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Ellison earns \$3.85 million in FY04 Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison took home \$3.85 million in salary and bonuses in fiscal 2004, according to a Friday filing with securities regulators. | 2 |
Italy seeks Libya migrant curbs Italy is urging Libya to tackle the swelling flow of illegal migrants as hundreds more land on Italian shores. | 0 |
Europe urged to accept GM foods A conference on genetically-modified crops opens in Germany with calls for Europe to take up GM foods. | 0 |
US envoy warns of Iran sanctions THE US will pursue sanctions against Iran if Tehran does not renounce its quest for nuclear weapons, a top US official said today. | 0 |
US soldier jailed for Iraq abuses A US court martial in Baghdad has sentenced a soldier to eight months in jail for maltreating and conspiring to maltreat Iraqi detainees. | 0 |
Two men fight for paternal rights over Jakarta blast victim Singapore, Sep 12 (UNI) An Australian policeman and an Italian bank security guard are set to fight a legal battle over the parentage of five-year old Elisabeth Manuela Banbin Musu, who is in coma in a Singapore hospital after suffering severe injuries in | 0 |
Formula One Racing: Ferrari #39;s one-two is full of surprises MONZA, Italy Those who did not see the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday will not be surprised to hear that Ferrari finished first and second for the eighth time this season. | 1 |
Olsson, Williams-Darling share million-dollar Golden League <b>...</b> Christian Olsson of Sweden and Tonique Williams-Darling of the Bahamas split the \$1 million-US Golden League bonus by winning their events at the ISTAF athletics meet Sunday. | 1 |
South Africa in a hurry After 10 consecutive one-day defeats, South Africa regained a scrap of self-belief yesterday with a nine-wicket win over Pool B whipping boys Bangladesh, whose bold decision to bat first went badly wrong. | 1 |
Ramirez homer sets early tone When the Red Sox return to Fenway Park next week, don #39;t be surprised if quot;MVP quot; chants for Manny Ramirez start to become a fixture. | 1 |
Lions end record 24-game road losing streak vs. Bears Bracy Walker got one of the game balls and rightfully so. Needing intravenous fluids to fight off dehydration, Walker rescued the Detroit Lions from the NFL #39;s longest road losing streak Sunday. | 1 |
Angels 11, White Sox 0 Bartolo Colon pitched seven sharp innings, Garret Anderson drove in three runs and the Anaheim Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 11-0 Sunday. | 1 |
US missile attack kills 13 civilians in Iraq quot;I am a journalist. I #39;m dying, I #39;m dying, quot; screamed Mazen al-Tumeizi, a correspondent for the Arabic television channel al-Arabiya, after shrapnel from a rocket fired by an American helicopter slammed into his back. | 0 |
European countries agree on Iran nuke deadline TEHRAN: France, Britain and Germany proposing a November deadline for Iran to dispel concern that it has a covert atom bomb program. | 0 |
In Australia: Debate hots up CANBERRA - Australia #39;s political leaders went head-to-head yesterday in a national debate dominated by the war on terror as campaigning for the Oct 9 polls resumed. | 0 |
Piece of shrapnel still lodged in girl #39;s brain A PIECE of shrapnel remains lodged in the brain of the five-year-old girl badly hurt in Thursday #39;s Jakarta bombing, and her doctors said she was almost certain to be paralysed. | 0 |
WPP says it won bid WPP said on Sunday that it had won the bidding for Grey Global Group, the seventh-largest agency company, ending a summer-long takeover battle in which it outlasted Havas of France and a US private equity firm, Hellman Friedman. | 2 |
US Airways Files for Bankruptcy Protection; 2nd Time in 2 Years The company's announcement followed workers' refusal to accept \$800 million in wage and benefit cuts to lower costs. | 0 |
Federer Dominates U.S. Open Final Roger Federer became the first man since 1988 to win three Grand Slam tournaments in a year, thoroughly outclassing Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6 (3), 6-0. | 0 |
Suspected Arson Fire Kills 10 in Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio - A suspected arson fire raced through an apartment complex in suburban Columbus on Sunday, killing 10 people who lived in the same apartment and forcing others to jump from third-story windows to escape. At least 53 people were left homeless by the blaze in Prairie Township, which destroyed the building's roof and third floor, melted siding and left its wooden skeleton exposed... | 0 |
US Airways Files for Bankruptcy Protection ARLINGTON, Va. - US Airways Group Inc., the nation's seventh largest airline, filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday for the second time in two years... | 0 |
