Israel's Holocaust Museum Unveils Victims Data

Israel's Holocaust museum on Sunday  posted on the Internet for the first time biographical  information about three million of the six million Jews killed  by Nazi Germany.


Livewire: Today's Pop Stars in It for the URLs

British rock band Marillion has gone a step further. Since striking off on its own in 2000, the band has used its online site, http://marillion.com, to raise over 500,000 pounds ($913,200) from fans to finance its last two albums and support its first North American tour since 1995.


North Carolina's woes teach us that building an economy around temporary workers isn't easy


Sharapova, Serena ready to clash in WTA Championships final

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Wildly-popular Russian Maria Sharapova and American superstar Serena Williams will tangle in Monday night's blockbuster title match at the $3 million season-ending WTA Tour Championships.


Bill Hall homered and had four hits, Carlos Lee singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers pulled off the final rally of a seesaw game to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 on Monday.


The 'King of Spam' is Held Over Email Scam

A MAN nicknamed the King of Spam for allegedly sending out billions of junk emails has been arrested in the U.S.   Prosecutors say Robert Soloway became one of the world's biggest spammers, using computers secretly infected with orders to send out his emails.


Global warming said killing some species

Animal and plant species have begun dying off or changing sooner than predicted because of global warming, a review of hundreds of research studies contends.


VATICANO - Appello di Benedetto XVI ai Giovani per Sydney 2008: ÂLa Giornata Mondiale della GioventÃ¹ Ã¨ molto piÃ¹ di un evento. Ã un tempo di profondo rinnovamento spirituale, i cui frutti saranno di beneficio a tutta la societÃ Â CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Al termine dellÂudienza generale di mercoledÃ¬ 4 luglio, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha pronunciato, in lingua inglese, un appello indirizzato ai Giovani per la Giornata Mondiale della GioventÃ¹ che si svolgerÃ  a S...


A collection of unknown poems, thought to be the work of WH Auden, is discovered in a school magazine.


The nation's biggest health insurer said Monday that it would pay $300 million in cash to buy Definity Health Corp., the leading provider of consumer-driven health plans, whose base of operations is in Amherst.


Rio de Janeiro, 14:49 - CALCIO, BRASILE: CUGINO DI RONALDO UCCISO A FUCILATE

Un cugino di Ronaldo, Igor Nazario de Lima, 27 anni, è morto stanotte vittima di un agguato. ...


The U.S. Senate easily gave final  congressional approval on Monday to a huge corporate tax bill  that aims to end a trade fight with the European Union by  repealing U.S. export tax subsidies that violate global trade  rules.


Two runners, a college student and a retired man, died during the Beijing international marathon, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.


Ravens Star Jamal Lewis Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge

Baltimore Ravens football star Jamal Lewis pleaded guilty on Thursday to using a cell phone to try to broker a cocaine deal, avoiding more serious federal drug charges that could have sent him to prison for life.


Former South Africa leader Nelson Mandela is hailed a "liberator of people", as a statue is unveiled in London.


Liferea (Linux Feed Reader) is a GTK desktop news aggregator for online news feeds and weblogs. The project focus is on simplicity and easy installation.   While this release fixes several functional issues it also fixes a grave feed update bug that causes continuous feed updates in v1.4.2b when your global default feed update interval was set to zero.  Please upgrade!!!


Sylvester Stallone was detained for hours on arrival at Sydney Airport after officials found prohibited imports in his luggage and that of his entourage, media reported Saturday.


Rumsfeld to Stay on as Defense Secretary

President Bush has asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to stay in his job and Rumsfeld has agreed to do so, a senior Bush administration official said on Friday.


Race to host 2012 Olympics enters final lap

The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Games submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee on Monday, with Paris the front-runner to win next year's vote.


Oil prices ease slightly, despite expectations producers cartel Opec will not unveil a rise in supplies.


Saint Mary's Stuns No. 11 Gonzaga, 89-81

Paul Marigney scored 30 points with a career-high seven 3-pointers, and Saint Mary's hit a school-record 16 3s to shock No. 11 Gonzaga 89-81 on Saturday night in a matchup of the West Coast Conference's top teams.


An, Fini delega i poteri ai vicepresidenti fino al 2006

Il presidente di An, Gianfranco Fini, secondo quanto si Ã¨ appreso, ha delegato tutti i poteri ai vicepresidenti Ignazio La Russa, Gianni Alemanno, Altero Matteoli, fino alla fine della legislatura. La Russa sarÃ  il 'primus inter pares'.


Cowher Says Steelers' Loss Is Not the End

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher isn't ready to forget about 16 victories just because of another bad playoff loss.


Roh: Korea needs to be vigilant on won's strength

LONDON - President Roh Moo-hyun said on Thursday the country must be ready to guard against excessive currency moves and that channels for more international cooperation on exchange rates should be kept open.


SACRAMENTO, June 4 -- A former Laotian  general and a former California National Guard officer were among nine people charged Monday with plotting a violent overthrow of Laos's communist government.


Bergamo, 19:28 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: CON L'INTER SI TESTA ABEIJON

L'Atalanta riprenderà gli allenamenti domani in vista dell'amichevole di giovedÃ¬ con l'Inter....


A vaccine designed to treat patients with Type 1 diabetes is to be tested on humans for the first time. The Times newspaper reports that scientists will begin the trials on 18 patients with Type 1 diabetes


RAMAT RAZIEL, Israel  - It isn't easy being a   producer of Israeli wine.


Hungarian poultry 'most plausible' cause of English bird flu

Poultry products from Hungary were the most likely cause of the outbreak of a potentially lethal H5N1 bird flu at a Suffolk turkey farm, the government has said.


Drivers try to focus on racing with the tragedy that killed 10 still weighing on their minds. By BRANT JAMES, Times Staff Writer. HAMPTON, Ga.


Natural Approach to Things / The Virginia Aquarium Puts State's Marine Habitat in Easy Reach of Tourists

By WILL JONES  Kevin Turner hadn't understood the parental pressure of a penguin until he tried walking with a wooden egg on his shoetops.


Oracle tries to turn up heat in takeover bid of PeopleSoft

SAN FRANCISCO Oracle is trying to turn up the pressure in its long-running takeover attempt of PeopleSoft. Yesterday two of Oracles top executives -- co-president Safra Catz and chief financial officer Harry


A Melito, cumuli immondizia e fetore mettono in fuga clienti


Caso Telecom, Prodi alla Camera Bagarre in Aula, seduta sospesa                                                                                Il presidente della Camera Fausto Bertinotti ha sospeso la seduta durante l'informativa di Romano Prodi sulla vicenda Telecom. Il premier Ã¨ stato contestato dalla Cdl quando ha detto che il governo di centrosinistra non Ã¨ orientato verso statalismo e dirigismo perchÃ© questo "sconfesserebbe parte della mia storia professionale", frase che ha ripetuto per 8 volte, ogni volta contestato. Proprio da Bertinotti, prima della seduta, era giunto un richiamo "stringente" affinchÃ© l'assemblea si svolgesse in modo ordinato.


Tsunami - Undici italiani fra le vittime

ROMA - Hanno raggiunto ormai il numero di 22mila le vittime dello sconvolgente maremoto che ha colpito ieri il Sud-est asiatico. Tra questi vi sono 11 turisti italiani, che trascorrevano le ferie natalizie nelle piÃ¹ rinomate localitÃ  balneari.


Buckingham Palace 'Batman' Protest Prompts Security Review

Britain has ordered an urgent security  review at Buckingham Palace after a campaigner dressed as  Batman evaded armed police and spent five hours on a ledge at  Queen Elizabeth's London residence.


Pigeon lovers set for the battle of Trafalgar

Pigeon lovers are set to take London Mayor Ken Livingstone to court to force him to let them continue feeding the birds he calls "flying rats" in the capital's Trafalgar Square.


Cabinet Secretaries Hit the Road for Bush

It was Nebraska where the Treasury Department first issued its Lewis and Clark commemorative nickel, but Secretary John Snow opted to attend similar festivities in neighboring Iowa.


Chicago Tribune - Surveying the world beyond the cloistered walls of its Roman enclave, the Vatican sees much to worry about: Terrorism, war, AIDS and poverty are ravaging the lives of many of its constituents around the globe.


Soccer: Yellow card row leaves Beckham facing red card from ...

BAKU : David Beckham is set to be hauled over the coals by English football authorities over his admission that he deliberately fouled an opponent to earn himself a convenient booking in last week's World Cup qualifier against Wales.


Congress Honors S.C. Civil Rights Figures

Congress on Wednesday bestowed gold medals on four South Carolinians whose fight to win school busing for black students in the 1950s paved the way for the desegregation of the nation's schools.


Schools Diversity Based on Income Segregates Some

Recent experiments show how hard it can be to balance academic success and socioeconomic and racial diversity.


Gordon Brown is set to hold talks with President Pervez Musharraf, with a focus on elections in Pakistan.


Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has topped Amazon's book chart less than 24 hours after its release date - 16 July - was announced.


Oil prices stabilise near $58 a barrel, influenced by warm US weather and Canadian refinery troubles.


American teenager Michael Phelps, one of  the superstars of the 2004 Athens Games, added a seventh medal  on Friday night to his collection of Olympic keepsakes but new  doping scandals tarnished world sporting's greatest event.


Marsh opens $230m fund to appease Eliot Spitzer

Marsh & McLennan, the broker at the centre of America's insurance scandal, is setting up a $230m compensation fund as it tries to rescue its tarnished image.


Chirac, Blair Strive for Unity After Iraq

French President Jacques Chirac agreed to disagree with Prime Minister Tony Blair over Iraq on Thursday but pledged full cooperation, from Africa to the Middle East, when Britain heads the G8 and European Union in 2005.


How do the Democratic and Republican hopefuls size up the key issues of the campaign?


A drug commonly used to treat high-blood pressure may slow or even halt the development of Parkinson's.


Thousands of tech faithful buy iPhones at launch

Thousands of U.S. gadget  fans made an orderly pilgrimage to stores on Friday to be among  the first buyers of Apple's iPhone, a music- and video-playing  device expected to reshape the mobile industry.


Chelsea extended its English Premier League lead to six points yesterday, brushing aside promoted Norwich City 4-0. Goals from Damien Duff, Frank Lampard, Arjen Robben and Didier Drogba handed Jose


Defense: Detectives blew off possible lead to chase Scott Peterson

Scott Peterson's defense suggested at his capital trial Tuesday that police ignored an anonymous tip that a dangerous band of convicts was holding his pregnant wife, Laci, at a remote flophouse.


