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Persecution, not prosecution The spring of hope, and the winter of despair. These are the mixed emotions that enunciate the prevailing paradox of our present society. | 0 |
Canada #39;s C\$3 Bln Petro-Canada Stake Is Filed for Sale (Update1) The Canadian government moved forward with plans to sell its C\$3.04 billion (\$2.36 billion) stake in Petro-Canada, as the oil company filed offering documents with US and Canadian regulators. | 2 |
Microcell shares hit new high as Rogers seeks federal OK for <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Microcell Telecommunications #39; buoyant shares hit a new high Thursday amid heightened expectations of a bidding war between Telus Corp. | 2 |
IBM Builds In PC Security IBM has begun using new security hardware from National Semiconductor in its desktop PCs in an effort to fend off viruses and hackers. | 3 |
Ferrero joins Moya in early China Open goodbyes Beijing: Unfancied American Kevin Kim pounced on the ineffectual game of second seed Juan Carlos Ferrero Thursday to deal a second Spanish seed out of the \$500,000 China Open. | 1 |
Iraq Allies, Countering Annan, Insist War Was Legal (Reuters) Reuters - Britain, Australia and a former U.S.\official, stung by criticism from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi\Annan, insisted on Thursday that their countries' military\action in Iraq was legal. | 0 |
Annan backs US, EU push for action on Darfur afrol News, 16 September - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the UN Security Council to quot;act without delay quot; regarding a resolution on Sudan #39;s Darfur region. | 0 |
Palestinian official freed after Gaza kidnap A group of gunmen have released a senior Palestinian security official after earlier kidnapping him in the Gaza Strip. General Mohammad al-Batrawi was driving through Gaza City when he was ambushed. | 0 |
IBM Builds In PC Security (PC World) PC World - SafeKeeper module stores passwords, encryption keys in ThinkCentre desktops. | 3 |
No Christmas rush as sales fall Reports that shoppers are leaving it late in the hope of finding festive bargains may be borne out by new High Street data. | 2 |
U.S., EU Trio Agree Iran Nuke Resolution --Diplomats VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States compromised with France, Britain and Germany on a toughly-worded U.N. nuclear resolution on Iran that calls for an immediate halt to Tehran's uranium enrichment program, a Western diplomat said. | 0 |
Annan Backs U.S. on Darfur; Vote Due Saturday UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday threw his weight behind a U.S.-drafted resolution on Sudan's Darfur region, saying the Security Council should adopt it immediately to stop atrocities. | 0 |
Fan Pursues Bonds Home Run Ball, But Strikes Out LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A baseball fan who bought up 6,458 seats at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium in the hope of catching and selling Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball admitted on Thursday he had probably struck out. | 1 |
Iraq Allies, Countering Annan, Insist War Was Legal LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, Australia and a former U.S. official, stung by criticism from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, insisted on Thursday that their countries' military action in Iraq was legal. | 0 |
S.Africa Public Sector Unions Strike Over Wages PRETORIA (Reuters) - Thousands of civil servants marched in cities across South Africa Thursday in a one-day strike over wages seen as a test of will between the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its labor allies. | 0 |
Stelios enters online music fray The founder of Easyjet confirms he is to enter the online music market in a partnership with UK-based download service Wippit. | 2 |
Point and Snoot: Introducing the Nose Mouse Using the Nouse in three-dimensional environments, such as design and game software, requires the use of two broadly spaced Web cams. | 3 |
Outsourcing megadeals lose momentum IBM's loss of its huge JPMorgan contract comes as outsourcing deals are getting smaller. \ | 3 |
Mandrakesoft in \$7.3 million stock sell-off Move should open the way for the Linux seller to buy other companies. | 3 |
Sun-Microsoft deal raises Open Office questions Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said that it is looking for ways to work more closely with developers of the Open Office open source project, while at the same time, apparently reserving the right to sue them, according to a legal agreement between Microsoft and Open Office's major sponsor, Sun Microsystems Inc., made public this week. | 3 |
Symantec to acquire security consultants Stake SAN FRANCISCO - Symantec Corp. has agreed to acquire Stake Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based provider of IT security consulting services. | 3 |
