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Israel pledges cooperation on Palestinian poll US secretary of state, Colin Powell, and Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom. Photograph: David Guttenfelder/ AP. Israel today assured Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, that it would do quot;everything | 0 |
Benazir Bhutto #39;s husband granted bail Asif Ali Zardari, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto #39;s husband, was granted bail in a corruption case by the Supreme Court on Monday, paving way for his release after some eight years in jail, lawyers said. | 0 |
India ; India withdraws around 3000 troops from Kashmir India News, JAMMU, India - India pulled out around 3,000 troops from Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army units from the region, officials said, as the peace process between New Delhi and Islamabad came under strain this week. | 0 |
Meyer Spurns Irish for Gators In the aftermath of the controversial firings of their football coaches, Notre Dame and Florida were desperate to hire Utah Coach Urban Meyer. | 1 |
Trump Hotels files for bankruptcy The flagship company of businessman and television star Donald Trump files for bankruptcy protection in the US. | 2 |
Oil Jumps to Two-Week High on Concern About Heating-Fuel Supply Crude oil climbed to a two-week high on concern colder winter weather will drain supplies of North American and European heating fuels before inventories rebound. | 2 |
Krispy Kreme Posts Net Loss After Charges Struggling doughnut shop chain Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported an unexpected quarterly net loss because of impairment charges and store closing costs. | 2 |
Camden Named Most-Dangerous City In US TRENTON, NJ -- Camden has become the nation #39;s most-dangerous city, but two Ocean County municipalities are among the safest, according to a Kansas company #39;s yearly ranking based on crime statistics. | 2 |
American Airlines lowers Miami fares To draw business from smaller airlines operating out of a nearby airport, American Airlines has lowered its fares at Miami International. | 2 |
Dixons wipes the VCR from its stores The news that the Dixon #39;s group is to stop selling the venerable VCR is the end of an era. As with the launch of Dire Straits #39;Brothers in Arms #39; CD in the early 1980s which was seen as the tipping point between | 3 |
Bells #39; video gamble com November 22, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. Wired amp; Wireless continues its reign as the top IT priority among IT managers due to widespread IP telephony deployment and other network infrastructure upgrades. | 3 |
Awesome Federer caps momentous year Following a resounding defeat in the Masters Cup final, Lleyton Hewitt stated the obvious in hailing Roger Federer as the quot;stand-out player of the last year and a half quot;. | 1 |
Teen: I thought I #39;was going to die #39; By MADELYN TROYANEK, Staff. Grant Bradley, 14, of Crescent Beach, said he thought he quot;was going to die quot; when a 350-pound tiger pounced on him late Saturday at the St. | 1 |
Conference Members Back Iraqi Efforts Countries taking part in the conference on Iraq differ on how to assist the nation, but they strongly support the interim government #39;s efforts | 0 |
Husband of Bhutto is granted bail ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The Supreme Court granted bail on Monday to the jailed husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a defense lawyer and a government spokesman said. | 0 |
European Game, Already on a High, Eyes Major Peaks LONDON (Reuters) - England's victory at the WGC-World Cup of Golf in Spain on Sunday has capped a remarkable year for Paul Casey and Luke Donald, British golf and the European game in general. | 1 |
Blood, knives, cage hint at atrocities (Chicago Tribune) Chicago Tribune - Acting on information from a man who claimed to have escaped from militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's network, the U.S. military over the weekend inspected a house where intelligence officers believe hostages were detained, tortured and possibly killed. | 0 |
Regulators Warn About Recalled Toys (AP) AP - A reminder from the government: check those holiday shopping lists to make sure no recalled children's toys are on them. | 0 |
UN staff union mulls no-confidence motion against senior UN management (AFP) AFP - The UN staff union was meeting to discuss a no-confidence measure against senior management of the United Nations, which has been hit by a series of scandals involving top UN officials. | 0 |
