Seattle, October 1: Linux distributor Red Hat Inc said on Thursday that it had bought Netscape #39;s computer user identification and management technology from America Online Inc, a unit of Time Warner Inc.

Red Hat buys technology from Netscape


AC Milan begin their Serie A campaign at home to newly-promoted Livorno on Saturday evening under the weight of great expectation.

Shevchenko #39;s goals will be crucial. (Getty Images)


ARSENE WENGER fears title rivals Chelsea will break the bank to sign Steven Gerrard during the January transfer window but said he is still not as good as Patrick Vieira.

FOOTBALL: WENGER #39;S PAT ON THE BACK


The company that makes the UK's best-selling malt whisky is being put up for sale by its family owners.

Whisky distiller put up for sale


Brazilian soccer was in mourning on Thursday after the death of Sao Caetano defender Serginho, who collapsed during the previous night #39;s match against Sao Paulo after suffering an apparent heart attack.

Brazilian soccer mourns Serginho #39;s death


The company signs on an Indian cellular provider, looking to capitalize on the country's fast-growing wireless market.

RIM takes BlackBerry to India


Web search leader Google said Wednesday it will soon make it possible for users of its Gmail service to check their e-mail via Microsoft Outlook or on certain handheld devices such as mobile phones.

Gmail users soon able to check e-mail via Outlook


Global warming is melting the Arctic ice faster than expected, and the world #39;s oceans could rise by about a meter by 2100, swamping homes from Bangladesh to Florida, the head of a study said.

Heat is on...Oceans could rise by a meter by 2100


Reuters - Stamps.com , which sells\postage over the Internet, said on Thursday its chief executive\canceled his appearance at the ThinkEquity conference in San\Francisco due to a scheduling conflict.

Stamps.com Cancels Investor Presentation (Reuters)


The Motley Fool - Today, the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox browser officially launched -- welcome, version 1.0. In a way, it's much ado about nothing, seeing how it wasn't that long ago that we reported on how Mozilla had set its sights on chipping away at Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Internet Explorer browser's ubiquity. However, the Firefox launch does bode mention, especially considering a top story from CNET today pointed to the fact that the MyDoom virus is back in action.

Crazy Like a Firefox (The Motley Fool)


TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario judge has ordered three directors removed from the board of Hollinger Inc., including Conrad Black #39;s wife, Barbara Amiel-Black, company co-chief operating officer David Radler and vice-president Jack Boultbee.

Judge orders chief operating officer Radler, 2 more, off Hollinger <b>...</b>


TEHRAN: Iran carried out a new test yesterday of its upgraded Shahab-3 ballistic missile, which it says has a range of at least 2,000 kilometres, Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani said.

Shahab-3 missile tested


ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan air force jets bombed  suspected al Qaeda-linked militants in a western tribal region  on Thursday, a day after six people were killed there in  clashes between government troops and gunmen, officials said.

Pakistani Jets Bomb Militants in Tribal Region


Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on\Monday as investors figured that oil prices near record highs\could slow the economy and stall monetary tightening.

Treasuries Up as Oil Nears Record Highs (Reuters)


The slender nature of the score will give broad satisfaction. Even if England were pegged back to 1-1 for a while in this World Cup qualifier, the mental stamina lacking since Euro 2004 was recovered in Chorzow

England pull Eriksson out of the fire


Israel #39;s opposition leader, Shimon Peres, today called for early elections that would effectively rule his party out of joining a coalition to prop up the prime minister, Ariel Sharon.

Peres demands early Israeli elections


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Swiss star Roger Federer captured his 10th tennis title of the year by defeating Andy Roddick in the Thailand Open final Sunday in Bangkok.

Federer thumps Roddick in Thailand Open final


Melissa Howard hated the trips to Hooters for Wal-Mart management meetings. But the strip clubs were even worse, she said. While the store manager of a Wal-Mart in Bluffton, Howard traveled

Wal-Mart plaintiff tells story


Smiling and confident, two Russians and an American prepared for their first mission in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft - breaking the nearly 30-year tradition of having at least one crewman with previous experience in piloting the capsule.

US-Soviet Crew For Space Station


It used to be that a trip to Africa or Antarctica qualified as an exotic tourist destination. But cash-rich tourists seeking adventure are now rejecting earthly adventures for destinations that are more out of this world.

Holidays That are Out of This World


Citigroup, the global banking company, yesterday ousted three of its most senior executives in an attempt to restore its battered reputation in Japan.

Citigroup purge costs Britain #39;s great survivor his job


Full Story - Several key factors must be correct for a total lunar eclipse. First, we need a full moon. In October, the full moon occurs on the 27/28th.

Total Lunar Eclipse: October 27/28


For months, homeland security officials have privately debated how to blunt criticism of their planned aviation screening system that passengers and airlines complained was overly intrusive.
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Screening System Touted as Improvement


RadioShack to take over the operation of cell phone kiosks at retailer #39;s Sam #39;s Club stores. NEW YORK (Reuters) - RadioShack Corp.

Wal-Mart wireless with RadioShack


The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently rolled out an Intranet that has helped it handle overflow processing for hurricane disaster relief.

New FEMA intranet helps support hurricane victims


CHICAGO -- United Airlines has notified a bankruptcy judge it needs to cut \$500 million US more in costs than previously stated. The disclosure was made in a filing intended to update the judge before a hearing yesterday on the airline #39;s status.

United seeks \$500M more in cuts


RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - IBM and Cisco Systems are broadening their security alliance to offer new automatic security applications for enterprise networks.

IBM, Cisco Expand Security Alliance Covering Enterprise Networks


PHILADELPHIA -- In his own inimitable fashion, Terrell Owens made it quite clear during the offseason that, all in all, he #39;d rather be in Philadelphia. He squawked long and loud, and eventually whined his way out of Baltimore.

Compete against your friends, SI experts and celebrities in this pro football pickoff


TOKYO (Reuters) - China has admitted that one of its  submarines accidentally intruded into Japanese waters last week  and has apologized for the incident, Japan's top government  spokesman Hiroyuki Hosoda said Tuesday.

Japan Says China Apologizes Over Sub Intrusion


BASEBALL Arizona (NL): Placed C Koyie Hill on the 15-day DL; purchased contract of C Chris Snyder from El Paso (Texas League). Baltimore (AL): Placed OF Larry Bigbie and 2B-OF Jerry Hairston on the 15-day DL; recalled OF Darnell McDonald from Ottawa (IL); purchased contract of OF Val Majewski from Bowie (EL). Houston (NL): Placed P Andy Pettitte on the ...

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AP - Iran on Sunday denounced as

Iran: U.N. Uranium Program Ban 'Illegal' (AP)


ACCORDING to those commentators who peddle their political analysis in big, brash, primary colours, theres absolutely no question who lost out big time in Tony Blairs latest ministerial reshuffle.

Browns EU victories will help him on home turf


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co. <A HREF=

Disney Expanding Video Game Investment


Canada OTTAWA -- While 11 US states voted to ban gay marriage this week, the practice is now legal in a majority of Canada's provinces, the result of a court decision in Saskatchewan yesterday. The court made Saskatchewan the sixth of Canada's 10 provinces to allow gay marriage, ruling that the heterosexual-only definition of marriage is unconstitutional. Only in the ...

Saskatchewan to allow same-sex marriages


A leaked European Union draft that says Turkey will have to recognize the Republic of Cyprus before joining the EU has infuriated the Turkish government.

EU Cyprus demands enrage Turkey


AP - Bail was set at  #36;1 million Monday for a North Carolina man awaiting sentencing in the nation's first felony prosecution of illegal distribution of junk e-mail, or spam.

Convicted Spammer's Bail Set at  #36;1M (AP)


The Mooresville, NC-based retailer posted net income of \$522 million, or 66 cents a share, compared with \$452 million, or 55 cents a share, a year earlier.

Lowe #39;s income up


TRENTON, NJ -- Merck  amp; Co. withdrew best-selling arthritis drug Vioxx on Thursday after a study showed the drug doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Doctors urge patients not to panic after recall of Vioxx


IRVING, Texas -- Drew Henson lasted just two quarters as the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. Three weeks later, he #39;s not even their top backup.

QB ROUNDUP: Cowboys return Henson to 3rd-string


The effect of Japan #39;s currency sales this year and last on the value of the yen are difficult to judge, #39; #39; Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said.

Greenspan Says Effects of Japan Currency Sales Hard to Gauge


David Wells, the pitcher who once fancied himself as the ultimate Yankee, agreeed in principle to a two-year contract with the Boston Red Sox.

Wells Joins Other Side With Deal for 2 Years


LONDON Pinault Printemps Redoute, the owner of the Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent brands, said Tuesday that it planned to sell its stake in the electrical parts distributor Rexel in a deal that values the company at 3.7 billion.

PPR plans to sell Rexel stake in bid to cut debt


WALTER Smith is expected to be named as the new Scotland manager this week but the identity of his assistant remains unclear, with his long-term sidekick Archie Knox wanted by Richard Gough to be the No2 at Livingston.

Smith set for Scotland job but Knox may join Gough


AP - Now that the preliminaries are over, Team USA appears ready for the World Cup of Hockey.

Team USA Beats Russia 2-0 in Exhibition (AP)


European supermarket chain Tesco is planning to extend its RFID rollout in time for the Christmas rush. The company, which began using the tracking technology in October last year, will be introducing the

European supermarket chain extends RFID push


Third seed Albert Costa and fifth seeded Russian Nikolay Davidenko were knocked out of the Romanian Open tennis tournament on Monday, losing in the first round to unseeded opponents.

Seeded players Costa, Davidenko out of Romanian Open


Reuters - Three of the Big Four music labels\have reached licensing agreements to provide their music to the\soon-to-launch Peer Impact network, a peer-to-peer service that\enables legal music file-sharing.

Three Big Music Labels Sign Up for Peer Impact (Reuters)


Trade talks on lifting the Japanese ban on US beef ended in Tokyo Saturday with some progress and pledges to talk again. A source close to the talks said the two sides reached

Progress, no resolution on Tokyo beef ban


The official in charge of organising the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics is set to quit because of a power struggle. The Italian government has appointed Mario Pescante to oversee the Games, to the fury of Valentino

Turin Olympic chief set to quit


Britons may need to delay retirement to make up for a lack of pension savings, Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson wrote in today #39;s Observer newspaper.

Britons May Need to Work Longer for Retirement, Minister Says


Contingent deals transform the nation's workforce, not only for temp workers, but also for those in traditional jobs who compete with employees receiving lower pay, few benefits.

