Camden Property to Buy Summit Properties

Camden Property Trust has agreed to buy Summit Properties Inc., a rival owner of upscale apartments, for about \$1.1 billion. The two real-estate investment trusts Monday said the merger creates the country #39;s


Tower Auto Sees Wider Loss, Shares Fall

Auto parts maker Tower Automotive Inc. (TWR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday its third-quarter loss would be twice as deep as previously expected because of lower vehicle production in North America and higher steel costs.


UPDATE 3-Credit Suisse gains on restructuring hopes

Credit Suisse shares rose on Tuesday amid hopes Switzerland #39;s second-largest financial group will step up the pace of restructuring, prompted by a report that it


Blue Chips Slip on Oil Concerns

US blue chips edged down on Tuesday as oil jumped to another record and government data on the services sector showed that growth was slower than expected last month.


Samsung to boost chip production

Korean chipmaker Samsung says it will invest 25 trillion won building new chip production lines over the next six years.


Wireless NewsFactor PalmOne Debuts New Tungsten with 256-MB Flash <b>...</b>

The 256 MB memory allocates 215 MB as storage for the user, with 55 MB as program memory and 160 MB as the internal flash drive. The flash memory in the Tungsten T5 is still large enough to


AT amp;T Wireless brings music downloads to mobile customers

AT amp;T Wireless is trying to put its own stamp on the digital music market. It #39;s launching a new service that enables its mobile phone users to browse and purchase song downloads over the


IBM in attack mode with  #39;budget #39; Power kit

IBM is attacking every rival system it can think of with a new line of low-cost Unix servers aimed at mid-sized customers. The p5-520 and p5-550 fit in IBM #39;s Express line of  quot;budget quot; hardware be they servers or storage systems.


New Apple iMac G5 launched

MSI-Digiland president Jimmy Go Tuesday assured customers that the Apple iMac G5 will be a big hit in the Philippines because the computer combines power and beauty, features which the Filipino consumer is looking for.


Symantec offers recovery systems

TORONTO, Oct. 5 - Symantec Corp. has released its LiveState Recovery family of products. Three editions of the disk-based Symantec LiveState Recovery (formerly called Symantec V2i Protector) are available


Soccer: Palace notches first League win

Crystal Palace notched their first Premier League win of the soccer season with a 2-0 victory yesterday over London rivals Fulham, who played for all but the first six minutes with 10 men.


Way out of the Woods

Not only has he gone a second consecutive year without winning a Major, but he has yet to win a stroke-play event. There #39;s more.


Earnhardt Bounced from Top Spot in NASCAR Standings

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Sports Network) - NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been fined \$10,000 for cursing during a TV interview following his win at Talladega Superspeedway.


Emirates Offer Too Good to Refuse - Hill-Wood

Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has admitted the 100million deal on offer from Emirates Airlines to secure the naming rights on their new stadium and an eight-year shirt sponsorship deal was too good to refuse.


Report: UConn freshman in critical condition

UConn freshman guard AJ Price was in intensive care Tuesday after being hospitalized in critical condition with flu-like symptoms, the Hartford Courant reported.


Benson shows no fear on -- or off -- the field

Texas running back Cedric Benson is probably in some conversations about this season #39;s Heisman Trophy -- and not just because he said he #39;d rather win the stiff-armed statue than beat Oklahoma, if given a choice.


EU #39;s Prodi Says No Special Conditions for Turkey

The European Commission will not set special conditions for Turkey when it decides Wednesday whether to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, Commission President Romano Prodi said Tuesday.


Italy defends new fast-track flights to deport refugees

Italy is defending a tough new policy on illegal immigrants, which has put hundreds of new arrivals from sub-Saharan Africa on planes back to Libya without the opportunity to apply for asylum.


Iran adds to international concerns with missile, nuclear moves

TEHRAN : Iran gave cause for fresh international alarm as a top regime official announced the Islamic republic had boosted the range of its ballistic missiles and hardline MPs backed a move to defy the UN #39;s nuclear watchdog.


EU's Prodi Says No Special Conditions for Turkey

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will not set  special conditions for Turkey when it decides Wednesday whether  to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, Commission  President Romano Prodi said Tuesday.


US Stops Short of Backing Brazil on UN Council Seat

SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - The United States stopped  short of endorsing Brazil's ambition for a permanent seat on an  expanded U.N. Security Council but did say the country would be  a "solid candidate."


Flu vaccine licence suspended

\The UK government has suspended the manufacturing licence of major flu vaccine maker Chiron.


Car bombs in Iraq leave six dead

Car bombs explode in three Iraqi cities as the interim PM says he has new plans to crush the insurgency.


Ten killed in fresh Assam attack

Ten people die in a shooting in a market in Assam, following a weekend of violence in India's north-east.


Blue Chips Slip on Record Crude Prices

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips inched lower on  Tuesday afternoon as investors worried that oil prices, which  jumped to another record, will eat into corporate profits and  dampen consumer spending.


Stocks Are Mixed As Oil Prices Climb

NEW YORK - Oil prices climbed close to \$51 per barrel and kept stocks mixed Tuesday as investors worried that rising energy costs would dampen a widely expected fourth quarter rally.    Wall Street was uneasy but not panicky as a barrel of light crude was quoted at a record high \$50.85, up 94 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...


Edwards, Cheney Set to Meet in Only Debate

CLEVELAND - Vice President Dick Cheney faces a "master litigator" when he debates Sen. John Edwards, a backhanded compliment offered Tuesday by the White House as it defended against criticism that the Republicans have not acknowledged errors in waging war in Iraq...


Flu Vaccine Maker's Shipments Suspended

LONDON - Flu shot shipments by a major vaccine supplier were blocked by British health authorities Tuesday just ahead of the flu season, immediately raising worries that there will be enough vaccine this year.   "The implications may be significant...


Danes to seek oil at North Pole

Denmark is to undertake an expedition to try to back its bid for the North Pole, the country's Science Ministry says.


Rodeo: Kelly Maben Win in Barrel Racing

Barrel racer Kelly Maben of Spur, Texas, won her second straight round in the National Finals Rodeo on Sunday night, topping the competition with a 13.92-second run - the first sub 14-second mark in three rounds.


AT   #038;T Joins the Music Frenzy

Customers are able to download full songs with their phone and put them on a computer. Also: Hewlett-Packard has major malfunctions with its software   hellip;. Microsoft and PalmOne, together at last   hellip;. and more.


US Oil Prices Soar Above Record \$50

US oil prices neared \$51 per barrel Tuesday, steered by speculative buyers wary of US production after Hurricane Ivan and conflicts in other oil-producing nations.


Army Spun Tale Around Ill-Fated Mission

The published account of Pat Tillman's last moments was a distorted and incomplete narrative, according to dozens of internal Army documents obtained by The Washington Post.


No FDA regs for cigs in tax bill

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- A proposed compromise designed to reconcile competing versions of a key corporate tax bill would allow for a federal buyout of subsidized tobacco growers, but strikes Senate-approved language that would give the Food and Drug


Sony's Vaio X: Like TiVo on Steroids (PC World)

PC World - New device offers 1TB of storage, can record seven channels simultaneously.


Intel Pushes Further into Mobile Space

Intel is teaming with mobile-phone giant Nokia and software developer Symbian on next-generation mobile phones, or smartphones. Demand for these devices -- which promise Web browsing, multimedia


IBM touts new Power5 servers

OCTOBER 05, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - IBM has launched a pair of high-performance, low-priced Unix servers and related security services aimed at small to medium-size businesses.


ARM gains flashy new media processing instructions

ARM has developed a suite of media and signal processing instructions that will appear in future ARM processors targeting mobile consumer devices.


PluggedIn: Ultrawideband Heralds Zippier Wireless Connections (Reuters)

Reuters - Think of it as Wi-Fi on steroids.


The Dolphins are getting beat -- and embarrassed -- this season

Dave Wannstedt wandered near a crowded lounge inside Miami #39;s Pro Player Stadium late Sunday Night, carrying the weight of a beaten man.


Owen  amp; Becks named on World Player short-list

Following his dynamic season for Liverpool, breathtaking contribution at Euro 2004, and goals-laden start to his career in Spain, Michael Owen has rightly been named on the shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.


Israel diverts Lufthansa jet to Cyprus

Israel has turned away a Lufthansa passenger plane bound for Tel Aviv due to a bomb threat. The plane landed safely in Cyprus on Tuesday after it was escorted by Israeli air force fighters.


Chirac unity call in hostage row

The French President has called for national unity for the sake of two French hostages in Iraq, as a row broke out over a failed attempt to free them.


Experts urge stronger action against wildlife poachers

5 October 2004 - Law enforcement experts are urging stronger action against poachers or smugglers of endangered species, but warn that many countries lack the ability to fight wildlife crimes, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today.


PluggedIn: Ultrawideband Heralds Zippier Wireless Connections

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Think of it as Wi-Fi on steroids.


Auditors Face Trial in Parmalat Fraud (Reuters)

Reuters - A judge launched court hearings into the\ #36;17.2 billion collapse of Parmalat on Tuesday and immediately\ruled that the first two of the 32 accused in one of Europe's\biggest fraud cases would stand trial.


Peoplesoft may mull Oracle bid

A director of business software maker Peoplesoft says the firm may be ready to negotiate with its would-be buyer, Oracle.


Miner shares the wealth

BHP Billiton, the world #39;s biggest miner, will buy back as much as A\$1.5 billion (\$1.6 billion) of its Australian stock as part of a plan to return profit from soaring commodity prices to investors.


Greenspan Sees Economic  #39;Traction #39;

(CBS/AP) Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday the economy has  quot;regained some traction quot; after a late spring slowdown that was triggered by a sharp spike in oil prices.


Service Sector Cools As Hiring Increases

Activity in the service sector of the US economy slowed moderately in September from the previous month #39;s pace, but it still expanded at a healthy clip, according to a private research group #39;s survey.


Flash memory abounds in PalmOne #39;s Tungsten T5

OCTOBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - PalmOne Inc. Monday unveiled a new version of its Tungsten-class personal digital assistant that is designed to protect data even when the device #39;s battery dies.


AT amp;T Joins the Music Frenzy

In the first foray by a US wireless carrier into the online music market, AT amp;T is launching a service that lets subscribers buy songs using their cell phones and later download them to a computer.


EarthLink finds spyware running amok

The average Internet-enabled PC hosts 26 spyware programs, according to an audit by Internet service provider EarthLink, a sign of increasing bombardment by malicious software.


Adobe, GeoTrust Join to Verify Documents

Adobe (Quote, Chart) today unveiled a new offering with partner GeoTrust to help verify the integrity and authenticity of documents.


NASCAR had no choice but to penalize Junior

Earlier this season driver Johnny Sauter was fined \$25,000 and docked 25 points after cursing during a radio interview following a Busch Series race in Las Vegas.


