Star spinner Shane Warne has devised a trick or two for India's batsmen in an effort to lead Australia to a rare Test series win in that country.


South Korea's SK Telecom denied reports that it is preparing a takeover bid for Sprint Nextel.


Grave ragazza a Milano, migliorano ricoverati nel Trevigiano


'Party in your pants' iBuzz back... for two

Audio stimulation Hardware Widow The iBuzz, one of the first iPod-driven vibrators, is back, reinvented not only as a more compact, more stylish device but also with the ability to power a pair of his'n'her - or just her - vibrating bullets simultaneously. And now you can colour-coordinate it with your music player too.â¦


Five explosions hit Madrid at Friday evening rush hour -- three of them at gas stations -- after a warning from the Basque separatist group ETA, police said.


Direttore uscente Fmi non e' troppo pessimista


Developers of the NetBeans released the second beta iteration version 4.0 software last week, squashing more than 900 bugs found in the first beta release.


Strange Miniature 'Solar Systems' Revealed

An object smaller than Pluto has been discovered orbiting a dying star in what astronomers said Monday resembles a pint-sized version of our solar system.


FOXBOROUGH -- San Jose Earthquakes coach Dominic Kinnear had just finished watching as two of his players, Brian Ching and Landon Donovan, scored for the United States in a 2-0 win over El Salvador in a World Cup qualifying match yesterday.


Take a deep breath, and get ready for the latest in Gilbertology: Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas is thinning the air in his house.


Lockheed helicopter contract in trouble: report

A large Lockheed Martin  contract to build a fleet of helicopters for the president could be in trouble, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation.


First suspect in court over British car bomb plot

An Iraqi-trained doctor appeared in court on Saturday in connection with failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow and was told he would stay in jail until his next court appearance, at the Old Bailey on July 27.


LONDON -- To get an extra 14 years of life, don't smoke, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly and drink alcohol in moderation. That's the finding of a study that tracked about 20,000 people in the United Kingdom.


South Korea's prime minister stepped down Wednesday, saying she would think about running for the nation's top job.


Gen. Peter Pace had said that he believed homosexual conduct was immoral and akin to adultery.


Harry Potter is all grown up. Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the boy wizard in the film adaptations of J.K. Rowling's best-sellers, sheds his magician's robes — and everything else — for his West End stage debut as a troubled stable boy in Peter Shaffer's "Equus."


Aid in Darfur threatened as relief workers killed

Rising violence in Sudan's  Darfur region has killed more aid workers in July than over the  previous two years, seriously jeopardizing relief assistance,  U.N. humanitarian officials said on Monday.


Rutelli: 'organo consultivo, avra' obiettivi ambiziosi'


a new, Microsoft-conceived handheld device that presents video and photos as well as music -- would be a decent idea if there weren't such a thing as lampposts.


Microsoft has developed a cut-down version of Windows XP with a Hindi interface for the Indian market. The Indian version, which will be available early next year, will also feature help and training in Hindi.


The problem of multidrug-resistant TB may be even more severe than previously thought, experts warn.


Clippers point guard Sam Cassell is literally willing to pay the price to join the Celtics.


A "Darling" choice by Britain's new Prime Minister, but a few other names that the U.S. may not find so sweet.


Ha rimesso il mandato di premier nelle mani della regina


Huddling near a gas heater in the mayor's office of this small town near Bethlehem, Fatah campaign manager Atef Rabaya is still reeling.


Iran tests rocket, plans to launch satellite: TV

Iran launched a rocket on Monday  designed to send its first homemade research satellite into  orbit in the next year, state television said, a move likely to  add to Western concerns about Tehran's nuclear plans.


Indian PM Seeks to End Violence in Kashmir

HYDERABAD, India  - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan  Singh, who heads for disputed Kashmir this week, said on Sunday  his visit was aimed at putting an end to years of violence in  the troubled Himalayan region.


California grocers, labor gloomy on contract talks

Labor unions and three major supermarket chains in southern California expressed doubts on Monday about reaching an agreement on a new contract as a union-imposed deadline expires later this week.


Tech Firms Announce Video Anti-Piracy Technology

NDS, STMicroelectronics and Thomson said on Friday they will develop new encryption technology to foil video piracy, a $3.5 billion problem for broadcasters and movie studios.


YouTube goes international in nine languages

The video-sharing website YouTube announced the launch here Tuesday of an international service in nine languages.


World ; Another Nepalese taken hostage in Iraq

The abducted Nepalese was working as a waiter employed by the Saudi Arabian Contracting Company (SATCO) that supplies rations to US forces, the Post said.


Has Ram Gopal Varma lost touch with the pulse of the masses? Or is he the experimental maverick you've always loved?


Farmed in China's Foul Waters, Imported Fish Treated With Drugs

WUGONG LAKE, China -- Perched above the banks of the catfish farm he owns is Zhu Zhiqiu's secret weapon for breeding healthy fish: the medicine shed. Inside are iodine bottles, vitamin packets and Chinese herbal concoctions that he claims substitute for antibiotics.


Grandmaster Flash Nominated for Rock Hall

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five are among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — the first rap artists to get that distinction — joining U2, Randy Newman and the O'Jays on the ballot.


Ed Lampert came out of stealth mode when he announced the acquisition of Sears (S:NYSE - news - research) by Kmart (KMRT:Nasdaq - news - research) Wednesday.


CRICKET fans should lap up every pulsating minute of Australia's Test series in India . . . it is a delight they won't savour again for six years.


Crude oil prices fall on slower economic growth forecasts

Crude oil futures fell slightly Monday as traders speculated that slower economic growth next year might ease global oil demand. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude


Earlier World Trade Center Terror Victims Struggle On

While the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack received outpourings of support, many of the 1993 bombing victims feel as if they have been forgotten.


A senior Russian envoy said Tuesday he is hopeful Poland's new government will listen to Moscow's objections to a proposed U.S. missile defense base, and said Warsaw was set to discuss the issue with Russia early next year.


Iraq's "Chemical Ali" to be tried first: DM

Ali Hassan al-Majid, one of the closest aides to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and better known as "Chemical Ali", is to be tried first, Iraq's Defence Minister Hazim Shaalan said Wednesday.


Britain's struggle to contain Muslim extremism points up a chilling trend across Europe: the rise of radical Islam, and with it, a willingness among a small but dangerous minority of young people to answer the call to jihad.


Al-Sadr Aides in Talks to Hand Over Najaf Shrine, Reuters Says

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Moqtada al-Sadr, the Shiite Muslim cleric leading an insurgency in the holy city of Najaf, is preparing to hand over control of the city's Imam Ali Mosque to Iraqi religious authorities, Reuters reported, citing Sheikh Ali ...


Group Home Provider, City Sued Over Fatality

Months before Melonie Nelson choked to death on a mouthful of bologna, her caretakers documented her growing habit of devouring large quantities of food. Although one-on-one supervision had been ordered, on three occasions in the final 16 days of her life, Nelson managed to grab food from the ref...


E' morta Francoise Sagan Scrisse 'Bonjour tristesse' a 18 anni

Honfluer, 24 settembre 2004 - Il libro che la rese piÃ¹ famosa lo scrisse a diciott'anni: Francoise Sagan, morta questo pomeriggio in ospedale a Honfleur in Francia per uno scompenso cardio respiratorio, pubblicÃ² "Bonjour tristesse" nel 1954.


Top security as eight men appear in court on terror charges

In a bombproof building, surrounded by police carrying sub-machine guns, the eight men charged with plotting chemical or radioactive attacks in Britain and the United States made their first appearance in court yesterday since their arrest ...


Chirac refuses to be questioned in probe

Citing his past judicial immunity, former French President Jacques Chirac refused to be questioned in a probe into an apparent smear scandal involving his successor, his office said Friday.


Thom Yorke dismisses net-only album paradigm

Idea 'stark raving mad', says Radiohead frontman Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has described the idea of releasing the band's In Rainbows exclusively on the net as "stark raving mad", and insists that fans want a tangible "object" - a reference to Monday's physical release of the album.â¦


US 2-Year Treasuries Fall for Week as Fed Raises Target Rate

The benchmark two-year US Treasury note had its biggest weekly decline in a month on speculation the Federal Reserve will follow up this week's interest-rate increase with at least one more this year.


Taxpayer Advocate Urges âApology Paymentsâ

Advocate tells Congress taxpayers should receive up to $1,000 in âapology paymentsâ if the Internal Revenue Service mishandles their case.


Al-Qaeda's Saudi Arm Says It Was Behind US Consulate Attack

The Saudi Arabian branch of al-Qaeda said it carried out the attack on the US Consulate in the Red Sea port of Jeddah that left eight people dead.


Companies are scrambling to reset computing devices as daylight saving time begins three weeks earlier.


Parties Aim to Draw Attention to Schools

BETHESDA, Md. Sept. 23, 2004 - Carol Brody, an elementary school guidance counselor, has some advice for those wonder why educators are frustrated.


Mitchell, who was released on Sept. 5 by Jacksonville, played in 16 games in each of his four NFL seasons before this year. He started six games with Baltimore and the Jaguars the past two seasons before being cut.


Canada tells Roche to include Tamiflu warning

Canada has asked Swiss drug maker Roche AG to warn consumers of possible health risks linked to its influenza drug Tamiflu, the health department said on Wednesday.


Germany speeds plan to curb far-right march

The German government pledged on Tuesday to put before parliament this week plans designed to stop the far right from marching past Berlin's memorial to the Jews murdered in the Holocaust.


Explosion in Central Baghdad, Casualties

An explosion rocked a commercial street  in central Baghdad on Tuesday, causing some casualties,  witnesses said.


Former President Clinton and other dignitaries at a gala Monday night for the nine black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School a half-century ago stressed the country's continuing need for better race relations.


Four Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli troops Wednesday, three in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis and one in eastern Gaza City, medics said.


New Orleans sees recovery in Mardi Gras revelry

Dancing, drinking revelers filled the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday as parades rolled through on the final day of a Mardi Gras that locals said marked another step toward recovery from Hurricane Katrina.


Everybody involved with this aquatic Woodstock had imagined it, but nobody had ever seen it. An eight-oared shell submarined and abandoned in midrace under the Eliot Bridge, all hands swimming for shore as more boats came around the bend, powered up, and bore down on the wreckage.


