MANNHEIM, Germany - A military judge hearing evidence in the alleged abuse of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison demanded Monday that prosecutors speed up the investigation, warning that further delay could derail the case against at least one of the accused soldiers.    Col...

Abu Ghraib Judge Implores U.S. Over Case


Wine, the elixir of the gods, may be as old as human history, and a team of archaeologists who combine their science with chemistry has found evidence that Chinese were already enjoying sips of fermented rice, honey and fruit in the late Stone Age, more

Wine-tippling in China 9,000 years ago


Unocal Corp. (UCL) has agreed to settle two closely watched lawsuits accusing the US oil giant of turning a blind eye to human rights abuses that occurred during the

Unocal to Settle Myanmar Lawsuits


It's no 86-year championship drought, but after suffering three consecutive season-ending losses to King Philip in the Division 2 South tournament, the Duxbury girls' soccer team had started to feel cursed. Last night the eighth-seeded Dragons (12-1-6) exacted revenge with a 1-0 first-round tournament victory in Duxbury. King Philip entered as the No. 9 seed.

A long wait is over for Duxbury


AFP - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi failed to make progress in a testy territorial dispute, only confirming their duty to solve the decades-long row.

Russia, Japan fail to make progress in peace talks (AFP)


SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) is getting out of the chip-making business. The Palo Alto, California, company on Thursday announced that it reached an agreement with Intel Corp. that would see HP's Itanium processor design team move to Intel in January. The agreement effectively puts an end to the last microprocessor development effort within the company.

HP drops Itanium development


ATHENS (Reuters) - The Athens 2004 Games which will have a place in history as the Olympics #39; homecoming may also be remembered as the Games that redefined a ticket scalper #39;s job.

Scalpers Sell Athens Tickets at Face Value


Recognising the key role of the services sector in the economy, the foreign trade policy has unveiled the Served from India scheme to accelerate growth in service exports.

A booster shot for Brand India


Vijay Singh, in his quest to surpass ten million dollars in winnings this year, leads the Chrysler Championship by one stroke over Tommy Armour III after three rounds.

Golf: Vijay Singh leads Chrysler Championship


Brazil's president approved a controversial executive order allowing farmers to plant genetically modified soybeans, just as the planting season in the world's second-largest soy producer goes into high gear.

Order Allows Planting of Modified Soy


AP - The operator of a nuclear power plant where a long-neglected cooling pipe burst and killed four workers last week said Monday that four other pipes at its reactors also went unchecked for years.

Japanese Power Company Missed Inspections (AP)


German bank WestLB sells its 43.4 percent stake in the UK's Odeon cinema chain to a private equity firm.

German bank sells Odeon holding


The Netherlands, Europe #39;s No. 3 natural- gas producer, will pay Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal/Dutch Shell Group 2.78 billion euros (\$3.

Netherlands Buys Gas Pipes From Exxon, Shell Venture (Update2)


It may be a small, \$149 step, but Apple Computer #39;s introduction of a U2  quot;digital box set quot;--a downloadable compilation of every song the band has ever recorded--could portend a shift in online-music pricing.

Apple #39;s U2  #39;box set #39; a sign of shifting music pricing?


The enterprise is magnificent. If the information age could have an equivalent to building the Great Pyramid, this is it. Google plans to digitize Harvard #39;s libraries - and those of Oxford, Michigan, Stanford, and the New York Public.

Peter Wood


The federal government seeks \$280 billion from the tobacco companies, using laws designed to combat the Mafia.

The Cigarette Mafia


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An effort by Intel Corp. <A HREF=

Intel Says Shifting Focus of Itanium to Higher-End


A car bomb exploded on Tuesday outside the Education Ministry in central Baghdad, killing at least five people, including two women.

Car explosion in Baghdad kills at least five Iraqis


An ex-Nazi commander accused of  massacres in Slovakia goes on trial in Munich.

Nazi murder suspect on trial


The Michigan Tech football team did not highly recruit Saugatuck #39;s Kurt Troutman out of high school. He nearly never played for the Huskies because he couldn #39;t pass their base conditioning drill.

Troutman lifts Michigan Tech line


Reuters - High-speed access to Ireland's \information superhighway is being denied to many because their\telephone lines are simply not up to the task, critics claim.

Ireland in Internet Slow Lane, Say Eircom Rivals (Reuters)


Investors are pouring billions of dollars into these unregulated investments, shooting for high returns. Here's what to watch out for

Will Hedge Funds Take a Dive?


AFP - Australia will appeal directly to Singapore's president to spare the life of a Vietnamese-Australian facing execution for smuggling heroin into the city-state, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.

Australia asks Singapore to spare life of drug smuggler (AFP)


AP - Tokyo's benchmark stock index was higher Thursday morning as investors bought stock futures in a technical bounce, but trade was largely directionless after Wall Street's mixed performance. The dollar was slightly higher against the Japanese yen.

Tokyo Stocks Higher in Early Trading (AP)


By MIKE SCHNEIDER     PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) -- Until the electricity hums again and the debris is cleared, health officials are worried that there could be more deaths and injuries in Hurricane Charley's aftermath than during the storm itself...

Medical Experts Fear Hurricane Charley's Aftermath


KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban movement suffered a serious psychological and military setback after failing to disrupt Afghanistan's presidential election last month, but the radical Islamic militia still poses a formidable military threat and one faction has begun carrying out daring, Al Qaeda-style urban terrorist attacks, say Afghan and foreign analysts.

Afghan elections seen as setback for Taliban


The Giants #39; defensive problems didn #39;t begin with the cornerbacks but they certainly culminated in their vicinity. Wherever there was a Will, it appeared, there was a nearby official signaling for a touchdown.

Secondary lacking Will power


Thousands of Palestinians, many shouting calls for revenge, on Monday buried a member of the militant group Hamas who was killed in a car bomb assassination in which Israeli security officials acknowledged they had a hand.

Palestinians bury slain Hamas member in Syria amid cries for <b>...</b>


Foxboro, Mass. - Every week the New England Patriots seem to offer their fatalistic following some reason to despair -  quot;We don #39;t have any wide receivers!

Steadfast Patriots cling to NFL winning record


WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen challenged its workers with a tough wage plan yesterday ahead of talks seen as a gauge of their readiness to favour job security over pay rises, a swap that could make Europe #39;s biggest economy more competitive.

Volkswagen lays gauntlet at German union #39;s feet


Google Inc. tried to democratize the IPO process through its unusual auction, but its corporate governance is anything but shareholder-friendly, according to an influential proxy adviser.

Google at Bottom of ISS Governance Ranking


BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed 1,000 Tuesday, an Associated Press tally showed, as a spike in fighting with Sunni and Shiite insurgents killed seven Americans in the Baghdad area...

U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Pass 1,000


Intel Thursday unveiled tri-mode Centrino technology that will enable laptops to access WLANs based on the 802.11a, b and g specifications.

Intel Unveils Tri-Mode Centrino


AP - A U.S. journalist abducted by militants in Iraq and threatened with death said in a video aired Friday that his captors were treating him well, while an Italian journalist also was reported missing in the war-torn country.

On Tape, Abducted Reporter Says He's OK (AP)


Halliburton Co. (HAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday a bankruptcy judge approved the final insurance settlement agreements between Halliburton subsidiaries and insurance carriers.

Halliburton says court approves insurance accords


THE Government #39;s plans for a partial ban on smoking in public places seems to have fallen far short of what has been proposed by Liverpool City Council.

Minister stubs out smoke policy


Description: NPR #39;s Linda Gradstein reports from the Israeli town of Sderot, a frequent target of Palestinian rocket fire from the nearby Gaza Strip.

Israeli Town Lies in Rockets #39; Paths


The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed enforcement actions against Royal Ahold NV and three former executives, alleging fraud and other violations stemming from the Dutch food giant #39;s massive accounting scandal.

SEC Settles with Ahold, Execs


The International Monetary Fund has warned of a possible sharp fall in UK house prices, according to reports. The IMFs World Economic Outlook said that, based on interest rate

Imf Warns of House Price Drop


The tantalizing topic of Terrell Owens was dangled before the Ravens #39; ravenous defense Wednesday. Instead, they focused on facing an Eagles offense that #39;s eating the league alive.

Mum #39;s the word


The University of Pennsylvania has landed a five-year, \$11.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a center that will study the intersection of biological and physical systems at the molecular level.

Penn granted \$11.6M


The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered Pfizer, Inc., to pull new advertisements for Viagra that depicted users of the anti-impotence pill as mischievous playboys.

Pfizer Ordered to Pull Viagra Ad


Knight Trading Group Inc. (NITE) shares fell more than 6 percent before the bell on Wednesday after the Nasdaq stock trader warned of a quarterly loss because of weak stock trading volume.

Before the Bell: Knight Falls, Too Rises


Device can be connected to a camcorder or VCR for transferring taped footage directly to a DVD, without using a computer.

Sony DVD burner skirts PCs


However, their celebration of unity has been marred by uncertainty over its ratification and turmoil over the stalled European Commission.

Leaders sign EU #39;s first constitution


PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) - Although the

Programs: New 'Sandiego' Has Better Graphics, Less Learning


Chelsea Football Club are keen to test Real Madrids resolve to keep Michael Owen with a big money January move for the striker.

Chelsea Football Club eye 15 million Owen swoop


Opener Vikram Solanki struck a watchful 62 but Zimbabwe #39;s young bowlers had restricted England to 198 for five before play was abandoned for the day in the ICC Champions Trophy clash at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Friday.

UPDATE 1-England v Zimbabwe to be completed on Saturday


European cell phone giant T-Mobile International said Wednesday that it #39;s conducting a trial of super-fast wireless broadband gear from Flarion Technologies, giving the New Jersey start-up its first step into the European broadband market.

T-Mobile tries start-up #39;s wireless technology


KERRY O #39;BRIEN: Reading the electorate #39;s mood has been no easy matter since the Latham ascendancy. And voters rarely seem to show their true intent these days until an election campaign is in full swing.

Electorate #39;s mood hard to gauge


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seagate Technology <STX.N>, the topU.S. maker of hard drives used to store data in computers, onTuesday forecast quarterly revenue above Wall Street estimateson strong demand for storage for larger business computers.

Seagate Raises Revenue Forecast


FALLUJAH, November 05 (Online): US artillery shelled Fallujah on Thursday after overnight air and tank attacks killed five people in Iraqs most rebellious city, braced for an all-out offensive now the US presidential election is over.

3 UK Black Watch members among 17 killed in Iraq attacks


Ziff Davis - With a preview of Firefox 1.0 ready for release, the open-source development group says it is also preparing for a grassroots marketing push.

Mozilla Nears Firefox Finale (Ziff Davis)


In an attempt to grab business from Hewlett-Packard #39;s and Sun Microsystems #39; entry-level Unix market, IBM this week plans to introduce a Power5 processor-based server tuned for Linux.

