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Arctic team finds ship remains A team retracing the route of a group of Victorian Arctic explorers have found parts of their 172-year-old ship. | 1Sci/Tech
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Sihamoni ready to take over: PHNOM PENH, Oct. 10. - King Norodom Sihanouk declared on Sunday that his son, Crown Prince Norodom Sihamoni is ready to accept kingship. | 3World
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Particle lab celebrates 50th birthday The European research facility which helped shape our view of matter and invented the world wide web is exactly 50 years old. | 1Sci/Tech
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Facing Arrest, Uma Bharti Quits as Madhya Pradesh Chief BHOPAL (PTI) - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti has been forced out of office after four days of political drama as the issue of tainted ministers came back to haunt the Bharatiya Janata Party. | 3World
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Socceroos lead at break The Socceroos lead the Solomon Islands 4-0 at half-time in their Confederations Cup qualifier in Honiara. A double from midfielder Josip Skoko and strikes to Ante Milicic and the impressive Brett Emerton have | 2Sports
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DAILY DIGEST RealNetworks Inc. has sold about 3 million songs online during a three- week, half-price sale designed to promote an alternative to Apple Computer Inc. | 1Sci/Tech
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FaceTime, IMlogic Back Live Communications Server 2005 Hard on the heels of Microsoft announcing that it #39;s taken Live Communications Server 2005 gold, instant messaging management software vendors IMlogic and FaceTime on Tuesday both touted their support for the communication product. | 0Business
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Clijsters and Hewitt reach break point There are two consolations for disillusioned tennis romantics upset by yesterday #39;s news of the split of Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters four months before their scheduled marriage. | 2Sports
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Carrier #39;s uphill climb US Airways said yesterday it can emerge from bankruptcy a stronger airline, but acknowledged it needs deeper wage concessions from its pilots - something it has failed to get after two years of trying. | 0Business
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Britain's Not-So-Civil War: Hunters Outfoxed? If hunting is banned in Britain, the pro-hunt lobby says its supporters will continue to hunt illegally. | 3World
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Accounting body delays rule on expensing options Bowing to corporate pressure, the group that sets standards for the US accounting industry yesterday postponed by six months its plan to force companies to expense employee stock options. | 0Business
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Dell Comes Up With Novell Idea To Sell Servers Novell has given its recently acquired Linux distro, SuSE, a push, by signing an agreement with Dell to offer SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 on select PowerEdge servers worldwide. | 1Sci/Tech
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Gunmen ambush Chalabi #39;s convoy, wound 2 BAGHDAD - Gunmen ambushed the convoy of former Iraqi governing council president Ahmed Chalabi on Wednesday, wounding two of his bodyguards, aides said. | 3World
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HK walks out of 68-month deflation cycle, official Hong Kong Financial Secretary Henry Tang said he believed Hong Kong has walked out of the consumer price deflation cycle that lingered for 68 months, according to the consumer price index trend in the past few years. | 0Business
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Cambodia passes succession law Cambodia approves a law to choose a new monarch, after King Sihanouk's abdication announcement. | 3World
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Car Bomb Kills Three in Mosul (AP) AP - A car bomb exploded in the northern Iraq city of Mosul on Monday, killing three people, hospital police said. | 3World
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Live: Chinese Grand Prix Michael Schumacher has set the stage for what promises to be a thrilling fightback through the field by qualifying at the back of the grid for the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix, which starts at 0700. | 2Sports
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Ready to Bet on Alternative Energy? Well, Think Again When oil prices rise, public interest in alternative energy often does, too. But the logic is evidently escaping Wall Street. | 0Business
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Sharon Faces Netanyahu Threat to Resign Over Gaza JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he and three other cabinet members from Ariel Sharon's Likud would quit unless the prime minister agreed to hold a referendum on a pullout from Gaza. | 3World
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Red Hat opens losing propaganda offensive against Sun Opinion Heaven help us all - there #39;s a blog battle being waged between Red Hat #39;s chief cheerleader Michael Tiemann and Sun Microsystems #39; President Jonathan Schwartz. | 1Sci/Tech
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US, #39;EU-three #39; agree on demand The Bush administration reached a tentative deal yesterday with three European nations at the UN nuclear watchdog agency on the next step in confronting Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons program. | 3World
