Disease could double the death toll from the tsunami in Asia, according to the World Health Organisation, but the enemy is not the putrefying bodies that are still unburied but the collapse of the clean water supply.


Greek plane given all-clear after 6-hour search at London's ...

The Greek passenger plane diverted to London's Stansted airport by a bomb threat has been given the all-clear to continue its flight to New York, police said Monday.


Austrian Schild wins giant slalom on home soil

Austrian Marlies Schild won the women's giant slalom in Semmering on Tuesday to the delight of herhome crowd. The 23-year-old who started 20th, skied a magnificent first runto


Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer doesn't think Apple will lead the way to tomorrow's digital home - and describes iPod users as music thieves.


ASIA/INDIA - La regione meridionale indiana del Kerala sostiene la candidatura del Nobel per la Pace dellÂattivista argentina contro lÂAids Nuova Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - La candidatura al Nobel per la Pace dellÂattivista argentina che si batte contro la discriminazione dei malati di Aids, Patricia PÃ©rez, ha ricevuto lÂappoggio della regione meridionale indiana del Kerala, dove recentemen...


Ohio's rules for primary elections make it too hard for minor parties to get on the ballot, a federal appeals court ruled.


N.B.A. Explores Opening Developmental Academy

N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern and Adam Silver, the deputy commissioner, toured IMG Academies in Florida for ideas on how to create a European-style basketball academy for young, elite American players.


US Welcomes Ukrainian Court Call for New Election

The United States Friday welcomed the Ukrainian Supreme Court decision annulling the results of last month's presidential election and calling for a new vote.


By Harward Esther  Neighbours of a Morrinsville mushroom plant who have complained about a bad smell for more than 10 years vented their frustration at an Environment Court hearing yesterday.


World Business Briefing: Europe Approves Extensive Chemical Rules

Some dangerous chemicals could be banned from the European market, and about 30,000 substances used in everyday products ranging from detergents to toys will have to be registered in a central European Union database under a new law. The European Parliament passed the law, one of the most complex and far-reaching commission regulations ever, after years of haggling marked by intense lobbying by the European chemicals industry and by protests from environmentalists who sought more restraints on the industry. The law, a compromise balancing health and environmental concerns against fears that excessive red tape would stifle business, puts the burden of proof on companies to show that industrial chemicals and substances used in everyday products are safe. It is likely to take effect in mid-2007.


Iraqi girl, 11, appeals for release of UK hostage

An 11-year-old Iraqi girl who lost a leg and 17 members of her family during last year's war has urged kidnappers to release a British hostage they have been holding for nine days under threat of death.


Putin slams West over 'double standards' in Ukraine, Iraq

MOSCOW : Russian President Vladimir Putin hit out at the West's "double-standards" amid a Cold-War-style dispute over Ukrainian elections, accusing it of fomenting "permanent revolutions" in Moscow's backyard.


Top senator calls Iraq 'quagmire' for US

A leading US senator said that the United States was locked in a "quagmire" in Iraq, calling the war a diversion from the hunt for Al-Qaeda boss Osama bin Laden after the September 11, 2001 attacks.


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A mammogram may be less effective if a woman is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), a new British study finds. Mammography's ability to detect and exclude


Square Feet | Blueprints: Is It a Bathtub, or Is It Sculpture?

Taking a page from Marcel Duchamp, Davis & Warshow will display its toilets, bathtubs and other kitchen and bath accessories as artworks in a gallery.


Actors Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston spent four days in Ethiopia to learn more about AIDS in Africa to prepare for a campaign to raise funds to combat the disease on the world's poorest continent, a spokesman said Tuesday.


HTC preps candybar phone with slide-out QWERTY keyboard

Libra's balancing act Smart-phone maker HTC and carrier partner UTStarcom this week took the wraps off a handset, codenamed 'Libra', that attempts to balance the need for a QWERTY keyboard with the space restrictions inherent in the candybar phone form-factor.â¦


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Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves will complete his protracted 17 million pounds transfer to Manchester United on Tuesday, according to reports on Monday.


Local sheriff's deputies and US Drug Enforcement Administration agents disagreed when they converged on Diane Monson's house in Oroville, Calif.


Quiksilver 3rd-qtr profit down, outlook cut

Quiksilver Inc.  on Thursday  posted a drop in quarterly net income of about 78 percent due  to costs for stock-based compensation and soft demand for its  Rossignol ski brand during the summer months.


Ringleader jailed for plot to behead UK Muslim soldier

The ringleader of a plot to behead a  Muslim soldier in the British army "like a pig" and release a  video of the murder to the media was jailed on Monday for at  least 14 years.


GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 30, 2004 - Rebel fighters tried to deliver food aid and organize their own security patrols in Gonaives, but were turned away by UN peacekeepers who said their weapons weren't welcome


Between Truth and Lies, An Unprintable Ubiquity

A Princeton professor strikes a chord with a bluntly titled essay.


South African's deputy president encourages young girls to take virginity test to help fight HIV/Aids.


Speculation is rife that Google announcements will include a local version of YouTube for European countries.


2 Italians stoned to death on Cape Verde

Three Italian women were brutally attacked while vacationing on a resort island off the coast of West Africa, dragged into the woods, pelted with stones and left for dead at the bottom of a hole, the sole survivor said Saturday.


A Digital S.L.R. That Gives Hints on What an F-Stop Means

The new Nikon D40, for $600, allows users to preview the effects of different settings by viewing sample photos on the cameraÂs screen.


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Belarus Awaits Vote Outcome on President's Mandate

Belarus awaited the outcome of a  referendum on Monday to determine whether President Alexander  Lukashenko, accused in the West of running roughshod over human  rights, can run for office for a third time.


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The smoky Damien Rice ballad "The Blower's Daughter" serves as the theme of Mike Nichols's incisive sex drama "Closer.


Kenya's parliament votes to increase the salary of President Mwai Kibaki by two-thirds.


While the Wizards enter Saturday's game looking to improve their position near the top of the Eastern Conference, the Knicks are scrapping for a final playoff seed.


Premier Condemns Death of Italian Hostage

Premier Silvio Berlusconi vowed Italian troops would not leave Iraq even and condemned the reported killing of an Italian hostage as an act that brings "us back to the dark ages of barbarity." Late Thursday, ...


LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Taking a cue from the recording industry, Hollywood film studios said Thursday they would start suing those who pirate their movies online.


U.S. officials had low expectations for the current U.N. meetings, marked by anti-American insults heaped on President Bush, and have scant accomplishments to show so far.


Games Politicians Play: More Tax Cuts as U.S. Faces Large Deficits

President Bush has scored early victories in the budget battle even as some of his specific plans to cut spending have been criticized.


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Australia have won the 2nd one dayer against New Zealand by 17 runs to level the three-match series at 1-1. Australia were down to 161 for 6 at one stage, but then added another 100 runs.


30 Immigrants On Bikes Deliver A Labor Revolt

NEW YORK -- The deliverymen of Saigon Grill labored for years at the bottom of Manhattan's food chain. Biking swiftly down the avenues in biting cold and searing heat, they schlepped up high-rises and walk-ups with bags of steaming noodles and shrimp fried rice.


Sri Lanka battles rebels, evicts Tamils from capital

Sri Lanka evicted hundreds of minority ethnic Tamils from the capital on Thursday and sent them back to the war-torn north citing security concerns, as the military battled Tamil Tiger rebels in the east.


Canada may ask G7 to study health costs in 2005

Canada is considering asking officials from the other Group of Seven rich nations to study ways to make their health care systems financially sustainable, a Canadian official said on Saturday.


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Panel subpoenas Knoblauch in baseball probe

A U.S. congressional panel investigating steroid use in baseball announced on Tuesday it had subpoenaed Chuck Knoblauch after the former All-Star second baseman did not respond to its invitation to testify.


Golfers line up to complain at FedEx Cup

The third straight week of this FedEx Cup finale is starting to yield more evidence that the PGA Tour Playoffs aren't like the postseason in other sports.


Banknorth Group Inc. of Portland and TD Bank Financial Group of Toronto announced a merger Thursday that gives Banknorth money to expand while setting the stage


When Law Firms Collide, Things Sometimes Get Ugly

For more than three years now, the law firm of Parker & Waichman has been fighting in court with the firm Napoli Bern over settlements for the diet drug fen-phen.


Lehman quarterly earnings fall 11 percent

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc  said on Thursday that quarterly earnings fell 11 percent, hurt by writedowns in bond trading.


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Berlin: The Queen has been urged to say sorry for the World War II bombing raids which destroyed the German city of Dresden. The monarch is visiting Berlin next week and Germanyâs most popular newspaper, Bild


Torino, 18:45 - PATTINAGGIO VELOCITA', CDM: RISULTATI DI OGGI

L'olandese Ireen Wust ha vinto la gara dei 1.500 metri femminili di pattinaggio di velocità v...


Web bank Egg withdraws cards from riskier customers

Egg, the Internet bank owned by Citigroup , will withdraw credit cards from 161,000 customers following a risk review, a spokesman for Egg said on Saturday.


Cancer finding could lead to new treatments

Researchers at Stanford University in California suggest cancer cells might be reformed, which could lead to new cancer treatments.


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat suffered from cirrhosis - widespread disruption of normal liver structure usually caused by alcohol abuse â-lthough he was âa true water drinker,â the French newspaper Le Monde reported today.


A German woman held hostage with her son in Iraq has been freed, the German foreign minister says.


U.K. Docs Suggest Tax Breaks for Exercise

LONDON - Money spent on sports and exercise should be tax deductible as part of a national strategy to fight flab, say doctors in Britain who are grappling with one of the world's most rapidly growing obesity epidemics.    Ahead of a daylong conference Thursday on tackling obesity in primary care clinics, the Royal College of General Practitioners called on the government to consider tax breaks to make exercise more accessible and affordable to everybody...


