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BBC News world
Fears as US hostage reported dead
A second US hostage is reported killed in Iraq, heightening fears for fellow captive, Briton Ken Bigley. | 0World |
Business Standard
Singapore probes China firm
Singaporeâs white-collar crime unit on Friday launched an investigation into the financial scandal at China Aviation Oil (CAO), the Chinese jet-fuel importer that revealed this week the loss of US$550 million in derivatives trading. | 2Business |
Boston Globe business
Electronics will ad spark to US toy sales
A Dora the Explorer doll that says a child's name, a TV game that lets girls color their hair, and other electronic toys may be among the best-selling holiday items in the United States this year, according to a list to be published in Redbook magazine. | 2Business |
The Washington Post sports
No. 5 North Carolina at Virginia
Virginia is suffering through a crippling six-game losing streak and life gets no easier for the Cavaliers, who face fifth-ranked North Carolina on Tuesday. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Politics
Documentary Focuses on Kerry in Vietnam (AP)
AP - John Kerry's former crew mates vouch for his Vietnam war heroics in a documentary being released in the midst of a campaign debate about his actions as a swift boat skipper. | 0World |
Yahoo World
Iraq's Al-Yawer Vows Kurd Rebel Crackdown (AP)
AP - Iraq's interim president promised on Monday to prevent Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from launching attacking into Turkey, apparently hoping to avoid a Turkish military response. | 0World |
RedNova science
Council Considers 52-Unit Development
By Nick G. Maheras, High Point Enterprise, N.C. Dec. 18--HIGH POINT -- Shugart Management is ready to proceed with the public hearing on its proposed 52-unit subdivision off Cedarwood Trail Monday. At Shugart's request Dec. | 3Sci/Tech |
Washington Post
2 More Nations Report Polio Cases
Cases of polio have been found in Mali and Guinea, bringing to 12 the number of African countries recently reinfected by an ongoing polio epidemic in Nigeria. | 0World |
RedNova technology
CRE8 Announces Prominent Advisory Board
CRE8 (NZAX:PLS) today announced that a group of prominent international media and telecommunications entrepreneurs, executives and investors, have formed an Advisory Board to help drive and accelerate the growth of the Company. | 3Sci/Tech |
Fox Sports
Fleming double ton
CAPTAIN Stephen Fleming struck a fine double-century as New Zealand looked on their way to notching up another win over Bangladesh in the second and final Test in Chittagong today. | 1Sports |
Washington Post Business
FCC Majority Backs Open-Access Plan for Airwaves
A majority of the members of the Federal Communications Commission told a House panel yesterday that they support an open-access requirement for the coming radio spectrum auction that would give consumers more choices for cellphone devices an... | 2Business |
Reuters Sports
Henin too good for lacklustre Serena in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - The outcome was the same though it was the imperious tennis of Justine Henin everybody was talking about this time when the Belgian top seed outclassed Serena Williams at Roland Garros on Tuesday. | 1Sports |
The Motley Fool
Big Gains for a Little Lab-Tester
While bigger competitors stumble over each other, Bio-Reference keeps growing. | 2Business |
BBC News world
UN rights body to discuss Darfur
The UN Human Rights Council is to hold an emergency session on the conflict in Sudan's region of Darfur. | 0World |
Yahoo Sports
Fultz Agrees to $550,000 Deal With Phils (AP)
AP - Left-hander Aaron Fultz agreed Monday to a $550,000, one-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. | 1Sports |
CBC News
Bidding war for 'Virgin Mary sandwich'
MIAMI - A decade-old grilled cheese sandwich bearing what could be the image of the Virgin Mary is garnering intense interest on an internet auction site. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
U.S. ready to fight militants with Pakistani troops
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States would be willing
to send troops to Pakistan to fight alongside the South Asian
country's forces against Islamist militants, U.S. Defense
Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday. | 0World |
Reuters World
Settlement activity endangers Mideast talks: Abbas
PARIS (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday new Israeli settlement activity was posing an obstacle to revived Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts launched in the U.S. town of Annapolis last month. | 0World |
IAfrica South African News
Quakes rock Indonesia, 17 dead
At least 17 people were killed, over 130 injured and more than 300 homes destroyed Friday when an earthquake hit a town in Indonesia's Papua province for the second time in nine months, officials said. | 0World |
CNET News.com
A glimpse of SpaceShipOne's historic flights
SpaceShipOne on Monday captured the $10 million Ansari X prize when it made a second flight in less than a week to the edge of space. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters World
Tanzanians wonder whether Nyerere saint or sinner
