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Small Ally of Brazil's Lula Breaks with Government <p></p><p> SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's small PopularSocialist Party voted on Saturday to pull out of President LuizInacio Lula da Silva's government, a move that could make itharder for his administration to pass pending reforms.</p> | 1 |
U.S. Wins Medley Relay The United States wins the men's 400-meter medley relay in world-record time Saturday night, giving Michael Phelps his record eighth medal of the Athens Olympics. | 1 |
Lawyer for teen killed by police says door still open for criminal charges (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The door is still open for criminal charges against a Toronto police constable who shot a teenager to death, despite an investigation clearing him, a lawyer for Jeffrey Reodica's family said Wedne... | 1 |
Alstom Wins EU1.36 Bln of Contracts During Chirac Trip to China Alstom SA, the French engineering company rescued from near bankruptcy, said it won contracts worth 1.36 billion euros (\$1.69 billion) to provide China with trains as well as hydroelectric and nuclear power equipment. | 1 |
News: How Strongly Does the Sun Influence the Climate? Researchers have shown that the Sun can be responsible for, at most, only a small part of the warming over the last 20-30 years. (Max Planck Society press release) | 1 |
Massacre Threatens to Derail Congolese Peace Process The bodies of about 160 Congolese Tutsis killed in Burundi during the weekend were buried on Monday, but the impact of the massacre is just beginning to be felt. A former rebel group now in the transitional government in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... | 1 |
Schilling hopes to rebound from Game 1 performance Curt Schilling isn #39;t going to let an injured ankle get in the way of a shot at redemption. Acquired this past offseason to help the Boston Red Sox finally get past the New York Yankees, the hard-throwing | 1 |
Nokia Expands Functionality and Security of SSL VPN Offering NEW YORK, September 20, 2004 - Nokia (NYSE:NOK) today announced the expanded security and functionality of Nokia Secure Access System, the companys virtual private network (VPN) solution leveraging ubiquitous Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology. | 1 |
Canada's largest Protestant church opposes efforts by some clergy to unionize (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The United Church of Canada is pouring cold water on unionizing efforts by a group of stressed-out clergy. | 1 |
Sparta Prague v Man Utd Sparta Prague captain Karel Poborsky is set to return to the side after being sidelined for three weeks with a back injury. Central defender Rio Ferdinand will be missing for Manchester United after being | 1 |
Khartoum suggests federal system for Darfur Nairobi - The Sudanese government has said the best way to end the conflict in its western Darfur region may be to let the people there manage their own affairs. | 1 |
Urges nations to aid Iraq, promote rights President Bush stood before an annual gathering of world leaders yesterday and forcefully defended his decision to invade Iraq, urging all | 1 |
Souness Happy To Secure The Win Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness was relieved to see his side emerge from a potentially awkward Uefa Cup tie in Athens with all three points. | 1 |
Aborigines Accuse Gov't. of Humiliation (AP) AP - The Australian government has been accused of humiliating Aborigines plagued by a blinding infection after offering to provide their community with a gasoline pump if they agreed to make their children wash their faces twice a day. | 1 |
Racers return to the track to let the healing process begin Brian Vickers struggled to contain his grief Friday for the 10 people killed in the Hendrick Motorsports plane crash last weekend. | 1 |
France, seeking to calm tensions in Ivory coast, plays down Gbagbo role (AFP) AFP - In an attempt to ease tensions in the Ivory Coast, France has opted not to point the finger of blame at President Laurent Gbagbo for the violence that has roiled the country in the past week. | 1 |
Report: China's Imports of Steel Fall (AP) AP - China's steel imports declined over the first nine months of the year in reaction to higher international prices, while exports soared, state media reported Friday. | 1 |
AT amp;T forms VoIP interop program BEDMINSTER, NJ - In a move its IP voice services forward, AT amp;T announced Tuesday (Sept. 21) that is has formed an Innovation and Interoperability Program to foster development of applications and systems for its voice-over-IP (VoIP) network. | 1 |
Travel Column: Offsetting Air Travel's Greenhouse Impact Global warming is threatening travel destinations worldwide. What's more, travelers themselves are contributing to it. Find out what you can do about it. | 1 |
