Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have filed several lawsuits in various Seattle courts aimed at computer spammers and  quot;phishers quot; who use a look-alike Amazon.

Amazon.com, Microsoft sue spammers,  #39;phishers #39;


Today's young people do not need the technology education they are receiving to be successful in the 21st century, and there are growing indications that the high-tech lifestyle promoted by government and business may be harmful to them, a new report scheduled for release today  concludes.

A Caution on Kids, Technology


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch   Co. <A HREF=

Merrill Profit Falls, Global Markets Down


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Enron Corp. <A HREF=

Enron's Chief Financial Officer Resigns


AFP - Like most US Latinos, members of the extended Rodriguez family say they will cast their votes for Democrat John Kerry in next month's presidential polls.

Democratic spirit v. Bush family values: the Latino dilemma in US polls (AFP)


Instead of cramming as many as 132 arrivals into an hour, airlines at O #39;Hare Airport agreed Wednesday to limit themselves to just 88 an hour this fall, potentially slashing record delays but raising the prospect of higher prices.

O #39;Hare to reduce flight arrivals


An independent takeovers panel has headed off Woolworths #39; attempts to force a resolution in the takeover battle for liquor retailer Australian Leisure and Hospitality (ALH).

Woolworths ordered to extend ALH takeover deadline


Carmaker Volkswagen could become the next venue for strikes after personnel chief Peter Hartz called for a two-year wage freeze Monday.

Labor Conflict Looms at VW


UNITED NATIONS - President Bush, defending his decision to invade Iraq, urged a vast assembly of world leaders Tuesday to stand united with the country's struggling government and said the proper response to spreading violence

Bush Urges World to Unite With Iraq


ANAHEIM ---- The Anaheim Angels began their off-day workout for the American League divisional series Monday with a gentle breeze blowing through Angel Stadium and flipping the flag from their 2002 World Series championship in center field.

Playoffs present new challenge for Angels


The US Supreme Court said on Friday it would decide what regulations should apply to high-speed broadband Internet service offered by cable companies like Time Warner

Supreme Court to Decide Cable Internet Case


Reuters - Hurricane Frances smothered eastern\Florida on Sunday with drenching rains and fierce winds that\ripped away roofs, trees and boat moorings and cut power to 1.3\million homes and businesses.

Massive Hurricane Frances Smothers Florida (Reuters)


NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone and 24 other mobile phone firms and manufacturers join forces to develop the next generation of high-speed networks.

Mobile firms sign 'Super 3G' deal


SPEAKING AT the Etre conference in Cannes, the darling of the IT industry and president and CEO of SCO, Darl McBride warned everyone in sight about the risk of not protecting their intellectual property from open source  quot;bandits quot; -or so the journos that

Linux hurricane sinking SCO


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sara Lee Coffee   Tea said Wednesday  it was raising its retail coffee prices to keep pace with 14  percent hikes by other major roasters as global bean supply  next year shifts from surplus to deficit.

Sara Lee Raising Retail Coffee Prices


AP - Morgan Scalley returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and Alex Smith threw for three TDs and ran 70 yards for another, leading No. 9 Utah past UNLV 63-28 Saturday night.

No. 9 Utah Thumps UNLV in 63-28 Blowout (AP)


quot;Virgin has been in talks with Paul Allen and Burt Rutan throughout this year and in the early hours of Saturday signed a historical deal to license SpaceShipOne #39;s technology to build the world #39;s

Branson Announces He #39;s Taking Virgin Craft to Outer Space


An investigation was launched yesterday after a journalist posing as a surveyor sparked a security scare at the Queen #39;s official residence in Scotland.

Reporter in palace breach


Manchester, 1:30pm GMT - Wayne Rooney #39;s Man United debut in the 6-2 Champions League rout of Fenerbahce saw Sir Alex Ferguson and Ruud van Nistelrooy speculating on record breaking things to come from the England 18 year-old star.

Rooneys Champions League hat-trick: reaction from Nistelrooy <b>...</b>


People continue to ignore warnings about spam and are being lured into buying goods, a report suggests.

Spam e-mails tempt net shoppers


Developer Donald J. Chiofaro will hang onto partial ownership of the two International Place office towers under an agreement reached yesterday in his high-profile bankruptcy case.

Chiofaro to keep stake in towers


AFP - The official toll in southern India from tsunamis has reached at least 9,571 people confirmed dead and 5,914 missing, many of them presumed dead, the government said.

Tsunami toll hits 15,485 dead or missing in India: official (AFP)


AFP - A major US military airlift of relief goods for victims of deadly storms in the Philippines was winding down, a spokeswoman for the mission said.

US troops concluding storm relief operations in the Philippines (AFP)


A court in Indonesia has sentenced the editor of a leading media group to a year in prison for libeling a controversial businessman.

Indonesian Editor Jailed Following Libel Conviction


Virus writers have created a new Trojan horse capable of helping crooks to break into the accounts of British internet banking customers.

Trojan targets UK online bank accounts


OCTOBER 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - In quarterly reports released this week, three big India-based offshore outsourcing companies detailed sharp increases in employee head count, clear evidence of growing demand for offshore services.

India outsourcing firms report surge in hiring


About four million Muslims have ended an annual gathering in Bangladesh considered the faith #39;s second largest congregation after the Hajj pilgrimage.

Muslims attend Bangladesh prayer


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A gruesome video posted on a Web site purported to show militants beheading a Nepalese worker and shooting 11 others in the first mass slaying of foreign hostages during the Iraqi insurgency.    If confirmed, it would raise the number of foreign workers known to have been slain by extremists to at least 22 in a terror campaign aimed at forcing foreign troops and contract workers out of the country....

12 Nepalese Hostages Said Slain in Iraq


NEW YORK - Jay Leno's takeover as host of NBC's

O'Brien to Take Over for Leno in 5 Years


The handwritten message on a chalkboard in the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday said it all:  quot;We can change history. Believe it. quot;

Looking to change it up


Most musicians and artists say the Internet has helped them make more money from their work\despite online file-trading services that allow users to copy songs and other material for free, according to a study released on Sunday.

Survey: Net File-Sharing Doesn't Hurt Most Artists


The reaction by Venezuela #39;s opposition to the failed effort to recall President Hugo Chavez was disorganized and misguided. The two dozen groups behind the recall never worked together on a political message

Chavez #39;s victory


IBM (IBM) and the rest of the tech industry might have a better year than most onlookers expected. IBM #39;s third-quarter earnings, released after US markets closed Monday, rose 15 from

Select one: HTML Text


Prudential is to tap investors for one billion pounds through a share issue, saying it needs the cash to fund its UK growth plans.

Pru taps investors for one billion pounds


By ANICK JESDANUN    NEW YORK (AP) -- From the creators of the political satire sensation

Internet Satire Sequel Parodies U.S. Newsmakers


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony  Williams on Wednesday said the deal to bring Major League  Baseball back to the U.S. capital was close to dead after the  city council changed the plan to require private financing.

Washington Mayor: Baseball Deal Near Dead


LONDON : The euro approached its record high against the dollar as markets waited nervously for data on US capital flows, amid concerns about how the United States will fund its huge trade deficit.

Euro flirts with record high ahead of key data


Former Viacom (NYSE: VIA) Chief Operating Officer Mel Karmazin being named CEO at Sirius Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) shouldn #39;t have come as much of a surprise.

Mel #39;s Sirius Decision


MacCentral - Apple on Wednesday released Mac OS X v10.3.7, the latest release of its

Apple releases Mac OS X v10.3.7 (MacCentral)


NORMAN, Okla. -- Jason White threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns, Antonio Perkins tied an NCAA record with his eighth career punt return for a score, and No. 2 Oklahoma cruised to a 63-13 victory over Houston last night. Following a 3-yard touchdown run by Jackie Battle for Houston (0-2) on its opening drive, the Sooners scored touchdowns on ...

Sooners don't sweat


The US military blocked roads round Iraq #39;s rebel-held city of Falluja on Friday after mounting air strikes overnight that local hospital sources said killed three people.

US Seals Off Iraq #39;s Falluja, Air Raids Kill Three


Electro-shock therapy is being tested as a way of saving some of the world's endangered corals.

Shock treatment for coral restoration


Singapore is rich, but seldom envied. Outsiders have long viewed the gleaming city-state that attained its independence in 1965 as a tidy but soulless place, the nanny state that banned chewing gum.

Singapore #39;s moment


UK mobile operator Mmo2 and US telecoms equipment maker Lucent Technologies are to deploy a converged fixed-mobile network for Mmo2 #39;s subsidiary, Manx Telecom, on the Isle of Man.

Mmo2, Lucent to deploy converged fixed-mobile network on Isle of <b>...</b>


AFP - British mobile telephone giant Vodafone reported a two percent fall in half-year underlying profits as the group added 7.4 million new customers.

Vodafone interim profits dip (AFP)


Reuters - China's central bank on Thursday raised\interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in its\boldest move yet to guide its heated economy to a path of\slower growth.

China Hikes Rates to Cool the Economy (Reuters)


New York Yankees manager Joe Torre was suspended for one game and fined by major league baseball Saturday because one of his pitchers threw at a batter after umpire warnings during a game against the Boston Red Sox.

Yankees manager Torre suspended for one game, fined


Reuters - Alamosa Holdings Inc.  will\acquire AirGate PCS Inc.  for  #36;392 million in stock\creating the largest Sprint Corp.  wireless affiliate,\the companies said on Wednesday.

Alamosa to Buy AirGate for  #36;392 Million (Reuters)


roundup Plus: Rice lab makes nano parts less toxic...TV chip company gets \$19 million...Oracle extends deadline on PeopleSoft bid...MLB sells game clips for 99 cents.

Briefly: Via brings PCI Express to AMD PCs


AP - A car bomb exploded Friday near an American armored vehicle in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, wounding five U.S. soldiers, the military said.

Car Bomb Explodes in Mosul, Wounding 5 (AP)


Sun Microsystems Inc. next year will introduce a new line of blade servers that will bring the Linux operating system and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s Opteron processor to its Netra line of telecommunications industry servers.

Sun readies first Opteron blade server


The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way. Nobody #39;s exactly sure why or how the FBI got warrants to take Indymedia #39;s HDs, but their

Indymedia Server Raided by FBI


At the BorCon conference this week, Borland Software will reveal its Software Delivery Optimization strategy, which leverages the companys ALM (application lifecycle management) and developer products to ease software development and maintenance.

Borland touts Software Delivery Optimization


JOSE Mourinho has started his latest Champions League campaign the same way he finished the last one - as a winner -s his new club Chelsea thrashed French struggler Paris Saint

Mourinho is back where he left off


Microsoft yesterday introduced a desktop computer application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and Internet-based calling.

