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Call for more scrutiny of conflict of interest over vaccine
Politics: Opposition parties call for improved scrutiny of links between government health advisers and drug companies. | 10 |
Premiership: Chelsea 1- 0 Manchester United
Football: Chelsea's new era begins with a victory of pragmatism over aesthetics. | 10 |
Eviction threat looms over riverside cooperative
Society: Residents of the Oxo Tower may lose their homes over discrimination claims against the building's managers. | 10 |
Tumbling constable ruins Queen's painting
Arts: A policeman attempting to close a window in St James's Palace fell and tore a sizable hole in a large oil painting. | 10 |
A-level results spark standards row
Education: Experts predict that Thursday's A-level results will show another record-breaking pass rate. | 10 |
Director keeps Edinburgh waiting for 2046
Film: Wong Kar-Wai's movie was to have closed the film festival but then the organisers heard it had not been finished. | 10 |
Hamiltons take on PR fixer in libel battle
Media: Neil and Christine Hamilton demand damages from Max Clifford over comments he made after they were falsely accused of rape. | 10 |
Rowling hints at Harry's future
Books: JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, revealed a few morsels about her hero yesterday. | 10 |
Space travel gets solar-powered
Life: US and Russian scientists hope to launch a space sailing ship driven only by the pressure of sunlight. | 10 |
Elizondo and Marshall -- Jesters of the Court (Reuters)
Reuters - Actor Hector Elizondo and
director Garry Marshall first met almost 25 years ago on a
basketball court. | 1 |
Elizondo and Marshall -- Jesters of the Court
LOS ANGELES (Back Stage) - Actor Hector Elizondo and director Garry Marshall first met almost 25 years ago on a basketball court. | 1 |
Rolen Gets 100th RBI in Cardinal's Win (AP)
AP - Scott Rolen homered twice to become the first NL player to reach 100 RBIs this season and Danny Haren won for the first time in more than a year, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the Atlanta Braves 10-4 Sunday night. | 8 |
Children of criminals 'targeted'
Plans to stop youngsters with convict fathers from following them into a life of crime are unveiled. | 2 |
South Korea Warns of Possible North Terrorism (Reuters)
Reuters - North Korea is threatening to use
terrorism against the South, Seoul's intelligence agency said
in a rare public advisory on Monday, and warned South Korean
citizens in China and Southeast Asia to be on their guard. | 13 |
Indonesia's ruling Golkar party throws support behind Megawati (AFP)
AFP - Indonesia's Golkar party, which won April 5 legislative elections, has thrown its support behind the candidacy of incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in a final round of presidential polls on September 20. | 13 |
South Korea Warns of Possible North Terrorism
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is threatening to use terrorism against the South, Seoul's intelligence agency said in a rare public advisory on Monday, and warned South Korean citizens in China and Southeast Asia to be on their guard. | 13 |
In Kabul, Private Jail Leads to Trial
Three Americans and four of their Afghan helpers are scheduled to go on trial Monday for the alleged kidnapping of at least eight Afghans in Afghanistan. | 13 |
Rwanda Sends Troops to Protect Truce Monitors in Sudan
Dozens of Rwandan soldiers flew into Sudan's troubled Darfur region Sunday, the first foreign armed forces deployed in the area since Arab militiamen began a rampage against black African farmers, killing tens of thousands. | 13 |
Afghans Hail Chance for a Choice
BAZARAK, Afghanistan<br>Like virtually every adult in this Panjshir Valley village, Rahmal Beg registered to vote weeks ago. Indeed, popular enthusiasm is so high for the Oct. 9 presidential election -- the first in Afghan history -- that thousands of people in the valley have reportedly... | 13 |
Singh Wins Playoff to Seize Third Major Title
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh held his composure to win the 86th U.S. PGA Championship in a three-way playoff on Sunday, clinching the third major title of his career. | 10 |
Children of criminals 'targeted'
Plans to stop youngsters with convict fathers from following them into a life of crime are unveiled. | 10 |
Caterpillar Union Rejects Contract Offer
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The main union at Caterpillar Inc. said its members voted on Sunday to reject the construction equipment maker's contract proposal, the second time this year the workers have voted against an offer. | 0 |
GM's Made-In-China Cadillacs in Early '05
