Nov. 8. - Scientists claim to have discovered the reason that mens testicles are the size that they are: its all to do with the infidelity of our female ancestors.

On womans image...


The resignation of Uri Party chairman Shin Ki-nam after disclosures that his father was a Japanese collaborator is an example showing that the memory of Japanese imperialism is still alive in China and South Korea, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

Washington Post Details Ex-Uri Party Head #39;s Downfall


NEW DELHI -- Intel Corp., the world #39;s largest computer chip maker, is expected to report higher revenue from global operations in the first half of 2005 than in the same period this year, chief executive Craig Barrett said.

Intel chief sees better global performance


At the risk of breaching Internet civility, Lycos Europe is offering computer-users a weapon against spam-spewing servers: a screen-saver program that automatically hits the offenders with data to slow them down.

Lycos screen saver attacks spammers


AP - Detroit at Los Angeles Clippers (10:30 p.m. EST). The defending NBA champs visit Elton Brand and the Clippers.

NBA Today (AP)


AP - In a harbinger of security threats to come, hackers have exploited a newly announced flaw in Microsoft Corp. programs and begun circulating malicious code hidden in images that use the popular JPEG format.

Hackers Exploit Microsoft's JPEG Flaw (AP)


The sonorous voice is familiar around the world. No matter what the crisis of the day, Kofi Annan #39;s soft baritone always manages to convey a sense of imperturbable gravitas.

The Fight of His Life


AP - 1911  #151; Cy Young, 44, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 for his 511th and final major league victory.

This Date in Baseball (AP)


When the doors finally swung open at 6 am Friday, a cold Eric Tardy of Grand Rapids charged into the Wal-Mart store with a cheer. More than three hours of waiting in the

Shoppers arrive at stores before dawn to get jump on holiday gift <b>...</b>


BEIJING - Foreign diplomats who visited the site of a mysterious explosion in North Korea said yesterday it was a hydroelectric project under heavy construction.

Diplomats visit N. Korean blast site


A blowout quarter is sullied by lower applications revenue, strengthening the case for a deal for PeopleSoft.

Another Case for OracleSoft


MOSCOW Sept. 9, 2004 - Ten of the militants who seized a school in southern Russia have been identified and six were from Chechnya, security officials said Thursday, drawing a strong connection to the Chechen

Russia: Chechens Were Part of School Raid


Two years ago the very idea that the Rev Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist party and Gerry Adams of Sinn Fin could sign up to a peace deal in Northern Ireland would have seemed sheer fantasy.

A question of trust for Mr Paisley


BUENOS AIRES: Three bombs exploded at banks in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, killing one man and injuring another, police said. A booby-trapped package exploded Wednesday at a Buenos Aires branch of US-based Citibank, killing a security guard.

Guard killed in bomb attacks on Argentina banks


UNITED NATIONS -- An assault on Fallujah was Iraq's ''least damaging choice quot; for providing security for civilians in the rebel-held city, Baghdad's UN ambassador said he told Secretary General Kofi Annan yesterday.

Iraqi envoy backs raid on Fallujah


Quarterback Mark Brunell looked spry leaving Redskins Park on Wednesday following another round of treatment for his strained left hamstring and said the injury continues to feel better.

Brunell Feeling Better


Citigroup Inc. (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said one of its fast-rising executives, Sallie Krawcheck, will take over the No.

Citigroup #39;s Krawcheck to Get No. 2 Post


AP - Mark Philippoussis and Alicia Molik outlasted Daniela Hantuchova and Dominik Hrbaty 11-9 in a third-set super-tiebreaker to give Australia a 2-1 victory over Slovakia at the Hopman Cup on Monday.

Australia Opens With Win Over Slovakia (AP)


NEW ORLEANS -- Auburn has come too far to give up hope. So, on the eve of tonight's Sugar Bowl, coach Tommy Tuberville made a familiar pitch: The third-ranked Tigers deserve at least a share of the national title if they beat No. 9 Virginia Tech.

Auburn hoping for sweet redemption


STOCKHOLM - Oct. 15, 2004 -en or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of a rare type of non-cancerous tumor according to a new study.

Mobile phone use linked to benign tumors


(Indianapolis) - Indiana University researchers are trying to find out if playing violent video games can make people more prone to violence.

IU Researchers Helping to Study Video Game Violence Link


Indianapolis, Oct. 12 - The pool where swimmers set four world records, where America #39;s most honored Olympic swimmer Jenny Thompson said goodbye, is all gone.

A success in the pool and out


CANTON, Ohio (Sports Network) - Former All-Pro quarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young, both first-year eligible candidates, head a list of 89 former players, coaches, and contributors who comprise a list of preliminary nominees for enshrinement to the

Marino and Young Head Hall of Fame Nomination List


The company #39;s chief financial officer said he won #39;t return until he learns whether the government is planning charges against him.

Yukos executives leave Russia


SOUTHAMPTON - Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq gambled and lost yesterday as the West Indies thrashed his team by seven wickets to book their place against England in the Champions Trophy final.

Wrong move, Inzamam


CHICAGO - (BUSINESS WIRE) -ept. 14, 2004  -ay IBM announced a broad suite of services to speed the benefits of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems to industrial companies and mid-market businesses.

Ibm Expands Rfid Offerings with Services for Mid-Market and


AFP - The old man lay unattended in the shack which served as a morgue for the General Hospital in Mount Hagen, a busy town in the restive highlands of central Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea, the world's next AIDS frontier (AFP)


About 5,000 US Marines, British troops and Iraqi forces began an offensive yesterday aimed at clearing insurgents from a cluster of dusty, small towns south of Baghdad.

Troops start new offensive near Baghdad


Mobile computers could provide customized information or perform specialized functions based on their changing locations.

Pentium M may support location-based services in 2006


Global brewer and winemaker Foster #39;s Group has sold its remaining 10 per cent stake in former subsidiary Australian Leisure  amp; Hospitality into the Woolworths takeover offer.

Foster #39;s sells ALH shares into bid


The editors of Merriam-Webster dictionaries said the most requested definition on the company #39;s Internet sites during 2004 was the four-letter word meaning a Web site that contains an

From blogs to cicadas: 2004 #39;s most looked-up words


Intel said today it has decided to cancel its project to develop an LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) chip that would bring down the cost of rear-projection televisions.

Intel Switches Off LCOS TV Chip


Becali, the most senior of Mutu #39;s team of four advisers, told Romanian television last night that the 25-year-old striker took cocaine at a party.

Mutu  #39;confessed #39; to taking drugs


Starbucks Corp. (SBUX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it now owns 100 percent of its German operations after buying KarstadtQuelle AG #39;s (KARG.

Starbucks Buys Stake in German Operations


I should #39;ve known this latest Terrell Owens story wouldn #39;t have vanished quickly. It involves sex, money, sports and, most critically, race.

Controversy surrounding Owens #39; MNF promo touches deep social <b>...</b>


Brussels, Belgium (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne has decided against playing any more tennis for the rest of 2004.

Henin-Hardenne done for the year


TORONTO (CP) - Russia #39;s Severstal has made an offer to buy Stelco Inc., in what #39;s believed to be one of several competing offers emerging for the restructuring but profitable Hamilton steel producer.

Russia #39;s Severstal makes formal offer for Stelco Inc. amid <b>...</b>


Jonah Lomu, the leading try scorer in rugby World Cups, said he #39;s returning to full health after a kidney transplant six weeks ago.

Lomu Says Kidney Transplant Working, Targets Rugby World Cup


A new team, Midland F1, has announced that it will make its Formula One debut in 2006. Backed by the Midland Group, a privately-owned international trading and investment-holding organisation, Midland F1 is

Midland F1 team to enter F1 in 2006


All options, including cutting quotas, are up for discussion when OPEC ministers meet in Cairo this week to plan their response to a sharp fall in prices

All Options Open for OPEC Meeting - Iran


The main oxygen generator for the international space station has failed, and the two astronauts on board may have to tap into an attached cargo ship #39;s air supply next week, NASA said Thursday.

Space Station Oxygen Supply Fails


Everton striker Wayne Rooney says he is  quot;disappointed quot; with the way the club have handled his transfer request. Newcastle and Manchester United want to sign the 18-year-old who requested a transfer on Friday

Rooney unhappy with Everton


Networking and Linux vendor Novell reported a profit of \$57.1 million for fiscal 2004 and said its Linux offerings are allowing the company to reach new customers.

Novell revenue up as SUSE investment shows promise


Wednesday's disclosure that government regulators have raised safety and soundness questions about mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae has given new ammunition to critics of the company and its sister firm, Freddie Mac.

Warnings Shadowed Firms' Rapid Growth


The airline sector, clouded by US Airways Group Inc. #39;s recent bankruptcy and Delta Air Lines Inc. #39;s impending financial shortfall, sank deeper in Monday trading as low-cost carriers took a hit from lowered analyst ratings.

Airline Stocks Sink on Gloomy Outlook


AP - Some of the main leaders in the United Iraqi Alliance:

Some of Leaders in United Iraqi Alliance (AP)


Luqman Arnold, chief executive of Abbey National, is likely to walk away with 5.2m if the bank is sold to Banco Santander Central Hispano.

Abbey sale means 5m for Arnold


Arguments over who gets to use the home computer are breaking out in families across the UK, says a survey.

Families row over home PC access


AP - U.S. journalist Micah Garen, who was kidnapped in Iraq more than a week ago, was released Sunday in the southern city of Nasiriyah. Garen spoke to Al-Jazeera television, confirming he was freed.

Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Released (AP)


The Taba attack is no longer hot news, and the tourism minister says business won #39;t be affected. Egypt #39;s minister of tourism, Ahmed El-Maghrabi, is brimming with incautious optimism.

Swept under the carpet


There is no title on the line for the meeting of the former world champions Felix  quot;Tito quot; Trinidad and Ricardo Mayorga at New York #39;s Madison Square Garden tonight, but there seems to be genuine enmity between the fighters and a near sell-out crowd is

Trinidad returns for another bonanza


NEW YORK (Reuters) - XM Satellite Radio <A HREF=

XM Satellite in \$650 Mln Baseball Deal


AP - Deion Sanders insists he didn't come out of retirement for money, accolades or to prove he's still got a wealth of talent at age 37.

'Prime Time' Wants Third Super Bowl Ring (AP)


AP - Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush Thursday of failing the Biblical test set by the Good Samaritan, saying,

Kerry: Bush Is No Good Samaritan (AP)


THE nation #39;s biggest punter Sean Bartholomew has revealed he rated Vinnie Roe and Mamool as having far less chance of winning the Melbourne Cup because overseas jockeys were riding them.

