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FIFA investigates racist heckling at soccer games TONY EASTLEY: There #39;s a debate raging within the world of international soccer following last week #39;s racist heckling by Spanish fans of black players in the English team. | 1 |
Phantoms extend win streak to 14 games with 4-3 overtime win PROVIDENCE, RI (CP) - Jon Sim scored in overtime for the second night in a row as the Philadelphia Phantoms won their 14th straight AHL game, 4-3 over the Providence Bruins in front of 5,812 spectators Sunday. | 1 |
Celtics Snap Sonics' 9-Game Win Streak (AP) AP - Ricky Davis scored 25 points and Paul Pierce added 17 points and 10 rebounds on Sunday to lead the Boston Celtics to a 102-83 victory over Seattle and snap the SuperSonics' nine-game winning streak. | 1 |
Adams stops short of apology As survivors of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings joined hundreds of others at a service in the city yesterday to mark the 30th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, the Sinn Fein president, Gerry | 0 |
NFL Wrap: Bettis Sinks Bengals in Steelers Win NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the host Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win Sunday. | 1 |
Rwanda snubs UN forces in DR Congo Rwanda tells the UN Security Council its plans to disarm rebels across the border in DR Congo will not work. | 0 |
Parents back anti-bully campaign Parents say school bullying is a major concern for them and that more should be done to tackle the problem. | 0 |
James Hardie Earnings to Miss Estimates on Boycott (Update2) James Hardie Industries NV, Australia #39;s fourth-biggest building materials maker, said full-year profit will miss analysts #39; estimates because of boycotts by unions protesting the handling of asbestos compensation. | 2 |
Seahawks reclaim first place in NFC West Rookie Michael Boulware saved the game for the Seattle Seahawks. Maybe the season, too. Boulware intercepted a pass by AJ Feeley and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown with 56 seconds remaining | 1 |
Grin and Bear it: Manning and James lead Colts to another rout Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes and Edgerrin James ran for 204 yards with a score, as the Indianapolis Colts rolled to a 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. | 1 |
Raps use miracle comeback to edge Spurs TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto Raptors produced their biggest fourth-quarter comeback in franchise history on Sunday - and Vince Carter wasn #39;t part of it. | 1 |
Heat Top 76ers, Stay Unbeaten in East (AP) AP - Dwyane Wade scored 25 points and the Miami Heat remained unbeaten against Eastern Conference opponents by beating the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 93-83 Sunday night. | 1 |
Powell Wants Mideast Foes to Smooth Way to Election Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday will invest US prestige in a new Middle East peace drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps to help Palestinians elect a new president. | 0 |
International Creditors to Cancel Most Iraqi Debt The Paris Club of international creditors has agreed to cancel 80 percent of the debt Iraq owes member countries. Officials say the deal, brokered in Berlin, is worth about \$33 billion. | 0 |
Orange Guard Edelin Returns to Practice (AP) AP - Syracuse point guard Billy Edelin returned to the team on Sunday for the first time in nine months. | 1 |
Gutsy victory is sum of Titans #39; spare parts JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Andre Dyson was it. Of the Tennessee Titans #39; starting secondary to open the season -- including the nickel and dime players -- Dyson was the last one standing in the fourth quarter of Sunday #39;s game with the Jacksonville Jaguars. | 1 |
Chavez names oil chief as FM Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez named Ali Rodriguez, chief of the state-run oil company PDVSA, as the country #39;s new foreign minister, local media quoted government sources as saying on Sunday. | 0 |
APEC #39;s importance never greater The theme of the 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) leaders #39; meeting - quot;One Community, Our Future quot; - is a reflection of the members #39; strong will to promote regional economic dynamism and a sense of unity. | 2 |
Three on Pats Buses Injured in Accident (AP) AP - Three people traveling with the New England Patriots received minor injuries Sunday when two of their buses collided as they made their way to the team's hotel. | 1 |
