The truculent rapper Foxy Brown will stay put â in jail â after Acting Justice Melissa C. Jackson of the New York State Supreme Court rejected her petition for early release to enable her to travel to California for an ear examination and repair of an electronic ear implant, The Associated Press reported. Ms. Brown, 29, right, whose real name is Inga Marchand, complained that her hearing problems were worsening in jail and that she faced serious harm unless her cochlear implant was repaired and reprogrammed. Prosecutors said she could get the treatment she needs in New York. She was sentenced in September to a year in jail for violating probation. She was put on probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault of two manicurists at a Manhattan nail salon in August 2004.


No poisons found in Arafat's body, says nephew

Eleven days after Yasser Arafat's death, a Palestinian official has said that the 75-year-old's body contained no trace of poison, but declined to categorically rule out that he had been poisoned.


Canas Thrashes Burgsmuller to Win Shanghai Open

SHANGHAI  - Argentine Guillermo Canas crushedGermany's Lars Burgsmuller 6-1 6-0 to win the Shanghai Open onSunday.


Politics: 29 September 2004, Wednesday. US crime reporter George Anastasia presented to his Bulgarian colleagues techniques and tactics in crime reporting at a special seminar in Sofia.


US home buyers may see a slight rise in mortgage rates if housing finance company Fannie Mae, which is mired in an accounting scandal, slows purchases of bonds backed


One minute and 17 seconds. That was how much time stood between Chelmsford and a home-opening victory over Acton-Boxboro. But the Colonials came up with a spectacular play to win, 15-14, last night and add to the Lions' frustration in this rivalry.


RIM reports "critical" BlackBerry outage

A major outage hit BlackBerry users in  North America on Monday afternoon, cutting off wireless e-mail  for everyone from busy executives to political campaign staff  on the eve of three U.S. presidential primaries.


With gunmen using their rooftops as sniper positions and doctors and nurses afraid to come to work, Gaza's hospitals are finding themselves on the front lines of the Palestinians' increasingly bloody internal fight.


Nepal mourns 12 Nepalese workers killed by militants in Iraq - a curfew remains in force to quell more violent protests.


What is being lost as technology kills off the Renaissance man? Our souls, perhaps? Commentary by Tony Long.


In the mountains of western North Carolina, former NFL quarterback Heath Shuler talks about illegal immigration and the Iraq war as he tries to oust Republican Rep. Charles Taylor in one of the more competitive House races.


Palestinian killed, Gaza rocket fired amid truce

HEBRON, West Bank  - Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in the West Bank on Friday and Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a rocket into the Jewish state, despite a partial truce declared by armed groups in the territory.


Election results from the Northeast, at a glance:


The Bruins are expected to make their choice for captain (hint: his first name begins with a ``Z") public next week, most likely with a day or two to go before the start of the regular season Oct. 6 in Tampa.


U.S. Rebukes Pakistan for Jailing Political Rivals Ahead of Election

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- After keeping quiet for much of the year as Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf suppressed domestic opposition, the United States on Monday issued an unusually harsh rebuke to the government for locking up key political rivals ahead of next week's election.


Ford sees challenges in first half of 2008

Ford Motor Co  expects a challenging first half of 2008 for all automakers in the United States with a drop in industrywide retail sales, Ford's North American president said on Monday.


Iran optimistic despite its exemption demand

LONDON, Nov 27 (IranMania) - Iran remained optimistic Saturday that a deal to avert a crisis over its nuclear plan could be reached despite its apparent insistence that certain key equipment should be exempted from an agreement on suspending uranium


Compromise eases Ukraine political crisis

Ukraine's Parliament adopted electoral and constitutional changes today in a compromise intended to defuse the nation's political crisis - prompting opposition leaders to say they would lift a two-week blockade ...


Google Targets 370,000 More Advertisers -- Newspaper

Google Inc. , the No. 1 Web search company that recently went public and said it will not issue financial forecasts, expects to add 372,050 advertiser accounts by 2008, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Wednesday.


Iraqi group claims murder of Kurdistan representatives

An Iraqi Islamic group says it has killed three members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party which cooperates with the Iraqi Government.


Gaza clashes prompt fears of wider violence

JERUSALEM -- Hamas officials yesterday accused the Fatah party of trying to assassinate Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in a burst of shooting a night earlier, as fresh clashes injured more than 30 people in the West Bank and raised worries of a slide toward wider violence.


A transformer exploded Wednesday afternoon near Manhattan's Grand Central train station, possibly a result of steam underground, New York Police Department told CNN.


The race for the 2012 Summer Olympics entered its final phase yesterday, as candidate cities from New York to Moscow released the formal bids they hope will land them the Games.


N.Korea Says Kim Portrait Reports a 'U.S. Plot'

Reports that portraits of North Korean  leader Kim Jong-il had been removed were a U.S. plot to  overthrow the government and a "groundless fabrication," Xinhua  news agency quoted a North Korean official on Friday as saying.


First results from Ukraine's presidential poll give a slight lead to the PM, but his rival alleges vote-rigging.


Legal challenge adds to Pakistani president's woes

Pakistan's Supreme Court began hearing legal challenges to President Pervez Musharraf's rule on Wednesday, adding to the woes the embattled U.S. ally faces as he prepares to secure another term.


Could bring US patent awards in line with rest of world A proposed law revolutionising US patent legislation has passed through a vital committee of the House of Representatives. The bill has got further than previous attempts at such reform.â¦


Yushchenko aims to reverse illegal privatisations

Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition leader who is expected to become president when Ukraine returns to the polls on December 26, on Friday warned the country's


A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 shook Romania late Wednesday, the Earth Physics Institute said. Authorities said there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.


Lucca, 10:06 - CALCIO, LUCCA: POLIZIA ARRESTA GRUPPO ULTRAS

Diversi esponenti del gruppo ultras di estrema destra "Bulldog Lucca 1998", sostenitori della Lucche...


L'ente unico accorpa Inps, Indap, Inpost, Enpals e Ipsema


White House, Congress Reach Spending Deal

Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, confers with Paul Grove, right, a staffer for the Subcommittee for Foreign Operations, during a meeting on the end of the year spending bill on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Nov.


NAJAF, Iraq Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and the rebel cleric Moktada al-Sadr met Thursday and forged an agreement aimed at ending the fighting that has engulfed this city for the past three weeks, aides to the


Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should be replaced sometime in the next year, Sen. Trent Lott says.


Crews blast loose rocks from steep canyon slopes to ensure safety

Traffic resumed Friday afternoon through Glenwood Canyon after crews cleared a section of Interstate 70 heavily damaged in a large Thanksgiving Day rockslide.


Temperature rigidissime, previsti 40 cm neve a New York


Two airport shuttle buses collided head-on near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, killing at least two people, authorities said.


Following lengthy repairs because of storm damage, the Atlantis orbiter is now ready to launch to the space station on Friday.


DaimlerChrysler recalls Smart cars over faulty steering

The German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler has recalled 1,650 of its ultra-compact Smart cars because of a steering defect, a company spokesman said on Friday.


NATO to send 300 more training staff to Iraq

NATO will send some 300 more training staff to Iraq in the coming weeks, said NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Thursday in Brussels.


Una grande perdita per la causa palestinese


Myanmar's Prime Minister Khin Nyunt was removed from office Tuesday and placed under house arrest by the country's military junta, the BBC reported.


A Favorite Meal, Now Offering a Side Order of Environmental Awareness

A new London restaurant has worked hard to offer fish that is legally caught and not overexploited, but it does not come cheap.


Taiwan's HTC to launch iPhone rival in U.S.

Taiwan smartphone maker High Tech  Computer Corp. (HTC)  said on Tuesday it will launch  one of its own-brand touch-screen phones in the United States  by the end of the year, as it seeks to compete with Apple's   iPhone.


Italians hiring top architects to style wineries

Italian vineyards long ago turned their dank cellars into germ-free high tech vaults, but to compete on the wine tasting circuit they are now hiring world renowned architects to design avant-garde wineries.


Pakistani Shiite Mosque Bombing Kills 19, Injures 50

At least 19 people were killed and about 50 were injured in the bombing of a Shiite mosque in Pakistan's northeastern city of Sialkot, police said.


Japan's Defense Agency plans to develop a new anti-aircraft, anti-ship missile, a newspaper reported Monday.


Taliban guerrillas have overrun a town where British troops pulled out after a peace deal with local tribal elders, witnesses said on Friday.


The U.S. sale of airwaves for  advanced wireless services grossed a record $13.9 billion when  it ended on Monday, and spectrum-hungry wireless carrier  T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless and a group of cable companies  were the highest bidders.


Dutch police arrest man in alleged missing girl fraud plot

Dutch police have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to defraud the parents of a kidnapped British girl by claiming he knew how to find her, prosecutors said Friday.


Donât Pack Just Yet: The Kidd-to-Mavericks Trade Falls Apart

A blockbuster deal that would have sent Jason Kidd to Dallas fell apart late Wednesday, leaving confusion all around.


Two reports released this week on the Abu Ghraib prison scandal described the abuses of detainees there as torture and assigned responsibility to high-ranking military officers and senior Bush administration officials.


Dow Jones, Murdoch near pact on independence: report

Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  are close to a pact that would protect the journalistic independence of The Wall Street Journal if News Corp. acquired the media company, according to newspaper reports on Sunday.


Dati choc da 84 centri di rianimazione e terapia intensiva: per 6 decessi su 10 intervento del medicoL'indagine svolta dell'istituto Mario Negri. "Mancano le norme, i medici rischiano grosso"                                          "Ogni anno aiutiamo a morire ventimila malati senza speranza"                                                                                di OTTAVIA GIUSTETTI


A Sussex woman divorces her husband after she says he divorced her without her knowledge.


UNITED NATIONS -- The bombing of a UN election office in Afghanistan that injured six policemen yesterday has drawn calls from a UN union that the world body consider withdrawing its staff from the embattled nation.


Old-fashioned British miller finds business brisk

Dusted head to toe in flour, Nigel  Moon is a white apparition as he scuttles up and down wooden  ladders, keeping his windmill whirring to feed a growing  appetite for flour made the old way.


Medical Journal Calls for a New Drug Watchdog

The United States needs a better system to detect harmful effects of drugs already on the market, and it should be independent of the Food and Drug Administration and the drug industry, medical


Le trasmissioni riprenderanno alle 7 di martedi' 18/9


REVIEW: Music Player Measures Running Pace

It's been a few decades since anyone recorded my mile splits as I bounded over hill and dale, immersed in running's intoxicating rhythm.


