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Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported. Comment	2Europe
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- TV Azteca, one of the two major broadcast networks in Mexico, and Azteca America, its U.S. Hispanic network, have joined efforts to save the Gray Whale, one of the world's most majestic animals.	6Sci/Tech
US consumer prices rose modestly in November as a surge in energy costs a month earlier moderated, the Labor Department said on Friday.	0Business
Mr. Kidd was the award-winning choreographer of exuberant dance numbers for Broadway shows like âGuys and Dollsâ and Hollywood musicals including âThe Band Wagon.â	1Entertainment
Police in Egypt detain 75 supporters of the opposition Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood.	2Europe
A BNP election candidate has admitted stockpiling explosive chemicals because he feared a civil war in Britain. Robert Cottage also wanted to shoot PM Tony Blair, a court heard.	6Sci/Tech
Ha! Ha! Said The Clown More details have emerged about the Dutchman who, dressed as The Joker from Batman , recently managed to get himself a national ID card.âŠ	6Sci/Tech
AFP - Seven houses were torched early Friday in southern East Timor where international peacekeepers and UN police are on national patrol following 2006 unrest, a senior policeman said.	13World
A BBC journalist obtains 20 fake and stolen passports in various EU countries, twice using them to enter the UK.	2Europe
So, only 20 TV stations are culpable for airing last year's Super Bowl halftime show ["FCC Throws Flag at CBS's Halftime Play," Style, Sept.	11Top Stories
LANDSTUHL, Germany -- Marine Staff Sergeant Samuel J. Mortimer wore two bent dog tags on a chain around his neck, stared at a photograph of a gaping gunshot wound to his left elbow, and expressed a burning desire to return to Iraq.	13World
An advertising campaign in Britain is using a cosmetics-ad spoof to educate women on how binge drinking can damage their looks, the BBC reported Aug. 26.	3Health
Travel: Travelling to the UK's furthest flung islands can be expensive, but as Louise Tickle discovered, plan ahead and it can be done for less than you think.	10Top News
As many as 1,000 stillbirths each year could be prevented if clinicians were able to spot when foetuses were not developing properly, a study suggests.	3Health
MARK COLVIN: The fastest man and woman in Greek athletics are tonight out of the Olympics. Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have both withdrawn from the Games after an International Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing on their failure to turn up for ...	11Top Stories
Frontline Communications has gone out of business. A payment of $128 million to proceed with its bidding in government spectrum auctions was due last week.	6Sci/Tech
Reuters - "You're about to witness the eighth wonder of the world," Snoop Dogg intones about "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment," his eighth record and one focused squarely on the street-level gangsterism that fueled his rise from the hoods of Long Beach, Calif., to the top of the game.	1Entertainment
When the raging ocean waters subsided, 7-year-old Karl Nilsson from Sweden thought he had been transported to another city. He was still in the same place, but his parents	11Top Stories
Scientists yesterday mourned Maurice Wilkins, sometimes called the forgotten man of DNA, who died in hospital on Tuesday aged 88. Wilkins, a professor at King's College London, shared the 1962 Nobel prize	1Entertainment
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical stocks were nearly flat during the holiday-shortened week as two long-awaited drugs received Food and Drug Administration approval.	11Top Stories
AFP - The Sudanese government and two rebel groups from the war torn region of Darfur signed two accords to demilitarize their conflict and ensure the safety of 1.5 million displaced people.	13World
In the year since the largest blackout in US history, utilities have fixed many of the problems that contributed to the breakdown but still haven't resolved larger issues that could lead to future outages, according to industry officials, regulators, and specialists.	0Business
Watch the last interview of Dennis Potter by Melvyn Bragg on March 15 1994. It was broadcast by Channel 4 on April 5 1994. Dennis Potter passed away on June 7 1994.	10Top News
AP - Patrick O'Sullivan scored the deciding goal in a shootout, Alexander Frolov and Derek Armstrong scored 67 seconds apart in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 on Saturday.	8Sports
VIENNA (Reuters) - The EU will resume crunch talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear work on Thursday, officials said, as world power consultations at an atomic watchdog meeting betrayed differences over whether to crack down on Tehran.	13World
