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Car Bomb Near Fallujah Causes U.S. Deaths (AP) AP - A massive car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday killing and wounding several U.S. Marines, a U.S. military official said on condition of anonymity. | 0 |
European Stocks, Yields Higher LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks touched two-month highs on Monday as tech shares rallied after STMicroelectronics stuck to its full year forecast while government bond yields firmed on continuing speculation about rate hikes. | 2 |
William Hill slips on punters #39; winning streak Shares in William Hill have dipped after it warned growth in its winnings had slipped in July and August as customers enjoyed a lucky streak on horse races. | 2 |
No Benefit for Boeing in Airbus Cuts US aviation giant Boeing Co., facing stiff competition from Airbus, won #39;t be helped by a cut in government-backed loans to the European aircraft maker, a top EU official said Monday. | 2 |
World #39;s largest computing grid goes live The world #39;s largest permanent computing grid has gone online, giving scientists access to the processing power of 6,000 computers at 78 locations, including 1,000 at 12 sites across the UK. | 3 |
Windows world gets OS X wake up call Apple should be pushing its Mac OS X software aggressively into corporations running Windows, says a Microsoft solution provider in Massachusetts, but others claim that Apple might be missing | 3 |
Souness ties up Toon deal Graeme Souness, a 33-1 outsider for the vacant managerial post at Newcastle this morning, has resigned his role at Blackburn and agreed terms with the Magpies, who he will join on Monday. | 1 |
Pictures: Biaggi hits Capirossi. Before the Portuguese Grand Prix, Sito Pons had restated his position that it could well be a mistake that decides the destination of the 2004 world championship. | 1 |
SA Rugby set to score big with Super 14 The Super 12 will become a Super 14 with additional teams in Australia and South Africa and the Tri-Nations will be expanded to nine matches between the Springboks, the Wallabies and the All Blacks. | 1 |
Malaysia #39;s Anwar Appeals Conviction, Seeks Political Re-Entry Malaysia #39;s former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim asked the nation #39;s highest court to set aside a corruption conviction for which he has already served jail time, seeking to clear his name and pave the way for a return to politics. | 0 |
Moscow suicide bombing death toll grows The death toll from a suicide bombing outside a Moscow subway station rose to 10 as a 20-year-old man succumbed to his injuries, Russian news agencies reported. | 0 |
Islamic Radicalism Not an Issue in Indonesia Vote LAMONGAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesian farmer Agus Saefuddin lives in the East Java regency of Lamongan, home to three brothers who were key players in the Bali bombings that killed 202 people, but he doesn't know their names. | 0 |
US soldiers killed in Iraq ambush US soldiers are killed in an ambush on a military convoy near Falluja in Iraq, officials say. | 0 |
EU: Coke Anti-Trust Deal Not Set in Stone (Reuters) Reuters - A proposed settlement between\Coca-Cola Co. and the European Commission to end a long-running\antitrust case over fizzy drinks is not yet set in stone, the\European Union's executive said on Monday. | 2 |
Sadler Wins Race, Clinches Spot in Top 10 (AP) AP - Elliott Sadler raced to his second victory of the season and all but wrapped up a spot in the NASCAR's new championship playoff Sunday night at California Speedway. | 1 |
Tedford Extends Contract to 2009 Twenty-four hours after missing out on its first Rose Bowl since 1959, the Cal football program was given reason for a half-decade of hope. | 1 |
Egyptian Officials Arrive in West Bank (AP) AP - Two top Egyptian officials arrived in the West Bank on Monday for talks with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. | 0 |
Not bowling them over By now weve established that the fans are tired of college footballs bowl system, the prevailing opinion that wed all like to see a playoff. | 1 |
China to Decide Curbs After August Data SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank said it was considering further measures to rein in growth in the world's seventh-largest economy, but would take a hard look at August economic data before making any decisions. | 2 |
UK manufacturers 'in good shape' UK factories enjoyed a surge in new orders over the summer, but high oil prices weighed on the service sector, surveys suggest. | 2 |
Malaysia's Anwar Seeks to Clear Name, Remove Ban PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim, freed from jail last week, sought on Monday to clear the way for his return to active politics when his lawyers moved to have his criminal record wiped clean. | 0 |