Qualcomm May Change Royalty Recognition NEW YORK (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=QCOM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">QCOM.O</A> may change the way it recognizes royalties from its licensees, which would reduce fourth-quarter pre-tax income by \... | 1 |
NASA Plans To Slam #39;Hammer #39; into Comet The Deep Impact spacecraft is undergoing final tests at Cape Canaveral, Florida. It will blast off atop a Boeing Delta 2 rocket on Dec. 30, and if all goes well, rendezvous with the comet Tempel 1 on Independence Day. | 1 |
What really drove buffalo from the plains? quot;The country was one black robe, quot; said early explorers on the North American continent as they surveyed the herds of buffalo. | 1 |
Reds 4, Cubs 3, 12 innings Austin Kearns tied the game with a two-out double in the ninth inning, then hit a two-run homer in the 12th and the Cincinnati Reds dealt the Chicago Cubs a key loss, 4-3 Wednesday. | 1 |
Beaten Rangers on Uefa Cup tightrope Glasgow Rangers #39; hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Uefa Cup suffered a major setback on Thursday when they went down to a 1-0 defeat against AZ Alkmaar. | 1 |
Oil Falls Below \$53 LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a second session on Tuesday, taking U.S. crude under \$53, on signs that high energy costs are cutting into economic growth. | 1 |
Fuel Costs Blight BA Profits Soaring fuel costs continued to cast a shadow over British Airways today, despite better-than-expected half-year results from the airline. | 1 |
Pricing Models to Change A new study released by Macrovision Corporation finds that US software publishers and enterprise software buyers have differing expectations regarding the future of subscription and licensing models. | 1 |
McNair, Brown Questionable Vs. Bengals (AP) AP - Injuries again kept Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair and running back Chris Brown out of practice Friday, casting doubt on their availability Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. | 1 |
The confidence factor, from one with plenty of it At the head of the class, Rosabeth Moss Kanter is an intellectual whirlwind: loud, expansive, in constant motion. | 1 |
How can Tutsi and Hutu divisions be resolved? The massacre of over 160 Congolese Banyamulenge Tutsis in Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi has once again brought to the fore the ethnic problem in Africa #39;s Great Lakes Region. | 1 |
Practice makes Marbury near perfect No, not by hopping the next flight out of Athens, which was what all the US men #39;s basketball players no doubt felt like doing after shooting bricks and playing like strangers in their miserable first week of the Olympics. | 1 |
News: US credit card firm fights DDoS attack US credit card processing firm Authorize.Net is fighting a sustained distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that has left it struggling to stay online.\ | 1 |
Haiti violence is seen as worsening WASHINGTON -- Human rights violations and outright atrocities are growing more rampant by the day in Haiti as police, former soldiers, and rebel groups wreak havoc in a violent struggle that local authorities and United Nations peacekeepers appear unable to control, according to US o... | 1 |
Woods Makes Run Tiger Woods shoots six-under in the second round to get back in contention at the Tour Championship and trails 50-year-old Jay Haas by just three shots. | 1 |
Afghan kidnappers deny deadline extension A group threatening to kill three kidnapped foreigners working for the United Nations in Afghanistan has denied extending the deadline for the United States to release all Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners. | 1 |
Notebook: Bryant, Lakers embarrass Kings in Sacramento Kobe Bryant and the new Lakers had been searching for a signature victory, something to prove their revamped club still can play with the West #39;s powers. | 1 |
Traffic management shifting lanes The application traffic management space is getting resurfaced as vendors such as F5, Radware, and Redline green-light new products with traffic compression, DoS attack protection, server-side caching, and other features aimed at simplifying and lowering the cost of network management. | 1 |
SHATNER ANTES UP TO BEAM UP William quot;Captain Kirk quot; Shatner is forking over \$200,000 to boldly go where he #39;s never really been before. The quot;Star Trek quot; thespian is one of 7,000 stargazers who have pledged | 1 |
23 tigers die in bird flu outbreak Twenty-three tigers have died from bird flu at a private zoo in Thailand after being fed the carcasses of chickens infected with the disease, a government official said Tuesday. | 1 |