NBA Rundown: How good is/was Scottie Pippen?

One of the NBA #39;s all-time greats, or a marvelously blessed opportunist who was in the right place at the right time? Scottie Pippen #39;s place in NBA history probably will be debated longer than Pippen himself


Ballmer sees squeeze on Longhorn deadline

Microsoft's CEO lends some insight into the 2006 release date of the slow-moving next version of Windows.


Briefly: Slashdot dips into politics

roundup Plus: IBM releases low-cost Unix servers...Former Cisco exec joins Red Hat board...Sun lures Siebel to x86 Solaris.


PalmOne grabs Microsoft Exchange license

The staunch rivals appear to cast aside differences, as the handheld maker licenses an e-mail synchronization tool from Microsoft.


Sony hones its TV efforts

One example: A remote control that looks like a flip phone. Also, can Triluminos improve your picture?


Sony's home server stores 1 terabyte

Who needs that much? Anyone who wants to record a week's worth of TV shows.


PalmOne, Microsoft Join on Mobile E-Mail

Sometimes it pays to befriend an enemy. Longtime foes palmOne Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced a licensing deal that will allow the next generation of palmOne #39;s


NL playoffs: Astros vs. Braves

Astros: Houston got rolling under manager Phil Garner, who replaced Jimy Williams at the All-Star break, and an amazing late-season surge carried the Astros to the wild card.


Reds quartet in World Player shortlist

FOUR Manchester United players - including recent signing Wayne Rooney - have been nominated for FIFA #39;s World Player of the Year award.


Wicked good outcome

So where should the Boston Red Sox start their World Series parade? That #39;s the question. At Bill Buckner #39;s house? How about from in front of Aaron Boone #39;s plasma screen?


UConn basketball player hospitalized

(Hartford-WTNH, Oct. 5, 2004 12:01 PM) _ A UConn basketball player is in the hospital in critical condition at this hour. Freshman AJ Price was admitted to Hartford Hospital Monday.


Iran Says Its Missiles Can Now Reach 1,250 Miles

Iran has increased the range of its missiles to 1,250 miles, a senior official was quoted as saying Tuesday. The range would puts parts of Europe within reach for the first time.


Skepticism accompanies tribunal vote

Chem Mey has been waiting a quarter century for Khmer Rouge leaders to be brought to trial.  quot;I #39;m happy about the news, but I cannot yet put my heart to believe it will


Symantec releases data recovery tools

Security company Symantec Corp. on Tuesday announced the availability of new versions of its LiveState data recovery software.


Ubiquitous network society 'around the corner'

CHIBA, JAPAN -- For Kunio Nakamura, president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., the much-discussed era of the ubiquitous network society, is "just around the corner." And with Japan in the vanguard, much of the world that is already networked will be online, anywhere, anytime, for anyone, by 2010, he said Tuesday in a keynote address on the opening day of Ceatec 2004 in Japan.


First Look: Voq Cell Phone Needs Work

Sierra Wireless promises easy corporate syncing, but we hit some snags.


First Look: Voq Cell Phone Needs Work (PC World)

PC World - Sierra Wireless promises easy corporate syncing, but we hit some snags.


3 Americans Share Nobel Prize for Physics

Three Americans shared the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work in increasing science's understanding of the forces that bind together the smallest pieces of matter, known as quarks.


Embassy Workers Suffer Breathing Ailment (AP)

AP - Two employees at the Egyptian Embassy were treated for breathing problems and irritated skin after they opened a suspicious package Tuesday, police said.


Saddam Trial Hampered by Violence in Iraq (AP)

AP - Putting Saddam Hussein on trial for war crimes is turning out to be a trial in itself, as escalating violence across Iraq makes preparations harder and riskier.


TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has increased the range of its  missiles to 1,250 miles, a senior official was quoted as saying  on Tuesday.


Israel Says It Attacked Islamic Jihad Leader

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army said it had attacked  the car of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant commander who  was killed in a Gaza City airstrike on Tuesday.


Spain: Russian Missiles Found in ETA Arms Caches

MADRID (Reuters) - French police have found two  Russian-made surface-to-air missiles among huge arms caches  uncovered during a swoop against Basque separatist guerrilla  group ETA, officials said on Tuesday.


UN raps Sudan over Darfur crisis

Sudan has failed to end militia attacks on civilians in Darfur,  while rebels also broke a truce, a UN envoy says.


World accepts Indonesian result

World leaders congratulate the winner of Indonesia's elections, but the president stops short of conceding.


3 Americans Share Nobel Prize for Studying Tiny Particles

Their work focused on understanding the forces that bind together the smallest pieces of matter, known as quarks.


Scottie Pippen Retires After 17 Seasons

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Scottie Pippen announced his retirement from the Chicago Bulls, the team he and Michael Jordan led to six NBA titles in the 1990s...


Edwards, Cheney Set to Meet in Only Debate

CLEVELAND - The White House said Vice President Dick Cheney faces a "master litigator" when he debates Sen. John Edwards Tuesday night, a backhanded compliment issued as the Republican administration defended itself against criticism that it has not acknowledged errors in waging war in Iraq...


Stocks Are Mixed As Oil Prices Climb

NEW YORK - Oil prices climbed close to \$51 per barrel and kept stocks mixed Tuesday as investors worried that rising energy costs would dampen a widely expected fourth quarter rally.    Wall Street was uneasy but not panicky as a barrel of light crude was quoted at a record high \$50.80, up 89 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...


White House Silent on Bremer Troop Request

WASHINGTON - The White House refused to say Tuesday whether the top U.S. civilian official in Iraq after Saddam Hussein's ouster had asked the president for more troops to deal with the rapid descent of postwar Iraq into chaos...


BHP Billiton launches A\$1.5 bn share buyback programme

NEW YORK, October 5 (newratings.com) - BHP Billiton Limited (BHP.NYS), the world #39;s largest mining company, has announced its plans to return up to A\$1.


Kodak #39;s Restructuring Develops

Why is it that so many times people take pictures of me I come out looking like the Goodyear (NYSE: GT) blimp? I #39;ve lost 20 pounds in the past few years, and people are usually


UPS to acquire Menlo Worldwide Forwarding

Palo Alto-based CNF Inc. says it #39;s selling its Menlo Worldwide Forwarding business to United Parcel Service, Inc., of Atlanta, Ga.


Wal-Mart to Add 55 Million SF in 2005

com Daily Report. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said Tuesday that it plans to add 55 million SF of retail space in the new fiscal year beginning Feb. 1. In the United


IBM ThinkPads Get Biometric Access Tech

IBM hopes to ease the minds of roving execs by adding yet another layer of security to its ThinkPad notebooks. Mirroring Microsoft #39;s  quot;biometrics for the desktop quot; move, IBM has added fingerprint readers to


Cold water poured on Intel #39;s Symbian deal

Chipmaker Texas Instruments (TI) has played down the importance to the smartphone market of Symbian #39;s new alliance with Intel.


Intel Korea Unveils Newest Pentium 4

Intel Korea on Tuesday released the Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor 548, which targets the personal laptop computer market. The central processing unit can operate multi-media programs that need a high performance capacity, explained the company.


E-Rate Inspection

which allows schools and libraries to purchase telecommunications and Internet access at discounted rates -- are causing officials to take another look.


Who should win: Buck Showalter

Dick Vermeil looks as if he #39;s on the verge of tears, Jon Stewart has finished a bizarre and semi-coherent interview with Desmond Tutu, and the Blog #39;s flight to Atlanta for the Braves-Astros series boards in a few hours.


BAR-Honda confirm Sato for 2005

Takuma Sato will return with BAR-Honda in 2005. The team confirmed the Japanese driver #39;s return on Tuesday ahead of this weekend #39;s Japanese Grand Prix.


Rooney up for world award

Wayne Rooney has been shortlisted for the Fifa World Player of the Year award which will be decided in December. Rooney, 18, is one of 10 players from the 35 contenders who play their football in the Premiership.


Vikings #39; Smith to begin four-game suspension

Onterrio Smith, a key part of the Minnesota Vikings #39; 2-1 start, will miss the team #39;s next four games as he serves a suspension for violating the NFL #39;s substance abuse policy, the league announced Tuesday.


Pederson has back injury, broken rib

Barring unexpected complications from the concussion Brett Favre suffered Sunday, the Packers will have their starting quarterback in the lineup for their Monday night game against the Titans.


Africa #39;s Needs in Focus as Commission is Set for Meeting

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is traveling to Ethiopia this week, for the British-sponsored Commission for Africa meeting to discuss the continent #39;s pressing needs.


Sanderson Takes Coaching Job at Iowa Sta (AP)

AP - Olympic gold medalist Cael Sanderson was hired as an assistant wrestling coach at Iowa State, where he went 159-0 while winning four NCAA championships.


Kuerten, Grosjean Drop Paris Masters (AP)

AP - Three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten and Sebastien Grosjean pulled out of the Paris Masters with injuries Tuesday.


Ryder Cup Reminders Tee-Off Some Players (AP)

AP - When people say it's important to play the Ryder Cup in the right spirit, that apparently goes beyond the week of the matches.


Seven-Time All-Star Scottie Pippen Calls It Quits

CHICAGO (Sports Network) - Seven-time All-Star and six-time  World Champion Scottie Pippen announced his retirement from the  Chicago Bulls Tuesday.


Earnhardt Bounced from Top Spot in NASCAR Standings

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Sports Network) - NASCAR driver  Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been fined \$10,000 for cursing during a  TV interview following his win at Talladega Superspeedway.


SpaceShipOne: Flights of fancy

With two short trips to the edge of space, the little rocket that could may have ushered in a new era in high-tech travel.


Yahoo offers personal search

Yahoo Inc. launched a new service designed to let users of its search engine save and manage their query results for accessing later and sharing with others, the company said Tuesday.


70 die as Iraq violence escalates

Insurgents in Iraq mounted a third straight day of serious attacks yesterday, killing 17 people when they opened fire on buses delivering workers to an ordnance disposal site.


Via readies 64-bit capability for Isaiah

Via Technologies Inc. will add 64-bit capabilities into Isaiah, a multimedia processor core design expected to arrive in 2006, the company plans to announce Tuesday at the Fall Processor Forum in San Jose, California.


U.S. Services Sector Slips, Jobs Mixed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Growth in the vast U.S. services  sector slowed in September, but mixed data on employment on  Tuesday focused economists' attention on upcoming payrolls data  to get a clearer sign about the outlook.


PeopleSoft Denies Execs Visited Oracle

NEW YORK (Reuters) - PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on Tuesday  denied an analyst report that its executives recently met with  Oracle Corp. ORCL.O, the rival software vendor that last year  launched a hostile bid for PeopleSoft.


Veolia Wins \$800 Million U.S. Deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veolia Environment VIE.PA executives  on Tuesday said the French utility's waste management unit had  won a 10-year, \$800 million contract extension in Florida.


