CURT: ANKLE #39;S NOT GONNA SLOW ME DOWN According to an observer, Curt Schilling walked into Yankee Stadium #39;s visiting clubhouse the same way he navigated Fenway Park the past few days: with a limp.


Woods basks on Privacy after wedding LOS ANGELES - Five days after his wedding to Elin Nordegren in Barbados, world No 3 golfer Tiger Woods spent Sunday on his 155-foot yacht  #39;Privacy #39; and said, well, he wouldn #39;t mind more of precisely that.


Hanson wins record sixth gold Brooke Hanson of Australia swims with Simone Weiler of Germany during the World Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. Photo: AFP.


Ravens - Redskins Photo Gallery #2 Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, center, looks onto the field while officials review an apparent fumble by quarterback Mark Brunell during the third quarter against the Baltimore Ravens.


Sage may be next on stage for Dolphins DAVIE  The preseason debate over quarterbacks has seemingly boiled down to whether Jay Fiedler is able to withstand the pain of a cracked rib or AJ Feeley can stand under center with a clear head.


ABC encores  #39;Desperate Housewives #39; NEW YORK  Just when it seemed that reality television was set to take over the dial, scripted shows have come roaring back - at least for now.


Brown Turns Green Bay Blue as Titans Thump Packers  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chris Brown rushed for two touchdowns  and 148 yards to lead the Tennessee Titans to a 48-27 win over  the reeling Green Bay Packers in the NFL's Monday night game at  Lambeau Field.


Division rivals meet for pennant BOSTON - The fans wanted it. For that matter the entire baseball world wanted it. Now it #39;s here, and nobody is champing at the bit more than the Boston Red Sox.


NFL Game Summary - Tennessee at Green Bay Green Bay, WI (Sports Network) - Chris Brown rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns and Steve McNair threw for 206 yards and two scores to lead the Tennessee Titans to a 48-27 rout of the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.


The Dotted Line Top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo of France withdrew from the Kremlin Cup in Moscow yesterday, a day after a thigh injury forced her to quit during a final in Germany against Lindsay Davenport.


Game balls: Rating Game 5 or, in this case, cowboy boots -- as the boys from Houston so often wear -- and peaches -- in honor of Georgia #39;s favorite fruit -- for performances in this year #39;s National League Division Series.


Caminiti reminder of dangers Even through a television set 3,000 miles away, the eyes revealed it: Something burned deep inside Ken Caminiti, a fire that ultimately consumed him.


Season over for Niners #39; Peterson CBC SPORTS ONLINE - San Francisco 49ers linebacker Julian Peterson will undergo season-ending surgery Tuesday on his torn left Achilles #39; tendon.


Al-Sadr Shi #39;ites give up weapons Shi #39;ite fighters in tracksuits and sneakers unloaded cars full of machine guns, mortars and land mines yesterday as a five-day disarmament program kicked off in Baghdad #39;s Sadr


The average savings expected for each household is \$310. Source <b>...</b> WASHINGTON - Texans will be allowed to deduct state and local sales tax payments from their federal income taxes for the next two years under legislation approved Monday and sent to President Bush.


UPDATE:Qantas, Air NZ Eye New Alliance After Tribunal OK WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--The Australian Competition Tribunal Tuesday approved plans for a proposed alliance between Air New Zealand Ltd.


Quarter of families struggle to pay their bills, study says One out of every four working American families earns wages so low they struggle to survive financially, according to a report due out today.


Pension crisis answer  #39;unpalatable #39; People face poverty in retirement unless they save more, a major report into pensions will reveal. The Pensions Commission report says that there is a 57 billion shortfall in the amount people are saving for retirement.


New resident crew heads to space station this week As humanity #39;s continuous presence in space begins its fifth year aboard the International Space Station, the next inhabitants rocket into Earth orbit late Wednesday for a six-month expedition.


CITES allows Swaziland to export, hunt rhinos A UN conference gave tiny Swaziland the green light on Tuesday to export some of its white rhinos and bring in trophy hunters occasionally to shoot the massive animals.


Butterfield: Sox should win it all Brian Butterfield, the Toronto third base coach and Orono native whose Blue Jays went 5-14 against the Boston Red Sox and 7-11 against the New York Yankees, said he is picking the Red Sox to win the best-of-seven America League Championship Series against


Seahawks second-guessed on win that got away By Ted S. Warren, AP. To borrow a lyric from Alicia Keys, it doesn #39;t make sense but it sure makes for a great song. Or story. The Seattle Seahawks #39; mystifying collapse against the St.


Relatives remember Bali bombings Relatives of many of the 202 people killed when terrorist bombs ripped through nightclubs on Indonesia #39;s Bali island two years ago have gathered at the attack site to remember the dead.


Oil Pushing \$54; Edgy Over Winter Supply  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices held near historic highs  over \$53 a barrel on Tuesday, with global supplies hounded by  outages that were thwarting efforts to build U.S. heating oil  inventories ahead of the winter.


Brent crude breaks through \$50-a-barrel for first time NORTH Sea Brent crude surged through \$50-a-barrel for the first time yesterday, as a four-day general strike began in oil-rich Nigeria and the market fretted about out-of-action capacity in the Gulf of Mexico.


Chrysler Recalls Minivans (Oct. 11) -- Chrysler is recalling nearly 1 million minivans because an electrical problem could cause the driver #39;s side air bag to fail.


Seven die in Japan 'suicide pact' Mass suicide is suspected after Japanese police find seven people dead in a van in mountains near Tokyo.


Slain Policemen Laid to Rest in Haiti (AP) AP - Gunfire crackled around Haiti's capital as hundreds of mourners gathered to bury five police officers killed in a week of violence pitting supporters of the U.S.-backed government and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.


Australian opposition's Senate leader quits after election rout (AFP) AFP - Labor Party powerbroker Senator John Faulkner has resigned from his position as opposition leader in the Senate, in the aftermath of this weekend's election in which Labor suffered a devastating defeat.


Now Earning Wings, a New Kind of Astronaut SpaceShipOne's pilot received a new honor: commercial astronaut wings awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration for those who fly more than 50 miles above Earth.


Yukos Lawyers Ask for New Judge in Hearing Lawyers for the embattled Yukos oil giant requested a new judge Monday as Russia #39;s Tax Ministry sought to enforce \$1.4 billion in fines and penalties on a \$4.


NZ stocks: Sharemarket softens, but Air NZ takes off The Australian Competition Tribunal today gave the greenlight to a proposed alliance between the airline and Qantas -- the same tie-up scuttled last month on this side of the Tasman by the High Court.


No relief seen as Michigan gas prices top \$2 a gallon The average price of gasoline topped \$2 a gallon in Michigan this week, and experts say they do not see any relief in sight. The price of self-serve regular gasoline rose an average


Ellison has talked about revising PeopleSoft bid Wilmington, Delaware  Reuters News Service, 11 October 2004 - Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison said on Friday that Oracle has talked about revising its \$21-per-share offer to buy rival PeopleSoft, but he dented Wall Street expectations by saying


DCX recalls 1.2M minivans for glitch AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler Group is recalling 1.2 million minivans worldwide, including 955,000 in the United States, because an electrical problem could cause the driver #39;s side air bag to fail.


Technology is seen as revolutionary step in telecommunications Tom Scheffler gets the same reaction whenever he takes consumers to an Internet cafe to show them a different kind of phone service.


Six gold to Hanson BROOKE HANSON joined illustrious company at Indianapolis today with her sixth W quot;orld Short Course Swim Championships gold medal.


Tennessee Titans beat Green Bay Packers 48-27 GREEN BAY, Wis. The Tennessee Titans and Green Bay Packers were both in danger of falling to one-and-four tonight. Well, it didn #39;t happen to the Titans.


Yao Ming and Rockets arrive in Shanghai for NBA #39;s first games in <b>...</b> Declaring himself  quot;here on business, quot; hometown favorite Yao Ming joined Tracy McGrady and the rest of the Houston Rockets on Tuesday as they prepared for a pair of exhibition games against the Sacramento Kings -- the first NBA games played in China.


Win on Road Gives Vikings Confidence (AP) AP - On the road, with a comfortable lead, playing in fresh air, on natural grass, watching their defense being picked apart down the stretch.


Army chief  #39;emptied his magazine #39; at girl in Gaza Two separate official investigations are under way into the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old girl in Gaza by the Israeli Army after soldiers testified that their company commander


Parliament Votes Against Sharon Statement (AP) AP - The Israeli parliament gave a symbolic slap to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, voting against a statement defending his Gaza pullout plan, but he survived two no-confidence motions and pledged to bring the withdrawal itself to a vote in two weeks.


Tech Woes, Oil Weigh on Asian Shares  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Technology stocks led a fall in Asian  shares Tuesday as a gloomy outlook from LG.Philips LCD and  soaring oil prices fueled investor concerns about a slowdown in  corporate profits and global economic growth.


'Three dead' in Riyadh shootout Saudi Arabian authorities say the security forces have shot dead three suspected militants in the capital, Riyadh.


UAW and Axle Alliance Co. announce new multiple plant contract The United Auto Workers and Axle Alliance Co., a DaimlerChrysler AG subsidiary that makes parts for commercial trucks, announced a new labor contract Monday that paves the


Wal-Mart #39;s Linux-based computer not so great Q: We are in the market for a new computer, which we would use mostly for e-mail, the Internet, letters and reports. I #39;ve read about a PC sold online by Wal-Mart that runs Linux instead of Windows.


SGI brings visualization to Linux line com October 11, 2004, 11:16 AM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


Cardinals, Dodgers shake things up It happens all the time in hockey, football and basketball, and maybe it will catch on in baseball, too, after players from both teams exchanged handshakes Sunday after the St.


SPCA chapter closed over J. Williams case A New Jersey chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was ordered to close because it did not prosecute Jayson Williams over accusations he shot and killed his dog.


Pak test fires medium range missile  #39;Hataf-V #39; Islamabad, Oct 12 (PTI) Pakistan today  quot;successfully quot; carried out yet another test of its intermediate range ballistic missile  #39;Hataf-V #39;, with a strike range of 1500 km capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads and targetting most of the


Finding a seasonal job is hard work this year When Gabrielle Wentworth was heading toward a new life in Seattle, she knew the job situation was tight, even for college graduates.


Court hits Yukos with \$1.34B fine MOSCOW -- The Moscow Arbitration Court ruled yesterday embattled oil giant Yukos must pay \$1.34 billion US in fines and penalties as part of a \$4.


Malaysia #39;s AirAsia Ready to Go Public Malaysia #39;s budget carrier AirAsia is set to launch the country #39;s biggest initial public offering this year, energizing its bid to increase its fleet nearly fourfold and challenge Asia #39;s established airlines on lucrative routes.