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - In a world where politicians are usually cast as villains and sinners, Tanzania's founding father Julius Nyerere may yet turn out to be a saint. | 0World |
Yahoo Politics
Mormon Romney finds Christian support
(AP)
AP - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has been embraced in a most unlikely place: at Bob Jones University, the influential Christian college that teaches that his Mormon church is a cult. | 0World |
Ireland Online
Klitschko too good for Williams
Vitali Klitschko proved too strong for Danny Williams as he retained his world championship crown in Las Vegas last night. Williams vowed to continue boxing despite being outclassed by Klitschko. | 1Sports |
New York Times Science
In 2008, a 100 Percent Chance of Alarm
Thanks to availability entrepreneurs, misinterpreting the weather is getting easier and easier. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Business
Dollar Dips as Market Tests Recovery (Reuters)
Reuters - The dollar slipped on Monday as market
players hesitated to push the currency much higher before
upcoming U.S. trade data and a Federal Reserve meeting. | 2Business |
Reuters Tech
Worries Persist Over U.S. Electronic Voting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida officials will not worry about hanging chads when voters make their choice in November's presidential election but they'll be on the lookout for software glitches, hackers and other less visible plagues. | 3Sci/Tech |
ESPN
Ireland, Austria share lead at -12
SEVILLE, Spain -- Ireland and Austria share the lead after Thursday's first round of the World Cup of Golf at the Royal Seville Golf Course, while a pair of unheralded Americans remain in contention. | 1Sports |
Yahoo World
Blast at Egyptian Hotel Causes Casualties (AP)
AP - A strong explosion shook the Hilton hotel in Egypt's Taba resort, only yards from the Israeli border, as many Israelis were vacationing Thursday night at the close of a Jewish holiday. | 0World |
Reuters Business
Global stock markets battered, as yen rises
LONDON (Reuters) - European shares fell sharply in early trade on Monday as a sell-off in global equities snowballed, and the yen hit three-month highs against the dollar and the euro. | 2Business |
BBC News world
Sondheim show wins theatre awards
Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George and actress Tamsin Greig and are winners at the Olivier Awards. | 0World |
Newsweek
Survival Mode?
You have to give credit to Kim Jong Il for one thingâhe knows the score. The North Korean leader's subjects may be largely ignorant of the bleak situation | 0World |
Boston Globe world
22 sect suspects killed in slum battle
NAIROBI -- Police stormed a Nairobi slum in search of members of a shadowy religious sect accused in a string of beheadings -- killing 22 suspects and arresting 100 during overnight gunbattles, officials said yesterday. The action against the suspected members... | 0World |
Yahoo World
Macau casinos threaten Hong Kong racing
(AP)
AP - The 124-year-old Hong Kong Jockey Club, whose racetrack revenues are one of the secrets of the territory's economic success, is facing a decidedly modern threat: glitzy casinos being built by Las Vegas operators in nearby Macau. | 0World |
Yahoo Politics
Senate Panel Hears Oil-for-Food Testimony (AP)
AP - U.S. officials knew of problems in the U.N. oil-for-food program but were concerned international support for Iraqi sanctions could crumble if they insisted on stricter rules, a U.S. diplomat told the Senate on Tuesday. | 0World |
Yahoo Politics
Clinton tries to mend ties to blacks
(AP)
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton and her campaign tried to mend ties to black voters Thursday when a key supporter apologized to her chief rival, Barack Obama, for comments that hinted at Obama's drug use as a teenager. The candidate herself, meanwhile, praise... | 0World |
ESPN
Zags look for real ... again
Oklahoma State head coach designate Sean Sutton leaned back against the wall in a corridor of the Thomas & Mack Center. He praised his team after beating UNLV but cautioned that the | 1Sports |
InfoWorld Business
IT consultant addiction
The 12-step program has become a fixture of American life. In fact, there are now so many recognized addictions â with 12-step programs to match â that youâd think weâd run out of new ones to treat. | 2Business |
Reuters World
Suspected Militants Kidnap Iraqi Officer-Jazeera
DUBAI (Reuters) - Suspected militants have kidnapped an Iraqi intelligence officer in response to the fighting in the holy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported on Tuesday. | 0World |
New York Times Business
Investment Firm Aims to Shake Up HSBC
Knight Vinke Asset Management, which has a track record of initiating change at large companies, has found its latest target in Europeâs biggest bank. | 2Business |
CNET News.com
Intel kills TV chip plans
Earlier this year, Intel delayed its chip for large screen televisions. Now the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company is killing it. Intel has stopped work on its liquid crystal on silicon semiconductor, stating | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Politics
U.N. Commemorates Death Camp Liberation (AP)
AP - The United Nations broke with years of protocol and commemorated the 60-year anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps, directly linking its own founding with the end of the Holocaust in some of the strongest language ever. | 0World |
