Oil prices continued falling from record peaks in Asian trade Thursday after the United States reported a surge in crude oil inventories, dealers said.


SEATTLE _ Donna Bellinger didn't know it, that warm Friday evening at Green Lake in Seattle, but she was about to run into an outlaw. Or, rather, be run into by one.  Bellinger was skating alone, going the proper direction in the proper lane.


NEW YORK Sept. 28, 2004 - Consumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.


JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL -- Looking at a photo of Steven Spielberg and himself, Dr. Harold Baumgarten remembers a conversation they had this summer.


A 76th minute goal from European Footballer of the Year Pavel Nedved gave Juventus a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday handing the Italians clear control at the top of Champions League Group C.


Jonathan Byrd shot his second successive five-under-par 66 and joined Jeff Sluman on top of the leaderboard after two rounds at the Chrysler Championship.


Chechen lists details of attack on school

MOSCOW Shamil Basayev, the elusive Chechen guerrilla commander who has become Russia's most wanted man, has claimed responsibility for planning terror attacks that have killed more than 440 people here in recent weeks and is threatening to strike anew, a


British have decided to 'flee' Iraq: Al-Qaeda

Britain's decision to "flee" Iraq shows the insurgency is stronger than ever, Al-Qaeda's number two said Sunday, after British forces transferred security control in Basra province to the Iraqis.


PROVO -- Forest Service crews have started thinning dense vegetation along the Alpine Loop on U-92 in American Fork Canyon. The thinning operation is expected to take about two weeks and could cause minor travel delays.


Sarkozy signs 2 bln dollar trade, military deals with Morocco

France signed more than two billion euros (2.8 billion dollars) of civilian and military contracts with Morocco on Monday during a state visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.


10 reasons why the Black Hats have us outgunned

So, you want to be a hacker? It's as easy as... Here they are:â¦


Trojan.Mebroot malware is read at startup, then changes the Windows kernel to avoid detection.


Britain's governing Labour Party are 13 points behind the main opposition Conservative Party, according to a poll to be published Sunday, giving Prime Minister Gordon Brown little festive cheer.


Guitar made for Johnny Cash sells for $131,200 at auction

NEW YORK -- An abalone-inlaid acoustic guitar made for country music legend Johnny Cash sold for $131,200 on Tuesday, the first day of a three-day auction of the estate of Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash.


Rapper Snoop Dogg arrested in California

Rapper Snoop Dogg was arrested Tuesday for investigation of illegally possessing a handgun and drugs as he left NBC Studios after performing on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," police said.


VANCOUVER, Wash. Oct. 7, 2004 - Geologist David Johnston wouldn't have died on Mount St. Helens today. New equipment developed since the 1980 eruption of the volcano has made it possible for volcanologists


Boosters Say They Understand Spurrier's Decision

TAMPA - Since his name first surfaced as a possible replacement for Ron Zook, former Florida football coach Steve Spurrier has been the focal point of a Gator Nation desperately seeking a return to glory.


Envoy blames rebels for aid workers' deaths

Khartoum - The United Nations special envoy to Sudan on Wednesday blamed ethnic minority rebels in Darfur for the deaths earlier this month of two humanitarian aid workers in the war-torn region.


You have done us proud: Kalam to Rathore

President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday night congratulated Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore for winning the silver medal in the double trap shooting event at the Olympic games in Athens.


A FOUNDING father of space exploration is landing in Glasgow to help inspire science students.  In 1965 Soviet Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, now 73, became the first man to walk in space. He will be recalling his space adventures to help launch Careers Scotland's Festival of Science.


Diet With the 'Right Carbs' Seems to Boost Health

THURSDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- Popular diets such as Atkins and South Beach recommend eating low or no carbohydrates to lose weight. But not all carbs are created equal, and now evidence suggests that using the "glycemic index" may be the way to shed pounds and boost health.


Amitabh and Naseruddin together onscreen

Vidhu Vinod Chopra's long-planned film with Amitabh Bachchan will finally roll on in 2005.


Giants Beat Astros to Keep Wild Card Lead

Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants can reach the playoffs two ways. They certainly boosted both chances Tuesday night...


Four in Germany Are Hospitalized as  Poison Probe Widens

LONDON -- Police said four people in Germany were hospitalized Monday after  showing signs that they may be contaminated by polonium-210, the poison that killed former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko. All four are connected to Dmitry Kovtun, a Russian businessman who met Litvinenko...


Your portfolio's growth doesn't have to come from capital gains alone. Check out these solid stocks that pay you to hold them.


"Uh-oh, SpaghettiOs!" The iconic kids pasta that has made mealtime easier for countless American families for four decades is getting a face-lift, and its once-popular Franco-American brand is being consigned to history.


Perl lightning articles offer short takes on important subjects. See how Perl can outperform C for 3D programming, how (and why) to express cross-cutting concerns in your programs, and one way of keeping your test counts up-to-date.


R. Kelly sued over song, alleged beating

A man describing himself as a "mentor and guide" to R. Kelly since he was a teenager is suing the singer, alleging that he attacked him and reneged on an agreement to pay him for a song idea.


