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CNN Producer to Be Released in Gaza Soon-Officials GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian police have tracked down the Gaza kidnappers of a CNN television producer and expect him to be freed soon, an Israeli Arab legislator close to the Palestinian leadership said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Alvarion to Expand Wireless Broadband in China JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli wireless broadband systems provider Alvarion Ltd. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=ALVR.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">ALVR.O</A> <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtm... | 3 |
Argentine Teen Kills Four in School Shooting BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - A 15-year-old Argentine killed four fellow students and wounded six on Tuesday in a school shooting that shocked Argentines unaccustomed to such violence. | 0 |
Tata signs Ferrari Formula One deal Ferrari has signed Tata Consultancy Services, India #39;s largest software company, to provide technology and engineering services for the Italian team #39;s vehicle in next year #39;s Formula One season. | 2 |
Cricket: England name squad Andrew Flintoff and Marcus Trescothick will miss England's controversial tour of Zimbabwe. | 0 |
Crude Oil Prices Top \$50 Per Barrel LONDON - Crude oil topped the psychological milestone of \$50 per barrel Tuesday for the first time, and a Saudi Arabian oil official said the world's largest petroleum exporter would raise its production capacity by nearly 5 percent in a bid to calm prices. Analysts said instabi... | 0 |
New \$50 Bill Begins Circulating WASHINGTON - Coming to cash registers near you: Colorful new \$50 bills sporting splashes of red, blue and yellow. Next up for a makeover, the government said Tuesday: \$10 bills... | 0 |
Consumer Confidence Dips in September NEW YORK - Consumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday. The Consumer Confidence Index fell 1.9 points to 96.8 from a revised reading of 98.7 in August, according to The Conference Board... | 0 |
Crude Oil Prices Top \$50 Per Barrel LONDON - Crude oil topped the psychological milestone of \$50 per barrel Tuesday for the first time, and a Saudi Arabian oil official said the world's largest petroleum exporter would raise its production capacity by 15 percent in a bid to calm prices. Analysts said instability i... | 0 |
U.S. Says More Iraqi Police Are Needed as Attacks Continue At a time when Iraqi insurgents are targeting local police officers and recruits for attack, the United States has raised by one-third -- to 135,000 -- the size of the Iraqi police force it says will be needed to help secure the country, according to informatio... | 0 |
Iraqi Judge Dismisses Chalabi Case The chief investigating judge of Iraq's Central Criminal Court said Monday that he had "temporarily dismissed" a counterfeiting case against Ahmed Chalabi, the exile leader who was supported by the Pentagon before the war but became a leading critic of the U.S. occupation. | 0 |
Briton Jailed for Arms Dealings HARARE, Zimbabwe, Sept. 10 -- A Zimbabwean court jailed a former British special services officer for seven years Friday in a case prosecutors linked to a foiled coup attempt in the oil-rich country of Equatorial Guinea. | 0 |
S. Africans Venture to Black Township Monica Collins briefed her family, made a list of emergency phone numbers and, after consulting her fellow adventurers, selected a vehicle they figured would be safest for the journey, a rugged SUV. | 0 |
North Korea Resists Talks on Nuclear Arms North Korea said Monday that it will not resume talks on its nuclear weapons program until the Bush administration ends its "hostile policy" against Pyongyang and South Korea publishes complete details of its secret efforts to produce nuclear-weapons-grade fuel. | 0 |
Peru Ex-President Rejects Extradition Call Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori on Thursday rejected his successor's call, made at the United Nations, for world leaders to press Japan to extradite him to face corruption charges and allegations of involvement in death squad massacres, according to a statement broa... | 0 |
Former Drug Lord Gunned Down in Brazil Jose Carlos dos Reis Encina, once Brazil's most notorious drug lords, was gunned down on a major avenue Thursday, police said. | 0 |
News Corp Buys Stake in Sky Italia Australia-based News Corp. has bought Telecom Italia SpA #39;s 19.9 percent stake in satellite television company Sky Italia for euro88 million (US\$108. | 2 |
Update 5: KarstadtQuell to Sell Nearly Half Stores Struggling German retailer KarstadtQuelle said Tuesday it plans to sell nearly half of its department stores and issue euro500 million (US\$615 million) in shares as it restructures in response to Germany #39;s persistent retail slump. | 2 |