PARIS (AFP) - Lance Armstrong's increasing band of rivals have been given a glimmer of hope for victory after Tour de France organisers unveiled a slimmed-down race for 2005.	1Entertainment
New Delhi: In an apparent damage control exercise, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he favoured veto rights for India as new permanent member of the UN Security Council.	13World
WEST BANK, Oct. 4 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged Wednesday to "redouble" U.S. efforts to alleviate the economic plight of Palestinians facing escalating tensions and the threat of a humanitarian crisis. But U.S. officials cautioned not to expect any significant breakthroughs as...	12U.S.
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's largest health insurer, is buying privately-held benefits provider Definity Health Corp.	0Business
BOSTON (Reuters) - Schering-Plough Corp said on Thursday that it expects to report higher sales of its cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia in the fourth quarter of 2007 and in 2008 even though they face growing competition.	0Business
Nevada moderate Harry Reid was elected by Senate Democrats on Tuesday to lead their battered party and immediately warned Republicans he could either dance with them or fight them.	11Top Stories
Analysis: The Iraq Study Group didn't just provide a blueprint for withdrawal from Iraq; it called for an overhaul of Bush's foreign and defense policies	10Top News
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mortar fire and gunshots were heard in Najaf a day after an Iraqi delegation failed to meet Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on a peace mission aimed at ending an uprising by the cleric's militia, Agence France-Presse said.	11Top Stories
A unit of the industrial, financial and media conglomerate General Electric Co. said Wednesday it will buy the water treatment company Ionics Inc.	0Business
Read full story for latest details.	10Top News
Affordable health, dental, and life insurance for you and your family. Ideal for self-employed, small business owners. Fill out our form for a competitive quote.	10Top News
Much has been made of the United States’ voracious appetite for oil and the fact that much of it is imported from unstable parts of the world. What is often overlooked, however, is that the United States produces a good deal of oil domestically. Where does the United States rank among the world’s top oil-producing nations as of 2005?	13World
Blog: The latest Voice over IP startup, Ooma, which will allow people to make free calls for life without the need for a subscription, counts Ashton Kutcher as one of its execs.	6Sci/Tech
AFP - Basketball's top stars brought laughter and cheers to the same convention center that was a house of horrors for Hurricane Katrina survivors during a relaxed training session Saturday.	6Sci/Tech
A suicide attacker detonated grenades on a commercial street in central Kabul today, killing himself and injuring seven other people, including three foreign peacekeepers, officials said.	13World
Computer giant Dell recalled about 4.4 million AC adapters worldwide because of fire and electrical shock hazards, the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission said last week.	1Entertainment
AFP - Anti-terrorist police arrested the political leader of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA in raids in France and Spain that resulted in arms caches and other suspected members being seized, officials said.	2Europe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California catapulted to the forefront of U.S. efforts to fight global warming on Wednesday with an accord that will give the state the toughest laws in the nation on cutting greenhouse gas emissions and possibly spur a reluctant Washington to take similar action.	10Top News
AP - The Chicago Blackhawks re-signed defenseman Bryan Berard to a one-year contract Monday.	8Sports
The Federal Bureau of Taking All Your Shit	9Toons
Formaggio insegna ad avere pazienza e non si fa da soli	4Italia
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday that private investigators it hired to find out who leaked confidential corporate information to the media had accessed private phone records of nine journalists who covered the company, without obtaining their permission.	0Business
Singh ended the five-year reign of Tiger Woods as world number one in September, defeating Woods in a man-to-man duel for the Deutche Bank Championship title to confirm his supremacy.	11Top Stories
Seduta di rifinitura per l'Atalanta in vista della sfida con la Lazio. De Ascentis dovrebbe prendere...	4Italia
Uninsured people 55 and older significantly reduce their risk of declining health after they enroll in Medicare at 65, a new study suggests.	3Health
With the supply of attractive pitching options dwindling daily -- they lost Pedro Martinez to the Mets, missed on Tim Hudson, and are resigned to Randy Johnson becoming a Yankee -- the Red Sox struck again last night, coming to terms with free agent Matt Clement on a three-year deal that will pay the righthander in the neighborhood of $25 ...	8Sports
