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Karmazin Brings Sirius Starpower to Radio (washingtonpost.com)washingtonpost.com - Sirius Satellite Radio's hiring of former Viacom President Mel Karmazin as its new chief executive is its most aggressive move yet to steal market share away from larger rival XM Satellite Radio. It's also the clearest signal so far that... | 3 |
Keeping Our Priorities Straight in Afghanistan, by Ted Galen <b>...</b>The war on drugs is interfering with the US effort to destroy Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. US officials increasingly want to eradicate drugs as well as nurture Afghanistan #39;s | 0 |
Man Pleads Guilty in Passport Case Soliman S. Biheiri, the only person convicted in a broad probe into whether Islamic charities in Northern Virginia were financing terrorist organizations, pleaded guilty yesterday to illegally possessing and using a U.S. passport to enter the United States last year. | 0 |
Bryant Prosecutors Say Some Data Tainted (AP)AP - Two days before the start of jury selection in Kobe Bryant's rape case, prosecutors charged that crucial DNA evidence the defense had hoped to use to prove the NBA star's innocence might have been contaminated. | 1 |
Al-Qaeda figures 'held in Jordan'The CIA declines to comment on a report that senior al-Qaeda suspects are being held in Jordan. | 0 |
Dual DVD/HD-DVD disc developedMemory-Tech is to start mass production next year of read-only discs that can contain data stored in both DVD and HD-DVDs (high-definition/high-density DVDs) layers, a company executive said Wednesday. | 3 |
Doubts over passport face scansSerious doubts are raised on the accuracy of a new identity system being introduced on all new UK passports next year. | 3 |
USC on track despite Bruin powerThe intracity football debate between Los Angeles #39; most distinguished schools of higher learning, USC and UCLA, started off as expected Saturday afternoon, as the Trojans #39; extraordinary sophomore | 1 |
Mob rule takes a hit as Italy fights backMAFIA investigators christened him The Ambassador. After a seven-year trial in the bunker of a Palermo jail, Sicilian senator Marcello Dell #39;Utri, an old friend and political patron of Italian Prime Minister | 0 |
Could Australia's Deadly Snakes Put Bite on Cancer?Eighty percent of Australia's snake species are venomous, making the continent a paradise for researchers seeking the next generation of miracle drugs for human diseases. | 3 |
Service-Sector Growth Slows to a 2004 LowGrowth in the services sector slowed in August although managers seemed more willing to hire new workers. | 2 |
Sergeant in Abu Ghraib Case Pleads Guilty to 8 CountsThe highest-ranking Army reservist charged in the Abu Ghraib scandal pleaded guilty on Wednesday to eight counts of abusing prisoners and described in graphic | 0 |
Brother may #39;buy #39; BigleyTHE brother of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley was yesterday investigating whether it might be possible to buy his sibling #39;s life. Paul Bigley was looking into reports in a Kuwaiti newspaper that a Iraqi militant | 0 |
Taming the Wild RiverAttempts to keep the Mississippi contained have often had the opposite effect, but now the Army is counting on huge mats of concrete to do the job. Michelle Delio reports from Natchez, Mississippi. | 3 |
Sharon Offers a Date for Settler Withdrawal From GazaPrime Minister Ariel Sharon said today that he wanted to begin withdrawing Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip next May or June and complete the pullout within three months. | 0 |
SunTrust Axes 3 Finance Execs, to Restate NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunTrust Banks Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=STI.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">STI.N</A>, the No. 7 U.S. bank, on Wednesday said it fired three finance executives, including its chief credit offi... | 2 |
Pakistan to Scale Back Force Around Town Near Afghan BorderDeclaring that peace had been restored in part of Pakistan #39;s restive tribal areas, Pakistani military officials have announced that troops will | 0 |
Japan Stocks Higher, Led by Tech Rebounds (Reuters)Reuters - The Nikkei average rose 1.24 percent by\mid-morning trade on Monday as a recovery in U.S. stocks\encouraged investors to seek bargains among lagging issues,\including Hitachi Ltd. and other high-tech firms. | 2 |
Google Shares, Once Devalued, Just May Be Winners After AllWall Street, which forced Google, the Internet search engine, to lower the price of its shares sharply in its initial public offering in August, has decided that the company is worth a lot more today than it was then. | 2 |
