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Mark Thatcher in Court Over Africa Coup Plot (Reuters)
Reuters - The son of former British Prime
Minister Margaret Thatcher appeared in a Cape Town court on
Tuesday in connection with a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea. | 13World |
Lee, Young Are Suspended Five Games
Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and San Diego pitcher Chris Young are suspended for five games each Monday following a bench-clearing brawl last weekend. | 8Sports |
Ue-13:produzione industriale -0,2%
Il dato dell'Eurostat e' relativo al mese di dicembre | 4Italia |
McGrath has no sympathy for England
Capitulation down under met with pleasure by home fans and players. | 10Top News |
Ebert looks forward to return to work
(AP)
AP - Film critic Roger Ebert, who is battling cancer in a Chicago hospital, says he looks forward to coming back to work despite a hard road to recovery that has kept him hospitalized for two months. | 1Entertainment |
3B Joe Randa Agrees to Deal With Reds (AP)
AP - Third baseman Joe Randa agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract with the Reds, ending Cincinnati's plan to move right fielder Austin Kearns to the position next season. | 8Sports |
Manning seals legacy with Super Bowl win
MIAMI (Reuters) - Peyton Manning added the missing ingredient to his Hall of Fame credentials by leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday. | 8Sports |
Golf: Playoff bogey enough to bring Sorenstam LPGA crown
WEST PALM BEACH, United States : Annika Sorenstam captured her eighth title of the year here Sunday, beating Cristie Kerr in a playoff for the season-ending LPGA ADT Championship with a bogey on the first playoff hole. | 8Sports |
After Games pressure, world short course presents different <b>...</b>
(CP) - After the pressure of the Olympic Games, training for the world short course swim championships was a challenge for Victoria's Rick Say. | 8Sports |
Don't hinder peace, Iran is told
Iran is a sponsor of terrorism and must not obstruct progress towards Middle East peace, says Tony Blair | 2Europe |
European shares drop after euro, oil hit record highs
(AFP)
AFP - Europe's main stock markets slid Thursday after the euro struck a record dollar high and oil prices surged above 80 dollars a barrel in New York, threatening company profits. | 0Business |
Officials support Yanukovych, media election coverage biased, says OSCE mission
In its interim report, the OSCE mission observing the presidential election in Ukraine has concluded that a number of state officials are openinly supporting pro-government candidate Premier Viktor Yanukovych. | 2Europe |
Marchex spawns 100,000 local search sites
Blog: Marchex launches local yellow pages Web sites with targeted ads. | 6Sci/Tech |
Judges rule file-sharing software legal
update A federal appeals court has upheld a controversial court decision that said file-sharing software programs such as Grokster or Morpheus are legal. | 11Top Stories |
Medco Profit Tops Estimates
Helped by sales of generic drugs, the pharmacy benefit manager lifted its full-year profit forecast, sending its shares higher. | 0Business |
New video due from American Qaida member
(AP)
AP - Al-Qaida announced Thursday that it would soon release a new video message from American-born member Adam Gadahn that would be the first message from the terror group in 2008. | 13World |
FDA launches review of COX-Two inhibitors, warns caution on all <b>...</b>
WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration has ordered a sweeping review of studies involving prescription painkillers like Celebrex and Bextra. | 11Top Stories |
U.S., Germany Agree On Iraqi Debt Write-Off
BERLIN, Nov. 20 -- Germany and the United States have agreed on a proposal to write off as much as 80 percent of Iraq's debt, Germany's finance minister said Saturday, following a months-long U.S. push for debt forgiveness. | 13World |
Court TV Investigates Reality with 'Parco' (Reuters)
Reuters - Court TV is
investigating "Parco, P.I." | 1Entertainment |
Study: Hospitals benefiting from tort reform
