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Car bomber hits central Baghdad A suicide bomber blows up his car near the party headquarters of interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. | 0 |
Sony announces Disney Blu-Ray support The next generation battle is heating up even further today with the announcement that Disney will be releasing its movies on the Blu-Ray format rather than Toshibas HD-DVD format. | 3 |
Car Bomb Blast Near Allawi HQ in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber targeted a police checkpoint on a road leading to the headquarters of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party in western Baghdad on Monday, killing at least two people, officials and witnesses said. | 0 |
China bans video game for allegedly offending Chinese sovereignty? <b>...</b> China has banned British computer game quot;Football Manager 2005, quot; saying it violated Chinese law by referring to Taiwan, Hong Kong and other regions claimed by China as separate countries. | 3 |
Samsung Samples First 512Mbit GDDR3 Seoul, South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has begun shipping a 512Mbit GDDR2 memory device, one it claims is the most advanced graphics double-data-rate synchronous DRAM available. | 3 |
The US Approach to Climate Change There is a major UN climate change meeting underway in Buenos Aires: the tenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-10). | 0 |
Frazier Advances at ASB Women's Classic (AP) AP - Top-seeded Amy Frazier advanced to the second round of the ASB Women's Classic on Monday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over fellow American Laura Granville. | 1 |
IBM Sale Reflects Unease in Personal Computer Sector quot;Every PC maker has to deal with this, one way or another, quot; International Data Corp. analyst Roger Kay said. The problem is that it #39;s difficult to make money on PCs today, given how cutthroat competition has driven down prices. | 2 |
DVD-copying system sparks legal battle It #39;s a clash between the film industry and a consumer electronics company -- over a home theatre jukebox. The legal battle is over something called the Kaleidescape System. | 3 |
Koeman wields Ajax captaincy axe Ajax coach Ronald Koeman has sacked Rafael van der Vaart as club captain and replaced him with Czech international Tomas Galasek, the team said. | 1 |
New Trouble for Mike Tyson (New York- WABC, December 9, 2004 ) - Boxer Mike Tyson has had another run in with the law. Tyson was released yesterday after his arrest in Arizona. | 1 |
US soldier killed, three wounded in Afghanistan ambush (AFP) AFP - An American soldier has been killed and three others wounded in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, in the second fatality suffered by US forces in the country in as many days, the US military said. | 0 |
Stocks fall on worrisome news NEW YORK An unexpected jump in unemployment claims and rising oil prices have stocks losing ground. Also, tech stocks are tumbling on poor sales forecasts from a pair of semiconductor makers. | 2 |
Rumsfeld Visits India, Delhi Frets on Arms Sales (Reuters) Reuters - The United States will build stronger\defense ties with India, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld\vowed on Thursday, but New Delhi said proposed U.S. arms sales\to Pakistan could affect relations with Washington. | 0 |
Sonics Move Into Tie for NBA's Best Record (AP) AP - The surprising Seattle SuperSonics stopped the San Antonio Spurs' long winning streak at home and moved into a tie for the NBA victory lead. | 1 |
Envoy Complains of 'Anti-French Neurosis' in Israel (Reuters) Reuters - France's ambassador to Israel\criticized Israelis on Thursday for what he called "anti-French\neurosis," drawing a rebuke from the Jewish state and touching\off a new diplomatic row between the two countries. | 0 |
Khartoum, Darfur Rebels Split on Peace Chances (Reuters) Reuters - Sudan's government said on Thursday it\hoped to reach a peace deal in talks resuming on Friday with\rebels in Darfur, where the United Nations says one of the\world's worst humanitarian crises has unfolded. | 0 |
US defence secretary sidesteps India's concern over F16s for Pakistan (AFP) AFP - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met Indian leaders but sidestepped controversy after New Delhi urged Washington not to sell F-16 fighter planes to rival Pakistan. | 0 |
Powell Says He Won't Run for Office (AP) AP - Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday he won't seek political office, dismissing suggestions that he run for governor or senator in New York. | 0 |
Bush: No Payroll Tax Hike for Soc. Sec. (AP) AP - President Bush on Thursday flatly ruled out raising payroll taxes to ensure the solvency of Social Security, as he opened a push for historic changes in the retirement program. | 0 |
