Jewish settlers preparing to evacuate Gaza Strip

He doesn't know, or care, what it will cost, how big it will be or even where it will be located. All he wants to do right now is move his wife and five young boys to a new life.


Soldiers say they watched 'chaos' as Iraqis looted munitions

LOS ANGELES -- Explosives were looted from the Al Qaqaa ammunitions site in Iraq while outnumbered US soldiers assigned to guard the materials watched helplessly, soldiers told the Los Angeles Times.


GLASGOW, Scotland -- Berti Vogts will continue as Scotland manager after the Scottish FA called off a board meeting that had been scheduled to discuss his future.


Britain's inflation rate falls in August

Britain's inflation rate fell in August further below its 2.0 percent government-set upper limit target with clothing and footwear prices actually falling, official data showed on Tuesday.


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India, Pakistan convene joint panel on terrorism

After decades of distrust and blaming each other for fueling militancy, Indian and Pakistani officials began their first ever talks on Tuesday on how to fight terrorism together.


Ceasefire in Najaf helps to steady global oil prices

World oil prices firmed on Friday after a five-session drop amid renewed concerns over unrest in Iraq despite a ceasefire in its holy city of Najaf.


Is a senior safety net worth $9,000 a year?

Will baby boomers pay $9,000 a year to have a computer and a nurse watch over their parents' health from a distance?


Motorola Inc. is acquiring MeshNetworks Inc., developer of a technology that makes it easy to set up and expand wireless networks, in a deal expected to help the world's No. 2 cell phone maker win more government business.


Atlantis Crew Does Construction on Space Station

By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For a second day in a row, astronauts began toiling like construction workers during a six-hour spacewalk, bringing to life a new 17 1/2-ton addition to the international space station Wednesday.


Research on Alternative Therapies Is Sought

More research is needed to show that alternative therapies like acupuncture and herbal supplements work, a committee of experts said Wednesday.


Kurdish rebels suspected in Turkey blast

Suspected Kurdish guerrillas set off an explosive-laden minibus across from a police guest house in eastern Turkey Saturday, injuring 17 people, the governor's office said.


Federal Reserve policy-makers gathered on Tuesday, with expectations unanimous they will lift US interest rates for a third time this year despite lingering signs of economic stress.


Former insider to testify against Taylor

An insider once close to Charles Taylor will testify that the toppled Liberian president had links to militias who rampaged through Sierra Leone, the chief prosecutor said Friday.


Qualcomm avoids another International Trade Commission chip ban

A judge recommended to stop the investigation based on Nokia?s complaint that could have prevented some Qualcomm chips from being imported into the U.S.


Ivorian Rebel Leader Arrives for Talks with Mbeki

Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume Soro arrived in South Africa Saturday for talks with President Thabo Mbeki on ending renewed fighting that has sent thousands of foreigners fleeing the West African country.


Toyota adds first non-Japanese member to board

Blog: Jim Press of Toyota North America appointed as senior managing director.


COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (Sports Network) - Five-time American  League batting champion Wade Boggs, two-time NL batting champ  Willie McGee and former Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell are  among 12 first-year candidates on the 2005 Baseball Hall of  Fame ballot.


WASHINGTON Officials say at least seven former Guantanamo Bay prisoners who gained their freedom by signing pledges to renounce violence have returned to their old ways since their release from US custody.


The producers of Ada, Dhirendra Jain and Anoop Srivastava are upset with actress Meghna Naidu.


Siemens board to forego pay hike, set up fund for BenQ's German employees

Following the public outcry over the collapse of the German arm of mobile telephone maker BenQ and fierce political pressure, Siemens has said its management would forego planned pay rises of up to 30 percent and set up a fund to help BenQ's German employees instead.


Immigration Agency Mired In Inefficiency

Last June, U.S. immigration officials were presented a plan that supporters said could help slash waiting times for green cards from nearly three years to three months and save 1 million applicants more than a third of the 45 hours they could expect to spend in government lines.


Publicity Firm Shames Client for Failure to Pay a Bill

Publicity Guaranteed tried to shame AbsolutePoker.com, a client, into paying what it said it was owed by sending out a press release on the matter to about 100 newspapers.


European and Asian foreign ministers agreed to set a 2009 deadline to complete negotiations on a new international climate change pact to limit greenhouse gases


John Edwards capped his Iowa transformation from 2004's sunny optimist to 2008's fiery populist Wednesday night, urging a caucus-eve crowd of 3,000 to take back "our democracy" from greedy corporations.


Stocks fall as oil hits $60; yen off vs dlr

U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a major global chip maker sparked concerns about weakening consumer demand, and crude oil rose above $60 a barrel for the first time in a month.


The world of sport is littered with burnt-out casualties; talented athletes led astray by fast living. As England's brightest young football talent, Wayne Rooney, signs a multi-million pound deal, what safeguards can he expect?


Viacom demands its videos removed from YouTube

On Friday, media conglomerate Viacom upbraided YouTube for continuing to host throngs of Viacom videos without permission and demanded that over 100,000 of its clips be removed from the popular video-sharing site owned by Google.


Via libera dal tribunale 'PotrÃ  curarsi a Cuba'

ROMA, 6 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Diego Armando Maradona potrÃ  tornare a Cuba per proseguire l'iter di disintossicazione dalla cocaina. Lo riferisce l'edizione online del quotidiano argentino 'La Nacion', che spiega


The results of an official inquiry into the alleged failings of the Welsh Ambulance Service are due.


Men accused of U.S. army base attack plot denied bail

CAMDEN, New Jersey  - A U.S. federal judge on Thursday denied bail to five Muslim men accused of plotting an armed attack on New Jersey's Fort Dix army base.


Bush feels "awe" at Pope who urges Middle East fix

President George W. Bush said on Saturday he felt "awe" in the presence of Pope Benedict, a fellow religious conservative who urged him to seek "regional and negotiated" solutions to Middle East conflicts like Iraq.


Sony to sell Organic LED televisions in U.S

Sony Corp (6758.T) on Sunday unveiled  a next-generation super-thin television and a robot-like music  player, hoping to highlight innovation in order to keep  consumers hungry for its line of consumer electronics.


The struggling New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3 on Wednesday to take their three-game series 2-1 for what they hope is the start of their road to recovery.


Eagles blow it up as the Orange win big: Syracuse mauls BC's BCS ...

The destruction started on a Boston College offsides on the first play from scrimmage, followed by a rather easy 69-yard touchdown run by Syracuse's Damien Rhodes.


Northern Rock waits to see if a government pledge to protect accounts will reassure its customers.


Construction crews working at Beijing's main airport unearthed a fossilized thigh bone of an elephant that lived 30,000 years ago, a news report said Thursday.


Audit pending Exclusive For more than six months, beginning in January of this year, Wikipedia's million-dollar check book was balanced by a convicted felon.â¦


After a series of missteps, Google finally pulled off its much-hyped initial public offering last week. The good news about this unusual IPO, which sought to deprive Wall Street banks of full control over


Indian bandit goes out in blaze of gunfire

INDIA'S most wanted bandit has been killed in a jungle shoot-out with police after more than 30 years on the run. Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, 60, had been accused of murdering police officers, slaughtering elephants and kidnapping a movie star.


On January 14, 2005, the Huygens probe will try to descend to the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan--a biochemically rich moon dominated by hydrocarbons like methane and ethane.


Amazon.com hasn't yet entered the DVD rental business, but prices are tumbling even at the prospect.


FURIOUS Harry Redknapp and Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric joined forces today in an astonishing bid to end slurs over Pompey's transfer policy.


Loophole Lets Pharmacies Bill Govt. Twice

A regulatory loophole is allowing some pharmacy companies to bill government health programs twice for the same drugs, according to whistleblower lawsuits challenging the payments.


A 23-year-old bridegroom was shot and killed on his wedding day and two other men were wounded outside a New York strip club on Saturday after police opened fire on them, police said.


"The Internet is like a smoothly paved road," Amanda Congdon told viewers the last time she appeared on her popular video blog, Rocketboom. "I can go anywhere I want."


At UN, Bush still finds his Iraq plan hard to sell

Despite an appearance at the United Nations that was friendlier and more optimistic than any of his previous speeches to the world body


Housing starts slip in May, but permits up

U.S. home construction fell last month for the first time since January, as builders struggled with a glut of unsold homes, but permits for future construction rose, offering mixed signals on the housing outlook.


About 75 million doses of flu vaccine will be distributed by the end of October, a near-record amount that should prevent the shot rationing seen in previous flu seasons, federal health officials said Wednesday.


United has purchased the rights to Argentine midfielder Christian Gomez, whose arrival in August on a short-term loan helped the club win its first MLS title in five years.


IBM on Thursday unveiled its second Advanced Micro Devices Opteron-based server, which the company hopes is ready for when AMD releases its dual-core processors.


Court convicts 'million pound' modchip man

Vows to fight back A Bristol man has vowed to fight on after being found guilty by a UK court of more than two dozen counts of possessing and selling modchips for games consoles.â¦


Real Madrid Ponders Biggest Champions League Loss in Four Years

Real Madrid began yesterday's match at Bayer Leverkusen as the bookmakers' favorite to win the Champions League. The record nine-time European champion finished with its worst defeat in the competition in more than four years.


House Passes Bill to Raise Indecency Fines

The U.S. House of Representatives on  Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation to hike fines to as  much as $500,000 on broadcasters and entertainers who violate  decency limits on the air.


Russia launches three navigation satellites

Russia launched a rocket sending three navigation satellites into orbit on Sunday, the Russian Space Forces said. Two GLONASS satellites and a new-generation GLONASS-M were brought


IAEA concerned about disappearance of nuclear material from Iraq

ELEANOR HALL: The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency overnight which warned that sensitive weapons technology may have made its way from Iraq onto the nuclear black market has prompted concerned responses from both Britain and the United


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United States beats El Salvador in World Cup qualifier

Brian McBride and Eddie Johnson scored the double as the United States defeated El Salvador 2-0 in their World Cup qualifier on Saturday.


Readers disagree that unions have a limited role in the white-collar workplace, mention ways to make Ubuntu more user friendly, and ask for video games with multpile save options.


Latest Firefox 2.0.0.5 update fixes nine flaws

Blog: Patches include the Firefox portion of the IE-Firefox flaw identified last week.


