Struggling UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's issues its third profit warning of the year, saying half-year profits are set to fall to as little as 125m.

Sainsbury's issues profit warning


FDA officials on Tuesday are expected to announce whether they will allow four million to five million doses of flu vaccine manufactured in Europe and Canada to be imported for use in the United States, HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson said Friday in his

Will FDA Allow Imports of Canadian and European Flu Vaccines?


in the deadliest attack in Gaza for nearly four months, as Israel strikes back after a double suicide bombing. field used at night as a training base for militants, locals said.

Israel hits Hamas training camp


ATHENS Kelly Holmes has spent more than a decade chasing Maria Mutola. On Monday, when it mattered, she finally caught her. Since her first world title in 1993, Mutola, 31, has been the great predator of women #39;s middle distance running.

A hunter is hunted down in 800


LONDON -- Arsenal extended its record unbeaten run with a 4-1 win at Norwich City and Chelsea topped Southampton 2-1 Saturday, but Manchester United needed a stoppage-time equalizer to draw 1-1 with 10-man Blackburn Rovers.

Gunners roll; United struggles to tie


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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Online DVD renter Netflix Inc.\<NFLX.O> and television recorder maker TiVo Inc. <TIVO.O> are\close to a deal to allow Netflix subscribers to download movies\over the Internet to their TiVo devices, according to the\latest issue of Newsweek magazine.

Tivo, Netflix Close to Internet Movie Deal - Newsweek


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of OmniVision Technologies Inc.  <A HREF=

Before-the-Bell: OmniVision, Nortel Down


For the millions of  people who cannot afford high-speed Internet access, some local officials think they've hit on the answer: Build government-owned networks to provide service at rates below what big telecommunications companies charge.

Fast Internet Service for The People


New York Knicks #39; Jamal Crawford (11) goes up to shoot the game-winning three-point shot as Houston Rockets #39; Jim Jackson (21) defends during the fourth quarter Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004 in Houston.

Knicks Nudge Rockets 93-92 at Buzzer


The buzz over Apple Computer #39;s next iPod music player has reached a fevered pitch after one web site posted details and a mock up drawing of the new device, which stores

iPod buzz reaches fever pitch


VIRGIN Blue will dump its Sydney to Canberra service from the beginning of next month, blaming a Qantas stranglehold on government travel and poor bookings.

Virgin axes route as fuel soars


NEW DELHI: Microsoft has announced its simplified and low-priced version of Windows XP for India and has tied up with leading PC vendors including HCL, HP, Wipro and Acer to bring PCs at significantly lower prices.

MS launches XP lite for Indian market


BOSTON RED SOX fans are enjoying their best week of the season. While their beloved team swept wild-card rivals Anaheim in a three-game series to establish a nine-game winning streak, the hated New York Yankees endured the heaviest loss in their history.

BASEBALL: RED-HOT SOX CLIP THE ANGELS #39; WINGS


AP - SpaceShipOne visionary Peter Diamandis wasn't thinking about history as he stood in the Mojave desert and watched a small, shuttlecock-shaped craft glide back to Earth having nudged the edge of space. He just thought it looked beautiful.

Unlikely Visionary Behind Race to Space (AP)


Stewart Cink leads the NEC Invitational World Golf Championships as he nears the end of the third round. Cink is 10 under after 16 holes, just two shots clear of David Toms, eight under after 17 holes.

Cink holds lead at NEC Invitational


Beginning a new round of copyright infringement lawsuits, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced Thursday they will be taking legal action against 791 individuals suspected of illegally downloading music files.

RIAA begins new round of file-sharing lawsuits


TOKYO The Japanese government on Friday unexpectedly lowered its estimate for second-quarter economic growth to an annual rate of 1.3 percent from an initial estimate of 1.7 percent, quelling hopes that the robust expansion seen earlier in the year might

Japan pares forecast amid signs of slowdown


LONDON, December 08 (Online): President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday said that 15 options could be discussed between India-Pakistan to settle the Kashmir dispute, however no solution will be acceptable against the will of the people of the valley.

Musharraf sees 15 options for Kashmir solution


SYDNEY Foster #39;s Group, Australia #39;s biggest maker of beer and wine, said Tuesday that full-year earnings rose 73 percent after the company sold its pubs unit.

Despite wine losses, Foster #39;s net rises


Sachin Tendulkar perished cheaply on his return from injury yesterday as India #39;s top batting order crumbled to leave Australia in command of the third cricket test match.

Aussies take solid lead in third test as Tendulkar struggles


Google, the Internet search engine, has done something that law enforcement officials and their computer tools could not: Identify a man who died in an apparent hit-and-run accident 11 years ago in this small town outside Yakima.

Google Used to Identify 1993 Victim


AFP - China has detained two prominent intellectuals in what appears to be a renewed crackdown on dissent by authorities, family members and sources said.

China detains high-profile political dissidents (AFP)


roundup Plus: PMC-Sierra lowers forecast...WebSideStory cuts IPO to 4.4 million shares...BMC looks to simplify network operations.

Briefly: Firms bundle Web services wares


Troubled British retailer Marks  amp; Spencer Group PLC announced a management shakeup Tuesday as it reported lower profits in the six months ending Oct. 2. Chief executive Stuart Rose, who recently fought off

Marks  amp; Spencer Announces Shakeup


An artist who used a life-sized Jabba the Hutt in a piece is shortlisted for the Beck's Futures prize.

Star Wars inspires art shortlist


Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the finals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Robby Ginepri on Saturday.

Hewitt Thunders to Final


Jonathan Keith

Trial on Private Prison in Afghanistan Is Underway


Stand-in India captain Rahul Dravid has called on his batsmen to make amends for some dire first-innings batting in the fourth test against Australia.

Dravid urges batsmen to hit back


Now he is the Big Victim. For so long, we thought of Shaquille O #39;Neal as the Big Monster. But it turns out the monster was his former sidekick, Kobe Bryant, according to Phil Jackson #39;s new book.

Kobe #39;s New Role: Villain


Reuters - U.S. consumer Web spending rose\30 percent on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which is\traditionally seen as the start of the online holiday shopping\season, comScore Networks said on Wednesday.

Online Holiday Shopping Starts with a Bang (Reuters)


LONDON : The United States faced rare criticism over human rights from close ally Britain, with an official British government report taking Washington to task over concerns about Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay jail.

US faces criticism in British government human rights report


TORONTO -- Last week of August, the playoff race is heating up, and a Red Sox player's thoughts turn to . . . football? In some ways, these guys are no different from the typical sports fan on the cusp of an NFL season. Sure, they're focused on the business at hand, winning a spot in their own postseason tournament ...

On standby, set to fly


Reuters - Cancel the limo. Put down the dining\guides and leave your overcoat in the closet. A power breakfast\or lavish business dinner is just an elevator ride away.

Away on Business: Recipe for Success (Reuters)


ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Put the executives of 30 major league teams, dozens of agents, and all of their assorted support staff -- we're talking sufficient manpower for three brigades -- and what do you get?

These meetings are hardly meaty


Rescuers dug through mud and ruined homes for bodies Tuesday, expecting the death toll of more than 600 from tropical storm Jeanne to rise even further as flood waters receded in this crowded northern city after devastating winds

Floods kill more than 600 people in Haiti, hundreds left homeless


The British-based CARE charity suspended its work in Iraq Wednesday following the kidnapping of its chief of operations by unknown armed militants.

Iraq kidnapping prompts CARE suspension


D-Day is looming for James Crosby. Whether it is this week or next, the chief executive of HBOS does not have very long left to decide whether to launch a counter-bid for Abbey National.

Michael Harrison #39;s Outlook: An elephant that Crosby doesn #39;t need <b>...</b>


In the history of ambitious bridge projects, doubt -- and the controversy that stems from it -- tends to make regular appearances.

A Bridge Suspended in Controversy


EU diplomats said Sunday that the transfer of a Bosnian Serb genocide suspect to the UN war crimes tribunal will lead to closer ties between the EU and Serbia and Montenegro.

War Criminal Opens EU Doors for Serbia


GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli helicopter fired a missile into  a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza early on Saturday, killing  an elderly civilian man and wounding at least three people,  witnesses and medics said.

Israeli Missile Kills One in Gaza Camp -- Medics


NEW YORK (Reuters) -  U.S. stocks extended their gains  slightly before stabilizing on Tuesday, after the Federal  Reserve hiked interest rates by an expected quarter-point,  while technology stocks were sparked by a report that Veritas  Software Corp. <A HREF=

Stocks Rise After Fed Hikes Rates


Ian Poulter might just have to reassess his year if he wins the Volvo Masters in southern Spain today. The flamboyant Englishman might have to raise his previous mark of self-estimation from one out of 10

Poulter reins back to rise


BAGHDAD (Reuters) - British troops rolled north from Basra  Wednesday to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up  U.S. troops for a widely expected attack on Falluja.

British Troops Head North for Mission Near Baghdad


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks jumped higher on Friday,  as investor worry about high fuel costs crimping consumer  spending and hurting company profits eased after crude oil  prices fell from their peak.

Stocks Jump as Oil Retreats from High


Reuters - Scientists who created Dolly the sheep,\the world's first cloned mammal, applied for a license on\Tuesday to clone human embryos to obtain stem cells for\research into Motor Neurone Disease.

Dolly's Creator Applies for Human Cloning License (Reuters)


Within two weeks of the firing of chief executive officer Craig Conway, business applications supplier PeopleSoft has seen the departure of another top executive, Ram Gupta, senior vice-president of products and technology.

PeopleSoft sees the departure of another exec


GAZA, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Israeli forces ended an  operation in the northern Gaza Strip less then 24 hours after  they raided the area to try to stop cross-border rocket attacks  by Palestinian militants, the army said Monday.

Israeli Forces End Northern Gaza Raid - Army


SPACE.com - BOULDER, COLORADO -- Think \  of it as some sort of extraterrestrial axiom: Look for places on a celestial \  body where the Sun doesn't shine.

Lunar Ice: 'Cold Traps' Eyed for Exploration (SPACE.com)


AUCKLAND: National flag carrier Air New Zealand said it had lost a court bid to win approval for an alliance with its Australian competitor Qantas.

New Zealand court rules against Air NZ-Qantas alliance: airline


Insurgents threatened to behead two Americans and a Briton captured in Baghdad on Saturday and launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi security forces in the northern

Militants Threaten to Behead US, UK Hostages in Iraq


Nell Minow has never been afraid to confront the power brokers in corporate America, first as a fund manager and more recently as a watchdog waving red flags about excessive executive pay, questionable

Corporate watchdog is keeping busy


Tired of unsolicited commercial mail that clogs your inbox virtually every second day? Well, you can take heart from the news that Microsoft head Bill Gates too suffers from the spam plague.