Permanent Job Proves An Elusive Dream


A suicide bomber killed at least 21 people in a mosque packed with worshippers and wounded more than 40 during Friday prayers in the eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot, police said.

Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 21 in Pakistani Mosque


ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces have  arrested two

Pakistan Arrests 'Important' Al Qaeda Pair


ATHENS (Reuters) - The US swimming team was slow off the blocks but is heading for home at full speed propelled by Tuesday #39;s dramatic relay victory, US women #39;s head coach Mark Schubert said on Wednesday.

American Swimmers Fired Up by Relay Win


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store sales in the first  week of September finished flat, due in part to a later Labor  Day and Hurricane Francis, a report said on Wednesday.

Francis, Late Holiday Hit Chain Sales


iBasis Inc. , a Burlington company that has become a major behind-the-scenes wholesale carrier of international phone calls over the Internet for big phone companies like AT amp;T Corp. and Sprint , is launching its first direct consumer service with a splashy promotion: 1 million minutes of free phone calls for the first customers who sign up.

iBasis to offer free calls


As the 16th-ranked Cavaliers prepare for Saturday's season opener at Temple, inside linebacker Rich Bedesem is healthy again after tearing the ACL in his right knee -- again.

Another Recovery


Salton Inc., the maker of George Foreman grills and other household appliances, posted a wider quarterly loss for the three months ended July 3, hurt by charges from cutting staff and closing US facilities despite a rise in revenue.

Salton #39;s 4Q Loss Widens on Charges


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- They were singing in the Colts #39; locker room today, singing like a bunch of wounded songbirds. Never mind that Marcus Pollard, Dallas Clark and Ben Hartsock won #39;t be recording a remake of Kenny Chesney #39;s song,  quot;Young, quot; any time soon.

Colts start to find their harmony


Big rewards should come from big investments, said Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon #39;s CEO, in a keynote speech at TELECOM 04 in Las Vegas.

TELECOM 04: Verizon and Comcast Call for New Rules


Cross another name off the Notre Dame wish list. Bobby Petrino is expected to announce he #39;s stayng at Louisville. Dec. 8 Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino, who was contacted by both Notre Dame and Mississippi

Muck of the Irish: Petrino staying at Louisville


Anthem Inc. #39;s stockholders are waking up this morning with a new corporate name on their shares. Employees will get a voice-mail message saying they #39;re now a part of a much bigger company -- the biggest by several measures.

Anthem merger a done deal


11.50am: Dwayne Bravo #39;s athleticism accounts for Andrew Strauss, run out, to halt a promising stand of 41 with centurion Marcus Trescothick.

ENGLAND KEY MOMENTS


Everyone was hoping to see a reincarnation of Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvin Hagler when Oscar De La Hoya challenged undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The Execution of the Golden Boy


Two of the European Union #39;s landmark antitrust decisions against US companies are in court this week as WorldCom Inc. seeks a moral victory and Microsoft Corp.

WorldCom, Microsoft cases before EU court


Four days after the competition was held, France was finally awarded a gold medal Saturday in the Olympic equestrian three-day team event.

French equestrinan protest finally upheld


According to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, the  quot;Arctic climate is now warming rapidly and much larger changes are projected.

Studies: Arctic Thaw Threatens Livelihoods


UC Davis/AP -- The recent crash of NASA's Genesis space probe may have looked like bad news for scientists, but its cargo of particles captured from the sun should still yield useful information, according to Qing-Zhu Yin, a planetary scientist at UC Davis.     Yin, who is not directly affiliated with the Genesis mission, studies the composition of meteorites to learn about the formation of the solar system...

What Genesis Solar Particles Can Tell Us


The remnants of Hurricane Ivan set off a two-mile-long mudslide that left at least three dead and a North Carolina community devastated.

Storm's Devastation Is Revealed, and a Mountain Hamlet Mourns


EUROPE #39;S three main powers have given Iran a final chance to reassure the world it is not developing atomic weapons or it will face sanctions.

Nuclear demand for Iran


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

New version of SAP Business One available


United Airlines warned yesterday that it would need to cut a further \$2 billion from its annual costs in an effort to return the airline to profitability and attract external financing to exit bankruptcy.

United Air plans \$2 bn cost cuts


Reuters - Once a year the\normally-tranquil waters off South Africa's balmy east coast\bubble as billions of sardines migrate north with sharks and\dolphins in hot pursuit.

Sardine Migration One of Nature's Great Wonders (Reuters)


New York -- Andre Agassi looked a little shell-shocked after his US Open quarterfinal loss to Roger Federer on Thursday. At 34, he had to be wondering if he will even get another crack at the world No.

Decline, fall of US men


Scientists analysing data captured by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft as it swept past Saturn #39;s moon Titan, have described a cold landscape carved by winds and perhaps puddled with organic lakes.

Probe data reveal Titan #39;s etched face


Israeli troops shot at Hamas militants about to fire an anti-tank missile Saturday, setting off an explosion that killed one man and wounded three, the army and hospital officials said.

Three Palestinians killed in northern Gaza violence


Despite rising oil prices, US stocks this week had their biggest rally since October, as investors reacted to some positive economic indicators, the easing of tensions in Iraq and

Stocks End Week on High Note


No. 1 automaker #39;s plan may affect 20 of European work force as it aims to save \$500Ma year. FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors, the world #39;s largest automaker, is expected to unveil a plan this week to cut

GM cutting 13,000 in Europe?


The head of the Federal Communications Commission joined the chorus Wednesday complaining about the steamy locker room opening to ABC #39;s  quot;Monday Night Football.

#39;Monday Night #39; flap gets FCC #39;s attention


The issue of drug advertising directly aimed at consumers is becoming political.

Selling Prescription Drugs to the Consumer


AP - Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton and backup safety Mike Logan are out for the season with injuries.

Steelers Put Hampton, Logan on Injury List (AP)


VANCOUVER - Soaring metals prices powered Teck-Cominco to a record third-quarter profit, the company said Monday. Teck said it made \$120 million in the quarter (62 cents a share), almost eight times larger

Teck-Cominco reaps metals bonanza


AP - A sweeping wildlife preserve in southwestern Arizona is among the nation's 10 most endangered refuges, due in large part to illegal drug and immigrant traffic and Border Patrol operations, a conservation group said Friday.

U.S. Wildlife Refuges Facing Threats (AP)


The European Union is set to impose new sanctions against Burma, according to the EU #39;s Dutch presidency. The EU warned last month that it would take action against Burma unless human rights improved before

EU threatens new Burma sanctions


Virginia-based REIT will pay \$1B, before transaction costs, for a 50 stake in the properties. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Real estate investment trust Mills Corp. said Tuesday it will buy a 50 percent managing stake in nine regional malls from a General Motors ...

Mills buys stakes in 9 GM-owned malls


New releases of disk, tape and optical storage technologies, and enhanced information management software from HP will extend the company #39;s ILM (Information Lifecycle Management) portfolio.

HP #39;s new offerings expand ILM portfolio


FOXBORO, Mass. - There are plays in a football game. And then there are plays in a football game. Bethel Johnson made one of the latter in the New England Patriots #39; 30-20 victory over the Seattle Seahawks Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium.

Doghouse into penthouse


Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - Quebec should use its plentiful hydroelectric capacity as an economic development tool, just as Alberta has done with oil, Premier Jean Charest said Sunday.

Quebec should boost hydro capacity to enhance exports, says Charest (Canadian Press)


Halliburton has acknowledged that payments may have been made to Nigerian officials as part of an alleged \$180 million bribery scandal, according to an SEC document filed by the Houston-based company on Friday.

Halliburton admits possibility of bribe payments


Dutch authorities have charged two teenagers with cyber crimes on suspicion of bringing down government Web sites last month by flooding them with traffic.

Dutch teens arrested over cyber crime


LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Commission was wrong to  bar the takeover bid by U.S. telecoms firm WorldCom for rival  Sprint, a European Union court said on Tuesday, annulling the  action taken four years ago.

EU Court Overturns Bar on Merger


Trying to get three teenage boys to talk to you while they are playing  quot;Halo 2 quot; is like trying to find a needle in a haystack -- a wee bit difficult.

What #39;s with the hype about  #39;Halo 2 #39;?


Cadbury Schweppes has warned that its full year results will be at the lower end of its expectations. The world #39;s biggest confectioner said that wet weather had held back sales of soft drinks in France and Spain.

Cadbury Warns Of Weaker Results


Timing of viruses that exploit a flaw in IE could be sign that creators are trying to unsettle Microsoft.

MyDoom targets Microsoft again


Marketing firm Forstmann Little is set to buy giant sports and lifestyle management company IMG. The firm is being acquired from trusts set up by IMG founder, Mark McCormack, who died in May 2003, and from the family of IMG vice-chair Arthur Lafave.

Sports marketing firm IMG bought


Shares in the search engine might double as the IPO lockup period expires.

Google's Float Starts to Flood


NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Shares of Ceradyne Inc. (CRDN.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , a maker of ceramic body armor, surged to an all-time high on Friday on news that the company has won a US Army contract worth up to \$461 million.

Ceradyne shares surge on Army contract award


Departing Wales boss Mark Hughes has added his weight to the argument for appointing another Welshman to succeed him. The former Manchester United and Barcelona striker was unveiled

Hughes Calls for Welsh Successor


A judge on Wednesday ruled to strike out a record 230.5 million pound (\$415 million) claim for special damages by British investment bank Collins Stewart against the Financial Times newspaper.

UK Judge Strikes Out Record Damage Claim Against FT


: A car bomb brought fresh carnage to the heart of Baghdad today, killing six people and wounding eight near the education ministry, officials said.

Blast carnage in Iraq


There were a lot of questions about Peter Nowak when he became the rookie head coach of DC United. Nowak has come up with all the answers and is in position to win the big prize.

Former Fire player Nowak leads United in MLS Cup


AP - Major League Soccer and its players' union tentatively agreed on a five-year labor contract Thursday, ending nearly 1 1/2 years of negotiations.

MLS, Players' Union Reach Tentative Deal (AP)


COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sports Network) - Ohio State head football  coach Jim Tressel announced Friday that senior running back  Lydell Ross has been suspended for Saturday's home game against  Indiana.

Ohio State RB Ross Suspended for Game Versus Indiana


The Russian government has approved the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, which sets formal targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and sent it to the country #39;s parliament for ratification.

Kyoto protocol comes in from the cold


AP - Beginning a season of high expectations, the Georgia Bulldogs still have a few questions to answer.

Nagging Questions Dog Georgia Opener (AP)


Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its hostile takeover offer for rival software company PeopleSoft Inc.

