WASHINGTON Nov 11, 2004 - A planned government study into how children #39;s bodies absorb pesticides and other chemicals has been temporarily suspended due to ethical concerns.

Pesticide Study Using Children Postponed


Dell on Monday dropped prices on select servers, workstations, desktops, and laptops aimed at corporate customers, saying it was passing along lower component costs to buyers.

Dell Cuts Prices On Corporate Hardware


Vonage teams with Wi-Fi equipment makers Linksys and Netgear on voice over Internet Protocol.

Vonage connects with Linksys, Netgear on VoIP


Device will capture high-resolution still images and video--and it still makes phone calls. Samsung Electronics will begin selling a cell phone that includes a 5-megapixel digital camera, the company says.

Samsung Shows 5-Megapixel Camera Phone


Grid architecture aims to protect corporate networks from interior security threats.

Aruba targets wired network security


ATHENS - Mary Lou Retton left her phone number for Carly Patterson. Call me, she said, after the Olympic all-around competition.

Patterson has golden glow


PARIS -- Yasser Arafat's coma deepened and his condition deteriorated dramatically yesterday according to the Palestinian leadership, who visited him at a Paris hospital and then returned to the West Bank to declare that his life was now ''in the hand of God. quot;

As Arafat worsens, leaders prepare funeral


SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a sign that Google Inc.'s initial public offering will not be as hot or big as expected, the Internet search giant slashed its estimated per-share price range and reduced the number of shares to be sold by insiders...

Google Cuts Its IPO Price Range


A low pressure system over the Central Atlantic has formed Tropical Storm Otto on the last day of hurricane season. At 4 pm, the center of Tropical Storm Otto was located near latituded 31.8 north, longitude 51 west or about 810 miles east of Bermuda.

Tropical Storm Otto forms on last day of hurricane season


Carlos Sainz and co-driver Marc Marti have pulled out of this weekend #39;s Rally Australia, the final event in the World Rally Championship - and what was intended to be Carlos #39;s last WRC drive before he retires.

Sainz To Miss Rally Australia


For the Renault F1 Team, the objective of the weekend is to strengthen second place in the championship, while Michael Schumacher will be looking to win the title.

Belgian GP: A race with lots at stake


NEW YORK Toronto spotted the New York Yankees a 3-to-0 lead before winning in the Bronx 5-to-4. Vernon Wells supplied the go-ahead, two-run triple off Orlando Hernandez in the seventh inning.

Sports: Blue Jays 5 Yankees 4


Valencia president Juan Bautista Soler has laid the blame for the clubs #39; continuing slump squarely on the doorstep of the players.

Valencia chief exonerates Ranieri


Ernie Els scored tight victories over Scott Drummond and Angel Cabrera Friday to stay on course for a record sixth World Match Play title.

Els moves into semis at World Match Play


GREEN BAY, Wis. (Sports Network) - Green Bay Packers star  quarterback Brett Favre and top running back Ahman Green both  missed Thursday's practice with injuries.

Packers' Favre, Green Miss Practice


MANILA -- A Filipino who was among four people abducted in Iraq is believed to be an accountant working for a Saudi Arabian company catering food to American troops, sources said Tuesday.

Filipino abducted in Iraq (7:42 pm)


BRUNEI was rolling out the red carpet Tuesday for royals and government leaders attending the grand wedding of the heir to the throne of this oil-rich south-east Asian sultanate.

Brunei prepares for royal wedding


AP - An Islamic court in northern Nigeria on Wednesday threw out a death by stoning sentence against a pregnant 18-year-old girl who had been condemned for adultery.

Nigerian Stoning Death Sentence Quashed (AP)


BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.  Impeccably attired in a dark suit and gold-and-blue patterned necktie, American captain Hal Sutton struck the look of a Wall Street mogul Thursday when he announced

Mickelson, Woods team up to lead off US at Ryder Cup


Crude oil prices fell slightly Friday, ending lower this week as worries about low winter fuel inventories dissipated amid rising oil stockpiles.

Crude oil prices fall slightly on better crude supplies


Venezuela passes a strict media law condemned by the opposition and human rights groups.

Concern over Venezuela media law


Second-seeded Jiri Novak swept past Taiwan #39;s Lu Yen-Hsun 6-2, 6-2, to reach the second round of the Shanghai Open on Wednesday.

Novak Sweeps Through in Shanghai


FyberSearch Acquires RSS Feed Search Engine\\FyberSearch announced the acquisition of the feed archive search engine FeedPlex today in hopes of adding to its collection of useful search tools. FeedPlex is a feed search engine that provides Internet users the ability to find data in XML/RSS format on the web.\\


MOSCOW : A deal between French energy group Total and Russian gas firm Novatek shows that oil majors have an appetite for Russia #39;s energy riches despite the Yukos affair, but also the limited role now possible for foreigners in this strategic sector

Total deal shows appetite for Russian oil, but limits foreign role


European Space Agency -- Scattered in universities across Europe, a 250-strong team of students have never collectively met in person, but between them they have built a space-ready satellite. SSETI Express is currently being integrated in an ESA cleanroom for a planned launch in May next year...

Student-Built Satellite Coming to Life


Florida Marlins right-hander AJ Burnett will miss his next scheduled start because of elbow inflammation, an ailment that could hurt the team #39;s chances in the NL wild-card race.

Marlins #39; Burnett to miss next start


OPEN SOURCE champion, Microsoft has released the code for its FlexWiki, under an open source licence. FlexWiki, which is a Web-based user collaboration and content management program, is the third that Vole has released under an open source licence.

Microsoft open sources more code


The US swept into the Davis Cup final for the first time in seven years when Bob and Mike Bryan crushed Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov of Belarus to give the host an unassailable 3-0 lead in the semi-final.

US ends its final drought


A Yemen court has sentenced 15 men on terror charges, including the bombing of a French oil tanker and a plan to kill the US ambassador to Yemen.

Yemen court sentences terror suspects


BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie,  who has suffered much misery at the hands of American golf  fans, gave back some of his own Friday with another Ryder Cup  tour de force at Oakland Hills Country Club.

Montgomerie Heaps Misery on U.S.


Brazilian striker Cristiano de Lima Jr. died on Sunday after collapsing on the field during a domestic club tournament in the southern Indian city of Bangalore.

Brazilian striker dies on field during Indian club soccer match


The FreeiPods.com website looks as phony as a \$3 bill. In fact, it's at the forefront of performance-based marketing, as advertisers discover it's more effective to spend \$50 million on gifts than to blow the cash on TV ads. By Leander Kahney.

Making Free IPods Pay Off


Retail sales picked up strongly in September, official figures show, helped by strong demand for mobile phones.

Mobile phones boost retail sales


Vernon Wells hits a go-ahead, two-run triple in the seventh inning as the Blue Jays rallies past the Yankees, 5-4, sending Orlando Hernandez to his first loss.

Jays Defeat 'El Duque'


CASTELLON, France : Spain #39;s Oscar Freire won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain, a 157km run between Benicarlo and here, while US Postal rider Manuel Beltran, also of Spain, stayed in the overall lead.

Cycling: Freire wins sixth stage in Spain


From the book,  quot;The Rivals quot; by the baseball writers of the Boston Globe and New York Times, published by St. Martin's Press.

A rivalry that borders on obsession


Mexico has some of the highest and the lowest standards of living in the world, such is the extent of the gap between rich and poor, a UN report says.

Mexico has 'giant wealth divide'


(Santiago, Chile-AP) Nov. 20, 2004 - President Bush says North Korea #39;s neighbors are united in sending a blunt message to the man who rules it,  quot;Get rid of your nuclear weapons programs.

Bush says N. Korea #39;s neighbors uniting against nuclear weapons


2004-11-09  Microsoft has recently said that it had finally laid to rest the anti-trust case against it in the US, when it reached an agreement with the Computer  amp; Communications Industry Association (CCIA), the final group seeking to overturn its

Microsoft settles anti-trust case


InfoWorld - Red Hat Inc. has gone scavenging among Netscape #39;s remains, agreeing Thursday to pay America Online Inc. (AOL) up to  #36;23 million in cash for the assets of Netscape Communications Corp. #39;s Security Solutions unit.

Red Hat picks up pieces of Netscape (InfoWorld)


A tiny fish that no one eats or cares about may tell researchers a lot about the health of Caribbean coral reefs and where to focus conservation efforts.

Damselfish Study May Help Improve Marine Reserves


The Muslim community in France has supported the government ban on headscarfs, but, asks Hugh Schofield in Paris, was that unity based on fear of a backlash?

Hostage crisis unites French communities


AP - The government needs to do a better job monitoring and inspecting hazardous materials shipped aboard airlines, according to a report released Friday by the Transportation Department's inspector general.

Report Urges Hazmat Inspection Improvement (AP)


In the stock #39;s first day of trading, investors bought, sold and flipped shares at a furious pace, with the price ending just above \$100 - 18 percent above where it started.

After Months of Hoopla, Google Debut Fits the Norm


TIJUANA, Mexico -- Californians shopping for cheaper prescription drugs may have gotten a break when the state Legislature voted to ease access to low-cost medicines from Canada, but south of the border, bargain-hunters can pay an unexpected, traumatic cost -- time in a Mexican jail.

In Mexico, high price for drug bargains


AP - The committee writing the Senate's intelligence reorganization plan is recommending creation of a strong national intelligence director with spending power, while leaving the Pentagon in charge of some military spy agencies.

Senate Wants Intel Chief With Budget Say (AP)


President Bush may face a political hurricane in November if frustrated Floridians turn disaster into votes, experts say. The Sunshine State will be paying a lot

STORM-BASHED FLORIDIANS COULD BLOW AGAINST BUSH


More than 10,000 US soldiers and marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets pummelled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.

Americans step up attacks against Fallujah as showdown with <b>...</b>


WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Ticker) -- With its highest preseason ranking in school history, No. 2 Wake Forest opens up a highly-anticipated campaign with a Preseason NIT first-round matchup at home vs.

GEO WASHINGTON WAKE FOREST


Hamish Carter of New Zealand clinched the gold medal for men #39;s triathlon at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games here Thursday. Carter won the three-discipline event at 1 hour 51 minutes and 7.73 seconds.

Hamish Carter wins men #39;s triathlon


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

Alaska Judge Orders Ballots Reprinted (AP)


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Lindsay Davenport  shrugged off an eight-and-a-half hour rain delay to breeze into  the semi-finals of the U.S. Open with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over  unseeded Japanese Shinobu Asagoe Wednesday.

Davenport Storms Into Semi-Finals


NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. holiday shopping season got  off to a sluggish start with high oil prices and weak consumer  confidence hitting the key Thanksgiving weekend, according to  three retail indices released on Tuesday.

Holiday Shopping Gets Off to Slow Start


Company partners with Kayak Software with aim to complement the burgeoning online travel sales market.

