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Singh Extends Lead Over Woods, Nears Top Ranking NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh took a step closer to gaining the world number one ranking by extending his lead to three shots over Tiger Woods in Sunday's third round of the \$5 million Deutsche Bank Championship. | 1 |
Russia Mourns Hostage Killings, Questions Mount for Putin BESLAN, Russia (Reuters) - Flags flew at half-mast across Russia on Monday at the start of national mourning for 338 people killed when Chechen rebels seized a school, while questions mounted over President Vladimir Putin's policies. | 0 |
Child death inquiries set for change An independent inquiry is set to recommend sweeping changes to the way sudden infant deaths are investigated. | 0 |
Depth of Planning by Rebels Is Evident in School's Remains Investigators suspect Chechen rebels had hidden weapons or other equipment beneath the first-floor library weeks or months before their attack on a Russian school. | 0 |
Democrats Claim Bush's Bounce Will Fade WASHINGTON - Democrats on Sunday said President Bush's post-convention bounce was triggered by "four days of mean, vicious attacks" on John Kerry, and would be short-lived. They vowed a nonstop, two-month offensive to make up for any lost ground as Kerry made personnel changes at the top of his campaign for the final sprint to Election Day... | 0 |
Serena, Capriati, Roddick Advance at Open (AP) AP - Serena Williams served notice that her shaky knee is holding up just fine, sweeping past Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. She faces yet another matchup with Jennifer Capriati, who beat Ai Sugiyama 7-5, 6-2. | 1 |
Williams Thumps Schnyder, Roddick Roars On NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams and Andy Roddick produced some explosive tennis at the U.S. Open on Sunday as their respective title challenges gained strength. | 1 |
Fewer students pursue MBA A shrinking pool of young adults, a dearth of international students and a tight job market are reducing demand for traditional, two-year master #39;s of business administration programs across the country. | 2 |
Falcons release Whitfield, make seven other moves Flowery Branch, GA (Sports Network) - Atlanta released offensive tackle Bob Whitfield and made seven other moves Sunday to reach the 53-man roster limit. | 1 |
Russia mourns as questions mount for Putin BESLAN: Flags are flying at half-mast across Russia today as the nation begins mourning for 338 people killed when Chechen rebels seized a school. | 0 |
Schroeder #39;s Party Routed in German Vote BERLIN Sept. 5, 2004 - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder #39;s party was routed in elections Sunday in the small western state of Saarland, where public anger over his cuts in social programs also boosted a small | 0 |
Apple unveils super-thin iMac #39; Apple Computer launched the newest version of its iMac model, which at two inches (five centimeters) is the worlds thinnest desktop computer, the company said. | 3 |
Intel demonstrates next generation process technology SANTA CLARA, Calif., - Intel Corporation has built fully functional SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) chips using 65 nanometer (nm) technology, its next generation high-volume semiconductor manufacturing process. | 3 |
Eriksson: #39;I will not panic. I trust the players. I think we <b>...</b> It was not quite a rallying call in the class of Corporal Jones, but the message from Sven Goran Eriksson sounded worryingly familiar yesterday. | 1 |
Golf: Luke Donald of England Captures European Masters English golfer Luke Donald has captured the European Masters tournament in Crans-sur-sierre, Switzerland by five strokes, for his second victory on the European Tour. | 1 |
Greece brought back to earth Greece, whose European Championship triumph stunned football only two months ago, suffered a rapid fall from grace when they were beaten by Albania in their opening qualifier for the 2006 World Cup. | 1 |
Ponting confident about Kasprowicz LONDON: Australia captain Ricky Ponting admitted the form of Michael Kasprowicz had left the world champions with a problem to solve ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy which gets underway in England on Friday. | 1 |
Prosecutor to drop rape charge against Kobe Bryant Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant rape case will ask a judge on Wednesday to drop the rape charge against the basketball player, a source close to the case said. | 1 |
Ronaldo #39;s early goal sparks Brazil Ronaldo scored less than a minute into the game, and Brazil rolled over Bolivia 3-1 in World Cup qualifying Sunday. Ronaldo volleyed in a rebound just 50 seconds in, and Ronaldinho and Adriano followed with | 1 |
