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Bomb at India Independence Parade Kills 15
NEW DELHI - A time bomb buried in a parade grounds exploded during Independence Day celebrations in India's remote northeast on Sunday, killing 15 people, seven of them schoolchildren, while rocket attack hit celebrations at a school in Kashmir, wounding 17, officials said. The attacks came as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to fight terrorism during a speech at New Delhi's 17th century Red Fort, a tradition followed by each prime minister since India gained independence from two centuries of British colonial rule on Aug... | 13 |
Reservists Say War Makes Them Lose Jobs
WASHINGTON - Increasing numbers of National Guard and Reserve troops who have returned from war in Iraq and Afghanistan are encountering new battles with their civilian employers at home. Jobs were eliminated, benefits reduced and promotions forgotten... | 13 |
Charley Damage Estimated at $11 Billion
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - As the remnants of Hurricane Charley disintegrated off the New England coast on Sunday, Florida residents began the massive task of cleaning up from a storm that state officials estimated caused damages as high as $11 billion for insured homes alone... | 13 |
Charley Isn't Seen to Be Another Andrew
MIAMI - Hurricane Charley probably will not cause Floridians' insurance premiums to skyrocket like 1992's Andrew, and fewer insurers should go bankrupt from paying out damages expected to reach the billions of dollars, state and industry officials said Saturday. They say previous premium increases and overhauls made because of Andrew, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S... | 13 |
Cable Powerhouses Seek Reality Networks
NEW YORK - In one corner, the Fox television empire. In another, cable executives who once ran the USA network and E! Entertainment Television... | 13 |
Man Linked With Gov. Says He's Straight
JERUSALEM - The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E... | 13 |
Charley Isn't Seen to Be Another Andrew
MIAMI - Hurricane Charley probably will not cause Floridians' insurance premiums to skyrocket like 1992's Andrew, and fewer insurers should go bankrupt from paying out damages expected to reach the billions of dollars, state and industry officials said Saturday. They say previous premium increases and overhauls made because of Andrew, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S... | 13 |
Bomb at India Independence Parade Kills 15
NEW DELHI - A bomb exploded during an Independence Day parade in India's remote northeast on Sunday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, just an hour after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to fight terrorism. The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom was suspected of being behind the attack in Assam state and a second one later in the area, said Assam Inspector General of Police Khagen Sharma... | 13 |
Phelps, Thorpe Advance in 200M Freestyle
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps took care of qualifying for the Olympic 200-meter freestyle semifinals Sunday, and then found out he had been added to the American team for the evening's 400 freestyle relay final. Phelps' rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster than the teenager in the 200 free preliminaries... | 13 |
Fighting Resumes in Holy City of Najaf
NAJAF, Iraq - Explosions and gunfire shook the center of Najaf on Sunday as U.S. troops in armored vehicles and tanks rolled back into the holy city and new fighting broke out after truce talks collapsed... | 13 |
Wildfire Sweeps by Old Calif. Mining Town
REDDING, Calif. - A wind-fueled wildfire roared through an old mining town near Redding on Sunday, destroying 20 homes and forcing nearly 125 residents to flee, officials said... | 13 |
Venezuela Voters Turn Out in Huge Numbers
CARACAS, Venezuela - Voters turned out in huge numbers Sunday to decide whether to keep populist President Hugo Chavez in power or oust him and his social revolution that critics say has sidelined the middle class and fueled tensions between rich and poor. Activists on both sides set off huge firecrackers and played recorded bugle songs to wake voters hours before dawn... | 13 |
Charley Damage Estimated at $11 Billion
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - As the remnants of Hurricane Charley disintegrated off the New England coast on Sunday, Florida residents began the massive task of cleaning up from a storm that state officials estimated caused damages as high as $11 billion for insured homes alone... | 13 |
Venezuela Holds Referendum on President
CARACAS, Venezuela - The opposition's long and bitter campaign to oust Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez finally came down to a recall referendum Sunday, with the leftist leader hoping a huge turnout among the poor will keep him in power. Activists on both sides set off fireworks and blared recordings of bugle music to wake voters hours before dawn, hoping for a flood of early votes in their favor... | 13 |