Iraq to Ask Iran, Turkey for Border Help SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Iraq will ask Iran and Turkey for border security arrangements to keep foreign militants out, similar to measures already agreed with Syria, the Iraqi Foreign Minister said on Monday. | 0 |
HK Disneyland Theme Park to Open in September HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Disneyland theme park will open on Sept. 12, 2005 and become the driving force for growth in the city's tourism industry, Hong Kong's government and Walt Disney Co. said on Monday. | 0 |
Iran Suspends Uranium Enrichment Iran has suspended uranium enrichment and all related activities, state-run radio reported Monday, honoring an agreement with Europe designed to head off possible U.N. sanctions. | 0 |
Group Agrees to Reduce Iraqi Debt Major economic powers agreed Sunday to write off more than \$31 billion in debt for Iraq in a deal that boosted U.S. efforts to help put the Iraqi economy back on its feet. | 0 |
Stern Sidekick Quivers Working on Daytime Show Robin Quivers, the radio personality best known as co-host on Howard Stern's syndicated morning show, has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television to create a pilot that would likely become a one-hour daytime talk show. | 0 |
PeopleSoft board won #39;t negotiate takeover with Oracle PeopleSoft (Profile, Products, Articles) Inc. won #39;t discuss a sale to Oracle (Profile, Products, Articles) Corp. for a price of \$24 per share, the company #39;s board of directors | 2 |
Before the Bell: Krispy Kreme Down 11 Pct Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 11 percent before the bell on Monday after the struggling doughnut shop chain reported a quarterly net loss | 2 |
Netherlands ING to Sell Baring Activities Dutch bank and insurer ING Group said Monday it will sell the activities of Baring Asset Management, nearly a decade after it purchased the remains of the bankrupt British bank Barings. | 2 |
Trump Hotels files for bankruptcy The flagship company of flamboyant businessman Donald Trump has filed for voluntary bankruptcy in the US. Trump Hotels amp; Casino Resorts has gone into Chapter 11 protection as it tries to restructure \$1.8bn (969m) in debt. | 2 |
Ryanair #39;s northern expansion opens new routes to the Med The Mediterranean came a little closer to sun seekers in the north-west today after Ryanair announced a new hub and nine extra routes including southern France, Italy and Spain. | 2 |
Mozilla Firefox Browser Blazes Across the Globe Blake Ross started working on building quot;a better quot; browser while other kids were just getting hooked on instant messenger. | 3 |
Linux-based Software Platform for 3G Phones NEC Corporation and Panasonic Mobile announced that they have developed a Linux-based software platform for third-generation (3G) mobile phones. | 3 |
Sharon to let Palestinians from East Jerusalem vote JERUSALEM Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel has agreed that Palestinians from East Jerusalem should participate in the election next year of a Palestinian leader, his office said Monday. | 0 |
ADV: Free Anti-Virus Scan Is your computer slowing down or crashing? A virus may be responsible. Scan now for free! Unlimited phone support with subscription. Blocks viruses, worms, spyware, spam and popups. | 2 |
Oracle to PeopleSoft: Redeem Poison Pill Oracle Corp. on Monday said it has asked Peoplesoft Inc. #39;s board of directors to immediately redeem the company #39;s poison pill, two days after 61 percent of PeopleSoft shareholders tendered | 2 |
Trump casino business files for bankruptcy NEW YORK -- Donald J. Trump #39;s casino empire has filed for bankruptcy protection after months of negotiations with bondholders over restructructuring a crushing debt. | 2 |
Krispy Kreme Posts Loss, Scraps Revenue Forecast (Update5) Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. posted a fiscal third-quarter loss of \$3 million on costs to close stores after same-store sales fell for the first time as a public company. | 2 |
Cary Named Ninth Safest City In Nation CARY, NC -- The town of Cary has been ranked ninth in a list of the nation #39;s safest cities. When it comes to the nation #39;s most dangerous cities, Camden, NJ, topped the list, snatching the distinction from Detroit, which came in second. | 2 |
New York man wins \$149M lottery Like most parking lot attendants, Juan Rodriguez knows how tantalizing and frustrating it can be to drive a luxury car, only to have to surrender it all too quickly for a pair of crumpled dollars. | 2 |
Hardie feels boycott pain ASBESTOS-RELATED boycotts of James Hardie products have forced the controversial building products maker to slash its profit forecast. | 2 |
