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Two US soldiers killed, 16 wounded in mortar barrage on US base A mortar attack Sunday killed two US soldiers and left 16 wounded one critically at a base west of the Iraqi capital. Maj. Richard Spiegel of the Army #39;s 13th Corps Support Command said the | 0 |
Intelligent Conversation - with Your Car Honda already had the most advanced voice-controlled navigation system on the market, but the new version, announced Sept. 1, introduces a slew of improvements. | 3 |
Yankees' Brown Has Successful Surgery (AP) AP - Kevin Brown had successful surgery on his broken left hand Sunday and vowed to pitch again for the New York Yankees this season. | 1 |
Official: Saudis OK with price band hike Saudi Arabia does not object to OPEC raising the current price band when oil-producing nations meet Sept. 15 and is negotiating the level with other oil-rich Gulf countries, a Saudi oil official said Sunday. | 2 |
Tax Service Raises 2001 Yukos Bill to \$4.1Bln The Federal Tax Service slapped Yukos with a \$4.1 billion back-tax bill for 2001 on Friday, \$700 million more than its original claim, which was announced July 1. The amended bill, the | 2 |
Labor leaders seek to remedy shortcoming of locals SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Supermarket workers in northern California are preparing for a possible strike against Safeway - just as their sister union local in Los Angeles did for nearly five months ended in March. | 2 |
Court seeks probe into Hollinger #39;s fin transactions VANCOUVER: An Ontario judge added another wrinkle to the controversy enveloping Hollinger and press baron Conrad Black, ordering a probe into the firms byzantine finances. | 2 |
Intel Forecast Raises Concern Chip Demand Faltering (Update8) Intel Corp. #39;s forecast of faltering demand for electronics such as personal computers and mobile phones heightened concern that consumer spending is declining. | 2 |
Blue Jays Rout AL West Leading A's, 13-5 (AP) AP - Rookie Gabe Gross hit his first career grand slam and Russ Adams hit his first major league home run, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 13-5 rout over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. | 1 |
Steelers Cut RB Brown After Trade Fails (AP) AP - Dante Brown and nine other players were released by the Pittsburgh Steelers, who tried to trade the running back before Sunday's roster cutdown deadline. | 1 |
White Sox Top Seattle 6-2, 3rd Win in Row (AP) AP - Joe Borchard and Paul Konerko each hit two-run homers to back a strong outing by Felix Diaz and the Chicago White Sox won their third straight with a 6-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. | 1 |
Unions seek reversal of Harris-era labour setbacks Ontario union boosters are calling for the Liberal government to reinstate labour laws struck down by the Harris government, and say things are so bad in the province that workers are scared of their bosses. | 2 |
Allstate, Other Insurers Face New Loss From Frances (Update1) Allstate Corp., St. Paul Travelers Cos., Ace Ltd. and other insurers face as much as \$10 billion in losses as hurricane winds batter Florida for second time in three weeks. | 2 |
UPDATE 4-Intel cuts revenue outlook; stock declines Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday cut its third-quarter revenue and profit margin forecast after demand for both its computer microprocessors | 2 |
Mladin notches seventh Superbike win AUSTRALIAN Mat Mladin claimed his seventh win of the season today in the opening race of the US Superbike Championship double-header in Georgia. | 3 |
Strange Bedfellows in E-Mail Case Civil liberties groups made common cause today with the Justice Department, a traditional target of their lawsuits, by filing court papers supporting the government #39;s appeal of a court ruling that said internet service providers are allowed to snoop on | 3 |
Red Hat Gets New CFO, Will Restate Results Red Hat #39;s decision to change the way it accounts for subscription revenues quot;is an accounting issue, quot; says Yankee Group analyst Dana Gardner. | 3 |
UPDATE 1-Open-Serena surprised to be crowd favourite Former champion Serena Williams hammered Patty Schnyder 6-4 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday and then said she was surprised to have the crowd on her side. | 1 |
Ganguly says performance still far from best London: Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said the team did a great job in winning the final NatWest Challenge one-day international but was still far away from its best. | 1 |
Greece humbled; England, France held LONDON, Sept. 5. - European champions Greece lost 1-2 to Albania and France were held to a barren draw at home by Israel in World Cup qualifying surprises yesterday. | 1 |
Kobe Rebounds From the beginning, Eagle County, Colo., district attorney Mark Hurlbert insisted that the sexual-assault charge he filed against Kobe Bryant had nothing to do with the celebrity of the Los Angeles Lakers #39; star. | 1 |
