AP - After years of battling Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. has set its sights on Linux vendors, seeking to jump into a low-end but high-volume market it's been accused of ignoring.

Sun Sets Sights on Linux Vendors (AP)


UNITED NATIONS : The presidents of Brazil and France called for new efforts to fight poverty and hunger in the developing world, including the controversial creation of an international tax, to combat the negative effects of globalization.

France, Brazil lead charge for new global anti-poverty campaign


When Kenneth Banya heard the voices of his former rebel colleagues on the radio calling for an end to Uganda #39;s 18-year civil war, he knew it was time to surrender.

The power of radio helps to end Uganda #39;s long war


The Baltimore Ravens could be without one of their main offensive weapons for up to a month. Ravens coach Brian Billick said on Monday that two-time Pro Bowl tight end Todd Heap could miss two to four weeks with a severely sprained right ankle.

HEAP OF TROUBLE FOR RAVENS


A deputy to Afghanistan #39;s president, Hamid Karzai, escaped a roadside bombing in northern Afghanistan on Monday, just four days after a rocket was fired at Karzai #39;s helicopter as he was heading to a campaign event for the Oct. 9 elections.

Karzai deputy escapes a roadside bombing


Fatal traffic accidents increase sharply in Israel on the third day after a terrorist attack, and researchers are searching for an explanation why.

Study: Wrecks Jump 3 Days After Terrorism


The chipmaker announces a chip that combines VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and Wi-Fi into a single chip.

TI touts combo chip with VoIP, Wi-Fi


US troops fought a gunbattle with insurgents along a busy street in Baghdad today, sending passers-by scurrying for cover, witnesses said, Five US troops were reported killed in separate clashes in a volatile western province as

Scores of Iraqis die in 3 days of attacks


New standard uses Web-based protocols to let televisions control other devices in a home.

TV aims for prime time in digital home


BOSTON - Information security services companies TruSecure Corp. and Betrusted plan to announce on Tuesday that they have merged, forming a new company called Cybertrust.

TruSecure merges with Betrusted


JBoss, the self-proclaimed Professional Open Source company, released JBoss Application Server 4.0 today. The announcement follows closely behind the announcements of JBossCache 1.1 and the company #39;s new partnership with Sleepycat Software.

JBoss 4.0 Released


AP - At the very least, Rick Ankiel is laying the groundwork for a run at the St. Louis Cardinals' rotation next season.

Ankiel Impressing Cardinals in September (AP)


com September 20, 2004, 6:13 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.

A  #39;Plan B #39; for PeopleSoft customers


Silvestre became Man. United #39;s hero as he scored twice to lift a 2-1 victory over Liverpool for home side when all eyes were on Rio Ferdinand as he returned after an eight-match ban on Monday.

Silvestre #39;s double goals help Man. United beat Liverpool


AP - The rookie season of Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. may have ended after just two games.

Winslow, McAllister, Maddox Among Injured (AP)


AIR New Zealand and Qantas Airways face the prospect of intensifying competition on its trans-Tasman route from other airlines now that a proposed alliance between the pair has been blocked, according to analysts.

Trans-Tasman war hots up


Water vapour and methane gas have been found in the same places on Mars, strengthening speculation that the Red Planet could be a haven for microbial life, space scientists say.

Mars gases reveal enticing clues for life


China #39;s new leader is forging ahead with policies set by Jiang, but trouble with Taiwan looms. BEIJING--Having taken over Sunday as chairman of the ruling Communist Party #39;s

Hu top dog, but more of same for now


The European Space Agency says data collected by its probe, Mars Express, has provided new evidence in the search for life on Mars.

Europeans hail latest data from Mars


Reuters - Opening arguments in the first criminal\case against former Enron Corp. employees are set to begin\after a federal court spent Monday whittling down a panel of\Houston-area residents to find an impartial jury in the city\still stinging from the company's downfall.

Jury Nearly Set for Enron Criminal Trial (Reuters)


In the end, the Europeans took their shoes off and threw them into the gallery at Oakland Hills. By Amy Sancetta, AP. Did this mean they were shoo-ins to beat the USA in the Ryder Cup?

Garcia a key player in Europeans #39; success


U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will tell the 191-member U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the rule of law in the post-Sept. 11  world has been eroded both by the United States and by other nations as they battle terrorism, and by Islamic extremists and their horrific acts of violence, according to senior U.N. officials.

Annan Faults Both Sides of Terror War for Eroding Rule of Law


MIAMI GARDENS - Monday was supposed to be moving day for the Florida Marlins, a playoff contender already marked extremely fragile.

George: Loss evicts Marlins #39; playoff hopes


Federal Reserve policy-makers were expected to raise US interest rates on Tuesday for a third time this year, continuing to lift borrowing costs from rock

US rates seen headed up despite soft-spot worries


Nike Inc. (NKE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a 25 percent rise in quarterly profit, topping Wall Street estimates, on strong sales of Converse sneakers

Nike Profit Up 25 Pct. on Converse Boost


(CBS/AP) A video posted on an Islamic Web site Monday shows the apparent beheading of a man identified in the tape as American construction contractor Eugene Armstrong.

US Hostage Apparently Beheaded


A top leader of Colombia #39;s right-wing paramilitaries has been assassinated, throwing into further doubt the ongoing peace process with the government.

Colombia militant gunned down


En route to Las Vegas for the world heavyweight title fight between Vitali Klitschko and Britain #39;s Danny Williams, there is, inevitably, an old stirring of that anticipation which is familiar to almost anyone who has attended a big fight.

James Lawton: In mourning for big fights of Las Vegas


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived on Tuesday for the first major diplomatic foray that includes talks with US President George W Bush, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and address to the UN General Assembly.

PM to discuss strategic partnership


WINDOWS IS  #39;free #39; in Iran, but even there is an increasing move towards Linux, according to an AFP report. Apparently, because Iran refuses to abide by international copyright laws, pirated copies of Windows make the product free and everyone uses it.

Free Windows doesn #39;t stop Linux rush


Nestle confirmed its 2004 guidance on Tuesday, a day after competitors Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive cast doubts over the consumer goods industry #39;s outlook by issuing profit warnings.

Nestle Confirms Targets After Rivals Warn


(09/21/04)-- The death toll keeps rising in Haiti. Officials say at least 622 people have been killed by Hurricane Jeanne. Jeanne was downgraded to a tropical

Jeanne death toll over 600 in Haiti


Apple Computer #39;s rack-mounted storage system received a vote of confidence Monday, with database giant Oracle endorsing the Xserve RAID as part of an initiative to cut storage costs.

Oracle uses Apple storage gear


Fujitsu has joined the networking parade by agreeing to sell Cisco #39;s high-end routers and switches in Japan. It should come as no surprise as the market for high-end routers heats up.

Cisco, Fujitsu team on high-end networking


JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli unions began a nationwide  strike on Tuesday expected to affect about 400,000 public  sector workers and severely hamper international travel.

Israel Unions Start Nationwide Strike


SAN FRANCISCO -- PeopleSoft Inc. is trying to create a party-like atmosphere at its annual customer conference, but this week's gathering may feel more like a wake with rival Oracle Corp.'s \$7.7 billion takeover bid looming larger than ever.

Clouds darken PeopleSoft conference


SAN FRANCISCO -- Hoping to emerge from the shadow of its more popular rivals, Ask Jeeves Inc. is adding new tools for visitors to save and organize links to Web pages they find through the company's online search engine.

Ask Jeeves retools search engine in bid to catch Google, Yahoo


AP - Sony Corp. on Tuesday showed a smaller book-size PlayStation 2 going on sale worldwide next month that will help the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant cut costs as video-game consoles continue to drop in price.

Sony Shows Smaller PlayStation 2 (AP)


AP - Joe Gibbs had seen it before, although he didn't remember: On Dec. 7, 1986, his Washington Redskins turned the ball over seven times and lost to the New York Giants.

Winning NFL Turnover Battle Does Count (AP)


AFP - President George W. Bush has rewritten US foreign policy during four years at the White House, with the war on terror now taking priority and doubt cast on some traditional alliances.

Bush enforces new US diplomacy (AFP)


The Indian Board re-opens the bidding for TV rights after Australian threaten to cancel their tour.

India seeks new TV bids


Defying a key demand set by 35 nations, Iran announced Tuesday that it has started converting raw uranium into the gas needed for enrichment, a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.

Iran Announces Uranium Conversion Tests


Crude hovers around \$46 a barrel amid demand from most populous country, damage reports from Ivan. LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held above \$46 a barrel Tuesday as China showed no letup in its strong demand

Strong Chinese demand props up oil


Ask Jeeves Inc. has made three significant enhancements to its search engine, as the Emeryville, California company continues to take aim at its much larger competitors

Ask Jeeves revamps search engine


Internet advertising revenues jumped 40 percent in the first half of this year, driven largely by the growing popularity of keyword ads tied to search results.

Internet Ad Revenues Jump 40 Percent


By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Children who are abused or neglected grow up to be adults with a significantly greater risk of heart disease, a new study says.    It's the first study to show a direct link between a wide range of childhood problems and ischemic heart disease -- blockage of the arteries that leads to heart attacks and other major problems, said Maxia Dong, a medical epidemiologist at the U.S...

Child Abuse Leads to Adult Heart Disease


Paychecks stay the same for the top two, but compensation changes for other Microsoft workers as stock grants replace options.

Gates, Ballmer pay holds at about \$900,000


Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer each received total compensation of \$901,667 in Microsoft Corp.'s 2004 fiscal year, up 4.4 percent from \$863,447 one year ago.

Gates and Ballmer get pay raises


PC World - Despite Intel's support of the emerging wireless technology, some doubt its potential.

Will WiMax Replace DSL? (PC World)


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged up on Tuesday as  investors expected the Federal Reserve to stay on a course of

Stocks Edge Up, Goldman Earns Give Lift


U.S. News   World Report - Michael Cadigan's day job is practicing commercial law in Albuquerque. But over eggs at the trendy Gold Street Caffe in the heart of downtown, he and a dozen other lawyers are immersing themselves in the intricacies of election law. On Election Day, they plan to be out in force for Democrat John Kerry at polling places across New Mexico, where Al Gore won in 2000 by just 366 votes.  quot;We know there was a lot of monkey business with counting ballots before, quot; says Cadigan.  quot;We want to make sure that doesn't happen again. ...

Election chaos? (U.S. News   World Report)


WASHINGTON - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., to head the CIA, overcoming Democrats' objections that Goss was too political for the job...

Goss Gets Senate Panel's OK for CIA Post


AFP - Kevin Spacey, the US screen star who is spending a season working for one of London's top West End theatres, lashed out at members of the audience who rustle sweet wrappers and forget to turn off their mobile phones during performances.