Do mobile application developers need to band together to tackle the tough issues facing them? Attendees at Sun's Java Mobile & Embedded Developer Days Conference in Santa Clara, Calif. on Thursday afternoon will briefly discuss this issue.The idea is that developers must deal with issues such as fragmentation in features, behavior, security policies, and deployment policies and could form an alliance providing a single voice, said Terrence Barr, Sun technical evangelist for the mobile and embedded developer community."We call it the mobile developer alliance and it's essentially a developer activism group," Barr said on Wednesday evening. "It's just a grassroots thing. We haven't thought about it too much. The idea is to bring developers together to give them a common voice and try and work on some of the fragmentation and issues that the industry has."The mobile developer alliance is envisioned as an industrywide effort and not Java-specific. Developers, Barr said, have not had a consistent, uniform voice in facing issues.Among the problems developers face is having to slightly rework applications for each of the many phones, Barr said. Every phone, he said "has certain quirks that you have to deal with, and if you're trying to cover 80, 90 percent of the installed base out there it becomes very painful because you're literally producing hundreds of slightly different versions of the same application," he said.The alliance could serve as sort of a citizens' voice, but the exact mode of operation is still up for discussion, Barr said. Agreement on high-priority issues that developers want to make progress on would be a main focus, as well as trying to establish relationships with players such as carriers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)."It's not necessarily [about] battling your enemies but it's about getting everybody on the same page," said Barr. No single player can address them, he said."At the end of the day, [developers] are the ones who have to make all this stuff work," he said.OEMs care about the platform and carriers care about the networks, said Barr. "The developer has to bring all these pieces together and that's why it's so painful," he said.Sun officials Wednesday also talked about Java ME (Micro Edition) development tools, including plans for a Java ME development toolkit with a consolidated environment for both the CDC (Connected Device Configuration) framework and CLDC (Connected Limited Device Configuration) technology.Also highlighted were enhancements planned for the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CDLC. Planned features include an application testing framework and support for Java Specification Request (JSR) 256 - Mobile Sensor API Submission to the JCP (Java Community Process) and JSR 280 - XML API for Java ME.The application testing framework is intended to automate manual testing. It will support refined testing scenarios in an emulated environment as well as improvements for testing of applications for users with visual, motor, or dexterity impairments.JSR 256 offers a unified way of managing sensors connected to mobile devices and easy access to sensor data. JSR 280 is designed to provide a general-purpose XML API for next-generation mobile devices.


Reba McEntire in fine company on "Duets"

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Sitting in the kitchen of a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Reba McEntire is comfortable -- comfortable to talk about her long-running multimedia career, comfortable to talk about her upcoming album of duets and comfortable in her jeans.


Nov. 30 - In under 24-hours one of the nation's worst hurricane seasons will come to an end. The end of Tuesday day marks the end of the 2004 hurricane season.


Politicians and fishing leaders embark on the latest round of annual talks over catch limits.


Venezuela has agreed to sell gasoline to Iran, the South American county's energy minister said in comments published Tuesday, a week after the Islamic country imposed a fuel rationing program that has sparked violence.


President Bush called FordÂs chairman to discuss company changes, days after it named a new chief executive.


Slovenian EU Presidency Backs Membership for Turkey

LLUBLJANA, Slovenia (Voice of America News) - The European Union under the rotating presidency of Slovenia says it will seek to move forward with accession talks with Turkey. Speaking in the Slovenian capital, Prime Minister Janez Jansa told reporters Monday that he will seek the total support of all EU member-countries for expanded accession talks.Turkey is an official candidate for EU membership. But its entry bid has roused opposition, most notably from France. President Nicolas Sarkozy has said repeatedly that largely-Muslim Turkey should be offered a privileged partnership rather than full membership. The internationally recognized Greek-led government of Cyprus also opposes Turkish EU membership. Turkey has refused to open trade and travel links with the Cyprus government, as part of its ongoing territorial dispute over the divided island.


Senior Indian and U.S. officials are meeting this week to try to salvage a nuclear cooperation deal that the Bush administration has portrayed as the cornerstone of an emerging partnership with a rising world power.


In a rough year for semi stocks, Advanced Micro Devices has thrived. Is there more room to run? NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Tech stocks have had a nice year-end rally but that hasn't been enough to pull the chip sector out of the red.


The Dutch Supreme Court rules that ABN Amro's sale of its LaSalle unit to Bank of America is lawful.


A group of states led by California said in a court filing Thursday that ending oversight of Microsoft's business practices in November would not allow enough time to consider the antitrust implications of Windows Vista.


Rodney Dangerfield, Acid-Tongued Put-Down Comic, Dead At 82

Rodney Dangerfield, the acid-tongued put-down comic whose chief comedic target was always himself, died Tuesday at the age of 82, according to Reuters.


Iran condemns diplomat's kidnapping in Iraq

Gunmen wearing uniforms similar to those of Iraqi security forces have kidnapped an Iranian diplomat, according to Iranian news reports, and Iran says the gunmen "acted under U.S. supervision."


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


Plugging Into the Net, Through the Humble Wall Outlet

An emerging technology known as broadband over power lines may soon provide a new channel for high-speed data into homes through ordinary electrical outlets.


Boy With Disability Banned From Playground

What started as a playground spat between school officials and the parents of a child with autistic-like behavior could end up having repercussions for the way school districts treat children with neurological disorders.


The Indian army says planes have delivered supplies to tsunami survivors on  all the Andaman and Nicobar islands.


Marat Safin beats Roger Federer in five sets to make his third Australian Open final.


A major UK study of genetically modified plants finds no evidence that they harm the environment.


Petraeus to argue against big Iraq troop cuts

In a report considered crucial to U.S. strategy in the highly unpopular war in Iraq, the top U.S. commander there is expected to tell Congress on Monday that U.S. troop levels should not be cut deeply.


Akhtar polishes off England after Asif assault

Shoaib Akhtar took four for 28 as England were bowled out for 166 in the second one-day international at Lord's.


France warns against excessive mobile phone use

The French Health Ministry on Wednesday  issued a warning against excessive mobile phone use, especially  by children, though it recognized science had not proved  cellular technology was dangerous.


Omesse dichiarazioni dei redditi e lavoratori in nero


Kerry Lashes Out at Bush on War Politics

Democratic challenger John Kerry says President Bush is standing silent just as he did four years ago when supporters waged a campaign of "lies" to destroy the White House hopes of fellow Vietnam veteran and Sen. John McCain.


SAN CRISTOBAL, Mexico -- Mexican presidents, by long-standing tradition, not only fade away after leaving office. They go away.


