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Briefly: IronPort spam shield gets steelier roundup Plus: Via brings PCI Express to AMD PCs...Rice lab makes nano parts less toxic...TV chip company gets \$19 million. | 3 |
Australia #39;s Telstra announces details of A\$750 million share <b>...</b> SYDNEY: Australia #39;s dominant telecommunications firm, Telstra, has unveiled details of a 750 million dollar (532 million US) off-market share buy-back as part of a three-year, 4.5 billion dollar capital management program. | 2 |
X Prize Launch Set For Wednesday At Mojave; Canadians On Hold Following its successful test flight in June, the American Mojave Aerospace team, led by Burt Rutan and backed by Paul Allen, plans to launch its first official flight in pursuit of the \$10 million Ansari X Prize on Wednesday. | 3 |
Colts Take Down Packers in NFL Shootout The Indianapolis Colts built a huge lead Sunday and then held on to beat the visiting Green Bay Packers, 45-31, in a battle between two of the strongest National Football League quarterbacks. | 1 |
Alas, there #39;s no #39;Team #39; in #39;Jose #39; ANAHEIM -- Entering the last week of a red-hot division race that is still uphill for them, the Anaheim Angels suspended their second-biggest run producer for showing up the team. | 1 |
In the Rain, Pittsburgh Makes a Mess of Miami The hurricane-weary Miami Dolphins had their matchup against Pittsburgh moved back to a night game because of Hurricane Jeanne. But the Steelers also had reasons to be out | 1 |
Blair: Labor will not buckle Tony Blair has said his Labor party will not cave in despite poor poll ratings, backbench revolts, and protests over hunting and the Iraq war. | 0 |
Musharraf terms talks with Singh gain for peace AMSTERDAM: President General Pervez Musharraf has described the progress made during his talks with the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New York as a gain for peace. | 0 |
ETF INVESTING BOSTON (CBS.MW) - A recent spate of index-fund expense reductions by Fidelity Investments and others has been widely interpreted as a direct challenge to low-cost index leader The Vanguard Group, but they also take aim at the burgeoning exchange-traded | 2 |
Residents could get power update Tuesday FPL officials don #39;t yet know whether they #39;re facing a repair or rebuild effort. Nearly 1.6 million households and businesses are without power from Hurricane Jeanne, but residents in Palm Beach County could | 2 |
Favre-Manning matchup lived up to billing The matchup featured two of the NFL #39;s best quarterbacks, a former and current MVP. Sunday #39;s game between the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers was billed as Brett | 1 |
Angels suspend Guillen without pay for rest of season Angels left fielder Jose Guillen was suspended for the rest of the season Sunday because of his outburst after being lifted for a pinch runner a day earlier. | 1 |
Seahawks Slant Defense: Ken Lucas. His biggest play was his first one. The fourth-year cornerback intercepted a Ken Dorsey pass that kissed off the hands of wide receiver Rashaun Woods and returned it 25 yards to set up the Seahawks #39; first score. | 1 |
Does the Patent System Need an Overhaul? Two professors argue that seemingly innocuous reforms have caused a shift away from encouraging innovation in favor of exploiting patents largely for lawsuits. | 3 |
No pacemen in top grade of new Indian cricket contract system (AFP) AFP - The Indian cricket board has announced a long-awaited list of contracted players under a new system which starts from October 1. | 0 |
Opera returns to Milan's La Scala Milan's world-famous opera house La Scala is re-opening on Tuesday after a three-year closure for renovation. | 0 |
Truckers of Iraq's Pony Express Are Risking It All for a Paycheck Lured by paychecks that are double or triple what they earned in the U.S., truckers are risking their lives - and occasionally losing them - working in Iraq. | 0 |
1.6 million FPL customers lose electricity With the third hurricane in six weeks to hit its service area, Florida Power amp; Light Co. is scrambling to find workers from other states to help restore electricity to nearly 1.6 million | 2 |
China #39;s GDP to grow 9 percent: state commission China #39;s economy was expected to grow by about nine percent this year, a senior official with the State Development and Reform Commission was quoted as saying by the Beijing News on Saturday. | 2 |
Itanium unsuitable for workstations, Intel says THE ITANIUM was never really important for the workstation market, Intel has said, causing us to choke over our salty porridge this morning. | 3 |
