Bonds Joins Ruth, Aaron in 700 Club (AP) AP - As Barry Bonds' numbers rise, the words to describe them become less adequate. When the slugger hit his 700th homer, only daughter Aisha could sum up the history and majesty of the blast. "My dad is the best player," the 5-year-old said.


Red Sox Rally Past Yankees in Ninth (AP) AP - After coming back against Mariano Rivera for the second time this season, the Boston Red Sox think they'll overtake the New York Yankees in the AL East. Orlando Cabrera and Johnny Damon hit RBI singles in the ninth inning Friday night in Boston's 3-2 victory that cut the Yankees' lead to 2 1/2 games.


Oracle president avoids controversy SAN FRANCISCO - Oracle President Charles Phillips opened Oracle's largest user show to date with a keynote address that avoided controversial topics like Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoftand focused instead on a high-level overview of Oracle's vision for flexible, integrated IT systems.


Sportsview: Sutton Gets Ryder Cup Bill (AP) AP - When U.S. captain Hal Sutton sent Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson out as his lead pair in the Ryder Cup, he didn't even want to think about what would happen if they got beat.


Cisco touts core router customers, smaller platform A research center in Pittsburgh as well as a broadband service provider and an academic network in Japan all have bought Cisco System's first totally new core routing platform in seven years, which was introduced with fanfare in June, the company announced Monday.


Leading indicators This year #39;s hurricane season has many homeowners looking more closely at the fine print on their insurance policies, and many investors eyeing the impact on insurance stocks.


Cooper sells Tire maker Cooper Tire  amp; Rubber Co. has sold its Detroit-area auto supplier business -- known as Cooper-Standard Automotive -- to two New York private-equity firms.


Wilson sets the pace at Texas Open SAN ANTONIO -- Dean Wilson shot a five-under 65 on Friday and led Ted Purdy by a stroke halfway through the Texas Open. Wilson was at 11-under 129 after 36 holes at the La Cantera Golf Club course in the rocky hills just north of San Antonio.


Today #39;s games Injuries: Michigan State -- LB Seth Mitchell (knee), questionable. Notre Dame -- RB Ryan Grant (hamstring), probable. Overview: The Spartans, going for their seventh victory in eight games vs.


Catching a Virus in the Act Scientists get their first look at a virus attaching to DNA. Physical proof of this surprising interaction could lead to drugs that can stop some infections. By Kristen Philipkoski.


Convoy for Homeland Security A federal grant pays for a program that recruits and trains truckers to be on the lookout for safety hazards and suspicious behavior. By Ryan Singel.


Tech Groups Want Induce Hearings Over 40 technology companies and organizations send a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee asking it to hold public hearings on the controversial Induce Act before moving forward. By Katie Dean.


Rain Puts 10 Title Contenders Up Front (AP) AP - Right now, things are going Jeff Gordon's way  #151; and that should enhance his chances of winning a fifth NASCAR championship. Thanks to a rainout of qualifying Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway, points leader Gordon will start from the pole in the first event of the new 10-race playoff for the Nextel Cup championship.


Searchsite: A9 bowls a Googly SAN FRANCISCO: Thought nothing web search is synonymous with Google? Think again. Amazon new search site A9.com is set to better the mother of all search engines.


Europe sets tone, trumps US duo of Woods, Lefty Bloomfield Township, Mich.- Nobody plays the underdog card better than European Ryder Cup players. It explains why Padraig Harrington and Colin Montgomerie practically tripped over people to get to the first tee Friday morning.


VILLENEUVE FIRED UP FOR BATTLE Jacques Villeneuve has admitted he is desperate to get one over on former team BAR after signing a three-race deal with Renault. Renault and BAR are currently vying for second in the constructors championship.


Youzhny upsets Paradorn to reach Beijing final Russian Mikhail Youzhny upset sixth seed Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the China Open. Fifth seed Marat Safin, also from Russia, faces Jarkko Nieminen


Marcus Gronholm out of the race he difficult road conditions created a few incidents in the first run of the Epynt stage. Francois Duval takes his second stage victory since the start of the rally, nine tenths better than Sebastien Loeb #39;s performance in second position.


Windies win toss, field v S. Africa - Champions Trophy  PREVIEW-Cricket-South Africa, West Indies seek semi-final spot September 17, 2004 02:00:15 LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - South Africa and West Indies came into the ICC Champions Trophy as the least fancied of the established sides but one will progress


Ancic reaches semis at Millennium DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (Ticker) -- Third seed Mario Ancic was the only seeded player remaining in the bottom half of the draw at the Millennium International.


In our view: North Korea #39;s ominous blast explosion in North Korea wasn #39;ta nuclear bomb doesn #39;t mean the world community should ignore it. Secretary of State Colin Powell said evidence supports North Korea #39;s statement that the blast was to remove part of a mountain for a hydroelectric.


Pipeline blast kills 12 in Lagos At least 12 people have been killed in an explosion at a fuel pipeline on the outskirts of the Nigerian city, Lagos. Reports from Imore village, to the north of Nigeria #39;s biggest city, say that some of the


Malaysia #39;s ruling party told to put Anwar issue aside KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia #39;s deputy premier has urged his ruling party to stop speculating on the possible political comeback of Anwar Ibrahim and remain focused on its annual congress next week.


BT will switch its call center network to VoIP One challenge will be to link the call center with back-office databases of CRM applications so that agents can see, for example, the identity of the caller and the history of their account.


Red Sox Rally Past Yankees in Ninth After coming back against Mariano Rivera for the second time this season, the Boston Red Sox think they'll overtake the New York Yankees in the AL East. Orlando Cabrera and Johnny Damon hit RBI singles in the ninth inning Friday night in Boston's 3-2 victory that cut the Yankees' lead to 2 1/2 games...


Ivan Remnants Wreak Havoc Across Southeast CASHIERS, N.C. - The remnants of Hurricane Ivan left behind a violent mark on the Southeast, killing several people, washing away scores of roads, leaving thousands without electricity and sending search teams to scour damaged areas for stranded residents...


United Says It Must Cut Costs an Additional \$500 Million United Airlines said on Friday that it would need about \$500 million more in annual cost cuts, in addition to the \$655 million now planned.


Qwest case to see plea deal Thomas Hall, one of four former midlevel Qwest executives charged with fraud in a 2001 equipment sale, will plead guilty to a misdemeanor, his attorney, Jeffrey Springer, said Friday.


Orthodontist charged over Internet chats King County prosecutors charged a Covington orthodontist yesterday with engaging in sexually explicit Internet conversations with several girls, including three current or former patients, and with dealing child pornography.


Windies win toss and field WEST INDIES captain Brian Lara won the toss and put South Africa into bat in the ICC Champions Trophy Pool B deciding match at The Oval today.


Youzhny reaches China final Russian Mikhail Youzhny reached the final of the China Open with a surprise win over Paradorn Srichaphan. The sixth-seeded Thai struggled to find his rhythm and dropped his serve in each set to lose 6-4 6-4.


Motorsport: Solberg #39;s stage hat-trick PETTER SOLBERG and Welsh co-driver Phil Mills reeled in Wales Rally GB leader Sebastien Loeb with a stage win hat-trick yesterday.


Walker off to running start with Irish Its lineage is as long as it is distinguished, conjuring up a who #39;s who among Notre Dame football greats. Some of the best players in Fighting Irish history have graced the No.


US pounds Falluja A suicide car bomber killed at least eight people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad yesterday, after a night of US air strikes around the rebel-held city of Falluja that killed scores.


The greening of Ground Zero Skyscrapers that power themselves through wind and solar energy collected on their roofs are named in the winning designs in a competition aimed at creating a greener modern city.


FBI targets mortgage fraud crime in Utah The FBI #39;s Salt Lake City office said Friday that Utah #39;s high rate of mortgage fraud has become the focus of its campaign to combat a host of white-collar crimes committed against financial institutions.


Bonds Joins Ruth, Aaron in 700 Club SAN FRANCISCO- As Barry Bonds numbers rise, the words to describe them become less adequate. When the slugger hit his 700th homer, only daughter Aisha could sum up the history and majesty of the blast.


Who #39;s to Blame for Far-Right Extremism? There #39;s plenty to blame for the rise of extremists in Germany: Ex-communists, unemployment and social reforms all had their turn.


I was abysmal: Keane (AFP) AFP - Manchester United skipper Roy Keane has described his performance in the 2-2 Champions League draw with Lyon in midweek as 'abysmal'.


Indian software leaders dispute code-theft charges (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - Leaders of India's software industry and Mumbai police are disputing a Silicon Valley entrepreneur's allegations that they failed to investigate his claims that an employee stole critical software code from an Indian subsidiary.


Beating the lock Bike lock maker Kryptonite struggled Friday to reassure customers and protect its reputation after the disclosure that its U-lock can be foiled by a ballpoint pen.


Bosses reject claims of further job cuts in future Ford yesterday rejected claims that the end of Jaguar cars production at Browns Lane was the start of wider plans to make further cutbacks.


Home loan fraud grows The FBI has fielded almost twice as many complaints from mortgage lenders so far this year as it did for all of 2003, the bureau reported Friday.


Execs at Molson and Coors look at big packages Daniel O #39;Neill, Molson chief executive officer, stands to make \$3-million following the successful completion of the company #39;s proposed merger with Adolph Coors Co.


Yahoo to launch its own music player com September 17, 2004, 3:25 PM PT. There #39;s no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology.


Home side left scrambling BLOOMFIELD, Township, Mich. - Colin Montgomerie has a memory like an elephant, though he has frequently shed (and is currently without) the matching body.


Gronholm crashes out of rally FINLAND #39;s Marcus Gronholm crashed out of the Rally of Great Britain, the 12th round of the 16-race world championship series, during today #39;s second special stage.


Hopkins carries pal #39;s faith into ring with Oscar The man who introduced Bernard Hopkins to boxing and started him on the path to greatness won #39;t be ringside at the MGM Grand tonight when Hopkins defends the undisputed middleweight title against Oscar De La Hoya.


Flintoff century steers England to 251 for seven Andrew Flintoff struck 104 to guide England to a defendable 251 for seven in the Champions Trophy Group D decider with Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl, Southampton on Saturday.


Panthers running back out 2-5 weeks The news got worse for the Carolina Panthers Friday. Running back Stephen Davis was sidelined with a knee injury days after star receiver Steve Smith broke his leg.


Windies looking to bury the past LONDON (CMC) - West Indies will be looking to put bad memories of recent matches to bed today when they tackle South Africa for a place in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-finals.


Bonds saves his very best for the home fans The important thing is there are a lot of San Francisco Giants fans who are going to have a lot to tell their grandchildren someday.