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Comet-hunting Rosetta films distant asteroid

And snaps pics of Mars The comet-hunting spacecraft Rosetta has sent back its first sighting of the asteroid 21-Lutetia, one of two rocky bodies it will study en route to the comet 67p Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It will not get anywhere close to the rock for more than two years, but has already begun sending back preliminary data.â¦


U.S. Military Probes Shooting of Iraqi in Falluja

The U.S. military has begun an investigation into possible war crimes after a television pool report by NBC showed a Marine shooting dead a wounded and unarmed Iraqi in a Falluja mosque, officials said on Monday.


Blog: TechCrunch says Google is in talks to buy GrandCentral, which offers service that lets consumers receive calls to multiple numbers on one phone number.


The theft of copper signalling cable from railways has risen significantly, British Transport Police reveals.


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The obesity epidemic needs to be tackled in the same way as climate change, says a top nutritional scientist.


FORMER Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu, banned for seven months after a recent drugs scandal, turned his attention to fans in his native Romania today.


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EU wins US 'guarantees' on SWIFT data transfers

EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini expressed confidence Thursday that the United States would correctly use personal data from the interbank transfer service SWIFT in anti-terror probes.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas consolidated his rule in the West Bank last night by installing a caretaker government to rule indefinitely. It replaces an emergency Cabinet formed after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip last month and Abbas dissolved his unity government with the Islamic militant group. Abbas retained Prime ...


Motorsport.com. The Contract Recognition Board (CRB) hearing of the Jenson Button/BAR/Williams case has been adjourned until October 16th.


Let gymnasts be kids, not athletic lab rats

DAY 6: Canadian sprinter Macro-man (Nic Macrozonaris) told a news conference yesterday that he had a dream in which he won the 100-metre sprint in 9.83 seconds. He has never broken 10 seconds flat.


NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Presidential rivals in both parties took aim at Democrat Barack Obama's experience and health care proposals on Saturday, hours ahead of back-to-back debates that could reshape tight nominating races in New Hampshire.


BAGHDAD, Sept 15: American troops found three bodies and their severed heads north of Baghdad on Wednesday while 13 people died in clashes in Ramadi, two more in a car bomb attack and two Iraqis employed by the US Army were shot in the north.


A Tax Bill, Full of Breaks, Passes Senate

After nearly three years of jockeying by legions of business groups, the Senate passed a $137 billion corporate tax bill on Monday that gave something to almost everyone.


Strong Holiday Season Lifts Amazonâs Revenue

The online retailerâs revenue was up 42 percent in its fourth quarter and its profits more than doubled, but its  profit margins were lower.


Julien Clement Takes Lead at Madrid Open

Julien Clement of Switzerland shot a 7-under 64 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Madrid Open.


Blogs Provide Raw Details From Scene of the Disaster

For vivid reporting from the enormous zone of tsunami disaster, it was hard to beat the blogs.


BP sees Alaska repairs costing $100 million: source

Oil giant BP Plc  expects the  replacement of corroded pipelines at the Prudhoe Bay oil field  in Alaska to cost around $100 million, a company source said on  Thursday, but the total cost to BP will likely be several times  this figure.


benchmarks on human rights and rule of law across all of the ethnic groups in Kosovo, whose majority is Albanian. A review will then clear the way for talks on "final status" for the territory, which is legally a province of Serbia.


UK police quiz Muslim soldier kidnap suspects

British detectives investigating a suspected plot to kidnap and kill a Muslim British soldier quizzed nine men and searched properties across Birmingham in central England on Thursday.


Wall St slides on factory slump, Merrill

Stocks tumbled on Thursday as data showing a plunge in regional factory activity and news of a hefty loss by brokerage Merrill Lynch fanned worries about the economy.


Former President Bill Clinton said Saturday that cheap anti-AIDS drugs were no magic bullet for ending the epidemic ravaging Africa, and that the continent needs better overall health care.


N'DJAMENA, Chad -- The UN high commissioner for refugees proposed autonomy for the troubled Darfur region of Sudan - a solution the government has resisted.


The first European spacecraft sent to the moon has entered lunar orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on November 16, 2004.


With commanding lead, Red Sox look to close deal

They are the team of which the Boston Red Sox dare not speak. At least, not yet anyway. The Yankees may be somewhere on their minds, maybe even stuck in their craws.


"I voted for Barack Abooma!" bragged Davita Randall the other day. One should perhaps forgive the mispronunciation. After all, she and her brother Davin, also an "Abooma" enthusiast, are only in kindergarten.


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China is sending 5,000 tons of food aid to Zimbabwe, official media reports, amid dire food shortages.


A letter found in Iraq shows that the group sees the war as a boon for its cause.


Clinton, Obama claim $100 million raised

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will have raised more than $100 million this year for her presidential campaign, aides confirmed Monday evening, setting a historic new threshold in fundraising.


NFL Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank yesterday responded to the legal woes of quarterback Michael Vick by saying the organization was "working diligently on exploring our options." He said he was "saddened and distressed about this -- not for myself, for our fans and community who have been so loyal to us." Vick will be arraigned next week in Richmond ...


The key genes which lead the body's fight against HIV infection have been pinpointed by scientists.


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WASHINGTON - The government said Thursday it had recovered a Veterans Affairs Department subcontractor's lost desktop computer containing personal data for 16,000 veterans.


Oracle watched for further applications growth

Oracle Corp.  posts  quarterly results next week with investors watching for signs  of further strength in its business applications software as it  chases industry leader SAP AG .


Microsoft boss Bill Gates tells the BBC of his plans for the future of digital entertainment in the home


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Face it, shopaholics -- the Internet drains much of the fun out of holiday shopping and replaces it with ice-cold efficiency. Who wouldn't rather stroll through Neiman Marcus or Best Buy with their best buddy than sit solo in front of a computer, eyeballing page after page of tiny pictures showing what you could reach out and touch at real malls?


Oil falls below $89 as stock markets drop

Oil slid by almost $2 to a six-week low below $89 a barrel on Monday as stock markets fell and concern mounted over an economic slow-down led by top consumer the United States.


Wyeth says court rejects thimerosal-autism link

- Drugmaker Wyeth said a court in Maryland has granted the company's motion to exclude some expert witnesses from testifying that exposure to thimerosal-containing vaccines can cause autism and rejected the compound's link to autism.


The US dollar tumbles to a yet another new low against the euro as speculation mounts that US interest rates will be cut.


NEW YORK - We have expanded our list to 200 names from 100 in 2003. To make the top 100 this year required personal wealth of at least $141 million, against $100 million last year.


PHOENIX - Randy Moss has two catches in two playoff games, a lack of production that has been a hot topic leading into Super Bowl XLII.


Ukrainian PM holds early lead in presidential run-off

Yanukovich had a lead of about six percentage points over opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine's presidential run-off, according to the first results announced early Monday.


His immediate future in limbo, Jermaine O'Neal gave Indiana everything he had Wednesday night with 24 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Pacers to a 74-71 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.


All of the kids were special to her. In the rough-and-tumble neighborhood of Schenectady, N.Y. -- a place Daisy Smythe unabashedly calls "a hood" -- all of the grandchildren and cousins had a unique place in her heart. So, too, all of the foster kids, the parade of runaways and castoffs she brought in and showered with tough ...


U.S. Army Kills 25 Rebels in Fierce Iraq Fight

MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. troops backed by warplanes  killed 25 guerrillas in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on  Wednesday after facing a coordinated assault involving two  suicide bombs and dozens of insurgents, the military said.


Lâappuntamento era fissato per la giornata di ieri, martedÃ¬ 14 dicembre. E, tutto sommato, lâincontro tra i vertici di Fiat e quelli della statunitense General Motors non sembra aver riservato sorprese di rilievo.


Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied in a Gaza Strip soccer stadium Friday in a massive show of support for the ruling Hamas group and its beleaguered government.


Kerry and Bush Tangle on Explosives, Character

Democratic Sen. John Kerry attacked President Bush's "shifting explanations" on missing explosives in Iraq on Thursday, but Bush said Kerry


Intel CTO Pat Gelsinger says the Internet must be upgraded with a new layer of capabilities to deal with imminent problems of capacity, security and reliability.


NAGOYA, Japan  - Toyota Motor Corp  will charge further into emerging car markets aiming to achieve another year of record sales in 2008, likely cementing its title as the world's biggest automaker ahead of General Motors Corp .


The US faces a flu vaccine shortage after British health authorities on Tuesday suspended the license of one of two key makers of influenza vaccine in the country.


A row is brewing over planned new laws which critics claim would allow euthanasia by the back door.


Report: Mosul Attack Was a Suicide Bombing

Dec. 22, 2004 - New evidence shows the bombing of a US military mess tent in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday â-hich killed 22 people and wounded 70 others â - a suicide attack, ABC News has learned.


A new method of killing head lice by suffocating them with a lotion that dries on the scalp like shrink-wrap appears to work as well as many conventional medicines, its U.S. inventor said on Tuesday.


Godfather pipped into second spot It's official: Citizen Kane is the greatest US movie of all time, pipping The Godfather into second spot.â¦


Police escort Spears to hospital to 'get help'

Police officers were called to Britney Spears' house Thursday morning, police said.


Favoring stores, Dell closes mall kiosks

Dell Inc., which has been pushing its computers into more retail stores, said Wednesday it will close its 140 shopping mall kiosks in the United States.


Asif Ali Zardari detained; sent back to Karachi

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party leader Asif Ali Zardari was detained at Islamabad Airport on Tuesday and sent back to Karachi. Zardari on his arrest said he would return back soon.


Tensions still high between Red Sox and Yankees

More bad blood between the Red Sox and Yankees in Boston's 11-to-4 win yesterday. Boston's Pedro Astacio and New York's Brad Halsey were ejected in the eighth inning for throwing at batters.


Viacom explores possible sale of music publisher

Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on  Monday it may sell its music publishing business, which  includes music from contemporary hit artists Eminem and  Shakira.


Pakistan said yesterday that it has successfully test-fired a medium-range, nuclear-capable missile that could hit many cities


BBC's John Laurenson reports from the French town of Caen on an influx of underage illegal immigrants.