Repairs to shuttle hole not possible in orbit: NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Astronauts in space will not be able to repair a hole the size of the one that doomed the space shuttle Columbia, NASA officials say.


Twenty-eight US soldiers face possible charges over the deaths of two prisoners in Afghanistan, the Army says.


New films pegged to Iraq and other flash points are awash in ambiguity.


The UK's biggest insurer unveils better than expected sales figures for the first nine months of the year.


Update 5: Yukos CFO Delays Return to Moscow

Fears of a management bailout at the embattled oil giant Yukos loomed large Thursday after the company's chief financial officer said he had delayed his return to Moscow indefinitely after Russian prosecutors had summoned him for questioning.


USTA to Employ More Women, Minorities as Umpires

After an investigation into possible discrimination, the U.S.T.A. says it will increase the number of women and minorities working as chair umpires.


A campaign is launched after research finds that a third of people in Scotland cannot recognise stroke symptoms.


Madrid, 10:56 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: SCHUSTER SI LIBERA DA GETAFE

Bernd Schuster si è liberato dal Getafe ed è pronto a firmare per il Real Madrid. Lo s...


UN Threatens Curbs On Sudan If It Doesnât Protect Civilians

New York, Sept. 19 (NNN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday okayed a resolution threatening sanctions against Sudan if violence continued in the western region of Darfur.


WASHINGTON -- Despite continued criticism of his handling of the war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld won strong backing yesterday from the White House and key Republicans in Congress.


Jack Cust sat at his locker while most of his teammates chowed down at a table in the visitors locker room at Yankee Stadium. He sheepishly admitted to being tired after a rare full day in the field.


Lung Cancer Prevention Linked to Red Wine, White Causes More ...

A team of researchers has revealed news that may send many revelers straight to their local tavern. According to a recent Spanish study, drinking a glass of red wine each day can offer significant protection against lung disease.


Asian Stocks Fall in US, Led by Technology Shares; HDFC Drops

Asian stocks fell in US trading after Xilinx Inc. and Altera Corp., the largest makers of programmable computer chips, cut their sales forecasts.


Smiling former rebel is Putin's man in Chechnya

GUDERMES, Russia  - He bounded into the marble-floored office, grinning like a TV game show host primed to crack his opening joke.


Statins may help prevent Alzheimer's: study

Statin drugs may help prevent the brain damage that leads to Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


PREVIEW-Lippi refutes experimental team tag

Italy coach Marcello Lippi has denied picking an "experimental" squad for the friendly match against Finland on Wednesday.


All the action as British fighter Amir Khan bids for Olympic gold.


Security Beefed Up Throughout Philippines

The president vowed on Tuesday to forge ahead with a major military offensive against Muslim militants in the southern Philippines that is believed to have been the motivation for deadly bombings in three cities.


Fortune Brands names chief operating officer

Fortune Brands Inc.  said on Wednesday that Bruce Carbonari was named to the newly-created post of chief operating officer, effective January 1.


They might be the two dirtiest words at this Ryder Cup: Nationwide Tour.


NBA Commissioner Defends U.S. Team Amid Criticism

When Michael Jordan led the first NBA-studded "Dream Team" into the Olympics in 1992, the hope was that their dazzling displays of basketball would inspire others to play better and bridge the gap with the Americans.


Former first lady Claude Pompidou, the widow of President Georges Pompidou, died Tuesday in Paris, her foundation said. She was 94.


Gunmen kill four French tourists in Mauritania: TV

Gunmen shot dead four French tourists in  Mauritania in West Africa on Monday before fleeing, Al Jazeera  television reported.


Taliban say kill Korean hostage, set new deadline

GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban kidnappers killed one of its 23 South Koreans hostages and will kill the rest if their demands are not met by 2030 GMT (4.30 pm ET) on Wednesday, a Taliban spokesman said.


A building rising on Central Avenue in Sylvania Township at the Taylor Automotive Group will open up space for a Romanian-built sport-utility vehicle that its backers hope will compete with the Hummer.


A  bishop is to step down over a porn scandal at a  seminary in his diocese, Austrian media report.


Two small bombs explode in Thailand's troubled south, hurting six, ahead of a tour by PM Thaksin Shinawatra.


Trenitalia, "Minuetto" stonato disagi per i pendolari

Il nuovo convoglio per le tratte locali non funziona e l'azienda ferroviaria nazionale ha deciso di difendersi per vie legali. Altri problemi per chi si muove in treno per lavoro


Alou Signs 1-Year Deal to Play Left for Mets

Six-time All-Star Moises Alou, 40, joined the Mets on Monday, agreeing to a one-year contract worth $7.5 million.


SÃ¬ della Camera alla devolution. Bossi, da Brissago, ringrazia ...

Via libera della Camera alla devolution. L'Aula di Montecitorio, dopo tre giorni di dibattito, ha infatti approvato, con i voti favorevoli del centrodestra e quelli contrari del centrosinistra, l'articolo


PHOENIX -- The protesters gather every morning before dawn, monitoring the entrance to a fenced compound called the Macehualli Work Center. They are trying to shut the place down. They wave placards and take photos of anyone driving in to pick up the day laborers who congregate there. They want...


Jamaica Declares State of Emergency as Ivan Nears

KINGSTON, Jamaica  - Drenching rains and high  winds lashed Jamaica on Friday as Hurricane Ivan roared closer,  after ravaging Grenada and killing 27 people on a track that  could make it the third big storm to hit Florida in a month.


A 72-year-old furniture company is sustainable to its roots.


Federer has talent to be the greatest player ever

Roger Federer is the most talented tennis player I have ever seen. He has the capacity to become the greatest in history. This conclusion isn't simply a result of his sublime victory over Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday's US Open final.


Microsoft releases massive set of security updates

Microsoft released 11 security updates Tuesday to fix critical flaws in its products, including a publicly known ActiveX bug that affects users of the Visual FoxPro database.In total, 17 individual software flaws were patched in the updates. Microsoft rates six updates as critical, meaning they should be installed as soon as possible, while the remaining five updates are considered "important." Last month was an easier month on IT administrators, when Microsoft released just two updates.Microsoft surprised some by releasing one fewer update than expected. Last Thursday, the software vendor had said that it was readying a fix for critical VBScript and JScript flaws in Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003. That update wasn't included in this week's patches, but on Tuesday, Microsoft wouldn't confirm that it had actually dropped the update because "this could put customers at risk," according a spokeswoman for the company's public relations agency.Security experts said Tuesday that the MS08-010 update, which fixes four bugs in Internet Explorer, should take top priority this week. "There are four vulnerabilities within that particular patch and all of them are remote-code executable," said Jonathan Bitle, director of technical account management with Qualys."The way we're looking at it, our prioritization would put MS08-010 at the top, followed by MS08-007," said Don Leatham, director of solutions and strategy with Lumension Security.MS08-010 fixes a publicly disclosed ActiveX bug that affects Visual FoxPro users. Although hackers have already posted code showing how to exploit this vulnerability, the buggy ActiveX control is not included in Internet Explorer 7's default list of controls, so the flaw should not affect most users.The MS08-007 update fixes a critical flaw in the Windows XP and Vista WebDAV redirector software. WebDAV is a Web-based document sharing protocol. The flaw is rated important for Windows Server 2003 users.Microsoft's Office products are also a major source of patches this month. Tuesday's updates include critical fixes for Microsoft Word, Office Publisher, and Office itself. There is also a critical update for Windows' Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation software. The remaining updates, rated important, are for Active Directory, the Vista TCP/IP stack, the Microsoft Works file converter, and two bugs in the Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server.The Patch Tuesday updates show that client-side bugs continue to be a much higher risk than server-side vulnerabilities, said Andrew Storms, director of security operations with nCircle. "One would have assumed that the IIS and Active Directory vulnerabilities would have been the most serious because they stand at the core of an enterprise and provide more critical services," he said via instant message. "But with this month's patches, the hacker's best bet is to take advantage of the client-side attacks."


An opposition group in India burns the $2,500 "people's car" in effigy, charging that Tata Motors usurped farmers' lands for a factory.


Dartmouth fires head football coach Lyons

Hanover, NH (Sports Network) - Dartmouth University fired head football coach John Lyons on Tuesday. The Big Green finished just 1-9 this season, marking the worst record in school history.


Australia, Japan politely disagree in whale talks

Australia and Japan agreed to disagree Thursday on a bitter feud over whaling as their foreign ministers tried to show that the countries' close relationship was otherwise intact.


GPLv3 is either manna from heaven or fire and brimstone, depending on the survey you read.


Death toll from tsunamis in Phuket now at 36

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. BANGKOK, Thailand -- At least 36 people were killed and many more were feared dead after a series of tsunamis


The Caucus Blog: G.O.P. Warns on Early Contests

As state Republican parties scurry to meet tonightâs plan submission deadline for their nominating contests, the national G.O.P. issued a warning that it intends to enforce its timing rulesâno exceptions.


Lo scrive il Wsj, Trasmette da Londra campionati Usa


Leicester City are set to unveil Martin Allen as their new manager, reports BBC Radio Leicester.


Ziff Davis - Opinion: Open-source software development may not be easy, and no one likes to air their dirty laundry, but in the end, it's the smartest way to make software.


China hands out "green card," winning acclaim of foreigners

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- China is granting some foreigners permanent residence in the country with a "green card," a credit card-sized photo ID that was revealed to the public at a press conference here Friday.


Cheney visits an Australia roiled by Guantánamo, Iraq

Prime Minister Howard has been a steadfast US backer, but his opinion poll rating took a hit ahead of Cheney's arrival.


World Urged to Make Good on Asia Aid Promises

World leaders vowed on Thursday to work  together more closely to help victims of one of the worst  natural disasters in living memory as U.N. Secretary General  Kofi Annan declared they were in a "race against time."


Federer aims to put out New York's Bush fires

For once, when the US Open kicks off in New York tomorrow it won't be the biggest show in town. The Republican convention, with its threatened attendant demonstrations


YIWU, China -- For more than three years, Khaled Rasheed and his family spent the nights huddled in fear as bombs exploded near their home in Baghdad. Like generations of would-be emigrants before him, he dreamed of a better life elsewhere. But where?


Dopo l'annuncio del rialzo delle stime sugli utili 2008


Temasek, Italians pull out of LSE race: reports

Singapore state investor Temasek  has pulled out of the running to buy Nasdaq's  31 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange , the Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday.


U2 is hoping consumers will find what they are looking for this   fall--in the form of a special-edition Apple iPod loaded with the band's   new album.


Blood pressure risk to children from salt

Higher salt diets in children lead to raised blood pressure which increases the risk of heart disease and stroke in later life, according to a study based on data collected in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.


