Ukrainian parliament set to vote in firebrand Timoshenko as PM

The Ukrainian parliament is expected to confirm Yulia Timoshenko, a pivotal figure in the "orange revolution" that swept President Viktor Yushchenko to power, as the country's prime minister.


Study Finds Scallop Fishing Harms Turtles

A new federal study has found that more threatened loggerhead sea turtles are injured or killed by the mid-Atlantic scallop fishery than earlier estimates indicated.


Chicago rapper Kanye West, who survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of commercially


Cardiffâs Millennium Stadium will host this seasonâs FA Cup semi-finals as well as the final. It will be the first time the venue has hosted the semi-finals, with Old Trafford and Villa Park having been favoured in recent years.


The United States and Australia ironed out last-minute differences over a free trade deal Wednesday, paving the way for the agreement to go into effect Jan. 1. The deal was announced on the sidelines of the


Save the planet before it's too late, Pope urges

LORETO, Italy  - Pope Benedict, leading the Catholic Church's first 'eco-friendly' youth rally, on Sunday told up to half a million people that world leaders must make courageous decisions to save the planet "before it is too late".


Attorney General John Ashcroft's letter of resignation didn't say when he'll be leaving but that he believed "that the Department of Justice would be well-served by new leadership and fresh inspiration.


New U.S. Memo Backs Off Torture Arguments

The Justice Department said President Bush could ignore domestic and international prohibitions against torture in the name of national security.


Chavez Wins Venezuela Referendum-Official Results

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez has survived a referendum to recall him, according to  results released by electoral authorities on Monday with 94  percent of the vote counted.


Shares of NovaStar Financial, which makes loans to people with weak credit, fell almost 43 percent after the company announced a surprise loss.


Delta CEO forgoes salary, details pay cuts; Pilots OK retirement ...

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc.'s chief executive said Tuesday he is giving up his six-figure salary for the rest of the year as he detailed a 10 percent pay cut that will affect senior officials, administrative staff and ticket and gate agents.


Olympic medalist Amir Kahn ends an open top bus tour of Bolton with a civic reception to celebrate his success.


Turin Winter Games Organizers Sign Peace Deal

A political row over the 2006 Turin Winter  Olympics has been solved with a power-sharing agreement between  Italy's right-wing government and the left-wing head of the  local committee, organizers said Thursday.


Australian police make more arrests in a child pornography crackdown, as the first people charged appear in court.


Shell-Led Russia Venture Vows to Protect Rare Whales

A Royal Dutch/Shell -led group developing oil and gas fields in the Russian far east moved to assure worried ecologists on Friday it is doing all it can to protect rare gray whales living in the coastal waters.


Microsoft files new antitrust documents with EU

Microsoft Corp.  filed revised documents with the European Commission on Thursday aimed at complying with a landmark antitrust decision from 2004, the European Commission said.


ROMANIA:  Fighting for the 'Right' to More Emissions

BUCHAREST, Jan 15 (IPS) - Following the example of seven other countries from  Central and Eastern Europe that joined the European Union (EU) in  2004, Romania and Bulgaria, the newest members, have sued the  European Commission (EC) for lowering their national caps for  carbon dioxide emissions.


Biz Supports Federal Anti-Piracy Program

The record industry's anti-piracy czar has given a thumbs-up to the Department of Justice's Operation Digital Gridlock. The program is the federal government's attempt


Australian environmentalists urge state and federal authorities to do more to help grey nurse sharks.


Cronenberg gets down and dirty with Russian mob

There is a moment in the Russian mob  movie "Eastern Promises" when the level of violence rises so  high that the audience lets out a collective gasp, followed by  a ripple of nervous laughter.


NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Southern California quarterback  Matt Leinart has been named the winner of the 70th Heisman  Trophy, college football's most prestigious individual honor,  at the Yale Club in New York City.


Texas Instruments DaVinci(TM) Technology Powers New IP Set-Top-Box Solution From Konka

DALLAS, Sept. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- China-based Konka Group Ltd. has developed a new Internet Protocol (IP) set-top-box (STB) solution based on DaVinci(TM) technology from Texas Instruments Incorporated  (TI).


South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, has accused the US government of treating Africans like "guinea pigs" by promoting the use of the anti-Aids drug nevirapine.


Per l'opposizione la priorita' e' il protocollo di Kyoto


Yahoo Unveils 'Weekend Edition' on Finance Section

Internet media company Yahoo Inc.  on Wednesday unveiled "Weekend Edition," specialized news aimed at Saturday and Sunday users of its finance section, as part of a continuing effort to woo  advertisers to spend more money on the Web.


SIRTE, Libya  - Sudan's government declared an immediate unilateral ceasefire as Darfur peace talks opened on Saturday, but one rebel leader voiced doubts about Khartoum's move, saying it had failed to honor past such undertakings.


Pakistan court orders arrest of ex-PM's brother

A Pakistani court on Friday  ordered the arrest of a brother of former prime minister Nawaz  Sharif, who is planning to return from exile on Monday vowing  to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.


Revived Beckham gets England back on track

David Beckham produced an inspirational captain's performance as England swept Ukraine aside with a 3-0 friendly victory that will send Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad into their World Cup qualifying campaign in high spirits.


Oprah Winfrey was picked to serve on a jury at Cook County Criminal Court. Winfrey walked into the courthouse Monday through an alternate entrance to avoid crowds. But officials said once inside the courtroom, she wouldn't receive any special treatment.


Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned the African slave trade and expressed deep sorrow for Britain's role — but stopped short Monday of offering an apology or compensation for the descendants of those victimized by it.


Iran could revive atom bomb bid due curbs on IAEA: U.S.

The United States said on Friday that what U.S. intelligence found to be a secret Iranian nuclear arms program halted in 2003 could easily be revived because of later curbs on U.N. inspections in the country.


A controversial project to build a dam which would flood an ancient town in Turkey's mainly Kurdish south-east rears its head again.


Sony, Nvidia make PlayStation collaboration official

TOKYO - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) and Nvidia Corp. revealed that they have been collaborating for about two years to develop the graphics engine for SCEI's next-generation game machine powered


In a spot similar to Game 7 of last season's American League Championship Series, Pedro MartÃnez got another chance Friday night. Again, he failed.


Serious punishment on cards after NBA brawl

A brawl involving players and fans at an overnight (local time) NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, Michigan, may result in serious punishment handed out by the NBA.


Rising temperatures in eastern Canada are making it more dangerous for the native Inuit population in the province of Quebec to travel and hunt by snowmobile, and a new study recommends that they return to using the traditional dogsled.


(OTTUMWA) Many around the world and in Ottumwa are holding special ceremonies for "World AIDS Day," a special global event dedicated to remembering victims of AIDS, learning more about the devastating effects of the disease and reaffirming the commitment


Chief Gordon Brown Predicts Strong Growth

Treasury chief Gordon Brown said Thursday that the British economy will continue to grow strongly in 2004 and that the government will meet key targets on public borrowing, bettering the expectations of many economic forecasters.


The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether a jury that sentenced a convicted killer to death had properly taken into account his religious conversion, which a prosecutor incorrectly contended was irrelevant.


Turkey votes in most important election in decades

Turks began voting on Sunday  in a parliamentary election pitting the ruling Islamist-rooted  AK Party against nationalists who disagree strongly over the  future path of the secular Muslim country.


American troops and Iraqi security forces launched a major operation to regain control of Mosul yesterday, after a week of lawlessness which saw large parts of Iraq's third city fall under the control of militants determined to open a new front in the


"Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" will be back with their writers airing joke-filled new hours starting Wednesday, the shows' production company, Worldwide Pants, announced Friday.


Description: The US government is working to redirect remaining supplies of the flu vaccine as it tries to ensure it reaches people who need it most: children, the elderly and people with chronic diseases.


D.C. mayor signs legislation that will bring baseball back.


Middle-Aged Monster Godzilla Still Charms His Fans

Pop culture icon, monster with a message,  reminder of bygone days.


On Baseball: Baseball and Casinos Donât Mix, or Do They?

Steve Swindal, a managing general partner of the Yankees, has other business interests outside of baseball. Thatâs where the slot machines come in.


US aviation giant Boeing Co., facing stiff competition from Airbus, won't be helped by a cut in government-backed loans to the European aircraft maker, a top EU official said Monday.


Deadly blast too big for Sago Mine seals

The methane gas explosion that led to the deaths of 12 men inside the Sago Mine last January was nearly five times more powerful than the mine's underground seals were able to withstand, a state report to be released Monday says.


Tiger Woods is only trying to recover from back spasms. Ernie Els is trying to come back from a fragile psyche caused by four close calls in the majors with no trophies to show for his work.


Making Case for Ranking, Florida Upsets Vanderbilt

Walter Hodge scored a career-high 19 points and Florida used a huge first-half run at home Sunday to defeat No. 14 Vanderbilt, 86-64.


Gay-themed novel a first for Booker Prize

THE most extraordinary scene in this year's Booker Prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty has a gay man high on cocaine, dancing with former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.


Asia-Pacific Mobile Telcos in Regional Joint Venture

A new joint-venture wireless telephony company will provide regional mobile infrastructure and a common service platform to some 56 million customers across the Asia-Pacific region.


Business & money: Lenders move swiftly to cut home loan rates after the Bank of England cut the price of borrowing


Headaches, fatigue tied to kids' unexplained pain

NEW YORK  - Children who often suffer headaches or daytime drowsiness may be at heightened risk of developing unexplained body aches and pains, a study has found.


Pakistan's chief army spokesman insists government forces will arrest Osama Bin Laden if they find him in the country.


Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels will likely escalate into the bloodiest period of fighting the island has seen after the government scrapped a tattered truce, experts said on Thursday.


Microsoft expected to post sharp profit rise

Microsoft  is expected to  report a sharp rise in quarterly profit this week, boosted by  surging revenue as strong computer sales drive demand for its  Windows operating system and Office software.


EADS Targets $10 Billion in US Defense Revenue

EADS is targeting $10 billion in defense and security sales in the United States, its top managers said on Thursday, setting an ambitious goal for the European aerospace giant as it looks to crack the world's richest defense market.


Elisabeth Kubler-Ross had a vivid image of her own death. The Swiss-born psychiatrist, who was internationally known for her expertise on death and dying, wrote in her 1997 autobiography The Wheel of Life


Brush with TV segregation over at "Survivor"

"Survivor" has ended its brush with segregation after two episodes -- just as it planned to do all along.