Palermo, 19:19 - CALCIO, PALERMO; JANKOVIC: GOL IMPORTANTE IN GARA DELICATA

Dopo la rete realizzata al Cagliari, sembra essersi sbloccato il centrocampista del Palermo Bosko Ja...


The superhero epic "X-Men: The Last Stand" proved magnetic over the Memorial Day weekend, taking in $120.1 million, the biggest opening ever for the holiday weekend.


Powell Comes Face to Face with Tsunami Horror

Secretary of State Colin Powell faced the unimaginable destruction of Asia's tsunami horror on Wednesday as his helicopter swooped low over a razed coast now a graveyard for thousands.


It's time to pay attention to Sun's x86 server biz

Fresh gear beats rivals The fresh Xeon-based servers from Sun mark the companyâs most muscular play to date in the x86 realm. The four-socket 2U X4450, in particular, has Sun pushing the equivalent of a midrange SMP down into the heart of the so-called âcommodityâ market. This move plays well with Sunâs historic strengths in the SMP (symmetric multi-processing) arena and supports Sunâs âR&D will winâ mantra.â¦


Sceso del 10% a 934 mln dlr, e' la prima volta dal '93


Rai. Nasce Rai Radiotelevisione Spa, avviato il processo di ...

Nero su bianco, la fusione tra Rai Spa e Rai Holding Ã¨ una realtÃ : nasce la Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana Spa. Nella sede ex Iri a Via Veneto, davanti al notaio, i vertici di Rai Spa e Rai Holding al completo


La trasmissione seguita da circa 8 milioni di spettatori


Googleâs virtual library signals communications revolution ...

Google is planning to announce an agreement Tuesday with some of the nation's top libraries and Oxford University to start converting their holdings into digital files.


Disney Picks Sony Format for DVD's of Its Films

The Walt Disney Company and its home video division, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, said yesterday that they would release films in the next-generation high-definition DVD format being developed


Two buyout groups eyeing ServiceMaster: Bloomberg

ServiceMaster Co. , the U.S. lawncare company that put itself up for sale last year, is drawing interest from at least two buyout groups that may bid more than $4 billion, four people with knowledge of the discussions said, according to a report on Bloomberg News.


Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian is seeking to enter the refinery business through Tesoro.


Mourners releases dozens of balloons at the funeral of a 13-month-old boy who was killed by his grandparents' dog.


US bombs Mosul rebels, guerrillas kill top police

A US aircraft dropped a quarter-tonne (500 lb) bomb on the northern Iraqi city of Mosul yesterday after guerrillas attacked a US patrol that was trying to capture an insurgent arms dump, a military spokesman said.


Wenger tells young Guns to prove their strength

Arsene Wenger has called on Arsenal to prove their English Premier League title credentials ahead of Saturday's potentially treacherous trip to West Ham.


Two candidates vying for retiring GOP Rep. Henry Hyde's job squared off in a radio debate Friday, with Democrat Tammy Duckworth saying the U.S. needs to focus on getting its troops out of Iraq and Republican Peter Roskam contending that she was advocating a "cut-and-run" strategy.


London would be perfect for Superbowl, says Dolphins owner

London could host the NFL's showpiece Superbowl match, according to Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga.


Plot to Kill Olmert Foiled, Israeli Says

Israelâs chief of internal security said that Palestinian gunmen had plotted to kill Prime Minster Ehud Olmert in June, but intelligence officials had foiled the plan.


4 Million More Health Workers Required to Improve Global Health

Authors of a public-health article in this week's issue of THE LANCET (p 1984) are calling for urgent international action to address the chronic lack of investment in human resources which is limiting the chance of tackling diseases such as HIV/AIDS


Death toll up to 41 in Kazakh mine blast

The death toll from a methane explosion at a coal mine in Kazakhstan rose to 41 on Thursday after searchers found the body of the last missing miner, an official said.


Ex-president of Poland Lekh Walenza ready to hold negotiations with...

Welcome to the Ukrainian radio's Web Page. We are sincerely glad to you. We shall inform you about the most important events in political, social and economic life of Ukraine frankly and detail.


UPDATE 6-PeopleSoft ousts CEO amid battle with Oracle

PeopleSoft Corp. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fired its chief executive Craig Conway on Friday just hours before US antitrust


Lo schianto durante un volo di addestramento, un ferito


L'allevatore sardo era stato sequestrato il 19 settembre


Regulator warns over surging Eurotunnel shares

A dizzying surge in the price of Eurotunnel shares eased on Thursday as the French market regulator warned investors and traders that the sharp rise had been "atypical."


A Fini: 'Ricordate cosa disse dopo il predellino...'


Injured Agassi Hopes to Be Fit for Australian Open

Andre Agassi plans on playing in next  week's Australian Open after coming through a hastily-arranged  exhibition match to test a hip injury.


The US Food and Drug Administration, facing a barrage of criticism from both within and outside the agency, announced plans Friday to improve the safety of drugs after they have been approved.


Market climbs on Bernanke comment, earnings

Stocks leapt on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the economy was growing but not so quickly as to fan inflation.


The Tories are in the firing line over a 'secret' Â£1m call centre amid fresh claims about their property dealings.


TOKYO Motorola and NTT DoCoMo said on Wednesday that they would jointly develop third-generation cellphones, giving the American company an important foothold in the Japanese market.


US import limits on cotton trousers made in China would violate free trade principles, Chinese textile exporters told state media Monday.


Iranian boats "provoke" US Navy ships in Hormuz: CNN

Five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route off the Iranian coast, over the weekend, CNN reported on Monday.


Airline Anti-Missile System Too $$$-Study

U.S. anti-missile technology is  still too costly to install on America's passenger airlines to  guard against Al Qaeda using shoulder-fired missiles to shoot  down the planes, according to a study on Tuesday.


Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery that must not be tolerated, a senior U.N. official and celebrities said Wednesday.


US Says Iraq Rebels Aided by Sources in Syria --Post

U.S. military intelligence officials  believe Iraqi insurgents are getting much greater help from  sources in Syria than previously realized, The Washington Post  reported on Wednesday.


Cosi' Alitalia e altre compagnie rispondono a Antitrust Ue


Sony, the Japanese electronics and entertainment group, has approached arch-rival Toshiba in an attempt to prevent a damaging format war over their next-generation DVDs.


Lender blames others for bad property tax checks

NEW YORK - American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. bounced 564 property tax checks in Maryland but blamed other financial institutions for the problem, the state's commissioner of financial regulation said yesterday.


Continuous satellite launching successes fix China on top world ...

With the third "ZY-2" research satellite successfully entered into orbit on Saturday morning, China has continuously accomplished its 40th satellites launching tasks since Oct.


A British soldier pleads guilty at a court martial to the war crime of inhumanely treating civilians in Iraq.


Most adults should only have to go for a dental check-up once a year, guidance is tipped to say.


Russia Posts Reward for Rebel Information

MOSCOW - The horrific school hostage seizure has caused a rift among Chechen rebels, Russian officials claimed Saturday. And in an effort to exploit that division, authorities said insurgents can get the $10 million reward offered for information about their top warlords...


The UK presses the EU for action to stop overfishing of bluefin tuna, which campaigners say is being fuelled by demand for sushi.


London would be perfect for Superbowl, says Dolphins owner

London could host the NFL's showpiece Superbowl match, according to Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga.


The chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party apologized Thursday for accusing Republican gubernatorial candidate Kerry Healey of using language that "borders on race-baiting" about crime and immigration.


Suit filed to halt closure of King-Drew trauma

A doctors group says closing the unit will violate the Civil Rights Act and disenfranchise minorities. By Matt Krasnowski. A doctors group trying to block the closing of Martin Luther King Jr.


The World Trade Organisation gives the EU and seven countries the chance to impose sanctions in retaliation for a US anti-dumping law.


Prime Minister Maliki scales back a proposal to forgive insurgents. Here's what he is and isn't offering


AMERICA/REPUBBLICA DOMINICANA - ÂUnire energie e sforzi non per cercare benefici e risolvere problemi personali, bensÃ¬ per cercare il benessere di tutti e risolvere i problemi di tuttiÂ: Messaggio dei Vescovi nel 163Âº anniversario dell'indipendenza della nazione Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - A motivo del 163Âº anniversario dell'indipendenza della nazione, i Vescovi dominicani hanno pubblicato in data 7 marzo un Messaggio nel quale toccano diversi aspetti della situazione attuale del paese. Sebbene la loro m...


These are tough times for the Salvation Army's bell-ringers. On Nov. 25, giant discounter Target Corp. (TGT ) began enforcing a longstanding ban that prevents charities from collecting donations outside its stores.


UK serial killer victims murdered in similar way

Two of the five victims of a serial killer targeting prostitutes in eastern England were murdered in strikingly similar ways before their naked bodies were dumped, police said on Thursday.


Israel Cuts Back Military Actions to Answer Abbas

Israel ordered its army to stop offensive operations in the Gaza Strip and scale them back sharply in the West Bank.


The jury in the Jodi Jones murder trial is shown her boyfriend's jotter which was covered in Satanic slogans.


Internet providers are asked to help with the growing problem of teenage suicides in Northern Ireland.


As Yasir Arafat lies dying in a French hospital, it is clear that after having brought disaster to the people he claimed to represent, he is leaving them in the lurch.


Image Gallery: Hands on: Latest Parallels Desktop for Mac a 'winner'

Computerworld's Seth Weintraub took the newest version of Parallels out for a virtual spin this week and found that the upgraded virtualization app offers a solid set of improvements for Mac users who need to run Windows-only software.


More than 30 dead in Phuket plane crash: Thai TV

More than 30 people were killed when an airliner slid off the runway on the Thai resort island of Phuket when landing in driving rain on Sunday, ITV television said.


Amsterdam - Dutch prosecutors said on Wednesday police have arrested eight more suspected Islamic radicals as part of ongoing investigations into the brutal killing of outspoken Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh.


A World Health Organization official at a conference in China urges greater international cooperation against food-born diseases. Dr.


Daniel Baldwin talks about his addiction

Daniel Baldwin opened up about his cocaine addiction in a series of confessional video diaries, taped at various stages of his treatment, that were to be shown Tuesday night on ABC News' "Primetime."


Swiss mining firm Xstrata has relaunched an $7.4bn Australian dollar ($5.8bn) takeover bid for Australia's WMC by appealing to its shareholders.


Geena Davis to replace Mandy Patinkin in TV series

Academy award winning actress Geena Davis is likely to succeed Mandy Patinkin on CBS' "Criminal Minds" television series after the latter failed to show up for shooting.


