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Malaysia's UMNO will not bring Anwar back into party
KUALA LUMPUR : The UMNO Supreme Council on Tuesday reached a decision not to bring back former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who was UMNO deputy president, into the party for now. | 13World |
Throngs on line for MoMA reopening
By mid-morning yesterday, the line for MoMA's grand reopening on West 53rd Street trailed right around the block. People going in were looking at the backs of the heads of others just joining the line. | 11Top Stories |
Crude oil prices fall amid optimism over US oil stockpiles
Crude oil prices fell Tuesday astraders widely anticipated a continuing increase in US inventories of crude oil. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude oil futures for | 1Entertainment |
Bush says Russia won't attack Europe
(AP)
AP - President Bush on Wednesday discounted Vladimir Putin's threat to re-target missiles on Europe, saying "Russia is not going to attack Europe." | 13World |
Heavy rain interrupts Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Heavy rain interrupted the Indianapolis 500 after 113 of 200 laps on Sunday with Brazil's Tony Kanaan in the lead. | 8Sports |
Maize harvest in Ukraine will drag till late November and involve hard losses - research institution
With the harvest area of maize about 2.3 million hectares and current workload on farming machinery, maize harvesting works on the largest part of the territory of Ukraine will not be completed until around ... | 2Europe |
Australian clerics in media ban
Five of Australia's most powerful Islamic clerics are banned from talking to the media by Muslim leaders. | 10Top News |
Gasol out four months after toe surgery
(Reuters)
Reuters - Memphis Grizzlies center Pau Gasol
will be out of action for four months after undergoing surgery
to repair a broken toe, the team said on Friday. | 8Sports |
Mauresmo edges Serena Williams in thrilling battle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Amelie Mauresmo edged out Serena Williams 6-4 0-6 6-2 in a thrilling battle at the U.S. Open to reach the quarter-finals on Monday. | 8Sports |
L'Oreal compra la Columbia Beauty
E' un'azienda di prodotti per capelli per professionisti | 4Italia |
Importing cheaper drugs to USA would be difficult, US study
An American government task force concluded that importing cheaper drugs into the USA would eventually save consumers very little money because the safety measures would be too expensive. | 11Top Stories |
Social care rules 'inconsistent'
A report criticises the rules governing which elderly and disabled people are entitled to social care in England. | 10Top News |
Phoebus Runs All Over Edison For Title
Running backs Haroon Brown and Dennis Mathis each top 100 yards and score two touchdowns in a 34-25 win over Edison on Saturday. | 8Sports |
Olmert urges action to head off nuclear Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday Iran's nuclear ambitions posed "the test of our time" and urged swift international action to meet what he termed a threat to the existence of the Jewish state. | 10Top News |
EU to hit some digital cameras with import duty
(Reuters)
Reuters - Some top-end digital cameras entering
the European Union could become more expensive after trade
experts decided their advanced video functions meant they
should be classed as video recorders, which attract import
duties. | 2Europe |
Dell calls in EDS man to head up services
An exceedingly agile partner
Dell has named Steve Schuckenbrock, late of EDS, as the new head of its global services division.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
Character actor Charles Lane dies at 102
(AP)
AP - Charles Lane, the prolific character actor whose name was little known, but whose bespectacled face and crotchety persona made him instantly recognizable to generations of movie-goers, has died, his son said Tuesday. He was 102. | 1Entertainment |
Reuters Poll: Bush, Kerry in White House Dead Heat (Reuters)
Reuters - President Bush and Democratic Sen.
