Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Plane

MOSCOW- Russian officials said Friday they detected traces of a high explosive in the wreckage of one of two crashed jetliners, branding it the work of terrorists, while an Islamic group claimed its suicide attackers brought down both planes because of


Greenhouse gas emissions will be less expensive to reduce than previously estimated, says United Nations panel.


Holidays bring death for many Americans â study

WASHINGTON - Christmas is the deadliest day of the year for Americans with 12.4 percent more deaths than normal, researchers said Monday.


Per scioperi persi 65 milioni nel secondo trimestre


It's not the sex they object to. It's the focus on straight males. In Sex Drive Daily.


Here are today's Battleground Dispatches Ã¢ÂÂ a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.


The underwater sonar images of a black shape against a grainy, monochrome background are the biggest clues in more than 60 years to the fate of Bruce Abele's father and the submarine he commanded during World War II.


New Jersey Nets leading scorer Richard Jefferson will miss the rest of the season with a ruptured ligament in his left wrist.


Patriarch Sfeir slams Syrian influence on constitutional changes

Card. Sfeir says Lebanon has become "a toy" in the hands of the regional powers. According to many politicians and observers the existence of the country is at risk.


King Tut, Set for 2nd U.S. Tour, Has New Decree: Money Rules

The Egyptian government intends to earn $10 million in each U.S. city visited by a new touring exhibition of King Tut artifacts.


A small Swedish town is searching for a bride-to-be who is an Ingrid Bergman look-alike to take part in a reenactment of the film star's first wedding in 1937.


Pesa l'andamento molto negativo di tutte le borse mondiali


US Vice-President Cheney warns again that force could be an option if Iran continues uranium enrichment.


Ford set to rename Five Hundred sedan "Taurus": DJ

Ford Motor Co.  is planning to announce that its Five Hundred mid-size sedan will be renamed the Taurus, after its once-popular but now discontinued model, Dow Jones Newswires reported on Tuesday.


It's the ultimate individual accomplishment for a running back. Yet lately Shaun Alexander won't discuss an NFL rushing title without using the word "we."


Obesity Linked to Worse Prostate Cancer Outcome

Obese men who undergo surgery for prostate cancer are more likely than their non-obese peers to experience a rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, a sign that their disease is returning, new research suggests. Moreover, this seems to be true even in cases in which all of the cancer was apparently removed at surgery.


Rebel investor seeks to turn up heat on Vodafone

A small, rebel shareholder sought to  step up the pressure on Vodafone Group Plc  on Tuesday,  saying the British mobile phone company had no clear strategy  for its stake in U.S. joint venture Verizon Wireless.


Blogs give voice to season's superstar - Santa

Santa, the star of the  season, has found a new voice this year -- in blogosphere.


Interior Dept. Halts Ala. Oil Lease Sale

By H.JOSEF HEBERT  WASHINGTON - The Interior Department has agreed to temporarily abandon the sale of oil leases in an environmentally sensitive area surrounding Lake Teshekpuk on Alaska's North Slope.


By JIM ELLIS LADY LAKE, Fla. - Severe thunderstorms tore through central Florida early Friday, destroying mobile homes and a church, lifting a tractor-trailer into the air and killing at least two people, authorities said.


L'INCHIESTA. L'arma fabbricata a Brescia, ma spedita dal PortogalloEra chiusa dentro una piccola valigia nera, con il revolver anche i proiettili                                             "Ho comprato sul web una pistola fuorilegge" Pagata 240 euro, era pronta per uccidere                                                                                di MASSIMO LUGLI


Darren Clarke, who hasn't played since the British Open while coping with his wife's death, was selected Sunday for the Ryder Cup as Europe completed its team for this month's showdown with the United States.


SEPTEMBER 09, 2004  - IBM said today that it's about to ship the next generation of its DB2 Universal Database, which it said offers self-tuning capabilities that will result in less management overhead even as databases grow bigger and


Video of BBC reporter kidnapped in Gaza City posted on internet.


PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LEAD CAUSES CATARACT

(AGI) - Boston, Dec. 8 - Male cataract may be linked to prolonged exposure to lead. This was revealed in a study of the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, conducted by Debra Schaumberg.


Senior Iraqi ruler killed by drive-by assassination

A senior member of the US-backed Iraqi government was assasinated in a drive-by shooting by insurgents today. Deputy Governor of Baghdad Hatem Karim


A new study shows that the prescription drug Vioxx can drastically increase a person's risk of sudden cardiac death, and that risk is greater if you take a higher dose, or if you take it for a long time.


Robinson Signs Deal to Manage Expos in DC

On the day Major League Baseball owners delayed the vote to finalize the move of the Expos to Washington, DC, the club on Thursday signed manager Frank Robinson to a one-year contract.


Governatore Bankitalia: "Subprime? No crisi, ma turbamenti"


Kanye West got beaten up by a woman  on the latest U.S. pop album charts published Wednesday.


No. 10 Oklahoma St. Rolls Over Kansas St.

Joey Graham scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, John Lucas III had 19 points and 10 assists, and No. 10 Oklahoma State beat Kansas State 77-57 on Wednesday night.


Lunga intervista politica del segretario di Stato vaticano a Famiglia CristianaIl cardinale attacca la sinistra:"L'ho detto a Veltroni, il Pd non deve mortificare i cattolici"                                          Bertone: Togliatti e Berlinguer rispettavano di piÃ¹ la Chiesa                                                                                "Non Ã¨ vero che i politici che incontro vengono a ricevere direttivedalla Santa Sede. Certamente chiedono la nostra opinione"di MARCO POLITI


ATHENS, Greece - They are America's newest golden girls - powerful and just a shade from perfection. The U.S...


NO PLAYER will be able to claim that he is tired when the Spanish league match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad on January 5 goes into injury time, because the teams will have been playing for less than three minutes.


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson defended his striker Wayne Rooney, as a response to the slams from Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce after last night's 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford.


Clinton tapped to lead UN tsunami relief

UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan selected former President Clinton yesterday to be the UN point man for tsunami reconstruction, saying no one could better ensure that the world doesn't forget the needs of the countries devastated by the Dec. 26 disaster.


Autodesk geography tool goes open source

Developing mapping software? Autodesk plans to release a handy coordinate conversion tool as open-source software.


Madrid, 09:50 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: SI' UEFA A MAGLIE CON NOME PUERTA

I giocatori della nazionale spagnola che questa sera affronteranno l'Islanda nelle qualificazioni a ...


Walter, il Cavaliere e l'Italia al bivio                                                                                di EUGENIO SCALFARI


Every little helps as Tesco continues to roll over rivals

TESCO puts in another crackerjack trading performance. Sales, volumes, profits, divi all sharply up. Er, hmm ... whatâs on the telly tonight?


Nel mese di giugno l'indice segna +1,3% rispetto al 2006


NATO Talks Fail to Agree on a Bush Demand

Leaders of the 26 NATO nations failed to agree today on President BushÂs demand that member countries with troops in Afghanistan lift their restrictions on how the troops are used.


Residents Return to Darfur After Fleeing Attack

SANI DELAIBA, Sudan  - "Only God saved us when the  Janjaweed attacked. We had to walk to safety and 12 men were  killed," said Khultoum Eissa Abdallah, now back in her hometown  in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.


Heavy fog forced crews to stop repairing an interstate Thursday that was the scene of a 70-car accident that killed four people.


A convoy of U.S. troops accidentally rammed into a rush-hour traffic jam in the Afghan capital on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding 16, police said.


Oil prices fell to seven-week lows below $47 a barrel on Wednesday as traders braced for another increase in US oil and natural gas inventories.


'Team America' frees the world through filth

a movie acted by marionettes in the tradition of the 1960s cult sci-fi favorite "Thunderbirds - hit theaters Friday to predominately rave reviews.


IFA visitors, exhibitors top expectations

The IFA consumer electronics trade  fair drew more visitors and exhibitors than expected this year,  organizers said as the fair drew to a close on Wednesday.


THE US state of Illinois is suing the Dave Matthews Band for allegedly dumping up to 360kg of liquid human waste from a bus into the Chicago River, dousing more than 100 passengers aboard a tour boat.


EU seeks to collect more data on foreign travellers

EU ministers on Friday backed plans to collect data on air travellers coming to Europe, a move which could force visitors to provide information three times before entering.


Veteran political reporter Pat Heffernan dies

SARASOTA, Florida  - Veteran journalist John W. "Pat" Heffernan, the only foreigner to have been president of the prestigious National Press Club in Washington, died on Tuesday after a brief illness, friends said. He was 96.


Star Usa forse nel ruolo di Einstein in sceneggiato Cavani


"He opened the door and shouted 'Your cleavage is distracting me every time I look into my mirror and I can't concentrate on the traffic'"  From a Greek nunnery turned into a marijuana farm by two men posing as gardeners to a South African man with a gunshot wound told by a doctor to "walk the pain off", the world was full of weird news in 2007. via The Age


Vince Carter Scores 23 in Nets Debut Before Leaving With Cramp

Vince Carter was activated from the injured list and scored 23 points in his New Jersey Nets debut, a 100-90 overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons last night.


Nato-led troops in southern Afghanistan say they have killed 10 militants as the alliance claims a big victory.


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Foreign Office suspects Afar rebels behind Ethiopia kidnap

The Foreign Office on Wednesday said the abuduction of a five-member embassy group in Ethiopia last week was likely linked to local rebel groups in the remote northeast Afar region.


Both sides lob charges in dolphin slaughter

Mention a dolphin to someone in the United States and they'll think about a trip to Sea World, maybe, or Flipper, the dolphin that was the star of the mid-1960s TV show.


Bush waivers restrictions on aiding Palestine

US President George W. Bush waivered on Wednesday restrictions on providing funds to the Palestinian authority. The waivering of restrictions on providing funds to the Palestinian


BELGRADE - Serbia is ready to use force to prevent Western states from recognizing Kosovo as an independent state, a senior Serbian official warned yesterday.