Earthquakes rattle western Japan At least four people were injured, news reports said, but no damage was immediately reported. A quake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit western Japan shortly after 7pm (2000 AEST), followed five hours | 0 |
Turkish Company to Leave Iraq, After Driver Kidnapped A Turkish shipping company says it is withdrawing from Iraq, after militants kidnapped one of its drivers and threatened to behead him. | 0 |
Frances Expected to Cost Insurers #36;2B- #36;5B (AP) AP - Hurricanes Charley and Frances dealt Florida a one-two punch that ravaged citrus groves and ground the state's most important industry to a halt by keeping tourists away from its sandy beaches and fantasy-filled theme parks. | 0 |
Strong Earthquakes Rattle Western Japan (AP) AP - Two strong earthquakes, one magnitude 6.9 and the second magnitude 7.3, rattled western Japan within hours of each other Sunday night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo and triggering tsunami waves. | 0 |
Ronaldo's Early Goal Sparks Brazil (AP) AP - Ronaldo scored less than a minute into the game, and Brazil rolled over Bolivia 3-1 in World Cup qualifying Sunday. | 1 |
Democrats Claim Bush's Bounce Will Fade (AP) AP - Democrats on Sunday said President Bush's post-convention bounce was triggered by "four days of mean, vicious attacks" on John Kerry, and would be short-lived. | 0 |
Bush Challenges Kerry on Jobs, Economy (AP) AP - President Bush dropped in on one of the fall campaign's most contested states for the second Sunday in a row, telling cheering partisans that his economic policies are building prosperity while Democrat John Kerry "wants to tax your jobs." | 0 |
Nikkei Opens Higher, Lifted by Survey TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average opened up 0.58 percent on Monday with buyers picking up a broad range of stocks after key economic survey renewed hopes over Japan's economic outlook. | 2 |
Japanese Stocks May Rise on US Job Growth; Toyota May Advance Japanese stocks may rise after a US government report showed accelerating job growth, suggesting that the world #39;s largest economy is emerging from a midyear lull. | 2 |
Brazilian singer mines musical heritage for stellar debut SAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazilian newcomer Maria Rita, one of the big winners at this year #39;s Latin Grammy show, treats her family #39;s rich musical legacy as a personal gold watch, a treasure to be guarded but not used as an up-to-date timepiece. | 2 |
Redskins, Redmond, amp; Red Ink What was Dan Snyder thinking? No, I #39;m not referring to the whole Steve Spurrier fiasco. This has nothing to do with his Washington Redskins team -- though one can argue that it #39;s a reasonably brisk jog between | 2 |
After delays, Intel points to chip-making advance Intel Corp is on track to introduce the worlds most advanced chip production technology in its products next year, the largest semiconductor maker said on Sunday. | 3 |
Software Assurance pressures Microsoft Microsoft wants to release its Longhorn client operating system in 2006 to appease customers that have bought into its Software Assurance licensing package, according to analyst Gartner. | 3 |
Singh holds onto lead in Boston Vijay Singh leads the PGA Tour #39;s money list by an ever-widening margin. He is running away with the player of the year award. And on Sunday he moved within 18 holes of another big prize. | 1 |
India defy Vaughan heroics INDIA saw off a Michael Vaughan-inspired recovery to beat England by 23 runs in the third one-day international at Lord #39;s today. | 1 |
The Australian supremacy in danger Pakistans defeat at the hands of the Australians by only 17 runs in the Videocon Trophy final followed by a 10 runs loss at the Lords indicate that the Australian supremacy over the world cricket is in danger. | 1 |
Around the NFL Sunday The top overall draft choice in the 1999 draft by Cleveland, Couch was released by the Browns in June. He joined the Packers and was projected as Brett Favre #39;s backup. | 1 |
Turkish company withdraws from Iraq to save hostage Turkey #39;s Renay International Transportation Company announced to withdraw from Iraq on Sunday, after one of its employees was kidnapped in Iraq Saturday, Anatolia News Agency reported. | 0 |
Pontiff beatifies three LORETO, Italy: Pope John Paul II yesterday beatified three members of an international lay Catholic movement at an huge open-air mass near the central Italian town of Loreto. | 0 |
Back-To-School Shopping Now Includes Electronics For back-to-school shoppers, a new alphabet reigns, and it starts with E for electronics. With camera cell phones and the Apple iPod music player topping student wish lists, some of the hottest gadgets have little to do with pen or paper, much less studying. | 3 |
