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Indonesia Votes For Change As Ex-general On Track For Landslide <b>...</b> JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia cast an emphatic vote for change in a landmark poll which saw incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri headed for defeat at the hands of a former general who has promised better security and economic reform. | 0 |
Car Explodes in Gaza City, One Dead An explosion tore apart a car in Gaza City Monday, killing at least one person, Palestinian witnesses said. They said Israeli warplanes were circling overhead at the time of the blast, indicating a possible missile strike. | 0 |
Anxious Wait for News of British Hostage The family of British hostage Kenneth Bigley was anxiously awaiting news of his fate tonight after the apparent deadline for his execution in Iraq passed. | 0 |
Two US soldiers killed in Afghan battle KABUL, Afghanistan - Two US soldiers were killed in a firefight with insurgents Monday, while an Afghan vice president escaped a bomb attack on his convoy in the latest assassination attempt on a political leader ahead of key elections. | 0 |
Leaders Spotlight Gap Between Rich, Poor (AP) AP - Poverty is "the most destructive weapon of mass destruction," Brazil's president said Monday as world leaders spotlighted the growing gap between rich and poor and the often devastating impact of globalization on millions of people trying to eke out a living. | 0 |
CA May Be Close to Settling Fraud Charge (AP) AP - Computer Associates International Inc. and federal prosecutors reportedly are near a deal that could end a two-year accounting fraud investigation of the software company. | 3 |
IBM Taps RFID Midmarket (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Despite significant RFID adoption from the biggest companies, IBM is turning its attention to the midmarket. | 3 |
CBS Says It Was Misled Over Bush Military Memos (Reuters) Reuters - In a blow to its credibility, CBS News\said on Monday it had been misled over the authenticity of\documents it aired in a story challenging President Bush's\military service and announced it was mounting an internal\investigation. | 0 |
IMF #39;s Rato says US should cut budget deficit WASHINGTON : The United States should cuts its fiscal and trade deficits, while Europe and Japan should take steps to boost economic growth, IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato revealed. | 2 |
Drugstore.com: wider loss on lower sales BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Drugstore.com Inc. Monday widened its third-quarter loss projection and lowered its revenue forecast. The company said sales from its Vision Direct Corp. | 2 |
Viruses keep on growing The volume of worms and viruses is increasing, but the rate of successful attacks has dropped, according to a new report from Symantec. | 3 |
PeopleSoft Tool Maps Integrations As the specter of an Oracle Corp. takeover hovers overhead, PeopleSoft Inc. is doing what it can to solidify its user base and help enterprises better manage its products. | 3 |
Sito accreditato da: AMD : sicurezza e prestazioni ottimali con il nuovo processore mobile per notebook leggeri e sottili; Acer Inc. preme sull #39;acceleratore con il nuovo notebook a marchio Ferrari. | 3 |
UN: 40 Nations Have Ability to Make Nuclear Weapons Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. VIENNA, Austria (AP) - More than 40 countries with peaceful nuclear programs | 0 |
Markets question when Fed will pause on rate hikes (AFP) AFP - With little doubt about the Federal Reserve's plans for a quarter-point rate hike, financial markets were focusing on another question: When will the Fed stop? | 2 |
N. Korea Won't Give Up Nuke Development (AP) AP - North Korea said Monday that it will not give up nuclear development in light of unauthorized nuclear experiments by South Korea, where U.N. inspectors nuclear inspectors were conducting an investigation. | 0 |
Statements by CBS News President, Rather (AP) AP - Statement by CBS News President Andrew Heyward and Dan Rather about the authenticity of documents used to support a "60 Minutes" story that questioned President Bush's Vietnam War-era National Guard service: | 0 |
Search for Amazon wreck victims Rescuers search for victims after a ship capsizes in the Amazon region of Brazil, killing at least 15 people. | 0 |
Kerry Says Iraq War Raises Questions on Bush's Judgment Senator John Kerry said today that the war in Iraq was a "profound diversion" from the war on terror and Osama bin Laden. | 0 |
CBS Says It Can't Vouch for Bush Documents CBS admitted today that it cannot vouch for the authenticity of documents used to support a story that questioned President Bush's National Guard service. | 0 |
