Daniel Evans threw three touchdown passes -- including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter -- to lead North Carolina State to a 24-20 victory over No. 17 Florida State last night.


T-Mobile to link Panasonic cameras to Google galleries

An undisclosed future Panasonic camera will be able to upload pictures directly to Google's Picasa Web albums using T-Mobile wireless hot spots.


A tornado Thursday ripped off a section of a wall of a northwest London house, damaged several nearby homes and injured at least six people, authorities said.


Iraq Prepares Assault on Najaf, Gives Rebels Hours

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's defense minister gave  Shi'ite militiamen in the holy city of Najaf hours to surrender  Wednesday, warning that troops were preparing for a major  assault to "teach them a lesson they will never forget."


Iraq War Done Little to Halt Terrorism -UN's Annan

The Iraq war has done little to increase  security across the world or halt the activities of  international terrorists, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi  Annan said Sunday.


A 66-year-old Romanian, said to be the world's oldest mother, defends her decision to give birth.


Was using an infrared device to shut off exhibitorsâ video presentations a harmless prank?


Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.05 percent on Wednesday on a tumble in U.S. stocks and a stronger yen, and investors sold a wide range of stocks including high-tech exporters such as Sony Corp. that had led the market's recent rally.


ATHENS OLYMPICS 2004 / Crawford leads US sweep in 200

Each time the runners approached the starting blocks, the chants would begin again, a defiant show of support for their fallen hero.


Mutual funds attract Fed governors' eyes

Mutual funds aren't just popular with the masses. They're also investments of choice among the people who oversee the nation's economy.


Cosi' settimanale L'Espresso, ad un anno da inchiesta


FILM star Sharon Stone is suing a top plastic surgeon, saying he falsely claimed he had performed a facelift on her. The 46-year-old Basic Instinct actress accused Dr Renato Calabria of libel and slander for


Rapid Website Development with CGI::Application

Perl has a wealth of good web frameworks. One of the season's toolkits, CGI::Application, has recently seen a bout of new development to make building web apps faster and much easier. Mark Stosberg demonstrates these new features and how to use them.


Celebrities lined the runway at Tommy Hilfiger's presentation of his H Hilfiger collection, and the stars saw plenty of styles appropriate for those who do their party-hopping from yacht to yacht.


Diabetes patients could soon be able to take a pill to control their condition instead of repeated injections.


NBC will make episodes of  its programs available for download on its Web site for one  week after their original broadcast, the network said  Wednesday.


Builder.au: Zend seeks a sustainable open-source model

The Builder.au website has a new article about Zend's new struggles to find their business model in an open source world.   Open-source software company Zend Technologies, hoping to double its revenue this year, says it will narrow its focus to big business and Web 2.0-style start-ups, according to incoming CEO Harold Goldberg.   The article talks about the obvious routes (selling products to large facilities, governments, etc) but also in partnerships (IBM) and other yet to be discovered paths.


Carabinieri da romanzo la Cornwell arruola i Ris

La creatrice di Kay Scarpetta ambienterà in Italia il nuovo bestseller, Book of Dead. Protagonista anche l'Arma


Ma senza aumento produttivita' niente aumento di salari


Burundi-DRC: Evidence Suggests Congolese Refugees Going Home

Thousands of Congolese refugees appear to be returning home in recent months from the Rugombo transit camp in Burundi's northwestern province of Cibitoke although, after a while, many make the trip back to Burundi.


A US rights group expresses concern at the move to deploy the army before elections in Bangladesh.


Blair, Ahern urge power-sharing after N.Irish vote

Britain and Ireland urged Northern Ireland's politicians on Friday to agree to a power-sharing government after assembly elections in the province or face continued direct rule from London.


Sprint Edges Nearer - Maybe Today? - To $35 Billion Takeover of ...

NEW YORK, 04:00 AM EST - Just seven weeks after Cingular bought AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to form the No. 1 US carrier, the mergermania is continuing.


Republican presidential  contender Mitt Romney often casts himself as an agent of change  who would fix a "broken Washington" but he spares an obvious  target -- President George W. Bush.


Hilton Hotels in Indonesia on Guard After Threat

Indonesian police ratcheted up security at Hilton hotels Thursday and a few guests in Jakarta said they would leave after Western governments warned that one of the establishments could be attacked by militants.


Canadian punk rock singer Bif Naked  has gone public after being diagnosed with breast cancer,  saying she is facing the fight of her life and urging other  women to ensure they regularly check for cancer.


Pro-Thaksin party looks set to run Thailand

Slowly but it seems surely, the party backing ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is shaping up to form Thailand's next government, a stunning reversal of fortune after last year's military coup.


Arafat's nephew arrives in Paris for Arafat's medical records

Nasser al-Qidwa, nephew of the deceased Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, arrived Sunday in Parisfrom Cairo to pick up Arafat's medical records, French TF1 television reported.


Kotsay helps A's avoid sweep Vs. Rangers

Mark Kotsay hit a go-ahead three-run double and matched his career high with four RBIs, Frank Thomas homered for the second straight day, and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game sweep with a 9-6 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.


Thousands join a protest in Georgia against presidential poll winner Mikhail Saakashvili, amid claims of vote-rigging.


Shuttle crew returns to Florida for new liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The crew of the U.S.   space shuttle Atlantis returned to Florida on Saturday to   prepare for a new launch attempt on NASA's first International   Space Station assembly mission in nearly four years.


U.S.-led air strike kills seven Afghan children

At least seven children were killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike on a religious school in Afghanistan, the coalition said on Monday, amid rising anger over civilian deaths from foreign military operations.


It says much for the progress made by Jose Antonio Reyes that the Spain international has become an important part of Arsenal's bid to win the Champions League which continues tonight against Rosenborg.


EBay changes fee structure to boost buyer experience

EBay is making changes in its fee structure to encourage sellers to list more items and attract more buyers.


The number of women in England opting for sterilisation has dropped sharply in recent years, figures show.


Diplomats say Iran is preparing large amounts of uranium for enrichment days before a deadline to halt such actions.


US Fed boosts key interest rate to 2.25 percent

US Federal Reserve decided Tuesday to raise the federal funds rate, which commercial banks charge each other on overnight loans, by one-quarter percentage point to 2.25 percent from 2 percent.


Hamas: High-Ranking Military Leader Killed in Air Strikes

Hamas says Adnan al-Ghoul was one of two people killed in the airstrike in Gaza City. Two other people were wounded. Hamas's military wing, Izzidine al Qassam, plans and carries out attacks on Israelis.


A ruling by Switzerland's highest court released Friday has opened up the possibility that people with serious mental illnesses could be helped by doctors to take their own lives.


Intel chief waves wafer full of 'world's first' 32nm chips

One shiny 300mm disc looks much like another... IDF Intel has proclaimed its 32nm process "on track" for the delivery of processors fabbed using the process in late 2009. As proof, it showed off a 300mm wafer comprising 32nm memory cells - the world's first 32nm chips, it claimed.â¦


Priest Holmes Helps Chiefs to First Victory

Priest Holmes rushed for 125 yards and  two touchdowns to help the Kansas City Chiefs pick up their  first win of the season, 27-24 over the host Baltimore Ravens  Monday.


Sri Lankaâs emphatic victory over the South Africans must count among the finest in their cricketing history. Graeme Smithâs side were taken apart with the efficiency of crew changing tyres at a car race.


PGA to buy remainder of River's Bend course

A subsidiary of PGA Tour Golf Course Properties, which has operated the Tournament Players Club at River's Bend, has exercised an option to purchase 100 percent of the Club from River's Bend Land Company.


Pro-American Iraqi Blog Provokes Intrigue and Vitriol

A site called Iraqi Bloggers Central, which is quite upbeat about the American presence in Iraq, has provoked a deluge of intrigue and vitriol among its peer sites.


'Eagle vs. Shark': Revenge of the New Zealand nerds

The scruffy microbudgeted film pairs two lovelorn geeks in an unlikely romantic comedy about 'little people' finding love.


Oh dear, Gromit! Animators split from Hollywood studio

Hollywood film studio DreamWorks Animation and the makers of the Wallace and Gromit films have severed their partnership after their quirky characters failed to take off Stateside.


Analysts see OK grade for back-to-school sales

Amid reports yesterday of sluggish back-to-school sales from the nation's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., analysts maintained forecasts for a decent retail season.


Mexican Robin Hood Figure Gains a Kind of Notoriety in U.S.

Immigrants from Mexico have brought the legend of JesÃºs Malverde, widely considered the patron saint of drug dealers, to the United States.


The lack of a Russian chief negotiator has halted the work of an Estonian-Russian government commission for more than a year, according to the Estonian Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland.


Intelsat to be bought by group of investment funds

NEW YORK -- Intelsat Ltd., the pioneering satellite operator founded by a multinational government consortium, is being acquired by a group of investment funds for about $3 billion in cash, the third major buyout in the industry disclosed this year.


Reigning champions Serbia and  Montenegro, hit by a virus, were eliminated from the men's  Olympic volleyball tournament Wednesday in an outstanding match  with Russia.


The Tories say 'generational change' is needed to fight crime, not 'knee jerk' reactions.


Pakistan Says Militants on the Run, Despite Blast

Pakistani forces are driving al Qaeda-linked militants out of mountains near the Afghan border but attacks such as a bomb that wounded soldiers on Saturday could not be ruled out, a commander said.


DNA scientist James Watson is understood to be heading home to the US to discuss his future after controversial comments about race and intelligence.


Scarperia, 12:20 - MOTO, GP ITALIA: PEDROSA SU ROSSI IN ULTIME LIBERE MOTOGP

Lo spagnolo Daniel Pedrosa è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nelle ultime prove libere del Gp d'Italia, c...


Empoli, 15:46 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CORSI: UEFA FESTA PER TUTTA LA CITTA'

''Il match di domani sera con lo Zurigo rappresenta una festa per tutta Empoli ma, dovendo scegliere...


Milano, 13:01 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI LANCIA PATO: E' PRONTO

Carlo Ancelotti lancia Pato. Il 18enne attaccante brasiliano esordirà domani con la maglia de...


Study Tracks a Little-Explored Genetic Path of Breast Cancer

A new study suggests thousands of young women with breast cancer are not offered testing to identify faulty genes and clarify their medical decisions.


