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In Belarus, 'Partisan' Teachers Go Underground: Opposition Says...
At 9 in the morning, Maxim Rust and Yevgeny Volk, two 16-year-olds, knocked quietly on the door of an apartment in a nondescript building and quickly slipped inside. | 2Europe |
Dow jumps after Fed soothes rate-hike worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, driving the Dow to a record intraday high after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and flagged no new concerns about inflation, signaling that a rate hike this year was less likely. | 0Business |
AL Wrap: Ford, Radke Help Twins Sweep Tigers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lew Ford homered and drove in a pair of runs and Brad Radke pitched seven strong innings to lead the streaking Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 road win over the Detroit Tigers in American League action on Monday. | 8Sports |
Google fixes security flaw in desktop search
Google has said that the software flaw found in its Desktop Search utility has been fixed. The flaw allowed hackers to view information contained on a PC running the search software. | 11Top Stories |
Father put pins in sons' tongues
A man who put safety pins in his sons' tongues is found guilty of wounding and his wife convicted of cruelty. | 2Europe |
IRAQ - Giornalista italiano, nessuna notizia ufficiale
L'ambasciata italiana in Iraq non ha ancora alcuna notizia ufficiale sulla sorte del giornalista Enzo Baldoni. Continuano comunque i contatti con le autorita' locali, alla ricerca di informazioni utili per ricostruire i movimenti del giornalista. | 4Italia |
Spammer Convicted to Nine Years in Prison
Spammer Convicted to Nine Years in Prison
Yesterday the first two spammers ever were convicted of a felony for sending fraudulent unsolicited commercial e-mail - spam. Jeremy Jaynes and Jessica DeGroot, a brother and sister team, were convicted in a Virginia court Wednesday o... | 6Sci/Tech |
Powell Wants Mideast Foes to Smooth Way to Election
Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday will invest US prestige in a new Middle East peace drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps to help Palestinians elect a new president. | 13World |
Momentum builds for more sanctions against Iran
The UN Security Council takes up the issue this week, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran. | 13World |
China Signs Pact to Ban Lead Paint in Export Toys
The agreement was negotiated after the recent recalls of millions of toys decorated with paint containing the metal, which can be toxic if ingested. | 0Business |
Israel coalition deal to be inked
Israel's governing Likud Party and opposition Labour Party are due to sign an agreement to form a coalition. | 13World |
Outsourced Heart Study Shows Cheap Drugs Can Help
A heart-drug trial that was "outsourced" to India and China -- an approach many industries are taking to save money -- demonstrates the | 3Health |
Oil hits new record above $92
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rallied to a fresh record high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the dollar tumbled to a record low, Washington imposed new sanctions on Iran and gunmen shut more oil production in Nigeria. | 0Business |
White Sox Manager Released From Hospital (AP)
AP - White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was back at the ballpark Wednesday after spending one night in a hospital because of a kidney stone. | 8Sports |
HP not recalling Sony battery parts
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Hewlett-Packard is making a high-stakes bet that it won't get burned by a bad battery. Dell, Apple, Lenovo, Toshiba and Fujitsu are recalling 7.7 million laptop batteries made by Sony. The batteries can, in rare instances, overheat and catch fire.... | 6Sci/Tech |
Playhut opens kids virtual world
The real-world toy maker joins Mattel and Hasbro in catering to children online. | 6Sci/Tech |
Pak Datacom Selects iDIRECT Satellite Communications Platform to Expand Broadband Services in Pakistan
SINGAPORE, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Tech | 6Sci/Tech |
Bossi, reazioni pesanti a governo
'Le gente non accetta le cose fatte da questo esecutivo' | 4Italia |
Iniziato il processo alle nuove Br Alla sbarra per l'omicidio Biagi
Presenti gli irriducibili chiusi in due gabbie nell'aula Bachelet La Lioce legge un lungo documento sulla politica negli anni '90
Iniziato il processo alle nuove Br Alla sbarra per l'omicidio Biagi
Tra i testi anche il ministro del Welfare Roberto M... | 4Italia |