Jaguar workers closer to strike action over job cuts LONDON : Jaguar car workers will vote on whether to strike in protest at Ford #39;s decision to halt production of the luxury vehicle at a plant in central England with the loss of over 1,000 jobs, union leaders warned. | 2 |
Hutchison Whampoa Unit Expects To Raise Up to 1.13 Billion in IPO The price range for the shares is for institutional clients and excludes brokerage fees. It values Hutchison Telecom at between US\$3. | 2 |
Rogers Wireless trumps rival with \$1B Microcell deal Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. reported that its wireless subsidiary Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. | 2 |
US Airways loses loans for 100 Jets - Wash Post US Airways lost the financing for nearly 100 regional jets that were to be a key part of the bankrupt airline #39;s restructuring plan, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. | 2 |
Medarex, Pfizer team up for \$510M project Medarex Inc., a Princeton, NJ, biotechnology company, could receive up to \$510 million under a global collaboration deal it signed with New York-based Pfizer Inc. | 2 |
Microsoft releases Office source code to governments Redmond software company Microsoft Corp. said it will add the source code of its Office 2003 flagship software suite to its program for sharing the details of its products with government entities. | 3 |
Big IT deals apparently losing shine An early end to International Business Machines Corp. #39;s contract with JP Morgan Chase amp; Co. reveals how mega information-technology outsourcing deals are falling out of favor, with both IT services companies and their customers. | 3 |
IETF Panel Deals Setback to Microsoft #39;s Spam Proposal SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - An antispam technology proposed by Microsoft Corp. as a standard way of identifying the senders of e-mail messages suffered a blow this month when a group within the | 3 |
Cowboys notch win IRVING, Texas-What could have been a breather had Dallas coach Bill Parcells gasping for air here Sunday afternoon at Texas Stadium. | 1 |
Former US-trained general projects a reputation for strength, calm Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a retired four-star general trained in the United States, led the fight against Indonesia #39;s main al-Qaida-linked militant group. | 0 |
Afghan deputy escapes blast A DEPUTY to US-backed President Hamid Karzai escaped a roadside bombing in northern Afghanistan today, just four days after Mr Karzai himself was targeted as he attempted to hit | 0 |
Sunni clerics killed in Baghdad Two influential Sunni Muslim clerics were killed in Iraq, and authorities awaited word Monday on the fate of three groups of hostages, including a Briton and two Americans. | 0 |
Briefly: Corel updates Painter roundup Plus: Hyperion targets broader base...JBoss ships J2EE app server...Firms bundle Web services wares...PMC-Sierra lowers forecast. | 3 |
Cisco's P-Cube aims to stop spam at source The start-up, soon to be acquired by Cisco, adds feature to help broadband service providers fight "zombie" attacks. | 3 |
PalmOne taps out keyboard for rival devices New add-ons include a wireless keyboard that works with PDAs and smart phones from HP and Dell as well as its own.\ | 3 |
Hynix cooked books in 1999 Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world #39;s fourth biggest memory chip maker last year, engaged in accounting frauds between 1999 and 2003 that total nearly 2 trillion won, Korea #39;s financial regulator said yesterday. | 2 |
UPDATE 3-Rogers bids C\$1.4 bln for Microcell, tops Telus Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. (RCMb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) launched a friendly C\$1.4 billion (\$1.07 billion) cash bid for Microcell Telecommunications Inc. | 2 |
UPDATE 1-Rato asserts stronger IMF role in rich countries The new head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday signaled the lender would take a larger role in speaking out about policies in the world #39;s richest nations if they pose global economic risks. | 2 |
IBM Tops IT Loyalty Survey NEW YORK - These days, technology providers take nothing for granted, especially their customers: There are plenty of stories of providers going to extraordinary lengths to win and keep customers. | 3 |
Fulham Could Face Severe Punishment Fulham face the prospect of severe punishment after the Football Association threw the book at the club following Saturdays stormy match against West Brom. | 1 |
