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Travel Upstarts Take on Top Sites A new breed of specialty search engines promise to deliver the best bargains to travelers using the web to find the best airfares and accommodations. They're challenging established sites like Travelocity, Expedia and Orbitz. | 3 |
Suit: Check Provisional Ballots A watchdog group tries to stop an Ohio county's elections board from rejecting thousands of provisional ballots until they are hand checked against voter registration cards. | 3 |
Mitsubishi Motors, Merrill Lynch tie up over US auto loans TOKYO : Troubled Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will tie up with Merrill Lynch and Co. in North American financing operations as part of its business rehabilitation efforts. | 2 |
Rwanda Retains Right to Attack Rebels in Congo (Reuters) Reuters - Rwanda can and will strike Rwandan\rebels in Congo if little continues to be done to disarm them,\but Kigali is not spoiling for a fight, President Paul Kagame\said on Saturday after meeting his Congolese counterpart. | 0 |
Study finds cicada carcasses boost soil nutrients, plant growth Their decaying carcasses gave a super-size boost in nutrients to forest soil and stimulated seed and nitrogen production in a plant important to the forest ecosystem, researchers reported in Friday #39;s issue of the journal Science. | 3 |
Micro-generators rev up the power A new micro-generator developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology holds promise for micro-generator technology #39;s future in electronics devices. | 3 |
Mandaric: I #39;m not here to be popular Chairman Milan Mandaric has sought to reconcile the club with fans before Portsmouth #39;s predicament descends into pantomime farce by insisting: #39;I #39;m behind you. | 1 |
Langer stars as Kiwis fade Adelaide - New Zealand lost both their opening batsmen in the final session as Australia, led by Justin Langer #39;s third career double century, held a 519-run lead after the second day of the second cricket Test on Saturday. | 1 |
Proteas skipper injures foot SOUTH AFRICAN captain Graeme Smith sustained a freak injury off the field but was likely to play in the second Test against India, a team official said today. | 1 |
Pak insists Hurriyat real representative of Kashmiris Insisting that Hurriyat Conference is the real representative of Kashmiris, Pakistan has claimed that India is not ready to accept ground realities in Kashmir. | 0 |
Nine arrested after Australian island riot protesting against the death of a man in custody burnt down a police station, police residence and a courthouse. northeast coast, said Queensland state police minister Judy Spence. | 0 |
Pope returns relics to eastern Orthodox Pope John Paul returned relics of two early Christian saints to the Patriarch of Constantinople Saturday in another bid to warm ties with eastern Orthodoxy. | 0 |
Wal-Mart Sees Nov. US Sales Up 0.7 Pct Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s largest retailer, said on Saturday it expects a 0.7 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least | 2 |
Rovers win precious points Blackburn Rovers got their first away win of the season beating Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Paul Gallagher #39;s 10th-minute strike and a Paul Dickov penalty with 13 minutes remaining sealed the | 1 |
Researchers Develop 3-D Phone Technology TOKYO Nov 24, 2004 - It #39;s an idea that was popularized by Princess Leia #39;s plea for help in Star Wars: sending a 3-D hologram. | 3 |
UPDATE 1-Myskina beats Golovin for Russia to level at 1-1 Anastasia Myskina kept Russia #39;s Fed Cup hopes alive by beating Moscow-born Tatiana Golovin 6-4 7-6 in the second singles of the competition final against holders France on Saturday, levelling the score at 1-1. | 1 |
Morales tries to prove that he #39;s worth the weight The fine, pure hate that Erik Morales has for Marco Antonio Barrera might be motivation enough for the Tijuana fighter here tonight, but there also is a more tangible factor in his favor. | 1 |
Rams cut veteran Landeta The St. Louis Rams yesterday released punter Sean Landeta and signed Kevin Stemke to replace him. Landeta, 42, was one of only two former USFL players still in action in the NFL. | 1 |
#39;Turn other cheek #39; doesn #39;t work either Minor league hockey player Dan Sullivan was suspended for 18 fewer games for mooning fans than Indiana Pacer Stephen Jackson was (30) for trying to punch their lights out. | 1 |
Sri Lankan rebel leader threatens to launch freedom struggle The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader said Saturday the rebels would be compelled tolaunch the freedom struggle for the Tamil nation if peace talks were further delayed, the pro-rebel website TamilNet said. | 0 |