Nearly a year after sweeping medical liability reform in Texas, hospitals are reporting a significant drop in their liability costs, according to a new study. | 0Business |
Death toll in China mine blast reaches 77
The death toll from a devastating coal mine gas explosion in central China's Henan province has risen to 77. Efforts are continuing to recover 71 others still listed as officially missing, although officials | 13World |
Hyundai to build $270 mln U.S. engine plant
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hyundai Motor Co. (005380.KS), South
Korea's top auto maker, said on Tuesday it plans to invest $270
million to build an engine plant at its U.S. car making unit in
Alabama to serve growing demand in the world's No.1 auto
market. | 0Business |
Hate the RIAA? Buy a 'Free Jammie' thong
As accused file sharer tries to raise money for legal fees, she takes to selling bibs, boxers and other merchandise bearing her new logo. | 6Sci/Tech |
Winehouse 'on road to recovery'
Singer Amy Winehouse is "on the road to recovery" from her drug addiction her mother Janis tells GMTV. | 13World |
Kerry Says Bush Troop Plan Will Impair US Security (Update3)
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said the Bush administration Bush plan to bring home as many as a third of US troops stationed abroad would impair US security by hampering the war on terror and undermining efforts to halt ..... | 11Top Stories |
Microsoft takes on desktop search
Microsoft has entered the desktop search fray, releasing an initial version of software to scour a PC hard drive. | 13World |
à ufficiale: Totti saluta l'azzurro "Non giocherò più in nazionale"
Il campione del mondo ha dichiarato che non può giocare più di un tot di partite all'anno La scelta Ú stata sofferta, ma "a qualcosa devo rinunciare e la Roma ha la priorità "
à ufficiale: Totti saluta l'azzurro "Non giocherò più in nazional... | 4Italia |
Chelsea confirm Malouda signing
(AFP)
AFP - Chelsea confirmed on Tuesday the transfer of France international Florent Malouda from Lyon on a four-year contract. | 2Europe |
Mosul's militants fight mostly from shadows
These days, the violence in Iraq's third-largest city is more like The Sopranos than Black Hawk Down. By Jim Macmillan, AP. About 40 dead bodies turned up across Mosul last week. | 13World |
Strong Quake Hits Japan's Hokkaido, 11 Hurt
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit a wide area of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. | 13World |
N.Y. man admits murdering "Waitress" director
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City man pleaded guilty on Thursday to murdering "Waitress" director Adrienne Shelly in her Manhattan apartment and then making it look like she had committed suicide, authorities said. | 12U.S. |
Boost investment to solve skills crisis, report urges
Employers must have bigger say on training funds, review says. | 10Top News |
Colorado hospitals all participating in quality survey
All 45 eligible hospitals in Colorado have registered to submit quality information, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said Friday. | 0Business |
Tennis: Federer beats Henman
Roger Federer sees off Tim Henman in straight sets to reach the US Open final. | 13World |
Tokyo Edge: Autumn Brings Gamers' Delights
Handheld game devices and satellite radio receiver vie for gadget fans' attention with camcorders, big LCD TV, and more. | 6Sci/Tech |
Oestersund, 15:44 - BIATHLON, MONDIALI: GERMANIA ORO IN STAFFETTA MISTA
Medaglia d'oro alla Germania nella staffetta mista ai Mondiali di biathlon in corso a Oestersund, in... | 4Italia |
CommBank in talks to buy stake in Chinese bank
SYDNEY: Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd. said yesterday it was in advanced talks to buy a strategic stake in China's Jinan City Commercial Bank, based in Shandong Province. | 1Entertainment |
With Windows port, a bug-hunting Safari for Apple
( InfoWorld ) - Security researchers have jumped on Apple's beta version of the Safari browser, digging up as many as 18 bugs in the software, just one day after its release.
