U.S.: Suspect Site in Iran Shows Nuclear Bomb Goal

A senior U.S. official said on Thursday  that satellite photos of a suspected nuclear site in Iran  demonstrated its intention to develop atomic weapons, an  allegation Tehran dismissed as "a new lie."


France's Royal under fire over leadership bid

Defeated French Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal came under fire over her bid to lead the leftist party on Monday, with one rival accusing her of seeking to establish a monarchy.


Students interrupt Iran's president, agencies report

A group of students briefly interrupted a speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at their university by chanting "Death to dictator" before attacking a television camera crew Monday, according to Iran's FARS news agency.


Hawks' Childress to miss at least 1 game

The Atlanta Hawks are without guard Josh Childress for at least one game because of a knee injury.


South Korea says the newly re-elected US president has agreed to seek early talks on N Korea's nuclear programme.


DaimlerChrysler Returns to Profit; VW Reports Decline

DaimlerChrysler AG, the world's fifth- biggest carmaker, reported a third-quarter profit as Chrysler's US sales rose. Volkswagen AG's earnings fell a seventh quarter in a row on higher sales incentives while Fiat SpA's loss widened.


Americans are getting taller on average but they are much heavier too, according to government figures released on Wednesday showing that the US population is, literally, growing.


Pierre Salinger, JFK Press Secretary, Dies in France

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


'Birth' is beautiful, not distasteful, says Nicole Kidman!

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman has defended a controversial scene in her forthcoming film 'Birth', in which she is naked in the bath with a ten-year-old boy.


World Body Wants US To Allow Online Gaming

GENEVA -- A ruling from the World Trade Organization could open the United States to offshore Internet gambling. A WTO panel says the federal government should drop its ban on Americans placing bets at online casinos.


Chicago Blackhawks owner Wirtz dies at 77

William Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks and president of the National Hockey League (NHL) team for more than four decades, died on Wednesday at the age of 77, the club announced.


The US director of intelligence says eavesdropping helped foil a bomb attack by suspected Islamists in Germany.


The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will name the first suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday and human rights activists hope he will pursue senior figures.


Germany announces international plan to slash Iraqi debt

BERLIN, Nov 20  - Germany on Saturday unveiled a breakthrough international plan to wipe out tens of billions of dollars of Iraqi debt so that the war-torn country can begin rebuilding in earnest.


John Travolta, Kevin Chapman and Joaquin Phoenix in Ladder 49

Fine performances from a stand-out cast punctuate this post-9/11 cinematic offspring. But Ladder 49 overkills on melodrama -- the slow-paced adventure flick has enough tear-jerking Hallmark moments to extinguish a three-alarm blaze.


There's more to gain than lose from the upcoming iPhone.


Analog Devices Inc. , a maker of communications microchips, reported lower quarterly earnings and sales on Thursday, saying a glut of cellular phones manufactured in China dampened business.


Graphics card giants ATI and Nvidia are working on new chips to improve the quality of mobile displays.


Cardiovascular device maker Guidant  Corp. GDT.N said on Wednesday U.S. regulators cleared the use  of its implantable heart failure therapies for a wider group of  patients.


Preps mass email shot in road pricing petition row Tony Blair is planning to put even further strain on Number 10âs creaking IT infrastructure, by emailing everyone whoâs signed the infamous petition against road charging.â¦


Peru vows to take Japan to court over Fujimori extradition

Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo said his country would take Japan to an international tribunal if it does not answer a request to extradite former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori.


Tracking a controversial debate over electronic surveillance; why text messages are the rage in the Philippines; and Saudi Arabia loves YouTube.


NEW YORK (CBS) CBS News is mounting a steadfast defense of the authenticity of documents that questioned President Bush's service in the Air National Guard, as newspapers and the White House continued to raise doubts.


Valencia players cautious after winning start

Valencia were happy enough with a 2-0 win over Anderlecht in their Champions League opener on Tuesday but the players admit there is room for improvement.


Report: Peru Would Refuse to Free Berenson

Peru will not abide by an international human rights court ruling supporting the release of Lori Berenson, a New York woman imprisoned for collaborating with Marxist guerrillas, the country's foreign minister said, according to news reports Saturday.


Wales grant Blackburn permission for Hughes talks

September 16, 2004. The Football Association of Wales have given Blackburn permission to speak to Mark Hughes about their vacant manager's job.


Economy pledge helps Lee win South Korean presidency

Right-wing businessman Lee Myung-bak  swept to victory in South Korea's presidential election, his  promises to revamp the economy pushing aside concern about his  ethics, official results showed on Thursday.


Hofstra Women Starting to Think, âWhy Not Us?â

After finishing 19-12 and playing in the Womenâs National Invitation Tournament last season, Hofstra is off to an 8-1 start under the first-year coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey.


Dallas QB Testaverde ignores boos to lead game-winning drive

For more than 58 minutes, Vinny Testaverde was the scorn of Dallas Cowboys fans. They wanted the old guy benched so they could see a young quarterback and they were more than happy to let him know it.


Pentaho buys open-source data mining project

Business intelligence start-up Pentaho buys the Weka project to fill out its suite.


Torino, 13:27 - CALCIO, JUVE; DESCHAMPS: MOMENTO DIFFICILE, TROPPI INFORTUNI

La serie di infortuni che si è inflitta sopra la Juventus ha portato Didier Deschamps a ridim...


A blood test early in pregnancy might help determine whether a woman runs an increased risk of having a stillborn baby, a preliminary study found.


UK MoD: O2 won't help employees serve in Iraq

O2: Of course we will, but we don't support the war Updated The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has mounted a media campaign this week to shame major employers into signing its statement of support for military-reservist employees.â¦


Sir Alex Ferguson insists Manchester United will always be the top team in the country as they prepare to face Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday.


Iran's chief negotiator to the United Nations nuclear agency says Tehran is committed to the freeze on uranium enrichment agreed earlier this month.


THE calamity-prone Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann will be the centre of more derision from Gunners fans after his two horrendous blunders cost the English giants an important win in a 2-2 draw with Panathinaikos in Athens.


A senior Pakistani paramilitary officer is abducted along with three others near the Afghan border, officials say.


Microsoft called back to court over Novell settlement

The judge overseeing the software giant's appeal of a European Commission ruling has summoned both parties to appear at an "informal hearing" on Thursday.


Marrakesh in two minds over tourism boom

MARRAKESH, Morocco  - With its snake charmers, storytellers and palm trees against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, Marrakesh was once an offbeat destination for rich or adventurous Europeans.


Bollywood stars hold some of the winning bids in a Â£370m auction of India's Twenty20 Premier League cricket teams.


The Dublin market began its second straight day in positive territory this morning as buyers returned to banking stocks and as Elan shares continued to rise.


Strong demand for Scotch whisky in the US and Latin America boosts trading at drinks giant Diageo.


Man Charged with Stalking Singer Avril Lavigne

A 30-year-old man from Washington was  charged with stalking Canadian singer Avril Lavigne after  making repeated attempts to contact her and traveling to her  parents' home in Ontario, local authorities said on Monday.


Feds use robots.txt files to stay invisible online. Lame.

Blog: Some federal government Web sites, including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, are trying to remain hidden online by blocking search engines from indexing them. Not only is this lame, but it's a good reason to ignore their robots.txt fi


Prince of Wales meets with Jordanian youth

Britain's Prince Charles in a group photo with members of independent organisations helping young Jordanians develop leadership skills at the residence of the British ambassador in Amman, Jordan, October 26.


Pacers forward Ron Artest will return to practice next week for the first time since being suspended for the remainder of the season.


Democratic Gov. Brad Henry, a favorite for re-election to a second term, has found a way to maintain high popularity in one of the most conservative states: He stakes out Republican-like positions, builds consensus and keeps a low profile.


Amateur team hoping 14th goalkeeper in a year is not another net loss

British amateur team The Fighting Cocks announced they are seeking the services of a goalkeeper, and the lucky person would have the fortune of being their 14th in the past year.


Check out these highly rated stocks that have had a big price cut in the past month.


Milano, 19:47 - TENNIS, TORNEO MILANO: VINCI IN FINALE, BATTUTA LA GARBIN

Roberta Vinci si è qualificata per la finale del torneo Itf di Milano (50.000 dollari, greens...


Santana plans to open themed restaurants

The newest addition to the roster of celebrity-inspired restaurants, Carlos Santana's Maria Maria, promises to deliver authentic Mexican cuisine in an atmosphere inspired by his music.


Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka won a parliamentary vote of confidence Friday, heading off the prospect of renewed political turmoil in a country that is a key US ally


Low-carb dieters may be missing key nutrients when they eliminate or restrict certain food groups, according to health experts:


Many kids may not outgrow cow's milk allergy

NEW YORK  - Cow's milk allergy persists longer than previously reported, and the majority of children may retain the sensitivity into school age, study findings suggest.


The president of Ivory Coast sacks his army chief of staff, amid escalating tension  in the West African country.


Verizon, Qwest Ask Court to Block New FCC Rules

Verizon Communications Inc. and  Qwest Communications International Inc. asked a federal court  on Tuesday to block temporary rules by the U.S. Federal  Communications Commission forcing the companies to lease phone  lines to rivals for at least another six months.


The Bank of England has frozen funds linked to a prominent Saudi dissident accused of links to al-Qaeda. Saad al-Faqih, who heads the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (Mira), is accused by the United Nations of ties to the terror organization.


Arctic thaw may open ship lanes, but risks high

A faster-than-expected thaw of the Arctic is likely to open legendary short-cut routes between the Pacific and the Atlantic but experts say icebergs and high costs will prevent any trans-polar shipping boom.


Return to the bike? Hard sell in Beijing

As Beijing marks car-free day for the first time, an entrepreneur pushes citywide rental scheme.


Presidential Election Has Lebanese Parties In a Bitter Struggle

BEIRUT, Sept. 23 -- Some members of Lebanon's parliament are living in a luxury hotel with tight security. Others rarely leave their homes and frequently change their cars and cellphones to foil potential assassins. Still others are abroad, planning to return just hours ahead of a parliamentary...


Aggressive 1333MHz FSB pricing strategy Intel has slashed the price of a number of its desktop and mobile processors, but the cuts, while deep, aren't as extensive as anticipated. However, the move confirms an aggressive pricing plan for the chip maker's 1333MHz frontside bus parts.â¦


A fourth interest rate hike may be a foregone conclusion Wednesday but the Federal Reserve's next move in December is far from certain, and analysts say it's likely to remain that way for a while.