Billy Joel will make "The Last Play at Shea" in a final concert at Shea Stadium on July 16. The Piano Man will perform the night after baseball's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium, the Mets announced Thursday.


August retail sales come in weaker-than-expected

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stocks were slightly lower in early trading Tuesday as oil prices rose on the threat to supplies posed by Hurricane Ivan's progress through the Gulf of Mexico, with weaker-than-expected data further undermining sentiment.


U.S. threatens tough measures against Sudan

The United States and others will consider imposing punitive measures on Sudan for its refusal to allow an international force into the devastated Darfur region, the State Department said on Tuesday.


Board Delays Hearing on Indigo Dunes Plan

By DEIRDRE FERNANDES  BY DEIRDRE FERNANDES THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  VIRGINIA BEACH - Frustrated members of the city Wetlands Board agreed Monday to delay discussion on a large housing project off Shore Drive until May.


Official: No Proposal Yet on Thales-EADS

No merger proposal has been submitted to the boards of French defense company Thales SA and European aerospace consortium EADS despite reports that the French government is interested in a linkup, German Economics Minister Wolfgang Clement said Tuesday.


Advertising: 5 Shows and a Car Share a Premiere

CBS is joining forces with Cadillac in hopes of enticing viewers to sample the CBS Monday prime-time lineup and enticing drivers to buy the new Cadillac CTS sedan.


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Forensics experts were poring over fingerprints and dental records to identify victims from the Asian tsunami, hoping to get the easier matches out of the way before tackling the time-consuming process of DNA analysis.


County shifts AIDS focus to high-risk people

Reflecting the changing progression of AIDS, the Central Illinois battle against the disease is shifting its focus toward people at higher risk of being infected.


Intel calls its superfast chip a breakthrough, but is it marketable?

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Intel Corp. has designed a computer chip that promises to perform calculations as quickly an entire data center -- while consuming as much energy as a light bulb.


Sales agency wins rights to database in High Court

Well-insulated contacts A sales agent has won the right to retain a customer database built up while working on behalf of an insulation company. The UKâs High Court ruled that the agent was the âfirst ownerâ of the database under the EU Database Directive.â¦


New York launches antitrust probe into Intel

New York state launched a formal investigation on Thursday to determine if Intel Corp, the world's biggest chipmaker, violated state and U.S. antitrust laws to squeeze out rival Applied Micro Devices Inc.


Turkey's re-elected leader says he will continue reforms, but vows to respect the country's secular tradition.


Motorists should pay charges to drive on the road network, a key government-backed report is to recommend.


Pew File-Sharing Survey Gives a Voice to Artists

The battle over digital copyrights and illegal file sharing is often portrayed as a struggle between Internet scofflaws and greedy corporations.


TALKS between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and settlers opposed to his Gaza pullout plan ended in acrimony yesterday amid warnings the country could face civil war.


Britain Sending Extra 220 Troops to Iraq

Britain is to send an extra 220 troops to Iraq to take over from Dutch forces being pulled out of the country, the Ministry of Defense said Thursday.


U.S. expands warning to cover all fresh spinach

Consumers should avoid all fresh   spinach, regardless of whether it is pre-packaged, a chief U.S.   food safety official warned on Saturday, saying the number of   E. coli illnesses had passed 100.


HealthWatch: More Flu Vaccine on the Way

Long lines of vulnerable seniors waiting for flu shots helped to prompt Tuesday's quick and very public announcement. "We need, all of us, to take a deep breath," said Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.


Saturn Pictures Seen from Near and Far - Saturn Pictures from ...

As Saturn grows closer through the eyes of the Cassini spacecraft, which is hurtling toward a rendezvous with the ringed world on June 30 (July 1, Universal Time), both Cassini and the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope snapped spectacular pictures of


The season isn't over, after all, for the Kansas City Chiefs, who have in recent weeks resembled the Super Bowl contender that they had hoped and planned to be all along.


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New York Giants safety Shaun Williams will have surgery on his left knee Monday to repair damaged cartilage.


Zimonjic and Sun claim mixed doubles title

Fifth seeds Sun Tiantian of China and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic overcame feisty Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza 7-6 6-4 to win their first Australian Open mixed doubles title on Sunday.


Archaeologists discover more than 250 examples of prehistoric rock art carvings in Northumberland.


US Airways shares rise on hopes for pilots pact

Shares of US Airways (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose more more than 5 percent on Thursday after the airline's pilots union said it may soon agree on a plan to cut wages and benefits to help the carrier avoid a second


Dow Jones shareholders seek guarantees from suitor News Corp of the independence of the Wall Street Journal.


Armstrong, McBride join ABC drama pilots

Former "O.C." star  Samaire Armstrong and "JAG" regular Zoe McLellan have joined  ABC's drama pilot "Dirty Sexy Money."


A clampdown by Pakistan along with a new offensive by Indian forces have cut nearly in half the number of separatist militants operating in violence-torn Kashmir, Indian military and intelligence officials said Monday.


Commonwealth chief says parliament, courts should solve Musharraf row

Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon emerged from a meeting with Pervez Musharraf saying Pakistan's parliament and judiciary should solve a row over the president's efforts to remain army chief.


Blasts in south India city kill 30: officials

About 30 people have been killed in two explosions, one of them due to a bomb, in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, a senior government official said on Saturday.


Recently, GuitarWorld magazine published a list of top 100 of the worst guitar solos, riffs and licks of all time. I am a big sucker for this sort of thing, so I swallowed the $7.95 price to purchase it, with a good expectation of what would be included. Just as literary scholars have a canon of great literature, the guitarist community has a canon of really awful guitar solos - including, for instance, Neil Young's infamous one-note Cinnamon Girl solo, anything by Van Halen, and anything played by Kurt Cobain. When I turned to the list, I suffered a cruel, horrible shock.


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Spearsâs Awards Fiasco Stirs Speculation About Her Future

Endlessly mocked in the mainstream news media and the blogosphere, Sunday nightâs fiasco has left Britney Spears's fans and her handlers bewildered.


Advertisers Keen on Behavioral Targeting

Behavorial targeting, technologies for monitoring and interpreting online habits, are the newest gold mine for Web sites and their advertisers.


WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agenda laden with issues affecting the business sector. Tobacco companies, the biotech industry, and operators of coal-fired power plants have a stake in cases the court will hear in the next month.


Group Urges Presidential Candidates To Highlight Chronic Disease

With health care the top domestic issue among voters as the nation heads into the 2008 elections, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease asked presidential candidates Tuesday to focus on ways to prevent, treat and manage chronic diseases that account for more than 75 cents of every dollar spent on health care.


Eminem Tops Charts Ahead of Holiday Season

Eminem topped music charts for a second week, warming up a recent cold spell for record companies who hope the rapper and big releases from acts like U2 and Gwen Stefani will ignite a hot holiday season


Bush gets outline of Iraq Study Group report

President Bush was briefed on a bipartisan panel's findings on Iraq on Tuesday but the White House doubted the group's report would provide a "magic bullet" to quickly resolve the Iraq war.


NASA says a false-color image taken by its Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a rock dubbed "Escher" whose fractures, which divide the surface into polygons, may have been formed when water left over from the rock's formation dried up.


Science Magazine: Asia Farmers Sucking Continent Dry

Asian farmers drilling millions of pump-operated wells in an ever-deeper search for water are threatening to suck the continent's underground reserves dry, a science magazine warned on Wednesday.


French President Sarkozy marries Bruni: report

French President Nicolas Sarkozy married his girlfriend Carla Bruni on Saturday at the Elysee Palace, French radio station RTL reported, quoting witnesses.


West opposes Russian push for more Kosovo talks

A push by Russia for more talks  over the future of Serbia's Kosovo province ran into immediate  opposition on Wednesday in the U.N. Security Council from  Western countries who say such talks would be pointless.


Exercise for Seniors Can Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and ...

There is no question that a regular program of exercise is beneficial for all population groups. Even senior citizens can live healthier, more productive lives if they incorporate exercise into their daily routine.


New England clean energy lobbying groups join

Is it a clean tech cluster yet? New England, like other regions, hopes so.


A car bomb kills at least 10 people in eastern Baghdad, a day after dozens died in an attack on the city centre.


EFF to fight for digital rights in Europe

(InfoWorld) - Consumers in Europe have another group looking out for their digital rights with the opening of a Brussels office by the U.S. nonprofit group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The EFF has battled the U.S. government and corporations to protect the rights of consumers and technologists in areas like free speech, data privacy and digital rights management. It has brought or helped to defend cases against the U.S. Department of Justice, Apple, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, AT&T, and others. On Monday it opened an office in Brussels, home of the European Commission and the European Parliament, and said it would play a more active role in shaping European law and advocating on behalf of European citizens. The office was funded partly by Mark Shuttleworth, the South African dot-com billionaire who launched the Ubuntu Linux distribution, and by the Open Society Institute, a U.S. grants foundation chaired by George Soros. Erik Josefsson will be the EFF's European Affairs Coordinator. He was previously the head of the Swedish chapter of the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure, which helped overturn the proposal for a unified patent system in Europe. The EFF didn't say which issues it would pick up in Europe. Areas it could potentially get involved with include the battle under way against Apple to force it to open its digital rights management (DRM) system, so songs bought from its iTunes Store can play on music players other than Apple's iPod. It has already been involved in some European cases. A few years ago it set up a defense fund for the Norwegian teenager Jon Johannsen, known as "DVD Jon," who was accused of creating an illegal program, DeCSS, to watch DVDs on his Linux computer. He was eventually acquitted by a Norwegian court. In the U.S. the group has fought the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a controversial law that seeks to prevent people from cracking DRM systems to access copyright works, but which critics say has been misused to inhibit innovation and fair use. It also brought aÂ class action suit against Sony BMGÂ over the "rootkit" copy-protection technology used in some of its music CDs, helping U.S. and Canadian customers to get refunds. And it helped defend several bloggers who were sued by Apple for allegedly leaking information about upcoming products to online news sites. Its current cases include a class-action suit against AT&T for wire-tapping on behalf of the U.S. government, and a suit in Florida on behalf of citizens whose votes were not properly registered by e-voting machines.


Milano, 15:18 - CALCIO, INTER: MORATTI: SOCIETA' FARA' QUALCOSA SU ADRIANO

Un'altra festa per Adriano, un altro problema per Moratti e Mancini. Nuove immagini di una notte in ...