DaimlerChrysler sells EADS shares to private investor

BERLIN -- DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it sold a third of its stake in EADS, the parent company of planemaker Airbus, to a private investment group in a deal that will maintain the balance between German and ...Comment


Treno partito da Matera, la causa forse aggancio rimorchio


Aggravamento della misura cautelare nei confronti dell'immobiliarista romanodopo l'evasione, il 6 dicembre, dall'ospedale di Frascati per concedere un'intervista a Sky                                          Danilo Coppola torna in carcere dopo la fuga revocati i domiciliari                                                                                I carabinieri lo hanno prelevato dall'abitazione di Grottaferrata e trasferito nel carcere di Rebibbia


"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria engaged

Actress Eva Longoria, who plays a divorcee on the prowl on the hit television drama "Desperate Housewives," is engaged to marry her basketball star boyfriend Tony Parker, her spokeswoman said on Thursday.


Palermo, 12:53 - CALCIO: WEST HAM FA CAUSA A VENDITORI MAGLIETTE OFFENSIVE

Alla vigilia della partita del 'Barbera' contro il Palermo valida per il ritorno del primo turno di ...


The day on Wall Street: As oil price drops, Dow advances for third ...

Oil prices went down and stock prices went up, pushing blue chip stocks to their third straight weekly gain. All the major stock market indexes moved up, although it was one of the lightest trading weeks of


With the grand jury investigating Barry Bonds apparently nearing the end of its term, speculation has swirled around the possibility that one of the game's greatest sluggers could be indicted for perjury or other crimes.


Greenspan says bottom of home sales decline reached

A bottom has been hit in the decline  of U.S. home sales, said former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan on Wednesday.


Manchester United this morning revealed how the contingent payments to Everton for Wayne Rooney will be structured in a statement to the Stock Exchange.


Il 12 dicembre ad Amsterdam per approvare la fusione


Pennington Leads Jets to 26-11 Victory Over Texans

Chad Pennington threw for 286 yards and a touchdown in New YorkÂs victory over the Houston Texans, 26-11, on Sunday.


ATENE, 20 AGOSTO 2004 - È d'oro la marcia italiana. Ivano Brugnetti ha vinto il titolo olimpico della 20 km chiudendo la gara in 1:19.39. L'argento è andato allo spagnolo Francisco Javier Fernandez, il bronzo all'australiano Nathan Deakes. L'olimpionico ...


Sen. John Kerry on Saturday looked to frame the next presidential debate by accusing President Bush of making a series of bad economic choices that are making it harder for average Americans to get by.


South Korean Olympic Committee gives gold, cash to gymnast Yang

A month after he was deprived of the Olympic men's all-round title because of a judging error in Athens, South Korean gymnast Yang Tae-Young was awarded a gold medal and a cash prize by the Korea Olympic Committee.


Ethiopian Torture Suspect Arrested in Ga.

Federal agents Tuesday arrested an Ethiopian man suspected of torturing and murdering dissidents while serving as a leader in a military dictatorship in Ethiopia in the 1970s.


Ultimatum del mullah Dadullah ad Afp 'avete 7 giorni'


BEIJING, Dec. 25 -- Outraged that his Internet posting about dogs had been banned, Chen Yuhua wrote to the mayor of Beijing. No answer. He wrote to the city council. Still no answer. When all else failed, he consulted a lawyer, studied China's civil code and marched into court with a lawsuit.


Vital Signs: Prevention: Report Urges Screening for Family of Heart Patients

When patients with heart disease are brought to a hospital, why not identify suggest a screening for their family as well?


Time for that nuke ferry across the Mersey The initial results of the government's consultation on the future of nuclear power are in, and broadly supportive of the government's position - to revive the moribund nuclear industry because it's now "green".â¦


Colombian Killings Undermine Human Rights

Three labor leaders killed in what an army commander claimed was a gunbattle were instead murdered by soldiers, Colombian prosecutors are now saying in a case highlighting U.S. concerns over Colombia's human rights record.


Web's ad revenue up 37 pct in first half 2006: study

U.S. Internet advertising revenue rose   37 percent in the first six months of the year, hitting a   record of nearly $8 billion, according to a study released on   Monday.


US economic barometer points to sluggish trend

WASHINGTON : A closely watched index of future economic activity fell for a third straight month, suggesting a tepid pace of growth for the world's largest economy, analysts said.


The Departed wins Oscar for Best Picture

''The Departed'' won the Academy Award for best picture Sunday.


Bangladesh paralysed by opposition transport blockade

Bangladesh was again at a standstill as the opposition went ahead with a nationwide transport blockade in protest at the president's refusal to stand down as head of the interim government.


Fishing for octopus on Indian Ocean isle

RODRIGUES, Mauritius  - Wading through water up to her thighs, Marie-Claire Louis pauses and, one hand clutching a spear, studies the seaweed-covered rocks below her.


Thompson Runs for President at Risk of Cancer Return

Bloomberg - Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson, treated for cancer three years ago, will always face the risk that the disease will return, doctors say.


Business Objects launches EPM suite for CFOs

InfoWorld - Business Objects released new software Wednesday that combines EPM (enterprise performance management), BI, and data integration into a comprehensive suite aimed at CFOs and business finance managers.


A submersible robot can harvest timber from long-forgotten underwater forests. Clear-cutting never looked so green. By Michael Behar from Wired magazine.


Nearly one fourth of S. African soldiers contract HIV/AIDS

JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Nearly one in every four South African servicemen has contracted HIV/AIDS while the country's political parties urged the government to increase public spending and education to fight against the pandemic.


China Relents, and Promises Textile Tariffs

The step could avert a trade war with the U.S. and the European Union over a new influx of low-cost Chinese garments.


Powerful Typhoon Poised to Strike Southern Japan

A powerful typhoon loomed off  southwestern Japan Sunday, threatening large areas of the  country with fierce wind and rain.


Parigi, la compagnia franco-olandese rende noti i contenuti dell'offerta non vincolante"Acquisto di tutte le obbligazioni convertibili e investimento immediato di 750 milioni"                                           Alitalia, Air France conferma "Presentata offerta sul 100%"


Nike, the US sports footwear and clothing firm, enjoys its best-ever second-quarter trading and predicts a strong start to 2005.


Novell's Microsoft attack completes Linux conversion

Novell Inc. has completed its conversion to Linux by launching an attack on Microsoft Corp., claiming that the company has stifled software innovation and that the market will abandon Microsoft Windows at some point in the future.


NEW YORK - A disappointing retail sales report and the threat of oil prices reaching $53 per barrel sent stocks lower Thursday in early trading.    A lack of consumer confidence and rising gasoline prices were blamed for slow retail sales in September, usually a robust month for shoppers...


Badly-paid Polish doctors look for work in EU

It's not easy to learn a foreign language at 41, but the prospect of a better life can produce miracles, he says.


Rodney Jack and Nicky Maynard score to give Crewe a shock Carling Cup win over Wigan.


As Bush begins four more years in office, he joins a lofty club with a history of political peril.


Rights groups file French torture case vs Rumsfeld

Human rights groups have filed a lawsuit in France alleging that former U.S. defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld allowed torture at U.S.-run detention centers in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.


For the Red Sox, Loyalty Is a Dish Not Served at All

There is too much of the one-sided version of the story going around, especially in Boston, now that Pedro MartÃnez has said he is on his way to Shea Stadium.


Palermo, 18:11 - CALCIO, PALERMO: DIFESA KO, FERMI BARZAGLI E ZACCARDO

Scatta l'emergenza in difesa per il Palermo in vista della sfida di sabato a Bergamo contro l'Atalan...


Three months after the Food and Drug Administration decided that emergency contraception should be available to women 18 and older without a doctor's prescription, the over-the-counter version of Plan B -- the "morning after" pill -- began appearing in drugstores nationwide last week. Manufacturer Barr Pharmaceuticals shipped the drug after repackaging it to meet federal labeling rules for OTC medications, but as of Friday, some Washington-area stores had yet to receive it....


Emmy voters snub serial killer, teen athletes

While mob boss Tony Soprano was embraced once again by Emmy voters on Thursday, they apparently drew the line at serial killers.


Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday warned NATO against steps that would compromise Russian security, pointing to persistent disagreements on arms control.


Stocks fell broadly and sharply after a report on mortgage defaults indicated that the troubled housing market will weaken further.


Apple sells 525,000 iPhone ssince its launch on Friday, according to press reports.


RUUD van Nistelrooy scored all four for United in this Champions League game at Old Trafford today. Three poacher's strikes and a coolly executed penalty took the Dutch striker's tally of European goals for United to a phenomenal 35 in 36 matches.


Much ado about Ataturk A Turkish court has banned YouTube access after someone complained that the world's most popular video sharer was hosting clips that insulted the country's founding father. And, yes, you've heard all this before.â¦


The evening nurse assigned to Ethel June Morris was forced to curtail her assessment when the patient's condition began to deteriorate.


Nascarâs Screech and Slam? Itâs All Aerodynamics

In her new book, Diandra Leslie-Pelecky explains everything from the mechanics of racing engines to the molecular properties of the driversâ fire-retardant suits.


Nationalist Party General Congress comes to an end

November 14 2004 1525CET - The three-day General Congress of the Nationalist Party came to an end this morning with the unanimous approval of a document that highlights the main party visions and priorities for ...


Google Maps rolls out the Mesopotamian nil-cubit

Yeah, but what's that in cubic furlongs? Those among you who recently adopted the new Vulture Central standards of volume, length, area and, critically, the speed of sheep in a vacuum, might be interested to learn that Google Maps has decided to offer a few alternatives of its own.â¦


ENIOR British Airways executives face the sack after the staff shortage fiasco that crippled the airline's operations at Heathrow last week and threatens to do the same this bank holiday weekend.


As Dollar Dips, Canada Exploits Lucrative Loonie

So it has come to this for the tumbling U.S. dollar: It dropped below the Canadian dollar last week and is barely hanging on to parity now.


Glasgow, 12:35 - CALCIO, CELTIC: BORUC RINNOVA FINO AL 2011

Il portiere polacco del Celtic, Artur Boruc, seguito da Arsenal e Milan, ha prolungato il contratto ...


Barroso Starting Search for New EU Commission

Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has begun consultations with the European Union (EU) governments in an effort to resolve the crisis over his proposed new executive agency.


Powell's departure from the FCC leaves many crucial details yet to be worked out-- details that will affect the choices consumers are likely to have and the prices they will have to pay. Those tasks will fall to Powell's successor and a reconstituted FCC.-The Washington Post


Trento, trovati i due cuginetti dispersi

Ritrovati sani e salvi i due cuginetti dispersi ieri in Val di Cembra nel Trentino. I bambini sono stati portati a Salorno, dai vigili del fuoco, dove sono stati subito rifocillati e sottoposti ad un controllo medico.


