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RAMADI, Iraq - A car bomb exploded Saturday outside a base in western Iraq used by the US military and the Iraqi National Guard. The blast hit right outside the gates of the Baghdadi base, 142 miles west of Baghdad near Ramadi. | 11Top Stories |
A woman who put her boyfriend's cat in a washing machine following a row, is given a four-month suspended jail term. | 10Top News |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Toy retailer Toys "R" Us has unveiled its "hot toy" list for the upcoming holiday season, and this year it includes a video game console for the first time -- Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s 7974.OS Wii. | 0Business |
Approving New Era's Ina Druviete as minister of education and science will aggravate the situation regarding education reform and make Russian students resist the reform more actively, believe Headquarters for ... | 2Europe |
Federal court upholds lower court award of $89.6 million in damages for violation of TiVo's patent on digital video recorders. Dish plans to appeal. | 6Sci/Tech |
Huge cost overruns. Tunnel leaks. Multimillion-dollar lawsuits. Big trouble for the companies managing Boston's Big Dig? Not really. | 0Business |
A British firm seeking to capitalize on the anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's murder today is issuing ``JFK Reloaded,'' a purportedly educational ``docu-game'' that lets players | 1Entertainment |
Online employment indexes that focus on Internet job listings may establish themselves as forward-looking indicators of trends that will appear later in the government surveys. | 0Business |
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern urged Irish Republican Army commanders on Sunday to meet what he acknowledged was "a heavy burden": disarming and disbanding their organization in support of Northern Ireland's 1998 ... | 2Europe |
AP - Sirius Satellite Radio said Wednesday it re-signed legendary classic rock DJ Bruce Morrow, known on-air as "Cousin Brucie," to an exclusive multiyear deal. | 1Entertainment |
The Bruins' road to a postseason berth remains steep, but it would be more difficult today if two other teams also struggling for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference hadn't also squandered points last night. | 8Sports |
Sudan has expelled the country director of Save the Children, accusing the British aid agency of breaching Sudanese law and interfering in domestic affairs, the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and the agency says. | 11Top Stories |
HOLTON (Reuters) - Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports after Britain's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry that caused it to cull almost 160,000 turkeys on Monday. | 13World |
AP - U.S. troops and warplanes killed at least 25 insurgents as they attacked an American outpost in northern Iraq with a car bomb and explosives, the military said Thursday. | 13World |
Japan's ruling party considers proposing constitutional changes to let women take the throne, reports say. | 10Top News |
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's Catholic church blamed "cultural mutation" on Friday for the large number of people who voted to legalize abortion in a referendum and urged doctors to refuse to carry out the operation if asked. | 13World |
Even as Detroit embarks on a fragile recovery, its mayor remains a distraction and, to an increasing number of constituents, a liability. | 12U.S. |
When the Giants play in Dallas on Sunday, the outcome may depend on how the Giantsâ aggressive defensive line performs against the Cowboysâ big and gifted offensive line. | 8Sports |
Society: London mayor refuses to say sorry for comparing Jewish journalist to concentration camp guard. | 10Top News |
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Martin Scorsese's crime thriller "The Departed" won the Oscar for best film on Sunday in a show that turned Hollywood's biggest night into a showcase for environmental activism. | 10Top News |
Blog: New Google Maps feature lets people create customized maps with content from different mashup sites | 6Sci/Tech |
Time Warner agreed to pay $210m (£108m) yesterday to settle criminal fraud charges related to its internet service provider America Online. | 11Top Stories |
Laura Harper had 25 points and 15 rebounds Friday night as No. 4 Maryland held off Virginia, 86-80, to improve to 17-0 at home. | 8Sports |
Reuters - On the heels of its
record-setting premiere for the comedy series "Tyler Perry's
House of Payne," TBS has scored again with the debut of the
original sitcom "The Bill Engvall Show." | 1Entertainment |
Perfectionists are more prone to developing irritable bowel syndrome after an infection, a study finds. | 3Health |
President Bush has never shown much distaste for Congressional pork. But he declared Monday that he had had enough. | 13World |
