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first profit since merger Corus, Britain #39;s biggest steelmaker, yesterday reported its first profits since the merger of British Steel and Dutch rival Hoogovens five years ago. | 2 |
Sacked Shell chairman hits back at FSA Sir Philip Watts, the former chairman of Shell, yesterday broke his silence with a blistering attack on the City regulator, which he accused of riding roughshod over his rights and writing a quot;flawed quot; report. | 2 |
Children #39;s sign language reflects linguistic rules WASHINGTON - A new form of sign language created by deaf children in Nicaragua may offer clues about how language evolves, researchers say. | 3 |
Microsoft warns of jpeg vulnerability Users of Microsoft Windows who have not downloaded the SP2 update are at risk of exposure to hackers when they open jpeg picture files, the BBC said Thursday. | 3 |
Sun-Microsoft Pact Excludes OpenOffice Users Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have agreed not to sue each other or their customers for patent infringements, but the pact announced in April specifically states that the protection does not apply | 3 |
Geeks Code for the Gold If your idea of a good workout is a vigorous code-debugging session, you probably made plenty of snarky comments during the Summer Olympics last month. | 3 |
Legality of invasion quot;unclear quot; Prime Minister Helen Clark believes the legality of the US-led invasion of Iraq is unclear, a spokesman for her office said on Friday. | 0 |
Diamondbacks Rip Rockies 8-5 (AP) AP - Danny Bautista hit a run-scoring double in the seventh and scored on Alex Cintron's sacrifice fly, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies. | 1 |
Indonesian Man Arrested, Lied About Fire (AP) AP - An Indonesian man has been arrested for failing to disclose on his U.S. visa application that he poured gasoline during a riot over gas prices, helping start a fire that killed more than 200 people in Jakarta, authorities said Thursday. | 0 |
Hurricanes May Have Upset NASA's Schedule (AP) AP - Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan have cost NASA a least a week's worth of work and upset its tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, throwing into doubt the space agency's plans to launch Discovery in early spring. | 3 |
Briefly: Data center firms settle cookie suit roundup Plus: nStor sells off telecoms management unit...Nortel lowers expectations...Microsoft connects with SAP...Autodesk updates hobbyist tool. | 3 |
Under the Weight of 700, Bonds Returns Home to Lift His Growing Legend After two games trying in vain to yank his 700th home run, Barry Bonds was content to collect three line-drive hits in a 4-0 victory over the Brewers on Thursday. | 1 |
In Cup Gambit, U.S. Is Pairing Its Aces Creating a stir on the day before the 35th Ryder Cup, Hal Sutton paired Tiger Woods with Phil Mickelson for Friday's opening four-ball match. | 1 |
Data center firms settle cookie suit F5 Networks and Radware have come to terms in a patent dispute over "cookie persistence" technology. | 3 |
Crude Oil May Fall as Output Rebounds, Survey Says (Update1) Crude oil may fall next week as Gulf of Mexico production rebounds and tanker shipments resume after Hurricane Ivan, according to a Bloomberg News survey of traders and analysts. | 2 |
An August Vacation for Inflation Prices came in surprisingly weak, despite surging oil costs. And since crude is likely to recede, the CPI should now stay flat. You wouldn #39;t know that crude-oil prices spiked to their highest levels in two | 2 |
Ex-Shell chief Watts demands public tribunal to clear his name The former chairman of Shell, Sir Philip Watts, is to take the main City regulator, the Financial Services Authority, to a public tribunal to try to clear his name over the oil giant #39;s reserves scandal. | 2 |
Kingfisher to plough 75m into price cuts Kingfisher will reinvest 75m gleaned from shaking up its supply chain in lower prices this year, the do-it-yourself retailer said yesterday as it reported a sharp rise in interim profits. | 2 |
Update 3: Tokyo Stocks Mixed Early Tokyo stocks were mixed early Friday as investors avoided significant moves ahead of a long weekend. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen. | 2 |
Kodak, IBM to make sensors for digital cameras ROCHESTER, NY Kodak and IBM have agreed to develop and make image sensors for digital cameras and camera phones. Jeff Couture of IBM says the information-technology giant is pursuing the partnership due to | 2 |
A Firefox in IE #39;s Henhouse When was the last time you heard about the browser wars? Well, they #39;re back. The reason: For the first time in more than seven years, Microsoft (MSFT ) is losing Web browser market share. | 3 |
