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In September Jordan, Jaguar and Minardi were not sure whether they would be on the grid in 2005 after Ford decided to withdraw from the sport. | 1Sports |
Microsoft and Viacom team up on ads and content, and Google quickly points to the deal as evidence that the online ad market is plenty competitive. | 3Sci/Tech |
MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash... | 0World |
The Tokyo facility will open in February, 2005, representing an initial $12 million investment over the next five years to study Internet Protocol-based networking technologies, including routers and Cisco IOS and IOS XR software, says the company. | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Mark Mulder has lost his edge, and the Oakland Athletics are in ever-greater danger of losing their spot atop the AL West. Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer off Mulder, and the Texas Rangers kept creeping back into the playoff chase with a 10-3 victory over the A's on Wednesday night. | 1Sports |
PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale faces growing embarrassment after it emerged the French bank was warned last year about the suspect activities of Jerome Kerviel and its key fraud accusation against the 31-year-old trader collapsed. | 2Business |
Gary Sheffield, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada each homer off Pedro Martinez, and the Yankees rout the Red Sox 11-1 on Sunday. | 1Sports |
JERUSALEM : The Israeli government was given a double warning over its policies in the West Bank as its top legal officer said it faced a real threat of sanctions over its controversial separation barrier and the United States condemned the latest ... | 0World |
Graphics and media processor company Nvidia has launched the Purevideo technology, bringing home-theater quality to PCs and notebooks. | 3Sci/Tech |
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific leaders called for a speedy resolution to stalled global trade talks on Sunday, pledging flexibility and ambition to get the outline of a deal by year's end. | 2Business |
It's been a long time since Israelis had anything good to say about the United Nations, but last week something positive finally emerged from Turtle Bay, as the Security Council effectively attacked Syria's occupation of Lebanon. | 0World |
A UN meeting on endangered species could help secure the survival one of humanity's closest living relatives, the orangutan, by saving its forest home from loggers, a leading expert said on Tuesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
The measure would prohibit state courts from hearing many kinds of cases they now consider, transferring them to federal courts. | 0World |
The Washington Redskins will continue their playoff push behind veteran quarterback Todd Collins, the longtime backup whose strong play in relief of injured starter Jason Campbell has his team on the cusp of a wild-card berth. | 1Sports |
The biggest challenge facing Paula Radcliffe as she prepares for the 10,000m may be dealing with the pressure she puts on herself. | 1Sports |
A Nasa spacecraft set for launch on Thursday will explore the two biggest asteroids in the Solar System. | 3Sci/Tech |
California-Berkeley defeated Georgetown by four and a half lengths in the most lopsided of four quarterfinals yesterday, and it led three other United States teams into the semifinals of the Temple Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in England. The Cal crew will now race Brown, which won by three and three-quarter lengths... | 1Sports |
Yasser Arafat, who triumphantly forced his peopleâs plight into the world spotlight but failed to achieve his lifelong quest for Palestinian statehood, died today, aged 75, Palestinian Cabinet minister Saeb Erekat confirmed. | 0World |
TORONTO (Reuters) - Richard Hamilton scored 22 points and the Detroit Pistons won their 11th consecutive game, beating the Toronto Raptors 101-85 on Friday. | 1Sports |
Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley agrees to sell 85% of his estate in a deal worth $100m (£51m). | 0World |
Mail exposes the postal vulnerability
In an investigation for the Daily Mail, security consultant Adam Laurie has demonstrated how a new UK biometric passport can be cloned without even being removed from its delivery envelope.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
A US appeals court upheld a patent infringement finding against BlackBerry e-mail device maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile | 2Business |
The World Trade Organization was expected to approve the imposition of $150 million in trade sanctions against the United States by the European Union, Japan, Canada and | 2Business |
Reuters - The largest immigration boom in U.S.
