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U.S. says UN, Africa and Sudan itself hold solution to Darfur crisis (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - The key to stopping the ethnic violence in western Sudan rests not with the United States alone but with the United Nations, other African countries and Sudan itself, President George W. Bush's foreig... | 0 |
Part of the ECT News NetworkStocks rallied today, with all averages finishing up as the US dollar performed better against overseas currencies for the first time in weeks. | 2 |
Optus adds 200,000 mobile usersThe data from Optus #39; parent company, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), showed Optus had 5.92 million mobile phone customers at the end of September, compared to 5.72 million at the end of June. | 2 |
Background to the Sudan conflictSudan is the largest country in Africa and has a population of almost 28 million. About 60 per cent are Muslim, a quarter are animist and 15 per cent Christian. | 0 |
Job Picture Brightens with August Hiring (Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. job market brightened in\August as employers added 144,000 workers to their payrolls and\hiring totals for the two prior months were revised up, the\Labor Department reported on Friday. | 2 |
Gators Fire Ron Zook After Two-Plus Years (AP)AP - Florida coach Ron Zook was fired Monday after two-plus years and a stack of embarrassments on and off the field, satisfying a growing groundswell for his ouster that began the day he replaced Steve Spurrier. | 1 |
Forest turn Clough #39;s wake into pageantThey came in their thousands, many in replicas of that tatty, old green sweatshirt, to mourn the passing of the man who, for 18 years, made the name Nottingham Forest synonymous with success. | 1 |
Vijay #39;s has swing solution for TigerNew world No.1 Vijay Singh has blamed Tiger Woods #39;s form slide on his failure to adjust his golf swing. According to Singh, who has won eight times on the US PGA Tour this year including five of his past six | 1 |
Arrests made in Philippines ferry bombingPhilippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced Monday charges had been filed against six men in the deadly February bombing of a ferry. | 0 |
AmWest adds ticket feesFollowing the lead of other major carriers, Tempe-based America West Airlines announced Friday that it will begin charging a \$5 fee for a ticket bought over the phone and a \$10 fee for a ticket bought at an airport counter. | 2 |
Conway's golden pursePeopleSoft's ousted CEO walks away with a severance package in excess of \$16 million. | 3 |
U.S. Ambassador Calls on Taliban to Lay Down Arms KABUL (Reuters) - The United States called on Taliban guerrillas to lay down their arms Thursday, saying Afghans had voted against violence and those who gave up their insurgency would not be punished unless they were guilty of major crimes. | 0 |
Ovitz Defends His Tenure GEORGETOWN, Del., Oct. 26 -- Michael Ovitz said on Tuesday that Walt Disney Co. would have made a string of dazzling deals and shrewd strategic moves during his brief tenure as the company's president in the mid-1990s, if only chief executive Michael D. Eisner had not shot down his ideas. | 2 |
'Mercenary leader' found guiltyFormer British SAS officer Simon Mann is convicted of attempting to buy arms for an alleged Equatorial Guinea coup plot. | 0 |
Fed Is Expected to Raise Rates AgainAlthough economists have mixed opinions whether the economy has emerged, most believe it is in good enough shape for the Fed to boost rates. | 2 |
Afghan Kidnappers Await Prisoner Swap Offer ResponseKidnappers threatening to kill a Northern Irish woman in Afghanistan were today awaiting a response to their demand for a prisoner exchange. | 0 |
US firm target of deadly bomb blast in KabulAfghanistan was rocked by two separate attacks, including a violent explosion in the capital, Kabul, and at a school in the southeastern part of the country. | 0 |
Iran will provide nuke guarantees, declares KhatamiIran said yesterday it is ready to provide quot;guarantees quot; it won #39;t seek nuclear weapons, and warned the United States that success in stabilizing Iraq and Afghanistan was impossible without Iranian support. | 0 |
Castro Says He's Working Despite Injuries (AP)AP - Demonstrating he retains firm control over Cuba after fracturing his knee and arm in a fall at a public event, President Fidel Castro told of conducting government business by cellular phone during an ambulance ride and later refusing general anesthesia. | 0 |
HP's Fiorina stood up by Argentina's President<strong>HP World</strong> Belly bands and three-legged stools | 3 |
IPod Music Player Winning Over Japan FansWhen Sony Corp. President Kunitake Ando showed off the new Walkman meant to counter the assault by Apple's iPod portable music player, he held the prized gadget at the gala event upside down. | 3 |
