Intel silent on Jayhawk chip replacement Intel Corp. yesterday offered a few more details about its plans for enterprise server processors but was silent on its plans for an upcoming dual-core Xeon processor.


Leaked memos link spammers to ISP Savvis Internal e-mail messages from Savvis Communications Corp. have surfaced on the Internet that show that the St. Louis-based ISP (Internet service provider) catered to online e-mail marketing companies it suspected of sending out unsolicited commercial ("spam") e-mail, even using "subversive business methods" to help spammers stay online after their Internet address was blacklisted.


Intel unveils Yonah dual-core mobile chip SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. outlined its plans for a dual-core mobile processor and platform technology Wednesday, but declined to provide any details about the dual-core future of its flagship Pentium 4 desktop processor.


World Wants Bush Out of the White House: Poll  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world wants President Bush out  of the White House, according to a poll released on Wednesday  that shows in 30 of 35 countries people preferred Democrat  candidate John Kerry.


ITAA sees limited IT job growth in '04 The number of U.S. IT jobs increased by just 2 percent between the first quarter of 2003 and the first quarter of 2004, and demand for IT workers is expected to slow during the rest of the year, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA).


Brazil wins double trade victory The World Trade Organisation backs Brazilian complaints against US cotton subsidies and EU support for sugar producers.


Frank #39;s Nursery and Crafts Closing Frank #39;s Nursery and Crafts announced today it will close all 169 of its stores later this year, including three here in Toledo.


Update 1: Judge Backs Owens Corning on Exec Bonuses Owens Corning was well within its rights to offer its top executives bonuses to keep them from leaving the bankrupt corporation, a judge said Wednesday.


Mortgage rates at Canadian banks headed higher after Bank of <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Canada #39;s big banks are increasing mortgage rates following a decision by the Bank of Canada to raise its overnight rate by one-quarter of a percentage point to 2.25 per cent.


Also from this section This is the moment that the painstaking research from a three-year, \$250m (140m) mission in space crashed headlong to Earth. The cargo - weighing only as much as a few


Nokia picks BlackBerry for Series 80 upgrade Nokia said on Tuesday that it plans to enhance its Series 80 line so that the mobile devices come preloaded with BlackBerry software from Research In Motion.


Hitachi spruiks new storage line HITACHI Data Systems is pushing visualisation as a key selling point of its new TagmaStore line, marketing the release as masking the  quot;management complexity quot; of multiple storage systems.


Moldavia-Italy 0-1: Its Payback Time For Del Piero Del Piero finally lives up to the expectations and puts Italy top of the group. Six points were what Marcello Lippi wanted but it wasnt at easy as it looks for the azzurri because only with a goal by Toni


Savage  quot;Gutted quot; after Red Card Robbie Savage claimed the first red card of his life was an absolute joke after the dramatic World Cup clash with Northern Ireland in Cardiff.


FOOTBALL LIVE REPORTS Scotland #39;s World Cup qualification campaign began disappointingly as they were held to a goalless Hampden Park draw by Slovenia.


Marlins sign pitcher David Weathers to bolster staff for playoff <b>...</b> The Florida Marlins signed free-agent pitcher David Weathers on Wednesday in an attempt to strengthen their bullpen for a run at the National League wild card.


Roddick, Fish to lead US against Belarus Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - When the United States meets Belarus in their Davis Cup semifinal later this month, former world No.


Intel's Dual-Core Chips Debut Company outlines plans for Yonah notebook processor, demonstrates desktop chip.


13 dead, nine injured in Turkish mine tunnel fire ANKARA (AFP) - Thirteen workers were killed and nine were injured Wednesday in a massive blaze in a tunnel under construction at a copper mine in northern Turkey, the construction company said.


News: House Panel Moves to Criminalize Spyware, Net Piracy People who illegally share copyrighted music and movies over the Internet could be jailed for up to five years under a bill approved by a powerful\congressional panel today.\


NASA Says Fixing Space Shuttle Fleet Could Top \$2 Billion WASHINGTON (AP) -- NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe said Wednesday the cost of fixing all the problems with the space shuttle fleet could top \$2.2 billion - double the estimated price tag given to Congress a year ago.    O'Keefe, testifying before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, was pressed on whether that estimate again could rise...


Stock rally hits a bump Oil-supply concerns and broker downgrades of blue-chip companies left stocks mixed yesterday, raising doubts that Wall Street #39;s year-end rally would continue.


FAO Schwarz Takes High Road for Survival (Reuters) Reuters - Posh toy seller FAO Schwarz, forced\into bankruptcy after a price war with discount giants like\Wal-Mart, hopes offerings like a  #36;12,000 treehouse will lure\the penthouse-dwelling customers it is counting on for its\revival.


Mayan Indians End Guatemalan Dam Seizure  PUEBLO VIEJO, Guatemala (Reuters) - Mayan Indians ended a  siege of Guatemala's largest dam on Wednesday after the  government agreed to consider demands they be compensated for  land and lives lost in massacres when it was built.


EU vows to fight Aids epidemic The European Union says it will to redouble its efforts to avert an epidemic of HIV/Aids across Europe.


Hollywood Reporter Hails 100-Episode Mark LOS ANGELES - Counting to 100 used to be so much easier for TV producers. The Hollywood Reporter is dedicating a 108-page issue Thursday to explore TV programs that have reached that benchmark, which determines whether the show will live on in syndication heaven after its network run...


Verizon sells Canadian directory operations Verizon Communications Inc. said today it has signed a deal to sell its Canadian directory operations to investment firm Bain Capital in a deal worth \$1.


Scientists left to pick up the pieces over the \$250m can that fell <b>...</b> Stunned British and American scientists watched a seven-year dream fall to Earth yesterday at 150mph, potentially smashing the fruits of a \$250m mission.


House Panel Moves to Criminalize Spyware, Net Piracy People who illegally share copyrighted music and movies over the Internet could be jailed for up to five years under a bill approved by a powerful congressional panel today.


Tennis: Federer still on tap for night session at rain-plagued US <b>...</b> NEW YORK : Heavy rain disrupted play on the 10th day of the US Open, but organizers were still hoping to salvage at least some of the night session, said US Tennis Association chief executive of pro tennis Arlen Kantarian.


Rain Threatens US Open Wash-Out Heavy rain threatened to wash out day 10 of the US Open on Wednesday, although tournament officials were still hopeful of some play later.


NFL, ABC Cover Their Butts Hoping to avoid a repeat of Janet Jackson #39;s infamous wardrobe malfunction during last February #39;s MTV-produced Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL and ABC are exercising extra caution when it comes to airing their latest all-star event.


Terrorists at work: video shows gym being wired This is the horror captured on video of the more than 1000 hostages inside the Russian school before it was turned into a bloodbath last week.


EUs Verheugen Calls for More Kurdish Rights in Turkey DIYARBAKIR, Turkey -- Visiting the southeast Turkish region of Diyarbakir on Tuesday (7 September), EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen urged the government to grant more social and cultural rights to Kurds.


Health Highlights: Sept. 8, 2004 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----       Clinton Out of Intensive Care       Former President Bill Clinton was moved from intensive care to a hospital room Wednesday as he continued his recovery from quadruple bypass surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia in New York City.      A statement issued by Clinton's office said the 58-year-old former president walked with assistance, sat up in bed and sat in a chair, the Associated Press reported...


U.S. Agencies Told to Share Earth Data WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Wednesday told 15 federal agencies to better share scientific data about the Earth among themselves and with other nations.    The administration's draft plan for the next 10 years requires the agencies to identify ways they can help create a global system for observing the planet...


Delta to Lay Off 7,000 The friendly skies aren #39;t so friendly to some Delta employees. The airline plans to cut 7,000 jobs in the next 18 months. It #39;s trying to save \$5 billion by 2006, and that means some major changes.


Three sent off before Earnshaw saves Wales The hopes of either Wales or Northern Ireland enjoying a German excursion in the summer of 2006 were dealt another blow on an extraordinary night in the Millennium Stadium.


Kashmir difficult issue, says Powell WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday that the Kashmir issue was complicated and would take time to resolve.


Blair ally handed key role in British cabinet reshuffle (AFP) AFP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair reshuffled his cabinet, bringing back a key ally to lead Labour's campaigning ahead of a general election, expected in Spring 2005.


Powell to say Thursday if Darfur deaths are genocide (AFP) AFP - US Secretary of State Colin Powell will tell a Senate panel whether the United States believes genocide is being committed in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, the State Department said.


Ex-WorldCom CEO Wants Witness Immunity  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for former WorldCom  Chief  Executive Bernard Ebbers are seeking immunity for two witnesses  who they believe could clear their client of fraud charges  related to the company's \$11 billion accounting scandal,  according to court papers filed on Wednesday.


AdWatch: Kerry Accuses Bush on Iraq Money (AP) AP - Details of new television ad from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, that began airing Wednesday.


Study Shows Dirty Air Lowers Lung Capacity By LINDA A. JOHNSON    (AP) -- New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults...


Hurricanes Bring Environmental Renewal By RACHEL LA CORTE    MIAMI (AP) -- Along with their destructive force, hurricanes can have beneficial effects as part of the rhythm of nature. Storms that erode beaches, uproot trees and flatten wildlife habitats may also refresh waterways, revive dry areas and bulk up barrier islands with redistributed sand...


Sasser Worm Creator Charged With Sabotage BERLIN (AP) -- A German teenager who authorities say confessed to creating the Sasser computer worm in May has been charged with computer sabotage.    Sven Jaschan, 18, was arrested after telling officials he originally wanted to create a virus, Netsky, to automatically removed two other viruses, Mydoom and Bagle, from infected computers...


BA selling stake in Qantas SYDNEY: British Airways said it will sell its entire 18.25 stake in Australia #39;s Qantas Airways in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.


ING Names Business Units in Trade Woes ING Groep NV has disclosed new details of trading improprieties in its mutual funds and variable-insurance products, but research firm Morningstar Inc.


Microsoft Doubles Delay Period for XP SP2 Tool Microsoft this week updated an administrative tool for delaying Automatic Update and Windows Update rollouts of Windows XP Service Pack 2 from four months to eight months.


Savvis cancels spammers #39; accounts Web hosting and connectivity company Savvis Communications on Wednesday confirmed that it has canceled about 40 accounts from businesses that were earmarked as spammers.


Turks hold Greece to goalless draw in World Cup qualifying Turkey held European champion Greece to a goalless draw Wednesday in a World Cup qualifier. The result left Ukraine and Georgia atop the group with four points each, two ahead of Turkey and three better than Greece.