AOL sets sail into travel search market


WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service providers (ISPs) to block Web sites the state's prosecuting attorneys deem to be child pornography has been reversed by a U.S. federal court, with the judge ruling the law violated free speech rights.

Court rules against state Web-blocking law


WHITEHORSE, Yukon Territory - An exuberant dog left in a truck while the owner watched Canada win the World Cup of Hockey managed to throw the vehicle into gear and coast down a city hill.    A man out for a walk called police after seeing the vehicle coast by with a black Labrador retriever behind the wheel...

Dog Drives Off As Owner Watches Hockey


As many as 12 Palestinians died in four separate incidents on Saturday in Gaza, another day of escalating violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.

12 Palestinians killed in Gaza military operation


Gunmen holding the kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan have threatened to hand her over to the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi if their demands are not met within 48 hours.

Kidnappers threaten to hand over British aid worker to Zarqawi


Italy #39;s struggling state carrier Alitalia met with labor unions Tuesday, trying to persuade them to accept a sweeping restructuring plan after announcing a further worsening of the airline #39;s financial situation.

Alitalia Pressures Unions to Accept Plan


BRUSSELS Jos Manuel Barroso came out fighting here Monday, his first day as president of the European Commission, saying the uncertainty surrounding the incoming commission had not dented the European Union #39;s credibility but was a sign of a growing EU

EU chief vows to champion reforms


Two of PeopleSoft #39;s (PSFT) largest shareholders indicated Tuesday that they would split on supporting Oracle #39;s (ORCL) \$8.8 billion takeover bid for its business software rival, plunging the deal into uncertainty.

2 major PeopleSoft shareholders split on Oracle deal


Embarcadero is shipping Embarcadero Performance Center 1.9, a version of its multiplatform database monitoring product that adds a Web client and management functions for Linux and Unix databases.

Embarcadero, Ixiasoft focus on data management


TOKYO, Japan -- Seiko Epson Corporation ( quot;Epson quot;) has announced that it has successfully developed a lighter and more advanced successor to the FR, the world #39;s smallest and lightest micro-flying robot. Turning once again to its micromechatronics ...

Epson Announces Advanced Model of the World #39;s Lightest Micro-Flying Robot


AP - President Bush claims John Kerry

Campaigns Focus on Iraq in Ads (AP)


Scotland seized the initiative on the first day of the ICC Intercontinental Cup final against Canada, in Sharjah, yesterday, when Yorkshire #39;s John Blain trapped opener Ashif Mulla lbw with the last ball of the first over.

Scots eye the grand prize in Sharjah


The decision comes on top of 12,500 job cuts that the bank initially said it would eliminate during the merger. The bank #39;s move drew fire from two Massachusetts

Bank of America to cut more jobs


Detroit, MI -- Mike Maroth tossed 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the opener of a three-game series at Comerica Park.

American League Game Summary - Cleveland At Detroit


Milton H. Cohen, a securities lawyer whose insights into the stock market became the basis for innumerable regulatory proposals over the last 40 years, died Oct. 30 at his home in Haverford, Pa.

Milton Cohen, 93, a Lawyer Who Inspired Market Reform


The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a legal case that may decide whether wineries can sell directly to out-of-state consumers.

Justices to Hear Arguments on Interstate Wine Sales


US world number two Andy Roddick will face Belarus #39; Vladimir Voltchkov in the opening singles tie of their Davis Cup semi-final on Friday.

Roddick to open US Davis Cup bid against Belarus


AP - Rulon Gardner was in another Olympic wrestling upset  #151; his own. One of the biggest stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime Wednesday by Kazakhstan's Georgi Tsurtsumia and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match.

Rulon Gardner Loses Bid for Repeat Gold (AP)


Tony Blair is to be admitted to hospital on Friday  for a procedure to correct a heart problem.

UK PM to undergo heart treatment


VIENNA (Reuters) - French, British and German officials are  due to meet Iranian negotiators on Wednesday to discuss a  European proposal that Tehran scrap its uranium enrichment  program in exchange for nuclear technology.

EU, Iran to Meet Again on Nuclear Offer


InfoWorld - Research in Motion (RIM), the company that first pushed e-mail over wireless, is teaming up with PeopleSoft to offer corporate users PeopleSoft Enterprise Sales for BlackBerry, a sales application with similar push technology.

PeopleSoft, RIM partner to deliver sales application (InfoWorld)


BAGO restored his reputation when swooping late to land the Prix de lArc de Triomphe at Longchamp yesterday. Unbeaten last season, when he was Europes champion juvenile, the son of Nashwan had been hailed

Bago bounces back with Arc triumph


KANPUR, India (AFP) - Andrew Hall #39;s defiant ton left Indian bowlers frustrated as South Africa reached 398-6 at tea on the second day of the first Test here.

Cricket-Hall gets ton as Indian bowlers toil hard


Off spinner Nathan Hauritz could hardly believe his eyes at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Nor could he believe his luck.  quot;I #39;ve never seen a wicket on which the

Disbelieving Hauritz bowled over by Bombay turn


afrol News, 11 October - Two proposals regarding the international ivory trade today failed to secure a two-thirds majority at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) conference in Bangkok.

New compromise on ivory trade reached


Liverpool #39;s Djibril Cisse was taken to hospital with a suspected broken left leg after being stretchered off against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.

Cisse suffers suspected leg break


Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren were married last week at a golf resort in Barbados. Strange ceremony. Twice, they had to stop the procession for a ruling by David Fay.

You Da Groom!!!


AP - For the first time in the nation, a New York regional youth soccer association will require the mandatory use of protective headguards, affecting nearly 35,000 players 14-years-old and younger.

N.Y. Youth Soccer Group Mandates Headgear (AP)


YET more evidence emerged yesterday that British interest rates have either peaked, or are extremely close to doing so. House prices fell at their steepest pace in nine years in the three months to September.

Pressure eases on rates as housing begins to cool


Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry will consider company's open-source desktop suite for future bids.

Japan gives OK to Sun desktop suite


Reuters - U.S. consumer prices inched up just\0.1 percent last month as gasoline and car prices tumbled, the\government said on Thursday in a report suggesting an inflation\spike earlier this year was an aberration.

US August Inflation Mild, Job Claims Rise (Reuters)


KIRKLAND, Wash. --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 27, 2004 -- Nextel Communications, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Motorola, Inc.

Nextel Communications Purchases 5.6 Million Nextel Partners Shares


The US is calling on Nato to take overall responsibility for peacekeeping and reconstruction in Afghanistan. US officials are proposing the separate US and Nato missions there should merge under Nato command

US pushes Nato over Afghanistan


MMO2 defends its decision not to join the current push to roll-out third generation (3G) mobile phone services, as it launches a PC plug-in card  for laptop users.

MMO2 defends cautious 3G approach


AP - PeopleSoft Inc.'s board of directors rejected Oracle Corp.'s  #36;9.2 billion takeover bid Wednesday and vowed to continue its staunch resistance even if a majority of the business software maker's shareholders decide to accept the offer.

PeopleSoft Board KOs Oracle Takeover Bid (AP)


YELLOWKNIFE - The most comprehensive study of Arctic climate change ever made has some dramatic news for Canada #39;s North. The report, which will be released next week, says that the most rapid climate change on earth is happening in the Arctic.

Climate change is here, now, say scientists


Japan #39;s top mobile carrier has begun marketing a cell phone that can make Internet calls over Wi-Fi wireless networks in addition to regular ones.

Japanese Co. Markets Dual-Network Phone


House Democrats declared that the latest case against the leader of the Republican majority proved that he was unfit to lead.

Ethics Rebuke to DeLay Prompts Democratic Calls for Ouster


Security specialists at both McAfee Inc. and Trend Micro have raised their risk assessment on the recently discovered W32/Zafi.dMM, also known as Zafi.

Worm alert rises


USATODAY.com - Cisco Systems' fiscal first-quarter profits jumped 29 as the network equipment giant saw growth in its traditional routing markets as well as its emerging technologies like Internet telephone and home networking gear.

Cisco reports record profit but outlook disappoints (USATODAY.com)


BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb killed 17 people  near Baghdad's Oil Ministry and a nearby police academy Sunday,  a ministry spokesman said.

Suicide Bomber Kills 17 Near Baghdad Police Academy


NATO allies agreed to expand the alliance #39;s training mission for Iraq #39;s armed forces after allaying French concerns that had delayed the plan for a week.

NATO to begin training Iraq army


AFP - Sri Lanka's truce with Tiger rebels has brought fear instead of the expected peace dividend because of the continued forced recruitment of thousands of child soldiers, a rights group said.

Sri Lanka Tigers take flack over enlisting child soldiers (AFP)


AP - An 86-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect testified Wednesday that he played only a subordinate role in the 1944 capture in Slovakia of U.S. agents and an American war correspondent who were later executed.

Nazi Suspect Speaks on Role in Capture (AP)


Recent storms, droughts and heat waves are probably being caused by global warming, which means the effects of climate change are coming

Global Warming Effects Faster Than Feared - Experts


Fifth seed Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic beat seventh seeded American Taylor Dent in three sets to win the Japan Open in Tokyo on Sunday.

Novak clinches AIG title


HONG KONG - Veteran protester Leung Kwok-hung, who won a seat in legislative elections, says he will demand the resignation of Hong Kong #39;s leader when the two hold face-to-face talks on Saturday, media reports said.

HK leader to meet top protester


UK interest rates have been kept on hold at 4.75 following the latest meeting of the Bank of England #39;s rate-setting committee.

UK interest rates remain at 4.75


By Amy Sancetta, AP. Ortiz dropped a single into center field with two outs in the 14th inning to score Johnny Damon and give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory against the New York Yankees

Red Sox pull out another dramatic victory, stay alive in ALCS


THE announcement that most Wales players expected, and several apparently dreaded, was finally made yesterday as John Toshack was named manager for the second time.

Toshack excited by new challenge with Wales


The online cons known as  quot;phishing quot; have cost US consumers \$500 million, according to a study released Wednesday. In addition, the study found that three-quarters of wired Americans have noticed an increase

Good news:  #39;Phishing #39; scams net only \$500 million


Reduced coverage means the hurricane's impact on insurance companies will be muted. And that is fostering anger among some politicians in Florida.

Florida Examines Higher Insurance Deductibles


The objection to aspects of Harmony #39;s bid for Gold Fields, submitted by Gold Fields to the Securities Regulation Panel (SRP), is purely a delaying tactic, Harmony CEO Bernard Swanepoel told I-Net Bridge on Friday.

