Billionaire Eugene Melnyk said yesterday he is stepping down as chief executive of Biovail Corp. The company said Doug Squires, the former CEO of New York-based MDS Pharma Services, a division of Toronto-based

Melnyk steps aside at Biovail


Microsoft, the world's largest maker of computer software,  reports an 11 rise in  quarterly profit but says sales may disappoint in the current period.

Microsoft sees profits climb 11


Amid continuing problems with the release of its financial statements, Nortel Networksreported a loss for this year's third quarter, coupled with a drop in sales from the second quarter, but added that it expects improvements in fourth-quarter revenue.

Nortel reports loss in Q3, sees pickup in Q4


It #39;s official, the notorious brawl last month between the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons and some fans has resulted in criminal charges.

Charges Have Been Filed In NBA Brawl


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked to open little  changed on Wednesday, a day after staging a late rally on heavy  machinery maker Caterpillar Inc.'s <A HREF=

Stocks Seen Steady Ahead of Oil, GDP Data


PARIS (Reuters) - France will start enrolling future Muslim  prayer leaders into secular universities next autumn to teach  them the law, civics and history they need to integrate,  Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said in an interview.

French Universities to Enroll Imams


Yasser Arafat is as much a polarizing figure in death as he was in life, drawing criticism from political foes but praise in the streets of Brooklyn #39;s Arab enclaves.

NY #39;s leaders  amp; Arabs split


LONDON (CBS.MW) -- T-Mobile is to act as carrier for a web-based UK mobile phone service set up by Denmark #39;s TDC and the EasyGroup that is to launch in March.

No-frills service could see prices drop


The Arizona Cardinals have taken to losing like a beatnik to Berkeley. Consider this contrast: the man brought in to reverse the desert doldrums, Dennis Green, was gunning for his 100th regular-season coaching victory yesterday at Pro Player Stadium in Miami; you have to go back to 1986 to account for the last 100 Cardinals wins, when the franchise was ...

On the road to . . . mediocrity?


Skype Technologies SA introduced version 1.0 of its Internet telephony application for Pocket PCs on Thursday, but the first non-beta release of the software does not work well on all Pocket PCs, users report.

Some iPaq users report trouble with Skype


quot;Entertaining was not the word I was thinking of, quot; Franchione said.  quot;Draining is a little bit more like it. It #39;s been three weeks of different kinds of emotions.

No. 2 Oklahoma uses White #39;s arm, Ags #39; turnovers to stay unbeaten


Global air traffic is set to be boosted in the next three years by a rise in travel between Europe and Asia, thanks to growth in both China and India.

Asia to fuel air travel growth


AP - North Korea is plotting an extended delay in resuming talks on its nuclear weapons program and has told China there was no point in continuing the six-sided talks at all, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.

N. Korea Accused of Trying to Delay Talks (AP)


KINDERSLEY, Sask. (CP) -- A Canadian team of engineers competing in an international race to put civilians into space has postponed its first stab at the \$10-million prize.

Cdn X Prize team postpones launch


Finn Kydland, the joint winner of the 2004 Nobel economics prize, called on governments yesterday to guarantee central bank independence and praised the European Central Bank (ECB) while slamming Latin American policy makers.

Nobel winner calls for bank autonomy


Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe reiterated on Thursday that foreign observers to next year #39;s parliamentary election will come in strictly on the basis of invitation.

Only invitation entitles observers to Zimbabwe #39;s parliamentary <b>...</b>


Plus:  EarthLink trims outlook...AT #38;T posts \$7.1 billion loss...Lucent sees first profitable year since 2000...EMC issues sunny report.

Earnings alert: SAP earnings beat estimates


A spokeswoman for the foreign ministry, Daniela Stoffel, said the 267 Swiss currently in Ivory Coast had not been affected by the violence directed at French citizens and French holdings.

Swiss caught in Ivory Coast unrest


Right-hander Derek Lowe and catcher Jason Varitek led a parade of 10 Red Sox who filed for free agency Monday, two days after they were honored in Boston following the team #39;s first World Series title since 1918.

Lowe, Varitek among 10 Red Sox filing for free agency


AP - Timeline of the sexual assault case against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant:

Chronology of Key Events in Kobe Bryant (AP)


Day five of the Games will see 21 golds on offer with Kate Howey and Pippa Funnell aiming for medals.

Wednesday's preview


The City Council narrowly approved a taxpayer-financed plan late Tuesday night to build a new riverfront baseball stadium. But it was not clear whether the amended measure

Washington Council Approves Stadium, With Conditions


Amazon UK has entered the DVD rental business in a bid to cash-in on this growing sector of the entertainment industry. For 7.99 a month, subscribers can have two movies at home at one time, with a total of four DVD rentals a month.

Amazon UK rents DVDs


Tottenham have confirmed that Martin Jol will take over as head coach following Jacques Santini #39;s surprise resignation on Friday.

Jol confirmed as Spurs boss


Poland #39;s defence minister sparked confusion Monday by announcing that the country would pull its troops out of Iraq by the end of next year, only to be contradicted hours later by other top government figures.

Polish defence minister sparks confusion over Iraq troop pullout


In its first close encounter with Titan, a planet-sized moon of Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft has given scientists intriguing glimpses of an alien world with fewer clouds than expected

Mystifying findings


Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) said Wednesday it will defend itself against the latest allegations of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation

SMIC to challenge latest TSMC infringement claims


The West Indies has defeated South Africa by five wickets to reach the semifinals of the ICC Champions cricket Trophy in London. Ramnaresh Sarwan hit a well-paced 75 on Sunday to lead the West Indies.

Cricket: West Indies Defeats South Africa to Reach ICC Champions <b>...</b>


If you go by the headlines alone, it sounds like RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) is about to embark on a heady money-losing venture as it halves prices for its music download service Harmony, looking to take a bite out of Apple ...

Apple #39;s Real Rivalry


British conglomerate Virgin Group Ltd. announced Tuesday that it is in talks with a mainland Chinese telecommunications company to set up a joint venture to provide mobile services in China.

Update 1: Virgin in Talks With Chinese Telecom Firm


AFP - Thousands of Guyanese were without Internet service for most of Thursday because the Americas II submarine fiber-optic cable broke in French Guiana, authorities said.

Cable break interrupts Internet in Guyana (AFP)


Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is confident Robbie Savage will not be hauled before any Football Association disciplinary panel following an elbow incident with Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman.

BRUCE: SAVAGE HAS NO CASE TO ANSWER


Silvan Shalom calls the veteran Palestinian leader a terrorist who has no place in the region. Arafat has been confined to his battered headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah for more than two years.

Israel Talks Tough to Arafat


AP - Brent Geiberger stayed out of trouble for a change.

Geiberger Avoids Bogeys, Leads Greensboro (AP)


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shipments of personal computers  in the third quarter rose 12 percent, driven by strong  corporate demand and ongoing strength in Europe, the Middle  East and Africa, a market research firm said on Monday.

PC Shipments Rise 12 Percent Worldwide


BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - Police have shot dead India's  most wanted bandit, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, accused of  killing more than 100 people, kidnapping, poaching and  smuggling from his jungle hideout, officials said on Tuesday.

Police Kill India's Most Wanted Bandit


A screensaver that uses idle computing power to identify the sites of spammers and forward data traffic to them has been too successful, according to reports, generating so much traffic that the sites are being forced off-line.

Lycos screensaver for anti-spam vigilantes


Reuters - Tokyo stocks edged up on Thursday as tech\issues bounced back after their U.S counterparts made gains,\but car firms such as Honda Motor Co. Ltd. were a bit lower,\hurt by a fall in U.S. industry sales for August.

Tokyo Stocks Edge Up, Techs Regain Ground (Reuters)


The industry filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 761 computer users in the latest round of litigation in the record companies #39; effort to stamp out unauthorized trading of music online.

Recording Companies Sue ISU Students


Russia #39;s state-controlled gas giant Gazprom approved a plan to bid for Yukos #39; core production unit Wednesday amid reports that the company was negotiating to secure a euro10 billion (US\$13 billion) loan from a group of Western banks to support its offer.

Update 1: Gazprom Board Approves Plan for Yukos Bid


Outside Continental Arena, the few Nets fans this preseason were greeted by excited radio play-by-play highlights of Jason Kidd #39;s spectacular feats from last year.

NBA: Injured knee slows Kidd #39;s departure


Some 350 security prisoners at Shikma jail have ended their two-week hunger strike, Prisons Authority spokesman Ofer Lefler said Friday, as the United Nations expressed its concern

350 security prisoners end two-week hunger strike


By DIEDTRA HENDERSON    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors, speeding care.    VeriChips, radio frequency microchips the size of a grain of rice, have already been used to identify wayward pets and livestock...

FDA Approves Use of Microchip Implants in Humans


HOUSTON -- Enron Corp.'s former finance chief, Andrew Fastow, is not a defendant or a prosecution witness in the first criminal trial to emerge from the energy company's crash, but he could be called to testify for the defense -- possibly as a hostile witness.

Fastow might be called as hostile witness in Enron trial


AFP - Labor Party powerbroker Senator John Faulkner has resigned from his position as opposition leader in the Senate, in the aftermath of this weekend's election in which Labor suffered a devastating defeat.

Australian opposition's Senate leader quits after election rout (AFP)


quot;The significance of our disengagement plan is the freezing of the peace process. It supplies the formaldehyde necessary so there is no political process with the Palestinians effectively

Removing Palestine


England #39;s cricket players, who had canceled their flight to Harare on Tuesday after British journalists were refused entry to Zimbabwe, were hoping that ICC would decided to call off the tour, South Africa #39;s national broadcaster SABC reported on Thursday

Eng players not keen on Zim tour


KPMG LLP yesterday agreed to pay \$10 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the firm and four accountants engaged in improper professional conduct, leading to repeated

KPMG to Pay \$10 Million to Settle Charges Over Gemstar Audits


Woodland Hills-based Brilliant Digital Entertainment and its subsidiary Altnet announced yesterday that they have filed a patent infringement suit against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Brilliant Digital, Altnet Sue RIAA


English Premiership strugglers West Brom are understood to have approached former Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson as they seek a replacement for Gary Megson.

Gary Megson is disappointed being dismissed so fast


So what if you #39;re not Abe Lincoln or Marilyn Monroe? Now you can get your face on a stamp anyway. Stamps.com has launched a service where you can upload a photo of yourself -- or your dog or your favorite chair -- and get it sent back to you as a stamp.

TECH BUZZ: Stamps -- Personalized postage


AP - Ricky Williams has acknowledged having an intimate relationship with a woman who filed a paternity suit against him, according to court papers.