history is expected to lift earnings at companies from discount
retailers to telecommunications providers, putting dollar signs
in the eyes of investors looking to cash in on the wave of
newcomers, mostly from Latin America and Asia. | 2Business |
Companies are scrambling to reset computing devices as daylight saving time begins three weeks earlier. | 2Business |
11/4/04- A Houston jury has convicted 5 men of fraud and conspiracy, while acquitting the only female defendant in the trial of ex-Merrill Lynch and former Enron executives. | 2Business |
MALCOLM Glazer is to launch a charm offensive to persuade fellow major Manchester United shareholders to back his proposed takeover bid. | 1Sports |
The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil suits on Wednesday charging that six former top executives at the technology company Peregrine Systems committed massive accounting fraud. | 2Business |
Reuters - EarthLink Inc said on Tuesday it will
cut about 900 jobs, or nearly half its staff, as part of a
restructuring to reduce costs at the Internet service provider. | 3Sci/Tech |
INDIANAPOLIS, March 11 -- West Virginia, Clemson, Air Force and Mississippi State were seeded No. 1 Sunday night in the revamped National Invitation Tournament, a postseason tournament that was little more than a consolation prize for some of the teams that were snubbed by the NCAA. | 1Sports |
Three militant groups warned Iraqis against voting in Jan. 30 elections, saying Thursday that people participating in the ``dirty farce'' risked attack. | 0World |
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The New England Patriots know beating the New York Giants in Sunday's Super Bowl means more than a perfect 19-0 season -- it could be the defining moment of their careers. | 1Sports |
By Kristin Zagurski, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Feb. 8--The indoor swimming pool at the Bellevue Days Inn has reopened, a month after state health officials ordered it closed when a swimmer suffered chemical burns in his throat. | 3Sci/Tech |
KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - Villagers returning to their homes in Sudan's Darfur region are living in fear of the Arab militiamen who initially drove them away, the United Nations said in a report received by Reuters Monday. | 0World |
AFP - Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo said its interim sales and profits fell due to stiff competition but forecast higher profitability in the full year. | 3Sci/Tech |
CNET Networks, the once high-flying technology site, may be positioned for a hostile takeover. | 3Sci/Tech |
In a bid to expand the customer base for its database software, Sybase this week released a free, limited version of its software for deployment on Linux systems. | 3Sci/Tech |
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, June 19 MEXICO CITY -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced on Monday that his country would invest 7 billion pesos (around 636 million U.S. dollars) in a social and economic development project to help 100 poorest municipalities. | 3Sci/Tech |
SOUTH Africa survived two late yellow cards to win their second Tri-Nations title with a rousing 23-19 triumph over Australia in Durban yesterday. | 1Sports |
Reuters - U.S. oversight of genetically
modified crops, which critics charge is insufficient, may be
overhauled following a series of proposed changes released on
Thursday by the Agriculture Department. | 3Sci/Tech |
AFP - Gunmen in southern Nigeria have kidnapped a Filipino national working as a subcontractor for oil company Shell and killed at least one policeman who was escorting him, industry sources said. | 0World |
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Hamas Islamists called on Egypt on Saturday to open its shuttered border crossing with the Gaza Strip to let more than 2,000 Palestinians return to their Gaza homes from the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca. | 0World |
PARIS, Dec. 8 -- It didn't take long for sticker shock to hit Allan and Christine Britton. | 2Business |
High-definition DVD died Friday after a brief illness. The cause of death was the decision by Wal-Mart to stock only HD DVDs and players using the Blu-ray format. | 2Business |
Westfield Group, the world's biggest owner of shopping centers, offered UK property developer Elliot Bernerd 585 million pounds ($1. | 2Business |
AP - If he wanted, the Barack Obama of today could have a pretty good debate with the Barack Obama of yesterday. They could argue about whether the death penalty is ever appropriate. Whether it makes sense to ban handguns. They might explore their differences on the Patriot Act or parental notification of abortion. | 0World |
Although Microsoft has said it wants to work more closely with developers of the Open Office open-source project, it is apparently reserving the right to sue them, according to a legal agreement with Sun Microsystems made public this week. | 3Sci/Tech |
Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE:CYT) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has elected Mr. Thomas Rabaut as a new director increasing the size of the Board to ten. Mr. Rabaut recently retired as President of the Land and Armaments Operating Group of BAE Systems. Mr. | 3Sci/Tech |
Dec. 9, 2004 -- The group behind Consumer Reports magazine announced Thursday it will begin comparing costs of popular medications to help the public choose the best bargains. | 2Business |
Security is high in Iraq for the Shia Muslim festival Ashura, after dozens die as a Shia cult clashes with police. | 0World |
A group of high profile South Africans, including former president Nelson Mandela, has condemned attempts to force United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan to resign. | 0World |
This stock is still on fire, and it's not confounding this skeptic. | 2Business |
So you've decided that want to travel to The Capital of Teh Free World to see the sights, and possibly engage in a Constitutionally Protected Protest. You've also decided that it would more convenient, or less expensive, to drive. There are a few things you should be aware of before you come to our fine metro region. | 3Sci/Tech |
AFP - Conservative Republican Senator Sam Brownback has become the latest politician to take formal steps to run for the White House in 2008, filing paperwork to form a presidential exploratory committee. | 0World |
Andy Johnson scored his eighth Premiership goal of the season, tying him for the league lead, as Crystal Palace beat Birmingham 1-0 away for its third straight victory. | 1Sports |
CHARLOTTE, NC Bank of America's third-quarter profit meets Wall Street's expectations with a continued boost in business from the FleetBoston Financial merger. | 2Business |
Venezuela's state oil company stops selling crude oil to Exxon Mobil, amid a legal row between the two giants. | 0World |
Singapore's former PM Lee Kuan Yew apologises for saying Malaysia marginalises its ethnic Chinese. | 0World |
SAN FRANCISCO/OXNARD, California (Reuters) - California's farming industry is girding for another potential black eye after a second outbreak this year of a potentially deadly E. coli strain linked to its crops. | 2Business |
Dr. Francis Crick, a renowned radicular Biologist, died of cancer on July 29, 2004. Prof. D. Wilson Devaprasad, an ardent reader of SOM had the opportunity of listening to his talk on 'DNA Helix' at Hyderabad in 1981. | 3Sci/Tech |
Vornado Realty Trust dropped out of the high-stakes bidding war for Equity Office Properties Trust, the nation's largest office landlord, one day after private equity firm Blackstone Group again sweetened its offer. | 2Business |
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7 hit Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early this morning, causing injuries and triggering a tsunami warning. | 0World |
World champion Michael Schumacher drove the quickest time in the first practice on Friday for Sunday's Japanese Formula One Grand Prix in Suzuka. | 1Sports |
Martin O'Neill hailed his team's victory over Rangers, which takes Celtic five points clear of their Old Firm rivals. But the Celtic Park boss refused to accept that the gap would have a huge significance on where the league title would end up. | 1Sports |
Microsoft says it has distributed about 106 million copies of its major security update for the Windows XP operating system. Microsoft completed work on the update, called Service Pack 2, more than two months ago. | 3Sci/Tech |
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur rebels accused the government of bombing South Darfur on Thursday, the latest attack in an aerial campaign that has driven thousands of people from their homes over the past month. | 0World |
It offers higher expectations for the new fiscal year and a plan for growth and continued brand reinvention. | 2Business |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova stunned an injury-hit Lindsay Davenport 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the U.S. Open on Friday to reach her first grand slam final and end the American's hopes of regaining the world number one ranking. | 1Sports |
Patrik Elias scores a power-play goals with 7.3 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Devils a 2-1 victory over the Canadiens. | 1Sports |
Reuters - A lesbian couple in Australia are
suing their doctor after they had twin girls from an in vitro
fertilisation (IVF) procedure when they only wanted one child. | 0World |
UNITED NATIONS - Russia introduced a draft resolution Monday calling for a new list of suspects who would be subject to extradition in a stepped-up global campaign against terrorism. China welcomed it but Pakistan and other Security Council members eyed the proposal with caution... | 0World |
Oil slid to a five-week low on Friday, continuing a fund-led selling spree that has knocked 12 percent from last week's record highs as rising stockpiles have eased worries of a winter supply crunch. | 2Business |