Foreign failures


Ravens running back Chester Taylor, filling in for Jamal Lewis, will face a stern test in the undefeated Philadelphia defense.

Taylor to Be Tested


TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon #39;s Likud party has voted to bar him from forming a coalition with the Labour opposition, an embarrassing blow that complicates his plan to withdraw from occupied Gaza.

Sharon #39;s party rejects coalition bid


Reuters - Third-quarter earnings get under way in\earnest next week -- led by several large banks, as well as\technology companies Intel Corp.  and Yahoo Inc.\ -- with many expected to post double-digit growth.

S P 500 Companies to Show Growth (Reuters)


Cedric Benson runs for 165 yards and a touchdown Friday to lead No. 6 Texas to a 26-13 win over No. 22 Texas A M that could further complicate the BCS picture.

Longhorns Hook Aggies


TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.14 percent  by midday on Thursday with losses in shipping firms, steel  makers and several technology shares overshadowing gains in  selective small-cap stocks and firms with bright earnings  outlooks.

Nikkei Dips Techs, Steel Makers Fall


To enhance the governance capability of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is vital to China #39;s socialist cause, the Chinese nation and the CPC itself, says the CPC Central

Enhancing Party #39;s governance capability is of vital importance <b>...</b>


JAKARTA (Reuters) - Southeast Asian nations, Australia and  New Zealand hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by  2007 after beginning formal negotiations next year, government  ministers said on Sunday.

ASEAN, Australia, N.Zealand See 2007 Deal


FIFA's president criticized England captain David Beckham for deliberately getting himself suspended for a World Cup qualifier and urged the English Football Association to take action.

Beckham Criticized for Suspension


Lycos Inc. on Wednesday will release a test version of a social networking Web site that, unlike many competing ones, is more focused on letting users communicate with people they already know than on letting users get to know strangers.

Lycos unfurls Circles social networking site


The FTSE 100 has opened higher, with financial stocks in demand after a well-received trading statement from hedge fund firm Man Group.

FTSE 100 opens higher


APPLE launched the IPOD PHOTO in the US yesterday (October 26), allowing users to take their entire digital photo library on the move.

Apple launch new iPod


ATHENS -- It had been 24 hours since Providence super heavyweight Jason Estrada not only lost a boxing match but also his dignity, and US boxing coach Basheer Abdullah still wasn't over it.

Coach still fighting mad at Estrada


Finland, a perfectly livable little European country with five million of the hardiest hockey fans this side of Moose Jaw, had an inferiority complex.

Third-period comeback sends US out


AFP - The European Union executive welcomed the Russian parliament's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on global climate change -- and immediately called on the United States to follow suit.

EU presses US to follow suit, after Russia ratifies Kyoto (AFP)


US Ambassador John Danforth dismissed suggestions on Friday he resigned from his UN post after just five months because he bridled at orders from the Washington

Danforth Says No Tension with Washington Over UN Job


FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG has warned its German  workers that more than 30,000 jobs could be lost if they don't  agree to a pay freeze and other concessions, raising the stakes  ahead of negotiations due to start next week.

VW Says 30,000 Jobs at Risk if Talks Fail


The Air Line Pilots Association expects to have a decision by early Thursday regarding a \$300 million wage and benefit concession agreement affecting its US Airways pilots, according to a union spokesman.

ALPA vote expected this week


McLaren discard David Coulthard could be offered a way back into Formula One for the 2005 season as a driver with the new Red Bull Racing team, it was reported on Thursday.

Red Bull hope for Coulthard


WASHINGTON - Democrat John Kerry has taken a slight lead over President Bush, according to an Associated Press poll that found him gaining ground with women, boosting his overall popularity and cutting into the president's advantage on national security.    The two candidates remain in a very close race ahead of a second debate Friday night in St...

Kerry Takes Lead Over Bush in AP Poll


CEO still eyeing AMD. Also: Server maker unsheathes new blades and a software pact with Microsoft.\

Dell's server safari


While baseball immortality awaits Barry Bonds, it remains to be seen whether he will be a more popular figure once he becomes the third player in history to hit 700 homers.

Could No. 700 give Bonds an image lift?


Trojans hold off Golden Bears at goal line late in 4th quarter, extend winning streak to 14 by avenging their last loss vs. intrastate rivals.

Standing tall at No. 1


New GuruNet Beta includes Desktop Search\\Bob Rosenschein and his team are online with the beta release of a new Gurunet client (ver. 5.2, Windows only). Their useful GuruNet answer/reference tool now includes a desktop search app. We haven't has a chance to try it out yet (we will) but we ...


AP - Former Ohio State basketball coach Jim O'Brien sued the school, claiming he is owed at least  #36;3.4 million because his firing violated terms of his contract.

O'Brien Sues OSU for  #36;3.4 Million (AP)


AP - Placido Polanco homered off Mike Adams with one out in the ninth inning, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 win Saturday night that extended the Milwaukee Brewers' losing streak to 10.

Phillies Rally to Beat Brewers 4-3 (AP)


AP - An Ohio candidate in a long-shot bid to unseat a 16-term House veteran has an unusual approach in deciding how to spend his campaign. He asks Web surfers: Should he sleep in? Prepare for his debate? Campaign door to door?

Ohio Candidate Seeks Advice of Web Surfers (AP)


AP - Utah at Phoenix (10:30 p.m. EST). The Suns (18-3) have the NBA's best record and have won nine of their last 10 games.

NBA Today (AP)


San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is officially healthy. If there was any question, look at his season high 37 carries.

Chargers healthy returns


Nepal #39;s Maoist rebels have temporarily called off a crippling economic blockade of the capital effective on Wednesday, saying the move was in response to popular appeals.

Nepal rebels suspend blockade for a month


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Hundreds of security forces made a show of force in two Saudi cities yesterday to ward off protests against the royal family, chasing a few would-be demonstrators in the streets and arresting several others, after a dissident called for a day of marches.

Saudi dissident fails to stage mass protests


AP - At the risk of breaching Internet civility, Lycos Europe is offering computer-users a weapon against spam-spewing servers: a screen-saver program that automatically hits the offenders with data to slow them down.

Lycos Offers Program to Attack Spammers (AP)


 By Jude Webber and Tania Mellado

 LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian authorities detained aformer army major who led a three-day uprising in a southernAndean town and will storm the police station where some of his200 supporters remain unless they surrender, Prime MinisterCarlos Ferrero said early on Tuesday.

Peru Detains Siege Leader, to Storm Police Post


Exports from Japan hit their highest level for more than 50 years in September, but rising oil prices and imports could spell trouble ahead.

Japan exports hit record levels


Colin Powell, the outgoing American secretary of state, voiced hopes yesterday for a revival in the Middle East peace process following his first meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in more than 18 months.

My hope for the Middle East, by Powell


Coaches: Ron Zook is 19-11 in his third year at UF; Nick Saban is 42-15 in his fifth year at LSU and 85-41-1 in his 11th year overall.

No. 24 LSU at No. 12 Florida


NEW YORK - Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell's first major league home run in the 11th gave the New York Mets a stunning 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.    The Cubs had much on the line...

Mets Stun Cubs 4-3 on Walk-Off HR in 11th


Japan #39;s economic growth in the April-June period was revised down to 0.3 percent in real terms, dropping 0.1 percentage points from the previously released figure,the government said Friday.

Japan #39;s GDP growth revised down to 0.3 pct in 2nd quarter


Reuters - Kidnappers of three U.N. workers in\Afghanistan said on Thursday they expect the government to\release 26 Taliban prisoners in exchange for their hostages\before the Muslim Eid festival this weekend.

Afghan UN Kidnappers Await Release of 26 Taliban (Reuters)


Using Keyword Selection Guidelines To Improve Website Conversion Rates\\I've been under pressure lately to come up with more articles on organic search engine optimization with regards to how an effective keyword strategy can improve website conversion rates. Well, here is my take on it, based on the Web analytics evidence ...


HP today announced that it will be taking pre-orders for the company #39;s branded version of Apple #39;s uber-popular iPod digital music player.

HP Releases its Version of the iPod


Alan Greenspan came to the home of the euro today and warned anxious Europeans to expect little relief from the relentless decline of the dollar against their currency.

Greenspan Warns That US Deficits Pose Risk to Dollar


The pound tumbled to a nine-month low against the euro yesterday after the publication of October #39;s minutes of the monetary policy committee showed there had been no discussion of a possible rate increase, fuelling speculation that interest rates have

Pound falls on hints that interest rates have peaked


Despite renewed controversies across the country over how the creation of the universe is taught, S. Blaire Hedges, Penn State biology professor, said the university will continue teaching the theory of evolution as it always has.

Evolution still taught, regardless of debates


Ken Bigley, a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad 22 days ago, has been killed, Sky News television reported on Friday, quoting sources in Prime Minister Tony Blair #39;s office.

British hostage in Iraq dead: Report


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth stayed on track  in September, with stronger durable goods orders and positive  news from the housing sector on Wednesday bolstering views the  Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again.

Orders, House Data Shows Economy on Track


Two young heirs to the Pritzker family empire can go forward with claims that relatives looted their trusts of more than \$1 billion, a Cook County judge ruled yesterday.

Judge says Pritzker heirs' lawsuit can proceed


STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A Swedish study suggests that people who use a cell phone for at least 10 years might increase their risk of developing a rare benign tumor along a nerve on the side of the head where they hold the phone.    In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, one of the researchers behind the preliminary study, Anders Ahlbom, said the results were surprising and more research is needed...

Study Links Mobile Phones, Benign Tumors


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday  accused Saudi Arabia of severe violations of religious freedom  in a rare official rebuke of a close ally and key oil supplier  that potentially could lead to sanctions.

U.S. Rebukes Saudis Over Religious Rights


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

Rx Depot Co-Founder Has New Online Venture (AP)


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Another Olympic medallist has been stripped of a medal after failing a doping test. Russia #39;s Irina Korzhanenko will lose her shot put gold medal after testing positive for the steroid stanozolol

Russian shot putter stripped of gold after doping test


AP - They help predict the path of weather halfway around the world or in space, shed light on the death of dinosaurs and train pilots to fly in Alaska. They're supercomputers, capable of high-speed calculations that would take people trillions of years to do.

Researchers Show Supercomputer Projects (AP)


Richard Gibbons offers a simple strategy to ensure that your child can go to college.

How to Pay for College


Some of Saddam Hussein #39;s top aides are refusing meals in their secret US detention centre, the US army acknowledged on Sunday after a detainee #39;s lawyer said Iraq #39;s ousted leaders were on hunger strike.

Saddam #39;s lieutenants on  #39;hunger strike #39;


Security company Symantec Corp. on Tuesday announced the availability of new versions of its LiveState data recovery software.

