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Burundi Army Says Might Enter Congo After Massacre BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The Burundian army said on Tuesday it might cross into neighboring Congo to pursue rebels and militia it blames for massacring 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees at a camp in western Burundi.	13
Zeta 'stalker' is fit for trial A psychiatrist finds the woman accused of threatening Catherine Zeta Jones mentally fit for trial.	13
Najaf Battles Leave Many in Risky No-Man's-Land NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - When Saddam Hussein ruled Najaf with an iron first, Samir Ghalib stayed home during troubled times.	10
Oprah to sit on murder trial jury US television host Oprah Winfrey is picked to sit on the jury for a murder trial in her home city of Chicago.	10
Oil Keeps Stocks Flat; Data Eyed LONDON (Reuters) - Worries that crude oil prices would resume their upward march kept European stocks flat on Tuesday, while the dollar and bond yields were steady ahead of key data on inflation in the United States.	0
Home PCs to get key Windows fix PC owners will be able to download a major security update for Windows XP as from Wednesday.	0
Green Day Sets Mini Tour to Promote New Album (Reuters) Reuters - Green Day has scheduled a slate of four club shows during which the punk trio will play its new album, "American Idiot," in its entirety.	1
Paul Sorvino Sworn in for WB's 'Bobby' (Reuters) Reuters - Paul Sorvino will guest-star as a futuristic U.S. president in the WB Network's new coming-of-age drama series "Jack & Bobby."	1
Elton John, Ravi Shankar, Barbra Streisand will play for Pearl Musicians will honour the memory of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl on his birthday, October 10.	1
Justin, Cameron plan winter wedding The couple want it an unconventional and fun affair.	1
U.S. Out of 100 Freestyle ATHENS (Reuters) - Jason Lezak, fastest man in the world this year, and Ian Crocker were eliminated in the heats of the 100 meters freestyle on Tuesday, leaving the United States without an Olympic finalist in the event for the first time, barring the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games and an open-water duel between an Austrian and a Hungarian in 1896.	8
German Investor Confidence Declines on Concern About Increase in Oil Price Investor confidence in Germany, Europe s biggest economy, dropped for the first month in three in August amid concern about record oil prices and slowing growth in the U.S. and Japan.	2
Pakistan raids on tribal sanctuaries sent Al-Qaeda scattering: Musharraf (AFP) AFP - Top Al-Qaeda operatives have fled sanctuaries near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan to cities and other countries after army raids, President Pervez Musharraf was reported as saying.	13
Investment bank downgrades notebook makers Cites falling margins, weakening demand	6
NY Seen Steady; Eyes on AMAT, Motorola (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street was set for a steady start on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip group Applied Materials (AMAT.O) and inflation data a focus, while shares in a bullish Motorola (MOT.N) may rise.	2
Cdn-owned hotel in Moscow 'illegally' shut down, manager says (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MOSCOW (CP) - One of the oldest Canadian-owned businesses in Russia, Moscow's Aerostar Hotel, has been shut down and its Canadian manager ejected by private guards working for a junior Russian partner.	2
Court orders Gujarat riot review India's Supreme Court tells police in the state of Gujarat to review 2,000 riot cases which had been closed.	13
Shell Kills Seven People in Central Baghdad BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents fired a shell into a crowded street in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, killing seven people, including two children, and wounding 42, hospital officials said.	10
NY Seen Steady; Eyes on AMAT, Motorola LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street was set for a steady start on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip group Applied Materials <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AMAT.O&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AMAT.O</A> and inflation data a focus, while shares in a bullish Motorola <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MOT.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MOT.N</A> may rise.	0
New Flightless Bird Species Found Off Philippines (Reuters) Reuters - Scientists have discovered a new species of flightless bird on a remote island in the Philippines, the conservation group BirdLife International said on Tuesday.	6
Macromedia to bolster video on the Web Macromedia on Tuesday is announcing a video kit to enable users of its authoring tools suite, Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional, to more easily add video to their Web sites.	6
OOo Off the Wall: Getting in the Frame A discussion of how to use frame styles in OOo Writer.	7
