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Senators Urge Bush to Rethink Iraq Policy (AP) AP - Senators from both parties urged the Bush administration on Sunday to make a realistic assessment of the situation in Iraq and adjust its policies aimed at pacifying the country. | 0 |
Colombia Says Marxist Rebels Killed Venezuelans BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia blamed Marxist FARC rebels on Sunday for killing at least five Venezuelan soldiers and an oil engineer in one of the deadliest attacks in recent years on the two country's jungle border. | 0 |
An Enron Trial With Big Stakes for Ones Ahead As the first criminal trial stemming from the financial deals at Enron opens, it will be notable as much for who is not among the six defendants as who is. | 2 |
Sniezek Spurs Gonzaga J.P. Sniezek makes the first catch of his career, a 39-yard completion, and then boots a field goal to lift Gonzaga over Georgetown Prep. | 1 |
Foster pounds Chiefs in second half DeShaun Foster runs well when he #39;s angry and he was angry Sunday. So were his Carolina Panthers teammates. On Monday night, the Panthers admit they stunk it up in a 24-14 home loss to the Packers. | 1 |
Europe Wins Ryder Cup by Widest Margin (AP) AP - Europe again proved to be the best in the Ryder Cup Sunday with its biggest romp over the Americans. The final blow was a scene all too familiar at Oakland Hills: With the cup already won, Padraig Harrington made a 25-foot par putt on the 18th hole of the last match that only counted in the record books. | 1 |
Microsoft Expands Sharing of Source Code (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals who make such source code freely available. | 3 |
Millions of Indonesians Vote in Landmark Election (Reuters) Reuters - Indonesians voted on Monday in a\landmark election expected to remove President Megawati\Sukarnoputri and install an ex-general who has vowed firmer\leadership in fighting terror and boosting the economy. | 0 |
Han Wins Safeway Classic in Playoff (AP) AP - Hee-Won Han made a 4-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Lorie Kane and win the Safeway Classic on Sunday. | 1 |
F1 Sees China as a 'New Klondike' LONDON (Reuters) - Next weekend's inaugural Chinese Grand Prix could be the most significant race in the history of Formula One. | 1 |
Millions of Indonesians Vote in Landmark Election JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesians voted on Monday in a landmark election expected to remove President Megawati Sukarnoputri and install an ex-general who has vowed firmer leadership in fighting terror and boosting the economy. | 0 |
Imperioli, de Matteo Win for 'Sopranos' LOS ANGELES - Michael Imperioli and Drea de Matteo, who played a hard-luck mob couple whose relationship ended badly on the HBO drama "The Sopranos," won drama series supporting actor and actress Emmys Sunday. The stars of two departing series captured the comedy supporting actor and actress awards: David Hyde Pierce for "Frasier," which ended its 11-year run, and Cynthia Nixon for "Sex and the City," which wrapped a six-year run... | 0 |
Microsoft Expands Sharing of Source Code SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals who make such source code freely available... | 0 |
Australia #39;s Sims Grp: Expects 1Q Earnings Above A\$50M -2- SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian metal recycler Sims Group Ltd. (SMS.AU) on Monday raised its profit outlook by some 23, saying it expects first quarter earnings to exceed A\$50 million. | 2 |
Take That, Boston. Again. And Again. F the Red Sox thought they could come into Yankee Stadium and change the direction of the American League East race, they have another thought coming. | 1 |
Old school coaches hope to revive the New York Giants and <b>...</b> Redskins decided to rebuild their once-proud NFC East teams, they went to the recycling bin. The Redskins brought back Joe Gibbs, the man who led them to three Super Bowls before leaving to make a dent in NASCAR. | 1 |
New inquiry into family courts MPs have announced a new inquiry into family courts and whether parents are treated fairly over issues such as custody or contact with their children. | 0 |
Colombia Says Marxist Rebels Killed Venezuelans Colombia blamed Marxist FARC rebels on Sunday for killing at least five Venezuelan soldiers and an oil engineer in one of the deadliest attacks in recent years on the two country #39;s jungle border. | 0 |
Oprah giveaway Oprah Winfrey surprised each of her 276-person studio audience this week with their own new Pontiac G6 car. The cars, which retail for \$US28,000 (\$NZ43,189) were donated by Pontiac. | 3 |
Camacho offers Real Madrid resignation Camacho made the gesture yesterday, but it was knocked back by Perez - despite one of the worst weeks in his reign. The two men will meet on Monday to address Madrid #39;s current problems which have come to a head in the past week. | 1 |
