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Hamas Cancels Anniversary Rally (AP) AP - Hamas on Wednesday canceled its 17th anniversary rally over concerns that Israel could target leaders of the Islamic militant group in retaliation for a deadly attack on an army outpost in Gaza. | 0 |
Sprint Agrees to Buy Nextel for \$38 Bln NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Corp. on Wednesday agreed to buy wireless telephone company Nextel Communications Inc. in a cash and stock deal worth as much as \$38.45 billion to gain more business customers and more wireless airwaves to transmit calls. | 2 |
YUKOS Seeks U.S. Bankruptcy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil major YUKOS has filed for bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court and will seek an injunction to stop Russia from auctioning off its main production unit on Dec. 19, it said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Sprint, Nextel to merge NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Sprint and Nextel announced plans to merge Wednesday, creating a new wireless phone power with about 35 million customers, enough to make it No. | 2 |
Air passenger traffic set to record strongest growth since 1992 <b>...</b> GENEVA : International air passenger traffic should record its strongest growth in 12 years in 2004, climbing by 11 percent for the year as a whole, the International Air Transport Association said Tuesday. | 2 |
Microsoft monthly bulletin includes five new warnings Microsoft released five security bulletins on Tuesday as part of its monthly update cycle, warning of vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack. | 3 |
Particle pollution falls 10 in 4 years WASHINGTON -- The average level of a deadly form of air pollution dropped in the United States from 1999 to 2003 as new pollution controls made strides in battling the nation #39;s air quality problem, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. | 3 |
Majesco picks up Phantom Dust for US release Xbox-exclusive title Phantom Dust has been acquired for US release by publisher Majesco, after developer Microsoft Game Studios declined to launch the title outside Japan earlier this year. | 3 |
More meetings would keep this Atlantic rivalry afloat The Knicks lost last night to the Nets #39; A Team, the one with Jason Kidd in the lineup for 21 minutes, 40-32. They beat the B Team, the one without Kidd, for 27 minutes, 55-39. | 1 |
Caesarean 'low birth risk link' Women opting for a Caesarean should be warned there is a small chance that it will jeopardise later natural births, say experts. | 0 |
Rate hike #39;s effects The Federal Reserve #39;s new wave of interest-rate increases is spilling into consumers #39; and investors #39; lives in good and bad ways. | 2 |
YUKOS Seeks US Bankruptcy Russian oil major YUKOS has filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court and will seek an injunction to stop Russia from auctioning off its main production unit on Dec. 19, it said on Wednesday. | 2 |
80 million more PCs in India by 2010! The personal computer market in India will see a massive boom by 2010, according to a new report by Forrester Research. India, says the report, will add 80 million (8 crore) new PC users by 2010. | 2 |
Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for \$10.3 Billion PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday agreed to a sweetened \$10.3 billion buyout by rival software maker Oracle Corp., relenting after a 18-month takeover saga that included the ouster of PeopleSoft #39;s chief executive. | 2 |
Stability Pact: France and Germany off the hook for now The Commission has lifted the excessive deficit procedure, first launched in 2003, against France and Germany. But already there are doubts about Germany respecting the rules in 2005. | 2 |
Google offers five libraries funding to digitize materials But university officials would be open to the possibility -- especially if someone else foots the bill. Google Inc., the popular online search engine, said Tuesday it would pay for the New York Public Library | 3 |
Studios launch campaign against BitTorrent Hollywood stepped up its battle against internet pirates yesterday when the Motion Picture Association of America launched a legal battle against the filesharing networks BitTorrent and eDonkey. | 3 |
Zafi worm purports to be Christmas greeting A new variant of the so-called Zafi worm surfaced Tuesday, disguised to appear as a Christmas greeting. Multiple antivirus researchers reported the emergence of the latest iteration of Zafi, classified as | 3 |
Brand name isn #39;t always better _ at least when it comes to <b>...</b> Chances are, if your employees are using Microsoft Corp. #39;s Internet Explorer to surf the Web or Outlook to check e-mail, your company is more exposed to viruses and spyware, some security experts say. | 3 |
Pompey frustrate Liverpool boss Benitez The Spaniard saw Portsmouth snatch an injury-time equaliser on Tuesday night to frustrate Liverpool who had been hoping for a win after Saturday #39;s derby defeat to Everton. | 1 |