Bruce Willis hits on strange women! Hollywood hunk Bruce Willis has not been very lucky with women ever since he has broken up with his girlfriend Brooke Burke, despite the fact that he has reportedly been hitting on every woman who crosses his path.	1
Olympics: China Halfway to Completing Medals Plan ATHENS (Reuters) - China led the Olympic medal race going into the fourth day of competition on Tuesday with 10 golds.	8
U.S. Out of 100 Freestyle ATHENS (Reuters) - Jason Lezak, fastest man in the world this year, and Ian Crocker were eliminated in the heats of the 100 meters freestyle on Tuesday, leaving the United States without an Olympic finalist in the event for the first time, barring the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games and an open-water duel between an Austrian and a Hungarian in 1896.	8
NY Seen Steady; Eyes on AMAT, Motorola (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street was set for a steady start on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip group Applied Materials (AMAT.O) and inflation data a focus, while shares in a bullish Motorola (MOT.N) may rise.	13
Indian Supreme Court orders reopening of Hindu-Muslim riot cases (AFP) AFP - India's Supreme Court ordered that some 2,000 cases stemming from Hindu-Muslim riots which ravaged western Gujarat two years ago be reinvestigated amid allegations of bias on the part of the state authorities.	13
Burundi Army Says Might Enter Congo After Massacre BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The Burundi army said on Tuesday it might cross into neighboring Congo to pursue rebels and militia it blames for massacring 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees at a camp in western Burundi.	13
Olympics: China Halfway to Completing Medals Plan ATHENS (Reuters) - China led the Olympic medal race going into the fourth day of competition on Tuesday with 10 golds.	10
Minister attacks A-level critics Education: The schools minister David Miliband today launched a pre-emptive defence of A-levels, labelling critics of the exams elitist.	10
Home Depot Quarterly Profit Rises (Reuters) Reuters - Home Depot Inc. (HD.N), the world's largest home improvement retailer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and other store improvements helped boost sales.	0
NY Seen Steady; Eyes on AMAT, Motorola (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street was set for a steady start on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip group Applied Materials (AMAT.O) and inflation data a focus, while shares in a bullish Motorola (MOT.N) may rise.	0
Motorola Expects Strong Sales Growth (Reuters) Reuters - Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004 thanks to new handsets with innovative designs and features.	0
Home Depot Quarterly Profit Rises ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A>, the world's largest home improvement retailer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and other store improvements helped boost sales.	0
Dollar Mired Near Lows Before U.S. Data LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near a one-month low against the euro on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data later in the day for clues on the future path of interest rates.	0
Cantor Fitzgerald to Spin Off Unit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cantor Fitzgerald LP, the bond brokerage that suffered more deaths in the Sept. 11 attacks than any other company, said it will spin off its voice brokerage business to focus on expanding its institutional equity and fixed-income businesses.	0
Via.Networks buys PSINet Europe ...but not UK	6
Footing the Big Brother webtap bill CALEA snoops, you pay	6
Gartner lowers PC forecasts Weak USA	6
Jackson Hearing Like Hollywood Production (AP) AP - As court appearances go, it was a Hollywood-style production, with Michael Jackson and his family dressed all in white as they approached the court in a chauffeured double-decker bus.	1
Russian court to consider Yukos's plea to suspend enforcement of tax bill (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court was to consider the beleaguered Yukos oil company's appeal on Tuesday to suspend government efforts to collect $3.4 billion US ($4.5 billion Cdn) in back taxes -a massive bill that has put Russia's largest oil producer on the verge of ruin.	2
GB suffer hockey setback Great Britain lose 3-2 to Korea in a men's hockey thriller.	2
Taiwan Offers Compromise on Direct China Links (Reuters) Reuters - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian proposed on Tuesday to define direct transport links with rival China as cross-Strait routes, in a bid to bypass a longstanding political dispute, but Beijing is likely to ignore him.	13
American Allies Embrace U.S. Military Plan (AP) AP - American allies Japan and Australia embraced a new U.S. plan to restructure its forces abroad, while Russia said it was not concerned by the proposal. But Germany, home to 70,000 U.S. soldiers, said any withdrawal from the former Cold War frontier may hurt its economy.	13