Symantec releases data recovery tools


InfoWorld - SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- Simplifying Java programming is on the minds of Java development executives at Sun, but making the language available via an open source format remains off the table, according to executives at a Sun  #8220;Chalk Talk #8221; session here on Wednesday.

Sun talks up Java advances (InfoWorld)


The 1.2 pound Sony Vaio U is powered by a 1.1GHz Intel Pentium M 733 processor, 512MB of RAM, and a 20GB, 1.8-inch hard drive.

Photos: Sony's pocket-size PC


The recall of Merck #39;s arthritis drug Vioxx has drawn attention to drug overall safety, more specifically, a similar drug known as Celebrex, by the drug maker Pfizer.

Vioxx Recall Draws Attention To Pfizer #39;s Celebrex


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has been rushed into the intensive care unit of a Paris hospital. Mr Arafat #39;s health has deteriorated but aides said the implications were not serious.

Arafat in intensive care unit


A tunnel being dug so that Palestinians could smuggle material from Egypt into Gaza collapsed yesterday leaving at least five people dead.

Five killed and three missing as Gaza smugglers #39; tunnel collapses


The BBC News website scoops a prestigious prize at Hollywood's Online News Association awards .

BBC News scoops top online award


CHARLOTTE - Kurt Warner may still be the favorite to start the regular-season opener for the Giants. But Eli Manning isn #39;t making Tom Coughlin #39;s decision very easy.

For starters, Eli makes case


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc.  <A HREF=

Google Profit Up in 1st Reported Quarter


The radiation astronauts encounter in deep space could put vital blood-making cells in jeopardy.

Have Blood, Will Travel


The United Nations and European Union were urged today to muster a more effective international response to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Adams Urges Stronger UN Response to Darfur Crisis


London, England (Sports Network) - Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf was charged with  quot;improper conduct quot; by the English Football Association (FA) Monday.

Bolton #39;s Diouf charged for spitting incident


Provoked by the rising rate of hate crimes against homosexuals in England, the Archbishop of Canterbury issued a 4 page letter warning the Anglican world against the language of hatred to gays.

Anglican Head Warns Against Homophobia


Texas Instruments unveiled a single chip solution for cell phones. Code-named  quot;Hollywood, quot; the new chip integrates a tuner, OFDM demodulator and channel decoder processor.

TI Unveils Digital TV Chip for Cell Phones


Heavy rains from Typhoon Megi pounded Shikoku island in western Japan, killing at least six people, the Mainichi Shimbus reported Wednesday.

Typhoon Megi claims six lives


A good subplot can be one of the most intriguing parts of a sports story. Sammy Sosa chasing Mark McGwire while the Cardinals chased the Cubs. Shaq and Kobe feuding while the Lakers ran off three consecutive championships.

Morrissey keeps GDA on the run


After last year #39;s stunning NL Division Series loss to the Marlins, one of the major knocks on the Giants was their relative lack of speed and their inability to put pressure on the opposing team.

Giants brace for wild-card battle


USATODAY.com - Karina Longworth lives in New York City, where it shouldn't be that hard to avoid an ex-lover.

For online singles, Web romance can be a bit too public (USATODAY.com)


A troupe of models streamed on to the court of the Madrid Masters tennis tournament today - and into the centre of a controversy about whether they were trivialising the competition.

Model ball girls cause a stir


Australian engineers have created an electricity generator fuelled by decomposing bananas, and hope to build a full size fruit-fired power station.

Bananas could power Aussie homes


Italian food giant Parmalat is pushing ahead with plans to sue its former auditors by taking CSFB to task over a bond deal back in 2002.

Parmalat sues US bank CSFB


Minnesota Vikings receiver Randy Moss stands on the sidelines with coach Mike Tice, right, in the second quarter of their game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, in Green Bay, Wis.

Vikings #39; Moss Doubtful for Sunday #39;s Game


Investigators probing the deadly crash of a Boeing 747 cargo jet at Halifax International Airport are refusing to speculate on what may have caused the plane #39;s tail to scrape the runway before breaking off.

Jet struck runway, broke in two, probe confirms


The European Union approved on Wednesday the first biotech seeds for planting and sale across EU territory, angering green groups who maintain they could contaminate other crops.

EU approves GMO seed for planting across bloc


Third baseman Corey Koskie plans to leave the Minnesota Twins for Toronto. Koskie and the Blue Jays reached a preliminary agreement last night on a 17 (m) million dollar, three-year contract.

Koskie, Blue Jays reach preliminary agreement on \$17 million deal


Environmental experts Friday welcomed a hint of a softening in US skepticism about global warming but saw little chance President Bush might

Experts Welcome, But Doubt, Bush Climate Softening


Mortgage borrowing rose at its slowest monthly pace in more than two years in September and approvals for home loans dropped to a four-year low, in another sign that the housing market has turned.

Mortgage lending growth slows


Yahoo and SBC Communications will collaborate to extend to cell phones and home entertainment devices some of the online services and content they currently provide to PC users.

Update: Yahoo, SBC extend partnership, plan new services


MICHAEL SCHUMACHER last night shrugged off his Chinese torture and insisted he has nothing to prove in this weekend #39;s Japanese Grand Prix.

MOTOR RACING: I WON #39;T BE THE BACK-MACHER THIS TIME


It was a bold move by David Gill and chairman Sir Roy Gardner to be so openly critical of a man who had proved how much power his stake in the club gives him.

BOLD MOVE FROM UNITED


NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 28: Local golf fans are in for a treat: For the first time ever, the sports top-ranked player will be in India.

Coming soon Awesome foursome, starring Vijay Singh


Forget squeezing millions from a few megahits at the top of the charts. The future of entertainment is in the millions of niche markets at the shallow end of the bit stream. By Chris Anderson from Wired magazine.

Say Goodbye to Tyranny of Hits


Tony Blair yesterday seized on the discovery of the mass grave in northern Iraq as justification for removing Saddam despite the absence of WMD.

Finds  #39;show we were right to fight #39;


Companies' desire to squeeze more out of storage gear pushes storage software revenue to a 17 percent rise over last year, IDC says.

Storage software revenue stays aloft


Reuters - U.S. stocks were set for a steady start\on Friday with a billion dollar share buyback plan at Texas\Instruments  lending some backbone to the technology\sector.

Wall Street Seen Flat; TI Buyback to Buoy (Reuters)


Reuters - Oil prices climbed above  #36;42 a barrel\on Wednesday, rising for the third day in a row as the heavy\consuming U.S. Northeast feels the first chills of winter.

Oil Prices Climb Above  #36;42 a Barrel (Reuters)


SHANGHAI (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp.  is reaping the rewards of a decade-long push into China's  business computer market and is eyeing upward of a 50 percent  share, China General Manager Henry Chow said.

INTERVIEW: IBM Eyes Half of China's Computer Market


LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar eased from the previous day's  three-week high versus the euro on Tuesday as investors grew  cautious ahead of a series of key economic data due from the  United States this week. Recent U.S. data have been sending  mixed signals about economic recovery, contradicting upbeat  comments from Federal Reserve officials and fanning uncertainty  over the U.S. interest rate outlook.

Dollar Weaker Vs Euro on Data Uncertainty


AP - Tony Batista and Val Pascucci hit three-run homers to lift the Montreal Expos to a 10-4 victory and a doubleheader sweep of the Florida Marlins on Wednesday.

Expos Beat Marlins 10-4 to Sweep Twinbill (AP)


WASHINGTON Oct. 13, 2004 - Medical milestone or privacy invasion? A tiny computer chip approved Wednesday for implantation in a patient #39;s arm can speed vital information about a patient #39;s medical history to doctors and hospitals.

FDA Approves Use of Chip in Patients


Strolling between classes at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., Blake Ross looks like any other bleary-eyed sophomore. Few would guess that the laptop-carrying

Firefox ignites demand for alternative browser


A Task Force Danger soldier was sentenced to 25 years of confinement for the murder of an Iraqi National Guard soldier, according to the US military.

Task Force Soldier Sentenced to 25 Years Confinement for Murder


LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar sank to a new lifetime low  against the euro on Tuesday after a warning by European  officials on the euro's rise went unheeded by investors  determined to dump the U.S. currency.

Dollar Sinks to New Lifetime Low Vs. Euro


The scramble by big traditional US airlines to become profitable again is leaving many travelers with longer airport layovers. The typical American Airlines passenger connecting through Dallas/Fort Worth now

Layovers getting longer as US airlines struggle


AFP - Hamid Karzai will seek to rebuild Afghanistan after his inauguration as the devastated country's first freely elected president by tackling the twin scourge of drugs and warlords, his spokesman said.

Afghanistan's Karzai to be sworn in with hardest challenges ahead (AFP)


Australia picked up from where they left off in their first innings by racking up the runs in their second innings to take a 312-run lead into lunch on day three of the first Test in Perth.

Aussies Pile on Runs


SAN JOSE, Calif. - Samsung, Philips, HP, the Digital TV Industry Alliance of China (DTVIA) and Access on Monday (Nov. 1) announced the formation of the Universal Home Application Programmer Interface (UHAPI) Forum.

Samsung, Philips, HP form group to devise consumer APIs


Cazenove and JP Morgan Chase have unveiled a joint venture that effectively ends 181 years of independence for the UK stockbroker and gives a big boost to the US investment bank #39;s UK presence.

Cazenove in JP Morgan deal


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt slid for a second  session on Tuesday as data showed the U.S. economy expanded at  a slightly faster pace than first thought in the third quarter,  though inflation remained subdued.

Treasuries Skid, Yields Hit Fresh Highs


Reuters - Oil prices simmered near  #36;55 a barrel\on Friday on rising fears of a winter fuel supply crunch and\robust but slowing economic growth in China, the world's number\two user.

Oil Bubbles Near  #36;55, China Supports (Reuters)


I got fired from my job last night. To celebrate I threw a party where I flirted with three women and danced with two men. I then trashed my house and, in a fit of angry spite, stole my neighbor #39;s garden gnome.

Choose your own adventure


Turkey has no more obstacles on its path toward the European Union (EU) entry talks, said a senior EU official here Thursday. Speaking after talks with Turkish Prime Minister

Turkey has no more obstacles for EU entry talks: official


Intel #39;s 65-nanometer process technology will not be very different from its 90-nanometer process technology, which should help make for a smoother transition between the two manufacturing techniques in 2005, according to an Intel manufacturing executive.

Intel 65-nanometer chip to use less power


A militant group threatening to kill three United Nations hostages including a Northern Irish woman Annetta Flanigan said today it was talking to the Afghan government about its demand to free Taliban prisoners.

Flanigan kidnappers  #39;negotiating with Afghan govt #39;


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices ended above \$50 a barrel on  Friday amid concern over possible fighting between rebels and  the military in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region.