UPDATE 1-Oracle raises PeopleSoft offer, sets deadline


AFP - The United Nations special envoy to Sudan blamed ethnic minority rebels in Darfur for the deaths earlier this month of two humanitarian aid workers in the war-torn region.

UN envoy blames Darfur rebels for deaths of aid officials (AFP)


Philip H. Knight, the brash founder of Nike who became as synonymous with the sneaker brand as its swoosh logo, resigned yesterday as chief executive after more than 32 years at the helm.

Founder of Nike to Hand Off Job to a New Chief


In November 2004, Lebanese President Emil Lahoud will complete his six-year term. Parliament, according to the constitution, has to elect the new president (from the Maronite Christian community).

The other November elections


Manufacturing output has unexpectedly fallen for the third month in a row in August and at the sharpest pace in nearly two years, official data show.

Manufacturing output shows sharp decline


Gasoline and milk aren #39;t the only things that cost more these days. The cost of keeping your antivirus software current has been rising, also.

The Cost of Virus Protection Rises


Baghdad - The killers of Kenneth Bigley were asked on Sunday to return his body to end the  quot;agonising wait quot; for his family and to  quot;finally allow them to lay him to rest quot;, in an appeal by the British ambassador to Iraq.

Envoy pleads for Bigley #39;s body


AP - Gerald Williams singled twice in a six-run first inning and the New York Mets broke out of their offensive funk in a big way, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 Friday night to end a five-game losing streak.

Mets Thump Dodgers 9-2 (AP)


The US airline attendant suspended over postings on her blog, or online diary, has been fired by her employers.

US blogger fired by her airline


WASHINGTON -- The first nationwide survey of Iraqi deaths since the US-led invasion concludes that about 100,000 people have died as a result of the war, including many women and children killed in coalition airstrikes.

More Iraq civilian deaths seen in study


AP - Microsoft Corp. is considering creating Russian versions of its Hotmail e-mail program and Microsoft Network online service, company CEO Steve Ballmer said in an interview published Monday.

Microsoft May Create Russian Hotmail (AP)


An aide to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says Iraqi kidnappers have lifted their death threat on a US journalist. The aide says he has spoken to mediators who say they #39;re working out a way to have Micah Garen of New York released.

Kidnappers lift death threat on US journalist


The bodies of 49 Iraqi soldiers have been found shot dead Northeast of Baghdad, police and Iraqi National Guard officers said. They said 37 bodies had been recovered on Saturday and another 12 earlier on a

Bodies of 49 Iraqi soldiers found


BERLIN: Bayern Munich claimed the honorific title of winter champions showing great spirit to come from two goals down to net a point in a 2-2 draw with VfB Stuttgart at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

Comeback kings Bayern crowned winter champions


AFP - Prince Harry will not make a public apology for his scuffle with a photographer outside a London nightclub, his spokesman said.

Prince Harry won't say sorry for paparazzi scuffle (AFP)


Here #39;s an obvious word of advice to Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley as he kicks off another search for the Gators football coach: Get Steve Spurrier on board.

Memo to Florida: Call Spurrier


Poultry producer Sanderson Farms Inc. said Tuesday that it more than doubled its third-quarter profit on sharply higher prices for poultry products during the period, but trimmed its full-year forecast in

Update 1: Sanderson 3Q Profit Rises, Cuts Outlook


A witness in the ongoing civil trial against peer-to-peer software provider Sharman Networks has added weight to testimony that logs can be maintained to trace users who are exchanging unlicensed music online using the Kazaa software.

Witness says Kazaa activity can be monitored


On a day made in heaven for batsmen, Stephen Fleming called wrong at the toss and all Ricky Ponting had to do was unleash hell. One down in the two-Test series, New Zealand needed

Langer lashes out


The free Firefox Web browser, which has chipped away at the market dominance of Microsoft #39;s Internet Explorer, has been readied for a full release including new features designed to make it more stable, backers of the program say.

Firefox browser fully released


The attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, faced calls to resign last night as Tony Blair #39;s legal justification for going to war against Iraq began to unravel.

Goldsmith faces calls to resign over Iraq


NEWS International, the UK newspaper unit of News Corp, is to cut its 1000-person production staff by two-thirds and move its London printing facilities from Wapping to Enfield, in north London.

News Corp slashes jobs in printing arm move


Grace Park has four straight birdies on the back nine in a 6-under-par 66 that puts her in a tie for the lead after the opening round of the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship.

Park in Three-Way Tie


Interim liquidators have been appointed for no-frills sharebroker Access Brokerage which was suspended from trading on Monday morning after a weekend investigation by the stock exchange.

Liquidators appointed for Access


ELEANOR HALL: While Australians will be heading to the polls on Saturday, on the other side of the world Afghans are voting this weekend in the first ever democratic election in their country.

Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai campaigns with nephew in Mazar


More than 250 scientists from eight nations ended four years of study last month by releasing a report warning that Arctic ice is melting rapidly because of global warming.

Call of the mild


Paula Radcliffe has never faced the kind of pressure she will encounter when she runs in the New York City Marathon here today. Just 10 weeks after failing so dramatically to complete the Olympic marathon

Radcliffe #39;s risky recovery strategy


NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The federal government is again looking at why the Honda CR-V compact sport/utility vehicle sometimes catches fire after an initial oil change, according to a published report.

Feds reopen probe of Honda CR-V fires


 By Patrick Markey

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

Bomb Kills Venezuela Prosecutor, Gov't Swipes at US


The Taiwan capital of Taipei plans to make wireless Internet access available to as many as 2.6 million of its residents by the end of next year.

Brief: Taipei plans citywide Wi-Fi by late 2005


Nokia has begun applying a holographic sticker to its mobile phone batteries in a bid to prevent fake power packs being inadvertently purchased as the real thing.

Nokia hologram to expose fake, unsafe batteries


Semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) warned on Monday that its quarterly revenue will be lower than forecast, citing softness in

UPDATE 2-AMD warns of lower sales, citing flash memory


Menacing body posture can be as threatening as a frightening facial expression, according to new research. The finding may explain how fear spreads.

Fear Is Spread by Body Language, Study Says


General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. this week reported disappointing US sales for August, prompting the nation #39;s two largest automakers to cut planned vehicle production in the fourth quarter, which could hurt profits.

GM, Toyota, others record drops


With over 100 exhibitors  #151; including Apple, Adobe, Bose, Epson, HP, Microsoft, Quark and Sony  #151; and more than 20,000 visitors expected during the three-day event  #151; this year #146;s London MacExpo is shaping up as the biggest and best ever staged. Nov 18

Photos from MacExpo 2004


com December 16, 2004, 3:01 PM PT. Apple Computer on Thursday said it has now sold more than 200 million songs through its iTunes Music Store--and it has new plans to keep the sales trend continuing upwards.

iTunes hits 200 million download mark


west Communications, the Midwest regional telecommunications giant, has agreed to pay \$250 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into its accounting practices, the company #39;s union said yesterday.

Qwest Said to Settle SEC Investigation


NEW DELHI The prime minister of Pakistan, Shaukat Aziz, will make his first visit to India this week for talks with his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, amid renewed rancor over Kashmir.

Top official of Pakistan making first visit to India


Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Unconfirmed reports say that Muslims from across China are trying to get to Nanren where minority Hui Muslims have clashed with majority Han Chinese.

Chinas Muslims to the rescue of Henans Hui minority


A NEW version of the open Sauce desktop Gnome is on the net for Linux users to play with. Gnome 2.8 includes Evolution 2.0, the open-source e-mail and groupware client that looks like Microsoft Outlook if

Gnome 2.8 Desktop released


Intel Corp. President Paul Otellini demonstrated new chips due out next year that simultaneously run tasks such as burning CDs and playing video games as he sought to allay concerns about product delays.

Multiple processor chips in Intel plan


Kwame Brown completes his first full practice since having foot surgery and gets rave reviews from coach Eddie Jordan. Brown is still expected out until December.

Brown Steps Forwrad


KABUL (Reuters) - A rocket attack aimed at Kabul's  international airport showed the Taliban have the ability to  target anywhere in Afghanistan, the group said on Friday,  warning the Americans the country would become their

Taliban Say Attack Shows They Can Strike at Will


As many as 225,000 low-income Massachusetts families may become automatically eligible for discounts of 20 percent and more on gas and electric service next month under a new policy adopted yesterday by state regulators.

Utility discounts planned for poor


MedImmune Inc. will pay a New Jersey biotech company \$15 million to collaborate with it on potential new treatments for autoimmune diseases, starting with lupus. <FONT face=

MedImmune Forms Research Partnership


Chief of the UN nuclear activities watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei urged on Monday Iran to suspend all uranium enrichment activities and pursue transparent nuclear policies

IAEA chief calls on Iran to voluntarily suspend uranium enrichment <b>...</b>


When Tiger Woods and Jay Haas faltered, Retief Goosen knew how to finish, with a brilliant six-under-par 64 and a victory at the Tour Championship.

Goosen Does Unthinkable and Gets Woods Thinking


AP - Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday to protest against the war in Chechnya, an action that coincided with the second anniversary of the seizure of a crowded Moscow theater by Chechen rebels.

Russians Protest Against War in Chechnya (AP)


The Bedminster-based company yesterday said it was pushing into 21 new markets with the service, AT amp;T CallVantage, and extending an introductory rate offer until Sept. 30. In addition, the company is offering in-home installation of up to five ...

AT amp;T keeps expanding Net-phone service


AP - Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., a leading Chinese computer chip maker, plans to begin supplying chips using more advanced technology to major clients such as Texas Instruments Inc. beginning next year, the companies said Friday.

Chinese Firm to Make Advanced Chips (AP)


SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces backed by  warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one of  the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

U.S.-Led Forces Widen Control in Rebel Iraqi City


Opportunity, one of NASA #39;s two Mars rovers, struggled to get up the side of Endurance Crater. It spun its wheels, digging deep holes in the stadium-size crater #39;s  quot;sand trap.

Mars rovers struggle with sandy slopes, solar winter


(Indianapolis-November 22, 2004) -- The Pacers will concentrate today on forming a new game plan for the season, one that doesn #39;t involve three of its top players.

Artest Suspended for Remainder of Season


LONDON: In the tapes that were aired on US television channels on Monday night, the late Princess Diana claims that when Prince Charles first met, he was like a lovesick puppy and leapt on her and started kissing her the first time she sat near him.

#39;Prince was like a lovesick puppy #39;


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sports Network) - Tennessee Titans  quarterback Steve McNair suffered a bruised sternum late in the  fourth quarter of Sunday's game against Jacksonville.