Twins for panda shown sex videos \A panda in China who became pregnant after watching sex education videos gives birth to twins. | 3 |
Warriors hold on against Celtics Troy Murphy had his fourth straight double-double with a career-high 30 points and 15 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors won consecutive games for the first time this | 1 |
Talks End: Indo-Pak Ceasefire To Continue New Delhi, Sept. 6 (NNN): Concluding their two-day Foreign Ministers-level talks, India and Pakistan on Monday decided to continue the ceasefire, which is in force since November 25, 2003. | 0 |
JAPAN: Toyota to build Chinese Camry plant with Guangzhou <b>...</b> Toyota Motor and Chinese partner Guangzhou Automobile reportedly will invest 3.8 billion yuan (\$US459 million) to build a new plant in China, with an annual production capacity of 100,000 vehicles. | 2 |
Fallujah car bomb hits US marines BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Several US marines were either killed or wounded when a powerful car bomb exploded in a neighbourhood on the edge of Fallujah Monday. | 0 |
Newborns prefer beautiful faces Newborn infants display an innate preference for looking at attractive faces rather than their opposite, researchers say. | 3 |
Transmeta Hype Suffers Hardware Reality Four years after its splashy launch, chip maker is still struggling. | 3 |
Nets win in Kidd #39;s return Point guard #39;s late play is difference vs. Raptors; Heat #39;s O #39;Neal surpasses 10,000 rebounds in win. EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Jason Kidd couldn #39;t have scripted a better ending, except perhaps for a flashier assist on the winning basket. | 1 |
West Japan Quakes Unlikely to Be Precursors-Panel (Reuters) Reuters - Two strong earthquakes that struck\western Japan are unlikely to be precursors to the type of\massive tremors that hit the region every century or so and the\chances of major aftershocks seem low, a government panel said\on Monday. | 0 |
#39;ROIDS ALL THE RAGE AT UNION #39;S CONFAB Normally, the Major League Baseball Players Association #39;s executive board meetings gather about as much attention as a Brewer-Pirate game. | 1 |
More West Africa Locust Swarms Coming Soon-Reports (Reuters) Reuters - Locusts in West Africa are devouring\crops and breeding at such a rate they are expected to create a\substantial number of new swarms across the region in\September, two reports said. | 3 |
JVC develops corn starch DVD - what next?: Business India: Tokyo, Dec 7 : Victor Co of Japan (JVC) has said it has succeeded in manufacturing an environmentally friendly DVD with a special plastic synthesised from corn starch. | 3 |
Strike threatens Japan baseball \Japan's professional baseball players threaten to strike for the first time since the game was introduced 70 years ago. | 0 |
Keegan Delighted with Wright-Phillips II Manchester City boss Kevin Keegan was able to salvage the emergence of a potential new star out of a disappointing 3-2 defeat at Middlesbrough. | 1 |
EU ruling on Santander #39;s Abbey bid due next week The European Commission first expects to make a decision next week on competition issues raised by the bid from Spain #39;s Santander Central Hispano for Abbey National, a spokeswoman says. | 2 |
Indonesian Shares End Lower On Profit-Taking JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--Indonesian shares ended marginally lower Monday as investors, mostly local retails, took profit in select blue chips that rose in the previous seven sessions, dealers said. | 2 |
Porn Producers To Be Severely Punished in China According to the interpretations by China #39;s Supreme People #39;s Court and Supreme People #39;s Procuratorate, grave cases of non-profit production and dissemination of pornographic materials are also criminal and subject to punishment. | 3 |
Developers to gather at Intel forum This week, chip giant Intel is hosting its twice-a-year Intel Developer Forum, where PC hardware and software developers will hear the company #39;s plans for future products. | 3 |
LCD Prices Fell More Than Expected in August Large-sized LCD panel pricing fell faster than expected last month, due to disappointing demand, rising supply and swelling inventories that created a near-term headache for suppliers, but also paved the way for stronger sales during Q4, according to | 3 |
Souness appointed Newcastle manager The 51-year-old Scot has been given the St James #39; Park job after his predecessor was shown the door following a poor run of results. | 1 |
Pop Secret 500 Race Notes amp; Quotes Notes and quotes from various drivers following California Speedway #39;s Pop Secret 500. Jeff Gordon slipped to second in points following an engine failure while Jimmie Johnson moved back into first. | 1 |