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Stocks End Higher as Dell Boosts Techs Stocks extended their rally on Friday, led by technology shares after computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) shot up 8 percent on a higher quarterly profit and an optimistic forecast. | 0Business
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49ers #39; home to be renamed Monster Park after stereo cable company Some fans think 44-year-old Candlestick Park is already a dinosaur. Now the San Francisco 49ers #39; home stadium has the name to match. | 2Sports
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Hamm should support Yang Paul Hamm needs a new marketing strategy. Either that, or he needs a clue. One harmless gesture separates him from lionization in America and canonization in South Korea, and | 2Sports
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Thailand Shows No Easy War Against Wildlife Crime (Reuters) Reuters - With an AK-47 assault rifle slung over\his shoulder, Sompong Prajobjan roamed one of Thailand's lush\national parks for more than a decade. | 1Sci/Tech
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Pedro: Yanks? No Thanks: Bombers psyche out ace #39; Pedro Martinez last night uttered the absolute last words any Boston fan wants to hear from their ace - now, or ever: Call the Yankees my daddy. | 2Sports
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Australia comdemns apparent killing of aid worker in Iraq Australia #39;s Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, says the apparent murder in Iraq of aid worker, Margaret Hassan, is a heinous and inexcusable crime. | 3World
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UN urges dialogue after Rwanda vows action Rwanda insisted on Thursday that it would soon attack rebels inside the Democratic Republic of Congo unless they were disarmed, as the United Nations Security | 3World
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Fischer's Fiancee: Marriage Plans Genuine (AP) AP - Former chess champion Bobby Fischer's announcement thathe is engaged to a Japanese woman could win him sympathy among Japanese officials and help him avoid deportation to the United States, his fiancee and one of his supporters said Tuesday. | 3World
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PeopleSoft Plays Defense The business software maker inks a deal with IBM, but it isn't likely to dissuade Oracle. | 0Business
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Spammers strike back at Lycos In launching Make Love Not Spam Lycos this week started a controversial bid to battle unsolicited messages through a custom-designed website. | 1Sci/Tech
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SAP Gets \$35 Million Post Office Pact SAP has landed a \$35 million deal to help the US Postal Service overhaul its human resources systems. According to sources close to the deal, the agreement includes a \$21 million consulting component, and | 1Sci/Tech
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Bluetooth flying bot creates buzz The latest tiny flying robot that could help in search and rescue or surveillance has been unveiled in Japan. | 1Sci/Tech
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Minister Lee Says Uncertainty Deepens Economic Lethargy Deputy Prime Minister and Finance-Economy Minister Lee Hun-jai said Monday the nation #39;s current economic lethargy is due to unsubstantiated uncertainty #39; #39; about the future, which in turn weakens the confidence of market players. | 0Business
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Ortiz, Sox rally to fight another day: Sink Yanks in 14, send <b>...</b> The official crowd at Fenway Park last night was a capacity 35,120, but as the years pass, the number of people who claim to have attended the Red Sox stats, schedule #39; 5-4, 14-inning victory | 2Sports
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Strangers in Life Join Hands in Death as the Web Becomes a Tool for Suicide in Japan About once a month since January 2002, Japan has recorded a group suicide, successful or attempted, where participants met on the Internet. | 1Sci/Tech
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Japan Shares Fall to Low on Oil Worry TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.4 percent to a six-week closing low on Tuesday, marking an eight-day losing streak, after oil prices topped \$50 a barrel, fanning concern over the business outlook for Japanese companies. | 0Business
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Amazon #39;s A9 Search Evens Out Google results with links to books at Amazon.com, the Internet Movie Database, Google Images, and GuruNet.com, plus site information, including similar links that others have followed. | 1Sci/Tech
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Coke plans new push into energy niche In January, Coke plans to introduce an energy drink called Full Throttle. Coke hopes it will be a better competitor than an earlier entry, the slow-selling KMX. | 0Business
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Lucent milestone: A profit Lucent Technologies yesterday posted higher fiscal fourth- quarter earnings, helping lift the telecommunications equipment maker to its first profitable year since 2000. | 0Business
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US names cyber chief The Department of Homeland Security has named an acting US cybersecurity chief as Congress weighed whether to give the position greater clout to fight hackers, viruses and other online threats. | 1Sci/Tech
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Ravens Get Rest With the absence of running back Jamal Lewis, the Ravens hope to get a number of injured players back during their bye week. | 2Sports