Titans' McNair Bruises Sternum in Loss to Jags


LOUDON, N.H. -- It wasn't the first time Kurt Busch and his friend Ricky Craven crossed the finish line at about the same time, and Craven hopes it wasn't the last. A year ago at Darlington, Craven beat Busch in .002 seconds, the closest finish in NASCAR since electronic scoring came into use in 1993. Yesterday, as Busch was completing ...

This isn't the finish line


NOVEMBER 12, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Novell Inc. today filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp., accusing the software vendor of unfairly eliminating competition for office productivity applications

Novell sues Microsoft over WordPerfect


Behind MS on security, says top bug hunter

Oracle's first monthly patch batch fails to placate critics


AP - The National Science Foundation has awarded a  #36;2.5 million grant to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to steer minority students into the sciences, math and technology.

UAPB Gets  #36;2.5M Science Grant From NSF (AP)


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let  stand a lower-court ruling that telemarketers' rights to free  speech are not violated by the government's nationwide  do-not-call list.

Top Court Upholds Do-Not-Call Registry


TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks will probably move little  on Monday as soaring oil prices and caution ahead of the U.S.  presidential election next month and its possible impact on  financial markets make investors nervous about trading  actively.

Tokyo Stocks Seen Moving Little


Last year, only the highest-end Power Macs were dual-processor. Now, all Power Macs are, including the entry-level 1.8-GHz model. The 2.5-GHz G5 processors use a new heat-pipe system

Apple Power Mac G5


A. With history as a guide, it #39;s not unreasonable to expect gas to be cheaper in winter months. Instead, the average retail price nationwide is just below \$1.95 a gallon.

It #39;s nearly winter  why is gasoline so expensive?


An angry peasant pushes his clenched fists through the gates during a protest outside the gates of Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac, 17 November 2004, where police broke up a protest by striking workers and sympathisers a day earlier, leaving as many as seven

Shake up ordered after violent clash


If it had been up to Katie Rosin, she would have been on vacation last week. Rosin, the spokeswoman for pottery retailer and wholesaler Our Name is Mud, knew business would be very slow

Split story for businesses during Convention


Thailand yesterday told military-ruled Myanmar that it must take real steps toward democracy in the coming year, but failed to get any clarification from the junta on reports that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi #39;s house arrest has been extended.

Thai prime minister urges Myanmar generals to move toward <b>...</b>


PRINCE William has declared his wish to fight on the frontline beside his fellow soldiers should the need arise. The second in line to the throne, who confirmed he is considering an army career

William wants to fight


A German whose lower jaw was cut out because of cancer has eaten his first solid meal in nine years - bratwurst sandwich  -er surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle

Stem cells used to grow man a new jaw


Following music industry measures to clamp down on illegal song piracy, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) are launching civil suits seeking damages of up to \$30,000 (23,200) per film.

Studios to sue movie pirates


A dissident who led the 1988 student protests in Burma is freed, as part of a release of 4,000 prisoners.

Burma junta frees top dissident


Review Evesham #39;s first attempt at a Media Center PC, the eMedia, was, to be honest, far from perfect. But the UK PC maker learned from the mistakes it made, and went back to the drawing board.

Evesham e-box Media Center 2005 PC


AP - The NHL players' association will begin issuing lockout pay to more than 730 players. Payments will start this month, and players will get  #36;10,000 each for November and another  #36;10,000 for December, with subsequent monthly payments varying between  #36;5,000 or  #36;10,000, The Canadian Press reported.

NHLPA to Begin Lockout Pay to Players (AP)


A fall on his vault landing sent Hamm stumbling into the judges #39; table and all the way down to 12th place in the all-around gymnastics final.

Hamm bounces back after fall to talke gymnastic gold


According to press reports in Japan, NTT DoCoMo is locked in talks with US mobile giant Cingular aimed at unifying the pair #39;s 3G mobile phone services.

DoCoMo Looking for Cingular Deal?


New York, Sept. 21 (NNN): Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said he has not asked India to give a specific timeframe for solution to the long-pending Kashmir tangle.

No Timeframe Set For Kashmir Solution: Musharraf


ATHENS (Reuters) - Women's Olympic shot put champion Irina  Korzhanenko of Russia will lose her gold medal after testing  positive for a banned steroid, the head of the Russian Olympic  Committee's anti-doping body said Sunday.

IOC Taking Back Women's Shot Put Gold


The New England Patriots showed the stingiest team in the NFL that they also can dominate on defense. They shut down Baltimore 24-3 Sunday, scoring on a fumble recovery and holding the Ravens to 124 yards.

Patriots 24, Ravens 3


Survivors of the armed assault on the U.S. Consulate in Saudi Arabia said that eight men were used as human shields.

Freed Captive Tells of Ordeal in Attack on Consulate in Jidda


The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it remains hopeful six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear program can resolve the crisis on the peninsula.

China clings to diplomatic mechanism


A newfound planet detected by a small, 4-inch-diameter telescope demonstrates that we are at the cusp of a new age of planet discovery. Soon, new worlds may be located at an accelerating pace, bringing the detection of the first Earth-sized world one step closer.

Tiny 'David' Telescope Finds 'Goliath' Planet


If Drew Brees was watching TV and saw the Kansas City Chiefs play pass defense last night, he must have been smiling and rubbing his palms together in anticipation.

Patriots streaking again


Wilmington quarterback Joe Herra is a terror under center. A starter at the position since his freshman year, he has the Wildcats sitting pretty with a sterling 6-0 record going into tomorrow's game against unbeaten Pentucket. Herra, a junior, parlays that experience into this week's Q  amp;

Joe Herra


AP - Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the U.N. atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the U.N. Security Council for refusing to freeze work that can produce nuclear weapons.

U.S. Wants Iran to Go Before U.N. Council (AP)


BANGKOK: Roger Federer efficiently pounded home a 6-4, 6-0 victory over outclassed Andy Roddick Sunday to win the \$550,000 Thailand Open.

Federer hammers Roddick for 10th title of season


THE Apple iTunes music store has refused to sell the charity Band Aid song Do They Know Its Christmas? because it would damage the companys dominance of the download market.

Apple iTunes don #39;t know it #39;s Christmas-time at all


ATHENS Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and the 5,000 races at the same Olympics, joining Finnish great Paavo Nurmi in the history books Saturday.

Athletics: Rare distance doubles for El Guerrouj and Holmes


THE BAGLE worm is back from the dead with three new variants which are different enough to avoid some AV scanners. McAfee, Symantec and Sophos also reported intercepting many samples of the new worms and advised customers to update antivirus signatures.

Bagle back from the dead


Nobody can say billionaires aren #39;t competitive: First Richard Branson announces he #39;s going up against Paul Allen in consumer space travel.

Branson: First Space, Now Music To Go


PENSACOLA, Fla. - Across Florida, hundreds of relief workers fanned out Sunday to help still-numb families...

Workers Aid Florida Hurricane Victims


Novell Inc. is prepared to use its portfolio of U.S. software patents to protect against patent lawsuits the open source software it ships, the company said in statements posted to the Novell.com Web site and in an e-mail sent to customers Tuesday.

Novell to defend open source software with patents


The circle is complete. As the Expos prepare to face their uncertain future, as major league owners wrangle over the carcass, broadcaster Dave Van Horne is on hand to bear witness.

Bon voyage: Expos take their leave


SAN FRANCISCO -- Thousands of San Francisco hotel workers embroiled in a labor dispute will return to work Tuesday under an agreement announced Saturday by Mayor Gavin Newsom before a crowd of beaming employees and relieved hotel representatives.

SF Hotel Lockout Ends; Workers Back On Job Tuesday


Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) launched its first\MP3-compatible flash memory digital music players under the\Walkman name on Monday in the latest bid to reclaim the lead in\a market it has lost to Apple Computer's iPod.

Sony Launches MP3 Walkmans to Counter IPod (Reuters)


The launch of Microsoft #39;s test version throws down a gauntlet to Google. With Yahoo! and Ask Jeeves gearing up, too, a battle is brewing.

Desktop Search: It #39;s Getting Serious


Fujitsu and Cisco Systems, both high end hardware manufacturers are joining forces. Earlier, Fujitsu bundled their strengths with popular phone company Siemens.

Fujitsu joining Cisco Systems this time.


Michael Owens unspectacular start to life with Real Madrid continued as he was substituted early in the second half after making his first start for the club, as they lost 1-0 to unfancied Espanyol.

OWEN SUBBED AS REAL CRASH


Arnold  quot;Red quot; Auerbach, a transfer from Seth Low Junior College in Brooklyn, was a brand-new sophomore at George Washington University on a team filled with talented sophomores who had played together the previous season on an undefeated freshman team. It was 1936, and the newcomer had to prove his worth and battle for playing time at the Washington, D.C., school. ...

Seeing Red


Strong words  the likes of which the industry has heard before  accompanied Novell Inc. #39;s release of its next-generation Linux desktop for enterprise customers, Novell Linux Desktop 9, powered by SUSE Linux.

Novell foray into Linux market targets large enterprise customers


AUSTRALIAN openers Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer have made a good start on day three of the first cricket Test against Pakistan at the WACA Ground.

Langer batting, Shoaib bowling


For technology experts concerned about how electronic voting systems will perform on election day, what better tools to use to monitor the situation than those of their trade: the Web and open source development.

E-voting sceptics use Web to monitor election


Intel Corp. #39;s forecast of faltering demand for electronics such as personal computers and mobile phones heightened concern that consumer spending is declining.

Intel Forecast Raises Concern Chip Demand Faltering (Update8)


Police investigating the murder of a woman in south-west London carry out house-to-house inquiries.

Murder police carry out searches


In a completely expected announcement, palmOne has formally announced the Treo 650. There are few, if any surprises, considering they #39;ve done an amazingly bad job of protecting against leaks.

palmOne Announces the Treo 650


Defacing

Dictators


Canadian Press - KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian operations in Sudan's troubled South Darfur area following a shooting that killed two aid workers, the agency said Monday.

UN suspends aid operations in South Darfur after killing of workers (Canadian Press)


TONY EASTLEY: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has uncomfortably seen for himself China #39;s continuing sensitivity to any questioning of the government #39;s human rights record.

Uncomfortable diplomatic moment for Kofi Annan


TALL AFAR, Iraq -- A three-foot-high coil of razor wire, 21-ton armored vehicles and American soldiers with black M-4 assault rifles stood between tens of thousands of people and their homes last week.

After Recapturing N. Iraqi City,  Rebuilding Starts From Scratch


NEW YORK - Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters' focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive. Some contend the party should ditch the GOP-fueled controversy over rival John Kerry's combat record in Vietnam...