Britain says pressure on Sudan to intensify Khartoum if it does not stop Arab militia terrorising African farmers in the remote western province. quot;I first discussed the crisis in Darfur when I was in Khartoum in December ... They | 0 |
Britain Releases Man Held Since Dec. 2001 An Algerian who has been held without trial or charges since 2001 under anti-terrorism laws was freed by the British government Monday, his lawyer said. | 0 |
Jaguar workers plan strike over job cuts Workers at Ford #39;s main Jaguar assembly plant have agreed to take a ballot on possible strike action over job cuts at the hard-pressed carmaker. | 2 |
Samsung Electronics claims industry first with 2-Gb DDR2 SDRAM SEOUL (AFX) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has developed the industry #39;s first 2-Gigabit (Gb) DDR2 SDRAM utilizing 80-nanometer (nm) process technology. | 2 |
Memory Chip Maker Hynix Accused of \$1.75B Fraud Hynix used such deceptive accounting methods as substituting expenses with assets under construction from 1996, the Financial Supervisory Service says. | 2 |
Citigroup Scandal Leads Banks Lower Citigroup Inc. led shares of financial services stocks lower Monday after Japanese regulators ordered the company to close down its private-banking operations, a move that triggered a downgrade from a major Wall Street brokerage. | 2 |
Alitalia Holding Relaunch Plan Meeting After winning union backing for job cuts, Alitalia was holding a board of directors meeting Monday to approve a restructuring plan aimed at saving the near-bankrupt Italian carrier from collapse. | 2 |
Maxim Pharmaceuticals cancer drug disappoints in trials SAN DIEGO - Shares of Maxim Pharmaceuticals Inc. nearly halved in value Monday, following news that its Ceplene drug failed to improve survival in a trial of patients with malignant melanoma where the cancer had spread to the liver. | 2 |
Microsoft Opens Up Is Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) opening up? The tech giant said today that it plans to reveal the source code for its Office 2003 product (a suite that includes such well-known applications as Outlook, Excel, and Word) to government clients. | 3 |
Symantec: Attacks Targeting E-Commerce Internet-based assaults continue to be a major concern, according to a new report from security software maker Symantec. The time from discovery of a vulnerability to attacks exploiting that vulnerability is shrinking. | 3 |
Who do you love? Cisco, Dell and Microsoft earn raves in a customer loyalty survey. Apple, HP and Sun? Not so much. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Executives at Cisco, Dell, Microsoft and IBM don #39;t need to worry about losing a lot | 3 |
Man held in Cisco case British police have arrested a 20-year-old man in northern England on suspicion of involvement in the theft and posting in May of a key piece of software from Cisco Systems. | 3 |
Former Nottingham Forest manager Clough dead at 69 Brian Clough, the charismatic coach who led Nottingham Forest to consecutive European Cup titles in 1979-80 and became known as the quot;best manager England never had, quot; died Monday. | 1 |
Suddenly, Auburn may be the team to beat Auburn junior offensive tackle Marcus McNeill sounded a little Zen-like, especially after an afternoon that was anything but non-violent. | 1 |
Report: \$15M ransom for Urbina #39;s mother Kidnappers of Maura Villareal, mother of Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Ugueth Urbina, have demanded a ransom payment of \$15 million, according to Venezuela Electronic News. | 1 |
Maradona finally heads off to Cuba BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Diego Maradona boarded a flight for Cuba on Monday to continue treatment for drug addiction after an unsuccessful court fight by his family to keep him in Argentina. | 1 |
Ex-general headed for victory in Indonesia: poll Early returns from Indonesia #39;s presidential election suggest former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has taken the lead against incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri. | 0 |
Britain to set free foreign terror suspect The British government is to release a foreign national held without charge or trial under the anti-terrorism laws introduced in the wave of the Sept. | 0 |
French Soldiers in Ivory Coast Accused of Bank Robbery The French army says it has arrested 12 of its soldiers in Ivory Coast on charges of stealing \$120,000 from a bank they were ordered to protect. | 0 |
Markets question when Fed will pause on rate hikes WASHINGTON : With little doubt about the Federal Reserve #39;s plans for a quarter-point rate hike, financial markets were focusing on another question: When will the Fed stop? | 2 |