R.I. Aims to Clean Narragansett Bay Water

Like some advanced race of moles, crews are boring a 3-mile-long tunnel under Rhode Island's capital city to capture raw sewage that is now jettisoned into waterways during heavy rains, often forcing authorities to close shellfish beds that are a lifeblood of the commercial fishing industry.


Near-Nude DJ Got Friendly on Cop Web Site

By JESSICA HESLAM  A rattled Attleboro Police Department yanked down its MySpace Web site after a photo of a Hub disc jockey posing in the buff - save for a fish covering his private parts - popped up on its page.


John Stewart, who wrote the Monkees' hit "Daydream Believer" and became a well-known figure in the 1960s folk music revival as a member of The Kingston Trio, has died, according to the band's Web site. He was 68.


Russian Plane Bombers Exploited Corrupt System

A thousand rubles, or about $34, was enough to bribe an airline agent to put a Chechen woman on board a flight just before takeoff, according to Russian investigators.


DUP leader Ian Paisley is to meet  the UK prime minister to give his response to British-Irish proposals on devolution.


Whitney sparks Hurricanes to win despite loss of captain

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Ray Whitney scored the tie-breaking goal and assisted on two others to propel the Carolina Hurricanes back into first place in the Southeast Division with a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.


Update 2: Tokyo Stocks Move Lower; Dollar Falls

Tokyo stocks dipped Monday morning as investors took profits from recent gains. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues fell 24.


Mailman Closer to Calling It Quits -Report

Future Hall of Fame forward Karl Malone is leaning toward retirement, according to a report in Tuesday's Los Angeles Times. The report also stated that he will decide on his future in the next week or two.


Brazilian Airliner Crashes  On Landing in Heavy Rain

BUENOS AIRES, July 17 -- An airplane with at least 150 people aboard crashed upon landing at Sao Paulo's main domestic airport on Tuesday, bursting into flames after it skidded across a road and slammed into a nearby fuel depot.


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NATO allies on Wednesday approved detailed plans to send up to 300 military instructors backed by hundreds of guards and support staff to Iraq in an expansion of the alliance's military training program.


A teenager dies from a suspected drugs overdose after apparently making a suicide pact with her best friend.


A single gene can keep in check the tendency to pile on fat, scientists show.


Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday defended a proposed security pact with Japan that has raised the hackles of China and South Korea.


The CW network will stop broadcasting the long-running World Wrestling Entertainment show âFriday Night Smackdownâ at the end of this broadcast season, the two companies said. Neither company gave any reasons for ending the partnership, though WWE said it was in negotiations to find a new home for the show. âSmackdown,â which had its premiere on UPN in 1999, moved to CW in 2006 when UPN merged with WB. The show has averaged 4.9 million viewers this season, second to âAmericaâs Next Top Model,â CWâs most popular program. But among the 18-to-34 viewer group, the show is only seventh. Last month WWE extended its contract with the USA channel for another show, âRaw,â through 2010.


Scientists have shown that a single protein plays a central role in the development of diabetes.


Whitfield Diffie has been credited with making privacy possible in the digital age. As a co-inventor of public key cryptography, he is one of the most respected contributors to the field of computer security and is in constant demand as a speaker.


Ballmer: Microsoft Won't Join FCC's Spectrum Auction

Microsoft won't participate in the 700 MHz spectrum auction planned by the FCC for January, CEO Steve Ballmer said.


Cities need less federal control and more regional training to prepare for terrorist attacks and other disasters, Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday.


Israel's Supreme Court orders ministers to explain a decision to hold no state commission over the Lebanon war.


Oggi alle 18 conference call di Tronchetti Provera


Firenze, 13:35 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: PRESENTATA ISTANZA PER ANNULLARE ROSSO TONI

La Fiorentina ha reso noto di "aver presentato istanza al Giudice Sportivo al fine di chiedere l'esc...


Rasmussen Reports - In a race that was a dead heat at 43% in early August, Lt. Governor Charles Fogarty (D) has jumped in front with a five-point lead.  The Democrat now leads incumbent Governor Donald Carcieri (R) 46% to 41%. The Rhode Island Senate race is a toss-up.


Cassazione accoglie ricorso di aspirante papa' in provetta


Staff at the Millennium Hotel where Alexander Litvinenko held a meeting test positive for polonium-210.


The government promised nearly $800 million in aid Tuesday to ranchers and farmers stricken by a near-record drought.


Marat Safin played his best tennis in quite some time, beating Andre Agassi 6-3, 7-6 (4) Saturday to advance to the final of the Madrid Masters.


555-passenger airliner unveiled by Europeans

Airbus showed off its giant A380, a double-decked behemoth that could revolutionize long-haul flying, at a lavish ceremony Tuesday with European leaders gathered for the first official look at the world's ...


The Feminization of HIV/Aids in African Countries

Presentation by Mary M. Kanya, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Swaziland to the United States of America, at the Fifth Annual African Women's and Children's Health Symposium: The Feminization of HIV/Aids on Thursday, November 11, 2004, at the University of


Woods looks like he'll stay No. 1 _ for now

Stewart Cink was atop the leaderboard, and David Toms had the lead in the clubhouse. But with only 24 players completing second-round play in the rain-delayed NEC Invitational, it was hard to tell who had control.


Thatcher can 'easily' prove he was not involved in coup plot ...

Sir Mark Thatcher will "easily" be able to prove he had nothing to do with an alleged coup plot in the oil-rich west African state of Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer said yesterday, despite the jailing of his close friend Simon Mann on arms charges.


Although problems still hang over the company, Bristol-Myers is paving the way for recovery.


Intel Corp.'s upcoming mid-quarter report will be closely watched for signs of weak back-to-school computer sales, though recent market share gains in memory chips could help offset any softness in computer microprocessor demand.


Iraqi militants demand $5m to free French reporters

LONDON - The Iraqi Islamic militant group holding two French journalists hostage has demanded a $5m (Â£2.8m) ransom for their release, to be paid within 48 hours, as well as a set of hard-to-meet demands.


Roma, 18:17 - Calcio, Baraldi a Zeman: Parma si Ã¨ iscritto rispettando regole

Non solo calcio giocato al termine di Parma-Lecce. L'amministratore delegato del club emiliano Luca ...


Still young at 81, says Egyptian film director

Veteran Egyptian film director Youssef  Chahine still feels young at 81, and hopes he has another 10  years of film making left in him.


Roma, 18:02 - CALCIO, ROMA; MONTELLA: MI MANCAVA GOL ALL'OLIMPICO

''Questo gol mi mancava, specie qui all'Olimpico: quindi sono particolarmente felice di averlo fatto...


The dollar strengthened against most  major currencies on Friday as dealers shrugged off soaring gold  and oil prices and bought the currency largely on technical and  positioning grounds.


Strike threatens Nigeria's oil production

Trade unions in Nigeria yesterday threatened to extend a three-day general strike which has shut down much of the country and driven world oil prices to a record high.


Delegates at a UN aid conference will be asked to give firm commitments on helping Asian tsunami victims.


Cubans Seek to Draw Attention to Embargo

Thousand of people wave Cuban flags during a rally to draw attention to the upcoming UN vote to condemn the four-decade embargo against Cuba in Havana on Saturday Oct. 23, 2004.


Net overseer moves toward approving industry-specific .post, .travel.


Three US banks, including Bank of America, warn that losses linked to bad debt will get worse.


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Europe doesn't match the US in its response to global terrorism, Nato's secretary general warns.


UK's Top Court to Rule on 'Britain's Guantanamo'

Nine foreign terror suspects held  indefinitely without charge in what critics have dubbed  "Britain's Guantanamo" began a legal challenge against their  detention at the UK's highest court on Monday.


La Fao: crescono gli affamati del mondo, e la denutrizione uccide ...

Correva lâanno 1996, terrorismo e teoria della Â«guerra preventivaÂ» erano in gestazione, ma non erano ancora diventati una realtÃ  di tutti i giorni. Decine di capi di stato e di governo, animati da un


A baby Jesus statue in Bal Harbour, Florida, is getting a GPS device for Christmas. The statue, part of a nativity scene, will be equipped with the device in case of theft. The previous statue went missing, even though it had been bolted down.


Verizon-Broadcom deal allows continued imports

Broadcom Corp. and Verizon Wireless Inc. have reached a deal that will allow Verizon to continue importing and selling mobile handsets that are at the center of an ongoing legal battle between Broadcom and Qualcomm Inc.


In frenata il gruppo farmaceutico a 474 mln di dollari


Roberts touts unanimity on Supreme Court

Chief Justice John Roberts went on national television this week to offer his view that the Supreme Court produces stronger decisions by being cautious rather than bold.


US Airways Group Inc.  told a bankruptcy court on Monday it would skip a $110 million pension payment due Wednesday as it looks to slash costs and avoid liquidation after filing for protection from its creditors over the weekend.


Players Association presents new proposal to NHL

TORONTO (Ticker) - The world will have to wait at least five more days to find out if there will be an NHL season. The league and the Players Association held a four-hour meeting Thursday, the first session


WTO allows time for appeals before final GMO ruling

The WTO confirmed its partial condemnation of the European Union in a dispute with the United States, Canada and Argentina over genetically modified organisms (GMOs), giving the parties 60 days to appeal.


ASIA/BANGLADESH - Oltre 160.000 profughi del tifone Sidr assistiti dal network di Ong ÂAgireÂ Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - Iniziano a prendere corpo i primi interventi umanitari per lÂassistenza ai profughi, la riabilitazione e la ricostruzione delle aree colpite dal ciclone Sidr il 15 novembre scorso. I progetti delle 5 organizzazioni che fanno p...


Myanmar junta announces plan for more prisoner releases

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military government said Thursday that it will release 5,311 prisoners in addition to almost 4,000 whose planned release was announced last week.


The Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell, withdraws hundreds of workers from oil facilities in Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta.


CATASTROPHE: 7-PAGE REPORT: STRUGGLE TO CLEAR THE DEAD

SOUTH-EAST Asia yesterday turned to the grim task of burying its multitudes of dead from the tsunami disaster. Tens of thousands of bodies lay unburied all across the region.


Regimens: An Herbal Extract Eases Symptoms of Heart Failure

The herbal supplement hawthorn extract is effective in treating symptoms of chronic heart failure, new research suggests.


San Josè, 11:15 - TENNIS, ATP SAN JOSE': VOLANDRI OUT AL 1/O TURNO

E' già finita l'avventura di Filippo Volandri al torneo Atp di San Josè che si gioca s...