GOP Wants Bush to Draw Attention Off Iraq


Behind 18 points each from Diana Taurasi and Penny Taylor, the Phoenix Mercury kept their playoff hopes alive by knocking off the second-place team in the Western Conference.

Mercury 63, Storm 55


The US Supreme Court has agreed to review an appeals court ruling that opens up cable networks to competing Internet service providers (ISPs).

US Supreme Court to review cable Internet case


Reuters - Rising pressure on U.S.\finances from an aging population make it vital quickly fix the\social safety net with such steps as raising the age for full\retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan\said on Friday.

Greenspan-Aged Population to Hit Finances (Reuters)


EM64T a stand-in until the real anti-AMD64 kit arrives

Intel pledges to bring Itanic down to Xeon price-point


As many as half of the Viagra anti-impotence pills sold on the Internet could be counterfeit, British scientists said on Tuesday. They analyzed samples of Viagra sold

Half of Internet Viagra Could Be Fake - Study


Wally Szczerbiak, Kevin Garnett and Sam Cassell were productive in Minnesota #39;s 100-89 win over Portland. Szczerbiak scored a season-high 28 points in helping Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders earn his 400th career victory.

Szczerbiak Scores 28 Points; Wolves Beat Blazers


A gas explosion blasted through a coal mine in central China today, leaving more than 160 miners missing in what may be the country #39;s worst coal-mine accident in recent years.

Mine Blast in China Leaves Over 160 Missing


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - None of the United States' major  trading partners manipulated their currencies to gain economic  advantage in the first half of 2004, the U.S. Treasury  Department said in a report released on Friday.

Treasury Report Finds No Manipulation


PC World - New Navision 4.0 application includes financial, e-commerce, and CRM tools.

Microsoft Shows Small Business Software (PC World)


Reuters - A measure that would make it easier\to sue online file-trading networks like Kazaa and Morpheus\failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday because lawmakers\said there was too much opposition.

Controversy Delays Net Song-Swap Bill in Senate (Reuters)


Automaker Volkswagen on Thursday reported a 65 percent drop in net profit from the same period a year ago amid fiercely competitive markets and difficult

German automaker Volkswagen reports drop in net profit (Updated <b>...</b>


Sudan bowed to a five-point plan tabled by Tony Blair during talks in Khartoum yesterday, which included accepting the free movement of 3,500 African Union troops as ceasefire monitors in Darfur province.

Sudan accepts Blair #39;s five-point peace plan


College hockey: MEN -- Worcester St. at Wentworth, 8 p.m.; WOMEN -- Rensselaer at MIT, 7 p.m.

Today's schedule


The Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) and China have signed an agreement to create the world #39;s biggest free trade area by removing tariffs for their two billion people by the end of the decade.

ASEAN sign free trade agreement


MacCentral - Blizzard Entertainment on Tuesday shipped World of Warcraft, its first entry into the popular Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) genre. The game ships in North America, Australia and New Zealand for Mac and PC in both Standard and Collector's Editions for US #36;49.95 and  #36;79.99. Further beta testing will be announced in Europe, Korea and elsewhere in Asia before the games are released in those regions.

Blizzard ships World of Warcraft (MacCentral)


NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The pace of economic growth was slower in the second quarter than originally estimated, the government said Friday, as the latest reading on gross domestic product came roughly in line with economists #39; forecasts.

US GDP growth cut


Closely watched ISM index for October comes in below September level but still shows expansion. Follow the news that matters to you.

Manufacturing growth slows


AP - Masters of the late-season flop, the New Orleans Saints finally won a game that mattered. Then they had to wait to see just how much it mattered. Needing to beat the Carolina Panthers to stay in playoff contention, the Saints did their part with a 21-18 victory on Sunday. But they needed outside help to get in, and failed to get it. Halfway across the country, the St. Louis Rams beat the New York Jets 32-29 in overtime, ending the season for the Saints.

Saints Beat Panthers, but Season Ends (AP)


KABUL - A jeep packed with explosives detonated at a roadside in the southern city of Kandahar today, killing one person and seriously injuring two others in a passing taxi, police said.

Car bomb kills 1, injures 2 Afghanistan


(FindLaw) -- In response to a question about atrocities taking place in the Darfur region of western Sudan, Secretary of State Colin Powell said,  quot;We have learned from Rwanda.

Is genocide just a word in Darfur dilemma?


BSkyB sees its share price rise after it reports better-than-expected new subscriber numbers.

BSkyB subscribers beats forecasts


Tory leader Michael Howard has kick-started his party #39;s gloomy General Election prospects with a key speech on crime and pensions.

Howard tries to kick-start Tories


Joey Sindelar shoots a 5-under 66 and holds a two-stroke lead in the rain-delayed opening round of the Canadian Open.

Sindelar Is Early Leader


The auto giant is planning one of the largest VoIP installations to date by any corporation.

Ford revs up Internet phones


Reuters - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov\met Chinese military leaders in Beijing Monday to discuss\cooperation between China, a fast-rising military power, and\its main foreign arms and weapons-technology supplier.

Russia Defense Minister in China Cooperation Talks (Reuters)


AFP - Some welcome it, some wish it would go away. Either way, relatives of victims of the September 11 attacks are closely following the Republican National Convention that opens here to formally nominate George W. Bush for president.

September 11 families divided over Republican Convention (AFP)


Wall Street stocks managed to gain Friday as investors looked past a sharp rise in oil prices and cheered the strength of Ford Motor Co.

Wall Street stocks gain on strength of Ford #39;s earnings outlook


By DAVID KOENIG     ROCKWALL, Texas (AP) -- Sherry Neal checked the refrigerated shelves of her 7-Eleven store, touched the screen of a small handheld computer and got an instant four-week sales history on turkey sandwiches.    With a couple taps on the wireless device, the store manager placed an order for the next day's sandwiches without ever leaving the aisle...

7-11 Adopting Wireless Technology


Third-seeded Silvia Farina Elia of Italy eased into the second round of the SEAT Open on Monday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Stephanie Foretz of France.

Farina Elia advances at SEAT Open


The electronics maker will stop retailing its Linux handhelds in the United States, joining a retreat from the once-popular market.

Sharp drops handhelds from U.S. retail market


PARIS (Reuters) - Companies will spend more money next year  on information technology and other capital investments  compared with 2004, the chief executive of the world's biggest  computer company, IBM Corp, said on Friday.

IBM Chief Sees Global Tech Spending Rise


Cairo - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi revealed on Monday he had escaped four attempts on his life since his interim government took over from the United States-led occupation forces almost three months ago.

Iraqi leader survives 4  #39;hits #39;


DENVER -- Ray Allen scored 30 points Tuesday night to help the Seattle SuperSonics prolong Denver #39;s early-season misery with a 106-88 victory.

Sonics hand Nuggets their 4th loss


This morning, Michael Rogers (Australia) received his 2003 World Championship Time Trial gold medal and rainbow jersey from UCI chief Hein Verbruggen.

Twice as Nice: Rogers Wins World Championship Time Trial


Two major PeopleSoft Inc. shareholders yesterday indicated they would split their votes on whether to accept Oracle Corp's \$8.8 billion hostile takeover bid.

\$8.8m Oracle bid nears judgment day


US researchers say that they have found sperm nursery cells in mice, grown them in lab dishes and used them to father baby mice. They say the development could lead to easier ways to genetically manipulate

Lab-grown sperm fathers baby mice


Leslie scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds Wednesday night to lead the Sparks to a 77-69 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars.

GAME DAY RECAP Wednesday, September 01


AFP - When Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi promised US lawmakers elections in Iraq would be held on time in January, Republicans roared and Democrats politely clapped despite their doubts.

Allawi warmly welcomed in Congress but Democrats air doubts (AFP)


A new study shows raises questions about the straying of plants altered through biotechnology and that could hurt the efforts of two companies to win approval for the first bioengineered grass.

Study Raises Questions About Bioengineered Grass


LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell from record peaks for a  second session on Wednesday as traders took profits from a  searing rally on signs that high prices are finally starting to  dampen demand.

Sky-High Oil Price Down for a Second Day


The Windows XP Starter Edition (XPSE) is a low-cost, version of Windows XP, meant for emerging markets. NEW DELHI: Microsoft has announced the upcoming release of Windows XP Starter Edition (XPSE), a new version of Windows XP for emerging markets.

Microsoft unveils Windows XPSE in Hindi


Sharon is not Charles de Gaulle. He is as far away as ever from the conviction that Israel must recognise the national rights of the Palestinian people and withdraw from territories occupied in 1967, let alone

Settlers or Sharon


A deal has been agreed to ensure next year #39;s British and French Formula One Grands Prix take place, according to Minardi boss Paul Stoddart.

Minardi boss says British and French GPs saved


AP - Nextel Communications Inc., the wireless telephone service provider, reported a 69 percent increase in profits in the third quarter, thanks to continued customer growth as well as a one-time tax benefit, and boosted guidance for the year.

Nextel 3Q Profits Increase 69 Percent (AP)


The number of overseas executives moving to the UK has more than doubled over the past 10 years, a survey says.

Overseas executives flock to UK


Miami - The Atlanta Hawks got their first look at Shaquille O #39;Neal in a Miami Heat uniform Monday night as he cut through them like a human blowtorch.

Shaq leaves Collier with a souvenir in Heat #39;s win


MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- President Enrique Bolanos told US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday that Nicaragua would completely eliminate a stockpile of hundreds of surface-to-air missiles with no expectation of compensation from the United States.

Nicaragua tells US it will destroy its antiaircraft missiles


THE US has switched direction on the future of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, announcing yesterday it supported his tenure and was not calling for his resignation.

US changes course to back Annan


Third-quarter net income at American International Group Inc., one of the insurance giants named an investigation into questionable sales practices, rose 7.5 percent in spite of higher catastrophe losses, but missed Wall Street #39;s forecast by a penny.

Update 1: AIG #39;s Net Income Up, Is Target of Probe


Athletic shoe retailer Foot Locker Inc. on Thursday said its third-quarter profit grew on higher sales, meeting Wall Street estimates.

Foot Locker 3Q Profit Meets Estimates


Apple stock is on the rise once again, as analysts raise their target prices and provide support of an iPod  #39;halo #39; effect.

Analyst survey supports iPod  #39;halo #39; effect


The Mozilla Foundation has updated the German-language version of Firefox in a bid to defuse a growing controversy over the way its search toolbar handles private customer data.