Surge of Baghdad Violence Leaves 59 Dead BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents hammered central Baghdad on Sunday with one of their most intense mortar and rocket barrages ever in the heart of the capital, heralding a day of violence that killed nearly 60 people nationwide as security appeared to spiral out of control. At least 37 people were killed in Baghdad alone... | 0 |
Ivan Batters Caymans, Heads for Cuba GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan battered the Cayman Islands with ferocious 150-mph winds Sunday, flooding homes, ripping off roofs and toppling trees three stories tall as its powerful eye thundered past just offshore. Ivan has killed at least 60 people in its path of destruction across the Caribbean and was headed next for western Cuba, where it was expected to hit Monday... | 0 |
Florida Keys Likely Spared a Direct Hit KEY WEST, Fla. - The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit... | 0 |
Hurricane Ivan Batters Grand Cayman GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan battered the Cayman Islands with ferocious 150-mph winds Sunday, flooding homes, ripping off roofs and toppling trees three stories tall as its powerful eye thundered past just offshore. Ivan has killed at least 60 people in its path of destruction across the Caribbean and was headed next for western Cuba, where it was expected to hit Monday... | 0 |
Ivan Won't Make Direct Hit on Fla. Keys KEY WEST, Fla. - The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit... | 0 |
'Resident Evil' Sequel Tops Box Office LOS ANGELES - The undead came alive once more over the weekend as "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" debuted at No. 1 at the box office, bringing in \$23.7 million... | 0 |
Flight Attendants Reject US Air Proposal (Reuters) Reuters - Flight attendants at US Airways\ on Sunday said they had rejected a new proposal by the\airline on cuts in wages and benefits which they said fail to\improve on sick leave and reserve policies. | 2 |
Gas Price Slips to #36;1.86/Gallon -Survey (Reuters) Reuters - The average U.S. retail price of\gasoline fell slightly over the last two weeks to about #36;1.86 a\gallon, restoring a trend of declines after a modest increase\late last month, according to the nationwide Lundberg survey of\about 7,000 gas stations released on Sunday. | 2 |
OPEC Eyes Caution, Supply Weighs on Price (Reuters) Reuters - OPEC may resist calls to raise oil\output quotas much, if at all, when it meets this week for fear\of turning a decline from record prices into a rout. | 2 |
China #39;s ad market gallops ahead China will be the third largest advertising economy by 2011, beating the UK and Germany, according to a report published yesterday. | 2 |
Bonds Hits Homer 699, Giants Top D'Backs (AP) AP - Barry Bonds hit his 699th home run, and the San Francisco Giants regained the NL wild-card lead with a 5-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. | 1 |
Browns Open With Win, 20-3 Over Ravens (AP) AP - Jeff Garcia threw a 46-yard touchdown pass and ran for another TD in his Cleveland debut, leading the Browns to their first opening-week win since 1999, a 20-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. | 1 |
U.S. says UN, Africa and Sudan itself hold solution to Darfur crisis (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - The key to stopping the ethnic violence in western Sudan rests not with the United States alone but with the United Nations, other African countries and Sudan itself, President George W. Bush's foreign policy advisers said Sunday. | 0 |
US Airways Files for Ch. 11 Bankruptcy ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=UAIR.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">UAIR.O</A>, squeezed severely by low-cost rivals and soaring fuel prices and failing in its drive for new labor concessions, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday for the second time in two years. | 2 |
Flight Attendants Reject US Air Proposal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Flight attendants at US Airways <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=UAIR.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">UAIR.O</A> on Sunday said they had rejected a new proposal by the airline on cuts in wages and benefits which they said fail to improve on sick leave and reserve policies. | 2 |
Canadian Brodeur's Wrist Feeling Better (AP) AP - Martin Brodeur casually strolled through Canada's dressing room on Sunday with a noticeable wrap on his injured left wrist. | 1 |
Federer Crushes Hewitt in U.S. Open Final NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer emphasized his position as the world's best player by demolishing former champion Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0, to win his first U.S. Open title on Sunday. | 1 |
