Sri Lanka eye second spot behind Australia

Mahela Jayawardene's Sri Lanka will leapfrog from world number five to second behind Australia if they win the third and final Test against England starting here on Tuesday.


Bush pleads for more NATO troops for Afghanistan

President Bush appealed to NATO allies on Tuesday to provide more troops with fewer national restrictions for the alliance's most dangerous mission in Afghanistan, hours before a summit of allied leaders.


Experts Assess  Lung Cancer Risk Among Smokers

MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- The largest study of its kind has come up with hard, cold numbers that pinpoint the risk of lung cancer for smokers and former smokers.


Porn star Ron Jeremy wants to be taken seriously -- with his clothes on.


Prosecutions drop for US white-collar crime

They're down 28 percent from five years ago, as homeland security cases rise in priority.


Scientists have taken an important step towards a new way of treating disease by switching off key genes.


All the films at Cannes will be subtitled in English or French. Thanks to new technology, the process is easier and more creative. But can moviegoers learn to love subtitles?


A Mozambican army vehicle carrying recruits overturned Tuesday, killing 12 people and injuring 24, state media reported.


Super Bowl draws 3rd-largest U.S. TV audience ever

The Indianapolis Colts' rain-swept victory over the Chicago Bears averaged more than 93 million viewers on Sunday, making it the second most-watched Super Bowl and third most-watched U.S. telecast ever, Nielsen Media Research reported.


Arrest of Iraqi Shi'ite leader's son proves to be misstep for US

BAGHDAD -- The US military detained the son of one of America's closest political allies in Iraq for several hours yesterday, raising the ire of Shi'ite Muslim officials and straining delicate relations with Iraqi leadership. The American ambassador here quickly apologized for the incident.


In an era of low-rising jeans, one Italian high school has launched an uprising.


Bush rescinds Reagan-era sanctions against Libya

President Bush on Monday formally ended a nearly 20-year-old trade embargo against Libya, in return for Libya's admission that it had a weapons-of-mass-destruction program and pledge to dismantle it.


Appello dell'Ucoii alle comunitÃ  islamiche in Italia per la sera dell'11 settembre. La lista delle cittÃ  sarÃ  pronta entro domani sera. Ma saranno tante. Presidi silenziosi o fiaccolate ovunque, spiega


Dodgers at a loss without pitching to beat St. Louis

Their starting pitching was all but spent by Labor Day, but the Dodgers still held on to win the National League West. The St. Louis Cardinals, who have the NL's best offense


The top two candidates have captured the public's imagination, and are nearly tied in polls with two months to go.


Paul Mwesigwa was a child during the rule of Idi Amin, Uganda's former dictator, and like many of his countrymen he finds it hard to write off Africa's most notorious leader as a total villain.


Two Komodo dragons have hatched at the Sedgwick County Zoo, apparently without the fertilization of a male. The dragons, both males, are believed to be the first in North America known to have hatched by parthenogenesis, which occurs naturally in some species, including invertebrates and lower plants. It happens more rarely in some vertebrates.


Dal Trattamento fine rapporto attesi 20 milioni inizio 2008


Battling for every dollar and delegate, Barack Obama raised $7.2 million in Super Tuesday's wake and Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled in $6.4 million, stunning totals reflecting the intensity of their neck-and-neck race for the Democratic presidential nomination.


Hamas gunmen fire over the heads of demonstrators to try to disperse a pro-Fatah rally in Gaza.


Roma, 22:26 - CALCIO, OSSERVATORIO: NIENTE TAMBURI E STRISCIONI NON AUTORIZZATI

Dal 30 marzo sarÃ¡ vietato l'ingresso negli impianti sportivi di oggetti di "manifestazione esteriore...


Amnesty Notes International Migrants' Day

On the occasion of today's International Migrants' Day (18 December), Amnesty International reiterates its concern about the plight of millions of migrants around the world who are denied access to their ...


Strong Quake Kills at Least 3 in Northern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and several aftershocks hit northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 250 while knocking


ARIEL Sharon won a striking victory yesterday when the Knesset approved his plan to evacuate Israeli settlements from the Gaza Strip by a 67-45 vote, a wider margin than supporters had hoped for.


San Benedetto del Tronto, 17:45 - CALCIO: SCARCERATO ALLENATORE SAMBENEDETTESE

Enrico Piccioni, l'allenatore della Sambenedettese Calcio, è stato scarcerato oggi per mancan...


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RIM surges on China smartphone distribution pact

Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in  Motion Ltd  jumped more than 6 percent to a  record $121.10 on Tuesday after the company announced it had  entered a deal to distribute its BlackBerry smartphones in  China with Alcatel-Lucent .


Brazilian midfielder Fred scored in the eighth minute last night to give visiting D.C. United a 1-0 win, increasing Toronto FC's scoreless drought to an MLS-record 642 minutes.


Sony Joins Other Labels on Amazon MP3 Store

Sony BMG announced that it would become the fourth and final major music label to sell digital music on Amazon.com.


US TV journalist Tom Brokaw retires from his role presenting NBC's Nightly News programme.


As they ready their defense, Patriots have backers

If you don't think the Patriots can win a third Super Bowl in four years, you're just looking for "someone different" to get in and win.


Security screeners at a US airport spot but then lose a bag containing a fake bomb, in a training blunder.


Granite Mill & Fixture Fined for Hostile Work Environment

A Salt Lake custom woodworking company will pay $18,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced.  The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that Granite Mill & Fixture Co.


Parma, 13:42 - CALCIO, PARMA: CONVOCATI PER CATANIA

Stefano Pioli, allenatore del Parma, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la trasferta di domani a Catania....


Super petrolio, raggiunta quota 47 dollari

Nuovo record di sempre a New York. L'annuncio dell'Opec: da settembre la produzione aumenterà di 500 mila barili al giorno ...


Microsoft disabling Word 2003's 'fast save' feature

As part of an update to Office 2003, Microsoft is cutting off the feature, which it says can save time, but risks exposing confidential information.


Hall to Direct Docu on Black Comedy Circuit

Arsenio Hall is adding the title documentary filmmaker to his resume.


Bush proposes steps to deal with mortgage crisis

President George W. Bush on Friday tried to calm financial market turmoil from the credit crisis by announcing proposals intended to prevent homeowners from defaulting on risky mortgages.


Il giovanissimo talento brasiliano fa il modesto dopo la serata da incorniciareRanieri: "E' un extraterrestre". Galliani: "Ma il Milan era forte anche prima"                                          Debutto da sogno, Pato incanta tutti "Peccato solo che poi non ho dormito"


Real estate information startup Zillow Inc. said late Wednesday it closed a $30 million round of financing. Legg Mason Capital Management, a Baltimore-based global asset management group known for its mutual funds, led the round. In all, the operators of Zillow.com have raised $87 million since 2005.


A soldier is killed in fighting with Islamic militants holed up at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon, the army says.


Chemical Ali will be tried in war crime proceedings

Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as " Chemical Ali", has appeared before an investigating magistrate,kicking off the process of trial of Iraq's former top officials, an Iraqi court said Saturday.


Some of the nationâs biggest companies will announce a new program meant to make health insurance available to their former employees ages 55 to 64.


At U.N., Bush Defends Iraq War, Asks for Help

President Bush defended the Iraq  war before skeptical world leaders on Tuesday, called on them  to help Iraq develop into a democracy and vowed not to retreat  against an insurgency that threatens more violence in the  country.


Depleted Croatia wait on young blood Cilic

In December 2005, it looked like a fairy tale. Croatia had won their first Davis Cup title and had four top-class players in the ranks.


Apertura a 98,21 dollari al barile (+0,3%)


Nintendo's popular Wii game console will displace Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, iSuppli said Thursday.


England will name their squad for the controversial tour of Zimbabwe on Tuesday.


It's a different winner every day in the Republican presidential race.


Security guards killed in Baghdad were ex-Gurkhas: Britain

Four employees of a British security firm killed in an attack in Baghdad were Nepalese nationals who formerly served with Britain's elite Gurkha army regiment, the Foreign Office revealed.


FORMER PRIME Minister PV Narasimha Rao passed away in New Delhi on Thursday. Rao, who was 83 years old, had been critically ill for the last two weeks.


Fire at California's Lake Tahoe destroys 50 homes

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - More than 50 homes in Lake Tahoe went up in flames on Sunday as a fast-moving forest fire hit this resort community, prompting U.S. Forest Service officials to order residents out.


City Room: Ask About Immigrants on the L.E.S.

Steve Long of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum is answering readers' questions this week on the neighborhood's history of immigration and tenement life.


Canadian math students rank 7th in international study

PARIS - Canadian math students are being outperformed by those six other countries, including Hong Kong and Finland, according to an international study.


Bush Touts Tax Cuts, Aide Acknowledges 'Soft Patch'

President Bush said on Saturday his tax cuts were working to lift growth but a senior aide acknowledged that the economy hit a "soft patch" over the last six or eight weeks.


Leaders from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are gathering in Vientiane, capital of Laos, for a summit meeting among themselves and a series


Sun countersuit: NetApp violates 12 patents

Sun Microsystems fires back against NetApp's patent infringement lawsuit involving the ZFS file system software.


Spokane cleric beats out Kicanas for top bishop post

Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., who will seek bankruptcy protection Nov. 29 for his diocese from millions of dollars in clergy sex abuse claims, was elected yesterday to be the next president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.


PRATO: DONNA UCCISA IERI IN CASA, FERMATA CONVIVENTE FIGLIO

Prato, 16?dic. (Adnkronos)?- Fermo giudiziario, con l'accusa di omicidio, per Vanna Zappelli, 51 anni, convivente del figlio dell'ex professoressa, Vilda Moscardi di 74 anni, trovata morta ieri mattina nella sua abitazione di Prato.


Judge sets Dec. hearing in Oracle-PeopleSoft suit

The trial over Oracle's (ORCL) attempt to undo PeopleSoft's (PSFT) anti-takeover measures will continue in December, the judge overseeing the case said Wednesday.


Montgomerie Misses Cut as Price Returns to Form

WOBURN, England  - Ryder Cup hero Colin  Montgomerie came down to earth with a bump when he missed the  cut at The Heritage on Friday.


OpenLogic Expands Open-Source Repository

TechWeb - Other popular software with new versions in the upgraded repository include ActiveMQ, Apache HTTP Server, AspectJ, JasperReports, Maven, Tomahawk, MySQL, PHP, PostgreSQL, Regexp and Tomcat.


