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Health workers fear deadly epidemic in Haiti Bodies, dirty water spreading disease. Medical supplies have started to run out and panicked residents are fighting for provisions. | 0 |
Putin urges Iran to yield to IAEA demands By Reuters, Thursday <b>...</b> Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Iran on Friday to heed the demands of the UN nuclear watchdog after Tehran defied the United Nations by going ahead with its uranium enrichment programme. | 0 |
Another palace intruder London - A journalist posing as a workman managed to breach security at Queen Elizabeth #39;s official residence in Scotland, less than two weeks after an intruder climbed onto Buckingham Palace in London, police said on Friday. | 0 |
Top Indian nuclear scientist passes away Eminent physicist and doyen of India #39;s nuclear program Raja Ramanna died Friday morning at the age of 79 in a hospital in Mumbai in west India following an intestinal problem. | 0 |
Airbus Withdraws Microsoft Backing-Source BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Airbus <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=EAD.PA target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">EAD.PA</A> has withdrawn a filing which gave support for Microsoft <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?tick... | 2 |
Putin: State Firms Can Bid for YUKOS MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin gave his blessing on Friday for Russian state energy firms to bid for oil major YUKOS's assets if bailiffs put them up for sale to recover a huge back-tax bill. | 2 |
ID Biomedical Gets U.S. Flu Drug Deal (Reuters) Reuters - ID Biomedical Corp. \signed a 10-year U.S. distribution deal for its Fluviral drug\that could reap sales of #36;2.3 billion and help U.S. authorities\fill a flu vaccine shortage, the company said on Monday. | 2 |
Putin denies nationalization plans for Yukos, but state firms can <b>...</b> LONDON, September 24 (newratings.com) - Vladimir Putin has denied speculations about the government #39;s plans to re-nationalize the beleaguered oil giant, OAO Yukos Oil Company (YUSA. | 2 |
Halliburton may dump KBR unit Houston #39;s Halliburton is considering selling its KBR unit, the object of numerous investigations, persistent losses and ongoing bankruptcy. | 2 |
Airbus Withdraws Microsoft Backing-Source Airbus (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) has withdrawn a filing which gave support for Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) in an antitrust case before the European Union #39;s Court of First Instance, a source close to the | 2 |
Samples From Genesis Craft Sent to Calif. SALT LAKE CITY - The first solar-wind samples recovered from the crashed Genesis space capsule have been sent to researchers in California. | 3 |
Mosley hopes for full grid in 2005 Motorsport.com. FIA President Max Mosley believes that the three teams with an uncertain future will survive the current problems and that there will be 20 cars on the grid in 2005. | 1 |
Latest suitor lines up Liverpool FC Hollywood film executive Mike Jefferies could become the fourth suitor to bid for Liverpool this year. BBC Business News Online looks at the latest courting of one of the world #39;s most famous football clubs and global brands. | 1 |
Militant Chechen Rebel Leader to Go on Trial for Masterminding <b>...</b> Chechnya #39;s rebel leader says militant Shamil Basayev will go on trial for masterminding the hostage siege in Beslan after fighting in the breakaway Russian republic comes to an end. | 0 |
Five Malaysian sailors in Spratly bird flu scare KUALA LUMPUR : Five Malaysian navy sailors have been hospitalised for bird flu tests after possibly coming into contact with diseased birds while patrolling the disputed Spratly islands, officials said on Friday. | 0 |
Planes to be banned from flying low over London #39;s landmarks Aircraft will not be allowed to make low-level flights over key London landmarks under new anti-terrorism rules which are to become effective on Oct. 27, the British government said on Friday. | 0 |
Tiny Sensors That Can Track Anything They're small, smart and vigilant, the sort of miniature technology that science fiction writers once dreamed of. But the battery-powered, wireless sensors sometimes known as "smart dust" are here, and they're making their way into the electronic fabric of our lives. <FONT face=... | 3 |
IBM to Open Office in Fairfax County, Creating 1,200 Jobs International Business Machines Corp. plans to open a new office in Fairfax County that will create 1,200 government contracting jobs in the county, according to sources familiar with the deal. | 3 |