Second KO leaves Jones #39; future fuzzy Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver were joking about a unification bout. Roy Jones, considered by some the world #39;s best pound-for-pound fighter, was in the back of an ambulance. | 1 |
Agassi could return for Davis Cup final Andre Agassi hasn #39;t played Davis Cup since 2000, but US captain Patrick McEnroe said he wouldn #39;t rule out a return for the eight-time Grand Slam champion. | 1 |
Eagles 30, Lions 13 After falling a game short of the Super Bowl the past three years, the Eagles seem to have the swagger and talent they #39;ve been missing. | 1 |
SCORELESS IN SEATTLE Seattle -- - Not so long ago, the 49ers were inflicting on other teams the kind of pain and embarrassment they felt in their 34-0 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday. | 1 |
Umpire Leaves Mariners-Rangers Game (AP) AP - First-base umpire Ed Montague was treated and released at an Arlington hospital after leaving Sunday's game between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers before the start of the fifth inning because of elevated blood pressure. | 1 |
Steelers Slog to Win The Steelers forces four turnovers, makes a key fourth-down stop and beats the hapless Miami Dolphins, 13-3, Sunday night. | 1 |
Singh Makes History Vijay Singh breaks the PGA Tour single-year money record Tiger Woods set in 2000, holding off a fast-finishing Stewart Cink to win the 84 Lumber Classic. | 1 |
Mexican firm 'eyes \$4bn RMC bid' Mexican group Cemex is reportedly set to make a \$4bn takeover bid for RMC, the UK firm that is the world's biggest supplier of ready-mixed concrete. | 2 |
Finneran set for new post amid probe The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is preparing to hire House Speaker Thomas M. Finneran even though a key confidant of his said yesterday that Finneran has received no official confirmation that federal prosecutors have closed a perjury | 2 |
Swiss e-vote gets thumbs up SWITZERLAND HAS managed to stage what it thinks is the first legally binding internet vote in a national referendum. More than 2720 people in four Geneva suburbs, about one in five voters in the region who | 3 |
North Beaches CAPE CANAVERALShuttles in good shape, but VAB loses more panels. NASA #39;s three space shuttles are just fine, but the already damaged Vehicle Assembly Building lost more of wall panels to Hurricane Jeanne. | 3 |
#39;Chucky #39; gets horrific reception OAKLAND, Calif. - Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden returned to Network Associates Coliseum on Sunday. The stadium is the place he first became a coach. | 1 |
VNU to sell World Directories Group SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) VNU (NL:38987) , the Dutch media group that owns TV ratings group Nielsen, said early Monday it has signed a definitive agreeement to sell its World Directories Group to World Directories Acquisition Corp. | 2 |
Mexican firm #39;eyes \$4bn RMC bid #39; UK firm RMC, the world #39;s biggest maker of ready-mixed concrete, is reportedly to get a takeover bid worth at least \$4bn (2.2bn) from Mexican group Cemex. | 2 |
Fannie Mae #39;s fall from grace A shocking expose hit the Street last week about one of the best-loved, most all-American companies out there: Fannie Mae, the mortgage and financial services giant. | 2 |
Australian Oil Producers Gain, Led by Woodside; Origin Falls Australian oil producers #39; stocks such as Woodside Petroleum Ltd. rose after crude oil climbed to a record amid concern that hurricane damage in North America will disrupt supply. | 2 |
Storm zaps recently restored electricity Hurricane Jeanne knocked out power to 250,000 Brevard County customers, though about 45,000 had electricity restored by Sunday evening, company spokeswoman Kathy Scott said. | 2 |
Red Hat big wig attacks Sun A RED HAT vice president has slammed Sun for refusing to open source its Java code and hanging on like grim death to its patents. The bone of contention is the April agreement between Sun and Microsoft. | 3 |
Singh Wins in Pennsylvania to Break Woods #39;s PGA Earnings Record Vijay Singh won the 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania to push his yearly winnings to more than \$9.45 million and break Tiger Woods #39;s single-season money record. | 1 |
Chinese sweet and sour for Ferrari team Shanghai: Rubens Barrichello claimed the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix yesterday, with Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher finishing a hard-luck weekend in 12th place, more than a lap behind. | 1 |