Swiss remain competitive despite ratings slip

Switzerland has slipped down another place in the global league of 'most competitive nations', but still ranks in the top ten.


Terry Caulley had 95 of Connecticut's 418 yards on the ground and moved into second place on the school's career rushing list, helping the Huskies to a 52-7 victory over Division 1-AA Rhode Island last night in East Hartford.


Despite Losing His Legs in Iraq, Hanson GI Moving Ahead With His Life

The first anniversary of losing both his lower legs in a bomb explosion in Iraq may seem like an unlikely cause for celebration, but Hanson native Brian Fountaine is happy, grateful for all his family and friends, and getting on with his life. He marked the date he calls his ''alive day'' Friday.


Il Napoli giochera' il campionato di C1. Lo ha deciso il Consiglio Federale della Federcalcio, riunito sotto la presidenza di Franco Carraro. La squadra partenopea pero' iniziera', rispetto alle altre squadre


Partita oggi raccolta firme Carroccio per class action


Karzai condemns U.S. troops using gunfire

President Hamid Karzai on Thursday condemned the use of gunfire by U.S. troops to suppress Afghans angered by a traffic accident involving a military truck that sparked the worst riots in the capital since the fall of the Taliban.


2006 Beach Tennis Championship Rocks Long Island

NEW YORK, Sept. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Beach Tennis USA(TM), the Manhattan- based organization responsible for launching the sport of beach tennis in North America last year, concluded its 2006 National Tour Monday at the U.S. Beach Tennis Open National Championship in Long Beach, New York.


WRAPUP 1-Feyenoord, Steaua reach last 32 in UEFA Cup

Feyenoord won the battle of the former winners to reach the last 32 of the UEFA Cup on Wednesday after a 2-1 victory over Schalke 04.


Moore fears film seizure after Cuba trip

Filmmaker Michael Moore has stashed a copy of his latest documentary in Canada because he fears the U.S. government will try to confiscate it after part of it was filmed during an unauthorized trip to Cuba.


A fire in an elderly people's home in western Austria kills at least 10 people, reports say.


TEMPE, Ariz. - Since the day he became coach of the Giants, Tom Coughlin has stressed the importance of dominating the line of scrimmage.


AT&T says iPhone activation problems largely solved

AT&T Inc said on Monday delays in activating service for customers of Apple Inc iPhone had been mostly resolved after the wireless company worked out the problems on a case-by-case basis.


Indonesian cleric goes on trial in Jakarta, denying involvement in terrorism

JAKARTA, Indonesia  - A Muslim cleric accused of heading the terror group blamed for the Bali bombings proclaimed his innocence as his trial opened Thursday, and said the charges were the work of U.S. President George W. Bush and "his slave," Australian Prime Minister John Howard.


Herbalife Halts Sale of Product in Israel

Herbalife Ltd. HLF.N said on Sunday  it had halted sales of one of its products in Israel amid an  investigation by Israel's Health Ministry over complaints from  customers that it caused liver problems.


Ex-Refco exec Maggio pleads guilty to fraud

A former senior Refco Inc executive pleaded guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges for his role in an alleged fraud that led to the collapse of the futures and commodities broker.


Jakarta court throws out case over prophet cartoons

An Indonesian court dismissed on   Wednesday a blasphemy case against an editor who published   controversial cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammad last   year, saying the prosecution used a wrong legal article.


'Siamo un milione', i ministri salutano ma non sfilano


Ministro Siniscalco: Bill Gates in Italia non sarebbe mai esistito

Il ministro dell' economia Domenico Siniscalco durante la giornata della ricerca organizzata da confidustria ha espresso con chiarezza come in Italia si faccia ancora troppo poco per favorire l' innovazione e la ricerca.


Wireless Swatch Beams MSN Direct Services

Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg said that smart watches take advantage of "invisible space," items you carry with you that don't take up any extra space.


DoCoMo to launch 5 new 3G FOMA cell phone models

TOKYO - NTT DoCoMo Inc said Wednesday it has developed five new models for the 901i series of 3G FOMA cell phone handsets, featuring an enhanced audio system, and will market one model, the SH901iC, nationwide Nov 26 with other models to follow.


Florida and Alabama clean up after Ivan; death toll still rising

Shellshocked Floridians began to clean up after their third hurricane pummeling in five weeks, while Alabamans looked at the crumbled condos and shattered beach homes along their coast and wondered how many months it would take for life to get back to


Secretary of State Colin Powell and three other Cabinet members have resigned, escalating the shake-up of President Bush's second-term team. Senior administration officials said Monday that national security adviser Condoleezza Rice was most likely to succeed Powell.


WHO Urges More Flu Vaccine Efforts Before Pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday pressed drug makers to accelerate work on a vaccine against a dreaded influenza pandemic which could kill millions of people.


Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound on Tuesday, killing about 50 militants, as they fought their way through an Islamic school where they believed a rebel cleric was hiding with women and children hostages.


Sports Briefing | Rugby: Samoa Defeats U.S. Team

Samoa ended a five-match losing streak at the Rugby World Cup in France yesterday with a 25-21 defeat of the United States in its final Group A match. Samoa, which made the quarterfinals in 1991 and 1995, lost its last two games in 2003 and its first three this year.


As dawn broke Monday across the Bay of Bengal, countries struck by tsunamis in the wake of the most powerful earthquake the planet has seen in 40 years focused on relief and rescue efforts, and said the death toll from the giant


Court to take up three cases on religious liberty

The cases concern prisoners' religious expression and the posting of the Ten Commandments on public property.


Madeleine McCann's parents deny they are planning a movie about their daughter's disappearance.


Pleas made for release of British hostage

LONDON - The British government and the brother of a British hostage have taken to Arab-language airwaves in an attempt to have him released from his captors in Iraq.


Broadest Measure of Foreign Trade Deficit Widened 2.4% in Second Quarter

The deficit in the current account represents the amount the U.S. must borrow from foreigners to cover the shortfall between exports and imports.


Mars Rover Finds Mysterious Rocks and More Signs of Water

Both rovers, the Spirit and the Opportunity, have more than doubled their intended lifetimes of three months.


Israeli troops pull back from the Gaza refugee camp of Jabaliya after a three-day operation against militants.


Precari, la finanziaria taglia 20 mln all'Istituto


McLaren discard David Coulthard has signed a one-year deal to race with the new Red Bull Racing team in the 2005 Formula One season.


Time Warner Inc. is giving up its foothold in one of the fastest-growing markets for broadband Internet access with a deal to sell AOL Germany's Internet access business to Telecom Italia SpA for about $870 million.


Susan Sontag, Writer and Critic, Dies at 71

Author and social critic Susan Sontag,  one of the most powerful thinkers of her generation and a  leading voice of intellectual opposition to U.S. policy after  the Sept. 11 attacks, died on Tuesday at a New York cancer  hospital. She was 71.


Iran vote "decisive defeat" for president: reformers

Iran's biggest reformist party said on Monday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had suffered a "decisive defeat" in nationwide elections last week due to his government's "authoritarian and inefficient methods".


Suspected killer idled for mental health

A nuclear power plant worker suspected of strangling his wife and daughter and then killing himself had been placed on leave from his job to deal with mental problems, the plant owner said Tuesday.


Many films start out as award-winning books. But they arenât usually picture books. Emperor of the north: An engineer (Michael Jeter) takes a wild ride in âThe Polar Express.


Former media baron Conrad Black says he is confident a jury will clear him of fraud at his upcoming trial in the United States.


A peek inside the private world of legendary actress Katharine Hepburn reveals a woman resembling the strong-willed characters she often portrayed.


Tennis player earns card for Australasian Tour

MELBOURNE, Australia -- If former Australian Davis Cup player Scott Draper has an early exit from next month's Australian Open tennis championships, he can always put away his racket and pull out the golf clubs.


How feasible is a nuclear terrorist attack on the U.S.?


Krispy-Kreme Is Getting Harder to Stomach

If investors thought things could only get better for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD:NYSE - news - research) after its disastrous summer, Monday's third-quarter debacle proved them wrong.


A fast-moving apartment fire that killed 10 people and left more than 50 others homeless has been ruled arson, the state fire marshal's office said Thursday.


Celtics Snap Four-Game Losing Streak Celtics 117, Magic 101

ORLANDO, Nov. 29 -- Doc Rivers got his team back on track while gaining a measure of revenge on his old squad, and the Boston Celtics snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Orlando Magic, 117-101, on Monday night.


Phillip Island, 06:01 - MOTO, GP D'AUSTRALIA, 125: LORENZO VITTORIA MONDIALE

Doppio trionfo per Alvaro Bautista. Lo spagnolo dell'Aprilia s'Ã© aggiudicato la vittoria nel Gp d'Au...


Stage 8: Le Grand Bornand to Tignes, 102 1/2 miles. Stage winner: Michael Rasmussen, Rabobank, in 4 hours 49 minutes 40 seconds.


Police have no suspects in killings of elderly couple

Detectives say they have no witnesses or suspects in the murder of an elderly couple killed in an apparent robbery at their Christian bookstore.


Ottimista su destino Ferrovie, 'si sta trovando soluzione'


Pakistan Rules Out Terror Link in Hotel Blast

An explosion hit the Marriott Hotel  in the central area of Pakistan's capital Islamabad on  Thursday, slightly injuring five people, but the government  said it was not a terrorist attack.


Rialzo nelle contrattazioni after hours a New York


Honduras Troops in Show of Force After Massacre

Thousands of soldiers and police took over Honduras' main cities on Saturday in a show of force to prevent new attacks by youth gangs after gunmen murdered 28 people on a public bus earlier this week.


Fewer Canadians report investment income: StatsCan

It was the third annual decline, though it was smaller than those seen in the previous two years. "Nearly 7.4-million people reported just over $30.


Northwest Airlines said yesterday that it had canceled a new fee it charged travel agencies for a round-trip domestic ticket booked through global distribution systems, effective immediately.


Thorpe Reigns Supreme in Athens Pool, Phelps Grabs Bronze

Ian Thorpe became Australia's greatest  Olympian and staked a claim to being the best swimmer of his  generation when he won "the race of the century" at Athens on  Monday.


Three men accused of taking part in an extremist Muslim plot to carry out a series of suicide bombings on London's transport system in July 2005 have been convicted of conspiracy to murder.


Finned Gangsters Circle Venice in 'Shark Tale'

Robert De Niro splashed up in Venice as a tough-talking gangster with fins for the spectacular world premiere of "Shark Tale" on Friday, which will be screened for thousands in the city's famous St. Mark's square.