Mozilla backtracks in eBay privacy flap


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission said on Wednesday that it declared effective Google  Inc.'s <A HREF=

SEC Says Google IPO Document Effective


Shares of Possis Medical Inc. (POSS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled as much as 41 percent on Tuesday after the company cut its earnings outlook due to

UPDATE 4-Possis tumbles after disappointing heart trial


The Houston Astros have gone cold in Pittsburgh. Rookie John Van Benschoten allowed five hits in eight innings for his first major league win, and the Pirates beat the Astros, 6-1, last night.

Spoiler Pittsburgh tops Astros


Scientists meet  this week to decide if Montserrat's Soufrire Hills Volcano still poses a major threat to the island's inhabitants.

Montserrat volcano: Has it gone quiet?


A tipple or two can aid recovery from heart surgery,  research suggests.

Alcohol good after heart surgery


Alcoa Inc. (AA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s biggest aluminum producer, said on Thursday that net income for the quarter rose slightly, as labor problems and

Labor Costs, Hurricane Hit Alcoa Profit


AP - The Philadelphia 76ers got a firsthand demonstration of why Tim Duncan might be the toughest player in the NBA to defend. Duncan scored a season-high 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Spurs to their fifth straight victory, 88-80 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.

Tim Duncan Leads Spurs Past 76ers 88-80 (AP)


LONDON : Britain #39;s largest commercial television network ITV comfortably beat profit forecasts in the first half of this year and said advertising revenues rose 4.9 percent year-on-year, the best performance since 2000.

ITV says advertising growth accelerating


At 12:01 am ET, the Boston (Bleepin #39;) Red Sox erupted in celebration in full view of Yankee Stadium #39;s stone-cold and stone-silent grandstands.

Yanks came oh-so-close to Series


LONDON, Sep 28 (SW) - Arsenal FCs Brazilian midfielder Gilberto has been ruled out of action for no less than a month with a back injury.

Arsenal midfielder Gilberto out with back injury


THE United Nations said today it was increasingly worried about three of its election workers, abducted at gunpoint in Kabul a week ago by militants who have threatened to kill them.

Kidnappers extend deadline


Reenactors following in the footsteps of the Lewis and Clark expedition are encountering weather and experiences that are making the modern journey an adventure in its own right.

Reliving Lewis and Clark: An Adventure in Its Own Right


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rosier economic outlook will boost  U.S. holiday spending by up to 5 percent this year despite a  firm resolution by many consumers to spend less, a consumer  group said on Monday.

U.S. Holiday Spending Expected to Rise


Scientists took a fresh look at human evolution through tiny hitchhikers that have clung to humans and their relatives for centuries - lice.

Dawn of man was a lousy day


As video games take on an ever slicker, more cinematic feel, developers are increasingly turning to cartoon actors, movie-trailer announcers and even film stars to read the lines.

Giving Voice to Video Games


United Airlines said the termination of its four employee pension plans was needed to attract the financing that would allow it to emerge from bankruptcy protection.

United Warns It May Jettison Pension Plans to Stay Afloat


While not directly calling the crisis in Darfur a genocide, the US State Department has said that interviews with Sudanese refugees indicated attacks against the regions #39; black Africans appeared to be racially motivated.

US: Sudan attacks racially based


The Connecticut Sun have the  quot;Tasmanian Devil quot; on their side as they enter the WNBA Finals tonight.  quot;Well, you know, I play a lot like that; I #39;m kind of

Veteran guard Black bugs opponents


AFP - A TAP-Air Portugal airliner dived sharply to avoid a mid-air collision with a smaller aircraft just before landing on the mid-Atlantic Azores islands, slightly injuring 33 people.

Thirty-three injured when Air Portugal plane dives to avoid collision (AFP)


BOSTON (Reuters) - Nearly a year after agreeing to buy  FleetBoston Financial Corp., Bank of America Corp. <A HREF=

BofA's Integration of Fleet Raises Ire


quot;It #39;s going to be a circus, anyway you look at it, quot; said Boston #39;s Kevin Millar. There are no three rings, elephants or clowns escaping tiny cars.

It #39;s showtime for these Sox


UNH (8-2) vs. MAINE (5-5) When, where: Tomorrow, 1 p.m., at Orono, Maine. TV, radio: None. Last season: UNH won, 47-27. Comments: UNH will be looking for a repeat of last week's 62-24 victory over Towson, which enabled the Wildcats to take over first place in the Atlantic 10 North and earned earn them a No. 5 ranking in Division ...

Key games in New England


MSN Search Beta Not Ranking MSN Search Blog\\Ok, I lied in the title of the thread (original title was


AP - A sickly dollar lifted gold to a fresh 16-year high this week, just as a newly launched exchange-traded fund offered individual investors a new way to own the gleaming asset. But Wall Street experts, less than unanimous about its prospects, are divided about what sort of role gold should play in your portfolio.

Investors Divided on Desirability of Gold (AP)


An 850-acre tract of farmland in Snohomish County near Marysville is the preferred site for a new \$140 million, 75,000-seat NASCAR track, county and city officials said Monday.

Snohomish County gets nod for NASCAR track


After two subpar efforts, Jamal Lewis finds his stride Sunday, running for 186 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown that clinches a 23-9 victory over the Bengals.

Ravens Plow Bengals


AP - The builders of a new NASA supercomputer claim the 10,240-processor machine is the fastest in the world  #151; an exciting prospect for researchers even if the speed title has yet to be officially bestowed.

New Supercomputer Claims to Be Fastest (AP)


At least 110 people were killed across Iraq yesterday in a sharp escalation of violence that saw gun battles, car bombs and bombardments rock the capital.

New spasm of violence sweeps Iraq, killing 110


Fighting in Najaf threatened to undermine a conference to choose a national assembly.

Two visions of Iraq struggle to take hold


After sitting ringside and officiating more than 150 professional boxing matches, the former Prospect resident and Holy Cross High football player will be on the hot seat tonight at Madison Square Garden when he presides over the IBF heavyweight title

Judgment Day for Trella


The rebel Sudan Liberation Army was solely responsible for restarting the fighting in north Darfur, the chief UN envoy for Sudan, Jan Pronk, said yesterday.

UN blames rebels in Darfur


Reports from Iraq say US forces have hit part of a holy Shiite shrine in Najaf where rebels have been locked in a two-week standoff with US-led forces.

Najaf mosque reportedly hit as standoff goes on


Reported profit of \$44 million for third quarter over a loss of \$31 million a year ago and predicts 10 increase in sales for the 4th quarter.

AMD posts profit over loss in Q3


The staunch rivals appear to cast aside differences, as the handheld maker licenses an e-mail synchronization tool from Microsoft.

PalmOne grabs Microsoft Exchange license


Focused on improving its requirements management arsenal for software development, Borland Software on Wednesday is announcing its acquisition of Estimate Professional, a software project planning and estimation tool.

Borland acquires software project planning tool


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were slightly lower on Tuesday,  as concerns about higher oil prices cutting into corporate  profits and consumer demand weighed on sentiment, while retail  sales posted a larger-than-expected decline in August.

Stocks Feel Impact of Oil Concerns


USC #39;s football team may be in the hunt for one of the two coveted spots in the national championship game, but that doesn #39;t mean the Trojans aren #39;t trying to enjoy the ride to a possible Orange Bowl berth.

Rapper practices with USC football team


The country #39;s grain exporter has been busy again, selling its stake of almost 15 per cent in Elders #39; parent company, Futuris.

AWB sells stake in Futuris


The United Auto Workers and Axle Alliance Co., a DaimlerChrysler AG subsidiary that makes parts for commercial trucks, announced a new labor contract Monday that paves the

UAW and Axle Alliance Co. announce new multiple plant contract


Home entertainment trendsetters Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. hope to link up on a service that will use high-speed Internet connections to pipe DVD-quality movies into the homes of their mutual subscribers.

Netflix, TiVo Aim to Offer Online Service


AP - Mark Brunell directed two touchdown drives, and the Washington Redskins controlled the ball for 41 minutes to beat the Miami Dolphins 17-0 Saturday night.

Brunell, Redskins Shellac Dolphins 17-0 (AP)


Happy Birthday Google\\Google turns 6 years old today in a birthday celebration that has seen much change over the years. On September 7, 1998, Google Inc. opened its door in Menlo Park, California. The door came with a remote control, as it was attached to the garage of a friend ...

Happy Birthday Google


DINESH DHAMIJA, the chairman and chief executive of Ebookers, last night looked set to land a 90 million windfall after agreeing to a takeover of the online travel group he founded.

Ebookers sale lands 90m for boss


Russia's upper house of parliament votes to ratify the international treaty on climate change.

Russia's upper house backs Kyoto


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport pulled  off a stunning 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over Serena Williams at the  WTA Tour Championships Saturday, but her battling effort may  still might not be enough to get her into the semifinals.

Davenport's Victory Over Williams May Not Be Enough


Canadian Press - FREDERICTON (CP) - An elderly rottweiler named Clancy became a character witness for her breed on Tuesday as public debate began on proposed legislation to restrict certain kinds of dogs in New Brunswick.

Dog lovers appeal to N.B. politicians not to restrict dogs based on breed (Canadian Press)


Hitachi, Toshiba and Matsushita will pour \$1 billion into manufacturing large LCDs for flat-screen TVs.

Japanese makers forge \$1 billion LCD alliance


No matter where he happens to fall in the rotation, and he admits he has slipped a spot, Pedro Martinez insists he still is No. 1 on the day he pitches.

Pedro aces a big test


Scientist have always wondered how pigeons manage to be such good navigators and have a  #39;nose for the north #39; and now a new study has suggested that it is because they have small magnetic particles in their beaks, which helps them detect different magnetic

Pigeons homing instincts due to their magnetic beaks!


A core of highly conservative Republicans aligned with the Pentagon moved to block a vote on a bill that would have enacted the recommendations of the 9/11 panel.

House Leadership Blocks Vote on Intelligence Bill


A judge in a major EU anti-trust case against Microsoft calls a sudden meeting after high-profile departures.

Urgent meeting in Microsoft case


(CP) - Fears of an explosion and concerns about public safety may lead to the scrapping of a planned natural gas importing terminal near Quebec City despite future fuel supply needs.

Safety concerns may scuttle liquefied gas terminal near Quebec <b>...</b>


NAJAF, Aug 17: An Iraqi peace delegation urged Shia leader Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday to call off his uprising in Najaf, and on the battlefront US troops pounded militia positions near the country #39;s holiest sites.

Peace team urges Sadr to call off uprising: Militia positions pounded


CHICAGO (CP) - Billy Reay, who amassed more coaching wins than any other person in Chicago Blackhawks history, has died. He was 86.