Parliamentary election campaign kicks off in Ukraine
Ukrainian politicians officially began campaigning Thursday for the upcoming parliamentary election, called to resolve a bitter political struggle between the former Soviet nation's two feuding leaders. via Pravda | 2Europe |
Toyota rules out diesel hybrids
Toyota rules out producing hybrid diesel electric cars, even though they could help reduce emissions. | 0Business |
Spagna: non sfilano modelle magre
Nuovi canoni di bellezza sulle passerelle di Madrid | 4Italia |
Former Cheney aide found guilty in CIA leak case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, was convicted on Tuesday of four counts of obstructing justice, lying and perjury during an investigation tied to the Iraq war. | 10Top News |
Court limits trusts' tax deductions
(AP)
AP - The Supreme Court upheld limits Wednesday on income tax deductions for trusts and estates, ruling against the family that created Pepperidge Farm. | 13World |
Smoke, not nicotine, is the problem
Today is the American Cancer Society's 28th Great American Smokeout. The event is certainly a smoke-out -- clean air laws kick smokers outdoors for their nicotine fixes. | 3Health |
Shell Try to Block Nigeria Oil Strike
Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group opened a court action Monday to try to block a strike targeting oil exports in the world's No. | 1Entertainment |
Thousands of BA passengers snarled up in spy probe
LONDON (Reuters) -- Thousands of British Airways passengers sought reassurance from the airline on Thursday after police investigating the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko found traces of radiation on two aircraft. | 13World |
Java sunken treasure to be sold
Tens of thousands of artefacts salvaged from a sunken ship off Java's coast in Indonesia are to be auctioned. | 6Sci/Tech |
Britons to mark 9/11 anniversary
The fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks will be marked in the UK with a low-key commemorative event in London. | 2Europe |
Polonia: Tusk designato premier
Piattaforma Civica, primo partito con 41% dei suffragi | 4Italia |
'Cosmic' baker attacks phone mast
Radiation fears for biodynamic bread | 6Sci/Tech |
Police Searching For Rapper Young Buck After Alleged Attack At <b>...</b>
Police are searching for rapper Young Buck in connection with the stabbing of man who punched hip-hop legend Dr. Dre at the taping of the Vibe awards Sunday night in Los Angeles. | 11Top Stories |
New safety warnings for morning-after pill
WASHINGTON -- A morning-after pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California girl last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection. | 1Entertainment |
Sepang, 14:54 - MOTOGP, STONER: A MIO AGIO SU DUCATI, BUONA BASE BRIDGESTONE
Il campione del mondo di MotoGP Casey Stoner archivia con soddisfazione la seconda giornata di test ... | 4Italia |
California Rescue Workers Dig for Mudslide Victims
LA CONCHITA, Calif. (Reuters) - Southern California rescue workers dug into a 30-foot mound of mud and debris on Tuesday searching for as many as 27 people who may have been buried amid homes crushed by a landslide unleashed by a week of heavy rain. | 12U.S. |
Alitalia Signs Deal With Attendants (AP)
AP - Near-bankrupt Italian flagship carrier Alitalia won approval from flight attendants Saturday for a job-cutting plan — the last in a series of labor deals crucial to saving the airline from collapse. | 0Business |
Indonesia to File Charges Against Bashir Next Week (Reuters)
Reuters - Indonesian prosecutors will file terror
charges against Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir next week,
accusing him of leading the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah
militant network, the attorney general's office said on Friday. | 13World |
Oklahoma St. Wins in Double OT
Mario Boggan has 35 points and 14 rebounds as No. 17 Oklahoma State wins its third multiple-overtime game this season, beating Texas Tech, 93-91, in two extra periods. | 8Sports |
An investment in the future
While many foreign investors are going for the high-priced clubs, John G. Berylson and Demos Kouvaris have become involved at a lower level; they invested $2 million in Millwall FC, a London-based club that finished in 10th place in League One (third division), giving their Chestnut Hill Ve... | 8Sports |
Cagliari, 17:52 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; GIAMPAOLO: RESTIANO CON I PIEDI PER TERRA
Tutto pronto in casa
Cagliari per l'attesa sfida interna dei rossoblù di Marco Giampaolo alla Juve.... | 4Italia |