Sorenstam trumps Kerr IT TOOK an extra hole for Annika Sorenstam to shake off American Cristie Kerr in the ADT Tour Championship at Trump International in West Palm Beach, Florida, yesterday, but a victory worth \$215,000 (120,000) was a fitting end to another season that has | 1 |
Colts outclass Bears in one-sided track meet Chicago - The Bears needed a perfect performance to beat the Colts and came away with a 41-10 defeat in their poorest showing under Lovie Smith. | 1 |
Strong Earthquake Kills One in Caribbean (AP) AP - A strong earthquake rocked the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Guadeloupe early Sunday, killing a child, destroying numerous homes and knocking out power to thousands of people. | 0 |
Powell to Seek US Aid for Palestinians Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, arriving in Israel for his first visit in a year and a half, said Sunday that he would work with Palestinian leaders to come up | 0 |
Gaza out of control We are entering a very dangerous time. Everyone has their own gun and there is no one person in control.. BY ANDREW METZ. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The young men wore hostile expressions and carried guns | 0 |
Hopes fade for 58 missing after Philippines storm toll rises to eight (AFP) AFP - Hopes are fading for 58 fishermen missing at sea after a powerful storm that slammed into the Philippines, left eight people dead and tens of thousands homeless. | 0 |
Online Insurance Bids May Rise Some industry analysts say an ongoing insurance bid-rigging scandal -- combined with rising health-care costs -- will build demand for online bidding on insurance policies. | 2 |
Japan #39;s Nikkei 225, Topix Set for Biggest Drops in Six Months Japanese stocks dropped, with benchmarks poised for their biggest slides in six months. Exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. led decline after the dollar plunged to its lowest against | 2 |
HK PRESS: Hutchison Chmn Eyes Good #39;05, Promises Pay Rise HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (0013.HK) Chairman Li Ka-shing said the company #39;s overall financial outlook for 2005 is good and employees could look forward to a pay rise for next year, the South China Morning Post reports. | 2 |
GOLDBERG: Manning Improves During Game (AP) AP - One play demonstrated the star Eli Manning can become. Another play, a few minutes later, showed that he's still a rookie. | 1 |
Dell, Gateway Settle into the Living Room quot;If you are talking about the media center PC in the family room, it #39;s going to be a disappointing experience, quot; Gartner research vice president Martin Reynolds told TechNewsWorld. | 3 |
Powell #39;s Middle East mission COLIN Powell arrived in Israel last night for his first visit in 18 months, signalling a new push for Middle East peace following the death of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. | 0 |
Bilateral flexibility urged for solution: Musharraf says Pakistan <b>...</b> LAHORE, Nov 20: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday ruled out any unilateral stepping back by Pakistan from its historical stand over Kashmir and asked India to show courage | 0 |
WADA Sanctions \$1.47 Million Rise in Expenditure NEW YORK (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has approved a \$1.47 million increase in its expenditure budget for next year. | 1 |
For Artest, Today's Troubles Took Root Years Ago It often seems Ron Artest cannot help being at the center of a storm. | 1 |
Bush stands up for strong dollar President George W Bush reaffirms his commitment to a strong US dollar and pledges to halve the budget deficit. | 2 |
Survey: Gas prices drop as consumption goes down CAMARILLO, Calif. Gas prices at the pump declined over the past two weeks. An industry analyst says a seasonal drop in consumption and lower crude oil prices contributed to the drop. | 2 |
US Treasuries steady after fall on Greenspan 0133 GMT - US Treasuries steady in early Asia after falling in previous US session on Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan #39;s comments that interest rates were headed higher. | 2 |
Shanghai #39;s gain might be Birmingham #39;s loss For Rover, a once revered but now sullied brand name, it represents what one insider calls quot;the last-chance saloon quot;. For China, a nascent economic superpower, it could be the start of a new phase as a global player in the world auto market. | 2 |
A Mogul #39;s Migraine When Rupert Murdoch arrived at the election-night party at his Fox News network in Manhattan, he was met by long faces. His executives worried that Murdoch, the president #39;s biggest booster | 2 |