A censure vote removes French Polynesia's first pro-independence government, elected just four months ago.


Former President Clinton, quoting scripture from a church pulpit, sought to frame the 2004 election in moral terms on Sunday and said President Bush's Christianity doesn't keep him from seeing things "through a glass darkly."


Japan's agriculture minister resigns after only a week in office, in another blow for PM Shinzo Abe.


The kinks have not yet been ironed out of Microsoft Corp's web search engine, but the company has gone ahead with another beta launch of MSN Search that showcases many of the bells and whistles rivals launched incrementally well after they were mature.


Live Free or Die Hard: Fun and Forgettable

Despite his computer illiteracy, the rogue cop hero battles a computer mastermind in this superficialthrills-a-minute sequel


Nude Photo Publisher Perfect 10 Sues Google

A California-based pornographer said on Monday it has sued Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , alleging that its leading Internet search engines are


Martha Stewart, the lifestyle guru convicted of lying about the sale of shares she owned, wants to begin her five month jail sentence as soon as possible.


ATHENS -- Matt Hemingway gambled in the men's high jump last night, passing on the fourth height of the competition (7 feet 6 inches) to save himself for later. He easily cleared his next two jumps to take the silver.


Lo ha annunciato Antonio Matarrese, processo il 15 dicembre


Police arrest 15 people across north Italy suspected of trying to revive the Red Brigades urban guerrilla group.


When Venus Williams is healthy, she's still one of the top players in women's tennis. Like her sister, though, Williams has had plenty of problems with injuries, and the bum left wrist that's sidelined her since Wimbledon is forcing her to skip the U.S. Open.


Lebanese Politician Hurt in Apparent Suicide Attempt; Driver ...

Officials in Beirut say Marwan Hamadeh was wounded Friday when his car was targeted by a remote-controlled bomb near his home. He suffered only minor injuries, but his driver was killed and a bodyguard was seriously hurt.


Four Muslims killed, three wounded in Thai south

YALA, Thailand  - Four Muslims were killed -- and one of them beheaded -- and two soldiers were wounded seriously in two attacks in Thailand's rebellious Muslim-majority far south, police said on Tuesday. Three village security guards and a village headman were ambushed and shot dead in Yala, one of the three southern provinces caught up in nearly four years of separatist insurgency in which more than 2,100 people have been killed.


A Briton who has spent more than 20 years on death row in the US is to face a retrial.


"The Water's Lovely" (Crown, 352 pages, $25.95), by Ruth Rendell: Ruth Rendell's latest novel is like a perfect episode of NBC's "Law and Order." It's a self-contained tale of suspense about life in the modern world with enough twists, turns and uncertainties to remain interesting throughout. It's got realistic, engaging and likable characters to whom bad things often happen.


A new novel by author Salman Rushdie  will be published in June in, publisher Random House said on  Thursday.


A 20-year-old woman in Indonesia who tested positive for bird flu has died, becoming the country's 64th victim.


Train bombing to overshadow India-Pakistan talks

The bombing of a train from India to Pakistan which killed 68 people this week is expected to dominate talks between their foreign ministers on Wednesday, but the fact they are meeting signals a new diplomatic maturity.


Apple iTunes to Carry New Band Aid Single

The new Band Aid charity single will be sold on Apple's popular iTunes online music service, with the company subsidizing the retail cost of the track.


Rampant Europe charge to emphatic victory

Europe retained the Ryder Cup in   emphatic style on Sunday as they beat the United States by a   record-equaling 18-1/2 points to 9-1/2 at the K Club to claim   the trophy for a third successive time.


ATLANTA -- New federal laws take effect Thursday that could dramatically shorten the time it takes for a check to clear the bank because the information will now be transmitted electronically.


It's sending 1,809 UN peacekeepers and 300 volunteers in a new Chinese 'peace corps' program.


A warning is out from the Food and Drug Administration about the pain killer Aleve. The FDA says people taking the over-the-counter medication should strictly follow the directions on the label.


Parliament declares Ukraine elections invalid

That idea gained support as Ukraine's parliament declared last week's presidential election invalid, in a non-binding vote.


German Investor Confidence Probably Dropped in August on Rising Oil Prices

Investor confidence in Germany, Europe s biggest economy, probably fell for the first month in three in August amid concern about a global slowdown and surging oil prices, a survey of economists showed.


Iraqi Government Gives Militants Deadline

NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces battled militants Tuesday in Najaf, sending plumes of black smoke over the holy city as Iraq's government warned fighters loyal to a radical cleric "they have hours to surrender" in their weekslong standoff inside the Imam Ali Shrine or face attack...


Cody Caughlan's Blog: Database Migrations for PHP5

Cody Caughlan has created a project that brings one of the popular features of Ruby on Rails to the world of PHP5 - database migrations.   One of the cool things I like about Ruby on Rails is the use of "migrations" for maintaining your DB. Migrations have proven to be pretty handy in keeping a local database in sync with the work of other developers. [...] Because migrations are incremental and they are done in a structured manner, it is a great way of pushing out new DB changes to the production database servers.   His framework, Ruckusing Migrations, is a modular framework that makes use of some of the more advanced features of PHP5. It's portable (via an adapter interface) and uses a generic task interface (task files) to load functionality into the framework. There's also plenty of API hooks to allow for a developer to easily create their own custom operations.   Check out the project homepage for more information.


CIAMPI: HO FIDUCIA IN NAPOLI, SAPRA' REAGIRE

(AGI) - Napoli, 13 nov. - Sono momenti difficili, ma non spaventiamoci perche' Napoli ha mille risorse, el'intelligenza per farle valere: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi arriva in una citta' alle prese con l'emergenza


Baghdad, 12:28 - CALCIO, WORLD SOCCER: IRAQ MIGLIOR SQUADRA DELL'ANNO

L'agenzia di stampa irakena, Nina, riferisce che la nazionale di calcio del proprio paese è


Ruling on Microsoft is Upheld By EU Court Operating System Must Be ...

Microsoft lost a major appeal Wednesday when a European court ruled that the world's largest software company must comply with sanctions imposed by regulators and strip features from its Windows product.


Israelâs Experimental Pressure Backfires

When Hamas blew holes in Gazaâs border, it also blew a hole in the Israeli policy of pressuring the people of Gaza.


Reggio Calabria, 18:53 - CALCIO: REGGINA: AMORUSO TORNA IN GRUPPO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per la Reggina di Mazzarri, in vista della gara casalinga con il Livorn...


New Orleans nursing home owners indicted

The owners of a nursing home where 35 patients died in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina were indicted Wednesday on charges of negligent homicide and cruelty to the infirm.


People with Diabetes Need to Take Care of Teeth

NEW YORK  - Dental health is particularly  important for people with diabetes, new findings indicate.


A Georgian politician is arrested for corruption after alleging the president ordered him to plan  assassinations.


Bid to Salvage Solar Evidence from Crashed Capsule

Scientists are beginning efforts to retrieve solar atoms from the crashed Genesis space capsule, a day after it plunged to earth and slammed into the Utah desert.


Social Isolation, Guns and a 'Culture of Suicide'

New research suggests that suicide risk factors are heightened in rural areas by social isolation, lack of mental health care and the easy availability of guns.


Gerald Ratner is set to table an improved bid of Â£350m for the UK operations of jewllery company Signet.


Function, features, features and functions Mobile Clinic Choosing mobile handsets that keep the increasingly pushy and tech savvy user base in the organisation happy â without destroying the hard work put in to keep networks and data secure â is one of the most emotive issues we've had to deal with in this month's Mobile Clinic.â¦


Rowling angered as NYT reviews last Potter

The New York Times published a review of the final Harry Potter book on Thursday before it went on sale, drawing a stinging response from author J.K. Rowling.


Despite resistance, flu drug still preferred

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that despite new research indicating some resistance to Tamiflu, it remained its âdrug of choiceâ for protection against bird flu and in case of a human flu pandemic.


9/11 disaster payout set record, study says

Victims of the Sept. 11 attacks received more than $38 billion in compensation - a figure 30 times the size of the largest previous disaster payout and one that is unlikely to be matched, according to a Rand Corp.


Studio avveniristico e conduttore piu' giornalista


New York: Mark David Chapman, the man convicted of murdering John Lennon outside the former Beatle's Manhattan apartment building, was denied a request for parole on Tuesday, officials said.


NEW YORK - The National Hockey League will lock out its players Thursday, threatening to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season. The long-expected decision was approved unanimously Wednesday by NHL owners, who are demanding cost certainty, which players say would be tantamount to a salary cap...


The Federal Reserve tried to soothe Wall Streetâs nerves Wednesday, but a fund manager frayed them by warning that two pillars of the financial markets might crumble.


Roma, 10:00 - VELA, MONDIALI WINDSURF: SENSINI MANTIENE SECONDO POSTO

Sono riprese in Nuova Zelanda, dopo due giornate di riposo, le regate al Mondiale Windsurf RS:X. Con...


The Feed: In the Farm Bill, a Creature From the Black Lagoon?

You may be surprised to learn that your tax dollars have helped pave the way for the growth of livestock megafarms by paying for manure management.


Ciampi parla ai militari italiani "Operate nell'ambito dei dettami ...

Roma, 22 dicembre 2004 - Nassirya - Italia un filo diretto per il Presidente della Repubblica con i militari lontani. "E' importante che vi manteniate del tutto fedeli ai compiti che vi sono stati affidati


At the inquest into their deaths, Mohamed Al Fayed's press spokesman insists Dodi and Diana were engaged to be married.


Microsoft suffers stunning EU antitrust defeat

BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG  - Microsoft suffered a stunning defeat on Monday when a European Union court backed a European Commission ruling that the U.S. software giant illegally abused its market power to crush competitors.


How to Escape Down an Airplane Slide -- and Still Make Your Connection!

Last week's British Airways crash was unusual, but airplane evacuations happen routinely. Six tips for getting out smoothly


Out for V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, but Missing Tiles

Missing a key piece to your favorite board game? The Web's abundance of board game sites might help.


âThe Kite Runnerâ Film Outlawed in Afghanistan

The Culture Ministry has quietly banned the import of the film based on the best-selling novel about childhood betrayal, ethnic tension and sexual predation in Afghanistan.


