Suicide blast in mosque kills Afghan deputy governor

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded mosque in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Thursday, killing its deputy governor and five other people, officials said.


Russia promises to sort out Yukos oil supplies to China

Russia promised to sort out Yukos oil deliveries to China ahead of a visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao dominated by the struggling oil major's decision to cut supplies to the energy-hungry Asian giant.


Iraqis warn of civil war if U.S. troops withdraw

Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip Iraq into all-out civil war after the New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual scaling-down of forces.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice briefs King Abdullah of Jordan on Monday's Israeli-Palestinian summit.


The good citizens of Iowa are getting an eyeful and an earful of political ads these days, far more than before, even for one of the epicenters of presidential politics.


Mount St. Helens Spews More Steam and Ash

Mount St. Helens spewed more steam and ash on Monday, raising concerns about a larger eruption at the Washington state volcano that woke last week after 18 years of slumber.


Sharon presents plan for Gaza withdrawal

Speaking to members of his Likud party, a determined Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon presented a timetable Tuesday for legislation that would lead to the withdrawal of the country's troops and settlers from Gaza.


CriticÂs Notebook: The End of the Affair

With many talented designers absent from the runway, a critic asks, Does fashion care anymore about creativity?


Workers fight bad weather to give aid to storm-ravaged Philippines ...

Relief crews battling walls of mud and lashing rain to reach villages still isolated days after back-to-back storms devastated the northeastern Philippines have found 51 more bodies, taking the death toll to at least 740 people


Yahoo launched a beta version of My Yahoo Search, giving users more-advanced Web-search capabilities. Competition has been heating up in the search-engine space, with Amazon.


Late Afinogenov goal gives Buffalo fourth straight

Maxim Afinogenov scored the game winner with just over two minutes remaining to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday.


This white paper investigates the issues surrounding mobile security, manageability and cost, and examines how network IT executives can address these concerns simply and cost-effectively.


Secondo ministro Usa verso ripensamento politiche ambientali


Body of man stranded in Oregon mountains found

The body of a San Francisco man who set out on foot in a remote southern Oregon mountain range to get help for his stranded family has been found, police said on Wednesday.


Oil back above $55 as US winter stocks drop

LONDON: Oil prices charged back up to $55 a barrel yesterday as a fresh fall in US heating oil stocks stoked worries over winter supplies.


For months the Democratic presidential contest was about change versus experience. Now it's change versus change. Seeking to secure a theme from her presidential rivals, Hillary Rodham Clinton will begin airing an ad in Iowa and New Hampshire this week that casts her as the Democratic candidate best suited to bring about a new direction for the country.


Hamas wants West to end blockade, Israel frosty

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government but leading officials from the Islamist group said they would never recognize Israel nor abide by existing peace accords.


NO. 9 NORTH CAROLINA 91, NO. 8 KENTUCKY 78: At Chapel Hill, NC - Rashad McCants scored 28 points, Sean May had 14 points and 19 rebounds and Jawad Williams tipped in a miss to thwart a second-half rally by


A new survey of Sept. 11-related illnesses has found an alarming increase in asthma — 12 times higher than normal — among those who toiled on the toxic debris piles of ground zero.


Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU-PF, has ended its congress by announcing the members of its central committee. It was almost business as usual at the end of the three-day gathering as the majority


US movie star Nick Nolte has been sued by the parents of a teenage girl who says she was sexually assaulted at a party at his home while he was away.


Conn. Man Charged with Selling Secret Windows Code

A Connecticut man was arrested on Tuesday on charges that he illegally sold a secret source code used for Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT.


Jags Coach Defends Darius' Hit on Ferguson

Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio defended hard-hitting safety Donovin Darius on Monday, saying he never intended to hurt Robert Ferguson with a clothesline tackle that put the Green Bay receiver in the hospital.


Bush's visit to Colombia put a spotlight on a country where, despite government scandals and human-rights questions, progress has been made against domestic terrorism


Leaders See a Black America Sailing Off Course

HAMPTON, Feb. 10 -- Beneath an oak tree on the campus of what is now Hampton University, historians say, Virginia blacks heard a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation and began to dream of a better life.


Millions of origami birds will be dropped on Thailand's south in a "peace bombing" to mark the king's birthday.


Barack Obama won the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night


Children with AIDS in developing countries die needlessly

Children with AIDS are dying needlessly because of a lack of suitable and adapted medicines. On World AIDS Day, December 1, MSF is calling on the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and national governments


The United States needs only a tie against Nigeria to reach the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup.


With a win Wednesday in the Patriot League final, American can become the school's first basketball team, women's or men's, to make the NCAA tournament.


New Treatment for Urinary Incontinence Reported

Urinary incontinence in women can be corrected by transplanting the patient's own muscle-derived stem cells into the urethra to strengthen it, scientists said on Monday.


Robbery Note Has Thief's Address on Back

MILWAUKEE - Call it the case of the perfect clue. A man handed a note demanding money to a teller at the Wells Fargo Bank Thursday, took the money and fled.


MEDIA baron Conrad Black yesterday announced plans to file a $1.2 billion defamation lawsuit against Hollinger International's special committee over a report accusing Mr Black of "looting" the Chicago-based newspaper company.


FCC chief sees hurdles to satellite TV deal

Television service being launched by  telephone companies has not yet offered sufficient competition  to allow consolidation in the satellite television industry,  U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin  said on Thursday.


Designing for a Cause: AFTER BATTLING CANCER, CARMEN MARC VALVO SUPPORTS INITIATIVES

By Nerissa Pacio, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 18--When Carmen Marc Valvo emerged on the runway following his show at New York's Olympus Fashion Week, the American designer was dressed down in a T-shirt that had very special meaning.


Turkmenistan's new president has called for the abolition of state-funded concerts and dances in his honor during tours of the country, state media reported Saturday.


THERE IS no excuse for the behavior exhibited by a few Oakland A's fans and some members of the Texas Rangers baseball team that sent a player to jail and left a spectator with a broken nose.


NORFOLK, Va. - A 56-year-old ban on tattoo parlors has been lifted in this Navy town. The City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday allowing tattoo parlors in certain parts of the city, home to the world's largest naval base. The ordinance restricts parlors to a few industrial zones and downtown.


Maria Sharapova begins the defence of her US Open title with a swift victory over Roberta Vinci.


The Viacom chief on the Rather flap and MTV in China


Watching Dallas Cowboys safety Keith Davis go through training camp, you wouldn't know he's running around with a bullet lodged into his thigh from a freak shooting only a few weeks ago.


On Kosovo, the EU is united - by a sickening lack of will

Comment is free: Jonathan Steele: Despite the modest successes of the reform treaty, the first post-summit crisis lays bare Europe's failures.


Few companies see their shares move solidly higher after posting a $63 million ($0.22) quarterly loss, but that is exactly the reaction Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC) received


Linebacker Junior Seau retired from  the National Football League on Monday, ending a 16-year career  that featured 12 Pro Bowl selections.


European shares follow Wall Street lower

Europe's main stock markets fell on Tuesday, retracing some of last week's gains after losses overnight on Wall Street and earlier in Asia, dealers said.


Germany braces for trouble over benefit cuts

BERLIN, Jan 2  German labour offices are bracing for protests and possible violence tomorrow when jobless benefit cuts are enacted, the most sweeping and controversial post-war reforms that are ...


Kenton Keith pounded his way into the endzone after Jacksonville surrendered the ball on downs, and the Indianapolis Colts grabbed a 7-0 lead over the division-rival Jaguars in the second quarter on Monday night.


22 Firefighters, 12 Others Injured In IL High-Rise Fire

A stubborn high-rise office fire that sent 34 people to Chicago hospitals is finally out after about five-and-a-half hours. Officials say 22 firefighters are among the injured and some have been seriously hurt.


Bin Laden's son to father: Change your ways

Omar bin Laden has a message for his father, Osama: "Find another way."


Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain faces anger over proposed closures of factories employing disabled people.


Strong jobs growth bodes well for economy

U.S. employers added 132,000 jobs in June and payrolls rose more strongly than previously thought in April and May, according to a Labor Department report that underlined a strengthening job market.


Police prepare to search a field in Leicestershire where they believe the body of a suspect in a murder inquiry may be buried.


3 Palestinian Activists Face U.S. Charges

WASHINGTON - A senior political leader of the Hamas militant group and two others were indicted on racketeering conspiracy charges, accused of laundering money used to pay for attacks against Israel over 15 years, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Friday.    Authorities accused the three of using bank accounts in Ohio, Mississippi, Virginia, Wisconsin and elsewhere to launder millions of dollars to support Hamas, which the U.S...


As more people turn to Web applications for everyday tasks like e-mail, friendship and payments, cyber criminals are following them in search of bank account details and other valuable data, security researchers said.


Smoking may damage your sperm, study finds

Here's one more reason not to smoke -- smoking may damage sperm, passing along genetic damage to a man's children, Canadian researchers report.


InfoWorld - Scott Handy started with IBM in 1983 as a systems engineer and went on to sales, marketing, and strategy positions covering large accounts, channels, small and medium business, and IBM products for Windows NT, Sun Solaris and OS/2 Warp.


An inquiry into a sex scandal inolving a former Republican lawmaker begins at the US Congress.


Blast Kills 28 During Police Raid in Baghdad

A powerful blast destroyed a house in western Baghdad during an overnight raid by police, flattening several nearby buildings and killing at least 28 people including seven policemen, police said on Wednesday.


Ex-Banker Quattrone Gets 18 Months Prison

Former investment banker Frank Quattrone was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison, two months more than the harshest recommended penalty, for obstructing probes into suspected kickbacks involving some of the hottest stock offerings of the 1990s.


SP 500 supera 1.540 punti, Nasdaq ritrova quota 2.700


Genome Study May Answer This Question: Who Was the Neanderthal?

By constructing a complete genome of the Neanderthal, researchers hope to solve the age-old mystery of just how close an ancestor this creature was.


Generation Y biggest user of libraries: survey

More than half of Americans visited a library in the past year with many of them drawn in by the computers rather than the books, according to a survey released on Sunday.


Lyon football club clashes with Platini over race to stock market

French football champions Lyon struck controversy as they launched their shares on the stock market in a bid to raise money to compete with Europe's wealthy elite clubs.


Madrid, 20:11 - CALCIO, LIGA: VALENCIA KO IN CASA

Il Valencia è stato battuto 3-2 in casa dal Villarreal nell'incontro che ha aperto la 36/a gi...