BSkyB wins rights to cover home England tests England #39;s home test matches will disappear from terrestial television after BSkyB won exclusive rights to cover live matches from 2006 to 2009, officials said on Wednesday. | 1 |
Mortgage Applications Fell Last Week--MBA (Reuters) Reuters - Applications for U.S. home mortgages\declined last week as refinancing activity fell and mortgage\rates were little changed, an industry group said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Mortgage Applications Fell Last Week--MBA NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for U.S. home mortgages declined last week as refinancing activity fell and mortgage rates were little changed, an industry group said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Sprint, Nextel Announce Merger Plans Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. announced this morning that they will merge the companies in a deal that would create a new wireless telecommunications giant.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font> | 2 |
Yukos Files for Bankruptcy in U.S. The Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order against the auction of its main production unit that is scheduled for Sunday - dramatically challenging the Russian government to enter arbitration proceedings. | 2 |
Oil Futures Rise on Signs of Cold Winter Crude oil futures moved upward Wednesday, as the northeastern United States - a heavy consumer of heating oil - felt the first signs of what could likely be a colder-than-expected winter. | 2 |
EADS superjumbo runs over budget European aerospace giant EADS warns that the A380 superjumbo project is running heavily over budget. | 2 |
Scots employers aim to go hire EMPLOYER hiring confidence in Scotland is robust for the first quarter of 2005, notably above the national average, according to research released today. | 2 |
Roddick in talks over new coach Andy Roddick is reportedly close to confirming US Davis Cup assistant Dean Goldfine as his new coach. Roddick ended his 18-month partnership with Brad Gilbert on Monday, and Goldfine admits talks have taken place. | 1 |
Private sector asked to help pay for Expos #39; new home The district council Tuesday night narrowly approved a motion to finance construction of a new baseball stadium in the city. However, the motion only passed after an amendment was added that forces the private | 1 |
Graduate Student Presumed Dead In Haiti A graduate student at the University of Notre Dame was missing and presumed dead after he was shot by an armed gang in Haiti, a school official said. | 0 |
A380 super-jumbo to cost 1.45 bln euros more than planned: EADS (AFP) AFP - The research and development costs of Airbus's new A380 super-jumbo will be 1.45 billion euros (1.9 billion dollars) more than planned, the co-chairman of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, Rainer Hertrich, revealed. | 0 |
Football: Spain chief in race probe Spain's Football Federation launches an investigation into racist comments made by national coach Luis Aragones. | 0 |
Shares in Air China jump on debut Shares in China's biggest airline Air China close up 8 after making their debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. | 2 |
Update 8: Yukos Files for Bankruptcy in US In an eleventh-hour move, the Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in a United States Court and is demanding the cancellation of an auction of its main production unit slated for Sunday. | 2 |
Court Lifts BlackBerry Maker #39;s Injunction A US appeals court issued a mixed ruling this week in a patent dispute between Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the popular BlackBerry devices, and NTP. | 2 |
China #39;s needs could rescue European industry Good news has been in short supply for Europe #39;s traditional industrial economies like Germany and France. Growth remains weak, unemployment high, labor markets are still rigid and the euro is soaring, pricing their exports out of the market. | 2 |
Job outlook moderately optimistic for 2005, survey finds ITHACA -- During the next four months, job seekers looking for work in durable goods manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and education may have the best luck, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. | 2 |
Japan #39;s manufacturers less confident Bank of Japan #39;tankan survey #39; also shows strong capital spending, boosting stocks and the yen. TOKYO (Reuters) - Confidence among Japan #39;s big manufacturers waned for the first time in seven quarters, the Bank | 2 |
FRANCE: Gucci Reveals Strategy Plans For Its Brands Fashion house Gucci Group doesnt expect its Yves Saint Laurent label to break even in the next three years, but said it is keeping to its promise not to axe any of its smaller brands. | 2 |
University of Michigan The participating libraries include those at the University of Michigan, Google co-founder Larry Page #39;s alma mater; Stanford University, where Page and Google co-founder Sergey Brin met as doctoral students and dreamed up the idea of the search engine | 3 |