One day after a drag-racing car careened into a crowd and killed six people, witnesses questioned on Sunday why the driver was allowed to speed down a highway with no guard rails, lined on both sides by hundreds of spectators.


Al fresco rumpy-pumpy caught on camera YouTube has pulled a "steamy" vid of a London couple indulging in rooftop rumpy-pumpy.â¦


France skeptical of new conditions for release of hostages

The captors of two French journalists allegedly put forward new demands for their release, but French officials cast doubt on the authenticity of the demands and remained cautiously optimistic about securing their release.


Sun Microsystems makes some progress, but the results could have been so much better.


Interstate Bakeries Corp., the nation's largest wholesaler baker and the operator of a large factory in Biddeford, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shook up its top management team Wednesday.


Diplomatic row as Afghans expel European pair

A diplomatic row erupted on Wednesday between Afghanistan and key aid partners after Kabul declared "persona non grata" a Briton and an Irishman working for the EU and the U.N., accusing them of threatening state security by meeting Taliban insurgents.


ConocoPhillips Acquires Russian Government's Stake in Lukoil

American oil giant ConocoPhillips has acquired the Russian government's 7.59 percent stake in Lukoil, one of Russia's largest crude producers, for $1.


Sixty Hurt During Latest Bangladesh Strike

At least 60 people were injured in  clashes between police and opposition activists during a  nationwide strike on Saturday, the fifth in two weeks.


Private Canadian Spacecraft Launch on Hold

A Canadian team's bid to launch the country's first manned spaceship is on hold, although the aspiring astronauts have not given up their attempt to win a $10 million prize.


Pope John Paul II vowed Sunday to continue his mission despite his latest health crisis, telling the faithful from the hospital in a message read by an archbishop that he was grateful for their prayers and affection.


Caterpillar signs China remanufacturing plan

Caterpillar Inc.  on Thursday  signed a letter of intent with Chinese officials to promote the  development of the remanufacturing industry in China, where  Caterpillar has such operations.


Keira Knightley acknowledges she was a bit skeptical at first about appearing in a movie that shared a name with a Disney ride.


The Kraft Nabisco Championship will be played one week later than usual starting in 2006, preventing the LPGA Tour's first major from getting lost among other big sporting events.


Software Firm to Name New Chief Executive

Computer Associates International is expected to announce that its new chief executive will be John Swainson, an I.B.M. executive with strong technical and sales credentials.


Dovra' evitare discriminazioni, anche per coppie gay


Indice destagionalizzato scende da 107,6 a 107


A Tribute to the Man Who Fed Broadwayâs Soul

The Schoenfeld Theater played host to a celebration of the memory of Vincent Sardi Jr., the owner and manager of a landmark Broadway restaurant.


reserved. US digital wireless communications products developer Qualcomm has announced that German handset maker Siemens is to build wireless multimedia handsets based on chipsets from Qualcomm's WCDMA (UMTS) Mobile Station Modem (MSM) portfolio.


New Orleans is narrowly retaining a black majority after Hurricane Katrina, according to a study released Wednesday by The Brookings Institution.


May a doctor in California lawfully prescribe marijuana for a seriously ill patient? May a doctor in Oregon lawfully help a terminal patient to commit suicide?


India RBI ups repo rate 25 bps to check inflation

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India Tuesday raised its key repurchase agreement rate a quarter percentage point to 4.75 percent, its first such hike in more than four years, to check inflation that has hovered at multiyear highs in recent months.


'Catwoman,' Bush Earn Razzie 'Dishonors'

The fur is still flying over Halle Berry's action flop "Catwoman." The Razzies, which mock the worst in film, gave "Catwoman" a leading seven nominations Monday, among them worst picture, worst actress for Berry and worst supporting players for Sharon Stone and Lambert Wilson. "Catwoman" also was nominated for worst screen couple for Berry with either Stone or co-star Benjamin Bratt.


Governor, advocate agree cutting drug costs a key

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Governor Bredesen and the leading advocate for TennCare enrollees may have their differences, but they agree controlling the health care program's skyrocketing drug costs is key to saving it.


Numero piu' alto in Calabria (18),Campania (13) e Puglia


US President George Bush will make a historic visit to Israel and the West Bank in January, the White House says.


Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as president of France, announced his retirement from politics yesterday.Comment


DEFENDING champion Maria Sharapova cruised into the Japan Open women's singles final today while world No.3 Lleyton Hewitt booked his place in the men's semis.


Attaccato convoglio della coalizione, morto un civile


Telecom Italia multata per 152 milioni di euro

Telecom Italia Ã¨ stata condannata al pagamento di una multa da 152 milioni di euro. Questa Ã¨ la stangata decisa l'AutoritÃ  Antitrust presieduta da Giuseppe Tesauro disposta al termine del procedimento istruttorio avviato nel giugno del 2003.


An eighth-grader pressed Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards on Thursday about why he couldn't guarantee that U.S. troops would be out of Iraq by the end of the next president's first term.


Waiting for iPhone: Columbus (Indiana) Discovers the iPhone

A few dozen people waited in line since early afternoon outside an AT&T store in Columbus, Indiana. At a few minutes past six o'clock, twelve were let in at a time, and in only a half hour's time, everyone in line plus at least ten others walked out with an iPhone and accessories. There were no hitches, and plenty of smiling faces. So why isn't it like this everywhere else in the country?


President Fidel Castro said a crude oil deposit has been discovered off Cuba containing up to 100 million barrels, good news for a country that imports about half the petroleum it needs.


Millions of children live in poverty in Eastern Europe and Central Asia despite economic growth there, a UN report says.


Sports reporting isn't supposed to be like this. Sports are fun. They're not supposed to hurt. As NASCAR Nation mourns the loss of the 10 Hendrick Motorsports plane crash victims, countless


Joel Siegel, a longtime movie critic for WABC-TV and "Good Morning America" who racked up five New York Emmy Awards for his insightful work, died Friday, the television station said. He was 63.


Heavy Editing Is Alleged In Climate Testimony

Testimony that the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planned to give yesterday to a Senate committee about the impact of climate change on health was significantly edited by the White House, according to two sources familiar with the documents.


IBM Contributes Speech Recognition Software to Open Source

IBM (NYSE: IBM) will contribute  speech recognition software to the  open source community in the hope of promoting standardized and compatible speech-enabled applications.


JPMorgan Fleming Eyes Stake in Highbridge

JPMorgan Fleming Asset & Wealth  Management on Monday said it plans to buy a majority interest  in and enter into a partnership with Highbridge Capital  Management, a hedge funds manager, to bolster its presence  among hedge funds and attract a broader audience of investors  to hedge funds.


Magical Moments, Tantrums or a $250 Lullaby

With Broadway premium tickets costing up to $250, taking tots to a show is a gamble for parents.


Dow Jones board member moves to block News Corp: report

A Dow Jones  board member who is also part of the family that controls the company has launched a last-ditch effort to block a takeover by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.


Beneath âFriday Night Lights,â Football is Life

âFriday Night Lightsâ is a sports movie, but itâs not just âanotherâ sports movie. On the surface, itâsa film based on the HG Bissinger novel of the same title about the events surrounding the


Roma, 13:48 - Calcio, Maradona jr dal Genoa al Cervia

Italia 1 ha ufficializzato il trasferimento di Diego Armando Maradona Jr., 18 anni, dal Genoa al Cer...


A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 took off on a historic journey Thursday  -  the first commercial flight by the world's largest jetliner


Prison report criticizes Indian Affairs bureau

Suicide attempts are common at prisons operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where inmates step over one another in overcrowded jails


Triplice omicidio e' avvenuto a Brescia il 28 agosto


Fresh accusations of torture at the US Guantanamo Bay prison emerge during the trial of five detainees transferred to Morocco.


Mauresmo pulls out of Australian Open warm-up

Amelie Mauresmo's build up to this month's Australian Open suffered a setback on Sunday when she was forced to withdraw from her last warm-up event.


Jim Calhoun was beginning to have some doubts about his Connecticut Huskies after they lost three of their first seven Big East games. Now, the defending national champions are emerging as a team to be feared.


As US falters, Pepper adds spice to Solheim

The score after Day 2 of the Solheim Cup: Chokin' Dogs 6 1/2, Europeans 5 1/2.


A man opened fire Sunday morning at a church, fatally wounding four people before abducting his wife, whom he later shot to death at another location, authorities said.


Afghans Lionize Masood on Anniversary of His Death

More than 20,000 Afghans gathered in Kabul on Wednesday to remember Northern Alliance military commander Ahmad Shah Masood, slain by al Qaeda operatives two days before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.


He can still run. After all these years, all those hits, and all those predictions of his doom, Curtis Martin can still run.


More Aftershocks as Japan Aids Quake Victims

Japan resumed rescue efforts at first light on Monday as aftershocks rattled the area where the country's deadliest earthquake in nine years killed at least 23


Ukrainian court lifts ban on disabled peopleâs voting at home

KIEV, December 25 (Itar-Tass) - Ukraineâs Constitution Court has passed a ruling that lifts the December 8 parliamentary ban on voting at home.


Nine-year-old Afghan boy in critical condition after heart valve surgery

TORONTO (CP) - A nine-year-old boy from Afghanistan who came to Canada to have life-saving surgery was in critical condition after undergoing heart valve surgery Friday.


Unless there's an extenuating circumstance - see the University of Arizona last September - it's generally considered poor form to change football coaches in midseason.


The Ministry of Defence awards Â£3m in compensation to veterans of nerve agent experiments at Porton Down.


The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, in Bangkok has concluded, with conservationists and many of the 166 member nations supportive of steps taken to regulate the trade in rare species.


Movie Review | 'The Water Horse': Fearsome Nessie Started Out as a Good Egg and Playmate

Many lonely children yearn for a pet to call their own. In âThe Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,â based on a novel by Dick King-Smith, a boy finds not only that, but a best friend as well.


Chironmakes half the US supply of flu shots. The company says it has to safety check the doses after finding contamination in some batches.


Cuba announced Monday that US dollars will no longer be accepted at stores or other businesses on the communist island starting next month in a move that will radically change the way


SAP sets back medium-term profitability targets

SAP, the world's leading maker of business software, may need an extra year to achieve its medium-term profit target of an operating margin of 30 percent, its chief financial officer said.


Aspirin Underused by People with Diabetes

Daily aspirin is usually recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and people with diabetes come into that category. While the proportion of diabetic patients who take aspirin has increased in recent years in the US, new research indicates that some are still not doing so.