Sox, Yanks get ready to rumble once again: Duel #39;s been in works <b>...</b> The Red Sox stats, schedule and New York Yankees stats, schedule have been on a collision course since the moment Aaron Boone #39;s game-winning home run in Game 7 of the 2003 American


Pacers push by Wizards It might not have been Reggie Miller #39;s last minute heroics, but it still gave the crowd in Worthen Arena something to cheer about.


IAEA concerns over Iraq nuclear materials The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has expressed concerns that materials and equipment from Saddam Hussein #39;s former nuclear programme in Iraq have vanished without trace.


Indian IT major Infosys net profit jumps 49 percent as outsourcing booms (AFP) AFP - India's second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies, quarterly net profit jumped 49 percent, well ahead of market expectations, thanks to a sustained outsourcing boom.


Telstra creates new media division Telstra has announced the break-up of its wholesale unit, including the creation of a separate media and content division, to address the concerns of the competition regulator before the company #39;s full privatisation.


Bush, Kerry Trade Charges Before Debate (AP) AP - In a last-minute flurry of accusations before their final debate, John Kerry tried to tie President Bush to record oil prices while the president charged that his Democratic opponent has totally misunderstood the war on terror.


Bush, Kerry gear up for final debate as polls show race too close to call (AFP) AFP - The rival campaigns of President George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry have hit the Southwest, where they are to face off in their final televised debate in two days, with polls showing the race still too close to call.


Infosys cashes in on outsourcing Indian software group Infosys turns in a 50 jump in profits as more companies hire it to run their technical support services.


Parliament Votes Against Sharon Statement JERUSALEM - The Israeli parliament gave a symbolic slap to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, voting against a statement defending his Gaza pullout plan, but he survived two no-confidence motions and pledged to bring the withdrawal itself to a vote in two weeks.    The maneuvering came Monday at the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, with Sharon heading a government that lost its majority over the Gaza pullout and is vulnerable to being toppled...


Congress Wraps Up Work With Much Rancor WASHINGTON - The 108th Congress soon will be history, a tumultuous two years that, depending on party affiliation, was the best of times or the worst of times.    Of course Republicans, who control both the House and the Senate, expressed pride in a Congress that passed a major Medicare prescription drug bill, gave President Bush the money he needed for Iraq and substantially increased spending for defense and homeland security...


World oil prices hit record highs World oil prices scaled record peaks last night, rising on concern over disruptions to supply from strike-hit producers Nigeria and Norway.


Boeing says WTO action not tied to US election The US complaint at the World Trade Organization over loans by European governments to European rival Airbus isn #39;t driven by election politics, Boeing Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher said yesterday.


Business briefs, October 12 Oil futures prices advanced to a new high Monday as a strike began in Africa #39;s largest exporter of crude, exacerbating global supply concerns at a time of strong demand and reduced


PC home entertainment options pushed LOS ANGELES -- Computer companies have been trying for several years to convince consumers that their next PC should also be their hub for home entertainment.


Internet-based phone service delivers quality calls, low prices Those who #39;ve been around the Internet for a few years probably remember trying out PC-based telephony solutions that rarely connected, and when they did, sounded like bad CB


The home of the Brave  and the meek The Astros #39; 12-3 victory Monday night in Game 5 of the National League Division Series marked the third consecutive season that the Braves have lost the deciding playoff game at home.


Here lie the Packers, may they rest in peace Dearly beloved, we gather here this evening to pay our last respects to the Green Bay Packers, a once-proud little engine that for 12 straight years could win with the best of them.


Cardinals Reach Third NLCS in Five Years (AP) AP - Another round of playoffs is giving Scott Rolen a chance to get his timing back.


More British jobs to be outsourced to India LONDON: British insurance major Royal  amp; Sun Alliance (RSA) has announced that it would shift as many as 1,100 jobs from Britain to India in the next two years.


Study: Aid for poor  #39;inadequate #39; Colorado isn #39;t doing enough to boost its low-income working families, according to a study to be released today. That is especially troubling, say those who are involved in


Slowdown seen in key industry Employment growth in Washington state #39;s biopharmaceutical industry is expected to slow in the next decade, according to a Milken Institute report that will be released today.


Abbott acquires nutrition firm EAS in deal valued at \$320 million Abbott Laboratories Inc. has agreed to buy the nutrition firm EAS Inc. for \$320 million. The two companies said Monday the cash transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter, pending regulatory approval.


UAW, DaimlerChrysler subsidiary reach multi-plant labor agreement The United Auto Workers and an automotive supplier have reached an agreement that covers current hourly workers and possibly those at yet-to-open factories, the first multi-plant pact negotiated by the UAW in 20 years.


US Airways #39; lenders extend financing terms - WSJ Several lenders to bankrupt air carrier US Airways (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to extend the terms of their financing arrangement to mid-January, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed


US shuts down British media Web sites By request from the United States, British authorities shut down 20 independent media Web sites without explanation, The Guardian reported Monday.


Gov #39;t, Microsoft haggle over documentation Microsoft is behind schedule in complying with a court order to document its proprietary communications protocols, according to US authorities monitoring its behavior.


Her breaststroke #39;s good as gold With no Australian reporters covering the World Swimming Championships, Ian Hanson has been responsible for reporting all the news from Indianapolis.


FOOTBALL: FREDDY: WOODY #39;S WOES NOT OUR FAULT NEWCASTLE chairman Freddy Shepherd has hit back at Real Madrid over Jonathan Woodgate #39;s injury woes, declaring:  quot;We #39;ve nothing to be ashamed of.


Baseball drug taker dies Ken Caminiti, a former National Baseball League most valuable player who in 2002 admitted he used steroids, has died in New York at the age of 41.


ROON AGENT MISLED COURT THE trial of three men accused of blackmailing Wayne Rooney #39;s agent collapsed yesterday after he tried to fool the court. Paul Stretford claimed that former Olympic boxer John Hyland and


American Peirsol, Australian Hanson excel at world championships Peirsol plays a part in 2 world records: Aaron Peirsol of Irvine, Calif., lowered his world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the short-course world championships, which ended last night in Indianapolis.


Beheadings of Turk, Iraqi Kurd shown in Internet video BAGHDAD, IraqA Turkish contractor and an Iraqi Kurdish translator were beheaded on a video posted on the Internet yesterday, and a statement said they had been taken captive by the Ansar al-Sunna Army - the same group that killed 12 Nepalese hostages


Pak test fires Hatf V missile Islamabad: As Pervez Musharraf completed five years of his rule, Pakistan today  quot;successfully quot; testfired its  quot;indigenously built quot; intermediate range ballistic missile  #39;Hatf-V #39; capable of carrying nuclear warheads with a strike range of 1500 km, that could


High precision equipment for making nukes disappears from Iraq In an alarming development, high-precision equipment and materials which could be used for making nuclear bombs have disappeared from some Iraqi facilities, the United Nations watchdog agency has said.


Stage set for prince to be crowned Cambodia #39;s next king The stage has been set for a little-known son of King Norodom Sihanouk to be crowned Cambodia #39;s next monarch after the king #39;s surprise abdication last week.


Davenport warms up to a Tufts 10K victory For Marie Davenport, a 29-year-old Providence College graduate from Ireland, yesterday's Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women was just a warmup.


Devastating blow Red Sox Nation collectively cursed Yankees third baseman Aaron  quot;Bleeping quot; Boone last Oct. 16 when he clobbered Tim Wakefield's first-pitch knuckleball in the 11th inning of Game 7 of the American League Championship Series deep into the New York night, giving the Yankees the AL pennant and a berth in the World Series, and sending the Sox ...


Astros climb to new heights It took 43 years, but the Houston Astros are finally postseason winners. Carlos Beltran hit two more homers and drove in five runs, while original Killer B's Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell chipped in during a five-run seventh inning that carried the Astros to a 12-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves last night in Game 5 of their ...


Cardinals expect he'll get rollin' Another round of playoffs is giving Scott Rolen a chance to get his timing back.


Dodgers blue after disappointing series Disappointment for the Dodgers again. Los Angeles made major strides this season by winning the National League West to end a long playoff drought, then earning the club's first postseason victory in 16 years.


A clashing combination David Ortiz, still champagne-scented, was watching Saturday's decisive playoff game between the Yankees and Twins with a friend. Up stepped Ruben Sierra, who'd been 1 for 20 in the series, to clock a three-run homer and tie the game in the eighth.  quot;Here they come, quot; the Red Sox slugger said. Did anyone from Eastport to Block Island expect anything else?


Use reverse psychology I am here to help. As we embark on another installment of the fabled Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, it will be my job to make sure you are not bowled over by the usual waves of emotion that accompany this long, painful exercise in futility.


It may come down to closing time This is the way it ended last year: An exhausted and emotionally spent Mariano Rivera dropped to his knees after pitching the hardest three innings of his life, sobbing and praying and finally falling prone on the hill, wrapping his arms around the mound in a mixture of thanksgiving and relief. For three innings -- the most ...


A few words edgewise Starting lineups The Sox hit 32 home runs against the Yankees, their most against any opponent. Manny Ramirez hit seven; Johnny Damon, Kevin Millar, and Bill Mueller hit five apiece. The Sox hit three or more home runs six times in games against the Bombers. They hit .322 against New York in Fenway Park but just .212 in Yankee Stadium. ...


Rivera's status for opener uncertain Home in Panama following a terrifying accident that left two of his family members dead, Yankees star closer Mariano Rivera was absent from the club's early-afternoon workout at Yankee Stadium yesterday.


Mendoza in, Youkilis out As if the rivalry weren't chock-full of subplots already, the Red Sox will inject another today when they submit their 25-man roster for the American League Championship Series and replace Kevin Youkilis with Ramiro Mendoza , who won two World Series rings with the Yankees.


Caminiti's struggles over Ken Caminiti was never short of fearless on a baseball field. He made incredible stops at third base, swatted home runs from both sides of the plate and played through pain that would wither most men.


Youngsters keep up with Joneses A month ago, the US national team was on the verge of a shocking defeat in Panama City. Now, as the US prepares for a rematch with Panama at RFK Stadium tomorrow night, the team has nearly clinched a berth in the final round of World Cup qualifying.


Clutch players need not apply What looks good on paper hasn't been tested through a season yet, so Bruce Crowder said he'll reserve judgment. He wasn't talking about rosters; he was talking about a commitment from college hockey authorities to rid the game of all the clutching and grabbing, the pinning, and tugging.