Williams Faces Paternity Suit (AP)


Reuters - Delta Air Lines Inc. , the No.\3 U.S. carrier, said on Sunday it will cut 2,000\aircraft-maintenance jobs, up to 3,100 customer-service jobs,\and between 1,600 and 1,800 supervisory and administrative\personnel as part of a previously announced plan to cut total\staffing by 7,000.

Delta Details Job Cuts Plan (Reuters)


Reuters - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest\software maker, and France's Dassault Systemes have forged a\global, 5-year strategic alliance to deliver Dassault's 3D\software to firms using the Microsoft software platform.

Microsoft, Dassault Systemes in Strategic Alliance (Reuters)


US hurricane forecasters say the worst may not yet be over for the 2004 season in the Atlantic, based on a trend of above-normal activity during seven of the last nine seasons.

Storm tracking


AP - New Jersey at Cleveland (7 p.m. EST). The Central Division-leading Cavaliers are 7-3 in their last 10 games.

NBA Today (AP)


The powerful St. Louis trio of Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds is 4 for 23 with one RBI in the series and with runners on base, they are 1 for 13.

Top Cards Underachieving


Microsoft Research plans to establish its first-ever lab in India, hoping to attract top research talent in a country known for producing high-quality computer scientists.

Microsoft to set up lab in India


Reuters - Israeli tanks moved into the northern Gaza\Strip on Sunday to try to stop cross-border rocket attacks that\front-running Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas\said could achieve nothing.

Israeli Forces Raid Northern Gaza (Reuters)


The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending a team to China, where a Canadian-built commuter plane crashed in an ice-covered lake in northern China on Sunday.

Plane crash in China kills more than 50 people


IBM and Cisco Systems unveiled product updates that will link technology from the two companies more closely together to protect customer networks from security threats.

IBM, Cisco forge enterprise security tie


LOS ANGELES - Four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for about three hours Saturday after a passenger bypassed security at one terminal and a flashlight battery exploded during screening at another, authorities said.    The two incidents a half-hour apart on the busy Labor Day weekend appeared to be unrelated, said FBI spokeswoman Cathy Viray...

L.A. Airport Reopens After Security Scare


NEW YORK - Nasdaq plans to list itself on its own National Market by the end of the year, President and Chief Executive Robert Greifeld said Wednesday.

Nasdaq Chief Sees Changes Ahead


LONDON (Reuters) - Tennis chiefs will next year offer  professional players on the men's tour a range of

ATP Plans 'Safe Supplements'


As Boston aims for a first-round playoff sweep over the Anaheim Angels on Friday at Fenway, the Red Sox are positively giddy.

The Red Sox Are Passing Baseball's Chemistry Test


IBMand Sybasehave teamed to add support for Sybase's database software on IBM's eServer OpenPower Linux servers. The two companies said they will jointly sell and market their products.
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IBM to market Sybase Linux database


The Russian-backed Midland Formula One team planned for 2006 has hired the grandson of former Russian president Boris Yeltsin as marketing director, Kommersant daily newspaper said on Wednesday.

Yeltsin #39;s grandson joins Russian Midland F1 team


Matthew's Gospel teaches that you cannot serve God and mammon. But you can serve God while earning a little mammon, Fortune writer Marc Gunther argues in this enjoyably enlightening survey of socially responsible businesses.

Where bottom line meets greater good


SBC Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp. today announced a roaming agreement that will provide Sprints customers access to approximately 2,300 wireless Internet hotspots at airports, hotels and other venues operated by SBC.

SBC, Sprint Strike Roaming Accord


After 12 years as the golden boy of American boxing, Oscar De La Hoya suddenly looks like a man who is haunted by the possibility of a career-ending defeat against Bernard Hopkins tonight.

Pressure on De La Hoya


Reuters - Vice President Dick Cheney\said on Friday he had no confidence in Democratic challenger\John Kerry's ability to fight the war on terror.

Cheney Derides Kerry Over War on Terror (Reuters)


Sometimes, the part-time jobs can lead to permanent positions. But for many seasonal workers, the job simply means income and nice discounts at a time of year when many people want the extra cash.

Region to Add Thousands Of Seasonal Employees


Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings said on Friday that Blockbuster has more to lose in the war for online DVD renters than emerging foe Amazon.

Netflix CEO rates Blockbuster, Amazon threats


Millions of years before headphone-wearing joggers clotted the streets of America, the development of the ability to run played a crucial role in the evolution of early humans, according to new research.

Running Revolution Started as Evolution


Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan firebrand who mobilized the women of Africa in a powerful crusade against deforestation called the

Kenyan  Wins Nobel Peace Prize


AP - Roscoe Parrish returned a punt for a touchdown and caught a clinching touchdown pass in the final minute Saturday as Miami got back into the ACC title race by beating No. 10 Virginia 31-21.

No. 18 Miami Tops No. 10 Virginia 31-21 (AP)


LogicLibrary, a provider of software asset management tools, Tuesday announced Logidex 3.5 for J2EE and .NET platforms that features compliance with the Basic Profile of the Web Services

LogicLibrary Announces Logidex 3.5 for J2EE and .NET


Alitalia SpA, Italy #39;s largest airline, said it expects a loss this year of about 515 million euros (\$642 million), in line with 2003.

Alitalia Sees 2004 Loss of EU515 Million, in Line With 2003


A European judge must sort through competing ideas on the balance between intellectual property and fairness to decide whether antitrust penalties against Microsoft (Quote, Chart) should be suspended.

Microsoft Pressures EU Court on Price


BFI Canada Income Fund, which owns a Canadian trash hauler, agreed to buy closely held IESI Corp. of Texas for C\$1.1 billion (\$930.3 million) in equity and debt to expand in the US South and Northeast.

BFI Canada to Acquire IESI to Expand in US South (Update1)


Reuters - A Mexican judge has temporarily\halted the extradition of six Spaniards arrested a year ago on\suspicion of having links with the Basque separatist group ETA,\their lawyer said on Monday.

Mexican Judge Halts Extradition of ETA Suspects (Reuters)


He breathes, hitting the poor kid quarterback from Michigan so hard the Maize racing stripes flee screaming from the Blue helmet. He breathes, stripping the ball from a Michigan receiver, pouring through to stuff a punt.

ND shows it still has a heartbeat


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. <A HREF=

Delta's Bid to ChangeTerms Is Rejected


MILAN, Italy Oct. 5, 2004 - Two former auditors at Parmalat were ordered to stand trial for false accounting and market rigging under a fast-track procedure, the first indictments since the masssive fraud scandal at the Italian-based dairy giant.

Judge Indicts 2 Former Parmalat Auditors


Reuters - Denmark aims to claim the North Pole\and hunt for oil in high Arctic regions that may become more\accessible because of global warming, the Science Ministry said\Monday.

Denmark to Claim North Pole, Hopes to Strike Oil (Reuters)


LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested four men Tuesday  in an anti-terrorism raid in the southern port of Southampton.

Britain Arrests Four in Anti-Terror Raids


IRVING, Texas  Greg Ellis stood eyeball to eyeball with Donovan McNabb, frozen in place, unable to do what he had always been trained to do.

Little stands in Eagles #39; way


Circuit City Stores Inc., the No. 2 US electronics chain, said its second-quarter loss narrowed to \$11.9 million as the company sold more plasma-screen televisions and benefited from the acquisition of a Canadian retailer.

Circuit City Second-Quarter Loss Narrows to 6 Cents a Share


Italys blunder-prone Rocco Buttiglione was under increasing pressure today to spare himself the sack and step down voluntarily from his new job as European Commissioner in charge of civil liberties.

Pressure on Buttiglione over Single Mums Jibe


LONDON -- Thousands of anti-war and anti-globalization activists marched through central London Sunday, filling Trafalgar Square to protest the US-led invasion of Iraq.

Anti-War Protesters Fill London Streets


Prime Minister Ayad Allawi of Iraq said today that a weapons-for-cash program in Baghdad would be expanded nationwide.

Iraqi Premier Plans Expansion of Arms Handover Program


NOVEMBER 09, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A voice-over-IP service from Vonage Holdings Inc. is not subject to the public utility regulations of individual US states, the Federal Communications Commission declared today.

FCC frees VoIP service from state regulations


(Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics got their season off on a losing note on Wednesday, as they dropped a 98-95 decision to the Philadelphia 76ers at the FleetCenter.

Boston Celtics Team Report - November 4


Coles Myer Ltd., Australia #39;s biggest retailer, said full-year profit rose 44 percent after boosting sales, cutting costs and increasing earnings at its department stores.

Coles Myer Full-Year Profit Rises 44 on Sales Growth (Update1)


Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed yesterday to begin handing in weapons, a significant step toward restoring order in Baghdad #39;s sprawling Sadr City slum

Insurgents to hand over weapons


LONDON: Fraudsters have developed a potent new computer program that steals Internet banking customers #39; details by duping them into opening up a bogus e-mail, a British security firm said Wednesday.

New phishing scam even more insidious


Gunmen seize a secondary school in the southern Russian region of North Ossetia, taking several pupils hostage.

Armed men storm Russian school


AP - Lt. Sven Jensen's U.S. Marines unit survived for weeks on military rations while living rough in Iraq's Fallujah, so he wrangled a truck Thursday and drove his men to the rear for a rare treat: Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce.

Marines Celebrate Thanksgiving in Iraq (AP)


Hempstead, NY (Sports Network) - New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington made it through a full practice Wednesday for the first time in nearly a month as he seeks to return from a rotator cuff injury.

Pennington practices, questionable for Sunday


The highly anticipated GTA title, San Adreas, has been leaked according to Rockstar Games the creator of the game. The proper authorities are investigating the theft and are continuing to investigate all

Rockstar Games GTA: San Andreas Leaked


STARCRAFT #39;s shaky hold on favouritism for Saturday #39;s \$3 million WS Cox Plate was further destabilised when he drew barrier one in the final field of 13 acceptors yesterday.

Starcraft on mission with rails barrier


Looking to provide a catalyst for e-commerce, OASIS on Monday announced ratification of Universal Business Language (UBL) Version 1.0, which defines a common XML library of business documents for use in online transactions.

Document spec for e-commerce is approved


A photographer was taking snaps of skater Tatiana Totmianina Monday when her coach remarked,  quot;Smile for the camera. #39; #39;.

Skater:  #39;I have a headache, but I #39;m OK #39;


Billionaire Mark Cuban isn't content with owning the Dallas Mavericks and running a high-definition TV broadcasting company...

Cuban bets on vice


When Jason Giambi admitted to a federal grand jury in San Francisco in December 2003 that he had taken steroids and human growth hormone, he had been granted immunity from prosecution if he told the truth but faced a perjury charge if he did not.