Storm-Tested Wall Street Set for Earnings (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street since midsummer has\weathered three hurricanes, a heightened insurgency in Iraq, a\mud-slinging presidential campaign, a soft patch in the\economy, two Fed rate hikes and a tense period of attack alerts\surrounding the national political conventions.


Pay - the Lasting Investor Battle Cry (Reuters) Reuters - Big-ticket executives and the\directors who bankroll them will be top targets for activist\shareholders as the proxy campaigns for next year's annual\corporate meetings get under way, governance experts predict.


Sutton #39;s strategy helps US dig hole Woods-Mickelson loses twice <b>...</b> BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - Hal Sutton, the United States captain, started the day wearing a big, black cowboy hat. He ended it being fitted for a dunce cap.


Cincinnati Looks to Shed Bungles Image (AP) AP - From the opening kickoff, it was awful. The Cincinnati Bengals got blown out in their last nationally televised appearance, a 30-3 loss to Atlanta two years ago that cemented their reputation as the NFL's most bungling outfit. They've spent two years trying to block it out.


Blair was warned of post-war chaos Prime Minister Tony Blair was warned by top government officials, including his foreign secretary, a year before invading Iraq that chaos could follow the war, the Daily Telegraph says.


Trend Micro gives away mobile antivirus software Trend Micro Mobile Security Version 1.0 provides antivirus and antispam software for mobile phones running the Microsoft Windows Mobile and Symbian Ltd. operating systems.


Fed, Corporate Forecasts to Set Tone  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks should stay firm next week  if the Federal Reserve says the economy is recovering and if  corporations entering the heart of the so-called confession  season go slow on profit warnings.


NL Wrap: Jones Leads Braves Closer to Division Title  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer  and J.D. Drew also went deep as the Atlanta Braves continued to  close in on another division title with an 8-1 win over the  Florida Marlins in Miami on Friday.


Militants Threaten to Kill U.S., UK Hostages in Iraq  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents threatened to kill two  Americans and a Briton unless the United States freed Iraqi  women prisoners, Al Jazeera said Saturday, and a suicide car  bomb killed 23 people outside Iraqi National Guard offices.


Youzhny Upsets Paradorn to Reach Beijing Final  BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian Mikhail Youzhny upset sixth  seed Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the  final of the China Open.


Ryder Cup: USA bid to bounce back The USA drop Phil Mickelson for Saturday's fourballs as they bid to peg back Europe's five-point lead.


IBM inks \$972M voice, data deal with Lloyds IBM has won a \$972 million, seven-year services contract to help move U.K. bank Lloyds TBS to a converged voice and data network that improves connectivity for more than 2,000 national branches and 4,200 ATMs.


Body clocks 'hinder' space travel Researchers think our body clock could mean humans find it difficult to adapt to life in space.


Perry doubts it will stand; Hutchison says state still needs <b>...</b> While Gov. Rick Perry on Friday questioned whether a state district judge #39;s ruling on public school finance would be upheld by the Texas Supreme Court, US Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison


Kuznetsova beats compatriot Petrova to advance to final in Bali NUSA DUA, Bali (AFP): US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova outclassed fellow Russian Nadia Petrova on Saturday to advance to the final of the Wismilak International WTA tennis tournament on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.


Pope issues new appeal for peace in Iraq, Mideast (AFP) AFP - Pope John Paul II issued a new appeal for peace in Iraq and the Middle East, condemning the  quot;horror quot; of violence as well as  quot;the terrorism that cruelly targets the innocent quot;.


Scientists make phone that turns into a sunflower Materials company Pvaxx Research   Development has developed a plastic-looking polymer that degrades into soil when discarded, feeding a sunflower seed contained in a phone cover developed in conjunction with the polymer.


Chemical treaty to extend scope Up to 15 hazardous chemicals could have their global movement more strictly regulated at a conference in Geneva this week.


Closure with a touch of deja vu The news that Jaguar is to end vehicle assembly at Browns Lane and invite several hundred employees to apply for what parent company Ford likes to call  quot;voluntary separation quot; prompted the great and good to shrug their shoulders and remark, rather lamely


Monty #39;s dream start Bernhard Langer today sent out his  #39;awesome #39; Ryder Cup team with a warning not to celebrate anything yet. The European captain had the luxury of fielding his remaining three rookies in today #39;s opening fourballs


Flintoff puts England in command Andrew Flintoff added another chapter to his growing reputation as the world #39;s best all-rounder as England posted a challenging 251 for 7 against Sri Lanka in the crucial Group D league match of the ICC Champions Trophy in Southampton on Saturday.


An African tragedy That is the bottom line for initiatives undertaken by the United States, United Nations, African Union, the Arab League, and any other international actors trying to resolve the current


Away on Business: Expanding Your Horizons  NEW YORK (Reuters) - If traveling is an education,  corporate frequent flyers hold an advanced degree. Still, for  those who want to keep learning, hotels along the way provide  opportunities in subjects as diverse as French cooking, Arabic  lessons or Zen art.


Abbott Seeks Foothold in Stent Business  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Inc. ABT.N is  betting \$1 billion in deals and the start of a new clinical  trial will finally get Wall Street to focus on its  cardiovascular device business.


N.Korea Says Will Never Dismantle Its Atomic Arms  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will never dismantle its  nuclear arsenal and will not resume talks on its atomic  programs unless the United States drops its hostile policy, the  North's official KCNA news agency said on Saturday.


U.S. Accuses Iran of Bomb Plans as UN Nuke Talks Stall  VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday that  Iran was "completely isolated" in what Washington says is  Tehran's pursuit of an atom bomb, while talks at the U.N.  atomic agency stalled over what to demand of Tehran.


Improved power management planned for Opteron Company says laptop-like technology will be useful in server systems, where it can help companies save on electricity and cooling costs in data centers.


N.Irish Talks Stuck as Deadline Starts to Slip  LEEDS CASTLE, England (Reuters) - The British and Irish  prime ministers were running out of time on Saturday to break a  deadlock in talks aimed at sealing a final peace settlement for  Northern Ireland.


Proteas get good start London - Protea openers Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs made a solid start against the West Indies on Saturday in the decisive one-day cricket international in Pool B of the Champions Trophy at The Oval.


Irish ready for fired-up Mich. State EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Notre Dame #39;s 28-20 victory over Michigan last Saturday set off a huge celebration as thousands of students joined the Irish players on field to form an impromptu mosh pit.


Zarqawi Group Threatens to Kill Hostages The Arab television station Al-Jazeera has broadcast a videotape purportedly showing a British and two American hostages being held in Iraq by a militant group led by a suspected ally of the al-Qaida terror network, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


Indonesian police make progress in embassy bomb investigation Indonesian police have released a sketch of a man they velieve bought the mini van used in the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta.


Rebels Kidnap 2 Americans and a Briton in Baghdad Insurgents kidnapped two American and a British engineer on Thursday in a brazen dawn raid on their home in one of Baghdad #39;s most affluent neighborhoods, underscoring


Alitalia  #39;strikes cabin crew deal #39; Alitalia appeared to clinch its final union agreement on Saturday over job and wage cuts, as cabin crews agreed to a painful restructuring needed to prevent the airline #39;s collapse, a union source said.


PluggedIn: Software Tackles Digital Photo Proliferation (Reuters) Reuters - Now that digital cameras have overtaken\film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a\familiar problem -- what to do with the bulging image files and\folders filling up computer hard drives?


Microsoft offers flat-fee support option for NT 4.0 Server <b>...</b> DECEMBER 06, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Microsoft Corp. will offer custom support options on a flat-fee basis to users of Windows NT 4.0 Server and Exchange Server 5.5 when the standard support phases for those products end.


Nigerian pipeline blast death toll rises to 60 (AFP) AFP - The death toll from an explosion at a fuel pipeline on the outskirts of the Nigerian city of Lagos has risen to around 60 as more bodies were recovered from the scene.


U.S. Says Iran 'Isolated' in Nuclear Bomb Quest  VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday Iran  was "completely isolated" in its pursuit of an atom bomb, while  talks at the U.N. nuclear agency stalled over what to demand of  Tehran.


Tough times, but something had to be done Any losses of jobs is a matter of great concern for those involved and for Coventry itself. But Jaguar #39;s restructure plan for its future at least retains some jobs in the city and its spiritual headquarters at Browns Lane.


Carnival cruises to profit MIAMICarnival Corp. #39;s fiscal third-quarter profit increased 40 per cent as higher ticket prices spurred strong revenue growth.


Winery at a crossroads Once the crown jewel of the Napa Valley, the Robert Mondavi name is on the auction block and its future is uncertain. Robert Mondavi, 91, who more than any other person put premium California wine on the map


IBM Supports EPA Linux Grid Computing Project The IBM project at EPA, being performed jointly with prime contractor Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), includes the Grid Toolbox, a collection of open standards-based Grid software from IBM, Red Hat Linux Enterprise 2.1 and Avaki Enterprise


IPod Rivals Square Off Against Apple A new generation of smaller, sleeker and cheaper MP3 players from the likes of Sony, Rio, Creative and Rave MP are hitting the market this fall, and they all have Apple


Golf Notebook: Sutton sees need to take chances So do you think Hal Sutton, who has been captaining this Ryder Cup team like some combination of Texas ranch boss and a college football coach, is going to call a little team meeting tonight?


NHL vs. NHLPA Whenever the deal gets done this time, it #39;s going to be done in its entirety. They #39;ll dot the i #39;s and cross the t #39;s and get the lawyers to sign off on each and every last collectively bargained word.


Rain gives Gordon easy pole Already, Jeff Gordon has been rewarded for being NASCAR #39;s points leader heading into the inaugural 10-race playoff. With qualifying rained out Friday at New Hampshire International


Canada #39;s voice lost amid UN gnashing If you want to know what happens when a country cedes its foreign policy to the United Nations, as Canada has done, all you have to do is look at Sudan.


An Afghan woman who would be president Qalai Zaman Khan, Afghanistan -- Masooda Jalal, the woman who would be president of Afghanistan, stands inside the mud walls of a bread bakery in this hardscrabble village on the outskirts of Kabul.


West Bank: Palestinian girl shot dead by Israeli fire A Palestinian girl was shot dead late on Friday when Israeli troops shot her dead in Nablus city of the West Bank, witnesses said.


N.Korea Vows Will Never Dismantle Nuclear Arms  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will never dismantle its  nuclear arsenal and will not resume talks on its atomic  programs unless the United States drops its "hostile" policy,  the North's official KCNA news agency said on Saturday.


N. Irish Peace Talks End Without Breakthrough  LEEDS CASTLE, England (Reuters) - Talks aimed at reviving  home rule in Northern Ireland and disbanding IRA guerrillas  ended on Saturday without a final deal, British and Irish Prime  Ministers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern said.