Origin Plans Bid for Remaining Contact Energy Shares

Origin Energy Ltd., Australia's second-largest energy retailer, plans to bid for all the remaining shares in Contact Energy Ltd.


KABUL, Afghanistan Oct. 9, 2004 - Afghans crammed polling stations for their country's first-ever direct election Saturday, defying the threat of Taliban violence in the hope of bringing peace and some economic


Transmeta will stop offering engineering services in order to focus entirely on developing and licensing intellectual property, the Santa Clara developer of chip technologies said on Monday.


The Scottish Socialist Party is set to begin its annual conference in Perth this weekend.


CHARLESTON, S.C., June 19 -- Fire swept through a furniture warehouse, collapsing its roof and killing nine firefighters inside in the nation's deadliest single disaster for firefighters since the 2001 terrorist attacks.


Samp: Novellino 'Doni sta soffrendo ma sarÃ  determinante'

Al termine della vittoria a Torino nell'andata degli ottavi di coppa Italia, l'allenatore della Sampdoria, Walter Novellino ha dichiarato ai microfoni della Rai: "Doni non ha esultato dopo il gol? Sta soffrendo


Churchill wannabes destroy any hope of a violence-free life in Pakistan

Comment is free: Pankaj Mishra: Benazir Bhutto's death is just the latest evidence of the disastrous legacy of western involvement in the country's politics


20 die in suicide bombings as US claims capture of senior Zarqawi ...

As many as 20 people were killed on Saturday in suicide car bomb attacks in Iraq with dozens of others wounded amid US claim of the arrest of a senior aide to Washington's top foe, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


Golden Globes ceremony is a sorry soiree

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


West Brom chairman: Robson always top choice

West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace says new manager Bryan Robson was the unanimous choice of the board. Despite talks with Glenn Hoddle and Gordon Strachan, Peace says Robbo was always the man the Baggies wanted to succeed Gary Megson.


REPORTS OF TAIWAN'S PLUTONIUM EXPERIMENTS 20 YEARS OUT OF DATE: US

Washington, Oct. 14 (CNA) Recent reports that Taiwan conducted plutonium separation experiments refer to events 20 or 30 years ago, a spokesman for the US State Department said Thursday.


BAY COUNTY Bay Woman Faces Child Neglect Charges

By Tony Bridges, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Dec. 19--Deputies arrested a Bay County woman Monday after finding three of her children alone with a sex offender in a home with no food, Bay County Sheriff's Office officials reported.


Chris Lofton scores 23 points and Duke Crews adds 18 to help Tennessee upset No. 20 Kentucky, 89-85, on Tuesday night.


Drunks force churches to cancel midnight mass

A growing number of Catholic churches are cancelling midnight mass and holding Christmas Eve services earlier in the evening due to fears of disruption from drunken revellers


From love to game over for Clijsters, Hewitt

Former top-ranked tennis players Kim Clijsters of Belgium and Australian Lleyton Hewitt have broken up and abandoned their wedding plans less than four months ahead of their planned marriage.


GREENSBORO-- Mrs. Brenda Ann Gillie Hurd, 58, of 4622 Byers Road died Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at her residence.  A crypt side service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday September 25, 2006, in the Westminster Gardens Mausoleum with the Rev. Marvin Gilliam officiating.


Mobile Attacks Jumped Fivefold in 2006, Study Says

The number of security attacks reported by mobile phone operators in 2006 jumped fivefold over the year before, a McAfee study reports.


Ben Kingsley plays an aging mobster drying out in John Dahl's delightful comedy


Court orders mental exam for Britney Spears

Britney Spears, who has been  hospitalized for mental evaluation, will be examined by a  court-appointed psychiatrist to determine if the troubled pop  star understands the legal proceedings surrounding her, a judge  ruled on Monday.


Ebersol's Wife Details Colo. Plane Crash

The charter jet carrying NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol and two of his sons lifted briefly during takeoff, then tipped back and forth before crashing and burning, Ebersol's actress wife said in an interview broadcast Friday.


Palestinian officials attacked Tony Blair's planned conference on the conflict with Israel yesterday, saying it was much less than originally promised.


Mexico City Considers Legal Prostitution

The leftist party in Mexico City said Wednesday it wants to make prostitution legal in the capital of this overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country


I_Love_Pocky! writes "According to this article, Microsoft is going to give its source code for Office 2003 to more than 30 different world governements.


ALREADY Sven-Goran Eriksson is on his way if Katowice doesn't crumble on Wednesday night. Already David Beckham is a liability, according to some of the loudest voices in medialand - cue braveheart Alan Green.


Four U.S. States Brace for Hurricane Ivan

Authorities urged millions of people from  New Orleans to northwest Florida to flee as deadly Hurricane  Ivan pushed across the Gulf of Mexico on a track that could  bring it to the U.S. coast on Wednesday night.


G8 will not agree numerical emissions target: Blair

G8 leaders are likely to  agree this week to make "substantial" cuts in greenhouse gas  emissions but will not fix a numerical target, British Prime  Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday.


ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan football greats from Desmond Howard to Dan Dierdorf passed through the tunnel and onto the field at Michigan Stadium. Many slapped the "GO BLUE" banner as they did when they played for Bo Schembechler's Wolverines.


HEALTH:  Girl Power Needed to Fight AIDS

BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (IPS) - The poor urgently need a female-centred strategy to  fight AIDS, says a landmark new report.


Podcast: Just like old times: Are Oracle and Sun back?

Oracle, Sun make headlines; the latest from Macworld; and stock-option scandal nails tech exec.


Socialists claim victory as Chirac loses majority in Senate vote

France's opposition Socialists (PS) claimed victory in a partial election to the upper house of parliament, the Senate, as President Jacques Chirac's UMP party lost its outright majority in the 321-member chamber.


Nine in 10 young people experience signs of hearing damage after a night out, research suggests.