Spam spectre


TORONTO - There could hardly be a more appropriate movie to close the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday night than Martin Short's

Martin Short Film Closes Toronto Festival


A Japanese mother and children survive for four days under a landslide triggered by Saturday's large earthquake.

Family rescued from Japan quake


Hamid Karzai was due to be sworn in as Afghanistan #39;s first popularly elected President on Tuesday at a ceremony attended by two of the figures most responsible for easing him into power.

Karzai Set to Be Afghan President in Ring of Steel


Booting up in safe mode; how to record vinyl records onto a PC; external floppy drives.

Safe Mode in Windows Helps Fix What Ails It


ATLANTA (Sports Network) - B.J. Elder poured in a game-high  27 points to lead fourth-ranked Georgia Tech to a convincing  99-68 win over Michigan in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge at  Alexander Memorial Coliseum.

College Basketball: Georgia Tech, UConn Win


An international team of astronomers has produced the first ever image of an astronomical object using high energy gamma rays, helping to solve a 100 year old mystery - an origin of cosmic rays.

Possible origin of cosmic rays revealed with gamma rays


LeBron James scored 26 points to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 in a career, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 96-74 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

James Becomes Youngest to Score 2,000


When the Tennessee Titans were forced to start the season 24 hours early because of Hurricane Ivan, their defense was ready. Unfazed by the scrambled

Dolphins can #39;t get started


AFP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a clarion call for the world to help Africa free itself from poverty, disease and conflict, describing his personal crusade for the continent as  quot;the one noble cause worth fighting for quot;.

Blair outlines 'immense and powerful' moral case for helping Africa (AFP)


ATHENS -- Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn #39;t beat a better team -- Argentina.

Argentina topples NBA stars


AFP - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf reaffirmed that he is open to negotiations with India on Kashmir and said he had not put forth a concrete proposal on independence, in an interview published in the daily O Estado de Sao Paulo.

Musharraf open to negotiations with India on Kashmir (AFP)


Novell Inc. of Waltham is getting a half-billion-dollar check from Microsoft Corp. to settle an antitrust case that #39;s never been filed.

Novell, Microsoft settle row


SAN DIEGO -- Here at the DemoMobile 2004 conference, about 40 vendors had six minutes each to demonstrate their wireless technology invention to the crowd. Some products, although amazing in description, don't translate very well on the live screen and in such a tight time constraint. Some demonstrations, however, entirely captivate the audience and leave in their wake an audible buzz of excited voices.

DemoMobile 2004: Mobility made easier


According to Microsoft #39;s Chief Executive, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates is number one in the amount of spam a person gets. According to the Microsoft CEO, Gates gets over four million messages a day, most of which are junk.

Think your spam is a problem? Think again.


Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK While most newspapers are utilizing their Web sites to supplement coverage of the presidential race, the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times have taken the frenzy over electoral votes and undecided states to the next level with some unusual interactive options.

Interactive Web Sites Provide New Approach to Election Coverage (Editor and Publisher)


US car giant Ford is expected to tell Jaguar workers on Friday that it will close the firm's historic Coventry factory

Jaguar plant awaits closure fate


President Bush aims to dispel the perception of U.S. neglect of Latin America and burnish an American reputation damaged by the Iraq war, undertaking a second-term diplomatic offensive in the region akin to his recent courting of Europe.

Bush to Meet With Leaders of Mexico, Chile


Massachusetts is better poised to capitalize on biotechnology and pharmaceuticals than any other state, according to a study to be released today by the Milken Institute, an independent economic think tank.

Mass. tops life science ranking


Rocco Buttiglione should be replaced as Italy #39;s candidate for the European Commission to defuse a crisis in the EU executive, outgoing commissioner Chris Patten said on Saturday.

Patten: Buttiglione should step down


Really simple syndication is worming its way into the heart of the U.S. government, as agencies discover it's a good way to distribute information. By Daniel Terdiman.

RSS Edges Into the Bureaucracy


OCTOBER 20, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The relationship between General Motors Corp. and the software industry will experience some major changes over the next few years as software becomes a more important

GM CTO sees more code on future cars


ATHENS (Reuters) - The greatest race of the Olympics  produced the most unlikely winner.

And the Unexpected Olympics Winner Is...Athens


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A closely watched gauge of future  U.S. economic activity fell in September for the fourth  straight month after a stronger pace earlier in the year, a  private research firm said on Thursday.

U.S. Indicators Fall, 4th Month Straight


Microsoft Corp. announced Friday a change in plans for the next major release of Windows, which is code-named Longhorn. The new Windows storage subsystem, code-named WinFS, won #39;t be part of the Longhorn client, as previously planned.

At Deadline Briefs


Analysis Too many systems, too many operators

Corporates get a case of the wireless jitters


EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Stephon Marbury scored 14 points and Tim Thomas added 12 as the New York Knicks overcame a strong start by the New Jersey Nets to grind out an 86-79 preseason victory.

Knicks turn up defence to down Nets


XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will soon begin broadcasting some of its stations to subscribers over the Internet, fresh on the heels of the company #39;s discontinuation of a receiver for PCs that some users

XM Satellite Radio to Broadcast on Web


SPACE.com - Flip a coin. Heads, Earth is a common sort of planet. Tails, and ours is as unusual as a coin landing on edge. That's about the state of knowledge for scientists who ponder the question of our planet's rarity.

Earth is Rare, New Study Suggests (SPACE.com)


washingtonpost.com - What do file-sharing companies and the National Rifle Association have in common?  A common legal argument, that's what.

Software Doesn't Break Laws... (washingtonpost.com)


LAS VEGAS -- Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya announced a unique partnership yesterday, joining forces to create a nationwide promotional company boasting each other as the top attraction.

De La Hoya firm adds some punch


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Election Day is still two weeks away, but voters across the state have the option Monday of beginning to cast their ballots early in this pivotal battleground state...

Fla. Voters to Begin Casting Early Ballots


And, so, pending World Series gaffes, please, what we know about the Boston Red Sox is that they are not, after all, immune to the Heimlich maneuver.

Lincicome: Woe are the Red Sox? Maybe next week


Thomas Johansson gave the home crowd something to cheer with victory over Xavier Malisse on day one of the Stockholm Open. The Swede came through 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-1) and goes on to face a compatriot in Thomas Enqvist or Robin Soderling.

Johansson cheers Stockholm crowd


NewsFactor - The EU is expected to approve the merger between rivals Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT), according to sources close to the proceedings.

EU Expected To Okay Oracle-PeopleSoft Buy (NewsFactor)


roundup Plus: The company also expects to meet or exceed analyst estimates...Salesforce.com reports subscriber surge...RealNetworks signs up Red Flag Linux.

Briefly: CA adds utility-like mainframe pricing


Israeli FM says his country #39;s aim is to be ready for the day after Arafat who is suffering from mysterious illness. JERUSALEM - Israel must prepare for the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat

Shalom: Israel must prepare for Arafat #39;s death


Ernie Els will try to mark his 35th birthday tomorrow by winning the World Match Play title at Wentworth for a record-breaking sixth time, and with it collect golf #39;s biggest cheque of 1million yet again.

ELS CHASING 1MILLION BIRTHDAY PRESENT


A bomb has exploded in front of the Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn today, injuring about 10 people lightly, French radio station Europe 1 reports.

Bomb rocks Indonesia #39;s Paris embassy


PARIS (Reuters) - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat suffered  a brain hemorrhage on Tuesday and aides said he had died at a  French hospital, but confusion over his fate grew as officials  insisted in public that he still clung to life.

Palestinian Sources Say Arafat Dead, Others Deny


A number of massive glaciers in the West Antarctic are sliding into the ocean at an accelerating rate and raising sea levels, according to new data released Thursday.

Glaciers Quicken Pace to Sea


LONDON One of the scientists involved in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA has died. Maurice Wilkins shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962 for his role in what #39;s considered one of the most important discoveries in science.

Nobel laureate and DNA pioneer Maurice Wilkins dies


The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday, saying high oil prices meant uncertain prospects for Europe #39;s economic recovery.

Update 4: European Central Bank Keeps Rates Unchanged


Microsoft Corp has issued further details of new reporting and business intelligence features that it plans to introduce into its present and future SQL Server relational database platform.

Microsoft ups the ante for BI


ST. AUGUSTINE - The humbling, career-defining moment Charlie Sifford never truly believed could ever be his had arrived. Doors were being held open.

Charlie Sifford Is Right Where He Belongs


Google Inc. has made its name on advanced-search technology, but a company that launched Thursday with what could prove to be a better idea is poised to be a potential headache for Google as it battles against Yahoo Inc.

New Company Launches Google Challenge


Former executives from companies including Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems and Oracle are launching a venture called Cassatt, which looks to automate IT operations, leverage commodity hardware and software and govern network compute cycles in a gridlike manner.

Former Sun, BEA executives forge grid venture


A superb second-half performance by Andriy Shevchenko saw champions AC Milan kickstart their season with a 2-1 win in Rome against Lazio tonight.

Shevchenko Puts Milan Back on Track


Yasser Arafat was not in a coma but remained in intensive care Saturday after undergoing more medical tests, a senior aide to the ailing Palestinian leader said.

Spokesman says Arafat not in a coma, still in ICU


Workers at Volkswagen #39;s Mexico plant agreed to end a three-day-old strike Saturday and accept a pay package very close to the company #39;s original offer, officials

Strike Ends at VW Factory in Mexico


Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez took his customary position when a superb six-under-par 64 hauled him into the halfway lead at the US\$800,000 Omega Hong Kong Open today.

Jimenez fires 64 for lead at Omega Hong Kong Open


The government agency that insures the private pensions of 44.4 million workers said Monday that its deficit more than doubled in 2004 to a record \$23.

US pension agency posts \$23.3B deficit


Investors gave new McDonald #39;s Corp. Chief Executive Jim Skinner a vote of confidence Tuesday, driving the company #39;s shares up 72 cents to \$30.10, a 2.45 percent gain, the day after Charlie Bell resigned the top job.

Skinner gets shareholders #39; vote of confidence


Reuters - There are no\easy answers when it comes to keeping the world's largest land\mammal in check.

Rampaging Elephants a Headache in S.Africa (Reuters)


THERE he was, novelist Stephen King, master of the horror story, watching his beloved Boston Red Sox from a front row seat at Yankee Stadium yesterday (AEST), and it was obvious he feared the worst.

Sox deliver miracle of lost souls


Mumbai - Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne was ruled out of the final Test against India starting on Wednesday after he suffered an injury during a training session.