Barghouti Backs Abbas in Palestinian Race (AP) AP - Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti dropped out of the race to replace Yasser Arafat on Friday, agreeing to support the candidacy of interim leader Mahmoud Abbas in a move intended to head off a split in the ruling Fatah movement. | 0 |
Pakistan Downplays CIA Report on Leaks (AP) AP - Pakistan on Saturday downplayed suggestions that a new CIA report indicates that a renegade scientist provided more help to Iran's nuclear weapons program than previously disclosed. | 0 |
Wal-Mart Sees November Sales Up 0.7 Pct Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s largest retailer, said on Saturday it expects a 0.7 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least | 2 |
New multiple sclerosis drug near patients Biogen Idec Inc. #39;s Tysabri drug for multiple sclerosis may reach patients as soon as next week, and doctors said they plan to prescribe it first to patients who are no longer being helped by older medicines. | 2 |
Canadian Dollar Gains for Fifth Week in Six on Rate Prospects Canada #39;s dollar gained for the fifth week in six, reaching the highest since January 1992, on speculation the central bank will lift its interest-rate target next month. | 2 |
Sorenstam Plays Tiger Woods in Skins Game (AP) AP - Annika Sorenstam is mixing it up with the men again, and this time the competition includes Tiger Woods. Sorenstam and Woods will play against each other for the first time when they tee off Saturday in the Skins Game at the Trilogy Golf Club in the middle of the desert. | 1 |
St. John's Bans Hoops Team From Postseason (AP) AP - St. John's imposed two years of penalties on its men's basketball team Friday after an investigation revealed a former player was given cash by an athletic department employee. | 1 |
Forecast maps on trackfor new look Instead of the skinny black line, showing a hurricane #39;s forecast track, forecasters have drafted a couple of alternative graphics to depict where the storms might go -- and they want your opinion. | 2 |
Chargers Confident Going Into Jets Rematch (AP) AP - A lot has changed for the San Diego Chargers since the mid-September afternoon when Drew Brees threw two interceptions, lost a fumble and sustained a concussion in a home loss to the New York Jets. | 1 |
Football: Chelsea stay top John Terry's brace helps Chelsea move five points clear at the top of the table. | 0 |
Locust alert in Canary Islands A state of alert is ordered as swarms of locusts from Africa arrive in Spain's Canary Islands. | 0 |
New Kazaa version to feature online calling Moving beyond media downloads, leading peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing company Kazaa, is now offering free, Internet-based telephone service via the Skype voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) application. | 3 |
Blogger Uncovers Microsoft PR Gaffe The Public Relations India blog claims that Microsoft or its PR agency released this photo of the new MSN Search ... .. to AP using the IE competitor browser, Mozilla Firefox. | 3 |
Live hunting online draws opposition The San Antonio resident set up the Web site, did a little research and recently launched his Internet service that allows registered users to shoot actual .22 rifles at paper targets via their computer. | 3 |
P2P Company Gets Approval from Record Labels quot;A small peer-to-peer start-up has won rights from three of the four major record labels to distribute their music online. The deals with Peer Impact, a new division of online marketing company Wurld Media | 3 |
Myskina salvages Fed Cup tie for Russia vs. France MOSCOW -- French Open champion Anastasia Myskina pulled Russia into a 1-1 tie with defending champion France at the Fed Cup final Saturday after US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova lost the first singles match. | 1 |
Windies tour in hands of pollies POLITICAL heavyweights have intervened in a bid to end the West Indies contracts dispute which threatens the one-day series in Australia. | 1 |
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC GIVES POMPEY HEART Arjan De Zeeuw played a captains role to the full as the Portsmouth players superbly shrugged off a week of internal turmoil. The Dutch defender grabbed the winner in a 1-0 triumph against Bolton at the | 1 |
Pirates send Kendall to Athletics PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded catcher Jason Kendall to the Oakland Athletics for left-handers Mark Redman and Arthur Rhodes. | 1 |
UPDATE 2-Rugby-Australia edge out England in Twickenham thriller Australia showed all their famed resilience to withstand a fierce fightback by England and beat the world champions 21-19 in a thunderous World Cup final repeat on Saturday. | 1 |
Justin Langer smashes New Zealand Nothing much changed for New Zealand on day 2 of the second test match between Australia and New Zealand. Australia are dominating like they did on the first day and with Justin Langer completing his double | 1 |
