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Hollinger Inc Says Ontario Court Orders Probe | Hollinger Inc. said on Friday that an Ontario Superior Court judge had ordered an investigation of the company now mired in controversy over the conduct of its major shareholder, press baron Conrad Black. |
Jai Santoshi Maa actress dies of heart attack | Anita Guha, who became famous after playing the lead role in the 1975 blockbuster, Jai Santoshi Maa passed |
EBay Fails to See Fun In Google's Party Plan | A spat that erupted this week between eBay and Google over dueling celebrations might presage more tension in one of the Internet's budding rivalries. |
Kosovo votiong starts in key poll | Kosovo votes in the second assembly elections since the province came under UN control in 1999. |
Sugary Soft Drinks Raise Risk of Diabetes -Study | U.S. rates of diabetes have soared alongside soft drink consumption, and scientists said on Tuesday the spikes in blood sugar and insulin levels triggered by the sugary drinks may be at least partly to blame. |
US bishop 'regret' over gay split | The head of the US Episcopal Church expresses 'regret' over the appointment of a gay Anglican bishop. |
Bush meets Iraqi leader in Jordan today | President Bush, under pressure to find a new blueprint for Iraq, meets Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Wednesday in a high-stakes summit designed to find out how they can jointly chart a stable, peaceful future for the fragile government. |
US loses 400,000 IT jobs | Most of them after the recession ended |
Column: Dungy's coaching tree growing | It was an impossibly small space to begin something so grand. |
UNLV player suspended for hit during Wyoming game | The Mountain West Conference suspended UNLV cornerback Ruschard Dodd-Masters for one game for throwing a punch at a Wyoming player. |
Torino, 20:22 - CALCIO, TORINO; MUZZI: DELLA LAZIO TEMO TUTTO | Roberto Muzzi grande ex attesissimo nella gara di domenica con la Lazio. "Stiamo facendo dei passi i... |
Ancient Semitic Snake Spells Deciphered in Egyptian Pyramid | The world's oldest Semitic passages—spells found deep within an ancient pyramid—show that the Egyptians turned to neighboring Canaanites for help fending off venomous snakes. |
'All killed' in Afghan air crash | All 104 people on board an Afghan airliner which crashed near Kabul are dead, an official inquiry says. |
Three Afghans Sentenced to Death for Killing Chinese | An Afghan court has sentenced to death three Afghans convicted of killing 11 Chinese road engineers in the northeastern province of Kunduz last June, a Supreme Court Judge said on Friday. |
"Shrek" leads foreign box office for 3rd weekend | LOS ANGELES - "Shrek the Third" led the foreign box office for a third consecutive weekend, earning more than its two closest competitors combined. |
Ready or Not (and Maybe Not), Electronic Voting Goes National | Voters will be asked to cast their ballots on machines whose accuracy and security against fraud have yet to be tested on such a grand scale. |
New Wave of Croakers Wash Ashore in Va. | Thousands of croakers have washed ashore at beaches in recent days, the latest mass deaths of the popular sport and food fish. |
Violence Resurges in Haitian Capital | Violence has returned in Haiti's capital, where armed gangs have taken to the streets in the slums of Port-au-Prince. The Haitian National Police, backed by UN troops, are struggling to regain control of the city. |
Annual Study Finds Rise in Beach Closures | The number of days that beaches closed or posted warnings because of pollution rose sharply in 2003 due to more rainfall, increased monitoring and tougher standards, an environmental group said on Thursday. |
Putin Warns U.S. Of Missile Crisis | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday compared the U.S. proposal to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe to the Cuban missile crisis |
Indian peace move brightens hope for Kashmir peace | Kashmiris weary of years of violence welcomed on Friday India's surprising offer to reduce the number of its troops in the Himalayan territory, a move that could prompt old foe Pakistan to respond similarly. |
When the Democrats Take Back K Street | Democratic lobbyists are enjoying a comeback after 12 years of exile. Never mind those promised reforms |