Pakistan Army Says Noose Tightened Around Militants  WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani army said on  Saturday it had tightened the noose around hundreds of al  Qaeda-linked foreign militants hiding in a rugged mountainous  region near the Afghan border.


PluggedIn: Software Tackles Digital Photo Proliferation  SEATTLE (Reuters) - Now that digital cameras have overtaken  film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a  familiar problem -- what to do with the bulging image files and  folders filling up computer hard drives?


Programs: Flaws Can't Hide Appeal of 'Spy Fiction'  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) - "Spy Fiction" is a covert  operator's dream game. Not only does it let you become  virtually invisible to your enemies, but it also gives you the  power to quickly transform yourself into other characters.


Wal-Mart Backs Sept. Sales Targets (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the\world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 2\percent to 4 percent increase in September U.S. sales at stores\open at least a year, despite the effect of Hurricane Ivan in\some locations.


Enterprise SAN for Mac OS X Server, Part 1 Columnist Yuval Kossovsky offers a primer on storage-area networks in Part 1 of this two-part series, and then follows up with a piece on how to set up a SAN for Mac OS X.


Musharraf heads for first meeting with Indian PM at UN assembly (AFP) AFP - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf leaves Sunday for crucial peace talks with Indian Premier Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of a UN gathering as the leaders of the nuclear-armed neighbors meet for the first time since India's change of government.


U.S. Faces Mountain to Climb Against Buoyant Europe  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Ryder Cup red faces  have not been in short supply since the first event in 1927 but  few have been American.


Gartner: Consumers dissatisfied with online security According to a Gartner survey, online shoppers are frustrated with the lack of security provided by online businesses, and they fear that passwords are no longer sufficient to secure their transactions.


The Mars Rovers Have Their Day in the Sun Since September 8th and 9th, the twin Mars rovers have been taking a well-deserved break, while the Sun-Earth line clears again for communication directly to Mars. While this conjunction may temporarily halt their wheels in the sand, other science tasks have kicked off under autonomous control.


Involved Dads Help Daughters' Development A new study finds fathers who are interested in their daughters' activities -- whether traditionally masculine pursuits such as sports or traditionally feminine ones such as music -- increase the chances that the girls will stay involved with those activities.


Alcohol Reduces Damage After Heart Attack In moderation, it helps keep tissue slick and clear, study finds    HealthDayNews -- Drinking any kind of alcohol in moderation can reduce damage to affected tissue after a heart attack, says a University of Missouri-Columbia study.    A heart attack results in reduced blood flow to a number of areas of the body...


Doctors Ready to Perform Face Transplant LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) -- A team of doctors from Louisville and the Netherlands say in a new medical journal article that they are ready to perform a face transplant, a procedure considered controversial by some medical ethicists.    "There arrives a point in time when the procedure should simply be done...


11 firms sent jobs overseas, group says Eleven companies in Greater Cincinnati have been singled out for exporting jobs out of the country by Working America, an organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO labor organization.


Hands-Free Mousing Could Mean Using Your Nose Its the same routine - type a little on the keyboard, move the dominant hand, maneuver through the screen with the mouse, and pick the hand back up, replace it on the keyboard and continue typing.


My Pick is.... Everyone has their opinion on the weather and everyone has their opinion on the Hopkins-De La Hoya fight as well. Before I give you mine, a few thoughts.


Definitely Florida: Vols remember home losses, ready for revenge Ask Kevin Simon which is the worst home loss he has seen since arriving at the University of Tennessee and the answer is very clear.


IBM triples transistor performance with germanium IBM researchers today said they have successfully demonstrated a new technique for improving transistor performance that will help the company build smaller, more powerful chips in the next decade.


Russians Stop Car Wired With Explosives MOSCOW - Police stopped a man driving a car wired with land mines and explosives in downtown Moscow early Saturday, Russian security officials said.    The man, detained by Moscow police around 1 a.m., told police he had been paid \$1,000 to park two cars with explosives in them along a Moscow street frequently used by top government officials, said the duty officer at the Federal Security Service...


Records Show Commander Wrote to Bush Sr. WASHINGTON - The latest records to surface from President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard show that one commander took an unusual interest in the congressman's son during his basic training.    The officer in charge of the unit where Bush took his basic training wrote to then-Rep...


Red Sox Rally Past Yankees in Ninth NEW YORK - The way the Boston Red Sox are playing these days, nothing seems to be able to stop them. Not even Mariano Rivera...


Iraq Suicide Attack Kills 20, Injures 16 KIRKUK, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a crowd of people waiting to apply for jobs with the Iraqi National Guard in the northern city of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 16, officials said.    Also Saturday, videotape surfaced showing two Americans and a Briton kidnapped two days ago from their house in central Baghdad...


US website tracks job exporters Labour group AFL-CIO has unveiled a website where anyone can find out what firms are exporting jobs overseas, reports UPI. Working America, a workers #39; advocacy group affiliated with AFL-CIO, has created the


Wal-Mart Backs Sept. Sales Targets Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in September US sales at stores


Iran tests long-range missile as UN watchdog reviews nuclear <b>...</b> TEHRAN : Iran will test fire a long-range missile amid fears in the West that Tehran is developing nuclear weapons and an ongoing review by the UN watchdog of the country #39;s atomic energy program.


Northern Ireland Parties Hold Power-Sharing Talks Northern Ireland #39;s dominant Protestant and Roman Catholic political parties are holding talks aimed at restoring the British province #39;s power-sharing government.


Napster Receives New Life As Public Company Call it the kitty's third life. Roxio Inc. (ROXI) bought the Napster brand name and feline logo at a bankruptcy auction two years ago and with the acquisition of another music service, pressplay, relaunched the once-renegade file-swapping pioneer as a legal music service last October.


Safin Sets Up All-Russian Final in Beijing (AP) AP - Marat Safin defeated Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-4 in the China Open on Saturday, setting up an all-Russian final with Mikhail Youzhny.


Alitalia, flight attendants agree accord on job cuts ROME : Alitalia management and flight attendants struck a crucial deal on job cuts that would allow the struggling airline to keep flying, but management still needs to win government support for its overall strategy.


Documents indicate Blair was warned LONDON - The government was accused Saturday of  quot;clearly misleading quot; the British public over plans for postwar Iraq after a newspaper reported that Prime Minister Tony Blair was warned a year before the invasion that postwar stability would be difficult.


British Troops Exit Al-Sadr's Iraq Office (AP) AP - British troops withdrew on Saturday from radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's main office in the southern city of Basra a day after occupying the building and seizing an arms cache in fighting that killed three and wounded five, the British military and police said.


U.S. Begins Long Fightback at Ryder Cup  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - The U.S. began the  long haul back from a record five-point opening-day Ryder Cup  deficit in positive fashion on Saturday.


Spadea, Ancic Into Semifinals at Delray Beach There were a lot of  quot;firsts quot; Friday at the ATP stop in Delray Beach, with more to come. Top-seeded Vince Spadea (d. (Q) Armando in three) reached his first Delray Beach semifinal in seven attempts.


Paralympics Competition Begins in Athens Competition at the 12th Paralympic Games for disabled athletes gets under way Saturday in Athens, Greece. Nearly 4,000 athletes from 136 countries are competing in 19 disciplines over 11 days.


Davis blow for Panthers Carolina running back Stephen Davis will be out of action for several weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery. The Panthers are already without injured receiver Steve Smith for at least two months.


Newman looks forward to a fresh start Motorsport.com. Loudon, New Hampshire is a long way from the South Pacific island region of Vanuatu, but the two places may have more in common than ever before.


Iraq blast death toll rises to 18 At least 18 people were killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday, capping a week of horrific violence in Iraq as al-Qaeda-linked militants threatened to kill two American and a British hostage in 48 hours.


UN Nuclear Watchdog Demands Iran Freeze Enrichment  VIENNA (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency's  board of governors passed a resolution on Saturday demanding  that Iran freeze all activities related to uranium enrichment,  a diplomat present at closed-door meeting said.


Final US volunteers leave Nepal The last US Peace Corps volunteers leave Nepal after security fears force the suspension of operations.


U.N. Tells Iran to Suspend Nuke Program VIENNA, Austria - A 35-nation meeting of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency on Saturday demanded that Iran suspend all aspects of uranium enrichment, setting an indirect November deadline for Tehran to heed its conditions...


Axed US Ryder Cup star Mickelson:  quot;I was awful quot; Axed US Ryder Cup player Phil Mickelson has admitted that he was  quot;awful quot; on the opening day of the 35th team clash between America and Europe at Oakland Hills.


Arsenal loses 100 per cent record with late Bolton equaliser LONDON -- Arsenal #39;s 100 per cent record in the Premier League was ended Saturday with Henrik Pedersen #39;s late strike allowing Bolton to draw 2-2.


Iran: Draft resolution by EU  #39; #39;major three #39; #39; - politically <b>...</b> Iran regards the draft resolution proposed by the three major European states - Germany, Britain and France - on Tehran #39;s nuclear programs as politically motivated, the spokesman for the Iranian delegation to the meeting of the International Atomic Energy


Three appear in Victoria court on drug charges linked to legislature raid (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - VICTORIA (CP) - Three people appeared in Victoria provincial court Friday on drug-conspiracy charges arising from an investigation linked to December's police raid at the B.C. legislature.


Militants Threaten to Behead U.S., UK Hostages in Iraq  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents threatened to behead two  Americans and a Briton captured in Baghdad on Saturday and  launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi security forces in  the northern city of Kirkuk that killed at least 23 people.


West, CW support Musharraf #39;s continuance in uniform: Rashid Most countries in the West and member nations of the Commonwealth believe that President Pervez Musharraf should continue as Pakistan #39;s army chief, claimed Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.


India says U.S. lifts nuclear, space export curbs (Reuters) Reuters - India said on Saturday the United States had lifted export restrictions on equipment for India's commercial space programme and nuclear power facilities, opening the way for greater cooperation in the two sectors.


Florida Candidate Calls for Bipartisanship (AP) AP - The nation's leaders need to put aside partisan labels to help Florida recover from the devastation of three major hurricanes during the past month, Democratic Senate candidate Betty Castor said Saturday.


No Deal at N.Irish Talks, But 'Progress' on IRA  LEEDS CASTLE, England (Reuters) - Talks aimed at forging a  comprehensive peace settlement for Northern Ireland ended  without a deal on Saturday, despite Britain and Ireland saying  they were close to securing full disarmament by the IRA.


UN urges Iran to halt enrichment The UN watchdog passes a resolution calling on Iran to suspend all activities related to uranium enrichment.


At Least 19 Killed, Scores Injured in Iraq Bombing A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb today near a crowd of people waiting to apply for jobs with the Iraqi National Guard in the northern city of Kirkuk.