Annie Lennox and Katie Melua will perform at this year's 46664 concert, raising HIV and Aids awareness.


Ten Candidates to Run in Palestinian Election

Ten candidates will run in the Palestinian Authority's presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat, officials said on Thursday after finalizing the list of contenders for the Jan. 9 race.


Eighty-four spoon-billed sandpipers have been discovered in a coastal stretch of Myanmar, offering hope for saving the endangered birds, a conservation group said Thursday.


Aussie newsman detained, released in Iraq

An Australian TV journalist has been released after being detained by unknown group in Baghdad last weekend, SBS Television said in a statement on Monday.


Harmony Posts Takeover Offer To Gold Fields Shareholders

JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (HMY) said in a statement Wednesday it has posted details of its proposed merger with Gold Fields Ltd.


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Yahoo says it needs time to mull Microsoft offer

Yahoo Inc said it may take "quite a bit of time" to weigh its strategic options, including keeping the company independent, following Microsoft Corp's $45 billion offer to buy the company.


S.E.C. Inquiry on Circulation at Newspapers Said to Widen

More than six newspaper companies have received letters from the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking information about their circulation practices.


Reggio Calabria, 19:00 - CALCIO, REGGINA: BALLOTTAGGIO ESTEVES-TOGNOZZI

Ripresa della preparazione della Reggina in vista della gara di Palermo. Lavoro misto ordinato dal t...


New York Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi sued Merck & Co. on Tuesday, seeking to recoup value lost in the state's pension fund after the drug manufacturer pulled its top painkiller Vioxx off the market in September.


ATI Technologies has launched the Radeon Xpress 200 chipset with integrated DirectX 9 graphics for AMD desktop PCs. The latest chipset is aimed at gaming enthusiasts and high definition home entertainment.


Smaller, cheaper, more robust notebook fuel cells could be available in 2006.


Retailers Seen Posting Modest Nov. Sales

US retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) already cutting its holiday


Local Cable Program a Bastion for the Arts

By Florangela Davila, Seattle Times  Feb. 15--Who knew the Seattle Channel offered programming that's anything but City Council-briefing dull?   For instance: a well-told, engaging feature about the Royal Esquire Club, a longtime social fixture of black Seattle.


LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. LF.N on  Wednesday announced the launch of its FLY "pentop computer," a  talking, computerized pen that can translate words into other  languages, or help with math and spelling homework.


In Return, Pettitte Will Discuss Use of H.G.H.

Andy Pettitte, the Yankees veteran left-handed pitcher, has scheduled an afternoon news conference Monday at the teamâs spring training headquarters.


Washington Considers Purchasing Flu Vaccine

The government is considering making commitments to buy a certain number of flu shots each year to help bolster supplies and avoid severe shortages like the current one.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledges that he will do everything in his power to help those hit by flooding.


All three bands on the bill â Blonde Redhead, the Raveonettes and School of Seven Bells â enveloped their songs in the overtone haze of reverb.


Nokia Rolls Out of Gaming and Networking Sites

Nokia started to roll out its N-Gage gaming service and Share on Ovi media sharing site as the cellphone maker expands into mobile Internet services.


Arabs vs Africans in Somalia, Sudan crises

The crises in Somalia and Sudan are pitting Arabs and African governments against each other, sharpening a centuries-old continental divide.


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At least 11 people die as a twin-engine aircraft crashes in the mountains of central Angola.


Shortly after securing first place in Iowa's Democratic caucuses and giving an impassioned victory speech, Barack Obama dialed up some of his rivals' top financial backers. "The game plan . . . was to try to use the great victory we had last night to get new donors," said Mark Gilbert, a member o...


Russia School Siege Town Prepares to Bury Dead

BESLAN, Russia  - The sound of weeping mothers who  lost their children in the bloody end to Russia's school siege  drifted out of the houses of Beslan on Sunday as relatives  prepared to bury the first of 333 people killed.


Eight months later Eight months after an independent researcher revealed that Comcast was secretly throttling BitTorrent and other P2P traffic, the beleaguered American ISP has at last admitted that's exactly what it's doing.â¦


There is new evidence that alcohol consumed in moderation may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes (the form of the disease which emerges in middle age). Although this has been suspected previously, it now seems ...


Fragile star of hope for peace rises in Middle East

For the past four years, Middle East peace could safely be filed under the same heading as Santa Claus: nice fantasy. But this Christmas, glimmers of hope have materialized in the Holy Land.


Serbian president unhurt in apparent assassination attempt

Boris Tadic's (TAH'-dihj-ihz) press office says a car repeatedly tried to crash into his motorcade. The incident occurred late yesterday in downtown Belgrade when a black Audi "tried several times to crash


U.S. Wants Iran to Go Before U.N. Council

Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the U.N. atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the U.N. Security Council for refusing to freeze work that can produce nuclear weapons.


Arkansas Farm Produces Most U.S. Goldfish

There is a good chance that the colorful carp you won at the county fair or picked up at the local pet shop came from Pool Fisheries, which sits in the middle of an Arkansas field in Lonoke County, the self-proclaimed baitfish capital of the world where more than 6 billion minnows and goldfish are bred each year.


Cairo rules out stripping Egyptian-American activist of citizenship

Egypt's interior minister said in comments published Friday that there were no grounds for stripping Egyptian-American sociologist Saad Eddin Ibrahim of his citizenship, despite his strident criticism of the regime's human rights record.


Two pilots die in Polish air show collision

Two pilots were killed performing  aerial acrobatics at an air show in Poland on Saturday when  their aircraft collided head-on in front of thousands of  spectators.


Angels Top A's 5-4, Clinch AL West Title

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Anaheim Angels capped a stirring comeback with one final rally, and now they're champions of the AL West for the first time in 18 years...


ASIA/FILIPPINE - Il Ministero della Salute conferma una epidemia di dengue che finora ha ucciso 167 persone nel paese. Nuova epidemia anche in Cina Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Una epidemia di dengue Ã¨ stata confermata nel nord dellÂarcipelago delle Filippine dal Ministero della Salute locale. Secondo il Centro di Epidemiologia Nazionale del Ministero, il virus si Ã¨ sviluppato nella cittÃ  di Morong,...


Stampa indiana, cifra oscilla tra i 2 e i 2,5 mld dollari


The Masters will have a guy named Palmer playing at Augusta National next year -- just not the King. Ryan Palmer was among five Nationwide Tour graduates who earned a spot in the 2005 Masters on Monday, when


Berlino, 11:22 - CICLISMO, SAVOLDELLI ALL'ASTANA

L'Astana Team, formazione kazaka con licenza svizzera, ha ingaggiato Paolo Savoldelli, leader della ...


Chinese President Hu Jintao moved shrewdly to strengthen his position at the Party Congress. But that won't necessarily make implementing his policies any easier


Little Tikes Ready to Cast New Mold: New Owner Plans to Double Business; Role for Hudson Remains Unclear

By Betty Lin-Fisher, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Dec. 10--The hallways of the Little Tikes headquarters are all spruced up for the season.


AMSTERDAM  - Despite a long tradition of television that pushes the boundaries of the acceptable in the Netherlands, Dutch viewers are being turned off by a wave of controversial programs.


Italian Leader Urges Prodi to Stay as PM

The Italian president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and face a new vote of confidence in parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the government's resignation ...Comment


Ichiro now one hit from Sisler's hits record

In a fitting microcosm of the Seattle Mariners' season, Ichiro Suzuki took oen more step toward history while his embattled team suffered another loss.


The chances of losing a second child to cot death have been overestimated, according to a new review of the evidence.


Tax plan to raid bank accounts of evaders

Tax evaders could find their bank accounts raided directly by the Inland Revenue, under a government plan to get back some of the billions in annually lost payments.


Defence giant EADS is interested in buying parts of UK's BAE Systems, in addition to seeking a merger with Thales, a report says.


CASTELFALFI, Italy  - Tuscany has long been so overrun with Britons lapping up the culture and the wine that it is known as "Chiantishire" like a British county.


Five killed by truck blast north of Baghdad

A truck carrying gas exploded near a restaurant just north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring over a hundred, including many women and children poisoned by gas released in the blast, police said.


Sono stati schiacciati da una lastra di cemento armato


NEW DELHI: India's parliament passed the annual budget yesterday as opposition lawmakers boycotted the vote, accusing the country's premier of insulting them after they refused to debate the spending bill.


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Princess Diana's driver was drunk the night she and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed died in a car crash in Paris, a bartender told the court investigating the princess' death.


An Iraqi civilian testified Wednesday that he and his cousin were forced at gunpoint into the murky Tigris River and that U.S. soldiers laughed while the two struggled against the current.


Al Sistani and Al Sadr: two differing visions of Iraq

For Abdelkarim Hashem, Shi'ite SCIRI representative and current Iraqi ambassador in Moscow, the peaceful invasion of Najaf by Al Sistani supporters is the expression of "a plebiscite


The Fantasy World of a Mysterious Artist

Jessica Yu's excellent documentary explores the life and work of Henry Darger, one of the world's best-known outside artists.


Health insurer Bupa is to close its operations in Ireland to avoid making payments to state-owned rival VHI.


A man arrested on suspicion of trying to buy a woman's baby said Wednesday that the money he gave the mother was intended only as help.


Story published at magicvalley.com on Saturday, February 24, 2007 Last modified on Saturday, February 24, 2007 8:36 AM MST Italian President Giorgio Napolitano delivers a statement after meeting Italian Premier ...Comment


A prominent producer called to enquire the 'haal-chaal' of the industry and as the conversation veered towards this week's EK SE BADHKAR EK, he opined that the film hadn't work primarily because comedies aren't embraced as warmly as action flicks.


Problems with PayPal Persist for Fifth Day

PayPal's problems arrive at the very start of the crucial holiday selling season. Users began to note problems on Friday following a software upgrade, eBay said.


Firenze, 16:34 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: CONVOCATI PER PARMA

Il tecnico della Fiorentina, Cesare Prandelli, ha convocato 21 giocatori per la gara di domani a Par...


The BBC says it is concerned for the safety of its correspondent Alan Johnston, who is missing in Gaza.


You sent us pictures of autumn scenes from various European countries.


Actress relies on Eastwood's 'quiet presence'

The longtime star directs Hilary Swank to a career-boosting performance in "Million Dollar Baby.". BY ROBERT WELKOS. HOLLYWOOD - She was a little-known actress when she won over critics and captured an Oscar


Video Games: Deploying Soon, Shock and Rock

There appears to be no dearth of excellent games that are not named Halo 3 headed to screens this fall. Here are some of them.