RedNova general
Russian Flight Recorders Reveal Little
MOSCOW - The recorders extracted from the wreckage of two planes that crashed nearly simultaneously have not revealed reliable information on the disasters' causes, a top Russian official was quoted as saying Thursday. Vladimir Yakovlev, the Russian president'... | 0World |
Reuters Business
December Job Gains Less Than Expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A smaller-than-expected 157,000 new jobs were added to U.S. payrolls in December as retailers surprisingly shed employees during the holiday shopping season, the Labor Department reported on Friday. | 2Business |
Yahoo Tech
Entertainment World Wary of Microsoft (AP)
AP - CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood — a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers. Then again, Microsoft is a ... | 3Sci/Tech |
The Register
Archos ships video, audio, gaming handheld
Mobile game console market becoming crowded | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
Google considers data center in Lithuania: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Web search company Google Inc. is
considering building a data center in Lithuania, business daily
Verslo zinios reported on Monday. | 0World |
RedNova science
Hunting Stray-Bullet Lawsuit Settled: Injured North Whitehall Woman Agrees to Accept 'Substantial' Sum.
By Debbie Garlicki, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Feb. 15--Midway through trial, a monetary settlement was reached Wednesday between a North Whitehall Township woman who was hit in the head by a... | 3Sci/Tech |
Xinhua
Late Inter strikes deny Juve
Late goals from Christian Vieri and Adriano brought Inter from two down to grab a point with a 2-2 draw against leaders Juventus on Sunday. | 1Sports |
Reuters Tech
Ericsson to buy Redback Networks for $2.1 billion
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Telecommunications equipment
maker Ericsson AB will buy data networking
equipment vendor Redback Networks Inc. for $2.1
billion in cash, the companies said on Tuesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
AL puts a hurting on their NL foes
(AP)
AP - Barry Bonds strode to the plate with one on and one out in the bottom of the ninth, the Giants trailing by two runs. His team hadn't scored in 20 innings, and needed a big hit. | 1Sports |
Edinburgh Evening News
Toyota to gear up on output
TOYOTA today said it expects its worldwide sales to rise by seven per cent next year to a record 8.03 million vehicles as it boosts production in almost every corner of the globe. | 2Business |
Yahoo Tech
Blackberry maker pings Hill on patents
(AP)
AP - Research in Motion Ltd., the Canadian company that makes the BlackBerry smart phone, spent $890,000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government on patent reform. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
With Branch holding out, Pats add WR
(AP)
AP - Wide receiver Doug Gabriel was traded Saturday from the Oakland Raiders to the New England Patriots, who faced the uncertainty of whether holdout Deion Branch will return. | 1Sports |
Forbes
Hunkering Down For The Recession
Preparing for the worst isn't a bad idea--even in the best of times. | 2Business |
Reuters Sports
Roddick admits mixed feelings over Agassi
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Roddick reached the U.S. Open fourth round with a five-set win over big-hitting Spaniard Fernando Verdasco on Sunday but the American's next opponent is a surprise. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Science
Brazil to invest $5 billion in biotech research
(Reuters)
Reuters - Brazil plans to invest 10 billion
reais ($4.76 billion) over the next 10 years into biotechnology
research involving renewable energy, agriculture and rain
forest pharmaceuticals, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
said on Thursd... | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
Eritrean president dismisses Ethiopian kidnap allegations
(AFP)
AFP - Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki has dismissed Ethiopian allegations that Eritrea abducted five European tourists and their guides last week in the Ethiopian desert as "totally baseless". | 0World |
NewsFactor Network
Broadband Use Passes Dial-Up
Just over half of US Internet users now connect through broadband, according to a new survey. Nielsen/Netratings reports that in July, 51 percent of Internet users had DSL, cable, or other fast | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova science
(RECAST) Ministers Agree to Enhance UNEP to Battle Environmental Threats
(RECAST) Ministers agree to enhance UNEP to battle environmental threats NAIROBI, Feb. | 3Sci/Tech |
Houston Chronicle
Safin advances to Madrid Masters final
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Russian Marat Safin advanced to Sunday's final of the lucrative Madrid Masters with a straight-set victory over American Andre Agassi in Saturday's semifinals. | 1Sports |
The Record
Jets' QB irked by loss
Those at home who had every hope that Chad Pennington would pull an Elway or a Montana and lead his team to a monumental comeback victory Sunday were not alone. | 1Sports |
Guardian