Europe Defeats US by Record Margin in Ryder Cup Golf Europe has defeated the United States by a record margin in the 35th Ryder Cup team golf tournament. Lee Westwood of England ensured the Europeans would retain the trophy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with a 1-up victory Sunday over American Kenny Perry. | 1 |
Last of Chinas old guard cedes military Hu Jintao became China #39;s undisputed leader yesterday as the world #39;s most populous nation completed its first orderly transfer of power in the communist era. | 0 |
Howard struggles to win over Asian vote SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister John Howard #39;s push to forge a closer alliance with the United States and his strong rhetoric on the war on terror have only added to his negative image among Asian voters and Asia at large. | 0 |
PeopleSoft sweetens severance packages PeopleSoft has quadrupled the size of the minimum severance package for its employees and doubled it for executives, as Oracle #39;s hostile bid got a recent boost in the courts. | 2 |
quot;Green card quot; applications accepted Guangdong police have started accepting permanent residence applications from foreigners, Shenzhen Daily reported on Monday. The provincial public security department had issued | 2 |
Microsoft To Share Office Software Source Code with Governments Microsoft #39;s business strategy manager for Europe, Wilfried Grommen, said quot;It #39;s really important for us at this stage that we have this major extension of the GSP. | 3 |
OPRAH CAR SPREE DRIVES SITE TRAFFIC Oprah Winfrey #39;s now-famous Pontiac giveaway last Monday spiked traffic to her Web site - and also drove viewers to Pontiac #39;s online site. | 3 |
Yahoo to launch online music service The World #39;s leading portal website Yahoo.com will blaze its trial in the digital music market launching an online music service by the end of this year. | 3 |
Europe revel in Ryder glory Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer led the praise for his quot;tremendous quot; Europe team after their crushing 18-9 defeat of the USA at Oakland Hills. | 1 |
Beckham dropped as Real flop again David Beckham was dropped for the first time in his Real Madrid career as his club completed a demoralising week with a 1-0 defeat at Espanyol in which two Real players were sent off and three penalties missed. | 1 |
Blues held by Spurs, Toffees win again Tottenham has held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw, while Everton beat Middlesbrough 1-0 and Newcastle downed Southampton 2-1. Chelsea dominated the contest at Stamford Bridge, but with England goalkeeper Paul Robinson | 1 |
Week in review: A point afterthought The extra point is supposed to be a routine play. When you think about it, a lot of it is muscle memory. Snap, hold and a short kick by a former soccer player. | 1 |
Talks Set to End #39;With No Deal in Sight #39; Negotiations to restore Northern Irelands power-sharing administration appear have ended without producing a deal, it was claimed today. | 0 |
Hamas Militant Leader Killed in Gaza City GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Sept. 19, 2004 - An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at a car in Gaza City late Sunday, residents said, killing a senior Hamas militant leader, the latest Israeli attack in the territory it plans to leave next year. | 0 |
Over 100 students, teachers abducted in Napal More than 100 students and teachers have been adducted in Nepal, reported China Radio International Monday morning. Reports said suspected rebels kidnapped 49 students from | 0 |
Australia Raises Commodity Export Forecast on Energy (Update2) Australia, expecting record earnings from commodity exports this fiscal year, increased its forecast a second time as soaring oil prices boost energy sales 38 percent. | 0 |
Japan, Mexico ink landmark accord MEXICO CITY-After months of drawn-out negotiations, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Friday signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Mexican President Vicente Fox. | 0 |
Hopkins takes wind out of De la Hoya Both Bernard Hopkins and Oscar de la Hoya, in the days leading up to their fight, had expressed hope that their respective careers might be defined by Saturday night #39;s events at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. | 1 |
Safin becomes first champion in China Open Marat Safin of Russia smiles at the awarding ceremony during the finals of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing September 19, 2004. | 1 |
Georgia at Auburn The debate stoked by Southern football fans all summer long seems fairly hilarious now. The question -- you remember it -- was, which will be the better conference, the SEC or the new ACC? | 1 |
