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NVIDIA and Sony hook-up Electronic voting in the US. The saga continues. Here is an interesting comparision with a Venezuelan referendum. quot;80 of Americans could correctly name the first President Bush #39;s pet dog Millie, but only | 3 |
NATO Set to Downgrade Ukraine Meet -- Diplomats BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO is set to cancel a meeting of its foreign ministers with the Ukrainian foreign minister scheduled for Thursday to avoid high-level contacts with a government accused of election fraud, diplomats said. | 0 |
Russia Using Soviet Tactics Over Ukraine -- Warsaw WARSAW (Reuters) - Russia's refusal to cooperate with the West to ensure a fair election in Ukraine signals that Moscow is slipping back to Soviet-style tactics, a senior Polish diplomat was quoted Wednesday as saying. | 0 |
U.S. Sends Troops to Help Philippine Flood Relief INFANTA, Philippines (Reuters) - An advance team of 40 U.S. Marines joined relief efforts in the Philippines on Wednesday after four deadly storms, as officials said funds were running short to help 650,000 survivors. | 0 |
Titans close out season on a high NASHVILLE -- Billy Volek threw for 175 yards and a touchdown before being knocked out of the game in the fourth quarter, and the Tennessee Titans held on for a 24-19 victory over the Detroit Lions yesterday to snap a five-game skid. | 1 |
Oracle shaken by PeopleSoft customers #39; concerns Business software maker Oracle on Tuesday promised to do everything it can to keep PeopleSoft #39;s giant customer base, whose departure could threaten the financial success of its proposed \$9.2bn takeover of the company. | 2 |
Branson Launches Virgin Atlantic Flights to Australia Branson, chairman of Virgin Atlantic, disembarked from the inaugural flight from London, balancing on the aircrafts wing carrying a surfboard and flanked by models in bikinis. | 2 |
Vivendi and its former boss fined Vivendi Universal and its former chief executive Jean-Marie Messier have each been fined 1m euros (\$1.3m; 690,000) by French regulators. | 2 |
Tokyo Stocks Post Modest Rebound (AP) AP - Tokyo stocks rebounded Wednesday from a two-day decline, as investors cautiously bought select technology blue chips despite government data showing Japan's economy grew slower than initially thought in the past quarter. The U.S. dollar was up against the Japanese yen. | 0 |
Holcomb's return sparks Browns HOUSTON -- Kelly Holcomb's return to the lineup provided a lift to the Browns' punchless offense, and Cleveland surprised the Houston Texans with a thoroughly dominating effort in a 22-14 victory yesterday, breaking a nine-game losing streak. | 1 |
Oil at 3-Month Low, Off \$8 in 7 Sessions LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices hit a new three-month low on Wednesday as mild winter weather in the United States and expectations of a rise in heating fuel stocks kept downward pressure on the market. | 2 |
Dollar Rises 1 Percent Against Euro, Yen LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar rose one percent against the euro and the yen on Wednesday as investors bought the U.S. currency back in the run-up to the year-end and eyed the impact of the dollar's weakness on other economies. | 2 |
Murder-charge cleric denied bail Senior Hindu cleric Jayendra Saraswathi, facing charges of murdering a temple worker, is denied bail. | 0 |
IBM called for 500m IT contract IBM is celebrating a seven-year contract to provide voice and data solutions to Lloyds TSB, as part of the largest European IT deal of its kind, worth an estimated 500m. | 3 |
Microsoft Xbox Live Traffic Quadruples Following Halo-2 Launch Microsoft Xbox Live traffic on service provider networks quadrupled following the November 9th launch of Halo-II -- which set entertainment industry records by selling 2.4-million units in the US and Canada on the first day of availability, driving cash | 3 |
MLB stars facing tough drugs tests PHOENIX, Arizona -- Baseball #39;s stars could face more tests for drugs such as steroids next season after giving their lawyers the green light to reach an agreement with owners over a tougher anti-doping regime. | 1 |
Gerrard urges fans to get behind team Steven Gerrard has called on the Anfield faithful to get behind the team, but also to be patient in the critical clash with Olympiacos at Anfield tonight. | 1 |
INDIA TOUR GIVEN GO-AHEAD India #39;s two-Test series in Bangladesh will go ahead after concerns over security issues were allayed. A militant group had vowed to kill the Indian players if they came to Dhaka but that threat has now been dismissed as a hoax. | 1 |
Harris three helps But their decision to buy out Lucious Harris cost them for at least one night. Harris, one of the significant pieces the Nets discarded for financial reasons, drilled a baseline three-pointer | 1 |
