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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 |
Americans back in Afghan court for running private 'war on terror' (AFP)
AFP - Three Americans charged with running a private counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan are set to reappear in court to face charges they jailed and tortured eight Afghan citizens. | 13 |
Package prompts US embassy alert
An unidentified substance sent to the US embassy in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur leads to a security scare. | 13 |
Nikkei Falls, Oil Woes Cloud Outlook
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei stock average fell almost 2 percent at one stage in early afternoon trade on Monday, as crude oil prices again hit record highs in Asian trading hours, putting a cloud over the outlook for the global economy. | 0 |
Don't Fear Internet Anonymity Tools (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - There are lots of good reasons for 'net anonymity. | 6 |
Time Is Now for Linux Vendors to Protect Users (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Opinion: It's time for other Linux vendors to follow Red Hat's lead and offer patent infringement protection to their customers. | 6 |
Self-Healing Tech Could Boost IBM's Yield (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Designed to let processors adjust themselves dynamically in response to problems or systems demands without human intervention, the chip-morphing technology could help IBM keep up with demand for good chips. | 6 |
DMH website wins international award
Promotional marketing in Asia is stronger than ever as was evident at the strong turn out for the Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia 2004.
| 1 |
Construction trade woos teens
A major advertising campaign is being launched to boost the construction industry by targeting school leavers. | 2 |
Palestinian Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike (AP)
AP - Palestinian prisoners launched a hunger strike Sunday, in what was shaping up to be the biggest showdown between thousands of inmates and the Israeli authorities since the outbreak of Mideast fighting in 2000. | 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 |
Construction trade woos teens
A major advertising campaign is being launched to boost the construction industry by targeting school leavers. | 10 |
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. | 1 |
Rail operator cites fewer delays
Network Rail says that train delays have dropped by up to 28% over the month
of July. | 2 |
Journalists ordered out of Najaf
Reporters have to leave the holy city of Najaf where Shia militants have clashed with US and Iraqi troops. | 2 |
Emergency defers Maldives debate
A parliamentary session due to have begun on Monday in the Maldives has been postponed indefinitely. | 2 |
Journalists ordered out of Najaf
Reporters have to leave the holy city of Najaf where Shia militants have clashed with US and Iraqi troops. | 13 |
Emergency defers Maldives debate
A parliamentary session due to have begun on Monday in the Maldives has been postponed indefinitely. | 13 |
Rail operator cites fewer delays
Network Rail says that train delays have dropped by up to 28% over the month
of July. | 10 |
Journalists ordered out of Najaf
Reporters have to leave the holy city of Najaf where Shia militants have clashed with US and Iraqi troops. | 10 |
Emergency defers Maldives debate
A parliamentary session due to have begun on Monday in the Maldives has been postponed indefinitely. | 10 |
Georgia, South Ossetia trade shelling as ceasefire violated again (AFP)
AFP - Intensive shooting and shelling took place overnight in the breakaway, pro-Russian Georgian region of South Ossetia, violating a fragile ceasefire for the second night in a row, officials said. | 2 |
Tigers reject Sri Lanka counter proposal to revive talks (AFP)
AFP - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said they will spurn any new government proposals to revive peace talks not giving them self-rule as peacebroker Norway was set to try to jumpstart the negotiations. | 2 |
Georgia, South Ossetia trade shelling as ceasefire violated again (AFP)
AFP - Intensive shooting and shelling took place overnight in the breakaway, pro-Russian Georgian region of South Ossetia, violating a fragile ceasefire for the second night in a row, officials said. | 13 |
Tigers reject Sri Lanka counter proposal to revive talks (AFP)
AFP - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said they will spurn any new government proposals to revive peace talks not giving them self-rule as peacebroker Norway was set to try to jumpstart the negotiations. | 13 |
In Google's Auction, It's Not Easy to Tell a Bid From a Bet
In a competition combining suspense and strategy, countless brave souls are hoping to buy a small piece of Google in an auction this week. | 0 |
Warner's Tryst With Bloggers Hits Sour Note
Earlier this month, Warner became the first major record label to ask MP3 blogs to play its music. The company's approach did not go as planned. | 0 |
As a Business Gets Bigger, Its Radios Get Smaller
The two companies that offer satellite radio service are hoping to expand their customer base by selling smaller after-market receivers with a range of new capabilities. | 0 |
Sanjay Dutt movies in U.K.