Canadian spammer hunted by Amazon and Microsoft Online retailer Amazon and Microsoft have teamed up to sue a Canadian spamming operation the companies allege is responsible for sending millions of forged e-mails claiming to have come from Amazon. | 2 |
PalmSource Takes the Wraps Off Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 PalmSource #39;s European developer conference is going on now in Germany, and this company is using this opportunity to show off Palm OS Cobalt 6.1, the latest version of its operating system. | 3 |
Hackers Target Microsoft JPEG Hole Malicious hackers are seeding Internet news groups that traffic in pornography with JPEG images that take advantage of a recently disclosed security hole in Microsoft #39;s software, according to warnings from antivirus software companies and Internet | 3 |
PalmSource unveils #39;smart phone #39; operating system In an effort to ring up more sales, PalmSource Inc., of Sunnyvale, known for making the operating system for the Palm handheld computer, on Tuesday introduced a new operating system for so-called quot;smart phones. | 3 |
No Wi-Fi for Grantsdale Intel has dropped plans to include integrated Wi-Fi in its 915G/P and 925X chipsets. The chipsets - formerly codenamed Grantsdale - were due to have Wi-Fi access points built in at launch. | 3 |
Weiner Tops Philippoussis at Shanghai Open (AP) AP - Defending champion Mark Philippoussis lost in the first round of the Shanghai Open on Tuesday, beaten by little-known American Glenn Weiner 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. | 1 |
Madrid #39;s Olympic bid wins Real support for 2012 Summer Games Madrid has enlisted the support of Real Madrid in an attempt to boost its hopes of staging the 2012 Olympic Games. Madrid #39;s mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardon described the famous soccer team as quot;the | 1 |
UPDATE 1-Rangnick appointed Schalke coach Bundesliga club Schalke 04 named former Stuttgart and Hanover coach Ralf Rangnick as their new trainer on Tuesday in succession to Jupp Heynckes. | 1 |
Kewell, Viduka in Australian squad for Oceania soccer final Australian coach Frank Farina has named English Premier League players Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka in his final 20-man soccer squad to play the Solomon Islands in the home-and-away Oceania Nations Cup final series. | 1 |
China on way to top Athens Paralympics gold table Four gold medals and three world records in the swimming pool featured a weekend of China while three golds from track and field events brought the country to an insurmountable lead at the 12th Paralympic Games Saturday in Athens. | 1 |
No timetable for Expos move com. Despite reports to the contrary, Major League Baseball has yet to set up a timetable for a decision on the future of the Montreal Expos and a possible move to Washington, DC, baseball #39;s No. | 1 |
Former NFL Player Bob Mitinger Dies at 64 (AP) AP - Bob Mitinger, a linebacker for the San Diego Chargers in the 1960s, died at 64. | 1 |
Blair comes out fighting Tony Blair today urged Labour to unite behind a radical third-term agenda as he sought to heal party wounds over Iraq. The Prime Minister said that he realized the war in Iraq had divided | 0 |
Enemies unite in plea for CNN man #39;s release IN a rare display of common interest, Palestinian and Israeli officials called yesterday for the freeing of a CNN producer seized by armed men in the Gaza Strip. | 0 |
Jordan #39;s Abdullah: Iraq not ready for Jan. election King Abdullah of Jordan, one of the United States key allies in the Middle East, has come out strongly against holding elections in Iraq in January. | 0 |
Bigley forced to watch beheading BRITISH hostage Kenneth Bigley was made to watch a video showing the beheading of one of his American friends before he begged Tony Blair to save his life. | 0 |
Blair pledges to #39;end digital divide #39; if re-elected Prime Minister Tony Blair has committed a future Labour government to providing broadband access for all during a next term of office. | 0 |
Action Against Hunger expands operations in wake of devastation in <b>...</b> After the political crisis at the beginning of the year and the torrential rains last May, Haiti has been hit by tropical storm, Jeanne. | 0 |
Software AG charts cautious course in China Why go slowly? "You can burn a lot of money in China very fast," a top executive says. | 3 |
Hackers use porn to target Microsoft JPEG hole Malicious hackers are seeding Internet news groups that traffic in pornography with JPEG images that take advantage of a recently disclosed security hole in Microsoft Corp.'s software, according to warnings from antivirus software companies and Internet security groups. | 3 |
Toshiba Has Big Plans for Small Drives Company will begin production on sub-1-inch hard drive later this year. | 3 |
Hackers Target Microsoft JPEG Hole Images posted in news groups may install remote control software on vulnerable PCs. | 3 |
