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Valve wins case against Vivendi Half-Life 2 creator Valve Games has announced that a legal complaint filed against publisher Vivendi Universal Games in August 2002 has been upheld by a US court, but several other cases remain outstanding. | 3 |
Gough takes helms of Livingston Former Scotland captain Richard Gough was named as Livingston coach on Tuesday. Gough, 42, who also captained Rangers and Everton and played for Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham | 1 |
Nuggets win without Carmelo DENVER -- Earl Boykins scored 22 points to help the Denver Nuggets overcome the absence of Carmelo Anthony and defeat the New Orleans Hornets 76-67 on Monday. | 1 |
Second storm in a week hits eastern Philippines; more than 300 dead (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The death toll from landslides and flash floods in the eastern Philippines jumped to at least 348 with 150 others missing Tuesday, most in a region still reeling from a deadly typhoon. | 0 |
Philips Unveils DVD Burner That Plays CDs (Reuters) Reuters - Philips Electronics unveiled an\optical disk drive on Monday for use in computers that can burn\and play CDs and DVDs in three formats, including the new\Blu-ray standard. | 3 |
4 Iraqis killed, 2 US soldiers wounded in car bomb attack Four Iraqis were killed and 19 others wounded, including two US soldiers, Tuesday when a car bombhit a US military convoy in the Iraqi town of Baiji, 200 km north of Baghdad, the US military said. | 0 |
Chilean groups condemn torture payout plan Human rights groups said the proposed compensation for those tortured under Chile #39;s former military regime isn #39;t enough, La Tercera reported Tuesday. | 0 |
Dalai Lama hails Russian pilgrims Russian Buddhists brave snow and rain to see the Dalai Lama, who is visiting the republic of Kalmykia. | 0 |
US ; Cuban-born Gutierrez transformed Kellogg US News, LOS ANGELES - Carlos Gutierrez, named as US secretary of commerce on Monday, left Cuba as a child when communists seized power and rose through the ranks of Kellogg Co. | 2 |
Australian Record Industry action against operators of Kazaa quot;We are very pleased to see the Australian music industry bringing the operators of Kazaa to court. The Australian case claims that Kazaa is violating copyright on a massive scale, misleading its users and | 3 |
Olympic champion Pinsent retires Rower Matthew Pinsent, who has won four Olympic gold medals, has announced he is retiring from the sport. That means Pinsent won #39;t equal the five gold medals won in successive Olympics by another rower, Sir Steven Redgrave. | 1 |
Harry fury at agent claim FURIOUS Harry Redknapp and Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric joined forces today in an astonishing bid to end slurs over Pompey #39;s transfer policy. | 1 |
Linebacker Davis is latest Brown lost for year Andra Davis, second on the team with 89 tackles, will need more than five weeks to heal from the torn left medial collateral ligament he suffered in Cincinnati. | 1 |
Button: I was wrong to seek Williams move Jenson Button has admitted he made a mistake in his attempts to leave BAR and engineer a move to drive for BMW Williams next year. | 1 |
Paisley: It #39;s now or never The Democratic Unionist party leader, Ian Paisley, emerged from Downing Street talks today and said that republicans had a quot;now or never quot; chance to disarm and do a deal with him on power sharing. | 0 |
Diana tapes broadcast Recordings of the Princess of Wales containing intimate details of her sex life with Prince Charles have been aired in the US. The tapes were made by Diana #39;s voice coach Peter Settelen between 1992 and 1993 | 0 |
Soaring oil 'hits world economy' The soaring cost of oil hits global economic growth, although recovery is not a distant prospect, according to the OECD. | 2 |
Kellogg chief to drive US commerce GEORGE W.Bush began supercharging his economic team yesterday, nominating as commerce secretary a Cuban refugee who worked his way up the corporate ladder to the top of cereal giant Kellogg. | 2 |
Soaring oil #39;hits world economy #39; The soaring cost of oil has hit global economic growth, although world #39;s major economies should weather the storm of price rises, according to the OECD. | 2 |
Renault to invest \$573 million in South Korea LONDON, November 30 (newratings.com) - Renault SA (RNL.FSE) announced its plans today of investing \$573.1 million (600 billion won) over the next three years in Renault Samsung Motors, the companys South Korean affiliate. | 2 |
Smithfield Profit Lifted by Hog Prices Smithfield Foods Inc. (SFD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US pork producer, on Tuesday posted a 61 percent rise in quarterly earnings due to strong hog prices and the purchase of Farmland Foods last year. | 2 |
US Treasuries skid again, yields hit fresh highs US Treasury debt slid for a second session on Tuesday as data showed the US economy expanded at a slightly faster pace than first thought in the third quarter, though inflation remained subdued. | 2 |