Conway or the highwayCNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the board is only telling half the story behind the surprise firing of PeopleSoft's CEO. | 3 |
Malaysia Boosts Border Watch to Rein in Bird Flu (Reuters)Reuters - Malaysia is sending more troops to\its border with Thailand to check smuggling of chickens into\northern Kelantan state, under quarantine for a bird flu virus\that can kill humans, defense officials said on Thursday. | 0 |
Pension Agency May Go Broke by 2020 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government agency that insures corporate pensions will run out of money in 2020 if current financial conditions persist, imperiling the checks of millions of retirees, a new independent study shows. | 2 |
Four US Marines Killed in Attacks in IraqFour US Marines were killed in action in Iraq on Friday in three attacks west of Baghdad, the American military said on Saturday. US marines are based in the volatile Anbar province, which | 0 |
Religious Forum in Indonesia Aims to Blunt RadicalsPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, the world #39;s most populous Muslim nation, on Monday called on all religions to rise up against terrorism and show that faith could be a force for peace. | 0 |
Harris Heads for Stanford on Losing Note (AP)AP - Walt Harris definitely improved Pittsburgh football, just not enough to get the Panthers to the elite level. | 1 |
IBM supercomputer sets world speed recordAn IBM machine has reclaimed the title of world #39;s fastest supercomputer, overtaking a Japanese computer that had caused shock waves at US government agencies when it set a computing speed record in 2002. | 3 |
Al-Sadr Loyalists Agree to Hand Over ArmsBAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed Saturday to begin handing in weapons, a significant step toward restoring order in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City slum as the interim government struggles to curb Iraq's more widespread Sunni insurge... | 0 |
With Proof of Ancient Water on Mars, Researchers Consider Life's Chances (SPACE.com)SPACE.com - Researchers can now say definitively that Mars once \supported a watery environment, but whether the red planet could have ever \supported life is still far from certain. | 3 |
U.S., G7 Allies Agree on Iraq Debt Relief (Reuters)Reuters - The United States, Germany and other G7\nations agreed on Saturday to write off up to 80 percent of\Iraq's #36;120 billion foreign debt in a move that could pave the\way for a wider international accord, officials said. | 2 |
Disney Backs Blu-ray StandardCompany is the latest to pick a side in the battle of high-definition disc formats. | 3 |
O2, NTT DoCoMo sign I-mode agreementEuropean mobile operator Mmo2 and Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo have signed a long-term agreement under which O2 is to launch the I-mode mobile internet service in the UK, Germany and Ireland. | 3 |
Irish reportedly negotiating with Patriots #39; WeisNew England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis has become the target of Notre Dame #39;s coaching search. Dec. 11 New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis has become the target of Notre Dame #39;s coaching search. | 1 |
Rein in militias, UN tells SudanTHE top UN envoy to Sudan said today it #39;s the responsibility of the Sudanese government to rein in the Arab militias in Darfur and Khartoum should not hesitate in seeking foreign assistance in that effort. | 0 |
PeopleSoft modifies refund programCompany says changes were made due to information that came to light during the trial and to address concerns raised by the judge. | 3 |
NTT DoCoMo Achieves 1 Gbps Packet TransmissionNTT DoCoMo used its proprietary signal separation technique to enable data transmission at 1 Gbps in rea ltime using a bandwidth of 100 MHz in an area with low radio signal receptivity. | 3 |
RPT-CORRECTED-US #39; Al Gore starts sustainable growth firmIn LONDON story of Nov. 8 (not Nov. 2) headlined quot;US #39; Al Gore starts sustainable growth fund firm quot; please read in fifth paragraph ... Peter Knight, a former campaign manager ... instead of ... Peter Harris, a former campaign manager ... (corrects... | 2 |
Oil rises on Jeddah, Nigeria attacksOil prices headed higher after Nigerian locals seized oil pumping stations, with news of an attack on the US consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, also pushing prices higher, dealers said. | 0 |
Microsoft: The reality behind the imageCNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why the company remains wildly successful despite a string of mediocre product launches. | 3 |