New IBM Power5 Server Fires Linux Salvo At HP, Sun


UPDATED: Sprint (Quote, Chart) and Nextel (Quote, Chart) have agreed to merge, to better compete with Cinglar and Verizon Wireless for voice and data customers.

Sprint, Nextel to Merge


Microsoft's MSN Music store is by far the most capable rival to Apple's iTunes Music Store, even if it doesn't yet surpass it.
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MSN Music Falls Short Of iTunes' High Marks


Craig Biggio will be back with the Houston Astros next season. If Jeff Kent returns, it will be at a reduced rate. Biggio #39;s \$3 million option was exercised Thursday by the Astros

Astros exercise Biggio #39;s option, decline Kent #39;s


By YURI KAGEYAMA    TOKYO (AP) -- A leading Japanese electronics company is developing memory cards that can be used to make cashless payments, open locks and read identification with a simple flick.    Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., which makes Panasonic-brand products, said sample shipments will begin in December, with commercial shipments to follow by late next year...

Firm Invents All-Purpose Memory Cards


Well, it's election time in the Republic of the Philippines, and that means the monkeys are rolling around in those political barrels, having as much fun as they can while laughing their heads off at the strange goings-on that characterize a democratic process loosely based on the American model  but that de facto looks more like a Fellini movie crossed with a Tom and Jerry cartoon - column includes a useful election-year glossary!

Barrel of Monkeys, 2004 Edition: Notes on Philippine Elections


Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouthi has pulled out of a Jan. 9 presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, a close aide said on Sunday.

Barghouthi Pulls Out of Palestinian Election


Companies will offer a service that authenticates movies, music, and games.

Thomson, VeriSign Secure Multimedia Content


TORONTO (Reuters) - Montreal could be forced to pull out of  hosting next year's world championships if help with funding is  not forthcoming, according to the chief executive of the  organizing committee.

Montreal Might to Lose 2005 World Championships


The Mars Global Surveyor released the latest glyph image that appears to evoke the kinds of communication in rock formations that has become famous among Mars' watchers on the internet. But there is a serious side to interpreting remote sensing data, and shadow is not always one's ally...

Emoticons Invade Mars


Genetics experts reported they have mapped chromosome 5 of the human genome, a coil of DNA linked to several rare but crippling disorders including spinal muscular atrophy.

Muscle wasting disease DNA mapped


Cingular Wireless, the nation #39;s largest wireless carrier following the company #39;s merger with AT amp;T Wireless, said Wednesday that it has completed integration activities ahead of schedule and now expects merger-related cost savings to exceed prior estimates

Update 1: Cingular Sees Merger Savings Above Plan


A federal judge in Dallas rejected a US\$6 million settlement proposal on Friday in a securities class-action lawsuit against the Halliburton Co, expressing concern that it was neither fair nor adequate.

Court refuses to pass Halliburton settlement plan


FALLUJAH: Fierce air strikes hit Fallujah on Friday as US ground troops advanced on the Iraqi rebel bastion on Friday after a night of deadly air assaults.

US troops advance on Fallujah


Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Richard Hamilton banked home a shot over the outstretched arm of Shaquille O #39;Neal with 1.3 seconds remaining, lifting Detroit to a 78-77 victory over Miami at the Palace.

NBA Game Summary - Miami at Detroit


There may have been gloomier, more depressing, and costlier days for a Boston College athletic team in the past 40 years, but I can't think of one.

Apology due for this sorry performance


Reuters - The weekend decision by the Reserve Bank of India to drain banks' surplus funds to contain inflation may be a warning that demand pressures are building up in a fast-growing economy.

RBI's move on funds shows Indian easing cycle over (Reuters)


NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US regulators on Tuesday did not give Google Inc. the green light it needs to price its initial public offering, extending the wait for the Web search giant #39;s eagerly anticipated market ...

SEC Leaves Google Waiting on IPO Go Ahead


A major study of fossils by US scientists has concluded that evolution has sculpted our bodies into finely-tuned distance-running machines.

We were made for running


THE ISLANDS of Dominica and Guadeloupe were rocked by a massive earthquake killing at least one person and destroying numerous homes.

killer quake rocks dominica, guadeloupe


Microsoft Corp. is offering a  quot;preview release quot; of MSN Music, its answer to Apple #39;s popular iTunes Music Store. The music download service is available in the United States exclusively for users of the Windows

Microsoft launches MSN Music service


UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan assured the Iraqis that the world body will provide assistance to their elections next year, including more staff  quot;as circumstances permit.

UN chief promises more staff to Iraq when possible


Pepco announced yesterday that it plans to increase residential rates for electricity in the District by an average of about 18 percent beginning Feb. 8. An average residential customer #39;s payment

Pepco Plans Average 18 Rise In Residential Rates in District


The new all-time high was fueled by continuing worries over supply in Nigeria and reduced output in the hurricane-hobbled Gulf of Mexico.

Oil Prices Reach \$54, a New Record


\\This is really strange.\\Today I wanted to download a Tomcat source tarball and it pointed me to this\mirror:\\mirrors.*playboy.com*/apache...\\The full link to the Tomcat tarball is here :\\Whats up with that?  \\More evidence that Tomcat  is just cat on the prowl for a kitten in need:\\caption: Can you pass the Tomcat Rorschach  test? \\

Playboy is a Mirror for Tomcat?


AP - Equipped with a tiny camera, a high-tech device that recognizes the white stripes of a pedestrian crosswalk and reads traffic lights could tell a blind person when it's safe to cross the street, researchers say.

High-Tech Eye to Help Blind Cross Streets (AP)


US recording companies have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 754 computer users in the latest round of legal action in the industrys effort to stop unauthorised swapping of music online.

Music downloaders sued


While the Red Sox celebrate their first Thanksgiving as world champions since 1918, general manager Theo Epstein can reflect fondly on the most productive turkey dinner in franchise history last year even as he considers a full plate of challenges before him, including the latest rumblings out of New York about the Yankees pursuing Pedro Martinez.

Is it all on the table for Red Sox, Martinez?


Ray Boone, a two-time All-Star for the Tigers who became better known as the patriarch of the first-ever three-generation family of All-Stars, has passed away following a long illness at the age of 81.

Ray Boone passes away at 81


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- An arm of Shell International announced Thursday a 20-year deal to provide 500 million cubic feet of liquid natural gas per day to a receiving terminal Sempra Energy is developing.

Deal will bring supplies to Baja California site


AP - The Expos made their first big splash since announcing their move to Washington, agreeing Tuesday to a  #36;6.2 million, two-year contract with third baseman Vinny Castilla and a  #36;16.8 million, four-year deal with shortstop Cristian Guzman.

Expos OK Deals With 3B Castilla, SS Guzman (AP)


Russian President Vladimir Putin said there could be no authoritarian rule in the Russian Federation. Commenting on statements by some Western political analysts that totalitarian rule could be established

Putin: No authoritarian rule in Russia


We have just come through a long and bitter election campaign in which healthcare, a fairly important matter to most of us, got almost no air time at all. Now our president is clearing the decks for his final run at history, and the priorities are remaking the tax codes and Social Security and continuing the war on terror. Healthcare ...

It's time to talk


Nagpur, October 27: Laxman was out for 13. India were reduced to 75 for four in reply to Australia #39;s first innings 398 on the second day of the third Test on Wednesday.

Laxman departs, India in trouble, 75 for four


Japanese car maker Mitsubishi, hit by a defect cover-up scandal earlier this year, posts heavy losses as sales plunge.

Mitsubishi crashes into the red


and as many as 15,000 tipped to head to Adelaide #39;s biggest Melbourne Cup party at Morphettville Racecourse -ere praying for the rain to stay away.

Place your bets for the party of the year


Intel is pressing for the adoption of dual- and multi-core processors and platforms, and will use more stringent standards for promising delivery of key products, its president said Tuesday.

Otellini: Dual-Core, WiMAX Now Key To Intel Strategy


Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a third-quarter loss of \$569 million after setting aside more money to settle lawsuits stemming from a three-year, \$3.

Qwest Posts 3rd-Qtr Loss; Increases Legal Reserves (Update4)


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Another group of investors hit beleaguered mortgage giant Fannie Mae with a lawsuit late Friday, charging the company hurt shareholders by deliberately misrepresenting earnings.

Fannie Mae hit with fresh lawsuit


BOSTON - An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.

Hormone Leptin May Treat Infertility


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Institutional broker Cantor Fitzgerald said Tuesday it #39;s spinning off its fixed-income voice brokerage operations into a new partnership, and will focus on expansion of its remaining institutional fixed-income and equity business.

Cantor Fitzgerald spinning off unit


Takeover target National Foods came in for a stinging attack yesterday from Fonterra strategy director Graham Stuart. In an aggressive move aimed at lowering market expectations of what Fonterra

Fonterra slates National Foods


Forward Michael Ruffin is impressing Wizards coaches with his rebounding and rough play under the basket.

Ruffin Grabs Attention


The dusty shelves of your local library are going high-tech with tagging chips. Civil liberties groups warn of a privacy nightmare.

RFID, coming to a library near you


Aviva PLC, Britain #39;s biggest insurance company, said Wednesday it will create about 950 offshore jobs in India and Sri Lanka next year to service its UK operations.

Insurer Aviva to Create 950 Jobs in India


AP - Amid the torrent of jabber in Internet chat rooms  #151; flirting by QTpie and BoogieBoy, arguments about politics and horror flicks  #151; are terrorists plotting their next move?

U.S. Funds Chat-Room Surveillance Study (AP)


On Monday, the US Senate reached the deal over long-playing tax bill costing \$136 billion. The deal is expected to allow to vote over the bill of \$136 billion tax breaks, \$14.

Corporate tax bill agreement reached


HOUSE prices are falling at their fastest rate for nine years, according to one of the country #39;s most influential property studies.

House prices go on the slide


Reuters - Ahman Green scored three touchdowns\and rushed for 119 yards as the Green Bay Packers opened their\season with a convincing 24-14 win over the Carolina Panthers\in Charlotte on Monday.

Green's Three Touchdowns Lifts Packers Over Panthers (Reuters)


HIGH oil prices will slash the countrys economic growth by as much as 1 percent next year, the World Bank said Tuesday. In its latest East Asia Regional Economic Update

WB says costly oil to slash RP economic growth by 1


Juniper Networks is beefing up security on its VPN gear to make sure that machines connecting to a network are safe. On Monday, the company announced updates to its NetScreen Secure Access SSL VPN product.

Juniper boosts end-point security


US stocks were higher on Monday, as investors were optimistic that corporate earnings reports may come in better than expected, but relentlessly high crude oil prices reined in advances.