ABC to Make Over Exonerated 'Snaggletooth Killer'

A wrongfully convicted man once  known as the "snaggletooth killer" will soon have the facial  feature that landed him on death row corrected by ABC's  "Extreme Makeover," the TV show's producers said on Friday.


Jobs, subprime mess to rule July 4th week

Investors are hoping the coming week brings some answers to the question of whether an improving U.S. economy unleashes inflationary forces, and one place to look will be in the June payrolls data.


Kenyan activist plants tree to mark Nobel prize

Crying with delight, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai planted a tree to celebrate winning the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday and vowed to use the money


Ford Motor Co.  said on Friday it  will revamp three factories in Mexico over the next several  years as part of its North American restructuring plan.


The United Nations mission in Nepal has told the Himalayan nation's government to move on and organise scheduled elections crucial to the impoverished country's future.


Poll Shows Tie; Concerns Cited on Both Rivals

Voters hold a critical view of President Bush's record, but they have reservations about Senator John Kerry, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.


Nora Roberts takes top prize at NY's Quill awards

Best-selling author Nora Roberts won  book of the year on Monday at the third annual Quill Awards,  which were created to bring glamour and red carpet extravagance  to the world of publishing.


Heavy cannabis use may raise the risk of chronic lung disease more than smoking, two studies suggest.


Japan's PM Yasuo Fukuda tells the BBC how problems in the world's financial markets are worrying him.


Gators shoot for repeat NCAA championship

Florida junior forward Joakim Noah has never regretted his decision to delay a lucrative NBA career and try for a second straight NCAA title.


After Luis Gonzalez agreed to a contract 2 1/2 months ago to play in Los Angeles, he purchased a bunch of Dodgers hats for his workout buddies in Arizona.


The U.S. command on Friday confirmed that four American soldiers were abducted during a sophisticated sneak attack last week in the Shiite holy city of Karbala


Bahrain says Gulf shouldn't rush to revalue: report

Gulf Arab countries should not rush to decide on revaluing their dollar-pegged currencies because volatility in the U.S. currency is normal, Bahrain's central bank governor is quoted by a magazine as saying.


GridWise trial finds 'smart grids' cut electricity bills

Department of Energy study finds consumers are willing to have their appliances remotely controlled by utilities to save them money and offset more grid build-out.


Palm earnings beat Wall Street target, shares rise

Handheld computer maker Palm Inc.   PALM.O on Thursday posted lower first quarter net income as   costs rose and the company began expensing stock options, but   the results topped Wall Street forecasts.


Top Lender Sees Mortgage Woes for âGoodâ Risks

Countrywide Financial, the nationâs largest mortgage lender, issued a pessimistic outlook of the housing market, helping to ignite a sell-off in the stock market.


Targeted attacks on the rise, Microsoft report says

Trojans, malware and phishing scams are all on the rise in the last six months, according to the company's Security Intelligence Report.


More Job Cuts Likely At American Airlines

DALLAS -- American Airlines' chief executive is warning of more job cuts to reduce costs as the carrier struggles to compete with lower-overhead airlines.


The annual "Echo Klassik" is the most prestigious German prize honoring extraordinary published music.


The Hive Mind Sees All Camping World Congress If you thought Facebook's Beacon ad program had FAIL written all over it, wait until you see what Yahoo! has in store for you.â¦


Ziff Davis - Longhorn's woes may open a door for Linux—a very tiny door—but Linux just isn't a good choice for desktops. Instead, desktop Linux proponents should wake up and switch to the Mac OS.


U.S. bans some cell phone imports in Qualcomm case

A U.S. trade agency banned  on Thursday imports of some cell phone models containing  Qualcomm Inc.  chips because of patent violations, but  the decision immediately drew vows to appeal.


(InfoWorld) - Microsoft will ship the next version of Forecaster, its midmarket budgeting and planning application, in early April, the first major release of the software since 2003. The software giant intends to release Forecaster 7.0 to manufacturing on March 28, according to Gregg Gracheck, senior product manager for Microsoft Forecaster. The product will be generally available early next month. Microsoft also plans to talk up the forthcoming release at its Convergence 2007 business applications conference taking place next week in San Diego, he said. Microsoft acquired Forecaster when it purchased applications vendor Great Plains Software in April 2001. Great Plains had bought FRx Software in March 2000. Forecaster and the FRx financial reporting software are housed in a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary FRx Software, which has its base in Denver. Forecaster is aimed at financial professionals like CEOs and budgeting managers at companies employing between 25 and 2,500 staff, which are looking to move beyond budgeting using Excel or Lotus spreadsheets or general ledger systems. "The sweet spot for us is companies with 250 to 500 employees," said Andy Kamlet, director of marketing and sales at FRx Software. Forecaster can help automate many of the manual tasks involved in trying to budget using spreadsheets, he added. Kamlet sees Prophix Software's Prophix and Centage's Budget Maestro as Forecaster's prime competitors. Companies can use Forecaster to access the general ledgers of any vendor's ERP (enterprise resource planning) software such as SAP and Oracle. If they're already using Microsoft's FRx, users can leverage the reporting software's integration with Microsoft's Dynamics ERP applications to integrate general ledger and budget data from Forecaster into reports generated by FRx. With Forecaster 7.0, Microsoft has worked to improve usability and to speed up deployment of the tool. The software has more of the look-and-feel of Microsoft's Office suite of desktop applications in terms of its navigation capabilities, but it's Office 2003, not the latest version Office 2007, which shipped earlier this year. The last major release of Forecaster, version 6.7, appeared in October 2003. "It's not our intention to keep this amount of time between releases," said Gracheck. Like previous releases, although it supports multiple currencies, Forecaster 7.0 is only available in English. Microsoft has yet to see much demand for language localization, Kamlet said. The software costs from $8,500.


Keeping Russia's Deadly Politics at Home

Viewpoint: The murder of Alexender Litvinenko demonstrates, once again, how murder has become an accepted part of Russian power struggles. But the West can't — or won't —  do much about it


Oltre la soglia del 2 per cento anche in Mediobanca


The Chicago Sinfonietta performs a new work without the old warning.


Lleyton Hewitt fought past a bloodied  James Blake Thursday to reach the Australian Open third round  and keep alive the host nation's hopes of its first homegrown  men's singles champion in 29 years.


Milano, 14:57 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: SONO CONTENTO DI INCONTRARE BORRELLI

Massimo Moratti, patron dell'Inter, si prepara ad incontrare Francesco Borrelli, il capo dell'Uffici...


Milano, 23:02 - CALCIO, SUPERCOPPA; ANCELOTTI: LA DEDICHIAMO A PUERTA

Il Milan dedica la vittoria della Supercoppa europea a Antonio Puerta, il giovane difensore del Sivi...


Oil prices pulled further back from the brink of $100 a barrel on Thursday after fresh signs of weak U.S. oil demand and a Wall Street slump fuelled profit-taking from a near 40 percent rally in under three months.


The Airbus A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, has received its air worthiness certificate from US and European authorities, 10 months before Singapore Airlines is to get the first commercial model.


Motorola sees R&D expense cut for mobile

Motorola Inc  is aiming to cut its quarterly research and development expenses for mobile devices by about 15 percent by the end of 2007 to try to return to profitability.


Cisco to Launch Dual-Mode IP Telephony Solution for NTT DoCoMo's FOMA(TM) N902iL Dual-Mode Handset

Cisco(R) (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced that it will provide a dual-mode IP telephony solution that utilizes the N902iL FOMA / wireless LAN dual-mode mobile phone from NTT DoCoMo, coupled with Cisco Unified CallManager and the Cisco Unified Wireless Network.


McCain's delicate dance with Republican conservatives

Core conservative Republicans are trapped between denial and grudging acceptance over the rise of John McCain, as the party's presumptive 2008 presidential standard bearer.


Business leaders warn that millions of working days are lost because of the lack of weekend GP clinics.


Rumors are raging that Merrill's CEO will be ousted.


Presidente giunta Calabria dai giudici Dda Reggio


NASA's Comet-Crasher Seeks Clues to Solar System Origin

On a quest for the frozen remains of the solar system's formation, NASA is preparing to launch its Deep Impact probe that will smash a hole in a comet 82 million miles from Earth.


Al Teatro Filodrammatici, ma la compagnia e' stata sfrattata


U.S. Troop Numbers in Iraq to Hit Record 150,000

The U.S. military will boost its  troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since  the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for  scheduled Jan 30. elections, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.


Londra, 12:26 - CALCIO, CRESPO CHIAMA DROGBA: VIENI ALL'INTER

Hernan Crespo chiama Didier Drogba all'Inter. Dalle colonne del tabloid The Sun, l'attaccante argent...


World Business Briefing: Japan: Economy Contracted in Spring Quarter

Japanâs economy contracted in the April-June quarter, the government said in a revision of its preliminary estimate that it had expanded. The latest data suggest that Japanâs economy may be suffering a slowdown in its pace of growth, making it harder for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates anytime soon. The government said the nationâs gross domestic product fell 1.2 percent on an annual basis in the April-June period, the first contraction in three quarters. Its preliminary estimate was that the economy had grown 0.5 percent in the spring quarter.


North Korean visit to China "positive, encouraging": South Korea

SEOUL : South Korea's foreign minister said Wednesday a visit by North Korea's second-ranking leader to China was "positive and encouraging" for a resumption of stalled six-nation talks on Pyongyang's nuclear drive.


The Bush administration has told a federal judge that its 2005 destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes did not violate a court order because the captives in question were being kept in secret prisons at the time, not at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Use pay to reward private Medicare players

Medicare should revise its  reimbursement system to reward efficient care at private  hospitals and doctors treating the federal program's 43 million  users, a government advisory body said on Thursday.


News.com Extra: Don't let your mind get away with anything

Also: Your iris as photo watermark. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


It's the battle of the Springfields with residents in 14 towns with that name across the United States competing to be chosen on Tuesday to host the premier of the upcoming Simpsons movie.


Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, once one of the world's most powerful criminals, has been extradited to the US to face drug smuggling and money-laundering charges.


Not once, but twice Edgerrin James thought that his knee had touched the ground, that he had put the Indianapolis Colts in a position to score points.


Le Lab, an internal Web site at Altadis, Europeâs tobacco giant, is meant to be part social networking site, part data resource, part virtual pep rally.


Neo-presidente palestinese in visita ufficiale a Mosca


South Korea downplays impact of slowing U.S. economy

South Korea will be able to avoid a sharp   drop in the economy even if the U.S. economy slows down next   year, thanks to growth in big regions such as Japan, China and   the euro zone, the nation's finance minister said on Tuesday.