Russia Looking to Moon and Beyond for Future Space Base in 2020 <b>...</b> A Russian automatic base may be established on the Moon in 2020-2025, an official of the Russian Space Agency said. Speaking in Washington at a NASA conference on the International Space System program, Nikolai | 3 |
Canon PowerShot A95 The PowerShot quot;A quot; series from Canon has been a hit worldwide and as far as India is concerned, the entry-level and mainstream models are all well placed to attract lot of attention. | 3 |
NBA throws the record book at brawlers The look on NBA Commissioner David Stern #39;s face mirrored his last name Sunday night as he walked briskly into the Madison Square Garden rotunda to lay down his version of the law | 1 |
Fans have other favorites, but Busch has other ideas As Busch celebrated his 2004 Nextel Cup championship, most of the 80,000 fans turned their backs and walked out of Homestead-Miami Speedway, leaving the 26-year-old first-time champion to himself. | 1 |
Nephew has Arafat medical file No evidence exists that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of poisoning, his nephew says. But at a press conference in Paris, Nasser al-Quidwa did not definitely dismiss | 0 |
Asia Pacific divide widening as leaders fail to grapple with key <b>...</b> SANTIAGO (AFP) - An Asia-Pacific divide is widening as the United States sinks under the weight of a ballooning current account deficit and a plummeting dollar, analysts said after a regional summit here. | 0 |
Bhutto #39;s husband granted bail Pakistan #39;s Supreme Court has granted bail to the husband of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in a move that could improve relations between military leader Pervez Musharraf and one of the country #39;s main parties. | 0 |
Prince bids to end row with Clarke The Prince of Wales will use a speech today to end a public row that has erupted between himself and Education Secretary Charles Clarke. | 0 |
Ravens, Minus Jamal Lewis, Beat Cowboys (AP) AP - Kyle Boller displayed the poise and confidence of a maturing second-year quarterback in leading the Baltimore Ravens to their third straight victory. | 1 |
Report: North Korea Cracking Down on Mobile Phones (Reuters) Reuters - North Korea is cracking down on the use\of mobile phones in border areas in a bid to stop smuggling and\"spy activities," Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Monday. | 3 |
GPL 3 to Take on IP, Patents (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - With a relatively hostile environment that has pitted proprietary software against open source as a backdrop, the Free Software Foundation, the steward of the GNU General Public License, is working on the first revamp to the license in 13 years. | 3 |
Oracle to PeopleSoft: Redeem Poison Pill (Reuters) Reuters - Oracle Corp. on Monday said it has\asked Peoplesoft Inc.'s board of directors to immediately\redeem the company's poison pill, two days after 61 percent of\PeopleSoft shareholders tendered their stock for Oracle's\ #36;24-a-share hostile offer. | 3 |
As Ice Thaws, Arctic Peoples at Loss for Words (Reuters) Reuters - What are the words used by\indigenous peoples in the Arctic for "hornet," "robin," "elk,"\"barn owl" or "salmon?" If you don't know, you're not alone. | 3 |
Arafat's Nephew Says Cause of Death Inconclusive PARIS (Reuters) - Yasser Arafat's nephew said on Monday that medical records released by France showed no trace of known poisons in the late Palestinian leader but the cause of death remained a mystery. | 0 |
Researchers Study Drunken Rats (AP) AP - A collection of drunken rats is helping University of North Carolina researchers understand how brains repair themselves after chronic drinking #151; and possibly find new ways to help alcoholics recover full mental capacity. | 3 |
Swedes Launch Scientific Research Rocket (AP) AP - A Swedish Space Corp. sounding rocket successfully carried eight scientific experiments into the edge of space on Monday. | 3 |
Reggae stars 'help to spread HIV' Reggae and rap homophobic lyrics are stoking the spread of HIV, a UK minister warns on a Caribbean visit. | 0 |
Elephants in the Living Room The United States is facing the possibility of a severe economic correction. Yet most of the causes of such a correction are, for the most part, being completely ignored in preference to partisan bickering. It is the proverbial elephant in the living room - except it is not just one, but several elephants that everyone is doing their best to ignore. While the likelihood that any of these issues could result in disaster is low, these are issues worth taking the time to discuss. | 3 |