Oil Ends Above \$50 on Nigeria Fears


THE HAGUE -- Russia and the European Union failed yesterday to complete negotiations on a  quot;strategic partnership quot; because of disagreements over security and other issues at a summit overshadowed by the Ukraine political crisis. The two sides said they were confident a final pact will be reached next May, however.

EU, Russia fail to reach accord at summit


NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators  on Tuesday did not give Google Inc. the green light it needs to  price its initial public offering, extending the wait for its  highly anticipated market debut.

SEC Leaves Google Waiting on IPO Go Ahead


Bremen, Germany (Sports Network) - Bayern Munich finished in an unfamiliar position last season: second place. Werder Bremen knocked the defending champions off its pedestal during the 2003/04 campaign.

Werder could be next on Bayern warpath


ATHENS, Greece - A taekwondo competitor from the Central African Republic was hospitalized for precautionary tests Friday after being knocked out during a preliminary bout.

African Taekwondo Athlete Hospitalized


(New York City-December 9, 2004) - Two days of grievance hearings stemming from the November Pacers-Pistons brawl are unfolding in New York City.

Pacers to Appeal Suspensions


PalmOne's new Silicon Valley store focuses exclusively on the Treo family of smart phones. \<br /> Photo: PalmOne's Treo 650\

Store trots out Treo


Australian Prime Minister John Howard (2nd L) sits next to (LR, round table) Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shiwanatra, Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, Myanmar Prime Minister Soe Win and Malaysian Prime Minister Abullah

Myanmar overshadows trade deals at summit


HOUSTON So you think the Red Sox and Yankees staged high drama in their Game 5? Consider this: Twenty-three minutes after David Ortiz #39;s single lifted the Red Sox past the Yankees in the 14th inning on Monday

Kent #39;s dramatic hit puts Astros in charge


DHAKA: Bangladesh opposition leader and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina had a narrow escape as a powerful blast at a rally of her Awami League party killed 14 people and injured 200 here on Saturday.

Hasina escapes unhurt as Dhaka blast kills 14


Justine Henin-Hardenne #39;s reign as US Open champion and world number one came to an abrupt and surprise end when she lost 6-3 6-2 to Russian Nadia Petrova in the fourth round on Monday.

Open-Henin-Hardenne loses US Open crown, top ranking


SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--British Airways Plc (BAB) Wednesday confirmed that investment bank Citigroup Inc. (C) will handle the sale of its 18.

INTERVIEW: BA Hires Citigroup For Qantas Share Sale


The US presidential candidates address major scientific questions put to them by the journal Nature.

Bush and Kerry battle over science


AFP - Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has put his centre-right government on an election footing by announcing a cut in income tax in a bid to win back voters' confidence, with polls still 18 months away.

Berlusconi gets on early election footing (AFP)


Google Shares Surge On Market Forecasts\\On Friday Google stocks soared up 20 percent on earnings news to trade at over 100 of its lower than expected IPO price two months ago. Google reported an earnings report on Thursday which showed large gains in come due to to the Google AdWords ...

Google Shares Surge On Market Forecasts


An Iraqi group said it killed three members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which cooperates with the Iraqi government, and posted a video tape on its web site of the apparent beheadings.

Iraqi group claims Kurds #39; beheading


The price of success is \$25 million, according to a filing Friday by the corporate rescue firm of Enron Corp.'s interim chief executive.

Enron CEO's Firm Submits \$25M Bonus Bill


Cingular Wireless LLC is testing Audiovox #39;s Windows Mobile smart phone for use on its network, a move indicative of the complications surrounding the carrier #39;s combination with AT amp;T Wireless Services Inc.

Cingular works to certify Audiovox smart phone for its network


The New York Times ad for Firefox has become a cause celebre sight unseen. It #39;s part pat-on-the-back souvenir for Firefox fans, part anti-Microsoft clarion call and part reality check

Minneapolis PR Upstart Joins Web-Browser War


Indian mobile phone users outnumber fixed line customers for the first time, the country's telecoms regulator says.

Mobile phones take over in India


Microsoft Corp. #39;s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the

Colleges Fear XP Downloads Will Cause Jam


As Busch celebrated his 2004 Nextel Cup championship, most of the 80,000 fans turned their backs and walked out of Homestead-Miami Speedway, leaving the 26-year-old first-time champion to himself.

Fans have other favorites, but Busch has other ideas


PeopleSoft's profit may drop

Oracle sees PeopleSoft profit declining


Second-half goals by Paolo Di Canio and Simone Inzaghi rallied Lazio to a 2-2 home draw with Partizan Belgrade in a UEFA Cup Group E match on Thursday.

UEFA Cup: Lazio rallies to 2-2 draw with Partizan


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

Exxon Mobil Profit Soars


What Inzamam-ul-Haq #39;s captaincy means to Pakistan is still the subject of much debate, but there #39;s no doubt about the importance of his batting.

The old stagers take centre stage


AP - Business software maker Oracle Corp. is trying to sway the outcome of its  #36;9.2 billion bid for PeopleSoft Inc. by meeting directly with its rival's major shareholders, hoping to persuade them the all-cash offer is their best remaining option.

Oracle Lobbies PeopleSoft on Takeover Bid (AP)


NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp.  has put its personal computing business up for sale in a deal  that could be worth as much as \$2 billion, the New York Times  reported on Friday.

IBM Puts PC Unit Up for Sale - NY Times


A VILLAGE chief in southern Thailand was beheaded in retaliation for the death last week of more than 80 Muslims involved in a protest.

Thai chief is beheaded in revenge for Muslim deaths


The European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) holds a celebration day on Tuesday to mark 50 years of work. Heads of states, including French President Jacques Chirac and King Juan

Cern particle lab marks 50 years


Authorities say Hurricanes Charley and Frances devastated the state #39;s agricultural industry. Hurricane Charley caused up to one (b) billion dollars #39; damage to the state #39;s more than 6 (b) billion dollars worth of crops.

Hurricanes devastated state #39;s agricultural crops


In a posting on the company #39;s own blog on Wednesday, Bill Coughran, vice-president of engineering, announced that Google #39;s index now exceeds eight billion pages.

Google #39;s index expands and Gmail goes POP


Arsenal take their Champions League hopes to Norway on Wednesday, looking for another three points from Rosenborg Trondheim that would put them firmly on track to reach the knockout phase.

Arsenal eye six-point start in Europe


Standard Chartered has won a bid for a controlling stake in Indonesia #39;s seventh-largest bank for about \$278 million (155 million pounds), the British bank #39;s third attempt to buy an Indonesian financial institution, a source says.

Standard Chartered wins bid for Permata


President Joseph Kabila accused Rwanda on Friday of trying to cause a confrontation with Congo in an effort to disrupt Congolese moves to secure the country and move toward elections next year.

Congo Tells Rwanda Troops to Stay Out


Beijing: US Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed China on Monday to convince North Korea to return to stalled talks on its nuclear weapons programs and urged Beijing to take up a Taiwanese offer for dialogue.

Powell presses China on NKorea, Taiwan talks


Family members of American and British hostages appealed for their lives after militants vowed to kill one of them today.

Families Urge Militants in Iraq to Spare Hostages


VIRGINIA TECH (9-2) vs. MIAMI (8-2) When and where: Tomorrow, 1 p.m., at Miami. TV: Channels 5, 6, and 9. Last season: Virginia Tech won, 31-7. AP rankings: Miami is No. 9, Virginia Tech No. 10. At a glance: The Atlantic Coast Conference's BCS bid will likely go to the winner of this game. Should Virginia Tech win, the Hokies ...

Key college games on TV


AP - As far as Washington is concerned, the negotiations with Major League Baseball are essentially done. Now it's a matter of waiting for a 33-year drought to end.

Baseball to Try to Finalize Expos' Move (AP)


TOKYO - Japan's Toshiba Corp. filed patent infringement lawsuits in Japanese and U.S. courts on Monday against South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc., it said Tuesday.

Toshiba sues Hynix on memory patents


The meeting in Islamabad is part of wider efforts to improve relations between the South Asian rivals. Officials from both sides will discuss putting in place safeguards to avert a possible nuclear conflict.

S Asia rivals hold nuclear talks


Tony Kanaan can clinch the IRL IndyCar championship this weekend with a fourth-place finish or better in the Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway.

Kanaan can clinch IRL title in California race


A new Internet advertising forecast shows a slowdown in paid search listings in the next five years. Will the projection affect Google's prospects when it goes public?

Paid Search Growth May Slow


ATHENS, Sept. 22. - Two powerlifters from Azerbaijan have tested positive for banned substances in initial doping tests and are banned for life from the Paralympics, officials said today.

Dope cheats banned for life


OCTOBER 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Hewlett-Packard Co. and Microsoft Corp. said yesterday that their 2-year-old .Net joint initiative has led to more than 1,000 projects with 700 customers in 39 countries, resulting in \$600 million in revenue.

Microsoft, HP pleased with results of .Net partnership


The director of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division quits, giving one day's notice. His resignation comes during a push by the tech industry and several lawmakers to make cybersecurity a higher priority.

Cybersecurity Chief Takes a Hike


The California Employees' Retirement System voted Wednesday to tender its 1.5 million PeopleSoft shares to Oracle, giving the hostile suitor a boost in the final days of its takeover bid.

California employee pension fund tenders PeopleSoft shares to Oracle


AP - The Jordanian monarch said in an interview published Tuesday that elections in Iraq are impossible in the current chaos and that he sees no chances of improvement in the short term.

Jordan's King: Iraq Elections Impossible (AP)


Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has called on the public to make personal sacrifices amid warnings of an impending economic crisis.

Philippines economy faces crisis


BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Kidnappers seized a woman who heads a  British charity in Baghdad Tuesday, just over two weeks after  captors beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley.

Woman Working for British Charity Abducted in Iraq


AFP - High-tech Singapore is also proving to be high-speed, with almost 40 percent of households hooked up to the Internet via broadband technology, the government said.

Almost 40 percent of tech-savvy Singaporeans have broadband access (AFP)


Microsoft has released yet another hotfix #39;to fix a newly discovered problem in its XP Service Pack2 (XP SP2) release.

Microsoft HotFixes Flaw In XP Fix


An explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand kills at least 14 people and injures several others.

Blast hits Thai fireworks factory


Binding end-user access to once disparate technologies, vendors such as IBM Lotus and Open Text are launching products designed to pull a variety of point products into a single platform.

Collaboration platforms present unified front


MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Rasheed Marshall set a Big East career rushing record for quarterbacks and threw three touchdown passes while leading No.

