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U.S. Frees 11 Afghan Prisoners at Karzai's Request (Reuters) Reuters - The United States has released 11 Afghans\held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on suspicion of Taliban links\after a request from President Hamid Karzai, an Afghan official\said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Zarqawi group renews threat to kill British hostage (AFP) AFP - An Al-Qaeda linked group in Iraq holding Briton Kenneth Bigley has renewed a threat to kill him unless London meets the kidnappers' demands. | 0 |
Reports: Prosecutors, CA Reach Accord NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to defer prosecution of Computer Associates International Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CA.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CA.N</A> in its long-running investigation of accounting fraud at the software maker, several publications reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. | 2 |
Merrill Exec to Testify in Sex Bias Case LONDON (Reuters) - A top Merrill Lynch official is due to testify on Wednesday over a 7.5 million pound (\$13.4 million) sex discrimination lawsuit brought against the U.S.-based investment bank by former executive Stephanie Villalba. | 2 |
Transactions BASEBALL Arizona (NL): Signed a two-year player development agreement with Tennessee (Southern). | 1 |
Magazine's award to Klitschko rings hollow Vitali Klitschko stood at a podium in Las Vegas Friday holding a clone of the belt that Jack Dempsey once wore. It was one of the Ring magazine belts that the publication awards to its recognized champions. | 1 |
Disney begins new CEO hunt Bowing to pressure from investors, Disney #39;s board of directors said yesterday that it expects to name a successor to embattled Disney chief Michael Eisner by next June. | 2 |
AMD and IBM to share chip technology for three more years AMD and IBM have extended their chip-manufacturing technology agreement for another three years according to investors.com. The previous deal, signed in 2002, was due to run out next year. | 3 |
Microsoft #39;s government head to jump ship The executive who leads Microsoft #39;s government sales effort is leaving to become CEO of a telecommunications company, the software maker said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Nvidia rolls wireless media processor Aimed at enabling new levels of interactive content not previously possible on mobile phones, PDAs and other handheld devices, Nvidia has unveiled its GoForce 3D 4500 3D wireless media processor (WMP), which allows mobile content developers to create 3D | 3 |
NSF Announces Two Cybersecurity Centers To Study Internet <b>...</b> The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced 33 new projects from its \$30 million Cyber Trust program, including two new cybersecurity research centers that will focus on eliminating plagues of Internet worms and viruses and on building better | 3 |
It #39;s the Me Generation In this, the Summer of Vince Carter #39;s Discontent, Raptors GM Rob Babcock finds himself in a difficult, but not unique position, dealing with a recalcitrant star who wants nothing less than a change of venue to kick-start a career that #39;s gone dormant and a | 1 |
Bettman blames union That summed up NHL commissioner Gary Bettman #39;s appearance on a special segment of CBC #39;s The National with Peter Mansbridge last night. | 1 |
Car bomb targets Iraqi police A car bomb attack Wednesday in Baghdad targeting Iraqi police recruits has killed at least five people and wounded at least 47 others, Iraqi police said. | 0 |
South Korea says troops successfully deployed to northern Iraq About 2,800 South Korean troops have completed deployment to northern Iraq to become the third largest coalition partner after the United States and Britain, officials said Wednesday. | 0 |
Sharon renews threat to Arafat quot;We acted against the heads of Hamas ... in a way we found right at the right time when it was convenient for us, quot;. Sharon said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Third US Soldier Killed in Afghan Clashes A US soldier was killed while on patrol in Afghanistan #39;s eastern Paktia province this week on the same day two servicemen died in neighboring Paktika, the US military said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Dial 4-1-1 for Cell Phone Numbers? (PC World) PC World - A proposal for a wireless phone directory raises concerns in Congress. | 3 |
PeopleSoft CEO rallies support (TheDeal.com) TheDeal.com - Craig Conway said at PeopleSoft's annual users conference that his company will not surrender to Oracle. | 3 |
Plan Would Turn Restore Wash. Estuary (AP) AP - A 15-year plan would restore salt marshes and mudflats for migrating salmon at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, more than 100 years after the farmland was drained and diked. | 3 |
'Fake marriages network' smashed A major criminal network arranging fake marriages in Britain is smashed by the Immigration Service. | 0 |