NFL Wrap: Gibbs Returns to NFL as Redskins Edge Buccaneers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clinton Portis ran 64 yards for a touchdown and had 164 yards rushing and the Washington Redskins used a stifling defense to edge the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16-10 in Joe Gibbs's return to the National Football League Sunday in Landover, Maryland. | 1 |
NL Wrap: Pierre Hits, Burnett Pitches Marlins to Easy Win NEW YORK (Reuters) - Juan Pierre had three hits and A.J. Burnett pitched eight solid innings as the Florida Marlins salvaged a split of their key four-game series against the Chicago Cubs with an 11-1 win in the series finale in National League play Sunday. | 1 |
Stern: Sirius Wants Him Now, But No Plans To Jump Gun Early holiday wishes. Sirius Satellite Radio (nasdaq: SIRI - news - people ) is looking to unwrap its blockbuster gift a year ahead of schedule. | 2 |
U.S. Assault Weapons Ban Set to Expire (AP) AP - Ten years after it was born out of the carnage of three California mass shootings, the federal assault weapons ban is fading out of existence Monday. | 0 |
Singh Wins Canadian Open After Play-Off OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - Vijay Singh teed off his reign as the new world number one in victorious style when he won the Canadian Open on its 100th anniversary on Sunday at the third extra hole of a play-off with home hope Mike Weir. | 1 |
Pakistan forces battle on border An ongoing battle between Pakistani forces and suspected al Qaeda fighters Sunday in a tribal area near the border with Afghanistan has left six suspected terrorists and 12 Pakistani forces dead, two government officials told | 0 |
Orange joins 3G fray with pitch to early adopters Orange joined the Christmas scramble for customers willing to experiment with new 3G services yesterday, offering four handsets, a competitively priced service and a target of four million customers, split between Britain and France, within two years. | 2 |
Crude Oil May Rise on Concern Hurricane Could Cut Gulf Output Crude oil futures may rise in New York on speculation Hurricane Ivan could disrupt output from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico as the storm nears the US mainland this week. | 2 |
No Road Woes Yet Shaun Alexander scores three touchdowns on Sunday to get the Seahawks off to a good road-season start with a 21-7 victory over the New Orleans Saints. | 1 |
Steelers Run to Win The Steelers grind out a tough win with new addition Duce Staley and old horse Jerome Bettis, holding off a late Raiders' rally to win, 24-21, on Sunday. | 1 |
Brees Guides Chargers Zero turnovers and an efficient 17-for-24 day with two touchdowns for Drew Brees enables San Diego to score a 27-20 triumph over the Texans in Houston. | 1 |
Mariners Blank Bosox Gil Meche pitches a five-hitter for his second career shutout and Raul Ibanez hits a two-run shot to lead Seattle over Boston 2-0 Sunday. | 1 |
THECHAT <em> Gene Simmons and his tongue came to Richmond International Raceway last weekend to promote three KISS-themed NASCAR vehicles and a line of die-cast collectible replicas.</em> | 1 |
Changing Directions Over at USA Today -- Slogan: "All the News That's Fit to Print in Four Paragraphs or Less" -- they got together the last couple of weeks and asked the staff to vote for the "10 things to change in sports." | 1 |
Sting Pound Lynx Early Charlotte opens the game with a WNBA-record 21 straight points in the Sting's 60-50 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday night. | 1 |
UPDATE 2-Harrington shows form to win German Masters Ireland #39;s Padraig Harrington demonstrated his return to form five days before the Ryder Cup, with victory in the German Masters on Sunday. | 1 |
Ego Czech-ed at door TORONTO -- Martin Brodeur took one for the team. After sitting out yesterday #39;s morning skate, Canada #39;s top goalie chose to bow out of last night #39;s World Cup of Hockey semi-final victory over the Czech Republic because of his left wrist injury. | 1 |
American League Game Summary - Boston at Seattle Boston ended its 12-game road trip at 9-3...Lowe fell to 4-4 lifetime against Seattle...Meche is 2-1 in his career versus Boston...The Red Sox took five of nine meetings with the Mariners this season. Seattle | 1 |
Europe urged to embrace GM foods A conference on genetically-modified crops opens in Germany with calls for Europe to take up GM foods. | 3 |
US: Iranian Nuclear Program May Come Before UN Security Council Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United Nations Security Council may ultimately have to deal with questions surrounding Iran #39;s nuclear program. | 0 |
Federer crushes Hewitt to win US Open Swiss maestro Roger Federer has produced a devastating display of tennis to crush Lleyton Hewitt in a one-sided US Open final at Flushing Meadows. | 1 |
Brodeur #39;s wrist feeling better Martin Brodeur casually strolled through Canada #39;s dressing room on Sunday with a noticeable wrap on his injured left wrist. He said he felt good, just not well enough to join his teammates on the ice in preparation | 1 |