Injured Warne ruled out


SIALKOT, Pakistan : At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured in a powerful bomb explosion at a crowded Shiite mosque in Pakistan #39;s eastern border city of Sialkot, police said.

Death toll in Pakistan mosque explosion reaches 30, dozens injured


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger on Wednesday vetoed three bills aimed at   boosting e-mail privacy at work as well as safeguard private  medical and financial data.

California Governor Vetoes Privacy Bills


WASHINGTON - President Bush and his vice president conceded Thursday in the clearest terms yet that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction, even as they tried to shift the Iraq war debate to a new issue - whether the invasion was justified because Saddam was abusing a U.N. oil-for-food program...

Bush Defends Iraq Invasion Despite Report


The Pope, looking tired and speaking with difficulty, has ploughed into fresh controversy with two startling new beatifications. Among the five people he set on the road to canonisation

Pope #39;s wish list startles


Pavol and Peter Hochschorner took the gold medal once again in pairs canoe slalom Friday, winning by more than 3 seconds.

Hochschorner brothers win C2 gold


SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- The San Antonio Spurs are using quick starts to finish off their foes. Bruce Bowen fueled another early surge as the Spurs jumped to a big lead and coasted to their third straight win, a 109-76 victory over the Utah Jazz .

San Antonio Spurs


ATLANTA -- Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. fell Monday on the fear among some analysts that the struggling carrier will be forced into bankruptcy if it doesn #39;t get significant wage concessions from its pilots in the next three weeks.

Pilot talks continue; Delta shares fall


Kuma Reality Games, which specializes in recreating military encounters, is making one of Mr. Kerry's Swift boat missions the situation for a game.

Take Kerry's Swift Boat for a Nonpolitical Spin


Like the big oil companies, the world #39;s mining majors are experiencing an embarrassment of riches due to very high commodity prices. BHP Billiton is in the happiest position: it is both the world #39;s biggest miner and has a substantial oil production ...

The Investment Column: BHP buoyed by China recovery


OKLAHOMA CITY - Kerr-McGee Corp. plans to shut down its Savannah, Ga., pigment sulfate production, resulting in charges of \$75 million to \$85 million in the third quarter.

Kerr-McGee to trim 100 jobs at Savannah facility


Reuters - OPEC oil producers said Thursday that\Friday's ministerial meeting would rein in oversupply to\bolster falling prices and that the cartel would have to reduce\output quotas early next year.

OPEC Warns Oil Supply Cuts Needed for 2005 (Reuters)


NASCAR teams struggling to finance cars with lucrative sponsorship deals now can begin negotiating with liquor companies after the stock car sanctioning body gave the go ahead Wednesday.

Racers tap new sponsors


LONDON, SEPTEMBER 9: A dash of novelty would mark the exciting Champions Trophy. The tournament will feature new technology trials which could have far-reaching effects on the game.

A dash of novelty to add to excitement


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect  studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in  youth, according to documents released on Friday.

FDA Sees Changes to Antidepressant Labels


A growing interest in product life-cycle management capabilities by small and midsize manufacturing companies is fueling vendor attempts to make PLM technologies easier to deploy and use.

PLM vendors eye SMBs with alliances, tools


EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Philips Electronics said  on Tuesday it had trimmed its 2005 global chip market outlook  to zero growth from a previous 5 percent rate forecast.

Philips Sees Flat Chip Market in 2005


Michael Owen has admitted he could be forced to reconsider his future at Real Madrid at the end of the season. Owen has started only one game since his 8m summer move from Liverpool and faces competition from Ronaldo, Raul and Fernando Morientes.

Owen admits to Real doubts


Five sailors, who were stranded in a life raft in the sea for 8 days after their yacht sank, were rescued off the coast of Cornwall in southwest England by British coast guards on Wednesday.

Sailors rescued after 8-day drift off England


A two-mile runway, favorable weather and a central location make Salina the best place for the Global-Flyer #39;s early January record attempt, participants say.

Historic flight will take off from Salina


It will be more than just 50 league games without a loss if Arsenal beats Manchester United on Sunday. A demoralizing home defeat before a 67,000 sellout at Old Trafford would leave Man United

Gunners try to extend unbeaten run to 50


The mutilated body of a woman of about sixty years, which was discovered in Iraq in the middle of November, is not that of kidnapped British aid worker Margaret Hassan, the UK Foreign Affairs Ministry announced.

London Denies Mutilated Woman Corpse is of Margaret Hassan


TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has picked a key reformer to push through the controversial privatisation of the postal services in a cabinet reshuffle that also saw a change of foreign minister.

Key reformer to privatise post office after Japan reshuffle


NewsFactor - On Thursday, Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) MSN division launched a beta version of a search engine that appears designed to compete directly with Web search leader Google.

MSN Launches Search Beta (NewsFactor)


The state #39;s housing market continued to hit record levels last month as a dip in mortgage rates and improved inventories spurred many buyers to action, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

Low rates boost housing: Single-family home sales reach 2nd <b>...</b>


Microsoft finished a major update to Windows XP earlier this month, with much fanfare and many promises that it will make the operating system more secure.

Stanley Miller II


Heading into Monday night #39;s game against the Baltimore Ravens, the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to avoid going 0-4 for the first time since 1980.

CHIEFS OUT TO AVOID 0-4 START


ASTANA (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday ruled out any negotiations with Chechen rebel leaders  following the Beslan school hostage-seizure in which more than  320 people were killed, half of them children.

Russia's Putin Rules Out Talking to Chechen Rebels


A series of powerful earthquakes rocked northwestern Japan within minutes of each other on Saturday leaving 13 dead and over 700 injured.

Strong quakes rattle Japan


Yahoo, Inc., world-class leader in online search queries, announced its plans to reveal desktop search feature in January, which will go through testing in the designated month.

Yahoo to test desktop search feature in January


ATHENS, Greece - Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday canceled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics just hours after demonstrators staged a protest march in central Athens.    Greece's foreign ministry said that Powell informed his Greek counterpart, Petros Moliviatis, that

Powell Cancels Greece Visit Amid Protests


Dubai, Oct. 22 (NNN) :Hamas rocket mastermind Adnan al-Ghoul and an aide travelling with him were killed in an Israeli air strike on a car in the north of the Gaza Strip.

Hamas Rocket Mastermind Killed In Israeli Strike


FORMER McDonald #39;s boss Charlie Bell will be flown home to Australia in a specially-equipped jet at a cost of nearly \$400,000. The Sydney boy who grew up to run the world #39;s biggest fast food franchise was diagnosed

Special jet flies Bell to family


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most Americans are planning to curb  their holiday spending this year, making it a challenging  shopping season for U.S. retailers, according to a holiday  buying survey by The NPD Group.

Survey: U.S. to Rein in Holiday Spending


MALELANE, South Africa (Ticker) - A month ago, Neil Cheetham earned his card for the 2005 European Tour in the Qualifying School Finals at San Roque.

Cheetham surges to lead in S. Africa


Network services giant AT amp;T is evaluating different operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, as alternatives to Windows for internal use.

US Telecoms giant looks at throwing Windows out


Maybe I was a bit harsh last week when I was reminiscing about the days when AOL was a classic Rule Breaker. After all, Time Warner #39;s (NYSE: TWX) online service has only lost 2 million net subscribers over the past year.

Saving America Online


AFP - Britain backs bids by Brazil, Germany, India and Japan for permanent seats on the UN Security Council, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said.

Britain backs UN Security Council seats for Brazil, Germany, India, Japan (AFP)


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Charles Schwab  amp; Co. is opening new offices that are smaller than its current branches as part of a plan to cut costs and compete with discount-brokerage rivals, the company said Thursday.

Schwab plans new, smaller branches


South Africa's biggest retail bank says it is close to announcing a deal for Barclays to take a majority stake in its business.

Absa and Barclays 'close' to deal


Low fat diets are as good as the Atkins diet when it comes to losing weight over the long term, a study says.

Low fat diets 'as good as Atkins'


AP - Here is a look at the series of events in the brawl Friday night involving the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons and fans in Auburn Hills, Mich. The game was stopped when order could not be restored.

Timeline of the Pacers-Pistons Brawl (AP)


Militants threatened to decapitate two Americans and a Briton being held hostage unless their demands were met within 48 hours. In northern Iraq a car bomb killed at least 21 people and wounded 67 yesterday.

Militants threaten to decapitate trio


Vancouver Canucks star Todd Bertuzzi has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault causing bodily harm. The plea was entered during a brief arraignment hearing Thursday morning in a Vancouver court room.

Bertuzzi pleads not guilty


ATHENS: Michael Phelps won gold in the 100m butterfly on Friday to take his Olympic medal tally to five gold and two bronze. A medal of any colour now will him equal the record for most medals at a single

Phelps: Packing up seven medals


Handheld gaming device debuts in Japan this weekend, but won't be available in U.S. until next year.

Sony Says All Systems Go for PSP Launch


IBM Tuesday will announce an expansion of its services for companies seeking help with radio frequency identification technology. Over the past several months, IBM has developed RFID services

IBM broadens suite of RFID services


Julius Williams is a well-mannered student at East Boston High School by day. Once he steps into his phone booth and straps on his cleats and shoulder pads, he becomes a superhero to Jets fans and a formidable foe to opponents. Williams and the rest of the Eastie squad grinded until there was no mud left in Charlestown yesterday afternoon ...

Williams takes off for Jets


AFP - Top Indian software exporter Tata Consultancy Services will list its share on the Bombay Stock Exchange next week following its successful maiden share offer, an official said.

India's leading IT company TCS to list stock next week after share offer (AFP)


IBM, Sony Corp., Sony Computer Entertainment, and Toshiba Corp. said Monday that the companies had  quot;powered on quot; the first workstation designed around the collaboratively-designed  quot;Cell quot; processor, which will begin pilot production next year.

Sony, Partners Offer Glimpse Of New  quot;Cell quot; Chip


By BRUCE MEYERSON    NEW YORK (AP) -- Verizon Wireless plans next week to expand its high-speed mobile data service to 11 more markets, including New York and Los Angeles, as well as 19 more airports.    The speedier laptop connections will be marketed only to businesses while the company adds coverage and readies services and devices for a consumer-oriented launch in 2005, Verizon Wireless said Wednesday...

Verizon Expands Service Into New Wireless Markets


Global warming has had little noticeable impact in Washington, DC Politicians in the nation #39;s capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide

Climate change already affecting the global environment, two <b>...</b>


Marconi is the latest big name to join the Wimax Forum, which is expected to certify its first long-range wireless broadband products next year.

