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Country singer Morgan files for divorce (AP) AP - Lorrie Morgan has filed for divorce from fellow country singer Sammy Kershaw, court records show.	1Entertainment
The January Effect These top-rated stocks do best in the month of January.	0Business
Nucleare:ministri, ok sanzioni Iran Da parte di Usa, Francia, Russia, Cina, Gb e Germania	4Italia
Seven Palestinians killed in firefight in West Bank NABLUS, West Bank Six Palestinian gunmen and an 11-year-old girl were killed on Wednesday during a firefight with Israeli soldiers, Palestinian hospital officials said.	1Entertainment
Football: Man Utd grab first win Nani's first goal for Manchester United hands the champions a first win of the season to frustrate a brave Spurs display.	13World
Have You Called Your Car Lately? The Viper G.P.S. Tracking System can be reached by the Internet or a cellphone.	6Sci/Tech
Jacques Derrida, founder of deconstructionist philosophy, dead at <b>...</b> Jacques Derrida, a philosopher who founded the school known as deconstructionism, has died, the French president's office said Saturday.	13World
Dixons seeks 1,000 new recruits Hooks up with Jobcentres to plug gap	6Sci/Tech
Iniziato il controesodo in 19 milioni sulle strade Quello che dovrebbe essere il piÃ¹ grande controesodo dell'estate Ãš iniziato. L'Osservatorio di Milano ha infatti previsto che saranno almeno 19 milioni gli italiani che si metteranno in viaggio questo fine settimana.	4Italia
Ukraine Activists Find Love in Tent Camp (AP) AP - Vasyl Fylosov and Sofiya Kirichenko came to Kiev from different regions to join round-the-clock protests in support of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko. Result: two golden rings and a bride's veil in the opposition's signature color, orange.	2Europe
Murdoch says Sacha Baron Cohen signs for "Borat 2" (Reuters) Reuters - British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has signed a deal to make "Borat 2," a sequel to the hit film about a boorish Kazakh journalist on a road trip across America, News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said on Thursday.	1Entertainment
Bastad, 15:58 - TENNIS, ATP BASTAD: SUCCESSO DI FERRER Lo spagnolo David Ferrer, testa di serie numero 2, ha vinto il torneo Atp di Bastad (terra, 353.450 ...	4Italia
Key differences resolved in N.Korea talks BEIJING (Reuters) - Key differences over a deal to unravel North Korea's nuclear arms program were settled in six-country talks early on Tuesday after days of haggling over a huge package of energy aid for the reclusive communist state.	13World
Why Putin is backing Kyoto again Why did Russian President Vladimir Putin decide to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change last week, only six months after his top adviser, Andrei Illarionov, called it a "death treaty?	13World
Barak wins leadership of Israel's Labour Party JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labour Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.	10Top News
DR Congo war crimes suspect to appear before ICC Monday (AFP) AFP - A former militia leader accused of leading the massacre of some 200 Congolese villagers in 2003, will appear Monday before the International Criminal Court for the first time, the court's website said.	13World
Bush shifts focus to West Bank RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President George W. Bush traveled to the West Bank on Thursday, passing powerful symbols of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Jewish settlements and Israel's barrier in the occupied territory.	10Top News
2007 set to be 'one of warmest' This year is set to be one of the warmest on record in Scotland, environmental campaigners say.	2Europe
Bush:scudo giusto,temo missili Iran Esso difende Paesi europei da quelli ostili, non da Russia	4Italia
Football: Djemba-Djemba for Villa Aston Villa agree a fee to buy Cameroon international Eric Djemba-Djemba from Man Utd.	10Top News
Paul Hamm Wins All-Around Event After falling on the landing of his vault, Paul Hamm put on two of the most spectacular routines of his career to win Olympic gold, the first ever by a U.S. man.	13World
Wizards Suffer a Letdown Playing their fourth game in five nights, the weary Wizards fail to hold a team to under 100 points for the first time in seven games and fall to the Knicks, 105-93.	8Sports
European Companies Join In Boosting Linux Security A consortium of European companies, including Linux-distributor Mandrakesoft, has been awarded a three-year, $8.6 million contract to boost security of the open-source Linux operating system, the companies said Thursday.	6Sci/Tech
China warns of new wave of coal mine disasters (Reuters) Reuters - China, home to the world's deadliest mining industry, could be faced with a new wave of accidents as collieries start operations again following severe winter weather which forced many to close.	13World
Rapper T.I. released on bail in weapons case ATLANTA (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. walked out of a federal court on $3 million bond on Friday two weeks after he was arrested in a weapons case that could see him jailed for 30 years.	1Entertainment
Black quits top jobs at Hollinger Inc CONRAD Black, the former owner of the Daily Telegraph, yesterday stood down as chairman and chief executive of Hollinger Inc., the Toronto-based holding company which has voting control over newspaper publisher Hollinger International.	11Top Stories
Mystery blast no accident: N Korea A MYSTERIOUS explosion in North Korea last week was a deliberate detonation connected with a power plant project, the North Korean Foreign Ministry said yesterday.	11Top Stories