Bombs Explode Near Pakistan's Capital, Killing at Least 15 People and Wounding Others

A powerful bomb ripped through a bus carrying employees from the armed forces, while a device tied to a motorcycle went off in a commercial district near Pakistanâs capital Tuesday, authorities said.


Bud Selig Has Skin Cancer Lesion Removed

The commissioner of Major League Baseball, Bud Selig, underwent surgery on Monday to have a cancerous lesion removed from his forehead.


Released Turkish workers arrive at embassy in Baghdad

Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Tuesday that 10 Turkish workers who were released after they had been taken hostage in Iraq were now at the Turkish embassyin Baghdad.


China rejects U.S. charge it hacked Pentagon

China on Tuesday rejected a report that hackers controlled by its military had successfully entered a Pentagon network, calling the claim a product of dangerous "Cold War" thinking.


Lose the brainy Washington-speak. Expand the playing field to states President Bush captured. Baby-sit for moms who want to get involved in politics. Democratic activists, gathering for the first time after last month's election losses, offered plenty of ideas for how the party can get back to its winning ways.


At least three people were killed in an explosion in Beirut on Tuesday which wounded a passenger in a diplomatic car, security sources said, and Lebanon's LBC television channel said a U.S. embassy car was hit.


The team also placed starting strong safety Brian Walker on injured reserve. The nine-year veteran had arthroscopic knee surgery on Friday.


Thousands of well-wishers send messages of support to singer Marc Almond as he recovers from an accident.


Athens bus hijackers surrender, release all remaining hostages

Two armed men who hijacked a public bus and threatened to blow it up surrendered just after midnight Wednesday and released their six remaining hostages, ending an 18-hour standoff.


Putin Seeks Tighter Control of Russian Politics to Fight Terror

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country needs a single ``vertical'' system of power to fight terrorism such as the attack on a school last week that killed 339 people.


Iran optimistic of nuclear compromise with Europe

President Mohammad Khatami said Tuesday it was possible Iran would continue suspension of uranium enrichment and that he was hopeful of a compromise with Europe over its nuclear program.


Milano, 19:44 - VOLLEY, COPPA ITALIA: VITTORIA DELLA SISLEY TREVISO

La Sisley Treviso ha battuto la M. Roma 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-13) vincendo la coppa Italia maschile ...


Researchers See Gigabit Data Over Power Lines

Engineers at Penn State University said on Wednesday they had found a way for power lines to transmit data to homes at rates far faster than high-speed Internet connections from cable and telephone companies.


A rischio 750 posti di lavoro negli Stati Uniti


Retailers, other stakeholders to have say in PCI standards

Fourteen organizations have been tapped to serve on an advisory board, part of an effort to give stakeholders more say in the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standard.


Oil prices raced to fresh highs on  Friday, carrying U.S. crude over $49 a barrel, driven by  escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from  China and India.


Alitalia axe hangs over 7,000 staff as bankruptcy looms

Alitalia may have to slash up to 7,000 jobs, it emerged yesterday, as executives scrambled to rescue Italy's national carrier from possible bankruptcy later this month.


WebReference.com: Class Inheritance with PHP

WebReference.com has a new tutorial posted today (from Kris Hadlock) concerning the class inheritance functionlaity that's a part of the object oriented structure in PHP:   There are many benefits of inheritance with PHP, the most common is simplifying and reducing instances of redundant code. Class inheritance may sound complicated, but think of it this way. Consider a tree. A tree is made up of many parts, such as the roots that reside in the ground, the trunk, bark, branches, leaves, etc. Essentially inheritance is a connection between a child and its parent. [...] This article assumes a basic understanding of OOP with PHP.   They show how to create the parent object as a base and how to inherit it into a child class - using the extend keyword in the class definition. They give an example of their sample code in action so you can see how the inheritance is handled.


Can a New Detainee Proposal Win Over Congress?

Facing growing resistance on Capitol Hill, the White House may give in a little on legislation governing the treatment of terror suspects


Former Bangladesh PM Hasina arrested, Zia summoned

Bangladesh arrested former prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on extortion charges Monday, setting off an angry showdown with her supporters that saw police open fire with rubber bullets and tear gas.


The French president defends his plan to make pupils honour Jewish child victims of the Holocaust amid uproar.


Another week brought another record for LaDainian Tomlinson. San Diego's star running back broke Paul Hornung's 46-year-old NFL single-season scoring record on a 15-yard touchdown run to give the Chargers a 7-0 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs after the first quarter Sunday night.


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


Manchester United breaks Arsenalâs winning Streak

It took 50 matches for a team to finally beat Arsenal in the English Premiere League. Arsenal, unbeaten through entire last season lost a match after more than a year.


The Marine who led an Iraq mission in which up to 24 civilians were killed is "an outstanding squad leader and undoubtedly" deserves a medal for his actions, his commander said in a memo weeks later.


A military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would be "a mistake", the EU's foreign policy chief warns.


Data Supports New Meningitis Vaccine -- Panel

BETHESDA, Md.  - A panel of U.S. experts on  Wednesday unanimously agreed that a new Sanofi-Aventis   meningitis vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective, but  said follow-up data was needed.


Columbia, SC (Sports Network) - South Carolina wide receiver Troy Williamson announced Wednesday that he plans to forgo his senior year and enter the NFL Draft.


Andrew Lloyd Webber's lavish musical Bombay Dreams could be staged in the Indian city which gave it its name.


People who snore are more likely to develop chronic bronchitis, the hacking cough most often associated with cigarette smoking or breathing polluted air, Korean researchers reported on Monday.


An inquiry is launched after five Kenyan prisoners die in a cell the size of a single bed holding 12 men.


First Prince, now Village People target YouTube

Company that owns the rights to "YMCA" is preparing to sue after song is combined with footage of Adolph Hitler and posted to YouTube.


Congo Former Foes Head to S.Africa for Talks

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo  -  Former rebels and loyalists now in Congo's transitional  government headed to South Africa on Friday for talks on  reviving the country's shaky peace process and improving  regional security, officials said.


Britney Spears walked into a downtown courthouse Wednesday to plead for renewed rights to visit her two little boys.


Britain warns travellers of kidnap threat in Iraq

Britain's Foreign Office updated its travel advice for Iraq, warning its nationals that they could be targeted by kidnappers in the north of the war-torn country.


New figures reveal a slowdown in the UK economy in the third quarter, attributed to declining industrial production.


Bush proposes steps to deal with mortgage crisis

President George W. Bush on Friday tried to calm financial market turmoil from the credit crisis by announcing proposals intended to prevent homeowners from defaulting on risky mortgages.


Speculation surrounds Sir Sean Connery's acting future after he reportedly pulls out of his latest film project.


A ottobre numero dei senza lavoro diminuito di 40mila unita'


Milano, 23:55 - CALCIO, INTER: PRESENTATA LISTA CHAMPIONS, ADRIANO NON C'E'

Non c'è Adriano nella lista dei 25 giocatori per la Champions League presentata dall'Inter. <...


Abbas Gets Strong Support From Palestinian Militant Leader

Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the Palestinian presidency, campaigned on Thursday in the Jenin refugee camp, where he was lifted on the shoulders of gunmen


Research In Motion Q3 Profits Rise to $90.4 Million

RIM said the total number of BlackBerry subscribers increased by 387,000 from the second quarter to more than two million. "RIM and its partners completed an extremely active quarter with a wide range of new


North Korea has told the United States it has shut down its nuclear reactor as part of a disarmament deal, the U.S. State Department said after a team of U.N. nuclear monitors arrived in Pyongyang.


Embassy Workers Suffer Breathing Ailment

Two employees at the Egyptian Embassy were treated for breathing problems and irritated skin after they opened a suspicious package Tuesday, police said.


Capitals owner Ted Leonsis says that he recognized the building financial problems of the league back in 1999 and braced his team for the present labor impasse.


The European Union's decision to hold entry talks with Turkey receives a widespread welcome.


Microsoft aims at VMware's virtualization lead

Microsoft Corp. , seeking to preserve the dominance of its Windows franchise, launched a new software application that takes aim at VMware Inc. , the leader in "virtualization" technology that allows a single computer server to operate like many machines.


Hannover, 17:04 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: SI DIMETTE IL TECNICO DELL'HANNOVER

Salta la prima panchina in Germania. Dopo 3 giornate si è dimesso Peter Neururer, tecnico del...


A diagnosis of the illness of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who was flown to France for treatment yesterday will not be available for several days.


Probe Sought on Charges FDA Discredited Whistleblower

The head of the Senate Finance Committee called on the US Department of Health and Human Services to launch a probe of allegations that the US Food and Drug Administration went out of its way to discredit a whistleblower.


Il fatturato ha raggiunto i 10,82 mld dollari, +7%


Un incendio anche in Bulgaria, uccide due persone


4 News Companies Ally to Sell Ads on the Internet

The companies are hoping that the combined heft of their Web sites will encourage large advertisers to spend more money.


RYDER CUP NOTEBOOK Lefty prepares by taking day off

Phil Mickelson's notable move was to take a pass on playing a practice round Wednesday. The reason: Team captain Hal Sutton told his players to prepare for Friday's first day however each sees fit.


Microsoft to launch cheaper Xbox in Japan: paper

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O plans to release   a cheaper version of its Xbox 360 video game console in Japan   this autumn to boost sluggish sales in Japan and better compete   with rivals Sony Corp. 6758.T and Nintendo Co. Ltd.   7974.OS, a newspaper said on Friday.


Ex leader Udc, non sono interessato a poltrone da ministro


JAGUARS 28, PACKERS 25: At Green Bay, Wis. - Byron Leftwich, Fred Taylor and the Jacksonville Jaguars looked right at home at frigid Lambeau Field.


Roma, 17:46 - CALCIO, ROMA; FERRARI: NON CI SONO MARGINI PER RINNOVO

Il difensore della Roma Matteo Ferrari, con il contratto in scadenza al termine dell'attuale stagion...


Rolls-Royce Boss Steps Down After 5 Months

Germany's BMW AG said Monday the head of its ultra-luxury Rolls-Royce car brand, Karl-Heinz Kalbfell, has resigned to take up new responsibilities outside the company, which has been struggling to meet its ...


Scots rearguard action averts Wallaby massacre

Australia kicked off their European tour with a 31-14 defeat of Scotland at Murrayfield but the gloss was taken off the result by a stirring second-half fightback from the Scots.


Nationwide, the nation's biggest mutually-owned bank, is to merge with smaller bank Portman, to create a new financial services group with more than 150 billion pounds in assets, the two groups have announced in a statement.


