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Henman Battles Into Basel QuarterfinalsBritish second seed Tim Henman came through an unexpectedly tough second round match with South Africa #39;s Wesley Moodie to reach the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tournament Thursday. | 1 |
Baseball Today (AP)AP - Anaheim at Texas (8:05 p.m. EDT). The Angels try to remain in the playoff picture with a crucial game against the Rangers. | 1 |
Ponting Hails #39;Gladiator #39; SymondsAndrew Symonds second one-day international hundred was the lynchpin of Australias 10-run NatWest International win over Pakistan - and the source of great personal satisfaction | 1 |
Russian, Japanese ministers to discuss peace treaty problemAstana - Moscow, November 17 KAZINFORM - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is planning to discuss with his Japanese colleague Nobutaka Machimura relations between the two countries, including the peace treaty problem. | 0 |
Siemens Clocks Record Speed in Wireless Race quot;There #39;s a whole lot of factors that impact statements on speed, and the companies never include them. How far was it transmitted? | 3 |
arnings dip at ArchipelagoNEW YORK Chicago-based stock-exchange operator Archipelago Holdings Incorporated says earnings per share fell, though revenue rose slightly. | 2 |
Owen loving formMichael Owen was ecstatic following his second match-winning goal in his last two matches for Real Madrid over the weekend against Valencia. | 1 |
Locked In and Loaded: Yanks Lack FlexibilityThese are the facts: The Yankees blew a three-games-to-none lead in the American League Championship Series to the Boston Red Sox last month. | 1 |
On-Demand Movies at 30,000 FeetAmerican Airlines is offering passengers a dozen on-demand movies, on-demand audio channels, video games, audio books, and newspapers. | 3 |
Australia's Frisky Koalas to Get Hormone Implants (Reuters)Reuters - Lusty Koalas in southern Australia\are going to be put on the pill to stop them breeding too\quickly and putting too much strain on their eucalyptus-forest\home. | 3 |
Body Asymmetry Tied to AggressionLashing out more common if one ear or finger is larger HealthDayNews -- If one of your ears is bigger than the other, it may be a sign you're more likely to be aggressive when you get angry. So say Ohio State University researchers, who found that the greater the asymmetry between... | 3 |
Tech BriefsThe city of Seattle, which is considering building a municipally owned high-speed Internet network, has named a task force to study proposals that include a Wi-Fi, WiMax, cable or fiber optic system. | 3 |
Arsenal, Bremen make last 16London: Holders Porto produced a thrilling fightback to beat Chelsea 2-1 and grab a Champions League lifeline as Arsenal and Werder Bremen booked their places in the next round on Tuesday. | 1 |
Strong broadband business at BTBT has reported a rising share of net broadband additions during its fiscal second quarter, signalling its position in the business was not as bad as some had analysts had feared. | 3 |
Carnival cruises to profitMIAMICarnival Corp. #39;s fiscal third-quarter profit increased 40 per cent as higher ticket prices spurred strong revenue growth. | 2 |
Peoplesoft bid battle heats upThe battle for PeopleSoft intensified on Tuesday, with the company #39;s two top shareholders said to be taking opposite sides in the software maker #39;s struggle against an \$8.8 billion hostile bid by its bigger rival Oracle. | 2 |
Investors back News revisionsTHE News Corporation Ltd has won the battle to gain local support for its move to the US after unveiling far-reaching concessions on corporate governance. | 2 |
U.S.-Led Forces Widen Control in Rebel Iraqi City SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces backed by warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of Samarra Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein. | 0 |
NASA Chief Sees Mandate for Bush Space ProgramThe budget increase Congress just voted for NASA is a clear endorsement of President Bush's plan to send astronauts back to the Moon and later Mars, said Sean O'Keefe. | 3 |
Antitrust Ruling ReverberatesThe stock prices of Oracle and PeopleSoft jumped on the news yesterday, as did shares of other major software companies, including ADP Inc. | 2 |
Mitsubishi Shareholders Demand Changes (AP)AP - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. shareholders approved a move Wednesday enabling the scandal-plagued Japanese automaker to raise cash through a share offering, but demanded the company clean up its image and improve its product offerings to turn its lagging business around. | 0 |