West Virginia pounds Syracuse


US forces in Iraq are attempting to tame Fallujah with biometric ID, according to an NBC news report broadcast last week.

News: Marine Corps deploys Fallujah biometric ID scheme


SPACE.com - Science speeds along so fast that it can be hard sometimes to know exactly \  what's known. So now and then its helpful to pause and ponder the state of things.

Fact vs. Fiction: 10 Questions to Test Your Space IQ (SPACE.com)


Let #39;s imagine that Ron Artest is a knowable person, instead of an animated cartoon of NBA excess that we can conveniently vent on and villainize.

With Artest, A Human Quality


WASHINGTON With just weeks before the election -- there #39;s concern that the rules on political fund-raising could be  quot;in chaos.

Judge rejects campaign finance rules


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In AD 2004


One of the key cadres of Ezz Eddine al-Qassam group, the military wing of the Hamas movement, was killed and another one was strongly injured in a mortar explosion.

Hamas retaliates by mortars to the assassination of al-Gul


Research In Motion (RIM), the manufacturer of the popular Blackberry mobile, has been left with a curate #39;s egg to mull over for Christmas.

Mixed results for Blackberry court battle


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of New York Co. <A HREF=

SEC Probes Bank of New York Clearing Unit


The Pistons trailed almost the entire game. They led for only 42.6 seconds. They were down by 16 at halftime, down by five in the fourth quarter, down by four with 1:42 left, down by three with 34.4 seconds left.

Pistons persevere, knock off Knicks


FRANKFURT : Hundreds of workers at German auto maker Volkswagen #39;s Hanover plant walked off the job, as management and union representatives readied to resume deadlocked wage and job talks.

Volkswagen workers walk out in Hanover, wage talks to continue


STARKVILLE, MISS. - The latest low point in Ron Zook #39;s tenure at Florida even has the coach wondering what went wrong. At the same time, Sylvester Croom #39;s first big victory at Mississippi State has given the

Mississippi State ambushes No. 20 Florida


NBA officials stopped a game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons with about 45 seconds left to play late Friday after a brawl broke out between players and fans in Detroit.

NBA Officials Halt Pistons-Pacers Game Following Brawl


A proposed technology for identifying the source of e-mail messages suffered a blow last week when a group within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) established to study the proposal sent it back for more work, citing concerns over vague intellectual property claims made by Microsoft Corp. covering some of the technology.

IETF deals Microsoft's e-mail proposal a setback


Forrester Research analyst Jonathan Penn said that even if competing standards emerge, the rise of more advanced e-mail validation technology will likely be one of the most powerful tools against spam.

IETF Nixes Microsoft Sender ID Approach


Nextel Cup Series driver Jimmy Spencer and his son were arrested Sunday night at he driver #39;s home in Cornelius, NC, according to a report in the Charlotte Observer.

Jimmy Spencer, son arrested


Reuters - Romania's ruling Social Democrats\(PSD) face a struggle to cobble together a majority coalition\to push through reforms for EU entry after their hold on power\was dented in general elections.

Romanian Ruling Party's Hold on Power Dented (Reuters)


Traders awoke Thursday to find a new gold-backed security, StreetTracks Gold (GLD:NYSE - commentary - research), trading on the New York Stock Exchange under symbol GLD.

ETF Investors Going for Gold


AFP - Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first democratically elected president at a ceremony in the capital Kabul, witnesses said.

Karzai sworn in as Afghan president (AFP)


American jets bombed targets in Falluja in the first stage of a long-expected invasion aimed at the center of the Iraqi insurgency.

G.I.'s Open Attack to Take Falluja From Iraq Rebels


Government helicopters and warplanes bombed the town of Tawila in North Darfur on Tuesday after rebel fighters attacked police stations there Monday, breaking a renewed

Sudanese Cease-Fire Breaks After New Clashes


AP - Massachusetts Republicans, while supportive of President Bush's re-election, are mindful of the opportunity created should John Kerry beat him in November's election: the state's first Senate vacancy in two decades and a chance to break the Democratic monopoly on its 12-member delegation in Congress.

Mass. Republicans Eye Kerry's Senate Seat (AP)


Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - Ex-premier Lucien Bouchard, recently hospitalized for peritonitis, hasn't been responding to antibiotic treatment but his life is not in danger, a hospital said Wednesday.

Ex-premier Bouchard still being treated for peritonitis in Montreal hospital (Canadian Press)


The Democratic presidential nominee accused the president on Tuesday of hiding embarrassments in Iraq, and Bush chastised Kerry for grasping at passing headlines instead of building a coherent proposal.

Attacks Sharpen as Clock Ticks Down


Driver figures if he can finish ahead of 4-time series champion, he has good shot at 2004 title. By Steve Ballard. CONCORD, NC -- Elliott Sadler has looked at the field in the 10-man Chase for the Nextel Cup and worked out a simple formula for winning it.

Sadler #39;s game plan: Beat Gordon


AP - The NHL is disappearing right before our eyes, and the reason is simple.

Fans Learning to Make Do Without NHL (AP)


AFP - Rescuers succeeded in saving most of the whales still stranded on beaches in Australia and New Zealand as scientists pinpointed cyclical weather patterns as a likely cause of increased beachings.

Rescued whales head out to sea as scientists blame weather for beachings (AFP)


Web surfing has belonged almost exclusively to Microsoft Corp. #39;s Internet Explorer ever since it buried Netscape #39;s pioneering browser.

Review: Firefox impresses as IE alternative


The US Federal Trade Commission last week sued an outfit that it says is using spyware to bombard computer users with pop-up ads in order to promote anti-spyware products called Spy Wiper or Spy Deleter.

Spyware lawsuit in the US


US interest rates are expected to rise for the fifth time since June following the US Federal Reserve #39;s latest rate-setting meeting later on Tuesday.

US interest rate rise expected


A Spanish supercomputer built by IBM has captured the world speed record for a machine using standard blade servers.

Photos: Barcelona's big blade


A Chilean judge has questioned former dictator Augusto Pinochet about political opponents who were abducted and presumably murdered during his 17-year rule.

Chilean Judge Questions Pinochet


KABUL, Afghanistan A Turkish construction engineer has been kidnapped and killed by suspected Muslim militants opposed to the international reconstruction effort in Afghanistan, government officials said Wednesday.

Turkish engineer for US firm killed in Afghanistan


Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini says his team will be working on defence after letting a two-goal lead slip against Roma at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday.

Mancini laments defending


TEL AVIV, November 7 (RIA Novosti) - Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Authority leader, is badly ill in a French hospital. Debates where to bury him are already raging in the Israeli political community, meanwhile.

ISRAEL * PALESTINE * ARAFAT * DEBATES


The American swimmer, who won eight medals in Athens this year, was stopped by police after he sped through a stop sign. A state trooper in Salisbury, Maryland, saw signs of intoxication in the 19-year-old

SWIM ACE ON DRINK DRIVE RAP


Drug stocks across the board fell amid renewed safety concerns over a class of blockbuster drugs used to treat arthritis. Preprint articles published on the New England Journal of Medicine #39;s Web site Wednesday

Drug Stocks Down on Safety Concerns


AP - Idaho residents who believe Cold War nuclear testing harmed their health will testify before a National Academy of Sciences panel to say they should be included in a federal compensation program.

Panel Studies Effects of Nuclear Tests (AP)


Operating system might help make up for a rough quarter and Microsoft nipping at the company's heels.

PalmSource to unveil smart-phone software


It was yet another black day for Thaksin Shinawatra #39;s premiership. When more than 80 Thais perished at the hands of Thai troops in the deep South on Monday - six in the clash between protesters and security

Human Rights Comment Thai PM Thaksin #39;s Contempt for Human Rights


Reuters - An Israeli helicopter fired a missile into\a town in the southern Gaza Strip late on Wednesday, witnesses\said, hours after a Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up\in Jerusalem, killing two Israeli border policemen.

Israeli Helicopter Fires Missile in Gaza -Witnesses (Reuters)


AP - PRIVATE PENSIONS: Chile privatized its social security system more than 20 years ago, requiring a percentage of each paycheck to go into bank accounts that workers manage themselves. Now, about 7 million Chileans have such accounts.

Summary: Chile's Privatized Pension System (AP)


Several California cities and counties, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, have sued Microsoft Corporation, accusing the software giant of illegally charging inflated prices for its products because of monopoly control of the personal computer

California city and counties sue Microsoft for antitrust


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Marquis Grissom hit a grand slam  homer and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a six run  deficit to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 in National  League play on Saturday.

NL Wrap: Giants Rally for Big Win


A majority of Western governors gathered in San Diego yesterday said they favor significant revisions in the federal Endangered Species Act, one of the nation #39;s landmark environmental laws.

Western governors focus on wildlife


Henkel, the German consumer goods group, said yesterday night it would swap its 29 per cent stake in Clorox for a combination of the US companys operating businesses and its stake in a joint venture with Henkel, and about \$2.

Henkel to sell Clorox stake


NEW YORK -- In a city where terror attacks and a massive blackout have come, gone, and failed to stop business as usual, a few thousand Republicans are unlikely to slow things down.

N.Y. nervous? Fugedaboutit


AP - The Kobe Bryant saga may be ending in Colorado. After 17 months of bitter court fights and lurid headlines, the 20-year-old woman accusing the NBA star of rape might dump her civil lawsuit here and sue him in his home state of California because of Colorado's strict limits on financial damages.

Bryant Accuser May Move Suit to Calif. (AP)


AP - Jason White has a chance to join Archie Griffin as a two-time Heisman Trophy winner.

White Finalist for a Second Heisman Trophy (AP)


SYDNEY: Australia and Pakistan have been involved in some classic cricketing confrontations but the spin doctors have their work cut out this time in trying to generate any real hype in the build-up to their Test series.

Mountain to climb for Pakistan


The U.S. Postal Service has canceled a brief experiment that allowed ordinary people to make postage stamps using images of their dogs, babies and even, it turned out, outlaws such as the Unabomber.

Customized Photo-Stamp Experiment Canceled


BAQUBA, Oct 24: Rebels killed 49 unarmed army recruits in one of the bloodiest attacks on Iraq #39;s nascent security forces and, in a separate attack on Sunday, killed a US diplomat in a mortar strike near Baghdad airport.

49 army recruits executed in Iraq: Mortar kills US diplomat


TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Nova Scotia reported record annual profits Tuesday and raised its dividend after the bank benefited from solid gains in mortgage and consumer lending as well as international operations.

Scotiabank profits rise to \$708M, full-year earnings jump to \$2.9B


October 30, 2004 - Police in Iraq say 16 people have been injured after a car bomb exploded outside the offices of the Al-Arabiya television station in central Baghdad.