Our series of trivia questions about the incoming freshman class continues: Which winning challenger defeated an incumbent whom he tried to defeat a decade earlier Ã¢ÂÂ as a campaign manager to the incumbentÃ¢ÂÂs opponent?  Paul W. Hodes, D-N.H. Michael Arcuri, D-N.Y. Gerald M. "Jerry" McNerney, D-Calif. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn.


India debates space flight as lunar project proceeds

BANGALORE, India India's space agency is ready to send a man into space within seven years if the government gives the nod, while preparations have already begun for the launching of an unmanned lunar mission, a top official said Sunday.


Aston Martin, the icon of luxury sports cars made famous in James Bond movies, has been put up for sale by the struggling Ford Motor Co. , the company said yesterday.


Princes bid to stop broadcast of Diana death photos

Princess Diana's sons William and Harry appealed Tuesday to Channel 4 not to broadcast photos taken after her fatal 1997 car crash, terming it a "gross disrespect" to her memory.


The Nikkei average sank 2 percent on Monday morning after a fall in the dollar rattled exporters, while a strong earthquake that hit northern Japan at the weekend lifted builders but dented firms whose operations it affected.


The last minutes of a 17-year-old boy's life were spent trying to save his friend from the tiger that was mauling him at the San Francisco Zoo, only to have the animal turn on him


Cameron Diaz reports photographer in car

Cameron Diaz filed a police report Wednesday accusing a photographer of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly driving his car at her, police said.


Left tackle Matt Light signed a six-year contract extension with the Patriots that will keep him in New England through 2010, giving him and the quarterback he protects long-term security.


Citigroup Inc  Chief Executive  Charles Prince plans to resign this weekend, the Wall Street  Journal said, as the widening subprime mortgage crisis deals a  final blow to a reign long under attack.


Wu says China to promote FX reform at own pace

China is willing to promote flexibility of its currency, but it will keep the yuan "basically stable at a reasonable, balanced level," Vice Premier Wu Yi said on Thursday.


Panasonic unveils wireless HD video system

Matsushita Electric Industrial's  Panasonic unit said on Sunday it developed a system allowing  consumers to send high-definition video to a television from a  video player or gaming console without cables.


Barry Bonds Auction Income to Help Tsunami Victims

The San Francisco Giants will auction off a meeting with controversial baseball slugger Barry Bonds to help victims of the Asian tsunami, the team announced on Tuesday.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal bankruptcy judge has granted approval for US Airways to cut the pay of its union workers by 21 percent through February to help the nation's seventh-largest airline stay in business and emerge from bankruptcy...


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The Confederations Cup will kick off with Olympic champion Argentina taking on African champion Tunisia on June 15, China Radio International reported Tuesday.


ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast and France traded jabs Monday over responsibility for last week's unrest, as the UN Security Council appeared set to impose an arms embargo on the divided west African state.


Internet engineers are unhappy with Microsoft's plans for tracing where e-mails come from.


Brees tosses 5 TD passes as Chargers romp past Raiders

CHARGERS 42, RAIDERS 14: At San Diego - Drew Brees continued his remarkable turnaround from last season's catastrophe, throwing a career-high five touchdown passes and setting the team single-game record for pass efficiency in leading surprising San Diego


Insurgents kill 21 Iraqis, mostly civilians working for the US military, in separate attacks across the country.


Integrated attack Google has fixed a security flaw in its desktop search software that created a means for hackers to rifle through personal files on users' PCs.â¦


IAEA urges Iran compromise to avert conflict

The chief U.N. nuclear monitor urged Iran on Thursday to stop expanding uranium enrichment to ease a standoff with world powers, who have demanded Tehran shut down the program entirely.


SOME DAMAGE CAUSED FROM CALIFORNIA QUAKE

Reports of damage continue to trickle in from Tuesday`s earthquake in central California. The earthquake measured 6.0. The owner of a Parkfield vineyard reported damage.


6.0 temblor rattles 'earthquake capital'

But the years-long delay didn't trouble earthquake scientists, who had their equipment in place Tuesday, when a 6.0-magnitude hit near Parkfield, a Central California hamlet known as the nation's earthquake capital.


Smashing stereotypes forged over centuries and bearing the burden of being an inspiration to a billion compatriots is a mighty tall order.


Thousands of anti-war campaigners took to the streets of London last night calling for an end to the "illegal occupation" of Iraq by US-led coalition troops.


A TEENAGE girlâs parents are suing film star Nick Nolte and others claiming she was drugged and sexually assaulted at the actorâs California home.


Bridge: Steppingstone Squeeze on the Path to a Victory

In a Flight A/X Swiss Teams, your team is either A (you have players with lots of master points) or X (your team is not weighed down with points).


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Fashion Diary : Still Too Thin, and Getting Younger

Why is a model's mean of choice a cigarette? Unlike eating disorders, smoking never seems to cause a peep of concern.


A lawyer accused of paying the private detective Anthony Pellicano to tap telephone calls on behalf of financier Kirk Kerkorian will have his trial separated from Mr. Pellicanoâs.


Discount stock brokerage Charles Schwab Corp. said yesterday that it will reduce its online trading commissions for the second time in eight months, delivering the latest blow in an escalating price war.


Security Council near Mideast resolution

After weeks of inaction, the United States and France appeared close to breaking a deadlock on a U.N. resolution aimed at ending the monthlong conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and a U.S. diplomat said there could be a vote on Friday.


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Microsoft's MSN business unit has told MSN Premium customers to expect the launch of MSN Video 2 sometime today. MSN Video is a free service for subscribers offering news, sport and entertainment programming that is entirely subsidized by advertising revenues. However, despite rumors to the contrary, MSN Music will not launch today.


UK's Blair Wins Key Vote on Identity Cards

British Prime Minister Tony Blair won a key vote Monday in his bid to reintroduce identity cards, seen by the government as a key weapon in its anti-terror campaign.


Asbestos scandal forces Hardie CEO, CFO to step down

SYDNEY: The top two executives of James Hardie Industries NV stepped down today, a week after a government inquiry found the company broke the law and lied to thousands of asbestos victims and financial markets.


James Bond's passport to Panama cancelled

Former James Bond star Sean Connery's diplomatic passport has been reportedly cancelled by the Panama government.


Morgan Stanley  on Wednesday  said its second-quarter earnings rose 41 percent to a new  record, beating expectations on higher trading and investment  banking results.


The number of polio cases in Afghanistan has quadrupled this year, almost entirely in southern provinces shaken by the country's worst fighting in almost five years, officials said Saturday.


No Change in U.S. Alert Level Now, White House Says

TOLEDO, Ohio  - The United States will make no  immediate change in its terrorism alert level following the  airing of a new video tape of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden,  a White House official said on Friday.


Police arrange for a woman to be flown from a North Sea oil platform which was at the centre of a security alert.


Business & money: Fortunes of Cheshire-based firm at the mercy of England's Euro 2008 qualification.


Florida Ends Skid With Win Over Kentucky

Joakim Noah and Taurean Green score 17 points apiece and Florida rebounds from consecutive losses to beat Kentucky, 85-72.


FireFox Burns Internet Explorerâs Market Share

Remember those days back in 1995, when Netscape Navigator was synonymous with internet? That was the time when Microsoftâs Internet Explorer entered the market for a head-on collision with the Netscape Navigator.


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

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


MOSCOW -- Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko, visiting Moscow on a trip to mend relations after a bitter election campaign, appointed top ally Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister yesterday, a move that was expected to anger the Kremlin.


Report: Iraqi Official's In-Law Abducted

Militants said Wednesday they had kidnapped the brother-in-law of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan and demanded he end all military operations in the holy city of Najaf, according to a video, Al-Jazeera television reported. The authenticity of the video could not immediately be verified.


The Attorney General reviews the possible leniency of a sentence given to a man who had sex with a 12-year-old girl.


Coroner won't show 'friendly fire' video

A coroner reluctantly agreed Friday to a U.S. government request not to show in open court a cockpit video capturing an exchange between two American pilots in Iraq after they fired on British troops, killing one.


Rapper Combs' video too sexy for TV so goes online

Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs saw red  when U.S. television executives ruled a mini-movie promoting  his female fragrance was too raunchy to be aired -- so he has  gone online with an even longer version.


BlackBerry Makerâs Chairman Resigns but Will Remain as Co-C.E.O.

Research in Motion said it would restate $250 million in results, far more than it originally predicted, after a review of its stock-option grants.


DAVENPORT, Iowa  - White House hopefuls barnstormed across Iowa in a frenzied plea for support on Wednesday, with polls showing deadlocked races in both parties the day before the state's contest kicking off the process of choosing presidential candidates.


Food safety an Olympic challenge for Beijing Games

Pampered pigs or processed pork? Farm-fresh or greenhouse grown? With China's food supplies under scrutiny following a series of health and safety scares, Chinese officials are taking no chances for the Olympic Games this August.


MIT launches buddy-stalker messenger service

Finding friends on campus MIT students are tracking each other as they wander from lecture to lecture using iFind, a new piece of beta software from the university's Senseable City Lab.â¦


Defending Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso should be banned from cycling for 21 months because of his involvement in the Spanish doping scandal, Italian Olympic Committee prosecutors recommended Friday.


Sixty Srebrenica Victims Found in Bosnia Mass Grave

Forensic experts said on Monday they had found the remains of about 60 victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of up to 8,000 Muslims in a mass grave in eastern Bosnia.


The European Union and China agreed to boost relations yesterday, but the EU made clear there can be no early lifting of its 15-year-old


As one of the world's largest outsourcing providers, Wipro Technologies is ramping up its security services business in a big way.


Police on Thursday found an explosives-laden car belonging to the armed Basque separatist group ETA, but the vehicle was not rigged as a bomb, authorities said.