Bates wise to spare Britain #39;s young hopefuls in AustriaAt least the innocent were spared possible humiliation. Even though Britain lost to Austria 3-2 last weekend and remain in the second division of the Davis Cup, Jeremy Bates was | 1 |
Becks relieved after Roma winRome - David Beckham said Real Mardrid had done what they needed to after defeating Roma 3-0 here on Wednesday to book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League. | 1 |
Rise in oil stocks drives prices downSingapore - Crude oil futures slid further on Thursday, as concerns over heating oil supplies ahead of a cold Northern Hemisphere winter eased because of a rise in US crude stocks. | 2 |
Americans step up attacks against Fallujah as showdown with <b>...</b>More than 10,000 US soldiers and marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets pummelled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads. | 0 |
Bosnian Serbs sorry for massacreBosnian Serb leaders apologise for the first time to relatives of up to 8,000 Muslims killed in Srebrenica in 1995. | 0 |
Polls open in AfghanistanKABUL, 10/09 - Afghanistans first direct presidential election began at 7 aM (local time) Saturday amid tight security. More than 10. | 0 |
AIG to Pay \$126 Mln to Settle SEC Charges WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American International Group Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AIG.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">AIG.N</A> agreed to pay \$126 million to settle charges it helped companies fraudulently inflate ea... | 2 |
Explosives found in Russian crashMOSCOW Russia #39;s security service announced Friday that investigators had found traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of the two passenger airliners that crashed almost simultaneously on Tuesday, and declared its downing a terrorist act. | 0 |
Resolving Kashmir with a Musharraf modelThe studied casualness with which Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf presented his big idea on Kashmir this week has not been able to hide its innovative and indeed revolutionary | 0 |
White House Shrugs Off N. Korea Comments (AP)AP - The White House said Tuesday that North Korea's Kim Jong Il is engaging in ""more bluster"" by criticizing President Bush as a leader who is fomenting world unrest. | 0 |
Thousands Flock to Japan for Radon Therapy (AP)AP - It has been singled out as the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, right behind smoking. But to Shiro Umeda, sprightly at 74, radon is the best thing since aspirin. | 3 |
Ukraine rivals bid to end crisisPresidential rivals Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych meet in a fresh bid to resolve the poll crisis. | 0 |
Correction: Of-Mutual-Interest Story (AP)AP - In a Dec. 7 mutual fund column about global allocation funds, The Associated Press erronously reported the expense ratio of First Eagle Global. It is 1.32 percent, not 1.72 percent, which is the fund's yield. | 2 |
EarthLink to offer free net telephonyZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row. Earthlink on Tuesday said it now distributes software that lets people make free unlimited calls over a broadband connection. | 3 |
Lucent, Unions Extend Talks to MondayLucent Technologies Inc. (LU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and unions representing roughly 10 percent of the telecommunications equipment maker #39;s work force on Sunday agreed to extend talks, their second extension in 10 days. | 2 |
MFORMA, Marvel, Activision in Mobile Entertainment AllianceMFORMA Group and Marvel Enterprises announced that the companies will bring content based on Marvel #39;s brands to mobile phone users. | 3 |
Spain through to Davis Cup finalTeenager Rafael Nadal led Spain into the Davis Cup final on Sunday, but then admitted he may face a bit-part role in December #39;s title clash with the United States. | 1 |
Stocks to Watch WednesdayStocks to watch on Wednesday: FOREST LABORATORIES INC. (FRX.N: Quote, Profile, Research). The drug company #39;s experimental treatment for Alzheimer #39;s failed to prove effective in a big clinical trial. | 2 |
IRS: Rose Owes Nearly \$1M in Unpaid TaxesMIAMI - Pete Rose is back in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service, which says the baseball great owes nearly \$1 million in unpaid taxes. The IRS filed a federal tax lien in Broward County on Tuesday alleging that baseball's all-time hits king owes \$973,693.28 in back tax... | 0 |
Hawks 88, Pistons 72Rookie Josh Smith replaced Kenny Anderson at point guard and had career highs of 12 points and four blocks in his first NBA start as the Atlanta Hawks stunned the Detroit Pistons 88-72 Friday night. | 1 |