Fighting Resumes in Holy City of Najaf
NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. armored vehicles and tanks rolled back into the streets of Najaf and troops battled Shiite militants in a vast cemetery Sunday in a resumption of fighting after the collapse of negotiations aimed at ending the standoff in this holy city... | 13 |
Charley Damage Estimated at $11 Billion
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - As Florida residents began sweeping up the wreckage left behind by Hurricane Charley, officials on Sunday estimated damages as high as $11 billion for insured homes alone... | 13 |
Computer Games Teach Nutrition to Needy (AP)
AP - In an effort to educate the nation's neediest children on nutrition, a new project uses the familiar medium of video games to broadcast its message. | 3 |
Blood Test Detects Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- A test to detect ovarian cancer by identifying three proteins found in the blood of women with the disease has been developed by researchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. | 3 |
President Bush Tours Hurricane-Ravaged Florida
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - President Bush on Sunday assured Floridians help was on the way to ease their suffering after a devastating hurricane, as he toured the wreckage of a state critical to his re-election. | 10 |
Mortars Mark Opening of Iraqi Political Conference
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents fired mortars at a meeting where Iraqi leaders met to pick an interim national assembly Sunday, killing at least two people in a grim reminder of the country's tortuous path toward democracy. | 10 |
Venezuelans Rush to Vote in Referendum on Chavez
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelans crowded polling stations on Sunday to vote on whether to recall left-wing President Hugo Chavez or back his mandate to govern the world's No. 5 oil exporter for the next two years. | 10 |
Iran Defies Olympic Spirit by Shunning Israel
ATHENS (Reuters) - Iran's world judo champion Arash Miresmaeili refused to compete against an Israeli Sunday, triggering a fresh crisis at the Olympic Games where race, creed or color are barred from interfering in sport. | 10 |
Utilities Still Fumbling a Year After Blackout
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In some ways, they are still fumbling about in the dark, except now at least there's a flashlight on hand. | 10 |
What is this Man Plotting?
A newly revealed summit of terrorists raises fears of a fresh plan to attack the U.S. This bombmaker and pilot could be a key player | 10 |
Football: Chelsea sink Man Utd
Eidur Gudjohnsen earns Chelsea a 1-0 win over depleted Man Utd. | 10 |
UN to meet over Burundi massacre
The UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks over the killing of dozens of Congolese Tutsi refugees in Burundi. | 10 |
France marks the 'other D-Day'
Two days of celebrations to honour the Allied veterans who liberated southern France near a climax. | 10 |
Two charged after petrol attack
A teenager and a man are charged in connection with petrol bomb attacks on the police in County Antrim. | 10 |
Woman dies after parking dispute
A woman dies in hospital following what police say was a dispute over a parking space outside a car boot sale. | 10 |
Welsh NHS 'worse since devolution'
Areas of the health service in Wales are performing worse since being run by the Welsh assembly, a report says. | 10 |
3 Of A Kind top the singles chart
New pop act 3 Of A Kind beat cult band The Libertines to number one in the UK's singles chart. | 10 |
Rowling teases fans on Potter plot
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 10 |
Charley death toll at 13
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 10 |
Greek pair withdrawn from Games
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/697/'>CNN International: Europe</a> | 10 |
Bush: Olympics show power of freedom
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 10 |
Wall St. Pullback Reflects Tech Blowout
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's long-playing drama, "Waiting for Google," is about to reach its final act, but its stock market debut is ending up as more of a nostalgia event than the catalyst for a new era. | 0 |
Oil and Economy Cloud Stocks' Outlook
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Soaring crude prices plus worries about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to hang over the stock market this week during the depth of the summer doldrums. | 0 |
Entertainment World Wary of Microsoft (AP)
AP - CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood — a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers. Then again, Microsoft is a major investor in the company, which is also owned by independent studio Lions Gate. | 6 |
Cat Clones
From CNN (which didn't permalink this article so no PageRank for you!):
"Baba Ganoush and Tabouli, the first cats cloned by chromatin transfer, tackle a
cat toy in San Francisco Thursday. The technology was developed by Genetic
Savings & Clone, a company that produces cat clones."