Figlio maggiore, e' morto senza soffrire, lucido


34 tech firms sued for alleged LCD patent theft

Honeywell has issued lawsuits against 34 companies, including Dell, Apple, Sony and Toshiba alleging LCD panels used in their products infringe a 1992 patent the company holds.


Care International Director In Iraq Kidnapped

An employee with one of the world's largest relief and development groups has been kidnapped in Baghdad. Care International says its director in Iraq, Margaret Hassan, was captured this morning.


Nepal Braced for Bloodshed, Fears of Spillover Grow

Nawa Raj Joshi was a teacher for more  than 30 years in a small village in western Nepal, until one  day Maoist rebels decided they didn't like his politics.


European Union leaders gather in Lisbon to sign a reform treaty designed to replace the ill-fated EU constitution.


Iraq Militants Leave Shrine in Peace Deal

NAJAF, Iraq - Militants filed out of the Imam Ali Shrine, closed the doors behind them and turned over the keys to Iraq's top Shiite cleric Friday, symbolizing their acceptance of a peace deal to end three weeks of devastating fighting in this holy city.    By Friday afternoon, dozens of Iraqi police and national guardsmen surrounded the shrine compound - many kissing its doors and weeping - as the government began to re-establish control over the Old City of Najaf...


MCI says its asset values to be written down $3.5 billion

MCI Inc. plans to write down the value of its assets by $3.5 billion to reflect the decreased worth of the company's telephone network as its consumer business shrinks.


Dollar Hits Multi-Month Lows Vs Euro, Yen

The dollar hit eight-month lows against the euro and six-month troughs versus the yen on Monday on continued worries about the US economy and the yawning trade deficit, and traders say it could fall even further.


Q&A: Sara Lee wrestles with RFID, looks for benefits

Ray Hagedorn, an IT manager at Sara Lee Foods, said in an interview that the company is taking a 'slap and ship' approach to its use of RFID tags while it learns more about the technology and looks for ways the tags can provide business benefits.


U.S. Commander Claims Success in Samarra

SAMARRA, Iraq - Afraid to stray from home, residents buried the dead in their gardens Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in this former insurgent stronghold, where the American military said 125 rebels were killed and 88 captured in two days of fierce fighting...


The real thing? Organic German soda goes global

Is the world ready for an organic soft drink brewed in Germany?


Intesa San Paolo ridurra' sua quota entro il 2%


An Oldie Vies for Nutrient of the Decade

Researchers are trying to understand how much vitamin D is necessary for optimal health. Are you taking enough?


He was the guy who would miss 11 straight shots, then come down the court with everything on the line and drill the game-winner without blinking.


Hyundai chairman deemed too important for prison

An appeals court yesterday suspended a three-year prison sentence for Hyundai Motor Co. chairman Chung Mong-koo, saying the tycoon is too important to South Korea's economy to go to jail for embezzlement.


The guy who almost joined the Red Sox before the season was bowing down to the Red Sox by the end of the season. As the Yankees turned into the Devil Rays for the final four games of the American League Championship


Ransom Question Hangs Over Italy Workers

The safe release of two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq led to questions Wednesday over whether a ransom was paid, highlighting the dilemma of many governments if the price of saving lives means caving in to terrorists.


Right-hander Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds agreed Thursday to a $25 million, two-year contract extension through 2010.


'Stagnation not deflation' in housing market

The housing market has peaked but is not heading into the abyss, analysts said today, as figures showed property price falls for the fourth consecutive month.


Dopo assassinio dell'ex premier pachistano Bhutto


Fools can draw too many conclusions from too little data.


Islamic school sanctions online Muslim weddings

An influential and conservative Islamic theological school in India said on Thursday marriages of Muslim couples using internet web cameras were acceptable and legal.


New Tabloid's Distribution Aimed at Suburban Readers

The Washington Examiner, a free tabloid newspaper aimed at upscale readers, plans to launch Tuesday in the District, and in the Maryland and Northern Virginia suburbs, replacing the Journal Newspapers and entering head-to-head competition with The Washington Post, the Washington Times and other publications.


The new boss of US insurance broker Marsh & McLennan said he is confident of settling the charges brought by New York Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer.


Lokeren, 17:36 - CICLISMO, HET VOLK: VITTORIA DI POZZATO

Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) ha vinto il circuito Het Volk, classica inaugurale della stagione belga, ...


Con l'acquisto del 44% di Vodafone nella societa'


A senior vice president at Marsh &  McLennan Cos. MMC.N insurance broker on Thursday pleaded  guilty to criminal charges in connection with New York Attorney  General Eliot Spitzer's ongoing probe into fraud and  bid-rigging in the insurance industry.


Greek police hold 32 arson suspects as they step up inquiries into fires that have killed dozens of people.


On Adobe's Lightroom radar: panoramas, HDR

Adobe says high dynamic range photography and panorama creation are in Lightroom's purview. Also: why the software development kit isn't as easy as you might think.


Murdered Russian spied for Britain, suspect says

Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian agent murdered in London last year, was working for British intelligence at the time, the man charged by Britain with his murder alleged on Thursday.


NY AG Spitzer Denies Report He Plans to Cede Probes to Feds

Despite reports suggesting otherwise, there was no Christmas present for the business targets of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer after all.


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


An advertisement portraying a scantily clad schoolgirl seductively twirling her hair is offensive, a British watchdog agency said Wednesday in demanding that low-cost airline Ryanair not run it again.


Ukrainian Security Officer Found Hanged in His Lviv Apartment

A senior Ukrainian security officer has been found dead in his apartment. The body of 38-year-old Vladimir Pavlenko, a lieutenant-colonel of the Lviv Security Service Directorate, was found in his apartment on ...


Winner certified in Ukraine; concern rampant

Ukraine's government ignored reports of widespread electoral fraud and certified Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday as winner of the presidency while his pro-Western


Plugging a hole that has existed since launch earlier this year, real estate valuation site Zillow is going to start allowing local realtors to post listings for free. I would expect this to be quite popular given Zillow’s profile and the fact that it’s free advertising for agents. Zillow sees this as a way to [...]


Mukesh blinks, annuls Infocomm sweat equity

NEW DELHI: Thirty-five days after the battle for control for Reliance came out in the open, someone has blinked, and it is RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani.


Dig this: AOL believes a renegade Internet spammer buried gold and platinum on his family's property in Massachusetts and wants to bring in bulldozers to search for the treasure and satisfy a $12.8 million judgment it won in federal court.


Following is a selection of comments on the school siege in North Ossetia, where Russian soldiers have battled Chechen separatists to end the two-day standoff.


President Bush was resented by his fellow flyboys in the Texas Air National Guard because "he didn't really have to go by the rules," a former Guard staffer claimed yesterday.


Some of the biggest net companies join forces to publicise a hotline to whistle-blow child abuse websites.


Suddenly Called to Serve: A Dove, a Hawk and a Loon

If the abysmal reception so far for films about the war in Iraq is any indication, âDay Zeroâ is the last thing movie audiences will want to consume.


No travel problems reported during Turnpike strike

PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania Turnpike officials reported no significant backups at toll plazas on Sunday, one of the busiest travel days of the year, despite the absence of hundreds of unionized toll collectors who have been on strike since Wednesday.


(InfoWorld) - Seven Networks agreed to license patents from Visto, settling a dispute between the companies over push e-mail patents. In addition to the licensing agreement, the companies have settled all legal actions against each other. The two have been battling over patents for three years. In late December, a court upheld an earlier jury decision that found that Seven had infringed on three Visto patents. But the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had already made an initial ruling that one of the patents in question was invalid. At the time, Seven said that it expected the USPTO to make its final decision during the time it appealed the court ruling. Instead, Seven has worked with Visto to settle the matter. Their dispute was one of many in the push e-mail market, an indication of the perceived potential for the industry. The battle follows the high-profile case between Research In Motion and NTP. That suit threatened to shut down the popular BlackBerry push e-mail service used by executives and government workers, butÂ RIM ultimately settled with NTP. Visto licenses patents from NTP. Visto is also battling patent infringement suits against other push e-mail providers, includingÂ Good Technology,Â RIM, andÂ Microsoft. Infowave Software was also the subject of an earlier patent suit from Visto but the company ultimately agreed to license Visto's software in 2004.


Il ministro: Prodi al lavoro su possibile compromesso


Pro Bowl linebacker Adalius Thomas signs with New England on Saturday after spending his first seven seasons in Baltimore.


India, Pakistan leaders say talks furthered peace

The leaders of India and Pakistan said on Monday that their meeting in New York last week had furthered the peace process. "This was a very good meeting.


Steve Jobs reveals that iTunes will offer downloadable movies, and provided a sneak peek of a media box that will stream movies, music and TV shows from a nearby computer to the living room TV. Plus:


Four Blasts in Iraq's Najaf, U.S. Warplane Overhead

NAJAF, Iraq,  - Four loud blasts were heard in  Najaf late on Sunday as an AC-130 U.S. military plane circled  overhead, a Reuters witness said.


Tropical Storm Florence intensified Saturday morning as it moved through the open Atlantic on a path toward Bermuda, threatening quickly to become hurricane.


AOL's new photo sharing and storage site, BlueString, borrows a lot of its technology from XDrive. That's a good thing.


Chrysler revamp details to eclipse Daimler results

DaimlerChrysler  unveils its latest restructuring plan for ailing U.S. arm Chrysler on Wednesday, almost six years to the day after its first try at shoring up profits from across the Atlantic.


Ford says Jaguar, Volvo, Land Rover not for sale

Ford Motor Co F.N said on Wednesday   that none of its European premium brand car businesses was for   sale at this stage except Aston Martin, but added it would   continue to examine all its options.


Senegalese voters await the first official results, as  President Wade's supporters claim a strong lead.


Paris designers looked to Hollywood on Wednesday with elaborate creations that will vie for "best dressed" on the red carpet.


Roma, 15:09 - CALCIO. LAZIO: PARTITO IL CORTEO IN SOSTEGNO DEL CLUB

E' partito il corteo dei tifosi della Lazio verso lo Stadio Olimpico. Secondo gli organizzatori sare...


AMERICA - La formazione dei laici, la sfida delle sette, la mancanza di sacerdoti: le voci dei Vescovi che partecipano al Seminario di studio promosso dalla Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli Roma (Agenzia Fides) - ÂPer me personalmente Ã¨ un'esperienza molto bella ed arricchente partecipare a questo Seminario dove posso condividere la mia esperienza con quasi cento Vescovi del mondo interoÂ afferma allÂAgenzia Fides Mons. Audilio Aguilar ...