US star slams sweet-rustlin', phone beepin' theatre crowd (AFP)


Online holiday shoppers this year are making cash registers jingle and meeting analysts #39; expectations as they spent \$8.8 billion in November, researchers said Monday.

Jolly Online Shoppers Making Cash Registers Jingle


AP - President Bush on Tuesday condemned the beheading of American hostage Eugene Armstrong, telling interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi,

Bush Condemns Beheading of U.S. Hostage (AP)


A federal judge ordered Martha Stewart today to surrender for prison by Oct. 8, granting the Ms. Stewart's request to begin serving her sentence for lying about a stock sale.

Martha Stewart Is Allowed to Start Prison Term Early


TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario Securities Commission is warning four Canadian mutual fund managers of  quot;potential enforcement proceedings quot; for improper trading.

Ontario Securities Commission accuses 4 fund mangers of improper <b>...</b>


Stephen J. Adler, deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, has been named editor of Business Week magazine, succeeding Stephen B. Shepard, who announced last week that he would retire from the magazine to become the first dean of a new

Business Week Names Adler Its New Editor


In April a Christian activist announced a summer 2004 expedition to search for Noah's ark. The quest didn't happen, and now critics are questioning the project's credibility.

Noah's Ark Quest Dead in Water -- Was It a Stunt?


MICHIGAN - Tiger Woods finished the 35th Ryder Cup on a personal winning note in the last-day singles, but the enigma of his relationship with the biennial team competition remains.

Golf: Woods #39; bitter sip from cup


Unified support for passwords, smart cards and tokens means better network security, the company says.

VeriSign bundles authentication tools


IDC says there's tough competition ahead for the iPod as manufacturers launch rival portable jukeboxes.

Study: MP3 player market to explode


The killing of two Sunni clerics earlier this week could be part of a slide toward sectarian civil war, analysts say. By Howard LaFranchi  Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.

Iraq #39;s Sunni-Shiite tension rising


Ask Jeeves Search Engine Gets Slim and Personal\\Ask Jeeves has introduced new changes which have totally made over the search engine which hopes to give Yahoo, MSN and Google a run for their money. The new changes at Ask.com include MyJeeves personal search, a revamped local search, and an update ...


Frustrated employees are taking IT into their own hands by installing DIY Wi-Fi access points (APs) in their offices while their IT departments don't even notice, according to Gartner.\

News: WLANs go feral in corporate undergrowth


Silverstein had hoped the 11-member jury would determine that the language of the insurance policy treated the attacks as two occurrences.

Jury calls WTC attack two events


Repairs to the oxygen generator onboard the International Space Station seemed to work, but then failed the following day. Astronauts are again limited to backup oxygen supplies. By Amit Asaravala.

Space O2 Generator Fails Again


The ArtBots show in New York this past weekend proved that robots can wax artistic, too -- or at least carry out the instructions of their artistic creators. Cyrus Farivar reports from New York.

Nothing Robotic About Robo-Art


AP - Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane was charged with assault and criminal damage Tuesday over an alleged confrontation with a 16-year-old boy.

Man United Midfielder Roy Keane Charged (AP)


From the 1950 #39;s until the present, one of the dominant companies in the world #39;s computer industry. Offers a variety of data processing hardware systems, system and application software, and information technology services.

Boeing, IBM Strategic Alliance Boosts Net-Centric Technology


AP - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., to head the CIA, overcoming Democrats' objections that Goss was too political for the job.

Goss Gets Senate Panel's OK for CIA Post (AP)


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Contract electronics manufacturer  Jabil Circuit Inc. <A HREF=

Jabil Circuit Posts Higher Profit


NEW YORK - Stocks dashed higher Tuesday as investors welcomed strong earnings from financial services companies, upbeat economic data and some reassuring news from the Federal Reserve.    The Fed's decision to raise short-term interest rates by another quarter-percentage point to 1.75 percent did not come as a surprise to the market...

Stocks Close Higher on Brokerage Earnings


Oil prices hurdled \$47 a barrel Tuesday, with further declines in the nation #39;s supply expected in the short-term as petroleum producers disrupted by Hurricane Ivan continue to regroup.

Oil prices rise above \$47 per barrel


SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - With 15,000 attendees at PeopleSoft Inc. #39;s Connect 2004 user show waiting to hear how the company would handle Oracle Corp.

PeopleSoft CEO Conway maintains defiant tone


Google results with links to books at Amazon.com, the Internet Movie Database, Google Images, and GuruNet.com, plus site information, including similar links that others have followed.

Amazon #39;s A9 Search Evens Out


When outsourcing IT operations offshore, companies often focus on lower costs and more productivity -- and fail to keep in mind the cultural differences that could affect their security, said experts at the Gartner IT Security Summit.

When outsourcing, don't forget security, experts say


Microsoft may seek to become a more distributed company as it eyes future large acquisitions, CFO John Connors said yesterday.

Microsoft CFO: Expect more acquisitions


Put RSS Feeds On Your Web Page\\If you're interested in putting RSS feeds on your Web page but you don't have a lot of server/programming expertise, you might want to try the RSS Digest tool at http://www.bigbold.com/rssdigest/ . This tools has some nice extras on it, though at the moment ...

Put RSS Feeds On Your Web Page


FRANKFURT Joseph Ackermann, the Deutsche Bank chief executive, announced a much-anticipated personnel shake-up Tuesday aimed at solidifying leadership in its profitable investment banking business and restoring confidence in its commitment to Germany, the

Ackermann refocuses Deutsche


Growth in the US economy this year is likely to be 4.3, the OECD forecast today, lowering an earlier forecast of 4.7. But the Japanese economy was set to grow by 4.4 instead of 3 forecast earlier and the euro zone by 2 instead of 1.6.

OECD ups EU/Japanese growth forecasts


State regulators unanimously voted Tuesday to allow SBC Communications Inc. to charge competitors more to use its network, but it was unclear when, or if, that increase would be felt

Michigan regulators allow SBC to charge more for use of its <b>...</b>


When it came, the statement broadcast by the al-Jazeera Arabic news channel from Qatar was as chilling as it was ghoulish: A second American captive, Jack Hensley, 48, had

No negotiation and no retreat, vows Bush


AP - The Chicago Bears placed Mike Brown on injured reserve Tuesday, one day after announcing the safety would miss the rest of the season with a torn Achilles' tendon.

Bears Place Brown on Injured Reserve (AP)


National Science Foundation grants \$12.6 million to university scientists to study worms, viruses and the Net's ecology.

Academics get NSF grant for Net security centers


AP - A Turkish construction company announced Tuesday that it was halting operations in neighboring Iraq in a bid to save the lives of 10 employees kidnapped by militants.

Turkish Company Freezes Operations in Iraq (AP)


AP - NASA would get  #36;16.4 billion next year under a bill a Senate committee approved Tuesday, reversing a decision by House lawmakers to cut the space agency's budget below this year's levels.

Senate Panel Gives NASA Extra Money (AP)


Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona finally departed for Cuba Monday where he will resume his treatment for cocaine addiction. Maradona boarded a plane bound for Havana, telling fans he would return in a month #39;s time.

Maradona finalmente le dice  quot;adis quot; a la Argentina


AP - Barry Bonds will have two more seasons to break Hank Aaron's career home run record with the San Francisco Giants, who decided Tuesday to drop their right to void the final year of his contract.

Giants Give Up Right to Void Bonds' Deal (AP)


WASHINGTON - Representatives of wireless telephone carriers planning a telephone directory service told a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday that legislation to protect their customers' privacy isn't needed, because their plan already does.

Wireless carriers: Privacy bill not needed


Apple will be getting some stiff competition in the coming year. A slew of manufacturers will soon offer players utilizing small 1 quot; hard drives that help propel the iPod and allow them to compete more favorably in the market.

MP3 Portable Market to Hit \$52B by 2008


A Malaysian woman has broken the world record for time spent living in a scorpion-filled box. Nur Malena Hassan, 27, has so far endured 32 days in a glass case with 6,069 scorpions; she

How Deadly Are Scorpions?


Cisco Systems unveiled two SAN products that it says will help companies evade or recover quickly from disasters affecting corporate data.

Cisco Unveils SAN Products Targeted At Disaster Recovery


President Bush went before a skeptical hall of world leaders Tuesday to mount a vigorous defense of the war in Iraq, telling the United Nations that the Iraqi people are

At UN, Bush defends decision to invade Iraq


NEW YORK - US internet ad revenue jumped to a record US\$2.37 billion (\$3.5 billion) in the second quarter, surpassing the highest levels of the dotcom era.

Online advertising up 43pc in US


AP - Former General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took a seemingly unassailable lead Wednesday in Indonesia's presidential election, cheering investors amid hopes he will introduce much-needed economic reforms and provide firm leadership in the war on terror.

Yudhoyono's Apparent Win Boosts Markets (AP)


Now that Barry Bonds is assured of staying with the San Francisco Giants for two more seasons, he already is looking beyond. His children won #39;t let him think about retirement just yet.

Bonds #39; contract reworked; will stage assault on Aaron #39;s record as <b>...</b>


Nearly six months have passed since the Reds traded Chris Reitsma to Atlanta, but Sean Casey still regrets the move.  quot;You look at all the success the Braves

Former Red left hole struggling bullpen has yet to fill


Friedrich Flick, who made his fortune as an arms supplier to the Nazis during World War II, once presented old master paintings to Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief Hermann Gring as a birthday gift.

Flick Collection Opens in Berlin


The White House could have closed a loophole through which student loan companies are billing the federal government nearly a billion dollars, but chose not to.

Legal Loophole Inflates Profits in Student Loans


Steven Woghin, the former general counsel of Computer Associates, will plead guilty to criminal charges.

Guilty Plea Seen in Computer Associates Case


Pollen from a genetically modified grass was found 21 kilometres from where it was planted, scientists reported in a study published Tuesday, raising fears of transgenic crossbreeding.

Spread of GM grass raises fears of crossbreeding


The DC Sports and Entertainment Commission outlined its plans Tuesday night in a meeting with city government officials. An official involved in the process, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated

Washington chooses a stadium site for Expos


Walking may protect the elderly from developing dementia, research suggests.

Walking link to low dementia risk


AP - President Bush sought support from congressional leaders of both parties Monday for his aggressive proposal to overhaul Social Security during his second term.

Bush, Lawmakers Discuss Social Security (AP)


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Dina Dublon is resigning as chief financial officer after 23 years at JP Morgan Chase in a shakeup that further solidifies Jamie Dimon #39;s control at the nation #39;s second-biggest bank.