Casual dining chain Steak n Shake Co. reported Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings doubled while same-store sales of company-owned restaurants increased for the period.


Pop star Beyonce visits two fans in hospital after they are injured by pyrotechnics at one of her concerts.


Oracle Corp. ORCL.O on Thursday  said it had again extended its $7.7 billion tender offer for  all of the common stock of rival business software maker  PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O though it did not change the terms of  its hostile takeover proposal.


Girls Gone Wild creator to remain jailed

"Girls Gone Wild" creator Joseph Francis, granted bail in a federal tax evasion case in Nevada, will remain in jail to avoid the possibility of being sent to Florida to be arrested on another charge, his lawyer said Tuesday.


Deposed Philippine president Estrada to HK for knee surgery

Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, who was deposed in 1999 and is waiting for trial for corruption charges, will fly to Hong Kong of China on Monday for surgery on his arthritic knee, his spokesman said on Sunday.


Treasury Sec Repeats Strong Dollar Policy

The United States backs a strong dollar but believes the currency market should determine exchange rates based on fundamentals, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Monday during a visit to Ireland.


Netflix to deliver movies directly to TV

DVD-by-mail service Netflix Inc. will begin delivering movies and other programming directly to televisions later this year through a set-top box that will pipe entertainment over a high-speed Internet connection.


MALELANE, South Africa (Ticker) - A month ago, Neil Cheetham earned his card for the 2005 European Tour in the Qualifying School Finals at San Roque.


Millions of disaster victims are missing out on vital aid despite record donations in 2005, a report says.


Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov pledged Friday that Russia would keep meeting its oil export commitments to China, an apparent reference to fears that a cut in production at the beleaguered Yukos oil company could harm Beijing.


Nobel Prizes will be announced beginning Oct. 4

The Nobel Foundation said Wednesday it will begin announcing the 2004 Nobel Prize winners on Oct.


Report: Low support hurts Afghan mission

The NATO mission in Afghanistan is being undermined by members' failure to provide adequate troops and by serious strategic mistakes, a panel of British lawmakers said Wednesday in a report.


MySQL calls open source database enterprise-ready

InfoWorld - MySQL on Wednesday announced general availability of Version 4.1 of its MySQL open source database, which the company is positioning as production-ready for large-scale enterprise usage.


Stocks seen up ahead of Fed, Lehman earnings

Stocks index futures pointed to a  slightly higher open on Tuesday but investors could remain on  the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision and  statement as well as quarterly results from Lehman Brothers  .


Dichiarazioni choc in tv 'Simonetta chattava con il killer'

ROMA, 29 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Nuovi risvolti nel giallo di via Poma, almeno secondo quanto ha riferito questa sera la trasmissione di Raitre 'Chi l'ha visto'. Simonetta Cesaroni sarebbe infatti stata uccisa da


Richmond FedÂ´s Lacker sees strong growth in 2005

But even if inflation remains low, the Fed may have to raise interest rates more often than the market expects, Lacker told the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce on Monday.


Libya court to rule in foreign medics' HIV case

A Libyan court will deliver verdicts on Tuesday on five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting hundreds of children with HIV in a ruling likely to have an impact on Libya's opening to the West.


Institute: Most cars do poorly in whiplash tests

Study finds more than half of seats offer little protection against neck injury in a crash. By Dee-Ann Durbin. WASHINGTON -- More than half of the seats in cars do a poor job of preventing whiplash injury because


Commanders of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army (RPA) immediately condemned the killing of their leader, Arturo Tabara, chairman of the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa


Londra, 11:00 - CALCIO, STAMPA GB: JUVE E ARSENAL SU MARTINS

Secondo la stampa inglese, Juventus e Arsenal hanno messo gli occhi su Obafemi Martins. L'ex attacca...


EU approves GMO seed for planting across bloc

The European Union approved on Wednesday the first biotech seeds for planting and sale across EU territory, angering green groups who maintain they could contaminate other crops.


The Dilemma Of The British Deployment To Baghdad

Whatever Tony Blair tells the British public and the House of Commons there is certainly a political motivation to his government's decision to deploy forces closer to Baghdad.


Life & style: How healthy can something be with eight teaspoons of sugar in it? Emine Saner on the unpalatable truth about flavoured water.


Presidente Prato: non abbiamo nessuna pressione dal governo


As we predicted several days ago, Red Bull Racing has announced that David Coulthard will join the team for testing this week at Jerez.


John Kerry summed up President Bush's plan for Iraq in four words — "More of the same" — and thus neatly laid out the choice facing voters Nov. 2: Stick with the incumbent or take a leap of faith with a newcomer.


Straordinaria decisione del governo di Tel Aviv. E' l'atteso segnaleper rafforzare la leadership moderata del premier palestinese                                            Israele libera 250 prigionieri di Fatah il movimento del presidente Abu Mazen                                                                                Dalla lista sono esclusi coloro che si sono macchiati di fatti di sangue, tra loro BarghutiCinque razzi sparati dalla striscia di Gaza contro abitazioni israeliane nel deserto del Neghev


NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27: In an attempt to broaden the scope of the strategic partnership with India, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier has hinted at enhancing civilian nuclear cooperation during his meetings with the Indian leadership today.


The European Union agreed Monday to lift penalties that have cost American exporters $300 million, following the repeal of a US corporate tax break deemed illegal under global trade rules.


Tough security measures will allow Labour to run an election campaign based on  hope, not fear, the home secretary will say.


Pakistani train crashes; 15 dead, many hurt

HYDERABAD, Pakistan  - A Pakistani express train packed with holiday travellers came off the rails on Wednesday and at least 15 people were killed and about 100 hurt, an ambulance service official said.


Hospitalized Britney Spears loses child visitation

A family court suspended Britney  Spears' visitation rights to her two young sons on Friday after  the pop star was hospitalized in a fit of hysterics over their  handover to ex-husband Kevin Federline.


TAKOTNA, Alaska -- Lance Mackey is chasing his dream. The other mushers are chasing him at the halfway point of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.


At least 10 men are now known to have been involved in the Â£22m robbery at the Northern Bank headquarters.


More than 48,000 homes have power restored in one of the worst-hit areas as floods recede.


The UN Human Rights Council agrees to send a team to investigate abuses in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.


The blueprint for a tiny, rugged mechanical computer has been inspired by ideas put forward 200 years ago.


Stocks seen opening flat after record close

Stocks are seen opening flat on Friday ahead of key U.S. payrolls number and after the Dow Jones industrial average  ended Thursday at a record closing level on the back of upbeat earnings and mild inflation.


Just one day after Microsoft delayed the delivery of its Windows XP Service Pack 2 (XP SP2) update for the Professional Edition, a German research firm announced the discovery of two security flaws in the application.


Cyber crime's worth? 215 million dollars!

The US Justice Department's crackdown on cyber crime has brought to light illegal activities, including credit-card fraud, to the tune of over US $215 million and resulted in dozens of arrests, a senior official said in Washington.


The Carlyle Group said on Monday that it would buy the Sequa Corporation, a maker of aircraft and auto parts, for $2 billion.


Researchers crafting next-generation WLAN defenses

Researchers funded by DARPA are seeking more advanced wireless LAN security tools to protect enterprises from ever-more sophisticated threats.


On October 10, Microsoft will issue 11 security bulletins as part of this month's Patch Tuesday. Six of the updates affect Windows, with the highest severity being "critical." Another four patches will cover Microsoft Office, also with critical severity, while a moderate fix is slated for the .NET Framework.


Gov't hails 'positive outcome' of NKorea talks

The Foreign Office has welcomed the "positive outcome" of six-party talks in Beijing aimed at halting North Korea's nuclear weapons drive.


A free Viagra prescription or a  no-cost trial of sleeping pills are examples of growing offers  to U.S. consumers, but regulators and critics worry about the  side effects of pitching medicines like selling soap.


Dubai, 15:05 - TENNIS, ATP DUBAI: RISULTATI QUARTI DI FINALE

Risultati dei quarti di finale del torneo Atp di Dubai (cemento, montepremi 1,5 milioni di dollari)....


The BBC Trust is due to meet the corporation's director general Mark Thompson over recent editorial lapses.


Here's how well things are going for the Anaheim Ducks this season: They bring up journeyman Shawn Thornton from the minors, and he scores 57 seconds into his first game back in the NHL.


British, Iraqi forces kill 16 in southern province raid

Night-time raids by British and Iraqi forces in the southern province of Maysan left 16 people dead and nearly 40 wounded, a medic told AFP on Monday.


Price of MIT professor's "$100 laptop" hits $200

A computer developed for poor children  around the world, dubbed 'the $100 laptop,' has reached a  milestone: Its price tag is now $200.


The government Thursday approved a new program to fight diseases that contribute to Russia's plunging population, which President Vladimir Putin has singled out as a serious hindrance to its prosperity, news reports said.


At the end of the ninth round, Holyfield nailed Donald with a sharp right and Donald went back to his stool, shaken. At the beginning of the tenth round, Holyfield attacked once again and once again Donald appeared to be on wobbly feet.


AT&T plans 80 new high-speed mobile markets in '08

AT&T Inc  said on Wednesday it  would expand its high-speed wireless service to 80 additional  markets in 2008, increasing the number of markets where it  offers the service to 350 big U.S. markets.


Evacuato quartiere della capitale dove abitano mille persone


Fred Couples and Tom Watson led the comeback, and the American team moved out to a 61/2-51/2 lead over an international team after Saturday's best-ball competition at the $3 million UBS Cup.


In lieve calo all'apertura dei mercati valutari


Bene anche banche, brilla Rcs, male Fastweb


Israel's attorney general said Sunday that no police officers will be prosecuted in connection with the killing of 13 Israeli Arabs during anti-government riots in 2000, a decision that angered relatives.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Rwanda is named as sub-Saharan Africa's most improved nation in a survey promoting good governance.


Actress Kim Basinger denies violating child custody orders following accusations by ex-husband Alec Baldwin.


CNN Flies with Miramax for 'Aviator' Push

Miramax and CNN are teaming up to promote "The Aviator," the Howard Hughes biopic that opens Dec. 17, with on-air spots, a consumer sweepstakes and a custom microsite that will be promoted on CNN.com.