Scotland Must Accept Point After thirty games in charge Berti Vogts has not yet managed to take his win tally into double figures. The German has been under severe pressure in recent weeks after a humiliating drubbing from Hungary but


US circulates Sudan draft resolution The United States has circulated a draft UN resolution that would back a beefed-up monitoring force for Sudan #39;s conflict-wracked Darfur region and threaten punitive action against the country #39;s oil exports if the government does not act quickly to stop


House OK's Disclosure of Pension Info  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on  Wednesday voted to allow workers and retirees to find out from  a federal agency just how severe the shortfalls are in their  companies' pension plans.


Barnes Upset About Helping Bush Avoid War (AP) AP - Former Texas House Speaker Ben Barnes' recollections over how he helped President Bush get into the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War have evolved over the years from fuzzy to distinct, with him now expressing remorse for what he did.


GOP House Leaders Confident of Tax Cuts (AP) AP - Republican House leaders expressed confidence Wednesday that they will be able to extend three popular tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of this year.


Falcons' Brooking Hoping to Play in Opener (AP) AP - Pro Bowl linebacker Keith Brooking hopes to play in the Atlanta Falcons' season opener, even though a sore hamstring kept him from practicing Wednesday.


Powell Leans Toward Genocide Finding in Darfur (Reuters) Reuters - Secretary of State Colin Powell is\leaning toward a determination that the violence in the western\Sudan region of Darfur constitutes genocide, Bush\administration officials said on Wednesday.


A Daily Look at U.S. Iraq Military Deaths (AP) AP - As of Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1,005 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 759 died as a result of hostile action and 246 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians.


Hurricane Ivan Kills 12 in Grenada (AP) AP - The most powerful hurricane to hit Grenada in nearly a decade killed at least 12 people, damaged 90 percent of its homes and destroyed a prison, leaving criminals on the loose, officials said Wednesday. American students took precautions against looters.


UN council mulls Sudan resolution, US to speak on genocide (AFP) AFP - The UN Security Council was to discuss a new US draft resolution aimed at tightening the pressure on Sudan over the crisis in Darfur, including possible sanctions on its oil sector.


Watchdog slams human rights violations in Hong Kong ahead of polls (AFP) AFP - China has created a  quot;toxic political climate quot; in Hong Kong through threats and intimidation designed to skew Sunday's elections in favour of pro-Beijing candidates, a global rights watchdog said.


Weather Washes Out Tampa Bay-Yankees Games (AP) AP - Hurricane Frances is still messing up the major league baseball schedule.


Tokyo Stocks Open Lower; Dollar Down Aga (AP) AP - Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Thursday following Wall Street's losses. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.


BA cuts debt with Qantas sale British Airways yesterday moved to cut its massive debt and prepare for acquisitions when it raised 425m by selling its stake in Australia #39;s Qantas Airways.


Delta Air Lines to cut 7,000 jobs NEW YORK, USA (AFP) - Delta Air Lines announced an aggressive restructuring plan yesterday that would cut 6,000 to 7,000 jobs and slash costs, while warning that bankruptcy remains  quot;a real possibility quot;.


Fed Chief Sees More Traction in Expansion Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, said on Wednesday that the economic expansion had  quot;regained some traction quot; after the slowdown this summer and


BA merger with Iberia steps closer after 425m Qantas sale A merger between British Airways and the Spanish airline Iberia moved closer yesterday after BA raised 425m by selling its stake in Australia #39;s national carrier Qantas


Ex-Wall Street Banker Sentenced in Federal Obstruction Case rank P. Quattrone, the Wall Street banker whose pay and deals made him a vivid symbol of the 1990 #39;s technology boom, was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for obstructing a government


Former Invesco chief agrees to \$500,000 penalty, industry ban to <b>...</b> explanation of market-timing, further attorney comment. Picks up last graf. Also moving on general news wires. DENVER (AP) _ The former chief executive of Invesco Funds Group has agreed to pay \$500,000 to


New Zealand lifts rates again New Zealand #39;s central bank has again moved to ease inflation pressures, raising its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 6.25 percent -- a level last seen in March 2001.


WPP and Havas in Grey Global chase French advertising group Havas said last night it would bid for US rival Grey Global, joining expected bids from the UK #39;s WPP and an American buyout firm.


Irish pubs ban and German tax take toll of Gallaher Gallaher Group, which makes Silk Cut and Benson  amp; Hedges cigarettes, yesterday announced a small rise in profits for the first half of the year but said it was facing tough trading outside Britain, especially in Germany and Ireland.


Perle says Hollinger bosses misled him Former Pentagon policy adviser Richard Perle yesterday moved to distance himself from the disgraced former Telegraph owner Conrad Black and the 220m alleged looting scandal that has engulfed Hollinger International.


Intel demos dual-core chip at IDF Intel kicked off its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) this week with a keynote speech from Paul Otellini, President, Intel Corp. Otellini said, PC industry is about to go through a major change in the way client


Two decades of DNA fingerprints The breakthrough was made accidentally by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys at the city #39;s university on 10 September 1984. Since then, the technique has been used to trap criminals, identify victims of war, settle


Microsoft confident XP update will baffle hackers He said his company #39;s Windows XP operating system update, launched last month by Bill Gates, was the  quot;first big line we have drawn in the sand quot; to combat security breaches and spam.


Laser Printer Recall If you own a Dell, Lexmark, or IBM laser printer there is a recall you need to know about. The printers could short-circuit and cause an electric shock.


Microsoft Introduces Fingerprint Recognition Microsoft rolled out an updated line of input devices, including its first fingerprint-recognition products. A mouse and keyboard with built-in fingerprint readers, along with a stand-alone reader


Fly-eating robot takes first slow steps towards danger zone A PREDATORY robot devised by British scientists could generate its own energy by catching and digesting flies. Called EcoBot II, the creation is part of a drive to make  quot;forget and release quot; robots that could


Hitachi strikes new direction with Lightning 8 Sep 2004, 18:44 GMT - Hitachi this week laid a unique bet on storage virtualization with the launch of the latest version of its flagship Lightning disk array.


Sony to sell big-screen LCD projection TVs in China Global electronics giant Sony will launch its popular projection televisions with large LCD screens in China early next year, a company official said on Wednesday.


Controversial Microsoft security plan heads for Longhorn SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft continues to tweak a controversial architecture for securing PCs but still plans to include the feature in Longhorn, the next release of Windows.


Tennis Needs Instant Replay Blame a chair umpire named Mariana Alves for professional tennis going to the use of instant replay, because it #39;s coming. When you screw up as badly as Alves did Tuesday night at the US Open


England pull Eriksson out of the fire The slender nature of the score will give broad satisfaction. Even if England were pegged back to 1-1 for a while in this World Cup qualifier, the mental stamina lacking since Euro 2004 was recovered in Chorzow


Mission Accomplished! MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY ---There is a new number one in the land and the name is Vijay Singh. The quest, which began last year was finally realized by Singh when he out dueled Tiger by three strokes to win the Deutsche Bank Championship.


UPDATE 1-Del Piero ends goal drought as Italy win again Alessandro Del Piero scored his first goal for Italy in over a year as Marcello Lippi #39;s side picked up their second straight success with a 1-0 victory over Moldova in their World Cup qualifier on Wednesday.


American League Game Summary - Minnesota At Baltimore Baltimore, MD -- Johan Santana fired seven shutout innings as Minnesota won the rubber match of a three-game series with Baltimore, 9-0 at Camden Yards.


ABC Opts for Delayed Gratification Thanks to the controversial Super Bowl halftime show seven months ago, the NFL #39;s preseason kickoff show tonight will be live for everyone but television viewers.


T-Mobile Tries Out Flarion Mobile-Broadband Data System Mobile Carrier T-Mobile is testing Flarion Technologies #39; Flash-OFDM mobile broadband technology in The Hague, the Netherlands.


Spammers Using Authentication To Dodge Detection com. Spammers are trying to make their junk mail look more legit by adopting the same technologies intended to stem their message tsunamis, said a filtering firm Wednesday.


AJK leaders meet Kashmir committee: Shift in Kashmir policy <b>...</b> ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir leaders feel that there has been an ideological shift in Pakistans Kashmir policy because Pakistan is involved in dialogue with India without a


Hong Kong Legislative Election to Test Pro-Democracy Sentiment Hong Kong voters go to the polls Sunday to elect legislators with limited powers, in balloting that may test the strength of the city #39;s pro-democracy movement.


Malaysia #39;s Anwar Confident of Courts Malaysia #39;s former deputy leader said Wednesday he is confident of victory when his country #39;s highest court reconsiders his conviction on corruption charges, arguing that his opponents have no case.


Typhoon subsides after killing at least 31 The death toll from Typhoon Songda rose to 31 Wednesday, with at least 14 people still missing and more than 900 injured mainly in Hokkaido and western Japan.


Britain #39;s nuclear deadline for Iran Britain last night gave Iran two months to come clean about its nuclear programme and halt work on enrichment of uranium or face a demand for United Nations sanctions.


NASA hopes to recover Genesis capsule A parachute failed to open as NASA #39;s Genesis space capsule plunged back to Earth on Wednesday, causing it to take a tragic tumble from the heavens that buried it in the desert


DNA fingerprinting  #39;no longer foolproof #39; The genetic profiles held by police for criminal investigations are not sophisticated enough to prevent false identifications, according to the father of DNA fingerprinting.


Eriksson: We learned from mistakes ENGLAND coach Sven-Goran Eriksson believes his players learned their lessons from the disappointing 2-2 draw in Austria at the weekend as they held on for a 2-1 victory over Poland in Chorzow, Katowice last night.


Sports: Padres 10 Cardinals 5 SAN DIEGO David Wells led San Diego past St. Louis this afternoon 10-to-5. He pitched seven strong innings and even drove in two runs as the Padres bolstered their wild card chances.


As Hong Kong Prepares for Election As Hong Kong wraps up a hotly contested legislative campaign, China #39;s presence looms large amid charges it marred the contest with dirty tricks while at the same time trying to woo voters with a charm offensive.


DNA Fingerprint Discoverer Has Concerns LEICESTER, England Sept. 8, 2004 - One morning 20 years ago, Alec Jeffreys stumbled upon DNA fingerprinting, identifying the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual.


Spammers embrace email authentication Spammers have adopted a new standard for email authentication much faster than legitimate emailers, according to a study from security appliance firm CipherTrust published this week.


Qantas Says British Airways Sold Stake Qantas said Thursday that British Airways has sold its 18.25 percent stake in the Australian carrier at 3.28 Australian dollars (US\$2.


AFC Enterprises to sell Cinnabon to Roark Capital AFC Enterprises Inc. plans to sell its Cinnabon subsidiary to Focus Brands Inc., an affiliate of Roark Capital Group, for \$30.3 million.


Bertelsmann 1st-Half Profit Jumps on TV, Music Units (Update2) Bertelsmann AG, whose Random House unit publishes The Da Vinci Code #39; #39; and Bill Clinton #39;s autobiography, said first-half profit quadrupled as earnings improved at its television and music businesses.


