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Angels' Vladimir Guerrero Wins AL MVP (AP) AP - Vladimir Guerrero figured someone from his baseball-crazed country would be chosen as the American League's Most Valuable Player. | 1 |
US to fight economic imbalances, but responsibility is shared: Snow (AFP) AFP - US Treasury Secretary John Snow acknowledged that big US deficits are playing a role in global economic imbalances, but cited a quot;shared responsibility quot; to fix the problems. | 2 |
Pennington Is Ready, if a Bit Rusty For the second time in two seasons, the Jets on Sunday will welcome Chad Pennington back after an extended absence because of injury. | 1 |
Insurance probe bags two more State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer told a subcommittee of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday that he expects more criminal pleas in connection with his investigation into price collusion and conflicts of interest in the insurance | 2 |
Crematory operator may get 12 years A former crematory operator accused of dumping 334 bodies, including those of Tennesseans, and passing off cement dust as their ashes has struck a plea deal that calls for up | 2 |
Audit finds Newsday circulation heavily inflated A long-awaited audit, released by the high court of publishing, confirmed Newsday #39;s admission that its circulation was heavily inflated and cut the size of its New York City edition. | 2 |
12,000 counterfeit track suits seized A total of 12,000 counterfeit track suits bearing the Nike logo were discovered in a 40-foot container by the container monitoring unit of the Customs Department. | 3 |
Cahill felt Aussies deserved win Tim Cahill says he feels Australia deserved to win last night #39;s international match with Norway at Craven Cottage. Norway took the lead through Steffen Iversen shortly before half-time, before Tim Cahill and | 1 |
Arizona pulls away for another NIT win Mustafa Shakur scored 23 and Ivan Radenovic 20 - both career highs - in No.10 Arizona #39;s 80-69 victory over San Diego on Tuesday in the first round of the Preseason NIT. | 1 |
Chirac Says Iraq War Made World More Dangerous LONDON (Reuters) - Last year's U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and ousting of President Saddam Hussein has, if anything, made the world more dangerous, French President Jacques Chirac said on the eve of a state visit to key U.S. ally Britain. | 0 |
Navy Unit Finds Perils in Rebuilding Fallujah The assault on the city was accompanied by a pledge from U.S. officials to rebuild it after the offensive was complete. But keeping that promise may prove more difficult than anticipated. | 0 |
Businessman sues singer Jackson A businessman is suing Michael Jackson for \$3m alleging he is owed for unpaid loans and producing fees. | 0 |
China's IT: An Inside Outsider's View <strong>Letter</strong> An insight into piracy rates | 3 |
Camera phones threat to privacy A human rights group has suggested a mandatory flash on camera mobiles would counter illicit photography. | 3 |
Revelations Only Confirm Suspicions About Drugs Only the nave or willfully ignorant seem not to understand that drug use has been widespread for many years in elite sport. | 1 |
Google Stock Slips as New Shares Hit Market (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Google Inc. stock dropped more than 6 percent yesterday as tens of millions of new shares held by early investors and employees of the search engine giant became available for sale for the first time. | 3 |
Tokyo Stocks Edge Lower, Dollar Down (AP) AP - Tokyo stocks edged lower Wednesday for the second straight day, led by export-dependent technology and automobile issues following Wall Street's overnight retreat. The U.S. dollar slid against the Japanese yen. | 0 |
Exiles: Iran Hides Secret Military Nuke Site from U.N. VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran's government is conducting nuclear activities linked to a covert atomic weapons program at a military site unknown to U.N. inspectors, says an exiled opposition group that has given accurate information before. | 0 |
76ers: Allen drops Sonic boom from long range PHILADELPHIA -- For the second time this season, the 76ers got an up close look at a team that does what it wants to do on the offensive end. | 1 |
Isiah needs a lone star SAN ANTONIO - Sometimes, the planets align perfectly and, presto, you can rebuild in one fell swoop without ever hitting rock bottom. | 1 |
Baptism of Eli passes QB test Half the world expects Eli Manning to be the next Peyton Manning. The other half only wants him to be the next Ben Roethlisberger. | 1 |