Pg Corsi, Franzoni cerca di crearsi un'immagine


Pujols rips 3-run HR, Cards top Astros 3-1

Albert Pujols whiffed on his first opportunity to get the St. Louis Cardinals going, striking out on three pitches against Roy Oswalt with two men on to end the fifth inning.


Produce Fights Heart Disease, Not Cancer

Nov. 2, 2004 -- Eating five fruits and vegetables per day is a worthy goal if you want to prevent heart disease, but produce doesn't have a clear advantage against cancer, a new study shows.


CHICAGO  â The maker of Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway toys has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a nationwide class-action lawsuit by thousands of families who bought lead-tainted products, a plaintiffsâ lawyer said Wednesday.


U.S. military says no sign Qaeda leader in Iraq dead

The U.S. military said on Friday it had no indication that the head of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, had been wounded or killed in a gun battle.


High-Tech Lab Fights Crime of Digital Age ; FBI's $1.5 Million Facility Can Recover Data, Zero in on Such Offenses As Child Pornography

By Vanessa Thomas  Imagine a laboratory filled with equipment advanced enough to locate deleted child pornography on a hard drive, recover old e- mails sent on a cell phone and trace the owner of a camera used to download photographs onto a laptop.


World Environment Day homes in on fear of melting ice

TROMSOE, Norway  - The world marked Environment Day on Tuesday with cheerful events like tree-planting and solar cooking in the heat of Asia, but also gloomier talk in the not-so-frozen north of melting polar caps.


IAEA finds No nuclear activity near Tehran

VIENNA (Austria): Iran is to decide within two or three days whether to honour a UN call to fully suspend enriching uranium or to resume this key part of the nuclear fuel cycle.


Court dismisses Broadcom suit against Qualcomm

A U.S. district court has dismissed an   antitrust suit filed by microchip maker Broadcom Corp. BRCM.O   against Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O, although Broadcom said it would   continue to pursue the case.


Gary Coleman is a not-so-newlywed. The former "Diff'rent Strokes" star married 22-year-old Shannon Price in August on a mountaintop in Nevada, but they have been keeping their vows under wraps, the pair told "Inside Edition."


Tiffany & Company said yesterday that it would consider suggestions on strategy from Trian Fund Management, a New York investment firm that has become its largest shareholder. The companyâs stock price reached a three-year high.


Ohio Democrats did not have the right to challenge a state requirement that voters show up at their assigned polling place to cast a ballot, lawyers for the Justice Department told a federal appeals court Friday.


After being advised to open an inquiry into the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians by Marines in the town of Haditha, witnesses say, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani responded with outrage, shouting "My men are not murderers!"


Naomi Campbell fails to show at New York assault hearing

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has failed to show up in court on assault charges relating to an incident earlier this year in which she allegedly threw a cell phone at her housekeeper.


Manchester United's plc board on Monday confirmed that they have received a 'preliminary approach' regarding a 'possible offer' for the company.


For years, writer Laura Albert went to strange lengths to hide her identity behind an alter ego named JT LeRoy.


A row worsens over critical Belgian comments about the DR Congo's slow transition to democracy.


The new study involved data collected between 1976 and 2000 on 116,564 women participating in the Nurses' Health Study, an ongoing project in which thousands of nurses are being tracked for years to study various factors affecting health.


The family of a lawyer with a rare strain of tuberculosis released part of a tape recording Wednesday in which a health official is heard saying the man was not contagious and didn't need to be isolated.


MELBOURNE: Australian athletes could boycott the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Village because of fears that it might be overcrowded, noisy and hot, a newspaper has reported.


Commentary:  Dish Ditched for Lent; Ah, Sacrifice

By INEZ RUSSELL  Last month, after one too many discussions with my child about the need to turn the television off, I called the satellite company and put technology on hold. We've never been a big TV family. In fact, until he was 4, our boy didn't watch television at all.


Syrian man gets six months prison for N.Y. attack hoax

A Syrian man convicted of giving a false tip to a New York City anti-terrorism hotline, leading to five innocent men being investigated on suspicion of terrorism, was sentenced on Wednesday to six months in prison.


LOS ANGELES  Â Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work, an offer the union's East Coast president said he was endorsing.


Holocaust Survivor Questions U.N.'s Power

The U.N. General Assembly commemorated the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps with a special session Monday, and survivor Elie Wiesel and world leaders confronted a question that has long haunted the United Nations: whether the world body has the will to stop future genocide.


Actor Reeve Shown in Calif. Stem Cell Campaign Ad

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


Roma, 22:16 - CALCIO, LAZIO: SIVIGLIA OPERATO, STOP DI UN MESE

Un mese di stop per Sebastiano Siviglia. Il difensore della Lazio è stato operato in serata a...


ATLANTA -- Michael Vick threw a 27-yard scoring pass to Alge Crumpler with 1:22 remaining and the Atlanta Falcons, after fumbling away one chance, rallied to beat the New Orleans Saints, 24-21, yesterday. James Allen appeared to save the Saints when he stripped the ball from Warrick Dunn at the New Orleans 6 with 3:11 to go. But Vick still ...


Huizenga sells Boca Resorts for $1.25 billion

H. Wayne Huizenga sold Boca Resorts Inc., whose properties include Boca Raton Hotel & Club, Hyatt Pier 66 and the Radisson Bahia Mar, to a New York-based private investment group Wednesday for $1.


A Kilkeel company secures a multi-million dollar contract and the promise of at least 100 new jobs for the area.


The Motley Fool - What with all of the recent tax changes, it seems that the Roth IRA has been forgotten by a number of taxpayers. That's a shame, because the Roth IRA offers a number of advantages other than a retirement savings account.


Red-card Savage ponders international future

Controversial Wales midfielder Robbie Savage has admitted he is on the verge of quitting international football after being sent-off in his side's 2-2 draw with Northern Ireland.


A police investigation begins in Sri Lanka after 16 bodies are found at a jungle location in government-held territory.


EU offering economic incentives to Iran to suspend uranium ...

CARROT AND STICK: The EU is hoping Iran will cease its nuclear program before the IAEA meets later this month. Another option could be economic sanctions.


Officials in Ibiza say they have prevented oil from a sunken freighter reaching a nature reserve.


Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 27 percent, beating expectations, on surging revenue from bond underwriting and stock trading.


A marshal working on the M4 near Bridgend has died after he was hit by a car at Capel Llanilltern, say police.


Una sua foto per la campagna pubblicitaria di Nolita


Spending green to feel green Cost is the single biggest factor hampering companies that want to adopt a 'green' IT structure, according to new research.â¦


Ten miners died and about 20 were injured after a gas explosion ripped through a pit in central Siberia trapping dozens of miners, the Interfax news agency reported citing a spokesman for the local government.


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


Britain willing to talk to Bigley's kidnappers in Iraq but won't ...

Britain's government is willing to talk to the kidnappers of a British engineer, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday, but officials stressed


A Cautious Reformer as Indonesia's Next President

Indonesia's next president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, moved swiftly up the military ranks during the authoritarian rule of Gen.


Marks & Spencer today revealed a further dramatic fall in sales figures and then disappointed shareholders even further with its buyback offer.


Londra, 12:16 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: MENO DI 70 GIOCATORI DA NAZIONALE

Fabio Capello diramerà oggi i nomi della sua prima Nazionale inglese, ma la Federazione lanci...


A gaffe at the Venice Film Festival leaves Al Pacino without a seat at the premiere of his new film.


Bush and Kerry spar over Iraq, but economy looms large

President George W. Bush, seeking a second term, and Democratic challenger John Kerry, have been sparring energetically over Iraq, but both men are keenly aware of the US economy looming large as a major campaign issue in the November 2 election.


Massachusetts, which holds primaries on Tuesday, is the largest state with an all-Democratic House delegation. When was the last time Massachusetts voters sent a Republican to the House?  1992 1984 2000 1994


One US soldier, one Iraqi killed in Baghdad blast as US planes ...

A US soldier and at least one Iraqi were killed when a bomb struck a patrol in southern Baghdad on Thursday, as US warplanes bombed the rebel-held city of Fallujah in a bid to crush a deadly insurgency.


Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday following declines on Wall Street last week amid investor pessimism over the US government's stimulus plan to prevent a recession


Buyout firm Blackstone may bid for Chrysler: source

Private equity firm The Blackstone Group   may bid for the troubled U.S. division of German  automaker DaimlerChrysler AG (DCXGn.DE), a person  familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.


US astronauts on 7-hour space walk at ISS

Two US astronauts spent more than seven hours outside the International Space Station Wednesday working on its solar power panels as part of a huge expansion of the station's generation capacity.


THE BASEBALL SEASON unfolds slowly. Amazing plot lines develop as we watch the 162-game season and the playoffs. The World Series is the most memorable week in sports.


Problems with two airlinesâ have little effect on S. Florida ...

South Florida's airports had a relatively quiet Christmas, a lull among some of the busiest travel days of the year. Still, a computer glitch at Comair and lost luggage at Miami International


Indagine di sessuologi, c'e' anche una classifica


Prosecutors on Friday charged the militant Muslim cleric Abubakar Baasyir under a new anti-terror law, accusing him of leading a terrorist organization linked to al Qaeda and encouraging terrorist acts.


Nokia , the world's top mobile phone maker, said on Thursday it has filed its first patent counter-suit against Qualcomm , seeking damages and an injunction against the U.S. company's chipsets.


RACINE, W.Va. Sept. 6, 2004 - Democrat John Kerry, with fresh campaign advice from the Comeback Kid, hammered President Bush anew Monday on the economy and Iraq, determined to snap the GOP momentum.


Nearly 200 women who were checked for breast cancer in the west of Scotland are called for re-examination.


Two truth seekers, a First Lady and her son, Presidents (and wannabes), a marrying mayor and five housewives -- all are part of our gallery of those who made a difference. Oh, and just for fun, a horse


Mobile banking still slow to catch on in U.S.

Mobile banking is slowly drawing in U.S. consumers mainly due to efforts by the largest 15 banks, a Tower Group Inc. analyst said.


The government is strongly  criticised after nine English NHS trusts admit losing patient records.