Marconi joins the Wimax Forum


More than 100 individuals in the United States and 35 others in foreign nations have been arrested in a crackdown on telemarketing fraud that caused losses exceeding \$1 billion, US officials said on Tuesday.

US: More Than 135 Arrested for Telemarketing Fraud


Two films attacking Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore will debut at a conservative US film festival.

Anti-Moore movies to be screened


AP - A makeshift offensive line came together at just the right time for the St. Louis Rams.

Rams Offensive Line Strong in Debut (AP)


MotoGP star Valentino Rossi has often been linked to a switch to four-wheeled racing but it is not going to happen in the immediate future, if at all.

Valentino Rossi and Formula 1


Better Life Technology has created unique garage flooring which beautifies in minutes and protects floors for years. Sizes 10 #39; wide are available. Prevents concrete stains and deterioration.

ADV: BLT Roll-Out Garage Flooring


Jason Robinson, who was playing rugby league four years ago, will captain England #39;s rugby union team against Canada on Saturday in a side featuring less than half the players who won the World Cup in Australia a year ago.

Robinson Will Captain England Against Canada; Cueto Called Up


AP - A small spacecraft has made it into lunar orbit, signaling Europe's first successful mission to the moon and paving the way for the craft to be used to study the lunar surface, a European Space Agency spokesman said Tuesday.

Europe Mission to Moon Called Success (AP)


Reuters - Charles Schwab Corp.  the\biggest U.S. discount brokerage, on Monday said it would cut\trading fees for the second time since June in a bid to\outmaneuver rivals amid fierce competition.

Schwab Cuts Trading Fees Again, Stock Off (Reuters)


Michael Phelps made a comfortable return to the pool at the world short course swimming championships Thursday, touching first in his preliminary heat in the 200 meters freestyle.

Phelps Eases Back Into Pool at Short Course Meet


LONDON (Reuters) - More a mathematical anomaly than a badge  of honor, the world's No. 1 ranking in women's tennis rests  this week uneasily on the shoulders of Amelie Mauresmo.

Mauresmo Ranking Highlights Faults in System


Deep-sea manned sub Alvin is hailed as it goes into retirement following 40 years of remarkable work.

Science salutes its ocean giant


November 3, 2004 -- A former associate of Amr  quot;Anthony quot; Elgindy told jurors he passed confidential information from an FBI agent to the online stock picker, who was  quot;pretty excited quot; to get the illegal tips.

ELGINDY PAL ADMITS PASSING FBI TIPS


Despite a sense of progress, U.S. military commanders predict no easy victory in pressing the attack against the country's fierce insurgency and remain particularly concerned about a rising campaign of intimidation.

Generals See Gains From Iraq Offensives


LONDON, August 18 (New Ratings)  The insolvent Italian dairy food product company, Parmalat Finanziaria SpA (PAF.FSE), filed a lawsuit against its former auditors, Deloitte  amp; Touche and Grant Thornton, today, seeking damages of at least \$10 billion.

Parmalat sues former auditors for at least \$10 bn


Home Depot reported a jump in second-quarter profit on record sales as it benefited from strong performance in stores open at least a year.

Home Depot Reports 19 Percent Rise in Profits


SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's conservative Prime Minister  John Howard, a key U.S. ally and supporter of the Iraq war,  celebrated his election win Sunday after voters enjoying the  fruits of a strong economy gave him a fourth term.

Australia's Howard Celebrates Fourth Poll Win


England vice-captain Mike Tindall insists the world champions will be motivated by a sense of payback when they tackle Australia at Twickenham next Saturday.

England intent on revenge against Australia


A landslide struck a village in southwest China early Friday, destroying 25 homes and leaving 65 people missing, Xinhua news agency reported.

Landslide leaves 65 missing in south China


India reach 48-1 at tea in reply to South Africa's 305 on day two of the second Test.

India make first-innings inroads


NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is opening the door to its Office suite, offering governments a closer look inside key applications.

Microsoft Opens Office to Governments (NewsFactor)


Crude oil prices jumped above \$51 a barrel yesterday, setting a fresh record amid a prolonged production shut-down in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of Hurricane Ivan.

Oil hits \$51 as hurricanes halt supplies


IceRocket Adds Blog Search to New Features\\IceRocket, the search engine that has been hailed by many for their approach to


While saying grace over the holiday spread, Apple executives might toss in a

Thanks to iPod, Apple's Rolling in Gravy


Procter  amp; Gamble beat Unilever in the battle of the big name grocery brands for the three months to September, results released yesterday showed.

Unilever stalls, P amp;G surges


AP - Tommy Kalmanir, a starting halfback on the 1951 Los Angeles Rams championship team and former Oakland Raiders assistant coach, has died. He was 78.

Former Rams Halfback Tommy Kalmanir Dies (AP)


The first woman ever to win gold in Olympic wrestling screamed with delight, subsided into floods of tears and leapt into the arms of an astonished referee.

Women grapple with cultural shift


A FEW WEEKS back I spent three days locked up in a room full of Internet experts, pioneers, and thinkers to contemplate the question of how to prevent what the conference #39;s convenors grandly called the  quot;Internet meltdown quot;. I was hoping for a particularly ...

Somebody else #39;s spam


AP - Magic forward Pat Garrity was placed on the injured list with a sprained left foot. Stacy Augmon was activated to fill the roster spot, making him available to play against Toronto on Wednesday night.

Magic Place Pat Garrity on Injured List (AP)


US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, apparent victims of an intimidation campaign by insurgents against Iraqs fledgling security forces.

Troops find more bodies in Mosul


NEW YORK CITY -- Arizona came very close to pulling the huge upset over No. 1 Wake Forest. The Cats had a dominating first half performance but a 21-5 second half run by the Demon Deacons was too much for the Cats to overcome.

Sometimes when you lose, you actually win


Canadian mining company Goldcorp Inc. (G.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (GG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to buy competitor Wheaton River Minerals Ltd (WRM.

Goldcorp Agrees to Buy Wheaton River


Reuters - Jamaal Tinsley had a\tremendous all-around game with 20 points, 14 assists, seven\rebounds and five steals to lead the undermanned Indiana Pacers\over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 106-102, at Conseco\Fieldhouse.

NBA: Tinsley Drives Indiana to Beat Minnesota (Reuters)


Google Inc. is expanding its territory from bytes to books. The world's largest Internet search engine said yesterday it will soon begin a program to index books and bound periodicals in the libraries of Harvard University.

Google to index works at Harvard, other major libraries


MEMPHIS (Tennessee): Jamaican-born Glen Johnson knocked out American Roy Jones junior in the ninth round on Saturday to retain his International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title.

Johnson keeps IBF light heavyweight crown


Access points for 802.11g wireless networks should become even cheaper next year after WLAN chip maker Atheros begins full-scale production of what it claims is the world #39;s first  #39;base-station on a chip #39; product.

Atheros unveils  #39;world first #39; Wi-Fi access-point-on-a-chip


HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- J.J. Arrington ran for 261 yards, Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, and No. 4 California scored on a bizarre special-teams play in a 26-16 win over Southern Mississippi last night.

Rosy scenario still possible for Bears


Reuters - Americans were cautioned about\eating fish from more than one-third of U.S. lakes and nearly\one-fourth of its rivers last year due to pollution from\mercury and other chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection\Agency said on Tuesday.

Fishing Warnings Up Due to Mercury Pollution-EPA (Reuters)


LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices remained stubbornly above 54 dollars, creeping up towards new record summits on worries of a winter supply crunch after a fifth straight weekly fall in US heating fuel stockpiles.

Winter fuel worries keep oil prices above 54 dollars


The US dollar rose against the euro and other major currencies yesterday, recovering after some early losses as foreign exchange trading resumed in the new year.

Dollar sees gains against the euro


INDIANAPOLIS - Aaron Peirsol of the United States lowered his own world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the Short Course World Championships on Monday night.

Peirsol Breaks Own World Mark in 200 Back


(CP) - After the pressure of the Olympic Games, training for the world short course swim championships was a challenge for Victoria #39;s Rick Say.

After Games pressure, world short course presents different <b>...</b>


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Food is running so low aboard the international space station the two crewmen have been instructed to cut back on calories, at least until a Russian supply ship arrives in a little over two weeks, NASA said Thursday.

Food supply running low for space station crew


SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - President Bush Saturdayreached into a throng of squabbling bodyguards and pulled aSecret Service agent away from Chilean security officers afterthey stopped the U.S. agent from accompanying the president ata dinner.

Bush Frees Secret Service Agent from Chile


The increasing power of cellphones is fast shaping innovative forms of compact culture: micro-lit, phone soap operas and made-for-mobile dramas.

A Library and Cinema in Your Pocket


TAMPA - United Soccer Leagues announced that the organization and its professional teams have restructured the two pro leagues, the A-League and Pro Soccer League, under the USL umbrella to form a new two-tiered division.

Major-league reshuffling


OIL giant Shell swept aside nearly 100 years of history yesterday when it unveiled plans to merge its UK and Dutch parent companies.

Shell pleases city with UK-Dutch merger


NewsFactor - Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) is poised to launch the latest version of its SuSE Linux operating system, providing new features designed to appeal to both Linux neophytes and current users of the open-source desktop software.

Novell Delivers Latest SuSE Linux (NewsFactor)


LONDON (AP-CP) - Royal Dutch/Shell Group said today it will spend \$45 billion (US) and sell up to \$12 billion worth of assets to reinvigorate its underperforming oil and natural gas business.

Shell to spend \$45B (US) to replace reserves


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - American Airlines parent AMR warned late Thursday that surging fuel costs would likely force it to slash its third-quarter and full-year outlook.

Rising fuel costs hurt AMR #39;s outlook


Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, the No.2 Spanish bank, agreed Tuesday to buy Laredo National Bancshares for \$850 million to gain more customers in the US Southwest.

Spanish bank expands in US south


A board member testifies Monday that the former CEO was fired in large part because of his reckless exaggeration to Wall Street analysts.

PeopleSoft: Conway was less than honest


CARSON, United States : MetroStars midfielder Amado Guevara was named Major League Soccer Most Valuable Player, the seventh player from outside the United States to win the US league #39;s top solo honor.

Soccer: Honduran midfielder named MLS Most Valuable Player


The network will reach almost 90 per cent of the capital #39;s population of three million and aims to make accessing the internet as easy as using mobile phones, a project coordinator said on Friday.

Taipei goes Wi-Fi


AP - Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke won the Taiheiyo Masters on Sunday, closing with 4-under 68 for a six-stroke victory.

Darren Clarke Wins Taiheiyo Masters (AP)


Saudi Arabia will increase oil production capacity to 11 million barrels per day (bpd) in a bid to curb soaring prices, Oil Minister Ali al-Nuaimi has said.