Pacers to Appeal Suspensions(New York City-December 9, 2004) - Two days of grievance hearings stemming from the November Pacers-Pistons brawl are unfolding in New York City. | 1 |
Planets form like #39;dust bunnies #39;New observations of dust around young stars suggest collisions of large asteroid-like objects and fledgling planets are frequent. But that doesn #39;t likely stop the formation | 3 |
Pakistan says kills militants as Karzai visitsPakistan said its forces killed four foreign militants in a border area on Monday as Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited to discuss the battle against Islamic | 0 |
Microsoft to Launch New Search EngineMicrosoft is set to unleash its much-anticipated search technology this week, as it ramps up efforts to take on market leader Google. | 3 |
CA Outlines Unicenter EffortsComputer Associates International plans to launch an upgraded version of its Unicenter management software quot;just before the summer of 2005, quot; Ken Cron, CA #39;s interim CEO, said Tuesday. | 3 |
Advo Names Harding CEO NEW YORK (Reuters) - Advo Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">AD.N</A>, which publishes shopping ad circulars and provides other direct-mail marketing services, on Monday said its board of directors had elect... | 2 |
Big two clash in San Siro tomorrrowThe battle for control of Champions League Group F match begins in earnest tomorrow when AC Milan host Barcelona at the San Siro stadium. | 1 |
Death toll of England #39;s train crash rises to sevenThe number of people who were killedwhen a high-speed train hit a car in southeastern England on Saturday rose to seven Sunday, including the drivers of both the car and train. | 0 |
US Congress agrees huge tax billA corporate tax bill offering huge tax breaks to US manufacturers in return for removing export subsidies is approved by Congress. | 2 |
Bell set for Test debutIan Bell is almost certain to make his England Test debut on Thursday in the final match against West Indies. | 1 |
It #39;s not just bats rising to occasionWe interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you something from October. Don #39;t touch that dial. The Astros may remember their 88th victory more for what it wasn #39;t than what it was. | 1 |
No clue on CNN producer #39;s fatePalestinian security men Tuesday sought CNN producer Riad Ali who was kidnapped in Gaza by gunmen Monday evening on a busy street. | 0 |
Rossi wins Portuguese MotoGPEstoril, Sep 06 - Valentino Rossi won the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril for the fourth year in a row on Sunday, extending his MotoGP World Championship lead over Sete Gibernau. | 1 |
THAILAND-BLAST-FIREWORKSThe death toll from a blast that ripped through a fireworks factory in central Thailand rose to 11 on Monday, police said. quot;At this moment the death toll is 11 and one person is in the ICU, quot; Police Lt. | 0 |
Japan warns of prison crowdingJapan's prisons are at their most crowded in years, a result of rising crime and longer sentences. | 0 |
US issues terror warning in northern EuropeHELSINKI, Finland - United States embassies in northern Europe said they have received threat information and urged Americans living in the Nordic and Baltic regions to be cautious. | 0 |
Mobile phones are safe say Nordic boffinsA GROUP of scientists from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland have issued a joint statement clearing mobile phones from those who accuse them of dosing you with killer radiation. | 3 |
Yudhoyono confirmed as winnerJAKARTA - Official results have confirmed former army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the winner of Indonesia #39;s first direct presidential election, while incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri urged her nation Thursday to wait for the official announcement | 0 |
Three Turkish hostages believed killed BAGHDAD -- A Paris newspaper editor said there had been positive movement in the effort to free two captive French journalists yesterday, while a separate militant group said it had killed three Turkish captives. | 0 |
Frontier justice won #39;t stop the spamSure, most of it reads like filthy gibberish. But the authors of this dreck are not semi-literate perverts. They #39;re cool, rational business folk who have found a sleazy but effective way to make a buck. | 3 |
The railroading of Ron ArtestI am not about to condone the Indiana Pacer #39;s behavior for charging into the stands and swinging at some Detroit Piston fans. As a professional and public figure, he has a responsibility to take the high road with unruly fans. | 1 |
But seriously, folksOne thing about the up-and-down world of the NFL: You can't shy away from teams coming off bad performances, because that would leave you with no one to pick. | 1 |