T-W to Aggressively Woo Cable Subscribers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner, the world's largest media  company, on Tuesday said it plans to aggressively pursue new  cable service subscribers to staunch a loss in video  subscribers to Rupert Murdoch's DirecTV GroupDTV.N and  EchoStar Communications Corp. DISH.O


Lots of Profits in This Forest

Forest Laboratories, down sharply from its high, offers value and growth.


Kodak's Restructuring Develops

The legendary film company is cutting slower-growing segments in favor of newer technology.


Greenspan: US Banks in Good Shape

The top US central banker says the country #39;s banking system has weathered a recession and major corporate bankruptcies, and emerged  quot;strong, vibrant and profitable.


CNF to Sell Forwarding Business to UPS

Transport and logistics company CNF Inc. on Tuesday said it agreed to sell its Menlo Worldwide Forwarding business to United Parcel Service Inc.


Wal-Mart bucks backlash, continues growth plans

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Undaunted by the scorn of a growing number of communities across the US, Wal-Mart will duplicate this year #39;s growth plans again next year.


Profits for Canadian retailers seen rising 33 this year <b>...</b>

OTTAWA (CP) - Profits at Canadian retailers are forecast to rise by nearly one-third this year, according to a report by the Conference Board of Canada.


New Toshiba notebooks highlight long-running trend

OCTOBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Toshiba Corp. #39;s new desktop-replacement multimedia notebooks, introduced on Tuesday, are further evidence that US consumers still have yet to embrace the mobility offered by Intel Corp.


Grosjean, Kuerten pull out of Paris Masters

Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean and Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil have pulled out of the upcoming Paris Masters Series tournament due to injuries, the French Tennis Federation said Tuesday.


Pippen calls it quits

SCOTTIE Pippen, one of the members of the legendary Chicago Bulls team which scooped six NBA titles in the 1990s, announced his retirement today.


Israeli Missile Hits Car in Gaza, at Least one Palestinian Killed

An Israeli missile attack in Gaza City has killed a top official of the Palestinian militant organization, Islamic Jihad, and another member of the group.


Ireland issues passport to Bigley

Ireland has issued a passport to British hostage Kenneth Bigley in the hopes it will help secure his release in Iraq.  quot;Mr. Kenneth Bigley #39;s family has asked for an Irish passport to


US fires on Sadr City

The attacks came after gunfire on an American patrol. Meanwhile, four GIs were charged with murder in the death last year of an Iraqi general.


US job cuts reach 8-month high

A Chicago outplacement firm says planned job cuts announced by employers hit an eight-month high of 107,863 in September. Challenger, Gray  amp; Christmas, in a report released Tuesday


UPDATE 1-Bear Stearns to buy Cigna #39;s TimesSquare bond firm

Bear Stearns Cos. (BSC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said its asset management arm agreed to buy Cigna Corp. #39;s (CI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) TimesSquare Capital Management Inc.


Astronaut Gordon Cooper Dies

Summary - (Oct 5, 2004) Astronaut Gordon Cooper, who piloted missions in both the Mercury and Gemini programs, died on Monday at his home in Ventura, California; he was 77.


Early man left trail of lice

Humankind #39;s inexorable spread across the globe may have had an unwelcome side-effect - it brought us face to face with our ancient hominid relatives just long enough to catch their head lice.


Sun hypes new UltraSPARC and Siebel love

Sun Microsystems today took aim at two core pieces of its server strategy, announcing a new generation of UltraSPARC processors and a key software win for Solaris x86.


SAP, Infineon Team Up To Accelerate RFID Deployment Cycles

RFID vendor Infineon uses SAP #39;s NetWeaver platform to help companies better connect and manage RFID systems from diverse suppliers.


Symantec releases data recovery tools

Security company Symantec Tuesday announced the availability of new versions of its LiveState data recovery software. The company is releasing updated versions of its LiveState Recovery Advanced Server, Standard Server and Desktop products.


Sports: NFL tells Vikings #39; Smith to sit out four

MINNEAPOLIS Onterrio Smith of the Minnesota Vikings will miss his team #39;s next four games for a violation of the NFL substance abuse policy.


Pippen retires from NBA

The versatile 39-year-old forward won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls between 1991 and 1998, playing alongside legendary shooting guard Michael Jordan.


Ravens have no answer for Priest

The Baltimore Ravens, known for their bullying defense, were pushed around in alarming fashion in Monday night #39;s 27-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at M amp;T Bank Stadium.


Yankee directs anger at Bonds

There are many reasons Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield and Giants slugger Barry Bonds don #39;t hang out together anymore, but one of the biggest is the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative.


Bomb warnings show airlines are hostage to hoaxers

German airline Lufthansa diverted an Israel-bound plane to Cyprus on Tuesday in the sixth mid-air bomb scare over Europe in 10 days, acting at Israel #39;s insistence despite concluding the threat was a hoax.


Bigley gets Irish passport

The Irish government today issued a passport to Kenneth Bigley, the British hostage who has been held in Iraq for almost three weeks, in an attempt to help secure his release.


Bomb blasts wound two in Thailand #39;s south a day after paper dove <b>...</b>

BANGKOK: Two bombs exploded in troubled southern Thailand on Monday, injuring a soldier and a civil servant, police said, a day after the government scattered millions of paper doves as a peace gesture.


PeopleSoft Denies Execs Visited Oracle (Reuters)

Reuters - PeopleSoft Inc.  on Tuesday\denied an analyst report that its executives recently met with\Oracle Corp. , the rival software vendor that last year\launched a hostile bid for PeopleSoft.


Exhibit Traces Impact of Isaac Newton (AP)

AP - If you asked people strolling down Fifth Avenue to name a genius, most would probably cite Albert Einstein. "Ask them to name another one, it would be (Isaac) Newton," said Mordechai Feingold, curator of a new exhibit about the 17th-century English mathematician and physicist who transcended science to become a lasting icon in society.


Number of Endangered Steller Sea Lions Up (AP)

AP - The number of endangered Steller sea lions counted between the Gulf of Alaska and the tip of the Aleutian Chain has increased again, according to new data released by the National Marine Fisheries Service.


Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper Dies at 77 (Reuters)

Reuters - Gordon Cooper, one of the Mercury\Seven astronauts who helped pioneer human space exploration,\piloting the last of the Mercury missions and the troubled\Gemini 5 flight, died on Monday. He was 77.


Paneer is easy.

Paneer is a kind of soft cheese used in Indian cuisine.  It's a bit like ricotta.  It takes minutes to make, and you can experiment with it.  This recipe is neither particularly original, nor particularly authentic.  But, you get stuff that looks and tastes like the paneer you get in Indian restaurants, so it must be pretty close.  It doesn't use rennet, so it's vegetarian-safe.  It isn't vegan-safe.


Update 6: Judge Indicts 2 Former Parmalat Auditors

A judge ordered two former auditors at dairy giant Parmalat to stand trial for false accounting and market rigging, handing down the first indictments in the massive fraud scandal that stripped many Italians of their savings.


Blu-ray Disc Association Launches

Today, more than 70 companies from the consumer electronics, information technology, media and software industries held the first official meeting of the Blu-ray Disc Association.


Internet Explorer vs. the little guy, Firefox

Alternative browsers have been around for years, including Netscape, which was long ago absorbed by the Time Warner conglomerate. The popular open source browser Mozilla is based on Netscape, a program called


Owen raises England hopes

MICHAEL Owen believes he has  quot;a very good chance quot; of playing for England in Saturday #39;s World Cup qualifying match against Wales.


UNconscionable (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Oil For Food: It's one of the great scandals of our time, no less so because the big media have mostly ignored it. Now comes a report hinting why some key former allies opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq: They were bribed.


Expanded African force, peace talks key to Darfur strategy

UNITED NATIONS : An expanded African force must be urgently deployed in Sudan #39;s troubled Darfur region, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a report discussed by the UN Security Council.


Asia #39;s Human Bird Flu Toll Reaches 31

BANGKOK, Thailand Oct. 4, 2004 - The human toll from bird flu reached 31 on Monday when Thailand confirmed a 9-year-old girl died from the disease, while Indonesia announced that it was among the countries


Wartime security as Karzai campaigns amid spiralling violence (AFP)

AFP - Wartime security was rolled out for Afghanistan's interim President Hamid Karzai as he addressed his first election campaign rally outside the capital amidst spiralling violence.


Ohio Focuses on Job Growth for Elections (AP)

AP - Sen. John Kerry has 237,400 reasons for hope in Ohio. That's the number of jobs Ohio has lost since President Bush won the state by 3.6 percentage points four years ago. Ohioans consider jobs and the economy their top concern, with terrorism and homeland security close behind.


Canada Top Court Seen Leaning Toward Gay Marriage

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Even before the Supreme Court begins  weighing whether same-sex marriage must be allowed across  Canada, advocates on opposite sides of the argument agreed on  Tuesday that the judges would most likely say yes.


Venezuela Welcomes U.S. Overture to Improve Ties

CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela on Tuesday reacted  warmly to a U.S. overture seeking better relations, but urged  Washington to recognize that left-wing President Hugo Chavez's  government was democratic, stable and independent.


Samarra peaceful after US blitz

Life returns slowly to normal in the battered Iraqi city after a huge US-led operation to wrest control from insurgents.


Protests target nuclear shipment

Protests continue in France in a bid to stop delivery of  weapons-grade plutonium from the US for recycling.


Britain Blocks Drug Firm From Supplying Flu Vaccine

The company that makes half the flu vaccine used in the U.S. was suspended for manufacturing problems.


Stocks Mixed As Oil Nears \$51 Per Barrel

NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Tuesday as oil prices climbed close to \$51 per barrel and investors worried that rising energy costs would dampen a widely expected fourth quarter rally.    Wall Street was uneasy but not panicky as a barrel of light crude was quoted at \$50.63, up 72 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...


Officials Warn of Major Flu Shot Shortages

LONDON - U.S. health officials warned Tuesday of major flu shot shortages after British health officials abruptly pulled the license of the maker of half the U.S...


UPS to buy Menlo arm from CNF

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- United Parcel Service is buying Menlo Worldwide Forwarding Inc., a global freight-shipping business and subsidiary of CNF Inc.


T-Mobile adds security measure to hot spots

com October 5, 2004, 10:57 AM PT. ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired  amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row.


Pay, benefits cuts announced for airline management

ARLINGTON, Va. US Airways says it plans to cut 45 (m) million dollars a year in pay and benefits in a move the airline hopes will convince its union employees to accept 950 (m) million dollars in annual cost cuts.


US Stops Short of Backing Brazil on UN Council Seat

 By Saul Hudson

 SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - The United States stoppedshort of endorsing Brazil's ambition for a permanent seat on anexpanded U.N. Security Council but did say the country would bea "solid candidate."


Macromedia giving away Flex

The move is part of an effort by Macromedia to expand the use of its Flash format into a broad foundation for delivering Web services and media.