NBA Wrap: Returning Trio Help Pistons End Skid

Chauncey Billups scored 21 points in  his return to the line-up as the host Detroit Pistons also  welcomed back coach Larry Brown and Ben Wallace with a 93-85  triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday.


Tiger Woods Weds Swede Model in Barbados

LANE BEACH, Barbados - Tiger Woods is now a married man, according to People magazine and several other news outlets. People reported on its Web site that the world's most famous golfer married Swedish model Elin Nordegren in a sunset ceremony at a resort in Barbados on Tuesday...


No, Jerry Seinfeld hasnât been idle; heâs been as busy as a ... well, you know.


Fossil indicates ancient brown bears migrated south before Ice Age

CALGARY, Alberta -- A fossilized jaw found in an Alberta gravel pit may have cleared up a mystery for researchers wondering how brown bears originally made it across North America.


A group of anarchists is taking an unusual step to make its political voice heard — going to the polls.


Vendors seek certification for application security tools

Four small security software vendors have teamed up to develop a set of technical criteria for tools designed to secure Web applications. They also invited Cisco and other large IT vendors to take part in the certification program.


Four Britons who were detained on the war-torn Somalian-Kenyan border three weeks ago have returned to the UK and were immediately held under the Terrorism Act.The Metropolitan Police have nine hours to detain ...Comment


John McCain and Mitt Romney clashed in a hard-fought Florida primary on Tuesday, seeking campaign momentum before the race for the Republican presidential nomination turns into a nationwide delegate struggle on Feb. 5.


Accor Hotels Group Reports Drop in Profit

PARIS - French hotels group Accor SA on Wednesday reported a 24 percent drop in first-half net profit as its brands such as Sofitel and Motel 6 suffered from the uneven recovery in the global travel market.


Teresa Brewer, one of the most popular US singers of the 1950s, dies at her home in New York.


IBM has bought XIV, an Israeli manufacturer of SAN equipment. XIV's main product is Nextra, a storage system based on a grid of standard hardware components.


Casamayor beats Corrales, wins lightweight title

Joel Casamayor scored a split-decision win over Diego Corrales to lift the WBC lightweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday.


England future looks bright, says rugby captain Vickery

England captain Phil Vickery said a bright future looked sure, following the run to the World Cup final, thanks to the emergence of some talented young players.


The deal could be the first step toward a possible broader alliance between Chrysler and Nissan of Japan.


Advocates for victims of abuse by Catholic clergy on Friday urged presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani to fire a priest who was suspended from the church and then hired by the ex-mayor's security consulting business. A spokeswoman for Giuliani said the firm had no plans to fire Monsignor Alan Placa.


MTV Bars Beenie Man As Gays Plan Protest

Dancehall star Beenie Man, who has recorded anti-gay songs in the past, was yanked from a concert associated with the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend after gay groups planned a protest, the network said Wednesday.


The Illinois senator's wife is a big draw for her husband's fans - and a thorn in the side of his rivals


The party of the man who officially lost DR Congo's election condemns violence by his supporters on Tuesday.


A Thursday fire that ignited at a Duke Energy Corp. natural gas storage facility near Houston increased in size early Friday after an above-ground valve structure gave way.


Spam wars Spamhaus, the leading anti-spam organisation, has restored its site and services to normal after a distributed denial of service attack rendered its site temporarily inaccessible for several hours on Monday.â¦


Rumsfeld under fire from Iraq-bound troops, Powell reaches out to Europe

US troops put the Pentagon on the defensive, challenging Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over their safety in Iraq, as Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Europe to look beyond differences over last year's invasion.


Yahoo says Beijing likely blocking photo site

Flickr.com, one of the world's most  popular online photo-sharing sites and owned by Yahoo Inc.  , is likely being blocked by the Chinese government,  Yahoo's Hong Kong unit said on Tuesday.


Francoise Sagan, author of the best-selling novel "Bonjour Tristesse," died Sept. 24 of heart and lung failure in Normandy, France. She was 69.


Dramatic jump seen in trampoline-related injuries

NEW YORK  - The number of emergency room visits by children injured on trampolines has more than doubled over the past decade, a new study shows.


By Chrissy Vick, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Sep. 8--TOPSAIL ISLAND -- Though erosion from Tropical Storm Ernesto is less severe than feared, it doesn't mean Topsail Island towns are out of the water yet.


Japan, Australia slap fresh sanctions on N.Korea

Japan and Australia have slapped financial sanctions on North Korea in the first fresh measures against the communist state since the UN Security Council demanded action over its July missile tests.


Kerry, Sharpening Criticism of Bush, Lists Costs of Iraq War

John Kerry said today that because of poor administration planning the war had cost taxpayers $200 billion.


Speedy evolution saves blue moon butterflies

Eye blinkingly fast Researchers on the island of Samoa have witnessed evolution in action, as the population of male "Blue Moon" butterflies has returned from the brink of extinction. The researchers, from Berkeley University, put the resurgence of the species down to an evolutionary arms race, in which the butterflies' latest weapon is a gene that fights off a parasite.â¦


Iceland offers sanctuary for chess legend Fischer

Supporters of former chess champion Bobby Fischer are hailing Iceland's decision to grant the American residency. Mr Fischer has been detained in Japan since July, when he tried to travel overseas with a revoked United States passport.


R-rated movies lure white teens into smoking: study

White U.S. teenagers who watch a lot of R-rated movies or have unsupervised access to TV shows appear more likely than similar black youths to start smoking cigarettes, a study found on Monday.


Japan Court Clears Way for Mega-Bank Deal

Japan's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that troubled bank UFJ Holdings Inc. can pull out of a deal to sell its trust business to a smaller rival, clearing the way for a full


By GALLOWAY, Jill  Its name is Feilding High School, but everyone still knows it as Feilding Ag. There's a reason for that - the school has a farm. Jill Galloway reports. -------------------- It is one of the few schools in New Zealand that still operates a commercial farm.


World's Anti-AIDS Donations Slow, Cutting US Contribution, Too

he rest of the world has contributed so little to the fight against AIDS that the United States cannot make its full contribution this year, President Bush's global AIDS coordinator said yesterday.


Città del Guatemala, 22:57 - DOPING, WADA: 4 ANNI STOP PER VIOLAZIONI GRAVI

Dick Pound, presidente della Wada, è intenzionato ad inasprire le sanzioni per casi di doping...


Francia: diplomatico francese alla volta dell'Iraq per mediare il ...

Oggi al Cairo il ministro degli Esteri francese, Michel Barnier, ha annunciato che un alto funzionario del Ministero degli Esteri francese partirÃ  per Bagdad, per aiutare l'ambasciata francese in Iraq a salvare i 2 giornalisti francesi recentemente rapiti


Plum Creek Promotes Laura B. Smith to Vice President and Treasurer

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE: PCL) has promoted Laura B. Smith  to vice president and treasurer. In this role, Smith will oversee Plum  Creek's corporate planning and treasury  functions.


Firenze, 21:50 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: ALLO STADIO NIENTE BOTTIGLIETTE PLASTICA

Divieto assoluto di introdurre all'interno dello stadio Franchi bottiglie, anche se di plastica e pr...


Lou Yeâs âSummer Palaceâ examines youthful idealism and its unhappy aftermath.


UK Probing Reports of Kidnapping in Iraq

The government said Monday it was investigating reports that members of a London-based radical Islamic group have been in contact with militants holding a British hostage in Iraq to urge his release.


A Tor di Valle la vera "generazione Mtv". Al Colosseo quella di Muccino. I ragazzi accorsi in via dei Fori Imperiali per il concerto gratuito con Elisa, Carmen Consoli, Hoobastank, Anastacia e The Cure, organizzato


The Cassini spacecraft's flyby of Saturn's moon Iapetus has revealed a bizarre feature of the moon in its images: a bulging ridge at its equator.


Shropshire's Scott Drummond believes he will learn from the experience of going head-to-head with world number two Ernie Els, despite seeing his HSBC World Matchplay dreams end this morning.


JiWire Offers Ad-Supported Wi-Fi for iPhone and iPod Touch

JiWire plans to introduce service to iPhone and iPod touch owners selected Wi-Fi hotspots in premium restaurants, cafes, hotels, and other high-traffic locations.


Altitude mishap at play in Brazil crash: minister

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - A business jet piloted by two United States citizens may have been at the wrong altitude when it crossed paths with a commercial airliner that crashed last week in the Amazon, killing all 155 people on board, Brazil's defense minister said on Wednesday.


The World-Anti Doping Agency says it has unearthed a new "designer steroid".


GERAKAS, Greece: A dramatic 19-hour hostage siege on board a bus in Athens ended without bloodshed yesterday after two Albanian gunmen freed the last of their 23 hostages and surrendered.


EU invites Cuba for talks despite contact freeze

European Union foreign ministers  agreed on Monday to invite a Cuban delegation to Brussels to  explore the scope for a gradual thaw in ties but chose not to  end a four-year-old freeze in contacts.


Gabriel stock soars on deal with Newmont

Shares of Gabriel Resources Ltd. soared nearly 52 per cent today after the miner announced a financing deal that will see the world's biggest gold producer, Newmont Mining Corp.


Texas coach Jody Conradt wanted to use her last stretch of non-conference games to rest her starters and get her reserves some valuable playing time.


In his choice of Rice as secretary of State and Gonzales as attorney general, President Bush prizes loyalty over change. By Peter Grier | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


When your friend's wealth has made you jealous, your friend isn't the problem.


BritainÂs big football leagues and daily newspapers are circling each other in a showdown over game photos on Internet sites.


Park rangers fleeing renewed conflict in eastern Congo have abandoned an endangered gorilla reserve.


A new study suggests that a federal advisory urging pregnant women to restrict their seafood intake could do more harm than good. But what about the risks of fish-borne mercury?


Felipe Calderon reaches out to his opponent after being declared Mexico's president-elect, but is rebuffed.


MICHAEL ROGERS likes the look and feel of the world champion's rainbow-coloured jersey on his back. The Italian-based Rogers, 25, from Canberra, has been hovering around world championship podiums at junior


Ryder Cup course reopens after weather delay

Ryder Cup organizers opened the K Club   course to spectators and players on the second day of practice   on Wednesday after a three-and-a-half hour closure due to high   winds.