In Chertoff, safe choice for Homeland Security

President Bush's second nominee for Homeland Security chief brings to the table long experience in Washington and in legal matters.


Military blocks media access to Guantanamo

More than 1,000 journalists have visited Guantanamo Bay since the U.S. military began locking up suspected al-Qaida and Taliban militants there 4 1/2 years ago. But access has been severely restricted: Journalists could not talk to detainees, they had to be accompanied by a military escort and their photos were censored.


Founder and primary investor Mitchell Kapor is phasing out his involvement in the Open Source Applications Foundation.


Andre Iguodala scores 25 points, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 101-84 victory over the short-handed Miami Heat on Thursday night.


The Red Sox didn't bother trying to contain their enthusiasm after Clay Buchholz's no-hitter in a 10-0 win over the Orioles last night.


In a June 17 story about a woman's search for her son who was deported to Mexico despite being a U.S. citizen, The Associated Press misspelled her last name.


The Federal Election Commission can continue to regulate independent political groups on a case-by-case basis and does not need to adopt new rules to govern them, a federal judge said Thursday.


US pressures Turkey to avoid an incursion into Iraq

WASHINGTON - The United States has opened a "diplomatic full court press" to keep Turkey from invading northern Iraq, an incursion that could further destabilize Iraq and the region.


"Deranged" German man tries to jump on Pope's jeep

A 27-year-old German man described by the Vatican as "clearly deranged" leaped over a barricade on Wednesday and tried to jump on to Pope Benedict's open-topped jeep.


UN Fears Fresh Fighting in Darfur After Rains End

U.N. officials worried on  Thursday an end to the rainy season could lead to fresh  fighting in Sudan's Darfur region and urged governments to do  more to help speed African Union troops to the troubled area.


Gordon Brown says climate change means the industrial world must plan for more extreme weather.


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Former WorldCom Chief Begins 25 Years in Prison

Bernard J. Ebbers began serving a 25-year sentence on Tuesday for his role in the $11 billion accounting fraud that toppled his company.


HealthSouth, the US hospital operator, on Thursday settled allegations that it defrauded federal health insurance programmes by agreeing to pay $325m.


Miami airport is briefly evacuated after screeners found a suspicious device that turned out to be harmless.


Denunciations fly about missing munitions in Iraq

President Bush yesterday blasted challenger John F. Kerry as unfit to be commander in chief because of his "wild charges" over


Analysis: Strike reflects lack of trust in Israel

Histadrut Chairman Amir Peretz, gloating ecstatically, declared unionized labor and workers' solidarity the victor in its battle against the Treasury Tuesday.


England captain David Beckham revealed that he intentionally picked up a yellow card against Wales, which has ruled him out of this week's World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan.


Palestinians to Deploy Forces to Halt Gaza Attacks

Palestinian security forces will fan out  near Gaza's borders with Israel within days to enforce  President Mahmoud Abbas's order to halt militant attacks on  Israelis, their top commander said Wednesday.


Wal-Mart Checks Russia for Possible Expansion

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has announced on Thursday, September 16, that a team of its analysts has recently checked expansion opportunities in Russia, Reuters reported.


New Hampshire clergy acknowledge a  split within the Anglican church, but stop short of an apology.


Rumsfeld Wary About Shuffling Spy Duties

ASHINGTON, Aug. 17 - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and the acting director of central intelligence urged Congress on Tuesday to move cautiously in adopting recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission. They also joined in opposing ...


Sport: From Argentina to LA: everything you wanted to know but had forgotten to ask over the last 10 years.


Gianni Amelio's quietly unassuming tear-jerker works its way into your heart despite the occasional cries of protest emanating from your head.


MIAMI Aug. 29, 2004 - An already broiling Miami had even more sizzle Sunday night as MTV brought the annual party known as the Video Music Awards to the city for the first time in the awards' 21-year history.


Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro,   looking well on the mend, was shown on television on Friday   meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after temporarily   ceding power a month ago to undergo intestinal surgery.


Shameless creator Paul Abbott says he has constant thoughts of suicide in an interview with BBC Radio 4.


Woods critical of PGA of America's decision on Lehman

Tiger Woods reiterated his criticism of the PGA of America on Friday for its decision to pass over close friend Mark O'Meara as captain of the 2006 Ryder Cup team.


Saying Ok to the Geneva Conventions -- With Reservations

The Administration falls in line with the Supreme Court on treatment of detainees. But questions remain about how and when the new standards will be applied


IBM has launched its new data storage systems which it says are aimed at "aggressively competing" with rival storage management provider EMC's products.


CBI calls for police help against terrorism

THE UK should set up a dedicated police force to help companies protect themselves from terrorist attacks, says the Confederation of British Industry.


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Kerry TV Ad Shows McCain Criticizing Bush

Democrat John Kerry's campaign says "George Bush is up to his old tricks" in a new television ad that shows GOP maverick John McCain telling Bush in 2000 "you should be ashamed" for standing by as a "fringe veterans group" questioned his patriotism.


Former Columbus Crew Coach Greg Andrulis is leading a once-proud George Mason program back to the top of the CAA.


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UPDATE 2-Bulgaria says won't forgive Iraqi debt outright

Bulgaria, one of Europe's poorest countries, will not heed a call by the Paris Club of creditor nations to forgive most of the $1.75 billion in debt it is owed by Iraq, its finance minister said on Monday.


More than 10,000 Thais demonstrated in Bangkok on Saturday to demand an end to the country's army-backed government, police said, with many calling for a return of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra.


THE US said today that Iran's missile program is a serious threat to the Middle East and US interests which is compounded significantly by its alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons.


Makers of Sodas Try a New Pitch: Theyâre Healthy

In coming months, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo will introduce carbonated drinks fortified with vitamins and minerals.


Q: I am not computer intelligent, so I use a tech support company for help. I have read in the paper about Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Windows XP.


Court: Calif entitled to new hearing on energy refunds

SAN FRANCISCO - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission improperly calculated how much money energy companies should be required to refund California consumers for allegedly excessive electricity costs, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.


Baseball and Players Union Said to Outline Tougher Drug Policy

An official involved with negotiations said the new program would include more tests, tests in the off-season and harsher penalties.


Xilinx Demonstrates Video-Over-IP, HD-SDI and H.264 Solutions at IBC 2006

DUBLIN, Ireland, Sept. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. , the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced it will be demonstrating multiple FPGA-based solutions for the broadcast industry at the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) in Amsterdam September 8-12, 2006.


The failure of a communications satellite has knocked out broadband services supplied by StarBand Communications, according to a statement posted on the company's Web site.


BAGHDAD, Nov 2 - A car bomb exploded Tuesday in the busy commercial district of Azamiyah in northern Baghdad, causing casualties, the Interior Ministry said.


EPA says 224 counties don't meet air standard

The Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday that 224 counties in 20 states and the District of Columbia do not meet new air


George Bush pointedly declined to support the United Nations secretary general yesterday after the head of a Senate committee investigating multibillion-dollar abuse of a


Plus: Google apps for your site, and HP's pretexting debacle.


Australia Warns of Indonesia Terror Attack

Terrorists are ready to carry out an attack in Indonesia, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel, Australia said Wednesday, and Britain warned of an increased threat of terror attacks in Indonesia during the Christmas holidays.


KENYA: Security Council meeting to focus on Sudan, Somalia

NAIROBI, 16 Nov 2004 (IRIN) - The United Nations Security Council meeting that is due to take place on Thursday and Friday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, will focus on the situation in Sudan and on the peace process in Somalia,a UN official said.


There would be louder noise generated by his neighbor and friend later in the day, but Mark O'Meara wasn't complaining about his quiet stroll along the tree-lined fairways yesterday morning in the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.


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Dell, Microsoft Team for Management of Dell Servers

Microsoft and Dell are pairing to develop free software for Dell server customers that will integrate Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 with Dell's OpenManage 4 Change Management tool.


[TS] Sports of The Times: A Loyalty That Extended to the Uniform, and Beyond

Former Duke lacrosse player Jimmy Regan, who chose the Army over law school, was honored by family, friends and teammates as the ultimate team man at his funeral on Friday.


Sourav Ganguly appears to be travelling incognito when he is blinking boyishly behind his Harry Potter specs, unrecognisable from the gnarled and uncompromising cricketer and captain who stared out Steve Waugh in India three years ago.


Serena Blasts Umpire After Dramatic Defeat

Bitter, angry, upset and cheated were a few of the words Serena Williams used to describe her feelings after a controversial quarter-final defeat by fellow American Jennifer Capriati at the US Open on Tuesday.


Oil militant leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari is freed on bail after almost two years in custody on treason charges.


Police Search For Clues In Football Player's Murder

SEATTLE -- Police were searching a 150-mile stretch of Interstate 90 for the murder weapon used to kill a University of Idaho football player last weekend.


Judge OKs return of Pacers star for Pistons rematch

A federal judge on Thursday approved suspended Indiana Pacers star Jermaine O'Neal's bid to play on Christmas in a rematch of two NBA teams whose last game in November ended


Iran MPs want action over Dutch, Danish cartoons

Iranian lawmakers have urged the president to review ties with Denmark and the Netherlands over reprints of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in Danish and Dutch newspapers, state radio said on Monday.


US soldier found guilty of murdering unarmed Iraqi

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. CAMP TAHREER, Iraq -- A US soldier was on Friday found guilty of murdering an unarmed and wounded Iraqi civilian at a court martial.


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Malaysia Teenager in Hospital for Bird Flu Checks

A teenager from the village at the center of a bird flu outbreak has been hospitalized with cold symptoms, Malaysia's health minister said on Friday, as poultry farmers counted their losses.


Frederick Gets 8 Years in Iraq Abuse Case

The highest ranking soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal was sentenced to eight years in prison for abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib during a court martial Thursday in Baghdad.