(InfoWorld) - Aspiring entrepreneurs can only dream about a track record like Selina Loâs. First there was Centillion, a networking startup that Lo co-founded, and Bay Networks purchased for $100 million in 1994. Loâs next act was Alteon, a maker of Gigabit Ethernet adapters that Lo joined in 1996 and transformed into Alteon WebSystems, a maker of content-aware switching hardware, before helping to sell Alteon to Nortel at the apex of the dot-com craze in July, 2000, for $7.8 billion. It was a master stroke of good marketing and good timing that made Lo very wealthy. With two big wins under her belt, Lo is swinging for the fences with her next company: Ruckus Wireless, which makes hardware for broadcasting voice, video, and data over Wi-Fi connections. In a chat with InfoWorld Senior Editor Paul F. Roberts last week, Lo said that getting wireless networking off the ground in the United States may be her biggest challenge yet. InfoWorld: Howâd you start out in IT?                                                     SelinaÂ Lo: I came to [the United States] as a foreign student and started out as an English major. At that time, I wanted to get a good education and return to Hong Kong to each in high school. Then my family immigrated to this country, and, all of a sudden, I had to deal with the fact that I might not be going back to Hong Kong. I learned how the U.S. public schools are and, hey, I didnât want to starve, so I moved over to computer science. I figured, âI gotta get my moneyâs worth out of this.â My first job out of school was at HP, where I worked from 1985 to 1990. That was a good time to be at HP. There was high growth and lots of stuff happening. But I had always wanted to work for a small company, so I joined NET (Network Equipment Technologies), which at that time was a 2,000 person company in Redwood City, [Calif.]. I was in charge of NETâs packet switching engine, and they had a license deal with this little company called Cisco that had just come on the scene, so I was able to watch Cisco grow up from being a very small company that was still being run by its founders. IW: What did you learn from Cisco? SL: Back then, Cisco hired incredibly good people. Most companies have a lot of average employees. But in the early days, all the Cisco hires were brilliant people. At that time, they were also very open with their customers who, at that time, were the IT guys in the major universities. These guys all got together and gave Cisco very open feedback. So I learned the value of word of mouth around this community of pretty technical and influential users, what Cisco used to call âthe lunatic fringe.â It taught me about having customers participate in process and not being too formal about it. IW: Now youâre in the wireless space. How did the idea for Ruckus come about? SL: After l left Nortel, I was at home and had to have these TVs installed, and there were all these guys running wires and ripping holes in the ceilings and I thought, âWhy not do this wirelessly?â At that time, the market for video over IP was small compared to the overall Wi-Fi market. But there was part of me that just said, âYouâve been pretty successful. You can afford to have a failure.â So I funded two engineers I met who were working on a wireless video transmission project and we set up the company. IW: Do you worry that the complexity of the U.S. telecom market will inhibit your ability to grow? SL: I do worry about the telecommunications environment, and thatâs why Ruckus isnât just IPTV. If you look at whatâs going on in the world, fundamentally, Wi-Fi will eventually blanket the globe. Right now, people like hotspots, but thereâs no business model there. I think that will change and consumers will get the point where they will pay for Wi-Fi outside their home and work. But the [United States] is so stagnant. If we count on big corporations to do things, forget about it. IW: You seem to have this ability to adapt what youâre doing. Why is that? SL: Well, I was brought up in Hong Kong, and thatâs just an incredibly opportunistic business environment where hype is a major aspect of how you do business. People just move from one trend to another. Itâs part of life â spotting trends â and itâs something you just absorb as a way of doing business.


Patches cause headaches for Fed managers

Security managers in government agencies are most worried about patches and the poor quality of commercial software, a survey finds.


Sharon Demands Syria Curb Militants Before Talks

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  rejected reported peace overtures by Syria on Wednesday, saying  it had to crack down on Islamic militant groups under its  control before negotiations that stalled in 2000 could resume.


Non di sangue, trovati in canale giorni dopo omicidio Chiara


Stamford Hospital to offer emergency angioplasties

An emergency angioplasty operation involves inflating a balloon inside a heart attack patient's blocked artery, opening it up quickly and restoring blood flow.


Let's do the math. You have $3.2 billion in inventories, you pledge to get them under control, and at the end of the quarter, your inventory value has dropped by an astounding $43 million, a rounding error.


Aare, 10:41 - SCI, MONDIALI: INIZIATA LIBERA MASCHILE

E' iniziata, dopo un ritardo causato dalla nebbia, la discesa libera maschile valida per i mondiali ...


Israeli FM: Syria's overture of peace negotiations needs ...

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said on Thursday the latest "opportunity" from Damascus needs to be examined in the proper light although Israel wanted very much to renew negotiations with Syria.


Tehran, Baradei reject US allegations IAEA chief colluded with ...

Both the head of the world nuclear watchdog and the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected allegations that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief colluded with Iran by omitting critical information from an inspection report over the


Biologists Check on Ariz. Fish Diversity

Biologists are checking the diversity of fish in the Lower Salt River and reservoir lakes.


Stocks rally; oil's drop lifts retailers, others

U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday as   investors believe the drop in crude oil prices will help   bolster consumer spending and underpin strength in corporate   profits.


Ministro Esteri annuncia anche decreto governo per 70 mln


It's not an easy road, even for high-powered IT leaders. Here are the top issues that vex them daily.


Similarities and differences in House and Senate lobbying bills that have to be merged into one before becoming law.


SocGen reels from record $7 billion rogue trader fraud

A "massive fraud" by a junior rogue trader has punched a $7 billion hole in the finances of French bank Societe Generale, leaving its credibility in tatters and forcing it to get emergency cash.


Hotels Court Inaugural Guests With Luxury

As the capital gears up for President Bush's second inauguration, some of its finest hotels are dreaming up ways to lure big-spending Republican Party loyalists and Bush supporters to their properties.


DURHAM, N.C. -- A new center at Duke University will become the first to study why more babies are born premature or underweight in the South than elsewhere in the nation.


Fees levied on airlines to cover air traffic control costs in Germany will drop sharply in the new year amid a recovery in air travel, a government official said Sunday.


Microsoft Corp. said its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 23 percent compared to last year, bolstered by brisk sales of the new "Halo 3" video game, Windows and Office.


Iran Agrees to Suspend Uranium Enrichment

Iran's top nuclear negotiator and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Hasan Rowhani, right, shakes hands with British ambassador to Iran Richard Dalton, in front of German ambassador Paul von Maltzahn at the Saadabad palace in Tehran, Iran


Judge rules 'miracle' baby resulted from child trafficking

LONDON -- An infertile Nigerian couple who believed a self-styled preacher's claim that their child was miraculously conceived were really the victim of greedy international child traffickers, a British judge ruled yesterday.


High school students across the country are increasingly tuned in to politics, and turned on by the election.


Referees Will Be in Spotlight as Soon as the First Ball Bounces

Skepticism of N.B.A. officiating has almost certainly never been higher, which Ronnie Nunn, N.B.A.âs director of officiating, acknowledged Wednesday.


At St. Helens, Little Lava but Plenty of Data

Today scientists observe volcanoes from much greater distances and can send data across the Internet to scientists around the world.


omen and girls are especially vulnerable to the AIDS virus and need to take steps so they don't get infected, speakers at a World AIDS Day event in Louisville said yesterday.


Businessman Drugged with Date Rape Drug and Robbed

A businessman told a jury on Tuesday how he met a woman in a London nightclub who drugged him with the date-rate drug Rohypnol and stole his Rolex watch as he lay passed out at home.


L'incidente nella notte vicino Macerata, anche un ferito


Vote Is Expected to Further Weaken Musharraf

Pakistanis began voting in parliamentary elections on Monday amid anxiety over further political turmoil and violence.


Police reinforcements have been assigned to the Palace of Westminster as the House of Lords prepared to deal with a bill to ban fox-hunting and hare-coursing in England.


Il denaro Ã¨ solo un dettaglio La tv regina del tempo libero

ROMA, 17 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Nella classifica dei valori irrinunciabili, il primo posto e' occupato dalla famiglia. Il denaro e' importante, ma solo fino a un certo punto e dovendo scegliere tra il lavoro e la carriera, preferiscono un impiego sicuro.


Can the "wisdom of crowds" predict the big 2008 tour?

Blog: The Police reunion was the surprise of early 2007, and Van Halen with original singer David Lee Roth will close out the year. Can the hive mind predict the big tour of 2008?


The transfer of Carlos Tevez from Boca Juniors to Corinthians of Sao Paulo for $19.5 million is among the most expensive deals between South American clubs, and is a relatively mysterious move, since clubs in Argentina and Brazil seldom transfer players among themselves, preferring to sell to Europe.


Job Cuts Temper East Bay Growth: Up to 900 Staff Reductions Coming in Wake of Region's Recent Ascent to Record Employment

By George Avalos, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jan. 30--Despite the East Bay's steadily expanding economy, a fresh round of job cuts totaling in the hundreds looms over East Bay work sites, employers confirmed Monday.


Misure compensative probabilmente fuori da Finanziaria


Faisalabad, Pakistan - Sanath Jayasuriya compiled a confident century on Friday and put Sri Lanka in a strong position against a tired Pakistan bowling attack in the first Test.


Nearly half the country thinks near-record gasoline prices will cause serious hardship, prompting ever more people to consider trading their gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient cars, an AP-Ipsos poll says.


The proposed Google merger could still be held up in Europe, where personal privacy has more legal protections than in the United States.


Roma, 16:52 - CICLISMO, UDIENZA SU PETACCHI FISSATA PER IL 24 LUGLIO

E' stata fissata per martedÃ¬ 24 luglio alle ore 10 dalla Commissione Disciplinare


The owner of the South Texas ranch where Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a hunting companion chipped in on the gift of a shotgun for presidential aide Karl Rove last year.


Mexican mariachi singer and actor Antonio Aguilar, who recorded more than 150 albums and began his acting career during Mexico's "Golden Era" of cinema, has died in Mexico City. He was 88.


Gabe: Joystiq had some interesting articles up over the weekend about introducing your family to the Wii. I actually had a similar experience. We had a house full of friends and family for Thanksgiving and the Wii was really the star of the show. Kara and I both had parents over and we actually had a hard time getting them off of Wii sports. I can"t even count how many rounds of bowling I must have played. It was amazing to watch how easily they picked it up and how much fun they had. What was great was watching Kara"s Dad who loves to bowl but can"t anymore because of his knees. I wouldn"t be surprised if he goes home this week and tries to pick one up.