Dimon solidifies control at nation #39;s second-largest bank


Breaking free: Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb pushes away Minnesota cornerback Antoine Winfield before scrambling for more yards in the third quarter Monday night.

The upper hand: McNabb and Eagles down Vikings


There was only an  quot;uh oh quot; inning for Brett Tomko in the first frame as the Giants pitcher gave up two home runs, but the right-hander got on track and breezed to a

Giants creep up in division


AP - President Bush, straddling the worlds of diplomacy and re-election politics, is getting in another meeting with a foreign leader before hitting the road to Pennsylvania, a state at the top of his campaign wish list.

Bush Mixing Diplomacy and Campaigning (AP)


A US hostage being held with Briton Ken Bigley has been killed by his captors. US officials said the body of Eugene Armstrong had been found.

US hostage killed by Iraqi captors


Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton, the stoic Marblehead cyclist whose name has become synonymous with resilience and grit, could lose his gold medal and be banned

Lab test puts Hamilton #39;s gold at risk


What would happen when two of the worlds most talented and unpredictable sides rub shoulders and that too in an ICC Champions Trophy semi-final?

Clash of the unpredictables: WI-Pak tie


Sony on Tuesday showed a smaller, book-sized PlayStation 2 that will go on sale worldwide next month and help the Japanese electronics giant cut costs as video-game consoles continue to drop in price.

Sony shows off new, smaller PlayStation


NEW DELHI: The ordinances to repeal the stringent anti-terror law, Pota, and amend an existing law to provide teeth to it to tackle terror received Presidential assent on Tuesday night.

Pota #39;s dead, terror teeth remain


AFP - Developing Asia is set to outperform this year with higher-than-expected growth of 7.0 percent despite high oil prices but it will slow in 2005 in tandem with the developed world, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.

Asia to outperform this year, lower growth seen in 2005: ADB (AFP)


NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Wash. - A 15-year plan would restore salt marshes and mudflats for migrating salmon at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, more than 100 years after the farmland was drained and diked.

Plan Would Turn Restore Wash. Estuary


Los Angeles Times - BAGHDAD  #8212; Militants said Tuesday that they had beheaded a second American hostage in as many days and threatened to kill a British captive, increasing pressure on President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to confront a recent wave of kidnappings of foreigners in the Iraqi capital.

Second Beheading Reported (Los Angeles Times)


Jordan have terminated the contract of Italian driver Giorgio Pantano and called in Timo Glock as a replacement. The team said contractual difficulties were behind the split, and confirmed German Glock would race in Sunday #39;s inaugural Chinese Grand Prix.

Pantano replaced by Glock


'Most Significant Enterprise Applications Alliance in History,'it sez here...

PeopleSoft goes a bundle on IBM


SiliconValley.com - There's been a lot of innovation in online publishing lately, but regular Internet users might be scratching their heads at some of the lingo. Social software, blogs and RSS technology? What does it all mean?

Bloglines aims for simplicity (SiliconValley.com)


Vodafone has unveiled plans for 10 new third-generation handsets for Christmas to help shore up its struggling Japanese unit. Vodafone VOD.

Vodafone targets Japan with 3G offensive


An Iraqi group linked to al-Qaeda killed a second US hostage, Jack Hensley, and threatened to kill a British hostage unless Iraqi women detainees are freed, the group said on its Web site.

Al-Qaeda Group Kills a Second US Hostage in Iraq (Update3)


NEW YORK (AP) -- The number of children taking antidepressants has dropped dramatically since the Food and Drug Administration cautioned that the drugs can provoke suicidal behavior, according to a study.    Pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions found that the number of children taking antidepressants fell 18 percent in the first quarter and an additional 5 percent in the second quarter...

Number of Kids on Antidepressants Drops Dramatically


PeopleSoft Inc. is deepening its ties with IBM Corp., announcing on Tuesday a sales and development partnership it called the most significant enterprise applications alliance in the companies' history.

PeopleSoft, IBM strike middleware alliance


The world's top air-express shipper said earnings soared on strong revenue growth in its international, ground and freight services.

FedEx Quarterly Earnings More Than Double


As the threat of a hostile takeover by Oracle rumbles on, PeopleSoft has announced a \$1bn partnership with IBM. Speaking at PeopleSoft #39;s user conference in San Francisco yesterday, the company #39;s chief executive

PeopleSoft gets closer to IBM


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley  <A HREF=

Morgan Stanley Profit Falls 34 Percent


WASHINGTON -- Verizon Wireless, the nation #39;s largest wireless carrier, clashed with other cellular carriers on Tuesday, telling a US Senate committee that a proposal for a national wireless telephone directory is a  quot;terrible idea quot; and that the proposal

VZ Wireless Slams National 411 Directory


Athens - Two weightlifters from Azerbaidjan have been banned from competitions for life after testing positive for drugs, in the first two doping cases of the Athens Paralympics, officials said here on Wednesday.

First drug cases at Paralympics


Interview Professor Wendy Hall talks to The Reg

Women, and the future of IT


Stocks fell on Wednesday after investment bank Morgan Stanley (MWD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said quarterly profit fell, casting doubt on corporate profit growth, while a brokerage downgrade on Cisco Systems Inc.

US Stocks Fall, Cisco Leads Techs Lower


Two Spanish cycling team directors have criticized how American Tyler Hamilton #39;s positive test for a blood transfusion was carried out.

Team Directors Criticize Hamilton Test Procedure


The Indian cricket board said on Wednesday it was making arrangements on its own to broadcast next month #39;s test series against Australia, which is under threat because of a raging TV rights dispute.

Indian board plans own telecast of Australia series


When Vittorio Formisano, the principal investigator for the Planetary Fourier Spectrometer (PFS) aboard the European Space Agency #39;s Mars Express, announced Monday that his team found that concentrations

Mars Express Instrument Finds Possible New Evidence


Experts recommend that the traffic control measures taken during last month #39;s Olympic Summer Games and the current Paralympics should be kept in Athens permanently, as they

Olympic traffic measures needed at Paralympics: experts


AP - Reigning Major League Soccer MVP Preki will miss the rest of the season after left ankle surgery.

MLS MVP Preki Undergoes Ankle Surgery (AP)


Cape Clear Software and Neon Systems Inc. on Wednesday announced they are working together to integrate their respective technologies and allow users to quickly integrate mainframe applications and data through the use of Web services.

Cape Clear, Neon in Web services deal


In an effort to stop scams that cause unwitting Internet users to be charged premium rates for calls placed by software surreptitiously installed on their PCs, Ireland is going to block outgoing calls to 13 countries.

Ireland launches phone fraud crackdown


AFP - Since emerging from the shadow of the prudish Soviet Union a decade ago, sexual minorities have fought to gain a foothold in Russian society. But Russian lesbians now say they are facing growing pressure from authorities to return to the closet.

Lesbians fight to retain post-Soviet freedom (AFP)


NetManage (Quote, Chart) agreed to acquire privately held Librados for an undisclosed sum. The deal would give NetManage application adapters to help its Host Services Platform server applications via service

NetManage Looks to SOAs with Librados Buy


AP - Israel's evacuation of the Gaza Strip will begin next summer and will take about 12 weeks, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday, reversing an earlier decision to speed up the pullout.

Sharon Says Gaza Evacuation Set for 2005 (AP)


Ziff Davis - A Texas company tries to take a little bit of the sting out of the biggest online retail nightmare: returns.

Tracking Service Aims to Ease Product Returns (Ziff Davis)


Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Wednesday it has signed a contract with Japan #39;s Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in which the two companies renewed their commitment to joint production and development projects.

DaimlerChrysler, Mitsubishi in venture


UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel urged the United Nations  on Wednesday to move toward sanctions against Iran because  Tehran is never going to abandon its alleged quest for nuclear  weapons.

Israel Urges Sanctions on Iran for Nuke Program


ATHENS (AFP) - The Athens Paralympics weathered its first doping scandal, while juggernaut China continued to dominate the competition, racking up nearly twice as many as second-place Britain over the first four days of competition.

Paralympics: China Surges As First Doping Cases Result In Lifetime <b>...</b>


DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. <A HREF=

GM May Close Plant in Europe


The first witness in the first Enron criminal trial testified this morning she believed those higher up than both she and the Enron accountant now on trial were in on an effort to hide illicit

Ex-Enron executive testifies about cover-up


BAGHDAD Iraq promised Wednesday to release one of two high-profile women prisoners, but officials denied the decision was linked to demands by militants who purportedly killed two American hostages and are threatening to execute a Briton unless all female

Iraq promises to release one of two high-profile women prisoners


AFP - Investing remains risky in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, notably because the presence of US forces in the region makes these countries vulnerable to terrorist attacks, a security consulting firm said.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait still risky investments: study (AFP)


NewsFactor - With its Internet-based phone service well established, AT T (NYSE: T) now is \focusing on establishing common ground among the broad array of technology\providers that help the operator deliver VoIP to businesses and\consumers.

AT T Builds VoIP Alliance (NewsFactor)


If

Toyota: Some security firms promise too much


BELIEVE it or not, I still have personal friends who are ardent Zanu PF supporters with whom I socialize now and then. With one of them however, our political differences were beginning to affect our personal relationship.

Something Positive in Zanu Pf


BANGALORE, INDIA - An anticipated boom in mobile telephony use in India is attracting multinational and local companies to establish manufacturing operations in the country.

Mobile boom draws telecom manufacturing to India


Sales of portable digital-audio players are booming, and IDC predicts the market will generate \$58 billion by 2008. The research firm says Apple #39;s iPod will continue to be a major participant

Study: MP3 Player Market Booming


com September 22, 2004, 12:36 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.

Yahoo: Internet withdrawal anguishing


: With time running out to save a British hostage in Iraq, US officials said today they were not about to free female Iraqi prisoners as demanded by an al Qaida ally whose group has already beheaded two Americans.

US not to free female scientists


A new GAO report indicates that offshore outsourcing could hurt IT employment growth over the next decade, but the study released today is sprinkled with caveats and qualifiers and shows more study is needed.

GAO: Outsourcing could hurt IT employment growth


GIVEN their sordid 58 year-long history, its easy enough to sink into pessimism when discussing India-Pakistan relations. The just-concluded first round of comprehensive talks between the

Kashmir Talks: Failure Could be Fatal


roundup Plus: Spyware bill moves to Senate...Supercomputer center gets new No. 2...MIT, Caltech offer low-tech voting advice.

Briefly: T-Mobile sells Sidekick II


Flood of data interrupts Authorize.net's credit card processing for Internet merchants, leaving the company scrambling.

