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Lady Thatcher #39;paid son #39;s bail money #39; Sir Mark Thatcher bought the freedom to leave his Cape Town mansion yesterday when he paid South Africa #39;s authorities bail money of 165,000. | 0 |
Israel #39;s informants fail to infiltrate Hamas Israeli intelligence is struggling to get to grips with highly sophisticated Hamas in West Bank bastion. By Majeda El-Batsh - HEBRON, West Bank. | 0 |
How will child survivors cope? Psychologists explain how the children involved in the Russian siege will need help to come to terms with the traumatic events they have witnessed. | 0 |
Tennis: Ferrero falls in epic Last year's runner-up Juan Carlos Ferrero goes out of the US Open after a five-set battle with Stefan Koubek. | 0 |
Protesters invade oil platforms, shutting production LAGOS, Nigeria -- Protesters besieged oil platforms run by Royal Dutch/Shell Group Cos. and ChevronTexaco Corp. for a second day yesterday, shutting down 90,000 barrels a day in oil production, company officials said. | 0 |
Jimenez to ignore Garcia Someone would be well advised to warn Sergio Garcia to keep off the subject of how Miguel Angel Jimenez should prepare for the Ryder Cup when they play together in today #39;s third round of the Omega European Masters. | 1 |
BC lumber lobby says WTO ruling on Byrd Amendment helps softwood <b>...</b> VANCOUVER (CP) - A World Trade Organization ruling gives Canada needed clout to recover more than \$3 billion in duties destined for US lumber producers, a Canadian lumber lobby says. | 2 |
Henman nurses the hope that his back will stay on his mind Tim Henman celebrates his 30th birthday on Monday, although celebrate is hardly the right word judging by the face he pulled when the landmark was mentioned. | 1 |
Russia Counts Cost of Bloody End to School Siege Russia began counting the cost on Saturday at the end of siege of a school captured by Chechen gunmen which killed at least 200 people and cast | 0 |
Serena Reaches Fourth Round of U.S. Open (AP) AP - Hardly at her best, barely beating one of the tour's pesky teens, Serena Williams suddenly found herself face-down at the U.S. Open. Running for a ball she couldn't reach, the six-time Grand Slam champion slipped and planted both palms on court to brace herself. Williams shook the sting out of her hands, beckoned a ball boy to retrieve her fallen racket, then took her sweet time before facing break point. Recomposed, Williams smacked a service winner at 111 mph, an ace just as fast, and forced an error. Just like that, she held serve en route to beating 30th-seeded Tatiana Golovin 7-5, 6-4 Friday night to reach the Open's fourth round. | 1 |
Orange makes fashion, political statements in Kiev KIEV -- Orange scarves, suspenders, turtlenecks, sunglasses, even diapers. Viktor Yushchenko's supporters have flooded the streets of the Ukrainian capital sporting the opposition candidate's color. It's a fashion statement with a political message. | 0 |
Schottenheimer Delays Naming Quarterback (AP) AP - San Diego Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer is keeping his team #151; including quarterbacks Drew Brees and Philip Rivers #151; in suspense. | 1 |
Job Gain Of 144,000 For Aug. Eases Fear Economy Is Slowing (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - The economy added 144,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department said Friday, easing fears that the recent soft patch of growth would morph into a prolonged slump. | 2 |
Tigers Defeat Devil Rays 4-2 (AP) AP - Before the storm, the Detroit Tigers sent Tampa Bay to one more loss. | 1 |
Georgia Tech Admits Certifying Violation (AP) AP - Georgia Tech acknowledged Friday that it certified 17 athletes as eligible when they had not met the NCAA's academic requirements. | 1 |
Serena Battles Errors and Golovin to Advance NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams moved into the fourth round of the U.S. Open with an error-strewn 7-5, 6-4, defeat of French teenager Tatiana Golovin on Friday. | 1 |
Mayorga Arrested Then Freed Over Rape Allegation MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan former world champion boxer Ricardo Mayorga was arrested then freed despite pending charges on Friday after a young woman accused him of raping her in a Managua hotel. | 1 |
144,000 Jobs Were Added in August, a Bit of an Uptick The Labor Department report offered some political relief to the White House but only tepid signs of a rebound in employment. | 2 |
Nokia Falters, and the Finns Take Stock of Their Future After the runaway success of Nokia in the late 1990's, Finland seems to be pondering whether it has lost its competitive inventive edge. | 2 |