FA explains player silence The Football Association has revealed England #39;s players refused to talk to the media after their win in Poland in protest at criticism aimed at them.


UN council mulls Sudan resolution, US to speak on genocide UNITED NATIONS : The UN Security Council was to discuss a new US draft resolution aimed at tightening the pressure on Sudan over the crisis in Darfur, including possible sanctions on its oil sector.


India-Pakistan launch  #39;group tourism #39; NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan yesterday opened up their countries to group tourism while announcing a series of high-level meetings and visits between officials to push forward the peace process over Kashmir.


Malaysian opponents have no case: Anwar Newly freed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has pressed his country #39;s highest court to overturn his last criminal conviction, saying his opponents have  quot;no case quot;.


Milosevic rejects trial defence lawyers Slobodan Milosevic refused to work with two court-appointed lawyers yesterday as they called the first witness in his war crimes defence case.


Space Probe Fails to Deploy Its Parachute and Crashes NASA #39;s \$264 million Genesis mission came to a sudden and violent end on Wednesday morning, when a capsule returning with samples of the Sun slammed into


Europe gets first  #39;better than 3G #39; mobile trial AMSTERDAM: Europe #39;s second largest mobile carrier T-Mobile said yesterday it had started the continent #39;s first trial of US-based Flarion #39;s high-speed wireless internet in the Dutch city of The Hague.


Singh Makes It to Top And Is Hoping to Stay or the first time in his career, Vijay Singh will enter a golf tournament as the No. 1 player in the world. That status will not change his approach, however.


Roddick to play in Davis Cup semifinals Captain Patrick McEnroe announced Wednesday that Andy Roddick would be on the US Davis Cup team when it competes in the semifinals this month.


Hurricane Ivan Kills 20 in Grenada, Heads West (Reuters) Reuters - Hurricane Ivan killed at least 20 people\as it laid waste to the tiny spice island of Grenada, where\looting hampered relief efforts on Wednesday as the storm swept\through the Caribbean heading northwest.


Stocks, Dollar Slip, Oil Off, Gold Up (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday as\Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, speaking before\Congress about the health of the economy, did little to quell\expectations for a rate hike later this month.


House OK's Disclosure of Pension Info (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on\Wednesday voted to allow workers and retirees to find out from\a federal agency just how severe the shortfalls are in their\companies' pension plans.


Twins Romp Past Orioles 9-0 (AP) AP - Johan Santana pitched seven innings of five-hit ball for his 10th straight victory, and Matt LeCroy homered to cap a seven-run second inning that carried the Minnesota Twins past the Baltimore Orioles 9-0 Wednesday night.


Marlins Stop Reeling Mets 3-0 (AP) AP - Josh Beckett pitched eight innings and blanked the New York Mets for his second start in a row, and the Florida Marlins matched a franchise record with their ninth consecutive victory, 3-0 on Wednesday night.


Russia Threatens to Strike Terror Bases (AP) AP - Russia's top general threatened on Wednesday to strike terrorists "in any region of the world," and the Kremlin offered a  #36;10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya's top rebel leaders.


U.S. Jets Hit Insurgent Areas in Fallujah (AP) AP - U.S. jets pounded insurgent positions in Fallujah for a second straight day Wednesday, raising plumes of smoke but leaving no extensive damage or signs of weakening the Sunni militants who have steadily expanded their control of this city about 30 miles west of Baghdad.


Greenspan: Economy Regained Some Traction (AP) AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress on Wednesday that the economy has "regained some traction" after a lull in late spring, reinforcing expectations of higher interest rates during the final stretch of the presidential campaign.


A New-Age Reference (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - One of the Internet's more fascinating social experiments was born at a time when it seemed all the dot-coms were dying. Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia started in January 2001, has since surprised Web watchers by maturing into a popular reference site.


Video Game Review: 'Political Machine' (AP) AP - Political couch potatoes who can't get enough of the impending presidential election will find endless fun with "The Political Machine."


Former Invesco Chief Agrees to  #36;500G Fine (AP) AP - The former chief executive of Invesco Funds Group has agreed to pay  #36;500,000 to settle civil fraud charges relating to improper trading at the mutual funds company, his lawyer said Wednesday.


Royals-Tigers Game Postponed by Rain (AP) AP - Dee Brown will have to wait another day to face the Detroit Tigers.


Genesis Capsule Slams Into Utah Desert (AP) AP - A daring plan to have helicopters snag a space capsule as it plunged toward Earth went awry Wednesday when its parachutes failed to open and it slammed into the desert floor.


Kuznetsova Reaches First Grand Slam Semi  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Svetlana Kuznetsova squeezed past  fellow Russian Nadia Petrova 7-6, 6-3 at the U.S. Open on  Wednesday to reach her first grand slam semi-final.


NASA: Fixing Shuttle Fleet Could Top  #36;2B (AP) AP - NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe said Wednesday the cost of fixing all the problems with the space shuttle fleet could top  #36;2.2 billion  #151; double the estimated price tag given to Congress a year ago.


Rice shatters NFL yardage record CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jerry Rice became the most prolific offensive player in NFL history on Monday night.


Davenport Storms Into Semi-Finals  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Lindsay Davenport  shrugged off an eight-and-a-half hour rain delay to breeze into  the semi-finals of the U.S. Open with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over  unseeded Japanese Shinobu Asagoe Wednesday.


DNA Fingerprint Discoverer Has Concerns (AP) AP - One morning 20 years ago, Alec Jeffreys stumbled upon DNA fingerprinting, identifying the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual. The discovery revolutionized everything from criminal investigations to family law.


Powell Leans Toward Genocide Finding in Darfur  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Colin Powell is  leaning toward a determination that the violence in the western  Sudan region of Darfur constitutes genocide, Bush  administration officials said on Wednesday.


After Waiting a Long Time, Davenport Keeps It Short The weather played havoc with the U.S. Open schedule Wednesday, but it did not affect Lindsay Davenport, who rolled to a quarterfinal victory over Shinobu Asagoe.


Singh Makes It to Top and Is Hoping to Stay For the first time in his career, Vijay Singh will enter a tournament as the No. 1 player in the world golf ranking. That status will not change his approach, however.


Murali upset over awards Muttiah Muralitharan says he was ignored for the ICC's World Test  XI because of his bowling action.


Fed Chief Sees More Traction in Expansion Alan Greenspan said that the economic expansion had "regained some traction."


Delta Aims to Cut Jobs 12, Drop a Hub and Reduce Pay Delta Air Lines said it would cut 12 percent of its work force and said a bankruptcy filing was a real possibility."


An Elder Challenges Outsourcing's Orthodoxy Paul A. Samuelson, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, is dissenting from conventional wisdom on the benefits of globalization.


Oil Explorers Searching Ever More Remote Areas Western oil companies are running out of likely places to look, and significant finds are becoming rarer.


NFL Blocked From L.A. As with Washington-area efforts to land a baseball team, Los Angeles' quest for an NFL team spans years, and is hindered by an owner who feels he has rights to the market.


For 1,000 Troops, There Is No Going Home The roster of the dead in Iraq is a portrait of a military in transition, with ever-widening roles and costs for the country's part-time soldiers, women and Hispanics.


Effort to Renew Weapons Ban Falters on Hill Despite popular support, the federal law banning the sale of 19 kinds of semiautomatic assault weapons is almost certain to expire on Monday.


Since 9/11, Rich Arabs Again Frolic in Lebanon Lebanon, once a byword for terrorism, has turned into the destination of choice for wealthy families from the Mideast.


England, Italy, France Win England lifts the pressure off Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with a 2-1 win at Poland in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday night, while Italy and France also get victories.


Davenport Easily Defeats Asagoe at Open NEW YORK - Lindsay Davenport is two victories from a second U.S. Open title and the No...


Hurricane Ivan Kills 12 in Grenada ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - The most powerful hurricane to hit Grenada in a decade killed at least 12 people, damaged 90 percent its homes and destroyed a prison, leaving criminals on the loose, officials said Wednesday...


Barnes Upset About Helping Bush Avoid War AUSTIN, Texas - Former Texas House Speaker Ben Barnes' recollections over how he helped President Bush get into the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War have evolved over the years from fuzzy to distinct, with him now expressing remorse for what he did.    Barnes, a Democrat who was one of the most powerful politicians in Texas in the '60s and '70s, said at an Austin campaign rally for Democrat John Kerry that he was "ashamed" for helping Bush and sons of other wealthy Texans avoid service in Vietnam...


Ebbers' Lawyers  Seek Immunity  For Witnesses Lawyers for the former WorldCom Inc. chief executive have asked a judge to force the government to grant two witnesses immunity from prosecution so they will testify on his behalf at an upcoming trial.
 -The Washington Post


A New-Age Reference Wikipedia has surprised Web watchers by growing fast and maturing into one of the most popular reference sites.


Executives Plan Online Memorial To 9/11 Victims Nonprofit group September's Mission set out to create an archival spot in cyberspace for mourners and scholars of the attacks.


Update 1: Brazil Wins Trade Battles Against US, EU Latin America #39;s agricultural giant won a pair of trade victories against farm subsidies for rich countries after the World Trade Organization agreed that Brazilian farmers have been hurt by government assistance for US cotton farmers and European Union


Clinton #39;s My Life helps Bertelsmann triple profit Bertelsmann, the world #39;s fourth largest media group, is eyeing acquisitions after Bill Clinton #39;s memoirs and top music acts helped triple its half-year profits.


Japan Current Account Surplus Up 8.2 Pct. Japan #39;s current account surplus expanded 8.2 percent in July from a year earlier for its 13th consecutive month of growth, the government said Thursday.


Dow Jones Lowers Guidance on Fewer Ads Dow Jones  amp; Co., a financial news provider and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, lowered third-quarter guidance on Wednesday, due to declining Journal advertising bookings for September.


Morrison exploits holes in Swiss cheese defence Ireland #39;s fine start to the World Cup qualification endures. Four points from two matches provide strong foundations, though the performance here might have yielded less.


Spice Isle in ruins BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - There are reports that at least 12 people were killed and 90 per cent of all homes in Grenada have been destroyed by Hurricane Ivan which has left  quot;incalculable destruction quot; in the Caribbean  #39;Isle of Spice #39;.


PeopleSoft flap may be hurting Oracle's image Public opinion of the database giant sinks to 12-year low, a new report indicates.


Controversial Microsoft plan heads for Longhorn Company is still fiddling with its "trusted" PC security technology but says some version of it will be in new Windows.


Ultra wideband may get wider Motorola plans to bring a compromise offer to a Berlin meeting to break a standards stalemate.


