LONDON, England -- Britain has launched a rescue operation to recover the crew of a Canadian submarine after a fire on board the vessel, the UK Ministry of Defense has said.


MoD denies deal over withdrawal from Basra

British forces release two dozen Iraqi prisoners, though UK government denies doing deal with Mahdi army to stave off last-minute attacks in run-up to withdrawal from Basra.


NBA Officials Halt Pistons-Pacers Game Following Brawl

NBA officials stopped a game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons with about 45 seconds left to play late Friday after a brawl broke out between players and fans in Detroit.


Boeing Scrubs Planned Heavy-Lift Rocket Launch

Boeing Co. scrubbed a planned launch of a Delta IV heavy-lift rocket on Sunday as engineers sought to determine what caused a temperature control system to malfunction after an aborted launch on Saturday.


Ministro Lunardi, Italia in ritardo su sistemi sicurezza


In a show of solidarity with the striking writers, Vanity Fair has withdrawn its annual bash.


Afghan President, Rival Campaign Despite Threats

The two main rivals in Afghanistan's first presidential election threw themselves into campaigning Tuesday, drawing crowds of supporters four days before a vote that


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Liverpool rout Olympiakos to advance with Gerrard's late goal

Steven Gerrard's stunning late goal capped a remarkable Liverpool comeback as they beat Olympiakos Pireaus 3-1 on Wednesday to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.


Prayers Replace Parties to Mark 2004's End

For Sweden's prime minister, celebrating New Year's after the Asian tsunami felt "completely wrong." Paris, its gay heart heavy with the tragedy, draped black cloth along a favorite haunt for romantic reveling — the Champs-Elysees. Elsewhere, prayers substituted for parties in the final minutes of 2004.


Indeed, the allegations against Hamilton are a monstrosity, a horror-inspired recite that could have been whipped up by Mary Shelley herself.


Vick indicted for sponsoring dogfighting

NFL star Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on charges of sponsoring a dogfighting operation so grisly the losers either died in the pit or sometimes were electrocuted, drowned, hanged or shot.


Grandi wins second giant slalom in three days

Canadian Thomas Grandi won his second World Cup giant slalom in three days Tuesday, while American Bode Miller extended his lead in the overall standings with a third-place finish.


Chanting Throng Tunes in to Stern's Sirius Giveaway

NEW YORK  - Manhattan's Union Square  has been the site of anti-war demonstrations over the years,  but midday Thursday it became the newest battleground in the  satellite radio war.


Dozens of Africans drown off Yemen coast

The bodies of nearly 50 Africans trying to immigrate washed up on Yemen's shores Saturday after their boat capsized in the treacherous waters of the Gulf of Aden.


The last novel by the author Iris Murdoch reveals the first signs of Alzheimer's disease, experts say.


27 passengers killed in Myanmar shootings

A total of 27 people were killed and 11 injured last week when ethnic rebels attacked two passenger buses in southeastern Myanmar, state media said Monday.


Retailers say better weather warms sales

Retail chains on Thursday reported moderate May sales increases, as warmer weather fueled demand for seasonal items, like gardening and other outdoor goods, helping retailers rebound from their dismal April.


Utah a Clean Air Act offender, study says

A new national study identifies Utah as one of at least 29 states that have loopholes in their laws allowing for "accidental" pollution emissions beyond the limits of the federal Clean Air Act.


Miss America Contestants Make Their Debut

Fifty-two young women arrived in Atlantic City on Sunday, each hoping to go home in possession of a tiara that lets the world know she is Miss America.


Turkish Planes Bomb Northern Iraq for Second Consecutive Day

BAGHDAD, Dec. 23 -- Turkish warplanes bombarded areas of northern Iraq for the second straight day Sunday, according to an Iraqi Kurdish official, as part of Turkey's ongoing campaign to combat Kurdish guerrillas living in the mountainous border region.


Warriors drop Montgomery, re-hire Nelson

Coach Mike Montgomery was dismissed by the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, and Don Nelson was ready to step in.


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Siena, 13:28 - BASKET, MONTEPASCHI SIENA: RESCISSO CONTRATTO MCLEOD

La Montepaschi Siena ha rescisso il contratto con la guardia americana Keith McLeod.


Israelis kill 7 Palestinians, CNN producer kidnapped

An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at a car east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, killing Ali al-Shaer of the Popular Resistance Committees.


Curfew in Liberia After Riots, Four Dead

At least four people died in riots on  Friday in Liberia's capital, where U.N. peacekeepers fired in  the air to bring rampaging, stick-wielding youths under control  and a daylight curfew was in force.


Pakistan postpones election until February 18

Pakistan put off its general election by 6 weeks to February 18 on Wednesday following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, over the objections of the main opposition parties which fear a delay will work against them.


International donors promise to pay more than $940m, or Â£494, to help rebuild war-damaged Lebanon.


Pacific Rim leaders vow antiterror efforts

Pacific Rim leaders pledged yesterday to shore up global security and push ahead with the World Trade Organization's negotiations on lowering global trade barriers.


NEW YORK/CHIBA, Japan  - Nintendo Co. Ltd.   7974.OS said on Thursday it will start selling its new video   game console, the Wii, in the United States on November 19 for   about $250, as it girds for a three-way holiday showdown with   Microsoft and Sony.


Britney Spears' father can retain temporary control of the singer's life and estate until March, a court rules.


Television Review: Following Two Paths to the Same Destination: Environmental Doom

Two lavish, cautionary nature documentaries go head to head on Sunday in a fight for the worried viewer.


The National Party leader in the Senate says his party will have more influence now it has delivered the Coalition a majority in the Senate.


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says losing the lead at the top of the Premier League is no "big deal".


Want to cross the road? Don't ask Google Maps

30-second walk becomes 10.4km epic road trip Here's the scenario: you're in Oz's fine city of Sydney and you need to get from the Shelbourne Hotel at 200 Sussex Street to Google's headquarters across the road at 201 Sussex Street. Naturally, this being a potentially complex manoevre, it's probably best to consult Google Maps Australia to get the optimum route.â¦


TEL AVIV -- Armed men from the radical Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades shot up a mourning tent for the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City last night, killing two people, injuring at least 10, and sending thousands of mourners fleeing in panic.


NATO and the Belgian government signed an agreement Wednesday to build new alliance headquarters adjacent to the current site, confirming Brussels as home of the military bloc.


Oil above $97 on lower U.S. stocks, Bhutto

Oil firmed almost $1 to above $97 a barrel on Friday, within sight of its record high, bolstered by a fall in U.S. fuel inventories and mounting tension in Pakistan and northern Iraq.


Lawmaker Must Apologize for Liverpool Slam

A Conservative lawmaker was told Saturday by his party boss to apologize for an article that criticized the people of Liverpool for their "extreme reaction" to the beheading of a local man in Iraq and described them as "wallowing in victimhood."


Turkish ruling party looks set for big election win

Turkey's ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party looks on course to win enough votes on Sunday to govern alone again in an election that has focused on the separation of state and religion.


Early Iraq Troop Pullout May Start War, Egypt Says; Talks Begin

An early withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq may lead to civil war, Egypt's foreign minister said, as his Iraqi counterpart begins two days of talks with neighboring countries and officials from the Group of Eight nations.


Telabria goes titsup, takes down So Broadband

So long to WiMax ISP Kent-based wireless ISP Telabria Ltd has called in the liquidators and has begun selling off its network assets.â¦


Macyâs and Hilfiger Strike Exclusive Deal

Tommy Hilfiger agreed to sell his biggest clothing lines exclusively at Macyâs, a deal that could rattle the department store industry.


British defence contractor BAE agrees to buy DigitalNet for $600 million US

LONDON  - British defence contractor BAE Systems PLC said Monday it is buying DigitalNet Holdings Inc., a U.S. maker of secure computer networks and a leading information-technology supplier to the Pentagon.


Oops! Britney drives over paparazzo's foot

Britney Spears is having a bad week. A day after she lost visitation rights to her two young sons, the pop star drove over the foot of a paparazzo on Thursday night while trying to navigate past the hordes of photographers who document her every move.


Venezuela Dismisses U.S. Complaints Over Russian Arms

By Pascal Fletcher CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela Friday dismissedas "impertinence" U.S. criticism of its plans to buy Russianrifles and helicopters and suggested Washington was just soreit was not buying U.S. weapons.


Better margins boost France Telecom 2007

France Telecom SA said Wednesday that 2007 net profit rose 52 percent on better margins and lower taxes, with its mobile phone businesses fueling sales.


Greenspan Urges Caution on Social Security Overhaul

The Fed chairman backed private accounts within Social Security, but also favored a more gradual approach than the president.


Lo ha confermato l'ufficio del premier israeliano


The most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into coastlines across Asia, killing more than 1,500 people in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Thailand.


By Daniel Witter, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 13--Up to 50,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled out of a holding pond at a Yuba County foothills subdivision over the weekend, prompting county officials on Monday to warn downhill residents to test their water.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A delegation of Iraqis meant to help negotiate an end to an uprising in Najaf was forced to delay its mission Tuesday when it could not get a military escort for the dangerous journey to meet the radical cleric at the center of the standoff in the holy city.    It was an embarrassing turn of events for Iraqi leaders seeking a political victory to give them credibility as they try to chart the country's new course and end the fighting in Najaf - their worst crisis since taking power in the end of June...


NATO defense ministers faced a tense meeting with their Russian counterpart Friday after the Western alliance angered Moscow by agreeing to deepen cooperation with Georgia.


Religion Joins Custody Cases, to Judgesâ Unease

Child-custody conflicts over religion are increasing, but constitutional issues make them hard for courts to resolve.


Ex-Computer Associates CEO Kumar Indicted

NEW YORK - Former Computer Associates International Inc. chief executive Sanjay Kumar has been charged with securities fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice in connection with a multibillion dollar accounting scandal at the software company...


Microsoft patches software for Mac version

The software giant announces several changes and plans for its Virtual PC software, which lets Windows run on Apple machines.


More than one million GPs appointments were missed in Scotland during a year, according to a survey.


Chelsea's Ashley Cole admits he will face a barrage of abuse from Arsenal fans when he faces his old club on Sunday.


DiCaprio film features McMinnville attraction

If you've just seen director Martin Scorsese's new epic film about the life of Howard Hughes, a trip to McMinnville may be in order.