Soldier Blogs Detail Life in Iraq (AP)
AP - Iraq war blogs are as varied as the soldiers who write them. Some sites feature practical news, war pictures and advice. Some are overtly political, with more slanting to the right than to the left. Some question the war, some cheer it. While some military bloggers (or milbl... | 12U.S. |
Apple attempts to block free ringtones with iTunes update
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Apple has released an update to iTunes that blocks users from creating free custom ringtones and then syncing them to an iPhone. Despite Apple’s best efforts to thwart users, a workaround has already been found and posted to ... | 6Sci/Tech |
Gaza intelligence chief wounded
Gunmen open fire at a convoy carrying acting Palestinian intelligence chief Tariq Abu Rajab. | 10Top News |
Tickling Panthers Pink
HBO's film starring Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers is well made, well acted and ultimately futile - a fairly decent imitation of an inimitable performer. | 1Entertainment |
Eurolega, Siena vince il derby, Treviso stende Malaga
Nel giovedì di Eurolega, la Montepaschi si Ú aggiudicata il derby italiano contro la Scavolini Pesaro per 93-70 mentre la Benetton Treviso ha sconfitto 72-62 l'Unicaja Malaga dell'ex-Garbajosa. A Siena non | 4Italia |
Republicans, Democrats court key Jewish votes (AFP)
AFP - Traditionally staunch Democratic supporters, Jewish voters are thought to be "in play" for November's US presidential election, with the potential to swing several key battleground states. | 13World |
Tennis: Murray upsets brother
Jamie Murray questions his brother Andy's decision to withdraw from Great Britian's Davis Cup tie in Argentina. | 2Europe |
Rugby: England's Vickery injured
Phil Vickery, Jonny Wilkinson, Andy Farrell and Steve Borthwick are all doubts for England's Six Nations clash with France. | 13World |
Mauresmo crushes Zvonareva
World No. two, Amelie Mauresmo of France, had an easy win over Russian Vera Zvonareva at the three-million-US-dollar WTA Tour Championships. | 11Top Stories |
Florence holds referendum to end tram system row
FLORENCE (Reuters) - Residents of Florence voted on Sunday in a referendum to decide whether controversial plans for a new tram system that would run past the Italian city's medieval and Renaissance treasures should go ahead. | 1Entertainment |
Axl: Hilfiger 'Just Kept Smacking Me'
(AP)
AP - It was a one-two encounter between Axl Rose and Tommy Hilfiger. The rocker and designer capped a Thursday evening out at a new club called The Plumm in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood with midnight fisticuffs. | 1Entertainment |
Roma, 14:36 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA; BERTI: ROMA PUO' INSIDIARE L'INTER
La Roma è l'unica inm grado di battere l'Inter, parola di Gianluca Berti, portiere della Samp... | 4Italia |
NBA: Phoenix and Seattle bounce low
For the first two months of the season, the Phoenix Suns and Seattle SuperSonics were the toast of the National Basketball Association. | 8Sports |
PeopleSoft: Conway was less than honest
A board member testifies Monday that the former CEO was fired in large part because of his reckless exaggeration to Wall Street analysts. | 6Sci/Tech |
New Zealand caver saved in 3-day rescue
(AP)
AP - A New Zealand cave explorer injured in rock slide was pulled to safety early Tuesday by rescuers who spent three days carrying him to the surface, at times lying down in narrow passages and passing his stretcher hand-over-hand. | 13World |
Sprint Earnings Rise on Wireless Sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sprint Corp., the No. 3 U.S. wireless company, on Thursday said fourth-quarter earnings rose on stronger sales in its wireless unit. | 0Business |
Analysts dispute general's assessment of broken insurgency in <b>...</b>
Retaking Fallujah has "broken the back of the insurgency," the US commander in Iraq said Thursday - an assessment far more optimistic than other analysts' views and even a Marine Corps intelligence report. | 13World |
Gallery: Cosplay Rules the Day at Tokyo Game Show
Many Japanese gamers dress up as their favorite characters at the giant convention, where the chance to get hands-on demos of new titles draws huge crowds. | 6Sci/Tech |
Audizione del gip Forleo al Csm
'Imposimato mi parlo' di debito morale a pg Cassazione' | 4Italia |
US, economic allies disagree on debt relief for poorest countries
The United States and its major economic allies struggled yesterday to resolve deep differences over how best to relieve the heavy debt burden for Iraq and the world's poorest countries. | 11Top Stories |
