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US calls Sudan atrocities genocide (AFP) AFP - US Secretary of State Colin Powell called atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region genocide and demanded a UN probe into the crisis, hastening moves toward sanctions on Khartoum. | 0 |
More Smaller Groups Airing Political Ads (AP) AP - Just about everybody wants to have their say in this presidential election. From evangelical preachers who claim "God is not a Republican or a Democrat" to the anti-abortion Catholics Against Kerry, political advertising by smaller groups, and individuals in some cases, is popping up across the country. | 0 |
Bush, Kerry feud over Vietnam, economy, Iraq, Darfur (AFP) AFP - US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry sparred on the economy, the Iraq war and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and continued their war of words over Bush's national guard stint to avoid the Vietnam War. | 0 |
Tight US supplies boost oil price Crude oil stockpiles in the US are at their lowest level since March, helping drive up the cost of a barrel of oil by almost \$2. | 2 |
INDUSTRY REPORT: Aviation -- Metro to hold auction Detroit Metropolitan Airport has gathered its leftovers, such as watches, bracelets and cell phones, left at the airport and will put them up for auction Saturday. | 2 |
INTERVIEW: New NZ Warehouse CEO Sees Room To Grow WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--The new chief executive of discount retailer The Warehouse Group Ltd. (WHS.NZ) Friday said the company has significant room to grow, and his experience | 2 |
US Airways Seen as Likely to Declare Bankruptcy arring a last-minute change of heart by its recalcitrant unions, US Airways appears all but certain to seek bankruptcy protection on Sunday, people briefed on the situation said yesterday. | 2 |
In the beginning ... The crash of the Genesis spacecraft is a loss for NASA and for science. Once again, the potential of robotic space exploration is called into question. | 3 |
FCC Insists Broadband Deployment Improving US communications regulators on Thursday insisted the United States was making progress in rolling out high-speed Internet service, despite falling further behind other countries. | 3 |
Hurricane Ivan heads for Jamaica The deadliest hurricane to hit the Caribbean in a decade is on course to slam into Jamaica, where about 800 Britons were being evacuated. | 0 |
Around the world Israeli forces continued a major operation in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, using tanks and armored vehicles to suppress rocket fire into Israel, and in the process killing seven Palestinians. | 0 |
Space Capsule Expected to Yield Some Useful Data Despite Crash Scientists are optimistic that they will retrieve useful information from the smashed capsule that fell to earth in the Utah desert after three years in space. | 3 |
R.E. Lapp, 87, Physicist in Cold-War Debate on Civil Defense, Dies Ralph E. Lapp was involved in atomic weapons from the earliest days of the Manhattan Project, and spoke out about the health effects of radiation into the 1990's. | 3 |
Update 1: ID Biomedical Stock Up on Vaccine Pacts Shares of ID Biomedical jumped after the Canadian drug maker reported Monday that it signed long-term agreements with the three largest flu vaccine wholesalers in the United States following the current flu season #39;s vaccine shortage. | 2 |
Report Seeks Open Access Research Policy (AP) AP - Restricting access to scientific information about dangerous germs is more likely to hamper legitimate researchers than to prevent terrorists from using the data for attacks, a leading scientist warned. | 0 |
Coming soon: the eight-hour notebook battery <strong>IDF Fall '04</strong> Well, soon-ish | 3 |
Government agencies hit slump in recent efforts to block mergers Like the New York Yankees in a midsummer slump, the federal government is on a rare losing streak - at least in its efforts to block mergers. | 2 |
Concern over inventories drives up oil price NEW YORKOil prices jumped nearly \$2 (US) yesterday after the US government said crude stocks fell to a fresh five-month low last week and distillate fuel inventories barely grew ahead of winter. | 2 |
Japanese growth revised down Japan has revised down second-quarter economic growth to 0.3 percent from an initial estimate of 0.4 percent, defying widespread expectations for an upward revision and sending the yen and stocks lower. | 2 |
FDA questions Exanta safety AstraZeneca will defend its new prescription drug Exanta before a federal panel today after new questions were raised about the safety and effectiveness of the stroke prevention medication. | 2 |
Federer, Frances blow out Agassi NEW YORK - Did Frances huff and puff and blow Andre Agassi off the professional tour? Hasn #39;t she done enough damage without hammering tennis, too? | 1 |