Blackhawks winningest head coach Billy Reay dead at the age of 86


The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered Fannie Mae, the nation #39;s largest buyer of mortgages, to restate its earnings over the last

Fannie Mae must restate its earnings


SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australia #39;s economic growth likely slowed sharply in the third quarter, economists said Monday, with data showing a record current account deficit and foreign debt.

UPDATE: Australian Growth Likely Slowed Sharply In 3Q


A member of the 9/11 commission told House lawmakers Wednesday that the risk of an airline passenger detonating a suicide bomb has increased as a result of security precautions to prevent hijackings.

9/11 commissioner: Threat of airplane suicide bombing has <b>...</b>


Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates must be bored of leading the pack on the Forbes list of richest Americans. Gates continues to be the richest man in America for the 11 th consecutive year.

The richest Americans: Gates No. 1


AP - International Business Machines Corp. took the

IBM's Conference Falls Short on Questions (AP)


A deal seems to be taking shape in wage talks between Volkswagen and the IG Metall metalworkers union, the head of the works council at Europe #39;s biggest carmaker said Wednesday.

VW, unions hopeful of deal


SPACE.com - Russian space researchers will lock six men in a metal tube for more than year in an effort to mimic the stresses and challenges of a manned mission to Mars.

Russia Plans 500-Day Mock Mars Mission (SPACE.com)


As North Korea, South Korea, and Iran raise risks of an arms race, the global challenge to nonproliferation grows.

New cracks in nuclear containment


Reuters - Online auctioneer eBay Inc. will plug\a recently purchased China site into its global network on\Friday, creating new opportunities for a nascent but\fast-growing operation, its chief executive said.

EBay's China Site to Join Worldwide Network (Reuters)


AP - Jerry Rice and Keenan McCardell switched teams Tuesday, when there actually were deals at the NFL trading deadline for the first time in five years.

NFL Teams Busy Making Trades at Deadline (AP)


A nuclear submarine that recently intruded into Japanese waters has been confirmed as belonging to the Chinese Navy. On Friday, the government lodged a strong protest with China over its submarine #39;s incursion

Take Firm Stand Against Chinese Incursions


Video footage of the moment bombs exploded in a Madrid train station is released in Spain.

Video shows Madrid attack horror


AP - Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck's injured right thigh is improving, thanks partly to acupuncture treatments, and he could be ready to play Sunday against Buffalo.

Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck Improving (AP)


Consider the circumstances: The Boston Red Sox defeated the vaunted Yankees in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, and did so in the House That Ruth Built.

Curses! Gimme a break


His countrymen celebrated Suzuki #39;s record-breaking hit Saturday when the Seattle Mariners outfielder broke George Sisler #39;s 84-year-old major league mark for hits in a season.

Japanese fans celebrate Suzuki #39;s historic hit


AFP - The US economy is expanding but the performance is patchy as roaring energy prices begin to stifle spending, the Federal Reserve's Beige Book survey showed.

Fed's Beige Book says oil price curbs spending (AFP)


Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela who headed Colombia's Cali cartel appears in court in the US state of Florida.

Colombian drug baron in US court


China is set to launch its second manned space flight, which will carry two astronauts into a five-day orbit around the Earth in 2005.

China aims at five-day space shot


AP - The last time the Carolina Panthers played the New England Patriots the Super Bowl was on the line. On Saturday night, they meet again with absolutely nothing at stake.

Panthers, Pats Meet in Super Bowl Rematch (AP)


MOSCOW (AFP) - Shares in the Russian oil group Yukos plunged by more than 30 percent in midday trading on the Moscow stock exchange to below a dollar per share.

Yukos shares plunge more than 30 percent


Aerospace and high-tech manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. will hire 1,000 software programmers and invest \$10 million in India over the next 12 months to bolster its research and development activities, an company official said Monday.

Honeywell to Bolster Research in India


A United Nations official has accused Israel of  quot;gross violations quot; of international law in a recent offensive in which more than 100 Palestinians died in the northern Gaza Strip.

UN accuses Israel of excessive force during Gaza offensive


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched an online music store that works with Microsoft Corp. #39;s Windows Media Player, the world #39;s largest retailer said on Thursday.

Wal-Mart Launches Windows Media Song Downloads


The leading satellite radio service, with more than 500 employees and 2.5 million subscribers, has now come into its own and competition is sizzling.<FONT face=

At XM, Boldly Going


KHARTOUM, Aug 18, 2004 (Financial Times) -- The number of military observers deployed in the Darfur region of Sudan is not sufficient to monitor whether the Sudanese government fulfils its pledges to the United Nations, a senior UN ...

UN claims lack of military observers in Darfur region


In some ways, he is the 26th man. Nomar Garciaparra played such an integral role in helping the Red Sox become a championship-caliber franchise that his former teammates have not forgotten him even as they approach the threshold of a dream.

Ex-mates vote Garciaparra in


A youthful Pakistan cricket squad arrived in Perth Monday night bristling with confidence at the daunting task which confronts them in the upcoming Test series against Australia.

Woolmer hopes to spring a surprise


If US Airways files for bankruptcy a second time, its chairman says, there will be no outside investor, other airline or government aid to rescue it.

US Airways' Grim Warning


washingtonpost.com - America Online Inc. said yesterday it is once again supporting a Microsoft Corp. plan to combat unwanted bulk e-mail by verifying senders of messages, a move that could rekindle industry adoption of a new system for attacking spam.

Microsoft Regains AOL's Support For Anti-Spam Technology (washingtonpost.com)


September 23, 2004 - Almost 130 people will lose their jobs next month when the company that makes Butternut Bread shuts its Chicago plant.

Closure of bread factory to cost jobs


Virgin #39;s digital music service, Virgin Digital (VD), opened its virtual doors today, offering US consumers a Napster-style mix of a la carte downloads and an  #39;all you can eat #39; monthly subscription package.

Virgin launches Digital music service


A tiny telescope has spotted a giant planet circling a faraway star, using a technique that could open a new phase of planetary discovery, scientists said.

Tiny telescope detects a giant planet


Fifth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia easily beat American Kevin Kim 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to move into the semi-finals of the China Open.

Tennis: Safin reaches China Open semis


LONDON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund has cut  its forecast for global growth next year slightly amid  expectations that the U.S. and Chinese economies will not  expand as strongly as previously thought.

IMF Cuts World '05 Growth Forecast-Source


Dmitry Gorodnichy, an inventor from the Institute of Information Technology in Ottawa, has developed a computer navigation system that relies on the movements of a user #39;s nose to direct a cursor, New Scientist has reported.

Nose replaces mouse to surf web


Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was suspended for two games without pay by the N.F.L. for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

N.F.L. Suspends Lewis Two Games for Drug Case


Spain will play England in a friendly international at Real Madrid #39;s Santiago Bernabeu stadium on November 17, the Spanish Football Federation announced on Tuesday.

Spain to face England in friendly at the Bernabeu


Image: NASA #39;s Swift spacecraft lifts off from Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in sunny Florida, on Nov. 20 at 12:16:00.611 pm EST aboard a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle.

Swift Probe Successfully Launched


Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets activated guard Tyronn Lue from the injured list prior to Wednesday #39;s game against the Hawks.

Rockets activate Lue from injured list


As someone who first made a name for himself by stretching the racketeering laws to go after investment bankers, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided the allure of the silly

Rudy Giuliani #39;s Investment Banking Racket


LUKE Donald gave Bernhard Langer the response he was looking for yesterday by romping to victory in the Omega European Masters just a week after being handed the final wild-card for next months European Ryder Cup team.

Donald vindicates Langer #39;s faith


Tech industry workers find that the election's outcome is affecting workplace morale, concentration.<br /> Photo: Company president holds morale meeting

Workplace blues in election aftermath


Free or low-cost services from AOL, NFL.com and even Best Buy are attracting advertising dollars for fantasy sports leagues.

Fantasy Leagues Attract Money From Advertisers


The de facto standard for grid computing will be licensed to companies, and the new venture will contract for technical support of the software and services that can help companies design and run computing grids.

Globus Toolkit Founders Form Company


The US economy has continued to grow in September and early October, but was hampered by record oil prices, a report from the Federal Reserve shows.

US economy 'continued to expand'


Juan Carlos Ferrero has targeted further Davis Cup glory when Spain take on the United States in Seville at the weekend. Ferrero is the only member of the Spain team to have won the event before after clinching

FERRERO CHASING DAVIS CUP GLORY


When Brown opens its Ivy League season Saturday against visiting Harvard, there will be more on the minds of the players and coaching staff than avenging last year's 52-14 loss to the Crimson or trying to end Harvard's four-game winning streak against the Bears.

Brown playing backup


AFP - Australia's central bank said the country's financial system is sound and ongoing economic growth has created a favourable outlook for financial stability.

Australia's central bank says financial system sound, stable (AFP)


Stephen Gallacher won for the first time on the European tour, beating Northern Ireland #39;s Graeme McDowell on the first playoff hole Sunday at the Dunhill Links Championship.

Gallacher scores first European Tour win


WANA: Pakistani security forces used helicopter gunships, mortars and artillery on Wednesday to pound a mountainous area near the Afghan border where a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, blamed for masterminding the kidnapping of two Chinese, is believed

Pak assault on Mehsud hideout


US Airways and its pilots #39; union failed to announce a tentative labor agreement on Friday, but both sides said they remained optimistic that a bargain would be struck soon.

Airline, pilots trying for deal


SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 15, 2004 - Oracle Corp. topped Wall Street #39;s profit forecast, but the business software maker saw sales of its business applications software slide 36 percent with the reversal of that

Oracle #39;s Earnings Just Top Expectations


MacCentral - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said that it is looking for ways to work more closely with developers of the Open Office open source project, while at the same time, apparently reserving the right to sue them, according to a legal agreement between Microsoft and Open Office's major sponsor, Sun Microsystems Inc., made public this week.

Sun-Microsoft deal raises Open Office questions (MacCentral)


Although Microsoft has nearly 90 of the browser market, its share is down a full five points since May of this year. Mozilla Firefox is doing the damage, with 5.6 million copies downloaded in the last two weeks.

Firefox Browser Takes Market Share From Microsoft #39;s IE


Sony Corp has unveiled its first MP3-compatible, hard disk Walkman music player in an attempt to recover ground lost to Apple Computers iPod.

Sony takes on iPod with new hard disk Walkman


A massive explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand has killed 14 people, including a 4-year-old boy, and injured two others, a police official said.

14 dead in Thailand fireworks fire


Time was you could get to the moon in a few days, and you can still do it if you have a really big rocket. But SMART-1, a washing machine-size spacecraft carrying an experimental engine, has taken the long way around.