Attacks disrupt some credit card transactions


AP - Researchers at Iowa State University are pecking away at ways of making environmentally friendly plastic. From golf tees to a biodegradable flower pot that can be planted directly in the ground, scientists are studying ways of making plastics from things such as chicken feathers and soy protein.

Researchers Study Plastics From Feathers (AP)


AP - For six years, iMacs have set the standard for the PC industry with eye-popping designs, clever utilization of space and leaps forward in usability. Lately, though, Apple Computer Inc. seems to be making more waves with iPod music players than its venerable consumer PCs.

REVIEW: New IMac G5 Short on Extras (AP)


AP - CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson's eye-catching flash dance during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record  #36;550,000.

CBS Fined  #36;550,000 for Jackson Stunt (AP)


See you next year in Las Vegas , proclaimed a marquee at the PeopleSoft user conference in San Francisco in late September. It was one of many not-so-subtle attempts by the company to reassure its customers

PeopleSofts big bash


Quarterback Marques Hagans has impressed in wins over Temple, North Carolina and Akron, completing 43 of 59 passes for 568 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

Hagans Sizes Up Well


A growing number of Brazilians are finding it increasingly difficult to get good jobs in big metropolitan areas like So Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and are looking elsewhere.

For Jobs, Brazilians Desert Their Cities


British Energy, the nuclear generator, yesterday welcomed a decision by the European commission to approve a government-backed 5bn rescue plan.

Commission backs 5bn British Energy deal


AP - Stephane Zervos first suspected his job was threatened when his bosses removed most of the heavy equipment from the car wheel factory where he'd worked for 24 years.

Job-Loss Panic Rises in Western Europe (AP)


A handful of potential managers, including Lenny Dykstra, has emerged from the Mets' 1986 World Series-winning team.

As Mets Look Ahead, They Keep Looking Back


AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said he expects better from his defence after the shock 2-1 home defeat to promoted Messina on Wednesday.

Ancelotti demands more from  #39;world #39;s best defence #39;


UNITED NATIONS - Japan, Brazil, Germany and India formed a lobbying group to help one another get permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council and head off proposals that might work against them.

4 nations lobby jointly for permanent seats


Vernon Wells hit a go-ahead, two-run triple off Orlando Hernandez in the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied past the New York Yankees 5-4 on Wednesday night.

AL Capsules


Carlos Zambrano picked up his career high 15th win, combining with two pitchers on a six-hit shutout to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 victory on Wednesday night over

Zambrano zeroes out Bucs


Republican and Democratic leaders agreed to extend \$150 billion worth of tax cuts sought by President Bush without trying to pay for them.

Deal in Congress to Keep Tax Cuts, Widening Deficit


Reuters - The dollar rose to a five-week high\against the yen on Thursday as rising oil prices hurt Asian\currencies and the market decided that U.S. interest rates were\still on a rising path.

Dollar Gains Vs Yen (Reuters)


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae used improper accounting  to manipulate its quarterly earnings reports, regulators said,  touching off the mortgage finance industry's second such  controversy in less than 18 months.

Fannie Mae Used Improper Accounting-Probe


Federal Labor leader Mark Latham has ruled out disendorsing Queensland Labor candidate Ivan Molloy, over comments about the Bali bombings.

Latham stands by Bali claims candidate


The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) on Wednesday said that though global inflows of FDI fell in 2003 for the third year in a row to \$560 billion, prospects for the current year are promising.

Unctad optimistic on global FDI inflows


OIL group Shell has pledged to invest \$45bn (25bn) and make major disposals in a shake-up of the business, following its reserves crisis earlier this year.

Shell to invest in major shake-up


Fannie Mae chief executive Franklin D. Raines invited reporters to his Wisconsin Avenue headquarters a year ago to complain good-naturedly that recent disclosures of accounting manipulations at smaller rival Freddie Mac had unjustly hurt his company.

Probe Examining Fannie's Promises


NEW YORK, September 22 (newratings.com) - A witness in the first Enron criminal trial, and a former executive at the company, testified today that she believed that the Enron executives now on trial were involved in an effort to hide an illicit deal

Former Enron employee testifies about cover-up to Merrill Lynch <b>...</b>


Union leaders representing pilots at American Eagle, the commuter division of American Airlines, have accepted a tentative contract agreement that includes pay raises.

American Eagle Reaches Deal With Pilots


In good times and bad, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could count on two things -taunch defense and stench offense. By Chris O #39;Meara, AP.

Bucs still seeking first offensive touchdown


Land of the rising routers. Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) and Fujitsu (otc: FJTSY - news - people ) will join forces to develop high-end routers for Internet networks in Japan.

Chambers: Cisco, Fujitsu Team On Japan Networking; 2005 Product <b>...</b>


The government has eviscerated Russia #39;s Western-style oil company, Yukos, in what has been widely viewed as political payback.

Russian atmosphere hard for Westerners


Onge. Interstate Bakeries Corp. has filed for bankruptcy, a casualty of rising costs and reduced demand for carbohydrate-rich breads and pastries, including its Wonder Bread and Hostess Twinkies.

Maker of Twinkies goes into bankruptcy


Interstate Bakeries Corp. , the purveyor of lunch box staples Wonder Bread and Twinkies, filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, felled by the combination of a more health conscious public and smothering operational costs.

Wonder Bread, Twinkies maker files for bankruptcy


Golf, rugby and squash are on a shortlist of five sports to be assessed for possible inclusion in the 2012 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee is reviewing

Olympics-Five sports on shortlist for possible Games inclusion


Beleaguered British Energy has applied to delist its shares as it tries to stop shareholders from blocking a restructuring plan to keep the company in business.

British Energy to delist to save rescue plan


Foreign investment levels decline in 2003, a UN report reveals, but there are signs of recovery - especially among developing nations.

Global foreign investment falls


New report on offshoring's implications from the British Computer Society.

Brits to lose 12 current of IT jobs by 2010


Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is to address a joint session of the US Congress as well as meeting President Bush.

Iraq PM to address US Congress


GAZA -- Palestinian security forces know who was behind the killing of three Americans in Gaza nearly a year ago but cannot act against the factions while fighting with Israel continues, a top Palestinian security official said.

Palestinian says Americans' killers can't be arrested


AP - Orlando Cabrera flung off his helmet, stepped on home plate and was mobbed by his teammates after leading the Boston Red Sox to another dramatic victory.

Cabrera's Homer Leads Red Sox Past Orioles (AP)


PGA Event: 84 Lumber Classic Site: Nemacolin Woodlands Resort  amp; Spa, Mystic Rock Course (7,276 yards, par 72), Farmington, Pa. Schedule: Today-Sunday. Purse: \$4.2 million. Winner's share: \$756,000. Television: ESPN (today, 3:30-6 p.m.; tomorrow, 3:50-6; Saturday, 3:30-5:30; Sunday, 3-6). Last year: J.L. Lewis closed with a course-record 62 for a two-stroke victory over Frank Lickliter, Stuart Appleby, and Tim Petrovic. ...

Pro tours: The stops   the talk


Serena Williams struggled before finding her game Wednesday and reached the China Open quarterfinals with Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova.

Serena Williams, Sharapova reach quarterfinals


Ralf Schumacher is adamant memories of his horror crash at Indianapolis three months ago will not hamper his comeback in this weekends Chinese Grand Prix.

Ralf ready for racing return in China


Jenson Button must wait until next month before discovering which Formula One team he can race for next season. He wants to leave BAR for Williams but both teams claim to have a deal with the British driver

Button decision delayed


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. A Mississippi man is suing Wal-Mart, claiming the world #39;s largest retailer discriminates against blacks from seeking truck-driving jobs in 12 Southern states, including Virginia.

Lawsuit alleges Wal-Mart biased against black truckers


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks appeared set for a modest  rebound at the open on Thursday, as oil prices retreated a day  after spiking to more than \$48 a barrel, a rise that fueled a  sharp slide in stocks on concern that energy prices would hurt  corporate profits and consumer spending.

U.S. Stocks Headed for Flat Open


The search giant Google is rumoured to be working on its own web browser.

Rumours surround Google browser


The Sonics signed guard Ibrahim Kutluay yesterday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but it is expected to be a two-year deal worth about \$3.

Sonics sign Turkish captain, adding veteran leadership


Reuters - Southern Africa faces major\challenges to feed its swelling populations and to keep its\wells from running dry, a study showed Wednesday.

Southern Africa Faces Food, Water Crises - Study (Reuters)


New report gives them a 'C' for hand hygiene    HealthDayNews -- Americans are doing a crummy job of keeping their hands clean.    They got a

Americans Have Dirty Paws


Reuters - Japanese baseball players and club\representatives reached a deal Thursday to end the first strike\in the 70-year history of the sport in Japan, with owners\agreeing to let newcomers into the leagues as early as next\season.

Japanese Baseball Players, Owners Reach Deal (Reuters)


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields held near  six-month lows on Thursday, though the market was struggling to  extend recent hefty gains in the face of profit-taking.

Treasuries Tussle with Profit-Takers


UN peacekeepers hand control of security in the Sierra Leone capital, Freetown, to local forces after the end of a brutal war.

S Leone takes control of Freetown


Offering a simple,

Iraqi Leader Thanks U.S. in Speech to Congress


Japan #39;s baseball players averted a second strike this weekend after agreeing that a new team will be allowed to join Japanese professional baseball next season.

Japan #39;s baseball players avert another strike


Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is close to settling a class action lawsuit for \$220 million stemming from allegations that it colluded with other brokerages to mislead Enron Corp.

Lehman nears \$220M Enron settlement


The business software maker inks a deal with IBM, but it isn't likely to dissuade Oracle.

PeopleSoft Plays Defense


A proposed bailout of Donald J. Trump #39;s casino company has been shelved, and Trump now says he may take the company private. The company #39;s shares fell 10 percent.

Bailout plan shelved for Donald Trump #39;s casinos


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Sony Shift to Support MP3


Victorian batsman Brad Hodge has been called in to the Australian Test squad in India, as a replacement for injured captain Ricky Ponting.

Hodge called up as Ponting returns home


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Authorities insisted on Thursday that they won't give in to militants' demands to free female Iraqi prisoners despite the plea of a tearful British hostage begging Britain to save his life in a video released by his captors.    Meanwhile, Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said that increasing violence must not be used as a pretext for delaying elections scheduled for late January...

U.S. Won't Release Female Iraq Prisoners


This paper discusses the use of NetFlow, a traffic profile monitoring technology available on many routers, for use in the early detection of worms, spammers, and other abnormal network activity in large enterprise networks and service providers. Part 2 of 2.