Honey, did you remember to call the DVD recorder? Panasonic's new DVD recorder has a massive hard drive and can be programmed using a cell phone.


Ion Appoints Outside Managers After Banks Cut Credit (Update3) Ion Ltd., an Australian auto parts maker that supplies Ford Motor Co., appointed outside managers after banks cut off its credit because it spent too much expanding in the US and Australia.


Review: Recovery Programs Rescue Damaged Discs By PETER SVENSSON    NEW YORK (AP) -- You know it's bound to happen: One of the CDs you've burned is going to stop working - be it from scratches, aging, poor manufacturing or the fact that it was made with old software.    But don't turn that disc into a drink coaster quite yet...


Dignitaries arrive for wedding of Brunei #39;s crown prince _ Royalty and dignitaries from around the world filled the palace Thursday for the marriage of Brunei #39;s crown prince to a 17-year-old half-Swiss commoner in what was likely to be Asia #39;s wedding of the year.


Hurriyat is not the only face of Kashmiris New Delhi: India made it clear late on Wednesday that if Pakistan thought that Hurriyat Conference was the only set of people who express the wishes of people of Kashmir then it is  #39;on a wrong tree #39;.


Protests Powered by Cellphone A text-messaging service is put into action to choreograph fast-moving political protests.


The Tablet PC Takes Its Place in the Classroom A versatile portable device can play a role in tests, note-taking and homework, and even act as a blackboard.


Out for V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, but Missing Tiles Missing a key piece to your favorite board game? The Web's abundance of board game sites might help.


How I Got That Schwag: A Boldfaced Online Spree IS there anyone more stylish in New York than GIMM MUR SCHWG, the chain-smoking fashion editor of Boldface Names?.


Semiconductors Offer a New Way to Cut the Cord Electronic devices are starting to come equipped with a short-range, high-speed wireless radio technology known as ultrawideband.


Traffic jams green light for love (Reuters) Reuters - Millions of drivers use traffic lights and jams as the perfect opportunity to pick up a\hot date and sometimes even a marriage partner, according to a survey today.


Stocks Slip as Profit Warnings Weigh  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday after  several companies issued profit warnings, while Fed Chairman  Alan Greenspan's remarks that the economy was pulling out of a  summer soft patch did little to quell expectations for a rate  hike later this month.


In High-Speed Households, She Surfs, He Snores Postmidnight buyers -- who include insomniacs, night owls and people who like to work late -- seem to be taking advantage of high-speed Internet access in the home.


US steps up pressure over Darfur The US presents a new draft UN resolution to put pressure on Sudan to resolve the conflict in the Darfur region.


A Library and Cinema in Your Pocket The increasing power of cellphones is fast shaping innovative forms of compact culture: micro-lit, phone soap operas and made-for-mobile dramas.


British Airways Raises A\$1.1 Bln From Qantas Sale (Update2) British Airways Plc, Europe #39;s second- largest airline, raised about A\$1.1 billion (\$770 million) from the sale of shares in Qantas Airways Ltd.


Freaky Future:  #39;R #39; Word in Economic Forecast A Freaky Future? The mid-term economic outlook from the University of California-Los Angeles Anderson Forecast contends a recession may be brewing just over the horizon.


The end of Genesis Launched in 2001, Genesis spent more than two years gathering samples of solar wind -- which normally doesn #39;t reach Earth #39;s surface.


Microsoft introduces fingerprint recognition Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled nine new mice and keyboards, including the company #39;s first hardware products with fingerprint-recognition technology.


House Panel Moves to Criminalize Spyware, Net Piracy sharing, which record companies blame for playing a part in a \$2 billion dollar decline in yearly CD sales since 2000. The House Judiciary Committee.


Sybase masquerades trial offering as  #39;freely deployable #39; database COMMENTARY -- In a press release issued yesterday, with the headline  quot;Sybase First to Provide Free Linux Enterprise-Class Database for Production Use, quot; Sybase notes that it has  quot;deepened its commitment to the Linux community with the availability of the


Ump #39;s gaffes set replay talk aflame at US Open Whether or not there is a  quot;Wimbledon conspiracy quot; as Serena Williams charged after her controversial loss to Jennifer Capriati at the US Open Tuesday night


Patriots eye Super return If getting to the Super Bowl is half the fun, getting back is nearly impossible. No team over the last five seasons has gone to the NFL championship game in consecutive seasons, and


Season over for Seattle #39;s Jacobsen Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - The Seattle Mariners announced prior to Wednesday #39;s game against Cleveland that first baseman/designated hitter Bucky Jacobsen will undergo surgery next week, ending the rookie #39;s 2004 campaign.


Nepali villagers flee after Maoist threat KATHMANDU: Thousands of villagers have fled districts in Nepal #39;s remote eastern region following threats by Maoist rebels to attack the area and set up a  quot;people #39;s government, quot; human rights and local officials said yesterday.


NL Wrap: Clemens Notches 326th Victory as Astros Win (Reuters) Reuters - Roger Clemens landed his 326th career\victory to earn the Houston Astros a franchise record-tying\12th straight win, a 5-2 decision over the Cincinnati Reds in\the National League (NL) Wednesday.


Dollar Slips on Greenspan, Japan Data  TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar softened on Thursday after  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sounded more cautious  on the U.S. economic recovery than many investors had expected.


EBay at a Crossroads: Can Buy Now' Share Space With Bid Now'? Many sellers and a few longtime analysts of eBay say the company is generating fewer of the bidding frenzies that once translated into profits.


NL Wrap: Clemens Notches 326th Victory as Astros Win  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Clemens landed his 326th career  victory to earn the Houston Astros a franchise record-tying  12th straight win, a 5-2 decision over the Cincinnati Reds in  the National League (NL) Wednesday.


It's Not Exclusive, but It's Lucrative: Why Luxe Went Online Class has been transformed by technology and consumers who are as well informed as they are impatient.


Delta Air Lines cuts 7,000 jobs, reduces wages Delta Air Lines, the third-largest carrier in the United States, announced Wednesday it will cut 7,000 jobs -- 10 percent of its workforce -- during the next 18 months and will slash wages.


Russia offers huge bounty for Chechens Russia #39;s Federal Security Service yesterday offered a reward of 300 million rubles (US\$10.3 million) for information that could help  quot;neutralize quot; two Chechen rebel leaders, and a military official reasserted Russia #39;s right to strike terrorists the world


Bid to Salvage Solar Evidence from Crashed Capsule Scientists are beginning efforts to retrieve solar atoms from the crashed Genesis space capsule, a day after it plunged to earth and slammed into the Utah desert.


Microsoft builds-in biometric MICROSOFT has unveiled a new range of peripherals that include the company #39;s first foray into biometric identification on the desktop.


Panasonic unveil DVD Recorders with 400GB HDD Capacity Today, Panasonic revealed the new models of DIGA DVD recorders. These recorders have HDD capacities of 160GB to 400GB. This is massive storage space for DVD Recorder; it also has high-speed dubbing, and superb home and mobile networking capabilities.


Australia, Japan work on near zero-emission coal-fired electricity plant (AFP) AFP - Australian and Japanese researchers are working on a prototype  quot;near zero-emission quot; coal-fired electricity plant in an effort to reduce a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, they said.


Democrats Question Bush's Service, Costs of War (Reuters) Reuters - Democrats raised new questions about\President Bush's Vietnam-era National Guard service on\Wednesday as White House hopeful John Kerry charged the Iraq\war was draining resources from the U.S. economy at home.


Seeks to slash up to 7,000 jobs over next 18 months SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Delta Air Lines, attempting to avert bankruptcy, said Wednesday it aims to cut \$5 billion in annual costs by slashing nearly 12 percent of its work force, dropping Dallas-Fort Worth as a hub, and trimming its fleet of planes.


White House Puts Off Logging Decision (AP) AP - The Bush administration said Wednesday it will put off until after the election a final decision on a plan to allow road building and logging on 58 million acres of remote forests where both are now prohibited.


John Kerry's Staggered Two-Month Ad Plan (AP) AP - John Kerry's campaign has bought or reserved airtime in 20 states to run ads between now and Nov. 2. His commercials are slated to start in each state and media market on a staggered basis, and in some states they may not run at all.


NL Wrap: 326th Victory for Clemens as Astros Win Again  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Clemens landed his 326th career  victory to earn the Houston Astros a franchise record-tying  12th straight win, a 5-2 decision over the Cincinnati Reds in  the National League (NL) Wednesday.


Dollar Up Vs Yen on Weak Machinery Data (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar edged up against the yen on\Thursday as surprisingly limp machinery orders data for Japan\helped investors to recoup earlier losses made on cautious\remarks about U.S. growth by the Federal Reserve chief.


Nikkei Ends Down 1 Percent After Data (Reuters) Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei stock average ended down\almost one percent on Thursday after surprisingly weak\machinery orders data jolted investor confidence in Japan's\economic outlook and triggered selling across the board.


EU ministers to mull budget rules, seek a Mr Euro (AFP) AFP - EU finance ministers gather in the Netherlands Friday for informal talks likely dominated by efforts to agree on reforms to the long-strained budget rules underpinning the euro.


AFC Powers Meet in Season Opener (AP) AP - Forget last season's win over Indianapolis in the AFC championship game. Don't focus on the Super Bowl title two weeks later. Block out Elton John's pregame performance Thursday night.


Sanneh Scores As Crew Beat Earthquakes 1-0 (AP) AP - Tony Sanneh scored his first MLS goal in six years, helping the Columbus Crew extend their unbeaten streak to 12 games with a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night.


Rain Turns Tennis Talk to Instant Replay (AP) AP - In the players' lounge, in the locker rooms, in officials' offices Wednesday, TVs around the U.S. Open showed Jennifer Capriati's quarterfinal victory over Serena Williams.


Delta #39;s downsizing rallies competitors Delta Air Lines #39; jolting move Wednesday to shut down its hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will result in fewer flight options for travelers while aiding its competitors.


Another Blow from the WTO LOS ANGELES - 09/09/04 - For the third time in as many weeks, the World Trade Organization has handed down decisions against US ruling against US anti-dumping and cotton subsidy policies, and rejecting Washington #39;s appeal of an earlier ruling upholding


Former star banker Quattrone gets 1 1/2 years in prison Facing prison in late October, former star investment banker Frank Quattrone is hoping a federal appeals court will overturn his obstruction-of-justice conviction.


Biggest insurer sees silver lining in Florida Maurice  quot;Hank quot; Greenberg, chairman of American International Group, the world #39;s largest insurer, said hurricane losses in Florida may stop a decline in property insurance rates.


Ex-Invesco Chief Agrees to Penalty Raymond Cunningham, the former chief executive of Invesco Funds Group, agreed to pay \$500,000 to settle lawsuits over improper mutual fund trading, his lawyers said yesterday.