Saudi Arabia to hike oil production capacity


WASHINGTON - Amid a heated election-year debate on intelligence reform, the White House is expected to move soon on executive orders aimed at implementing a more powerful intelligence director and a new national counterterrorism center.    Bush administration and congressional officials said Thursday drafts of executive orders are circulating among relevant agencies for approval...

White House Proposes Intelligence Changes


Reuters - A wedding guest who sparked a bidding frenzy when he offered for sale a pair of invitations to a wedding he did not\want to attend has admitted that the bride was a former girl friend.

Wedding cad comes clean over invite sale (Reuters)


MICROSOFT has delayed automated distribution of a major security upgrade to its Windows XP Professional operating system, citing a desire to give companies more time to test it.

XP security update delayed


Computer Associates International Inc. (CA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will lay off about 5 percent of its work force in an attempt to cut costs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Computer Associates to Cut Workforce -WSJ


AFP - The time has not yet come to impose international sanctions against the government of Sudan, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's envoy Jan Pronk said during a visit to Oslo.

'Not yet time' for sanctions against Sudan: UN envoy (AFP)


AFP - Arsene Wenger said he will have to wait until Sunday before making a decision on whether to field his influential Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira in the Premiership clash against Manchester United.

Wenger to wait on Vieira for clash with ambitious United (AFP)


BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 28, 2004 - American forces bombed a suspected hide-out used by associates of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Fallujah on Tuesday, part of a campaign of airstrikes the US military said has taken

Americans Forces Strike Fallujah


Shares of Mace Security International Inc. (MACE.O: Quote, Profile, Research) soared more than 75 percent on Tuesday after the maker of personal defense products said it had developed a new pepper gel to stop attacks.

Mace Shares Up 75 Pct on New Product


Two Montgomery County Council members who supported a campaign by employees of Comcast Cable Communications to form a union have been subpoenaed by company attorneys in a federal labor relations case involving a Rockville man who says he was illegally fired by the firm.

Comcast Subpoenas Elected Leaders In Montgomery Who Favored Union


Hewlett-Packard has decided to break up its Utility Data Center (UDC) program, according to company spokespeople. A long-term initiative dating back to the late 1990s, the UDC program aimed to provide enterprises

HP Shutters UDC


AP - A U.S. Senate candidate who said recently that homosexuals should not be teaching in South Carolina's public schools has added another group to his list of poor role models for children  #151; pregnant women with live-in boyfriends.

Candidate: No Pregnant, Single Teachers (AP)


Philip Ehrmann, whose Gartmore China Opportunities Fund rose 14.7 percent during the past three months, is boosting his investment in Chinese retailers such as Wumart Stores Inc., anticipating that China's will remain the world's fastest-growing economy in 2005.

Wholesale Interest in Chinese Retailing


So, what does a board with more than \$100 billion in wealth do for an encore?

Gates Joins Berkshire Board


A seventeen year old student is arrested after authorities were told of his plans to blow up his high school. Clinton Township Police said the boy was making threats on many online chat rooms.

Terror Plot At Michigan High School


AP - Oracle Corp.'s hostile  #36;7.7 billion bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. could drop by one-third to one-fourth, Oracle co-president Safra Catz said Monday.

Oracle May Drop Its PeopleSoft Bid Lower (AP)


KABUL (Reuters) - Three U.N. workers held by militants in  Afghanistan were in their third week of captivity on Friday  after calls from both sides for the crisis to be resolved ahead  of this weekend's Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr.

Hopes for Solution to Afghan Hostage Crisis


High-speed connections and software improvements are giving rise to subscription services for music, movies, sports events and talk radio to PC's.

For a Fee, a Stream of Tunes, Talk and Video


BM plans to announce today that it will share the designs and technology for a fast-growing line of computers known as blade servers.

IBM to Share Technology and Designs for New Computer


Reuters - Louis Vuitton on Friday lost a bag\battle to stop competitors from imitating its famous

Vuitton Loses Dooney-Bourke Trademark Bid (Reuters)


AP - In a sharp rebuke of a new administration policy, the House moved Thursday to block the Labor Department from carrying out overtime rules that critics argued could deprive millions of workers of their overtime pay.

House Votes to Block New Overtime Rules (AP)


London, England (Sports Network) - Bolton #39;s El-Hadji Diouf was fined the maximum of two weeks worth of wages for spitting on Portsmouth #39;s Arjan de Zeeuw during a Premier League match on Saturday.

Diouf fined for spitting at opponent


Dell, premier constructeur de PC au monde, s #39;est toujours refus  quiper ses machines avec autre chose que des processeurs Intel.

Bientt de l #39;AMD chez Dell?


Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani returned after surgery, raising hopes that the rebellion led by Moktada al-Sadr would be resolved.

Iraq's Leading Shiite Cleric Looks to Broker Deal With Rebels


AFP - A series of torchlight rallies and vigils were held after darkness fell on this central Indian city as victims and activists jointly commemorated a night of horror 20 years ago when lethal gas leaked from a pesticide plant and killed thousands.

Bhopal victims commemorate 20th anniversary of disaster (AFP)


STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's former French Open finalist  Magnus Norman announced his retirement Friday, citing a string  of injuries for his decision.

Sweden's Former French Open Finalist Norman Retires


PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Kyle Eckel rushed for a career-high 179 yards and a touchdown to lead the Navy Midshipmen to a 42-13 rout of the Army Black Knights in the 105th meeting of the storied rivalry between the service academies from Lincoln

Navy Pounds Army


The Red Sox right-hander has recorded automated phone calls that will be made in New Hampshire, Maine, and Pennsylvania through Tuesday, Election Day.

Schilling back in game for Bush


AP - Democratic Sen. John Kerry gained some ground on President Bush among swing voters in the last month, with several citing the presidential debates as a factor in their shift, according to a poll released Wednesday.

Poll: Kerry Gaining Among Swing Voters (AP)


Halo 2, the sequel to Microsoft Corp. #39;s MSFT.O best-selling game for its Xbox video console, has leaked onto the Internet nearly four weeks before its planned sale, the world #39;s largest software maker said on Friday.

Microsoft #39;s Halo 2 Video Game Leaked on Internet


A federal court on Tuesday ruled that former Enron Corp. chairman Ken Lay should be tried alongside former executives Jeffrey Skilling and Richard Causey on charges linked to the disgraced energy company #39;s collapse.

Judge Says Lay, Enron Execs Must Face Trial Together


A BERKSHIRE-based email archiving company, KVault Software, has been bought for \$225m (125m) by Veritas Software, a leading US security specialist.

US leader snaps up email firm KVault


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

Berkshire Hathaway Profit Falls


Residents boarded up windows and stocked food as deadly Hurricane Ivan appeared to be heading in their direction.

Florida Panhandle Braces for Latest Storm, Hurricane Ivan


Proteins found on the outside of cancer cells could be targeted by a drug  quot;guidance system quot; which seeks out and destroys the disease, scientists have said.

Cancer cells hit by  #39;guided drugs #39;


You won't even have to take your hands off the steering wheel to use Apple's music player.

BMW puts iPod in driver's seat


When Andre Miller led the NBA with 10.9 assists a game in 2001-02, he had the first stamp of success required to enter the league #39;s pantheon of premier point guards.

Point of fact: Miller among elite


St.George Bank may be forced to make changes to its online banking interface as adoption of Windows XP Service Pack 2 becomes widespread among consumers.

SP2 plays havoc with online banking


AP - Brad Brezina feels just fine, which might be the worst part of all.

Spinal Defect Forces Brezina From Football (AP)


THE judge who ruled sick baby Charlotte Wyatt must be allowed to die said she should do so with dignity in her parents #39; arms. Mr Justice Hedley told the anguished couple it was in their 11-month

BABY CHARLOTTE: VERDICT:  #39;SHE CAN MEET HER END IN THE TLC OF THOSE <b>...</b>


A political agreement in Northern Ireland could be reached by the middle of next week, the leader of the moderate Alliance Party has said.

NI deal  #39;possible soon #39;


PORTLAND, Ore., (Sports Network) - Portland Trail Blazers  forward Qyntel Woods was suspended without pay pending the  club's investigation regarding allegations by Multnomah County  for dog abandonment and by Clackamas County for dog fighting.

Trail Blazers Suspend Woods


During halftime Monday night, a man wearing a No. 31 Kansas City jersey put on some nice moves as he ran on the field. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, that wasn #39;t the real No.

Sacked again: Pats stop KC


TORONTO (CP) - ITunes finally launched in Canada on Thursday, bringing with it over 700,000 songs, exclusive tracks, celebrity playlists and multiple CD burning rights.

Canadian fans celebrate ITunes launch


CHICAGO (Reuters) - Department store operator J.C. Penney  Co. Inc. <A HREF=

J.C. Penney Third-Quarter Profit Rises


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of China's central bank  said on Sunday Beijing's efforts to curb excessive credit  growth were bearing fruit, increasing chances the country's  booming economy would achieve a

China: Efforts to Cool Economy Working


PPARC -- British astronomers are providing a vital component to the world-wide effort of identifying and monitoring rogue asteroids and comets. From this month, the UK Astrometry and Photometry Programme (UKAPP) for Near-Earth Objects, based at Queens University, Belfast, will track Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and feed their crucial information into the international programme of protecting the Earth from any future impact by a comet or asteroid...

Scanning the Skies for Threats from Space


As personal computers with broadband Internet connections become an increasingly popular way for Americans to acquire music, high-tech companies are rushing to offer systems for getting music out of the PC and onto the stereo.

Moving music off your PC? New gadgets abound


Reuters - Fast-food chain Jack In The Box Inc.\ on Wednesday reported higher quarterly net profit,\beating expectations, helped by sales of such new products as\sourdough sandwiches.

Jack in the Box Quarterly Earnings Up (Reuters)


He is gone, and that is unfortunate, but it is not tragic or disastrous or catastrophic. Pedro Martinez stats, news was worth every cent the Red Sox stats, schedule

Pedro served his purpose here


The national conference on Iraq #39;s future is going into an unscheduled fourth day as delegates hammer out the shape of the first post-war parliament.

Iraqis aim to decide new assembly


The company fills out its hosted application lineup with four products designed for e-commerce Web sites.

Akamai boosts Web application services


Reuters - Bankrupt toy seller KB Toys Inc. said\on Tuesday it plans to close 141 to 238 underperforming stores\by the end of January as part of its reorganization effort.

KB Toys to Close Up to 238 Stores (Reuters)


LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Clorox Corp. said late Wednesday it will buy back Henkel KGaA #39;s 29 percent stake in the company in exchange for several businesses and \$2.