CARE Official Kidnapped in Baghdad (AP)
AP - The director of CARE International's operations in Iraq was kidnapped early Tuesday in Baghdad, the organization said. | 13World |
Sailing: MacArthur ahead of pace
Ellen MacArthur sets a new solo fastest time to the equator in her round-the-world record bid. | 2Europe |
US stresses the need to get Sunnis involved
Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday that it will be up to Iraq's newly elected government to reach out to minority Sunni Muslims if they fail to win much representation in nationwide elections Jan. 30. | 1Entertainment |
Apology over 'drunk' Sarkozy clip
A Belgian journalist apologises for suggesting Nicolas Sarkozy was drunk at the G8 summit. | 2Europe |
Bush sharpens jabs against Kerry ahead of debates (AFP)
AFP - President George W. Bush sharpened his jabs against Democratic challenger John Kerry, who called for an end to the nasty advertising war that he said was scaring off voters three days before the rivals' first televised debate. | 12U.S. |
Motorola to cut 1,000 jobs
ZDNet's survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired & Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row. Telecommunications equipment maker Motorola said Tuesday that it would cut 1,000 jobs and take related | 0Business |
Oxford digs deeper to seek out the best students
Media & professional: University applicants will be judged on their schools as well as grades. | 10Top News |
Summit on eco-friendly buildings
A city which has embraced the concept of eco-friendly housing hosts the International Earthship Conference. | 6Sci/Tech |
In Brazil, a Wave of Corruption Cases
BRASILIA -- The paper trail ends in an unmarked office in Brazil's federal police headquarters, where duffel bags full of confiscated files are heaped on the floor, waiting to be opened and analyzed. | 13World |
Red Sox need Arroyo
Game 3 tonight in Fenway Park, but rain is forecast; Boston learns Schilling may be done for postseason. BY RONALD BLUM ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER. | 8Sports |
Google and the History of Link Building
Google and the History of Link Building
I can't begin to tell you how sick I am of reading articles and posts that mention the two words "Google" and "penalty" in the same sentence!
So many webmasters are walking on eggshells these days when it comes to Google, and it just doe... | 6Sci/Tech |
Two charged over drugs haul
Two people appear at a special court charged in connection with a major drugs find in County Antrim. | 10Top News |
FreeImage 3.9.3 released
FreeImage is an Open Source library project for developers who would like to support popular graphics image formats like PNG, BMP, JPEG, TIFF and others as needed by today's multimedia applications. FreeImage is easy to use, fast, multithreading safe, compatible with all 32-bit versions of Win... | 7Software and Developement |
NASA engineer Faget dead at 83
Faget designed the original spacecraft for Project Mercury and played a role in the design of every US human spacecraft from Mercury to the space shuttle. | 1Entertainment |
Blair to announce Iraq troop withdrawal: reports
(AFP)
AFP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday that thousands of his country's troops are to begin withdrawing from Iraq in weeks, according to media reports confirmed by the White House. | 13World |
Morgan Goes Back to the Future With 1930s-Style Hydrogen Car
Old-fashioned British automaker Morgan Motor Co. wants to prove "zero-emissions motoring can be fun" by building "a proper sports car" with a hybrid fuel cell drivetrain. | 6Sci/Tech |
Fed, Treasury see boost in easing mortgage rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top two U.S. economic policymakers told Congress on Thursday that allowing the biggest home finance companies to buy larger loans could ease mortgage market strains, but should be coupled with tighter regulation of the firms. | 0Business |
Most fires brought under control in Greece as winds relent
Winds relented throughout fire-ravaged Greece yesterday, enabling thousands of firefighters to tame a wave of fires that killed at least 64 people and obliterated huge tracts of fields and forests over six days. | 13World |
Top Dem hopefuls won't vow full pullout by 2013
Read full story for latest details. | 10Top News |
Navarrette: Debate between wall, wallet
This week, Congress will return to the immigration debate when it hears testimony from U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez. | 10Top News |