MPAA Expected to Target BitTorrent Trackers In order to thwart the growth of this network, the MPAA will be pursuing BitTorrent indexing servers known as trackers. While trackers function somewhat differently than traditional indexing servers found | 3 |
#39;Apple copies Windows #39; claim launches desktop wars Desktop search means a new battle for dominance between a wide field of competitors, and the warfare has begin. The technology promises users an incredibly fast way to search for data on their drives. | 3 |
New Toshiba hard drive uses perpendicular technology Tokyo - Toshiba Corp. has developed a 1.8-inch hard disk drive that achieves a 40 Gbyte capacity by employing a perpendicular recording technology for the first time. | 3 |
Zafi worm will deliver an unhappy Christmas A new version of the Zafi e-mail worm is spreading seasonal greetings along with its malicious code, according to antivirus software companies. | 3 |
Microsoft ends year with critical security alert Microsoft has released its last regular security update of the year which includes five new patches, all rated #39;important #39;, and the reissue of a #39;critical #39; patch after extensive revisions. | 3 |
Nintendo to Bring Music, Video to DS Game Machine Nintendo Co. will begin selling an adaptor for its DS and Game Boy Advance handheld game players to allow them to play music and video, the company said, matching a popular feature on Sony #39;s portable game machine. | 3 |
Nokia turns up the heat on battery forgers Nokia today unveiled its latest initiative in the battle against low-quality counterfeit mobile phone batteries. To help customers identify original batteries from rip-offs that have been known to catch fire | 3 |
Samsung Mobile Phone Memory Card Samsung Electronics announced yesterday that it has developed a small, low-power, multimedia memory card (MMC) for mobile phones. The new removable MMCmicro memory card | 3 |
Liverpool 1, Portsmouth 1 (Echo) Wasted chances, edgy crowd, gradual retreat into defence, late panic, strange negative substitution, two points wasted. A pessimistic Liverpool supporter turned around at half-time and said: quot;It can #39;t get any worse than this. | 1 |
CASILLAS #39; DELIGHT AT BUMPER TURN-OUT Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas was delighted with the turn-out at Tuesday night #39;s #39;Game against Poverty #39; in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. | 1 |
Nationals Cancel Unveiling of Uniforms The Washington Nationals have postponed a news conference for Wednesday to unveil their new uniforms. A team spokesman tells The Associated Press they #39;ll issue a statement later Wednesday about why the event is being delayed. | 1 |
Three Palestinians killed in Rafah; Palestinians blast one Israeli <b>...</b> Three Palestinians were killed and other three injured one of them in a critical health condition by the fire of the Israeli occupation forces in al-Salam quarters to the south of Rafah near the border strip with Egypt. | 0 |
Two detained for cinema blaze Istanbul, Turkey - Turkish investigators on Wednesday were questioning two cinema employees about a fire that ripped through an Istanbul movie theatre during a gala premiere and injured some 200 people, officials said. | 0 |
UK Reshapes Embassy Network to Face New Threats (Reuters) Reuters - Britain is to reshape its overseas\diplomatic network, closing or turning over to local staff\several dozen posts, in a cost-cutting drive to pay for\embassies in Iraq and Afghanistan and to fight terrorism. | 0 |
Ethiopia Struggles to Feed Itself 20 Yrs After Famine (Reuters) Reuters - A ragged band of children\emerges ghost-like from mists in Ethiopia's highlands,\thrusting bunches of carrots at a car full of foreigners. | 0 |
US mobile giants Sprint and Nextel to merge Sprint and Nextel announced today that their boards of directors have unanimously approved a #39;definitive agreement #39; for a merger of equals creating the third-largest US mobile phone carrier. | 2 |
Yukos shields itself with US bankruptcy law Washington - US bankruptcy law, invoked by Russian oil group Yukos on Wednesday, allows a company in financial difficulties to continue functioning while it seeks an agreement with creditors. | 2 |
BlackBerry infringement ruling upheld A US appeals court has upheld a ruling that Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry pagers, engaged in patent infringement, but it gave the company a chance to reduce a jury award that has grown to more than \$100 million with interest. | 2 |
Blockbuster nixes late fees on rentals Keep that copy of Shrek 2 an extra week. Heck, keep it forever: Blockbuster Inc. announced yesterday that the ubiquitous rental chain is letting customers hold onto movie and game | 2 |
Ethiopians denounce border talks More than 50,000 people in Addis Ababa demonstrate against government plans to renew border talks with Eritrea. | 0 |
BlackBerry Patent Case Swings Away from RIM to NTP There will be furrowed brows over at Research in Motion Ltd (RIM), the Canadian company behind the ever-popular wireless email device, BlackBerry. | 2 |
