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Melinda Gates joins Washington Post board The wife of Microsoft head Bill Gates has been elected to the board of directors of the media conglomerate. | 3 |
Israeli Strike Kills 3 W.Bank Militants JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) - An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a West Bank car Monday killing a leader of a militant group linked to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction and two comrades, witnesses said. | 0 |
Three Palestinians shot dead in Gaza Strip A 53-year old Palestinian, identified as Saeed Almadhoun, 53, of the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, was shot dead on Monday morning after being hit with a live bullet. | 0 |
Ancient fossil offers new clues to brown bears past While nosing around the Quaternary mammal collection at the Provincial Museum of Alberta two years ago, Paul Matheus, a paleontologist with the Alaska Quaternary Center, came across a brown bear fossil that seemed out of place. | 3 |
Pinochet's bad news birthday Chile's ex-military ruler Augusto Pinochet marks his 89th birthday amid news that a judge has frozen more of his assets. | 0 |
Tyco Sells Unit to India Phone Provider Manufacturing conglomerate Tyco International Ltd. said Monday that it agreed to sell its Tyco Global Network unit to Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. | 2 |
Major software pirates caught A multimillion-euro software piracy ring has been broken following synchronized raids in Athens and London yesterday, Attica police said. | 3 |
Florida State won #39;t pull plug on Rix after Miami loss On second thought, Florida State has opted against using its second option at quarterback. After three days of meetings, debate and some | 1 |
Baseball GMs Split on Instant Replay (AP) AP - Upon further review, baseball will hold off on taking a look at instant replay. After watching umpires reverse almost every missed call in the postseason, major league general managers split 15-15 Thursday on whether to keep exploring the subject. | 1 |
Update 1: Anheuser-Busch Earnings Rise, Meet Views Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. reported a slight rise in third-quarter earnings Wednesday, despite a general slowdown in its beer business. | 2 |
Progress Software Avoids Crash and Burn (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS - News) is making, well, lots of progress in the tough enterprise software market. After all, another enterprise developer, Lawson (Nasdaq: LWSN - News), saw its shares plunge 12 on its warning for its fiscal fir... | 3 |
Modified Mice Stay Super-Fit -- Without Exercise By altering a gene, scientists have produced "marathon mice" with more muscle, less fat, and twice the endurance of regular mice. The find could lead to new anti-obesity drugs. | 3 |
Iraq Militants Issue Hostage Death Threat to Japan (Reuters) Reuters - Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's\militant group threatened to behead a Japanese hostage it said\worked with Japan's forces in Iraq if Tokyo did not withdraw\its troops from the country within 48 hours. | 0 |
Garcia Wishes Owens Would Let Bygones Go (AP) AP - Someday, Jeff Garcia and Terrell Owens may connect again. | 1 |
Raptors' GM Expects Vince Carter to Stay TORONTO - Vince Carter wants out of Toronto, but the Raptors' new general manager says he isn't going anywhere. "It doesn't change anything with us," Rob Babcock told The Associated Press on Thursday... | 0 |
Switches blamed for Genesis crash Faulty switches have been identified as the most likely cause of the Genesis sample-return capsule #39;s crash landing in Utah, US, last month. | 3 |
World #39;s top swimmers tackle Olympic distances in shorter pools The temporary pool set up for the World Short Course Championships is, well, short. Swimmers dive in and a few breaths later, they reach the wall at the other end. | 1 |
Spanish grab initiative in bidding war for Abbey Banco Santander is making an attempt to seize back the initiative in its 8.3bn takeover of Abbey National, speeding up its bid timetable while rival bidders continue to circle the UK bank. | 2 |
NASA #39;scramjet #39; launched, soars at 11,263 kph A tiny unmanned NASA quot;scramjet #39; #39; soared above the Pacific Ocean Tuesday at nearly 10 times the speed of sound, or almost 7,000 mph (11,263 kph), in a record-breaking demonstration of a radical new engine technology. | 3 |
Pennington Reaches Long-Term Deal with Jets NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Jets and quarterback Chad Pennington finally agreed on a long-term contract extension Wednesday. | 1 |
No agreement on Iraq debt relief WASHINGTON The world #39;s economic powers, which ended three days of meetings yesterday, insisted they are moving closer to a deal on debt relief for Iraq and other poor nations even though an agreement has proved elusive. | 2 |