Genentech Posts Sharply Higher 3Q Profit Biotechnology firm Genentech Inc. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit topped Wall Street expectations on a sharp rise in drug sales, and raised its yearly forecast to meet current targets. | 1 |
Hunters are poised as some whales thrive CAP DE BON DSIR, Quebec A few miles from this spit along the pink granite coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, there is a sheltered cove that has witnessed the full span of the human relationship with whales. <br><a href="/url?ntc=04SG1 q=http://www.ajc.com/news/content/n... | 1 |
Sharp Contrasts for Candidates on Domestic and Social Issues President Bush and John Kerry clashed over the war on terrorism, the loss of jobs overseas and the state of health care. | 1 |
Apple recalls notebook batteries Apple Computer Inc. issued a recall of about 28,000 batteries that were being used in its 15 quot; PowerBook notebook computers. The batteries in question were produced between the January and August time frame. The batters were manufacturered by a Korean firm ... | 1 |
A night of back-and-forth jabs, stereotyping, quips (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - In their final debate Wednesday night, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry didn't only thrust and parry for 90 minutes. They also displayed their strategy for the next 19 days. | 1 |
EU #39;s Barroso not to reshuffle team Incoming EU Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso says he will not replace EU nominee Rocco Buttiglione as justice chief in a controversy over his views on homosexuality and marriage, an EU lawmaker says. | 1 |
Seahawks keep 49ers off board SEATTLE -- Once again, the Seattle Seahawks won with their dominant defense. This time, they ended an NFL record streak. Matt Hasselbeck threw for 254 yards with two TDs, Shaun Alexander scored three TDs and | 1 |
Superhighway #39;Could Crumble #39; under Weight of Users The end of the world wide web may be nigh, top technology companies have warned. Predicting a future which would horrify many businesses and email addicts, some experts fear | 1 |
Nichols Declines to Appeal Convictions PONCA CITY, Okla. - Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols will not appeal his state murder convictions for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, his attorney said Thursday... | 1 |
Sun foresees global pool of computing power com September 21, 2004, 5:30 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. | 1 |
India denies pullback plan NEW DELHI, Oct 1: India does not plan to withdraw troops from the Siachen Glacier and recent news reports claiming otherwise are quot;pure speculation and a lie, quot; Indian Foreign Minister Kunwar Natwar Singh said on Friday. | 1 |
Opposition figure stirs row as he blames Australia government for <b>...</b> SYDNEY : Australia #39;s government reacted furiously to an opposition politician #39;s claim that ruling party lawmakers were collectively to blame for the 2002 Bali bombings and a bloody attack on its Jakarta embassy. | 1 |
Singapore prices close 0.21 percent higher in cautious trading SINGAPORE : Singapore shares prices closed 0.21 percent higher Wednesday, with investors cautious as record high oil prices prompted a round of quick profit-taking on any gains, dealers said. | 1 |
For Jordan, Future Is Looking Bright Eddie Jordan checked out of the hospital yesterday. He ended up there after Washington Wizards trainers examined his swollen left calf on Thanksgiving morning and immediately recommended that the team #39;s head coach see a physician. | 1 |
Titans Feel Reloaded With New Players (AP) AP - Eddie George, Jevon Kearse, Robaire Smith and Justin McCareins are gone. Frank Wycheck has retired. | 1 |
Bank of Canada pushes up base rate by quarter-point to 2.5 pct (AFP) AFP - The Bank of Canada boosted its overnight rate by a quarter-point to 2.5 percent, and suggested more hikes are coming in the near future. | 1 |
Ballmer confronts Linux head-on Windows computing environments are cheaper, more secure, and lower risk than those based on Linux and open-source software, CEO Steve Ballmer asserts in an E-mail sent Wednesday to Microsoft #39;s customers and partners. | 1 |
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Ready For Primetime Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Ready For Primetime\\After years of reinventing the wheel with the Mozilla browser, Mozilla seems to have struck a gold stake into the heart of Microsoft with Firefox. As popular as Mozilla's open source browsers have been in the tech world, that niche popular... | 1 |
Cubs re-sign veteran pitcher Rusch The Chicago Cubs on Saturday re-signed veteran pitcher Glendon Rusch to a two-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. | 1 |