John Kerry remain tied in the race for the White House two
weeks before the Nov. 2 election, according to a Reuters/Zogby
poll released on Tuesday. | 12U.S. |
Weekend in sala: cine-panettoni contro Clooney, Kidman e Shrek
Prima, ricca tornata di film natalizi. Sotto l'albero arrivano i cine-panettoni di Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo e di Boldi e De Sica. E sfidano Nicole Kidman, l'orco Shrek, la banda di 'Ocean's Twelve' e 'Il Fantasma dell'Opera'. TU LA CONOSCI CLAUDIA? | 4Italia |
VMAs in Miami As RNC Clogs New York (AP)
AP - Tens of thousands of demonstrators and delegates to the Republican National Convention have taken the place of screaming fans lined up for the MTV Video Music Awards, as the show prepares to go live from Miami for the first time Sunday. | 1Entertainment |
Armenian constitutional court delegation to visit Lithuania
ARMENIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DELEGATION TO VISIT LITHUANIA Baltic News Service September 7, 2004 VILNIUS, Sep 07 -- A delegation of the Armenian Constitutional Court is to come to Lithuania on the first ... | 2Europe |
New Zealand annual current account deficit falls in September
(AFP)
AFP - New Zealand's annual current account deficit declined in the September quarter for the first time in more than three years, official figures showed. | 13World |
At Least 33 Dead in Pakistan Blast (AP)
AP - Two bombs exploded at a gathering of Islamic radicals in central Pakistan before dawn Thursday, killing at least 33 people and injuring dozens in what appeared to be the latest in a string of sectarian attacks, police said. | 2Europe |
Feb. 20, 1962: Yank in Orbit
John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. The space program really takes off after this. Compiled by Tony Long. | 0Business |
Sirius Available in 2006 BMW 3 Series
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said Tuesday that Sirius radio will be available as a factory-installed option in the 2006 BMW 3 Series beginning next summer. | 0Business |
Fed Chief Sees More Traction in Expansion
Alan Greenspan said that the economic expansion had "regained some traction." | 0Business |
Pills Versus Planes - EP - Ativin
Pills Versus Planes - EP by Ativin | 5Music Feeds |
Canseco Talks Steroids in '60 Minutes' Interview
In the CBS program "60 Minutes" on Sunday, the former major leaguer Jose Canseco will say that he injected steroids into some of baseball's top players. | 8Sports |
Skype ready for both telephone worlds
An adapter made by Siemens to extend Internet access to cordless phones is now loaded with Skype Internet telephone software, allowing the same phone to make calls using the Internet or the traditional phone network. | 6Sci/Tech |
Clock ticks down for French hostages, Iraq government in security <b>...</b>
BAGHDAD : The clock was ticking down for two French hostages whose Islamist abductors have served Paris with an ultimatum to lift a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools, while Iraq's government continued efforts to end the chaos prevailing in... | 13World |
Montezemolo, 599 Fiorano a Shanghai
Presidente Ferrari ribadisce importanza mercato asiatico | 4Italia |
Presidential Polls Glance (AP)
AP - Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the 2000 winner in a given state, the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and th... | 12U.S. |
Heavy Metals Found in Indian Herbs
One in five herbal products tied to an ancient Indian form of alternative medicine could contain potentially toxic levels of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic, a new survey finds. | 3Health |
Jakarta criticised on Papua rights
At least 18 people in Indonesia's Papua province are in jail for peaceful protests, a rights group says. | 13World |
US-Russian Crew Re-Docks Capsule
After a 23-minute flight from the Pirs docking port to the Zarya cargo module, Russian Salizhan Sharipov and American Leroy Chiao re-docked the Soyuz TMA-5 spaceship. | 6Sci/Tech |
All-Mom Bands Rock Housewife Stereotype (AP)
AP - They're housewives, workaholics, PTA members and ... rock stars? | 1Entertainment |
DealBook Blog: Deal Is Struck to End Harman Buyout
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Goldman Sachs agreed to end their merger agreement with Harman International Industries and reinvest in the audio speaker company. | 0Business |
TV: Iraqi Kidnappers of Iran Envoy Want POWs Freed
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Kidnappers holding an Iranian diplomat in Iraq will "punish" him within 48 hours if Iran does not release 500 prisoners captured in its 1980-1988 war with Iraq, Iranian state television said Sunday. | 13World |
Celtic Legends (Instrumental) - Les Penning
Celtic Legends (Instrumental) by Les Penning | 5Music Feeds |
FCC eases high-speed network rules
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday made more of the local phone companies' high-speed fiber networks free from competition rules. | 0Business |
Tough Road Ahead for Supply Chain Visibility (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The year just ending has been a tough one for enterprise vendors of all stripes. It has been particularly challenging for the nascent supply-chain visibility field. Unfortunately, 2005 will bring more challenges and continued slow software sales, p... | 6Sci/Tech |
Downing Street dodges 'unlimited' broadband debate
The latest victory for people's paralysis
The government has responded to more than 9,000 people who signed a petition against misleading "unlimited" broadband advertising by bouncing them back to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which has already repeatedly... | 6Sci/Tech |
Bill seeks to ban trans fats from Massachusetts
BOSTON (Reuters) - A lawmaker introduced a bill on Tuesday that would make Massachusetts the first U.S. state to ban artificial trans fats from restaurants, closely following New York City's ban of the artery-clogging oils. | 3Health |
I saw aliens at Roswell, claims dead PR man
Who to believe?