Liberty 64, Silver Stars 62 Crystal Robinson scored 16 points and Becky Hammon had 15 to rally the New York Liberty over the last-place San Antonio Silver Stars 64-62 on Sunday. | 1 |
Hurricane Ivan Lashes Caymans, Jamaica A Jamaican man walks in front of a church destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in Lionel Town, outside of Kingston. Relief operations get under way in the wake of Hurricane Ivan, which has brought destruction to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. | 0 |
UN chief condemns attacks in Afghanistan UN Secretary-General condemned on Sunday the attacks in a western Afghanistan province which may jeopardize the already worrisome security in the war-torn country before its scheduled general elections next month. | 0 |
Italy summons Libyan ambassador to discuss latest illegal migrants ROME - Almost 1,000 illegal immigrants have arrived at a southern Italian island over the weekend. Most are believed to be from North Africa. | 0 |
NASA Hopes Data Can Be Salvaged From Crashed Craft A top NASA official said Thursday that scientists examining the remains of the crashed Genesis space capsule have peeked inside a broken canister containing atoms | 3 |
New Windows OS boosts security For years, programmers at Microsoft and elsewhere have worked to make it easier for devices like cell phones and personal digital assistants to work instantly and easily with computers. | 3 |
Greek Defense Minister Quits for Deadly Copter Crash A day after Africa #39;s senior Greek Orthodox prelate and 16 others died in a helicopter crash in the northern Aegean, the Greek defense minister, Spilios Spiliotopoulos | 0 |
Islamic group threatens to kill Italian hostages, sets deadline DUBAI : An Islamist group has threatened to kill two Italian women held hostage in Iraq if Rome does not withdraw its troops from the war-torn country within 24 hours, according to an internet statement. | 0 |
China eyes Life offshore CHINA Life, China #39;s largest life insurer, might start investing in overseas financial markets before the end of the year, state media reported yesterday. | 2 |
Oil Supply Fears Leave Shares Mixed Oil supply concerns and broker downgrades of blue-chip companies left stocks mixed yesterday, raising doubts that Wall Street #39;s year-end rally would continue. | 2 |
Indonesia Pursues Two Terror Suspects (AP) AP - Indonesian police pursued a manhunt Sunday for two of Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorism suspects while warning of the danger of more suicide attacks on Western interests in the wake of a lethal bombing outside the Australian Embassy. | 0 |
Tokyo Stocks Seen Firming After Nasdaq TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average is expected to gain ground on Monday as firmness in U.S. technology stocks eases investors' nervousness toward that sector in Japan. | 2 |
China Camp Makes Big Gains in HK Elections HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pro-democracy candidates in Hong Kong, stung by sex and money scandals, made only limited gains while the China camp made big gains in directly elected seats in legislative elections, results showed on Monday. | 0 |
Harrington coasts back to form for Ryder test Bernhard Langer will lead a contented team of players on the plane to Detroit today with yet another member of the European Ryder Cup side celebrating a victory on the eve of the match against the Americans. | 1 |
NFL Game Summary - Baltimore at Cleveland Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Jeff Garcia completed 15-of-24 passes for 180 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown pass to Quincy Morgan, leading Cleveland over Baltimore, 20-3, in the season-opener for both teams at Cleveland Browns Stadium. | 1 |
Sun pull into first place in East The Connecticut Sun spoiled Sue Bird #39;s return Sunday and pulled into first place in the process. Bird had nine points, seven assists and five rebounds in front of her former hometown | 1 |
Tokyo Stocks Open Higher After Nasdaq TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average opened 0.64 percent higher on Monday as investors took a cue from gains in U.S. technology stocks, snapping up Toshiba Corp. and several other lagging high-tech issues. | 2 |
HK Vote Count Late, Few Democrat Gains in Exit Polls HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates, stung by a sex scandal, made limited gains against the Beijing camp in legislative polls as voters wary of irking their communist rulers chose stability, results showed on Monday. | 0 |
Poll blow for Hong Kong democrats Hong Kong's pro-democracy parties are on course to net fewer seats than expected in legislative elections. | 0 |
Three percent is no longer sacred Ten days ago, the European Commission made an extremely significant decision on the Stability and Growth Pact, which lays down the principles of economic policy for states belonging to the euro bloc. | 2 |