The beleaguered housing industry is sending mixed signals, with sales of new homes surging in April by the biggest amount in 14 years while prices endured a record plunge


The record series of four hurricanes that hit Florida in recent weeks has ended NASA's hopes of returning the space shuttles to flight in March 2005, NASA announced on Friday.


Newcomer for president leads polls as Indonesia to vote today

Voters hungry for change are expected today to do what was unthinkable during Indonesia's three decades of authoritarian rule -- toss


She calls herself Ireland's "Princess Diana" and has endured an excruciating love-hate relationship with the press. But Sinead O'Connor, Ireland's misunderstood singer turned priest, has finally snapped after a joke about head lice.


Israeli air strikes killed 14 villagers   in south Lebanon on Tuesday as Arab nations demanded a swift   end to Israel's war with Hizbollah guerrillas that has cost   around 1,000 Lebanese and 101 Israeli lives in four weeks.


InterMune Gets Subpoena from Justice Dept

Biotechnology company InterMune Inc.  on Tuesday said it received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice demanding information related to its key drug Actimmune, which is designed to spur the immune system.


Mortgage Applications Rise as Rates Ease

New applications for U.S. home loans  rose last week while refinancings surged, as 30-year mortgage  interest rates fell to their lowest level in over four months,  an industry group said on Wednesday.


It is not yet clear whether voters in Portugal will have their say on the European Constitution.


Clinton, Obama in New Hampshire dead heat

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama has pulled into a virtual dead heat with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire two days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.


Shares in business travel company Hogg Robinson gained 7 per cent to 61p Tuesday because of rumours it could be a takeover target for BCD, a family-owned rival with a large presence in the US travel market.


S. Korea warms to China as alternative to the US

Ask university students about the practical way to get a job these days, and the answer comes back quickly: Study Chinese. "A few years ago, the most popular major was English language and literature.


Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film has not been nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 80th Academy Awards.


Health watchdog issues toxic toothpaste alert

Diethylene glycol hits the UK The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) yesterday issued a health warning that fake 50ml tubes of Sensodyne Original and Sensodyne Mint containing "toxic levels of...diethylene glycol" may have found their way into consumers' bathrooms via "markets or car boot sales".â¦


Britain to send in 'supernannies' to fight anti-social behaviour

The British government said it will call on nearly 80 "supernannies" to advise parents aiming to reduce anti-social behaviour involving their children.


Fallujah talks fail; rebel assault nears

Negotiations between the interim Iraqi government and insurgent leaders who control Fallujah city have broken down, Iraqi officials said yesterday, as more than 10,000


A former city official was stabbed to death along with his wife and daughter in their home in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in northeastern Baghdad, officials said Sunday.


Canada's defense minister has spoken of his pride at the way the crew of a crippled submarine acted after a fire on board the vessel that killed an officer.


New Orleans Hotel Offers Hangover Expert

NEW ORLEANS - In one of those only-in-New Orleans stories, visitors who put back too many beers and hurricanes in the Big Easy have a remedy to help them shake off that dreaded New Year's hangover: Sara, the Recovery Concierge.


African leaders agree to study continental union

African leaders have vowed to speed up the economic and political integration of their continent to pursue the goal of a United States of Africa, but they also agreed to study more closely how to achieve it.


Powell Trip to Explore Chances for Peace in Post-Arafat World

Secretary of State Colin Powell travels to the Middle East next week for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on how to best facilitate upcoming Palestinian presidential elections and how


"Please help me. These may be my last hours." Margaret Hassan shown in a video pleading for a change in British policy. Photo: Reuters.


The US Environmental Protection Agency launched new drinking water quality inspections on airliners Tuesday after it found coliform bacteria in the drinking water of one of every eight passenger planes it tested.


The schoolâs all-time leader in sacks with 33, the senior defensive end added something even more prestigious to his legacy Wednesday as he was named winner of the Lombardi Award by the Rotary Club of Houston.


Musharraf says world risks winning battle, but losing war on ...

ROME - Pakistani security agencies say they have arrested 11 Islamic militants since killing Amjad Farooqi on Sunday, the alleged mastermind of assassination attempts against the country president and prime minister.


The former head of LG's Korean mobile carrier, LG Telecom, will become the new chief executive officer of LG Electronics, the company said Monday.


Bush Nominates Cuban-Born Gutierrez to Commerce

President Bush nominated Kellogg CEO  Carlos Gutierrez on Monday as his next commerce secretary.


CBS Web guru Quincy Smith talks Digg partnership

The Valley veteran talks to CNET News.com and says that plenty of cool stuff is on the way through CBSNews.com's partnership with the social news site. By the way, he's not buying Digg anytime soon.


Social networking sites have changed the game for political candidates.


The country's biggest casino operator, Stanley Leisure, says it plans to build a new casino in Leeds, in a deal that could create more than 1,000 jobs.


YESTERDAY Close $27.28 Change -$0.23 52-WEEK High $28.99 Low $17.10 Cisco Systems Inc., the world's biggest maker of computer networking equipment, said second-quarter profit rose 40 percent as customers upgraded their communications systems for video.


ROME - Italy's flagship air carrier Alitalia plans to cut 5,000 jobs as part of restructuring efforts aimed at averting collapse, news reports and an industry source said Monday.    The cuts are almost a fourth of Alitalia's 22,000-strong workforce...


With two reputations on the lineâhis teamâs and his ownâChad got the best of Champ and turned the Bengals into a prime-time success.


Senator to Revisit Judicial Travel Ethics

Sen. Patrick Leahy, contending a judicial panel has weakened ethics rules for judges who accept corporate-sponsored trips, said Friday he plans to reintroduce legislation to define standards.


Transformation from one week to the next makes Lions a mystery

Q. How do you explain how the Lions rebounded from the loss to Green Bay to beat the Giants? A. Simple. Like explaining the theory of relativity.


Analysts say Israel's car-bomb assassination of Palestinian Izz el-Deen al-Sheikh Khalil in Syria on Sunday as both a none too subtle warning to Damascus not to support terrorists from its soil, and a direct blow aimed at Hamas leadership, reports The


Hirst's eatery for sale -- skeletons included

Artist Damien Hirst -- known for putting rotting animals on display in museums -- is selling the contents of his iconic London restaurant "Pharmacy", complete with its skeletons.


Lebanese reject notion of Israeli peace treaty

BEIRUT: The suggestion of a potential peace treaty with Lebanon made by Israeli foreign Minister Silvan Shalom on Monday provoked unanimous rejection across the Lebanese political spectrum.


U.S. technology stocks made strong  gains on Thursday, led by a rise in semiconductor shares, but  blue-chips were knocked lower by a fall in industrial  bellwether Caterpillar Inc.CAT.N.


Next version of Windows to be 'fundamentally different'

Blog: So many cores, so little support. Microsoft's Ty Carlson knows the software industry has lots of work ahead to satisfy future multicore processors.


Shares in music firms drop after a report that the industry is the latest target of probing by New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer.


Former top US officials warn against election year rush to reform US intelligence agencies.


U.S. to do health tests on Katrina victims' trailers

Federal health experts will begin testing for formaldehyde in trailers provided to people displaced by Hurricane Katrina after complaints of health problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.


"Light" cigarette suit certified as U.S. class action

A U.S. federal judge gave class-action   status on Monday to a lawsuit filed by "light" cigarette   smokers who accuse tobacco companies of fraud and are seeking a   verdict of as much as $200 billion.


Putin: Russia will not be drawn into new arms race

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday  that Russia would not allow itself to be drawn into what he  called a new global arms race.


Japan PM: From Elvis to Arab in just two weeks

Just two weeks ago, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was imitating Elvis during a visit to the United States.


A Family on the Road, With No Air-Conditioner

Pablo Trapero's bighearted ensemble comedy is not a movie of ideas but an emotional and tactile experience of economy-class travel.


Clemens asked to testify at steroids hearings

Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens, who denies claims he used steroids, was asked on Friday to testify before a U.S. congressional panel investigating use of performance-enhancing drugs.


Hurricane Isaac prompts storm watch for Newfoundland

A tropical storm watch was in effect for eastern parts of the Canadian province of Newfoundland on Sunday as Hurricane Isaac churned through the north Atlantic.


Oil prices edged below $49 a barrel  on Wednesday as traders looked ahead to an expected build in  weekly U.S. inventory data that would help bolster the thin  supply cushion ahead of peak northern winter demand.


Singapore has tempered vows to relax freedom of speech and open up society with new rules and regulations, banning among other things microphones from performances in a free-speech designated "Speakers' Corner".


War in Iraq cannot be won: former army chief

There is "no way" the war in Iraq can be won by the United States and its allies, a former Army commander said Friday as he called for the troops to be withdrawn.


Ten dead in Afghanistan bomb blast: US military

KABUL : Ten people, most of them youths, were killed and an unknown number were injured when a bomb went off overnight in a religious school in Afghanistan, the US military said.


Europeâs stunning victory over the USA in the Ryder Cup has left the American press wringing their hands and gnashing their teeth about exactly just how the supposed underdogs walked away with a comprehensive 18 1/2 9 1/2 win.


The rate of deforestation of the Amazon has reached a record high, the Brazilian government says.


No. 4 LSU Edges Oregon State 22-21 in OT

BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU can thank an Oregon State kicker who could not make extra points for its season-opening victory...


NASA attempts fix before Atlantis launch

A fuel sensor that has given NASA headaches in the past acted up Friday morning as space shuttle Atlantis' crew prepared for liftoff.


BEIJING -- Talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear weapons program ended yesterday with no concrete timeline and a host of difficult questions obscuring the road ahead.


Basque separatist leader detained in Spain

Spanish police on Friday detained the leader of the banned Basque separatist party Batasuna, the political wing of the armed separatist group ETA which three days ago called off a 14-month ceasefire.


Eisner: Lawyer said Ovitz couldn't be fired for cause

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner testified Wednesday that he relied on advice from the company's top lawyer in determining that former Disney President Michael Ovitz couldn't be fired for cause.


Leahy: Terror screening oversight a must

The incoming Senate Judiciary chairman pledged greater scrutiny Friday of computerized government anti-terrorism screening after learning that millions of Americans who travel internationally have been assigned risk assessments over the last four years without their knowledge.


Three men face an attempted murder charge following the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy in Belfast.


Viewing the Sky Through Three Giant Eyes

AMBER Instrument on VLT Delivers a Wealth of ResultsThe ESO Very Large Telescope Interferometer, which allows astronomers to scrutinise objects with a precision equivalent to that of a 130-m telescope, is proving itself an unequalled success every day.