Virus chaos thwarted by poor social engineering The latest variant of the Sober virus was released on Friday and has been spreading over the weekend, but antivirus experts say the situation could have been much worse. | 3 |
Victorious Wright has a nod and wink for Trinidad Ronald quot;Winky quot; Wright confirmed his status as the world #39;s No1 light-middleweight when he scored a majority points verdict to retain the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council versions of the title against Shane Mosley at the Mandalay Bay in Las | 1 |
WADA Sanctions \$1.47 Million Rise in Expenditure The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has approved a \$1.47 million increase in its expenditure budget for next year. The rise will lift WADA #39;s budget to \$21.7 million, the Montreal-based | 1 |
Ageless Allen scores two TDs as Argonauts upset Lions 27-19 in <b>...</b> Twenty-year veteran Damon Allen ran in two touchdowns and passed for another as the Toronto Argonauts defeated the BC Lions 27-19 in the Grey Cup game on Sunday night. | 1 |
Kiwis crumble to McGrath Australia, inspired by a rejuvenated Glenn McGrath, skittled New Zealand out for a paltry 76 in their second innings to win the first Test by an innings and 156 runs in Brisbane. | 1 |
NBA Brawl Quote Box (AP) AP - Reaction to the suspensions handed down by NBA commissioner David Stern on Sunday, two days after a brawl between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons: | 1 |
Bush welcoming word of debt relief and elections SANTIAGO, Chile President Bush is welcoming word that Iraq will hold elections in January -- and that a big chunk of the country #39;s debt is being forgiven. | 0 |
Talks set for China free trade TALKS on a free trade agreement with China will begin in March, opening a porthole to the world #39;s biggest market. An Asia-Pacific regional trade agreement, potentially worth more than \$190 billion, also looks more likely than ever before. | 0 |
Woman hostage is released in Iraq: World News: A Polish woman held hostage in Iraq since late October has been set free and flown back to Warsaw reports BBC. BBC also says making a surprise appearance at a press conference alongside the Polish | 0 |
Sikhs to mark anniversary ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of Indian Sikhs arrived in Pakistan yesterday to commemorate the 535th anniversary of the birth of the founder of their religion, officials said. | 0 |
Australia migration focus shifts from Asia to Europe (AFP) AFP - Australia is now accepting more migrants from English-speaking nations than Southeast Asia for the first time since John Howard's Government came to power in 1996, new data shows. | 0 |
Stocks Sink, Dlr Steadies Above 103 Yen SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Fears of further dollar weakness sent shares in Asian exporters sharply lower on Monday, after a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations said nothing to arrest its fall. | 2 |
Music Industry Is Trying Out New Releases as Digital Only Universal has signed a handful of artists to a digital-only record label. Starting Tuesday, it will release songs through online services like iTunes. | 0 |
Upscale Flavors on Chicago's North Side Restaurants with laid-back style arrive on the North Side of Chicago. | 0 |
US risks a downhill dollar disaster George Bush #39;s foreign policy is simple: don #39;t mess with America. The same, it appears, applies to economic policy as well. | 2 |
Official Says Deferral Strategy Fails Amtrak Amtrak #39;s strategy of scraping by on limited budgets by deferring crucial capital investments quot;is no longer workable, quot; according to the inspector general of the Transportation | 2 |
Ambanis set up talks Nov. 21: A family meeting of the Ambanis is likely to take place tomorrow within hours of Mukesh Ambanis return from the US. In a TV interview aired a few days ago, Mukesh had said there were ownership issues within the family. | 2 |
It #39;s a Family Affair In a boardroom struggle that is as much about legacy concerns as about control, media titans Rupert Murdoch and John Malone are sparring over the prized assets of News Corp. | 2 |
Playing Games in Your 20 #39;s? Nintendo Is Onto You For the last several years, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have fought over an audience for console video games that is growing older and more mainstream. | 3 |
NBA Gets Tough After Near-Riot NBA Commissioner David Stern handed down three of the stiffest suspensions in the league #39;s history after a wild fan-player melee Friday night in Detroit. | 1 |