Death toll from Baghdad bombs rises to 10: police | At least 10 people, including two Iraqi policemen, were killed and another 15 wounded in two separate car bombings in Baghdad's central Karrada district on Monday, police said. |
iPhone Accessory Opportunities Abound | This just in: iPhone won't be able to do everything when it launches on June 29. |
Ahold Settles with Dutch Prosecutors | Retailer Ahold reached an 8 million euros ($9.85 million) settlement with Dutch public prosecutors over charges of publishing false accounts. |
Carbon trade scheme 'is failing' | The EU's carbon trading plan has raised electricity prices and failed to cut greenhouse gases, the BBC is told. |
GoDaddy Servers Weather Denial-of-Service Attack | The domain registrar and hosting firm reports disrupted service Sunday from distributed denial-of-service attacks. |
Study: Mobile phones affect DNA in isolated cells | Radio frequency radiation from mobile phones can damage DNA in laboratory conditions, European researchers said in a recent study. |
Peru finds ancient burial cave of warrior tribe | LIMA, Peru - Archeologists have uncovered a 600-year-old, large underground cemetery belonging to a Peruvian warrior culture, thought to be the first discovery of its kind, an official said on Thursday. |
US House Passes Intelligence Reorganization Bill | The US House of Representatives approved legislation to create a national intelligence director to oversee the nation's 15 intelligence agencies and to establish a counter-terrorism center to evaluate threats. |
Aon sees profit dip in 3Q | Aon Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter earnings fell because of "softening market conditions" that, along with the halt of contingent commissions, led it withdraw its guidance for the full year. |
Jones used steroids alleges Conte | NEW YORK, USA -- Track and field superstar Marion Jones used banned performance enhancing substances, laboratory chief Victor Conte alleged in an American TV interview aired on Friday night. |
Qualcomm's Crystal Ball Gets Hazy | Wireless technology kingpin Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) issued revised guidance today, slightly increasing its expected fourth-quarter revenue and earnings along with full fiscal-year financials. |
Art museums balance access against security | By Christopher Andreae | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor. Since "The Scream" by Norwegian angst-artist Edvard Munch was stolen by armed robbers last Sunday, the media have been asking every art expert in sight, Why does this keep happening? |
Apple finds irregularities in stock option grants | Apple Computer Inc. said on Wednesday it found irregularities with its past stock option grants during an internal investigation and the company will likely need to restate its past financial statements. |
âOnceâ Again, a Legit Nominee | âFalling Slowly,â a song from âOnce,â is ruled eligible for this yearâs Oscar for best song. |
World finance chiefs see brighter global economy, but storm clouds ... | WASHINGTON : World finance chiefs meeting in Washington this week will express satisfaction with a rebounding global economy, but also highlight risks from surging oil prices, turmoil in Iraq and other factors. |
Microsoft to begin music download service in Japan | Microsoft Corp will begin its music download service in Japan with an initial offering of 50,000 songs, a spokeswoman for the US software giant's online service unit said on Wednesday. |
We Must Nurture Gifted Students | By Joann DiGennaro WASHINGTON -- At an educators' meeting in Washington last fall, conversation turned to whether the federal government should support programming for this nation's most gifted and talented high school students. |
Los Angeles, 10:49 - CALCIO: ARGENTINA-GUATEMALA 5-0, IN RETE ANCHE LAVEZZI | Lavezzi in evidenza nell'amichevole vinta dall'Argentina sul Guatemala per 5-0 (primo tempo 2-0) a L... |
Russia KGB founder honoured | A new statue is unveiled of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the man who founded the much-feared security services. |
Clinton and Obama Hit Back as Edwards Rides Anger in Iowa | DES MOINES, Dec. 31 -- With former senator John Edwards of North Carolina gaining strength in the final days of campaigning, the Democratic presidential battle in Iowa has become a tense and unpredictable three-way contest with Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. |