Service-Sector Growth Slows to a 2004 Low Growth in the services sector slowed in August although managers seemed more willing to hire new workers. | 2 |
Captives Escape After Hours of Pitched Battles More than 700 hostages were rushed to hospitals, but many bodies lay in the charred wreckage of the school's gymnasium. | 0 |
Statham Moves Forward Quarterback Joel Statham has emerged as the team's clear starter who will lead 22nd-ranked Maryland against Northern Illinois on Saturday. | 1 |
Summitt Defends Team Pat Summitt defends the decision to place forward Chamique Holdsclaw on the injured list even though she was fit enough to practice. | 1 |
Redskins' Value Exceeds \$1 Billion The Washington Redskins once again were ranked as the most valuable team in the NFL, surpassing \$1 billion, the first American sports franchise to do so. | 1 |
Millen Guides Lions Matt Millen has survived a number of missteps since becoming president of the Lions in January 2001 and now believes the franchise is heading in the right direction. | 1 |
Nelsen Back With Team All-Star defender Ryan Nelsen is expected to return to the lineup Saturday against Chicago after sitting out six MLS matches and a U.S. Open Cup game with injury. | 1 |
US Consulate attacked JIDDA, Saudi Arabia -- Lobbing grenades, militants invaded Jidda's heavily guarded US Consulate yesterday, attacking staffers and others in the compound until Saudi security forces stormed in. Nine people, none American, were killed in the attack, which was claimed by Al Qaeda and showed how vulnerable Saudi Arabia remains to Islamic extremist violence. | 0 |
Trauma in the Caucasus To anyone who remembers the way that past sieges ended in the Caucasus, the chaotic scenes in Beslan were horribly familiar. The storming of the school was not planned. | 0 |
#39;Soul of Germany #39; is devastated by blaze Hundreds of thousands of priceless antique books were feared destroyed or badly damaged yesterday by a fire that swept through a 16th century German palace. | 0 |
Microsoft Steps Into Ring The launch of the Microsoft digital-music store takes direct aim at Apple Computer's dominant iTunes service, setting off a battle of the bands between the online music sellers and their rock-star frontmen -- Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. <BR><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> | 3 |
FCC Plans Record Fine Against CBS The FCC is set to vote unanimously for a record-setting fine against CBS-owned stations for violating broadcast decency standards with the network's January breast-baring Super Bowl halftime show, though some commissioners are expected to say the fines are not severe enough, FCC sources said. <BR><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> | 3 |
Tech jobs added in August Computer systems design and computer manufacturing jobs grow, as does optimism among IT workers. | 3 |
Briefly: IDC says external disk storage up roundup Plus: Lawmakers to vote on spyware, piracy bills...Microsoft tests Windows Marketplace...Nortel delays financials again...Microsoft updates SharePoint. | 3 |
IDC: External disk storage up Worldwide sales hit a new multibillion high; EMC passes Hewlett-Packard for first place. | 3 |
Braves 7, Expos 1 Paul Byrd pitched eight strong innings and Eli Marrero homered to help the Atlanta Braves extend their winning streak to four games with a 7-1 victory over the Montreal Expos on Friday night. | 1 |
Editorial: Striking at terrorism The ultimate blame for the tragedy that exploded in Russia on Friday rests squarely on the shoulders of terrorists who deliberately place children in harm #39;s way to make a political point. | 0 |
News: Plea deal in 'war spamming' prosecution Los Angeles man allegedly used unsecured wi-fi networks to send thousands of messages promoting porn sites.\ | 3 |
Ukraine lawmakers agree to amend laws KIEV -- Ukraine's political rivals agreed early today on legislation to ensure a fair vote during the rerun later this month of the presidential runoff but remained divided on constitutional amendments trimming presidential powers. | 0 |
Streaky Orioles Stop Yankees 3-1 (AP) AP - Rodrigo Lopez shut down the Yankees into the eighth inning, outpitching Kevin Brown and leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-1 victory Friday night that cut New York's AL East lead over Boston to 2 1/2 games. | 1 |
Microsoft Steps Into The Ring (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - The launch of the Microsoft digital-music store takes direct aim at Apple Computer's dominant iTunes service, setting off a battle of the bands between the online music sellers and their rock-star frontmen -- Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. | 3 |