KKR Financial Delays Debt Repayment Again

KKR Financial Holdings has delayed repayment of debt backed by mortgage securities for the second time and begun a new round of talks with creditors.


Iranian air force pilots made successful test flights Thursday in two of Iran's new domestically manufactured fighter jet, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said.


'Survivor' Hatch Arraigned on Tax Charges

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch was arraigned Tuesday in federal court on charges that he never paid taxes on the $1 million he won on the hit CBS reality show. Hatch did not enter a plea, but told U.S.


Needle sticks endanger surgeons-in-training

Surgeons in training are accidentally stuck with a potentially contaminated needle once every seven months, increasing the risk that they will develop AIDS or hepatitis, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.


Putin deplores double standards in combating terrorism

Moscow, Sept. 24 (PTI): Flaying double standards in combating terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin, today said the world must unite to fight the menace and that the media should not be a passive observer


Saudi King Tries to Grow Modern Ideas in Desert

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is staking $12.5 billion on a bid to catch up with the West in science and technology.


Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin gives up his last official position as head of the military.


Latin American mutual funds have wowed investors lately with stellar returns, but you might want to think twice before committing yourself heavily to the region: Analysts say a heavy concentration in two volatile markets makes them a risky gamble.


Witness Says Blake Acted Oddly Night Wife Died

A doctor who saw Robert Blake the night the actor's wife was slain testified on Wednesday that he declined to offer assistance because "something did not seem right" about Blake's behavior.


Shell gets Nigerian deadline for $1.5 bln damages

A Nigerian court has given Royal Dutch  Shell (RDSa.L) a Monday deadline to pay $1.5 billion in damages  for pollution in the oil-producing state of Bayelsa, the energy  giant said on Saturday.


Richardson: US troops add to Iraq unrest

Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson on Wednesday called for the U.S. to end the war in Iraq, arguing that the troops exacerbate the sectarian violence and the billions spent could be used for health care and other needs.


Hell on earth: account of the last days of the Warsaw ghetto found

A Jewish woman hiding in a lice-infested basement while the ghetto around her was engulfed by fire documented how "hell has come to Earth" in a graphic diary of the last, desperate, weeks of the Warsaw uprising ...


While the federal government rarely imposes quarantines — issuing its first in more than four decades last week — cities and states routinely isolate TB patients to prevent them from infecting others.


James Crumpâs documentary is a potent exercise in art-world mythography that might be nicknamed âThe Prince and the Punk.â


Derrek Lee whacked a three-run double  against his former team to help the Chicago Cubs defeat the  Florida Marlins 5-2 to retain their National League (NL)  wildcard lead Saturday.


Lachey announces `What's Left of Me' tour

Now that Nick Lachey's new solo album is a hit, he's ready to go on the road. Lachey, 32, will tour this fall in support of "What's Left of Me," which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's album chart in May and has sold more than 500,000 copies, Jive Records announced Monday.


Airlines Hit Turbulence in Fourth Quarter

Southwest Airlines Inc. LUV.N was on  track to again be the only profitable major U.S. airline in the  fourth quarter, as rivals American Airlines AMR.N and  Northwest Airlines Corp. NWAC.O posted widening losses.


Seven killed, 42 hurt in central China communal violence

Beijing, Nov. 1 (PTI): Atleast seven people were killed and 42 others injured in the worst communal violence in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan province since October 27, the local Government confirmed today.


Asbestos Evidentiary Ruling Goes Against Grace

Federal prosecutors won a narrow victory yesterday in their pursuit of W.R. Grace on criminal charges that the Columbia company spread dangerous asbestos fibers throughout a mining town.


Andrew Morton sees a domineering, aggressive character who has joined forces with Scientology to catapult his activities beyond the realm of mere glitter.


Serviva in bikini in un cocktail bar di Las Vegas


SanDisk promises 8GB Micro SDHC card... sometime

No sooner did Toshiba announce a 4GB Micro SDHC memory card to match the one SanDisk put out just recently - reviewed here - but SanDisk took the lead again, this time announcing the first ever 6GB and 8GB Micro SDHC cards.â¦


Samantha Hunt scored in overtime yesterday to give Canada a 4-3 victory over the United States and a three-game sweep in their under-22 womenâs hockey series in Lake Placid, N.Y.Jinelle Zaugg scored twice and Sarah Parsons had the other goal for the United States. Molly Schaus made 38 saves, but could not stop Huntâs wrist shot at 9 minutes 57 seconds of overtime.


Stocks rose on Thursday, helped by an upbeat earnings outlook and favorable news in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors, while economic data eased worries about a possible recession.


Napster founder Shawn Fanning's little dorm-room project at Northeastern University in Boston is the stuff of technological legend.


This came as groups working with Care announced plans of a protest in Baghdad on Monday demanding Hassan's release. Tahsin Hassan said: "It is painful to see my wife cry.


Indice Nikkei in calo dello 0,23%, euro indebolito


Deutsche Telekom to reintegrate T-Online

Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe's largest telecommunications company, has moved to strengthen its ability to provide bundled voice, data and video services by making an offer to buy back the shares of its Internet subsidiary that it doesn't already own.


"Music and Lyrics," the  Hugh Grant-Drew Barrymore romantic comedy released Wednesday,  was filmed almost entirely in New York City -- save for one  scene in Long Island. That's partially because writer-director  Marc Lawrence insisted on shooting in the Big Apple.


One of the world's largest manufactures of flu vaccine was banned from producing the vaccine yesterday, amid safety fears. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory


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Blog: Critical security flaws patched in EnjoySAP and SAP Web Application Server, as well as more moderate security vulnerability in SAP Message Server, according to advisory issued by Next Generation Security Software (NGSS).


ST. LOUIS - Don't look now, but there's a bit of drama building in the "other" league championship series. Answering a devastating game-winning homer in Game 5 with one of their own, the St.


LOS ANGELES  - Forget Oscar weather vane. The thing the Golden Globes might be best known for -- the parties -- are in jeopardy. With less than a week before the January 13 awards show, no invitations had been sent for any of the bashes.


For back-to-school shoppers, a new alphabet reigns, and it starts with E for electronics. With camera cell phones and the Apple iPod music player topping student wish lists, some of the hottest gadgets have little to do with pen or paper, much less studying.


Dolphins talk to LSU's Saban about coaching vacancy

LSU coach Nick Saban and Dolphins officials met for several hours Tuesday night about the team's vacant head-coaching position.


MIT launches the Kerberos Consortium, which aims to expand the network authentication protocol into a universally used single-sign-on security authentication platform.


The dreams of US petro-billionaires to gain control of a large part of Russia's oil and gas production went up in smoke on Dec. 19.


Vitali Klitschko is relishing a rematch with Lennox Lewis following reports the Briton is set for a comeback.


Seek and Knox Shall Find ; What's Knoxville Googling? Peyton Manning, Smokies, Vols, I-40

By ANDREW EDER,  edera@knews.com  Ever wonder what your friends and neighbors are Googling?  With the test product Google Trends, Web surfers have a window into the world's most popular search engine.


HP unveiled its first mobile thin client as the vendor continues to ramp up its desktop virtualization technology following the acquisition of former competitor Neoware.


In its latest move to restructure and shore up its stock, Sprint Nextel yesterday announced the immediate departures of three top executives, including Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh.


VTB buys into aerospace firm EADS: paper

Russian state bank Vneshtorgbank  has accumulated a 5 percent stake in European aerospace firm  EADS , a Russian business daily reported, helping lift  shares in the Airbus planemaker on prospects of new  opportunities in Russia.


By ELIZABETH HOCK  Labor Day weekend at the lake provided a preview of what the next few weeks will bring. The leaves on some of the trees were just beginning to turn, and there was the slightest hint of crispness in the air.


Health Tip: How Your Kids React to Bad News

(HealthDayNews) -- Last month's devastating tsunamis in Asia are saturating the television airwaves with images that can disturb children.


In corso a Macerata simposio su Matteo Ricci


Mortar wars terrorize weary Baghdad residents

Retired Iraqi army officer Abdul-Rahman al-Nuami, 60, can clearly remember the evening in mid-June when he first heard the dull boom of a mortar round slamming into his mainly Sunni district in western Baghdad.


All-devouring switch firm makes its WiMAX move Cisco is buying a plot in the WiMAX space with the $330m cash purchase of Navini Networks.â¦


U.S. women sink swimming's oldest, most tainted record

The record stood for 17 years, a despised symbol of a cold-hearted regime that systematically drugged its athletes in the pursuit of Olympic glory.


Napoli, 18:08 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: POKER DI SOSA NELLA PARTITELLA

Doppia seduta per il Napoli a Castelvolturno. Al mattino lavoro atletico con scatti, pedane e resist...


Bergeron and Islanders Use Power Play to Top Senators

Marc-AndrÃ© Bergeron got his second power-play goal of the game early in the third period and Mike Comrie scored later in the period Sunday night.


HP criticized by lawmakers, top lawyer resigns

U.S. lawmakers said Hewlett-Packard   Co. HPQ.N relied on scant legal backing to obtain private   telephone records in a probe of boardroom leaks, as three   former executives refused to testify on Thursday about the   company investigation.


Ousted Indian minister gets life for murder

An Indian court sentenced a former cabinet minister to life behind bars for conspiracy in the abduction and murder of an aide, reports said.


A profit warning from Coca-Cola took the fizz out of leading Wall St shares and sent the main indices sharply lower. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones was down 86.


Walgreen Co. WAG.N, the largest U.S.  drugstore chain, on Wednesday said it will no longer accept  American Express' roughly 36 million credit cards because of  their high service fees that merchants have to pay.


Google Founders Plan Sales of Their Shares

The two co-founders of Google each plan to sell as many as 7.2 million shares of their stock during the next 18 months, giving them more than $1 billion apiece at current prices.


IL GOVERNO DECIDE DOMANI LA FIDUCIA SULLA FINANZIARIA

Domani alle ore 12 Ã¨ convocato il Consiglio dei ministri per comunicazioni del Presidente. Ne ha dÃ  notizia una nota di palazzo Chigi. La riunione con ogni probabilitÃ  servirÃ  ad autorizzare il governo


IBM in 5-year, $100 mln plan to simplify mainframe

IBM  on Wednesday announced a  five-year effort to make the IBM System z mainframe easier to  use by 2011.