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maathai Answers Critics OSLO (Reuters) - Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai dismissed critics on Thursday who say ecology has too little to do with peace to merit the award. She said most wars are fought over natural resources. | 0 |
NATO, Russia Deny 'Cold War' Rift on Ukraine BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Former Cold War foes NATO and Russia on Thursday played down weeks of tension over rigged presidential poll results in Ukraine and issued a joint call for free and fair elections at the end of the month. | 0 |
Envoy Complains of 'Anti-French Neurosis' in Israel JERUSALEM (Reuters) - France's ambassador to Israel criticized Israelis on Thursday for what he called "anti-French neurosis," drawing a rebuke from the Jewish state and touching off a new diplomatic row between the two countries. | 0 |
Khartoum, Darfur Rebels Split on Peace Chances KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's government said on Thursday it hoped to reach a peace deal in talks resuming on Friday with rebels in Darfur, where the United Nations says one of the world's worst humanitarian crises has unfolded. | 0 |
Crude Oil Rises as OPEC Ministers Call for a Production Cut Crude oil rose for a second day on speculation that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will call for a production cut at a meeting tomorrow. | 2 |
France Cuts Air France KLM Stake France shed almost half of its 44 percent stake in Air France KLM on Thursday, kicking off a wider deal that could see its remaining stake cut to below | 2 |
Air China raises \$8.3b with high-end price Air China, the country #39;s largest airline, will raise HK\$8.36 billion after pricing its Hong Kong and London initial public offering (IPO) at the high end of its price range, sources said. | 2 |
Jobless Claims Up, Import Prices Gain US jobless claims unexpectedly rose again last week in more worrying news for the labor market, government data showed on Thursday, while other data offered more positive signals for America #39;s economy. | 2 |
Study: Chicken Genome Fills Crucial Knowledge Gap quot;The chicken genome fills a crucial gap in our scientific knowledge, quot; says Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute. | 3 |
HP revamps midrange storage line DECEMBER 09, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Hewlett-Packard Co. yesterday announced several upgrades to its midrange storage products, including disk-to-disk or disk-to-tape backup functionality with its StorageWorks | 3 |
Champions League: Group B review - Real Madrid Figo out how to <b>...</b> Three teams went into Matchday 6 with an opportunity to qualify from Group B, with the big question being whether superstar-infested Real Madrid would be one of those to make it. | 1 |
Clijsters likely to miss Australian Open CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters is not expected to play in next month #39;s Australian Open tennis tournament as she continues to recover from wrist surgery. | 1 |
#39;US arms to Islamabad could impact India-Pakistan ties #39; (LEADS <b>...</b> India News: New Delhi, Dec 9 : India Thursday expressed concern at a US decision to sell sophisticated weapons to Pakistan, saying it would adversely affect the quot;sensitive quot; India-Pakistan peace process as well as growing India-US ties. | 0 |
Disney Joins Blu-Ray Team The entertainment company plans to release movies through Sony's HD DVD format. Also: France sells off stakes in Air France hellip;. GM in Europe announces future cuts hellip;. and more. | 2 |
Semiconductor Sector Sends Stocks Lower US stocks fell on Thursday, led by a decline in the technology sector following a batch of sales warnings from chip makers and a jump in oil prices to nearly \$43 a barrel. | 2 |
Disney Backs Blu-Ray Format for Its Movies (AP) AP - The Walt Disney Co. plans to release its movies and other content in the Blu-Ray format, one of the two major contenders for next-generation DVDs that will deliver high-definition images to TV sets. | 3 |
Glaus Agrees to 4-Year Deal With Arizona (AP) AP - All-Star third baseman Troy Glaus agreed Thursday to a four-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who hope the 2002 World Series MVP will rebound from a season cut short by an injured shoulder. | 1 |
Samsung Doubles Graphics Memory Density The Samsung device has at least twice the density of any graphics memory available today, offering gamers much richer textures and imagery, the electronics giant said. | 3 |