Chain Said to Seek Bids for Weather Channel

The Weather Channel, one of the last privately owned cable channels, is being put up for sale and could fetch $5 billion.


Turkish army kills 20 Kurds in new clashes

CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish soldiers killed 20 Kurdish guerrillas on Sunday in a major military operation against separatist rebels in eastern Turkey, army sources said.


KABUL, Afghanistan Aug. 17, 2004  An Afghan warlord abandoned his gains in the country's latest burst of factional fighting Tuesday, after the United States brokered a cease-fire and sent warplanes circling overhead.


The Denver Broncos took care of the Indianapolis 'B' team and earned the right to face Peyton Manning and the real Colts next week in the playoffs. Jake Plummer threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns Sunday to lift the Broncos to a 33-14 victory over the watered-down Colts and qualify for the AFC's final wild-card spot.


Roma, 15:33 - CALCIO, CAIRO: PORTE CHIUSE VANTAGGIO PER TV

Il presidente del Torino, Urbano Cairo, prima di entrare al consiglio straordinario della Lega a Fiu...


LOS ANGELES  - Emerging artists are  getting a new route for breaking through with the debut of  Who's Next? -- a showcase and competition initiative by  Yahoo!'s music destination Launch.


Hey, Waiter, What's This Dairy Item In My Dish?

Starting New Year's Day, the toast at Bethesda's Tastee Diner will be buttered with something unusual: butter.


Norwalk virus outbreaks on the rise in Calgary

A Norovirus outbreak in Calgary appears to be spreading, as the health authority got word over the weekend that six patients and seven staff members at Foothills Hospital have symptoms of the illness.


Fuel Prices Hurt Delta, but Hedge Lifts Southwest

ATLANTA Â Delta Air Lines, the nationâs No. 3 carrier, said Wednesday that it was hampered by high fuel prices in the fourth quarter but was able to narrow its loss because of a solid increase in sales.


Latest al-Qaeda tape made France a target: report

Deputy al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri  has urged a militant Algerian Islamist group to punish  "Crusader nation" France, even though it vehemently opposed the  U.S.-led war in Iraq, a newspaper said on Thursday.


Suspect Impregilo accounts raise fears of new Italian scandal

The spectre of a fresh scandal to follow the Parmalat affair hung over the Italian financial world as magistrates continued a probe into accounting irregularities at Italy's top construction company Impregilo.


Shares of PeopleSoft Inc. surged 11 percent Friday after a federal judge paved the way for Oracle Corp. to press on with its $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for the business software maker.


Merrill seen suffering $15 billion investment loss: report

Merrill Lynch  is expected to suffer $15 billion in losses stemming from soured mortgage investments, almost twice the company's original estimate, the New York Times reported on Friday.


Nepal is to probe disappearances of left-wing activists - a major demand of Maoist blockading the capital.


'The battle for Downing Street has begun'

After a weekend in the English countryside to rest after a minor heart operation, Prime Minister Tony Blair returns to work on Monday amid a battle to succeed him that may hurt


Henin makes early start to French Open title defense

World number one Justine Henin will start the defense of her French Open title on Sunday, appearing on centre court on the opening day of the Paris Grand Slam tournament.


Working mothers would get extra maternity pay after the birth of their first child, under new Lib Dem plans.


Women may be able to have unfertilised eggs routinely frozen during fertility treatment rather than just embryos after research.


A new study reveals that one-third of returning veterans have a diagnosed mental illness, and young soldiers are particularly vulnerable


Annual ranking of 'most dangerous' cities

TRENTON, NJ Camden, New Jersey, has become the nation's most-dangerous city, according to a Kansas company's yearly ranking based on crime statistics.


Japan's Cabinet has approved an 82.18 trillion yen (US$793 billion; euro587 billion) draft national budget for fiscal 2005, boosting overall spending to support its rapidly aging population and pay interest on the government's massive


Google Apps adds work group features for businesses

Network administrators, the  custodians of an organization's passwords and privileges, may  want to find another job as Google Inc helps business users set  up and manage their own work groups.


The Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira again shows himself to be a master of the medium with this sharply cut gem of a film about a mother and daughter sailing the Mediterranean.


A June 25 report is among dozens of documents made public Tuesday that allege brutal and sometimes illegal interrogation methods employed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Update 5: Oil Exceeds $55 Per Barrel on Supply Fear

Oil prices surged above $55-a-barrel on Friday as concerns about the global supply of winter fuels persist ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.


Cantor Fitzgerald said its chairman and chief executive, Howard W. Lutnick, would take over the firmâs fixed-income trading and sales business, succeeding Irvin Goldman.


Earthquake hits Indonesia, tremors in Malaysia, Singapore, Bangkok

PETALING JAYA: A massive earthquake hit the Ache area Sunday and tremors were reported as far away as Malaysia, Singapore and Bangkok.


China cigarette packs to get skull health warnings

Chinese cigarette packs will have skulls, blackened teeth or diseased lungs printed on them in the latest effort to tackle smoking, but one expert said the images may actually attract younger people to take up the habit.


Guardia Finanza recupera refurtiva per 200 mila euro


BC doesn't have to pay for autism treatment

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the BC government does not have to pay for an expensive treatment for autistic children.


Il presidente della Repubblica: "Insoddisfazione e inquietudine""Ora l'Europa a due velocitÃ  Ã¨ una strada obbligata"                                            Ue, la delusione di Napolitano "Meschini ripiegamenti sul passato"


7 U.S. Marines and 3 Iraqis Are Killed in a Car Bomb Attack Outside Falluja

Elsewhere, Al Jazeera reported that a militant group holding two French hostages had demanded a ransom of $5 million.


Le richieste di risarcimento ai 25 disobbedienti accusati di danno all'immagine e incidentiin cittÃ . Intanto i no-global organizzano un manifestazione di protesta il 17 novembre                                          G8 di Genova, lo Stato presenta il conto "Centomila euro a testa dagli imputati"


Jay-Z reclaims "Kingdom" with No. 1 debut

Rapper Jay-Z came out on top of the post-Thanksgiving U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, tying the Rolling Stones for the third-most No. 1 hits.


Japan ruling party to study WW2 "comfort women": PM

Japan's ruling party will conduct a new study on wartime brothels and the government will provide documents as needed, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday, rejecting a call from within his party for the government to commission the research itself.


Awareness: Biggest Item on Labels Is Often Store Name

A new study indicates that instructions and warnings on medication bottles tend to be in smaller type and warnings smaller still.


It seems like forever since Britney Spears had six-pack abs and a hit song on the charts. But the fallen pop princess — tarnished by a tumultuous divorce, late-night partying and erratic behavior — is trying to get her music career back on track.


Two Benedictine monks suspected of links with Eta Basque separatists are arrested in Spain and France.


Calls for sweeping changes to investigations into sudden infant deaths have been welcomed by commentators.


More than 1.2 million people in metropolitan New Orleans were warned to get out Tuesday as 140-mph Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast, threatening to submerge this


Pakistan markets tumble after Bhutto killing

Pakistani shares slumped on Monday and the currency hit a six-year low, the first market reaction to the killing of former premier Benazir Bhutto whose death has plunged the country into a political crisis.


Six days of negotiations to form Ireland's next coalition government collapsed Friday, leaving Prime Minister Bertie Ahern with limited options for returning to power.


An Ad With Talking Pandas, Maybe, but Not With Chinese Accents

The company that produced a commercial featuring two animated pandas speaking with what were intended as Chinese accents is withdrawing the ads after complaints.


Baseball and Playersâ Union May Reopen Contract

The sides will consider amending the collective bargaining agreement to include Mitchell report recommendations.


President Bush will announce additional sanctions on Friday against Myanmar, where the military-run government has conducted a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.


Square Feet: Serving Small Tenants With Offices Cut Down to Size

Some prominent large developers and landlords are chopping up larger office spaces in their buildings into smaller ones called âprebuilds.â


Lame-duck Gov. Gary Locke may not be limping off into the sunset. If the slugfest between Republican Dino Rossi and Democrat Christine Gregoire doesn't produce a new governor by the scheduled Jan. 12 inauguration, Locke may have to stick around.


Homeless cocker spaniel wins role in "Annie"

A homeless 10-year-old caramel-blonde cocker spaniel bested 11 other shelter dogs in an audition on Thursday, winning a walk-on role in a New York musical production of "Annie" in December.


BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed at least 13 people yesterday in a Shi'ite part of Baghdad, and the US command announced the deaths of eight more American soldiers - some victims of a weapon the American command believes comes from Iran.


Time Warner Inc. (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest media company, on Wednesday reported a lower third-quarter profit and established a $500 million legal reserve


McCain refines plan for general election

Republican John McCain plans to run a general election campaign as steadfast protector of the United States in the face of terrorism as well as a crusader against big government. The Democrats, he says, offer neither.


Arab television has shown a video tape of a Sudanese interpreter in Iraq who said he had been kidnapped and called on his US employer to leave Iraq.


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Former Deputy PM John Prescott defends China's record on Darfur and calls on critics to stop lecturing Beijing


Kidnapped BBC journalist in 'bomb belt' threat video

Kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston has appeared in a frightening new video, saying he is wearing a bomb-belt that his Gaza captors will detonate if there is any attempt to rescue him.


Thin-provisioning. It's all the rage Storage vendor Isilon Systems has hopped aboard the thin-provisioning express that's chugging through the industry, adding the sought-after technology to its clustered storage products as a part of today's hardware and software revamp.â¦


LONDON, England -- Andrew Symonds rode his luck to score the second one-day century of his career as Australia scored 269-6 from their 50 overs against Pakistan at Lord's.


Yankees: Brown's fire sometimes burns a little too hot

The flushed toilet turned the already hot water into a scalding stream from the shower nozzle. Kevin Brown bellowed, then stormed out of the stall, picked up a baseball


UK government departments are failing to meet targets for cutting emissions, waste and water use, a watchdog says.


Indonesians prepare to directly elect president for the first time

Just days after yet another terrorist blast shook their confidence, Indonesians are looking forward to some good news Monday: Citizens in the world's largest Muslim


Two dead in Srinagar gunbattle as Manmohan Singh arrives

Indian soldiers killed two militants after a fierce gunbattle in Srinagar on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in the city to promote peace in the disputed region.