Donald Trump expands from the boardroom into booze

Real estate mogul Donald Trump is  using his evocative image to travel from the top floor to the  top shelf.


StubHub Site Offers Green Monster Seats Before Sox Do

By Bruce Mohl, The Boston Globe  Feb. 9--Green Monster seats don't even go on sale until Feb. 24 -- and  then only to Red Sox fans selected in a random drawing -- but one website is  already listing the tickets for resale.


Pakistan's new prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, took his oath of office Saturday, becoming Pakistan's 21st prime minister in 57 years.


German exports booming despite strong euro

German exports were booming in the first nine months of the year and are heading for record levels despite the strong euro, data released by the federal statistics office showed.


In anticipation of his new book, Alan Greenspan posted a tantalizing blog entry on Amazon.com. Then his blogging career came to an abrupt end.


Check on the valuation of a badly wounded stock, based on latest earnings.


Fighting halts at second Palestinian camp in Lebanon

AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon  - Islamist gunmen killed two Lebanese soldiers at a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon on Monday in the first fatal spillover of fighting between the army and al Qaeda-inspired fighters in the north.


From a Rapt Audience, a Call to Cool the Hype

Some scientists argue that a number of central points in Al Goreâs film, âAn Inconvenient Truth,â are exaggerated and erroneous.


4 Charged in Plot to Bomb Kennedy Airport

The menâs ambition was to detonate fuel tanks at the airport, officials said, but they did not appear to be close to achieving the goal.


For Hollywood reporter Rebecca Winters Keegan, hating Paris doesn't feel nearly as good as she thought it would


Next to the diamond-shaped clunkers of yore, new delta-winged sport kites fly like an F-22. These dual-line beauties replace dowel frames, plastic sails, and cotton cord with nearly indestructible carbon-fiber skeletons, Mylar-reinforced fabric, and lines that are 10 times stronger than steel.


Steven Gerrard has called on Liverpool's supporters to play their part in inspiring the Reds to victory against Olympiakos tonight.


Australian Grand Prix boss, and very good friend of Bernie Ecclestone, Ron Walker, is one of the race organizers to announce that he won't be entertaining bids from the 'breakaway' Grand Prix World Championship (GPWC), which is due to get underway in 2008


FCC May Allow Cell-Phone Use on Airplanes

The Federal Communications Commission has voted to consider eliminating its ban on the use of cell phones on airplanes. The agency instituted the ban because of potential interference with ground-based cell systems.


Germany wins beer battle for 2006 World Cup

Fears that German beer would be banned at the 2006 World Cup finals disappeared on Tuesday when the American company holding stadium beverage rights agreed that German beer could be sold to fans.


Charley a Harbinger of Busy Hurricane Season?

But Hurricane Charley intensified at an astonishing rate just a few hours before making landfall, and its eye wobbled off its forecast track and smashed ashore about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Tampa, killing at least 21. It became the most ...


Though he said Memorial Day shouldn't be politicized, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama used a visit to a war monument Monday to repeat his call for better services for veterans.


Top Fastow aide to testify in barge case

HOUSTON Thirty-nine-year-old Michael Kopper is about to make his debut on a witness stand. That comes two years after he became the first former Enron Corporation executive to plead guilty to crimes.


Dead Bodies Pose No Risk of Epidemics - WHO

Dead bodies do not spread disease but  mass burials after disasters, such as this week's killer floods  in Haiti, cause unnecessary suffering to surviving relatives,  the United Nations' health agency said Friday. Citing mass  graves being dug in the Caribbean island, where over 1,000  people were killed by tropical storm Jeanne, the World Health  Organization (WHO) said it was a wasteful misconception that  cadavers caused epidemics.


Ageless Andre Agassi continued to defy   the odds and elude retirement by shocking number eight seed   Marcos Baghdatis in a five-set thriller on Thursday to advance   to the third round of the U.S. Open.


Nine out of 10 teams say that Silverstone is saved

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone seems certain to be reprieved after a deal between Formula One teams. Nine of the 10 teams agreed to cut testing by 50 per cent to bear the cost of two extra races at


Environmental Group Behind the TXU Deal Hires a Banker

Environmental Defense has hired Perella Weinberg Partners to advise it, possibly signaling that it wants an even more powerful seat at the bargaining table with TXU.


BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which dozens of people were killed and nearly 100 wounded, officials said.


Police insist the two latest suicides in Brigend are not linked to the 14 other cases in the area this year.


Jered Weaver pitched six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels got RBI singles from Vladimir Guerrero, Maicer Izturis and Orlando Cabrera against Roy Halladay to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Friday night.


Costa Ricans are clearing up after a strong earthquake hit the country on Saturday killing at least four people. Hundreds of houses were damaged and major highways were cracked in the magnitude 6.2 quake, centred 48km (30 miles) south-west of San Jose.


Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg and missed last night's game and will likely miss the next one. Jordan, 49, felt discomfort in his leg and was hospitalized Thursday night after consulting with a team trainer, the Wizards said. He was resting comfortably and was expected to remain in the hospital ...


Britain Releases Man Held Since Dec. 2001

An Algerian who has been held without trial or charges since 2001 under anti-terrorism laws was freed by the British government Monday, his lawyer said.


TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The people of Taiwan have said no to aa new mandate to accelerate President Chen Shui-bian's pro-independence policies.


Venezuela is buying helicopters, boats and military transport planes in defense deals worth about $2.7 billion, modernizing its military as tensions grow between leftist President Hugo Chavez and the United States.


AP Poll: Bush Holds Slight Lead on Kerry

WASHINGTON - President Bush opens the fall campaign with a slight lead over Democratic Sen. John Kerry, an Associated Press poll shows, as voters express growing confidence in the direction of the country and the performance of the incumbent...


A new feature in WebEx's latest Web conferencing service has reporters and PowerPoint victims of all stripe a little nervous. The service being announced Monday, WebEx Sales Center, includes an Attention Indicator


The US may try to shoot down a falling spy satellite as early as Thursday, before it enters Earth's atmosphere.


Fast food in children's hospitals a bad lesson: study

Fast food outlets are common inside  U.S. children's hospitals, leading more patients to consume  hamburgers and fries and encouraging them to view the fare as  healthier than it probably is, a study said on Monday.


Livorno, 18:53 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: IBRA SUPER

"L'Inter sta facendo un campionato eccezionale". Massimo Moratti è soddisfatto della vittoria...


Days after a psychiatrist publicly denounced the state of mental health care at St. Joseph's Health Care London, hospital officials told employees to sign what some workers are calling a gag order.


Buste paga via internet Via libera dalla Camera

ROMA - Cedolino addio. Dal prossimo giugno, i dipendenti statali dotati di una casella di posta elettronica potranno ricevere la busta paga per via telematica. Lo prevede un emendamento alla Finanziaria presentato


Germany offers its first formal apology for the colonial-era massacre of a Namibian tribe 100 years ago.


Games based on movies  are common, but only recently have interactive entertainment  companies turned to TV shows for their inspiration. Mobile game  publisher Gameloft, one of the leaders in this genre, is set to  confirm Monday an exclusive multiyear agreement with Touchstone  Television to develop, publish and distribute mobile games  based on ABC's hit series "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives."


Al via la scuola digitale. Si chiamano 'learning object' gli strumenti didattici intorno ai quali si sviluppera' la scuola del futuro e che sono al centro del progetto del ministro per l'Innovazione e le Tecnologie Lucio Stanca.


Standing next to a patch of collar greens, John Edwards told a crowd of Georgia voters Sunday that he is the presidential candidate who best understands them.


L'incidente nella struttura dell'universitÃ  di GainesvillePerduti migliaia di campioni di sperma                                                  In tilt l'impianto di refrigerazione distrutta banca del seme in Florida


Il mondo politico sembra aver apprezzato il discorso di NapolitanoIl premier: "Ci invita a proseguire sulla strada intrapresa dal governo"                                          Da Prodi a Fini, commenti positivi critiche solo da Lega e Diliberto                                                                                Il leader di An: "Ineccepibile per equilibrio e saggezza"Calderoli: "Presidente, esca dal palazzo, il Paese va male"


E' prevista nel maxi-emendamento a ddl su snellimento PA


Soaked and Cloaked in the Wet White West

Southern California, already soaked from more than a week of downpours, was hit with more rain and snow.


Email archiving specialist KVS, which counts Air New Zealand among its customers, has been bought by Veritas. Veritas announced last week it had bought KVS (which stands for Knowledge Vault Software) for $US225


Corporations and politicians are seeking new options for people leaving lifelong careers


Vodafone and Orange Team Up to Share UK 3G Assets

Vodafone Group Plc and Orange SA are to follow up on their 3G network sharing agreement in Spain with the news that both operators intend to reach a similar agreement for the UK.


The thinner, lighter model made its debut at E3 and is expected to ship in September.


France holds first Bastille Day celebrations under Sarkozy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday led his first Bastille Day celebrations since taking office, giving pride of place to regiments from across Europe in the traditional military parade.


Milwaukee Bucks guard Erick Strickland will miss at least two weeks after being placed on the injured list Thursday with a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee.


Engineer's thoughts drift toward Saturnian moon

In less than a month, a little piece of Centennial engineer Laura Ellen Dafoe will parachute to the frigid surface of Saturn's moon Titan.


Jaguars offensive line coach Paul Boudreau has had a tough time with hurricanes battering his house in St. Augustine, Fla., seemingly every week of late, but in a way it's a metaphor for what his line and the Jaguars have been all about this season.


Trade officials of the United States and the European Union are opening a round of talks in Brussels on the contentious issue of government support for the aircraft


Snoop Returns with 'Masterpiece,' Remixes Doors

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Snoop Dogg gets a hand from a  host of high-profile stars on his upcoming studio album "R&G  (Rhythm and Gangsta): The Masterpiece."


The British government was to introduce emergency legislation Monday to temporarily nationalize Northern Rock PLC amid strident criticism of the move from opposition lawmakers and shareholders in the stricken mortgage lender.


Several people testing a high-speed train in northwestern Germany may have died after the train collided with a repair wagon accidentally parked on the tracks Friday, Emsland County spokesman Dieter Sturm said.


Tackling climate change needs more attention to human rights, former Irish President Mary Robinson is to say.


Caribbean islanders are bracing for Hurricane Ivan -- only a few days since Hurricane Frances roared through the region. Ivan is heading for the Windward Islands packing sustained winds of 110 miles-an-hour.