Hilly Kristal had no idea what he was unleashing when he welcomed a rash of unknown bands onstage in his dank Bowery dive: Television, the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, the Patti Smith Group.


Resolute silence on the paradigm-redefining device In-depth analysis In a fortnight during which just about everyone on the planet, excluding naturally those in a coma or temporarily indisposed up some tributary of the Amazon, has offered their two bits' worth on the launch of Apple's iPhone, it comes as a bit of a surprise that al-Qaeda has dismally failed to contribute to the brouhaha.â¦


Six months after frustrated doctors publicized the problems stalling a key cancer detection program for District women, the program is at another crossroads because of a recruitment and enrollment freeze forced by the federal government.


One More Issue For Presidential Election

A new and dramatic issue came into the presidential election this week when it became known that Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has thyroid cancer.


Indianapolis Colts running back Edgerrin James practiced today and will play on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. James strained his left hamstring on a late touchdown run in last week's win over the Tennessee Titans.


Speeding train runs over 12 youths in MP

Bhopal: At least 12 youths were killed when they were run over by a speeding train at Sukhi Sevania Railway station, some five kms from here, on Sunday.


Manmohan calls it 'historic day' after summit with Musharraf

NEW YORK: In a summit that both leaders thought would be etched in history, Pakistan and India Friday decided to settle all disputes and differences "to restore normalcy and cooperation" between the once-warring nations.


Dhoom and Phir Milenge disappoint at the US box office.


Google search result outrage Online tat bazaar eBay has a penchant for slipping plugs for itself into your Google search results page, invariably offering to sell you whatever you type into the search field, regardless of plausibility.â¦


Former President Clinton was swarmed for autographs, handshakes and photographs on the streets of Hanoi Wednesday by throngs of admirers whose warm welcome contrasted sharply with the restrained reception given President Bush last month.


November 03, 2004 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas set a new record by selling 677,000 copies in the first weekend of sales in the UK.


Irwin's father says he lost his best mate

Steve Irwin's father said on Wednesday   he lost his best mate when the TV naturalist known as the   "Crocodile Hunter" died in a freak diving accident, adding that   his son would hate the fuss of a state funeral.


Russia warns Nato it could freeze participation in Europe's arms control pact, after talks end in deadlock.


NTL to sell communications masts to Australia's MCG in Â£1.27bn ...

A consortium led by Australia's Macquarie Group will pick up NTL's broadcast business, which features about 2,300 sites - including the UK's tallest free-standing structure at Emley Moor in West Yorkshire.


MUMBAI: India's nuclear czar Raja Ramanna (79) passed away at 3.15 am on Friday at Bombay Hospital. The architect of the country's atom bomb project, who had serious intestinal problems, was cremated at the Shivaji Park crematoriumon Friday afternoon.


Record per Gran Premio Usa con quasi 8 mln di spettatori


Record negli ordini 18,9 miliardi di sterline


Thomas' walkoff HR lifts A's over Angels

Frank Thomas hit a walkoff two-run homer for the seventh home run of the game, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 7-5 victory Thursday night and snapping the Los Angeles Angels' season-best five-game winning streak.


Progress made on new Iran sanctions: U.S. official

Major powers on Thursday made progress toward agreeing on new sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program and hope to have their U.N. ambassadors begin drafting a formal Security Council resolution next week, a senior U.S. official said.


Manchester, 16:41 - CALCIO, MANCHESTER UNITED: PRESI NANI E ANDERSON PER 55 MLN DI EURO

Il Manchester United ha ingaggiato Anderson, 19 anni, centrocampista brasiliano proveniente dal Port...


Zurigo, 14:35 - CALCIO, FIFA: OK AL PASSAGGIO DI MASCHERANO AL LIVERPOOL

Dopo aver ricevuto il via libera dalla Fifa al tesseramento di Javier Mascherano, il Liverpool aspet...


MOSUL, Iraq -- US and Iraqi troops stormed insurgent-held police stations and neighborhoods in this northern city Tuesday, retaking a number of sites seized last week by gunmen who rose up in support of militants in Fallujah.


Jarvis sells stake in London subway to Spanish builder

Jarvis Plc, the UK engineering firm whose debt is almost 10 times its market value, agreed to sell its stake in London's subway to the Spanish builder Grupo Ferrovial SA for Â£146.8 million (US$283 million) to avoid collapse.


'Independence Day' Director on Film Jury

Roland Emmerich, the director of "Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow," will head the jury at the Berlin Film Festival in February.


Spurs striker Robbie Keane netted a match-winning double in Martin Jolâs first official game in charge in Tuesday nightâs Carling Cup defeat of Burnley at Turfmoor.


Edmund Hillary, first atop Everest, dies

Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, has died, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Friday. He was 88.


Swedish Snowmobile Gets Ticket In Britain

A Swedish mechanic says he won't pay a parking ticket that claims his snowmobile was illegally parked -- in Britain.


China, US aluminium giants pay 14.05 bln dlr for Rio Tinto stake

Aluminium Corp of China and US giant Alcoa have agreed to pay 14.05 billion dollars for 12 percent of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto plc, Chinese state media said Friday.


Five Egyptians have been arrested on charges of plotting a series of simultaneous bomb blasts in Red Sea resorts earlier this month.


A military jury found a Navy chaplain guilty Wednesday of disobeying an order by appearing in uniform at a White House protest.


Fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre has been hospitalized in Milan, Italian news reports said Saturday. He was in serious condition.


For the second year in a row, the United States has decided not to seek a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council, the State Department said Tuesday, accusing the panel of an anti-Israeli bias.


Want to visit Hannibal the Cannibal? Probably not...

If you want to meet Hannibal "The  Cannibal" Lecter, a Lithuanian tour firm can help.


Shea Weber scored two goals and Tomas Vokoun stopped 22 shots as the Predators beat the San Jose Sharks, 5-0, last night in Nashville. The victory moved them back on top of the NHL standings with 81 points, one ahead of idle Buffalo.


Russian shot-putter Irina Korzhanenko, who won the women's event at the Athens Olympics, has been stripped of her gold medal for failing a drugs test.


McDonald's August same-store sales top view

McDonald's Corp.  on Tuesday  said same-store sales rose a better-than-expected 6 percent in  August due to strong performance in France, Germany and the  United Kingdom and to demand for a new snack-sized chicken  sandwich in the United States.


Obama Wins in Maine; Clinton Replaces Her Manager

Facing another big round of contests Tuesday, Hillary Rodham Clinton conducted the biggest shakeup of her campaign to date as Barack Obama tallied another win.


Janet Jackson at the Superbowl after fellow singer Justin Timberlake ripped off one of her chest plates. Picture:Reuters. The US government's media watchdog today slapped CBS television with a $US550,000 ($A783


Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Service Pack 1

Thereâs time for fun and time to focus. When youâre ready to get down to business, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac provides the intuitive, intelligent tools you need to transform your ideas and opportunities into action.


Putin rules out changes to Constitution in medium term

MOSCOW, November 18 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out the possibility of amendments to the Constitution in the foreseeable future.


The scene outside East End Park prior to yesterday's encounter encapsulated Celtic's current situation. Featured prominently on the myriad of Celtic souvenir stalls was an assortment of Henrik Larsson merchandise.


Scientists Predict Eruption at Mount St. Helens

Scientists warn that a small or moderate blast could spew ash and rock as far as three miles from the crater around Mount St. Helens in the next few days. The volcano began rumbling more intensely Wednesday.


Russian group going to court against Yuganskneftegaz buyer

The Russia's MENATEP group is planning to file a lawsuit against the Baikal Finance Group company that bought the Yukos' main subsidiary Yuganskneftegaz company at an auction


OPEC may be considering cutting its production to stem the recent steep decline in oil prices.


NOVEMBER 1--Claiming that Jay-Z purposely torpedoed their joint concert tour, R. Kelly today filed a lawsuit against the star rapper and a promoter that seeks at least $90 million in damages.


Microsoft Enters the Desktop Search Wars

Microsoft today introduced MSN toolbar Suite. The software will allow users to search the contents of their hard drive, including Microsoft Outlook e-mail, calendar items, contacts and Office documents.


Michael Moore is not submitting his film 'Fahrenheit 9/11' for consideration in the best documentary category at next year's Oscars.


HP's boardroom witch hunt causes two directors to leave

Pretexting now part of the HP Way Put the cheery comeback stories on hold. HP has a boardroom scandal that deserves some attention.â¦


To boost Blu-ray DVD format, Sony to sell a cheaper player

Sony Corp. said yesterday it is bringing out a cheaper player for Blu-ray discs early this summer, a crucial step in its battle to make the high-definition format the replacement for DVDs.


A move by Bear Stearns to shore up one of its two faltering hedge funds did little to instill confidence in an already fearful market.


Your portfolio's growth doesn't have to come from capital gains alone.


Tori Spelling has extricated herself from a real-life Beverly   Hills, 90210 drama.


Ford Motor Co. President Nick Scheele will retire early next year after 38 years with the No. 2 US automaker, Ford said on Thursday.


Trento, 19:40 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: 13 GOL NELLA PRIMA USCITA

Tredici reti nella prima uscita stagionale del Livorno contro il Dimaro Folgarida (1a Categoria). Mi...


Doctors on the Scene Acted Quickly to Treat Everett With Cold Therapy

In the moments after a serious spinal cord injury paralyzed Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills below the shoulders, doctors began an innovative treatment based on a familiar premise.


Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

A top Red Hat executive has attacked the open-source credentials of its sometime business partner Sun Microsystems. In a Web log posting Thursday, Michael Tiemann, Red Hat's vice president of open-source affairs


F1 spying row leaves McLaren with Â£50m fine, but Briton and Alonso free to continue track battle.


International Business Machines (IBM) has settled portions of an ongoing lawsuit related to pensions, and will take a charge of $320 million in the current quarter, the technology company said Wednesday.


Israeli security forces say they have thwarted a suicide bombing planned by the armed offshoot of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's political movement.


Bush said likely to unveil Iraq plan in early '07

President George W. Bush is likely to delay the unveiling of a new strategy for Iraq until early in January, instead of late this year as originally planned, a White House official said on Tuesday.