Athletics Hold Off Blue Jays 7-4 (AP) AP - Bobby Kielty hit a go-ahead homer off Ted Lilly #151; the pitcher he was traded for #151; and Nick Swisher doubled and walked twice in his major league debut to lead the Oakland Athletics past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Friday night. | 1 |
Blake on Target as Americans Bounce Back in World Cup NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jason Blake scored the winning goal in the first period as the United States won their first game at the World Cup of Hockey with a 3-1 victory over Slovakia in St Paul, Minnesota on Friday. | 1 |
Haft Married Companion 2 Weeks Before He Died Two weeks before he died, discount retailer Herbert H. Haft quietly married his longtime companion in a hospital ceremony that provided yet another twist in a bitter and very public family feud. | 2 |
Interim Chief at Enron Asks for \$25 Million Enron Corp.'s interim chief executive has asked a federal bankruptcy judge to award his firm a \$25 million "success fee" for stabilizing the fallen energy giant. | 2 |
Stocks Fall, Led by Tech Sector Technology stocks sold off on Friday after computer chipmaker Intel cut its revenue forecast, spooking investors already nervous about the strength of consumer and business spending. | 2 |
Lopez Overpowers Yanks Rodrigo Lopez outduels Kevin Brown and leads the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-1 victory Friday night over the New York Yankees. | 1 |
Serena Reaches Fourth Round of U.S. Open NEW YORK - Hardly at her best, barely beating one of the tour's pesky teens, Serena Williams suddenly found herself face-down at the U.S. Open... | 0 |
EU seeks revamp budget pact The European Commission on Friday suggested ways of revamping the EU #39;s Stability and Growth Pact and said the proposed changes would restore the credibility of its much-flouted budget discipline rules. | 2 |
US jobless rate falls to a modest 5.4 per cent low WASHINGTON: The US job market brightened modestly in August as employers added 144,000 workers to payrolls and weak job tallies for the two prior months were revised up, the Labour Department said yesterday. | 2 |
International Space Station Status Report: SS04-029 Smoothly and ahead of schedule, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke completed the fourth and final spacewalk of their six-month mission today. | 3 |
3 days to tell if quake predictor right The day of reckoning is coming. For someone. By Labor Day, either Southern California will have suffered a magnitude-6.4 earthquake or at least one UCLA geophysicist will be eating some serious crow. | 3 |
Who was the first to walk upright? WASHINGTON - A chimp-sized human ancestor walked upright 6 million years ago, far earlier than anyone had been able to show before, researchers report. | 3 |
Magic number drops to 22 with rout in Montreal Paul Byrd mesmerized the Expos on Friday night, as he and the Braves opened a three-game series at Olympic Stadium with a 7-1 win. | 1 |
Bail posted by Thatcher son JOHANNESBURG: Mark Thatcher paid two million rand (BD113,400) in bail yesterday to end a nine-day house arrest imposed after he was charged with bankrolling a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer said. | 0 |
India raps backing for rebels NEW DELHI: Pakistan is continuing to send militants into Kashmir to support an insurgency there, but at lower levels than in the past, Indian intelligence sources and military officials said yesterday. | 0 |
\$35m Libyan payout for blast victims TRIPOLI: Libya signed a deal yesterday to pay \$35 million (BD13m) in compensation to mainly German victims of a Berlin nightclub bombing 18 years ago. | 0 |
Jets Rally to Defeat Eagles 28-27 (AP) AP - The New York Jets enjoyed the preseason right through the final seconds. | 1 |
Free of Pain, Haas Renews His Climb In Ranking Tommy Haas wants his name to generate some buzz again, and he took a step in that direction Friday with a second-round victory over Sbastien Grosjean at the U.S. Open. | 1 |
Back Tax Bill Against Yukos Is Increased The revised bill raises by \$700 million the Russian government's previous \$3.4 billion estimate of back taxes for 2001. | 2 |
Ghana votes in presidential poll Presidential elections are taking place in Ghana, which boasts political stability but much poverty. | 0 |
A Record Increase of 17 Percent Is Set for Premiums in Medicare The announcement of the record increase came a day after President Bush heralded his efforts to help the elderly with medical expenses. | 0 |
