Thousands of Congo refugees flee fighting to Uganda

At least 12,000 refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have crossed over the border into southwest Uganda, a Ugandan army spokesman said on Wednesday.


Rapper Kanye West's new album is winning the chart battle with 50 Cent, early sales figures indicate.


iTunes 7.4 adds closed captioning, ringtone maker

As promised at Wednesday's iPod event, Apple has released iTunes 7.4, adding support for the creation custom ringtones, among other changes.


REVELATIONS that nearly 400 tonnes of conventional explosives have gone missing in Iraq have experts wondering what other weapons might be in jeopardy of falling into insurgent or terrorist hands.


The Messenger spacecraft got a quick glance at the solar systemâs innermost planet, which it eventually will orbit.


Borat seen as human rights victim by U.S. government

Fictional Kazakh TV reporter Borat has  made an unexpected cameo appearance as a victim of censorship  in a heavyweight annual human rights report issued by the State  Department.


Militants blow up major oil pipeline in Iraq: Election offices ...

BAGHDAD, Dec 18: Saboteurs blew up Iraq's northern export pipeline for the second week in a row on Saturday, halting oil flows to Turkey's Ceyhan port, oil officials said.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: Dec. 11, 2006

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


The British government proposed bold new environmental legislation Tuesday that would set legally binding, long-term limits on carbon emissions


VENICE, Italy  - Paparazzi are coming   under fire in Venice. Ben Affleck, who stars in "Hollywoodland"   -- a film about the mysterious death of Superman actor George   Reeves -- took the opportunity to lash out at the photographers   eager to snap his shot.


Life & style: Suffering from jet lag can ruin a holiday. But how can you readjust your body clock quickly? Emine Saner throws some light on the subject.


Defender one of six available in expansion draft

Defender Antonio de la Torre will celebrate his 27th birthday Thursday as a member of the Rapids. Where he'll celebrate next year is anyone's guess.


Indiscrezioni di stampa, questione al summit italo-francese


Despite Rise in Profit, Cisco Eases Its Forecast

The network equipment maker reported that its quarterly net income grew 7.2 percent amid growing concern that economic weakness could affect technology spending.


Londra, 18:40 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: VINCE IL CHELSEA, PARI PER L'ARSENAL

Vince il Chelsea, pareggia l'Arsenal, sconfitto il Newcastle. Questo quanto successo nella quarta gi...


Girl with four kidneys wants to be organ donor

A teenage girl who has four kidneys is hoping to be able to donate two of them to patients in need of a transplant


Justin Langer, Australia's Test opener, has described touring India as the "ultimate test", and believes that victory in the forthcoming four-Test series, which begins at Bangalore on October 6, will complete the set as far as his generation of cricketers


ARIEL Sharon suffered an embarrassing parliamentary defeat yesterday that has raised doubts about his ability to win approval for his contentious plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.


Oltre 25.000 morti, la piÃ¹ grande tragedia da 50 anni. 11 ...

Â«Potrebbero essere piÃ¹ di 100.000 le vittime del maremoto che ha colpito il sud est asiaticoÂ». A dirlo Ã¨ il capo della protezione civile Guido Bertolaso. Â« Dal punto di vista umanitario e geologico la


A chaotic three-month trial ended Saturday with 15 militants convicted for roles in terror attacks on a French oil tanker and a helicopter carrying U.S. oil workers, as well as plots to kill the American ambassador and Yemeni security officials.


The hurricane's brutish winds conspired with the Gulf of Mexico to drown mile-wide stretches of resort towns and spinning off deadly tornadoes before moving inland Thursday.


Stevie Wonder and Usher are among artists signed up for a tribute concert for blues singer Ray Charles.


Rilasciato l'interprete che sara' pero' ancora interrogato


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today called on the Security Council to issue âthe strongest warningâ to the forces fighting in Sudan to bring an end to the civil wars there.


The 60-year-old New Jersey woman who last week gave birth to twins has returned home with the babies, saying she feels "fantastic."


Bangladesh voters list has 12 mln false names: report

Bangladesh's list of voters contains 12.2 million false names, a U.S.-based election monitor said on Saturday.


A federal prosecutor from Florida who authorities say flew to Michigan for a sexual encounter with a 5-year-old girl tried to hang himself in his jail cell Thursday but was stopped in time, the county sheriff said.


Britain's three-day eventing team win team bronze and individual silver on a dramatic final day.


Un laureato su quattro usa contatti per trovare lavoro


The future of Miami Dolphins general manager Rick Spielman might be less secure than he's suggested.


P&O cuts to hit 1200 staff and ferry fleet

PORTS and shipping company P&O is to lay off up to 1200 staff and slash services as part of a Â£240 million review to reduce costs at its loss-making ferries business.


U.S. technology stocks rose on  Thursday as a strong quarterly earnings report from eBay Inc.,  the world's largest online market place, helped lift the Nasdaq  and Standard & Poor's 500 indexes.


A leading German bank official signals that further rises in eurozone interest rates are likely, starting next week.


Bush Says Kerry Is Pushing Nationalized Health Care

President Bush attacked John Kerry's health care proposal, saying "it's a plan that is massive and it's big, and it puts the government in control of health care."


Virgin Mary On Grilled Cheese Sandwich Sells on eBay

The online casino, GoldenPalace.com, bid $28,000 to purchase a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich that supposedly bears the image of the Virgin Mary.


Jocelyn Thibault and the handful of his Blackhawks teammates still in town waiting out the lockout have stepped up their workouts recently just in case there's a season.


A 56-year-old man was fatally mauled Monday by a lion and a tiger kept on the roof of a Mexico City food wholesaler, police said.


Visa, preparing for IPO, wins OK from SEC

Visa said on Thursday it has won approval of a registration statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as the world's largest credit card network prepares to go public by early next year.


Argentine Teen Kills Four in School Shooting

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A 15-year-old Argentine  killed four fellow students and wounded six on Tuesday in a  school shooting that shocked Argentines unaccustomed to such  violence.


Spears' parenting book off after teen pregnancy

A Christian publisher said on Wednesday it has called off a parenting book written by Lynne Spears -- the mother of troubled pop star Britney Spears and her pregnant 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn.


The funeral takes place of historian David Rattray, renowned for leading tours of 19th Century Zulu battlefields.


40% lavoratori, a Confindustria non piace, sindacati divisi


Snags hold up accord to expand NATO role in Iraq

Agreement on expanding a NATO training mission in Iraq hit last-minute snags notably due to French and others' reservations about details of the accord, NATO officials said.


SunTrust: SEC Has Started Informal Probe

SunTrust Banks Inc.  on Thursday said U.S. securities regulators have started an informal inquiry into its decision to restate financial results for the first half of this year.


Australia would consider security pact with Indonesia

CANBERRA: Australia would consider negotiating a new security treaty with neighbouring Indonesia to strengthen ties and incorporate counter-terror cooperation, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said yesterday.


Science & environment: Island restaurant and Scottish cafe get excellent marks on environmental grounds


Austin Wins Buick Championship in Sudden Death

CROMWELL, Connecticut  - Woody Austin birdied the  first hole of a sudden-death playoff against fellow American  Tim Herron to win the $4.2 million Buick Championship on  Sunday.


Those of you with the Rockies in four are out of the pool. It was a nice thought, I suppose. With 21 of 22 and seven straight in the postseason, why not run the table? But there had to be some sort of shelf life on karma, right? Four or five days, max, I'd say.


Politica, è ora di cambiare votate le proposte migliori

Dal taglio di ministri e sottosegretari all'eliminazione del 'panino' nei Tg, dieci punti per una possibile 'riforma della politica'


Army responsible for many Philippine killings: UN

Extra-judicial killings in the Philippines are distressingly high and the military appeared to be responsible for a number of them, a United Nations investigator said on Wednesday.


Washington. Un rapporto confidenziale destinato ai vertici militari americani in Iraq denunciava gli abusi sui detenuti in Iraq gia' nel dicembre 2003, piu' di un mese prima che venisse aperta l'inchiesta sulle sevizie nel carcere di Abu Ghraib.


Officials Arrest Caretakers In Case Of Missing Girl

MIAMI -- Miami-Dade County Police said the caretakers of a missing girl will face charges in connection with the case.


Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said for the first time yesterday that genocide has taken place in Sudan and that the government in Khartoum and government-sponsored Arab militias known as Janjaweed "bear responsibility" for rapes, killings and other abuses that have left 1.2 million black Africans homeless.


A presidential contest short on star power

Variety - VIRTUALLY NO ONE is neutral about Bill Clinton, but even detractors acknowledge the former president's oratorical powers and seductive charm. His address at the Democratic National Convention dazzlingly displayed that smoothness, doubtless putting half the audience in a mood to disrobe.


Facing a tight re-election race, Rep. Thomas Reynolds has launched an ad campaign to defend himself against criticism over the scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley and congressional pages.


Deal with Microsoft will allow users to access e-mail without third-party software.


Heart Risk Factors in Midlife Raise Dementia Risk

NEW YORK  - The presence in middle age of  risk factors for cardiovascular disease, like smoking or high  cholesterol, is strongly tied to the development of dementia  later in life, investigators in California report.


EU members Romania and Cyprus say they will not recognise a declaration of independence by Kosovo.


Nel futuro la prossima generazione di city-car


Sweden rejects Israeli nuclear whistle-blower's asylum request (Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), )

Sweden has rejected an asylum request from Mordechai Vanunu, who served an 18-year prison sentence for disclosing secrets of Israel's nuclear programme, officials said Friday.


Gangs of ethnic Chinese are involved in the growing trade in counterfeit anti-malarial drugs, the BBC is told.


Kerry faces make or break debate with Bush

Democratic challenger John Kerry will be fighting to stay in the US election race when he takes on Republican incumbent George W. Bush in the presidential debates from Thursday.


The final phase of the British Army's restructuring is due to take place with the merger of three historic regiments.


Spain to extradite Argentine for "dirty war" crimes

Spain said on Friday it had agreed to  extradite to Argentina an ex-member of a death squad which  tortured and killed people in the early 1970s, just before the  South American country's notorious "Dirty War."


Putin does not rule out running in 2012: report

Vladimir Putin, whose term as Russian president ends next year, does not rule out running again in 2012, a leading Russian daily reported on Saturday.


The biggest science facility to be built in the UK for 30 years - the Diamond synchrotron - welcomes its first users.


Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed early on Wednesday after a late-night deal between the ruling Hamas Islamists and the al Qaeda-inspired clan group that kidnapped him in March.


Families of American diplomats in Saudi Arabia, ordered to leave the kingdom last April, will not be permitted to return "until further notice," the State Department has announced.


GPL advocates urged told to pay for love

Freedom is just another word for $7,000 Comment The folks looking after the general public license (GPL) are fond of portraying themselves as the humble shepherds of the free and open source software movement. Their job, among other things, is to provide an open and transparent means for protecting the freedom to review, copy, tinker with and redistribute code.â¦


ATLANTA (Ticker) -- After being cold from the arc through four quarters, Jamal Crawford was clutch in overtime. Crawford's 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining helped the New York Knicks post a 110-109 victory


At least 11 people are killed and 31 injured in a bus crash in eastern Germany, police say.


Slugger Frank Thomas crushed a second-inning grand slam to register career home run No. 497 on Wednesday, powering the Toronto Blue Jays to a 12-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.


Rudolph W. Giuliani has tapped into the struggles of millions of American families who have to regroup when a new marriage, or recoupling, follows a divorce or breakup.


Tribune Will Cut Hundreds of Jobs as Businesses Weaken

Employees at the Tribune Company were notified that hundreds of jobs would be cut at The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and other publications.


Apple Details $100 Credit for Early iPhone Buyers

Your iPhone must be activated with AT&T, and it had to be purchased before August 22 in order to be eligible for the credit.


Udine, 17:50 - CALCIO, UDINESE: 2-2 NEL TEST CON GLI SLOVENI DEL BONIFIKA

Test infrasettimanale per l'Udinese, che in vista della gara di domenica prossima con il Torino ha a...


Swedes Ponder Whether Killer Can Be a Doctor

A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.


Cubs sweep fading White Sox with shutout

Alfonso Soriano showed off his power and his arm Sunday, and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the fading White Sox with a 3-0 victory.


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technology Queries Column

By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Jan. 28--SPYBOT ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM GETS ALONG FINE WITH NORTON:   QUESTION: I have used Spybot Search & Destroy for the past year but have  just purchased and installed Norton Internet Security 2007.


India, Pakistan Take Another Stab at Peace Talks

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  - India's Foreign Minister  Natwar Singh arrives in Islamabad on Tuesday for talks with  Pakistani leaders aimed at restoring faith in a peace process  that South Asia's nuclear rivals began a year ago.


Italy's center left in tatters after Prodi quits

Riven by deep policy divisions and  personal rivalries, Italy's centre left is in tatters after the  collapse of Romano Prodi's government and faces a likely  drubbing if a snap election is called.


UPDATE 1-Marsh shares off amid probe,ACE halts special fees

Shares of Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell an additional 10 percent Monday after the insurance broker canceled an investor call to explain the financial


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Oil services giant Halliburton Co. will soon shift its corporate headquarters from Houston to the Mideast financial powerhouse of Dubai, chief executive Dave Lesar announced Sunday.


Name that tune -- then find it with GoFish

A new search engine launches Monday aimed at helping music lovers find tunes across a growing number of online music stores.


Capital One Reports Loss From Closing Mortgage Unit

Capital One Financial of McLean posted its first quarterly loss ever, from the expense of shutting down its mortgage lender, and warned of additional challenges in the credit card and auto finance businesses.


The Ryder Cup has attracted an avalanche of betting in Britain and Ireland with one punter wagering a staggering 347,000 pounds (660,000 dollars) for a US win over Europe.


Cosi' ambasciatore in occasione Independence Day


Germany's Angela Merkel faces difficult G8 talks amid rows over missile defence and climate change goals.


Della Valle, stangata a Galliani "Voto contro di lui, si arrenda"

Il giorno dopo la non-rielezione del presidente, il patron della Fiorentina attacca ancora l'amministratore delegato rossonero: "Se fossi stato al suo posto mi sarei giÃ  fatto da parte, lui invece resiste...".


Chechen Warlord Threatens More Attacks After Beslan

Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility on Friday for the Russian school siege in which more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children, and threatened more attacks by any means he saw fit.


Cyndi Lauper likes the sound of commercials

NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters Life!) - If you're looking to break into the music business, U.S. singer Cyndi Lauper has a suggestion -- take the commercial route.


USA men not impressive in basketball win over Greece

Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Even a fractured thumb wouldn't prevent Allen Iverson from playing in a supposed must-win game for the United States men's basketball team on Tuesday.


Hattie Irving, an 81-year old Iowan, has never participated in her state's presidential caucuses, but she plans to this time Â to support Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Pentagon: Electromagnetic pulse bombs from 2012

Elusive, movie style tech-Yeti finally spotted A presentation given by a US Air Force official may have - temporarily, at least - laid to rest one of the wilder and wackier secret superweapon conspiracy theories of recent times.â¦


Serbia chooses path to EU or Russia in February 3 vote

Serbia faces a showdown next month between a nationalist who leans towards Russia and a liberal favoring the West in a presidential election run-off.


Oil prices shot up yesterday to their fifth straight 21-year high, as hurricane damage closed a key oil shipping port in Louisiana.


Research says the next 50 years will see wild swings in the world's population, with India overtaking China.


More Physical Education Time May Fight Obesity in Girls

Just an extra hour of exercise a week could significantly cut obesity among young overweight girls, according to a study that researchers say could lead to major changes in the way schools fight obesity.    The study - the largest look yet at obesity among young children - did not show the same results for boys, possibly because they generally get more exercise than girls...


The Tories should "unveil the party's soul" rather than make "vacuous" reforms, former deputy leader Michael Ancram warns.


Il sindacato accusa l'Ania per la rottura delle trattative


Advertising's New Idea: Don't Push the Product; Pull the Consumer Instead

NEW YORK To see the future of the advertising industry, climb the stairs of the three-story walk-up on Greene Street in SoHo to the U.S. headquarters of London's Naked Communications. There, you'll find 15 or so young people -- a Scot, a South African, a Brit and some Americans -- sitting around a...


A young man is jailed for killing a 10-year-old girl at a family Christmas party.


Minarets blown up at revered Iraq Shi'ite shrine

Suspected al Qaeda militants blew up two minarets of a revered Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Wednesday, targeting a shrine bombed last year in an attack that sparked a wave of sectarian killing.


Turkey's military, govt clash over Iraq, Kurds

The chief of Turkey's powerful military General Staff accused Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq of actively backing Turkish Kurd rebels there and said Ankara must take action, a state news agency said on Saturday.


The World Health Organisation has estimated that at least 70,000 people have died in the camps, most because of poor conditions. The number does not include those killed in militia and government attacks on villages and fleeing refugees.


By Michael Hardy and Jeff E. Schapiro, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 24--Republican lawmakers yesterday rolled out a "last, best opportunity" for an election-year fix for transportation, but Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said it ignores much of the state.


Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's choice for US secretary of state, is challenged on Iraq at her confirmation hearing.


Crescita 4/o trimestre tra 0,6-0,8%, dice ministro Economia


Turkey's ruling AK Party and opposition MPs are to present a plan to ease the headscarf ban in universities.


The dollar strengthened above last week's record low against the euro on Monday, allowing shares in shippers and steelmakers to take Asian equity markets up, but nerves about the dollar's direction capped stock gains.


California takes center stage in White House race

For years little more than a lucrative afterthought in the race for the White House, California has emerged as a key battleground in the 2008 presidential campaign.


In provvedimento competitivita' risorse Tfr e ammortizzatori


Tony Blair is to warn supporters they can not take the next election for granted, in a speech at Labour's spring conference.


Seven bombs have gone off in as many Spanish cities within the space of half an hour, slightly injuring five people. The interior ministry on Monday said three people including two police officers were injured


WHETHER heâs playing golf or not, Tiger Woods is always big news, so itâs no surprise to hear that the former world No1 is the talk of the Caribbean at the moment.


Nationalists call for powers over gambling in Scotland to be devolved to guard against Westminster deregulation.


No-fly list almost grounded Kennedy, he tells hearing

WASHINGTON -- A ticket agent with US Airways tried to prevent Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, from boarding a shuttle in March because his name showed up on a Department of Homeland ...


Pearl Slaying Suspect Killed in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan - Police stepped up patrols around foreign consulates and government offices in this volatile city on Monday, fearing a backlash after Pakistani forces killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative wanted for his alleged role in the 2002 kidnapping and beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.    Amjad Hussain Farooqi, also accused in two attempts on the life of President Gen...


Nello stesso periodo quella mondiale e' aumentata del 17%


BEIJING: Fuel-starved China said on Friday it hoped to deepen its friendly relationship with oil-rich Venezuela a day after the South American country offered Beijing wide access to it vast energy resources.


Scientists See Suspect in Mass Deaths of Bees

One bee disease, called Israeli acute paralysis virus, seems strongly associated with the beekeeping operations that experienced big losses.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on   Monday urged the world to avoid confrontation with Iran over   its nuclear goals, after Tehran told him it wanted a negotiated   solution but would not halt uranium enrichment before any   talks.


Risultati della nona giornata della Liga spagnola: Maiorca - Espanyol 2-2 (2' Arango/M; 21' aut. Ara...


US Economy: 3rd-Qtr GDP Grew 3.7%, Confidence Ebbed

The US economy grew at a slower-than- expected 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter as rising oil prices contributed to a record trade deficit and companies added less to inventories.


Duro attacco d'accusa all'ala radicale dell'Unione


Computer giant Dell Inc.'s server sales rose in the third quarter, overtaking Sun Microsystems Inc. for the No. 3 position, according to a Gartner Inc. research report released Wednesday.


Blair discusses Mideast with Mubarak as tension mounts

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is holding talks in Cairo with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, amid heightened tension in the Middle East.


Bacteria levels in DC tap water exceeded federal health standards this month for the first time since 1996, city and Environmental Protection Agency officials announced yesterday, but they said most people are not at risk.


Top Court Opens Term, Hears Sentencing Cases

The US Supreme Court opened its new term on Monday, with the government's top courtroom lawyer trying to save the long-standing federal rules used to sentence about 1,200 criminals each week.


In a presidential race not lacking for pundits, at least one person is trying to keep his mouth shut: the president himself.


Stoccarda, 15:46 - CALCIO, STOCCARDA ALLA FIFA: JUVE SCORRETTA SU MERCATO

Lo Stoccarda vuole rivolgersi alla Fifa per protestare contro l'atteggiamento della Juve. Il club bi...