In court vs. in the dugout


US inflation fell by 0.1 per cent in July -- the first decline since late last year -- on a drop in gasoline prices, the US Department of Labour said yesterday in a report that suggests underlying price pressures in the world #39;s biggest ...

US inflation falls for first time in 2004


Reuters - A Soyuz capsule made a\soft landing in the pitch-dark in Kazakhstan's steppes on\Sunday, and its U.S.-Russian crew said they were happy to\breathe in the smell of Earth after a long stint in orbit.

Landed U.S.-Russian ISS Crew Savor Smell of Earth (Reuters)


All these years I have been around sports, and I still don #39;t really understand how a person becomes a fan. And I #39;ma fan -- of the St.

His father made him a Cardinals fan forever


LONDON - The first baby conceived after an ovarian tissue transplant was born Thursday in Belgium in a procedure that could one day allow women to delay motherhood beyond menopause.    The birth, announced by The Lancet medical journal, which is to publish the results of the procedure Friday, marks the first time fertility has been restored to a woman after doctors cut out and froze some of her ovarian tissue and transplanted it back into her body years later...

Woman Gives Birth After Tissue Transplant


The Miami Dolphins will put their courtship of LSU coach Nick Saban on hold to comply with the NFL #39;s hiring policy by interviewing a minority candidate, a team source told The Associated Press on Friday.

Dolphins plan to interview minority candidate; Saban still top <b>...</b>


Kirsten Zaat, a long-time humanitarian aid worker, makes a personal plea for the release of kidnapped colleague Margaret Hassan. When I began my career, Margaret Hassan had already been living in Baghdad for 15 years.

Viewpoint:  #39;Margaret Hassan must be released #39;


For the Yankees, the A.L.C.S. was a colossal flop, the kind they had avoided through decades of charmed Octobers.

Thoughts of How and Why for Yanks


ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered the state to rewrite, reprint and redistribute all its ballots for the Nov. 2 election, saying the wording of a ballot initiative was inaccurate and biased...

Alaska Judge Orders Ballots Reprinted


The latest storage numbers are in and -- big surprise -- storage spending is up.

Storage revenues increase in Q2


ATHENS, Greece -- Greece #39;s top two sprinters pulled out of the Olympics today after inflicting six days of embarrassment on their country over a hide-and-seek contest with anti-doping enforcers.

Greek sprinters #39; withdrawals lift cloud over Games


AFP - A weaker-than-anticipated report on the US labor market, showing just 112,000 jobs added in November, disappointed some but confirms a still-sluggish pace of US economic growth, analysts said.

Weak employment report points to still-sluggish US economy (AFP)


The following is a list of companies whose shares may make gains or losses in the Canadian market. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names.

Biovail, Innergex Power, Shermag: Canadian Equity Preview


Stocks rose after US crude oil fell below \$50 a barrel on Monday, offsetting jitters ahead of an uncertain outcome for the US presidential election.

US Stocks Climb as Crude Oil Falls \$2


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors will watch for oil news from  Russia and Iraq next week, but skepticism that crude prices can  stay sky-high is growing and a break in the energy market would  fuel a rally in U.S. stock markets.

Week Ahead: Stocks May Rally if Oil Eases


One of the people free-agent right-hander Carl Pavano wanted to talk to on his trip to Detroit was Tigers pitching coach Bob Cluck.

Area sports in brief


Elena Dementieva beats Jennifer Capriati in a third-set tie-break to set up an all-Russian US Open final .

Tennis: Dementieva triumphs


Scotlands caretaker manager Tommy Burns has made it clear he would consider taking on the post on a full-time basis. And he believes he is in pole position as he will get the chance

Burns Puts Himself in the Frame


Scotland #39;s NFL Europe franchise has folded due to falling attendance, leaving the league with only one team outside of Germany.

Claymores fold from NFL Europe


ATLANTA (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co. <A HREF=

Coke Profit Hurt by Sluggish Global Sales


Percival became the Tigers #39; new closer Wednesday when he signed a two-year, \$12-million contract. He made one of the fastest free-agent decisions in recent memory, arriving in town Monday evening

In a day, Percival falls for Tigers, the town


BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Raymond Goethals, the Belgian coach who steered Marseille to the European Cup in 1993, has died aged 83. Goethals was taken to hospital at the weekend, but media reports did not give the cause of death.

Former coach Goethals dies aged 83


Microsoft released five security bulletins on Tuesday as part of its monthly update cycle, warning of vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack.

Microsoft monthly bulletin includes five new warnings


When it comes to your money (or anything else, for that matter), I believe you should trust your gut.

Heed Those Wary Instincts


Scientists in the United States find a way to turn lazy monkeys into workaholics using gene therapy.

Monkeys test 'hardworking gene'


Al Leiter provided a settling influence and Kerry Wood struggled with his control, yielding three first-inning runs.

Spoiled Again: Cubs Humbled by Mets


NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar extended its losses on  Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as  expected but signaled that both inflation and inflation  expectations were easing.

Forex: Dollar Falls After Fed Hike


AP - Prime Minister Tony Blair warned on Tuesday of the threat posed by climate change and urged support for the principles of the Kyoto accord on global warming, a treaty rejected by President Bush as unfair toward U.S. industry.

Blair Warns of Climate Change's Threat (AP)


Reuters - A Web site used by a Chechen warlord\to claim responsibility for September's school siege in Russia\has reopened, one month after it was closed by the Finnish\company that hosted it.

Chechen Rebel Web Site Reopened (Reuters)


The move means Lloyds TSB has now salted away 360m for customers sold endowment mortgages. The products, designed to pay off home loans by investing in financial markets, were popular in the 1980s and 1990s

Lloyds sets aside another 110m for misselling


AP - Campaign aides to President Bush on Saturday laughed off rampant Internet speculation about whether the president was wired to get help from advisers during his first debate with Sen. John Kerry.

Bush Aides Laugh Off 'Wired Debate' Rumor (AP)


US Federal Reserve said Wednesday that rate hikes can continue at a  quot;measured pace quot; as  quot;inflation and longer-term inflation expectations remain well contained quot;.

Inflation remains well contained: US Fed


Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Thousands of police on Monday were guarding a country road outside a village in central China where eyewitnesses said rioting between hundreds of members of the Han ethnic majority and Hui Muslims killed at least seven

Several killed in ethnic clashes in Henan


LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Crude-oil futures showed continued strength Thursday as tight supplies and strong demand in advance of the winter heating season kept prices near record levels.

FUTURES MOVERS


Bush's Record


ATHENS (Reuters) - A medical examiner has found that Greek  sprinter Katerina Thanou, who was in hospital with fellow  athlete Costas Kenteris, had no injuries, a judicial source  said on Tuesday.

Medical Examiner Finds No Injuries on Thanou-Source


DreamWorks Animation, the company behind the blockbuster Shrek movies, has enjoyed a fairytale beginning on Wall Street with its share price leaping nearly 40 per cent.

Fairytale start for DreamWorks shares


The Carlyle Group Wednesday said it was not part of a consortium that touted the Washington merchant bank's political ties in an attempt to win business collecting and managing billions of dollars owed to Kuwait by Iraq.

Carlyle Group:  It Never Joined Consortium


A lawsuit in which mobile maker Sendo accused Microsoft of stealing its technology and customers is settled.

Microsoft and Sendo settle case


At least one man was killed and four wounded Friday when a bomb exploded in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, in the latest attack by Taliban fighters intent on derailing a landmark election next month.

Blast in South Afghan City Kills One, Wounds Four


Coca-Cola Co., the worlds top soft-drink maker, has lowered its long-term earnings and sales targets on key markets slump. The companys CEO E. Neville Isdell promised Cokes investors an improvement

Coke CEO: the company may face tough times. Earnings targets <b>...</b>


Microsoft Corp. may choose never to release its vaunted and long-overdue project WinFS, following its removal from the next version of Windows, according to analysts Gartner Inc.

Gartner: Ignore Longhorn and stick with XP


AP - New season, new conference, same result. Frank Gore's 18-yard touchdown run in overtime gave No. 5 Miami a 16-10 victory over No. 4 Florida State on Friday night.

Miami Beats Florida St. 16-10 in OT (AP)


and seven months after his leading UCF to its third NCAA Tournament -- men #39;s basketball Coach Kirk Speraw signed an incentive-laden contract

UCF signs Speraw to 3-year deal


quot;We categorically deny any nuclear-related testing at Parchin. quot; Hossein Mousavian, Iranian delegate to IAEA.  quot;A prominent international expert said on Wednesday that new satellite images showed

Iran October Surprise


Forbes.com - Last year's FORBES E-Gang (see p. 144 for this year's group) featured five luminaries in the field of wireless communication. Two of our picks have left their jobs, while three are steaming ahead.

Follow-Through (Forbes.com)


UNITED NATIONS: The United States has supported Japan #39;s bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council but is reserving judgement on other potential candidates, including friends Germany, Brazil and India, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said

US reserves judgment on India #39;s bid for UNSC seat


The Fatah central committee on Sunday named former Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas as its candidate for chairman of the Palestinian Authority, to replace the late Yasser Arafat.

Fatah names former PM Abbas as candidate for PA chairman


Seeking to establish the medium as a mass market form of entertainment instead of a niche technology, the game industry has taken the playbook of the movie business.

Video Game Makers Go Hollywood. Uh-Oh.


TEHRAN, Nov 2 (AFP) - Iran is prepared to suspend uranium enrichment for a maximum of six months during negotiations with European countries, but will never agree to permanently halt the practice, one of its top nuclear negotiators said on Tuesday.

Iran could agree to six month uranium enrichment suspension


Reuters - Scientists in Hong Kong and China\said Wednesday they have developed a test to detect bird flu\infections in humans within hours, which could give health\officials an important tool for controlling the killer virus.

Scientists Develop Fast Diagnostic Test for Bird Flu (Reuters)


MANCHESTER United striker Wayne Rooney insisted his club can catch Premier League pacesetters Chelsea after scoring twice at St James #39; Park today.

We can catch Chelsea: Rooney


ATLANTA - Vijay Singh used a steady round to pull within two strokes of the lead after Thursdays opening round of the \$6 million Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.

Hubby Tiger mediocre in return to action


AP - Afghan refugees thronged polling stations in Pakistan and Iran on Saturday to vote in their war-torn homeland's landmark presidential election  #151; undeterred by explosions at or near two refugee camps.

Afghan Refugees Vote in Pakistan, Iran (AP)


Citigroup, the world #39;s biggest bond broking firm, could face disciplinary action from the Financial Services Authority following an unprecedented 7bn trade in European government bonds this month.

Citigroup #39;s  #39;7bn bond trade under investigation


BERLIN, Nov 20 (AFP) - The finance chiefs of the Group of 20 countries oppose  quot;abrupt changes quot; in foreign exchange rates and oil prices and see a slight slowdown in economic growth next year, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel said Saturday.