Microsoft Sues Web Hoster, Others Over Spam <p>\</p><p> SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. filed nine new lawsuits\against spammers who send unsolicited e-mail, including an\e-mail marketing Web hosting company, the world's largest\software maker said on Thursday</p> | 3 |
Gates Tops Forbes List of Richest in U.S. -- Again <p>\</p><p> NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq may be well off its highs\of the dot-com era, but tech tycoons still top the list of the\wealthiest Americans.</p> | 3 |
Long-necked hunter found in China The remains of a 230-million-old marine reptile with fangs and a long neck are unearthed by fossil hunters in southeast China. | 3 |
Silicon sensors could save lives German scientists are working on tiny portable sensors that can spot health problems very early. | 3 |
U.S. Envoy: Sudan Could See Somali-Style Anarchy NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) - Sudan risks falling into Somalia-style anarchy if peace talks aimed at ending separate crises in Darfur and the south fail and embolden more factions to take up arms, the top U.S. envoy to Sudan said Friday. | 0 |
Iraq's kidnapping crisis deepens Two Egyptians are seized in Baghdad as anguish mounts in the UK and Italy over their kidnapped nationals. | 0 |
Missing tanker found in Nigeria One of two oil tankers that went missing laden with crude oil has been found, says the Nigerian navy. | 0 |
Chicago Fed Sees '05 GDP Down at 3.3 Pct (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. economic growth is expected to\slow in 2005 due to rising interest rates and high crude oil\prices, according to a forecast of participants at a Federal\Reserve Bank of Chicago conference released on Monday. | 2 |
Turkish Captive in Iraq Tells of Fearful Struggle to Hold On A young Turkish journalist, Zeynep Tugrul, was freed last week by kidnappers in northern Iraq after four days of terror and hope. | 0 |
Big boss is watching Wireless companies are rolling out new GPS services for employers that can track the physical location of mobile workers. | 3 |
Iran Expects OPEC to Leave Quotas Steady (Reuters) Reuters - OPEC ministers will concentrate on quota\compliance rather than cutting official production ceilings to\combat falling oil prices when they meet in Cairo this week,\Iran's oil minister was quoted as saying on Monday. | 2 |
Readers love mobiles in church; hate mobiles on planes <strong>Letters:</strong> More from the <em>Reg</em> postbag | 3 |
Update 1: Russia Doesn #39;t Intend to Nationalize Yukos The Russian government does not intend to nationalize the Yukos oil company, but state-owned organizations will be able to bid if the embattled company #39;s assets are put up for auction, President Vladimir Putin said Friday. | 2 |
Alitalia reaches deal with unions to split firm Italy #39;s loss-making Alitalia has reached a deal with its unions to split the state-controlled airline in two, helping secure the company #39;s immediate future and opening the way for partial privatization. | 2 |
Can Lara finally come good? England facing West Indies in the final: who would have thought that ten days ago? Well, here we are, and looking at the pre-match odds published at bet365, we are in for mighty tight contest. | 1 |
Journalist breaks into residence of Queen LONDON - A journalist posing as a workman was able to gain access to a private area of the Queen #39;s official Scottish residence in the latest breach of royal security in Britain. | 0 |
Prosecutors say they expect to charge alleged head of Jemaah <b>...</b> JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesian prosecutors say they #39;ll file terror-related charges against a cleric accused of heading the group behind the Bali bombings. | 0 |
New EU Panel to Study Safety of Herbal Medicines (Reuters) Reuters - The safety of herbal medicines, which\are widely used on the basis of scant scientific evidence, is\to be investigated by a new panel of European experts. | 3 |
BOFH: What to do when the Boss gets touchy-feely <strong>Episode 32</strong> Inappropriate behaviour | 3 |
Viacom in China Tie-Up with Beijing TV (Reuters) Reuters - Media conglomerate Viacom Inc.\said on Friday it struck a second Chinese program producing\partnership and could form as many as two others, including a\movie-making tie-up, in the months ahead. | 2 |
Stocks to Watch Friday The aircraft maker and defense contractor's chief executive backed its previous earnings forecast for the year. | 2 |
Stocks Set to Open Flat; Oil Eyed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were set to open flat on Friday, with investors expecting the market to stem recent losses, while high oil prices fueled concerns of slowing corporate profits and consumer spending. | 2 |