Seeds of PeacePlant a tree, win the Nobel Peace Prize? The world #39;s highest honor, bestowed last week on a Kenyan feminist dynamo most famous for her grass-roots effort to plant some 30 million trees in Africa, has run smack | 0 |
EADS Triples 3rd-Quarter Profit, Raises 2004 Forecast (Update2)European Aeronautic, Defense amp; Space Co., Europe #39;s largest aerospace company, more than tripled third- quarter net income and raised its 2004 earnings forecast because Airbus delivered more planes and the space unit posted a profit. | 2 |
Israel arrests 13 UN employeesIsrael arrests 13 UN employees on suspicion of ""links to terrorism"" but does not give their nationalities. | 0 |
Karzai #39;s Running Mate Survives AttackKABUL, Afghanistan Oct. 6, 2004 - Campaigning for Afghanistan #39;s first direct presidential election ended with a burst of violence Wednesday as attackers set off a bomb in a failed effort to kill interim | 0 |
Abductors threaten to kill UN trio unless troops leave AfghanistanKABUL - A breakaway Taleban group claiming to hold three UN workers threatened Saturday to execute them unless foreign troops withdrew from Afghanistan and condemned its invasion by US-led forces. | 0 |
Cars rated on whiplash impactMost cars do a poor or marginal job protecting passengers from whiplash injuries in a rear-end crash, according to crash tests of several models. | 3 |
Martha wants her bills paidWASHINGTON -- Martha Stewart is asking the company she founded to reimburse about \$3.7 million US of the legal fees she incurred while on trial earlier this year for obstruction of justice and other charges, according to a regulatory filing. | 2 |
Kerry Debate Shows Fickleness of Memories (AP)AP - Past presidential candidates and their critics have been known to shade the truth for political purposes. But to memory researchers, it doesn't take intentional falsifying to understand the discrepancies in the retelling of Sen. John Kerry's war experiences. | 3 |
NEC launches worlds fastest supercomputerTOKYO, Japan -- Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp., said it has begun selling the worlds fastest supercomputer. NEC claimed its SX-8 is the most powerful vector-type supercomputer, with a sustainable | 3 |
Europe Inflation Dip Not Expected to LastThe euro zone #39;s inflation rate fell in September to an annual rate of 2.1 percent but remained above the European Central Bank #39;s target for the sixth straight month, the European Union statistics agency said Monday. | 2 |
American beheadedAn Al Qaeda-linked militant group beheaded an American hostage in Iraq and threatened last night to kill another two Westerners in 24 hours unless women prisoners were freed from Iraqi jails. | 0 |
Chelsea 2 - 0 CSKA MoscowIf Chelsea owner and CSKA Moscow sponsor Roman Abramovich was in two minds where his loyalties lay at Stamford Bridge last night, Jos Mourinho, with aspirations of winning a second successive European Cup, soon put him straight. | 1 |
Al-Sadr #39;s militia agrees to start haShiite militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed Saturday to begin handing in weapons, a significant step toward restoring order in Baghdad #39;s sprawling Sadr | 0 |
Vonage Dodges State RegulationsThe FCC decides that cable, phone and other companies offering internet-based phone services fall under federal jurisdiction. The company calls the ruling a victory for consumers. | 2 |
Suicide Bombers Kill 14 Iraqis in Surge of ViolenceSuicide bombers killed 14 members of Iraq #39;s fledgling security forces near a US marine base west of Baghdad and at a checkpoint to the north on Saturday amid a spate of insurgent attacks across the country. | 0 |
Somewhere between gleam and gloomPresident Bush has been saying that the US economy has ''turned the corner. quot; Democratic presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry, in the wake of this month's poor jobs report, quipped that it was more like a U-turn. | 2 |
OECD praises Turkey #39;s economic developmentPARIS Turkey won an important endorsement Thursday in its bid to join the European Union as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a report praising Ankara for recent economic strides. | 2 |
Panthers Punter Arrested on DWI Charge (AP)AP - Carolina Panthers punter Todd Sauerbrun was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, a police spokeswoman said Thursday. | 1 |
Update 1: Alitalia: July Revenues Below ExpectationsStruggling carrier Alitalia said Thursday that revenues were below expectations in July and August as domestic market share fell to 45 percent from about 50 percent last year. | 2 |
Pentagon Backs Off HalliburtonThe Pentagon backed off its threat to withold its monthly payment of about \$60 million a month from a Halliburton subsidiary, which provides services for troops. | 2 |