Infocus: Detecting Worms and Abnormal Activities with NetFlow, Part 2


Australia #39;s frayed nerves were given another jolt yesterday by the discovery of a home-made firebomb on a Virgin Blue airliner and the unrelated arrest of a man accused of threatening terror attacks in Southeast Asia.

Terror scares hit Australia


Commerce One Inc., an Internet software maker valued at \$20 billion at the peak of dot-com mania, is poised to go out of business as a pauper.

Former Dot-Com Commerce One Eyes Closure


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Halliburton Says It May Separate KBR Unit


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday after  Exxon Mobil Corp. <A HREF=

Stocks Off on Exxon Downgrade, Oil Price


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  <A HREF=

Take-Two Sees Higher Sports Prices for New Consoles


Sanjay Kumar, the former chief executive of Computer Associates of Islandia, NY, pleaded innocent Thursday to charges he helped inflate financial results.

Computer Associates exec pleads not guilty


AP - The strike would have come out of nowhere: One second the fish was swimming placidly, no danger in sight, a moment later it was lunch.

Dinosaur May Have Been Stealth Hunter (AP)


Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. saw its shares jump nearly 22 percent in its first day of trading Thursday after the company priced its initial public offering at the midpoint of its expected \$12 to \$14 price range.

Beacon Shares Gain 22 Percent in Debut


BOSTON -- The state appeals court on Thursday declined to allow a new trial for a father convicted of beating a man to death at their sons #39; hockey practice.

Mass. court denies new trial for convict


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - VeriSign Inc. <A HREF=

VeriSign Touts Childrens' Online Identity Token


Reuters - With oil prices close to  #36;50 a\barrel, the Bush administration is set to allow oil refineries\to borrow crude from the government's emergency petroleum\stockpile to make up for supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan,\a congressional source briefed on the pending decision told\Reuters on Thursday.

Bush Set to Open Oil Reserve Spigot (Reuters)


AFP - The Nigerian army killed 24 Islamic militants who had taken refuge in the mountainous northeastern region bordering Cameroon, the spokesman for the northeastern state of Borno said.

Nigerian army kills 24 Islamic militants near Cameroon border (AFP)


PRIME Minister John Howard and Labor leader Mark Latham will converge on Melbourne today as the city gets into the swing of AFL celebrations.

Leaders converge on Melbourne


Spaniard Javier Pascual Rodriguez inched ahead of Colombia #39;s Ivan Parra at the finish line to take the 18th stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling tour Thursday.

Pascual Rodriguez wins 18th stage of Vuelta race; Heras still <b>...</b>


NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The federal government said Thursday it plans to loan a limited amount of crude oil from the nation #39;s strategic reserve in a bid to offset shortages caused by Hurricane Ivan.

US opening oil reserve


Microsoft has filed nine lawsuits against individuals and companies allegedly involved sending out spam, including one suit against a Web hosting company that claimed it was

Microsoft antispam suit targets 'bulletproof' Web host


Reuters - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on\Thursday raised the possibility that some areas of Iraq night\be excluded from elections scheduled for January if security\could not be guaranteed.

Rumsfeld Raises Prospect of Limited Iraq Elections (Reuters)


UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday proposed a  U.N. crackdown on the abuse of political asylum for terrorist  purposes, raising pressure on Western states to hand over  wanted Chechen activists.

Russia Seeks UN Terrorist Asylum Abuse Crackdown


American Airlines holding company AMR Corp. (AMR: Research, Estimates) on Wednesday said the airline #39;s August revenue was weaker than expected after hurricanes and high fuel prices

American Airlines revenue weakens


AP - It may have seemed odd that interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi felt compelled to spend a few of his precious first minutes at the White House giving reporters a geography lesson.

PM Promotes His Image of Mostly Safe Iraq (AP)


A high-ranking Palestinian Liberation Organization delegation led by Chairman Mahmoud Abbas held landmark talks with the Syrian leaders in Damascus Monday.

PLO chief holds landmark talks in Damascus


BAGHDAD US warplanes fired on targets in the east Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Thursday, the second day of fighting in the Shiite militia stronghold.

US planes again hit Sadr City


RENAULT #39;S Formula One team boss Flavio Briatore paid the Shanghai International Circuit the greatest compliment when he said yesterday:  #39;It #39;s going to be difficult to beat this one.

Track heads in the right direction


JAKARTA - Mr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is almost certain to emerge the winner of the country #39;s first direct presidential polls, has begun to unveil plans for his first 100 days in power.

Bambang unveils plans for his first 100 days


WASHINGTON Oil prices climbed toward \$49 per barrel Thursday even as the Bush administration considered drawing crude from the US emergency stockpile and lending it to refiners whose supplies were disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.

US may draw on oil in reserve


Ireland #39;s telecom regulator said this week that is taking  quot;extraordinary quot; measures to protect internet users from rogue autodialer programs that hijack their modems and run up long-distance phone charges by suspending direct dialing to 13 countries, most

Ireland blocks calls to 13 countries to thwart internet scam


STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- First, Peter Forsberg watched as his retired jersey No. 21 was lowered from the rafters at Kempehallen. Then, after getting a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd, the locked-out Colorado

One assist, goal for hometown star


Jamaica last year attracted its highest level of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows yet, US\$720.4 million, outperforming traditional powerhouse investment hosts such as Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago and even Argentina.

Jamaica had record FDI inflows in 2003


Ottawa has set a price per share of C\$64.50 (\$50.42) in the sale of its 19 percent stake in Petro-Canada (PCA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , as analysts

UPDATE 2-Ottawa sets Petro-Canada price at C\$64.50


China admitted Tuesday it was worried about the apparent stalling of six-party talks about North Korea #39;s nuclear weapons program and blamed the lack of trust between Pyongyang and Washington.

China admits it #39;s worried over stalled N.Korean nuclear talks


A FOUR-LETTER term that came to symbolise the difference between old and new media tops US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster #39;s list of the 10 words of the year.

BLOG That #39;s the most look-ed up world on Merriam-Webster #39;s <b>...</b>


NEW YORK: Nearly half of US Internet users say they could not go without the Web for more than two weeks, with many suffering  quot;withdrawal quot; symptoms while offline, according to a recent survey.

Survey finds  #39;web withdrawal #39;


The fossil of a sea reptile with a neck twice as long as its body is solving the mystery of how some ancient reptiles used such unusually long appendages.

Dino sucked in prey with its giraffe neck


Microsoft may find the burden of securing older versions of Windows browsers a burden. Tough. But its neglect hurts the entire Internetand leaves and opening for open-source replacement.

Who is Hurt by Microsoft #39;s Neglect of Older Browsers?


THE Football Association yesterday insisted it has no plans to reduce the England coach #39;s job to a part-time position. A report in the Daily Mirror claimed the FA was considering appointing a Premiership boss

England job remains full-time


HEY labor long hours to write their software, testing and perfecting it. They toil in obscurity, fully aware that they #39;ll never get credit for their work.

Making Windows More Secure


ID Biomedical Corp. (IDB.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (IDBE.O: Quote, Profile, Research) signed a 10-year US distribution deal for its Fluviral drug that could reap

ID Biomedical Gets US Flu Drug Deal


After suffering through two shambling administrations, Indonesia appears to have a new president who many of its business leaders say they believe will uproot corruption and revive investment.

In Indonesia, Businesses Hopeful After Election


Astronomers poring over the deepest image ever taken of the universe are coming to different conclusions about what made space transparent to light billions of years ago.

Hubble heats debate over ionised universe


A quarter of a billion dollars to build the track. Tens of millions in racing fees. More than 150,000 live spectators and a television audience of hundreds of millions.

World awaits Chinese Grand Prix


Why to watch: Miami might be 2-0 and once again among the college football elite, but no one #39;s thinking Orange Bowl quite yet.

Week of September 25th, 2004


Fly from New York to Colombia on Monday, be with your wife as she has surgery, make sure things are OK there, fly to Boston overnight on Tuesday and hit a game-winning home run in the 12th inning on Wednesday.

Happy returns for Cabrera


NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Investment banking firm Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is nearing an agreement to pay approximately \$200 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit over its work for bankrupt energy trader Enron Corp., sources familiar with the case said.

Lehman May Settle Over Enron


The court said that Gov. Jeb Bush violated separation of powers when he signed a law to keep Theresa Schiavo alive.

Feed-Tube Law Is Struck Down in Florida Case


The American cyclist Tyler Hamilton will keep his gold medal from the Athens Olympics after a testing lab mishandled his blood sample.

Hamilton Keeps Gold but One Test Confirms Doping


TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average dropped 1.65  percent by mid-afternoon on Friday and was on course for a  sixth day of losses as worries over high oil prices and  uncertainty over the U.S. economic and market outlook hit a  broad range of stocks.

Japan Shares Down 1.6 Pct


LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices rose on Friday,  with a rally in Japanese government bond (JGB) prices helping  the market recover some ground from the previous day's  sell-off.

U.S. Treasuries Recover, JGB Rally Helps


General Electric Co. yesterday agreed to a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the company of failing to provide shareholders

GE pledges to meet rules of disclosure in SEC pact


Diplomats from a number of islands in the South Pacific are reported to be pressing the Government to reverse a decision to block all phone calls made to the islands.

Islands press Govt to reverse phone call decision


Palestinian fighters sneaked onto an Israeli military post at a small Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip early yesterday under cover of darkness and a thick morning fog

Palestinians kill three Israeli soldiers


MEXICO CITY -- Ever since the release earlier this year of his book  quot;Who are We?: The Challenges to America's National Identity, quot; which argues that Mexican immigrants pose a threat to American culture, Samuel P. Huntington has been the US academic Mexicans love to hate.

In Mexico visit, enmity greets Harvard scholar


LONDON -- It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now, the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.

Dogs said to smell cancer signs


Cadbury Schweppes Plc, the maker of Dr Pepper and 7Up, said results will be at the lower #39; #39; end of the range it has targeted in the current fiscal year because of lack of demand in the US and European drinks markets.

Cadbury Says Annual Results to Be at Low End of Range (Update1)


:Lleyton Hewitt gave Australia a 2-0 lead in its Davis Cup World Group playoff today with a record-setting 6-0 6-2 6-2 win over Mehdi Tahiri of Morocco on grass at Royal Kings Park.

Davis Cup: Australia takes 2-0 lead in World Group playoff


The Big East is under siege again. Oh, it's not as overt as the move by the Atlantic Coast Conference two years ago, which went on a membership drive, targeting Miami, Syracuse, Boston College, and eventually Virginia Tech.

Mountain climbers


The win puts world number 36 Jankovic into a clash with the current teenage queen of the game Sharapova, who has played only one match to reach the last eight here after a bye.