International Olympiad in Informatics Step aside Michael Phelps; geeks with glasses can now sport a gold medal thanks to the annual International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). | 3 |
Spadea cruises into quarters TOP-seeded American Vincent Spadea cruised past compatriot James Blake 6-3 6-1 here to reach the quarter-finals of the Millennium International tournament today. | 1 |
Colombia Seizes Cali Cartel-Linked Stores (Reuters) Reuters - Colombia on Thursday seized\hundreds of drug stores across the country suspected of money\laundering for the Cali cocaine cartel, in the biggest property\seizure in Colombia's history. | 0 |
Spadea Advances to MIT Quarterfinals (AP) AP - Top-seeded Vincent Spadea beat James Blake 6-3, 6-1 Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Millennium International Tennis Championships. | 1 |
It's Styles That Make Fights, Even Among Trainers Unbidden, Floyd Mayweather Sr. will tell you how good he is as a trainer. It doesn't hurt that he trains Oscar De La Hoya. | 1 |
U.S. Weapons Inspector: Iraq Had No WMD WASHINGTON - Drafts of a report from the top U.S. inspector in Iraq conclude there were no weapons stockpiles, but say there are signs the fallen Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had dormant programs he hoped to revive at a later time, according to people familiar with the findings... | 0 |
Ivans Path Scientists once calculated that a hurricane gives off about 200 times much energy as all the world #39;s electric plants combined. | 3 |
Schilling Gets 20th As Red Sox Beat D-Rays (AP) AP - Curt Schilling became the first 20-game winner in the major leagues this season, reaching the mark for the third time in four years and leading the Boston Red Sox to an 11-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday night. | 1 |
AP: Ex-Florida Coach Fred Zook to Illinois (AP) AP - Former Florida coach Ron Zook will be named Tuesday as Illinois' 22nd head football coach, sources told The Associated Press Monday. | 1 |
Terror Hearings Panelists Dismissal Urged (AP) AP - The presiding officer in charge of U.S. military commissions in Guantanamo Bay has recommended that two panel members be dismissed from hearing cases of suspected terrorists because they could be considered biased. | 0 |
N.Korea Blast Scene a Construction Site -- Diplomats (Reuters) Reuters - Diplomats who visited the scene of a\mysterious explosion in North Korea said the site was a\hydroelectric construction project, and one envoy said more\blasts were planned, Kyodo news agency reported. | 0 |
N.Korea Blast Scene a Construction Site -- Diplomats TOKYO (Reuters) - Diplomats who visited the scene of a mysterious explosion in North Korea said the site was a hydroelectric construction project, and one envoy said more blasts were planned, Kyodo news agency reported. | 0 |
Budget Use of Pensions Sows Trouble in San Diego San Diego faces the possibility of a bankruptcy filing because of a shortfall in its pension fund, but the practice is commonplace among other cities. | 2 |
Clear Channel Is Expanding in Spanish Radio Clear Channel Communications said it would convert up to 25 of its stations to Spanish-language formats as it pursues advertising dollars aimed at Hispanic listeners. | 2 |
Hurricane Ivan's Fury Kills 20 Along the Gulf Coast Hurricane Ivan carved a path of destruction through the Southeast with winds reaching 130 miles an hour. | 0 |
Schilling Gets 20th As Red Sox Beat D-Rays BOSTON - Curt Schilling became the first 20-game winner in the major leagues this season, reaching the mark for the third time in four years and leading the Boston Red Sox to an 11-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday night. Kevin Millar and Johnny Damon each homered and drove in four runs, and Boston moved within 3 1/2 games of the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East... | 0 |
Heart Attack, Drugs Caused James' Death 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 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 |
Symantec to acquire security firm stake Symantec has signed an agreement to acquire stake, a security consulting and software company, Symantec said Thursday. stake will improve Symantec #39;s consulting contacts--six of the top 10 financial institutions are customers, Symantec said. | 3 |
Egyptian animals mummified same way as humans Researchers examined four mummified animalstwo hawks, a cat, and an ibis to find that ancient Egyptians mummified animals in a similar way to humans. | 3 |
A Puzzling Change for Mickelson MORE than any of the rest of the world #39;s best golfers, Phil Mickelson has often tried to do the spectacular because he thinks he will hit a magical shot. | 1 |