Flood and severe weather warnings are in force for many parts of England and Wales with rain and gales forecast.


The treason trial of Nigerian oil militant Mujahid Dokubu-Asari is due to start in the capital, Abuja.


The top-seeded Oliver Ames girls' soccer team has outscored opponents, 11-0, in the first two rounds of the Division 1 South Sectional tournament, and its all-star forwards have not scored most of those goals.


Exercise reverses weight gain from antipsychotics

NEW YORK  - In patients who take antipsychotic medication, a supervised exercise program significantly reduces weight and improves cholesterol levels, a Canadian research team has found.


V.C. Nation: Silicon Valley Meets âAmerican Idolâ With Prizes to Inspire Inventors

Venture capital firms are considering contests with multimillion-dollar prizes for engineers and entrepreneurs who come up with innovative technologies.


Cycling: Petacchi wins second stage in Spain

MADRID : Alessandro Petacchi showed why he is considered one of the world's top sprinters when coming out on top in a mass dash to the line in the second stage of the Tour of Spain.


Bangladesh Nobel winner names new political party

Bangladesh's Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus on Sunday announced the name of his new political party, saying he felt compelled to enter politics.


LONDON - British police charged eight terrorist suspects Tuesday with conspiring to commit murder and use radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives to cause "fear or injury" in a case involving an alleged top al-Qaida operative at the center of a U.S. terror alert this month...


States that could gain, lose House seats

The following states could gain or lose the most congressional seats after the 2010 census, according to early projections from Election Data Services and Polidata, two Washington-area political demographics firms:


Deep Breath as Pitchers Rethink Routines

Many pitchers prepare for the season by hiring personal trainers. Others work out at their old high schools. And those who have tried everything come to Alan Jaeger for meditation and yoga.


Vodafone Group shares fell on Tuesday as a Wall Street Journal report that its US partner Verizon was weighing a $40 billion-plus bid for Sprint revived fears it would be drawn into its second bid battle of the year.


R.E.M. Thinking Small for Headlining Tour

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - R.E.M. hopes to get up close and  personal with fans by staging its most intimate North American  tour in 15 years.


Investigators say there were no effective barriers against a bug which entered the water supply and left hundreds ill.


Olympus to Launch Hard Disc Portable Music Player

Japanese precision equipment maker  Olympus Corp. 7733.T said on Wednesday it would launch a  portable music player equipped with a hard disc drive, entering  an increasingly crowded field now dominated by Apple Computer's  AAPL.O iPod.


Maria Sharapova nearly crumbled under the weight of remarkable expectations Tuesday night in her first-round match at the US Open.


Marches held across Russia in support of Soviet-era Revolution Day holiday

MOSCOW  - Russians marked the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution on Sunday with marches, Communist rallies and protests against a parliamentary proposal to scrap what was once the most sacred Soviet holiday. Some pro-Kremlin legislators have proposed replacing the Nov. 7 holiday with a new holiday on Nov. 4 to be called National Unity Day. Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, is expected to consider the measure Wednesday in the first of three required votes.


Rep. Peter Hoekstra, a Michigan Republican, will head the House Intelligence Committee as it takes a key role in the pre-election debate over changes to the CIA and the nation's overall intelligence system, two congressional sources said Wednesday.


The Ministry of Justice is granted a court injunction against a national strike by thousands of prison officers.


The idea of renewable energy at home is  no longer as distant as an offshore wind farm. More companies  are waking up to the popularity of green energy and the Web  hosts many sites showing steps people can take -- or gadgets  they can buy -- to use renewable technology, from renting a  solar panel to burning calories with a pedal-powered washing  machine.


Depression is more a disabling condition than angina, arthritis, asthma and diabetes, research suggests.


As of Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004, 1,039 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 789 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians.


Actor Christopher Reeve Dies of Heart Failure

"Superman" actor Christopher Reeve,  paralyzed when he fell from a horse nine years ago, has died in  a New York hospital of heart failure, his publicist said on  Monday.


SAN'A, Yemen -- A Saudi suspected of being an associate of Osama bin Laden and a Yemeni militant were sentenced to death by firing squad yesterday for the bombing of the USS Cole four years ago, the first convictions in the Al Qaeda terrorism attack that killed 17 American sailors.


Thatcher Called to Answer Investigators on Coup Plot Sept. 22

Mark Thatcher, arrested in South Africa last month on suspicion of bankrolling a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea, has been summonsed to answer questions by investigators from the west African nation on Sept.


Pakistan successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile Tuesday morning, capable of hitting targets over 900 miles away, the military announced.


NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not give up.


Large Plume of Steam Emits from Mount St. Helens

A large plume of steam is emitting from the top of the Mount St. Helens volcano in the northwest United States, and scientists say an eruption is likely.


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Powell Praises Syrian Beirut Redeployment

In a marked change of tone, Secretary of State Colin Powell praised Syria on Wednesday for dismantling military camps in the hills near Beirut, Lebanon. He said Syria has offered to cooperate with allied forces in Iraq and its interim government.


Looks like Travis Barker's found something to keep his mind off   his increasingly volatile breakup with wife Shanna Moakler: a new band.


Fashion Wire Daily - If it seems like Ben Affleck has been missing in action lately, it is because he really has been out of action. After almost ten years of being in the center of the white-hot celebrity spotlight, doing big-budget action movies, a series of less-than-stellar flicks, and dating fellow "A" list actress Jennifer Lopez, two years ago Affleck shifted gears, stepped back, and changed his life.


FUMO: Dal 12 dicembre divieto assoluto sui treni

Il divieto di fumo sarÃ  esteso su tutti i convogli Trenitalia a partire dal prossimo 12 dicembre. Il provvedimento si propone di tutelare la salute dei non fumatori e giunge a conclusione della campagna âLibertÃ


US tech execs more optimistic about spending: Study

New York, August 31: US technology executives are increasingly optimistic about the business climate, although plans for increased technology spending remain modest, according to a study released on Monday.


Police speak to motorists a month on from a fatally-wounded Vietnamese man being left in a casualty unit.


Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4 billion

Bank of America Corp said on Friday that it would buy battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp for $4 billion, a move that could avert one of the biggest collapses from the U.S. housing crisis.


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Russian troops storm the school where hundreds of people have been held hostage as heavy gunfire continues.


Primary pupils get healthy meals for free in Scottish trial

Primary pupils in three areas of Scotland tucked into healthy school lunches given out for free Monday under a six-month government-funded pilot scheme, officials said.


Strange Structure Seen in Exoplanet Atmosphere

The powerful vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to study for the first time the layer-cake structure of the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star.


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ROMA - Sono arrivate nei rispettivi centri di addestramento dell' esercito le prime decine di giovani ultime reclute prima del definitivo addio al servizio obbligatorio di leva. In tutto, una volta completati gli arrivi, saranno circa 800.


Heathrow launches RFID trial to track luggage

The company that runs Heathrow airports says it hopes that attaching RFID tags to luggage will speed baggage handling and lower costs.


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Portugal says reform treaty main EU presidency challenge

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates said on Wednesday that it was too early to decide whether the new European Union treaty should be submitted to a referendum in his country.


Bush rating on Iraq improves, new poll finds

Approval of President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war has risen, according to a poll released on Wednesday on the eve of a speech by Bush in which he is expected to endorse a plan for a gradual troop withdrawal.


SUMMARY: Bush Proposed Health Care Policy

GOT HEALTH CARE? Making health care more accessible and affordable was a centerpiece of President Bush's campaign.


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Rep. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Friday she wanted Congress to pass mandatory caps on heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions this year.


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US troops and helicopter gunships tracked and killed five suspected Taliban rebels early Monday, hours after militants wounded four Afghan army soldiers in an attack in


Web Offers Community for Israel's Orthodox Gays

The underground forum provides a resource for those seeking to   reconcile their status and religious law.


A Protestant firebrand will hand over the leadership of his Church,  but his grip on political power remains sound


Boston celebrates after World Series win

Hundreds of Red Sox fans jammed Boston's streets on Monday to celebrate their team's second World Series victory in four years, some hurling rocks at police in riot gear, smashing windows and lighting fires.


Software sales lead the show SAP shares were up more than four per cent yesterday as the software company released prelimary figures showing a 10 per cent growth in revenues.â¦


Supreme Court's Rehnquist Out of Hospital

US Chief Justice William Rehnquist was released from Bethesda Naval Hospital on Friday after a week of treatment for thyroid cancer, a Supreme Court spokesman said.


Political and religious leaders in Iraq call for calm after bombers strike one of Shia Islam's holiest sites.


250,000 Urged to Flee in California as Fires Spread

Wildfires fed by gale-force winds ravaged Southern California, destroying hundreds of buildings and charring 267,000 acres.


Su pensioni: 'integrativa era unica parte buona riforma'


Olanda: ucciso il regista Van Gogh, sospettati gli estremisti ...

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Democratic Effort to Limit Surveillance Bill Is Blocked

The Senate Judiciary Committee today endorsed a bill backed by the White House to have a secret court review the constitutionality of the eavesdropping program.


British soldier in Afghanistan dies from injuries

A British soldier died from injuries sustained in a road accident in Afghanistan earlier this month, the Ministry of Defence said.


Logitech shares surge on talk of Microsoft bid

Shares in Swiss-based computer peripherals maker Logitech International SA  rose over 12 percent on Thursday amid speculation Microsoft Corp  would launch a takeover bid, traders said.


Parliament members raised questions Monday about the extent of covert surveillance in Britain after a newspaper reported that authorities spied on a lawmaker with a bug hidden in a hollowed-out table at a prison visiting room.


More job cuts expected in mortgage banking

The pace of job losses in mortgage  lending slowed in December, as some companies shifted workers  to other areas of financial services, but the losses may pick  up again in the new year as the U.S. housing market continues  to weaken and credit remains tight.