Study: IT job market is still stagnant Times remain tough for IT workers looking for jobs across the U.S., according to a new employment study of the IT marketplace. | 3 |
AOL Signs Off From Sender ID ISP rejects Microsoft antispam plan after open-source community speaks out. | 3 |
EU and US can #39;t solve jet dispute BRUSSELS Amid thinly veiled threats of legal actions, trade negotiators from the European Union and the United States failed here on Thursday to resolve their dispute over the aid that each side gives to their airplane makers. | 2 |
Symantec Buys Security Consulting Pioneer stake Symantec Corp. on Thursday announced that is acquiring stake Inc., perhaps the most well-known security consulting firm in the industry, for an undisclosed sum. | 2 |
Offshore drilling rig missing after Ivan An offshore semi-submersible deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico is missing in the wake of Hurricane Ivan, but its crew was evacuated well before the storm hit, a spokesman for the company that owns it said Thursday. | 2 |
Dollar falls after Philly Fed disappoints NEW YORK : The dollar swung lower after a disappointing report from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve that prompted fears of weaker US industrial activity than economists had been expecting. | 2 |
Insurance losses from Ivan to come in between \$4 billion and \$10 <b>...</b> Insured losses in the United States from Hurricane Ivan are expected to hit \$4 billion to \$10 billion US, analysts estimated on Thursday. | 2 |
Southampton Football Club deny Hoddle link Glenn Hoddle will not be returning to Southampton Football Club, according to chairman Rupert Lowe. It had been suggested that the former England coach was set to make a controversial return to the Saints | 1 |
US presses atomic energy agency for strong stand on Iran VIENNA: A US official expressed alarm Thursday that Iran might have a test site for nuclear weapons technology and pressed the UN nuclear watchdog agency to take a tougher position on the issue. | 0 |
Rocket fire thwarts rally for Karzai GARDEZ, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had to abort a rare campaign rally Thursday in this town southeast of the capital when a rocket was fired over his helicopter as it began to land. | 0 |
Report: Bryant Told Police He Was Innocent (AP) AP - In his interview with police the night after he was accused of rape, NBA star Kobe Bryant insisted the sex was consensual, that he stopped when she said "no," and that he wondered if she would accept money to recant a claim that could damage his reputation. | 1 |
US sending extra troops to Afghanistan to been up security for elections (AFP) AFP - About 1,100 troops from the elite 82nd Airborne Division are being deployed to Afghanistan to beef up security for the October 13 presidential elections, a US defense official said. | 0 |
Kerry: Bush Not Being Straight About Iraq (AP) AP - Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Thursday accused President Bush of failing to tell the truth about the situation in Iraq as the country falls into more violence and chaos with each passing day. | 0 |
Bryant Asked Police About Possible Payoff Kobe Bryant told police he stopped when his alleged victim said "no" and wondered if she would accept money to recant a claim that could damage his reputation. | 1 |
Woods and Mickelson Get Nod for Opener U.S. captain Hal Sutton made sure this Ryder Cup gets off to a dynamic start by pairing Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for the first time in the opening match. | 1 |
Reporter Smuggles Fake Bomb Gear Into UK Parliament LONDON (Reuters) - An undercover reporter smuggled fake bomb-making equipment into the British parliament a day after fox hunting protesters made a mockery of security by bursting into the debating chamber. | 0 |
Symantec Set To Acquire Security Consultant Stake Security powerhouse Symantec Thursday unveiled plans to acquire solution provider Stake in a move to expand its already swelling services business. | 2 |
At least five rigs adrift in the Gulf NEW ORLEANS Five offshore oil rigs were set adrift in the Gulf of Mexico and three others were damaged by Hurricane Ivan. The Coast Guard says it received a report from Diamond Offshore that a 335-foot semi | 2 |
Shell #39;s ex-chairman makes counterattack Philip Watts, silent since being removed in March as chairman of Royal Dutch/Shell Group after a huge overstatement of the company #39;s proven reserves of natural gas and oil, has begun to fight back. | 2 |
National Semiconductor Offers #39;Trusted #39; Chip National Semiconductor has released its Safekeeper Trusted Input/Output chip, which stores passwords, digital certificates and encryption keys on PCs. | 3 |
Briton seized in latest Baghdad kidnap A BRITISH man and two Americans were kidnapped at dawn yesterday in an affluent Baghdad suburb after their guard failed to turn up for work. | 0 |