Smallest 'guitar string' to weigh atoms Scientists are hoping that "playing" a tiny guitar string will be able to help weigh molecules to discover more about them. | 0 |
Iraq Promises to Release Woman Prisoner Iraq promised today to release one of two high-profile women prisoners, but officials denied the decision was linked to demands by militants. | 0 |
ADB upgrades RP #39;s GDP growth forecast The Asian Development Bank (ADB) upgraded its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the Philippines from 5 to 5.5, it was learned Wednesday. | 2 |
Retailers predict modest rise in holiday spending Christmas can #39;t come soon enough for the nation #39;s retailers, but this year, it also might not come strong enough. High energy costs, rising interest rates, and consumer unease about threats | 2 |
Dial 4-1-1 for Cell Phone Numbers? WASHINGTON--You soon may be able to dial 411 to find a cell phone numbers as well as traditional land-line phone information. Six of the seven largest wireless carriers | 2 |
Total Signs Draft Agreement for Novatek Oil major Total SA has signed a draft agreement to purchase a 25 percent stake, plus one share, in the privately held Russian gas producer Novatek, the French company announced Wednesday. | 2 |
In Our View: Sanctions not enough for Sudan While most of the country #39;s attention has been focused on Iraq, a human-rights crisis has been unfolding in north Africa. In Darfur, Sudan, more than 50,000 people have been killed and 1.2 million displaced | 0 |
Car Bomb in Baghdad Kills at Least 11 A car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in a busy commercial area of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 40, police and hospital officials said. | 0 |
Smallest 'guitar string' to weigh atoms Scientists are hoping that "playing" a tiny guitar string will be able to help weigh molecules to find out what they are. | 3 |
Flying cars swoop to the rescue As motorways become more and more clogged up with traffic, a new generation of flying cars will be needed to ferry people along skyways. | 3 |
Dial 4-1-1 for Cell Phone Numbers? A proposal for a wireless phone directory raises concerns in Congress. | 3 |
Shell to boost production Royal Dutch/Shell will invest \$15 billion (8 billion pounds) a year in 2004/06 to boost reserves and production, as it tries to draw a line under a reserves scandal that rocked the group. | 2 |
West Indies v Pakistan Pakistan won the toss and unsurprisingly chose to bowl first as they and West Indies did battle at the Rose Bowl today for a place in the ICC Champions Trophy final against hosts England. | 1 |
Glock in at Jordan, Pantano out Jordan have confirmed that Timo Glock will replace Giorgio Pantano for this weekend #39;s Chinese GP as the team has terminated its contract with Pantano. | 1 |
Belgium #39;s Verhofstadt to Resume DHL Talks Following Car Crash Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt will resume discussions today on a plan to allow DHL Worldwide Express to add night flights from Brussels after suffering minor injuries in a car accident, his spokesman said. | 0 |
Pardon request draws Chechens #39; ire MOSCOW - Amid rising ethnic tensions in the North Caucasus, thousands on Tuesday took to the streets of Grozny, the Chechen capital, to protest the proposed pardon of a Russian army colonel who murdered a young Chechen woman. | 0 |
Activists Find More E-Vote Flaws More weaknesses appear in the Diebold electronic voting system that activists say could be used to rig the November election. The company says auditing procedures would catch any vote fraud. By Kim Zetter. | 3 |
Uncle Sam Wants Your Airwaves Lawmakers believe the analog TV spectrum can be put to much better use and can generate billions in auctions to telecom companies. So Congress is considering paying Americans to ditch over-the-air analog TV and switch to digital. Michael Grebb reports from Washington. | 3 |
Airlines Told to Cough Up Data The Department of Homeland Security is looking for some live data to feed its new Secure Flight watch-list system, so it will order airlines to fork over a months' worth of passenger itineraries. By Ryan Singel. | 3 |
Refreshing Drinks of Fresh Air An army needs water to operate, but it's a pain to tote the stuff around. So Darpa is looking at ways to pull it out of thin air. By Noah Shachtman. | 3 |
Blogging the Story Alive Bloggers force CBS News to admit to a serious mistake, and journalists recoil from the thought of so much scrutiny of their work. But isn't this exactly what we need to get better-quality news? Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg. | 3 |
Remixing to Protest Sample Ruling Music fans are miffed about a court decision that says musicians must get permission to sample tunes even if the remix bears no resemblance to the original. An activist group is sponsoring a remix project based upon the clip in question. By Katie Dean. | 3 |