AP - An infusion of fresh manpower helped firefighters gain the upper hand Tuesday on a wildfire that had burned across more than 12,500 acres and destroyed four homes in Northern California's wine country. | 12U.S. |
Il comitato d'urgenza della Fifa (composto dal presidente Blatter e dai rappresentanti delle 6 confe... | 4Italia |
Text of report in English by official Chinese n | 6Sci/Tech |
AP - Disguised as fire-breathing dragons, glittery grim reapers and a huge translucent butterfly, masqueraders kicked off Carnival celebrations in Trinidad, while Calypso singers electrified crowds with songs of political corruption and recent natural disasters. | 13World |
Reuters - Four Nigerian military officers and a
civilian were accused Thursday of plotting to overthrow
President Olusegun Obasanjo by firing a rocket at his
helicopter, court documents showed. | 13World |
RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian officials are pushing ahead with plans for life without Yasser Arafat. The officials met today to set a date for elections to replace their longtime leader after his death last week. | 11Top Stories |
Reuters - When the government charged
Pakistan's Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry with
misconduct and suspended him, it seriously underestimated his
refusal to be cowed. | 13World |
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders struggled to narrow their differences on Thursday on a reform treaty for the 27-nation bloc and said it was too soon to tell whether they could reach a deal at a two-day summit. | 13World |
Another stunning Saturn holiday pic | 6Sci/Tech |
Bonuses for New York City teachers would be based largely on the overall test scores of students at schools that have high concentrations of poor children. | 13World |
AP - Kevin Streelman had his head down as he rapped a few putts to kill time, realizing that as third alternate at the Buick Invitational, the 29-year-old rookie probably would get a chance to play. | 8Sports |
The International Monetary Fund may release to Kenya a $35 million loan in December after the country reins in spending on salaries and sets up an anti-corruption commission, a fund official said Friday. | 0Business |
Lo stress 'accorcia' la memoria a breve termine, cancellando cosi' i ricordi piu' vicini nel tempo. La 'colpa' e' di un enzima che 'sotto stress' si attiva nel cervello, agendo sulla corteccia prefrontale. | 4Italia |
Business: Pilots said to be ready for a fight over changes · Chief executive and unions on collision course | 10Top News |
The death toll caused by devastating floods in Haiti has climbed to over 1,600 people. Another 800 remain missing. Hurricane Jeanne is the latest tragedy to hit Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas. | 13World |
JERUSALEM - A missile from an Israeli helicopter wounded 12 in a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza early Thursday after a teenager from the West Bank evaded roadblocks and blew herself up next to a busy Jerusalem bus stop, killing two policemen. To carry out the Wednesday suicide attack - the first in Jerusalem in se... | 13World |
CNET Car Tech posts photos of new cars from the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. | 6Sci/Tech |
AFP - Twenty-two would-be immigrants drowned and 42 were missing after a boat that was to have carried them across the Mediterranean broke up and sank off the Tunisian coast at the weekend, according to official figures. | 13World |
On Foxnews: U.S. & World | 10Top News |
Hamish Carter knew what he was up against when he and Bevan Docherty ran down the stretch together in the Olympic triathlon in Athens. | 1Entertainment |
Lo spagnolo Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel Euskadi) ha vinto il Campionato di Zurigo. L'iberico ha lascia... | 4Italia |
The Welsh coach Mike Ruddock's attempt to inspire his national side to fresh heights took on a whole new meaning yesterday when he included the tallest player in the country in a 29-man squad for the forthcoming internationals against South Africa, New | 8Sports |
but the Prince of Wales had to miss the party because of duties abroad. Mrs Parker Bowles arrived at 7pm, an | 13World |
India bowl out South Africa for a pitiful 84 in the Wanderers Test and then build an impressive lead. | 13World |
HAVANA (Reuters) - Ailing Fidel Castro is no longer bed-ridden and is working the telephone giving orders but whether he will make his first public appearance since falling ill and show up at a summit hosted by Cuba is still anyone's guess. | 10Top News |
Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr rips a shot past Carolina backup John Grahame to clinch a 2-1 shootout win over the Hurricanes on Sunday. | 8Sports |