Australia feel heat as Kaif rises to challenge
Even the umpires felt the heat. Two chairs and a parasol were carried out for David Shepherd and Rudi Koertzen during the afternoon drinks break, on a day when the fittest member of the India side had cramped up and collapsed because of dehydration. | 1Sports |
Reuters Sports
Karlsson breaks two clubs on one hole
SUTTON COLDFIELD (Reuters) - Swede Robert Karlsson broke two clubs at one hole in the British Masters second round on Friday but, thanks to the help of a young fan, had both replaced only three holes later. | 1Sports |
International Herald Tribune
Nokia to introduce PDA-like phone
MONACO Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, said Tuesday that it would begin selling a touch-screen hand-held device, a move that was seen as its first foray into the market for PDAs, or personal digital assistants. | 3Sci/Tech |
Bloomberg
US Economy: Retail Sales Data Suggest Spending Accelerating
US retail sales excluding autos rose for a fourth month in August, suggesting stronger consumer spending that will help the economy accelerate this quarter. | 2Business |
The Sunday Times
Moyesâ bargain buys confound city rivals
IN THE land of the football derby, only the result counts. The past five years and the attendant misery have reminded Everton fans of that point, and they turned up at Goodison Park yesterday seeking nothing except the right result. | 1Sports |
The Motley Fool
Foolish Forecast: Raytheon Rules
Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news. | 2Business |
Yahoo Sports
Agassi, Serena Williams get tough draws
(AP)
AP - Andre Agassi's final U.S. Open shapes up as a tough one thanks to a draw Wednesday that includes a potential second-round match against rising star Marcos Baghdatis and possible fourth-round showdown against Andy Roddick. | 1Sports |
ESPN
Cancellation is a serious blow to fans, host city
Few hockey purists will bemoan Wednesday's announcement that the National Hockey League has cancelled the 2005 All-Star Game in Atlanta. | 1Sports |
New York Times sports
Steelers are too much
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The main thing separating Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning yesterday was the Pittsburgh Steelers' rookie quarterback made his biggest plays with the game on the line. | 1Sports |
Daily Times
Phone company replies to man 28 years later
A Romanian man's had a reply from the country's state phone company 28 years after asking them to install a phone. Gheorghe Titianu from the northern town of Suceava said he was delighted when he saw the letter. However, the letter was simply ... | 3Sci/Tech |
New Kerala
Arctic ice cap warming at twice the global rate:
[Technology India]: London, Nov 3: A new study conducted by an international team of 300 researchers from the Arctic Council, which is comprised of the eight nations including the US with Arctic territories suggests that the northern ice cap is warming at | 3Sci/Tech |
InfoWorld Business
HP to manage IT for Finnish energy giant
Finnish energy giant Fortum Corp. has signed a five-year agreement with Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) to manage its IT infrastructure and support about 10,000 users across Europe. | 2Business |
Yahoo Sports
C-USA Officials Vote on League Title Game (AP)
AP - Conference USA athletic directors have voted unanimously to recommend holding the league's inaugural football championship game in 2005. | 1Sports |
Houston Chronicle
Texans threatening Wilson's lead
Dean Wilson, best known for his historic round with Annika Sorenstam in 2003, led two rounds of the Valero Texas Open on Friday at LaCantera Golf Club with a 11-under-par 129 | 1Sports |
The Washington Post sports
Cubs Rally As Giants Rest Slumping Bonds
Aramis Ramirez lines a go-ahead two-run double off the wall in left with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Cubs rally for a 3-2 victory over the Giants. | 1Sports |
Boston Globe business
EU widens search engine privacy probe
A European Union probe fueled by concerns over how long Google stores user information has widened to include all Internet search engines. | 2Business |
Reuters Business
Blackstone in hunt for Chrysler: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group has emerged as a leading contender to buy the troubled U.S. division of German automaker DaimlerChrysler AG , The Detroit News reported on its Web site on Saturday, citing people familiar with the situat... | 2Business |
The Register
Naomi Campbell says sorry for mobile assault
Healing power of crystals battles personal demons
WSA Battling supermodel Naomi Campbell has expressed her remorse for the phone-throwing incident which cost her maid Ana Scolavino four stiches in the head and the Streatham clotheshorse five days' community s... | 3Sci/Tech |
ABC News
Shaq Unsure of Playing in Season Opener
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, chats with center Shaquille O'Neal (34) during a timeout in the final seconds of the fourth quarter quarter against the Miami Heat in Miami, in this Feb. 10, 2004 photo. | 1Sports |
RedNova technology
Alphion Corporation Demonstrates New PON Extension System Enabling FTTx Networks to Reach More Customers at Greater Distances
Alphion Corporation, a privately held company, | 3Sci/Tech |
The Times
Worm turns for Google?