US Stocks Ahead as Earnings Awaited


AP - Raymond Felton hardly looked like he was playing with a bad wrist.

UNC Win the Maui Invitational Title (AP)


EU foreign ministers called Monday for the immediate release of hostages in Iraq and condemned violence there after a deadly weekend wave of unrest, as Iraq and Iran clouded talks in Brussels.

EU urges release of Iraqi hostages, presses Iran


Reuters - The Atlanta Hawks signed free\agent guards Kenny Anderson and Jon Barry on Thursday. Terms of\the contracts were not disclosed.

Hawks Ink Free Agents Kenny Anderson, Jon Barry (Reuters)


AP - Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair returned to the starting lineup Sunday, but running back Chris Brown was inactive against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

McNair In, Brown Out at QB for Titans (AP)


The United Nations says it is trying to speed up the arrival of peacekeeping troops in Haiti to help with emergency relief in the wake of Tropical Storm Jeanne, which wreaked havoc in the Caribbean nation earlier this month.

UN Seeks to Speed Arrival of Peacekeepers in Haiti


The New York Yankees began reshaping their roster yesterday, sending outfielder Kenny Lofton and more than \$1.5 million to the Philadelphia Phillies for setup man Felix Rodriguez and also reacquiring Mike Stanton from the Mets.

Yankees bolster bullpen


MONTERREY, Mexico -- Mexican cement company Cemex SA said Monday it has signed a letter of intent to sell two UScement plants to Brazil #39;s Grupo Votorantim for \$400 million.

Mexico #39;s Cemex plans to sell two plants


MILWAUKEE - Barry Bonds barely missed his 700th homer, but J.T. Snow connected following yet another walk to the San Francisco slugger and the Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1 behind Brett Tomko's four-hitter Wednesday night...

Bonds Stays at 699 Homers As Giants Win


AP - Florida coach Urban Meyer nearly filled out his coaching staff Monday, keeping two assistants from Ron Zook's staff and bringing four with him from Utah.

New Florida Coach Meyer Names Coaches (AP)


Reuters - The dollar hovered near a record low\around  #36;1.31 per euro Wednesday but was steady against the yen\after Russia suggested it might buy more euros, while Asian\stocks rose on expectations of good earnings.

Euro Near New High; Asian Stocks Gain (Reuters)


AFP - Several people were injured in a  quot;big quot; explosion at the Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, a hotel employee told AFP.

Blast at Marriott hotel in Pakistan's capital, several injured (AFP)


In true Formula One soap-opera style, the Jenson Button saga has finally come to an end - but not without opening up a huge can of worms.

Contract ruling opens up seats scramble


SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - PeopleSoft Corp.  <A HREF=

PeopleSoft Ousts CEO Amid Oracle Battle


Johnson Controls Inc. on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profit rose 25 percent, helped by a lower tax rate and decreased miscellaneous net expenses.

Johnson Controls Profit Up 25 Percent


AP - The NBA suspended Milwaukee Bucks forward Marcus Fizer on Tuesday for one game following his guilty plea on a gun charge.

NBA Suspends Bucks' Fizer for One Game (AP)


The board of ATA Holdings Corp.(ATAH.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , parent of low-cost air carrier ATA Airlines, has approved payments to key executives and employees who stay with the company after its bankruptcy filing

ATA board agrees to employee retention bonuses


SPACE.com - Skywatchers on half the planet are gearing up to watch Earth's shadow consume a blood-red Moon tonight in the last total lunar eclipse until 2007.

Last Chance Until 2007: Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight! (SPACE.com)


Costas #39; nerves are on edge. It #39;s 10:45 am, and he can #39;t get his usual frappe, a coffee-and-milk concoction that #39;s one of Greece #39;s most popular picker-uppers. Twenty-five-year-old Costas is working at the cafe in the Olympic Village international zone for ...

In Greece, an Inside Track for Some


Instead of the usual Blue Devils T-shirt and ball cap, Duke University freshmen receive a free iPod engraved with the school's crest. The school hopes the devices will be used for recording lectures and capturing scientific data.

Duke Enrollment Package: New iPod


AFP - African Union-brokered peace talks for Sudan's western Darfur region stalled over the sensitive issues of security and disarmament as they began their third week, officials said.

Talks for Sudan's Darfur deadlocked over disarmament: AU officials, rebels (AFP)


LOS ANGELES - Counting to 100 used to be so much easier for TV producers. The Hollywood Reporter is dedicating a 108-page issue Thursday to explore TV programs that have reached that benchmark, which determines whether the show will live on in syndication heaven after its network run...

Hollywood Reporter Hails 100-Episode Mark


The Department of Justice charged Infineon with violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by conspiring with unnamed DRAM manufacturers between July 1999 and June 2002 to fix prices on memory sold to computer and server vendors.

Infineon to pay \$160M fine for DRAM price-fixing


BAGHDAD - A militant group has released a video saying it kidnapped a missing journalist in Iraq and would kill him unless US forces left Najaf within 48 hours.

Iraqi group threatens to kill missing journalist


Philippe Troussier and Olympique de Marseille have reached an  quot;agreement in principle quot; for the Frenchman to take over the reins at the troubled outfit.

Troussier for Marseille boss


(Rochester, NY) 10/04/04 -- Tom Golisano, the Rochester man who turned Paychex into the nation #39;s largest payroll services provider, is stepping down as CEO from the company he founded.

Golisano Steps Down As Paychex CEO


Aiming to promote the development of inter-operable digital rights management (DRM) systems, Paris-based Thomson has become a strategic investor in ContentGuard, a developer of DRM intellectual property, making it a partner with current investors

Thomson Partners with Microsoft, Time Warner


Lucent Technologies said Thursday that it will partner with Ethernet equipment maker Riverstone Networks to round out its product lineup.

Lucent partners with Riverstone


Orlando Cabrera flung off his helmet, stepped on home plate and was mobbed by his teammates after leading the Boston Red Sox to another dramatic victory.    The celebration capped a tiring 24 hours for Cabrera, who flew all night from Colombia to Boston after leaving the team for two days to be with his ailing wife...

Cabrera's Homer Leads Red Sox Past Orioles


U.S. consumer sentiment stagnated in\early September, according to a survey released on Friday, as\doubts about the economy and the job market persisted.

September Consumer Sentiment Flat


The rain blew sideways across the landscape of Turner Field as the remnants of Hurricane Jeanne drenched the city. The deluge still could not obscure the chest-thumping on the

Rainout for Rivalry That Has Gone Dry


IAC/InterActive Corp., owner of the Home Shopping Network and Ticketmaster, said Tuesday that it appointed Thomas J. McInerney to succeed Dara Khosrowshahi as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1. McInerney

IAC/InterActive Names McInerney CFO


An explosion tore through the home of a senior Hamas leader in Gaza yesterday, killing at least five people and wounding him and about a dozen other Palestinians, medics said.

Senior Hamas leader wounded


By LAURAN NEERGAARD    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Half of Americans older than 50 will be at risk of fractures from too-thin bones by 2020, the surgeon general warned Thursday, urging people to get more calcium, vitamin D and exercise to avoid crippling osteoporosis.    The bone-thinning disease is on the rise as the population grays - but weak bones aren't a natural consequence of aging, Surgeon General Richard Carmona stressed...

Bone Loss a Serious Threat to Older Americans


Jackie Robinson, the man who broke baseball's color barrier, is featured in a new play at the the Castillo Theater in which even a treasured icon is not sacrosanct.

A Baseball Legend Playing a New Position: Flawed Human


Insured losses in the United States from Hurricane Ivan are expected to hit \$4 billion to \$10 billion US, analysts estimated on Thursday.

Insurance losses from Ivan to come in between \$4 billion and \$10 <b>...</b>


NEW YORK - These days, technology providers take nothing for granted, especially their customers: There are plenty of stories of providers going to extraordinary lengths to win and keep customers.

IBM Tops IT Loyalty Survey


MCI said it planned to take a \$3.5 billion charge in the third quarter to better reflect the loss in value of its phone and data networks, mirroring similar steps by AT T and Sprint.

MCI Planning to Write Down Phone Assets


Investor's Business Daily - Why does it matter who runs your mutual fund? Oppenheimer MidCap Fund is Exhibit A.

Oppenheimer Fund Cuts Its Volatility (Investor's Business Daily)


United States engineering giant UTC has vowed to battle on in its attempts to buy fire extinguisher maker Kidde. The group, whose 1.

No Kidde-ing: UTC Tries Direct Approach


The retailer trots out a portable PC for less than \$600. Is it getting ready for a laptop push for the holidays?

Wal-Mart does the notebook price limbo


BERLIN Hungary announced Wednesday that it would withdraw its 300 troops from Iraq, becoming the latest country in the 32-member US-led coalition to bow to public pressure and prepare to bring its soldiers home.

Hungary to remove its troops from Iraq


Tiger Woods was three shots clear and five under par today after the first round of the Japan Golf Tour #39;s Dunlop Phoenix Tournament.

Tiger puts rising suns in shade


Lycos Europe has yanked its  quot;Make Love, Not Spam quot; anti-spam screensaver from its site, leaving only a cryptic message of  quot;Stay Tuned quot; in its place.

Lycos pulls the plug on anti-spam screensaver


ELEANOR HALL: Talks aimed at finding a long term solution for James Hardie #39;s asbestos victims are set to restart today. But there seems to be little hope that the sides will find agreement soon on meeting

Hardie talks recommence as compensation fund prepares to file for <b>...</b>


Contract talks broke off today between the National Hockey League and its locked-out players union, leaving the sport a step closer to wiping out its whole season.

NHL Rejects Union Plan, Talks End Without Contract (Update2)


BERLIN (Reuters) - War is not an option against Iran and no  one expects the standoff over Iran's nuclear program to lead to  an

War Not an Option Against Iran - Germany's Fischer


The cable television company has taken an aggressive and, critics say, sometimes heavy-handed, approach to protecting its interests in the Maryland county.

Comcast's Perks to Montgomery Criticized


MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian government expects  parliament to ratify the Kyoto Protocol this month in a move  allowing the long-delayed climate change treaty to come into  force worldwide, a senior minister said Monday.

Russia May Ratify Kyoto Protocol in Oct. -- Minister


The Cambodian parliament ratified an agreement with the United Nations on Monday on setting up a tribunal to try surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million people.

Cambodian Assembly Ratifies Khmer Rouge Trial Pact


MONTREAL (Reuters) - Air Canada has agreed to buy 30  Canadair Regional Jets from Bombardier Inc. <A HREF=

Air Canada to Buy 30 Bombardier Jets


AUSTRALIAN scientists are working with NASA and the French government to create an advanced space weather instrument that will go on board the STEREO (Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory) space mission next year.

Stereo sun birds study space weather


Adam Vinatieri hits four field goals and tosses his first career touchdown pass to help New England bounce St. Louis, 40-22, on Sunday.