Sanjay Dutt has never been a major draw overseas. But `MUNNABHAI M.B.B.S.` has proved to be the turning point; it has helped increase his fan-following tremendously.
| 1 |
Anil, Ahmed out of `Deewane..`
There's much confusion regarding Firoz Nadiadwala's next film <i>Deewane Hue Pagal</i> that was launched earlier this year amidst much fanfare. | 1 |
`Swades` average, `Ranveer` flop?
With astrology and numerology finding more and more believers, a leading Mumbai daily just recently carried predictions by the city's three prolific astro-numerologists on Bollywood celebrities. | 1 |
European press review
European papers discuss the situation in Iraq and the historical responsibility of France, Germany and Austria towards peoples wronged. | 2 |
Suspicious Powder Found at U.S. Embassy in Malaysia (Reuters)
Reuters - Suspicious white powder has been
found in an envelope that arrived at the U.S. embassy in
Malaysia and three staff members quarantined, an embassy
official and police said on Monday.
"A letter was delivered that had a suspicious powder in it,"
said an embassy spokesman in Kuala Lumpur. "The powder is being
sent for testing." | 13 |
Suspicious Powder Found at U.S. Embassy in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Suspicious white powder has been found in an envelope that arrived at the U.S. embassy in Malaysia and three staff members quarantined, an embassy official and police said on Monday. "A letter was delivered that had a suspicious powder in it," said an embassy spokesman in Kuala Lumpur. "The powder is being sent for testing." | 13 |
Oil price jump dents Asia stocks
Oil prices reach fresh highs on fears of possible supply disruptions in Venezuela, weighing on Asian stock markets. | 13 |
Flockhart Back to Film Biz for Indie 'Fragile' (Reuters)
Reuters - After taking a break to
raise her son and spend time with Harrison Ford, former "Ally
McBeal" star Calista Flockhart has signed up for her first
major film role since her TV series ended in 2002. | 1 |
Caroline Rhea Adding Weight to NBC's 'Loser' (Reuters)
Reuters - Caroline Rhea is
expected to be named host of "The Biggest Loser," the upcoming
NBC reality series that challenges contestants to lose weight. | 1 |
Policeman damages royal painting
A valuable royal painting at St James' Palace has been accidentally destroyed by a police officer. | 1 |
Greek Sprinters Could Learn Fate in Drugs Case
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's two top sprinters could face an ignominious exit from the Olympics on Monday in a drugs drama that has shamed and angered Greeks in the spiritual homeland of the Games. | 10 |
Sanjay Dutt: IÂm suing <i>The Calgary Herald</i>
<I>Calgary Herald</i>, a leading daily newspaper in Canada has allegedly branded Sanjay Dutt a terrorist from India and wondered about the wisdom of allowing such elements into their country.
| 1 |
Murder charge after collision
A 19-year-old from Barry is charged with murder after a pedestrian died in a collision in Cardiff city centre. | 2 |
Nikkei Hits 3-Mth Closing Low
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.65 percent to a fresh three-month closing low on Monday as crude oil prices again hit record highs in Asian trading hours, clouding the outlook for the global economy. | 0 |
DreamWorks Battling Quality 'Shrek 2' Bootlegs (Reuters)
Reuters - Movie studio DreamWorks, which is
preparing to spin off its animation unit in an initial public
offering, is scrambling to prevent the proliferation of
pristine bootleg copies of its hit cartoon "Shrek 2," Hollywood
trade paper Daily Variety said in its Monday edition. | 1 |
Baseball Today (AP)
AP - Cleveland at Texas (8:05 p.m. EDT). C.C. Sabathia (9-6) starts for the Indians. | 8 |
DiMarco, Riley Get on Ryder Cup Team (AP)
AP - Hal Sutton had a good idea what kind of U.S. team he would take to the Ryder Cup. All that changed in the final round of the PGA Championship. | 8 |
Independence Day brings no joy to homes of Indian hostages in Iraq (AFP)
AFP - The parents of an Indian truck driver held hostage in Iraq vowed not to give up a hunger strike until their son was freed while their village refused to celebrate India's Independence Day in support. | 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 |
Three Venezuelan Ministers Say Chavez Wins Vote
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Three Venezuelan government ministers, who did not want to be identified, said on Monday that President Hugo Chavez had easily survived a referendum on whether to recall him. | 10 |
Lawmakers predict Goss' CIA confirmation
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 10 |
Georgia, South Ossetia trade shelling as ceasefire violated again (AFP)
AFP - Intensive shooting and shelling took place overnight in the breakaway, pro-Russian Georgian region of South Ossetia, violating a fragile ceasefire for the second night in a row, officials said. | 2 |