Russians question official take on hostage-takers #39; identities MOSCOW -- Two days after the bloody end of a hostage crisis left more than 300 people dead, the identity of the attackers who seized a school in the ethnic patchwork of Russia #39;s North Caucasus region remained uncertain yesterday. | 0 |
Showing Faith in France Asasma Butt walked up to the entrance of the Lyce Rabelais in northern Paris last Thursday - the first day of school for students across France -he did something she didn #39;t want to do. | 0 |
Japan rocked by two powerful earthquakes TOKYO - A pair of powerful earthquakes struck western Japan today, rattling several major cities and triggering tsunami waves. There are reports at least four people are injured, but no damage reports yet. | 0 |
Japan #39;s Government to Discuss BSE Cattle Tests Monday (Update1) The Japanese government #39;s Food Safety Commission will meet Monday to discuss cattle-testing procedures for mad cow disease, possibly bringing forward the end of Japan #39;s ban on imports of US beef. | 0 |
Men sued for spam pushing fake diplomas Pennsylvania #39;s attorney general on Monday sued two men for allegedly violating state law by sending out junk e-mail touting an online university that grants diplomas in 72 hours. | 3 |
Remove Spyware Before Installing Windows XP SP2 Update Microsoft is warning Windows XP users to check for and remove any spyware that may be installed on computer systems before installing the Windows XP service pack 2 (SP2), security update. | 3 |
IT managers still hungry for storage The worldwide demand for storage capacity continues to accelerate rapidly, with the latest research from analyst IDC showing a 41. | 3 |
New numbers for Internet phone users A new batch of phone numbers will be assigned to accommodate the emerging market for cheap phone calls over the Internet, telecoms industry regulator Ofcom says. | 3 |
At least 90 dead, 77 missing in China rainstorms BEIJING : At least 90 people were killed and 77 were missing in torrential storms lashing southwest China, disaster relief officials said. | 0 |
Shock and Vengeance There might seem few places less likely to be scorched by the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, than Nepal. Outside Kathmandu, the Himalayan kingdom exists in a timeless trance of mountains and road-free valleys all but lost to the present day. | 0 |
Britain Creates New Numbers for Internet Phone Users (Reuters) Reuters - A new batch of phone numbers will be\assigned in Britain to accommodate the emerging market for\cheap phone calls over the Internet, the UK's media and\telecoms regulator said on Monday. | 3 |
Spam Makes Up Half of All Emails in China -Expert (Reuters) Reuters - Unsolicited Internet messages account\for more than half of all e-mails received in China, an\international "spam" expert said on Monday, urging the Chinese\government to take forceful action against junk mail. | 0 |
Dollar Clings to Gains Vs Euro LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar retained most of the previous session's gains against the euro on Monday after a positive U.S. jobs report last week reinforced expectations for an interest rate rise later this month. | 2 |
US Space Agency Says Shuttle Repair Worries Remain The US space agency, NASA, says work continues on safety improvements on the space shuttle design in anticipation of the shuttle #39;s return to flight in 2005. | 3 |
Iraq Govt Says Has Not Captured Top Saddam Aide BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The most wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the run in Iraq, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, has not been captured, Iraq's interior ministry said, adding that medical checks on a man in custody showed he was not Ibrahim. | 0 |
NCSSM students #39; research wins national competition Lucie Guo #39;s grandfather died of cancer in China before she was born because doctors failed to detect the disease early enough to save him. | 3 |
Libya outlines oil contract plans Libya moves ahead with plans to modernise its oil industry and invites representatives from global companies to Tripoli for talks. | 2 |
Australia Govt Accused of Politicizing U.S. Trial CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's opposition Labor accused the conservative government on Monday of politicizing the military trial of an Australian al Qaeda suspect, detained at a U.S. naval base in Cuba. | 0 |
Iraqis Probe Reports of Al-Douri's Arrest BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi authorities struggled on Monday to clear up confusion over whether the most wanted member of Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship had been nabbed in a shootout north of Baghdad. Also Monday, a massive car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Fallujah killing and wounding several U.S... | 0 |