DIVISION 1-AA POLL DIVISION 1-AA POLL Balloting conducted by the Sports Network, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points and last week's ranking. W-L Pts LW 1. Southern Ill. (85) 5-1 2,620 1 2. Ga. Southern (17) 5-1 2,523 3 3. Delaware (1) 4-1 2,342 4 4. Western Ky. (2) 4-1 2,277 6 5. Montana 5-1 2,081 7 6. Wofford 4-1 1,932 ...


Color changes are in order Normally this time of year, the ECAC hockey landscape is a familiar shade: Red. As in the Big Red of Cornell or the Crimson of Harvard. But this year? There's a bit of a change in the complexion of what is now officially called the ECAC Hockey League. The tint in early October looks green.


Mercyhurst knows drill Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin believes in Atlantic Hockey. Four years ago when the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference was born, Mercyhurst was simply the cream of the crop.


Middlebury poised to continue Division 3 dominance Middlebury has had a stranglehold on the NESCAC men's hockey championship since its inception five years ago. Last year, the Panthers won their fourth NESCAC title en route to their sixth NCAA Division 3 championship. Prolific scorer and national player of the year Kevin Cooper was the catalyst in Middlebury's 27-win season, a school record.


Idle UNH still moves up Things seem to be going New Hampshire's way. The Wildcats had a bye week and still moved up two places to No. 7 in the Sports Network Division 1-AA football poll.


Hockey East schedule Games 7 p.m. unless noted OCTOBER 15 -- Merrimack at Providence; Denver at BC; Niagara at Maine; UNH at Michigan, 8; UMass at Nye Frontier Classic vs. Minnesota, 9


Sees its semiconductor unit outperforming market in 05 LONDON (CBS.MW) - Philips Electronics, the largest consumer electronics maker in Europe, on Tuesday cautioned it expects flat sales in its semiconductor business in the fourth quarter and is seeing ongoing margin pressure in consumer electronics.


Study: About 27 of working families fall below poverty line More than a quarter of all working families in the United States, including 20 million children, are considered low-income or poor, an independent report said yesterday.


CEO defends Merck on Vioxx Merck  amp; Co. #39;s chairman and chief executive Raymond Gilmartin yesterday defended his firm #39;s handling of earlier health warnings about Vioxx and said he


Marks  amp; Spencer Says First-Half Earnings Fell as Much as 12 Marks  amp; Spencer Group Plc, the UK #39;s largest clothing retailer, said first-half earnings fell as much as 12 percent after sales declined for a fourth straight quarter.


MSN Music  #39;no iTunes #39; Microsoft #39;s attempt at a digital music distribution service  quot;falls just short quot; of Apple #39;s iTunes, says The Washington Post.


Boston will fight for 7 games but still lose to Yanks Never could these words, uttered so long ago by Yogi Berra, ring more true today. Tonight, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox square off in the much-anticipated rematch of last year #39;s American League Championship Series.


Wilkinson is Foxes #39; fast fix Former Sunderland and Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson has today been appointed temporary first-team coach of Leicester. Wilkinson, the one-time England caretaker coach and technical director, will work with


Thorburn: Anderson ecstatic for latest RB star It took a month longer than usual, but Mike Shanahan and his staff have found yet another player no one else wanted to execute Denver #39;s dominant running game.


Contrast suits Broncos #39; backs Reuben Droughns stepped to the podium Sunday evening, surveyed the television cameras and a sea of reporters, then playfully hid from view.


Philippines seeks 4 in ferry bombing SINGAPORE -- Philippine authorities said yesterday that they were seeking four members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic gang with long-standing ties to Al Qaeda, in the February sinking of a ferry that left at least 118 people dead.


Ruling today on televising Shaik trial DURBAN - Schabir Shaik #39;s corruption trial got off to a low-key start in the high court here yesterday, adjourning early after several hours of legal argument on an e.tv application to televise proceedings live.


Iraq nuclear equipment vanished - UN The UN #39;s nuclear watchdog raised concerns on Monday about material and equipment from Saddam Hussein #39;s regime, which could be used to make a nuclear weapon and have since vanished in Iraq.


Cambodias Throne Council bill enforced Phnom Penh, Oct. 12 (VNA) - Cambodias acting Head of State Chea Sim on Monday signed a Throne Council bill, paving the way for the appointment of a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk, who announced his retirement on Oct. 7. Earlier on Oct.


Global oil prices zoom to record highs Global crude oil prices, which shot up to record highs on Monday, continued to rule at the same level of close to \$54 a barrel. Following the nationwide strike that began in Nigeria to protest against high


Washington Post: MSN Music Falls Just Short of iTunes The Washington Post #39;s Rob Pegoraro says that Microsoft #39;s new MSN Music store is the most capable iTunes competitor, but that it falls  quot;just short quot; of Apple #39;s offering.


Simms doubtful; Griese to start TAMPA, Fla. - Chris Simms first NFL start lasted 19 plays, and it might be a while before he plays again for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


Around the world The European Union ended 12 years of sanctions against Libya on Monday and eased an arms embargo to reward the country for giving up plans to develop weapons of mass destruction.


Chirac in Hong Kong as Asian tour winds up (AFP) AFP - President Jacques Chirac has arrived in Hong Kong on the first official visit here by a French leader, rounding off an Asian tour that has won billions in trade contracts and avoided confrontation with China over thorny political issues.


Web Site Shows Two Beheadings in Iraq (AP) AP - A Turkish contractor and an Iraqi Kurdish translator were beheaded on a video posted Monday, and a statement said they had been taken captive by the Ansar al-Sunnah Army  #151; the same group that killed 12 Nepalese hostages.


Philippine Catholic leader Sin in stable condition after heart attack (AFP) AFP - The Philippines' most influential Roman Catholic leader, Cardinal Jaime Sin, is in stable condition  but remains under intensive care after suffering a heart attack, his church says.


No early end to Nigeria strike Union leaders in Nigeria vow to press on with a general strike despite government efforts to promote talks.


Grad students digheels in on unions Tufts University graduate student Lindy Bumgarner says she does the work of an adjunct professor for half the pay.


Giving credit Who is Carlo Cestra, and why is he driving bankers nuts? Cestra is the ultra-low profile chief executive who took over a disaster in progress a decade ago and turned it into a credit union powerhouse. You could make a good argument that Digital Federal Credit Union, or DCU, as it likes to call itself, has become one of the ...


Mass. tops life science ranking Massachusetts is better poised to capitalize on biotechnology and pharmaceuticals than any other state, according to a study to be released today by the Milken Institute, an independent economic think tank.


Moving music off your PC? New gadgets abound As personal computers with broadband Internet connections become an increasingly popular way for Americans to acquire music, high-tech companies are rushing to offer systems for getting music out of the PC and onto the stereo.


Bali bombing victims remembered Mourners in Indonesia and Australia commemorate those who died in the Bali bombings two years ago.


Oil prices approach \$54 amid Nigeria unrest fears Oil futures prices advanced to another record high yesterday as a strike began in Africa's largest exporter of crude, exacerbating global supply concerns at a time of strong demand and reduced output in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf of Mexico.


Fidelity closing fund to new investors Fidelity Investments will close its fast-growing \$17.8 billion Diversified International fund to new purchasers at the close of business Oct. 25. The fund, managed by William Bower, grew to assets of \$18.7 billion as of Oct. 8. It had a year-to-date return of 6.8 percent through the same date. The fund assets, including investor inflows and asset appreciation, grew from ...


US funds study on Net chat-room surveillance Amid the torrent of jabber in Internet chat rooms -- flirting by QTpie and BoogieBoy, arguments about politics and horror flicks -- are terrorists plotting their next move?


Glaxo, FDA in talks about flu vaccine GlaxoSmithKline PLC is in talks with the Food and Drug Administration about selling its Fluarix influenza vaccine in the United States this season because of the expected flu vaccine shortage this year.


Slain officers buried as gunfire continues in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE -- Hundreds of wailing mourners gathered to bury five slain police officers yesterday as gunfire crackled around the capital, where clashes between supporters of the US-backed government and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide have plagued peacekeepers. Photographs of three officers who were beheaded sat beside their cremated remains in a police academy where the funerals were held, while the open ...


Romanians seek US as base tenant MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania -- To entice the US military to make a home here, what better symbolic appeal could the Romanian government make than to rename a street George Washington Boulevard?


US releases Saudi held since 2001 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- A Saudi-American held in US solitary confinement for nearly three years without being charged returned to his family in Saudi Arabia yesterday after agreeing to trade in his US citizenship for his freedom.


Oil Firms Say Iraqi Purchases Were Legal  Two large American oil companies that received profitable vouchers to buy Iraqi oil under the United Nations' oil-for-food program said yesterday that the purchases complied with U.S. law.


In Iraq, Courtesy Call Takes Poise and Patience Staff Sgt. Chris Fritz set out for a meeting with the mayor of Musayyib to discuss the needs of the city in a convoy of nine armored trucks equipped with .50-caliber machine guns and Mark 19 automatic grenade launchers. He was protected by three dozen Marines wearing full body armor and carrying assault rifles and assorted mortars and grenades.


Hamdi Returns Home to Saudi Arabia The U.S. citizen who was held by the military as an "enemy combatant" arrived home, bringing an end to a philosophical and legal battle over his confinement that helped clarify the government's power to fight the war on terrorism.


Marks  amp; Spencer First-Half Profit Fell as Much as 12 (Update1) Marks  amp; Spencer Group Plc, the UK #39;s largest clothing retailer, said first-half earnings fell as much as 12 percent after sales declined for a fourth straight quarter.


Indian IT major Infosys net profit jumps 49 percent as outsourcing <b>...</b> BANGALORE, India: India #39;s second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies, quarterly net profit jumped 49 percent, well ahead of market expectations, thanks to a sustained outsourcing boom.


Kookaburras condemned for withdrawal Furious Pakistani hockey officials have called for Olympic champion Australia to be punished for withdrawing from December #39;s Champions Trophy tournament in Lahore for security reasons.


Rooney agent misled court Three men were cleared yesterday of blackmailing football agent Paul Stretford after it emerged he had misled the court. John Hyland, Christopher Bacon and Anthony Bacon were on trial at Warrington


Injured QBs leave Miami in quandary DAVIE, Fla.Injuries to Jay Fiedler and AJ Feeley left Miami #39;s unsettled quarterback situation more muddled than ever. Fiedler was sore after aggravating a rib injury in Sunday #39;s 24-10 loss at New England, and


Aloisi sidelined for Sydney leg The Socceroos will be without forward John Aloisi for Tuesday night #39;s Confederations Cup second-leg qualifier against the Solomon Islands in Sydney.


Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable missile ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has test-fired an intermediate-range nuclear-capable missile able to hit targets deep inside rival neighbour India, the military announced.


THE BIG HEAT Levels of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, have risen alarmingly over the past two years,. Experts fear this will lead to catastrophic changes in the climate far sooner than previously predicted.