Microsoft testing new application with some clients


AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities have launched an  international hunt for a Syrian man they believe is the leader  of a radical Muslim network, prosecutors said on Friday.

Dutch Launch International Hunt for Syrian Suspect


AP - The Chicago Bears placed guard Rex Tucker on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on Tuesday and signed safety Jason Shivers from the St. Louis Rams practice squad.

Bears Place Tucker on Injured Reserve (AP)


DETROIT Kellogg has appointed James Jenness as chairman and chief executive, following the resignation of Carlos Gutierrez. The cereal maker #39;s board of directors elected the 58-year-old Jenness during a special meeting.

Kellogg appoints Jenness CEO after Gutierrez resigns to join <b>...</b>


World News London, Sep 26 : British Prime Minister Tony Blair reiterated Sunday his government would do everything it could to win the release of a Briton taken hostage in Iraq, Xinhua reports.

Britain doing everything for hostage release: Blair:


The United Nations launched a massive polio immunization campaign across Africa on Friday, aiming to undo the region-wide effects of a vaccine boycott in Nigeria.

UN Starts African Polio Vaccinations


Liverpool striker Milan Baros is hoping for the best, but fears the worst after pulling up lame in the Czech Republic #39;s 2-0 win in a World Cup qualifier against Macedonia on Wednesday.

Baros fears the worst with leg injury


Intel has given its Centrino laptop package a speed boost with the release of a new, faster Pentium M processor. The Centrino package includes a Pentium M processors, a PC chipset and a wireless Lan chipset.

Intel expands Centrino line with new Pentium M chip


As goes Liberty House will go Lazarus and Burdines. Federated Department Stores has decided to rebrand all of its stores as Macy #39;s stores in coming months.

Macy #39;s name to go on all Federated stores


Web search leader Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said late on Monday it is working on a project to digitally scan the collections at seven libraries and will make

Google Announces Search Deal with Seven Libraries


Intel Corp. is adding to its current Itanium 2 processor line with six new processors that the company says deliver performance increases of 15 percent for database transaction processing and up to 35 percent

Intel Updates Itanium


INDIA #39;S cricket chiefs began a frenetic search today for a broadcaster to show next month #39;s home series against world champion Australia after cancelling a controversial \$US308 million (\$440 million) television deal.

No channel for series


Intel Corporation, Nokia Corporation and Symbian Ltd. has announced a collaboration to bring smartphones based on the Nokia Series 60 Platform to market using Intel technology, as part of Intel #39;s recent membership

Intel collaborates with Nokia and Symbian to help deliver Series <b>...</b>


com October 19, 2004, 8:27 AM PT. Singer Robbie Williams #39; greatest hits album arrives in music shops today--as well as some phone shops.

Music album debuts on memory card


Reuters - Intel Corp.  on Thursday\canceled plans to introduce its highest-speed desktop computer\chip, ending for now a 25-year run that has seen the speeds of\Intel's microprocessors increase by more than 750 times.

Intel Cancels Top-Speed Pentium 4 Chip (Reuters)


Serena and Venus Williams drew into opposite halves yesterday of a US Open draw that created the possibility that the sisters could be finalists in the tournament for the third time.

Open draw reveals potential for Serena vs. Venus in final


Barry Bonds lounged in his personal leather recliner, watching his personal big-screen television, flanked by three of his devoted handlers.

Mets #39; Aggressive Bonds Strategy Backfires


England captain David Beckham and Michael Owen, playing at a home from home in Wednesday #39;s friendly against Spain, have points to prove at the Bernabeu.

PREVIEW-Beckham and Owen to feel at home against Spain


Merck can #39;t expect any immediate relief from the medicine that was supposed to replace Vioxx, the pain medication it took off the market.

Feds delay decision on Merck painkiller


4 November 2004 -- Afghan President-elect Hamid Karzai today pledged to use his five-year term to crack down on commanders and the country #39;s drug economy.

Karzai Pledges Crackdown On Commanders, Drugs


PAKISTAN #39;S NATIONAL Assembly has elected Shaukat Aziz as the countrys new prime minister, replacing interim Prime Minister Chaudhri Shujaat, who stepped in when Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali resigned June 28.

Thanks to Back-Door, but Legal, Maneuver, Pakistan Has New Prime <b>...</b>


AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards called for changes to prescription drug programs and praised running mate John Kerry's military and government service at an outdoor campaign rally here Saturday.

Edwards Calls for Changes to Drug Plans (AP)


AP - Private Indian and Pakistani information technology companies will meet in the Pakistani capital next month to tap business opportunities and sign a cooperation agreement.

Indian, Pakistani Firms OK Tech Agreement (AP)


In a move to expand its role in the online music business, Yahoo will buy Musicmatch, a company that sells music online, for \$160 million.

Yahoo to Buy Online Music Seller for \$160 Million


p2pnet.net News:- eBay has gone from being an online community founded in 1995 so people could sell things to each other, to a vast, multi-national virtual monopoly where the dollar and the bottom line rule.

eBay, Macromedia, deal


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people filing  first-time claims for U.S. jobless insurance fell 37,000 last  week despite continued elevated applications in Southeast  states struck by a rash of hurricanes, the government said on  Thursday.

Jobless Claims Drop Despite Hurricane


AP - Presidential candidate John Kerry may have won a few votes during his tour of neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Charley, but he said  #151; as any politician must  #151; that strengthening support in a battleground state was not the reason for his visit.

Kerry Makes 'Non-Political' Florida Visit (AP)


With the presidential election just a few weeks away, pressure is mounting on both camps to effectively use the Internet to help woo voters -- but the ad money isn't flowing online. <FONT face=

Campaign Ads Stay Off-Line, on Air


As Superman and Batman would no doubt reflect during their cigarette breaks, the really draining thing about being a hero was that you have to keep riding to the rescue.

LuaLua hijacks Gerrard #39;s magic moment


By Chris Nwachukwu and Francis Onwudo in Lagos, Chuks Okocha, Andy Ekugo, Juliana Taiwo in Abuja and Tunde Sanni in Ilorin. Organised Labour and civil society organisation were jolted early hours of yesterday

Oshiomhole Arrested, Narrates Ordeal


Pucker up, New Englanders. Soaked in champagne and grateful for one player as much as any other, Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino said of David Ortiz after the club clinched its 11th American League pennant,  quot;He has such big shoulders and he carries this team on the field and off the field. We're extraordinarily fortunate, ...

MVP Ortiz shouldered the load


LONDON (Reuters) - A British judge said Friday that he saw  no reason why three former British bankers could not face trial  in the United States over alleged fraud charges involving Enron  executives.

UK Judge: Enron Bankers Can Face U.S. Trial


One of my favorite pastimes as the final ruling on expensing stock options came upon us has been to read the increasingly hysterical opinion pages of the San Jose Mercury News, the newspaper of record for Silicon Valley.

Yes, Options Really Are an Expense


AP - The judge presiding over a massive pension suit against IBM, which could cost the company more than  #36;6.5 billion, agreed to a short delay while settlement talks continue.

IBM Wins Time for Talks in Pension Case (AP)


TOKYO - A House of Representatives lawmaker belonging to a lawmakers #39; group supporting abductees and their relatives said Monday the Japanese delegation that returned to Tokyo from Pyongyang earlier in the day brought bones believed those of Megumi

Bones believed to be Megumi Yokota #39;s brought from N Korea


Human Genome Sciences plans to announce that H. Thomas Watkins, a former Abbott Laboratories executive, will be its new chief.

A Former Abbott Executive Hired as Human Genome Chief


A couple of players who weren #39;t able to crack the US lineup when the World Cup began earlier this week helped propel the Americans to victory in a game they had no choice but to win.

Smolinski helps US get in win column


The Fire no longer has the worst record in Major League Soccer. In fact, the struggling club #39;s playoff hopes brightened considerably after Wednesday #39;s 3-1 win over the Western Conference-leading Kansas City Wizards before 7,723 at Soldier Field.

Goalkeeper change grabs Fire #39;s attention


Whatever you do, don #39;t ask Colts coach Tony Dungy,  #39; #39;Are you ready for some football? #39; #39;. Dungy lambasted ABC, the NFL and the Eagles for the cross-promotion of the network #39;s new hit show  #39; #39;Desperate Housewives

Crass interference or no flag?


Conrad Black, formerly the chairman and CEO of Hollinger International Inc., and David Radler, who used to be the company #39;s president and chief operating officer, face civil-fraud charges

Hollinger Ex-Chiefs Face Civil-Fraud Charges From SEC, WSJ Says


Trees bring both comfort and measurable benefits to urban environments. The problem is that roots don't flourish under pavement. Now scientists think they have a solution.

Gravel-Gel-Soil Gives City Trees Room to Grow


VIENTIENE, Laos: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes ASEAN will be able to bring forward the deadline to become an Economic Community before 2020.

PM Lee hopes ASEAN will be an Economic Community before 2020


Beijing - A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in north China #39;s Shaanxi province on Sunday, trapping 166 miners in what threatens to be the worst disaster to hit the world #39;s biggest coal producer in recent years.

166 coal miners feared dead


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Adrian Beltre pounded out five hits,  including his major league-leading 42nd home run of the season,  to guide the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-2 win over the host New  York Mets in the National League Saturday.

NL Wrap: 5-Hit Beltre Leads Dodgers to Win Over Mets


Reuters - Rescuers who saved a two-year-old\boy trapped by a landslide after Japan's deadliest earthquake\in a decade struggled to free his sister on Thursday but hopes\were fading for her survival.

Japan Earthquake Rescuers Work to Free Girl (Reuters)


The dramatic return from abroad, call on his followers to head for Najaf and the swift ending to a three-week long fierce battle

Najaf Battle.. Sistani Wins Big


An 86-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect charged with the killings of 164 Slovak villagers during World War II denied as his trial opened Thursday that he was involved in the shootings of women or children.

Nazi murder trial opens


Pay-as-you-go computer power could soon be helping computer animators finish films faster.

Faster frames for student animators


Jake Plummer #39;s split personality was on full display Sunday during the Broncos #39; 41-28 loss to Atlanta. The good Jake threw for 499 yards, more than any other quarterback in Broncos history.

Plummer takes bad with good


Reuters - The Big Four accounting firms,\misinterpreting a nine-year old rule, wrongly let corporate\clients understate liabilities and distort their financial\health, the regulatory body for auditors said in a report on\Thursday.

Audit Body: Big 4 Firms Missed Problems (Reuters)


Three or four times every minute, Mount St. Helens shivers. Sometimes the majestic peak even shudders, the trembling beneath reaching a crescendo, a magnitude of 3.3.

Mount St. Helens a volcanic  #39;ring of fire #39;


Understanding Broadband - Ready to Upgrade?\\Are you ready to upgrade your residential service to DSL or business service to real broadband or T1? Well, the answer lies in what you need. Before you can realize your needs, you must understand more of what the word broadband really means. Below I ...