Springboks bounce back South Africa gained revenge for their surprise defeat at Murrayfield two years ago with a convincing 45-10 victory over Scotland in Edinburgh. | 1 |
Democracy campaigner enters race A PALESTINIAN democracy activist who has campaigned for non-violent resistance to Israeli occupation said today he would run for president to succeed Yasser Arafat. | 0 |
Chinese Police Detain Man In Bloody Knife Attack At School Americas Amber Alert News Center(BEIJING China) AP--BEIJING -- Chinese police have detained a man accused of hacking to death as many as nine boys as they slept in a high school dormitory in central China. | 0 |
Francophone summit ends with resolution on Ivory Coast OUAGADOUGOU (AFP) - Leaders from 36 French-speaking countries wrapped up a summit in Burkina Faso, with a call to the protagonists in the Ivory Coast conflict to implement a French-brokered pact to restore peace. | 0 |
Tigers to resume #39; #39;freedom struggle #39; #39; if talks not resumed Colombo, Nov 27 (UNI) The LTTE today threatened to resume the #39; #39;freedom struggle #39; #39; if the Sri Lankan Government did not resume the peace talks on the basis of its proposal for an interim self-rule. | 0 |
Sudan Lifts State of Emergency in North Darfur Sudan said it had lifted all restrictions on aid workers and revoked a state of emergency in the troubled North Darfur state on Saturday, after rebels pulled out from a town they occupied last week. | 0 |
Hut by Hut, AIDS Steals Life in a Southern Africa Town What happens to a society when its fulcrum - its mothers and fathers, teachers, nurses, farm workers - die in their prime? | 0 |
Colombian Rebels Planned to Kill President Bush <p></p><p> BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - President Bush was targetedfor assassination by Colombia's biggest Marxist rebel groupthis week when he visited the Caribbean port city of Cartagena,a top Colombian official said on Saturday.</p> | 0 |
Icahn enters Hollywood picture Hollywood Entertainment Corp. discovered Friday that it might have another suitor in the suddenly crowded field bidding to take over the Wilsonville-based video rental chain. | 2 |
Mitsubishi Motors to Sell \$2 Bln of Loans to Merrill (Update4) Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said it will sell \$2 billion of US auto loans to Merrill Lynch amp; Co. to help the automaker reduce debt. | 2 |
Notre Dame LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Top-ranked Southern California tries to win a school-record 21st straight home game and post a 20th consecutive victory overall when it hosts rival Notre Dame on Saturday. | 1 |
India in high spirits before second Test: Sports India, Cricket: Kolkata, Nov 27 : With the revocation of captain Sourav Ganguly #39;s two-match suspension, a resurgent Indian team is looking forward to the second and final Test against South Africa beginning at the Eden Gardens here Sunday. | 1 |
3 GIs killed in Iraq attack A US soldier was killed yesterday in a roadside bomb attack on a military vehicle north of Baghdad while two marines were killed Thursday in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah, the US military said. | 0 |
Habana scores two tries as Springboks outplay Scots 45-10 in rugby Bryan Habana scored two intercept tries in his first start and Jaco van der Westhuyzen collected a try and three drop goals Saturday as Tri Nations champion South Africa outplayed Scotland 45-10 at Murrayfield. | 1 |
OPEC Unlikely to Change Quotas -Nigeria (Reuters) Reuters - OPEC oil producers are unlikely to\change output quotas at their December 10 ministerial meeting\and have no need yet to rein in a supply surge that has begun\to ease record prices, Nigeria's top oil official said on\Saturday. | 2 |
Argentine Protesters on Streets Over Fatal Fire BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Thousands of Argentines mourning almost 200 young victims of a rock club fire took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Monday to protest the government's safety standards, as the city mayor resisted pressure to resign. | 0 |
FCC is watching SBC #39;s VoIP charge WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission is keeping and eye on SBC Communications #39; new connection charge for calls made over the Internet. | 2 |
Peru Orders Curfew in Siege Town LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - The Peruvian government put a southern Andean town under curfew on Monday after launching a military offensive to retake a police station held for three days by ex-soldiers demanding the president's resignation. | 0 |