Taiwan Offers Compromise on Direct China Links TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian proposed on Tuesday to define direct transport links with rival China as cross-Strait routes, in a bid to bypass a longstanding political dispute, but Beijing is likely to ignore him.	13
Baghdad Blast Kills Seven, Najaf Fighting Rages BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A shell killed seven people in a busy Baghdad street on Tuesday and U.S. forces fought pitched battles with Shi'ite militia in the holy city of Najaf.	13
Baghdad Blast Kills Seven, Najaf Fighting Rages BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A shell killed seven people in a busy Baghdad street on Tuesday and U.S. forces fought pitched battles with Shi'ite militia in the holy city of Najaf.	10
Jordanian Hostage Freed in Iraq -Jazeera TV DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraqi police said a Jordanian hostage has been released in Iraq, Arabic television Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.	10
GB suffer hockey setback Great Britain lose 3-2 to Korea in a men's hockey thriller.	10
Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.	0
Finance workers in union merger A total of 140,000 members at union Unifi are absorbed into Amicus to create a 'super-union' for UK finance workers.	0
IT managers prescribe holistic security <strong>Reg Reader Studies</strong> But don't swallow own medicine	6
UK gamers rush to snap up Doom 3 The eagerly anticipated Doom 3 has stormed to the top of the UK games charts.	6
Real halves music prices, widens loss But the labels are the real winners	6
Revealing Hospital Gowns Redesigned (AP) AP - Whether its blue or spotted or stripped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center.	12
UK gamers rush to snap up Doom 3 The eagerly anticipated Doom 3 has stormed to the top of the UK games charts.	2
Palestinians Mislead UN on Youth's Death -Israel (Reuters) Reuters - Israel accused the Palestinian Authority on Thursday of misleading the United Nations by including a youth gunned down by Palestinian militants on a list of people killed by Israeli forces.	13
Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.	13
U.S. Misses Cut in Olympic 100 Free ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event. Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe...	13
Delays Mar Conference Mission to Najaf BAGHDAD, Iraq - A delegation of Iraqis meant to help negotiate an end to an uprising in Najaf was forced to delay its mission Tuesday when it could not get a military escort for the dangerous journey to meet the radical cleric at the center of the standoff in the holy city. It was an embarrassing turn of events for Iraqi leaders seeking a political victory to give them credibility as they try to chart the country's new course and end the fighting in Najaf - their worst crisis since taking power in the end of June...	13
TV Says Lebanese Man Held Hostage in Iraq BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese satellite television channel LBC aired a tape on Tuesday it said showed a Lebanese man held hostage in Iraq.	10
UK gamers rush to snap up Doom 3 The eagerly anticipated Doom 3 has stormed to the top of the UK games charts.	10
Police use bible to beat crime Police in a rural area of Romania are sending criminals to church in an attempt to drive down crime figures.	2
Schroeder 'gives three-year-old Russian girl a home' German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife have adopted a three-year-old Russian girl, German media report.	2
Polish Oil Company Dismisses Chief Exec The supervisory board of oil refiner PKN Orlen SA, one of Poland's largest companies, dismissed the firm's chief executive Tuesday over irregularities in his election to the post last month.	2
Russian Top Court Upholds Spy's Sentence (Reuters) Reuters - Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a scientist sentenced to 15 years in jail for spying for the West, Interfax news agency reported.	2
Cricket: England on a high Michael Vaughan believes England can complete a 4-0 whitewash over West Indies even if Graham Thorpe misses the final Test.	2
Call for curbs on lap dancing clubs Officials in Glasgow say a study supports calls for lap dancing clubs to licensed as sex shops.	2
Russian Top Court Upholds Spy's Sentence (Reuters) Reuters - Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a scientist sentenced to 15 years in jail for spying for the West, Interfax news agency reported.	13
Russian Top Court Upholds Spy's Sentence MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a scientist sentenced to 15 years in jail for spying for the West, Interfax news agency reported.	13
UK gamers rush to snap up Doom 3 The eagerly anticipated Doom 3 has stormed to the top of the UK games charts.	13
Wanted: Sleeping Space for Protesters. Hot Water Optional. The protesters coming to New York are receiving an outpouring of hospitality from scores of people who are opening their homes as temporary, free shelter.	13
Jordanian Hostage Freed in Iraq -Jazeera TV DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraqi police said a Jordanian hostage had been released in Iraq, Arabic television Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.	10