Harmony will try to block Gold Fields-Iamgold deal Harmony Gold Mining Corp. (HARJ.J: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday that if Gold Fields Ltd. (GFIJ.J: Quote, Profile, Research) shareholders approve a proposed deal with Iamgold Corp. | 2 |
Oil Holds Above \$48 Despite SPR Loans LONDON (Reuters) - Oil's advance wavered a little on Friday as the U.S. government prepared to lend out some strategic crude stocks, but traders said the amounts were small and that supply worries remained. | 2 |
Fiorina: Sometimes IT spending is a 'bad thing' Not expecting a rush of IT spending during the last three months of 2004, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina said Thursday that IT buyers have become smarter and more discriminating in their IT purchasing than they were just five y... | 2 |
Telecom Italia buys mobile stake Telecoms giant Telecom Italia is expected to pay 20bn euros (\$26.7bn; 13.8bn) for the 44 it does not already own of its mobile arm. | 2 |
Iomega backs away from DCT, cuts jobs Iomega Corp. will cut its workforce by 25 percent and end development of its DCT (Digital Capture Technology) product line in a restructuring aimed at cutting costs and returning to profitability, the company announced Thursday. | 3 |
Oil Holds Above \$48 Despite SPR Loans Oil #39;s advance wavered a little on Friday as the US government prepared to lend out some strategic crude stocks, but traders said the amounts were small and that supply worries remained. | 2 |
Barclays seeks more S. African business Barclays, the British bank that left South Africa in 1986 after apartheid protests, may soon resume retail operations in the nation. | 2 |
EU still in talks with Oracle BRUSSELS--The European Commission is still in talks with Oracle over its plan to take over rival software company PeopleSoft but aims to make a decision before the end of October, a Commission representative said Friday. | 2 |
Philips Cuts Chip Sales Forecast on Waning Demand (Update2) Royal Philips Electronics NV, Europe #39;s third-largest maker of semiconductors, reduced its third- quarter chip sales forecast as demand wanes, joining companies including Texas Instruments Inc. | 2 |
US Treasuries little changed before data 0125 GMT -- Treasury prices little changed in Asia as market awaits further economic data to back up upbeat economic assessment by the Federal Reserve. | 2 |
Sony Moves to MP3 In a strategic move, electronics giant Sony has announced that some of its new music player models will now feature direct support for MP3 audio files. | 3 |
France awards contract for secure Linux system A five-company consortium has been awarded a 7 million three-year contract by the French Ministry of Defence to build a Linux-based multi-level secure operating system. | 3 |
Florida company offers trips simulating space travel A company plans to offer airplane flights that simulate weightlessness in space. Zero Gravity Corp. starting Oct. 9 will offer twice-a-month, \$2,950 flights on planes that carry 27 passengers | 3 |
AUSSIES OFF TO A FLYER Australia have all but assured they will remain inh the Davis Cup World Group after opening up a commanding 2-0 lead over injury-hit Morocco on Friday. | 1 |
Beslan: Vow to put rebel on trial A Chechen rebel leader is vowing to bring to justice warlord Shamil Basayev over the Beslan school hostage-taking that ended with the deaths of more than 300 people, according to a posting on a Chechen rebel Web site. | 0 |
Man intruding Queen #39;s Scottish residence identified as journalist The intruder who entered British Queen Elizabeth II #39;s official Scottish residence and caused a security scare was a reporter from the London-based Sunday Times newspaper, local media reported Friday. | 0 |
Man denies plot to blow up plane Sajid Badat, 25, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday via video link from a top security jail where he is being held. He pleaded not guilty to an accusation quot;that between January 1, 1999 and November 28, 2003 | 0 |
Palestinians Shell Gaza Settlement; 1 Dead Palestinian militants fired two mortars at a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing a 24-year Israeli woman and enflaming settler anger at Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. | 0 |
ZIMBABWE: Mujuru sworn in a vice president HARARE, 6 December (IRIN) - Joyce Mujuru was sworn in as Zimbabwe #39;s first woman vice president on Monday. Her path to the vice presidency was cleared by a ZANU-PF congress resolution at the weekend, which | 0 |
First Baby Born After Ovarian Tissue Transplant (Reuters) Reuters - A Belgian woman has given birth to the\first baby born after an ovarian tissue transplant, a medical\breakthrough that brings hope to young cancer patients whose\fertility may be damaged by treatment. | 3 |