Calls for Iraq Poll Delay Fuel Tension (Reuters) Reuters - Iraq's main Shi'ite parties insisted on\Saturday that elections should go ahead on Jan. 30 as planned,\rejecting mounting calls from Sunni and secular politicians to\postpone the polls because of guerrilla violence. | 0 |
Once-Proud Niners, Dolphins Flounder (AP) AP - Bill Walsh and Don Shula might want to avert their eyes from this one. Twenty seasons after the San Francisco 49ers and the Miami Dolphins faced each other in two of their 10 combined trips to the Super Bowl, they've become the NFL's two most miserable franchises. | 1 |
Soccer Racism Taints Spain's Reputation (AP) AP - Spaniards used to say they lived in one of Europe's most racially tolerant countries. Soccer has shattered that myth. In Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium #151; the Yankee Stadium of soccer #151; Spanish fans bellowed out monkey noises last week each time a black English player touched the ball in a match between England and Spain. | 1 |
Arctic States Agree Small Steps to Slow Thaw Eight Arctic countries agreed on small steps to brake a rapid thaw of the region on Wednesday with indigenous peoples accusing Washington of | 3 |
John Hall Returns As Redskins Kicker (AP) AP - Washington Redskins kicker John Hall will be back in uniform Sunday after missing five games with a groin injury. | 1 |
Silent march in France on 100th day of captivity of journalists held in Iraq (AFP) AFP - Hundreds of people marked the 100 days in captivity of two French reporters in Iraq with a silent march through a western French town, while the family of one of the kidnapped men appealed for their release before Christmas. | 0 |
White salutes Van der Westhuyzen South Africa coach Jake White praised fly-half Jaco van der Westhuyzen after his try-scoring contribution in the 45-10 win over Scotland at Murrayfield. | 1 |
Insurgents Target Iraqi Security Forces (AP) AP - The warning left in the garage of Omar Hameed, Iraqi National Guardsman, showed two bloody swords and a message: "If you don't quit your job in three days, you will be killed." | 0 |
Tamil Tigers warn of resumed violence Sri Lanka #39;s Tamil Tiger insurgency is threatening to resume armed struggles unless the government accepts the rebels #39; blueprint for self-rule. | 0 |
Chelsea Routs Charlton in Premier League (AP) AP - Chelsea routed Charlton 4-0 on Saturday behind two goals by defender John Terry to open a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League. | 1 |
Inaugural Speeches Often Don't Inspire (AP) AP - Ask not why so few inaugural speeches resonate long after they are given. | 0 |
Newsview: Political Rhetoric Has Price (AP) AP - President Bush says politicians should say what they mean. But doing so can sometimes be an invitation to disaster, as Arlen Specter, John Kerry, John Snow and Bush himself can attest. | 0 |
Ailing US chief justice to miss work again: report (AFP) AFP - US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, will again miss work when the Supreme Court reconvenes Monday, according to a report. | 0 |
Newfoundland's flag flap with Ottawa raises ire among some Labradorians (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, Nfld. (CP) - Hurt and insulted by their premier's decision to pull down Canadian flags across the province, some patriotic Labradorians plan to raise the Maple Leaf in protest Tuesday. | 0 |
Vatican returns relics of saints to Istanbul VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul is returning centuries-old relics of two Orthodox Christian saints in an effort to bridge the divide between the two churches. | 0 |
Simmering Trade Disputes Will Greet Bush in Canada Canadians remember two things about Ronald Reagan #39;s trip to Quebec City in 1985: his rendition of quot;When Irish Eyes Are Smiling quot; with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and the announcement | 2 |
Barghouthi Drops Palestinian Election Bid . Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi, who is illegally jailed in Israeli occupation prison, will not run in the Palestinian presidential election, an official | 0 |
Building a better turkey through biotech Most of the turkeys gracing the nation #39;s dinner tables Thursday have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations that simply walking | 3 |
Chelsea surge into five point lead LONDON, England -- England defender John Terry scored twice as Chelsea crushed Charlton Athletic 4-0 to go five points clear at the top of the English Premier League. | 1 |
Italy beats US Eagles Italy fought off a strong second-half comeback by the United States and won its rugby union Test 43-25 on Saturday. Flyhalf Luciano Orquera scored 20 points including a try, and winger | 1 |
Iran dug tunnel for military nuclear work-magazine BERLIN - Iran is working on a secret nuclear programme for military purposes despite promising the European Union it would halt all activities related to uranium enrichment, the news magazine Der Spiegel said on Saturday. | 0 |