MMO2 signs Japanese internet deal Mobile phone giant MMO2 teams up with Japan's NTT DoCoMo to launch i-mode internet services in the UK, Germany and Ireland. | 2 |
Lycos fights spam with screensaver Lycos is offering its customers a screensaver that helps to launch denial-of-service attacks on spammers #39; websites. The controversial move is designed to use the idle processing power of a computer to slow down the response times from spammers #39; websites. | 3 |
MMO2 signs Japanese internet deal Mobile phone giant MMO2 is teaming up with Japanese group NTT DoCoMo to launch i-mode internet services in the UK, Germany and Ireland. | 3 |
Japanese copyright violator is sentenced A Japanese man accused of using file-sharing software to release movies over the Internet received a suspended prison sentence Tuesday. | 3 |
Microsoft files first authenticity certificate lawsuits (SEATTLE) - A Raleigh-based company is named in a lawsuit filed by Microsoft on claims of counterfeit and illicit certificates of authenticity, the labels on software and computers that are supposed to show the products are legitimate. | 3 |
Browns Head Coach Butch Davis Resigns Cleveland Browns coach Butch Davis watches from the sidelines with quarterback Kelly Holcomb (10) in the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, in Cincinnati. | 1 |
Australia clinches series sweep Australia completed an emphatic Test series sweep over New Zealand with a 213-run win Tuesday, prompting a caution from Black Caps skipper Stephen Fleming for other cricket captains around the globe. | 1 |
Star British rower Matthew Pinsent retires after four Olympic gold HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England (CP) - British rower Matthew Pinsent is passing up a chance for a record-equalling fifth Olympic gold medal. | 1 |
Gatlin and Hayes Win Jesse Owens Award Last summer, Justin Gatlin and Joanna Hayes thrilled us with their gold medal performances at the Olympics. Yesterday, these two American athletes were honored when the Olympic committee awarded them both the prestigious Jesse Owens award. | 1 |
Pakistan coach looks to top batsmen Coach Bob Woolmer is looking to Pakistan #39;s top batsmen to play the tour-opening match against a Western Australia 2nd XI in Perth starting Wednesday in a bid to acclimatize quickly to Australian conditions. | 1 |
Favre Leads Pack to Victory in 200th Straight Start For Brett Favre it was just another day at the office. In celebration of his record 200th straight start at quarterback, Favre threw three touchdown passes to help lead the Packers to a 45-17 win over the St. | 1 |
UCI refuses license for Tyler Hamilton #39;s Phonak team Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton #39;s pro cycling team was refused a racing license Tuesday by the sport #39;s world governing body, prohibiting it from competing in the Tour de France and other elite events. | 1 |
Portsmouth back Redknapp over agents #39; fees claim Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric said on Tuesday that Harry Redknapp, who resigned as manager last week, was innocent of any wrong-doing over agent or transfer fees. | 1 |
Russia hails IAEA resolution not to refer Iran nuke dispute to UN Russia welcomed Tuesday the International Atomic Energy Agency #39;s (IAEA) resolution not to refer Iran to the United Nations Security Council for a decision on Iran #39;s nuclear program | 0 |
ASEAN sign free trade agreement The Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) and China have signed an agreement to create the world #39;s biggest free trade area by removing tariffs for their two billion people by the end of the decade. | 0 |
Volunteers struggle to save whales SYDNEY A series of mass strandings left 168 whales and dolphins dead on Australian and New Zealand beaches, leaving scientists and wildlife officials searching for the cause Tuesday. | 0 |
Paisley says now or never for Northern Ireland Northern Irish Protestant leader Ian Paisley has challenged his IRA foes to give up their weapons, saying it is quot;now or never quot; for Catholic republicans to agree a lasting political settlement with his party. | 0 |
Cosatu calls on ANC to end spat Johannesburg - The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Tuesday called on the African National Congress to organise an urgent meeting to discuss the tensions between the two organisations. | 0 |
Israeli Coalition Crisis May Force Early Election Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon #39;s shaky coalition Tuesday faced collapse in a row over the 2005 budget, raising the prospect of early elections that would endanger his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. | 0 |
Dalai #39;s admission to Russia quot;incomprehensible quot;: FM A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tuesday described Russia #39;s allowing the Dalai Lama to visit the country as something quot;incomprehensible, quot; and hoped Russia would strictly follow | 0 |
