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Fans come down hard on Gruden Jon Gruden, Tim Brown, Charlie Garner and the rest of the Tampa Bay Raider-neers returned to the Black Hole for the first time Sunday as visitors and the locals made sure they felt at home, delivering a true Silver- and-Black welcome: expletives, middle | 1 |
Top al-Qaeda Operative Killed in Pakistan Pakistan Times Staff Reporter / PT Monitoring Desk. NAWABSHAH: A suspected top al-Qaeda oper ative, Amjad Hussain Farooqi has been killed in a raid in southern Pakistan. | 0 |
9/11 fireman praises passengers A New York fireman involved in the rescue effort following the September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers was among passengers on a plane diverted to London after a bomb alert. | 0 |
Ex-US captive killed, say Afghans A former inmate at the US prison camp at Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, who reportedly returned to Afghanistan to rejoin the Taliban as a key commander was killed in a raid by | 0 |
Qaeda suspect shot dead in Pakistan was killed in a clash in the small southern city of Nawabshah, 130 km (80 miles) northeast of Karachi on Sunday. he was accompanying Musharraf on an official visit. | 0 |
Turkey passes penal code aimed at clearing way for EU TURKEYS parliament met in emergency session yesterday to approve an urgent package of reforms expected to boost the countrys chances of starting membership talks with the European Union. | 0 |
Militants Fire Rocket at Israeli Town Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a home-made rocket at a house in an Israeli town today, Israeli rescue services said, but no serious injuries were reported. | 0 |
Australia #39;s S amp;P/ASX 200 Falls, Led by Origin; 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 |
Latest scandal puts spotlight back on boards At first glance, it might seem as if software company Computer Associates International Inc. has cleaned up its act. Yes, its former CEO and another top executive were indicted last | 2 |
No allocation strategy is perfect for everyone Q: In a recent column, a reader bemoaned the fact he had placed all his retirement money in the Vanguard 500 Index mutual fund on your quot;advice. | 2 |
Money Tip Act quick when luggage is lost NEW YORK - You #39;ve arrived at your travel destination only to find that your luggage has not. Certain actions can make a big difference in how quickly your bag is recovered or in what kind of reimbursement you #39;ll receive if it #39;s lost. | 2 |
Naval shipbuilders consider merger - reports Britain #39;s major naval shipbuilders have discussed merging their operations into a single joint venture, two newspapers have reported. | 2 |
Ingram buys Tech Pacific Distribution giant Ingram Micro Inc has acquired Australia #39;s largest IT distributor Tech Pacific in a \$700 million (US\$493 million) cash deal. | 2 |
AT amp;T #39;s text-only device debuts Aiming to please quot;texting-crazed quot; young Americans, AT amp;T Wireless Services Inc. is today launching a hand-held device called Ogo that lets people send unlimited | 2 |
Knockout proves it #39;s time for Roy Jones Jr. to retire Glen Johnson was supposed to leave the ring without the IBF light heavyweight championship belt he #39;d taken to Memphis. Not too many people doubted that. | 1 |
Eagles teach, Lions learn The upstart Detroit Lions, heady with the success of their 2-0 start, were hoping to make a statement about where they stand on their personal road to improvement from being a team that #39;s | 1 |
Seahawks keep 49ers off board SEATTLE -- Once again, the Seattle Seahawks won with their dominant defense. This time, they ended an NFL record streak. Matt Hasselbeck threw for 254 yards with two TDs, Shaun Alexander scored three TDs and | 1 |
Blair admits feeling heat over hostage in Iraq Kidnappers holding a British hostage in Iraq have put Britain in a very difficult position through their effective use of the media, Prime Minister Tony Blair conceded in an interview with a Sunday newspaper. | 0 |
Taj Mahal birthday party begins Some of India's top musicians are due to perform at a celebration to mark the 350th anniversary of the Taj Mahal. | 0 |
Iraqi Guard commander arrested by US military BAGHDAD -- The US military announced yesterday that it had arrested a top Iraqi National Guard commander in Tikrit, accusing him of working with the insurgency. It was the most serious publicized confirmation so far that the growing resistance movement, which US officials a... | 0 |
Threats trail man organizing Gaza withdrawal JERUSALEM -- 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 |