Doctors have prescribed less Celebrex, Vioxx and Bextra since <b>...</b>
When Dr. Sherwin Siff got the news three months ago that the popular painkiller Vioxx was being pulled from the market, he had a good idea its cousins, Celebrex and Bextra, would face problems, too. | 3Health |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Named as the starter last month by Jon Gruden, Griese continued his outstanding play, throwing for 296 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 34-31 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in an interconference game. | 8Sports |
Chipmaker says glut in market will bring global slowdown
LONDON (CBS.MW) - Growth in global chip sales is likely to halve in 2005, Samsung Electronics said on Monday, according to reports. | 1Entertainment |
Pensa da imprenditore 45% europei
Sono 61% in Usa, secondo un sondaggio Eurobarometro | 4Italia |
European FMs launch new bid to end Lebanon crisis
(AFP)
AFP - The foreign ministers of France, Italy and Spain meet Lebanese leaders on Saturday to discuss the long-running political crisis that threatens to scuttle the country's presidential election. | 2Europe |
Pay heed to domestic market, IT firms told
Indian software companies, which have been busy conquering the world and neglecting their backyard, should not continue doing so. This is because the domestic market is going to grow into a huge opportunity | 6Sci/Tech |
Liz Claiborne, 1929-2007
The passing of a fashion entrepreneur | 1Entertainment |
The Provenzano Code: the Mafia's answer to Dan Brown
ROME (Reuters) - If you thought cracking "The Da Vinci Code" was tough, try unscrambling "The Provenzano Code", the cryptic cipher the Mafia's "boss of bosses" invented to rule the mob for years when he was Italy's most wanted man. | 1Entertainment |
Kosovo Serbs burn border points
Kosovo Serbs set two border crossings ablaze to protest against Kosovo's independence declaration. | 13World |
Study: Special Diets Don't Mean More Weight Loss
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Dieters looking for tricks to lose weight got more bad news on Tuesday with the publication of a study showing diets that restrict certain food groups do not take any extra weight off. | 3Health |
Big firms must prove Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Arriving today, about a year later than originally planned, new rules for corporate reporting will likely show a weakness of internal controls at financial services firms. | 11Top Stories |
Natale: spumante sfida champagne
Coldiretti, all'estero aumento record del 22% | 4Italia |
Artist's work takes shine off glossy Russian image
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Artist and photographer Ivan Ushkov takes dark pictures that set out to puncture the glossy image of Russia that the country's leaders try to project. | 1Entertainment |
Va. Tech, Research Group to Team Up
University and the Institute for Genomic Research agree to jointly pursue experiments and federal funding in genomics, human health, agriculture, veterinary medicine and biodefense. -The Washington Post | 6Sci/Tech |
ADV: Free Insurance Quotes and Help
Get free quotes on life insurance, health insurance, auto, home and others from a local MostChoice expert. Let them save you time and money! No cost or obligation. Quick and easy form. | 0Business |
Marathon Saboteur Priest Accused of Indecency
A controversial Irish priest who sabotaged the menâs Olympic marathon by leaping on the race leader appeared in court today on indecency charges. | 8Sports |
Welsh town hit by two more deaths as suicide fears linger
(AFP)
AFP - Police were investigating Saturday the deaths of two more young people from a county in Wales hit by a wave of recent suicides. | 2Europe |
Wired's How To Wiki: Lose Weight While You Work
What if your desk or computer platform was also a treadmill? What if every meeting you attended took place on the indoor office track? Are you an exercise junkie? The Office of the Future and the Mayo Clinic thwarts work day stress by introducing physical activity into t... | 6Sci/Tech |
Asian Markets Ease Higher After 2 Brutal Days
After two brutal days in which some Asian stock indexes fell more than 12 percent, most of the exchanges across the region rebounded, albeit only modestly. | 0Business |
PGA grand slam: Mick-tacular performance
The Garden Island. POâIPU - Not even the sunscreen could cool off Phil Mickelson on his way to the 2004 Grand Slam title yesterday. | 8Sports |
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