Soccorso e ricoverato, bloccato l'uomo che ha sparato


Teenage sensation Ai Miyazato continued her emergence as a star on Sunday, shooting a 6-under 67 in difficult conditions on the Links Course at Fancourt to lead Japan to a two-shot victory in the Women's World Cup.


Cagliari, 16:01 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; BALLARDINI: POSSIAMO SALVARCI

"Conosco i giocatori per averli già allenati in passato, al Cagliari e in altre societ&agrave...


Ministero della Salute, evitare allarmi ingiustificati


Sharon Vows to Expand Gaza Raid, Toll Hits 50

Israeli leader Ariel Sharon vowed on  Sunday to widen an offensive into Gaza which has killed at  least 50 Palestinians until militants stop firing rockets that  have fueled criticism of his plan to abandon the occupied  strip.


Britain's Straw seeks Palestinian reform for poll

British Foreign Minister Jack Straw will seek assurances from Palestinian leaders on Thursday that they will reform their security forces to help stop violence and work to revive the Middle East peace process.


GOP primary ad in Arizona sparks protest

Arizona Republicans in a crowded House primary denounced the national GOP Tuesday for taking sides in the race. "They're idiots," one candidate said.


Flying taxis to hit cities 'within five years'

The makers of a British designed "Jetpod" taxi, which they hope to introduce to British cities within five years, insist they will definitely take you to your destination by the shortest route - at 350 mph.


After decades of relying on telephones to book tables, the restaurant business has gone high-tech.


Flu Shot Shortage Highlights US Crisis -Officials

Concerned health officials began investigating on Friday what went wrong at a British vaccine plant where half the US flu shots were made


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


The United Nations suspends negotiations with the Burundi rebel group which admitted responsibility for the massacre of Congolese refugees.


Orioles nip Nationals in 9th in rainfest

After enduring two rain delays totaling nearly three hours, the last thing Ramon Hernandez wanted to do was put on his catcher's gear in the 10th inning.


Tagli a 'Quelli che...' dopo bufera per intervista a Moggi


UPDATE 1-Rugby-Springbok grand slam bid underway with Welsh win

South Africa withstood a brave Wales fightback to beat the hosts 38-36 the Millennium Stadium on Saturday and get their grand slam bid off to a victorious start.


Countdown under way for space shuttle launch

Countdown clocks at the  Kennedy Space Center began ticking on Monday toward a Thursday  launch of space shuttle Discovery on a high-stakes mission to  rewire the International Space Station.


Gov. M. Jodi Rell has long been an advocate for breast cancer research and prevention. The former lieutenant governor has held mammogram clinics in her Capitol office.


Edwards Introduces Plan For Health-Care Coverage

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards yesterday issued a blueprint aimed at providing health-care coverage for all Americans and said he would raise taxes to help pay the roughly $100 billion annual bill.


Young voters -- a wild card in 2006 U.S. elections

A tech-savvy college senior with a   passion for politics, Ryan Briggs is fed up with the White   House and is urging young Democrats to stand up for their   party. But he's not waving placards or handing out fliers.


Bring on the grilled meat. Just don't plate it with certain vegetables.


HP discontinues its Itanium workstations

Hewlett-Packard, one of the most aggressive promoters of Intel's Itanium family of processors, is 86ing its line of workstations that use the chips.


Twenty-strong crew saved after Greek-registered cargo ship gets into difficulties in Channel


Disease fears rise in Indonesia's flood-hit capital

Fears of disease gripped Indonesia's flood-hit capital on Friday with thousands of people living in cramped emergency shelters and some streets still inundated a week after the city's worst floods in five years.


Obama, Clinton await fates as voting starts in South Carolina

Senator Barack Obama appeared headed for a badly needed victory in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary Saturday after a bruising fight with Hillary Clinton marked by increasingly nasty personal attacks.


Ryan Giggs has cautioned against demanding too much too soon from Wayne Rooney in an effort to prevent Manchester Unitedâs new striking sensation suffering premature burnout.


Ecuador's Congress on Tuesday approved holding a referendum on whether to create an assembly to rewrite the constitution, bowing to demands by the new leftist president who is seeking to weaken traditional political parties.


Troops cleared the streets of central Yangon on Thursday, telling protesters they had 10 minutes to go home or be shot, as the Myanmar junta intensified its two-day crackdown on the largest uprising in 20 years.


ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sports Network) - The Anaheim Angels have  traded outfielder Jose Guillen to the Washington-bound Expos in  exchange for outfielder Juan Rivera and infielder Maicer  Izturis.


Two Inmates Killed in Abu Ghraib Riot, U.S. Military Says

Two prisoners were killed and five  wounded on Wednesday when a fight broke out among hundreds of  detainees at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, the U.S. military  said.


Wikimedia Foundation kicks off 2007 fundraiser

The Jimmy Wales-founded organization, which encompasses Wikipedia and a number of other wiki-based sites, is appealing to its reader for donations to help expand its language reach (among other things).


Baseball player's religious holiday needs no explanation

He is credited with victory. Which always begs the question of how the losers are supposed to feel. Are they sinners ... heathens ... infidels? Inadequate at prayer? Or just lacking in defense?


Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has told Stevie G that Wednesday's amazing 3-1 win over Olympiakos to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League proves that he can win trophies at Anfield.


Melissa Etheridge Has Cancer, Cancels Tour

Singer Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has canceled upcoming tour dates to undergo treatment, her publicist said Thursday.


Â«Cda Rai ha cambiato connotazione, non Ã¨ quello nominato da noi ...

ROMA - Â«Sulla giustizia constato che la normalizzazione non c'Ã¨ stata. Questa legislatura purtroppo non Ã¨ ancora quella della normalizzazione tra potere giudiziario e potere politico. E di questo mi rammaricoÂ».


The future of Manchester United MNU.L , the world's richest soccer club, could be in the hands of two publicity-shy Irishmen who made their money from horse racing.


Dow Jones -0,04%, Nasdaq -0,02%, euro sale a 1,3244 su dlr


They hope their findings, published in Science, may lead to new drugs to help smokers quit. It is thought nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found on the surface of brain cells are key.


Croatian oil worker kidnapped amid rising tensions in Niger Delta

Nigerian militants have kidnapped a Croatian worker on the troubled waterways of the Niger Delta, officials and the oil giant Shell said, amid rising tensions in Africa's biggest oil producing region.


Not enough "star" power for Fred Thompson in a GOP presidential field that includes some of his friends? Whatever the case, the actor and former Tennessee senator is considering getting into the 2008 race.


U.N. envoy warns against early Haiti withdrawal

The head of the United Nations  peacekeeping mission in Haiti warned on Monday against an early  troop withdrawal and said its reconstruction efforts in the  Caribbean nation had limits.


Intel pushing technology from high-end to low

Intel Corp, the world's largest  chipmaker, is on the verge of making its biggest push yet into  mobile consumer electronics, seeking to replicate its success  in mobile personal devices, as well as personal computers long  before that.


Poche auto con tassametro aggiornato con nuove tariffe


Holocaust Lessons Meet Muslim Rebuff in France

"Filthy Jew!" schoolchildren howl at a  classmate. "Jews only want money and power," they tell their  teachers. "Death to the Jews" graffiti appear on school walls  outside Paris and other French cities.


ALBANY, New York  - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer said on Tuesday he was working "extraordinarily hard" to aid troubled bond insurers, adding that he would do what is appropriate for the bond market, and the municipal market in particular.


Study finds one in three youngsters unfit

About a third of American youngsters age 12 to 19 fail treadmill tests measuring heart and respiratory health, and fatness and sedentary lifestyles are likely culprits, researchers said on Monday.


Bomb Found in Town Near Berlusconi Villa

Police defused a bomb in a town near Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's villa on the island of Sardinia on Wednesday shortly after British Prime Minister Tony Blair finished a visit there with the Italian leader.


Prime Minister Martin says the Defence Department will get more money

OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin says the Defence Department will get more money even as its expenditures are examined.


Roma, 12:16 - CALCIO, DONADONI: TUTTI DEVONO ESSERE PRONTI, ANCHE TOTTI

Il ct dell'Italia, Roberto Donadoni, oltre a parlare dei tragici fatti di Catania e del decreto anti...


Roma, 15:02 - CALCIO, UEFA: SAMPDORIA-HAJDUK AL CECO KRALOVEC

Sarà il ceco Pavel Kralovec ad arbitrare Sampdoria-Hajduk Spalato, ritorno del secondo turno ...


Thames Water announces it has withdrawn its application for a drought order covering the London region.


AL ASAD AIR Base, Iraq, Sept. 3 -- President Bush's visit to Iraq Monday was shrouded in secrecy from the start. Conceived by a small gaggle of senior Bush aides about six weeks ago, the trip was a tightly held secret at the White House, said Dana Perino, a deputy press secretary.


UN inspectors start verifying whether North Korea has really shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon.


Thanks for the hyperies The start-up that ignited the Opteron revolution has collapsed.â¦


BUUR HAKABA, Somalia  - Somali Islamist forces and pro-government troops dug in on Wednesday on either side of a frontline in the divided Horn of Africa nation which has this week slid closer to all-out war.


The slump in home prices was both deeper and more widespread than ever in the fourth quarter, according to a trade group report Thursday. Year-over-year, it was the biggest drop on record, said the National Association of Realtors. But David Lereah, the group's chief economist indicated the worst may be over. "When we get the figures for this spring, I expect to see a discernable improvement in both sales and prices."


Danone in talks on $7.2 bln biscuit sale to Kraft

French food group Danone  is in  exclusive talks to sell its biscuit and cereal snack unit for  5.3 billion euros ($7.2 billion) in cash to Kraft Foods Inc  , the world's biggest cookie maker, they said on  Tuesday.


FOND DU LAC, Wis. - A former inmate told police that he was a werewolf and could change shapes after he was arrested for breaking into a woman's apartment.


MONTERREY, Mexico - Governments throughout Mexico and Central America are on alert as evidence grows that al-Qaida members are traveling in the region and looking for recruits to carry out attacks in Latin America - the potential last frontier for international terrorism.    The territory could be a perfect staging ground for Osama bin Laden's militants, with homegrown rebel groups, drug and people smugglers, and corrupt governments...


Verso nuova risoluzione Consiglio sicurezza Onu


Dinosaurs shared the Earth for millions of years with the species that were their ancestors, a new study concludes.


âOvertreated,â by Shannon Brownlee, is the best description I have yet read of a huge economic problem that we know how to solve â but is so often misunderstood.