Investors consider economic newsThe Dow Jones industrial average is down 34 points at ten-thousand-91. Gainers on the New York Stock Exchange hold a four-to-three lead over losers. | 2 |
Reasons to Like Four SeasonsThe luxury hotel manager doubles earnings for the second straight quarter. | 2 |
Telecom Italia to buy mobile armTelecom Italia is to borrow another 12bn (\$16bn) to fund a cash and shares deal worth more than 20bn for the 44 per cent of its mobile arm that it does not own. | 2 |
San Francisco Hotel Workers to Go Back to WorkSan Francisco hotel owners and union officials on Saturday announced a 60-day cooling period that will put nearly 4,000 striking hotel workers back on the job for the first time in nearly eight weeks. | 2 |
Not how they planned itIm surprised about the whole ordeal. It wasnt supposed to be like that, Williams said. Not after the Giants put 22 new faces on their active roster, brought | 1 |
Bush Vaults From RNC to Campaign Trail (AP)AP - Fired up after his convention, President Bush raced through three states he lost in 2000, on a drive Friday to spur his backers to the polls in November. ""It's a time for choosing,"" Bush said. | 0 |
Judge adjourns Ba #39;asyir #39;s trial until Nov. 4: The trial of Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba #39;asyir, the alleged spiritual leader of Southeast Asian terrorist group Jamaah Islamiyah, has been adjourned for a week until Nov. 4, the presiding judge Soedarto said on Thursday. | 0 |
Iran says nuclear plan is no secretTEHRAN, Iran -- Iran acknowledged Thursday that it plans to process tons of raw uranium, but said the UN nuclear watchdog agency was informed about the move long ago and accused the United States of sensationalizing the matter. | 0 |
Sony's TV Plans Take ShapeNew 46-inch LCD is just one of eight flat-panel models launched this week. | 3 |
I OFFERED TO RESIGN TOO - BURNSScotland #39;s caretaker-manager Tommy Burns has revealed he was talked out of quitting by Berti Vogts. Burns was Vogts #39; assistant manager and provided advice and support for the whole of the German #39;s ill-fated | 1 |
Reliving Lewis and Clark: An Adventure in Its Own RightReenactors following in the footsteps of the Lewis and Clark expedition are encountering weather and experiences that are making the modern journey an adventure in its own right. | 3 |
Another win for Heikki Kovalainen!Fin RDD driver Kovalainen scored a new podium and a new victory last weekend in Barcelona. He now increases his lead in the World Series championship. Looking good! | 1 |
Microsoft patches month-old IE flawMicrosoft has released an update to Internet Explorer to fix a security flaw that was discovered a month ago and has since been exploited to attack users. | 3 |
Fulham hit by FA charges after brawl at West BromFulham are facing FA charges regarding the conduct of their players in a Premier League match at West Bromwich Albion last Saturday that included a mass brawl and three dismissals. | 1 |
FACTBOX-Australia v Pakistan factboxHead-to-heads: The two teams have met 49 times since 1956-57. Australia hold the advantage with 21 victories while Pakistan have won 11, with 17 draws. | 1 |
No one beats a 73 in Korea, where Yang leads Harrington by twoSouth Korea #39;s Eun-yong Yang shot a 3-over 75 in difficult conditions Friday on the rainy and windswept Jungmun course to take the second-round lead in the Shinhan Korea Golf Championship, which is sanctioned by the PGA Tour. | 1 |
Cassini #39;s Titan Data Awaited from SaturnThe Cassini spacecraft zoomed past Saturn #39;s largest moon early Monday, its radars and other science instruments piercing Titan #39;s thick atmosphere in search | 3 |
Archbishop seeks to calm #39;war of words #39;Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane has stepped into the fray between Archbishop Desmond Tutu and President Thabo Mbeki, calling for calm and offering to mediate between the two. | 0 |
Congressman's New Job Is Top Drug Lobbyist (Los Angeles Times)Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON #8212; The pharmaceutical industry on Wednesday named as its top lobbyist a longtime congressman who had been among those overseeing it. The new job is said to come with a #36;1-million-plus salary. | 0 |
India #39;s Congress Wins Polls in Key Industrial StateIndia #39;s ruling Congress party won power in a giant state on Saturday, a victory that would boost the fortunes of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi #39;s party | 0 |
1st US-Vietnam Flight in 30yrs Symbol of Closer Ties WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first U.S. passenger flight to Vietnam since 1975 shows bilateral ties are ""right on track"" between old battlefield foes who still spar over human rights and trade, a Vietnamese spokeswoman said on Thursday. | 0 |