World's remotest islet back on the map <strong>Cash'n'Carrion</strong> Designer cartography from The Rockall Times | 3 |
eBay , PayPal and the Virgin Mary <strong>Letters</strong> Scammed <em>Reg</em> readers write | 3 |
419er seeks flatshare with <cite>Reg</cite> reader Suit professional fraudster, n/s, gsoh | 3 |
Bangladesh to tackle corruption A new anti-corruption watchdog for Bangladesh has been welcomed by global anti-graft campaigners. | 2 |
Absa and Barclays 'close' to deal South Africa's biggest retail bank says it is close to announcing a deal for Barclays to take a majority stake in its business. | 2 |
China raises stakes in Zimbabwe China is taking its long-standing investment in Zimbabwe to new heights, as Air Zimbabwe starts bi-weekly flights to Beijing. | 2 |
Internet sales growing strongly The value of UK online sales more than doubles, as a growing number of people choose to shop via the internet, data shows. | 2 |
Oracle: Let #39;s get past this #39;impasse #39; com November 22, 2004, 7:41 AM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been enterprise directories for several months, but for many IT managers, ERP (enterprise resource planning) and open source initiatives are on the horizon. | 2 |
American Airlines Defers Aircraft Delivery American Airlines reported Monday that it will defer the delivery of 54 aircraft in order to postpone capital spending and allow the airline more flexibility in its restructuring. | 2 |
Krispy Kreme Posts Loss, Stock Off 16 Pct Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a quarterly loss due to store closings and sluggish sales, sending its stock down 16 percent. | 2 |
Campbell Soup Posts Higher 1Q Profit Campbell Soup Co., the world #39;s largest soup maker, posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Monday, citing strong sales of condensed soup and broth products. | 2 |
Trump files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Trump Hotels amp; Casino Resorts Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection over the weekend, an outgrowth of the debt-laden company #39;s latest plan to secure desperately needed financing. | 2 |
Mylan not interested in Icahn talks Mylan Laboratories Inc. #39;s board Monday shunned an overture by financier Carl Icahn and said the company intends to remain independent while pursuing its proposed acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals, which Icahn opposes. | 2 |
Holiday travel back on the map Traveling this Thanksgiving may not be as easy as it was last year. And that is both good and bad news. On the upside: The long lines at airports | 2 |
UK ; Last Rites Sounded for Life-Changing Video Format quot;We are now entering the digital age and the new DVD technology available represents a step-change in picture quality and convenience, quot; said marketing director John Mewett. | 3 |
ICQ Updates Its Web-Based E-Mail The increasingly competitive Web mail market has a new player: Instant messaging provider ICQ. The company now offers a fee-based service that includes 2GB of storage, a calendar feature, task manager, notepad | 3 |
The Pitfalls of VoIP 11/22/2004. Using your computer and Internet connection to make local and long distance calls has been getting a lot of attention lately. | 3 |
Microsoft pact with Air Force could be model for DOD An enterprisewide software and services agreement the Air Force has signed with Microsoft promises to save the service more than \$100 million in direct costs and an undefined but significant amount through indirect costs, according to Air Force CIO John | 3 |
Chipsets boost Wi-Fi range by 50 per cent Broadcom today unveiled two wireless Lan chipsets which it claims allow Wi-Fi users to maintain high speed wireless connections at distances up to 50 per cent greater than previous offerings. | 3 |
Tecmo president slams Sony #39;s PS3 plans Junji Nakamura, president of Japanese publisher Tecmo, has slammed Sony #39;s plans for the PlayStation 3, accusing the firm of allowing its ambitions in the home appliance space to overshadow its commitment to games. | 3 |
New Skulls Program Kills Cell Phone Applications Virus authors have found new prey. They are going after Symbian based cell phones with a new trojan horse that kills applications and replaces their icons with a skull image. | 3 |
Study: Learning to Run Propelled Evolution New research suggests that developing the ability to run - long thought to be a byproduct of walking for early man - was actually an instrumental step in the evolution of people | 3 |
Artest Suspended for Remainder of Season (Indianapolis-November 22, 2004) -- The Pacers will concentrate today on forming a new game plan for the season, one that doesn #39;t involve three of its top players. | 1 |