Il premier: 'e ora limitiamo emendamenti alla Finanziaria'


Everest conqueror Hillary makes last journey

Saffron-robed Buddhist monks, Nepali Sherpas and grey-bearded mountaineers paid homage on Tuesday to Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Everest, as thousands gathered in New Zealand to watch his state funeral.


Fly naked on Germany's first nudist holiday flight

German nudists will be able to start their holidays early by stripping off on the plane if they take up a new offer from an eastern German travel firm.


One Manâs Method for Better Acting: Just Stop Doing It

Bill Camp agrees with his critics; he has become a better actor. And he knows why too. Itâs because he stopped acting.


Thick, black smoke is pouring from windows at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building about 100 feet from the West Wing of the White House. The Associated Press reports the blaze appears to be located near the ceremonial office of Vice President Dick Cheney on the second floor of the building. Cheney was across the street at the White House at the time.


Nasscom, the premier IT trade body, released a statement last evening expressing its dismay at the news of the arrest. It said: "Nasscom is dismayed at the news of the arrest of the CEO of an IT company (Baazee


Shuttle docks with ISS HOUSTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The Space Shuttle Discovery Monday caught up with the International Space Station and docked to begin a week of construction and other tasks.  The STS-116 crew linked up with the ISS at 5:12 p.m. EST as they flew over southeast Asia.


The Canon EOS Digital Rebel brings advanced digital performance and SLR controls to everyday photographers. Whether you're new to digital cameras, SLR cameras, or even photography itself, you'll find that


Oracle to buy network intelligence company Netsure

(InfoWorld) - Oracle Corp. has agreed to acquire Netsure Telecom Ltd., a provider of network intelligence and network data integrity software. The deal is expected to boost Oracle's ability to help networking and telecommunications customers improve their network utilization, optimize capacity, financial modeling and streamline network life cycle management, the Redwood Shores, California company said in a statement dated Sunday. Oracle plans to add Netsure's products to its communications applications suite, it said. Netsure, a private company based in Dublin, Ireland, makes software that helps ensure the smooth operation of existing and next-generation networks and services, Oracle said. The company counts Vodafone Group Plc and Cable & Wireless Plc as users of its software. Its main software is the Active Network Optimisation product suite. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Oracle expects the deal to be finalized later this month.


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to media: Don't make me tabloid fodder. Too late.


Mervyn King tells MPs his decision to inject Â£10bn into money markets in wake of Northern Rock banking crisis was 'carefully designed and judged'.


Do not, under any circumstances, worry about Rich Beem worrying. The 37-year-old PGA veteran has a motto inscribed on the side of his golf bag that says just that, and even if he didn't, his plans for the first Tuesday in September just as clearly spell out his approach to both life and golf.


Army: GIs refused mission because of safety concerns

Eighteen soldiers who refused to make a fuel delivery in Iraq were concerned about their safety and vehicle maintenance, the US military said Sunday.


Japanese Cabinet Resigns Before Reshuffle

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's entire Cabinet resigned Monday ahead of a planned reshuffle that Japanese leader hopes will solidify his power and boost his ability to carry out reforms.


Public finances worsen as Brown prepares to quit Treasury

The public sector net borrowing worsened unexpectedly in May, just a week before Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown becomes prime minister.


Londra, 14:42 - CALCIO, ROONEY PERDE IN MARE UN OROLOGIO DA 45mila EURO

Il tabloid inglese 'The Sun' scrive oggi che il talentoso attaccante del Manchester United Wayne Roo...


The Hungarian cartoon feature âThe District!â is a last-minute shoo-in for the title of 2007âs most original animated film.


GOLDEN, Colo.  Â A defense attorney said Tuesday that Vincent Margera was in his crazy and profane "Don Vito" character during a visit to a skatepark where prosecutors said he fondled three girls.


The luster and momentum of the Red Sox series faded away in a procession of confounding pitches by Toronto's Gustavo Chacin.


Saddam Told Interrogators of Iran Fixation

WASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein was obsessed with his status in the Arab world, dreaming of weapons of mass destruction to pump up his prestige. And even as the United States fixated on him, he was fixated on his neighboring enemy, Iran...


Celtic Klondike prepares for a gold rush

At the end of the 19th century, the sons of Ireland boarded ships for North America to find their fortunes in the goldfields of the Klondike.


The drive also features a unique vertical design for easy placement and portability, and offers connectivity with both i.LINK and hi-speed USB digital interfaces.


Ristrutturazioni: Iva al 10% sulla manutenzione ordinaria

Tra le novità della finanziaria l'Iva al 10% per tutte le fatture emesse dal 1Â° gennaio. Questa ed altre risposte ai vostri quesiti


(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has set up an SOA (service-oriented architecture) center in Bangalore, India, which will be one of five SOA centers run by HP worldwide. The Bangalore center will focus on building SOA competency within HP, delivering SOA services to HPâs customers and also host customers who want to run proof-of-concepts for their SOA implementations, said Shrinivas Gorur, head of the center, on Friday. The center is part of HPâs proposed US$500 million investment in SOA for enterprise customers, Gorur said. He did not disclose how much HP invested in the Bangalore center. HP, of Palo Alto, California, also has SOA centers in Sophia Antipolis, France, and Tokyo, with two more planned in Singapore and Cupertino, California, by January, Gorur said. With about 125 staff, the Bangalore center will work closely with HPâs 6,500 staff involved in delivering SOA to customers worldwide, Gorur added. IBM Corp. last month set up an SOA Solutions Center in Pune in western India, focused on developing reusable SOA services for a variety of customers. HP's Bangalore center will focus on reusability at the design level rather than of specific code, because of potential intellectual property issues, Gorur said.


GOLF ROUNDUP: State Am champion Cuzzort shoots 66, keeps up with ...

BRIMLEY, Mich. -- Jeff Cuzzort, the reigning Michigan Amateur champion, is showing the professionals how it's done after shooting a six-under par 33-33-66 at Wild Bluffs Golf Club in the opening round of the


Kmart - Sears Merger May Bring More Shopping Options to Region

Kmart is acquiring Sears, Roebuck & Company for $11 billion with the combined estimated earnings of the two making it the third-largest retailer in the United States.


The retail sector overall may be reporting a sluggish start to the season, but holiday shoppers are scooping up tech goods at a brisk pace -- and they're scouring the Web for bargains more than ever. -washingtonpost.com


Laughing in the face of the apocalypse and other pesky glitches is key to the three plays in Ethan Coenâs âAlmost an Evening.â


Breast cancer survivors have increased suicide risk

NEW YORK  - Breast cancer survivors are 37 percent more likely to commit suicide than other women, and the elevated risk persists for at least 25 years after diagnosis, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


Walgreen says its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings topped forecasts, rising 18 percent on higher prescription sales at stores open at least one year.


Companies to help you cope with market volatility.


Family loses 2nd son; 3rd brother serves

Early in the Iraq war, Jeff and Peggy Hubbard faced the news that every parent with a child at war dreads, the death of their son Jared, a Marine killed alongside his best friend.


November 11, 2004 - Electronic Arts announced today that the next game in the Oddworld series, until now known as Oddworld Stranger, is now officially titled Oddworld Stranger's Wrath.


Asia Pacific airlines face new delays over A380 super jumbo

Asia Pacific carriers led by launch customer Singapore Airlines are grappling with further delays in getting their Airbus A380 super jumbo planes into the air, with Korean Air vowing to seek compensation for the latest setback.


And now HP wants to help them target us with ads Ninety-five percent of mobile services fail in the market - and it's thanks to greedy network operators who have treated their customers as a lumpen mass.â¦


A new computer game which recreates John F Kennedy's assassination was branded despicable yesterday by late president's family.


The   country outlaw is back on the road again after a pot-powered pit stop   early Monday. Nelson and several bandmates received misdemeanor   citations for marijuana possession after their tour bus was pulled over   in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. The bust came just two days after   Nelson called for the decriminalization of marijuana while stumping for   Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman.


CBS should pull plug on "Kid" reality show

CBS thought it had a  novel idea, one that would resonate with viewers of all ages.


TV's 'Mr. Wizard' Don Herbert dies at 89

Don Herbert, who as television's "Mr. Wizard" introduced generations of young viewers to the joys of science, died Tuesday. He was 89. Herbert, who had bone cancer, died at his suburban Bell Canyon home, said his son-in-law, Tom Nikosey.


By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Low clouds forced NASA to delay the launch of space shuttle Discovery Thursday night, and strong winds could delay another attempt for a day or two.


The Dec. 5 suspension of four Boston University hockey players is no longer indefinite. Coach Jack Parker announced yesterday that the four - seniors Bryan Ewing, Brian McGuirk, and Dan McGoff, and junior Brandon Yip - will be reinstated Dec. 30 when the Terriers host Merrimack at Agganis Arena.


Alex Salmond is to hold face-to-face talks with Gordon Brown for the first time since the two men took on their new roles.


Re-envisioning the man through his music

Compared with Bach and Beethoven, Brahms has always had the least luster in classical music's triumvirate of "B's." It must be the beard.


Injured Skater Wants to Get Back on Ice 'Right Now'

World champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina said yesterday she still doesn't know what caused her to fall and suffer a concussion during a weekend skating program, though she says she doesn't fear going back on the ice.


The ultimate goal for Tiger Woods is to surpass Jack Nicklaus' record for victories in professional majors.


Manager helps team maintain poise in heated series

"Our guys responded very well, our guys took care of business and answered the challenge," Astros manager Phil Garner said.


Sprint Nextel Corp.  posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday and gave a positive outlook for subscriber growth in the second quarter, sending shares up 3 percent.


Search for Banned Weapons in Iraq Has Ended- WPost

The search for weapons of mass  destruction in Iraq ended last month, nearly two years after  President Bush sent troops to disarm Saddam Hussein, The  Washington Post reported on Wednesday.


One of the longest and most vicious presidential campaigns in the annals of the republic finally lurches to a close Tuesday as Americans head to the polls, perhaps in record numbers, to choose the next leader of a deeply divided country.


Acupuncture, long shunned by mainstream medicine, is slowly gaining ground in doctors' offices around the country.


World of Wonder, the fully Irish owned and operated toy retailer, today said it plans to open five new stores around the country.


Forze dell'ordine bloccano a terra 35 extracomunitari


Simmering Trade Disputes Will Greet Bush in Canada

Canadians remember two things about Ronald Reagan's trip to Quebec City in 1985: his rendition of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and the announcement


Declaring war on the "white pollution" choking its cities, farms and waterways, China is banning free plastic shopping bags and calling for a return to the cloth bags of old Â steps largely welcomed by merchants and shoppers on Wednesday.