Podcast: Product spotlight falls on Apple, CES | A gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas; some Apple pickings ahead of Macworld; and call her a very high-tech queen. |
Hospital service cuts scrutinised | NHS Greater Glasgow is set for a hostile reception at its AGM over a shake-up of services in the city. |
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Melbourne, 12:04 - AUTO, RALLY AUSTRALIA: MUORE PILOTA BROCK | Peter Brock, 61 anni, leggenda dell'automobilismo australiano, è morto durante il rally di Gi... |
Sony Group Agrees in Principle to Buy MGM | A group headed by Sony Corp of America agreed in principle to acquire Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM.N for $12 a share in cash, both sides said on Monday. |
Black Market Vendors Profiting Off Tsunami | For those looking to make a buck, Indonesian entrepreneur Sigip Samsu has some advice: head to tsunami-wrecked Sumatra. He rushed there after the disaster and hasn't stopped reaping the benefits of a land in need of plenty. |
Veritas buys KVault Software in $225M deal | Storage and backup application vendor Veritas Software Corp. is acquiring e-mail archiving vendor KVault Software Ltd. (KVS) to bolster its offerings to customers. |
GM in talks to buy Chrysler: report | General Motors Corp. is in talks to buy the Chrysler Group in its entirety, Automotive News reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources in Germany and the United States. |
Irish PM looks for allies as 3rd term beckons | Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was set to clinch a third term on Saturday and begin the search for new coalition partners after his parliamentary ally for the past 10 years suffered heavy election losses. |
Jailed ex-aide to S.Africa's Zuma makes new appeal | A former aide to South Africa's ousted deputy president, Jacob Zuma, launched a new legal appeal on Monday seeking to overturn fraud and corruption convictions that have dimmed Zuma's political prospects. |
November polls fixed in bid to end Thai political crisis | Thailand fixed late November for controversial general elections as the kingdom struggles to break a political deadlock that has shaken government and dogged the economy. |
Eight seconds and a dream for Bull Riders' investors | Professional bull riding, an extreme sport that bills itself as a cross between a NASCAR auto race and a rock concert, has moved from the country to the big city -- and attracting big money along the way. |
Frank's Take on the Nets: All Isn't Lost | With the interim label removed, Nets Coach Lawrence Frank faces a bigger challenge than the one he inherited last season. |
Retailers' Nov. Same-Store Sales Rise | Major U.S. retailers reported modest gains in November sales on Thursday, as discounting lured customers, but high energy prices and nagging concerns about a soggy job market kept buying in check. |
Americans View Bush Speech Differently | The lunchtime crowd at the Boston Beanery was noisy — more interested in the specials than the Washington spectacle — and Timothy Taft strained to hear President Bush's inaugural speech. |
New TV Network Debuts | By Rick Bird Bo Derek and Morgan Fairchild play competing cutthroat fashion moguls each struggling to rule the world of high fashion. |
Bomb Kills U.S. Soldier, Wounds Two in Baghdad | A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier and wounded two others in Baghdad Thursday, the military said in a statement. |
Zeta Jones' lawsuit is frivolous claims strip joint owner: | [Hollywood News]: New York, Oct 26 : The owner of the strip joint in Reno, Nevada, who is being sued by Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta- Jones, for allegedly using her face on a naked picture has claimed that he was not aware that it was Jones' face. |
Killing Dogs in Training of Doctors Is to End | By next month, all American medical schools will have stopped operating on dogs to examine their beating hearts. |
Local Grads of Norfolk County Aggie | WALPOLE - The following local students graduated from Norfolk County Agricultural High School: ABINGTON - Laura Cummings. BRAINTREE - Melissa Crocker, Seth Crocker, Alexsandra Thorne. CARVER - Erin Hayes. DEDHAM - James Guiod. DUXBURY - Mathew Pratt. |
Gone phishing with eBay | Why is there a naked woman in that Bentley? There I was, on Monday night, scanning eBay for car bits. This is not a problem. I have this under complete control. I can give up buying worn out parts and rusty bits of bodywork at any time. Really.⦠|