More than 100 men are trapped and feared dead after a gas explosion at a coal mine in central China on Sunday. Dangerous carbon monoxide levels are hampering rescue efforts, but one official said it was impossible for anyone to have survived.

China mine death toll increases


LOS ANGELES -- The music industry is continuing its campaign against people who illegally download music through file-sharing sites.

RIAA Files 762 More File-Trading Lawsuits


MADRID (Reuters) - Andre Agassi returned to action with a  7-6, 6-3, victory over Belarussian Max Mirnyi to reach the  third round of the Madrid Masters Tuesday.

Agassi Back to Winning Ways, Nadal Impresses


SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released a patch to fix a critical security flaw that could allow an attacker to infiltrate someone else #39;s computer, if the user was persuaded to open a specialized file.

Microsoft release patch to fix security flaw in Windows, Office


For 57 years, no Indian or Pakistani immigration officer stamped a tourist visa for citizens of each other #39;s country. Few Pakistanis have seen the Taj Mahal; few Indians the red sandstone Lahore Fort.

After six decades, India, Pakistan to issue tourist visas


and doing nothing else -xposes your PC to non-stop, automated break-in attempts by intruders looking to take control of your machine surreptitiously.

Unprotected PCs can be hijacked in minutes


CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - A Venezuelan prosecutor  probing a 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez was killed by  a car bomb that the government blamed on Friday on radical  opponents it said were training in the United States.

Bomb Kills Venezuela Prosecutor, Gov't Swipes at US


Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi says he will stand in January's polls, as a blast hits the holy city of Karbala.

Allawi to stand in Iraq elections


TOKYO (AFP) - The court martial of US Army Sergeant Charles Jenkins, accused of deserting to North Korea nearly four decades ago, will begin in Japan on November 3, the US Army said Thursday.

Jenkins court martial to begin Nov 3


Relief pitcher Frank Francisco was arrested Tuesday on a charge of aggravated battery after he threw a chair that hit two fans during Monday's Rangers-Athletics game.

Texas Pitcher Arrested After Throwing Chair Into Stands


The Balkan republic of Macedonia lurched into fresh crisis yesterday when the Prime Minister resigned, blaming ethnic Albanians in his coalition government for hijacking the country #39;s political agenda.

News in brief


Iraq #39;s interim prime minister on Sunday warned that efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully have entered their  quot;final phase quot; and said he will not hesitate to

Allawi Warns of Low Patience on Fallujah


SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS - Although Michael Schumacher could still see his Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello take the world title from him, few doubt that he will finalise his seventh championship at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Schumacher tipped to win seventh championship


Four religious leaders illustrated in a TV appearance today just how passionate and difficult such dialogues can be.

Religious Leaders Clash on 'Meet the Press'


A bugging device has been discovered at Sinn Fein #39;s offices in west Belfast, the party said. The listening equipment was found after staff searched all premises following an earlier find at the home of a member

#39;Bug #39; found in Sinn Fein offices


Competing under a flawless blue sky in the tree-lined grove devoted to Zeus, the European gold medallist equaled American champion Adam Nelson #39;s opening mark of 2.16 to capture his first major title on a countback.

Bilonog Wins Olympia Shot Put Gold


SEATTLE - Now that digital cameras have overtaken film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a familiar problem -- what to do with the bulging image files and folders filling up computer hard drives?

Software tackles digital photo proliferation


VoIP is the belle of the telecom ball. Jotting her onto their dance cards are such well-dressed suitors as America Online and AT #38;T

Hooking up to Net calls


Oil prices on both sides of the Atlantic have fall to some of their lowest levels in eight weeks, as shortage fears ease.

Oil prices skid sharply downwards


Islamabad: India and Pakistan on Tuesday began separate talks here on nuclear confidence building measures and to work out modalities to conduct joint survey of pillars at Sir Creek area of the Gujarat coast.

Indo-Pak officials begin talks on nuclear CBMs, Sir Creek


BRUSSELS Turkey won a victory in Brussels on Wednesday, but it was only a victory of sorts. By recommending that negotiations could begin, the European Union lifted the gates to the vast, poor Muslim nation of 71 million people.

News Analysis: But there #39;s still a long way to go


Malaysian leaders vowed to wage political war against former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, calling him a  quot;traitor quot; at the annual ruling party congress yesterday and saying there would be no room for him to mount a comeback.

Malaysian leaders vow war against traitorous #39; Anwar


TAIPEI - Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has called off a major military exercise slated for Sept 9 in a goodwill gesture after China cancelled its drills, Taiwanese officials said yesterday.

Taiwan cancels drill in goodwill gesture


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retailer Limited Brands Inc. <A HREF=

Limited Brands Operating Earnings Rise


IBM has rolled out new Power5 server models i595 and p595. The ability to run multiple operating systems on a single server is a particularly attractive to customers handling an array of software platforms, says IBM #39;s Guy Paradise.

IBM Boosts Power5 Server Portfolio


BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has cleared the way for the  extradition to Spain of an Arab businessman long accused by the  United States of financing al Qaeda and investigated by German  authorities for links to the Sept. 11

Germany Set to Hand Hamburg Qaeda Suspect to Spain


Reuters - The Boston Red Sox, who ended\an 86-year-old

Red Sox Grab SI's Sportsman of the Year Honor (Reuters)


As always, this year #39;s Heisman Memorial Trophy ballot asks voters to designate one person as the  quot;Outstanding College Football Player of the United States for 2004.

Peterson has good shot at being first freshman Heisman winner


AP - Koren Robinson is back in the dog house. Again. The talented but troubled receiver was inactive for Seattle's 28-26 win over Atlanta on Sunday for violating an undisclosed team rule.

Seahawks' Robinson Inactive Vs. Falcons (AP)


Palestinians held an emergency security meeting in Gaza on Sunday night after the shooting incident in a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat in Gaza.

Palestinians hold security meet


An apparent suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday, killing seven United States Marines and three Iraqi National Guard soldiers and wounding several others, the US military said.

Iraq suicide bombing kills 10


WASHINGTON - The Army is investigating up to 19 members of a supply platoon in Iraq who refused to go on a convoy mission, the military said Friday. Relatives of the soldiers said the troops considered the mission too dangerous, in part because their vehicles were in such poor shape...

Unit Refused Duty in Iraq, Military Says


eBay announced late Thursday that it had acquired the apartment rental service Rent.com for \$415 million, the latest move in its expansion beyond Internet auctions.

eBay buys Rent.com for \$415 million


Bloomfield Hills, MI (Sports Network) - As I write this column about my first day at the 35th Ryder Cup Matches, there is something very interesting on my television at the moment.

Wednesday at the Ryder Cup


Mobile Carrier T-Mobile is testing Flarion Technologies #39; Flash-OFDM mobile broadband technology in The Hague, the Netherlands.

T-Mobile Tries Out Flarion Mobile-Broadband Data System


AP - Nearly 250 bicyclists were arrested during a mass protest that passed Madison Square Garden Friday night, the first major police crackdown on demonstrators just days before a wave of activists were expected to descend for the Republican National Convention.

NYC Police Arrest 250 in Bicycle Protest (AP)


MILWAUKEE -- Despite all the spotlight and all the hype -- how often does ESPN put a weekday afternoon baseball game on TV? -- Barry Bonds didn #39;t hit his 700th home run Thursday.

Bonds on hold, Giants on roll


Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian called on Sunday for arms control talks with China to defuse the dangerous build-up of military hardware on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Taiwan calls for arms talks with China


A school of Dolphins has saved a group of swimmers from a great white shark attack. The amazing rescue happened when lifeguard Rob Howes took his daughter and her friends for a swim off the northern New Zealand coast.

Dolphins save swimmers from shark attack


AP - Aaron Rowand homered twice  #151; including his first career grand slam  #151; and Jose Contreras won his third straight decision for Chicago in the White Sox's 9-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

Rowand Powers White Sox Past Tigers 9-2 (AP)


AP - Thrill seekers are plunking down six figures to ride rockets that haven't even been built yet, and a new airline called Virgin Galactic promises to be up and soaring in the next three years. Still, the budding space tourism faces a myriad of safety concerns  #151; in the sky and on the ground  #151; that must be resolved before any paying passenger takes off.

Space Tourism Faces Safety Regulations (AP)


With Affection comes from off the pace to pass tiring leaders and gallop to an easy victory Saturday in the \$50,000 Japan Racing Association Handicap on the turf at Pimlico.

With Affection's Has Kick


PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Sports Network) -- Tiger Woods may have squandered a 54-hole lead for only the third time in his PGA Tour career Sunday at the Tour Championship, but his second-place finish was enough to

Despite Tour Championship loss, Woods back to No. 2 in the <b>...</b>


The Personal Telephone Integration package works with Land Rover vehicles #39; audio system to provide users access to mobile phone functions such as viewing and selecting phone book entries, initiating

Nokia, Land Rover Create Phone System for SUVs


Tiger Woods felt stiffness in his back after seven holes yesterday in Thomastown, Ireland, and decided to call it a day, not wanting to aggravate the week-old injury and not entirely certain he would be able to defend his title beginning today in the

Stiff Back Worries Woods on Eve of American Express Championship


Arsenal missed a chance to virtually guarantee themselves a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League when they were held 1-1 by Panathinaikos at Highbury on Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-Own goal gives Panathinaikos 1-1 draw at Arsenal


All it took was some red socks and a load of work to get Clinton Portis and the Redskins past the 20-point barrier. Marginalized during the team #39;s three-game losing streak, Portis got the ball early and often.

Portis leads way with 148 yards rushing


Switzerland #39;s struggling national airline reported a second-quarter profit of 45 million Swiss francs (\$35.6 million) Tuesday, although its figures were boosted by a legal settlement in France.

Update 1: Swiss Air Lines Posts 1st Quarterly Profit


US and Iraqi troops stormed insurgent-held police stations and neighborhoods in Mosul today, launching an offensive to retake parts of this northern Iraqi city where gunmen staged a mass uprising last week in support of fighters in

US forces fight in Mosul; hostage is believed slain


A federal judge yesterday tossed out Hollinger International Inc. #39;s \$1.25 billion suit against embattled press tycoon Conrad M. Black and other top corporate officials, ruling that the company

Hollinger International #39;s Suit Against Black Is Dismissed


Sandora Irvin had 23 points and 17 rebounds and Texas Christian upset a ranked team for the second night in a row, beating No. 13 Michigan State 80-75 Sunday in the championship game of the Rainbow Wahine Classic.

Texas Christian 80, No. 13 Michigan St. 75


AP - Auburn needs an upset. The Tigers are still stuck behind first-place Southern California and second-place Oklahoma in the Bowl Championship Series standings, heading into the final weekend before the national title game is decided.