LAS VEGAS - This was not the fight St. Petersburg super welterweight Winky Wright wanted, but it was what he needed. Wright did not want to give ``Sugar'' Shane Mosley a rematch after defeating him in March.


Taliban bombs in Afghanistan kill 20, including Italian

A suicide attack tore through a crowded southern Afghan town, killing 18 people, while a powerful bomb blast in Kabul killed an Italian soldier and a child in a new wave of Taliban violence.


Zeta-Jones Stalker Competent to Face Trial

A Los Angeles court-appointed psychiatrist found Catherine Zeta-Jones's accused stalker competent to stand trial for allegedly terrorizing the actress.


Chinese develop remote-controlled pigeons

A flying world first Chinese scientists have pulled off what they claim is a world first: controlling pigeons via brain-implanted "micro electrodes", Reuters reports.â¦


Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to oppose a proposed pay rise of above inflation pay rise for MPs, souces say.


'Psst...want the tools to be a cybercriminal?'

Some websites are now offering surfers the chance to download free "phishing kits" containing all the graphics, web code and text required to construct the kind of bogus sites used in internet phishing scams.


U.S., British forces battle Mehdi Army in Baghdad, Basra

U.S. and British forces battled Mehdi Army fighters in Baghdad and the southern city of Basra after their leader, Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, made a rare public appearance and called on U.S. troops to get out of Iraq.


Posto sotto sequestro il villaggio turistico di Marinagri


Nyon, 15:52 - CALCIO, EURO2008; UEFA: SEDI RITIRO DELLE 16 FINALISTE

L'Uefa ha ufficializzato la sede dei ritiri e dei campi di allenamento delle 16 finaliste degli Euro...


Lives are being lost because "reserved" Britons ignore the early signs of heart attacks, a charity says.


Wall Street falls on economic, inflation jitters

Stocks tumbled on Monday on worries the housing slump was dragging on the economy at the same time inflation was posing a growing menace.


By The Associated Press. Jacksonville Jaguars safety Donovin Darius was fined $75,000 by the National Football League yesterday for a hit across the neck of the Green Bay Packers wide


Aging Stones roll on on U.S. leg of concert tour

More than 40,000  Rolling Stones fans turned out as the four-decade-old band  kicked off its latest U.S. tour on Wednesday night, looking for  another chance to spend the night together.


An underground gas explosion in a coal mine has killed at least 60 workers and left 88 missing in one of China's worst mining disasters in recent memory.


New York State Votes to Reduce Drug Sentences

After ten years of effort, the strict Rockefeller drug penalties instituted in the 1970's may be softened.


Motorola Sees 3G Phone Sales Quadrupling

Motorola Inc., the No. 2 mobile phone  maker, said on Wednesday it expects sales of phones based on  the WCDMA third-generation technology to more than quadruple  next year, helping it claw back market share.


'The Grudge' gives Halloween scare to box office competition

LOS ANGELES, Nov 1  - Horror flick "The Grudge" scared the life out of the competition at the North American box office last weekend, raking in 21.


HK thriller "Exiled" to indie distributor

Magnolia Pictures has  acquired all English-language rights to Johnny To's "Exiled,"  an action thriller set in the Hong Kong underworld.


ETimor's Gusmao heads to Indonesia to meet Yudhoyono

East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao is heading to Indonesia to meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for talks on the security situation here following a wave of deadly street violence.


Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, whose Mormon faith played a big role in his primary victory in Utah, won 36 delegates in a winner-take-all sweep, while Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primary.


DuPont says in technology transfer deal with UTEK

U.S. chemical company DuPont Co  on Tuesday unveiled a technology transfer alliance with UTEK Corp .


Chancellor Gordon Brown is to join a three-minute silence in Wales to remember the tsunami victims.


Unions suspend strike threat targeting oil in world's No. 7 ...

Nigeria's main labor union on Monday lifted its threat of a nationwide strike that would have shut down the oil industry in the world's No.


A triple whammy of soft power sees the world in thrall to Super Tuesday

Comment is free: Timothy Garton Ash: The appeal of democracy, the media and America has us all hooked. What if we could replicate that for global institutions?


Glaxo to Start Late-Stage Flu Vaccine Trial

British drug company GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Thursday it would start a late-stage study of a flu vaccine, the latest effort to help stem the nation's vaccine shortage.


Misaligned Legs, Extra Pounds Worsen Bad Knees

NEW YORK  - Being overweight can speed the  progression of knee osteoarthritis, but the effect may be  limited to people who are moderately "bowlegged" or  "knock-kneed," a new study suggests.


Sprint Nextel Corp  named Embarq  Corp  CEO Dan Hesse as its new president and chief  executive on Tuesday, hoping the telecom veteran can help the  No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider turn around its business.


Prime Minister Tony Blair warned on Tuesday of the threat posed by climate change and urged support for the principles of the Kyoto accord on global warming, a treaty rejected by President Bush as unfair toward U.S. industry.


Police marksmen may face charges for unlawful killing

A painter and decorator who was shot dead because police officers believed the table leg he was carrying was a sawn-off shotgun was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury ruled yesterday.


Paulson: strong dollar clearly in U.S. interest

A strong dollar is in America's  interest, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday  as the greenback continued its slide against major currencies.


Leading shares closed near day's lows in mid-afternoon trade Friday after much weaker than expected US non-farm payroll data dragged the Dow nearly 200 points lower in morning deals.


Early astronaut showed the moon was attainable

Gordon Cooper Jr., one of the original seven astronauts who became space pioneers and national celebrities, died Monday at his home in Ventura, Calif.


New Crew Prepares For Space Station Duty

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A new crew is aboard the International Space Station Wednesday preparing to take over command of the orbiting outpost.


An urgent overhaul of US policy on Iraq is needed to stop "a slide towards chaos", says a major report.


A suspected case of mad cow disease has been detected in the United States, agriculture officials said Thursday. By Ted Warren, AP.


Technically, the first road game of Sheylani Peddy 's college basketball career was more of a home game.


California Says It Has Evidence to Charge HP Officials

Massachusetts also interested as "pretexters" may have been based there.


By The Associated Press  NEWARK, N.J. - The New Jersey Supreme Court on Friday scuttled what little remained of a lawsuit against paint makers by 26 towns and counties that wanted them to cover the cost of removing lead paint, which was banned in 1978 as a health hazard.


Lotta a immigrazione clandestina al centro del colloquio


Zurigo, 16:13 - CALCIO, MONTENEGRO: BLATTER INCONTRA SAVICEVIC

La nuova federazione calcistica del Montenegro prosegue l'iter per essere ammessa alla Fifa. Oggi si...


In cima un S.Gennaro da' mega tapiri a Bassolino e Pecoraro


Coca-Cola Enterprises profit in-line with estimates

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc  reported quarterly earnings in line with estimates, as price increases driven by rising aluminum and sweetener costs cut into demand in North America.


Poland 's leaders have floated the idea of withdrawing troops from Iraq by the end of next year, giving the first timetable for a planned pullout by the staunch Washington ally.


Drivers in Germany have been waiting hours for pizza. A truck carrying 20 tons of frozen pizza flipped on a highway in northern Germany, snarling traffic for more than five hours.


Canada Finds No Causal Link Between Deaths and Celebrex Use

While it says that it has received reports of 20 people dying while taking Pfizer Inc.s painkiller Celebrex, Canada's health regulatory body says it can't conclude that there's a cause-and-effect link.


McCain Seeks to Capitalize on New Endorsements

Senator John McCain is making a push to attract independent voters in New Hampshire and plans to restart his Iowa campaign.


CORRECTED: 'Ali G' Comedian Risks Riot at U.S. Rodeo

British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen  escaped a near-riot at an American rodeo while filming his  satirical "Da Ali G Show."


Indonesia's Suharto weak but slightly better: doctor

Former Indonesian president Suharto's condition improved slightly overnight but he remains weak, a member of his medical team said on Wednesday.


Portuguese Prez sets Feb 20 as early vote day

Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio on Friday set February 20 as the day for early elections seen as likely to replace the nation's four-month-old centre-right government.


Wall Street pulled back sharply after an unexpected contraction in the service sector rekindled investorsâ worry that the economy is headed for recession.


Boselli: Governo a rischio, prepariamoci alle elezioni


Hayden's wicket proves Australia talking-point

Justin Langer showed his fighting qualities to score an unbeaten 144 against New Zealand on Friday though it was Matthew Hayden's refusal to walk that


S&P 500 hits lifetime record, surpasses 2000 high

The S&P 500 index, a measure of the largest U.S. stocks, rose to a lifetime high on Friday on optimism about economic growth, corporate takeovers and profits.


A tornado destroyed two mobile home parks, killing one person, and blew out windows in buildings across the town, officials said Monday. At least 18 people were injured.


Reuters reported on Monday that Japanese electronics titan Sony (NYSE: SNE) may pull out of the market for plasma flat-panel television sets by as early as spring 2005.


A new agreement between a peer-to-peer network and the major music labels has created the first peer-to-peer file sharing network for licensed digital music.


Survival-style shows capture imagination

Few sane people want to visit a storm-tossed Bering Sea, the sizzling Sahara Desert and Canada's Northwest Territories in January. Experiencing them from a comfortable chair in front of a flat-screen television, however, is all the rage.


Two Afghan Blasts Kill at Least 17; Taliban Claims 1

At least 17 people including children died in two explosions within 24 hours in Kabul on Sunday and overnight at a religious school in a southeastern province of Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.


USA Network Acquires Rights From Disney*ABC Domestic Television to #1 Movie in the World, Walt Disney Pictures' 'Pirates of The Caribbean: At World's End'

NEW YORK, June 1  /PRNewswire/ -- USA Network has acquired the cable television rights from Disney*ABC Domestic Television to the record-breaking #1 movie at the global box office, Walt Disney Pictures' PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END.


Higher Voter Registration Could Affect Election

New voters are signing up in record numbers across the United States as state deadlines to register to vote expire this week, but it is unclear which party will benefit from the influx.


'Housewives' lifts ABC's spirits - and ratings

ABC is looking a lot less desperate this season. The typically cellar-dwelling network Sunday won huge audiences for critics' favorite Desperate Housewives, which eclipsed CSI: NY as this season's top-rated premiere.


Trump on course for N. Ireland after Scottish blow

US tycoon Donald Trump is setting his sights on Northern Ireland after his plans to build a luxury golf complex in Scotland were knocked back, his top adviser said Thursday.