Four retiring Senators with 111 years of combined experience in Congress--Democrats Ernest (Fritz) Hollings of South Carolina and John Breaux of Louisiana and Republicans Don Nickles of Oklahoma and Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado--sat down for a last debate with TIME's Michael Duffy and Douglas Waller


No Answers Yet On Why Russian Jets Crashed

25 August 2004 -- Investigators are trying to determine why two Tupolev passenger jets crashed in southern Russia late yesterday, killing 89 people, after taking off from the same airport in Moscow.


Selig Welcomes Government Help In Steroids Scandal

NEW YORK -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Monday he would accept government intervention on steroid testing if the players' association refuses to change the current rules, which run for two more years.


Bee Staff Writer. SAN FRANCISCO - One mighty swing by the Houston Astros' Lance Berkman made a significant impact before 41,537 hushed spectators and a stunned band of Giants.


No. 9 Georgia Tech Drops Lafayette 92-58

Georgia Tech forward Anthony McHenry (55) has the ball stripped away by Lafayette guard Paul Cummins (12) during the second half of their game at Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.


Drug Files Show Maker Promoted Unapproved Use

Eli Lilly pushed Zyprexa, a drug for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, as a treatment for older patients with dementia, according to marketing materials.


This township of 70,000 people has come up with a novel way to parcel out its 300 doses of flu vaccine: a lottery.


Tiger's top spot under threat from Singh

One of the most dominant runs in sport could end on Monday when Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh complete the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts.


Apparel retailer Talbots Inc.   said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit fell, hurt by heavy  markdowns and declining sales at its flagship Talbots chain.


La rassegna 'Seduzione all'opera' aperta fino al 23 gennaio


Austria criticises border blockade announced by environmentalists

VIENNA- The Austrian Environment Ministry and other organisations today described the blockade of the Wullowitz/Dolni Dvoriste border crossing announced by anti- nuclear activists for Saturday as an unnecessary ...


Electric shocks can shake people out of depression!:

[Health India]: Washington, Nov 2 : Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researchers have claimed that eElectric shocks may shake people out of depression.


Genova, 14:43 - CALCIO, SAMP; GARRONE: PRESTO TORNERA' IL VERO CARACCIOLO

Riccardo Garrone fa il punto sulla Samp dopo la vittoria sul Parma: ''Cassano ha un piccolo problema...


Open sourcers revolt against Microsoft antispam plan

MacCentral - Two prominent open-source software groups have rejected a proposed technology standard backed by Microsoft Corp. that would close a loophole used to send unsolicited commercial ("spam") e-mail, citing unresolved patent and licensing issues with the standard known as Sender ID.


Google to Add E-health Services, Exec Says

A Google executive said at the Web 2.0 Summit the Internet search company plans to create electronic health products, but she provided few details.


Kenyan opposition accuses police of killing seven

Kenya's opposition accused police of shooting dead seven people on Thursday during a second day of clashes with demonstrators over President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.


Shilpa Shetty comes up with a rare, subdued performance.


Kenya faces second day of opposition protests

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


Hamilton Hungry for Wins in Tour of Spain

LEON, Spain  - Olympic gold medallist Tyler  Hamilton has returned to the Tour of Spain, five years since he  last rode it, with very different ambitions.


Chief of eBay's Indian Site Arrested, Released

An anonymous reader writes "As reported, Avinash Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, the Indian subsidiary of eBay, was arrested by the Indian police for distributing pornography.


Police seize hundreds of knives and thousands of litres of alcohol during an anti-violence drive.


Blackholes make simulated universe debut

Supercomputed big bang Scientists have a better understanding of the role black holes have played in the evolution of galaxies in our cosmos, thanks to a new and unprecedentedly detailed simulation of the universe developed by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.â¦


Israel launches Nazi-style attack on Palestinians in the Gaza ...

JERUSALEM, September 2.âThe Israeli occupation forces destroyed a mosque and two housing blocks today, leaving hundreds of Palestinian homeless and wounding various others, during an intense Nazi-style operation in Khan Yunes, in the south of the Gaza


Milano, 18:29 - CALCIO, DIRITTI TV: RIUNIONE SOCIETA' MEDIO-PICCOLE

I dirigenti delle dodici società della serie A 'medio-piccole' si sono incontrati oggi in Leg...


A lot has changed for Kasey Kahne since he won at Michigan International Speedway in June.


ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Sports Network) - The NFL announced on  Tuesday that St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt will  replace Philadelphia Eagles wideout Terrell Owens in this  Sunday's Pro Bowl.


Official: Local flights look OK back to normal

One Comair flight from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport was canceled and another one took off two hours late on Monday, Airport Director Barry Centini said.


Gunmen targeting aid group abduct 2 dozen in Baghdad

BAGHDAD -- Gunmen in Iraqi Army uniforms kidnapped two dozen employees at Red Crescent offices in downtown Baghdad yesterday, highlighting the threat to humanitarian workers swept up in Iraq's lawlessness.


Domain name in the works for post office

A new "dot-post" Internet address in the works aims to set apart the electronic services increasingly offered by postal agencies around the world.


ISLAMABAD - At least four people were killed and several injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite mosque on Sunday in a busy area in Lahore, police officials said.


Bee Staff Writer. Today, Carl Lai, a plant scientist from Sacramento, will vote in Taipei on the future of Taiwan, along with roughly 4,000 other Taiwanese from California.


Sports ; Agassi loses final in Stockholm

By now the Swede was on a roll and he broke the Las Veganâs opening service game. He went on to hold serve until 4-3, when a couple of closes calls helped Agassi break back to 4-4.


Area's Population Surge Contrary to Overall State Picture

By Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  May 27--STAMFORD -- Southwestern Connecticut has been bucking statewide population trends in its cities and small towns, and that is likely to continue, according to new projections from the University of Connecticut.


Dunn Resigns as Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman

PALO ALTO, Calif.  -- Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn resigned Friday, effective immediately, in the wake of the company's ill-fated investigation of media leaks.


Hundreds of Palestinians pour into Egypt from Gaza after masked militants blow several holes in a border wall.


U.S. details Iran's 'lethal support' to Taliban

The Quds Force, the elite unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, provides "lethal support" to the Sunni-dominated Taliban for use against U.S. and NATO forces, according to information in the new U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran.


Last Thursday of new episodes lackluster

The last big Thursday  with original regular programming was mostly a bust for such  shows as ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene  Investigation" and NBC's "The Apprentice."


Italia Telecom to Sell Mobile Phone Assets

The Milan, Italy, stock exchange halted trading Monday in shares of Telecom Italia SpA amid speculation the company will restructure.


Batanga, Elatinmusic join forces for Latin site

Latin music Web site Batanga.com and  digital music store Elatinmusic.com have joined forces in an  Internet operation that merges Batanga's considerable traffic  with Elatinmusic's solid digital-sales operation.


FREEPORT, Bahamas Sept. 26, 2004 - Neighborhoods of roofless houses were swamped under 6 feet of water in Freeport on Sunday, a day after Hurricane Jeanne blew through the Bahamas, kicking up furniture, appliances


'Rifiuto idea di utilizzarle per sanare il debito'


World climate talks in Bali go into their last day amid fierce disagreement over greenhouse gas emissions.


SAN FRANCISCO - Internet users are getting more Web browser choices. On the heels of a new Netscape preview release and the launch of Firefox 1.0, a U.K. company on Thursday released a Web browser it claims is more secure than Internet Explorer (IE) or Firefox.


Chief Justice Refuses to Stop Inaugural Prayers

Chief Justice William Rehnquist rejected Wednesday an emergency request from a California atheist who sought to stop the recital of prayers at President Bush's inauguration.


British energy giant BP, reeling from fatal safety errors and a boardroom scandal, said Tuesday that third-quarter profits almost halved owing to lower output, US gas prices and refinery outages.


Documentary filmmaker and host Greg Palmer takes your questions about the PBS documentary, "The Video Game Revolution."


On Tuesday, Airbus will roll out the first A380 from its factory in Toulouse, France.


Japan hosts Mideast peace meeting to raise profile

Japan on Wednesday kicked off four-way talks aimed at working toward peace in the Middle East, part of efforts to raise its political profile in the volatile region and ensure a stable energy supply.


The Mozilla Foundation's Firefox stand-alone browser, which has been riding a wave of defectors from the security-plagued Internet Explorer, has a bug of its own, the open-source group recently announced.


After protests from adoption advocates, a Fox affiliate in North Carolina chose not to air Monday's "Who's Your Daddy?" special, where an adoptive daughter tried to guess the identity of her birth father for a $100,000 prize.


Former child star Danielle Fishel, a teen heartthrob on ABC's "Boy Meets World," was arrested this week on a drunken driving warrant from Los Angeles County, police said.


Parigi, 19:24 - CALCIO, MONACO: STOP DI 15 GIORNI PER DI VAIO

Stop di 15-20 giorni per Marco Di Vaio. L'attaccante del Monaco si è infortunato ieri alla ca...


Deadlocked Spector jury resumes deliberations

The jury in the Phil Spector trial resumed deliberations on Thursday following a two-day hiatus but left for the day without reaching a verdict on murder charges against the rock producer.


Almost any time you turn on the tube, one group or another is pushing a cause. The Baby Bells want updated telecom laws. Abortion rights advocates plead for medical privacy. Air traffic controllers seek respect.


Norimberga, 22:41 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: NORIMBERGA-EINTRACHT 2-2

Nell'anticipo della 25/a giornata di Bundesliga, Norimberga e Eintracht Francoforte hanno pareggiato...


Microsoft Claims Exchange is Stealing Notes Users

Adoption of Outlook, Exchange Server, and Sharepoint Server took a big jump in 2007, Microsoft says.


Australia warns of upsurge in East Timor violence

East Timor is likely to face an upsurge in anti-government protests and civil unrest this week, Australia warned in a travel advisory.


Londra, 11:42 - TENNIS, CLASSIFICA ATP: TOP TEN INVARIATA E 3 ITALIANI NEI PRIMI 100

Resta invariata la top ten della classifica Atp. Lo svizzero Roger Federer resta saldamente al coman...


Two cheers for intellectual property law

Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith says policymakers and the public risk drawing the wrong lessons from recent patent controversies.


Spurs Beat Clippers for 5th Straight Win

Tim Duncan scored 23 points, and Tony Parker added 21 points and 11 assists to help the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-79 on Friday night for their fifth consecutive victory.


Feedster and Eurekster Mix RSS, Blogs, and Social Search  Feedster, Inc., the RSS feed and blog search engine, today announced that it will power RSS and blog search results for Eurekster, the Internet search engine powered by social networking technology. By integrating Feedster’s news search technology and RSS feeds, Eurekster now ...