G20 opposes  quot;abrupt changes quot; in forex, oil; sees 2005 slowdown


Veterans Chis Pronger and Jim McKenzie don't believe that hockey will return until Dec. 2005 at the earliest after talks negotiations broke down on Tuesday.

Players: Season in Peril


The hammer finally came down yesterday on Lord Conrad Moffat Black of Crossharbour - known also by his media nickname of Tubby. Lawyers went to court and filed a 76-page  quot;complaint quot; against the former newspaper

Black day for Conrad


JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon survived  two no-confidence votes in Israel's parliament on Monday,  clinging to power as he seeks to push through a disputed plan  for withdrawal from some occupied territory.

Israel's Sharon Survives Two No-Confidence Votes


Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it will provide mobile Internet services to Nextel Communications Inc.

Yahoo Announces Mobile Deal with Nextel


 By Axel Bugge

 BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Russian President VladimirPutin pledged on Monday support for Brazil's bid to join anexpanded United Nations Security Council in a boost for theLatin American nation's ambitions to increase its geopoliticalinfluence.

Russia Backs Brazil for UN Security Council Seat


Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it will introduce the newest version of its popular BlackBerry wireless email device in Europe and

Research in Motion sets Vodafone BlackBerry pact


Demolition of the 1927 span of the Carquinez Bridge, projected by Caltrans engineers to cost \$16 million, will likely climb to about \$35 million, according to a Bechtel Corp.

Criticism heaped on Caltrans as bridge costs spiral upward \$19 <b>...</b>


CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pilots at Northwest Airlines Corp., the  No. 4 U.S. air carrier, have ratified a \$265 million concession  package that includes 15 percent pay cuts, the pilots union  said on Friday.

Northwest Pilots Ratify \$265 Mln Concession Deal


AP - The next president's most enduring legacy may be in an area little mentioned in the campaign so far: the federal courts, where rulings on such hot-button issues as abortion, gay marriage and the death penalty could have lasting impact.

Next President Will Pick Scores of Judges (AP)


TheDeal.com - Lawyers were cordial after PeopleSoft agreed for the enterprise software company to acquire it for  #36;26.50 a share.

Oracle case moot (TheDeal.com)


AP - Software company SunGard Data Systems Inc. is dividing into two parts and spinning off its disaster-recovery technology business to shareholders, chief executive Cristobal Conde said. Its shares climbed more than 12 percent Monday.

SunGard Divides, Spins Off DR Unit (AP)


Next Thursday and Friday NHL executives, including commissioner Gary Bettman, will meet with their counterparts from the National Hockey League Players #39; Association in Toronto to determine the fate of the NHL season.

Time is of the essence in this latest round


You know that hard disk manufacturers have worked miracles to increase the areal density or storage capacity of any given size platter, but Toshiba Corp.

Toshiba #39;s 1.8-Inch Hard Disks Are First To Use Perpendicular <b>...</b>


TENNIS Lindsay Davenport regained the No. 1 ranking for the first time since 2002 by defeating Dinara Safina, 6-4, 6-2, in the second round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

Sports Briefs : Sports Briefs


AP - Defensively dominant and offensively unstoppable, at least so far, No. 12 Virginia started the season with three straight wins for the first time since 1998 with a 51-0 victory against Akron on Saturday.

No. 12 Virginia Dominates Akron 51-0 (AP)


SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore released from jail  Wednesday two men linked to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network,  including one trained in Afghanistan, but said 17 others  arrested in 2002 would be held for two more years without  trial.

Singapore Releases Two Jemaah Islamiah Militants


Russia #39;s troubled Yukos oil company says it is being forced to slash production and expenditures because the government has frozen its assets.

Yukos Forced to Slash Production


Interpreters have long been the cogs in the wheel of international diplomacy. They make headlines only when they mess up, as when President Jimmy Carter's interpreter spoke of the Polish people's

Interpreter Says No To Secrecy


US 10-year notes fell in Asia as traders prepared to bid for \$51 billion of debt being sold this week and on expectations the Federal Reserve will raise its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point in two days.

Treasuries Decline on Concern Fed to Lift Rates Amid Debt Sales


Dimmer switch on those holiday lights. The board of Delta Air Lines (nyse: DAL - news - people ) gave its OK to use an exception to the New York Stock Exchange #39;s investor approval policy.

Grinstein: Delta Board OKs Stock Plan; 6,000 To Be Axed


AP - Unable to develop a pass-rusher opposite Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, the Green Bay Packers signed former New York Giants defensive end Kenny Holmes on Wednesday.

Packers Sign Former Giants Defensive End (AP)


InfoWorld - As pests, adware, and other malicious applications infiltrate corporate computers with greater frequency, some vendors, including McAfee and Computer Associates, are bundling anti-spyware into security management suites, giving IT more tools to control the hazard.

McAfee, CA integrate anti-spyware (InfoWorld)


ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept 13 (Reuters) - US Airways plans to  slash costs under its second bankruptcy of the decade, in a bid  to become more like the discount airlines that threaten its  survival.

US Air Seeks Cost Cuts in 2nd Bankruptcy


Merck  amp; Co. #39;s shares (MRK) fell 9.7 percent to the lowest price in almost nine years after the Wall Street Journal said yesterday the drugmaker tried for years to stop safety concerns from hurting sales of its Vioxx painkiller.

Newspaper says Merck tried to protect Vioxx sales


Christmas on the island of Sicily, New Year #39;s eve at the bay of Naples. Italy mapped out Tuesday a two-month-long journey for the 2006 Winter Olympics torch, which will cross

Italy Lights the Path for the Olympic Torch


Microsoft is campaigning for Novell NetWare users, again. This time Microsoft is wooing Netware users with a migration package that contains several incentives ranging from tools, prescriptive

Microsoft Rolls Out NetWare Migration Package


Palestinians mourn the death of Yasser Arafat, their leader of 40 years - Israel sees a new chance for peace.

Palestinians mourn their leader


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As OPEC #39;s leaders prepare to discuss oil price and output targets amid strong demand, analysts wonder if the cartel #39;s influence has waned at a time when producers outside the

Analysts wonder if OPEC influence waning


The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Sears, Roebuck, contending that it illegally fired an automotive repair store manager because he was black.

US Sues Sears, Accusing It of Racial Bias


NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it was asking permission to buy back debt from about 10 percent of its bondholders, in a first step toward the struggling company #39;s efforts to restructure its ...

Delta seeks permission to buy back certain bonds


Directors at Arsenal and Manchester United are considering calling a peace summit to bring an end to the damaging feud between the two clubs.

Peace summit to end feud


National Thermal Power Corporations (NTPCs) initial public offering (IPO) opened to a thumping response today, and was subscribed almost four times.

NTPC issue sold 4 times on Day 1


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips edged higher on   Friday after Ford Motor Co. <A HREF=

US Stocks Up Slightly After Ford Forecast


Iginla, the NHL #39;s top goal-scorer last season, scored his first two goals of the tournament and added an assist to lead Canada to a 5-0 win over Slovakia last night.

Iginla no longer missing


A SUICIDE bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with worshippers in Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 50.

At least 25 die in suicide attack on Pakistani mosque


AP - Guard Reggie Miller was activated from the Indiana Pacers' injured list Friday, and the franchise's career scoring leader will make his season debut this weekend after serving a one-game suspension.

Pacers Activate Miller From Injured List (AP)


Everton this week rejected bids from Manchester United and Newcastle for the England international, only for the 18-year-old to hand in a transfer request on Friday.

Becks: Fergie right man for Roon


IRVING, Texas - The first NFL game for Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Julius Jones will also be his last for quite a while. Jones broke his left shoulder blade during a 19-12 victory over Cleveland on Sunday.

Cowboys RB Jones out with broken shoulder


ST. PAUL -- The finality of losing usually leaves the vanquished searching for answers. Not the United States hockey team.

Game plan falls short


Hurricane Ivan battered Jamaica today but the island is expected to escape the worst of the storms. Hundreds of British tourists and residents in the tropical paradise

Jamaica Braced as Eye of Hurricane Passes Coast


The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is preparing to hire House Speaker Thomas M. Finneran even though a key confidant of his said yesterday that Finneran has received no official confirmation that federal prosecutors have closed a perjury

Finneran set for new post amid probe


From department store to discounter, retailers are using innovative technology and clever packaging to make shoppers feel good about giving the gift of plastic.

Holiday Gift Card Giving Gets More Innovative


The New England Patriots wins their 17th game in a row on Sunday, 23-12, over the Arizona Cardinals, but the day belonged to a fallen American patriot.

Cards Honor Tillman


Heather Daly-Donofrio wasnt supposed to be in the select field of the LPGA Tournament of Champions. But the former Yale womens golf coach took full advantage of the opportunity, closing with a 2-under

Darkhorse Dominates Tournament of Champions


Abu Hamza, the radical Muslim preacher, was charged yesterday with 16 offences, including urging his followers to murder Jews. The former imam of Finsbury Park Mosque

Abu Hamza is charged over  #39;urging followers to kill Jews #39;


AP - As of Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, at least 1,221 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 946 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said as of Friday. The figures include three military civilians.

A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq (AP)


A Harvard biologist scores on three fronts with a genetic discovery in diabetes, an advance toward curing a rare children's disease and a \$500,000 award for scientific creativity. Fifth in a series profiling the MacArthur Foundation 'genius award' winners. By Kari Lynn Dean.

Bio Data-Cruncher Hits Jackpot


Drugmaker Merck has set up an independent committee to review the firm #39;s actions prior to the withdrawal of its painkiller Vioxx from the market in September.

Merck sets up new Vioxx review


By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 08/09/2004). Output at Britain #39;s factories slumped unexpectedly in July, with production falling for the second consecutive month - the first time in nearly two years.

Factory output suffers further decline


NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- Low-cost carriers Southwest Airlines Inc., JetBlue Airways Corp. and Independence Air on Thursday reported upbeat October passenger traffic figures, signaling greater demand for air travel and lifting airline stock prices.

October Airline Traffic Up at Independence


Having equipped most adults and half of all teenagers with cellphones, the mobile phone industry is turning its attention to the last untapped demographic - people over 65.

Cellphone Industry Hits Snag as It Woos Untapped Market


MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A government call for Mexicans to  show unity by singing the national anthem en masse met a tepid  response on Wednesday in another embarrassment for President  Vicente Fox.

Mexicans Lukewarm on Fox Call for Nationalist Show


It was never about whether they deserved it. It was about how to get it done.

There's room at the top


Infected computers can be used as  quot;zombies quot; to send spam or launch attacks on Web sites. Spreading Trojans via chat rooms is not unusual.