N-bomb equipment  #39;lost in Iraq #39; Nuclear bomb- making equipment could end up in the hands of terrorists because of the chaos in Iraq, a United Nations watchdog has warned.


Breakthrough in Afghan election row There has been a breakthrough agreement in Afghanistan #39;s disputed elections, with the main rival to President Hamid Karzai saying he will accept the result, after an independent inquiry into charges of fraud.


Aristide Calls For Dialogue In Haiti Hardbeatnews.com, JOHANNESBURG, SA, Tues. Oct. 12: Jean Bertrand Aristide is thousands of miles away from South Africa but remains tuned to the strife ongoing in his homeland of Haiti.


Warning of major NHS IT overspend The final cost of modernising NHS IT systems could reach 31bn - five times the declared figure, a report says.


Teen's eBay con prompts warning Detectives warn internet auction bidders to be wary of how they pay after a teenage fraudster conned customers.


Infosys cashes in on outsourcing Indian software group Infosys sees its profits jump 50 as more companies hire it to run their technical support services.


Royal  amp; Sun Alliance to transfer jobs Over the next to years more than 1,100 jobs located in United Kingdom, will be shift to India, according to the Royal  amp; Sun Alliance plans.


Earnings optimism nudges stocks higher Stocks drifted higher yesterday, brushing aside another record high for oil prices amid hopes the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports will override worries about a struggling economic recovery.


Brown, Titans run by Packers AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WLTPctPFPANew England4001.00010563N.Y. Jets4001.0009875Buffalo040.0005173Miami050.0004287 South WLTPctPFPAIndianapolis410.


China Urges U.S. to Stop Selling Arms to Taiwan (Reuters) Reuters - China Tuesday urged the United States\to halt all official contact with Taiwan and to stop selling\arms to the island, but made no comment on Taiwan President\Chen Shui-bian's recent peace overtures.


Formerly Conjoined Egyptian Twins Doing OK (AP) AP - One year ago, twin Egyptian boys born joined at the tops of their heads were separated after a 34-hour procedure that doctors warned could have resulted in the death of one or both.


Victims of Bali Bombings Remembered (AP) AP - Relatives of the 202 people killed in the Bali terror attacks marked the second anniversary of the bombings Tuesday with a moment of silence and a defiant vow to defeat the Islamic militants behind the blasts.


Caesars plans Wembley casino US casino giant Caesars plans to build a 335m gambling and leisure resort beside the new Wembley Stadium in London, its first foray into Europe.


Cameroon leader 'ahead in polls' Unofficial results from Cameroon's presidential election point to a huge victory for incumbent Paul Biya.


Ten Turks freed by Iraq militants Ten former Turkish hostages appear before media in Baghdad after being released by an Islamist group.


War said to give momentum to terrorists TEL AVIV -- The war in Iraq did not damage international terror groups, but instead distracted the United States from confronting other hotbeds of Islamic militancy and actually  quot;created momentum quot; for many terrorists, a top Israeli security think tank said in a report released yesterday.


Tokyo Stocks Weaker as Yen Weighs  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slipped 0.58  percent on Monday morning after a weak U.S. jobs report kept  the dollar near a five-year low against the yen, hurting the  shares of Japanese exporters.


Fidelity closing fund to new investors Fidelity Investments will close its fast-growing \$17.8 billion Diversified International fund to new purchasers at the close of business Oct. 25.


Siebel enters Motive alliance Siebel Systems is mounting an effort to alleviate a major hassle that comes with licensing its customer information systems -- the labour-intensive task of tuning and tending to its software in complex computing environments.


Foxes turn to Wilkinson Former Sunderland and Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson has been appointed temporary first-team coach of Leicester. Bassett told Sky Sports News:  quot;I spoke to Howard about helping Leicester out and he #39;s accepted that situation.


Sharon gets a setback in parliament The Israeli Knesset last night dealt a staggering political blow to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, rejecting on a 53-44 vote his report on the


Howard Remembers Australia #39;s Bali Dead Prime Minister John Howard attended a solemn commemoration today for victims of the nightclub bombings two years ago on Indonesias Bali island, which claimed the lives of 88 Australians.


How Schabir tried to come to my rescue I was complaining to Schabir Shaik in the courtyard of Durban #39;s High Court that, for once, a certain Sunday newspaper had got it right.


A War and a Mystery: Confronting Avian Flu A spate of recent deaths has stirred fears of a broader outbreak among people and raised the possibility of a human pandemic.


At Mount St. Helens, the Big Eruption Is of Data, Not Lava In the years since Mount St. Helens last erupted, technology has completely revolutionized volcano science.


Friends Matter for Reclusive Creature of African Forest Okapi are phantasmagoric creatures that have inspired the work of Dr. Terese Hart, the director of the Wildlife Conservation Society in Congo.


A Lesson in Linguistics From the Mouths of Babes What slips of the tongue say about a child's development.


A Stranger in the Mirror: Should Doctors Transplant Faces? The technology for human facial transplants exists, but ethicists are worried about using it.


Infosys Profit Growth Best in Three Years (Reuters) Reuters - Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's\second-largest software services company, posted its biggest\quarterly profit jump in three years on increased outsourcing\by telecoms and financial companies.


SUPER BOWL ADS PRICIER October 12, 2004 -- THE asking price of a TV commercial on next year #39;s Super Bowl is going up again. Fox, which has the rights to football #39;s ratings-busting showcase, is seeking a record \$2.


EBay #39;s PayPal hit by glitches in online payments EBay #39;s online payment service PayPal has suffered intermittent glitches since late last week, locking some users out of their accounts for long stretches and making


Stocks up ahead of earnings reports NEW YORK - Stocks drifted higher Monday, brushing aside another record high for oil prices amid hopes the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports will override worries about a struggling economic recovery.


Infy Q2 net jumps 49 yoy Beating its own and market expectations, software major Infosys Technologies on Tuesday reported a 48.64 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 447.


Global Oil Prices Soar To Record Highs World oil prices have shot to record highs as concern grows about even more expensive fuel at the petrol pumps. In London, Brent North Sea crude oil for delivery in November surpassed \$50 a barrel for the first time in the contract #39;s 16-year history.


Britain faces pension savings gap, report warns? (updated PM4:26) British workers will have to save more and retire later to make up for a looming gap in pension savings, said the author of an official report being released Tuesday.


Linksys, AT amp;T Team for Consumer VoIP Starting in mid-October AT amp;T, in partnership with industry-leader Linksys (a division of Cisco Systems (Quote, Chart)), will begin offering Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to home users across the country.


Who #39;s your daddy? Yanks own Red Sox On the eve of the AL Championship Series, Major League Baseball recalled a T-shirt it had previously sanctioned because it rubbed Red Sox fans the wrong way, according to the Associated Press.


Beckham admits he deliberately got suspended because of injury England captain David Beckham revealed on Tuesday he deliberately got himself suspended for Wednesday #39;s World Cup qualifying game against Azerbaijan because he knew he would miss the game with a broken rib.


Gone too soon Ken Caminiti #39;s power hitting, defensive acrobatics, and a rugged appeal that reached even nonbaseball fans made him one of San Diego #39;s premier athletes, and helped lay groundwork for a \$474


Ponting leads tributes to Miller Australia captain Ricky Ponting has led the tributes to great all-rounder Keith Miller, who died on Monday. Miller, who played in Donald Bradman #39;s Invincibles team, died in Melbourne at the age of 84.


Griese will start for Bucs Chris Simms #39; first NFL start lasted only 19 plays, and it may be a while before he plays again for the Bucs. Although the second-year quarterback is day to day with a left shoulder sprain, coach Jon Gruden


Apple iTunes UK suffers snags Some Macworld Online readers have experienced problems using the UK iTunes Music Store in recent days. Letters received by Macworld confirm multiple instances in which users trying to access


Sri Lanka cruise to win Sri Lanka have virtually secured their place in the final of the Paktel Cup against Pakistan after easing to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe on Saturday.


Victims of Bali Bombings Remembered Australian Prime Minister John Howard, center, his wife Janette, right, and opposition lawmaker Bob McMullan in Canberra, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, laying wreaths in memory of victims of the Bali bombings..Commemorations


Pakistan steps up nuclear race Islamabad - Pakistan test-fired an intermediate-range, nuclear capable ballistic missile on Tuesday as part of its efforts to boost defences against nuclear rival India in spite of recent peace talks.


EU lifts Libya arms ban but presses Tripoli over medics LUXEMBOURG, Oct 11 (AFP) - The European Union agreed Monday to lift an 18-year-old arms embargo on Libya, welcoming the country #39;s renunciation of weapons of mass destruction and movement towards  quot;responsible government.


Philippine Ferry Blast Said Caused by Bomb MANILA, Philippines Oct. 11, 2004 - A bomb planted by the brutal Abu Sayyaf group caused a ferry fire in February that killed over 100 people in the Philippines #39; worst terrorist attack, an investigation concluded Monday.


China Urges US to Stop Selling Arms to Taiwan China Tuesday urged the United States to halt all official contact with Taiwan and to stop selling arms to the island, but made no comment on Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian #39;s recent peace overtures.


Nine die in Japan 'suicide pacts' Mass suicide is suspected after Japanese police find nine bodies in two groups near Tokyo.


Sources: Body of Briton Bigley Dumped Near Baghdad (Reuters) Reuters - The body of British engineer Kenneth\Bigley, killed by his kidnappers last week after three weeks in\captivity, was dumped just south of Baghdad Friday, sources\close to the insurgency said Tuesday.


India's Mirage 2000 crashes during exercise with Singapore (Reuters) Reuters - An Indian air force Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday during joint exercises with Singapore's air force but no one was hurt after the two pilots bailed out in time, an Indian military spokesman said.


U.S. Oil Over \$54 on Winter Worries  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices set new record highs above  \$54 a barrel for U.S. crude Tuesday, with global supplies  hounded by outages that are thwarting efforts to build winter  heating oil inventories.


Caesars, Quintain to Build Wembley Casino  LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. casino firm Caesars Entertainment  Inc. and Quintain Estates have formed a joint venture to turn  the area around London's Wembley Stadium into a \$600 million  leisure and gambling resort.


Infosys Profit Growth Best in Three Years  BANGALORE (Reuters) - Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's  second-largest software services company, posted its biggest  quarterly profit jump in three years on increased outsourcing  by telecoms and financial companies.


UK inflation rate fall continues The UK's inflation rate fell in September, thanks in part to a fall in the price of airfares, increasing the chance that interest rates will be kept on hold.


Undecided Voter? Try This Quiz While most voters have chosen their favorite candidate for president, several sites offer online tests for the undecided. In some cases, the results can be quite contradictory. By Joanna Glasner.