Stomach cancer may originate from bone marrow cells rather than stomach cells, as was previously believed. A new study in mice found that stomach cancer


Canadian passengers sue U.S. TB traveler

Passengers who were aboard a flight with a U.S. tuberculosis patient in May launched nine civil lawsuits against him on Thursday, claiming that he knowingly exposed them to the disease.


Roma, 19:51 - CALCIO, LAZIO: FIRMANI TORNA IN GRUPPO

Ripresa della preparazione per la Lazio. Lavoro di potenza aerobica, tattica e partitella  a campo r...


Daisuke Matsuzaka's debut with the Boston Red Sox was a success, and Ryan Howard's first at-bat of spring training was an immediate reminder of his power surge last season.


Thousands of Taco Bells Toss Green Onions

The company said it may have been the source of the E. coli poisoning that has sickened 65 people.


Agassi tops Haas to advance to Stockholm Open final

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Andre Agassi edged Tommy Haas in two tiebreaks Saturday and reached the final of the Stockholm Open for the first time.


Bill Gates presents private-public research plan for European science

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates presented a plan backed by his software company in cooperation with European science bodies to create a network of elite research centres.


Jose Mourinho left Stamford Bridge because the relationship between club and manager had broken down, Chelsea say in a statement.


Arts & entertainment: Industry calls on internet service providers and governments to take action against digital piracy


Firefighters across the country are arriving to fires later each year, with barely over a third of fire departments nationwide meeting national standards for response time, according to an analysis by The Boston Globe.


Diplomats: EU Ready for Tougher Action on Iran

European countries are losing patience with Iran over its nuclear program, diplomats said on Friday, as France's foreign minister insisted Tehran must assure the world it does not plan to acquire nuclear weapons.


U.S. foreign service feels strain of Iraq

The U.S. foreign service, stretched by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, suffers from morale problems and has about 200 unfilled posts abroad due to staff shortages, said a study released on Tuesday.


Two years after being fired by Sandia National Laboratory, Shawn Carpenter gets a satisfying legal victory


Londra, 08:59 - CALCIO, MANCHESTER CITY SOSPENDE PER SEI GARE THATCHER

Il Manchester City ha sospeso per sei giornate e multato Ben Thatcher. Il giocatore, nella gara di c...


Palestinians Vote in Litmus Test Local Poll

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Thursday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in  nearly three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential  ballot next month to choose Yasser Arafat's successor.


A round-up of Saturday's World Cup qualifying matches in Europe.


EBay Agrees to Limit Racial Slurs on Auction Site

Internet auction house eBay Inc. said on Wednesday it would limit the use of racial slurs after US city officials complained the offensive terms were being used to advertise lawn jockeys and other antiques.


Court reinstates Pakistan judge in blow to Musharraf

Pakistan's Supreme Court reinstated Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry in an historic ruling on Friday that dealt a blow to President Pervez Musharraf, who suspended the country's top judge four months earlier.


Atkins diet bores you into losing weight

Danish researchers have claimed that the Atkins diet works because it is very boring and the dullness of the diet is a likely explanation for why it helps people lose weight.


Dire warnings of chaos at ballot boxes, fueled by weeks of legal battles and political skirmishing, largely evaporated Tuesday as voting proceeded with relatively few problems and


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Therapy Plus Drug Best for Depressed Teens -Study

Talk therapy can allay thoughts of  suicide among seriously depressed teenagers who are taking an  antidepressant drug and the combination of therapies is more  effective than the drugs alone, a study said on Tuesday.


Roma: botti di capodanno, sequestro e un arresto

ROMA - Sei tonnellate di botti di fine anno sequestrati a Roma, una persona arrestata e due denunciate. E' il risultato di un'operazione dei carabinieri della compagnia di Palestrina. Il materiale era custodito


4-2 dei giallorossi a Genova, pari tra Siena e Fiorentina


A boycott of Danish goods in a row over  cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad has cost Denmark millions, officials say.


Singapore puts the squeeze on protesters at IMF meet

The most jam-packed event at this   year's International Monetary Fund-World Bank meeting in   Singapore could end up being an indoor protest.


Scientists narrow optimism area in brain

A person's optimism in the future seems to be controlled by a small front part of the mid-brain, according to a study that used brain imaging.


Preeminent "Stock Alert" Service Since September 2006 Produces 100% Perfect Picks

BullTrade.com Special Members regularly email their appreciation for the famous "Stock Alerts." For nearly nine straight months, every single closed-out "alert" trade has ended profitably.


Congress blocks Internet taxation legislation

The bill to ban state and federal levies on all types of connections for three years now goes to Bush. By Mary Dalrymple. WASHINGTON -- Congress acted Friday to block state and local governments from taxing


PARIS - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are getting supersized in France. The 18-year-old actresses are promoting McDonald's Happy Meals in the 1,035 McDonald's outlets in the country...


A new genetic test can tell doctors  which breast cancer patients need to undergo the discomfort of  chemotherapy -- and suggests many women don't need to,  researchers said on Friday.


It's been a good year for Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison. In all, Oracle posted breathtaking earnings gains, beat a Justice Department lawsuit, forced the firing of a key rival, and


The U.S. jury in the criminal fraud trial against former media mogul Conrad Black and three co-defendants told the judge on Tuesday it is deadlocked in trying to reach a unanimous decision.


Glenn McGrath claims career best figures of 8 for 24 as Australia race to a 491-run win in the first cricket Test.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in September U.S. sales at stores open at least a year, despite the effect of Hurricane Ivan in some locations.


Plane due to carry former US president crashes

A private plane that was due to carry former US President George HW Bush crashed three kilometers south of the US city of Houston, Texas, on Monday, killing all the three crew members, local reports said.


Hollywood used to excel at injecting romance into virtually any film, but nowadays that passion is almost nowhere to be found


A new album featuring exclusive tracks from Ash, REM and David Gray has been released to raise money for the hundreds of thousands of people who have been driven from their homes in Sudan's Darfur region.


With Billups Misfiring, Pistons See Signs of a Slowdown

Chauncey Billups, the Detroit Pistonsâ point guard and the 2004 N.B.A. finals most valuable player, has committed 17 turnovers in the first three games of the Eastern Conference finals.


Kenya's main opposition party says it will resume mass protests after last month's disputed elections.


BELFAST, Dec. 24 -- Police staged raids Friday in two Irish Republican Army strongholds of Belfast in search of the $42.5 million stolen this week from a bank's underground vault.


Over 4,000 Finns under privacy protection orders

Over 4,000 Finns feel their lives and those of their families are so threatened that they have applied for and received a privacy protection status.


When itâs good, which is most of the time, âThe Polar Expressâ suggests a Christmasy version of âWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.


EPA chided over 'intersex' fish concerns

Federal lawmakers Wednesday criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not moving faster to determine whether "intersex" fish in the Potomac River and its tributaries signal the presence of pollutants that might be harmful to humans.


An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 shook the Aegean Sea island of Karpathos but no damage or injuries were reported, authorities said Sunday.


A man is given for beating his partner to death and leaving her body on the floor for three days before dialling 999.


Encinitas student wins national science prize

ENCINITAS ---- San Dieguito Academy's Aaron Goldin on Monday was awarded the $100,000 individual grand prize in a prominent national science competition for his invention of a device that could potentially capture the nearly unlimited energy generated by


ATLANTA - It took 43 years, but the Houston Astros are finally postseason winners. Carlos Beltran hit two more homers and drove in five runs, while original Killer B's Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell chipped in during a five-run seventh inning that carried the Astros to a 12-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in the deciding Game 5 of their first-round NL playoff series...


The Conservatives set up a working group on creating a police force to defend the UK's "porous" borders.


Monsanto biotech alfalfa lawsuit ratchets up

Biotech crop critics said  they were asking for a permanent injunction to stop the  planting of Monsanto Co.'s genetically modified alfalfa after  failing to negotiate a settlement with U.S. regulators by a  court-imposed deadline on Friday.


Justin Rose fell five strokes from the lead, even before starting his second round at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro yesterday.


Breakthrough vaccine to prevent food allergies developed:

[Health India]: Washington, Nov 13: Researchers have now developed a breakthrough vaccine which can benefit millions who suffer from food allergies , especially nut and milk allergies.


New measures to combat graffiti, littering and fly-tipping will be at the centre of the assembly's latest request for more powers


U.S. Troubled by News That Ukraine Leader Poisoned

The United States expressed concern  on Monday at reports that Ukraine's opposition leader and  presidential candidate, Viktor Yuschenko, had been poisoned and  called for a full investigation.


President Bush had been hoping to wave a glowing September jobs report in John Kerry's face for the rest of the presidential campaign.


Illinois had nothing but easy wins so far this season; the top-ranked Illini even cruised over the likes of Wake Forest and Gonzaga.


SpaceShipOne Burns Rubber, Laughing Gas—More Fun Facts

Get fun facts on SpaceShipOne, the first privately built manned spacecraft. For starters, the ship burns a mixture of rubber and laughing gas.


EU tough stance, fine prompt movement by Microsoft

The European Commission is due to fine  Microsoft on Wednesday as part of a hard-line approach toward  getting the software giant to comply with antitrust sanctions  that appears to be bearing fruit.


The Wild Card in White House Race - Who Will Vote?

Despite a torrent of polling and millions of dollars spent on get-out-the-vote drives, the deadlocked battle for the White House will likely turn on the race's last great unknown -- who shows up to vote.


News Analysis: A Challenge From Bush to Congress

The president is calculating that with an election near, neither party will deny him the power to detain and try suspects his way.


BAGHDAD, Iraq Dec 31, 2004 - Three militant groups released a statement saying democracy is un-Islamic and warned Iraqis that if they vote in Jan. 30 elections they risk being attacked.


TV found to be a painkiller for children

Sometimes the numbing effect of TV can be helpful. Especially if you're a kid being stuck with a needle at the hospital.


Times Reporter Is Held in Contempt in Leak Inquiry

Judith Miller was held in contempt after she refused to divulge sources to prosecutors investigating the leak of an undercover C.I.A. officer's identity.


Rehab goes luxury with gourmet food, massage

Tough love is turning tender at rehab clinics where gourmet food and whale watching are often replacing bed making and group therapy as part of the treatment for addictions to drink and drugs.