The public relations officer at the Roswell air base in 1947 has released claims that he saw a crashed spacecraft and the bodies of aliens at the site, despite a lifetime spent denying any such things.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
Scores arrested in Italian mob crackdown
(AP)
AP - Police have arrested scores of people in a crackdown on organized crime in southern Italy, including on clans that had a grip on the local tourist industry, authorities said Tuesday. | 2Europe |
Clue to stroke brain cell deaths
Researchers have discovered the exact mechanism behind the death of brain cells following a stroke. | 3Health |
A Stark Edge in Race for '08 Cash
Campaign contributors to the 2008 presidential candidates heavily favored Democrats in the three-month period that ended Saturday, giving three dollars to the party's leading contenders for every two dollars they gave to the top Republican candidates. | 10Top News |
Udine, 19:01 - CALCIO, UDINESE: DI NATALE IN FORTE DUBBIO PER CATANIA
Difficilmente ci sarà Antonio Di Natale nella gara dell'Udinese a Catania. L'attaccante non ... | 4Italia |
Keith: New Club Will 'Reek With Attitude' (AP)
AP - The VIP booths will look like Ford pickups and an American flag will circle the ceiling at I Love This Bar & Grill!, a $9 million project by country superstar Toby Keith and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. | 1Entertainment |
Five Keys to the Game
1. Score early, score often and keep the pressure on. The Rams need to strike early against the Seahawks for many reasons. The crowd will be raucous and an early lead for St. | 8Sports |
Etna: riaperto aeroporto Catania
Chiuso ieri sera per emissione di cenere lavica | 4Italia |
Euro trains gets broadband internet
Thalys promises gaming and video-on-demand too
Thalys will introduce broadband internet access to passengers travelling between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne by 2008, the company announced today. It will be the first international high-speed train to provide this service ac... | 7Software and Developement |
Japan's JVC joins Blu-ray group
The consumer electronics company backs a technology lauded by Sony and others, as the DVD format battle heats up. | 6Sci/Tech |
From Liver and Chianti to a Presidentâs Barbecue
With âJimmy Carter: Man From Plains,â Jonathan Demme points his camera at the tribulations of a former president. | 1Entertainment |
Germany to mark raids on Dresden
Germany's chancellor warns off the far right as the country marks 60 years since the bombing of Dresden. | 2Europe |
Congress approves India nuclear bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress early on Saturday took a major step toward permitting the sale of American-made nuclear reactors and fuel to India by giving final approval to a White House-backed bill. | 10Top News |
Robben agrees terms with Madrid
Real Madrid are closing in on a move for Arjen Robben, reports BBC Radio Five Live. | 2Europe |
Sportsview: Selig & Co. Hear 'Chin-Music' (AP)
AP - Linda Cropp just became my favorite baseball player. The chair of the Washington, D.C., city council doesn't own a uniform, won't ever set foot inside a batter's box, and probably couldn't break an egg if she had to throw it off a mound. | 8Sports |
In Nablus, improved security promises a safer Christmas
For many among the small and ancient community of Christians in the West Bank, a new security plan offers more safety than they have experienced in years. | 13World |
Bombay Dub Orchestra Remixed - Bombay Dub Orchestra
Bombay Dub Orchestra Remixed by Bombay Dub Orchestra | 5Music Feeds |
Love Will Succeed Fantasia in Broadway's 'Color Purple'
(Playbill)
Playbill - Zonya Love will make her Broadway debut in the New York company of The Color Purple Jan. 9, 2008, when she succeeds "American Idol" winner Fantasia in the role of Celie. Fantasia will play her final performance Jan. 6. | 1Entertainment |
Father Time: Jeff Gordon Awaits the Birth of His First Child and the Start of NASCAR
By Sarah Rothschild, The Miami Herald Feb. 16--DAYTONA BEACH -- Entering his 15th season in the Cup series, Jeff Gordon is talking as much about vying for a fifth championship as becoming a first-time parent. And he's aglow about i... | 6Sci/Tech |