Gold Fields appeal  #39;a delaying tactic #39;


Graeme Souness has emphasised his determination to show his Newcastle players who is in charge after his spat with Craig Bellamy. The pair clashed on the training ground onTuesday over the Welshman #39;s furious

Souness: I #39;m the boss


Program targets vulnerability, prompting security firm Secunia to issue

Exploit code makes IE flaw more dangerous


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- November US auto sales for domestic manufacturers disappointed industry watchers on Thursday, raising concerns about tepid results in the typically strong final month of the year.

Cloud hangs over Dec. auto sales


Ernie Els went into lunch one-down against Angel Cabrera in the quarter-finals of the World Match Play at Wentworth on Friday. The world number two went as much as three-up by the sixth but was hauled back

Els trails Cabrera at Wentworth


AP - Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by  #36;3.01 billion in the latest week to  #36;825.62 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.

Money Funds Tumble to  #36;825.62B This Week (AP)


As if playing a divisional opponent was not enough motivation for the New England Patriots this week, they will be shooting to tie the NFL record for most consecutive

Pats target NFL record this week versus the Bills


Stocks were mixed Friday as the government #39;s gross domestic product report renewed concerns that high energy prices and a lack of jobs might hold back economic growth, and investors showed reluctance to make big commitments ahead of next week #39;s

Update 1: Summary: Wall Street #39;s Major Indexes


The accounting firm KPMG has agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit claiming the company failed in its audit of a software company which later collapsed.

KMPG Agrees to Pay \$115 Million to Settle Suit


Sony has announced a slimmed-down PlayStation 2 in an attempt to boost sales of the console.

Sony shrinks PlayStation console


NEW YORK : World oil prices fell, capping a drop of more than 14 percent in a two-and-a-half-week slide triggered by a perception of growing US crude oil inventories.

Oil prices skid, US stocks of crude seen growing


AP - Kobe Bryant can go on as a basketball superstar, but his squeaky-clean image is gone forever.

Bryant Can Now Focus on Hoops, Business (AP)


AFP - An Indian minister said a school text-book used in the violence-prone western state of Gujarat portrayed Adolf Hitler as a role model.

Indian minister hits out at textbook praising Hitler (AFP)


THE number of Israelis killed in a series of deadly bombings in Egypt #39;s Sinai peninsula rose to 11 today after four more victims were identified, including two children, Israel police said.

Sinai bombs toll rises to 11


A group of anonymous programmers has released new software that allows music to be swapped via Apple Computer #39;s popular iTunes jukebox.

Hackers revive iTunes music sharing


Fannie Mae #39;s regulator told Congress on Wednesday his office was considering management changes at the mortgage finance company after finding pervasive accounting irregularities.

UPDATE 3-Fannie Mae executives defend accounting decisions


The American tycoon Malcolm Glazer is preparing a 780m hostile bid for Manchester United after dramatically forcing three of the club #39;s directors off the board.

Man Utd in new bid battle as Glazer tries again


Helene Flautre, a French citizen and Chairwoman of the European Parliament (EP) #39;s Subcommittee on Human Rights said that France #39;s proposed referendum on Turkey #39;s membership to the European Union (EU) is a shame.

Flautre: Referendum Proposal is a Shame


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Clemens landed his 326th career  victory to earn the Houston Astros a franchise record-tying  12th straight win, a 5-2 decision over the Cincinnati Reds in  the National League (NL) Wednesday.

NL Wrap: Clemens Notches 326th Victory as Astros Win


To some Britons, especially those 50 and older, it #39;s a word forged from  #39;spiced #39; and  #39;ham #39; to represent,  quot;pink, chopped ham and pork rammed into square tins, quot; as the UK #39;s The Guardian story describes it.

SPAM vs spam


AP - In a series of dramatic steps capped Sunday by a high-profile prisoner swap, Israel and Egypt are moving rapidly to improve relations, seizing the opportunity for a Middle East peace deal presented by Yasser Arafat's death.

Israel, Egypt Move Toward Warm Relations (AP)


Alitalia took a step on Tuesday toward resolving the labor disputes that have threatened to push it into bankruptcy, agreeing to new contracts with its 2,300 pilots.

Alitalia agrees to new contracts


USATODAY.com - Political analysts say they've never seen anything quite like the tough-guy competition between President Bush and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry. They point to two reasons: millions of hunters and fishermen live in the battleground states each candidate needs to win, and voters everywhere are haunted by 9/11.

Election is turning into a duel of the manly men (USATODAY.com)


AP - Dmitri Afanasenkov of the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning became the latest NHL player to head to Europe, agreeing on Tuesday to return home to Russia during the lockout.

174 NHL Players in Europe During Lockout (AP)


TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has developed a missile with a  range of 1,250 miles and is determined to make its armed forces  stronger still, a senior official was quoted as saying on  Tuesday.

Iran Says Its Missiles Can Now Reach 1,250 Miles


Serena Williams strode on to court for her first match at the US Open in an outfit that would have sent shockwaves through the All England Club.

Serena in denim puts the boot into tradition


TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi yesterday appealed to kidnappers in Iraq holding British hostage Kenneth Bigley to release him, Libya #39;s official Jana news agency said.

Free Bigley calls Gadaffi


Faced with continued customer foot-dragging on license renewals and deployment, Microsoft said Friday has decided to offer  quot;custom quot; Windows NT 4.0 support contracts to enterprises that still haven #39;t migrated to later versions of the network operating

Microsoft Bends On NT Support


AP - Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the attorney general's decision to clear Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in a corruption case, Israel Radio reported.

Israeli Court Upholds Decision on Sharon (AP)


ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Mediation efforts by South African  President Thabo Mbeki may be the last chance to stop Ivory  Coast falling into a deeper crisis, the outgoing head of the  U.N. mission in the West African country said Tuesday.

Ivory Coast Peace Push May Be Last Chance-UN Envoy


The benchmark for Tokyo stocks rallied nearly 1.9 percent Monday following last week #39;s gains on Wall Street and an upgrade of major Japanese banks by an international credit ratings agency.

Update 4: Tokyo Stocks Rally Nearly 1.9 Percent


NY GIANTS (4-2) vs. MINNESOTA (5-1) When, where: Sunday, 1 p.m., at Minneapolis. TV: Ch. 25. Last season: Giants won, 29-17. Comments: Giants QB Kurt Warner has an .831 completion percentage over his career against Minnesota. The Vikings have rolled up more than 300 yards of total offense in an NFL-record 35 straight games. Giants DE Michael Strahan is the ...

NFL games on TV


In a flash, Samsung has unveiled its latest removable storage product, and it #39;s only a quarter of the size of a standard multimedia memory card.

Samsung launches tiny memory card for mobiles


AP - After two years, the United States and the United Nations had hoped to take the spotlight off the bitterly divisive war in Iraq. It didn't happen. At the opening of the U.N. General Assembly, President Bush and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan sparred over the war that can't escape the headlines.

Bush, Annan Spar Over Iraq War at U.N. (AP)


IBM has recalled 553,000 ThinkPad AC power adapters after receiving reports that some have overheated, melting the adapter housing and charring the circuit board inside.

Total recall for IBM ThinkPad adapters


Computer Associates Monday announced the general availability of three Unicenter performance management products for mainframe data management.

CA updates Unicenter offerings


AFGHANISTANS capital Kabul was placed under tight security today for the historic inauguration of Hamid Karzai as the countrys first popularly elected president.

Tight security as Karzai is sworn in


Research In Motion (RIM) is demonstrating a new BlackBerry Wireless Handheld that operates on 802.11b networks and incorporates both voice and data capabilities.

RIM previews new BlackBerry handheld for wireless LAN


He inquires about a return to the NFL but it #39;s doubtful he will play for Miami. DAVIE - After traveling the world, Ricky Williams has decided he would like to play football again.

Ricky wants to play again


By Hugh Macleod in Damascus and Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem. Hamas leaders pledged bloody retaliation yesterday after one of its senior figures in Damascus was assassinated in an attack widely read as a new

Hamas plots revenge after leader assassinated


OCTOBER 06, 2004 -- United Airlines today said it is reallocating resources around its global network to emphasize international routes, while substantially slimming down domestic mainline operations.

United Decreases Domestic, Increases International Focus


Chinese and American scientists have discovered a fossil in northeast China which has provided a first look at dinosaurs #39; bird-like sleep.

Fossil of dinosaurs in sleeping posture found in China


As little girls, Yueqi  quot;Lucie quot; Guo and Xianlin Li dreamed of ending hunger, finding world peace and discovering a cure for cancer.

Love of science requited


City will build the world's largest mesh Wi-Fi network to spread Internet access.

Philly Plans to Become One Big Hot Spot


AP - TENSE ELECTIONS: Elections to fill Kosovo's 120-seat assembly on Saturday will test the depth of the province's ethnic divide and international attempts at reconciliation.

Summary: Elections Find Kosovo Divided (AP)


GCSE results have shown the biggest increase in top grades since 1999, with girls still out-performing boys.

Top grades rising again for GCSEs


Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - DePaul University head men #39;s basketball coach Dave Leitao agreed to a six-year contract extension on Friday.

DePaul #39;s Leitao gets contract extension


Third-ranked Auburn became a media darling Monday, but despite picking up ground in the Bowl Championship Series rankings, No. 2 Oklahoma remains in a better position to make the Orange Bowl.

USC could hold key to opponent


A small bomb exploded Saturday in northwestern Spain, causing no injuries, after a warning call was made in the name of the Basque separatist group

Bomb in Spain after ETA warning


(State Department) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell and Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura held a 90-minute working lunch in Tokyo October 24, exchanging views on Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea, China, UN reform, and Japan #39;s insistence that

Powell, Japan #39;s Machimura Discuss Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea


Former Red Wing Brett Hull won #39;t be in the lineup again tonight, when the United States faces Russia in the quarterfinals of the World Cup of Hockey, and he #39;s not happy about it.

USA #39;s Hull fumes over benching


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge has scheduled jury selection in the fraud trial of fired HealthSouth Corp. chief executive Richard Scrushy to begin Jan. 5.

January trial is set for former HealthSouth CEO


AP - Duke Bainum outspent Mufi Hannemann in Honolulu's most expensive mayoral race, but apparently failed to garner enough votes in Saturday's primary to claim the office outright.

Honolulu Residents Vote for Mayor (AP)


Lenny Wilkens isn #39;t taking for granted what practically everyone else is -- that a healthy Knicks team will make the postseason.

Knicks: From the outside, they #39;re looking in


Bee Staff Writer. When it comes to Barry Bonds, nothing is ever simple or clear-cut. Always, there are other issues, most dealing with Bonds #39; remarkable, late career surge, which has coincided with his association with the BALCO scandal.

Highly valued


Dignitaries and blue bloods from around the world began arriving today for the lavish nuptials of the crown prince of the tiny, oil-rich sultanate of Brunei, in what is expected to be Asias wedding of the year.