Madritsch runs Sox through wringer Seattle, working on a seven-game losing streak and matched up with a Red Sox team that had won 20 of its past 22 games, put together its single best game of the season. | 1 |
Phillies win again despite Michaels #39; homer gaffe The Philadelphia Phillies are clinging to their slim playoff hopes even if they #39;re having trouble hanging onto fly balls. Center fielder Jason Michaels accidentally knocked Charles Thomas #39; drive over the fence | 1 |
Indonesian Police #39;Received Text Message Warning of Blast #39; Police received a cell phone text message before the Australian Embassy bombing, warning that foreign missions in Jakarta would be attacked unless the alleged head of the Jemaah Islamiyah terror group was freed, Australias foreign minister said today. | 0 |
New Concerns About Bird Flu Take Flight New scientific findings show that avian influenza H5N1, or bird flu, can be spread to other species such as cats. It was first reported in February that cats in Thailand were infected and three died. | 0 |
Japan to Continue Demand That US Apply Its Cattle Standards Japan #39;s farm minister, Yoshiyuki Kamei, said his nation will continue to demand that the US apply the same standards of testing cattle for mad cow disease that Japan does. | 0 |
Israeli Missile Strike in Gaza Wounds at Least 3 (Reuters) Reuters - An Israeli helicopter gunship fired a\missile into the Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza\Strip on Friday, wounding at least three Palestinians,\witnesses and medics said. | 0 |
Blair Reasserts Control After Rocky Summer (AP) AP - Prime Minister Tony Blair has been dogged for months by speculation that his grip on power was weakening because of smoldering public anger over the Iraq war. But the pundits apparently underestimated his instinct for survival. | 0 |
Japan Revises April-June Economic Data (AP) AP - Japan revised its economic growth numbers for the April-June quarter downward Friday, but analysts shrugged off the report and said recovery was on solid footing for the world's second largest economy. | 0 |
Troy Shocks No. 19 Missouri 24-14 (AP) AP - Jason Samples threw one touchdown pass and caught another and offensive lineman Junior Louissaint scored on a 63-yard fumble recovery as Troy upset No. 19 Missouri 24-14 Thursday night. | 1 |
Sportsview: Roddick, Agassi Blown Out Open (AP) AP - Tennis in gale force gusts is closer to a farce than a sport. | 1 |
Tech Stocks Withstand Downgrades as Blue Chips Wilt US stocks ended mixed today as only the tech-heavy Nasdaq managed to make gains in the face of higher crude oil prices and a rash of broker downgrades targeting some high-profile Dow shares. | 2 |
Lawmakers Troubled by 'Ghost Detainees' WASHINGTON - Congress may keep up the focus on the prison abuse scandal following the disclosure that the military has concealed as many as 100 "ghost detainees" from the Red Cross. The presence of prisoners held by the CIA outside of the military's usual system of registration and care was an important finding of an Army investigation completed last month... | 0 |
Woman #39;s loss of dreams helps brain researchers make gains Swiss doctors may not yet know what makes us dream, but they #39;re closer to understanding where they unfold in the brain by studying an elderly patient who lost her ability to dream following a stroke. | 3 |
New England turns back Colts Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes, and the New England Patriots opened defense of their second NFL title in three years with a 27-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night. | 1 |
Swede wins date with other Hewitt LLEYTON HEWITT was supposed to be playing defending champion Andy Roddick in the US Open semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, not the longtime boyfriend of his little sister. | 1 |
Troy #39;s epic battle shocks Missouri Troy, formerly Troy State, used gadgets, luck and guts to rally from a horrible start and upset No. 19 Missouri 24-14 on Thursday night. | 1 |
Season #39;s greetings for UM, FSU In one of college football #39;s most important games of the year, delayed four nights because of Hurricane Frances, the fifth-ranked Miami Hurricanes will meet the fourth-ranked Florida | 1 |
Randa propels Royals #39; rout, but Tigers rebound in rematch Alan Trammell has seen a lot of crazy things during almost three decades in the major leagues. Nothing, however, prepared him for what he saw yesterday. | 1 |
Basketball hall of fame adds Kansas standout Lynette Woodard will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 8 pm tonight in Springfield, Mass. Woodard, a four-time University of Kansas All-American and former assistant coach, played at the University 1978 to 1981. | 1 |