Court rejects planned Air New Zealand-Qantas alliance New Zealand #39;s High Court on Monday rejected a proposed alliance between the country #39;s flag carrier and Australian rival airline Qantas. | 2 |
Waiting for the Worst The three years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have been treacherous for airline employees. Thousands have lost their jobs and many of the rest have felt the squeeze on their daily lives as airlines slashed pay and benefits. | 2 |
\$1.3 billion power plant will generate 3,500 jobs MANAMA: A \$1.3 billion (BD491 million) combined power, water and petrochemical plant is to be built in Bahrain. The project will create about 3,500 jobs during its construction and 500 in the long-term. | 2 |
White Shark Meal Makes History The world #39;s only captive great white shark made history this week when she ate several salmon fillets, marking the first time that a white shark in captivity | 3 |
Chelsea Draws 0-0 at Home With Spurs; Everton, Newcastle Win Chelsea missed the chance to go level on points with Arsenal at the top of English soccer #39;s Premiership by drawing 0-0 at home with Tottenham. | 1 |
Back to Wall, Giants #39; Defense Turns Fearsome When the Giants #39; defensive players walked off the field after the Washington Redskins embarrassed them with an easy touchdown drive in the first quarter Sunday | 1 |
Allawi vows Iraq #39;s elections on target BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said elections would be held as planned in January even as a grisly video surfaced yesterday purporting to show militants sawing off the heads of three Iraqi members of a Kurdish party for co-operating with | 0 |
Kazakh President #39;s Party Leads in General Election, AP Says The party of Kazakhstan #39;s President Nursultan Nazarbayev is leading in parliamentary elections, according to early results, and his daughter #39;s party is in second place, the Associated Press reported. | 0 |
Anwar will not rejoin party KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia #39;s former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim has no plans to rejoin the all-powerful ruling party after his surprise release from jail this month, the official Bernama news agency said yesterday. | 0 |
Fringe Parties See Gains in German Vote (AP) AP - Voters in two east German states angry over high unemployment and cuts in social programs handed a rebuke Sunday to Germany's two biggest parties, giving big gains to far right and former Communist groups, projections showed. | 0 |
Saints' McAllister Hurt in Chargers Game (AP) AP - Saints running back Deuce McAllister lasted just a handful of plays before spraining his right ankle against San Francisco, one of several prominent players who got hurt Sunday. | 1 |
Wash. Scientists Study Whale Watchers (AP) AP - Killer whales get the superstar treatment every summer off the Washington coast, where tourists fill up whale-watch boats to catch a glimpse of the majestic animals. Now, researchers are studying whether all the attention could be a bad thing. | 3 |
Langer Would Consider Staying as European Captain BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., (Reuters) - Bernhard Langer said he would consider staying on as European Ryder Cup captain after guiding them to a record victory over the U.S. | 1 |
Singh named PGA Tour player of year World number one Vijay Singh, golf #39;s hottest player over the last 18 months, was named the 2004 PGA Tour player of the year yesterday. | 1 |
Rwanda 'genocide' priest on trial A Catholic priest accused of participating in Rwanda's genocide will go on trial at the UN war crimes court. | 0 |
Effort to Train New Iraqi Army Is Facing Delays The military command in charge of training Iraqi forces has fewer than half of its permanent headquarters personnel in place. | 0 |
Hu Takes Full Power in China as He Gains Control of Military China's president, Hu Jintao, replaced Jiang Zemin as the country's military chief to complete the first orderly transfer of power in Communist Party history. | 0 |
Senators Urge Bush to Rethink Iraq Policy WASHINGTON - Senators from both parties urged the Bush administration on Sunday to make a realistic assessment of the situation in Iraq and adjust its policies aimed at pacifying the country. But Bush readied a firm defense of his Iraq policy - and a sharp new attack on rival John Kerry's stance - for a speech Monday... | 0 |
Friedgen Set on QB Ralph Friedgen continues to stand behind quarterback Joel Statham despite his three first-half interceptions in Maryland's 19-16 overtime loss at West Virginia on Saturday. | 1 |
A Shrinking Airline Industry Offers Limited Options eonard Robinson, who put in 30 years as a mechanic at Pan American World Airways, has a message for his counterparts at US Airways, Delta, United and other struggling airlines pressing | 2 |