US astronaut Sunita Williams has now spent more time walking in space than any other woman.


Statement from Christine Gregoire regarding Supreme Court decision

SEATTLE, Wa. - Chris Gregoire issued the following statement about the Supreme Courtâs unanimous decision to allow ballots mistakenly ignored by King County to be counted.


Russia sees N.Korean fund transfer complete Monday

Russia expects the transfer of $25 million in unfrozen North Korean funds to be completed on Monday, Russian news agencies quoted a Russian government source as saying on Friday.


Anthony Leads Nuggets Past Pistons 117-109

Denver coach Jeff Bzdelik nearly had Carmelo Anthony come off the bench against Detroit. It's a good thing he didn't. Playing with the kind of aggressiveness and enthusiasm that had been missing, Anthony broke out of his early season slump with 34 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals to help the Nuggets beat Detroit 117-109 on Thursday night.


Union sets strike deadline at General Motors

The United Auto Workers union has set an 11 a.m. ET Monday strike deadline for its 73,000 members at General Motors, although talks between the union and the company were still ongoing. The company said in a statement that it was still hopeful of reaching a deal to avoid a shutdown.


It should have been obvious to the Giants from the first series of the game yesterday that they were going to have problems containing the Detroit Lions.


US Steelmakers' Shares Fall on Concerns About China Exports

US steelmakers' shares declined, led by AK Steel Holding Corp., Nucor Corp. and US Steel Corp., amid concern that exports from China, the world's largest producer and consumer of steel, may create a supply glut.


President Hamid Karzai has won the majority of votes in the Afghan election, securing over 55 % and paving for the way for him to become the country's first popularly elected president.


Roger Federer takes on James Blake while Tommy Haas faces Nikolay Davydenko in the men's quarterfinals at the U.S. Open today.


Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez quits after being caught drink-driving and held by police.


Fans will be seeing red when Sharapova takes the court

Armed with a new look, a refurbished serve and a fortuitous draw, Russia's Maria Sharapova is primed to defend her U.S. open title.


Orientation Planned for Habitat in Roanoke

By Cheryl Wolfe  ROANOKE - Families interested in applying for a Roanoke Habitat for Humanity house must register and attend an upcoming orientation meeting.


Napster Creator Unleashes New File Sharing Service  Napster was a revolutionary product. It practically gave birth to the p2p industry on the Internet. It has lead to a stage that big corporations of the music industry are practically scared of losing a major chunk of their business from this phenomenon. And ...


At least that's what a group of gem industry bigwigs are   complaining about in the run-up to Leonardo DiCaprio's upcoming Warner   Bros. drama The Blood Diamond, in which he plays a diamond   smuggler who matches wits with a ruthless African diamond syndicate.


Schema di passaggio verso assetto compiuto, manca poco


British drivers warned: Don't trust Sat Nav

Britain's first official road signs to  warn drivers about the dangers of trusting their satellite  navigation devices (satnavs) were introduced on Tuesday in a  Welsh village.


Real is playing for keeps in music price war

RealNetworks today is slashing the price of a digital download to 49 cents a song from 99 cents - a bold move in the war over digital music.


Rapid cooling of area real estate market compels superintendents, teachers to do more with less.


La tragedia il 18 febbraio scorso, ad Agrigento. Il piccolo, di 6 mesi, potrebbe essere dimesso la prossima settimana                                          Palermo, si Ã¨ risvegliato dal coma il bimbo accoltellato dalla madre


An earthquake off Sumatra triggered a massive tsunami that swept across southeast Asia Sunday, killing more than 8,000.


Gaffes prompt re-examination of BP CEO's record

A series of scandals at oil giant BP   Plc's U.S. operations, has shaken investors' faith in its head   John Browne and prompted some to re-examine the record of a man   often rated among the world's most respected CEOs.


U.N. extends prosecutor Del Ponte's term to year-end

The U.N. Security Council on Friday extended the appointment of Carla del Ponte as prosecutor of war crimes in the former Yugoslavia until December 31, when her still-unnamed successor will take over.


The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has activated Carlos Arroyo from the injured list and placed rookie forward Kris Humphries on the injured list.


Scavolini scala la classifica Prima vittoria per la Fortitudo

Bologna, 7 ottobre 2004 - La Climamio ha sofferto metÃ  partita, poi ha imposto il divario tecnico contro un Livorno solo volonteroso, che ha guidato (2-8, 11-16, 20-21), ma che poi si Ã¨ spento anche perchÃ¨ Basile ha preso in mano la squadra: nel 13-0


The long decline in sexual activity among U.S. teenagers, hailed as one of the nation's most important social and public health successes, appears to have stalled.


Skin Deep: Curls, Split! Ringlets, Be Gone!

The Brazilian Keratin Treatment has been trickling into the United States for a few years but has become widely available only in the last six months.


A suspect in a 1999 apartment-building bombing that killed 64 people and helped trigger Moscow's renewed military campaign in Chechnya was brought to Russia on Saturday after being arrested in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, authorities said.


A radical Muslim cleric who Italian prosecutors say was abducted by the CIA in Milan in 2003 and flown secretly to Cairo has been freed from an Egyptian jail and plans to sue the U.S. and Italian governments for damages, the man's attorney said Monday.


A visit to the Gant store on Fifth Avenue and 51st Street, which reopened a few weeks ago after extensive renovations by the architect Annabelle Selldorf.


Iran Arrests Dozens on Suspicion of Spying on its Nukes

Iran says it has arrested dozens of alleged spies, including several it accuses of sending nuclear secrets abroad to Iran's enemies.


Illinois Senate candidate Alan Keyes' 2000 presidential campaign has been fined $23,000 for campaign finance violations including taking excessive contributions.


For however many millennia mankind has peered at the heavens, no one had ever identified a planet outside the solar system, and, being prone to extrapolating, many assumed no one ever would.


South Sudan rebel leader John Garang says government policy must change to end fighting in troubled Darfur.


The troubled airline has scored a money-saving pact with its pilots. But to avert a bankruptcy, more savings are needed. After more than a year of bargaining and some very high-pressure negotiating sessions


Napoli, 20:50 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; MALESANI: RINGRAZIO SQUADRA

Una grande vittoria, un'ottima prestazione, ma anche una brutta notizia per l'Empoli di Malesani che...


Mexico, 10:41 - AUTO, NASCAR: PRIMA VITTORIA PER MONTOYA

Prima vittoria nella Nascar per Juan Pablo Montoya. Il 31enne colombiano, ex-pilota della McLaren, h...


A computer expert admits filming women in a toilet to gratify a sexual fetish.


Macy's department store will pay  $600,000 to settle New York state charges that it used racial  profiling in efforts to detect shoplifters, parent company  Federated Department Stores Inc., said on Friday.


To proud Iraqis, resisting US is rational

mingling with the locals, traveling by public transportation, and exploring the country by myself. I found that Iraqis of all


China expected to free New York Times reporter soon

A Chinese journalist jailed while working for the New York Times expects to be freed at the weekend, his family and a lawyer said, ending a controversial prison term that highlighted the country's tough media controls.


Close call: Bunning hangs onto Senate seat

Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning barely won re-election to the US Senate on Tuesday, edging Democratic challenger Daniel Mongiardo by about 2 percent of the vote in Kentucky.


Grammy organizers reach deal with striking writers

Hollywood's striking writers said on Monday they will grant an "interim agreement" to organizers of the Grammy awards allowing the ceremony honoring musicians to be written by union members.


A top NATO alliance general said yesterday that Afghanistan's Taliban militia has lost its ability to control large swaths of territory, even if the hard-line Islamic movement remains strong in "small pockets" of the country.


1. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini


The memory of that painful moment just after midnight on Oct. 17, 2003 in Yankee Stadium never went away for me - even after the New England Patriots captured a second Super Bowl title.


NEW YORK -- Suggesting the government was acting as if it had something to hide, a federal judge yesterday gave Washington one month to release records related to the treatment of prisoners in Iraq.


Padoa Schioppa cerca consenso dai colleghi dell'Ue


Advertising: Madison Avenue Says Hello to âHello,â Again

At least half a dozen advertising campaigns are using the greeting âHelloâ as a way to attract consumer attention.


CARSON, Calif.  -- David Beckham was limited to some stretching and kicking drills because of a lingering ankle injury in his first practice Monday since joining the Los Angeles Galaxy.


Way Cleared For New Pak Premier To Take Over

Islamabad, August 26 (NNN) : Pakistan Premier Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain resigned on Wednesday after a 57-day transitional term, making way for Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz to be elected as his successor on Friday.


Lock in the lowest rates of the summer. Get up to 4 free quotes from trusted lenders. Apply now - bad credit OK.


No. 700 was a modest home run. It traveled about two rows deep into the left-field bleachers. It brought some spangly streamers out of the upper deck and none of the Giants from the dugout, except for AJ Pierzynski


Lions Sticking With Joey Harrington at QB

Joey Harrington still is Detroit's No. 1 quarterback.


An HBO biopic pursues the real Peter Sellers. But it doesn't quite make us want to find him


Brain Wave Activity Seems Slower in Schizophrenics

New research suggests that schizophrenics process information at a lower frequency than healthy people, almost as if their minds were filled with bad connections.


In ottobre il sole si alternera' a piogge intense


Bus Hijackers in Greece Hold Passengers Hostage

Two armed men hijacked a bus in an Athens suburb Wednesday and are holding more than 20 people on board hostage. The hijackers are demanding a million euros in ransom and safe passage.


Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts on Monday said it has begun to recapitalize after a bankruptcy filing Sunday night that would allow the company to restructure debt and overhaul aging casinos.


Czech striker Milan Baros could be set to answer Rafael Benitez's goalscoring problems, which were highlighted again in Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Aston Villa here.


Attorney General John D. Ashcroft said yesterday that federal courts have endangered national security by ruling against the Bush administration on issues related to the war on terrorism.


Firenze, 20:51 - Calcio, serie C: sospeso per doping Maglietta

La Commissione disciplinare della Lega Professionisti della Serie C ha sospeso in via cautelare per ...


IBM in server joint venture with China Great Wall Computer

China Great Wall Computer Shenzhen Co Ltd has signed an agreement to establish a new joint venture with IBM to produce computer servers for the Asian region, the company said.