Swisscom confirms Telekom Austria talks have endedZURICH, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Top Swiss telecoms group Swisscom (SCMN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) confirmed takeover talks with neighbouring Telekom Austria (TELA.VI: Quote, Profile, Research) had ended without result, the group said on Thursday, crushing ... | 2 |
Peace Nobel for KenyanOSLO, Oct. 8. - The Kenyan environmental activist, Ms Wangari Maathai, has won the Nobel Peace prize for her work as leader of the Green Belt Movement, which has sought to empower women, improve the environment | 0 |
NASA Prepares for Future Space Exploration Risk (SPACE.com)SPACE.com - CLEVELAND, OH \-- As NASA readies the space shuttle fleet to fly again, \the agency's risk management teams are also paying attention to risk issues that \affect the International Space Station. | 3 |
Kobe win on sex life of accuserProsecutors in the Kobe Bryant case suffered yet another setback yesterday when a court shot down their last-ditch attempt to keep the accuser #39;s sex life out of the looming trial. | 1 |
SpaceShipOne: Flights of fancyWith two short trips to the edge of space, the little rocket that could may have ushered in a new era in high-tech travel. | 3 |
Motorola to cut 1,000 jobsSEPTEMBER 28, 2004 (REUTERS) - Telecommunications equipment maker Motorola Inc. said today that it would cut 1,000 jobs and take related charges of about \$50 million to focus on its wireless business. | 2 |
MPAA Does the Unexpected: Targets DownloadersIn a surprise move this week, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has launched a multi-pronged legal attack on movie downloaders. | 3 |
Oil Climbs Back Over \$50 Per BarrelSINGAPORE, OCT 5: US oil prices scrambled back over \$50 a barrel on Tuesday, kept on edge by a prolonged production outage in the Gulf of Mexico at a time when major exporters are already pumping nearly full tilt. | 2 |
Steelers earn their way into NFL eliteAnother dominating triumph against another unbeaten team raises the stakes: These Steelers just might be the class of the NFL. By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. | 1 |
Microsoft Sues Web Hoster, Others Over Spam<p>\</p><p> SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. filed nine new lawsuits\against spammers who send unsolicited e-mail, including an\e-mail marketing Web hosting company, the world's largest\software maker said on Thursday</p> | 3 |
F amp;P Appliances Buys Dynamic Cooking for \$33 Mln (Correct)Fisher amp; Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd., New Zealand #39;s biggest home appliances maker, agreed to buy Dynamic Cooking Systems Inc. | 2 |
We Owe Much to DES (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - DES did yeoman security service for thousands of applications, says Counterpane Internet Security CEO Bruce Schneier. | 3 |
UK Broadband Pricing Adjustment: Competition or Crisis?A mandated price cut in so-called local loop unbundling in the UK, a requirement for UK providers to offer broadband service, and an allowed price increase for wholesale broadband products has | 3 |
Dent wins as rain disrupts China OpenTorrential rain caused havoc at the China Open as American Taylor Dent and Noam Okun of Israel were the only players to reach the second round on Tuesday. | 1 |
quot;Flash quot; Biffle Leads Roush One-Two at MichiganGreg Biffle, driving the quot;Flash quot;-blazoned National Guard Ford, led 73 of the 200 laps Sunday to take his second career win in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing. | 1 |
Yukos auction is on despite order by Houston judgeWorkers in Moscow, self-exiled executives in London and Houston and industry watchers the world over are waiting for the death knell for Russia #39;s second largest oil company. | 2 |
Red Bull confirms Jaguar purchaseRed Bull have this morning been confirmed as the new owners of Jaguar Racing after Ford completed their withdrawal from Formula One. | 1 |
Rain wipes out NASCAR qualifyingRain wiped out qualifying Friday for NASCAR #39;s Sylvania 300, leaving points leader Jeff Gordon on the pole for Sunday #39;s race. | 1 |
Rehnquist More Likely to Step Aside Now (AP)AP - President Bush's re-election makes it more likely Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will retire soon. And Republican gains in the Senate mean the president has more flexibility to nominate another strong conservative to fill that vacancy and other federal judgeships. | 0 |
Chaos as battle grips schoolBBC correspondents report scenes of chaos as a battle erupts at the besieged school in the Russian town of Beslan. | 0 |
Harland #39;s brave displayModern pentathlon was devised by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, as the ultimate test of the quot;ideal, complete athlete quot;. | 1 |