Slain guitarist, bodyguard mourned by Damageplan

DALLAS A drummer paid homage to his slain guitarist brother by saying "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott had a heart "twice as big as the state of TEXAS!


Foreign aid workers in Iraq plan pull out:

[World News] Baghdad, Sep 9 : Foreign aid workers in Iraq are planning to leave the war-torn country since the kidnapping of two Italian women aid workers, Xinhua reports Thursday.


Bundesliga leaders VfL Wolfsburg were beaten 2-0 by Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion, on a night that also saw defeats for struggling Borussia Moenchengladbach and Kaiserslautern.


Nations turn their attention to installing tsunami early warning systems, but do they really work?


BS2000 servers sparc up Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has launched two new business servers in its B2000 range.â¦


Lt. Gov. says Ky. pardons were strategic

Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher pardoned members of his staff in the midst of a patronage probe to try to keep the investigation from incriminating anyone in the governor's office, Lt. Gov. Steve Pence told a newspaper.


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CORRECTED: US, Syria spar and Rice calls for sanctions

Corrected to make clear Rice made the comments to The Wall   Street Journal, not The New York Times, in fifth paragraph


A weekly newspaper in military-ruled Myanmar skipped publication Thursday on government orders after flouting censorship rules, its publisher said.


2000 fiasco in mind, Florida goes to polls

MIAMI, OCTOBER 18 : Early voting for next monthâs Presidential election got underway in Florida on Monday, with Democrats in particular urging supporters to use their early ballot as a means of avoiding a repeat of the recount fiasco in the 2000 election


Clinton backers have ties to media firms

Two more black South Carolina lawmakers endorsing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton have ties to a media consulting firm hired by the White House hopeful.


Vicenza, 17:48 - CALCIO, VICENZA: DIFFERENZIATO PER NASTOS E SCARDINA

In vista del prossimo impegno di campionato contro la Juventus (sabato 16 settembre) il Vicenza ha s...


India's health minister calls a meeting of health officials from eight states which have registered new polio cases.


Sharon Wins 1st of 3 Votes on Settlement Plan

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a key victory today as his cabinet easily approved a plan to compensate Jewish settlers who would be uprooted from the Gaza Strip.


Steelers' defense, Bettis key win over Redskins

When your defense holds an opponent to 207 yards of offense and allows only one touchdown, you should win a lot of football games.


A couple in their 80s are recovering after an aggravated burglary at their home near Larne.


Briton shot dead in Kenya: Foreign Office

A British man has died in Kenya, the Foreign Office said Saturday, but it was unclear whether the death was linked to post-election violence that has gripped the east African country.


Silk Cut cigarette maker Gallaher receives a takeover approach, which values the company at Â£7.5bn.


No carryover for Kansas. One week after beating defending national champion Florida, the fifth-ranked Jayhawks stumbled yesterday against DePaul, a team looking for its own identity.


E' la contrazione piu' consistente da circa cinque anni


A man who as a boy accused Michael Jackson of molesting him and got a $20 million settlement from the pop singer now has won a ruling that could bring a trial on a claim he was attacked by his own father.


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Finance executives see economy steady: survey

Most financial executives expect the   pace of U.S. growth in the second half of 2006 to hold steady,   according to the latest survey from accounting firm Grant   Thornton.


Stock index futures extended gains on Tuesday after data showed a steeper-than-expected decline in U.S. August producer prices.


France Mulls Hostage Crisis, Confusion Over Ransom

The French government held crisis talks on the fate of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq Wednesday amid growing uncertainty over whether their kidnappers had demanded a ransom and two-day deadline.


Messaggio Presidente per celebrazioni 62/mo anniversario


Job listing spotlights vague plan to develop global fiber backbone. But why?


DHS Plan for 'Virtual' Border Fence Still Has Gaps

A Bush administration plan to build a "virtual" fence along the Mexico border will cost $7.6 billion and be completed by 2011, but the government lacks clear benchmarks for success, according to a report to Congress by the Department of Homeland Security.


Nigeria's ruling party presidential candidate, Umaru Yar'Adua, says he is well enough to run in April's polls.


Stem cells scientists can use are tainted

Washington -- All of the human embryonic stem cells available to federally funded scientists under President Bush's 3-year-old research policy share a previously unrecognized trait that fosters rejection by the immune systems, diminishing their potential


Earthlink founder steps down as Helio CEO

InfoWorld - EarthLink founder Sky Dayton said he's stepping down as CEO of Helio, a move that appears to be part of the plan toÂ reduce EarthLink's position in the mobile company.


Capital Sources: Can Ryan Crocker Turn Iraq Around?

U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker says he wants the Iraqis to solve their own problems Caption: America's top diplomat in Baghdad (right) gets a military escort in April.


Lucrative Cash Package Came as Fairchild Reported $53.2 Million Loss

For Jeffrey J. Steiner, chairman and chief executive of Fairchild Corp., nearly $2.5 million in salary last year was just the beginning.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Womenâs Game Turns on Axis of the Williamses

Wherever they go, the Venus and Serena Williams are a continuous, compelling drama, a subject of essential tennis debate. What would the womenâs game be without them?


By Bob Holliday, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 2--BLOOMINGTON -- Going to a dry cleaner is somewhat like going to a restaurant in that both offer a convenient way to do something you can do at home, said Leo Hermes, owner of three Starcrest Cleaners in Bloomington-Normal.


Pop star George Michael will write a  no-holds-barred biography to appear in autumn 2009 after  signing what HarperCollins called "one of the biggest book  deals ever concluded in UK publishing."


Estee Lauder Profit, Dividend, Shares Up

Estee Lauder Cos Inc. (EL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday posted a 22 percent jump in quarterly profit as higher sales of anti-wrinkle creams, hair-care and cosmetic products offset weaker fragrance purchases.


The January sales failed to help the UK High Street recover from a poor Christmas season, a survey by the British Retail Consortium finds.


Watching her 90 English foxhounds leaping and yapping in a paddock, Di Piper grimly counted the cost of a likely government ban on fox hunting.


Indonesia Quake Sparks Fatal Tidal Waves

A damaged car perches on a brick wall December 27, 2004 after a quake-triggered tsunami hit Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, near the epicentre of the quake off Indonesia's Sumatra island.


Olympic star in tearful reunion with Korean dad

U.S. Olympic medalist Toby Dawson hugged his weeping Korean father on Wednesday when the two met for the first since he went missing 25 years ago as a toddler in a busy street market in South Korea.


The European Commission is turning to video-sharing Web site YouTube.com to disseminate information about the workings of the European Union to its citizens, through a new channel on the site called EUtube, it announced Friday.


Roma, 12:59 - CALCIO, ARBITRI DI B: LECCE-ASCOLI A RIZZOLI

Questi sono gli arbitri che dirigeranno le gare della quarta giornata del campionato di serie B in p...


Bears' Johnson will sit out against Bucs

Tank Johnson has found himself in his third legal entanglement in the last 18 months and Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo says it's time for the nose tackle to clean up his behavior.


An antiques and furniture store has sued pop star Michael Jackson for allegedly failing to pay a nearly $180,000 bill.


A cartoon in a newspaper depicts Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan walking alongside Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, both men have sullen faces and Erdogan is complaining to Gul of a fresh European Union condition for the start of entry talks, saying


Whatâs Offline: Some Leveraged Buyout Myths

Why canât the executives who are running companies involved in the leveraged buyout boom deliver the same success for their shareholders?


Gatland's words to be put to England rugby test

If Wales demonstrate as much cut and thrust on the field as their new coach Warren Gatland has off it, they will have no problem ending a 20-year wait for a win at Twickenham when they face England in their Six Nations opener here on Saturday.


Study: Adolescence affects breast bancer

The way a girl grows during adolescence and even in the womb may play an important, if murky, role in her risk of breast cancer later in life, a study suggests.


The UN refugee chief tells the BBC of his concern at reports of the forced repatriation of Afghan refugees.


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Palestinian Militants Defy Abbas, 9 Dead in Gaza

Palestinian militants killed six Israelis in a bombing and shooting attack at the main commercial crossing into Gaza, mounting their strongest challenge yet to President-elect Mahmoud Abbas and his call for non-violence.


Dexia formally abandon's merger plans with Italy's Sanpaolo

French-Belgian bank Dexia said  that it has decided to terminate its plans to form an alliance with Italian bank Sanpaolo IMI.


Britain's new prime minister, Gordon Brown, started to unveil his government on Thursday, promoting old allies to top positions and bringing in a range of new faces to draw a line under Tony Blair's decade in power.


Lithuania unearths liquor pipeline from Belarus

Lithuanian border guards have unearthed a three-kilometre (2-mile) pipeline for smuggling in moonshine liquor from neighbouring Belarus.


Mystery Surrounds Sunken Remains in Florida Spring

The skeletal ruins of a 19th-century steamboat could be the long-lost Madison, a ship believed to have been scuttled to keep it out of enemy hands.


Torino, 14:30 - CALCIO, PESSOTTO HA LASCIATO L'OSPEDALE

Gianluca Pessotto ha lasciato questa mattina l'ospedale Molinette di Torino, dove era ricoverato dal...


A boatful of kids on a bright, windy day, sails billowing among the verdant Boston Harbor islands - the very picture of a New England summer.


Shrek, Spidey, Harry and Michael lead Hollywood to record summer

LOS ANGELES Summer at movie theaters was about true underdogs, as Michael Moore and a gang of dodgeball dimwits helped propel Hollywood to another season of record revenue.


Sony to cut PlayStation 3 costs, shares rise

Sony Corp. is removing a chip from the European version of its new PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, a move that cuts costs but means users cannot play some of their old games.


US President George W. Bush today expressed sorrow for the victims of a rocket attack on a US base in northern Iraq, but said he was confident that democracy would take root in the war-torn country.


Mobile Phones Ring in South Sudan's New Era

RUMBEK, Sudan  - The town of Rumbek in southern  Sudan is getting used to a sound never heard before -- the  ringing of a mobile phone.


Mostly, these lists give me an excuse to remind readers of good and great films that they may have missed.  But in some respects, the actual list is the least of it.


Science & environment: Dinosaurs may have been pushed towards extinction by humble insects, not meteorites


The value of goods stolen from shops has hit a 10-year high, a survey of retailers suggests.


Venus wins Wimbledon final against Bartoli

Venus Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title on Saturday beating French 18th seed Marion Bartoli 6-4 6-1 with a commanding performance in the final.


Bush rips Kerry as aides downplay Iraq explosives flap

US President George W. Bush ripped Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry's "strategy of pessimism and retreat" in Iraq, as aides sought to defuse questions about vanished explosives there.