Attempts to Disrupt Afghan Vote Increase, says US Official

The top US military commander in Afghanistan is warning of more violence, aimed at disrupting the landmark presidential election set for October 9. The warning comes as insurgents are reported to have killed nine Afghan soldiers in southern Afghanistan.


Partners fund SCO Group's next lease on life

Stephen Norris Capital Partners and unnamed Middle Eastern partners will provide up to $100 million, take over the beleaguered Unix company, and take it private.


Irish rock star and campaigner Bob Geldof, a driving force behind the 1985 Live Aid appeal for Ethiopia, urged Tuesday that Africa's debt problems stay a priority despite the Asian tsunami disaster.


Actor, Former Sen. Thompson Moves Closer to White House Bid

As former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson edges closer to officially entering the crowded Republican presidential race, his GOP rivals will have to recalibrate their campaigns to prepare for a new opponent who will seriously compete for the votes of mainstream conservatives.


Guitarist Among 5 Killed in Ohio Shooting

Guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott, right, and singer Patrick Lachman of the band Damageplan perform Nov. 28, 2004 at the Rock Club in Pittsburgh, PA.


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Celebrated iPhone: Successful Gamble Could Change Industry

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Even for Apple, which has thrived on taking risks, the iPhone represents an audacious bet _ possibly its biggest ever.  When the new smart phone hits store shelves June 29, the company will have a lot more on the line than the success or failure of one product.


The latest batch of toys made in China recalled by US manufacturer Mattel is actually safe for children, meeting both European and Chinese standards, state media reported on Thursday.


Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani showed up for a fundraiser in suburban Rochester on Friday night, two days after undergoing hospital tests for flu-like symptoms.


Eagles Officials Angry About Early Sale of Standing-Room Tickets

By Paul Vigna, Philadelphia Daily News  Sep. 13--A number of Eagles standing-room tickets got up and took a seat in a couple of dozen Web sites yesterday, rankling team officials already sensitive about tie-ins to the secondary market.


Efforts Mount to Persuade Sihanouk to Stay On

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia  - Efforts to persuade aging  and ailing Norodom Sihanouk to reverse his decision to abdicate  the Cambodian throne mounted Friday, but parliament was  preparing the way for a successor to be chosen.


Fifth Windows XP 'Lite' Country is India

Fast on the heels of its announcement that Russia would be the fourth of five countries in a pilot program of a low-cost, limited-functionality version of Windows XP, Microsoft named India as the fifth country.


The US military says 51 US soldiers were killed in the 11-day fight in Fallujah, in Iraq. US and Iraqi forces ended bombardments against Fallujah on Friday and started a house-by-house search for remaining insurgents.


SEATTLE, July 10  â A former Boeing worker accused of downloading internal documents and leaking them to the news media was charged Tuesday with 16 counts of computer trespass.


BP, BHP Evacuate Workers From Trinidad Rigs as Ivan Approaches

BP Plc, Europe's largest oil company, said it evacuated 500 non-essential workers from offshore rigs near Trinidad and Tobago as Hurricane Ivan approached the Caribbean country.


Hollywood directors reach deal with studios: source

The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and television studios on Thursday, a source familiar with the negotiations said, confirming a report in Daily Variety.


Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist dubbed "Dr. Death" for claims that he participated in at least 130 assisted suicides, left prison after eight years Friday still believing people have the right to die.


Iraq Asks Donors to Speed Up Rebuilding Funding

Iraq on Wednesday urged international donors to speed up funding for reconstruction, stalled by violence and insurgency, and said holding elections was key to improving security.


Oracle stock surges after quarterly earnings top expectations

Shares of Oracle Corp. surged more than seven per cent Wednesday after the software maker topped Wall Street's profit forecast.


'I Romano erano prepotenti', in aula giallo subito risolto


Jarome Iginla and Kristian Huselius had three goals each in the Calgary Flames' 9-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.


Pakistan says Indiaâs move to cut troops in Kashmir could boost ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Indiaâs move to reduce its troops in disputed Kashmir this winter could boost peace talks with Pakistan aimed at ending more than a half-century of enmity between the nuclear rivals, Pakistan said on Friday.


Wentworth Miller is bracing himself for more hours in the makeup chair to apply the intricate tattoo his "Prison Break" character wears.


More than one-third of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans seeking medical treatment from the Veterans Health Administration report symptoms of stress or other mental disorders — a tenfold increase in the last 18 months, according to an agency study.


Swedish researchers have developed a way to print loudspeakers and keyboards on paper, leading to 'talking paper.'


The online training arm of the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization has seen enrollment ahead of its expectations in the first months of existence.


Teenage Sex Goes Back as Far as the Dinosaurs

Researchers find evidence that dinosaurs reached sexual maturity earlier than believed.


Making Sense of the Great Suicide Debate

The darkness of the soul encounters the science of pharmaceuticals.


Nelson Minar says he likes TechCrunch, but they're not journalists so be careful what you say to a TC reporter at a party. He cites two examples where he feels they acted unethically.  In one example, the reporter seems to use off the record comments exactly as they are supposed to. Most non-disclosures require that you keep the information confidential, but only until someone else discloses the information to you. If you get it from another source, on the record or off the record, the NDA is no longer enforceable. In this case they got confirmation from three off the record sources.  The other is just an example of a dumb story, not a violation of journalistic ethics. To say that a big company told a lie is hardly news. If it were about something material and not the age of one of the founders, then it would be newsworthy. But it's not an example of an integrity breach. (You can make a mistake and still have integrity. It's only a problem if you knew it was wrong when you wrote it.) Imho, too much is made of whether someone is a journalist or not. You read reports like this one in a highly reputed news organization, written by a journalist, that contain no information but leave a sensational impression for people who don't know the technology well enough to know that the reporter is talking nonsense. I'd rather read the opinion of a non-journalist who knows the subject and can defend his or her position, and clearly discloses their interest in the subject. At least I'd learn something, and no one would be misled into believing they were getting "news." However I do applaud what Nelson wrote because he had the guts to openly criticize TechCrunch. People from outside Silicon Valley must wonder why hardly anyone does, given that they are at or near the top of most lists ranking tech news sources. Why should they be immune to examination? Answer -- they shouldn't.


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England coach Brian Ashton is at a loss to explain his side's low-key performance against the USA.


Don Reisinger had the chance to sit down with the RIAA for a frank interview.  Unfortunately, the answers he received make the organization look worse.


Nobel Prizes Awarded in Formal Ceremony In Stockholm

The 2004 Nobel winners for Medicine, Physics, Chemistry and Economics were officially handed their awards in Stockholm by King Carl XVI Gustaf on Friday.


InfoWorld - Researchers in the U.S. say they've successfully shown how attackers could compromise a network designed to make it harder to trace Internet surfers and the Web sites they are viewing.


Singapore welcomes return of big fight night

World championship boxing returned to Singapore after a 17-year absence at the weekend and the success of the event was a testament to the determination of promoter John Leung to rejuvenate the sport in the city-state.


In the end, it doesn't matter exactly what Ron Artest did to get himself booted by his coach. It doesn't matter if it was a disagreement over touches, a hygiene issue or some strange request to take a month


The Israeli army has retracted its accusation that Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza used a UN ambulance to transport a rocket for firing at Israel .


Suzy Welch, a former editor of the Harvard Business Review and the wife of John F. Welch Jr., the former chief executive of General Electric, has agreed to sell the rights to her book â10-10-10â to Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. A person involved in the negotiations said that Scribner paid Ms. Welch a price in the seven figures for world and audio rights to the book. Based on an article Ms. Welch wrote for O, the Oprah Magazine, in 2006, the book offers strategies for making decisions in which people think about what the consequences of a decision will be in 10 minutes, 10 months and 10 years. Robert Barnett, a Washington lawyer, negotiated the deal on behalf of Ms. Welch. Nan Graham, editor in chief of Scribner, will edit the book with Samantha Martin. Ms. Welch, who wrote the best-selling âWinningâ with Mr. Welch, said she originally thought there wasnât a book beyond the article. But, she said, âI began to encounter this hunger for people who were using it to play out its nuances.â She said the book would include examples from her own life as well as others she has observed using the â10-10-10â process. Susan Moldow, publisher of Scribner, said that although Ms. Welchâs article might seem sufficient for those who wanted to know about the strategy, Ms. Moldow believed the book would sell well. âThe Scarsdale Diet fit on a Xerox-ed sheet that you could fit on the front of a refrigerator,â Ms. Moldow said. âAnd it sold millions and millions of copies. Itâs often true that when something strikes an immediate âAha!,â you really want to have time to meditate on it and try to get to know more about it.â.


Tribune holders tender more shares than expected

- Tribune Co.  said shareholders tendered almost twice as many shares than what the media company sought to repurchase as part of a $8.2 billion deal to go private.


Google quarterly profit swells 46 percent

Web search leader Google Inc  reported on Thursday a 46 percent rise in profit that topped Wall Street expectations, fueled by accelerating market share gains and tighter cost controls.


Less Invasive Way to Stage Lung  Cancer Shows Promise

TUESDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Less invasive approaches for determining how far lung cancer has spread may be better than traditional, invasive procedures.


European stocks shrug off Credit Suisse surprise

Strong results from Barclays (NYSE:BCS) on Tuesday offset news of further writedowns at Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS), helping European equities to a second session of gains.


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has asked the United States to use its strategic petroleum reserves to help reduce oil prices, the cartel's president said Wednesday.


BERKELEY, Calif. -- J.J. Arrington ran for 177 yards and three touchdowns, and Aaron Rodgers completed 20 of 26 passes for 260 yards and two scores in No. 12 California's 41-14 victory over New Mexico State last night.


Olympics: Italian Walks to Glory on 'Super Friday'

Italian Ivano Brugnetti walked his way  to Olympic glory on "Super Friday" as the Athens Games went  into top gear with the launch of the athletics program.


Darfur Peace Talks Delayed as AU Prepares Troops

The African Union (AU) recommended a four-day postponement of peace talks over Sudan's Darfur region on Thursday after a transport mix-up left delegates stranded across the continent.


BEA Systems on Thursday is unveiling a free Web-based tool to measure a customerâs âbaselineâ for pursuing an SOA (service-oriented architecture), and also is bolstering professional service offerings.


Back With a Vengeance: The Music of the Night

The screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical lacks both authentic romance and the thrill of memorable spectacle.