Cuban Dance Troupe Seeks Asylum in U.S. (Reuters)
Reuters - A Cuban troupe of 44 dancers, singers
and musicians appearing in Las Vegas will seek asylum in the
United States, the show's creator said on Monday, in one of the
largest mass defections by Cubans performing abroad. | 1Entertainment |
Apple looks to movie rentals to revive Apple TV box
Price cut, new system software coming
Macworld Expo Apple is to re-launch its Apple TV set-top box as a movie rental system, offering HD content for $4.99 a pop as a direct download. The hardware's getting cheaper too.⊠| 7Software and Developement |
Home Depot weighed credit rating versus buyback
(Reuters)
Reuters - Home improvement retailer Home
Depot Inc. said on Wednesday it decided to repurchase
$22.5 billion in stock and risk a lower credit rating instead
of maintaining its current capital structure. | 0Business |
Victims Fight to Clear Their Names After Others’ Deeds
Variations on identity theft that involve criminal records or medical histories give rise to their own special nightmares. | 3Health |
Five Britons abducted in Iraq, 10 U.S. troops killed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped five Britons in Baghdad on Tuesday and the deaths of 10 U.S. soldiers were announced, making May the deadliest month for the U.S. military in more than two years. | 10Top News |
Hamm and Co. retire in style
THE Brazil women's team were the better team, dribbling and faking just like their more illustrious male counterparts. On the other hand, the US team looked slow, even disorganised. | 1Entertainment |
The Cocktail of Chemicals in Our Fruit
A COCKTAIL of chemicals, some at levels above legal limits, has been found in samples of fresh fruit and other foods. Some apples, grapes, aubergines and yams carried pesticide traces above the legal threshold, according to the official Pesticides Residues Directorate. | 6Sci/Tech |
Player's Comments Draw Derision From Goosen
Gary Player's comments on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in golf draw the ire of his fellow South Africans on Thursday. | 8Sports |
IBM Rational launching site to boost colaborative development
IBM's Rational unit in June will unveil a Web site offering access to open source tools and standard specifications that can help improve collaboration among dispersed software development teams | 6Sci/Tech |
Roma, 13:30 - CALCIO, NAZIONALE; TOTTI: LA ROMA HA LA PRIORITA'
"Il mio problema principale è fisico - ha
spiegato Totti durante l'annuncio del suo addio al... | 4Italia |
Space shuttle Discovery launched
New International Space Station module in tow
The space shuttle Discovery was successfully launched today, despite zero-hour concerns about a chunk of ice on the fuel tank.⊠| 7Software and Developement |
Feeling a Link to the Spiritual Unknown
Richard Sylvarnes's deadly new film is a digital-media experiment posing as a ghost story. | 1Entertainment |
Turkey vows to smash PKK
Turkey's military declares its "unshakable determination" to defeat Kurdish separatists based in Iraq. | 2Europe |
In the World of Life-Saving Drugs, a Growing Epidemic of Deadly Fakes
Officials estimate that counterfeits of life-saving drugs may be a factor in up to 200,000 deaths each year. | 6Sci/Tech |
Automakers face wide profitability gap: study
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S automakers face a widening gap in profitability per vehicle compared to their major Japanese rivals because of missed design opportunities, heavy discounting and high labor costs, a study released on Monday said. | 0Business |
Consob: partecipazioni rilevanti
Generali all'8,72% di Bnl, Popolare Milano 2% di Autogrill | 4Italia |
Vieira back to lead Arsenal, but Campbell still injured
ARSENAL begin their Champions League campaign tonight against Guus Hiddinkâs PSV Eindhoven at Highbury. As the English championsâ central defender Sol Campbell is still unavailable through injury, Pascal | 8Sports |
Global foreign investment falls
Foreign investment levels decline in 2003, a UN report reveals, but there are signs of recovery - especially among developing nations. | 0Business |
Call for council grant commission
A new report says government funding for councils should be set by an independent commission. | 2Europe |