Slowly but Cheaply, a New Way to the Moon


At Ulrich Jung's hair salon, rumors are flying about the future of this small town in the rolling hills of southwestern Germany. One customer with a buzz cut has heard that all the U.S. troops will leave by 2007. Someone else has information that they will be gone sooner, perhaps within a year.

U.S. Army Base Faces Uncertain Fate


AP - Arrowheads that turn up in the mud after a heavy rain are common here, but now archaeologists are digging up broken bits of fine china, parts of military uniforms and even charred firewood, relics of one of the biggest Army camps in the earliest days of the republic that went unnoticed for two centuries.

Archaeologists Unearth Lost Military Camp (AP)


BANGALORE, INDIA -- As hiring picks up in Bangalore, India, the city's software professionals are again acquiring the spoiled-brat image they had in the late 1990s, when the dot-com boom increased staff requirements at Indian outsourcing companies.

In healthy Indian job market, developers want it all


In most of western Europe, easily more than half the adults are overweight, and in the United States two-thirds are fat. Why, then, are some able to stay thin in such an environment? The answer is complex and not the same for everyone.

Some People Manage to Stay Thin in a Fat World


The Patriots can be healthy or hurting. The field can be drenched or dry. The opponent might have a stingy defense or a high-scoring offense.

Patriots win in all conditions against all kinds of teams


The state House on Wednesday approved a bill to move up the due date of county property taxes to offset lost state revenue sharing dollars.

House approves tax shift to offset revenue sharing cut


Live Communications Server 2005, Microsoft #39;s second-generation real-time communications server, is released to manufacturing and will be generally available on Dec. 1, the company said Tuesday.

Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 Coming Dec. 1


The Phoenix Coyotes signed free-agent center Petr Nedved and traded center Daymond Langkow to the Calgary Flames for two players on Thursday.

Coyotes Juggle Centers


PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac has lashed out at a private initiative to secure the release of two French hostages in Iraq as interference and said he hoped it would not thwart the delicate process, aides said Saturday.

Chirac criticises interference in Iraq hostages release <b>...</b>


MacCentral - IDG World Expo has announced

'Macworld After Dark' concert open to all Expo goers (MacCentral)


New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer tells US lawmakers that many insurance brokers systematically fix the market.

Spitzer tells Senate of insurance probe


Reuters - An earthquake shook the Romanian\capital Bucharest on Wednesday night, Reuters witnesses said.

Earthquake Hits Romania; Strength Unknown (Reuters)


NASA -- NASA is planning to launch the Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) flight demonstrator no earlier than Oct. 26, 2004, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif...

New NASA Spacecraft Moves One Step Closer to Fall Launch


With a little under three hours to go before the first pitch of a crucial series with the Red Sox, the Texas Rangers -- losers of four straight games -- looked anything but concerned about their immediate fate on the diamond.

Rangers steering through recent skid


SiliconValley.com - The price of Google shares soared Friday, evoking memories of the Internet bubble among some Wall street analysts and traders.

Google shares go crazy (SiliconValley.com)


Indonesians are preparing to go to the polls Monday in the final round of the country #39;s first-ever democratic presidential election.

Indonesians Get Ready for Final Round of First Direct Presidential <b>...</b>


AP - Waves two-stories high crashed on Jamaica's eastern shore Friday, flooding homes and washing away roads as Hurricane Ivan's ferocious winds and pounding rains began to lash the island and threatened a direct hit on its densely populated capital. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to 37.

Ivan Lashes Jamaica; Death Toll Hits 37 (AP)


A highly critical vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Word 2000 and 2002, an advisory from security advisory service Secunia says.

Word flaw could lead to denial of service


Extraordinary commissioner Enrico Bondi has filed a claim against CSFB in a Parma court in connection with a forward sale agreement between the bank and Parmalat dating from January 2002.

Parmalat adds Credit Suisse


BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Officials said a US diplomat originally from Ohio was killed Sunday morning when a rebel #39;s rocket or mortar shell crashed into the trailer where he slept.

Diplomat, Parma Native, Killed In Iraq


By TED BRIDIS    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A prominent Internet safety organization and leading computer-maker Dell Inc. (DELL) launched a campaign Friday to help consumers fend off

Tech Group Launches Anti-Spyware Campaign


Speculation surrounding the reported removal of portraits of Dear Leader Kim Jong-il from some public buildings and homes in North Korea continued to swirl Thursday but

KOREA: Rumors Swirl over Missing Portraits


The Middle East  quot;Quartet quot; on Wednesday urged Israel to honor its obligations under the Roadmap and freeze its settlement outposts, saying the lack of action in this regard is a  quot;cause of concern.

Lack of action in freezing settlement  quot;cause of concern quot;: Quartet


Motorola, Inc. has announced interoperability between its MotoSync technology-enabled mobile phones and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.

Motorola using Microsoft ActiveSync protocol for Linux smartphone


WASHINGTON -- The unusual strategy adopted by the Federal Reserve in the summer of 2003 for stoking the US economy without cutting interest rates was a clear success, researchers at the US central bank have concluded in a new study.

Fed calls strategy on rates success


JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel denied Saturday spying on its  main ally, the United States, responding to suspicions a  Pentagon analyst passed secret papers to the Jewish state about  one of its most bitter enemies, Iran.

Israel Denies Spying on American Allies


Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - For the second straight day a Briton captured gold at the Olympic Velodrome. Bradley Wiggins won the men #39;s individual 4,000-meter pursuit Saturday, one day after teammate

Great Britain wins gold again in track cycling


AFP - US presidential hopeful John Kerry slammed President George W. Bush's North Korea policy amid reports of a mysterious blast in the isolated Asian state.

Kerry sees 'route to a nuclear 9/11' in North Korea (AFP)


Samsung Electronics has succeeded in developing an 8-gigabit flash memory chip, breaking another world record in semiconductors, the company announced yesterday.

Samsung creates ultra-small chip


Their hiring of former JetHawks manager Wally Backman out of Single-A ahead of two finalists with significant major-league managerial and coaching experience to manage their big-league club is as much a risk as it is a statement.

Arizona to get ready for Wally-world


BAGHDAD, Iraq - The most feared militant group in Iraq, the movement of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden on Sunday, saying it had agreed with al-Qaida over strategy and the need for unity against

Zarqawi Movement Vows al-Qaida Allegiance


The Army has been using a new weapon that combines software with imagery beamed from satellites to make missions somewhat less unpredictable.

3-D Maps From Commercial Satellites Guide G.I.'s in Iraq's Deadliest Urban Mazes


MacCentral - There's a new conference happening concurrently with this year's Macworld Conference  amp; Expo. It's called Context, and it's described a new series of events that

Context Conference takes place during Macworld Expo (MacCentral)


Following are tables showing the provisional final results of yesterday #39;s regional elections in the eastern German states of Saxony and Brandenburg.

Final Results of German Saxony, Brandenburg Elections (Table)


Favourites Argentina swept Italy aside on Tuesday to march into the final of the Olympic Games soccer tournament without having conceded a goal in five games.

UPDATE 1-Argentina outplay Italy to secure easy passage


Warming up in black, knee-high tennis boots, Serena Williams rolled to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Sandra Kleinova on opening night at the United States Open.

A 53-Minute Dress Rehearsal for Serena Williams


A Jamaican man walks in front of a church destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in Lionel Town, outside of Kingston. Relief operations get under way in the wake of Hurricane Ivan, which has brought destruction to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

Hurricane Ivan Lashes Caymans, Jamaica


Crude oil futures were little changed Tuesday as oil workers in Norway said they will end their four-month strike after the government ordered them back on the job.

Update 13: Oil Prices Little Changed on Norway News


Judge in Baylor player's death appoints third mental-health expert to evaluate defendant.

Judge in Baylor Player's Death Appoints Mental-Health Expert


Fast-food restaurant operator Yum Brands Inc. on Monday named David Deno chief operating officer, replacing Aylwin Lewis, who resigned to become president and chief executive of Kmart Holding Corp.

Yum Brands Names New Operating Chief


Put an end to all the pinstripes talk. The St. Louis Cardinals now stand between the Red Sox and their first World Series title since 1918.

Cardinals punch ticket to Series


AP - Just months ago, Steve Montador was living every hockey player's dream  #151; playing in the Stanley Cup finals. Now his Calgary Flames are closed for business  #151; along with the rest of the NHL  #151; and he's chasing pucks in front of 2,000 people in a remote corner of France.

Hockey Players Look for Lockout Work (AP)


The players are all about convenience and size. They are like carrying around hundreds of CDs without the load. The iPod dominates the MP3 scene, but new competitors hope to take a bite out of Apple #39;s business.

Competition Aims To Take Bite Out Of iPod #39;s Business


Reuters - The heavyweight\United States duo of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were on\track for their second defeat of the day as Europe maintained a\stranglehold at the 35th Ryder Cup on Friday.

Europe on Top as Woods, Mickelson Struggle (Reuters)


Having ruled out leukaemia, French doctors were trying for a third day to determine what was causing the dramatic deterioration in Palestinian leader Yasser Arafats health.

Arafat: Doctors to Carry Out New Tests


BASRA, Iraq (AP) -- A sabotage attack on a cluster of about 20 oil pipelines in southern Iraq has cut exports from the key oil producing region by half, a top oil official said Thursday.

Iraq Oil Exports Cut in Half After Attack


Three Hollywood studios have chosen to embrace next-generation DVD technology backed by Toshiba, snubbing a rival product promoted by Sony.

studios snub Sony DVD format


The US Senate is about to open an investigation into allegations that some of America #39;s largest insurers and brokers have taken part in schemes to rig insurance bids and to gain inappropriate fees from customers.

US insurance scandal set to be focus of Senate inquiry


AP - War crimes trials against Iraq's former Baath Party leaders will begin next week, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Tuesday. He didn't say whether Saddam Hussein would be among them.

Iraq War Crimes Trials to Begin Next Week (AP)


Former billionaire Stelios Haji-Ioannou loves winning the good fight, whether battling US movie studios, the car rental industry or travel agents.

Haji-Ioannou:  #39;Easy #39; Win Versus Stelmar Board


New Delhi, October 15 :The Government on Friday decided not to increase petrol and diesel prices this fortnight.  quot;The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has decided that prices of all petroleum products will be held at the same level.

Government not to raise fuel prices


Still smarting from their 18-9 drubbing by Europe in September #39;s Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, the Americans have decided to overhaul the way they pick their team for the next meeting, at the K Club in Ireland in 2006.

US to favour  #39;hottest #39; players