Najaf Battles Leave Many in Risky No-Man's-Land NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - When Saddam Hussein ruled Najaf with an iron fist, Samir Ghalib stayed home during troubled times.	10
Cricket: England on a high Michael Vaughan believes England can complete a 4-0 whitewash over West Indies even if Graham Thorpe misses the final Test.	10
Call for curbs on lap dancing clubs Officials in Glasgow say a study supports calls for lap dancing clubs to licensed as sex shops.	10
Dollar Mired Near Lows Before U.S. Data (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar hovered near a one-month low against the euro on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data later in the day for clues on the future path of interest rates.	0
Home Depot Profit Tops Estimates on Sales ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A> on Tuesday reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and other store improvements helped boost sales.	0
Consumers Would Pay In Phone Proposal A proposal backed by a coalition of telephone carriers would cut billions of dollars in fees owed by long-distance companies to regional phone giants but would allow the regional companies to make up some of the difference by raising monthly phone bills for millions of consumers. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>	6
Warming threatens California wine California is to get hotter and drier by the end of the century, threatening its valuable wine industry.	6
Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.	2
British eventers slip back Great Britain slip down to third after the cross-country round of the three-day eventing.	2
Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.	2
'Thalidomide slur' flyer to sue A woman with no limbs who was told she could not fly without a carer says she has borrowed $10,000 to sue the airline in a US court.	2
Valentine attack victim 'improving' A man, in a coma for two years since a Valentine's Day attack in Cardiff, is said to be showing signs of improvement, police say.	2
India for gentle approach to tackling inflation (Reuters) Reuters - Surging Indian inflation has rattled investors, but the country's policy makers are likely to take it in their stride while they assess the impact of an oil shock and erratic monsoon rains on Asia's fourth-biggest economy.	13
North Korea Talks Still On, China Tells Downer BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's refusal to take part in working-level talks on the nuclear crisis prompted a diplomatic flurry on Tuesday with China, the host of the talks, at the heart of efforts to keep the process on track.	13
TV Says Lebanese Man Held Hostage in Iraq BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese satellite television channel LBC aired a tape on Tuesday it said showed a Lebanese driver held hostage in Iraq.	10
Afghan Rebel Commander Seizes Ground in Herat HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A renegade Afghan commander seized ground in fresh fighting in the western province of Herat on Tuesday, sources said, despite the deployment of troops from Kabul to support the besieged governor.	10
British eventers slip back Great Britain slip down to third after the cross-country round of the three-day eventing.	10
Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.	10
'Thalidomide slur' flyer to sue A woman with no limbs who was told she could not fly without a carer says she has borrowed $10,000 to sue the airline in a US court.	10
Valentine attack victim 'improving' A man, in a coma for two years since a Valentine's Day attack in Cardiff, is said to be showing signs of improvement, police say.	10
Ignorance is bliss Sydney dispatch: Fiji disappeared off the world news radar after George Speight's coup but ethnic rivalry remains a problem, reports David Fickling.	10
Stocks Seen Higher, Buoyed by Motorola NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are seen higher at the open, buoyed by a positive outlook from Motorola Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MOT.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MOT.N</A> and easing crude prices.	0
Teva to Buy Pfizer Generic Unit JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has agreed to buy Pfizer Inc.'s Italian generic drug marketing company and is hungry for more acquisitions, the drugmaker said on Tuesday.	0
Aether Finds Buyer for Gov't Division; More Headlines... Headlines from Washington-area companies.	6
MacColl inquiry statement 'soon' Kirsty MacColl's mother hopes to make a statement soon on a new inquiry into her daughter's death.	1
German welfare rallies escalate Eastern Germany sees more mass protests over welfare cuts, with smaller rallies in western cities.	2
Dollar firms ahead of inflation data, yen supported by falling oil prices (AFP) AFP - The dollar rose against the euro and yen ahead of monthly US inflation data that analysts said should give clues to the future direction of American interest rates.	2