Israeli Missile Hits Car, Militants Escape

An Israeli drone aircraft fired a missile  into a car carrying two Hamas militants in Gaza on Tuesday but  both escaped without serious injury, witnesses said.


German firm cancels Thai fruit salad over GMO fears

A German food distributor has cancelled orders of Thai fruit cocktail products out of fears they may contain genetically modified papaya.


Watson Publications enjoys Chrysler event

From the luxury suites adjacent to the 18th green of the Westin Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course, Vijay Singh made it look so easy.


At 15, Liza Ward conceived the idea that Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" was written about her grandparents. Now she's written a book about that.


There's no harder party to lead than the Lib Dems

Comment is free: Charles Kennedy: Space is the premium a leader needs to achieve success, but the demands of a small party make it hard to come by


Ieri sera a Saux d'Oulx nel Torinese, un morto e 3 feriti


Clinton Donor Under a Cloud in Fraud Case

Senator Hillary Rodham Clintonâs campaign said it would give away thousands that it received from a Democratic donor who is considered a fugitive in California.


Sri Lanka says ends ceasefire with Tamil Tigers

Sri Lanka's government has decided to formally annul a ceasefire pact with the Tamil Tigers, a senior government official said on Wednesday.


Pakistan says al-Qaeda suffers a major blow as the country's most wanted terror suspect is shot dead.


U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he will give up his job in days after he was unable to satisfy Senate opponents concerned he would pursue a unilateral U.S. foreign policy.


Pink is in for the Fredonia State men's Â that's right, men's Â hockey team.


A Wall Street analysis suggests the Vioxx recall may cost the pharmaceutical firm Merck as much as $18 billion over the next decade.


FILDERSTADT, Germany  - American Lindsay Davenport  won the Filderstadt Grand Prix Sunday after world number one  Amelie Mauresmo retired injured after the first set.


Suspected militants bombed a polling station in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, two days before parliamentary elections considered crucial to restoring democracy.


Leucadia's biggest subsidiary looks likely to lose an enormous customer.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Romney tries to motivate high schoolers amid final day on Michigan stump ... Huckabee tells Mich. supporters he understands struggles of working-class people ... McCain says he would retool job training programs as president ... Racially tinged disputes heat up between Clinton and Obama


Microsoft is staking everything on its new OS. What will work, and what won't? You tell us. In Monkey Bites.


Serial killer victims murdered in same way: UK police

Police hunting a serial killer of  prostitutes in eastern England said on Thursday two of five  victims had been murdered in strikingly similar ways before  their naked bodies were dumped.


Homers doom Harang again in loss to hot Astros

After the bats finally broke out and the starting pitching settled in to end their five-game losing streak on Sunday, the Reds were hoping to carry some momentum into Monday's series opener with the Astros.


Despite a high-profile rift in recent months, the leader of the NAACP says he had a frank, man-to-man meeting with President George W. Bush Tuesday at the White House.


In shadow of scandals, Brazil's Lula faces run-off

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Battered by a string of political scandals, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva squandered what seemed to be a sure first-round election victory and now must face a run-off vote against an energized opposition candidate.


RAMALLAH/GAZA  - Security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas opened fired on a Hamas rally in the West Bank on Friday and firefights erupted between the rival groups in Gaza, pushing the Palestinians closer to civil war.


A tooth found in a relic box led archaeologists to identify a long-overlooked mummy as that of Egypt's most powerful female pharoah — possibly the most significant find since King Tutankhamun's tomb was uncovered in 1922, experts said Wednesday.


Militants strike Baghdad neighborhood patrols

Gunmen and bombers launched three attacks on U.S.-backed neighborhood security patrols in Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least three of the patrol members and wounding 17.


Brazil:  Climate Change Means Learning to Live With Drought

By Mario Osava/IFEJ *  RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 12, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- The impoverished population of the Brazilian Northeast is preparing for long-term coexistence with drought.


Giudice dovra' decidere su richiesta patteggiamento


Could blogging be near the peak of its popularity? The technology gurus at Gartner Inc. believe so.


Judge Orders No Bail for Four Accused of Plotting Laos' Overthrow

By Denny Walsh, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--A Sacramento federal magistrate judge, concerned about the gravity of the accusations and the level of detail in the government's papers, on Thursday ordered four of the 10 men charged with plotting Laos' overthrow held without bail.


Six convicted French aid workers fly home from Chad

N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.


Japan's wholesale prices rose at an annual rate of 3.4% in August, following higher raw material and oil costs.


Illinois and Kansas were ranked 1-2 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday for the seventh straight week, the longest such run in 6 years.


Hamas accuses Fatah official of plotting to kill PM

The ruling Hamas faction accused forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah of trying to kill Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and vowed to punish those responsible, raising fears of civil war.


Ex dirigente Sisde chiede di tornare al carcere militare


A poor choice of words undercuts Reebok's message

The words caught me by surprise. Maybe that was the point. But they not only got my attention, they shocked me.


CARROLL, Iowa -- In the same small town, 20 hours apart, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama made their pitches. They each faced audiences of more than 500 people, many committed, many undecided. She spoke for 42 minutes, he for 45.


The airline's chief executive Gerald Grinstein describes the pact as a "crucial step" in securing its future. However, he warned that bankruptcy was still a possibility.


Come in occasione del maxi processo sul calcio scommesse di massima serie, anche per quello di serie Ci giudici sono stati clementi: al Catanzaro la "sola" squalifica di 5 punti, mentre ai giocatori Califano ed Ambrosino stop rispettivamente per 3 anni e


Today's online services give us new ways to decide who we are, says Bill Thompson.


Afghan security forces yesterday arrested two Taliban commanders, including the former personal security chief of Mullah Omar, the fugitive Taliban chief.


Pakistan detains hundreds ahead of ex-PM's return

Pakistani authorities tightened security at Islamabad's airport and have detained more than 2,000 supporters of exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his party said on Sunday, the eve of his planned return.


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Amazon Snaps Up China's Largest Web Retailer

Amazon.com says it has reached an agreement to buy Joyo.com, the largest Internet retailer of books, music and videos in China, in a deal worth $75 million. The rapid growth of broadband access in the region makes Asia a particularly ...


Il legale, deve riflettere prima di poter parlare


Wellington City Council will this week start replacing 1300 parking meters with 300 pay-and-display machines that can accept payments from mobile phones or credit cards.


WASHINGTON Oct. 19, 2004 - Federal health officials said Tuesday that 2.6 million additional doses of flu vaccine will be available in January and they're scouring the globe for more vaccine to replace some


French Trader Is Taken In for Questioning

Financial police in Paris were to question a trader who caused a $7.2 billion loss at SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale, officials said.


Il ministro annuncia le misure per aumentare l'efficienza


Investigators have ruled out the possibility of sabotage in the airliner crash that killed 54 people in North China on Sunday. According to investigators, there is no evidence


Cousins at risk of cancer give up stomachs

Mike Slabaugh doesn't have a stomach. Neither do his 10 cousins. Growing up, they watched helplessly as a rare hereditary stomach cancer killed their grandmother and some of their parents, aunts and uncles.


A US man jailed for running a private prison in Kabul and torturing Afghans is freed, officials say.


CIA Says It Will Not Get Mixed Up in Policy

The CIA denied on Wednesday that its  new director had told the spy agency to shape intelligence to  support the policies of President Bush.


FBI Copies Computer Hard Drive in Israel Probe

FBI agents copied the computer hard  drive of a senior official at the American Israel Public  Affairs Committee in their investigation of a Pentagon analyst  suspected of turning over classified information to Israel,  people familiar with the matter said.


Diet-Pill Seller Agrees $155 Mln Settlement - FTC

A Texas diet-pill marketer has agreed to pay back up to $155 million he earned from selling weight-loss pills that did not work as advertised, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday.


IRAQ: BALDONI RAPITO, ULTIMATUM ALL'ITALIA, PALAZZO CHIGI LO ...

(ASCA-AFP) - Roma, 24 ago - Il giornalista italiano Enzo Baldoni e' stato rapito. Lo rivelano le immagini della tv araba Al-Jazeera diffuse da Canale 5. ''Sono Enzo Baldoni, ho 56 anni (...) dice Baldoni


The Republican and Democratic national party committees have nearly matched each other in total fundraising during the first five months of this year, a boost for Democrats who historically have trailed the GOP.


The claim of responsibility in the lethal attack at a shopping center signaled a possible end to a self-imposed moratorium on such attacks by the Islamic group.


Marsh & McLennan's CEO resigns; new chief appointed

NEW YORK, October 26  - Marsh & McLennan Companies' (MMC.NYS) Chairman and CEO, Jeffrey Greenberg, has resigned from his position, in the wake of the recently filed lawsuit against the company by the New York Attorney General, Eliot


Hate crimes in Russia have grown increasingly brutal and deadly but authorities do little to combat xenophobia, one of the country's leading rights groups said Tuesday.


Bush administration seeks $245B for wars

The Bush administration will ask for another $100 billion for military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan this year and seek $145 billion for 2008, a senior administration official said Friday.


They hoped to cash in. Now they're stuck holding loads of hardware after sagging demand guts aftermarket values. In Game|Life.


Nessuna penalita' verso Bmw e Williams per il giallo benzina


Serbian leaders reject Kosovo independence

Serbian President Boris Tadic said Friday his country will never accept the independence of the mainly ethnic-Albanian Kosovo province.Comment


ll volo del greggio non si ferma più: nuovo record a 49,27 dollari. La soglia psicologica è più vicina ...


A Blood-Spattered Interview with a Viking

Venezuela's Maria Lionza religious cult offers an indigenous challenge to traditional Catholicism


Socialtext CEO taps social network for new CEO

Blog: CEO 2.0: If you're going to tout the benefits of Web 2.0, might as go all the way, figures Socialtext CEO.


Proclaiming Liberalism, and What It Now Means

The struggle among conservatives to define their movement in the post-Bush era may be getting more attention these days, but liberal intellectuals and writers are doing some soul-searching of their own.


Georgia Tech's Young Works Out for Wizards

Thaddeus Young, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward who played only one season at Georgia Tech, works out for the Wizards on Monday.


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Pop Star Britney Spears Taking Time Off to 'Chill'

Newlywed pop star Britney Spears told her fans on Monday that she is taking a few months off "to enjoy life," including her honeymoon and reruns of her favorite TV shows.


General Mills is a solid company, but one Fool isn't infatuated with its dividend history.