Argentina Tries to Coax Investors on Debt

Three years after declaring the biggest default by a sovereign nation, Argentina launched a marketing blitz Wednesday urging investors worldwide to accept new terms for restructuring more than $100 billion in debt.


Stocks headed for a lower open on Tuesday as disappointing earnings from Best Buy Co. Inc.  revived worries about consumer spending.


Verizon's agreement with Philadelphia brings new life to the city's WiFi plans.


Shuttle Mission Extended to Fix Insulation Blanket

NASA managers said that they would extend the mission of the space shuttle Atlantis for a spacewalk to repair a problem that could cause damage during re-entry.


Is sticking with funds in the same family a bad idea?


So Solid Crew member Romeo, aka Marvin Dawkings, appears in court following an alleged fight in a car park.


France Nominate Wildcards for Australian Open

World number one junior Gael Monfils  and Capucine Rousseau will receive the two French Tennis  Federation wildcard entries for the Australian Open, organizers  said on Saturday.


Clemson Scores in OT, Shocks No. 11 Miami

Reggie Merriweather ran for a career-high 114 yards and three touchdowns, including a 2-yard score in overtime Saturday night to cap Clemson's 24-17 comeback victory over No. 11 Miami.


NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday morning after a surge in U.S. jobless claims and mounting concern about the struggling bond insurance industry.


A Welsh politician with Benazir Bhutto the previous time she was attacked says he told her advisers she needed proper protection.


The FA Cup fourth-round draw takes place on Monday.


Ministro Economia, risanamento dei conti non e' finito


Activists Vow to Disrupt Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy  - Anti-globalization protesters on  Thursday vowed more disturbances at Venice's most ambitious  film festival in years to protest against Hollywood's wealth  and reach after featuring as uninvited guests at its gala  opening.


Dearly departed to heat Manchester crematorium

'A final act of generosity' to chilly mourners A Manchester crematorium where "grieving friends and relatives have complained of the cold during services" will tackle the problem by using the "body heat" generated in the incineration process to crank up the temperature, the Telegraph reports.â¦


Bossi Fini da cambiare : Calderoli contro Pisanu

Il ministro dell'interno Giuseppe Pisanu ammette che e' forse giunto il momento di un "tagliando" per la legge Bossi-Fini, e ritiene che "nessuno ha mai pensato che la legge sull'immigrazione fosse un testo definitivo, data la complessita' della materia".


Media frenzy sparks fears for Britney Spears

She is watched round the clock by photographers, chased at high speed and friends fear for her mental stability.


San Francisco, 10:39 - CICLISMO, TOUR CALIFORNIA: LEIPHEIMER VINCE PROLOGO

Levi Leipheimer, americano della Discovery Channel, ha vinto il prologo del Tour di California, disp...


Television Review: New-Art Appreciation: Profiles in Concept

If you are new to contemporary art, you might find âArt:21 â Art in the Twenty-First Centuryâ a useful, mildly engaging introduction. Informed viewers will find it annoyingly superficial.


Bush opens Latin America tour to boost U.S. ties

President Bush opens a week-long tour of Latin America on Thursday aimed at strengthening ties with a region tilting to the left and influenced by the populist appeal of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.


Alternative Energy Sources: 4 Technologies on the Brink

Examine the upside and down of wind, geothermal, solar and synfuel.


In Austria, Pope Emphasizes Protection of the Environment

Pope Benedict XVI briefly expanded on the Vaticanâs increasing focus on the environment at the end of a three-day visit to Austria.


Il prezzo del greggio a 49,43 dlr per freddo polare in Usa


Ed Breen has done a tremendous job in the Tyco turnaround. But as with all turnarounds, there's still work to be done.


Ex-Banker Quattrone Gets 18 Months Prison

Former investment banker Frank  Quattrone was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison,  two months more than the harshest recommended penalty, for  obstructing probes into suspected kickbacks involving some of  the hottest stock offerings of the 1990s.


Sorenstam ends skid with 70th LPGA title

Annika Sorenstam won the season-opening SBS Open for her 70th LPGA Tour title and first since September 2006, birdieing two of the last three holes Saturday for a 3-under 69 and two-stroke victory.


Primo volo il 9/2/1967, ora si progetta versione 'advanced'


Barack Obamaâs success at fund-raising is tempting him to back away from accepting public financing in the general election.


Wives Burdened by Ex-N.F.L. Playersâ Dementia

Neither the league nor the playersâ union consider dementia a football-related condition.


Washington deals Cougars school-record loss

It was far from the Christmas present Tom Penders and the Houston Cougars had in mind. Houston was pummeled by the No. 12 Washington Huskies 110-63 on Friday in the worst loss in school history.


Economy - Thursday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Single-family prices are up 3% nationally, year over year, but that's the weakest gain in a decade, researcher Global Insight said. The percentage of homes it deems "overvalued" fell to 14% in Q1 from 17% in Q4. Hot markets like California, Florida, New York and New England saw the broadest declines, as did weak areas of the industrial Midwest. Texas was home to the most "undervalued" markets.


Description: NPR's Melissa Block talks with Vincent Cannistraro, former CIA chief of counter-terrorism, about Sen. Pat Roberts' sweeping proposal to reorganize government intelligence organizations.


The US and Australia recall Chinese-made toys containing a substance linked to date-rape drug GHB.


Man Utd's David Gill refuses to comment on allegations an Arsenal player threw food at Sir Alex Ferguson.


TI quarterly profit falls, rev outlook disappoints

Texas Instruments Inc.  posted  a lower quarterly profit on weak demand for its calculators,  and gave a disappointing revenue forecast for the third  quarter, sending shares down 3 percent on Monday.


Fashion will rock this week when two young artists — singer Rihanna and designer Zac Posen — get together for a charity event.


EMI Group Plc  is expected to reject a potential 2.5 billion pound ($4.92 billion) bid from private equity firm Permira as being too low, the Times newspaper said on Monday.


Lo dice la Farnesina, Cosma Russo ha telegonato


Abu Ghraib Abuse Leader Gets 10-Year Sentence

FORT HOOD, Texas  - A military jury sentenced Spc.  Charles Graner to 10 years in prison on Saturday for his  leading role in the 2003 Abu Ghraib torture of Iraqi prisoners,  five years less than the maximum sentence possible.


Social Security Reform a Boon for Funds?

The bonanza many believe President Bush has handed the mutual fund industry with his plans to reform Social Security may be a mirage, industry leaders said on Friday.


France's Raffarin sticks to optimistic growth forecast

French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin insisted this weekend his country would achieve growth of 2.5 percent next year despite reports of flagging economic momentum in recent months.


The OECD is to mount a fresh probe into UK anti-bribery laws following the scrapping of an inquiry into BAE.


Visitors told to stay away as chocolate festival proves too popular

Sunny weather and the promise of free samples caused crowds to swarm into a small Portuguese town on the closing day of an annual chocolate festival, leading organisers to appeal for visitors to stay away.


Twenty-two people were injured, two of them seriously, after a bus and crane collided near Bruntal in the east of the Czech Republic Thursday, police said.


The politics of being caught in an airport sex sting here are tough enough for Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, but a legal fight against his guilty plea won't be any easier.


Consumers increased their spending in July by the largest amount in six months and the back-to-school shopping season got off to a strong start in August, boosting hopes that the economy will not stumble into a recession this year.


A Maine couple upset that their 19-year-old daughter was pregnant tied her up, loaded her in their car and began driving to New York to force her to get an abortion, police said.


Two Iraqis, US soldier killed in suicide car bomb attack on US ...

MOSUL, Iraq, Oct 11  - Two Iraqis and a US soldier were killed and 27 others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack Monday against a military convoy in the northern city of Mosul, medics and the US military said.


Viacom Sues Google Over YouTube Video Clips

The suit seeks $1 billion in damages and an injunction against further violations.


Stay awake for long enough tonight and you will witness one of the sky's most amazing natural phenomena - a total lunar eclipse.


Musica, lisa presley vende il patrimonio di elvis

Philadelphia, 17 dic. (Adnkronos) - Il patrimonio di Elvis va via di casa. L'impresario Robert FX Sillerman ha acquistato l'85% dei beni dell'azienda che fa capo a Elvis Presley. Un accordo che include anche


Vogts insists Scotland can still qualify for World Cup

Berti Vogts insists Scotland can still qualify for the World Cup in 2006 despite losing to Norway yesterday. Having picked up just a single point from two matches, the result puts Scotland under even more


Euro 'gendarmerie' set up to police the world

The European Union added a fresh arm to its fast-growing military and police machinery yesterday, launching a fighting "gendarmerie" for quick deployment to trouble spots all over world.


A suicide bomb hits a convoy of foreign troops in the Afghan capital, Kabul, reportedly killing four people.


Sudan, EU set for clash over UN troops for Darfur

Sharp differences emerged on Monday  between Sudan and the international community over the purpose  of an upcoming conference world powers say is aimed at pushing  for a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur.


AU envoy Salim urges Darfur parties to talk

EL-GENEINA, Sudan  - African Union envoy Salim Ahmed Salim on Sunday urged all parties to Darfur's 4-1/2-year-old conflict to commit to a ceasefire to support peace talks due to begin in October.


ITH THE US economy moving ahead and the nation's payrolls picking up, Federal Reserve policymakers boosted short-term interest rates for a third time this year - the last chance to do so before the November Preseidential election in six weeks.


Free Net phone upstart sues Vonage, Fry's

Internet phone service Sipphone has charged Vonage Holdings and retailer Fry's Electronics with false advertising for failing to adequately disclose limitations on hardware that allows phone calls to be placed over a broadband connection.


EU environment ministers agree in principle to cut emissions by 20% by 2020, and seek a global 30% cut.


MotoGp: Stoner in pole Valentino cerca il miracolo

L'australiano della Ducati, dominatore della stagione, ancora una volta parte davanti. Secondo tempo per Rossi


Moneta unica europea scambiata a 1,3151 dollari e 156,99 yen


Rosie Gacioch, whose baseball experiences during the World War II era helped inspire the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own," died at 89.


Minneapolis (WCCO) Did you know this? Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers -- killing more people than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined.