Victims of Hurricane Ivan Vow to Rebuild PENSACOLA, Fla. - Their homes are in ruin, many have only the shirts on their backs...


Voting Machines Missing for La. Election NEW ORLEANS - Many New Orleans voters were unable to cast ballots Saturday on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage because voting machines had not been delivered to polling places, a state official said.    At least 35 precincts did not have voting machines because drivers hired to deliver the machines had apparently not shown up for work, said Scott Madere, a spokesman for Secretary of State Fox McKeithen...


Alitalia, Unions Reach Agreement to Qualify for Loan (Update3) Alitalia SpA, Italy #39;s largest airline, reached an agreement with its flight attendants #39; unions to cut 900 jobs, qualifying the company for a government bailout that will keep it in business for another six months.


Arsenal ties Bolton, extends unbeaten streak Arsenal stretched its record unbeaten streak in the Premier League to 46 games Sunday, but the 2-2 tie with Bolton ended its perfect league record this season.


Holmes wins world athletics final Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes has sprinted to an emphatic victory in the women #39;s 1,500 metres on the opening day of the two-day world athletics final.


San Francisco Giants Team Report - September 18 (Sports Network) - With his 700th career homer now behind him, Barry Bonds can focus on the task of trying to get his Giants into the playoffs.


Cricket: Trescothick wants win - not weather ENGLAND will resume their weather-hit encounter with Sri Lanka determined to win rather than relying on their superior run-rate get them to next Tuesday #39;s semi-final against Australia.


IAEA Sets Deadline For Review Of Iranian Nuclear Program VIENNA (AFP) - The UN nuclear watchdog adopted a resolution setting a November 25 deadline for a full, definitive review of Iran #39;s alleged nuclear weapons programme, a UN nuclear agency spokeswoman told reporters.


Militants Threaten to Behead US, UK Hostages in Iraq Insurgents threatened to behead two Americans and a Briton captured in Baghdad on Saturday and launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi security forces in the northern


EU Wants Turkey To Explain Withdrawal of Bill European Union Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen on Saturday called on Turkey to clarify its decision to withdraw a key bill reforming its penal code, during talks with Turkey #39;s EU ambassador.


Bolton Rallies to Deny Arsenal Record Start to English Season Bolton ended Arsenal #39;s hopes of equaling its best-ever start to the English soccer season by rallying to hold the Premiership champion to a 2-2 draw.


Holmes chases one more double Britain #39;s golden girl, Kelly Holmes, faces the prospect of ending her summer track season with another couple of doubles here.


Ramirez provides offense with 3 HRs CINCINNATI - Aramis Ramirez homered three times for all of Chicago #39;s runs, and the Cubs kept pace in the playoff race by rallying to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Thursday night.


Mickelson Accepts Role as Ryder Cup Cheerleader  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Masters champion  Phil Mickelson played the role of Ryder Cup cheerleader on  Saturday as his U.S. team mates began to repair the damage of  an opening day meltdown.


Florida candidate calls for bipartisanship The nation #39;s leaders need to put aside partisan labels to help Florida recover from the devastation of three major hurricanes during the past month, Democratic Senate candidate Betty Castor said Saturday.


US Bond Market Begs to Differ with Fed Optimism The Federal Reserve may be fairly confident the economy #39;s soft patch is fading away, but the bond market is stubbornly betting the central bank is off the mark.


Microsoft bullies Big Music p2pnet.net News:- Here #39;s an interesting twist on the Big Music and Microsoft All Pals Together (maybe) story. We reported that the Big Four record labels have given Microsoft a Wish List of the kind of DRM


Bush adviser: US is world leader in science The United States remains a world leader in science that other countries try to imitate, the science adviser to President Bush told an audience at the University of Toledo yesterday.


Arsenal held 2-2 by Bolton England champions Arsenal #39;s winning streak was stopped Saturday as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Bolton Wanderers at Highbury on Saturday.


Kuznetsova moves into the finals BALI, Indonesia (Ticker) - Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia is on the verge of producing a second straight title. Kuznetsova extended her winning streak to 10 matches with a 6-7 (1-7), 6-1, 6-2 triumph over fourth


Kelly Holmes dominates rival to win 1,500 metres at World <b>...</b> Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes overpowered Tatyana Tomashova in the final stretch to win the 1,500 metres at the World Athletics Final on Saturday.


Police, Protection and Justice Key for N.Irish Talks In 1973, Catholic guerrilla Gerry Kelly was part of a Northern Irish republican bombing team who attacked London #39;s Old Bailey courthouse.


A Bad Month For Mideast Peace Process A top UN official said it was a  quot;bad month quot; for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process: more violence, Israel #39;s Prime Minister apparently backing away from an international peace plan, and the Palestinians still far from implementing badly needed reforms


Britain confident of cut in Afghan drug output Britain, leading an uphill international battle to help curb Afghanistan #39;s massive narcotics #39; production, says it is fairly confident its strategy will show a reduction in output within a year.


City ease pressure on Keegan; Bolton peg back Gunners (AFP) AFP - High-flying Bolton ended Arsenal's perfect start to their Premiership title defence by twice coming from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at Highbury.


Pakistanis Freed from Guantanamo Land in Home Jail (Reuters) Reuters - Thirty-five Pakistanis freed\from the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison camp arrived home on\Saturday and were taken straight to prison for further\interrogation, the interior minister said.


Militants Threaten to Kill US, UK Hostages in Iraq  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents threatened on Saturday to  cut the throats of two Americans and a Briton seized in  Baghdad, and launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi  security forces in Kirkuk that killed at least 23 people.


Shoaib hits out at too much cricket Perth: Pakistan pace spearhead Shoaib Akhtar feels that if something is not done about the packed playing schedule and the standard of wickets around the world, express pacemen will become extinct.


Cricket: England beat Sri Lanka England reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals as Andrew Flintoff's 104 earns victory over Sri Lanka.


U.N. Tells Iran to Suspend Nuke Program VIENNA, Austria - The U.N. atomic watchdog agency demanded Iran suspend all uranium enrichment activities and set a November timetable for compliance in a vote Saturday that U.S...


Reincarnated Napster Goes Public Roxio bought the Napster name in a bankruptcy auction two years ago. Now, the company dumps its CD-burning software business to concentrate on selling and delivering music over the web under the Napster name.


Counting cost of hurricanes FLORIDIANS today began to clean up after their third hurricane in five weeks, while Alabamans looked to rebuild their condos and beach homes along the coast.


UK Apple #39;s iTunes Complaints (Article Central) The UK #39;s Consumers #39; Association has referred Apple #39;s iTunes to the Office of Fair Trading, claiming the song shop is overcharging its UK users.


Motor Cycling: Japan #39;s Tamada grabs pole in Japan GP with <b>...</b> MOTEGI, Japan: Local hope Makoto Tamada of Japan has taken pole position with a record lap time for the weekend Japan Grand Prix as world champion Valentino Rossi, seeking his fourth straight title, secured third place.


Iran October Surprise  quot;We categorically deny any nuclear-related testing at Parchin. quot; Hossein Mousavian, Iranian delegate to IAEA.  quot;A prominent international expert said on Wednesday that new satellite images showed


De La Hoya: 'This Is for All the Marbles' (AP) AP - Oscar De La Hoya has been in enough big fights to know what each one means. Some have helped build his reputation, others have made him rich. So don't just chalk it up to hype when he says his fight Saturday night against Bernard Hopkins means more than all of them put together.


GOLF: Woods-Mickelson not dream team Tiger Woods paired with Phil Mickelson. A dream team in golf gloves. Together, they would lead the charge at the Ryder Cup, carry the United States into an early lead, discourage the Europeans, ignite the home crowd.


Perfect season over, unbeaten streak still alive for Arsenal London, England (Sports Network) - For the first time during this young Premiership campaign, Arsenal took the field and did not emerge victorious.


Culpepper Has Vikings' Offense Clicking (AP) AP - The Dallas defense hinted at an all-out blitz early in the second quarter, and Daunte Culpepper saw it coming. He alerted his Minnesota teammates, stepped back into the shotgun and calmly threw a soft pass over the line for a 63-yard touchdown that put the Vikings ahead for good in last Sunday's season-opening victory over the Cowboys.


U.S. Leaks Report of No Weapons in Iraq (AP) AP - In Washington, in the tense months before war in Iraq, Charles Duelfer was confident. "Of course he is developing his weapons of mass destruction," the American arms expert wrote of Saddam Hussein.


New York Hopes to Win Olympics by Dividing Votes The people behind New York City's bid for the 2012 Summer Games think they have a realistic chance to beat the four European capitals with which they are competing.


After email, its Chikka.coms instant messaging service for <b>...</b> Three years after Manila-based Chikka.com launched its mobile instant messenger, Chikka is one of the most viewed and used electronic properties by Filipinos in the Philippines and all over the world, according to the companys chief operating officer


An Innovative HyperMemory Technology from ATI Reduces PC Costs A graphics card or video card is a component of a computer which is designed to convert a logical representation of an image stored in memory to a signal that can be used as input for a display medium.


English Premier League match reports Champions Arsenal dropped their first points of the season when a late Henrik Pedersen equaliser earned Bolton a point. The Danish substitute poked home the ball after 85 minutes to deny Arsene Wenger #39;s team their sixth win in six Premier League games.


Friday #39;s NL Roundup (CP) - Barry Bonds became the third member of the 700 club on Friday night. But the Giants slugger still clings to hope of adding a World Series title to his list of accomplishments, which is why Friday #39;s


Women #39;s Golf: Jackson Leads Safeway Classic Ladies Professional Golf Association tour rookie Brandi Jackson of the United States has the lead heading into Saturday #39;s second round of the 54-hole Safeway Classic in Portland, Oregon.


Gunmen kill woman, 6 troops in Venezuela Gunmen killed a Venezuelan oil engineer and six soldiers near the border with Colombia in an attack that officials suspected was carried out by Colombian rebels.


Star 'regrets accusers payments' Michael Jackson wishes he had fought previous child molestation claims instead of trying to "buy peace", his lawyer says.


Mortgage fraud near  #39;epidemic #39; SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The US real-estate boom, coupled with low interest rates, has given mortgage companies a surge of new business.


Sutton gambles, loses BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.The Europeans got more than they imagined possible and Hal Sutton got what he was asking for - a first-day disaster at the Ryder Cup.


De La Hoya hopes history repeats against Hopkins CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Oscar De La Hoya will try and take a page out of the boxing history book while writing his own legend at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas tonight.


Bayern earn last-gasp draw against Dortmund Last gasp goals from Brazilian defender Lucio and Dutch striker Roy Makaay earned Bayern Munich a dramatic 2-2 draw at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.