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors, the world's largest automaker, will start selling its first made-in-China Cadillacs in early 2005 in a market it expects eventually to account for a fifth of global sales of the luxury brand. | 0 |
Lynda Carter Reactivating Superpower Role (Reuters)
Reuters - Former Wonder Woman
Lynda Carter is going to be a superhero teacher. | 1 |
Formerly Conjoined Twins Recovering (AP)
AP - The 2-year-old twins whose conjoined heads were surgically separated this month, are making a rapid recovery, one of their surgeons said. | 12 |
GM's Made-In-China Cadillacs in Early '05 (Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors, the world's largest
automaker, will start selling its first made-in-China Cadillacs
in early 2005 in a market it expects eventually to account for
a fifth of global sales of the luxury brand. | 13 |
U.S. Battles Shiites in Iraqi Holy City
NAJAF, Iraq - 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 |
Gas Prices Drop, but Increase Expected
CAMARILLO, Calif. - Gas prices have dropped nearly 5 cents in the past three weeks with an increase in supply, but soaring crude oil prices could cause rates to rise again soon, an industry analyst said Sunday... | 13 |
Singh Wins PGA Championship in Playoff
HAVEN, Wis. - The only birdie Vijay Singh made all day was the only one that mattered... | 13 |
Bush Vows Rapid Aid to Hurricane Victims
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley's 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes on Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid... | 13 |
NYMEX Crude Hits Record at $46.85
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - NYMEX crude oil futures jumped to a record $46.85 a barrel on Monday on concerns about supply disruption from oil exporter Venezuela, which is voting in a referendum on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez. | 0 |
Nikkei Down, Oil Worries Hit Exporters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.66 percent by midday on Monday, extending losses into a third day as another surge in oil prices deepened worries about the global economic impact and knocked down exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. | 0 |
Little Steven Campaigns for Garage Rock in NY (Reuters)
Reuters - In the '80s, he campaigned against
apartheid. On Saturday, Bruce Springsteen guitarist Little
Steven furthered the cause of garage rock with a festival that
featured the first U.S. performance by glam-punk pioneers The
New York Dolls in more than 30 years. | 1 |
'Robot' Still in Control at Foreign Box Office (Reuters)
Reuters - "The Bourne Supremacy" tried
its best, but not even Matt Damon could kick "I, Robot" from
the United Kingdom's top spot this weekend. | 1 |
Olympics Opener Third-Highest Rated on Record (Reuters)
Reuters - The spectacle in Athens
lured 56 million viewers to watch at least some portion of
NBC's Friday primetime telecast of the opening ceremonies of
the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. | 1 |
Olympics Opener Third-Highest Rated on Record
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The spectacle in Athens lured 56 million viewers to watch at least some portion of NBC's Friday primetime telecast of the opening ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. | 1 |
Burt Reynolds, Jock of All Trades
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Once a jock, always a jock. Burt Reynolds is in Albuquerque, N.M., shooting the remake of his 1974 prison-gridiron hit "The Longest Yard," this time with Adam Sandler in the lead role and Reynolds playing a coach. | 1 |
Lynda Carter Reactivating Superpower Role
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Former Wonder Woman Lynda Carter is going to be a superhero teacher. | 1 |
Another Major Non-Factor
Another major, another disappointment for Tiger Woods, the No. 1 ranked player in the world who has not won a major championship since his triumph at the 2002 U.S. Open. | 8 |
Funk Still Gets Cup Spot
Though Fred Funk had been rather morose after missing the cut by a stroke in the 86th PGA Championship on Friday, there was great joy on Sunday. | 8 |
Bush, Kerry Set for Three Debates (Reuters)
Reuters - The nonpartisan panel that
regulates presidential debates has scheduled three rounds
between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, organizers
announced. | 12 |
Fla. Begins Recovery From Deadly Storm
As the remains of Hurricane Charley fizzled into a rainstorm off the coast of New England on Sunday, the numbers in Florida only got worse. | 12 |
Democrats Unlikely to Fight Goss Nomination
The top Democrat on the House intelligence committee warned fellow Democrats in the Senate against trying to block the nomination of Rep. Porter J. Goss (R-Fla.) as CIA director, saying that would be picking the wrong fight in this election year. | 12 |
Wildfires Force Hundreds To Flee in N. Calif. and Wash.