Kazaa launches file-swap defenceLawyers for file-swapping software firm Kazaa have begun their defence in a landmark Australian music piracy case. Kazaa said its software, which allows users to exchange copyrighted music over | 3 |
Job ads on the riseJob advertising in Australia #39;s major newspapers has recorded a significant jump, pointing to a rebound in employment growth in the lead-up to Christmas. | 2 |
Darfur witnesses arrested in SudanThe Sudanese government was accused yesterday of arresting people who have spoken to foreign visitors, ceasefire monitors and journalists about continuing atrocities in Darfur. | 0 |
'Huge' potential for gene therapy\Scientists have taken an important step towards a new way of treating disease by switching off key genes. | 0 |
Nokia joins secure digital memory card groupThe mobile phone maker will support tiny data storage devices and their multimedia cards. | 3 |
Prince Harry hit in face by cameraLONDON, England -- Prince Harry was hit in the face by a camera during an overnight scuffle outside a nightclub that left a photographer with a cut lip. | 0 |
Skype, Voiceglo say consumers see the lightThe two Internet phone services reach customer milestones--a sign to some that VoIP no longer intimidates consumers. | 3 |
IBM in Major RFID ExpansionIBM (Quote, Chart) said it would spend a quarter of a billion dollars over the next year and a half to grow its RFID (define) business. | 3 |
Singaporean flight resumes journey to New York after bomb alertA Singapore Airlines flight which wasdiverted Monday to Britain #39;s Manchester Airport following a bomb scare resumed its journey to New York three hours later after being given the all clear. | 0 |
JP Morgan KOs \$5 Bln IBM Outsourcing Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.P. Morgan Chase Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=JPM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">JPM.N</A>, said on Wednesday it was scrapping a \$5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM Corp.<A HREF=""http://... | 2 |
Game over for Norfolk?Norfolks hopes of attracting Major League Baseballs Montreal Expos appear to be slipping away. Washington officials disclosed plans Tuesday night to build the Expos | 1 |
China Sees End of an Era (Los Angeles Times)Los Angeles Times - BEIJING #8212; More than a year after becoming China's president, Hu Jintao was handed the full reins of power Sunday when his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, gave up the nation's most powerful military post. | 0 |
Turkey #39;s Embassy In Baghdad Investigating Reports On Killing Of <b>...</b>ANKARA - Officials of Turkey #39;s Embassy in Baghdad are investigating press reports of the al-Jazeera television saying that two Turkish hostages were found dead in the north of Iraq. | 0 |
Death penalty for Afghan killersAn Afghan court sentences to death three men for killing 11 Chinese road workers in Kunduz in June. | 0 |
Kansas trounces outmanned St. Joseph #39;sSt. Joseph #39;s picked a bad place and a terrible time to start life without guards Jameer Nelson and Delonte West. With the two stars who led the Hawks to an unbeaten 2003-04 regular season now in the NBA, St. | 1 |
US Economy: Leading Indicators, Manufacturing Index SlowAug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The index of leading US economic indicators fell in July and Philadelphia-area manufacturing expanded at a slower pace this month, signs that record energy prices are keeping growth from accelerating. | 2 |
Accused Air India bomber told witnesses to 'keep their mouths shut:' Crown (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - VANCOUVER (CP) - An accused bomber threatened witnesses, telling them to keep their mouths shut about his involvement in an airline attack that killed 331 people, a Crown prosecutor said in closing arguments Tues... | 0 |
Chen launches new wave of detenteTAIWANESE President Chen Shui-bian sought to defuse the Taiwan Strait time-bomb yesterday by calling China to wide-ranging peace talks to banish the quot;shadows of terror quot; and quot;forces of darkness quot; that have threatened war between the two rivals for more than | 0 |
Elcoteq Focuses on Design to Tap Hefty Demand (Reuters)Reuters - Elcoteq is targeting\growth by strengthening its focus on design services to tap\surging demand in the mobile handset market, Europe's top\electronics manufacturing services firm said. | 3 |
Abbas Wins Backing of BrigadesGAZA CITY, 29 November 2004 - Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas won the endorsement of one of the main Palestinian armed factions yesterday before pledging to stop anyone but the official security forces from carrying weapons. | 0 |