BenQ says 'adieu' to its European mobile phone business

3,000 jobs axed BenQ's mobile phone business - the former Siemens division BenQ took over less than a year ago for â¬250m - is facing imminent collapse.â¦


UK and US plan realtime police database links

Dry run on immigration databases UK and US immigration databases have been linked in an intelligence sharing experiment that could lead to permanent trans-Atlantic data stores of wanted and suspected people.â¦


Mercato sempre piu' sicuro di taglio dei tassi da parte Bce


Champions League: il Porto passa agli ottavi

Negli altri gironi di Champions League, oramai conclusi, da registrare la qualificazione - rincorsa del Porto (girone H), che grazie alla vittoria ottenuta per 2-1 sul proprio campo contro il Chelsea dell`ex Mourinho supera di slancio il Paris Saint


Sharon fires two ministers over Gaza vote

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today fired a rebel cabinet minister and deputy cabinet minister after they voted against his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip next year, Israeli media said.


America wastes gazillions with always-on PCs

Switched off to the environment Next time you leave the office, turn off your machine. According to a new report, the typical mid-sized American business wastes more than $165,000 a year in electricity costs thanks to PCs left on through the night. Thatâs more than $1.72bn in wasted funds across the country.â¦


Some 400,000 Mauritanians need food aid after last year's locust invasions, the UN says.


Ad networks target online gamers as next big audience for product placements.


Nasrallah says no army can disarm Hizbollah

Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah   on Friday rejected international calls to disarm his Lebanese   guerrillas and told a huge "victory" rally they still had more   than 20,000 rockets after a month of war with Israel.


Even the cowboy boot now sports 'Made in China'

Production of even top-of-the-line brands like Tony Lama is shifting to China and Mexico.


Kantaris Media Player is a all-in-one media player which tries to provides the best media experience.Video playback is based on VLC code which results in that it plays everything without the need of installing any codecs.Contains beautiful music visuals.   After over two months of development a new version of Kantaris is finally released. New in the 0.3.0 release: New and better looking user interface. .rar file support. ( Play rar files without having to extract the content) Better subtitle support. Lots of changes that will make the player more stable. Updated to the latest stable vlc code. (0.8.6d)   Kantaris is versatile media player that can almost play anything.


Former guitarist for 1970s pop group Bread and Academy Award-winning songwriter Jimmy Griffin dies.


Survey: Two-thirds of users don't deploy Oracle quarterly Critical Patch Update

A survey of Oracle Users Group attendees finds two-thirds have never applied one of Oracle's quarterly Critical Patch Updates. Oracle, meanwhile, prepares to release its next quarterly CPU on Tuesday.


Ventiquattro immigrati hanno raggiunto Capo Passero dopo 12 giorni di navigazioneAi marinai hanno raccontato di aver gettato in mare un bambino, un uomo e una donna                                          Sicilia, sbarco di clandestini "Tre di noi sono morti di sete"


Least Affordable U.S. Real Estate Markets

It's hardest to buy a home in these 10 places, where owning property is out of reach for most of the population.


A VICTORIAN man had been found dead after being interviewed over child pornography allegations, police confirmed today. Police said the man had been interviewed in relation to Operation Auxin, the nationwide


"Babel" leads Golden Globes with 7 nominations

"Babel," a searing film drama about  cultural gaps among people around the world, earned seven  Golden Globe nominations on Thursday to lead a surprising range  of contenders for the widely watched movie honors.


Dmitry Tursunov of Russia won his first ATP Tour title Monday, defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5) in the final of the Mumbai Open that was twice interrupted by monsoon showers.


A statement purported to be from the kidnappers of two French journalists says they are to announce their fate - adding they did not hand the men to another group.


WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve Board late yesterday boosted short-term interest rates for the fifth time in a row, warning of higher rates next year as it abandons easy money to head off inflation.


Bombs hit Algeria police stations: residents

Bombs exploded near at least three Algerian police stations east of the capital Algiers early on Tuesday in apparently coordinated attacks, residents said.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez presided Friday at a regional petroleum summit in Cuba, pressing his efforts to counter U.S. influence in Latin America and the Caribbean by suggesting more of his neighbors could pay for cheap oil with goods or services in lieu of cash.


NJ jury awards plaintiff $20 mln in Vioxx case

A New Jersey jury found on Monday that Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx was responsible for a plaintiff's heart attack and awarded him $20 million in compensatory damages.


Prescription drug importer to halt operation

A Tulsa company that sold imported prescription drugs from Canada bowed to legal pressure from the Food and Drug Administration yesterday and agreed to permanently halt the practice.


George Lucas boosts film study with gift to school

Filmmaker George Lucas, the man  behind the "Star Wars" movie franchise, says he hopes to  revitalize the study of cinema through a recent $175 million  gift to the University of Southern California, his alma mater.


Military officials should directly inform hundreds of thousands of Marine families and workers that they drank and washed in toxin-contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Sen. Elizabeth Dole said Wednesday.


Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.  said on Wednesday it plans to sell a video service beginning in the second half of 2006 and will use software from Microsoft Corp.  for the service.


Dell to use deals to expand services business: report

Dell Inc.  will use partnerships and acquisitions to become more services-oriented, the Financial Times reported in its online edition on Wednesday, citing an interview with the company's chief executive.


Presidente segue vicenda attraverso Unita' crisi Farnesina


Two of Hollywood's most glamorous events are now caught up in the entertainment industry's ugliest labor dispute in two decades


Major German parties suffer loss in parliamentary elections in two ...

Germany's major parties Sunday saw their popularity decline in local parliament elections in the two eastern states of Sachsen and Brandenburg.


Bringing the price-fight to Windows Mobile Review Palm's Treo 650 smart phone has spearheaded Palm's smart-phone business since its debut in the US in October 2004. Still, it's looking long in the tooth, especially after Palm shipped the Windows Mobile-based 700w and its Palm OS sibling, the 700p, earlier this year. But rather than ditch the older product, Palm's re-modelled it as a new handset, the 680, pitched at a lower price...â¦


Storm leaves 125,000 without power in US

More than 125,000 people were left without power in South Carolina Sunday as Tropical Storm Gaston swept ashore with near-hurricane-force wind, knocking down trees and flooding roads and streets.


Elephants take over transport network, mandate sex parties

Getting drunk with horny elephants. What could go wrong? Comments Researchers at San Diego State University have found that, contrary to the general rule that men get more heavily plastered at parties, women tend to booze more if the parties involve sexual themes and fancy dress. Why? They don't know, but you all agree that they must have had fun trying to find out:â¦


The budget, which increases defense spending and maintains tax cuts, is certain to be sharply criticized by the Democrats, who control Congress.


Sidelined by the Strike, Comedy Goes Online

While the writersâ strike dealt a devastating blow to the entertainment industry, it has also imbued the nascent medium of Web-based comedy videos with a new vitality.


Enron creditors recover $149 mln in settlement

Enron Corp. creditors will receive $149.2 million to settle lawsuits related to commercial paper that the energy trader bought back shortly before its December 2001 bankruptcy filing.


Terrifying walls of water leave massive trail of destruction

The killer tidal waves struck with terrifying speed, obliterating entire villages and sweeping away tourists, boats, cars and buildings.


Some Medical Journals Require Full Disclosure

If pharmaceutical and medical device companies want their studies published in some of the world's most prestigious medical journals, they will have to report studies that never see the light of day, commonly referred to as secret studies.


Obama Raises $32.5 Million, Record for a Democrat

Bloomberg - July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Senator Barack Obama raised at least $32.5 million in the last three months, outpacing New York Senator Hillary Clinton and breaking fund-raising records for a Democratic presidential candidate.


Take-Two to cut costs as it posts quarterly loss

New management of Take-Two  Interactive Software Inc.  said it would cut jobs and  costs as the publisher of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video  games on Monday posted its sixth quarterly loss in a row.


Czech captain Nedved not fit for national duty

Czech captain Pavel Nedved will not return to the national squad until he feels he has fully recovered from a knee injury despite playing for his club Juventus.


Roy Keane insisted he had warned his Sunderland players not to underestimate Luton before the League One club knocked the Black Cats out of the League Cup.


Ex premier su inchiesta Napoli: siamo a livelli di ridicolo


By Anonymous  AOL will rely almost exclusively on the web to promote its internet portal, following a shake-up of its strategy.  The company is evaluating its agency arrangements after offloading its broadband business to Carphone Warehouse for 3 70m last year.


LSE confident of shareholder support for Italy deal

LONDON/MILAN  - The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is confident of winning shareholder support for its 1.6 billion euro ($2.2 billion) bid for Borsa Italiana, it said on Monday, despite a mixed reception to the deal.


'Forgotten' Earns $22M to Top Box Office

LOS ANGELES Sept. 26, 2004 - It's been a bad time for movies in general lately, but good for thrillers like "The Forgotten," which claimed the No.


Wes Anderson will be awarded the Stockholm film festival's Visionary Award for his humane and humorous portrayals of lonely people.


Drug Combo Cut Heart Disease Death Rate in Blacks

A specific combination of drugs produced such encouraging results in blacks with heart disease that the trial was halted early so all the participants could take advantage of the therapy.


A UK soldier dies in an attack in Afghanistan, as  the 14 servicemen killed in an air crash are mourned.


U.S. Making Flu Shots Priority for the Elderly

By MICHELLE SPITZER     JOHNSTON, Iowa  -- Health officials are scurrying to secure flu vaccines so the elderly, who are most vulnerable to influenza, have first access to shots after the nation's supply was cut in half.    "We're begging, borrowing and stealing from every source we can come up with," said Paula Frank, a clinical consulting nurse for the Bishop Drumm Retirement Center...


Both Bernard Hopkins and Oscar de la Hoya, in the days leading up to their fight, had expressed hope that their respective careers might be defined by Saturday night's events at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.


Arsenal boss Arsenal Wenger says for the first time his team will be title contenders after their draw at Liverpool.


Nigerian army kills 24 Islamic militants near Cameroon border

The Nigerian army killed 24 Islamic militants who had taken refuge in the mountainous northeastern region bordering Cameroon, the spokesman for the northeastern state of Borno said.


UMC: 2005 capex focused on 12-inch capacity ramp

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) yesterday stated that its capital expenditure in 2005 will see a focus on ramping capacity at its 12-inch-wafer fabs in Tainan, Taiwan, and Singapore.


Justin Leonard knows what the previous two Bob Hope Chrysler Classic champions went on to accomplish, although he isn't phoning in his coat size to Augusta just yet.


A Fathers 4 Justice protester dressed as Batman scales Buckingham Palace in another breach of royal security.