Iraqi Group to Decide Journalists' Fate 'Soon' An Islamic militant group that claimed to have kidnapped two French journalists said it would soon decide their fate and an Iraqi negotiator called the chance for their release "excellent." | 0 |
Interim Chief At Enron Asks for \$25 Million Enron Corp. #39;s interim chief executive has asked a federal bankruptcy judge to award his firm a \$25 million quot;success fee quot; for stabilizing the fallen Houston energy giant. | 2 |
IBM Issues Recall Of 553,000 Notebook AC Adapters IBM is recalling more than 500,000 AC adapters made for their ThinkPad notebooks between January 1999 and August 2000. These adapters may overheat, resulting in melting, posing a fire and electrocution hazard. | 3 |
Citing Threats, Entrepreneur Wants to Quit Caller ID Venture t may be known as caller ID spoofing, but it is evidently no laughing matter. Three days after the start-up company Star38 began offering a service that fools caller ID systems, the founder, Jason Jepson, has decided to sell the business. | 3 |
Expos drop opener to Braves Right-hander Paul Byrd pitched eight solid innings and helped the Braves defeat the Expos, 7-1, in front of 8,617 fans on Friday night. | 1 |
Redskins 27, Falcons 0 Mark Brunell opened the game with a touchdown drive and was done for the night. Michael Vick opened with an interception and never did produce a play for positive yardage. | 1 |
White Sox Stop Mariners 7-5 (AP) AP - Juan Uribe homered and Roberto Alomar had a two-run double Friday night to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners 7-5. | 1 |
Former NHL Defenseman Paul Shmyr Dies (AP) AP - Paul Shmyr, the former NHL and WHA defenseman who captained the Edmonton Oilers in Wayne Gretzky's first season with the team, has died after a battle with throat cancer. He was 58. | 1 |
Browns Bop Bears 24-10 in Preseason (AP) AP - Jeff Garcia didn't play nearly enough to work out the kinks in Cleveland's offense. By the looks of things, 60 minutes wouldn't have sufficed. | 1 |
Israeli Missiles Hit Palestinian Workshop in Gaza (Reuters) Reuters - Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a\metal foundry in Gaza on Friday, one day after Israel raided\two Gaza camps in response to Palestinian suicide bombings in\Israel this week. | 0 |
China Criticizes Chen for Remark on Taiwan's Name (Reuters) Reuters - Recent comments by President Chen\Shui-bian on the sensitive issue of Taiwan's name revealed his\intention to steer the island toward independence, a Chinese\government spokesman said. | 0 |
Mathew Ingram one good (or at least pretty good) and one bad. In a way, that sort of bipolar news is typical of the roller-coaster ride the major stock markets have been on for the past few months. | 2 |
Firm Requests #39;Success Fee #39; in Enron Case The firm led by the acting chief executive of Enron asked a bankruptcy judge for a \$25 million quot;success fee quot; for its efforts in shepherding the company through nearly three years under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a court filing shows. | 2 |
Profit for Liquor Maker llied Domecq PLC, the big liquor maker, said yesterday that it expected to report increased profit for its fiscal year as a result of growth in Britain and the United States. | 2 |
SI.com ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Matt Morris tossed his second shutout of the season and Reggie Sanders homered and drove in two runs as the St. | 1 |
RELATED COLUMNISTS NEWS Yesterday #39;s first round of the \$5 million Deutsche Bank Championship was all the evidence anyone could possibly need to keep this tournament right where it is, at TPC of Boston. | 1 |
Colts exhibit strong offense, defense in loss Tony Dungy was looking for reassurance from the Indianapolis Colts #39; offense. He got it in short order. Quarterback Peyton Manning made the most of a brief appearance, hitting | 1 |
Japan jittery on news of S. Korean uranium test The government doesn #39;t believe Seoul intended to be a nuclear power. Others are not so sure. Government officials expressed concern that revelations of a uranium-enrichment experiment in South Korea could | 0 |
Recently freed Anwar heads to Germany for surgery A day after being freed from prison in a dramatic court ruling, former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim obtained a passport yesterday to travel to Germany for specialized back surgery and tested the waters for a comeback in Malaysian politics. | 0 |
UN blames Sudan for continuing attacks The UN envoy to Sudan urged the government to accept an international monitoring force with more than 3,000 troops to help prevent escalating militia attacks in the violence-wracked Darfur region. | 0 |