For most of last night's game, the Celtics were walking in Memphis. Cruising even. They were ahead by a dozen points early in the last quarter and appeared


AT&T sues data brokers for stolen customer records

AT&T Inc.  on Wednesday sued 25  unnamed data brokers, accusing them of fraudulently gaining  access to about 2,500 customers' calling records.


Yankees Notebook: A Productive Lunch for Steinbrenner and Torre

The Yankees manager probably needs to at least win the pennant to keep his job, but he said the issue didn't come up at a lunch with the team's owner on Wednesday.


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Rick Hendrick already had a pretty good team. The successful NASCAR Sprint Cup car owner with the syrupy Virginia drawl had assembled as strong a lineup of sponsors, cars, and drivers as any team in the sport.


Nash Shows Young Guards His Way of Doing Things

For three days, Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash tutored 32 of the nationâs top high school and college point guards on matters like breaking a trap and rolling off a pick.


Steve Bruce has dismissed suggestions that he could be Newcastleâs next manager by giving his unreserved commitment to Birmingham.


WASHINGTON - A gap in the airline passenger-check system permitted the former Cat Stevens to board a London- to-Washington flight even though he was on a federal no-fly list for suspected ties to terrorists, a Bush administration official said yesterday.


Next generation private supersonic executive jets give jetsetters a jump on the competition.


Mental Health and Immigration Among Priorities

RICHMOND, Jan. 10 -- Democrats vowed Thursday to rule from the center as the controlling party of the Virginia Senate as they unveiled a list of priorities for the legislative session that began Wednesday.


Gay male parents get dedicated fertility program

A Los Angeles fertility clinic has launched what it says is the first dedicated program for gay men wanting to become parents.


As the mortgage mess grows, we are learning more and more about just how sloppy things were in the mortgage-issuing business.


Finishing what Antonio Tarver started last November, Glen Johnson may have ended the career of one of the most accomplished boxers of the last 25 years by knocking Roy Jones Jr.


Competition and merchandise are posing some big problems.


Any two people may be roughly 99 percent identical at the genetic level. But the small differences are what tantalize scientists, and now they plan to map the DNA of 1,000 people worldwide to examine human genetic variation.


Gary Condit is ready to answer questions about his sexual history so he can pursue his slander case against a magazine writer who suggested the former congressman is hiding information about the death of intern Chandra Levy, his lawyer said Thursday.


European leaders hail 'historic' expansion of border free zone

European leaders on Friday hailed the expansion of the Schengen passport-free travel zone to nine mostly ex-East Bloc nations as a landmark moment for the continent's integration.


Now that Rosie O'Donnell has exited stage left, "The View" must find someone to fill her seat and somehow match her watercooler appeal. That won't be easy, but there's a lineup of famous ladies who could make worthy successors.


LOS ANGELES  - After lensing three  films during her summer break, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star  Cheryl Hines has signed on for two more big-screen projects.


Apple gives cost of iPhone service, first fans show

Apple Inc.  said on Tuesday  its hotly anticipated iPhone could cost as much as $3,000 with  a required two-year service contract, and a handful of eager  buyers started lining up to spend their money.


China hails "greatest discovery since Peking Man"

An almost complete human skull fossil  that could date back 100,000 years has been unearthed in China,  state media said on Wednesday, hailing it as the greatest  discovery since Peking Man.


Japan accuses Chinese sub of entering its waters

TOKYO - Japan lodged a formal protest with Beijing Friday after concluding a Chinese nuclear submarine spent time in Japanese waters without identifying itself, says a report.


Belarus president says he won mandate to remain in power

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus said yesterday that he won a mandate from voters to stay in power in a weekend referendum


Rashad Anderson scored 21 points and a made key block in the closing seconds, leading Connecticut to an 81-76 win over Villanova on Wednesday night.


Reformed girl group All Saints are dropped by their record label following disappointing sales.


By lifting restrictions on a rite out of favor since the 1960s, Benedict is signaling the limits on Catholic reform


The new BBC series of Robin Hood is to go ahead despite the theft of the Â£8m show's master tapes.


Documents show NIH didn't tell White House about problems with ...

WASHINGTON The US has been sending a questionable AIDS drug to Africa, despite internal government warnings that the medicine could hurt or even kill patients who take it.


Pakistani Islamists plan Rushdie protests

Islamic hardliners planned protests across Pakistan Friday against Britain's award of a knighthood to novelist Salman Rushdie.


NEW YORK  - In his first night in the  anchor chair, Brian Williams picked up where Tom Brokaw left  off.


The talk-show host plans to appeal the decision on the seizure of his medical data. WEST PALM BEACH - For months, Rush Limbaugh and his lawyers argued vigorously that Limbaugh's privacy rights had been violated


Devices Give People a Chance to Speak Up

By Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sep. 20--Like many people with autism, Paul Kotler, 18, has trouble  speaking to others, but can share his thoughts in detail by typing on a  computer keyboard.


High-tech scans could identify the role of iron compounds in the development of diseases like Alzheimer's.


Market forces and likely action by  Washington to cut its budget deficit "appear poised" to  stabilize, and perhaps cut, the record U.S. trade gap, Federal  Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday.


WASHINGTON - The World Trade Organization is set to give the go-ahead today for sweeping retaliation against the United States from Canada, Europe and others for its continuing refusal to dismantle illegal trading laws.


A Cuban militant accused of masterminding the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner wants a federal judge to let him out of jail while the U.S. government continues searching for a country where it can deport him.


Nel 2006 ha perso l'1% grazie alla precedente Finanziaria


A seriously ill Basque militant on hunger strike is moved from Madrid to a hospital in his home region.


Sarebbe stata lei stessa ad avvisare il marito


GM vs. the UAW: Mutually Assured Destruction?

Both General Motors and the United Auto Workers want to be seen as driving hard bargains. But each may be driving itself out of business.


An ex-minister asks Environment Secretary David Miliband to challenge  Gordon Brown for the Labour leadership.


Representatives from the Minority Aviation Education Association, a West Virginia-based company that educates students in almost two dozens states about science and math, traveled to various Kanawha County schools this week.


Five police officers are injured in separate incidents in Belfast and Downpatrick over the weekend.


Istat. Mezzo milione di donne vittime della violenza sessuale

Sono piÃ¹ di mezzo milione, per l'esattezza 520 mila, le donne, tra i 14 ed i 59 anni, vittime della violenza sessuale compiuta con stupro o tentativo di stupro. Lo rivela l'indagine Istat "Sicurezza dei cittadini


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Storm Floods Kill More Than 600 in Haiti

GONAIVES, Haiti - Rescuers dug through mud and ruined homes for bodies Tuesday, expecting the death toll of more than 600 from Tropical Storm Jeanne to rise even further, with half the crowded northern city of Gonaives still under water from the weekend's devastating winds and rain.    Gonaives was hardest hit in the latest tragedy to beset Haiti in a year of revolts, military interventions and devastating floods...


Boeing, Northrop Grumman to Team Up on Spaceship

Two aerospace giants, Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp., said on Tuesday they will form a partnership to compete for the contract to build NASA's next manned spaceship.


Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori lost his battle against extradition from Chile on Friday and was due to be taken to Lima to face charges of human rights abuse and corruption.


Football Star Reportedly Tries to Commit Suicide

Terrell Owens was Âattempting suicide by prescription pain medication,Â the police report said.


The peak-time TV audience for the Live Earth gig is less than a third of that for last week's Concert for Diana.


War in Iraq, Viewed Through the Blurred Lens of Rural America

Asked to express their opinions about the war in Iraq, the mostly unidentified subjects of this documentary polemic are only too happy to make fools of themselves.


DealBook Blog: National Oilwell Varco to Buy Grant Prideco

The maker of oil and gas drilling equipment said it will acquire Grant Prideco for about $7.4 billion, creating a company with an estimated market value of $32 billion.


Gov't prepares SAS raid to free Ethiopia hostages

The government has prepared a Special Air Service (SAS) team to rescue five Britons feared kidnapped in Ethopia, if diplomatic efforts to release them fail, press reports said Monday.


Messy Life and Genius: The Portrait of an Artist

Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan's "de Kooning: An American Master" traces the painter's history and plumbs the mysteries of his cryptic work in a remarkably lucid narrative.


Future-generation "Penryn" chips will include new instructions to speed search, math and multimedia.


Store traffic falls in week before Christmas

Economic pressures and online deals  might have led consumers to sharply limit their trips to  retailers in the week leading up to Christmas, data tracker  ShopperTrak RCT said on Thursday.


Immigrants should carry out community work before being granted UK citizenship, Gordon Brown says.


IBM Adds Fingerprint Scanning to ThinkPad Laptops

The fingerprint scanner on the new IBM ThinkPads is a discreet swipe sensor built into the palm rest. It lets users log in to Windows using their fingerprint or replace the ThinkPad's existing


LAS VEGAS -- There are two unmistakable plotlines as USA Basketball gets ready for next month's Olympic qualifier. One is, "We learned from last year." The other is the presence of Kobe Bryant. The two are not unrelated.


Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - The Seattle Mariners Tuesday agreed to terms with backstop Dan Wilson on a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration with the franchise's all-time leader in games caught.


Holdout Darfur rebels form new alliance to fight Khartoum

Three Darfur rebel groups that have refused to sign up to an African Union-mediated peace deal for the troubled western Sudanese region formed a new alliance to fight Khartoum.


More than 8,000 Brazilian landless activists surrounded the central bank on Thursday and threatened a big fight over land next year unless they get more public money to speed up land reform.


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The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Saturday it executed a Palestinian accused of collaborating with Israel. A statement said al-Qassam Brigades executed Hassan Musallam


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday that it still sees a 2 to 4 percent increase in October sales at its stores open at least a year.


LOS ANGELES Â· The "unavoidable" conflict between coach Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant led Jackson to ask the Los Angeles Lakers to trade Bryant in January and hampered the team's shot at the 2004 championship, Jackson wrote in a soon-to-be-released diary


Catania, 19:41 - CALCIO, CATANIA: ALLA RIPRESA DIFFERENZIATO PER TRE

Il Catania ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della gara di Coppa Italia con il Milan: il tecnico B...


ANAHEIM, Calif. Carlos Lee has been traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Scott Podsednik (pahd-SEHD'-nihk), reliever Luis Vizcaino (loo-EES' vihs-ky-AY'-noh) and a player to be named.


Warner Bros. donates for Tasmanian Devil

Warner Bros. will donate money from the sale of DVDs featuring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck to help efforts to save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction, an Australian official said Saturday.