Relatives Plead for Release of Two Americans, One British Hostage

Relatives pleaded on Monday for the release of two Americans and a Briton as a deadline loomed for their beheading. In Baghdad, two Sunni Muslim clerics from a powerful conservative group were assassinated within hours of each other.


Analysts comment on Group Menatep recent initiatives

RBC, 04.11.2004, Moscow 13:20:52.The intention of Group Menatep to appeal to international courts against Russian state authorities concerning the YUKOS case is an aggressive attempt of its major shareholders to retain some of YUKOS' assets, some analysts


Sinn Fein unveils what it says is British bug in headquarters

Sinn Fein leaders accused British spies Tuesday of hiding an electronic listening device inside the Belfast headquarters of the Irish Republican Army-linked party.


Holiday travelers delayed in Chicago, NY

Dense fog and a low cloud ceiling forced airlines to cancel more than 200 flights at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Friday at the start of the busy holiday travel season.


Lycos Europe Confronts Strong Resistance In Spam War

The online community/portal company's offensive against spammers began this week, when it started distributing a screensaver that conducts a denial-of-service attack against sites that market products via spam.


Germany girds for rough economic ride: report

Germany has again lowered its 2008 economic growth forecast and hatched a plan to fend off a possible global recession, Der Spiegel magazine reported in its issue to be released Monday.


Farrah Fawcett finishes cancer treatment

Farrah Fawcett has completed cancer treatment and is doing well, her publicist said Tuesday.


TechEd 2007: Health Modeling Tool for Visual Studio 'Re-Premieres'

This afternoon at TechEd, Microsoft architect evangelist "Chef" David Aiken (complete with white uniform) demonstrated a component called Visual Studio Management Model Designer.  He described it as an essential component of .NET Framework 3.0 development, though it is probably as official a .NET component at this point as PowerShell was a component of Longhorn as of last year.


A U.N. court trying perpetrators  of the Rwandan genocide said on Friday Rwanda's threat to stop  cooperating with the court because it recruited war crimes  suspects was based on a misunderstanding.


Ed Baig counts down the best tech gadgets for the year

Home telephone service without a monthly bill. A bookstore that delivers best sellers to an e-book reader in a jiffy. And a smartphone that all but rewrites the rules of what a cellphone should be. These were among the tech items to capture my fancy this year.


Mind-boggling formula to detect 'Winter blues'

A mind-boggling formula to tell whether someone will suffer from "Winter blues" has been revealed by experts. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects an estimated 30 per cent of the population and is blamed on a reduction in daylight hours.


Monaco, 11:28 - CALCIO, BAYERN: SCHOLL LASCIA A FINE STAGIONE

''Mehmet Scholl lascerà il calcio a fine stagione. Il Bayern perde un grande giocatore''. L'a...


MAYBE itâs the inherent difficulty of autumnal golf in the British Isles. Maybe itâs the eternal unpredictability of the Irish weather.


Le richieste dei partecipanti erano state di 383 miliardi


Khartoum Triumphant: Abuja talks end without progress

There should be no doubt about the extent of Khartoum's brutal triumph in furthering its genocidal policies in Darfur over the past several weeks.


The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced its nominees for the best foreign film of 2007, the BBC reported. They are: âLust, Caution,â âLa Vie en Rose,â âThe Lives of Others,â âThe Kite Runnerâ and âThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly.â The Bafta ceremony will be held on Feb. 10 at the Royal Opera House in London.


Poland agrees to send an extra 1,000 troops to Afghanistan to join Nato forces there.


Two Entercom Radio Stations Face Decency Fines

Two Entercom Communications Corp.  radio stations in Kansas that aired sexually explicit language  could face $220,000 in total fines for violating federal  decency standards, U.S. communications regulators said on  Wednesday.


A Severed Car Grille? Itâs Super Bowl Ad Time

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


Electronics makers keep eye on U.S. economy

Electronics makers considering the strain on the U.S. economy are hoping consumers will cut other expenses first, but many see some worrying signs ahead.


Four Palestinian men are reported to have been killed in the latest violence in the Gaza Strip. Two were killed in Beit Hanoun in north Gaza in what Palestinians described to Reuters news agency as a clash between Israeli troops and Hamas militants.


Two Slovakian sailors are killed after their cargo ship is hit by a cruise liner off the Israeli coast near Haifa.


Cagliari, 17:39 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; COLANTUONO: ESPULSIONE HA CAMBIATO EQUILIBRI

''Un primo tempo abbastanza equilibrato e una seconda parte di gara in cui l'espulsione ha cambiato ...


California set to let some fire evacuees go home

California firefighters made headway in reining in 18 wildfires on Wednesday as hot winds abated and San Diego said it hoped to let some of the 500,000 evacuees start returning home.


Treasury chief Gordon Brown, replacing Tony Blair as leader of Britain's Labour Party, vowed Sunday that the country's foreign policy will recognize that defeating terrorism "involves more than military force."


El rapero Kanye West domina la lista de los nominados

los angeles.- El rapero Kanye West logrÃ³ el mayor nÃºmero de nominaciones al premio Grammy, que se entregarÃ¡n en la 47 ceremonia de premiaciÃ³n del prÃ³ximo 13 de febrero, al totalizar 10, con lo que superÃ³ al favorito Usher, quien recibiÃ³ ocho.


Microsoft today announced that it will buy Giant Company Software, a developer of anti-spyware and Internet security offerings. The Redmond, Washington, firm will use technology from the acquisition


The United States said on Wednesday it would host a meeting of world powers on September 21 to discuss broadening U.N. sanctions against Iran for its refusal to suspend nuclear activity.


A Giugliano (Napoli), feriti 2 ragazzi di 13 anni


Ziff Davis - RFID deals are really flying at the Frontline show. In one agreement, Linux handheld terminals will come together with wireless emulation for the enterprise. Through another, three IT firms will support Beaver Street Fisheries' bid to move RFID a step beyond mere compliance.


Jason Giambi won't meet with baseball steroids investigator George Mitchell until July at the earliest.


At the Annies, Hollywood's animation awards, "The Incredibles" beat "Shrek 2" as best animated feature, with Brad Bird winning best director, writer and voice actor for the superhero family film. "The Incredibles" won a total of 10 awards; "Shrek 2" re...


Democrat picked as keynote speaker at GOP convention

WASHINGTON -- Republicans taunted the opposition Thursday by naming a Democrat as their keynote speaker -- US Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia.


Early in the battle of Manning vs. Manning, Peyton was on top. The Indianapolis Colts took a 6-0 lead early in the second quarter over the New York Giants on Sunday night.


Thailand's prime minister has apologized for the deaths of 78 Muslims while in custody following a demonstration in the south of the nation.


Gun battles between Hamas and Fatah erupt in Gaza after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's call for  early polls.


Decision to reduce troops bound to have positive impact: Mufti

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's announcement on reduction of troops in the state was bound to have a "positive impact" on the situation in Srinagar and hoped that the decision would


Four Youths Impress Bulgarian Opera Diva ... |read|

Lifestyle: 8 October 2004, Friday. Two Bulgarian and two foreign youths impressed Bulgarian opera prima Raina Kabaivanska with their talent.


Michigan's Au Sable River Hatches Get Fly Fishermen Going

GRAYLING, Mich. _ Hot days? Check. Warm, muggy nights? Check. No rain? Check. Big hatches of giant Michigan mayflies? Finally! "We really banged them last night.


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


Russia blocking poison probe: Yushchenko

"I personally talked to the Russian president about it. Unfortunately, there is no response to this issue whatsoever from the Russian side."  Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko says officials in Russia are hindering a probe to determine who poisoned him with dioxin during the 2004 presidential election campaign. via The Age


Bomb Plot Suspects Are Foreign Physicians

LONDON, July 2 -- The suspected terrorist cell that allegedly attempted three car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow last weekend was dominated by foreign-born physicians working in British hospitals, according to British officials and news reports.


Coal mine explosion in central China kills 25, leaves 141 trapped? ...

Rescuers were searching for 141 miners trapped in a coal mine in central China after a massive explosion tore through the shaft killing at least 25 others.


Mosca, 14:54 - CALCIO, RUSSIA: GIOCATORE SALE IN TRIBUNA E LITIGA CON TIFOSI

Alexander Shirko, 29enne attaccante russo dello Shinnik, è venuto alle mani con alcuni tifosi...


Deputy minister held in Iraq killings probe

U.S. and Iraqi forces raided an Iraqi Health Ministry complex in central Baghdad today and arrested a deputy health minister, an Interior Ministry official said. Without naming the deputy minister, a U.S. military statement said Iraqi army forces had captured a suspect implicated in the deaths of several Iraqi government officials.


The attorney general rejected Congressional demands for information about the investigation into the C.I.A.âs destruction of videotapes showing interrogations.


The relentlessly sinking dollar is Topic A at the World Economic Forum, and anyone hoping for an answer to when it will stop dropping is likely to be disappointed.


Foreign Sales Help I.B.M. to a Strong Quarter

The giant technology company gave Wall Street a pleasant surprise by announcing quarterly earnings that were far higher â up 24 percent â than most analysts had forecast.


Small planets discovered at a faster pace

These are heady times for planet hunters. During the past decade, astronomers have uncovered at least 125 confirmed planets in 98 solar systems in our corner of the Milky Way.


Theater Review | 'The People vs. Mona': A Juke Joint (and Social Glue) in Peril

If the summer bar scene in Manhattan seems too much of the same old, same old, an antidote might be this diverting musical confection by Jim Wann and Patricia Miller.


Milano, 14:14 - CALCIO, TELECOM; BORRELLI: INCHIESTA NON E' FINITA

''Non so se l'inchiesta porterà a qualche cosa oppure no. Comunque, l'indagine non è g...


Pakistan "Taliban" bombs shops in morality bid

CHARSADDA, Pakistan  - Farmanullah Khan was asleep safe and sound at home when a bomb in the middle of the night ripped through his small music and video store in a northwestern Pakistani town, and destroyed his livelihood.