Dodgers ax Giants, boost West lead SAN FRANCISCO - Eric Gagne zipped one last pitch past Deivi Cruz, then screamed for joy while San Francisco #39;s fans groaned. Gagne knew his two innings of work had resulted in more than just another save. | 1 |
Hurtin #39; for certain Grossman injured late in Bears #39; loss to <b>...</b> Player of the game: Minnesota QB Daunte Culpepper passed for 248 yards and two TDs, and also ran for a score. Key stat: The Bears had 14 penalties for 101 yards. | 1 |
Angels inch within a game of Athletics John Lackey fell behind early before Anaheim rallied behind three RBIs from Troy Glaus to beat Oakland 6-2 on Sunday to close within one game of the AL West-leading Athletics with a week to play. | 1 |
Thai Suspected Bird Flu Case Fans Human Link Fear Thailand, rattled by fears a girl passed bird flu to her mother, said Monday it has no evidence there has been human-to-human transmission of the deadly H5N1 virus in the country. | 0 |
Thai suspected bird flu case fans human link fear BANGKOK -- Thai and international health officials held an emergency meeting on Monday to review a case in which there is a quot;very remote possibility quot; bird flu was passed from human to human, a senior WHO official said. | 0 |
Israel Defense Official Threatens Syria (AP) AP - A senior Israeli defense official harshly threatened Syria on Monday, accusing President Bashar Assad of direct involvement in terrorism, but stopping short of confirming that Israel was responsible for killing a Hamas leader in Damascus. | 0 |
Haitians Pray for 1,500 Killed by Jeanne (AP) AP - In a cathedral ankle-deep in mud and overturned pews, Haitians prayed for 1,500 killed by Tropical Storm Jeanne and gave thanks for their lives #151; though most lost homes and belongings #151; while the United Nations rushed in hundreds more peacekeepers to stem loo... | 0 |
Japanese Cabinet Resigns Before Reshuffle (AP) AP - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday, in hopes of solidifying his power and boosting his ability to carry out reforms. | 0 |
Japan PM Reshuffles Cabinet, Keeps Some Ministers TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro reshuffled his cabinet Monday to try to boost his popularity and bolster his ability to implement reforms, but the retention of several key ministers led some analysts to question whether he would succeed. | 0 |
Pakistan al-Qaeda suspect killed Pakistan says al-Qaeda suffers a major blow as the country's most wanted terror suspect is shot dead. | 0 |
US air strikes 'target Sadr City' US forces are reported to have launched overnight air attacks in Baghdad's Sadr City suburb. | 0 |
Golf: Record earnings for Singh Vijay Singh leads from start to finish to win the 84 Lumber Classic and eclipse Tiger Woods' season earnings record. | 0 |
Man tried for UK student's murder The trial of a man accused of murdering York backpacker Caroline Stuttle begins in Australia. | 0 |
Karzai visits rival's stronghold The Afghan president makes a rare visit to the north just two weeks before the country's first presidential elections. | 0 |
Oil prices threaten fresh record Opec's president says oil supply is adequate as the price of US light, crude comes within 4 cents of its all-time record. | 0 |
Bush, Kerry Rev Up for Campaign Face-Off CRAWFORD, Texas - It's a classic pre-debate dance, maybe as important as the matchup itself: lower expectations for your candidate's performance and jab the other guy while you're at it. While President Bush and Democrat John Kerry remained secluded half a country apart on Sunda... | 0 |
NZ stocks: Contact shares dump 13c in reasonable trade Shares in Contact Energy dumped 13c of their value after the firm #39;s independent directors urged minority holders to not accept the takeover offer by Australian firm Origin Energy. | 2 |
VT Group says has no plans to buy BAE shipbuilding LONDON (CBS.MW) -- British shipbuilders VT Group (UK:VTG) said Monday it has no plans to acquire BAE Systems (UK:BA) shipbuilding activities, but added it quot;remains focused... on assisting the UK government | 2 |
Virgin selling music via Net Long before Richard Branson became the latest billionaire with a reality TV show, before he started his cellphone company, his airline and his record label, he sold music from the Virgin Record Shop on Oxford Street in London. | 3 |
India #39;s unmanned moon mission going smoothly: official India #39;s unmanned moon mission -Chandrayan - is expected to take place in 2007-08 as it is progressing smoothly, the country #39;s space agency chief G. MadhavanNair said here Sunday. | 3 |