The Palestinian Foreign Minister says the 75-year-old Palestinian leader has slipped deeper into a coma and is on life-support, but euthanasia is not being considered.


Baghdad - A massive car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday, killing seven US marines and wounding several others, a US military official said.


Forse si tratta di due giornalisti, si sospetta un rapimento


Experience-Based Ventures Help Fight the Frustrations of Fighting Breast Cancer

Many cancer survivors say they are committed to helping others with the disease or to solve a particular problem that they encountered in their own treatment.


Peterson prosecutors deliver closing arguments

Prosecutors began closing arguments Monday in the double-murder case against Scott Peterson, telling jurors why they should convict him in the deaths of his pregnant wife and the fetus she carried.


Roma, 15:16 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; CAMPANA: RISPETTARE DECISIONI NESTA E TOTTI

"Ho avuto la soddisfazione di indossare la maglia azzurra solo una volta e avrei pagato non so che c...


He's Got Tiger And Rest Of The Field By The Tail

PALM HARBOR - Seldom does a golfer make it so big so late in his career without having just joined the senior tour. Of course, Vijay Singh - No.


Si spera in una ripresa dopo un Natale magro di vendite


Roman Catholic Bishops To Elect New President

Bishop Wilton Gregory, who has led the American church through the worst scandal in its history, is completing his three-year term.


Contractor charged with theft in expenses billed to Jackson ...

A manager with a company that ran Jackson Memorial Hospital's pharmacy was arrested Monday, accused of billing the taxpayer-supported hospital for personal expenses including


Equestrianism: O'Connor to lose gold as drug test confirmed ...

Statements issued yesterday by the Irish rider, Cian O'Connor, and his solicitor, Andrew Coonan, have confirmed the presence of forbidden substances in a blood sample taken from the horse


Sharman Networks, the company behind the Kazaa peer-to-peer file sharing software, began its defense in a Sydney court room on Tuesday against charges by members of the music industry that the company aided music piracy and copyright infringement.


Padraig Harrington of Ireland exceeded his and Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer's expectations yesterday when he claimed the German Masters title with an 11th-hour return to form.


Buoyed by polls, Bush shows new confidence

In the unpredictable world of politics, leads in the polls and candidates' confidence can evaporate in an instant. But President Bush and his campaign advisers


Spurs on brink of title after beating Cavaliers

The San Antonio Spurs moved to the brink of clinching a fourth NBA title in the last nine years after grinding out a 75-72 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, the win giving them a 3-0 finals series lead.


One of the UK leading children's charities  is reaching out to teenagers in the virtual community of Habbo Hotel.


Big Premiership clubs - and not manager Steve McClaren - are to blame for England's problems, says Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson.


Boy band Take That perform a special gig in the Abbey Road studios in London for just 300 fans.


Glimpse at Swollen Stars Presages Earth's Demise

Today's global warming is nothing compared to what astronomers have just seen through the time machine of a telescope.


IBM patenting the fine art of patent trolling?

Is IBM seeking to patent the very process for earning money on patents?


Shortage of flu vaccine begins to hit home

James Allen's doctor said years ago that he should get a flu shot every year, but that advice is easier said than done this season when flu vaccine is scarce, even for the elderly.


Iraq and Turkey See Tensions Rise After Ambush

Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice intervened to ward off a strike by Turkey on northern Iraq after an ambush by Kurdish rebels left at least 12 Turkish soldiers dead.


Minus two top starters, the New York Mets got dynamic postseason debuts from Carlos Delgado and David Wright to jump ahead of the Dodgers. Back in the playoffs for the first time since losing the 2000 Subway Series, the Mets capitalized on a wild baserunning blunder by Los Angeles and a perfectly respectable performance from emergency starter John Maine in a 6-5 victory Wednesday.


'The Forgotten' tops North American box office

Supernatural thriller "The Forgotten" soared to the top of the US box office over the weekend with better-than-expected ticket sales during a worse-than-usual seasonal slump.


Fatturato salito del 4,5% su base annua e 0,4% su 9 mesi


Recordings of Luciano Pavarotti's voice boomed out in Modena's main piazza on Saturday as mourners waited to pay final respects to the tenor before an invitation-only funeral in his hometown's cathedral.


The Internet is changing the nature of political fund raising. The Illinois Senator has proved that small donors really matter


William B. Ziff Jr., 76, Builder of Magazine Empire, Dies

William B. Ziff Jr. made publications like Car and Driver and PC Magazine must reading among hobbyists and computer enthusiasts.


Ballmer's open source assault gives Linux a leg-up: OSIA

Microsoft chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, has acknowledged Linux as the "only game in town" when it comes to competing with the proprietary software heavyweight's offerings, Australia's peak open source body claims.


Twelve injured in explosion in eastern Turkey

Twelve people, including three   policemen, were injured when a bomb in a truck exploded in   front of a police building in the eastern Turkish city of   Igdir, police officials said on Saturday.


The remarkable adhesive abilities of geckos and mussels have been combined to create "geckel" glue.


Sun's Rock chip waves goodbye to 2008 ship date

Shaky silicon eyes 2009 You'll all be shocked to learn that Sun Microsystems appears set to delay the release of the Rock processor.â¦


Compagnia italiana aumentera' propria offerta in Usa


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stocks closed at session lows in the quietest day of trading this year Monday amid profit warnings from Tyson Foods and Accredo Health and data that showed continued weakness in the economy.


Florida Gov. Charlie Crist endorsed a beaming Sen. John McCain on Saturday night, delivering a boost three days before the state's pivotal primary.


Asier del Horno's early goal gives Spain victory in an ill-tempered friendly.


The automaker said it lost $2.75 billion in the fourth quarter, a considerable improvement from the $12.6 billion that it lost in 2006.


Hungarian MPs vote to withdraw troops from Iraq by year-end

Conservative opposition parties made good on their pledge to block the extension of the military mandate beyond the current one, which expires on December 31.


Administration Overhauls Rules for U.S. Forests

The overhaul of the guidelines will make it easier for forest managers to decide whether to allow logging, drilling or off-road vehicles.


Murder inquiry after Polish student found in Scottish church

Police have launched a murder inquiry after the body of a Polish exchange student was discovered in a Glasgow church where she was staying.


Falsi incidenti a Reggio Calabria, 44 indagati


Williams fires 12 aces in Chase Open win

No more giggling about trying to crack the top 100 in tennis' world rankings. A resurgent Serena Williams has a new goal now.


Alan Webb never had a chance. The American sensation lined up for the featured Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games on Friday night, hoping he could keep up with No. 1-ranked Bernard Lagat of Kenya. No chance. Lagat took the lead with five laps to go, then cruised to victory in 3 minutes, 52.87 seconds, setting a meet and Madison Square Garden record.


Broadcast regulator Ofcom clears the BBC over Sir Elton John's obscenity-ridden outburst on Radio 1.


A growing steroid scandal has entangled the sport's biggest star, and now Washington wants reform


What's the old saying? Put lipstick on a pig and it's still a pig. Well, put the Arizona Cardinals in a magnificent new home stadium and, so far at least, they're the same old Cardinals.


Former Iran president: European Union, Iran can reach nuclear ...

Former Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Friday stated that the way is open for the European Union to reach an agreement with Tehran on the nuclear issue if its representatives act more rationally and stop being too demanding.


MADRID (CNN) - Spaniards rarely seem at a loss for words - except when it comes to their national anthem. Though more than two centuries old, it has never had any lyrics.  But that could soon change. A three-month public competition to find lyrics for the anthem closes Friday, and a decision on the winning words could come by the end of the year. The idea for the competition came from the Spanish Olympic Committee, which wanted athletes and fans to have words to sing when the anthem is played at sports events. I get a very strange feeling when we have to sing 'la, la, la' - Alejandro Blanco "I get a very strange feeling when we have to sing 'la, la, la,'" said Alejandro Blanco, president of the committee.  Thousands of entries have been received since the competition opened in July, and a six-member panel representing music, history, literature, politics, and sports meets next week to start deciding the winning lyrics. The origins of the anthem are disputed, according to Michael Jamieson Bristow, a composer and music historian. Some claim it was composed by a German and given as a gift to King Carlos III in 1770, while others believe the tune was originally French and reset for military orchestras in the late 1700s. Gen. Francisco Franco declared it the official anthem in 1942. Various writers have written verses for it over the years, but none has ever been declared official.


Vonage infringed Sprint patents, jury finds

A U.S. jury found that Vonage Holdings Corp had infringed patents owned by Sprint Nextel Corp and ordered the Internet phone company to pay $69.5 million in damages, triggering a 34 percent fall in its shares.


New Statistics Show a Gently Slowing U.S. Economy

The Commerce DepartmentÂs revised estimates for the third quarter show gross national product expanding at a 2.2 percent annual rate.


THE IRA may be planning a retirement fund for its fighters using the proceeds of last week's robbery of an Australian-owned bank in Belfast, security sources say.


Intel introduces new quad-core processors

Intel Corp  on Thursday  introduced high-end processors for computer servers to compete  with an upcoming new product from Advanced Micro Devices Inc  .


Bucs owner ups stake in soccer powerhouse

LONDON Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer has added to his Manchester United holdings for the third straight day, continuing to fuel speculation of a takeover bid.


'Resolution of J&K issue will be biggest CBM'

Islamabad: Emphasising the need for "sincerity" and "flexibility" to resolve all outstanding issues with India, including the Kashmir problem, Pakistan on Sunday said the recent meeting involving the Prime Ministers of both countries has helped in


With a general election less than four months away, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is hardening his stance towards unrest in the largely Muslim south, despite


A.M.D. Says Pricing Battle May Affect Its Revenue Goal

As the price war with Intel continued to take its toll, shares of Advanced Micro Devices fell 23 cents, or 1.6 percent.


Federico Biancuzzi: Virtualized rootkits - Part 2

Virtualized rootkits - Part 2 >> Advertisement <<  ALERT: "How A Hacker Launches A Blind SQL Injection Attack Step-by-Step"!" - White Paper  Blind SQL Injection can deliver total control of your server to a hacker giving them the ability to read, write and manipulate all data stored in your backend systems! Download this *FREE* white paper from SPI Dynamics for a complete guide to protection! https://download.spidynamics.com/1/ad/bsq.asp?Campaign_ID=701600000004c29


Right tackle Jon Jansen is the elder statesman on the offensive line and after several years in flux, the unit is developing lasting bonds on and off the field.