Deutsche Telekom to Offer iPhone in Germany

Apple introduced its second European sales partner in two days, revealing plans to sell the iPhone in Germany through T-Mobile, the wireless subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom.


Since their home was torched six weeks ago, Peter Monderu's six children sleep tangled like puppies on the cold ground. His 9-year-old girl bears the scars of a horrific arson attack on a church, and his fearful wife startles awake at the least sound.


The man expected to be Aceh's new governor hails the province's first direct vote but says hard work lies ahead.


Atto di fusione con Reti Bancarie e Bipielle Investimenti


Four senior Met Police officers will not face disciplinary action over the death of Jean Charles de Menezes.


Tax-saving strategies for your kids, whether they go to college or not

Every time Washington clamps down on the complicated kiddie tax rules, parents have to figure out different ways to encourage their kids to save.


HAVING overtaken Tiger Woods as the world's premier golfer, Vijay Singh pushed Woods further into his wake yesterday (AEST) by claiming the PGA Tour's single-season money record.


Dash Mihok has been cast  in Warner Bros. Pictures' "I Am Legend," opposite Will Smith.  The story revolves around three survivors of the apocalypse who  are forced to battle vampire-like beings in an empty New York.  Mihok will play Alpha Male, a vampire leader. The film is  shooting in New York. Mihok last was seen in "Hollywoodland."


Army: Black soldiers wronged in POW case

Black soldiers court-martialed 63 years ago in the rioting death of an Italian prisoner of war at Fort Lawton were unfairly denied access to their attorneys and investigative records and should have their convictions overturned, the U.S. Army said Friday.


Nel capolugo siciliano una truffa che ricorda alcune commedie all'italiana. Protagonista un uomoche si Ã¨ spacciato per "Don Marco": e tutti, compreso il vero sacerdote, gli hanno creduto...                                          Palermo, finto prete celebra funerale poi fugge con la cassetta delle offerte


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

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


Ahead of 'September Dawn,' Mormon Church revisits dark period

In response to the new movie, the church sheds light on the 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre.


I guess when your shares have already been whacked by a third for bungling your company's introduction of its flu vaccine right at the start of the flu season, receiving a few more indignities


A campaign by Lycos Europe to target spam-related websites appears to have been put on hold. Earlier this week the company released a screensaver that bombarded the sites with data to try to bump up the running costs of the websites.


One on One: Kathy Ashlock, Internet Sales Manager, Dick Hannah Motors

By Jonathan Nelson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb. 12--Tell us about your job?   I do Internet sales (at Dick Hannah Motors). When somebody visits a (vehicle) Web site, they put their information in. We take that lead and give them all the information (on the vehicle).


Tim Hudson pretty much knew it was coming, but he had no idea how it would actually feel when it did. Now, of course, he does. And after taking a call late Thursday afternoon


The UN Security Council has voted to impose a 13-month arms embargo on the Ivory Coast. Battles between government and rebel forces in the troubled African nation prompted the intervention


South Korea fired warning shots on Saturday after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed into its side of their heavily defended border, adding to mounting tension after Pyongyang said this week it planned a nuclear test.


By Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 23--A compromise bill on chemical security would allow the federal government to shut down plants that don't meet security requirements, but doesn't require companies to stop using toxic chemicals.


Le sanzioni potrebbero arrivare a 3 milioni al giorno


Poisoned former KGB spy dies in UK hospital

A Russian former spy died late Thursday night in a London hospital three weeks after his suspected poisoning, with doctors unable to determine the cause of his illness, hospital officials and police said.


The Sri Lankan navy attacks rebel Tamil Tiger boats off the island's northern coast, sinking five, officials say.


The killing of 160 refugees in Burundi has brought the  region to the brink of war, the UN peacekeeping chief warns.


U.S. home sales, prices to slip more this year: NAR

U.S. home sales and prices will fall further in 2007 than earlier expected, the leading realty trade association predicted on Wednesday.


U.S. says 11 militants killed south of Baghdad

U.S. forces killed 11 militants during operations early on Thursday in the city of Kut, 170 km (105) southeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.


Studies confirm findings Clinic from 3 years ago

Three years after cardiologists at the Cleveland Clinic warned of the dangers of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, subsequent studies have found that the medication puts patients at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes.


Trovate due salme dei macchinisti del merci


No doubt Kenyon Martin is happy in Denver, a place where he feels wanted and is part of an up-and-coming team.


Italian prime minister meets Iraqi president over hostages

ROME, Italy -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met here Friday with the interim president of Iraq, Ghazi Al-Yawar, amid mounting public pressure on his government and intense diplomatic efforts to free two women aid worker hostages.


DOVER, Del.  -- Two students were shot at Delaware State University early Friday and the campus was locked down as police searched for a gunman, officials said. Classes were canceled for the day.


OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis will miss Sunday's game against the New England Patriots with a sprained right ankle, the latest in a series of setbacks for the defending NFL rushing champion.


Roma, 15:38 - TENNIS, DOPING: POSITIVA GIULIA CASONI

Giulia Casoni è risultata positiva ad un controllo antidoping effettuato lo scorso 28 luglio ...


Young Continues to Look  Like a Sleeper for Wizards

Dominic McGuire looks nothing like a typical second-round pick in the Las Vegas summer league while top pick Nick Young rebounds Wednesday.


Judges Postpone Milosevic Trial for Month

THE HAGUE, Netherlands Sept. 15, 2004 - Stalled by reluctant witnesses and an uncooperative defendant, judges in Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial adjourned the proceedings for a month Wednesday to give


Congress to revisit expanded spy law next week

Hearing scheduled for next week may be first step in addressing widespread complaints about new federal spying powers signed into law earlier this month.


Canadian police are hunting the killer of a teenager shot dead at a Toronto school, a crime that shocks the city.


The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission on Thursday charged brokerage firm Raymond James  Financial Inc. RJF.N with fraud over the misconduct of a  former broker in 1999 and 2000.


Al +2,5% nel 2007, precedente previsione era +2,3%


Congress to Examine Google-DoubleClick Deal

Google executives are expected to testify about their planned $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick, a deal facing scrutiny from federal antitrust regulators.


ICRC Accuses US Military of Abuse at Guantanamo Prison

The International Committee of the Red Cross has accused the US military of using interrogation methods that amount to torture at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.


In our zero-sum service economy, complaining can be necessary -- which is why the cell phone company shouldn't have dropped its customers


College Basketball: Illinois, North Carolina Cruise

LAS VEGAS (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored a game-high 18 points to lead top-ranked Illinois over Northwestern State, 69-51, in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at Valley High School.


It didn't take long for prominent Republicans to take their shots at the entertainment industry as party members gathered in Madison Square Garden for the opening night of the GOP's four-day presidential nominating convention Monday.


Kashmir landmine kills 11, pro-Pakistan group claims ...

SRINAGAR, India - Ten Indian security force personnel and a Muslim civilian were killed Sunday in the deadliest landmine explosion in months in Kashmir amid a surge in violence since the Indian premier visited the region in mid-November.


Web giant Yahoo opens up the core code for its e-mail reader to coding community.


Presidente della Bce al workshop Ambrosetti di Cernobbio


Standoff at Pakistan Mosque Leaves 3 Dead

Islamabad, Pakistan, July 3 -- A long-simmering standoff between the government and a radical mosque in the heart of the Pakistani capital exploded into a vicious street clash on Tuesday, with a soldier and two students dying and dozens more injured.


Fans chant ``MVP!'' at James as Cavs defeat Wolves

Fans in Cleveland chanted "MVP!" in support of LeBron James on Tuesday night as the 19-year old was leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 107-97 victory over Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves.


Tech Stocks Tumble After Chip Makers Warn

US stocks fell on Thursday, hit by a sharp drop in technology shares following a slew of sales warnings from semiconductor makers, and as oil prices rose nearly $1 a barrel.


Koreans stranded since 1945 finally find home

INCHEON, South Korea  - Korean Park Jung-ja spent the first six decades of her life on wind-swept Sakhalin, the bad breaks of the Cold War making her a citizen of nowhere. Now, she has finally found a home in suburban Seoul.


Heavily polluting lorries face Â£200 charges to enter London as Britain's first low emission zone comes into force.


Many men in relationships also pay for sex

NEW YORK  - Many men who pay for sex are already in relationships, the findings of a small UK study show.


Sectarian violence is spreading in Iraq and the security problems have become more complex than at any time since the U.S. invasion in 2003, a Pentagon report said Friday.


Princes' pop concert 10 years after Diana death

Princes William and Harry announced plans on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of their mother Princess Diana's death with a pop concert at the new Wembley Stadium in London.


UPDATE 1-Greenspan says better banking rules benefit economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Tuesday that better management of banking risk and new rules on capital hold the promise of a stronger banking system contributing more to economic growth.


Martial law in place following ethnic clashes in China

Martial law has reportedly been declared in China's Henan province following the deaths of at least 20 people in ethnic clashes.


The mergers and acquisitions continue apace in the managed care industry.


Napster will be launching its own downloaded music chart on Virgin Radio at 7pm on August 29th. The chart will be compiled from the top 20 most popular tracks bought each week from Napster UK service. The chart will also include tracks that have been ...


The Bush administration is poised to suspend a major post-Sept. 11  security initiative  in response to increasingly angry complaints from Americans whose summer vacations are threatened by new passport rules.


Stakes raised in Pakistan's power struggle

Exiled opposition leader Nawaz Sharif upped the stakes in Pakistan's turbulent power struggle yesterday by vowing to return home in two weeks to challenge the president, Pervez Musharraf, despite threats of arrest.


A new issue Â£20 note featuring a portrait of Scottish economist Adam Smith comes into circulation.


Russia Postpones Launch of Soyuz-M2 Space Booster

The Russian military has postponed the launch of the Soyuz-M2 space booster rocket scheduled for this week. The Soyuz-M2 booster was scheduled to lift off from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northwest Russia on


ESPN is closing down its cell phone company for sports fans after less than a year, planning instead to forge deals with other wireless operators to offer Mobile ESPN's multimedia content, the majority-owned subsidiary of Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday.