Rich New Yorkers apt to stay, poorer to move: study

New Yorkers whose annual earnings top $250,000 are among the likeliest to stay in the city, while those who only earn from $40,000 to just under $60,000 are among the most likely to leave, a new study said on Wednesday.


Deportation row player to appeal to interior minister

Watford footballer Al Bangura has made a direct appeal to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to overturn a decision to deport him to his native Sierra Leone, where he says his life is at risk.


Segregava la ragazza 18enne incatenandola al termosifone


Il premier a Nanchino all'apertura del forum economico"La crescita economica di questo paese offre grandi possibilitÃ "                                                  Prodi: "La Cina Ã¨ un opportunitÃ  non dobbiamo averne paura"                                                                                "Ma serve il pieno rispetto di regole di commercio internazionale"


Java software provider releases a product designed to simplify the task of sending back-office information to mobile devices.


Zoellick must restore confidence in W.Bank: France

POTSDAM, Germany  - Robert Zoellick, slated to replace Paul Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank, must move swiftly to restore confidence in the poverty-fighting institution, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.


Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday.


The police in Portugal say they have arrested a man described as Spain's most-wanted bank robber.


Hostage-Taker Shot at Mexican Consulate in L.A.

An apparently desperate man stormed  into the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles on Tuesday and took a  female clerk hostage, demanding to speak to the media, only to  be shot and injured by police as he emerged from the building  with her.


Da 6 anni i migliori talenti delle scuole di fashion


Dopo dichiarazioni Padoa-Schioppa su fusione con Abertis


PF Chang's China Bistro 3Q Revenue Rises

PF Chang's China Bistro Inc. on Wednesday said its third-quarter revenue rose 29 percent on increased sales, customer traffic and prices.


After setting up an initial RFID test center in Dallas last May, Sun Microsystems Inc. will follow up with a similar facility somewhere in Scotland, said Vijay Sarathy, group marketing manager for RFID at Sun.


9:22 am: Missing explosives have experts wondering what else is ...

Revelations that nearly 400 tons of conventional explosives have gone missing in Iraq have experts wondering what other weapons might be in jeopardy of falling into insurgent or terrorist hands.


Tour de France organisers say they no longer consider Bjarne Riis the 1996 race winner after his drugs confession.


Norway's foreign minister is due to meet  Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran  to revive the peace process in Sri Lanka.


TV channel Five is following several expectant mothers in the hope that one of them will give birth live on-air.


Vice President Dick Cheney has a blood clot in his left leg, tests revealed Monday. He will be treated with blood thinning medication for several months, a spokeswoman said.


Children as young as 2 can be given a nasal spray flu vaccine, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday.


New purported al-Qaeda tape airs on Al-Jazeera

The Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda's number-two man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, issuing a call to action in the Muslim world.


Iraq Shi'ites fear getting snared in Iran-U.S. spat

Iraqi Shi'ites fear that growing tension between neighboring Iran and the United States could leave them caught between defending a fellow Shi'ite nation and an ally that toppled their worst enemy -- Saddam Hussein.


LONDON/MUMBAI  - Brazilian steelmaker CSN has agreed to buy Anglo-Dutch rival Corus Group for 4.9 billion pounds ($9.6 billion) in cash, trumping an offer agreed only hours earlier with India's Tata Steel.


It was domestic drama at its best _ the kind Italians love _ a scorned wife airing her dirty laundry for the world to see.Comment


A legal campaign against sites that help people share films online appears to have forced a popular site to close.


The operation was carried out by a team of Special Task Force of Tamil Nadu police at Papparapatti village in Dharmapuri district of the state.


The defence in the US murder trial of Phil Spector urges jurors to acquit the producer in closing arguments.


Parents Defend Schoolâs Use of Shock Therapy

New York State officials trying to ban shock treatments have found an obstacle: parents of students given shocks.


Political Islam Put to the Test in Southern Iraq

Among the fault lines that define Sunday's vote for an Iraqi parliament, the divide between religious and secular is one of the most decisive.


Per ospedali riuniti di Bergamo e' in buone condizioni


After decades of scares, the US Women's Health Initiative, which studied 162,000 women, found those who had taken the oral contraceptive had a lower chance of heart problems.


CRICKET: ENGLAND V ZIMBABWE, EDGBASTON, TODAY: FANS SHUN ENGLAND'S ...

MICHAEL VAUGHAN leads England into the Champions Trophy today in front of a near empty Edgbaston against a joke team who lost to the United States.


Community Service Orders are not being completed because of Probation Service staffing problems, a union warns.


Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank receive the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.


Guantanamo convict walks free in Australia

The only Guantanamo Bay inmate convicted of terrorism offences, Australian David Hicks, was released from prison on Saturday morning after spending over six years behind bars, the majority in solitary confinement.


Pakistan, India Agree on Cross-Kashmir Bus

More than a year of peace talks between Pakistan and India bore fruit Wednesday, with the two sides agreeing to start the first-ever bus service between the capitals of divided Kashmir.


New York Times rejects Welch bid for Globe: report

New York Times Co. has rejected an  offer for The Boston Globe from a group of Boston businessmen,  including former General Electric Co. chief Jack Welch, the  Globe reported on Wednesday.


President Bush yesterday vetoed a $35 billion expansion of a popular children's health insurance program, a move that left him as politically isolated as he has ever been and had even Republican allies questioning his hard-line strategy.


Atlantis shoots into space on key mission for Europe

Shuttle Atlantis soared into orbit after a two-month delay on a mission to the International Space Station that will set a milestone for Europe's presence in space.


AMERICA/URUGUAY - Primo Simposio Missionario dellÂUruguay, nella cornice del 50Âº della enciclica ÂFidei DonumÂ, della Grande Missione Continentale ed in preparazione al CAM-3 Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - Circa 75 persone hanno partecipato a Kolping al Primo Simposio Missionario dell'Uruguay, che ha avuto per tema "Tutte le Chiese per tutto il mondo" ed Ã¨ stato organizzato dal Dipartimento delle Missioni della Conferenza E...


Often, simple products - soap, candles, bread - are the perfect tools for historic restoration projects.


Hmong Hunter Charged in Wisconsin Slayings

A Laotian immigrant accused of  shooting several hunters in Wisconsin was charged with six  counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder on Monday,  authorities said.


Americans rely on team spirit for Davis Cup final

Facing a battalion of sturdy Spanish baseliners and a partisan, vocal crowd, the United States will rely on team spirit as they fight for the Davis Cup this weekend.


Why a Supreme Court ruling on sentencing guidelines puts more power back on the bench


North Korea hosts U.S. for last day of Geneva talks

Top negotiators from the United States and North Korea said on Saturday they had made progress on the first day of talks meant to advance an international effort to end Pyongyang's nuclear program.


La Francia detta le condizioni per la conferenza sull'Iraq

PARIGI - SÃ¬ a una conferenza internazionale sull'Iraq, ma a condizioni molto precise: l'impegno ad affrontare la questione del ritiro delle truppe straniere; l'apertura a tutte le forze politiche del paese, "compreso un certo numero di gruppi o di


The creature-feature Cloverfield became the first monster hit released in 2008, debuting with $41 million, a record opening for January


In 60 years, bird-watchers have caught just one fleeting glimpse of an ultra-rare woodpecker. Now a robot is joining the hunt. By Brendan Borrell.


Russia pulls out of key European arms treaty

Russia has frozen its participation in a key arms control treaty that limits the deployment of military forces in Europe, the Kremlin announced Saturday.


Josh Cummings kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime and host Pittsburgh needed 21 points in the fourth quarter yesterday to beat Division 1-AA Furman, 41-38.


Study: Low-Carb Diets Work Better on Men

Low-carb diets like the Atkins and South Beach plans appear to work better on men than women, University of Connecticut researchers concluded from a new study.


AT&T Corp. announced Thursday that it is cutting at least 7,500 more jobs and slashing the value of its assets by $11.4 billion, drastic moves prompted by the company's plan to retreat from the traditional consumer telephone business.


US commander in Iraq: I need more soldiers, more time

Gen. David Petraeus also stressed the need for a spirit of compromise to take hold.


Era l'ex responsabile di un centro accoglienza del Catanese


Gordon Brown's pay deal for public sector workers could cost him a "political price", the TUC warns.


China in for Extreme Weather as Climate Change Felt

China can expect more droughts, floods and other extreme weather as it struggles to balance rapid development with environmental concerns, a report on climate change released on Tuesday said.


Jackie Robinson would have been 88 years old today. Wonder what he would have thought. No doubt he'd be honored that Major League Baseball permanently retired his No. 42 (Yankee Hall of Famer closer Mariano Rivera will be the last one to wear it). He'd probably be happy and surprised to see the Red Sox hosting their fifth annual celebration ...


Kelly hoping to be a double Olympic hero

Britain's Olympic 800 metres bronze medallist Kelly Holmes is to bid for double glory at the Olympic Games here for the third successive time she announced.


A primary school caretaker found guilty of carrying out a letter bomb campaign is given an indeterminate sentence.


US rock star Melissa Etheridge cancels a tour after being diagnosed with breast cancer.


Contemporary dances still die quick, quiet deaths far too often. Here are some gems from 2007 worth bringing back at least once.


Telstra sets price range for $750m buyback

Telstra today announced the price range for its $750 million off-market buyback, which was part of its capital management program.


The discount broker again cuts its price on online trades.


Microsoft posts critical configuration patch

Microsoft released a "critical" fix on Thursday for a security issue left unresolved by the Windows XP Service Pack 2. The configuration change closed a hole in the Windows firewall settings that could open


Ozzy Osbourne Offers 100K For Stolen Jewellery

Ozzy Osbourne spoke of his distress after thieves stole precious jewellery from his country mansion. The heavy metal star, who grappled with one of the intruders during yesterdayâs break in, offered a Â£100,000


US Navy ship anchors off coast of Lebanon

The USS Nashville anchored off the coast of Lebanon Thursday morning prepared to receive some 1,200 Americans fleeing fighting to take them to Cyprus.


The Justice Department has broadened its definition of torture, retreating from a memo that defined torture extremely narrowly.


'Shark Tale' Leads Box Office for 2nd Weekend

The gangster cartoon "Shark Tale"  roughed up its rivals at the North American box office for a  second weekend, while Billy Bob Thornton scored a touchdown at  No. 2 with his new school football drama "Friday Night Lights,"  according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.