Britney rumoured to have delivered a boy Rumors swirled on Tuesday that pop star Britney Spears had given birth to her second baby, and that contrary to tabloid predictions, it was a boy.	1Entertainment
With Premier on His Way Out, Japan Focuses on a Successor TOKYO, Sept. 13 -- The departure of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who stunned Japan on Wednesday by announcing that he was quitting after a year in power, appears likely to weaken his party's long hold on political power, embolden an already cocky opposition and stall economic reform.	10Top News
Flu Season Slow So Far, Official Says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. influenza season is starting slowly but it is still too early to tell how severe the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Sunday.	3Health
Militants free Pakistani soldiers Eighteen soldiers held hostage by pro-Taleban militants in a Pakistani tribal region are released, officials say.	13World
Warsaw Shines As a European Metropolis As the capital of Poland, Warsaw's historical legacy has proven to be both a blessing and curse.	2Europe
NVE Technology Makes Hearing Aids, Pacemakers Work Better (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Until recently, hearing aid wearers had to manually switch modes on their devices when they used a cell phone.	6Sci/Tech
GOP senators bash Rumsfeld Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is drawing increasingly heavy fire from fellow Republicans over the lack of armored Humvees and transport trucks for the troops in Iraq	11Top Stories
I faced near death experiences in Dhoom 2: Hrithik You saw him rock in Krrish and now be ready to watch him set the screen on fire once again in this yearÂs most exciting film Dhoom 2.	1Entertainment
NBC Is Said to Be in Talks to Remove Program Chief NBC Universal is in talks to sever its ties with Kevin Reilly, several executives said Sunday.	0Business
Juve forza tre: Cancellata la Samp Tris e vetta. Del Piero piÃ¹ Ibrahimovic piÃ¹ Trezeguet: parlano lingue diverse, ma con i piedi fanno esattamente la stessa cosa, gol. E' tre a zero al Marassi, nella terza giornata di campionato, primo turno infrasettimanale della serie A. Dopo.	4Italia
Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel lifted its eight-week sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday after an interim maritime task force led by an Italian admiral deployed off the Lebanese coast, the commander of U.N. peacekeepers said.	10Top News
IRAQ: OSTAGGIO BRITANNICO, STRAW ESCLUDE TRATTATIVE ROMA - Il ministro degli esteri britannico Jack Straw ha escluso oggi qualsiasi possibilita' di trattativa con il gruppo che tiene in ostaggio in Iraq Kenneth Bigley, dopo che ieri il prigioniero, cittadino del Regno Unito, aveva lanciato in un video un	4Italia
Stocks Seen Flat with Oil Above $51 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks looked headed for a flat start on Wednesday with record high crude oil prices weighing on the market along with a fresh batch of profit warnings on the eve of a new earnings season.	0Business
Inquiry into shooting of wounded Iraqi shown in television footage The Pentagon said last night it was opening an investigation into the shooting of an unarmed and wounded Iraqi in Falluja, following the release of television footage showing what appeared to be a close-range execution-style killing.	11Top Stories
Footnotes In the highest-scoring regulation game in Division 1-A history, Brian Nunez returned an interception 28 yards with 2:18 left for the last of 19 touchdowns, and San Jose State (2-2, 1-1, WAC) beat Rice, 70-63.	8Sports
80 dead in Iraq bomb attacks Blasts hit northern city of Kirkuk.	10Top News
UPDATE 2-Sri Lanka stutter to win over plucky Zimbabwe Tillakaratne Dilshan steered Sri Lanka to a scratchy four-wicket win over Zimbabwe in their Champions Trophy match at the Oval on Tuesday but the Africans go home with pride restored after a spirited performance.	8Sports
Televangelist Robertson backs Giuliani (AP) AP - Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, endorsed Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday.	12U.S.
Dynegy inks $1B deal to buy Exelon assets Houston-based Dynegy Inc. has agreed to buy ExRes SHC Inc., the parent company of Sithe Energies and Sithe Independence LP, from Chicago-based Exelon Corp.	0Business
Richardson Leads Bobcats Past Celtics Jason Richardson scores 34 points and grabs nine rebounds, as the Charlotte Bobcats stun the Boston Celtics, 95-83, for just their fourth loss of the season.	8Sports
Saddam tells judge will stop attending hearings AMMAN (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein wrote to the judge in the ethnic Kurdish genocide trial to tell him he would no longer attend court sessions to protest against being repeatedly silenced from speaking, his chief lawyer said on Tuesday.	13World
Mariners torment old foe A's Ichiro, Madritsch and Cabrera are having a blast in an AL West race they watched from a distance. OAKLAND - George Sisler stayed on top for at least another day, but the Seattle Mariners took down the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.	8Sports
Still Exploring After Martian Winter, Rovers Send Back More Signs of Water The two roving vehicles Spirit and Opportunity have explored Mars about three times as long as originally scheduled and keep finding evidence of past liquid water.	6Sci/Tech
PS3 Eye digicam to arrive next week Keep an eye out for it Sony has finally announced that its PS3 Eye camera will hit European shop shelves next week, bundled with an interactive board game.âŠ	7Software and Developement