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Kerry Widens Lead in California, Poll Finds (Reuters) Reuters - Democratic challenger John Kerry\has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54\percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on\Tuesday found. | 3World
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Cingular to Reduce Work Force by Roughly 10 Percent, CEO Says Cingular Wireless LLC, the nation's largest cell phone company, will cut about 10 percent of its 68,000 jobs over the next 12 to 18 months as it combines operations with the recently acquired AT T Wireless, Cingular's chief executive said Tuesday. | 1Sci/Tech
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It #39;s got to be Cole on the left Football365 #39;s top pundit looks ahead to England #39;s international double-header and calls for Joe Cole to be given the nod on the left... Of the three left-sided options available to Sven-Goran Eriksson on Saturday, I would personally go for Joe Cole. | 2Sports
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Australian guilty of backpacker murder Australian Ian Previte has been found guilty by a Queensland jury of murdering 19-year-old British backpacker Caroline Stuttle in 2002, when he threw her from a bridge in a botched attempt to steal her handbag. | 3World
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Samsung readies Philips #39; near-field communications for cellphones MANHASSET, NY - Philips Electronics and Samsung Electronics have entered into a deal that will enable Samsung to deploy cellular devices using Philips #39; near-field communications chip and technology. | 1Sci/Tech
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Taiwan Rescuers Dig Out 7 Bodies Buried in Landslide TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan rescue workers dug out seven bodies from mud and rock in a mountain village that was hit by a devastating landslide triggered by Typhoon Aere, but eight still remained buried, officials said on Friday. | 3World
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Hawks Evicted From New York City Perch (AP) AP - Pale Male the city hawk was evicted from his nest, and the flap has already begun. | 1Sci/Tech
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REGION: Iran sticks by its right to possess nuclear fuel <b>...</b> TEHRAN: Iran repeated on Sunday it had a right to master the sensitive nuclear fuel cycle, ahead of an expected proposal from Europe calling for Tehran to abandon such work in exchange for diplomatic and trade incentives. | 3World
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Dominant US captures gold with 79th straight win The US softball team completed its scorched-earth run through the Olympics on Monday with a 5-1 win over Australia, America #39;s third straight gold medal. | 2Sports
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Veterans Committee counts for little The Hall of Fame released the latest Veterans Committee ballot yesterday. As you might (or might not) remember, there #39;s a (nearly) new committee in town. | 2Sports
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Indians Strike Back South Africa were rocked by a two-wicket burst from off-spinner Harbhajan Singh just before tea on the fourth day of the second cricket test here today. | 2Sports
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Mosley Unable to Escape Winkys Jab Las Vegas, NV: You have to give credit to Sugar Shane Mosley. For the second time in his career, the former world champion valiantly tried to reverse a thorough beating by jumping headfirst into an immediate rematch. | 2Sports
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US Airways Workers Get Pay Cut (Buffalo, NY, October 18, 2004) - - Buffalo #39;s dominant airlines is 1 of 2 carriers that #39;s taking drastic cost cutting steps to stay in the air. | 0Business
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Legendary all-rounder Miller dies Keith Miller, arguably Australia's greatest all-rounder in Test cricket, has died in Melbourne aged 84. | 3World
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Traber rehabbed all of last season Traber was chosen in the first round and 16th overall of the 2001 draft by the New York Mets, and made his major league debut with Cleveland in 2003. | 2Sports
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Singapore Air expands fleet with US\$3.7B Boeing order Singapore Airlines Ltd., Asia #39;s most profitable carrier, is betting new planes will help it lure passengers from Emirates and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. | 0Business
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Pfizer to settle asbestos claims NEW YORK (DowJonesAP) - Pfizer (PFE) said Friday it has agreed to pay \$430 million to settle all lawsuits against it alleging injury from insulation products made by a subsidiary. | 0Business
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Kremlin keeps all guessing over YUKOS fate As YUKOS contemplates a staggering \$17.5 billion tax bill, the spectre of bankruptcy has never seemed closer for Russia #39;s biggest oil company. | 0Business
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Safin tallest obstacle to host #39;s patriotic games hope AS tennis fans go, Houston #39;s Jim #39;Mattress Mack #39; McIngvale is very rich, extremely forthright, exceedingly patriotic and unflinchingly Republican. | 2Sports
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ConocoPhillips boosts LUKoil stake to 10 percent (AFP) AFP - US oil major ConocoPhillips has boosted its stake in Russia's second-largest oil producer LUKoil to 10 percent, giving Conoco at least one representative on LUkoil's board. | 3World
