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Q&A: 'Migration of Religion Can Work Both Ways' ROME, Sep 11 (IPS) - Migrants most often carry their religion with them, and this often leads to clashes with people in their host country, Peter Schatzer, Director Mediterranean Regional Office and Head of Mission in Italy for the International Organisation for Migrati...
2Europe
Liverpool's Cup joy tainted by Pongolle injury (AFP) AFP - Liverpool's League Cup semi-final win over Watford has come at a heavy price with striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle picking up a serious knee injury in Tuesday's game.
2Europe
Lennon's killer in new parole bid Mark Chapman, the man who killed Beatle John Lennon, faces his third parole hearing next week.
2Europe
Strike on anniversary of Indian troop deployment shuts Kashmir (AFP) AFP - Six people were hurt in Indian Kashmir's summer capital as police clashed with protestors Saturday during a strike marking the arrival of troops 60 years ago, witnesses said.
13World
Pak successfully test- fires nuclear capable missile Hataf- IV: [World News]: Islamabad, Dec. 8 : Pakistan successfully test fired Hataf- IV Shaheen-I today. Hataf-IV, Shaheen-I surface to surface missile having a range of 700 kilometers can carry all types of warheads.
13World
Rifiuti: no Prc a ordinanza No deroghe per De Gennaro.Parisi, esercito fa la sua parte
4Italia
Group to lobby Ford over Jaguar Jaguar workers will lobby Ford bosses at the Paris Motor Show over the threatened closure of the Browns Lane plant.
2Europe
Corner Shot takes some of the guesswork out of urban warfare New weapon system allows police and soldiers to see and shoot around corners.
6Sci/Tech
Openers weigh into Proteas MARCUS TRESCOTHICK and Andrew Strauss shared an opening partnership of 273 to help England turn the tables on the third day of the second Test against South Africa in Durban.
8Sports
Northern Rock shares slump after Bank bail-out Mortgage lender's shares plummet more than 20% after Bank of England intervention.
10Top News
Little Data on Stent’s Most Common Use The device designed for use in bile ducts is often placed in arteries and veins, even though it has undergone scant testing for such uses.
3Health
Testaverde Will Retire After Game After 21 N.F.L. seasons, Vinny Testaverde said Saturday that he would retire after Carolina’s season finale at Tampa Bay on Sunday.
8Sports
Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader 'killed' Reports say Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's successor as al-Qaeda in Iraq leader is killed, but the US military is sceptical.
13World
Torino, 17:16 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: CHIELLINI FUORI UN MESE Il difensore della Juventus, Giorgio Chiellini, starà fuori almeno un mese dopo l'infortunio ...
4Italia
Sportsview: Best Playoff Stuff Off Field (AP) AP - Ah, October, a time when leaves start turning, the carpet in the Metrodome gets a thorough vacuuming and Dodgers fans usually don't even get a chance to leave games early.
8Sports
Vinatieri not kicking himself The last time Adam Vinatieri faced the Miami Dolphins, in a 24-10 victory Oct. 10 at Gillette Stadium, the Patriots kicker missed a 47-yard attempt wide right to end a string of seven consecutive successful field goal tries.
8Sports
Arkansas Judge Ends State Ban on Gay Foster Parents LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - An Arkansas circuit judge on Wednesday threw out the state's ban against foster parenthood by gay couples or by households that include a gay adult.
12U.S.
Mine kills aid workers in Darfur A Scottish aid worker and his African colleague are killed by a landmine while working in the Sudan.
10Top News
Gulf Arabs Want Polls to Lead to Broad-Based Iraq Pro-Western Gulf Arab states meeting for a summit in Bahrain hope that Iraq's elections will produce a broad-based government, their host said Monday.
11Top Stories
Police study clothing in UK prostitute murder hunt LONDON (Reuters) - British police were examining items of clothing on Thursday for possible links to the murders of five women, as the mother of a prostitute killed 14 years ago said she could have been the serial killer's first victim.