Veteran Broadway Composer Cy Coleman Dies at 75

Composer Cy Coleman, who wrote the musical "Sweet Charity" and whose songs included such Frank Sinatra classics as "Witchcraft," "Big Spender" and "The Best is Yet to Come," has died at the age 75, associates said on Friday.


Londra, 19:13 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: NEWCASTLE-EVERTON 1-1

Newcastle ed Everton pareggiano 1-1 l'unica partita della sesta giornata di Premier League in progra...


Concert celebrates Diana's 46th birthday

LONDON  — Waving their arms in the air and dancing with 70,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium, princes William and Harry celebrated the life of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 46th birthday Sunday at a concert they organized.


British politicians overseeing legislation from Brussels are "asleep on the job," says head of the CBI.


Allardyce makes most of meagre resources

Sam Allardyce is continuing to prove you do not have to spend millions to feast at the top table. The Bolton manager's ethic is simple.


Police Follow Doughnut Trail, Solve Crime

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Police followed a trail of doughnuts to find a stolen Krispy Kreme delivery truck. "It has a happy ending," Swatara Township Sgt. Robert Simmonds said. "The evidence was brought back to the police station, and the cops are eating the doughnuts." It was 12:45 a.m.


After decades of debate, California and the Hearst family have reached agreement on preserving nearly all of the Hearst Ranch.


Ravenna Entrant Reclaims No. 1 With Picks in Information Tech

By Mary-Beth Mclaughlin, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Sep. 8--A Ravenna, Ohio, man has regained the top spot in The Blade's year-long Stock Market Game, thanks to a strong showing by companies in the information technology sector.


Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson followed in the footsteps of French actress Brigitte Bardot on Thursday by campaigning in Paris for the protection of baby seals.


When, where: Tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday (if necessary), 7, at Whittemore Center, Durham, N.H. TV, radio: None.


Entro la fine del 2006 i passaporti dei cittadini europei riporteranno le impronte digitali accanto alla fotografia e al nome. SarÃ  rafforzato in tempi rapidi lo scambio dei dati sui sospettati di terrorismo


Coming to the Royal Academy: death, brutality and Adam and Eve of No 10

Arts & entertainment: Controversial artwork showing Blairs naked unveiled as the centrepiece of summer exhibition.


TWO armed hijackers have released the six remaining hostages being held on a bus near Athens. The gunmen - thought to be Albanians - left the bus after throwing out their rifle, pistol and a sack of grenades, the Greek Net television station reported.


Nigeria's Growing Insecurity Could Push Up Oil Prices Further ...

An African-based investment analyst says further rises in global oil prices are likely, given the growing possibility of civil war in the world's sixth-largest oil producer, Nigeria.


JERUSALEM -- Israel risks international sanctions and other serious diplomatic repercussions surrounding the barrier it is building in the West Bank and must be prepared to make further changes in the route, the nation's attorney general has warned in a report.


Sharon seeks backing for pullout from Gaza

Israeli leader tells lawmakers that his plan is the only way for the nation to be secure. JERUSALEM -- Israel gave Yasser Arafat permission Monday to leave his compound briefly to receive medical treatment


2 U.S. Soldiers Charged With Murder in Iraq

Two U.S. soldiers have been charged with murdering an Iraqi last month near the northern city of Kirkuk, the military announced Thursday. Their commander was relieved of duty in connection with the allegations, a statement from the military said.


Scientists identify four more genes that increase breast cancer risk using a method that could help improve tests.


Ford will inject Â£534m into Jaguar, after the UK car maker had to cover a writedown on its investments following a drop in production.


An 'arrogant' cemetery worker falsified records because he could not admit he buried people in the wrong place, a court hears.


Shares of AK Steel and several other steel makers rose sharply Friday, despite a short trading day, on speculation that steel supplies in Japan are short.


Muslim Pilgrims Elated at Safety as Haj Winds Down

Muslim pilgrims performed final rites of the haj on Saturday, with many praising its safety following fears of stampedes or al Qaeda strikes.


Infineon says funds are enough to cover price-fixing cases

BERLIN Infineon Technologies said Thursday that it had set aside enough funds to settle additional antitrust probes and civil suits after agreeing to plead guilty in the US to fixing prices for memory chips.


Gela, 19:32 - CALCIO, C2/C: SI DIMETTE TECNICO GELA

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Time Warner has said that it set aside $500 million to pay for potential penalties from a government investigation into accounting practices at America Online, a step that led to a 7.8 percent decline in profit in the third quarter.


Family files lawsuit over AIDS drug death

The family of a pregnant woman who died while taking experimental anti-HIV drugs to protect her baby from getting the disease is suing the doctors, drugmakers, and hospitals involved in the study for $10 million.


'She won't give up on him as long as she draws breath'

It was a "distressed" Baroness Thatcher who spoke to her troubled son on Friday. Anticipating the media scrum outside her Belgravia home, the former prime minister was surrounded by no fewer


The organisers of the London bid and its four rivals will be told this morning at a breakfast meeting here with the president of the International Olympic Committee to stop sniping at each other in the campaign to host the 2012 games.


Computer skills are still undervalued in the UK board room, software giant Microsoft claims.


Rising budget deficit may add to Republican woes

President George W. Bush hopes a $150 billion economic stimulus package will avert a recession in his final year in office but he also faces another problem: worsening budget deficits.


Britain could build a big onshore fund industry in the booming area of property investment if it implements tax breaks in 2005 to complement sweeping changes in regulation made earlier this year, a top industry ...


Japanese stocks trod water by mid-afternoon on Tuesday as recent gainers including miners wilted on profit-taking, but growing optimism on the domestic economic outlook buoyed a handful of other small-cap stocks.


Newcastle top Uefa Cup Group D after drawing with Sporting Lisbon.


Sudanese Police Kill Around 20 Protesters

Sudanese police killed around 20  people and injured 40 on Saturday when they opened fire on  hundreds of demonstrators in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, a  local political leader said.