BCS Standings Unchanged With Auburn No. 3 (AP)


October 30, 2004 -- The US economy grew at a slower-than-expected 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter as rising oil prices contributed to a record trade deficit and companies added less to inventories.

US GROWTH IS CRIMPED BY OIL


Celtic returned to the top of the Scottish Premier League on Sunday with Wales striker John Hartson scoring twice for the champions in a 3-1 win over 10-man Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Celtic reclaim lead with 3-1 win over 10-man Inverness


AP - Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters beat seventh-seeded Magdalena Maleeva 6-3, 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals at the Gaz de France Stars, her first tournament after missing five months with a left wrist injury.

Dementieva, Clijsters in Stars Semis (AP)


Shares of Albertsons fell more than 8 per cent to \$23.65 after the number two US supermarket chain missed quarterly earnings expectations and warned full-year profit would be at the low end of estimates.

Grocer recovers from strike


City and team officials announced at a Monday press conference at the Main Hall in Union Station that Washington, DC #39;s baseball team would be named the Nationals.

Washington Nationals, that #39;s the name


Gold Fields has attacked Harmony Gold Mining #39;s  quot;stretched quot; finances and  quot;marginal quot; mines as it urged shareholders to reject an approach from the rival gold producer.

Gold Fields rebuffs  #39;stretched #39; Harmony


FIRST there was development interest from Asda, now a Sainsbury wants to buy Leeds United. Sebastian Sainsbury, great-grandson of the founder of the supermarket chain, yesterday emerged

Leeds stay cool about Sainsbury takeover bid


LONDON - The Football Association announced yesterday that it will introduce a test for the banned drug erythropoietin (EPO)  #39;in the near future #39;.

FA to test for EPO after Wenger #39;s drug fears


Losses by Florida State and Miami leave Virginia Tech and Virginia in position to control their own destiny as they chase conference football title.

Upsets shake up ACC


Nov. 16, 2004Starting this week, US pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma will begin adding an RFID label to every 100-tablet bottle of the company #39;s popular OxyContin pain reliever tablets to be shipped to Wal-Mart and drug wholesaler HD Smith.

Perdue Pharma Tags OxyContin


Fans taunted black players on England #39;s team Wednesday night during Spain #39;s 1-0 victory in an exhibition game. Fans at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium made monkey sounds whenever Shaun Wright-Phillips and Ashley Cole had the ball.

Racist taunts at England-Spain


Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world #39;s fourth biggest memory chip maker last year, engaged in accounting frauds between 1999 and 2003 that total nearly 2 trillion won, Korea #39;s financial regulator said yesterday.

Hynix cooked books in 1999


In their first game as Kobe Bryant #39;s team, the Los Angeles Lakers didn #39;t need Bryant to dominate. Bryant had 25 points, seven assists and three blocked shots, and Chris Mihm added a career-high 23 points and

Lakers 89, Nuggets 78


AFP - South Africa formally recognized the pro-independence government in the annexed Moroccan territory of Western Sahara, prompting Rabat to recall its ambassador from Pretoria in protest.

Diplomatic storm after South Africa recognizes Western Sahara republic (AFP)


The Ford Motor Company is making a push to convince Americans that a new crop of cars are worth buying on their own merits, not because of rebates or financing.

Ford Brings Back Steve McQueen


The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday proposed that stock markets disclose more information about their operations, including executive pay and regulatory programs.

SEC seeks more market disclosure


Reuters - Patients treated with radioactive\material face an increased risk of triggering security alarms\because more guards are being equipped with sensitive radiation\detectors, a report said Tuesday.

Study: Nuclear Medicine Can Trigger Security Alarms (Reuters)


AP - France will not revoke a law banning Muslim head scarves in public schools despite demands by a militant Islamic group holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq, the government spokesman said Monday.

France Will Not Repeal Head Scarf Law (AP)


The growing popularity of online gaming could spell problems for net service firms, warns network monitoring company Sandvine. It issued the warning following analysis which shows that Traffic on the Xbox

Halo 2 heralds traffic explosion


roundup Plus: PalmSource settles Digeo patent suit...Maxtor loses its CFO--again...Profits, revenue climb at Rambus.

Briefly: Microsoft sets holiday Xbox bundle


Crude oil futures rallied back above \$53 late yesterday on speculation and panic sparked by an oil line explosion in Mexico.

Crude futures rally over \$53


Colin Montgomerie, Luke Donald and Paul McGinley are looking good. While Europe #39;s Ryder Cup captain was settling his

Monty looking good


Open source application servers vendor JBoss Inc will today release version 4.0 of its core JBoss AS product, which is claimed to be the first open source application server to support AOP (aspect oriented programming) for Java.

JBoss delivers aspect orientation with Version 4.0


BRITAIN was bracing itself for another hostage outrage in Iraq as a harrowing video of the Care International worker Margaret Hassan was released.

Terrorists release new video of Hassan


Mike Mussina did all he could to keep the Yankees close, but his teammates wasted one scoring chance after another last night in a 2-0 AL Division Series Game 1 loss to Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins.

Good Moose not enough


Authorities said they would kill the shark that tore apart a young surfer near an Australian beach as his friends tried to save him by beating the fish with oars.

State vows to destroy killer shark


German business software vendor SAP AG released a new version of its SAP Business One software with several functions designed for small and medium-size manufacturers.

SAP releases new version of Business One


TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday hanged a man convicted  of stabbing to death eight elementary school children in a  rampage that shocked the nation and severely shook its sense of  security, media said.

Japan Executes Man Who Killed 8 Schoolchildren


One of the witnesses against Sharman Networks had at one time offered to be an expert witness for the company in the civil trial now taking place in Australia, according to Sharman #39;s attorney.

Witness against Sharman switched sides


LONDON : Royal Dutch/Shell announced plans to boost investment in exploration and production, making the replacement of its reserves a top priority as it seeks to restore battered investor confidence.

Shell to boost investment to replace missing oil reserves


Eating BSE-infected meat could lead to people developing different types of CJD, research suggests.

BSE 'link to different CJD types'


NEW YORK (Reuters) -  U.S. stocks looked to open slightly  weaker on Monday, as a drop in crude prices looked to be offset  by lower technology shares, led by Microsoft as the stock goes  ex-dividend.

Stocks Set for Slightly Weak Open


At the halfway point of the N.F.L. season, the adjustments - personal and professional - are still being made by the rookie class.

Rookies Range From Wait and See, to Watch Them Go


Corey Dillon rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns as the New England Patriots won their 20th consecutive game, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 30-20 in National Football League action in Foxboro on Sunday.

NFL Wrap: Patriots Roll to 20th Straight Win


MALMO, Sweden -- In one of his most popular songs, Swedish hip-hop artist Timbuktu sings of two strangers warily eying each other on a Stockholm subway, one a white Swede, the other an immigrant, each with his own thoughts and prejudices.

No Longer Just Nordic


com November 29, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.

Striking up digital video search


AP - In a preliminary ruling, the government rejected Microsoft Corp.'s 1996 patent on technology for saving files on computers using easy-to-remember names.

Microsoft Vows Fight on Patent Rejection (AP)


Think patience and perseverance. And then turn your attention to Indian cricket. There is one man, Anil Kumble, who instantly comes to mind.

India #39;s greatest


A Hong Kong company develops a  quot;virtual girlfriend quot; for new cell phones with video capability. Artificial Life, Inc. #39;s electronic love interest will appear as an animated figure on a telephone screen.

Phone passion: dating with virtual girlfriend


The Dodgers have spent many recent Octobers watching postseason baseball on television. This year, they'll be playing.

Dodgers keep it going


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA is still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Frances, and now the space port is bracing for the even more menacing Ivan.

NASA securing space center for possible strike by Ivan


Applied Materials (AMAT:Nasdaq - news - research) posted sharply higher net income in its fiscal fourth quarter but said it had seen demand decelerate recently.

Applied Materials Signals Caution


New York -- It will take years for Roger Federer to match numbers with the all-time greats of tennis. In the category of pure elegance, he might have arrived officially on Sunday.

Flawless Federer is fantastic


SEATTLE Rashard Lewis scored a season-high 37 points and Ray Allen added 26 as Seattle whipped the Los Angeles Lakers 108-to-93. Lewis scored 17 points in the first quarter and had 22 by the break to help

SuperSonics 108 Lakers 93


Despite high oil prices, the volumeof world trade by the end of 2004 is likely to grow by 8.5 percentin real terms over 2003, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said Monday.

Higher trade growth predicted in 2004 despite oil price hikes


A 1,000-square-foot gray trailer in the parking lot of RFK Stadium serves as the first retail outlet fans can get Nationals gear.

Nationals Open Shop


TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of  6.8 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday, but there  were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami  warning was issued.

Earthquake of Magnitude 6.8 Jolts Tokyo


Regulators have discovered serious accounting problems at mortgage giant Fannie Mae , prompting an inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission and calling into question its financial soundness, the company disclosed yesterday. Its shares fell nearly 7 percent.

Report details Fannie Mae woes, spurs inquiry


AP - Scientists in 17 countries will scout waterways to locate and study the world's largest freshwater fish species, many of which are declining in numbers, hoping to learn how to better protect them, researchers announced Thursday.

Scientists in 17 Nations to Study Fish (AP)


The two co-founders of Google each plan to sell as many as 7.2 million shares of their stock during the next 18 months, giving them more than \$1 billion apiece at current prices.

Google Founders Plan Sales of Their Shares


A video game fan upset over a failed disk drive in his Xbox video game console has sued Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on behalf of all Xbox owners across the United States.. The suit, filed

Xbox Owner Sues Over Defective Disk Drives


BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government will stick to its  disputed goal of raising living standards in the formerly  communist east to western levels despite the spiraling costs,  Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Tuesday.

Schroeder Won't Drop Equality Aim for East Germans


Researchers say they have the strongest evidence yet that smoking causes asthma after a study of 1,444 people.

Asthma risk 'greater for smokers'


Microsoft has issued a patch to fix the security flaw, and urges its customers to use a new utility to locate the computer applications that are vulnerable.

Microsoft patches  #39;critical #39; JPEG exploit


The fight started at school, when some eighth-grade girls stole a pencil case filled with makeup that belonged to a new classmate, Amanda Marcuson, and she reported them.

Teenage bullies thrive in cyberspace


A report on the Memphis Commercial Appeal's website yesterday said Memphis police were investigating every angle of a reported burglary at the apartment of players on John Calipari's basketball team.

Memphis police ask questions


OAKLAND -- -- The essential difference between the A #39;s and the Anaheim Angels, so narrow yet so pronounced, rang loud and clear Saturday, distilled to a single inning.