Home-Brew IPod Ad Opens Eyes An animated ad for Apple's iPod made by a schoolteacher is thrilling buzz marketers. Forget word-of-mouth -- the future of advertising is in professional-looking ads that go viral. By Leander Kahney. | 2 |
Oil Extends Retreat Ahead of U.S. Data LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices extended recent heavy losses on Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. data expected to show fuel stocks rising in time for peak winter demand. | 2 |
Alcatel to buy wireless, conferencing companies French networking gear maker offers \$250 million for Spatial Wireless and \$27 million for eDial.\ | 3 |
IBM discloses details of chip (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - When IBM gave a sneak peek at its new Cell microprocessor this week, it was short on specifics about what it calls a supercomputer on a chip. But details are leaking out thanks to a recent patent awarded to IBM and Big Blue's own disclosures for an u... | 3 |
National Semiconductor to Sell Unit National Semiconductor Corp. said Monday it agreed to sell its imaging business, which makes chips used in small cameras and cell phones, to camera giant Eastman Kodak Co. | 2 |
Pakistani Jets Bomb Militants in Tribal Region ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan air force jets bombed suspected al Qaeda-linked militants in a western tribal region on Thursday, a day after six people were killed there in clashes between government troops and gunmen, officials said. | 0 |
Indian police kill notorious bandit BANGALORE, India -- Police have shot dead India's most wanted bandit, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, accused of chopping up many of the more than 100 people he killed, officials said yesterday. | 0 |
Toy firm enjoys return to profit Toys R Us has returned to profit in its second quarter only weeks after revealing that it could sell its core toy business. | 2 |
The Sun's Travels and Why Fall is Nigh (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Wednesday, Sept. 22 marks what scientists call the fall equinox in the Northern \ Hemisphere, when night and day are of equal length and cooler weather is on \ the way -- if it hasn't already arrived. | 3 |
Sao Caetano #39;s Serginho Dies After Heart Attack in Soccer Match Serginho, a 30-year-old defender, died after suffering a heart attack while playing for Sao Caetano in a Brazilian first-division soccer game against Sao Paulo yesterday, his team said. | 1 |
Burnley v Aston Villa Burnley boss Steve Cotterill will be without two key players for the Carling Cup third round clash with Aston Villa. Former Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair will miss out through suspension after picking up | 1 |
Manager at Edwards AFB harassed male employees, suit says EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A manager for a company that provides security for the space shuttle sexually harassed male employees over a period of two years, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a lawsuit filed Thursday. | 2 |
Picture this: iPod fervor, PCs as furniture photo galleries Music player is a must-have, much-loved accessory. Will fanciful Media Center PCs fare as well? | 3 |
After playing stopper, UNH keeps going The University of New Hampshire defense was under siege in the first half of last week's Division 1-AA playoff against high-octane Georgia Southern. | 1 |
Larsson secures place on elite list Henrik Larsson, the former Celtic striker, has become the first player nominated for FIFA #39;s World Player of the Year award to have done so on the basis of performances in the Bank of Scotland Premierleague. | 1 |
Proxima Technology Teams with Sun Microsystems on N1 Grid DENVER - (BUSINESS WIRE) -ct. 27, 2004 -xima Technology today announced Centauri Business Service Manager(TM) software as an integral element of Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) much-heralded | 3 |
Photo: The Audiovox SMT5600 smart phone AT #38;T subscribers using the SMT5600 can now get songs downloaded to their handsets via the Napster to Go service. | 3 |
Koizumi warned over war shrine China's President Hu Jintao tells Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi his war shrine visits are hurting bilateral ties. | 0 |
PM asks whats the way out? General says I will get back NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 24: At their first meeting here this morning, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh popped the question to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. | 0 |
Citigroup #39;s Peterson Tells Japan Lawmakers He #39;ll Fix Breaches Citigroup Inc. #39;s top Japan executive Douglas Peterson told lawmakers he will improve employee training to help fix compliance breaches that cost the company its private banking license in the country. | 2 |