Samsung sees chip growth slowing Korean chipmaker expects global sales will halve next year; sales growth could be in single digit. SEOUL (Reuters) - Growth in global semiconductor sales will probably halve next year and memory chip sales | 2 |
Germans Break Up Internet Piracy Group (AP) AP - German police have broken up an Internet piracy operation they say had peddled millions of dollars worth of bootleg films, computer games, music and software through a Web site. | 3 |
Microsoft relents on Office source code Microsoft will let governments access the computer code behind its Office software as part of a broader campaign to provide alternatives to open-source applications. | 3 |
Internet threats take on new hue The daily volume of Internet attacks dropped off in the first half of this year, and the rate at which new vulnerabilities are being reported appears to have hit a plateau, according to Symantec Corp. | 3 |
Treaty Curbs Trade in More Dangerous Chemicals The United Nations on Monday added 14 pesticides and chemicals, including lead additive for petrol, to a growing list of toxic substances in which trade is restricted. | 3 |
Web Site Says Zarqawi Group Kills American Hostage (Reuters) Reuters - A message posted on an Islamist Web site\said Monday the militant group of al Qaeda ally Abu Musab\al-Zarqawi had killed one of two Americans it was holding\hostage, but the report could not be immediately verified. | 0 |
Israeli Missile Strike Kills Two Gaza Militants (Reuters) Reuters - An Israeli missile strike killed at least\two Hamas gunmen in Gaza City Monday, a day after a top\commander of the Islamic militant group was killed in a similar\attack, Palestinian witnesses and security sources said. | 0 |
Costa Rica Eyes Suspects' Terror Links (AP) AP - Costa Rica deported two men who tried to enter Costa Rica over the weekend using well-crafted false European documents and who officials fear may have had links to terrorists, the country's immigration director said Monday. | 0 |
Expert Appointed in Baylor Player Death (AP) AP - A judge on Monday appointed a third expert to examine a former Baylor basketball player charged with killing a teammate. Two other experts found Carlton Datson incompetent to stand trial in the shooting death of Patrick Dennehy. | 1 |
Treaty Curbs Trade in More Dangerous Chemicals (Reuters) Reuters - The United Nations on Monday added 14\pesticides and chemicals, including lead additive for petrol,\to a growing list of toxic substances in which trade is\restricted. | 3 |
Deaf Kids in Nicaragua Give Birth to New Language (Reuters) Reuters - Deaf children thrown together in a\school in Nicaragua without any type of formal instruction\invented their own sign language -- a sophisticated system that\has evolved and grown, researchers reported on Friday. | 3 |
Notes, Quotes From 2004 Campaign in Iowa (AP) AP - This year's presidential election began with Iowa's caucuses back in January, and it could be determined by how Iowans vote Nov. 2. | 0 |
Web Site Says Zarqawi Group Kills American Hostage DUBAI (Reuters) - A message posted on an Islamist Web site said Monday the militant group of al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had killed one of two Americans it was holding hostage, but the report could not be immediately verified. | 0 |
Fed Expected to Boost Rates Again The Federal Reserve, wanting to keep inflation at bay, is expected to boost short-term interest rates for a third time this year on Tuesday, a move that would come in the final stretch of the presidential campaign. | 2 |
Haiti Flood Toll Tops 300 from Jeanne PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) - More than 300 people died in Haiti from flooding and mudslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jeanne, according to aid workers who said half of the northern city of Gonaives was still underwater. | 0 |
Bush lifts Libya trade sanctions The US lifts a trade embargo to reward Libya for its decision to give up weapons of mass destruction. | 0 |
Zimbabwe court drops paper case Charges against four directors of Zimbabwe's banned Daily News newspaper are dropped by a court, citing insufficient evidence. | 0 |
Colgate-Palmolive Washed Away The consumer products firm issues a profit warning for the second half. | 2 |
Krispy Kreme's Fair Value: Zero When a company's management wastes free cash to cover up for previous mistakes, look out. | 2 |
Iran Urged to Halt Nuclear Development Sounding an alarm over nuclear proliferation, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Monday that more than 40 countries have the know-how to produce nuclear weapons and that the agency is only relying on their "good intentions" to reveal all their activities. | 0 |