Researchers Aviv Raff , David Maynor , and Thor Larholm all reported flaws in the browser... | 6Sci/Tech |
London to sign Venezuela deal
London Mayor Ken Livingstone is to sign an oil deal with the Venezuelan government giving cheap fuel and cut-price travel. | 2Europe |
Call to scrap tests for under-16s
The national exams sat by under-16s in England should be scrapped, a watchdog urges. | 10Top News |
OpenMosix pulls the plug
Blog: OpenMosix, an open-source project to let software run on clusters of interconnected Linux computers, will shut down on March 1, 2008. | 6Sci/Tech |
Married people get gift of health
Three weeks after Los Angeles firefighter John Nelson cruised by in his '57 `vette to whisk a flaming redhead on a blind date to the beach, she wore his engagement ring. | 3Health |
Musharraf Lifts Emergency Rule in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 15 -- President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday lifted emergency rule in Pakistan, six weeks to the day after he suspended the constitution and fired most of the Supreme Court. | 13World |
Long wait over for Cavaliers
In the end, their free LeBron James bobbleheads gyrating in their hands, the sellout crowd at Gund Arena half-heartedly booed at the loss of their free food. | 1Entertainment |
Bush and Kerry Clash on Taxes, Health Care
TEMPE, Ariz. (Reuters) - President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry battled over health care, jobs and taxes in their final debate on Wednesday, with Bush criticizing Kerry's "far-left" Senate record and Kerry arguing the middle class had lost ground under the presiden... | 10Top News |
Argentina, Spain advance at worlds
(AP)
AP - Title contenders Argentina and Spain advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIBA world championship on Saturday after strong games from their star players. | 8Sports |
In-form French will stay unchanged
France have kept the side which beat Australia last weekend for their game against Argentina next Saturday. "We decided not to change an iota from a team which gave us complete | 8Sports |
Can Science Outwit Storms Like Katrina?
The Army Corps of Engineers is rethinking the way it assesses hurricane risk. | 6Sci/Tech |
Nasdaq to buy Nordic bourse group OMX
NEW YORK/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. said on Friday it would buy Nordic markets owner OMX AB for $3.7 billion, giving it a beachhead for more European deals, including perhaps another run at the London Stock Exchange. | 0Business |
Read the annual report by the Canadian Institute for Health <b>...</b>
The annual report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information on health spending shows that health spending in the country is expected to reach $130.3 billion in 2004, a 5.9% increase over last year and the lowest annual increase in the last s... | 3Health |
Prosecution: Blake killed wife after stuntmen refused
On CNN | 10Top News |
Berlusconi jr: pensiamo a telefonia
Vicepresidente Mediaset, non chiederemo limiti per Sky | 4Italia |
Italy moves to stop ultra-skinny models
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government and its fashion chiefs are working on a manifesto to crack down on the use of ultra-thin teenagers on the catwalk, as pressure grows on the fashion world to promote healthier looks. | 3Health |
'MONDAY NIGHT' IS STILL SPECIAL
You didn't even have to enter Paul Brown Stadium to find that Monday Night Football still packs magic. Two bare-chested, 20-year-old men in the orange-and-white, horizontally striped leg tights. | 8Sports |
Crew Edges Wizards
Kyle Martino's goal two minutes into injury time gives Columbus a narrow 2-1 victory over Kansas City on Wednesday night. | 8Sports |
Europe Compromises with U.S. on Iran Nuclear Deadline
VIENNA (Reuters) - France, Britain and Germany have met a key U.S. demand by proposing a November deadline for Iran to dispel concern that it has a covert atom bomb program, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters. | 10Top News |
Ohio says it settles suit against Time Warner
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The state of Ohio said on Wednesday that it had reached a $144 million settlement with Time Warner Inc. on behalf of six state funds that claimed they were defrauded after the media conglomerate merged with the online service AOL. | 12U.S. |
Peirsol Wins 100 Backstroke
American Aaron Peirsol won the gold medal Monday in the men's 100-meter backstroke with a time of 0:54.06. | 8Sports |
India concern over Haneef custody
India expresses concern at the continued detention of an Indian doctor in Australia. | 13World |
Turkey's Christians like AK despite Islamist past
VAKIFLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Its foes like to accuse Turkey's ruling AK Party of plotting to create an Iranian-style Islamic state, but many among the country's Christian minority seem to prefer the alleged Islamists to more secular parties. | 1Entertainment |