Astronaut accused of attempted murder ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A married U.S. astronaut was accused of attempted murder and trying to kidnap a rival for another astronaut's affections on Tuesday, and held in jail.	10Top News
British stores halt `Lolita' beds (AP) AP - Woolworths stores in Britain have stopped selling "Lolita" beds for young girls after a parents' organization complained because of the name's association with the famous novel about a pedophile.	13World
2008 Democratic Presidential Primary: Clinton 38% Obama 26% Edwards 15% (Rasmussen Reports) Rasmussen Reports - The latest Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey of Likely Democratic Primary Voters highlights the stability of a campaign that has started well before most Americans want to think about it. Once again, New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) is on top, this week attracting 38% of the vote.	12U.S.
Pixar's Incredibles gate eclipses...Pixar Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles has taken $70.7 million (Â£38.1m) in its opening weekend in the US, making it the best ever three-day weekend total for film released by Disney.	1Entertainment
Tech Sector Likely to Get Roughed Up in Looming Recession If the U.S. economy tips into a recession, don't count on the technology business to be a safe haven, experts say. In fact, tech high-fliers like Google and Amazon may be particularly vulnerable to recession.	0Business
Egg Freezing Shows Promise as Fertility Technique NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Deep-freezing embryos has been routine for some time, to give infertile couples reproduction choices in various situations, but freezing unfertilized eggs has proven difficult.	3Health
White House Nixed Early Hearing on Rice Nomination (Reuters) Reuters - At the urging of the White House, a key Senate panel will put off consideration of the nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be secretary of state, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Sunday.	13World
US dismisses Kenyan 'propaganda' The US ambassador to Kenya strongly rejects claims the international community has stirred up election violence.	2Europe
Germania: treni, accordo di massima Tra sindacato macchinisti e ferrovie per rinnovo contratto	4Italia
Witt to call it a day in Spring 2008 (AFP) AFP - Double Olympic figure skating champion Katarina Witt of Germany is to call time on her professional skating career with farewell performances in Germany and Russia during the Spring of 2008.	1Entertainment
For Graphic Novels, a New Frontier: Teenage Girls DC Comics tries to reach what it sees as underserved readers.	13World
NHL labour talks resume with nearly five-hour meeting at O'Hare Airport (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - (CP) - NHL talks ended Wednesday after nearly five hours at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, with the promise to meet again.	13World
Billboard album reviews: Brad Paisley, Bon Jovi (Reuters) Reuters - After four studio albums and a Christmas release, Paisley and longtime producer Frank Rogers have it down:	1Entertainment
Summary Box: Scientists Worry About Herring (AP) AP - 1AT ISSUE: Scientists worry about the health of San Francisco Bay's herring population, while fishermen find it increasingly difficult in recent years to earn a living in the fishery.	6Sci/Tech
Giustizia, Anm: maxiemendamento Governo elusivo e deludente ''Il maxiemendamento presentato dal Governo Ãš elusivo e deludente, non tocca alcuno dei problemi di fondo''. E' il commento dell'Associazione Nazionale Magistrati sul nuovo provvedimento dell'esecutivo in tema di giustizia.	4Italia
WPP goes Grey in $1.3 B ad deal British advertising firm WPP has agreed to buy smaller US rival Grey Global for $1.31 billion, equally divided in cash and shares, to put it on par with industry leader Omnicom.	0Business
AOL Won't Use Microsoft Anti-Spam Standard WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America Online Inc. on Thursday shunned a Microsoft Corp. proposal to help weed out unwanted "spam" e-mail because Internet engineers are reluctant to adopt technology owned by the dominant software company.	6Sci/Tech
Ferragamo in Borsa entro il 2008 Al via 16 negozi nel mondo e una nuova linea di orologi	4Italia
iPod add-on 'fails' privacy test Researchers expose privacy problems with the iPod Nano and Nike running aid.	6Sci/Tech
Londra, 14:16 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA; BECKHAM: RITORNO IN NAZIONALE E' DIFFILE David Beckham conferma che le possibilità di un suo ritorno in nazionale sono scarse. ''Ho gi...	4Italia
Ariz. Rep. Shadegg not seeking 8th term (AP) AP - Rep. John Shadegg, a seven-term congressman, said Monday he will not seek re-election, becoming the 29th House Republican in the past 13 months to either leave office or decline to seek re-election.	13World
Apple's iTunes to start selling movies (Reuters) Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. said on Tuesday its iTunes online music store would begin selling movies from Disney, Pixar, and Touchstone as the company makes its most aggressive move yet into the digital home.	1Entertainment
Hand Me That Door - Chris And Tad Hand Me That Door by Chris And Tad	5Music Feeds
Bigley captors' UK 'funds' frozen Any assets in Britain of the group which kidnapped and murdered British engineer Ken Bigley are to be frozen.	0Business