At Wal-Mart, the New Word Is Compromise n an apparent mea culpa, the chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores said yesterday that the company #39;s  quot;message has not in fact gotten out quot; and called it  quot;management #39;s failure.


Former Head Of Probe Into Enron Joins Firm Leslie R. Caldwell, a veteran prosecutor who directed the Justice Department #39;s probe of Enron Corp. until early this year, has joined the Morgan, Lewis  amp; Bockius LLP law firm as a partner in its criminal defense and investigations unit.


Viacom Offers a Premium To Push Blockbuster Shares NEW YORK, Sept. 8 -- Viacom Inc., the media company that owns CBS and MTV, offered investors a financial incentive to buy shares of the Blockbuster Inc.


Stockholders want more value than its deal with Coors offers Some of the fizz is gone from the proposed merger between Molson and Golden, Colo.-based Adolph Coors Co. Molson has had trouble convincing institutional shareholders the Coors deal


Tomball City Council approves budget Tomball City Council approved a \$40.5 million budget Tuesday that entails utility rate hikes and pay raises but no increase in the property tax rate.


Ovitz Seeks to Be Excused From a Disney Suit A lawyer for Michael S. Ovitz, the former president of the Walt Disney Company, argued Wednesday that his client should be excused as a defendant in a lawsuit


Space capsule crashes Genesis, payload of solar particles slam <b>...</b> The Genesis space capsule and its precious cargo -- billions of particles from the sun -- crashed into the Utah desert Wednesday in a last-minute bungling of a near-flawless, three-year scientific odyssey.


Review: Nokia 9300 Communicator Nokia today officially announced the Nokia 9300, a smartphone that had been rumored to exist since CeBIT. The 9300 is part of the same family as its bigger brother, the 9500, and is designed for mobile professionals


Dinosaurs Were Doting Parents, Fossil Find Suggests The discovery suggests that the care that crocodiles, birds, and other modern descendents of archosaurs give to their young may be an ancestral characteristic.


Locked Windows WINDOWS XP Service Pack 2 is all about security; don #39;t let anybody convince you otherwise. This is no midway step to Longhorn, Microsoft #39;s next-generation operating system that is more than three years away


Use of DNA databases questioned The scientist who discovered genetic  quot;fingerprinting quot; 20 years ago said yesterday that he has some worries about the use of the technology.


Recorder cuts a dash MANY inexpensive DVD recorders will do a fine job as a replacement for your VCR when it comes to time-shifting television programs.


Commentary: Virtual numbers changing all The basic technology is called voice-over-IP and it is referred to as VOIP. Free! Sign up here to receive our SiteWatcher e-Newsletter!


Genesis Crash Adds to NASA Post-Columbia Troubles With NASA #39;s broken Genesis capsule stuck in the Utah desert and its shuttle assembly building battered by a hurricane at Cape Canaveral, the US space agency defended its budget and mission on Wednesday.


Porn in email down, claims vendor The number of  quot;inappropriate quot; email attachments sent to businesses has fallen but the reason for this isn #39;t immediately apparent, email security vendor MessageLabs says in a media release.


Mistakes by umpires may soon be obsolete The consensus of two of the highest-ranking executives in the United States Tennis Association is that Serena Williams definitely got a raw deal in her US Open quarterfinal loss to Jennifer Capriati Tuesday evening.


Soccer: Luck and bold decisions save Sven #39;s job in Poland: British <b>...</b> LONDON : Sven-Goran Eriksson is redeemed as England coach partly through luck but also because he took the bold selection decisions necessary ahead of England #39;s 2-1 victory over Poland, the British press said.


Hewitt aims for last four Family division or heavyweight contest, either way the gloves will be off at the US Open if Lleyton Hewitt survives his quarterfinal bout with Tommy Haas on Thursday (4am Friday morning AEST).


Looking for Tiger Woods Anybody? Someone stand up. Well, since the Tiger Woods of the late 90s is absent, the number one golfer in the world is...Vijay Singh?


AFC powers meet in season opener New England Patriots wide receiver Chas Gessner (18) is brought down by Jacksonville Jaguars safety Deke Cooper (35) in the second quarter of preseason NFL play, last Thursday in Foxboro, Mass.


Canada shut down Slovakia Canada now meet the Czech Republic on Saturday for a place in Tuesday #39;s final while defending champions the United States face-off against Finland on Friday.


Lee returns, MacGill dropped for India tour Fast bowler Brett Lee was recalled to Australia #39;s squad and legspinner Stuart MacGill was dropped for next month #39;s four-test tour of India.


Roddick to lead US Davis Cup squad Andy Roddick, along with Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish and the doubles pair of twins Bob and Mike Bryan will make up the US team to compete with Belarus in the Davis Cup, reported CRIENGLISH.


Hurricane Ivan leaves 12 dead in Grenada ST. GEORGE #39;S, GRENADA - The most powerful hurricane to hit Grenada in a decade killed at least 12 people, damaged 90 percent of the country #39;s homes and destroyed a prison, leaving criminals on the loose, officials said Wednesday.


Fresh initiatives on many fronts: Determination in joint <b>...</b> NEW DELHI, Sept 8: Pakistan and India announced their determination on Wednesday to resolve the Kashmir issue according to the letter and spirit of the Shimla Agreement , and invoked the purposes


Muslim girls flout French ban on headscarves The French Education Minister, Francois Fillon, said yesterday that up to 120 Muslim girls were still disobeying the government #39;s ban on wearing headscarves in state schools since the new school year started last week.


Nepal to seek India #39;s help in tackling Maoist revolt Nepal #39;s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said on Thursday that he would seek more help from India to crush a Maoist revolt wracking his homeland as he began talks with senior Indian leaders in New Delhi.


#39;Mercenaries #39; await their fate in Zimbabwe A Zimbabwe judge is to hand down sentences on Friday against the alleged mastermind of a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, Briton Simon Mann, and 67 other suspected mercenaries who were convicted two weeks ago.


Delta slashes 7,000 jobs, Dallas hub Airline warns it may file for bankruptcy if too many senior pilots take early retirement option. Delta Air LInes #39; CEO says it faces bankruptcy if it can #39;t slow the pace of pilots taking early retirement.


WTO rules against US, EU on sugar, cotton Latin America #39;s agricultural giant scored two trade victories Wednesday against rich countries #39; farm subsidies after the World Trade Organization agreed with Brazil


Astros #39; streak hits 12 HOUSTON -- With two World Series rings and plenty of postseason experience over his 21-year career, Roger Clemens knows a lot about winning.


Hurricane Ivan ravages Grenada, killing 15 and damaging 90 per <b>...</b> The most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean in nearly a decade killed at least 15 people including a Canadian, damaged 90 per cent of its homes and destroyed a prison, leaving


Indonesia shares slip after blast Indonesia #39;s financial markets have reacted with shock to an explosion at the Australia embassy, with both shares and the currency sliding.


Italy looks for Arab support to free hostages in Iraq ROME : A top Italian official leaves for the Middle East to seek the help of Arab countries to secure the release of two female Italian aid workers taken hostage in Iraq.


Bomb Near Embassy in Indonesia Kills Three A powerful bomb exploded near the Australian Embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding 50, witnesses and officials said.


S. Korea admits plutonium experiment South Korea acknowledged today that it conducted a plutonium-based nuclear experiment more than 20 years ago, shortly after it admitted to scientific tests involving uranium.


Dollar Slips on Greenspan, Japan Data The dollar softened on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sounded more cautious on the US economic recovery than many investors had expected.


Quattrone gets 18 months NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Frank Quattrone, who led some of the most celebrated initial public offerings of the late 1990s, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday for interfering with a federal probe into those hot IPOs.


Suzuki Motor Corp RecallS 157,480 Altos A joint venture between Japan #39;s Suzuki Motor Corp. and Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. has recalled 157,480 Alto model cars, Changan Automobile said Thursday.


Federal tax staff strike over wages OTTAWA -- About 8,000 employees of the federal tax agency walked off the job yesterday in Ontario and BC, including 280 in London, leaving public phone queries unanswered and federal revenue cheques uncashed.


Sony confirms plan to sell large-screen LCD projection TVs in <b>...</b> TOKYO, Sep 08, 2004 (AFX-UK via COMTEX) -- Sony Corp will launch its popular projection televisions with large liquid crystal display (LCD) screens in China early next year, a company spokeswoman said.


Capriati calls time on Serena For the first time since 1998 neither Venus nor Serena Williams will end the year with a grand slam singles title in her possession.


Cracking the Coad The skinny: Tonight, 9 pm (ABC). Since these AFC kingpins can #39;t meet on Super Bowl Sunday, it #39;s pure marketing genius to have them hook up on opening night.


Canada #39;s patience pays off Deep in the heart of every hockey fan lurks the fluke-flamed fear that something bizarre, something truly against all reason, could snatch victory in its cruel jaws.


Australia omit MacGill, Symonds for India tour Leg spinner Stuart MacGill and all rounder Andrew Symonds were left out of Australia #39;s squad on Thursday for the tour to India in October and November after the selectors decided to go for fresh blood.


Howard sends envoy, bomb experts Australian Prime Minister John Howard is sending bomb experts to Jakarta with Foreign Minister Alexander Downer Thursday night. That follows a powerful blast near the Australian


Brunei #39;s future king marries commoner in glittering ceremony BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam -- The heir to oil-rich Brunei #39;s throne married a half-Swiss commoner Thursday in a glittering ceremony attended by government leaders and blue-blooded guests from around the world.


Israeli helicopter fires missile at militants in Gaza An Israeli helicopter fired a missile early Thursday at a group of militants in northern Gaza during an army operation there, wounding at least one person, witnesses and hospital officials said.


Falluja air strikes kill eight US warplanes have bombed houses in the Iraqi city of Falluja for a third successive night, killing at least eight people, four of them children, doctors and residents say.


Huge Blast in Jakarta, at Least Three Dead (Reuters) Reuters - A powerful explosion rocked the\Australian embassy in central Jakarta on Thursday, killing at\least three people in the vicinity and injuring more than 100,\witnesses and local radio said.


Beijing Accused of Meddling in HK Elections (Reuters) Reuters - Hong Kong media and a rights group\accused Beijing on Thursday of meddling in a weekend election,\saying its publicity about a pro-democracy candidate jailed for\hiring a prostitute was timed to influence the result.


RealNetworks Ends Song Promotion (AP) AP - RealNetworks Inc. is ending a temporary promotion that slashed the price of its downloadable songs to 49 cents, but bargain hunters will still be able to find some deals at its online music store.


U.S.-Iraqi Security Forces Launch Attacks (AP) AP - U.S. and Iraqi security forces launched attacks Thursday to flush out insurgents in northern Iraq, the military and Iraqi officials said.