Jerome Kerviel, the rogue trader alleged to have cost his bank billions of euros, is in police custody, reports say.


Counterculture Comedian Tommy Chong Enters the Comic Haze of 'Marijuana-Logues' Off-Bway

Playbill - Tommy Chong, one half of the comedy team of Cheech & Chong, known for their pot-smoking stoner roles in films and concerts, joins Off-Broadway's The Marijuana Logues Dec. 7-19.


Heavy metal group Motley Crue announced yesterday that they are to reunite for a world tour to begin in February. The original members of the band last played together six years ago.


UK Lawyers Rush to Sofia to Check Visas Issue

Politics: 27 November 2004, Saturday. A team of British immigration lawyers is to approach UK Visas and Home Office over irregularities in the spate of business visas refusals to Bulgarians.


A Scholar of the OutrÃ© Returns to Shakespearean Basics

Taking a detour from modern bisexuality to Elizabethan drama, Marjorie Garber describes her new book of Shakespeare essays as "old-fashioned."


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Because Sperm does not compute, as the headline for a New York Daily News story sums it up. âThe body needs to maintain a proper testicular temperature for normal sperm production," it quotes Dr.


Iran's Revolutionary Guards say the death sentence against British author Salman Rushdie remains valid.


James Chaney spent the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina doing what he's been doing since the killer storm crashed ashore — working on a damaged home.


SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENED in the filesharing world this week, the music industry launched another round of lawsuits against their core user base.


Update 1: Goldman Sachs Posts Higher 4Q Profit

Investment banking firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings rose 23 percent to beat Wall Street expectations.


The Red Sox lose for the first time in 11 games, falling to the Rangers 8-6 Saturday and missing a chance to pull within 1 1/2 games of the Yankees in the AL East.


Survey: 58% of Investors Wouldn't Trade Online

By Bangkok Post, Thailand  Dec. 8--Fifty-eight percent of retail investors have said they would not  trade securities through the Internet due to security fears, according to a  survey by Kasetsart University.


MySQL chief: being open source is not enough

Scandinavian, socialist, party people Open source startups can hit profitability sooner than it took closed source incumbents, as long as they steer clear of rivals' costly business practices.â¦


Bank of England set for interest rate call

The Bank of England unveils its latest decision on interest rates later Thursday, with analysts predicting a tough call amid a gloomy outlook on the consumer front.


It is never easy or simple with Bob Knight.   His decision to walk away from coaching two-thirds of the way through his 42nd season is bound to be questioned and, in some quarters, criticized. But who among us would expect him to leave the game in a predictable fashion. If there has been one con...


Becoming overweight as a child is more likely to be the result of your genes than your lifestyle, claims a study.


Ivan becomes rare Category 5 storm, between Jamaica and Cayman ...

Hurricane Ivan strengthened to 265 kilometres per hour Friday afternoon, as it left Jamaica and aimed for the Cayman Islands, a rare Category 5 storm capable of catastrophic damage, the US National Hurricane Center in Miami


Man with shotgun bursts into lecture hall on the DeKalb campus and wounds 17 students, three critically, before killing himself.


Drug Firms Eye More Lures for 'BioShield' Work

A month after a new U.S. law encouraging the development of medicines to counter bioterrorism, some drugmakers are lobbying for more incentives to make products that may never be used.


LONDON (Hip Hop News) -- 50 Cent has reorganized his tour across the United Kingdom in support of his latest album Curtis. The eight-date arena tour will feature stops in Glasgow, Manchester, London and other cities. As previously reported, 50 Cent originally canceled his tour of the UK last week almost immediately after it was announced that Kanye West's Graduation won the sales battle in Britain. 50 Cent's reason for the cancellation was previously cited as "unforeseen and unanticipated changes in his schedule." Coincidentally, Kanye West will also be performing in the UK in November in support of his latest album, Graduation.


American Superconductor announces record sales and progress toward profitability.


Revver shares $1 million with videographers

Video-sharing company splits revenue with video creators pays out $1 million over the past year.


PHILADELPHIA - Ray Allen scored a season-most 37 points, Rashard Lewis had 21 and Vladimir Radmanovic added 20, leading Seattle to its seventh consecutive victory.


A federal judge has ruled that Wal-Mart Stores cannot be held liable under U.S law for labor conditions at some of its overseas suppliers.


Fla. inmate who had won stay is executed

A convicted killer who had argued that Florida's use of lethal injections amounted to cruel and unusual punishment was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday night after the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly denied him another stay.


Tsunami survivors on the isolated Andaman and Nicobar islands told harrowing tales Thursday of going without food after fleeing mammoth waves that smashed their villages


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, on a surprise visit to Iraq, says violence must not upset plans to hold nationwide elections. "I believe they can and should take place by


Eye specialists will be able to issue prescriptions on the high street under government plans.


Charterhouse Agrees to Buy Saga for 1.35 Bln Pounds

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP, a London-based buyout firm, agreed to buy UK vacation and insurance company Saga Ltd. for 1.35 billion pounds ($2.


Italian judge indicts U.S. soldier in Iraq killing

An Italian judge Wednesday indicted a U.S. soldier on homicide charges for the fatal shooting of an Italian intelligence agent participating in a hostage rescue operation in Iraq nearly two years ago.


Gaddafi to Compensate Libyan Jews for Lost Homes

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, easing his country's way back into the international fold, on Tuesday became the first Arab leader to promise compensation for Jews who were forced from their homes due to religious tension.


One in 5 Americans wants cosmetic surgery someday

NEW YORK  - Less than 10 percent of adults   in the US has ever had some type of cosmetic surgery, yet   almost twice as many hope to do so at some point in the future,   a survey shows.


London Underground operator may bid for troubled partner

The public body which operates the London Underground said Friday it was ready to make an offer for one of the private companies which runs its infrastructure.


Darfur rebels say they repulsed attacks, sabotaged oil facility

Darfur rebels of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in west Sudan said on Sunday they had beaten back two attacks by government soldiers and sabotaged an oil facility.


NEW YORK - David Stern would not want to be in charge of a league that needs barriers to separate fans from players. Nor would he follow the lead of European soccer and order games to be played in empty arenas.


Many people remain trapped under rubble in Rwanda after two earthquakes hit the Great Lakes region, police say.


Gardeners join boxers on at-risk list Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have found an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease among those exposed to pesticides.â¦


Moore Takes Stroke Honors at U.S. Amateur

Ryan Moore took medalist honors in stroke-qualifying play at the U.S. Amateur on Tuesday, shooting and even-par 70 for a two-round total of 139.


Russia rejects US criticism of strengthened Kremlin power

Russia rejected US criticism of moves to strengthen Kremlin power, saying they were reforms of a domestic nature that were perfectly constitutional.


Two China virtual police to patrol online for porn

China is sending out two virtual police  officers to patrol the Internet to combat online pornography  and other "illicit activity," state media said on Wednesday.


Canadian Man Jailed for Role in E. Coli Outbreak

Two brothers involved in a deadly  tainted-water scandal that killed seven people in the small  Ontario town of Walkerton were sentenced on Monday, one to a  term in jail and the other to house arrest.


'Il limite si puo' superare solo con trattativa sindacati'


Art collectors have consigned artworks valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars for the November sales at New York's auction houses. Christie's and Sotheby's, the city's two most popular houses, say estimates for sales totals are the highest in almost 15 years.


British Police Arrest 8 in Alleged Kidnapping Plot

The suspects reportedly planned to torture a British Muslim soldier, then behead him and broadcast video images of his execution on the Web.


President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran would only halt its uranium enrichment program and return to negotiations if other Western nations do the same.


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Motorola forecasts loss on struggling phone biz

Motorola Inc  on Wednesday forecast a loss for the current quarter, saying a recovery in its mobile devices business would take longer than expected.


Transfusions of blood products might help to cut deaths in a future flu pandemic, research suggests.


Alitalia, Italy's largest airline, told its union Monday it plans to cut 5,000 jobs, or more than a quarter of its regular workforce, according to published reports.


Reflecting a shifting national philosophy on how to educate middle-grade students, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee is considering expanding several elementary schools to include students up to eighth grade, going back to a pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade structure once the norm in ...


Rwanda recalls ambassador to France, may break diplomatic ties

Rwanda has recalled its ambassador to France and said it might break off diplomatic ties after a French judge said the Rwandan president and nine aides should be prosecuted over the death of his predecessor, the event that sparked the 1994 genocide.


For Families, a Precious  Time to Regroup

We gather in the dining room of the old house to have cake and ice cream to honor a beloved aunt who died more than 45 years ago. This month would be her 100th birthday. Wide-eyed around the table are children ranging from 4 months to 9 years old and their parents, who are in their 30s and 40s. They...


BAGHDAD, 28 September 2004 - Fresh Iraq violence killed 12 people yesterday as an Iranian diplomat was freed after a 55-day hostage ordeal at the hands of the same militant group which is holding two French newsmen.


Premier,si puo' perdere popolarita' non riferimento politico


Spears taken in ambulance after standoff

The troubled life of Britney Spears added a new chapter when the intoxicated pop star was whisked away in an ambulance after police were called to her house to help end a nearly three-hour custody standoff involving her young sons.


Turco, parere favorevole ma servono 35 milioni


Check Point Touts Skype Blocking Technology

Check Point Software has beefed up its enterprise security gateways.


President Bush, defending his decision to invade Iraq, urged a vast assembly of world leaders Tuesday to stand united with the country's struggling government and said the proper response to spreading violence "is not to retreat, it is to prevail."


President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry make a final push through a handful of crucial swing states on Monday in a last-ditch hunt for


The drama of how Patti LuPone finally got to star as Rose in a New York production of âGypsyâ is almost a musical in itself.


North Korea is seeking a 'nuclear deterrent'

UNITED NATIONS, New York North Korea says its effort to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons is meant to serve as a deterrent against increasing US nuclear threats and to prevent a nuclear war in northeast Asia.


La Spezia (27.09.2004) - E' morto ieri mattina all'ospedale San Martino di Genova Franco Di Mattia, il 57enne che era sopravvissuto al crollo della palazzina a Vezzano Ligure dove nella notte tra martedÃ¬ e mercoledÃ¬ scorso sono morti Giampaolo Tazzini


Oil's days at $50 per barrel look numbered, former Saudi oil minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani says, predicting that prices should ease unless politics or a tough winter get in the way.