Brunei Prepares for Asia #39;s Lavish Wedding of the Year


BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed at least  eight people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad on  Friday, after a night of U.S. air strikes around the rebel-held  city of Falluja that killed scores.

Suicide Car Bomb in Baghdad; U.S. Pounds Falluja


JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African authorities arrested  one person Thursday in an investigation into contraventions of  laws on weapons of mass destruction and nuclear energy, the  government said.

S.Africa Arrests One in WMDs, Nuclear Probe


England beat the West Indies by 10 wickets to seal a 4-0 series whitewash.

Cricket: England whitewash


Google and Instant Messenger\\Google already dominates the search engine market, where once Yahoo! ruled users browser. With GMail and Google Desktop Search, they are entering prime time Microsoft domain. Speculation prevails that it will not be long before Google enters the instant messaging market. We have discussed before that Google ...

Google and Instant Messenger


AP - Gabe White earned his first save in over four years, preserving the Cincinnati Reds' 3-2 win over Atlanta on Thursday night and preventing the Braves from clinching another division title.

Reds Keep Braves From Clinching NL East (AP)


PeopleSoft will include free copies of IBM #39;s WebSphere middleware products with every set of its applications sold. Both companies will market the joint products and will collaborate to improve future interoperability.

PeopleSoft goes a bundle on IBM


SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Boston College's top-ranked hockey team arrived at Notre Dame intent on keeping its perfect record intact, maintaining its top ranking in the polls, and delivering coach Jerry York his 700th career victory.

Irish have too much fight


Four Chinese men have been sentenced to up to two and a half years in jail as punishment for operating a pornographic Web site, the country #39;s official English-language newspaper reported Friday.

Report: Four sentenced to jail in China for porn


Lee Westwood looked at the draw at the start of the HSBC World Match Play Championship this week and knew it could hardly be tougher.

Westwood Expected Tough Route to Success


GONAIVES, Haiti - Victims who lost relatives, homes and belongings in Tropical Storm Jeanne are now tormented by street gangs who attack food convoys, raid homes at night and shoot those who get in their way.    The failure of Haiti's U.S.-backed government to disarm the gangs that helped oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has created a climate of instability that further jeopardizes lives after the calamity Jeanne visited on Gonaives 10 days ago...

Gangs on Prowl in Storm-Wracked Haiti


The Bush-Cheney reelection campaign has barred people outside the United States from viewing its Web site following an electronic attack that took down the campaign's Internet address for six hours last week, according\to computer security experts. <FONT face=

Bush Web Site Bars Overseas Visitors


Citrix Systems Inc. on Tuesday announced that it is acquiring a small SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) VPN provider, a move that company officials hope will position Citrix as a major player in the remote-access market.

Citrix to Acquire SSL VPN Provider


Data from the far reaches of outer space have been streaming into Dan Reisenfeld #39;s computer at the University of Montana since late Wednesday.

UM scientist helps unravel space secrets


The four companies developing the Cell microprocessor released a few more details about the chip on Monday -- and with them a surprise: first generation versions of the device won't be built on a cutting edge production technology into which the companies have sunk billions of dollars, but on a technology already in widespread use today.

Sony, IBM, and Toshiba reveal more plans for Cell chip


At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco yesterday, Intel President Paul Otellini provided further details of the chip giants plans to bring multicore processors to servers and desktop PCs, starting with a dual-core server chip in the second half

-Posted by dan.farber  5:25 am (PDT)


JERUSALEM, Oct 4 (AFP) - A French humanitarian group said Monday the Israeli army #39;s huge ongoing offensive in northern Gaza was hampering access to wounded Palestinians and that basic supplies were running out.

French NGO slams Israel over access to Gaza wounded


Islamabad: Stressing that an  quot;overnight quot; solution to the Kashmir issue was not possible, Pakistan on Friday said that the forthcoming meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New York was expected to take the

quot;Overnight quot; solution of Kashmir issue not possible: Pakistan


Scientists are claiming that the unprecedented ferocity and frequency of the hurricanes that have battered the Caribbean this year can be blamed on one factor: the unexpectedly warm water that has been building up in the Atlantic over the past year.

Devastation linked to global warming


Toyota has been outbid by a land developer for state-owned property in York Township, but officials say this is one deal that will be decided by more than money.

Toyota is outbid for land But state says developer won #39;t necessarily get site


A demonstration by pro-hunt campaigners is being held outside Peter Hain's home in south Wales.

Pro-hunt demo at Hain's home


Crude oil prices closed at a new record high, extending the recent rally to seven sessions, as traders weighed the impact of the Energy Department #39;s decision to use the nation #39;s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to offset lost production as a result of

Oil Prices Hit New Record High


EUROPEAN stocks ended lower today after a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia sent crude prices higher and a weak start to trading on Wall Street prompted selling.

European stocks end down


LONDON - The British government and the brother of a British hostage have taken to Arab-language airwaves in an attempt to have him released from his captors in Iraq.

Pleas made for release of British hostage


Stata Labs is the latest weapon in Yahoos arsenal to take on Googles domination in the Search Engine market. Yahoo! bought this software company, which specializes in technology that enables users to

Yahoo! enhances its arsenal to take on Google


Ralph E. Lapp was involved in atomic weapons from the earliest days of the Manhattan Project, and spoke out about the health effects of radiation into the 1990's.

R.E. Lapp, 87, Physicist in Cold-War Debate on Civil Defense, Dies


THE South Africans have called the Wallabies scrum cheats as a fresh round of verbal warfare opened in the Republic last night.

Springboks targets scrum


ATHENS, Georgia (Sports Network) - Freshman quarterback Erik Ainge threw two touchdown passes as No. 17 Tennessee held off third-ranked and previously unbeaten Georgia for a 19-14 win in an SEC clash at Sanford Stadium.

Tennessee Knocks Georgia from Unbeaten Ranks


BEIJING : The Chinese government will try to cut its huge deficit next year and curb investment financed from public coffers, state media said, quoting Vice Finance Minister Lou Jiwei.

China to cut deficit, curb government investment in 2005: official


MAN may have as few as 20,000 genes, just a fraction of previous estimates, an international consortium of scientists say in a report to be released today.

Human genes  #39;overestimated #39;


Bruce Gradkowski directs six second-half touchdown drives in Toledo's 49-41 victory Tuesday night over Bowling Green, putting the Rockets in the MAC title game.

Rockets Blast Back


The Conservatives are demanding Tony Blair apologises for the way he presented the intelligence about Iraq #39;s weapons of mass destruction.

Blair facing Iraq apology calls


Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan have cost NASA a least a week #39;s worth of work and upset its tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, throwing into doubt the

Hurricanes may have upset NASA #39;s schedule


CHICAGO Many holiday travelers say Thanksgiving didn #39;t start out as planned after fierce storms dumped snow in the Midwest. But they hope to rebound this morning, as normal flight schedules resume at Chicago #39;s

Stranded travelers hope for better weather Thanksgiving Day


Two large American oil companies that received profitable vouchers to buy Iraqi oil under the United Nations' oil-for-food program said yesterday that the purchases complied with U.S. law.

Oil Firms Say Iraqi Purchases Were Legal


LONDON (Reuters) - Oil's rise to new record highs above \$50  a barrel will put pressure on Wall Street on Tuesday as  investors fret over the impact on corporate profits, while Dell  Inc <A HREF=

Oil Fears to Weigh on Stocks; Dell Eyed


CHICAGO -- United Airlines said yesterday further job cuts will be necessary as it continues slashing costs to get out of bankruptcy.

United Airlines plans job cuts


AP - Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong will coach the Gators in the Peach Bowl, taking a spot left vacant because Ron Zook is leaving for Illinois and Urban Meyer wants to coach Utah through its postseason game.

Strong to Coach Gators in the Peach Bowl (AP)


The US-based oral care and personal products company Colgate-Palmolive Company is drawing a blueprint to restructure its operations.

Latest Business news on mobile: sms BIZ to 7333


The Chicago White Sox avoided arbitration with right-hander Jon Garland on Friday, agreeing to a \$3.4 million, one-year contract. Garland, who got a \$1.1 million raise, was 12-11 with a 4.89 ERA last season, the first winning record of his career.

Garland agrees to deal, avoids arbitration


Regardless of what he may have told Carlos Beltran when their paths crossed last May, Bernie Williams made it clear yesterday that he won #39;t be conceding centerfield until the Yankees tell him to do so.

Bernie still maintains claim on centerfield


TRENTON, NJ -- Camden, NJ, has been named the nation #39;s most-dangerous metropolitan area, snatching the top spot from Detroit. The rankings were based in crime statistics compiled by Morgan Quitno Corporation

Baltimore Ranks High In Dangerous Cities List


European telecom equipment maker looks to push into corporate switching, a market long dominated by Cisco.

Alcatel hopes security will get users to switch


DETROIT, United States (AFP) - Under pressure from US regulators, DaimlerChrysler #39;s Chrysler Group said it would recall more than half a million trucks over ball joint defects that can cause the wheels of the vehicle to separate from the body.

Chrysler to recall 600,000 SUVs, pick-ups


AP - While his Brazilian buddy got to climb the fence after finally winning another race, Tony Kanaan completed a more impressive feat in his IndyCar Series championship season. Kanaan finished all 3,305 laps, the last 200 Sunday in the season-ending Chevy 500 at Texas Motor Speedway where he was second behind Helio Castroneves.

Castroneves Wins Chevy 500 but Gets Docked (AP)


Traders buy dollars sold off in recent sessions; await Greenspan speech, data due later in the week. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The dollar rose higher from recent lows against the euro and the yen Monday, while

Dollar gains, bonds sink


CANBERRA, Australia -- The sweat-stained felt hats worn by Australian cowboys, as much a part of the Outback as kangaroos and sun-baked soil, may be heading for the history books. They fail modern industrial safety standards.

In Outback, cowboy hat may be history


Letters Scammed Reg readers write

eBay , PayPal and the Virgin Mary


Brisbane #39;s AFL fans gathered in their thousands all over the city with high hopes the Lions could win their fourth consecutive grand final.

Lions supporters lick their wounds


NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Chalone Wine Group Ltd. <A HREF=

Vintner Chalone Spurns Rothchild,Stock Up


AFP - A battle group of British troops rolled out of southern Iraq on a US-requested mission to deadlier areas near Baghdad, in a major political gamble for British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

British troops in Iraq head north on risky mission (AFP)


JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State Colin Powell embarked Sunday on a mission to revive the Middle East peace process after Yasser Arafat #39;s death.

Powell attempts to revive Mideast peace process


England #39;s weather-delayed game against Sri Lanka, the winners of which face tournament favourites Australia in the first semi-final on Tuesday, has created a conflict of interests.

England need their big guns to dispel doubts


THE DOLLAR crashed to fresh record lows against the euro today as US Treasury Secretary John Snow signalled his reluctance to prop up the ailing currency by intervening in foreign exchange markets.