Diebold and the Disabled Among the promoters of electronic voting machines are advocates for disabled voters. But critics say money connections between disability groups and voting-machine companies suggest the groups may be concerned with more than independent access for the disabled. By Kim Zetter.


Oil price breaks through \$54 Oil prices have set new record highs above \$54 a barrel for US crude, with global supplies hounded by outages that are thwarting efforts to build winter heating oil inventories.


Caesars, Quintain to Build Wembley Casino US casino firm Caesars Entertainment Inc. and Quintain Estates have formed a joint venture to turn the area around London #39;s Wembley Stadium into a \$600 million leisure and gambling resort.


UK inflation rate fall continues The slow rise in the price of clothing and footwear on the high street has once again helped to keep inflation under control in the UK.


SunTrust to restate its 2004 earnings The bank cites errors, puts two top executives on leave and delays its third-quarter report. By JOHN HIELSCHER. SunTrust Banks Inc.


M amp;S sales fall for fourth straight quarter Marks  amp; Spencer, reporting its fourth straight quarter of falling sales, says food sales slipped slightly in the last two weeks of September but clothing was steady.


Woodgate out until Christmas However, the England defender - who was examined at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio - is likely to miss 10 more weeks of the season, Real Madrid team physician Alfonso del Corral said.


Packers humiliated by Titans GREEN BAY, Wis. - Chris Brown had touchdown runs of 37 and 29 yards as the Tennessee Titans beat the stumbling Green Bay Packers 48-27 on Monday night.


Prefontaine hoofs the Lions For a guy who would have preferred to see the SkyDome lid closed, Noel Prefontaine did a fine job of putting the boot to the football yesterday in the chilly, open air of the topless stadium.


Rebels begin weapons handover Residents of Baghdad #39;s Sadr City district slowly began to turn in weapons yesterday, the first step in a process that US and Iraqi officials hope


Indonesia tightens security on Bali island Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia #39;s police on Tuesday were ordered to tighten security on the resort island of Bali on the 2nd anniversary of Bali bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, and injured 500 others.


Buttiglione Rejected by EU Parliament A double rejection for Buttiglione in Brussels. The justice and security commission of the European Parliament has rejected by just one vote, the first resolution that accepted the candidature of Rocco Buttiglione


Transactions BASEBALL Chicago (NL): Fired third base coach Wendell Kim. Cincinnati (NL): Extended manager Dave Miley's contract through 2006; signed OF Jason Romano to minor league contract. Los Angeles (NL): 3B Robin Ventura retired. Oakland (AL): Fired bench coach Chris Speier. Texas (AL): Assigned P Mickey Callaway to Oklahoma (PCL).


Reds extend Miley through 2006 Manager Dave Miley got a long-awaited show of confidence yesterday when the Cincinnati Reds extended his contract through the 2006 season. Miley, 42, had little security when he took over for the fired Bob Boone in July 2003. He finished that season as interim manager, then got only a one-year extension with a club option for 2005. The Reds had ...


Sources: Body of British Hostage Dumped Near Baghdad  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The body of British engineer Kenneth  Bigley, killed by his kidnappers last week after three weeks in  captivity, was dumped just south of Baghdad Friday, sources  close to the insurgency said Tuesday.


Milosevic Trial Resumes After Month-Long Break  THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan  Milosevic's war crimes trial resumed in The Hague on Tuesday  after a month-long break with two court-assigned lawyers  running his defense and calling the latest witness.


Jones wilts in the constant glare of innuendo If Marion Jones is guilty of the drug-taking allegations levelled against her by Balco #39;s owner Victor Conte, she will not only be damned as athletics #39; most notorious drugs cheat since Ben Johnson, she would have to go down as the most convincing liar I


Megawati Loses Out The outgoing Indonesian President's unwillingness to accept defeat has held up a peaceful transition


US and Iraqis raid Sunni centres US and Iraqi forces raid mosques in Ramadi, after an overnight air strike on a popular restaurant in Falluja.


Moya #39;s magic seals Davis Cup for Spain A MAJESTIC Carlos Moya tamed world No2 Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6, 7-6 yesterday to clinch the Davis Cup for Spain. The popular Majorcan erased the heartache of missing Spains maiden triumph in 2000 by bringing


LONDON CALLING LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Las Vegas took one more high-stepping kick across the pond on Tuesday as casino operator Caesars Entertainment Inc.


Oil, stocks both rise Oil prices shot up yesterday to their fifth straight 21-year high, as hurricane damage closed a key oil shipping port in Louisiana.


Deutsche Telekom stake may be sold for 4.45 billion Stake in Deutsche Telekom AG may be sold by Germany for 4.45 billion (\$5.5 billion) as EU faces finance deficits and seeks for the ways to resolve the problem.


Australia #39;s Qantas calls halt to merger appeal process Australia #39;s main airline carrier, Qantas, says it won #39;t appeal the New Zealand High Court #39;s rejection of a proposed alliance with Air New Zealand.


Judge rejects AMD plea for confidential Intel documents A US judge has ruled that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is not entitled to trial documents that the company said might help it prove its European Commission antitrust complaint against Intel.


Authorities shut down UK-based news websites US authorities have shut down 20 independent news websites run by the Independent Media Center (Indymedia) and seized two UK-based web servers.


Beckham: I Got Booked Deliberately England captain David Beckham has revealed that he deliberately got himself booked against Wales on Saturday. The Real Madrid star was cautioned for a foul on Ben Thatcher late in the game, and he will now


Pakistan successfully test-fires nuclear capable missile Pakistan test-fired on Tuesday a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, part of the countrys efforts to enforce its defence, a military statement said.


US and Iraqi Forces Raid Ramadi Mosques Local residents arrive to examine a destroyed building in the center of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday morning, Oct. 12, 2004 following an US air strike.


THREE DIE IN SUICIDE BOMBING A CAR suicide bomber attacked an American convoy in the north Iraqi city of Mosul yesterday, killing one US soldier and twoIraqis.


Nuclear materials  #39;vanish #39; in Iraq Equipment and materials that could be used to make nuclear weapons have disappeared from Iraq, the chief of the UN #39;s atomic watchdog agency has warned.


Turkish hostages reportedly freed in Iraq Turkey #39;s foreign minister confirms ten Turkish hostages, who have been freed by kidnappers, are now in the Turkish embassy in Baghdad.


Milosevic Trial Resumes After Month-Long Break (Reuters) Reuters - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan\Milosevic's war crimes trial resumed in The Hague on Tuesday\after a month-long break with two court-assigned lawyers\running his defense and calling the latest witness.


Shell plans auction of liquefied petroleum gas unit (AFP) AFP - Royal Dutch/Shell plans to auction off its liquefied petroleum gas business, which is valued at more than one billion pounds.


Was Bush packing Wi-Fi in TV debate? Opinion Miraculous clarity arouses suspicion


Oil prices set all-time highs near 54 dollars in Asian trade (AFP) AFP - Oil prices hit all-time highs near 54 dollars in Asian trade as a general strike in Africa's biggest oil producer Nigeria turned the heat up further on jittery market and brought 65 dollars within sight.


U.S. Oil Over \$54 on Winter Fuel Worries  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices surged to new record highs  again Tuesday, taking U.S. crude above \$54, with global  supplies hounded by outages that are thwarting efforts to build  winter heating fuel inventories.


Philips Leads European Stocks Lower  LONDON (Reuters) - European shares fell Tuesday after weak  German ZEW investor confidence data raised fears economic  growth will dwindle and slow consumer buying weighed on the  third-quarter results of Philips.


Philips cautious despite profits Philips, Europe's largest maker of consumer electronics, is cautious about earnings growth despite reporting a profit in the third quarter.


Apple fan sites buzz with talk of photo-ready iPod Is Apple fine-tuning an enhanced iPod with roughly 50 more storage and a color screen to display photos? The Internet sites that follow Apple #39;s coming product


Astros short hops Carlos Beltran, Jeff Bagwell and the Astros slugged their way into the postseason record book at Turner Field on Monday night. Powering the Astros to their first-ever postseason


Vogts #39; job is safe for now - SFA Chief Scottish Football Association chief executive David Taylor has again insisted that Berti Vogts #39; job is secure, for the immediate future at least.


Sharon out to save Gaza pullout plan Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has launched new efforts to widen his shaky coalition after a stinging setback in parliament that complicated his plan to withdraw from some occupied territory.


Strike shakes crude oil costs Oil futures prices advanced to a new high Monday as a strike began in Africa #39;s largest exporter of crude, exacerbating global supply concerns at a time of strong demand and reduced


Philips cautious despite profits Philips, Europe #39;s largest maker of consumer electronics, has reported a higher-than-expected third-quarter operating profit. But the company is cautious about the future, warning that high oil prices and unrest in Iraq were hitting demand.


Royal  amp; Sun Alliance to axe 1,100 jobs in cost-cutting move to <b>...</b> Insurance giant Royal  amp; Sun Alliance (RSA) is set to send over 1,000 jobs to India to cut costs and offer the company greater operational flexibility.


WORK UNTIL YOU #39;RE 70 EMPLOYEES will have to work longer, save harder or pay higher taxes to plug a 57billion-a-year hole in pension funds. The Pensions Commission, set up by the Government to look into how


Caesars to Build Major Casino in Capital Looking to gain a foothold in the potentially lucrative British gambling market, Caesars Entertainment Inc. has announced plans to construct a Las Vegas-style hotel-casino in London.


USA: Abbott Laboratories to acquire EAS US pharmaceuticals company Abbott Laboratories has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire US nutrition company EAS.


MS details Windows XP Media Center 2005 Striving to reignite interest in Windows XP, Microsoft plans to unveil the latest version of its Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system today.


Court pointed to P2P firms The US Supreme Court has been asked to hold two internet file-sharing services responsible for their customers #39; online swapping of copyrighted songs and movies.


Vendor group publishes new Web services management spec A group of technology vendors that includes AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems, last week published a new Web services specification designed to simplify network administration across a range of devices.


IT management to get a boost from web services Microsoft and Sun Microsystems will publish a specification to use web services for managing a broad range of IT systems including PCs and devices on a network.


Schilling prepared to go on the attack New York- The Yankees and Red Sox have been there and done that. They #39;re about to do it again tonight in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.


Wilkinson takes over at Leicester  quot;I spoke to Howard about helping Leicester out and he #39;s accepted that situation, quot; Bassett said in an interview with Sky News.


WNBA: Storm Defeat Sun, Tie Finals at 1-1 The Seattle Storm has defeated the Connecticut Sun 67-65 to force a decisive third game in the Women #39;s National Basketball Association Finals.


Vogts Expects Victory The game certainly is a must-win affair if the Scots are to have any chance of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals. With just one point from home games with Slovenia and Norway, they are already trailing in Group Five.