Protests greet Kenyan leader's second term

Shanty-towns blazed, ethnic gangs fought and the opposition planned further protests as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term in office on Monday after a disputed election that has convulsed Kenya.


A MANNED rocket ship, financed entirely with private funds, reached the edge of space on Monday. The spaceship's builders and backers say the project's success marks a new age for commercial space tourism and travel.


PADANG, Indonesia  - Two strong earthquakes hit Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, flattening dozens of buildings and sending emergency operations into full swing to deal with dozens of injured.


Still no beef resolution after latest talks

NEW YORK, (Aug. 30, 2004) - Cattle farmers and haulers finally looking for a quick end to a 15-month ban on live cattle exports to the US are out of luck after Canadian Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell


NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (Ticker) -- With a difficult road test looming, the New York Knicks put together a complete effort for a key home win.


The American dream of Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz has become reality with his purchase of Jaguar. The Austrian billionaire has been involved in Formula One for a decade


Many military experts believe that reviving some sort of military draft is extremely unlikely, even impossible -- but not all of them.


Group storms Canadian embassy in Beijing

BEIJING -- A group of 44 people stormed the Canadian Embassy in Beijing Wednesday, using ladders to scale a spiked fence. The intruders -- including men, women and children -- are being interviewed by Canadian diplomats.


Raines Could Slide Safely Into the Hall on First Try

Even if Tim Raines had not been among the greatest base runners in baseball history, he would still be comfortably qualified for the Hall of Fame, which will announce its new members on Tuesday.


Italy refuses to withdraw troops from Iraq after hostage killing

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of a Italian journalist, reiterating his determination to keep Italian forces in Iraq.


An investigation into how the sequel to J M Barrie's Peter Pan was leaked to a newspaper is under way.


The administrators of supermarket chain Kwik Save say they have sold 56 of the firm's stores for Â£18m, salvaging about 600 jobs.


Troops cut Gaza into three parts and shut the Egypt border after Palestinian militants fire rockets.


Comment is free: Hilary Benn: One person a minute dies from a gunshot. Now we have a chance to reduce weapons trading.


Stocks slid further on Wednesday, sending the Nasdaq Composite index down 1 percent, as disappointment with technology profits from bellwethers such as Intel Corp  soured investors' mood, a day after the Dow crossed 14,000 for the first time.


Oil Little Changed After Falling on Adequate Supply Speculation

Crude oil, which has declined 12 percent from a record two weeks ago, was little changed after falling yesterday on expectation supplies will be enough to meet demand from US refineries making heating fuel for the winter.


New Hopes for Peace During Christmas in Bethlehem

Hundreds of pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership came to Bethlehem for Christmas as the town of Jesus's birth celebrated the festival with new hopes for peace following Yasser Arafat's death.


Sales of singles in the UK show signs of recovery as the music industry as a whole grows, figures show.


U.S. industrial production was flat  in January as warm weather dampened demand for heating, but  manufacturing output remained healthy, a government report  showed on Wednesday.


A European court dismisses Microsoft's appeal in a long-running dispute about competition.


Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Washington, DC -- not Las Vegas -- will be the new home of the Montreal Expos next year.


Borders Group Inc , the second-largest U.S. book retailer, said on Tuesday its quarterly loss widened due to charges although sales rose on record demand for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."


Democrat Chris Dodd has earned the backing of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a major coup for the presidential hopeful, while leading contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured the endorsement Tuesday of the United Transportation Union.


Russian Government to Discuss Ratifying Kyoto

The Russian government will discuss ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on Thursday, the government press service said on Wednesday, in a sign Russia is finally making up its mind to back the climate change pact.


Sallie Mae to Sell Stock to Pay Off a Failed Bet

The troubled student loan giant, said it would raise $2.5 billion by selling stock and use the money to pay off a disastrous bet on its commons stock price.


US Senate backs stimulus for ailing economy

The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a giant economic stimulus plan sought by the White House amid mounting fears that the world's biggest economy could be sliding into a recession.


Indian firm drops out of Jaguar, Land Rover bid: report

Indian automaker Mahindra will not bid for luxury British car brands Jaguar and Land Rover, although India's Tata Motors is still "strongly committed" to a deal, a report said Friday.


ANAHEIM, Calif. - Adam Kennedy and Garret Anderson each hit a two-run homer, and the Anaheim Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6 Friday night for their ninth straight victory...


Rep. Julia Carson, who rose from a childhood of poverty and segregation to become the first black and first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress, died Saturday. She was 69.


Germany floats Trojan for terror suspects

Baldrick-style cunning plan German politicians have defended plans to email Trojan horse software to terror suspects in the hopes of monitoring their conversations. The measures have sparked a fierce civil liberties debate. The dubious efficacy of the wheeze is yet to come under serious consideration.â¦


Stuart Appleby has a share of the lead at the mid-point of the AT&T National, but he also shares a unique friendship with tournament-host Tiger Woods.


F.D.A. Encourages Radio Tags on Drug Bottles

Viagra, Oxycontin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug Administration initiative.


President Bashar Assad won another seven years in office, getting 97 percent of the vote in a nationwide referendum on his leadership in which he was the only candidate


NFL defensive great Reggie White dies at 43

``Off the field, he did so much for so many people. He really reached a lot. of people. ... He was a great friend on and off the field.


Director Madonna as good as actor Madonna: critics

Critics damned Madonna's first feature  film with faint praise on Thursday and suggested her career  behind the camera might be as successful as her acting.


White House law chief linked to abuse culture

ALBERTO Gonzales, the White House legal adviser once embroiled in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, was named by President George Bush yesterday as US Attorney-General.


Socialists in France give lift to EU charter

PARIS A resounding vote in favor of the European Union constitution by France's opposition Socialist Party was welcomed Thursday across a Continent that faces a string of national referendums on the treaty next year.


Sergio Garcia shot a 4-under-par 67 in the wind Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Volvo Masters with fellow Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara, who was stung by a bee early in his round.


Everton Rejects Manchester United, Newcastle Bids for Rooney

Everton said it rejected bids from Premiership soccer rivals Manchester United and Newcastle for England forward Wayne Rooney. ``Newcastle United submitted an increased offer for Wayne


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wall Street Column

By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Feb. 6--A six-session rally by the Nasdaq composite index ended Monday on  weakness in the technology sector. Investors generally treaded water after  recent market gains, fueled in part by double-digit corporate profit growth.


NEW YORK/LONDON  - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a unit of the McGraw-Hill Companies Inc  is set to announce changes to boost the integrity of its research, such as rotating analysts' coverage, newspapers said on Thursday.


Cancer a Bigger Killer Than Heart Disease

For the first time, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the top killer of Americans under 85, health officials said Wednesday. The good news is that deaths from both are falling, but improvement has been more dramatic for heart disease.


The Arizona Cardinals cut 13 players and placed free safety Dexter Jackson on the injured list Sunday.


Business Intelligence Standard: Edition One

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Board member quits embattled Chiron Corp.

EMERYVILLE, Calif. A high-tech executive appointed to Chiron's board of directors last month has resigned from the embattled biotechnology company.


Chris Evert and Greg Norman are engaged, less than a year after divorces from longtime spouses. The couple got engaged Sunday night, said Tami Starr, director of Chris Evert Charities in Boca Raton, Fla.


QuickBooks 2005 makes Mac-PC transfer easier, more

MacCentral - Later this week Intuit Inc. will officially announce QuickBooks: Pro 2005 for Mac, the latest release of its small business accounting software -- although the company has already posted details of the new release to its Web site. Major changes in this new release include integrated iCal support, the ability to back up data files to .Mac, easier file sharing with the Windows version of QuickBooks and the ability to add PDF backgrounds to forms.


Europeans launch new police force, but urged to do more

Five EU states signed an accord creating a new European military police force deployable to crisis situations worldwide, the latest tool in Europe's developing security arsenal.


Utah's Scenic Rivers: Will Any Go on Protected List?

By Amy Choate-Nielsen Deseret Morning News Thirty-eight U.S. states have congressionally protected wild and scenic rivers -- but Utah isn't one of them.


Before deleting that  television show you just watched courtesy of TiVo, you'll be  given the option to view a commercial, the latest in a series  of enhancements the DVR pioneer will launch in an effort to  profit from the proliferation of ad-skipping.


Attacks prompt vehicle ban in Iraqi city

Iraqi authorities ordered a one-day vehicle ban in Baqouba on Friday in response to a series of deadly suicide bombings and other attacks by al-Qaida in Iraq against predominantly Sunni fighters that have allied with the United States.


A cervical cancer vaccine cold cut deaths by three quarters if given to all 12-year-old girls, a study says.


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Video games rob reading, homework time: U.S. study

Boys who play video games on school days spend 30 percent less time reading and girls spend 34 percent less time doing homework than those who do not play such games, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


Studios line up behind competing new DVDs

Three large Hollywood studios are throwing their weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs, citing in part the need to stem piracy.


A recent monthly update to its Web site caused no end of trouble for online transaction company PayPal. But after an outage that plagued the site, PayPal appears to be back online.


Dismissing charges that tactics used at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amount to torture, Gen. Richard Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defended the military's coercion policies today in Indianapolis.


The Christian Science Monitor - Going into Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate, the big question was whether Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois would get tough on the front-runner for his party's nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.


Singer Bobby Brown is sentenced to 30 days in jail over $19,000 in unpaid child support.


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Ex-Executives of Computer Associates Plead Not Guilty

Two former executives of Computer Associates International pleaded not guilty to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice.


Former President Fernando Collor de Mello, forced from office in a corruption scandal in 1992 and barred from politics for eight years, has won a seat in Brazil's Senate, electoral officials said Monday.


Composer Pritam talks about the score for Dhoom.


The path to several thousand private hells is all too public. In this small town 20 miles south of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, it leads down the open-sided corridors of the district hospital to a garden at the back, and the mortuary beyond.


Gonzales vows to stay to fix Justice Department

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, under congressional pressure to quit over the firing of nine U.S. prosecutors, vowed on Monday to stay and fix problems with the Justice Department.