No. 25 Purdue 51, Syracuse 0 Kyle Orton passed for 287 yards and a career-high four touchdowns as No. 25 Purdue used a slew of big plays Sunday to beat Syracuse 51-0, the Boilermakers first shutout in four years. | 1 |
A good beginning on Day One of talks NEW DELHI, Sept. 5. - A good beginning. That was how senior official sources categorised the first day of talks between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, Mr Natwar Singh and Mr Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, today. | 0 |
AU mediators meet Sudan officials ahead of key Darfur security <b>...</b> ABUJA : African Union mediators met officials of the Sudanese government ahead of crucial talks on the key issue of restoring security in the war-torn western Darfur region. | 0 |
Thousands congratulate Lahoud BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of people flocked to Baabda Presidential Palace Sunday, in a huge and popular show of support for President Emile Lahoud over his three-year mandate extension that was decided by Parliament on Friday. | 0 |
Three Saudi security officers killed as hunt for militants goes on RIYADH : Three Saudi security officers were killed when their patrol car caught fire after being hit by gunfire while chasing suspected extremists in an area considered a militant haven, a security source said. | 0 |
Home Designed to Produce Energy It Uses (AP) AP - Builder Jim Sargent paused on the staircase of the model home, sweat glistening on his forehead as the temperature outside rose into the 90s. | 3 |
Calif. Academy of Sciences Holds Tag Sale (AP) AP - The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park held a one-of-a-kind yard sale Sunday, offering rock-bottom prices on everything from antique wooden incubators to six-foot-tall prehistoric bird replicas. | 3 |
U.S. Muslim Leaders Undecided on Candidate (AP) AP - As both Democrats and Republicans sought their support, American Muslim leaders wrapped up their community's largest convention Sunday still debating whether to endorse a presidential candidate. | 0 |
Wrecked Russian School Is Opened to Public BESLAN, Russia, Sept. 5 Shafts of light passed through the bullet holes in the pupils desks, which had been stacked at windows, makeshift barricades against attack. Grisly scenes awaited behind them. | 0 |
Russians Begin Burying Victims of Attack BESLAN, Russia - Mothers wailed over the coffins of their children Sunday and dozens of townsmen dug graves in a football field-sized piece of scrubland next to the cemetery. Funeral processions snaked through the streets of this grief-stricken town as Russians began to bury victims of the terror attack on a school that left more than 350 people dead... | 0 |
Back-To-School Now Includes Electronics SAN CARLOS, Calif. - For back-to-school shoppers, a new alphabet reigns, and it starts with E for electronics... | 0 |
Indo-Pak talks: No time frame for Kashmir India and Pakistan are believed to have agreed that it would be unrealistic to set any rigid time frame for the resolution of the Kashmir question. | 0 |
Disney #39;s Eisner Sees Iger as Successor Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Chief Executive Michael Eisner said company President Robert Iger is his quot;preferred choice quot; to succeed him in running the entertainment | 2 |
Jobs data sound perfect #39; to some CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - After July #39;s jobs report came up much weaker than expected, August #39;s figures probably calmed nerves at the White House and the Federal Reserve, both of which have been making the case that recent economic soft spots were only temporary. | 2 |
Notre Dame off to struggling start The Fighting Irish opened the season Saturday night with a 20-17 loss at Brigham Young, a performance that doesn #39;t give much hope for a turnaround season. | 1 |
SU Football Trails Purdue 20-0 At Halftime WEST LAFAYETTE, In. - The Orange put together a nice drive to end the first half, but came away empty as senior receiver Jared Jones couldnt handle a low snap on a 24-yard field-goal attempt with 27 seconds remaining in the half. | 1 |
Lions cut receiver Kircus, five others The team also placed starting strong safety Brian Walker on injured reserve. The nine-year veteran had arthroscopic knee surgery on Friday. | 1 |
Ibrahim: The #39;iceman #39; Who Became Iraq #39;s Most Wanted Fugitive BAGHDAD, Sept 5 (AFP) - Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, Saddam Hussein #39;s deputy whose capture was announced Sunday, is 62 and riddled with cancer, but was public enemy number two in Iraq for the world #39;s most powerful military. | 0 |
Schroeder #39;s party routed in German vote German voters handed Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder a stinging defeat in elections Sunday in the small western state of Saarland, reflecting public anger over his drive to cut | 0 |