TimeWarner Settles AOL Fraud for #36;210 Mln (Reuters) Reuters - Media giant Time Warner Inc. \will pay fines of #36;210 million under an agreement with the U.S.\government to be announced on Wednesday to settle charges that\its America Online unit inflated revenue, a Justice Department\official said. | 2 |
In Washington, it #39;ll be #39;Let #39;s go Nats #39; WASHINGTON - As expected, the Montreal Expos are about to get their new name: the Washington Nationals. A city official and a baseball official, both speaking on condition of anonymity, said Friday that | 1 |
India need 210 to win Chennai Test India need another 210 runs to win the Chennai Test after ending the fourth day at 19-0. Virender Sehwag was batting on 12 and Yuvraj Singh on 7. Earlier, Anil Kumble claimed 6-133, his 26th fifth-wicket haul, to help India bowl Australia out for 369. | 1 |
Russia helps Malaysia develop space industry Moscow, Aug 21 (VNA) - Russian Roskosmos space agency will help Malaysia build a space and satellite controlling centre and will help develop Malaysia #39;s space programme, said Russian Federal Space Agency head Anatoly Perminov while meeting his Malaysian | 3 |
Countdown to Halo 2: Piracy is for Punks Downloading the pirated version of Halo 2 is a disservice to an honest team of creators. October 14, 2004 - Halo 2 is the Xbox game of the year. | 3 |
Photo: Super-slim TV tubes LG.Philips Displays' new picture tube line allows for thinner televisions.\ | 3 |
Federer beats Moya in Masters Top-seeded Roger Federer overcame a second-set lapse and remained unbeaten in the ATP Masters Cup Championships with a victory Thursday night over Carlos Moya. | 1 |
Murder-charge cleric denied bail Senior Hindu cleric Jayendra Saraswathi, facing charges of murdering a temple worker, is denied bail. | 0 |
Sharapova downs Venus to reach Zurich semi-finals Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat former world number one Venus Williams 6-3 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the \$1. | 1 |
Iran nuclear talks report progress Progress was reported in Vienna Wednesday on the talks over Iran #39;s nuclear program but details were not available. Negotiators for Britain, Germany and France met with Iranians to discuss the issue, CNN reported. | 0 |
Aussies prevail in SCG thriller Australia has forced the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series into a decider, but only after surviving a stunning fightback by New Zealand in match two at the Sydney Cricket Ground. | 1 |
Home Turf Shaky For Ukraine Premier As Yanukovych campaigned in his own stronghold of eastern Ukraine Friday, the presence of opposition supporters and the color of the "Orange Revolution" were evidence of the changed political landscape. | 0 |
Russia Threatens to Strike Terror Bases MOSCOW - A top Russian general on Wednesday warned the military will strike "terrorist bases in any region of the world," while authorities offered a \$10 million reward for information leading to two Chechen rebel leaders blamed for last week's deadly raid on a school. In a n... | 0 |
At least 35 die in Egyptian blasts A SERIES of explosions ripped through three Egyptian holiday resorts popular with Israelis last night, leaving at least 35 people dead and 160 more injured. | 0 |
Nokia Widens Storage with SD Cards Timo Poikolainen, vice president of technology marketing at Nokia, said quot;This is a natural step in our digital convergence strategy to adopt leading technologies to launch new, compelling mobile devices and services. | 3 |
Redefining Swedishness (and causing a stir in the literary world) (AFP) AFP - In once uniform Sweden, a book being hailed as the ultimate generational novel serves as a reminder that you no longer need to be a blond, blue-eyed, beer-guzzling giant, or even speak the language correctly, to be considered truly Swedish. | 0 |
WTO Ready for US Sanctions The World Trade Organization cleared the way on Thursday to impose \$150 million of trade sanctions on the United States, sought by the European Union and others, after lawyers resolved a legal wrangle. | 2 |
Mets Are on Verge of Signing Martnez as Boston Bows Out The Mets are close to signing Pedro Martnez to a four-year contract for \$56 million, according to a person involved in the negotiations. | 1 |
All Sides Prepare for American Attack on Falluja The U.S. ratcheted up preparations for what appeared to be an imminent assault on Falluja, while rebels set up a perimeter. | 0 |
New monkey species found in India New Delhi - Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey in north-eastern India, 101 years after the last species of its kind was found, a member of the investigating team said on Thursday. | 3 |
Judge: Boston Scientific Violated Deal NATICK, Mass. - Boston Scientific Corp. violated its agreement with an Israeli company and acted in quot;bad faith quot; when it set up a secret stent-making operation in Ireland, according to a federal judge who ordered the companies to reach a settlement. | 2 |