PARIS Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin of France said Sunday that he was unable to confirm the authenticity of a statement attributed to a militant group called the Islamic Army in Iraq that said it was releasing two French hostages, on condition


Attacchi anche dalla CdL, domani Veltroni a assemblea Unione


Microsoft Won't Charge More for Multicore Licenses

Software vendors have proceeded cautiously on the core question, with rivals IBM, Oracle, Sun, Microsoft and others waiting to see how the others approach the issue, partly to learn what works and partly to have the opportunity to counter.


L'EDITORIALE                                          Speriamo che vincano gli ultimi moicani                                                                                di EUGENIO SCALFARI


PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on  Thursday reported a quarterly net profit, after a year-earlier  loss, due to stronger sales of its business software than it  had expected.


News Analysis: But there's still a long way to go

BRUSSELS Turkey won a victory in Brussels on Wednesday, but it was only a victory of sorts. By recommending that negotiations could begin, the European Union lifted the gates to the vast, poor Muslim nation of 71 million people.


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LONDON - The Texan wife of Mark Thatcher, who is currently under house arrest in South Africa following accusations he helped finance a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, arrived in Britain on Tuesday morning.


Support for Venezuela's Chavez weakens, poll says

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Support for President Hugo   Chavez has weakened before a December election but the   anti-U.S. incumbent is still likely to return to power, a poll   published in an opposition paper showed on Wednesday.


Two Italian female aid workers held hostage in Iraq for three weeks are released in good health, officials say.


Humans May Double the Risk of Heat Waves

Human activity has at least doubled the risk of heat waves like the one in 2003 that killed thousands in Europe, researchers conclude in a study being published today in the scientific journal Nature.


Ottime performance di abbigliamento e gestione casa


Greenlight's Einhorn quits New Century board

Activist hedge fund manager David Einhorn quit New Century Financial Corp.'s  board late Wednesday, two days after the subprime lender's stock fell 69 percent following disclosure of a federal criminal probe.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


HP to double Taiwan headcount amid local R&D boost

Hewlett-Packard Co , the world's top PC maker, said on Wednesday it will double the number of employees in Taiwan by 2009, part of a strategy to move more product development to the world's top PC-manufacturing hub.


A WHO official noted that widespread, traditional Asian farming methods resulted in close contact between humans and animals, which meant a bird flu virus contagious among people was more likely to come from someone who caught avian influenza directly


Michael Jackson's Lawyers Want Prosecutor Removed

Michael Jackson's lawyers have gone to court to have a California district attorney removed from prosecuting the pop star on child molestation charges, court papers showed on Tuesday.


Tradition takes a backseat in the Big Ten

Few leagues are as rife with traditionalists as the Big Ten, and it's been a jarring fall for those folks. Instant replay is in effect, and neither Michigan nor Ohio State command the lead storylines at the midway point of the season.


Military Jury Reprimands Abu Ghraib Officer

Army Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan, the only officer to face trial in connection with the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal, was issued a reprimand today by a military jury, sparing him all jail time on one count of disobeying an order from a senior officer.


WHO calms fears over human-to-human bird flu

The World Health Organization on Tuesday downplayed concerns over human-to-human transmission of bird flu, after authorities in Thailand confirmed that a woman who died of the virus probably contracted it from her daughter.


Vodafone Group has denied a Monday report by the Financial Times that it was considering buying Verizon Communications in a huge $160 billion deal.


Renewed concerns about the health of the American economy sent Asian stocks sharply lower in early trading today.


Market views: how economists read the RBA statement

"It's surprising that the bank still expects to have to raise rates, given the significant rise in the Australian dollar since August.


Russia, China Propose Banning Space-Based Weapons

Russian and Chinese diplomats want the United States to sign a treaty that would ban the deployment of weapons in space.


Tim Henman's former coach David Felgate has backed the Briton to eventually win a Grand Slam title. But Felgate believes that Henman is in the form of his life and can claim that elusive crown next year.


There was a time when Tedy Bruschi was unsure he'd be able to go to a football game again, let alone play in one. Yet here he is nearly three years later, fully recovered from a stroke and back at the Super Bowl as one of the unbeaten New England Patriots' defensive leaders.


Hamas's 'Executive Force' gains strength in Gaza

They call themselves the "Executive Force" of the Hamas-led government. Rivals prefer "Black Militia" or "Peshmerga" -- a word that literally means "those who face death" but is used by some Gazans for a gun-for-hire.


An eight-year-old boy who weighs over 14 stone may be taken into care by a local authority.


CANADIAN Prime Minister Paul Martin yesterday headed off a no-confidence vote that could have brought down his Government, but immediately sailed into a new row over a stricken submarine.


Mercoledi' incontro governo-sindacati prima del varo


In the 'Venice of the East,' a history of diversity

Basra was once known as a teeming port city that boasted a mix of culture and religion.


Harvard's top dropout drops in with a lesson

Harvard University's most famous dropout returned to his alma mater yesterday to urge the school's students, faculty, and alumni to help end poverty and preventable diseases worldwide.


Doctors, Democrats scrutinize September 11 dust

Pilar Albarado spent five months after September 11, 2001, cleaning pulverized building material from apartment buildings and offices near the site of the World Trade Center. A chronic cough came two years later, and she is also battling asthma, memory loss and acid reflux.


Merkel's party faces test in German state votes

Voting started in two western German states on Sunday in elections widely seen as a test for Chancellor Angela Merkel and her conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) before next year's federal vote.


Retirements Give GOP Election Planners a Month of Troubles

The Republican PartyÃ¢ÂÂs effort to reclaim the congressional majorities it lost in the 2006 midterm elections was never going to be easy. But the past month has been a particularly rough patch for Republican campaign officials, with Minnesota Rep. Jim RamstadÃ¢ÂÂs announcement Monday that he will not run in 2008 the latest in a string of almost uniformly unpleasant news for the GOP.


The law will be changed within months to raise the age for buying cigarettes, Scotland's health minister says.


Eco-Friendly Panhandle Community Will Earn Disaster-Resistant Fortified ... For Safer Living(R) Designation

SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- Prominence, an upscale town center development under construction in the Florida Panhandle, will be environmentally friendly and homes will have added protection from natural disasters.


Christmas Bombing Toll in Iraq Rises to 12

A car bomb killed three civilians after detonating Saturday near a US military convoy south of Baghdad, and the death toll rose to nine from an apparent truck


New Zealand fishermen land massive squid

New Zealand fishermen may have caught the largest Colossal squid ever found -- weighing around 450kg (992 pounds) and with rings the size of tyres.


Highlights from the eight states that held primaries Tuesday:


Investigators look for clues in Lebanon killing

Lebanese army investigators searched for clues on Thursday in the assassination of a top general who had been tipped to become the next army chief.


News Corp's Fox to launch free MySpace mobile

News Corp's Fox Interactive Media said  on Monday it plans to launch advertising-supported versions of  its popular Internet social network MySpace and other  properties for free on cell phones.


Panama recalled its ambassador from Cuba on Monday after the Cuban government threatened to break off relations in a dispute over four anti-Fidel Castro exiles imprisoned in Panama.


Britain to renew nuclear arsenal despite revolt

Britain's parliament is expected to approve a new nuclear arsenal on Wednesday but British Prime Minister Tony Blair may have to rely on opposition votes to push his plans through.


Zarqawi Group Kidnaps Japanese Man in Iraq -TV

A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said it had taken hostage a Japanese man in Iraq and gave the Japanese government 48 hours to withdraw its forces from the country, Al Jazeera television said on Tuesday.


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


As heated as the debate over the immigration overhaul is on Capitol Hill, the divisions may run even deeper among immigrants themselves.


Rwanda Denies Army in Congo, Threatens Only Rebels

KIGALI/KINSHASA  - Rwanda denied on Thursday it  had pushed troops into Democratic Republic of Congo even as  United Nations peacekeepers said they had found compelling  evidence of an infiltration into the vast country.


Dal Governo su richiesta senatori della maggioranza


The Kobe Bryant case was forever poised to become a media maelstrom: A basketball superstar from Los Angeles with a squeaky-clean image accused of rape by a small-town woman who, it was


Scorching temperatures in the western US cause a string of fires, threatening homes and highways.


Grace Park birdied the last three holes in a 6-under 66 Thursday that left her in a four-way tie after the first round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions.


Hibbert Controls Paint for Surging Hoyas

Roy Hibbert scores 20 points and grabs 22 rebounds to lead No. 22 Georgetown to a 73-65 win over Louisville on Wednesday night.


Europe's main stock markets rose Thursday with the automaking sector in the driving seat after healthy gains to share prices overnight in New York and earlier in Asia.


Kazakh health minister fired over baby AIDS deaths

Kazakhstan's health minister and a   regional governor were fired on Wednesday following the deaths   of at least four babies and the infection of at least 55   children with the HIV virus, an official said.


Manually tagging things is a pain and, if one doesn't have obvious geographical features in the photo, it may be hard to locate them exactly on a map. So--how about marrying GPS data to the photos? It's a sound idea, it's doable, but it requires a slightl


Roma, 15:33 - CALCIO, DS CAGLIARI: ESPOSITO ALLA ROMA? SI PUO' FARE

"La trattativa per Esposito alla Roma puÃ² decollare da un momento all'altro. Finora sia loro sia noi...


China hails 100th anniversary of birth of nationâs modernizer

Deng Xianyan ran his fingers over a bottle of Deng family liquor as he mulled the legacy of his famous cousin, the late Chinese leader


Goliath falls but Angel flies towards Els fire

Ernie Els clung precariously to a place in the HSBC World Match Play Championship yesterday when he squeezed out Angel Cabrera with the last putt of their match.


Update 1: Louisiana-Pacific Names Frost CEO

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. named executive vice president Richard W. Frost the lumber company's next chief executive, company officials announced Tuesday.


Manchester, 11:48 - CALCIO, MANCHESTER UNITED: SAHA RISCHIA LUNGO STOP

Il Manchester United potrebbe essere costretto a tornare sul mercato per cercare un sostituto di Lo...


At least one in 10 girls in England is infected by a virus which can cause cervical cancer by the age of 16, research suggests.


The decision by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to suspend distribution of the violent video game "Manhunt 2" could actually end up boosting demand from curious gamers, industry analysts said Friday.


Suicide Bombers Kill 14 Iraqis in Surge of Violence

Suicide bombers killed 14 members of  Iraq's fledgling security forces near a U.S. marine base west  of Baghdad and at a checkpoint to the north on Saturday amid a  spate of insurgent attacks across the country.