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Militants holding UN workers say talks have been postponed Militants threatening to kill three UN hostages said yesterday that talks with Afghan and UN officials had been postponed for another day. | 3World
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1994 Law Designed to Preserve Guard Jobs (AP) AP - A 1994 law strengthened job protections for National Guard and Reserve troops called to active duty. Here are major provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). | 3World
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Allergan to close contact-lens solution plant, lay off third of <b>...</b> Allergan Inc., the US drug company that makes the anti-wrinkle treatment Botox as well as contract lens solution at its Irish factory, plans to lay off more than a third of its Irish workforce as it ends its lens solution operations and | 0Business
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Tennessee's Johnson Suspended for Gun (AP) AP - Tennessee starting safety Brandon Johnson was suspended indefinitely because he fired a gun into the air near campus. | 2Sports
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Bears Set to Sign QB Jeff George (Reuters) Reuters - The Chicago Bears are expected\to sign quarterback Jeff George on Monday. | 2Sports
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Rescued Chinese hostage dies In southeast Pakistan one of two Chinese hostages injured during a rescue operation died of his injuries, military sources said Thursday. | 3World
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Streamlined Cable TV in a Card An innovation called the CableCard, which slides into a slot on the back of many new TV sets, is meant to eliminate the cable box. So why aren't cable customers hearing more about it? | 1Sci/Tech
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Seahawks Looking at Acquiring Jerry Rice (AP) AP - Jerry Rice could be headed north to reunite with Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren. | 2Sports
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Bush Urges Putin Uphold Russian Democracy (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush on Wednesday urged\Russian President Vladimir Putin to "uphold the principles of\democracy" in a carefully worded message expressing concern\about Putin's proposed political reforms. | 3World
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Novell Brings Linux to the Desktop Novell #39;s Linux Desktop 9 includes an end-user operating system, office applications and productivity tools. It boasts the same levels of security and reliability as the SuSE Linux Enterprise | 1Sci/Tech
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Toy store profits R back up TOY retailer Toys R Us has posted a second-quarter profit, over- turning the loss it made over the same period the year before. The New Jersey-based group, which is considering quitting the toys business, turned | 0Business
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TruSecure merges with Betrusted BOSTON - Information security services companies TruSecure Corp. and Betrusted plan to announce on Tuesday that they have merged, forming a new company called Cybertrust. | 1Sci/Tech
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IBM, partners roll out ID management suite IBM Corp. and four partners on Wednesday announced what they call a "major breakthrough" in identity management designed to help business and government agencies protect assets, including IT systems and physical facilities, from unauthorized users. | 1Sci/Tech
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Karzai Promises Afghans Security for Election (Reuters) Reuters - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai\promised Afghans greater security when they go to vote in the\country's first ever democratic election during an independence\day speech on Wednesday. | 3World
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Gunners reel after mugging in Athens ARSENAL manager Arsene Weenger was today counting his crocks ahead of Sunday #39;s premiership showdown with Manchester United at Old Trafford. | 2Sports
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US confirms commitment to defend Taiwan Mr Powell says that while the US recognises the one-China policy, it will offer to assist Taiwan if it is threatened. A US State Department spokesman says the issue came up during talks with China #39;s visiting military chief, General Liang Guanglie. | 3World
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Four Israeli soldiers killed, Barghuti pulls out of presidential <b>...</b> RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AFP) - Four Israeli soldiers were killed when Palestinian militants blew up a tunnel under an army post in Gaza, as jailed intifada leader Marwan Barghuti pulled out of the Palestinian elections. | 3World
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Smith says Harmison is the weakest link The South Africa captain Graeme Smith has stirred things up before today #39;s first Test against England by claiming that Steve Harmison, the world #39;s leading bowler, is mentally vulnerable and can be disarmed for the rest of the five-Test series if the | 2Sports
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Video game pioneer shoots for next level with cell phones (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Video game pioneer Trip Hawkins is going mobile. His latest act, a Silicon Valley company called Digital Chocolate, is developing games and "lifestyle" applications for portable phones. He hopes the new venture will turn out like the first he founded, Electronic Arts, the leading video game maker. His most recent gaming company, 3D0, went out of business after a decade. Hawkins spoke with USA TODAY's Edward C. Baigat last week's DemoMobile conference in La Jolla, Calif. | 1Sci/Tech