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit fell below analyst expectations, signaling the crumbling U.S. economy has dented the Internet search leader's moneymaking machine.


Ofsted reports 5% rise in failing schools

Media & professional: Inspectors announce rise in number of schools judged to be failing.


Shoppers put aside worries about the slumping economy to go to the malls and auto dealerships in January. That propelled retail sales to a surprising rebound following a dismal December.


Six Republican candidates, one strikingly jumbled GOP race and a ton at stake in the heat of the primary season.


Abbas aide slams Israel on Gaza before meeting

A senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned Israel's plan to cut power supplies to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip shortly before Abbas was to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday.


Arafat nephew 'has right to medical records'

PARIS: Yasser Arafat's nephew has as much right to the late Palestinian leader's widely sought medical records as his widow, a defence ministry spokesman said yesterday, amid a simmering family tug-of-war over whether to make the information public.


Cargo ship blasts off with food for international space station ...

MOSCOW - A Russian spacecraft blasted off Friday with vital food and water for the two men at the International Space Station. Russian Salizhan Sharipov and American Leroy Chiao have been rationing their food


Tournament favourites New Zealand are tearing Italy to shreds in the first match of their World Cup campaign.


UK monitoring five planes in radiation probe

Britain is monitoring five planes for radiation in an ever widening probe into the poisoning of a former Russian spy that has heightened tensions with Moscow.


Car bombs and clashes killed 12 Iraqis Monday and three Australian troops were wounded in the first attack on their contingent since the end of the Iraq war.


Journalists' Iraqi captors say France is "enemy of Muslims"

The Islamic Army of Iraq, which is holding two French journalists hostage, said that France is an "enemy of Muslims," in a statement on a website that gave no details on the fate of the captives.


Polls show a tight three-way contest in France's presidential race, with a centrist former education minister just a few points behind the two established candidates.Comment


Google up on Goldman's $215 stock price target

Shares of Web search leader Google (GOOG) rose more than 5% in extended trade Tuesday after Goldman Sachs analyst Anthony Noto put a $215 price target on the stock.


USC Extends Lead Over Oklahoma in AP Poll

On the eve of the season's first Bowl Championship Series standings, No. 1 Southern California increased its lead on No...


Israel would be ready to call a cease-fire with Hezbollah if its captured soldiers are returned, the Lebanese army deploys along the countries' shared border and the future disarmament of the militia can be guaranteed, the foreign minister said Tuesday.


IT firm Accenture pulls out of key parts of a beleaguered Â£6.2bn upgrade of the NHS computer system.


Manovra colosso finanziario per salvare i suoi SIV


A US TV network is being sued by a viewer who saw contestants eat dead rats in a stunt show.


Florida's Donovan ties school win record

Rather than revel in the spotlight after achieving another personal milestone, Billy Donovan exulted his players after tying Norm Sloan as Florida's career victory leader.


Democrat's illness could cost control of US Senate

A Democratic senator was recovering from emergency brain surgery after falling abruptly ill, as the party's newly won control of the US Senate hung in the balance.


Magic 110, Knicks 96: Knicksâ Lineup Gets New Look, but the Result is the Same

Coach Isiah Thomas reshuffled bodies in a vain search for identity in a team that has none. But there were still no clear answers after the Knicks lost 110-96 to the Orlando Magic.


LOS ANGELES  - It's all about the children for Mel Gibson when he's not making movies or practicing his faith.


Remy International will sell its Williams Technologies unit

Anderson (Star report) -- Remy International Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its US transmission remanufacturing operation, Williams Technologies Inc., to Caterpillar Inc.


Genetic study offers answers to autism families

Birthdays are the hardest times for Melissa and Alex Kimmell of Culver City, California.


YANGON, Myanmar -- One of Myanmar's most prominent political prisoners, Min Ko Naing, a student democracy leader, has been freed by the country's military government, a government source said Saturday.


Sepracor (Nasdaq: SEPR) scored a major victory yesterday, though investors should have their eyes wide open when considering the stock.


Crawford, Gatlin, Williams Advance in 200M

ATHENS, Greece - Shawn Crawford was all business Tuesday morning, speeding to victory in 20.55 seconds in his first-round heat of the 200 - a sharp contrast to his antics in the early rounds of the 100. Crawford, who finished fourth in the 100 after dominating the early rounds, was joined in the second round by U.S...


Hospitals Slow in Heart Cases, Research Finds

In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study found.


Chris Young never expected to have to choose again between baseball and basketball. The Texas Rangers helped make it an easy decision for the 6-foot-10 pitcher.


Our 2007 picks for the best of what's new and exciting on the Web today -- sites with exceptional style and smarts that offer new ways to enrich the on- and off-line experience


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday picked up the endorsement of Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who wished Clinton and her presidential rivals would drop the rancor.


Description: A long-awaited assessment of frog, toad and salamander populations around the world finds nearly one-third of species are threatened with extinction.


UK sixth formers are visiting Auschwitz to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the death camp's liberation.


WHO: Coming days critical for control of disease in tsunami-hit ...

The next few days will be critical in controlling any potential outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunamis, the UN health agency said Thursday.


Cc arrestano tossicodipendente 'mammone' nel Torinese


Actor, Stem Cell Research Advocate Dead at 52

Actor Christopher Reeve died at 5:30 pm Sunday of heart failure at the age of 52, after falling into a coma on Saturday. A press release said Reeve was being treated for an infected


The companies are integrating Dell OpenManage 4 systems management software with Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 to unify the tools needed to update system software, operating systems (OS) and applications to one interface that customers


Spanish supercomputer to begin work in January 2005

The world's second-most powerful computer is expected to be operational in Spain in January, a senior Spanish minister announced.


India's Tribal People Safe After Tsunami-Official

India's dwindling aboriginal population in the remote Andaman and Nicobar islands is safe as most lived in jungles, far away from the coast hit by a devastating tsunami, a coast guard official said on Thursday.


Elton John seems to think it's gonna be a long, long time before he   attends another Madonna concert.


Microsoft launches new-look MSN for mobile phones

Microsoft Corp.  launched a  redesigned MSN portal optimized for mobile phones on Sunday,  stepping up its offering at a time when more powerful devices  increase the demand for richer content on handsets.


Now that Apple Computer has its shitake mushrooms together, it apparently is being coveted by IBM. [Missing Links]


Jerry Orbach, the laconic, sharp-edged Lennie Briscoe of "Law & Order" who came to symbolize New York City as much as any actor of his generation, died yesterday at age 69.


Ivory Coast accuses France of shooting civilians

The Government of the Ivory Coast is planning to take legal action against French troops accused of shooting civilians. The Ivorian Government is taking its case to the International Court of Justice.


The journalist described as the most trusted figure in American public life, Walter Cronkite, retires from regular work at 87.


Police Probe Indonesia Blast Reports, May Be Meteor

Several loud blasts were heard in the  Indonesian capital Jakarta and two nearby towns early on  Sunday, but police said they had found no evidence of bombs and  one radio report said it could have been a meteor shower.


In Canada, a New Newspaper Faces Off Against a Well-Established Family

With all of New Brunswickâs English-language daily newspapers owned by the Irving family, one aspiring rival has found that the familyâs dominance is not easily broken.


Jury finds Black, others guilty of criminal fraud

A U.S. jury on Friday found Conrad Black guilty of criminal fraud and obstruction of justice in a grim Friday the 13th verdict that could send the former media baron to jail for up to 35 years.


Britain seeks gold mkt stability in IMF revaluation

Any revaluation of International Monetary Fund (IMF) gold reserves would have to be done in a way which would preserve gold market stability, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said on Monday.


People in Pakistan take part in a crucial parliamentary election overshadowed by violence and fears of fraud


Joe Torre heard enough. He felt insulted. He felt unappreciated. He won't even set foot in Yankee Stadium anytime soon, not even to clean out his office. "I walked out of there, I'm not going back," he said. "I just leave the memories."


Devastated coastal areas across Asia struggled Monday to prevent hunger and outbreaks of disease as dazed survivors searched desperately for the missing, one


Scandalo doping: polemiche sulla sentenza di Torino

CAGLIARI - Frainteso e deluso. Gianfranco Zola si Ã¨ detto amareggiato dopo aver letto i giornali che riportavano con grande enfasi le sue dichiarazioni sul doping. Â«Mi dispiace aver provocato questo polverone


Fannie Mae's board of directors may have found it hard to get rid of the company's top two executives, but a difficult job remains in navigating the transition to the next senior management team.


Woburn and Melrose, chasing undefeated Belmont in the Middlesex League girls' soccer standings, squared off yesterday and as expected, the game went down to the wire. With 1:30 to play, Lauren Langell scored off an Ashley Cannon centering pass to send Woburn home with a 2-1 win.


United Airlines said it must cut an another $2 billion in costs, including an end to all employee pension plans, to exit bankruptcy.


Chiusi gli aeroporti di Bagdad e Bassora e i porti principali del PaeseNuove rigide misure di sicurezza, appello del governo alla calma                                            Rabbia ai funerali delle vittime Iraq blindato, coprifuoco ad oltranza


Senators ask for Bush to rethink Iraq policies

Senators from both major US political parties urged the Bush administration to face the reality of the situation in Iraq and change its occupation policies.


Bush, Kerry Bow to McCain's Wishes on Ads

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry bowed to the wishes of popular maverick John McCain on Thursday, as the president embraced the Republican senator's legal fight against big-money special interest groups airing negative ads and the Democratic nominee scrapped a commercial that featured McCain.


âCanvasâ is a movie that rings emotionally true, despite structural contrivances and dim, washed-out color.


Roman beauty secrets revealed in 1,800-year-old tin of make-up

this was the foundation that fashionable women in Roman London would put on their faces before an evening or day out. Scientists


Calif. OKs Toughest Auto Emissions Rules

LOS ANGELES - California has adopted the world's first rules to reduce greenhouse emissions for autos, taking what supporters see as a dramatic step toward cleaning up the environment but also ensuring higher costs for drivers.    The rules may lead to sweeping changes in vehicles nationwide, especially if other states opt to follow California's example...


By Charles Hutzler  BEIJING  --  Chinese lawmakers today formally introduced a hotly debated law that marks one of the most explicit attempts to legally protect personal wealth by a government that only a generation ago preached communist egalitarianism.