Skidmore Murder Suspect Waives Preliminary Hearing In Kansas The woman accused of murdering pregnant Skidmore resident Bobbi Jo Stinnett and taking her baby has waived her preliminary hearing in US District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, and will appear in federal court in Missouri next week.	11Top Stories
Sri Lanka says sinks 3 rebel boats COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's navy sank three Tamil Tiger rebel boats off the island's northeast coast, killing 18 rebels on board, the military said on Friday.	13World
Frantic attempt to stop train Suicide theory as seven die.	10Top News
Lamar Hunt, Football Pioneer, Dies at 74 Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, son of a famous and wealthy Texas family who became a pro sports visionary and author of the term "Super Bowl," died Wednesday night at a Dallas hospital.	8Sports
A Look at British Redeployment in Iraq (AP) AP - A look at the Black Watch and Queen's Dragoon Guards, the British units being deployed to the U.S.-controlled sector of Iraq.	13World
Howard dangles $5.9b carrot PRIME Minister John Howard yesterday laid out an audacious $5.9 billion re-election bid covering health, education, training, child care, families and small business.	13World
Karstens Makes First Start Since Breaking Leg Yankees right-hander Jeff Karstens threw 3 1-3 scoreless innings Saturday in his first minor league rehab start since breaking his right leg two months ago.	8Sports
Hard calls whoever wins the White House NO ONE has any idea what will happen to stock markets this week because no one knows who will win the US election and, even if they did, they don't know what a victory for either candidate would mean.	0Business
The Outer wall of Hurricane Frances is hitting Florida Hurricane Frances is now over Florida's eastern coast. The National Hurricane Centre says conditions are expected to get worse as the dangerous Category 3 storm moves to shore, possibly late Saturday.	11Top Stories
Kanye West Tops Grammy Nomination List Rap artist and producer Kanye West is the King of the hill when it comes to Grammy award nominations. The Rap master is nominated for for 10 Grammy awards, the most since Carlos Santana did it in 1989.	1Entertainment
City Room: Cases Overwhelm Family Court On the eve of the second anniversary of the death of 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown, a new report finds that higher caseloads have overwhelmed Family Court, where abuse and neglect cases are decided.	13World
CNN employee kidnapped Gaza City - A group of men armed with assault rifles and revolvers kidnapped an employee of US television channel CNN in Gaza City late on Monday, CNN and witnesses said.	13World
EDWARD C. BAIG Bill Gates hopes the third time around will be the charm - again. In 1990, Microsoft unveiled Windows 3.0, the first monumentally successful version of the company's flagship software.	6Sci/Tech
il conteggio dei voti Il conteggio dei voti per le elezioni presidenziali di sabato in Afghanistan non comincerÃ oggi ed Ãš stato rinviato, poichÃš le autoritÃ aspettano le istruzioni su cosa fare, dopo le denunce di brogli fatte da alcuni candidati.	4Italia
Winehouse 'on road to recovery' Singer Amy Winehouse is "on the road to recovery" from her drug addiction her mother Janis tells GMTV.	10Top News
Bertuzzi Requests Hearing With Bettman Todd Bertuzzi has requested a hearing with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to determine if the Vancouver forward's indefinite suspension for his attack on Colorado's Steve Moore should be lifted.	8Sports
China sentences Web porn king to life in prison (Reuters) Reuters - A Chinese court sentenced the founder of the country's largest pornography Web site to life imprisonment on Wednesday and jailed another eight of the site's organizers, state media reported.	6Sci/Tech
Britain Likely to Expand Inquiry Into Russian Ex-SpyÂs Death News reports said British counterterrorism officers were planning to fly to Moscow to interview witnesses.	13World
Map to "Pirates" gold keeps Hollywood guessing (Reuters) Reuters - Given the intensity with which the media scrutinize movie ticket sales, last weekend's record $136 million opening of Walt Disney Pictures' "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" was reported as if it were manna in a box office desert.	1Entertainment
Backing up e-mail One person's approach to backing up e-mail	6Sci/Tech
Wall Street heads lower on souring jobs picture NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street looked set to open lower on Wednesday as the employment picture soured in August after reports showed a surge in lay-offs and the slowest rate of private-sector hiring in more than four years.	0Business
New Heathrow terminal cleared for take-off (AFP) AFP - Heathrow was granted planning permission Friday for a new terminal, part of a major revamp of the world's busiest international airport.	2Europe
Knicks' new look looking good Already there are tales of Stephon Marbury and Jamal Crawford finishing each other's sentences. The energetic backcourt tandem officially began trading phone calls when	8Sports
Australia wins more gold in cycling TONY EASTLEY: While Australia won more gold overnight in the cycling as well as a silver in a thrilling finish in the women's triathlon, it's fair to say that all eyes were on the efforts of Jana Pittman this morning in the women's 400 metres hurdles.	8Sports
Report Links 9/11 Attacks, Madrid Bombings (AP) AP - An unidentified Muslim militant suspected of helping plan the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States also ordered this year's Madrid train bombings, a Spanish newspaper said Sunday, asserting the closest link yet between the two terrorist attacks.	2Europe