Hopes fade for trapped miners THE death toll in a coal mine explosion in central China has risen to 63, with 103 miners still missing. The Government said yesterday an underground fire and toxic fumes from the blast hampered rescue work. | 0 |
What #39;s The Biggest Challenge Carlos Gutierrez Would Face As US <b>...</b> President George W. Bush has tapped Kellogg Chairman and Chief Executive Carlos Gutierrez to become secretary of the US Commerce Department. | 2 |
Two Halliburton Units Exit Bankruptcy (Reuters) Reuters - Oilfield services company Halliburton\Co. on Monday said its subsidiaries Kellogg Brown \Root and DII Industries have emerged from the year-long\bankruptcy proceedings it instigated to facilitate a #36;4.2\billion asbestos settlement. | 2 |
DVD format war heats up Three Hollywood studios have announced their support for the high definition DVD (HD DVD) standard, raising the likelihood of a tough standards war with Sony #39;s rival Blu-ray technology. | 3 |
Australia in class of own, says Fleming VANQUISHED New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming fears that Australia #39;s domination of the world could continue unabated beyond this generation of champions. | 1 |
Formation of East Asian Community Modeled After EU Comes One Step <b>...</b> The creation of an East Asian union has gained more support after the leaders of 13 countries in East Asia agreed to hold an East Asian Summit conference next year at the 8th Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Korea, China, Japan | 0 |
UN chief reacts to son #39;s payments UN secretary-general Kofi Annan said he was quot;disappointed quot; at news his son was receiving payment from a firm involved in Iraq #39;s oil-for-food programme. | 0 |
Consumers Fuel Faster Economic Growth (Reuters) Reuters - Robust consumer spending on cars,\furniture and food helped the U.S. economy advance faster than\first thought in the third quarter, a government report showed,\while underlying inflation was the tamest in decades. | 2 |
Treasuries Skid, Yields Hit Fresh Highs (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt slid for a second\session on Tuesday as data showed the U.S. economy expanded at\a slightly faster pace than first thought in the third quarter,\though inflation remained subdued. | 2 |
German Recovery to Grow at Slower Pace (AP) AP - Germany's economic recovery will continue at a slower pace than expected, an economics institute said Tuesday as it lowered its 2005 growth forecast to 1.4 percent from 2.1 percent. | 2 |
Japanese Internet Company Acquires Team (AP) AP - Japanese Internet service provider Softbank Corp. agreed Tuesday to pay troubled retailer Daiei Inc. 5 billion yen ( #36;48.5 million) for its baseball team, becoming the second Net company to snap up a Japanese baseball club this year. | 2 |
Lawmakers Grill Citigroup Over Scandal TOKYO (Reuters) - Citigroup's top executive in Japan endured unprecedented questioning by lawmakers on Tuesday over a scandal at the firm's private bank in the country, the latest turn in a high-profile case that has embarrassed the world's biggest financial company. | 2 |
Stocks Open Lower; Oil Near \$50 a Barrel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday with oil prices holding near \$50 a barrel, while news that U.S. gross domestic product grew at a stronger-than-expected pace in the third quarter failed to create excitement on Wall Street. | 2 |
Average Price of U.S. House Rises 8.5 Pct WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The October average U.S. house price jumped 8.5 percent from a year ago, setting the stage for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to raise the limit on mortgages they can buy, a Federal Housing Finance Board survey showed on Tuesday. | 2 |
Treasuries Skid, Yields Hit Fresh Highs NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt slid for a second session on Tuesday as data showed the U.S. economy expanded at a slightly faster pace than first thought in the third quarter, though inflation remained subdued. | 2 |
Glaxo Defends Testing AIDS Drugs in Children LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc Tuesday defended trials of AIDS/HIV drugs in children in care homes, saying clinical studies involving children were legal and not unusual. | 2 |
Taser Hits Back at Amnesty International NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stun gun maker Taser International Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TASR.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TASR.O</A> on Tuesday accused human rights group Amnesty International of ignoring independent reports showing the company's weapons to be safe and effective. | 2 |
Market activity continues to slow, but #39;soft landing #39; seen LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Activity in the UK housing market is continuing to slow, according to data from two major market participants, though a surprise 1 percent rise in house prices in November helped to offset immediate fears of a market crash. | 2 |