US, Nigeria to hold joint military training next week The US navy will hold a joint training with the Nigerian army in the African giant #39;s oil producing Niger Delta region next week, Nigerian defense ministry said Thursday. | 0 |
Eisner to Step Down as CEO in 2006 -WSJ Michael Eisner plans to step down as Walt Disney Co. #39;s chief executive when his contract expires in September 2006, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday. | 2 |
Punch buys another 1,000 pubs Punch Taverns has reinforced its position as Britain #39;s second-largest pubs operator, adding another 1,000 outlets in a deal worth 335 million pounds including debt. | 2 |
Alaska Air Group to cut 900 jobs Succumbing to the heavy financial and competitive pressures buffeting the airline industry, Alaska Air Group yesterday announced it will cut 900 jobs, eliminating about 8 percent of its work force. | 2 |
Stymiest quits TSX for Royal Barbara Stymiest has resigned as chief executive of TSX Group Inc. to assume the newly created role of chief operating officer at Royal Bank of Canada. | 2 |
EDS expected to slash 20,000 jobs Electronic Data Systems (EDS), one of the world #39;s biggest computer services companies, is likely to cut up to 20,000 jobs over the next two years, the company #39;s chief executive said. | 2 |
Qualcomm to pay \$170 million to acquire Iridigm Qualcomm said yesterday that it would pay \$170 million to acquire Iridigm Display Corp., a small company that has patented technology used in screens on wireless devices. | 2 |
Genesis capsule now a \$264M muddy mess In NASA #39;s ideal scenario for cleaning the science payload containing solar particles from the Genesis capsule, the biggest worry had been about contamination from gases in the atmosphere, not from dirt in Utah #39;s west desert. | 3 |
Broadband Proves Popular The number of broadband users in the US nearly tripled in the past two and a half years to more than 48 million subscribers, according to a report released this week by the US Federal Communications Commission. | 3 |
Intel shows chip roadmap Intel has disclosed new technologies that will feature in its chips in the next few years. The firm demonstrated a dual-core version of its Itanium 64bit processor, and announced plans for a new management | 3 |
Oxygen Generator on Space Station Fails The main oxygen generator for the International Space Station has failed, and the two astronauts on board will tap into an attached cargo ship #39;s air supply this weekend, NASA said Thursday. | 3 |
Teenager charged over Sasser worm The German teenager who allegedly wrote the Sasser and Netsky computer worms has been charged. Sven Jaschan, now 18, was arrested in May this year at his parents #39; home in Waffensen, North Germany. | 3 |
EBay closes in on South Korean auction house EBay looks set to complete the purchase of an online auction business in South Korea. On Thursday it filed a tender offer to acquire the remaining shares of Internet Auction (IAC) that it does not already own, in a deal valued at about \$4m (2. | 3 |
Scientists Invent Fly Eating Robot Scientists from the University of the West of England (UWE) have invented a robot that can generate its own energy by catching flies. | 3 |
P2P outfit sues RIAA for copyright theft SUING MACHINE, the RIAA is on the legal defensive after a P2P software company has accused it of nicking its technology. Altnet is suing the RIAA and several of its partners of pirating its patent covering | 3 |
Judiciary Committee Votes Custodial Sentences for File Swappers <b>...</b> The US House Judiciary Committee has voted for criminal penalties for individuals that install spyware on PCs and for movie pirates. | 3 |
Another Indy effort bites the dust So confident was Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt that he would make a tying, 48-yard field goal with 24 seconds remaining in Thursday night #39;s league opener against the Patriots | 1 |
Johansson splits Hewitts Joachim Johansson is threatening to drive a wedge through the Hewitt family after he beat Andy Roddick to reach the semi-finals of the US Open on Thursday. | 1 |
LAWRO: SKIPPER #39;S NOT WORTH HIS PLACE SVEN GORAN Eriksson has such a myopic view of David Beckham he must be the only person in the whole country who can #39;t see that the time has come to drop his captain. | 1 |
Allardyce swipe at Man Utd Bolton boss Sam Allardyce believes Manchester United #39;s hopes of winning back the Premiership title are fading. United are already seven points behind Arsenal after four games and Allardyce said: quot;You are talking about Arsenal losing three games. | 1 |
MOTORRACING: SCHUMI: SMASH WON #39;T STOP ME MICHAEL SCHUMACHER will shrug off his high-speed test crash at Monza and try to give Ferrari fanatics yet another reason to celebrate in this weekend #39;s Italian Grand Prix. | 1 |