Explosion Hits al-Arabiya TV Station


Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. filed one joint and several separate lawsuits on Monday against companies and individuals accusing them variously of trying to defraud consumers by imitating Amazon and Microsoft, the companies said Tuesday.

Microsoft, Amazon.com file phishing, spamming lawsuits


Not content with being the top of the top 500 with its Earth Simulator, NEC has surpassed itself with its new creation - the SX-8.

NEC SX-8 takes supercomputing crown


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fish, fowl, baby formula and any other conventional food products that contain two types of omega-3 fatty acids can market the fat's heart-healthy effect, regulators said Wednesday.     The fatty acids covered by the Food and Drug Administration's ruling are EPA, or eiscosapentaenoic acid, and DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid...

New Labels Can Tout Heart-Healthy Foods


Apple and U2 have announced the release of a special U2-branded iPod to coincide with the release of the band #39;s new album  #39;How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb #39;.

New U2 iPod Released


IBM is discussing selling its PC business to Lenovo Group Ltd., China's largest maker of personal computers, and at least one other potential buyer, according to The New York Times.

Update: IBM's PC business reportedly for sale


Pinch-hitter Lenny Harris delivered a three-run double off Eric Gagne with two outs in the ninth, rallying the Florida Marlins past the Dodgers, 6-4, last night in Los Angeles.

Gagne blows his 2d save


For some investors, today may seem like a discount day for shares of the coffee purveyor.

Wish Upon a Starbucks


Madrid - Michael Owen said on Friday he might be forced to reconsider his future with Real Madrid if his situation at the club doesn #39;t improve by the end of the year.

Owen wants more action


TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average closed down 0.17  percent on Tuesday as growing worries over the domestic  economic outlook hit banks and insurers, offsetting gains in  shipping firms and others with bright earnings prospects.

Tokyo Stocks Slip on Banks, Insurers


Despite proximity of faster, cheaper AMD rivals

Intel to maintain 775-pin P4 prices to 2005 - report


Englewood-based Evolving Systems is proving that Denver #39;s telecom industry still has some pizazz left after the dot-com meltdown.

Colorado telecom on buyout streak


Sprint announced plans today be the first wireless carrier to offer the new palmOne Treo 650. The Treo 650 will be available next month at Sprint Stores, Sprint business channels and online for \$599.

Sprint Plans to Be First with the Treo 650


In the two weeks since a student reported she had been raped by two football players, Montclair has been struggling to sift through the fallout and move on.

Montclair and Its Model School Try to Cope With a Rape Charge


Intel has delivered updated Itanium 2 processors with larger memory caches aimed, in part, at high-volume data warehouse transaction markets that have long been the domain of Risc systems.

Itanium 2 stuffed with cache


French tanks took up positions outside the home of Ivory Coast's president Monday, his spokesman said, raising fears of an attempt to oust him as French forces clamped down on an explosion of violence in its former West African colony.

French Surround Ivory Coast President's Home


NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Malls may not be the only places where shoppers reign Friday, as stock market futures indicated a higher open for Wall Street #39;s abbreviated session despite continued weakness in the dollar.

Wall St. shops, too?


Novell Inc. will no longer sell its branded version of SUSE Linux Open-Xchange Server next year and will instead provide its global maintenance and support services to users of Netline Internet Services' flagship Open-Xchange Server.

Novell to support Netline's Open-Xchange Server


Microsoft is taking action against US resellers who are using dodgy Certificates of Authenticity (COA) to pass off counterfeit software as the real deal.

MS sues resellers for counterfeit certificates


DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. <A HREF=

GM to Boost Incentives in 'Red Tag' Sale


Canadian Press - SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed Wednesday to press forward with peace talks on the disputed Kashmir region, saying he was ready to hold unconditional talks

India's prime minister offers unconditional talks over Kashmir (Canadian Press)


Despite passage of the 1994 Child Safety Protection Act, hazardous toys can still be found on toy store shelves across the country, according to a nationwide toy safety survey released by the US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG).

Avoid These Dangerous Toys!


Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Bowl Championship Series officials on Thursday announced major changes to the ranking formula that is used to decide the participants in college football #39;s Division IA national championship game.

BCS Makes Changes To Ranking System


The English Football Association (FA)said on Friday that they will introduce tests for the banned drug EPO (erythropoietin) in the near future.

English FA aims for EPO tests


The malware disables Mac OS X's built-in firewall, steals personal information and can destroy data.

Mac users face rare virus


A senior US official commended Pakistan on Tuesday for its help in ensuring the success of last month #39;s Afghan election and said the United States wanted to accelerate and broaden its cooperation with Pakistan.

Pakistan Wins US Praise Over Afghan Vote


NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM has won a long-term contract from  Honeywell worth several hundred million dollars, its largest  military/aerospace engineering contract since IBM exited the  field a decade ago, it said on Monday.

IBM Wins Honeywell Deal, Eyes More


Magnification software to help visually impaired people use mobiles has been developed by a Spanish firm.

Mobiles get magnifier software


Online sales of untaxed cigarettes are provoking a stampede of protests from a disparate collection of antitobacco groups, cash-strapped state governments and local retailers.

Indian Web Sales of Taxless Tobacco Face New Pressure


BRUSSELS, Oct 25 (AFP) - The European Commission acted Monday to ease trade tensions with the United States by proposing to lift sanctions after Washington abandoned illegal corporate tax breaks, but said questions remain.

EU to lift sanctions on US, but questions remain


Lycos Europe has apparently pulled the plug on its effort to orchestrate denial of service attacks against selected spammers. Earlier last week, the online community/portal company

Lycos Europe appears to have canned its spam war


When Tigers manager Alan Trammell described his bullpen #39;s recent struggles on Friday, he compared it to an offense being in a slump.

Tigers drop fifth straight


A business columnist at the Seattle Times resigned after admitting that he copied the work of other journalists, the newspaper #39;s executive editor said in a front-page article published at the weekend.

Seattle Times Writer Admits Plagiarism, Resigns


ATHENS (Reuters) - The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has named the five who failed drugs tests before the Athens Olympics.

Doped Olympics weightlifters named


WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush on Monday nominated the Cuban-born chief executive of the food giant Kellogg to serve as commerce secretary and to promote US business at a time  quot;of historic opportunity for our changing economy.

Bush picks Hispanic executive as commerce secretary


In Gaza today, Israeli troops raided a Palestinian refugee camp in response to mortar fire, killing 11 Palestinians, including an 11-year-old boy, hospital officials said.

Heavy Guard as Israeli Parliament Debates Gaza Withdrawal


Cheap servers and expensive ones are looking fit, says IDC, but midrange models need to hit the StairMaster.

Server sales sag in the middle


Here's what was good-looking, butt-ugly, and just plain annoying at the recent consumer electronics and home theater show.

CEDIA 2004: Picks and Pans


IBM, Sony and Toshiba unveiled some of the key concepts of their jointly developed advanced microprocessor, code-named Cell, which is aimed at next-generation computing applications and digital consumer electronics.

IBM, Sony and Toshiba Unveil Cell Processor


ATHENS (Reuters) - Doping cast its sleazy shadow over the Olympics again when it was announced on Thursday that five weightlifters had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

Doping Casts Shadow Over Olympics -- Again


Although there will be no more great memories of the little track in his hometown -- where they raced for the last time Sunday -- car owner Andretti has one that might not be topped anywhere for a while.

Andretti has one last memory


I ran has agreed to suspend its nuclear programs while it continues negotiations with European nations on the future of those efforts.

Iran strikes another nuclear deal


AP - In a quiet retreat, France on Monday eased off its call to include Iraqi groups that renounce violence in an international conference next month on ways to pacify their war-ravaged country.

France Accepts Iraqi Conference Rules (AP)


Pakistan #39;s military says it has cleared foreign Islamic militants from large parts of the troubled region of South Waziristan, near the Afghan border.

Pakistan militants  #39;on the run #39;


Four suspected al Qaeda fighters held at Guantanamo Bay will be formally charged with war crimes this week. The men, captured during the war in Afghanistan, will be arraigned before a panel of US military officials on Tuesday at the base in Cuba.

Human rights group have criticised hearings


Satellite radio wins the market's straw poll by landing its two key players into the Nasdaq-100 Composite.

XM and Sirius Stream On


The companies settle a lawsuit in which the software giant was accused of poaching smart-phone trade secrets.

Microsoft vs. Sendo: It's over


AP - Days after her party lost congressional seats and the White House race, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi struck a conciliatory tone, saying House Democrats

Democratic Leader Ready to Work With Bush (AP)


Toyota reported a profit of \$2.8 billion for the July-September quarter, down 1 percent from \$2.836 billion a year ago. The auto maker recorded group net profit of \$5.

Toyota Q2 Earnings Slip 1 Percent


Iraqi politician Adnan Pachachi has called for a six-month delay before elections originally scheduled for 30 January. Citing the tense security situation and the need to ensure thet greatest number of Iraqis

Iraqi politician calls for elections delay


The New Zealand government has agreed to a range of initiatives to build closer ties with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Wednesday.

New Zealand announces initiatives to build links with ASEAN


Tweeter is caught in the Wal-Mart pickle. Known for top-of-the-line electronics and custom installations, the Canton retailer has been squeezed ever since Wal-Mart began selling televisions en masse.

Selling lifestyle and TVs


Feyenoord won the battle of the former winners to reach the last 32 of the UEFA Cup on Wednesday after a 2-1 victory over Schalke 04.

WRAPUP 1-Feyenoord, Steaua reach last 32 in UEFA Cup


Fog cut visibility during the Thursday morning rush hour, but the National Weather Service didn #39;t expect a repeat performance today.

Thursday #39;s foggy commute caused little trouble, police say


EBay Inc., the world #39;s largest Web auctioneer, agreed to buy privately held Rent.com for \$415 million in cash and stock to expand in the online real-estate market.

EBay to Buy Rent.com for \$415 Mln in Cash and Stock (Update2)


Consumer electronics, new chips and name calling were all on tap at Friday's AMD analyst meeting.\

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


Pop producer Phil Spector is indicted on a charge that he murdered an actress at his home 19 months ago.

Spector indicted for murder


So let me get this straight: Barry Bonds used steroids, but he didn #39;t inhale?***Mr. Schwarzenegger, meet your new lieutenant governor.

Well, it worked for Bill


After three weeks of complete silence followed by death claims on two separate Arabic web sites, few in Italy dared hope the two abducted aid workers would resurface from their captivity unharmed and smiling.

Italy split over hostages #39; views


The United States trade deficit shrank to \$51.6 billion in September, as exports posted their best month on record. In another report, new claims for jobless

Record Exports Help Bring US Trade Deficit Down a Bit


By AMBER McDOWELL     NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Balanced on one leg like flamingos, a dozen people older than 60 concentrate on staying upright, as they master the basics of tai chi...