TV Viewers 'Love' Their Digital Video Recorders (Reuters) Reuters - Perhaps it didn't take a\scientific study, but Forrester Research has determined that\folks love their digital video recorders (DVR) and hate\commercials.


British Mercenary May Head to African Jail (AP) AP - From special forces commander to soldier of fortune, Simon Mann's colorful career reads like a thriller. Born to a world of wealth and privilege, the British mercenary made a fortune in some of Africa's bloodiest wars  #151; and even enjoyed a stint in the movies.


Voiding Giambi's Deal Easier Said Than Done The Yankees would like to void Jason Giambi's contract, but they continue to face serious roadblocks.


Apple Patches 15 Mac OS X Flaws (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Apple claims most users are protected from the worst dangers of the flaws, many of which originate in the OS' open-source components.


Dollar Up Vs Yen on Weak Machinery Data  TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged up against the yen on  Thursday as surprisingly limp machinery orders data for Japan  helped investors to recoup earlier losses made on cautious  remarks about U.S. growth by the Federal Reserve chief.


Hurricanes May Affect Florida Politics (AP) AP - Two devastating hurricanes have given President Bush something his political advisers couldn't dream up: the chance to play comforter in chief in a battleground state he is determined to win again.


Genetically Modified Fish Used to Make Human Protein (Reuters) Reuters - Genetically modified fish may one day be\used to produce human proteins to treat illnesses such as lung\disease, liver problems and even some cancers.


VW Warns 30,000 Jobs at Risk -Paper  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG has warned that over  30,000 jobs could be at risk if it fails to win a pay freeze  and other concessions in talks with German unions this month,  the Wall Street Journal Europe reported on Thursday.


Waterlogged Schedule on Way for Yankees Heavy rain wiped out a doubleheader between the Yankees and the Devil Rays on Wednesday. Another doubleheader is scheduled for Thursday, as is more rain.


Pakistani Jets Bomb Militants in Tribal Region  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan air force jets bombed  suspected al Qaeda-linked militants in a western tribal region  on Thursday, a day after six people were killed there in  clashes between government troops and gunmen, officials said.


Delta to Cut Workforce by 10 Percent In an effort to avoid bankruptcy Delta Air Lines Inc. announced that it is eliminating  7,000 jobs, closing its Texas hub and seeking wage concessions from its pilots.


S.Korea Says Did Scientific Plutonium Test in 1982  SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean government scientists  enriched a small amount of plutonium in a one-off experiment in  1982, the Science and Technology Ministry said on Thursday.


Hands Off for Patriots in Rematch With Colts Indianapolis' loss to New England in the A.F.C. championship game in January will have an impact on officiating as the N.F.L. begins the 2004 season Thursday night.


Bush-Kerry Surrogates Debate Trade Policies At a "Bush-Kerry trade debate" Wednesday stand-ins for President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John F. Kerry outlined the candidates' differences on such issues as outsourcing and free trade.


Utilities Uneven in  Managing  Vegetation Utilities running the nation's high-voltage electric lines have done extensive tree trimming that should cut chances of blackouts, according to a federal report released Wednesday.


S.Africa Makes Two Fresh Arrests on WMD Charges  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police said on  Thursday two suspects had been arrested in a probe into  violations of laws related to weapons of mass destruction  (WMD).


Indonesia shares slip after blast An explosion in Jakarta, feared to be a car bomb, sends shares tumbling on Indonesia's main stock exchange.


Massive blast at Jakarta embassy At least six have been killed after a huge explosion outside Australia's embassy in the Indonesian capital.


New Cabinet meets after reshuffle The Cabinet meets on Thursday after a reshuffle of Tony Blair's top team which sees Alan Milburn returning.


Delta Aims to Cut Jobs 12, Drop a Hub and Reduce Pay Delta said it would cut 12 percent of its work force and that a bankruptcy filing was "a real possibility."


At Wal-Mart, the New Word Is Compromise H. Lee Scott Jr., the chief of Wal-Mart Stores, spoke at length about the image problems that have dogged the giant retailer.


Lewis to Face Browns The spotlight will shine on Jamal Lewis this weekend when the Ravens open their season in Cleveland against the team Lewis has historically dominated.


Merriman Reaching High Maryland defensive ends Shawne Merriman's goal is to be considered the best nationally by season's end.


Red Sox Sweep A's Pedro Martinez pitches six innings of two-hit ball, and the Boston Red Sox complete a three-game sweep of the Athletics with an 8-3 win.


Astros Moving Closer Roger Clemens got his 326th win and the Astros beat the Reds, 5-2, to move into the NL wild-card lead with their 12th straight win.


Nets Get Solid Return From Kidd While They Can Jason Kidd, who underwent off-season knee surgery, made his long-awaited season debut for the Nets on Monday night and turned in an impressive effort.


Red Sox Clobber Athletics 8-3 OAKLAND, Calif. - Pedro Martinez hardly had to outpitch Tim Hudson - Oakland's All-Star right-hander staked Boston to a huge lead himself...


Ivan Devastates Grenada, Kills at Least 12 ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - The most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean in nearly a decade killed at least 12 people in Grenada, damaged 90 percent of its homes and destroyed a prison that left criminals running loose, officials said Wednesday...


Seattle Stops Detroit Lauren Jackson returns from a three-game absence to score 15 points, helping Seattle get an 86-67 victory over the Shock.


Retired Pentagon Brass Seek Abuse Probe WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is under increasing fire for its handling of the prison abuse investigation, as some retired military officers call for an independent commission to get to the bottom of the four-month-old scandal.    Their appeal came a day before Thursday's hearings by the Senate and House armed services panels, which were reviewing the two latest reports ordered by the Defense Department...


Texas Talks a Better Game Than Cal Plays The big question is how fourth-ranked Cal won at Southern Mississippi but lost its Rose Bowl spot to Texas, which did not play Saturday.


Davenport Easily Defeats Asagoe at Open NEW YORK - With win after win, all of Lindsay Davenport's talk about retirement sounds more and more premature. Now she's two victories from a second U.S...


Bills Battle Back After Bleak Beginning The Mike Mularkey era in Buffalo began with an 0-4 record. But eight weeks and six victories later, the Bills suddenly find themselves in the playoff hunt.


IBM to use AMD's dual-core Opteron Upgrade to high-performance server will include AMD's dual-core chip.


Sony camera blends photos, video The company's latest digital camera includes advanced video features.


Space Probe Fails to Deploy Its Parachute and Crashes NASA's \$264 million Genesis mission came to a sudden and violent end on Wednesday morning, when a capsule returning with samples of the Sun slammed into the desert.


Team Hopeful in Its Effort to Recreate Primal Life Scientists believe that they have reconstructed the pivotal event that created the one-celled organism from which all animals and plants are descended.


Japan's Record 7th Typhoon; The Death Toll Is at Least 31 Japan's typhoon record was broken with a bang this week as battering winds and mountainous waves overturned ocean-going freighters.


Two Scientists Caught in Amber It can be safely guessed that Stuart Pivar, a scientist and art collector, has more than 300 objects in his duplex apartment.


Spurred by Illness, Indonesians Lash Out at U.S. Mining Giant Newmont Mining Corporation, the world's biggest gold producer, has been trailed by allegations of pollution.


A Digital Generation's Analog Chic Yesterday's technology designs are becoming popular among those in their teens and 20's eager to usher back a time they experienced only barely, if at all.


For a Fee, a Stream of Tunes, Talk and Video High-speed connections and software improvements are giving rise to subscription services for music, movies, sports events and talk radio to PC's.


Enron #39;s interimboss seeking \$25 million fee nron Corp. #39;s interim chief executive has asked a federal bankruptcy judge to award his firm a \$25 million  quot;success fee quot; for stabilizing the fallen Houston energy giant.


DNA fingerprinting no longer foolproof #39; 9. (Guardian News Service):The genetic profiles held by police for criminal investigations are not sophisticated enough to prevent false identifications, according to the father of DNA fingerprinting.


Red Sox keep piling on A #39;s OAKLAND, CALIF. - - Pedro Martinez hardly had to outpitch Tim Hudson -akland #39;s All-Star righthander staked Boston to a huge lead himself.


National League Game Summary - San Francisco at Colorado The Giants outhit the Rockies, 16-5...Bonds is now one walk shy of the major league record of 198, which he set in 2002...San Francisco won the season series from Colorado, 11-8.


Al-Sadr looks for role after Najaf losses The erosion of some of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr #39;s status showed recently when his supporters gathered outside his office here.


Beijing Accused of Meddling in HK Elections Hong Kong media and a rights group accused Beijing on Thursday of meddling in a weekend election, saying its publicity about a pro-democracy candidate jailed for hiring a prostitute was timed to influence the result.


Hawks snap nine-game losing skid ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Josh Smith scored inside off a miss by Al Harrington with 17 seconds remaining to help the Atlanta Hawks defeat the Philadelphia 76ers, 96-92, and end a nine-game losing streak.


NKorea warns of arms race following SKorean uranium experiment (AFP) AFP - North Korea has warned that South Korea's uranium enrichment experiment could fuel an arms race in northeast Asia, accusing the United States of practising  quot;double standards. quot;


NBA Game Summary - San Antonio at Chicago Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Tony Parker scored 17 points and had five assists to lead a balanced San Antonio attack that handed the Spurs a 91-75 victory over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.


Milosevic takes back seat as first defence witness on stand (AFP) AFP - Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic was forced to take a back seat at his trial for genocide and war crimes as lawyers imposed on him by a UN tribunal examined his first defence witness.


Hollywood pilots fail to catch sun WASHINGTON: NASA #39;s Genesis space capsule slammed into the Utah desert Wednesday after its parachutes failed, leaving doubts if its invaluable cargo of microcosmic solar dust survived the journey to Earth.


Intel Highlights Future at Developer Forum Intel plans to increase focus on WiMax connectivity and multicore processing, two innovations that the chipmaker believes will drive future industry growth.


No more matches for umpire New York: Mariana Alves, the umpire at the centre of the controversial US Open quarterfinal between Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams yesterday, will not officiate at any more matches in this year #39;s event.


GOLF: COOL HAND LUKE CAN BE TOP GUN RYDER CUP skipper Bernhard Langer last night claimed Luke Donald #39;s European Masters win proved how valuable he will be when they face the mighty Americans next weekend.


Tigers lost his stripes, and everyone knows that now Nobody inside golf thinks Tiger Woods is the best player in the world anymore. Or the second best. Or perhaps even third. But now that truth is painfully official.


RED SOX 8, ATHLETICS 3 Pedro Martnez hardly had to outpitch Tim Hudson. Hudson, Oakland #39;s All-Star right-hander, staked Boston to a huge lead himself.