(InfoWorld) - A new U.K. think tank launched on Monday will analyze how open-source software can be used in government and the private sector. The National Open Center, based in Birmingham, England, will be composed of working groups that will study open-source issues, such as the use of standards and procurement guidelines, said Ed Downs, of the National Computing Center, a professional IT membership organization. Unlike other European countries, the U.K. lacked an organization dedicated to studying open-source software, he said. "If open source and open standards can make a contribution, that's what we want to do," Downs said. Many of the innovations on the Internet would not have been possible without open-source softwareÂ like the Apache Web server, said Scott Thompson, one of the founders of the National Open Center. Companies like GoogleÂ and Yahoo use open source to drive down their software costs, he said. Open source helps avoid such trapsÂ as vendor lock-in and higher costs associated with proprietary software, he said. But using open source is fraught with risks as well as opportunities. Many public sector agencies are ignorant about open source, and misguided procurement policies have complicated open-source implementations, said John Pugh, a member of Parliament. Some open-source companies have also struggled in selling their products and services, while their continued viability has been sometimes questionable, Pugh said. The politics around open-source software are bitter, he said. "Open source has enemies, and its enemies are very, very close to government," Pugh said. MicrosoftÂ believes organizations don't care whether their software is open source or proprietary as long as it's the best product, said Jerry Fishenden, the company's U.K. national technology officer, who attended the launch. About 5 percent of the total IT spend in the U.K. is actually on the software itself with the rest comprised of consulting fees, system integration costs, and more, Fishenden said. Those costs are where organizations could make significant savings, he said. Â


Free Agentsâ Top Skill: Moving Big Names

More than 130 players will spill into the N.B.A.âs free-agent market. That makes at least 130 new pawns in the N.B.A.âs real off-season game: the hunt for Kevin Garnett.


Collins finds new life in 'murderball' mayhem

If you were looking for a city that was impeccably correct in its attitude towards people with disabilities, you probably wouldn't put Athens at the top of your list.


Capone May Have Slept Here, Too, Canadian Town Says

Townspeople had a hard time squaring an unsavory past with their wholesome self-image.


This summer's onslaught repeats a long-term cycle, bringing back warmer waters and more storms. By Peter N. Spotts | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Israel, like Palestinians, may seek extra funds

Israel, which receives about 1.5 billion pounds a year in US aid, may seek extra funding next year to bolster border security and overhaul checkpoints as part of a plan


The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sharply lowered its economic growth forecast for Korea for this year and the next, lowering its outlook from 4.8 percent to 4.4 percent for this year and from 5.2 percent to 3.6 percent for next year.


ATHENS - To understand the moment of triumph, one must understand the 2 hours, 26 minutes, 20 seconds of cruelty. The favorite, the world-record holder in the women's marathon, Paula Radcliffe, led a pack


Van Gaal quits as Ajax technical director

Louis van Gaal resigned as technical director of Ajax Amsterdam after the Dutch champions beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday.


Liz Claiborne, Clothes Designer Who Kept the Professional Woman in Mind, Dies at 78

She defied the male-dominated ranks of the fashion industry and started her own hugely successful company.


Sporadic gun battles continue in Gaza between the rival Hamas and Fatah factions, despite a renewed truce.


Music: A Conservatory Stresses the Music and Eliminates the Bills

The Colburn School emphasizes performance at its recently established conservatory in Los Angeles, where students attend expense-free.


The greatest threat to Americaâs essential freedoms is not excluding a menorah from an airport, but trivializing important issues


Two foreigners sentenced to 13, 12 years in prison for murder

PRAGUE- Ukrainian citizen Roman Tsyurak, 32, and his compatriot Vasil were sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison, respectively, for the murder of a Belarussian worker, the Prague Supreme Court ruled in an ...


Kidman's acting saves the day in strange tale of reincarnation

Birth is a strange little movie, dutifully advancing a premise that grows more dubious with each passing minute. However, it's difficult to totally discount the film, mostly because Nicole Kidman keeps us interested.


A union of British academics voted unanimously to reject a government plan to tackle Islamic extremism in universities, likening the initiative to "witch hunts" that would single out Muslim students.


Peter Mandelson shows the BBC his working day as he rushes around the European Commission.


Merck Wins Suit in Alabama Over the Painkiller Vioxx

A jury rejected the claims of an Alabama man who blamed the painkiller Vioxx for a heart attack in 2001.


National Guardsmen Unit Includes Families

When Staff Sgt. William Edwards feels hungry after a combat patrol, he can stop by his brother's trailer to see if he has any gumbo on the hot plate. If he wants to check up on two of his nephews, they live across from each other, just a few yards away on this base near Baghdad's airport.


N. Korea Appears Disinterested in Reaching Deal

North Korea's announcement that it will conduct a nuclear test comes just as the United States, along with South Korea, had launched a new effort to convince the government in Pyongyang to return to long-stalled disarmament talks. Top aides to Rice were shaping the new approach, which had begun...


Sindaci cagliaritano, 'no a una vera sciagura'


A U.S. trade panel on Friday approved anti-dumping duties of up to 198 percent on $1.2 billion worth of wooden bedroom furniture from China. However, many Chinese furniture companies will escape the highest duty levels.


Milano, 15:34 - CALCIO, SERIE B: PROPRIETARIO SPORTITALIA IN LEGA

Il proprietario di Sportitalia, Tarak Ben Ammar, e l'amministratore delegato, Angelo Codignoni, hann...


Stocks Flat; Fannie Mae Up, Microsoft Off

U.S. stocks were little changed on  Wednesday as a European antitrust ruling weighed on Microsoft  Corp. MSFT.O, offsetting a rise in Fannie Mae FNM.N after  its embattled chief executive stepped down.


Il testo sarÃ   licenziato dal Senato non prima della pausa estiva e dovrÃ  tornare alla CameraEra stato licenziato da Montecitorio con maggioranza bipartisan il 17 aprile                                           Intercettazioni, tempi lunghi per il ddl Casson: "Modifiche al testo della Camera"                                                                                Catenaccio:  "Stiamo parlando di una legge molto seria che va a toccare diritti fondamentali come difesa e privacy""Non si possono colpire solo i giornalisti. Il buco si crea durante la custodia e il deposito degli atti" di CLAUDIA FUSANI


Circuit City Stores Inc  reported a wider third-quarter loss on Friday as sales fell and its store changes disrupted business, sending shares of the consumer electronics retailer plummeting 34 percent in pre-market trading.


The growth of portable technology has sparked fears that people are becoming addicted to their gadgets.


Groping and verbal harassment is an exasperating reality for women using public transportation in this sprawling capital, where 22 million passengers cram onto subways and buses each day. Some men treat women so badly that the subway system has long had ladies-only cars during rush hour, with police segregating the sexes on the platforms.


Plans to cut or downgrade almost 30 post offices in some of Scotland's most rural areas are announced.


Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard sprung to the defence of Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor on Thursday by confirming he was not hit by the Togo forward during Sunday's fractious League Cup final.


One-time JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect John Mark Karr was offered a plea deal Tuesday on child pornography charges that would free him on probation.


eBay, Amazon take heat on privacy practices

The Net giants incur the wrath of Privacy International, and eBay draws the attention of the U.K.'s Information Commissioner.


Together at Last: 2 Paintings in a Frame

Separated since the late 1700s, two pieces were reunited on Friday in one frame for the first time for âPoussin and Nature: Arcadian Visions,â an exhibition that opens on Tuesday at the Met.


Migliora anche marginalita' di tutte le societa' del Gruppo


Silverstein: WTC Leaseholder May Collect Up To $4.6B

A page, if not a chapter, has come to closure in the long dark saga of Sept. 11, 2001. A federal jury on Monday ruled that the assault on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center was in fact two occurrences for insurance purposes.


Ill effects of West Nile infection may linger

NEW YORK  - More than a year after being   diagnosed with a West Nile virus infection, nearly half of the   patients have ongoing health issues including fatigue, memory   problems, headache, depression and tremor, a new study shows.


Asia-Pacific leaders meet in Australia to discuss how to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of extremists.


Samarra on edge after days of fierce fighting

Samarra - An uneasy calm reigned over this former Sunni militant stronghold on Sunday as United States and Iraqi forces conducted mopping-up operations after two days of fierce fighting.


Maryland Court Rejects Electronic-Voting Challenge

Maryland's highest court has rejected a challenge to the state's electronic voting system and upheld a ruling that touchscreen-style voting machines provide a reasonable level of ballot security.


Photo, video show Iraqi complex before, after invasion

Two more bits of possible evidence surfaced Thursday in the mystery of the missing Iraqi explosives, but they appear to bolster two different scenarios as to what may have happened to the cache.


Update 1: Tokyo Stocks Lower at Late Morning

Tokyo stocks inched down Wednesday morning on profit-taking from gains the day before. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.


Volunteer Turned Head Coach Focuses on the Day in, Day Out

The youngest coach in Division I college basketball, Bulterâs Brad Stevens, 31, tries to maintain a modest, even-keeled demeanor while leading the 12-1 Bulldogs to a spot in the top 25.


East Timor president shot in rebel attack, airlifted to Australia

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta was shot and seriously wounded Monday by rebel soldiers in an attempt to assassinate the nation's leaders, and was airlifted to Australia for emergency treatment.


Jewish problem in France hits headlines again following Arson ...

A Jewish community center was the subject of an arson attack in the early hours of Sunday morning. Responsibility for the attack was found on a website that apparently has made militant Islamic comment in the past.


After the runaway success of Nokia in the late 1990's, Finland seems to be pondering whether it has lost its competitive inventive edge.


Tiger Woods rallied to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf for a record seventh straight time in eight attempts, closing with a bogey-free 6-under 66 on Wednesday to beat Jim Furyk by two strokes.


Sun to install Windows Server OS on its hardware

Sun and Microsoft unveiled plans today to begin offering the Windows Server operating system on Sun's 64-bit servers within 90 days.


TelePlus World Appoints New Board Member

TelePlus World, Corp. (OTCBB: TLPE) (FRANKFURT: YT3) (www.teleplusworld.com), a wireless and telecom reseller offering specialized communications products and services in the U.S.


UPDATE 1-US Airways, pilots union reach tentative pact

US Airways Group Inc. (UAIRQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union that would save $300 million annually and move the


The Rev. Ian Paisley said Saturday he is stepping down as leader of the hard-line Protestant church he founded 56 years ago, a decision his opponents say was inevitable after he angered many by cooperating with Sinn Fein to form a Northern Ireland government.


Ma azioni Tesoro dovranno essere vendute a prezzo di mercato


Japan jittery on news of S. Korean uranium test

The government doesn't believe Seoul intended to be a nuclear power. Others are not so sure. Government officials expressed concern that revelations of a uranium-enrichment experiment in South Korea could


President Bush defeated Democrat John Kerry in Iowa by roughly 10,000 votes — or less than 1 percent of the 1.5 million ballots cast, according to unofficial election results.