Symonds Leads Aussies Into Champions Trophy Semis LONDON, UK : Sep 17 (PNS) - Andrew Symonds hit four sixes and seven boundaries in his unbeaten knock of 71 off 47 deliveries and along with Dean Martyn who made 60 not out, led the Australians to a comfortable victory against the Clear Black CAPS by seven | 1 |
Soriano injured in steal attempt Besides suffering a 5-4 loss to the A #39;s on Thursday, the Rangers saw All-Star second baseman Alfonso Soriano suffer an injury to his left leg while stealing third base in the eighth inning. | 1 |
Tennessee #39;s freshman QBs make good first impression When does a college quarterback know he #39;s arrived? Is it when history is made? When Tennessee quarterback Brent Schaeffer started in the Vols #39; 42-17 win against UNLV two weeks | 1 |
Fox cleared over Ice Saint ride Sean Fox, the jockey who was accused of deliberately jumping off a horse at Fontwell earlier this year, has been exonerated of breaking any rules at a Jockey Club disciplinary hearing. | 1 |
Key NI talks continue Northern Ireland #39;s politicians are preparing for a second day of intensive talks aimed at restoring devolved government. The talks, continuing on Friday at Leeds Castle in Kent, are seen as the most important | 0 |
Cherie denies Blair #39;wobbled #39; and had thoughts of resigning Cherie Blair yesterday dismissed suggestions that her husband had considered resigning as Prime Minister because of the family pressures he was facing. | 0 |
McGrath proves he #39;s on the way back But Australia has overwhelmed the apparent next best one-day team in the world with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand set up by Glenn McGrath #39;s early burst and finished off by a brutal knock from Andrew Symonds. | 1 |
Srichaphan edges out Lisnard to advance in China Open Sixth seed Paradorn Srichaphan knocked out French player Jean-Rene Lisnard 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the second round of China Open tennis tournament Wednesday in Beijing. | 1 |
National League Game Summary - Atlanta at New York The Braves #39; magic number to clinch the NL East remained at 10, thanks to Florida #39;s 4-3 victory over Montreal...Keppinger #39;s error was the 130th this season for the Mets, tops in the majors...Betemit #39;s RBI was the first of his career...Atlanta holds a 10-6 | 1 |
Gonzales given triple-life sentence A Sydney student will spend the rest of his life in jail for the stabbing murders of his parents and sister in 2001. Sef Gonzales showed no emotion when Justice Bruce James told him in the Supreme Court in | 0 |
Security key in Indonesia vote? After eight months of campaigning centered largely on personality, security issues could become a key factor in Indonesia #39;s presidential election. | 0 |
US warned over Boeing subsidies BRUSSELS: The European Union yesterday demanded Washington explain more clearly how it subsidises Boeing Co and warned it would counter any US challenge targeting EU rival Airbus Industrie before the World Trade Organisation. | 2 |
Symantec to acquire security consultants Stake Symantec has agreed to acquire Stake, a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of IT security consulting services. After closure of the deal, expected in October, Symantec plans to integrate Stake #39;s services and | 3 |
Right products for demanding markets RiTdisplay Corporation is one of the top three OLED makers in the world. The company provides the right technology for innovative knowledge, the right time for real-time competitiveness and the right products for customer satisfaction. | 3 |
Thursday at the Ryder Cup Bloomfield Hills, MI (Sports Network) - No matter what you did on Thursday, I #39;ve got you topped. I attended the Opening Ceremonies for the 35th Ryder Cup Matches and what a show this was, but a different one from years past. | 1 |
Pekerman revealed as Argentina coach BUENOS AIRES, Sep 17 (SW) - The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has revealed their new national team coach to be Jos Pekerman. | 1 |
Plate umpire O #39;Nora ill, game delayed Plate umpire Brian O #39;Nora became ill during the game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets on Wednesday night, causing a delay of nine minutes. | 1 |
Turks plan to outlaw adultery TURKEY #39;S Islamic-rooted ruling party was planning to introduce a proposal to criminalise adultery despite earlier statements that the controversial measure had been shelved, Turkish media reported today. | 0 |
Calif. Judge Cuts Microsoft Legal Fees (Reuters) Reuters - A San Francisco judge ordered Microsoft\Corp. to pay lawyers involved in its #36;1.1 billion\class action settlement #36;100 million in legal fees, less than\half of the original fees they requested, company officials\said on Thursday. | 2 |