ANNBalinese still watchful and wary Craftsmen quietly packed up their tools and left the site. Although awaiting an official ceremony on the anniversary, the memorial to 202 people killed in the Oct. 12, 2002 attacks on Bali nightclubs was open to the public before that.


EU decision on the final lifting of sanctions imposed on Libya Libya achieved Monday a new major political victory by the EU decision fully and finally lifting the embargo on selling and exporting weapons to Libya imposed since 1986.


Analysis: IAEA Concerned Over Dismantlement Of Former Iraqi <b>...</b> Muhammad el-Baradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), sent a letter to the current UN Security Council President Sir Emyr Jones Parry last week expressing concern about the whereabouts of equipment from dismantled sites that


Jacket Grows From Living Tissue Put off by the idea of wearing jackets made from dead animal skins, a team of Australian researchers attempts to grow a stitchless coat from live cells. By Lakshmi Sandhana.


IPod Users Go Into the Closet As Apple's iPod moves fast into the mainstream, many users shun the telltale white earbuds. Behold the closet iPod lover, some of whom are not too keen on the growing hordes of plebes with new iPods. By Leander Kahney.


School Ups Grade by Going Online A program called HIPSchools lets parents track assignments and communicate with teachers online. For a Brooklyn middle school with a failing grade from the state, the system has meant a dramatic turnaround. By Cyrus Farivar.


Indecency Rules Enter Digital Age The FCC leads the campaign to rein in 'indecency' on the airwaves. But in a world of unlimited spectrum, some think shackling the First Amendment is what's obscene. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.


Backup Voting -- Could Be a Mess A new national backup system meant to ensure that millions of eligible voters are not mistakenly turned away from the polls this year as they were in 2000 could cause Election Day problems.


Report: Maverick UK Envoy to Tashkent May Lose Job  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ambassador to Uzbekistan, who  has condemned his superiors for accepting security information  gathered by torture, may be about to lose his job, British  media reported Tuesday.


Russia 'unveils Yukos sale plans' The Russian government plans to push through a partial sale of oil giant Yukos in order to cover the firm's tax bill, it is reported.


Oil Rises to Record for 6th Day on Shortfall Concern; Use Jumps Crude oil rose to a record for a sixth day, passing \$54 a barrel in New York, as concern about US supplies grew after the International Energy Agency said demand this year is rising faster than expected.


Corporate tax bill agreement reached On Monday, the US Senate reached the deal over long-playing tax bill costing \$136 billion. The deal is expected to allow to vote over the bill of \$136 billion tax breaks, \$14.


Third Time #39;s A Charm NEW YORK - Finally, there is some good news for Microsoft in its struggle to gain a foothold in the living room. The third try is always the charm when Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) takes a run at a new market.


The Vision Thing Tech companies can #39;t just have products. They have to have a vision. At IBM, it #39;s  quot;on-demand quot; computing. At companies in just about any business more complicated than hubcaps, it #39;s  quot;selling solutions.


QB guessing game begins TORONTO -- Toronto #39;s Jonathan Brown was mainly responsible for the constant, dull thud of BC quarterbacks hitting the turf, wondering what hit them, that he earned the right to weigh in on the Lions #39; renewed quarterback controversy.


Yao Ming, Rockets in Shanghai for NBA #39;s first games in China SHANGHAI, China The Houston Rockets have arrived in Shanghai with hometown favorite Yao Ming declaring himself  quot;here on business.


Al-Sadr Militants Trade Arms For Cash Baghdad, Iraq Residents of Baghdad #39;s Sadr City district slowly began to turn in weapons Monday, the first step in a process that US and Iraqi officials hope will lead to a permanent end to fighting in the insurgent-controlled slum.


Translator hired by Titan beheaded by insurgents A translator employed by San Diego #39;s Titan Corp. was beheaded in Iraq yesterday by insurgents who also beheaded a Turkish contractor working at a US air base.


IAEA ignored Greenpeace warnings on Iraq Mohamed ElBaradei warned the world today that nuclear assets in Iraq have been looted and nuclear materials have disappeared. Greenpeace made that warning more than a year ago when we located radioactive materials


Annan asks China to play a bigger role UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told university students in Beijing Monday that China should play a bigger role in global development and world peace.


World oil prices reach new highs on supply fears LONDON : World oil prices stormed above 54 US dollars for the first time Tuesday as strikes in Nigeria and Norway raised worries about possible supply shortages during the northern hemisphere winter.


Quintain plans casino at Wembley QUINTAIN Estates and Development is planning a 320m casino and leisure complex near the new Wembley Stadium. The developer would split the cost with Las Vegas casino owner, Caesars Entertainment in a joint


Russian Justice Ministry says it will sell some Yukos assets MOSCOW Russia #39;s Justice Ministry will sell off some of the assets of a subsidiary of the oil giant Yukos. That #39;s according to a statement carried by the Interfax news agency.


Cheaper airfares now easier to find The Holy Grail of Internet shopping is being able to go online, click a few times, and find the exact product or service you want at the best possible price.


You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best NEW YORKCurt Schilling started Game Seven of the World Series for the Diamondbacks against the Yankees in 2001. Three years later, he finally gets to pitch in the biggest game of his life when he takes


Wilkinson takes over at Leicester after Adams departure Former England caretaker manager Howard Wilkinson has taken temporary charge of coaching English second division Leicester City after the resignation of Micky Adams.


Houston...We Have Liftoff! In a game featuring countless years of playoff futility for both teams, though with vastly different barometers of success, the Atlanta Braves could not withstand the onslaught of the Killer Bs as the Houston Astros took the decisive Game 5 of


CAL NOTEBOOK Dinged-up defensive line awaits Bruins Tackle Lorenzo Alexander left the USC game with an injured elbow. X-rays and an MRI exam didn #39;t reveal any major damage. He was taking part in limited drills Monday, and coach Jeff Tedford said he expected him to be fine by Saturday.


Winning equals sales A day later, Simone Edwards could not get over the sellout KeyArena crowd of 17,072 that saw the Seattle Storm beat Connecticut, 67-65, in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday.


Vogts sure side will beat Moldova Scotland manager Berti Vogts has expressed his confidence that his team will win in Moldova on Wednesday. There have been calls for his resignation after Saturday #39;s 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat by Norway.


Wait  #39;Till Next Year Midnight came for the Cinderella Dodgers and their magical season ended with the thump of Albert Pujols #39;homer landing in the short seats in left field, breaking a 2-2 tie.


Bali blast remembered two years later In beach shorts and black armbands, mourners met on Tuesday under blue Bali skies for an emotional ceremony to remember 202 people killed two years ago when bombs tore through the heart of Indonesia #39;s resort island.


Pioneering NASA Engineer Max Faget Dead at 83 (Reuters) Reuters - Pioneering NASA engineer Maxime Faget,\who designed the Project Mercury capsule that carried the first\U.S. astronauts into space and worked on every subsequent\manned spacecraft including the space shuttle, has died at the\age of 83, NASA said on Sunday.


Fujitsu and Cisco Form Strategic Alliance SAN JOSE, Calif.  amp; TOKYO - (BUSINESS WIRE) -ec. 5, 2004  -itsu Limited (TSE:6702) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) today announced that they have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into


Oil price at new record of above \$54 pb; Brent crosses \$51 pb NEW YORK, October 12 (newratings.com) - World crude oil prices continued their upward rally today above \$54 per barrel, rising to new record high levels for the sixth consecutive day.


Royal  amp; Sun Alliance offshores 1,200 UK jobs UK insurance giant Royal  amp; Sun Alliance is to offshore some 1,200 back office and call center jobs to India over the next two years.


Britons Must Save More, Pay More Tax for Pensions (Update1) The UK must force people to work until age 70 or pay 57 billion pounds (\$102 billion) a year more in taxes to maintain income for retirees, a study commissioned by Prime Minister Tony Blair #39;s government showed.


Russia announces plans to sell part of Yukos: report MOSCOW : Russia #39;s justice ministry announced plans to sell a part of the Yukos oil giant to cover the company #39;s outstanding back taxes.


Merck begins search for new CEO NEW YORK, October 12 (newratings.com) - The global pharmaceutical giant, Merck  amp; Company (MRK.NYS) plans to appoint a new CEO by the end of next year.


Botched maintenance - not worm - blamed for MS IM glitch MSN Messenger, Microsoft #39;s instant message service, is back up and running this morning after a routine maintenance operation went wrong, rendering the service sporadically unavailable for three days.


Vodafone gives away free desktop text software With the UK sending over two billion texts every month, according to the Mobile Data Association, Big Red is giving away the software free to encourage companies to make more use of the messaging service.


VeriSign offers VoIP signaling VeriSign Inc said yesterday that it is now offering voice over IP service providers with access to its SS7 signaling network, allowing them to outsource the process of connecting their networks to regular telecommunications carriers.


Vogts expects victory Scotland manager Berti Vogts insists he is expecting nothing but victory against Moldova on Wednesday. The game certainly is a must-win affair if the Scots are to have any chance of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals.


Ready or not, MSU prepares for Big Ten heavyweights Michigan State football coach John L. Smith couldn #39;t, or wouldn #39;t, say if his team is in any condition to compete with the Big Ten #39;s upper echelon.


Iraqi material missing, says UN nuclear agency UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations #39; nuclear agency says it is concerned about the disappearance of equipment and materials from Iraq that could be used to make nuclear weapons.


Berlusconi blasts EU rejection ROME, Italy -- An EU committee #39;s rejection of an Italian nominee with conservative views on homosexuality has drawn a sharp condemnation by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.


Profile: Cambodian King Nears End of Long Political Career Cambodia #39;s legislature has voted to allow a nine-member council to choose a successor to 81-year-old King Norodom Sihanouk, who abdicated last week.


Royal moves workforce to India Royal  amp; SunAlliance, second-biggest general insurance company in Britain, announced on Monday it will transfer as much as 1,100 jobs to India to raise the number of employees in the country to 1,200 within a couple of years.


Temasek posts S\$7.4b net profit in first-ever report card SINGAPORE : Investment firm Temasek Holdings has made public its report card for the first time in its 30-year history. Its performance in financial year 2003 sparkled, with


Oracle wants to buy PeopleSoft cheaper ORACLE IS considering dropping its hostile \$7.7 billion bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft by one-third to one-fourth. Oracle co-president Safra Catz said that having seen PeopleSoft #39;s 2004 performance


Mortgage Rates, Dell Recall Metro Atlantas best home mortgage rates continue to hold at historic 30-year lows this week. After being grounded last week, the airlines are raising fares again to cover escalating fuel costs.