Falluja victims, 56 killed, 40 injured At least 13 Iraqis were killed and other 50 injured most of them are members of the Iraqi police in a booby trapped car explosion that targeted a main inspection point for the Iraqi police at al-Rasheed street in the downtown of Baghdad.


Militants Threaten to Kill US, UK Hostages in Iraq Insurgents threatened on Saturday to cut the throats of two Americans and a Briton seized in Baghdad, and launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi security forces in Kirkuk that killed at least 23 people.


Palestinian woman killed in Nablus, Palestinians attack Israeli <b>...</b> One young Palestinian woman was killed in Gaza by the bullets of the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank on Friday evening.


Musharraf Doesnt Trust Military: Experts By reneging on his promise to step down as army chief later this year, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf does


Resignation of China #39;s Senior Leader Appears Imminent Jiang Zemin, China #39;s military chief and longtime senior leader, may formally step down on Sunday, putting President Hu Jintao in full command of the Chinese Army, state and


UN Calls on Iran to Freeze Nuke Enrichment Plans  VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog called on Iran  on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium  enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.


Jeff Gordon Will Start First in N.H. (AP) AP - If experience counted for everything, Jeff Gordon would be a lock to win NASCAR's first 10-man, 10-race championship playoff.


Pakistan 'terror' prisoners freed Most remaining Pakistani prisoners held at the US Guantanamo Bay prison camp are freed, officials say.


NATO still deadlocked on Iraq training role: Scheffer (AFP) AFP - Several NATO countries have voiced reservations about a proposal to expand the alliance's training role in Iraq, blocking an expected final agreement, NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer warned.


As Season Begins, Networks Struggle In Cable's Shadow The new prime-time television season officially starts this week, and more than bragging rights to ratings supremacy will be on the line for the broadcast networks.


Italian airline company agrees crucial labor deal with trade <b>...</b> Italian airline company Alitalia unions and management on Saturday agreed on new contract terms for flight assistants, ending a tense round of negotiations involving the airline #39;s workers.


Kerry accuses Bush over Iraq, but aggressive tactics may not be working (AFP) AFP - Democratic challenger John Kerry accused President George W. Bush of planning to call up large numbers of reservists for Iraq after the November election, but a new poll released indicated Kerry's new aggressive line is not working with voters.


Once a Palace, Now Saddam Hussein's Prison Saddam Hussein lives in an air-conditioned 10-by-13 foot cell on the grounds of one of his former palaces, tending plants and proclaiming himself Iraq's lawful ruler.


Ready or Not (and Maybe Not), Electronic Voting Goes National Voters will be asked to cast their ballots on machines whose accuracy and security against fraud have yet to be tested on such a grand scale.


Baghdad's Strong Man Struggles to Keep His Grip If Ayad Allawi was popular among moderate Iraqis in the first weeks after his interim government took over, it is clear his grace period has expired.


Upcoming Debates Could Prove Pivotal WASHINGTON - Because Sen. John Kerry is the challenger and lags President Bush in most national polls, he seems to have the most to gain from a strong performance in the upcoming fall debates...


Milosevic Lawyer Faces Trial Obstacles THE HAGUE, Netherlands - It's not easy being Slobodan Milosevic's lawyer.    Appointed two weeks ago to defend the former Yugoslav president against war crimes charges, British attorney Steven Kay's practiced poise and calm legal demeanor has, at times, given way to sheer frustration...


Americans Wake Up on Day 2 of Ryder Cup BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The Americans finally showed up at the Ryder Cup...


Attacks in Russia Expose Rifts With West MOSCOW - The fight against terror was supposed to unite Russia and the West, pounding the last nail into the coffin of the Cold War. But three years after the Sept...


Atapattu laments weather Captain Marvan Atapattu believes Sri Lanka could have beaten England if the rain had not cut short their match at the Rose Bowl. His side were 95-5 after 24 overs in reply to England #39;s 251-7 when bad weather forced play to be abandoned.


Beckham, Raul dropped by Real Madrid Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho dropped England midfielder David Beckham and Spanish striker Raul from his team to face Espanyol on Saturday, following this week #39;s painful 3-0 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.


The news quiz Test your knowledge of current affairs with our daily quiz. Follow the link to reveal the answers. 1. How did pro-hunt protestors gain entry to the House of Commons?


International troops needed: Karzai Afghan President Hamid Karzai want to see win an election on October 9, said today that foreign troops would remain until the country #39;s own fledgling forces can take the charge of stability.


U.S. Stages Fight-Back at Ryder Cup But Still Trails  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - The U.S. Ryder Cup  team, wounded after a first day mauling, launched a fierce  fightback on Saturday to keep their hopes alive with two wins  and a halved fourball rubber.


Bush Raises Questions About CBS Documents (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush questioned\the authenticity of documents aired by CBS News that said he\received special treatment during his Vietnam-era service in\the National Guard, according to a Bush interview published on\Saturday.


Abbey sale means 5m for Arnold Luqman Arnold, chief executive of Abbey National, is likely to walk away with 5.2m if the bank is sold to Banco Santander Central Hispano.


Cardinals' Carpenter Leaves Game (AP) AP - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter left Saturday's start against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning with a strained right biceps.


Group: Ivan Damaged Gulf Barrier Islands (AP) AP - Hurricane Ivan's storm surge and pounding waves swamped the barrier islands that stand guard along the central Gulf of Mexico coast, eroding their protective sand and causing millions of dollars in damage, coastal experts said.


Oakland Hills Fans Respond as U.S. Hits Back  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Slowly but  inexorably, the groundswell of home support for the United  States Ryder Cup team gathered momentum at a sun-baked Oakland  Hills on Saturday.


Airline adds \$500 million to earlier estimate United Airlines said it will need to cut more than \$1 billion from its annual costs, a much higher figure than previous estimates.


Bankruptcy filing says United needs to cut \$500 million more in <b>...</b> CHICAGO United Airlines has revealed it needs to cut 500 (m) million dollars more in costs than previously stated. The disclosure, filed yesterday, was not mentioned during a previously scheduled hearing this


Why The Open-Source Model Can Work In India An Indian Institute of Technology professor--and open-source evangelist--discusses the role of Linux and open source in India. By Larry Greenemeier.


Europe Leads US in Second Day of Golf #39;s Ryder Cup (Update1) Tiger Woods, with a new partner after losing twice on Friday with Phil Mickelson, won his first match of the Ryder Cup this morning to help the US cut into Europe #39;s lead at golf #39;s premier team event.


LEVERKUSEN LEAVE IT LATE Two goals in five minutes rescued a point for Bayer Leverkusen as they staged a late fightback against Nurnburg. Sven Muller opened the scoring for the visitors and a Diego Placente own goal midway through


Two U.S. Soldiers Killed by Baghdad Car Bomb  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb killed two American soldiers  and wounded eight when it exploded in Baghdad on Saturday, the  U.S. military said in a statement.


UK 'working to free Iraq hostage' The government pledges to do all it can to secure the release of a British civil engineer kidnapped in Iraq.


U.S. Plans Year-End Drive to Take Iraqi Rebel Areas American commanders in Iraq say they are preparing operations to open up rebel-held areas, especially Falluja, the restive city west of Baghdad now under control of insurgents and Islamist groups.


Long-Lost Hendrix Concert Tape Discovered STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Technicians at Sweden's public television have unearthed an unexpected delight for music lovers - a complete original recording of a Jimi Hendrix concert in Stockholm from 1969 on a tape long thought to have been destroyed.    The unmarked tape was recently found stashed on a shelf deep inside the station's enormous archives during a project to transfer archived material from tape and film to digital, SVT spokeswoman Catarina Wilson said Friday...


RIM Introduces Breakthrough Keyboard Technology for Smaller <b>...</b> The new keyboard technology from Research In Motion has garnered early praise for its ingenuity and effectiveness. The BlackBerry 7100(TM) Series handsets are the first wireless devices with


Hopkins-De La Hoya: The Final Countdown As a writer, I am certainly appreciative of the fact that fighters are not crude, monosyllabic imbeciles. Indeed, the volume, quality and variety of their articulated expressions


Athletics: Olsson leaps to victory MONTE CARLO, September 18 (World Athletics Final) - Christian Olsson #39;s remarkable composure saw him retain his World Athletics final triple jump title in Monaco on Saturday.


Tamada steals pole position for home GP Motorsport.com. Makoto Tamada will start tomorrow #39;s Japanese GP at Motegi in pole position. The Japanese Honda rider stole pole position from fellow Bridgestone-shod rider, John Hopkins, in


Panama Declares Emergency as Rain Kills 14 Panama declared a state of emergency on Saturday, a day after torrential rains and mudslides killed at least 14 people and wrecked or damaged the homes of about 10,000 people.


Fear keeps Darfur people in camps or town, says UK minister (AFP) AFP - A junior British minister said that people living in camps after fleeing their villages because of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region lived in fear of leaving their temporary homes despite a greater presence now of aid workers.


China Communists End Leadership Meeting (AP) AP - China's communists wrap up a key leadership meeting Sunday amid speculation over whether former President Jiang Zemin is giving up his last major post, accelerating a handover of power to his successor, Hu Jintao.


First Enron Criminal Case Set for Trial  HOUSTON (Reuters) - Nearly three years after Enron Corp.'s  ENRNQ.PK dramatic collapse into bankruptcy, the first  criminal trial against the disgraced energy company's former  employees is set to kick off on Monday.


Americans Wake Up Playing with passion and pride that was missing the first day, the United States collects 2 1/2 out of 4 points in the morning four-ball matches at the Ryder Cup on  Saturday.


Via gives away disk-scrubbing software Taiwanese chipmaker dangles open-source software to lure in programmer interest.


Cybercrime summit urges international cooperation Pressure is growing on more nations to implement the Council of Europe's anti-cybercrime treaty.


BISYS says responding to regulatory investigation BISYS Group Inc. (BSG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which provides administrative support to financial firms, on Monday said a subsidiary was in the process of responding to an


Jaguar to axe 1,150 jobs Hard-pressed luxury marque Jaguar says it will cut about 1,150 jobs at its main plant in Coventry in a bid to return to profits, in another blow to Britain #39;s fading glory as a carmaking centre.


Exploit for Microsoft JPEG Flaw Is Published Code that claims to partially exploit a weakness in Microsoft software #39;s handling of image files has been published on the Internet.


IPC President Phil CRAVEN  A few moments of his life ATHENS, 18 September - At the Opening Ceremony of the 12th Paralympic Games, Phil CRAVEN, MBE, congratulated Athens and all its citizens that have contributed to getting the city ready for the Paralympic Games.


I #39;ll Give Them This One To battle your way down the interminable ramps leading to the exits at Yankee Stadium after Friday night #39;s game, you would have thought the days of a last-place finish in a 10-team league from 1966 were back to haunt us.