UN secretary generalâs Ivory Coast envoy quits

ABIDJAN - The UN secretary generalâs special envoy to Ivory Coast, Albert Tevoedjre, has resigned, UN officials announced here Monday.


On Top of World, Ochoa Will Shoot for First Major

Lorena Ochoa, a sporting heroine in her native Mexico, will not change her approach while playing for her first major title as the world's top-ranked player.


One of the first researchers to link the popular prescription painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex to heart problems blamed aggressive advertising for escalating


(InfoWorld) - AMD hopes to seize a larger share of the server chip market fromÂ its rival IntelÂ on Monday when it launches the Barcelona quad-core processor. AMD has been shipping the Quad-Core AMD Opteron chip to server vendors throughout August but will use its news conference in San Francisco to publicly announce those partnerships as well as prices and benchmark test results. The company plans to launch a 1.9GHz, 68-watt Barcelona chip that focuses on power efficiency, and a 2.0GHz, 95-watt version that focuses on price/performance, said Randy Allen, AMD's corporate vice president for the server and workstation division. In the fourth quarter, the company will follow that with a 2.3 GHz, 120-watt version for high-performance applications, and higher clock speeds for the first two chips. There is a lot at stake. After launching the original Opteron chip in 2003, the company enjoyed brisk demand as customers applauded the power-efficient performance of that 130-nanometer design process chip. But Intel soon got back in the fight as both companies built smaller, faster components, shrinking their chip scales to 90nm and adding a second core. AMD has endured disappointing results lately,Â posting losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars for recent quartersÂ and focusing its attention onÂ a merger with graphics chip maker ATI. At the same time, Intel claimed bragging rights to beating AMD to quad-core architecture andÂ 65nm scale chips with its ClovertownÂ server chip.Â Intel is also preparing to launch an even smaller-featured design in the fourth quarter with its 45nm Penryn chip. AMD says Barcelona is the answer to the Intel challenge. The chip is designed with all four cores on a single die as opposed to Intel's design of joining two dual-core Woodcrest Xeon chips, Allen said. Even more important, AMD upgraded each core from 64-bit floating point performance to 128-bit and retained its Direct Connect architecture and on-chip memory controller to avoid bottlenecks in data flow, he said. Thanks to that design, the new chip will provide better performance while using the same amount of power, he said. A customer could upgrade a Hewlett-Packard ProLiant DL 385 server from AMD's dual-core to quad-core Opteron and gain faster operation with the same power and cooling demands. "Clovertown will look very anemic, especially as we bring out new frequencies. Customers really don't buy nanometers. What they care about is performance and benchmarking," said Allen. "That Direct Connect architecture is very helpful with virtualization, running multiple OSes, and other applications pulling more data than can be held in on-chip memory." Despite those advantages, AMD has missed out on a spike in market demand driven by a need to upgrade to servers capable of performing virtualization, one analyst said. "A lot of people view this as six months late or more," said Doug Freedman, managing director for research at American Technology Research. "Expectations got ahead of themselves, and some people viewed this as a potential savior for AMD after their server share topped out at the end of last year going up against Intel's dual-die quad-core. Now the feeling is this launch isn't robust enough in terms of samples shipped, design wins, and the complete food chain." To recover, AMD will have to quickly increase its production and release faster versions of Barcelona to improve the chip's availability for a range of applications, Freedman said. Intel executives say they are pressing the lead. "We are very confident, at least on the DP [dual processor] side, that we will have leadership across most of the benchmarks versus Barcelona," said Adesh Gupta, regional platform architecture manager at Intel Asia-Pacific's Server Platforms Group. "There are a small percentage of benchmarks which are floating-point based where we know that they have an advantage and that's an area which we will see them talk about a lot.... If you look at the broader spectrum of applications at the enterprise, we have a significant lead today, and we believe we will have that lead with Clovertown, and once we have Harpertown with 45nm we will extend that lead further," Gupta said. However, some vendors say there is room in the market for both chips. Each processor has its own strengths, said Dell CEO Michael Dell in remarks to financial analysts at the Citigroup Technology Conference in New York on Wednesday. Based on early tests, Dell said, a server using Barcelona chips is faster at running floating-point applications than a computer with Intel's Clovertown chips, but Clovertown is faster than Barcelona at running integer instructions. "So depending on the applications you run, or your theories of computer science, one of those servers may be the best for you. It is simply unacceptable for a company of Dell's size to have only one of those choices," Dell said.


The General Services Administration has picked three Northern Virginia companies to help federal agencies manage their spending on wireless services. The government expects to spend $93 million through the five-year program.


Bogus doctor who fooled experts for years jailed in Britain

A former taxi driver who passed himself off for years as an eminent doctor and psychiatrist, making a fortune in fees and even appearing in court as an expert witness, was jailed for 10 years in Britain.


The celebrity lure of the MTV awards was called a contributing factor to one event not being as flashy as promised.


Everybody's doing it, so why not the White House? President Bush's team is joining the blogosphere, planning regular postings during his Mideast trip.


Peter Jackson first tried to remake the film "King Kong" at age 13 — using a cardboard model of the Empire State Building, a bedsheet painted with a New York backdrop and his Super 8 film camera.


US Airways managers said Sunday the combination of large payments due this week and the failure to achieve a third round of concessions has led them back to bankruptcy court.


Taking us through the highlights of each of the new iPods, David Pogue (New York Times) anoints them âthe best players you can buy.â iPod touch, for example, offers âthe iPhoneâs spectacular widescreen video playback, wireless Wi-Fi Internet features and its now-famous two-finger touchscreen operating system.â And wireless access to iTunes:  âYou can browse or search the catalog, listen to 30-second samples, buy songs for $1 eachâand download them directly to the iPod.â These iPods, Pogue says, âare nearly impossible to beat; there are other 160-gigabyte multimedia players, for example, but theyâre much bigger and more expensive than the iPod classic. And if you do value things like beauty, software elegance and trouble-free computer integrationâwell, good luck resisting that new Nano.â


The Disney/Pixar comedy "The Incredibles" put a freeze on the holiday cinematic animation story "The Polar Express," bringing in an estimated $51 million this weekend, nationally, compared


Giving Gamers Another Window on Their World

The newest piece of hardware in the video game wars, the Nintendo DS hand-held console, is out to prove that two is better than one.


Court delays Texas redistricting decision

The US Supreme Court Monday sent back Democratic challenges to GOP congressional redistricting in Texas to a lower court for a new hearing.


China to Impose Duties on Clothing Exports

China has decided to impose duties on its exports of textiles and apparel, a move that could ease worldwide fears that Chinese clothing makers will soon dominate the global market after its liberalization on Jan.


WASHINGTON - A lawyer for two women who use marijuana as a painkiller told the US Supreme Court yesterday that the federal government has no constitutional authority to outlaw the cultivation of the drug within a state for medical use.


A crash may be the best and quickest way to purge the market of numerous excesses that are holding it back.


The city's CIO said that it is just taking a breather while it figures how it can build a citywide wireless network that can provide free access to all.


A British hostage threatened with death by a militant Islamic group appealed to Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain yesterday to save


Rescue Crews Find No Sign Of Missing Adventurer

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 -- Hundreds of rescuers in trucks, airplanes and helicopters searched for adventurer Steve Fossett in the Nevada desert yesterday but came up with only false sightings, authorities said.


The European Union on Monday ended 11 years of sanctions against Libya and eased an arms embargo to reward the North African country for giving up plans to develop weapons of mass destruction.


KIEV: Ukraine's parliament declared yesterday that a contested presidential run-off vote handing victory to Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich was invalid and failed to reflect the will of voters.


Senate Democrats pressed the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission this week to slap tighter controls on media ownership, public-interest broadcasting and television violence. But after a sometimes contentious two-hour hearing Thursday, some lawmakers expressed little hope of...


Bush May Back Curbs on Social Security Accounts

The president's support for limits on the costs and risks of privatization could help mollify the plan's critics.


Delta Adds Berlin to International Lineup

Delta will begin daily nonstop service to Berlin from New York-Kennedy Airport on May 2. It will be the only carrier offering nonstop flights from the U.S. to the German capital.


Pride, Prizes Aplenty as Tennis Year Nears Climax

Although the grand slam silverware has  been doled out for the 2004 season there is still much pride  and prize money to play for as the tennis year creeps toward  its climax.


A University of Florida student who was shocked with a Taser after persistently questioning Sen. John Kerry won't face criminal charges and has apologized for his actions, his attorney said Tuesday.


KIEV (CBS) As the Bush administration reveled in the apparent election of a pro-Western president in Ukraine, the atmosphere in eastern Ukraine Monday was full of apathy, tears and disappointment as the opposition declared victory in a bitterly contested


What does a positive credit outlook mean for AES?


Spears' manager says singer has "mental issues"

Sam Lufti, the manager and companion of troubled pop star Britney Spears, has said the singer suffers from "mental issues" and has seen a psychiatrist, talk show host Barbara Walters revealed on Monday.


The little secret of digital video recorders is that while they allow you to amass a large collection of movies and TV shows quickly, you still have to find time to watch the material you recorded so effortlessly. For all their merits, these things can't add an extra two hours to each day to help you catch up on this backlog of video.


Roma, 19:51 - CALCIO, LAZIO: FIRMANI TORNA IN GRUPPO

Ripresa della preparazione per la Lazio. Lavoro di potenza aerobica, tattica e partitella  a campo r...


HHS: More flu shots from abroad unlikely

Don't expect imports of flu shots from Canada or other countries to ease the crippling shortage, the nation's health secretary cautioned Thursday.


For years, visitors at the troubled site of Haymarket Square left disappointed: Only a plaque marks the spot where a bomb thrown during an 1886 labor rally killed seven police officers and led to the executions of anarchists unjustly convicted of the crime.


Newspaper endorsements for President Bush, a Republican, or Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat, in the 2004 presidential campaign.


Paper gives 'anti-endorsement' to Romney

The Concord Monitor broke with political tradition Sunday, telling readers in the state with the first presidential primary why they should not vote for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney instead of whom they should support.