| 6 |
Entertainment World Wary of Microsoft (AP)
AP - CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood — a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers. Then again, Microsoft is a major investor in the company, which is also owned by independent studio Lions Gate. | 1 |
No Black Rock Musicians on Miller Cans (AP)
AP - A Miller Brewing Co. promotion celebrating the "50th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll" has Rolling Stone cover shots of Elvis Presley, Blondie and others on eight commemorative beer cans. What's missing is a black artist. | 1 |
No Black Rock Musicians on Miller Cans (AP)
AP - A Miller Brewing Co. promotion celebrating the "50th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll" has Rolling Stone cover shots of Elvis Presley, Blondie and others on eight commemorative beer cans. What's missing is a black artist. | 1 |
U.S. Men Stunned by Puerto Rico, 92-73 (AP)
AP - In an upset as historic as it was inevitable, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson and the rest of the U.S. basketball team lost 92-73 to Puerto Rico on Sunday, only the third Olympic defeat ever for the Americans and first since adding pros. | 8 |
49ers Handle First Game Without TO Well (AP)
AP - The 49ers miss the electrifying catches and big plays from Terrell Owens — it's everything else about the star receiver they're happy to do without. And San Francisco seemed to handle its first game without him just fine. | 8 |
US NBA players become the Nightmare Team after epic loss (AFP)
AFP - Call them the "Nightmare Team". | 8 |
Alex Rodriguez Back on His Feet (AP)
AP - A smiling Alex Rodriguez clutched a bottle of water in his hand as he talked about his bout with the flu this weekend. | 8 |
Report: Roenick Paid for Betting Tips (AP)
AP - Flyers star Jeremy Roenick paid more than $100,000 to a Florida firm that made millions selling betting tips to gamblers, law enforcement officials told The Philadelphia Inquirer. | 8 |
U.S. Basketball Team Loses to Puerto Rico
ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States lost their first basketball match at the Olympics since 1988 on Sunday when Puerto Rico gave them a shock 92-73 trouncing. | 8 |
South Africa Ends Phelps Medal Quest
ATHENS (Reuters) - South Africa ruined Michael Phelps's dream of winning a record eight gold medals at the Athens Olympics with a stunning victory in the men's 4x100 meters freestyle final on Sunday. | 8 |
Iran Snub to Israel Challenges IOC
ATHENS (Reuters) - Iran defied the Olympic spirit on Sunday by refusing to contest a judo bout with an Israeli at the Athens Games, making no effort to hide the fact it was putting solidarity with the Palestinians before gold medals. | 8 |
Romanian Gymnasts Edge Ahead of U.S. Women
ATHENS (Reuters) - Daniela Sofronie displayed all her athleticism to edge Romania ahead of the United States in the Olympic women's gymnastics team qualifying Sunday. | 8 |
Navratilova Becomes Grand Dame of Games
ATHENS (Reuters) - Martina Navratilova, the woman who has won everything in tennis, notched another record at the Athens Olympics at 47. | 8 |
Puerto Rico Shocks U.S. Men's Basketball Team
In an upset that was as historic as it was inevitable, the U.S. men's basketball team lost for only the third time ever in the Olympics. | 8 |
U.S. Stunned in Opening Loss to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico upsets the United States, 92-73, at the men's basketball preliminaries on Sunday, the first loss at the Games for the three-time defending gold medalists since 1988. | 8 |
Roenick Paid for Betting Tips
Flyers center Jeremy Roenick paid more than $100,000 to a Florida firm that made millions selling betting tips to gamblers, law enforcement officials told The Philadelphia Inquirer. | 8 |
Senate Hearings for CIA Nominee to Begin Sept. 8
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for President Bush's nominee for CIA director, Republican Rep. Porter Goss, will begin Sept. 8, the chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said on Sunday. | 12 |
Calif. Voters Divided on Stem Cell Research
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Voters in California are almost evenly divided on a ballot measure that could approve state funding for stem cell research, according to a poll released on Sunday. | 12 |
Google Auction Gets Under Way
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Friday the 13th was decision day for investors weighing whether to bid for shares in Google Inc.'s initial public offering. The big question now is, how many of them were feeling lucky on an unlucky day. | 12 |
President Bush Tours Hurricane-Ravaged Florida
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - President Bush on Sunday assured Floridians help was on the way to ease their suffering after a devastating hurricane, as he toured the wreckage of a state critical to his re-election. | 12 |
Explosions Echo Throughout Najaf (AP)
AP - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy. | 13 |
Parks Canada protest greets prime minister at closing of Acadian Congress (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - GRAND PRE, N.S. (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin was met with a silent protest Sunday as he attended the closing of the World Acadian Congress in Nova Scotia. | 13 |
Senate Hearings for CIA Nominee to Begin Sept. 8 (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Senate confirmation hearings
for President Bush's nominee for CIA director, Republican Rep.