Boumsongs plea for peace JEAN-ALAIN Boumsong, who appeared an oasis of calm within Saturday #39;s maelstrom at Ibrox, has urged the Old Firm combatants to disregard any vendettas and restore sanity before the teams collide again. | 1 |
Big Ben pressured, but responds Ben Roethlisberger knows he #39;s lived a charmed life. Of his first seven NFL victories, four of the games were at home. He #39;s worked with the lead so much that he only trailed for 14 minutes of the previous three games. | 1 |
Jets #39; Martin Ties Sanders #39; NFL Mark CLEVELAND - New York Jets running back Curtis Martin on Sunday became the second player in NFL history to begin his career with 10 straight 1,000-yard seasons. | 1 |
Leader of Peru group in standoff surrenders; troops mobilize ANDAHUAYLAS, Peru -- The leader of a paramilitary nationalist group that seized a police station, took 10 officers hostage and allegedly killed four more surrendered late last night as security forces launched an offensive against his followers, an Interior Ministry official said. | 0 |
Iran promises to meet nuke deadline Iran has promised to suspend its nuclear enrichment program by Monday #39;s deadline, the BBC reported. The head of Iran #39;s nuclear energy organization said work would stop at two | 0 |
Sorenstam Needs a Playoff to Beat Kerr The ADT Championship was an intense battle between Cristie Kerr and Annika Sorenstam, who won her eighth L.P.G.A. event this season. | 1 |
NBA #39;s longest suspensions Here is the list of longest suspensions in NBA history for on-court incidents. Note: does not include the immediate suspension (one game) handed down today: 72 games-x - Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers, (for the | 1 |
New systems success has let designer prove a point Opinion raged even before NASCAR chairman Brian France unveiled the Nextel Cup championship format in January. As the sun rises in South Florida, 1 of | 1 |
NBA ROUNDUP Raptors Rally Late With Carter Sitting By The Associated Press. With Vince Carter playing the worst basketball of his career, Lamond Murray picked up the slack. Murray scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter yesterday | 1 |
PLO to press Powell on road map Palestinian leaders will tell Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, who is visiting the occupied territories today, that they want the Bush administration to commit itself to the creation of a Palestinian state by the end of next year. | 0 |
Federer Defends Master Cup With 13th Win (AP) AP - Top-seeded Roger Federer won a record 13th straight final Sunday, beating Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-2 in the title match of the ATP Masters Cup. | 1 |
Pulitzer Hired Banker to Explore Sale PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Newspaper publisher Pulitzer Inc. confirmed on Sunday it hired a financial adviser to help it explore strategic options, including a possible sale of the company. | 2 |
Pulitzer Hired Banker to Explore Sale Newspaper publisher Pulitzer Inc. confirmed on Sunday it hired a financial adviser to help it explore strategic options, including a possible sale of the company. | 2 |
Amtrak Infrastructure On Brink, DOT Warns The national passenger rail service risks a quot;major point of failure quot; if infrastructure needs remain unaddressed, the US Department of Transportation warned in a scathing report made public today. | 2 |
San Francisco Hotel Workers to Return Unionized workers have reached an agreement with a group representing 14 luxury hotels to end an eight-week lockout, allowing about 4,000 maids, bellhops | 2 |
Improved #39;Halo 2 #39; has multiplayer mode The first Halo game sold quite a few Xboxes (we know a few Xbox owners who don #39;t appear to play any other titles on their consoles), and Halo 2 clocked \$125 million in sales on its first day in stores. | 3 |
Yahoo doubles e-mail storage limits Yahoo Inc is more than doubling its limits on free e-mail storage in its latest move to combat two of its biggest rivals, Google Inc and Microsoft Corp. | 3 |
NBA Meltdown Provides Blame Aplenty It began with Ron Artest, a player who has undergone anger-management counseling and who last season alone was suspended six times. | 1 |
England win World Cup England have won the WGC-World Cup for the second time in 50 years, thanks to the heroics of former Walker Cup and current Ryder Cup stars Paul Casey and Luke Donald. | 1 |
Yorke accuses Blackburn fans of racist abuse An otherwise wonderful advert for English football was blemished by racism yesterday. As Dwight Yorke, a second-half substitute for Birmingham, warmed up on the touchline of his former club two or, possibly | 1 |