Royal Bank serves up disappointing quarter

TORONTO - Royal Bank of Canada has reported a drop in third-quarter profit --the first year-over-year decline in three years -- because of lower earnings at its US division, increased costs and a higher Canadian dollar.


(ANSA) - ROMA, 16 NOV - Secondo i ben informati, e' il cantante Usher Raymond, star dell'hip hop a stelle e strisce, il nuovo amore di Naomi Campbell. In onore del cantante 22enne, che sara' domani a Roma


Scientists spook mediums' claims to be able to contact the dead

For centuries, their seemingly uncanny ability to discern private facts about strangers have bolstered the claims of spiritualist mediums to be able to contact the dead.


: US troops clashed Monday with Sunni insurgents west of the capital and gunmen assassinated Baghdad's deputy governor as fresh American soldiers arrived in the capital _ a move that will push US military strength in Iraq to its


Former bodyguard says Diana's claim that lover was 'bumped off' ...

LONDON Princess Diana's former bodyguard is throwing cold water on her claim that one of her lovers was "bumped off.".


President Hamid Karzai swore in his new Cabinet Friday, hailing the body as Afghanistan's best hope for a better future and urging its new members to set aside ethnic


Late arrival of rebel commanders clears way for Sudanese peace talks

A final group of rebel field commanders arrived from the wartorn western Sudanese province of Darfur, clearing the way for the start of formal peace negotiations with the Khartoum government.


Report Finds Little Progress On Iraq Goals

Iraq has failed to meet all but three of 18 congressionally mandated benchmarks for political and military progress, according to a draft of a Government Accountability Office report. The document questions whether some aspects of a more positive assessment by the White House last month adequately...


Peterson rallies red-hot Vikings to win over Bears

Adrian Peterson scored two second-half touchdowns to help the Minnesota Vikings rally for their fifth straight victory, a 20-13 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday.


Until he finds a corporate sponsor to pay millions of dollars in naming-rights fees, Richard Krezwick, the chief executive of the FleetCenter, knows just the name he'd like to see atop the iconic Boston arena: The Rollie Krezwick Center, named after his dog, a wheaten terrier.


Because no good joke in Hollywood goes untold again ... and again, the mixed-couple setup receives another extended workout in this modestly amusing sequel.


The secretary general of Burma's largest rebel group, the Karen National Union, is killed at his Thailand home.


Iran told Western powers on Saturday they would regret any attack against the country over its nuclear activities, and it rolled out a display of missiles and other military hardware that underscored the warning.


NHL union chief Ted Saskin on Thursday denied monitoring player e-mails, contending predecessor Bob Goodenow ordered such actions. Goodenow denied the allegation.


The Fallujah assault has failed to secure any information leading to the possible arrest of key insurgent Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a US major has admitted.


BESLAN: More than 200 people were killed and some 700 were injured on Friday as crack troops stormed a school in southern Russia, freeing children and adults held hostage for almost three days by militants demanding independence for Chechnya.


The US president is to ask Congress for an extra $82bn to pay for military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan.


British presence in southern Iraq 'negative': Basra residents

Most Iraqi residents of the southern city of Basra believe the presence of British troops in the region has been negative, an opinion poll for BBC television suggested Friday.


HP Touts Software to Slow Computer Worms

Engineers at Hewlett-Packard Co. are working on "virus-throttling" software that they say could slow the spread of Internet-borne viruses and worms.


Craigslist cuts off Listpic, cites bandwidth issues, TOS violations

Blog: Third party Craigslist browsing service Listpic has been cut off from accessing Craigslist.org.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is limiting her time in South Carolina even though the presidential primary is just five days away, a recognition of rival Barack Obama's chances of winning the state and a reflection of her own long-term strategy.


PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops scattered across Florida Monday to help victims of Hurricane Charley and deliver water and other supplies to thousands of people left homeless...


Bruce Wasserstein that runs Lazard is said to try to get the approval for the IPO by Tuesday and get as much as $3.4 billion for it.


In a Dec. 7 mutual fund column about global allocation funds, The Associated Press erronously reported the expense ratio of First Eagle Global. It is 1.32 percent, not 1.72 percent, which is the fund's yield.


MacPhail Resigns From Cubs' Front Office

Andy MacPhail is out. Manager Dusty Baker could be the next to go after another dismal season for the Cubs.


The United States, which has been pressing for tough UN action against Iran, has not yet given its position on any deal, saying today it was waiting for word from Britain, Germany and France, the nations negotiating with Tehran.


Livorno, 18:24 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; AMELIA: CON LA LAZIO E' UN DOPPIO DERBY

Il portiere del Livorno Marco Amelia, uno dei grandi protagonisti della qualificazione Uefa ottenuta...


Briton plans to walk to India without money

A man is planning to walk to India without using money, relying on the goodwill of people along the way or working for bed and board, he said Wednesday.


Meg Ryan has signed to star in "The Role of a Lifetime," the long-gestating romantic comedy about a Hollywood actor and a British director whose paths cross on Broadway.


BUSH BOUNDS TO 5-PT. LEAD IN POLL TAKEN 'PRE-OSAMA'

President Bush jumped to a 5-point nationwide lead in a Fox News poll out yesterday amid growing - but very cautious â-ptimism among Republicans


NYSE Euronext to acquire American Stock Exchange

Transatlantic exchange NYSE Euronext  said on Thursday it agreed to acquire the American Stock Exchange (Amex) for $260 million in stock to boost its options business, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and cash products.


A Mystery Tour More Menacing Than Magical

One of the most surreal moments in Julie Taymorâs passionate â60s fantasia, âAcross the Universe,â is a sequence at an Army induction center in New York City.


Stem Cell Companies Fall Amid Biotech Rise

While most biotechnology stocks rose Wednesday, shares of major stem cell researchers fell sharply as George W. Bush's victory in the presidential election was confirmed.


ST. LOUIS, Missouri This was for the believers. For Ted Williams and for Yaz and all the others who spent a career beneath a boulder that kept rolling down a hill.


Excerpts from the citation awarding the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize to Kenyan Wangari Maathai for her contributions to sustainable development, democracy and peace.


California aims to save fish, via poison

The state's latest plan to rid Lake Davis of northern pike - and protect species downstream - raises concern.


Change #21: Subscribe to a Flickr tag. Makes it easy to subscribe to new Flickr pictures that are tagged with snowstorm, for example.


Interesting data  this morning (thanks Dan ) on weblogs:  "Blog readership shoots up 58% in 2004 6 million Americans get news and information fed to them through RSS aggregators But 62% of online Americans do not know what a blog is"  Read the PDF  for more stats (man I hate PDF).  "27% of internet users say they read blogs, a 58% jump from the 17% who told us they were blog readers in February. This means that by the end of 2004 32 million Americans were blog readers. Much of the attention to blogs focused on those that covered the recent political campaign and the media. And at least some of the overall growth in blog readership is attributable to political blogs. Some 9% of internet users ...


Brown pays tribute to Blair in keynote speech

Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday paid tribute to his predecessor Tony Blair, in a keynote speech three months after taking office following years of strains between the two.


GlaxoSmithKline PLC committed fraud by withholding negative information and misrepresenting data on prescribing its antidepressant Paxil to children, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.


A helicopter with 24 people on board, including two Britons from the charity WWF, goes missing in Nepal.


limit civilian casualties as it steps up attacks on its neighbor, a promise that fell short of Beirut's calls for a cease-fire.


As Earth Warms Up, Tropical Virus Moves to Italy

Aided by global warming and globalization, Italy suffered the first outbreak of a tropical disease in modern Europe.


Egypt cuts off supplies to its border zone with Gaza to discourage Palestinians from pouring into the area.


LOS ANGELES  - Former "ER" star Noah Wyle will make his feature directorial debut with "Prince Test," an indie romantic comedy.


Nineteen US soldiers die in a blast at a military base in Mosul  -  the deadliest single attack on US forces in Iraq.


Step by step and bit by digital bit, Google is taking over the way PC users find, manage and receive information. The Mountain View, Calif.


Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe looks set to face a challenge from within his own party, the BBC can confirm.


InfoWorld - Mitchell Baker has stepped down as the CEO of Mozilla Corporation, where she helped make the Firefox Web browser a potent rival to Microsoft's Internet Explorer.


Clijsters sidelined until 2005, does not need surgery

Kim Clijsters will be out of action for the rest of the season but does not need more surgery on her wrist after suffering an injury in the Belgian Open.


The European Union signed a "strategic partnership" with India on Monday aimed at tightening economic and political ties with a burgeoning economy seen in Europe as an emerging power.


The French daily newspaper Liberation says it has not heard from its correspondent in Iraq for 24 hours.


Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Tommy Maddox left Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens in the third quarter with an elbow injury.


Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Monday strongly defended Spain's withdrawal of troops from Iraq after the March 11 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people.


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On Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, the Patriots will be going for their 19th consecutive victory.


BusinessWeek Online - The Oct. 19, 2007 sell-off should be seen, plainly, as an investor's bargain-basement oportunity. Panic, caused in part by the shadow of the 22% plunge by the the Dow Jones industrial average exactly 20 years earlier, drove the 30-component Dow down 366.94 points, or 2.64%, to 13,522.02. It also caused the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index to shed 39.45 points, or 2.56%, to 1,500.63, and pushed the Nasdaq index lower by 74.15 points, or 2.65%, to 2,725.16.


DealTalk: Italy scrambles to save Alitalia auction

Rome is scrambling to prevent an embarrassing collapse of the sale of national carrier Alitalia as the unprofitable airline's only real suitor struggles to raise funds for a bid.


EU unblocks Turkey talks with Cyprus breakthrough

European Union leaders struck a hard-fought deal securing Turkish promises on the divided island of Cyprus in return for Ankara winning the historic prize of a start to EU entry talks.


International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. announced that it has created world's fastest computer that performs better and consumes 28 times less energy than a two time first place holder Japanese supercomputer.


Web 2.0 companies, observe how Loic rolls his product out. It's done personally. Not with a big bang, but with nurturing, one user at a time, at first, then it will fan out, but it will always have the personal touch, because it began that way. In contrast, giving an exclusive to one press person or one blogger can be much less effective. It may get you on top of the ladder for a moment, but the glory fades fast, and then what? And your first impression is in the hands of someone else. What if he or she doesn't like you or your product? (Or worse, if they have a conflicting interest, I've seen it happen.) You could get sandbagged. Most PR firms show you how to do the big bang rollout, because that's all they know. But even the greatest promoters, with the most press credit (I'm thinking of Steve Jobs) won't rely exclusively on the press to carry their product. They guide it, they put their personal signature on it, they create an experience. No doubt in the next few days there will be a lot of rollouts because of the Web 2.0 conf in SF. The only ones you'll read about here, with any positive juice, are the ones that roll out with personality.