Israel plans funding clampdown on Hamas-ruled Gaza

Israel plans to tighten a financial clampdown on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that would choke off all but humanitarian and basic supplies, senior Israeli and Western officials said on Tuesday.


Tadahito Iguchi tied it with a two-out, two-run homer, and Jim Thome celebrated his return to the lineup with a go-ahead single as the White Sox scored three in the eighth and beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 5-4, last night in Chicago.


Dati Aimpes sul 2007, produzione stimata in 3 mld e 850 mln


Parenting: Theyâll Do It Themselves, Thanks

For three men with Down syndrome, an epic journey to petition Town Hall.


With its eyes on the future of home entertainment and a relatively uncluttered band of radio spectrum, Cisco Systems Inc.'s Linksys division on Wednesday unveiled a line of IEEE 802.11g/a wireless LAN products.


General Motors sends an early warning to shareholders that 2005's payout is likely to be less than last year's.


Secondo il quotidiano spagnolo "Marca" ha ottenuto498 voti battendo Zidane (454) e Ronaldinho (380)                                            Cannavaro, c'Ã¨ un altro trofeo all'italiano il Fifa World Player                                                                                Il premio assegnato dai tecnici e i capitani dei maggiori club


Polls done by two of the nation's most popular news magazines say the presidential race is a virtual tie. A poll by Time Magazine has President Bush leading the race 48-percent to 46-percent for John Kerry.


Backstory: Caracas's retail detail - all under one sea of tarps

Get your haircut and firecrackers here, where middle-class shops have morphed into a hawker's free-for all.


A High Court judge refuses to intervene in how a hospital administers treatment to a dying woman.


Verizon Wireless debuts new Internet service

The service, called BroadbandAccess, allows Verizon Wireless customers to download data to mobile devices at the same speed provided by a broadband connection at a work or home computer.


A summit of African leaders on the crisis in the Sudanese region of Darfur opened Sunday in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, the BBC reported.


Ma secondo il suo vice, dovrebbe rimanere in carica


Ms. Tebaldi, one of the most beloved opera singers of all time, was a singer of overwhelming expressivity and matchless vocal allure.


Russia's top oil exporter, YUKOS, slid  closer to collapse after a mystery buyer bought its main  production unit in a forced auction and its crude oil shipments  started to slow.


The fortune, the death of an Italian countess and claims of foul play

As the night rain fell on the veranda of the luxury villa, the Italian countess, clad only in a white robe to hide her faded beauty, stepped on to the wall guarding the cliff's edge.


Patient safety is at risk because of delays in hearing misconduct cases against nurses, the BBC learns.


Price Dips Below $2 a Gallon In Gainesville Gas Station Battle

For a rare episode of the Gasoline Price Wars, turn to Gainesville, where station manager Kristin Daggle pulled out the equivalent of a laser-guided missile: a big, white, plastic "1" placard.


US stockpiles of crude oil rose by 1.1 million barrels last week, the government reported Wednesday, coming in at half of what analysts had expected.


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British police charge letter bombs suspect

British police charged a school caretaker on Thursday over a recent three-week string of letter bomb attacks which injured eight people.


Microsoft dispells rumors of stealth Windows updates

It's all about updating the updater Microsoft officials are seeking to dispel rumors the company is performing stealth updates on Windows machines. They are also pledging to be more transparent in the future to prevent such misunderstandings from happing again.â¦


Athens throws a party to celebrate successful games

The flame went out on the Olympics during a closing ceremony Sunday night that honored the birthplace of the games with an ebullient display of Greek pride and symbolism, a relief-filled celebration of the ancient and the new.


Sport bodies win round on EU reform, fight goes on

Europe's top sports bodies won a first battle to keep control of their games on Wednesday but a struggle with the European Commission over how sport should be run across the 27-nation bloc looks set to continue.


Italian leader cleared of corruption charges

MILAN -- A court cleared Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges in his long-running trial yesterday, sparing Italy the embarrassment of having its leader convicted of bribing judges.


As Subway strikes back at mockery in a Quiznos-sponsored video contest, it has sparked a novel legal question: Whoâs liable for the videosâ claims?


Memory manufacturer Spansion said it has developed new Flash memory technology supporting the Serial Peripheral Interface communication standard.


Bari, 11:47 - CALCIO, BARI; MATARRESE: A FINE STAGIONE VENDO

Il presidente del Bari, Vincenzo Matarrese, dopo le dure contestazioni dei tifosi a seguito del manc...


One Fool has cooled toward the coffee king.


Social Equality Comes With a Beat, Again

âStep Up 2 the Streetsâ posits a universe where racial and class differences are minor obstacles to fun and pretends its clichÃ©s arenât clichÃ©s.


Digeo's Moxi all-in-one DMRs finally hitting retail

Set-top box software provider Digeo showed off its forthcoming Moxi DMR, and announced new features to be added to cable boxes offering the Moxi Menu.


California's Hydrogen Highway Teeters Towards Collapse

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan for a "hydrogen highway" in California seems to be developing major potholes.


Osaka, 15:19 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: DOPPIETTA GRAN BRETAGNA IN 400 FEMMINILI

Oro e argento per la Gran Bretagna nei 400 metri femminili ai Mondiali di atletica di Osaka. Christi...


Iran cautious over U.S. report seeking engagement

Iran has responded cautiously to proposals for the United States to engage its foe directly, as analysts say Tehran waits to see whether President George W. Bush embraces the idea and what concessions it can win.


The Beetle and 911 Turbo in one garage:  A dynasty is going  full circle.


The Georgia Bulldogs will celebrate homecoming on Saturday. Actually, it's more like a going-away party. After the No. 12 Bulldogs host lowly Vanderbilt, there will no more Southeastern Conference games at Sanford Stadium this season. And it's only mid-October.


U.N. Council says no request from Iran for briefing

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to address the U.N. Security Council to defend Tehran's nuclear plans, but he has yet to officially ask the 15-member body for a meeting, said the council president on Tuesday.


'RACE AGAINST TIME': UN sees world unprepared for nuclear attack

The world is in a "race against time" to prevent nuclear weapons getting into the hands of terrorists, the chief of the UN's nuclear watchdog said Monday as he welcomed a preliminary agreement on Iran's nuclear program.


Avevano 28 e 33 anni, la seconda era campionessa di windsurf


Prince lashes out at YouTube, eBay and The Pirate Bay

Musician intends to win back control of his copyright on the Web.


Cannavaro alla Juventus Cesar in arrivo all'Inter

Torino, 30 agosto 2004 - E' ormai giunta all'epilogo l'operazione di mercato che porta Fabio Cannavaro a vestire il bianconero: Luciano Moggi, direttore generale juventino, ha infatti definito questo pomeriggio gli ultimi dettagli della trattativa con la


Arjuna Seneviratna witnessed and survived the tsunami wave that struck Sri Lanka. He talks about the harrowing experience.


Running (Not Hiding) From the Doping Police

THEY do not approach their subjects wearing lab coats to indicate a) they work behind the Clinique counter at Saks, or b) they test for drug cheats at the Olympics.


STRAGE ALL'HILTON DI TABA, CRESCE L' ANSIA PER LE SORELLE ITALIANE ...

TABA - Si teme per la sorte di due sorelle italiane, di 23 e 24 anni, che potrebbero essere rimaste coinvolte nell'attentato all'hotel Hilton di Taba, semidistrutto da una bomba stanotte. Jessica e Sabrina


I just solved the Social Security problem in three easy moves.


Cubs plate three runs in ninth inning, fall a run short

The Chicago Cubs need more than rally caps, good-luck charms or curse-busters now. Mike Hampton and Dewayne Wise each hit two-run homers to lead the Atlanta Braves to


The UK's leading supermarket chain sees sales, excluding petrol, rise by 7.6% over the Christmas holiday period.


Employers should follow the Scots' lead on vehicle smoking ban

Different laws could cause headaches Companies should order all employees not to smoke in any work vehicle and should follow the Scottish "no smoking" sign requirements because they are the most stringent when the English smoking ban comes into force one month from today.â¦


With Guilty Pleas, Cali Cartel Finished, U.S. Says

Two brothers who headed Colombia's powerful Cali cocaine cartel pleaded guilty yesterday to drug trafficking charges in Miami and agreed to turn over billions in assets.


Scientists meet  this week to decide if Montserrat's SoufriÃ¨re Hills Volcano still poses a major threat to the island's inhabitants.


Campaign tunes not so simple in campaigns

Choosing a theme song for a political campaign may sound fun but can produce plenty of sour notes.


Fighting between Hamas and Fatah is fuelling human rights abuses, Amnesty International says in a report.


Siebel to acquire edocs for $115 million

Siebel Systems has agreed to acquire edocs, a maker of e-billing and customer self-service applications, for $115 million, Siebel said Friday.


David Beckham Fans Beware: Trojan Makers Are Targeting

David Beckham has made it into the news, once again. But Beckham has done nothing for this publicity. Computer hackers have created a trojan virus attached to software by claiming to have sleazy photographs of the soccer star.


LUXEMBOURG Sept. 30, 2004 - Microsoft Corp. told a European Union court judge Thursday that it would suffer irreparable harm if forced to reveal more of its software code to rivals, while the EU said such


Scambiato il 2% del capitale, Telecom -0,43%


Four British men held at Guantanamo Bay for nearly three years are to sue the US government.


Iran on Saturday brushed aside warnings by G8 leaders that it would face further U.N. sanctions if it failed to halt uranium enrichment work.


At least five Iraqis die as insurgents target US forces in central Iraq, reports say.


Tracy McGrady scored 32 points to lead visiting Houston Rockets beating the Los Angeles Clippers 91-86 in overtime. It is the Rockets seventh straight win over the Clippers, and


ORLANDO, Fla. - President Bush and John Kerry, shifting away from the sharp debate over war and terrorism, return to bread-and-butter economic issues in campaign stops in two closely divided states...


A former tax inspector is jailed for six years after admitting a Â£1m blackmail plot  against Tesco.


Genova, 18:50 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA; BELLUCCI: C'E' PALPITAZIONE IN CITTA'

Grandissima attesa a Genova per il derby della Lanterna. Claudio Bellucci presenta il match avverten...


Britain's annual art debate begins as Turner Prize opens

A digital recreation of Al-Qaeda head Osama bin Laden's former home in Afghanistan was among nominations for Britain's most prestigious -- and controversial -- art award, which opened Wednesday.