Weather gods smile on England England marched into the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy as the Duckworth-Lewis method saw them secure a 49-run victory over Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl.


UN atomic agency launches crackdown on Iran VIENNA - The UN atomic watchdog agency demanded Iran suspend all uranium enrichment activities and gave it until November comply with the order.


Four arrested in Jakarta bombing attack Indonesian police said Saturday that four suspects in last week #39;s bomb attack at the Australian embassy in Jakarta have been arrested.


Karzai says foreign troops vital for Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who most Western governments want to see win an election on Oct. 9, said today that foreign troops would remain until the country #39;s own fledgling forces can take the charge of stability.


Mickelson Back on Course After Benching (AP) AP - Phil Mickelson spent a sleepless night, not that it really mattered since he had plenty of time to rest up Saturday at the Ryder Cup. The best player in the majors this year, a chastised Mickelson sat out the morning four-ball matches mostly because U.S. captain Hal Sutton dared not risk giving away any more points.


First Enron Criminal Case Set for Trial (Reuters) Reuters - Nearly three years after Enron Corp.'s\ dramatic collapse into bankruptcy, the first\criminal trial against the disgraced energy company's former\employees is set to kick off on Monday.


No. 17 Michigan Escapes San Diego State (AP) AP - Braylon Edwards caught eight passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in the third quarter, to lead No. 17 Michigan past San Diego State 24-21 on Saturday.


UN Council Passes Resolution on Darfur Atrocities  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council  adopted a resolution on Saturday that threatens to consider oil  sanctions against Sudan if Khartoum does not stop atrocities in  the Darfur region.


Americans Wake Up on Day 2 of Ryder Cup The Americans won a couple of better-ball matches and halved another before losing to the most unheralded European team in the final match Saturday morning.


The makings of Siliconski Valleyski? Russia turns to India for help setting up IT industrial parks in Moscow.


Lithuania shuts Chechen rebel site Lithuania temporarily disables a website publishing information on the activities of Chechen rebel leaders.


Iran say IAEA resolution political Iran Saturday blasted a resolution by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran #39;s nuclear program as a political one.


West Virginia Edges Maryland 19-16 in OT (AP) AP - Rasheed Marshall threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Chris Henry in overtime to lift No. 7 West Virginia to a 19-16 victory over No. 21 Maryland on Saturday.


Hokies Roll in ACC Opener Bryan Randall runs for one touchdown and passes for another score Saturday and Virginia Tech wins its first game as an Atlantic Coast Conference member, 41-17, over Duke.


Bush Reviews Disputed Guard Documents KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - President Bush has reviewed disputed documents that purport to show he refused orders to take a physical examination in 1972 and did not recall having seen them previously, a White House official said Saturday.    The long-running story on Bush's Texas Air National Guard service took an unusual twist when CBS broadcast a report on what it said were the newly discovered records...


No. 17 Michigan 24, San Diego State 21 Braylon Edwards caught eight passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in the third quarter, to lead No. 17 Michigan past San Diego State 24-21 on Saturday.


IMF lets Argentina defer \$1.1 billion in debt. The International Monetary Fund on Friday granted an Argentine government request to defer \$1.1 billion in debt repayments that Buenos Aires was scheduled to make between now and January.


Outsourcing megadeals lose momentum The move by JPMorgan Chase to cancel a \$5 billion technology services contract with IBM may show  quot;megadeals quot; are going the way of the dinosaur.


700 Homers Down, 2 Men to Go As Barry Bonds spoke Friday night about strength and concentration, his 5-year-old daughter, Aisha, clutched his bulging right biceps as if she were squeezing her favorite stuffed animal.


Bomb rocks Baghdad A suicide car bomber has killed at least eight people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad, after a night of US air strikes around the rebel-held city of Falluja that killed scores.


Iraqi Airways Resumes Int #39;l Flights Iraqi Airways resumed international flights for the first time in 14 years, with a plane taking off Saturday from neighboring Jordan for Baghdad and another leaving the Iraqi capital for Damascus, Syria.


Insurgents seize more hostages An Iraqi group calling itself Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Brigades has claimed to have abducted 10 employees from an  quot;American-Turkish quot; company operating in Iraq.


Fan With Bonds' Ball Attended Same H.S. (AP) AP - The fan who retrieved Barry Bonds' 700th home run attended the same private Catholic high school as the slugger  #151; Serra High in nearby San Mateo.


Ex-Guardsman: I Contacted Kerry Campaign (AP) AP - A retired Texas National Guard official mentioned as a possible source for disputed documents about President Bush's service in the Guard said he passed along information to a former senator working with John Kerry's campaign.


U.S. Ryder Cup Team Losing a Fight for Survival  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - The U.S. Ryder Cup  team, wounded after a first day mauling, were losing a fight  for survival Saturday.


Militants Threaten to Kill US, UK Hostages in Iraq  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents in Iraq threatened Saturday  to kill 13 hostages, including two Americans and a Briton, and  staged car bomb attacks killing 23 people in Kirkuk and two  U.S. soldiers near Baghdad.


Michigan Escapes San Diego State Braylon Edwards caught eight passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in the third quarter for No. 17 Michigan.


IMF gives Argentina one-year reprieve The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Argentina a one-year extension on repaying \$US1.1 billion (\$A1.58 billion) in debt.


NCAA Game Summary - Marshall at Georgia Athens, GA (Sports Network) - Michael Cooper ran for the only touchdown of the game, as third-ranked Georgia rode its defense to a 13-3 victory over Marshall at Sanford Stadium.


Turkish Parliament Fails to Pass Reforms ANKARA, Turkey Sept. 18, 2004 - Turkey #39;s parliament adjourned Saturday without passing a key reform package because of divisions over the government #39;s proposal to make adultery a crime, bringing warnings


Pentagon says 35 detainees' transferred out of Guantanamo (AFP) AFP - The US Defense Department announced the transfer of 35 detainees from Guantanamo Bay Naval Station (GTMO) in Cuba to Pakistan.


European Rookies Shine at Ryder Cup (AP) AP - Paul Casey and David Howell sure didn't look like Ryder Cup rookies on Saturday  #151; judging by the shots they produced under pressure, and by the crucial point they won.


UN Threatens Sudan with Sanctions on Darfur Abuses  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council  adopted a resolution on Saturday threatening Sudan with  sanctions if it did not stop atrocities in the western Darfur  region where Arab militias are terrorizing African villagers.


Lieber and Hot Bats Halt Red Sox Jon Lieber no-hit the Red Sox until David Ortiz's two-out home run in the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees beat up on Derek Lowe.


Ukraine Opposition Leader Defiant After Poisoning  KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian presidential hopeful Viktor  Yushchenko returned to campaigning Saturday in a defiant mood  after recovering from what his supporters said was an attempt  by authorities to poison him.


Bowen Invades Backfield In four NFL seasons spanning 54 games, Redskins safety Matt Bowen had never sacked a quarterback. In last week's win over the Bucs, he sacked Brad Johnson twice.


Yankees Beat Up Red Sox 14-4, Widen Lead NEW YORK - Jon Lieber nearly pitched a game for the ages. As it was, he was plenty good...


Cybercrime summit urges international cooperation com September 18, 2004, 12:05 PM PT. Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


UPDATE 1-Proud Palermo ensure Inter are held again Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at home to promoted Palermo on Saturday after Luca Toni cancelled out Adriano #39;s opener for Inter at the San Siro stadium.


Network Security Microsoft Image Flaw Opens Door to Hackers Microsoft is offering a patch for a critical security flaw related to the processing of JPEG images by its operating systems and other applications.


Europe Council looks to fight cybercrime BRUSSELS, Belgium - An international conference opened Wednesday amid warnings that companies, governments and individuals are increasingly vulnerable to Internet attacks by terrorists, hackers and others that rob them of privacy, money, and secrets.


Ryder Cup Golf: European Team Leads The US team has regained some ground against Europe on the second day of the Ryder Cup golf competition outside Detroit, Michigan.


Tennis: Safin Advances to China Open Finals Former US Open champion Marat Safin of Russia has advanced to the finals of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing after scoring a straight-set win over Finland #39;s Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-4.


No. 4 Miami 48, Louisiana Tech 0 Frank Gore and Tyrone Moss combined for three touchdowns, leading No. 4 Miami to a 48-0 victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday. The Hurricanes, coming off a huge win against in-state and conference rival Florida State, certainly didn #39;t have a letdown.


Inter draws again Milan, Italy (Sports Network) - Inter Milan has earned just two points after two Serie A matches, thanks to a 1-1 draw with Palermo on Saturday night.


Two off as Real #39;s misery continues MADRID, Spain -- Real Madrid #39;s week of misery continued when they suffered a 1-0 defeat at Espanyol, finishing with nine men after the dismissals of Walter Samuel and Michel Salgado.


Howard accuses Government of lacking  #39;real #39; post-war Iraq plan Conservative leader Michael Howard has accused the Government for going to war with Iraq devoid of a comprehensive plan to restore stability to the country.


Tejada Rips Up Twins Miguel Tejada homers twice and drives in five runs, rookie Daniel Cabrera throws six strong innings and the Orioles beat up on the Twins, 12-3, Saturday.


The MGM Approach: Pay Me First, Sign the Deal Later So when a consortium of investors led by the Sony Corporation of America announced that it had reached a deal in principle to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for nearly \$5 billion, it came


Miami (FL) Hurricanes MIAMI (Ticker) -- For the third straight game, No. 5 Miami #39;s special teams were magical against Louisiana Tech. Redshirt sophomore Devin Hester returned two punts for touchdowns to highlight the Hurricanes #39; 48-0 thrashing of the Bulldogs.


UPDATE 2-Nine-man Real Madrid suffer chaotic 1-0 defeat Ronaldo missed a penalty and Walter Samuel and Michel Salgado were both sent off as Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Espanyol on a night of self-inflicted misery on Saturday.


Lyon, Bastia tie, share lead after Marseille tops Toulouse in <b>...</b> Lyon drew 0-0 with Bastia Saturday, earning both a share of the French first-division lead as Marseille beat Toulouse 1-0 on Peguy Luyindula #39;g goal.


UN resolution threatens Sudan with sanctions The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Saturday that threatens oil sanctions against Sudan if Khartoum does not stop atrocities in the Darfur region.


UK and US defy UN over Iraq election By James Cusick, Westminster Editor, and Zainab Naji in Baghdad. The British and United States governments are on course for another confrontation with the United Nations over the proposed elections in Iraq.


Venezuelans killed on Colombian border Seven Venezuelans, including six soldiers, were killed near the border with Colombia, and Venezuelan authorities suspect that Colombian rebels could be behind the shootings, an official said late Saturday.