Burundi Army Says Might Enter Congo After Massacre BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The Burundian army said on Tuesday it might cross into neighboring Congo to pursue rebels and militia it blames for massacring 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees at a camp in western Burundi.

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Zeta 'stalker' is fit for trial A psychiatrist finds the woman accused of threatening Catherine Zeta Jones mentally fit for trial.

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Najaf Battles Leave Many in Risky No-Man's-Land NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - When Saddam Hussein ruled Najaf with an iron first, Samir Ghalib stayed home during troubled times.

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Oprah to sit on murder trial jury US television host Oprah Winfrey is picked to sit on the jury for a murder trial in her home city of Chicago.

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Oil Keeps Stocks Flat; Data Eyed LONDON (Reuters) - Worries that crude oil prices would resume their upward march kept European stocks flat on Tuesday, while the dollar and bond yields were steady ahead of key data on inflation in the United States.

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Home PCs to get key Windows fix PC owners will be able to download a major security update for Windows XP as from Wednesday.

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Green Day Sets Mini Tour to Promote New Album (Reuters) Reuters - Green Day has scheduled a slate of four club shows during which the punk trio will play its new album, "American Idiot," in its entirety.

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Paul Sorvino Sworn in for WB's 'Bobby' (Reuters) Reuters - Paul Sorvino will guest-star as a futuristic U.S. president in the WB Network's new coming-of-age drama series "Jack & Bobby."

1

Elton John, Ravi Shankar, Barbra Streisand will play for Pearl Musicians will honour the memory of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl on his birthday, October 10.

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Justin, Cameron plan winter wedding The couple want it an unconventional and fun affair.

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U.S. Out of 100 Freestyle ATHENS (Reuters) - Jason Lezak, fastest man in the world this year, and Ian Crocker were eliminated in the heats of the 100 meters freestyle on Tuesday, leaving the United States without an Olympic finalist in the event for the first time, barring the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games and an open-water duel between an Austrian and a Hungarian in 1896.

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German Investor Confidence Declines on Concern About Increase in Oil Price Investor confidence in Germany, Europe s biggest economy, dropped for the first month in three in August amid concern about record oil prices and slowing growth in the U.S. and Japan.

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Pakistan raids on tribal sanctuaries sent Al-Qaeda scattering: Musharraf (AFP) AFP - Top Al-Qaeda operatives have fled sanctuaries near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan to cities and other countries after army raids, President Pervez Musharraf was reported as saying.

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Investment bank downgrades notebook makers Cites falling margins, weakening demand

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NY Seen Steady; Eyes on AMAT, Motorola (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street was set for a steady start on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip group Applied Materials (AMAT.O) and inflation data a focus, while shares in a bullish Motorola (MOT.N) may rise.

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Cdn-owned hotel in Moscow 'illegally' shut down, manager says (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MOSCOW (CP) - One of the oldest Canadian-owned businesses in Russia, Moscow's Aerostar Hotel, has been shut down and its Canadian manager ejected by private guards working for a junior Russian partner.

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Court orders Gujarat riot review India's Supreme Court tells police in the state of Gujarat to review 2,000 riot cases which had been closed.

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Shell Kills Seven People in Central Baghdad BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents fired a shell into a crowded street in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, killing seven people, including two children, and wounding 42, hospital officials said.

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NY Seen Steady; Eyes on AMAT, Motorola LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street was set for a steady start on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip group Applied Materials <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AMAT.O&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AMAT.O</A> and inflation data a focus, while shares in a bullish Motorola <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MOT.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MOT.N</A> may rise.

0

New Flightless Bird Species Found Off Philippines (Reuters) Reuters - Scientists have discovered a new species of flightless bird on a remote island in the Philippines, the conservation group BirdLife International said on Tuesday.