Yanks star swats sex-tortion bid Yankees slugger Gary Sheffield revealed yesterday he was the victim of a shakedown artist who threatened to release X-rated video of his gospel-singer wife and a professional musician. | 1 |
Pakistan hails Indian troop pullout from Kashmir (AFP) AFP - Pakistan has welcomed the first withdrawal of Indian troops from disputed Kashmir, as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hinted at further reductions. | 0 |
UK unemployment total falls again UK unemployment fell by 67,000 in the three months to September to 1.38 million, official figures show. | 2 |
Snow: Cutting Budget Deficit Top Priority (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said\on Wednesday that cutting a record budget deficit was a top\priority for the second-term Bush administration and challenged\Europe to play its part in helping trim the U.S. trade gap by\boosting its own economic growth. | 2 |
Sainsbury #39;s reports first ever loss The struggling supermarket chain J Sainsbury today reported the first loss in its 135-year history. Sainsbury #39;s, weighed down by the costs of overhauling its business, made a loss of 39m for the six months | 2 |
UPDATE 3-Vivendi raises 2004 forecast after strong quarter France #39;s largest media company, Vivendi Universal (EAUG.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) , raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating profit, buoyed by a rebound in | 2 |
Oil Retreat Deepens Ahead of U.S. Data (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices extended recent heavy losses\on Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. data expected to show fuel\stocks rising in time for peak winter demand. | 2 |
Film industry files first wave of anti-piracy lawsuits The seven major studios filed their first wave of lawsuits aimed at ending Internet piracy. The lawsuits for federal copyright infringement were filed yesterday in several cities, including Denver, New York City, San Francisco and St. | 3 |
Viagra TV ads make unsubstantiated claims, says FDA to Pfizer Two Viagra TV ads are making unsubstantiated claims about sexual desire and should be pulled out, the FDA told Pfizer Inc, the makers of Viagra. | 3 |
Adobe Unveils Acrobat 7.0 Software Adobe Systems has introduced Adobe Acrobat 7.0 software suite, with features that could appeal to home offices and professionals who make a living from content design. | 3 |
Firefox takes torch from Microsoft browser Web surfing has belonged almost exclusively to Microsoft Corp. #39;s Internet Explorer ever since it buried Netscape #39;s pioneering browser. | 3 |
Roddick beats Henman in Texas Andy Roddick squeezed past Britain #39;s Tim Henman 7-5 7-6 at the Masters Cup overnight, giving his fellow Texans the hometown win they came to see. | 1 |
Not all #39;cheesecake #39; is the same to the NFL Showing Nicollette Sheridan in a pregame promotion for quot;Monday Night Football quot; wearing nothing but a towel? Showing the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders repeatedly during the game, all 38 of them dressed in costumes | 1 |
Radcliffe #39;s resurgence to continue in Finland PAULA RADCLIFFE is almost certain to challenge for the 10,000 metres title next summer rather than contest the marathon at the bi-annual World Champion-ships in Finland. | 1 |
Snow: Cutting Budget Deficit Top Priority LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Wednesday that cutting a record budget deficit was a top priority for the second-term Bush administration and challenged Europe to play its part in helping trim the U.S. trade gap by boosting its own economic growth. | 2 |
Hassan Execution Make Relief Work Almost Impossible Says EU The claimed execution of Anglo-Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan makes relief efforts almost impossible to carry out in Iraq, the EU said today. | 0 |
Indian prime minister visits Kashmir Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday paid his first visit to Kashmir since taking office, as Indian troops began to withdraw from the territory. | 0 |
Minister stubs out smoke policy THE Government #39;s plans for a partial ban on smoking in public places seems to have fallen far short of what has been proposed by Liverpool City Council. | 0 |
French media: Israelis aided Ivory Coast military in attacks quot;Israel mercenaries assisting the Ivory Coast army operated unmanned aircraft that aided aerial bombings of a French base in the country, quot; claimed | 0 |
China-Japan tensions over mysterious submarine ELEANOR HALL: Diplomatic tensions erupted between China and Japan this week over a mystery submarine in Japanese waters. The Japanese Government had blamed the Chinese for the incursion. | 0 |