Trojan Tries To Hack It Like Beckham


LAS VEGAS - The major U.S. regional carriers want to leapfrog cable operators with advanced video services over IP (Internet Protocol), and expected upcoming U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulings may help pave the way for those roll-outs.

Carriers see key rulings soon


AFP - The Islamic Army in Iraq has announced it abducted a driver from Sri Lanka and another from Bangladesh who work for a Kuwaiti company, Al-Jazeera television said, showing footage of the pair.

Iraq group says holding Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi drivers: Al-Jazeera (AFP)


Hank Kuehne knows he is something of a curiosity, a golfer with enormous gifts who can hit the ball jaw-dropping lengths. All of that is fine, and Kuehne

Long-driving Kuehne finally breaks out of 2004 slump


British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday the international community should join to together to fight terrorism in Iraq.  quot;Now is not the time for the international community

Blair calls for unity to fight terrorism


KABUL (Reuters) - The chief rival to Afghan President Hamid  Karzai in last week's historic presidential election said on  Monday he and several other candidates had dropped a plan to  boycott the election process.

Qanuni Says Candidates to Accept Afghan Election


HOUSTON (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer downed  Carlos Moya, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, Thursday to complete a dazzling  unbeaten run through the round-robin stages into the  semi-finals of the Masters Cup.

Unbeaten Federer Marches Into Masters Semi-Finals


Kidnappers have released Sunday the cousin of Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, Sky News reported. Ghazi Allawi, 75, was seized by gunmen from his Baghdad home on November 9, along with his wife and his pregnant daughter-in-law.

Iraqi PM #39;s Cousin Freed


The Dow closed at its highest level in seven months, the Nasdaq in nine months and the S amp;P hit a fresh three-year high. The US stock market has been on an upward path since the re-election of President George W Bush.

US markets post highs


ATI Technologies Inc. saw revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter jump 50 as the Canadian computer graphics chip maker inched closer to eclipsing chief rival Nvidia Corp.

ATI gains on Nvidia, revenue leaps 50


The airline industrys financial crisis deepened yesterday as cash-strapped US Airways Group Inc., the nations seventh-largest carrier, filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years.

no NH effect from US Airways woes


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries rallied on Friday  after a surprise drop in U.S. producer prices in August fueled  the view that the Federal Reserve might pause on its rate-hike  path after an expected rate boost later this month.

Treasuries Rally on Drop in August PPI


AP - Tennessee Titans free safety Lance Schulters hurt his left foot Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars and was taken to the locker room. His return was questionable.

Titans' Schulters Leaves Game With Injury (AP)


he African elephant population was cut in half by poaching in the 1980 #39;s, and most conservationists agree that only a 1989 ban on the ivory trade saved the animal from extinction.

Tracking Tusks #39; Poachers


Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse will likely miss the rest of the season due to a broken leg. The French striker, who moved from Auxerre to Liverpool in the off-season, was injured

Cisse suffers double leg break; likely out for season


JP Morgan Chase (JPM:NYSE - news - research) and IBM (IBM:NYSE - news - research) are getting a divorce, ending a \$5 billion computer outsourcing deal just two years after it began.

JP Morgan Cancels IBM Pact


Nearly three years after grabbing international headlines, the grisly Tri-State Crematory case creeps closer to its end Friday morning.

Crematory to Draw Guilty Plea


BMC Software Inc. has added IBM Corp.'s IMS mainframe database to the platforms supported by its SmartDBA family of products, completing a two-year mission to provide tools for managing all of the major databases from a single, Web-based console.

BMC rounds out SmartDBA family with IMS mainframe


Marsh  amp; McLennan Cos. Chief Executive Michael Cherkasky created a compliance unit and pledged to return money to clients as the world #39;s largest insurance broker moves to settle claims of kickbacks and rigged bids.

Marsh #39;s New Chief Makes Compliance Unit; Shares Rise (Update7)


With new rankings due soon, SGI, IBM and others are jostling for bragging rights. Also: A speedy Mac system gets speedier.

Supercomputer race heats up


Senator John Kerry conceded today that the Bush campaign had been

Kerry Sees Debate as Chance to Shed 'Flip-Flop' Label


FRANKFURT (Reuters) - DaimlerChrysler's <A HREF=

DaimlerChrysler Operating Profit Rises


TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bold gambit worthy of the chess  champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time  Japanese great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the  United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions.

Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry Japanese Woman


A Pennsylvania school district on Friday defended its decision to discount Charles Darwin #39;s theory of evolution and take a lead in teaching what critics say is a version of creationism.

Pennsylvania School District Retreats from Evolution


California regulators on Thursday ordered farmers to stop employing field hands to weed commercial crops by hand, becoming the first state in the nation to limit such back-wrenching work.

Calif. Sets Weeding Ban to Save Workers #39; Backs


AFP - Shareholders of Spain's largest bank, Banco Santander Central (SCH), overwhelmingly approved the 8.5-billion-pound (12.3-billion-euro, 15.3-billion-dollar) takeover of British mortgage bank Abbey National.

SCH shareholders approve Abbey National takeover (AFP)


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amgen Inc. <A HREF=

Amgen Quarterly Profit Falls


Many of the nation #39;s employers expect to begin the new year by hiring, according to a study released yesterday. That positive outlook continues the swelling of payrolls that has characterized the last three financial quarters.

Many companies say they will hire in 2005


deeper than most quakes. Some began just before a relatively large quake last September, they report in this week #39;s issue of the.

Mystery tremors may portend California quakes


Reuters - Afghan guards backed by U.S. helicopter\gunships raided a Taliban safe house, killing one man and\arresting 15, to prevent attacks during this week's\presidential election, officials said on Sunday.

U.S., Afghan Forces Attack Taliban Ahead of Vote (Reuters)


He was a young phenom then, much like Jeff Francis is now, and it was former Rockies pitcher Marvin Freeman who pinned the moniker on the 6-foot-6, apparently good-looking right-hander from Oklahoma City during the spring of 1996.

Wright dazzles in halting slide


DURHAM, North Carolina (Sports Network) - Alvin Pearman ran for 223 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries and Wali Lundy added two touchdown runs to lead 14th-ranked Virginia to a 37-16 win over Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference at Wallace Wade Stadium.

14th-Ranked Virginia Downs Duke


SI.com spoke to Sports Illustrated senior writer Jon Wertheim, who is in Seville, Spain, covering the Davis Cup final for the magazine.

From the sidelines


PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Shares of newspaper publisher  Pulitzer Inc. <A HREF=

Pulitzer Shares Up on Possible Sale


Johannesburg, 23 September 2004 - Symantec #39;s sixth biannual report on global trends in Internet attacks, vulnerabilities, and malicious code activity shows SA recorded a 796 annual increase in the number of these attacks, rising from 375 per user last

SA #39;s e-attacks jump 796


The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is in line to be the next chancellor of the Texas A amp;M University System. Robert D. McTeer Jr.

McTeer to head Texas A amp;M System


Emboldened by the success of a stem cell ballot initiative in California last week, two scientists who have long pushed for an ambitious research center for the biotechnology

Stem cell advocates to request \$1B


The dollar on Tuesday held almost a cent above its record low against the euro, winning respite from recent heavy selling ahead of US trade data and an expected rise in US interest rates on Wednesday.

Dollar Steers Clear of Record Low Vs Euro


The women's basketball team advances to the semifinals with a 102-72 win over Greece, which had heart, the home court and little else.

U.S. Cruises Past Greece


Lycos Europe #39;s  quot;Make love not spam quot; campaign has killed access to some of the Web sites of its target alleged spammers, Netcraft has found.

Antispam screensaver downs two sites in China


North Korea Friday denied reports that pictures of leader Kim Jong-il had been removed from public buildings in Pyongyang and that Kim was losing influence.

N.Korea denies Kim Jong Il is losing power


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Home Depot Inc. <A HREF=

Home Depot, Motorola Rise Before Bell


Despite technical setbacks, the online business is stronger than ever Also: Kazaa loses its foothold as most popular music download site   hellip;. Sharp electronics moves away from U.S. market   hellip;. and more.

Ebay Explodes to Twice Its Size


AP - The White House has removed Costa Rica from an Internet list of nations in the so-called

Costa Rica Dropped From 'Willing' List (AP)


Ray Lewis was inactive for the Ravens' regular-season finale game against Miami on Sunday because of a broken right wrist.

Broken Wrist Sidelines Ravens' Ray Lewis


Description: Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin steps down as the head of the Chinese military, completing the first orderly handover of power in the history of the Chinese communist state.

China #39;s Ex-Premier Resigns Military Post


Brad Haddin blasted a career-best 154 from 162 balls in a brutal display to earn New South Wales first innings points against Victoria at the Junction Oval.

Brutal Haddin hundred seals two points


AP - Vice President Dick Cheney said Saturday the Bush administration is working hard to protect the nation from the gravest threat facing it  #151; the possibility that nuclear weapons will fall into the hands of terrorists.

Cheney: Terrorists Must Be Met With Force (AP)


Microsoft is adding film showings channel to its MSN Direct data service for smart watches.

MSN sets movie times on smart watches


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Wednesday  it had signed a five-year technology outsourcing agreement with  Nokia worth \$100 million per year, finalizing a deal first  flagged in February.

HP Signs Outsourcing Deal with Nokia


A tight supply of lamps for front projectors and rear-projection TVs (RPTVs) is likely to persist through 2005 as Taiwan-based projector makers are increasing their shipments of RPTV optical engines, said lamp makers Ushio, Royal Philips Electronics and

Lamp makers: Tight supply of projector and RPTV lamps to persist <b>...</b>


AP - Nintendo Co. is set to launch Nintendo DS, the latest of its wallet-sized game systems designed to slip easily into your backpack and encourage procrastination wherever you may roam.

Nintendo Set to Launch New Game System (AP)


The central committee of Israel #39;s Labour party on Saturday decided to open talks with the ruling Likud party of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon aimed at joining a national unity government, a spokesperson said.

Israel #39;s Labour in talks on coalition


com November 4, 2004, 3:25 PM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been enterprise directories for several months, but for many IT managers, ERP (enterprise resource planning

Microsoft wants servers to drive Office sales


LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish bank Santander claimed  victory for its 8.7 billion pound (\$15.6 billion) agreed  takeover of Britain's Abbey National after its most likely  rival, UK bank HBOS, pulled out of the race.

Spain's SCH Wins British Bank for \$16 Bln


Don't say the O word at PeopleSoft's conference, where the company tries to entice customers to stick around and upgrade.

PeopleSoft woos through its woes


JERUSALEM: A Palestinian woman suicide bomber blew herself up near a hitch-hiking post in Jerusalem yesterday, killing two people and wounding 15.