Marlon King #39;s stunner does it for Forest NOTTINGHAM, England (AFP) - A superb last-minute goal by Nottingham Forest #39;s Jamaican international Marlon King wrapped up a suitable ending here yesterday on a day dedicated to remembering former manager Brian Clough, who died of stomach cancer last | 1 |
Serena topples US Open champ in China Top seed Serena Williams rallied to claim the China Open yesterday, taking a hard fought 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. | 1 |
NOTEBOOK: Bye week very timely for banged-up Lions Had they beaten Philadelphia, the Lions might feel different about taking a week off this early in the season. Had they gone into October with a 3-0 record, they would have been eager to keep the roll going. | 1 |
Haitians pray for dead, give thanks for their lives GONAIVES, HAITI -- Haitians surrounded by the destruction from tropical storm Jeanne prayed for the 1,500 dead and gave thanks their lives were spared at church services yesterday while the United Nations rushed more peacekeepers in to stem looting in the | 0 |
Virgin launches new digital music service Richard Branson #39;s Virgin Group has become the latest company to throw its hat into the online music ring by launching the Virgin Digital service. | 3 |
Israel assassinates Hamas militant in Damascus Israel assassinated a Palestinian militant with a car bomb that exploded after he started his vehicle yesterday. It was Israel #39;s first slaying of a Hamas member on Syrian | 0 |
McNair Injures Sternum Against Jaguars (AP) AP - Steve McNair, the NFL's 2003 co-MVP, bruised his sternum Sunday and was admitted to the hospital for the night. | 1 |
Dollar Stuck Vs Yen as 'Tankan' Awaited TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar shuffled in narrow ranges against the yen on Monday as option-related and exporter selling capped the U.S. currency and traders awaited a key corporate sentiment survey from the Bank of Japan. | 2 |
Man Utd unveils dip in profits Manchester United says player transfers and a weaker performance on the pitch cut its full-year profits by nearly a third. | 2 |
Meet too-familiar story with familiar response Just three weeks after the first strike, Jeanne on Saturday and Sunday tracked Frances across the state. It reopened some wounds and cut new ones, some of them deeper because of | 2 |
Virgin Records enters the music download market Monday Long before Richard Branson dreamed of becoming the latest billionaire with a reality TV show, before he started his cell phone company, his airline and his record label, he sold music from the Virgin Record Shop on Oxford St. | 3 |
Opening Pages The title was really meant to scare you. I bet it brought memories of those zombie films prevalent in the 80s. Dont worry. Your PCs wont suddenly get up in the middle of the night and scare the hell out of you. | 3 |
Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source A top Red Hat executive has attacked the open-source credentials of its sometime business partner Sun Microsystems. In a Web log posting Thursday, Michael Tiemann, Red Hat #39;s vice president of open-source affairs | 3 |
Microsoft Takes Stands Against Spam, Sanctions Sectors of the Internet world are still buzzing over the release of a Microsoft patent application that appears to claim rights to the underlying method proposed by companies to better determine | 3 |
Rubens flies in Shanghai Rubens Barrichello has sealed second place in the 2004 world drivers championship with an all-the-way success in the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. | 1 |
Japanese Cabinet Resigns Before Reshuffle TOKYO Sept. 27, 2004 - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday, in hopes of solidifying his power and boosting his ability to carry out reforms. | 0 |
Peacekeepers rushed to Haiti to halt looting Haitians surrounded by the destruction of Hurricane Jeanne prayed for the 1,500 dead during church services yesterday and gave thanks | 0 |
Around the world Paramilitary police killed a suspected top Al Qaeda operative Sunday in a four-hour gun battle at a house in southern Pakistan. The raid also led to the arrest of two other men, the information minister said. | 0 |
Threats trail man organizing Gaza withdrawal The criticism from members of his own kibbutz marked the first sign of trouble for Yonatan Bassi. Then came the comparisons to Nazis and death threats. | 0 |
Australia #39;s S amp;P/ASX 200 Falls; Origin Declines, Woodside Climbs Australia #39;s S amp;P/ASX 200 Index fell for a third day. Origin Energy Ltd. declined after New Zealand #39;s Contact Energy Ltd. | 2 |