Exchanges businesses, cash for 61.4 million shares


AP - Ann Veneman, a peach farmer's daughter who became the first woman to the head the Agriculture Department, presided during a period of unprecedented wariness about the safety of the nation's food supply.

Veneman Presided Over Wary Food Supply (AP)


After a bumpy ride toward becoming a publicly traded company, Google Inc. finally saw its stock start trading on the Nasdaq exchange at around noon Eastern Daylight Time Thursday and with a strong opening at \$100.01, ...

Google has strong first day of public trading


Reuters - Dow Chemical Co.  on Monday\said DuPont Co.  will buy its remaining equity stake in\DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between the\two companies, for  #36;87 million.

Dow to Sell Stake in Venture to DuPont (Reuters)


TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.88  percent by mid-afternoon on Friday, bolstered by gains in  Nippon Steel Corp. and its rivals after firm Chinese growth  data eased concern over a slowdown in one of Japan's biggest  export markets.

Tokyo Stocks Up as Steel Firms Rise


MOSCOW (Reuters) - Anastasia Myskina will take on Elena  Dementieva in the Kremlin Cup final in a repeat of their  all-Russian French Open final after the pair won their  semi-finals in similar fashion on Saturday.

Myskina to Face Dementiva in French Open Rematch


AP - Men's apparel retailer JoS. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. reported Thursday that double-digit same-store sales gains, as well as continued strength in catalog and Internet sales, drove second-quarter earnings up 75 percent to beat Wall Street expectations.

JoS A. Bank 2Q Income Rises 75 Percent (AP)


MULTAN, Pakistan -- Two bombs exploded at a gathering of Sunni Muslim radicals in the central Pakistan city of Multan before dawn today, killing at least 36 people and wounding about 100, according to police, who suspect a sectarian attack.

Two bombs kill at least 36 at Sunni gathering in Pakistan


Microsoft rolled out an updated line of input devices, including its first fingerprint-recognition products. A mouse and keyboard with built-in fingerprint readers, along with a stand-alone reader

Microsoft Introduces Fingerprint Recognition


Pasadena-based Overture Services, the subsidiary of Yahoo Inc. which provides keyword-based search advertising, announced that it has extended its sponsored search distribution relationship with Microsoft.

Overture Extends MSN Relationship


Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\said on Thursday Yasser Arafat's death could be a turning point\for peacemaking but he would pursue a unilateral plan that\would strip Palestinians of some land they want for a state.

After Arafat Death, Sharon Vows to Pursue Gaza Plan (Reuters)


If the Supreme Court argument Tuesday on interstate wine sales proves to be a reliable roadmap to the eventual decision, consumers who want to order wine directly from

Justices Question Ban on Wine Sales From Out of State


A car bomb exploded at a US military convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, causing several casualties, the army and Iraqi officials said.

Car bomb blast hits US convoy in Mosul


TORONTO: The Canadian dollar fell hard after Canada #39;s inflation for August came in well shy of expectations and prompted a new debate on the pace of future Bank of Canada interest rate hikes.

Canadian dollar is hit by low inflation rate


As television cameras gathered in front of the US women #39;s soccer team after it defeated Brazil 2-1 in overtime for the gold medal yesterday, the woman who scored the game

Gold medal sendoff for US soccer veterans


BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) A top aide to firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who appealed to kidnappers to free a Western journalist, said Friday they had promised to release him.

Militants reportedly promise to free kidnapped Western journalist Garen


AP - Alexei Kovalev, Brad Richards and Nikolai Khabibulin became the latest NHL players to join a European team during the lockout, agreeing to play in Russia.

Locked Out NHL Players Join European Teams (AP)


Kidnappers holding a British hostage in Iraq have put Britain in a very difficult position through their effective use of the media, Prime Minister Tony Blair conceded in an interview with a Sunday newspaper.

Blair admits feeling heat over hostage in Iraq


StorageTek said Thursday it has acquired Storability to further strengthen its information lifecycle management software portfolio.

StorageTek Bolsters ILM With Storability Deal


The game isn #39;t for everyone because of its graphic violence and coarse language, but mature fans of this 32 million-unit-selling franchise who want to know if this sequel lives up to its hype, the answer is a resounding yes.

#39;Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas #39; is violent, exhilarating game


You're unlikely to find a martial arts movie as beautiful as Zhang Yimou's House of Flying Daggers, but you'll need to look elsewhere for passion. By Jason Silverman.

Daggers Sharp but Not Penetrating


President Vladimir Putin on Monday said Russia is willing to hand over two of the four disputed Kuril Islands to Japan under a declaration that the Soviet Union signed in 1956.

Putin Says Japan Can Take Back 2 Islands


This week Microsoft launched nearly 80 lawsuits against resellers it claims were distributing used or fake certificates of authenticity.

Microsoft Sues Software Pirates


BANGKOK: The global treaty regulating trade in threatened wildlife moved to protect ramin, the Asian hardwood whose forests and their inhabitants have been devastated by rampant commercial logging.

Wildlife treaty moves to protect Asian hardwood


India are considering the high risk strategy of asking Sachin Tendulkar to open the bowling for the first time in his career and selecting three spinners for the

Tendulkar could open bowling in final test v Australia


Jacqueline Woods, vice president of Oracle's global licensing and pricing strategy, said software licensing fees are the same as they've always been -- even with the recent introduction of multicore processor servers.

Q A: Oracle's Jacqueline Woods on licensing, multicore servers


A new video game that allows players to recreate the 1963 assassination of US president John F. Kennedy is being called  quot;despicable quot; by family members.

New JFK video game called  #39;despicable #39;


The US government will set up an inquiry into Iraq contracts given to Halliburton, the former firm of Vice President Dick Cheney.

US agrees to Halliburton inquiry


DENVER (Reuters) - Lawyers for basketball star Kobe Bryant  asked a judge on Monday to order attorneys for a Colorado woman  who has sued him for rape not to ask the Los Angeles Laker  about his sexual past.

Kobe Bryant Lawyers Want His Sexual Past Off Limits


Orders placed with US factories fell for the first time in four months, the Commerce Department said yesterday, with demand dropping sharply for commercial airplanes and parts.

Factory orders decline


AP - European antitrust regulators said Monday they have extended their review of a deal between Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to make anti-piracy software together.

EU Extends Microsoft-Time Warner Review (AP)


AP - Go to Google, search and scroll results, click and copy. When students do research online these days, many educators worry, those are often about the only steps they take. If they can avoid a trip to the library at all, many students gladly will.

Online Research Worries Many Educators (AP)


It may not have shown in the standings, but it showed up in the stats. The last-place Blue Jays had the top-ranked pitcher and position player in the Major Leagues last season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Halladay, Delgado top rankings


COALITION allies yesterday flatly rejected the assertion by Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary general, that the war in Iraq was illegal.

Annan in firing line over his illegal war claim


Sun Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday will announce a number of new storage products, including a new server that signals the company's return to NAS (network-attached storage). Called the StorEdge 5210, the file server is a midrange NAS appliance developed with technology that Sun licensed from Irvine, California-based Procom Technology Inc. in April.

Sun to return to NAS market with StorEdge 5210


Sept. 17, 2004 - Some parts of language arise from the innate way humans process language, according to a new study of deaf children in Nicaragua.

Study: Some Parts of Language Innate


SpaceShipOne landed safely on Wednesday in the California desert after a wild corkscrew-like ascent into space, and is now a step closer to a

Private Space Ship Lands Safely, Nears Prize


Reuters - The European Commission on Wednesday\launched an in-depth investigation of plans by Microsoft Corp.\and Time Warner Inc. to acquire joint control of U.S.\ContentGuard Holdings Inc.

EU Probes Microsoft/Time Warner Venture (Reuters)


Under normal circumstances, the hype surrounding the Patriots stats, news-Jets game Sunday at Gillette Stadium would come with its own set of pressures, what with their identical

Business as usual: Streaking Pats prepare for Jets


A high-tech DVD format battle for the hearts, minds and wallets of consumers is shaping up to be a 21st century version of the 1980s VHS/Betamax brawl.

BETAMAX-STYLE DEATH MATCH FOR DVD


RALEIGH, NC - A month ago, University of Miami quarterback Brock Berlin looked like he could lose his starting job. Now, Berlin has vaulted his way into Heisman Trophy consideration.

QB Berlin, UM tame Wolfpack


NEW YORK : Wall Street shares closed higher on Tuesday, but record oil prices capped the day #39;s gains amid concerns over a multi-billion-dollar tax bill facing Russian oil giant Yukos.

Wall Street closes higher, but record oil prices cap day #39;s gains


The Dow Jones industrial average fell 108 points to about 97-hundred-58. Decliners on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered advancers by a five-to-three margin.

Stocks tumble as oil surges again


Arabic television says a wall at a construction site in Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates has collapsed, killing at least eight workers.

Accident at building site at Dubai airport kills at least eight


NOVEMBER 17, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Seagate Technology LLC said yesterday that it has started shipping a hard disk drive, targeted at PCs, that offers 400GB of storage space.

Seagate ships 400GB hard disk drive


The Congress-led UPA government decided on Wednesday to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in civil aviation from 40 per cent to 49 per cent on the automatic route, ie cutting through the red tape.

FDI hiked for aviation


RealNetworks has stepped up its music  #39;war #39; on Apple Computer--with results it clearly didn #39;t expect.

Apple zealots slam Real #39;s iPod campaign


Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Tigers exercised the 2005 contract option on closer Ugueth Urbina on Friday. Urbina finished 4-6 with a 4.50 ERA and 21 saves in 54 outings during 2004, his first

Tigers pick up option on Urbina


Reuters - The U.S. current account deficit\widened slightly to a record  #36;164.71 billion in the third\quarter as the goods trade shortfall grew and the services\surplus shrank, the government said on Thursday.

Current Account Gap Widens to Record (Reuters)


Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.

Nokia enhances SSL VPN security


Michigan Stadium was mostly filled with empty seats. The only cheers were coming from near one end zone -he Iowa section. By Carlos Osorio, AP.

Iowa, Michigan remember rare rout in Ann Arbor


Work could lead to patch for damaged tissue - MIT engineers are significantly closer to mending broken hearts. In a paper to appear the week of Dec 13 in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National

MIT team aims to mend broken hearts


NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Shi'ite fighters appeared still to  be in control of a holy shrine in Najaf on Friday 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 -Witnesses


AP - A bomb threat that mentioned Iraq forced a New York-bound Greek airliner to make an emergency landing Sunday at London's Stansted Airport escorted by military jets, authorities said.