BEIJING (Reuters) - A landslide destroyed 25 village houses in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou on Friday and 65 villagers were missing, Xinhua news agency said. | 0World |
The questions surrounding Vikings head coach Mike Tice and his contract option have been answered. Vikings sources have told FOXSports. | 1Sports |
The Anaheim Angels capped a stirring comeback by scoring three times in the eighth inning to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 yesterday and clinch the AL West title. | 1Sports |
Which chips can help you cash in? | 2Business |
Terry S. Semel, the ex-chief executive who is credited with reviving Yahoo and then losing touch, is leaving the companyâs board. | 3Sci/Tech |
BOSTON (Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Inc said on Friday that 2007 earnings would come in 4 percent to 6 percent lower than last year because of a sharp slowdown in August retail sales, and the motorcycle company's shares fell as much as 9 percent. | 2Business |
Uncle Sam's house is getting crowded. | 2Business |
THE government agency that owns the World Trade Center site has joined a US$7 billion (S$11.9 billion) suit against Saudi Arabia and Al-Qaeda for the Sept 11 terrorist attacks. | 0World |
The US Federal Reserve, headed by Alan Greenspan, raises interest rates by 0.25% in a widely anticipated move. | 0World |
IBM has bought XIV, an Israeli manufacturer of SAN equipment. XIV's main product is Nextra, a storage system based on a grid of standard hardware components. | 3Sci/Tech |
Wm Wrigley Jr Co (WWY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is buying the Life Savers and Altoids candy and mint businesses from Kraft Foods Inc. | 2Business |
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. on Thursday said its quarterly profit tumbled by more than half and slashed its sales growth outlook for the rest of the year, wiping 17 percent off the value of its stock. | 2Business |
The Canon D50 records to a mini-DVD but uses a 5.39-megapixel picture sensor to improve the picture quality. | 3Sci/Tech |
Marvel Enterprises has filed suit against NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, claiming that the companies violated Marvel's trademark characters in the MMORPG City of Heroes. | 3Sci/Tech |
When he reached his third-story workstation at a construction site near Pittsburgh two weeks ago, Errol Madyun saw the noose -- thick, neatly knotted and strong enough to hang a man. | 2Business |
AP - Chad's president said Thursday he was "ready to pardon" six French aid workers convicted in December of trying to kidnap over 100 children they said were orphans from Darfur. | 0World |
The NBA mandate to crack down on malicious attempts to injure didn't last until even the start of the regular season. At least that was one conclusion that could be drawn from the punishments | 1Sports |
GAZA (Reuters) - Masked gunmen from rival Palestinian factions streamed onto the streets to fight their most intense battles in weeks on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, with the weekend toll rising to six dead and 59 wounded. | 0World |
ST. LOUIS -- The battle between the Houston Astros' unheralded Pete Munro and the St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Morris was a surprising push. | 1Sports |
Fires raged across Southern California, burning some houses to ground and sparing others in their path. | 0World |
Shares of Sprint dropped 25 percent after the company said that it planned to lay off 4,000 workers and close stores to trim costs as its customer base shrinks. | 3Sci/Tech |
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's mine union said almost all of the country's mines and metals plants were shut on Monday as workers took part in a one-day national strike in memory of 65 men killed by a coal shaft explosion a year ago. | 2Business |
AP - The death toll from a tanker explosion in the southern Philippines has risen from 27 to 50 after authorities accounted for the remains of more victims, officials said Saturday. | 0World |
Some members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins say they have been described as grumpy old men a little too often for openly rooting against the New England Patriots. | 1Sports |
While fans of Michael Eisner argue that his 20-year legacy of continued financial and stock growth at the Walt Disney Co. is a strong achievement, Wall Street observers say his record is more mixed. | 2Business |
CLEVELAND The Cavaliers have suspended guard Eric Snow for one game following an altercation with coach Paul Silas Thursday night in Detroit. | 1Sports |
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki should declare massive flooding that has killed hundreds and displaced thousands across east Africa a "national emergency", aid agency ActionAid said. | 0World |
WASHINGTON -- A trade group for real estate agents on Tuesday lowered its forecast 2007 existing home sales for the eighth-straight month, predicting a drop of 8.6 percent from last year. | 2Business |
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