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Robredo rallies to beat Swiss qualifier in Basel

Fifth-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain rallied from a break down in the final set to beat Swiss qualifier Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-4 on Tuesday, advancing in the euro989,750 (US$1.


By Julian Isherwood, Scandinavia Correspondent, and Will Bennett, Art Sales Correspondent. Lax security and a series of mishaps are being blamed for the theft of two paintings by Edvard Munch from a Norwegian art gallery on Sunday.


US oil company wins stake in Russia's Lukoil

MOSCOWâConocoPhillips Co. has won an auction for a 7.6 per cent stake in Russia's OAO Lukoil Holdings and says it aims to raise that to 20 per cent in an alliance that would allow the two oil majors to tap vast reserves in northern Russia and Iraq.


Motorists in Scotland appear to be getting the message on speeding, according to statistics.


Since terrorism is not the only threat, our leaders must learn to multi-task

Comment is free: Timothy Garton Ash: An interdependent world faces many challenges. Britain should promote a coalition of democracies to tackle them.


Diabetics, watch out: A hot spot on your foot can signal an ulcer is brewing, a wound that could cost your limb. New research shows that using a special thermometer to measure the temperature of their soles can give patients enough early warning to avoid one of diabetes' most intractable complications.


AARP Poll Shows Most Support Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana

Nearly three-fourths of Americans middle age and older support legalizing marijuana for medical use, according to a poll taken for AARP.


Sun to shine spotlight on new operating system, Solaris 10

Sun Microsystems SUNW is expected to release a new version of its operating system today - a big part of the struggling computer maker's plan to save itself.


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Free Podcast: National Geographic News (February 9, 2007)

This week: "zoo" of microbes on your skin, global cooling killed reptiles, "movie star" antelope rebounds, dinosaur eggs found, aircraft-led migrating cranes killed, and more.


Chipmakers Advance Transistor Technology

IBM (Quote, Chart) and AMD (Quote, Chart) have devised a new silicon transistor technology they claim will boost the speeds of single- and dual-core chips.


Legg Mason's Mary Chris Gay explains how a seasoned team can boost success.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: Sept. 18, 2006

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.


Ioan Becali, one of Adrian Mutu's four agents, has admitted that he lied to protect the player when Claudio Ranieri was manager of Chelsea.


Roma, 16:01 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROCCHI: CON LA DINAMO GARA CHE VALE 2 STAGIONI

Ai microfoni di Sky Tommaso Rocchi esalta l'importanza della partita che attende domani la squadra d...


Crude oil vaulted through a psychological barrier amid concern about whether production can keep up with rising global demand.


A new slimmed-down Turkish currency is to be launched on Saturday as the country celebrates its economic progress.


The new owners of music label EMI Group Â home of the Rolling Stones, Coldplay and the Spice Girls Â said Tuesday that they plan to cut up to 2,000 jobs, or more than a third of its work force, in a restructuring aimed at offsetting the impact of falling revenue from CD sales and the departure of several of its major artists.


AIG, the world's largest insurer,  is the target of a criminal investigation, accused of helping a client commit fraud.


Google (partially) settles Belgian copyright case

Unhold the Press! Google has settled with two media agencies in a Belgian copyright case which could change the face of its Google News service. It has not yet settled with the group that started the law suit, Copiepresse.â¦


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U.S.: Darfur genocide worst rights abuse

Fledgling U.S.-backed democracies in Afghanistan and Iraq are failing to protect human rights, the State Department said Tuesday, despite huge flows of American aid to improve conditions after the ousters of the Taliban and Saddam Hussein.


Photographs and radar surveys from the Cassini spacecraft's Tuesday-night flyby of Saturn's mysterious moon Titan are raising more questions than they're answering, say NASA scientists.


The chatter these days in Yerevan's Anahit Deluxe beauty salon isn't about the latest hairstyles, celebrity gossip or the coming winter.


Nokia Dominates, but Rivals Insist That Could Change

Competitors say the industry leader, Nokia, is still vulnerable to the vagaries of the cellphone business, with its fickle consumers and aggressive challengers.


Dell Inc. and America Online Inc. announced a partnership Monday to provide 5,000 low-income students with free refurbished personal computers and a year's worth of Internet access.


Childhood obesity triggers early puberty: study

Childhood obesity in the United States appears to be causing girls to reach puberty at an earlier age, for reasons that are not clear, a study said on Monday.


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At least 10, mostly foreigners, killed in Kabul truck-bombing ...

KABUL : At least 10 people, mostly foreigners, were killed by a truck-bomb targeting a US security firm in Kabul in a deadly blast just weeks ahead of the country's landmark elections, police said.


The country declares its facilities off-limits to a film starring Hollywood's top gun because he is a Scientologist


By WILLIAM KATES SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Thousands of youngsters got a second day off from school Tuesday in the midst of a bitter cold snap that combined with heavy snow several feet deep along the Great Lakes. At least seven deaths were blamed on the weather.


Third seed Andrei Pavel was among the first players to book a place in the second round of the Stockholm Open on Monday. The Romanian took a straight sets win over Agustin Calleri, winning 6-4 7-6 (7-4) against the Argentinian.


Iran Rules Out Negotiations With the U.S.

Iranian and U.S. officials will not hold bilateral talks when they are together in Egypt next week, Iran's president said Wednesday, echoing comments made earlier by Secretary of State Colin Powell.


Colombia rebels free two hostages from jungle

SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia  - With tears, smiles and long hugs, two women hostages were freed by Colombia's Marxist rebels on Thursday after years in the jungle, raising hopes for dozens more languishing in secret camps.


Now up for grabs: Federal funding for your digital TV upgrade

All American households can begin applying for up to two $40 coupons to be used toward a converter box that will keep analog TVs going after the digital switch.


MOSCOW -- For the second time since mid-March, a devastating explosion ripped through a Siberian coal mine yesterday, killing at least 38 people and renewing questions about the safety of Russia's mining industry.


Ukraine leader approves rival Yanukovich for PM

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said he had approved the candidacy of his arch-rival Viktor Yanukovich for prime minister, ending a four-month political stand-off.


Wall St falls on credit, economy worries

U.S. stocks slid on Tuesday after Merrill Lynch warned that ailing credit markets will hurt bank profits, while reports showing eroding consumer confidence and falling home prices added to concerns about the economy.


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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is due in China to start an Asian tour  to discuss trade and bilateral ties.


Friends of Royal Welsh Corporal Paul Joszko, pay tribute to a "character" who loved his Army career.


Mirnyi and Azarenka capture US Open mixed doubles title

The Belarus duo of Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka won the US Open mixed doubles final Thursday, beating India's Leander Paes and US veteran Meghann Shaughnessy 6-4, 7-6 (8/6).


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Rocco Buttiglione, an Italian Minister who was selected to be a part of the European Union (EU) Commission under the incoming presidency of Jose Manuel Barroso, said that he would withdraw from his post amid anger over contentious remarks he made about


BMW chief Norbert Reithofer is due to look into alliances with parts makers and have more car production in the US.


A Senator's Outrage Delays Passage of Corporate Tax Bill

The Senate cleared a path for a bill to hand out about $140 billion in corporate tax breaks, but it was blocked from a final vote by a fight over a provision aimed at helping reserve soldiers on active duty in Iraq.


p2pnet.net News:- An average company using Windows XP will encounter compatibility issues with the SP2 update on 10.3% of its Windows XP-based PCs, says a white paper from Canada's AssetMetrix on-demand IT asset intelligence service.


The world's largest retailer cuts its November sales growth forecast amid signs that high fuel costs may be deterring shoppers.


Goldcorp Agrees to Buy Wheaton River for $1.8 Bln

Goldcorp Inc., Canada's fourth-largest gold producer, has agreed to buy Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. for $1.8 billion in stock, giving Goldcorp its first assets outside of North America, Chief Executive Robert R. McEwen said.


Siemens in talks to sell mobile phones ops to LG Electronics: report

German electronics giant Siemens is reportedly in talks to sell its loss-making mobile phones business to South Korean firm LG Electronics.


Myanmar says thousands of prisoners freed

Myanmar's military government says it has released thousands of people from jail as promised, but there appeared few political prisoners among those emerging from Yangon's notorious Insein prison.


MADRID, Spain -- A bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate about 75,000 spectators from Madrid's Bernabeu stadium during a match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.


Book retailer Borders Group Inc.  BGP.N on Tuesday posted a quarterly loss versus a year-ago  profit due to sluggish store traffic and a slowdown in sales of  bestsellers.


NEW ORLEANS - Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden may not have realized it, but he had the perfect four-leaf clover for his teamâs 0-4 start as it walked into the Louisiana Superdome Sunday morning.


Pro-democracy leader said to spend another year under house arrest

YANGON, Myanmar A pro-democracy leader in Myanmar has been told she'll spend another year under house arrest. That's according to a spokesman for her party.


Eminem, his estranged wife and their lawyers met privately in a judge's chambers Tuesday but failed to agree to terms for the couple's second divorce.


TEHRAN: Iranian MPs have submitted a bill which would force the government to resume uranium enrichment, a key process in the nuclear fuel cycle, in defiance of the international community, a deputy said yesterday.


Presidential campaign turns even nastier

SPRING GREEN, United States : The US presidential race hit a new low in nastiness with images of Osama bin Laden and epithets such as "despicable" and "un-American" bombarding voters before a crucial series of televised debates.


Play in the second one-dayer between England and Pakistan at Lord's will now start at 1115 BST.


City Program Aims to Give Landlords Better Tenants

By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 10--GREELEY --   The city is offering free safety and crime prevention training to landlords through a program called "Operation Safe Stay," in an effort to promote property safety and attract better tenants.


Tennis: Game, set, errors: Serena pays price

NEW YORK In a memorable match that featured quality tennis and controversy, Jennifer Capriati outlasted Serena Williams, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, in a US Open quarterfinal.