European shares traded sideways on Wednesday but banks were a bright spot as Britain's HBOS rallied on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for domestic peer Abbey.


There'll be fewer Tennessee drawls around the bratwurst stands. They'll be less head scratching over why soccer teams don't have cheerleaders.


Virgin's high-speed tilting trains finally come into passenger service on the West Coast Main Line.


About 10 Hudson's Bay High School seniors recently huddled around a classroom table tossing out ideas about President Bush and the war in Iraq.


F.D.A. Curbs Sale of Five Seafoods Farmed in China

Catfish, basa, shrimp, dace and eel from China will be allowed into the U.S. only if proven free of contamination.


Sun Belt City in Grasp of Housing Undertow

FORT MYERS, Fla.-- To understand how the housing bust may ripple through the broader American economy, look beyond the countless for-sale signs that dot this middle-class city. Instead, stop by Boater's Landing, where salespeople sit idle, hoping someone will once again want to buy a boat.


Udine, 13:55 - CALCIO, UDINESE: DI NATALE RESTA A CASA

L'attaccante Antonio Di Natale salterà la trasferta della sua Udinese a Firenze. A confermarl...


Strong wireless and Internet subscriber growth pushed revenue up at the phone company, but profit fell after merger-related costs and other items.


Prince Harry survives Argentina kidnap scare:

[World News]: London, Nov 26 : Prince Harry left Argentina in a hurry recently after Scotland Yard detectives were reportedly tipped off about a kidnap plot to seize the Prince from a local pub that he is known to frequent.


Of Radiohead and âRehab,â â1234â and Calle 13

The best of this yearâs pop music includes the intricate vamps of Iron and Wine, Lupe Fiascoâs hooks, the architectonic hard-rock of Queens of the Stone Age and the gimmick-free Radiohead.


Srichaphan sets up clash with Henman in Paris

Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand beat Argentine Mariano Zabaleta 7-6 (3), 6-4 in a first round match Monday at the Paris Masters, setting up a clash with defending champion Tim Henman.


It was just another Bowl Championship Series selection Sunday, as unhappy teams from coast-to-coast once again sparked debate about the BCS, even if there were mostly agreement that USC and Oklahoma


PayPal provides antifraud, antispam tool to users

Online payment service  PayPal is offering its users antifraud and antispam tools from security vendor Cloudmark.


Federal prosecutors said Monday they did not give baseball steroids investigator George Mitchell a complete copy of an affidavit containing names of players who allegedly received performance-enhancing drugs from a former New York Mets clubhouse employee.


Brown tries to shake off EU treaty criticism

Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought Friday to shake off accusations that he is lukewarm on Europe, during his first EU summit in Brussels.


Al Qaeda-linked militants in Iraq  beheaded a British hostage despite last-ditch secret appeals  from the government in London, Britain said on Friday.


With the recording of the `alaaps` and snatches for the background score last month, Lataji completed her singing for Yash ChopraÂs eagerly awaited Veer-Zaara.


Militants in Iraq have freed seven foreign lorry drivers held hostage for more than a month, their employer says.


5% of arthritis patients in Singapore take Bextra or Celebrex ...

SINGAPORE : Doctors in the United States have warned that painkillers Bextra and Celebrex may be linked to major cardiovascular problems and should not be prescribed.


A few days ago Kerry sent around this ad:  "Yesterday, the Bush-Cheney campaign, losing any last sense of decency, placed a disgusting ad called "The Faces of John Kerry's Democratic Party" as the main feature on its website. Bizarrely, and without explanation, the ad places Adolf Hitler among those faces."  "The Bush-Cheney campaign must pull this ad off of its website. The use of Adolf Hitler by any campaign, politician or party is simply wrong."  Which of course is a mistake.  I went and downloaded the video (which is just stupid btw.  Not a masterpiece by any means.) and there are shots of Hitler in there, but only from the MoveOn contest from a few months back.  Here's the problem.  The ...


Earnings Up at Southwest and Continental

Southwest Airlines and Continental Airlines posted higher quarterly earnings yesterday as fuller planes and fare increases helped offset soaring fuel costs.


Trenchcoated astronaut on battery, kidnapping rap

Space shuttle Columbo? A NASA astronaut has been arrested and charged with battery and attempted kidnapping. Mission specialist Lisa Nowak is alleged to have tried to kidnap Colleen Shipman, who she appears to have considered a rival for the affections of her fellow astronaut William Oefelein.â¦


By Anonymous  As part of the Nissan-sponsored Glamour Reel Music initiative, party-popster Pink made her directorial debut with the single "Hello Bonjour" by New York rockers the Pretty Boys.


As the loving documentary, âPete Seeger: The Power of Song,â makes clear, Pete Seeger is still busy, still angry, still hopeful, still singing.


The Dodgers will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 2008, with a float in the Rose Parade and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


Former Apple general counsel denies backdating involvement

Blog: Nancy Heinen has formally denied the SEC's charges that she falsified meeting minutes approving an option grant to CEO Steve Jobs with an artificially selected grant date.


BBC Says Dow Interview an 'Elaborate Deception'

BBC World said on Friday that an interview it ran with a man it identified as a spokesman for Dow Chemical Co, in which he said the US company accepted responsibility for India's Bhopal disaster, was wrong and part of an


Non Ã¨ Angela Celentano la ragazzina nomade

Negativo il test del Dna effettuato sulla saliva. I genitori: Â«L'Italia intera non si Ã¨ dimenticata della nostra bambinaÂ». NAPOLI - Non Ã¨ Angela Celentano la zingarella trovata ieri mattina da due vigili urbani a San Giorgio a Cremano, nel napoletano.


Borland acquires consultancy TeraQuest Metrics

Borland Software has acquired TeraQuest Metrics, a consulting firm in Austin, Texas, that specializes in helping companies improve processes for application development, workforce management, and operations, Borland announced Tuesday.


ISLAMABAD, September 02 (Online): A 32-member Federal Cabinet among 12 new faces sworn in on Wednesday in a simple ceremony here at Aiwan-e-Sadar, however their portfolios would be announced on Thursday (today) or Friday.


A friend said going to work Monday morning felt like a trip to the morgue. He was talking about the aftermath of the Patriots' Super Bowl loss to the Giants.


FAST bowler Nuwan Zoysa ripped through South Africa's top-order to guide Sri Lanka to a comfortable 37-run win in the second limited-overs international at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo.


Venezuelans are swilling aged whiskey, snapping up luxury cars and treating themselves to plastic surgery in an oil-fueled spending spree worthy of one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America.


Youth Drinking In Finland Blamed On Alcohol Tax Cut

Health officials and police are calling for tighter controls on liquor sales to combat binge drinking by a growing number of Finnish youths after a huge cut in taxes has made alcohol more affordable.


More than a foot of rain washed out highways around the nation's capital Monday, toppled a 100-year-old elm tree on the White House lawn and caused flooding that closed major government departments and the National Archives, where the Declaration of Independence is kept under glass.


Ivory Coast Opposition Targeted, War Fears Grow

Militant supporters of Ivory Coast's  president attacked opposition party headquarters overnight in  the main city Abidjan as fears grew of a slide into full-scale  war in the world's top cocoa grower.


US -Factory Orders Up More Than Expected

U.S. factory orders rose at the  fastest rate in four months during November as strong demand  for new commercial aircraft pushed business up by 1.2 percent  to a seasonally adjusted $377.42 billion, the Commerce  Department said on Tuesday.


Martha Jones off to Torchwood Doctor Who will gain a new companion for the next 13-episode series of the cult show, the BBC reports.â¦


Police arrested a woman Friday after her 7-year-old son told authorities she burned him in an oven, and a day-care worker was arrested for not reporting the attack, authorities said.


Asked about an alternative business plan for the coming five to 10 years, Google CEO Eric Schmidt replied, "Google Enterprise."


Just because Google's ad partners don't have a viable alternative, that doesn't mean the search giant should squeeze them.


Fla. Has New Rule on Touch-Screen Recounts

Florida set new guidelines for recounting touch-screen ballots in close elections, but voter-rights groups said the court-ordered decision doesn't go nearly far enough to ensure a fair election.


Samsung Electronics unveils world's highest resolution chip for handsets

South Korea's Samsung Electronics unveiled a new semiconductor chip that it says uses new technology to greatly enhance the quality of images on handset display panels.


President Bush warned Congress on Saturday that he will use his veto power to stop runaway government spending.


Carlos Barrios Orta squeezed himself into his rubber diving suit, pulled on an 18-pound helmet that made him look like an astronaut, then lowered himself into the sewer. He disappeared into the filthy water, which looked like some cauldron of rancid beef stew, until the only sign of him was air bubbles breaking the surface.


A pterodactyl so small that you could hold it in your hand glided in forest canopies in northeastern China where it feasted on insects 120 million years ago, new fossil remains suggest.


Baseball Roger Clemens is still welcome at a convention of Texas high school baseball coaches. The group reconsidered its invitation after Clemens was mentioned prominently in the Mitchell Report on steroids. Yesterday, the coaches said they found no reason to prevent the star pitcher from addressing their annual meeting next month. "He still wants to come," said Jim Long , ...


Yukos shares rise after Russia's leading energy groups said they would not bid for its main production subsidiary.


Indonesian ex-leader Suharto is a little better but still critical after multiple organ failure on Friday.


Anche design e agroalimentare tra punti di forza dell'Italia


Overdose Murder Charge Dropped Against Mom

Saying the autopsy report was wrong, a prosecutor Friday dismissed a murder charge against a mother accused of killing her severely disabled daughter with an overdose of medication.


Celebrations mark 400 years of Spain's most famous literary work

Spain is celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of one of the world's most acclaimed literary works, Don Quixote.


Federazione tessili e moda, settore in difficolta'


Witness: Ovitz Pay Package 'Unreasonable'

The compensation package granted to former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz was "unreasonable" and not in the interest of the entertainment giant's shareholders, a compensation expert testified Monday in a shareholder lawsuit.


Ukraine Opposition Extends Government Blockade

Ukraine's opposition said on Sunday it  would maintain a stranglehold on government offices until  outgoing President Leonid Kuchma fired his ministers and took  steps to ensure that a re-run of a rigged poll was fair.


The UN cautions Kosovo's ethnic Albanians over a warning of a "revolt" if the province is denied independence.