COULTHARD IMPRESSES IN TESTING David Coulthard was once again on the pace as he tested for Red Bull Racing in the hope of claiming a race seat there next season. | 1 |
Report: D #39;backs sign Glaus According to a report in the Arizona Republic, the Diamondbacks have signed third baseman Troy Glaus to a four-year contract worth \$45 million. | 1 |
Els stalks leader in South Africa Ernie Els made the most of his local knowledge with a five-under-par 67 in the first round of the Dunhill Championship. Els, who has a house on the course, carded five birdies and no bogeys after starting at 6:45am local time. | 1 |
Regardless of age, Oklahoma tailback should win Heisman Trophy Last week I solicited readers #39; opinions about what I should do with my Heisman ballot, and they responded to the tune of more than 1,000 e-mails. | 1 |
Fans Mourn Slaying of Ex-Pantera Guitarist (AP) AP - Stunned fans of the North Texas-based heavy-metal rock band Damageplan jammed the group's Web site Thursday after a gunman's attack on the band during an Ohio concert left its guitarist and four other people dead. | 3 |
Powell Attacks European NATO Allies on Iraq (Reuters) Reuters - Secretary of State Colin Powell\accused European allies of undermining NATO on Thursday by\refusing to allow staff seconded to the alliance to take part\in its military training mission in Iraq. | 0 |
DS success shows public wants 'easy-to-play' video games: Nintendo (AFP) AFP - Nintendo said its new DS hand-held console is beating sales expectations, showing that the public wants easy-to-play video games instead of elaborate high-tech machines. | 3 |
Blair Said to Seek New Climate Pact with Bush (Reuters) Reuters - British Prime Minister Tony Blair is\trying to involve the United States in a new international\treaty on global warming, The Times newspaper said on Thursday. | 3 |
Glaus Headed to Arizona PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks made a big splash in the free-agent market on Thursday by signing third baseman Troy Glaus to a four-year contract. | 1 |
Recommended Hubble Repair Mission Gets Measured Response from Congress (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - WASHINGTON -- The nbsp;announcement Wednesday by nbsp;the National Academy of \Sciences that NASA scrap its plan to robotically repair the Hubble Space \Telescope and instead plan a manned shuttle mission for the endeavor was met by \by nbsp;congressional leaders nbsp;with both support and \reservations. | 3 |
Sharing SETI: A Personal Book List (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - As the holiday season approaches, book lists fill the entertainment sections of newspapers: fiction and non-fiction, prize winners of all sorts, the ubiquitous coffee-table large-format illustrated tomes, and children's literature. For me, it's always a tempting feast. It's an opportunity to expand my personal library or find a gift for someone special. | 3 |
Opposition Gears Up for New Election Battle KIEV (Reuters) - NATO and Russia put weeks of tension behind them to call on Thursday for a free and fair election in Ukraine as aides of liberal Viktor Yushchenko predicted victory for their candidate in this month's re-run of a rigged vote. | 0 |
Court Overturns Nigerian Woman's Stoning Sentence NINGI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A young Nigerian mother sentenced to death by stoning for having sex outside marriage was acquitted and discharged by an Islamic appeals court on Thursday. | 0 |
Dungeness Crab You know that winter has descended upon you when the days become long and you can feel the cold in your bones. It is also then that descending upon the west coast of North America, from San Francisco bay up to Alaska, is the Dungeness crab. | 3 |
Canon loses printer recycling case Refilling, reselling cartridges doesn't violate patents - Tokyo court | 3 |
Britons growing 'digitally obese' \Gadget lovers are carrying the equivalent of 10 trucks full of paper in weight, a study has found. | 3 |
Nintendo's DS beats sales target Nintendo raises its sales target for the DS handheld games console after strong early sales. | 3 |
GM cuts 10,000 jobs in Germany General Motors' European unit is to cut 10,000 jobs in Germany as part of a plan to save \$665m (347m) annually. | 2 |
Mobile Phone Users Double Since 2000 GENEVA (Reuters) - Mobile phone subscribers around the globe totaled nearly 1.5 billion by the middle of this year, about one quarter of the world's population, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said on Thursday. | 3 |
Mickey Mouse Makes a DVD Pick Disney is lining up behind Sony's new high-definition DVD format while other Hollywood players back the rival Toshiba format. Will the format wars scare consumers away from the next generation of DVD players? <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 3 |