President Bush's job approval rating climbed to 55% since he won reelection Nov. 2, the highest since the start of the year, according to a Gallup Poll for CNN and USA Today.


January was a good month  for Sony's video game business. For the first time, its  PlayStation 3 outsold its own PS2 as well as Microsoft's Xbox  360.


Olmert has health problem, convenes media: source

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert convened a surprise news conference for noon (1000 GMT) on Monday and a political source said it would address Olmert's health.


A Pentagon police officer was struck and seriously injured Tuesday when he tried to halt a carjacking suspect in a Pentagon parking lot, authorities said. The suspect was shot and wounded.


Viacom and Microsoft sign advertising and content deal

Viacom Inc said on Wednesday it has selected Microsoft Corp. as its Internet advertising partner in a five-year agreement initially valued at an estimated $500 million that involves online games, shows and movies.


Britain set a two-week deadline for a private-sector rescue of Northern Rock, as it confirmed plans to convert its almost 25 billions pounds ($49 billion) of loans to the stricken bank into bonds in a bid to smooth a deal.


NASA confirmed Friday that space shuttle missions will resume as early as May, but agency officials said they will study how to cut future missions that would hasten the spacecraft's retirement.


Australia Beats Pakistan to Complete Fifth Series Win in 2004

Australia's cricketers beat Pakistan by nine wickets in the second Test at Melbourne to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in their three-match series and complete a winning record in 2004.


Republican Mitt Romney failed Thursday to pick up the first of two back-to-back wins he hoped would propel him toward his party's presidential nomination, losing the Iowa caucuses five days before what is now for him a pivotal New Hampshire primary.


Manchester United's Dutch forward Ruud van Nistelrooy could be out of action for up to six weeks, manager Alex Ferguson said on Saturday.


Thousands of angry pro-hunting protesters are to stage a rally at the Labour Party conference in Brighton.


London shares slip on negative subprime news

London shares fell on Tuesday as investors reacted to fresh banking sector losses linked to the subprime housing crisis in the United States.


The Philippine government strongly hinted Friday it would approve the payment of ransoms to win the freedom of 26 Filipino hostages missing or kidnapped in Nigeria.


Software maker SAP AG said Wednesday its profit slipped in the fourth quarter even as sales edged higher, and forecast revenue growth from software sales and services of about 14 percent in 2008.


Militant gets 10-year sentence for role in Bali bombings

A militant convicted of role in the bomb attacks on Bali island and Jakarta was sentenced to a relatively lenient jail term of 10 years by the South Jakarta District Court here Tuesday.


India's Infosys, Wipro in race to buy US analytics firm: report

Infosys Technologies and Wipro, India's second and third-biggest software firms, are competing to purchase a US analytics firm in a deal valued at up to 160 million dollars, a report said Friday.


Four former Merrill Lynch and Co. executives and two former mid-level Enron Corp. executives conspired to push through a sham sale of barges in 1999 because they didn't


Mantova, 18:57 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: DIFFERENZIATO PER MONDINI E ALTINIER

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova al Centro Sportivo Boschetto di Curtatone. Il tecnico Tesser ...


KenSilverstein says he lied, deceived and fabricated to get the story.


Hungarian hammer thrower Adrian Annus has appealed against the removal of his Olympic gold medal. Annus was stripped of his title after failing to submit to a follow-up drugs test in Athens last month.


Milano, 14:30 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: GILARDINO HA RINNOVATO, ORA SEGNERA'

Adriano Galliani confida nel ritorno al gol di Gilardino dopo il rinnovo del contratto fino al 2011:...


Edo de Waart has been appointed the next music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as the unanimous choice of a 10-member search committee composed of an equal number of musicians and board members.


Taiwan Rescuers Dig Out 7 Bodies Buried in Landslide

Taiwan rescue workers dug out seven  bodies from mud and rock in a mountain village that was hit by  a devastating landslide triggered by Typhoon Aere, but eight  still remained buried, officials said on Friday.


Italia-Germania. Berlusconi e Schroeder aprono il vertice italo ...

Silvio Berlusconi e Gerhard Schroeder hanno aperto a Villa Madama, a Roma, il vertice italo-tedesco alla presenza dei rispettivi ministri degli Esteri e degli Interni, Franco Frattini e Joschka Fischer, Giuseppe Pisanu e Otto Schily.


Nel Petrolchimico di Priolo e a Gela bloccata la produzione


If you use a computer, you should be thankful that Congress is aiming to outlaw the scourge known as spyware. But if you think making spyware illegal will end the pop-up ads, hijacked browsers and gridlocked


It was a little bit of payback for the host Framingham boys' soccer team. After tying Weymouth twice last season, results that contributed to the Wildcats' Bay State League title, Framingham made sure there was no tie yesterday, taking a 5-1 win.


Productivity gains sharply in 4th quarter

U.S. business productivity rose at a  much stronger-than-expected 3.0 percent annual pace in the  fourth quarter while unit labor costs moderated, in good news  for the inflation-wary Federal Reserve.


Poland's top missile defense negotiator said Tuesday that Warsaw could conclude by September an agreement to host U.S. interceptors and accused Russia of trying to sidetrack talks with an alternative proposal.


Oil price hike will cut Asian growth, trigger inflation: ADB economist

Higher oil prices, if sustained, could sharply cut economic growth in Asia and trigger sharp rises in inflation and interest rates, according to the chief economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).


SpaceShipOne will attempt to rocket into space today for the second time - following last Wednesdayâs successful flight - in order to bag the $10 million Ansari X Prize, which has gone unclaimed for eight years.


Use Benjamin Graham's Margin of Safety to buy and sell stocks profitably.


Pupils who have been excluded from school in England will no longer be able to hang around the streets.


Federal procurement spending in the Washington area rose last year at its highest rate since the 1980s, according to a study to be released today, creating tens of thousands of jobs and increasing economic growth disproportionately in Northern Virginia.


Astronauts wrestle with space station's solar panel

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station ran into a jam trying to fold up one of the space station's solar wing panels on Wednesday, a key step in the mission to rewire the outpost's electrical system.


Legambiente elabora i dati delle centraline di rilevamentoIn Europa il primato dell'inquinamento va a Londra e Parigi                                            Le cittÃ  italiane soffocano nello smog Verona e Palermo al top per le polveri sottili


Osama bin Laden, a nonpartisan scoundrel

I would have thought that Osama bin Laden popping up like a jack-in-the-box the Friday before the election and thumbing his nose at America would be bad for President Bush's re-election prospects -- Bush is, after all, the guy who spent the last three


Apology to Aborigines hailed as historic shift for Australia

Australian media and commentators Thursday hailed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology to Aborigines for past injustices as marking an historic shift for the nation.


Shower scenes stuck in movie-goers' minds

Janet Leigh will always be remembered as the fresh-faced woman who takes a shower in the Bates Motel only to be slashed to death - horribly - before the end of the first reel of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.


Schilling believes team will spare no expense in '07

Red Sox ace Curt Schilling , who has never been shy about suggesting he has a direct pipeline to management, said he expects the Sox will not be bound by luxury-tax constraints when they address needs this winter.


Rockstar Games Ships Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for ...

Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing division of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO), is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has shipped to retail stores in North America.


Artist Sir Peter Blake recreates a famous chess game between surrealist Marcel Duchamp and a nude model.


Parliament Votes Against Sharon Statement

JERUSALEM - The Israeli parliament gave a symbolic slap to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, voting against a statement defending his Gaza pullout plan, but he survived two no-confidence motions and pledged to bring the withdrawal itself to a vote in two weeks.    The maneuvering came Monday at the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, with Sharon heading a government that lost its majority over the Gaza pullout and is vulnerable to being toppled...


Inside Art: Castelli Archives Going to Smithsonian

Some 350 boxes stuffed with receipts, photographs, letters and other records chronicling the history of the Leo Castelli Gallery are being given to the Smithsonian Institutionâs Archives of American Art in Washington.


The political leader of Hamas tells the BBC that the group has had secret contacts with Washington and the EU.


PARIS/LONDON  - Sanofi-Aventis SASY.PA shares   rose on Friday after a U.S. judge blocked further sales of   generic Plavix, but gains were capped as it warned cheap   supplies of the blood-thinner already in the market would hit   2006 profits.


Marrakesh in two minds over tourism boom

With its snake charmers,  storytellers and palm trees against a backdrop of snow-capped  mountains, Marrakesh was once an offbeat destination for rich  or adventurous Europeans.


The future kitchen gadgets that could make life easier in the kitchen, say MIT researchers.


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday declared a war against HIV/AIDS and reaffirmed Pakistanâs determination to support regional and international efforts to eliminate the virus.


A bomb went off outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris early Friday, injuring nine people. The blast came on the heels of a deadly bombing at an Egyptian resort hotel.


German body-builders pluck stranded car from ditch

A group of 10 body-builders from a German gym took a break from their normal training routine to help a driver whose car was stuck in a ditch, police said on Monday.


WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court decision holding that the recording industry can't force internet service providers to turn over the names of users trading music files online, effectively stopping one of the legal


New IBM Report Will Warn of Computer Security Threats

I.BM plans to begin releasing on Monday a monthly report of threats to computer networks in an effort to establish an indicator similar to the federal government's Homeland Security Advisory System.


Does this mean 40 lean days ahead? Microsoft pushed patches for 12 vulnerabilities out of the door yesterday, six of them classed as critical and six of them important.â¦


New Rushdie protests after Britain defends award

Muslim anger flared Thursday after Britain defended Salman Rushdie's knighthood, with fresh protests against the novelist and Pakistani traders offering a big reward for his beheading.


Polish city sees hope in U.S. missile shield

SLUPSK, Poland  - The future location of the U.S. anti-missile shield in Poland is still an official secret but in the northern city of Slupsk the locals already know they may live next to it.


Study: Iraq Had No WMD, But Saddam Had Intent

Description: A report by a top US weapons inspector says there are no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But it cites evidence that Saddam Hussein intended to revive a weapons program eventually.


Ireland take on England at Croke Park in a crucial Six Nations match.


Polling is extended as  Venezuelans flock to vote on whether  Hugo Chavez should stay as president.


Stats Show Google Dominates the International Search Landscape

What is the most popular search engine in the UK? In Europe? In the world?


North Korea Says Prospects Gloomy for Nuclear Talks

The prospects for more six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs are gloomy because the United States has pushed the negotiations to a stalemate, the North's official KCNA news agency said on Thursday.