By STEPHEN SINGER MERIDEN, Conn. - Who says cats and dogs don't get along? Workers at the Meriden Humane Society are marveling at a short-haired mother cat who has willingly adopted a six-day-old Rottweiler puppy that was rejected by its mother.


Iraq PM says security forces control holy city

KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's prime minister flew to the holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday and declared order had been restored after gunbattles among Shi'ite factions killed 52 people and forced hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to flee.


The California official prosecuting Michael Jackson has a grudge against the singer, lawyers claim.


Education Secretary Paige leaving Cabinet position

Education Secretary Rodney Paige, who spearheaded implementation of the No Child Left Behind law, a centerpiece of President Bush's first-term domestic-policy


Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.


The largest satellite earth station in the world, Goonhilly in Cornwall, is facing major changes, with the loss of 90 jobs.


12 killed in train accident near Bhopal:

[India News]: Bhopal, Nov 28 : Twelve people, including a woman, were ploughed to death by an express train outside the Sukhi Sevania railway station near here Sunday.


George Carlin Entering Drug Rehab Clinic

Comedian George Carlin is entering a drug rehabilitation facility to shake his dependence on wine and a painkiller.


Johnson Controls quarterly earnings rise

Diversified manufacturer Johnson Controls Inc  said on Friday that quarterly earnings jumped 45 percent on strength in its building controls and automotive interiors businesses.


Symantec Enterprise Vault" Intelligent Archiving and Email

(Source: Symantec)  Classification, Retention, Filtering, and Search Adding intelligence to archiving policies can help organizations balance storage optimization, records retention, and fast discovery. This white paper discusses the development of intelligent classification, filtering, retention, and discovery policies and best practices that can assist in implementing an effective intelligent archiving solution for email.


The Invisible Ingredient in Every Kitchen

Every cook relies every day on the power of heat to transform food â but most donât understand it.


Russia Launches Supplies to Astronauts in Orbit

A Russian spaceship blasted off on Friday carrying vital food and water to two astronauts whose supplies have been rationed because they were running so low, Interfax news agency reported.


Roma, 16:32 - CALCIO, PROCURATORE PAGLIUCA: FUTURO IN JUVE LEGATO A BUFFON

Il procuratore di Gianluca Pagliuca, Vincenzo Rispoli, parlando al quotidiano online Affaritaliani.i...


(ANSA) - ROMA, 2 NOV - C'e' Chivu ma non Cassano nella lista dei 19 convocati da Luigi Delneri per Roma-Bayer Leverkusen, valida per la 4/a giornata di Champions. Fuori De Rossi per squalifica, indisponibili


Starbucks to sell hot breakfast sandwiches

Starbucks Corp. on Thursday said it plans to offer hot breakfast sandwiches in most of its U.S. stores after testing the products in cities like Seattle and Chicago over the last several years.


Florida executions halted after injection bungled

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Florida's incoming governor Charlie Crist said on Friday he will halt executions after a medical examiner found that it took a condemned killer 34 minutes to die from a lethal injection because the needles were inserted improperly.


Keep un-American scheme from making it to our shores

Frightening news Monday out of Britain. In an attempt to appease British health officials, candymakers there are planning to downsize or eliminate king-size candy bars, the Brit press reported.


Facebook, MySpace users will trade privacy for features

Researchers at Pace University found that users of social networking sites are willing to share personal information even though they know the security is suspect.


Liverpool city councillors decide to push for a new law outlawing smoking in public spaces.


China to Make Sex-Selective Abortions a Crime

China is to outlaw the selective  abortion of female fetuses to correct an imbalance in the ratio  of boys to girls that has grown since the one-child policy was  introduced more than 20 years ago.


Actress Julia Roberts Gives Birth to Twins

Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to  twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday,  People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous  source.


Chirac congratulates Finance Minister on winning UMP presidency

French President Jacques Chirac has congratulated Nicolas Sarkozy on his nomination as president of his ruling party, Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).


LOS ANGELES  — Comedian Lewis Black won the Grammy for best comedy album on Sunday, but he thought the musical winners were more deserving.


Stars rock around the world for climate change

LONDON/EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to persuade fans and governments to go green.


AUBURN HILLS, Michigan -- Yao and T-Mac experienced what Shaq and Kobe did. The defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons are a tough match for any dynamic duo.


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


Bush 3 Points Ahead of Kerry in ABC Poll

President Bush is 3 percentage points ahead of Democratic nominee John Kerry, according to an ABC News polls released on Monday.


and then launched another attack on his predecessor Harry Redknapp. The Croat has agreed to move from his


ST. PAUL, Minn.â"Create Our Day" has become the rallying cry of Team Finland as it aims for its first championship in a World Cup event.


Gunshots echo in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Gunshots echoed in the heart of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir Wednesday morning, just a few hours before Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives.


About 1,000 Muslim clerics and religious scholars meeting Thursday in eastern Pakistan demanded the removal of Pope Benedict XVI for making what they called "insulting remarks" against Islam.


Spanish turn Anne Frank diary into musical

Spanish producers have turned the life  of Anne Frank, the Jewish girl who wrote a diary while hiding  from Nazis, into a musical, tearing up the genre's widely held  convention of light-hearted, sugar-coated tale.


The Dow Jones industrial average dived to its lowest level of the year last week as investors cautiously eyed oil prices and political polls and determined that neither was flashing a "buy" signal for stocks.


How I Met Your Mother: A History Lesson in Love

âDefinitely, Maybe,â written and directed by Adam Brooks, is a nimble and winning little romance.


Patch posted Apple has posted a Mac OS X Security Update that patches almost two dozen holes in the Unix-based operating system. The update incorporates fixes for AirPort, Apple Type Services, Finder, Installer, Security Framework, VPN and a raft of other, under-the-hood apps and utilities.â¦


The dollar fought back from one-month  lows against the euro and Swiss franc on Wednesday as investors  viewed its sell-off in the wake of the Federal Reserve's  verdict on interest rates as overdone.


Stomach stapler for the obese gets $30 million

Blog:  With TOGa, doctors can staple your stomach without cutting you open.


Ex-Treasury Aide Begins Blunkett Visa Probe

A former top Whitehall adviser tonight began a probe into Home Secretary David Blunkettâs dealings with a visa application from the nanny of his former lover Kimberly Quinn.


Pinochet to be cremated after military funeral

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet will be cremated on Tuesday after a funeral at the military college in Santiago where he began a career that made him infamous around the world for human rights abuses.


Is it a mere coincidence? Or is the first week of January really jinxed as far as new releases are concerned?


British Airways has said it plans to give 17,500 staff two extra discounted flights as a reward for coping with stress and disruption in the last week.


Norton AntiVirus 2005's claim to fame is that its Worm Protection feature borrows from firewall technology to block inbound ports so that you can protect yourself against worm attacks such as MSBlast. Its new QuickScan feature also scans your whole system ...


United boss blames strikers for loss of form

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has laid the blame for his side's recent lack of form at the feet of his expensively assembled strikeforce.


Iraq Saddam non aveva armi di distruzione ma le voleva

Saddam Hussein non possedeva armi di distruzione di massa al momento dell'invasione americana , ma aveva l'intenzione di produrle nel caso fossero state sollevate le sanzioni dell'Onu. E' quanto si legge in


Viewpoint: The Republican star acts like a man on a mission, says Joe Klein, but without a shred of courage or conviction


NHL players are now on the receiving end of that mantra and they don't like it one bit. But until they accept the business as the owners see it, we'll continue to ride the merry-go-round that spun us dizzy over the last week.


Report states two officers untrained to fire pepper-pellet guns

BOSTON Two of the Boston police officers who fired pepper-pellet guns into a crowd of unruly Red Sox fans last week were reportedly not trained to use the weapons.


Dance Review: A Slow, Winding Descent Through a Hallucinatory World Befogged by Opium

âLa BayadÃ¨reâ is, above all, about transcendence, which is just as well, for there is much to transcend.


Iran vows no weakness over nuclear program

The U.N. Security Council had given Iran until Feb. 21 to halt uranium enrichment, a process that can make fuel for power plants or material for warheads.Comment


President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela should open the coffin of independence hero Simon Bolivar to examine the bones, saying there are sufficient doubts about his death in 1830 to warrant a full investigation.


Yahoo Says Mobile Carriers Have Nothing to Fear

Yahoo rolls out new services while telling carriers it isn't trying to cut them out of the loop.


Roma, 18:57 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: "ABBIAMO RISCHIATO DI PAREGGIARE"

Nonostante la sconfitta di misura, Luigi Cagni è piÃ¹ che soddisfatto della prova dell'Empoli....


Bush urges Sinn Fein leader to help move peace process ahead in ...

WHITE HOUSE President Bush is urging Sinn Fein (shin fayn) leader Gerry Adams to help speed up the peace process in Northern Ireland.


War Figures Honored With Medal of Freedom

President Bush on Tuesday bestowed the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on three of the central architects and executors of the war


Australian govt warns of possible terror strike in Indonesia

The Australian government says it has received specific intelligence suggesting an imminent terrorist attack in Indonesia, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel.


High-Profile Attacks Put Crime On Political Radar in S. Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 2 -- A series of attacks on prominent South Africans, including entertainers, business leaders and a renowned historian, has pushed a contentious, racially charged debate over crime to the center of the country's political agenda as lawmakers begin their new parliamentary year in...


Festival Under 'Chemical Attack' ; News in Brief

HACKNEY is to come under chemical attack today in a simulated exercise to test the emergency services. Hundreds of volunteers, who will pretend to be contaminated with an unknown toxic substance, will take part in the test disaster on Hackney Marshes.


U.S. Says Iran 'Isolated' in Nuclear Bomb Quest

A senior U.S. official said on Saturday  Iran was "completely isolated" in what he called its pursuit of  nuclear weapons and that this would be reflected in a draft  resolution to be debated by the U.N. nuclear watchdog.


Hundreds Arrested in Telemarketing Scheme

More than 135 people have been arrested in an investigation of global telemarketing scams that have victimized 5 million people, many of them elderly, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday.


Berlin to tap mandatory nursing care insurance to plug deficit: report

The German government has come up with a new idea for plugging the gaping hole in its public finances and rein in its budget deficit, the daily Die Welt reported.


France's Chirac expected to announce retirement

French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement Sunday, telling the nation he will not contest elections in April as a new poll showed strong gains for a centrist outsider.


Australian civil libertarians call for a review of the case against the man convicted of killing a British backpacker.