No. 25 Purdue Embarrasses Syracuse, 51-0 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Kyle Orton passed for 287 yards and a career-high four touchdowns as No. 25 Purdue used a slew of big plays Sunday to beat Syracuse 51-0, the Boilermakers #39; first shutout in four years. | 1 |
OPEC Oil Output Rose 1.2 in August, Survey Shows (Update1) The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries boosted crude-oil production 1.2 percent in August, reaching a 25-year high for a second month in an attempt to pull prices back from records, a Bloomberg survey showed. | 2 |
Opec mulls \$28-30 price band: Qatar KUWAIT CITY - Opec is considering raising its price band to between 28 and 30 dollars a barrel, Qatar #39;s Energy Minister said in comments published yesterday, ahead of a crucial meeting of the group. | 2 |
Bills Place QB Brown on Injured Reserve (AP) AP - Backup quarterback Travis Brown's season is over after he was placed on injured reserve by the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. | 1 |
Owning a chateau is no impossible dream in former East Germany (AFP) AFP - Want to buy a castle? Head for the former East Germany. | 0 |
W. Virginia's Harris Still Seeking Start (AP) AP - Kay-Jay Harris still needs to prove to West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez that he deserves to be the Mountaineers' starting running back #151; even after a record-setting performance in the season opener. | 1 |
Williams Wallops Schnyder, Roddick Roars On NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams and Andy Roddick produced some powerful tennis at the U.S. Open Sunday as their title challenges gained strength. | 1 |
Hurricane Ivan Threatens Barbados, Eastern Caribbean MIAMI (Reuters) - The eastern Caribbean island of Barbados was under a storm alert as powerful Hurricane Ivan raced across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Caribbean on Sunday. | 0 |
Update 1: American to Charge for Certain Ticket Buys American Airlines says it will begin charging a service fee of \$5 or \$10 to buy a ticket over the phone or at an airport counter, copying a similar move by Northwest Airlines. | 2 |
\$A sold off on US rally THE Australian dollar opened half a US cent lower today weighed down by a broad US dollar rally on Friday night and a weaker gold price. | 2 |
Mladin widens Superbike lead Braselton --- Mat Mladin took the first step toward sewing up a fifth AMA Superbike title, fighting off a charging Miguel Duhamel to win Saturday #39;s round of the weekend Suzuki Superbike Challenge. | 3 |
IBM and Honda team-up to improve speech recognization system IBM and Honda have teamed-up and developed a hands-free and natural sounding in-vehicle speech recognization system. This system will be integrated in Honda #39;s Acura RL 2005 model and will be offered as an optional accessory in Honda Odyssey 2005 model. | 3 |
Rio Says It May Sell 51 Stake in Brazilian Gold Mine (Update1) Rio Tinto Group, the world #39;s third- largest mining company, said it may sell its 51 percent stake in the Morro do Ouro gold mine in Brazil, which supplies about 8 percent of the South American nation #39;s gold. | 2 |
Va. Schools Must Offer Dissection Options (AP) AP - Grace Kendall knew back in seventh grade that she didn't want to cut open a preserved frog. Her teacher allowed her to use a computer alternative, and she has declined to dissect ever since. | 3 |
US Muslims take tougher line this election cycle (AFP) AFP - The leaders of the US Muslim community said that they will announce whether they will endorse any political candidate for president this year, and if so whom, in mid-October. | 0 |
Tennis: Roddick destroys Canas Defending champion Andy Roddick destroys Guillermo Canas at the US Open. | 0 |
Motorcycles Hit Road As Gas Prices Soar LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. - Even though he's facing double hip replacement surgery, Bill Smith is more than happy to struggle out the door each morning, limp past his brand new P.T... | 0 |
Hutchison mobile IPO aims to raise 2 billion HONG KONG Hutchison Whampoa has filed with US regulators to raise as much as \$2 billion in an initial public offering of its phone business in Hong Kong, India and six other markets. | 2 |
Taxing stock options globally PARIS Stock option accounting has become an international battleground, but those wars may be nearing an end as major industrial countries move toward rules that force companies to deduct the value of options from their earnings. | 2 |
Monti Says Santander Abbey Bid Would Boost to Bank Integration European Union Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said Santander Central Hispano SA #39;s bid for Abbey National Plc would boost the integration of the European banking market if it succeeds | 2 |
Mladin Does the Double Yoshimura Suzukis Mat Mladin swept both races of the Suzuki Superbike Showdown at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, the points tally the best he could hope for heading into the final | 3 |
Lions place Walker on IR; release six players Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions placed starting strong safety Brian Walker on injured reserve and released six players Sunday to get down to the NFL #39;s roster limit of 53 players. | 1 |