Simulation, War's New Teacher Will Interactive is part of a prospering crop of Washington area firms trying to sell interactive training and simulation technologies to the military.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Ellen McCarthy</b></font> | 3 |
IBM Stops Offering Cash-Balance Pension International Business Machines Corp., taken to court by workers over changes it made to its traditional pension plan, has decided to stop offering any such plan to new employees. | 3 |
Musicians Are Making Tracks to Video Games Winning a spot on Madden NFL's soundtrack is a new route to an old audience, as sure a bet as any when it comes to grabbing a prized demographic. | 3 |
Cell Phones In Flight Considered The Federal Communications Commission is considering loosening a ban on using cell phones in airplanes. | 3 |
Congress to Back Aid for Internet Schools Congress guaranteed the flow of Internet aid to schools and libraries and provided federal funds to upgrade emergency 911 services for calls from mobile phones in a communications bill approved Wednesday and sent to the president for his signature. | 3 |
Oracle's Ellison Confident in PeopleSoft Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison reiterated his determination to prevail in a long-running takeover battle with rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc., predicting the proposed deal will create a more competitive company with improved customer service. | 3 |
Mobile Phone Users Double Since 2000 <p>\</p><p> By Robert Evans</p><p> GENEVA (Reuters) - Mobile phone subscribers around the\globe totaled nearly 1.5 billion by the middle of this year,\about one quarter of the world's population, the International\Telecommunication Union (ITU) said on Thursday.</p> | 3 |
Experts Urge People to Unplug Occasionally Katie Achille grew up with the Internet. She was 9 when she first tapped into it - and quickly became an avid e-mailer, Web surfer and sender of instant messages. But when recent computer troubles left her without regular Web access, something unexpected happened: To her surprise, she suddenly felt free. | 3 |
Waterproof IPod Housing All Wet After you've joined the music revolution and plunked down \$250 for an Apple iPod mini, it's easy to become quite protective of the little gizmo. | 3 |
Mountaineers to rescue juniper Mountaineers are planting junipers on ledges to prevent them from being eaten by hungry sheep. | 3 |
Rumsfeld Says He's Not Surprised by Troops' Complaints The defense secretary said today that it was valuable to hear concerns directly from troops, but he offered no changes. | 0 |
Outsource the CEO! Knight-Ridder's Phil Robinson offers a "right and reasonable" solution to outsourcing. | 3 |
GM Europe To Cut 12,000 Jobs in Deal The world #39;s largest automaker launched negotiations with European employees after it unveiled the cost-cutting plans in October, triggering days of walkouts at GM #39;s German plants. | 2 |
Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Again New claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, a possible sign that employers haven #39;t completely let go of their caution and are looking to cut costs. | 2 |
Toll Brothers reels in record numbers Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE:TOL), a developer of luxury homes, reported record fourth-quarter and fiscal-year-end results for earnings, revenue, contracts and backlog. | 2 |
Hyatt buying AmeriSuites chain The Hyatt hotels company is buying the AmeriSuites chain from its current owner, The Blackstone Group. The companies haven #39;t disclosed the purchase price, but published reports say Hyatt is likely to pay more than \$600 million. | 2 |
Disney backs Sony DVD technology Film giant Disney says it will produce its future DVDs using Sony #39;s Blu-ray Disc technology, but has not ruled out a rival format developed by Toshiba. | 3 |
Zingy to Deliver Kanye West, Aaliyah Songs (Reuters) Reuters - Mobile media company Zingy on\Monday said it signed deals to deliver voice recordings by\Grammy-nominated rapper Kanye West and songs from the late R B\singer Aaliyah to mobile phone users. | 3 |
HP #39;s new offerings expand ILM portfolio New releases of disk, tape and optical storage technologies, and enhanced information management software from HP will extend the company #39;s ILM (Information Lifecycle Management) portfolio. | 3 |
Troy Glaus agrees to four-year deal with Arizona Diamondbacks All-star third baseman Troy Glaus agreed Thursday to a four-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who hope the 2002 World Series MVP will rebound from a season cut short by an injured shoulder. | 1 |