Yukos Said to Halt Some Exports to China MOSCOW - Russia #39;s Yukos oil company is suspending oil exports to the Chinese National Petroleum Corp. because it cannot afford to pay transport expenses, a news agency reported Sunday. | 2 |
M amp;S to reveal sales downturn Marks amp; Spencer experienced poor summer trading and is expected to announce terms for its 2.3bn tender offer substantially below the 400p per share that billionaire Philip Green was prepared to pay to take over the ailing retailer two months ago. | 2 |
Colwick, McWilliams lead City Amateur Houston #39;s Robby McWilliams continued his steady play at the 80th annual Greater Houston City Amateur by carding his second consecutive 69 to tie Steven Colwick for the top spot after two rounds of play. | 1 |
PENALTY ON JOAQUIN GONZALEZ IN END ZONE As many times as the Dallas Cowboys hurt themselves with penalties, turnovers and missed opportunities, the Cleveland Browns somehow outdid them. | 1 |
Sudan says it will observe UN resolution The Sudanese gov #39;t agreed to observe the UN resolution on Darfur, avoiding threatened sanctions to their oil industry. But it says the resolution is unfair and unjust to Sudan. | 0 |
Odin Aims to Lead RFID Technology RFID tags, the dime-sized devices that can track inventory from the factory to the store, are being embraced as one of the hottest of new technologies. <br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-TheWashington Post</b></font> | 3 |
PeopleSoft sweetens severance packages In a move to retain employees, PeopleSoft quadruples the size of the minimum severance package for employees. | 3 |
Yukos Cuts Oil Exports to China The Russian oil giant Yukos said on Sunday that it would immediately reduce some of its rail exports of crude oil to China. It appears to be the first time that Yukos #39;s | 2 |
Hopkins Makes a Case for Greatness Nearly an hour after knocking out Oscar De La Hoya in the ninth round Saturday night in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins | 1 |
Han wins Portland play-off South Korea #39;s Hee-Won Han edged out Canadian Lorie Kane in a sudden-death play-off to win the Safeway Classic. Han shot a 67 to finish on nine under, a score matched by Kane with her 70, but Han then birdied | 1 |
Rams storm back, still lose to Vick, Falcons The St. Louis Rams had spent the better part of the first half watching Michael Vick run circles around them. Surprisingly, they watched the normally accommodating Falcons run defense put the clamps on Marshall Faulk. | 1 |
Rightists Make Strong Strides in Eastern German State Elections Far-right parties made their strongest showing in six years in German state elections on Sunday, as voters reacted against Chancellor Gerhard Schrder #39;s governing party after sharp cutbacks in welfare benefits. | 0 |
Hamas Leader Mashaal Surfaces in Cairo (AP) AP - Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, who's kept a low profile since last month's twin suicide bombing in southern Israel, made a surprise visit to Egypt on Sunday, but he deflated Egyptian efforts to bring Palestinian factions together. | 0 |
Hotel Workers in Three Cities May Strike WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hotel workers in Washington D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles on Sunday held out the threat of a strike, but have told management they will resume contract talks, a D.C. union official said. | 2 |
FTC in Settlement With Company That Promoted Adult Web Sites An Internet company has agreed to forgive \$17 million in customers' bills as part of an agreement with the government, the Federal Trade Commission announced Monday. | 3 |
New Zealand Court Rejects Air NZ-Qantas Alliance (Update2) Qantas Airways Ltd. #39;s proposed alliance with Air New Zealand Ltd. was rejected by New Zealand #39;s High Court, the latest blow in the carriers #39; two-year attempt to team up to cut costs and ward off airlines such as Emirates. | 2 |
HK Bourse: Release from Hutchison Whampoa On Connected Deal -8 The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in | 2 |
RIM Unveils New BlackBerry QWERTY Smartphone The biggest attraction for customers, said IDC analyst Alex Slawsby, is that RIM has provided QWERTY text-input capabilities in the Blackberry 7100t device. | 3 |
Iraqi militant groups threaten to kill 20 hostages TV footage dated on Sept. 19 shows 18 soldiers from the Iraqi National Guard were kidnapped by An Islamist group, who threatened to kill the hostages if a Shiite radical militia commander is not released within 48 hours. | 0 |
Toll Rising on Pakistani Frontier In the hidden ravines and forbidding, dust-colored mountains of a remote border region near Afghanistan, about 25,000 Pakistani troops are battling hundreds | 0 |