Plane Diverted to London on Bomb Threat (AP)


Saudi Arabia banned tinted car windows on Sunday in a move aimed at preventing militants escaping detection on the kingdom #39;s roads.

Saudi Arabia bans tinted car windows


Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader may get all the glory, but a new Star Wars video game finally gives credit to the everyday grunts who couldn #39;t summon the Force for help.

REVIEW: Star Wars Game Gives Battle Tour


Heat waves in the 21st Century will be more intense, more frequent and longer, US experts say.

Heat waves set to become 'brutal'


AT T Corp. said it would restructure its business, cutting 20 percent of its jobs and writing down the value of its network by \$11.4 billion, as it winds down its residential telephone business.

AT T Plans More Cuts In Workforce


Some Web logs were swift to provide dark theories about the presidential election, but others were just as quick to debunk them.

Vote Fraud Theories, Spread by Blogs, Are Quickly Buried


AP - Jean Philippe Peguero scored in the 31st minute to lead the Colorado Rapids to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy in an MLS Western Conference semifinal playoff game Friday night.

Peguero's Goal Gives Colorado Playoff Win (AP)


Growth in the European service industries, ranging from banking to telecommunications, slowed in August as households became increasingly concerned about jobs and oil prices reached a record.

European Services Slowed in August Amid Job, Oil Concerns


Taiwan #39;s High Court ruled against nullifying the March 20 presidential election on Thursday, rejecting opposition claims that the vote was marred by fraud and a shooting that

Taiwan Court Won #39;t Nullify March Election


Plenty of music available online is not just free but also easily available, legal and  most important  worth hearing.

No Fears: Laptop D.J.'s Have a Feast


Cyberterrorism could be the most devastating weapon of mass destruction yet and could cripple the U.S. economy, former CIA Director Robert Gates said at a terrorism conference Saturday.

Ex-CIA Chief Gates Warns on Cyberterror


India claimed three quick wickets to seize the initiative on day one of the Third Test against Australia in Nagpur. The home side toiled early on as Australia openers Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer put on

Aussies crumble as Khan strikes


Barry Bonds hit a two-run home run in the first inning to support a strong effort by Kirk Rueter and help the San Francisco Giants beat the visiting New York Mets 3-1 on Sunday.

Bonds hits No. 693 in Giants #39; win


AP - A tunnel filled with explosives detonated Sunday under the Israeli checkpoint on the Gaza-Egypt border near the town of Rafah, causing casualties, military officials said.

Explosion Rips Through Israeli Checkpoint (AP)


MANCHESTER UNITED new boy Wayne Rooney has insisted he does not need the advice of his new team-mates on how to behave. Rooney signed a 27m deal with the Old Trafford outfit on Tuesday to become Britain #39;s costliest teenage footballer.

Rooney: I #39;ll be doing it my way


The Big East will undergo an extreme makeover next year when Boston College departs for the Atlantic Coast Conference and DePaul, Marquette, Cincinnati, Louisville, and South Florida arrive to expand the league into a mega 16-team basketball conference.

Waiting on the changeup


A US air strike on a  quot;terrorist meeting site quot; in Falluja Thursday night killed approximately 60 foreign fighters with ties to known terrorist leader Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, the Coalition Press Information Center said.

US strike on Falluja  #39;kills 60 #39;


Analysis Standardised phones? Pah!

Intel preaches gospel of mobile diversity


AP - China's biggest computer maker, Lenovo Group, said Wednesday it has acquired a majority stake in International Business Machines Corp.'s personal computer business for  #36;1.75 billion, one of the biggest Chinese overseas acquisitions ever.

China Computer Maker Acquires IBM PC Biz (AP)


washingtonpost.com - The emergence of a new Internet virus targeting a Microsoft Windows security flaw could cause more damage than usual because the company's system for fixing the problem is so complex that many people will not bother to download it, security experts warned.

New Windows Patch Proves Tricky (washingtonpost.com)


State officials warned California residents Wednesday to take preventative steps against ID theft after an unknown hacker gained access to a database at the University of California, Berkeley.

Calif. Warns Residents of Possible ID Theft


RAMALLAH, West Bank - Yassir Arafat #39;s failing health is the number one topic in the Mideast today, and sources say his is getting worse.

Arafat #39;s Health Has Worsened


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices recouped early  losses to turn flat on Wednesday as bullish momentum fought  profit-taking after three straight sessions of gains.

US Treasuries Resilient to Profit-Taking


BERLIN - More than 100 American soldiers, seriously wounded during the Falluja offensive in Iraq, arrived at the United States #39; main European military hospital in Germany on Thursday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Over 100 injured US soldiers flown to Germany


There's something special about a night at the movies -- it's all about friends, American pop culture and escape. And it's accessible to just about everyone.

Coming Soon, a 24-Plex  Not So Near You


AP - Small earthquakes rattled Mount St. Helens at the rate of one or two a minute Monday, and seismologists were working to determine the significance of some of the most intense seismic activity in nearly 20 years.

Small Earthquakes Rattle Mount St. Helens (AP)


The scientific world has just been given an amazing new insight into the complexities of human evolution. A team of Indonesian and Australian scientists has discovered fossils of a new human

Fossil discovery rewrites human history


SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - El Salvador national soccer coach Juan Ramon Paredes was fired Saturday following two recent defeats in World Cup qualifying games.

El Salvador fires national soccer coach


ACCORDING TO Microsoft represetatives at IDF last week, it #39;s very likely that the upcoming release of Windows Media Center 2005 will support high defination televison signals.

Windows Media Center 2005 to support high def TV


AP - Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor Party challenger were in a virtual dead heat on the eve of parliamentary elections, with Australians focusing on the economy and social programs more than Howard's decision to send troops to Iraq.

Australian PM, Challenger in Dead Heat (AP)


Attempts by PeopleSoft to fend off a hostile takeover by Oracle took a surprising turn Friday. PeopleSoft #39;s board of directors fired Chief Executive Officer Craig Conway.

PeopleSoft Fires CEO


As retailers collect more personal information into databases, computers are handed increasing power to make decisions about consumers' lives.

Some Shoppers Find Fewer Happy Returns


The Justice Department announced yesterday that more than 150 people had been arrested, charged or convicted in the last three months in a wide-ranging sweep of criminal activity on the Internet.

Nationwide Web-crime sweep rounds up scores


Description: New evidence is reported that rising global temperatures could have rapid effects on the Antarctic ice pack and on ocean levels.

Study Links Glaciers, Warmer Waters


Lawyers for Australia #39;s recording industry branded the popular Kazaa computer file-swapping network  quot;an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen quot; as they launched a court battle on Monday to shut down its illegal activities.

Recording industry sues Kazaa in Australia


TORONTO (CP) - CIBC revealed Friday that it learned last month that faxes containing sensitive customer information were allegedly still arriving at a US junkyard two years after the bank thought the problem had been fixed.

CIBC  #39;disturbed #39; at word of continued faxes of client data to US <b>...</b>


AP - Vernon Wells went 3-for-4 with a homer, and David Ortiz also homered for the touring major leaguers in a 5-0 victory over the Japanese All-Stars.

Major League All-Stars Win 5-0 in Japan (AP)


US Airways said that it must emerge from bankruptcy protection by June 30 to comply with a new \$140 million aircraft leasing and financing deal.

US Airways' Deal Requires Bankruptcy Exit by June 30


DHAKA, Aug. 23. - At least 25 people, including two TV cameramen, were injured when unidentified men attacked a Awami League protest march here today.

Bangla Opp march attacked, 25 hurt


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate easily gave final  congressional approval on Monday to a huge corporate tax bill  that aims to end a trade fight with the European Union by  repealing U.S. export tax subsidies that violate global trade  rules.

Congress Sends Bush Corporate Tax Bill


Ken Caminiti, the popular and powerful former National League MVP whose troubled life after baseball included bouts with cocaine and a jail stay, died yesterday at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx.

Former MVP Caminiti, 41, dies in Bronx hospital


BERLIN (Reuters) - Turkey declared that it had fulfilled  all the political criteria for membership talks with the  European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation  from the EU's executive that will give Ankara a green light.

Turkey Says EU 'Homework Done,' Green Light Ahead


People in Polk and other counties declared disaster areas because of Hurricane Charley are getting federal and state help faster than any other emergency in history.

Storm aid in high gear


CAMBRIDGE -- Greater Boston's newest cutting-edge research lab boasts no test tubes, lasers, or printed circuit boards -- at least none in plain view. It looks like what it is: a clean, modern, and sparsely furnished 950-square-foot condominium near Central Square.

Live-in lab


As if to prove that his age is irrelevant, Penn State Coach Joe Paterno forgot for a moment yesterday exactly how old he is.  quot;I don #39;t feel 78 - or 77, quot; said Paterno, who will not turn 78 until Dec. 21.

Paterno Is Seeking Answers for an Age-Old Problem


AP - Wildlife researchers leading a flock of young whooping cranes south for the winter are warning people to stay out of their way after an apparently curious ultralight pilot disturbed the endangered birds.

Whooping Cranes' Migration Interrupted (AP)


TDN- Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin was in Ankara on Monday for a state visit unmatched in the history of relations between the Turkish and Russian nations.

After all, have we become Russias strategic partner?


Southampton, England (Sports Network) - Southampton and manager Paul Sturrock have agreed to an amicable separation, effective immediately.

Sturrock and Southampton part ways


GAZA, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - An Israeli helicopter fired  three missiles at an unknown target in a Gaza refugee camp  Wednesday, Palestinian witnesses said, one day after militants  killed 16 Israelis in bus bombings in southern Israel.

Israel Helicopter Fires Missiles at Gaza Refugee Camp


HIGHSPIRE, Pa. When toll collectors went on strike on the day before Thanksgiving, drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike were allowed to go through the toll booths without paying -- at least, for one day.

No more free tolls on turnpike, as strike continues


PITTSBURGH - Steelers running back Jerome Bettis remains upset that Notre Dame fired football coach Tyrone Willingham but supports former Steelers assistant coach Tom Clements as his successor.

Bettis endorses former Steelers assistant Clements as Notre Dame <b>...</b>


At Harvard University, a 63-year-old retiree -- trained in philosophy, but retired from real estate investing -- teaches a classroom of her peers about postmodernism.

Thirsty for learning, seniors fill college programs


A New York judge did the right thing last week when he threw out a USA-PATRIOT Act provision that forced ISPs to secretly cooperate with the FBI, and gave them no obvious avenue for appeal.\

Columnists: Strike One!


Look for more consumer electronics products and services from the PC behemoth. Also: SuSE Linux for Dell servers.

Dell talks home economics--and more


AP - The Republican election victory and the sheer weight of record deficits are shaping a pair of mammoth budget bills that the GOP is trying to shove through Congress during its lame-duck session.