Champions League: Group C review - Juve and Bayern in cruise <b>...</b> And so to the terrifyingly dull event that was Matchday 6 in Group C. The only issue to be resolved here was whether it would be Ajax or Maccabi Tel Aviv who would secure the UEFA Cup spot. | 1 |
Govt clears Chittagong as venue for matches quot;On the basis of security team #39;s report the Government is advising the BCCI to go-ahead with the matches in Chittagong, quot; a spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs told a news agency. | 1 |
No. 6 Duke Rallies Past Clemson, 62-54 (AP) AP - J.J. Redick had 20 of his 24 points in the second half and role player Lee Melchionni made two clutch 3-pointers, helping No. 6 Duke rally past Clemson 62-54 Sunday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. | 1 |
NHL, Union Return To Bargaining Table _ NHL officials and union leaders return to the bargaining table Thursday, marking their first talks since late summer. The players #39; association on Sept. | 1 |
IRA pledges full disarmament BREAKING months of silence, the Irish Republican Army declared today it was willing to get rid of all its weapons this month - but only if Protestants backed a new power-sharing | 0 |
One billion kids #39;miss childhood #39; A report by a kids #39; group says more than half of the children in the world are suffering because of the effects of war, poverty and the HIV virus. | 0 |
Palestinian car explodes in Gaza, wounding three militants Witnesses and medical officials in Gaza Strip say one Palestinian militant and two of his bodyguards were wounded today when their car exploded. | 0 |
New GNOME version is available for Linux users A new version of GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) desktop interfaces is now available for download. | 3 |
Researchers warn laptop users of infertility risk Laptops should be used as desktops if men want to protect their reproductive health, according to a new study published Thursday. | 3 |
Netline strikes deal with Novell Netline Internet Service on Thursday announced that Novell has agreed to provide global training, maintenance, and support for its Open-Xchange Server product. | 3 |
Nintendo DS Proves Popular Company says sales of the handheld gaming device are much better than expected. | 3 |
Disney Backs Blu-ray Standard Company is the latest to pick a side in the battle of high-definition disc formats. | 3 |
Microsoft Schedules Second Longhorn Event Conference will allow developers to examine, discuss the successor to Windows XP. | 3 |
Friendster, Eurekster Team Up for Personalized Search Friendster has rolled out a new internet search service powered by Eurekster that taps into your online social network to personalize and enhance search results. | 3 |
Warm signs detected from distant icy world LONDON - A large, icy rock at the edge of our solar system was warm at some point, a finding that suggests planetary processes like volcanic activity, astronomers say. | 3 |
Buried under rubble for 10 days RESCUERS in the Philippines yesterday pulled at least four survivors from a building that collapsed in mudslides 10 days ago. The miraculous tale of survival came as officials | 0 |
Eurekster and Friendster Partner for Friendster Search Engine Eurekster and Friendster Partner for Friendster Search Engine\\Friendster, the social networking community, and Eurekster, the Internet search engine powered by community and social networking technologies, announced the launch of personalized Internet search and navigation services on Friendster networks in eight countries.\\Friendster Search, powered by Eurekster, shows search results that have ... | 3 |
News: The strange death of the mass mailing virus Mass mailing viruses will go the way of macro viruses and become much rarer next year. | 3 |
News: Marine Corps deploys Fallujah biometric ID scheme US forces in Iraq are attempting to tame Fallujah with biometric ID, according to an NBC news report broadcast last week. | 3 |
Mac OS X #151; Rock Solid #147;The Macintosh, with its OS X operating system, is rock solid, #148; writes Walt Mossberg for the Wall Street Journal. #147;It is elegant, and #151; when you do a feature-by-feature price comparison with Windows competitors #151; it #146;s surprisingly affordable. #148; Dec 09 | 3 |
What Price Privacy? Tucked away in this week's \$388 billion spending bill is a rule that could put a privacy officer in every federal agency, no matter what its function. By Ryan Singel. | 3 |
A Gift Guide for Game Geeks Buying a game for a hard-core gamer with an extensive collection is a daunting task. You might be better off opting for one of the myriad accessories, soundtracks or tacky souvenirs designed for gaming fanatics. By Lore Sjberg. | 3 |
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