Hack Attack Gums Up Authorize.Net A leading internet credit card processor is under siege by a denial-of-service attack, slowing its servers and leaving many customers high and dry. By Noah Shachtman. | 3 |
Reports: Prosecutors, CA Reach Accord (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department has agreed\to defer prosecution of Computer Associates International Inc.\ in its long-running investigation of accounting fraud at\the software maker, several publications reported on Wednesday,\citing unnamed sources. | 2 |
Canada offers up to 500 observers for Ukraine election (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Canada is offering to send up to 500 observers to Ukraine for that country's re-run election Dec. 26. | 0 |
U.S. Treasuries Drift Lower (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury prices drifted lower on\Wednesday but trade was subdued as the market pondered the\scale of interest rate hikes a day after the Federal Reserve\delivered its third straight rate increase. | 2 |
Bush, Annan Spar Over Iraq War at U.N. (AP) AP - After two years, the United States and the United Nations had hoped to take the spotlight off the bitterly divisive war in Iraq. It didn't happen. At the opening of the U.N. General Assembly, President Bush and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan sparred over the war that can't escape the headlines. | 0 |
Norwich Union moves jobs to Asia UK insurer Norwich Union announces plans to move 950 jobs to India and Sri Lanka over the coming year. | 2 |
General Mills posts loss but Wall St. firms fare well Higher ingredient prices and restructuring costs pushed General Mills #39; first-quarter earnings down 19 percent, the cereal giant reported Tuesday. | 2 |
Aviva to move 950 jobs to Asia Britain #39;s largest insurer Aviva says it will move 950 jobs to low cost centres in India and Sri Lanka in 2005 and it plans to have up to 7,000 people working in offshore centres by the end of 2007. | 2 |
Speed of glaciers #39; flow spurs concern Some Antarctic glaciers are flowing seaward five times faster than they did just two years ago, increasing concerns about rises in sea levels resulting from the warming of Earth #39;s polar caps. | 3 |
Egyptians wanted pets to join them in paradise If you think Americans are pet-crazy, consider new research that finds ancient Egyptians embalmed their animals with as much care as they did humans. | 3 |
Nvidia #39;s GoForce 3D 4500 for Phones Additionally, mobile devices powered by the new 3D WMP will be able to synthesize realistic environments with objects that behave according to complex physics and intelligent characters with true-to-life personalities. | 3 |
Fire in hot pursuit of US Open title The Chicago Fire has won the US Open tournament three times in its first six seasons, and Jesse Marsch has been involved in all those titles. | 1 |
Kerry says Bush trying to shift topic Democrat John Kerry said Tuesday that President Bush #39; #39;didn #39;t talk reality at the United Nations #39; #39; and pressed him to answer questions about policies that Kerry said have made Iraq a violent mess. | 0 |
Some 600 killed, 1,000 missing and presumed dead in Haiti: premier PARIS : Floods in Haiti have killed 600 people and left 1,000 others missing and presumed dead, Prime Minister Gerard Latortue told French radio. | 0 |
Harvest time in Indonesia by our Internet desk, 22 September 2004. Former Indonesian security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his advisers are moving ahead with preparations to assume the presidency, discussing policy plans and | 0 |
Belgium row over night flights Crisis talks to keep the European hub of international shipper DHL and thousands of jobs in Belgium have been thrown into chaos after Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt suffered injuries in a car crash. | 0 |
Iran Calls on World to Recognize Its Atomic Rights (Reuters) Reuters - The world must recognize Iran's right to\enrich uranium for fueling power stations, Iranian President\Mohammad Khatami said on Wednesday, responding to a U.N. call\for Iran to suspend enrichment-related activities. | 0 |
Lebanon Says Suspects Linked to Extremists (AP) AP - Terror suspects arrested for allegedly planning simultaneous bombings of the Italian Embassy and other targets in Beirut received funding from extremist cells in Europe, Lebanon's Interior Ministry said Wednesday. | 0 |
Six family members hanged in Egypt over killing spree (AFP) AFP - Six members of the same family were hanged in Egypt after being convicted for the revenge-killing of 22 members of a rival family two years ago. | 0 |
Pakistan win toss and bat against West Indies (AFP) AFP - Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat in their ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against West Indies at the Rose Bowl here. | 0 |