Ricevuti giÃ  12.649.251 di SMS solidali

Al numero unico 48580 messo a disposizione dagli operatori mobili italiani alle ore 12.00 di oggi sono pervenuti 12.649.251 SMS del valore di 1 euro da parte dei rispettivi clienti che hanno aderito allâiniziativa di solidarietÃ .


Traffic to YouTube, other video sites doubled in 2007

The popularity of video sites like YouTube exploded in 2007, as daily traffic doubled from the previous year.


Europe and Japan in effort to shore up yen

Finance ministers from Europe and Japan have launched a co-ordinated effort to shore up the yen, voicing concern over the recent sharp decline in a move designed to stop the Japanese currency falling any further.


HOUSTON - With only a few seconds left in a certain victory for Miami, Peyton Manning threw a meaningless 6-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Harrison to cut the score to 24-15.


U.S. strikes hopeful note on North Korea stalemate

Washington expects North Korea will meet a commitment to shut down its nuclear facilities this month after it has received funds still frozen in a Macau bank, U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said on Friday.


DHB Industries Inc., which makes body armor for New York City police and is the largest supplier to the US military, said yesterday it has received a $100-million order from the Army for


Philip Durell takes a look at three gold mines for value investors.


Harvie Ward, a two-time U.S. Amateur champion and a top teaching pro whose clients included the late Payne Stewart, has died after a long illness.


LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- A source with direct knowledge of Jon Lester's medical condition said yesterday that Lester's latest CT scan was clean and his cancer seems to be in remission, so the 22-year-old lefthander expects to be in spring training with the Red Sox in 2007.


Monaco, 14:10 - CALCIO, BAYERN; HITZFELD: MILAN? POTEVA ANDARCI PEGGIO

Bayern Monaco del sorteggio. ''Il Milan è forte, ma poteva andarci anche peggio'', ha detto i...


The nation's service economy expanded at a faster-than-expected clip in June, a research group said Thursday, suggesting soaring gas prices and inflation aren't dampening strength in industries such as banking, retail and travel.


BEIJING, Aug.18 (Xinhuanet) -- The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may revise its rules on initial stock offerings to modernize 1930s-era guidelines, agency commissioners and staff said.


Democrats Say Bush Lied on Guard Service

Democrats pounced on the latest revelations about President Bush's Air National Guard service Wednesday, saying newly released records show Bush shirked his duty and lied about it.


US Medicare to Cover More Implanted Heart Devices

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Tuesday proposed expanding coverage for costly devices to restore normal heart rhythms to a much broader population of heart patients.


Talks Go on in Pakistan After China Hostage Deadline

Tribal elders were in talks with al  Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan on Monday over the fate of  two kidnapped Chinese engineers after an extended deadline to  kill one hostage passed, a Pakistani official said.


FTSE 100 closes higher in quiet trading day

Leading shares closed higher, albeit in quiet trade, with investors readying themselves for the latest wave of blue chip earnings as Wall Street's holiday closure provided no direction.


West Ham are having "exploratory discussions" over a possible takeover.


Heavy snow causes scores of deaths and disruption in parts of Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and Pakistan.


Lighting key to 'pulling a space together'

When Steve Sheinkopf moved into his townhouse in the South End, the two-floor building was dark and empty. But Sheinkopf, sales manager and third-generation family member of Yale Lighting and Appliance, took on the challenges of renovating the unit, using the best lighting from his Boston store.


Jets' Problems Are Centered on the Offense

The Jets have two problems that may be beyond repair: Paul Hackett and Chad Pennington.


State rail company acknowledges central role Nazi-era predecessor played in the Holocaust


Husky Energy Surges After Report of Talks With China

Shares of Husky Energy Inc., a Canadian oil and natural-gas producer controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, rose after a newspaper reported that the Chinese government is in talks to buy the company.


THE ghosts of Calcutta 2001 and aches of Australia's over-worked bowlers have combined to ensure that New Zealand's demise will be death by a thousand cuts, drives and pulls after Ricky Ponting failed to enforce the follow-on during the second Test


DEVELOPMENT:  Textile Proposals Strip Poor Countries of Hope

BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (IPS) - EU proposals to improve competitiveness in the  clothing and textiles industry before trade quotas run out offer  little comfort to developing countries, civil society groups say.


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


Aides to Fred Thompson, the actor-politician considered a likely presidential candidate, have had repeated conversations with Iowa Republicans about him possibly competing in the straw poll in August.


Powell Says UN Is Doing Enough for Iraq Elections

Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday that U.N. plans to help with the upcoming election in Iraq appeared to be on track, despite months of pressure for the world body to increase its staff.


The UK's motorsport governing body has expressed its concern at the revelation that the British Grand Prix will not be on the provisional 2005 Formula One calendar, but has vowed to do what it can to get the event reinstated.


Il Cairo. Almeno 26 persone sono rimaste uccise e 122 ferite durante i tre attacchi terroristici avvenuti ieri sera in due localita' turistiche della penisola del Sinai. Delle 26 vittime 24 sono morte nell'attacco all'hotel Hilton di Taba.


Paul Tellier is giving up the chief executive's chair at Bombardier Inc. a year before his term expires and the company's stock plunged on the news.


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Investor urges Barclays to drop ABN AMRO bid

LONDON/AMSTERDAM  - U.S. hedge fund Atticus Capital is urging Barclays  to drop its 65 billion-euro ($87 billion) bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO  after buying a significant stake in the British bank.


U.S. Households Have More TVs Than People

A survey by Nielsen Media Research finds that many U.S. households have more television sets than people.  The company reports that, on average, there are 2.55 people and 2.73 televisions per household, Digital Spy said.  People are also watching more TV than ever.


Wilson's "Ocean" set for expanded reissue

Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson's  cult-classic 1977 solo album, "Pacific Ocean Blue," will be  released May 13 in an expanded edition by Caribou/Epic/Legacy.  The project has been out of print for more than 15 years due to  copyright disputes.


Pakistan's army warns that no-one will be allowed to bring instability in the country as two TV stations have their broadcasts cut.


Biotech crops are flourishing in the United States, but they're also taking root across the globe, accounting for about $44 billion in crops in five leading countries, according to a report Wednesday by an industry group.


Road show planned to raise funds in Chrysler deal: WSJ

Investment banks helping Cerberus  Capital Management LP finance its buyout of Chrysler, the U.S.  arm of automaker DaimlerChrysler (DCXGn.DE), will launch a road  show in the next week to raise funds for the deal, according to  a report in the Wall Street Journal, citing a source familiar  with the matter.


When Peyton Manning threw just one touchdown for Indianapolis last weekend, it meant that some San Diego defensive back probably would be the unlucky soul to get burned for Manning's


Wal-Mart Will Expand In-Store Medical Clinics

The company will announce Thursday plans for several hundred new clinics at its stores, using a standardized format and jointly branded with hospitals and medical groups.


A popular toy maker is refusing to pull a lead-tainted doll from store shelves across Illinois, challenging a state law governing lead content in toys, the state says.


Roma, 13:36 - BASKET, SERIE A: SABATO LA PRESENTAZIONE DEL CAMPIONATO

La presentazione dell'85Â° campionato di basket di serie A si terrà a Roma sabato 7 ottobre al...


Jump-Start on Slow Trek to Treatment for a Disease

The search for new treatments can be tricky when the disease is fearsome but nearly forgotten because its victims are poor and obscure.


VeriSign, critics gear up for ICANN hearing

A VeriSign Inc. official defended its contract to operate the .com domain Monday, after Network Solutions accused the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) of not requiring adequate security safeguards in its registry agreements.


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A general election on Sunday in this mostly Muslim nation might help answer a divisive question: whether women should be allowed to wear head scarves in official settings and state institutions.


Death toll rises to 55 in Japan from powerful storm

A Japanese TV network is reporting as many as 55 people are now dead from Japan's deadliest storm since 1988. NHK is also reporting at least 29 people are still missing after Typhoon Tokage hit Japan hard before heading out to sea today.


Exclusive: The Pentagon Plans for an African Command

The Pentagon is close to approving a command for Africa, where poverty and corruption make it a vulnerable area for extremists and terrorists


This musical romance, a classic Bollywood production, is a fable of partition and tolerance about a Pakistani herione and her Indian hero.


SAN FRANCISCO: Thought nothing web search is synonymous with Google? Think again. Amazon new search site A9.com is set to better the mother of all search engines.


His reputation, his clean-cut image, his stature as one of baseball's good guys, they all took a hit. And Paul Byrd, the soft-tossing pitcher who prides himself on command and control, couldn't stop it.


The dollar edged higher on Thursday  after a report showed first-time claims for U.S. unemployment  dropped steeply, but traders said its significance for Friday's  widely anticipated payrolls report was limited.


A Belarus soldier breaks concrete slates with his forehead Sunday in Minsk during a show to mark the beginning of Maslyanitsa, a celebration of saying goodbye to winter.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Nobel laureate Menchu to run for Guatemalan presidency

MEXICO CITY -- Rigoberta Menchu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Maya Indian who has long been a symbol of indigenous pride and defiance, has announced that she will be a candidate in Guatemala's presidential election.


England must win in Perth to retain genuine ambitions of hanging onto the Ashes.


N. Korean blast remains a mystery; speculation rife

SEOUL, South Korea - Was that a mushroom cloud that the satellite saw hovering menacingly over North Korea or merely a patch of bad weather?


Deal reached with Libya AIDS families: Kadhafi Foundation

Libya's Kadhafi Foundation said on Tuesday it had reached a compensation deal with the families of children infected with the AIDS virus that would resolve the case of six foreign medics now on death row.


Economia: Fazio, "Serve uno sforzo corale

OTRANTO (Lecce) - Il governatore della Banca d'Italia, Antonio Fazio, a Otranto per un incontro informale con rappresentanti del mondo politico, istituzionale ed economico leccese, ha dichiarato che ''occorre uno sforzo corale, contando su un clima di


WASHINGTON: Companies selling stock to the American public would be allowed to talk much more freely about it, and even advertise, under a proposal given preliminary approval on Tuesday by federal regulators.


Israel Kills Top Hamas Militant Ahead of Gaza Vote

Israel killed Hamas's top bomb and rocket  maker in Gaza and launched a missile strike on the home of  another leading militant on Friday in the run-up to a key  parliamentary vote on a plan to quit the occupied territory.