Yeltsin sounds alarm on #39;rollback of rights #39; MOSCOW Boris Yeltsin, Russia #39;s first post-Soviet leader, issued a veiled warning Thursday that President Vladimir Putin #39;s decision to seize sweeping new powers after the Beslan hostage crisis could erode democratic freedoms. | 0 |
TI OKs \$1 Billion Stock Buyback Texas Instruments Inc. authorized a \$1 billion stock repurchase and increased its quarterly dividend to 2.5 cents from 2.125 cents. | 2 |
Internet Explorer susceptible to new market share vulnerability Jim Barksdale is probably laughing his fool head off. Microsoft #39;s Internet Explorer, the Web browser with which Microsoft crushed Barksdale #39;s Netscape Navigator, is slipping in popularity and it #39;s Microsoft #39;s own damn fault. | 3 |
Star Wars or A Peaceful Life on Mars: NASA Gets The World Dreaming <b>...</b> If peace on earth is no longer feasible by the end of the century, you may have another option: Move to Mars! Yesterday, the head of NASA #39;s surface exploration mission said if we can find water on the red | 3 |
Rejuvenated Red Sox back in the Bronx, taking aim at Yanks The last time the Boston Red Sox visited Yankee Stadium, Derek Jeter was hurtling headfirst into the stands, Nomar Garciaparra was sulking in the dugout and New York was pulling away in the AL East. | 1 |
Moment of decision hascome for N. Ireland peace: Blair LEEDS CASTLE (England) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday Northern Ireland had reached the moment of decision in which its leaders must show the will to end years of deadlock and secure a lasting peace. | 0 |
China #39;s Hu, Jiang in Struggle for Power Description: As leaders of China #39;s Communist Party meet in Beijing, much of the focus is on the rivalry between President Hu Jintao and former President Jiang Zemin. | 0 |
Cable break interrupts Internet in Guyana (AFP) AFP - Thousands of Guyanese were without Internet service for most of Thursday because the Americas II submarine fiber-optic cable broke in French Guiana, authorities said. | 3 |
Mobile Phones Cleared for Takeoff (PC World) PC World - Cell phones and wireless devices pass Airbus's onboard tests with flying colors. | 3 |
Nikkei Opens Flat Before Long Weekend (Reuters) Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei average opened down 0.07\percent on Friday following lackluster trade on Wall Street and\as investors wound down trading ahead of a long weekend in\Japan and bookclosings for the first half of the business year. | 0 |
Reserve Chief Says Force Not Properly Prepared to Fight War on Terror Lt. Gen. James R. Helmly warned that the Army faced a serious risk of running out of crucial specialists in the reserves who can be involuntarily called up for active duty. | 0 |
Oil Prices Rise Though Storm Fears Vanish WASHINGTON - Oil prices rose Thursday despite reports that refineries along the Gulf Coast, as well as production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, that had been shut down were slowly being restaffed, as Hurricane Ivan proved to be less disruptive than feared. "We've really not heard of any refineries in that area reporting any problems," and several are already being restarted, said Tom Bentz, a trader at BNP Paribas Futures in New York... | 0 |
Tests Show James Died of Heart Attack LOS ANGELES - Toxicology and other tests determined that funk singer Rick James died last month from a heart attack due to an enlarged heart, with numerous drugs including methamphetamine and cocaine contributing factors, the county coroner's office announced Thursday. The death was declared an accident, said coroner's spokesman David Campbell, who emphasized that none of the drugs were found to be at life-threatening levels... | 0 |
Airbus not on Microsoft #39;s side WHILE THE Financial Times reported that Airbus was putting its oar in to influence the outcome of a Microsoft appeal to a European court, Reuters reports today that the aerospace firm doesn #39;t have an axe to grind. | 2 |
FOOTBALL LIVE REPORTS Patrick Kluivert eased Newcastle towards the group stage of the UEFA Cup in Graeme Souness #39; first game in charge - but at some cost. | 1 |
Betting scam jockey cleared of deliberately jumping off horse Jockey Sean Fox, who mysteriously jumped from his horse mid-race and sparked fears of a betting scam, won his appeal Thursday against a 21-day suspension. | 1 |
Fishmeal catch 'hits UK seabirds' British seabirds have had their worst breeding season ever with industrial fishing a key problem, scientists say. | 3 |
nStor sells off telecoms management unit The data storage company is selling its Stonehouse Technologies unit for \$6.5 million. | 3 |
FBI seizes \$87 million worth of illegal software SAN FRANCISCO - A two-year investigation by U.S. law enforcement authorities has resulted in one of the largest seizures of fake software ever in the U.S. and charges against 11 individuals, government officials said Thursday. | 3 |