Dollar dives but Snow resists prop


Manager Dusty Baker took RF Sammy Sosa up on his offer to bat fifth, marking the first time Sosa hit in that slot since 1994. Of the 56 players with at least 100 at-bats in the cleanup spot, Sosa was second-to-last in batting average.

Cubs Team Report


NAJAF, Iraq - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi issued a

Gov't Gives Najaf Militants 'Final Call'


BRUSSELS The World Trade Organization is expected to approve on Friday the imposition of trade sanctions worth \$150 million on the United States by the European Union, Japan, Canada and others after a legal issue was resolved Thursday.

WTO close to action against US


Here #39;s another baseball stat to go with your morning coffee and news that the St. Louis Cardinals have defeated the Houston Astros to advance to the World Series: In October, 613 fans logged onto the Astros

Stadiums go high tech


NEC Solutions has announced a four-way, high-availability server it #39;s pitching to enterprises as, among other things, the hardware to host virtual systems such as those made possible by Microsoft #39;s upcoming Virtual Server 2005.

NEC announces fault tolerant four-way server


AP - Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the pact  #151; despite U.S. opposition  #151; once the Russian parliament ratifies it as expected.

Russian Cabinet Approves Kyoto Protocol (AP)


AP - Curt Schilling became the first 19-game winner in the major leagues this year and Manny Ramirez homered twice, including his second grand slam of the season, to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Seattle Mariners 13-2 Friday night.

Schilling Wins 19, Red Sox Beat Mariners (AP)


VIENNA (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official said on Saturday  Iran was

U.S. Says Iran 'Isolated' in Nuclear Quest


BOSTON -- They leaped off their benches like a couple of desperate heavyweights, sweat and mouthpieces flying. The Yankees and the Red Sox tried to knock some sense into each other.

Yankees best Martinez again


HyperTransport Technology Consortium announced today that is has approved HTX, the industry #39;s first HyperTransport technology expansion connector specification.

HyperTransport Consortium Announces HTX Spec


American troops and Iraqi special forces launched a major operation in Falluja late Thursday aimed at disrupting future attacks by insurgents who control the volatile city, the US military said.

US, Iraqis launch attacks in Falluja


This week #39;s reminder comes courtesy of a lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court over ownership of another Barry Bonds home run ball.

Baseball fever: Catch it at your own risk


AP - REPORT FINDINGS: Stocks of krill, a shrimp-like crustacean, have declined about 80 percent since the 1970s in ocean waters near the Antarctic Peninsula.

Summary: Penguin Food Source Declines (AP)


Israel has warned that a part of a hotly disputed religious site could collapse on top of thousands of Muslims during the upcoming Islamic holy month.

Israel may limit worshippers at Jerusalem


PATRICK SPRINGS, Va. Airport officials in Virginia say pilots of at least 20 other planes decided it was too dangerous to land at the airport near where a Hendrick Motorsports plane went down.

Federal investigators continue looking for cause of Hendrick plane <b>...</b>


The United States and other opponents of human cloning shelved their bid Friday for a UN treaty to ban the controversial procedure, unable to overcome opposition by nations seeking to allow cloning for embryonic stem cell research.

UN gives up on efforts to seek worldwide cloning treaty


The European Union #39;s head office said Monday it had filed a complaint against the United States and Canada for failing to lift sanctions against the EU over its ban on imports of hormone-treated beef.

EU files WTO complaint against US, Canada in hormone beef dispute


Japanese gamers buy almost all of the first batch of Sony's new PlayStation Portable handheld console.

Gamers snap up new Sony PSP


The United States on Tuesday vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate end to Israeli military operations in the Gaza strip that have cost some 68 Palestinian lives.

US Vetoes UN Measure Demanding Israel Leave Gaza


KABUL - A breakaway Taleban group claiming to hold three UN workers threatened Saturday to execute them unless foreign troops withdrew from Afghanistan and condemned its invasion by US-led forces.

Abductors threaten to kill UN trio unless troops leave Afghanistan


LLEYTON Hewitt has told friends of his heartbreak and shock when fiancee Kim Clijsters dumped him. Clijsters, 21, phoned Hewitt on Thursday night to end their

Hewitt distraught at split


Reuters - The leader of a small Australian\political party will begin a hunger strike on Saturday in\support of about 20 Iranian asylum seekers held at a rural\immigration detention center who have refused food for almost\two weeks.

Australian Party Leader to Join Hunger Strike (Reuters)


Manager Art Howe met with Mets owner Fred Wilpon and GM Jim Duquette yesterday, one day after saying that if the team planned to fire him, it should do it now.

Howe Talks Job Security With Mets Owner, GM


Hurricane Frances was on its way, threatening a direct hit on Florida. Far away, in Bentonville, Ark., executives at Wal-Mart Stores decided the situation offered a chance to use one of

Information may end up used against retailer


From the sales of Halloween masks to the outcome of a Washington Redskins game, amateur prognosticators are looking for almost any indicator that might point to who will

Will sagging Dow predict the winner?


The movie industry plans to sue people who share movies online. Starting Nov. 16, people who trade copyright films online could be sued for thousands of dollars. By Katie Dean.

Movie Lawsuits on the Way


JP Morgan Chase  amp; Co. said Wednesday it was canceling a \$5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM Corp. and planned to rehire about 4,000 workers who had been transferred to IBM under the pact.

JP Morgan ends IBM outsource deal


After a year as Microsoft Corp.'s chief Linux strategist, Martin Taylor has a lot to say about where he sees Linux going and how Microsoft plans to compete with the open-source operating system.

Q A: Microsoft's Linux strategist Martin Taylor, Part 2


AP - General Motors Europe announced Thursday that it plans to cut 12,000 jobs on the continent by the end of 2006 in a plan aimed at saving  #36;617 million per year.

GM Europe to Slash 12,000 Jobs by 2006 (AP)


quot;Please solve this because I don #39;t want to be watching Trading Places on Saturday night. quot;. That was from David Whittle, a hockey fan out of Hamilton, adding a personal touch of levity - and we think he meant

Players not greedy, Goodenow tells fans


Sun has a laudable vision of the future of utility computing, where organisations with extra processing power can sell it back to a computing grid in the same manner that homes with solar panels can sell power back to the electrical power grid.

Sun has its head in the clouds


(Sports Network) - The Cleveland Indians will continue with the second test of a regular season-ending three-game set against the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome.

Cleveland Indians Team Report - October 2


Reuters - Shares of Apple Computer Inc.\(AAPL.O) rose to an almost four-year high on Thursday ahead of\the launch of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ.N) version of the iPod\digital music player and Apple's revamped iMac computer.

Apple Jumps Ahead of HP iPod, iMac Launch (Reuters)


BANGKOK (Reuters) - Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra  called an emergency meeting on bird flu on Wednesday after  experts said they had probably documented Thailand's first case  of human-to-human transmission of the disease.

Thai PM Summons Emergency Bird Flu Meeting


Andruw Jones has notched another Gold Glove Award and further enhanced the resume of a player many consider to be one of the greatest defensive players of all time.

Andruw earns seventh Gold Glove


ISLAMABAD: The Newly elected Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Friday vowed to ensure good governance in the country which would give priority to merit and ability in all fields.

National defence top priority: Shaukat Aziz


New rear-projection technology from Sony to be featured in new HDTV.

Sony's SXRD Projection TV to Take on DLP


2 October 2004 -- Bosnians began voting today in the country #39;s first locally organized local elections since the 1992-95 war. Around 2.3 million voters are eligible to elect local councils and mayors in 142 municipalities.

Voting Begins In Bosnian Local Elections


A Palestinian security chief related to Yasser Arafat escaped a suspected assassination attempt late on Tuesday when a car bomb blew up outside his headquarters in Gaza City, witnesses said.

Arafat #39;s security chief escapes blast


Uruguay has made a historic political shift in electing its first leftist president, Tabare Vazquez, and giving his coalition a majority in Congress to face rebuilding the country after its recent economic crisis.

Uruguay elects first leftist leader


AFP - Republicans descended on New York for their national convention to rally President George W. Bush back to the White House, as anti-Bush demonstrators planned a massive, noisy protest in the streets.

Republicans, protesters mass in New York (AFP)


HONG KONG: North Korea shows no sign of accepting US incentives to give up its nuclear weapons programmes, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said in remarks released on Thursday.

DPRK negative #39;over US offer on nuclear weapons


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to overturn a rule requiring mutual funds #39; boards of directors to have independent chairs.

Chamber sues SEC over board rule


PC World - WholeSecurity's new software claims to identify fraudulent sites.

Does That Web Site Look Phishy? (PC World)


Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on\Monday a free-speech challenge to a New York law banning the\wearing of masks at public gatherings by a group claiming ties\to the Ku Klux Klan.

Supreme Court Denies Klan Appeal to Anti-Mask Law (Reuters)


A suicide bomber detonated a huge device yesterday that ripped through a Shia mosque in Pakistan at prayer time, killing at least 16 and injuring dozens.

Suicide bomber leaves 16 dead after striking Pakistani Shia mosque <b>...</b>


NEW YORK Scientists in Spain have discovered fossils of an ape species from about 13 million years ago that they think may have been the last common ancestor of all living great apes, including humans.

In Spain, a missing link?


A Yemeni accused of guarding Osama bin Laden with explosive belts seemed to acknowledge his Al Qaeda membership.

Confusion as Yemeni Faces U.S. Military Tribunal


The Israeli army last night began withdrawing from Palestinian areas of the northern Gaza strip, winding down the largest assault on the territory in recent years and leaving more than 100 Palestinians dead and widespread destruction of homes.

Army pulls back from Gaza leaving 100 Palestinians dead


Reuters - Dutch scientists have determined bird\flu can spread more easily among humans than was previously\thought, researchers said Tuesday.

Dutch Find Greater Threat to Humans from Bird Flu (Reuters)


KINDERSLEY, Sask. - A representative from a team of Canadian engineers trying to send a privately funded rocket ship into space was in Saskatchewan on Wednesday to set up logistics for a launch that he hopes will happen within the next month.

Sask. town keen but skeptical of space launch


The French army says it has arrested 12 of its soldiers in Ivory Coast on charges of stealing \$120,000 from a bank they were ordered to protect.

French Soldiers in Ivory Coast Accused of Bank Robbery


CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush pledged Friday to work with Congress to comply with a WTO ruling in a row over payment of anti-dumping duties to US companies, and said he expected the trade body to hold Europe to account over  quot;unfair quot; subsidies to

Bush vows to work on WTO, blasts Airbus


SOUTH KOREA  #39;S LG Electronics said it had embarked on production of the world #39;s largest plasma display panel (PDP) flat television screen.