Wallace denies wrongdoing in fed anti-spyware case The man at the center of the nation #39;s first spyware case - businessman notorious for his junk Internet mailings  -s federal regulators were politically


China declares bounty on web p0rn THE CHINESE government, while ignoring web calls to clean up corruption of officials, is offering rewards to people who shop web porn makers.


Woodgate relieved to avoid surgery for thigh injury Defender Jonathan Woodgate says he is relieved he is unlikely to need surgery for a long-standing thigh injury and should be able to make his debut for Real Madrid before the end of the year.


Green Bay sent packing Chris Brown rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns as the Tennessee Titans ended a run of three defeats by powering to a 48-27 victory over the struggling Green Bay Packers.


Camoranesi is doubt for crunch tie ROME, Italy -- Italy #39;s Mauro Camoranesi is a major doubt for Wednesday #39;s crunch World Cup qualifier at home to Belarus. The Argentina-born midfielder has a left thigh strain and a bruised right leg and has


Red Sox vs. Yankees Managers: Terry Francona is in his first year with the Red Sox and is 3-0 in the postseason. Joe Torre is 887-567 (.610) in nine seasons with the Yankees, 68-31 (.687) in the postseason.


GOLF: SCOTT #39;S TO HAVE TEE WITH ERNIE SCOTT DRUMMOND has been handed the task of taking on No.1 seed Ernie Els in the first round of the HSBC World Matchplay Championship at Wentworth on Thursday.


PREVIEW-Italy cannot afford another World Cup slip-up Smarting from their defeat to Slovenia, Italy face Belarus on Wednesday in Parma knowing they can ill-afford to let their World Cup qualifying campaign get further off track.


Yao Ming and Rockets Arrive in Shanghai Houston Rockets #39; Yao Ming answers a question from journalists during a press conference for the NBA China 2004 game Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004 in Shanghai, China.


Prefontaine boots Argos past Lions CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Toronto Argonauts may need to brush up on tackling for the playoffs, but their pass rush and kicker Noel Prefontaine are in top form.


Bali bombing victims remembered Mourners in Indonesia, Australia and around the world have been remembering those who died in the Bali nightclub bombings exactly two years ago.


Nine Dead In Japanese Group Suicide Pacts Seven people - four young men and three young women - have been found slumped over dead in a van outside Tokyo. Four charcoal stoves were also in the van; investigators think the young people died of carbon monoxide poisoning.


Final Answers From the B.C.S. Once Again Raise Questions Southern California and Oklahoma finished 1-2 in the final B.C.S. standing and will play for the national title in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 4.


China Seen as Biggest Driver of Ivory Market (Reuters) Reuters - Booming demand in China is the biggest\driver of the illegal ivory market and there is no clear link\between allowing regulated legal trade and a rise in black\market supplies, a report to a U.N. conference said on Monday.


French cinemas act to jam mobiles Mobile phone signals will be jammed in French cinemas and theatres to prevent audience disturbance.


Report Faults Military Technology in Iraq War  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Front-line U.S. troops often lacked  access to surveillance and intelligence data during the  invasion of Iraq because of computer glitches, Technology  Review magazine reported on Tuesday, citing a classified report  by Rand Corp.


Volkswagen Negotiators Renew Wage Talks (AP) AP - Negotiators for Volkswagen and its unionized employees began a third round of crucial wage talks in Hanover on Tuesday, with the company pressing its demand for a wage freeze and the union seeking job guarantees and a wage increase of 4 percent annually.


Israeli Army: al-Qaida Behind Egypt Blasts (AP) AP - The Israeli army believes that al-Qaida carried out three car bombings in Egypt last week that killed at least 34 people, Israel's military chief said Tuesday.


Tribal team to meet militant for release of kidnapped Chinese (AFP) AFP - Tribal elders headed to a remote hideout near the Afghan border to persuade an Al-Qaeda-linked militant, freed from Guantanamo Bay only seven months ago, to drop threats to kill two Chinese hostages.


U.S. Funds Chat-Room Surveillance Study A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute computer science professor hopes to develop mathematical models that can uncover structure within the scattershot traffic of online public forums.  -The Associated Press


Virgin to Unveil Portable Music Player The consumer electronics arm of the Virgin Group is introducing a new 5-gigabyte hard-disk portable music player, bringing a powerful brand name in music to the increasingly crowded product space. -The Associated Press


E-shopping: When  Things Don't Click Aregular Amazon customer, Yvette Thompson has found shopping online to be mostly convenient and trouble-free. But last month, after ordering two CDs on Amazon.com, the Silver Spring reader discovered on her bank statement that she was double-charged for the \$26.98 order. And there was a \$25 charge that was a mystery.


Space Station Concerns Reduced As a new crew prepares to lift off tomorrow for the international space station, NASA officials say they are less worried than they were two weeks ago about problems with its oxygen generator and growing shortages of food and spare parts.


Commercial whaling ban upheld Japan's proposal to resume commercial hunting of minke whales is rejected by\the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.


Drilling for Africa's climate history Ghana's Lake Bosumtwi holds clues to Africa's climate past - and a massive space impact.


Texas A M, Tenn. to Meet in Cotton Bowl (AP) AP - Texas A amp;M's great turnaround season continued Sunday as the Aggies earned a spot in the Cotton Bowl against Tennessee. And the Aggies have their top rival, Texas, to thank for it.


Rebels kill 17 Iraqis working for US army GUERRILLAS shot dead 17 Iraqis working for US forces north of Baghdad yesterday, and killed six other people, including three Iraqi National Guard members, taking the toll from three days of violence to more than 70.


Congress OKs \$136 billion in tax breaks WASHINGTON -- Congress Monday approved a \$136 billion in new corporate tax breaks and a buyout for tobacco farmers as part of legislation that eliminates an export tax credit ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.


Deutsche Telekom to reintegrate T-Online Deutsche Telekom is offering to buy back shares in its internet subsidiary in a bid to strengthen its ability to provide bundled voice, data and video services.


Singapore Gov #39;t Arm Releases Report The Singapore government #39;s investment arm, Temasek Holdings, released a public annual report Tuesday for the first time since its inception three decades ago, shedding some light on its long-secretive operations.


Northwest pilots say concessions deal could be close Pilots at Northwest Airlines said a deal on concessions could come  quot;in the very near future, quot; putting the airline within striking distance of savings it has said are key to its future.


GM cutting 13,000 in Europe? No. 1 automaker #39;s plan may affect 20 of European work force as it aims to save \$500Ma year. FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors, the world #39;s largest automaker, is expected to unveil a plan this week to cut


Infineon falls on Philips, fibre optics fears Shares in chipmaker Infineon (IFXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 3 percent on Tuesday after Philips (PHG.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) gave a cautious outlook for its chips unit and analysts worried the German firm


Biopharmaceutical industry seen as prescription for new jobs in <b>...</b> Florida will create 4,500 new biopharmaceutical jobs in the next 10 years as the industry grows significantly across the nation, according to a report released today by the Milken Institute in Los Angeles.


From spam king to spy master? In what could prove to be one the great second acts in Internet history, erstwhile king of spam Sanford Wallace takes center stage this week as exhibit A in a federal crackdown on invasive online advertising software.


MS to launch final Windows Media Player 10 today Microsoft will announce the final version of its Windows Media 10 software today when it launches Windows XP Media Center 2005. Central to the announcement is Windows Media Player 10, which integrates MS #39; latest


MPAA asks Supreme Court to crush P2Pers The Motion Picture Ass. of America (MPAA), along with its audio alternative, the Recording Industry Ass. of America (RIAA) are appealing against their failed appeal in a bid to make P2P software suppliers accountable for the actions of their users.


Police rewards porn site informers The Ministry of Public Security Sunday rewarded a number of informers who have tipped police about pornographic websites since China launched a nationwide campaign to crack down on the illegal on-line operations this July.


FBI seizes servers from UK offices Several London-based servers of an alternative media network have been seized by the FBI in an operation, rumoured to be related to recent requests to remove photos posted on a web site.


Spam enforcers urged to work together Johannesburg, 12 October 2004 - International consumer law enforcers from 29 countries were yesterday urged to work together to combat the growing threat of spam.


Microsoft delays on antitrust compliance requirements Microsoft is behind schedule in complying with a court order to document its proprietary communications protocols, according to US authorities monitoring its behaviour.


It #39;s time to turn the page A cold October wind chilled Yankee Stadium Monday afternoon, ushering in autumn while the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox practiced.


India formally invited to play in Champions Trophy New Delhi, Oct 12 (UNI) In the wake of Australia #39;s withdrawal from the Champions trophy, India has been formally invited to replace the Olympic champions in the elite eix-nation hockey tournament to be held in Lahore from December 4-12.


Taylor hints at price of failure for Vogts SCOTTISH Football Association chief executive David Taylor has issued another denial that national team manager Berti Vogts is facing the sack, but the man who had head-hunted the German from the deserts of Kuwait also indicated that as soon as Scotland


Lions ransacked The Argos beat the BC Lions 22-16, principally by containing Casey Printers, the hottest quarterback in the league, in front of an announced crowd of 25,212.


Eskimos snap out of it And there #39;s plenty of joy in Mudville now that the Edmonton Eskimos have snapped a three-game losing skid and are playing .500 football again.


Hughes  #39;Surprised #39; by Beckham #39;s Clear Thinking Wales manager Mark Hughes today refused to condemn David Beckham after the England captain admitted he deliberately got himself booked during Saturdays clash with Ben Thatcher at Old Trafford.


Shiite militiamen surrender weapons Iraqi policeman and National Guard members check weapons handed in to the al-Nasr police station in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, October 11.


Memorial service honours Bali victims MARK COLVIN: Scores of Australian survivors and relatives of many of the 202 people killed when terrorist bombs ripped through nightclubs on Indonesia #39;s Bali island two years ago, have gathered at a new memorial site to remember the dead.


Militants in Iraq Free 10 Turkish Hostages Turkey #39;s Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told reporters in Ankara that the men arrived in Baghdad Tuesday, and that their families have been informed of their release.


Insurgents to hand over weapons Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed yesterday to begin handing in weapons, a significant step toward restoring order in Baghdad #39;s sprawling Sadr City slum


Merrill Profit Falls, Beats Expectations (Reuters) Reuters - Merrill Lynch   Co.  on Tuesday\said third-quarter profit fell 8 percent, hurt by reduced\investment banking and trading.


Johnson   Johnson Profit Up on Drug Sales (Reuters) Reuters - Diversified health-care company\Johnson   Johnson  on Tuesday said its quarterly profit\rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.


Stocks Seen Lower as Oil Holds Above \$54  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures were sharply lower  on Tuesday, pointing to a weak market open as crude oil prices  hit yet another high, while third-quarter earnings reports  began to trickle in.