GOP Election Victory Shaping Budget Bills (AP)


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Winemaker Robert Mondavi Corp.  <A HREF=

Founder's Son Resigns from Robert Mondavi


In an era when most technology outfits have tightened their belts to adapt to a slower-growing market, one company stands out for forging ahead on innovation: Apple Computer (AAPL ). Others have slashed R amp;D

The Seed of Apple #39;s Innovation


AP - The United States promised South Korea on Friday that any North Korean use of weapons of mass destruction after a planned U.S. troop pullout

U.S. Discourages North Korea WMD Attack (AP)


AFP - While Everton fans are aghast at the loss of Wayne Rooney to Manchester United, for some children in far-off Liberia there is an unexpected bonus - a mass of unwanted Everton football shirts bearing the teenage star's name.

Liberian children get unexpected windfall from Rooney transfer (AFP)


IT RARELY pays for players publicly to question their coach or manager, and after criticising Raymond Domenech, the France coach, Robert Pires was yesterday dropped from the national squad to play Poland in a friendly on Wednesday.

Pires feels wrath of the France national coach


WPP, the world's third largest advertising services group, has reported 15 growth in profits in the first half of the year.

Olympics boosts WPP growth


Ping Zhang had 25 points yesterday as China came from two sets down to beat Russia for the gold medal in Olympic women #39;s volleyball.

China rallies to v-ball win


AP - The Houston Astros apologized to the Cardinals on Monday, saying they erred a day earlier by showing a replay of St. Louis reliever Julian Tavarez's tantrum on the stadium scoreboard.

Astros Sorry for Showing Tavarez Replay (AP)


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- International Steel Group (ISG) said it will be acquired by Ispat International (IST) in a deal valued at \$4.

Int #39;l Steel Group to be bought for \$4.5B


ANKARA, Dec 15 (AFP) - Raising its tone on the eve of a critical summit, Turkey warned the European Union Wednesday that it would not hesitate to give up its 40-year dream of joining the bloc if it is offered a status falling short of full membership.

Turkey ups the stakes in diplomatic battle over EU bid


London - Everton emerged from the 200th Merseyside derby on Saturday with a long-awaited victory over Liverpool and their credentials as genuine contenders for a Champions League place significantly enhanced.

Everton dreaming of Europe


Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canada #39;s second-largest bank by assets, said it #39;s in talks for a possible transaction #39; #39; with Banknorth Group Inc.

Toronto-Dominion in Talks With Banknorth of Maine (Update2)


Liberal challenger Viktor Yushchenko predicted on Friday that Ukrainian authorities would resort to mass fraud to ensure victory for the establishment candidate in an increasingly tense weekend presidential poll.

Ukraine challenger predicts mass cheating in vote


Congress moved toward reinstating a ban on Internet-access taxes after the Senate on Wednesday tweaked a measure it had previously passed with hopes the House of Representative would take it up.

US Congress Moves to Reinstate Internet Tax Ban


Reuters - The founders of the PBHG mutual funds\agreed to pay  #36;160 million in restitution and civil fines, and\to accept a lifetime ban from the securities industry to\resolve allegations they facilitated improper trading in the\funds, regulators said on Wednesday.

PBHG Funds, Founders Settle Charges (Reuters)


 By Patrick Markey

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

Bomb Kills Venezuela Prosecutor, Gov't Swipes at U.S.


Britain says it is doing all it can to free UK hostage  Kenneth Bigley, but rules out deals with Iraqi militants.

UK hopes for Iraq hostage contact


SAN DIEGO -- At this year's DemoMobile 2004 conference here, the pulse of the wireless industry is registering a move toward service-based computing, which is about delivering applications and data from a managed platform to a variety of secure devices.

DemoMobile highlights service-based computing


AP - Sony Corp. announced a price more fitting of a video-game machine than a slick movie-playing gadget for its new PlayStation Portable  #151; 19,800 yen ( #36;186).

Sony Announces PlayStation Portable Price (AP)


AP - David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to their 12th win in 13 games, a wild 8-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.

Red Sox Clobber Athletics 8-3 (AP)


Whether you are a home buyer or seller, a  quot;rookie quot; real estate agent dreaming of your first sale closing, or an  quot;old pro quot; real estate investor or sales agent, we always

Robert Bruss: Six key questions to ask to become a superb realty <b>...</b>


NEW YORK - Bargain hunters kept Wall Street mixed Friday, allowing blue chips to rise despite a new record high for oil prices. But fresh warnings from semiconductor firms sent the tech sector falling, and the three major indexes ended the week substantially lower...

Stocks Close Mixed to Cap Losing Week


BERKELEY, Calif. -- Push led to shove all afternoon, but when it was over, the California students owned the field. They flowed out of the Memorial Stadium bleachers Saturday in a riotous celebration of the

Bears #39; trail drawing closer to Pasadena


AP - Spain could have tanked its game against New Zealand, thereby eliminating European rival Serbia-Montenegro from medal contention. Instead, the Spaniards came to play Monday and won 88-84, knocking New Zealand out and keeping the defending world champions in medal contention.

Spain, Lithuania Go 5-0 in Men's Hoops (AP)


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  capped her stunning year by overcoming an injured Serena  Williams 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the final of the season-ending WTA Tour  Championships Monday.

Sharapova Sinks Serena in Thrilling Final


Glittery Las Vegas-style gambling has arrived in seedy Macau, promising new charms for China #39;s inveterate players, and this former Portuguese colony may never be the same.

Vegas-style casinos invade China


DHAKA (Reuters) - Opposition activists in Bangladesh  attacked railway stations and battled police in several parts  of the country on Tuesday as a two-day strike called to protest  a deadly grenade attack at the weekend got underway.

Nearly 50 Hurt in Bangladesh Strike Violence


Seeking to put a simmering gymnastics scoring controversy to rest, gold medalist Paul Hamm said Sunday that he is the legitimate Olympic all-around champion.

Hamm assays gold


AP - Just like at Wimbledon two months ago, Marat Safin exited at the earliest stage of the U.S. Open on Tuesday, bowing meekly to Thomas Enqvist 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Safin Makes Early Exit at U.S. Open (AP)


Reuters - Kenya's Wangari Maathai urged a fight\against deforestation on Wednesday on her arrival in Oslo to\collect the Nobel Peace Prize amid controversy about whether\the award has lost its way by embracing environmentalism.

Nobel Winner Urges Tree Plantings; Peace Row Brews (Reuters)


London shares extended their winning streak to a fourth session today as investors turned their eyes towards the key 4600 barrier.

Market Report


British Prime Minister Tony Blair #39;s government yesterday rejected claims from opposition lawmakers that a redeployment of British troops in Iraq would be a political show of support for the administration of US President George W. Bush before presidential

Britain denies political #39; deployment in Iraq


Sven-Goran Eriksson tonight gave Crystal Palace striker Andrew Johnson hope of a future England call-up despite having just missed out on the squad for next weeks friendly in Spain.

Eriksson Gives Johnson Hope of England Call


ATHENS (Reuters) - The dream of emulating Mark Spitz's  seven Olympic gold medals is over for Michael Phelps but the  American refused to be disappointed after finishing third in  the most eagerly-awaited race of the Athens Games Monday.

Phelps Upbeat Despite End of Seven-Gold Dream


A report released Wednesday shows commitment by 85 countries to end the practice - but enforcement still lags. By Mike Crawley  Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.

New push to stop child soldiers


Facing a popular outcry at home and stern warnings from Europe, the Turkish government discreetly stepped back Tuesday from a plan to introduce a motion into a crucial penal reform bill to make adultery a crime punishable by prison.

After global outcry, government drops plans to criminalize <b>...</b>


The Yankees figure there is no sense looking backward, either at a bad loss or the team behind them in the standings. That is the way they have approached the whole week and it was the way

Yankees return the favor


Investment bank stocks rose Tuesday after Goldman Sachs and Lehman Bros. reported surprisingly strong third-quarter results, indicating that sluggish market conditions this summer did not dent Wall Street earnings.

Bank stocks climb on earnings reports


Britain #39;s leading scientists today urge the United Nations to ban cloning of babies but leave open the door for cloning of embryo stem cells as treatments for so-far incurable illnesses.

Scientists call for UN compromise on cloning


SAN JOSE, Calif.Sun executives took attendees for a trip down memory lane Monday as they unveiled the company #39;s upcoming Solaris 10 operating system.

Solaris 10: Sun Struts Its Stuff, Details New Opportunities


Real Madrid held their final training session in Rome on Tuesday evening ahead of their must-win Champions League match against Roma on Wednesday night.

Football: Real prepare for crucial tie


US stocks climbed while bonds fell and the dollar lost ground against the euro on Wednesday as Republican President Bush won re-election in a tight race.

Global Stocks Rally, Oil Up as Bush Wins


Hotel workers at 14 DC hotels are preparing to strike after talks over a new contract broke down last night. Union officials said hotel management walked out of contract

Hotel workers on the verge of striking


The alleged mastermind of a deadly bomb attack outside the US consulate in Karachi two years ago has been arrested near the Pakistani city of Lahore.

Karachi bomb  #39;mastermind #39; quizzed


Judge ruled that the Justice Department erred in seeking to block Oracle's proposed takeover of PeopleSoft, giving a boost to Oracle's efforts to snare its rival.
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Federal Judge Clears Oracle's Bid for Rival


ANKARA - Guenter Verheugen, the European Union (EU) Commissioner, Enlargement, said that the decision that would be taken about Turkey in December could not be delayed, stressing that the Progress Report (of the EU Commission) on Turkey that would be made

Verheugen - Gul Joint Press Conference


AP - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged Sunday to escalate a broad Israeli offensive in northern Gaza, saying troops will remain until Palestinian rocket attacks are halted. Israeli officials said the offensive  #151; in which 58 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed  #151; will help clear the way for an Israeli withdrawal.

Sharon Vows to Escalate Gaza Offensive (AP)


I've been meaning to write about this since I saw a one-page article on  the subject of RSS clogging websites' bandwidth in NewScientist  back in June. But it wasn't until I saw  this  Slashdot story on the same subject that I knew I had to get my  thoughts down. A lot of sites are suffering from a big problem  mdash;  they are being systematically hammered by RSS newsreaders for new material  at regular intervals.        When I first came across RSS around two years ago and did some reading  up on it, it sounded like another interesting protocol for a nonproblem.  I wondered what was wrong with just refreshing a

Making RSS Scale


Description: The Senate on Friday scrambled to finish work on the biggest revision of corporate tax codes Congress has considered since 1986.

Filibuster Threatened over Corporate Tax Changes