10Top News
Israel begins freeing some Palestinian prisoners KITSIYOT, Israel (Reuters) - Israel released dozens of Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following the takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas Islamists last month.
10Top News
Report Says Congress Must Fix Amtrak (AP) AP - Though Congress approved a $1.2 billion subsidy for Amtrak, the money-losing passenger railroad still is careening toward a major disruption in service.
13World
Lesbian among nominees for Episcopal bishop Read full story for latest details.
10Top News
Oracle May Drop PeopleSoft Bid (AP) AP - Oracle Corp.'s hostile $7.7 billion bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. could drop by one-third to one-fourth, Oracle co-president Safra Catz said Monday.
6Sci/Tech
Arafat's Diagnosis May Soon Be Revealed (AP) AP - Nearly a week after his death, speculation still swirls around what killed Yasser Arafat. Cirrhosis of the liver, AIDS, a blood disorder and poisoning are frequently mentioned in unconfirmed reports — all consistent with the little that is publicly known about the medi...
13World
Atene, 23:35 - CALCIO, MILAN; INZAGHI: MI MANCAVA SOLO UNA SERATA COSI' Neanche lui, che pure l'aveva promessa a Berlusconi, si aspettava di segnare una doppietta e decider...
4Italia
Real Madrid beat Getafe Michael Owen scored his fourth goal in four games to help Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over newly promoted Getafe at the Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday night.
8Sports
Opening Your Energy Mailbag Fools share their thoughts on ethanol and energy.
0Business
Canceling Harman Deal, Suitors Buy Bonds Instead Goldman Sachs and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts agreed to end their $8 billion buyout of Harman International, which makes speakers, and instead buy $400 million of the company’s bonds.
6Sci/Tech
Israel: Shrapnel from rocket hurts toddler Shrapnel from a rocket that slammed into a house in southern Israel on Sunday injured a 2-year-old child, according to the Israeli military.
10Top News
Missile uccide membro di Hamas Ghoul era il padre del razzo ' <b>...</b> Gaza, 21 ottobre 2004 - Adnan al-Ghoul, uno dei comandanti militari dell'organizzazione oltranzista palestinese Hamas, Ú stato ucciso stanotte insieme ad uno dei suoi compagni di lotta da un missile, lanciato da un elicottero israeliano sulla su...
4Italia
Senate easily passes security reform bill WASHINGTON - The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to restructure the nation's intelligence agencies, sending the landmark legislation to the president's desk where it is slated to become law.
1Entertainment
Davidson test cancelled Davidson was due to test with Williams in Spain next week as the team evaluates candidates for a race drive next season, but while BAR were seemingly prepared to offer Davidson to Williams for one year, the Grove-based team are said to have refused.
8Sports
PalmOne updates the Treo smart phone PalmOne Inc.'s long-awaited update to the Treo 600 will come with a new processor, sharper display and flash memory, as the company continues to improve its flagship product.
6Sci/Tech
OPEC unable to influence market as oil prices scale new heights <b>...</b> LONDON, Oct 11 (AFP) - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries says it is doing everything possible to help cool record high oil prices but its inability to meet markets' wishes reduces its credibility and influence, analysts said Mon...
11Top Stories
Judge: Kobe Bryant Accuser's Name to Be Disclosed DENVER (Reuters) - The young woman who accused basketball star Kobe Bryant of rape must disclose her identity in her civil case against him, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
8Sports
Jackson to throw kids holiday party LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson is throwing the gates of his Neverland Valley Ranch - the place where he is accused of molesting a young boy â€-pen to dozens of children for a holiday party Friday.
1Entertainment
Your fave Kareena movie? Tell us!
1Entertainment
Baltimore Police Run Out of 36, 38 Pants BALTIMORE - City police are looking for a few good pairs of pants. The Baltimore Police Department has run out of two popular sizes of the custom-made navy blue uniform pants it provides to every officer, a department spokesman said Wednesday.
1Entertainment
Wibhu changes name, lands $10.25 million Newly named AirTight Networks picks up funding, appoints new execs and board members.