At least 50 killed, 100 injured in car bombings; attacks come as Pakistanis prepare for elections.	10Top News
Register to win a $2,400 scholarship for you or a family member. Simply fill out the 3-step form for additional information from any of our colleges and you will automatically be entered.	0Business
A nuclear plant hit by an earthquake may not be able to reopen for more than a year, Japanese reports say.	13World
Hard core for core neutrality ICANN San Juan 2007 The fight over trademark rights got a welcome rematch last week, as the "free expression" contingency took the stage.âŠ	6Sci/Tech
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp. S.N , the No. 3 U.S. wireless provider, on Tuesday said it would begin selling three slim phones from Motorola Inc. MOT.N in early November, about two years after its biggest rival, Cingular Wireless, started selling Motorola's popular Razr phone.	6Sci/Tech
Mamma in coma, il marito: deciderÃ² tra una settimana I medici del San Martino a consulto con i familiari "Mia moglie muore mio figlio forse vivrÃ " di GIUSEPPE FILETTO (07:38 28/01/2005)	4Italia
Reuters - The European mobile phone games market is coping with its first slowdown as telecoms carriers shift advertising spending to mobile television or digital music, and operators struggle to win new devotees.	13World
Reuters - Disney's Touchstone Television has signed a talent holding deal with Will Friedle, former star of the ABC sitcom "Boy Meets World." Friedle will likely either be cast in an upcoming series from the studio or land a project of his own as he meets with producers in the coming months. Friedle will next be seen in "National Lampoon's Gold Diggers."	1Entertainment
Mark Hughes took over as manager of Blackburn Rovers on Friday but will still lead Wales in its next two World Cup qualifying games.	11Top Stories
Thirty-three years after dropping out of Harvard to start Microsoft, Chairman Bill Gates returned to the Cambridge, Mass., campus to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree and called on graduates to fight global poverty and disease.	6Sci/Tech
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Private equity firm The Carlyle Group is mulling a bid for the generics business of Germany's Merck KGaA , a unit worth at least 4 billion euros ($5.3 billion), a source close to the process said.	0Business
Pope Benedict XVI has revealed he once attempted to stop Bob Dylan from performing at the Vatican.	10Top News
ORLANDO - Heading into the final weekend before the election, US President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry tried to drum up key electoral votes as polls continued to show the candidates in a close race.	1Entertainment
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid and English international defender Jonathan Woodgate re-injured his left thigh during practice Thursday.	8Sports
A marine reserve is to be created off the island of Arran to protect bio-diversity, according to the Scottish government.	2Europe
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp., parent of one of the nation's biggest steel companies, reported a third-quarter profit of $35.6 million on Tuesday.	0Business
AP - Robert Blake's attorney said the case against his client is weak, arguing there is no scientific evidence linking the actor to his wife's death and pointing out that the prosecution relies on two witnesses who were addicted to drugs.	1Entertainment
Paolo Hernan Dellafiore si è subito calato nella nuova realtà granata. ''Disputare il ...	4Italia
Photo from the CEATEC technology showcase in Tokyo.	6Sci/Tech
In another era, say as far back as the pre-BALCO days, it would have been a wonderful moment. The host country's new hero, a rising star, sets an Olympic	8Sports
United Airlines on Thursday launched the first daily flight service to Vietnam from the United States since 1975. The flight represents the first such service by an American air carrier	0Business
L'allenatore dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, è molto deluso e dispiaciuto per il passaggio di Da...	4Italia
The first units of a Black Watch battlegroup are due to arrive today in their new positions south of Baghdad as Tony Blair indicated that more British troops may replace them in the American-controlled zone before the end of the year.	13World
Years after laptops became a required tool of business, we learn the heat they generate can make men infertile if they put them on their laps.	3Health
By BREE FOWLER NEW YORK - The increased demand for "green" vehicles is spilling over to the rental car counter, where many more drivers will soon be able to choose a hybrid vehicle. Hertz Global Holdings Inc.	6Sci/Tech
GENEVA (Reuters) - General Motors Corp has set a target for production of an all-electric car in 2010, GM's product chief and Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said on Tuesday.	0Business