Racial motive probed in attack
A number of people escape injury during a possible racist attack on a house in Belfast. | 2 |
Georgia, South Ossetia trade shelling as ceasefire violated again (AFP)
AFP - Intensive shooting and shelling took place overnight in the breakaway, pro-Russian Georgian region of South Ossetia, violating a fragile ceasefire for the second night in a row, officials said. | 13 |
Chinese dig for villagers buried under landslides after deadly typhoon (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Villagers in an eastern province dug with farm tools Monday to search for 24 people missing in massive landslides unleashed by Typhoon Rananim, which has already been blamed for 115 deaths and is the worst such storm to hit China in seven years. | 13 |
Americans appear in Kabul trial
The second hearing in the trial of three Americans accused of torture and running a jail begins in Kabul. | 13 |
Singh Wins PGA Championship in Playoff
HAVEN, Wis. - It was a victory only the victor could love... | 13 |
Racial motive probed in attack
A number of people escape injury during a possible racist attack on a house in Belfast. | 10 |
Stocks Fall as Oil Hits High
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Exporters led a fall in Asian shares on Monday as oil prices set new highs near $47 and data showing the U.S. trade deficit widened to a record raised fresh concern about the health of the world's largest economy. | 0 |
European Stocks May Decline; Shares of Bayer, ING May Fall as Oil Climbs
European stocks including Bayer AG and ING Groep NV may decline after their U.S. traded securities fell following the close of exchanges in Europe. | 2 |
Periscope
A Question of Timing Officially, Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani flew to London last week for heart treatment. | 2 |
Both Sides See Venezuelan Referendum Victory
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Three Venezuelan government ministers said on Monday that President Hugo Chavez had easily survived a referendum on whether to recall him but the comments conflicted with opposition hints that they had won. | 10 |
Cricket: England face tricky chase
England reduce West Indies to 161-9 at stumps on day four, but still trail by 226 runs in the third Test. | 10 |
Package prompts US embassy alert
A "suspicious powder" sent to the US embassy in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur leads to a security scare. | 10 |
Americans appear in Kabul trial
The second hearing in the trial of three Americans accused of torture and running a jail begins in Kabul. | 10 |
Sainsbury's buys store chain
Supermarket chain J Sainsbury buys convenience store chain Jacksons, which has 114 stores across the Midlands and north of England. | 10 |
Churches in Charley battered communities make do
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 10 |
NYMEX Crude Hits Record $46.90 (Reuters)
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 |
Stocks Fall as Oil Hits High (Reuters)
Reuters - Exporters led a fall in Asian shares
on Monday as oil prices set new highs near $47 and data showing
the U.S. trade deficit widened to a record raised fresh concern
about the health of the world's largest economy. | 0 |
Japanese private equity fund may help struggling Daiei (AFP)
AFP - Shares in struggling Japanese retailer Daiei Inc. rose sharply following a report that a private Japanese equity fund might help it avoid seeking a government-led bailout. | 0 |
Kerry leads Bush -- despite Nader: poll (AFP)
AFP - Democratic challenger John Kerry has pulled ahead of President George W. Bush, even when Ralph Nader and other presidential candidates were accounted for, according to a new poll. | 12 |
European press review
In France, Germany and Austria, papers deliberate their countries' historical responsibility towards peoples seen as wronged by them. | 2 |
British insurer drops bid for SKorean assest managing firm (AFP)
AFP - A consortium led by British insurer Prudential PLC has dropped its bid for a major South Korean state asset managing company, officials said. | 2 |
Cricket: England face tricky chase
England reduce West Indies to 161-9 at stumps on day four, but still trail by 226 runs in the third Test. | 2 |
Package prompts US embassy alert
A "suspicious powder" sent to the US embassy in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur leads to a security scare. | 2 |
Americans appear in Kabul trial
The second hearing in the trial of three Americans accused of torture and running a jail begins in Kabul. | 2 |
Sainsbury's buys store chain
Supermarket chain J Sainsbury buys convenience store chain Jacksons, which has 114 stores across the Midlands and north of England. | 2 |
Soldiers die in Pakistan attack