EU leaders to offer Turkey deal on membership talks

The European Parliament yesterday called for EU membership talks with Turkey as soon as possible, paving the way for heads of government to make an historic offer to Ankara at a meeting tonight.


Mass. case rejected but likely to return

The US Supreme Court refused for a second time yesterday to get pulled into the politically charged fight over gay marriage in Massachusetts, rejecting an appeal from some state


The New York Giants will face the Miami Dolphins at London's Wembley Stadium this year in the first regular season NFL game to be played outside North America, commissioner Roger Goodell announced Friday.


Incoming Adviser Brings Extensive Portfolio

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2004 -- Incoming National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley has broad experience across the national security landscape.


Consumer Directed Health Plans Unlikely to Reduce Health Costs

Consumer-directed health care plans -- "promoted as a means to encourage consumers to take better care of themselves and thus reduce medical costs" -- might actually "worsen outcomes," according to a Commonwealth Fund report released Thursday, the Kansas


Colorado man says he commited 48 murders

A man serving a life sentence in Colorado for murdering a teenage girl has claimed responsibility for as many as 48 slayings across the country dating back more than three decades, authorities said Thursday.


This season, they've been fish out of water

The perfect place for the Dolphins' pregame meal Sunday is in Boston's theater district. When things have been going like they have for Miami, what better place to dine than Rock Bottom?


Canada is to deport a suspected Russian spy after the man admitted he was not Canadian and had been there illegally.


Tom Online (TOMO:Nasdaq - news - research) sank Friday after slashing its third-quarter revenue guidance. The company warned that it expects sales for the third quarter ended Sept.


Powerful Multimedia Command-Line Tools, Part II—Transcode

MEncoder has supported video encoding for a long time with the MPlayer Project and FFmpeg, which also now is part of MPlayer now. Transcode is a new command-line tool on the horizon for video and audio transformations. Transcode used to give me horrors, but it is much better now. It does take some time to learn its wonderfully unintuitive syntax—the read more


Final U.S. decision expected on food from clones

The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration is expected to make a final ruling on Tuesday  that food from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as  any other, opening the door to the controversial technology in  the U.S. food supply.


Sanofi-Aventis has withdrawn its   marketing application for its Multaq heart arrhythmia treatment   in the European Union, the world's third-largest drugmaker said   on Thursday.


Suicide among suspected causes of Britain train crash

Investigators kept open to the possibility on Monday that a weekend train wreck in the south of England that killed seven people was the result of a motorist's suicide bid.


Almost 80 rioters die in Thai police trucks

At least 78 people were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks following a riot in southern Thailand, officials said yesterday.


An actor has ditched plans to light a cigar while playing Winston Churchill at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival after the venue was threatened with closure under Scotland's smoking ban.


UN Security Council adopts watered-down Sudan resolution

UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council on Saturday adopted a resolution threatening to "consider" sanctions against Sudan and establishing a UN commission of inquiry to investigate atrocities in Darfur, Sudan, and to determine whether Sudanese


A new report backs up claims by Utah workers who say the rising cost of health care coverage has shrunk their paychecks. Health insurance premiums paid by workers in Utah have risen over


A former winner on "Survivor" lied to get time off from his job as a state highway worker to join a promotional tour for the reality TV show in Europe last year, an investigation found.


Manchester United add to Chelsea woes by beating their rivals in Avram Grant's first game in charge of the Blues after Jose Mourinho's exit.


Prime Minister Tony Blair flew into Baghdad on Monday to lend his support to Iraq's new leadership as it begins trying to restore security and stem the slide toward civil war.


UN Puts Zarqawi Network in Iraq on Its Terror List

A U.N. panel has put on its  sanctions list networks said to be controlled by Jordanian Abu  Musab al-Zarqawi after they claimed responsibility for  bombings, kidnappings and beheadings in Iraq.


President Bush heaped praise Friday on the president of Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country important to the United States as an oil supplier and war-on-terror ally but which has a political system that stifles dissent.


Claire's Stores shareholders approve merger

Claire's Stores Inc.  said on Thursday an overwhelming majority of its shareholders voted to approve the merger agreement with an affiliate of Apollo Management LP.


Condizioni per rilancio governo non si discutono


Iraq Celebrates Surprise Win in Olympics

A stream of red tracer bullets cut through the night sky amid a hail of celebratory gunfire as Iraqis, exhausted from war and unending violence, celebrated their national soccer team's startling 1-0 victory over Australia in the Olympic quarterfinal.


ST. LOUIS Â· For all the commotion the Cardinals generated with the bats this season, the Astros entered the National League Championship Series believing they matched up offensively.


Tom Lehman watches his tee shot on the 18th hole of Disneyâs Magnolia golf course Saturday during the third round of the Funai Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.


Pakistan police say a 15-year-old confessed to being trained to kill Benazir Bhutto, but investigators are cautious.


An Addict and a Widow With a Lot of Pain to Heal

âThings We Lost in the Fireâ bends over backward to prove that serious American movies can hold their own with the best films from overseas.


Royal family marks 10th anniversary of Diana's death

LONDON - Prince William and Prince Harry led a poignant memorial service yesterday marking the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother, Princess Diana, whose status as a beloved global figure remains a source of both pride and bewilderment for the British.


Many shops, banks and offices are shut in Guinea, as unions resume their strike, saying the president must go.


Michael Redd scored 26 points, including two clinching free throws with 4.8 seconds left, and the Milwaukee Bucks sent the Utah Jazz to their ninth straight loss, 89-86 Saturday night.


Sarkozy, Bruni take Ryanair to court over ad campaign

President Nicolas Sarkozy and his girlfriend Carla Bruni are taking budget airline Ryanair to court over a photo of the couple featured in a recent ad campaign, their lawyer said Wednesday.


Arsenal managing director Keith Edelman is confident manager Arsene Wenger will sign a new deal with the club.


Egypt Releases 700 Islamic Militants -Newspaper

Egypt has released from prison in recent days 700 members of the al-Gama'a al-Islamiya, an Islamist group that fought the government in the 1990s but which has since renounced violence, a newspaper reported on Sunday.


If you fly into SFO, you can do your part for the atmosphere by booking into town in a PlanetTran car. The fleet of leather-seated Priuses may be the country's first all-hybrid exec car service. In Autopia.


The maker of corporate data storage equipment, forecast better-than-expected 2008 revenue, but its shares fell after the VMware unit missed growth estimates.


Growing capacity could break the heart of ethanol investors.


A George W. Bush win in Tuesday's election seemed to be well in hand when Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell hooked up with tailback Clinton Portis on a 43-yard scoring play with 2:35 to go in the team's game with the Green Bay Packers on Sunday


Heating oil price hits record for 4th week

The U.S. average retail price for home heating oil soared 5.4 cents over the past week to a record $3.40 a gallon, the government said on Wednesday.


On the Road to Legacy With an Ex-President

Jimmy Carter isnât a real saint, but he plays one in âJimmy Carter Man From Plains.â


People in their 50s and 60s who get regular exercise are about 35 percent less likely to die within eight years than inactive people in the same age group, says a University of Michigan Health System study.


Life & style: The highlights of our culinary year, plus heroes, villains, cookbooks and cats


SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Randy Hien has spent more than two decades managing Little League baseball, and he wasn't going to miss the Lincoln (R.I.) All-Stars team's trip to the Little League World Series, even though a recent car accident nearly killed him.


AC Milan sign Brazilian striker Ronaldo from Real Madrid for Â£4.95m.


Independent security researcher stumbles upon usernames and passwords to nearly 1,000 government officials worldwide.


Putin: Russia could aim nukes at Ukraine

Russia could aim nuclear missiles at Ukraine if the former Soviet republic joins NATO and accepts the deployment of anti-missile defenses on its territory, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.


Israel fights Fatah militants in West Bank city

NABLUS, West Bank  - An Israeli raid into a West Bank city dominated by Fatah gunmen drew accusations from Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad that Israel was trying to undermine his new government shorn of Hamas Islamists.


Cease-fire Near, Palestinian Leader Says

New Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas  said on Sunday he was close to a deal with militants to cease  attacks on Israelis, a step needed to relaunch Middle East  peacemaking.


Wall Street rose sharply in early trading, with solid preliminary results from IBM encouraging investors to buy back into the stock market after last weekâs rout.


US Doping Watchdog to Question BALCO's Conte - IAAF

US anti-doping officials plan to question Victor Conte after the BALCO head claimed he saw sprinter Marion Jones taking banned drugs, world athletics body the IAAF said Saturday.


Start-up PeakStream's software is designed to adapt technical computing tasks to graphics chips and multicore chips.


German business software giant SAP  SAPG.DE is starting to see the silver lining in a potential  linkup between rivals Oracle ORCL.O and PeopleSoft PSFT.O,  the German Sunday newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported.


Myanmar's Than Shwe accorded formal reception in New Delhi:

[India News]: New Delhi, Oct.25 : Myanmar's military ruler, General Than Shwe, on a landmark six day visit to India to strengthen economic and political ties, was accorded ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.


Chile's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori must be extradited to face human rights and corruption charges in Peru.


Jonny Wilkinson has realised his dream by being named as England's new captain. The Newcastle Falcons fly-half will lead England in the three November Tests against Canada, Australia and South Africa.


A student slashed eight schoolmates with a knife Wednesday at Valparaiso High School, inflicting severe cuts, authorities said.


Nettamente al di sopra delle stime degli analisti


No. 24 Rutgers finishes the game on a 13-0 run and upsets No. 4 Texas, 51-47, in Austin on Sunday.


Iraqi Troops Raid Baghdad Mosque, 17 Detained

Hundreds of Iraqi troops backed by U.S.  forces stormed a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baghdad after Friday  prayers, killing four people and wounding at least nine,  witnesses and an influential group of Sunni clerics said.


Putin makes new offer to Bush on missile plan

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - Russian President Vladimir Putin made a new counter-proposal to President George W. Bush on Monday for reshaping a planned U.S. missile shield that has strained relations between their countries.


Il nuovo sistema avra' come modello il romano 06-06-06


Lacklustre Els slips behind Drummond at Wentworth

Defending champion Ernie Els trailed unheralded Briton Scott Drummond by one hole midway through their first-round match in the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth on Thursday.


The money would probably be given to agencies of which the Queen is patron, the Palace said. No figure was put on the sum but the amount was described as "substantial".


Defiant Newcomer Hopes Small Booksellers Still Have a Place

Defying conventional wisdom in the age of the megachain, McNally Robinson Booksellers of Canada will open a new independent book store in Manhattan.