Late last winter, Merrimack College put the wraps on a dismal hockey season by going winless (0-14-2) in its last 16 games. The Warriors never scored more than three goals in any game and finished the season 3-27-4 - dead last in Hockey East.


As much as the Colts say that the weather for Sunday's AFC divisional playoff game against the Patriots doesn't matter, the subject of field and game conditions keeps coming up.


U.S. dollar dips to new low against euro

The U.S. dollar slid to a new low Wednesday against the euro, which rose to $1.3130 in morning trading - breaking a day-old record as jittery markets kept up pressure on the U.S. currency.


Saudi security forces killed a suspected militant in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Saturday and confiscated weapons in his possession, the Saudi Interior Ministry said.


World Business Briefing: Canada: Railway Buying U.S. Carrier

The Canadian Pacific Railway agreed to buy the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Corporation, which operates in the Midwest.


The UN boosts security at its European headquarters in Geneva after authorities warn of a possible threat against it.


Call it the night of multiple nominations. More than a dozen artists headed into the 2006 American Music Awards on Tuesday with at least two chances to win, including Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem, Carrie Underwood and Mary J. Blige.


Nell'access time continua il successo di Frizzi


Having done such a grand job of wiping out spam e-mails, Congress may soon turn its hand to the destruction of spyware.


Mobile commerce seen as future for Japan retailers

The future of retail sales in Japan can  be seen on its trains -- on which 60 million people travel  every day with many of them glued to their mobile phones.


Who is next at the candy store on the hill? Real Salt Lake got their big chunk after threatening to leave for a year. The Voucher Vultures get their chunk after months of disingenuous radio ads dissing public education. But we the heavily taxed Utah peasants didn't get represented this year.


FORT PIERCE, Fla. Sept. 6, 2004 - Weakened but persistent, Tropical Storm Frances took aim at the Florida Panhandle on Monday after causing flooding and tearing roofs off buildings throughout a wide swath of central and southern Florida.


Drug maker Merck & Co. reported Tuesday that its board appointed a special committee to review the company's actions before withdrawing blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx from the market Sept.


Drinking by Men or Women Affects Miscarriage Risk

NEW YORK  - Women who are thinking about  becoming pregnant are usually advised to stay away from  alcoholic beverages. Now, new research suggests that their  partners should do the same.


White House race enters new national phase

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - The unpredictable fight for the White House went national on Wednesday, as candidates fanned out across the country and Democrat Barack Obama bounced back from a surprise loss to Hillary Clinton to grab a coveted union endorsement.


Zimbabwe internet slows to crawl as debts unpaid

Internet traffic in Zimbabwe has come  close to a standstill after an international satellite firm  slashed its bandwidth because the cash-starved government  failed to pay the bill.


Pakistan court drops British airline plot terror charge

A Pakistani court dropped terrorism charges against a British man suspected of being a key figure in an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, his lawyer and police said.


Dati su meno 30% seggi, ballottaggio tra Nikolic e Tadic


LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's largest maker of consumer appliances and a major producer of cell phone handsets, said Thursday it swung to a profit in the second quarter on strong sales of appliances and premium mobile phones.


Paul Allen applies to bid in U.S. wireless auction

A venture led by Microsoft Corp  co-founder Paul Allen has applied to bid in an upcoming U.S. auction of coveted wireless airwaves, according to auction documents released late on Tuesday.


Also, airline says bankruptcy filing possible in 'near term'

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The auditor for Delta Air Lines raised doubts about the future of the nation's third-largest carrier in a regulatory filing late Wednesday as the company also sharpened its warning about filing for bankruptcy protection.


The back end of the Angels bullpen is a very nasty place, with not one but two menacing closers poised daily to sweep away anyone's hopes of snatching the bread away from the starters.


The Director of Public Prosecutions denies people defending themselves against intruders are taken to court.


Republican congressional leaders struggled Wednesday to sidetrack legislation allowing prescription drugs to be imported from abroad, a pre-election controversy threatening to delay billion of dollars for homeland security.


Union members booed and hissed Prime Minister Tony Blair during a speech to an organized labor conference Tuesday, and more than a dozen delegates walked out to protest his efforts to partly privatize public services.


Apple eyes labor conditions at iPod plant

Apple Computer Inc. is investigating claims of poor working conditions at a Chinese iPod factory, the company said Friday, vowing not to tolerate any labor violations.


The FCC's auction of rights to a huge chunk of radio airwaves invites new players to the telecom game. If Google bids big, it could mean open wireless access for all


Striking Writers Target Oscars and Globes

The Academy Awards presentation is still two months away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two decades. The screenwriters union, on strike since November 5 against major mov...


Drug-coated heart stents face safety review

U.S. advisers will start considering on Thursday the risks of drug-coated stents implanted in millions of heart patients, examining evidence showing the devices may lead to dangerous blood clots.


Spain to extradite Argentine for "dirty war" crimes

Spain said on Friday it had agreed to extradite to Argentina an ex-member of a death squad which tortured and killed people in the early 1970s, just before the South American country's notorious "Dirty War".


Madrid, 12:45 - CALCIO, SONDAGGIO MARCA: ARAGONES DEVE DIMETTERSI

Secondo la maggioranza dei tifosi spagnoli, Luis Aragones deve dimettersi dalla guida della Spagna. ...


IL PERSONAGGIO. L'incontro con il grande amore Panagulische ispirerÃ  "Un uomo", un bestseller mondiale                                                  Un'inviata di guerra che faticava come un soldato                                                                                E diceva di sÃ¨: "Sono piÃ¹ brava di Hemingway"di BERNARDO VALLI


Bruised Bear hedge fund investors mull legal action

Some aggrieved investors are turning to lawyers to pursue possible legal claims stemming from losses at two Bear Stearns Cos.  hedge funds that were virtually wiped out from large, illiquid bets on risky mortgages.


Now that the Anaheim Ducks have that elusive road win, they are ready to do what they do best: close things out at home. Twice the Ducks have reached the Stanley Cup finals and both times they were perfect on home ice and inept in enemy territory. That all changed in Canada's capital city on Monday and set up an NHL-style beach party.


Google brand of growth takes root in Kendall Sq.

CAMBRIDGE -- A favorite parlor game in Greater Boston technology circles has been guessing which area company will grow up to be the next Google Inc., the Silicon Valley search provider that has become the behemoth of the Internet economy.


Emanuel to Head Democratic Campaign Panel

Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel, a former political operative for President Clinton, was named head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Sunday, replacing the late Rep. Robert Matsui.


The New York Giants hope top draft choice Eli Manning can pump new life into their playoff hopes, while the Washington Redskins turn to Patrick Ramsey and the Miami Dolphins to AJ Feeley to give them any life at all.


Fino a 1,8 mld dollari per piattaforme off shore


Holiday travelers are flocking to airports and snowy roads to make their way home for the celebrations.


Ha devoluto l'intero compenso a organizzazioni umanitarie


Brazil's Lula Goes for 'Routine' Heart Check-Up

BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazilian President LuizInacio Lula da Silva will undergo an annual check up at a SaoPaulo heart hospital on Saturday morning, a government officialsaid on Friday.


Yahoo posts drop in profit, hurt by display ads

Internet media company Yahoo Inc.  on Tuesday reported a dip in quarterly profit in line with previously lowered expectations, weighed down by weak brand advertising and recent management turmoil.


American Express Profits Rise 17 Percent

American Express Co. AXP.N said on  Monday fourth-quarter profits rose 17 percent, driven by  increased use of its credit cards and strong travel-related  sales.


RACINE, Wis. Aug. 23, 2004 - John Edwards chose the almost evenly divided state of Wisconsin to tout the Democratic presidential ticket's economic plans and criticize the Bush administration's new rules for overtime pay.


Taiwan's High Court cleared opposition presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou of graft charges Friday


The Bernabeu provided a safe setting for 65,203 spectators who attended the United Nations' fund-raising Match Against Poverty, two days after a bomb scare forced an evacuation.


Koreans stranded since 1945 finally find home

INCHEON, South Korea  - Korean Park Jung-ja spent the first six decades of her life on wind-swept Sakhalin, the bad breaks of the Cold War making her a citizen of nowhere. Now, she has finally found a home in suburban Seoul.


Analyst: Apple faces strong European iPhone challenges

As iPhone hype slows and competition increases, Apple may not have the same success in Europe as it has had in the the U.S., an analyst claims.


'Alexander' Falls on Sword at Box Office

Alexander the Great may have conquered millions in his march across the Persian Empire 2,400 years ago but moviegoers in North America easily repelled his advances over the weekend.


Science of Smell Gives 2 U.S. Scientists the Nobel

U.S. scientists Richard Axel and  Linda Buck won the 2004 Nobel prize for medicine for gene  studies that explained how the human sense of smell functions,  Sweden's Karolinska university hospital said on Monday.


AFRICA/SENEGAL - Si avvicina la data delle elezioni Presidenziali: i leader religiosi, musulmani e cattolici invitano alla calma e al rispetto delle regole democratiche Dakar (Agenzia Fides)- Mentre cresce la tensione per lÂavvicinarsi delle elezioni presidenziali e politiche del 25 febbraio, le autoritÃ  religiose musulmane e cattoliche senegalesi continuano a invitare alla calma e al rispetto delle regole democrati...


Army Drowning Trial to Begin at Fort Hood

Defense attorneys for two American servicemen accused in the drowning death of an Iraqi civilian contend the victim may still be alive — or was killed by someone other than U.S. soldiers.


Unsafe abortions in the developing  world kill 68,000 women a year, research suggests.


U.S. blue chips ended nearly unchanged  on Thursday in light volume but technology dipped lower as a  broker downgrade on the semiconductor industry rattled  investors.


Interim Government Seeks Meeting With Sadr

Iraqis meeting to pick an interim national assembly agreed to send a delegation to the holy city of Najaf today in an attempt to convince a radical Shiite cleric to end a bloody conflict with U.S. troops.


Game two between the Yankees and the Red Sox was a pitcher's dual. Pedro Martinez held up his end of the bargain for Boston despite "who's your daddy" chants throughout the game.


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


Dow Jones Says It Will Consider Options for Sale

The decision represents a remarkable turnaround for both the company and for Rupert Murdochâs bid and could end more than a century of family control over the company.


