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Iran Says Its Missiles Can Now Reach 1,250 MilesIran has increased the range of its missiles to 1,250 miles, a senior official was quoted as saying on Tuesday, putting parts of Europe within reach for the first time. | 0 |
Karzai likely Afghanistan election victorWith more than half the ballots counted, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai appeared Thursday to have won by a landslide, the BBC reported. | 0 |
Grizzlies Beat Blazers for First Road WinMemphis Grizzlies guard Bonzi Wells, right, looks to pass as Portland Trail Blazers guard Damon Stoudamire reaches in for a steal attempt during first quarter action of their game in Portland, Ore. | 1 |
Casino pays \$28,000 for Holy toastAn internet casino has purchased a grilled cheese sandwich on eBay that bears the image of the Virgin Mary. Despite being 10 years old and having one bite taken out of it, the slice of Heaven has, perhaps miraculously, stayed free of mould. | 3 |
Star Wars or A Peaceful Life on Mars: NASA Gets The World Dreaming <b>...</b>If peace on earth is no longer feasible by the end of the century, you may have another option: Move to Mars! Yesterday, the head of NASA #39;s surface exploration mission said if we can find water on the red | 3 |
Canada drips with oil, but it #39;s tough to get atAny serious effort to ease America #39;s addiction to Middle East oil starts near this Alberta boomtown cut out of Canada #39;s great boreal forest. | 2 |
Iraq political launch marredBAGHDAD - A deadly bomb blast in the holy Shiite city of Karbala and furious criticism of Shiite politicians by Iraq #39;s defense minister cast a pall over the official launch Wednesday of Iraq #39;s election campaign, threatening to inflame sectarian tension | 0 |
HCA Net Falls, Hurt by Florida Hurricanes (Reuters)Reuters - HCA Inc., the largest U.S.\hospital chain, said on Friday its third-quarter earnings fell,\hurt by hurricanes that hit the southeastern U.S. earlier this\year, causing disruption and a drop in admissions at the\company's hospitals in Florida. | 2 |
Linux Ready for Prime Time, Intel Says (washingtonpost.com)washingtonpost.com - Despite all the hype about Linux and other open-source operating systems, the fact remains that Microsoft Corp. continues to dominate the desktop universe, with 90 percent or so of the world's personal computers powered by one version of Wi... | 3 |
Clarke: Using technology to secure IDs is vitalIn the age of prevalent terrorism, identity needs stronger protection, says counterterrorism expert. | 3 |
Macau card up Packer sleeveKERRY Packer has taken a first step to forging a global gambling empire by teaming up with Hong Kong tycoon Stanley Ho to enter the lucrative casino land of Macau. | 2 |
Pavano Finishes Meeting With Yankees (AP)AP - Carl Pavano met with Yankees officials and Reggie Jackson this weekend, then was scheduled to travel to Baltimore to meet with the Orioles. | 1 |
Leonard Forges Two Clear with Nine to Play at PGA KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - American Justin Leonard stayed on track for his second major title in the U.S. PGA Championship final round on Sunday, moving two shots clear with nine holes to play. | 1 |
OMX has no interest in buying London Stock ExchangeFRANKFURT (AFP) - OMX -- the European stock market group made up of the Stockholm, Helsinki and Baltic stock exchanges -- does not intend to get into in a bidding war with Deutsche Boerse for the London Stock Exchange, OMX #39;s president designate said in a | 2 |
Ontario Teachers #39; Pension Plan buying Alliance Laundry Holdings <b>...</b>TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario Teachers #39; Pension Plan has signed an agreement to buy Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC, a US laundry equipment maker, in a deal worth \$450 million US. | 2 |
3Com to buy TippingPoint for \$430MThe deal will add TippingPoint's UnityOne line of network-based intrusion-prevention system hardware and software to 3Com's stable of enterprise security products. | 3 |
Microsoft sales downMICROSOFT #39;S fiscal 2005 sales will be unable to keep up with the gains of earlier years, even if technology spending continues to improve, the company said in a US regulatory filing last week. | 3 |
US eliminated in Champions TrophySOUTHAMPTON, England - The US cricket team is heading home after two humbling defeats in the Champions Trophy that set records for futility. | 1 |
Bears Set to Sign QB Jeff George CHICAGO, (Sports Network) - The Chicago Bears are expected to sign quarterback Jeff George on Monday. | 1 |
TD acquires Banknorth stakeBanknorth branches across New England will become TD Banknorth under an agreement yesterday that gives Canada's TD Bank Financial Group a controlling stake in New England's largest independent bank. | 2 |