Womenâs Basketball Notebook: Back From Injury, Duke Center Feels Back on Her Game
Dukeâs Chante Black is flourishing in the system the new Coach Joanne P. McCallie has installed. | 8Sports |
Halston revival wows Liza Minnelli in New York
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Halston clothing line
popular among the disco crowd of the 1970s is back. | 1Entertainment |
Rural towns struggle in two-speed Britain
MELTON MOWBRAY (Reuters) - "I don't want to stay here for the rest of my life," says 17-year-old student Jenny Sharp in the quiet heart of British Midlands market town Melton Mowbray. | 1Entertainment |
Motorola buys video technology company Vertasent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc. MOT.N on Monday said it bought privately held video technology developer Vertasent LLC to expand its product and customer base in the cable television provider market. | 6Sci/Tech |
Riforme, Governo battuto: senatori federali a 25 anni
Governo battuto alla Camera sull'emendamento 'over 40', eta' limite per essere eletti senatori federali. Basteranno i 25 anni, già previsti dal testo licenziato dalla commissione Affari costituzionali della Camera. | 4Italia |
Key Musharraf decision expected
Pakistani judges are to rule whether President Musharraf can stand for re-election while remaining army chief. | 2Europe |
Ex spia Kgb: Mosca rispondera' oggi
Lo ha detto un portavoce del ministero degli Esteri | 4Italia |
Sweden tires of tired workers (Reuters)
Reuters - Swedish welfare authorities plan to launch a campaign to educate Swedes about when they can take sick leave,
after a study showed 40 percent believe it is enough to feel tired to stay home and draw benefits. | 2Europe |
Anglican leader warns conservatives
(AP)
AP - The head of the Anglican Church of Canada has warned members who split with the church over its decision to bless same-sex unions that they will lose their church buildings and funds. | 13World |
Nucor's Fission
The steelmaker splits the stock and raises its dividend. | 0Business |
China tightens control over online music
(AP)
AP - China is tightening control over its online music and game industries, ordering distributors to submit all imported products for approval by official censors, the government said Tuesday. | 13World |
Four-year-old stabbed to death
A four-year-old boy is stabbed to death and a 14-year-old girl seriously injured in West Yorkshire. | 2Europe |
Davenport, Myskina Win in Filderstadt
FILDERSTADT, Germany (Reuters) - The top four seeds reached the semi-finals of the Filderstadt Grand Prix Friday, with only French Open champion Anastasia Myskina being taken to three sets. | 8Sports |
Britain backs revolutionary aid experiment
Cash from mobile 'banks' replaces food parcels. | 10Top News |
Information Commissioner rules Ofcom must share data
Cell site locations not a matter of national security
Comms regulator Ofcom is squaring up against fellow regulatocrats at the Information Commissioner's Office over just how much Britons should be allowed to know about their local cell phone base stations.⊠| 7Software and Developement |
Launch of international space station replacement crew for Oct. 14
MOSCOW Russia has set October 14th as the new date for launch of a spaceship to ferry a replacement crew to the international space station. | 1Entertainment |
Technology Briefing: Six Apart Acquires LiveJournal.com
Six Apart, the maker of Movable Type, software for publishing Web logs, said that it had acquired Danga Interactive, which operates the popular blogging site LiveJournal.com. | 6Sci/Tech |
Congress Seeks to Balance Drug Safety, Quick Approval
Three drugs -- Vioxx, Ketek and Avandia -- are casting long shadows over the congressional debate on how to update and revise the 15-year-old system that has dramatically sped up the process of bringing prescription medicines to American consumers. | 0Business |
Irish consumers wising up to phishing scams
Just 4% would give account details
New research indicates that online banking users are getting more savvy when it comes to responding to e-mails purporting to come from banks and building societies.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
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