Bush surgeon general nominee denies he's anti-gay

President George W. Bush's surgeon general nominee, Dr. James Holsinger, disputed claims by critics that he holds "anti-gay" views under tough questioning by Democrats at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.


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Hurricane Jeanne Targets Fla. East Coast

Hurricane Jeanne trekked westward Friday on a path that could lead to Florida's east coast by Sunday, setting off another round of storm preparations in a state still reeling from three earlier strikes.


Lucky loser Melinda Czink of Hungary edged Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8) in a first-round match Monday at the Canberra Classic.


Arsenal's magnificent seven destroys Slavia

Arsenal gave Arsene Wenger the perfect birthday present as they produced a sensational display to thrash Slavia Prague 7-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday.


Mobile units to address skills shortage Connecting for Health (CfH) is to tackle training shortages for NHS staff to support the roll out of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT).â¦


Al-Arabiya TV says 7 killed in car bomb outside its office in ...

A car bomb killed seven people and injured 16 others outside of the Al-Arabiya TV office in Baghdad on Saturday, reported the Dubai-based Arab TV station.


Ivan returns as Tropical Storm off Gulf Coast

HOUSTON -- Tropical Storm Ivan Thursday crept toward the Houston area with the threat of making it a very rainy weekend. Forecasters are predicting heavy rain from Galveston to Houston to College Station.


Il gruppo Aeffe ha siglato un accordo con Elizabeth Arden


Motorola Inc. , the world's  second biggest cellphone maker, said on Wednesday its  second-quarter earnings and revenue rose on a tax benefit and a  legal settlement as well as strong demand for its cellphones,  including its flagship Razr phone.


Fiji tense but quiet as coup fears bubble

Tensions rose in Fiji on Monday as nervous Fijians waited to see whether the country's military commander would act on a threat to remove the embattled government in the South Pacific nation's fourth coup in 20 years.


Review: Sun's new big iron bends the rules

The overall server design is impeccable, InfoWorlds reviewer says. The only flaws are the relatively poor performance of the local disk and the lack of RAID5 on the local SAS RAID controller.


Defendant Hears Charges on Killing and Taking of Fetus

The woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and cutting the baby girl from her womb held her hands in her lap and cast her eyes downward on Monday as she


Maureen Fitzgerald wanted to find out what she was good at before declaring a major at the University of Dayton. So she took communications, philosophy, history, English, among other courses.


NEW YORK - Ready for "The Curse of the Mick?" The family of late Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle expressed its anger Friday at a decision to temporarily rename the Yankee slugger's eponymous restaurant - and even worse, to call the place "Ted Williams," after the Red Sox great - following Boston's victory over the Bronx Bombers.


A US commission looking into the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in Iraq says "there was chaos" at the infamous prison.


The Non-Aligned Movement summit ends in Havana, with a statement implicitly critical of US foreign policy.


Candidates in final dash before Iowa vote

DAVENPORT, Iowa  - White House hopefuls dashed across Iowa in a fevered hunt for support on Wednesday, with top Democrats pounding home their closing messages on the last day of three-way dogfight that is too close to call.


No further criminal charges are likely over the death Iraqi prisoner Baha Mousa, the government is to announce.


British Airways today reported further progress in its recovery as it made a half-year pre-tax profit of Â£335m, but said higher fuel costs remained a concern.


Sears Holdings net up 20 pct on special gains

Retailer Sears Holdings Corp.  posted a 20 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by a legal settlement and other special gains, but sales declined at both its Sears and Kmart units as consumers were strapped by rising gasoline prices.


U.S. will not tolerate nuclear N.Korea: Hill

The United States will not live with a nuclear-armed North Korea, assistant secretary of State Chris Hill said on Wednesday.


Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is to begin crisis talks after the resignation of PM Romano Prodi.


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Health experts urge Ottawa to 'denormalize' tobacco industry

TORONTO (CP) - Some of Canada's most influential doctors, health experts and anti-smoking lobbyists will launch a campaign Monday urging Ottawa to strip the tobacco industry of a powerful public relations asset: its public image as a legitimate


No. 4 Duke Pulls Away From Virginia Tech

Kyle Singler scored 10 of his 16 points during an 18-9 run that gave No. 4 Duke some breathing room early in the second half Thursday night as the visiting Blue Devils defeated Virginia Tech, 81-64.


Market-research firm Gartner to buy Meta Group in $162 million US ...

Market-research firm Gartner Inc. has agreed to acquire rival Meta Group Inc. for about $162 million US in cash. Gartner said Monday it will pay $10 for each share of Meta, a 54 per cent premium


PORTLAND, Ore. - Hercules, the fat cat who became famous after getting stuck in a doggie door while plundering another pet's food, has found his rotund self heading for the big-time. A video of Hercules stuck in the door became a Web sensation.


Customer Data Breach Began in 2005, TJX Says

Retail giant TJX, whose stores include discount clothing chains T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, said yesterday that a computer-security breach stretched back 10 months earlier than the company originally thought, compromising credit and debit card data, drivers' license numbers, and names and addresses.


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Condoleezza Rice kicks off a conference for donors to Liberia by announcing the cancellation of its $391m debt to the US.


Napster UK to give away free MP3 players

For Napster to Go users only Napster UK is giving away free MP3 players to all new subscribers of its portable music service.â¦


Injured Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is making 'excellent' progress on a general ward, his family say.


"Breakfast at Tiffany's" dress fetches $800,000

The iconic black dress worn by Audrey  Hepburn in the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" sold for  410,000 pounds ($800,000) on Tuesday, around seven times its  pre-sale estimate.


17th U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona and Canyon Ranch Institute Present Todobebe With First-Ever Prevention Pioneer Award

MIAMI, Feb. 16  /PRNewswire/ -- In the second announcement of Canyon Ranch Institute's 2007 agenda "The Year of Wellness and Prevention," Canyon Ranch Institute president and 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006) Richard H.


Three signs can reveal a superstar stock.


Microsoft Corp. will sell "affordable" Windows computers aimed at students in India, but the $500 price tag is more than what US consumers might pay for a basic laptop.


Wineke: Prince Charles gets himself into another royal mess

Leave it to Britain's Prince Charles to explain why the sun now sets on the British Empire. He is highly annoyed that mere peons in his household have the gall to think that, just because they hold university


NEW YORK - A powerful rally lifted Wall Street yesterday after crude oil futures slid more than 7 per cent and strong manufacturing and consumer spending reports allayed fears of a faltering US economy.


Former Viacom Chief Named to Lead Sirius

Mel Karmazin, who quit as president of Viacom after a power struggle with his boss, has resurfaced as the new chief executive of Sirius Satellite Radio.


Durables orders dip, but home sales rise

New orders for U.S.-made durable goods registered their sharpest fall in six years last month and consumer confidence fell in November, reports showed on Tuesday, lending support to views the Federal Reserve will trim interest rates next year.


Sex spammers targetted in Microsoft lawsuits

Microsoft is taking legal action against people it claims are responsible for spam e-mail campaigns, particularly those who send out unsolicited and sexually explicit e-mail.


ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska zoo is to build what it believes to be the world's first elephant treadmill as part of plans to enrich its only elephant's life with better accommodation and activities.    At 9,120 pounds, Maggie could stand to lose some weight...


Oil prices surged more than $2 on  Thursday to their highest level in six weeks, tracking a nearly  10 percent rally in natural gas as a cold snap cranked up  furnaces across the Midwest.


The backup punter at Northern Colorado has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his teammate — the starting punter — in the kicking leg.


The Czech Republic is happy to play a waiting game on the EU Constitution, says the BBC's Rob Cameron.


President Bush is due to lay out his vision for the next four years in a speech to the Republican convention.


Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities were mixed in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.640 percent, up from 1.635 percent last week. An additional $16 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 1.840 percent, down from 1.860 percent.


'Dovevamo far dimenticare l'immaginario del film di Placido'


Venezuela readies for protests as a TV station opposing President Chavez is set to be taken off air at midnight.


Dawnette Knight believed she was in love with Michael Douglas when she threatened to slice up his Oscar-winning wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and feed her to her dogs.


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


Three people were badly hurt in a luxury Spanish hotel on Thursday when two tourists in a bed crashed through the floor onto a man renovating the room below.


Ovechkin celebrates new contract with All-Star selection

Washington Capitals left winger Alexander Ovechkin was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team on Friday, a day after inking one of the richest contracts in NHL history.


Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday defended his opposition to embryonic stem cell research despite its scientific promise to cure diseases like multiple sclerosis that afflicts his wife, Ann.


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Group Tracks US Companies That Send Jobs Offshore

A union group on Thursday unveiled a Web site that lets users identify more than 200,000 US-based companies it says have exported American jobs or lost them because they were hurt by foreign trade.


Prince William wins spurs as army officer

Britain's Prince William, eager to  draw a line under a decade of conspiracy theories about the  death of his mother Princess Diana, graduated as an army  officer on Friday to launch his military career.


Weekend Opening - Spring Lake is in the Air

With rental boats in the foreground, lifeguards Christine Fullerton, Paula Klepadlo, and Chris Farrell clean the shoreline as Spring Lake Beach prepares to open on Saturday for the summer season.


Afghan Women's Activist Assassinated by Gunmen

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Sept. 25 -- A teacher for more than three decades and an advocate for women's rights, Safia Ama Jan ran an underground school for girls during Taliban rule. On Monday, two men on a motorbike gunned her down as she left for work -- identifying their target despite her full...


A man wanted for alleged involvement in the Madrid train bombings should be extradited to Spain, Britain's highest court decided Wednesday.


After a season of apparent policy slip-ups, Pope Benedict XVI is shuffling top advisers and bringing in veteran diplomats closely identified with Vatican policy in Iraq and the Middle East.


This was the year that the play stood up for itself, reminding us that it can go places inaccessible to other art forms.


The UK singles chart is set to count all downloads as the music industry is expected to lift restrictions on digital songs.


Accor to sell 535 hotels, reveals plan for emerging market expansion

French hotel group Accor has said it planned to sell 535 hotels in the next few years but would create as many as 200,000 new rooms, half of them in emerging markets, under a new strategic plan for the group.