U.S.: No 'Quick Fixes' in Sudan Situation (AP) AP - It may take up to two years to disarm the Arab militia in the Darfur region of western Sudan and secure the vast region for the return of 1.2 million people who fled the violence there, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday. | 0 |
Internet Emerges As Potent Terror Tool The images coming out of the latest hostage crisis in Iraq - capped by dramatic video of British captive Kenneth Bigley begging for his life - have transfixed Britons, left governments looking helpless, and revived a classic dilemma about whether to negotiate with terrorists. | 3 |
EBay Reverses Half.com Decision EBay Inc. announced Thursday that it will keep its Half.com subsidiary open indefinitely, scrapping previous plans to shutter the e-commerce site in mid-October. | 3 |
West Antarctic glaciers speed up Many glaciers in West Antarctica have substantially increased their rate of shrinkage compared with the 1990s. | 3 |
Positive Charge for Rosetta Detecting ions, or charged particles from either solar wind or comet tails, is one goal for the comet-chasing space probe, Rosetta. Astrobiology Magazine -- The Ion and Electron Spectrometer (IES), one of three NASA instruments aboard the European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta comet orbiter,... | 3 |
Gates Richest American 11th Year In A Row Washington, Sept. 24 (NNN): William #39;Bill #39; Henry Gates, founder of software giant Microsoft, continued to be the richest man in America for the eleventh year in a row, according to Forbes magazine. | 2 |
Kumar pleads not guilty to CA fraud charge Former Computer Associates International Inc CEO Sanjay Kumar yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges that he was involved in CA #39;s multibillion accounting fraud and then tried to cover up the scam from federal investigators. | 2 |
Rookie fastest ANTHONY DAVIDSON set the early standard by going quickest in the first-ever practice session at the Shanghai International Circuit. | 1 |
Serena, Sharapova advance to China Open semis Serena Williams breezed into the China Open semifinals Friday when Russia #39;s Nadia Petrova retired with an injury during the second set of their quarterfinals match. | 1 |
Butt handed three-match ban by UEFA Newcastle United midfielder Nicky Butt has been handed a three-match European suspension by UEFA for his straight red card dismissal against Israel #39;s Bnei Sakhnin last week. | 1 |
MLB works to appease Angelos (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - If Major League Baseball can negotiate a settlement with Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos, it could announce next week the Montreal Expos' new home is Washington, D.C. | 1 |
Grand Slam Starlets Clash for Russian Bragging Rights LONDON (Reuters) - More than just a battle for Russian bragging rights, Saturday's Beijing semi-final between Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova promises to be an enthralling encounter and a fascinating clash of cultures. | 1 |
Russia to Allow State-Owned Firms to Bid on Yukos Assets President Vladimir Putin said Friday, the government has no plans to seize the embattled oil giant, but if its assets are sold, anyone, including government organizations, will be able to bid. | 2 |
Alitalia, Unions Sign Deal to Split Company Italy #39;s troubled Alitalia airline has reached a deal with eight of nine unions to split the state-controlled firm in two in a plan to stave off bankruptcy. | 2 |
Morningstar Faces Possible SEC Civil Suit Morningstar Inc., the mutual fund and stock research provider, on Friday said it may face US Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges over incorrect data it published about a mutual fund. | 2 |
Wal-Mart fires back Wal-Mart Stores Inc. began a statewide offensive Thursday to counter widespread criticism of the company #39;s wages and benefits, expansion plans and effects on communities. | 2 |
Cingular Wireless fined \$12.1 million over early termination fees SAN FRANCISCO Cingular Wireless will have to pay millions of dollars in fines because of the steep fees it charged its customers who wanted to end their contracts early. | 2 |
West Antarctic glaciers speed up The glaciers in West Antarctica have substantially increased their rate of shrinkage compared with the 1990s. US-Chilean teams report to the journal Science that the glaciers are losing 60 more ice into the | 3 |
Catastrophic loss for unencumbered standards Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies. | 3 |
Google Browser on Its Way? With a series of events being strung together, rumors about Google building a browser are running amok. Speculation about the Google browser intensified after its recent hiring spree. | 3 |
Hubble Finds Most Distant Galaxies Yet US scientists working with images from the Hubble Space Telescope have identified what may turn out to be some of the earliest star-forming galaxies. | 3 |