6Sci/Tech
Adobe and Yahoo! partner to create PDF documents online Adobe, the company behind the ubiquitous Acrobat PDF reader and Yahoo! have teamed up to promote each other's products. Adobe has agreed to add Yahoo!
6Sci/Tech
TB patient faces months in care A US man with a rare form of TB is moved to a special clinic as calls widen for anyone in contact with him to be checked.
13World
British rescue ship reaches stricken Canadian sub (AFP) AFP - A British rescue ship reached a Canadian submarine and its 57 sailors stranded for nearly 24 hours in high seas in the north Atlantic after a fire caused a loss of power.
2Europe
Fergie & Josh: Wedding Plans in 'Preliminary Stages' Josh Duhamel has his life in order – he has a hit TV show, stunning good looks and new fiancée. The only complication? Planning a perfectly fergalicious wedding. Recently engaged to Fergie, his girlfriend-of-three-years, the TV star told PEOPLE, "W...
1Entertainment
Modern Birds Existed Before Dinosaur Die-Off Birds came into being a hundred million years ago, a new genetic study suggests, possibly putting to rest a long-held debate about their origins.
6Sci/Tech
US agency says drugs are safe WASHINGTON A US Food and Drug Administration official on Friday "categorically" rejected accusations that the agency had failed to protect the public against dangerous drugs, especially Merck's Vioxx painkiller.
0Business
Xerox Posts 79% Profit Increase Xerox said its board also approved an additional $1 billion for its stock buyback plan, on top of the $370 million remaining under the existing plan.
0Business
For Shrinking Parish, a Stressful Season, an Uncertain Future St. Lucy's-St. Patrick's Church, between Fort Greene and Bedford-Stuyvesant, is about to lose its pastor.
13World
Singer Papa Wemba Admits Part in People Smuggling (Reuters) Reuters - Congolese world music star Papa Wemba admitted in a French court on Monday he had taken part in a scam to smuggle hundreds of Africans into France using his band as a cover.
1Entertainment
U.S. Stocks Rise at the Open NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, as McDonald's Corp. said third-quarter earnings rose sharply and quarterly reports from Intel Corp. and Yahoo Inc. pleased Wall Street, lifting technology shares.
0Business
Have Global Stocks Gone Too Far? It's time to get selective.
0Business
Visioni dopo La Malavita</i><br>videointervista ai Baustelle Con il nuovo album Amen , che esce dopo due anni di silenzio, Francesco Bianconi, Rachele Bastreghi e Claudio Brasini tornano all'attacco. Ancora una volta, partendo dalla realtà
4Italia
Nowak Photo Rakes in Profits on eBay By Terri Langford, Houston Chronicle Feb. 9--Joachim Horvitz nearly threw out the glossy photo two weeks ago. Today, it's funding his 18-month-old son's college fund on the Internet auction site, eBay.
6Sci/Tech
Physicists Hope U.S. Budget Will Mean an End to Research Cuts From physicists, there is cautious applause for President Bush’s proposed 2009 budget, under which research in the physical sciences would receive a hefty boost.
6Sci/Tech
Sprint up after report of SK Telecom's interest (Reuters) Reuters - Shares in Sprint Nextel Corp. surged as much as 16 percent in afterhours trade after a media report South Korea's SK Telecom Co. (017670.KS) was preparing to bid for the No. 3 U.S. wireless company. Shares in South Korea's top mobile phone opera...
6Sci/Tech
Canon fires out volley of new products From printers to projectors, cameras to camcorders Today in London, Canon proudly showed off its Spring collection for 2007, comprising of no less than 43 new products.

7Software and Developement
African Union's NEPAD under scrutiny ahead of summit (AFP) AFP - A club of African leaders fighting for improved democracy and better governance came under the spotlight Friday ahead of a summit looking at transforming the 53-member African Union (AU) into a closer-knit federation.
13World
Yahoo to buy Musicmatch, seeks to be 'major player' in online music (AFP) AFP - Yahoo said it was buying digital music group Musicmatch for about 160 million dollars in cash in a move aimed at boosting the Internet portal's online music offerings.