Movie Review | 'Youth Without Youth': The Folks You Meet on the Border Between Consciousness and Dreams

âYouth Without Youthâ is a narratively ambitious, visually sumptuous surrealist enterprise that tries to bend time and space together as neatly as the folds in an origami swan.


Pierre Salinger, JFK Press Secretary, Dies in France

Pierre Salinger, press secretary to the  late U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and a  distinguished journalist, died of a heart attack on Saturday,  his family said on Sunday. He was 79.


With terror suspects loose, Reid proposes new legislation

Home Secretary John Reid has announced plans for new anti-terrorism laws on Thursday after it emerged that three terror suspects had absconded from a controversial form of loose house arrest.


The house in East Hollywood where the novelist spent his pivotal years is under threat of demolition. Will Los Angeles save it?


OPEC Seen Wary on Increase in Oil Quotas

OPEC may resist calls to raise oil  output quotas much, if at all, when it meets this week for fear  of turning a decline from record prices into a rout.


Shares of AK Steel and several other steel makers rose sharply Friday, despite a short trading day, on speculation that steel supplies in Japan are short.


Kill Bill director Quentin Tarantino says his next project will be a Kung Fu movie shot entirely in Mandarin. The martial arts fan will make two versions of the film - one with subtitles and one with a dubbed English soundtrack.


Recession fears, weak holiday hurt U.S. retail stocks

Retail stocks fell on Wednesday as a  lackluster holiday shopping season and shrinking U.S. factory  production stoked fears of a recession, analysts said.


Con Borsa Italiana saremo primi in Ue per societa' quotate


Four paparazzi arrested after chasing Britney Spears

Four photographers were arrested  for reckless driving after a late night car chase of pop star  Britney Spears on the outskirts of Los Angeles, police said on  Thursday.


Stolojan Withdraws From Romania Election

Former Prime Minister Theodor Stolojan announced Saturday that he has withdrawn from Romania's presidential election because of poor health.


Firefighters battle blaze near St Pancras

Warning of travel disruption after fire breaks out at London hotel.


Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills rising and rates on six-month bills falling to the lowest level in more than three years.


Cristina Parodi e il marito Giorgio Gori non ci stanno e negano con fermezza i pettegolezzi circolati negli ultimi giorni circa un presunto flirt tra Gori e Simona Ventura. Dal canto suo la conduttrice di


Cgia, a stento saranno compensati aumenti tasse locali


Rain abandons final day's play, match drawn

Chennai, Oct 18 (UNI) Weather played spoilsport as the second cricket Test between India and Australia ended in a draw here today after the final day's play was abandoned without a ball being bowled following incessant rains.


England reach 114-4 against South Africa before bad light halts the fifth Test.


Buffett starts up bond insurer to rival MBIA, Ambac

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc   is starting a bond insurer that would help state and local governments lower their borrowing costs, and is likely to lure business from established rivals struggling with credit market turmoil.


A federal grand jury filed more charges Wednesday against the city's former treasurer and a top mayoral fund-raiser in a broad corruption probe that involved FBI wiretapping


Seattle's Russian community reacted with a mixture of sorrow, anger and frustration yesterday: sorrow for the children who died in the hostage crisis at a school in Beslan, Russia; anger


10 September 2004 -- A US jet fired missiles at an insurgent stronghold in Al-Fallujah today, the fourth straight day of attacks in the Sunni city west of Baghdad.


The hundreds of white wooden crosses planted on a quiet suburban hillside honor the memory of troops killed in Iraq — or, depending on your leanings, exploit personal grief for politics.


Report: Tougher testing on the way for MLB

NEW YORK (Ticker) - With the dark cloud of steroids continuing to hover over baseball, it appears a tougher drug-testing policy may be in effect by spring training.


South Korea's Mtron says its SSD is faster than drives from competing companies thanks to a custom drive controller chip.


Glazer may have approached Man United 6.5% shareholder

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Harry Dobson, the Scottish mining millionaire who owns a 6.5 percent stake in Manchester United (UK:MNU) , told Scotland's Herald newspaper that he has been approached about selling his stake by brokers who may have been acting on


Second Opinions, Through a Patientâs Eyes

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


French PM Jean-Pierre Raffarin urges caution on reports that two French journalists held in Iraq may soon be freed.


Hackers Aim to Sabotage Holiday Computing

Hackers, spammers and spies go into overdrive in December and January, when unsuspecting neophytes unwrap new computers, connect to the Internet, and, too often, get hit with viruses, spyware and other nefarious programs.


A huge truck bomb killed 121 people and wounded 226 in a busy market in a mainly Shi'ite area of central Baghdad on Saturday, in the deadliest single bombing in the capital since the 2003 U.S.-led war.


Vijay doesn't care if you like him; he's No. 1 now

''You guys look so sad,'' he told reporters after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship on Sunday. ''Man, come on, it's not the end of the world.


(Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles will begin life without ...

Owens on Monday Night, when Andy Reid's team travels to St. Louis to meet the. sprain that will put him on the shelf for 5-7 weeks.


C-130 Aeronautica fara' scalo a Palermo e Galatina


Oggi riunione tra l'esecutivo e gli Enti locali


A Â£1m scratch card-winning chip shop worker is arrested after going on holiday instead of giving evidence in court.


Despite the fact Love of Money had never raced around two turns or in a stakes race before, trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. thought enough of him entering Monday's $750,000 Pennsylvania


WASHINGTON - President Bush in a television interview Monday defended his decision to go to war in Iraq and said he does not regret flying to an aircraft carrier on May 1, 2003, to announce an end to major combat in that country.


Guindani diventa presidente, Peretti presidente onorario


Mass. Dem Opposes Anti-Abortion Chairman

The chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party said Monday that it would be "extremely foolish" for Democrats to chose someone who opposes abortion rights to lead the party.