Israeli killed in Palestinian rocket attack

An Israeli man died in a Hamas rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged to press ahead with military action to halt the salvoes, saying "no one involved in terror" was immune.


Biella, 19:11 - CALCIO, C2: LA BIELLESE ESONERA CACCIA

La Biellese (C2/A) ha esonerato il tecnico Nicola Caccia. L'ex attaccante del Genoa ha pagato a caro...


A clear-up operation is due to begin after flash floods left people trapped in cars and their homes.


Talks between Sudan's government and two rebel groups to resolve the nearly two-year battle resume Friday. By Abraham McLaughlin | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


NEIL MELLOR was in dreamland last night after scoring the stunning last-gasp winner that plunged Arsenal into despair. His spectacular 25-yarder in the final seconds at Anfield - his first goal in the Premiership


Auburn linebackers Tray Blackmon and Kevin Sears and tailback Brad Lester were suspended indefinitely Friday for violation of team rules, coach Tommy Tuberville said.


A select group of rich tourists may be blasting into space within a few years in a craft that looks like a cross between a corporate jet and something out of science fiction.


Powell: Goal is to stabilize Iraq for elections

The US military in Iraq will move into insurgent-filled "no-go zones" to stabilize them in advance of elections in January, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.


Don Reisinger had the chance to sit down with the RIAA for a frank interview.  Unfortunately, the answers he received make the organization look worse.


A meeting of the minds...and the palate and the taste buds when the...

The first thing you notice when you meet the chefs who cook for heads of state is that there isn't a fat one among them.


Republican Rudy Giuliani declared himself a "change agent" on Monday, saying he brought more change to New York City than any other mayor.


Russia to Stop Free Space Trips for US Astronauts

Russia's cash-strapped space agency said on Tuesday it would stop giving US astronauts free rides into orbit in the future. Russia has single-handedly serviced the International


Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co  reported a better-than-expected 52 percent rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday on strong sales of laptops and video games, and raised its full-year earnings forecast.


Don't listen to Western critics, Mugabe tells UN chief

President Robert Mugabe used a meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon to deny Zimbabwe was facing a humanitarian crisis and accuse his Western critics of trying to stir up trouble, state media said Thursday.


Sex sells in the hospitality business. But before you hire a swarm of supermodels, beware the labor laws.


US anti-monopoly officials approve Johnson & Johnson's purchase of Pfizer's over-the-counter medicines.


Five months ago, Danny Williams beat a shadow. Tonight, he'll try to beat a mountain. Don't bet against the mountain. Williams is the burly British


Local authority named as one of three with worst financial mismanagement in Britain


Il presidente mette in guardia contro le pressioni di piazzaE avverte: "attenzione, Ã¨ un primo passo verso la violenza"                                            Napolitano: "Manifestazioni leggittime, ma sono le istituzioni a decidere"


Lille failed to reduce the lead of champions and Ligue 1 leaders Lyon when they were held 0-0 at Ajaccio on Saturday evening. Lyon, who drew 1-1 with Marseille on Friday and are aiming for a fourth title in


Alleged Pentagon Leak Is Under Investigation

An inquiry into whether officials leaked classified information to Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is part of a larger counterintelligence probe disclosed last week.


Russia says Politkovskaya murder ordered from abroad

Russian prosecutors said on Monday they had detained 10 suspects in the murder of reporter Anna Politkovskaya, but that the killing was masterminded from abroad by anti-Kremlin forces trying to discredit Russia.


JFK Spokesman Pierre Salinger Dies in France

Pierre Salinger, press secretary to the late U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and a distinguished journalist, died of a heart attack on Saturday, his family said on Sunday.


Two DR Congo candidates urge their supporters to vote for President Kabila in the second round.


Children, parents and schools are being encouraged to work together to combat bullying. How should it be tackled?


Syria under Security Council Scrutiny ... A Gift from Syria to ...

Syria has turned herself into cannon fodder in the campaigns directed against her during the American presidential election battle-a result of her miscalculations in the Lebanese presidential elections.


Palestinian gunmen free CNN producer kidnapped in Gaza strip

Palestinian gunmen have released an Israeli Arab producer working for the CNN television network who was kidnapped yesterday in the Gaza Strip.


Russia says new ICBM can beat any system

Russia tested new missiles Tuesday that a Kremlin official boasted could penetrate any defense system, and President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans for an anti-missile shield in Europe would turn the region into a "powder keg."


Muslim bomber found guilty of worst attack on India's day of terror

A court convicted a Muslim man for the single deadliest attack of a two-hour bombing blitz on India's economic heartland 13 years ago that killed 257 people.


Italian prime minister Prodi quits after vote defeat

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi tendered his resignation Wednesday after his fragile centre-left coalition lost a foreign policy vote in parliament.


Russia's Federal Security Service yesterday offered a reward of 300 million rubles (US$10.3 million) for information that could help "neutralize" two Chechen rebel leaders, and a military official reasserted Russia's right to strike terrorists the world


All roads lead back to Church for Hudson

CHICAGO  — For Oscar nominee Jennifer Hudson, there was no question where she'd celebrate her success in the week leading up to the Academy Awards — at her family's church.


Nine French citizens are arrested in Chad over an alleged attempt to fly children out of the country.


Hoverspeed files a Â£50m damages claim against Customs & Excise over "heavy handed" searches of passengers.


Rising oil prices and continued weakness in the US dollar pushed stocks lower Monday as investors grew increasingly uneasy about the economy.


'D'un tratto nel folto bosco' debutta il 14/3 a Pordenone


RIGHTS:  International Court Attempts Shoestring Justice

LONDON, Sep 9 (IPS) - The International Criminal Court plans to take on   new cases next year but is scrambling for funding this week.


Bond becomes first casualty of BBC allegations

Newcastle assistant manager Kevin Bond has become the first casualty from last week's BBC doucmentary alleging corruption in English football.


German Bank Files New Corruption Complaint

LONDON-DekaBank Deutsche Girozentale, Germany s public sector bank and one of the country s biggest real estate fund managers, has filed a complaint with prosecutors claiming that a former managing director of ...


Sony Corp. on Thursday cut the price of its PlayStation 3 game console in the U.S. and announced an even cheaper model that will arrive before the holiday shopping season.


Battle rages on over fireman who ate dog food

A black firefighter who stood to collect nearly $3 million over a prank involving dog food in his spaghetti is at the center of a political and racial furor in Los Angeles, where city leaders failed on Wednesday to put the case to rest.


School meals are to undergo a major government review in an attempt to tackle childhood obesity.


Computer failures aboard Space Station being repaired

Two Russian computers aboard the International Space Station that quit  working yesterday are slowly coming back online, according to NASA.


Four Immigrants Die Trying to Reach Spanish Shore

Four sub-Saharan Africans trying to  immigrate illegally drowned 20 feet from shore Saturday at the  same Spanish beach where 33 would-be immigrants died last week,  state radio said.


December 25, 2004 -- JERUSALEM - Hamas finished a strong second â-o Yasser Arafat's more moderate Fatah faction â -the terrorist group's debut in Palestinian elections, officials said yesterday.


As the door closes on Blair's premiership, Martin Amis and Guardian photographer Dan Chung shadowed the prime minister on his farewell tour.


Beckhams Announce Third Baby Is on the Way

British pop singer Victoria Beckham  announced on Sunday she was pregnant with her third child.


Iraq Oil Exports Cut in Half After Attack

A sabotage attack on a cluster of about 20 oil pipelines in southern Iraq has cut exports from the key oil producing region by half, a top oil official said Thursday.


Disappearance of Adventurer Steve Fossett Baffles Experts

The difficulty of locating the missing adventurer, who was flying over rugged Nevada terrain on a perfectly clear day, frustrates rescue crews and aviation experts even as conspiracy theories sprout up online.


U.S. military shows Al-Zarqawi's successor

The U.S. military presented the new face of al-Qaida in Iraq on Thursday, displaying a photograph of a bearded man in a traditional white Arab headdress and saying he was taking over after the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


Choppers away... even if you're 17 or 87

Displaying your wealth in a brand new Porsche is no longer enough. Beating Dublin's traffic gridlock by investing in your own taxi licence - as Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary did - doesn't really cut it either.


The man charged with making US computer networks safer has quit after only a year in the job.


Bayh: Rumsfeld Should Resign Over Iraq Mistakes

(December 17, 2004) - Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is joining several other senators in calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.


Shuttle Crew Prepares for Building Blitz at Station

By Traci Watson  Early data from Saturday's launch of space shuttle Discovery show the ship is in good health and suffered no damage on the way to orbit, deputy shuttle program manager John Shannon said Sunday.  "It was a very typical ascent," Shannon said.


Ravens 16, Chargers 13: Ravens, Beaten and Bruised, Apply Knockout When It Counts

For the second week in a row, quarterback Steve McNair rallied the Ravens from a late-game deficit with a 10-yard touchdown pass with 34 seconds remaining.


Pentagon confirms Beijing's anti-satellite laser

Wi jammin', and I hope Yu like jammin' too The US has confirmed China has successfully blocked one of its spy satellites using a ground-to-space laser.â¦


Serbian festival serves up music with a message

NOVI SAD, Serbia  - The Petrovaradin fortress held off the Ottoman empire in 1716, but stood no chance on Thursday against 50,000 partygoers converging on "Exit", one of Europe's biggest music festivals.


"God doesn't do waste," says archbishop on YouTube

The Archbishop of Canterbury has  followed the Queen's lead in posting his annual message on  YouTube, where his green theme for the New Year is "God doesn't  do waste."


More cannabis is being grown in Wales and the numbers of under-16s using the drug is rising, a BBC Wales investigation reveals.


U.S. Interfering in Lebanon and Syria, Damascus Says

Damascus has accused the United States  of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, saying  Washington had brought undue pressure to force a U.N.  resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.


U.S. interest rates are still  "fairly low" after six straight increases, Federal Reserve  Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday, warning that despite  the economy's good health, fiscal discipline is vital.


Financial group Fortis has reported a bigger-than-expected rise in earnings and says it is growing more upbeat about 2004, with both its banking and insurance units posting strong gains.


Publishers line up for the Martha Stewart prison memoirs

After regaling America with endless tips on elegant living, Martha Stewart is planning to write a somewhat bleaker guide on prison life, to be published soon after her five-month sentence.