Citigroup #39;s Peterson Tells Japan Lawmakers He #39;ll Fix Breaches Citigroup Inc. #39;s top Japan executive Douglas Peterson told lawmakers he will improve employee training to help fix compliance breaches that cost the company its private banking license in the country. | 2 |
Lycos Screensaver Battles Spam Websites Internet portal Lycos has designed a new type of screensaver, one which constantly requests data from sites that sell items featured in spam emails. | 3 |
Protect Your Personal Computer Redmond, Wash., /PRNewswire/ - As gifts for loved ones or tools for getting organized in the new year, personal computers (PCs) are always popular items during the holiday gift-giving season. | 3 |
Accused Net File-Swapper Is Found Guilty TOKYO - A man arrested last year on copyright charges for disseminating films on the Internet was given a three-year suspended sentence Tuesday - averting a jail term in one of the first crackdowns on file-sharing in Japan. | 3 |
Sources: Cleveland to fire head coach Butch Davis on Tuesday After spending most of Monday negotiating the terms of his departure after nearly four seasons with the team, the Cleveland Browns will fire head coach Butch Davis on Tuesday, league sources told SI. | 1 |
Dravid labours hard to get India valuable lead against South <b>...</b> CALCUTTA, India (AFP) - Rahul Dravid #39;s patient knock of 80 helped India take a useful first innings lead against South Africa in the second and final Test at Eden Gardens. | 1 |
Two-day ASEAN summit opens in Laos Leaders of 10 South East Asian nations have started a two-day summit in the Laos capital, Vientiane. The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting will focus on deepening economic integration | 0 |
Philippines storm kills 350 At least 350 people have died after a tropical storm triggered landslides and flash floods in the eastern Philippines, still reeling from last week #39;s typhoon, report agencies. | 0 |
US Plane Presumed Crashed in Afghanistan An aircraft carrying three US military passengers and three American civilian crew is presumed to have crashed in mountains in central Afghanistan at the weekend, military and security sources said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Sharon to tap Labor if Shinui quits govt Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said if senior coalition partner Shinui makes good on its threat to quit the government, he will immediately start negotiating with the | 0 |
Airport Investment #39;Two Fingers to Doom-Mongers #39; A 240 million US dollars (126.75 million) investment by budget airline Ryanair in the west of Ireland sticks two fingers up to the doom-mongers who said Shannon Airport would not work, it was claimed tonight. | 2 |
U.S. Soccer Qualifying Schedule Set (AP) AP - The United States opens the final round of 2006 World Cup qualifying with games at Trinidad and Tobago in February and at Mexico in March. | 1 |
Sony Unveils New MP3 Hard Disk Walkman Sony Corp. announced Tuesday a new 20 gigabyte digital music player with MP3 support that will be available in Great Britain and Japan before Christmas and elsewhere in Europe in early 2005. | 3 |
Cleveland Browns fire their head coach Some say your college days are the best years of your life. Butch Davis isn #39;t likely to dissent. Davis #39; inglorious tenure as coach of the Cleveland Browns came to an end on Monday, one day after his team gave up 58 points to the Cincinnati Bengals. | 1 |
AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING ODDS NEWS Queenslander Adam Scott is VC Bet #39;s heaviest liability ahead of this week #39;s Australian PGA Championship. Scott #39;s opening quote of 7/1 was quickly gobbled up by punters who fancy the golden boy of Aussie golf #39;s | 1 |
Now or Never for N.Irish Deal, Says Paisley (Reuters) Reuters - Northern Irish Protestant leader Ian\Paisley challenged his IRA foes Tuesday to give up their\weapons, saying it was "now or never" for Catholic republicans\to agree a lasting political settlement with his party. | 0 |
Iraq's Neighbors Prepare to Meet in Iran (AP) AP - Iran's capital is an unlikely place for Iraq's neighbors and Egypt to discuss the infiltration of terrorists into Iraq. Not only does the Persian country have a long history of conflict with Arabs, it is also accused by the United States of supporting the insurgency across the border. | 0 |
Last-gasp defence as Air India terror trial winds down (AFP) AFP - Two men charged in the world's most lethal terror strike prior to September 11, 2001 get a last chance to defend themselves this week, in the trial over the 1985 bombing of an Air India jet. | 0 |
Wal-Mart to Cut Prices After Poor Sales (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the No.\1 U.S. retailer, on Tuesday signaled it will cut prices in the\weeks before Christmas after a strategy against deep discounts\backfired on the first weekend of the holiday shopping season. | 2 |