Eredivisie Wrap: Feyenoord Slip Up Three of the top four teams in the Erevisie recorded comfortable wins this weekend, with Feyenoord the exception after they crashed to a 2-1 defeat at home to FC Groningen. | 1 |
Cavaliers Shock No. 10 Wildcats Throughout the last month, the Virginia Cavaliers told anyone who would listen that their goals this basketball season far exceed the low expectations outsiders hold for them. | 1 |
Kings Rally Past Bucks for 5th Win in Row Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Strickland (20) shoots in a crowd of Sacramento Kings defenders Brad Miller, left, Darius Songaila (25) and Doug Christie, right, during the first half in Sacramento, Calif. | 1 |
McNabb Tosses Aside Sluggish Start and Lifts Philadelphia For the first half of the Eagles #39; game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday, Donovan McNabb looked like a quarterback with a hangover from last week #39;s victory on | 1 |
Dollar Near Record Low Vs Euro TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar dangled near a record low against the euro on Monday after a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations produced no coordinated stance to stem the U.S. currency's decline. | 2 |
Bush hails Iraq debts reduction by Pairs Club The United States on Sunday applauded the decision by the Paris Club on slashing Iraq #39;s debts and urged other countries to follow suit. | 0 |
Iraqi Premier urges Sunni Muslims to join elections BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday met the leaders of the Sunni Muslim Waqf (religious endowment) ahead of the country #39;s first free elections in decades. | 0 |
Chavez calls for anti-terror plan after killing of state attorney Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the development of new anti-terror legislation, just days after one of the government #39;s top prosecutors was killed by a car bomb. | 0 |
Ruling party retains Namibia presidency Namibia #39;s ruling party retained the presidency and its two-thirds majority in parliament in a landslide victory in last week #39;s elections, officials said Sunday. | 0 |
Paul McCartney to Headline Super Bowl Show (AP) AP - Paul McCartney will headline the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 6 as the NFL goes mainstream after the controversy over last January's show. | 1 |
Kings Rally Past Bucks for 5th Win in Row (AP) AP - Peja Stojakovic scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Sacramento Kings made a late rally for their fifth straight victory, 88-79 over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. | 1 |
Some rely on boats in Maldives KOLHUFUSHI ISLAND, Maldives -- Residents of this low-lying atoll are being forced to seek refuge on the sea more than a week after it destroyed their homes. | 0 |
Volcano Erupts in Southern Colombia, Ignites Fires (Reuters) Reuters - The Galeras volcano in\southern Colombia erupted on Sunday, spraying rocks and\starting short-lived forest fires, but no injuries were\reported, the government said. | 3 |
More Than 60 Nations to Protect Sharks (AP) AP - More than 60 countries agreed Sunday to ban the killing of sharks for their fins in the Atlantic Ocean, a move that conservationists hope will increase protection of threatened species around the world. | 3 |
N.B.A. Hands Tough Penalties to Players Involved in Brawl The Pacers' Ron Artest was suspended for the season, and two of his teammates must sit out for a combined 55 games. | 1 |
Present Imperfect, Future Is Manning Eli Manning had a chance, after a shaky start and a resurgent second half, to drive the Giants to a winning touchdown, but fell short in the final minute. | 1 |
Ugly Victory Redeems Carter in a Game of Second Chances Winning behind Quincy Carter - who completed 11 of 20 passes for 116 yards - might have assuaged the Jets' concerns about him as the backup quarterback. | 1 |
New row threatens top EU body A new row engulfs European Commission over an undisclosed conviction of one of its members. | 0 |
Bloody Sunday inquiry nearing end The Bloody Sunday inquiry enters its final phase as the counsel to the inquiry begins his closing speech. | 0 |
Giving the Law a Religious Perspective The Rev. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University is part of a movement around the nation that brings a religious perspective to the law. | 0 |
Mids Go Bowling Navy's football team will announce Monday whether it will accept a bowl bid from the Emerald Bowl or consider inquiries from four other bowls. | 1 |
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