Shaq and Kobe set for smashing NBA Christmas reunion

A much awaited Christmas reunion between former Los Angeles Lakers teammates Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant finally arrives like a gift from Santa for National Basketball Association fans.


How to Help Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections

Any surgery poses a risk of infection, but patients can help reduce those risks. Here are some steps recommended by the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, a nonprofit devoted to safer hospital care. This advice comes from the group's Web site.


Michael Jackson: Stop Calling Me 'Wacko Jacko'

Beleaguered pop star Michael  Jackson, responding to a recent TV movie about his life and  legal troubles, said in a statement he was tired of being  "vilified" and taunted as "Wacko Jacko" in the public eye.


Egg head? Breakfast tattoo for British teenager

A British teenager had a full English breakfast tattooed onto his head -- including bacon, eggs, sausages, beans, and a full set of cutlery.


Britney Spears left a hospital on Saturday where she was admitted following a confrontation at her home, which ended in a fit of hysterics by the troubled pop star, several media outlets reported.


Japan minister: 'Friend of friend' in al Qaeda

Japan's justice minister said "a friend of a friend ... is a member of al Qaeda" and had entered the country several times, using various passports, an officer of the Justice Ministry told CNN.


Somalia has long been a paradise for free enterprise. But its stability depends on establishing a central authority — and a month after ruling Islamists were ousted, the prospects are dim


If you fly into SFO, you can do your part for the atmosphere by booking into town in a PlanetTran car. The fleet of leather-seated Priuses may be the country's first all-hybrid exec car service. In Autopia.


New Delhi, Sept. 10 (PTI): Strongly condemning the terrorist bomb blast outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta that killed nine persons, India today asked the international community to intensify cooperation to effectively eradicate this scourge.


Athens - The Athens Olympics have turned from party to tragedy for hosts Greece after doping scandals involving three of their top athletes.


A Croatian woman is suing "ER" star Goran Visnjic, claiming he's the father of her 4-month-old daughter and demanding a paternity test.


U.S. health body urges routine AIDS testing for all

The U.S. government recommended   near-universal testing for the AIDS virus on Thursday, saying   too many people are missed by the current practice of focusing   on people who seem to be at high risk.


France enters crisis talks on journalists held in Iraq

French officials gathered for crisis talks Tuesday to save the lives of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, while aides to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for the release of the reporters as a deadline set by militants


Schwarzenegger and Laura Bush take centre stage at Republican convention

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Laura Bush will take centre stage at the Republican national convention aimed at securing vital public support for President George W. Bush.


Chipmaker's multiprocessing technology makes its stage debut, and Intel looks to its next take on Centrino.


Michael Moore shifts attention to US health industry

Controversial documentary film-maker Michael Moore temporarily ceased his attention on US President George W. Bush. He would put his passion on American health industry with his new works entitled "Sicko".


Mexican biologist's attempt to slip into US ends tragically

SASABE, Mexico -- Mario Alberto Diaz, a biologist nearing completion of his master's degree, crawled under a barbed-wire fence marking the border with the United States one evening this summer. He had 48 hours to go in his illegal trek across the desert.


Only two skins on Saturday at Skins Game

La Quinta, CA (Sports Network) - Adam Scott drained a 35-footer for birdie at the second hole on Saturday to claim the only skins through the first nine holes at the Skins Game at Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta.


Oprah Winfrey Surprises Audience With New Cars

_ In addition to advice, encouragement and inspiration, Oprah Winfrey had a special gift for every member of her audience _ a $28,000 car.


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.


Rothschild Buys Stake in Liberation Paper

When the leading left-wing tabloid sells a sizable stake to a Rothschild heir, you know things are getting desperate for France's newspaper industry.


Unions at BAE Systems confirm they are concerned about job losses should the firm's Â£6bn Saudi Eurofighter deal collapse.


The dollar hits another record low against the euro, amid mounting worries over the US budget deficit.


Team effort leads Knicks past Bobcats 91-82

Tim Thomas picked up some of the scoring slack for the Knicks a few hours after New York placed Jamal Crawford on the injured list.


Schwarzenegger tries to save health plan

The prognosis for universal health care in California is grim this year, and experts say a failure could set back similar efforts nationwide for years to come.


Aussie ruling party leads in election polls, but gap narrows

The government of Prime Minister John Howard had a narrow lead in opinion polls heading into the final week of campaigning ahead of the Australian federal election, but the opposition Labor party was narrowing the gap, according


DaimlerChrysler AG Friday said it has orders for more than 50,000 of its new Mercedes A-Class models in western Europe, meaning it has already reached the sales target for 2004.


Ad Roma ascoltata in indagine su crac del gruppo


British interest rates stayed at 4.75 percent for the fourth month running on Thursday, but economists are split over whether the Bank of England will raise borrowing costs again next year.


Britain's Brown revamps government after Blair

Prime Minister Gordon Brown named rising star David Miliband on Thursday as Britain's youngest foreign minister in 30 years in a government shake-up designed to make a clean break from the Tony Blair years.


EADS close to deal on Airbus A350 launch: source

The board of European aerospace group EADS  is 90 percent certain to agree on Friday to finance the launch of Airbus's planned A350 mid-size, long-haul jet, a source close to the board told Reuters on Friday.


Cal. fence co. faces immigration charges

A Southern California fence-building company and two executives have agreed to plead guilty and serve jail time for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants and pay a combined penalty of $5 million, two people close to the case said Thursday.


Developers responsible for the Debian Linux distribution announced on Saturday that they will not implement Sender ID due to Microsoft's insistence on licensing the anti-spam standard.


Bestselling novelist Arthur Hailey dies at 84

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Arthur Hailey, the bestselling author of such novels as Airport and Hotel, died in his sleep at his home in the Bahamas Wednesday.


Future immigrants and their descendants will account for most of the increase among working-age adults through 2050, but growth in the older population will outpace all other groups, the Pew Hispanic Center reported Monday.


Cracker Barrel Announces $8.7M Settlement

Cracker Barrel has agreed to an $8.7 million settlement to resolve all lawsuits brought or supported by the NAACP that accused the restaurant chain of segregating blacks in the smoking section and denying them service.


Designer Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne cracked through Earth's atmosphere and into outer space Sept. 29. Pilot Mike Mevill guided the aircraft to an altitude of 102,870 meters.


The international trial of former President Charles Taylor of Liberia reopened six months after it was adjourned when he boycotted the opening session and fired his attorney.


The Internet series lonelygirl15 has signed a deal with Los Angeles Neutrogena to have one of the Los Angeles company's young scientists appear on the show.


Fahrenheit... ineligible for Golden Globe Awards

Controversial films The Passion of the Christ and Fahrenheit 9/11, two of the year's hottest films, have been ruled out of the prestigious Golden Globe awards for this year.


South Africa ease a to a seven-wicket win over Pakistan to tie their one-day series 2-2 with one-match remaining.


A MAN killed by a shark on the Great Barrier Reef was spearfishing amid a shark feeding frenzy, a crew sent to rescue him said today.


The State Department called on authorities in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to reopen the trial of three democratic advocates and to recognize the right of freedom of expression in the conservative kingdom.


France's finance minister announced new measures Tuesday designed to boost confidence, stimulate growth and tackle what he called the "scandalously high" jobless rate.


Anti-whaling nations reeled off their third straight victory over pro-whaling Japan, as insults flew and tempers frayed at annual world whaling talks.


British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed by his captors in Iraq, his family confirm.


London - Sir Alex Ferguson says Wayne Rooney's three month injury-enforced lay-off caught up with him in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough at Old Trafford where he was rarely in action.


Cowboys, Indians and dancers brought cheer to homesick Canadian soldiers

(CP) - The banging and shouting from the bucking chutes sent shivers of excitement through the anxious soldiers in the jam-packed stands.


An explosion rocked an industrial complex near downtown Milwaukee Wednesday morning, injuring about 30 people and spewing debris into the sky, a fire official said.


Major League Notebook: Boston mourns death

Hundreds of mourners paid their final respects yesterday to a college student killed when police fired pepper-spray pellets into a raucous crowd after the Boston Red Sox won the American League pennant.


Probe Finds NIH Official Violated Government Regulations

A high-powered institute director at the National Institutes of Health disregarded conflict-of-interest guidelines by making decisions affecting the university where he was a faculty member, broke government spending rules, and raised concerns with his growing involvement as an expert witness in ...


The Chris Simms story started last Sunday evening with a couple of Internet reports that said the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback was in "critical condition." One of them added that his family had been called to his bedside.


Harry Potter author JK Rowling says she felt "devastated" writing the last words of the final book.


Nine U.S. soldiers killed north of Baghdad

Six U.S. soldiers were killed north of Baghdad on Monday in one of the worst ground attacks in months on U.S. forces in Iraq and three more died in a separate incident also outside the capital, the military said on Tuesday.


Tv On DVD: Time on Your Hands? Curl Up With a Series

It is not merely the season for giving but also of distraction and avoidance. It is, in other words, the time to hide out with the best of long-form narrative television.


A few quick steps can help investors separate hype from hope.


'Potential Development' in Peterson Case

In a surprise move Wednesday, the judge in Scott Peterson's murder trial postponed the cross-examination of Peterson's former mistress and sent the jury home for the rest of the week because of a "potential development."


Robust demand for military equipment  and technology led four U.S. defense companies to post higher  quarterly profit on Wednesday, with jet maker Boeing Co. BA.N  reporting a 78 percent jump in earnings despite a decline in  commercial airplane revenue.


Australian's Father Doubts Guantanamo Trial Will Be Fair

The father of Australian al Qaeda suspect David Hicks arrived on Tuesday at the U.S. naval base where a tribunal will formally charge his son with war crimes and said he did not think the 29-year-old would be treated fairly.


Some highlights from the Nonaligned Movement summit's final declaration.


iPhone activated: It took AT&T only 39 hours

Blog: The good news is that my iPhone is finally activated and it's definitely worth the money. The bad news is that it took AT&T 39 hours to get it done.


Human Rights Watch says fighters in the DR Congo are committing rape and murder and the UN is "slow" to react.


"CINEMINO?" * Dimenticare Venezia, ma ricordarsi Le chiavi

Punito dalla giuria della Mostra, il bel film di Amelio si rifÃ  affrontando senza retorica un tema come l'handicap. Bravi i protagonisti. âLe chiavi di casa di casaâ Ã¨ un film che apre le porte del cuore.


Business & money: Nearly one in six shareholders vote against controversial pay deal for Sir Terry Leahy.