Media Companies Regain Appetite for Taking Risks in Tech Start-Ups

When it comes to technology start-ups, the appetite for risk among media companies appears to be on the rise.


For what it is â a romantic comedy about the rivalry between a jealous ghost and a flaky psychic for the love of a veterinarian â âOver Her Dead Bodyâ is not bad.


Feds Make A Strike Against Spyware Companies

WASHINGTON -- In what regulators are calling a first, the federal government has asked for a court order to shut down a spyware operation.


The poet Rahim al-Maliki wrote about his dreams of Iraqi unity in a place where such appeals are drowned out by daily bombings. One of them took his life on Monday.


French heed call to stand up - er, sit down and start a revolution

In the country that practically invented joie de vivre - the joy of life - two-hour lunches and 35-hour work weeks fit like a silk beret.


L'ex segretario di Rifondazione si propone come leader della sinistraalternativa al Pd. Diliberto (Pdci): "Noi glielo chiediamo ufficialmente"                                          Cosa Rossa, Bertinotti candidato? "Solo se la richiesta Ã¨ unanime"


Many injured in blast in western Turkey: police

Several people were injured in an explosion on Monday in Izmir, Turkey's third largest city, police told Reuters.


Succede a Lelio Scaletti che ha compiuto 80 anni


Blog: The software maker quietly dumps its consumer photo-editing program, noting that elements of the technology did make their way into Windows Vista.


World Business Briefing : Britain: Qatari Fund May Bid for Sainsbury

A Qatari investment fund, the Delta Fund, said it was talking with J Sainsbury, the British supermarket operator, about a takeover, the second bid this year for Sainsbury. Delta, which already holds a 25 percent stake in the grocer, said it was in preliminary talks to buy the rest. Sainsbury confirmed it had received an offer, but neither side disclosed a price. Earlier this year the company fended off a Â£10.1 billion ($20.6 billion) bid from a group of buyout funds.


Russian Oil Giant Raises Reserves Estimate Fivefold

The Russian oil giant Yukos substantially increased the reserve estimates Friday for its biggest subsidiary, one currently being appraised for sale by the government.


[World News]: Islamabad, Oct. 12 : Pakistan has tested a medium-range nuclear-capable missile which could hit targets deep in neighbouring India.


Infosys chairman faces charges over anthem

A court in Bangalore, India Saturday ordered the registration of a criminal case against N.R. Narayana Murthy, chairman and co-founder of Indian outsourcer Infosys Technologies.


A Russian newspaper shows photos of 30 corpses it says are militants responsible for the school siege in Beslan.


Chess legend Fischer led a quiet life in Iceland, friends say

Chess legend Bobby Fischer's life in Iceland was marked by both paranoid behaviour and quiet solitude, spending his days reading, fishing and devising new variations on the game he mastered, friends said.


London - Everton emerged from the 200th Merseyside derby on Saturday with a long-awaited victory over Liverpool and their credentials as genuine contenders for a Champions League place significantly enhanced.


Palestinian Led Sinai Blasts, Egypt Says

A disgruntled Palestinian who worked as a driver and was bent on killing as many Israeli tourists as possible organized the bombings of three resort


Police in Shanghai break up protests against the extension of the city's magnetic levitation railway.


Some 300 people have shaved their heads in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province to celebrate the victory of former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in this week's presidential election.


Roma, 16:45 - CALCIO, CASSAZIONE: E' FRODE SPORTIVA SOMMINISTRAZIONE DOPING

E' da considerarsi frode sportiva la somministrazione di sostanze dopanti "capaci di alterare il gen...


Oracle Adds Google Maps to Field Service

Oracle is integrating one of its applications with Google's mapping service to help service providers locate customers more quickly.


(InfoWorld) - The Eclipse Foundation will debut technologies from 21 open-source projects simultaneously on Wednesday through its Europa release train. Europa features software updates in areas ranging from the base Java development platform to SOA, dynamic languages, and business intelligence "That represents 17 million lines of code, and that's being supported by 25 different organizations with committers working in 19 different countries," said Eclipse Executive Director Mike Milinkovich. "It's very much a multinational, worldwide scenario for pulling all these projects together." In releasing so many project updates on the same day, Eclipse reasons that it reduces complexity for adopters and removes latency in waiting for projects to ship, Milinkovich said. Eclipse offers base open-source technologies in hopes that vendors build commercial products that leverage this software and tack on value-added capabilities. Developers also can use the tools as-is. Last year's Callisto release train had just 10 projects. With Europa, Eclipse has made it easier to download projects through development of four customized packages. These are geared to the needs of Java IDE users, J2EE developers, Eclipse Rich Client Platform and Plug-in developers, and C and C++ developers. "They can come and basically get a one-click download," Milinkovich said. Eclipse's joint release of multiple projects assists ISVs who have their own release schedules to follow, said Dana Gardner, principal analyst at Interarbor Solutions. Even with the uniform release date, Eclipse still must release APIs more frequently than once a year, said Gardner. Developers have to keep this mind, he said. A user also liked the release format. "I really admire what they're doing with the coordinated release," said Patrick Paulin, an Eclipse user and self-employed consultant with his firm, RCP Quickstart. "As a user of multiple projects, it really helps me to coordinate, to not have to worry about which versions work with [which] versions, that I can migrate all the things that I need all at one time," Paulin said. Windows Vista support in Europa was cited as a benefit by Paulin. Specifically, the Standard Widget Toolkit and Rich Client Platform, which are both part of Eclipse Platform 3.3, will enable development of applications that can run on Vista. Among the technologies shipping is Buckminster 0.1, geared for large, distributed software development projects. "What Buckminster is about is a set of frameworks and tools for automating software builds, assemblies, and deployments," Milinkovich said. The STP (SOA Tools Project) 0.6 release debuting in Europa provides a Business Process Modeling Notation modeling tool. "It's a way to draw out your business processes in an Eclipse-based editor," said Milinkovich. Developers using STP also can create and deploy SOA applications on top of Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) and Service Component Architecture (SCA) runtimes. Gardner cited Eclipse's SOA effort as a highlight of Europa. "I think that there is going to be an opportunity for a graphical approach to SOA and modeling, and like any other aspect of the tools market, people expect [tools] to be open source, and they expect them to be free," Gardner said. Also available in Europa is Dynamic Languages Toolkit 1.0, which provides a generic framework for building tools for dynamic languages, such as Perl, Ruby, and PHP. A Ruby IDE is included as well. With the Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools 2.2 project, Eclipse adds support for dynamic crosstabs and output to Microsoft Word and Excel formats. Version 2.2 enables Web services to act as a data source. With these capabilities, more sophisticated reporting functionality can be integrated into Java applications. Version 3.3 of the base Eclipse Project, which hosts the Java IDE, also features a Control 3 quick-access function, providing a context-sensitive dialog to do code completion. Hyper-linking in the Eclipse debugger enables easier use. Eclipse Project also features Equinox, which is a core runtime defining a plug-in model for Eclipse. It is based on Open Services Gateway initiative. In this release, Equinox can be used as an application container on a server through HTTP, thus serving as a small application server. Eclipse Communications Framework 1.0, another part of Europa, provides a generic framework to connect communications protocols like XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) and Skype. Eclipse's Dash 1.0 technology, also known as Eclipse Monkey, enables developers to use JavaScript to customize the IDE. Developers can add function, such as build automation, said Milinkovich. Aspect-oriented programming is featured in Europa via release 1.5 of AspectJ Development Tools project. The Eclipse Modeling project, meanwhile, has been bolstered in Eclipse Modeling Framework 2.3 with support for Java 5 generics. This capability allows for development and management of more complex and flexible data models, Eclipse said. The Mylin 2.0 project, previously named Mylar, provides a way to lower the complexity of the Eclipse workbench. "What Mylin does is just show you the bits and pieces that you need," Milinkovich said. "It's a task-oriented user interface." The name was changed because Eclipse could not trademark the name Mylar, Milinkovich said. Eclipse has based its release train naming convention on the moons of Jupiter. Moons cause an eclipse and Jupiter has more than 40 moons, Milinkovich said. The full list of Europa projects can be found here. Although noted in the same box, Eclipse Modeling Framework Project and Eclipse Modeling Framework Query, Transaction, and Validation are separate projects.


Think you've got it all figured out? Think again.


Fashion editor Sasha Wilkins says the media outrage over size zero models is a storm in a teacup.


Middle East peace deal possible this year: Blair

Middle East peace envoy Tony  Blair said he believes both Israelis and Palestinians want  peace and a deal can be brokered by the end of this year.


Segretario Stato Usa Powell in arrivo a Phuket


Wi-Fi startup to pick up where Google left off in SF

Wireless networking startup Meraki plans to deliver free wireless Internet access, supported by advertising, across San Francisco by the end of the year, it announced Friday.An earlier attempt by Google and EarthLink to offer free city-wide Wi-Fi access in San Francisco foundered in August when EarthLink pulled out. They had planned a two-tier service, with faster, paid access provided by EarthLink and a more limited, advertising-funded service to be offered by Google. The search engine giant is also an investor in Meraki.Meraki will base the service on an existing project covering parts of the city, Free the Net, which has signed up 40,000 users over an area of 5 square kilometers since it began last March.To avoid the need for extensive cabling, Meraki will build the backbone of the network using a mesh network of solar-powered wireless repeaters installed on rooftops. The nodes will use some of their wireless capacity to offer Internet access to those nearby, and the rest to haul traffic back, via adjacent nodes, to the network's core.The company is looking for city residents willing to put a repeater on their roof. Those hosting a repeater will get free access to the service -- but so will their neighbors -- although for them, the signal may not be as strong. Although devices are shared, Meraki aims to deliver data rates of around 1Mbps  to each user.Meraki will pay the cost of rolling out the service, and no public funds are involved, it said. Investors have offered the company an additional $20 million in venture capital to fund the move, it announced Friday.Ozone in Paris offers a similar wireless Internet service based on a network of wireless repeaters. Its service is only free for those who host repeaters, though: others must pay €18 ($26) a month.