Mars Rover Missions Extended Again NASA has decided to fund the missions of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers on Mars for an additional six months -- as long as the craft continue to operate. | 3 |
Transcript: USA Team After the Draw Q. Andy, how do you feel about playing first? Would you like to get it all started right away? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah. Absolutely. Either way I would have beencomfortable with it. | 1 |
Tennis: Storm delays Britain #39;s Davis Cup match in Austria PORTSCHACH, Austria: Thunder, lightning and incessant rain delayed the start of the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie between Austria and Great Britain. | 1 |
Virenque climbs into spotlight one last time Flashy as ever, Richard Virenque has climbed off his bike on the stage of the most famous music hall in Paris to bring the curtain down on his 14-year career. | 1 |
Blues Strikers Must Deliver - Bruce Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce is urging his remaining strikers to grasp the nettle and fill the massive void left by the injured Mikael Forssell. | 1 |
ENGLAND MUST DO WITHOUT DYER Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer seems certain to miss England #39;s World Cup qualifiers next month after it was revealed that his hamstring injury could take another four weeks to repair. | 1 |
American League Game Summary - Tampa Bay At New York Bronx, NY -- Jon Lieber continued his September hot streak by pitching into the eighth inning and Derek Jeter hit a solo homer, helping New York clinch a playoff berth for the 10th straight season with a 7-3 win over Tampa Bay in a much-awaited makeup | 1 |
AU to deploy 5,000 troops in Darfur The African Union is to decide early October whether it will send 3,000- to 5,000 troops to the troubled region Darfur to help stop the violence there, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said. | 0 |
Durable Goods Fall as Aircraft Orders Off (Reuters) Reuters - Orders for long-lasting U.S. durable\goods slipped unexpectedly in August as demand for civilian\aircraft plunged, but the data beat expectations once\transportation was stripped out, government data showed on\Friday. | 2 |
Demand for Big-Ticket Goods Drops in Aug. (AP) AP - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket goods dropped in August, largely weighed down by a sharp decline in demand for commercial airplanes. | 2 |
Morningstar Faces Possible SEC Civil Suit (Reuters) Reuters - Morningstar Inc., the mutual fund and\stock research provider, on Friday said it may face U.S.\Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges over incorrect\data it published about a mutual fund. | 2 |
Durable Goods Fall as Aircraft Orders Off WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting U.S. durable goods slipped unexpectedly in August as civilian aircraft demand plunged, but beat forecasts once transportation was stripped out, government data showed on Friday. | 2 |
Flat Opening Seen After Durable Goods NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open flat on Friday after news of a drop in durable goods orders last month did little to sway investor sentiment that remained focused on higher oil prices. | 2 |
Philips Warns Sees 2005 Slowdown AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Philips, Europe's top consumer electronics group, cut the sales forecast for its closely watched chip unit on Friday and predicted much smaller growth for the semiconductor industry next year. | 2 |
Bush to tap oil reserve to counter Ivan delays The Bush administration plans to release oil from the nation #39;s emergency stockpile to make up for supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan - the first time in nearly two years the reserve has been tapped. | 2 |
Durable Goods Orders Dip in August Orders to US factories for big-ticket goods dropped in August, largely weighed down by a sharp decline in demand for commercial airplanes. | 2 |
Barclays #39; South African plan boosts share price LONDON, September 24 (newratings.com) - Barclays Plc (BCY.FSE) witnessed a robust rally in its share price this morning, after the company disclosed its plans to buy a controlling stake the South African retail banking company, Absa, yesterday. | 2 |
Fed Makes It Three Hikes in a Row The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Tuesday as widely expected, saying growth quot;appears to have regained some traction. | 2 |
Airlines #39; stocks sink again on tough news Already battered airline stocks took a further beating Thursday following a gloomy outlook from the head of American Airlines (AMR) and reports of disappointing August revenue industrywide. | 2 |
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