MP Field's 'tax or charity' call | People earning over £150,000 should pay 10% extra tax or give the same amount to charity, says Frank Field. |
[TS] Sports of The Times: 2 Quarterbacks Have Path Split By Expectations | Two N.F.L. cities, New York and Atlanta; two young quarterbacks, Eli Manning and Michael Vick, under siege. |
Adware War Heading to Federal Court | Is all fair in love, war and adware? A federal court may help decide - as far as adware goes, at least - in a case involving software from one company uninstalling a rival's computer code. |
Regulators reviewing pre-M&A trades: report | Securities regulators are reviewing whether investment banks' trades in shares of companies linked to M&A deals they were advising were based on coincidence or inside information, according to The Wall Street Journal on Monday. |
Eight more U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq | Eight more U.S. soldiers have been killed in five previously unreported attacks in different areas of Iraq over the past four days, the U.S. military said on Saturday. |
GM faces strike deadline | The United Auto Workers union set a firm Monday morning deadline to reach a contract with General Motors Corp and threatened to send 73,000 GM factory workers on strike if no deal is reached. |
Reporter smuggles 'bomb-making gear' into British parliament | An undercover journalist smuggled fake bomb-making material into the British parliament, only a day after fox-hunting supporters ran into the House of Commons in a dramatic breach of security, the Sun newspaper reported. |
Economic growth upgraded in second quarter | The economy grew at a faster than expected annual rate during the second quarter of 2007, official data showed on Wednesday. |
Bits Blog: Amazon Launches a Music Store | Amazon waited to offer digital music until it could sell unrestricted MP3 files, rather than songs with digital rights management. It may force Apple to compete on price and terms. |
Clinton takes Oklahoma, GOP race close | Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to victory in Oklahoma on Tuesday over rival Barack Obama, who did not campaign in the state in the weeks leading up to the Democratic primary. |
Who's Afraid of Kmart and Sears? Not Target | LET'S assume that the merger of Kmart and Sears is exactly what it's being sold as: a way to combine the remaining strengths of two well-known but struggling retailers. |
Targeted for boycott? | Local Target stores might soon be the target of a boycott because of a new holiday policy. A group called the American Family Association sent an e-mail to more than two million people urging them not to shop at Target. |
'Polymeal' Diet Cuts Heart Disease By 76 Percent Extends Life | Scientists claim a diet that includes wine, chocolate, garlic, and other tasty foods can reduce heart disease by 76 percent, and add years to your life. |
Israel to release 170 Palestinian prisoners as goodwill gesture | A special ministerial committee approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners yesterday in what Prime Minister Ariel Sharon described as a "goodwill gesture" to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, following the release of an Israeli Druze from a Cairo |
Glitch Leads to Segway Recall | In rare circumstances, the gyroscope-controlled scooters can reverse course and toss their riders. Resulting safety concerns cause the manufacturer to pull back all shipped units for a software upgrade. |
Cycling: Gritty rider's exploits tainted | Another sweet sports story turned sour with the news that Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton tested positive for blood doping. |
France scrambles to free kidnapped journalists | France says it has stepped up its efforts to free two French journalists being held hostage by Iraqi militants who are demanding an end to a ban on Islamic headscarves in French schools. |
Immigrati stagionali al Sud Il rapporto MSF: "Vita di inferno" | Paghe da fame, nessuna tutela, povertà estrema e condizioni sanitarie inaccettabiliLa denuncia dell'organizzazione sui lavoratori stranieri: "Nessun progresso dal 2004" Immigrati stagionali al Sud Il rapporto MSF: "Vita di inferno" di ALESSIA MANFREDI |