LG Electronics supersizes plasma


MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota health insurer says it won't pay the bill when doctors make serious mistakes -- apparently the first time an insurer has taken such a hard-line stand against medical errors.

Health insurer to halt payments


Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Sarah Ulmer of New Zealand won the women #39;s individual pursuit competition in track cycling Sunday at the Olympics.

Ulmer wins gold in cycling


If Yasser Arafat #39;s death does improve the prospects of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, here #39;s what the United States should do about it: Nothing.

Let Israel, Palestine find their own peace


MacCentral - Honeywell on Wednesday announced that it has filed suit against Apple and 33 other companies for alleged patent infringement over a technology that

Honeywell sues Apple, 33 others over LCD patent (MacCentral)


Russian military satellites will only be launched from the Plesetsk center, in the Arkhangelsk region, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov.

Russia to Confine Military Satellite Launches to Northern Center


India has slipped further in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) and is ranked 90th on a list of 146 countries, according to Transparency International ratings released today.

Corruption on the rise


The US women #39;s softball team has finished a dominating performance at the Olympics by capturing the gold medal. The Americans had little trouble with Australia in the final Monday, cruising to a 5-1 victory.

US Women Wrap Up Softball Gold


Bear Stearns  amp; Companies said Tuesday that its asset management arm had agreed to acquire the TimesSquare Capital Management bond business of the Cigna Corporationin New York.

Deal for Cigna Bond Unit


An old joke says US Airways, formed by the merger of Mohawk and Allegheny airlines, should have been named Mo #39; Agony. That is exactly what the airline #39;s investors and employees must be feeling since it filed

Troubled airline still flies, but how long?


A passenger bus and another carrying paramilitary soldiers and their families were blown up in separate explosions in northeastern Indias insurgency-wracked Assam state today, killing four people and wounding 39 others, officials said.

Four Killed as Bombs Rip Through Buses


A US soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday before a court martial to abusing prisoners in Baghdad #39;s Abu Ghraib prison, including forcing one to masturbate and photographing naked prisoners.

US Soldier Pleads Guilty to Iraqi Prisoner Abuse


EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Eli Manning could have flopped this Sunday, could #39;ve watched that wretched Bears offense rip off four straight touchdowns, and the Giants could have scored a few points in the process.

Coughlin should give Manning the ball


IT managers concerned about deploying blade technology into heterogeneous environments may have an easier time of it with the recent announcement that Brocade #39;s SAN (storage area network

HP, Brocade Integrate SAN Switching, Blade Architecture


Cypress Semiconductor Corp., which makes computer and communications chips, on Thursday said third-quarter profit dropped as demand dried up throughout the industry.

Cypress Semiconductor #39;s 3Q Profit Down


College basketball: MEN -- Harvard at Fairfield, 7 p.m.; UMass-Lowell at Stonehill, 7:30 p.m.; WOMEN -- Harvard at Boston University, 7 p.m.

Today's schedule


Peyton Manning had plenty of help from the Colts. Steve McNair didn #39;t get the same treatment from his Titans in the first game between the NFL #39;s co-MVP quarterbacks.

Edgerrin James runs fro 124 yards, 2 TDs


Another week in the NFL and, as has been the case lately, another week of quarterback roulette. As anticipated, three-year veteran Chad Hutchinson will start Sunday for the Chicago Bears

Bears, Cardinals latest to jump starters


AP - Palestinians retrieved belongings from the rubble of dozens of homes and work crews patched up roads and water pipes Saturday  #151; the aftermath of Israel's 17-day military offensive, the deadliest in the Gaza Strip in four years of fighting.

Israel Ends Deadly Gaza Offensive (AP)


US questions about how Japan and the European Union would retaliate against a law that has handed more than \$750 million in customs duties to US companies stalled World Trade Organization approval of the sanctions today.

EU, Japan on Hold, Awaiting WTO Green Light to Hit Back at US


SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore #39;s third-quarter unemployment rate fell to its lowest in more than three years, bettering market expectations, as more jobs were created in tandem with the city-state #39;s booming economic growth so far this year.

UPDATE: Singapore 3Q Unemployment Rate Falls To 3-Yr Low


DUBLIN, Ireland - The United States would like the dollar to strengthen but believes international currency markets should be left to set its value, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said Monday.

Treasury Chief Wants Stronger Dollar


Reuters - Iraq will ask Iran and\Turkey for border security arrangements to keep foreign\militants out, similar to measures already agreed with Syria,\the Iraqi Foreign Minister said on Monday.

Iraq to Ask Iran, Turkey for Border Help (Reuters)


The first targeted flyby of Titan occurs on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at 15:30 UTC (8:30 am Pacific time). Cassini #39;s closest approach to Saturn #39;s largest satellite is at an altitude of 1200 km (746 miles) above

Titan flyby overview


TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan refused to give up hope that a  Japanese man taken hostage in Iraq was still alive on Friday  after the passing of a deadline set by his captors to behead  him unless Tokyo withdrew its troops.

Japan Refuses to Give Up Hope on Iraq Hostage


Micron Technology belongs to one of the most legally contentious industries in the world. The world #39;s third-largest maker of electronic memory faces more than 25 class-action

Micron #39;s legal woes, costs are escalating


President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva #39;s left-leaning Workers #39; Party posted significant wins in nationwide municipal elections Sunday and expanded its reach into Brazil #39;s mammoth interior.

Brazil #39;s Workers #39; Party gains in mayoral voting


BOSTON (Ticker) -- Gary Payton #39;s hot start helped the Boston Celtics rebound from a tough loss. Payton scored 18 of his season-high 27 points in the first half to lead the Celtics to a 114-106 victory over the struggling Utah Jazz.

Celtics hold off charging Jazz


NEW YORK - Consumers #39; assessment of the economy held largely steady this month, according to a university research report released Friday.

Report says consumer confidence about the same


Securities and Exchange Commission chief accountant Donald Nicolaisen has requested that the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) restate its financials from 2001 through mid-2004 to eliminate the use of hedge accounting.

SEC Orders Fannie Mae to Restate


James Hardie Industries NV underfunded a trust to compensate asbestos victims by at least A\$1.5 billion (\$1.1 billion) and misled investors when it said it had set aside enough money

James Hardie Underfunded Asbestos Fund, Inquiry Says (Update1)


BAGHDAD: As political divisions over the Iraq war grew, at least 10 people were killed and 16 injured when two car bombs and a missile attack shook the Iraqi capital in rapid succession last night.

Baghdad under bomb and missile siege


The NASA (news - web sites) turbojet notoriously known as the  quot;vomit comet quot; for its use in training astronauts for weightlessness made its final flight Friday.

#39;Weightless Wonder #39; Makes Final Flight


Reuters - Dennis Tseng is an avid Web surfer who\loves to hang out in Taipei's upmarket Hsinyi district, where\wireless Internet access is freely available to all.

Taipei to Cloak City in World's Largest Wi-Fi Grid (Reuters)


Tokyo, Dec. 17 (VNA) - Japan and the United States signed an agreement on Friday that stipulates the details of bilateral cooperation on a ballistic missile defence system, according to Kyodo news service.

Japan, US agree on missile defence cooperation


Jenson Button claims contractual  quot;differences quot; prompted him to quit BAR and join Williams for the 2005 Formula One season.

Williams are team to push Button for championship


Much to their chagrin, the Red Sox were long overdue for a game like this. All the elements that had been so reliable during this riveting stretch of baseball decided to

Sox have off-night in Seattle


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peyton Manning continued to close in  on the NFL record for single season touchdown passes on Sunday,  firing two TD strikes as the Indianapolis Colts eased past the  Houston Texans 23-14 to clinch the division title.

NFL Wrap: Manning Near Record as Colts Beat Texans


Apple Computer #39;s new line of iMacs, which goes on sale later this month, gives the company #39;s diehard fans several reasons to upgrade, including a big speed boost and more affordable prices.

New iMacs take design cues from iPod


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of OmniVision Technologies (OVTI) rose more than 8 percent to \$13.13. The move comes after the Sunnyvale, Calif.

OmniVision gets boost from shipments to Siemens


Reuters - Only 60 cheetahs are believed to remain\in Iran, their numbers bludgeoned by hunting, road-building and\drought, say environmentalists battling to save them from\extinction.

Naturalists Struggle to Save Iran Cheetahs (Reuters)


NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Investors beware: If a wily female, apparently believing she #39;s calling someone else, leaves a message with you advising of a hot stock tip, walk away. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, it #39;s a scam.

Stock scheme sweeping nation


Searchlights crisscrossed the night sky. Television networks filled the airways. And the Auburn Tigers lived up to the hype and the pressure of it all, dominating Georgia in a Top 10 matchup Saturday while

Ready to jump #39;


Cell phones and wireless devices pass Airbus's onboard tests with flying colors.

Mobile Phones Cleared for Takeoff


SourceLabs will use the venture capital for ongoing research and development and to expand its sales and marketing. Ignition Partners was founded by Microsoft veterans -- including

SourceLabs Receives Venture Funding


Industry watchers don #39;t expect any trouble from regulators or competitors when it comes to the proposed Sprint (Quote, Chart) Nextel (Quote, Chart) merger.

No Static Expected in Sprint-Nextel Deal


BRITAINS only remaining mass market car maker seemed certain last night to pass into foreign control after MG Rover admitted merger talks with a Chinese firm were at an advanced stage.

Chinese firm set to control MG Rover


NATO ambassadors have agreed on a plan to expand the alliance training mission in Iraq. A NATO spokesman says the accord provides for the dispatch of instructors to staff a military training academy for Iraqi trainees.

NATO Ambassadors Agree to Expanded Training Mission in Iraq


Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin will push for an effective African peacekeeping force to deal with problems like the crisis in Sudan when he speaks to the United Nations next week.

Martin to push for better African peacekeeping force in first speech to UN (Canadian Press)


Seagate Technology, the top US maker of computer hard-disc drives, on Tuesday forecast quarterly earnings and revenue above Wall Street estimates amid stronger demand for its products than in the previous quarter.

Seagate Sees Results Above Estimates


Islamabad, October 31: In the face of strong domestic criticism over his new formula to resolve Kashmir problem with India, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said that Pakistan has not given up its principled stand on the issue and a solution could be

Pakistan has not given up stand on Kashmir: Musharraf


Two of the nets most widely used programs, Kazaa - a peer-to-peer (P2P) filesharing application -nd Skype  -2P internet phone application, have teamed up.

Kazaa Leverages Skype for Free Net Calls


The USA has been keeping approximately 600 detainees at Guantanamo Bay.  Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has called them

Justice -- Guantanamo Style


WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins head  coach Joe Gibbs announced Monday that Mark Brunell will be  under center when the team begins its 2004 campaign against  Tampa Bay on September 12.

Brunell to Start Skins' Season Opener


Kmart and Home Depot have finalized the terms of their deal which will see the sale of 18 Kmart stores to the home-improvement super chain for \$271 million in cash.