Vikings go down, but they're not out LANDOVER, Md. -- Once again, the Minnesota Vikings collapsed under the weight of late-season pressure. | 1 |
Dutch arrest man suspected of aiding Saddam war crimes, genocide (AFP) AFP - The Dutch police said they had arrested a man suspected of aiding former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in committing war crimes and genocide by supplying him with the materials to make chemical weapons used in attacks in the 1980s. | 0 |
Putin went #39;too far #39; on Ukraine RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin went quot;too far quot; in a warning to the West not to adopt a colonial attitude toward Ukraine #39;s election wrangle, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana has said. | 0 |
Incredibles head animation awards Superhero movie The Incredibles tops the shortlist for the Annie Awards, celebrating animated films. | 0 |
Indians given the green light The Indian tour of Bangladesh will go ahead after the national foreign ministry gave their stamp of approval after a thorough security assessment. | 1 |
Players give OK to steroid-test talks PHOENIX - Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead Tuesday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids. | 1 |
US Sends Troops to Help Philippine Flood Relief An advance team of 40 US Marines joined relief efforts in the Philippines on Wednesday after four deadly storms, as officials said funds were running short to help 650,000 survivors. | 0 |
Intelligence sources warn Abu Mazens election not in the bag The initial confidence that the election of Mohammed Abbas (Abu Mazen) as Arafats successor was a foregone conclusion may be dissipating, as western intelligence sources warn that his rivals are more formidable than originally estimated. | 0 |
Govt: Consumers face high heat bills US says winter heating bills will be higher, but not by as much as feared. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US consumers still face sharply higher home heating bills this winter, but prices will be somewhat lower than | 2 |
It #39;s official: IBM sells PC unit to Chinese company IBM (IBM) said Tuesday that it would sell its PC business to Lenovo, China #39;s No. 1 PC maker, in a \$1.75 billion deal that marks the end of an era. | 2 |
Coulthard ready for F1 return. David Coulthard has admitted that he is keen to prove himself in testing with the Red Bull Racing team this week, aware that it could possibly be his last chance of salvaging a Formula One drive for 2005. | 1 |
Oil worries remain, despite price slide With crude oil prices drifting down to as low as \$ 41 per barrel, OPEC is expected by many observers to slash production, when it meets on Friday. | 2 |
Funny bone intact AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The potential loss of Gary Payton with a strained left hamstring was briefly a laughing matter last night after the Celtics dropped a 100-88 decision to the Pistons. When asked how he would get through one and possibly many more games without the veteran point guard, coach Doc Rivers decided he would call up executive director ... | 1 |
HD-DVD format war looms There #39;s a reason progressive-scan DVD players are selling for as little as \$29 these days. They are about to be replaced by something better -- and, of course, more expensive. | 3 |
Update for Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 secures new beta status May result in unexpected behavior | 3 |
IBM CEO's memo clarifies PC biz sell-off <strong>Exclusive</strong> The Palmisano email to the troops in full | 3 |
Astronaut's Long Career Ends The longest serving astronaut in history, John W. Young, announced his retirement on Tuesday. | 3 |
New Remedies for a Frustrating Illness. But Do They Work? Two drugs approved for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome may or may not work for the 45 million Americans who suffer from the disorder. | 3 |
IBM Selling PC Unit to China's Lenovo (Reuters) Reuters - IBM is selling its\PC-making business to China's largest personal computer\company, Lenovo Group Ltd., for #36;1.25 billion, marking the U.S.\company's retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981. | 2 |
Chinese Computer Maker Acquires IBM China #39;s biggest computer maker says it has acquired a majority stake in IBM #39;s personal computer business. The 1.75- billion-dollar deal is one of the biggest Chinese overseas acquisitions ever. | 2 |
Oklahoma State's Miles gets LSU job Names Oklahoma State football coach Les Miles will replace Nick Saban at Louisiana State, a source close to the negotiations said last night. LSU called a news conference for today, and the source, speaking to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said Miles will be introduced then. LSU athletic director Skip Bertman did not immediately return a call seeking ... | 1 |