A top Taliban commander reportedly killed in raid KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A former inmate at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who returned to Afghanistan to rejoin the Taliban as a key commander, was killed with two other militiamen in a raid by Afghan security forces, two senior officials said yesterday. | 0 |
Brown seeks to set Labour agenda Gordon Brown will try to focus Labour's conference on the economy, after delegates forced a vote on Iraq. | 2 |
Scam involving cashier's checks is gaining steam Abigail R. Safran was taken for more than \$5,000 earlier this year in what appears to be a burgeoning scam involving counterfeit cashier's checks, but the Northeastern University student is balking at paying back the money because she says her bank bears some of the res... | 2 |
A notebook with muscles to flex Embracing a new gadget indubitably means parting with some hard earned dinero. But eMachines, purchased by Gateway Inc. , is offering next-generation technology at this-generation prices. | 2 |
Next to digital IDs, passwords look lame How big is your key ring? There are the house keys, of course, and the car keys and the little fob for unlocking the doors from 30 feet away. And now there's this new blue thingamajig for logging onto the America Online Internet service. You don't have to use it, but it's not a ... | 2 |
Clouds on horizon for low-cost airlines NEW YORK -- As larger US airlines suffer growing losses, low-cost carriers, previously thought to be invincible, are not far behind, industry experts say, due to soaring jet fuel prices, low air fares, and more competition. | 2 |
Q amp;A David Gergen, political analyst, on leadership David Gergen , director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government , was an adviser to four US presidents: Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton. He is editor-at-large at U.S. News amp; World Report and a political analyst. Gergen, w... | 2 |
Manchester United profits fall Manchester United, the world #39;s richest football club, has posted lower annual profits after reinvesting the proceeds of selling England star David Beckham, and says lower media revenues will hit profits this year. | 2 |
Oil price heads towards record Oil prices have pushed above \$49 a barrel, approaching record levels as worries about the stability of supplies from Iraq, Nigeria and Russia compound concerns over low fuel stocks ahead of winter. | 2 |
Update 2: Tokyo Stocks End Lower, Dollar Flat Tokyo stocks fell for a seventh straight session Monday amid concerns about rising oil prices. The dollar was flat against the Japanese yen. | 2 |
Newman gains little with win at Dover DOVER, Del. The day belonged to Ryan Newman, but not even his dominating performance could shake up anything in the drive for NASCAR #39;s Nextel Cup. | 1 |
Kawaguchi out as foreign minister as Koizumi reshuffles cabinet TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appointed Nobutaka Machimura to succeed Yoriko Kawaguchi as foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle Monday, while retaining Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda and Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki. | 0 |
Lelie #39;s alternate route provides road map to win for Broncos On Ashley Lelie #39;s game-altering, 33-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter Sunday, the Denver Broncos wide receiver was supposed to run a post pattern but was prevented | 1 |
Ken is alive, says brother The chorus of pleas for hostage Ken Bigley #39;s freedom have yet again been met with deafening silence as the Briton #39;s kidnap ordeal in Iraq enters its 11th day. | 0 |
Future of Illinois Farm May Lie in Swampy Past Environmentalists say they can return a 7,000-acre farm to its natural state as a thriving wetland by allowing it to flood. | 3 |
Singh #39;s record breaking season continues Vijay Singhs sensational, record-breaking year continued at the weekend when he won the 84 Lumber Classic at the Mystic Rock course in Pennsylvania, his eighth win of the 2004 US PGA Tour season. | 1 |
Colts 45, Packers 31 Peyton Manning and Brett Favre threw touchdown pass after touchdown pass, moving the ball as if the defenses were little more than speed bumps. | 1 |
Brit captive still alive, says brother LONDON -- The brother of Kenneth Bigley, a Briton held hostage in Iraq, said yesterday he had been told the captive was still alive, a contention echoed by the leader of a London-based Islamic centre. | 0 |
Man who tried to kill Musharraf shot dead Top Al Qaeda terrorist Amjad Farooqi was killed in a shootout with security forces in Nawabshah, about 200 km northeast from Karachi on Sunday, report agencies. | 0 |