Vinatieri, Dillon Pace Pats


It was 10 years ago that IBM and BellSouth teamed up to create the first device that merged a cell phone with a digital organizer.

Treo and Blackberry compete for Phone/PDA crown


Chinese scientists unearth the earliest known relative of the mighty <I>Tyrannosaurus rex</I> - and it seems it was covered in fluffy feathers.

Fierce T. rex's 'fluffy' history


US consumer prices inched up just 0.1 percent last month as gasoline and car prices tumbled, the government said on Thursday in a report that suggested the Federal Reserve need not hurry to push interest rates higher.

August Consumer Prices Up 0.1 Percent


The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency knew dissident military officers were planning a coup in 2002 against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to purported U.S. intelligence documents posted on the Internet.

CIA Documents: U.S. Knew of Venezuela Coup


Vienna: OPEC plans to adjust its price band before the end of the year, although not in order to stabilise the market as it claims but to justify sky-high oil prices, analysts say.

OPEC in search of the  quot;right price quot; for oil


Figures showing a drop in retail sales spark fears that the recent consumer spending rebound could be coming to an end.

Sales drop sparks spending fears


Plans to provide umbrella from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS--a move to counter Linux.\

Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris


Intel dropped prices on a range of Pentium 4 processors by up to 35 percent on Sunday. The fastest version of the chip, the 3.6GHz Pentium 4 560, dropped by 35 percent from \$637 to \$417.

Intel lops Pentium 4 prices


InfoWorld - It #8217;s like the browser wars all over again: Two vendors are battling to win the hearts, minds, and debit cards of users and developers. The browser wars were really platform wars, based on the assumption that the browser would be the nexus through which users would access data inside and outside their company #8217;s walls. The battle hymn is sounding once more, only this time it #8217;s a ring tone. I #8217;ll get to the connection between the browser wars and the enterprise mobility race at the end.

Mobility #8217;s end game (InfoWorld)


The race is on to create a gadget to outgun the iPod - playing not only music but movies - and usurp it as the ultimate icon for Christmas shoppers.

Video-to-go challenges iPod mastery


Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez waries Bayern Leverkuzen, the tough and experienced team, who were 2001-02 Champions League finalist.

Morientes joins Liverpool?


Online retailer Amazon revamps its A9 search site as its tries to grab a slice of the search business.

Amazon seeks share of searches


Dharwad, Aug. 28 (PTI): Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, today said former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti, was  quot;happy, in very high spirits and is determined to remain in jail as long as the State Government wants her to be quot;.

Uma happy and in high spirits: Sushma Swaraj


PERTH, Australia : Newly crowned world champion Sebastien Loeb was headed for a record-equalling sixth rally win of the year here as he led a depleted field after overnight leader Marcus Gronholm crashed out.

Motor Rally: Loeb on course for record-equalling rally victory


Faced with weak demand for PCs and technical limits on the speed of its products, Intel is betting on a future in which every chip it makes contains what amounts to two computers.

Dual-Core Chips May Raise Software Costs


Massachusetts awarded the first loan from its newly created \$25 million emerging technology fund to help Acusphere, a Watertown-based biotech company, renovate a Tewksbury building as a manufacturing facility. The granting of the \$2 million loan brought Senate President Robert Travaglini, a Boston Democrat, back together with former House Speaker Thomas Finneran, who recently took a job as president of ...

Mass. makes 1st technology fund loan


LONDON -- President Bushs campaign Web site was inaccessible to surfers outside the United States and Canada following a series of outages last week that may have been electronic attacks.

Bush campaign site inaccessible abroad


The company reports improving fundamentals and posts a 79 increase in Q3 earnings.

Hilton Heading Higher


Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, accused in the west of being a tyrant, won overwhelming approval in a referendum to run for a third term in office.

Belarus Referendum Backs Third Term for Leader Lukashenko <b>...</b>


Mamaroneck, NY (Sports Network) - Ryan Moore, the medalist in stroke play, dispatched Jeff Overton, 3  amp; 2 in one of Saturday #39;s semifinal matches to reach Sunday #39;s 36-hole final at the US Amateur Championship at Winged Foot Golf Club.

Moore versus List in US Amateur final


Chinese leaders have closed a key economic meeting with pledges to maintain stable fiscal and monetary policies in 2005 and keep a tight lid on fixed-asset investment.

China pledges stable money policy


LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices were a touch softer  on Thursday, with the market slightly defensive before the  day's batch of economic numbers.

U.S. Treasuries Touch Softer Before Data


ATLANTA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Braves announced  Thursday that the team has come to terms with longtime pitcher  John Smoltz to a new two-year contract with a club option for  the 2007 season. Per club policy, financial terms were not  disclosed.

Atlanta Braves, Smoltz Agree to New Deal


Dell has belatedly joined its competitors in offering own-design blade servers with the launch in Paris on Monday afternoon of the PowerEdge 1855.

Dell pulls out blades in Paris


Three Palestinian fighters have been killed by the Israel army after they entered a Jewish town in southern Gaza. Israeli tanks also shelled the north Gaza town of Beit Lahiya early on Wednesday, killing three Palestinians and injuring ten children.

More people dead in Gaza fighting


Australian tennis player Alicia Molik stormed to her second title in two weeks with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Russian Dinara Safina in the final of the WTA event in Luxembourg overnight.

Molik secures back-to-back titles


Wild rides, a snow-hugging choo-choo, and a movie mecca will factor greatly during the week that is on the way.

The Fool's Look Ahead


ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Wednesday resolved to take any measures required to eliminate militancy and terrorism in Pakistan and reiterated the governments pledge to defend the countrys sovereignty, integrity and security.

Cabinet pledges anti-terror measures


NEW YORK - For younger workers not near or at retirement, the woes of the US Social Security system tend to have a distant, if not surreal quality.

Pension Agency Doubles Its Troubles


Motorola plans to axe 1,000 workers across a number of business units, hoping to reduce costs as it refocuses on its wireless business.

Motorola sends 1,000 drones packing


The company has placed chief credit officer Sandra W. Jansky and controller Jorge Arrieta on paid administrative leave until the review is completed.

SunTrust Will Restate First and Second Quarter Earnings


SYDNEY Rupert Murdoch #39;s News Corp. said Wednesday that it might strengthen corporate governance provisions after investors and shareholder groups said they would vote against the company #39;s proposed move to

News Corp. reconsiders governance issues


Reuters - The average U.S. retail price of\gasoline rose more than 5 cents in the past two weeks to more\than  #36;2 a gallon, its highest level since June, a leading\industry analyst said on Sunday.

Gas Average Tops  #36;2 Per Gallon -Survey (Reuters)


Academic institutions and researchers are widely viewed as impartial actors in drug trials. But that independence often comes with strings attached.

Contracts Keep Drug Research Out of Reach


Company extends partnership with open-source Java software company in effort to compete with IBM.

Hewlett-Packard takes another stab at software


Agassi, Hewitt advance: Andre Agassi continued to make quick work of the field at the Legg Mason tournament in Washington, DC, winning 6-4, 6-4 yesterday over Paul-Henri Mathieu to reach the tournament #39;s semifinals for the seventh consecutive year.

Agassi, Davenport move into semifinals of separate tournaments


KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - Kansas City Chiefs  running back Priest Holmes is listed as doubtful for Sunday's  game against New Orleans because of a knee injury.

Chiefs' Holmes Doubtful for Sunday


TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he was willing to meet Syrian President Bashar Assad under  quot;certain conditions, quot; an offer which Damascus swiftly turned down as unacceptable.

Sharon will meet Assad  #39;under certain conditions #39;


NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace will retire at the end of the 2005 season, citing concerns about getting hurt and saying Monday he wanted to leave at the top of his game.

Rusty Wallace to retire in 2005, citing concerns about getting <b>...</b>


Scott Boras, the most successful agent in baseball history, tells players what they are worth, tells teams the same and waits for the financial outcome to satisfy him.

Ultimate Salesman, Pitching the Biggest Stars in Baseball


Reuters - U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on\Thursday to nearly a five-week low as crude oil flirted with\last month's record high and a key gauge of future economic\activity fell for a third straight month.

Blue Chips Fall on  #36;49 Oil, Economy Index (Reuters)


An aerospace research group says trying to fix the famed space telescope using a robot would cost two (b) billion dollars and take at least five years to get things ready.

Independent study finds robotic rescue mission costly, uncertain <b>...</b>


HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 6: Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd (HTIL), a unit of conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, on Monday began marketing its IPO worth \$1.

Hutchison unit begins \$1.5 bn IPO marketing


although they wouldn #39;t know it from watching the company #39;s commercials or shopping in its stores. The cell phone provider is expected

Cingular #39;s Quiet Takeover


Even though coach Lenny Wilkens and Allan Houston said there was no chance Houston would play, the Knicks took the curious step of activating the 6-6 guard from the injured list before last night #39;s loss in Memphis.

Knicks: Houston activated but may sit until weekend


Carlos Beltran found ways to ruin the St. Louis Cardinals without hitting a home run. Two innings after making a spectacular catch in centerfield, Beltran led off the ninth inning with a single Monday night.

NATIONAL LEAGUE: Kent #39;s HR in 9th stuns Cards, launches Astros to <b>...</b>


League officials cautioned the Browns' Gerard Warren not to follow through on his threat to take a cheap shot at Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

N.F.L. Warns a Headhunter to Keep It Clean


Bank of America plans to move an additional 300 jobs from its Wealth and Investment Management businesses to Boston. The bank was sharply criticized after it cut jobs at former Fleet branches in Massachusetts.

Bank of America to move 300 jobs to Boston


Cereal and snack maker Kellogg Co. increased its profit forecast for the rest of the year Monday, citing strong growth in its third-quarter sales and earnings.

Kellogg raises earnings forecast for year after third-quarter <b>...</b>


Reuters - New claims for U.S. jobless benefits\rose in the latest week, but the gain was largely blamed on\Hurricane Charley, the government said on Thursday.

Jobless Claims Up, Hurricane a Factor (Reuters)


ROME - Italy insisted on Wednesday it did not pay a million-dollar ransom to win the release of two aid workers, as the country rejoiced in the homecoming of the women who said they were ready to return to Iraq to continue their work there.

Italy denies paying ransom for hostages


NEW YORK: New York Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer sued Marsh  amp; McLennan Cos, the world #39;s No 1 insurance broker, last Thursday, for steering unsuspecting clients to certain insurers in exchange for lucrative payoffs, wiping out nearly a quarter of Marsh #39;s

Spitzer #39;s probe likely to spread


As we suggested on Friday, two mainstays of Windows Longhorn will be  #39;decoupled #39; from the 2006 release, with Microsoft dropping the WinFS storage and query system.