Microsoft sends security update to home PCs

Microsoft has started to send out its latest major security patch to home PCs--but some people won't get it for a while.


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Yeltsin warns against rolling back democracy in wake of Beslan

Russia's first post-Soviet president Boris Yeltsin issued a veiled warning that President Vladimir Putin's decision to hand sweeping new powers to the Kremlin in the wake of the Beslan hostage crisis could roll back democratic freedoms.


Putin Reiterates Refusal to Hold Negotiations

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated his refusal to negotiate with Chechen separatists, warning critics against applying what he called a double standard in the definition of terrorism.


Milano, 15:33 - CALCIO: INTER, LAVORO CON IL PALLONE PER MATERAZZI E CHIVU

Buone notizie per l'allenatore dell'Inter Roberto Mancini. Questa mattina Cristian Chivu e Marco Mat...


Appleby Rallies to Secure Successful Defense

Australia's Stuart Appleby capped a  stirring comeback with a final round six-under-par 67 on Sunday  to overhaul a faltering world number one Vijay Singh and  successfully defend his Mercedes Championships title.


Music Notebook: How Hard Was Their Core? Looking Back at Anger

ÂAmerican HardcoreÂ returns to a time when the music was raw, and the target was Reagan.


U.S. film "Juno" wins top award at Rome festival

"Juno," the story of an American teenager  dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, won the best film award at  the Rome film festival on Saturday.


Â· Official admits 'a big image problem down there'Â·  Modified plan calls for a continent-wide network.


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Islanders' co-owner proposes $200 million coliseum-complex plan

_ The co-owner of the New York Islanders has unveiled an ambitious $200 million plan to renovate the Nassau Coliseum and construct a mixed-use complex that would include a 60-story hotel and condominium tower.


Due societa' hanno 6 mesi di tempo per rivedere commissioni


Following a wave of criticism from opposition parties and human rights organisations, Italy has stopped its wholesale deportation from Lampedusa of more than 1,300 refugees to Libya, where Italy believes they have come from.


Al-Qaeda suspect Farooqui's Killing 'Major Success'

THE HAGUE (Netherlands): President Pervez Musharraf has termed killing of Amjad Farooqui a major success of the government against terrorism and vowed to continue efforts till the elimination of terrorism.


The Agriculture Department last night took the unusual step of insisting that U.S. farmers refrain from planting a popular variety of long-grain rice because preliminary tests showed that its seed stock may be contaminated with a variety of gene-altered rice not approved for marketing in the United...


Waterston honored for Lincoln portrayals

Sam Waterston was to be honored Wednesday night by the New York State Archives Partnership Trust for his many performances as Abraham Lincoln.


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Islanders to buy out center Yashin's contract

Alexei Yashin's career with the New York Islanders officially ended Wednesday when the NHL team said they would buy out the last four years on his decade-long contract.


Spanish grab initiative in bidding war for Abbey

Banco Santander is making an attempt to seize back the initiative in its Â£8.3bn takeover of Abbey National, speeding up its bid timetable while rival bidders continue to circle the UK bank.


SAN JOSE, Calif. _ November was a good month for Nintendo _ and for the video game industry as a whole.


Intel's green buy helps image as well as environment

Intel, the world's top chip maker, and Nokia, the number-one mobile-phone maker, plan to lesson their respective impact on the environment, the companies said separately Monday.While Nokia has joined the World Wildlife Fund's Climate Savers Program, Intel plans to buy 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy certificates. That will make Intel the largest corporate buyer of green energy in the U.S.Buying renewable energy certificates is not, however, the same as directly buying and using renewable energy. Intel is making the purchase through Sterling Planet, a company that will then distribute the investment to a variety of green energy producers across the U.S. The producers use wind, solar, hydroelectric, and biomass sources to produce energy that they then feed into the power grid. Those producers rely on the buyers of certificates to help fund their businesses, so Intel's investment is important to their success, said Matt Clouse, director of the Green Power Partnership at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.Buying renewable energy certificates helps a company like Intel support green energy even if it finds it difficult to directly buy green energy for use in its operations. Many green energy producers feed their power into the grid, but once they do, power users usually can't discern whether the energy they buy came from the green source or from a coal-powered plant, said Bill Calder, an Intel spokesman.Some electric companies do have green power offerings, but a company like Intel with multiple sites would have to work with various providers in multiple locations to try to buy green power from them, which is an expensive undertaking, especially in states where prices are set by a regulatory process, Clouse said. Buying the certificates can help companies track their environmental effect and hit environmental goals even if they find it cost prohibitive to directly buy and use green energy, he said.Intel may have other reasons for making the investment beyond reducing its carbon footprint. "Many of these companies that are buying green power are customer facing, and they spend enormous amounts of money on their brand and product PR and this is a way that is frankly a low cost option to address the environmental aspects that affect their brand and image," Clouse said.Intel is not revealing how much it will cost to buy the 1.3 billion kilowatt hours per year. However, Clouse estimated that Intel might be paying between $2 and $4 per thousand kilowatt hours, for a total yearly investment of $2.6 million to $5.2 million. "That's a pretty inexpensive media undertaking," he said.Intel's investment in the renewable energy certificates is in addition to its regular energy costs, Calder said. But by buying the certificates, Intel is helping to fund the production of green power that is fed into the grid, he said. Ultimately, Intel hopes that other companies will follow suit, thus reducing the cost of green energy in the future, he said.The volume of kilowatt hours that Intel agreed to buy per year equates to about 46 percent of its yearly electricity use in the U.S., Calder said.Also on Monday, Nokia pledged to use green electricity to power half of its facilities by 2010 and reduce overall energy needs of its sites by 6 percent by 2012, announcing that it has joined the WWF program. Nokia also plans to reduce energy wasted by mobile-phone chargers.Greenpeace recently knocked Nokia from first place to ninth in a ranking of electronics makers. Greenpeace praised Nokia for its efforts to reduce the use of harmful chemicals in its products but said the company has done a poor job of supporting recycling programs in some countries.


Germany Shaken by U.S. Plans to Withdraw Troops

The German government said on Tuesday  U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign of Europe's  divisions being healed, but communities hit by the decision  warned they were headed for economic disaster.


Liverpool skipper excited about takeover

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes the future is bright for Liverpool, having spoken to one of the men spearheading an anticipated 450 million pounds takeover of the club.


Tree planting in Vela Luka a highlight of sister city trip

About 30 residents of Anacortes celebrated the first anniversary of the sister city relationship between Anacortes and Vela Luka, Croatia, by traveling to the beautiful city at the western end of the island of ...


VATICANO - Il Papa al Seminario Romano Maggiore: ÂEucaristia, Ufficio delle Letture, preghiera e colloquio, anche breve, ogni giorno, con il Signore, sulle sue Parole che io devo annunciareÂ sono gli elementi su cui poggia la vita del sacerdote CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Sabato 17 febbraio il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI si Ã¨ recato in visita al Seminario Romano Maggiore in occasione della Festa della Madonna della Fiducia. Accolto al suo arrivo dal Cardinale Vicario, Camillo Ruini, ...


Grenade Kills Two at Colombo Bollywood Concert

Two people were killed and 11 wounded  when a hand grenade was lobbed into the VIP section of the  audience at a concert led by Indian film superstar Shah Rukh  Khan and two other actors, police said.


Broadway's unionized stagehands voted  on Sunday to authorize a strike over proposed new work rules  for its members, but for now the shows will go on and  negotiations have resumed.


The royal family of the Gulf kingdom of Qatar raises its stake in supermarket group Sainsbury's to 25%.


Bombs Target 2 Iraqi Ministerial Convoys, 5 Killed

Insurgents targeted the convoys of  Iraq's environment and education ministers in separate bombings  on Tuesday that killed five of their bodyguards and wounded  more than a dozen people, officials said.


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Policymakers at the Bank of England voted 6-3 to raise UK interest rates to 5.75% this month, minutes show.


As world oil prices again hit new highs, Nigeria's biggest labor federation launched a four-day nationwide strike Monday to protest the rising cost of fuel at home, shutting down huge swathes of Lagos, the country's largest city and its commercial center.


New corporate entity and development center


HOUSTON (Sports Network) - Tyrone Moss ran for 148 yards  and two touchdowns to lead fourth-ranked Miami-Florida to a  38-13 victory over Houston at Reliant Stadium.


A third man is charged under the Terrorism Act after the failed car bombs in London and Glasgow.


At least 10 people were killed in a car bomb attack on a barracks in Dellys, on the east coast of Algeria, local security sources said Saturday.


Iran vows no weakness over nuclear program

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should not show weakness over its nuclear program, after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work which the West says will be used to make atom bombs.


Gov't proposes widespread ban on smoking in public

The government unveiled tough anti-smoking proposals which would ban tobacco in all workplaces and restaurants, as well as in many pubs and bars, over the next few years.


Hilton quits Billboard awards over jokes

Paris Hilton won't joke about her peeps. The hotel heiress canceled an appearance at next week's Billboard Music Awards because she didn't like the jokes written for her, according to a spokesman.


DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took the first big step to winning the Democratic nomination on Thursday with a victory in Iowa, while underdog Mike Huckabee capped a stunning political rise to beat Republican rival Mitt Romney.


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today pledged to escalate a broad Israeli offensive into the northern Gaza Strip, saying troops will remain in the area until Palestinian rocket attacks are halted.


For Jarvik Heart Pioneer, Drug Ads Raise Questions

Dr. Robert Jarvikâs appearance in television ads for Lipitor has helped rekindle a smoldering debate over aiming ads for prescription drugs directly at consumers.


An Afterthought for the ACC Becomes Its Champ

With a hearty handshake and a slap on the back, John Swofford, the Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner, offered congratulations to Virginia Tech's athletic director, Jim Weaver, on Saturday.


GM workers on strike against 12,000 job cut

GERMANY - European factories of General Motors Inc. launched a massive strike protesting against the planned major job cuts. The automaker has recently released its plans to reduce the number of jobs by 12


Marijuana top US cash crop, analyst says

U.S. growers produce nearly $35  billion worth of marijuana annually, making the illegal drug  the country's largest cash crop, bigger than corn and wheat  combined, an advocate of medical marijuana use said in a study  released on Monday.