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were expected to nudge higher at Tuesday's open with fourth-quarter earnings from investment banks Morgan Stanley MWD.N and Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. BSC.N taking center stage.	0Business
AP - Republican Mitt Romney bluntly challenged his own party while John McCain and Rudy Giuliani assailed Democratic rivals as the GOP presidential hopefuls courted activists in a state that's now a player in the nomination march.	12U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Euthanasia proponent Dr. Jack Kevorkian, dubbed "Dr. Death" for assisting in some 130 suicides, vowed on Sunday he will no longer help people end their lives, even if they come to him in desperation.	3Health
âThere Will Be Blood,â Paul Thomas Andersonâs epic American nightmare, arrives belching fire and brimstone and damnation to Hell.	1Entertainment
AP - David Ortiz was frustrated as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays won the first three games against his Boston Red Sox. Five players in the outfield in a severe shift against the left-handed slugger had him 2-for-10 with a solo homer and six strikeouts. He broke out Thursday night with his 28th and 29th home runs, the latter a grand slam in the ninth inning of Boston's sweep-avoiding 12-5 victory Thursday night. Nobody could argue with his strategy.	8Sports
European aircraft maker Airbus on Thursday criticised a US move to take a fight about subsidies to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), saying it showed its rivalâs unwillingness to address its own subsidies.	0Business
By Houston Chronicle Jun. 26--If nanotechnology is a racehorse, then industry is a jockey whipping it along to market at a breakneck pace. The regulatory community is a poor old trainer limping along in the backstretch, pleading to wrap the horse's legs for safety.	6Sci/Tech
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co is insulated from much of the market volatility that has rocked other companies since consumers typically are reluctant to cut household items like toilet paper and toothpaste from their budgets, its chief financial officer told investors.	0Business
AFP - The Indian Airforce is shortlisting pilots to fly in 10 French fighter planes amid a rumpus over the use of illegal middlemen ahead of the 350 million dollar deal, military officials told AFP.	13World
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb exploded at a Baghdad bank on Wednesday, targeting police as they collected their salaries, a police source said.	10Top News
Oil prices fell yesterday after rising nearly $2 the previous session after two car bombs in Saudi Arabia rekindled fears over the security of Middle East supplies - one of the factors behind this year's overall 32 per cent rally.	11Top Stories
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will use a speech Monday to defend the Bush Administration's plan to "freeze" mortgage rates for some subprime borrowers and also to call on Congress to pass legislation to head off a housing crisis.	10Top News
Dow Jones +0,04%, Nasdaq +0,10%	4Italia
The Bush administration will announce an expanded plan Tuesday for lenders to help homeowners by temporarily suspending foreclosures for people facing the imminent loss of a home, a source familiar with the plan said Monday.	10Top News
AP - Mars could be in for an asteroid hit. A newly discovered hunk of space rock has a 1 in 75 chance of slamming into the Red Planet on Jan. 30, scientists said Thursday.	6Sci/Tech
John Kerry today accused the Bush administration of turning a blind eye to waste by Halliburton, and proposed reforming the contracting system.	13World
AP - Richard Hatch has been sent to a federal prison in Oklahoma as he serves a 51-month sentence for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the debut season of "Survivor."	1Entertainment
US President George Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun have agreed to accelerate efforts to end the crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons programs.	13World
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two U.S. soldiers have been charged with murder in the death of an Iraqi civilian, the 1st Cavalry Division announced Monday...	13World
ASHINGTON, Aug. 18 - A former Bush administration official who led the fruitless postwar effort to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq told Congress on Wednesday that the National Security Council led by Condoleezza Rice had botched ...	12U.S.
Moneta unica europea e' scambiata a 137,99 yen	4Italia
President Bush asks for funds to reward countries that "took risks" to send troops to Afghanistan and Iraq.	2Europe
Treviso, la giovane, coordinatrice dell'Unione degli studenti tornava a casa in treno. Vittima di due militanti di Forza Nuova Dopo aver aggredito studentessa le disegnano croce celtica sul braccio (22:00 14/01/2008)	4Italia

Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported. Comment

2Europe

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- TV Azteca, one of the two major broadcast networks in Mexico, and Azteca America, its U.S. Hispanic network, have joined efforts to save the Gray Whale, one of the world's most majestic animals.

6Sci/Tech

US consumer prices rose modestly in November as a surge in energy costs a month earlier moderated, the Labor Department said on Friday.

0Business

Mr. Kidd was the award-winning choreographer of exuberant dance numbers for Broadway shows like âGuys and Dollsâ and Hollywood musicals including âThe Band Wagon.â

1Entertainment

Police in Egypt detain 75 supporters of the opposition Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood.

2Europe

A BNP election candidate has admitted stockpiling explosive chemicals because he feared a civil war in Britain. Robert Cottage also wanted to shoot PM Tony Blair, a court heard.

6Sci/Tech

Ha! Ha! Said The Clown More details have emerged about the Dutchman who, dressed as The Joker from Batman , recently managed to get himself a national ID card.âŠ

6Sci/Tech

AFP - Seven houses were torched early Friday in southern East Timor where international peacekeepers and UN police are on national patrol following 2006 unrest, a senior policeman said.

13World

A BBC journalist obtains 20 fake and stolen passports in various EU countries, twice using them to enter the UK.

2Europe

So, only 20 TV stations are culpable for airing last year's Super Bowl halftime show ["FCC Throws Flag at CBS's Halftime Play," Style, Sept.

11Top Stories

LANDSTUHL, Germany -- Marine Staff Sergeant Samuel J. Mortimer wore two bent dog tags on a chain around his neck, stared at a photograph of a gaping gunshot wound to his left elbow, and expressed a burning desire to return to Iraq.

13World

An advertising campaign in Britain is using a cosmetics-ad spoof to educate women on how binge drinking can damage their looks, the BBC reported Aug. 26.

3Health

Travel: Travelling to the UK's furthest flung islands can be expensive, but as Louise Tickle discovered, plan ahead and it can be done for less than you think.

10Top News

As many as 1,000 stillbirths each year could be prevented if clinicians were able to spot when foetuses were not developing properly, a study suggests.

3Health

MARK COLVIN: The fastest man and woman in Greek athletics are tonight out of the Olympics. Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have both withdrawn from the Games after an International Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing on their failure to turn up for ...

11Top Stories

Frontline Communications has gone out of business. A payment of $128 million to proceed with its bidding in government spectrum auctions was due last week.

6Sci/Tech

Reuters - "You're about to witness the eighth wonder of the world," Snoop Dogg intones about "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment," his eighth record and one focused squarely on the street-level gangsterism that fueled his rise from the hoods of Long Beach, Calif., to the top of the game.

1Entertainment

When the raging ocean waters subsided, 7-year-old Karl Nilsson from Sweden thought he had been transported to another city. He was still in the same place, but his parents

11Top Stories

Scientists yesterday mourned Maurice Wilkins, sometimes called the forgotten man of DNA, who died in hospital on Tuesday aged 88. Wilkins, a professor at King's College London, shared the 1962 Nobel prize

1Entertainment

Biotechnology and pharmaceutical stocks were nearly flat during the holiday-shortened week as two long-awaited drugs received Food and Drug Administration approval.

11Top Stories

AFP - The Sudanese government and two rebel groups from the war torn region of Darfur signed two accords to demilitarize their conflict and ensure the safety of 1.5 million displaced people.

13World

In the year since the largest blackout in US history, utilities have fixed many of the problems that contributed to the breakdown but still haven't resolved larger issues that could lead to future outages, according to industry officials, regulators, and specialists.

0Business

Watch the last interview of Dennis Potter by Melvyn Bragg on March 15 1994. It was broadcast by Channel 4 on April 5 1994. Dennis Potter passed away on June 7 1994.

10Top News

AP - Patrick O'Sullivan scored the deciding goal in a shootout, Alexander Frolov and Derek Armstrong scored 67 seconds apart in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 on Saturday.