Seniors Take Up Tai Chi and Yoga Across the U.S.


A new version of the Zafi e-mail worm is spreading Christmas wishes along with its malicious code, according to antivirus software companies.

Zafi Worm Hides Behind Christmas Cheer


Calm reigned in Najaf Friday, as Shi #39;ite militants abandoned the holy Imam Ali shrine in accordance with a peace deal brokered by Iraq #39;s top Shi #39;ite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

Najaf Calm as Peace Deal Implemented


SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday annual war  games staged by the United States and South Korea were  undermining six-party nuclear talks and forcing it to raise the

N.Korea Says U.S.-S.Korea War Games Undermine Talks


Arsenal footballer Graham Stack was today charged with raping a 21-year-old girl at his home, Scotland Yard said. The 23-year-old goalkeeper, who is on loan at Millwall, was charged following the alleged rape

Arsenal keeper Stack charged with rape


LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices struck a fresh record on  Thursday, spurred higher by renewed violence in Iraq and fresh  evidence that strong demand growth in China and India has not  been slowed yet by higher energy costs.

Oil Sets Record as New Violence Flares in Iraq


- After a modest playing career in Serie A and B with Spal, Foggia, Novara and Udinese, Del Neri takes up his first coaching job in August 1990 with Teramo in Serie C2, Italy #39;s fourth division.

FACTBOX-Luigi Del Neri factbox


PC World - Cingular becomes the nation's largest wireless carrier.

Cingular Completes Acquisition of AT amp;T Wireless (PC World)


Time Warner agreed to pay \$210m (108m) yesterday to settle criminal fraud charges related to its internet service provider America Online.

\$210m settlement in AOL fraud inquiry


Malaysian budget airline AirAsia will buy 40 A320 aircraft from Airbus at heavily discounted prices in a deal worth about US\$1.4 billion (euro1.05 billion) to kickstart its route-expansion plan, sources said Thursday.

Update 1: AirAsia Opts for Airbus Aircraft


Pollen from a genetically modified grass can travel up to 21km away from its experimental planting site.

GM grass pollen has long reach


Chinese entertainers at the Three Gorges Tourist Festival, near the world #39;s largest hydro project. Vice-Permier Huang Ju says lending curbs are slowing China #39;s investment boom.

China says investment boom crackdown is working


In a game filled with numerous opportunities, it was easy to understand the delay in celebrating when the winning goal was finally scored.

Wellesley makes good in overtime


The Virgin chief Sir Richard Branson announced his company has signed an agreement potentially worth 14 million to secure the world #39;s first commercial flights to space.

Branson unveils deal for first commercial space flights


AFP - The UN Security Council was to discuss a new US draft resolution aimed at tightening the pressure on Sudan over the crisis in Darfur, including possible sanctions on its oil sector.

UN council mulls Sudan resolution, US to speak on genocide (AFP)


After coming under criticism for sitting on patches for multiple holes in its database software, Oracle has announced that it will move to a monthly patch release schedule, though it hasn't said when.

Oracle moves to monthly patching schedule


US Airways, operating in bankruptcy, will increase service from Charlotte, NC, and Philadelphia and spread flights during the day, boosting its schedule 7 percent without adding aircraft.

US Airways to boost number of flights


Oil prices and Chinas monetary competitiveness are blamed for the last August 54 billion US dollars trade deficit, the second highest in recent United States history.

Record US trade deficit last August.


AP - What's being billed as one of the most promising seasons for California in years could crash quickly if the Bears can't navigate a difficult early road.

No. 13 Bears Face Difficult Early Tests (AP)


An opposition party led by an ethnic Russian businessman appears headed for victory in Sunday #39;s Lithuanian parliamentary election.

Opposition Party Heads for Win in Lithuanian Election


Reuters reported Monday that a former aide to Enron Corp. ex-Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow has implicated his former boss in pushing a bogus deal with Merrill Lynch that boosted Enron #39;s books.

Former aide implicates Fastow in Merrill barge deal


AFP - A British hospital said it had overcome a nationwide shortage of radiologists by taking the

British hospital sends X-rays by computer for analysis in Spain (AFP)


PURE PLAY foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said in a statement it had noticed a decline in wafer sales in September, compared to August.

TSMC says chip sales softening


The Eagles have a shifty back with a nose for the end zone in Brian Westbrook, but it seems like they pass on every down, even when they #39;re up big.

Ask Vic: Philly #39;s pass-happy philosophy


NEW DELHI: The All India Motor Transport Congress on Saturday called off their seven-day old  #39;indefinite #39; truckers strike after it reached on an agreement with Government on the contentious issue of service tax and various other demands.

Truckers call off strike following agreement with Govt


VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian energy drink firm Red Bull has  taken over the Jaguar Formula One team from Ford, Red Bull's  owner told a newspaper Sunday.

Red Bull Boss Confirms Jaguar F1 Takeover - Report


SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China has ordered severe punishment for phone sex operators as part of a sweeping crackdown on electronic pornography, Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.

China tries to shut down phone sex lines in anti-porn campaign


NEW YORK, August 20 (New Ratings)  General Growth Properties Inc (GGP.NYS), the second-largest shopping mall operator in the US, has agreed to buy Rouse Company (RSE), in a cash and debt assumptions deal worth about \$12.6 billion.

General Growth Properties to acquire Rouse for \$12.6 bn


Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, or SMIC, has established a 12-inch chip production line in Beijing, the first of its kind on the Chinese mainland.

SMIC establishes first 12-inch chip production line in mainland


Finance firm CIT Group Inc. on Thursday said more new business and improving credit quality drove a 24 percent climb in third-quarter profit that beat Wall Street targets by a penny.

CIT Group Posts Higher 3Q Profit


A MAN stabbed eight teenagers to death and injured four others after breaking into a school in central China Friday morning, teachers and local authorities said.

8 teens murdered at Chinese school


NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - The leader of a Shi #39;ite uprising in Iraq agreed Wednesday to leave a holy shrine encircled by US marines, hours after the interim government threatened to storm it and drive out his fighters.

Iraqi Cleric Agrees Deal to End Siege at Shrine


US planes and artillery pounded Falluja on Monday and Iraq #39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said he had authorized a US-led offensive to rid the Sunni Muslim city of insurgents.

Allawi Approves US-Led Offensive on Falluja


Reuters - An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a\house in Gaza's Jabalya refugee camp Sunday, killing one\Palestinian and wounding four others, witnesses said.

Israeli Missile Kills Palestinian in Gaza Strip (Reuters)


The company says the record price of wholesale gas, which also effects the cost of electricity, is to blame. A spokesman said the increases would add an extra 7p a day to electricity bills.

BIG HIKE IN ENERGY BILLS


AP - The Bank of Ireland reported a 7.8 percent rise in first half profit Thursday but also revealed a significant rise in withdrawals at its asset management unit.

Bank of Ireland Posts Rise in Earnings (AP)


NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) has launched a new version of its WebSphere application server software, adding autonomic troubleshooting capabilities and other new features designed to improve performance in the middleware platform.

IBM Revamps WebSphere (NewsFactor)


FedEx Corp., the world #39;s top air-express shipper, said Thursday quarterly profit more than tripled on strength in its international, ground and freight businesses, and the company raised its full-year earnings forecast.

FedEx profit jumps, outlook raised


AP - National Guard and Reserve soldiers deserve better health care and other benefits from the federal government, said North Dakota Democrat Rep. Earl Pomeroy.

Democrat Urges Better Reservist Benefits (AP)


AP - Only a truly dismal defensive effort could distract a coach from an offense that went seven quarters without a score in the last two games.

Injuries, Inexperience Plaguing Niners (AP)


AFP - British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon held talks here with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and praised his army's operations against Al-Qaeda fighters along the Afghan frontier.

Britain praises Pakistan campaign against Al-Qaeda (AFP)


World leaders lavished praise on Colin Powell as he stepped down as US secretary of state, hailing his efforts to build international consensus and pledging to work closely with his replacement.

World Leaders Issue Praise for Powell


Reuters - The Russian government said on Wednesday\it would discuss ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on global climate\change to which Moscow holds the key.

Russian Government to Discuss Approving Kyoto Pact (Reuters)


KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Jamaica's government on Tuesday announced a \$5 million program to provide free Internet access in poor communities across the island.    The

Jamaica to Provide Free Internet Access


AP - Major events in President Bush's Vietnam-era military service with the Air National Guard:

Timeline of Bush Service in National Guard (AP)


The resources IBM will provide include articles to help Java developers use the Cloudscape database in custom application development.

IBM posts documentation for Cloudscape


NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of India and  Pakistan said on Monday they had made modest progress in talks  to revive a flagging peace process, but the two nations showed  no sign of resolving any differences over Kashmir.

India, Pakistan End Talks, Disagree on Kashmir


Moody #39;s Investors Service said on Wednesday it raised Freeport-McMoRan Copper  amp; Gold Inc. #39;s (FCX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) ratings, citing the return of its PT Freeport Indonesia unit to normal mining operations.

Moody #39;s raises Freeport-McMoran Copper  amp; Gold


A metro Atlanta school district under fire for putting evolution disclaimers in biology books is making its case today for why the stickers should stay.

Cobb County tells its side of evolution flap


The US Congress on Friday reinstated a ban on Internet access taxes after the House of Representatives agreed to extend it for another three years rather than make it permanent.

Congress Reapproves Internet Access Tax Ban


eBay, PayPal, Microsoft and others -- is increasing. The report gave greater focus to the server side of

Report Shows Uptick in Automated Phishing


SYDNEY: Australian legend-in-the-making Michael Clarke trained with New South Wales yesterday, but has stuck to his pledge to play club cricket rather than face New Zealand today.

Clarke seeks club warm-up for NZ test


Powered by Michael Vaughan #39;s 86, England ended its miserable run of 14 one-day losses to Australia with a six-wicket victory on Tuesday to reach the Champions Trophy final.

England finally ends dreary streak against Aussies


ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Protesters in Ivory Coast massed to  support President Laurent Gbagbo for a fifth day on Wednesday  as France prepared to airlift citizens from its former West  African colony, once a model of post-independence prosperity.

France Prepares to Evacuate Citizens from Ivory Coast


AP - Hurricane Frances destroyed thousands of sea turtle nests as the storm tore through their most important beaches in the middle of the nesting season, biologists said.

Frances Destroys Sea Turtle Nests (AP)


China urged the Canadian Embassy on Thursday to hand over 44 possible North Korean asylum-seekers, while officials said nine North Koreans who entered an American school in Shanghai had been handed over to Chinese police.