When Leizer Finkelstein was 17, he was summoned, along with hundreds of other Jews, to the police station in his hometown of Iasi, in northeast Romania.


Philips Electronics resumes marketing PCs

After an absence of a decade, Philips Electronics is making personal computers again, the company said yesterday. The Netherlands-based electronics conglomerate, which abandoned the PC business in the early


Stress runs high behind the Cannes glamour

CANNES, France  - It is the world's greatest film festival and everybody in movies wants to be there. But that doesn't mean they all have fun at Cannes.


Nintendo says profit nearly doubles in first three quarters

Nintendo Co. said Thursday its net profit nearly doubled in the nine months to December and it lifted its full-year revenue forecast on strong global sales of its game consoles including the Wii.


AMERICAN Express has sued credit card giants Visa and Mastercard, accusing them of anti-competitive practices. The lawsuit comes after the US Supreme Court said the two companies could not contest a ruling


USGA open-minded about booking top courses

As the 62d US Women's Open prepares for its third go-round at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in the golf-mad sandhills, there is no debate the US Golf Association has stepped up its commitment to this championship, considering the venues that have hosted.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday renewed her pledge to ensure the United States fulfills its obligations to veterans.


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Trading barbed attacks both personal and political, Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards each took liberties with the record in Tuesday's debate.


"Pirates" tops felons at international box office

"Pirates of the  Caribbean: At World's End" weathered intensified international  competition, but maintained its lead for a third consecutive  weekend with an estimated $51.3 million from 103 territories.


Lead poison symptoms may confuse doctors: report

Lead poisoning can be a slow, agonizing process or a swift killer with symptoms ranging from vomiting to bulges in the skull that can fool doctors, a report released on Monday said.


The two crewmen aboard the international space station lost a few pounds during the five weeks they were forced to ration their dwindling supply of food, but they said Wednesday that they were no worse for wear.


Opening batsman Marcus Trescothick is positive England have emerged from their Champions Trophy final heartbreak with confidence intact.


President of China Warns Hong Kong's Leader to Do a Better Job

President Hu Jintao of China publicly urged Hong Kong's leader on Monday to improve his management of the semiautonomous Chinese territory, a comment widely seen as a rebuke.


Home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg says he would "probably" stand for the Lib Dem leadership in the future.


British Inquiry Widens With New Traces of Radiation

In the latest discoveries after the the poisoning of an ex- K.G.B. agent, radiation was found at 12 sites in Britain.


Israel flattens Hamas ministry in Gaza Strip

Israel bombed the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza and closed border crossings with the coastal strip on Friday in an intensified campaign to halt Palestinian rocket attacks.


Race to bury Asia's dead as toll soars near 60,000

Stricken Indian Ocean nations worked swiftly on Wednesday to bury thousands of bodies as experts warned disease could kill as many people as the 60,000 already dead from the violent crush of Sunday's tsunami.


FISCO: TUTTE LE TAPPE, DAL 'CONTRATTO' AL CALO DELL'IRPEF

ROMA - Dal contratto con gli italiani all' arrivo di nuove aliquote Irpef con sconti finalizzati alle famiglie. Il tema della riduzione delle tasse per gli Italiani e' stato al centro del dibattito degli ultimi anni.


All'altezza di Bologna, l'autista e' rimasto ferito


A pit bull mauled to death a 1-year-old boy in the southern state of Santa Catarina, in the second fatal dog attack in Brazil in two days, authorities said Sunday.


Apple beats 4Q forecasts with fivefold increase in iPod sales

NEW YORK, October 14  - Apple Computer (AAPL.NAS) reported its highest fourth-quarter sales in the past nine years for 4Q FY04, while the company's quarterly profits more than doubled on ay/y basis.


The Anaheim Ducks' defense, a key to their Stanley Cup championship last season, looked sharper with Scott Niedermayer back on the ice.


Socialite heiress Paris Hilton's attempt to maker a career in films is under threat as her new movie The Hottie and the Nottie is set to flop.


An Egyptian blogger was convicted of insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday in Egypt's first prosecution of a blogger.


Kerry: Redeployment Could Impair Security

John Kerry says President Bush's plans to recall as many as 70,000 troops from Cold War-era bases in Europe and Asia could impair the nation's security, particularly in the war against terror.


Sun Solaris Open-Source Release Still Undecided

Sun Microsystems expects to publicly debut Solaris 10 on Nov. 15, but its plans to release an open-source version of the Unix operating system remain in limbo.


A breakthrough agreement in Afghanistan's disputed elections was reached when the main rival to President Hamid Karzai said he would accept the result after an independent inquiry into charges of fraud.


After a sabbatical, Aamir Khan will be back with `Mangal Pandey` and two more prized projects, Rang De Basanti and Yashraj's next project, to be directed by Kunal Kohli.


Sony Embraces MP3 in Ploy To Please Public

Microsoft's WMA, Apple's ACC, Sony's Altrac and others -- compete in a variety of digital music devices, support for MP3 is becoming a required ingredient for any successful portable player.


Governor shines star power on lucrative Japanese market

Tokyo -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger paused for the cameras before putting a bite of coriander-crusted tuna into his mouth, and the room lit up with the same kind of flashes that Barry Bonds elicits when he steps to the plate.


Rudy Giuliani revels in a reputation for being unstoppable Â the bold prosecutor of mobsters and crooked politicians, the dauntless mayor at the World Trade Center. And now a Republican presidential contender.


Peruvian Group Seizes Police Station, Troops Mass

An armed group led by a radical former soldier stormed a police station in a southern town on Saturday and took 10 officers hostage to demand the resignation of Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo.


Sci/Tech ; Battle to control Internet songs heats up

Sci/Tech News, New York - British tycoon Richard Branson's Virgin Group said on Monday it was jumping into the market for online music, with a "Digital Megastore" offering US customers song downloads for 99 cents.


Prima casa, diritti e lavori il quiz: scopri quanto ne sai

Un gioco interattivo per verificare le tue conoscenze sui principali problemi che riguardano la casa. Nella quarta puntata, i quesiti sulla prima casa


Tim Wakefield will start Game 1 of the World Series on Saturday for Boston after playing a key relief role for the Red Sox in the AL championship series.


Iran threatens to pull out of nuclear treaty

Iran has reacted angrily to demands from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to end nuclear activities that could be used to develop weapons.


Roma, 14:21 - CALCIO, LAZIO: ARRIVA RADU, FORSE L'ESORDIO GIA' MERCOLEDI'

Partito Stendardo per la Juve arriva a Formello il nazionale romeno Stefan Radu, 21 anni difensore d...


Global music sales fell around 10 pct in 2007

Sales of music fell at a faster rate in 2007 than 2006 despite digital sales soaring, and the gatekeepers of the Web must act if the industry is to beat piracy, the international trade body said on Thursday.


Woman in DeGeneres crash charged with DUI

A woman involved in a traffic collision with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been charged with drunken driving, authorities said.


Regardless of who wins the White House on Tuesday, the success of the newly elected president will depend in large part on whether Republicans or Democrats control Congress.


Search continues for missing soldier in bad weather

A search resumed Saturday in north-east England for a young soldier who fell into a moorland stream swollen by several days of heavy rain, which left several regions in Britain under water.


Google Rolls Out Test of Short Message Service

Google Inc. on Thursday announced a new test service that allows people to use mobile phones or handheld devices to tap Google's Web search via text messages, or short message service.


Roe V. Wade Anniversary Raises Questions

Coming just two days after George W. Bush's inauguration, Saturday's anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion is dominated by the hopes of one side — and fears of the other — that the president will try to overturn Roe v. Wade through appointments to fill expected high court vacancies.


'Piu' forte e' il Pd piu' forte e' la coalizione'


Speed Freaks: The 10 Fastest Green Cars on the Planet

Who says alternative-fuel cars have to be wimpy? Here's where mph and mpg collide -- these speedsters lose the bark of gasoline engines and sharpen the bite.


Van der Sloot denies Holloway connection

Dutch student Joran van der Sloot denied Friday that he had anything to do with Natalee Holloway's disappearance, saying he lied when he told someone privately he was involved.


Send Huge Files to Your Friends with Pando

What if the files you want to share are too big to fit in an e-mail? The free desktop client Pando lets you share files up to one gigabyte in size with anyone.


President Bush opened several new scathing lines of attack against Democrat John Kerry, charges that twisted his rival's words on Iraq and made Kerry seem supportive of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein.


Simple Guide Helps Diabetics Manage Their Meds

TUESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- An easy-to-follow guide can boost the number of diabetes patients who take their cholesterol-lowering statin medications as prescribed, according to a new Mayo Clinic-led study.


Roma, 19:10 - BASKET, EUROCUP DONNE: SCHIO AI QUARTI

La Beretta Schio è approdata ai quarti di finale dell'Eurocup femminile di basket. Nel ritorn...


The Rev. Billy Graham's Southern California crusade, one of the last for the 86-year-old evangelist, already had attracted tens of thousands of people going into Sunday's conclusion of a four-day appearance.


Envoy tells Serbs to stop blocking Bosnia progress

Bosnia's international peace  envoy Miroslav Lajcak told Bosnian Serb lawmakers on Wednesday  to stop isolationist policies that were blocking Bosnia's  progress towards European integration.


China and Chad have resumed diplomatic relations after nearly a decade without formal ties, state media said, just hours after rival Taiwan pre-emptively cut ties with the central African nation.


La norma applica cosÃ¬ le disposizioni della Finanziaria Previsto un gettito aggiuntivo di 1,1 miliardi di euro                                                   Fisco, rincarano i bolli Pubblicato il decreto


'Minds' star Shemar Moore gets probation

Actor Shemar Moore was sentenced to probation and community service after pleading no contest in an alcohol-related speeding case, officials said Tuesday.


United Technologies May Acquire Larger Stake in Kidde

United Technologies Corp., the maker of Pratt & Whitney jet engines and Otis elevators, said it received clearance under US rules to buy as much as 30 percent of the ordinary shares of Kidde Plc.


U.S. Pares Other Diplomacy to Focus on Iraq, Rest of Mideast

President Bush and his top Cabinet secretaries are scaling back their personal diplomacy around the world to focus more intently on Iraq and the rest of the Middle East as the administration concentrates its energy on top priorities for the president's last 18 months in office.