UPDATE 1-Vicente inspires Valencia win over Anderlecht Vicente scored the opening goal and created the second to give Valencia a comfortable 2-0 victory over Anderlecht in their opening Champions League Group G match on Tuesday. | 1 |
Indictment Said Issued in Colo. Scandal (AP) AP - A state grand jury has handed down an indictment regarding the use of prostitutes to entice football recruits to the University of Colorado, according to a published report. | 1 |
Tokyo Stocks Advance in Early Trading (AP) AP - Tokyo stocks were higher early Friday as the U.S. dollar rebounded against the Japanese yen, following through its strength in New York where players reduced heavy dollar-bearish positions. | 0 |
Bomb threat airliner diverted to Cyprus A Lufthansa airliner en route to Tel Aviv was rerouted to Cyprus on today after the airline received a bomb threat. The airliner was escorted by Israeli warplanes on its way to the Mediterranean island. | 0 |
N.Y. woman doubts getting early release from Peruvian prison CAJAMARCA, Peru -- Lori Berenson, the 34-year-old New Yorker jailed in Peru for collaboration with Marxist guerrillas, holds little hope that an expected international court ruling in her favor will get her out of prison before she turns 45. | 0 |
Microsoft Fights to Keep China Business Microsoft (Quote, Chart) is fighting to hold onto a multi-million dollar deal with the municipal government of Beijing. On Nov. 17, Microsoft beat domestic software developers to snag a \$3.6 million, three | 3 |
Bush: Kerry Proposals Will Hurt Economy WASHINGTON - President Bush renewed his criticism of rival John Kerry's domestic proposals Friday as his campaign prepared a new television ad warning that liberals in Congress would join Kerry in harming job growth and the economy by raising taxes on small businesses. "To make... | 0 |
Firewall Protection Without the Conflicts . I understand that Microsoft #39;s Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, a new update, includes improved firewall protection. I currently use Norton Personal Firewall; will any incompatibility result when both firewalls are installed, and is one ... | 3 |
Wi-Fi products get security certificate The Wi-Fi Alliance got its next certification program off to a flying start, issuing WPA2 badges to a bunch of products that comply with the 802. | 3 |
The War Spirit Putin makes an unexpected concession to public demands--and then moves to bolster his powers significantly. ULYANOVSK, Russia--A week after the shock of the Beslan tragedy, President Vladimir Putin, a man | 0 |
British broadband usage jumps 150 per cent in a year The number of British DSL subscribers jumped by 154 per cent in the last year to 2.7 million according to the latest report by the DSL Forum. | 3 |
Japan #39;s Nikkei Average, Topix Advance; Toyota, Advantest Gain Japan #39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 56.74, or 0.5 percent, to 11,139.97 at 9:01 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index gained 5.35, or 0.5 percent, to 1132. | 2 |
Microsoft Makes Its Third Contribution To Open-Source Site Microsoft Corp. has contributed its FlexWiki collaboration tool to SourceForge.Net, the third release from the software giant to the open-source development site, both organizations said Tuesday. | 3 |
Statement claims deadly Samara attacks A group led by Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has claimed responsibility for four car bomb attacks that killed more than 30 people in the Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday, according to an Internet statement. | 0 |
Regulators promise 'light touch' on BPL ARLINGTON, VA - Members of three state public utilities promised a light regulatory touch on broadband over power line (BPL) service as electric companies begin to experiment with the alternative to traditional high-speed Internet service. | 3 |
Kim increases lead at State Farm Classic Springfield, Illinois - Christina Kim followed up her career best round with a six-under 66 here on Friday to increase her lead to four strokes in the \$1,2-million (about R8-million) State Farm Classic. | 1 |
Presse conomique /High-Tech TOKYO amp; SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)22 Novembre 2004--MontaVista Software, Inc., a annonc ce jour que le systme d #39;exploitation MontaVista(R) Linux(R) avait t retenu pour quiper trois des nouveaux tlphones mobiles de troisime | 3 |
Speed Rules at De Francis The Grade I \$300,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Pimlico features a fast field despite not missing the country's prime burner Pico Central. | 1 |
Google Spyware? Bad Guys Spies Using Google Desktop Search Google Spyware? Bad Guys #038; Spies Using Google Desktop Search\\I suppose I was naive when I cheered the new Google Desktop Search tool thinking it was ONLY a great way to help ease my computer info-glut and help organize my hundreds of hard-drive stored d... | 3 |