Car bomb kills 1, injures 2 Afghanistan KABUL - A jeep packed with explosives detonated at a roadside in the southern city of Kandahar today, killing one person and seriously injuring two others in a passing taxi, police said. | 0 |
Boyfriend of Olympic Wrestler Killed in Crash The boyfriend of Olympic wrestling silver medalist Sara McMann was killed Friday when the Jeep the couple was in rolled off the shoulder of Interstate 76 in northeastern Colorado, the Colorado State Patrol said. | 1 |
Rooney prepared to wait for United glory Wayne Rooney believes he may have to wait until next season to celebrate Premiership title glory with Manchester United. The 18-year-old England striker, who moved to Old Trafford for 27 million pounds from | 1 |
Dolphins 20, Saints 19 Jay Fiedler threw for one touchdown, Sage Rosenfels threw for another and the Miami Dolphins got a victory in a game they did not want to play, beating the New Orleans Saints 20-19 Friday night. | 1 |
Quebec accountant convicted of defrauding nuns gets house arrest (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - QUEBEC (CP) - A 68-year-old accountant convicted of taking part in a scheme to defraud Roman Catholic nuns of #36;100 million was sentenced Friday to two years' house arrest. | 0 |
AL Wrap: Martinez Pitches Red Sox to 10th Straight Victory (Reuters) Reuters - Pedro Martinez pitched seven shutout\innings to lead the streaking Boston Red Sox to their 10th\straight victory, a 2-0 win over the Texas Rangers in American\League play at Fenway Park on Friday. | 1 |
AL Wrap: Martinez Pitches Red Sox to 10th Straight Victory NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pedro Martinez pitched seven shutout innings to lead the streaking Boston Red Sox to their 10th straight victory, a 2-0 win over the Texas Rangers in American League play at Fenway Park on Friday. | 1 |
AT T Wireless Moves to Sell Canada Asset AT T Wireless reached an agreement with Rogers Communications to help sell AT T Wireless's 34 percent stake in Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. | 3 |
Hutchison Plans Offering of Phone Unit utchison Whampoa Ltd., the Hong Kong conglomerate controlled by the billionaire Li Ka-shing, filed with regulators in the United States yesterday to raise as much as \$2 billion in an initial | 2 |
Russian, US astronauts leave space station on maintenance mission MOSCOW - The Russian-US crew of the International Space Station (ISS) went on a five-hour space walk overnight to carry out maintenance work, Russian space officials said Saturday, quoted by ITAR-TASS news agency. | 3 |
Rooney shirts go to war children Everton shirts sporting the name of Wayne Rooney could soon be seen on the streets of Liberia. The club decided to give the kit away after the 18-year-old England striker #39;s transfer to Manchester United. | 1 |
Major League Baseball News Johan Santana continued his dominating season, pitching six no-hit innings en route to a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday. | 1 |
Nokia Falters, and the Finns Take Stock After the runaway success of Nokia in the late 1990's, Finland seems to be pondering whether it has lost its competitive inventive edge. | 3 |
Palmer Leads Bengals Past Colts 16-13 (AP) AP - Carson Palmer made a rookie mistake: He pointed to the sky too soon. Other than a premature touchdown celebration on a goal-line fumble, Palmer looked like an up-and-coming quarterback Friday night during the Cincinnati Bengals' 16-13 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. | 1 |
In Frustration, Brown Breaks His Hand in Loss Yankees pitcher Kevin Brown channeled every bit of his anger into one hard punch into the clubhouse wall during the Yankees' loss on Friday at Yankee Stadium. | 1 |
Serena Williams, Fashion Queen, Rules the Court Getting Serena Williamss attention with two early service breaks, Tatiana Golovin jumped ahead in the first set before Williams rallied to win at the U.S. Open. | 1 |
Rooney shirts go to war children Everton shirts sporting the name of Wayne Rooney could soon be seen on the streets of Liberia, West Africa. | 0 |
Apple takes minimalism step further in chic iMac Apple took its trademark minimalism a step further on Tuesday as it launched the latest computer in the iMac family that helped restore the companys fortunes: a sleek flat-panel monitor with processor and drives built in. | 3 |
Space station crew completes EVA The two-man crew of the international space station went outside again for more repair work. Gennady Padalka and Mike Fincke spent five and a-half hours plugging in new antennas | 3 |
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