SUSAN TOMPOR: Credit card issuers raise big penalties Savvy consumers should skip over the bold print for 0-percent introductory rates for credit cards and head straight to the penalty box. | 2 |
Deutsche property trust merger approved Investors approved a merger between the three Deutsche property trusts to form a \$3 billion group, in one of the latest examples of consolidation in the listed property sector. | 2 |
Hotmail to wean users from free export tool As many as 18 million Hotmail subscribers will be weaned Monday from a free service that lets them export e-mail to another mail client, under Microsoft MSN #39;s new spam-fighting plan. | 3 |
Corporate cybersecurity: Awareness, but no action KUALA LUMPUR: Organisations around the world are not protecting their information sufficiently against increasingly more potent threats, a new survey by Ernst amp; Young has found. | 3 |
Rubens on hunt for rent-a-bed China #39;s fastest driver, Rubens Barrichello, would rather rent a bed on the main straight of the Formula One track than commute to a Shanghai hotel every day. | 1 |
European press review In Monday #39;s European papers, Swiss voters #39; rejection of proposals to loosen its tough citizenship rules is met with disappointment. | 0 |
Ape Learning Center Welcoming 'Students' (AP) AP - Azy and Indah are heading to school this week #151; a unique experience for two clever orangutans whose classroom will eventually encompass more than 200 acres of lowlands, river forest and lakes. | 3 |
UPDATE 1-Ingram Micro to buy Tech Pacific for \$493 mln Ingram Micro Inc. (IM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s largest computer products distributor, on Monday said it would acquire Australia-based Tech Pacific for \$493 million in cash, including debt. | 2 |
Ingram Micro Buys Tech Pacific to Expand in Asia Pacific Ingram Micro Inc, the world #39;s biggest distributor of computers and related parts, said it has agreed to buy Sydney-based Tech Pacific for A\$700 million (\$493 million) to expand in Asia Pacific. | 2 |
Ministers to Tackle Global Finance Issues The global economy is healthy and no major financial crises loom. Yet finance ministers meeting this week must confront uncertainties about the fight against terrorism, rising interest rates and volatile oil prices. | 2 |
HP to stop using Intel Itanium chip: WSJ New York, September 27: Printer and PC maker Hewlett-Packard Co will stop offering desktop workstations based on Intel Corp #39;s Itanium microprocessor, The Wall Street Journal reported on its online edition. | 3 |
Folic acid reduces birth defects PAAIN - Routinely adding folic acid to foods like flour and pasta would significantly reduce the number of babies born with birth defects such as spina bifida, research showed. | 3 |
Vijay Singh breaks earnings record Pennsylvania, Sep 27 - World number one Vijay Singh recorded his eighth victory of the season, winning the 84 Lumber Classic in Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA on Sunday by one stroke from Stewart Cink. | 1 |
Vijay wins third straight event Farmington, Pennsylvania - Vijay Singh shot a three-under par 69 to win the \$4.2m PGA event on Sunday and capture his eighth title of 2004. | 1 |
Spain through to Davis Cup final Teenager Rafael Nadal led Spain into the Davis Cup final on Sunday, but then admitted he may face a bit-part role in December #39;s title clash with the United States. | 1 |
Two-minute drill: Players of the game, by the numbers Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck: Completed 21 of 30 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns, good for a 117.9 quarterback rating. At one point, he completed seven passes in a row. | 1 |
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY THE SUN: Wayne Rooney has got Europe running scared for his Champions League debut on Tuesday night. That is the view of Dutch ace Pierre van Hooijdonk, who will face the pair with Fenerbahce. | 1 |
Shaun Alexander drags LB Julian Peterson SEATTLE - It was a year and 12 days since the Seahawks last held an opponent scoreless in a game. The last time the 49ers were held scoreless in a game was in 1977: Jimmy Carter was in office and David Krieg | 1 |
Airshow in the dome Brett Favre and a sea of green spilled into town Sunday afternoon and made their presence known at the Indianapolis Colts home opener. | 1 |
A rough day could have been even worse for Lions Michael Robinson and Penn State assistant coach Bill Kenney returned to State College on Sunday after Robinson was held overnight at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics following Penn State #39;s 16-3 loss to the Badgers. | 1 |
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