Cowboys, Seahawks Look for Winning Edge (AP) AP - Who are the real Seattle Seahawks? The team that flattened opponents in the opening weeks of the season? Or the team that fell flat in last weekend's 38-9 loss to Buffalo? Coach Mike Holmgren can't say, but he knows it's time to get serious. | 1 |
Wall St Set to Dip, Bank Results Dominate LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. shares were seen opening a touch weaker on Wednesday as markets mull the Federal Reserve's cautious assessment of the economy and await third-quarter results Morgan Stanley <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MWD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MWD.N</A> and Bear Stearns <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BSC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">BSC.N</A>. | 2 |
Iran Calls on World to Recognize Its Atomic Rights TEHRAN (Reuters) - The world must recognize Iran's right to enrich uranium for fueling power stations, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said on Wednesday, responding to a U.N. call for Iran to suspend enrichment-related activities. | 0 |
Insurer Aviva to Create 950 Jobs in India Aviva PLC, Britain #39;s biggest insurance company, said Wednesday it will create about 950 offshore jobs in India and Sri Lanka next year to service its UK operations. | 2 |
PeopleSoft goes a bundle on IBM PeopleSoft will include free copies of IBM #39;s WebSphere middleware products with every set of its applications sold. Both companies will market the joint products and will collaborate to improve future interoperability. | 2 |
Oil major eyes buybacks, \$10 billion in divestments LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Outlining an expectation for higher oil prices and increasing demand, Royal Dutch/Shell on Wednesday said it #39;s lifting project spending to \$45 billion over the next three years. | 2 |
Disney board goes shopping for a CEO Los Angeles - Walt Disney #39;s board of directors on Tuesday said it will consider both external and internal candidates to replace outgoing chief executive Michael Eisner, and that it plans to find a successor by June 2005. | 2 |
UPDATE: Investors Favor James Hardie Despite Findings SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Just one day after an Australian government inquiry handed down a damning report on James Hardie Industries NV #39;s (JHX) inadequate funding for victims | 2 |
Can Cybertrust BeTrusted to keep your networks TruSecure? Following the announcement earlier this week that Betrusted and TruSecure are to merge, John Becker, chief executive of the resultant security services company, Cybertrust, talked to Jaikumar Vijayan. | 3 |
Dozens killed in Baghdad car bomb More than twenty five people have died after a car bomb exploded in a busy commercial area outside a restaurant in west Baghdad. Husayn al-Shammari, an Iraqi journalist, told Aljazeera: quot;A car bomb detonated | 3 |
San extensions are top network priority, claims Cisco Cisco has lifted the lid on two remote backup and disaster recovery products targeted at the growing number of companies building long-distance links between datacentres. | 3 |
Hamilton fails doping test Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton, whose name has become synonymous with resilience and grit, could lose his gold medal and be banned for two years after blood tests showed evidence of banned transfusions. | 1 |
2-run single by Bellhorn lifts Boston BOSTON - Mark Bellhorn singled in two runs in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday night as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, snapping a three-game losing streak. | 1 |
South Korea completes deployment of 2,800 troops in Iraq SEOUL : South Korea #39;s defense ministry said it had completed the deployment of around 2,800 troops on a relief and rehabilitation mission to northern Iraq. | 0 |
Report: Marlon Brando's Ashes Scattered LOS ANGELES - The ashes of legendary actor Marlon Brando were spread in Tahiti and Death Valley, according to a newspaper report. A memorial service for Brando, who died of lung failure at age 80 on July 1, was held at the home of Hollywood producer Mike Medavoy and was attended by Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson and Sean Penn, the Los Angeles Times reported in Wednesday editions... | 0 |
Wall St Set to Dip, Bank Results Dominate (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. shares were seen opening a touch\weaker on Wednesday as markets mull the Federal Reserve's\cautious assessment of the economy and await third-quarter\results Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns . | 2 |
Giants commit to Bonds for #39;06 Barry Bonds will have two more seasons to break Hank Aaron #39;s career home-run record with the San Francisco Giants, who decided Tuesday to drop their right to void the final year of his contract. | 1 |
Kim Back on Red Sox #39; Roster Kim Byung-hyun officially rejoined the Boston Red Sox for the stretch run on Tuesday and has a shot at making the teams post-season roster if he impresses on the mound over the final two weeks of the MLB season. | 1 |