President Gloria Arroyo: Philippines in Midst of Fiscal CrisisPresident Gloria Arroyo said the Philippines is already in the midst of a fiscal crisis, and urged the people to be prepared to make sacrifices for the nation #39;s well-being. | 2 |
Apple releases AirPort 4.1 softwareApple Computer has released AirPort 4.1, an update to the drivers for its wireless networking hardware running under Mac OS X v10.3. | 3 |
NASA prepares for future riskAs NASA readies the space shuttle fleet to fly again, the agency #39;s risk management teams are also paying attention to risk issues that affect the International Space Station. | 3 |
NASA Chief Sean O'Keefe Resigns (Reuters)Reuters - NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe\resigned on Monday after three tumultuous years at the U.S.\space agency, which were shadowed by the fatal break-up of\shuttle Columbia and its painful aftermath. | 3 |
Microsoft ready to ship Virtual ServerProduct will allow a server to run multiple operating systems, or multiple copies of the same operating system at a single time | 3 |
MP3 Creator Warns Tech Impasse Dooming Downloads BERLIN (Reuters) - Rival technologies that baffle consumers will run more companies out of business in the nascent music download market than will head-to-head competition, one of the lead creators of MP3 playback technology warned on Wednesday. | 3 |
CSU moves on with HanieCaleb Hanie was supposed to serve an apprenticeship much the same way Justin Holland did the previous two seasons. Now that Holland is out of action with a broken fibula, the true freshman finds himself as the No. | 1 |
WVU hoops ninth in preseason pollNEW YORK -- Two wins in last season #39;s NIT and five returning starters apparently get you just one thing in Big East Conference basketball. | 1 |
World #39;s oldest man, noted Red Sox fan, diesFred Hale Sr., documented as the world #39;s oldest man and noted Boston Red Sox fan, has died. He was 113 years old. Hale died in his sleep Friday at The Nottingham in suburban Syracuse, while trying to recover | 1 |
Microsoft hunting last NetWare customersThis being the age to poach customers using rivals #39; operating systems, Microsoft Corp has announced financial incentives along with tools and support to persuade users to abandon Novell Corp #39;s NetWare for Windows Server 2003. | 3 |
Blair allows citizenship rights to Gurkhas :World News gt; London, Sept 30 : The Tony Blair government has allowed the Gurkhas in the British Army to settle in the UK and gain British citizenship. | 0 |
IBM Says #39;Go #39; on Dual-Core Opteron ServersIBM has given AMD #39;s recently announced dual-core Opteron microprocessor its stamp of approval, announcing that in mid-2005 it will ship a version of its e326 server equipped with the chips. | 3 |
Group C: Makaay hits hat-trick to crush AjaxBayern - who disappointed in last season #39;s campaign - were back to their all-consuming best, their powerful midfield stifling the invention of Ajax #39;s talented trio of Wesleys Sonck and Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart. | 1 |
Energy giants pair to pursue liquefied gas plantTwo of Canada #39;s biggest energy companies, TransCanada Corp. and Petro-Canada Inc., want to build a \$660 million liquefied natural gas plant in northeastern Quebec to meet North Americans #39; insatiable demand for the fuel. | 2 |
Novell Puts Its Weight Behind Desktop LinuxNOVEMBER 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Novell Inc. last week began shipping a desktop version of Linux that is designed for business users and comes with a bundled set of open-source applications as well as technical support, training and consulting options. | 3 |
Cricket: McCullum #39;s century exorcises Lord #39;s demonsDHAKA - Bangabandhu National Stadium maybe a world away from the spiritual home of cricket at Lord #39;s in London, but for Brendon McCullum the Dhaka venue felt like heaven yesterday. | 1 |
Senate Candidate Chides Staffer for E-Mail (AP)AP - A Republican Senate candidate in South Carolina has reprimanded a campaign staffer for a derogatory comment she made about lesbians in an e-mail. | 0 |
AirTran to pay \$87.5 million for ATA gates, slotsAirTran Holdings Inc. (AAI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , parent of AirTran Airways, on Tuesday said it has agreed to pay \$87.5 million for certain gates and slots of bankrupt ATA | 2 |
PepsiCo Profit Up, Cuts Jobs, Shares RisePepsiCo Inc. , the world #39;s No. 2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose due to \$221 million in tax benefits and strong performances from its key Frito | 2 |