Police and FA to investigate racism allegations at Blackburn London, England (Sports Network) - Just four days after racist chants marred a friendly between England and Spain, Birmingham City says striker Dwight Yorke was racially abused during a match at Blackburn on Sunday. | 1 |
Victory in Japan reignites Tiger #39;s fire Boosted by a first strokeplay title in more than a year, Tiger Woods is champing at the bit to mount a fresh major challenge in 2005. | 1 |
Op To Keep Larsson Out Until 2005 Barcelona striker Henrik Larsson is set for Monday knee surgery and will be lost to the Spanish leaders for the rest of the calendar year. | 1 |
Beasley leads PSV to 10th straight shutout win in Dutch league US midfielder DaMarcus Beasley scored a goal Sunday to help lead PSV Eindhoven past Vitesse Arnhem 2-0 in the Dutch league -- the 10th straight shutout for unbeaten PSV. | 1 |
E. Manning #39;s Education Begins The Atlanta Falcons were clinging to a seven-point lead in the final minute of the third quarter Sunday at Giants Stadium and they needed to force a mistake by the New | 1 |
Raptors #39; Williams undergoes knee surgery, out for season TORONTO -- Toronto Raptors point guard Alvin Williams will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his right knee Monday. | 1 |
Bernie #39;s back in court Bernie Ecclestone will return to court on Monday for the start of the High Court case involving Formula One Holdings (FOH) and Speed Investments. | 1 |
Tiger attacks teen, owner A tiger attacked his owner and a teenager at a county fair in St. Augustine, but neither suffered major injuries. Curtice LoGiudice, owner of the tiger, suffered puncture | 1 |
JFK assassination #39;game #39; stirs up controversy A PC game produced by Scottish firm Traffic Games has come under fire from the family of former US president John F Kennedy for allowing gamers to play through his assassination as sniper Lee Harvey Oswald. | 1 |
Fourth-quarter earnings by Fisher, Henderson and Favre Quarterback Brett Favre #39;s longest run in two seasons stood as the second-longest run by the Green Bay Packers offense Sunday night. | 1 |
Air Force Consolidates Contracts, Software NOVEMBER 22, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - The US Air Force last week announced an enterprisewide software licensing agreement with Microsoft Corp. | 3 |
Flat Chance Prices on cool TVs are dropping as new factories come on line. Is now the time to buy? Doug Gale, a 30-year-old Dallas banker, returned from a vacation to Tokyo and Hong Kong in 2001 raving as much about TV | 3 |
Something #39;s a little fishy about PETA #39;s priorities News Item: NASA #39;s Cassini-Huygens spacecraft to broadcast French rock #39;n #39; roll as it approaches Saturn #39;s moon Titan. | 3 |
No bilateral talks during Aziz #39;s visit India is unlikely to respond to any major bilateral issues during Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz #39;s two-day visit to New Delhi starting Tuesday. | 0 |
China iron mines fire kills 57 At least thirty-three miners have been killed in a fire broke out on Saturday morning at five iron mines in Shahe, North China #39;s Hebei Province. | 0 |
Chinese President urges Koizumi to stop shrine visits, improve <b>...</b> Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday urged Japan to properly treat its war time history with an eye to the future, and called for a halt to visits by Japanese leaders to a shrine honoring World War II criminals. | 0 |
Bulgaria Reluctant to Write Off Iraqi Debt Bulgaria is reluctant to write off a US\$1.7 billion (euro1.3 billion) debt it is owed by Iraq, despite mounting international pressure on Iraq #39;s creditors to agree on substantial debt reduction, officials said Monday. | 0 |
Some 25,000 march in Muslim-organized German demonstration against <b>...</b> COLOGNE, Germany An anti-terror march by German Muslims has brought about 25-thousand people to the city of Cologne. Marchers carried signs saying quot;religion doesn #39;t produce terror quot; and rallied at a downtown square. | 0 |
Nextel Gets Navy Cell Phone Contract Nextel Communications Inc. said Monday that it received a contract worth up to \$100 million to provide the Navy with cell phone service. | 2 |
Mukesh Ambani denies feud over Reliance ownership (LEAD): Business India: Mumbai, Nov 22 : Mukesh Ambani, chairman of India #39;s largest private business firm Reliance Industries, Monday rubbished the talk of a family feud over the company #39;s ownership, saying the foundations of the company are very strong. | 2 |
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