Malloy's Remarks on Firing at Notre Dame Gaining Applause

As Notre Dame continued to search for a football coach yesterday, the former agent for the fired coach Tyrone Willingham applauded the criticism of the firing by the university's president, the Rev.


More than five days after unveiling his budget, President Bush spelled out in detail for lawmakers his requests to eliminate or sharply reduce spending for 154 programs the administration sees as duplications, failures or inefficiencies.


Restaurant Serves $100 Gourmet Philly Cheesesteak

The traditional Philly cheesesteak has gone precipitously upscale at one new restaurant, where the chopped steak and melted cheese standard includes goose liver and truffles - and costs $100.


Executed Man's Girlfriend 'Disturbed' by Mixed Reports

The girlfriend of an aid worker feared to have been executed by Iraqi militants who claimed he killed one of their men as he broke through a roadblock today said she was âdisturbedâ by mixed reports of his fate.


One would naturally expect common sense to prevail in an august place like the Turkish Parliament, where people abide by their pledges and remain loyal to the commitments they have made, even


AFRICA/NIGER - Il nord del Niger sconvolto dalle inondazioni e dalla guerriglia; sullo sfondo lÂuranioÂ Niamey (Agenzia Fides)- Inondazioni e guerriglia stanno provocando unÂemergenza umanitaria nel nord del Niger.  \


Wales sees four times less invested in public-private projects than other parts of Britain, figures show.


A gunman is reported to have opened fire on students at a university near Chicago in the United States.


India's Spice Telecom to raise 300 million dollars via share sale

Indian mobile phone company Spice Telecom will sell 20 percent of its equity to raise about 300 million dollars through an initial public offering by the end of the year.


Philippine survivors flee new typhoon, 600 dead or missing

REAL, Philippines  - Terrified survivors were fleeing the northeastern Philippines as a new storm bore down on the area where floods and landslides have killed more than 400 people and left nearly 200 missing.


FBI, CIA Debate Significance of Terror Suspect

Al-Qaeda captive Abu Zubaida, whose interrogation videotapes were destroyed by the CIA, remains the subject of a dispute between FBI and CIA officials over his significance as a terrorism suspect and whether his most important revelations came from traditional interrogations or from torture.


A clear-up operation is due to begin after flash floods left people trapped in cars and their homes.


Romney in battle of attrition in White House race

JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - Voters had a glimpse into Mitt Romney's marathon strategy for winning the Republican nomination and the White House when he leapt up onto the back of a flatbed truck shortly before he won in Nevada.


The Who sees live music as the future of rock

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Call them old fashioned, but the founding members of The Who don't think the Internet is the future of rock, are unhappy about radio's narrow musical focus, and convinced live music is what it is all about.


Berlusconi Saved in Graft Trial by Time Ruling

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi escaped conviction in a major corruption trial on Friday after a court invoked a statute of limitations that meant time had run out to sentence him for bribery.


Cheney: Kerry disrespectful to Iraqi leader

Vice President Dick Cheney chastised Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry on Thursday, saying his criticism of Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi showed an appalling "lack of respect.


Velociraptor was just a scary turkey, say scientists

Science & environment: Fearsome dinosaur made famous in the Jurassic Park films probably more closely resembled a big turkey, scientists have discovered.


A man charged in the videotaped kidnapping of a lawyer last spring has escaped from prison, possibly with help, authorities said Friday.


Man United midfielder Roy Keane charged with assault

Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane was charged with assault and criminal damage Tuesday over an alleged confrontation with a 16-year-old boy, Manchester police said.


News Analysis: In China, the More Things Change . . .

At the just completed 17th National Congress, the message of Chinaâs Communist Party was continuity.


MORE than any of the rest of the world's best golfers, Phil Mickelson has often tried to do the spectacular because he thinks he will hit a magical shot.


Margate artist Tracey Emin withdraws her film about her home town after it is awarded an 18 certificate.


You may be getting a little tired of the (insert ethnicity here) version of the Romeo and Juliet story, but chances are you're starving, whether you know it or not, for some authentic Spanish flamenco.


U.S. to Help Rebuild Tsunami-Stricken Lives -- Powell

The United States will help the millions devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami, but an effort on the scale of the post-World War II Marshall Plan is probably not needed, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday.


La sinistra insorge contro i teodem. Duro attacco di Manuela Palermi, Verdi-Pdci"Copre di vergogna e ridicolo la coalizione. Ha una visione talebana della religione"                                          Binetti: "Sulla 194 voterÃ² con Fi" Turco: "Dibattito, non modifica"                                                                                E Bondi: "Non chiedo revisione della legge, ma "piena applicazione"


Venus Williams has beaten Marion Bartoli in straight sets to win a fourth singles crown at SW19


Microsoft Upgrades Windows XP Media Center

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


That's hyper as in linked and local as in location. It's a new kind of city in which you're never out of touch and never, ever out of options.


Palestinians Say U.S. Destroys Hope Over Settlements

Palestinians accused the United States on Sunday of destroying the Middle East peace process after Washington signaled it could accept some growth of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.


Dr. Elliot Pellman, who had no particular background in neurology, prompted many outside experts to question his leadership of a group devoted to researching brain injuries.


Police launch new search of Jackson ranch

Sheriff's investigators were searching Michael Jackson's Neverland estate on Friday in connection with child molestation charges against the pop singer, a Santa Barbara County sheriff's spokesman said.


Debate-bound Bush surveys hurricane damage

Just hours before his first debate with Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry, US President George W. Bush toured areas of Florida devastated by a spate of hurricanes in recent weeks.


Karzai victory almost sealed, opposition awaits inquiry

With more than half the ballots in Afghanistan's presidential election counted and outright triumph virtually assured for incumbent Hamid Karzai, attention turned to when the winner can be declared and how the losers will react.