Coast Guard: Distress Call Likely a Hoax

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Coast Guard on Friday suspended its search for six boaters and said it was investigating the distress calls about their small craft taking on water as a possible hoax.


Presidente Camera, serve verifica con indagine magistratura


Mayor Bob O'Connor, who learned he had a rare form of brain cancer only seven months into his term, died Friday night, his spokesman said. He was 61.


Vodafone denies report of bid with Verizon for rival

Vodafone Group, the world's largest mobile-phone operator, said Tuesday it's not in talks with partner Verizon Communications to bid for Sprint Corp.


Rosa Parks' Lawyer Says She Has Dementia

Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks has dementia and should not be forced to answer questions in her lawsuit against a rap group, her doctor has told a federal magistrate.


Maybe they should call it the Rap & Roll Hall of Fame.


L'uomo si sarebbe vantato dell'impresa sul luogo di lavoro


AT&T is expected to announce as soon as next week details about how it plans to offer mobile phone service using Sprint's cellular network.


Life & style: Abramovich's designer girlfriend Dasha Zhukova is fast imposing her style on the Western high street


INSURGENT fighters seized key areas of the northern city of Mosul yesterday, raiding police stations, shelling US and Iraqi soldiers and threatening Iraqâs third largest city with the same disorder that provoked the assault on Fallujah.


Epilepsy drug associated with developmental delay and lower IQ

The anti-epilepsy drug sodium valproate is associated with developmental delay and lower IQ, suggests research in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.


LARGO, Fla. - Stephanie King had to tell her music teacher that a raccoon was to blame for her missing homework. "I explained that the raccoon fell from the ceiling in my bathroom and it ran into my bedroom," the 13-year-old seventh grader at Osceola Middle School told the St.


The United Nations is investigating Moroccan peacekeepers suspected of sexually abusing girls under age 18 in Ivory Coast and possibly leaving some of them pregnant, a U.N. spokeswoman said Sunday.


The PGA Tour rolled out the points structure Wednesday for its new FedEx Cup competition, a chase for $10 million that will emphasize the last four tournaments of the year no matter what Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson or anyone else has done in the majors.


Instructions on how to build a nuclear reactor are revealed from sealed envelopes that have lain hidden for almost 70 years.


Iraq will bring top figures of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime to court next week for the first time since they appeared before a judge five months ago, and formal indictments could be issued next month.


Twelve killed in bomb blasts in northeast India

At least 12 people were killed and several others injured in three bomb blasts at northeastern states of Nagaland and Assam Saturday morning.


Grazie all'apporto della Oakley, appena acquisita


The pound finished lower against major currencies on Tuesday, despite earlier hitting a high against the US dollar.


Reid Says Wardrobe Malfunction an Accident

Tara Reid says she had no idea she was flashing the paparazzi when the strap of her dress slipped off her left shoulder as she walked the red carpet at Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' 35th birthday party last year.


Six runs for cricket fans ESPN, Disney's sporting arm, is paying an undisclosed amount for Cricinfo the much-loved, and visited, cricket website.â¦


In the vein of similar projects celebrating the Beatles and Elvis Presley, Universal will on Nov. 9 release "Bee Gees Number Ones," compiling chart-topping hits from the legendary Gibb brothers.


Roma, 12:44 - CALCIO, LAZIO-ROMA A ROSETTI

Sarà Roberto Rosetti di Torino a dirigere domenica sera il derby Lazio-Roma, big match della ...


Basic Instincts: Cards Train Teenagers to Use Plastic

Credit card companies are increasingly marketing a variety of cards that are a hybrid of credit, debit and gift cards to teenagers.


AMERICA/ECUADOR - ÂDobbiamo evidenziare e denunciare la cultura di morte e proclamare la veritÃ  integrale sulla vita e sulla famiglia alla luce del Vangelo e della Dottrina della ChiesaÂ: lettera pastorale del Vicario Apostolico di Napo per la Quaresima 2007 Napo (Agenzia Fides) - Mons. Paolo Mietto, Vicario Apostolico di Napo (Ecuador), nella sua Lettera pastorale scritta per la Quaresima, si domanda i motivi che sono alla base del Primo Congresso Nazionale ÂPro Vita et FamiliaÂ che si terrÃ  a Guayaquil...


Exquisite colour images of the Martian surface give a tantalising glimpse into the Red Planet's watery past.


Stocks slipped as Wall Street, still pleased about the Federal Reserveâs rate cut but sobered a bit by mixed earnings reports, stopped to cash in profits from this week.


CHIETI - Si è precipitata col cuore in gola nella stanza già invasa dalle fiamme, ha afferrato il figlio di appena 16 mesi per portarlo fuori da quell'inferno, ma il tentativo è stato vano: entrambi sono caduti e sono stati sopraffatti dal fumo.


American trio sweeps aside hostile reception Greeks voice anger ...

Athens: Shawn Crawford led an American sweep of Olympic medals in the 200m in Athens yesterday, ignoring the jeers of a hostile crowd livid that their local hero was not on the starting line after missing a doping test.


Chicken Pox Vaccine Exceeds Expectations

The chicken pox vaccine has performed more effectively in its first decade than researchers had predicted, a new study says, saving money and preventing illness even in adults who have not had the shot.


Indonesian President Apologizes for Failings of Her Administration

Indonesia's president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, appears soundly beaten as vote counting continues from last Monday's presidential elections.


A German court on Monday sentenced an Iraqi man to 5 1/2 years in prison for supporting an extremist group believed to have been behind attacks in his homeland.


The film producer behind The English Patient sues two studios over the film's profit share.


NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) -- Apple Computer Inc. shares fell Friday after Needham & Co. downgraded the stock to ``hold'' from ``buy.


Thousands of U.S. troops swept into the northern and southern beltlands of Baghdad on Wednesday in simultaneous operations against militants that the military said was the start of a "summer of hard fighting" in Iraq.


Buffy Summers and her boyfriend Angel survived many a murderous   enemy in their TV days.


All those players who have griped about how little progress has been made toward reaching a settlement to end the NHL lockout will have the opportunity to have their voices heard today.


20th SPELT International Conference: 'Teachers' talk has a say in language development'

LAHORE: Listening to teachers speaking a foreign language helps learning a second language, said Janes Willis from the University of Aston, United Kingdom.


E' accaduto a Roma, l'uomo e' ricoverato in gravi condizioni


Iraqi president starts Europe tour optimistic about election

Iraqi President Ghazi Al-Yawar began a European tour, saying in Germany he was optimistic that elections in his country would still go ahead by the end of January 2005 and appealing for more help with debt relief.


Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is the top candidate in votes for the executive body of South Africa's governing ANC.


UN survey finds surge in opium cultivation in Afghanistan

BRUSSELS, Belgium The UN says heroin is big business in Afghanistan, and is calling on the United States and NATO to wage war on drug traffickers.


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Thanks to the islandâs variety of different habitats, Kodiak was again a rewarding place for people who participated in the annual Christmas Bird Count, Saturday.


New Technology From AMD And IBM Boosts Chip Performance

The manufacturing technology can result in faster chips without increasing power requirements, say the companies. By Darrell Dunn.


South African troops are deployed outside schools and hospitals, as a strike enters its second week.


The cholesterol drug Vytorin is now getting attention that is anything but funny.


Tsunamis kill more than 13,000 after 9.0 Asia quake

The worst earthquake in 40 years hits off the shores of Sumatra, Indonesia, spawning tsunamis that strike nine nations on the Indian Ocean.


Nintendo is working on several new features that will be added to the Wii console over the next few months, gaming blog Joystiq reports. Among the new functionality would be new text-to-speech capabilities.


Lamar Lundy, a member of the Fearsome Foursome defensive line for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1960s, died Saturday. He was 71. He died after a long illness in his hometown, the Community Family Funeral Home said.


California 'green tuners' clamor for plug-in cars

Russell Long already owns a pair of fuel-efficient hybrid cars -- a Toyota Prius and a Honda Civic -- but his dream car is not on the market yet: a zippy number he could plug in to recharge at night that would get over 100 miles per gallon.


Sufferers of electromagnetic field sensitivity claim that the growing pervasiveness of wireless networks only exacerbates their condition. Skeptics discount their fears -- and their symptoms -- and the battle is joined. By Rob Beschizza.


Japan quake-hit plant may be shut a year or more

A Japanese nuclear power plant -- the world's biggest -- may be shut down for more than a year while a safety study is made after an earthquake caused radiation leaks and showed that the plant was built above an active fault.


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CBS Web guru Quincy Smith talks Digg partnership

The Valley veteran talks to CNET News.com and says that plenty of cool stuff is on the way through CBSNews.com's partnership with the social news site. By the way, he's not buying Digg anytime soon.


Il premier: nessun cambiamento per missione in Afghanistan


Durable Goods Up on Communications Demand

Orders to factories for big-ticket durable goods, propelled by a jump in demand for communications equipment, edged up 0.2 percent in September.


Rise and Fall of Oil Prices Result in a Mixed Forecast

Is the recent fall in oil prices a turning point or merely a lull before demand picks up in the winter months?


Presidente, serve unita' forze sociali e politiche


Update 9: GM Europe to Cut 12,000 Jobs by 2006

Blaming high labor costs and weak demand for cars, General Motors Europe said Thursday it plans to shed 12,000 jobs - almost 20 percent of its work force - in order to halt chronic losses.


New Mexico is on the verge of becoming the latest state to require girls entering sixth grade to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitting virus that can cause cervical cancer, a spokesman for the governor said Monday.


Britain Probes Cause of Hercules Crash in Iraq

British investigators on Tuesday scoured the wreckage of a military plane that crashed north of Baghdad in a possible missile strike as London released the names of 10 servicemen killed.


Older Investors Jittery as U.S. Markets Disappoint

Older investors are facing tough economic realities as a result of the disappointing U.S. stock market this year.


AOL and ÂSurvivorÂ Producer Introduce Online Game

The game called Gold Rush promises to give away $100,000 in gold twice a week for seven weeks, culminating in a $1 million contest.


57 die in massive mine fire in northern China; 46 workers rescued

At least 57 miners were dead and three missing following a massive blaze at a complex of iron mines in northern China, the government reported Monday.


