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The U.S. isn't the only country cutting back on public smoking | 0World |
Reuters - One person was killed and
seven injured by an explosion that tore through shops in the
capital of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province early on Monday,
a police source said. | 0World |
Merck's board of directors has formed a special committee and hired independent counsel to conduct a review of the US drugmaker's actions with Vioxx, a popular painkiller it withdrew because of increased heart risks. | 2Business |
AFP - Public support for the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is continuing to slide, with a poll Monday putting its approval rating at 40 percent. | 0World |
Sibel Edmonds, who reported wrongdoing in the bureau's translation unit after 9/11 and soon lost her job, describes her Kafkaesque treatment. | 3Sci/Tech |
With no other suitors stepping forward, Oracle has threatening to abandon its $6.7 billion bid for BEA Systems unless its smaller rival accepts the offer by Sunday. | 3Sci/Tech |
AFP - The French state-owned railway system was back in the black in the first half of 2004, posting a parent net profit of 43 million euros (52.4 million dollars) after losing 243 million euros in the first half of 2003, La Tribune economic news daily reported. | 0World |
Sydney - World No 1 tennis player Roger Federer is visiting Australia, heightening speculation that he is discussing a deal to link up with former Australian Davis Cup coach Tony Roche. | 1Sports |
AP - Coalition forces killed about 40 militants in an operation in eastern Afghanistan this week, a coalition spokesman said Friday. | 0World |
Here's where some of the largest US and Canadian airlines stand in terms of restructuring their operations: - Air Canada: Will emerge from bankruptcy protection by end of September, with a smaller workforce, a reduced fleet, a focus on the no-frills | 2Business |
Cisco Systems Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Chambers said sales growth will slow this quarter and it's ``too early to say'' whether customers are becoming more optimistic about the economy. | 2Business |
BellSouth Corp. (BLS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said third-quarter earnings fell due to hurricane damage in the southeastern US. | 2Business |
AP - Recall systems for unsafe food products and toys went into effect Friday in China as part of a bid to improve product safety, state media said. | 0World |
Computerworld's Dan Verton went to the polls on Tuesday, cast his vote electronically without a hitch, and yet came away from the experience wanting something more than an "I voted" sticker. | 3Sci/Tech |
(90 sec.) U.S. Q4 growth surprisingly strong at 3.5%; Fed seen keeping rates high; Time Warner gets lift from cable. | 2Business |
Hobbyists uncover some of the deepest of the governmentâs secrets and share them on the Internet. | 3Sci/Tech |
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Board Governor Susan Schmidt Bies on Monday said the latest batch of U.S. economic figures showed the economy has gotten past its mid-year soft patch. | 2Business |
By Raloff, Janet ENVIRONMENT Huge tracts of delicate coral gardens and soft-coral forests off the coast of Alaska will be permanently protected from fishing gear that targets groundfish and shellfish by scraping the seafloor. | 3Sci/Tech |
One of Saddam Hussein's lawyers says the former Iraqi leader is refusing food, despite reports to the contrary. French lawyer Emmanuel Ludot says he wants the International Red Cross to check on Saddam's condition. | 0World |
weather.com - | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Randy Johnson and the Yankees have reportedly come to terms on a two-year, $32 million contract extension. That would allow the five-time Cy Young Award winner to be traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to New York. | 1Sports |
Crude oil futures in New York gained Thursday for the ninth time in 10 days, but again failed to settle above $50, as questions remained about the progress of truce talks in Nigeria and the recovery of production in the Gulf of Mexico. | 2Business |
Two NHL players were arrested and charged overnight with uttering death threats and were due to appear in court in Toronto this morning, police say. | 1Sports |
The auditor of Russian oil firm Yukos withdraws its reports up to 2004, casting doubt on information it was given. | 0World |
SYDNEY (Reuters) - This time last year, women's surfing icon Layne Beachley was convinced her days as a champion waverider were numbered. | 1Sports |
AFP - Thailand's anti-graft panel said Monday it would freeze assets held by ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his family, totalling at least 52.9 billion baht (1.52 billion dollars). | 0World |
Ecuador steps up its fight against EU import duties on bananas by asking the World Trade Organization to rule on the issue. | 0World |
AFP - A string of deadly tornadoes have struck the southern United States, with reports Friday of at least 16 dead, including five children killed when the roof of their school collapsed. | 3Sci/Tech |