High Street electrical retailer Dixons has pulled the plug on the VCR, and announced today video recorders will disappear from its shelves before Christmas.


Houston Tops Magazine's Fat Cities List - Again

Houston tops a U.S. magazine's annual  fattest cities list for the fourth time in five years, with  four other Texas cities waddling into the top 25.


Britain's public broadcaster televised "Jerry Springer — The Opera" on Saturday, despite appeals from church groups not to air the expletive-heavy musical.


"I want it!" squealed 13-year-old Hiiaka Kaneao, pointing to a sparkly, hot pink, star-shaped bass guitar hanging inside a pink fur-lined booth.


Turks see wealth, freedom in EU membership

Turks have hailed the European Union's decision to open membership talks with their country as a landmark step promising prosperity, broader freedoms and global prestige.


InfoWorld - Texas Instruments (TI) will develop chips for low-power devices based on a new short-range wireless Bluetooth specification, the company said Tuesday.


US general named to head probe into Mosul blast that killed 22

The brigadier general who investigated abuse at Abu Ghraib prison is heading the US military's probe into how a suicide bomber infiltrated a US Army base near Mosul and


New RFID Services Based On IBM Tagging Projects

IBM is introducing a line of radio-frequency identification services for midmarket companies that are based on practices that have been honed by IBM itself at its facilities for more than a year.


GAUHATI, India - Monkeys lurking at an ancient Hindu temple in India's northeast have attacked up to 300 children over three weeks, temple officials said Tuesday.


Angered U.S. firm excludes Thailand from new drugs

U.S. drugs giant Abbott Laboratories said it would stop launching new medicines in Thailand in protest at the army-backed government's move to override international drug patents.


Fiume di fango travolge interi villaggi a sud di Manila


Time is running out for advertisers who are a lighter shade of green, as eco-cliches fall out of fashion.


Milano, 17:23 - CALCIO, INTER: CHIVU A CENTROCAMPO IN ATTESA DI MANICHE

L'Inter ha effettuato nel pomeriggio l'allenamento di rifinitura in vista del match di domani in tra...


Construction company Skanska, which is responsible for the building of the Mater Dei Hospital in Tal-Qroqq, is fairly optimistic that a positive solution will be found to the controversy surrounding the ...


The results of an autopsy have revealed that rapper ODB died from a drugs overdose. The New York City medical examiner's office announced yesterday that the rap-singer, real name Russell Jones, had taken cocaine


Buckeye Lake's New Queen: Pontoon-Boat Tours Will Raise Money for the Historical Society's Museum

By Mary Beth Lane, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 26--MILLERSPORT, Ohio -- There's the landlubber's way of learning the history of the Buckeye Lake region: Just stop at the local museum along Rt. 79 to check out the exhibits.   And soon, there will be a seafarer's way, too.


Texas cheerleader dies in murder-suicide

A 20-year-old college cheerleader was shot to death in her apartment by an obsessed ex-boyfriend, who then killed himself, authorities said.


Sofia, 22:02 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: BULGARIA-SLOVENIA 3-0

La Bulgaria ha battuto la Slovenia 3-0 (0-0) in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europe...


FedEx Corp. had a "strong" pre-Christmas  holiday season and a newly introduced fuel surcharge is enough  to address concerns over margins in its ground business,  Chairman and CEO Fred Smith said on Monday.


Russia, China Hold Trade, Anti-Terrorism Talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, have met in Moscow for talks on trade and the fight against terrorism.


President George W. Bush and Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry [related, bio] should concentrate on fighting terrorism if they want to help the US economy, according to a National Association for Business Economics survey of its members.


Adobe tries to unify digital camera market with new file standard

Adobe has announced ambitious plans to unify the digital camera market by creating a single file format that all digital cameras can record in.


Mexico Police Suspended During Mob Probe

Four federal police officers were suspended without pay as prosecutors investigate alleged police negligence in the vigilante killings of two federal agents this week, officials said Saturday.


An exhibition of Kylie Minogue's stage costumes, awards and accessories opens at London's V&A museum.


US talk show host David Letterman agrees to a four-year extension to his Late Show contract with CBS.


Beijing - Chinese police have detained a man who they say murdered eight teenagers and injured four others in a school dormitory overnight, state press said late on Friday.


Hacker Hits California University Computer

SAN FRANCISCO -- A computer hacker accessed names and Social Security numbers of about 1.4 million Californians after breaking into a University of California, Berkeley, computer system in perhaps the worst attack of its kind ever suffered by the school


OFFICIALS from the United States department of homeland security said ...

OFFICIALS from the United States department of homeland security said yesterday that the former pop star Cat Stevens was escorted off a transatlantic flight and denied entry to the US because of fears that he ...


That was basically the message Deltha O'Neal sent to Mike Shanahan from across the field on Monday night when he raised his right hand in the air after picking off a


Palestinian teenager blows himself up in Tel Aviv market; 3 killed

A Palestinian teenager laden with explosives walked into a crowded outdoor market and blew himself up Monday, killing three Israelis, wounding 32 and scattering bloody vegetables and spices along the ground.


After ordeal in Iraq, Italian hostages thank pope for his appeals

Two Italian humanitarian workers held by kidnappers for 21 days in Iraq thanked Pope John Paul II for his prayers and public appeals for their release.


in talks to buy IBM's personal computer business - is China's largest PC maker and the world's fastest growing one. And it is emblematic


Genital herpes in children may not reflect abuse

NEW YORK  - While genital herpes in a prepubertal child raises the suspicion of sexual abuse, the current evidence is too weak to estimate the likelihood of sexual transmission of the virus, according to a report from the UK, published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.


Japan's Shinzo Abe pledged on Friday to  be bold in diplomacy and press on with economic reform as he  formally launched his campaign to become the next prime  minister -- a contest he appears to have won hands down  already.


Hurricanes Lead to Spike in Jobless Claims

WASHINGTON - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, mostly reflecting the impact of hurricanes that recently ripped through Florida.    The Labor Department reported Thursday that new applications for unemployment insurance went up by a seasonally adjusted 14,000 to 350,000 for the week ending Sept...


Wanna know how to rate a data warehouse appliance?

A handy list of rules One of the major discussion points at Bloor Research's recent conference on "Data Warehousing: the rise of the appliance" was a discussion of the rules (though they might equally be regarded as reference points rather than rules) that might apply to data warehouse appliances as opposed to enterprise data warehouses.â¦


The money people are saving at the gas pump is finally showing up somewhere else: department store cash registers.


House panel finds Republicans negligent in scandal

Top Republicans were negligent in  failing to protect young interns from a lawmaker who resigned  in an Internet sex scandal shortly before the November 7  elections, a congressional ethics panel concluded on Friday.


Frequent Flier: Seat-of-the-Pants Tourism Without Belt or Suspenders

My wife, Debra, believes in something she calls Âtravel by serendipityÂ Â no reservations, and letÂs see what wonderful things we find.


Analisi Quattroruote su prezzi medi praticati nel 2007


Mine fire kills 33 in north China province

Thirty-three are dead and 61 missing after a mine fire in north China's Hebei Province, Sunday. The fire began at 10:30 am Saturday in the Baita Township of Shahe, trapping 106 miners underground.


2 makers report data showing stent safety

NEW YORK - Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific Corp. reported new safety data yesterday for drug-coated stents that may help revive sales depressed by prior reports linking the devices to a higher risk of heart attacks.


U.S. says hurdle blocks North Korea talks

Six-way talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program resumed on Saturday with a dim promise of progress, but envoys remained cautious as the United States spoke of at least one hurdle in the way.


NTT DoCoMo, Japan's dominant mobile operator, is to start selling mobile phones from Nokia and Motorola next year in a bid to reduce its reliance on local manufacturers.


Briny Baird fired a nine-under-par 63 to head the leaderboard after the first day of the Viking Classic PGA tournament in Madison, Mississippi on Thursday.


Il patron di Orascom: se fosse in vendita considereremo idea


DealBook: Buffett Sees âPoetic Justiceâ for Banks

The woes in the U.S. financial sector are "poetic justice" for bankers who designed and sold complex investments that have since gone sour, billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett said on Wednesday. Mr. Buffett, the head of the Berkshire Hathaway and one of the world's wealthiest people, appeared to see irony in the fact that many of [...].


Britain's Next Leader Pledges to Battle for 'Hearts and Minds'

MANCHESTER, England, June 24 -- Gordon Brown, Britain's next prime minister, on Sunday promised a foreign policy that recognizes that defeating terrorism is as much a struggle of ideas as a military battle -- a lesson he said was drawn from Iraq.


U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  open on Friday, with investors awaiting November inflation  numbers due before the opening bell and oil prices hovering  around a two-week high.


Britain's Brown attempts to heal leadership rift

British finance minister Gordon Brown,  who is expected to be the next prime minister, sought in an  interview to smooth over rifts in the country's ruling party  after a damaging row over when Tony Blair should quit.


In 50.000 bar d'Italia, con falsi bollini 'gioco sicuro'


Richard Seymour would prefer to do his talking on the field, but he feels Chargers center Nick Hardwick left him little choice.


Israeli PM Ariel Sharon reportedly decides to resume diplomatic contacts with the Palestinians.


US-Led Forces Thrust Towards Central Falluja

US-led forces thrust at least one km (half a mile) into rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and were not far from the Iraqi city's heart, residents and an Iraqi army officer said.


Trade round deal vital this week: WTO's Lamy

Ministers meeting in Geneva this week  must break the logjam in the Doha Round talks or risk  triggering the failure of global free trade negotiations, World  Trade Organization (WTO) chief Pascal Lamy said on Wednesday.


Gamers are getting their hands on encrypted copies of the eagerly awaited Half-Life 2 game.


WASHINGTON - Of the Americans who most need a flu shot, fewer than half actually get one, federal health officials warned Thursday as they called for special attention to babies, toddlers and the elderly as vaccinations begin next month.


Ten Die in LA Train Crash; Murder Charge Planned

At least 10 people were killed and  nearly 200 injured on Wednesday when two Los Angeles commuter  trains collided after one struck an automobile left on the  tracks in what authorities called an aborted suicide attempt by  a "deranged" man.