San Francisco Giants Team Report - September 30(Sports Network) - Jerome Williams will take the mound for the first time in two months tonight, as the playoff-hopeful San Francisco Giants conclude their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. | 1 |
On Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005<strong>Analysis</strong> Smaller, cheaper and supported | 3 |
Microsoft Profit Up; Forecast MixedMicrosoft Corp.'s quarterly earnings rose 11 percent over the comparable quarter last year, with strongest growth in sales of server software. | 3 |
Top seed Spadea enters Delray Beach ATP quarter-finalsTop seed Vincent Spadea beat fellow American James Blake 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the 380,000 US dollars Millennium International tennis tournament in Delray Beach, Florida on Thursday. | 1 |
Seattle Mariners Team Report - October 2(Sports Network) - Ichiro Suzuki will try to add to his new single-season hits record, as he takes the field for the Seattle Mariners in the middle test of a season-ending three-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers. | 1 |
Angels crash to earth as Red Sox run riotMANNY RAMIREZ #39;s three-run home run capped a seven-run fourth inning as the Boston Red Sox registered a 9-3 win over the Angels at Anaheim in the opening game of their American League Division Series on Tuesday. | 1 |
Up to 7 Die in Clashes Over Ousted Afghan Governor HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Up to seven supporters of an ousted Afghan governor were killed and 20 wounded on Sunday in clashes with police and U.S. troops in the western city of Herat, which was placed under night curfew. | 0 |
Warne equals Test wicket recordAustralian leg-spinner Shane Warne equalled Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan #39;s record for Test wickets Thursday when he removed Indian opener Yuvraj Singh on the opening day of the second Test. | 1 |
Krispy Kreme Scales Back as Profit Dives NEW YORK (Reuters) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KKD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">KKD.N</A> on Thursday posted sharply lower quarterly earnings, signaled that the second half of the year woul... | 2 |
Digital Agenda: Homeland security--A global assault on anonymity (page 3)Cutting-edge data mining and other intelligence tools could redefine privacy as we know it. A News.com special report. | 3 |
Of Marathon Mice And Fat MenNEW YORK - By attacking the same basic biology drug companies are targeting for new anti-fat drugs, researchers have genetically engineered mice with abilities far beyond those of normal rodents. | 3 |
Collins Stewart buys rival broker in 133m dealCollins Stewart Tullett yesterday clinched a deal to buy rival money broker Prebon that will take the company #39;s market share close to leader Icap. | 2 |
Angels Win 1st Division Title in 18 Years (AP)AP - Sometime during the last several weeks, pitcher Jarrod Washburn began to sense a change in the mood surrounding the Anaheim Angels. Losing was no longer an option. | 1 |
Tenet #39;s loss narrows; revenue lowerNEW YORK---Tenet Healthcare Corp. said Tuesday its loss narrowed in the third quarter, as the Santa Barbara-based operator of acute-care hospitals significantly reduced its loss from continuing operations. | 2 |
Martha #39;s taste of porridgeUNDER the cover of darkness, America #39;s domestic goddess, Martha Stewart, surrendered and went to jail yesterday. Just before dawn, a car approached Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia. | 2 |
U.N. Agency Demands N. Korea Scrap Nukes (AP)AP - A 137-nation meeting of the atomic watchdog agency demanded on Friday that North Korea scrap nuclear weapons ambitions and urged it to again allow agency inspectors to supervise its return to peaceful activities. | 0 |
Barcelona still aiming to overhaul MilanStriker Samuel Eto #39;o says Barcelona still want to top their Champions League group despite having safely qualified for the knockout stages with a 1-1 draw against Celtic on Wednesday. | 1 |
Oil Up on Rosy U.S. Economic Data LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose to another record high on Tuesday on U.S. economic data showing inflationary pressure was held in check in July and ahead of weekly inventory data on Wednesday expected to show a decline in crude stocks. | 2 |
New Technology Helping VolcanologistsVANCOUVER, Wash. Oct. 7, 2004 - Geologist David Johnston wouldn #39;t have died on Mount St. Helens today. New equipment developed since the 1980 eruption of the volcano has made it possible for volcanologists | 3 |
Central Banks Short-Circuit U.S. Savings? (Reuters)Reuters - Have Asia's central banks lulled\Americans into a false sense of security? | 2 |