Kin plead for 2 Americans, Briton to be released; 2 clerics slain <b>...</b> Relatives pleaded Monday for the release of two Americans and a Briton held hostage as a deadline loomed for their beheading. In Baghdad, gunmen assassinated two clerics from a powerful Sunni Muslim group opposed to the US presence in Iraq. | 0 |
Intel puts more money in digital home The chipmaker announces new investments in five firms working on digital home related software and hardware. | 3 |
Security firm looks to hire alleged Sasser author German company Securepoint says teenager Sven Jaschan deserves a chance to prove himself on the up-and-up. | 3 |
Cisco property-to-be sniffs out spam 'zombies' P-Cube, soon to be acquired by the networking giant, adds feature to help broadband service providers fight "zombie" e-mail attacks. | 3 |
Fed expected to boost rates for third hike this year The US Federal Reserve Board, wanting to keep inflation at bay, is expected to boost short-term interest rates Tuesday for a third time this year, a move that would come in the final stretch of the presidential campaign. | 2 |
Mars Express Yields Provocative Observations Europe s Mars Express is gathering data regarding the geological and atmospheric processes on the red planet -- information that might shore up the case that present-day life is percolating subsurface. | 3 |
Solberg digs deep to claim victory in Wales WORLD champion Petter Solberg admitted he needed all his reserves of speed to complete a hat-trick of Wales Rally GB wins. The Norwegian stole victory from world championship leader Sebastien Loeb with a brave | 1 |
Ferdinand returns for Manchester United after ban Manchester United #39;s England defender Rio Ferdinand was named in his club #39;s starting lineup for their Premier League match against Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday, marking the end of his eight-month ban. | 1 |
Does This Biotech Belong in Bargain Bin? Maxim Pharmaceutical's Ceplene produces disappointing results. | 2 |
Desktop Linux thinks small A new report sees growing opportunity for the open-source operating system to displace Windows in small offices. | 3 |
Gartner points out the security you don't need London -- The plethora of security technologies on the market are enough to overwhelm even the most knowledgeable IT managers, but in sorting through all of the options, it may be helpful to look at what is not needed, according to Gartner Inc. research detailed hereat its IT Security Summit conference. | 3 |
Hynix may be fined for accounting violations South Koreas financial regulator has found accounting irregularities worth Won1,980 billion (\$1.7 billion) at Hynix Semiconductor, and has warned that the worlds second largest memory chipmaker could be fined for the violations. | 2 |
Jarden to buy American Household The maker of Bicycle playing cards said it will buy Boca Raton-based American Household for \$745.6 million. The purchase by Rye, NY-based consumer products company Jarden Corp. | 2 |
Judge Strikes Down Campaign Finance Rules WASHINGTON Sept. 20, 2004 - A judge has struck down several government rules on campaign fund raising, ordering tougher restrictions on big political money in the long term while creating uncertainty about | 2 |
Nike profits run ahead Nike has reported that first quarter revenues increased 18 to \$3.6bn (3bn), against \$3bn (2.5bn) for the same period last year. | 2 |
PMC-Sierra Issues Revenues Warning PMC-Sierra Inc. warned Wall Street third-quarter revenues won #39;t meet expectations, but that wasn #39;t enough to persuade investors to pull out of the beleaguered chip sector. | 2 |
Symantec: Viruses Aimed at Windows Grow in Number According to the Symantec report, there is a sharp rise in so-called quot;bot networks quot; of compromised PCs that are used by hackers to launch denial-of-service attacks. | 3 |
Selling good local produce provides food for thought FOOD - where would we be without it? A lot of businesses have made a lot of money from one of lifes few essentials by providing answers to the question of how much we can afford to pay for food, and the | 3 |
Watch China #39;s first SMS novel as a film on your mobile SINGAPORE: China #39;s first ever novel transmitted to readers through SMS is all set to be made into a film. According to The Straits Times , the film will also be transmitted to audiences in 30 to 40 segments | 3 |
The Sims 2 Is Now In Stores The wait for millions of Sims fans is over. Electronic Arts announced that The Sims 2, has shipped to retailers under the EA GAMES brand and is now available on store shelves. | 3 |
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