Annan Plans Shake-Up of Management Team Shortly

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan said on Monday that resignations of several senior  officials gave him a chance to reshuffle his team, under fire  in Washington because of the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal.


Iraqi insurgents are in intense negotiations with the country's interim government to hand over control of the city to Iraqi troops, in hopes of averting a bloody military battle for the city of 300,000.


A pair of American scientists who as co-workers and later as competitors worked out the basic biology of the sense of smell - one of the body's most enigmatic and emotion-laden functions â-ave won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.


Google party at eBay event will protest Checkout ban

Blog: Google hosting party at eBay Live for merchants who are opposed to eBay's ban on Google Checkout.


Bomb explodes near Greek official's home

A bomb exploded Tuesday near the culture minister's home in central Athens, causing no injuries but raising concern that far-left militant groups could be staging a comeback in Greece.


The return of Howard Schultz leads to more questions than answers.


Dell on Tuesday added a completely new lineup to both its desktop and notebook offerings, which is aimed at small businesses with between 1 and 25 employees. Called Vostro, the systems include software designed for easing IT management tasks.


Law firm boosts cellular signal in new offices

A D.C.-based law firm decided to add a special system to boost its cellular signals for data and voice in its new D.C. headquarters.


An Australian customs vessel heads south to Antarctica to monitor activities of the Japanese whaling fleet.


Fifty-seven people killed in Iraq bombings

Bomb attacks killed 57 people and wounded more than 120 across Iraq on Wednesday as suspected al Qaeda militants stepped up a campaign of violence coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.


Bari, 22:53 - CALCIO, SERIE B; 2Â° ANTICIPO: BARI-BRESCIA 1-1

Bari e Brescia hanno pareggiato 1-1 il secondo anticipo della seconda giornata di serie B. Hanno seg...


Actor Rowan Atkinson, known for his error-prone Mr Bean character, bumps into a car while parking in Colorado.


Senegal defends low poll turnout as 'normal'

Senegal on Monday defended the low poll turnout used by critics to question the legitimacy of weekend legislative elections, saying the west African nation had never had enthusiastic voters.


UN Weighs Situation in Burundi Following Massacre

The U.N. Security Council met in emergency session concerning Burundi on Sunday following the massacre of more than 150 Tutsi Congolese refugees at a camp in western Burundi.


A group of schools in London are reintroducing boxing into PE lessons to assist pupils' development.


Nessuno sconto previsto per i mercati europeo e giapponese


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Lawmakers hold 'tele-town hall meetings'

On a recent weeknight, Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran spoke to nearly 10,000 of his constituents at once — from the comfort of his Capitol Hill office.


Report: Ronaldo, Zidane play 'match against poverty'

Brazilian striker Ronaldo and Real clubmate Zinedine Zidane led on the teams at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium for a UN-sponsored match against poverty.


Video supposedly shows terror camp 'grad day'

A videotape supposedly showing a suicide bomber "graduation ceremony" at an al Qaeda-Taliban training camp is part of a propaganda campaign from the terrorist network and the former rulers of Afghanistan, a U.S. counterterrorism official said Monday.


Higher taxes on short haul flights and "gas guzzling" cars are among recommendations from the Tories' final policy review group.


Japan's navy went on alert Wednesday when an unidentified submarine made a brief incursion into the country's southern waters near Okinawa.


CIA agents to stand trial for kidnapping

A Milan judge on Friday ordered 26 Americans, most of them thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for the kidnapping in 2003 of a terrorism suspect, who was flown to Egypt where he says he was tortured.


Suicide bomb kills eight in Algeria: residents

LAKHDARIA, Algeria  - A suicide bomber detonated explosives at an Algerian military barracks on Wednesday, killing himself and about eight other people in the restive Kabylie region east of Algiers, residents said.


Firenze, 15:16 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; JORGENSEN: POSTO IN CHAMPIONS POSSIBILE

Il centrocampista della Fiorentina, Martin Jorgensen è convinto che la sua squadra abbia la p...


Internet search engine Google's new search options may make Amazon.com look old fashioned. The service Google Print will allow people to read sections of books to decide whether


Four Die in Iraq Suicide Attack on UK Troops

A suicide car bomber killed three British soldiers and a translator at a checkpoint in Iraq on Thursday, raising the prospect of a political backlash for Tony Blair who dispatched them to a dangerous area near Baghdad.


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If Kurt Busch wasn't already the man to beat for the Nextel Cup championship, he is now. Anyone expecting Busch or his Roush Racing team to crack under the pressure of the


Mental Decline in the Aged Linked to Long-Ago Lead Exposure

New research suggests the "natural" mental decline associated with aging could be linked to the effects of lead exposure from decades past.


'Jena 6' case raises questions of bias in U.S. justice

Marchers for the 'Jena 6' cite unequal treatment of blacks. Others say poverty plays as much of a role in any inequity.


Intervista al Tg2: restero' a Londra almeno altri 15 giorni


SQL MAIL and SQL Agent Mail using POP3 and SMTP

How many times have you had problems sending SQL MAIL or SQL Agent Mail from SQL Server because the Exchange server was taken down or not working? This article discusses how to setup SQL Server to use POP3 and SMTP services to support SQL Mail and SQL Agent mail.


Iraq protests at Turkish shelling of N.Iraq

ARBIL, Iraq  - Turkey's army heavily shelled Kurdish rebel targets just inside the border of northern Iraq on Wednesday, Kurdish officials said on Thursday.


Church Pension Asset Pooling Bill Passes

The House voted Friday to amend several securities laws dating back to the 1930s to allow church pension programs to pool their assets with private and government pension plans as a means of increasing retirement savings.


Some of the children cry, refusing to speak but shivering in shock at the day's horror. Others lie lifeless in the morgue of Baghdad's Yarmouk hospital.


Nigerian Oil Delta Rebel Awaits 11th Hour Talks

A rebel fighting for autonomy in  Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta arrived in the capital for  talks with President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday on terms to  end violence that helped to push crude prices to record highs.


TV Stations Fined for Janet Jackson Breast Flash

Pop singer Janet Jackson's bare  breast flash earlier this year during the nationally televised  Super Bowl football game will cost 20 CBS stations that aired  it a combined $550,000 for violating indecency rules, U.S.  communications regulators said on Wednesday.


Progress Is Made Toward Free Trade Pacts Linking Asian Regions

Southeast Asian economic ministers and counterparts from northern Asia powerhouses - Japan, China, and South Korea - agreed Saturday on steps toward free trade


"Me directing Samar Khan's film?" - Rahul Bose

Just back from Kashmir after shooting Santosh Sivan's second Hindi film, Rahul Bose is awfully surprised by stories accusing him of taking over the directorial reins of Samar Khan's Shourya.


7 More Managers Fired Over Nortel Accounting

The company announced the firings on Thursday along with a restructuring plan that included layoffs of about 3,500 employees.


Ukraineâs financial system cracks down. Yushchenko supporters ...

Ukraineâs Supreme Court began a hearing Tuesday that will focus on complaints of the presidential nominee and leader of the Ukrainian opposition Viktor Yushchenko against alleged falsifications of the vote on Nov. 21.


London Underground workers are meeting managers in a last-ditch bid to avert a strike on New Year's Eve, a day when the creaking Tube is always packed with revellers.


In Pakistan, US official talks of progress in hunt for bin Laden

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The United States and its allies have moved closer to capturing Osama bin Laden in the past two months, a top US counterterrorism official said in a television interview broadcast yesterday.


Patriots Hoping to Become One of NFL's Greatest Teams

The New England Patriots' bruising  defense has put the Super Bowl champions in position to become  one of the NFL's greatest teams.


Father to battle for daughter's 'cruel' life

The father of a desperately ill baby is due to give evidence at the High Court in a bid to help his daughter live. Doctors caring for 11-month-old Charlotte Wyatt want to go against her parents' wishes and


"Blood Diamond" has a point, but who will listen?

The message in new movie "Blood Diamond" is clear: know the history of a precious gem before buying it. But whether moviegoers pay attention to this "message movie" is a big question for the film's makers.


Fashion Wire Daily - Two major fashion labels, at least for men, who show in Milan are almost condemned to sacrifice experimentation for consistency. They are Giorgio Armani and Calvin Klein.


The bank said it did not suffer any subprime-related losses in the fourth quarter of 2007, though the turbulent markets did affect overall profits.


U.N.'s Ban denounces Iran on Holocaust, Israel

Incoming U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Iran on Thursday it was unacceptable to deny the Holocaust or call for Israel to be wiped off the map.


Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said yesterday.


US soldier gets 3 years for Iraqi teen's murder

A US soldier was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager, the military said Saturday.


Jonny Wilkinson makes a fairytale return as England return to winning ways in the opening Six Nations match against Scotland.


Soccer: Chase for Rooney is far from over says Robson

NEWCASTLE, England : Newcastle's bid to persuade Everton to part with teenage striker Wayne Rooney is far from over, according to Magpies manager Sir Bobby Robson.


Alla vigilia dei Mondiali di atletica, il presidente del Comitato olimpico annuncia nuove sanzioniEsclusi dai Giochi gli atleti squalificati per piÃ¹ di sei mesi, anche se riammessi alle gare                                            Lotta al doping, il Cio passa all'attacco "Niente Olimpiadi anche finita la squalifica"


Microsoft Corp. , the world's largest software maker, on Thursday reported that its quarterly profit doubled on stronger demand for personal computers and video games as well as lower costs.


Pope Benedict XVI expressed his support Monday for the beatification of a Vietnamese cardinal who spent 13 years in a communist prison camp before being sent in exile to Rome.


Berlino, 09:30 - CALCIO, KLOSE: SE ACCORDO CON WERDER VADO SUBITO AL BAYERN

Miroslav Klose parla per la prima volta del suo possibile passaggio al Bayern Monaco. ''Ho un contra...


By Jon Krawczynski  MINNEAPOLIS  --  The last time Ohio State was No. 1 in the AP men's basketball poll, John Havlicek, Jerry Lucas and a sub named Bob Knight were leading the Buckeyes to the NCAA championship game.  That was 45 years ago, but after Greg Oden and No.


New Top Editor for Los Angeles Times, the 4th in 3 Years

Russ Stanton, who has been running the newspaperâs Web site, was named to the post three weeks after the previous editor, James E. OâShea, was forced out for resisting staff cuts.