Oil Retreat Deepens Ahead of U.S. Data LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices extended recent heavy losses on Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. data expected to show fuel stocks rising in time for peak winter demand. | 2 |
Africa Lobbies for More AIDS, TB, Malaria Funds ARUSHA, Tanzania (Reuters) - African leaders lobbied the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for more money Wednesday to solve a cash crunch facing its work, seen as vital for the continent's health, officials said. | 0 |
Motorola Sees 3G Phone Sales Quadrupling HONG KONG (Reuters) - Motorola Inc., the No. 2 mobile phone maker, said on Wednesday it expects sales of phones based on the WCDMA third-generation technology to more than quadruple next year, helping it claw back market share. | 2 |
Vivendi Ups Forecast After Strong Quarter PARIS (Reuters) - France's largest media company, Vivendi Universal, raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating profit, buoyed by a rebound in music and strong mobile phone sales. | 2 |
Czechs recall Velvet Revolution The 15th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that toppled the Communist Party is marked by Czechs. | 0 |
Somali leader's house 'attacked' The Nairobi residence of the newly elected Somali president is reportedly attacked by unknown gunmen. | 0 |
HP stock surges on record results Shares in Hewlett-Packard have risen by 8 per cent in after-hours trading after the US computer and printer manufacturer reported record revenues in every division and in every region. | 2 |
1,100 losing jobs at GM Baltimore plant General Motors Corp., the world #39;s largest automaker, announced Tuesday that the 1,100 remaining workers at its Baltimore assembly plant will lose their jobs | 2 |
quot;Scramjet quot; Breaks Speed Record It #39;s small, but it #39;s fast, as NASA #39;s unmanned quot;scramjet quot; proved Tuesday in a record-breaking demonstration above the Pacific Ocean. | 3 |
IBM Community to address social issues New York: The US-based software major IBM, along with representatives of the world #39;s leading science, education and philanthropic outfits, has launched a global effort aimed at harnessing the vast computing power of individuals and business computers and | 3 |
Microsoft fires broadside at Novell Netware What Redmond giveth, Redmond taketh away. Barely a week after settling an anti-trust suit with Novell over unfair practices designed to drive Netware out of the Enterprise and a few days since Novell slapped | 3 |
Guerrero wins MVP honors in AL Vladimir Guerrero easily defeated his competitors on the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees yesterday to win the American League Most Valuable Player award. | 1 |
ABC gulps down a promo-seltzer An ABC-TV cross-promotion on quot;Monday Night Football quot; for the new series quot;Desperate Housewives quot; worked a little too well, so the network apologized all over itself yesterday. | 1 |
Palestinian security talks continue amid fears of unrest Palestinians pray at the grave of leader Yasser Arafat at the Muqataa, Arafat #39;s destroyed headquarters, in the West Bank town of Ramallah Nov. 15. | 0 |
Afghans say UN hostages still in Kabul Three UN workers abducted in Afghanistan are probably still being held in the Kabul area and not by a resistance group, the interior ministry said. | 0 |
Kjus Ends Long Wait for Giant Slalom Win BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - Norwegian Lasse Kjus won a World Cup giant slalom for the first time in nine years as Alpine skiing's golden oldies relived their past glories on Saturday. | 1 |
Child Soldiers in Front Line of Wars Across World (Reuters) Reuters - Boys and girls as young as nine years\old are in the front line of wars across the world, and even\when the fighting has finished they are largely neglected in\the peace process, a report said Wednesday. | 0 |
Arabs Enraged at U.S. Soldier Shooting Wounded Iraq (Reuters) Reuters - Arabs were torn between seething rage at\images of a U.S. soldier shooting dead a wounded Iraqi in a\mosque and dismay at Iraqi insurgents in Falluja for turning\holy mosques into battlegrounds. | 0 |
Vivendi Ups Forecast After Strong Quarter (Reuters) Reuters - France's largest media company, Vivendi\Universal, raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a\19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating\profit, buoyed by a rebound in music and strong mobile phone\sales. | 3 |
Summary: a Bird? a Plane? No, a Scramjet (AP) AP - SPRINT TO RECORD: A NASA-backed supersonic combustion ramjet #151; or scramjet #151; flew on its on power for 10 seconds, setting a world speed record for an air-breathing engine. | 3 |