Woman bomber strikes in Jerusalem


A brawl erupted between fans and Texas Rangers players in a game on Monday, September 13 against the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum, which resulted in Rangers rookie pitcher Frank Francisco being arrested and charged with aggravated battery for heaving

MLB player arrested


Crude oil futures tumbled below \$48 a barrel yesterday, closing at their lowest level in seven weeks, on rising expectations that the US supply of transport and home-heating fuels will be adequate this winter.

Oil prices hit lowest level in 7 weeks


19 August 2004 -- An Iraqi government official has said a military offensive against Shi #39;ite militiamen loyal to Shi #39;a cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the holy city of Al-Najaf will begin in  quot;hours quot; unless they disarm.

Iraqi Minister Sets New Deadline For Al-Sadr


Looking to avoid the costly fragmentation that stifled the Unix market, members of the Free Standards Group have announced a new version of a critical Linux standard that many of its proponents hope will cement the future for the open-source operating

Linux Standard gets upgrade


The Oakland County prosecutor, David Gorcyca, said Tuesday that no charges were imminent for Indiana players involved in the Nov. 19 brawl with Detroit Pistons fans.

Prosecutor Not Rushing Into Charging Pacers


Reuters - General Electric Co.  on Friday\reported higher third-quarter earnings as strength across many\of its financial and industrial businesses outweighed\hurricane-related insurance losses.

GE Posts Higher Quarterly Profit (Reuters)


October 19, 2004 - The Associated Press today reports on a serious scandal involving the WWE toy and game licensing that allows THQ to make and sell Smackdown and Wrestlemania titles.

WWE License Acquired Fraudulently; THQ Games In Jeopardy


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Battery maker Rayovac Corp. <A HREF=

Rayovac to Buy United Industries


Krispy Kreme shareholders hope for a break from the badness in this week's earnings report.

Kreme-Filled Earnings


KOLKATA, NOVEMBER 14: The past caught up with Sourav Ganguly as the Indian skippers return to international cricket was shortlived.

Bowled by the slower one again


ATHENS, Greece - Now this was a duel in the pool. With Michael Phelps leading off Tuesday night, the United States bested its rival from Down Under in the most thrilling race of the Athens Games...

Thrilling Relay Win Gets Phelps Third Gold


PAKISTAN WANA -- Pakistani warplanes pummeled a suspected Al Qaeda training facility near the border with Afghanistan yesterday, flattening a vast mud-brick compound and killing at least 50 fighters, the military said. The assault was among the fiercest in months of fighting in the border region, considered a possible hideout for Osama bin Laden and his deputy, who are still ...

Airstrike said to kill 50 at suspected Qaeda site


WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--The new chief executive of discount retailer The Warehouse Group Ltd. (WHS.NZ) Friday said the company has significant room to grow, and his experience

INTERVIEW: New NZ Warehouse CEO Sees Room To Grow


Reuters - Rampant Europe\retained the Ryder Cup after dominating the last-day singles\matches on Sunday to beat the United States by a record 18-1/2\points to 9-1/2.

Monty Seals Record Ryder Cup Triumph for Europe (Reuters)


In catching his first pass of the game for 22 yards, Tony Gonzalez moved ahead of former Viking Steve Jordan into fifth place in all-time receiving yards for tight ends.

Chiefs notes


With the exception of some late-game trash-talking between the Boston bench and some boisterous New York fans at Madison Square Garden, the Celtics handled their first win of the season with considerable restraint. There were high-fives and hugs, but nothing over the top despite a 34-point rout of the Knicks Saturday night.

Playing with poise


USATODAY.com - Carolyn Ramsay couldn't figure out why she couldn't fit more digital pictures into her Apple iBook laptop. So she brought it to the Apple Store here, where one of the resident technicians - called

Apple reboots into retailing (USATODAY.com)


Jan Baan, a name synonymous with one of the great ERP success stories of the 1990s, is back. And he #39;s looking to compete with the likes of SAP AG, his former business nemesis, with a new company.

Baan Founder Launches New Web Services Company


UN secretary-general Kofi Annan led international demands for the swift release of Burma #39;s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose house arrest has been extended for another year by the military regime.

UN calls for Suu Kyi #39;s release


p2pnet.net News:- Melodeo and Warner Music Group (WMG) say theyve signed the first global agreement to allow mobile users to securely download complete mp3s from WMG #39;s music catalog directly to their phones.

Full mp3 downloads for mobiles


The driver of the train which crashed into a car on a level crossing killing him and six others had just two or three seconds to stop, an official report has found.

Train driver  #39;not to blame #39; for accident


Scotland #39;s prospects of qualifying for the World Cup from Group 5 - or even of securing victory in Moldova on Wednesday - turned from dark grey to pitch black yesterday, when a predictably uninspired beating from Norway left them with one point from their

Predictable Scots are punished by Iversen


Discount retailer ShopKo Stores Inc. said Wednesday that sales at stores open at least one year, or same-store sales, fell 4.8 percent during the month of November.

Update 1: ShopKo November Sales Down 4.8 Percent


At Manchester City, their enduring sense of optimism creeps up on you like the rain clouds that sweep east over the city and settle over the stadium on matchdays.

Cole takes control as Arsenal play it cool


France's High Court of Appeal says a former member of an Italian radical left-wing group must be extradited to Italy.

France rejects militant's appeal


The national passenger rail service risks a  quot;major point of failure quot; if infrastructure needs remain unaddressed, the US Department of Transportation warned in a scathing report made public today.

Amtrak Infrastructure On Brink, DOT Warns


The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has shut down the MARID working group, which was attempting to develop a Sender ID standard.

Group Abandons Work on Anti-Spam Standards


NEW YORK (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. home loans  rose, spurred by a rise in mortgage refinancings last week as  30-year mortgage rates eased to their lowest level since early  April, an industry group said on Wednesday.

Mortgage Applications Rise in Week


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Marlene Stewart-Streit was inducted Monday into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Also inducted were Tom Kite, Isao Aoki and Charlie Sifford, the first African-American so honoured.

Stewart-Striet enters golf hall of fame


A bomb threat forces the evacuation of a Madrid soccer stadium on Sunday night during a game between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.

Threat Clears Stadium


A major battle is over, but the war for PeopleSoft (PSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) rages on. Executives of the business software giant continued to resist Oracle #39;s (ORCL:Nasdaq - news - research) \$9 billion

PeopleSoft Won #39;t Go Quietly


AP - Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern his presence  #151; expected to be met with anti-war protests  #151; might have disrupted the closing ceremony at the Olympics, State Department officials said Saturday.

Powell Cancels Athens Visit Amid Protests (AP)


Champions Arsenal bounced back from a disappointing Champions League performance with a scintillating display at Highbury to extend their lead at the top to five points.

Premier League match reports


The interim car, which Jaguar continued to develop throughout the time the sale of the team to Red Bull was being agreed, will be on track for three days from next Wednesday, with driver(s) yet to be confirmed.

Red Bull reveal first team livery


Asia's surging economic growth is helping to cut the region's poverty levels, but some areas are lagging behind, a report says.

Growth in Asia 'cutting poverty'


The British government knew about the alleged plot to overthrow the President of Equatorial Guinea at least five weeks before a group of mercenaries was arrested in March for planning the coup.

UK Knew About Coup Plot in Eq. Guinea


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie Gallery Inc. on Friday offered  to buy rival movie rental chain Hollywood Entertainment Corp.  for an undisclosed sum, one week after industry leader  Blockbuster Inc. bid about \$700 million for Hollywood.

Movie Gallery Offers to Buy Hollywood Video Chain


Nagpur, Oct. 26 (NNN): Australian teams hopes of taking a grip on the third Test were slightly dented as Indian spinners led a late fightback on day one of the third Test here on Tuesday.

India Fights Back After Martyns Century


NEW YORK (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc <A HREF=

Glaxo Settles Suit Over Paxil Studies


US businessman Malcolm Glazer has lifted his stake in Manchester United to 27.6 from 25.3, heightening speculation that he will bid for the world #39;s richest soccer club.

Glazer ups United stake again


Three investment banks, otherwise known as  #39;Speed Investments #39;, own most of the Formula One business but are suing Bambino for a representative slice of control.

Bernie braves the Bank


Reuters - U.S. consumer prices dropped in July\for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy\costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report\showing underlying inflation pressures largely in check.

July Consumer Prices Drop, Energy Tumbles (Reuters)


Mexico and Japan signed an Economic Association Agreement (EAA) here on Friday aimed at promoting the gradual liberalization of trade between two countries.

Mexico, Japan sign free trade agreement


ANDY Roddick is no longer the US Open champion or the world #39;s top-ranked tennis player, but he can salvage some wounded pride by leading the US into the Davis Cup final.

Roddick leads US charge


HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former basketball star Calvin Murphy  was acquitted on Monday by a Houston jury on charges he  sexually abused five of his daughters.

Former NBA Star Calvin Murphy Acquitted of Sexual Abuse


Two French reporters who are being held hostage in Iraq are alive and in good health, Agence France- Presse reported, citing the French ambassador to Iraq.

French Ambassador to Iraq Says Hostages Are Alive, AFP Says


Will Coinstar's diversification efforts damage its uniquely profitable business model?

A License to Print Money


New ventilation units blast curtains of purified air between patients and nurses in Washington Hospital Center's emergency room. Outside, yellow tarpaulins and water taps can decontaminate people on the sidewalk.

Shored Up for Disaster, Area Officials Still Fearful


AP - Three-time All-Star catcher Jason Kendall was close to being traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Oakland Athletics for a pair of pitchers, a baseball official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

A's, Pirates Close to Trade for Kendall (AP)


By JAMIE STENGLE    DALLAS (AP) -- As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday.    A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four...

Study Shows 1 in 3 Adults Has Hypertension


Tabare Vazquez was poised to become Uruguay #39;s first leftwing president yesterday after campaigning for the more equitable distribution of wealth and social justice in a country crippled by a recent economic crisis.

Uruguay poised to elect leftwinger


After nearly three years of jockeying by legions of business groups, the Senate passed a \$137 billion corporate tax bill on Monday that gave something to almost everyone.

Corporate Tax Measure Approved


Pitcher Mark Prior said the Cubs have survived the early part of the season-ending road trip, and promised good things to come as the team winds up the regular season at home.

Prior can see team putting it together


ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. United Airlines #39; parent company plans to slash the number of its domestic flights and increase its more profitable international schedule.

United Airlines announces service cuts, fleet reduction


ederal authorities searched computers in six locations yesterday in an attempt to disrupt a network used to trade copies of movies, software, games and music.