Mobile Phones Cleared for Takeoff Cell phones and wireless devices pass Airbus's onboard tests with flying colors. | 3 |
Sutton makes gutsy call in first pairing When the cute pink sheets were finally handed out and the opening round pairings for the 35th Ryder Cup Matches were released Thursday afternoon, the first two | 1 |
Australian rowers row reaches a new low RELATIONS within the Australian womens eight rowing crew have hit a new low with Olympian Catriona Oliver slapping much-publicised team-mate Sally Robbins in front of onlookers at anofficial function on Wednesday night. | 1 |
Magpies go double Dutch PATRICK KLUIVERT struck twice as Newcastle United got Graeme Souness #39;s reign as Newcastle manager off to a stuttering start today. | 1 |
Athletics Defeat Rangers 5-4 (AP) AP - Kenny Rogers lost at the Coliseum for the first time in more than 10 years, with Bobby Crosby's three-run double in the fifth inning leading the Athletics to a 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday. | 1 |
Europe, US agree draft resolution on Iran nuclear program: US official (AFP) AFP - The United States and Europe's three main states reached agreement after days of talks on a UN draft resolution on Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program, a US official said. | 0 |
Soriano Hurts Leg in Headfirst Slide (AP) AP - Texas Rangers star Alfonso Soriano left Thursday's game against Oakland in the eighth inning after injuring his left leg on a headfirst slide, putting the rest of his season in doubt. | 1 |
Jeanne Nears Hurricane Strength, 2 Dead (AP) AP - Tropical Storm Jeanne hovered near hurricane strength as it plowed through the northeastern Dominican Republic on Thursday, prompting thousands to flee their homes a day after pounding Puerto Rico and killing at least two people. | 0 |
U.S. Tones Down Resolution on Sudan (AP) AP - The United States on Thursday toned down a resolution on Sudan to win support from China, Russia and other Security Council members who fear the threat of sanctions against Khartoum could complicate efforts to end the looting and killing in the Darfur region. | 0 |
Republicans Push Controversial Votes (AP) AP - Flag-burning and the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are about to join gay marriage among the volatile issues that congressional Republicans have pushed to votes ahead of the election to remind the public how the GOP and Democrats differ. | 0 |
Hurricane Ivan Uproots Oil Rigs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Ivan, which left a swath of death and destruction across the Caribbean, wrought havoc on oil drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico before rampaging across the Florida and Alabama coast on Thursday. | 2 |
Feds to Sell 49 Million Shares in Petro-Canada The Calgary-based energy company said Thursday in filings with Canadian and US regulators that Ottawa intends to sell all of its shares to investors in Canada, the United States and internationally. | 2 |
US Airways may ask for OK to cut wages Labor leaders at US Airways expect management to soon seek bankruptcy court permission to cut wages for members of some of its five unions. | 2 |
Surprise as August rain fails to dampen high street spending Reports of the death of the consumer economy appeared unfounded yesterday after official figures revealed a sharp rise in high street spending last month. | 2 |
AOL Drops Microsoft #39;s Sender ID Less than a week after a standards-setting group rejected Microsoft #39;s scheme to stymie spam, America Online added to the company #39;s woes by dumping the software giant #39;s proposed Sender ID. | 3 |
Deaf children invent a new sign language A study published today shows that a sign language that emerged over two decades ago now counts as a true language. It began in a school for the deaf in Managua, Nicaragua, founded in 1977. | 3 |
Airbus tests in-flight mobile phones SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - European plane maker Airbus SAS said yesterday that it has successfully completed the first in-flight trial of mobile phones and infrastructure equipment based on Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM | 3 |
For Businesses, It #39;s Slow Going With Windows XP #39;s SP2 It could take months for many businesses to test and deploy Microsoft #39;s most-secure operating system. By John Foley. Despite the promise that Microsoft #39;s Windows XP Service Pack 2 release will make PCs more | 3 |
Kiwi hopes brought down by Symonds the six-shooter Another day, another mismatch: the contest that was meant to bring the Champions Trophy to life proved to be as one-sided as its predecessors. | 1 |