An out-of-control wildfire roared through an old mining town in the Northern California mountains Sunday, destroying 20 houses and forcing nearly 300 residents to flee, officials said. | 12 |
Report: U.S. to Approve Sale of Aegis Ships to Taiwan (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States will announce the sale
of four Aegis missile-defense warships to Taiwan next year with
delivery likely to begin in 2011, a newspaper said on Monday. | 13 |
Nikkei Down, Oil Worries Hit Exporters (Reuters)
Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.66 percent by
midday on Monday, extending losses into a third day as another
surge in oil prices deepened worries about the global economic
impact and knocked down exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. | 13 |
Bush, Kerry Set for Three Debates (Reuters)
Reuters - The nonpartisan panel that
regulates presidential debates has scheduled three rounds
between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, organizers
announced. | 13 |
Report: U.S. to Approve Sale of Aegis Ships to Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States will announce the sale of four Aegis missile-defense warships to Taiwan next year with delivery likely to begin in 2011, a newspaper said on Monday. | 13 |
China Says Taiwan Spy Also Operated in U.S. - Media
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing on Monday accused a Chinese-American arrested for spying for Taiwan of building an espionage network in the United States, and said he could go on trial very soon. | 13 |
Shake-up for US troops overseas
The US president is expected to announce plans for a major reorganisation of forces stationed abroad. | 13 |
Student Chic Is Remaking Itself, Trading Grunge for Cable Knit
While young people do not generally want their fall fashions to be labeled "preppy," clothes are taking on some of those characteristics. | 13 |
Tropical Storm Earl Swirls Across Caribbean
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Earl swirled through the Caribbean on Sunday on a track forecasters said was likely to keep it south of Hurricane Charley's deadly path toward Florida and take it to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula instead. | 10 |
Charley survivors begin recovery process
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 10 |
Wildfire Forces 300 to Flee Calif. Town (AP)
AP - An out-of-control wildfire roared through an old mining town in the Northern California mountains Sunday, destroying 20 homes and forcing nearly 300 residents to flee, officials said. | 12 |
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 |
Wal-Mart Tries to Shine Its Image by Supporting Public Broadcasting
Wal-Mart, stung by criticism of its business tactics, is working to improve its image by supporting public broadcasting. | 0 |
A New Legal Chapter for a 90's Flameout
A lawsuit against Gary Winnick, the former chief of Global Crossing, refocuses attention on what Mr. Winnick knew about his company's finances as it imploded. | 0 |
Will Russia, the Oil Superpower, Flex Its Muscles?
Russia is again emerging as a superpower - but the reason has less to do with nuclear weapons than with oil. | 0 |
Ambitious Package to Raise Productivity (cnd Microsoft's Profit)
Microsoft Office, software for creating documents, spreadsheets and presentations, is seeing its growth slow. Microsoft isn't pleased. | 0 |
Switching Titles, if Not Gears, at Dell
Kevin B. Rollins, the new chief executive of Dell, talks about Dell's transitory slip in customer service, and why he sees a broader technology recovery taking place. | 0 |
For Sale: The Ultimate Status Symbol
With the country in need of cash and rich people dying to show off their wealth, Mr. Stein proposes a unique solution: having the government sell titles of nobility. | 0 |
How Donated Dollars Turn Into Pennies
Nonprofit organizations have long used professional fund-raisers to help raise cash, often losing the bulk of the donations to the fund-raiser's fee. | 0 |
Muddling Through (or Not): Mid-2004 Update on the Philippines
Looks like the Philippines, despite itself, has survived the election without excessive violence, major civil unrest, or untoward People Power eruptions. GMA finally has that elusive electoral mandate, and the air of uncertainty that pervaded Manila in the weeks leading up to the election has given way to (for some) an air of cautious optimism or (for others) resignation that nothing ever changes much in the Philippines and that the strong leadership and fundamental changes needed to save the country are long shots. | 0 |
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 |
This Date in Baseball - Aug. 16 (AP)
AP - 1920 — Shortstop Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was hit in the head with pitch in the fifth inning by New York's Carl Mays. Chapman suffered a fractured skull and died the next day. It is the only field fatality in major league history. | 8 |
Unseeded Vaidisova Wins Vancouver Open (AP)
AP - Unseeded teenager Nicole Vaidisova defeated American Laura Granville 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Vancouver Open on Sunday. | 8 |
Wake-Up Call for Dream Team: U.S. Routed in Olympic Opener
In an arena filled with fans cheering its demise, the U.S. men's basketball team continued to give ground in the game its country invented, losing to Puerto Rico. | 8 |
South Africa's Relay Upset Leaves U.S. and Phelps 3rd
Four obscure guys from South Africa crashed the 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay party with a world-record time of three minutes, 13.17 seconds. | 8 |
Singh Wins Playoff and P.G.A. Title
Several players outplayed Vijay Singh on Sunday, but nobody outlasted him at the 86th P.G.A. Championship. | 8 |
Trachsel's Good Effort Loses Out to Great One