Oil Futures Rise on Signs of Cold Winter Crude oil futures moved upward Wednesday, as the northeastern United States _ a heavy consumer of heating oil _ felt the first signs of what could likely be a colder-than-expected winter. | 2 |
Windows kernel, LSASS flaws fixed As anticipated, Microsoft today released five security bulletins rated quot;important. quot; All five fix vulnerabilities in Windows that could have been exploited by attackers to | 3 |
Space News Headlines for December 14, 2004 One of NASA #39;s twin robotic Mars rovers, Spirit, has discovered a mineral linked to water according to ABC. quot;Scientists identified the mineral goethite in bedrock studied in the Columbia Hills. | 3 |
Sri Lanka tries to help tsunami orphans (Reuters) Reuters - So many Sri Lankan children have been orphaned by the tsunami that the government appealed on Sunday for doctors, psychologists and paediatricians to help give counselling. | 0 |
Early merger consequences Having reaped the benefits of 18 months of uncertainty over the make up of the enterprise applications market as a result of the Oracle/PeopleSoft merger battle, SAP AG maintains it has no worries even though the two have now agreed to merge. | 3 |
Majesco sweeps up rights for Phantom Dust Premier title from Microsoft Japan is coming to America; Majesco will localize and publish the Xbox actioner in wake of Microsoft #39;s decision to pass. | 3 |
Last-minute haggling as EU prepares Turkish green light The EU sought Wednesday to keep pressure on Turkey over its bid to start talks on joining the bloc, as last-minute haggling seemed set to go down to the wire at a summit poised to give a green light to Ankara. | 0 |
Egypt hopes for jobs boost as it signs trade deal with Israel and <b>...</b> Egypt and Israel signed an agreement on Tuesday that will boost employment and might act as an impetus for other Arab countries to make peace with Israel. | 0 |
Curtains for Poe: Da King is dead; long live Da King A MEMBER of the Philippine royal family in the movies moved on to the Great Beyond midnight Monday (December 14), sending his hordes of fans in mourning. | 0 |
Tyco probed on oil-for-food SEC asks the conglomerate for information about participation in the defunct UN program in Iraq. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tyco International said the Securities and Exchange Commission asked it for information | 2 |
Man Arrested in UK Tsunami Death Email Probe (Reuters) Reuters - British police said on Sunday they had\arrested a man after a hoaxer posing as a government official\emailed relatives of people missing since the Asian tsunami,\saying their loved ones had been confirmed dead. | 3 |
The Worrying Developments of the Debate in France It is often said that the debates over Turkey #39;s application for membership into the European Union (EU) reveal the fact that the European project has come to a standstill and that they reflect a lack of vision from its leaders. | 0 |
Best Buy Quarterly Profit Jumps 21 Pct. (Reuters) Reuters - Best Buy Co. Inc. , the top\U.S. electronics retail chain, on Wednesday posted a 21 percent\rise in quarterly profit and said it gained market share in the\period. | 2 |
Best Buy Quarterly Profit Jumps 21 Pct. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best Buy Co. Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BBY.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">BBY.N</A>, the top U.S. electronics retail chain, on Wednesday posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit and said it gained market share in the period. | 2 |
Stocks Set to Open Slightly Higher NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were set for a slightly higher open on Wednesday, boosted by wireless carriers Sprint Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FON.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">FON.N</A> and Nextel Communications Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NXTL.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NXTL.O</A>, which agreed to combine in a deal worth about \$35 billion. | 2 |
Lehman Brothers 4th-Qtr Profit Up 22 Pct NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LEH.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LEH.N</A> on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on continued strength from fixed-income businesses and record investment banking revenue. | 2 |
Mortgage Applications Fell Last Week-MBA NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for U.S. home mortgages declined last week as refinancing activity fell and mortgage rates were little changed, an industry group said on Wednesday. | 2 |
YUKOS Seeks Bankruptcy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil major YUKOS has filed for bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court and will seek an injunction to stop Russia from auctioning off its main production unit on Dec. 19, it said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Sprint and Nextel Announce a \$35 Billion Merger While the combined company makes a formidable No.3 player in the wireless market, it may be hard pressed to match the firepower of its larger rivals. | 2 |