India,Sports ; Jankovic to joust with Sharapova for semis spot


Big Blue --a white knight? It #39;s easy to see how industry watchers got carried away with speculation that IBM (IBM ) might be riding to rescue of beleaguered PeopleSoft (PSFT ). On Sept.

IBM as PeopleSoft #39;s Hero? Hardly


LONDON , December 6 (IslamOnline.net  amp; News Agencies) - Britain received a green light from Washington to host a conference on Middle East peace after the Palestinian presidential elections, a British news paper reported Monday, December 6.

UK to Host Mideast Conference: Report


Alitalia signed a deal with eight of nine unions Friday to split the loss-making Italian airline in two - part of the company #39;s plan to stave off bankruptcy.

Update 2: Alitalia, Unions Sign Deal


Security specialist Symantec has admitted to a number of vulnerabilities in its firewall and gateway products. The weaknesses make them liable to denial of service attacks and other compromises.

Symantec warns of weakness in its firewall and gateway products


Nobody and nothing could overshadow Colin Montgomerie last week, but Ulsterman Graeme McDowell was doing it at Woburn again today.

McDOWELL SUCCEEDS WHERE AMERICANS FAIL


Thirteen people were killed and one seriously injured in an explosion at a power plant in Wu #39;an City in north China #39;s Hebei Province when the plant began trialoperation on Thursday afternoon.

Thirteen people killed in power plant explosion in Hebei


BASEBALL Boston (AL): Activated DH Ellis Burks from the 60-day disabled list; released P Phil Seibel. Milwaukee (NL): Sent INF Matt Erickson outright to Indianapolis (IL).

Transactions


The most requested online definition this year was  quot;blog quot; -- a word not even yet officially in the dictionary, Merriam-Webster says.

#39;Blog #39; To Be Included in 2005 Dictionary


LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices inched higher on  Friday, with a rally in Japanese government bond (JGB) prices  helping the market recover some ground from the previous day's  sell-off.

U.S. Treasuries Inch Up, Await Data


AP - The first solar-wind samples recovered from the crashed Genesis space capsule have been sent to researchers in California.

Samples From Genesis Craft Sent to Calif. (AP)


Rigel Kent Security  amp; Advisory Services notified Symantec of three high-risk vulnerabilities they identified in the Symantec Firewall/VPN Appliance during an assessment.

Symantec Firewall/VPN Appliance 200/200R (firmware builds prior to <b>...</b>


Formula One made its long-awaited debut in the People #39;s Republic of China today as the stunning new Shanghai International Circuit echoed to the banshee wail of Formula One engines being used in anger for the first time.

F1 debuts in China


A Belgian cancer patient made infertile by chemotherapy has given birth following revolutionary treatment.

Baby for ovary transplant woman


Reuters - A Palestinian mortar bomb slammed into a\house in a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip Friday, killing\a woman and fueling settler anger over Prime Minister Ariel\Sharon's plan to pull Israelis out of the area.

Palestinian Attack Kills Woman in Gaza Settlement (Reuters)


Scientists have now officially witnessed the perfect cosmic storm. Thanks to the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton observatory, they watched a nearby head-on collision between two galaxy clusters. The clusters smashed together thousands of galaxies and trillions of stars in one of the most powerful events ever witnessed.

Massive Merger of Galaxies is the Most Powerful on Record


The head of US aircraft maker Boeing, Harry Stonecipher, said Friday that the recovery in the sector would not be as strong as arch-rival Airbus was anticipating.

Boeing thinks Airbus is too optimistic on sector recovery


Aircraft refuellers at Heathrow Airport have vowed to push ahead with strike plans this weekend, potentially disrupting flights, after last-ditch pay talks collapsed, their union says.

Heathrow refuellers to push ahead with strike plans


Black Box Voting hopes to halt the use of Diebold's voting machines.

Group Questions E-Voting Security


By THOMAS WAGNER     LONDON (AP) -- The images coming out of the latest hostage crisis in Iraq - capped by dramatic video of British captive Kenneth Bigley begging for his life - have transfixed Britons, left governments looking helpless, and revived a classic dilemma about whether to negotiate with terrorists.    But the plight of the British construction worker and his two murdered American colleagues has also raised new concerns about terrorists' tremendous ability to set agendas in an Internet age that makes their messages - even in the form of shocking beheading videos - all but impossible to stop...

Internet Emerging As Potent Terrorist Tool


Reuters - Boeing Co. Chief Executive Harry\Stonecipher said on Friday the U.S. aircraft maker's archrival\Airbus was exaggerating the speed of recovery in the commercial\airplane market.

Boeing CEO: Jet Market Recovery Slower (Reuters)


LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator will step  up scrutiny of investment banks' management of conflicts of  interest and risk in the wake of a number of high profile cases  such as WorldCom, Enron and Parmalat.

UK Watchdog Turns Up Heat on Banks


The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says granting more autonomy to southern Sudan could help end the bloody conflict there.

UN Refugee Chief Backs Autonomy for Sudan #39;s Darfur Region


London - A 48-hour strike by aircraft refuellers at London Heathrow airport got under way on Friday, with baggage handlers at Gatwick airport also preparing to walk out, threatening a weekend of travel disruptions.

Strikes at London airports


SecurePoint says the alleged Sasser author was

Security firm justifies virus writer's job


Canadian Press - HALIFAX (CP) - Nova Scotia became the sixth province or territory to allow same-sex marriages when the province's Supreme Court ruled Friday that banning such unions is unconstitutional.

Nova Scotia becomes sixth province, territory to allow same-sex marriages (Canadian Press)


A consortium led by Sony Corp. of America that includes Comcast Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Inc.

Comcast part of group wanting to buy MGM


Reuters - Orders for long-lasting U.S. durable\goods slipped unexpectedly in August as civilian aircraft\demand plunged, but beat forecasts once transportation was\stripped out, government data showed on Friday.

Durable Goods Fall, Aircraft Orders Slump (Reuters)


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Rumors abound about Google #39;s browser


(Sports Network) - A sensational pitching matchup is on tap at Fenway Park this evening when Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox welcome Mike Mussina and the hated New York Yankees to town for another chapter in baseball #39;s fiercest rivalry.

Boston Red Sox Team Report - September 24


Reuters - If you think Earth is a mess,\consider the turmoil in the constellation Hydra, where\astronomers have spotted two monster galactic clusters slamming\together in one of the biggest collisions ever recorded.

Astronomers Spot Monster Collision of Galaxies (Reuters)


Aircraft builder withdraws its request to intervene in Microsoft's antitrust appeal; Boeing also forgoes intervention.

Airbus drops out of Microsoft appeal


p2pnet.net News:- A European consortium, including Linux-distributor Mandrakesoft, has won an \$8.6 million contract to boost Linux #39; security, says a TechWeb story, going on that the French Ministry of Defense is,  quot;expected to make the operating system

Linux security boost


Anonymous writes  quot;Microsoft Corp. filed nine lawsuits against individuals and companies alleged to be involved in the distribution of spam, the company said Wednesday.

Microsoft Sues BulletProof Web Hosts


Reuters - Ouarda Touirat, her day-old baby\daughter nestling in her arms, said Friday she had never lost\hope that she could conceive after cancer treatment left her\infertile.

Mom Hugs 'Miracle' Baby After Ovarian Transplant (Reuters)


TORONTO -- One of Canada #39;s largest and best-known miners, Noranda Inc., is in exclusive talks to be acquired by a Chinese metals producer, the two companies confirmed Friday.

China Minmetals in talks to buy Noranda


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators may file  suit against Morningstar Inc., a provider of mutual fund and  stock research, over incorrect data it published about a mutual  fund, the company said on Friday.

Morningstar Faces Possible SEC Lawsuit


Microsoft Watch: Redmond had told developers privately earlier this year of plans to port some SP2 fixes to older versions of Windows.

Microsoft Changes Its Tune on Porting SP2 Fixes


Murphy will go to trial Nov. 4 on charges he molested his daughters, a state district judge said Tuesday. Murphy is charged with three counts of indecency with a child and three counts of aggravated sexual assault, punishable by up to life in prison.

Calvin Murphy removed as Rockets broadcaster


WASHINGTON - President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry have starkly different economic priorities with a common thread: price tags exceeding \$1 trillion that could pump already huge deficits skyward over the next decade...

Bush, Kerry Economic Budgets Exceed \$1T


Physicians in a northwest Maryland county plan to halt non-emergency surgeries for at least two weeks to protest a 33 percent increase in malpractice insurance premiums.

Some Md. MDs Curtail Surgeries in Insurance Protest


US stocks got a mild boost on Friday as government data showed better-than-expected demand in August for durable goods other than transportation equipment, but climbing oil prices limited gains.

US stocks up on durable goods news; chips down


Reuters - West Africa's worst locust plague for 15\years has encroached on one of the region's largest\rice-growing areas, authorities in Mali said on Friday.

Locusts Encroach on West African Rice-Growing Area (Reuters)


Due to lack of demand, the chipmaker postpones plans to build Wi-Fi access points into desktop PCs this year.

Intel shelves plans for Wi-Fi access point


Cranberry juice rivals Ocean Spray and Northland have ended their legal battle and agreed to join forces. The companies said Friday that Ocean Spray will take over its smaller rival #39;s

Rivals Ocean Spray, Northland make peace


LOS ANGELES - California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming - a move that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to coast.    Under the regulations, the auto industry must cut exhaust from cars and light trucks by 25 percent and from larger trucks and sport utility vehicles by 18 percent...

Calif. OKs World's Toughest Smog Rules


Looking to expand its fruit receiving and concentrating operations in the nation #39;s largest cranberry-producing state, Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.

Ocean Spray to Buy Northland Assets


Concern over the fate of former Computer Associates International chairman and CEO Sanjay Kumar accompanied the collective sigh of relief felt by CA partners last week when federal prosecutors settled a two-year-old accounting fraud investigation with the

CA, Partners Move On As Kumar Faces Charges


I #39;ve really taken to A9.com. It #39;s almost as if this new player in the search engine game has been built specifically for me.

Peter Griffin: A9.com makes searching personal


LONDON: England have never won a major international limited-overs title while West Indies World Cup glory days date back to 1975 and 1979.

England seek first one-day title against surprise package Windies


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has upped the stakes ahead of Saturday #39;s clash against Manchester City by claiming he would love to sign Shaun-Wright Phillips.

Wenger keep tabs on SWP


PARIS: Greece #39;s shock Euro 2004 triumph in July has had unexpected consequences with three European Players of the Year calling time on their national sides.