Briefly: T-Mobile adds security measure to hot spots

roundup Plus: Slashdot dips into politics...IBM releases low-cost Unix servers...Former Cisco exec joins Red Hat board.


Judge's Aide: Jamal Lewis to Plead Guilty (AP)

AP - Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis has agreed to plea guilty in his federal drug conspiracy case, an aide to the presiding judge said Tuesday.


Caminiti Gets Jail for Failed Drug Test (AP)

AP - Former NL Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti admitted in court Tuesday that he violated his probation by testing positive for cocaine last month, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail.


Ask Kim Komando

Q: I have Windows 98 and want the Internet Explorer upgrades (such as the built-in pop up advertisement blocker) that came with Service Pack 2. When will Microsoft release versions for all Windows users?


IBM Draws Power for Mid-Sized Biz

IBM #39;s homegrown server processor, the Power5, continues its migration across an ever-widening range of systems; this time making its way to machines aimed at the upper edges of the SMB market, especially those firms in retail, finance, banking, and health


AMD Describes Dual-Core Chips, Performance

SAN JOSE -- As expected, Advanced Micro Devices unveiled its dual-core architecture Tuesday at the Fall Processor Forum, along with its first performance estimates.


Rescue effort for Canadian sub launched off Irish coast

A major rescue effort has been launched off the coast of Ireland after a Canadian submarine sent a distress signal for assistance from the North Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday.


Israel/Occupied Territories: Excessive use of force

Amnesty International is concerned about the deterioration of the human rights and humanitarian situation as a result of the Israeli army incursion in the Jabaliya refugee camp and surrounding areas in the northern Gaza Strip (including sectors in the


Vikings RB Onterrio Smith Suspended

MINNEAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings running  back Onterrio Smith, who has been suspended four games for  violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, will begin serving  that suspension Sunday.


D.C. Councilmen, Residents Protest Baseball Plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Citizens' groups, residents and some  Washington, D.C., councilmen on Tuesday protested Mayor Anthony  Williams' proposed \$440 million baseball stadium plan, calling  it a "giveaway" to Major League Baseball.


Olympic Tennis Champ Massu Ousted in First Round

LYON, France (Reuters) - Top seed Nicolas Massu of Chile  was ousted in the first round of the Lyon Grand Prix, losing  6-3, 6-4 to Argentine Agustin Calleri Tuesday.


The company is adding the 802.1x security standard throughout its hot-spot network.


CA pushes on-demand trend

NEW YORK - Avoiding any mention of the accounting scandal that has rocked Computer Associates International Inc. (CA), interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kenneth Cron used his keynote speech at the opening of TechXNY Tuesday to place the company at the center of the trend toward on-demand computing.


Lazard Meeting Ends Without IPO Decision (Reuters)

Reuters - Lazard's board on Tuesday failed to\decide on a share sale that would end over 150 years of private\ownership at the independent investment bank but most partners\seemed to back the plan, sources close to the matter said.


U.S. Stocks Flat as Oil Spikes Over \$51

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mostly flat on  Tuesday as record oil prices and economic data showing  slower-than-expected growth weighed on the markets.


Texas Roadhouse Shares Up on Market Debut

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shares of restaurant operator Texas  Roadhouse Inc. TXRH.O soared as much as 28 percent in their  stock market debut on Tuesday after pricing above their  targeted range a day earlier.


UPS to Buy Menlo Worldwide for \$150M

United Parcel Service Inc., the world #39;s largest package-delivery company, will buy CNF Inc. #39;s Menlo Worldwide Forwarding business for \$150 million, the companies said Tuesday.


Sharp shows off 65-inch LCD HDTV

MAJOR JAPANESE manufacturer Sharp said it has succeeded in developing a 65-inch Aquos colour high definition LCD TV. The unit includes a 6.22 million dot panel and Sharp is showing it off at the Ceatec show in Japan this week.


US services sector expands at slower pace in September

WASHINGTON : The vast US services sector grew at a slower pace in September as hurricanes and high energy prices inflicted pain, a survey showed.


Pulte drops earnings expectations

Pulte Homes, the owner of Phoenix-based Del Webb, Tuesday announced a profit warning for the third quarter. Citing poor sales in Las Vegas, Pulte now expects third quarter earnings from continuing operations


SAP, Infineon unveil RFID management system

OCTOBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - German business software vendor SAP AG and chip maker Infineon Technologies AG today launched a new software management system for connecting radio frequency identification hardware and software from multiple vendors.


Grosjean, Kuerten will skip next month #39;s Paris Masters

Paris, France (Sports Network) - French favorite Sebastien Grosjean and three- time Roland Garros champion Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil will not play in next month #39;s Paris Masters due to injuries.


Australia begin quest to conquer  #39;final frontier #39;

India and Australia go into Wednes-day #39;s first Test here without their first-choice teams amid growing concern about both the incle-ment weather and how the wicket will play.


Sanderson joins Iowa State coaching staff

Ames, IA (Sports Network) - Former Iowa State standout wrestler Cael Sanderson has joined the school as an assistant for the upcoming season.


Sheffield unknowingly used steroid

Gary Sheffield admitted to unknowingly using an illegal steroid during the 2002 season, becoming the first Major Leaguer involved in the BALCO investigation to do so.


Megawati accepts election result

There is still some political uncertainty in Indonesia despite a speech by President Megawati Sukarnoputri in which she said the election result has to be accepted by all.


US: UN Gaza Resolution Not Balanced

UNITED NATIONS Oct. 5, 2004 - The United States said Tuesday a draft Security Council resolution by Arab states demanding and end to a large-scale Israeli offensive in Gaza was not balanced and vowed that the measure will not go forward.


Former Enron asst treasurer strikes plea deal

A former assistant treasurer at Enron Corp. (ENRNQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud on Tuesday and will cooperate with


Flight 001 To Outer Space Now Boarding

MOJAVE, Calif., Oct. 4--The PM.Zone was on the scene again today to watch aeronautical engineer and designer Burt Rutan and his crew at Scaled Composites in Mojave, Calif.


IBM #39;s Meyerson: Chip industry needs a  #39;Plan B #39;

The days of relying on shrinking transistors to achieve performance gains are over, and the chip industry needs to enter a new era of innovation where system-level features are just as important as thinner transistor gates, said IBM Corp.


NetContinuum rolls Web app, Web services security

Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


Schools, Libraries Internet Aid Delayed (AP)

AP - An accounting change that could cost schools and libraries an estimated  #36;1 billion in aid drew fire Tuesday from senators who said they were blindsided by the move.


A look around the Big 12

Is the Oklahoma defense a notch below its predecessors? Is Texas #39; offense a step-ahead? Why is Texas Tech feeling good about itself despite its recent loss?


IBM Adds Biometrics to ThinkPads (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced a new ThinkPad notebook line that will use biometrics for added security. Due for release on October 19th, certain models of the ThinkPad T42 will have embedded fingerprint readers that will allow users to sign on using fingerprints rather than passwords.


Warlord politics heats Afghan vote

As the hometown of the current Afghan president, Kandahar should be wrapped up for Hamid Karzai. But look around, and


UK #39;s Blair to Put Africa at Heart of the G-8 Agenda in 2005

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair this week will put efforts to curb disease and poverty in Africa at the center of the agenda of the Group of Eight industrial nations next year.


Intel Pushes Further into Mobile Space (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Intel has served notice that it will be a major player in the emerging\smartphone market, announcing a collaboration with leading handset maker


IBM Rolls Out Low-End Express Servers (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Taking aim at mid-market businesses, as well as its competition in the server space, IBM (NYSE: IBM) is delivering two new Unix-based products designed to meet the company's cost-conscious Express guidelines.


Conservationists Appeal for Deep Sea Trawling Ban (Reuters)

Reuters - Environmentalists appealed on Tuesday\for the United Nations to stop a handful of the world's fishing\nations ravaging ocean beds to put delicacies on the plates of\the rich.


SpaceShipOne Wins  #36;10 Million Prize with Flight (Reuters)

Reuters - The world's first privately\funded manned spacecraft soared to the blackened frontiers of\space for the second time in a week on Monday, setting a new\altitude record and clinching a  #36;10 million prize designed to\spur commercial space travel


U.S. Stocks Flat as Oil Spikes Over  #36;51 (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. stocks were mostly flat on\Tuesday as record oil prices and economic data showing\slower-than-expected growth weighed on the markets.


Martha Stewart Witness Acquitted on Perjury Charges

A Secret Service ink expert was found not guilty Tuesday of lying on the witness stand during the Martha Stewart trial.


Growth in U.S., European Service Sectors Slows

The service sectors in the United States, Europe and Britain all posted the slowest growth in more than a year in September, surveys of purchasing managers showed Tuesday, suggesting global growth may be cooling.


Microsoft's Ballmer takes things in stride

On a European tour, the CEO weighs in on threats ranging from Linux and EU regulators to music pirates and "bad people out there in cyberspace."


Briefly: Macromedia giving away Flex

roundup Plus: T-Mobile adds security measure to hot spots...Slashdot dips into politics...IBM releases low-cost Unix servers.


CORRECTED - UPS buys CNF #39;s Menlo Worldwide Forwarding

In NEW YORK item, please read headline as ...UPS buys CNF #39;s Menlo Worldwide Forwarding... instead of ...UPS buys CNF #39;s Menlo Worldwide for cash,debt... (Clarifies that UPS buying just a unit, not whole of Menlo Worldwide).


Update 1: Ex-Enron Assistant Treasurer Is Charged

A former assistant treasurer Enron Corp. was charged Tuesday with conspiracy for allegedly helping make the energy company #39;s financial picture appear rosier than it really was.


Drug Stocks Mixed, Outpacing Dow

Pharmaceutical stocks were mixed in afternoon trading, performing slightly better than the Dow Jones Industrial Average but seeing sharp declines in smaller stocks on clinical trial snags.


Microsoft, PalmOne ink deal for mobile email services

NEW YORK, October 5 (newratings.com) - Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.NAS) and PalmOne Inc have announced a new licensing deal to enable mobile email services on PalmOne #39;s Treo smart phones.


Gordon Cooper, Mercury Mission Astronaut, Dies at 77

Gordon Cooper, one of seven original US astronauts, died yesterday at his home in Ventura, Calif., at age 77. In the 1960s, with the nation determined to prevail in a space race with the Soviet


Soccer: Owen on track for crack at critics and Wales

MANCHESTER, England : Michael Owen is confident of recovering from a back injury in time to line up for England against Wales in Saturday #39;s World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford.


Earnhardt penalized for cursing, knocked out of Nextel Cup lead

NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. was fined and knocked out of first place today for a slip of the tongue. Earnhardt was docked 25 points and fined \$10,000 by NASCAR for cursing during a TV interview after his victory at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.