European Shares at 2-Month High European shares inched up to fresh two-month highs on Monday as optimism grew that the US economy was doing well, helping to lift beaten-down sectors such as technology and insurers. | 2 |
Monti backs bid for Abbey EU COMPETITION commissioner Mario Monti has backed Banco Santander Centrale Hispanos 8.75 billion bid for Abbey National. Monti suggested support for a Spanish bid, saying: quot;At first glance, it is a contribution | 2 |
Union meeting crucial to Alitalia WITH the future of Italy #39;s flagship carrier at stake, Alitalia is preparing to unveil a rescue plan at a crucial meeting with unions, revealing the number of planned job cuts aimed at averting collapse. | 2 |
Chinese commerce official says GM has no grounds for piracy <b>...</b> BEIJING: A top Chinese commerce official said Monday that General Motors Corp. hasn #39;t provided enough evidence to prove that a local company copied one of its car models. | 2 |
Singapore, India conclude 9th round of trade talks Singapore and India have concluded their ninth round of negotiations on a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (CECA), which will no doubt expand economic cooperation between the two countries. | 2 |
Global mobile phone sales soar Strong demand for replacement handsets in western Europe and the US helped push global mobile phone sales to 156.4 million units in the second quarter of 2004, a 35 per cent increase from the second quarter of 2003, new research has claimed. | 3 |
Red Hat appoints new CFO Red Hat has appointed its CFO to replace the sudden departure of Kevin Thompson two months ago. Charlie Peters is the new head of finance at the leading Linux distributor and takes the title Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. | 3 |
Souness to Newcastle Souness, 51, replaces Sir Bobby Robson, who was sacked last week after the club suffered four league games without a win. Souness resigned from his current club, Blackburn Rovers, and will take up his post at Newcastle on Monday 13th September. | 1 |
De La Salle coach, players, take snapped streak in stride CONCORD, Calif. They lost for the first time since 1991, but there #39;s no bitterness on the De La Salle High School football team. | 1 |
Oil Eases as Funds Take Profits (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices eased on Monday as\speculative funds continued to take profits but a tight global\supply picture stopped the selling from gaining much momentum. | 2 |
Web Auctions Start-Up Nets Funding for Expansion (Reuters) Reuters - Dropshop, a Munich-based start-up that\auctions products on the Internet for those too lazy or\perplexed to do it themselves, has raised 9 million euros\( #36;10.9 million) from investors including Benchmark Capital and\Index Ventures. | 3 |
Wal-Mart Sees Sales to Rise 2-4 Pct (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1\retailer, on Monday said its September sales at U.S. stores\open at least a year were tracking in line with its forecast\for a 2 percent to 4 percent increase, driven by back-to-school\buying. | 2 |
European stocks post small gains in quiet trading (AFP) AFP - European stock markets eked out modest gains in early trading with little corporate news to spur trading and US markets closed for a public holiday. | 0 |
Free Mobile Security From Trend Micro The Mobile Security provides anti-virus and anti-spam protection for users of data-centric mobile phones and PDAs. Data-centric mobile devices, according to industry analysts, have become an attractive target | 3 |
'Not yet time' for sanctions against Sudan: UN envoy (AFP) AFP - The time has not yet come to impose international sanctions against the government of Sudan, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's envoy Jan Pronk said during a visit to Oslo. | 0 |
Scientists Show Babies Have Innate Sense of Beauty (Reuters) Reuters - Beauty may not be just in the\eye of the beholder after all because a sense of visual\attraction is hardwired in the brain at birth, a British\scientist said on Monday. | 3 |
World's Oldest Field Test Reveals Soil Secrets (Reuters) Reuters - The world's longest continually\running experiment has revealed traces of plutonium in British\soil from nuclear tests in the Nevada desert 50 years ago,\scientists said on Monday. | 3 |
Launch of Israeli Spy Satellite Fails (Reuters) Reuters - A rocket carrying an Israeli spy\satellite crashed shortly after liftoff on Monday, officials\said. | 3 |
Romania Says Heavy Metal Spilled Into North River (Reuters) Reuters - Romanian environmental officials on\Sunday investigated a spill of toxic heavy metals into a river\in the north of the country that has reportedly caused\neighboring Ukraine to cut water supplies to five towns. | 3 |