SEC May Sue AIG Over Press Releases NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AIG.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">AIG.N</A>, which faces a possible lawsuit by U.S. securities regulators over helping a major banking client ... | 2 |
Yahoo Adds Tool to Search Hard DrivesSAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. is adding a tool to search computer hard drives as it scrambles to catch up with Google Inc. and stay a step ahead of Microsoft Corp. | 3 |
Work Out Now, Ache Later: How Your Muscles Pay You BackNo one knows for sure exactly what causes muscle soreness, but many scientists think that the delayed pain is caused by microscopic tears in the muscles. | 3 |
Pakistan Says Militants on the Run, Despite Blast (Reuters)Reuters - Pakistani forces are driving al\Qaeda-linked militants out of mountains near the Afghan border\but attacks such as a bomb that wounded soldiers on Saturday\could not be ruled out, a commander said. | 0 |
Schwartzel delights the home supporters with maiden victoryIF YOURE South African, young and very promising, with an eye on a long and successful career around the world, you would be delighted to win your maiden event in your home country as near as possible to where you were born, which is exactly what Charl | 1 |
Oil Prices Hold Around \$41 a Barrel SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices held around \$41 a barrel on Tuesday on forecasts of colder temperatures in the U.S. Northeast, a supply cut by top OPEC producer Saudi Arabia and disruptions to Iraqi crude exports. | 2 |
Security overkill in Athens means more empty seatsIt was splashed on the front page of Greece #39;s mass-circulation To Vima, a left-leaning daily newspaper: quot;Muslim blessing for the Athens Games. | 1 |
Byrd amendment buys US \$150 million in WTO sanctionsThe World Trade Organization granted authorization Friday to the European Union, Japan, Canada, Korea, Mexico, India, and Chile, to slap retaliatory sanctions if the US fails to repeal the Byrd amendment. | 2 |
D.R. Horton Profit Up 52 Percent CHICAGO (Reuters) - Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DHI.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">DHI.N</A> on Wednesday posted a 52 percent increase in quarterly profit on strong orders for new homes and forecast b... | 2 |
Moscow fumes as Utah Jazz pulls out of NBA date (AFP)AFP - Russian basketball champions CSKA Moscow said they were disappointed that NBA giants Utah Jazz had pulled out off a planned exhibition match here because of security fears. | 1 |
Offense Is SteamrolledQuarterback Aaron Polanco took a brutal hit in the back during Navy's scrimmage, symbolizing the Mids' mediocre offensive effort Saturday. | 1 |
Manila's Cardinal Sin Rushed to Hospital MANILA (Reuters) - Cardinal Jaime Sin, the powerbroker at the heart of Philippine people power revolts, was rushed to a Manila hospital on Monday after reportedly suffering a heart attack, church officials and local media said. | 0 |
Microsoft introduces Data Protection ServerThe data protection server is designed to simplify and reduce the backup and recovery process for businesses. | 3 |
A toll with appealALL that was missing was a nice kiss on the bottom. Bracksie #39;s Government is forking out a lazy \$300 million so Macquarie Bank and Leighton Holdings, the victorious consortium in the Mitcham-Frankston tollroad | 2 |
Oil: Oil ends above \$50 on Nigeria fearsOil prices ended above \$50 a barrel amid concern over possible fighting between rebles and the military in Nigeria #39;s oil-rich delta region. | 2 |
Rovers find water-linked mineral, see frost and clouds on MarsNASA #39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the Mars rover Spirit has found a mineral linked to water during its exploration of the Red Planet. | 3 |
New Chechen Leader Vows Peace, Poll CriticizedChechnya #39;s new leader vowed on Monday to rebuild the shattered region and crush extremists after winning an election condemned by a rights group as a show stage-managed by Moscow. | 0 |
SBC Inks Deal with Microsoft for IP TVAlthough telcos need to position themselves as strong competition to cable operators and VoIP providers, IDC #39;s Amy Harris questioned whether SBC #39;s effort will pay off. | 2 |
Rockies land two of the 10 players on MLB squadFolks are paying attention to the Colorado Rockies #39; youth movement. Second baseman Aaron Miles and outfielder Matt Holliday each made the 46th annual Topps Rookie All-Star | 1 |
Nokia 9300 QWERTY CommunicatorThe Nokia 9300 is a high-end smartphone for business users, it runs on the Symbian Series 80 OS and has a full sized QWERTY keyboard waiting to be flipped open. | 3 |