After Chief Holds a Chat, Sallie Mae Stock Plunges

A conference call on Wednesday by Albert L. Lord, the chief executive of Sallie Mae, baffled investors and sent Sallie Mae stock into a tailspin.


Five years  after he led the investigation that nabbed the suspected terrorists behind the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, Randall Bennett is still haunted by the case.


Dell, Novell expand partnership to push Linux

Dell and Novell today announced plans to offer Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 on Dell's single- and dual-processor PowerEdge servers worldwide.


Lake Louis, 17:35 - SCI, NOR-AM CUP: BLARDONE 18Â° IN DISCESA LAKE LOUISE

Massimiliano Blardone è giunto 18/o nella discesa maschile valida come Nor-Am Cup di Lake Lou...


NATIONAL Australia Bank is testing the water for interest in its two Irish banks but is yet to commit to selling them. NAB chief executive John Stewart said yesterday that there had been several expressions


Dolphins out of picture, but Angelo might still have deals to make

A potential trading partner for the Bears disappeared Wednesday when the Miami Dolphins shipped a third-round draft pick to the St.


Sen. Larry Craig's request to withdraw his guilty plea in an airport sex sting will be heard on Sept. 26, just four days before he has said he will step down from his Senate seat.


Terremoti, Finlandia: bimbo ritrovato attraverso foto su web

Una storia a lieto fine quella di un piccolo turista finlandese, di appena 20 mesi, in vacanza con genitori e nonni a Khao Lak, in Thailandia. Il piccolo si era perso nel caos provocato dal maremoto ma Ã¨


Irwin friend slams fraudulent profiteers

A close friend of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin said Saturday that he was appalled at reports of people illegally cashing in on the exuberant entertainer's legacy.


US defence firm Lockheed Martin wins a $1bn order from India for six C-130J military transport planes.


Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley agrees to sell 85% of his estate in a deal worth $100m (Â£51m).


Le Piazze asiatiche chiudono con incrementi record, tutti sopra il 3%. E' l'effetto dell'intervento FedBene anche i mercati europei ma senza slancio dopo l'apertura cauta negli Stati Uniti                                          Crisi mutui, in rialzo le Borse europee Wall Street chiude in rialzo seduta volatile                                                                                Piazza Affari in positivo con un +0,68%. La borsa di New York con +0,32%La Federal Reserve immette nuova liquiditÃ  per 3,5 miliardi


Hanefeld's quest derailed by sloppy play

CONCORD -- There will be golf for Kirk Hanefeld tomorrow, as planned. It just won't be what he had hoped for.


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Antonella Miccio e' stata portata via dalla sua abitazione


Even a report that showed sales of existing homes had been nudged up in November failed to lift the market as traders closed their books on the year.


Disney Rules Out New Deal with Pixar Studios

In January Disney and Pixar terminated their talks to extend a distribution partnership that has created such cartoon hits as "Finding Nemo" and the "Toy Story" series.


NBC's Zucker outlines new approach to TV programming

NBC Universal aims to  shake up the way it does business, particularly with its pilot  development and "upfront" presentations, president and CEO Jeff  Zucker said Tuesday.


McCain urges new interrogation specialty

Republican White House hopeful John McCain said he wants "a crash program" in civilian and military schools that emphasizes language and creates a "new specialty in strategic interrogation" so the nation never feels the need for torture.


Franklin D. Raines, the head of Fannie Mae, took issue with every major damaging conclusion of the mortgage giant's regulator on Wednesday.


NBC and Fox are set to launch an advertising-supported online video site that hosts programming from varied entertainment companies in a bid to seize viewers from Google Inc.'s YouTube, the broadcasters said.


President Gen Pervez Musharraf vowed to root out terrorists after a suicide bomb attack at a Shiite mosque in eastern Pakistan killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 50.


U.S. stocks rose the most in about a   month on Tuesday, led by retail shares such as Home Depot Inc.   HD.N as investors bet falling crude oil prices will boost   consumer spending and lift corporate profits while easing   inflation.


La vicenda Ã¨ quella del fascicolo 9520, sul quale i due pm opposero piÃ¹ volte il segreto istruttorio                                                  Sme, la Cassazione al Csm 'Processate Colombo e Boccassini'


Al compleanno di Mara Carfagna il Cavaliere ha parlato del Pdl e di Letta"E' perfetto per quel ruolo". E ai pm: "Minacce di galera alle mogli dei senatori"                                            Berlusconi pensa a Letta premier e accusa ancora i magistrati


Pandas Face Years Before Next Favorite Solid Meal

A shortage of the staple food of China's giant panda will leave 19 of the rare animals scrounging to keep hunger at bay for as long as a decade in a reserve in the mountainous southwest, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.


The Scottish Parliament's new home is due to open its doors as legislative plans for the next year are unveiled.


KIEV -- Ukraine's highest court declared the results of the disputed presidential election invalid yesterday and ordered a new runoff between the two main candidates on Dec. 26.


A bomb hidden in a motorcycle has killed one person and wounded at least 25 in Thailand's mainly Muslim south, a day ahead of a visit to the restive region by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.


Bomb at Shiite shrine kills 7 in Karbala

A bomb exploded at the gate of a revered Shiite shrine Wednesday, killing seven people in an apparent attempt to kill an aide to Iraq's top Shiite cleric and casting


British and Irish leaders on Wednesday condemned the apparent slaying of a British aid worker who would be the first foreign woman killed in the wave of kidnappings that have beset Iraq.


Holocaust float banned from Rio carnival

A judge today banned a float depicting naked Holocaust victims from taking part in the Rio de Janeiro carnival


News.com Extra: New sport: Ethernet cable detangling

Also: Flirting, online and off. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


Text of President Bush's news conference

Text of President Bush's remarks on Thursday at the White House, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.


The five-year old bull market can't last. Weak earnings growth, higher interest rates and taxes all spell trouble.


Oil prices fall by more than $2 after Cyclone Gonu weakens in the Gulf and amid concerns about higher interest rates.


In Italy, stylish dining has long been embraced as a relaxing way to unwind after a busy day.


Blog: TechCrunch says Google is in talks to buy GrandCentral, which offers service that lets consumers receive calls to multiple numbers on one phone number.


Meet the Body Behind Fantastic Four's Silver Surfer

A spandex-clad Jessica Alba may be what sells tickets to Fantastic Four: Rise of  the Silver Surfer (out June 15), but it's the naked dude on the shortboard that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats.


KIEV - Opposition supporters encircled Kiev's presidential and cabinet buildings on Friday keeping staff out, as four European envoys make their way to the Ukrainian capital to help resolve the growing crisis.


Fair Poll In Iraq Not Possible: Jordan King

Paris, Sept. 28 (NNN): Jordan's King Abdullah has said it will be impossible to hold fair elections in the Gulf nation of Iraq in the current state of chaos.


Ichiro Moves Within One Hit of Record as A's Win

OAKLAND, California  - Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki  could only manage a lone hit in five at-bats to draw within one  of the single season record of 257 as the Oakland A's picked up  a vital 3-2 win over the Mariners Thursday.


In the blink of an eye, they'll be back asking for more

If I were Paul Martin, I'd be tempted to send the premiers and territorial leaders home to bed without supper instead of giving them an extra $41 billion in funding over the next 10 years.


Acerra: quattro arresti per gli scontri di ieri

NAPOLI - Quattro persone sono state arrestate e 11 denunciate con l'accusa di violenza e lesioni a pubblico ufficiale, in riferimento ai tafferugli di ieri ad Acerra (Napoli) tra forze dell'ordine manifestanti.


New Jersey forward Cam Janssen was suspended for three games by the NHL on Saturday for his late hit on Toronto defenseman Tomas Kaberle.


Information on court appeals is released after the intervention of Scotland's information commissioner.


Greg Paulus scored 15 points and Duke beat Georgia Tech 71-62 on Sunday in coach Mike Krzyzewski's 700th victory at the school.


In-depth look at U.S. struggle to defeat improvised explosive devices used by insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2002.


Michael O'Leary, the irrepressible chief executive of Ryanair, may have his detractors in Britain for the ruthless way he drives down costs at the budget airline.


Iraq pledged on Tuesday to crack down on Kurdish separatists launching attacks on Turkey from hideouts in northern Iraq, in a bid to avert a Turkish military incursion onto its territory to hit the rebels.


Il Professore delinea il programma: economia, giovani, Europa"Declino evitabile, il Paese ha bisogno di un po' piÃ¹ di felicitÃ "                                          Ds, il progetto di Prodi "Con noi il Paese si rialzerÃ "                                                                                Il leader del centrosinistra non nomina mai Berlusconi"Noi non parleremo mai di divisioni tra bene e male" di MARCO BRACCONI


With Bonds Swinging for History, Cheap Seats Become Priceless

By Monday, the right-field bleachers at Miller Park were sold out in anticipation of Barry Bonds's 700th homer while many of the best field-level seats remained.


Fossils from two newly discovered  meat-eating dinosaurs that lived in the Sahara Desert 110  million years ago paint a fearsome picture of life in Africa's  Cretaceous period, which appears to have been teeming with  unusual carnivores.


Paris Hilton taken to court, risks return to jail

Paris Hilton was put in handcuffs and taken from her home in a sheriff's car for a court hearing on Friday that could end with the socialite being sent back to jail to serve out a three-week sentence.


Experts say the causes of 'Gulf war syndrome' will probably never be known.


He wears No. 84, gives defensive backs fits with his deep-ball prowess and leads the league in yards receiving. He's sure he'll make his mark on the big showdown Sunday between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers. Not Randy Moss. Javon Walker.


Study Finds Security Flaws on Web Sites of Major Banks

A new study suggests that image identification security systems provides little additional protection.


Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 26 people and left 17 missing in southwest China's Sichuan province in the last week, state media reported Sunday.


Obese Heart Failure Patients Fare Better Than Lean

Although obesity is usually linked to detrimental health consequences, new research indicates that overweight people with heart failure have a lower mortality risk than those of normal weight.


It's never too early to be thinking about retirement -- just ask ...

Banks can destroy checks: The new law, known as Check 21, allows banks to destroy original paper checks and to convert them into digitized equivalents.


US Navy CIO tells purchasers to consider open source

Pentagon picks up a Penguin The US Navy has recently affirmed support for open source software, in pursuit of "an interoperable net-centric environment...which will improve the warfighter's effectiveness through seamless access to critical information".â¦


The software giant's new pay-per-download service offers an easy-to-use interface and above-average sound quality. But some critics wonder if the MSN Music service will foster a widening rift in digital music security standards. By Xeni Jardin.