Bush leaves for overnight trip to Canada in effort to force closer ties (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - WASHINGTON (CP) - President George W. Bush left early Tuesday for his first official visit to Canada since he was re-elected in an effort to forge friendlier ties. | 0 |
Frost Said to Be Making Calls About DNC (AP) AP - Defeated Texas Congressman Martin Frost is among potential candidates for chairman of the Democratic National Committee who are telephoning members about the situation, a leading Democrat said Monday. | 0 |
Stock Futures Rise After GDP Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday, pointing to a flat market open, after preliminary third-quarter gross domestic product data showed higher-than-expected growth. | 2 |
Price of Average U.S. House Rises 8.5 Pct WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The October average U.S. house price jumped 8.5 percent from a year ago, setting the stage for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to raise the limit on mortgages they can buy, a Federal Housing Finance Board survey showed on Tuesday. | 2 |
Nearly a Month Later, Ohio Fight Goes On (AP) AP - Nearly a month after John Kerry conceded Ohio to President Bush, complaints and challenges about the balloting are mounting as activists including the Rev. Jesse Jackson demand closer scrutiny to ensure the votes are being counted on the up-and-up. | 0 |
High Court Considers Medical Marijuana Case (Reuters) Reuters - Several U.S. Supreme Court justices\expressed reservations on Monday about allowing medical\marijuana for sick patients whose doctors have recommended they\smoke it for pain. | 0 |
Car Bomb Kills Seven, Wounds 20 in Iraq BAIJI, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb in a crowded market north of Baghdad killed at least seven civilians and wounded 18 Tuesday as a U.S. military patrol passed by. | 0 |
Lebanon march for Syrians to stay Large numbers of people are in the Lebanese capital Beirut for a march in support of Syria's role in the country. | 0 |
Stress 'may speed up cell ageing' Scientists suggest stress is linked to faster cell ageing - which could lead to the early onset of age-related diseases. | 0 |
Car Bomb Targets U.S. Convoy in Iraq A car bomb in a crowded market north of Baghdad killed at least seven civilians and wounded 18 on Tuesday as a U.S. military patrol passed by. | 0 |
Brazil's Economy Expands 6.1 Percent in 3Q Brazil's economy expanded 6.1 percent in the third quarter compared to same period a year ago, lifted by exports and rising domestic consumer demand, the government said Tuesday. | 0 |
OECD: Oil Prices Set Back Global Recovery The OECD cut its 2005 economic growth forecast for the euro zone and other major economies on Tuesday, blaming a quot;surge in oil prices quot; and the slide in the dollar. | 2 |
Japanese Internet Co. Acquires Daiei Hawks Japanese Internet service provider Softbank Corp. agreed Tuesday to pay troubled retailer Daiei Inc. 5 billion yen (US\$48.5 million; euro36.61 million) for its baseball team, the Daiei Hawks, becoming the | 2 |
GMAC to sell \$2.7 bln ABS on Wednesday - source General Motors Acceptance Corp. plans to sell \$2.7 billion of securities backed by auto loans on Wednesday, a person familiar with the deal said on Tuesday. | 2 |
Rentokil plummets on profits warning Shares in Rentokil Initial slumped today as the services company warned that profits had fallen and would suffer next year as it it continues to be hit by increased competition and shrinking margins. | 2 |
Microsoft Cans Windows 2000 SP5 It plans instead to produce an quot;update rollup quot; in the middle of next year as its last security patch for the operating system. | 3 |
China Blocking Access to Google News Site - Watchdog China is blocking access to the Web site Google News, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday, and accused the US-based company of being complicit by filtering its Chinese-language site. | 3 |
Olympic great Matthew has no regrets Matthew Pinsent today insisted he felt neither sadness nor regret as he brought the curtain down on one of the most illustrious sporting careers British sport has witnessed. | 1 |
Burma #39;s Military Leaders Tell ASEAN Leaders They Will Move Toward <b>...</b> Thailand #39;s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says Burma #39;s government intends to carry out democratic reforms, despite a leadership shakeup that strengthened the power of hard-line generals. | 0 |
Winnie deaths hit 300 A tropical storm triggered landslides and flash floods in the Central and Southern Luzon, killing as many as 300 people in a region still reeling from last weeks deadly typhoon. | 0 |
Now or never, Paisley tells IRA The IRA have been warned by Democratic Unionist leader the Rev Ian Paisley that quot;it #39;s now or never quot; to do a deal on power sharing with his party. | 0 |
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