PeopleSoft, IBM Strike \$1B Deal for MiddlewareSAN FRANCISCOPeopleSoft Inc. on Tuesday announced an expanded relationship with IBM that will effectively add a middleware infrastructure layer to PeopleSoft #39;s applications. | 2 |
Baldini Triumph in Marathon Marred by IntruderItalian Stefano Baldini won the Olympic men #39;s marathon Sunday after an intruder dashed on to the course late in the race and bundled the then leader Vanderlei de Lima into the crowd. | 1 |
Ollie out, McKie in for SixersPHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - The Philadelphia 76ers on Friday placed guard Kevin Ollie on the injured list with a lower back strain and activated guard Aaron McKie. | 1 |
Death toll from Sinai bombings reaches 33 as Egypt pursues suspects (AFP)AFP - Three more bodies were pulled from the rubble of a Red Sea hotel as Egyptian investigators said they had identified a number of suspects in the bombings of packed Sinai resorts that have so far killed 33 people. | 0 |
At ancient site, a very modern debate -- over trafficSALISBURY, England -- Whoever built Stonehenge, the 5,000-year-old circle of megaliths that towers over green fields in southern England and lures a million visitors a year, could not have planned for the automobile. | 0 |
A brighter Outlook?Software startup hopes there's big money in little improvements to Microsoft products. | 3 |
Blazers #39; Randolph misses team flightA mini Blazers soap opera broke, was resolved and basically forgotten all in the same day on Sunday. It started when the news came out that Zach Randolph missed the team flight to Toronto on Saturday morning | 1 |
Hurricane Ivan Kills 20 in Grenada, Heads West (Reuters)Reuters - Hurricane Ivan killed at least 20 people\as it laid waste to the tiny spice island of Grenada, where\looting hampered relief efforts on Wednesday as the storm swept\through the Caribbean heading northwest. | 0 |
Qwest to Pay \$250 Million in Fraud ProbeQwest agreed Thursday to settle with the Securities and Exchange Commission over charges that the company fraudulently booked \$3.8 billion in revenue over nearly three years. | 3 |
Brazil Back in SpaceA test rocket which Brazil successfully launched on Saturday provided reassurance to the countrys space programme 14 months after a more powerful one exploded before lift-off killing 21 people. | 3 |
Harrah #39;s will sell E. Chicago riverboatHarrah #39;s Entertainment Inc. and Caesars Entertainment Inc. will sell an East Chicago riverboat casino and three other gambling resorts for \$1. | 2 |
Iraqi officials investigating infiltrators #39; role in ambushIraqi officials opened an investigation Monday into the role played by infiltrators in the ambush on Sunday that left 49 Iraqi National Guard trainees dead, in the face | 0 |
Shoppers Drug Mart Q3 profit up 21 at \$92.5M as sales rise 9 to <b>...</b>TORONTO (CP) - Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. has rung up a healthy 21 per cent increase in third-quarter profit to \$92.5 million, as total sales increased nine per cent from a year earlier to \$1. | 2 |
Lava Breaks the Surface at Mount St. HelensAfter weeks of earthquakes and steam eruptions, Mount St. Helens has a new lava dome that could even eclipse the volcano's old one. The quakes subsided as the new lava emerged Monday and cooled in the open air. | 3 |
Villa boss slates players after Burnley embarrassmentBurnley have dumped Aston Villa out of the Carling Cup with a 3-1 win at Turf Moor. A strong Villa line-up went behind after just nine minutes when Graham Branch headed in Robbie Blake #39;s cross. | 1 |
Stocks Flat; Oil, Hurricane Cause Concern NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks struggled to gain ground on Tuesday as oil prices rose and investors feared economic fallout from Hurricane Ivan as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico toward a possible landfall in the United States. | 2 |
Police terror sweeps across HaitiThe bodies had been whisked away but the dried pool of blood covering the dirt-floor dead end of a twisting alley was a chilling sign of what happened here last week. | 0 |
Chiefs Beat Ravens 27-24 for First WinBALTIMORE - Winless no more, the Kansas City Chiefs rendered the Baltimore Ravens defenseless with an almost unimaginable display of ball control and patience. Priest Holmes ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chiefs wore down the highly touted Baltimore defense in a 27-2... | 0 |
#39;One in 12 Emails Infected with Virus #39;The number of attempted attacks by computer viruses rocketed in the first half of the year, according to a report published today. | 3 |
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