N.F.L. Suspends Lewis Two Games for Drug Case

Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was suspended for two games without pay by the N.F.L. for violating the league's substance abuse policy.


We gave you the best ... now we give you the rest.


It's a tough world, all right. Too bad it's not tougher. Right now Earth is looking pretty fragile as it suffers from increasing human punishment.


Report: IBM selling personal computer unit

NEW YORK -- International Business Machines Corp. has reportedly put its personal computer business up for sale in a deal that could fetch as much as $2 billion and close an era for an industry pioneer which


Nokia is joining forces with Microsoft to allow its mobile phone users to more easily download music to their handsets.


2nd person arrested in pregnant woman's death

A woman has been charged with obstruction of justice in the case of Jesse Marie Davis, a pregnant Ohio woman whose body was found over the weekend, the FBI said.


NASCAR instituted a new system this season to determine the Nextel Cup Series champion:


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A creature of habit, Brian Urlacher dislikes the trappings and the inconvenience of playing on Monday night.


Britain confirms more troops for Afghanistan

Britain will send an extra 1,400 troops to Afghanistan because most NATO allies have refused to send soldiers to battle a resurgent Taliban, Defense Secretary Des Browne said on Monday.


Five killed in tense Gaza, gunbattles rage

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


Six foreign medics are sentenced to death in Libya for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with HIV.


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Yankees 12, Mariners 3: Yanks Unleash 20-Hit Barrage on Mariners

Starter Chien-Ming Wang allowed five hits and a run in seven and a third innings as the Yankees restored their two-game lead over the Mariners in the American League wild-card race.


Lotus Notes and Domino 8 accomplish SOA goal

Lotus Notes and Domino 8 appear less complicated for IT staff to manage and make it easier for developers to build on the collaboration capabilities in the rich Web 2.0-style client.


Northwest Plane Evacuated in Fargo, N.D.

A Northwest Airlines plane was evacuated Monday morning at Hector International Airport after a passenger claimed to have overheard someone mention a bomb, police said.


Southern Africa's electricity crisis intensified on Tuesday with Zimbabwe and Zambia hit by massive new blackouts while hundreds of tourists were stranded on Cape Town's famed Table Mountain.


Reports: Notre Dame Negotiates With Weis

Notre Dame is negotiating with New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis to become its new head coach, the Chicago Tribune and two other newspapers reported Saturday.


Brother Asks Jury to Spare Peterson's Life

Scott Peterson could be a good influence on fellow prison inmates if jurors spare his life, Peterson's half brother testified Friday in the penalty phase of the former fertilizer salesman's trial.


Carphone Warehouse drops its Â£3m sponsorship deal with Channel 4 show Big Brother.


2008 Democratic hopefuls call for Iraq war's end

Six Democratic presidential hopefuls courted party leaders on Friday with calls to end the Iraq war but offered divergent views on how to do it, saying the debate would be a crucial test of Democratic leadership.


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Philippines Rushes Relief to Flooded Areas

GENERAL NAKAR, Philippines  - Philippine soldiers  rushed food, drinking water and other supplies by foot and  helicopters on Sunday to provinces cut off by four storms in  two weeks that left more than 1,000 people dead or missing.


Mobile Core 2 Duo Delivers Only Slight Performance Gains

Intel's new laptop dual-core chips don't match their desktop siblings' star performance.


Middle East ; Israel reacts coolly to Egyptian claims on Mideast ...

A report by the official Egyptian MENA news agency on Tuesday said that key players in the search for peace have reached understanding on a plan that could lead to a comprehensive settlement.


Mugabe defiant as war veterans march for Zimbabwe leader

Zimbabwe's embattled President Robert Mugabe told thousands of militant supporters Wednesday he would never be forced into exile and warned potential successors to stop jockeying for power.


Iraq: Samarra; fonti USA, tra ribelli 109 morti

BAGHDAD - Almeno 109 ribelli e un militare americano sono rimasti uccisi oggi nel corso dell'offensiva contro Samarra, a 125 chilometri da Baghdad. Il nuovo bilancio Ã¨ stato fornito dal comando delle forze


A palazzo Madama l'euforia dei parlamentari del centrodestraIn piazza Alemanno guida la protesta: "Prodi vada a casa"                                          Centrodestra in Aula: "Dimissioni" An, Lega e Fi riuniti da Berlusconi


Bloated corpses and weeping relatives have filled morgues as Haitians face yet another tragedy in a year marked by revolts, military interventions and deadly floods.


Amid criticism, CBS stands by its reports

CBS News again defended its reporting Sunday, even as other media raised doubts about the authenticity of memos the network uncovered about President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard.


The possibility of a collision between Mars and an approaching asteroid has been effectively ruled out, according to scientists watching the space rock


Testimony: Ovitz Was Denied Signing Bonus

Michael Ovitz wanted a $50 million signing bonus to become president of the Walt Disney Co., but the directors who eventually hired him were not willing to make that kind of outlay, an executive compensation expert testified Tuesday.


Suspicious packages found in 4 areas of Boston

Four suspicious packages were found in separate locations around Boston on Wednesday hours after a bomb squad detonated another suspicious package below a highway, police said.


Drug testing children fraught with problems: doctors

Subjecting children to drug testing is usually a bad idea for a host of reasons, including often inaccurate results and loss of the child's trust, a leading pediatricians' group said on Monday.


Le imprese meridionali pagano il denaro preso in prestito da una banca circa il doppio, in media, di quelle del Nord, e il divario sta aumentando: in Campania unâazienda sannita arriva a pagare quasi il 4 per cento in piÃ¹ di unâimpresa di Bologna.


Alitalia, Unions Agree on Job Cuts; Rescue Proceeds

Alitalia SpA, Italy's largest airline, reached a government-brokered agreement with its labor unions that will allow the carrier to cut about 3,700 jobs and gain funding for a plan to reorganize the company.


The husband of the late state Controller Kathy Augustine was convicted Friday of killing her by injecting her with a paralyzing drug that FBI experts detected in her system months after her death.


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EBay: Baazee.com manager released on bail in India

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- EBay (EBAY) said Tuesday that an executive with its India subsidiary has been released on bail. The manager of Baazee.


US Creates Ethics Panel on Priority for Flu Shots

For the first time in its history, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a permanent panel of ethicists on vaccine distribution, to help the agency navigate the life


Wandy Rodriguez threw a four-hitter for his first complete game and Lance Berkman had a two-run homer to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-0 win over the New York Mets on Friday night.


London's High Court has backed leisure firm MyTravel's request to exclude its bondholders from a vote on its restructuring, which they had opposed in a dispute over the terms of a debt-for-equity swap.


Harley-Davidson's 3Q profit up 20 percent

MILWAUKEE -- Harley-Davidson Inc.'s third-quarter profit surged 20 percent, revved up by higher gross margin and brisk sales of its brand-name motorcycles and accessories.


Laptops Present Fertility Danger For Men

Teenagers and young men should keep their notebook computers off their laps if they want to ensure their fertility isn't compromised.


An Oregon man stopped taking the painkiller Vioxx when it was pulled from the market, switching to Bextra. Then questions were raised about Bextra — and four other drugs — and he returned to his doctor with a new set of worries. Similar conversations are happening between doctors and patients all around the country.


Suicide attack kills 48 in Pakistan mosque

CHARSADDA, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber killed 48 people in a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday where a former interior minister was offering Muslim Eid festival prayers with worshippers, the government said.


A Catholic archbishop in the northern Iraq city of Mosul is kidnapped, on a day of violence across Iraq.


Explosions Kill at Least 13 in Gaza City

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Sept. 6, 2004 - Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training field early Tuesday, killing at least 13 Palestinians and wounding 25 in the bloodiest strike in Gaza in months, officials from both sides said.


Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty two minutes from time earns Manchester United a hard-fought win against Everton.


Hollinger Inc. Chief Executive Conrad Black Resigns

Hollinger Inc., the company that controls the publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, said Conrad Black quit as chairman, chief executive and a director.


A fire has destroyed the upper portion of one of the tallest buildings in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. The cause of the fire in the 56-storey East Tower of Pargue Central complex is not yet known.


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Cage movie leads strong field at U.S. box office

Nicolas Cage's action movie "Ghost  Rider" broke the record for the U.S. Presidents Day holiday  weekend with ticket sales of $51.5 million, while four other  movies also opened strongly, according to studio estimates  issued on Monday.


Workers Could Decide Chrysler Contract Today

After 9,000 autoworkers vote today in the Detroit area, almost 90 percent of the votes will be in.


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A no-budget Web series based on the ups and downs of three former college roommates has become a cult hit and  attracted mainstream media attention.


Five British clubs are in the hat for the Uefa Cup first round draw at 1130 BST.


Gap November same-store sales sag as traffic falls

Gap Inc.  said on Thursday its sales at stores open at least a year fell 8 percent in November, below analysts' average forecast, as fewer customers visited its stores even during the kick-off to the busy holiday season.


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British Firm Wins Bidding for Grey Advertising

The British advertising agency WPP Group said today that it had won the bidding for Grey Global Group, the world's last large independent advertising


Steve Nyman of the United States won a downhill Saturday for his first World Cup victory. Nyman covered the 2.1-mile Saslong course in 1 minute, 56.52 seconds. Didier Cuche of Switzerland was second, 0.02 seconds behind, and Fritz Strobl of Austria was third.


NEW YORK -- Segway Inc. is recalling all 23,500 of the self-balancing scooters it has shipped to date because of a software glitch that can make its wheels unexpectedly reverse direction, causing riders to fall off.


Pro-Aristide Politicians Nabbed in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Oct. 3, 2004 - Three politicians allied with former President Jean-Betrand Aristide were led away in handcuffs after a six-hour standoff at a radio station, and gunfire erupted Sunday


A man is killed in violence in Egypt, as the first round voting for the upper chamber of parliament gets underway.


British singer and actress Marianne   Faithfull has been diagnosed with breast cancer but expects to   make a full recovery, her publicist said on Thursday.


Greece Fires Air Force Chief Following Deadly Helicopter Crash

Greece has fired its air force chief after 17 people, including a top Greek Orthodox cleric, died in a helicopter crash Saturday. The Air Force's Lieutenant General Panagiotis Papanikolaou was blamed for the


Simpson jailed as "flight risk" amid media frenzy

Former football star O.J. Simpson, acquitted in a sensational double murder trial in 1995, was being held without bail on Monday after being jailed and accused of armed theft of his own sports souvenirs from memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room.