Avalon, WinFS decoupled for Windows Shorthorn


Web sites that reunite and reignite old lovers are helping push up England #39;s divorce rates, according to a counselling service.

Old-flame Web sites boost divorce rates-agency


GONAIVES, Haiti -- Around the corner from a road on which bloated corpses of cows and pigs floated in rivers of mud, James Louis sat on a mound of dirt, selling plastic sandals scavenged from the dead.

Flood's toll dire for Haitian city


AP - The United States is taking a time out from browbeating Iran about its nuclear weapons, giving way  #151; for now, at least  #151; while the Europeans try to sweet-talk Iran's uranium enrichment to a halt.

White House Awaits Proof on Iran Promises (AP)


The European electronics giant will integrate Oblix's access management software and Web services security products.

Siemens inks deal with ID software firm


Sun Capital Partners Inc. and TDR Capital LLP, private equity buyout firms, agreed to pay 1.03 billion pounds (\$1.98 billion) for HHG Plc #39;s UK-based life insurance units, their first investment in the industry.

Sun Capital, TDR Buy HHG Units for 1.03 Bln Pounds (Update3)


JBoss on Monday is shipping JBoss Application Server 4.0, which the company is billing as the first open source application server certified as compatible with the J2EE 1.4 platform.

JBoss ships J2EE 1.4-compliant open source app server


Austrian novelist Elfriede Jelinek was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on October 7. True to the mood of despair cast in her novels (which include The Piano Teacher, Lust, and Women as Lovers), Jelinek, 57, said that she  quot;can #39;t stand quot; the attention

Austria #39;s Elfriede Jelinek Wins Nobel Prize for Literature


Friends and former Liverpool players have paid tribute to Emlyn Hughes, who has died from a brain tumour aged 57. Former Reds captain and manager Graeme Souness told BBC Radio Five Live:  quot;He was an absolute legend.

Football pays tribute to Hughes


LONDON : The global authority of record-breaking accomplishment, The Guinness Book of Records, celebrated Friday 50 years logging the poles of human achievement.

Landmark 50 years for Guinness Book of Records


The Friday midnight expiration for Oracle's tender offer to PeopleSoft's shareholders for control of the company will either end the software rivals' bitter, 17-month battle or increase its ferocity.

Oracle, PeopleSoft prepared for midnight offer deadline


The core business of Internet search engines is being threatened by the evolution of new generation of content providers. The search engines like Google or Yahoo make money by indexing the web sites all over

NK Subramanium, Special Correspondent


If they are looking for a fight, the Red Sox stats, schedule have come to the right place. They #39;re a very dangerous team, #39; #39; Red Sox catcher Doug Mirabelli

Sox face battle of wills


Soldiers in Britain #39;s Black Watch battalion are preparing to move to central Iraq after a United States request for assistance, the BBC reported Sunday.

UK #39;s Black Watch unit redeployed


The euro hit a fresh record high against the dollar above \$1.3329 on Tuesday following the release of weaker-than-expected US consumer confidence data.

Euro Rises to Record High Above \$1.3329


Nigeria #39;s main umbrella union has said it will go ahead with a general strike in Africa #39;s top oil producer on Monday to protest against rising domestic fuel prices.

Nigeria unions: Strike goes ahead


KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities said Friday they  foiled another plot by an opposition Islamist party to kidnap  and kill senior government officials and blow up sites in the  capital, a news agency close to the government reported.

Sudan Security Foils New Sabotage Plot -- Agency


Apple Computer Inc. has hooked up with Irish rock band U2 to launch the iPod U2 Special Edition, a black edition of its popular digital music player that holds up to 5,000 songs.

Apple Rocks with U2, Rolls Out iPod Photo


More than two dozen women and children have been released from the school in southern Russia where armed militants were holding more than 300 hostages for a second day, a regional government official said.

Russia school siege:  #39;26 freed #39;


Thousands of enraged Nepalese attacked a mosque and more than a hundred Muslim-owned businesses and homes here on Wednesday to protest the killing of 12 Nepalese workers by terrorists in Iraq.

Nepalese Attack a Mosque and Muslims in Katmandu


As the Red Sox embark on the American League Championship Series rematch that somehow always seemed fated to happen, they understand that their reward could go even beyond a trip to the World Series.

Red Sox out to make history


Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei average opened down 0.07\percent on Friday following lackluster trade on Wall Street and\as investors wound down trading ahead of a long weekend in\Japan and bookclosings for the first half of the business year.

Nikkei Opens Flat Before Long Weekend (Reuters)


Google has fixed a flaw in its high-profile webmail service, Gmail, which created a possible route for hackers to gain full access hackers full access to a user #39;s email account simply by knowing their user name.

Google blocks Gmail exploit


less than flattering

Belgians find Canadian jokes about them


NEW YORK -- Ghostzapper, by a neck. In a thrilling stretchlong duel down the middle of the track, a gallant Ghostzapper held off Saint Liam and won yesterday's \$500,000 Woodward Stakes, one of three Grade I races at Belmont Park leading up to the Breeders' Cup Oct. 30.

Ghostzapper captures Woodward


EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Sports Network) - One day after being  upgraded to doubtful, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy  Moss has been listed as out for Sunday's game against the Green  Bay Packers due to a right hamstring injury.

Moss to Miss Second Straight Game


Reuters - Lava has begun to ooze out of\Washington state's Mount St. Helens, building up the lava crust\in the volcano's crater, government scientists said on\Wednesday.

Lava Oozes Out of Mount St. Helens (Reuters)


A bankruptcy judge granted US Airways authority today to immediately cut the pay of its union workers by 21 percent, saying the airline's situation is so dire that urgent action must be taken.

US Airways Permitted to Cut Workers Pay by 21 Percent


Turkey #39;s bid to join the EU will enter a new phase on Wednesday (6 October) when the European Commission will publish a report expected to play a decisive role in whether the country is given a starting date for accession talks.

Turkey #39;s Long Road to EU Accession


Officials yesterday sought international help to rebuild villages ravaged by back-to-back storms that left 566 persons dead and 546 missing in mostly poor northern agricultural regions.

Aid sought for storm damage


US House and Senate negotiators agreed on a \$146 billion tax-cut plan that includes the renewal of four breaks for middle-income families and 23 business provisions.

US House, Senate Negotiators Agree on \$146 Bln Tax-Cut Plan


AP - Bill Belichick took a few minutes Monday to convey his congratulations to his offensive coordinator on becoming Notre Dame's head coach. Now it's time for Charlie Weis to get back to work for the New England Patriots. Weis will finish the NFL season  #151; at least six more games if the Patriots reach the Super Bowl  #151; and Belichick doesn't expect his impending move will be a distraction.

Patriots Buckle Down Before Weis Moves (AP)


A bomb killed two American soldiers and wounded three others in southern Afghanistan, the US military said Saturday, while a separate attack in an eastern Afghan

Attacks Kill Two US GIs in Afghanistan


ISN SECURITY WATCH (12/10/04) - The EU decided on Monday to lift a decade-old sanctions regime against Libya, acting mainly on pressure from Italy, which is keen to resume arms sales to the North African country.

EU resumes arms sales to Libya


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 #39;s sabre final on Tuesday.

Olympics-Fencing-US and Swiss End Gold Drought


Fred Funk and tour rookie Zach Johnson had near perfect outings Friday to share a one-stroke lead in the Buick Championship after two rounds.

Friday #39;s Golf Capsules


Gone are the days when coyness ruled the marketing of the drug that helps the condition that men find hard to talk about. In a Madison Avenue dream situation, Viagra is facing some stiff competition in a three-way battle for ...

Viagra introduces its latest celebrity backer: the devil


TORONTO (Reuters) - A Russian team moved by tragedy could  not beat an inspired Martin Brodeur as Canada claimed a 3-1 win  over their rivals on Saturday to finish unbeaten in round-robin  play at the World Cup of Hockey.

Brodeur Leads Canada Past Distracted Russia in Hockey


Brendan Kingman #39;s sixth-inning single sent Australia to a 1-0 victory Tuesday over stunned Japan, putting the Aussies in the gold medal game.

Australia beats Japan 1-0, plays for gold


FT.com - Europe's bourses are expected to track the climb on the Nasdaq overnight and open slightly firmer. Ericsson though is likley to suffer following a disappointing update and VW will be in focus after rejecting an union pay cuts offer as insufficient.

Europe's bourses seen starting higher (FT.com)


SOUTH BEND, Ind. Notre Dame tailback Darius Walker couldn #39;t help but smile when asked about playing against Washington #39;s suddenly porous defense.

Washington needs to stop Notre Dame running game


Howard Stern is expected to stay on broadcast radio through the end of his contract next year, while Infinity Broadcasting looks  quot;feverishly quot; for a replacement, the shock jock #39;s boss said yesterday.

Infinity president says Stern to fulfill contract


TORONTO (CP) - Conrad Black has stepped aside as chairman, chief executive and a director of Hollinger Inc., a former Ontario mining company that he developed into the capstone of an international media edifice.

Black steps aside as chairman-CEO of Hollinger Inc. ahead of court <b>...</b>


Supporters of Zimbabwe #39;s opposition leader gathered outside court on to hear the verdict in his treason trial, which could see him sentenced to death.

Tsvangiri #39;s supporters await verdict


A STRIKE by workers who refuel aircraft at Heathrow failed to disrupt flights, airport chiefs said last night. About 40 members of the Transport and General Workers Union walked out at 4.30am yesterday, after

STRIKERS  #39;FAILED TO HOLD UP FLIGHTS #39;


The former Chief Executive Officer of Computer Associates was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York Wednesday for allegedly participating in a massive fraud conspiracy and an elaborate cover up of a scheme that cost investors

CA #39;s ex-CEO is indicted on fraud


Four companies were chosen to compete for work to be assigned under a five-year, \$209 million contract to provide information technology, management and intelligence support services to the Army Intelligence and Security Command.

4 Firms to Vie for Army Intelligence Support Work


Oil prices hit a new record near \$51 a barrel yesterday as a prolonged US production outage following Hurricane Ivan attracted fresh speculative buying.

Oil sets new record on lengthy US supply outage


Both bills will likely need to be combined into one and then reconciled with similar bills that have originated in the Senate before they can start to make their way through both houses again.

Second Spyware Bill Gets OK in House


PARIS (Reuters) - Wanadoo has signed a deal with U.S.-based  digital media firm Loudeye <A HREF=

Wanadoo Teams with Loudeye to Extend Music Service


India News, JAMMU, India - India pulled out around 3,000 troops from Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army units from the region, officials said, as the peace process between New Delhi and Islamabad came under strain this week.

India ; India withdraws around 3000 troops from Kashmir


The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a proposal that will increase wholesale rates for SBC #39;s California service territory by 20 percent.