Playoffs present new challenge for Angels

ANAHEIM ---- The Anaheim Angels began their off-day workout for the American League divisional series Monday with a gentle breeze blowing through Angel Stadium and flipping the flag from their 2002 World Series championship in center field.


Israel Arrests 13 UN Employees - Army

Israel has arrested 13 UN employees and plans to indict them for  quot;suspected links to terrorism, quot; an Israeli army officer said Tuesday.


Gadgets galore at Japan show

photo gallery CEATAC exhibition features electronic gear from a 65-inch TV to a fuel cell-powered mobile phone.


IBM's Meyerson: Chip industry needs a 'Plan B'

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - The days of relying on shrinking transistors to achieve performance gains are over, and the chip industry needs to enter a new era of innovation where system-level features are just as important as thinner transistor gates, said IBM Corp.'s Bernie Meyerson in a keynote address at the Fall Processor Forum Tuesday.


PeopleSoft #39;s Courtroom Confession

You #39;d think that after the disaster Jean-Marie Messier created at Vivendi (NYSE: V) by overhyping the prospects of an aging French water utility, no executive would ever again resort to lying about his company #39;s prospects.


US Measure to Regulate Tobacco in Doubt

Senators conceded on Tuesday they faced an uphill battle to win the power for the Food and Drug Administration to regulate nicotine and tobacco products, due to strong


Update 1: Camden Property to Buy Summit Properties

Camden Property Trust has agreed to buy Summit Properties Inc., a rival owner of upscale apartments, for about \$1.1 billion. The two real-estate investment trusts Monday said the merger creates the country #39;s


UPDATE 2-White House expects upward revision to jobs data

The White House expects revised data due on Friday to show job creation from March 2003 to March 2004 was much more robust than thought, economists who received


Yahoo Search Gets Personal, Too

Following in the footsteps of search rivals Ask Jeeves and Amazon.com #39;s A9, Yahoo on Tuesday unveiled a beta version of a toolset that personalizes searching the portal and the Web.


Sun Drives Multithreaded Processor Innovation with New UltraSPARC <b>...</b>

Throughput Computing is the underlying strategy of Sun #39;s new family of UltraSPARC processors designed to significantly increase real-world application performance.


Computer Associates Temp CEO Outlines Growth Plans

With its most serious legal troubles apparently behind it, Computer Associates is once again focusing on growth and new ways of packaging and delivering its products, interim CEO Ken Cron said in an interview on Tuesday.


AMD spells out dual core features

CHIP FIRM AMD has revealed more details of the dual core processors it expects to introduce next year. The firm presented at the Processor Forum in San Jose earlier today, and, according to EE Times, revealed some further details of its plans.


Owen says he can still score for England despite rocky Madrid <b>...</b>

Michael Owen hasn #39;t scored yet for Real Madrid, but he #39;s sure he can still contribute for England. Owen, who picked up a lower back injury in Real Madrid #39;s 1-0 weekend loss to Deportivo


Canadian Charmaine Hooper nominated for FIFA World Player of the <b>...</b>

ZURICH (CP) - Canadian veteran Charmaine Hooper is one of 21 women on a short list for FIFA #39;s women #39;s World Player of the Year award, the world governing body of soccer announced Tuesday.


NASCAR point dock for swear drops Little E into 2nd in Nextel Cup <b>...</b>

(Daytona Beach, Florida-AP) Oct. 5, 2004 - A slip of the tongue has cost Dale Earnhardt, Junior, first place in the Nextel Cup standings.


NBA great Pippen retires after 17 seasons

(Deerfield, Illinois-AP) Oct. 5, 2004 - Scottie Pippen has called it quits. Pippen has announced his retirement as a member of the Chicago Bulls, who he helped lead to six NBA titles alongside Michael Jordan.


Fire breaks out on Canadian submarine

A Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland was forced to call for assistance from the British Royal Navy after a small fire broke out on board, it is reported here Tuesday.


Experience has taught US not to enter dangerous territory <b>...</b>

TEHRAN (MNA) -- Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said here Tuesday that he was confident that experience has taught the United States not to dare to attack Iran.


Israel arrests 13 UN employees

Israel  arrests 13 UN employees on suspicion of "links to terrorism" but does not give  their nationalities.


Gordon Cooper, NASA Mercury Pioneer, Dies

LOS ANGELES - Gordon Cooper, the last astronaut to take flight during NASA's pioneering Mercury program, has died. He was 77...


Amendment Banning La. Gay Marriage Tossed

BATON ROUGE, La. - A state judge Tuesday threw out a Louisiana constitutional amendment banning gay marriage...


PeopleSoft's Courtroom Confession

PeopleSoft's board is willing to talk about a deal if the price is right.


PARMALAT: NEXT HEARING SCHEDULED OCT. 29

(AGI) - Milan, Italy, Oct. 5 - A preliminary court hearing in the Parmalat case was held today. Judge Tacconi scheduled the next hearing on October 29.


UPDATE 1-Former Enron asst treasurer strikes plea deal

A former assistant treasurer at Enron Corp. (ENRNQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to committing securities fraud on Tuesday and will cooperate


UPDATE 2-CNF sells freight forwarding unit to UPS

Transport group CNF Inc. (CNF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it sold its Menlo Worldwide Forwarding unit to United Parcel Service Inc.


Intel, Nokia, Symbian Drive to 3G Future

Hoping to solidify the often-diverse smartphone marketplace, three high tech companies said they are collaborating on future 3G (define) developments.


Yahoo CEO Sees No Need to Join Media Merger Frenzy (Reuters)

Reuters - In an era of widespread media\consolidation, Internet media company Yahoo Inc. \believes television networks, movie studios and music companies\should look to it as a partner rather than a merger candidate,\Yahoo Chief Executive Terry Semel said on Tuesday.


Newcastle meets Sporting Lisbon

LONDON -- Italian hopefuls Lazio will take on Villarreal, Newcastle United faces Sporting Lisbon and two former winners will meet when Schalke 04 plays Feyenoord after Tuesday #39;s draw for the group stage of the UEFA Cup.


The mother of all sponsorships

Emirates Airline and Arsenal Football Club have signed the biggest club sponsorship in football history, collectively worth about 100 million (Rs 816.


Gates: Microsoft To Target Malware (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is working on the development of a product to remove adware and malicious software from PCs, Bill Gates told a meeting of technologists in Silicon Valley.


Can the Pony Ride Again? (Forbes.com)

Forbes.com - Remember 1965? We had Vietnam and Watts, free love, Vatican II, the Beatles, Joan Baez. And we had the Mustang. Back then cars were really important, and the Ford 1965 Mustang, introduced at the New York World's Fair in April 1964, created a wave of car excitement in America never seen before or since. The Mustang and its evangelist, Lee Iacocca, were on the covers of Time and Newsweek the same week.


SpaceShipOne Wins Ten-Million-Dollar X Prize

SpaceShipOne, the world's first privately built manned spacecraft, completed its third round-trip journey to space today, laying claim to the ten-million-dollar (U.S.) Ansari X Prize.


Hawk Watch: Where to See Fall's Migrating Raptors

While leaves tumble from trees this fall, another natural wonder is soaring overhead. Hawks in North and South America are taking to the air as part of a seasonal migration.


Reliving Lewis and Clark: Conflicts With the Sioux

This September things suddenly got interesting for reenactors retracing the route of Lewis and Clark up the Missouri: Reliving the journey also meant reliving conflicts with the Sioux Indians.


An Opportunity From Chiron's Misfortune?

Plus, PeopleSoft's courtroom confession, and Wal-Mart looks overseas.


Shackin' Up With Big Sam

RadioShack signs a deal to operate wireless phone kiosks in Sam's Club locations.


Via to throw hat in 64-bit x86 chip ring

Taiwanese firm makes mulitmedia performance a key measure of its upcoming processor.


EarthLink to offer free Net telephony

The ISP's new software supports speed dialing, caller ID, three-way calling, hold capability and call logs.


Visa, MasterCard Lose High Court Appeal, Amex and Discover may be <b>...</b>

Do you already feel like your mailbox is clogged full of free checks and offers for low introductory rates for new credit cards?


Viacom enters US Hispanic radio

Viacom Inc. said Tuesday it will sell a radio station to Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. for a 10 percent stake in SBS, marking Viacom #39;s entry into the US Hispanic radio market.


AT amp;T Wireless Launches Online Music Store

AT amp;T Wireless launched this week an online music service that provides instant gratification to subscribers who hear a tune they can #39;t wait to download.


Sun Launches UltraSPARC IV

Sun Microsytems Inc. on Tuesday unveiled an upgrade of its dual-core UltraSPARC processor, which the company claims is twice as fast as the older version.


EarthLink to offer free net telephony

ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired  amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row. Earthlink on Tuesday said it now distributes software that lets people make free unlimited calls over a broadband connection.


PeopleSoft board opens up to Oracle

SAN FRANCISCO - While it has so far rejected each of Oracle Corp.'s takeover offers, PeopleSoft Inc.'s board of directors is willing to talk about a deal at the right price, a member of PeopleSoft's board said Tuesday.


12-0 Auburn, 10-1 Cal big losers in BCS

The controversy smoldering over the continuing inability of the Bowl Championship Series to set up an undisputed national title game couldn #39;t overshadow Sunday #39;s big news for South Florida.


iMac G5:  #147;Marvel on the Inside, too #148;

#147;The new G5 iMac is the finest personal computer I #146;ve ever used, hands down, #148; writes Mike Wendland for the Detroit Free Press.  #147;Nothing comes close. If you have ever thought of switching from a Windows-based PC to a Mac, this is the deal-clincher. It is simply a stunning machine both to look at and to use. #148; Oct 05


Sony Nixes Copy-Protected CDs in Japan (AP)

AP - Sony Corp.'s Japanese music unit says it will no longer sell CDs with built-in copy protection, a technology it had been pushing for two years.


Cal #39;s demoted to Holiday Bowl

It was just another Bowl Championship Series selection Sunday, as unhappy teams from coast-to-coast once again sparked debate about the BCS, even if there were mostly agreement that USC and Oklahoma


Syrian President Shuffles His Cabinet (AP)

AP - President Bashar Assad shuffled his Cabinet on Monday, just weeks after the United States and the United Nations challenged Syria over its military presence in Lebanon and the security situation along its border with Iraq.


U.S., Iraqi Forces Open New Offensive

Iraqi insurgents attacked a U.S. convoy with a car bomb in the northern city of Mosul and killed an American soldier with a roadside bomb near Baghdad, Iraqi and U.S. authorities reported today.


135 arrested in telemarketing probe

WASHINGTON - More than 135 people have been arrested in an investigation of global telemarketing scams that have victimized 5 million people, many of them elderly, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday.


Martha ink expert found not guilty

In a major blow to Martha Stewart, the government ink expert who testified during her trial was found not guilty of perjury after less than two days of jury deliberations.