Anguish in the Ruins of Mutanabi Street | BAGHDAD, March 9 -- On a pile of bricks, someone had left a pink plastic flower, a pair of glasses and a book with crisp, white pages. They glowed in the black debris of Mutanabi Street, which by Friday had become a graveyard of memories. At 9:03 a.m., a man in a rumpled brown suit walked past dark... |
Ultrasound scans 'safe for baby' | Pregnant women can be reassured there is no evidence repeated ultrasounds will harm their baby, scientists say |
UPDATE 1-Deal secures Silverstone's F1 future | Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix and birthplace of the Formula One world championship, has secured its place on the race calendar for the next five years. |
Mancusoâs Bid Falls Short in Giant Slalom | Denise Karbon of Italy won the season-opening World Cup giant slalom on Saturday, beating out Olympic giant slalom champion Julia Mancuso. |
Hampden stroll for Swedes | SCOTLAND's hopes of a fresh start following the sacking of Berti Vogts as manager were shattered at Hampden Park today. A double from striker Marcus Allback and a goal apiece for substitute Johan Elmander |
La destra ha inguaiato lâAmerica | Diceva George Bush, giusto quattro anni fa, quando fu nominato candidato alla presidenza degli Stati Uniti: «La generazione che ci ha preceduto ha dovuto combattere grandi battaglie, ha dovuto misurarsi con imprese epiche. Noi no. |
Larsson lights up Nou Camp, while Braga hold Porto | WITH the impeccable timing that has become his trademark, Henrik Larsson discovered his scoring touch for Barcelona on Saturday night with the second goal in his sideâs 2-0 win over Sevilla at the Nou Camp. |
Imam in alleged CIA kidnap case says he is a wreck | A Muslim cleric freed from prison in Egypt on Sunday four years after he was grabbed in a Milan street in a suspected CIA kidnapping said on Monday the ordeal had made him a wreck. |
Randy Johnson Deal is Dead | Yankee fans thought they had him in the bag. Visions of sugarplums danced in their heads as Bronx Bomber faithful pictured the lanky 6-foot-10 lefty striking out double-digit batters start after start, But |
Japan ruling party seeks new leader after PM quits | Japan's ruling party scrambled on Thursday to find a new leader and avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation the previous day. |
Defense aide hopeful Iraqis can soon police some areas | Chicago Tribune - Emboldened by successful Iraqi elections, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told a Senate panel Thursday that U.S. forces may be able to turn some parts of Iraq over to Iraqi police within six months, a move that could prompt a reduction of U.S. forces there. |
Burma's hardline generals | Burma has been ruled by a repressive military junta for the last decade and a half, prompting economic stagnation and international condemnation. |
Calcio: posticipo serie B, Vicenza-Torino 1 a 2 | VICENZA - Nel posticipo della 14/a giornata del campionato di calcio di serie B, il Torino ha sconfitto in trasferta il Vicenza per 2 a 1. I gol granata di Marazzina e Pinga nel primo tempo. Per i veneti ha accorciato le distanze nella ripresa Schwoch. |
Plunkett inches England closer to victory | Liam Plunkett took a wicket as England moved one step closer to victory in the second Test against West Indies at Headingley on Monday. |
U.S. threatened to bomb Pakistan after 9/1: Musharraf | President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan said that after the September 11 attacks the United States threatened to bomb his country if it did not cooperate with America's campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
Napolitano:compiere Costituzione Ue | Presidente cita Spinelli, "non si e' mai dato per vinto" |
Planned Grand Canyon Flood Seeks to Reverse Erosion | Description: Researchers flooded the Colorado River last week, in an attempt to reverse erosion in the Grand Canyon. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks to Denny Fenn, director of the Southwest Biological Science Center, about the experiment's preliminary findings. |
"Pirates" races past $400 million overseas | LOS ANGELES - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" overwhelmed the international box office for the second consecutive weekend, making off with an estimated $105.4 million from 103 markets. |
Black Watch Prepares to Enter Iraq Danger Zone | Hundreds of British soldiers are preparing today to move to central Iraq to support US troops. An 850-strong group from the Black Watch will be deployed to the area |