A Greek tragedy for Fab Three


Ichiro Suzuki, baseball #39;s sang-froid player, is racing to shatter an elusive record for hits in a single season, aiming to bring glory to himself, the Seattle Mariners and his country Japan.

Ichiro Makes Run at Historic Record


New device plays back audio and video on the go, but it sports a hefty price tag.

First Look: Creative Zen Portable Media Center


SAN DIEGO - In the wake of another downgrading of San Diego #39;s credit rating, Mayor Dick Murphy today reassured the public that the city is fiscally sound.

San Diego fiscally sound, mayor says


ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan leads his side against the West Indies today quietly confident of claiming his first major one-day trophy in the ICC Champions Trophy final against West Indies.

Vaughan confident England can cap memorable season


BOMBAY: Raja Ramanna, the scientist who pioneered India #39;s drive to become a nuclear power, died yesterday in Bombay at age 79.

Scientist Ramanna mourned


SEOUL: South Korean authorities stopped a shipment of a potentially lethal chemical to North Korea this year, but at least two other shipments got through to the communist state, South Korea said on Friday.

Seoul says firms shipped lethal chemical to DPRK


President Vladimir V. Putin said on Friday that state-run companies might bid for assets of Yukos in any sale to collect back taxes.

Putin Says Russia Could Be a Yukos Bidder


Sudan says it has foiled a coup plot by backers of detained Islamist leader, Hassan al-Turabi.

Sudan 'foils Islamist coup plot'


Proposals for two major league sports stadiums that would face each other across the Anacostia River evolved independently, D.C. officials said Friday.

One-Two Economic Punch


Hideki Matsui homered and drove in two runs Friday night as the New York Yankees increased their division lead with a 6-4 win over Boston.

MLB: New York Yankees 6, Boston 4


US Airways' 28,000 employees waited last night for the airline to file a petition with the judge in its bankruptcy proceeding, seeking to void existing labor contracts and impose a 23 percent pay cut on workers.

US Airways' Unions Brace to Fight Deep Cuts


Pedro Martinez last night uttered the absolute last words any Boston fan wants to hear from their ace - now, or ever: Call the Yankees my daddy.

Pedro: Yanks? No Thanks: Bombers psyche out ace #39;


SAN FRANCISCO - Shawn Green can sit out Saturday knowing he was a huge help to the Dodgers during their crucial series against San Francisco. Green hit a two-run homer in Los Angeles' 3-2 victory over the Giants on Friday night, a day before the first baseman will miss a game to observe the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur...

Dodgers Nip Giants 3-2 in Crucial Series


Oil futures hit a record high Friday as the government began lending oil from emergency reserves to refineries running low on crude after Hurricane Ivan.

Refiners line up for stockpiled oil


The fallout from allegations of serious accounting problems at Fannie Mae has rattled investors and could even bump up mortgage rates down the road.

Fannie Mae mess worries investors


Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish served 19 aces to defeat Max Mirnyi in the second singles match 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Roddick #39;s serve in the final game of the match eclipsed his own record of 153 mph set at the Queen #39;s Club tournament in England in June.

US leads 2-0 in Davis Cup


All the Boston Red Sox got from Pedro Martinez this week was a pair of losses to the Yankees. The AL Central-champion Twins drank a champagne toast to Santana after he became the second 20-game winner in the

Yanks beat Pedro again; Santana wins 20th


What started as another Boise State blowout came down to the final seconds. The No. 21 Broncos jumped to a 16-0 lead in the first quarter, but needed a missed field goal with

No. 21 Boise State holds off BYU 28-27


S Airways said yesterday that it would ask a bankruptcy judge to approve emergency pay cuts - which its unions said would be 23 percent - and other moves to raise cash.

US Airways To Ask Court For Pay Cuts


This wasn #39;t Game 7 with the American League pennant at stake, but it certainly had the kind of bad vibes that the Boston Red Sox felt last October.

Yanks deflate Sox


The leaders of India and Pakistan promised Friday to work together to  quot;restore normalcy and cooperation quot; between their countries and seek peace in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir.

Pakistan and India agree to cooperate on easing tensions and <b>...</b>


Michael Schumacher spun and Sauber looked strong this afternoon. Fernando and Jacques went sixth and thirteenth.

Shanghai, Qualifying: Surprises all round


Charlie Garner didn #39;t come to Tampa to watch the Tampa Bay Bucs offense stumble around like it has in the first two games of this season.

Time to step up


NEW YORK, Sept 23 (AFP) - Oil prices edged closer to record territory Thursday as markets shrugged off news that the US government may draw from its strategic reserves to make up for shortages due to Hurricane Ivan.

Oil Prices Rise Despite US Move To Draw On Strategic Reserve


BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova  beat compatriot and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2  for a place in the final of the \$585,000 China Open WTA  tournament on Saturday.

Kuznetsova Beats Sharapova to Make China Open Final


Russian President Vladimir Putin said state-run companies may bid for OAO Yukos Oil Co. assets in any sale to collect back taxes, raising the prospect of further government control over the nation #39;s oil and gas industry.

Putin Says State Companies May Buy Yukos Oil Assets (Update3)


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A day after a mortar round killed an Israeli-American woman in a nearby settlement, the Israeli army charged into a Palestinian refugee camp Saturday, killing one person and tearing down 35 homes, witnesses and a U.N. aid official said...

Israel Destroys Refugee Homes, Kills One


Mozilla released a Preview Release of version 1.0 of its new, lightweight browser, named Firefox, even as Web traffic metrics indicate that Microsofts Internet Explorer may be losing market share for the first time in many years.

Firefox Browser Turns 1.0 as Browser Wars Re-emerge


Mumbai - Australia #39;s stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist said on Saturday his team was seeking a momentous Test series triumph in India.

Australia better prepared, says Gilchrist


Though in an unfamiliar city, top seed Serena Williams turned the inaugural China Open WTA tennis tournament into a home court here on Saturday as she stormed into the singles

Serena sails into final at China Open


The top United Nation refugee official is in Chad, where Saturday, he toured a camp for Sudanese refugees who have fled violence in the western Darfur region.

UN Refugee Chief Tours Sudanese Refugee Camp in Chad


Chinese President Hu Jintao presented on Saturday certificates to two nearly promoted generals in his capacity as chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China.

Hu issues certificates to two new generals


The Senate is expected to vote on the overall \$3.3 billion spending plan for the state Department of Transportation, which supports state and local highway programs, public transportation programs and department administration (House Bill 5528).

This week in the state Legislature


A strike by hundreds of baggage handlers and maintenance workers at Gatwick Airport failed to disrupt flights today. The workers mounted picket lines outside

Airport Staff Walk-Out Fails to Disrupt Flights


Accepting mediocrity has been part and parcel of following Middlesbrough over the years, yet this campaign was supposed to bring something new.

Boro left feeling Blue


CHICAGO - Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized.    It turns out that major illnesses like heart disease and lung cancer are influenced by gender and that perhaps treatments for women ought to be slightly different from the approach used for men...

Men, Women More Different Than Thought


SYDNEY, Sep 25: Australia #39;s stand-in captain and wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has said that his twin responsibilities will not come in the way of seeking a winning start for his team against India in next month #39;s Test series.

Gilchrist confident about India tour


VfL Wolfsburg remain clear at the top of the Bundesliga table after a last-minute Diego Klimowicz strike condemned Kurt Jara #39;s Kaiserslautern to defeat at the Volks-Wagen Arena, on a day that saw Miroslav Klose hit a hat-trick for Werder Bremen at Bochum.

Bremen, Bayern  amp; Stuttgart Win As Wolves Stay Top


Alley Broussard ran for a career-high three touchdowns in the first 17 minutes and No. 13 LSU held Mississippi State to seven first downs and 130 yards in a 51-0 victory Saturday.

No. 13 LSU 51, Mississippi State 0


The National Football League has postponed Sunday #39;s scheduled game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Miami Dolphins in Miami due to the threat of Hurricane Jeanne.

NFL Postpones Miami Game, Due to Hurricane Jeanne


Robby Gordon plans to join the oil spills, the tire chunks, the sharp pieces of debris and the other typical racetrack hazards on Sunday.

Robby Gordon Planning to Proceed With Caution


The benchmark two-year US Treasury note had its biggest weekly decline in a month on speculation the Federal Reserve will follow up this week #39;s interest-rate increase with at least one more this year.

US 2-Year Treasuries Fall for Week as Fed Raises Target Rate


Three of the men were seized in a  quot;pre-planned quot; operation by officers from the Metropolitan Police anti-terrorist branch at a hotel in Brent Cross, north London.

Four held in anti-terror raids


Dennis Rommedahl grabbed an injury-time winner for Charlton against a Crystal Palace side who will be very upset at a missed penalty.

Premiership: Charlton snatch win


Boeing has received downpayments for up to 200 of its new 7E7 planes in addition to the known 52 orders it has gained, Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher said in an interview published on Thursday.

Boeing gets downpayments


BERLIN: Boeing Co. Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher has said the US aircraft makers archrival Airbus was exaggerating the speed of recovery in the commercial airplane market.

Boeing CEO says market slower than Airbus suggests


From the time you touch down in the British Isles, you get an overwhelming sense of grey. The skies are almost always leaden, the clothes people wear are generally either black or neutral shades guaranteed

Cricket swings to Calypso once again


World number one Vijay Singh stayed two shots clear of the field after struggling to a level-par 72 in the third round of the \$4.2 million Pennsylvania Classic on Saturday.

UPDATE 1-Struggling Singh stays ahead in Pennsylvania


Italy's Interior Minister visits Libya to pave the way for joint efforts to curb illegal immigration into the EU.

Italy and Libya move on migrants


When the green flag drops for today #39;s MBNA America 400 at Dover International Speedway, 43 drivers will be lined up to cross the start/finish line.

Cup chase lands in Dover


The sickening accounts of the ordeal of Ken Bigley have brought home to everyone the true wretchedness of the present situation in Iraq.

How long will the pop press stomach the horrors of Iraq?


UN Secretary-General Kofi An nan meets with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at UN headquarters in New York, Sep 24. (Xinhua Photo).

UN chief promises more staff to Iraq when possible


washingtonpost.com - The Intuit-Microsoft battle for supremacy in the personal-finance software market is as long-running as some sports rivalries -- except that few users seem to care all that much about the outcome of this contest.

Quicken, Money Duel to a Draw (washingtonpost.com)


The New York Yankees are going to the playoffs, and they will probably go there as AL East champions, too. They just won #39;t be clinching the division in Fenway Park.

Red Sox explode in the 8th for 12-5 win


The Bison win their second straight game with a 53-7 domination of nonconference Savannah State before 5,205 at Greene Stadium.