Oil Surges to Record, Breaching \$51 a Barrel, on Supply Concern

Crude oil prices surged to a record, exceeding \$51 a barrel in New York for the first time, amid concern that hurricane damage to production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico will keep supplies from rising enough to meet winter needs.


Cardinals Drum Dodgers in Playoff Opener (AP)

AP - Larry Walker and the St. Louis Cardinals turned Game 1 into a slugfest, and that was big trouble for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Walker homered twice and the Cardinals tied a postseason record by hitting five home runs, overwhelming Odalis Perez and the Dodgers in an 8-3 blowout Tuesday in the opener of their NL playoff series.


Yank Heavy Hitter Sheffield Fan Favorite (AP)

AP - Gary Sheffield emerged from the trainer's room after games, his left shoulder wrapped in bandages that resembled football pads. Most days, one or two fingers were taped, too.


Intel Links Up With Symbian

After seeing little success with the reference designs it created for Microsoft #39;s smartphone platform, Intel will now work with Symbian to create reference platforms for 3G handsets.


Sony abandons copy-control CDs

SONY #39;S music unit is abandoning its CDs that use built-in technology that limits copying them, after pushing the program for two years.


McAmmond signs AHL contract

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (Ticker) -- An NHL lockout did not stop general manager Lou Lamoriello from conducting some business. The New Jersey Devils signed left wing Dean McAmmond to an American Hockey League contract with Albany on Tuesday.


Opportunistic Defense Helps Jets Improve (AP)

AP - When Jets coach Herman Edwards started reviewing the many problems that plagued his defense last year, one glaring weakness jumped out at him.


Crisis talks in Paris as concerns grow for kidnapped French <b>...</b>

PARIS (AFP) -- As hopes dimmed that two French journalists held captive in Iraq would be freed soon, French President Jacques Chirac was to discuss the crisis Sunday with his foreign minister, who returned from a mission to the Middle East with no news of


Iraq town struggles back to life after US assault

Iraqi security forces and American troops have been patrolling the battered streets of Samarra as normal life began returning after a US-led assault wrested the city from rebels.


Cherrad Banned by FIFA for Ref Insult (AP)

AP - FIFA banned Algeria's Abdelmalek Cherrad on Tuesday for four matches for insulting a referee during an African World Cup qualifying match against Gabon.


Devils Sign LW Dean McAmmond to AHL Deal (AP)

AP - The New Jersey Devils signed veteran left wing Dean McAmmond to a contract to play with Albany of the AHL.


U.S. Open to Return to Congressional (AP)

AP - The U.S. Open will return to Congressional Country Club in 2011.


Fed's McTeer: U.S. Economy Back on Track (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. economy is on track\after a weak stretch and an uptick in consumer prices seems to\have passed, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert\McTeer said on Tuesday.


PalmOne/Microsoft Deal Not Good For Good

NEW YORK - Microsoft and PalmOne today announced a partnership that will likely have a negative impact on Good Technology, a well-capitalized startup with eyes on a public offering.


Sony Nixes Copy-Protected CDs in Japan

Sony Corp. #39;s Japanese music unit says it will no longer sell CDs with built-in copy protection, a technology it had been pushing for two years.


Opportunistic defense helps Jets improve

When Jets coach Herman Edwards started reviewing the many problems that plagued his defense last year, one glaring weakness jumped out at him.


Onterrio Smith to begin 4-game suspension

Minnesota Vikings running back Onterrio Smith will miss the next four games for violating the NFL #39;s substance abuse policy. Smith was notified by the league Tuesday that he will


Wolfowitz Recalls Nazi Crimes Vs. Poland

US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz compared the crimes of Saddam Hussein to the atrocities of the Nazi and Stalinist eras in a speech in Warsaw on Tuesday, and argued that the Sept.


Crude oil prices top \$US51 a barrel

Oil prices darted above \$US51 a barrel Tuesday as output in the Gulf of Mexico remained in shambles more than two weeks after Hurricane Ivan tore through the region.


Oil Prices Pressure US Stocks

Uneasy investors sold stocks mostly lower on Wall Street today as oil prices climbed above 51 per barrel, creating new worries that rising energy costs would curb consumer spending and corporate profits.


Singapore selldown of Air NZ well anticipated by market

Singapore International Airline #39;s (SIA) selldown of its 6.3 per cent stake in Air New Zealand, announced yesterday, seems to have been well anticipated by the sharemarket.


Hundreds Arrested in Telemarketing Scheme

An international investigation of telemarketing fraud schemes has resulted in the arrests of more than 135 people in cases involving more than 5 million victims, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Tuesday.


Kodak to cut jobs in England, France

Eastman Kodak Co. will close a plant in England, shut down product lines in France and make other shifts in the two countries as part of the company #39;s historic push into digital imaging.


EarthLink Offers Free VoIP Calls

Officials at EarthLink (Quote, Chart) rolled out an expansion of its VoIP (define) service for broadband users Tuesday, giving its 1.2 million high-speed users unlimited free calls to other SIP-enabled (define) phones.


Sony Abandons Copy-Control Music CDs

Sony #39;s music unit is abandoning its CDs that use built-in technology that limits copying them, after pushing the program for two years.


Playoff Capsules

Larry Walker homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals tied a postseason record by hitting five home runs, overwhelming Odalis Perez and the Los Angeles Dodgers in an 8-3 blowout Tuesday in the opener of their NL playoff series.


Pierce, Hantuchova win; Zvonareva driven out of Porsche event

Filderstadt, Germany (Sports Network) - Former champion Mary Pierce of France and 2002 runner-up Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia were opening-round winners on Tuesday, but sixth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva was an upset victim at the \$650,000 Porsche


Klitschkos to go it alone

WBC champion Vitali Klitschko and his younger brother Wladimir have announced plans to promote their own fights. The Ukrainian heavyweights are in a court battle to end their contract with German promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl.


Picking your poison

Once again the New York Yankees finished the division race in their customary position, first place. However, the road to the top of the first mountain peak wasnt as easy as the 101-61 record would indicate.


Houston vs. Atlanta

The plot: Although some of the key players aren #39;t familiar to fans, the Braves are no strangers to the playoffs. Their unprecedented streak of 13 consecutive postseason appearances


Iran Says Its Missiles Can Now Reach 1,250 Miles

Iran has increased the range of its missiles to 1,250 miles, a senior official was quoted as saying on Tuesday, putting parts of Europe within reach for the first time.


Deadly car bombs explode in Ramadi, Mosul

A second car bombing in the Iraqi city of Ramadi has left four people dead and possibly injured a US soldier. Hospital officials say the booby-trapped car exploded as a US military convoy passed by.


Brazil Solid Candidate #39; for UN Council, Powell Says (Update2)

The US considers Brazil a solid candidate #39; #39; to join an enlarged United Nations Security Council, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.


U.S. Urges Rationing of Flu Shots as Supply Is Slashed

Officials said that most healthy adults should delay or skip flu shots so that people most at risk can get scarce supplies.


Iraqi labour movement makes global debut with tough task ahead (AFP)

AFP - Iraqi labour unions making their global debut at a conference in Japan are seeking tips on their tough task -- how to make workers aware of rights suppressed for years by Saddam Hussein.


House GOP Seeks to Quash Draft Rumor (AP)

AP - WASHINGTON  #151; House Republicans sought Tuesday to quash an undying Internet rumor that the government will reinstate a military draft after the election, hoping with a vote to kill legislation that would do it, and the rumor as well.


World's Top Game Players Battle for Cash (AP)

AP - For the world's best video game players, getting the high score is no longer enough.


Microsoft CEO: Merger Strategy Unchanged (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft Corp.  is still\targeting smaller companies for acquisitions, despite\speculation that now-scuttled merger talks with business\software giant SAP AG  signaled a shift in strategy,\Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday.


Infineon Execs Jailed for Price Fixing

Four executives at German chipmaker Infineon were jailed today on charges of engaging in illegal price fixing of PC memory chips according to the US Department of Justice.


Stocks Fall As Oil Surpasses \$51 a Barrel

Uneasy investors sold stocks mostly lower Tuesday as oil prices climbed above \$51 per barrel, creating new worries that rising energy costs would curb consumer spending and corporate profits.


More than 135 people have been arrested in an investigation of global telemarketing scams that have victimized 5 million people, many of them elderly, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday.


Online Stock Trading Gets Cheaper

Doing business from home is about to get easier. Charles Schwab Corp. will lower fees next month in a move that could trigger a price war as online brokers battle for customers.


Next for Private Spaceflight: Tourist Ships

After flying successfully three times in space, SpaceShipOne is in demand as an alternative way to fly people and small payloads to suborbital space.


Gates Chats Up DRM, Web Services

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Microsoft #39;s (Quote, Chart) chairman and chief software architect said the move to Web services (define) could ease the Internet #39;s security woes and that digital rights management can balance out piracy.


Tennis: Seeds tumble as Zvonareva crashes out of Filderstadt

FILDERSTADT, Germany : Russian Vera Zvonareva became the second seed to crash out of the 650,000-dollar WTA event falling to a straight sets 6-3, 7-5 first round defeat against compatriot Elena Likhovtseva.


Australian FM plays down Poland's announcement on Iraq withdrawal (AFP)

AFP - Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has declined to reveal any timetable for a possible withdrawal of Australian troops from Iraq following a statement by Poland that it is aiming for a pullout by the end of next year.


Landmine kills Afghan policemen

Seven Afghan policemen are killed by a landmine in the Kandahar province, ahead of landmark elections.


Fujitsu, Cisco team up to provide IP network products in Japan

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan #39;s Fujitsu and Cisco Systems of the US said they have agreed to form a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will enable businesses to build advanced Internet Protocol (IP) networks.


Hormone Leptin May Treat Infertility

BOSTON - An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.   "This represents essentially a new era for leptin," said Dr...


Rock's Recluse Wilson Center Stage Again

LOS ANGELES - If Brian Wilson could change just one thing in life, it wouldn't be the legendary emotional traumas, the insecurities, the drug abuse, the battles with weight or the endless legal conflicts that nearly destroyed him.   "I would have made the rhythm of 'California Girls' a little better," Wilson deadpans...


Edwards, Cheney to Meet in Only VP Debate

CLEVELAND - Both presidential campaigns are looking for a boost at the other's expense Tuesday when Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic rival John Edwards square off for the only vice presidential debate of the 2004 election.    Most of the pre-debate talk was about Iraq...


White House on Defensive After Bremer Talk

WASHINGTON - The White House staunchly defended its Iraq policy Tuesday as new questions emerged about President Bush's prewar decisions and postwar planning: An impending weapons report undercut the administration's main rationale for the war, and the former head of the American occupation said the United States had too few troops in Iraq after the invasion.    Four weeks before Election Day, Democrat John Kerry pounced on the acknowledgment by former Iraq administrator Paul Bremer that the United States had "paid a big price" for insufficient troop levels...