US Searches Computers, Trying to Disrupt Piracy


Liu Xiang became the first man from China to win an Olympic athletics gold medal here Friday after scorching to victory in the mens 110 metres hurdles with a world record-equalling time.

Chinas here! Dragon fire scorches track


They once again escaped with a victory in a game that had the same type of tension that marked the last time they played at Network Associates Coliseum, the home of the always formidable Oakland Athletics.

Ortiz double breaks it open


AP - A mild El Nino is developing in the Pacific Ocean, climate experts said Friday. El Ninos can affect weather in other areas, sometimes worldwide.

Mild El Nino Developing in Pacific (AP)


As they continued to beef up their 2005 starting rotation, the Yankees last night made a surprising decision about second base. Two hours before the deadline for teams to offer salary arbitration

Yankees drop Cairo, chase Womack, Wright


NEW YORK - Oil prices closed above \$50 a barrel for the first time in New York trading Friday, as traders fretted about Nigerian oil production amid a threatened rebel uprising.

Oil closes above \$50 for first time


AFP - Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry admitted that the Bush campaign has run a successful campaign portraying him as indecisive but said he would use a looming presidential debate to set the record straight.

Kerry says he will use Bush debate to counter Republican distortion (AFP)


AP - Floods caused by monsoon rains forced the evacuation of thousands in eastern Malaysia on Sunday.

Eastern Malaysia Suffers Flooding (AP)


Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf on Monday amid fierce battles between US forces and Shiite militants, who remained in control of a revered shrine here as negotiations

Militants Hold Out in Najaf


Austrian Stephan Goergl ended American Bode Miller #39;s three-race winning streak by taking a World Cup Super-G race in the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.

Miller #39;s winning streak ends at three as Goergl wins Super


SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is seeking independent  verification on the nature of a huge blast in North Korea last  week, which its communist neighbor has said was linked to a  hydroelectric scheme, Seoul's defense minister said on Tuesday.

South Korea Says to Pin Down Nature of North Blast


SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Sun Microsystems Inc. trimmed its fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 results this week to incorporate the final accounting of asset retirement obligations and its settlement with Microsoft Corp.

Sun trims fourth-quarter earnings by \$12M


The drug maker Eli Lilly  amp; Co. said Friday it is warning doctors to stop using its attention deficit disorder drug Strattera in patients with jaundice or laboratory evidence of liver injury.

Lilly Warns Doctors on Strattera Use


Forget Internet2. The National LambdaRail is the most ambitious network research project going. But can it save the optical networking industry?

Optical networking: The next generation


Exabyte has announced the release of the Magnum 1X7 LTO Autoloader, a 2U, rack-mountable, automated backup and restore system for less that \$5,000.

Exabyte adds new tape storage


FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Rescuers dug the bodies of six  members of one family -- a couple and their four children --  out of the rubble of an Iraqi house bombed by U.S. warplanes on  Wednesday, witnesses said.

Family of Six Found Dead in Iraqi Home Hit by U.S.


Alitalia, Italy #39;s largest airline, said it plans to cut 5,000 jobs, or about a quarter of its regular work force, and split into two companies to save \$1.

5,000 Alitalia jobs may be slashed


In a boost to the future of high-speed wireless Internet service, Intel Corp. said Monday it #39;s putting its money and its technology behind a closely watched company that #39;s trying to roll out the service around the globe.

Intel endorses wider-range wireless Net technology


CAIRO (Reuters) - France scrambled to secure the freedom of  two French journalists kidnapped by Iraqi militants who gave  Paris until Monday evening to drop its controversial ban on  Muslim headscarves in schools.

France Races Against Clock in Iraq Hostage Crisis


New Enterprise Associates is the biggest stand-alone venture capital operation in the world, but industry insiders say the company's girth is a handicap.

Huge and Proud of It


Description: With Hurricane Ivan approaching, oil companies evacuate hundreds of oil workers from drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

Oil Platforms in Gulf Make Ready for Ivan


Last week, the chairman of Liberty Media, John C. Malone, said he might increase Liberty's voting interest in the News Corporation.

In Tussle With Murdoch, Malone Seeks Leverage


building in central Harare under the watchful eyes of dozens of riot police toting batons or rifles. More riot police set up roadblocks on some of Harare #39;s main roads, searching vehicles heading towards the city centre.

Crowds gather for Zimbabwe treason verdict


European aerospace giant EADS warns  that the A380 superjumbo project is running heavily over budget.

EADS superjumbo runs over budget


CHICAGO McDonald #39;s President and CEO Charlie Bell is resting comfortably today after undergoing a second colorectal procedure.

Charlie Bell recovering from second colorectal surgery


AFP - President Hamid Karzai maintained his early lead in Afghanistan's election after just over eight percent of the ballots had been counted, the election commission said.

Karzai maintains lead in early Afghan vote count (AFP)


WASHINGTON - On the eve of a presidential debate on domestic issues with employment a crucial concern, American textile companies and workers have asked President George W. Bush to help save their jobs by limiting Chinese imports, which may surge once a

US textile firms want curbs on Chinese imports


AP - Chechnya's new president was to be sworn in on Tuesday, nearly five months after its previous leader was assassinated and a day after it was announced the republic would hold parliamentary elections in the spring.

Chechnya to Swear in New President (AP)


On Wednesday morning Sachin Tendulkar was at the Brabourne stadium, to egg on his Mumbai teammates. Not only did he have a chat with the Mumbai captain and coach and see the practice session through, but also

Aussies ready for Sachin


The UN determines this week whether Sudan's leaders have met Monday's deadline.

How tragic fuse was lit in Darfur


Forbes.com - Sun Microsystems has a new business model. Over the past year the intermittently profitable Santa Clara, Calif. computer maker has moved from quoting traditional pricing--per processor for hardware, per user for software--toward a surfeit of new choices. One package of software for all sorts of Internet chores comes with one free server for a flat  #36;100 per employee per year, unless the buyer has fewer than 100 employees, in which case the software is free (but the server is paid for). Or customers can buy computing power like electricity, at a rate of  #36;1 per processor per hour.

Motivated Seller (Forbes.com)


DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (Ticker) -- Third seed Mario Ancic was the only seeded player remaining in the bottom half of the draw at the Millennium International.

Ancic reaches semis at Millennium


The Giants are on the clock again, and it is a race against time as dramatic as the one that ended in April when they made the trade for Eli Manning.

Spotlight on entire Giants offense


More than 300 business delegates from Asia and Europe gathered in Hanoi Thursday to seek more opportunities to promote free flows of trade and investment between the two continents in the coming years.

Asia, Europe seek closer and smoother economic relations


Immigration officials have smashed a criminal network operating one of the country #39;s fastest-growing immigration scams: the bogus marriage.

Bogus marriages line racketeers #39; pockets


A 20-year-old man has been arrested in England in the theft of the proprietary software blueprints used by Cisco Systems Inc. #39;s networking equipment, police and the company confirmed Friday.

Man arrested in UK in Cisco code theft


Marshall University football coach Bob Pruett has apologized for using a term some consider a racial slur, a newspaper reported. In his weekly news conference leading up to Saturday #39;s game, Pruett called the

Herd #39;s Pruett apologizes for  #39;Mandingos #39; remark


The former chief executive of PeopleSoft admitted today that he responded to a hostile takeover bid from Oracle with a campaign of

Conway Admits 'Vilifying' Oracle Bid


The challenge for the Wolverines entering Wednesday night #39;s game against Arizona was to see whether they could hang with the nation #39;s best.

UM falls short in OT loss to Arizona


ELYRIA, Ohio - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, their animosity stirred by a contentious second debate, lit into each other over Iraq, jobs and debate performance in critical battleground states...

Bush, Kerry Go on the Attack After Debate


Forrester Research projects US online retail sales will more than double over the next six years, reaching \$316 billion by 2010. According to a new report from Forrester Research, Inc.

US Online Sales To Top \$300 Billion By 2010


Britain #39;s major naval shipbuilders have discussed merging their operations into a single joint venture, two newspapers have reported.

Naval shipbuilders consider merger - reports


When a privately built rocket plane soared into space earlier this month, astronaut wannabes were giddy with the hope that they #39;d finally make it off the planet.

A lot of ground to be covered before space tourism can fly


MOSCOW Sept. 7, 2004 - Tens of thousands of Russians massed outside the Kremlin to rally against terrorism Tuesday as mourners lowered caskets into the damp earth at a Beslan cemetery four days after the school siege that claimed more than 350 lives.

Russians Rally Against Terror, Bury Dead


On Wednesday, Nasa scientists watched in shock as their Genesis solar project ended in disaster.  quot;I can #39;t believe it quot; they all said.

Space cowboys


Cisco releases an advisory warning that certain devices running IOS Version 12.2S software can be disabled by hackers. By Preston Gralla, Networking Pipeline.

Cisco Warns Routers, Switches Are Vulnerable To Denial Of Service <b>...</b>


General Motors Corp., the world #39;s biggest carmaker, will save 500 million euros (\$664 million) annually after cutting 11,500 jobs and reorganizing its European division.

General Motors to Save \$664 Mln Through European Cuts (Update2)


The Zafi.D worm, which disguises itself as an e-mail holiday greeting, is currently the most frequently detected worldwide virus, software security company Panda Software said this week.

Latest Zafi Worm Wreaking Holiday E-Mail Havoc


Serena Williams muscled her way past Switzerland #39;s Patty Schnyder at the US Open. Picture:Reuters. Serena Williams revealed she had defied the advice of three doctors in order to play in the

Williams defies the doctors


Veteran NASCAR driver Tommy Baldwin was killed in a wreck at Thompson International Speedway in Conn. Thursday night.

NASCAR driver killed


If, as reported, Tom Lehman will be named today as captain of the 36th US Ryder Cup team by the PGA of America, one thing is likely for the 2006 Cup matches in Ireland: The recent move toward civility will come to an abrupt end.

Lehman right for Ryder


NEW YORK (SportsTicker) - The NBA appears determined to lessen the impact of the 3-pointer. First, it will test out the change in the National Basketball Development League.

NBA to experiment with 3-point rules in NBDL


The International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director, Rodrigo de Rato, said the road to a monetary union could be bumpy at times, as it requires strong political commitment

Gulf monetary union requires political consensus, says IMF


MANCHESTER was celebrating another huge sporting coup today after winning the right to hold the world short course swimming championships.

Arena in the swim


KIEV -- Opposition protesters began to lift their two-week siege of Ukraine's Stalin-era Cabinet headquarters yesterday, a day after parliament adopted electoral laws to ensure a fair ballot in the repeat presidential runoff.

Opposition in Ukraine eases siege


Shortly after he had been declared the winner in his bout against Iran #39;s Sajad Barzi last night, Rulon Gardner returned to the mat at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, sat down, and quietly removed his shoes.