Steve Trachsel was excellent for a good portion of the game, but Randy Johnson was too much for the Mets. | 8 |
Rwandan soldiers arrive in Sudan
Rwandan troops arrive in Sudan to help protect ceasefire monitors in the war-ravaged Darfur region. | 2 |
Nottingham murder search resumes
Police continue their hunt for murder suspect Terry Rodgers, who is wanted in connection with his daughter's death. | 2 |
Philippines orders lawmen to help stop attacks on media (AFP)
AFP - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo ordered the police and justice department to work with the media to solve and stop a spate of attacks on journalists that has claimed six lives this year. | 13 |
Iraqi Conference on Election Plan Sinks Into Chaos
The conference was thrown into disorder by delegates staging protests against the U.S.-led military operation in Najaf. | 13 |
Florida Assesses Damage in Wake of Deadly Storm
Two days after Hurricane Charley tore across the state, the death toll was inching up, but far slower than officials had feared. | 13 |
F.B.I. Goes Knocking for Political Troublemakers
The F.B.I. has been questioning demonstrators in an effort to forestall violent protests at the Republican convention. | 13 |
Venezuelans Line Up to Vote on Whether to Recall President
By early Sunday night it remained unclear whether the opposition had mustered the 3.76 million votes it needed. | 13 |
Student Chic Is Remaking Itself, Trading Grunge for Cable Knit
While young people do not generally want their fall fashions to be labeled "preppy," clothes are taking on some of those characteristics. | 13 |
Nottingham murder search resumes
Police continue their hunt for murder suspect Terry Rodgers, who is wanted in connection with his daughter's death. | 10 |
Iraq: Najaf mosque under threat
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/697/'>CNN International: Europe</a> | 10 |
US fighter squadron to be deployed in South Korea next month (AFP)
AFP - A squadron of US Air Force F-15E fighters based in Alaska will fly to South Korea next month for temporary deployment aimed at enhancing US firepower on the Korean peninsula, US authorities said. | 13 |
Sybase looks ahead to RFID
The database and mobile software company is set to reveal details on updates to its flagship products and outline RFID plans. | 6 |
Nanotech funding to grow to $8.6 billion
Spending on research will more than double this year, with a growing amount coming from the private sector. | 6 |
Gateway lands on another retailer's shelves
Company is set to sell desktops on CompUSA's shelves, providing more competition for HP. | 6 |
Cardinals Ride Rolen
Scott Rolen homered twice to become the first NL player to reach 100 RBIs this season as the St. Louis Cardinals downed the Atlanta Braves, 10-4, on Sunday night. | 8 |
Braves Hum Along
Braves General Manager John Schuerholz shuffled his deck more than usual this past offseason so doubts were high. Such a challenge makes this season all the sweeter. | 8 |
Call to demolish 'vile' buildings
The nation's "most vile" buildings should be given a grade X listing to speed up their demolition, under a radical proposal by the leader of Britain's architects. | 2 |
Tokyo Stocks Plunge in Morning Trading (AP)
AP - Tokyo stocks plunged Monday morning, following disappointing news about Japan's economic growth on Friday. The U.S. dollar was down against the Japanese yen. | 13 |
Puerto Rico Stuns Dream Team, 92-73
ATHENS, Greece - 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 loss ever for America and its first since adding pros... | 13 |
Johnson Back to His Best as D-Backs End Streak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Randy Johnson struck out 14 batters in 8 1/3 innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over the host New York Mets in the National League Sunday. | 8 |
Airliners make emergency landings
Security threats forced two passenger jets operated by Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines to make emergency landings in Budapest Sunday. | 2 |
Tibet's Second-Holiest Monk Makes Rare Lhasa Visit (Reuters)
Reuters - Tibet's second-holiest monk, the Panchen
Lama, has visited Lhasa on a rare trip to the Himalayan region
by the living Buddha, whose selection in 1995 was marred by
controversy after the exiled Dalai Lama chose another boy. | 13 |
Tibet's Second-Holiest Monk Makes Rare Lhasa Visit
LHASA (Reuters) - Tibet's second-holiest monk, the Panchen Lama, has visited Lhasa on a rare trip to the Himalayan region by the living Buddha, whose selection in 1995 was marred by controversy after the exiled Dalai Lama chose another boy. | 13 |
Swimming showdown
Ian Thorpe and Michael Phelps will chase gold in the men's 200m freestyle on day three of the Olympics. | 10 |
Schwarzenegger's 'girlie men' line under fire
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/698/'>CNN: US</a> | 10 |
NYMEX Crude Hits Record $46.90
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - NYMEX crude oil futures soared to a record of $46.90 a barrel on Monday on concerns about possible unrest and disruption to oil supply as Venezuelans voted in large numbers on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez. | 0 |
Swimming showdown
Ian Thorpe and Michael Phelps will chase gold in the men's 200m freestyle on day three of the Olympics. | 2 |
Greeks could miss hearing
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou may not be fit enough to attend the hearing into their missed drugs test. | 2 |
Greek duo could miss drugs hearing
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou may not be fit enough to attend the hearing into their missed drugs test. | 13 |
Greeks could miss hearing
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou may not be fit enough to attend the hearing into their missed drugs test. | 10 |
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