In a piece of aerial razzle-dazzle worthy of a James Bond movie, a NASA spacecraft is scheduled to drop a capsule into Earth's atmosphere Wednesday, and a helicopter waiting in the skies over


(ANSA) - ROMA, 24 AGO - Quasi sei milioni di spettatori, pari al 32.29% di share, hanno seguito ieri su Raidue l'oro olimpico vinto alla sbarra da Igor Cassina. Nel complesso, segnala la Rai, prosegue il successo


Girl power is back: Spice Girls to reform

British pop group the Spice Girls are to reform for a world tour spreading their "girl power" message but it will only be a one-off event.


Iniziato in Giappone il vertice dei ministri finanziari e dei governatoridelle banche centrali dei Sette Grandi. Si cercano le soluzioni alla crisi                                           "La crescita globale rallenta ancora" Scenari difficili al G7 di Tokyo                                                                                "Gli Stati Uniti in fase di deterioramento". Parleranno Draghi e Padoa Schioppa


Afghans Arrest Three for Rocket Attack on Karzai

Three men have been arrested for trying to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai by firing a rocket at his helicopter during his first election campaign trip outside the capital, officials said on Friday.


IRA rejects attempts to criminalise members following bank heist

The outlawed Irish Republican Army (IRA) rejected what it called efforts to "criminalise" the group, after Northern Irish police raided republican homes during an investigation into a bank heist.


Apple issues patch for MacBook keyboard freeze issue

After a deluge of posts on Apple's MacBook support forum complaining of periodic or even total loss of keyboard function in MacBooks and MacBook Pros running Leopard, Apple has issued a patch for the OS.


Seoul Doubts N.Korea Has Nukes, Despite Claim

South Korea's top policymaker on North  Korea said Monday North Korea's claim to have nuclear weapons  was unproven and Seoul's controversial engagement policy with  the North would remain, at least for now.


Employers added a solid 132,000 new jobs in June and boosted payrolls more strongly than previously thought in April and May, according to a Labor Department report that underlined a strengthening job market.


Chinese automaker Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) was set to control a crucial joint venture with Britain's struggling manufacturer MG Rover, the Longbridge-based company said Saturday.


Nasdaq launches $5.3 bln hostile bid for LSE

Nasdaq  launched its 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange  on Tuesday and will need just over a fifth of LSE shareholders to accept for it to take control of the bourse.


A court martial drops all charges against five of seven UK soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi civilians.


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Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


Rx Depot Co-Founder Launches New Online Venture

The co-founder of an Oklahoma prescription drug service shut down for violating federal drug importation laws has a new company providing discounted medicines over the Internet.


A way to combat Alzheimer's disease that uses a "small" molecule to block the accumulation of brain-clogging proteins is unveiled today.


Twins exercise option on pitcher Nathan for 2008

Twice All-Star Joe Nathan will stay with the Minnesota Twins for at least one more season after the Major League Baseball (MLB) team exercised their option on the pitcher on Monday.


Refugees Risk Coming Home to an Unready Iraq

The governmentâs inability to manage a reverse exodus has left the most vulnerable in an uneasy limbo.


A year ago, Teri Hatcher watched the Golden Globes at home in bed, wearing pajamas and munching popcorn.


Tony Blair is preparing to urge unionists and republicans to agree to a deal that would transform Northern Ireland's deadlocked peace process.


Draghi: studio su hedge fund se ce lo chiedono


KIRKUK, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb Saturday outside an Iraqi police academy as hundreds of trainees and civilians were leaving for the day, killing 20 people and wounding 36 others in the latest attack designed to thwart U.S-backed efforts to build a strong Iraqi security force ahead of January elections.    U.S and Iraqi forces, meanwhile, launched an operation in another northern town, Tal Afar, to flush out a militant cell allegedly smuggling men and arms in from Syria, sparking a fierce gunbattle that left at least eight people dead and more than 50 injured...


Seniors are supersizing themselves, with the number of obese older Americans doubling in the past 20 years, according to a federal report released Thursday by the National Institute on Aging.


Sudan agrees to free American journalist

Sudan's president agreed Friday to release American journalist Paul Salopek after meeting with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.


EDITORIAL; Be aware of the threat of the West Nile virus

In a few short weeks we won't have West Nile virus bugging us until next spring. With two additional birds infected with West Nile virus found near Clinton and Hudson, the Lenawee County Health Department


Kuwaiti firm optimistic about release of Iraq hostages

A Kuwaiti firm with seven truck drivers held hostage in Iraq said it is optimistic they will soon be released after it held "productive" talks with the kidnappers through mediators.


Many of the nation's remaining flu shots will be shipped directly to pediatricians, nursing homes, health departments and other places that care for high-risk patients, under


By MITCH STACY TAMPA, Fla. - Evel Knievel has sued Kanye West, taking issue with a video in which the rapper takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and jumps a motorcycle over a canyon.


Zambrano Says He Wants to Stay With Cubs

Carlos Zambrano said Monday he wants to stay with the Cubs and has faith that he will eventually sign a contract extension.


A secret film of a top Polish official  apparently trying to entice an opposition MP to join the ruling party sparks a row.


Microsoft holds firm on Xbox 360 pricing

Microsoft Corp.   said on Tuesday it will hold firm on pricing for its  Xbox 360 game console, defying widespread expectations that it  would respond to a price cut by rival Sony Corp. (6758.T) for  the PlayStation 3.


Credit Suisse CEO sees credit crisis nadir in months

The worst of the banking crisis  resulting from the subprime meltdown is likely to be over in  months rather than quarters, Credit Suisse  Chief  Executive Brady Dougan was quoted as saying on Saturday.


OJ 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.


Fighting will continue; the only question is where

The US-led assault on Fallujah is the first of what promises to be a series of military operations to secure towns and cities where insurgents could


U.N.'s Ban to visit Algiers in wake of bombing

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Algeria on Tuesday to express support for the country after a December 11 twin bombing that killed at least 37 people including 17 U.N. staff, state media reported.