Controversial comedian, whose jokes saw him  banned around the country, dies aged 76.


Obama Girl a draw at Google-YouTube press party

Google and YouTube try to reinforce their entreÝ into U.S. politics -- that began with political videos and the twin presidential debates -- by hosting a party for the press corps in New Hampshire.


Straight-shooting dream team downs Spain

Larry Brown was right. The Americans did start hitting their jump shots, and suddenly they look as if they might be the team to beat at the Athens Games.


Washington, Sept. 27 (NNN): Even as he admitted that the conflict between American forces and insurgents in Iraq is getting worse, US Secretary of State Colin L. Powell has asserted that Washington was determined


Blog: Though the devices still seem hard to spot in the wild, Microsoft says its market share is holding steady and reiterates its plans to sell 1 million of the devices by June.


Full moon brings trouble down in Brighton

According to legend, full moons bring out werewolves but down in Brighton the peak of the lunar cycle seems more likely to attract violent yobs.


A European Union official told mobile phone operators Monday their charges for wireless Internet and text messages must drop by July 1 to avoid EU intervention.


A bomb killed two US soldiers and wounded three others in southern Afghanistan, the US military said yesterday, and an attack in an eastern province killed at least three children and a policeman on the first day of the Islamic


British police probe Muslim officer's refusal of Israeli guard duty

Britain's top police official has ordered an urgent inquiry into a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy during Israel's recent offensive on Lebanon, police said.


Mussel Discovery Delays Road Project: Protection Measures Being Crafted for the Endangered Species

By Mike Torralba, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 10--The widening of N.C. 16 between Rea Road and Interstate 485 may have to wait a month or two because of the recent discovery of endangered mussels in Six Mile Creek, officials said.


CNET Car Tech posts photos of the Fisker Karma from the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.


Vodafone's new Text Centre service allows users to send text messages from PCs, just like sending an e-mail. Text messages can be sent to a single recipient or to a broader list, and the sender


Afghan kidnappers set new deadline for UN hostages

Militants threatening to kill three UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan set a fresh deadline for their demands to be met and blamed the United States for slowing up negotiations.


Despite Pledges, Congress Clings to Pet Projects

Lawmakers vowed to respond to bribery scandals with reforms, but their pledges have come to next to nothing.


U.S. sees talks on N.Korea within few weeks: Tass

U.S. chief negotiator on North Korea  said on Friday the next round of six-party talks on Pyongyang's  nuclear program could take place in the next few weeks,  Itar-Tass news agency reported.


Stampa Usa, scade ultimatum per sblocco trattative


A new Â£1m competition will enable 10 finalists to develop their ideas for tackling climate change.


Warner urges broader Democratic strategy

Mark Warner, a potential 2008 presidential candidate, voiced growing concern Tuesday with his party's electoral strategy, arguing that Democrats' willingness to write off sections of the country could make it nearly impossible to win the White House.


Has Energy Conversion Devices managed to deliver on its promising potential? I don't think so.


Washington has declined to wish Fidel Castro a speedy recovery, with some officials joking that they preferred to hear of a "different kind of fall".


CNNfn, the financial news cable  network owned by Time Warner Inc. TWX.N, on Thursday said it  will cease business operations by mid-December due to the  growing competitive challenges.


The SCO Group Inc., licenser of the Unix operating system, filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, drained by unsuccessfully filing lawsuits claiming its software code was misappropriated by developers of the open-source Linux operating system.


ATI Technologies boosts outlook after Q4 profit almost triples to ...

TORONTO (CP) - Graphics chip maker ATI Technologies Inc. is boosting its outlook well above analysts' estimates after a strong fiscal fourth quarter in which profit almost tripled and revenue soared 50 per cent.


Vice ministro: debito Ferrovie pesera' per circa un punto


Eâ morto nella notte nella sua abitazione romana il musicista Carlo Rustichelli. Il compositore, candidato per due volte all'oscar (âLe quattro giornate di Napoliâ e âDivorzio allâitalianaâ), aveva


Paris - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in an unchanged but still critical condition on Saturday, with his closest adviser insisting that a recovery was possible.


Mobile phone company MMO2 seeks to reduce the size of its shareholder base in a move which will also see it rename itself O2.


Mibtel cede l'1,67%, SP/Mib l'1,64%, All Stars il 2,31%


Canas thrashes Burgsmuller to win Shanghai Open

Argentine Guillermo Canas crushed Germany's Lars Burgsmuller 6-1 6-0 to win the Shanghai Open on Sunday. Canas broke his opponent's serve in the third game of the first set and


Nata 'Top Line', per la produzione di filati di qualita'


In Orphansâ Twilight, Memories of a Doomed Utopia

Octogenarians who fled Poland before their orphanage was forced into a ghetto are among the last links to Janusz Korczak, who inspired the declaration of childrenâs rights.


Director Frank Coraci is  set to follow up his "Click" success with the adventure-comedy  "Part-Time Pirates."


ORLANDO, Florida  - A married U.S. astronaut was accused on Tuesday with attempting to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut after a bizarre 950-mile drive wearing diapers to confront the woman.


SAN JUAN IXTAYOPAN, Mexico -- A pair of wooden crosses outside the elementary school are all that mark the macabre site where, just weeks ago, an angry mob captured two federal police officers, beat them unconscious, and set them on fire.


Big German banks hit by phishing attacks

Two of Germany's biggest banks became the latest victims of phishing attacks last week as internationally organized criminal groups roam the globe seeking new targets, according to a spokesman at Postbank.


An explosion in southern Lebanon seriously wounds a senior officer in the Lebanese intelligence service.


Oil Holds Strong as OPEC Promises Defense

Oil prices steadied on Friday after a  five percent surge on Thursday as OPEC producers signaled their  readiness to support prices by cutting supply.


Doppietta Mascara,etnei sesti con Atalanta, Napoli e Palermo


Alltel Wireless First U.S. Carrier to Offer AskMeNow Across All Handsets

Want to know when the Euro was introduced? Curious about which country  has the cheapest gas on Earth? Stumped on the ingredients for six-layer  dip? Now the answers are as close as your wireless phone.


HIV/AIDS patients get 1st once-daily pill

People infected with the virus that causes AIDS will soon be able to take a once-a-day pill that combines three drugs in a "cocktail" therapy that can be swallowed in a single dose.


It's official: Microsoft acquires equity stake in Facebook

As CNET News.com reported earlier today, the Redmond tech giant has taken a $240 million stake in the red-hot social network.


Carlos Delgado homered in Toronto's five-run seventh inning and the Blue Jays ended a five-game losing skid with a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday after a power outage delayed the start for about an hour.


Economists are divided over whether the rise in prices will be short-lived.


Falling under the rubric of functional hacker art, these steam robots are mechanically and aesthetically elegant.


A former Bosnian Serb general and close aide to war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is reportedly arrested.


Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, in his new book, bashes President Bush for not responsibly handling the nation's spending and racking up big budget deficits.


Dopo l'acquisto di un'ulteriore quota da parte di Gemina


Starr sees value of parity but cherishes excellence

Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr sees the value of parity in the NFL where teams rise and fall like volatile stocks, where so many clubs stay in the hunt for playoff berths and quick turnarounds are possible from one season to the next.


Morris Hatalsky and Monday qualifier Bruce Vaughan shot 7-under 65s on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Wal-Mart First Tee Open.


US Sept Consumer Sentiment Barely Budges

U.S. consumer sentiment stagnated in early September, according to a survey released on Friday, as doubts about the economy and the job market persisted.


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


Kitzbuehel, 10:30 - SCI, CDM: ANNULLATO PER PIOGGIA SUPERG

E' stato annullato per pioggia e maltempo il supergigante di Coppa del Mondo in programma oggi a Kit...


Colonna di fumo alta oltre 1 km fuoriesce dal vulcano


Electronic Passports Might Not Measure Up

The United States hasn't issued any microchip-equipped passports yet, but as the Department of State tests different prototypes, the international standards for the passports are under fire from privacy advocates who worry the technology won't protect travelers from identity thieves.


Singapore Shares End Slightly Higher On SPH Media Deal

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore shares ended slightly higher Friday after reversing an early dip, aided by gains in Singapore Press Holdings after it announced plans to merge some operations with a state-owned broadcaster.


Trump's Casino Business Files for Bankruptcy

The casino empire of Donald J. Trump has filed for bankruptcy protection after months of negotiations with bondholders over restructuring a crushing debt.


CLAREMONT, N.H., July 14 -- It was back to basics for Republican presidential candidate John McCain here on Saturday, in a scene reminiscent of his first run for president eight years ago.


Johnny Depp Says He Actually Enjoys Aging

Unlike legions of other Hollywood stars, hipster heartthrob Johnny Depp says he actually enjoys aging. The boyish-looking Depp -- who plays the author of "Peter Pan" in


Hagel blasts civilian bosses in Pentagon

Deteriorating conditions in Iraq are a consequence of "the arrogance and incompetency of the civilian leadership at the Pentagon," Sen. Chuck Hagel said Monday.


A panel in charge of solving the chronic gridlock plaguing New York City made its final recommendations Thursday, offering a scaled-back version of the original plan but still proposing an $8 charge on cars entering the most traffic-choked parts of Manhattan.


Wife of US hostage makes somber plea for mercy

The wife of an American civilian kidnapped by militants in Iraq made a somber plea for mercy and the release of her husband and his two colleagues.


England fast bowler Stephen Harmison has been ruled out for the entire Test series against India after suffering a recurrence of a hernia injury.


The GMC says it may have been too lenient in the case of a pathologist who examined a victim of Harold Shipman.


Merck & Co., which withdrew the Vioxx painkiller last month because of a heart risk, said yesterday that US regulators have asked for more safety data before they will approve the medicine's successor, Arcoxia.


Ripristinate soglie piu' alte come da emendamento Udc


Scottish fishing leaders and politicians voice fears about the latest round of quota negotiations.


The leader of Italy's right-wing National Alliance, Gianfranco Fini, is appointed foreign minister.


Anti-Nuclear Protester Dies as Train Cuts Off Leg

STRASBOURG, France  - An anti-nuclear activist  died in France on Sunday after having a leg cut off by a train  transporting nuclear waste to Germany, France's SNCF railway  operator said.


Government forces in Ivory Coast clash with former rebels for the first time in months, following air strikes.


Report: 'World of Warcraft' fan site sold for $1 million

Blog: According to a blogged report, the WoW fan site Wowhead has been sold for $1 million.