IAEA Envoys Wrestle With Iran Resolution (AP) AP - U.S. and European diplomats tentatively agreed Thursday to demand a new Iranian freeze on uranium enrichment by fall as they fine-tuned a draft resolution meant to deprive Iran of technology that could be used to make nuclear weapons. | 0 |
Colorado State Limits Alcohol at Stadium (AP) AP - Following the death of a female student and two off-campus riots, Colorado State University officials on Thursday said alcohol sales for most of its football stadium would be suspended until at least Feb. 1. | 1 |
Dollar Edges Down on Doubts Over Fed TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged down on Friday after soft U.S. manufacturing data fueled the view that the Federal Reserve may slow or even temporarily halt its tightening campaign. | 2 |
Palmeiro Keys Victory Rafael Palmeiro homers and Rodrigo Lopez wins his third straight start, lifting the Orioles to a 9-5 victory over the Blue Jays on Thursday. | 1 |
A Physical Stretch Physical defense and a defiant attitude has fueled the Mystics' four-game winning streak and rise to playoff contention. | 1 |
Hixon Remains in Coma Redskins receivers coach Stan Hixon said Thursday that he is optimistic his son Drew, a receiver at Tennessee Tech who remains in a coma, will recover. | 1 |
Jeanne Plows Into the Dominican Republic SAMANA, Dominican Republic - Hurricane Jeanne plowed into the Dominican Republic Thursday, killing a baby and forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. The storm unleashed floods and left two dead a day earlier in Puerto Rico... | 0 |
Hurricane Ivan Slams Gulf Coast; 22 Dead PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Ivan drilled the Gulf Coast on Thursday with 130-mph winds that inflicted far less damage than feared everywhere except Florida's Panhandle, where residents were left with surge-ravaged beachfronts, flooded streets and homes ripped apart by deadly tornadoes... | 0 |
Both leaders taking big risks Not that the hockey negotiations aren #39;t going to proceed in utterly good faith, but the NHL owners piled up a \$300 million war chest and the players union long ago warned its members to be ready to go 18 months without a paycheck. | 1 |
Padres acquire Gonzalez from Expos The San Diego Padres quickly found a replacement for injured shortstop Khalil Greene, acquiring Alex Gonzalez from the Montreal Expos on Thursday night for a player to be named or cash. | 1 |
SEC teams hope to beat Ivan to punch Hurricane Ivan is threatening to wash out one of the highlights in the biggest weekend of college football so far. Southeastern Conference officials are mulling whether to postpone No. | 1 |
Time yet right to reopen controversial law, says Tung Hong Kong #39;s Beijing-backed chief executive yesterday ruled out any early moves to pass a controversial national security law which last year sparked a street protest by half a million people. | 0 |
UN under fire for rejecting the voice of Taiwan After 12 years of failure it is time for Taiwan to adopt a new strategy in its quest to gain a seat at the United Nations, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen () said yesterday. | 0 |
Ousted Shell Chairman Assails Regulators Sir Philip Watts, in his first public statement since he was ousted as chairman of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group in March, said on Thursday that British financial regulators | 2 |
Irish have renewed hope After a 28-20 upset of Michigan in their home opener, the Irish certainly have cause for optimism. Notre Dame rebounded from 20-17 loss to BYU in a disappointing season debut to play very well against the Wolverines. | 1 |
Bush claims UN support for ousting Saddam St Cloud, US: Faced with UN chief Kofi Annan #39;s charge that the war in Iraq was #39;illegal #39; under the world body #39;s charter, President George W. Bush strongly implied that the invasion enjoyed UN support. | 0 |
No decision by Musharraf on keeping both posts: US Washington: The United States has said Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf has not taken any decision on keeping both posts of Army Chief and the President and it expected continued democratic reforms in the country. | 0 |
Russia May Have to Delay Space Launch (AP) AP - Russia may have to delay October's planned launch of the next International Space Station crew by up to 10 days to fix a problem on the spacecraft that is to carry them into orbit, Russian news agencies reported. | 0 |
AL Wrap: Crosby Blast Ends Rogers' Run in Oakland (Reuters) Reuters - Bobby Crosby hit a three-run double in\the fifth inning as the Athletics ended Kenny Rogers dominance\in Oakland, downing the Texas Rangers 5-4 in American League\play on Thursday. | 1 |