Marks & Spencer experienced poor summer trading and is expected to announce terms for its £2.3bn tender offer substantially below the 400p per share that billionaire Philip Green was prepared to pay to take over the ailing retailer two months ago. | 2Business |
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Shi'ite Islamist bloc won Iraq's first election since Saddam Hussein's overthrow, sealing the political resurgence of the long-oppressed majority but leaving the restive Sunni Arab minority in the cold. | 0World |
Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez said here Friday his country supports an increase in the number of nonpermanent members of the Security Council in the ongoing reform process. | 0World |
Floor by flaw
The latest versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox on Windows and (in the case of Firefox) Unix systems are vulnerable to attacks that could reveal the contents of sensitive files residing on a victim's hard drives.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Ned Lamont, the surprise winner of Connecticut's Democratic primary, said Wednesday he will reach out to moderates and even Republicans as he seeks to broaden his appeal. | 0World |
AP - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide when governments may seize people's homes and businesses for economic development projects, a key question as cash-strapped cities seek ways to generate tax revenue. | 0World |
A high-ranking judge has killed along with his driver by gunmen in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say. | 0World |
The Post doesn't plan any major changes to Slate and doesn't intend to interfere with its editorial content, which tends to advocate the liberal side of politics. | 2Business |
ASHINGTON, DC - City and team officials announced at a Monday press conference at Union Station that the Washington, DC, baseball team will be named the Nationals. | 1Sports |
SHAWNEE, Okla. - Some in boxing were worried Riddick Bowe would get hurt making a comeback after eight years outside the ring... | 0World |
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A multinational force of aid workers, military aircraft and ships descended on Asia as global tsunami relief pledges topped $1.85 billion, but the hundreds of tons of aid created a logistical nightmare. | 0World |
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain will impose a ban on alcohol, discos and live entertainment in residential areas of the Muslim kingdom next year, a newspaper reported on Thursday. | 0World |
By Liu Weifeng A group of 22 energy-saving inspectors went to work yesterday in Beijing in support of the city's efforts to promote energy conservancy and efficiency. | 3Sci/Tech |
Japanese stocks rose after oil prices fell from a record in New York on Friday, easing concern higher energy costs will damp consumer spending and corporate profits. | 0World |
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -- American Bode Miller held off the legendary Hermann Maeir to win his third successive World Cup race and join a select ban of skiing greats. | 1Sports |
WITH the weight of worldwide evidence, along with Panorama's recent documentary on wi-fi I believe we need an undertaking from the Assembly, planners and education authorities that we will not be subjected to yet more questionably unsafe microwave emissions from wi-fi networks and phone masts. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman
Corp is teaming up with Oshkosh Truck Corp in a
bid to supply military vehicles in a contract that could be
worth billions of dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported on
Tuesday. | 2Business |
NEW DELHI, Sept. 4 -- India and Pakistan agreed Saturday to widen peace talks that focus on eight festering issues, including the decades-old dispute over the Himalayan region of Kashmir. | 0World |
Yum Brands Inc. - owner of the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, Long John Silver's and A&W chains - is offering free, four-week memberships at Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. | 2Business |
Canadian Press - KNOWLTON, Que. (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin brushed aside criticism on Friday from a former premier who said Quebec's side deal in a federal-provincial health accord could weaken the country. | 0World |
Privateer Formula One team Jordan will be Toyota-powered next season, it was revealed on Monday. The one year deal - for the 'affordable' 2005-spec RVX-05 V10 supply - was concluded before the weekend, according to a Toyota statement. | 1Sports |
Description: NPR's Robert Siegel and Wall Street Journal sports writer Stefan Fatsis, reporting from Athens, talk about some of the highlights of this week's Olympic Games events. | 1Sports |
A suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle near a police academy in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 32, police said. | 0World |
Reuters - French presidential hopefuls Nicolas
Sarkozy and Segolene Royal are both selling themselves as