It #39;s simple: Six outs too much to ask of A #39;s bullpen


Tony Blair has given his staunch backing to Gordon Brown #39;s pre-Budget report, insisting that its spending pledges are  quot;fully-funded quot;.

Blair backs Brown


Rupert Murdoch #39;s News Corp. Ltd on Wednesday posted a 28 percent rise in quarterly profit as strong results in newspapers, broadcast and cable television countered weaker

News Corp Posts Strong Results Ahead of US Move


KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 3 -- President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday was officially declared the winner of Afghanistan's first-ever democratic presidential election more than three weeks after votes were cast, giving him a five-year mandate to try to steer this country out of a quarter-century of civil war and strife.

Karzai Officially Declared Winner


Amelie Mauresmo safeguarded her number one ranking for another week when she beat fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 6-4 to reach the final of the Filderstadt Grand Prix tennis tournament on Saturday.

UPDATE 1-Mauresmo and Davenport to meet in Filderstadt final


The Sudanese Foreign Minister has rejected a United States declaration of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan, saying the US is using a humanitarian crisis for political purposes.

Sudan rejects US genocide declaration as politics


Have you ever gone online to get driving directions, only to leave the printout behind? Have you made movie plans, but forgot to jot down the show times? Or do you simply need an easy way to feed phone numbers to your cell phone? A trio of entrepreneurs believe they have a solution.

Trio Makes Web Data Transfer to Handsets Easier


The polls are closed and results are starting to come in - finally. At times it seems as if the Enron scandal has been with us forever, lingering just

Convictions In Enron Scandal


A multimillion-euro software piracy ring has been broken following synchronized raids in Athens and London yesterday, Attica police said.

Major software pirates caught


Mohamed Al Fayed tonight vowed to continue his campaign to see three photographers who took pictures of Diana, Princess of Wales, and his son Dodi at the scene of their deadly crash, convicted of invasion of privacy.

Al Fayed Vows to See Diana Crash Photographers Convicted


South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun called newly re-elected President Bush and won his agreement that ending the nuclear crisis involving the isolated communist North should be a goal of his second term in office.

Seoul Asks Bush to Focus on N.Korea Nuclear Crisis


Banking group HBOS today stayed silent on claims that its bosses will meet this week to finalise plans for a 10bn (14.7bn) bid for Abbey National.

HBOS weighs up Abbey bid


Interviews with Iraqi Shiite clerics reveal that moderates are increasingly supporting Sadr's anti-US campaign.

Standoff bolstered Sadr's support


ATHENS, Greece -- A scientific dig has uncovered four pomegranates believed to be 2,500 years old preserved inside a woven basket nestled in a bronze vessel, a Greek archaeologist said Friday.

2,500-Year-Old Pomegranate Found In Greece


Dell is both profitable and well regarded, thanks to its habit of delivering serviceable but unexciting products at good prices and supporting them well enough to keep buyers coming back.

Top Computer Makers: Dell


PARIS: Captain Sergei Semak grabbed a hat-trick as CSKA Moscow won 3-1 at Paris St Germain on Tuesday but a late goal in Porto denied the Russian team a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League, handing Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich a

Chelsea lose and CSKA Moscow drop out despite victory


More migrants arrive on Italy's Lampedusa island as PM Berlusconi prepares for migration talks in Libya.

Italy set for Libya migrant talks


BLACKSBURG, Va. (Sports Network) - Mike Imoh ran for two  first-quarter touchdowns and 15th-ranked Virginia Tech routed  Maryland 55-6 at Lane Stadium.

Virginia Tech Blasts Maryland, 55-6


The effort to secure government-backed  quot;green bonds quot; for the proposed Destiny USA project in Syracuse cleared a major hurdle in Congress Wednesday, and proponents were hoping for approval by the end of the week.

Destiny bonds closer to reality


Pakistani security forces have arrested more suspected militants in a series of raids following Sunday #39;s killing of a top al-Qaida leader and the arrest of two of his aides.

More Arrested in Pakistan Following Killing of Al-Qaida Leader


Strong explosions have shaken central Baghdad and heavy fighting has erupted in a street notorious as a rebel stronghold. The interim Iraqi government and US forces

Blasts rock Baghdad


Seiko Epson will commercialize OLED TVs by 2007, the company says.

What Does the Future Hold for Flat TVs?


Continental Airlines said Thursday it is seeking \$500 million more in cuts in wages and benefit reductions. The company said the move is necessary - on top of more than \$1.1 billion in

Continental seeking \$500 million in cuts


A Hawaiian company specializing in streaming video claims to have developed a \$50 software emulator that allows a Windows PC to run Apple Computer #39;s Mac OS X. Maui X-Stream on Tuesday announced CherryOS, a virtual PC that mimics the hardware of a G4 Mac.

Now, for Your PC: Mac OS X


AFP - Pro-independence parties are tipped to make gains in Taiwan's legislative elections this weekend and thereby anger China, already threatening to take military action if the island drifts further from Beijing.

Pro-independence parties tipped to make gains in Taiwan vote (AFP)


MANZINI, Swaziland -- Gugu Pungwayo couldn't bear to read the newspaper article. She recalled that she glanced at the headline, then put the paper down. Picked it up again. Put it down. Again. And again.

A Brutal Sexual Assault Galvanizes Swazi Women


HONG KONG : Hutchison Whampoa, the ports-to-telecoms conglomerate owned by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, reported its first half net profit rose 106 percent to HK\$12.5b (US\$1.6b).

HK conglomerate Hutchison #39;s first half net profit up 106 percent


Baghdad, Iraq -- Some of Muqtada al-Sadr #39;s aides in Iraq say kidnappers have promised to release a Western journalist, perhaps as early as Friday.

Cleric #39;s Aides: Kidnapped Journalist Will Be Freed


Tightness in the labour market notwithstanding, the prospects for hiring in the third quarter are down from the second quarter, according to the new Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

Manpower survey: Hiring prospects look good but slowing


Sharp Corp. has added a hard-disk drive to its latest Zaurus PDA (personal digital assistant), and is considering selling the Linux operating system-based device abroad, the company said Friday.

Sharp adds hard disk to its Linux PDA


SEATTLE - A radio talk-show host said Saturday he has been fired for criticizing CBS newsman Dan Rather's handling of challenges to the authenticity of memos about President Bush's National Guard service.

Host Says Rather Criticism Got Him Fired


The killer of French woman Amelie Delagrange may be a local man with knowledge of the area, police said today. Detectives are examining the possibility based on the advice of an offender profiler who has been called in on the murder hunt.

Amelie killer  #39;may be local #39;


KIEV (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Ukrainian opposition  supporters marched on the president's office on Tuesday seeking  to install their leader in office, defying poll results they  said had been rigged by a pro-Moscow government.

Ukraine Opposition Marches on President's Office


MOSCOW : A top Western bank asked to value Yukos #39;s core asset said the Russian government chose the lowest price possible for a planned sale of the oil giant #39;s crown jewel in a move that has shaken investors.

Russia chose rebate figure to sell Yukos unit: Dresdner


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Struggling clothing retailer Wet  Seal Inc. <A HREF=

Wet Seal Third-Quarter Net Loss Widens


Health insurer Cigna Corp. on Wednesday posted a higher quarterly profit as it saw growth in its health care segment and recognized a gain on the sale of its retirement benefits business.

Cigna Profit Rises in Third Quarter


Prudential Equity Group maintained a  quot;neutral weight quot; rating on Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) after Canadian news reports surfaced linking its arthritis drug Celebrex with cardiovascular side effects.

Pfizer #39;s Bextra Faces  #39;Headline Risk #39;


NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - A blast ripped through a police  station in the town of Nassiriya in southern Iraq on Friday,  killing three police and wounding others, police said.

Blast at Police Post in Nassiriya, Three Dead


Reuters - Warner Bros. has secured\a  #36;309,600 judgment against an actor for allegedly making\promotional

Actor Must Pay  #36;309,600 in Film Piracy Case (Reuters)


NEW YORK (Reuters) - ShopKo Stores Inc., a specialty and  discount retailer, on Wednesday said sales at stores open at  least a year fell 4.8 percent in November but maintained its  fourth-quarter earnings forecast.

November Same Store Sales Down


Middlesex Savings Bank of Natick is taking a shot at the banking big leagues by offering its best customers a hefty dose of convenience to go with the customer service and good rates the mutual bank prides itself on.

Banks reimbursing ATM fees to compete with larger rivals


It was what every NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver competing in the Chase for the Championship feared - a DNF (Did Not Finish). A poor finish with the accompanying

Stewart down, but not out


If Paula Radcliffe is looking for a low-profile re-entry into competition, she #39;s picked the wrong race. The 30-year-old world record holder hasn #39;t raced since her crack-up

LATE KICK MAY BOOST RADCLIFFE


Once attacked by Skulls, the only things the smartphones can do is make and receive calls. The anti-virus lab F-Secure said it had produced guidelines for users to help them remove the program and get their phones working.

#39;Skulls #39; Virus Attacks Nokia Smartphones


You can listen to all your favourite music on it ... now you can use it to look at your favourite pictures as well. A new breed of iPod has been unveiled by Apple as it tries to maintain its grip on the digital music player market.

Special edition: Bono shows off his U2 iPod beside a regular model


US stocks fell after Colgate- Palmolive Co., the world #39;s largest toothpaste producer, reduced its profit forecast and PMC-Sierra Inc.

US Stocks Slide; Shares of Colgate and PMC-Sierra Decline


BOSTON -- Bank of America chief executive Ken Lewis will continue meeting with local officials this week who question whether the bank broke commitments by ordering job cuts in its acquisition of FleetBoston.

Bank Of America Chief Continues Meetings On Layoffs


#39;The ongoing stimulus of lower-than-expected mortgage interest rates was the primary driver of strong home sales in October. #39;.

Home sales for month robust


The gruelling trudge from Marathon to Athens killed a man, or so the legend goes. Yesterday, it trampled the spirit of women who dared to attempt it in the heat of Athens.

Olympics: Marathon saps the toughest


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  oil prices rose above \$46 a barrel, increasing concern about  corporate profits, while personal products maker  Colgate-Palmolive Co. <A HREF=

Stocks Open Down, Oil Up, Colgate Warns


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Matt Morris pitched a two-hit shutout,  striking out a season-high 11, as the St Louis Cardinals  blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in a showdown between two  division leaders at Busch Stadium on Friday.

NL Wrap: Morris Shuts Out Dodgers as Cards Keep Winning


Pro baseball: Eastern League -- Trenton vs. Portland (2) at Hadlock Field, Portland, Maine, 1 p.m.; New Hampshire vs. New Britain at New Britain (Conn.) Stadium, 1:30 p.m.; Northeast League -- North Shore vs. New Haven at Yale Field, New Haven, 2 p.m.; Elmira vs. Brockton (2) at Campanelli Stadium, Brockton, 5 p.m.