Israel behind death of Hamas leader JERUSALEM - Israel was responsible for a car bomb that killed a top Hamas leader in Syria yesterday, Israeli security sources acknowledged, in an escalation in Israel #39;s battle against the Islamic militant group. | 0 |
Forest turn Clough #39;s wake into pageant They came in their thousands, many in replicas of that tatty, old green sweatshirt, to mourn the passing of the man who, for 18 years, made the name Nottingham Forest synonymous with success. | 1 |
WENGER: THEY ARE OUT TO GET US ARSENAL fear the defence of their Premiership crown is being threatened by bullying tactics from their opponents. The Gunners stretched their unbeaten run to 47 as they overcame a tough | 1 |
Labor Party faces vexing challenges The ruling Labor Party opened its annual meeting yesterday with elections looming next year, the opposition gaining favor in polls and Prime Minister Tony Blair eager to head off a rebuke over Iraq from his party #39;s left wing. | 0 |
Adobe Plans New Format for Digital Photos (AP) AP - Adobe Systems Inc. plans to introduce a new format for digital photos on Monday in an attempt to create an industry public standard to make the archiving and editing process compatible across all types of cameras and photo software. | 3 |
AT T Introduces E-mail, IM Device (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - The Ogo gadget is ready to go for e-mail and IM-happy consumers and teens. | 3 |
HP Deals to Aid RFID Push Into Retail, Manufacturing (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - HP is working with specialists BearingPoint and OATSystems on RFID for Wal-Mart compliance and other retail implementation. Meanwhile, the major IBM competitor is building "domain knowledge" about RFID in manufacturing. | 3 |
Car Bomb in Mosul, Mortar Attack in Baghdad (Reuters) Reuters - A car bomb killed three members of the\Iraqi National Guard in the northern city of Mosul and\insurgents fired mortar bombs at a police academy in eastern\Baghdad Monday. | 0 |
Mbeki: Ivory Coast Parties Agree New Peace Push ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki said Monday he had reached agreement with all sides in Ivory Coast's conflict on measures which should speed up implementation of a French-brokered peace accord. | 0 |
Next President Will Pick Scores of Judges (AP) AP - The next president's most enduring legacy may be in an area little mentioned in the campaign so far: the federal courts, where rulings on such hot-button issues as abortion, gay marriage and the death penalty could have lasting impact. | 0 |
Oil prices near record high (09/27/04)-- Crude oil prices are on the rise again, this time because of supply fears. In early trading Monday, a price spike nudged a barrel to within four cents of the all-time high of \$49. | 2 |
Time for US to spank Fannie Ever since Enron collapsed, a seemingly endless parade of America #39;s largest companies have been caught manipulating their numbers, more than a few of them criminally. | 2 |
CA accused plead not guilty Two former Computer Associates executives pleaded not guilty last week to charges involving a multi-billion dollar accounting scandal. | 2 |
Microsoft prefers settlement option On the eve of a crucial hearing in its European antitrust case, Microsoft #39;s chief lawyer still hopes the case can be settled. That #39;s one of several paths that Brad Smith is taking to get Microsoft through | 2 |
Commerce One Announces Layoffs NEW YORK -- Internet software developer Commerce One Inc. on Friday said it laid off about 61 percent of its staff to conserve cash ahead of plans to close down its business, sending its stock plunging during morning trading. | 3 |
Eagles 30, Lions 13 Whether Donovan McNabb is eluding 300-pound linemen in a stadium or dragging designer luggage away from it, he is the picture of cool. | 1 |
UPDATE 2-Koubek keeps Austria in World Group Stefan Koubek ended Britain #39;s hopes of promotion to the Davis Cup World Group when he beat Greg Rusedski 7-6 6-4 7-5 in the decisive fifth rubber on Sunday to hand Austria a 3-2 win in their playoff tie at Portschach. | 1 |
Texans 24, Chiefs 21 The Kansas City Chiefs were 2 yards away from taking a double-digit lead against Houston, hoping to avoid their first 0-3 start in 24 years. | 1 |
BROWN BATTERED IN BOMBERS' LOSS (New York Post) New York Post - BOSTON #x2014; If the Yankees don't win the World Series, you can blame it on Kevin Brown's immaturity and lack of respect for his teammates. | 1 |
Kite festival begins as prelude to 350th anniversary of Taj Agra, Sep 27. (PTI):A kite festival today began on the banks of the Yamuna river behind the Taj Mahal as a prelude to the 350th anniversary celebrations of the world-famous monument opening this evening. | 0 |
Theme park Leave it to the greatest rivalry in sports to nearly turn a lovefest into an alley fight. | 1 |