Issing says EU growth will pick up soon European Central Bank chief economist Otmar Issing has said the slowing of euro zone economic growth in the third quarter was temporary and he expects growth rates to pick up again. | 2 |
Giant finish for Manning, Barber EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Tiki Barber scored on a 3-yard run with 11 seconds to play and Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes as the Giants edged the Dallas Cowboys, 28-24, last night in a wild finale to the NFL regular season.The late heroics provided Manning with his first career victory and spoiled a great effort by Cowboys quarterback Vinny ... | 1 |
#39;Go Canadian #39; advises US t-shirt maker ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico -- An American T-shirt company wants to help US citizens relax on vacation -- by posing as Canadians. TshirtKing. | 2 |
Three Iraqis Killed in Bomb Attack on U.S. Troops (Reuters) Reuters - Three Iraqis were killed on\Wednesday when a suicide car bomber attacked a U.S. convoy in\the northern city of Samarra, a local police official said. | 0 |
Netscape prototype browser more secure, says analyst AOL has unveiled a prototype of its revived Netscape browser without half the hype that Mozilla programs like Firefox and Thunderbird have been fetching. | 3 |
Toshiba Develops Dual-Format DVD Memory-Tech and Toshiba today announced that they have jointly developed a dual-layer ROM (read-only) disc that can store content in both the HD DVD and DVD formats. | 3 |
FOOTBALL: ONE-NORSE RACE FOR GUNNERS Considering Rosenborg haven #39;t won away in Europe for five years, Highbury would have been rocked if the Gunners hadn #39;t. The Norwegian challenge was snuffed out by the break. | 1 |
Celt #39;s Euro dream is over THE curtain closed on Celtic #39;s European dream for another season after the Bhoys were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Milan with the result meaning that Shakhtar Donetsk, who won their | 1 |
Auburn hoping for sweet redemption NEW ORLEANS -- Auburn has come too far to give up hope. So, on the eve of tonight's Sugar Bowl, coach Tommy Tuberville made a familiar pitch: The third-ranked Tigers deserve at least a share of the national title if they beat No. 9 Virginia Tech. | 1 |
Annan Rejects Calls for Resignation UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he has no plans to resign, and will concentrate on reforming the international body in the last two years of his term. | 0 |
Pakistan test-fires medium range ballistic missile RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Wednesday carried out a successful test fire of its endogenously developed medium range surface to surface ballistic missile Hatf-IV/Shaheen-I. | 0 |
Russian chamber approves street beer drinking ban Russia #39;s upper house of parliament on Wednesday passed a tougher version of a bill controlling public beer sales and consumption after rejecting the original last month. | 0 |
Ghana waits for election verdict The first results are declared in Ghana's general elections, with the two major parties ahead in their strongholds. | 0 |
US rejects climate policy attacks The US defends its decision not to sign up to the Kyoto climate change treaty with an attack on Europe's record. | 0 |
CIA Analyst Cautious About Iraq In a farewell assessment of Iraq's security and political situation, the CIA's senior officer there wrote that a stronger government and economy are necessary to avoid descent into wider violence, a U.S. official said yesterday. | 0 |
Update for Microsoft #39;s Windows Server 2003 secures new beta status Microsoft has strolled a little closer to delivering an update for Windows Server 2003 by showing a release candidate service pack for the OS. | 3 |
Excel powers advanced Halo 2 stats system An unlikely union of Halo 2 and Excel has been capturing the interest of statistically minded Xbox Live fans for whom Bungie.net #39;s seven-day online game stats service just isn #39;t detailed enough. | 3 |
Ganguly plays down security fears India captain Sourav Ganguly has attempted to play down safety fears over their tour to Bangladesh. The Indian squad arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday for a 19-day tour featuring two Tests and three one-day matches. | 1 |
IBM Selling PC Unit to China's Lenovo HONG KONG/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - IBM is selling its PC-making business to China's largest personal computer company, Lenovo Group Ltd., for \$1.25 billion, marking the U.S. firm's retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981. | 2 |
Economy shrugs off soaring oil prices Despite a huge run-up in oil prices this year, the resilient American economy has continued to grow at brisk pace, defying predictions of an oil-related slowdown. | 2 |