Liverpool: 22-Chris Kirkland; 17-Josemi, 23-Jamie Carragher, 4-Sami Hyypia, 6-John Arne Riise; 18-Antonio Nunez, 8-Steven Gerrard, 14-Xabi Alonso, 10-Luis Garcia; 7-Harry Kewell, 5-Milan Baros.


This article shows how to improve SSH security using public key authentication instead of, or in addition to, password authentication.


Post-Election, Hollywood Seen as Liability to Left

Hollywood is licking its wounds after an election that saw voters not only reject the candidate it anointed -- Democrat John Kerry -- but repudiate the values that the liberal stronghold cherishes.


Bertinotti: parere dei lavoratori la cosa piu' importante


U.S. Growth Expected to Cool, Falling Below Pace in Europe

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said a slowdown in the U.S. housing market will limit economic expansion.


Marbury Applying Lesson Learned in Athens

After a disappointing Olympic experience in Athens this summer, Stephon Marbury returned to the Knicks with a stated commitment to a team-first approach.


EMC Expands Storage Portfolio with Smarts Buy

Storage vendor EMC has reached an agreement to acquire Smarts, a provider of event automation and real-time network systems management software.


Pop star George Michael asks for an interview he gave about HIV to be removed from a BBC documentary.


Company says sales of the handheld gaming device are much better than expected.


Oil in North Dakota Brings Job Boom and Burdens

Some hope the oil industry will prompt business and workers to return to the state, where the population peaked in 1930.


Michael Schumacher does not necessarily agree that McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen is the 'heir' to his Formula One throne. Ferrari's seven time world champion said 'whoever is in the most competitive car' is the driver he will most fear next season.


At least 59 die in co-ordinated rebel attacks on Iraqi police

BAGHDAD, September 15 (Online): Guerrillas bombed a Baghdad shopping street full of police recruits and fired on a police van north of the capital Tuesday in attacks that killed at least 59 people and struck at the heart of the US strategy for fighting


Natural disasters invoke a frustrating helplessness: Our despair only deepens as the scope of devastation reveals itself. Americans last experienced nature's wrath firsthand during the series of hurricanes


Hewitt Overcomes Ginepri to Reach Washington Final

Australian Lleyton Hewitt eased into  the final of the Washington Classic Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4  victory over fourth-seeded American Robby Ginepri.


Iraq: Allawi avvia incontri con capi della guerriglia

WASHINGTON - Incontri diretti si sono svolti fra il premier iracheno Iyad Allawi ei leader della guerriglia a Falluja, Ramadi e Samarra. Lo scopo e' convicerli ad accettare l'offerta del governo di Baghdad


Emotions are finally settling down in the entertainment industryâs bubbling cauldron of labor disputes.


KATHMANDU, Oct. 26: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has extended sincere congratulations to Dr.


The California official prosecuting Michael Jackson has a grudge against the singer, lawyers claim.


Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson isn't making an endorsement in the presidential race for now, and he won't indicate when he'll make a decision.


If you want to get out of your cellphone contract, try calling the company a few hundred times.


U.S. envoy expects N.Korea action by end of year

Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill said on Wednesday North Korea could move ahead to "disable" its nuclear arms programmes by the end of this year, adding it was important to remain focused.


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I grew up in the Wollaston section of Quincy and graduated from North Quincy High School.  Gene Ward's letter of Feb. 15 ("It's time for Yakoo the mascot to retire") was very troubling as well as insulting.


Bush, Kerry assault each other on eve of debate

The campaigns of US President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival John Kerry have assaulted each other over everything from Iraq to the economy since the two presidential


U.S., Iraq Pressing for Electoral Conference -NYT

The Bush administration and interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi are pushing several Western and Middle Eastern countries, including Iran, to join in holding a conference in October to boost Iraq's electoral process, The New York Times reported on Saturday.


A hijacker who diverted a flight to Italy was a Christian convert facing arrest in Turkey for fleeing the army.


Militant Faces Treason Charges in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - An Islamic militant facing treason charges denied allegations at the opening of his trial Monday that he masterminded a failed plot to crash an airplane into the mausoleum of the founder of secular Turkey.


PSAC reaches tentative agreement at Canadian Food Inspection Agency

OTTAWA (CP) - The union representing federal public servants says it has reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, averting a strike by about 3,600 of its members.


Firenze, 17:40 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; POTENZA: CON L'INTER POTEVAMO PAREGGIARE

Il difensore della Fiorentina Alessandro Potenza si prepara al derby di domenica con il Livorno, ma ...


China's third-generation mobile technology ready for commercial use: report

China's own technology for "third generation" cellphones is ready for large-scale commercial use, the Financial Times has said, citing ZTE, the country's second largest telecom equipment maker.


Fueled by strong demand from China,  three of Asia's top exporters revealed robust trade data for  July, but economists said the outlook was darkening.


Nintendo Co. has permanently slashed prices on its Game Boy Advance SP portable video game system as the company tries to entrench its No. 1 position in the handheld game market.


Scholars Study King of Pop's Life, Music

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael Jackson, frequently savaged in the tabloid press, was picked apart by more rarified critics as scholars gathered for a conference on the pop star at Yale University...


Lech Walesa said Tuesday he has quit the Solidarity trade union that he founded and which helped bring down communism in Eastern Europe. "I have given up my membership last year because Solidarity and I have gone separate ways," he told The Associated Press.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Which Web Services Do You Use? - Mining the Tail? - AdSense On Home Page - Does It Cheapen The Look? - What are the Barriers to Using Search Analytics? - Digg Dealing With the Same Problems as Google? and more.


Werner Franz claimed his maiden World Cup downhill victory with a time of one minute 57.51 seconds at Val d'Isere. The Austrian's victory means he becomes the first man to beat American Bode Miller, who finished fourth, in the discipline this season.


Leading shares closed weaker for the fifth day out of the last six, with the heavyweight mining sector badly hurt, but a relatively mild fall on Wall Street helped ensure that the FTSE 100 finished well off session lows.


Global online music sales rocketed in 2004, with a tenfold increase to more than 200 million paid-for downloaded tracks, a recording industry body said.


JAPAN's Health Ministry said today that at least one person had been infected with the bird flu virus after an outbreak among chickens in February but there was no chance that this person would infect others.


Nei primi nove mesi dell'anno e' al vertice mondiale vendite


Firenze, 14:08 - CALCIO, MILAN: CONVOCATI PER LA FIORENTINA

Questi i convocati del Milan per la gara di domani contro la Fiorentina.


In the 1980s, the small South Dakota business selling computers through catalogs was called Gateway 2000. In 1998, the "2000" no longer sounded as futuristic and the now gigantic company was renamed Gateway Inc.


Struggling Italian flagship carrier Alitalia held late-night talks Tuesday with the government and labor unions on how to help employees whose jobs will be slashed under a plan to save the airline, news reports said.


At Zurich Museum, a Theft of 4 Masterworks

The total worth of the paintings by van Gogh, Monet, Degas and CÃ©zanne was estimated at $163 million.


Insurgents firing until their rifles were empty killed 17 Iraqi civilians as they arrived for work Sunday morning at a job site run by the US Army near the city of Tikrit, the military said.


That's what some shareholders of the media and entertainment conglomerate believe in the face of Time Warner's stalled stock price.


Fed's Lockhart: heightened uncertainty on economy

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said on Monday there was heightened uncertainty due to financial turmoil and he expected weak but modest economic growth in the first half of this year.


Army Chief Says Iraq War "Going Pretty Well"

Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, the Army's chief of staff, made a surprise visit to a small group of soldiers here at Forward Operating Base Danger and said in an interview that the war in Iraq is "going pretty well.


It's Not Pretty,  But Woods Ends  Stroke-Play Skid

Eerie fog finally lifted and gave way to a bizarre victory by Tiger Woods.


Iran testing advanced centrifuges at Natanz plant

Iran is testing an advanced centrifuge at its Natanz nuclear complex, diplomats said on Wednesday, a move that could lead to Tehran enriching uranium much faster and gaining ability to build atom bombs.


Allawi has talks with supporters of former regime

Iyad Allawi said on Monday that he had held meetings with supporters of Saddam Hussein's former regime now backing a violent insurgency against his interim government.


Baghdad - British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Wednesday that he faced a major security threat on his trip to Iraq when a flock of birds flew into a helicopter accompanying him, forcing it to land.


Rangers manager Alex McLeish believes the Ibrox side are finally hitting top form again following a turbulent month. They failed to take a single point from their remaining two UEFA Cup games against AZ Alkmaar


Lebanon's political groups are meeting in France to try to end a prolonged political crisis gripping the nation.


Italian actress Sophia Loren receives a lifetime achievement honour at the second Rome Film Festival.


Delays in Kenya's Vote Count Touch Off Unrest Nationwide

NAIROBI, Dec. 29 -- Protests and riots erupted across this East African nation Saturday as millions of people grew restless waiting for results in the most competitive presidential contest in Kenya's history.


Bitter Malpractice Fight Going to Voters

Rivaling Bush vs. Kerry for bitterness, doctors and trial lawyers are squaring off this fall in an unprecedented four-state struggle over limiting malpractice awards...


Heads Up: Wrong-Way Drivers Up in Austria

VIENNA, Austria - Austrian police and motorists had to deal with 550 wrong-way drivers in 2004, authorities said Tuesday, calling it the worst tally since the country began keeping such records a decade ago.


"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" (BBC TV): The Final

Playbill - Can two million phone voters be wrong? Only the West End's ticket sales will tell.


You don't find too many  dogs on "Masterpiece Theater," and "The Ruby in the Smoke"  certainly isn't one, either. It's a mystery yarn that fairly  crackles in the greatest tradition of the franchise, unraveling  its tangled web with unhurried brilliance in telling a story  based on the 1985 novel by Philip Pullman that introduced teen  sleuth Sally Lockhart to the world.


141 deaths later, heat wave appears over

The state appeared to break out of its nearly two-week heat wave Friday, but not before it caused as many as 141 deaths and did untold damage to crops.


IRAN announced last week that it had begun enriching uranium, defying a call by the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the country to suspend all such activity.