California Public Utilities Commission Raises UNE Rates by 20


CINCINNATI (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds announced  at a Tuesday afternoon press conference that they will not be  re-signing veteran shortstop Barry Larkin for 2005.

After 19 Seasons, Larkin Leaving Reds


Missouri Kansas City guard Lindsay Fields (22) passes the ball as she is pressured by Kansas State guard Megan Mahoney (34) in the second half Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in Kansas City, Mo.

ABC News No. 25 Kan. St. Trounces Mo.-KC, 63-31


A sudden aviation fuel shortage grounds domestic and international flights out of Nigeria's commercial centre.

Nigeria fuel shortage hits planes


In the high-pressure atmosphere of the Chase for the Championship, any issue that arises will get more than its share of scrutiny from drivers, fans and media.

Jimmie Johnson cries foul


On the eve of the US presidential election, China accused President Bush of trying to  quot;rule over the whole world, quot; saying the invasion of Iraq destroyed the global anti-terrorism

China criticizes Bush ahead of election


One year after a highly critical report urged NASA to develop the means to fix a broken space shuttle in orbit, the US space agency still cannot repair a

Still No Fix for Problem That Doomed Shuttle-NASA


OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham had told his first big lie of the election campaign by saying Labor had no plans to introduce a national payroll tax, Prime Minister John Howard said today.

Latham lying on payroll tax: PM


Reuters - Great Lakes water levels have rebounded\from near record lows thanks to months of heavy rain, providing\a boon to boat owners, swimmers and fish, scientists said on\Friday.

Water Rises in Great Lakes After Near Record Low (Reuters)


COLONIES of micro-organisms found thriving under rocks at the North and South Poles are evidence that life can exist in harsh areas on Earth which may mimic conditions on Mars, scientists said on Wednesday.

Scientists find new signs of life at North and South poles


Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard left the game in the third quarter with a left Achilles strain...Also in the offseason, the Lakers also traded guard Gary Payton, forward Rick Fox, who has retired, a future first-round draft pick, and cash to the Boston

NBA Game Summary - Denver at LA Lakers


General Pervez Musharraf to retain duel office-army chief and presidency- beyond December 31, 2004 amid opposition #39;s walkout. The bill, already passed by the National Assembly, was endorsed by the Upper-House

Senate Allows Musharraf To Hold Duel Office


AP - Reliever Todd Jones agreed to a one-year,  #36;1.1 million contract with the Florida Marlins on Monday, finalizing a deal that was struck in principle late last week at baseball's winter meetings.

Marlins Sign Todd Jones to One-Year Deal (AP)


At least thirty-three miners have been killed in a fire broke out on Saturday morning at five iron mines in Shahe, North China #39;s Hebei Province.

China iron mines fire kills 57


With competition heating up in the online music business, RealNetworks Inc. slashed prices Tuesday for downloading music.

RealNetworks Slashes Music-Downloading Prices


HOUSTON - On a night when pitching suddenly took over the NL playoffs, someone was bound to get a hit. Fortunately for the Houston Astros, Jeff Kent stepped up...

Astros Beat Cards 3-0 to Take NLCS Lead


Internet Explorer's problems can be traced to Microsoft's shortsightedness during the browser wars of the 1990s. Is the company sowing tomorrow's security woes today?\

Columnists: Seeds of Disaster


The British advertising agency WPP Group said today that it had won the bidding for Grey Global Group, the world #39;s last large independent advertising

British Firm Wins Bidding for Grey Advertising


Sprint Corp., which is based in Kansas and also conducts business in the Wichita area, has sold its wholesale dial-up Internet access business to Level 3 Communications Inc.

Kansas company sells wholesale dial-up Internet business


If you #39;re a Netscape fan, you #39;ve probably run into websites that require you to fire up Internet Explorer in order to see the site properly.

Firefox and IE in the latest Netscape browser


Barrick Gold Corp., the world #39;s second-largest producer of gold, reported slightly lower third-quarter earnings due to lower sales and higher costs, partly offset by higher gold prices.

Barrick Gold Earnings Fall on Lower Sales


Elevation. Everyone's familiar with it, but only a rare breed can attain it. It's the intangible that allows a player to make his teammates play beyond their natural abilities.

Tigers' Gurley elevates his game


(Sports Network) - The red-hot Boston Red Sox hope to continue rolling as they continue their three-game set with the Anaheim Angels this evening at Fenway Park.

Boston Red Sox Team Report - September 1


p gt;Semiconductor design firm ARM (Quote, Chart) is took a major leap into the embedded microprocessor space by acquiring Artisan Components (Quote, Chart), producer of embedded memory, standard cell, input/output, analog and mixed-signal components.

ARM Grasps Artisan for Embedded Chips


TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese navy was mobilized on  Wednesday for the first time in five years after an  unidentified submarine was spotted in waters off Japan.

Japan Navy Mobilized After Mystery Submarine Spotted


Good Technology says the latest release of its wireless messaging and data access software supports two new Windows Mobile devices -- the Samsung SPH-i700 and the HP iPAQ h6315 -- and adds Wi-Fi connectivity, more Outlook features, and boasts a 300

Wireless messaging and data access software adds Wi-Fi and more


Microsoft #39;s attempt at a digital music distribution service  quot;falls just short quot; of Apple #39;s iTunes, says The Washington Post.

MSN Music  #39;no iTunes #39;


The test series between India and Australia, fierce rivals in recent years, did not need a shot in the arm. But the return from injury of Sachin Tendulkar

PREVIEW-Tendulkar return adds extra spice to third test


Silicon Graphics, Inc., of Mountain View, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Tuesday claimed NASA #39;s new Intel Itanium 2 processor-based  quot;Columbia quot; supercomputer is the most powerful computer in the world.

NASA Mountain View claims world #39;s fastest computer


President Bush aims to highlight American drug-fighting aid in Colombia and boost a conservative Latin American leader with a stop in the Andean nation where thousands of security forces are deployed to safeguard his brief stay.

Bush to Tout Anti-Drug Efforts in Colombia


PHILADELPHIA - Larry Bowa #39;s fiery personality was a perfect fit as a player on Philadelphia #39;s 1980 championship team. It was too much for the Phillies he managed, though, and it was one reason he was fired

Phils dismiss Bowa


It's the second time this year the disk drive maker has seen its CFO resign.

Maxtor loses its CFO--again


NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell broadly against major  currencies on Friday in a technically-driven session, as  traders ignored a generally positive batch of U.S. economic  data and sold the greenback.

Dollar Falls Broadly vs. Major Currencies


Intel Corp., the worlds largest semiconductor producer, said yesterday its third-quarter profit rose at the slowest pace in five quarters on record stockpile of computer chips, growing competition and slow sales of PCs.

Intel income rose 15, tops expectations


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) - The monarch of oil-rich  Brunei reopened the tiny country's parliament for the first  time in 20 years on Saturday, but made no mention of elections  and warned his subjects not to get carried away.

Brunei Parliament Reopens, But No Talk of Election


Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. PERTH, Australia -- Fairytales didn #39;t come true for a badly-outclassed Morocco as Australia raced to 2-0 lead

Australia takes 2-0 lead as Hewitt takes record


The world's largest chipmaker, Intel, boosts its prediction of sales for the final three months of the year to \$9.3-9.5bn.

Intel sunny about holiday sales


PLO leader Mahmud Abbas stepped up calls Friday to end  quot;armed chaos quot; engulfing the occupied territories, as the new Palestinian leadership readied the ground for presidential elections in January.

End armed chaos - Palestinian leader


Engineers from IBM, AMD, Sony and Toshiba have developed a strained silicon transistor technology aimed at improving processor performance and power efficiency with up to a 24 percent transistor speed increase.

AMD, IBM Use Strained Silicon Transistor Advancement in 2005


QUEBEC (CP) - Slovakia #39;s Martina Sucha captured the \$170,000 US Bell Challenge women #39;s tennis tournament Sunday, defeating American Abigail Spears 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 in the final.

Spears, Sucha advance to Bell Challenge final


RFID data is vulnerable under certain circumstances, but tougher standards have been developed to protect information stored on RFID chips and to prevent hackers from using sensitive data stored there in malicious exploits.

Securing RFID information


Israeli military officials defend a new anti-missile system they are developing with the US, despite its failure in tests.

Israelis defend missile failure


Computer users have long complained that using Microsoft Windows to find files on a desktop hard drive is considerably tougher than using Google to find information in the vast reaches of the Internet.

Google tops Microsoft with new PC search tool


Bryan Robson is emerging as a serious contender for the vacant managerial position at his former club West Bromwich Albion as question marks over keeping Glenn Hoddle long

West Brom eye Robson as Hoddle talks stall


Financial-services giant Citigroup Inc. will pay \$250,000 to settle allegations it used misleading sales material on hedge funds, the National Association of Securities Dealers announced Monday.

Citigroup paying \$250,000 in settlement


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roche's acne drug Accutane and its  generic versions will face tighter prescription controls to  prevent harm to unborn children, U.S. health regulators said on  Tuesday.

U.S. FDA Adds Restrictions to Acne Drug


Reuters - British advertising company WPP\ on Sunday said it has won an auction for U.S. rival\Gray Global , with what sources familiar with the\matter said was a cash-and-stock deal worth about 750 million\pounds ( #36;1.34 billion).

UK Ad Firm Clinches Bid for U.S. Rival (Reuters)


American International Group Inc. said yesterday it has agreed to pay \$126 million to settle federal allegations the insurance giant helped two customer companies commit accounting fraud.

AIG will pay \$126m to settle federal investigations


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Deutsche Bank (DB) and Thomas Weisel Partners settled a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into alleged conflicts of interest over the firms #39; research and investment banking activities.

Deutsche Bank, Thomas Weisel settle research charges


GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Sitting in her editor's office at the Long Island newspaper where she writes a weekly column, Amy Fisher is not the cartoon character portrayed in tabloid headlines and made-for-TV movies more than a decade ago...

Amy Fisher Addresses Her Past in New Bio


Britain #39;s leading academic institution is backing a campaign to stop the US banning on all forms of human cloning. The Royal Society has joined 67 other national academies urging the UN to ban the cloning

Human cloning debate re-ignited


A thousand rubles, or about \$34, was enough to bribe an airline agent to put a Chechen woman on board one of the two flights that exploded in midair last month, killing all 90 people aboard.

Russian Plane Bombers Exploited Corruption


Systems biologists are pushing the envelope of preventive medicine through research centered on the interactions of the thousands of pieces of DNA, RNA and proteins that network together in each cell of our body. By Rowan Hooper.

All Bio Systems Are Go


Gabe Kapler became the first player to leave the World Series champion Boston Red Sox, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants in Tokyo.

Kapler first to bolt World Series champions


Technical support improvements lead to better overall scores for PC industry.