Google, the paid-search advertising company, has been hit by a computer worm this week which used its website to disable potentially tens of thousands of internet notice boards. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Malaysia Star
Hutchison paying US$630mil for CIR Italyâs 3G stake
HONG KONG: Hutchison Whampoa Ltd said yesterday it paid 469.55 million euros (US$631.5mil) to buy a 1.6% stake in its Italian 3G mobile phone venture and to repay a loan from CIR unit Cirtel. | 2Business |
Reuters Business
Pulte Posts Profit in Line with Forecast
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pulte Homes Inc. PHM.N on Monday posted a 61 percent rise in third-quarter profit, in line with a forecast it lowered earlier this month. | 2Business |
New York Times Business
[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: Mortgages May Be Messier Than You Think
Investors need to be aware of an industryâs maneuvers. | 2Business |
FOX Sports
AS Roma needs success against Inter after disastrous start to <b>...</b>
After sliding out of contention in the Champions League and opening its Serie A campaign with two defeats in four games, AS Roma and its new coach, Luigi Del Neri, desperately need points against archrival Inter Milan at Stadio Olimpi... | 1Sports |
Reuters World
U.N. force vows to pursue Lebanon task despite bomb
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers will pursue their mission in south Lebanon despite a car bomb attack that killed six members of a Spanish battalion, the UNIFIL force's commander said on Monday. | 0World |
New York Times Tech
YouTube on the Go
YouTube expands its mobile site to make the experience of watching videos on the go more like it is on the PC. | 3Sci/Tech |
MGoBlue
USA Shocked by Belarus for First Loss at World Juniors
GRAND FORKS, ND -- Team USA had its momentum halted at the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship when Team Belarus defeated the Americans 5-3 on Wednesday (Dec. 29) at Ralph Engelstad Arena. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Sports
Gagne reaches agreement with Rangers
(AP)
AP - Reliever Eric Gagne and the Texas Rangers reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday on a one-year contract worth about $6 million. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
Congo vote begins amid problems
Polling stations open in the Republic of Congo for parliamentary elections, as opposition leaders cry foul. | 0World |
The Washington Post sports
Carmelo, Nuggets Beat Celtics 124-118
DENVER -- Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points, Allen Iverson added 28 and the Denver Nuggets spoiled the return of Kevin Garnett, holding on for a 124-118 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. | 1Sports |
New York Times Business
Trade Deficit Shrank by 6.2% Last Year
Yet while the numbers reflected strength in exports, they also indicated that American consumers had cut back on their spending as the economy flagged. | 2Business |
BBC science
'Marathon mouse' doubles stamina
Scientists find genetically-modified mice can run twice as far, in a development that could help human stamina. | 3Sci/Tech |
CNET personal technology news
Intel: Steeley chip means lower ultramobile prices
Few people today are buying UMPCs, but a new chip and lower prices could help by early 2008. | 3Sci/Tech |
Washington Post Tech
AOL, E-Mail Companies Sue Spammers
The nation's largest e-mail providers today filed a new round of lawsuits against Internet spammers allegedly responsible for shoveling millions of junk e-mail messages into computer users' in-boxes and their instant messaging screens. -washingtonpost.com | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Rookie gets first win as Tribe tops Yanks
(AP)
AP - Rookie Jeremy Sowers wasn't shaken by New York's aura or powerful lineup and picked up his first career victory, pitching seven strong innings to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 win over the Yankees on Monday night. | 1Sports |
Sports Network
Real Madrid signs Woodgate
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Former Newcastle United defender Jonathan Woodgate became Real Madrid's latest purchase Friday, signing a four-year contract. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Business
Morningstar Faces Possible SEC Civil Suit (Reuters)
Reuters - Morningstar Inc., the mutual fund and
stock research provider, on Friday said it may face U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges over incorrect
data it published about a mutual fund. | 2Business |
New York Times Business
Profits Higher at Military Contractors
Military contractors Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics posted higher third-quarter profit and raised their financial forecasts due to strong Pentagon spending. | 2Business |
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