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Macromedia to bolster video on the Web Macromedia on Tuesday is announcing a video kit to enable users of its authoring tools suite, Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional, to more easily add video to their Web sites.

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OOo Off the Wall: Getting in the Frame A discussion of how to use frame styles in OOo Writer.

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Bruce Willis hits on strange women! Hollywood hunk Bruce Willis has not been very lucky with women ever since he has broken up with his girlfriend Brooke Burke, despite the fact that he has reportedly been hitting on every woman who crosses his path.

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Olympics: China Halfway to Completing Medals Plan ATHENS (Reuters) - China led the Olympic medal race going into the fourth day of competition on Tuesday with 10 golds.

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U.S. Out of 100 Freestyle ATHENS (Reuters) - Jason Lezak, fastest man in the world this year, and Ian Crocker were eliminated in the heats of the 100 meters freestyle on Tuesday, leaving the United States without an Olympic finalist in the event for the first time, barring the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games and an open-water duel between an Austrian and a Hungarian in 1896.

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NY Seen Steady; Eyes on AMAT, Motorola (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street was set for a steady start on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip group Applied Materials (AMAT.O) and inflation data a focus, while shares in a bullish Motorola (MOT.N) may rise.

13

Indian Supreme Court orders reopening of Hindu-Muslim riot cases (AFP) AFP - India's Supreme Court ordered that some 2,000 cases stemming from Hindu-Muslim riots which ravaged western Gujarat two years ago be reinvestigated amid allegations of bias on the part of the state authorities.

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Burundi Army Says Might Enter Congo After Massacre BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The Burundi army said on Tuesday it might cross into neighboring Congo to pursue rebels and militia it blames for massacring 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees at a camp in western Burundi.

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Olympics: China Halfway to Completing Medals Plan ATHENS (Reuters) - China led the Olympic medal race going into the fourth day of competition on Tuesday with 10 golds.

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Minister attacks A-level critics Education: The schools minister David Miliband today launched a pre-emptive defence of A-levels, labelling critics of the exams elitist.

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Home Depot Quarterly Profit Rises (Reuters) Reuters - Home Depot Inc. (HD.N), the world's largest home improvement retailer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and other store improvements helped boost sales.

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NY Seen Steady; Eyes on AMAT, Motorola (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street was set for a steady start on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip group Applied Materials (AMAT.O) and inflation data a focus, while shares in a bullish Motorola (MOT.N) may rise.

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Motorola Expects Strong Sales Growth (Reuters) Reuters - Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004 thanks to new handsets with innovative designs and features.

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Home Depot Quarterly Profit Rises ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A>, the world's largest home improvement retailer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and other store improvements helped boost sales.

0

Dollar Mired Near Lows Before U.S. Data LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near a one-month low against the euro on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data later in the day for clues on the future path of interest rates.

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Cantor Fitzgerald to Spin Off Unit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cantor Fitzgerald LP, the bond brokerage that suffered more deaths in the Sept. 11 attacks than any other company, said it will spin off its voice brokerage business to focus on expanding its institutional equity and fixed-income businesses.

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Via.Networks buys PSINet Europe ...but not UK

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Footing the Big Brother webtap bill CALEA snoops, you pay

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Gartner lowers PC forecasts Weak USA

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Jackson Hearing Like Hollywood Production (AP) AP - As court appearances go, it was a Hollywood-style production, with Michael Jackson and his family dressed all in white as they approached the court in a chauffeured double-decker bus.

1

Russian court to consider Yukos's plea to suspend enforcement of tax bill (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court was to consider the beleaguered Yukos oil company's appeal on Tuesday to suspend government efforts to collect $3.4 billion US ($4.5 billion Cdn) in back taxes -a massive bill that has put Russia's largest oil producer on the verge of ruin.

2

GB suffer hockey setback Great Britain lose 3-2 to Korea in a men's hockey thriller.

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Taiwan Offers Compromise on Direct China Links (Reuters) Reuters - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian proposed on Tuesday to define direct transport links with rival China as cross-Strait routes, in a bid to bypass a longstanding political dispute, but Beijing is likely to ignore him.