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The famous TV commercials which urged viewers to "go to work on an egg" have  been banned.


Gillette's Kilts says do the right thing

For James Kilts, the former chief executive who engineered the sale of Gillette Co., the important thing in business is taking the right decision.


The husband of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri is charged in connection with her murder.


Online ad spending had healthy growth in 2006

InfoWorld - Online ad spending in the U.S. grew 34 percent in 2006, compared with 2005, as marketers continued expanding their use of the Internet to promote their products and services, according to a new study.


Kazaa offering free Internet-based calls

Free Internet-based phone calls are the newest feature of the popular Kazaa file-sharing program. The offering, in a software upgrade this week, comes as Kazaa's maker, Sharman


Great Wall wonder restores China's national pride

The Great Wall's leap to the top of the new seven wonders of the world list has restored China's sense of national pride and eased frazzled nerves, state media said on Monday.


Breedersâ Cup Undercard: English Channel Captures the Turf

English Channel galloped away with the $3 million Turf race Saturday at Monmouth Park, a special highlight for his owners, Jim and Terry Scatuorchio.


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HM Revenue and Customs admits losing the details of 6,500 customers of a pension firm at its Cardiff offices.


Soybean rust was confirmed in a  Tennessee, the ninth state infected by the highly contagious  disease that has rapidly swept across the U.S. South and is  taking aim at big Midwest farming states, officials said on  Wednesday.


Another solid outing from Cole Hamels and timely situational hitting helped the Philadelphia Phillies end their losing skid. Backed by three sacrifice flies, Hamels pitched his second complete game to lead the Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Saturday night.


Audit Finds Hoy Overstated Circulation by 46 Pct

Tribune Co.'s Hoy newspaper, one of several US papers caught up in a circulation scandal, overstated circulation at its New York edition by more than 46 percent last


Eight shot dead in Beirut opposition protests

Eight Lebanese opposition supporters were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday in some of the worst street violence since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, raising tensions in a country gripped by political conflict.


Film star Sharon Stone is suing a top Hollywood plastic surgeon, accusing him of falsely claiming he had performed a facelift on her.


Partial list of winners at Sunday's 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:


Homemaking icon Martha Stewart on  Wednesday said she wants to start serving her jail sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her "nightmare" behind her and be home in time to plant  her garden for spring.


The U.S. is proposing deploying international observers at the main cargo crossing between Israel and Gaza to prevent repeated security closures of Gaza's economic lifeline, a Palestinian negotiator said Monday.


Johansson stirs storm by ousting Roddick

It wasn't Hurricane Frances, which recently menaced his Boca Raton playpen, that Andy Roddick was worried about. Nor Hurricane Ivan, which appears to be Florida-bound. It was a localized rogue storm named Hurricane Joachim that the defending champion was concerned with last night, and it blew him out of the US Open.


(InfoWorld) - A U.S. district judge has struck down a part of the anti-terrorism-inspired Patriot Act that requires telephone and Internet service providers to turn over records to the government without telling customers. Judge Victor Marrero, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, ruled Thursday that the Patriot Act provision that allows the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation toÂ obtain ISP and telecom subscribers' billing, calling, and Web surfing recordsÂ without court approval violates the U.S. Constitution. Marrero ordered the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice to stop issuing so-calledÂ national security letters, or NSLs, requiring ISPs to turn over subscriber records. The NSL program prohibited ISPs from telling customers that they were being investigated. Marrero delayed the order pending a DOJ appeal of his decision. The NSL program under the Patriot Act violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as a restraint on free speech, the judge said in his 107-page order. The program also bypasses judicial oversight of the requests, Marrero said. The NSL program could allow the FBI to unmask the identity of Internet users posting anonymous comments, obtain all of the e-mail messages of an Internet user, and even find out all the Web sites a user has visited, Marrero said. "In light of the seriousness of the potential intrusion into the individual's personal affairs and the significant possibility of a chilling effect on speech and association -- particularly of expression that is critical of the government or its policies -- a compelling need exists to ensure that the use of NSLs is subject to the safeguards of public accountability," the judge wrote. The DOJ is reviewing the decision and considering its options, a spokesman said. The American Civil Liberties Union, which brought the lawsuit against the DOJ and FBI, praised Marrero's decision. "Courts have a constitutionally mandated role to play when national security policies infringe on First Amendment rights," Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLU's National Security Project, said in a statement. "A statute that allows the FBI to silence people without meaningful judicial oversight is unconstitutional." The U.S. Congress passed the Patriot Act less than two months after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Congress, under pressure from President George Bush, reauthorized the Patriot Act in 2006. Many civil liberties groups have criticized the law for being overly broad and targeting innocent U.S. residents. Marrero in 2004 ruled that the NSL provisions of the Patriot Act violated the Constitution because they amounted to unreasonable search and seizure. After the 2006 revisions to the Patriot Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit sent the case back to Marrero for a ruling on whether the NSL provisions were still unconstitutional. The FBI's use of the NSL program, which existed before the Patriot Act, has ballooned since the law was passed, Marrero noted. In 2000, the FBI issued about 8,500 NSL requests, and the number of requests rose to 56,000 in 2004, he wrote. The NSL program's "most troubling" aspect, Marrero wrote, is that it attempts to bypass judicial review of law enforcement requests. The program "reflects an attempt by Congress and the executive to infringe upon the judiciary's designated role under the Constitution," he wrote.


Bloody day in Gaza raises civil war fears

In what looked ever more like civil war, the forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas battled supporters of the Islamist prime minister across Gaza on Tuesday, the bloodiest day of factional fighting in months.


'Shocking' portraits of former US president Richard Nixon are removed from Norwegian parliament walls.


Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Sunday, pushing May to the brink of becoming the deadliest month for U.S. forces this year.


West Boynton Residential Coalition Reviewing Plans for Shopping Centers

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 5--WEST BOYNTON -- With the housing market slowing down, new retail and office buildings promise to reshape the suburban landscape west of Boynton Beach.


ComScore and UBS analyze top Web sites in U.S. by page views and unique visitors, and the winners are Fox and Yahoo, respectively.


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

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Three 6 Mafia urge a judge to dismiss a case which claims their song prompted a violent attack.


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


Muslim Council joins fight for hostage's life

A delegation from the Muslim Council of Britain is travelling to Baghdad in an attempt to secure the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley.


Watford Electronics left debts of Â£3.5m

Administrators hang on to stock Watford Electronicsâs stock remains in the hands of administrators, giving unsecured creditors hope of seeing some of the Â£3.5m they were owed when the firm collapsed earlier this week.â¦


Shane Doan skates through defenders to score one of three Phoenix goals in a 5 1/2 minute span of the second period, and the Coyotes beat Buffalo, 6-2, on Monday.


AUSTRALIA'S telecommunications players have chosen sides in the pending war to win consumers to the new generation of mobile phones.


There Will Be Blood: An American Tragedy

Daniel Day-Lewis gives a towering performance in a unique film about idealism and greed in the American West


Microsoft unveils Xbox 360 HD DVD drive emulator

To the HD disc format what IE is to the web? Microsoft yesterday launched software that emulates on a PC HD DVDs played on its Xbox 360 add-in drive. It's a move that could give the software giant de facto control of the next-gen optical disc format.â¦


Century Shares Keeps Shares of Marsh, AIG Amid Spitzer Probe

Lanny Thorndike, whose Century Shares Trust mutual fund has about a third of its assets in insurance stocks, is keeping his investments in Marsh & McLennan Cos.


Register to win a $2,400 scholarship for you or a family member. Simply fill out the 3-step form for additional information from any of our colleges and you will automatically be entered.


Benedetto XVI in occasione dell'Angelus ha ricordato le parole di Giovanni Paolo II"La vera religione consiste nell'entrare in sintonia con questo cuore ricco di misericordia"                                            Il Papa commemora l'11 settembre "L'amore di Dio Ã¨ piÃ¹ forte di ogni male"


Lake Forest, IL (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher is expected to miss Sunday's game against Houston as he continues to suffer from a hamstring injury.


UPDATE 1-France's Loeb in record-equalling sixth win

France's 2004 world champion Sebastien Loeb clinched victory in the 25-stage Rally of Australia on Sunday to finish the season with a record-equalling six rally wins.


Record fine will not cripple McLaren, warns Dennis

Ron Dennis has dismissed the possibility that the record 100-million-dollar fine imposed on his team by the International Motoring Federation (FIA) for spying on the Ferrari team will cripple them financially.


The FBI has expanded an investigation into allegations of contract irregularities by Halliburton Co. subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. in Iraq and Kuwait.


Seconda serata del Festival, sul palco 10 Campioni e 7 GiovaniOspite la coppia comica Ficarra e Picone, e tornano i Take That                                            Sanremo, la gara entra nel vivo Standing ovation per Dorelli                                                                                DAL nostro inviato ALESSANDRA VITALI


Hand sanitizer makes it through security in one airport, then it's confiscated at another. Screening lines back up because only two of six lanes are open. And then there's the occasional all-too-intimate patdown.


Continental, Design Fault Blamed for Concorde Crash

A metal strip that fell off a Continental Airlines jet and a design fault in Concorde led to the supersonic jet's crash outside Paris in 2000, which killed 113 people, an official report on Tuesday.


ISRAEL yesterday faced the growing threat of civil war after militant Jewish settlers supported the call for a campaign of disobedience against Ariel Sharonâs planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip next year.


Coverciano, 17:45 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: A SIENA LA COPPIA CALAIO'-ZALAYETA

Tre giocatori per due maglie: la vigilia di Siena-Napoli è piena di dubbi per Edy Reja. Il te...


Michael Jackson visited a Tokyo orphanage Sunday during his first round of public appearances since being acquitted of child molestation charges last year.