NTT East, West Aiming to Boost Fiber-Optic Services in FY '07

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.'s two regional units Thursday unveiled their business plans that commit themselves to attaining a net 3.4 million new subscribers to their fiber-optic telecommunications services in fiscal 2007 starting from April.


Rafael Nadal beat Robin Soderling today in a rain-interrupted third-round match.


Vitamin D May Help Arthritic Knees Function Better

Boston researchers report a link between low serum levels of vitamin D and decreased knee function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.


A man fatally shot a Butler University police officer during a confrontation Friday outside a school fieldhouse and fled on foot, authorities said.


Luciano Pavarotti recovering from surgery

The tenor of his times to opera buffs and a celebrity whose personality captivated even casual fans, Luciano Pavarotti was recovering Friday from surgery for pancreatic cancer &#151; a kind of cancer often considered a death sentence.


Strong sales at newspapers, TV and cable help Rupert Murdoch's media empire post two cents higher. LOS ANGELES  - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.


Ivory Coast ex-foes vow to pursue peace after attack

BOUAKE, Ivory Coast  - A rocket attack on Ivory Coast's prime minister has shaken the West African state's fledgling peace process but his rebel movement and the president vowed on Saturday to carry on reuniting the war-divided state.


For Insurance, Adult Children Ride Piggyback

Children can now stay on their parentsÂ health insurance plans well into their 20Âs in a growing number of states.


California Says Will Sue Over New U.S. Abortion Limits

California's attorney general  said on Wednesday that he would sue to block a new U.S. rule  that could limit federal funds to states that provide access to  abortions.


Lo dice Bloomberg, per banca conseguenze anche su rating


EUGENE, Oregon (Ticker) -- Andrew Walter and Hakim Hill lead Arizona State to a "Beaver State" sweep. Walter threw for three touchdowns and Hill ran for a career-high 134 yards and another score as No.


Rabanne calls Galliano, McQueen "fashion hooligans"

Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne has  criticized John Galliano and Alexander McQueen, calling them  "fashion hooligans" whose provocative designs had chased people  away from Paris fashion.


Key graphics product touched up with tools to mimic oils and watercolors.


Sea cucumbers may provide a potential new way to block transmission of the malaria parasite, a study says.


Ranbaxy, one of India's leading drug companies, is seeking US drug authority approval for two of it s generic Aids treatments


Caffeine may be good for some aging hearts

NEW YORK  - Drinking caffeinated beverages on a regular basis may provide significant protection against death from heart disease in the elderly who have normal levels of blood pressure, according to data from a large U.S. health and nutrition study.


Nearly half of people would help terminally ill loved ones die if they were asked to, according to a survey.


WALES: People Were Wandering on the Beach Totally Lost ...  It Could Have Been Tragedy

By DAVID POWELL  EIGHTY anglers fishing in darkness on a treacherous seashore as the tide came in were enveloped in thick fog and rescued in a huge operation involving 50 lifeboatmen.


Asia's Muslims begin observing Ramadan with hopes for peace

Asian Muslims began observing the holy month of Ramadan at the weekend with many still incensed about the pope's comments linking Islam with violence and those in conflict areas wishing for peace.


Road Map to a Digital System of Health Records

A group of health and information technology organizations gave the Bush administration recommendations for a health information network of digital records.


U.S. Safely Passes Latest Terror Milestone

The terror attack that Attorney General John Ashcroft warned of last spring never happened, President Bush's inauguration marking the last of a series of major events that he considered prime targets.


UPDATE: Telekom Malaysia Spreads Its Wings

KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Telekom Malaysia Bhd. (4863.KU) has begun to spread its wings overseas, but it will be awhile before its Indian and Indonesian investments begin to pay off in substantially stronger earnings.


Salvo l'equipaggio di tre persone, aperta un'inchiesta


'Non-event' expected for Microsoft strategic update

(InfoWorld) - MicrosoftÂ will give analysts in New York a strategic update on the company's business Thursday, but they aren't expecting a repeat of the surprise dished up last April. "We are expecting a non-event," wrote Citigroup analyst Brent Thill in a research note released Wednesday. Since analysts' briefing with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and CFO Chris Liddell is only scheduled for an hour, "we expect it to be nothing more than a cheerleading session around Vista/Office 2007, and an update on the online and entertainment initiatives," he wrote. Last year during its April 2006 earnings call, Microsoft surprised Wall Street analysts by lowering its earning forecasts for fiscal 2007 because it expected to spend US$2 billion more on operating expenses than previously expected. The company cited marketing and other costs associated with promoting the launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007 -- which were released to retail on Jan. 30 -- as one of the reasons for increased spending. Still, analysts and investors were hardly pleased with the news, and it sent Microsoft's stock plunging. There should be no such shockers on Thursday, according to a research note by Israel Hernandez, a Lehman Brothers Inc. analyst. In fact, Hernandez wrote that he expects the meeting is intended to "pre-empt any surprises" in Microsoft's financial guidance for fiscal 2008, which begins in July. Still, analysts do have their concerns about some information Microsoft may provide at Thursday's meeting. According to Hernandez, some analysts think that Vista retail sales have been slower than expected since its Jan. 30 launch, and that Microsoft "may tone down expectations" for OS sales in fiscal 2008. However, since the product was only recently released, "it is very unlikely that Microsoft will have anything negative to say about the launch," he wrote. Another risk heading into Thursday's meeting is that Microsoft may announce that it's going to increase spending in its online business, which could drive earnings down and make the stock less attractive for investors, according to a research note by Adam Holt, a JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst. However, Holt wrote that even if this happens, Microsoft can absorb those costs in other areas of the business -- such as reducing spending in its sales and marketing and research and development segments -- so it does not affect the company's earnings. "Even with a 20 percent to 30 percent increase in spending on new initiatives on FY08 margins could still expand substantially," he wrote.


Scotland Yard says it will "assess" footage of Amy Winehouse apparently smoking a crack pipe.


Authorities intend to file charges in NBA brawl

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. DETROIT, Michigan, United States of America -- Prosecutors expect to file charges against Indiana Pacers players


A tipple or two can aid recovery from heart surgery,  research suggests.


OPEC vowed Sunday to do what it can  to deflate record high oil prices that have soared above $53 a  barrel, and top exporter Saudi Arabia promised to keep the  world supplied with as much oil as it needs.


Michael Schumacher storms to the fastest time in Saturday's second free practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix.


Catania, 17:00 - CALCIO, CATANIA: CONTRO INTER MANCHERA' TERLIZZI

Per l'attesissima partita in casa con l'Inter, l'allenatore del Catania Silvio Baldini ha convocato ...


NATO on Friday asked Kosovo  Albanians to give Western powers more time to steer their  independence from Serbia through the United Nations, but  admitted the project was in trouble.


Republican Tom Kean Jr.'s positive poll numbers look small in comparison to another set of figures — the amount of cash rival Sen. Bob Menendez has to spend on the New Jersey race.


Britain agreed on Thursday to a US request for Britain troops to move to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically risky step for Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.


Casey Stoner wins the world MotoGP title at the Japanese Grand Prix.


Princes William and Harry tell a US interviewer how the decade since their mother's death has passed very slowly .


No 15. West Virginia 41, No. 13 Rutgers 39: Rutgers Finishes So Close to B.C.S. That It Hurts

Three yards separated Rutgers from a Big East title and a berth in the Bowl Championship Series. But a failed 2-point conversion in the third overtime gave West Virginia the game.


U.S. Army Considers Shortening Combat Tours - NYT

The U.S. Army is considering slashing  the length of combat tours for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan  because it fears declines in recruiting and troop retention,  The New York Times reported Monday.


Corporate Executive Board's unique consulting model continues to fuel impressive growth and cash generation.


Battiato in giuria e due 'Award' per Schygulla e Giannini


Users accustomed to removing the memory card from one of their consumer electronic devices and plugging it into another will soon be able to do the same with mobile phones from Nokia Corp.


Fans and small shareholders in Man United hope to increase their holdings as a way of seeing off Malcolm Glazer or any other bidder for the club.


By Philip Wakefield  Sky subscribers who want to pick up FreeView satellite channels will have to pay $200 for a separate decoder. "We won't be offering our [FreeView] channels to Sky," TVNZ spokesperson Megan Richards told Onfilm.


Nina Kraft is banned for two years by the German Triathlon Union on Monday after admitting taking a performance-enhancing drug EPO before the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championship.


Premio Nobel sul pittore: 'Era un artista pieno di ironia'


Vivianne Reding named 2006's 'villain of the internet'

.eu palaver tipped the scales European Commissioner Vivianne Reding is the internet's biggest villain of the year, according to UK internet service providers. She was given the title by the ISP Association (ISPA) in protest at the rules for registering a .eu domain name.â¦


AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Nuovo centro scolastico nella localitÃ  di Ouro per quasi un centinaio di bambini Roma (Agenzia Fides) - In Burkina Faso, dove solo il 22% della popolazione adulta Ã¨ alfabetizzata, meno della metÃ  dei bambini in etÃ  scolare sono istruiti.  La costruzione di una nuova scuola nel villaggio di Ouro, provincia di Yatenga, in Burkina ...


Panel Studies Water Supply Coalition Expects Rise in Demand

By JIM SKEEN\\ Staff Writer  PALMDALE -- To address a growing demand for water, a coalition of water providers and municipal and county government officials is trying to come up with a plan that will more than double supplies by the year 2035.


"Ci crederÃ² quando mi chiameranno e mi scarcereranno". CosÃ¬ Graziano Mesina, 60 anni, agli agenti di polizia penitenziaria del carcere di Voghera che sono andati ad avvisarlo che il presidente della Repubblica gli aveva concesso la grazia.


Milano, 18:34 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: CAMBIA ORARIO DI DUE GARE

La Lega Calcio ha modificato l'orario di due incontri di andata degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Ital...


Palestinian officials: Arafat era is over

Palestinian officials close to Yasser Arafat, who is being treated for illness in Paris, told CNN Saturday they have reached the conclusion that the era of Arafat as Palestinian leader is over.


NATO will send military trainers to Iraq before the end of the year in response to appeals by Iraqi leaders for speedy action, US ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns said today.


Mediators in Final Push Over Darfur Security Deal

Mediators urged the Sudanese government and two Darfur rebel movements on Monday to sign a security agreement they hope will end violence that has driven more than 1.5 million people from their homes.


Clinton rises from the sick bay to anoint Kerry

Former President Bill Clinton bounced back from open heart surgery to anoint John Kerry as his successor as Democratic Party champion, eight days before the US election.