Canadians endangering their heart health

CALGARY - Millions of Canadians who purchase home blood-pressure monitoring devices without being effectively instructed in proper use may be endangering their heart health, according to a study to be presented yesterday at the Canadian Cardiovascular


United Nations forces move in to one of the most violent slums in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.


Fannie Mae's federal regulator has used leaks to the media about the government-chartered company for its own gain, according to a report by the inspector general.


Prodi a Giordano: popolo l'ho sempre ascoltato


Mark Thatcher, in court over a coup plot, has built a new life amid the millionaires' mansions of Constantia. Raymond Whitaker reports.


Palestinians began registering candidates yesterday for a presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, while officials warned that


Adoptions are increasingly in the headlines around the world. Some Hollywood celebrities have been in the news recently for adopting children abroad, and there has been a renewed interest in the plight of orphaned children. What is the annual number of child adoptions worldwide?


Invertito trend primi tre mesi, -4,6% in secondo trimestre


Oprah Winfrey reality series headed to prime time

Talk show host and media mogul  Oprah Winfrey is venturing into prime-time television with two  new reality series, at least one of which will feature Winfrey  herself, the ABC network and producers said on Friday.


Movie Review | 'One to Another': Sexy Tableaus

The notion that French cinema consists mainly of pretentious soft-core pornography is an ignorant clichÃ©, but âOne to Anotherâ does little to disprove it.


France's Royal under fire over leadership bid

Defeated French Socialist presidential  candidate Segolene Royal came under fire over her bid to lead  the leftist party on Monday, with one rival accusing her of  seeking to establish a monarchy.


Turkish police foil bomb attack in capital

Turkish police foiled a bomb attack in Ankara on Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the United States, averting what officials said would have been a disaster for the capital.


Despite falling prices, Nokia squeezes out profits on sales of 106 million handsets in the fourth quarter of 2006.


Iraq, Baldoni: commissario Cri, attivati i nostri contatti

"Stanno lavorando per noi in molti, speriamo di avere risposte nel piÃ¹ breve tempo possibile". I contatti di Maurizio Scelli, commissario della Croce Rossa Italiana, sono al lavoro per cercare una soluzione


Istruttoria su rifornimento alle parafarmacie


Barack Obama reached out for his ninth straight victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton Tuesday night in the Wisconsin primary, a blue collar battleground and prelude to larger industrial states yet to vote in the Democratic presidential race.


Iraq Debate Will Test GOP Senators' Unity

With the Senate poised for a showdown on Iraq today, Republicans along the campaign trail and on Capitol Hill appear trapped between their loyalty to President Bush and growing fears about the war's impact on the party's political fortunes.


PC World severely manhandles the new Apple phone to see how much abuse it can take.


Sudan has expelled the country director of Save the Children, accusing the British aid agency of breaching Sudanese law and interfering in domestic affairs, the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and the agency says.


Hrithik Roshan finally reveals that Koi...Mil Gaya will have a sequel


Drinking Doesn't Appear to Raise Bladder Cancer Risk

NEW YORK  - New research suggests that  drinking alcohol does not increase the risk of bladder. In  fact, the investigators found that beer may actually reduce the  risk, according to their report in the September 15th issue of  the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


Venezuela halts oil supplies to Exxon Mobil

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez  stopped oil exports to Exxon Mobil Corp  on Tuesday,  escalating a multibillion-dollar fight with the U.S. company  two days after threatening to cut off all supplies to America.


Nationwide hunt for brazen Norwegian art thieves

OSLO - A nationwide hunt was under way Monday in Norway for armed thieves who barged into a lightly guarded Oslo museum in broad daylight, and ripped the Edvard Munch masterpiece "The Scream" from the wall.


Bloccati verbali ispettori lavoro per 3.200 collaboratori


"Possible cover-up" in SEC Pequot case: lawmaker

Two senior U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday questioned the handling by market regulators of an insider trading probe involving hedge fund Pequot Capital and John Mack, CEO of Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley .


Houston: Federer fatigue? Not as long as Roger Federer keeps dominating menâs tennis in style. Rarely have an extended series of mismatches been more pleasing to the eye, and those few thousand fans who


Bush wants market solutions for U.S. airline delays

President George W. Bush on Monday advocated a market-based approach for managing airline congestion and said the government would again clear military air space in the eastern United States to ease flight delays during holiday travel.


Given second chance, McCree didn't drop ball

It was crunch time in a playoff game and Marlon McCree saw the ball heading his way. In the time it takes to breathe, he had to react, and how he did so would perhaps determine the fate of his San Diego Chargers.


29 more North defectors seek asylum in Beijing

October 23, 2004 ã¡ October 23, 2004 ã¡ BEIJING â In a bid for political asylum, a group of 29 North Korean defectors, including two children, sought refuge at a South Korean school here yesterday morning.


Safe third country agreement should reduce abuse, officials say

OTTAWA (CP) - An agreement that had refugees lining up to get into Canada to beat the deadline came into effect Wednesday.


Powell Will Ask Israel, Palestinians to Support January Poll

US Secretary of State Colin Powell said he will ask Israeli and Palestinian leaders to help the election process for the Jan. 9 Palestinian poll to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat.


Former deputy head teacher Sion Jenkins pleads not guilty at the Old Bailey to the murder of his foster daughter Billie-Jo.


British ex-army chief criticizes U.S. over Iraq

The head of the British army during the Iraq invasion has launched a scathing attack on U.S. post-war policy, a newspaper reported on Saturday, underlining growing transatlantic strains over Iraq.


Arafat 'between life and death' but not brain dead: spokeswoman

A spokeswoman for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Leila Shahid, denied that he was brain dead, but said that the 75-year-old was "between life and death" and in a reversible coma in his hospital near Paris.


Fisco, Montezemolo: sgravi Irpef 2002 non sono serviti

"Se oggi la prioritÃ  del Paese Ã¨ quella di far ripartire l'economia e di dare alle imprese la possibilitÃ  di crescere, vorrei ricordare che oltre 5 miliardi di euro di sgravi fiscali Irpef decisi due anni fa dal governo non hanno lasciato traccia sul


Innovativi, tecnologici, curiosi. Ma soprattutto amanti della comoditÃ . E cosÃ¬ il popolo di navigatori si affida anche per le pratiche quotidiane alla rete. Un certificato? Niente file, lâe-government


House to Vote on Abortion Anesthesia Bill

In a parting gesture by social conservatives before Republicans relinquish control, House leaders plan to bring up a bill tomorrow that would declare that fetuses feel pain and require abortion providers to offer pregnant patients anesthesia for their unborn child.


Bush Lead Over Kerry Remains at 5 Points -ABC Poll

President Bush maintained a 5-point lead over Democratic nominee John Kerry, according to the latest ABC tracking poll released on Thursday.


If any investment fund is capable of producing healthy returns, it should perhaps be Wyper Capital's Hippocrates funds. The funds, named after the "father of medicine", boasted a number of prominent US doctors among their early investors. But Wyper's clinical approach has since prompted investors from farther afield to form an orderly queue.


Nev. Man Castrates Himself to Lower Libido

RENO, Nev. - A 50-year-old Reno man who was hospitalized after he castrated himself told police he learned of the procedure on the Internet and did so to lower his libido. The man, whose name was not released, called 911 at about 1:30 a.m.


Passenger plane skids off runway in Indonesia, killing at least 6 ...

A Lion Air passenger plane skidded off the runway in Central Indonesia Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring 24, witnesses and airline officials said.


House Approves Another Anti-Spyware Bill

While a bill passed by the House last month put stricter requirements on software to protect consumers from spyware, the body has passed another bill with even stricter policies.


Chiron Corp. has asked British regulators to inspect its facility producing an experimental bird flu vaccine to make sure it doesn't run into the same contamination problems


Spain's parliament rejects Basque autonomy plan

Spain's parliament overhwelmingly rejected a plan by the moderate leader of the Basque country for greater autonomy for the restless region in the north of the country.


RNC Arrives and the Parties Start in N.Y.

Actor Joe Pantoliano wants the government to make filmmakers an offer they can't refuse.


French troops in Ivory Coast have been accused of over-reacting and killing up to 30 unarmed civilians in retaliation for the killing of nine French peacekeepers.


ICANN reports progress on revamped name system

The project supports domain names from different languages and alphabets, such as Arabic and Chinese, that can't be rendered in the ASCII character set.


Auto sector woes highlight Germany's need for economic change

Germany's auto industry was once its pride and joy. It was the main driving force behind the country's post-war economic miracle and even now still accounts for 20 percent of Germany's gross domestic product ...


Egyptian police attempt to reseal border with Gaza as Palestinians continue to pour through smashed wall


Ex-insurgent ally Sheik Abdul Sattar became Washington's symbol of wartime success. His murder is a major setback


United unions seek up to $1 billion in skipped pension payments

CHICAGO The trustee firm representing employee pension funds at United Airlines wants the carrier to make up millions in skipped pension contributions before exiting bankruptcy.


American NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, bottom, Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov, center, and Russian Yuri Shargin, top, wave just before their launch at the cosmodrome Baikonur in Kazakstan, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004.


Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira, who almost quit the club to join Real Madrid in the summer, wants to lead out his team at the club's new 400-million pound stadium in 2006 to complete a decade in London.


Former soldiers occupuing ex-president's home evicted

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  - Armed UN peacekeepers and Haitian police evicted former soldiers who were occupying ousted president Jean Bertrand Aristide's luxurious mansion here.


EU watchdog backs Glaxo breast cancer pill

The European Medicines Agency has  recommended conditional approval of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's new  breast cancer pill Tykerb, Europe's biggest drugmaker said on  Friday.


Kenya's Anglican Church consecrates two American bishops, after a row over homosexuality.


The United States beat world champions Germany 2-1 in a fierce struggle Monday to reach the final of the Olympic women's soccer tournament.


Every independent school should be setting up an academy or joining a trust, says leading head teacher.


Spain marks the third anniversary of the Madrid  train bombings by unveiling a towering glass memorial.


A close ally of Gordon Brown joins criticism of plans to reform capital gains tax unveiled by Alistair Darling.


Brazil announces a $51m plan to make birth control pills more affordable for the country's poor.


In Legal Cases, C.I.A. Officers Turn to Insurer

Every whiff of investigation or litigation drives nervous federal workers to  Wright & Companyâs door.


Company urges shareholders not to sign proxy cards for billionaire Carl Icahn, who wants a seat on Motorola's board.


Residents of a Dorset village vote in favour of a national referendum on the proposed European treaty.