Ruined blood sample means Hamilton will keep medalTHE GAZETTE. Cyclist Tyler Hamilton gets to keep his Olympic gold medal because his backup blood sample was ruined in a botched lab procedure, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday. | 1 |
Iran asks to soften uranium stanceVIENNA -- Iran sought yesterday to partially roll back its commitment to freeze all uranium enrichment programs, demanding the right to run some equipment that can be used to produce nuclear arms. | 0 |
2 Area Students Win National Science CompetitionWASHINGTON -- Two area high school students who have discovered a new way to detect breast cancer have won a national science competition. | 3 |
Crawford Wins 100 PreliminariesShawn Crawford speeds to victory in 10.02 seconds in the first round of the men's 100 meters, leading three Americans into the second round. | 1 |
Campaigns battle over missing explosivesThe disappearance of 380 tons of powerful explosives from an Iraq storage depot has become a political football in the US presidential elections as both campaigns look for a last-minute advantage. | 0 |
New Crop of Portable Players Nips at IPod (AP)AP - Lauren, 11, saunters nonchalantly past a Discovery Channel store and a Gymboree clothing store at the mall. Then suddenly, the girl's eyes light up and she pulls her mother into an Apple Computer Inc. retail shop. | 3 |
What would Baby Jesus Think?\\""On Tuesday, Cheney, serving in his role as president of the Senate, appeared in\the chamber for a photo session. A chance meeting with Sen. Patrick J. Leahy\(Vt.), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, became an argument about\Cheney's ties to Halliburton Co., an international... | 3 |
Space station concerns reducedAs a new crew prepares to lift off Wednesday for the international space station, NASA officials say they are less worried than they were two weeks ago about problems with its oxygen generator | 3 |
Motorola Acquires Wireless Mesh VendorMotorola said Tuesday that it will acquire MeshNetworks, a developer of 802.11 mesh networks designed to cover areas as large as entire cities. | 2 |
Seahawks Stuff PackersFourth-string quarterback Seneca Wallace led Seattle on two touchdown drives as the Seahawks defeated the Packers, 21-3, on Monday night. | 1 |
Size of Florida citrus crop expected to fall significantlyFlorida will have the smallest orange crop in a decade after a series of hurricanes blew fruit off trees and flooded groves in the state that produces 75 percent of the nation #39;s citrus, a federal forecast released Tuesday shows. | 2 |
Wine Case Goes to High CourtAnn Heidig fulfilled a dream when she started her own winery in Central Virginia. She produces only 5,000 cases of wine a year -oo few to attract a wholesale | 2 |
Turkey of the Week: The NFL HypocrisyClear Channel, Cincinnati. To the hypocrisy of the NFL, a bird comes your way. A promo airs before quot;Monday Night Football quot; featuring Nicolette Sheridan from the quot;Desperate Housewives quot; show and Terrell Owens of the Eagles. | 1 |
Russian Oil Giant Warns of Output Cut (Reuters)Reuters - Russian oil major YUKOS again warned on\Thursday that it may be forced to cut output after saying that\a Moscow court ruled this week that #36;2.6 billion of company\funds could be seized by the authorities. | 2 |
Ministers performance to be viewed after every quarter: AzizISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that the performance of every cabinet member will be viewed after every three months. He was addressing the first informal meeting of the 32-member federal cabinet | 0 |
Nilmar set to grace European stage against Manchester UnitedManchester United may have captured the hottest property in world soccer by signing Wayne Rooney, but Lyon believes it has unearthed the new Ronaldo. | 1 |
An Ominous Drone From the Gaza SkyBy day, the streets of this densely populated Palestinian labyrinth are jammed with seething funeral processions and solemn mourning tents. But gradually, long before dusk, the camp is transformed into a ghost town, with civilians cowering in their apartments and masked gunmen darting ... | 0 |
Armed men seize CNN employee in GazaArmed men grabbed an Arab-Israeli employee of the CNN news network in Gaza City on Monday, the network says. It was unclear whether the CNN producer, identified as Riyad Ali, was taken away by militants or members of the Palestinian security forces. | 0 |
Ace terminates two employees following insurance scandalACE Ltd., a Bermuda-based insurance company, announced on Thursday that it had terminated two executives and suspended three more unnamed employees in the wake of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzers probe into the bid-rigging practices in the | 2 |