Gerald Wallace scored 40 points, Matt Carroll hit two free throws with 4.6 seconds left, and the Charlotte Bobcats made the big plays down the stretch this time in a 119-116 win over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.


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Bush blasts Kerry in Iraq explosives flap

President Bush says John Kerry's putting politics ahead of truth in the case of the missing explosives in Iraq. The Democrat has accused the administration of incompetence for failing to safeguard the explosives, stored at a site south of Baghdad.


Spain, Britain and Gibraltar sign "historic" accords

Britain, Spain and Gibraltar have signed a range of "historic" agreements, allowing joint use of Gibraltar airport and ending a longstanding pensions dispute following ministerial talks in the southern Spanish city of Cordoba.


An agreement reached Saturday pushes debates on U.S. participation into the administration of a new president.


Up to 300 jobs are going at a County Antrim factory which makes cabinets for computers and generators.


AMD readies second-generation quad-core Opteron

After 'Barcelona', 'Shanghai' AMD will release 'Shanghai', an "enhanced" version of its recently demo'd 'Barcelona' quad-core Opteron processor family, early on in 2008, the chip maker revealed yesterday when it published a server roadmap that was also notable for the absence of FB-DIMM technology and, indeed, DDR 3.â¦


AOL Places Classified Listings in Search Engine Results  Although AOL has yet to launch their AOL InStore into their search engine results, according to AuctionBytes, AOL is now testing the inclusion of AOL Classified Ads into their normal Google powered search listings. The classified listings are now being tested in AOL ...


The embattled Russian oil company Yukos has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States to prevent the auction of its main asset Yuganskeneftegaz, the Interfax reported on Wednesday.


Aggadan barrels through the pack on the homestretch to seize the Challedo Stakes at Pimilico on Saturday.


MUMBAI, India _ Dharavi, a sprawling slum of tin-roofed shacks where goats nose through smoking garbage heaps and kids play by open sewers, hardly looks like prime real estate.


A new open-source search engine lets users vote on results.


Mexican broadcaster Televisa will be allowed to buy a stake in cable company TVI only if it agrees to offer its popular free channels to competitors, Mexico's anti-trust agency said on Sunday.


PanAmSat sets plans for $1.12 billion IPO

Satellite operator PanAmSat Holding Corp. filed for a $1.12 billion initial public offering on Monday, continuing the yearlong trend of private equity firms taking their portfolio companies public.


Airmen flown to safety on chopper's wings

A two-person Apache helicopter crew staged a dramatic rescue Monday, ferrying two of their comrades out of a combat zone south of Baghdad, military officials said Tuesday.


Japan Has First Death from Human Mad Cow Disease

Japan confirmed Friday its first case of the human variant of mad cow disease after the death of a man believed to have contracted the fatal brain-wasting illness from eating infected beef in Britain.


Risultato legato alla buona crescita del mercato spagnolo


Google Answers bites the dust. What else didn't make the cut?


Athletics: Steroid cheat thwarts Kiwi Valerie Adams

The disqualification of women's Olympic shot-put champion Irina Korzhanenko came too late for New Zealand's Valerie Adams.


Cat and dog fur trade to be banned in EU

The European Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a ban on trade in products containing cat or dog fur following calls to outlaw a practice many consider unethical and animal rights advocates call barbaric.


Wayne Rooney opens the scoring as Man Utd earn a vital derby win.


Comedian Jackie Mason on Monday dropped a lawsuit in which he claimed the missionary group Jews for Jesus damaged him when it used his name and likeness in a pamphlet.


Visitors to the US from 27 countries now need machine-readable passports if they do not have visas.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama urged spectators at the Essence Music Festival to help change the course of American history by addressing the social ills brought to light by Hurricane Katrina.


Entro 2010 saranno 1.200 in Italia i pannelli fotovoltaici


Official: Red Bull Racing release Wirdheim.

The Red Bull Racing team have announced that they have reached a 'mutual agreement' with Bjorn Wirdheim releasing him from his contract with the team thereby allowing him to pursue other opportunities for 2005.


Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf today amid fierce battles between US forces and Shiite militants, who remained in control of a revered shrine there as negotiations dragged on for its handover to religious authorities.


Top Al-Qaeda Suspect Reported Killed In Pakistan

27 September 2004 -- Pakistani officials said today that security forces had killed one of the country's most wanted terror suspects, although DNA tests were still being carried out to confirm his identity.


A Delaware court has told the two sides in the trial over Oracle Corp.'s bid to overturn PeopleSoft Inc.'s antitakeover measure that they must return for more testimony next month, delaying a crucial ruling in the Redwood City giant's plan to take over


Hurricane Ivan intensifies as it heads for Jamaica

Hurricane Ivan intensified Thursday, heading straight for Jamaica and possibly Florida with 160 mph winds after it killed at least 16 people while pummeling Grenada, Barbados and other islands.


Parts of upstate New York have recorded more than 6 feet of snow, and forecasters with the National Weather Service say it isn't over yet


Milton Bradley singled home the winning run in the ninth inning, and Adrian Beltre hit a grand slam to help the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Colorado Rockies 8-7 Monday night.


Unique Small Brown Dwarf Star Discovered

U.S. scientists using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered a small brown dwarf star, 50 times the mass of Jupiter.  The star is orbiting with a planet around a sun-like star in an arrangement astronomers say has never been observed before.


By Stephen Ohlemacher THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON -- Americans spend more time watching TV, listening to the radio, surfing the Internet and reading newspapers than anything else except breathing.


South Africa ruined Michael Phelps's  dream of winning a record eight gold medals at the Athens  Olympics with a stunning victory in the men's 4x100 meters  freestyle final on Sunday.


The government will seek a 60% cut in UK carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 in its plan to tackle global warming.


Judge Orders Microsoft to Pay $112 Million

SAN FRANCISCO -- A judge is ordering Microsoft Corp. to pay $112.5 million to attorneys who successfully sued the software maker for monopolizing a segment of California's market.


AMSTERDAM: Thousands of people took to the streets of Amsterdam yesterday to protest the murder of controversial film-maker Theo van Gogh.


In response to the recall of millions of batteries, the airline is restricting in-flight use of many popular notebooks. In Gear Factor.


A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 shook northern Japan early Friday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.


Australian politician renounces oath to Queen in protest against Prince Harry

BRISBANE, Australia  - An Australian politician, whose father was held in a German labour camp during the Second World War, said he plans to withdraw his allegiance to the Queen after seeing a photo of Prince Harry wearing a Nazi armband.


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


A fire kills at least 10 at a retirement home housing more than 300 people in the Siberian region of Omsk.


The car bomb scare in London and the attack Saturday at the Glasgow airport underscore the need for a strong immigration policy in the United States, Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Saturday.


Judge Invalidates Patriot Act Provisions

A federal judge struck down controversial portions of the USA Patriot Act in a ruling that declared them unconstitutional yesterday, ordering the FBI to stop its wide use of a warrantless tactic for obtaining e-mail and telephone data from private companies for counterterrorism investigations.


The Phillies hang on to their thin playoff hopes by claiming a 4-3 victory over the Marlins on Saturday, only to be eliminated from contention an hour later.


Health Officials Give Update On Flu Vaccine Crisis

PROVIDENCE, RI -- There should be enough of the scarce flu vaccine for anyone in a high-risk group eventually, according to officials from the US Department of Health and Human Services.


UN agencies warns of indoor air pollution

The World Health Organization (WHO)and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) marked World Rural Women's Day on Friday by drawing attention to indoor air pollution.


Peugeot Citroen reports five-fold profits leap on cost cuts

French auto group PSA Peugeot Citroen reported on Wednesday a near five-fold profits leap on cost-cutting and strong sales.


TUESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDayNews) --  Although earlier research has suggested nicotine decreases the brain plaque associated with Alzheimer's disease, results of a new mouse study point to the opposite conclusion.


There will be no pay-off for Northern Rock chairman Matt Ridley, who resigned on Friday.


ZURICH, Switzerland -- Unseeded Australian Alicia Molik scuppered Maria Sharapova's hopes of a third straight WTA title on Sunday when she triumphed 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Zurich final.


Researchers make nano-scale DNA research tool

U.S. researchers have made a very small research tool that may one day help scientists probe the activity of genes and proteins in a single cell, they said on Thursday, opening the door to a new realm of genetic research.


Blair calls on UN to ease invasion of 'bad' countries

Tony Blair warned the United States last night not to go it alone as the world's policeman as he urged America and Europe to unite behind a new doctrine that would allow the


An Upstart in Films With Many Fast Moves

Overture Films is running on a small budget, but looking like a major studio.


A Greek police force faced what The Associated Press called its "first test" since undergoing intensive training for this past summer's Olympics when two armed men seized a bus full of passengers Wednesday in the country's fifth such hijacking since 1999.


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Iraqâs election chief says he canât delay Jan poll

BAGHDAD- The head of Iraqâs electoral commission said on Saturday he was not empowered to delay the countryâs elections as demanded by some political parties, but he did not rule out a postponement.


Nell'area nuovo calo indice fiducia su prospettive economia


Breakfast broadcaster GMTV is fined Â£2m by media regulator Ofcom for failings with its phone-in quizzes.


Yahoo's board is planning to reject Microsoft's $44.6 billion offer, arguing that it "massively undervalues" the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report.


Parigi, 16:32 - Calcio, Le Monde: tra Juve e media muro di incomprensione

Giornalisti costretti a spiare gli allenamenti da fori praticati nel muro di cinta, inviati chiusi a...


Wasserstein Faces Toughest Test in Lazard

He's brokered more than a thousand mergers over the past 25 years, yet legendary Wall Street dealmaker Bruce Wasserstein faces his toughest test: steering a faded


Parma, 17:41 - CALCIO, PARMA; RANIERI: RIGORE GIUSTO

Il Parma agguanta al 7' di recupero il pareggio casalingo con la Reggina, grazie a un calcio di rigo...


JERUSALEM : Holding Palestinian leadership elections is crucial, negotiations minister Saeb Erakat said, one day after gunmen opened fire in the presence of PLO chief Mahmud Abbas, killing two policemen.


Companies across 20 sectors are unable to find enough skilled workers, according to a new survey.