NHL talks break off, lockout all but certain The NHL and the players association appeared headed toward a lockout when talks broke off Thursday after the union #39;s first new proposal in nearly a year. | 1 |
Sloppy Sox are sunk in Seattle Forget about the curse and the Sports Illustrated jinx. The Red Sox last night fell victim to a brief revival of their first-half defensive woes and | 1 |
New York #39;s Benson Is Worth His Wait Kris Benson looked like a money pitcher yesterday, helping the New York Mets put an end to three streaks. Rejuvenated after skipping one turn in the rotation, Benson gained some leverage in ongoing contract | 1 |
United no longer have fear factor, says Keane Once-dominant Manchester United no longer inspire fear in their opponents, according to club captain Roy Keane. United, English champions eight times in the last dozen seasons, already | 1 |
Ivan could put Marlins vs. Expos at The Cell ARLINGTON, Texas -- While the White Sox are in the midst of their last off day of the season Monday, their stadium might get a full workout. | 1 |
Ivan batters tropics; 23 are reported dead Tourists and residents throughout the Florida Keys were sent packing Thursday to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Ivan, even as millions of people in disaster-stricken Florida struggled to pick up the pieces from Hurricanes Frances and Charley. | 0 |
US, Key Allies Want N. Korea Nuke Talks in Sept. The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed on Friday to try to arrange a fresh round of six-party talks this month on dismantling North Korea #39;s nuclear | 0 |
Avian flu claimed its 9th victim in Thailand Our gratitude goes to you for the interest and enthusiasm you have shown in visiting the AsiaNews.it website. AsiaNews is also a monthly magazine (only in Italian). | 0 |
Thai killer shot Britons five times Horrific details of how two British backpackers were gunned down in cold blood near the bridge on the River Kwai were released today. | 0 |
Indian foreign minister says Kashmir #39;not a nuclear flashpoint #39; NEW DELHI : Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said that the dispute over Kashmir was not a nuclear flashpoint and that there had been progress in recent talks with his Pakistani counterpart. | 0 |
Brunei #39;s sultan hosts royalty at lavish wedding banquet? (updated <b>...</b> Brunei was laying out a lavish table Friday for 5,000 high-powered guests to celebrate the marriage of its crown prince to a half-Swiss teenage commoner, in the biggest wedding that Asia has seen this year. | 0 |
Man hammering gates of Downing Street arrested British police said they have arrested a man who launched a sledgehammer attack on the security gates at the entrance of Downing Street early Friday morning. | 0 |
Japan Approves Plan to Split Up, Sell Postal Services (Update1) Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won Cabinet approval to split up and sell the state-run postal service amid disputes within the ruling party over the future of its \$3 trillion in financial assets and 400,000 workers. | 0 |
US stars eye home final The US Open plays host to two Russia v America clashes when the women #39;s semi-finals get underway on Friday. Fifth seed Lindsay Davenport, the highest-ranked player still in the tournament, takes on Russia #39;s ninth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. | 1 |
A dash of novelty to add to excitement LONDON, SEPTEMBER 9: A dash of novelty would mark the exciting Champions Trophy. The tournament will feature new technology trials which could have far-reaching effects on the game. | 1 |
ALL EYES ON BOWDEN AFTER FAMILY TRAGEDY MIAMI - Who would have thought that one of the greatest rivalries in college football over the last 20 years, a game that often has decided who will play for the national championship, would become an afterthought? | 1 |
Bank accepts slowdown by pegging rates at 4.75 MILLIONS of homeowners were given a boost yesterday after the Bank of England opted to keep interest rates at 4.75. Economists had predicted the move after a string of surveys | 2 |
Cisco snaffles network monitoring firm Cisco yesterday announced a deal to buy network monitoring firm NetSolve for \$11 per share or approximately \$128m. The acquisition of NetSolve, which is subject to stockholder and regulatory approvals, is expected to close in Cisco #39;s Q2 #39;05. | 2 |
Censored Internet Access at Phoenix Public Libraries Public libraries are allowed to review and choose the books that end up on the shelves based on resources and community standards. | 3 |
Oracle wins antitrust lawsuit for PeopleSoft takeover NEW YORK, September 10 (New Ratings) - Oracle Corp (ORCL.NAS) won the antitrust suit yesterday for its hostile takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc (PSFT), the world #39;s second largest provider of enterprise application software. | 2 |