Kmart/Home Depot close the deal


Two decades later, it #39;s time to make room for Carly Patterson as America #39;s next reigning champion of Olympic women #39;s gymnastics.

Patterson makes it an all-around sweep for US


Kryptonite, stung by revelations that some of its bicycle locks can be pried open with nothing more than the hull of a ballpoint pen, offered to provide free upgrades to customers who purchased the vulnerable locks.

Flaw Makes Bike Locks Easy to Crack


MIAMI - The MTV Video Music Awards show on Sunday featured typical frenetic energy and sexy style, and a few musical surprises, but it was mostly a kinder, gentler version of past shows. There was no Madonna-Britney Spears kiss, no partially clad Howard Stern coming down from the rafters, and certainly no wardrobe malfunctions...

Jay-Z, OutKast Big Winners at MTV Awards


Are you convinced that Windows environments are less expensive to own and operate than Linux computers? Martin Taylor, the manager behind Microsofts anti-Linux strategy, believes the companys Get The

Microsofts next move in the Windows vs. Linux battle


By John Deane, Chief Political Correspondent, PA News, in Darfur. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrived in the violence-plagued Darfur region of Sudan today to experience at first hand the plight of refugees driven from their homes by marauding militiamen.

Straw Arrives in Crisis-Hit Darfur


The Boston Red Sox are gearing up for a repeat of  quot;Morgan Magic, quot; but repeating 1988 isn #39;t that easy. The Red Sox, who were 10 games behind the New York Yankees on Aug. 15, have chopped that to 4 games.

Red Sox look for a little magic in September stretch


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Tuesday as oil  prices hit a 3-month low, hurting energy companies, and   Johnson   Johnson <A HREF=

Stocks Drop as J J, Energy Shares Weigh


NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Shi'ite fighters appeared to be in  control of a holy shrine in Najaf Friday, hours after Iraq's  interim government said it had overcome a bloody uprising by  seizing the Imam Ali mosque without a shot being fired.

Sadr Militia Still Controls Iraq Shrine -- Witness


It #39;s better late than never for Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers - who finally reached terms Monday night on a six-year contract believed to be worth \$50.

Chargers agree to contract terms with rookie QB Rivers


A Dutch filmmaker who got death threats after his movie sharply criticized how women are treated under Islam was stabbed and shot to death Tuesday on an Amsterdam street.

Dutch filmmaker who criticized Islam is slain in Amsterdam <b>...</b>


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae used improper accounting  to steady its earnings from quarter to quarter, federal  regulators have told the top mortgage finance company, setting  the stage for the industry's second bookkeeping drama in less  than 18 months.

Fannie Mae Used Improper Accounting-Probe


Arriving to a euphoric welcome by thousands of cheering locals in Tehran, Germany #39;s national soccer team takes on Iran Saturday in a friendly that promises much star-packed action.

Excitement Mounts Over Germany-Iran Soccer Friendly


Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Sunday introduced the long-awaited next version of its operating system, Solaris 10, which the network

Sun Microsystems Rolls Out Much-Awaited Solaris 10


Reuters - Britain's Armed Forces have enlisted their first Satanist after a naval technician\serving on a frigate was granted permission to practice his beliefs while at sea, the Ministry of Defence says.

British military enlists first Satanist (Reuters)


D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp has developed a plan that would significantly change both the site of a stadium and the cost of the project, a source said this morning.

Stadium Plan Challenged


Spammers may be about to get a taste of their own medicine. A British company is today launching software that it claims will allow computer users to hit back at the mass mailers who clog up our inboxes with

Don #39;t get mad with spammers. Get even


Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia gave China gold and silver Thursday night in the Olympic women #39;s springboard diving event. China ran its diving medal total to seven.

China finishes 1-2 in springboard diving


Finalists display innovations and compete for \$100,000 scholarships at the nation's top high school science event.

Science's Budding Stars Shine


A man in a car tried several times to ram the limousine carrying Serbia #39;s pro-Western President Boris Tadic through the streets of Belgrade late on Tuesday, the presidential press office said.

Car  #39;tried to ram #39; Serb president #39;s convoy


The European Commission has decided to open an in-depth investigation into the proposed joint acquisition by Microsoft and Time Warner of a US company called ContentGuard.

EU opens in-depth investigation into Microsoft/Time Warner <b>...</b>


AFP - The US Army has acknowledged  quot;no fault or negligence quot; in the April 2003 attack on a Baghdad hotel that killed two reporters, a rights group said, even though the military knew that hundreds of journalists were based there.

US claims 'no fault' in 2003 killing of reporters in Iraq: Reporters Without Borders (AFP)


Reuters - A federal appeals court on Thursday\delivered a stinging blow to the anti-piracy efforts of major\movie studios and music companies by ruling several Internet\file-sharing software companies are not liable for copyright\infringement.

Court Deals Blow to Movie Studios (Reuters)


Reuters - Three Afghan prison guards and two\prisoners were killed in a jail break attempt by al Qaeda\inmates Friday and a shoot-out was going on between police and\another two, the chief of Kabul's Pul-i-Charki prison told\Reuters.

Five Killed in Al Qaeda Jailbreak in Kabul (Reuters)


Small explosions have rattled two towns in northwestern Spain, injuring four people, after a telephoned warning in the name of the armed Basque separatist group ETA, officials said.

Two blasts hit northwest Spain


NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp.  <A HREF=

IBM Opens Up Design of Its Blade Servers


SEVILLE - Andy Roddick is known for his power. He #39;ll need patience, too, in the Davis Cup final against Spain. Playing on red clay in front of an expected record crowd, Roddick might need to tone down his

US Davis Cuppers plan to use patience


Junior Josh Pitcher and freshman Chandler Barnard combined to pass for 212 yards and three touchdowns yesterday as Trinity rolled to a 36-14 victory over Tufts in a New England Small College Athletic Conference game in Hartford.

Trinity streaks to 18th straight win


Its been a dozen years since the final race of the NASCAR season could promise this kind of suspense. When the checkered flag drops Sunday with the Nextel Cup Chase championship on the line, three of the

NASCAR gets its drama, but cost might be high


Japan #39;s Sumitomo Corp and UK broker Credit Lyonnais Rouse have settled a \$1.1 billion (600 million pounds) suit in the High Court, drawing a line under a rogue trader scandal

Settlement reached in \$1 billion metal trading suit


The Annual General Meeting of Manchester United PLC took place yesterday with passions running high about Malcolm Glazers plans to takeover the club.

United Fans Ready For New Attack


The Green Bay Packers placed backup quarterback Doug Pederson on injured reserve Thursday, ending his season. Pederson broke a rib, cracked a bone in his back and tore a muscle in his side in a 14-7 loss Sunday to the New York Giants.

Packers place Pederson on IR


Before you go holiday shopping, children #39;s safety groups said you should check their lists twice to find out which toys could hurt your kids.

Safety groups give warning about unsafe toys


AP - Hamas on Wednesday canceled its 17th anniversary rally over concerns that Israel could target leaders of the Islamic militant group in retaliation for a deadly attack on an army outpost in Gaza.

Hamas Cancels Anniversary Rally (AP)


Launch of NASA #39;s Swift spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket is scheduled for Saturday Nov. 20 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station complex 17.

NASA Sets Swift Launch for Saturday Nov. 20


The election on Nov. 2 will have many far-reaching implications, not the least of which is mankind #39;s fledgling reach into space.

Bush #39;s bold space policy


Visiting Commonwealth Secretary-General Donald Mckinnon Saturday urged Pakistan and India to resolve the lingering Kashmir issue through talks and appreciated Pakistan #39;s role

Commonwealth urges Pakistan, India to resolve Kashmir issue


Is bigger really better? A larger Europe spells even more opportunities for IT development, but the challenges will be huge. Especially for Poland, where the IT spending record is one of the lowest in Europe.

Challenges and Opportunities in the New European IT Market


Brown-Forman Corp., the maker of Jack Daniel #39;s whiskey and Southern Comfort liqueur, said Monday that is buying the remaining 20 percent of Finlandia Vodka Worldwide Ltd.

Brown-Forman Buying Rest of Finlandia


Intel Corp., the world #39;s biggest semiconductor maker, said it #39;s helping Indian and Chinese customers build personal computers that use the Linux operating system, an alternative to Microsoft Corp.

Intel Helping Indian, Chinese Customers to Use Linux (Update3)


An international investigation has netted 135 arrests in connection with illegal telemarketing operations, many of which targeted  quot;the elderly, the needy and the vulnerable, quot; Attorney General John Ashcroft said yesterday.

135 arrested in telemarketing-fraud investigation


Forbes.com - Benchmarks are a big part of how investors make decisions. Each quarter investors pore over the results from individual stocks, mutual funds and other types of portfolios--and then compare them to an index, a broad basket of stocks in their category. If a stock or fund trails the benchmark's performance for only a quarter, a distressing number of investors sell. Bad idea.

Bench-Pressed (Forbes.com)


No one had to remind Dallas and Minnesota about how little Sunday #39;s opener at the Metrodome means over the course of a full season.

Cowboys #39; defense drops the ball


Joe Torre and Mel Stottlemyre have an interesting week ahead of them, as they try to sort out the Yankees #39; starting rotation for the postseason.

Notes: Rotation questions for Torre


Colombo, Nov 27 (UNI) The LTTE today threatened to resume the  #39; #39;freedom struggle #39; #39; if the Sri Lankan Government did not resume the peace talks on the basis of its proposal for an interim self-rule.

Tigers to resume  #39; #39;freedom struggle #39; #39; if talks not resumed


LookSmart Appoints New CEO\\LookSmart announced today that David Hills has been appointed as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, effective October 25, 2004.  Mr. Hills will succeed Damian Smith, who has served as interim CEO since January 2004. Mr. Hills, 48, has nearly twenty-five years of experience in media sales, ...

LookSmart Appoints New CEO


AFP - Britain's ruling Labour Party struggled to shift the pre-election focus to domestic politics, as Prime Minister Tony Blair faced renewed pressure over the fate of a British hostage in Iraq.

Britain's Labour Party struggles to shift conference focus from Iraq (AFP)


Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and American astronaut Mike Fincke had been in space since April. While in space they carried out four space walks, including one crucial mission to repair

US, Russian Astronauts Land Safely in Kazakhstan


WASHINGTON - Terrorism suspect Zacarias Moussaoui lost a bid Wednesday to have the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals review two issues - witness access and the death penalty - that have delayed a trial...

Appeals Court Denies Moussaoui Hearing


Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Friday that it plans to pursue Food and Drug Administration approval to sell an over-the-counter version of its cholesterol-lowering drug, Pravachol.