Accordo con famiglia Valetto, dei marchi Cuki e Domopak


Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi urges Iraqis to work together for a common future after Sunday's historic election.


The government is taking over the presidency of the Group of Eight rich nations with devastation left by the Indian Ocean tsunami overshadowing a planned agenda aiming to address poverty in Africa and tackle ...


The last time I  encountered Robert Altman was two months ago at a reception in  Beverly Hills.


Russia and Serbia Tighten Their Ties With Multibillion-Dollar Energy Deal

MOSCOW, Jan. 25 -- Russian and Serbian officials signed a multibillion-dollar energy deal Friday that would make Serbia a key hub for Russian energy supplies and strengthen Moscow's dominance of the European energy market.


AOL members sue over search data release

Three AOL members sued the company over the release of their search engine records.


Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first Man Utd hat-trick as they go to the top of the Premier League by thrashing Newcastle.


Ha seviziato anche il cane tagliandogli un orecchio


Some 35,000 people have fled their homes as forest wildfires force a state of emergency in southern California.


Time magazine recognises the public role in transforming the web by awarding its annual accolade to online readers.


Israeli raid in Gaza kills Palestinian boy

Israeli troops conducting an operation near the town of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday shot and killed a Palestinian boy and wounded his father and sister, Palestinian hospital and security officials said.


Jewish ghetto worker payments criticized

A one-time $2,795 payment by the German government for survivors who were forced to work in Jewish ghettos established by the Nazis is not enough, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany said Thursday.


The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians appeared Thursday to have elected a new chief for the first time in three decades.


Opec to raise output ceiling issue in Sept 15 meeting

JAKARTA: Opec wants a faster retreat in oil prices and will discuss whether to raise its official oil output ceiling at its September 15 meeting, cartel president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Thursday.


Foundation stone for new GHQ: Musharraf vows to defend country

ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday laid the foundation stone for a new complex for the General Headquarters (GHQ) which would be moved to Islamabad from Rawalpindi within five years.


"Fantastic Four" surfs to No. 1 spot at box office

"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" caught a wave of moviegoers to the No. 1 spot at the weekend North American box office, according to studio estimates as of Sunday morning.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA said on Monday it plans to build a permanently occupied base on the moon, most likely at the lunar south pole.


Supermarket calls for changes to health claims laws

27/10/2004 - British supermarket Asda has been fined Â£5,000 for claiming that the antioxidant properties of mangoes could help to fight cancer.


RUSAL said the move was part of an effort to build a globally competitive Russian metals and mining company.


Stock prices were lower in early trading today as Wall Street awaited minutes from the Federal Reserveâs Aug. 7 meeting, which could provide insight into whether it may cut rates.


States Look to Europe for Low Drug Prices

U.S. states that have looked to Canada to help their residents win steep discounts on prescription drug prices are turning to Europe for the same deals because the Canadian government is considering shutting off the southbound flow.


A Brazilian museum where two prized paintings were stolen this week admits its collection is not insured.


Eriksson urges Newcastle to stick with Allardyce as football boss

Sven Goran Eriksson has urged Newcastle United to stick with Sam Allardyce after the Manchester City manager helped increase the mounting pressure on his beleaguered counterpart.


The agency envisions a base at one of the lunar poles, to take advantage of the near-constant sunlight.


Risk-taking kiwis protest looming "party pill" ban

Skiing down active volcanoes is perfectly alright, so is bungy-jumping off canyons and "zorbing" down mountains in massive inflatable plastic balls.


Biggest drop in consumer confidence since Katrina

Consumer sentiment took its sharpest plunge in nearly two years during August while home prices swooned in the second quarter, according to reports that show a heavy toll from the housing crisis.


Second win of year at Darlington comes in the last Southern 500

For the majority of his victory in yesterday's Southern 500, Jimmie Johnson was driving blind. With each trip through a treacherous Turn 3 drenched in unusually blazing sunlight, Johnson's No.


Movies Soon Really Will Smell; This One, in an Ad, Like a Cake

Several newspapers are looking into new ways to use fragrance to entice marketers to buy more ad pages.


Where Indian women lead, a better life follows

KANAIPUR, India  - Every morning 10-year-old Indian villager Nipa Haldar crosses a canal in a small boat and trudges along a mud road for 20 minutes to reach school, pursuing her dream of becoming a nurse.


China cracks down on college campus porn sites

A Chinese campaign to clean up online  pornography has reached college campuses with the Education  Ministry lashing out at some school Web sites for making money  from porn.


Ambulance Pulls Up Near Arafat's Headquarters

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - An ambulance pulled up  outside the headquarters of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat  on Wednesday and three medics went inside, a Reuters journalist  said.


A Spanish bank seeking to buy Britain's Abbey National says it will dismiss about 3,000 workers to achieve costs savings, if the buyout is approved.


Google & YouTube Hand Over User ID to Fox

YouTube is offering no refuge for users who uploaded copies of Fox Television’s 24 and Simpsons according to Internet.com’s ASPnews.  A 20th Century Fox spokesperson says that Google and Live Digital have complied “with subpoenas issued by the U.S. District Court in Northern California and disclosed to Fox the identities of two individuals who illegally [...]


Florida Appears to Be Losing Its Sunny Magnetism

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The vast flow of people into Florida from elsewhere in the United States has been the defining feature of the Sunshine State's 20th-century history, draining swamps and spurring development, swelling the economy and shaping politics.


Linebacker Chad Brown, a three-time Pro Bowler, broke his left leg during practice Monday with the Seattle Seahawks.


Guillermo Canas wins championship at Shanghai Open

Guillermo Canas won his third title of the year yesterday with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over unseeded German Lars Burgsmuller at the ATP Shanghai Open.


Comcast profit triples, spending raises concerns

Comcast Corp. , the leading U.S. cable operator, said on Thursday its quarterly profit tripled, but its shares fell as higher-than-expected spending plans for 2007 raised concerns on Wall Street.


Mibtel -0,43%, SP/Mib -0,61%, Europee negative


L'aumento chiesto a regime Ã¨ di 130 euro                                          Metalmeccanici: accordo Cgil-Cisl-Uil sulla piattaforma                                                                                Il contratto riguarda un milione e mezzo di lavoratoriL'ultimo contratto unitario era stato siglato nel '99


A government probe into lucrative illicit weapons sales by officials loyal to former President Leonid Kuchma has led to secret indictments or arrests of at least six arms dealers accused of selling nuclear-capable missiles to Iran and China, a high-ranking intelligence official said Friday.


Salvation Army Receives $1million-Matching Pledge from Wal-Mart

The Salvation Army said Friday it has received a matching pledge from Wal-Mart Stores, which will match up to $1 million its customersâ donations to the red kettles in front of its stores.


News Corp. Profit Rises on DVDs, Cable TV

Media conglomerate News Corp.  on Wednesday posted a higher quarterly profit, boosted by strong DVD sales of the film "Day After Tomorrow" and advertising sales at its cable networks.


Republicans are warning Democrats not to tamper with Senate-passed minimum wage legislation, saying the bill offers the right economic and political balance


Artificial-Joint Makers Settle Kickback Case

Four of the nationâs biggest makers of artificial joints will pay a total of $310 million in fines to settle accusations that they paid kickbacks to surgeons.


Italy prepared to pull troops out of Iraq if Baghdad government asks: FM

Italy is prepared to pull its troops out of Iraq if the interim government in Baghdad requests it, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on the Al-Jazeera television news channel.


Kenya at breaking point: dozens killed as mob torches church

Dozens of people burned to death as violence rages across west of the country


Long or short-term mobile phone use is not associated with increased risk of cancer, a major study finds.


Oil prices hit record highs on  Thursday, fueling gains in some energy stocks, but fears that  high power costs will dent household incomes, raise firms'  expenses and hurt global growth weighed on Asian share markets.


Naomi e cantante Usher a cena Nuovo amore per la Campbell?

Roma, 17 novembre 2004 - Naomi Campbell e' stata invitata questa sera a Roma, da Fendi, ad una cena che la maison romana ha organizzato in onore del cantante americano Usher Raymond, ospite degli Mtv European Music Awards 2004. S.


Colombo: Four people including a top renegade Tamil Tiger rebel were shot dead Thursday in growing factional fighting in Sri Lanka despite efforts to revive the peace process, officials and a pro-rebel website reported.


HP partners Brocade on Bladesystem servers

Hewlett-Packard has joined with Brocade to integrate Brocade's storage area network switching technology into HP Bladesystem servers to reduce the amount of fabric infrastructure needed in a datacentre.


International Space Station Status Report: SS04-033

The International Space Station (ISS) crew made steady progress with maintenance work this week. Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Station Science Officer Mike Fincke restored the primary oxygen


Derby County midfielder Bob Malcolm is banned from driving for 20 months after he was found asleep in his car on the M1.


A couple accused of hanging their baby from a washing line and taking photos of it, are arrested.


Stocks to Open Up As Oil Prices Pull Back

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen somewhat higher at the open Friday with a pullback in oil prices...


Il fondatore della Balco, sotto processo, rivela a tv e giornali: "Marion usÃ² sostanze illecite prima di Sidney 2000, davanti a me si iniettÃ² l'ormone della crescita". SAN FRANCISCO (Usa), 3 dicembre 2004


Oncologists say Medicare won't cover drug costs

Medicare payment cuts will leave more than half of clinics and doctors' offices that provide cancer-fighting chemotherapy unable to cover costs of some key drugs, oncologists said on Wednesday.


'Lo vedremo', ha detto il presidente della Banca Centrale


Google launches a portal to connect literacy organisations around the world.


As Usual, Itâs Controversy Sprinkled With Baseball

Mike Mussina and Carl Pavano met in private Friday to smooth their differences, but the fate of Steve Swindal, the teamâs general partner, remained in question.


Cagliari, 11:51 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: RISCATTATI BIONDINI E BIANCO

Davide Biondini e Paolo Bianco sono interamente del Cagliari. Il club sardo ha annunciato infatti su...


LONDON - It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer...


Top government minister David Blunkett has resigned over a charge of abuse of office, ripping a hole in Prime Minister Tony Blair's government months before an expected general election.