Study: Apple, Dell lead PC customer satisfaction index


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Electronic Data Systems Corp.  <A HREF=

EDS: U.S. Air Bankruptcy to Cut Its Profits


a monopoly turning a tidy profit by cleaning up messes without dithering over who gets hurt along the way. This season #39;s victims were Auburn and California.

Only names have changed in BCS scam of a system


AP - Two men were given suspended jail sentences Friday for stealing personal data on subscribers to Japanese broadband services provider Softbank Corp. in an effort to extort money from the company.

Two Japanese Men Sentenced for Data Theft (AP)


\\For some reason I never released this code.\\I developed it while working on NewsMonster and just forgot I think\\It's an extension for Mozilla that allows you to see all runtime exceptions\(with full stack traces) that are unhandled by Mozilla. \\Just install it and if your code generates an unhandled exception it will show\up in the logs and on the console.\\Very handy for doing any hardcore Mozilla development.\\

Mozilla Exceptions (mexception)


The man suspected of killing Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh is a suspected radical Islamist with alleged terrorist links, the Dutch authorities say.

#39;Islamist #39; held in van Gogh case


John Howards official election campaign launch in Brisbane - after heavily campaigning for the previous month and arguably all year -as a monstrous bonanza for Howards battlers.

Oz election: Howards expensive battlers


Software maker names Tom Byrne as its national vice president for state and local sales, marketing, and partnership initiatives.

SAP names new VP


Over the past year, spyware has become an increasing problem. Every time that you visit a web site, you must run the gauntlet of a variety of pop-up adverts, any of which can be programmed to place spyware on your computer.

CA acquires PestPatrol


Randy Moss tested his strained right hamstring on a treadmill Friday and will be on the practice field for a more extensive workout today, but the Vikings #39; all-pro wide receiver remains a game-time decision for Sunday.

Moss possible for Sunday


The tornado that was Talladega has swept up the NASCAR nation and dropped it in, of all places, the land of Oz. With the tumult of Talladega fresh in its psyche, NASCAR is hoping on one hand

Controversy may be just what NASCAR needs


Valentino Rossi secured his fourth consecutive MotoGP world championship in style with a thrilling win in the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Rossi reigns supreme


Up to 40 suspected Islamist militants have been killed by Pakistani troops hunting al-Qaeda fighters close to the Afghan border. Several militant hideouts were also destroyed in the western region of South

News in brief


AFP - Britain congratulated Ghanaian President John Kufuor on his election victory, and praised the west African state for holding free, fair and transparent elections.

Britain welcomes Kufuor victory in Ghana (AFP)


Oil futures dropped by nearly \$1 per barrel Monday despite pipeline sabotage in Iraq that has delayed exports from a southern port - reinforcing the view among traders that prices had risen too fast earlier this summer.

Update 3: Oil Prices Drop \$1 Despite Iraq Sabotage


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Trying to get past its recent execution setbacks, Intel demonstrated a working chip using its next-generation manufacturing technology Monday, and also stated that it is on track to continue with Moore #39;s Law, doubling the number

Intel shows off next-generation chips


The Orioles made quick work of what was expected to be one of their most difficult offseason decisions, re-signing Rafael Palmeiro to a one-year deal Wednesday and practically

O #39;s ink Palmeiro to one-year deal


The chief executive officer of Telstra saw his tenure cut short this week amid preparations for the AU\$30 billion sale of the remainder of the telecommunications heavyweight, likely in early 2006.

Ziggy #39;s Mission Impossible


SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that could allow criminal charges to be brought against individuals who participate in file-swapping Web sites or networks.

U.S. House approves tougher law against file trading


PC World - Software giant's deal with Sun has raised some questions.

Can Microsoft Sue Open Office Users? (PC World)


Consulate in Karachi two years ago, but another key member of his network remains at large, a senior official said Thursday. Naveed-ul Hassan was detained Wednesday at a clothing shop he had been running for

Key Militant Suspect in Deadly US Consulate Bombing Arrested


AP - Congress overwhelmingly passed a bill granting money and other compensation to some 28,000 former political prisoners, most of them victims of torture during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

Compensation for Pinochet Victims Approved (AP)


NEW YORK -- The New York Mets hired former New York Yankees hitting coach Rick Down for the same job on Friday, reuniting him with new manager Willie Randolph.

Nieto hired to coach catchers


Italy #39;s Valentino Rossi won the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday for the fourth year in a row after snatching the lead on the first lap.

UPDATE 2-Rossi wins Portuguese Grand Prix again


Indonesians cast their ballots today in the country #39;s first democratic presidential election. The vote will cap months of polls and finally consign decades of dictatorship to history.

Indonesian poll ends era


AP - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry vied for the senior vote Tuesday, swapping charges over Social Security and a looming shortage of flu vaccine two weeks before Election Day.

Bush, Kerry Campaign for Senior Votes (AP)


You #39;ve surely heard by now that Wyoming wrestler Rulon Gardner is bringing home another Olympic medal. This time it #39;s a bronze.

Rulon #39;s Retirement the End of an Era


One of the last frontiers of semiconductor technology -- environments where electronic devices have to run at high power, in fierce heat or at lethal doses of radiation -- may be about to fall.

Use of hot wafers #39; are one step closer to becoming reality


p2pnet.net OT News:- The Arctic Ocean could be almost ice-free in summer by the end of the century. Inuit hunters are falling through ice, permafrost is thawing and destabilizing foundations of buildings and

Arctic ice melt speeding up


World News: Dhaka, Dec 11 : Hundreds of thousands of people formed a 900 km-human chain across Bangladesh to show  quot;no confidence quot; in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led coalition government.

Opposition forms 900km human chain against government:


TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average opened 0.59  percent higher on Tuesday as investors sought bargains among  tech firms and exporters, but gains were limited by caution  ahead of a monetary policy meeting in the United States during  the day.

Nikkei Opens Up, Led by Techs, Exporters


TOKYO (AFP) - Japan #39;s third-ranked automaker Honda Motor said sales hit a record high in the six months to September but the profit performance was undercut by a stronger yen while record oil prices are a problem going forward, especially in the key US

Honda sales hit record but strong yen limits profit growth


A genetic test that can be used to determine the origin of poached ivory could help combat the illegal trade in elephant tusks and their products.

Gene test to track illegal ivory


WASHINGTON: Four US nationals and six Iraqis were killed in two attacks yesterday in the Green Zone in Baghdad. The four Americans killed were security staff with a private company, US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said.

Four Americans killed in Baghdad blasts


AP - The Philadelphia 76ers set a dubious team record Thursday night by scoring just 6 points in the first quarter against the San Antonio Spurs.

76ers Score Record-Low 6 Points in Quarter (AP)


No sooner than weve all got used to the idea of 3G services in the UK, mm02 has teamed up with NTT DoCoMo to allow 02 to launch the I-mode internet service in Britain, Germany and Ireland.

DoCoMo to come to UK


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares in Petro-Canada posted gains Friday after the Canadian government said it plans to sell its remaining 19 percent stake in the giant oil company.

Petro-Canada up on government plan


Tens of thousands gather in Moscow and other Russian cities as the nation mourns victims of the school siege.

Mass rallies for Beslan victims


The co-founder of an Oklahoma prescription drug service shut down for violating federal drug importation laws has a new company providing discounted medicines over the Internet.

Rx Depot Co-Founder Launches New Online Venture


AP - Having served 17 terms, Illinois Rep. Phil Crane is the most senior Republican in the House. His quest for an 18th is proving difficult and has party strategists scrambling to fend off a challenge from Democrat Melissa Bean.

Senior House Repulican in Re-Election War (AP)


AP - Browns offensive guard Kelvin Garmon is probably done for the season after tearing knee ligaments during Cleveland's loss in Baltimore.

Browns' Garmon Injures Knee (AP)


At least 21 people are killed after a series of explosions at Egyptian resorts popular with Israeli tourists.

Explosions rock Red Sea resorts


The first flight attempt in June 2001 failed when the booster rocket went out of control and the full stackthe booster rocket and X-43A combinationwas destroyed by ground controllers.

NASA #39;s X-43A to Attempt Mach 10 Flight Next Week


Rupert Murdoch won hard fought shareholder approval on Tuesday to shift the corporate headquarters of his \$48 billion News Corp. Ltd.

Murdoch wins vote to shift News Corp to US


Britains ambassador to North Korea travelled today to the site of a massive explosion to verify claims by the secretive Marxist nation that it was not a nuclear test.

Our Man in Pyongyang Sets off on Blast Inspection


Apple today confirmed that the new special edition U2 iPod will go on sale in the UK on November 20. Launching Apple #39;s new London store, senior vice president of retail Ron Johnson, said:  quot;The

U2 iPod on sale in Europe  #39;Saturday #39;


Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Turkey #39;s capital Tuesday to protest proposed legislation to make adultery a crime. A crowd of about 500, mostly women, marched from Ankara #39;s central square to parliament

Hundreds Rally in Turkey Against Criminalizing Adultery


The most important thing to remember when looking at the strengths and weaknesses of South Carolina as opposed to the strengths and weaknesses of Alabama is that nothing South Carolina Coach Lou Holtz can be believed.

Scouting Report On South Carolina


Sven Jaschan, the alleged author of the Sasser worm and several variants of the Netsky virus, was charged this week by German police, but the informant who led authorities to the suspect will have to wait for a promised \$250,000 reward, Microsoft

Microsoft: Payout of Sasser bounty hinges on conviction


Sun is moving from its traditional focus on supporting only its Solaris operating system platform and beefing up its support for competing operating systems such as Windows, HP-UX and AIX, with the purchase of IT services company SevenSpace.

Sun acquisition to boost IT services portfolio


KENNEBUNK, Maine - America's top speed-eater wolfed down 38 lobsters in 12 minutes Saturday to win the World Lobster Eating Contest.    Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., won \$500 and a trophy belt for her efforts, consuming 9.76 pounds of lobster meat...

Woman Chows 38 Lobsters in Eating Contest


Reuters - The dollar staged a broad-based rally\Monday and oil prices slid, boosting shares in some Asian power\and exporter companies, but many investors struggled for\direction on the first trading day of 2005.

Dollar Gains, Oil Prices Slide (Reuters)


In the late 1980s, developers were breaking ground for new shopping centers in the United States at the rate of four a day. In 2004, only three regional malls are expected to open the whole year.

Big deals alter face of mall industry


It's now up to the ace to extend the Twins' season. Putative Cy Young winner Johan Santana will get the call and the ball today, working on only three days' rest to keep Minnesota alive in their Division Series with the Yankees.

On short rest, it's all up to Santana


Company provides few details on outage, which came two days after online retail giant Amazon.com Inc.'s Web site faced significant performance problems.

Walmart.com follows Amazon with outages


Wagari Maathai, recipient of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, has long fought #151;and sometimes suffered #151;to protect the environment and human rights in Africa. A journalist recalls an encounter with the Kenyan 13 years ago.