Sprint to Buy Nextel in \$35 Billion Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Corp. on Wednesday agreed to buy wireless telephone company Nextel Communications Inc. in a cash and stock deal worth about \$35.17 billion to gain more business customers and more wireless airwaves to transmit calls. | 2 |
Oil Above \$42 a Barrel on Cold Weather LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed above \$42 a barrel on Wednesday, rising for the third day in a row as cold weather gripped the U.S. Northeast, the world's biggest heating fuel market. | 2 |
Lehman 4Q Earnings Rise Sharply Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings rose 22 percent, driven by record revenue in its investment banking and capital markets segments. | 2 |
Sony, Samsung To Share Patents Samsung Electronics and Sony Corporation have signed a cross-license agreement, licensing those patents, which are considered to be the basic technologies necessary for product development. | 3 |
Company Claims First True WiMax Chip WaveSat this week began shipping a chip that it says is the first to comply fully with the IEEE 802.16-2004 wireless broadband standard, commonly known as WiMax. | 3 |
In the frame OPINIONS were split in the Australian camp over the future of Brett Lee last night following a maverick selection push by captain Ricky Ponting. | 1 |
Irish PM says chance for Northern Ireland peace too good to miss (AFP) AFP - The current push to secure peace in Northern Ireland is too good an opportunity to miss through petty political point-scoring, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said. | 0 |
Sprint to Buy Nextel in \$35 Billion Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FON.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">FON.N</A> on Wednesday agreed to buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NXTL.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NXTL.O</A> in a deal worth \$35.17 billion to gain more business customers and more airwaves to transmit calls. | 2 |
Global Markets: European Stocks Rise LONDON (Reuters) - European shares rose to 29-month highs on Wednesday while the dollar came under modest pressure despite a rate hike, and reassuring words, from the Federal Reserve. | 2 |
IATA Sees Strong Passenger, Cargo Growth International airline passenger numbers are set to grow by six per cent year-on-year to the end of 2008, driven by economic expansion in China and India, the industry #39;s global body IATA said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Wall St looks to build on fresh highs Wall Street futures crept higher on Wednesday, as investors looked to build on the previous sessions fresh highs and attention turned to the \$35bn merger between telecommunications | 2 |
Polyglot virus is Xmas party pooper An email worm which poses as a Christmas greeting began spreading widely yesterday. Zafi-D comes as an infectious attachment to emails written in a variety of different languages, including English, Spanish, Russian, Swedish and Hungarian. | 3 |
BSkyB Gets Exclusive Live Rights to England Cricket (Update1) British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, Rupert Murdoch #39;s UK pay-television arm, won an exclusive four- year contract to show live English cricket, cementing its grip on sports programming in Britain. | 1 |
Judicial hearings set for Hussein #39;s comrades Baghdad -- Judicial proceedings will begin next week against some of the most senior leaders under former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Iraq #39;s interim prime minister said Tuesday in a surprising announcement that put the past government #39;s crimes before | 0 |
Italy calls to end Kyoto limits Italy has called for an end to the Kyoto Protocol after the environmental treaty #39;s initial period in 2012, preferring voluntary agreements that would entice the United States, China and India to tackle climate change. | 0 |
Iraq #39;s #39;Chemical Ali #39; to Be Tried First -- Minister Ali Hassan al-Majid, one of Saddam Hussein #39;s closest aides and better known as quot;Chemical Ali, quot; will be the first of Saddam #39;s top deputies to be tried, Iraq #39;s Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalaan said on Wednesday. | 0 |
TMM to Sell 51 Percent Stake in TFM NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexico's Grupo TMM agreed to sell its 51 percent voting stake in Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana SA de CV, or Grupo TFM, to Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. for \$200 million in cash and 18 million shares of stock, the companies said on Wednesday. | 2 |
US mobile groups confirm merger Sprint and Nextel agree to merge in a deal which will create the third largest mobile phone operator in the US. | 2 |
Legg Mason to Offer 4 Million Shares NEW YORK (Reuters) - Legg Mason Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LM.N</A>, one of the fastest-growing U.S. asset management companies, on Wednesday said it plans a public offering of 4 million shares, a sale that could raise almost \$300 million. | 2 |
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