Porter Goss, will begin Sept. 8, the chairman of the Senate
intelligence committee said on Sunday. | 13 |
Congo Says U.N. Must Forcibly Disarm Rwandan Rebels (Reuters)
Reuters - The United Nations must forcibly disarm
Rwandan Hutu militias at the heart of years of conflict in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the country's four
vice-presidents said on Wednesday. | 13 |
Palestinians in Israeli Jails Start Hunger Strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails began a hunger strike for better conditions on Sunday, but Israel's security minister said he didn't care if they starved to death. | 13 |
Frail Pope Ends Tiring Lourdes Pilgrimage
LOURDES, France (Reuters) - Pope John Paul, a sick man among the sick, wound up a emotional visit to this miracle shrine Sunday and struggled with iron determination to finish a sermon in order to encourage others suffering around him. | 13 |
Shock defeat for USA
Puerto Rico claim a surprise 92-73 victory over the USA 'Dream Team'. | 13 |
Under Intense Security, Iraqis Gather for 3-Day Conference
The conference, intended to give Iraqis their first chance at a nationwide political debate, teetered dangerously close to collapse. | 13 |
Voters in Venezuela Turn Out in Huge Numbers
Voters turned out in huge numbers today to decide whether to keep populist President Hugo Chavez in power or oust him. | 13 |
Conference Gives Iraq Democracy First Test
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Despite the steady clang of mortar shells outside and persistent violence in the country, many delegates at the opening on Sunday of Iraq's National Conference held out hope that this first fragile taste of democracy would succeed. "So far, so good," said delegate Saad Qindeel, from the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, the country's largest religious group... | 13 |
No Gold for Phelps As Relay Team Falters
ATHENS, Greece - Mark Spitz can rest easy. The best Michael Phelps can do is win seven gold medals at these Olympics... | 13 |
Dream Team Stunned by Puerto Rico 92-73
ATHENS, Greece - In an upset that was as historic as it was inevitable, the U.S. men's basketball team lost for only the third time ever in the Olympics on Sunday, 92-73 to Puerto Rico... | 13 |
Death, Damage Tolls Rise from Florida Hurricane
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - The death toll from Hurricane Charley climbed to 16 on Sunday as thousands left homeless in southwest Florida sorted through the wreckage and President Bush rushed in to view the devastation. | 10 |
Iran Shuns Israeli in Judo; U.S. Falls in Basketball
ATHENS (Reuters) - Iran defied the Olympic spirit of sport without frontiers on Sunday by refusing a judo fight against an Israeli at the Athens Games, insisting on putting political solidarity with the Palestinians before gold medals. | 10 |
President Bush Tours Hurricane-Ravaged Florida
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - President Bush on Sunday assured Floridians help was on the way to ease their suffering after a devastating hurricane, as he toured the wreckage of a state critical to his re-election. | 10 |
Venezuelans Throng to Polls in Chavez Referendum
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelans crowded polling stations on Sunday to vote on whether to recall left-wing President Hugo Chavez or back his mandate to govern the world's No. 5 oil exporter for the next two years. | 10 |
Senate Hearings for CIA Nominee to Begin Sept. 8
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for President Bush's nominee for CIA director, Republican Rep. Porter Goss, will begin Sept. 8, the chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said on Sunday. | 10 |
Palestinians in Israeli Jails Start Hunger Strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails began a hunger strike for better conditions on Sunday, but Israel's security minister said he didn't care if they starved to death. | 10 |
Rwanda Troops Start AU Mission in Darfur
EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - Rwandan troops arrived in Darfur Sunday as the first foreign force there, mandated to protect observers monitoring a shaky cease-fire between the Sudanese government and rebels in the remote western region. | 10 |
Frail Pope Ends Tiring Lourdes Pilgrimage
LOURDES, France (Reuters) - Pope John Paul, a sick man among the sick, wound up a emotional visit to this miracle shrine Sunday and struggled with iron determination to finish a sermon in order to encourage others suffering around him. | 10 |
A Classic Spectacle