Howard Wins Big


Michael Schumacher has set the stage for what promises to be a thrilling fightback through the field by qualifying at the back of the grid for the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix, which starts at 0700.

Live: Chinese Grand Prix


Efforts to secure the release of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley are being stepped up as a delegation from the Muslim Council of Britain #39; heads to Baghdad for talks.

Muslim Council joins fight for hostage #39;s life


ABECHE, Chad, Sept 26 (AFP) -- The Sudanese government has seen the writing on the wall and is likely to grant some autonomy to the violence-wracked Darfur region but the rebels should now do their bit to end the world #39;s worst humanitarian crisis, UN High

AFP Interview: UN refugee chief says Sudan likely to grant Darfur <b>...</b>


terrorist attack

Riyadh says killing of Frenchman was


NASCAR officials spent several days last December going through different scenarios when they met to come up with their  quot;Chase for the Nextel Cup quot; plan.

Dover #39;s place in  #39;Chase #39; looks secure


SHANGHAI, China - Rubens Barrichello won the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, taking advantage of Formula One champion Michael Schumacher #39;s disastrous weekend and outlasting runner-up Jenson Button by just over a second.

Barrichello Wins Chinese Grand Prix


Shaking down the thunder from a puffy gray-white sky on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon, Notre Dame reminded the usual 80,795 suspects that an opening loss to Brigham Young was an aberration.

Mark it down: Notre Dame is back


In this crevice of the baseball globe, as the season heads to the bottom of the ninth, nothing has changed. It #39;s an annual rite for both teams by the bay to be in prime playoff position with a week to go, and

Orioles to get paid off for Expos #39; move to DC


a small, prefabricated affair, consisting of just six cells. They have an incentive to build it well: seven of them could soon be living there.

Half of men on Pitcairn Island on trial for alleged sex abuse


After coming up with Gmail and Google News, rumours are rife that search engine Google is now working on a web browser, reports BBC.

Is Google working on a web browser!


Iraq war blogs are as varied as the soldiers who write them. Some sites feature practical news, war pictures and advice. Some are overtly political, with more slanting to the right than to the left. Some question the war, some cheer it.

Soldiers' War Blogs Detail Life in Iraq


Every time a new IE security flaw is announced, or whenever someone gets fed up with hackers manipulating their Web browser, Firefox and other Mozilla-based browsers get a bump in the marketplace.

Could Newer Browsers Dethrone IE?


Thousands of football fans fell silent today to honour the life and achievements of legendary manager Brian Clough. A public tribute was held in Nottingham city centre and a minute

Fans Honour Legend Clough


Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday made his first domestic trip outside the capital, Kabul, since a trip cut short by a rocket attack 10 days ago.

Karzai Travels North on First Domestic Trip Since Rocket Attack


An investigative judge has questioned former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for half an hour to decide whether to indict him in one of hundreds of human rights cases stemming from his 1973-1990 rule.

Pinochet questioned by investigative judge


Reuters - The Miami Dolphins and\Pittsburgh Steelers will play their scheduled game Sunday night\at 8:30 p.m.

Dolphins and Steelers Will Play Sunday Night (Reuters)


NDJAMENA : UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers said that Sudan should grant more autonomy to Darfur as he began a visit to address the crisis over the exodus of more than 1.4 million refugees from the troubled region.

UN refugee chief sees Darfur autonomy as way out of crisis


Widening its pursuit of Hamas beyond the occupied territories, Israel reached into Damascus Sunday, dealing a blow to both Hamas and Syria.

Israel sends Syria tough message with Hamas strike


Serena Williams got back to winning ways with victory over US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the China Open on Sunday.

Serena takes China title


SAN FRANCISCO - Lets defer to the slugger-philosopher, Barry Bonds, for Saturdays life-lesson. It he said in reference to the San Francisco Giants latest biggest win of the season, is as big as it is today.

Giants most important game of the year will be an everyday <b>...</b>


Iraq is chosen for a vote at Labour conference but Tony Blair says he will not apologise for the war.

Labour delegates force Iraq vote


London, September 26: Just the way the Brazil is synonymous with soccer and Tom with Jerry, West Indies cricket has always been synonymous with fast bowlers, with batsmen who had more flair than wood in their willows; and with calypso.

A win worth a Calypso or two


AP - Taran Rampersad didn't complain when he failed to find anything on his hometown in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Instead, he simply wrote his own entry for San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. Wikipedia is unique for an encyclopedia because anybody can add, edit and even erase. And the Wikipedia is just one  #151; albeit the best known  #151; of a growing breed of Internet knowledge-sharing communities called Wikis.

'Wikis' Offer Knowledge-Sharing Online (AP)


AFP - Riding on the global success of PlayStation 2 (PS2), Sony has launched its first hand-held game console to challenge rival Nintendo, whose Game Boy Advance monopolizes the worldwide portable game market.

Sony, Nintendo power up for battle of the portable game consoles (AFP)


Troubled carrier US Airways has asked a US bankruptcy court to impose big wage and cost cuts, warning that otherwise it might fail to survive.

US Airways wants court to cut pay


Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Fred Taylor scored on a one-yard run with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 15-12 victory over the Tennessee Titans at The Coliseum.

NFL Game Summary - Jacksonville at Tennessee


Kurt Warner and Michael Strahan made sure the New York Giants didn #39;t have a letdown against the injury-ravaged Cleveland Browns.

Giants 27, Browns 10


Rudi Vller said Sunday that he had left Roma of the Italian league. He had been manager for less than four weeks. Roma lost 3-1 to Bologna in Serie A on Saturday, even though its opponents played for 40 minutes with just nine men.

Soccer: Vller quits Roma after Bologna loss


Amid the destruction from Tropical Storm Jeanne, Haitians have prayed for the 1,500 dead and given thanks that their lives were spared at services on Sunday.

Haitian storm survivors give thanks


: Talks between Japan and North Korea aimed at resolving a dispute over Japanese nationals abducted by the North decades ago ended Sunday without progress, Japanese officials said.

No progress in N.Korea, Japan talks on abductees


Gordon Brown says the UK will write off its share of debts owed by the world's poorest countries to the World Bank.

UK writing off poor nations' debt


This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. Online auction giant eBay won #39;t be closing down its Half.

Half.com to continue at full speed


COLES Myer Ltd chief executive Mr John Fletcher yesterday said he was interested in branching out from the retail business into financial planning services for the groups customers.

Financial planning an option for Coles


INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The showdown between Peyton Manning and Brett Favre turned into an Arena Football League spectacle. Manning threw for 320 yards and five touchdowns in the first half when the Indianapolis

Green Bay Packers


Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, still remains the richest person in the USA, according to Forbes Magazine. Gates has been keeping the first place for already 11 year in a raw among the richest Americans.

Bill Gates is the richest for 11 years successively


No ticket matched all four numbers and the MegaBall in Friday #39;s Mega Money drawing of the Florida Lottery. The numbers drawn were 10-18-19-22; the Megaball was 6. Twelve tickets matched four of the numbers

No ticket matched all four numbers and the MegaBall in Friday #39;s <b>...</b>


TEHRAN: Iran added one more missile to its military arsenal and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready to confront any external threat.

Iran deploys new missile


An Olympic Airlines flight on its way from Athens to New York is diverted to Stansted Airport after a security alert.

Jet lands in UK after bomb alert


The arrest of a commander of the Iraqi National Guard raises concerns about the loyalty and reliability of the new security forces.

U.S. Military Arrests an Iraqi Commander


Tokyo stocks shed more than 1 percent Friday, extending declines to a sixth straight session driven by Wall Street #39;s weakness and worries that higher oil prices may crimp corporate profits.

Update 4: Tokyo Stocks Shed 1 Percent, Dollar Up


AP - Christina Kim made a charge on the back nine Sunday, shooting a 6-under 65 at the Longs Drugs Challenge for a one-shot victory over Karrie Webb and her first LPGA win.

Kim Captures 1-Shot Win at Longs Drugs (AP)


AP - Angels left fielder Jose Guillen was suspended for the rest of the season Sunday because of his outburst after being lifted for a pinch runner a day earlier.

Angels Suspend Guillen Without Pay (AP)


AP - The United States wants to lease a Swedish attack submarine for naval exercises in the Baltic Sea in a deal possibly worth tens of millions of dollars, defense officials said Sunday.

U.S. Wants to Lease Swedish Submarine (AP)


TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese cabinet ministers tendered their  resignations on Monday, setting the stage for Prime Minister  Junichiro Koizumi to make new appointments aimed at boosting  his popularity and tightening his grip on power after a  set-back in July's upper house elections.

Japan Ministers Resign Ahead of Reshuffle


David Mott, a Dartmouth-educated Wall Street investment banker, is increasingly leveraging his reputation in the local and national biotech communities.
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MedImmune CEO Talks Finance and Science


Google News tends to favor news stories with a conservative bias, according to new media observer J.D. Lasica, a claim which Google denies.

Is Google News Biased?


Say you #39;re a Raiders fan and the Silver and Black are playing the Broncos in late December. You want Denver to hurt the hurt that only comes with having your hiney handed to you.

Fans put in position of deciding which team comes first


Pakistani security forces Sunday killed the country #39;s most wanted terrorist allegedly involved in an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharrafand indicted in the murder of a US journalist.

Pakistan #39;s top wanted terrorist killed


Pakistan says it has dealt a major blow to al-Qaeda #39;s operations after its security forces shot dead the country #39;s most wanted terror suspect.

Pakistan al-Qaeda suspect killed


A visually impaired cyclist from Slovakia, competing in the men #39;s tandem event, was stripped of his silver medal and three weightlifters were slapped with two-year bans after testing positive for banned substances at the Athens

Paralympians stripped of medals for failing tests


On Sunday voters rejected government-backed plans to simplify naturalisation procedures for second-generation foreigners. They also turned down a proposal to grant children born in Switzerland to foreign parents the automatic right to a Swiss passport.

Press blame Right for swaying citizenship votes


Great Britain has been relegated from the Davis Cup group with the world #39;s best teams in after losing to Austria. Greg Rusedski lost the crucial match to Stefan Koubek 7-6 6-4 7-5 to see Britain lose out in the tie 3-2.

Tennis: GB lose out in Davis Cup


International health officials at an emergency meeting in Bangkok Monday said there is no evidence that bird flu has been passed from one human to another.

Experts dampen bird flu fears


JERUSALEM -- A Hamas official was killed Sunday when his sport utility vehicle exploded in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, seconds after he started the engine, according to witnesses and the Palestinian militant group #39;s leaders, who accused Israel of

Hamas official killed in blast