Deutsche Telekom mulls reintegrating T-Online

Deutsche Telekom, the German telecommunications giant, indicated for the first time that it is considering reintegrating its publicly listed Internet arm, T-Online.


Palestinian Gunmen Shot Dead in Gaza Settlement

Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip Thursday.


Tens of thousands of Indonesians mourned former dictator Suharto during his state funeral Monday, a striking display of affection for the U.S. Cold War ally whose brutal military regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing political opponents.


From the airwaves to movie theaters, the emphasis is on talking rather than listening, on volume rather than content, on being heard rather than being understood, and on having your say rather than engaging in dialogue.


This was punk against opera, and punk won. Manchester United against Arsenal now has all the fervour and spite of the Buenos Aires derby, Barcelona against Real Madrid or Fenerbache v Galatasaray.


Also: Adding speed to silicon. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Pakistani commando killed blasting mosque school wall

Pakistani commandos raided the compound of a mosque on Sunday where militants are holding out, blasting holes in a perimeter wall in the hope hundreds of women and children can escape, the military said.


Most Britons want legal smoking age to be raised

Four out of five Britons wanted the legal smoking age to be raised from 16 to 18 years in a bid to deter young people from taking up the habit, the result of a poll suggested Monday.


Fatah al-Islam chief warns of attacks on Lebanon army

The leader of the Fatah al-Islam group threatened attacks against the Lebanese army after it crushed its militants in battles at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon last year.


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Crunch talks for Northern Ireland get under way

All-party talks to revive Northern Ireland's peace process began after two years of stalemate, as Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams predicted a deal despite an alleged spying incident.


ROME - AS Roma were bracing for the worst, even as they apologised to referee Anders Frisk yesterday after he was struck on the head by an object thrown from the stands during their Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev a day earlier.


Oxford rector suggests cash reward for A grades The head of an Oxford college has suggested that simple bribery might help boost the numbers of students taking maths at A-level.â¦


Manila - A Muslim militant accused of planting a bomb that killed more than 100 people on a Philippine ferry wanted an even bigger blast but couldn't fit more explosives into the TV set that he used, a key witness has told investigators.


HealthSouth Corp. HLSH.PK, a  health-care company that is trying to emerge from an accounting  scandal, said on Thursday it agreed to pay $325 million to  settle federal charges that the company overbilled Medicare.


Highlights From Rice Confirmation Hearing

Highlights of Secretary of State nominee Condoleezza Rice's confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday:


India bowled Australia all out for 93 to win the fourth Test in Mumbai by 13 runs, the series ending in some of the most tense, exciting Test cricket of the year.


Women are even less likely to be on the board of AIM listed companies than FTSE 100 giants, says Deloitte.


Britney Spears' wedding papers are finally filed.


Eagles' Westbrook practices; status not certain

PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 3, 2004) -- Brian Westbrook returned to practice, but he remains questionable for Philadelphia's game against Pittsburgh on Nov. 7. The running back missed the Eagles' 15-10 victory against Baltimore last week because of a cracked rib.


Sen. Specter's Critics Turn Fire on Tort Reform

Critics seeking to keep moderate Pennsylvania Republican Arlen Specter from chairing the Senate Judiciary Committee were broadening their offensive on Friday by attacking his record on curbing lawsuits.


Simena, a leading manufacturer of innovative network testing equipment,  announced today that it has signed a distributorship agreement with  Beijing Infoway Technology Corporation which is one of the leading  suppliers of network testing and measurement solutions in China.


Seven dead in NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan

Seven NATO soldiers died when their Chinook helicopter crashed on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, the site of some of the heaviest recent fighting between Western forces and the Taliban.


Stocks to watch: HOME DEPOT INC. (HD.N):


Al convegno dei Giovani Industriali l'ex ministro attacca il governo"Il presidente del consiglio sarÃ  costretto a chiedere la fiducia"                                          Capri, Tremonti spara sulla manovra "Prodi Ã¨ come il mago Otelma"                                                                                Attesa per il confronto tra Padoa Schioppa e Montezemolo


By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Mar. 12--With a plan to get 51 more students to live on campus, College of the Atlantic officials are hoping to address several residency issues and to redefine part of the campus.


Ashley Houts scored a career-high 25 points last night to help No. 17 Georgia beat host Florida, 82-55, giving Coach Andy Landers his 700th career win.


Dow Jones Is Said to Agree to a Deal to Buy MarketWatch

Dow Jones & Company, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, agreed yesterday to buy MarketWatch, the parent company of the financial news Web site CBS MarketWatch, for about $486 million, executives close to the negotiations said.


Microsoft's Next Move Gives Shareholders the Shivers

Microsoft shareholders have grown increasingly concerned that a deal with Yahoo will cut into earnings.


If confessed murderer Daryl Keith Holton gets his way, on Tuesday he will become the first prisoner to die in Tennessee's electric chair in 46 years.


Group seeks calendar, scheduling app interoperability

The new Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium has unveiled plans to create standards to make it easier for computer users to share calendars and related information with people outside their companies.


80 Iraqi guerrillas killed in assault on town

MORE than 80 militants were killed today as United States and Iraqi forces pushed into Samarra to wrest control of the northern town back from insurgents.


Iran sanctions talks expected at U.N. next week

The 15-member U.N. Security Council expects to have a draft resolution next week on additional sanctions to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, barring last minute snags, the council's president said.


Bonaiuti e Maroni critiche a prodi.Diliberto,passi a azione


Survival of Fittest and Leanest Becomes Strategy for the Airlines

After half a decade of turmoil, a picture of air travel in the U.S. is starting to emerge, and it is far different from the caring image the airlines like to present.


Alitalia sells London Heathrow landing slots at 'record' prices: report

The near-bankrupt Italian airline Alitalia has sold some of its coveted landing slots at London's Heathrow airport for record prices, the Financial Times reported Thursday.


German Alleging CIA Abuses Has Suit Nixed

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by a German man who said he was illegally detained and tortured in overseas prisons run by the CIA, ruling that a lawsuit would improperly expose state secrets.


The number of fetuses and newborns to die because of a condition some women develop while pregnant has fallen as doctors perfect their timing in inducing labor, a study found.


after Roger Federer recorded three Grand Slam victories and 11 titles overall in 2003, the world's other top-ranked players are changing their approaches.


NASA Ames to Host International Space University Summer Session

To: EDUCATION EDITORS  Contact: Sonja Alexander of NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., +1-202-358-1761; or Michael Mewhinney of NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., +1-650-604-3937 ext.


Roma, 19:16 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: ONOREREMO MAGLIA

''Negli occhi della gente rimangono sempre le ultime di campionato. Noi andremo in campo e onoreremo...


Seven killed, ferry runs aground as storm pounds northern Europe

Seven people were killed, more than 1,000 homes were flooded and 330,000 others left without power as violent storms swept through northern Europe, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy rain.


Decisivo il gol di Shevchenko, grande prestazione di Stam

Il Milan centra una vittoria molto sofferta con il Barcellona. I rossoneri si impongono per 1-0 grazie alla rete di Shevchenko, ma fondamentale Ã¨ stato lâapporto difensivo di Stam, al rientro, che ha chiuso tutti i varchi agli avanti catalani.


Ke'tavious Johnson has spent half his two years in a hospital, getting poked and prodded by doctors and nurses trying to keep him alive. He still hasn't gotten used to it.


Indianapolis Colts lead ESPY nominations

NEW YORK  — The Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts lead the way with six ESPY nominations this year as ESPN announced the nominees Monday morning.


In an abrupt reversal, a U.S. House   of Representatives committee narrowly voted on Wednesday to   endorse President George W. Bush's plan for tough   interrogations and trials of foreign terrorism suspects after   Republicans rounded up enough members.


Orlando Hernandez wasn't even aware the New York Yankees would have clinched their 10th consecutive playoff berth with a win Wednesday night.


Peru Says Top Court Upholds Berenson Sentence

By Robin Emmott LIMA, Peru  - American Lori Berenson faces 11 moreyears behind bars in Peru after the Americas' top human rightscourt upheld her 20-year sentence on terrorism charges,President Alejandro Toledo said on Thursday.


Colombian Drug Kingpin Transported to U.S.

A founder of a Colombian drug cartel that became the world's chief supplier of cocaine in the 1990s was transported to a Florida jail Saturday after being extradited from Colombia.


Sprint Nextel has decided to consolidate its two headquarters, eliminating a relic of the merger of Sprint and Nextel Communications in 2005.


Japan mourns hostage amid spiralling Iraq violence

Japan has denounced the beheading of a Japanese hostage in Iraq after a day that saw the heaviest US casualties for six months and the bloodiest attack on a media organisation since the start of the war.


Oil prices rose to record highs on  Monday, pushing crude in London above $50 for the first time  and extending a relentless rise that has added around 65  percent to the cost of crude this year.


Scientists believe they have discovered the reason why mosquitoes find some of us more tasty than others.


Major overhaul at Yahoo appears unlikely: report

A major overhaul at Yahoo Inc  appears unlikely as a result of a strategic review being undertaken by the company, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition, citing people familiar with the matter.


All-rounder Andrew Symonds should be fit for Australia's tour of New Zealand.


Despite a complicated injury to his back and pelvis that kept him out of action for most of the 2003-2004 campaign, the US National Team defender played well during the final two months of the season for FC Nurnberg and helped his club earn a promotion to


New charge added in Jamal Lewis drug indictment

Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens star running back Jamal Lewis was hit with an additional drug charge Tuesday.


Israel is to allow Palestinian chief Nawef Hawatmeh, exiled since 1967, to travel to the West Bank.


Prepares to enter broadband era with Wi-Fi adaptor


Flock of paper birds takes wing in Thailand

BANGKOK Thai military aircraft dropped 100 million paper birds over southern Thailand on Sunday in a gesture intended to promote peace in mainly Muslim provinces, where more than 500 people have died this year in attacks by separatist militants and


Dwarves hidden in sports bags target Swedish coaches

Police probe audacious cargo-hold robberies Swedish police are quizzing "people of limited stature" with criminal records following a spate of robberies from the cargo holds of coaches - possibly carried out by dwarves smuggled onboard in sports bags.â¦


Researchers Frustrated by Slew of Security Flaws

Researchers are publishing security vulnerabilities this week that could offer attackers new ways to get into the enterprise. Mozilla updated its Firefox Web browser on Tuesday to thwart attacks that target a flaw in Apple's QuickTime player. Meanwhile, security researchers detailed new vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Media player.


IBM Stock Is Rising in Pre-Market Trading

International Business Machines Corp. stock rose in pre-market trading Tuesday, a day after the the company reported better than expected earnings for the third quarter.