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Authorities broke up a suspected steroid ring in Florida on Tuesday that is accused of distributing anti-aging treatments to celebrities and muscle-building drugs to professional athletes. | 10Top News |
Analysis: Once portrayed as a shoo-in for the Democratic nomination, the former First Lady faces an uphill battle in Iowa, and beyond | 10Top News |
BELGRADE (Reuters) - "We've got to get you out of here," President George W. Bush told the U.S. Army commander in Kosovo in 2001. | 13World |
US employers added just 96,000 jobs in September, far fewer than analysts expected and a sign that the economic recovery remains weak. | 0Business |
EAGLE, Colo. (Reuters) - Attorneys for basketball star Kobe Bryant asked a judge to dismiss a rape charge against their client, arguing prosecutors did not disclose that one of their expert witnesses had information that could help Bryant. | 8Sports |
AP - George Clooney and a companion were injured on Friday when their motorcycle collided with a car on a narrow road across the Hudson River from New York City. | 1Entertainment |
Iraq: per tutto il giorno dato per certo il rilascio dei giornalisti. Poi in serata la doccia fredda. BAGHDAD - Doveva essere una questione di ore il rilascio di Christian Chesnot e Georges Malbrunot, i due | 4Italia |
AP - A 35-nation meeting of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency on Saturday demanded that Iran suspend all aspects of uranium enrichment, setting an indirect November deadline for Tehran to heed its conditions. | 13World |
David Blunkett defends himself over revelations on his private life, saying he is not saying one thing and doing another. | 10Top News |
AP - An explosion went off Wednesday in a jeep carrying four Gaza militants, killing all of them, Hamas said. | 13World |
AP - Satan's bounty hunter has looted the wallets of movie-goers. "Ghost Rider," Sony's comic-book adaptation starring Nicolas Cage as a motorcycle stunt driver moonlighting as a collector of evil souls for the devil, debuted as the top weekend movie with $44.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. | 1Entertainment |
US Lieutenant-General John Sattler declared on Thursday his forces had "broken the back of the insurgency" in Falluja, but US troops still faced dangers in the city and guerrillas attacked elsewhere in Iraq. | 1Entertainment |
Fueled by surging demand from business customers in the latest quarter, Dell Inc. is geared to post third-quarter earnings in line with Wall Street expectations, though analysts say declining component prices | 0Business |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Coo | 6Sci/Tech |
Defending champion Inge de Bruijn of the Netherlands retained her 50m freestyle title in Athens on August 21, the last day of the swimming competition at the Olympic Games. | 8Sports |
KIEV (Reuters) - The loser of last month's Ukrainian presidential election delivered an appeal to the Supreme Court on Friday, giving the court a chance to reject it and allow president-elect Viktor Yushchenko to be inaugurated. | 13World |
AP - Your workout at the gym isn't going to be any less painful. But the world's leading commercial provider of exercise equipment might at least help make the session on a stair-climber or treadmill more entertaining. | 6Sci/Tech |
Goldcorp Inc. yesterday became the third North American mining company this year to launch a bid to buy Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. | 1Entertainment |
The retail giant said it would shift capital away from its American stores and into overseas expansion, which will account for the bulk of its growth in the years to come. | 0Business |
Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham has backed his old boss Sir Alex Ferguson to ensure Wayne Rooney remains focused enough to fulfil his enormous potential. | 8Sports |
AFP - Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 234 runs in the first Test here to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. | 13World |
A judge on Thursday struck down an arrest warrant for former President Carlos Menem, who was wanted for questioning in a federal court probe of multimillion-dollar accounts in Switzerland. | 13World |
Dabbles in paradox
This morning, at a San Francisco press event The Reg wasn't invited to, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled several new iPods, including a nano that handles videos and games from an expanded display. He also trumpeted the arrival of iPhone ringtones, and sadly, we have no idea whether he kept a straight ... | 7Software and Developement |
Should federal agents know where you sit on an airplane and what kind of meal you order? Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff says yes | 10Top News |
Boy meets boy like youÂve never seen in Julián HernándezÂs sex-drenched, extravagantly minimalist epic. | 1Entertainment |