Microsoft raises FUD over patentsMicrosoft has responded to our story yesterday about it threatening Asian governments that, if they choose Linux, they may get sued - possibly by one of the holders of the quot;more | 3 |
After Blogs Got Hits, CBS Got a Black EyeScott Johnson, a lawyer in Mendota Heights, Minn., put up his first post at 7:51 a.m. on Sept. 9. By the time he got to his Minneapolis office, he had dozens of e-mail responses. | 3 |
He Shoots, You ScoreThe season hasn't even begun and the Wizards are already giving us these nuggets: their hot new dating service, a brawl with the Bulls and Kwame just being Kwame. | 1 |
CBS Is Fined \$550,000 for Super Bowl IncidentThe Federal Communications Commission issued a notice of a \$550,000 fine against because of an incident during the Super Bowl halftime show. | 2 |
Auburn wins title but not one it wantedThe Hokies beat the Hurricanes for the second straight season, won the ACC title and a BCS spot - one that Tech let slip away by collapsing down the stretch a year ago, is the reward. | 1 |
A Revival at Hand?It #39;s been an interesting 2004 for Nokia (NYSE: NOK). The year started with lower sales and eroding market share. Then competitors Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Sony Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERICY) both reported strong results. | 2 |
Arafat Stable Amid Puzzle Over Burial and Successor PARIS (Reuters) - Yasser Arafat remained in a critical condition as uncertainty mounted over who might succeed him and where he might be buried should he die. | 0 |
Crisis talks at AlitaliaROME The survival of Italy #39;s flag carrier will be at stake on Monday when Alitalia meets its unions to reveal how many jobs it intends to cut in a restructuring aimed at averting collapse. | 2 |
Buzz on USC keeps forgetting footballThe No. 1 Trojans look to change the subject away from eligibility rulings and rape allegations. The preseason buzz out of USC has had little to do with football. | 1 |
Calif. controller asks Calpers to press automakersCalifornia Controller Steve Westly on Monday said he would ask fellow members of the board of Calpers, the biggest US pension fund, to pressure automakers to adopt rather than file lawsuits against the state #39;s new | 2 |
Alitalia to slash 5000 jobsMANAGEMENT at the Italian national airline Alitalia put forward a rescue plan today to trade unions that foresees slashing 5000 jobs and splitting the struggling carrier into two in order to keep it aloft. | 2 |
Bobcats Nail Down Franchise's First Win (AP)AP - Gerald Wallace slid face-first off the court after a hard foul, popped back up and looked at the scoreboard. He wasn't seeing things #151; the Charlotte Bobcats really were on their way to the first win in franchise history. | 1 |
Lycos Screensaver down for indefinite periodLycos Europe attempted to get back at the leading spammers of the world through an initiative called MakeLoveNotSpam. The move was applauded by the ordinary user of the web considering more than a lakh | 3 |
Controversy Delays Net Song-Swap Bill in SenateA measure that would make it easier to sue online file-trading networks like Kazaa and Morpheus failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday because lawmakers said there was too much opposition. | 3 |
Spain to ramp up security with 35,000 police for Madrid Games bidMADRID (AFP) - Spain will draft some 35,000 police to beef up security, according to a dossier handed to the International Olympic Committee who were mulling the specifics of Madrid #39;s 2012 Olympic bid. | 1 |
Lithuania shuts Chechen rebel siteLithuania temporarily disables a website publishing information on the activities of Chechen rebel leaders. | 0 |
Tense Moments During Trailblazing Private Space FlightMOJAVE, CALIFORNIA - In a mission that could herald a new era of space tourism, a privately built, three-person rocket ship flew to space and back today in a mission that frightened those who watched from the ground and on a live webcast. | 3 |
Trail Blazers Beat Clippers in Home Opener (AP)AP - Theo Ratliff turned the Trail Blazers' home opener into a block party. Ratliff tied both his career and the franchise mark with nine blocked shots as Portland beat the Los Angeles Clippers 94-81 Friday night. | 1 |
Palestinians to See Arafat Despite Wife's Fury PARIS (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders headed for Paris on Monday to see critically ill President Yasser Arafat at a French military hospital despite a scathing attack by his wife who accused them of plotting to ""bury him alive."" | 0 |
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