Backed Into a Currency Corner? Don #39;t Overreact down - against other major currencies. The tumble has helped the portfolios of some fortunate Americans by bolstering the returns of their foreign stocks and bonds. | 2 |
The Final Capitalist Frontier Future space explorers might bring back more than just pictures from their excursions -- they could mine the planets for profit. By Mark Baard. | 3 |
Halo 2: Playing to the Bitter End Bungie's follow-up to its wildly successful shooter provides hours of fun, provided you're not too irritated by the ending or the long wait for a match on Xbox Live. By Lore Sjberg. | 3 |
Vote Recount to Settle Doubts? A vote recount in New Hampshire requested by the Nader campaign could allay concerns about anomalous election results in the state. But if the recount uncovers problems with voting machines, it could lead to a recount in Florida. By Kim Zetter. | 3 |
AntiGrav Not Exactly Uplifting The new PlayStation 2 game makes ingenious use of the gimmicky EyeToy controller, but glitches and repetition keep it from taking off. By Chris Kohler. | 3 |
X-43A Jet Breaks Air Speed Record NASA's X-43A 'scramjet' now holds the jet aircraft speed record after hitting a top speed of Mach 9.6, or nearly 6,600 mph. Engineers say the technology could find its way into military and commercial aircraft. By Amit Asaravala. | 3 |
Palko Throws for 5 TDs as No. 19 Pitt Routs South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (Sports Network) - Tyler Palko threw for a career-high 411 yards and five touchdowns, leading 19th-ranked Pittsburgh to a 43-14 drubbing of South Florida at Raymond James Stadium. | 1 |
Flight attendants threaten to strike Leaders of the nation #39;s largest flight attendants union, which represents workers at United Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. | 2 |
BoE hints rates on hold for now The Bank of England appears set to hold interest rates steady for at least the next few months after revealing policymakers did not even discuss raising borrowing costs at their November meeting. | 2 |
Insurance industry misdeeds widening? In town to testify on bid rigging and price-fixing in the insurance industry, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi yesterday said ongoing investigations might reveal | 2 |
Sainsbury profits slashed First-half profit at J Sainsbury has tumbled almost two thirds as Chief Executive Justin King battles to regain market share and restore financial health to the country #39;s third-largest foodseller. | 2 |
Oracle #39;s PeopleSoft Bid May Benefit From Arbitragers #39; Stake Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison #39;s \$8.8 billion hostile bid to buy PeopleSoft Inc. may benefit from arbitragers who have loaded up on the stock and are likely to tender their shares. | 2 |
Vivendi Ups Forecast After Strong Quarter France #39;s largest media company, Vivendi Universal, raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating profit, buoyed by a rebound in music and strong mobile phone sales. | 2 |
Salvation Army seeks to overcome Target ban The Salvation Army started its annual holiday fund-raising campaign Tuesday with a \$85,000 hole in the kettle. That #39;s how much the charity estimates it collected in kettles in front of Target stores last year. | 2 |
Internet telephone service planned by SBC in early 2005 SBC Communications announced Tuesday that it would offer residential Internet-based calling, joining what could be the future of home-phone service. | 2 |
Studios sue internet film pirates Hollywood film studios have filed their first wave of lawsuits against people in the US who trade pirated films over the internet. | 3 |
Microsoft hunting last NetWare customers This being the age to poach customers using rivals #39; operating systems, Microsoft Corp has announced financial incentives along with tools and support to persuade users to abandon Novell Corp #39;s NetWare for Windows Server 2003. | 3 |
Pulp Fiction writer sues Microsoft over virtual yoga Despite its best efforts to settle legal action it seems Microsoft just can #39;t stay out of court. Roger Avary, who won an Oscar for writing Pulp Fiction with Quentin Tarantino, is suing the software giant alleging it stole his idea for a yoga game. | 3 |
Nokia Extends IPv6 To Phones Nokia has demonstrated the first mobile IPv6 call, using its CDMA dual stack handset. The demonstration was made at the 3G World Congress Convention and Exhibition, which took place this week in Hong Kong. | 3 |
GeForce 6600GT AGP, as good as it gets? We reported on PCI-Express chipsets in numerous articles in the past two months, by reading those you would almost start to think that AGP was indeed dead and buried. | 3 |