Today's schedule


Wi-Fi hot spots emerged as a new emergency communications alternative in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, with traffic at some outlets up 50.

Wi-Fi emerges as emergency communications alternative in Fla.


Dwight Brewington went 5 for 5 from 3-point range and scored a career-high 21 points last night, leading host Providence to an 89-52 win over Pennsylvania in the second round of the Preseason NIT.

Providence writes off Penn


IBM's personal computer division racked up \$965 million in losses between Jan. 1, 2001, and June 30, 2004, the company said in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

IBM's PC unit lost money from 2001 onwards


Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan have cost NASA a least a weeks worth of work and upset its tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, throwing into doubt the

Shuttle schedule clouded by hurricanes


German authorities arrested three Iraqis with alleged al Qaeda links on suspicion they were planning an attack on Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi while he visited Germany on Friday, the country's chief prosecutor said.

Three Arrested in Germany for Plot on Allawi


New Delhi, Nov. 3. (PTI): The Government will decide on increasing petrol, diesel, LPG and kerosene prices within the next 24-48 hours.

Decision on fuel price hike soon


A routine computer software upgrade has crashed 80 percent of UK government PCs at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on Friday.

Software Upgrade knocks out UK Government Network


Reuters - Genetic factors, along with cultural and\early experiences, influence male homosexuality, Italian\scientists said on Wednesday.

Genetic Factors Influence Male Homosexuality-Study (Reuters)


Horace Small knows it's a bad idea to write checks without enough money in the bank to cover them. But with property taxes and car insurance making huge dents in his income, the neighborhood organizer occasionally relies on the  quot;float quot; -- the two or three days it takes for checks to clear -- to juggle all of his payments.

Bank customers to lose 'float' time


German airline Lufthansa posted a 125 million euro (\$155 million) net profit in the third quarter, more than making up losses from a year ago thanks to stronger demand for air travel, the company said Thursday.

Update 3: Lufthansa Posts Third-Quarter Profit


SAN CARLOS, Calif. - For back-to-school shoppers, a new alphabet reigns, and it starts with E for electronics...

Back-To-School Now Includes Electronics


The tunnel containing this city #39;s sunken highway - the crown jewel of the Big Dig, Boston #39;s mammoth \$14.6 billion highway project - is leaking because of improper construction

Officials Blame Contractors in Tunnel Leak


Somalia's new president Abdullahi Yusuf promises to reunite and rebuild the country after 13 years of war.

New Somali leader pledges peace


The software juggernaut that conquered the desktop is racing to get Windows into your next car.

Taking Microsoft for a spin?


Malaysia's top court agrees to review a  corruption conviction against the former deputy PM  Anwar Ibrahim.

Court clears way for Anwar appeal


Baseball fans who were looking to Busch Stadium for reassurance Thursday night came away more apprehensive than ever. A few days removed from playing host to a National League Division Series

Morris adds to the anxiety


LANDOVER, Md. -- The Philadelphia Eagles held off the Washington Redskins, 17-14, last night, winning their fifth straight and propelling Andy Reid past Joe Gibbs into first place in winning percentage among active coaches.

Ugly victory saves Eagles


Rick Majerus is a basketball savant. Nobody questions that. He #39;s a winner. Nobody questions that. He #39;ll be a tremendous hire for Southern California.

Notebook: Majerus-USC marriage just great ... unless


The Iraqi foreign minister said today that the interim Iraqi government planned to meet soon in Jordan with leaders of the insurgency to try to persuade them to take part in legitimate politics here.

Iraqi Officials to Meet With Rebels to Discuss Political Role


LONDON (Reuters) - Belgium's Kim Clijsters and Australian  Lleyton Hewitt, the golden couple of tennis, will marry next  February in Australia.

Clijsters Says She'll Marry Hewitt in February


Neil Mellor lived up to his burgeoning reputation with the winner for Liverpool in last night #39;s dramatic 2-1 win over Arsenal.

Liverpool kid Mellor stuns Arsenal


MILLIONS face working an extra five years and saving more for their retirement to plug a 57bn pensions black hole, a report will warn tomorrow.

The 57bn pensions black hole


DENVER (Sports Network) - Colorado Rockies vice chairman  Jerry McMorris has been removed from the team's board of  directors and also as an officer. The move came during a  meeting of the director and shareholders of the club's general  partner.

McMorris Removed as Director and Officer of Rockies


Chiron today it received a grand jury subpoena requesting certain documents and materials related to its Fluvirin influenza vaccine.

Chiron Gets Grand Jury Subpoena on Vaccine


Canadian Press - VANCOUVER  (CP) - Warren Glowatski has served enough time in prison for the murder of Reena Virk and should be granted parole Friday, the victim's mother said Thursday.

Mother of murder victim Reena Virk wishes offender well at parole hearing (Canadian Press)


British scientists and science commentators have paid tribute to the DNA pioneer Maurice Wilkins, who died on Tuesday aged 88. Professor Wilkins, who called himself  quot;the third man of the double helix quot;, helped

Scientists praise Maurice Wilkins


The Israeli army pours into the West Bank city of Jenin, sparking firefights with Palestinians.

Israel launches sweeps in Jenin


Reuters - The yen was feeling the heat on Tuesday\as oil prices scaled new record highs, underlining concerns\about Japan's dependence on imported oil.

Yen Weighed Down as Oil Prices Hit Highs (Reuters)


England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has backed his under-fire captain David Beckham to rediscover his best form. Midfielder Beckham received particular

Beckham #39;s not finished, says Eriksson


The Sudanese government and rebels in the country #39;s Darfur region have signed security and humanitarian agreements in Nigeria after two weeks of talks, the press officer for Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has said.

Sudan, rebels reach Darfur accords


The Angels are renaming themselves yet again, saying Monday it will be known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Angels Change Name


Hanjin Group on Thursday denied a report on the progress of its talks with the US private equity fund Carlyle Group over the sale of its shipping and logistics operations.

Hanjin Denies FT Report on Carlyle #39;s Takeover Bid


Nokia Corp. said Thursday it has filed patent infringement complaints against Vitelcom of Spain over Nokia #39;s GSM and GPRS technologies.

Nokia Seeks Injunctions Against Vitelcom


Bernard Lagat gave Kenya a silver medal in the men #39;s 1,500m race, marginally losing out to race favourite Hicham El Guerrouj in a dramatic final on Tuesday night.

Lagat Remains Gracious in Defeat


Iran #39;s transparent decision to boycott head-to-head competitions against Israeli athletes is an assault on the Olympic ideal. It needs to be dealt with swiftly and sternly. Instead, the International Judo Federation could not find enough executive members ...

Iran #39;s Olympic snub


The FTC said it believes the companies induced computer users to buy its spyware-eradication software, sold for US\$30 and bearing names such as Spy Wiper and Spy Deleter, after first infecting

FTC Files Complaint Against Alleged Spyware Distributor


It is possible to trace users sharing unlicensed music files through their IP address, the Federal Court was told today by the major music labels #39; first witness in their civil case against peer-to-peer software provider Sharman Networks.

KPMG witness takes stand in Kazaa trial


TROUBLED mutual Equitable Life yesterday said it had continued to make  quot;steady and sustained progress quot; in improving its financial position during the first half of the year.

Equitable Life makes  #39;steady and sustained #39; progress


A proposal to create a senior-level cyber security position at the Department of Homeland Security is killed at the eleventh hour.

Cyber Securitys Cassandra Syndrome


Computer Associates International yesterday reported a 6 increase in revenue during its second fiscal quarter, but posted a \$94 million loss after paying to settle government investigations into the company, it said yesterday.

CA posts Q2 loss on restitution charges


Oct. 15, 2004 - Despite a new study #39;s findings, there #39;s still no clear-cut evidence linking cell phone use to brain tumors.

Can Cell Phone Use Lead to Brain Tumors?


Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shifted his economic repairman to Japan's next gargantuan task: privatizing the world's largest bank.

Japan's Leader Shuffles Cabinet to Push Economic Reforms


Microsoft Corp. is offering an olive branch to users of pirated versions of the Windows XP operating system. The software giant on Wednesday unveiled the Windows XP Counterfeit Project in the UK, offering

Microsoft Offers Olive Branch to XP Counterfeit Users


North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Su-hon, currently attending the UN general assemblys annual ministerial meeting, disclosed on Monday that the North has reprocessed 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into weapons-grade.

Fuel Rods Turned into Weapons, North Claims


Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a radical overhaul of state bodies in response to recent attacks.

Putin tightens grip on security


A VIRTUAL crime simulator expected to be one of the biggest selling computer games of all time has been hit by techno-pirates. The Edinburgh company Rockstar North has made a fortune from its detailed virtual worlds where crime is the aim of the game.

It #39;s Grand Theft over the internet


The United States has vetoed Tuesday an Arab-backed resolution at the UN Security Council that demands an immediate end to Israeli military operations in the Gaza strip that have claimed the lives of at least 80 Palestinians during the past seven days.

US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza offensive


Good

Coming Soon:


MUMBAI: India salvaged their bruised pride by winning the fourth and final cricket Test against world champions Australia by 13 runs in a heart-stopping finish here on Friday.

Harbhajan and Kartik spin India to stunning victory


The U.S. Senate has voted to outlaw several favorite techniques of people who illegally copy and distribute movies, but has dropped other measures that could have led to jail time for Internet song-swappers. <FONT face=

Senate Passes Scaled-Back Copyright Bill


East Asia #39;s economies are growing at their swiftest pace since before the financial crisis with fewer people than ever living in extreme poverty, according to the latest East Asia and Pacific Regional Update, the World Bank #39;s twice-yearly look at the

East Asia: Global Uncertainties Threaten to Mar 2005


NEW YORK - The explosive growth in online fraud and the impact of tough new federal regulations were on the minds of information security executives who gathered in New York Tuesday for the second annual CSO Interchange, a gathering of chief security officers (CSOs).

Fraud, Feds top concerns as CSOs meet in New York


Defiant Palestinian militants pounded Jewish settlements in the southern Gaza Strip with mortar fire today, following the killing of a top Hamas militant in an air strike.

Israeli settlements pounded in revenge attacks


Antitrust regulators have asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block Arch Coal Inc. #39;s \$364 million acquisition of Triton Coal Co. Ltd., pending court appeal.

FTC Seeks to Delay Arch-Triton Merger


A peer-to-peer company signs a deal with three major record labels to provide content on its Peer Impact service, but it might not offer much for music fans. By Katie Dean.

P2P Tilts Toward Legitimacy


AP - International Business Machines Corp. stock rose in pre-market trading Tuesday, a day after the the company reported better than expected earnings for the third quarter.