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American Allies Embrace U.S. Military Plan (AP) AP - American allies Japan and Australia embraced a new U.S. plan to restructure its forces abroad, while Russia said it was not concerned by the proposal. But Germany, home to 70,000 U.S. soldiers, said any withdrawal from the former Cold War frontier may hurt its economy.

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Taiwan Offers Compromise on Direct China Links TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian proposed on Tuesday to define direct transport links with rival China as cross-Strait routes, in a bid to bypass a longstanding political dispute, but Beijing is likely to ignore him.

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Baghdad Blast Kills Seven, Najaf Fighting Rages BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A shell killed seven people in a busy Baghdad street on Tuesday and U.S. forces fought pitched battles with Shi'ite militia in the holy city of Najaf.

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Baghdad Blast Kills Seven, Najaf Fighting Rages BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A shell killed seven people in a busy Baghdad street on Tuesday and U.S. forces fought pitched battles with Shi'ite militia in the holy city of Najaf.

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Jordanian Hostage Freed in Iraq -Jazeera TV DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraqi police said a Jordanian hostage has been released in Iraq, Arabic television Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.

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GB suffer hockey setback Great Britain lose 3-2 to Korea in a men's hockey thriller.

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Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.

0

Finance workers in union merger A total of 140,000 members at union Unifi are absorbed into Amicus to create a 'super-union' for UK finance workers.

0

IT managers prescribe holistic security Reg Reader Studies But don't swallow own medicine

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UK gamers rush to snap up Doom 3 The eagerly anticipated Doom 3 has stormed to the top of the UK games charts.

6

Real halves music prices, widens loss But the labels are the real winners

6

Revealing Hospital Gowns Redesigned (AP) AP - Whether its blue or spotted or stripped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center.

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UK gamers rush to snap up Doom 3 The eagerly anticipated Doom 3 has stormed to the top of the UK games charts.

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Palestinians Mislead UN on Youth's Death -Israel (Reuters) Reuters - Israel accused the Palestinian Authority on Thursday of misleading the United Nations by including a youth gunned down by Palestinian militants on a list of people killed by Israeli forces.

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Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.

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U.S. Misses Cut in Olympic 100 Free ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event. Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe...

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Delays Mar Conference Mission to Najaf BAGHDAD, Iraq - A delegation of Iraqis meant to help negotiate an end to an uprising in Najaf was forced to delay its mission Tuesday when it could not get a military escort for the dangerous journey to meet the radical cleric at the center of the standoff in the holy city. It was an embarrassing turn of events for Iraqi leaders seeking a political victory to give them credibility as they try to chart the country's new course and end the fighting in Najaf - their worst crisis since taking power in the end of June...

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TV Says Lebanese Man Held Hostage in Iraq BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese satellite television channel LBC aired a tape on Tuesday it said showed a Lebanese man held hostage in Iraq.

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UK gamers rush to snap up Doom 3 The eagerly anticipated Doom 3 has stormed to the top of the UK games charts.

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Police use bible to beat crime Police in a rural area of Romania are sending criminals to church in an attempt to drive down crime figures.

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Schroeder 'gives three-year-old Russian girl a home' German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife have adopted a three-year-old Russian girl, German media report.

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Polish Oil Company Dismisses Chief Exec The supervisory board of oil refiner PKN Orlen SA, one of Poland's largest companies, dismissed the firm's chief executive Tuesday over irregularities in his election to the post last month.

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Russian Top Court Upholds Spy's Sentence (Reuters) Reuters - Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a scientist sentenced to 15 years in jail for spying for the West, Interfax news agency reported.

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Cricket: England on a high Michael Vaughan believes England can complete a 4-0 whitewash over West Indies even if Graham Thorpe misses the final Test.

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Call for curbs on lap dancing clubs Officials in Glasgow say a study supports calls for lap dancing clubs to licensed as sex shops.

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Russian Top Court Upholds Spy's Sentence (Reuters) Reuters - Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a scientist sentenced to 15 years in jail for spying for the West, Interfax news agency reported.