Variety - Torvald Helmer - Jorg HartmannNora, his wife - Anne TismerDoctor Rank - Lars EidingerMrs. Linde - Jenny SchilyNils Krogstad - Kay Bartholomaus Schulze


Three Minutes With Google's Apps Manager

Product Manager Rajen Sheth tells how Google Apps will lure enterprise tech managers to Google services.


A fabulous 12 months will be celebrated at the 2004 BBC Sports Review of the Year show.


Many of singer Nick Lowe's peers dye their hair or squeeze into clothes better suited for their children. Lowe has a shock of white hair and titles his latest CD "At My Age."


The Discover credit card has a new marketing partnership with Parents magazine, the nationâs most popular glossy about the worldâs most demanding job.


Kenya police disperse protesters for third day

Kenyan police killed a protester in the port of Mombasa, the opposition said, and a man died in ethnic violence in the southwest on Friday, the third day of demonstrations against President Mwai Kibaki's re-election.


Ex-detective says he bugged conversation between Labour MP and terrorist suspect


Centurion Hall puts South Africa in driver's seat:

[Sports India, Cricket]: Kanpur, Nov 21 : Stopgap opener Andrew Hall scored his maiden Test century and debutant Zander de Bruyn made 83 Sunday to give South Africa a vice-like grip on the second day of the first Test against India at the Green Park


Corzine Announces Bid to Be N.J. Governor

Four years after spending more than $60 million of his own money to get elected to the Senate, Democrat Jon S. Corzine announced Thursday that he is running for governor in 2005.


Bankers could get a kicking on Day of the MiFIDs

Ambulance-chasers to target financial firms Storage Expo Ambulance-chasing lawyers will have a big new target from next month - the financial services industry. So said PJ Di Giammarino, a consultant and keynote speaker at Storage Expo this week.â¦


Mohamed Yousif, Sudanâs minister of humanitarian affairs, dismissed widespread assertions of government involvement in a vicious militia campaign against civilians in the western region.


British police raided a number of homes in the northern city of Manchester on Tuesday under the country's anti-terror laws, a spokesman said.


Justin Gatlin won the fastest Olympic race in history by a face. His face. The very face that might finally change track for the better.


FBI agents searched a Las Vegas, Nevada, warehouse owned by illusionist David Copperfield, according to an FBI spokesman, adding that the Wednesday night raid was related to a case based in Seattle.


By BRIAN BERGSTEIN  IBM Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are teaming up to offer a free data-search tool for businesses, a quirky move challenging Google Inc. and other corporate-search specialists in a blossoming market.


New HP Tool Tracks Open-Source, Free Apps at Work

The FOSSology Project monitors the use of free and open-source software within an enterprise.


Sydney, Australia, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Australia's BHP Billiton said Friday that together with Korea's POSCO, it will try to develop an iron mine and steel mill in India.


Prince Harry sees Diana's death staying a mystery

Britain's Prince Harry says in a U.S. interview with his brother that no one will ever know the truth about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a car crash in a Paris tunnel almost a decade ago.


National Semiconductor Corp. said Monday it agreed to sell its imaging business, which makes chips used in small cameras and cell phones, to camera giant Eastman Kodak Co., as it focuses on its main business of making analog chips.


The Revolution took nearly every type of conventional shot on goal in a 1-1 tie with Chivas USA Saturday night. The only successful attempt, though, was Andy Dorman's volley in the 64th minute.


These are three innocent sprinters, sharing a baton and their medal hopes with Marion Jones, knowing she could take them all down with one horrific lie.


3 GOP Lawmakers May Seek Governors' Seats

Less than a month into a new, two-year Congress, the line is forming among House members considering their next career moves.


"Bridget Jones" star Renee Zellweger says that being around British people makes her feel "curt and clumsy."


Survey finds support for aggressive surveillance by board members

A survey by the Ponemon Institute shows broad support among board members for aggressive surveillance techniques against their counterparts suspected of leaking confidential corporate information to outsiders.


METÃ DEL VIAGRA VENDUTO VIA WEB POTREBBE ESSERE FALSO

Secondo scienziati britannici la metÃ  delle pillole anti-impotenza piÃ¹ note del mondo vendute attraverso il web potrebbe essere false. Gli scienziati hanno analizzato i campioni di Viagra venduti su internet


Japan's Marubeni Corp. denies stake sale

Marubeni Corp., a Japanese import-export company, said Wednesday it was open to strategic partners in operating supermarket chain Daiei Inc., but denied news reports that it had approached either Wal-Mart or Aeon Co., a Japanese retailer, to get help in reviving Daiei.


Tornadoes and other severe weather raked the Deep South on Tuesday, pushing Mississippi River ships around like toys, damaging homes and killing at least one person.


Federal regulators on Monday denied 36 complaints of broadcast indecency in connection with popular TV shows like "Friends," "The Simpsons," and "Gilmore Girls."


Russia's President Vladimir Putin today warned strongly against new international sanctions on Iran, saying they would lead to a dead end


Greek Bus Siege Ends, Police Say Hijackers Bluffed

A Greek bus hostage siege ended  peacefully on Thursday when all 23 passengers were freed and  police revealed that the two armed Albanian gunmen had been  bluffing when they threatened to blow up the bus.


In mostra a Venezia il diamante piÃ¹ antico del mondo

VENEZIA, 21 OTTOBRE 2004 - Da domani l'isola di San Giorgio sarÃ  illuminata a giorno. La luce proverrÃ  dal diamante grezzo piÃ¹ antico del mondo che verrÃ  esposto nelle antiche sale della Fondazione veneziana.


HHS Calls For Plan To Counter Threat of Flu

The stockpiling of antiviral drugs, making more flu vaccine and better surveillance for new flu strains were among the suggestions mentioned in a long-awaited draft document, released yesterday


False perception about holidays and dying

The common perception that terminally ill people try to hang on until after a major event like their birthday or a big holiday isn't true, according to a study published on Tuesday.


The London Stock Exchange confirmed Saturday it is buying Borsa Italiana for 1.6 billion euros (2.15 billion dollars), bolstering the LSE amid takeovers of European stock markets by US rivals.


President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are locked in a tie for the popular vote, according to an Associated Press poll. Voters seem open to change in the White House — most disapprove of the president's performance at home and in Iraq — but still harbor doubts about making the switch.


Cost seen a hurdle in US securities disaster plans

Critical US securities institutions have beefed up protection from terrorist attacks and other disasters, but cost concerns prevent them from taking further steps, officials said in a report on Wednesday.


Hundreds of carabinieri police are taking part in an operation to crush a wave of mafia killings in Naples.


Russia says Britain politicizing poisoning case

Britain is using the case of murdered Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in a political campaign that is harming ties with Russia, Interfax news agency quoted Russia's foreign minister as saying on Friday.


Proposed changes would ban BSE-related material from pet food ...

OTTAWA (CP) - Federal regulators have proposed banning high risk material from animal feed, pet food and fertilizers, in an effort to prevent mad cow disease.


PluggedIn: Lost? Your Phone Knows a Way Out

Back when everyone believed the world was flat, people thought these rocky shores on Spain's windswept "coast of death" were the end of the world. In today's world, you only need a mobile phone to get there ... and back.


Two new Cabir mobile phone worms spotted

DECEMBER 28, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Two new versions of a computer virus that affects mobile phones were discovered yesterday, with new features that allow them to spread more quickly among vulnerable devices, an antivirus company reported.


WARSAW -- US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz compared the crimes of Saddam Hussein to the atrocities of the Nazi and Stalinist eras in a speech in Warsaw yesterday and argued that the Sept. 11 attacks put the United States and Poland "in the middle of a war that we didn't look for."


NL Wrap: Rueter Sharp as Giants Stay in Division

Kirk Rueter allowed just three hits  over seven innings and J.T. Snow homered as the San Francisco  Giants scored a crucial 4-2 win over Los Angeles in National  League play at Dodger Stadium Friday.


More than half of the doses being sold as the illegal drug GHB in nightclubs are actually made from a perfectly legal compound.


Japan's PM Yasuo Fukuda calls for greater discipline from defence officials following a series of scandals.


Record su yen, il mercato punta su nuovi rialzi tassi Bce


Athens - A defrocked Irish priest who once disrupted the British Grand Prix did it again Sunday, bolting from the crowd and grabbing the leader of the Olympic marathon about five kilometres from the finish.


A man and a child are killed and a woman is injured in a light aircraft crash near the M25 in Essex.


Shaquille O'Neal's new Miami Heat uniform is the most popular selling replica jersey among all National Basketball Association players, the league announced.


Sharon Stone runs for president...at Venice art fair

Move over Hillary. Sharon Stone is the  only woman running in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, at  least as far as the Venice Biennale art festival is concerned.


McCain Campaign Cuts Staff After Fundraising Declines

Bloomberg - July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain is firing staff and cutting the salaries of campaign advisers after failing to raise as much money as he expected in the first six months of this year.


Board Of Supervisors Seeks More Power To Fight West Nile

LOS ANGELES -- With the number of cases of West Nile virus at 100 in Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors is seeking new powers allowing officials to enter private property to wipe out mosquito-breeding spots.


Oil rebounds as OPEC voices concern over slide

Oil rose toward $62 a barrel on   Tuesday as producer group OPEC kindled fears of production   cuts, saying oil's steep slide from record peaks had brought   prices too low.


Athens Olympics 2004 / Noguchi's golden run

Noguchi tamed a grueling course and ran away with the gold medal in the women's marathon at the Athens Olympics on Sunday. Noguchi, pulling away at the 25-kilometer mark, held off a late charge from Kenya's


A guide to driving in Beijing during the Olympics

Tourists seeking their own Olympian challenge while attending the Beijing Games this August might be tempted to get behind the wheel of a rental car and take a spin on the roads of the Chinese capital.


Scientists think they may know why the world's largest leatherback turtle was washed up on a Welsh beach.


HRT's Link to Higher Blood Clot Risk Confirmed

Women who receive combination hormone therapy are at double the risk of developing blood clots in their veins, according to a major government study on the treatment.


Official badly injured and Sudanese driver killed in attack in Khartoum, diplomatic sources say


Bloomberg to Delegates: New York Is Back

Mayor Michael Bloomberg welcomed delegates Monday to the Republican National Convention, proclaiming the city has fully recovered from the World Trade Center attacks and thanking Republicans for choosing New York.


Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko pursues a vote in parliament, as the crisis in Ukraine continues.