Pink bikini gets Singapore serviceman jail

A Singapore national serviceman who sashayed into a lift early one morning wearing only a pink bikini has been handed a day's jail and a S$11,000 (3,720-pound) fine by a court in the city-state, a newspaper said on Tuesday.


Dutch police arrest man in alleged plot against Madeleine's parents

Dutch police have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to defraud the parents of a kidnapped British girl by claiming he knew how to find her, prosecutors announced Friday.


Team Says Humans Lived In North America Earlier

Archaeologists said Wednesday they had found evidence that humans lived in North America at least 50,000 years ago, far earlier than has been thought.


Coca-Cola Co , the world's  largest maker of soft drinks, reported higher-than-expected  quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by higher sales,  acquisitions and foreign exchange rates.


Australia's visa appeal hits Indian doctor's job prospects: lawyer

A lawyer for cleared terrorism suspect Mohamed Haneef said Thursday the Indian doctor's chances of resuming work in Australia after a court ordered his visa restored have been hurt by legal wrangling.


U.S. ups airport security; threat level unchanged

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - The United States boosted security at airports following what British police called a terrorist attack at Glasgow airport and car bombs found in London, but left the U.S. threat level unchanged.


People in the Indonesian province of Aceh are to vote in elections as part of a peace deal with separatist rebels.


By ELAINE KURTENBACH SHANGHAI, China - Even in anything-edible-goes-in-the-pot China, the Huifu Fine-food Restaurant is drawing attention with special menu offerings that include alligator kebabs and soup - complete with the endangered species' head and tail.


Leader Idv ha parlato dopo colloquio con Napolitano


ONE of America's key figures in the war on terror has resigned, signalling the start of a second-term shake-up in the Bush Administration.


Hollywood is locked in a digital arms race -- every few weeks, it seems, a studio releases a film featuring a new breakthrough in computer-generated imagery.


With a mix of passion and dismay, newspaper editorials are weighing in on the furor over John Kerry's service in Vietnam, with many coming to his defense, a few standing behind his critics and others bemoaning the attention to a 30-year-old war rather than today's problems.


The death Tuesday of the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, leaves a vacuum in Arab leadership that will not be replaced quickly or easily.


A HIV-postitive boy of four is thrown out of nursery in southern India after complaints from parents.


ZARIT, Israel  - Israel's army pulled out of south Lebanon early on Sunday to complete a handover to the Lebanese army and international peacekeepers under a U.N. resolution to end a bloody war with Hizbollah guerrillas.


CA supports open source Ingres for Linux and Windows

Computer Associates International Inc has announced that the open source version of its Ingres database management system is now available with enterprise-level support options for Linux and Microsoft's Windows.


Courtney Love Guilty in Mic Stand Assault

_Oct. 21, 2004 - Courtney Love says she has no idea who Gregory Burgett is, but he has a medical bill and she's paying it. Love pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for hitting Burgett in the


NASA Develops Robust Artificial Intelligence for Planetary Rovers

NASA is planning to add a strong dose of artificial intelligence (AI) to planetary rovers to make them much more self-reliant, capable of making basic decisions during a mission. Scientists are developing very complex AI software that enables a higher level of robotic intelligence.


WTC agency to sue Saudi Arabia for 9/11 damages

NEW YORK: The agency that owned the World Trade Centre on Friday said it will file a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for damages it suffered on Sept 11, 2001, noting 84 of its employees were killed in the air attacks that toppled the twin towers.


Britain lowers threat level after failed bombings

Britain lowered Wednesday its threat level from "critical" to "severe", where it had been before the weekend's failed car bombings in London and the Scottish city of Glasgow.


Chrysler UAW contract wins crucial backing

Three Chrysler LLC plants in the Detroit area on Wednesday voted to approve a proposed four-year contract for workers represented by the United Auto Workers union, boosting the chance that the contested labor pact will be ratified this week.


Chrysler Sale Gives Daimler First Quarterly Loss Since â03

Daimler posted its first quarterly loss since 2003, with charges of $3.7 billion from the sale of Chrysler, but analysts cheered big gains by its Mercedes-Benz Car Group.


DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc.  today announced that it will showcase its latest embedded processing and DSP technology in innovative applications at the Embedded World Exhibition and Conference, February 12-15, 2007 in Nuremburg, Germany.


Bush, Kerry Clash on Iraq in Labor Day Rallies

CANONSBURG, Pa./POPLAR BLUFF  - Democratic  presidential nominee John Kerry launched one of his harshest  broadsides against the Iraq war on Monday, sparking an angry  response from President Bush, as the war overshadowed their  attempts to focus on the economy.


Nepal ethnic group warns fresh protests in south

An ethnic Madhesi group that organized bloody protests in Nepal's southern plains this year said on Monday it would launch a fresh campaign to press for regional autonomy.


Per presunta incompatibilita' De Magistris in procedimento


22 DETAINED IN AFGHANISTAN. US and Afghan troops detained 22 suspected Taliban fighters during a major search operation after a gun battle in southern Zabul province, officials said yesterday, as Afghan authorities


Udine, 18:29 - CALCIO, UDINESE: TRE DUBBI PER MARINO

In vista della gara con il Torino, sono tre i dubbi per il tecnico dell'Udinese Marino. Difficile il...


French parliament debates GDF privatization amid jobs row

The French parliament has opened debate on a controversial bill allowing the privatization of gas utility GDF, ahead of a merger with energy group Suez and amid a row over whether the deal would create or cost jobs.


Senegalese singer and songwriter Nuru Kane is carrying his sound, and his message, to the West


Tiny Specks of Misery, Both Vile and Useful

Itâs easy to hate viruses for their freeloading ways, but they have also repaid us in ways we are just beginning to tally.


Dell delays quarterly report due to SEC probe

Investigation-raised questions lead computer maker to hold up regulatory filing; federal prosecutor begins a related probe.


Venezia, 17:09 - CALCIO, VERONA: BENTEGODI INAGIBILE

Non è a norma lo stadio Bentegodi di Verona. L'impianto, rilevano fonti sindacali della poliz...


Ciampi: giunto a Pechino, iniziando la sua visita in Cina

Su invito del presidente cinese Hu Jintao, il presidente italiano Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Ã¨ giunto oggi a Pechino, iniziando la sua visita di Stato di sei giorni in Cina. Durante il suo soggiorno a Pechino, Ciampi


Russia: says terrorists behind air crash, Islamic group

Russia said Friday terrorists were behind a passenger jet crash, as an Islamic group vowing support for Chechen rebels claimed responsibility for that attack and the downing of another airliner on Tuesday.


IOC to Investigate Conte's Comments on Jones, Olympic Drugs

The International Olympic Committee will investigate charges that gold medalists Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery used steroids and other banned drugs, possibly the first step toward stripping their records from the Games.


The most dramatic overhaul of the nation's immigration laws in a generation was crushed yesterday in the Senate, with the forces of the political right and left overwhelming a bipartisan compromise on one of the most difficult issues facing the country.


New Yorker, Pentagono potrebbe attuarlo nel giro di 24 ore


75 Maltese tourists caught up in destruction

December 27, 2004 1700CET Updated December 27, 2004 2000CET-- As the death toll is still rising and thousands reported missing, Maltese authorities believe around 75 Maltese holidaymakers could be affected by ...


Ue, Costituzione: tutto pronto in Campidoglio

E' tutto pronto in Campidoglio per la firma della Costituzione europea. La sala degli Orazi e Curiazi, quella dove il 25 marzo del 1957 nacque la prima Europa a sei Paesi, Ã¨ stata restaurata proprio per la


Militant leader releases 1st Web message

The fugitive leader of an al-Qaida-inspired group lashed out at the head of Lebanon's army, accusing him of destroying a Palestinian refugee camp as part of deal to become the country's next president, according to an audio tape posted on a militant Web site Monday.


Qurei urges for firm EU stance against Israeli settlements

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei Sunday urged the European Union (EU) to take a firm position toward the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.


EA wipes out rival NFL titles with new licensing deal

Leading publisher Electronic Arts has announced the signing of an exclusive five-year deal with the NFL and its players association, effectively eliminating any competition to the firm's NFL sports titles from rival publishers.


MADRID The Spanish police have arrested eight members of cell of Islamic radicals suspected of planning a terrorist attack on Madrid's national court, and officials warned Tuesday that the alleged plot showed the country remained a target despite the


Hollywood Manager in Talks to Run Paramount

Hollywood dealmaker Brad Grey, an  executive producer of the hit television show "The Sopranos"  and manager of Brad Pitt, is in line to take over Paramount  Pictures, a once-great studio that has fallen on tough times,  news reports said on Sunday.


Coastal Towns Flattened By Rita Remain Desolated

By Bill Hanna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 24--HOLLY BEACH, La. -- When Jackie Monceaux walks the abandoned streets of this once-thriving blue-collar resort town, she doesn't see the empty concrete slabs and dozens of for-sale signs that dot the barren beachfront.


Japan starts clear-up after 21 die in quake

Japan yesterday began the task of clearing up after the biggest earthquake in almost a decade left 21 people dead and more than 2,000 injured.


JONATHAN WOODGATE will fly to the United States for treatment on his latest thigh injury after being told he could be out for another five months.


Swiss vote in favour of stem cell research

Swiss voters on Sunday night gave the green light to stem cell research in a referendum that business and political leaders had described as crucial to maintaining the country's position as a leader in the drugs industry.


A Chinese uranium company executive has been taken hostage in Niger, the government said Sunday, the latest kidnapping in Africa where China is seeking raw materials to feed its booming economy.


South Korea will take control of its military from 2012 under a handover deal with the US, ending a 50-year pact.


America's outgoing secretary of state says he will call for long-term US aid to the Indian Ocean region.


Spurrier withdraws from Florida coaching search

After spending more than a week thinking about it, Spurrier decided Thursday to remove his name from consideration to replace Ron Zook.


Wall Street's `Red Sox Nation' Rearranges Schedule for Series

Steve Galbraith, a money manager at New York-based Maverick Capital Ltd. and a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan, is facing what may be a once-a-century scheduling jam.


US set to put war on terror detainees on trial

GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE, Cuba : The United States will start historic military trials against four al-Qaeda suspects, including Australian David Hicks, but controversy has raged over the hearings almost up to the last minute.


Alleby and Nitties share Australian Open lead

Robert Allenby and James Nitties shot matching rounds of three-under-par 69 on Saturday to share the lead after the third round of the Australian Open.


Drug lords stripped of Â£120m fortune in prison

Two of Colombia's most powerful drug lords were trapped in prison cells yesterday as the state seized their fortune estimated at more than Â£120 million.