Courtney Love ordered to stand trial in assault

Singer-actress Courtney Love has been ordered to stand trial on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon, despite her attorney's claim the case had been "grossly overcharged.


Brad Stuart scores his second goal of the third period with 1:42 remaining and the Boston Bruins hold off the Montreal Canadiens, 6-5, on Monday night.


Blair-Chirac Talks to Focus on Iraq War Split

Attention will inevitably focus on the relationship between France and Britain following the split over the Iraq war and on Britainâs closeness with the United States.


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Palermo, 11:44 - CALCIO, PALERMO: TUTTO ESAURITO E RECORD INCASSO PER INTER

Tutto esaurito e record di incasso a Palermo per la sfida di domani sera con l'Inter. Tra paganti e ...


British opposition blasts Europeans for failing NATO in Afghanistan

The Conservatives have criticised other European states for doing too little to help NATO defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan.


Can cancer patients postpone death? No, says study data

Researchers who analyzed data on the timing of more than 1 million deaths over more than a decade say they found no evidence that cancer patients can "cheat death" to intentionally postpone the


Evel Knievel, Norman Mailer, Lady Bird Johnson, Ingmar Bergman, Yolanda King, Robert Goulet, Phil Rizzuto and many others left us - but not before making a distinct impression


An Irrepressible, Irresistible Rebel on a Roll

Despite occasional detours into sentimentality, this Irish film is better than the usual three-stage journey of courage, heartbreak and redemption.


Waves from Powerful Quake Kill Thousands in Asia

Description: One of the largest earthquakes in recent memory hit Southeast Asia Sunday morning, setting off tsunamis that killed thousands.


Google goes for a new look on Korean site

(InfoWorld) - Google is trying out a new look on its South Korean Web site that goes further from the company's famously clean design than anything tried before. Google has been quietly tinkering with the design of its Web site for some time. Most recently, the company added a toolbar with text links at the top of its flagship site, just above the company's logo and search bar. The new site design introduced in South Korea replaces the toolbar with an array of logos -- including a row of animated icons that expand when the mouse rolls over them -- that add a dose of color, and clutter, to the site. Eric Schmidt, the chairman and CEO of Google, announced the new look duringÂ a keynote speechÂ Wednesday at the Seoul Digital Forum, saying Korean users were ready for the new design, which he described as more sophisticated. Schmidt didn't say whether the company planned to use the same design on other Google sites. The changes toÂ Google's South Korean siteÂ represent a departure from the traditional look of the company's Web site. Originally designed to be purely functional, with nothing that would slow the site down, the clean look of Google's search engine was embraced by the company's earliest users, helping to endear the site to them. As the range of Google's services has expanded in recent years, the company has looked for ways to include them on the main Web site and promote them to users. The South Korean Google design includes icons above the search bar, for Web search, image search, news search, blog search, and Google Groups search. The row of animated icons below the search bar lead to Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, Google Notebook, Google Toolbar, Google Desktop, and Picasa. As more services are rolled out in South Korea, such as Google Maps, these will be added to the site, Schmidt said. Â ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


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Bostonians Wary Amid FBI Manhunt, Possible Threat

Wary Bostonians went about their  business on Thursday as a murky threat of a "dirty bomb" attack  hung over the city and the FBI, while playing down the threat,  hunted for four Chinese nationals possibly linked to the plot.


Weary with worry, Floridians await potent, slow-moving Frances

FORT PIERCE, Florida  - Potent but slow-moving hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Florida coast with winds over 145 kilometres an hour Saturday, knocking out electricity for about two million people and forcing residents to endure another day of waiting and worrying.


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LONDON, England -- Swedish midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg is Arsenal's main doubt for their opening Champions League group match against PSV Eindhoven at home on Tuesday.


Syria-Israel bombing incident shrouded in mystery

Mystery still shrouds Syria's complaint that Israel bombed its territory but the incident has set nerves jangling across the Middle East, with commentators urging both sides on Friday against an escalation into war.


The ranks of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay shrank by more than expected last week to 323,000, government data showed on Wednesday, while continued claims fell to a 3-1/2 year low in more good news for the US labor


The company's large investments in a new payment service are worrying Wall Street.


Contract negotiations between the National Hockey League and the NHL Players' Association hit a boiling point yesterday when a league official accused the union of wanting a lockout.


Police in Phoenix, Arizona, appealed Sunday for help in finding a 24-year-old man known as "Psycho" who is a suspect in Saturday's shootings of six people and a dog.


In US housing slump, wider concerns rise

New home construction fell 6 percent in August. Talk of 'recession' ensues.


Democrat Al Gore says he will probably endorse one of his party's 2008 presidential candidates. And it won't necessarily be Hillary Rodham Clinton, the wife of his former boss.


England's David Howell highlighted his round with an eagle yesterday to take a one-stroke lead over compatriot and Ryder Cup teammate Luke Donald after two rounds of the Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews, Scotland.


A Rhode Island television reporter was convicted Thursday of criminal contempt for refusing to reveal the source of a tape of a city official taking a bribe.


Delta Air Lines' jolting move Wednesday to shut down its hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will result in fewer flight options for travelers while aiding its competitors.


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EUROPE's victorious Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer said today that he was tempted to lead the team to a defence of the title in Ireland in two years time.


Andre Iguodala scored 25 points as the Philadelphia 76ers won their seventh straight game last night with a 100-96 victory over Indiana, the Pacers' eighth straight loss.


an improvement compared with the previous month's surge, but still fresh evidence that inflation is picking up as the economy gains momentum.


Gay crushes Powell to win world 100m title

OSAKA, Japan  - American Tyson Gay surged past Jamaica's Asafa Powell to win gold in the men's 100 meters at the world championships on Sunday.


Starbucks memo stirs unwarranted fears: analysts

A memo from Starbucks Corp.'s  founder and chairman warning of threats to the brand has created misplaced growth fears, analysts said on Tuesday, arguing that the memo was a rallying cry for managers rather than a call to slow down.


For years, arthritis sufferers have insisted that changes in the barometer and cold weather worsen their joint pain, and now new research backs them up.


Sirius Satellite, on Heels of Stern Deal

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Friday followed its signing of radio ``shock jock'' Howard Stern by announcing an offering of stock and bonds that would raise $290 million.


RIGHTS:  Some Way Yet to Killing Off the Death Penalty

PARIS, Feb 19 (IPS) - If it were not for a handful of countries  persisting  in carrying out executions, activists for the   abolition of the death penalty around the world would have  departed for  home after their  Third World Congress which took  place in Paris from Feb 1 to 3, saying:  "Mission   accomplished".


Why G.O.P. Senator Lincoln Chafee finds it hard to vote for Bush


The body mass index is widely used to decide who is overweight and in danger of health problems. Now some experts are calling it. At 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 146 pounds, you think you're an average-sized woman.


Comcast Corp. CMCSA.O, the largest  U.S. cable operator, on Wednesday posted a third quarter profit  on better-than-expected gains in high-speed Internet customers  and raised its full-year outlook for subscriber growth.


Angry Safin upset by call, Llodra at St. Petersburg Open

a mark on the court. The point was replayed, and Llodra wound up holding serve. play dropped. Llodra broke him at love in the fourth game and then held for.


CBS Fined Over Janet Network is ordered to pay historical sum

The Federal Communications Commission has ordered CBS to pay a fine of $550,000 for its Super Bowl halftime show, a record penalty for indecency.


Longer skirts, fewer fights for Thai airline soap

The producer of a sexy Thai soap opera about young air hostesses promised longer skirts and fewer catfights on Tuesday after real flight attendants complained the show was sexist and should be yanked from the airwaves.


Perhaps the most spammed man on planet earth, Bill Gates told media that SPAM could be history within two more years. He was in Madrid on a visit and told this to a forum organized by Spanish daily El Mundo.


Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O, 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.


Milano, 13:27 - CALCIO, SHEVA: NON DIMENTICO MILAN MA SEGUO MIA STRADA

Andriy Shevchenko ha parlato a Radio Italia del suo rapporto con il Milan chiudendo le porte ad un r...


Rackable kicks Xeon 7000 chips into fresh, beefy server

Now with 25 per cent more teal Rackable Systems is launching a new four-socket server using Intel's dual- and quad-core Xeon 7200 and 7300 processors.â¦


Norway, Germany, France, Britain  Romania, New Zealand and Australia all looted the gold-medal  chest in Athens's Olympic rowing basin on Saturday, as Greece  counted the cost of the Games in national pride and treasure.


The matches that matter most are supposed to be the semifinals this weekend, but playoffs to gain a spot next year, also this weekend, have the bigger buzz.


When Chris Marentis joined America Online Inc. 10 years ago, the fledgling Internet empire was growing at a frenzied pace. As senior vice president of business development, he worked 60-hour weeks and spent holidays closing multimillion-dollar deals. He held strategy meetings by trading instant...


Australian pilots in bid to block Qantas sale

Australian pilots are considering blocking the sale of Qantas by investing their personal savings in the airline amid concerns from unions about the proposed takeover of the carrier.


Time Warner Rejects an Arbitration Offer to Carry the NFL Network

The NFL Network wants to add subscribers in advance of the potentially historic Patriots-Giants game on Dec. 29, but is still at an impasse with Time Warner.


Farnesina in contatto con famiglie italiani dispersi


Utah State Fires Coach After Five Losses

Utah State fired football coach Mick Dennehy after a five-game losing streak and 2-7 start to the season.


Maintenance workers at Heathrow and Gatwick airports are to stage a 24-hour strike next month over a pay dispute.


Senior US and Iraqi officials say a US-led invasion of the rebel stronghold, 30 miles west of Baghdad, could begin within days. By Scott Peterson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


PhpBB site compromised, developers locked out

MacCentral - A handful of Web sites, including the site for the popular open source bulletin board project phpBB, have been compromised this week by a group apparently trying to make a political point.


Japan and North Korea begin their first formal bilateral talks in more than a year, aimed at normalising ties.


Workers at Land Rover's Solihull plant in the West Midlands will learn at a meeting on Wednesday whether their jobs are safe.


A larger dividend, more stock buybacks, and a new CEO -- oh my!


The 20th century was marked by rapid population growth, with the world population nearly quadrupling from 1.6 billion to 6.1 billion. However, the 20th century was also shaped by major events that exerted downward pressure on population increases. Which of these events caused the largest population slowdown?