Bobcats clip New Orleans in overtime CHARLOTTE - The storyline couldnt had been written any better for the Charlotte Bobcats Tuesday night in their first meeting with the New Orleans Hornets. | 1 |
Five-star Madrid back up to second Real Madrid moved back up to second in the Primera Liga with a 5-0 rout of Levante at the Bernabeu on Sunday. Although Madrid struggled to get going, a 12-minute spell either side of half-time saw the hosts race into a four-goal lead. | 1 |
Prso the Rangers saviour RANGERS SURVIVED AN intense inspection of their title credentials at Easter Road yesterday before emerging with the points thanks to a second-half penalty from Dado Prso. | 1 |
Corporate software maker narrowly tops expectations LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Oracle shares jumped Wednesday morning after the corporate software giant #39;s quarterly results narrowly outpaced expectations overnight, with strength at its core database operations offsetting declines in its applications business. | 1 |
Besnard in cruise control THE best news was rookie Champ driver and Australia #39;s hope in the Indy 300 David Besnard brought the car back without a scratch. | 1 |
Judges suspended in gymnastics scandal The International Gymnastics Federation suspended three judges Saturday for a mistake in scoring the men #39;s all-around final but said results won #39;t be changed and American Paul Hamm will keep his gold medal. | 1 |
Stocks Surge on Presumed Bush Victory Traders follow closing bell equity prices at the New York Stock Exchange, on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004. The Dow ended the session down after advancing earlier in the day. | 1 |
Britain's combative Blair refuses to apologise for Iraq conflict (AFP) AFP - A combative Prime Minister Tony Blair refused to apologise for taking Britain into the Iraq war, as he rallied his governing Labour Party to unite and win a third straight term in a general election likely to take place in 2005. | 1 |
Vote Recount to Settle Doubts? A vote recount in New Hampshire requested by the Nader campaign could allay concerns about anomalous election results in the state. But if the recount uncovers problems with voting machines, it could lead to a recount in Florida. By Kim Zetter. | 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. | 1 |
McNair Hospitalized With Bruised Sternum (AP) AP - Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair will stay in the hospital Monday night with a bruised sternum and will be listed as questionable on the NFL injury report. | 1 |
Clouds may block lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse expected to create views of a blood-red moon will be visible tonight throughout most of North America, weather permitting. | 1 |
WTO confirms ruling against US in gambling dispute with Antigua The World Trade Organization confirmed that a US prohibition the cross-border gaming and gambling over the Internet was illegal under global trade rules. | 1 |
Wall St. on trial over Enron Six former Enron and Merrill Lynch executives were accused Tuesday of disguising a \$7 million loan as a sale of energy-producing barges to quot;help Enron out of a jam quot; and artificially boost its revenue. | 1 |
NHL Lockout Forces All-Star Cancellation NEW YORK Nov 3, 2004 - In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league canceled its All-Star game Wednesday because of the lockout. | 1 |
They've Got Your Number Coming soon to a phone near you: spam, scams and viruses galore. Your text messages, address book and calls could be up for grabs. By Annalee Newitz from Wired magazine. | 1 |
Beware of banks bearing 'gift' cards Gift cards are hot items this holiday season -- both at stores and in the courts. | 1 |
Quietly but Firmly, Hastert Asserts His Power Dennis Hastert, the speaker of the House, is the man President Bush is counting on to enact an ambitious second-term agenda. | 1 |
Pro Tour Set for 2005 with or Without Tour De France VERONA, Italy (Reuters) - Hein Verbruggen, head of the International cycling Union (UCI), has reaffirmed that the sport's revolutionary Pro Tour will begin in 2005 as planned. | 1 |
Trojan horse targets mobile phones A new Trojan horse that sends unauthorized spam to mobile phones via sms has been detected by anti-virus authority Sophos, marking a new trend in the convergence of viruses and mass-mail attacks. | 1 |
UPDATE 1-Ferrero downed at China Open Juan Carlos Ferrero became the second major casualty of the China Open on Thursday, the number two seed losing 6-4 6-4 to American Kevin Kim in the second round. | 1 |
US condemned over prison abuses An Amnesty International report criticises the US over its treatment of prisoners during the war on terror. | 1 |