something new for France and both have seasoned advertising
executives to help them do it. | 0World |
Defensive end Justin Smith apologized to Cincinnati Bengals teammates and fans Wednesday for his drunken driving arrest. With a Bengals cap on his head and coach Marvin Lewis at his side, Smith sat at a table | 1Sports |
AP - An Anglican church commission on Monday urged the U.S. Episcopal Church not to elect any more gay bishops and called on conservative African bishops to stop meddling in the affairs of other dioceses. | 0World |
Abandon SQL
Database management systems (DBMS) are 20 years out of date and should be completely rewritten to reflect modern use of computers.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters - Civil rights groups representing
blacks, Hispanics and the disabled accused Republican Party
workers on Thursday of trying to keep U.S. minorities from
voting. | 0World |
Satellite television broadcast company DirecTV Group Inc. said Monday that it plans to purchase stakes in Sky Brasil, Sky Mexico and Sky Multi-Country Partners from News Corp., Liberty Media Corp. and others for $579 million in cash, as part of a reorganization of the company's Latin American operations. | 0World |
Women's volleyball player Lauren McNally of Ashland, a two-year letter-winner and starter at Stonehill College in Easton, has consistently ranked among the team's leaders, both in kills and blocks. | 1Sports |
AP - Chris Brown reached 1,000 yards for the season on his second carry of the game, fumbled on his third and also scored a 1-yard touchdown run that gave the Tennessee Titans a 7-0 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs at the end of the first quarter Monday night. | 1Sports |
AP - Israeli troops moved out of the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday after a four-day operation that left eight Palestinians dead, more than 100 wounded and tens of thousands without electricity or running water. Hours later, Palestinians lobbed mortar shells at an Israeli settlement in the strip. | 0World |
NEW YORK: Tampa Bay's travel was delayed for hours by Hurricane Frances, but MLB Commissioner Bud Selig denied request. BY RONALD BLUM. | 1Sports |
Reuters - Heavy rains caused flooding across parts
of eastern Australia on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of
hundreds of people as rural towns throughout the area were put
on flood alert. | 3Sci/Tech |
BOSTON (Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. boosted its 2007 earnings forecast on Wednesday, citing higher-than-expected sales of multiple products, including its cancer vaccine Gardasil and diabetes drug Januvia. | 2Business |
AFP - Detroit Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter was suspended 10 games without pay here Wednesday by the National Basketball Association for violating the league's anti-doping program. | 1Sports |
TEENAGE boxing sensation Amir Khan punched is way to an Olympic silver medal yesterday - then worried about his homework and passing his driving test. | 1Sports |
Danish police arrest more than 300 demonstrators as a protest against a youth centre closure turns violent. | 0World |
Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system, goes on sale to business customers. | 3Sci/Tech |
DILI (Reuters) - The capital of tiny East Timor was quiet but tense on Tuesday, a day after thousands of supporters of rebel leader Alfredo Reinado burned tires and threw stones to protest a raid by international troops on the fugitive's hideout. | 0World |
OAKVILLE, Ont. (Reuters) - World number one Vijay Singh and hometown hero Mike Weir will battle it out for the third round lead later Saturday at the 100th Canadian Open. | 1Sports |
They're not the ones we were writing about in 1999. | 2Business |
Junior defenseman Jacob Micflikier scored a pair of goals and Preston Callander had three assists as the University of New Hampshire men's team handed Merrimack a 4-1 Hockey East loss last night in North Andover. | 1Sports |
The E.U.âs decision to ban Brazilian beef imports is âunjustifiable and arbitraryâ and could result in shortages and higher prices for European consumers, officials and agricultural specialists say. | 2Business |
NBC took home seven awards, including the Emmy for best comedy series for â30 Rock,â while âThe Sopranosâ won the Emmy for best drama series in its final season. | 0World |
The task in front of the St. Louis Cardinals is simple really, simply stated at least. They have to do everything better if they are going to beat the Boston Red Sox. | 1Sports |
Sun Microsystems plans to release its Sun Studio 10 development tool in the fourth quarter of this year, featuring support for 64-bit applications running on AMD Opteron and Nocona processors, Sun officials said on Tuesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Which of these Chinese heavyweights has shown more strength recently? | 2Business |
The Billsâ tight end has continued to defy doctorsâ early predictions as he recovers from a collision during a game that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. | 1Sports |