At least four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a rocket attack in Balochistan province. | 13 |
British insurer drops bid for SKorean assest managing firm (AFP)
AFP - A consortium led by British insurer Prudential PLC has dropped its bid for a major South Korean state asset managing company, officials said. | 2 |
Case Offers Caution on Stomach-Stapling Surgery
An obese Massachusetts woman and her 8-month-old fetus died of complications 18 months after the woman had stomach-stapling surgery. | 3 |
Athletes Slow Down More Slowly
Advances in training allow some Olympians to continue competing even as they reach beyond 30-something. | 3 |
British Hospitals Struggle to Limit 'Superbug' Infections
Britain has one of the worst rates of hospital-acquired M.R.S.A., or "superbug," bloodstream infections in Europe, and the problem is getting worse. | 3 |
Antitrust Lawsuit Over Medical Residency System Is Dismissed
A federal district judge in Washington dismissed an antitrust lawsuit that contended medical residents are forced to participate in a system that ensures they work long hours for low wages. | 3 |
Heart Ailment Warning on Cancer Drug
The government and Genentech are warning doctors that Avastin, which is used to treat colorectal cancer, increases patients' risk of potentially lethal heart ailments. | 3 |
3 Germany-bound flights from Hungary threatened
Hungarian police were still searching a Turkish Airlines plane that landed in Budapest; no explosives were found on the earlier aircraft. | 2 |
European Stocks May Decline; Shares of Bayer, LVMH May Fall as Oil Climbs
European stocks including Bayer AG and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA may fall after their U.S. traded securities declined following the close of exchanges in Europe. | 2 |
Yukos warns it may declare bankruptcy (AFP)
AFP - Yukos, the Russian oil group, might file for bankruptcy in the next few days unless the Russian authorities reduce the pressure they have been applying, its chief financial officer Bruce Misamore said in an interview with the Financial Times. | 2 |
Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike (Reuters)
Reuters - Israel declared psychological war on
hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners on Monday, saying it
would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their
will. | 13 |
Yukos warns it may declare bankruptcy (AFP)
AFP - Yukos, the Russian oil group, might file for bankruptcy in the next few days unless the Russian authorities reduce the pressure they have been applying, its chief financial officer Bruce Misamore said in an interview with the Financial Times. | 13 |
Two Chinese salesman gunned down in Thailand's restive south (AFP)
AFP - Two Chinese travelling salesmen have been gunned down in southern Thailand as part of separatist violence which has claimed more than 275 lives since the start of the year, officials said. | 13 |
Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners on Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will. | 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 |
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 |
Greek Sprinters to Learn Fate in Drugs Drama
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's two top sprinters faced an ignominious exit from the Olympics on Monday in a drugs drama that has shamed and angered Greeks in the spiritual homeland of the Games. | 10 |
Stars' Modano checks into Italian team
Szymon Szemberg, the man in charge of media relations for the International Ice Hockey Federation, can think of only two reasons Mike Modano would want to play in Italy should an NHL lockout occur. | 2 |
Wyoming awes Spanish visitors
Wyoming has made a quick - and good - impression on two dozen visitors from Spain. | 2 |
On this day - August 16
American troops. Peterloo Massacre at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester, England. | 2 |
Last of known genes identified in complex obesity syndrome
The identification of the BBS3 gene ends the search for primary BBS-causing genes in families studied for years by a team of scientists from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. | 2 |
Dinamo Bucharest players end strike
Players from Romanian champions Dinamo Bucharest ended a short-lived strike on Sunday and left for a training camp they had threatened to boycott, a club official said. | 2 |
Savings stamps to be re-launched
The Post Office is re-launching a new savings stamp scheme, which could help people on tight incomes budget their finances. | 2 |
'Plot to kill Taiwan's leaders'
Taiwan's prime minister has accused China of planning to kill or capture the island's leaders. | 13 |
Savings stamps to be re-launched
The Post Office is re-launching a new savings stamp scheme, which could help people on tight incomes budget their finances. | 10 |
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