Samsung Electronics unveiled six new mobile phones, including a model that it claims is the world's thinnest phone, at 5.9mm -- or about 0.23 in. -- thick.


Oracle has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PeopleSoft for $26.50 (Â£13.79) per share, or about $10.3bn. The transaction has been approved by both companies' boards of directors and is expected to close by early January.


Lawyers for Pavarotti kin deny problems with will

Lawyers representing various family members of late Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti denied Tuesday that there were differences over his will despite local media reports.


Yet another Trojan horse is luring the Internet with a need to infect Symbian based smart phones. SimWorks International, an anti-virus firm, issued an alert earlier this week informing the users of the Trojanâs existence.


Varsity Letter this week revisits three recent columns. Mike Grasso, a retired U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector, was concerned about what he thought were unclear tryout criteria for Fairfax County high school teams and possible conflicts of interest involving high school coaches who also......


Yankees 2, Orioles 1: Pettitteâs 200th Win Is Twice as Nice

The Yankees are now a game and a half behind first-place Boston in the American League East and lead Detroit by five and a half games for the wild card.


Houston rodeo brings bulls and Beyonce to the city

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo  began 75 years ago as a tribute to Western culture and  heritage, but has morphed into a slick extravaganza aimed at  luring urban cowboys and cowgirls with pop concerts and wine  auctions.


Mei, il sogno che si avvera la parola ai vincitori

Arcehm e Zephiro si sono esibiti palco di Faenza. Raccontano: "Un'esperienza entusiasmante che ci ha permesso di conoscere tanti veri appassionati di musica"


Michael Owen looks set to win his World Cup fitness fight after coming through an extensive workout in training today without aggravating his back problem.


Maybe he read the wrong scouting report, and mixed up his Japanese pitchers. Maybe Barry Bonds was looking for the gyroball instead of the fastball that the Giants' slugger took from Hideki Okajima for a third strike in the eighth inning yesterday afternoon, with a game there to be won for the visitors.


Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's oldest monarch

Queen Elizabeth II was set Thursday to become Britain's oldest monarch, overtaking her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria amid signs the royal family is preparing for life after 81-year-old "Lillibet".


Grammy Award-winning singer and  actress Brandy will not face charges in a December 2006 car  crash that killed a 38-year-old woman, prosecutors said on  Friday, citing insufficient evidence.


Obama, Clinton tied in 2008 Democratic race

Barack Obama has erased a once substantial deficit to climb into a virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


Facebook group rallies to save 'Business 2.0'

Blog: Facebook group formed to save Business 2.0 from closing attracts more than 1,700 members.


Genova, 17:24 - CALCIO, SAMP; MAZZARRI: AFFRONTIAMO LAZIO NEL MOMENTO PEGGIORE

La Sampdoria torna all'Olimpico, uno stadio che in questa stagione ha visto la formazione blucerchia...


Tests reveal chemical cocktail in EU ministers' blood: WWF

Blood tests have revealed that environment ministers from 13 European Union countries are contaminated with chemical pollutants from sofas, pizza boxes and pesticides, the environmental group WWF says.


Queen honours civil liberties and astro-boffins

Oh, and that bloke who invented the web Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights group Liberty, has been nominated for a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in the Queen's birthday honours list. She is being recognised for her services to human rights.â¦


Two centuries after the dawn of the industrial age, the world on Wednesday takes its first concerted step to roll back the emission of "greenhouse gases" believed linked to climate change with the enactment of the Kyoto global warming pact.


American Electric Power Co. concluded the sale Tuesday of its 50 percent interest in South Coast Power Limited, completing AEP's divestiture of assets in the United Kingdom.


The UN Security Council demanded an immediate halt to all military action in the Ivory Coast and confirmed Saturday that UN peacekeepers and French forces were authorized


Four Suicides Linked to Child Porn Probe

The government will press on with a child pornography crackdown despite the suicides of four people being investigated in the operation, an official said Saturday.


New York rally planners lose a round on park use

NEW YORK A federal judge has refused to force New York City to allow a rally on Saturday on the Great Lawn in Central Park, after the city administration and protest organizers failed to reach a compromise during a sudden round of weekend negotiations.


TEWKSBURY -- Many fathers don't trust their teenage sons with the keys to the family sedan. With the game on the line yesterday against Tewksbury, coach Bruce Rich trusted the offense of 20th-ranked Chelmsford to his son, and Eddie drove it to paydirt.


London - Michael Owen has vowed to silence the critics calling for him to be axed by England after a troubled start to his career with Real Madrid.


Deutsche executives retreat to ready a new strategy

FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank, the largest bank in Germany, appears headed for an important executive overhaul aimed at turning problem areas of the business into profit centers over the coming year.


Raggiunta quota 3 milioni, ordinati 90 nuovi Airbus A320


A climate conference overcomes last-minute objections to approve a deal on future talks global warning.


Four Commit Suicide in Australia Child Porn Case

Four Australian men have committed suicide after being caught up in an investigation into child Internet pornography that has resulted in more than 200 arrested and charged for 2,000 offences, police said on Saturday.


OCEANIA/ISOLE FIJI - Crescono le vocazioni: ordinati i due primi diaconi Salesiani. La Chiesa prega per la pace mentre si registrano ancora tensioni sociali Suva (Agenzia Fides) - Anche in una situazione di latente tensione e di pericolo di nuova instabilitÃ  sociale, nellÂarcipelago delle Isole Fiji le vocazioni alla vita religiosa non mancano: la Chiesa locale cerca di consolidare la sua presenza e di e...


ABC News Police Find Baby; Could Be From Slain Mom

SKIDMORE, Mo. Dec 17, 2004 - Authorities have found a healthy newborn girl in Kansas and think it could be the child of slain Bobbi Jo Stinnett.


His teammates call him Mr. Wonderful, but if it were up to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, he just likes to be called one of the guys.


Alimta receives approval to treat most common form of lung cancer; has expected sales of $700 million.


A suicide car bomb detonated outside the gates of a Marine base in western Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 16 Iraqi police officers and wounding 40 others at a police checkpoint.


Stocks rallied in quiet trading Wednesday as oil prices fell for a fourth straight session, countering a pair of government reports that gave a mixed picture of the economy.


Singer George Michael says a new film about his life is the beginning of a retirement from public view.


Britons weighed down by biggest debts in Europe

As rocketing property prices leave many struggling to buy, Britain's image as a nation of debtors was fuelled by a report that Britons hold a third of all unsecured debt in western Europe.


European rights court condemns Britain in 'McLibel' case

The European Court of Human Rights condemned Britain for violating the rights of two activists convicted of libelling US fast food chain McDonald's, ending a 15-year legal battle.


Computer experts on Monday unveiled a digital reproduction of ancient Rome as it appeared at the peak of its power in A.D. 320 — what they called the largest and most complete simulation of a historic city ever created.


Crude oil heads towards $49.40 record on supply fears

Oil prices pushed above $49 a barrel on Monday, approaching record levels as worries about the stability of supplies from Iraq, Nigeria and Russia compounded concerns over low fuel stocks ahead of winter.


Dutch voters picked a new parliament Wednesday in an election that could determine whether the country's tight immigration rules get even tougher or follow what the opposition calls a more humane path.Comment


The Dell Axim X50 series of PDAs, which features the Axim 50 and Axim 50v, are Dell's fall release PDAs and contenders for the holiday shopping season.


IAEA sees "good" Iran cooperation ahead of talks

A senior U.N. nuclear agency official said cooperation with Iran was "good" ahead of talks on Monday about Tehran's disputed atomic work, after an Iranian warning that new U.S. sanctions could harm ties with the agency.


(InfoWorld) - Kevin Martin, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is trying to get the ball rolling toward a decision on AT&T Inc.'s proposed acquisition of BellSouth Corp. The commission appears to be deadlocked 2-2 on whether to approve the deal. The fifth vote that could break that tie belongs to Commissioner Robert McDowell, who is likely to be disqualified because he has worked for a carrier lobbying group, according to news reports. The US$67 billion deal would combine two of the nation's biggest service providers in a company that would include Cingular Wireless LLC, currently a joint venture of the two companies. Consumer advocates and other critics have slammed the plan. AT&T has negotiated with the government and agreed to some conditions, but the two Democrat Commissioners, Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein, still oppose the acquisition. Martin last week wrote a letter to tell key members of Congress he was asking the FCC's general counsel to consider letting McDowell vote, an FCC spokesman confirmed Monday. Under the Code of Federal Regulations, McDowell could vote if the counsel determined that the government's interest in having him participate outweighed "concern that a reasonable person may question the integrity of the agency's programs and operations." The companies announced the planned acquisition in March, and the U.S. Department of Justice approved the proposed deal without conditions in October. An FCC vote on it has been delayed several times.


Siemens Communications President to Keynote June's JUST-US User Conference

JUST-US, the community of users who have purchased Enterprise Networks  products from Siemens, has announced that Dana Rasmussen, the new  President of Siemens Communications, Inc. will deliver the keynote  presentation June 4 as JUST-US members convene for the JUST-US 2007  Annual Conference.


An Greek plane is forced to land in Corfu in the third bomb threat on Olympic Airlines in just over a week.


Innovation Hall of Fame Adds World Wide Web Inventor

Tim Berners-Lee, widely credited as the inventor of the World Wide Web, apologized for the double slashes in every Web address.


Sir Elton John plays a concert in Paris with proceeds going to the tsunami relief effort in Sri Lanka.


Coca-Cola (KO) has settled  a five-year investigation by the European Union into allegations that the soft-drink company abused its market power to hurt rivals, the EU announced Tuesday.


Gorbachev Urges Chechnyan Special Status

President Vladimir Putin should grant Chechnya special status within Russia to end a decade-long insurgency, although some Western countries would like to see Moscow trapped in the "Chechen quagmire" for years, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said on Monday.


Find the best stocks in some of the world's fastest-growing economies.


Baseball perplexed by the hooligan element

Hooligans have rarely been a feature of America's pastime, baseball, but fans and officials were creasing their brows yesterday over an ugly fracas that broke out at a game between


Bari, 16:35 - CALCIO, BARI: PRESI CAVALLI E STELLINI

Il Bari ha ingaggiato l'attaccante Cavalli in comproprietà dal Vicenza e il difensore Stellin...


Pacers Activate Foster From Injured List

The Indiana Pacers activated center Jeff Foster from the injured list Tuesday.