Country singer Morgan files for divorce (AP) AP - Lorrie Morgan has filed for divorce from fellow country singer Sammy Kershaw, court records show.

1Entertainment

The January Effect These top-rated stocks do best in the month of January.

0Business

Nucleare:ministri, ok sanzioni Iran Da parte di Usa, Francia, Russia, Cina, Gb e Germania

4Italia

Seven Palestinians killed in firefight in West Bank NABLUS, West Bank Six Palestinian gunmen and an 11-year-old girl were killed on Wednesday during a firefight with Israeli soldiers, Palestinian hospital officials said.

1Entertainment

Football: Man Utd grab first win Nani's first goal for Manchester United hands the champions a first win of the season to frustrate a brave Spurs display.

13World

Have You Called Your Car Lately? The Viper G.P.S. Tracking System can be reached by the Internet or a cellphone.

6Sci/Tech

Jacques Derrida, founder of deconstructionist philosophy, dead at <b>...</b> Jacques Derrida, a philosopher who founded the school known as deconstructionism, has died, the French president's office said Saturday.

13World

Dixons seeks 1,000 new recruits Hooks up with Jobcentres to plug gap

6Sci/Tech

Iniziato il controesodo in 19 milioni sulle strade Quello che dovrebbe essere il piÃ¹ grande controesodo dell'estate Ãš iniziato. L'Osservatorio di Milano ha infatti previsto che saranno almeno 19 milioni gli italiani che si metteranno in viaggio questo fine settimana.

4Italia

Ukraine Activists Find Love in Tent Camp (AP) AP - Vasyl Fylosov and Sofiya Kirichenko came to Kiev from different regions to join round-the-clock protests in support of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko. Result: two golden rings and a bride's veil in the opposition's signature color, orange.

2Europe

Murdoch says Sacha Baron Cohen signs for "Borat 2" (Reuters) Reuters - British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has signed a deal to make "Borat 2," a sequel to the hit film about a boorish Kazakh journalist on a road trip across America, News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said on Thursday.

1Entertainment

Bastad, 15:58 - TENNIS, ATP BASTAD: SUCCESSO DI FERRER Lo spagnolo David Ferrer, testa di serie numero 2, ha vinto il torneo Atp di Bastad (terra, 353.450 ...

4Italia

Key differences resolved in N.Korea talks BEIJING (Reuters) - Key differences over a deal to unravel North Korea's nuclear arms program were settled in six-country talks early on Tuesday after days of haggling over a huge package of energy aid for the reclusive communist state.

13World

Why Putin is backing Kyoto again Why did Russian President Vladimir Putin decide to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change last week, only six months after his top adviser, Andrei Illarionov, called it a "death treaty?

13World

Barak wins leadership of Israel's Labour Party JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labour Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.

10Top News

DR Congo war crimes suspect to appear before ICC Monday (AFP) AFP - A former militia leader accused of leading the massacre of some 200 Congolese villagers in 2003, will appear Monday before the International Criminal Court for the first time, the court's website said.

13World

Bush shifts focus to West Bank RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President George W. Bush traveled to the West Bank on Thursday, passing powerful symbols of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Jewish settlements and Israel's barrier in the occupied territory.

10Top News

2007 set to be 'one of warmest' This year is set to be one of the warmest on record in Scotland, environmental campaigners say.

2Europe

Bush:scudo giusto,temo missili Iran Esso difende Paesi europei da quelli ostili, non da Russia

4Italia

Football: Djemba-Djemba for Villa Aston Villa agree a fee to buy Cameroon international Eric Djemba-Djemba from Man Utd.

10Top News

Paul Hamm Wins All-Around Event After falling on the landing of his vault, Paul Hamm put on two of the most spectacular routines of his career to win Olympic gold, the first ever by a U.S. man.

13World

Wizards Suffer a Letdown Playing their fourth game in five nights, the weary Wizards fail to hold a team to under 100 points for the first time in seven games and fall to the Knicks, 105-93.

8Sports

European Companies Join In Boosting Linux Security A consortium of European companies, including Linux-distributor Mandrakesoft, has been awarded a three-year, $8.6 million contract to boost security of the open-source Linux operating system, the companies said Thursday.

6Sci/Tech

China warns of new wave of coal mine disasters (Reuters) Reuters - China, home to the world's deadliest mining industry, could be faced with a new wave of accidents as collieries start operations again following severe winter weather which forced many to close.

13World

Rapper T.I. released on bail in weapons case ATLANTA (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. walked out of a federal court on $3 million bond on Friday two weeks after he was arrested in a weapons case that could see him jailed for 30 years.

1Entertainment

Black quits top jobs at Hollinger Inc CONRAD Black, the former owner of the Daily Telegraph, yesterday stood down as chairman and chief executive of Hollinger Inc., the Toronto-based holding company which has voting control over newspaper publisher Hollinger International.