Intel, HP to Commercialize PlanetLab SAN FRANCISCO -- A high-tech consortium led by Intel (Quote, Chart) and HP (Quote, Chart) is looking to capitalize on an additional layer of protocol services they claim will streamline Internet traffic. | 3 |
DNA FINGERPRINTING CAN DODGE THE RESULTS? Keeping in mind the above research, the genetic profiles held by police for criminal investigations cannot always be considered sophisticated since there are chances of false identification, at least one in a billion. | 3 |
Next step: Anti-porn filters Although the Phoenix City Council banned the downloading of Internet pornography Wednesday, officials aren #39;t sure when filters would be installed on library computers. | 3 |
ncaa football Coaching with heavy heart There #39;s a whole new perspective on one of America #39;s most intense college football rivalries tonight. Oh, sure. Florida State is greeting hated Miami into the Atlantic Coast Conference. | 1 |
Syria hands Turkey senior Kurdish militant Syria has turned over a senior Kurdish militant and six other rebels to Turkey in a sign of closer security cooperation between the former rivals, a Turkish security official says. | 0 |
House Approves #36;142 Billion Spending Bill (AP) AP - With the new budget year only weeks away, the House has passed a #36;142.5 billion spending bill that funds some 500 education, health and job training programs. | 0 |
Raikkonen Can Be Schumacher's Heir, Says Brawn MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Finland's Kimi Raikkonen can be Michael Schumacher's heir as Formula One champion, according to Ferrari's Ross Brawn. | 1 |
Taliban Say Attack Shows They Can Strike at Will KABUL (Reuters) - A rocket attack aimed at Kabul's international airport showed the Taliban have the ability to target anywhere in Afghanistan, the group said on Friday, warning the Americans the country would become their "burial ground." | 0 |
Ways to pass time between TD passes What's it been, something like 222 days between meaningful NFL games? What a stretch of misery, so totally demoralizing, each and every day without a pigskin party to attend. | 1 |
But seriously folks You want answers and you want them now. The only thing is, four weeks of ludicrous exhibition games haven't told you anything. So here's some advice: Take it slow, real slow. | 1 |
The Pride are back for more Springfield College begins this season with lofty expectations and a No. 4 preseason ranking from d3football.com. That doesn't impress coach Mike DeLong, whose team opens at home tomorrow night with a tough test against Union College. | 1 |
Army's allure has brought Ross back to sideline Retirement hasn't changed Bobby Ross much. He's waiting for the same pregame goose bumps he always felt in his years of coaching college and pro football. He's reverted to his old coaching habits and is relishing the time spent with his new players, starting at 5:45 a.m. and often putting in 16 or 17 hour days. | 1 |
Independents WESTON Coach : Rich Brissette (fourth year, 11-22). Last year's record: 5-6. Returning starters (7): John Lord, QB, 5-11, 185, Sr.; Aaron Levine, OT/LB, 6-3, 235, Sr.; Jon Dryden, TE, 5-11, 185, Sr.; Henry Lieber, FB, 5-10, 175, Jr.; Jason Stewart, WR, 5-11, 170, Sr.; Matt Howard, S, 6-3, 190, Jr.; Tim Wells, CB, 5-6, 155, Jr. Returning lettermen (3): ... | 1 |
This week's picks Everett over Leominster -- Can you believe the Globe's high school staff picked A-B No. 1? I told them it was outrageous but they wouldn't listen. They claim Pope John has a tougher schedule than Everett. | 1 |
This week's schedule TODAY'S GAMES Division 1 GREATER BOSTON -- Arlington at Malden, 6:30; Waltham at Cambridge, 7. | 1 |
Transactions BASEBALL Boston (AL): Activated P Scott Williamson from the 60-day disabled list; designated INF Earl Snyder for assignment. Houston (NL): Activated P Dan Miceli from the 15-day DL. | 1 |
Ghostzapper an eye-opener Just how good is Ghostzapper? Considered an outstanding sprinter, Ghostzapper opened the eyes of racing fans when he won the Iselin Handicap at Monmouth by more than 10 lengths Aug. 21. | 1 |
Notables Plate umpire Jerry Crawford was hit in the side of the head by a deflected pitch, forcing him to leave after the second inning of the first game between the Yankees and Devil Rays. He was taken to the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, where a CT scan was negative. He was diagnosed with a concussion. | 1 |
NHLPA proposal rejected The NHL and the players' association appeared headed toward a lockout when talks broke off yesterday after the union's first new proposal in nearly a year. | 1 |
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