Split story for businesses during Convention If it had been up to Katie Rosin, she would have been on vacation last week. Rosin, the spokeswoman for pottery retailer and wholesaler Our Name is Mud, knew business would be very slow | 2 |
EMC hires former IBM veteran as CTO EMC last week said it has hired former IBM veteran Jeffrey M. Nick as chief technology officer for the storage vendor. Nick, who left IBM in June following 24 years with the company | 3 |
I #39;ll only resign if we fail to make finals Sven-Goran Eriksson is convinced he is moving in the right direction, although critics believe the England manager is just stuck in a rut. | 1 |
Flintoff #39;s absence makes the heart grow fonder There is an unfair notion that England are a one-man team and it gained credence here yesterday when they looked distinctly ordinary without Andrew Flintoff #39;s muscular and multi-skilled ability. | 1 |
Brazil turn on style BRAZIL turned on the style here today to stay firmly on course for the 2006 World Cup finals. Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Adriano found the net in the first-half, with only some inspired goalkeeping from Leonardo | 1 |
Egypt hold off late Cameroon rally Egypt held on to upset Cameroon 3-2, Mali conceded a 2-2 draw to Senegal and Nigeria dispatched Zimbabwe 3-0 in African zone World Cup qualifying on Sunday. | 1 |
Warrsan wins battle for Brittain Clive Brittain is a trainer who cannot see a horizon without wanting to cross it, and in the doughty and unflappable Warrsan, he seems to have yet another horse who shares his endless enthusiasm. | 1 |
Sharon promises cooperation with Russia to combat terrorism Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made a telephone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, promising Israeli cooperation with Russia to concentrate efforts to | 0 |
Prime Minister John Howard Mark Riley, Seven #39;s Chief Political Reporter: Good morning Mr Howard, welcome back to the program. John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia: Morning, Mark. | 0 |
Singh Extends Lead Over Woods, Closing on Top Spot NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh took a step closer to gaining the world number one ranking by extending his lead to three shots over Tiger Woods in Sunday's third round of the \$5 million Deutsche Bank Championship. | 1 |
Crisis talks at Alitalia ROME The survival of Italy #39;s flag carrier will be at stake on Monday when Alitalia meets its unions to reveal how many jobs it intends to cut in a restructuring aimed at averting collapse. | 2 |
Millions Left Without Power as Hurricane Frances Strikes Four million people were tonight without power in Florida as Hurricane Frances smashed its way across the sunshine state. The storm which has left thousands of British holidaymakers | 2 |
Stadler wins again Pebble Beach, CA (Sports Network) - Craig Stadler won for the second consecutive week on the Champions Tour when he captured the First Tee Open at Pebble Beach on Sunday. | 1 |
Jags cut Compton, Maddox Veteran offensive lineman Mike Compton and rookie defensive tackle Anthony Maddox were among the 12 players cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. | 1 |
Troops captured most-wanted Hussein aide, Iraq reports BAGHDAD - Iraqi troops captured the most wanted fugitive from Saddam Hussein #39;s fallen regime on Sunday, the country #39;s Defence Ministry said. | 0 |
Pakistani, Indian FMs agree on series of CBMs NEW DELHI, September 06 (Online): Pakistan and India Sunday agreed on a series of confidence-building measures (CBMs), including talks on starting a bus service between the divided parts of Kashmir, in a bid to normalise ties. | 0 |
BBC finds security lapses at airport Persistent and alarming lapses in security at Manchester airport have been exposed by an undercover BBC film, which shows planes left unlocked overnight and falsification of x-ray search records. | 0 |
Chamberlain Among 20 Cut by Broncos (AP) AP - Tight ends Byron Chamberlain and Jed Weaver were among the 20 players cut by the Denver Broncos on Sunday. | 1 |
Strong earthquakes rattle western Japan, triggering tsunami waves (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TOKYO (AP) - Two strong earthquakes, one magnitude 6.9 and the second magnitude 7.3, rattled western Japan within hours of each other Sunday night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo and triggering tsunami waves. | 0 |
Bubka Hoping to Scale Heights - Like Dad (AP) AP - He's got the same name as his famous father. He's also got a lot of athletic ability. | 1 |