Roddick ousts Henman in Houston Tim Henman, the British No 1, lost his rain-delayed opening match against the world No 2 Andy Roddick at the Masters Cup in Houston this morning. | 1 |
FOOTBALL: DEFOE: I #39;LL GO IN ANY POSITION but will play anywhere if it means he is in Sven Goran Eriksson #39;s plans. The 23-year-old Spurs striker is set to start on the | 1 |
Kerr frustrated at victory margin Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr admitted he was frustrated his side did not score more than one goal in their friendly win over Croatia. | 1 |
FA to complain over racism at under-21 friendly in Spain England will complain to FIFA about racist abuse directed at their black players during an under-21 friendly international in Spain, a Football Association spokesman said on Wednesday. | 1 |
Boss plans raid on Boston market This wasn #39;t just an exercise designed to poke a stick at the world champion Red Sox. George Steinbrenner is enamored with the idea of signing one of the Yankees #39; all-time antagonists. | 1 |
Bulls play hard, lose SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Although it was more competitive than most of their other trips to the West Coast in recent years, the result was the same. | 1 |
Garnett does it all for Timberwolves Kevin Garnett had 25 points, 21 rebounds and eight assists to pace the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 108-97 victory Tuesday against the visiting Miami Heat. | 1 |
Clippers Surge in Second Half LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 (Ticker) -- Marko Jaric led a third-quarter charge that put the Los Angeles Clippers where they haven #39;t been in nearly 10 years. | 1 |
CARE Director Believed Slain in Iraq British and Irish leaders on Wednesday condemned the apparent slaying of a British aid worker who would be the first foreign woman killed in the wave of kidnappings that have beset Iraq. | 0 |
#39;Half measures #39; for pubgoers condemned, Asthma UK Asthma experts have condemned as a #39;shabby half measure #39; the government #39;s decision not to implement a complete ban on smoking in public places. | 0 |
UN Security Council to Meet in Nairobi on Sudan The United Nations Security Council is traveling to Nairobi, Kenya, for a special two-day meeting on the conflicts in Sudan. The Security Council meetings on Thursday and Friday are intended to put pressure | 0 |
Kim #39;s portraits removed upon instruction from North Korean <b>...</b> PYONGYANG, November 17 (Itar-Tass) -- Kim Jong Ils portraits were removed from some state offices frequented by foreigners at the initiative of the leadership of the country, an informed source in the Russian embassy in Pyongyang told Tass. | 0 |
MPC sets record as rates peak The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee #39;s latest demonstration of unanimity - voting 9-0 to keep interest rates unchanged - is the latest piece of evidence to suggest that interest rates have peaked. | 2 |
Vivendi reports sizzling third-quarter profits (AFP) AFP - Media and mobile telephone group Vivendi Universal said that third-quarter profits had risen by nearly sixfold and upgraded its full-year profit outlook owing to a change in tax arrangements. | 3 |
NBA Today (AP) AP - Minnesota at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EST). The Timberwolves, who had the Western Conference's best regular-season record last season, meet the defending NBA champions. | 1 |
Sudan's main foes say peace deal imminent (AFP) AFP - Sudan's government and main rebel group are ready to clinch a final deal to end more than 20 years of war within days of talks resuming next week, spokesman for both sides said, a day before the UN Security Council opens a rare meeting in Nairobi on the country's peace process. | 0 |
Indian PM offers Kashmir new start as first troops pullout (AFP) AFP - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered Kashmiris peace and prosperity as he pulled an army battalion out of the troubled state and held out hope of further troop cuts. | 0 |
Sears, KMart to Merge in \$11 Billion Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sears, Roebuck Co. and Kmart Holding Corp. on Wednesday said they would merge in an \$11 billion deal to form the third-largest U.S. retailer. | 2 |
Oil Extends Retreat Ahead of U.S. Data LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices extended recent heavy losses on Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. data expected to show fuel stocks rising in time for peak winter demand. | 2 |
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