Troubled German bank sold in wake of subprime crisis
(AFP)
AFP - Germany's troubled state-run bank SachsenLB was bought out by the Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg (LBBW) on Sunday to save it from bankruptcy after it was badly hit by the US subprime crisis. | 13World |
Circuit City Posts Loss, but Beats Estimate
Circuit City Stores, the consumer electronics chain, reported a smaller-than-expected loss in the second quarter Friday because of higher sales and fewer | 0Business |
Kimchi crackdown upsets South Korean athletes
(Reuters)
Reuters - South Korea's medal hopes at the 15th
Asian Games may have been dealt a blow after Doha officials
confiscated their national dish from team members at the
athletes village. | 13World |
Vivendi near deal to buy BMG: source
(Reuters)
Reuters - Vivendi SA is close to an agreement to
buy Bertelsmann's BMG Music Publishing unit for about 1.6
billion euros ($2.1 billion), a source familiar with the deal
said. | 1Entertainment |
Jacklin Criticizes Woods-Mickelson Pairing
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Europe captain Tony Jacklin says that "never in a million years" would he have put Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson together in a Ryder Cup pairing. | 8Sports |
'Closer' Takes Mike Nichols Back to Familiar Ground
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An inability to look at dead bodies killed off Mike Nichols' hopes of training as psychiatrist 50 years ago but did nothing to diminish his fascination with marriage, mating and the games people play. | 1Entertainment |
British Airways Cancels More Flights
LONDON -- British Airways passengers, plagued by staff shortages and technical glitches this week, are seeing more flights canceled just ahead of what' was expected to be a busy weekend. | 13World |
Band Aid Planning New Version of Song (AP)
AP - The founders of Band Aid, the 1984 charity effort that raised millions for Ethiopian famine relief, plan a new version of the single "Do They Know It's Christmas," a British newspaper reported. | 1Entertainment |
Govt not to raise fuel prices
"The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has decided today that prices of all petroleum products will be held at the same level," said Mani Shankar Aiyar, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister. | 0Business |
Referee admits mistake in Old Firm derby
(AFP)
AFP - Referee Kenny Clark admitted he made an incorrect decision in not awarding a penalty to Celtic during their weekend match at Rangers. | 2Europe |
Wachovia to buy A.G. Edwards for $6.8 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. bank Wachovia Corp. on Thursday said it would buy A.G. Edwards Inc. for about $6.8 billion in cash and stock to create the second-largest retail brokerage in the United States. | 0Business |
Lott says Rumsfeld's future up to Bush
US Sen. Trent Lott said he may disagree with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on several defense-related issues, but he is not calling for Rumsfeld's resignation. | 11Top Stories |
Japan's Fukuda Selected as Prime Minister
TOKYO, Sept. 23 -- Desperate for competence, Japan's troubled ruling party on Sunday chose as its leader an admittedly un-charismatic party elder known for his dovish foreign policy and quiet political know-how. | 0Business |
Israel confirms new forces chief
Israel's cabinet approves the appointment of Maj Gen Gabi Ashkenazi as the new head of its armed forces. | 10Top News |
Nursery chain to liquidate
Frank's Nursery & Crafts, the lawn and garden retailer, declared bankruptcy Wednesday for the second time, and said it will start going-out-of-business sales as soon as it receives approval from Bankruptcy Court. | 0Business |
Gordon Cooper, 1 of 1st astronauts
VENTURA, Calif. - Gordon Cooper, who as one of the original Mercury astronauts was a pioneer in human space exploration, has died. | 6Sci/Tech |
Vogts survives another day
The future of beleaguered Scotland football boss Berti Vogts remains unclear after it emerged SFA chiefs have not yet met in Glasgow. | 8Sports |
Bush back at work after summit illness
(AFP)
AFP - US President George W. Bush spent several hours restricted to his hotel room at the Group of Eight summit on Friday after being struck down by a stomach ailment. | 13World |
Palestinian suicide bomber kills 3 Israelis
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of Tel Aviv's Shuk HaCarmel yesterday, killing three Israelis and wounding more than | 11Top Stories |
Taiwanese Vote Today May Boost Separatism
Taiwan votes Saturday in high-stakes legislative elections likely to reinforce President Chen Shui-bian's drive to bestow more trappings of independence on this self | 1Entertainment |
Rooney requests Everton transfer