Tony Blair is urged to use talks with President Bush to push for action on trade, the Mid East and climate change.


Roma, 18:46 - CALCIO, SERIE C1B: CAVESE-JUVE STABIA POSTICIPATA AL 4 DICEMBRE

La gara Cavese-Juve Stabia, (serie C1/B) per motivi di ordine e sicurezza pubblica sarà posti...


Physics Nobel Goes to 'Theory for Everything' Trio

David Gross, David Politzer and Frank  Wilczek won the 2004 Nobel physics prize Tuesday for explaining  how the basic building blocks of nature, quarks, interact to  make a coin spin or build the entire universe.


Taranto, 19:25 - BASKET DONNE: TARANTO INGAGGIA YOLANDA GRIFFITH

La Levoni Taranto, capolista del campionato di serie A1 di basket femminile, ha ingaggiato dai Sacra...


Johnson Gets a Chance to Kick in Workout, Then Gets the Boot

The Washington Redskins signed punter Eddie Johnson yesterday afternoon after a workout to compete with incumbent Derrick Frost -- and then released him after one practice. Johnson said his leg felt tired after kicking so much, and the Redskins could still opt to sign another punter in the coming...


Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are locked in a drawn-out war of attrition for the Democratic presidential nomination, sure to be fighting for delegates beyond next Tuesday no matter who comes out ahead on the primary season's biggest day.


Barbara Desoer will have the responsibilities of a CIO as well as business-line responsibilities--signifying IT's emergence as a key business area at the bank.


Cuts to social welfare fueling voter outrage

At weekly protests across the nation and in raucous disruptions of campaign rallies, Germans have been punishing Schroeder this summer for new laws that scale back jobless benefits, leaving his party's outlook ...


Local residents feel Tuesdayâs Parkfield quake measuring 6.0

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck near Parkfield last Tuesday [Sept. 28] at 10:15 am and lasted more than 10 seconds.


Britney's Prerogative - Wedding Bells for the Federline's

Britney Spears did it again. Over the weekend, the pop princess said âI Doâ to former backup dancer Kevin Federline. A version of the wedding premiered on MTV last week as a music video for Britneyâs


Kerry Promotes Expanded Federal Research

John Kerry, arguing that President Bush ignores scientific facts, is promoting his plan for expanding federal stem cell research with a television celebrity and a new campaign ad.


An uneasy calm returns to Gaza where Hamas is in full control after attacks on key Fatah strongholds.


A PAKISTANI military court has sentenced one soldier to death and another to 10 years hard labour in jail for involvement in an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf last year.


Santa Clara Shocks 4th-Ranked North Carolina

OAKLAND, Calif., (Sports Network) - Travis Niesen scored a  career-high 26 points, Kyle Bailey added 20 and Santa Clara  shocked No. 4 North Carolina with a 77-66 victory in a Pete  Newell Challenge game at The Arena.


Police, fire families fight for U.S. death benefit

When volunteer firefighter Lee Purdy died in 2000, minutes after manning a pumper engine at a building fire, a lucrative U.S. government death benefit did not cover his heart suddenly stopping in the line of duty.


LONDON - Johnny Depp reckons he's no great movie pinup - he just has a "weird job." Arriving Sunday for the premiere of his latest movie, "Finding Neverland," at London's Leicester Square, Depp played down his movie-star image as fans lining the red carpet screamed his name.   "I wouldn't say I'm a heartthrob," he said, as his companion, French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, looked on...


Japan's industrial output in July was unchanged from June, official data showed Tuesday, suggesting the economy is still recovering but at a more gradual pace as exports slowed down.


Sir Paul McCartney promises no repeat of Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" when he plays at the Super Bowl on Sunday.


A suspected militant is killed in a shoot-out with Saudi security forces in the port city of Jeddah, police say.


LANSING -- A state senator said Wednesday he is working on legislation that would put restrictions on violent video games sold in Michigan.


As Deadlines Hit, Rolls of Voters Show Big Surge

record surge of potential new voters has swamped boards of election from Pennsylvania to Oregon, as the biggest of the crucial swing states reach registration deadlines today.


La compagnia irlandese vicina al 33% del mercato italiano


Britney Spears charged with hit-and-run in L.A.

Pop star Britney Spears was charged on Friday with hit and run and driving without a valid license, a spokesman with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said.


Chelsea's Dutch winger Arjen Robben is set to sign a new deal with the Premiership side that will keep him at the club for another five years, his father and agent said Friday.


A comparison of the climate debate in 1992 and now shows few differences.


German court rules SanDisk MP3 player seizure lawful

Patent infringement claim A German court has ruled that local Public Prosecution officers were right to seize SanDisk digital music players at the IFA consumer electronics show held in Berlin last September. SanDisk's players are accused of incorporating without permission technology owned by a number of European firms.â¦


State Department Security Officer Killed

A State Department security officer was killed Sunday near Baghdad airport, U.S. officials said.


IFA: Battle over high-def formats comes to Berlin

InfoWorld - Visitors to the IFA consumer electronics show, which opens Friday in Berlin, will have ringside seats to the war over high-definition disc formats raging between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD.


NOTIZIE FLASH: 1/A EDIZIONE - LA CRONACA

Palermo. Sono 100 gli extracomunitari clandestini trasferiti stamattina con la nave ''Veronesi'' da Lampedusa a Porto Empedocle. A questo trasferimento probabilmente ne fara' seguito un altro grazie ad un ponte aereo.


Jury finds Vonage infringed on 3 Verizon patents

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia  - A federal jury on Thursday found that Vonage Holdings Corp. , an Internet phone service provider, infringed on three key patents owned by Verizon Communications Inc. .


France backs Annan on 'illegal' Iraq war

PARIS, Sept 17  - France on Friday backed UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's description of the US-led war on Iraq as "illegal", with Foreign Minister Michel Barnier saying that long-held stance was why his country had opposed joining the conflict.