New \$50 Bill Begins Circulating Coming to cash registers near you: Colorful new \$50 bills sporting splashes of red, blue and yellow. Next up for a makeover, the government said Tuesday: \$10 bills. | 2 |
New Design for My Yahoo Adds Screen Real Estate New Design for My Yahoo Adds Screen Real Estate\\Yahoo is now allowing My Yahoo users to test out the new My Yahoo layout. Yahoo! lists the new features to be found at the new My Yahoo here. Jeremy Zawodny has some great information on this in his entry named New ... | 3 |
MoreGoogle : Enhances your Google Experience MoreGoogle : Enhances your Google Experience\\Google seems to be the worlds favorite search engine. It is famous for its bare interface that focuses more on speed and accurate results than eye candy. And apparently some people find it to be too bare. That is why we have had ... | 3 |
Goldcorp and Wheaton River gold producers strike friendly merger <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. - after failing to complete a friendly merger and then avoiding a hostile takeover so far this year - spent Monday promoting the virtues of an agreed merger with Goldcorp Inc. | 2 |
Sony Vaio Pocket VGF-AP1L digital music player <strong><cite>Reg</cite> review</strong> Does colour screen touch-sensitive control pad = iPod killer? | 3 |
Hardie board protecting chief exective, say unions TONY JONES: Unions and asbestos victims have accused the James Hardie Board of protecting the chief architects of its underfunded compensation trust. | 2 |
Branson #39;s #39;Enterprise #39; Brings Final Frontier Within Reach Richard Branson has announced plans for the VSS (Virgin Space Ship) Enterprise, the first of several planned quot;space liners quot; to be built with a total investment of \$110 million. | 3 |
Elephant DNA sheds light on ivory origin By analyzing elephant DNA, a research team led by Seattle scientists has discovered a way to trace the origins of ivory and help stem the poaching that still threatens the giant beasts across much of their habitat. | 3 |
Microsoft ends free Outlook access for Hotmail One of the drawing points for Microsoft #39;s free Hotmail service has been its tight integration with its Outlook e-mail and PIM client. | 3 |
Athens Paralympics ends with China on top China turned out a great surprise in the 12-day-long 12th Paralympic Games which closed here on Tuesday, topping the gold medal tally with 63. | 1 |
India #39;s diplomatic gains in UN Manmohan Singh #39;s recent trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, his first as India #39;s prime minister, has been widely seen as a diplomatic triumph. | 0 |
Dell Debuts Compact PC (PC World) PC World - Slim Dimension desktop features an 8-in-1 memory card reader. | 3 |
Bubble in crude? A minority of analysts say oil is way too high and prices could tumble -- but will they? by Mark Gongloff, CNN/Money senior writer. | 2 |
Consumer Confidence Falls Again in Sept. US consumer confidence edged lower again in September after falling in August, as persistent worries about the job market weighed on sentiment, a report on Tuesday said. | 2 |
Microsoft #39;s European Catch-22 It #39;s a real pity that the classic American sitcom Diff #39;rent Strokes never got broadcast in Luxembourg. If it had, I could almost see the judges at Microsoft #39;s antitrust hearing | 2 |
Amazon, Microsoft team for spam suits IT industry leaders Amazon.com and Microsoft said Tuesday that they have joined forces to file several lawsuits targeting individuals accused of carrying out Internet crimes such as spamming, phishing and e-mail address spoofing. | 2 |
UPDATE 1-Steelworkers challenge Cooper Tire parts unit sale The union representing workers at four Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. (CTB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plants said on Tuesday that it has sued to block the company #39;s proposed sale of its auto parts business to two buyout firms. | 2 |
Comcast, Time Warner eye Adelphia Philadelphia #39;s Comcast and Time Warner are considering a bid to buy bankrupt Adelphia Communications, the New York Times reported Tuesday. | 2 |
Rising Sun for Ingram Micro (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - Information technology spending is growing significantly -- that is, in other countries such as China and India. According to an IDC study, China's IT growth is expected to be 15 annually and India's about 20. | 3 |
DNA testing to pinpoint origin of illegal ivory A new genetic technique to pinpoint where various ivory comes from could help to thwart ivory smugglers. By indicating the origin of a specific ivory shipment with an accuracy of 500 to 1000 kilometres, it | 3 |
Trojan horse exploits image flaw Infected graphical images that can implant a backdoor into a Windows computer if they are viewed have been spotted on Usenet. EasyNews, a provider of Usenet newsgroups, said it has identified two JPEG images | 3 |