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Coors' Donation to Own Campaign Draws Ire (AP) AP - A #36;500,000 donation by Republican beer baron Pete Coors to his own Senate campaign has triggered a new federal law that eases fund-raising restrictions for his Democratic opponent. | 3World
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Now or never for United Arsenal were the clear #39;devils #39; back in September 2003, just six games into last season. Following captain Patrick Viera #39;s second half dismissal for lashing out on free-faller Ruud Van Nistelrooy, and then | 2Sports
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Whitman: EBay To Buy Rent.com; Compliments Craigslist Stake Without reserve. EBay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ) on Friday said it is buying Rent.com. The latter, which is privately held, provides online listings of apartment and house rentals. | 0Business
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Hackers take advantage of Microsoft #39;s JPEG flaw NEW YORK - In a harbinger of security threats to come, hackers have exploited a newly announced flaw in Microsoft Corp. programs and begun circulating malicious code hidden in images that use the popular JPEG format. | 1Sci/Tech
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Washington chooses a stadium site for Expos The DC Sports and Entertainment Commission outlined its plans Tuesday night in a meeting with city government officials. An official involved in the process, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated | 2Sports
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Unprecedented Peril Forces Tough Calls Like the "war on terrorism," which it often intersected, President Bush's efforts against nuclear proliferation has followed many paths. | 3World
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Cisco invests \$12 million in Japan R amp;D center On Thursday, the company announced it will invest \$12 million over the next five years in a new research and development center in Tokyo. | 1Sci/Tech
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New handheld computer from SONY with electroluminescent display (CP) - SONY has introduced it #39;s Clie PEG-VZ90, an entertainment multimedia handheld using Palm OS 5.2.1. The unit boasts the world #39;s largest 480x320 pixels organic electroluminescent (EL) display, which many regard as a next-generation technology capable | 1Sci/Tech
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Spurs accuse liar Santini FORMER Tottenham Hotspur manager Jacques Santini sparked a war of words last night after claiming that he had resigned nine days ago because of a rift with director of football, Frank Arnesen, and not as previously stated for personal reasons. | 2Sports
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As hockey clock strikes 12, Canada reclaims World Cup The message board in Canada #39;s dressing room spoke volumes: quot;Practice canceled tomorrow, quot; it read. quot;No one else to beat. | 2Sports
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Iraqi Kidnappers of French Reporters Demand Ransom (Update1) The Iraqi kidnappers of two French reporters who have been missing since Aug. 20 today demanded a \$5 million ransom as a condition for their release, according to a statement posted on an Islamic Web site. | 3World
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SBC calling on cable SBC is teaming up with Microsoft to provide consumers with a new way to view television -- a move that puts it in direct competition with the cable TV industry. | 0Business
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Pension Agency Raises Top Annual Benefit 2.8 The federal agency that protects private sector pension plans announced yesterday that the maximum annual benefit for plans taken over in 2005 will be \$45,614 for workers who wait until age 65 to retire. | 0Business
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India,Sports ; Jankovic to joust with Sharapova for semis spot The win puts world number 36 Jankovic into a clash with the current teenage queen of the game Sharapova, who has played only one match to reach the last eight here after a bye. | 2Sports
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Man United Midfielder Roy Keane Charged (AP) AP - Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane was charged with assault and criminal damage Tuesday over an alleged confrontation with a 16-year-old boy. | 2Sports
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Jackson the Wizard of Loz WHATEVER her status as an individual in the world of basketball, Lauren Jackson #39;s ultimate legacy will be what she achieves with her teams. | 2Sports
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Florida deaths blamed on Hurricane Frances State and local officials Tuesday said nine people have died in Florida because of Hurricane Frances. The following describes those deaths: - A 15-year-old grandson and a former son | 2Sports
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Turkey eyes \$15 billion investment years ANKARA: Turkey is hoping to attract \$15 billion of foreign investment between 2005 and 2007 through reforms designed to overhaul its economy and ease the country #39;s entry into | 3World
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Sudan Accuses U.S. Over Darfur Talks Breakdown ABUJA (Reuters) - Sudan blamed the United States for the failure of three weeks of peace talks between Khartoum and Darfur rebels on Friday, but African Union mediators said negotiations would resume in October. | 3World
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