U.S., Iraqi Force Seizes Suspected Rebels

BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 3,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad in an area notorious for kidnappings and ambushes...


AT T looks into closing Windows

A team of researchers is evaluating how Linux and Mac OS X stack up against Windows for internal use.


Ballmer takes on the troublemakers

CEO weighs in on Linux, EU regulators, music pirates and "bad people out there in cyberspace."


PeopleSoft board opens up to Oracle

While it has so far rejected each of Oracle Corp. #39;s takeover offers, PeopleSoft Inc. #39;s board of directors is willing to talk about a deal at the right price, a member of PeopleSoft #39;s board said Tuesday.


AlphaSmart cuts earnings view due to lower demand

LOS GATOS, Calif. (Dow Jones/AP) -- AlphaSmart Inc. stock set a year-low Tuesday after the maker of simple computers cut its 2004 outlook, citing lower-than-anticipated demand in the education market.


Fed chairman makes no comments on monetary policy

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- US banks have learned painful lessons from crises and competition and have adapted to succeed in today #39;s economy, Alan Greenspan told an audience of bankers on Tuesday.


Kodak Seeks \$1 Billion from Sun in Java Suit

Eastman Kodak #39;s patent-infringement lawsuit against Sun Microsystems now moves into the penalty phase, as the jury considers whether to award Kodak as much as \$1 billion in damages.


AT amp;T Denies Move Away from Windows

quot;The security and virus argument for Linux and against Windows is real, but in many, though not all, aspects, that #39;s a reflection of how much more widely Windows is deployed, quot; said Gordon Haff, Illuminata senior analyst.


Steelers' Bell Out for at Least Two Weeks (AP)

AP - In his fourth NFL season, Kendrell Bell is reliving his sophomore jinx. The playmaking inside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers will miss at least the next two games with what is now being called a sports hernia.


Coleman insists start must  quot;wake up and smell the coffee quot;

Fulham boss Chris Coleman will use the forthcoming break for World Cup qualifying to rally his beleaguered troops and plot an end to the club #39;s dismal start to the season.


Tigers exercise option to keep Trammell for 2006

The Detroit Tigers exercised their option on manager Alan Trammell #39;s three-year contract Tuesday, keeping him with the team through the 2006 season.


Mourning Takes It Easy in First Practice (AP)

AP - Alonzo Mourning wasn't ready Tuesday to put too much strain on his body, and the New Jersey Nets weren't rushing Mourning along in his attempt to become the second NBA player to return after a kidney transplant.


Arab nations demand end to Israeli raids

As a massive Israeli offensive continues in the Gaza Strip, Arab nations at the United Nations have proposed a resolution demanding an end to the assault.


Irish passport given to Bigley to save his life

Irelands government has granted British hostage, Kenneth Bigley, an Irish passport; responding to his family #39;s calls which hopes that stressing his Irish origin will convince his kidnappers to release him.


Blair Seeks to Prick World Conscience on Africa

Britain hopes to use a summit in Ethiopia this week to force an international community obsessed with Iraq and terrorism to also focus on the  quot;scar quot; of Africa.


Ohio St. Regroups After Northwestern Loss (AP)

AP - After losing to Northwestern for the first time in 33 years, there is plenty of blame to go around for Ohio State.


Annika Appeals to All Golfers in New Book (AP)

AP - Ernie Els was intrigued when he saw the cover of the book, showing Annika Sorenstam looming large with a club over her shoulder and a smile on her face.


Tech edges ahead at Japan show

At CEATEC, Sony unveils a home server packed with a terabyte of storage. Also: Networking via ordinary light fixtures?


Cardinals Start Strong

The Cardinals overwhelm Odalis Perez and the Dodgers in an 8-3 blowout in the opener of their NL playoff series.


Siebel to push customer education to make CRM work

Siebel Systems today unveiled a series of initiatives to help companies roll out software implementations more successfully and consolidate customer views in real time.


PeopleSoft board willing to talk to Oracle

While it has rejected each of Oracle Corp.'s takeover offers today, PeopleSoft's board of directors is willing to talk about a deal at the right price, a member of the company's board said today.


Bush signs extension to R D tax credit

The R D tax credit, first passed as a temporary measure in 1981, has been extended 11 times and allows U.S. companies conducting research and development activities to get a tax credit of up to 10 of R D spending.


Radisson Hotels unveils online check-in service

Using a new "Express Yourself" system, guests at Radisson Hotels   Resorts can now check in via the Web at their convenience and provide preferences in advance of their arrival, eliminating the traditional hotel check-in process.


New Toshiba notebooks highlight long-running trend

U.S. consumers don't want to pay for low-power, high-performance chip.


New systems cut cell phone finger work

Several companies ease burden of using Internet via cell phones.


Flash memory abounds in PalmOne's Tungsten T5

Total of 256MB of memory saves data when batteries die.


SAP, Infineon unveil RFID management system

The new platform is designed to help companies speed the deployment of smart-tag systems and cut the costs of managing both hardware and software components from several suppliers.


Users: Information life-cycle management standards needed

IT managers at this week's ILM Solutions Conference said information life-cycle strategies are still a work in progress.


IBM touts new Power5 servers

IBM today launched a pair of high-performance, low-priced Unix servers and related security services that are aimed at small to medium-size businesses.


Rackable Systems adds new NAS to line

Rackable Systems has added to its line of NAS solutions with its new S3116-NAS server appliance. The new NAS server is designed for datacenters looking for a high-performance SATA system at an affordable price, according to Geoffrey Noer, senior director of storage products at Rackable Systems. Companies using expensive Fibre Channel-based storage can migrate older projects to a lower-cost Rackable Systems NAS, Noer said. Other uses include disk-based backup, small and medium business workgroups, and applications such as seismic processing and video rendering, he said.


Tools wrap: Web services, e-commerce, XML touted

Systinet, Amazon, and Altova this week are announcing tools geared toward development of Web services, e-commerce, and XML applications, respectively.


Bonds Slip as McTeer Counters Oil Rally (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. Treasury prices eased on Tuesday\as upbeat comments from a Federal Reserve Bank president\balanced weaker-than-expected results from the U.S. services\sector and record high crude oil prices.


Yum Profit Up, Raises View (Reuters)

Reuters - Yum Brands Inc.  on Tuesday\said quarterly earnings rose 13 percent and raised its profit\forecast for the year as strong sales at its fast-food chains\helped offset a run-up in commodity costs.


Open Text Revises 1Q Lower

Business software maker Open Text Corp. lowered first-quarter expectations Tuesday due to a number of deals that will fail to close during the period.


AT amp;T looks into closing Windows

com October 5, 2004, 2:09 PM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


Rome Defends Sending Migrants Straight Back

ROME, Oct. 5. - Italy has defended its new policy of airlifting illegal immigrants straight back to Libya the maoment they set foot on Italian soil as an emergency measure.


PeopleSoft Says Its Board May Consider an Oracle Takeover Offer

PeopleSoft Inc. said it #39;s willing to discuss a bid by Oracle Corp. at the right #39; #39; price, the first time officials have raised the possibility of ending the companies #39; 16-month takeover fight.


Yum Profit Up, Raises View

Yum Brands Inc. (YUM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 13 percent and raised its profit forecast for the year as strong sales at its fast-food chains helped offset a run-up in commodity costs.


Key Martha witness found not guilty

A government ink expert was found not guilty of lying on the witness stand during Stewart #39;s trial. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Larry Stewart, a government witness who testified against Martha Stewart, was found not guilty Tuesday on all counts of perjury.


Astronaut Gordon Cooper dies

WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 5: Gordon Cooper, 77, one of the seven US astronauts who made the nations first manned spaceflights and became known as possessors of The Right Stuff, died on Monday at his home in Ventura, Calif.


quot;Smoking Louse quot; Rewrites Human Evolution

They #39;re tiny and pesky, but also hold secrets to our evolution: Head lice have shown researchers that an extinct species of early human had direct contact with modern-day man 25,000 years ago.


CA Outlines Unicenter Efforts

Computer Associates International plans to launch an upgraded version of its Unicenter management software  quot;just before the summer of 2005, quot; Ken Cron, CA #39;s interim CEO, said Tuesday.


Beckham gets warm welcome in Manchester

David Beckham returned to Manchester today for a book signing, to promote a new edition of his autobiography. The footballer posed for photographers before signing copies of David Beckham: My Side for eager fans.


Zvonareva upset at Filderstadt behind 13 double faults

Vera Zvonareva #39;s bid to join four of her Russian compatriots in the top 10 of the WTA Tour rankings was slowed Tuesday at the Porsche Grand Prix when she double faulted 13 times in a loss to Elena Likhovtseva.


US says Iran #39;s missile is threat

The US State Department Tuesday said iran #39;s missile program posed a threat to the region and US interests. The United States has had and continues to have serious concerns about Iran #39;s missile program, department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said.


Task for Indonesian leader: Fight terror, but not for US

While Iraq remains the controversial center of debate about the war against terrorism, Indonesia is quietly emerging under its new leader as a potentially significant counter to Islamic extremism.


Afghanistan hits fever pitch as warlords turn  #39;democrat #39;

From the thriving centre of Kabul to remote mountain villages, Afghans go to the polls on Saturday still under the shadow of the old regimes.


Wariness over Turkey #39;s EU bid

As the European Union approaches a contentious decision - whether to let Turkey join the club - the Continent #39;s rulers seem to have left their citizens behind.


Cypriot protests after Israeli jets force airliner into flight <b>...</b>

LARNACA, Cyprus, Oct 5 (AFP) - The Cypriot authorities issued a strong protest Tuesday after Israeli warplanes forced a German airliner into their flight control zone without prior authorization amid a bomb alert.


Massachusetts Pension Fund Rehires Putnam (AP)

AP - Putnam Investments, which was fired from managing  #36;1.7 billion in Massachusetts pension investments during the mutual fund scandal, is returning as a money manager in its home state after adopting reforms intended to ensure fair trading.


Wal-Mart CEO Sees Strong Finish to Year (Reuters)

Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  Chief\Executive Lee Scott is "optimistic" about the holiday season\and expects a "strong finish" to the year, he said on Tuesday.


AT T looks into closing its Windows

A team of researchers is evaluating how Linux and Mac OS X stack up against Windows for internal use.


Homebuilder Stocks Among Biggest Losers

Homebuilder stocks were the biggest losers among the 86 sectors of the Dow Jones indexes Monday after jittery investors began selling off the stocks over concerns about price cuts in the booming Las Vegas housing market.


Smartphone industry gathers for Symbian Expo

Symbian Expo, London, UK - 5 October 2004 -ymbian, developer of Symbian OS, the market-leading mobile phone operating system today opened the Symbian Expo  - smartphone show.


France call up Luyindula

Marseille #39;s DR Congo-born striker Peguy Luyindula has been called up for France #39;s World Cup qualifier against Ireland. France coach Raymond Domenech picked Luyindula to replace Juventus striker David Trezeguet.