Hamilton moves into No. 2 job after Colts release Sauter Former Arena League quarterback Joe Hamilton will be Peyton Manning #39;s top backup after the Indianapolis Colts released veteran Cory Sauter and 20 others on Sunday. | 1 |
Lawrence Dallaglio: The England captain who said #39;enough is enough <b>...</b> When Lawrence Dallaglio walked into the late-night bar of the Hilton Hotel in Brisbane a couple of hours after England #39;s 36-point defeat at the hands of the Wallabies last June and pronounced himself quot;suicidal quot;, no one among his handful of listeners felt | 1 |
Iraqis say they #39;ve captured key Saddam aide BAGHDAD Iraqi officials on Sunday said they had captured a man believed to be Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the last member of Saddam Hussein #39;s inner circle believed to have been at large, following a gunfight at a medical clinic in a town north of Baghdad. | 0 |
A Lebanese test case It #39;s been a long time since Israelis had anything good to say about the United Nations, but last week something positive finally emerged from Turtle Bay, as the Security Council effectively attacked Syria #39;s occupation of Lebanon. | 0 |
SMIC starts new production line to boost profits Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) reported its profits to be promising for the rest of the year. The company said it noticed a \$42. | 3 |
Solberg wins Rally of Japan OBIHIRO - Norwegian Petter Solberg on Sunday won the inaugural Rally of Japan, a race he dominated from start to finish. Solberg in a Citroen Xsara finished well clear of Sebastien Loeb (Citroen Xsara) of | 1 |
Sanders #39; RBI single in 11th puts away Dodgers The big boys stepped aside on Sunday and let the other guys have a little fun. With Albert Pujols, Edgar Renteria and Reggie Sanders out of the lineup, the Cardinals | 1 |
Cowboys Release 12 Players (AP) AP - Jamar Martin, a promising fullback who struggled on special teams, was one of 12 players released Sunday by the Dallas Cowboys. | 1 |
Oklahoma Balances Offense With Rushing (AP) AP - Kejuan Jones ran left, ran right and ran himself ragged. | 1 |
Several Mass. Communities Eye Wind Power (AP) AP - Wind power projects are in various stages around the state, from the Atlantic coast in the east to the wooded slopes of the Berkshire Mountains in the west, gigantic towers whose hurtling blades are designed to create clean energy. | 3 |
Bush's Convention Tops Kerry's in Primetime Polling (Reuters) Reuters - The country may be more\or less evenly divided along partisan lines when it comes to\the presidential race, but the Republican Party prevailed in\the Nielsen polling of this summer's nominating conventions. | 0 |
Scientists Study Algae Growth in N.J. Bays (AP) AP - Ocean researchers are conducting studies on New Jersey's bays, which have been beset by algae whose growth is fostered by fertilizers and other pollution. "The stuff is growing like wildfire," said Michael Kennish, a Rutgers University professor studying the effects of the algae and pollution that spawns it. | 3 |
AL Wrap: Schilling Helps Red Sox Keep Heat on Yankees NEW YORK (Reuters) - Curt Schilling won his major league leading 18th game and David Ortiz hit his 35th home run as the Boston Red Sox edged the Texas Rangers 6-5 in American League at Fenway Park Sunday. | 1 |
Champion Roddick Storms Past Canas By Martyn Herman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Champion Andy Roddick continued to set a fierce pace at the U.S. Open Sunday with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Argentine Guillermo Canas in the third round. | 1 |
Dollar Near High Vs Yen on Jobs Data TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar rose near a two-and-a-half-week high versus the yen on Monday after a jump late last week following a U.S. employment report. | 2 |
Graham Says U.S. Shielded Saudis from Sept 11 Links (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, intelligence\committee chairman in the run-up to the Iraq war, said on\Sunday the Bush administration had "taken every step" to shield\Saudi Arabia from links to the Sept. 11 attacks. | 0 |
Heavy Rains, Flooding Kill 55 in China's Sichuan (Reuters) Reuters - Flooding and landslides set off by\heavy rains have killed 55 people and left 52 missing in\China's southwestern province of Sichuan, state media said on\Monday. | 0 |
Parks Canada relieved union dropped plan for general strike (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - EDMONTON (CP) - Parks Canada managers are breathing a sigh of relief after threats by unionized employees to pull all workers off the job during the busy long weekend failed to materialize. | 0 |
Couch, Gildon, Levens Among NFL Cuts (AP) AP - The top overall draft choice in the 1999 draft by Cleveland, Tim Couch was released by the Browns in June. He joined the Packers and was projected as Brett Favre's backup. But the quarterback never progressed, and the Packers cut him Sunday as teams got down to the 53-man roster limit for the regular season. | 1 |