Wal-Mart Sees Sales to Rise 2-4 Pct NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1 retailer, on Monday said its September sales at U.S. stores open at least a year were tracking in line with its forecast for a 2 percent to 4 percent increase, driven by back-to-school buying. | 2 |
India offers to supply diesel to Pak Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Monday met Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar to discuss areas of bilateral cooperation in the energy sector. | 2 |
Launch of Israeli Spy Satellite Fails A rocket carrying an Israeli spy satellite intended to boost the Jewish state #39;s surveillance over arch-enemy Iran crashed into the sea shortly after liftoff on Monday, officials and defense sources said. | 3 |
UK creates new numbers for Internet phone users A new batch of phone numbers will be assigned in Britain to accommodate the emerging market for cheap phone calls over the Internet, the UK #39;s media and telecoms regulator said on Monday. | 3 |
Debian rejects Sender ID Developers responsible for the Debian Linux distribution announced on Saturday that they will not implement Sender ID due to Microsoft #39;s insistence on licensing the anti-spam standard. | 3 |
Web Auctions Start-Up Nets Funding for Expansion Dropshop, a Munich-based start-up that auctions products on the Internet for those too lazy or perplexed to do it themselves, has raised 9 million euros (\$10. | 3 |
Brodeur makes it easy You can feel the confidence level, not just with Team Canada but with all of Canada. There #39;s every expectation, from one end of the bench to the other, that Martin Brodeur is going to hold the fort. | 1 |
EU reportedly closer to settling antitrust case with Coca-Cola The European Union is moving closer to settling its long-running antitrust case against Coca-Cola Co., having judged the beverage giant #39;s offer to modify distribution | 2 |
Sony in Talks to Sell Products at Wal-Mart TOKYO - The electronics and entertainment giant Sony Corp. is talking with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. in an effort to boost sales by shipping to US discount chains with which it previously did little business. | 3 |
Stadler partners up Junior amateur Aaron Woodard learned one of golf #39;s truisms this weekend at the First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. quot;The better you putt, the lower your score, quot; Woodard said. | 1 |
EU Commission taking its time with SCH bid for Abbey National The European Commission is taking all the time it needs to rule on Banco Santander Central Hispano #39;s bid for Abbey National, competition spokeswoman Amelia Torres said Monday. | 2 |
EU welcomes Coca-Cola plan to resolve anti-trust row The European Commission welcomed Monday proposals by Coca Cola to resolve a competition dispute focussed on deals between the drinks giant and retailers to ensure high-profile display. | 2 |
Asian political parties meeting issues joint statement Beijing (VNA) - The Third International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) closed in Beijing on Sunday after issuing a joint declaration. | 0 |
Launch of Ofek 6 fails An attempt by Israel to launch a sophisticated spy satellite into space failed Monday afternoon, the Defense Ministry announced. According to a statement, the rocket, known as a Shavit I, failed in its third stage. | 3 |
US Marines Die In Fallujah Car Bombing BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Several US Marines have been killed or wounded in a massive car-bomb explosion Monday on the outskirts of the Iraqi city of Fallujah. | 0 |
Iraq Government Retracts Claim Top Saddam Aide Held BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government said on Monday it had not captured the most wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the run, in an embarrassing climbdown a day after top officials reported he had been seized in a raid by Iraqi forces. | 0 |
Fujitsu joining Cisco Systems this time. Fujitsu and Cisco Systems, both high end hardware manufacturers are joining forces. Earlier, Fujitsu bundled their strengths with popular phone company Siemens. | 3 |
West Japan Quakes Unlikely to Be Precursors, Panel Says TOKYO (Reuters) - Two strong earthquakes that struck western Japan are unlikely to be precursors to the type of massive tremors that hit the region every century or so and the chances of major aftershocks seem low, a government panel said on Monday. | 0 |
Cameroon players back president There is a mixed reaction to a call from 100 ex-Cameroon footballers, including Roger Milla, to stand for re-election. | 0 |
Agassi, Venus Williams in Action Today NEW YORK - Andre Agassi and Venus Williams highlight today's schedule at the U.S. Open, with top-seeded Roger Federer and Justine Henin-Hardenne in action tonight... | 0 |
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