Mortars Hit Baghdad, US Strikes Sadr City

Insurgents in Iraq fired several mortar rounds into central Baghdad Tuesday, as US forces hit insurgent targets in the Sadr City neighborhood.


US share prices skid on record oil price

NEW YORK : US share prices struggled as the crude oil price gushed to a record high in New York, passing 51 dollars a barrel for the first time.


US CREDIT-Pulte #39;s price hike troubles likely fleeting

Stockholders have pounded home builders this week on an earnings warning from Pulte Homes Inc., but credit investors believe the company #39;s Las Vegas troubles do


Gordon Cooper, astronaut on final Mercury mission

WASHINGTON Gordon Cooper, the astronaut who flew the last of the pioneering Mercury space missions and stayed aloft in a Gemini capsule long enough to demonstrate that a trip to the moon was feasible, died at his home in Ventura, California, NASA announced


2 rival alliances formed

Two groundbreaking alliances took shape in the mobile communications industry Tuesday as the largest players continued to vie for customers in the growing market for high-end phones.


iMac G5: The all-in-one computer redefined

OCTOBER 05, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Editor #39;s note: Last month, Online News Editor Ken Mingis snagged one of the first iMac G5s and offered an early look at Apple #39;s latest desktop (see story).


Roundup: Pippen retires

Scottie Pippen on Tuesday announced his retirement from the Chicago Bulls, the team he and Michael Jordan led to six NBA titles in the 1990s.


Premier League Slammed by Lma over Wigley

Steve Wigley continues to face opposition to his role as Southampton head coach after the League Managers Association revealed their anger at a decision to let him stay on as Saints boss until the end of the season.


Penalty for on-air curse drops Earnhardt out of first place

A slip of the tongue on TV cost Dale Earnhardt Jr. first place and \$10,000, penalties imposed by an increasingly image-conscious NASCAR.


Ricky Williams asks league to clarify his status

Ricky Williams has asked the NFL for a hearing to clarify his playing status, a possible first step if the running back tries to return to the league.


Conditions on Turkey  #39;not new #39;

BRUSSELS The European Commission will not set special conditions for Turkey when it decides on Wednesday whether to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, the commission president, Romano Prodi, said on Tuesday.


Allawi sounds note of gravity on war

BAGHDAD In his first speech before the interim national assembly here, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi gave a sobering account Tuesday of the threat posed by the insurgency, saying that the country #39;s instability was a  quot;source of worry for many people quot; and that


Endangered black rhino hunting ban lifted

A ban on hunting critically endangered black rhinoceros has been lifted by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, The Telegraph reported.


Britain welcomes Indo-Pak talks: Hoon

Visiting British Defense Secretary Geoffrey Hoon Tuesday welcomed the on-going Indo-Pak dialogue process and said Britain is keenly watching the progress,according to the private News Network of International.


Microsoft Unveils News Version of MSN TV (AP)

AP - Microsoft Corp. introduced on Tuesday a new version of its Internet TV service, seeking to broaden its appeal beyond a relatively small base of older, computer-phobic users.


Rackable Systems adds new NAS to line (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Rackable Systems has added to its line of NAS solutions with its new S3116-NAS server appliance. The new NAS server is designed for datacenters looking for a high-performance SATA system at an affordable price, according to Geoffrey Noer, senior director of storage products at Rackable Systems.  #8220;Companies using expensive Fibre Channel-based storage can migrate older projects to a lower-cost Rackable Systems NAS, #8221; Noer said. Other uses include disk-based backup, small and medium business workgroups, and applications such as seismic processing and video rendering, he said.


More circulation woes at Hollinger

Hollinger International Inc. said Tuesday that it had found cases of inflated circulation at some of its newspapers, including the Jerusalem Post, in addition to previously disclosed problems at the Chicago Sun-Times.


SIA sells its stake in Air NZ for \$70m

SINGAPORE Airlines is closing the book on an ill-fated and costly bid, starting four years ago, to gain a foothold in the lucrative Australian and New Zealand markets.


Wal-Mart CEO Sees Strong Finish to Year

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. #39;s (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Chief Executive Lee Scott is  quot;optimistic quot; about the holiday season and expects a  quot;strong finish quot; to the year, he said on Tuesday.


Update 2: Ex-Enron Treasurer to Testify at Trial

Merrill Lynch  amp; Co. drafted a letter in mid-June 2000 instructing Enron Corp. to wire \$7.5 million to a specified account by the end of that month to buy out the brokerage #39;s \$7 million investment in three barges.


Coming soon: full-scale DVD format war

TOKYO - A full-scale war over DVD formats is only a matter of time - the electronics industry can smell it in the air. As the two opposing camps continue to recruit allies, negotiations are no longer about averting a confrontation.


Pippen retires as one of game #39;s best, not one of its most loved

He had a body straight out of an NBA laboratory and a face like a Peruvian sun god. He was a versatile Swiss Army Knife who could shoot, pass and run the floor.


Arsenal get \$300m Emirates boost

LONDON - In two years, Arsenal will play their home matches in the Emirates stadium. That is what their new stadium at Ashburton Grove will be called after the Premiership champions yesterday agreed to the


Sports: Ricky Williams may be considering a return to football

NEW YORK A source within the NFL says Ricky Williams is asking the league for a hearing to clarify his playing status. The former Miami running back announced his retirement just before training camp.


US Vetoes UN Measure Demanding Israel Leave Gaza

The United States on Tuesday vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate end to Israeli military operations in the Gaza strip that have cost some 68 Palestinian lives.


Warlord politics heats Afghan vote

President Karzai's rival gains ground by appealing to Afghanistan's former anti-Soviet resistance fighters.


Latest front for US forces: rural Iraq

Volatile and remote areas outside the Sunni triangle are now being scoured by US and Iraqi troops.


R. Kelly and Jay-Z Reluctantly Unite

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The handwritten script appeared slowly at first, unspooling across the wide-screen video monitors inside the Allstate Arena as if scrawled by some giant, invisible hand...


House GOP Seeks to Quash Draft Rumor

WASHINGTON - House Republicans sought Tuesday to quash an undying Internet rumor that the government will reinstate a military draft after the election, hoping with a vote to kill legislation that would do it, and the rumor as well.    The specter of a wartime military draft like that of the Vietnam era has lingered around the presidential campaign for the past few weeks, fueled by an e-mail driven rumor mill and a campaign by Rock the Vote, a nonpartisan group that seeks to boost voting among young people...


Adobe does document security

Electronic document giant Adobe Systems said that it was partnering with digital certificate company GeoTrust to provide technology that will allow documents that use Adobe #39;s popular PDF (Portable Document Format) to be digitally certified.


Wild Weather Hampers Submarine Rescue Mission

Wild weather was tonight hampering an operation involving British forces to rescue a Canadian submarine. Five British vessels are en-route to the stricken HMCS


Tobacco regulation backers fail to restore it to corporate tax <b>...</b>

House and Senate negotiators defeated an effort Tuesday to have the Food and Drug Administration regulate tobacco products. The proposal was part of a corporate tax bill


IBM Aims Low-Cost Unix Servers At SMBs, Puts Bulls-eye On Sun

IBM Tuesday pushed harder against rival Sun by releasing a pair of low-priced Unix-based servers geared for small and medium-sized businesses.


FIFA Announces World Player of the Year Nominations

Brazilian players have picked up the most nominations for FIFA #39;s World Player of the Year award with a total of six, including Real Madrid #39;s Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos.


Search engine for developers is hailed (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - An Eclipse IDE plug-in that would provide search capabilities specifically for developers is being readied by a University of California, Berkeley computer science professor.


US vetoes Security Council resolution on Gaza

The United States has vetoed an Arab-backed resolution at the United Nations Security Council that demanded an end to Israel #39;s military operations in the Gaza strip.


Bomb scare forces Israeli fighters to intercept aircraft

Israeli fighter jets forced a passenger plane bound for Tel Aviv to land in Cyprus yesterday in the sixth such bomb scare to hit flights over Europe in the past week.


Bulgaria Discovery Sheds Light on Ancient Thracians (Reuters)

Reuters - Archaeologists have unearthed\a treasure of gold and silver in a Thracian tomb in Bulgaria,\calling it a unique find from classical antiquity.


Markets extend rally as oil falls from high

Wall Street extended its fourth- quarter rally yesterday, supported by falling oil prices and a bullish assessment of the economy from a Federal Reserve official.


Martha ink expert acquitted

The former head of the US Secret Service #39;s forensic lab was acquitted Tuesday on two counts of lying repeatedly on the stand as the gvernment #39;s ink expert at the Martha Stewart trial.


AT amp;T looks into closing its Windows

Network services giant AT amp;T is evaluating different operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, as alternatives to Windows for internal use.


Schumacher aiming for Suzuka victory

Motorsport.com. The titles may be wrapped up for Michael Schumacher and Ferrari but the 2004 champion is keen to notch up another victory at the penultimate race of the season.


New Chechen President sworn in

Moscow, Oct. 6. (UNI): The new President of war-torn Russian republic of Chechnya, Alu Alkhanov took the oath of office in Grozny, the Chechen capital, amid very tight security throughout the region.


Iran: Getting Back on Track

Since the worlds nuclear watchdog agency confirmed reports of Irans extensive and secret nuclear activities more than two years ago, international concerns that Tehran might soon acquire bomb-making capabilities have grown.


Blogger father resigns from Google

Search company Google Inc. has lost the services of Evan Williams, father of the Blogger Web logging service.


Panel: Kerry would take new approach to tech issues

WASHINGTON - Senator John Kerry, Democratic challenger to U.S. President George Bush, would seek more government involvement on issues such as broadband adoption, cybersecurity and spam, while Bush, if re-elected, would continue to take a more market-driven approach to those issues, a panel of Washington, D.C., technology experts predicted Tuesday.


Google lays out lofty plans for Search Appliance

Google Inc. is working hard to broaden the searching and indexing capabilities of its enterprise Search Appliance from Web documents based on the HTTP and HTTPS protocols to multiple and disparate non-Web data repositories, a Google executive said Tuesday.


Search engine for developers is hailed

An Eclipse IDE plug-in that would provide search capabilities specifically for developers is being readied by a University of California, Berkeley computer science professor.
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Bush signs extension to R D tax credit

WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush on Monday signed a bill that included an 18 month extension of a research and development (R D) tax credit sought by many IT groups.


Adobe does document security

Electronic document giant Adobe Systems Inc. said that it was partnering with digital certificate company GeoTrust Inc. to provide technology that will allow documents that use Adobe's popular PDF (Portable Document Format) to be digitally certified.


AMD further details dual-core Opterons

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD's) dual-core Opteron processor will fit into the same area occupied by its single-core product, helping to hold down manufacturing costs, AMD said Tuesday at the Fall Processor Forum.