No. 1 is gone. So is No. 2. The French Open champion and the Wimbledon champion left days ago and the Williams sisters were done soon after that.


Pound holds onto gains after BoE minutes

The pound stayed solidly above the 1.99 dollars level and hit new multi-year highs against the yen, consolidating its strength after the minutes from the Bank of England's (BoE) last rate-setting meeting fuelled expectations for higher interest rates.


Istanbul, 15:16 - CALCIO: GALATASARAY, FELDKAMP NUOVO ALLENATORE

Karl-Heinz Feldkamp è il nuovo allenatore del Galatasaray: ha firmato un contratto triennale....


US Troops Tackle Last Rebel Redoubt in Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Resistance dwindled in the last  rebel redoubt in Falluja on Sunday, U.S. officers said, but  explosions still shook the smoke-wreathed city as an Iraqi Red  Crescent convoy waited nearby to distribute relief.


Leinart Is Sixth Heisman Winner From U.S.C.

Quarterback Matt Leinart won the 70th Heisman Trophy by a comfortable margin over Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson, the first freshman to finish second.


Mend aveva detto che libanese e' fuggito con aiuto Agip


Arafat will not be buried in Jerusalem: Sharon

TEL AVIV - Israel will not allow Arafat to be buried in Jerusalem in the event of his death, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was on Monday quoted as saying by the newspaper Yedioth Aharonoth.


Jelena Jankovic  beats defending champion Serena Williams to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.


Halliburton Suffers Loss on Asbestos Claims

Halliburton reported a loss in the third quarter, hurt by charges from discontinued operations related to the settlement of asbestos and silica claims.


World markets saw modest gains in light pre-holiday trading yesterday, fueled by Wall Street's strong rally over the past week.


From Faithful Dogs and Difficult Fish, Insight Into Narcolepsy

Dr. Emmanuel Mignot has devoted his career to studying narcolepsy, a disease caused by a deficiency of the brain cells that make the neurochemical hypocretin.


Keynote a thrill ride for Gillispie School students

For the students in Laura Sanderfordâs sixth-grade science class, Keynote â08 proved to be a roller-coaster experience. And they loved every minute of it. Having just learned about Newtonâs laws of physics and researched the history of roller coasters, the class next built their own roller coasters as a science project. To share their experiences with other students, Sanderfordâs class turned to Keynote.  âThe intuitive, seamless way that Keynote works with iLife made the project not only fun, but extremely easy,â she says. âThe kids could edit videos with iMovie, and make their own music and record their thoughts with GarageBand, and then bring it all into Keynote. Everything works together so fluidly.â


Sany to ink deal for $60 mln U.S. plant: source

Chinese machinery maker Sany Heavy Industry Co will sign a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. state of Georgia on Wednesday to build a $60 million plant, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.


LONDON/AMSTERDAM  - Oil major Royal Dutch/Shell  Group RD.AS plans to move to a unified corporate  structure, ditching a century-old dual-ownership system blamed  for contributing to a reserves overbooking scandal.


Hormone-free milk is finding a place in the dairy market, riding the popularity of natural foods, without the expenses involved in producing organic milk.


Dassault use of banned middlemen for fighter sales in India raises storm

The use of middlemen by French aeronautic group Dassault to push aircraft sales in India raised a storm as French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier met New Delhi government leaders.


Yanks Miss Chance to Clinch Playoff Spot

With the chance to clinch a playoff berth within their grasp, the New York Yankees let it slip away — at least for a day.


Il greggio con consegna a luglio scambiato a 64,56 dlr


Painkiller producer fails to maintain supply

Chiron, the biotechnology company that left the US short of half its normal supply of flu vaccine this winter after contamination fears at its Speke factory in Liverpool, has


Ice Cube on Tour, With a Couple of Holy Terrors

The always charismatic Ice Cube makes "Are We There Yet?" watchable, but his young charges are such insufferable brats that the hero's change of heart remains a mystery.


Sarin asserts control in shake-up of Vodafone management team

Arun Sarin, the chief executive of Vodafone, moved to grab more day-to-day control of the world's biggest mobile phone company yesterday by announcing a management shake-up which


LONDON -- Barnsley will host defending champion Chelsea in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. The League Championship side stunned Liverpool 2-1 Saturday.


In agenda il 30 agosto l'esame dell'ingresso di Telefonica


US satellite to enter atmosphere around March 6: US diplomat

An out-of-commission US spy satellite will enter the Earth's atmosphere on or around March 6 if Washington fails with its plans to shoot it down, a top US diplomat said on Friday.


U.S. Peace Corps pulls its volunteers out of Kenya

The U.S. Peace Corps is pulling its remaining 58 volunteers out of Kenya because of safety concerns stemming from the post-election violence there, the agency said on Tuesday.


Scambiato in apertura a 1,3169 dollari e 154,89 yen


Hitting History: Seattle outfielder singles in first two at-bats ...

What once looked like a forgettable season-ending weekend at Safeco Field came alive Friday night. Ichiro Suzuki became major league baseball's single-season


Kellogg raises earnings forecast for year after third-quarter ...

Kellogg Co. says it expects low single-digit growth and somewhat lower margins during the fourth quarter, but the cereal and snack maker still has increased its overall earnings


A farmed fish could be used to produce a  treatment for haemophiliacs and internal bleeding, scientists believe.


House Democrats have defied the White House in a battle between civil liberties and national security. And GOP candidates are looking forward to making it an election issue


Future features include multicasting and triple the bandwidth

NOVEMBER 08, 2004  - The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today is releasing a three-year road map for Bluetooth short-range wireless technology that includes a tripling of bandwidth and the ability to multicast signals to seven other


Portuguese ban on abortion ship creates furore over women's rights

Politicians in The Netherlands have condemned the Portuguese government for banning a so-called Dutch "abortion ship" from docking in Portuguese waters.


A protest against Argentina's former military dictatorship turned into a clash Tuesday evening between police with tear gas and rubber bullets and demonstrators with Molotov cocktails.


Pixarâs new animation The Incredibles is all about a family that must come together and find the extraordinary in their ordinary lives...and save the world, of course. CHRIS CHONG flew to


Artificial spinal disc could help some with lower back pain

Thereâsa new way to help ease the pain for some people who suffer with lower back problems. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first artificial spinal disc that may be able to ease the pain with fewer complications than present treatment.


JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Suspected Muslim militants detonated a car bomb outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta yesterday, killing nine people and wounding 173 in a bloody strike at a key US ally in the war in Iraq.


Italy's Valentino opens first outlets in China

Italian fashion house Valentino has taken  a first step into China with the opening of a boutique at a  Beijing hotel, to be followed by an own-brand store in May, the  company said in a statement.


TV Lookout: Highlights for Aug 26-Sept 1

With another school year about to begin, the time is right for "The Education of Ms. Groves."


[TS] Sports of The Times: A Coach Who Likes Being in the Present

Being a coach, being in the present. Those words may best explain why St. Anthonyâs Coach Bob Hurley has been nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.


One of the last letters written by Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi has been pulled from a London auction so it can be acquired by the government of India, Christie's auction house said Monday.


Mets 4, Astros 1: MartÃnez Is 2-0 and Just Getting Started

Pedro MartÃnez was not dominant, but he pitched five scoreless and draining innings against the Houston Astros to help the Mets rumble to a victory on Sunday.


Prostate Cancer Survival Varies by Season

SUNDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the summer and fall have a better chance of survival than those diagnosed in the spring and winter, a new study of Norwegian men suggests.


KingÃ¢ÂÂs Bid for an Eighth Term in N.Y. 3 Still Strong, But No Coronation

New York Democrats in recent years have made serious headway in the longtime Republican strongholds of Nassau and Suffolk, the two heavily populated counties in the New York City suburbs of Long Island.


Cheaper Mobile Calls Abroad Within Two Months

A cap on roaming fees is to be introduced later this summer.   The legislation means that callers will have better information on hidden charges they face when they make calls from another part of the EU.


For Kofi Annan, the widely respected secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), these are no easy times. He has for some weeks now been under intense pressure from the United States Congress to resign for


Brewing giant SABMiller Plc said on Wednesday it would welcome merger talks with Canada's Molson Inc. if the Canadian brewer's own $8 billion merger with U.S. beermaker Adolph Coors Co. were to fail.


Japan PM Abe quits after year of scandal

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe abruptly announced his resignation on Wednesday after a year in power dogged by scandals, an election rout and a crisis over Japan's support for U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan.


Bayer thrombosis drug performs well in two studies

An experimental thrombosis pill from   Bayer AG, seen by analysts as the German group's most important   pipeline asset, has produced promising results in two clinical   trials, researchers said on Tuesday.


TEHRAN (MNA) -- The proposal by the European Union big three states of France, Germany and Britain, which would require Iran to give up its program to develop the complete nuclear fuel cycle, is quite illegal and runs counter to the nuclear Non


Bill Murray adds spark to kid film "Ember"

LOS ANGELES  - Bill Murray has signed on to star in "City of Ember," a family movie from the director of the animated horror "Monster House."


Napoli, 19:19 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI, GIAMPAOLO: TUTTO BENE, MA NON ILLUDIAMOCI

Ã un Giampaolo soddisfatto quello che si presenta nella sala stampa del San Paolo di Napoli al termi...


Talks to end fighting in Baghdad stall on disagreement over ...

Talks to end bitter fighting between US forces and Shiite militants in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City have stalled, with the government refusing


British troops still have "an important job to do" in Iraq, Gordon Brown says, ruling out a timetable for withdrawal.


The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration failed to protect the public from Merck & Co.  Inc.'s MRK.N now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx and is incapable  of guarding America from dangerous drugs, a veteran FDA  researcher told Congress on Thursday.


Burnt out in Q4? Best Buy had a great Q3, propelled by strong sales of fat-margin games consoles, notebook PCs, flat screen TVs and GPS thingymajigs. An extra week of holiday shopping for the quarter ended December 1 did it no harm, either.â¦


Bomb units scrambled Wednesday to investigate four suspicious devices reported almost simultaneously throughout Boston. The reports forced the temporary shutdowns of part of an interstate, a key inbound roadway and a bridge between Boston and Cambridge.


Search on after light aircraft crashes in Irish Sea

An air and sea search and rescue operation was under way off the northwest coast of England after a light aircraft with two people on board crashed, police and coastguards told AFP.