So, That's the Point of This Company The head of InterActiveCorp talks about the confusion that the company's setup provokes and whether he would consider becoming the chief executive at Disney.


Packers Activate Cornerback McKenzie (AP) AP - The Green Bay Packers activated cornerback Mike McKenzie and waived tight end Sean McHugh on Saturday.


Wilstein: NHL Won't Be Widely Missed (AP) AP - The essential question facing NHL owners and locked-out players is: Who cares?


Europe Leaves U.S. Needing Ryder Cup Miracle  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - The U.S. team were  left needing a final-day miracle escape after Europe maintained  their stranglehold of the 35th Ryder Cup on Saturday.


Blair Was Warned of Post-War Iraq Chaos -- Paper  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign secretary and senior  officials warned Prime Minister Tony Blair a year before  invading Iraq that chaos could follow the toppling of Saddam  Hussein, a newspaper said Saturday.


Storm Chasing (the Wall Street Version) Long before Hurricane Ivan began bearing down on the Gulf Coast last week, a special breed of money managers was carefully tracking its development.


Commodities Are Riding on China's Coattails In the first half of 2004, commodities investors worried that a hard landing for China's economy could be disastrous for them, but those fears have not borne out.


OWEN SUBBED AS REAL CRASH Michael Owens unspectacular start to life with Real Madrid continued as he was substituted early in the second half after making his first start for the club, as they lost 1-0 to unfancied Espanyol.


No. 12 Virginia Dominates Akron 51-0 (AP) AP - Defensively dominant and offensively unstoppable, at least so far, No. 12 Virginia started the season with three straight wins for the first time since 1998 with a 51-0 victory against Akron on Saturday.


U.N. Threatens Sanctions Against Sudan UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Saturday threatening oil sanctions against Sudan unless the government acts to rein in Arab militias accused of violence in the Darfur region that the United States has called genocide...


La. Voters Expected to OK Gay-Marriage Ban BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana voters decided Saturday whether to approve a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, one of up to 12 such measures on the ballot around the country this year...


Unions in talks over Jaguar blow Unions are to hold an emergency meeting with workers at the doomed Browns Lane Jaguar plant in Coventry. Parent company Ford plans to stop car production at the plant, with 400 voluntary redundancies and 425 jobs moved to the Castle Bromwich factory.


Ad boss keeps his job and earns \$30m  #39;compensation #39; The boss of the American advertising group which was taken over last week by Sir Martin Sorrell #39;s WPP will receive almost \$30m (18m)  quot;compensation quot; for keeping his job.


Why a Red Sox Fan Shouldn #39;t Really Want His Team to End the World ou have a friend who is a Boston Red Sox fan. A good, loyal friend. A confidant you can pity. Boy, you say to him, the Sox are strong this year.


Flintoff brings a golden hue to autumn Anything is possible for England now. The Champions Trophy, South Africa this winter, the World Cup, the Ashes next summer, global domination, all those things that once


Still Healing From Burns, Earnhardt Is Ready for Nascar #39;s New <b>...</b> If only Dale Earnhardt Jr. could jump in his car and tear away from the fuss, leaving thunder clouds of defiant black tire smoke in his wake.


Lecce and Palermo Share Lead in Italy Southerners Lecce and Sicilys Palermo are the surprise pacesetters in Serie A after playing their second matches of the season.


Myanmar #39;s foreign minister, deputy fired MYANMAR #39;S military junta yesterday dismissed the Foreign Minister and his deputy in an unexpected Cabinet reshuffle that saw two other ministers also fired.


Panama Declares State of Emergency in Response to Deadly Floods The Panamanian government declared a state of emergency Saturday in response to torrential rains which triggered flooding and mudslides, leaving at least 10 people dead and a dozen others missing.


New York Hopes to Win Olympics by Dividing Votes The people behind New York City's bid for the 2012 Olympics think they have a chance to beat the four competing European capitals.


Europe Looks to Rout U.S. Without Monty (AP) AP - Nobody is more responsible than Colin Montgomerie for Europe's surge to supremacy in the Ryder Cup. That didn't keep him in the lineup Saturday with the Europeans on the verge of a rout.


Ga. Lawmakers Favor Car Tours on Island (AP) AP - Cumberland Island is the largest undeveloped barrier island on the Eastern Seaboard and about half of it is federal wilderness area, meaning visitors and National Park Service employees are supposed to hike rather than drive. But the island has a handful of permanent residents who are free to drive on the three roads.


NASA Still Lacks Shuttle Repair Kits Nearly two years after Columbia shattered in the sky, NASA still has no way of repairing the kind of holes that could doom another shuttle, space agency officials acknowledged


Bombers show Red Sox why they remain the team to beat NEW YORK -- So maybe everybody got a little too carried away with this Red Sox resurgence. Maybe we forgot who these guys really are.


Real Madrid Shocked By Espanyol Its official; Real Madrid is in a crisis after slumping to a 1-0 defeat away to Espanyol. The loss is Madrids second of the week as they were humiliated on Wednesday by Bayer Leverkusen in Champions League play.


Shifting our Kashmir Paradigm Shortly before Pakistans Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri came to New Delhi, Natwar Singh held a background briefing for journalists.


Lycos Scraps Anti-Spam Screensaver A contentious campaign to bump up the bandwidth bills of spammers by flooding their sites with data has been dropped. Lycos Europe #39;s Make Love, Not Spam campaign began in late November but its tactics proved controversial.


Dominguez a late scratch Saturday, Benoit fills in After appealing his 16-game suspension Friday night and pitching one inning in a mopup role against the Angels, Rangers right-hander Frank Francisco began serving his


No. 14 Auburn Upends No. 5 LSU 10-9 (AP) AP - Jason Campbell hit Courtney Taylor for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:14 to play and No. 14 Auburn got two chances to kick the winning extra point in a 10-9 victory over No. 5 LSU Saturday.


Sutton Goes for Broke in Final-Day Pairings  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - U.S. captain Hal  Sutton, looking for a final-day miracle in the Ryder Cup,  predictably packed the upper order of his singles list with his  biggest guns for Sunday.


Cavaliers Flatten Zips Wali Lundy runs for three touchdowns for the third straight game and Marques Hagans threw two scoring passes to Heath Miller as Virginia stifled Akron, 51-0, Saturday.


Europe Puts U.S. in Big Hole at Ryder Cup BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Backed by the clutch performance from its English rookies and reliable play from Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood, Europe put the United States in another huge hole Saturday by taking an 11-5 lead at the Ryder Cup and making victory Sunday seem like a mere formality...


Jeanne Lashes Dominican Republic; 9 Dead SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic - Tropical Storm Jeanne battered the Dominican Republic before heading to the Bahamas where the tempest, which has killed at least nine people, began to churn seas and stir deadly storm surges on Saturday.    Jeanne lost strength as it drove thousands of Dominicans from their homes by late Friday...


Emmys to Have New Look, Same Matchups LOS ANGELES - The Emmy Awards will have a different look Sunday but a familiar matchup as "The Sopranos" tries again to topple "The West Wing" and get its first win as best dramatic series.    Meanwhile, viewers will get a chance to say another goodbye to three popular comedy series that ended this past season: "Sex and the City,""Frasier" and "Friends."   HBO's "Sex and the City" is the leading comedy nominee at the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with 11 bids, including for best comedy series and for star Sarah Jessica Parker...


Ivan Remnants Turn Fatal Along East Coast WHEELING, W.Va. - Remnants of Hurricane Ivan made a violent mark across the Southeast and the Appalachians, where several people were killed by falling trees and floods that washed away scores of roads...


Market miscellany Buy Kingfisher (307p), the international DIY retailer. Last week the group, which owns the B amp;Q chain in the UK and Castorama on France, reported a better-than-expected 18 per cent rise in interim pre-tax profits.


Arsenal 2-2 Bolton Heaven help the Arsenal players when they do eventually lose their very long unbeaten run. It stayed intact yesterday to 46 matches but it didnt stop a clearly frustrated Arsene Wenger claiming that his


Padres 5, Giants 1 The San Francisco slugger added another home run to his impressive total a day after hitting career homer No. 700, but San Diego #39;s Jay Payton hit a tiebreaking three-run shot in the seventh to lead the Padres past the Giants 5-1 on Saturday.


Blair told Bush he  #39;would not budge #39; in support for war Leaked documents show a gulf between public statements on Iraq and private talks with the White House. Francis Elliott reports. Tony Blair privately promised George Bush he would not budge in his support for


Stem-cell science: Mirage or shining city? Microscopic embryonic stem cells might hold the answer to afflictions from baldness, wrinkles, and age spots to the most intractable diseases.


UK to scale back troops: report Britain is to scale back its 8,000-strong military presence in southern Iraq in October, despite fears of worsening security in the run-up to elections, the Observer newspaper reports.


Second-Ranked Oklahoma Routs Oregon 31-7 (AP) AP - Freshman Adrian Peterson ran for 183 yards and scored two touchdowns in his third straight 100-yard rushing performance to lead No. 2 Oklahoma to a 31-7 victory over Oregon on Saturday.


File and Printer Sharing Insecure in XP SP2 ProKras writes  quot;German magazine PC-Welt has discovered a major security flaw in Windows XP SP2 when installing over SP1. The article says that  #39;with a certain configuration, your file and printer sharing data


ECB joins finance chiefs to issue euro fx warning BRUSSELS: The European Central Bank and euro zone finance ministers have issued their starkest warning to date that they are unhappy with the euro #39;s surge and said they were closely monitoring exchange rate swings.


Pouring It On, Yanks Cool Off Sox With the offense rumbling and Jon Lieber in command, the Yankees walloped Boston at misty, wind-whipped Yankee Stadium.


Oil-Rich Kazakhstan Votes After Flawed Campaign  ALMATY (Reuters) - Oil-rich Kazakhstan prepared to vote  Sunday in a parliamentary poll criticized by the West and all  but written off as unfair by opposition parties.


Kazakhs vote in general election Kazakhstan chooses a new parliament - currently dominated by President Nazarbayev's supporters.


Argentina asks Brown to help ease debt burden Gordon Brown will this week be urged to intervene on behalf of Argentina at the International Monetary Fund and write off much of the embattled country #39;s \$100 billion-worth of debts.


AL Wrap: Lieber Dominates as Yankees Thump Red Sox Jon Leiber carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning while Alex Rodriguez homered, scored three runs and drove in three more to lead the New York Yankees to a 14-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.


Gibbs defies modern logic South Africa defied conventional wisdom at The Oval yesterday. Worldly-wise cricket analysts apply a simple formula to one-day cricket in England in September, especially when it starts at 10.


Collins finds new life in  #39;murderball #39; mayhem If you were looking for a city that was impeccably correct in its attitude towards people with disabilities, you probably wouldn #39;t put Athens at the top of your list.