Paris Fetes 1944 Liberation from Nazi Occupation

Two columns of Second World War tanks, trucks and cars rumbled through Paris on Wednesday to re-enact the arrival of French and United States forces 60 years ago to liberate the city from four years of Nazi occupation.


The third installment of the "Blade" series is a choppy, forgetful, suspense-free romp that substitutes campy humor for chills.


Third-quarter net income rose 7.4 percent to $960 million, helped by strong demand in international markets. The company also raised its full-year profit outlook.


Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher posts bail for son

LONDON  - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher has posted bail for her son Mark, who is accused of involvement in a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, a source close to Thatcher said Wednesday.


An Italian man is arrested in Spain over the kidnapping of Madeleine McCann, according to reports.


USADA bans Young for life after 2nd violation

Sprinter Jerome Young, a central figure in a doping case that could cost the US relay team its gold medal from Sydney, was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday following his second positive test for a banned drug.


Zimbabwe paves way for nationalizing private firms

Zimbabwe's government has set up a state  company to seize control of private local and foreign firms  that President Robert Mugabe's administration says are engaging  in "economic sabotage" in a bid to end his rule.


Actor cast in '06 film has big cape to fill

DES MOINES, Iowa - A little-known actor has been cast as Superman in a big-budget film slated for 2006, Variety magazine reported.


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


Republican Warns Bush on Social Security Reforms

A Republican congressional proponent  of Social Security reform warned President Bush on Sunday not  to rely on a sharp increase in government borrowing to overhaul  the federal retirement program.


Unpatched QuickTime Bugs Strike Both Windows And Mac OSes

TechWeb - The worm, dubbed "Quickspace," exploits a bug in QuickTime JavaScript support and affects current Windows and Mac editions of QuickTime.


NASA: Bush Stifles Global Warming Evidence

The Bush administration is trying to stifle scientific evidence of the dangers of global warming in an effort to keep the public uninformed, a NASA scientist said Tuesday night.


Bush Touts His Education Agenda on Radio

CRAWFORD, Texas - In a back-to-school message, President Bush says that while many public schools aren't making the grade, he should get high marks from voters for the No Child Left Behind Act.   "We are leaving behind the broken system that shuffled children from grade to grade, even when they were not learning the basics," Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address...


'Lombardia' storico: vince Cunego e Bettini trionfa in Coppa del ...

COMO - Il tracciato rinnovato del 98/mo Giro di Lombardia ha tenuto fede solamente in parte alle attese che prevedevano un arrivo solitario. In un finale di stagione con energie ridotte al lumicino per tutti


Four people are reported to have been killed in clashes in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia.


That was the "Meteor Man," Andy Roddick, burning rubber tennis balls and scorching the green South Carolina pavement of Daniel Island, a remote neighborhood


THE decision by the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates for the third month in a row would have little effect on the Reserve Bank of Australia's deliberations on monetary policy, economists said yesterday.


More bodies are pulled from the sea after Tuesday's speedboat accident off the eastern coast of Thailand.


Blast at Market in Southern Philippines Kills 13

A huge explosion rocked the southern  Philippine city of General Santos on Sunday, killing 13 people  and injuring at least 60 at a public market, police and  witnesses said.


Pizza was off the menu at Gresty Road so Manchester United tucked into the Crewe defence instead as they breezed through their Carling Cup encounter with a 3-0 win.


Airbus CEO does not rule out dropping A350: FT

The head of Airbus is not ruling out  abandoning the Airbus A350 XWB project, a redesigned version of  the planemaker's slow-selling mid-sized plane, because of the  delays in the A380 superjumbo, the Financial Times reported.


Per giocare in rete si va in Posta. L'idea nasce da una colloborazione annunciata ieri tra Poste Italiane e Microsoft che hanno creato 'Postepay Xbox Live', la prima carta ricaricabile al mondo che consente


Idea of Timlin opening season may get tossed

Mike Timlin turns 41 today. His birthday will take place as scheduled.


Jia Zhang-ke, the director of âStill Life,â looks at his country and sees an enormous, rapidly changing movie set.


A Chinese court begins the retrial of Ghen Guangcheng, a blind activist who highlighted forced abortions.


9/9/2004 - Conventional foods will henceforth be able to display a qualified health claim for omega-3 fatty acids - previously restricted to supplements - the Food and Drink Administration (FDA) announced yesteday.


Arts Organizations Adjust to Decline in Funding

Over the last decade, the portion of corporate philanthropy dedicated to the arts has dropped by more than half, according to the Giving USA Foundation.


A UK study of more than 5,000 children rules out any link between the MMR vaccine and autism, say researchers.


Web search provider Google Inc., posting its first financial results as a public company, yesterday said its third-quarter earnings and revenues both more than doubled from a year ago on the strength of an online advertising boom that continues to gather steam.


Applied Materials Inc. beat analysts' third-quarter quarter profit expectations by a penny amid a 104-per-cent surge in sales and a 134-per-cent jump in new orders.


Spain Seeks to Counter Jellyfish Problem

By DANIEL WOOLLS  MADRID, Spain - Every beach-goer's nightmare - the jellyfish - faces a new enemy in Spain under a plan to create an armada of recreational boaters to spot the stinging blobs along the coast and summon help.


After surveys reveal widespread failures to remove sensitive data from old hard drives, Lenovo provides free software to wipe drives.


Former Guantanamo detainee David Hicks is released from prison in Australia after completing his term.


World Business Briefing: France: Alstom Buys a Wind Energy Company

Alstom, a maker of coal-fired power stations, agreed to buy EcotÃ¨cnia of Spain to enter the wind energy market. Alstom will pay 350 million euros ($471 million) for EcotÃ¨cnia, which also makes solar panels, it said. The purchase will help Alstom, which is based in Paris, expand in the United States and Asia, it said. Buying EcotÃ¨cnia strengthens Alstomâs presence in renewable energy as governments seek alternatives to coal, gas and oil. Alstom also sells hydroelectric equipment and worked with Russiaâs state nuclear agency in April to develop atomic plants.


Afghan election notebook 5 - Out for the count

I admit I was fast asleep when the moment came, although the moment wasn't really the moment. It was mid-afternoon on Sunday, 24 October.


Democrats to Force Debate on Ohio Results

A small group of Democrats agreed Thursday to force House and Senate debates on Election Day problems in Ohio before letting Congress certify President Bush's win over Sen. John Kerry in November.


Sharon Eyes Palestinian Cooperation in Gaza Pullout

Description: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says he will coordinate Israel's planned withdrawal from Gaza with the new Palestinian leadership, provided it takes responsibility for fighting terrorism.


PARIS -- American cyclist Floyd Landis cannot compete in France until 2009 even if he has his two-year doping ban lifted by the sport's highest court.


British girls' Ghana drug sentence delayed: diplomat

The sentencing of the two British girls found guilty in November of cocaine smuggling in Ghana has been postponed to January 23, a diplomat said Wednesday.


Bosnian Serb leader acquitted of genocide

THE HAGUE -- A Yugoslav war crimes tribunal acquitted a Bosnian Serb leader of genocide yesterday, and former president Slobodan Milosevic told a separate panel the charges he himself faces are "empty words" and a "mutilation of justice."


Pope's failing health overshadows Lourdes visit

Pope John Paul II delivered a strong pro-life message during open air mass at the shrine to the Virgin Mary in Lourdes, the highlight of a two-day visit which again saw his failing health betray him.


State-owned development bank KfW is selling up to 4 billion euros ($4.9 billion) worth of shares in Deutsche Telekom, the latest step in the privatization of the former German phone monopoly.


Iâm suspicious of sequels. They can be rotten at their core, like reeling in a wealthy elderly spouse - not to carry on a legacy, but to carry off the money.


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Judges are not usually at risk of losing their jobs to modern technology but that may be changing in China, where new software is handing down sentences automatically.


Roma, 16:07 - CALCIO, BORRELLI APRE OGGI L'INCHIESTA SULLE INTERCETTAZIONI

E' stata aperta oggi l'inchiesta denominata "Operazione Ladroni" dal capo ufficio indagini della Fig...


The number of students applying for UK universities rises 6%, despite the new top-up fees in England.


Bank of America fails in its attempt to sue bankrupt Italian food group Parmalat, as do the group's former auditors.


The President has proposed that internet use be subject to a new tax, in order to help fund state-owned television stations


Acute care hospital operator Select Medical Corp.(SEM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it has agreed to merge with a new company formed by a private equity firm for $18 per share in cash or about $2.


RealNetworks offers discounts to students

RealNetworks Inc. will begin offering some university students its digital music subscription service at a steep discount in an effort to stem illegal downloads and attract long-term customers.


Kevin James finds a new outlet at "Mall"

"The King of Queens"  star Kevin James will walk the beat in the comedy feature "Mall  Cop," playing a mild-mannered security guard who patrols a mall  that's taken over by highly organized thieves.


Toshiba Wins Support for HD DVD from 4 Film Studios

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Nathan Layne TOKYO  - Toshiba Corp. said on Monday it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from Warner Bros. Studios, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and New Line Cinema, advancing its cause in the battle for the next-generation DVD.


Answers to some commonly asked questions about atrial fibrillation.


As learned from the Ministry of Commerce China will honor all of its commitments on key sectors from and after 2005. China will reduce its tariff to 10.1 percent on average in 2005 in line with its promise to the World Trade Organization.


Italian Jarno Trulli claimed his second career pole position on Saturday after a gamble on the weather kept him ahead of Michael Schumacher in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.


Regulators Adopt Tighter Rules on Accounting for Stock Options

Accounting regulators adopted rules on Thursday requiring publicly traded companies to treat the stock options they give to employees as normal business expenses.


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Bush suffers court setbacks in war on terrorism

President George W. Bush's broad assertions of power in his war on terrorism are under assault by U.S. judges who have rejected his indefinite imprisonment of enemy combatants and the domestic spying program.


A 94-year-old man was found fatally beaten early Monday in a thicket of bushes, his left hand cut off, and three people were arrested in what might have been a botched robbery, authorities said.


A televised debate is planned featuring bid leaders from the five cities vying for the 2012 Summer Olympics.


Luxemburgo, who coached the Brazil national team between 1998 and 2000 and led them to success at the 1999 Copa America, takes over from Mariano Garcia Remon, who has been relieved of his first team duties after just three months in charge.