Checks to clear faster than they can float soon Under new federal legislation called the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, also called Check 21, the time taken for checks to clear will be much quicker than in the past. | 2 |
It #39;s AMD Inside AMD has been the perennial underdog to behemoth Intel. Noe AMD is challenging Intel with a new class of microprocessors. This time, it #39;s Intel is having to play catch-up. | 2 |
Economics week Economists are facing a busy week ahead as most of the key monthly UK economic data is released. The Producer Price Index for August is published today, and economists | 2 |
Transmeta ships 90-nm processor Transmeta last week announced it had started shipping limited quantities of its x86-compatible Efficeon TM8800 processor, a low-powered CPU fabbed on 90-nanometer silicon. | 3 |
NFL Game Summary - NY Giants at Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Donovan McNabb threw four touchdown passes, including three to Terrell Owens, to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 31-17 victory over the New York Giants in the season-opener for both teams at Lincoln Financial Field. | 1 |
Browns Beat Ravens 20-3 Behind Garcia: NFL Week 1 (Update1) Jeff Garcia passed for one touchdown and ran for another to lead the Cleveland Browns to a 20-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens in his first game with the team. | 1 |
Falcons at 49ers Players to watch Michael Vick is back after missing last season with a broken leg. 49ers going with Tim Rattay, who threw 6 TD passes vs. | 1 |
JUVE OFF TO A FLYER Fabio Capello #39;s reign as Juventus coach began in ominous fashion for the rest of Italy as the Turin giants claimed a convincing triumph at Brescia. | 1 |
Patriarch Petros VII of Alexandria His Beatitude Petros VII , who died in a helicopter accident on Saturday aged 55, was the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, namely the head of the Eastern or Greek Orthodox Church in Africa; by tradition, he was the 128th successor in that office to St | 0 |
Tens of thousands of Israeli settlers rally against Sharon #39;s <b>...</b> Tens of thousands of Israeli settlers and their supporters yesterday took part in a right-wing demonstration in Jerusalem #39;s Zion Square. | 0 |
Iraqi PM warned to #39;await Angel of Death #39; A voice recording said to be that of suspected Al Qaeda commander Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, claims Iraq #39;s Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is the militant network #39;s number one target. | 0 |
Last Part of Mustang Ranch Brothel Moved RENO, Nev. - The final section of the infamous Mustang Ranch brothel - the parlor in which the working girls lined up for customers - was airlifted four miles to the east on Sunday to the new location of the ranch at the Wild Horse Adult Resort Spa... | 0 |
U.S. Assault Weapons Ban Set to Expire SAN FRANCISCO - Ten years after it was born out of the carnage of three California mass shootings, the federal assault weapons ban is fading out of existence Monday. While manufacturers look for a boom in business as people buy up previously banned weapons like AK-47s, Uzis and TEC-9s, police chiefs warn of an upsurge in crime... | 0 |
US Airways, pilots to resume talks on concession US Airways Group Inc, struggling to avert a second bankruptcy filing since 2002, and its pilots union have agreed to resume negotiations on US\$295 million in pay-and-benefit cuts. | 2 |
Cheung Kong, CapitaLand May Rise With Asian Real-Estate Stocks Asian real-estate stocks such as Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. and CapitaLand Ltd., among this quarter #39;s best performers, may extend the gains as economic growth spurs demand for homes. | 2 |
Second suits happy Holmes A month ago getting beaten would have seemed like the end of the world to the fiercely driven Kelly Holmes. But, with two Olympic gold medals to her name, it does not seem so important now. | 1 |
Monza rain makes it a perfect day for Ferrari Ferrari grand slams have been taken for granted in formula one over the past five years. But Rubens Barrichello #39;s close victory over Michael Schumacher here in the Italian grand prix was a remarkable success | 1 |
Larsson lights up Nou Camp, while Braga hold Porto WITH the impeccable timing that has become his trademark, Henrik Larsson discovered his scoring touch for Barcelona on Saturday night with the second goal in his sides 2-0 win over Sevilla at the Nou Camp. | 1 |
Bears-Lions Scoring Summary Chicago - Thomas Jones proved to be the Bears only source offense against the Detroit Lions. FIRST QUARTER: RB Thomas Jones two-yard touchdown run at 7:38. | 1 |
Vikings 35, Cowboys 17 Culpepper threw a career-high five touchdown passes, two to Randy Moss, and led the Vikings to a 35-17 victory over the Cowboys on Sunday afternoon. | 1 |
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