Roma to face UEFA wrath Italian side Roma will discover next week the punishment it faces for the disgraceful scenes in yesterday #39;s Champions League clash against Dynamo Kiev which saw the match abandoned at half-time following an attack on the referee. | 1 |
Iran nuclear resolution agreed The United States has reached an agreement with key European allies, as well as Canada and Australia, on a draft resolution on Iran #39;s nuclear program, the State Department has said. | 0 |
US troop boost for Afghan vote Some 700 US soldiers will be getting orders to ship out to Afghanistan on Friday, amid security concerns in the runup to October elections. | 0 |
A Sign From Beijing? Hong Kong Chief Shelves the Security Law Hong Kong #39;s chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, ruled out on Thursday trying to pass internal security legislation any time soon, a strong sign that his backers in Beijing | 0 |
Taiwan loses out again After more than 90 speeches on Wednesday - the vast majority against putting Taiwan on the assembly #39;s agenda - President Jean Ping of Gabon asked the assembly #39;s General Committee if there were any objections to not including the issue. | 0 |
Chargers home opener vs. Jets blacked out The San Diego Chargers #39; home opener Sunday against the New York Jets will be blacked out on local television because nearly 13,000 general admission tickets remained unsold by Thursday #39;s deadline. | 1 |
Forecasters: More Hurricanes May Be on Way (AP) AP - Ivan, Frances and Charley delivered three staggering blows to the Gulf Coast and Florida, as well as Caribbean island nations, all in just five weeks. | 3 |
Bush Sends Intelligence Bill to Congress (AP) AP - President Bush presented Congress on Thursday with legislation to create a strong national intelligence director with authority to control the nonmilitary portions of the nation's intelligence budget. | 0 |
AstraZeneca Sues U.S. Generic Drug Maker NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drug maker AstraZeneca Plc <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AZN.L target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AZN.L</A><AZN.N> on Thursday said it has sued generic drug maker KV Pharmaceutical Co <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KVa.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KVa.N</A> over one of its branded high blood pressure medications. | 2 |
In China, Farmers' Labor Bears Too Much Fruit The plight of the litchi industry shows both the promise and the pitfalls of China's economic growth, from the flood of investment to overproduction and crashing profits. | 0 |
Luxury Market Blooms Near Red Square Moscow has become one of the fastest growing luxury markets in the world, as designer boutiques rush in to meet the demands of the wealthy. | 2 |
Bollore has asked for Havas board seats-Havas CEO French corporate raider Vincent Bollore has asked for seats on the board of French advertising company Havas (EURC.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) , Havas #39;s chief executive said on Thursday, saying the company was considering the | 2 |
EarthLink Intros SIP-Based P2P Prototype Officials at EarthLink #39;s (Quote, Chart) R amp;D facility have quietly released a proof-of-concept file-sharing application based on the Session Initiated Protocol (define). | 3 |
Symonds leads Aussies into last four LONDON, England (AFP) - Andrew Symonds blasted a quickfire 71 not out as Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy here at the Oval yesterday. | 1 |
Under the Weight of 700, Bonds Returns Home to Lift His Growing <b>...</b> As Barry Bonds stood in the on-deck circle at Miller Park on Thursday afternoon, he gazed upon the thousands who had come to see him hit a ball into the seats, and he recognized a face from home. | 1 |
Annan in firing line over his illegal war claim COALITION allies yesterday flatly rejected the assertion by Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary general, that the war in Iraq was illegal. | 0 |
Afghan president under fire Afghanistan #39;s president, Hamid Karzai, yesterday evaded an apparent assassination attempt, when a rocket attack missed his helicopter. | 0 |
First arrests made over Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta Indonesian police investigating the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta last week have made their first arrests. They have taken into custody a couple suspected of having links to the attack #39;s alleged | 0 |
Copper recoups losses London Metal Exchange (LME) copper recouped earlier losses to finish Wednesday #39;s open outcry trade unchanged, getting little direction from a mixed set of US economic data. | 2 |
Bollore asks for Havas seat Pressure on French advertising group Havas mounted yesterday as it emerged that corporate raider and dissident shareholder Vincent Bollore has asked for seats on the company #39;s board. | 2 |
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