The Quad Blog: Donât Boo the Quarterback

Virginia Tech quarterback Sean Glennon getting sacked on Saturday. (Steve Helber/Associated Press) BLACKSBURG, Va. â Virginia Tech Athletic Director Jim Weaver requested that Hokies fans applaud opponents before football games this season. He said it was a way for the university to thank those who supported it after the April 16 campus shootings. But after the Hokiesâ [...].


Houstonians Sound Off On Final Bush-Kerry Debate

President George W. Bush and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry vaulted into the home stretch of the race for the White House by trading blows on taxes, gun control, abortion and jobs, striving in their final debate to cement impressions in voters' minds.


Economy on lower growth track: Fed's Pianalto

Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said on Thursday the economy has shifted to a lower growth track given restraints led by weak housing prices and falling equities prices.


Ungrateful Bastards: Novel Sues Microsoft After Big Payoff

Novell filed an antitrust lawsuit last week against Microsoft over alleged misdeeds that happened over 10 years ago. Novell said it planned to move forward with the lawsuit when it announced a settlement with Microsoft on other antitrust claims.


Celtics on 1st 9-game streak in 14 years

Paul Pierce scored 18 points, Kevin Garnett had 16 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the Toronto Raptors 90-77 Sunday. Rajon Rondo had 14, Eddie House came off the bench to score 11 and Tony Allen had 10.


COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec. 11 -- After killing two young people at a missionary training center in a Denver suburb on Saturday night, but before taking the lives of two more at a megachurch on the outskirts of Colorado Springs the following afternoon, Matthew Murray posted a screed on an Internet forum.


Terminally ill patients could be refused palliative care due to a funding crisis, hospices claim.


Friend Indeed Who Doesnât Judge or Flinch

In â4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,â a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film, the camera doesnât follow the action, it expresses consciousness itself.


Banking stocks led European equity markets lower on Friday as record oil prices led to fears of rishing inflation and continued interest rate hawkishness.


Kessel's trickery helps US knock out Sweden

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- The pre-tournament hype surrounded a 17-year-old future star, Canada's Sidney Crosby.


The Three Tenors will never re-form with a new singer replacing the late Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Jose Carreras says.


Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, China's largest carmaker, is consolidating its assets into a new company as it considers listing its shares abroad.


Siena, 18:25 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; CELLINO: SODDISFATTO, FIDUCIA A GIAMPAOLO

Il presidente del Cagliari Massimo Cellino è soddisfatto per lo zero a zero del 'Franchi'. ''...


Bob Dylan is not at the Toronto International Film Festival. But six shades of Dylan are present with "I'm Not There," a swirling, shifting ramble through the many lives of one of the most enigmatic figures in music history.


Names of French Holocaust victims on wall

A wall with the engraved names of 76,000 Jews deported from France to Nazi death camps during the Holocaust was unveiled in Paris Monday.


Schilling gets the green light to start a Game 6

BOSTON -- Boston ace Curt Schilling was cleared to pitch Game 6 of the AL championship series against the New York Yankees after testing his sore right ankle yesterday.


College Paper Vows to Fight a Takeover by Gannett

Inexpensive student labor, rising advertising, and young, relatively affluent readerships make college newspapers particularly attractive to media companies.


LA to urge restaurants to ban trans fats

Restaurants will be urged to voluntarily phase out trans fats from kitchens over the next 18 months under a plan unveiled by city and county leaders Tuesday.


Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero paid a surprise visit to Spanish troops in south Lebanon on Saturday, the government said in a statement. via Gulfnews


As the Mets continued waiting for a counterproposal from the three-time Cy Young award winner Pedro MartÃnez yesterday, it became obvious that they may need more than money to lure him.


Madrid, 13:37 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: REYES VUOLE RESTARE IN SPAGNA

Josè Antonio Reyes, centrocampista spagnolo di proprietà dell'Arsenal, quest'anno in p...


What can science tell us about why kids run and jump?


Stocks were little changed on Monday as a tumble in Chinese shares made investors cautious, but a pause in rising yields in the bond market offered some relief to the equity market.


With the four minnows out of contention, the eight title contenders chase semifinal places in One-Day cricketâs âmini World Cupâ with Australia first to get there by beating New Zealand by seven wickets yesterday in the first group showdown at the


Roma, 10:21 - CALCIO, SAMP; MAZZARRI: CASSANO RINATO, HA MESSO TESTA A POSTO

Antonio Cassano è rinato alla Sampdoria perchÃ© ha capito che era ora di mettere la testa a po...


Politicians Ken Livingstone and Tessa Jowell jump on the Olympics bandwagon in London's Trafalgar Square. Guardian correspondent Tania Branigan reports


Crowd trouble mars Melbourne Park fiesta

Crowd trouble and police ejections cast a shadow across Melbourne Park on Tuesday, diverting attention from world-class sport at the Australian Open.


Argentina win the doubles to take an unassailable 3-0 lead over Australia in their Davis Cup semi-final.


Lessons Learned as Obama Shepherds Volunteers

As Howard Deanâs campaign proved four years ago, it takes more than a core group of dedicated, Web-savvy supporters to win votes.


The Seattle SuperSonics suspended already idled forward Danny Fortson for two games without pay for conduct detrimental to the team.


Napoli, 23:05 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: ACQUISTATO LAVEZZI

Il Napoli ha acquistato dal San Lorenzo l'attaccante argentino Ezequiel Ivan Lavezzi, 22 anni. Il gi...


The troubled European aerospace and military giant wants to land a $40 billion contract to provide refueling tankers to the United States Air Force.


Blair Flies to Sudan to Press for Darfur Peace

Britain's Tony Blair flew to Khartoum on Wednesday as the most senior yet in a parade of Western government figures seeking to pressure Sudanese officials over violence in Darfur province.


Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said the US Securities and Exchange Commission requested information on insurance policies that may help companies smooth earnings.


A firefighter has died and four others have been injured after a fire engine crashed in Clackmannanshire.


Osservatorio Milano, 60% tornano dopo ferie lunghe


2 Car Bombings in Iraq Kill 41, Many Children

The bombs called forth a scene of dying children and grieving parents, some of them holding up blood-soaked clothes.


Convoglio che collega Guwahati a New Delhi


Kidnappers Extend Deadline for French Hostages

Militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq gave France another 24 hours on Monday to revoke its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools, Al Jazeera reported.


CIOs and security executives are desperately playing catch-up with unauthorized users of IM and P2P clients, who are sharing music files and videos on company time, and with company resources.


In a Sept. 10 story about whether healthy children should be given a stimulant in a research experiment, The Associated Press reported erroneously that 10 mg of dextroamphetamine was equivalent to the caffeine in five cups of coffee.


La Campania la regione con il piu' alto numero di pensionati


Microsoft's Open XML hits snag in standards process

Blog: An ANSI committee created to formulate the United States position on ISO standardization does not recommend Open XML.


Atlantis astronauts set for major space station work

Two Atlantis astronauts have embarked on a spacewalk to install the first new elements added to the orbiting International Space Station since the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster.


It's Time for Tech Firms to Bet on Growth

Industry leaders have been offering too few innovations and too many marginal upgradesâat not-so-marginal prices. There's a joke going around that our lives have become so boring that we've taken up watching people play cards on TV.


Russia has agreed to write off $12bn (Â£6bn) of Iraqi debt built up by the Saddam Hussein regime.


Jeremy Crouch's jumper with 11 seconds left caps a late Bradley run that gives the Braves a 72-71 upset win over No. 16 Drake.


The stone "fin" on the new lava lobe inside the crater at Mount St. Helens seems to be starting to split, scientists reported today.


The words "low profile" and "Pharrell" rarely find themselves in the same sentence.


Coleman insists start must "wake up and smell the coffee"

Fulham boss Chris Coleman will use the forthcoming break for World Cup qualifying to rally his beleaguered troops and plot an end to the club's dismal start to the season.


"A lot of people are going to ask, 'Where did the computer go?'" says Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing.


Upstart database company EnterpriseDB is slowly luring away Oracle customers; FTD Group is just the latest.


SYDNEY, Australia  Â Heath Ledger's family rejected any suggestion Wednesday that the actor killed himself and joined fellow Australians in mourning one of their rising stars after he was found dead in a New York apartment.


Struggling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has named new top executives, retained a financial adviser and said it is taking other steps to address its current situation.


VATICANO - Il contributo della Dottrina Sociale della Chiesa alla visione unitaria del sapere: il Messaggio inviato dal Card. Bertone, Segretario di Stato, a conclusione della Conferenza Internazionale su ÂUniversitÃ  e Dottrina Sociale della ChiesaÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂUno dei caratteri salienti della cultura di oggi, soprattutto di quella accademica e di ricerca avanzata, Ã¨ la specializzazione. Essa offre indiscutibili vantaggi, ma espone anche al rischio della frammentazione....


Firenze, 14:50 - CALCIO, ZAMBROTTA: SENTO ANCORA MIO LO SCUDETTO

Gianluca Zambrotta commenta l'assegnazione dello scudetto all'Inter. ''Fa un certo effetto vederlo i...


Researchers link soft drinks to diabetes

The doctors behind one of the nation's most comprehensive public health studies have concluded what most dieters already know: Chugging down sodas packs on the pounds.


Global stock markets battered as yen rises

European shares sank to three-month lows on Monday, led by banks and resource stocks, as the global equity sell-off continued to batter investor confidence and the yen hit three-month highs against the dollar.


By MAY WONG    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- Hewlett-Packard Co...


The Tories have pledged to reverse defence cuts and reinstate any regiments that are scrapped under a Ministry of Defence review.


A court in Thailand sentences a local man to death for the murder of two Russians in Pattaya in February.


Lindsay Lohan has been sued again for a 2005 car crash in Beverly Hills. In the lawsuit filed Thursday, Raymundo Ortega alleged the actress was under the influence of alcohol when she crashed her car into his van on Oct. 4, 2005. At the time, authorities said it did not appear Lohan was responsible for the crash.


The US economy grew at a pace of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2007, its weakest rate in more than four years.


Tommy Byrne, 87, a Former Yankee Pitcher, Dies

Tommy Byrne was the longtime Yankees left-hander who was named the American Leagueâs comeback player of the year in 1955.


Jay-Z is to move to the boardroom after being put in charge of one of hip-hop's most influential labels, Def Jam.


Russian film "Cargo" packed with brutality

"Cargo 200" -- an  uncompromising story of rape, murder, abduction and  psychological abuse -- opened in Russian theaters Thursday to a  chorus of criticism from the press and politicians.