11Top Stories

Mystery blast no accident: N Korea A MYSTERIOUS explosion in North Korea last week was a deliberate detonation connected with a power plant project, the North Korean Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

11Top Stories

Britney rumoured to have delivered a boy Rumors swirled on Tuesday that pop star Britney Spears had given birth to her second baby, and that contrary to tabloid predictions, it was a boy.

1Entertainment

With Premier on His Way Out, Japan Focuses on a Successor TOKYO, Sept. 13 -- The departure of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who stunned Japan on Wednesday by announcing that he was quitting after a year in power, appears likely to weaken his party's long hold on political power, embolden an already cocky opposition and stall economic reform.

10Top News

Flu Season Slow So Far, Official Says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. influenza season is starting slowly but it is still too early to tell how severe the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Sunday.

3Health

Militants free Pakistani soldiers Eighteen soldiers held hostage by pro-Taleban militants in a Pakistani tribal region are released, officials say.

13World

Warsaw Shines As a European Metropolis As the capital of Poland, Warsaw's historical legacy has proven to be both a blessing and curse.

2Europe

NVE Technology Makes Hearing Aids, Pacemakers Work Better (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Until recently, hearing aid wearers had to manually switch modes on their devices when they used a cell phone.

6Sci/Tech

GOP senators bash Rumsfeld Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is drawing increasingly heavy fire from fellow Republicans over the lack of armored Humvees and transport trucks for the troops in Iraq

11Top Stories

I faced near death experiences in Dhoom 2: Hrithik You saw him rock in Krrish and now be ready to watch him set the screen on fire once again in this yearÂs most exciting film Dhoom 2.

1Entertainment

NBC Is Said to Be in Talks to Remove Program Chief NBC Universal is in talks to sever its ties with Kevin Reilly, several executives said Sunday.

0Business

Juve forza tre: Cancellata la Samp Tris e vetta. Del Piero piÃ¹ Ibrahimovic piÃ¹ Trezeguet: parlano lingue diverse, ma con i piedi fanno esattamente la stessa cosa, gol. E' tre a zero al Marassi, nella terza giornata di campionato, primo turno infrasettimanale della serie A. Dopo.

4Italia

Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel lifted its eight-week sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday after an interim maritime task force led by an Italian admiral deployed off the Lebanese coast, the commander of U.N. peacekeepers said.

10Top News

IRAQ: OSTAGGIO BRITANNICO, STRAW ESCLUDE TRATTATIVE ROMA - Il ministro degli esteri britannico Jack Straw ha escluso oggi qualsiasi possibilita' di trattativa con il gruppo che tiene in ostaggio in Iraq Kenneth Bigley, dopo che ieri il prigioniero, cittadino del Regno Unito, aveva lanciato in un video un

4Italia

Stocks Seen Flat with Oil Above $51 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks looked headed for a flat start on Wednesday with record high crude oil prices weighing on the market along with a fresh batch of profit warnings on the eve of a new earnings season.

0Business

Inquiry into shooting of wounded Iraqi shown in television footage The Pentagon said last night it was opening an investigation into the shooting of an unarmed and wounded Iraqi in Falluja, following the release of television footage showing what appeared to be a close-range execution-style killing.

11Top Stories

Footnotes In the highest-scoring regulation game in Division 1-A history, Brian Nunez returned an interception 28 yards with 2:18 left for the last of 19 touchdowns, and San Jose State (2-2, 1-1, WAC) beat Rice, 70-63.

8Sports

80 dead in Iraq bomb attacks Blasts hit northern city of Kirkuk.

10Top News

UPDATE 2-Sri Lanka stutter to win over plucky Zimbabwe Tillakaratne Dilshan steered Sri Lanka to a scratchy four-wicket win over Zimbabwe in their Champions Trophy match at the Oval on Tuesday but the Africans go home with pride restored after a spirited performance.

8Sports

Televangelist Robertson backs Giuliani (AP) AP - Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, endorsed Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday.

12U.S.

Dynegy inks $1B deal to buy Exelon assets Houston-based Dynegy Inc. has agreed to buy ExRes SHC Inc., the parent company of Sithe Energies and Sithe Independence LP, from Chicago-based Exelon Corp.

0Business

Richardson Leads Bobcats Past Celtics Jason Richardson scores 34 points and grabs nine rebounds, as the Charlotte Bobcats stun the Boston Celtics, 95-83, for just their fourth loss of the season.

8Sports

Saddam tells judge will stop attending hearings AMMAN (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein wrote to the judge in the ethnic Kurdish genocide trial to tell him he would no longer attend court sessions to protest against being repeatedly silenced from speaking, his chief lawyer said on Tuesday.

13World

Mariners torment old foe A's Ichiro, Madritsch and Cabrera are having a blast in an AL West race they watched from a distance. OAKLAND - George Sisler stayed on top for at least another day, but the Seattle Mariners took down the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.