As steel prices soar, developers scramble Just five months after ground was broken on the Trilogy luxury apartments in the Fenway, the \$130 million construction price tag has jumped to \$138 million. | 2 |
CSFB betting ring denies abuses A BETTING ring accused of insider trading had no idea that information leaked to it by former Credit Suisse First Boston compliance officer Asif Butt was confidential, a court has heard. | 2 |
Arla Foods to Merge With Campina Europe #39;s biggest dairy company, Arla Foods amba, will merge with Netherlands-based Campina, the companies said Wednesday, a move that will help them prepare for anticipated price drops in milk. | 2 |
Ukraine parliament passes plan to weaken presidency (AFP) AFP - Ukraine's parliament overwhelmingly passed a bill to weaken presidential powers and change electoral law, breaking an impasse between outgoing President Leonid Kuchma and the opposition. | 0 |
NASA #39;s Longest-Serving Astronaut to Retire John W. Young, Commander of First Shuttle Mission and NASA #39;s Longest-Serving Astronaut, to Retire. HOUSTON Dec 8, 2004 - The longest serving astronaut in history, who flew twice to the moon and commanded | 3 |
Toshiba and disc maker develop dual format DVD Tokyo, December 8: Toshiba Corp and a Japanese disc maker said on Tuesday they had developed a disc that can store content in both conventional and high-definition DVD formats, in a move they hope will strengthen their hand in a battle for the next | 3 |
Tougher Cyber-Security Measures Urged A group representing technology industry executives yesterday called on the Bush administration to step up efforts to protect the nation #39;s computer and Internet infrastructure, and it proposed | 3 |
Deciphered chicken genome sheds light on human DNA Here #39;s something to ponder when you eat your next chicken wing: A new study says about 60 of the genes in the critter you #39;re eating have close cousins in your own DNA. | 3 |
Computing giants team up on grid Oracle yesterday announced the result of a joint venture with strategic partners to validate and extend its to grid computing vision with best-practice standards. | 3 |
New Attitude: Prince of Persia Right around the time that the Prince, dressed in studded leather and wielding blood-soaked scabbards, takes on a buxom undead vixen wearing a metal bikini, it becomes clear that this is most certainly not your father #39;s Prince of Persia . | 3 |
IOC opens probe of Jones doping allegations The IOC opened an investigation yesterday into doping allegations against Marion Jones, who could eventually be stripped of her five medals from the 2000 Olympics. | 1 |
FIRST PICS - DC TESTS FOR RED BULL Having denied rumours for the past week that the Scot would run for them, Red Bull finally came clean first thing on Wednesday morning. | 1 |
Barea sparks Huskies Northeastern and Binghamton were locked in a back-and-forth struggle before Jose Juan Barea took charge. The junior guard scored 15 of his game-high 28 points in the final five minutes to lead the Huskies to a 75-68 victory at Solomon Court yesterday. | 1 |
The long goodbye It hit Julie Foudy not when she saw the 90,125 in the Rose Bowl for the final of the 1999 Women #39;s World Cup, or when she heard about the double-digit television rating on ABC, or when she realized President Clinton was in attendance. | 1 |
S amp;P frowns on Telecom Italia debt (TheDeal.com) TheDeal.com - The company plans to spend #36;27 billion to buy the 44 of Telecom Italia Mobile it does not already own. | 3 |
Egypt brokers West Asia peace pact Israel and Palestine have reached an agreement #39;in principle #39; over a set of proposals to guide a comprehensive peace settlement between them, under Egyptian mediation. | 0 |
Putin hopes Russian companies will get good deal in Iraq During a meeting in the Kremlin with Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed hope that quot;the interests of Russian companies will be heeded both by the present Iraqi leadership and by the future government of Iraq | 0 |
Ghana waits for election results The first results are being declared in Ghana #39;s presidential and parliamentary elections, which were generally calm and orderly. | 0 |
Scientists Develop Fast Diagnostic Test for Bird Flu (Reuters) Reuters - Scientists in Hong Kong and China\said Wednesday they have developed a test to detect bird flu\infections in humans within hours, which could give health\officials an important tool for controlling the killer virus. | 3 |
UK in Danger of Missing CO2 Emission Target (Reuters) Reuters - Britain is in danger of missing its\target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent by the\end of the decade, Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett said\Wednesday. | 3 |