Chiefs Trim Roster to 53 (AP) AP - The Kansas City Chiefs terminated the contract of kicker Morten Andersen and put middle linebacker Mike Maslowski on injured reserve Sunday. | 1 |
NL Wrap: Lamb on Fire as Astros Roast Slumping Pirates (Reuters) Reuters - Mike Lamb homered, drove in four runs\and had four hits as the streaking Houston Astros beat the\Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 in National League play at Minute Maid\Park Sunday, their ninth straight victory. | 1 |
Nokia Lifts Profile in a Rising Cellphone Market Global cellphone sales rose to record levels in the second quarter as Nokia clawed back some of its lost market share, according to figures released Thursday. | 3 |
Australia defy the handicap The absence of Adam Gilchrist and Glen McGrath was a significant handicap Australia carried at Lord #39;s on Saturday, but it was not so heavy as to prevent them beating Pakistan in the NatWest International. | 1 |
NL Wrap: Lamb on Fire as Astros Roast Slumping Pirates Mike Lamb homered, drove in four runs and had four hits as the streaking Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 in National League play at Minute Maid Park Sunday, their ninth straight victory. | 1 |
Batista double brings home winner in 12th as Expos down Braves 4-3 MONTREAL (CP) - Tony Batista #39;s one-out double to the gap in left scored Endy Chavez from first base with the winning run in the 12th inning as the Montreal Expos completed their 13-game homestand with a 4-3 win Sunday over the Atlanta Braves. | 1 |
UN says another 3,000 displaced in Darfur adding that half of those who had fled their homes had been moved to a camp in Zam Zam. quot;There has been a sharp upturn in the number of attacks throughout the southern part of North Darfur, quot; it said. | 0 |
Seoul #39;s uranium bombshell stokes regional nuke fears S. Korea #39;s secret tests reveal its ability to develop nuclear arms in a region where other nations may have similar ambitions. | 0 |
Report Suggests Employment Turnaround for Ohio After losing nearly 200,000 jobs since 2000, new economic report suggest that Ohio #39;s manufacturing sector may be starting to stabilize. | 2 |
AL Wrap: Schilling Helps Red Sox Keep Heat on Yankees Curt Schilling won his major league leading 18th game and David Ortiz hit his 35th home run as the Boston Red Sox edged the Texas Rangers 6-5 in American League at Fenway Park Sunday. | 1 |
Earlier start will aid Dolphins #39; return NEW ORLEANS -- The kickoff for Friday night #39;s preseason game between the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints was moved ahead 30 minutes, to give the Dolphins extra time to return home as Hurricane Frances moved toward the Florida coast. | 1 |
EU #39;s Monti reveals support for Santander #39;s Abbey bid MARIO Monti has thrown his support behind Banco Santander Centrale Hispanos 8.75 billion bid for Abbey National, after he said that the offer contributes to European Union single market goals. | 2 |
Donald vindicates Langer #39;s faith LUKE Donald gave Bernhard Langer the response he was looking for yesterday by romping to victory in the Omega European Masters just a week after being handed the final wild-card for next months European Ryder Cup team. | 1 |
Batista #39;s double in 12th beats Braves After going hitless in his previous 23 at-bats, Tony Batista came through at the perfect time for the Montreal Expos. Batista hit a one-out RBI double in the 12th inning and the Expos ended | 1 |
Iraq extends al-Jazeera ban and raids offices Iraqi security officers stormed al-Jazeera #39;s Baghdad offices and sealed the newsroom with red wax at the weekend after the US-backed interim government banned the Arabic television station from broadcasting in the country. | 0 |
Global Warming Thaws Arctic, Divides Governments (Reuters) Reuters - Global warming is set to accelerate in the\Arctic and bring drastic change for people and wildlife in\coming decades, according to a draft report that has opened\cracks among nations in the region about how to slow the thaw. | 3 |
Frances Weakens, Continues to Hammer Florida (Reuters) Reuters - Storm-weary Floridians emerged from\east coast hurricane shelters on Sunday as weakened Tropical\Storm Frances moved to the state's west coast after whipping\off roofs, washing sailboats ashore and cutting power to 4\million people. | 3 |
Ancient Bison Bone Found in Texas (AP) AP - A research dig on the site of a proposed Lubbock zoo has turned up a pieces of an ancient bison bone. Daniel Rafuse #151; one of a three-person team from Texas Tech University and the Lubbock Lake Landmark working the site #151; said that the bone was found nearly 7 feet below the surface. | 3 |
Atlanta Cuts 12-Year Veteran Whitfield (AP) AP - Bob Whitfield's 12-year career with the Atlanta Falcons ended Sunday afternoon when he was released. | 1 |
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