After a trying year punctuated by calls for his resignation by U.S. lawmakers, Secretary General Kofi Annan said the United States and the United Nations have to find a way to the put their disputes behind them and move ahead with plans to reform the world body and meet poverty reduction goals.


Ma secondo l'Unione, l'Europa non teme la recessione


Mother Testifies in Son's Stolen Art Trial

The mother of a convicted art thief told a court Thursday how she used a hammer to destroy irreplaceable works of art and force them into trashbags upon learning of her son's arrest.


UPDATE 3-Gronkjaer to sign for Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid have agreed to sign Danish winger Jesper Gronkjaer from Birmingham City on a two and a half-year deal for a reported fee of two million euros ($2.67 million).


Gunmen kidnap 3-year-old British girl in Nigeria

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Gunmen kidnapped a three-year-old British girl in the Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt while she was on her way to school on Thursday morning, police said.


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Dow Jones & Co., the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, will buy MarketWatch Inc. for about $519 million in a deal that would end a monthlong bidding war for the online financial news and information provider.


The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the confirmation of outgoing national security adviser Condoleezza Rice as US secretary of state.


Israel won't resist Abbas control at Egypt crossing

Israel will not stand in the way of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas taking control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt as part of a deal to sideline Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave, officials said on Tuesday.


Â«Condannate Berlusconi Silvio a 8 anniÂ»

Il Pm Ilda Boccassini ha chiesto la condanna a otto anni di reclusione per il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi, imputato nel processo Sme in corso a Milano. Chiesta anche l'interdizione perpetua dai pubblici uffici.


Iran pledges again to halt all nuke enrichment work

immediate threat of UN Security Council sanctions over US accusations it is trying to develop nuclear bombs. Iran, though oil-rich, says its atomic programme is aimed solely at generating electricity.


Acupuncture Eases Knee, Neck Pain, Studies Find

Alternative therapies such as acupuncture and spinal manipulation may be worth a try to help relieve neck, back and knee pain. That's the conclusion of a trio of studies that appear in the Dec.


Roderick R. Paige has informed the White House that he plans to resign from his job as secretary of education next week, and President Bush will accept his decision


Medicare to Send Drug Discount Cards to Poor in U.S.

The U.S. government will send  prescription drug discount cards to 1.8 million poor Medicare  patients who have yet to sign up for $1,200 in savings offered  over the next 14 months, officials said on Wednesday, in the  wake of criticism over the complexity of the scheme.


An Ephemeral Portrait of an Artist in a Hall of Mirrors

American Ballet Theater staged two world premieres by different choreographers : Benjamin Millepiedâs âFrom Here on Outâ and Jorma Eloâs âC. to C.â


The Swedish company Gambro AB will sell its Lakewood-based division to a California company for $3.05 billion in cash. The division, Gambro Healthcare US, operates clinics for patients undergoing kidney dialysis and has 565 clinics and 43,200 patients.


Arctic ice melting twice as fast as expected

In a new study commissioned by eight countries of the Arctic region, scientists point to an accelerated ice thaw with far-reaching consequences for global climate change and human activity.


West Indies, England to contest Champions Trophy final:

[Sports India, Cricket] Southampton, Sep 22 : The West Indies Wednesday beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the second semi-final to set up the title clash with England in the Champions Trophy Saturday.


County Declares 14-Day Burn Ban -- Summerlike Dry Conditions Create a Recipe for Disaster

By Wayne Risher risher@desotoappealcom  DeSoto County officials declared a 14-day ban Monday on open burning by residential property owners in unincorporated areas.  Director of Emergency Services Bobby Storey said the ban was urgently needed because of hot, dry conditions.


Dell ties up with GOME to sell PCs in China

Dell Inc  said on Monday it  would sell its latest range of personal computers through  China's largest electronics retailer, GOME Group, aiming to  improve on its single-digit mainland market share.


UAL sees fourth-quarter passenger revenue up 11-12 percent

UAL Corp , parent of United Airlines, said on Wednesday it expects its unit revenue to increase in the fourth quarter helped by capacity reductions on North American routes.


Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott rules out new polls in the near future on regional assemblies.


Sorenstam keeps stellar career in perspective

The 20-player field had mostly scattered as the sun dipped below the Santa Rosa Mountains. Yet the LPGA Tour's biggest star at the Samsung World Championship


Cooked turkey products were exported from the UK after bird flu was found, Hungary's chief vet says.


Blog: The two tech titans will share a stage next week at a tech conference.


AIR fresheners and aerosols may make homes unhealthier, research has suggested. Children and their mothers suffered more ill health in homes where these products were in daily use, the University


Samak Sundaravej is running for Prime Minister with one campaign promise: to bring back his ousted predecessor, Thaksin Shinawatra


At practice, Nuggets on defensive - Cooper style

It was the Pepsi Center, but for a moment it seemed like the Forum in the 1980s. As Michael Cooper was introduced, the fans chanted, "Coop, Coop, Coop.


Hewitt Reaches the Semifinals to Make His Country Proud

It was not until four minutes to midnight local time that Leyton Hewitt finally gave fans, and himself, the best emotional release that a tennis match can offer.


German Christian Social Union Vows to Block Turkish Membership

German Christian Social Union (CSU) party leader Edmund Stoiber says they will do everything they can to prevent Turkey from becoming a member of the European Union (EU).


Gruppo cresce nella raccolta di pubblicita' online


Autorita' islamiche,mobilitazione per lavori edili a Mugrabi


Man Sets Fire to Briefcase, Coat Outside White House

A bearded man shouting "Allah" was  injured while apparently setting fire to his belongings outside  the White House on Monday and was quickly subdued by Secret  Service guards.


President Hugo Chavez said Thursday during a marathon news conference that authorities had foiled a planned sniper attack against his main opponent in this weekend's elections.


Suspected Ethiopian Torturer Arrested in U.S.

An Ethiopian immigrant suspected of torturing and murdering more than a dozen political opponents of the Ethiopian government in the 1970s was arrested on Tuesday at his home near Atlanta, federal officials said.


But Ponder, the head football coach at Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas, said Nelson, the star wide receiver who committed to the Irish in July, could be re-thinking his commitment in the wake of Tyrone Willingham's firing.


Torino, 18:16 - CALCIO, JUVE: IL 3 GENNAIO LA RIPRESA

Juventus in vacanza dopo il 2-0 al Siena di domenica scorsa. La ripresa della preparazione è ...


Pressure Said to Be Building for Ouster of Marsh's Chief

Under pressure from regulators, the directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, the big insurance broker, are moving to force the resignation of Jeffrey W. Greenberg.


General Motors Corp.  said on  Monday that 35,000 workers -- or almost a third of its hourly  work force -- had accepted payouts to retire and leave the  company, topping expectations and putting the world's largest  automaker two years ahead of schedule on planned job cuts.


The Russian president may use the school siege to rally support for his Chechen policy, says News Online's Paul Reynolds


Obit: Kubler-Ross Redefined 'Language' of Dying

Description: NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates reports on the death of psychiatrist Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, author of On Death and Dying and a pioneer of the modern hospice movement.


Sen. Sam Brownback, who is considering a White House bid in 2008, said Monday the Republican field has room for a "full-scale Ronald Reagan conservative" and pledged to make a final decision next month.


A man tried to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience Wednesday in St. Peter's Square and was wrestled to the ground by security officers.


Restrictions on aircraft hand luggage following an alleged terror plot are expected to be eased next week.


Human lives mere pawns in game of political expediency

IT WOULD have been obtuse to miss the streak of smug satisfaction in the Western response to the seizure by Al-Qaeda's Pakistani allies of two Chinese engineers working on Pakistan's


A new sign language created over 30 years by deaf Nicaraguan children, gives a unique insight into how languages evolve.


Blasts hit Pakistan military; scores die

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - More than 60 people died in violence in Pakistan yesterday, including at least 15 soldiers who were killed by an explosion in a heavily secured dining hall for army commandos.


Throughout his career, Colombian rocker Juanes has insisted he doesn't need to sing in English. Hefty pre-launch online sales from his latest CD, "La Vida es un Ratico" ("Life is Just a Moment") prove him right.


Bradley Walker is being called one of the best new singers to hit Nashville.


A half-decade later the Spector case will go on

LOS ANGELES  - The specter of Phil Spector will haunt Hollywood well into 2008. On Wednesday, the judge presiding over the legendary "Wall of Sound" producer's murder trial declared a mistrial after jurors indicated they were hopelessly deadlocked, 10-2, in favor of convicting Spector on charges that he killed actress Lana Clarkson more than four years ago.


Ibm, uno dei maggiori produttori di computer del pianeta, ha dichiarato di essere in procinto di ritirare dal mercato qualcosa come 553mila alimentatori per computer notebook. Si tratta di modelli differenti


"Saw IV" butchers competition at box office

If it's Halloween, it must be time for the "Saw" horror franchise to scare up the top spot at the North American box office.


ACT Scores Up a Bit, but Worries Persist

Average scores on the ACT college entrance exam rose for the first time in seven years, with the high school class of 2004 improving modestly across all subjects and most ethnic groups.


Milano, 15:37 - BASKET, ARMANI JEANS: ZARE MARKOVSKI NUOVO COACH

Zare Markovski è il nuovo allenatore dell'Armani Jeans Milano. L'accordo è stato defin...


Milano, 16:11 - CALCIO, MILAN: SERGINHO PRONTO

Allenamento mattutino per il Milan dopo la vittoria sul Chievo. I giocatori impegnati dal primo minu...


Justices Weigh Injection Issue for Death Row

A lawyer for a condemned prisoner asserted that there is an unacceptable risk of agony in Kentuckyâs procedure, but justices were skeptical.


Bausch & Lomb holders approve Warburg Pincus buyout

Shareholders of Bausch & Lomb Inc  approved a proposed $3.67 billion takeover by private equity firm Warburg Pincus on Friday, the eye care company said.


The Best: Extinct Animals, From an Elephant Bird to a 10-Foot-Long, Four-Eyed Spider

Life isn't what it used to be. Just look at 10 of the weirdest beasts that ever roamed the Earth. From Wired magazine.