Bristol-Myers to Seek Over-The-Counter OK


In Wired, Hillary Rosen, the former head of the Recording Industry Ass. of America, writes of her love affair with... no way dude. Yep. Larry Lessig, her long time foe who started the Creative Commons.

Hillary Rosen Loves Larry Lessig (and other improbable tales)


An official involved with negotiations between Major League Baseball and the players #39; association said leaders of the two sides had outlined a new and significantly more stringent drug-testing program.

Baseball outlines tougher policy


NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is taking steps toward restructuring at least some of its roughly \$20 billion of total debt in a bid to avoid bankruptcy, but it will face an uphill battle, ...

Delta faces tricky task in restructuring debt


The wait for Virgin Atlantics daily service from Sydney to Hong Kong and London is finally over, with Virgin Atlantics inaugural flight touching down at Sydney Airport.

Virgin Atlantic Inaugural Flight Lands in Sydney


Tiger Woods paired with Phil Mickelson. A dream team in golf gloves. Together, they would lead the charge at the Ryder Cup, carry the United States into an early lead, discourage the Europeans, ignite the home crowd.

GOLF: Woods-Mickelson not dream team


Site Offer Save 30 at The Reg Bookshop

Crack Fedora Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux


TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi  reshuffled his cabinet Monday to boost his popularity and give  impetus to reform -- especially postal reform -- but the mix of  familiar faces with unknowns raised doubts about whether he  would achieve those goals.

Japan PM Reshuffles Cabinet, Keeps Some Ministers


PARIS: Gaston Gaudio had no reason to celebrate on his return to Paris after his French Open victory, losing 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 to Spaniard Feliciano Lopez at the Paris Masters yesterday.

French Open winner first seed to fall at Paris Masters


A federal judge dismissed VeriSign's antitrust claims against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, dealing another setback to the company in its ongoing legal battle against the Internet's technical coordinating body.

VeriSign is dealt another legal blow in ICANN suit


Virgin will use Airbus A340-600 aircraft on the London-Sydney route, but plans to increase capacity by using Boeing 747s or adding a second daily service.

Branson Predicts Price War as Virgin Adds Sydney Flights


The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency reported Monday that massive quantities of high explosives at an Iraqi weapons facility have disappeared, including some material under U.N. seal because of its potential use to detonate a nuclear bomb.

Iraqi Explosives Missing, U.N. Is Told


Fred Hassan has launched his biggest and most ambitious move to rebuild struggling Schering- Plough. The Kenilworth company and German drug maker Bayer yesterday announced an alliance that

Schering-Plough lands quartet of Bayer drugs


Research advances could bring Ethiopic characters -- hundreds of them -- to text messaging, and maybe help modernize the country. Andrew Heavens reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Progress in an Ancient Tongue


(AGI) - Rome, Italy, Aug.27 - According to Fassino, Baldoni #39;s killing  quot;is the umpteenth proof that the situation in Iraq is fragile, unsafe and still critical, unlike many people said quot;.

IRAQ, FASSINO: NO TURNING POINT, WE STILL OPPOSE MISSION


RBC, 12.11.2004, Moscow 14:57:41.Analysts with Russian investment companies consider positive news that the government approved the methodology of Gazprom and Rosneft #39;s merger.

Experts on Gazprom and Rosneft #39;s merger


The dollar dropped to within half a cent of this week #39;s record low against the euro and hit 7-1/2-month lows on the yen on Friday as traders took the view that world finance

Dollar Back Toward Record Lows Vs. Euro


Jon Gruden, Tim Brown, Charlie Garner and the rest of the Tampa Bay Raider-neers returned to the Black Hole for the first time Sunday as visitors and the locals made sure they felt at home, delivering a true Silver- and-Black welcome: expletives, middle

Fans come down hard on Gruden


The federal appeals court in Atlanta gave a big boost Wednesday to a lawsuit by nearly 900,000 doctors against the managed health care industry.

Court greenlights lawsuit against HMOs


Venture capital funds raised \$5.5 billion in fresh capital in the third quarter, 78 percent more than in the prior quarter, prompting a warning by the head of

VC funds rake in \$5.5b in quarter, prompting alert


Sudan is the largest country in Africa and has a population of almost 28 million. About 60 per cent are Muslim, a quarter are animist and 15 per cent Christian.

Background to the Sudan conflict


Boston College had been given an early quarterfinal boot from the Big East tournament by the University of Connecticut three weeks ago, but thanks to sophomore back Sam Brill, whose family lives about a mile and a half from BC's home soccer field, it was the Eagles who prevailed by the same score of 1-0 yesterday afternoon in the second ...

Turnaround propels Eagles


Marcus Camby is a hockey fan. He wasn #39;t happy when his hometown Hartford Whalers bolted to North Carolina in 1997. But the Denver Nuggets center realizes the NHL lockout can benefit his team.

Camby locks onto puck fans


A British soldier appeared before a court in London yesterday accused of murdering a civilian in Iraq. Kevin Williams, 21, was brought before a civilian court after his own commanding officer had initially dismissed the charges.

British soldier faces murder charge over death of Iraqi man


LONDON (Reuters) - Multi-bank currency trading platform  FXall has launched a money markets service, the company said on  Wednesday.

FX Platform FXall Launches Money Market Service


Want a gift to please your honey this holiday season and save some bucks, too? Consider five golden rings, the fifth gift in the classic holiday song  quot;The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Golden rings cheaper but list dearer


American Express Co said it will cut 2,000 jobs, or 2.5 per cent of its work force, in a restructuring designed to save more than USD 75 million a year before taxes.

American Express to cut 2,000 jobs


A LONG-awaited microprocessor developed by IBM, Sony and Toshiba will go into early production next year and start appearing in video game consoles, high-definition TVs and home servers in 2006.

Sony, IBM detail chip plans


AP - President Bush on Tuesday picked National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, who once tutored him on global affairs, to be his top diplomat, saying her foreign-policy experience and struggle against racism uniquely qualified her to be America's

Bush Names Hawkish Rice Top U.S. Diplomat (AP)


Rwanda will defend its people if armed extremists based in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) cross the border into the country to carry out similar attacks

Rwanda vows to defend against rebels based in Congo


Two goals from Nicolas Anelka are enough to give Man City their first away win of the season.

Football: Anelka duo sinks Palace


The nation #39;s economy grew at a moderately strong pace in the three months ending Sept. 30, driven by solid gains in consumer spending, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

US growth steady in quarter


Matthew Hoggard and Andrew Flintoff claimed three wickets each as England restricted South Africa to 273 for seven on day one of the First Test in Port Elizabeth on Friday.

England restrict South Africa to 273/7


Singh broke the PGA Tour single-year money record Woods set while winning three majors in 2000, holding off Stewart Cink to win the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot Sunday for his third consecutive victory.

Singh breaks Woods #39; single-year money record with third straight <b>...</b>


Class has been transformed by technology and consumers who are as well informed as they are impatient.

It's Not Exclusive, but It's Lucrative: Why Luxe Went Online


Reuters - Some people are born to be the life and\soul of the party -- and so it seems are some dolphins.

Dolphins Too Have Born Socialites (Reuters)


Commissioner David Stern has drawn a line on unacceptable behavior by players in the National Basketball Association. Whether he can keep it from being blurred or erased by the players union or a court decision remains to be seen.

In our view: Violence in sports not acceptable


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Free-agent catcher Gary Bennett agreed Monday to a one-year contract worth \$750,000 US with the Washington-bound Expos.

Bennett bolts Brewers for Nationals


Sunnyvale, Calif.-- Advanced Micro Devices will take the high road and the low road in the chip market. Executives at the company #39;s annual analyst meeting in Sunnyvale Friday outlined a strategy that will, ideally

AMD sketches out new high-end, low-end chips


Latrell Sprewell says he #39;ll ask to be traded if the Minnesota Timberwolves don #39;t sign him to a contract extension by Wednesday night #39;s opener.

Sprewell wants trade if no deal is reached


AP - American commanders are expressing confidence that the Fallujah offensive will restore order in that hotbed of Sunni resistance, but they caution that much fighting remains.

U.S. Commanders: Fallujah Fight Not Over (AP)


roundup Plus: RIM touts BlackBerry with Wi-Fi...HP to sell Voltaire's InfiniBand switch...PC shipments up, but revenue less so, study says.

Briefly: Good Technology supported by HP, Samsung


ISLAMABAD: Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, former prime minister and president of the Pakistan Muslim League, on Thursday said optimistically that after becoming the countrys prime minister Shaukat Aziz would turn Pakistan into a robust economic power.

Shujaat says Aziz will make Pakistan an economic power


Banco Santander would walk away from its 8.2bn offer for Abbey National, the mortgage bank, if a rival bid from one or more UK banks led to a lengthy investigation by the competition authorities.

Competition probe would see Santander turn its back on Abbey


Two Marsh  amp; McLennan Cos. (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) executives linked to an insurance market bid-rigging investigation stepped down from their positions

UPDATE 3-Two Marsh  amp; McLennan executives step down


AFP - Business software group Oracle Corp. said it had extended a hostile takeover offer for PeopleSoft by two weeks to November 5.

Oracle extends takeover offer for PeopleSoft (AFP)


LONDON (Reuters) - High-flying oil prices eased for a  second session on Monday as Iraq resumed exports from both its  northern and southern outlets after lengthy disruption, despite  fierce fighting in the holy city of Najaf.

Oil Eases as Iraq Resumes Exports


EMC Corp. announced Friday the appointment of former IBM fellow Jeffrey Nick to the position of senior vice president and chief technology officer.

EMC taps IBM veteran for CTO job


The dollar stayed firm against other major currencies on Monday, helped by US jobs data, but traders said it lacked momentum to advance strongly.

Dollar Firm Vs Yen on Jobs News


New applications for US home loans fell last week from a four-month high even as 30-year mortgage rates declined to their lowest level since late March, an industry group said on Wednesday.

UPDATE 2-US mortgage applications fall last week-MBA


Reuters - U.S. chip maker Advanced Micro Devices\Inc.  has introduced a low-cost Internet access device\that could cost just a few hundred dollars, aimed at first-time\technology users in the developing world.

AMD Introduces Low-Cost Net Access Device in India (Reuters)


IBM on Friday unveiled new low-cost storage servers that the computer giant #39;s using to undercut wares from rivals Hewlett-Packard and Dell/EMC in the small- and mid-sized markets.

IBM Prices New Disk Servers To Undercut Rivals


At 23, pitcher Richard Stahl knows there's still time to impress the Baltimore Orioles' front office. He just needs to stay on the mound long enough.

Despite Setbacks, Stahl Maintains Healthy Dose of Optimism


Production at several alumina refineries in Jamaica has been reduced and shipments slowed due to damage caused by Hurricane Ivan, which battered the island over the weekend, several companies said Tuesday.

Ivan Crimps Jamaican Alumina Production