Assemblea straordinaria di Lega: "Iscrizioni entro il 30 giugno"

Oggi a Roma si Ã¨ svolta l'assemblea di Lega. Approvato il nuovo statuto federale e annunciate alcune novitÃ  per i prossimi campionati. ROMA - L`assemblea straordinaria della Figc ha approvato all`unanimitÃ  il nuovo statuto federale.


Chains Take Inventory, Along With Some Chances

Supermarkets are throwing everything they can think of at shoppers. And the range of services is as impressive as it is improbable.


German unemployment falls much less than expected last month, raising concerns that the labour market could be flagging.


Conan, Stewart, Colbert unite in TV feud

With teleprompters emptied by the writers strike, Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have been transformed into a bloodthirsty, if well-dressed mob.


Tyler Hamilton will keep his title as an Olympics cycling champion, but he faces an uphill climb to restore his reputation and avoid a ban from his sport.


Iraqi Kidnappers Demand Release of Militant Indonesian Cleric

Kidnappers holding two Indonesian women hostages in Iraq are demanding the release of a militant cleric accused of leading a terrorist group in Southeast Asia.


NASA Scramjet Sets a New Air-Speed Record

NPR.org, November 17, 2004 Â· A NASA research jet sets a new air speed record for air-breathing engines by traveling nearly 7,000 mph, or 10 times the speed of sound.


The wife and children of Mark Thatcher, who is charged over an alleged coup plot, have landed in the UK on a flight from South Africa.


Giuliani, in London, Urges Broad NATO Expansion

Making an unusual campaign swing outside his own country, Rudolph W. Giuliani said that he would like to see a broad expansion of the NATO alliance, including an invitation to Israel.


Nigeria General Strike May Be Extended - Union

A general strike in oil exporter Nigeria may be extended beyond Thursday if the government continues to crack down on protesters violently, union chief Adams Oshiomhole said on Tuesday.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been admitted to a London hospital for a non-surgical procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat, the BBC said.


Microsoft agrees to comply with the European Commission's 2004 anti-monopoly ruling against it.


Post: Man Who Ignited Self at White House an Informant

A man who set himself on fire  outside the White House on Monday was a Yemeni federal  informant on terrorism upset over how the FBI had managed his  case, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.


US animated film Shark Tale breaks the record for opening box office takings in October, say estimates.


Matthias Sammer's VfB Stuttgart moved to the top of the Bundesliga table on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Sammer's former employers Borussia Dortmund, on a day that saw shock defeats for both Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich.


Lugo, 15:52 - CICLISMO, ANZA' VINCE IL GIRO DI ROMAGNA

Santo Anzà (Selle Italia Serramenti Diquigiovanni) ha vinto l'81/o giro di Romagna battendo i...


'Vi sara' molto impegno da parte mia', dice Mons. Mamberti


Planes and artillery pound the rebel city to soften resistance as US troops move in. NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- US troops backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages launched a ground offensive yesterday to


Bush's Canadian flu shot option called 'doubtful'

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration, seeking to ease a major shortage of flu shots, is in discussions with two companies that sell flu vaccine in Canada and elsewhere, and have found a few million unsold doses.


Results in key House races: Reuters poll

Democrats lead Republicans in 11 of  15 crucial races in the November 7 election to decide which  party controls the U.S. House of Representatives.


Clocks' Early Spring Forward May Require a Leap of Faith

It seemed so simple and familiar: Spring forward, fall back. For 20 years, that's what Americans -- and their technology -- have done with their clocks on the first Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October.


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has narrowly survived three parliamentary no-confidence votes sponsored by left-wing and religious opposition parties over deepening poverty in Israel.


Business as Usual: Johnson Set to Join Yanks

Randy Johnson, at the advanced age of 41, will become the ace of George SteinbrennerÂs extremely expensive team and the latest superstar to join his constellation.


U2 singer Bono appears at the UK premiere of Across the Universe, the musical film based on songs by the Beatles.


Putin Proposes Alternatives on Missile Defense

President Vladimir V. Putin proposed that Russia and the West study emerging missile threats jointly.


Rallies in 12 cities around the world to mark Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's 12th year in jail.


The government video of a weakened Fidel Castro convalescing in bed brought home a growing awareness to many Cubans on Tuesday that neither he nor the country will likely be the same again.


Frankie Dettori wins his second Derby in two days as Lawman wins the Prix du Jockey Club in France.


Scafati, 12:10 - BASKET, SERIE A: GUASTAFERRO NUOVO GIEMME LEGEA SCAFATI

Luigi Guastaferro, 45 anni, è il nuovo general manager della Lega Scafati (serie A). (Nic....


Carrier has locked up the hot new PalmOne smart phone until some time after the new year.


SAN FRANCISCO -- EBay Inc.'s Skype division has let down eBay executives, but they're confident they can reorganize the troubled Internet phone unit and make it more useful to people outside of the online marketplace.


Unisys joins Open Source Development Labs

The decision follows other moves by the IT services and hardware vendor  to embrace LInux.


The race for The Chase begins at Richmond

Richmond, VA (Sports Network) - Ryan Newman earned the pole for Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll 400. The No.12 Penske Dodge circled the 0.750-mile Richmond International Raceway short track in 20.


Turkey's 'moment of truth' is fast approaching. On October 6, the European Commission is due to publish its report on whether or not Turkey is ready to start negotiations for membership of the European Union.


The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a case in which a disgruntled former client of famed defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran contends he was improperly ordered to stop picketing outside Cochran's office.


Abbas receives warm ovation in first public campaign rally

Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the front-runner in upcoming presidential elections, received a loud ovation from thousands of supporters at his first public rally Tuesday, generating some excitement for the low-key politician seeking to replace


NEW YORK - No matter who is running Merrill Lynch & Co., it's going to need a regimen of restraint and recuperation after getting badly bruised by the global credit market shakeout.


Carlos Delgado homered for the fourth time in four games, and the New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 6-2 victory Thursday night that extended their winning streak to seven.


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Everton can go fourth if they win at Wigan in the Premier League, while Man City host West Ham later.


US Medicare officials said on Monday they will divide US coverage areas into 26 regions as part of the agency's efforts to have private insurers cover more of the nation's elderly.


The conservative's strong showing at the Values Voters summit reveals a split between leaders and the rank and file


Scottish Catholics should reject politicians who defend abortion, Scotland's most senior Catholic will say.


Roma, 15:50 - CALCIO, SERIE A: DIECI SQUALIFICATI PER UNA GIORNATA

Il Giudice Sportivo ha squalificato in serie A per una giornata dieci giocatori: Lombardi (Ascoli), ...


Government denies road charging 'blackmail'

Rubbishes 'stalking horse' claims The government has rejected suggestions by MPs on the Transport Committee that it is "blackmailing" local authorities into introducing congestion charging schemes. It said that it will not support charging unless there is a robust investigation to show that it will be beneficial.â¦


HBO has not renewed its first ever multi-camera comedy, Lucky Louie, for a second season on the premium cable network.  The comedy was created by and starred blue-collar comedian Louis C.K..


Offensive lineman Barrett Brooks apologized to the Pittsburgh Steelers for his weekend arrest on charges he fled from police on his motorcycle, but said the chase resulted from miscommunication and not any wrongdoing.


A few days after he was paralysed from the neck down in a riding accident in 1995, Superman actor Christopher Reeve told his wife, Dana: "Perhaps we should let me go.


Actress Gemma Arterton of the show "St. Trinian" will be the next Bond girl. It will be her second film.


Rapper Nas emerges from drama with label debut

When Nas and Jay-Z set aside their  feud and joined forces last October, it was a great moment for  hip-hop, but an even greater moment for Nas. Having been  Columbia's staple rap artist for more than a decade, the  acclaimed yet commercially unreliable MC seemed poised to reap  the benefits of Def Jam's hip-hop savvy.


Britain deepened its involvement in stricken mortgage bank Northern Rock  on Tuesday, offering to guarantee more of its liabilities as the struggle to find a private sector acquirer for the business continues.


La giuria presieduta dal regista inglese John Boorman ha premiato con il Leone d'oro 'Il segreto di Vera Drake' di Mike Leigh, storia di una donna che pratica aborti clandestini nella Londra degli anni '50.


Napoleon's Will Sells for $149K in Paris

An early draft of Napoleon Bonaparte's will — in which the French emperor writes of his English enemies "I forgive them," but then apparently thinks better of it and scratches out the phrase — sold at a Paris auction Tuesday for $149,505.


An Australian customs boat is making an epic journey to save a Portuguese fisherman rescued in the southern Atlantic.


Memphis, Tenn. (Sports Network) - The Memphis Grizzlies on  Wednesday activated point guard Jason Williams from the injured  list, while placing guard Antonio Burks on the IL.


Reggio Calabria, 15:48 - CALCIO, REGGINA; AMORUSO: IL MIO GOL SI AVVICINA

Nicola Amoruso, attaccante della Reggina, in vista della trasferta di Bergamo, si racconta: ''Ho vog...


Scottish comedian Billy Connolly is understood to have escaped unhurt after a one-vehicle accident.


President Pervez Musharraf pledged that next week's elections would be free, fair and held on time, after political opponents accused him of planning to rig the vote so he could maintain his grip on power


Ryanair will fly to seven new destinations from Italy's Orio al Serio airport as of next year and is to increase the number of aircraft based there, Europe's biggest low-cost airline says.


Now in its fourth year, the Conflux festival, centered mostly on the intersection of Havemeyer Street and Metropolitan Avenue, offered everything from audio graffiti to surveillance technology.


US helicopter with 10 aboard crashes into Bering Sea

A US Coast Guard helicopter with 10 people aboard crashed into the Bering Sea Wednesday while carrying out a rescue operation, the Coast Guard said.


Analysis: Head versus heart for Iowa GOP

Iowa Republicans chose between their hearts and their heads.