Nokia, Vodafone join forces to simplify mobile phone softwareHELSINKI : Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia and British mobile operator Vodafone said they would collaborate to simplify mobile phone software using the Java computer language, paving the way for cheaper mobile phones in the long run. | 3 |
Nearly Half European Birds Species at Risk -Report (Reuters)Reuters - Over 40 percent of all bird species\in Europe face an uncertain future and some are so threatened\that they may disappear soon due to intensive agriculture and\climate change, scientists said on Monday. | 3 |
Earnhardt Jr. needs strong run at KansasA: This one is - and that was true even before NASCAR officials told the series #39; most popular potty-mouth to go chomp on 25 points #39; worth of figurative Irish Spring. | 1 |
No Fast Answers in Probe of Seal Deaths (AP)AP - Scientists investigating high mortality rates of seals say no fast answer has emerged. Reports of stranded seals have slowed to normal rates in recent weeks, but researchers continue to search for clues about what happened to the harbor seals last summer in Maine. | 3 |
Hollinger #39;s Black Victimized #39; Company, Report Says (Update1)Hollinger International Inc., publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, said former Chief Executive Conrad Black and controlling shareholders victimized #39; #39; the company by transferring \$400 million of company funds to their own accounts. | 2 |
Colgate overhaul to cut over 4,400 jobsColgate-Palmolive, the US consumer products company, has said that it plans to close about a third of its factories and cut more than 4,400 jobs over the next four years as part of a major restructuring effort to increase profit margins. | 2 |
Abbey sale means 5m for ArnoldLuqman Arnold, chief executive of Abbey National, is likely to walk away with 5.2m if the bank is sold to Banco Santander Central Hispano. | 2 |
Suicide Car Bomb Kills 37 at Pakistan Religious Rally MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb exploded in central Pakistan, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 50 at a rally for an assassinated militant religious leader early on Thursday, police said. | 0 |
Broadband Proves PopularNumber of users with high-speed connections has tripled in the last three years. | 3 |
Pressure Building on U.S. Over WWII Suit (AP)AP - Bipartisan political pressure is building for the Bush administration to settle a lawsuit by Hungarian Jews who claim the United States plundered family riches that had been seized by the Nazis during World War II. | 0 |
Lexmark recalls 39,400 US printersPrinter manufacturer Lexmark is recalling 39,400 laser printers following fears over potential electric shocks. The printers could potentially short-circuit and present a danger of injury to users although there have been no reports of any incidents. | 3 |
After Iraq, Spain Turns Again Toward Latin America SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - After spending several years distracted by Iraq and the war on terror, Spain under its new socialist government is turning again toward Latin America where its historical and business links give it an unrivaled edge. | 0 |
MSN, Yahoo Deal ExtendedMicrosoft #39;s MSN Web portal has extended its contract with Overture, a division of Yahoo that provides sponsored search results. | 3 |
Rookie Gallery lt; -0 will start SundayThat seat on the bench that Robert Gallery was keeping warm? It now belongs to Langston Walker. Oakland Raiders coach Norv Turner announced Wednesday quot;if things go | 1 |
Mazda Plans Hybrid Version of Tribute SUV Using Ford TechnologyReuters. Mazda intends to launch a hybrid SUV using technology from Ford, which owns 33.4 of the Japanese automaker. Through our partnership with Ford, we are now proceeding with the development of a hybrid | 3 |
NHL shuns union #39;s latest offerCBC SPORTS ONLINE - An NHL lockout appears almost unavoidable after the league swiftly rejected the NHL Players #39; Association #39;s latest offer on Thursday. | 1 |
Federal Judge Clears Oracle's Bid for RivalJudge ruled that the Justice Department erred in seeking to block Oracle's proposed takeover of PeopleSoft, giving a boost to Oracle's efforts to snare its rival. <br><FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2""\ color=""#666666""><B>-The ... | 3 |
Ontario court OKs Air Canada restructuringAir Canada has been cleared for take-off. An Ontario court judge approved the battered airline #39;s restructuring plan, and the company could emerge from bankruptcy protection as early as Sept. | 2 |
Digital music a long way from displacing CDsIt #39;s going to be a long time before digital music downloads challenge CD sales, even in the online world. That #39;s the conclusion of a report by market watcher Informa Media Group (IMG), published this week. | 3 |
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