A bit of history The oldest annual US team sports competition that includes professionals is not in baseball, or football or basketball or hockey. It #39;s in soccer. | 1 |
Shell to boost investment to replace missing barrels (AFP) AFP - Royal Dutch/Shell announced plans to boost investment in exploration and production, making the replacement of its reserves a top priority as it seeks to restore battered investor confidence. | 0 |
Sharon Insists Gaza Pullout Will Go Ahead (AP) AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he will submit his Gaza withdrawal plan for parliamentary approval by early November, despite mounting opposition to his proposal to uproot thousands of Jewish settlers from their homes. | 0 |
Takeover bid clouds PeopleSoft meeting (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - As PeopleSoft Chief Executive Craig Conway tried to rally customer support Tuesday, even he had to admit that Oracle's #36;7.7 billion hostile takeover bid is haunting his company. | 3 |
US Treasuries Up, Long-End Leads the Way LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices crept higher on Wednesday, with long-dated bonds benefiting from the view that higher U.S. interest rates will help keep inflation under control. | 2 |
Dollar Struggles Up After Stumble LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar struggled up from a one-month low against the euro on Wednesday after the U.S. central bank raised interest rates, as expected, but indicated little rush for more aggressive hikes in the coming months. | 2 |
Federal Reserve raises rate again The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate another quarter- percentage point Tuesday, continuing its campaign to gradually remove the cheap money stimulus that it used to help jump-start the recovery from the 2001 recession. | 2 |
Shell seeks to reassure investors Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell will attempt to restore investors #39; faith in its strategy at a briefing for oil analysts on Wednesday. | 2 |
Bob Carr takes aim at Hardie #39;s Bob Carr may be forced to appear at the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption this afternoon hoping he will be let off with a black mark and a spank over some intemperate | 2 |
Plan for refuge would turn farmland back to marshes and mudflats NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Wash. -- Farmland that was drained and diked more than 100 years ago would turn back into salt marshes and mudflats for migrating salmon under a 15-year plan for the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. | 3 |
A #39;S NOTEBOOK Security makes its presence known Arlington, Texas -- The A #39;s didn #39;t request any additional security at Ameriquest Field on Tuesday, but there appeared to be extra security in place, anyway, a precaution after last week #39;s incident at the Coliseum in which Rangers reliever Frank Francisco | 1 |
Govt defends visa checks The federal government has defended its visa checking processes after it was revealed that September 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was granted a tourist visa in 2001. | 0 |
Google Ad Policies To Be Expanded Publicly Google's planning to greatly expand the editorial guidelines it publishes online, providing everyone a better idea of what it accepts on the advertising front. | 3 |
Norwich Union moves 950 jobs to Far East Insurance giant Norwich Union has announced plans to move its business to India in a move which will lead to compulsory redundancies in Britain. | 2 |
BBVA to Keep Laredo Chairman Jacobs and Back Expansion Plans Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, which agreed to buy Laredo National Bancshares Inc. for \$850 million, plans to keep Chairman Gary Jacobs in place at the Texas- based lender and to back his expansion strategy. | 2 |
GIANTS NOTEBOOK Bonds receives guarantee for #39;06 Reworked contract <b>...</b> With one stroke of a white-out brush, Barry Bonds got the security he sought and the Giants ensured their marquee attraction will be around two more years. | 1 |
S.Korea's Roh Says No Need to Rush North Atom Talks (Reuters) Reuters - South Korea sees no need to rush into a\further round of talks on the North's nuclear weapons\ambitions, President Roh Moo-hyun said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Under security cover, trucks move into Manipur (Reuters) Reuters - Truckers drove into Manipur on Wednesday under troop protection, despite fears of attacks by protesters trying to impose a 16-day blockade, police said. | 0 |
Kodak Reiterates Outlook NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=EK.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">EK.N</A> on Wednesday backed its near and long-term profit forecasts, saying sales of digital products are growing faster than expected and helping to offset rapidly declining sales of its traditional film business. | 2 |
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