Canada able to hit the switch It wasn #39;t so much that Team Canada brushed aside Slovakia with all the disdain of an elephant disposing of a bothersome gnat, but it was the manner in which the disposal was done that added depth to the 5-0 victory.


WPP Bids for Gray Global -WSJ Britain #39;s WPP Group Plc has offered to pay more than \$1.25 billion for advertising firm Gray Global Group, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing an unidentified person familiar with the matter.


ABC Learning to Buy Peppercorn, Child Care Centres (Update2) ABC Learning Centres Ltd., Australia #39;s biggest day-care operator, plans to spend A\$380 million (\$264 million) buying rivals to cut costs and lift its share of the nation #39;s market to a fifth.


Enron rescuer asks \$25 million  #39;success fee #39; HOUSTON, Texas - The turnaround specialist hired to get Enron out of bankruptcy is asking for \$25 million for almost reaching the end of the tunnel.


Sybase Provides Free Linux Enterprise-Class Database for <b>...</b> Sybase, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and wireless software, deepened its commitment to the Linux community with the availability of a free deployment version of an enterprise-class Linux database-Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise


Resurgent Orioles whip Twins behind Cabrera BALTIMORE - Daniel Cabrera pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning, and Jose Leon and Melvin Mora had two RBIs apiece to lead the surging Baltimore Orioles past the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Monday.


Reed #39;s failure sends Colorado to 39th loss after taking the lead First came concerns about the adjustments Shawn Chacon had to make in becoming the closer for the Colorado Rockies. Then came worries about the problems of the Rockies


Astros roar into share of wild-card lead Despite being part of eight playoff teams, including five World Series appearances and two championships, Clemens isn #39;t sure he has ever experienced the kind of wave like the one the Astros are currently riding.


Arafat expulsion has never been closer: Israeli FM JERUSALEM - Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Thursday that Israel had never been closer to expelling veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from his West Bank headquarters.


NBA Capsules Jason Kidd made his season debut and assisted on Richard Jefferson #39;s game-winning jumper from the lane with 7.1 seconds left as the New Jersey Nets defeated the Toronto Raptors 88-86 Monday night.


NAT0-led peacekeepers seeking terrorist posing as cameraman (AFP) AFP - International peacekeepers in Afghanistan said they had received a tip-off that a  quot;terrorist quot; posing as a cameraman was trying to enter the capital.


Guantanamo Panel Members Face Challenges (AP) AP - Members of a U.S. military commission are being challenged by defense attorneys who say their ties to the war on terror could affect their ability to fairly judge four detainees charged with war crimes.


Ivan Pummels Caribbean, Kills at Least 15 ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan pummeled Grenada, Barbados and other islands with its devastating winds and rains, causing at least 15 deaths, before setting a direct course for Jamaica, Cuba and the hurricane-weary southern United States...


Delta to slash up to 7,000 jobs Delta Air Lines unveiled changes yesterday that will remake its business, but officials warned that soaring costs still could land the nation #39;s third-largest carrier carrier in bankruptcy court.


US Ordered to Reduce Crop Supports The United States has been ordered to withdraw some of its support for producers of cotton and other commodities, according to a World Trade Organization report made public Wednesday.


Invesco to be merged into AIM family Invesco Funds Group will become part of a sister mutual-fund family, ending a 74-year-old Denver institution and opening a door to changing the name of the city #39;s football stadium.


NASA #39;s lofty hopes plummet A NASA spacecraft carrying solar particles that were captured a million miles from Earth slammed into the Utah desert yesterday and cracked open after its parachutes


Nokia acquires assets, establishes Austin office Austin-based Metrowerks Corp. has sold one of its development lines to Finland #39;s Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) for an undisclosed amount.


Season lidlifter renews heated conference rivalry Season openers like tonights dont get much more exciting than this. The NFL schedule-makers knew what they were doing when they sent


US scores late to tie underdog Panama For the second consecutive road game, the United States got a late goal from a second-half substitute to gain a tie in World Cup qualifying.


Martinez #39;s 2 homers not enough As hot as Ichiro has been - and he sizzled to a 13-game hitting streak with a single in the seventh inning last night -ven he isn #39;t as hot as Edgar Martinez in the past six games, hitting .


Jackson returns to help Storm snap three-game losing streak Sue Bird led Seattle with 23 points and Lauren Jackson returned from a three-game absence to score 15, helping the Storm snap a three-game losing streak.


Pakistan hails Pak-India joint statement Pakistan has eulogized a recent Pak-Indian joint statement for pushing forward the peace process between the two arch-rivals. The Nation newspaper Thursday quoted Masood Khan


Viacom Starts Blockbuster Exchange Offer Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has begun a share exchange offer to split off its Blockbuster Inc. (BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) unit and put the video rental chain


Franks Nursery  amp; Crafts files for Chapter 11 Franks Nursery Inc., a lawn and garden specialty chain that grew out of a Depression-era produce market in Detroit, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday for a second time and said it would close all 169 of its stores.


Artificial heart maker seeking OK to sell device After 22 years of experimentation, the maker of the nation #39;s first self-contained artificial heart yesterday asked the federal government for permission to begin


Central bank sends cost of debt higher Canadians are paying more to borrow money for homes, cars and other purchases today after a quarter-point interest-rate increase by the Bank of Canada yesterday was quickly matched by the chartered banks.


IT Association slams government THE Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) says the government #39;s  #39;Get It Right #39; policy in regards to IT contracts is total nonsense.


Spicy solution for painless integration SUBANG JAYA: IBM (www.ibm.com) has released the beta version of its latest enterprise-grade integration software to Malaysian customers.


Kuranyi grabs Germany #39;s equalizer BERLIN, Germany -- Brazilian-born striker Kevin Kuranyi scored the equalizer to earn Germany a 1-1 draw with Brazil in a friendly in Berlin, that was a rematch of their 2002 World Cup final.


Trade, fight put Boston on charge up AL East Maybe it was The Trade. Maybe it was The Fight. Maybe it was just the inevitable byproduct of a supremely talented team finding its groove.


Iginla #39;s two goals pave rout After the United States advanced to the World Cup of Hockey semifinals Tuesday night, some of the players already started talking about facing Finland.


National League Game Capsules Houston, TX -- Roger Clemens pitched seven strong innings to win his fourth straight start and was supported by four first-inning homers, as the red-hot Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of Cincinnati with a 5-2 victory and matched a franchise


Jakarta suspects key terror suspect over bombing A car bomb attack outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday bears all the hallmarks of a Malaysian terror suspect who is a senior member of an al Qaeda-linked group, Indonesia #39;s police chief said.


Ivan kills 12 in Grenada, threatens Cuba, US ST. GEORGE #39;S, GrenadaThe most powerful hurricane to hit Grenada in a decade killed more than a dozen people, damaged 90 per cent of its homes and destroyed a prison, leaving criminals on the loose, officials said yesterday.


Delta stays Delta Air Lines #39; third-largest hub at Salt Lake City International Airport will be spared from closure and will gain 58 daily flights, including one to Mexico, under a far-reaching


Qantas returns to trading after BA sells stakehold Qantas shares returned to trade this morning after the overnight sale of British Airways #39; (BA) billion-dollar stake in the airline.


VW May Cut 30,000 Jobs If No Agreement With Workers (Update2) Volkswagen AG is threatening to eliminate 30,000 jobs ahead of next week #39;s wage talks with unions as Europe #39;s biggest carmaker seeks cost cuts similar to agreements reached by other German companies, including DaimlerChrysler AG.


Viacom to offer shares at a discount A decade after it acquired Blockbuster, Viacom Inc. yesterday took a key step toward unloading the struggling 19-year-old video rental chain and giving it long-expected independence early next month.


McDonald #39;s cites new menu items as it reports Aug. sales gains New menu items helped lift McDonald #39;s to a 16th consecutive increase in monthly comparable sales, the fast-food giant said Wednesday, and more sandwiches are on the way.


Central bank bumps rate The Bank of Canada rate will hit four per cent by late next year, an economist predicts. OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada raised its key policy interest rate yesterday while hinting that this could be the start of a new upward trend in borrowing costs.


INTERVIEW: Australia #39;s ABC Learning On Expansion Path BRISBANE (Dow Jones)--Australian childcare provider ABC Learning Centres Ltd. (ABS.AU) said Thursday it has agreed to buy two rivals in aA\$313 million cash and stock


Coors Talks of Profit-Sharing Agreement with Molson The Adolph Coors brewery says it could force Molson to brew Coors Light in Canada for 10 years -- without a profit-sharing agreement.


NASA #39;s Genesis Capsule Crashes DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS, Utah -- NASA #39;s Genesis return capsule crashed into the desert Wednesday morning due to an apparent malfunction in its parachutes.


Enter your e-mail: This has been a big week for future technology in San Francisco: Intel filled much of Moscone Center with the Intel Developer Forum, its technical conference on the cool stuff it has up its sleeve, from CPU speed bumps to new wireless networking standards


Nokia plans new, lighter version of Communicator Trying to regain some of its lost market share, Nokia Corp. is hoping to woo both enterprise and consumer customers with a lighter, sleeker version of its high-end Communicator


Tech industry presents less-than-unified defense Last fall, the Blaster Internet worm slammed into Cable Bahamas like a digital hurricane, clogging Web connections for the tiny Internet service provider #39;s 22,000 subscribers.


Attorney General Joins E-Voting Suit California Attorney General Bill Lockyer announced Tuesday that his office will join a pair of independent plaintiffs in a false claims lawsuit against Diebold Election Systems, the company supplying


Military Headset Reaches Masses As any cell-phone user knows, background noise, including traffic jams and bustling streets, can be a nuisance. The cacophony becomes even worse when the caller insists on yelling over the noise.


Vampire robot developed A MICRO robot which kills flies and powers itself using their dead bodies, is being developed by British boffins. The EcoBot II, attracts flies by emitting a stench concocted from human excrement.


HDS Launches TagmaStore When it comes to storage technology, there are a number of vendors pushing back the frontiers in what is possible. This week Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), one of the giants in this extremely competitive space


IBM releases new Linux-oriented database software San Francisco, September 9: International Business Machines Corp late on Wednesday rolled out a new version of its database software aimed at users of Linux and Unix operating systems that it hopes will help the company take away market share from market


Tech Briefs Yahoo, owner of the world #39;s second-most-used Internet search engine, said it began testing a service that searches for travel bargains and provides links to hotel and airline booking Web sites.


England Doubles Up Poland England got strikes from sparkling debut starter Jermain Defoe and Michael Owen to defeat Poland in a Uefa World Cup qualifier in Chorzow.


World-Surprise choice Huth proves his worth to Klinsmann A surprise choice for Wednesday #39;s friendly against Brazil, 20-year-old Robert Huth made full use of his debut in Germany #39;s starting team to impress Juergen Klinsmann and his Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho.