Palm Produces Smartphone OS Palmsource has introduced a new version of Cobalt, its software platform for smartphones. The new smartphone OS includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support and an enhanced Web browser. | 3 |
Budget Version of Windows Headed for Russia Priced at about US\$36, the Starter Edition gives users limited options and features, compared to the standard Windows version. Microsoft hopes the low price will help it compete in Russia | 3 |
Toshiba trumps iPod with 60GB rival Toshiba is releasing four new portable digital music devices - one boasting a 60GB capacity - to rival Apple #39;s iPod and iPod mini. | 3 |
Security firms merge to form Cybertrust A new managed security behemoth has been created by the merger of three security vendors. Betrusted Holdings, TruSecure and Ubizen (a subsidiary of Betrusted) will amalgamate and form a new company, known as Cybertrust. | 3 |
Blackburn set to sign French World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff Blackburn Rovers are poised to sign French World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff, who was released by Bolton in the close-season, the English Premiership soccer club said. | 1 |
Thurig wins world time trial title BARDOLINO, Italy -- Swiss racer Karin Thurig won the women #39;s world time trial title at the championships in Bardolino, to claim her first major international crown. | 1 |
Protesters twice disrupt Blair #39;s speech at Labor #39;s conference Protesters have twice disrupted British Prime Minister Tony Blair #39;s speech at his ruling Labor #39;s annual conference in Brighton, southern England, as thousands of pro-hunt campaigners | 0 |
Jordan #39;s King Worries About Iraq Elections PARIS Sept. 28, 2004 - Extremists will have the upper hand in Iraqi elections if voting is held amid the current violence, Jordan #39;s King Abdullah II said in an interview published Tuesday, voicing profound | 0 |
Palestinian killed on intifada anniversary JENIN, West Bank : A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire as the Palestinian uprising entered its fifth year. Saleh Bilalu, a 47-year-old mentally ill man, was killed in Jenin after he violated an Israeli | 0 |
Shell Output Unchanged After Staff Evacuation Multinational oil giant, Royal Dutch/Shell has disclosed that its out put remains unchanged despite its evacuation of non-essential staff from two oil production plants in its eastern operations area in the Niger- Delta where Nigerian troops are engaged | 0 |
Taiwan foreign minister criticises Singapore TAIPEI : Taiwan Foreign Minister Mark Chen has lashed out at Singapore over remarks by the Republic #39;s own Foreign Minister George Yeo at the United Nations. | 0 |
Motorola to cut 1,000 jobs ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row. Telecommunications equipment maker Motorola said Tuesday that it would cut 1,000 jobs and take related | 2 |
Baseball Announcement Could Come Thursday According to several baseball officials, District residents could learn on Thursday that Major League Baseball plans to return to the national capital next season. | 1 |
Pakistani forces arrest several Al Qaeda suspects Pakistani security forces arrested several suspects on Monday, including some linked to Al Qaeda network. The arrests came one day after Pakistani security forces killed a senior Al Qaeda operative, Amjad Farooqi, in a raid in southern Pakistan. | 0 |
Kidd to Make Season Debut Versus Raptors (Reuters) Reuters - New Jersey guard\Jason Kidd is expected to make his season debut Monday, when\the Nets host the Toronto Raptors at Continental Airlines\Arena. | 1 |
Northern Afghan warlord gathers thousands for presidential rally (AFP) AFP - Northern Afghan warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostam held the biggest rally of Afghanistan's presidential campaign with a gathering of thousands in his northern home town. | 0 |
Striking N.B. hospital workers protest at meeting of Atlantic premiers (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MONCTON, N.B. (CP) - Hundreds of striking hospital workers demonstrated outside a Moncton hotel where Premier Bernard Lord and his Atlantic counterparts were meeting Tuesday. | 0 |
Supreme Court Takes Up Okla. Voting Case (AP) AP - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide if political parties can open their primaries to all voters, in a constitutional challenge to Oklahoma's voting system. | 0 |
MMO2 defends cautious 3G approach MMO2 defends its decision not to join the current push to roll-out third generation (3G) mobile phone services, as it launches a PC plug-in card for laptop users. | 3 |
Defense, IT Companies Form Standards Group WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The five top U.S. defense contractors, communications companies joined on Tuesday with some European rivals to develop technology standards that will allow better communication among future weapons systems. | 3 |