EU Holds Out Prospect of End to China Arms Embargo THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The EU told China on Wednesday it was not yet ready to end its 15-year-old ban on selling it arms, but suggested the embargo could be lifted in early 2005 despite opposition from human rights groups and Washington. | 0 |
Red Tide Algae Lurks in Gulf Coast (AP) AP - Scientists are tracking a 400 square-mile bloom of red tide algae lurking off the Gulf Coast, pointing to it as the likely cause of a mass fish kill and several dolphin deaths at the tip of the Florida peninsula. | 3 |
NASA's Longest-Serving Astronaut to Retire (AP) AP - The longest serving astronaut in history, who flew twice to the moon and commanded the first space shuttle mission, has announced his retirement after 42 years at NASA. | 3 |
Shangri-La No More: The Dragons Have Settled In Visitors to Tibet can see clearly that commercialism has invaded this ancient land. | 0 |
Meet Frank Fowlie, the Internet's physician <strong>Exclusive</strong> Canadian mountie, Olympics organiser and now ICANN Ombudsman | 3 |
Oil at 3-Month Low, Off \$8 in 7 Sessions Oil prices hit a new three-month low on Wednesday as mild winter weather in the United States and expectations of a rise in heating fuel stocks kept downward pressure on the market. | 2 |
Eagles get a line on West Virginia It was a perfect day all around for Boston College. No. 14 BC went 18 for 18 from the free throw line and beat West Virginia for the 14th time without a loss, rolling past the Mountaineers, 69-56, yesterday in Morgantown, W.Va. | 1 |
Celtic 0, AC Milan 0 Celtic manager Martin O #39;Neill last night said it was time for the board to quot;take stock quot; after their latest European adventure came to an end weeks before Christmas. | 1 |
FOOTBALL: BENNI-FIT NIGHT AS HOLDERS SURVIVE PORTO ended Chelsea #39;s unbeaten record to earn themselves a place in the knockout stages in dramatic fashion. Benni McCarthy scored the winner for the Portuguese side with just five minutes remaining of a game | 1 |
Redknapp to be unveiled as Saints boss - report The 57-year-old quit south coast rivals Portsmouth two weeks ago claiming he needed a break from the game. However, BBC Radio Five Live reported this morning that Redknapp has confirmed to them he will be installed at St Marys. | 1 |
No. 5 Cowboys #39; physical defense punishes Orange The rough and tough Oklahoma State Cowboys pushed Syracuse around for most of the game and then used a late push to beat the Orange 74-60 in the Jimmy V Classic here at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. | 1 |
Knicks done in by defense He stood in the corner of a quiet locker room after last night #39;s 96-88 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum and inquired whether Boston, Philadelphia or Toronto had played. | 1 |
EU Holds Out Prospect of End to China Arms Embargo The EU told China on Wednesday it was not yet ready to end its 15-year-old ban on selling it arms, but suggested the embargo could be lifted in early 2005 despite opposition from human rights groups and Washington. | 0 |
Data Revision Shows Japan's Economy Grew (AP) AP - Japan's economy barely grew during the quarter ending Sept. 30 and in the April-June period it actually shrank instead of squeezing out slight growth, according to revised government data released Wednesday. | 2 |
IBM quits PC manufacturing in 900m deal IBM has sold its computer making business to Lenovo Group, the Chinese technology company, in a \$1.75 billion (900 million) deal, signalling an exit from the PC market it helped create in the 1980s. | 2 |
The Picture of Devotion Engineer John Charlton takes an Apple Newton everywhere on his travels. He convinces himself it's a useful device, but in his heart he knows the truth: He simply wants to photograph it in front of landmarks. By Leander Kahney. | 3 |
EBay Negative on Negativland IPod An artist modified a U2 iPod to make a statement about intellectual property rights and free culture, then listed the customized gadget on eBay. Apple wasn't amused, and the auction site removed the listing -- but attorneys say the artist did nothing wrong. By Katie Dean. | 3 |
Cell Phones Work as Tour Guides Sightseers in major cities no longer need a tour guide or travel book to point out local landmarks. Several startup companies now offer tours delivered by cell phones. By Rachel Metz. | 3 |
Blade: The Art of Gore Blade: Trinity, the new installment in the movie franchise about the human-vampire hybrid, doesn't get high marks for plot plausibility. But if you're looking for impressive scenes of on-screen carnage, the film delivers in full. By Jason Silverman. | 3 |
New Attitude: Prince of Persia The new melee combat engine of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within beefs up the action of the popular game series. But the dark and bloody style doesn't suit the franchise. By Chris Kohler. | 3 |
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