Kevin Tofel explains how to use an iPhone as a portable handheld photo gallery using the beautiful AP wire photos and FlickrFan.   I did a Qik video demo using my Nokia N95. Lots of computers involved, the quality ain't great but the idea is pretty neat.


Arts & entertainment: Musical leads the race for this year's theatre awards with a record-breaking 11 nominations


Schwarzenegger Defiant in Indian Casino Fight

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, under fire from American Indians for telling voters that tribes were "ripping off" the state with their casinos, refused on Friday to back down from the charge.


Redefining sculpture is Richard Serra's goal

His sculptures (beloved by some, loathed by others) are on display at two new exhibitions in California.


The Forbes 400 could help the other end of the scale: the world's one billion superpoor.


Hall to Direct Docu on Black Comedy Circuit

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


Illinois football players Jody Ellis and Derrick McPhearson — accused of stealing wallets, cell phones and laptop computers — were kicked off the team Monday just hours after pleading not guilty to felony burglary and theft charges.


The Italian Culture Ministry and the Princeton University Art Museum signed a deal Tuesday for the return of eight disputed antiquities to Italy Â Rome's latest coup in its efforts to recover treasures it says were looted from the country.


AP Poll: Bush Holds Slight Lead on Kerry

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


Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to Aborigines Wednesday for past injustices, saying he wanted "to remove a great stain from the nation's soul."


Everton this week rejected bids from Manchester United and Newcastle for the England international, only for the 18-year-old to hand in a transfer request on Friday.


Appuntamento l'8 luglio a Piazza del Campidoglio


ROCKVILLE, Md.  - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said on Tuesday it was creating a new drug  safety board to improve the monitoring of medicines already in  the marketplace, a response to charges the agency has failed to  protect the public from dangerous side effects.


Sep. 15, 2004. Less than a month after its rival KDE rolled out its newest open-source desktop, the Gnome Project Wednesday debuted out Gnome 2.8, the latest iteration of its graphical interfaces for Linux.


UK government considers tough new anti-terror laws

Britain is considering a raft of sweeping new anti-terrorism laws including special courts to try terror suspects without a jury, Home Secretary David Blunkett said in an interview today.


Intel says to launch quad-core chips in November

Intel Corp.  will make chips with four processing cores in November the world's biggest microchip maker said on Tuesday as it tries to maintain a lead over rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc..


A Big-Ticket Start-Up With a Nonprofit Vibe

Two paint cans sit by a doorway. The cream-colored walls have smudges on them. Instead of nameplates, a few people have scrawled their names on pieces of paper and taped them to their doors.


Former world number one Monica Seles announces that she is retiring after nearly five years away from tennis.


Market rises after CPI eases economy worries

U.S. stocks rose on Friday after data showed consumer prices were unexpectedly flat in November, boosting optimism that economic growth is neither too fast nor too slow.


Brother of Pinoy hostage appeals for his release (5:15 pm)

MANILA -- The brother of a Filipino diplomat kidnapped in Afghanistan appealed for his release Tuesday, calling his sibling "a very good man" who respects all Muslims.


Yoshihide Fujii, president and chief executive officer of Tokyoba Digital Media Network Co., speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 29, 2004.


The quiet debut for Microsoftâs latest version of the Windows operating system reflects how the companyâs influence has faded as the nature of computer software has changed.


Cricket: Strewth! We're at the Gabba next week

New Zealand's top order spectacularly squandered their last opportunity to tune up before next week's first test against Australia as New South Wales ran amok in the final session of the third day at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.


Americans Using Online Reputation Systems

A quarter of online Americans have taken advantage of one of the Internet's true powers: the ability to let users collectively decide whether to trust a product, service or individual.


PATTO STABILITÃ: TRICHET, SENZA BILANCIO UE E' INDISPENSABILE.

(AGI) - Bruxelles, 30 nov - Senza il Patto di Stabilita', "i cattivi comportamenti di alcuni paesi inquinerebbero anche la situazione di coloro che si comportano bene". Lo ha detto il presidente della Bce, Jean


Bill Clinton: Race tiff won't split Dems

Any dispute over race between the Democratic presidential candidates is on its way to resolution, former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show.


Is Alberto Gonzales, a self-made Hispanic lawman, a kinder, gentler version of John Ashcroft? The Democrats aim to find out


Sudan expels representatives of two British aid groups

The Sudanese government declared the representatives of two British humanitarian organizations persona non-grata and gave them 48 hours to leave the country.


The Chicago Bears suspended defensive tackle Tank Johnson for one game Tuesday, almost a week after he was arrested on misdemeanor weapons charges.


down the ratings of both President George W. Bush and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, according to an ABC. Fifty-six percent of those questioned, a new high, agreed that the cost of the war outweighs the benefits and is not worth it.


Britain holds fire on Syria over Lebanon killing

Britain refused to point the finger at Syria for the death of Lebanese minister Pierre Gemayel, amid Tony Blair's efforts to involve Damascus in bringing peace to the wider Middle East.


European shares opened firmer on  Thursday led by ABN AMRO as investors applauded the savings the  Dutch broker will make from cutting jobs.


Israel Agrees to Free Jailed Palestinians

Israel agreed on Sunday to free up to  200 Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill after Egypt freed a  convicted Israeli spy and ahead of elections for Yasser  Arafat's successor, officials said.


Putin ally 'is winner' of Chechen election

A pro-Kremlin former policeman has become president of Chechnya, according to partial results last night of an election held after a week of rebel attacks made a mockery of Moscow's claim to have pacified the republic.


Nobody could fail to be moved by Lil Bigley's televised plea to Iraqi militants to have mercy on her son Ken, the 62-year-old British contractor who has been held by the Tawhid and Jihad Group for the past week.


Maoist Blockade of Nepalese Capital Enters Second Day

In Nepal, a Maoist guerrilla blockade has shut down major highways leading into the capital Kathmandu. Residents are stockpiling food to brace for the impact after a week of rebel violence has left a hundred people dead.


Vaccine debacle derails makerâs growth plans

Chiron Corp.âs aggressive plan to dominate the US flu vaccine market is in tatters and the companyâs financial future is clouded as the public health crisis it caused continues to mount.


The Democratic-led U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade and to provide billions of dollars in small-business tax cuts to help offset the cost.


Blind Feed the Blind at New Paris Eatery

They tasted like tomatoes, but in the pitch black it was hard to tell. A couple at the next table was obviously struggling with eating blind, too.


OS features virtualization technologies intended to help companies get more use from their hardware.


Debate Revs Up over Biker's 205mph Speeding Ticket

A young biker ticketed for allegedly riding his motorcycle at 205mph has set tongues wagging all over America - some out of disapproval, others because they doubt he went that fast.


Gold vault: 2 women, one medal, 18th world record

ATHENS, AUGUST 25: It was a still Tuesday night in Athens but a hurricane was blowing down in the pole vault area at the Olympic Stadium.


National security risks prompt French BlackBerry ban

InfoWorld - French government members and their advisors have been told not to use BlackBerry smartphones, for national security reasons. The ban on BlackBerry devices is just one of the IT challenges facing new National Assembly members as they take their seats following Sunday's elections.


Exam boards in England insist science GCSEs are not getting easier.


Though eyes are on his trip home, the Pope is (gradually) launching big changes back in the Roman Curia


U.S. Official Concerned About Venezuela Arms Plans

OTTAWA  - A senior U.S. official on Tuesday took adim view of the possibility that Venezuela would buy RussianMiG-29 fighter jets to replace its U.S.-made F-16 jets.


Parti sociali si augurano che possa ripartire trattativa


Stepping into the middle of Syria's bid to extend its influence over neighboring Lebanon, the US yesterday won UN Security Council approval of a resolution


Police issue a photo of the man they say tried to kill Pakistan's ex-PM Benazir Bhutto, with huge loss of life.


John Carter Cash knows all about the pressure of following in famous footsteps.


Schroeder Stops Disputed Plan to Scrap United Germany's National Day

German leaders on Friday scrapped a proposal to create an extra working day by moving the holiday marking German reunification, bowing to a swell of criticism that the government had lost respect for the ...


The number of blacks joining the military has plunged by more than one-third since the Afghanistan and Iraq wars began. Other job prospects are soaring and relatives of potential recruits increasingly are discouraging them from joining the armed services.


Mike Huckabee said Monday he wouldn't run a TV ad he'd prepared blistering Republican rival Mitt Romney as dishonest. Then he showed it to a room packed with reporters and cameramen.


Navy Corpsmen Spread Holiday Cheer in Iraq

With shouts of "Merry Christmas, devil dogs," Navy corpsmen clad in elf caps and antlers brought some cheer Friday to Marines spending the holidays in the Iraqi desert.


Movie Review | 'License to Wed': Ready to Put This Union Asunder

If the beloved with whom you see âLicense to Wedâ canât stop talking about how great it was, you might want to cancel the nuptials.


âSarah Landon and the Paranormal Hourâ swan-dives into the tween-teenage market dominated by the behemoths Disney and Nickelodeon.


The government must do more to improve life the UK's most run-down seaside towns, says a Commons committee.


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Steve Bruce paid tribute to the influence of England striker Emile Heskey after Birmingham moved away from the Premiership relegation zone with a 2-1 win away to arch-rivals Aston Villa.


Silent wait for announcement of Karzai victory

KABUL, Oct 25  - Afghans were in limbo Monday as they awaited the formal announcement of what everyone already knows: Hamid Karzai will be their first elected president for the next five years.


Mosques torched after worst Iraq bombing

Gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad on Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm, a day after the worst bomb attack since the U.S. invasion.


Holtz to retire after season, Spurrier on tap to replace him

Lou Holtz wanted his South Carolina team to focus on its game against Clemson this weekend. The Gamecocks players suddenly have a lot more on their minds.


Google is acquiring Panoramio, a photo sharing site that lets user upload photos and identify where they were taken.


Analysis: McCain's option is rebel roots

John McCain, the rebel Republican hopeful of 2000, tried to become the establishment candidate for 2008 — and it didn't work. Now he's trying to return to his roots. He has little choice; his stand-up reputation, deft campaign trail skills and a vastly unsettled GOP field are about all he has going for him.


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