German FM meets with Palestinian leadership ahead of talks in Israel (AFP) AFP - German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer arrived in the West Bank for talks with the new Palestinian leadership ahead of a meeting later in the day with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. | 0 |
Carter Center, OAS Confirm Chavez Victory After Audit (Update1) The Carter Center and the Organization of American States said an audit of returns from Sunday #39;s recall vote won by President Hugo Chavez found no evidence of irregularities. | 2 |
Wall St. Week Ahead: the Tax Man May Bite NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks may come under pressure this week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in the dollar will also be closely watched. | 2 |
No. 1 Davenport Upset at WTA, Sharapova Wins Maria Sharapova of Russia screams after missing a shot in her match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia at the WTA Championships in Los Angeles, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004. | 1 |
McDonald #39;s Same-Store Sales Rise 6.1 Pct. McDonald #39;s Corp. (MCD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said Monday that sales at its namesake hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months rose 6.1 percent in October, helped by a popular Monopoly game promotion in the United States. | 2 |
Tamada Makes his Mark Makoto Tamada took his third pole position of the season with a blistering lap late in final qualifying at Valencia today. The Camel Honda rider, who | 1 |
Devastating locusts spreading in Africa ROME -- Swarms of locusts that have devastated crops and pastures across West Africa may hit countries as far away as Pakistan, a UN agency said yesterday as it announced an intensified control campaign. The desert locusts are moving into southwest Libya, southern Algeria, and th... | 0 |
Dolphins to Interview Minority Candidate (AP) AP - The Miami Dolphins will put their courtship of LSU coach Nick Saban on hold to comply with the NFL's hiring policy by interviewing a minority candidate, a team source told The Associated Press on Friday. | 1 |
U.S. Grabs the Gold in Softball ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States softball team came into Athens on a simple mission -- take home their third straight gold medal or call the trip to the Olympics a failure. | 1 |
Taser insiders sold \$68 million of stock in a week Taser International Inc. #39;s chairman, two co-founders and five other insiders sold more than \$68 million of their stock between Nov. 5 and Nov. 11, regulatory filings show. | 2 |
Red Hat pushes Linux further into China The leading Linux publisher Red Hat is heading east opening its first business centre in China #39;s Beijing. The centre will offer Red Hat Academy training free to students and will work in partnership with Tsinghua | 3 |
Greek judo star dies Eleni Ioannou, the Greek judo star hospitalised after falling from her third floor balcony just over two weeks ago, has died. Ioannou had been in intensive care at the The Red Cross hospital since August 7 with multiple fractures to her head and body. | 1 |
As promised, UPA decides to kill Pota The Centre is to promulgate an ordinance to repeal the contentious Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002 (Pota) along with another ordinance making changes in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967. | 0 |
Dow Down on Oil Prices; Nasdaq Rises NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Wednesday as a lower reading on manufacturing activity and rising oil prices chilled an early spate of bargain hunting, sending blue chips lower. Technology shares made a modest advance despite brokerage downgrades of two semiconductor companies... | 0 |
Schilling Is Prized Starter for Game 1 The first fight of the 2004 season between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox did not occur on a warm, pleasant April day at Fenway Park. | 1 |
Brief: SBC to cut 10,000 jobs SBC Communications said in a quarterly filing that it will lay off 10,000 workers by the end of next year but plans to continue hiring in its wireless and broadband access divisions. | 3 |
Mauresmo, Bovina set to meet in Generali final Generali Ladies Open: Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo rallied past Jelena Jankovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 yesterday to advance to the final in Linz, Austria, against Elena Bovina. | 1 |
Convention Boasts State-of-Art Technology The Republican National Convention has more than 40,000 miles of cabling to operate high speed computer systems, telephone lines and live television broadcasts. | 3 |
How We Saw Week 4 In improving to 3-0, the New England Patriots tied the NFL record for consecutive victories with 18. They gained almost 400 total yards, got the key plays when they needed them and beat former Patriot Drew | 1 |
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