Juniper Networks claims to have added an important piece of technology for delivering on its integrated network security strategy as part of the launch of its high-speed EX-Series of enterprise switches. With onboard capabilities aimed at extending security functions, including applications usage visibility and NAC (ne... | 3Sci/Tech |
A Louisiana senator publicly apologises for "a serious sin" after his name is linked to an alleged Washington prostitution ring. | 0World |
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday Iran was "aggressively" pursuing atom bombs and should face sanctions now, but EU allies stressed it was not too late for talks on a negotiated solution to its disputed nuclear work. | 0World |
Shares in Russia's No. 1 oil producer, Yukos, plummeted Tuesday on news that tax authorities had served the company with fresh back tax bills for nearly $10 billion US, bringing the company's total tax debt to some $17. | 2Business |
A lawsuit seeks to discover how ticket brokers manage to snatch up a high proportion of tickets for big-name concerts to resell them at inflated prices. | 2Business |
A female police officer dies and three officers are injured when a man blows himself up in the Estonian capital Tallinn. | 0World |
With merger and acquisition fever said to be waning, which deals will be the ones to work out? | 2Business |
Eurocrats, terrorists vie for techno-dunce supremacy
The European Commission (EC) has announced plans to frustrate terrorism by suppressing online guides on bomb-making.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
AFP - Iraqis in Britain will be able to cast their vote in London, Manchester and Glasgow in their country's general election next month, an official of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. | 0World |
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes launched their biggest air strike in Iraq since at least 2006 on Thursday, bombarding date palm groves on Baghdad's southern outskirts with more than 40,000 pounds of bombs in a matter of minutes. | 0World |
VERSAILLES, France (Reuters) - Frenchman Jean Van de Velde's hopes of a return to Carnoustie to play this year's British Open have been hit by a mystery virus. | 1Sports |
Microsoft Corp. said it plans to release the next version of its Windows operating system as expected in 2006, but it will not include much-touted new technology for organizing and storing data. | 3Sci/Tech |
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp. 6758.T and Samsung Electronics 005930.KS said on Tuesday they had agreed to share patents on basic technology to speed up product development and avoid adding to a growing number of cross-border patent disputes. | 2Business |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sports Network) - According to a published report, Steve Spurrier will take over for Lou Holtz as the head football coach at the University of South Carolina for the 2005 season. | 1Sports |
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - A mistrial was declared Tuesday night in the three-month-long trial of three teenagers accused of the brutal slaying of a 12-year-old Toronto boy. | 0World |
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - BMW would be prepared to supply a rival Formula One team with engines if requested, team boss Mario Theissen said on Monday. | 1Sports |
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hospital company Universal Health Services Inc. on Monday said it has hired nurses and other temporary workers to replace employees involved in a contract dispute at two medical centers in Las Vegas. | 2Business |
( InfoWorld ) - Baffled about which wine to pick up en route to an important holiday party where you happen to know they'll be serving elk? Business intelligence (BI) software vendor QlikTech International AB may be able to help you resolve that thorny little problem with its wine selector application.
Drawing on publi... | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Clinton Portis will miss the rest of the preseason and perhaps more. Junior Seau is done altogether. Portis, who set a Redskins record with 1,516 yards rushing last season, partially dislocated his left shoulder making a tackle in an exhibition game Sunday. Coach Joe Gibbs said Portis' shoulder was sore and he wou... | 1Sports |
PeopleSofts shareholders tendered 60.8% of their shares to Oracle on November20th, which in TBRs (Technology Business Research) opinion makes this acquisition approximately 95% plausible. | 2Business |
OK, let's just admit something to ourselves. The use of corn-derived ethanol as a fuel source is non-feasible. The use of soy biodiesel is also non-feasible. | 3Sci/Tech |
Several of IraqÂs major political parties are in talks to form a coalition whose aim is to break the influence of the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, Iraqi officials say. | 0World |
KILLER tsunamis unleashed by an earthquake have wiped out more than 23,000 lives, with at least two Australians dead and 100 missing. | 0World |
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