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Still Exploring After Martian Winter, Rovers Send Back More Signs of Water The two roving vehicles Spirit and Opportunity have explored Mars about three times as long as originally scheduled and keep finding evidence of past liquid water.

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PS3 Eye digicam to arrive next week Keep an eye out for it Sony has finally announced that its PS3 Eye camera will hit European shop shelves next week, bundled with an interactive board game.âŠ

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Astronaut accused of attempted murder ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A married U.S. astronaut was accused of attempted murder and trying to kidnap a rival for another astronaut's affections on Tuesday, and held in jail.

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British stores halt `Lolita' beds (AP) AP - Woolworths stores in Britain have stopped selling "Lolita" beds for young girls after a parents' organization complained because of the name's association with the famous novel about a pedophile.

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2008 Democratic Presidential Primary: Clinton 38% Obama 26% Edwards 15% (Rasmussen Reports) Rasmussen Reports - The latest Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey of Likely Democratic Primary Voters highlights the stability of a campaign that has started well before most Americans want to think about it. Once again, New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) is on top, this week attracting 38% of the vote.

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Pixar's Incredibles gate eclipses...Pixar Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles has taken $70.7 million (Â£38.1m) in its opening weekend in the US, making it the best ever three-day weekend total for film released by Disney.

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Tech Sector Likely to Get Roughed Up in Looming Recession If the U.S. economy tips into a recession, don't count on the technology business to be a safe haven, experts say. In fact, tech high-fliers like Google and Amazon may be particularly vulnerable to recession.

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Egg Freezing Shows Promise as Fertility Technique NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Deep-freezing embryos has been routine for some time, to give infertile couples reproduction choices in various situations, but freezing unfertilized eggs has proven difficult.

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White House Nixed Early Hearing on Rice Nomination (Reuters) Reuters - At the urging of the White House, a key Senate panel will put off consideration of the nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be secretary of state, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Sunday.

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US dismisses Kenyan 'propaganda' The US ambassador to Kenya strongly rejects claims the international community has stirred up election violence.

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Germania: treni, accordo di massima Tra sindacato macchinisti e ferrovie per rinnovo contratto

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Witt to call it a day in Spring 2008 (AFP) AFP - Double Olympic figure skating champion Katarina Witt of Germany is to call time on her professional skating career with farewell performances in Germany and Russia during the Spring of 2008.

1Entertainment

For Graphic Novels, a New Frontier: Teenage Girls DC Comics tries to reach what it sees as underserved readers.

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NHL labour talks resume with nearly five-hour meeting at O'Hare Airport (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - (CP) - NHL talks ended Wednesday after nearly five hours at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, with the promise to meet again.

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Billboard album reviews: Brad Paisley, Bon Jovi (Reuters) Reuters - After four studio albums and a Christmas release, Paisley and longtime producer Frank Rogers have it down:

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Summary Box: Scientists Worry About Herring (AP) AP - 1AT ISSUE: Scientists worry about the health of San Francisco Bay's herring population, while fishermen find it increasingly difficult in recent years to earn a living in the fishery.

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Giustizia, Anm: maxiemendamento Governo elusivo e deludente ''Il maxiemendamento presentato dal Governo Ãš elusivo e deludente, non tocca alcuno dei problemi di fondo''. E' il commento dell'Associazione Nazionale Magistrati sul nuovo provvedimento dell'esecutivo in tema di giustizia.

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WPP goes Grey in $1.3 B ad deal British advertising firm WPP has agreed to buy smaller US rival Grey Global for $1.31 billion, equally divided in cash and shares, to put it on par with industry leader Omnicom.

0Business

AOL Won't Use Microsoft Anti-Spam Standard WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America Online Inc. on Thursday shunned a Microsoft Corp. proposal to help weed out unwanted "spam" e-mail because Internet engineers are reluctant to adopt technology owned by the dominant software company.

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Ferragamo in Borsa entro il 2008 Al via 16 negozi nel mondo e una nuova linea di orologi

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iPod add-on 'fails' privacy test Researchers expose privacy problems with the iPod Nano and Nike running aid.

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Londra, 14:16 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA; BECKHAM: RITORNO IN NAZIONALE E' DIFFILE David Beckham conferma che le possibilità di un suo ritorno in nazionale sono scarse. ''Ho gi...

4Italia

Ariz. Rep. Shadegg not seeking 8th term (AP) AP - Rep. John Shadegg, a seven-term congressman, said Monday he will not seek re-election, becoming the 29th House Republican in the past 13 months to either leave office or decline to seek re-election.

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Apple's iTunes to start selling movies (Reuters) Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. said on Tuesday its iTunes online music store would begin selling movies from Disney, Pixar, and Touchstone as the company makes its most aggressive move yet into the digital home.

1Entertainment

Hand Me That Door - Chris And Tad Hand Me That Door by Chris And Tad

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Bigley captors' UK 'funds' frozen Any assets in Britain of the group which kidnapped and murdered British engineer Ken Bigley are to be frozen.