Motorola to cut 1,000 jobs SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 (REUTERS) - Telecommunications equipment maker Motorola Inc. said today that it would cut 1,000 jobs and take related charges of about \$50 million to focus on its wireless business. | 2 |
Snap-On plunges on Q3 warning SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Snap-On Inc. plunged 11 percent early Tuesday after the tool and equipment maker warned of lower third-quarter profits due to higher steel costs, weakness in Europe and disruptions from hurricanes in the US. | 2 |
Harrah #39;s/Caesars Expects Payoff As I #39;ve said before, I don #39;t think Harrah #39;s Entertainment (NYSE: HET) could have hoped for much better. Late last month, casino operator Harrah #39;s and merger partner Caesars | 2 |
British Scientists Invent One Terabyte Optical Disk The surface of CDs and DVDs are made up of microscopic grooves filled with areas known as pits and land regions, which carry the information. | 3 |
VoIP tools firm ready to battle quot;SPIT quot; With the increasing popularity of VoIP, quot;SPIT quot; (SPam over Internet Telephony) has the potential to be an even bigger problem than its email counterpart. | 3 |
America Online Courts Mobile Developers Hoping to accelerate AOL instant messaging (IM) on mobile devices, America Online has launched the Mobile Developer Program. OZ, LG Electronics, Motorola, Samsung Telecommunications America and Siemens have signed on as charter members. | 3 |
Knight slams NCAA in Washington Texas Tech men #39;s coach Bob Knight was the guest speaker Monday at the National Press Club, offering his opinions on basketball topics and downplaying any ambitions to make the jump to politics from the world of sports. | 1 |
From Spam to SPIT It doesn #39;t exist yet, but you know it #39;s coming. Spam on your cell phone is only a matter of time. What was once the province of small companies like Vonage and 8x8 (Nasdaq | 3 |
Blair Makes Partial Iraq Apology to Win Back Party BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - Tony Blair offered his Labour party on Tuesday a partial apology for waging war in Iraq, striving to pull angry supporters behind him ahead of an election next year. | 0 |
Afghan Election Bandwagon Creaks Into Motion SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghanistan's election bandwagon creaked into motion on Tuesday with a leading candidate drawing the biggest crowd of the campaign so far. | 0 |
174 NHL Players in Europe During Lockout (AP) AP - Dmitri Afanasenkov of the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning became the latest NHL player to head to Europe, agreeing on Tuesday to return home to Russia during the lockout. | 1 |
Motorola to Cut 1,000 Jobs, Take Charge Motorola Inc. will cut 1,000 jobs worldwide and take a charge of \$50 million for severance benefits, officials said Tuesday. | 3 |
Consumer Confidence Falls Again in Sept. NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence edged lower again in September after falling in August, as persistent worries about the job market weighed on sentiment, a report on Tuesday said. | 2 |
All 50 States Post Personal Income Growth WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. personal incomes rose 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2004, the fastest pace of growth in more than three years as income gains sped up in 33 states, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday. | 2 |
Blair Offers His Party a Qualified Apology for Iraq War Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain apologized for flawed intelligence but not for removing Saddam Hussein. | 0 |
Fannie Mae Restatement Up to SEC - COO WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whether mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FNM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">FNM.N</A> will have to restate its earnings as a result of accounting problems cited by regulato... | 2 |
Titan Appoints Ethics-Compliance Officer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Titan Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TTN.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TTN.N</A>, a defense contractor that saw its proposed purchase by Lockheed Martin Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuter... | 2 |
Update 1: Zoellick, Mandelson in Airbus-Boeing Talks New EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson began talks Monday with his US counterpart Robert Zoellick, with the global trade negotiations and a dispute over aircraft subsidies high on their agenda, Mandelson #39;s spokeswoman said. | 2 |
Telecom Italia Shares Suspended Shares in Telecom Italia SpA were suspended from trading for two days on Monday, ahead of an expected buyout attempt by the company of its mobile unit Telecom Italia Mobile SpA, or TIM. | 2 |
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