8Sports

VIENNA (Reuters) - The EU will resume crunch talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear work on Thursday, officials said, as world power consultations at an atomic watchdog meeting betrayed differences over whether to crack down on Tehran.

13World

PARIS (AFP) - Lance Armstrong's increasing band of rivals have been given a glimmer of hope for victory after Tour de France organisers unveiled a slimmed-down race for 2005.

1Entertainment

New Delhi: In an apparent damage control exercise, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he favoured veto rights for India as new permanent member of the UN Security Council.

13World

WEST BANK, Oct. 4 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged Wednesday to "redouble" U.S. efforts to alleviate the economic plight of Palestinians facing escalating tensions and the threat of a humanitarian crisis. But U.S. officials cautioned not to expect any significant breakthroughs as...

12U.S.

UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's largest health insurer, is buying privately-held benefits provider Definity Health Corp.

0Business

BOSTON (Reuters) - Schering-Plough Corp said on Thursday that it expects to report higher sales of its cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia in the fourth quarter of 2007 and in 2008 even though they face growing competition.

0Business

Nevada moderate Harry Reid was elected by Senate Democrats on Tuesday to lead their battered party and immediately warned Republicans he could either dance with them or fight them.

11Top Stories

Analysis: The Iraq Study Group didn't just provide a blueprint for withdrawal from Iraq; it called for an overhaul of Bush's foreign and defense policies

10Top News

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mortar fire and gunshots were heard in Najaf a day after an Iraqi delegation failed to meet Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on a peace mission aimed at ending an uprising by the cleric's militia, Agence France-Presse said.

11Top Stories

A unit of the industrial, financial and media conglomerate General Electric Co. said Wednesday it will buy the water treatment company Ionics Inc.

0Business

Read full story for latest details.

10Top News

Affordable health, dental, and life insurance for you and your family. Ideal for self-employed, small business owners. Fill out our form for a competitive quote.

10Top News

Much has been made of the United States’ voracious appetite for oil and the fact that much of it is imported from unstable parts of the world. What is often overlooked, however, is that the United States produces a good deal of oil domestically. Where does the United States rank among the world’s top oil-producing nations as of 2005?

13World

Blog: The latest Voice over IP startup, Ooma, which will allow people to make free calls for life without the need for a subscription, counts Ashton Kutcher as one of its execs.

6Sci/Tech

AFP - Basketball's top stars brought laughter and cheers to the same convention center that was a house of horrors for Hurricane Katrina survivors during a relaxed training session Saturday.

6Sci/Tech

A suicide attacker detonated grenades on a commercial street in central Kabul today, killing himself and injuring seven other people, including three foreign peacekeepers, officials said.

13World

Computer giant Dell recalled about 4.4 million AC adapters worldwide because of fire and electrical shock hazards, the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission said last week.

1Entertainment

AFP - Anti-terrorist police arrested the political leader of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA in raids in France and Spain that resulted in arms caches and other suspected members being seized, officials said.

2Europe

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California catapulted to the forefront of U.S. efforts to fight global warming on Wednesday with an accord that will give the state the toughest laws in the nation on cutting greenhouse gas emissions and possibly spur a reluctant Washington to take similar action.

10Top News

AP - The Chicago Blackhawks re-signed defenseman Bryan Berard to a one-year contract Monday.

8Sports

The Federal Bureau of Taking All Your Shit

9Toons

Formaggio insegna ad avere pazienza e non si fa da soli

4Italia

Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday that private investigators it hired to find out who leaked confidential corporate information to the media had accessed private phone records of nine journalists who covered the company, without obtaining their permission.

0Business

Singh ended the five-year reign of Tiger Woods as world number one in September, defeating Woods in a man-to-man duel for the Deutche Bank Championship title to confirm his supremacy.

11Top Stories

Seduta di rifinitura per l'Atalanta in vista della sfida con la Lazio. De Ascentis dovrebbe prendere...

4Italia

Uninsured people 55 and older significantly reduce their risk of declining health after they enroll in Medicare at 65, a new study suggests.