Kenyan's Painful Path to Nobel Peace Prize


AP - A federal judge heard arguments Monday in a trademark dispute that could threaten millions in advertising revenue for search engine Google Inc.

Judge Hears Geico, Google Trademark Case (AP)


An IRA suspect wanted in connection with a NI bomb attack on soldiers in 1996 is arrested by Spanish police.

IRA 'terror arrest' in Tenerife


Reuters - Yasser Arafat underwent a\minor diagnostic procedure on Monday and doctors found no major\ailment after a week of concerns over the Palestinian\president's health, a cabinet minister said.

Arafat Medical Test Finds No Major Ailment-Minister (Reuters)


ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo  said on Tuesday he was committed to reunifying the West African  country but said that it was up to the United Nations to start  disarmament in the world's top cocoa grower.

Ivory Coast Leader Says Committed to Reunification


ATHENS -- Erik Vendt's Olympics ended in the morning yesterday, when he ran out of gas in the preliminaries and failed to qualify for tonight's final of the 1,500-meter freestyle, where he's the world bronze medalist.

Vendt's quest quashed


AP - The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal convicted a high-ranking Bosnian Serb leader Wednesday of torture, deportation, and other crimes against Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats, but acquitted him of genocide. He was sentenced to 32 years in prison.

U.N. Tribunal Convicts Bosnian Serb (AP)


SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. <MSFT.O> filed sevenlawsuits against senders of spam, or unsolicited e-mail, fortransmitting messages without labeling them as sexuallyexplicit content, the world's largest software maker said onThursday.

Microsoft Files Seven New Spam Lawsuits


Opinion: SIPphone #39;s one good point is that Vonage-only router/terminal adapters must say Vonage on the boxand Vonage seems to be hurrying to do that consistently.

SIPphone #39;s Suit Against Vonage Is Short on Merit


Tired scooter rider reaches Atlantic seaboad after

Segway completes transcontinental voyage


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cooler weather drove U.S. shoppers  into stores in October, with top retailers reporting their  biggest rise in sales in months, but whether this points to a  strong holiday season remains an open question.

Retail Sales Rise Is Biggest in Months


Sports India, Cricket: Chennai, Oct 15 : Virender Sehwag scored a return-to-form seventh Test century Friday to give India the upper hand in the second cricket Test against Australia.

Sehwag #39;s century gives India advantage in second Test:


Mission Accomplished!


Shanna Zolman scored 5 of her 10 points in the closing minutes and Shyra Ely made two free throws with 11.9 seconds left, helping top-ranked Tennessee avoid an upset at the hands of Temple by pulling out a 52-48 decision in Knoxville, Tenn.

No. 1 Tennessee holds off Owls


The Iraqi husband of kidnapped aid chief Margaret Hassan said he was cautiously optimistic she would be released quickly given her long years of service to the people of Iraq .

Aid worker #39;s husband hopeful of release


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares jumped more than 7 percent on Wednesday on a report that a deal to acquire the company for up to \$5 billion could be announced as early as next week.

MGM shares jump 7.5 pct; report suggests deal near


It's over. For now. At least that's the hope of the people who have tried to make the Bowl Championship Series run the right way the past few years. Six BCS title games have been played, and three times they matched up the wrong teams. Last season was the ultimate fiasco when Southern Cal, ranked No. 1 in both the ...

This year, the computers can be outvoted


THE HAGUE - Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic is pleading for the right to represent himself at his trial before the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague.

Milosevic pleads to represent himself on war crimes charges


Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho tried to shake things up with some major changes to his lineup.

Another Real bad performance


UAB defensive line coach Pat Donohoe resigned Monday but declared his innocence on a marijuana possession charge. Donohoe, 51, submitted his letter of resignation to UAB head coach Watson Brown.

Donohoe quits after marijuana arrest


The business of hockey as we know it may be on its last wobbling legs. But the people who play the game of hockey showed just how entertaining the sport could be last night at the Bell Centre.

Canada strikes first: Thornton shines in 2-1 win over USA


NEW YORK -- New York boxing officials have suspended former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield following his loss to journeyman Larry Donald on Saturday.

Boxer Holyfield Suspended


AP - Kelenna Azubuike emerged from a season-long shooting slump, scoring 21 points and No. 8 Kentucky beat Tennessee Tech 92-63 on Tuesday night.

No. 8 Kentucky Trounces Tennessee Tech (AP)


AP - Kidnappers released two female Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for foreigners still in captivity. But insurgents showed no sign of easing their blood-soaked campaign against the U.S. presence in Iraq, staging a show of defiance in Samarra and striking twice with deadly force in Basra.

Kidnappers Release Seven Hostages in Iraq (AP)


Carl Yankowski replaces Jesse Sutton as CEO of the game publisher.

Ex-Palm CEO Yankowski to head Majesco


Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow\admitted on Tuesday that the United States budget deficit is\too big, but insisted there was no need to cut spending on the\

Snow: No Need to Cut War Spending (Reuters)


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open lower on  Friday, after August payroll data came in slightly below  expectations.

Stocks Set for Lower Open After Jobs Data


BODE Miller won his fifth victory of the World Cup season in a giant slalom here today after the three men ahead of him all faltered.

Miller wins giant slalom


Lord Lang of Monkton, the president of the Board of Trade in the last Conservative government, is under pressure to resign from the board of Marsh  amp; McLennan, the insurance broker accused of corruption.

Ex-cabinet minister caught up in Marsh corruption scandal


AP - 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.

Woman Gives Birth After Tissue Transplant (AP)


Dan Olsen of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., shot a 7-under 65 Thursday to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament.

Dan Olsen leads PGA qualifying school


AP - Florida State tight end Donnie Carter will miss the upcoming season with a torn right knee ligament, coach Bobby Bowden said Saturday.

Carter Out for Season for Seminoles (AP)


Oracle has won backing from slightly more than 60 of PeopleSoft Inc. shareholders in its \$9.2 billion hostile takeover. Friday evening, the software maker announced that 228.7 million out of the roughly 376

Oracle Secures Nearly 61 PeopleSoft Shareholder Backing


AFP - Teenage boxer Amir Khan moved into the quarter-finals of the Olympic lightweight division with a storming points win against European champion Dimitar Stilianov of Bulgaria.

Khan moves into quarter-finals (AFP)


The Indian board (BCCI) has confirmed that it will appeal to the International Cricket Council against the two-Test ban handed down to Sourav Ganguly on Sunday.

Indian board appeals against Ganguly ban


The International Energy Agency has said fossil fuels will retain their overwhelming domination of the world #39;s energy market until 2030 unless governments urgently switch to clean sources.

Fossil fuels to remain dominant: IEA


Tens of thousands of Americans are discovering, as they approach retirement, that money they were promised is not forthcoming.

A Hard-to-Swallow Lesson on Pensions


quot;C #39;mon Cardinals! Don #39;t let  #39;em walk over you like this! quot; It was 10:15 pm Wednesday, 3-0 Red Sox. What #39;s wrong with that?

TAMARA AUDI: Sox fan oddly troubled by Series


SINGAPORE, NOV 19: Oil prices were little changed on Friday as traders waited to see whether the onset of the northern winter will put a squeeze on low heating fuel stocks.

Oil little changed, ponders winter weather


InterContinental Hotels, the world #39;s biggest hotelier, has eased out chief executive Richard North to make way for a career hotelier with brand-building skills to drive forward the business.

InterContinental Hotels eases out CEO


The earthquakes that have shaken the area for two weeks stopped almost entirely after Mount St. Helens let out a burst of steam and ash for the fifth straight day.

Volcano Appears to Rest After Letting Off Steam


It takes an audacious arrogance to persevere through the kind of shooting slump Rice senior guard Brock Gillespie endured in the first half Thursday night against Lamar.

Rice finally stops Lamar


Chaz Carr scores 14 of his game-high 16 points in the second half and BU hands Michigan its first home loss of the season, 63-52.

BU Bests Michigan


For most of the millions of people around the world who regularly use instant messaging, the communications tool has largely been a text-only experience in which typed emoticons offer only minimal clues to someone #39;s state of mind.

Instant Messaging Goes Graphical


Sending your favourite suit to the dry-cleaners could one day be an infrequent practice when  quot;self-cleaning quot; clothing become the norm, thanks to progress in nano-technology, the American Chemical Society has said.

Scientists mimic lotus plant to create self-cleaning clothing


Graeme Souness was naturally delighted as Newcastle comfortably beat Sochaux 4-0 to book their place in the Uefa Cup knock-out stages.

Comfortable win pleases Souness


The battle that has erupted in Miami between Jay Fiedler and A. J. Feeley is only the latest problem for a franchise that must wonder if the locusts are coming next.

Quarterback Controversy Imperils a Successful Season for Dolphins


BAGHDAD: A suicide car bomber attacked a police convoy in Baghdad yesterday as guerillas kept pressure on Iraq #39;s security forces despite a bloody rout of insurgents in Fallujah.

Car bomber raids police convoy


Cingular Wireless, AT amp;T Wireless and Triton PCS have signed a definitive agreement that will enable Cingular to expand its coverage reach into key Virginia markets and give Triton entry into Puerto Rico.

Cingular, Triton Finalize Market Exchange Pact


Palmone Inc. this week will unveil the Treo 650 smart phone, although the phone likely will not be available from carriers until later this fall.

PalmOne Extends Treo on the High End


USATODAY.com - Cingular said it closed its  #36;41 billion purchase AT amp;T Wireless on Tuesday. Cingular received approval for the deal earlier in the day from the Federal Communications Commission. The Department of Justice approved the acquisition on Monday.

Cingular hopes to simplify pricing (USATODAY.com)


For the first time since 1998 neither Venus nor Serena Williams will end the year with a grand slam singles title in her possession.

Capriati calls time on Serena


You have to hand it to the Houston Astros -- the starting rotation they #39;ve used in the first round of the playoffs has been not only effective, but interesting, too.

Notes: Garner not looking ahead


AFP - German electronics group Siemens said it had won a large contract with Cingular, the leading US mobile phone operator, to supply a UMTS network over the next several years.

Siemens wins UMTS contract with US mobile phone giant Cingular (AFP)


KHARTOUM - British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Sudan Wednesday after securing promises from Khartoum to heed a list of demands to alleviate what he said was the  quot;terrible quot; situation in the war-torn region of Darfur.

Blair makes quick visit to Sudan


For the second time this year, an alliance of major Internet providers - including Atlanta-based EarthLink -iled a coordinated group of lawsuits aimed at stemming the flood of online junk mail.

ISPs again go after spammers


KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - President Bush mocked John Kerry's fitness to be commander in chief Wednesday, saying the way to bring U.S...

Bush Mocks Kerry's Leadership Credentials