China Asks Canada to Hand Over Intruders


ST. LOUIS - In a debate rematch Friday, President Bush defended his invasion of Iraq and said

Bush Defends Iraq War in Second Debate


After scoring four goals in his first two games for the US national team, 20-year-old striker Eddie Johnson is garnering headlines.

Donovan shines as team #39;s leader


Australia #39;s biggest retailer, Coles Myer, hopes it has silenced its detractors by posting a record annual profit, which was above its own guidance and market expectations.

Profit may silence critics: Coles Myer


Ziff Davis - Microsoft is out to capture NetWare customers before they have a chance to migrate to Linux.

Microsoft Makes a Play for Novell Users (Ziff Davis)


Network computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. on Thursday posted a narrower quarterly loss as revenue rose for the second consecutive quarter on higher sales of servers after three years of declines.

Sun Micro Posts Narrower Quarterly Loss


Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Six people were charged by police Wednesday following a sit-in at the lobby of the Toronto offices of CSIS to protest the detention of five Muslim men.

Six people charged by police after sit-in at lobby of CSIS office in Toronto (Canadian Press)


SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Computer Associates International Inc. plans to cut 800 positions worldwide, 5 of its workforce, in the hope of shaving \$70 million annually off its operating costs.

CA cutting 5 of workforce


This is what happens when expansion teams meet. Eighteen punts. Nine sacks. One touchdown. Sixteen total points. A combined two first downs and 56 total yards in the third quarter.

Seahawks survive toothless Tampa Bay


ISLAMABAD : The visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Mr. Richard Armitage opened meetings with Pakistani officials on Tuesday on regional and international issues of interest including post election Afghanistan, war on terrorism, Pakistan-India dialogue

Top US official begins talks in Pakistan


A guide to Computerworld's recent coverage of Web services and service-oriented architectures, including user applications, security issues and predictions.

Editor's Picks: The Best of our Web Services Coverage


McGrady shook off a right hip injury to score 14 points and former Net Jimmy Jackson added a season-high 18 as Houston erased an early deficit en route to an easy 80-69 triumph over New Jersey.

New Jersey Nets


NewsFactor - High-performance computing and artificial intelligence software may blast through barriers in data management to create a so-called

Researchers Cruise in Purdue Data Cave (NewsFactor)


LONDON - The U.S.-led war in Iraq hasn't made the world any safer, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a British TV interview aired Sunday...

Annan: Iraq War Hasn't Made World Safer


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will attempt to keep tempers in check ahead of Sunday #39;s clash with Manchester United. Gunners players are fuming after United boss Sir Alex Ferguson #39;s angry broadside yesterday, claiming

Arsenal tempers on high after blast from Man Utd boss


In Derek Lowe's dream scenario, a number of teams will vie for his services when he enters free agency this offseason. His only regret is that the Red Sox almost certainly will not be among them.

Boston fades from view as Lowe looks ahead


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Nine months after a bloody uprising unseated Haiti's elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, hopes for a peaceful road back to democracy have all but vanished.

Violence, political feuds cloud Haiti's hopes


The Steelers got a bucket full of treats yesterday, including turnovers, early points, a poised quarterback and a dominating defensive performance.

Steelers stop streak by stunning New England


Microsoft has delayed the rollout of XP Service Pack Two (SP2) for home users, and some customers will not be able to download it until the end of the month. The new code was supposed to go out on Microsoft #39;s Automatic Update service on ...

Microsoft Delays Windows XP SP2 for Home Users


Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has stopped selling workstations based on Intel Corp.'s Itanium 2 microprocessor, a company spokeswoman confirmed Friday.

HP drops Itanium workstations


ATHENS -- In one of the greatest 100-meter races in history, in a packed stadium rocking with emotion, Justin Gatlin of the United States bolted to an Olympic gold medal last night in front of a fiercely energized field that set a new standard of sprinting excellence.

Amazing race


AP - Kurt Barnes held a two-stroke lead Thursday after shooting a 6-under-par 65 in the first round of the Australian Open, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Barnes Leads Australian Open by 2 Strokes (AP)


A group pushing to bring minor league baseball to Charles County said Tuesday that it hopes to build a \$18 million stadium and put a team on the field in 2006.

Minors In So. Maryland?


Reuters - The dollar edged up against the yen on\Thursday as surprisingly limp machinery orders data for Japan\helped investors to recoup earlier losses made on cautious\remarks about U.S. growth by the Federal Reserve chief.

Dollar Up Vs Yen on Weak Machinery Data (Reuters)


Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\crashed to defeat in a parliamentary budget vote on Wednesday\likely to shatter his coalition and endanger his plan to\withdraw from occupied Gaza.

Sharon Coalition in Jeopardy After Loss in Budget Vote (Reuters)


America Online and WebEx Communications are evaluating ways to adapt some of the online meeting services they currently offer to business users of AOL's AIM instant messaging network to make these services appealing to AIM consumers.

Update: AOL to adapt WebEx services for AIM consumers


The Motley Fool's Rick Munarriz takes a look at the business week that approaches.

The Fool's Look Ahead


Storage vendors from IBM and Dell to McData and Brocade on Monday showed off their newest hardware and software at Storage Networking World, the trade show and conference that runs in Orlando, Fla.

Storage Gear Takes The Spotlight


Investors extended their blue chip selloff Thursday as oil prices neared their all-time highs, renewing Wall Street #39;s concerns that high energy costs would deflate third-quarter earnings.

Slower economy, high oil prices push stocks mostly lower


Company will ship \$4,900 camcorder and \$3,700 digital recorder in February.

Sony introduces pro high-definition video system


Houston at St. Louis (8:10 pm EDT). Roger Clemens (16-4) starts for Houston against Jeff Suppan (15-6) and the major league-leading Cardinals.

Baseball Today


The first results are being declared in Ghana #39;s presidential and parliamentary elections, which were generally calm and orderly.

Ghana waits for election results


Modeling his new Miami Heat uniform, a slimmed-down center Shaquille O'Neal promised to be a team leader during the organization's designated media day.

It's Shaq's Day


While no official announcement has been made, Mark Attanasio, a Los Angeles investor, looks to be the new owner of the Milwaukee Brewers.

WisPolitics: Brewers Reportedly Sold; Admirals Might be Close


Twenty-one points is a big deficit, but 30 minutes is a lot of time. Harvard faced these circumstances at halftime on Saturday at Brown and prevailed for a 35-34 victory in the Ivy League opener for both teams.

IVY LEAGUE ROUNDUP First Half to Brown; Game to Harvard


Microsoft Corp. Thursday said it is investigating claims that several new vulnerabilities have been found in Windows XP Service Pack 2 by security firm Finjan Software Inc. in San Jose, Calif. Finjan on Tuesday announced that it had found as many as 10

Microsoft probing reported flaws in Windows XP SP2


The France Football Federation (FFF) has asked Robert Pires to explain comments he made about new national team coach Raymond Domenech.

Pires summoned to France meeting


ARLINGTON, Texas -- While the White Sox are in the midst of their last off day of the season Monday, their stadium might get a full workout.

Ivan could put Marlins vs. Expos at The Cell


NASA mourns the loss of Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper, who rocketed into space in his Faith 7 capsule on May 15, 1963 (above, right).

Remembering Gordon Cooper


Some critics say RISC's time has passed. Sun Microsystems' David Yen has another idea.\

Eyeing the next wave in RISC computing


Kevin Faulk, like anyone who has lost a parent, will never forget. While reflecting yesterday on his mother, Mary Vivian, who lost a five-year battle with leukemia last week at age 52, Faulk hopes to use her memory toward helping the Patriots win a third Super Bowl.

Returning to football helps Faulk carry on


Colin Montgomerie walked off the 18th green in a tie for the lead with Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge, and someone told him the tournament was in his hands.

Tiger and Monty in the lead


RockStar Games today confirmed that GTA: San Andreas has been shipped to retailers throughout North America, ready for tomorrows highly anticipated release.

RockStar Ship GTA: San Andreas


TOKYO, Japan -- Asian stocks closed mainly higher Tuesday, led by Japanese banks and insurers. Taiwan and Singapore did best in the region.

Japan optimism pushes Asia higher


VIENTIANE, Laos South Korea and Singapore have concluded a free trade agreement at a regional summit meeting in Laos, the South Korean government announced on Monday.

Singapore and S. Korea in trade pact


When the Black Watch battle group made their move north, there was an  quot;intelligence vacuum quot; in the area according to an army source here; they did not know exactly what they would face.

Settling into Camp Dogwood, Iraq


Google Inc. is trying to establish an online reading room for five major libraries by scanning stacks of hard-to-find books into its widely used Internet search engine.

Looking for a rare read? Soon, you #39;ll just Google it


ATHENS - The Colombian judge suspended for giving South Korea #39;s Yang Tae-young an incorrect score in the Olympic men #39;s all-round event lives in gold medallist Paul Hamm #39;s home state, International Gymnast magazine reported on Sunday.

Athletics: Suspended judge lives near Hamm


New Zealand were clinging on for dear life at 149 for five as play came to a close at the Adelaide Oval on the fourth evening. Their main hope was rain, for the fifth-day forecast

McGrath keeps up the pressure


Ichiro Suzuki went home quietly, still waiting for the big hit he #39;s been chasing. Bobby Crosby sent the Athletics into a decisive weekend series against Anaheim with the biggest hit of Oakland #39;s season.

A #39;s catch Angels; Ichiro still hit away from tying Sisler


dug his own grave

Ponting


LONDON (Reuters) - London Brent crude fell briefly through  \$40 on Thursday for the first time in three weeks, extending  heavy losses to a fifth session as renewed exports from Iraq  and higher-than-expected U.S. gasoline inventories encouraged  big-money funds to take profits.

Brent Crude Falls to \$40


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc  <A HREF=

Amazon Posts Higher Quarterly Profit


The biopic shows admirably how liberating, and threatening, the work of some scientists can be. It's a timely film, a reminder that scientists sometimes suffer in their efforts to reveal truths others would prefer remain hidden. Jason Silverman reviews Kinsey.

Kinsey: Sexologist, Hero


ith time running out and its future on the line, the US Airways Group will look to the leaders of the pilots #39; union to do tomorrow what the union #39;s negotiators refused to do over the weekend

Pilots Could Control Fate of US Airways


HBOS has been granted access to sensitive financial information about Abbey National, indicating the seriousness of the UK bank #39;s intentions towards its rival.

* Access granted to rival #39;s financial information


CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings  Inc. <A HREF=

CME Profit Up on Trading Volume Growth


Higher gasoline prices, hotel rates and air fares aren #39;t expected to deter travelers this Thanksgiving. Instead, a record number of people will be on the road and in the air this year, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

Record number likely to hit road