MILLPOND BOTTOM JOURNAL Right-to-Roam Laws Let British Walk Over <b>...</b> They gathered under the pink walls of the Royal Oak Inn, then marched here to this gentle vale to claim their slice of new freedom. | 0 |
Montgomerie Triumphs in Ryder Cup (AP) AP - Colin Montgomerie looked out of place only once Sunday at the Ryder Cup. During the closing ceremonies, he walked self-consciously onto the stage without a female companion. | 1 |
Big Three Take Blame for U.S. Ryder Cup Debacle BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - The worst U.S. defeat in Ryder Cup history was dumped at the feet of the team's leading three players, who buckled under the weight of expectation and the force of a European juggernaut. | 1 |
Cannabis chemical pregnancy link A cannabis-like chemical may be important for normal pregnancy, researchers believe. | 0 |
Microsoft Shares More Source Code Trying to head off growing competition from open-source rivals, Microsoft is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints. | 2 |
This Hurricanes and insurance in Florida People who own something valuable, like a house, want to protect themselves against financial loss. Natural disasters like fire, storms or flooding can damage or destroy valuable possessions. | 2 |
Hopkins #39; fight extends beyond ring LAS VEGAS - Bernard Hopkins, the 39-year-old boxing rebel without pause, not only continues to defy age but conventional fistic logic. | 1 |
Allawi says Iraq economy, security needs resolving Iraq #39;s stagnant economy and lack of employment opportunities are feeding instability in the violence-torn country, hindering prospects for prosperity, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Monday. | 0 |
Iraqi group claims Kurds #39; beheading An Iraqi group said it killed three members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which cooperates with the Iraqi government, and posted a video tape on its web site of the apparent beheadings. | 0 |
Iraqi militants behead three Kurdish hostages A videotape posted on a website linked to Iraqi militants shows the beheading of three hostages believed to be members of the Kurdistan Democratic party. | 0 |
Hamas leader surfaces in Cairo to discuss Israel's withdrawal from Gaza (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, who's kept a low profile since last month's twin suicide bombing in southern Israel, made a surprise visit to Egypt on Sunday, but he deflated Egyptian efforts to bring Palestinian factions together. | 0 |
China's Jiang gives up top military post, completing handover of power to Hu (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - BEIJING (AP) - Hu Jintao became the undisputed leader of China as the country completed its first orderly transfer of power in the communist era Sunday with the departure of former president Jiang Zemin from his top military post - giving a new generation a freer hand to run the world's most populous nation. | 0 |
High court rules against Air NZ-Qantas tie up The High Court at Auckland today ruled against the proposed tie-up of Air New Zealand and its Australian competitor Qantas. Air NZ and Qantas were appealing an earlier Commerce Commission ruling that blocked their proposed alliance. | 2 |
Australia Incitec Considers US\$600M Brunei Ammonia JV -2- MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian fertilizer company Incitec Pivot Ltd. (IPL.AU) said Monday it is part of a group selected to complete a feasibility study into the construction of an ammonia and urea manufacturing complex in Brunei. | 2 |
China Power Sets IPO Price Range, May Raise \$330 Mln (Update1) China Power International Development Ltd., a unit of China #39;s fifth-biggest electricity generator, plans to raise as much as HK\$2. | 2 |
Sony agrees to partners #39; terms to reduce distribution fees in MGM NEW YORK - Sony Corp has conceded to demands from its consortium partners to reduce fees it would get from managing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. | 2 |
A September to remember SAN DIEGO -- So what if it #39;s only the Chargers following the Bengals, one perennial NFL nonentity after another? So what if the Chargers are mostly a one-man show? | 1 |
China Power Transfer #39;A Positive Step #39; Jiang, whose term was to have run until 2007, resigned at a meeting of the ruling Communist Partys Central Committee that ended yesterday. | 0 |
Singapore issues bomb alert Singapore has issued another warning about terrorists #39; intentions to attack soft targets in the city-state following the deadly bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta, reports said today. | 0 |
Sutton deserves plenty of blame for Americans #39; woes BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Hal Sutton certainly has the ball coach schtick down pat. He can recruit talent, chew players out, pat them on the back and toss out one-liners with the best of them. | 1 |
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