Top dog Singh not cowed by Tiger Vijay Singh #39;s ascension to No.1 in the world rankings was a mere formality. Anyone paying attention knew Singh had been playing with more consistent excellence than anyone else over the last two years.


Soccer: Victory for Franceno thrill for coach TORSHAVN, Faroe Islands Frances coach, Raymond Domenech, said his team had to show more commitment after their 2-0 victory over the Faroe Islands in a World Cup qualifier marred by the expulsion of captain Patrick Vieria for diving.


SI.com DENVER (Ticker) -- The lowest career ERA in the history of Coors Field just got a little higher. Deivi Cruz highlighted a four-run, eighth-inning rally against Steve Reed with a two-run double and Edgardo


Dolphins trade for Gordon The Dolphins acquired Lamar Gordon from the St. Louis Rams on Wednesday in exchange for a third-round draft pick in 2005. The 6-foot-1, 228-pound Gordon passed a physical and was expected to practice with the team today.


Buckley signed to replace Mickens The Jets signed 33-year-old cornerback Terrell Buckley, who was released by New England on Sunday, after putting nickel back Ray Mickens on season-ending injured reserve yesterday with a torn ACL in his left knee.


Ichiro singles, now 30 shy of mark Edgar Martinez overshadowed Ichiro Suzuki #39;s chase of the Major League #39;s single-season hits record with a two-homer night. The long balls weren #39;t enough for Seattle


EU plays a strong role on Darfur THE HAGUE If the European Union talks to the rebels, we will declare a unilateral cease-fire, said Vice President Ali Osman Taha of Sudan after his meeting with a Dutch government delegation visiting Khartoum on Jan. 30.


Fighting breaks out in Gaza strip Palestinian gunmen have confronted a column of Israeli armoured vehicles in the Gaza Strip, sparking a fierce firefight which has left at least one dead and five wounded.


Muslim girls defy French headscarf ban Dozens of Muslim girls have been disobeying the French government #39;s recent ban on wearing headscarves in public schools since the school year began last week.


Pakistan Strikes Kill Dozens Near Afghan Border Pakistani jet fighters and helicopter gunships launched air strikes on the South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan, killing dozens of people on Thursday, a witness said.


Lemieux #39;s line powers Canada to 5-0 victory vs. Slovakia Mario Lemieux has been saying for days that he isn #39;t worried about failing to score a goal in the World Cup. Same with the many teammates who have insisted


Dodgers 8, Diamondbacks 2 Pinch-hitter Robin Ventura hit his 18th career grand slam to tie Willie McCovey for third place on the career list, Hideo Nomo won for the first time in 11 decisions and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 Tuesday night.


Sharon Demands Syria Curb Militants Before Talks Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected reported peace overtures by Syria on Wednesday, saying it had to crack down on Islamic militant groups under its control before negotiations that stalled in 2000 could resume.


Pakistan Strikes Kill Dozens Near Afghan Border  WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani jet fighters and  helicopter gunships launched air strikes on the South  Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan, killing dozens of  people on Thursday, a witness said.


'Dozens killed' in Pakistani raid \Pakistani jets bomb suspected militants gathering close to the Afghan border, military officials say.


Nazi murder suspect on trial An ex-Nazi commander accused of  massacres in Slovakia goes on trial in Munich.


Teen charged over Sasser virus The alleged writer of the disruptive Sasser virus has been formally charged by German prosecutors.


Tennis: Federer leads Agassi Roger Federer leads Andre Agassi two sets to one before rain interrupts their US Open quarter-final.


Move to license S African healers A bill to regulate South Africa's 200,000 traditional healers is to be debated in parliament.


Russia vows terror fight, hits US view MOSCOW -- Russia's top general threatened yesterday to strike terrorists ''in any region of the world, quot; and the Kremlin offered a \$10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya's top rebel leaders.


Blast shatters busy Jakarta street JAKARTA -- A powerful explosion rocked the Australian embassy in central Jakarta this morning, killing at least three people in the vicinity and injuring more than 100, witnesses and local radio said.


Mexicans battle to bar Wal-Mart store near ancient pyramids MEXICO CITY -- A Wal-Mart -owned discount store rising a half-mile from the ancient temples of Teotihuacan has touched off a fight by a small coalition that doesn't want to see the big, boxy outlet from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun.


Gorbachev calls for probe of seizure HAMBURG -- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev yesterday called for a ''clear and careful analysis quot; of last week's hostage drama at a school in southern Russia and argued that parliament should be involved in the investigation.


Baghdad area deaths said to top 10,000 BAGHDAD -- At Sheik Omar Clinic, a big book records 10,363 violent deaths in Baghdad and nearby towns since the war began last year -- deaths caused by car bombs, clashes between Iraqis and coalition forces, mortar attacks, revenge killings, and robberies.


Britain says Iran is risking UN action LONDON -- Iran risks action by the United Nations Security Council if it breaks a promise to suspend uranium enrichment activity by November, Britain said yesterday. Tehran defiantly declared it has a right to continue its program.


Intel partners 'lab on a chip' firm Deal masks an interest in controversial digital content distribution patents?


Scientists Pick Up Pieces of Space Capsule DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - Scientists with tweezers picked through the twisted wreckage of a space capsule that crash-landed on Earth, hoping that microscopic clues to the evolution of the solar system weren't completely lost in Utah's salt flats.    NASA engineers were stunned Wednesday when neither parachute deployed aboard the Genesis capsule and the craft plummeted to the ground at 193 mph, breaking open like a clamshell and exposing its collection of solar atoms to contamination...


Memos Show Bush Suspended From Flying WASHINGTON - Newly unearthed memos state George W. Bush was suspended from flying for the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam war because he failed to meet Guard standards and failed to take his annual flight physical as required...


Toyota, Nissan Join to Standardize Car Electronics  TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co.  will join hands in a bid to save costs and create an  international standard for the software that operates a car's  electronic systems.


Dollar Holds Gains on Intervention Talk The dollar kept its overnight gains against the euro on Tuesday, finding a tenuous footing after weeks of losses as traders took stern words by European officials as a


Merger announcement sends childcare stocks rising Shares in Australia #39;s three largest childcare companies have surged, after they announced details of a major merger proposal. Under the plan, ABC Learning will merge with Child Care Centres Australia and Peppercorn


IBM to use AMD #39;s dual-core Opteron SAN FRANCISCO--IBM will upgrade its Opteron-based e325 server for high-performance computing with Advanced Micro Devices #39; dual-core chip in 2005, the company plans to announce Thursday.


Web worm teenager charged A German teenager who created the Sasser worm that disrupted computers around the world in May has been charged with computer sabotage, a crime carrying a maximum five-year jail term.


Toyota, Nissan Join to Standardize Car Electronics (Reuters) Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co.\will join hands in a bid to save costs and create an\international standard for the software that operates a car's\electronic systems.


Downpours place a heavy load on scheduling Rain played havoc with the schedule makers at the US Open yesterday. After eight days of ideal weather, rain forced significant revisions in the schedule, scuttling the day


JETS SHUFFLE SECONDARY Just five days before their season-opener against the New Orleans Saints, the New York Jets shuffled their secondary. Cornerback Ray Mickens was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday, ending his season, while veteran cornerback Terrell Buckley jetted in.


Students Win Scholarships for Science Yueqi Guo, a 17-year-old senior at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, grew up hearing that her grandfather in China had died because doctors failed to recognize his cancer until it was too late.


Brunei #39;s prince marries 17-year-old commoner Undated photo made available 08 September 2004 shows Brunei #39;s Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Bolkiah (L) with Sarah Salleh (R) sitting along the seashore in Bandar Seri Begawan.


Pak bombs Al-Qaida hideouts, 50 killed At least 50 people were killed and several injured when Pakistan #39;s fighter planes bombed hideouts of Al-Qaida militants today in the tribal region close to the Afghanistan border.


Scandal, insults and a bit of politics on HK campaign trail HONG KONG : It #39;s 6.00 pm and election candidate Choy So-yuk wipes sweat from her brow as her voice drifts from the speakers in Hong Kong #39;s seedy Wan Chai district.


Chechen Rebels Offer  #36;20 Million Bounty for Putin (Reuters) Reuters - Chechen rebels, in a swift reply to a\Russian bounty offer for their leaders, promised on Thursday to\give  #36;20 million to anyone helping them to capture President\Vladimir Putin.


WPP Bids for Gray Global -WSJ (Reuters) Reuters - Britain's WPP Group Plc has offered to\pay more than  #36;1.25 billion for advertising firm Gray Global\Group, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing an\unidentified person familiar with the matter.


Rising oil prices fuel German inflation (AFP) AFP - Inflation in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, picked up to 2.0 percent last month from 1.8 percent in July as a result of high oil prices, official data showed.


Apple Releases Patches For Mac OS X (TechWeb) TechWeb - Apple Computer Inc. has released a patch for 15 Mac OS X flaws, many of them originating from the operating system's open-source components.


Subscription-Style Software Licenses Continue Upward Trend (TechWeb) TechWeb - Merrill Lynch's On-Demand Index shows a slight increase in subscription and hosted software in the second quarter.


Server sales in Asia Pacific increase 12.4 percent in June quarter (AFP) AFP - Computer server sales in the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan grew by a brisk 12.4 percent to 1.37 billion US dollars in the second quarter after a gain of 9.6 percent in the three months to March, an industry monitor said.


OPEC should raise crude oil price band, Purnomo says : The OPEC price band for crude oil should be raised to reflect inflation since 2001 and the falling US dollar, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Indonesia #39;s oil minister and secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries


VW Says 30,000 Jobs at Risk if Talks Fail  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG has warned its German  workers that more than 30,000 jobs could be lost if they don't  agree to a pay freeze and other concessions, raising the stakes  ahead of negotiations due to start next week.


Still coasting along Amid the stormy gloom in Gotham, the rain-idled Yankees last night had plenty of time to gather in front of their televisions and watch the Red Sox Express roar toward them. The national telecast might have been enough to send a jittery Boss Steinbrenner searching his Bartlett's Familiar Quotations for some  quot;Little Engine That Could quot; metaphor.


They're letting their hair down They are baseball's Delta House, the ragtag Pointer Brothers of Yawkey Way. Winning just about every game on their march to the playoffs, the 2004 Red Sox look like they're going on down to Yasgur's farm to join in a rock 'n' roll band.


It's clear sailing It wouldn't be the US Open if there wasn't at least a day of rain, if they weren't showing video of the Jimmy Connors-Aaron Krickstein death match from 1991.


Lenovo confirms talks with 'major' IT company TOKYO - China's Lenovo Group Ltd. is in talks with a major international IT company regarding an acquisition, it said in an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The other party was not named.