0Business

Skidmore Murder Suspect Waives Preliminary Hearing In Kansas The woman accused of murdering pregnant Skidmore resident Bobbi Jo Stinnett and taking her baby has waived her preliminary hearing in US District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, and will appear in federal court in Missouri next week.

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Sri Lanka says sinks 3 rebel boats COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's navy sank three Tamil Tiger rebel boats off the island's northeast coast, killing 18 rebels on board, the military said on Friday.

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Frantic attempt to stop train Suicide theory as seven die.

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Lamar Hunt, Football Pioneer, Dies at 74 Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, son of a famous and wealthy Texas family who became a pro sports visionary and author of the term "Super Bowl," died Wednesday night at a Dallas hospital.

8Sports

A Look at British Redeployment in Iraq (AP) AP - A look at the Black Watch and Queen's Dragoon Guards, the British units being deployed to the U.S.-controlled sector of Iraq.

13World

Howard dangles $5.9b carrot PRIME Minister John Howard yesterday laid out an audacious $5.9 billion re-election bid covering health, education, training, child care, families and small business.

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Karstens Makes First Start Since Breaking Leg Yankees right-hander Jeff Karstens threw 3 1-3 scoreless innings Saturday in his first minor league rehab start since breaking his right leg two months ago.

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Hard calls whoever wins the White House NO ONE has any idea what will happen to stock markets this week because no one knows who will win the US election and, even if they did, they don't know what a victory for either candidate would mean.

0Business

The Outer wall of Hurricane Frances is hitting Florida Hurricane Frances is now over Florida's eastern coast. The National Hurricane Centre says conditions are expected to get worse as the dangerous Category 3 storm moves to shore, possibly late Saturday.

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Kanye West Tops Grammy Nomination List Rap artist and producer Kanye West is the King of the hill when it comes to Grammy award nominations. The Rap master is nominated for for 10 Grammy awards, the most since Carlos Santana did it in 1989.

1Entertainment

City Room: Cases Overwhelm Family Court On the eve of the second anniversary of the death of 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown, a new report finds that higher caseloads have overwhelmed Family Court, where abuse and neglect cases are decided.

13World

CNN employee kidnapped Gaza City - A group of men armed with assault rifles and revolvers kidnapped an employee of US television channel CNN in Gaza City late on Monday, CNN and witnesses said.

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EDWARD C. BAIG Bill Gates hopes the third time around will be the charm - again. In 1990, Microsoft unveiled Windows 3.0, the first monumentally successful version of the company's flagship software.

6Sci/Tech

il conteggio dei voti Il conteggio dei voti per le elezioni presidenziali di sabato in Afghanistan non comincerÃ oggi ed Ãš stato rinviato, poichÃš le autoritÃ aspettano le istruzioni su cosa fare, dopo le denunce di brogli fatte da alcuni candidati.

4Italia

Winehouse 'on road to recovery' Singer Amy Winehouse is "on the road to recovery" from her drug addiction her mother Janis tells GMTV.

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Bertuzzi Requests Hearing With Bettman Todd Bertuzzi has requested a hearing with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to determine if the Vancouver forward's indefinite suspension for his attack on Colorado's Steve Moore should be lifted.

8Sports

China sentences Web porn king to life in prison (Reuters) Reuters - A Chinese court sentenced the founder of the country's largest pornography Web site to life imprisonment on Wednesday and jailed another eight of the site's organizers, state media reported.

6Sci/Tech

Britain Likely to Expand Inquiry Into Russian Ex-SpyÂs Death News reports said British counterterrorism officers were planning to fly to Moscow to interview witnesses.

13World

Map to "Pirates" gold keeps Hollywood guessing (Reuters) Reuters - Given the intensity with which the media scrutinize movie ticket sales, last weekend's record $136 million opening of Walt Disney Pictures' "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" was reported as if it were manna in a box office desert.

1Entertainment

Backing up e-mail One person's approach to backing up e-mail

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Wall Street heads lower on souring jobs picture NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street looked set to open lower on Wednesday as the employment picture soured in August after reports showed a surge in lay-offs and the slowest rate of private-sector hiring in more than four years.

0Business

New Heathrow terminal cleared for take-off (AFP) AFP - Heathrow was granted planning permission Friday for a new terminal, part of a major revamp of the world's busiest international airport.

2Europe

Knicks' new look looking good Already there are tales of Stephon Marbury and Jamal Crawford finishing each other's sentences. The energetic backcourt tandem officially began trading phone calls when

8Sports

Australia wins more gold in cycling TONY EASTLEY: While Australia won more gold overnight in the cycling as well as a silver in a thrilling finish in the women's triathlon, it's fair to say that all eyes were on the efforts of Jana Pittman this morning in the women's 400 metres hurdles.

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Report Links 9/11 Attacks, Madrid Bombings (AP) AP - An unidentified Muslim militant suspected of helping plan the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States also ordered this year's Madrid train bombings, a Spanish newspaper said Sunday, asserting the closest link yet between the two terrorist attacks.

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