AP - Basri sports a crude tattoo of Mickey Mouse on his wrist and spent his youth drinking alcohol and jamming to Nirvana songs in a rock band. He was never religious, and even now struggles to remember verses from the Quran, Islam's holy book. | 13World |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran Tom Glavine threw six shutout innings to guide the New York Mets to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, giving the Mets a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five playoff series. | 8Sports |
AP - Protesters with black hoods and bandanas covering their faces showered police with rocks and beer bottles Saturday, before the heavily armored officers drove them back with water cannon and tear gas during a rally against an upcoming Group of Eight summit. | 13World |
AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds a wide margin over his main challenger as he seeks a third term in Dec. 3 elections, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that also revealed many government opponents are worried they could face reprisals for how they vote. | 13World |
Reuters - An update of the U.S. film calendar
for this week and next. Dates are subject to change, and films
initially may open only in select cities, mentioned wherever
possible. | 1Entertainment |
There will be plenty of trends to track in Tuesdayâs national free-for-all, as 43 contests in 24 states allocate 3,156 delegates on what could be the most significant night of the race to date. | 13World |
Watching the hero and the goat switch places more than once in the final minutes makes the Steelers' 20-17 divisional playoff victory over the Jets an instant classic. | 8Sports |
Habitat loss, climate change and infectious diseases are pushing a growing number of species toward extinction, according to a report yesterday by the World Conservation Union. | 3Health |
Iranian journalists meet to protest against the arrests of eight webloggers and press journalists. | 6Sci/Tech |
The slugger's testimony on steroid use raises sharp questions about integrity of baseball and all pro sports. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. | 1Entertainment |
PARMA, 20 GENNAIO 2004 - Sacchi-Real, c'Ú molto di vero. In un intervista telefonica al quotidiano spagnolo "As", Arrigo Sacchi parla del suo possibile trasferimento al Real Madrid nelle vesti di direttore generale. | 4Italia |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre completed his 4,968th pass during a 17-9 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday, breaking the NFL all-time record held by Dan Marino. | 8Sports |
The robust results came despite a decline in investment banking activity during the quarter and a slowdown in stock trading over the summer. | 0Business |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department is launching an internal review of its participation in the Bush administration's controversial domestic eavesdropping program, the department's inspector general told congressional leaders on Monday. | 12U.S. |
Federcontribuenti, 20.000 imprese a rischio insolvenza | 4Italia |
InfoWorld - Swelling demand for high-end systems in the fourth quarter pushed the global server industry to its highest annual revenue since the market peaked in 2000 as IBM and Hewlett-Packard held onto their top rankings. | 6Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence weakened for a third month in October to its lowest since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as gasoline costs rose and the housing slump worsened. | 0Business |
AP - OCALA, Fla. Â Even Hollywood couldn't have written a more ideal script for the Internal Revenue Service than actor Wesley Snipes' tax-fraud trial. | 12U.S. |
Bloomberg - Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Senator Barack Obama defeated
New York Senator Hillary Clinton in Georgia's primary, networks
projected, gaining the first victory on the biggest day of voting
in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. | 13World |
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, on a hasty visit to France after a Jewish soup kitchen was burned down, urged French officials and judges on Tuesday to punish anti-Semitic culprits more severely. | 13World |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chicago-based Boeing Co. BA.N has won a $928 million contract to field the ground-based midcourse defense part of a planned U.S. missile defense shield, the Pentagon announced on Monday. | 0Business |
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria, urged Iraq's regional rivals on Saturday to stop supporting insurgents in the country. | 13World |
ESFAHAN, Iran -- The squat, tan buildings with barred windows can be reached only by driving well outside the city to a flat stretch of desert on the edge of the hills. The site is surrounded by antiaircraft artillery emplacements and a large metal fence topped with barbed wire. | 13World |
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