Italian Officials Dispute Reports of Ransom

Italy's government dismissed reports Wednesday that it paid $1 million to free two Italian aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq and held for three weeks before being released Tuesday.


City Room: Albany Prosecutor Clears Spitzer Aides

A report on Gov. Eliot Spitzerâs aides with clear them of all wrongdoing, the district attorney said.


BELGRADE, Jan 10 (IPS) - An exhibition presented by Serbia in Croatian  capital Zagreb is doing its bit to thaw icy relations between  Serbs and Croats, who fought one another in the bloody war of  disintegration of former Yugoslavia.


Martin ends Sudan trip at hospital bearing candy and teddies for injured girl

KHARTOUM, Sudan (CP) - For a heart-stopping moment there was fear that Prime Minister Paul Martin's trip to Sudan had resulted in serious injury - or worse - to little Widad Isa.


Intel invests $10 million in British start-up

Chipmaker plans to give Hampshire-based Mirics Semiconductor management and technical advice, as well as introduce it to potential investors.


8 Questions | From what constitutes victory to which states bear watching, lessons lay ahead.


Patriots Deny Another Accusation of Taping

The Patriots responded to a rumor that they had taped the St. Louis Rams walk-through before Super Bowl XXXVI, and the N.F.L. said it had found no evidence that the taping had occurred.


Subprime worries hurt broad market but Dow rises

The broader U.S. stock market fell on Monday on worries that troubles in the subprime mortgage market may spread, but optimism about earnings at multinational companies pushed the Dow to nearly 14,000.


E-commerce gets a boost with emerging interactive apps and other new online technology.


Yoshimura Suzukiâs Mat Mladin swept both races of the Suzuki Superbike Showdown at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, the points tally the best he could hope for heading into the final


The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a chewable non-calcium drug that can help kidney patients on dialysis manage their phosphorus levels.


Philadelphia octogenarians fight to raise grandson

A pair of Philadelphia octogenarians is battling a family court for custody of their 5-year-old grandson, whom authorities took away because they said the couple is too old to raise the hyperactive boy.


Jackass star Johnny Knoxville is among those sued by an actor who claims he was not paid for performing a stunt.


Creata joint venture con Sumi Motherson Group


Almost 200 firefighters in China's remote Xinjiang region battle a blaze in a 12-storey market complex.


Workers Mind Their Eating: Some Employers Encourage Healthy Junk-Food Denial

By Margarita Bauza, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 19--Kathy Angel has a hard time controlling her sweet tooth, particularly at the office.   There's the morale club's monthly cake celebration. The doughnut holes. The candy dishes.


Mitsui, M'bishi eye cash for Sakhalin-2: sources

Japan's Mitsui & Co. Ltd.  and Mitsubishi Corp.  are seeking cash from Russia's state gas monopoly Gazprom  in exchange for part of their stakes in the $22 billion Sakhalin-2 project, sources close to the talks said on Monday.


A car bomb targeted a U.S. diplomatic vehicle in Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least three people, but the U.S. State Department said no Americans were hurt in the blast.


Michael Mondavi, a director of wine maker Robert Mondavi Corp., has resigned from the board after his comments in the press undermined the company's efforts to overhaul its business, the company said.


By Sandra Tan The Henslow's sparrow prefers to stay hidden. But the threatened species has been found in Lancaster, and its presence has stopped a developer from moving forward with its plan for a major housing development.


Rehab Center Sues Love for Balance of Unpaid Bill

A drug rehabilitation center has sued Courtney Love, claiming the singer has repeatedly refused to pay her $181,000 bill for her stay there 1 1/2 years ago.


Kidnapped British-Iraqi aid worker apparently killed

Margaret Hassan, a British-Iraqi woman who spent decades on humanitarian work in Iraq, has been apparently killed by kidnappers. Al-Jazeera television said it received a video showing a hooded militant shot her in the head.


Singer-actress Barbara McNair dies at 72

Singer and actress Barbara McNair, who starred opposite Elvis Presley and Sidney Poitier and became one of the first black women to host her own television variety show, has died at 72, her husband said on Monday.


No Decision on the Expos, but a Sense of Urgency

ajor League Baseball's relocation committee met with its executive council and Commissioner Bud Selig yesterday in Milwaukee about the future of the Montreal Expos.


Road crews work through night to clear rocks, open Interstate 70

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. Road crews in Colorado hope to open a few lanes of Interstate 70 today that were hit by a rock slide. More than three dozen boulders, some of them the size of vans, landed on the highway


CINCINNATI, Ohio  - A winter storm barreled out of  the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, creating misery for holiday  travelers, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of  people and breaking snowfall records.


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MSN HAS introduced a "preview" version of MSN Music in the US which allows downloading of music using Windows Media Player 10 or a web browser.


A jury in the first Enron criminal trial appears to be ready to sift through the evidence as they asked the judge Friday afternoon for an index to the dozens of exhibits.


English actor, star of the sequel "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," out this Friday, stated that he's grown bored with acting and plans on retiring soon. The 44 year old actor has stated that acting was a "miserable experience," and plans on settlin...


A giugno le immatricolazioni crescono dell'8,03% rispetto allo scorso annoIl gruppo torinese fa segnare un aumento del 12,23% con 71.588 vetture                                          Auto, nuovo boom delle vendite Bene la Fiat, sopra il 31% del mercato


A group that promotes AIDS awareness blasted a Singapore law that prohibits gay sex, saying it impedes efforts to educate homosexuals about the dangers of HIV transmission through unsafe sex.


Actor Jerry O'Connell and Ugly Betty star Rebecca Romijn exchanged "I do's" on Saturday evening in Los Angeles. About 100 family members and friends were present for the wedding ceremony at the couple's home. The newlyweds, who met in 2004, have...


Londra, 13:26 - CALCIO, ERIKSSON SULLA PANCHINA DEL WEST HAM?

Sven Goran Eriksson potrebbe tornare nel calcio inglese. L'ex ct dell'Inghilterra sarebbe il princi...


Fledgling Web sites help indie musicians

The next Friendster, MySpace,  Facebook, YouTube: There are millions of dot-coms out there,  all claiming to be the next bonanza.


Toy Companies Turn to the Web to Make Their Toys Come Alive

By Anne D'Innocenzio  As kids keep getting plugged into the Internet, toy makers are following them online.


Lawmakers at the Senate have delayed a controversial bill that would make it easier to sue online file-trading networks because there is too much opposition to it.


Master Gene Responsible For Babies First Breath Identified

The master gene that controls the first breath a newborn baby takes has been identified by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.


An estimated 20,000 Dutch Somalis have left the Netherlands for Britain over the past five years, escaping a multicultural model once touted as the most enlightened in the world.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s third-quarter profit soared 46 percent to hurdle the enormous expectations that have elevated the Internet search leader's stock price by more $100 during the past month.


General Mills Inc. (GIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US cereal maker behind Kellogg Co. (KN: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Thursday said all of its breakfast cereals were


British Muslims help in fighting terrorism

LONDON: Britain's Muslim community is providing "considerable support" to counter-terrorism agencies, the head of the London police, John Stevens, said yesterday.


One of the key witnesses in an Indian riot case identifies 11 Hindus accused of killing 12 Muslims two years ago.


Options, options, options -- when will the madness end?


GUATEMALA CITY - Emergency crews on Saturday found a third body in a 330-foot-deep sinkhole that had swallowed a dozen homes and forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people in a crowded Guatemala City neighborhood.


Rallenta la crescita del credito al consumo negli Usa


Consumer Group iRate over iPhone Battery

Apple's iPhone has many consumer-pleasing features, but battery replacement is not going to be one of them. A consumer advocacy group has complained about Apple's $86, three-day program for putting in a new iBattery.


Toddler critical after drinking tainted juice

Two-year-old on holiday with her family in Cyprus left seriously ill after barman's mistake


U.S. and Iraqi commanders on Saturday hailed a big improvement in security over the past year, while al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused the Americans of seeking to exploit Iraq's oil wealth.


KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal's embattled government offered to meet a demand by Maoist rebels to end their blockade of the capital yesterday after the guerrillas set off two bombs in and around Katmandu, officials said.


Condition of Indonesia's Suharto worsens

The health of former Indonesian  president Suharto, who was rushed to hospital in critical  condition last week, deteriorated on Tuesday as doctors tried  to avert multiple organ failure, a member of his medical team  said.


'La musica del futuro? E' quella dal vivo', parola di Alan Parsons. Parla un mito degli anni Ottanta, e spara a zero contro Internet, I-pod e Mp3


A new study suggests that an ingredient in chocolate could help stop persistent coughs. Researchers from England and Hungary found that theobromine, a derivative found in cocoa, may be better than some medications at suppressing coughs.


Ha lavorato per se stesso tranne due frammenti di riforma


Hezbollah shows footage of drone it sent over northern Israel

The militant Hezbollah organization Monday released footage of a reconnaissance drone it had sent into Israeli airspace a day earlier, a flight which the United Nations said violated the UN-drawn border between Lebanon and Israel.


NASA Celebrates Life of Astronaut Cooper

Mercury program astronaut Gordon Cooper was remembered Friday by NASA (news - web sites) officials and fellow space pioneers as "not too bad of a pilot, but a heck of a good astronaut.


Nuova normativa sara' esaminata prossima riunione Cdm


A conflict is no longer quite so unthinkable. Here's how the U.S. would fight such a war - and the huge price it would have to pay to win it


Osama bin Laden defied the United States with a new tape praising the "19 champions" who carried out the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings, on the day America remembered the nearly 3,000 people who died.


Olmert spurns bid to stop Jerusalem dig: paper

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has spurned an appeal from his defense minister to halt excavation work near Jerusalem's most important holy site, the Haaretz daily said on Thursday.


THE PETERSON TRIAL Parents: He wasn't fleeing country Testimony ...

Scott Peterson wasn't trying to flee the country when he was arrested holding nearly $15,000 in cash and his brother's driver's license while driving a Mercedes-Benz he had recently purchased in his mother's name, his parents testified Monday.


Emmys host Seacrest may sing at ceremony

LOS ANGELES  - Emmy host Ryan Seacrest said Wednesday that he will forgo an opening monologue in favor of a song at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 16.


JASON Giambi had baseball at his feet when he was named the Major Leagueâs Most Valuable Player in 2000. The exceptional slugger attracted the attention of the New York Yankees, who offered a contract worth


Oracle boosts hostile bid for PeopleSoft to $8.8bn

Oracle raised its hostile bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft by 14 percent yesterday, aiming to bring a resolution to the long-running takeover battle between the foes.