Nixon: swing votes When the afternoon ends with Felix Escalona and Dioner Navarro and Andy Phillips stepping into the batter's box for the Yankees and Adam Hyzdu and Ricky Gutierrez doing the same for the Red Sox, it's understood that this game will not gather much dust before it's expunged from memory. Except, of cour... | 1 |
Lackey sparks Angels past A's Troy Glaus drove in three runs to back a strong outing by John Lackey, and the Angels beat Oakland, 6-2, last night in Anaheim, Calif., to pull within one game of the West-leading A's with a week to play. | 1 |
Giant win added to Browns' miseries EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- With the way Kurt Warner and Michael Strahan played, the New York Giants never had to worry about a letdown against the injury-ravaged Cleveland Browns. | 1 |
Southern discomfort The hottest team in football? You'd have to have your helmet on backward not to recognize the folks in Foxborough as they stand on the threshold of history. But take a peek south. You just might notice a couple of former laughingstocks who are no longer Sunday punchlines. | 1 |
Manning, Colts air out Packers INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning and Brett Favre threw nine touchdown passes between them and weren't even the heroes. | 1 |
Walter McCarty, on the bench LINCOLN -- At the moment, Walter McCarty has his sizable hands full. He's holding 15-month-old Gabrielle, plus a baggie full of Cheerios and an Elmo book for her, and a grape soda for himself. The doorbell rings. It's the contractor, wanting a vehicle moved from the driveway. There's a back... | 1 |
BC's goal: Get back on track For all the mistakes and squandered scoring chances by Boston College in Saturday's 17-14 loss at Wake Forest, coach Tom O'Brien was not prepared yesterday to say his Eagles beat themselves in their nonconference game against their future Atlantic Coast Conference rival. | 1 |
Getting it together The trouble with a good, or perhaps great, college football team is the competition, or the lack of it. Take No. 1 Southern California, for example. | 1 |
A rebirth in Chelsea James Atkins knows his players, in some cases a little too well. Atkins is a detective in the Chelsea police department and in charge of the gang unit. He's also the head football coach at Chelsea High and if you're looking for the most pleasant surprise of the 2004 season, look no farther than 299... | 1 |
UNITED #39;S PROFITS FALL Manchester United have announced a fall in pre-tax profits to 27.9million for the financial year ending July 31. Profits were down from 39. | 1 |
Steelers 13, Dolphins 3 The rookie overcame a slow start, remnants of Hurricane Jeanne and the Miami Dolphins #39; blitzing defense to help the Pittsburgh Steelers win 13-3 Sunday night. | 1 |
Manchester United Says TV Revenue Will Plunge, Hurting Profit Manchester United, the world #39;s biggest soccer club, said revenue from broadcasting, a third of its total income, may plunge 25 percent next year as the team earns less from televised games in England and Europe. | 1 |
Key reformer to privatise post office after Japan reshuffle TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has picked a key reformer to push through the controversial privatisation of the postal services in a cabinet reshuffle that also saw a change of foreign minister. | 0 |
Greek Airliner Clear After Bomb Scare British Police say there was no threat to a Greek airliner that was forced to make an emergency landing in London after a bomb threat. | 0 |
UK Economic Boom May Bolster Blair as Election Deadline Nears UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose approval rating slumped because of his support for the Iraq war, may win an unprecedented third term as voters give him credit for an expanding economy and falling unemployment, polls show. | 0 |
Thai woman confirmed with bird flu as fears over human-to-human <b>...</b> BANGKOK - Thai officials on Monday confirmed that a woman had caught bird flu but played down fears of the first case of human-to-human transmission of the deadly virus following the deaths of two relatives. | 0 |
Death toll in Haiti floods hits 1,650 The death toll caused by devastating floods in Haiti has climbed to over 1,600 people. Another 800 remain missing. Hurricane Jeanne is the latest tragedy to hit Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas. | 0 |
Cemex snaps up RMC for 2.3bn RMC Group, the world #39;s largest maker of ready-mixed concrete, today accepted a 2.3bn takeover bid from Mexico #39;s Cemex, the world #39;s third-largest cement maker. | 2 |
Cautious investors keep market in red The Australian share market has started the week a little in the red as high crude oil prices prompted investor caution. The All Ordinaries slipped almost three points to 3,632. | 2 |