Frances Weakens, Continues to Hammer Florida (Reuters) Reuters - Storm-weary Floridians emerged from\east coast hurricane shelters on Sunday as a weakened Tropical\Storm Frances moved to the state's west coast after whipping\off roofs, washing sailboats ashore and cutting power to nearly\6 million people. | 3 |
Mad Muppets top cult science poll Dr Bunsen Honeydew and his indestructible lab assistant, Beaker, are the UK's favourite TV boffins. | 3 |
Frances Knocks Out Power and Floods Florida Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops even as it weakened to a tropical storm and crawled inland with heavy rain. More than 5 million people lost power. | 0 |
Students Aiming to Avoid the 'Freshman 15' All-you-can-eat dorm dining. Late-night pizza parties. Tacos, burgers, barbecue, beer. It's a recipe for the "freshman 15" - as in 15 more pounds for the new college student. | 3 |
China Stocks May Fall After Government Takes Over 4 Brokerages China shares may decline after the government took over Hantang Securities Co. and three brokerages controlled by failed investment company Xinjiang D #39;Long Group Co. | 2 |
Williams Thumps Schnyder, Roddick Roars On Serena Williams and Andy Roddick produced some explosive tennis at the US Open on Sunday as their respective title challenges gained strength. | 1 |
Chamberlain among 20 players cut by Broncos Tight ends Byron Chamberlain and Jed Weaver were among the 20 players cut by the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Heading into this season, Chamberlain and Weaver were considered the leading candidates to replace Shannon Sharpe, who retired in the offseason. | 1 |
Bjorkman, Woodbridge latest seeds to fall The men #39;s doubles draw was blown wide open at the US Open when top seeds and defending champions Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge | 1 |
ASEAN recognizes China as market economy JAKARTA: Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) announced on Saturday they recognize China #39;s full market economy status. | 0 |
Choices in The Quantum Universe Asking questions about the quantum universe is a fool's game: one cannot get a single answer, only a probability. A committee of particle physicists bounced this concept around a table to pose the top nine questions, and a probable path to answering them. | 3 |
Stock market weaker THE local stock market weakened today, reflecting the losses on Wall Street on Friday night. By 10.12am (AEST) the benchmark S amp;P/ASX 200 index was 2.7 points lower at 3574. | 2 |
HBOS fury as EU backs Santander #39;s Abbey bid HBOS, THE Halifax and Bank of Scotland group that is considering whether to make a bid for Abbey National, yesterday reacted furiously to a statement from Mario Monti | 2 |
Veteran tight ends get pink slip If Shannon Sharpe, who was at the Broncos #39; exhibition finale on Thursday and spotted at team headquarters this weekend, wanted to he could roll off the | 1 |
Woodbridge down but not out Todd Woodbridge ruled out any thoughts of retirement after his quest for back-to-back US Open men #39;s doubles titles ended with a third-round defeat at Flushing Meadows today. | 1 |
China Threatens Internet Porn Merchants with Life (Reuters) Reuters - China has intensified its battle\against Internet and mobile phone pornography by threatening\distributors with life in prison, Xinhua news agency said. | 3 |
Palestinian Killed in Israeli Missile Strike -Medics GAZA (Reuters) - A Palestinian was killed when the Israeli military fired a missile during a hunt for militants behind the killing of an Israeli soldier in the central Gaza Strip Tuesday, Palestinian medics said. | 0 |
Tokyo Stocks Open Higher, US Dollar Up Tokyo stocks opened moderately higher Monday on bargain hunting following Friday #39;s losses. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen. | 2 |
Broker woes to scare investors Mainland shares may decline after the government #39;s takeover of Hantang Securities and three brokerages controlled by failed investment company Xinjiang D #39;Long Group because of worries about other crackdowns to come, market analyst Thomas Zhang said. | 2 |
Former teacher won \$825,000 in a suit against a Sony executive and <b>...</b> A Filipino woman who won an \$825,000 lawsuit, claiming a Hollywood executive and his wife enslaved her, has called for an end to human trafficking. | 3 |
Sweep in the Cards: St. Louis wins ninth in a row St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Hector Luna tripled and scored the winning run on Reggie Sanders #39; pinch-hit single in the 11th inning, as the St. | 1 |
Colorado Is Not Quite All Better The scene at the end of Colorado #39;s victory Saturday night probably was not what the university was looking for after a tumultuous off-season. | 1 |