William Joseph was not the player the Giants wanted to take in the first round of the 2003 draft. He was just the best option left.


Tough-guy Thompson rocks '08 Republicans

With his movie-star swagger, bluff manner and conservative track-record, actor and ex-senator Fred Thompson is poised to rock a Republican presidential race that has left many true believers cold.


Fruit of the Loom to close with 630 job loss

International textile firm Fruit of the Loom plans to close its operations in Donegal over the next four to five years and move them to Morocco, where costs are lower.


Update 4: Yukos Files for Bankruptcy in US

The embattled Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order and injunction against the auction of its main production unit that is scheduled for Sunday.


Porter Goss has won the support of the Senate and will now head the troubled Central Intelligence Agency. But the Senate's decision to approve the nomination of Goss was not a vote of confidence.


'Apple copies Windows' claim launches desktop wars

Desktop search means a new battle for dominance between a wide field of competitors, and the warfare has begin. The technology promises users an incredibly fast way to search for data on their drives.


Acrodea - Pioneering the Development of the OpenKODE(TM) Core APIs

TOKYO, Feb. 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Acrodea Inc. Announces its OpenKODE(TM) Core 1.0 Solution for Mobile Platforms Today.


Bush says will discuss sanctions if Iran stalls

President Bush said on Tuesday   that if Iran continues to stall in the West's demand that it   suspend uranium enrichment he will push for U.N. sanctions over   its nuclear program.


Error in Bondsâs Court Papers Raises a Ruckus

In a court filing the federal government said that Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids in November 2001, a few months after he broke the single-season home run record.


Toyota January vehicle sales rise, Ford and GM's fall

Toyota Motor Corp.  posted a rise in January U.S. auto sales on Thursday, claiming the No. 2 spot in the world's largest market for cars and trucks, as sales by rival Ford Motor Co  fell sharply.


S Korea bans imports of Matsushita plasma panels

South Korea on Monday imposed a temporary import ban on plasma display panels made by Matsushita, the Japanese consumer electronics maker, after LG Electronics complained its rival had violated its intellectual property rights.


Web Aids Search for the Right -- or Left -- Mate

The run-up to the U.S. presidential election is casting the spotlight on a new crop of Web sites for political-minded singles who are seeking Mr. or Ms. Right ... or Left.


I'm not the first person to suggest Mozart suffered from Tourette's syndrome. The idea was mooted by a Scandinavian scientist who based his theory on the scatological tone of Mozart's letters.


Top seeds Federer and Henin in action on day one

Top seed Roger Federer issued an ominous warning to those rivals hoping to topple the three-times defending champion at the U.S. Open.


Rio De Janeiro, 17:53 - CALCIO, BRASILE: ADRIANO DEFERITO PER TESTATA

Quello che i dirigenti del San Paolo temevano è accaduto. Il Tribunale di giustizia sportiva ...


An art collection belonging to the late Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich has been sold to a private buyer for substantially more than $40 million, Sotheby's auction house said Monday.


Two Palestinians shot dead as US defends Israeli military actions

An Israeli air strike launched early on Tuesday in northern Gaza killed one Palestinian and injured two others, locals said. An Israeli military source said the attack targeted a group of armed men in Jabalya refugee camp, and that three of them were hit.


Shareholders Push Sinclair to Amend Plans

Threatened with a shareholder revolt, Sinclair Broadcast said it will not broadcast in its entirety a documentary critical of John Kerry's anti-war activities, but will instead incorporate parts of the 42-minute film into a news special.


Lionsgate, Marvel reach deals with striking writers

Film and television studio Lionsgate on Thursday said it reached an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) enabling striking Hollywood writers to work on its projects.


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Emily Brydon è stata anche oggi la piÃ¹ veloce con il tempo di 1.42.71 nella seconda giornata ...


Eastern US and Canada digs out of snowstorm

Residents in the eastern United States and parts of Canada have driven on treacherously icy roads and dug out of the first major snow storm to hit the region this year.


Walt Disney Co. DIS.N posted a 24  percent rise in profit on Thursday as advertising gains at ESPN  and ABC television networks more than made up for a sharp  slowdown at Disney's movie studio.


Vizio di procedura e nulla di fatto: sulla serie B parola al Tar ...

Nulla di fatto per il Calcio Napoli, complice un vizio di procedura secondo il Tribunale civile: revocati il blocco della Be lâinibizione alla Figc a disporre del titolo sportivo. Il giudice Antonio Mungo fa scattare il âdecreto salvacalcioâ.


By Rick Brand, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Dec. 8--Prominent local environmental lawyer Michael White will be appointed as the new director of the Long Island Regional Planning Board, according to county sources, making him only the second leader of the bi-county agency in its 40-year history.


100 Killed In US Operation To Re-take Samarra

Baghdad, Oct. 1 (NNN): At least 100 people, including 80 insurgents were killed and hundreds others injured as the US military launched a major offensive to re-take the northern Iraqi city of Samarra, about 100 kilometres north of the capital, Baghdad.


Kellogg tightens policies on marketing to children

Kellogg Co. said on Thursday that it would change the way it markets food to children and only promote products that meet certain nutritional standards, fending off threatened litigation.


Industry groups propose alternative to copyright bill

WASHINGTON -- A group of 17 companies and organizations this week offered an alternative to a U.S. Senate bill that would allow artists and entertainment companies to sue firms that market products that "induce" copyright violations.


The World Trade Organization imposed penalties yesterday on exports ranging from apples to textiles, escalating a trade dispute the Bush administration has tried to defuse by unsuccessfully urging Congress to repeal legislation aimed at protecting US steel makers.


KANSAS CITY -- Ichiro Suzuki, the hottest hitter in the Major Leagues since the All-Star break, was hit in the head by a pitch in the third inning Wednesday night and was removed from the Mariners game against the Royals.


New Hampshire's scoring struggles continued yesterday. Thanks to Kevin Regan, its losing streak didn't. The senior from South Boston stopped 33 shots en route to his seventh career shutout as the 10th-ranked Wildcats held on for a 2-0 victory over Maine in Durham, N.H.


Google Reports $805 Million in Gross Revenues for Third Quarter  Google (GOOG on the stock market) today announced financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004. Total revenue in the quarter totaled a record $805.9 million, representing a 15 percent increase over the second quarter of 2004 and a 105 ...


Jury awards $2.5 mln in Roche Accutane trial

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey  - A New Jersey jury on Tuesday found that Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG failed to adequately warn a patient of the bowel disease risks associated with its potent acne medicine Accutane and awarded him $2.5 million in damages.


Miss USA, out of rehab, admits cocaine use

Miss USA Tara Conner, who hung on  to her title last month by going into rehab after reports of  underage drinking, admitted to using cocaine on Wednesday.


The editor of the Crawford, Texas, weekly that bills itself as President Bush's hometown newspaper says he has no regrets about endorsing Bush's Democratic opponent John Kerry, even after a dozen business pulled their advertising from the publication.


Eleven companies in Greater Cincinnati have been singled out for exporting jobs out of the country by Working America, an organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO labor organization.


One was an athletic teenager who had grown into a devout young man, another a soccer-loving convert to Islam. The youngest was 17, the oldest 35. Many were born in Britain and all were reared here.


UN: 10,000 People Dying Monthly in Darfur

In the Darfur region of western Sudan, nearly 10,000 people per month have lost their lives from malnutrition and disease adding up to 70,000 deaths since the crisis started in February of 2003.


Gunman kills 3 girls, self at Pennsylvania school

A gunman opened fire at an Amish school in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, shooting and killing three girls and wounding seven others before killing himself, police said.


In a pivotal day for the Democratic and Republican White House hopefuls, voters are heading to the polls in 24 states today. Super Tuesday is virtually a national primary day, and some of the biggest prizes of the primary season -- California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri and Georgia -- are up for grabs.


BCE Inc. expects $578 million from selling most of stake in ...

MONTREAL (CP) - BCE Inc. is selling most of its minority stake in Manitoba Telecom Services for a total of $578 million, with MTS buying back more than half of the shares and the rest sold on the open market, BCE announced Wednesday.


Dozens of Species of Primates Are Under Threat, Study Finds

A third of the 394 known species of apes, monkeys, lemurs and other groups are listed as threatened with extinction in a new report from the World Conservation Union.


Calif. sues EPA over greenhouse gas rules

California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday for denying its first-in-the-nation greenhouse gas limits on cars, trucks and SUVs, challenging the Bush administration's conclusion that states have no business setting emission standards.


Warsaw rejects poll monitors from Europe's main security watchdog, saying Poland is a solid democracy.


Quest to heal Iraqi boy was final mission

HILLA, Iraq -- Hours before getting killed the way he feared most, Captain Brian S. Freeman looked up and smiled when Abu Ali dropped by his office.


Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller is to quit her post as head of MI5, the nation's security service.


Nearly 200 troops serving Somalia's weak Western-backed government defected to the Islamic courts movement, an Islamic official said Sunday, as both sides braced for impending war.


A mini-series about the 9/11 attacks is called "terribly wrong" by a group of Bill Clinton's ex-officials.


Russia Warns West Against Meddling in Ukraine

During a visit to Turkey, Russian President Vladimr Putin warned western countries against fomenting divisions in Ukraine and other countries, describing such attempts as counterproductive and destabilizing.


The daughter of Pakistani nuclear scientist AQ Khan criticises claims in President Musharraf's new book.


Gunmen kill 11 in Guyana village massacre

Gunmen shot and killed 11 people, including five children, early on Saturday in a village in Guyana, a small South American country where gang violence is on the rise.


Rifts Seen on Climate and Security at G-8 Summit

Gaps on how to confront emissions and Russia are unlikely to be closed at a meeting of the wealthy economies.


Rain and shine hit Google Maps and Google Earth

Weather Channel feeds up temperatures, weather conditions and storm tracking to Google Maps and Google Earth.


Nuovo programma di Fatma Ruffini partira' a gennaio


The European Commission advises that Turkey's EU membership talks be partly suspended over the Cyprus issue.


Bay State allows flu shots for people 50 and older

All adults 50 and older in Massachusetts are now eligible for flu shots, state public health officials announced yesterday. The change in state guidelines