Koubek gives Austria 1-0 lead in Davis Cup playoff Austria #39;s Stefan Koubek defeated ATP world No. 4 Tim Henman in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 Saturday to give the hosts a 1-0 lead in the World Group relegation playoff. | 1 |
Dell's dirty words: Outsourcing, proprietary Speaking at a conference in Boston, CEO Kevin Rollins expounds on his philosophies about all things IT.\<br />\ Photos: Inside Dell's plant | 1 |
Tour cancel threat CRICKET Australia has threatened to cancel next month #39;s tour of India as tension over the television rights wrangle on the subcontinent escalates. | 1 |
US CREDIT-Halliburton jostled by Army audit back-and-forth NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - In an otherwise listless credit market, Halliburton has created some drama with its ongoing saga with the Army over its accounting for \$1.8 billion of work in Iraq and Kuwait. | 1 |
Hollinger to Appeal Racketeering Suit Dismissal Newspaper publisher Hollinger International Inc on Thursday said it will continue to pursue legal action against former chairman Conrad Black, despite being dealt a setback last week. | 1 |
No clue on CNN producer #39;s fate Palestinian security men Tuesday sought CNN producer Riad Ali who was kidnapped in Gaza by gunmen Monday evening on a busy street. | 1 |
South Korean group vows massive strike over labor reform bill (AFP) AFP - A powerful South Korea labor group said it would call hundreds of thousands of its members to strike next week against a government bill aimed at stopping union militancy and securing flexible job markets. | 1 |
FDA Approves Use of Chip in Patients (AP) AP - Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient's medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient's movements. | 1 |
100GB notebook drives arrive Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) will ship new 2.5-inch hard drives with capacities up to 100GB for notebooks by the end of 2004, the company said today. | 1 |
Liquor Inhaler Debuts Alcohol-Free in NYC NEW YORK - Fruit-infused water and Gatorade - not vodka and whiskey - were the inhalants offered at the Manhattan debut of a controversial new device that lets drinkers take vaporized shots of alcohol, and opponents want to make sure the machines stay liquor-free. The machine, ... | 1 |
Nigeria reaches cease-fire with rebels The Nigerian government has signed a cease-fire with three rebel groups that had been targeting foreign oil companies and their workers in the Niger Delta region, government officials said Friday. | 1 |
Fungus hits US soybeans An aggressive fungal disease known as soybean rust has been found on plants in Louisiana, the first US case, threatening a crop valued at \$17. | 1 |
Update 2: Tokyo Stocks Plunge; Dollar Trades Lower Tokyo stocks plunged more than 2 percent Monday morning and the US dollar traded just above its four-and-half-year lows against the yen, following a dollar selloff in New York on concerns over the swollen US trade deficit. | 1 |
Choose Your Camera Shopping for a digital camera is stressful. Most stores carry a fraction of the 200-plus cameras on the market, and except at specialty stores, salespeople aren #39;t much help. | 1 |
Chinese Ex-President Turns Over Last Post BEIJING - Former President Jiang Zemin turned over his last major post as chairman of the commission that runs China's military to his successor, Hu Jintao, the government said Sunday, completing the country's first peaceful leadership transition since its 1949 revolution. Jian... | 1 |
Microsoft Launches New Media Center PC (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday\unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, adding\features such as instant messaging and high-definition\television to a personal computer designed for the living room. | 1 |
Greek Bus Hijacking Ends With Surrender ATHENS, Greece -- Two armed hijackers have surrendered and released their hostages, 18 hours after seizing a bus near Athens, Greece. | 1 |
Krispy Kreme won #39;t forecast Q4 results after Q3 loss WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD) posted a net loss of \$3 million, or 5 cents per share, for the third quarter ended Oct. 31, reversing the retailer #39;s year-earlier profit of \$14.5 million, or 23 cents. | 1 |
Connecticut-based company engineered parachute system SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. -- The parachute re-entry system for the failed Genesis space capsule was one of several projects designed and developed by a Connecticut-based aerospace company. | 1 |
Iraq parties urge delay of election Some of Iraq #39;s most powerful political groups, including the party led by the interim prime minister, called Friday for a six-month delay in elections scheduled for Jan. 30, citing concerns over security. | 1 |
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