The striker is currently at the centre of a bidding war between Manchester United and Newcastle, after scoring four goals for England in Euro 2004. | 8Sports |
Sabathia makes grade, helps Indians beat A's
C.C. Sabathia joined the Red Sox' Boston's Josh Beckett as the majors' only 11-game winners and finally beat his hometown team again, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics last night. | 8Sports |
Nantes, 15:44 - RUGBY, MONDIALI: GALLES-CANADA 42-17
Il Galles ha battuto il Canada 42-17 (9-12) in un incontro valido per il gruppo B dei mondiali di ru... | 4Italia |
Reporter: Up to 100 Bodies in Russia School Gym
BESLAN, Russia (Reuters) - Up to 100 bodies were seen lying in a Russian school gymnasium after troops stormed the building to end a two-day siege, a British ITV News reporter said Friday. | 10Top News |
Flu Shot Contamination Not A Health Crisis: CDC
Last week, the Chiron Corporation, which manufactures close to half of America's influenza vaccine supply announced a delay in shipping its Fluvirin influenza virus vaccine, due to the possibility of contaminated doses. | 3Health |
Patients warned of infection risk
A leading hospital admits it has taken two years to warn patients they could have contracted HIV or hepatitis after shoulder operations. | 2Europe |
Efficacy of Blood Pressure Drug Questioned
A leading drug used by millions of people to lower blood pressure does not prevent deaths from heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems as well as other treatments, researchers said on Friday. | 3Health |
Sri Lanka set to reopen schools
Authorities hope the delayed Sri Lankan school year can begin on Monday, despite tsunami damage. | 13World |
Ballmer bullish on future, bearish on Linux
SEPTEMBER 01, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Addressing a gathering of software industry leaders in Boston today, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer touted his company's vision for a bright future and cast doubt | 6Sci/Tech |
Sudan's Forgotten Victims Live Life on the Edge
MAYO, Sudan (Reuters) - Hashim Khalil Osman peeks out from the remains of his hut, partly bulldozed and then patched up with plastic sacking, to see if help has arrived to alleviate the misery of life in the slum suburbs of Khartoum. | 1Entertainment |
Roddick turns up aces in gaining round of 16
NEW YORK -- Defending champion Andy Roddick finally met a seeded veteran in the third round of the US Open. Something of a challenge, right? | 1Entertainment |
Hispanics Threaten Calif. Boycott for Veto (AP)
AP - Angered by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of a bill to let undocumented immigrants drive legally, Hispanic leaders and political groups are organizing protests and a national boycott of California to disrupt convention business. | 12U.S. |
"Surf's Up" rides DVD wave to dual wins
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It was "Surf's Up" at DVD stores last week as the penguin cartoon caught a wave to the top of the national sales and rental charts. | 1Entertainment |
Unbeatable Roloson lifts Oilers to 4-0 win over Canucks
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Dwayne Roloson made 36 saves to earn the shutout and Raffi Torres had a goal and set up another to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Monday. | 8Sports |
Hamilton to keep his Olympic gold
Olympic time trial champion Tyler Hamilton has secured his gold after being cleared of any doping offense at the Athens Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday. | 8Sports |
Iranian bill backs nuke energy drive
has passed a bill obliging the government to go on trying to develop a civilian nuclear energy programme. uranium enrichment or end snap UN inspections of atomic facilities as some lawmakers had called for. | 13World |
Pressure mounts on Turkish government to launch offensive
(Reuters)
Reuters - Turkey's government was
under intense public pressure on Monday to launch a major
cross-border operation to crush Kurdish guerrillas operating
from northern Iraq after they killed 17 Turkish soldiers. | 13World |
Pixies to Close Tour in Big Apple (Reuters)
Reuters - The Pixies' wildly successful
reunion tour will close with a Dec. 18 double-header at New
York's Hammerstein Ballroom, where the band already has sold
out six prior engagements. | 1Entertainment |
Five Die as Suicide Bomber Attacks Pakistan Mosque
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed four people as he shot his way into a Shi'ite Muslim mosque and blew himself up in the Pakistani city of Lahore Sunday, emergency workers said. | 10Top News |
Kyrgyz government resigns: president
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's government resigned on Wednesday in line with requirements set by a new constitution adopted at a nationwide referendum last weekend. | 13World |
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