IBM Stock Is Rising in Pre-Market Trading (AP)


Record oil prices are unlikely to inflict the economic pain they did in the 1970s, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday, adding that he thought the world could adjust to higher-priced oil.

Greenspan: US Can Weather Oil Cost Rise


Les versions allemande, franaise et nerlandaise sont dsormais disponibles. La version italienne sera bientt accessible. Copernic et son partenaire de dveloppement conomique international Contraco

Copernic cible les marchs europens pour son moteur de <b>...</b>


Wide receiver Troy Brown , who injured his right shoulder Oct. 3 against Buffalo, practiced yesterday in a red (no contact) jersey, and is still listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Pittsburgh.

Rehabbing receivers are catching up


Adobe Reader simply allowed viewing capabilities in past versions. But the upcoming release lets users make comments or editing changes.

Adobe Upgrades Flagship Products


The delegation from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), a partner in the ruling African National Congress government, was held up for nearly an hour by officials at Harare #39;s international airport on arrival for a visit Mugabe #39;s government

Cosatu defiant, enters Zim for talks


Reuters - Bankrupt US Airways Group\Inc.. said Friday it has reached a new aircraft lease\and financing deal with General Electric Co.  that could\extend the carrier's lifeline further into next year, if it\could quickly secure new cost cuts.

US Air, GE Reach Deal on Plane Leases (Reuters)


The inventor of the World Wide Web told a technology conference on Wednesday that making the Web more useful hinges on a familiar challenge: Getting the players behind the technology to agree on standards governing how computers communicate with one another.

Inventor of the World Wide Web Promotes Future Cooperation


By my math, we #39;re still a healthy 111 days shy of Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, and any way you cut it, that #39;s a mighty good thing for Mike Holmgren and his ambitious young Seattle Seahawks.

Expectations for Seahawks are more realistic after two tough <b>...</b>


MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil major YUKOS has filed for  bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court and will seek an  injunction to stop Russia from auctioning off its main  production unit on Dec. 19, it said on Wednesday.

YUKOS Seeks Bankruptcy


USATODAY.com - No. 1 PC maker Dell announced plans Tuesday to build a new computer factory in North Carolina and hire 1,500 workers within five years. The site for the approximately  #36;115 million, 500,000 square-foot factory has not yet been chosen, but it will likely be near Winston-Salem.

Dell to build factory in N.C., hire 1,500 workers (USATODAY.com)


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. online retailers posted  holiday sales of \$23.2 billion, excluding travel, up a  larger-than-expected 25 percent from the 2003 season, according  to a new survey released on Monday by Goldman, Sachs   Co.,  Harris Interactive and Nielsen/NetRatings.

Web Holiday Shopping Up 25 Pct in 2004


Atlanta, Houston, Miami and Tampa, Fla., were selected as the four finalists for the 2009 Super Bowl. The four were recommended by a committee of owners at a meeting in Atlanta on Wednesday.

Four finalists selected in bids for 2009 Super Bowl


Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - A former Upper Canada College teacher made a brief court appearance Monday to face sexual assault charges.

Former private school teacher to face criminal charges in court Wednesday (Canadian Press)


Most of the turkeys gracing the nation #39;s dinner tables today have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations that simply walking can be a problem for many of the big-breasted birds and sex is no longer

Scientists study genes for tastier turkeys


quot;It was well beyond the level that would be needed for a civilian programme, quot; the Vienna-based diplomat close to the IAEA said.

S.Korea says it enriched uranium


Yahoo has announced that it will release a desktop search product after the New Year, putting the search engine firmly in the desktop search race that Google kicked off earlier this year and that other major search engines have already declared that they

Yahoo Details Desktop Search Plans; Ask Jeeves  amp; MSN Launch This <b>...</b>


Millions of French pupils have begun the new school year under controversial legislation banning Muslim headscarves and other religious insignia from state schools.

French Schools Reopen Under New Religious Law


Netscape Browser 7.2 Released by AOL\\America Online has just released Netscape 7.2. Based on Mozilla 1.7, this latest version features better popup blocking, vCard support, an improved junk mail algorithm, better standards support, performance enhancements and several hundred other bug fixes. It also includes patches for recent security vulnerabilities according ...

Netscape Browser 7.2 Released by AOL


AP - After years of battling Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. has set its sights on Linux vendors, seeking to jump into a low-end but high-volume market it's been accused of ignoring.

Sun Sets Sights on Low-End Market (AP)


Yahoo! Inc is deploying the DomainKeys email signing technology worldwide, and has announced tentative support from rival ISP EarthLink Inc.

Yahoo! deploys, EarthLink tests DomainKeys


Traditionalists and gay Christians are cautious over a call for unity by the Archbishop of Canterbury amid the row about homosexual clergy.

Archbishop #39;s bid to heal rift


General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked them to provide information on their pension and retiree health care plans as part of an inquiry into how companies prepare estimates used to calculate pension costs.

SEC Examining GM, Ford Pension Costs


Philip Green has never been afraid to redefine conventional wisdom in the worlds in which he operates. But his recrafting of what constitutes a dividend represents his most challenging thinking to date.

Ian Griffiths


Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio is to dissolve parliament and call early elections over a cabinet crisis.

Portugal leader calls early poll


At least 10 people have been killed and at least 18 others wounded after a bomb exploded near an army truck in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, police and hospital sources say.

Pakistan bomb kills at least 10


AP - James Wolfensohn said Sunday he anticipates bowing out in 2005 as World Bank president and not serving a third five-year term, but would do whatever shareholders ask of him.

World Bank Chief Likely to Leave in 2005 (AP)


Lawrence Gonzi will at the end of this week lead a Maltese team at a crucial EU summit marking the end of the six month Dutch presidency.

PM to attend crucial EU summit this week


Kurt Busch is the only driver among the 10 in NASCAR #39;s Chase for the Championship who #39;s done everything right. But he admits that may not be enough to help him win his first championship.

Busch looks to increase points lead


LONDON, 4 Oct. -- Forward Michael Owen is doubtful for England #39;s World Cup qualifier against Wales on Saturday because of a leg muscle injury sustained in his home debut for Real Madrid on Sunday.

Will Owen make Wales match?


NORTON, Mass. - Vijay Singh has been playing the best golf in the world for a long time...

Singh Knocks Woods From Top Spot in Golf


The leading theory of how planets form is being revised because of new observations from the US Spitzer Space Telescope. The process is not as smooth and quiet as once thought, but rather the result of violent collisions between massive space rocks.

New Space Telescope Observations Upset Theories of Planet <b>...</b>


The full-scale assault on the Iraqi rebel city of Falluja could intensify, warns the US officer in charge of the offensive.

'Heavy fighting' ahead in Falluja


THE firm behind leading file-swapping network Kazaa is being sued by the record industry in the latest round of a fight over copyright.

Piracy accusations fly as Kazaa trial begins


The battle between British Energy and rebel shareholders seeking a better deal from the company #39;s 5bn restructuring plan intensified yesterday when the nuclear generator announced it was abandoning its London share listing.

British Energy pre-empts Polygon by delisting shares


SEOUL (Reuters) - A huge explosion in North Korea last week  may have been due to a combination of demolition work for a  power plant and atmospheric clouds, South Korea's spy agency  said on Wednesday.

S.Korean Spies Say Building Work Behind North Blast


Security experts say they have discovered a Trojan horse that records e-banking user details and Web surfing habits. Antivirus company Sophos is warning that the Banker-AJ Trojan is targeting online customers

Trojan logs e-banking habits


Military-ruled Myanmar has said Britain is interfering in the internal affairs of its former colony, jeopardising relations between Europe and Asia.

Myanmar slams British interference


A BRITISH general is taking over in Bosnia, where the worlds two most-wanted indicted war criminals have evaded capture for nearly a decade.

Briton to hunt Bosnia war criminals


\\I really like how the Washington Post cites their endorsement of Kerry :\\

Washington Post Endorses Kerry


Workers at three tire plants, including one in Indiana, had been without deal for 15 months. PITTSBURGH -- More than 3,000 union workers at three BF Goodrich tire manufacturing plants in Indiana and Alabama

BF Goodrich contract gets union #39;s OK


MAKUHARI, Japan (Reuters) - Global chip equipment sales are  expected to fall 5.15 percent in 2005, an industry group said  on Wednesday in a sharp reversal from its July forecast of  growth of 23.98 percent.

Global Chip Gear Sales Seen Down 5.15 Pct in 2005


AP - President Bush opens the fall campaign with a slight lead over Democratic Sen. John Kerry, an Associated Press poll shows, as voters express growing confidence in the direction of the country and the performance of the incumbent.

AP Poll: Bush Holds Lead Over Kerry (AP)


AP - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning broke an NFL record with his 13th straight multi-touchdown passing game Sunday.

Manning Breaks Record for Multi-TD Games (AP)


LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers and  second baseman Jeff Kent agreed to a two-year contract on  Thursday, bringing the All-Star back to the state where he won  his lone NL MVP award.

Goin' Back to Cali: Kent Signs with Dodgers


Cross-examination of former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz at the trial of a lawsuit brought by shareholders is scheduled to resume Monday, though

Ovitz Set for More Grilling Monday


Record labels are suing the firm behind leading file-sharing software Kazaa, in the latest round of the fight over copyright. Sharman Networks, based in Australia but registered in the Pacific island state

Australian labels sue file sharer


KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center are testing a high-tech pacifier that could help premature babies learn to eat...

Pacifiers Could Help Teach Babies to Eat


CLEAR LAKE - Johnson Space Center spokesman Kyle Herring said Tuesday that shuttle program project managers were looking at ways to reduce costs by about 5 percent, but said he did not know if job cuts would be a part of those efforts.

NASA changes with new budget


Attempts to fight spam by identifying e-mails have hit problems over Microsoft #39;s involvement in the process. The Internet Engineering Task Force, an international standards body, has rejected Microsoft #39;s contribution to the so-called Sender ID proposal.

Microsoft #39;s spam plan rejected


WORLD oil prices firmed overnight after a five-session drop amid renewed concerns over unrest in Iraq despite a ceasefire in its holy city of Najaf.

Oil price steadies


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was disappointed with the 2-2 draw against Arsenal, despite seeing his side twice come from behind.  quot;If youd told me before it would be a draw, I would have said its not a bad result, quot; said Mourinho.

Disappointed Mourinho


Dutch police have given the  quot;all-clear quot; to a British Airways flight from Berlin to London which was diverted to Amsterdam #39;s Schiphol airport with a Dutch fighter jet escort because of a bomb threat.

BA plane diverted after hoax


AUSTRALIA #39;S telecommunications players have chosen sides in the pending war to win consumers to the new generation of mobile phones.