China rainfall death toll at 19 The death toll from torrential rainfall in China #39;s Sichuan province rose to 19 Sunday, reported Xinhua, China #39;s government-run news agency. | 0 |
Monti blasted over Abbey comments Banking group HBOS yesterday criticised European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti for appearing to welcome the 8.8 billion takeover of Abbey National | 2 |
Amatong confirms NPC bonds issue bid SANTIAGO, Chile (Dow Jones) - The Philippine government is poised to tap debt markets to raise money for loss-making National Power Corp. | 2 |
IBM Prices New Disk Servers To Undercut Rivals IBM on Friday unveiled new low-cost storage servers that the computer giant #39;s using to undercut wares from rivals Hewlett-Packard and Dell/EMC in the small- and mid-sized markets. | 3 |
India sign off with a heartening victory Sunday was one of those days, where you get to see one batting collapse in the morning and then, are treated to a special double in the afternoon. | 1 |
White played for Nuggets past two seasons WASHINGTON -- Three men, including NBA free agent Rodney White, face weapons charges after a uniformed Secret Service officer allegedly saw them randomly shooting in the air early Sunday morning while driving on Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway. | 1 |
US Open Glance RESULTS: Men, third round: No. 2 Andy Roddick, No. 18 Tommy Robredo and No. 28 Joachim Johansson won. Also advancing to the fourth round were Tomas Berdych, Tommy Haas and Michael Llodra. | 1 |
Iraqi minister says Saddam Hussein could face trial in quot;weeks quot; KUWAIT CITY Iraq #39;s minister of state says Saddam Hussein could face trial within quot;a few weeks quot; -- or sometime later this year. | 0 |
Dollar Near High Vs Yen After Job Data (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar hovered near a\two-and-a-half-week high versus the yen on Monday, helped by a\positive U.S. jobs report last week and the yen's failure to\capitalize on stronger-than-expected corporate spending data. | 2 |
Russia Tops Slovakia in World Cup Hockey (AP) AP - Pavel Datsyuk, Alex Kovalev, Sergei Samsonov, Alexei Yashin and Alexander Ovechkin scored to help Russia beat Slovakia 5-2 on Sunday night in the final preliminary game in the World Cup of Hockey. | 1 |
Australia #39;s API Buys New Price Chain For A\$112.4M -2 MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (API.AU) said Monday it agreed to buy health, beauty and lifestyle retailer New Price Retail for A\$112. | 2 |
Tokyo Stocks Higher, Lifted by Survey Tokyo stocks rose by mid-morning on Monday with a broad range of issues getting a lift from a key survey that boosted optimism on Japan #39;s economic outlook, with expectations rising that growth figures will be revised up. | 2 |
HBOS cries foul as Monti #39;favours #39; bid HBOS questioned yesterday the impartiality of the European Union #39;s competition commissioner, Mario Monti, after he made comments that appeared to be favourable to a bid for Abbey National by the Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano. | 2 |
Hollinger eyes sale of new media subsidiary - FT Chicago-based publisher Hollinger International Inc. (HLR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is considering the sale or merger of assets at its new media arm, a British newspaper said on Monday. | 2 |
Smolinski helps US get in win column A couple of players who weren #39;t able to crack the US lineup when the World Cup began earlier this week helped propel the Americans to victory in a game they had no choice but to win. | 1 |
No. 25 Purdue Opens With a 51-0 Rout of Syracuse yle Orton passed for 287 yards and a career-high 4 touchdowns to lead No. 25 Purdue to a 51-0 victory yesterday over visiting Syracuse, the Boilermakers #39; first shutout in four years. | 1 |
Rodney White, two others accused of shooting guns while driving Free-agent forward Rodney White and two other men face weapons charges after a uniformed Secret Service officer reported seeing them randomly shooting into the air early Sunday. | 1 |
Moses Survives As Texans Kick Returner (AP) AP - Diminutive J.J. Moses, the NFL's shortest player last season, fended off spirited summer competition for his job to remain the Houston Texans' kick returner. | 1 |
Bob Evans, mainframe pioneer, dies at 77 Bob Evans, an IBM computer scientist who helped to develop the modern mainframe computer, died Thursday. He was 77. Evans died of heart failure at his at his home in the San Francisco suburb of Hillsborough, his son Evan told the Associated Press. | 3 |
IBM adds iSCSI to SANs IBM moved back into the iSCSI (Internet SCSI) market Friday with a new array priced at US\$3,000 and aimed at the small and midsize business market. | 3 |
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