Apple Inc.  unveiled new  iPods on Wednesday including a model with an iPhone-style touch  screen and wireless Internet connectivity, refreshing the  product line at a time when its digital media strategy is  facing renewed attacks from rivals.


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


Beijing ups the ante in war of words with Taipei

The Chinese president, Hu Jintao, has told the People's Liberation Army to prepare for war amid growing fears of a destabilising missile race across the Taiwan Strait.


Most Britons are taking precautions against identity fraud, a new survey has found.


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Ghana votes for new president and parliament

Voters in Ghana are expected to reward incumbent John Kufuor with a second and final mandate at presidential elections for overseeing four years of stability in the West African country, analysts say.


UN peacekeepers: Israeli troops still in Lebanon

United Nations peacekeepers Sunday denied Israel's assertion that it had completely withdrawn all of its soldiers from southern Lebanon.


One Boston winter. Zero storms. Two businesspeople. One is happy. One is not.


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Libby's attorneys are quietly backing away from the claim that Vice President Dick Cheney would be called to testify in the CIA leak trial


Militants claiming to speak for Basque separatists Eta say the group will not give up arms until independence.


IBM Connects Duke Medicine Patients and Physicians Through Single Online Resource

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Duke Medicine has teamed with IBM to develop and launch a single, unified health portal site where patients can securely and easily access data and services, including personal health profiles; clinical content; account billing and insurance information.


A new debate is emerging over whether breast implants constitute the kind of annuity medicine that will entail regular surgical tuneups, exposing patients to increased medical risk and out-of-pocket expenses.


ALASKA: IN MARE DI BERING RISCHIO DISASTRO AMBIENTALE

ROMA - Gli oltre due milioni di litri di carburante contenuti nei serbatoi della nave mercantile malaysiana Selendang Ayu, che ha fatto naufragio nel mare di Bering, si stanno spargendo in mare. E molto difficili


Mack Brown begged and pleaded for his team to get into the Bowl Championship Series. It worked.


The United States on Wednesday backed European Union candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn to head the International Monetary Fund, virtually assuring the Frenchman's victory as the selection process neared a conclusion.


LOS ANGELES Sept. 20, 2004 - "The Sopranos" finally whacked its competitors in the best drama category at the Emmy Awards, and a comedy series victory for ratings-starved "Arrested Development" proved SOMEBODY


NASA confirms December 7 launch for shuttle Discovery

NASA will launch the shuttle Discovery on December 7 on a 12-day mission as the US space agency presses on with construction of the International Space Station, officials said.


The Vatican opened its secret   archives on the papacy of Pius XI between 1922 and 1939 on   Monday and said "unjust opinions" concerning its relations with   Jews in the pre-World War Two period would be overturned.


Swiss Voters Set to Endorse Stem Cell Research

Swiss voters are expected to endorse tight government legislation on stem cell research on Sunday which would forbid the cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with other continental European countries.


Nicholas Shakespeare, Nicola Barker and Colm Toibin are among 22 authors to make the Booker prize long list.


Several former players testify in front ofÃÂ a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Tuesday regarding the failure of the NFL's disability plan to help them.


Japan Typhoon Leaves Five Dead, Four Missing

Five people were dead and four still  missing Sunday as Japan began a clean-up after the most  powerful typhoon to hit the Tokyo region in a decade.


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Police in Bangladesh arrest former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after a raid on her house in Dhaka.


The yen sank to a four-month low against  the euro and a six-week low versus the dollar on Tuesday as  investors fretted that soaring oil prices could jeopardize  Japan's economic recovery.


Olympics: AOC to appeal to CAS for Rogers to get Olympic cycling ...

SYDNEY : The Australian Olympic Committee said it has appealed to sport's highest international arbitration body to open the way for Australian cyclist Michael Rogers to claim a bronze medal from the Athens Games.


Bank of New York Co. Inc. is talking to US prosecutors about paying a $24 million penalty in order to avoid a criminal indictment on charges of failing to report suspicious activity at


The thwarted terrorist airline plot in Britain is sparking a bitter new round of finger-pointing in Connecticut's bruising Senate race.


Police arrest escaped convict Ralph "Buck" Phillips who spent five months on the lam and last week allegedly shot dead one New York state trooper and injured two others. Phillips was put on the FBI's Most Wanted list yesterday, and this morning was sighted in woods near the Pennsylavania state line. No shot were fired during the arrest, law enforcement officials say


Unione Europea : Turchia sÃ¬ , Turchia no , oggi si decide

Oggi si riuniscono a Bruxelles i capi di Stato e di governo dell'Unione Europea per decidere l'inizio formale dei negoziati per l'adesione della Turchia. Si prevede una decisione positiva, dopo il parere favorevole


A man is due in court charged with robbery and possessing an imitation firearm after threats to hospital staff in Birmingham.


Putin Gets Duma Nod for Reforms to Boost Power

Russia's parliament backed on Friday President Vladimir Putin's plan to scrap elections for governors under sweeping political reforms aimed at strengthening his grip on power.


By now weâve established that the fans are tired of college footballâs bowl system, the prevailing opinion that weâd all like to see a playoff.


(ANSA) -ATENE, 22 AGO- Il Cio ha annunciato che il greco Leonidas Sampanis, bronzo nel sollevamento pesi cat.62 kg, e' stato ufficialmente escluso dai Giochi. Il Cio aveva gia' chiesto in mattinata al comitato


Japan cigarette vending machines to require ID

Smokers in Japan will no longer be able to buy cigarettes from vending machines from next year without an ID card that says they are adults under a new system that aims to make it harder for minors to buy tobacco.


The San Francisco Giants have put  reliever Jonathan Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list because  of a side strain, the team said on Wednesday.


Westpac Bank has reported a record after-tax profit of $2.54 billion, a 16 per cent increase on the previous year's results. The bank has also announced a final dividend of 44 cents, taking the full-year dividend to 86 cents fully franked.


Group Passes on Addressing Global Warming

Although faced with fresh evidence of global warming, the United States and other members the Arctic Council on Wednesday failed to make any recommendations


Business deals to dominate Prodi-Putin summit

Business deals are set to take centre stage at a summit on Wednesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi in the southern Italian city of Bari.


City May Put Traffic Camera Feeds Online

By Donna Porstner, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Feb. 22--STAMFORD -- The Board of Representatives' Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing tonight on whether the city should put video feeds from traffic cameras on its Web site.   City Rep.


Kenya faces second day of opposition protests

Kenyans faced a second day of protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election on Thursday after police tear-gassed opposition leaders and shot dead three men defying a ban on rallies.


Madrid, 17:50 - CALCIO, ATLETICO MADRID; MINACCE A PRESIDENTE: ARRESTATI 2 TIFOSI

Due tifosi e piccoli soci dell'Atletico Madrid sono stato arrestati dalla polizia della capitale spa...


Young, Internet-savvy voters challenged Democratic presidential hopefuls on Iraq, the military draft and the candidates' own place in a broken political system, playing starring roles in a provocative, video-driven debate Monday night.


Britain admits error over Iraq threat amid demands for apology

The British government formally withdrew one of the key arguments it had used for invading Iraq, as it faced demands in parliament for a "full apology" on how it presented the case for war.


Lothian and Borders Police are asked to probe the handling of construction contracts for the new parliament building.


It had a bit of Manny magic, and a bit of Manny mania, all wrapped up in a rain-prolonged, offense-riddled, walk-fueled, home run-stocked Red Sox win, played in the heart of Texas on a West Coast timeline.


Instead of a birthday cake for the Contract With America's 10th anniversary, Republicans at their national convention have given it a cold shoulder.


Researchers find that while you will slow down as you age, you may be able to stave off more of the deterioration than you thought.


Bush Troop Plan Vague on Movements in Asia

President Bush's plan to withdraw up to 70,000 troops from overseas bases contained few specifics, particularly about Asia. Some experts think the United States may leave much of its Asia force intact.


Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment

âFord at Foxâ is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.


US troops, insurgents fight around rebel den of Fallujah

FALLUJAH, Iraq : US troops and insurgents battled on the edge of the rebel-held Iraqi city of Fallujah after deadly night-time air raids and nine policemen were killed in an ambush south of the capital.


Chlamydia common among young women and men

NEW YORK  - A large number of people between the ages of 14 and 39 years have chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease, a new report indicates, while gonorrhea, another STD, is less prevalent.


The Giants didn't want to go into the 2005 season knowing that Barry Bonds could possibly be entering his final year in a San Francisco uniform.


Iraq to Turkey: stop shelling north Iraq

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Saturday issued a formal protest to Turkey over cross-border shelling into northern Iraq directed at separatist Kurdish rebels.


"Departed" wins best film at "green" Oscars

Director Martin Scorsese's crime thriller "The Departed" won the Oscar for best film on Sunday in a show that turned Hollywood's biggest night into a showcase for environmental activism.


James Hardie's asbestos worries set to spread to Asia: report

Embattled building products firm James Hardie Industries NV is facing a potential flood of new asbestos compensation claims from Asian countries after a hard-won deal with Australian victims, a report said.


A vote is to be held on controversial proposals to re-organise health services across north Wales.


LONDON : Oil prices bolted higher on fears of disruption to production and import activity in the Gulf of Mexico because of Hurricane Ivan, traders said.


Joe Gibbs Racing spent 16 seasons jockeying for position in the crowded General Motors camp, where three championships in five seasons wasn't enough to move the organization to the front of the pack.


Google Inc.'s stock reached a new high Friday, reflecting Wall Street's renewed faith in the Internet search leader as it introduces new ways for advertisers to reach its steadily expanding online audience.


Ryanair seeks compensation for security crackdown

Low-cost carrier Ryanair  said on  Friday it had submitted a claim for just over 3 million pounds  ($5.7 million) in compensation from the UK government after  stepped-up airport security forced it to cancel flights.