Merrill Profit Falls, Beats Expectations  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch   Co. MER.N on Tuesday  said third-quarter profit fell 8 percent, hurt by reduced  investment banking and trading.


Vegas Comes to Wembley with Casino Plan  LONDON (Reuters) - Rundown land surrounding London's  Wembley Stadium will be transformed into a glitzy \$600 million  gambling resort in a joint venture between U.S. group Caesars  Entertainment and Britain's Quintain Estates.


Johnson   Johnson Profit Up on Drug Sales  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diversified health-care company  Johnson   Johnson JNJ.N on Tuesday said its quarterly profit  rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.


Chain Store Sales Rise in Latest Week  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week as a holiday weekend gave Americans more time  to shop, a report said on Tuesday.


Levi Strauss Posts Profit  CHICAGO (Reuters) - - Jeans maker Levi Strauss   Co. on  Tuesday posted a quarterly profit, compared with a year-earlier  loss, helped by sales of higher-priced products in Europe and  Asia and lower costs.


Funds Seek to Nominate Disney Directors  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four of the biggest U.S. public  pension funds said Tuesday they would press for the right to  have shareholders nominate directors to Walt Disney Co.'s  DIS.N board of directors.


10 Turkish Hostages Freed in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - The chairman of a Turkish construction company whose employees were released by kidnappers said Tuesday his firm will not withdraw from Iraq because it was unclear whether the abductions were politically motivated.    Ten employees of the Turkish firm VINSAN were freed by their abductors and arrived at the Turkish embassy in Baghdad...


'High Street' Sign Is Among Most Stolen EUGENE, Ore. - The signs marking High Street have become a hot commodity and coveted dorm room decoration in these parts...


Merrill Profit Falls, Beats Expectations Merrill Lynch  amp; Co. (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said third-quarter profit fell 8 percent, hurt by reduced investment banking and trading.


Vegas comes to Wembley with \$600M casino plan Rundown land surrounding London #39;s Wembley Stadium will be transformed into a glitzy \$600 million gambling resort in a joint venture between US group Caesars Entertainment and Britain #39;s Quintain Estates.


British Air Travel Not Hurt by Storms Hurricanes that closed a number of airports in the United States last month did little to trim the growing numbers of air travelers to Britain, the country #39;s airports operator said Tuesday.


MALLINDER TAKES CHARGE OF UNDER-21s Mallinder, a leading coach within the Rugby Football Union #39;s national academy, has been appointed to lead England #39;s defence of the Six Nations Under-21 title, which they won with a Grand Slam last term.


Active efforts taken to rescue kidnapped engineers China has been going in for various substantial efforts to rescue the two engineers, who were kidnapped in Pakistan, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhang Qiyue tolda regular press conference here Tuesday.


Canada Eyes Investment Opportunities in Russia  PM Canada is interested in investing in Russia, the countrys prime minister, Paul Martin, said on Tuesday. Russia and Canada are two great northern countries rich in natural resources, Interfax news agency quoted him as saying.


EMC Would Like This Dantz NEW YORK - EMC will announce today that it has closed on the acquisition of Dantz Development, a privately held company that it hopes will give it a toehold in the \$600 million spent by small to mid-size companies on data backup and recovery software.


Caminiti, left to fight alone, needed allies He should have been in jail. Or maybe locked down in a hospital. Or maybe in a life-altering boot-camp drug treatment program. Some doctor, some jailer or some judge should have known to save Ken Caminiti from himself.


U.S. Oil Jumps Over \$54 on Winter Worries  LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices surged to record highs above  \$54 on Tuesday as a fire at Nigerian export pipeline became the  latest threat to consumers' efforts to build winter heating  fuel inventories.


Merrill Profit Falls, Global Markets Down  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch   Co. MER.N on Tuesday  said third-quarter profit fell 8 percent, hurt by reduced  trading in debt and equity markets.


Chiron Says Gets Subpoena Over Vaccine Debacle  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chiron Corp. said in a regulatory  filing on Tuesday that it received a grand jury subpoena issued  by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New  York requesting documents related to its failure to supply any  flu vaccine this year.


Gannett Profit Rises Advertising Growth  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media company Gannett Co Inc. GCI.N  on Tuesday reported higher quarterly profit, propelled by  advertising sales gains at its newspapers and broadcast  television stations.


Pension Funds Want Voice in Disney Board  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four of the biggest U.S. public  pension funds said on Tuesday they would press for the right to  have shareholders nominate directors to Walt Disney Co.'s  DIS.N board of directors.


M T Bank Profit Rises on Fewer Bad Loans  NEW YORK (Reuters) - M T Bank Corp. MTB.N, which counts  billionaire Warren Buffett as its third largest shareholder, on  Tuesday said third-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected  19 percent, helped by growing fees and a drop in bad loans.


Boy's eBay con nets 45,000 Detectives warn internet auction bidders to be wary of how they pay after a teenage fraudster conned customers.


Raiders' Curry Could Be Lost for Season (Reuters) Reuters - The Oakland Raiders\might have lost Ronald Curry for the rest of the season after\the promising young receiver suffered what is likely a torn\left Achilles' tendon in a 34-27 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday.


Price for North Sea crude hits new high on Tuesday The price for North Sea oil of Brent quality was Monday sold for US\$ 50 a barrel for the first time ever, and on Tuesday it peaked at US\$ 51.


Stock market indicators sharply negative after oil hits record US <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - With world oil prices hitting a record high above \$54 US a barrel, early indicators were sharply negative for North American stock markets Tuesday.


SEC Begins Amkor Technology Inquiry Amkor Technology Inc. said Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission began an informal inquiry into trading of the company #39;s securities.


Branson: First Space, Now Music To Go Nobody can say billionaires aren #39;t competitive: First Richard Branson announces he #39;s going up against Paul Allen in consumer space travel.


\$136 billion business tax break package gets OK Congress gave final approval Monday to a 10-year, \$136 billion package of business tax breaks that represents the biggest change in the corporate tax code in two decades


Petro-Canada signs on for plan to ship liquefied natural gas from <b>...</b> MOSCOW (CP) - Petro-Canada and Russia #39;s Gazprom have signed a tentative deal aimed at shipping liquefied natural gas to North American markets by 2009.


Spyware Under Attack by Government AccountingWEB.com - October 12, 2004 - By taking advantage of a hole in Microsoft #39;s Internet Explorer web browser, hackers have been able to introduce spyware or adware, which is downloaded on to hard drives without owners #39; knowledge.


EMC picks up maker of backup tools This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


Funner Not Funny For MSN Users Called W32.Funner, the worm upon infection attempts to spread itself through the host #39;s MSN Messenger contact list. Apart from altering Windows #39; host file and adding nearly 1000 URLs, the worm also attempts


Drummond is enjoying his step up in class When Scott Drummond created one of the biggest shocks of the European golfing year by winning the Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth in May, he spent the week sleeping in a Travelodge.


FIH invites India for Champions Trophy International Hockey Federation sent a formal invitation on Tuesday asking India to take part in this year #39;s Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Pakistan following Australia #39;s withdrawal from the event on security grounds.


Packers Fall To 1-4 After Loss The fans at Lambeau Field aren #39;t used to what they #39;ve been seeing lately from their beloved Green Bay Packers. Running back Chris Brown shredded Green Bay #39;s defense for 148 yards and two scores and quarterback


Cricket: Australian cricketers to wear black armbands in Miller #39;s <b>...</b> SYDNEY : Australia #39;s cricket team will wear black armbands in the second Test against India in Madras in respect for one of Australia #39;s greatest cricketers Keith Miller, Cricket Australia said.


Pakistan Test-Fires Nuke-Capable Missile This handout picture released by Pakistan #39;s Defense Ministry shows the launching of Pakistan-made Ghauri V missile, which has a range of 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) at undisclosed location in Pakistan on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004.


UN says nuclear gear vanished from Iraq The United Nations #39; chief nuclear inspector says satellite imagery shows nuclear-related equipment is vanishing from Iraq. In a letter to the UN Security Council


Released Turkish workers arrive at embassy in Baghdad Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Tuesday that 10 Turkish workers who were released after they had been taken hostage in Iraq were now at the Turkish embassyin Baghdad.


UN Chopper Crash-Lands in Afghanistan, Crew Stranded (Reuters) Reuters - A U.N. helicopter flying to retrieve\ballot boxes after Afghanistan's landmark election was forced\to crash-land in a remote snow-covered corner of the country on\Tuesday, officials said.


Japan: Participation, Not Pledges, Key in Iraq Meet (Reuters) Reuters - Japan hopes new pledges to rebuild Iraq\will emerge as international donors meet in Tokyo from\Wednesday, but it sees broader participation in stabilizing the\war-torn country as even more important than fresh funds.


Treasuries Rise as Oil Spikes to Record (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasuries climbed on Tuesday\amid a relentless rise in oil costs that hinted at a slowdown\in consumer spending in the coming holiday season.


Chain Store Sales Rise in the Oct 9 Week (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. chain store sales fell in the\first week of October as increased customer traffic in malls\failed to translate into bigger purchases, a report said on\Tuesday.


10 Turkish Hostages Freed in Iraq (AP) AP - Islamic insurgents released 10 Turkish hostages in Iraq, and their employer said Tuesday that his company will resume operations in the wartorn country because it was unclear whether the abductions were politically motivated or criminal.


Oil Jumps Over \$54 on Winter Fuel Worries  LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices surged to record highs above  \$54 on Tuesday as a fire at Nigerian export pipeline became the  latest threat to consumers' efforts to build winter heating  fuel inventories.


Treasuries Rise as Oil Spikes to Record  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries climbed on Tuesday  amid a relentless rise in oil costs that hinted at a slowdown  in consumer spending in the coming holiday season.


Embattled Salt Lake Mayor Quits Race (AP) AP - County Mayor Nancy Workman, facing criminal charges of misspending taxpayer money, announced she was withdrawing from the Nov. 2 election.


Chain Store Sales Rise in the Oct 9 Week  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store sales fell in the  first week of October as increased customer traffic in malls  failed to translate into bigger purchases, a report said on  Tuesday.


M T Bank Profit Climbs on Fewer Bad Loans  NEW YORK (Reuters) - M T Bank Corp. MTB.N, which counts  billionaire Warren Buffett as its third-largest shareholder, on  Tuesday said quarterly profit rose a greater-than-expected 19  percent, helped by growing fees and a drop in bad loans.


Sharon rushes to widen coalition Israel's PM steps up efforts to rebuild his coalition after suffering a setback in parliament over his Gaza plan.


Oil Prices Reach \$54, a New Record The new all-time high was fueled by continuing worries over supply in Nigeria and reduced output in the hurricane-hobbled Gulf of Mexico.