3Health

With the supply of attractive pitching options dwindling daily -- they lost Pedro Martinez to the Mets, missed on Tim Hudson, and are resigned to Randy Johnson becoming a Yankee -- the Red Sox struck again last night, coming to terms with free agent Matt Clement on a three-year deal that will pay the righthander in the neighborhood of $25 ...

8Sports

At least 50 killed, 100 injured in car bombings; attacks come as Pakistanis prepare for elections.

10Top News

Register to win a $2,400 scholarship for you or a family member. Simply fill out the 3-step form for additional information from any of our colleges and you will automatically be entered.

0Business

A nuclear plant hit by an earthquake may not be able to reopen for more than a year, Japanese reports say.

13World

Hard core for core neutrality ICANN San Juan 2007 The fight over trademark rights got a welcome rematch last week, as the "free expression" contingency took the stage.âŠ

6Sci/Tech

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp. S.N , the No. 3 U.S. wireless provider, on Tuesday said it would begin selling three slim phones from Motorola Inc. MOT.N in early November, about two years after its biggest rival, Cingular Wireless, started selling Motorola's popular Razr phone.

6Sci/Tech

Mamma in coma, il marito: deciderÃ² tra una settimana I medici del San Martino a consulto con i familiari "Mia moglie muore mio figlio forse vivrÃ " di GIUSEPPE FILETTO (07:38 28/01/2005)

4Italia

Reuters - The European mobile phone games market is coping with its first slowdown as telecoms carriers shift advertising spending to mobile television or digital music, and operators struggle to win new devotees.

13World

Reuters - Disney's Touchstone Television has signed a talent holding deal with Will Friedle, former star of the ABC sitcom "Boy Meets World." Friedle will likely either be cast in an upcoming series from the studio or land a project of his own as he meets with producers in the coming months. Friedle will next be seen in "National Lampoon's Gold Diggers."

1Entertainment

Mark Hughes took over as manager of Blackburn Rovers on Friday but will still lead Wales in its next two World Cup qualifying games.

11Top Stories

Thirty-three years after dropping out of Harvard to start Microsoft, Chairman Bill Gates returned to the Cambridge, Mass., campus to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree and called on graduates to fight global poverty and disease.

6Sci/Tech

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Private equity firm The Carlyle Group is mulling a bid for the generics business of Germany's Merck KGaA , a unit worth at least 4 billion euros ($5.3 billion), a source close to the process said.

0Business

Pope Benedict XVI has revealed he once attempted to stop Bob Dylan from performing at the Vatican.

10Top News

ORLANDO - Heading into the final weekend before the election, US President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry tried to drum up key electoral votes as polls continued to show the candidates in a close race.

1Entertainment

Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid and English international defender Jonathan Woodgate re-injured his left thigh during practice Thursday.

8Sports

A marine reserve is to be created off the island of Arran to protect bio-diversity, according to the Scottish government.

2Europe

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp., parent of one of the nation's biggest steel companies, reported a third-quarter profit of $35.6 million on Tuesday.

0Business

AP - Robert Blake's attorney said the case against his client is weak, arguing there is no scientific evidence linking the actor to his wife's death and pointing out that the prosecution relies on two witnesses who were addicted to drugs.

1Entertainment

Paolo Hernan Dellafiore si è subito calato nella nuova realtà granata. ''Disputare il ...

4Italia

Photo from the CEATEC technology showcase in Tokyo.

6Sci/Tech

In another era, say as far back as the pre-BALCO days, it would have been a wonderful moment. The host country's new hero, a rising star, sets an Olympic

8Sports

United Airlines on Thursday launched the first daily flight service to Vietnam from the United States since 1975. The flight represents the first such service by an American air carrier

0Business

L'allenatore dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, è molto deluso e dispiaciuto per il passaggio di Da...

4Italia

The first units of a Black Watch battlegroup are due to arrive today in their new positions south of Baghdad as Tony Blair indicated that more British troops may replace them in the American-controlled zone before the end of the year.

13World

Years after laptops became a required tool of business, we learn the heat they generate can make men infertile if they put them on their laps.