Nigeria welcomes talks on oil theftsThe government of the southern Nigerian Rivers State yesterday welcomed peace talks between the Abuja authorities and the leader of a separatist movement fighting for the control of the country #39;s oil wealth. | 0 |
SunTrust Restates First-Half Results 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>, which fired three executives over its accounting for bad loans, on Friday restated first-half profit higher by... | 2 |
Roddick aiming for back-to-back OpensThe US Open is really all that #39;s left for defending champion Andy Roddick this year. He #39;s coming in ranked No. 2 without a big title run since he won Miami in March and although he #39;s been in the mix at nearly | 1 |
Bago bounces back with Arc triumphBAGO restored his reputation when swooping late to land the Prix de lArc de Triomphe at Longchamp yesterday. Unbeaten last season, when he was Europes champion juvenile, the son of Nashwan had been hailed | 1 |
Taiwan foreign minister criticises SingaporeTAIPEI : Taiwan Foreign Minister Mark Chen has lashed out at Singapore over remarks by the Republic #39;s own Foreign Minister George Yeo at the United Nations. | 0 |
For the recordCorrection: A correction in Thursday's paper gave incorrect scores for two high school football games. Brockton defeated BC High, 12-8, and Durfee beat Barnstable, 14-13. | 1 |
Defeatist attitude missingTeryn Ashley had a smile on her face despite her straight-set opening-round loss to 12th-seeded Ai Sugiyama . For the third time this year, the Brookline, Mass., native found herself in the main draw of a major tournament, this time making her debut at the US Open. | 1 |
Court: U.S. Can Try to Execute MoussaouiWASHINGTON - An appeals court ruled Monday for a second time that the government can seek to execute Zacarias Moussaoui, the only U.S. defendant charged with a role in the al-Qaida conspiracy that led to the Sept... | 0 |
Delta CEO declines payATLANTA Delta Air Lines Inc. #39;s chief executive said yesterday he is declining his six-figure salary for the rest of the year as he detailed a 10 percent pay cut that will affect senior officials, administrative staff and ticket and gate agents. | 2 |
Cingular deal clears hurdleCingular Wireless moved a step closer to its purchase of AT amp;T Wireless Services after the US Justice Department gave the green light Monday for the \$41 billion deal to proceed. | 2 |
Leaders condemn #39;Hassan murder #39;Political leaders have condemned the apparent murder of aid worker Margaret Hassan by her Iraqi kidnappers. Tony Blair said it was quot;abhorrent quot;, while Irish premier Bertie Ahern said her kidnappers quot;stand condemned by. | 0 |
Raiders #39; Curry Injured Against ChiefsOAKLAND, Calif. Dec 5, 2004 - Raiders receiver Ronald Curry likely has a torn left Achilles #39; tendon that could sideline him for the remainder of the season. | 1 |
IBM says its superfast supercomputer is No. 1Technology giant IBM will announce today that it has built the world #39;s most powerful supercomputer, surpassing the performance of a machine in Yokohama, Japan. | 2 |
Latest International news on mobile: sms INT to 7333Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Tuesday as Afghanistan #39;s first elected president in a ceremony attended by several foreign dignitaries, including US Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld, report agencies. | 0 |
WORLD BRIEFSIN AFGHANISTAN. US troops and helicopter gunships killed 22 militants, including three Arab fighters, in the southern province of Zabul, Afghanistan, the military said yesterday. | 0 |
Da Vinci Project Pushes Back LaunchSummary - (Sep 24, 2004) The da Vinci Project, a Canadian team of amateur rocket scientists, has pushed back the launch date of its Wildfire rocket. | 3 |
Ivan chases Hurricane Hunters from their hangar on the Gulf CoastThe Air Force Reserve #39;s Hurricane Hunters, those fearless crews who dive into the eyewalls of hurricanes to relay critical data on tropical systems, were chased from their base on the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Hurricane Ivan. | 3 |
Redskins Are Dealt Another BlowDefensive back Deion Sanders intercepted his first pass in four years, yukking it up all the while with linebacker Ray Lewis and the reinvigorated Baltimore Ravens. | 1 |
FTC Floats Spammer Bounty SchemeThe FTC stipulated that, if successful, a bounty system for spammers would have to do several things: tie eligibility to a court order, rather than civil penalties; fund rewards separately from | 3 |
Deluxe Handhelds Try Hard to Justify PriceWhen \$100 buys a pocket-sized gadget that can store decades' worth of appointments -- and \$200 gets you one that also serves as a digital photo album and MP3 player -- why would anybody spend up to \$500 on a new Palm or Pocket PC handheld? <br><FONT face=""verdana,M... | 3 |