Palestinians disband feared security force Palestinian officials have disbanded a Gaza security force feared by civilians and under fire by human rights groups in one of the first concrete steps toward security reform in months, says a security official. | 0 |
Romanians Have Stark Choice in Election (AP) AP - When Romanians pick a president Sunday, their main choice is between the forces of the past #151; flawed but comfortingly familiar #151; and an inexperienced challenger promising a dynamic, Western-leaning future. | 0 |
Pro-government Sudanese militia kill 16 in Darfur: SLM (AFP) AFP - Sudan's pro-government Janjaweed militia killed 16 people in a western village in the troubled Darfur region, a spokesman of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement told AFP by telephone. | 0 |
Young Afghan heart patient, once deathly ill, leaves Canada in good health (AFP) AFP - A 10-year-old Afghan boy saved from death after being airlifted to Canada for emergency heart surgery has flown home with a new lease on life. | 0 |
Harper maintains message consistent in Quebec and rest of Canada (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - QUEBEC (CP) - Stephen Harper denied accusations of political opportunism in Quebec on Saturday, saying he wants voters in the province to chose the Conservatives for principles that apply across the country. | 0 |
Ambani v Ambani SO what if ownership issues crop up in the Rs 90,000-plus crore Reliance group even if Mukesh, the elder of the two Ambani brothers, seeks to say there is none? | 2 |
Pedro Martinez Meets With Mets' GM (AP) AP - Free agent Pedro Martinez met with the general manager of the New York Mets in his home country, a month after helping the Boston Red Sox win their first World Series title since 1918, a baseball source told The Associated Press. | 1 |
Scholes: We Must Make Up For Lost Time Paul Scholes grabbed his third goal in three games with a brace against West Brom on Saturday, and then urged United to make up for their sluggish start to the campaign. | 1 |
City #39;s run of form continues Manchester City recorded back-to-back Premiership wins for the first time since April 2003 with a well-deserved win over Aston Villa at Eastlands. | 1 |
Barrerra vs Morales quot;Mexican World War 3 quot; Tonight on HBO PPV, only one of the two brave warriors will emerge with the bragging rights as to which one is the superior Mexican fighter, The Baby Faced Assassin Marco Antonio Barrera or Erik El Terrible Morales? | 1 |
Firefighters die in roof collapse SEVEN Swiss firefighters were presumed dead today after they were trapped under the collapsed roof of a burning underground car park. | 0 |
Law change call for terror cases David Blunkett is being urged to bring forward plans to allow phone-tapping evidence in UK courts so trials of foreign terror suspects can go ahead. | 0 |
No. 5 Illinois Beats No. 24 Gonzaga 89-72 (AP) AP - Deron Williams scored 20 points to lead No. 5 Illinois to a 89-72 win over No. 24 Gonzaga on Saturday in the John Wooden Tradition at Conseco Fieldhouse. | 1 |
Saudi Police Shoot Dead Suspect Militant in Jeddah (Reuters) Reuters - Saudi security forces shot dead a\suspected militant on Saturday in a clash in the Red Sea port\city of Jeddah, police and witnesses said. | 0 |
We #39;ll quit tour if we have to meet Mugabe, warns England skipper HARARE (AFP) - England skipper Michael Vaughan turned up the pressure ahead of the opening match against Zimbabwe by warning that his team will quit the tour if they are forced to meet Robert Mugabe. | 1 |
Kiwis in trouble after Langers double Adelaide, November 27: Justin Langer made 215 of Australias 575 for eight declared before New Zealand stumbled to 56 for two at the close of the second days play in the second Test on Saturday. | 1 |
Martinez meets with Mets GM in Dominican Republic Free agent Pedro Martinez met with the general manager of the New York Mets in his home country, a month after helping the Boston Red Sox win their first World Series title since 1918, a baseball source told The Associated Press. | 1 |
Lyon seek return to winning ways French champions Olympique Lyon hope to regain their momentum when they meet ambitious AJ Auxerre on Saturday. The Ligue 1 leaders have won only one of their last four games, losing for the first time this | 1 |
Wiltord helps leaders Lyon beat Auxerre Sylvain Wiltord scored one goal and made another as he returned to lead Olympique Lyon to a 2-1 victory over AJ Auxerre in a Ligue 1 game on Saturday. | 1 |
No. 10 Michigan State Routs Nicholls St. (AP) AP - Led by Maurice Ager's 19 points, No. 10 Michigan State scored more than 100 points for the third straight game in a 102-52 win over Nicholls State on Saturday. | 1 |
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