Pedersen levels Gunners at last Arsenal #39;s bogey team got up their noses once again. Bolton Wanderers, and their manager Sam Allardyce, halted the champions #39; steamroller start to the season with a performance, which, as usual, showed scant regard for starry reputations.


Flintoff boost for England One of the marks of a great player is the ability to produce when it matters. This was England #39;s most important one-day game of the season.


No. 20 Wisconsin Holds Off Arizona 9-7 (AP) AP - Booker Stanley ran for a career-high 135 yards on 30 carries, including a 7-yard run for Wisconsin's only touchdown, and the 20th-ranked Badgers rallied for a stormy 9-7 victory over Arizona on Saturday.


Oil prices up, now \$41.95 per barrel LONDON OIL prices rebounded yesterday after falling sharply last week on receding supply worries, buoyed by jitters over this weeks OPEC meeting and last weekends seizure of four flow stations in Rivers State, Nigeria by militant youths.


Putin #39;s reforms are undemocratic says governor A Russian governor has become the first to break ranks over Kremlin plans to abolish elected regional heads and replace them with appointees, attacking the proposals as  quot;undemocratic and unconstitutional quot;.


Britain to cut troop levels in Iraq The British Army is to start pulling troops out of Iraq next month despite the deteriorating security situation in much of the country, The Observer has learnt.


Pope pleads for peace in Iraq POPE John Paul today issued a new appeal for peace in Iraq and the Middle East, condemning the  quot;horror quot; of violence as well as  quot;the terrorism that cruelly targets the innocent quot;.


Ohio St. Forces Turnovers to Top N.C. St. (AP) AP - The Luckeyes' magic is alive and well. Ohio State made up for a shoddy day offensively by forcing five turnovers, and Mike Nugent tied a school record with five field goals to give the ninth-ranked Buckeyes a 22-14 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday.


Westwood Tough to Beat at Ryder Cup (AP) AP - Lee Westwood strolled to his car with his chest out, head high and a big smile.


AL Wrap: Lieber Dominates as Yankees Thump Red Sox  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jon Leiber carried a no-hitter into  the seventh inning while Alex Rodriguez homered, scored three  runs and drove in three more to lead the New York Yankees to a  14-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.


Auburn Converts Second Chance to Stun L.S.U. Jason Campbell hit Courtney Taylor for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1 minute 14 seconds to play and No. 14 Auburn got two chances to kick the winning extra point.


For the U.S., a Big Deficit and Little Time to Come Back Europe will enter the 12 singles matches Sunday holding a 11-5 lead and needing to finish with only 14 points to retain the Ryder Cup.


Sooners Methodical in Picking Off the Ducks Oklahoma appeared to be one of the greatest teams in college football history last season until it lost its final two games. Through their first three games this season


UN Calls on Iran to Freeze Nuke Enrichment Plans (Reuters) Reuters - The U.N. nuclear watchdog called on Iran\on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium\enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.


Alitalia Signs Deal With Attendants (AP) AP - Near-bankrupt Italian flagship carrier Alitalia won approval from flight attendants Saturday for a job-cutting plan  #151; the last in a series of labor deals crucial to saving the airline from collapse.


Eves, Harper call for Ontario Conservative party to unite behind new leader (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Ontario Progressive Conservative members must unite behind whoever is chosen as their new leader, outgoing Leader Ernie Eves and Federal Conservative Leader Stephen Harper said as the party awaited the result of its leadership contest Saturday.


IBM Wins Time for Talks in Pension Case (AP) AP - The judge presiding over a massive pension suit against IBM, which could cost the company more than  #36;6.5 billion, agreed to a short delay while settlement talks continue.


Pakistan militants 'on the run' Pakistani troops say they have cleared foreign militants from large parts of the troubled region of South Waziristan.


Microsoft offers patch to fix security flaw Microsoft Corp., a worldwide leader in operating systems and Internet technologies, announced that it has found a major flaw in Windows XP operating system that is related to the JPEG image format.


Militants Threaten to Kill Iraq Hostages (AP) AP - An al-Qaida linked group threatened in a videotape Saturday to behead two Americans and a Briton within two days, and insurgents carried out a new string of car bombings, killing at least 20 Iraqis and two American soldiers.


NL Wrap: Padres Ease Past Giants Despite Bonds Homer (Reuters) Reuters - Jay Payton's three-run homer led\the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants\in National League play Saturday, despite a 701st career blast\from Barry Bonds.


NL Wrap: Padres Ease Past Giants Despite Bonds Homer  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jay Payton's three-run homer led  the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants  in National League play Saturday, despite a 701st career blast  from Barry Bonds.


701, But No Win Barry Bonds adds another home run to his total a day after hitting No. 700, but San Diego's Jay Payton hit a three-run shot in the seventh to lead the Padres past the Giants, 5-1.


A Second-Chance Win Jason Campbell hits Courtney Taylor for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:14 to play and No. 14 Auburn gets two chances to kick the winning extra point in a 10-9 victory over No. 5 LSU on Saturday.


Ogden Set to Start Pro Bowl left tackle Jonathan Ogden will start Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers after sitting out the opener with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee.


Mickelson Wakes Up After a restless night Friday, Phil Mickelson was feeling a bit better after Saturday's foursomes, where he and David Toms gave the U.S. a 4-and-3 victory over Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Levet.


Gordon Is Out Front Jeff Gordon enters Sunday's Sylvania 300, the first event of the "Chase for the Nextel Cup," as the points leader and the odds-on favorite.


Martin Short Film Closes Toronto Festival TORONTO - There could hardly be a more appropriate movie to close the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday night than Martin Short's "Jiminy Glick in Lalawood."   Shot at the festival in 2002 with a bevy of star cameos, the schmoozefest satire plops the obese and obnoxious celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick (Short in a fat-suit) into a murder-mystery. It's like "The Player" on laughing gas...


Madonna Makes Israeli Midnight Pilgrimage JERUSALEM - Pop diva Madonna made a midnight pilgrimage to a Jerusalem cemetery early Sunday, holding a mystical candlelit ceremony at the grave of a Jewish sage.    The singer is in Israel on a five-day spiritual quest along with 2,000 other students of Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism...


Russia expects high trade volume with China The Russian-Chinese trade will have hit a record high of US\$20 US by the end of this year, a senior Russian diplomat said on Saturday.


Iomega Readies Wireless Storage Device Iomega will soon ship its first network-attached storage device equipped with wireless networking technology. The product, dubbed the NAS 100d, is targeted at small-office and home-office users looking for


Jennings faces Dodgers in finale com. Despite the Rockies and Dodgers meeting 14 times already this year already, Rockies right-hander Jason Jennings will make his first start of the season against Los Angeles on Sunday.


Pakistan militants  #39;on the run #39; Pakistan #39;s military says it has cleared foreign Islamic militants from large parts of the troubled region of South Waziristan, near the Afghan border.


Amazon offers discount to A9 search users Amazon Inc., a popular online retailer, extended its reach on the Internet by introducing its search engine on Tuesday. The search engine was launched earlier this week and is the first project from Amazon #39;s


Real Madrid suffer new shock at Espanyol Real Madrid suffered their first Liga defeat of the season at Espanyol last night as their season threatens to collapse. David Beckham, captain Raul and Fernando Morientes all started the game on the bench


Blair denies Iraq post-war chaos warning British Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied reports that his foreign minister, Jack Straw, had warned him a year before the US-led invasion of Iraq that a war could push the country into chaos.


Holmes leaves rivals trailing Kelly Holmes proved that her double victory at the Olympic Games was no fluke in the World Athletics Final in the Stade Louis II in Monte Carlo with a turn of speed to win the 1500 metres that was even more impressive than in Athens last month.


Matthew Zemek / CollegeFootballNews.com Posted: 4 minutes ago You could talk about Auburn #39;s gritty defense, which managed to turn back LSU when the Bayou Bengals were up 9-3 and driving for a crucial field goal that would have made it a two-possession game midway through the third quarter.


Kane, Kung share Safeway Classic lead Candie Kung and Lorie Kane overcame the wind and the rain -- and a rally by Annika Sorenstam -- to top the Safeway Classic leaderboard.


Iraq Hostage Fate Hangs in Perilous Balance The fate of a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad was looking increasingly perilous today, after his Muslim extremist captors threatened to kill him if their demands are not met.


Cards Shut Out D-Backs, Clinch NL Central (AP) AP - The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season, winning the NL Central for the third time in five seasons.


Canadian dollar is hit by low inflation rate TORONTO: The Canadian dollar fell hard after Canada #39;s inflation for August came in well shy of expectations and prompted a new debate on the pace of future Bank of Canada interest rate hikes.


NL Wrap: Padres Ease Past Giants Despite Bonds Homer Jay Payton #39;s three-run homer led the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in National League play Saturday, despite a 701st career blast from Barry Bonds.


Troops kill 15 rebels in Kashmir SRINAGAR: Indian soldiers shot and killed 15 Muslim rebels in separate gunbattles across Kashmir yesterday, police and border security officials said.


Kane, Kung Share Safeway Classic Lead (AP) AP - Candie Kung and Lorie Kane overcame the wind and the rain  #151; and a rally by Annika Sorenstam  #151; to top the Safeway Classic leaderboard.


Bush Reviews Disputed Guard Documents (AP) AP - President Bush has reviewed disputed documents that purport to show he refused orders to take a physical examination in 1972 and did not recall having seen them previously, a White House official said Saturday.


Kerry Tells Donors He's Ready to Fight (AP) AP - Democrat John Kerry reminded his hometown supporters at a  #36;3 million fund-raiser Saturday night that he's come from behind to win elections before.


Returns: La. Voters Back Gay-Marriage Ban (AP) AP - Early returns indicated strong support among Louisiana voters for a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages and civil unions, one of up to 12 such measures on the ballot around the country this year.


Macedonia cabinet survives vote The Macedonian government wins a vote of no-confidence introduced by the opposition.


A Le Mondes The editor of France's most prestigious daily exits, but the paper's troubles aren't going away soon


Host Says Rather Criticism Got Him Fired SEATTLE - A radio talk-show host said Saturday he has been fired for criticizing CBS newsman Dan Rather's handling of challenges to the authenticity of memos about President Bush's National Guard service.   "On the talk show that I host, or hosted, I said I felt Rather should either retire or be forced out over this," said Brian Maloney, whose weekly "The Brian Maloney Show" aired for three years on KIRO-AM Radio, a CBS affiliate here...


Buckeyes Edge Wolf Pack Kicker Mike Nugent ties a school record with five field goals and No. 9 Ohio State forces five turnovers in a 22-14 victory over N.C. State on Saturday.