'Fahrenheit 9/11' Gets Election-Eve Pay-TV Airing

Filmmaker Michael Moore and distributors behind "Fahrenheit 9/11" have clinched last-minute deals to bring his anti-Bush documentary to pay-per-view television and the


Linux veteran to lead Microsoft-Novell interop lab

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has appointed an executive to lead its controversial efforts to make its software more interoperable with Novell's Suse Linux. The company has named Tom Hanrahan to the new position of director of Linux interoperability, reporting to Sam Ramji, director of platform technology strategy. Ramji runs the Microsoft Open Source Software Lab at Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington, where Microsoft tests its products to see how they interact with Linux and other open-source software. Hanrahan's duties will include running the new Microsoft/Novell Interoperability Lab,Â announced in November when the two companies formed a patent-licensing and interoperability deal. The deal will, in part, ensure Novell's Suse Linux works better with Windows in environments where the two OSes co-exist. Experts from both companies will work in the Microsoft/Novell Interoperability Lab to test and build interoperable offerings. As part of their deal, Microsoft and Novell also are co-marketing each other's technology, and Microsoft is offering Suse Linux maintenance and support coupons to customers who want to run the OS in their IT environments. But Microsoft's ability to do the latter could be threatened by the passage of the GNU GPLv3 (General Public License Version 3) in light of bold claims by the vendor thatÂ it will seek damages for 235 of its patentsÂ it says both Linux and other open-source software violate. A provision of GPLv3 provides patent protection for anyone receiving software, such as Linux, distributed by the license. Microsoft executives also have used the Novell deal as the blueprint for how it wants companies violating its patents to pay for them, while Novell insists to this day its Linux distribution does not infringe on any Microsoft patents. Prior to joining Microsoft, Hanrahan was director of engineering at the Linux Foundation. He also has served as senior program manager in charge of software development and testing at IBM's Linux Technology Center in Oregon. Before that, he spent 11 years at Sequent Computer Systems and several years working for Intel.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


The BBC has apologised for an innuendo-filled discussion on Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time last year.


The five-week registration process for the Glastonbury Festival closes, with 395,000 applications received.


Streaking Pistons reel off 10th straight win

The Detroit Pistons turned in another dominating performance with a 106-93 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, their 10 victory in a row.


The family friendly, âSpongeBob SquarePants Movieâ opened in second place with $33.5 million in ticket sales this weekend, behind Nicholas Cageâs âNational Treasure,â which made $35.2 million.


PFOA Will Get Closer Look: Supervisors Support a Public Hearing

By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 19--PASCAGOULA -- At the request of the Sierra Club and concerned citizens Monday, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors agreed to support a public hearing and a closer look at the issue of PFOA as a pollutant in the county.


Invited Home, 900 Evacuees Revisit Falluja

The first displaced residents were briefly allowed back into Falluja, even as U.S. marines and warplanes battled insurgents.


Swimming: Phelps Wins Eighth Medal at Athens Games

American swimmer Michael Phelps won an  Olympic record-equaling eighth medal at the Athens Games when  the U.S. team took gold in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay  Saturday.


Searchers find the bodies of two out of six Russian men who went missing in China during a canoe trip.


Credit Suisse First Boston maintained a "neutral" rating on Advanced Micro Devices (nyse: AMD - news - people ), saying third-quarter earnings fell below expectations but that fourth-quarter outlook appears surprisingly healthy.


Dopo i sostenitori del candidato dell'opposizione Traian Basescu, anche quelli del primo ministro Adrian Nastase sono scesi nelle strade di Bucarest. Entrambi i candidati alle presidenziali rumene si sono


Thousands of British protesters demand Lebanon ceasefire

Activists, claiming a groundswell of anti-war sentiment not seen since the US-led invasion of Iraq, have staged a mass protest against the conflict in Lebanon and demanded a ceasefire.


Singapore exports grew 17 per cent in 2004, riding demand from China

SINGAPORE  - Singapore's exports expanded by 17 per cent to a record high last year, riding strong demand from China for oil and commodities and on sales of electronics and pharmaceuticals to the United States and European Union.


Iran, Venezuela in "axis of unity" against U.S

ASSALOUYEH, Iran  - The presidents of Iran and Venezuela launched construction of a joint petrochemical plant on Monday, strengthening an "axis of unity" between two oil-rich nations staunchly opposed to the United States.


Mellor's strike propels Liverpool to victory

Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Neil Mellor scored with just seconds remaining to give Liverpool a 2-1 win over sputtering Arsenal Sunday.


The dress category leads the way for women's-apparel retailers, Dress Barn included.


Postal workers are to stage another 24-hour strike as part of a continuing row over pay and jobs.


SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©raleâs Sales May Have Incited Market Plunge

The bankâs abrupt reversal of positions on Monday contributed to a decline that snowballed into an avalanche of sell orders around the world, some traders said.


Sedgwick Plays Rock's Agent in 'Game Plan'

Kyra Sedgwick has been cast as Dwayne The Rock Johnson's sports agent in the upcoming Disney football comedy, The Game Plan, set in Boston.  Johnson, a former professional wrestler, plays a football player who learns he has a daughter.


The Major League Baseball playoffs continued Wednesday, with the series opener between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves and the second games of the best-of-five series between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox and


Platini seeks EU help over foreign owners

Foreign owners such as those at Manchester United and Liverpool are "a serious threat" to European soccer, UEFA president Michel Platini said on Wednesday, blaming them for obstructing his Champions League reform.


The European Union presidency yesterday expressed optimism that a deal could be struck over Turkey's refusal to recognize Cyprus in the lead-up to next weekend's EU summit, which will decide whether to give Ankara a date for the start of accession talks.


Sports Briefing | Track and Field: Isinbayeva and Richards Share $1 Million

The pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia and the 400-meter runner Sanya Richards of the United States shared the $1 million jackpot when they won their events yesterday in Berlin at the seasonâs final Golden League meet. Isinbayeva cleared 15 feet 9 Â¾ inches. Richards won in 49.27 seconds, the fastest time this year.


Stand-in Chinese mistress sought to take wife's abuse

A Chinese businessman has advertised on the Internet for a stand-in mistress to be beaten up by his wife to vent her anger and to protect his real mistress, Chinese media reported on Monday.


A man identified as Osama bin Laden, speaking on an audiotape posted on an Islamic Web site Thursday, praised the men who attacked a U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia earlier this month and called on militants to stop the flow of oil to the West.


Giuliani trumpets lack of US media endorsements

Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Monday boasted of not winning the backing of a single "liberal newspaper" on the eve of Florida's Republican presidential primary.


UNITED NATIONS, New York Despite an appearance before the General Assembly that was friendlier and more optimistic than any of his previous speeches to it, President George W. Bush still faces a skeptical crowd at the United Nations.


Next Chairman for Intelligence Opposed War

The appointment of Silvestre Reyes sent a strong new signal that Democrats intend to confront the White House.


Senate Democrats Top GOP in Fund-Raising

The Senate Democrats' fund-raising committee, trying to regain a Senate majority, led its Republican counterpart in contributions last month but has far less in the bank as the election approaches.


Neither President Bush nor the Republican-led Congress can extract the United States from a bloody quagmire of their own making in Iraq, said a former Republican who is seeking a Senate seat in Virginia.


6 Killed in Arizona As SUV Flees Deputies

A stolen truck filled with suspected illegal immigrants and speeding away from deputies rolled over at a busy intersection near an Army post Saturday, causing an 11-car crash that killed six people and seriously injured 15, sheriff's officials said.


Parigi, 13:28 - CALCIO, DOMENECH: L'ITALIA NON E' UNA FISSAZIONE

Il ct della Francia, Raymond Domenech, tanto per cambiare parla dell'Italia. In un'intervista a Le F...


Roma, 23:26 - CALCIO, ROMA; PANUCCI. RIPRENDERE INTER? PIU' FACILE IL REAL

Christian Panucci crede ancora che la Roma possa vincere lo scudetto, ma ammette che a -11 dall'Inte...


Teri Polo is set to reprise her role as Ben Stiller's wife in "Meet the Little Focker," the third installment of the movie franchise. "I think he cast me in the role because I play a great straight man," she said. "Actually, I think I'm funnier off-camera."


Bill Gates might not use AOL, but he's definitely got mail. The Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) chairman receives millions of Internet messages a day, said Steve Ballmer, the company's chief executive.


The friendly skies aren't so friendly to some Delta employees. The airline plans to cut 7,000 jobs in the next 18 months. It's trying to save $5 billion by 2006, and that means some major changes.


Motorola Inc. , the world's No. 2 maker of cell phones, on Tuesday said its quarterly profit more than tripled, as sales rose 26 percent, driven in part by a host of new handset models and cost controls.


Southern Democrats' Decline Is Eroding the Political Center

In the new Congress, only 4 of the 22 senators from the 11 states of the old Confederacy will be Democrats.


A three-team trade that would send the D'backs' ace left-hander to the New York Yankees is close to completion, pending physicals.


GE to buy stake in Regency Energy for $603 mln: report

General Electric Co.'s  energy unit will pay $603 million for a stake in Regency Energy Partners LP , an owner of natural gas pipelines and storage equipment, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Tuesday.


Gay Episcopal Bishop Sees Glint of Hope in Church Report

The Episcopal bishop at the center of the Anglican Communion's global battle over homosexuality said that at first he was stunned by a church report issued on Monday recommending a moratorium


It's so rare to find a  film that offers juicy roles for veteran (i.e. old) actors that  one goes in rooting for "Raising Flagg."


Oakland gets 2 pitchers, outfielder in deal

Oakland traded right-hander Tim Hudson to the Atlanta Braves for two pitchers, left-hander Dan Meyer and right-hander Juan Cruz, and outfielder Charles Thomas on Thursday, the A's said in a press release.


Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese are among the contenders to win the Director's Guild of America award.


NBA Wrap: Hamilton Guides Pistons to Win Over Cavs

Richard Hamilton posted 21 points to propel the Detroit Pistons to an 81-69 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Auburn Hills, Michigan Thursday.


A Parallel Musical Universe, Forged in South America

The Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos acts as a patron saint in South America, and his music was celebrated at Zankel Hall.


Sotto torchio il convivente che l'avrebbe trovata in casa

FERRARA - Grave fatto di sangue nel ferrarese. Una ragazza di 26 anni, Giada Anteghini, Ã¨ stata ricoverata in fin di vita nell'ospedale Sant'Anna di Ferrara, dopo essere stata colpita con una accetta alla testa.


Exercise May Be Key To Preventing Parkinson's Disease

Regular exercise may just be the key to preventing Parkinson's disease, according to the findings of a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.