6Sci/Tech
Kenya Kikuyus, Long Dominant, Are Now Routed Tens of thousands of Kikuyus, the tribe of Kenya’s president, have fled because of ethnic violence.
13World
Security hole found in Windows Media Player ( InfoWorld ) - Users are being advised to disable a certain type of file in Microsoft's Windows Media Player software following the discovery of a new security hole in the software. The flaw, which affects Windows Media Player versions 9 and 10, could allow a malicious hack...
6Sci/Tech
Computer, TV Merger Begins SBC said it signed a 10-year, $400 million agreement with Microsoft to provide next-generation television services using Microsoft's TV internet protocol television edition software platform.
0Business
Kenya: la Rice incontra Annan Oggi vedranno il presidente Kibaki e il leader opposizione
4Italia
The Dolphins are getting beat -- and embarrassed -- this season Dave Wannstedt wandered near a crowded lounge inside Miami's Pro Player Stadium late Sunday Night, carrying the weight of a beaten man.
8Sports
Wild elephant attacks U.S. tourist in China Read full story for latest details.
10Top News
'Heir to Putin' in economy pledge The man expected to be Russia's next president, Dmitry Medvedev, wants a reduced state role in the economy.
2Europe
Fumo: a Bolzano divieto da luglio A Napoli subito la prima multa, protesta fumatori a Milano
4Italia
War on landmines 'shows success' The number of people killed and injured by landmines last year fell, says a report - but there are still thousands of victims.
13World
BridgePort Networks' IMS Voice Call Handover Between GSM and Wi-Fi Networks Now Supported By 15 Handsets BridgePort Networks, the leader in MobileVoIP convergence, announced gathering momentum in its Device Developers' Program.
6Sci/Tech
Whose Side Is Time On? By Knight, Fred S Now you always say, T
6Sci/Tech
Illinois Yields To NCAA, Will Retire Mascot The University of Illinois will retire its 81-year-old American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek , following the last men's home basketball game of the season on Wednesday.
8Sports
Oil's return to Canadian Arctic is no stampede CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Imperial Oil Ltd and Exxon Mobil Corp turned heads in the oil industry in July with a nearly $600 million bid that won them a big exploration block in Canada's Beaufort Sea.
1Entertainment
French Ex-Hostages Debriefed, Political Storm Rages (Reuters) Reuters - French secret service agents on Thursday debriefed two French journalists after their release from a four-month hostage ordeal in Iraq, as a political storm raged over a botched freelance attempt to free the men.
2Europe
US to press EU to drop Airbus subsidies, or face WTO (AFP) AFP - The United States will press the European Union this week for a pledge to end subsidies to Airbus Industrie, warning it may take the matter to the World Trade Organization, a US trade official said.
2Europe
Blair begins visit to South Africa (AFP) AFP - Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived Thursday in Johannesburg on the final leg of his farewell tour of Africa ahead of his departure from office next month.
2Europe
House OKs U.S.-Indian nuclear fuel bill (AP) AP - The House gave overwhelming approval Friday to legislation allowing U.S. shipments of civilian nuclear fuel and technology to India, setting up consideration by the Senate — the last step before the measure could be sent to President Bush to sign into law.
13World
4 homes damaged by train derailment in Los Angeles One person was injured, four homes damaged and 200 people evacuated when a freight train derailed Saturday in southeastern Los Angeles County, US authorities said.
1Entertainment
Commons suspends Galloway Respect MP George Galloway is suspended for 18 days from the House of Commons.
10Top News
Kenya police used 'lethal force' Kenyan police shot protesters, killing and wounding dozens, the US-based Human Rights Watch says.
10Top News
In Hawaii, Time to Grieve Yet Again The helicopter crash in the western Iraqi desert Wednesday was the deadliest single event in the Iraq war for U.S. troops, and officials said it dealt a particularly hard blow to a small military community in Hawaii, which had already seen 18 Marines die in Iraq since late October.