Padres Sign Jackson and Garcia to Minors (AP)AP - The San Diego Padres signed infielders Damian Jackson and Jesse Garcia to minor league contracts Wednesday and invited them to spring training. | 1 |
Auto Stocks Surge After Weak Sales DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">GM.N</A> on Thursday led a late-day rally in auto stocks, one day after the world's largest automaker posted dismal U.S. sal... | 2 |
City Survives Art Geek InvasionThis year's Ars Electronica festival turned the city of Linz, Austria, into one big digital art installation, featuring everything from car alarms programmed with laugh tracks to messages broadcast by antelope horn. By Michelle Delio. | 3 |
Rwanda May Still Send Troops Into Congo (AP)AP - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said Saturday he has not ruled out sending troops to eastern Congo if Hutu rebels continue to threaten his country. | 0 |
Strong temblor sways buildings in Taiwan capitalTAIPEI, Taiwan - A strong earthquake rocked Taiwan #39;s capital during the lunch rush today, shaking tall buildings for about a minute. | 0 |
Miami (FL) HurricanesMIAMI (Ticker) -- In its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 11 Virginia Tech is headed to the BCS. Bryan Randall threw two touchdown passes and the Virginia Tech defense came up big all day as the Hokies knocked off No. | 1 |
Oil price up on hurricane fearsWorld crude prices rise amid fears that oil supplies from the Gulf of Mexico could be disrupted by Hurricane Ivan, and as saboteurs strike a pipeline in Iraq. | 2 |
Israel Hits Hamas Training Camp in Gaza, Killing 14 GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tanks, helicopters and warplanes pounded a Hamas training camp Tuesday, killing 14 militants in the deadliest ever strike against the Islamic faction a week after it carried out a double suicide bombing. | 0 |
'Gardening' costs Appleby -- in spadesHAVEN, Wis. -- For 18 holes, Stuart Appleby played flawless golf in yesterday's third round, four birdies and 14 pars. It wasn't until he was done playing that he discovered that it wasn't as good a day as he had thought, that he had made a quadruple bogey. | 1 |
Army, in Shift, Will Pay HalliburtonThe Army reversed a decision to withhold payment on 15 percent of future payments to the Halliburton Company on its contracts in Iraq and Kuwait. | 2 |
US troops sue over tours in IraqA group of US soldiers take legal action to try to prevent the army extending their tours of duty in Iraq. | 0 |
Trial Shows How Spammers Operate (AP)AP - As one of the world's most prolific spammers, Jeremy Jaynes pumped out at least 10 million e-mails a day with the help of 16 high-speed lines, the kind of Internet capacity a 1,000-employee company would need. | 3 |
Botham: Zimbabwe tour should be scrappedIan Botham has urged the Government to step in and instruct the England cricket team to stay away from Zimbabwe this winter. The former England skipper believes the oneday series arranged for late November and early December should be scrapped. | 1 |
Macromedia readies Captivate for demos and simulationsMacromedia on Monday is announcing Captivate, formerly known as RoboDemo, for recording onscreen activity and building software demonstrations and interactive simulations. | 3 |
Top-Seeded Federer Upset in Second RoundATHENS, Greece - Top-seeded Roger Federer crashed out in the second round of the Olympic tournament Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. Federer, who won Wimbledon the past two years and replaced Andy Roddick atop the rankings in February, w... | 0 |
Image flaw exposes Windows PCsComputer users could be open to attack from malicious hackers because of the way that Windows displays some images. Microsoft has issued a warning about a critical vulnerability in Windows that could let carefully | 3 |
Gmail Gets Off its Web PerchGoogle is allowing users to download Gmail messages through other email programs onto their desktops as well as mobile devices that support POP. | 3 |
It #39;s official: Americans love SUVsNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Sport/utility vehicle registrations in the United States increased 56 percent in just five years, according to a report released Thursday by the US Census Bureau. | 2 |
Tunisia leader set for poll winEarly results show President Ben Ali heading for his expected landslide victory in the Tunisian elections. | 0 |
#39;Rocket #39; Clemens Lands Record Seventh Cy Young AwardRoger Clemens, at 42, became the oldest Cy Young winner in Major League history on Tuesday, claiming the award for a record seventh time. | 1 |
Atari to Reissue Scores of Old GamesAtari wants to take you back in time, and to get there, you can ride a ""Centipede"" or an ""Asteroid,"" or bounce back and forth between the pixilated paddles of ""Pong."" | 3 |
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