Deal draws 3G battle lines


They let developers create software that supports 64-bit x86 chips--important in making the new generation of chips useful.

Intel programming tools reach new 64-bit chips


AP - Young people are now the savviest of the tech-savvy, as likely to demand a speedy broadband connection as to download music onto an iPod, or upload digital photos to their Web logs.

Generation Raised With Internet Grows Up (AP)


Japan #39;s women wrestlers added four medals, including two golds, to lead the country to a record Olympic performance and be within one gold medal of its biggest haul of championships.

Japan #39;s Women Wrestlers Win 2 Golds; Medal Count Sets Record


AP - An income tax benefit narrowed Computer Associates International Inc's loss dramatically in the second quarter.

Tax Cut Shrinks Computer Associates Loss (AP)


Mobile chip makes inroads as prices drop and Intel de-emphasizes clock speed.

Intel's Pentium M finally attracting U.S. consumers


University of Arizona -- University of Arizona scientists have discovered that meteorites, particularly iron meteorites, may have been critical to the evolution of life on Earth.     Their research shows that meteorites easily could have provided more phosphorus than naturally occurs on Earth -- enough phosphorus to give rise to biomolecules which eventually assembled into living, replicating organisms...

Meteorites Supplied Earth Life with Phosphorus


TEMPE, Ariz. -- Sometimes how you win is as significant as whether you win. Sunday was not one of those days.

Don't marginalize the players


When Congress passed the \$388 billion spending bill last weekend, it allotted \$16.2 billion for NASA, including nearly full funding of projects related to the president #39;s Vision for Space Exploration.

JPL team visits NASA shuttle program


Reuters - Delta Air Lines Inc., the No. 3 U.S.\carrier which has been restructuring in efforts to avoid a\bankruptcy filing, is expected to slash fares and remove\restrictive rules such as Saturday-night stays, Time magazine\reported in its online edition on Sunday.

Delta to Slash Fares, Cut Restrictions (Reuters)


STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Swedish engineering company Atlas Copco Group is selling its electric tool business which includes Milwaukee Electric Tool in the United States to Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries Co.

Atlas Copco to Sell Electric Tool Business


A US soldier is convicted of trying to aid Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network by offering details on army strength and tactics.

US soldier tried to help al-Qaeda


Sydney - National Australia Bank on Wednesday reported a near 20 percent drop in its net profit for the year to September in the aftermath of a foreign exchange trading scandal that rocked Australia #39;s biggest lender early this year.

Trading scandal haunts NAB earnings


Boston officials are considering plans to invest city funds directly into biotechnology companies, part of a broader effort to stimulate the hot industry within city limits and create jobs.

For job stimulus, Boston mulls direct investments


AP - Military-ruled Myanmar will stick to its plans for gradual democratization despite the abrupt appointment of a new prime minister believed to hold a hard line in dealing with the country's political reform movement, Foreign Minister Nyan Win said Thursday.

Myanmar Official: Democracy Plans on Track (AP)


AP - The Detroit Tigers reached a five-year deal with right-handed pitcher Justin Verlander, the second overall pick in the June draft.

Tigers Reach Deal With First-Round Pick (AP)


Bankrupt UAL Corp. (UALAQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported a narrower third-quarter net loss. The parent of United Airlines posted a loss of \$274 million, or

UPDATE 1-UAL posts narrower third-quarter net loss


Nestle, the world #39;s biggest food and drink company, on Wednesday posted a first-half net profit of 2.84 billion Swiss francs (\$2.28 billion), up 0.02 percent on the year-earlier figure of 2.78 billion francs (then \$2.03 billion).

Nestle #39;s 1st Half Net Profit Hits \$2.28B


Trucks parked at Yashwanthpur in Bangalore on Saturday following the indefinite strike called by the All-India Motor Transport Congress.

Mixed response to strike  AIMTC rebuts Govt claims


ABC has pulled its contract offer to the Bowl Championship Series, a move that could result in three of college football #39;s biggest games moving to another network.

ABC breaks off negotiations with BCS


- CUBS 2, METS 1: At New York, Derrek Lee hit an RBI single in the 10th inning to give Chicago its fourth straight win to maintain the NL wild-card lead.

NL Highlights


Disney directors said they would hire an executive search firm immediately and name a successor by June to replace Michael D. Eisner, the current chief executive.

Disney to Hire Search Firm to Find New Chief by June


OLBIA, Italy : Norway #39;s reigning world champion Petter Solberg, driving a Subaru Impreza, took the overnight lead in the Rally of Italy, the 13th round of the 16-race world championship, here in Sardinia.

Racing: Norway #39;s Solberg takes overnight lead in Rally of Italy


KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Military helicopters provided air  cover to vehicles ferrying crucial supplies to the Nepali  capital on Sunday, a senior army officer said, as a blockade  called by Maoist rebels stretched into its fifth day.

Nepal Seeks to Break Rebel Siege with Air Patrols


John W. Snow will stay on as treasury secretary, the White House said this afternoon, dashing speculation that he would soon be forced out of the Cabinet.

Defying Speculation, Snow Will Remain Treasury Secretary


Federal prosecutors are charging a Connecticut man with illegally selling source code for the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 operating systems.

Hacker Arrested for Selling Microsoft Code


AP - Terry Pilkadaris of Australia shot an even par 72 Saturday to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the inaugural Shanghai Open.

Pilkadaris Takes Shanghai Open Lead (AP)


Taylors one-month loan at the Walkers Stadium is set to end shortly and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is keen to bring him back to Highbury to battle for the goalkeeping jersey with Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia.

Leicester keeper set for Gunners recall


 By Alan Baldwin

 LONDON (Reuters) - Olivier Panis, the oldest driver andonly Frenchman on the Formula One starting grid, says farewellto grand prix racing in Japan this weekend.

Motor Racing: Panis Reaches the End of the F1 Road


Reuters - Chechens elect a new\president Sunday, but few expect peace to follow from a\Kremlin-sponsored contest overshadowed by fighting and twin\plane crashes some have linked to rebels in the region.

Chechens to Elect New Leader in Shadow of Violence (Reuters)


The company lowers its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings guidance.

Tuesday Morning Headache on Monday


Russia's Olga Slyusareva adds an Olympic gold medal to her collection of world championships, easily winning the points race Wednesday.

Slyusareva Wins Women's Points Race


Dutch retailer Ahold has said it has reached an agreement with its joint venture partner Canica over the purchase price of Canicas 20 stake in Scandinavian joint venture ICA AB.

NETHERLANDS/SWEDEN: Ahold, Canica agree purchase price of ICA <b>...</b>


Anastasia Myskina reignited her hopes at the WTA Tour Championships on Friday with a straight-sets defeat of Lindsay Davenport. The Russian looked confident in beating the world number one 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 in Los Angeles.

MYSKINA MAKES NO MISTAKE


What a shame that Larry Ellison and Craig Conway never got the chance to reunite for that highly anticipated exit interview. It would have been a blockbuster on pay-per-view.

Conway or the highway


LONDON (Reuters) - Hurricane Ivan blew oil prices back  above \$44 a barrel on Tuesday, fueling fears of disruption to  supplies and giving European investors an excuse to take  profits from stock markets at 10-week highs.

Global Markets: Ivan Blows Oil Higher


Huntsville engineers are hoping bad weather won #39;t put off the launch today of a satellite that could lead to completely automatic spaceflight and docking.

NASA throws a DART


A spokesman for Greece's Olympic team confirms that a Greek athlete has failed a dope test.

Greek athlete fails test


RIYADH (Reuters) - After a series of spectacular suicide  attacks, militants in Saudi Arabia are now launching isolated  hit-and-run shootings of Westerners, posing fresh problems for  security forces in the world's main oil exporter.

Saudi Militants Switch from Suicide to Hit-And-Run


The Motley Fool - Those nice folks at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), charged with (among other things) looking out for the interests of individual investors, never stop trying to help us out. Their sec.gov website, for example, offers a bunch of tips for those of us who trade stocks online.

Online Trading Tips (The Motley Fool)


NEW YORK - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced that the US Securities  amp; Exchange Commission notified it yesterday that it is investigating it, without specifying any further details.

Krispy Kreme #39;s Sticky Situation


NEW DELHI: In an attempt to create a level playing field for smooth administration of cricket in India, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras high court order appointing a former SC judge S Mohan as administrator of the Board of Control for

SC stays appointments of Mohan, Dalmiya


Orders for long-lasting US-made goods unexpectedly slipped 0.4 percent in October, hinting at manufacturing softness, but new claims for jobless aid shrank last week, government reports showed on Wednesday.

Jobless Claims Down; Goods Orders Slip


President Roh Moo-hyun #39;s visit to the so-called  quot;ABC quot; nations of Latin America - Argentina, Brazil and Chile - in the next several days is aimed at building a strong beachhead for Korean companies.

Seoul enhancing ties with Latin America


The heatwave which killed thousands in Europe in 2003 could soon seem cool, UK climate scientists say.

Europe's heatwaves 'soon routine'


Steve Finley smashed a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, capping a seven-run inning that clinched Los Angeles' first division title since 1995.

Dodgers Win West With a Late Grand Slam


Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - A national pharmacare program funded by the federal  government would indirectly result in shorter waiting lists, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said Monday.

National pharmacare program would reduce hospital waiting lists: McGuinty (Canadian Press)


HALIFAX - Navy Lieut. Chris Saunders was honoured as a joyful father and a fearless sailor yesterday by mourners on both sides of the ocean following last week #39;s tragic fire on HMCS Chicoutimi.

Mourning for submariner spans an ocean


A recent article in New Scientist magazine, entitled  Mysterious signals from 1000 light years away, implies that the UC Berkeley SETIhome project has uncovered a very convincing candidate

SETIhome Signal Story Sees Much More Than Meets the Eye


Ariel Sharon, Israeliprime minister, yesterday warned his rightwing Likud party that it would face early elections unless it backed a coalition with the opposition Labour party

Sharon warns Likud to vote for coalition


GENEVA: Rescuers have found the bodies of five Swiss firemen who died after the ceiling of an underground car park collapsed during a fire, a police spokesman said last night.

7 firemen die in car park crash


For the loser of this Saturday's Maryland-North Carolina State game, both at 3-2, the bowl season may be an unreachable destination.

Early Elimination Round


Tom Online (TOMO:Nasdaq - news - research) sank Friday after slashing its third-quarter revenue guidance. The company warned that it expects sales for the third quarter ended Sept.

Tom Online Cuts Revenue Guidance


NewsFactor - No one can envy the position of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) executives as they enter their annual Connect user conference this week. Last year's show was dominated by speculation over Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) hostile takeover bid for the company -- a prospect they hoped would be squelched by this year.

PeopleSoft Aims To Reassure Customers as Connect Show Opens (NewsFactor)