Police arrest 500 Hindus in riots at Muslim tomb

Thousands of police were deployed in India yesterday to protect a 17th-century Muslim tomb from extremists who wanted to tear it to the ground.


Cazenove, JP Morgan Unveil Joint Venture

Cazenove and JP Morgan Chase & Co. unveiled a joint venture that effectively ends 181 years of independence for the UK stockbroker and gives a big boost to the US investment bank's UK presence.


An Israeli football team made up of both Arab and Jewish players is to kick off its first big international match with Newcastle.


Belgian leaders cobbled together an interim government Wednesday that will tackle urgent economic issues, ending a six-month political deadlock.


New orders for U.S.-made durable  goods tumbled an unexpectedly large 4.8 percent in April while  mortgage applications fell last week, a pair of soft economic  reports showed on Wednesday.


Blast in Baghdad Rebel District Kills at Least 39

A huge blast tore through a crowded  market close to the west Baghdad police headquarters building  on Tuesday, killing at least 39 people, wounding scores and  scattering body parts and debris across the area.


President Bush and Democrat John Kerry are concentrating on Iraq and relegating other international issues to the sidelines. Their preoccupation is not lost on other world leaders.


WHILE India was celebrating its Independence Day, another important event was taking place on the other side of the world, in Venezuela.


Break in weather slows California wildfires

California wildfires that have destroyed 1,300 homes and forced the evacuation of 500,000 people raged into a fifth day on Thursday but firefighters seized on a break in the weather to largely halt the march of destruction.


New York Police Investigate Suicide at Ground Zero

Police were investigating on Monday how a young man managed to penetrate security at Ground Zero, one of the most closely guarded sites in New York, where he killed himself


Emerging market automakers will hunt mature prey: Ghosn

Carlos Ghosn, head of Renault and Nissan, said Friday that a major name among global automakers might be taken over by an emerging market rival in the coming years.


Dell offers free laptops with broadband subscription

(InfoWorld) - Dell has signed a deal with a U.K. mobile phone retailer to distribute free laptops with the purchase of a broadband Internet access subscription, continuing the company'sÂ push into the retail market. Starting in September, consumers who buy a two-year contract for America Online's broadband service through the Carphone Warehouse GroupÂ will get a coupon for a free base-model Inspiron notebook from Dell. AOL broadband costs Â£19.99 ($41) per month. A similar free laptop offering was unveiled this week by mobile provider Orange UK, a move designed to get consumers who may have never owned a computer or bought broadband service using the Internet in order to grow subscriber numbers, said Jonathan Coham, an analyst at Ovum. Those customers tend to be older and are more loyal. But it won't come cheap for those operators. "These are very low-margin customers for the time being," Coham said. "Both Orange and Carphone Warehouse are going to make a slim amount of money on top of what they are getting from the broadband subscriber." The Dell laptop comes with Microsoft's Vista Home Basic OS, 1 GB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive, an Intel Celeron processor and Wi-Fi. The laptop can be upgraded for a fee. Customers also get a wireless router, but have to pay a Â£14.99 laptop delivery fee. By contrast, Orange's free laptop offers fewer features than Dell's. It's made by Ei Systems, and comes with Windows XP Home, 256 MB of RAM and a 40GB hard drive but doesn't have Wi-Fi. Users can upgrade to a better laptop for a fee. Orange's broadband service, however, is cheaper, at Â£14.99 per month for a 24-month contract, excluding an initial discount for the first three months. A Dell spokeswoman said the deal with Carphone Warehouse is an extension of the company's retail strategy, and there will be more retail deals around the world coming soon. Dell, which traditionally sold computers online, by phone or through catalogs, sees the retail market as a way to stop its declining market share, Coham said. Dell could potentially try to entice the novice computer users who take the free laptop into buying technical support packages. "I think if Dell is smart they will see this as an opportunity to upsell these basic PC customers with additional accessories, software and support," Coham said. Dell beganÂ selling computers at Wal-Mart, the American retailer, in June. The company is also now selling three PCs with the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux OS installed, a move driven by customer demand, Dell has said. Â


Angelo presidente onorario, Paolo presidente


Fake $100 bills fail naked lady test A Tennessee man who downloaded an image of a $100 bill from the internet, printed himself some instant cash and proceeded directly to a Nashville strip joint was cuffed after suspicious staff called in the cops, AP reports.â¦


Cade per sempre l'accusa di mafia. Ribadita la decisione dei giudici di Palermo che comprendeva la prescrizione per il reato di associazione a delinquere semplice contestato fino al 1980. Respinti i ricorsi


New State Laws Tackle Tigers, Health Care

Resolved for 2005: No tigers as pets in New York, better access to health care for everybody in Maine, and no lawyers or juries arguing about whether a restaurant is to blame for obesity, at least in Illinois and Missouri.


L'acquisto e' pari a 297 milioni di sterline


ABC 7 Medical: Marijuana for Medical Use?

THE HIGH COURT HEARD ARGUMENTS THIS MORNING ON WHETHER SICK PEOPLE IN ELEVEN STATES THAT ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA CAN HAVE THEIR POT - EVEN THOUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S ILLEGAL.


Top Court to Rule on Ten Commandments Displays

The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Tuesday that it would decide whether displaying the Ten  Commandments on government property, including at a state  Capitol or a county courthouse, violated church-state  separation.


In the waters and beaches off this Cape Cod town, the shiny scalps and whiskered snouts of the gray seal are everywhere. They bask in the sun, mug for boaters and, fisherman say, eat way too many fish.


Careful with that coffee, Klaus A German company will later this year launch flights for nudists, aimed specifically at former East Germans who pine for the good old days under Communism when just about the only thing that wasn't illegal was getting your kit off.â¦


Fujitsu showed off two new laptops that it claims are the first to include built-in wireless HSUPA access at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.The laptops will let users connect to AT&T's HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) network, which offers wireless upload speeds of around 500Kbps. Most of the other cellular data networks offer fast download speeds but slower upload data rates.Fujitsu's LifeBook U810, a very small notebook that weighs just over 1.5 pounds, was released previously in a similar form but without the HSUPA wireless connectivity. Retailing at $999, it will ship with software that lets users subscribe to AT&T's wireless service over the air.The wireless connection should make the ultramobile PC more attractive to many users, said Paul Moore, senior director of mobile product marketing for Fujitsu. When the LifeBook U810 first came out, lots of reviewers cited the lack of wireless wide area networking as one of the drawbacks to the computer, he said."You need wireless to make this practical," he said. The capability also may make some users more accepting of some of the downsides to a smaller device, like the reduced screen and keyboard size, he said.Fujitsu also showed off the 3.5-pound LifeBook T2010, another computer that was previously available but now includes AT&T's HSUPA wireless connectivity. Both devices, which also support HSDPA (High Speed Download Packet Access) high-speed download capabilities, will hit shelves in March.


President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry traded attacks in New Mexico on Monday, with Bush saying Kerry fundamentally misunderstands


Santa really does encourage boys and girls to be nice not naughty

Adults who encourage children to believe in Father Christmas helping to foster their moral development, a British child psychiatrist says.


On the eve of a high-profile UN Security Council visit to Nairobi, members are split over a draft resolution on atrocities in Sudan's western Darfur region.


Prosecutor: Pacers Players to Be Charged

An unidentified fan holds a sign referring to the season-long suspension of Indiana Pacers' Ron Artest during a game in Seattle between the Pacers and the Seattle SuperSonics Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, at Key Arena in Seattle.


NATO, Russia vow to boost anti-terror cooperation

NATO and Russia vowed to boost cooperation in fighting terrorism, notably firming up plans for Russian ships to join an Alliance counter-terror operation in the Mediterranean.


Blackstone Leads Group Buying Food Company

The Pinnacle Foods Group, the privately held owner of Duncan Hines baking mixes, Swanson frozen dinners and Vlasic pickles, has agreed to be acquired by a group of investors for about $1.3 billion, the company said yesterday.


Helpless Beckham watches as Galaxy lose 3-0

CARSON, California  - With new signing David Beckham looking on from the sidelines, the struggling Los Angeles Galaxy were thumped 3-0 by Mexican club Tigres UANL in a friendly on Tuesday.


Star Trek memorabilia sale a big hit in New York

Bidders, at least one them costumed, paid top dollar for Star Trek items on Thursday at the start of Christie's auction of memorabilia from the seminal television and movie franchise.


Printer that uses re-writeable plastic paper could help firms cut carbon emissions, claims Toshiba.


Monaco di Baviera, 12:54 - CALCIO, BAYER MONACO: DOS SANTOS IN PRESTITO AL WOLFSBURG

Il Bayern Monaco cederà in prestito fino al termine della stagione il centrocampista paraguai...


U.N., Vodafone Work on Emergency Communication

Vodafone is working with the U.N. World Food Program on a telecom system for aid agencies to use in times of disaster.


UK, Ireland urge release of CARE hostage

The British and Irish governments have called for the immediate release of Magaret Hassan, the kidnapped director of CARE International in Iraq.


Domani i funerali, tre giorni di lutto nazionale


Tropical Storm Ernesto didn't do much damage in South Florida, but it still ran up a tab.


Parigi, 18:35 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: FRANCIA, TRE AMICHEVOLI PRIMA DEL TORNEO

La Francia disputerà tre amichevoli prima di disputare gli Europei di calcio in Austria e Svi...


Putin Visits Chechnya After Rebel Attacks

President Vladimir V. Putin flew to Chechnya for a rare visit today after a night of fierce rebel attacks in the republic that, according to official Russian accounts


Jail for soldier who paid to be shot to avoid Iraq

A 20-year-old soldier who paid someone to shoot him in the leg to avoid being redeployed to Iraq will serve one year in jail, prosecutors said on Tuesday.


Aaron Spelling, a onetime movie bit player who created a massive number of hit series, from the vintage "Charlie's Angels" and "Dynasty" to "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Melrose Place," died Friday, his publicist said. He was 83.


Sites Offer Amusing Ways to Waste Your Time

DALLAS _ The Internet is still a great place to goof off.  While boring bill paying services and online mortgage lenders seem to have taken over, there remain plenty of quirky Web sites to amuse yourself with.


Too Close for Comfort in the Abramoff Scandal

Speed Read: The White House has tried hard to distance itself from the congressional lobbying scandal. But a new report suggests that Jack Abramoff wasn't always exaggerating his contacts with the Bush Administration