Egyptians Spared No Expense on Animal Mummies (Reuters) Reuters - Ancient Egyptians revered cats and other\animals and took as much care in preparing them for their\passage to the next life as they did with humans, scientists\said on Wednesday. | 3 |
Taiwan Denies Wrongdoing in Ex-U.S. Diplomat Meetings TAIPEI (Reuters) - Premier Yu Shyi-kun said on Friday that Taiwan intelligence officers had held secret dealings with a former senior U.S. diplomat but denied that the government had committed any wrongdoing. | 0 |
Lohse Continues Roll Kyle Lohse pitches seven sharp innings as the Twins beat the White Sox, 10-1, Thursday for their ninth straight victory. | 1 |
Corus brings halt to losses STEEL group Corus unveiled profits for the first time yesterday after soaring prices and a restructuring boosted the former British Steel business. | 2 |
Take A Sniff It #39;s The Nose Mouse An inventor from Canada has developed a computer mouse that is controlled by nose and eyelid movements. The invention is dubbed the quot;Nouse. | 3 |
Nasscom urges WB to boost infrastructure West Bengal government should give more emphasis to infrastructure development by building more roads, rapid transit and communication systems for providing a conducive environment to the information technology sector, Nasscom president Kiran Karnik said | 3 |
Police make first arrests in bombing outside Australian embassy JAKARTA - Indonesian police investigating the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta last week have made their first arrests. | 0 |
Nortel's Shares Fall on Revenue Warning Nortel Networks reversed a longstanding position that its revenue growth would exceed the overall market's this year. | 3 |
Infineon to Pay a Fine in the Fixing of Chip Prices Federal prosecutors cracked a global cartel that had illegally fixed prices of memory chips in personal computers and servers for three years. | 3 |
All the Yankees Are Raving About Hernndez's Second Act Where would the Yankees be this season without Orlando Hernndez? Second place, of course. | 1 |
Riggs Probe Includes Recordings Federal regulators and prosecutors are scouring tape recordings of more than 150 Riggs Bank board meetings as they investigate what role top executives, including former chairman Joe L. Allbritton, played in more than a decade of violations of anti-money-laundering laws at the company, according to five sources familiar with the tapes. | 2 |
Quarterback Controversy Imperils a Successful Season for Dolphins The battle that has erupted in Miami between Jay Fiedler and A. J. Feeley is only the latest problem for a franchise that must wonder if the locusts are coming next. | 1 |
Old Labor Tactics Resurface in Unite Here Union Labor experts say Unite Here, the newly merged union that is representing the D.C. hotel workers in their current contract dispute, is one of the most outspoken and toughest unions under the AFL-CIO umbrella. | 2 |
Inflation in Check, Bond Prices Rise Briskly Thursday's bond price rally followed a government report that showed that inflation was well restrained in August. | 2 |
Hurricane Ivan's Fury Kills 20 Along the Middle Gulf Coast Hurricane Ivan carved a path of destruction through the Southeast with winds reaching 130 miles an hour. | 0 |
Business Digest The Boeing Co. #39;s finance unit yesterday reached an agreement with Hawaiian Airlines Inc. that allows the airline to keep using 14 Boeing planes as it tries to exit bankruptcy. | 2 |
Ottawa to sell off all Petro-Canada shares Ottawa is selling off its \$3.1-billion stake in Petro-Canada, the Calgary-based oil company says. The stock sale would be the biggest in Canadian history. | 2 |
TI plans a buyback and boosts dividend No.1 maker of chips used in cell phones announces \$1B stock repurchase and raises payout nearly 18. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Texas Instruments, the world #39;s largest maker of chips used in cell phones, announced | 2 |
Spammer #39;bounty hunters #39; will need cash, FTC says WASHINGTON--The US government should be prepared to spend freely if it decides to encourage quot;bounty hunters quot; to track down e-mail spammers, the US Federal Trade Commission said Thursday. | 3 |
Symantec Buys Stake Anti-virus specialist Symantec (Quote, Chart) late Thursday announced a deal to acquire privately held security consulting firm Stake. | 3 |
Expos trade Gonzalez to Padres Padres general manager Kevin Towers called Expos general manager Omar Minaya on Thursday afternoon and told him he needed a shortstop because Khalil Greene had broken his | 1 |
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