3Health

By BREE FOWLER NEW YORK - The increased demand for "green" vehicles is spilling over to the rental car counter, where many more drivers will soon be able to choose a hybrid vehicle. Hertz Global Holdings Inc.

6Sci/Tech

GENEVA (Reuters) - General Motors Corp has set a target for production of an all-electric car in 2010, GM's product chief and Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said on Tuesday.

0Business

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were expected to nudge higher at Tuesday's open with fourth-quarter earnings from investment banks Morgan Stanley MWD.N and Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. BSC.N taking center stage.

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AP - Republican Mitt Romney bluntly challenged his own party while John McCain and Rudy Giuliani assailed Democratic rivals as the GOP presidential hopefuls courted activists in a state that's now a player in the nomination march.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Euthanasia proponent Dr. Jack Kevorkian, dubbed "Dr. Death" for assisting in some 130 suicides, vowed on Sunday he will no longer help people end their lives, even if they come to him in desperation.

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âThere Will Be Blood,â Paul Thomas Andersonâs epic American nightmare, arrives belching fire and brimstone and damnation to Hell.

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AP - David Ortiz was frustrated as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays won the first three games against his Boston Red Sox. Five players in the outfield in a severe shift against the left-handed slugger had him 2-for-10 with a solo homer and six strikeouts. He broke out Thursday night with his 28th and 29th home runs, the latter a grand slam in the ninth inning of Boston's sweep-avoiding 12-5 victory Thursday night. Nobody could argue with his strategy.

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European aircraft maker Airbus on Thursday criticised a US move to take a fight about subsidies to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), saying it showed its rivalâs unwillingness to address its own subsidies.

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By Houston Chronicle Jun. 26--If nanotechnology is a racehorse, then industry is a jockey whipping it along to market at a breakneck pace. The regulatory community is a poor old trainer limping along in the backstretch, pleading to wrap the horse's legs for safety.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co is insulated from much of the market volatility that has rocked other companies since consumers typically are reluctant to cut household items like toilet paper and toothpaste from their budgets, its chief financial officer told investors.

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AFP - The Indian Airforce is shortlisting pilots to fly in 10 French fighter planes amid a rumpus over the use of illegal middlemen ahead of the 350 million dollar deal, military officials told AFP.

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb exploded at a Baghdad bank on Wednesday, targeting police as they collected their salaries, a police source said.

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Oil prices fell yesterday after rising nearly $2 the previous session after two car bombs in Saudi Arabia rekindled fears over the security of Middle East supplies - one of the factors behind this year's overall 32 per cent rally.

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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will use a speech Monday to defend the Bush Administration's plan to "freeze" mortgage rates for some subprime borrowers and also to call on Congress to pass legislation to head off a housing crisis.

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Dow Jones +0,04%, Nasdaq +0,10%

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The Bush administration will announce an expanded plan Tuesday for lenders to help homeowners by temporarily suspending foreclosures for people facing the imminent loss of a home, a source familiar with the plan said Monday.

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AP - Mars could be in for an asteroid hit. A newly discovered hunk of space rock has a 1 in 75 chance of slamming into the Red Planet on Jan. 30, scientists said Thursday.

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John Kerry today accused the Bush administration of turning a blind eye to waste by Halliburton, and proposed reforming the contracting system.

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AP - Richard Hatch has been sent to a federal prison in Oklahoma as he serves a 51-month sentence for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the debut season of "Survivor."

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US President George Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun have agreed to accelerate efforts to end the crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons programs.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two U.S. soldiers have been charged with murder in the death of an Iraqi civilian, the 1st Cavalry Division announced Monday...

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ASHINGTON, Aug. 18 - A former Bush administration official who led the fruitless postwar effort to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq told Congress on Wednesday that the National Security Council led by Condoleezza Rice had botched ...

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Moneta unica europea e' scambiata a 137,99 yen

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President Bush asks for funds to reward countries that "took risks" to send troops to Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Treviso, la giovane, coordinatrice dell'Unione degli studenti tornava a casa in treno. Vittima di due militanti di Forza Nuova Dopo aver aggredito studentessa le disegnano croce celtica sul braccio (22:00 14/01/2008)

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