With a theatrical nod to its mythology and rich history-- and without a hitch -- Athens brought the Olympic Games home in a dazzling fashion | 10 |
Lessons Of Charley
The hurricane stages a surprise | 10 |
Showdown With The Rebel
The U.S. and the Iraqi government struggle
to contain the truculent cleric Muqtada al-Sadr | 10 |
Softening the Republicans' Message
Peggy Noonan's homecoming | 10 |
Stress And The Superdad
Like the supermoms before them, today's fathers are struggling to balance work and home | 10 |
The Internet Is Calling
Web phone service is exploding. And maverick Jeffrey Citron lit the industry's fuse | 10 |
Shock defeat for USA
Puerto Rico claim a surprise 92-73 victory over the USA 'Dream Team'. | 10 |
Europe shares at 2004 lows
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/697/'>CNN International: Europe</a> | 10 |
Google Auction Gets Under Way
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Friday the 13th was decision day for investors weighing whether to bid for shares in Google Inc.'s initial public offering. The big question now is, how many of them were feeling lucky on an unlucky day. | 0 |
Nicky Hilton Marries in Vegas (AP)
AP - LAS VEGAS — Hotel heiress Nicky Hilton married a New York money manager before dawn Sunday in an impromptu ceremony, according to court filings obtained by The Associated Press. | 1 |
Sci-Fi 'Alien Vs. Predator' Leads Box Office (Reuters)
Reuters - "Alien vs. Predator," a sci-fi
movie based on a hit video game, replaced Tom Cruise as the
most popular draw at the North American box office on Sunday,
one of three new movies to open with better-than-expected
numbers. | 1 |
Nicky Hilton Marries in Vegas (AP)
AP - LAS VEGAS — Hotel heiress Nicky Hilton married a New York money manager before dawn Sunday in an impromptu ceremony, according to court filings obtained by The Associated Press. | 1 |
Sci-Fi 'Alien Vs. Predator' Leads Box Office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Alien vs. Predator," a sci-fi movie based on a hit video game, replaced Tom Cruise as the most popular draw at the North American box office on Sunday, one of three new movies to open with better-than-expected numbers. | 1 |
Roddick, Venus, Navratilova Win Openers (AP)
AP - Bothered more by the wind and her wrist wrap than her opponent, defending gold medalist Venus Williams overpowered Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-1, 6-2 in the opening match of the Athens Games' tennis tournament. Andy Roddick made his Olympic debut with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Flavio Saretta of Brazil, swatting 12 aces and 16 service winners. | 8 |
Expos Place Rauch on 15-Day DL (AP)
AP - The Montreal Expos placed right-hander Jon Rauch on the 15-day disabled list Sunday, two days after he was forced to leave a no-hit bid in the fifth inning when he strained a muscle. | 8 |
Stumbling Singh Overtaken by Leonard at PGA
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Overnight leader Vijay Singh, chasing his third major title, was overhauled by playing partner Justin Leonard at the fourth hole in the U.S. PGA Championship final round on Sunday. | 8 |
American Duo Wins Opening Beach Volleyball Match
ATHENS (Reuters) - American Misty May gave team mate Kerri Walsh an ideal 26th birthday present with an easy victory over Japan in their opening match of the Olympics beach volleyball tournament on Sunday. | 8 |
Puerto Rico Upsets United States Men
The United States men's basketball team lost to Puerto Rico, 92-73. The loss could put the American gold medal hopes in jeopardy. | 8 |
Stumbling Singh Overtaken by Leonard at PGA
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Overnight leader Vijay Singh, chasing his third major title, was overhauled by playing partner Justin Leonard at the fourth hole in the U.S. PGA Championship final round on Sunday. | 12 |
Sci-Fi 'Alien Vs. Predator' Leads Box Office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Alien vs. Predator," a sci-fi movie based on a hit video game, replaced Tom Cruise as the most popular draw at the North American box office on Sunday, one of three new movies to open with better-than-expected numbers. | 12 |
Italy Says Won't Be Intimidated by Militant Threats (Reuters)
Reuters - Italy will not be intimidated by threats
from Muslim militants but cannot dismiss the possibility of an
eventual attack, Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu said on
Sunday, after a group claiming al Qaeda links vowed to strike. | 13 |
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