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Date.Com Celebrates Its 10th Year Anniversary With Over 10,000,000 Registered Members This Valentine's Day, 2007 Date.com, one of the leading online dating sites in the world, announces its 10th Year Anniversary today, Valentine's Day. Exactly ten years go to the day, Date.com was launched offering visitors a free ...
6Sci/Tech
Lansing quits Paramount It was just seven months ago that longtime Paramount Motion Picture Group Chairwoman Sherry Lansing, flanked by Nicole Kidman, Jim Carrey, Denzel Washington and a dazzling array of other
11Top Stories
EU backs caps on cross-border mobile roaming rates (AFP) AFP - EU telecommunications ministers backed on Thursday rules slashing the cost of cross-border mobile phone calls by up to 70 percent, lifting the last political hurdle to their application.
6Sci/Tech
NJ Doctor May Resume Autopsies year after Dr. Elliot M. Gross, a former chief medical examiner for New York City and two South Jersey counties, was banned from performing autopsies in New Jersey, a judge has ruled that he should be allowed to resume his career.
3Health
Football: Mutu Juventus talks Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is to enter negotiations with Juventus over a move to the Serie A club.
2Europe
One American left as Ward boxes into final round "I wanted him to stay outside," US boxing coach Basheer Abdullah would say later, "and use his speed.". But when it mattered most Friday night - in the closing seconds of the Olympic light-heavyweight
8Sports
Polls in 10 nations show support for Kerry A series of polls conducted in 10 countries showed that only citizens of Israel and Russia hope to see US President George W. Bush beat Democrat Sen. John Kerry, where as in the other countries - Canada, France
1Entertainment
Bartoli v Williams - live! Game-by-game report: Find out who prevails in the showdown that no one predicted with James Dart
10Top News
Bush Works to Pre-empt 'Lame Duck' Label With a series of media events, President Bush is working hard to avoid the negative tag as he enters the last two years of his presidency.
10Top News
Dutch love of caravans rescues maker from the brink HOOGEVEEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Mention caravans to the Dutch and watch their eyes gleam.
1Entertainment
Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.
1Entertainment
Show di Benigni in tribunale Testimone su presunte pressioni ricevute da Del Noce
4Italia
Candidate Forum Event Was Low-Key By Vanessa Delgado, Greeley Tribune, Colo. Sep. 15--In a debate Thursday night, a modern political rarity took place: Political candidates were not able to rebut each other's answers, and decorum and order ran the show.
6Sci/Tech
Wal-Mart to gobble up rest of Japan retailer Seiyu TOKYO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will spend up to 100 billion yen ($878 million) to buy out minority shareholders in Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu Ltd in an effort to turn around the loss-making chain.
0Business
Babson seeks repeat Last year, Babson captured the New England Women and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament championship in dramatic fashion.
8Sports
Study says protein p53 weeds out mutations San Diego scientists have identified a protein in embryonic stem cells that helps weed out mutations as the cells proliferate. Its action may protect a developing embryo from DNA damage that could lead to cancer later in life.
11Top Stories
Patches keep coming as Apple fixes OS X security bugs (PC World) PC World - The bug fixes kept coming Monday, as Apple shipped critical security updates for its Mac OS X operating system.
6Sci/Tech
Chinese hackers cyber-attacking British government networks (AFP) AFP - Chinese computer hackers are infiltrating British government networks, giving them access to secret information, according to media reports on Thursday.
2Europe
FBI Sting Targets P2P Operation The US Department of Justice has targeted a group known as the Underground Network for its first criminal investigation into intellectual property piracy over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.
6Sci/Tech
Uccisa dopo Bingo: caccia a banditi Proclamato per sabato prossimo lutto cittadino a Capua
4Italia
WHO: Bird Flu Likely Source of Next Pandemic The bird flu virus that rampaged across much of Asia this year is the most likely cause of the next human flu pandemic, which could hit up to 30 percent of the world's people, a top international expert said Thursday.
3Health