Kopper expected on stand today in Enron trial Michael Kopper, the first of three former Enron executives who have pleaded guilty and are expected to testify in the ongoing Enron criminal trial, is scheduled to take the stand this morning. | 2 |
Virgin launches online music service Virgin Digital, the online arm of the Virgin Group, will launch an online music service Monday aimed at replicating on the Net the success of its offline chain of retail music stores. | 3 |
TSMC warns of inventory build up GIANT SEMI foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) warned that while business is steady, its customers are dealing with rising levels of stock. | 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. Madhavan Nair said Sunday in New Delhi. | 3 |
Bucs #39; season continues its spiral in Black Hole The end zone must be a very scary place, with skeletons and spikes, where dark, shadowy figures with painted faces lurk. It has been a black hole, all right | 1 |
PM #39;s #39;drunken sailor #39; campaign Canberra, Australia - The opposition Labour Party on Monday accused Prime Minister John Howard of spending quot;like a drunken sailor quot; to woo voters ahead of next month #39;s election in which he will seek a fourth three-year term. | 0 |
Schroeder avoids big new losses Local election results in Germany #39;s most populous state indicate another setback for Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder - but the decline has slowed. | 0 |
Work on designing Chandrayan over: Nair : Technology India gt; Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Sep 26 : Work on designing country #39;s ambitious unmanned lunar mission #39;Chandrayan #39; was over, ISRO Chairman Madhavan Nair said here today. | 3 |
Chinese GP new star of F1 circuit Rubens Barrichello #39;s start-to-finish win - holding off the double challenge of young guns Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen - enthralled genuine sports fans and undoubtedly had the marketing men rubbing their hands as the sport sunk its claws into China #39;s | 1 |
Shevchenko #39;s double breathes life into 10-man Milan Two goals in four minutes from Ukranian striker Andriy Shevchenko gave AC Milan a 2-1 win away to Lazio and kick-started the Italian champions #39; title defence. | 1 |
EU to clear Oracle's PeopleSoft bid (TheDeal.com) TheDeal.com - A source says Europe's antitrust watchdog has had a change of heart on the deal following the U.S. DOJ's loss on the case in court. | 3 |
Manmohan celebrates birthday in flight President APJ Abdul Kalam and Congress President Sonia Gandhi have wished Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his 72nd birthday, which he celebrated mid-air on way to Geneva from New York. | 0 |
Darfur rebels accused of killing two cops Darfur rebels have killed two policemen at a displaced persons #39; camp in Sudan #39;s troubled western province, violating a ceasefire agreement, the interior ministry charged on Sunday. | 0 |
Document on CPC governance capability issued The Communist Party of China (CPC) Sunday published a major policy document on enhancing the Party #39;s governance capability, stressing it is quot;a major strategic subject with a bearing on the success of China #39;s socialist cause, the future and destiny of the | 0 |
Nikkei Extends Losing Streak Tokyo #39;s Nikkei edged down 0.33 percent Monday, falling for a seventh straight session in its longest losing streak since December 2002 as worries about oil prices and weaker business sentiment plagued the market. | 2 |
Australia #39;s Ronin Confirms Approach From Another Party SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Ronin Property Group (RPH.AU), the target of aA\$1.3 billion takeover bid by Multiplex Group (MXGCA.AU), said Monday it has received an approach from a third party. | 2 |
Virgin seeks slice of net music Virgin becomes one of the first major music retailers to enter an increasingly crowded online music market. | 3 |
HFC bank in mass e-mail blunder Customers of HFC bank are furious after an e-mail error revealed their personal details to thousands of other people. | 3 |
Farooqi key link between Pakistan and al Qaeda (Reuters) Reuters - Amjad Hussain Farooqi, who was shot dead by security forces on Sunday, was one Pakistan's most wanted men, a cohort of Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and a key link between al Qaeda and local Pakistani militants. | 0 |
Australian man killed British tourist for drug money (AFP) AFP - An Australian man threw a young British tourist to her death from a bridge after robbing her for drug money. | 0 |
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