Gardner: Mat #39;s all, folks: Champ retires with a bronze


Veterans of the 1991 Iraq conflict were jubilant yesterday as the head of an inquiry into illnesses among them agreed that they were victims of Gulf war syndrome and censured the government for having dismissed their plight.

Gulf war syndrome is genuine says law lords #39; inquiry


British troops redeployed in central Iraq to support US forces have come under fresh attacks at their base south of Baghdad, the BBC reported Wednesday.

British troops in central Iraq suffer new attacks


quot;Star Trek quot; star William Shatner, the former Captain of the USS Enterprise is willing to pay US\$210,000 for a seat on one of Virgin Group #39;s first proposed commercial space flights.

William Shatner Wants To Do Real Space Flight


The European Commission first expects to make a decision next week on competition issues raised by the bid from Spain #39;s Santander Central Hispano for Abbey National, a spokeswoman says.

EU ruling on Santander #39;s Abbey bid due next week


The shipment of jobs overseas is one of the most pressing economic issues of the presidential campaign. Here are 10 key facts of the matter.\

Offshoring: An issue that defies easy answers


Reuters - Peru will submit a second request to\Japan to extradite former President Alberto Fujimori to face\charges of corruption, the Peruvian Embassy said Friday.

Peru to Again Seek Fujimori Extradition from Japan (Reuters)


Microsoft is set to launch a trial version of its long-awaited Internet search engine, as it reacts to the growing threat of Google.

Microsoft to enter battle of the search engines


The NHS has struck a money-saving deal with computer giant Microsoft amid reports of spiralling costs to its national information technology programme, it was announced today.

NHS Strikes Money-Saving Deal with Microsoft


The traditional competition for U.S. offshore outsourcing business was between nations. That's about to change, according to a new study.

Cities versus cities


A current slew of games suggest that the Vietnam War is the conflict of the moment, with Conflict: Vietnam and Shellshock: Nam '67 out this week.

ShellShock wins 'Nam battle


KIEV (Reuters) - NATO and Russia put weeks of tension  behind them to call on Thursday for a free and fair election in  Ukraine as aides of liberal Viktor Yushchenko predicted victory  for their candidate in this month's re-run of a rigged vote.

Opposition Gears Up for New Election Battle


NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Bush administration and interim  Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi are pushing several Western  and Middle Eastern countries, including Iran, to join in  holding a conference in October to boost Iraq's electoral  process, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

U.S., Iraq Pressing for Electoral Conference -NYT


LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices drifted lower on  Wednesday in generally subdued trade, with some focus on the  day's economic numbers.

US Treasuries Drift Lower, Data in Sight


TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average is expected to  gain ground on Monday as firmness in U.S. technology stocks  eases investors' nervousness toward that sector in Japan.

Tokyo Stocks Seen Firming After Nasdaq


International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge expressed confidence Monday in Beijing #39;s decision to scale back Olympic construction, saying plans for a frugal Games #39; #39; wouldn #39;t interfere with holding the 2008 Summer Games.

Rogge confident in Beijing Games


New disc could ease the transition to the next-gen DVD standard, company says.

Dual DVD, HD-DVD Disc Developed


Dr Joseph Hartvigsen (L) of Ceramatex, Inc, holds a fuel cell during a news conference Nov. 29 at Ceramatex Advanced Materials  amp; Electrochemical Technologies in Salt Lake City.

Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel research


The Miami Dolphins plan to play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday despite the threat of Hurricane Jeanne. The hurricane is expected to hit Florida #39;s east coast this weekend, most likely Sunday morning.

Dolphins-Steelers Still Set for Sunday


NCR Corp. on Wednesday recalled 78,000 printer cartridge refill kits because they do not have child-proof packaging, posing a health risk to young children who may ingest the ink sold in the product.

NCR Recalls Inkjet Refill Kits


The government is ready to listen to a message from the kidnappers of Kenneth Bigley but will not enter into negotiations with them, the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, said today.

Straw  #39;ready to listen to #39; Bigley captors


Unilever PLC, the Anglo-Dutch consumer products giant, reduced its outlook for the year on Monday, citing poor weather, weak consumer confidence in Europe and tough competition in Asia.

Unilever Issues Profit Warning


CINCINNATI -- Ty Law responded last night to reports published last week that he and coach Bill Belichick were feuding over a bonus for showing up at training camp in shape.

Law: No feud with coach


Two diamonds together worth over 11 million euros (\$13.53 million) disappeared from an antique dealers #39; show at the Paris Louvre museum on Monday in an apparent mid-afternoon robbery.

Huge Diamond Heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris


Reuters - Cleveland Browns head\coach Butch Davis resigned Tuesday.

Browns Head Coach Butch Davis Resigns (Reuters)


It was not quite business as usual for Michael Schumacher on Sunday. He was on the podium at the end of the Belgian Grand Prix but in second place.

Schumacher Rewrites the History Books Again


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans seeking  initial jobless benefits jumped by 18,000 last week, the  government said on Thursday, but it attributed the entire rise  to the effects of hurricanes that have battered the southern  United States.

Jobless Claims Rise on Hurricanes


IBM has announced virtual resources to help its business partners accelerate the building and deployment of on-demand business applications tailored to customer requirements across all vertical industries.

IBM expands virtual resources for partners


VIENTIANE - China and 10 South-east Asian countries signed historic trade pacts to pave the way for the world #39;s biggest free-trade zone by 2010, with a total population of nearly two billion people.

China, Asean eye biggest free trade zone


LONDON (Reuters) - Jaguar will pull out of Formula One at  the end of 2004, with parent company Ford's engine maker  Cosworth also up for sale.

Jaguar and Ford Pull Out of Formula One


Intel Corp. is planning to introduce a faster front-side bus on an upcoming version of its Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor that will help the firm increase the performance of its chips by improving a crucial bottleneck in system performance.

Intel plans faster bus for Pentium 4 Extreme Edition


Points: Though Louisville is just reaching the midpoint in its Conference USA schedule, this might be the toughest remaining road game in its quest for the league title.

Thursday #39;s preview


DAVIE, Fla. (Sports Network) - Miami Dolphins linebacker  Zach Thomas will miss Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills  with a hamstring injury.

Dolphins LB Thomas Out for Sunday's Game


ATHENS (Reuters) - Five weightlifters were banned from the Olympics after failing drugs tests, officials said on Thursday, as doping scandals continued to dominate the first week of the Games.

Doping Casts Shadow Over Olympics -- Again


The Spanish Football Association has opened a disciplinary file against Luis Aragones - but anti-racism campaigners expect the Spain coach to be let off with a warning.

Aragones slur on file


Coventry Health Care Inc. (CVH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday agreed to buy rival health plan First Health Group Corp. (FHCC.

UPDATE 6-Coventry Health to buy First Health for \$1.8 bln


ATHENS (Reuters) - Mariel Zagunis won the first fencing  gold for the United States for 100 years when she beat Xue Tan  of China 15-9 in the inaugural Olympic women's sabre final on  Tuesday.

Olympics-Fencing-U.S. and Swiss End Gold Drought


US scientists fear a surge in activity at the Mount St Helens volcano in Washington state might be a sign it is on the verge of erupting.

Concern over US volcano rumbles


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s biggest retailer, posted a 13 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday and raised its outlook

Wal-Mart Profit Up, Raises Outlook


In a move that beats competitors Yahoo, Microsoft, America Online and Ask Jeeves to the starting gate, Internet search giant Google (GOOG) on Thursday announced a program enhancement

Google expands search to desktop


By Will Lloyd. The college football season is two-thirds complete, yet it #39;s the last third of it that is sure to bring excitement and surprises, especially in the race to win the Heisman Trophy.

Catch me if you can


Microsoft is recasting ambitions for its .Net Passport identification system, saying the service now will be limited to its own online offerings and those of close partners. Microsoft no longer sees Passport as a single sign-on system for the Web at large, a spokeswoman said.

Microsoft scales back Passport ambitions


Keith Langford's twisting shot with three seconds left in overtime capped a comeback from a 16-point deficit and lifted second-ranked Kansas to a 70-68 victory over No. 9 Georgia Tech yesterday at Lawrence, Kan.

Kansas rallies to nip Georgia Tech in OT


Millions of children live in poverty in Eastern Europe and Central Asia despite economic growth there, a UN report says.

UN issues child poverty warning


Games publisher Rockstar is on the warpath after pirates leaked a copy of its forthcoming PS2 game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the internet.

Grand Theft on the internet


Colin Montgomerie enhanced his prospects of picking up a Ryder Cup wildcard with a sparkling 5-under par 67 in the first round of the German Open on Thursday.

Monty #39;s last Ryder Cup stand


AP - China has launched the first submarine in a new class of nuclear subs designed to fire intercontinental ballistic missiles, U.S. defense officials said Friday.

China Launches New Class of Nuclear Sub (AP)


Peace talks between Sudan #39;s government and Darfur rebels struggled for survival after one of the two rebel groups said on Wednesday the negotiations had collapsed but left open the chance of resumption.

Darfur peace talks struggle for survival


The Sudanese army and police surrounded several refugee camps in the war-torn region of Darfur on Tuesday and denied access to humanitarian groups, the United Nations said.

Sudan Army Surrounds Darfur Refugee Camps


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer launched his campaign  for a third grand slam title of the year on Monday as the U.S.  Open began under cloudy skies at Flushing Meadows.

Comfortable Starts for Federer and Mauresmo at Open


SINGAPORE - Crude oil topped \$50 per barrel during Asian trading on Tuesday, pushing past the psychological milestone for the first time then surging further to new record levels likely to unsettle oil-consuming nations.    Traders bid oil to new highs in after-hours trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange in a reaction to the slow recovery of U.S...

Crude Oil Prices Breaches \$50 Per Barrel


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Avon Products Inc. <A HREF=

Not a Pretty Picture for Avon, Stock Down


Banknorth branches across New England will become TD Banknorth under an agreement yesterday that gives Canada's TD Bank Financial Group a controlling stake in New England's largest independent bank.

TD acquires Banknorth stake


HONG KONG (Reuters) - Motorola Inc., the No. 2 mobile phone  maker, said on Wednesday it expects sales of phones based on  the WCDMA third-generation technology to more than quadruple  next year, helping it claw back market share.

Motorola Sees 3G Phone Sales Quadrupling


An excitable, book-length high-five for the Boston Red Sox by two of their fans, the novelists Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan.

Ecstasy With 2 Pals Who Love the Bosox


THERE is nothing new under the sun. Heres the scenario. Itsa vital World Cup qualifier deep in the industrial heartlands of Poland.

Eriksson job on line in Poland