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Russian Top Court Upholds Spy's Sentence MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a scientist sentenced to 15 years in jail for spying for the West, Interfax news agency reported.

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UK gamers rush to snap up Doom 3 The eagerly anticipated Doom 3 has stormed to the top of the UK games charts.

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Wanted: Sleeping Space for Protesters. Hot Water Optional. The protesters coming to New York are receiving an outpouring of hospitality from scores of people who are opening their homes as temporary, free shelter.

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Jordanian Hostage Freed in Iraq -Jazeera TV DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraqi police said a Jordanian hostage had been released in Iraq, Arabic television Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.

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Najaf Battles Leave Many in Risky No-Man's-Land NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - When Saddam Hussein ruled Najaf with an iron fist, Samir Ghalib stayed home during troubled times.

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Cricket: England on a high Michael Vaughan believes England can complete a 4-0 whitewash over West Indies even if Graham Thorpe misses the final Test.

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Call for curbs on lap dancing clubs Officials in Glasgow say a study supports calls for lap dancing clubs to licensed as sex shops.

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Dollar Mired Near Lows Before U.S. Data (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar hovered near a one-month low against the euro on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data later in the day for clues on the future path of interest rates.

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Home Depot Profit Tops Estimates on Sales ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A> on Tuesday reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and other store improvements helped boost sales.

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Consumers Would Pay In Phone Proposal A proposal backed by a coalition of telephone carriers would cut billions of dollars in fees owed by long-distance companies to regional phone giants but would allow the regional companies to make up some of the difference by raising monthly phone bills for millions of consumers. -The Washington Post

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Warming threatens California wine California is to get hotter and drier by the end of the century, threatening its valuable wine industry.

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Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.

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British eventers slip back Great Britain slip down to third after the cross-country round of the three-day eventing.

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Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.

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'Thalidomide slur' flyer to sue A woman with no limbs who was told she could not fly without a carer says she has borrowed $10,000 to sue the airline in a US court.

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Valentine attack victim 'improving' A man, in a coma for two years since a Valentine's Day attack in Cardiff, is said to be showing signs of improvement, police say.

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India for gentle approach to tackling inflation (Reuters) Reuters - Surging Indian inflation has rattled investors, but the country's policy makers are likely to take it in their stride while they assess the impact of an oil shock and erratic monsoon rains on Asia's fourth-biggest economy.

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North Korea Talks Still On, China Tells Downer BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's refusal to take part in working-level talks on the nuclear crisis prompted a diplomatic flurry on Tuesday with China, the host of the talks, at the heart of efforts to keep the process on track.

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TV Says Lebanese Man Held Hostage in Iraq BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese satellite television channel LBC aired a tape on Tuesday it said showed a Lebanese driver held hostage in Iraq.

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Afghan Rebel Commander Seizes Ground in Herat HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A renegade Afghan commander seized ground in fresh fighting in the western province of Herat on Tuesday, sources said, despite the deployment of troops from Kabul to support the besieged governor.

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British eventers slip back Great Britain slip down to third after the cross-country round of the three-day eventing.

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Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.

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'Thalidomide slur' flyer to sue A woman with no limbs who was told she could not fly without a carer says she has borrowed $10,000 to sue the airline in a US court.

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Valentine attack victim 'improving' A man, in a coma for two years since a Valentine's Day attack in Cardiff, is said to be showing signs of improvement, police say.

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Ignorance is bliss Sydney dispatch: Fiji disappeared off the world news radar after George Speight's coup but ethnic rivalry remains a problem, reports David Fickling.

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Stocks Seen Higher, Buoyed by Motorola NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are seen higher at the open, buoyed by a positive outlook from Motorola Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MOT.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MOT.N</A> and easing crude prices.

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Teva to Buy Pfizer Generic Unit JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has agreed to buy Pfizer Inc.'s Italian generic drug marketing company and is hungry for more acquisitions, the drugmaker said on Tuesday.

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Aether Finds Buyer for Gov't Division; More Headlines... Headlines from Washington-area companies.

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MacColl inquiry statement 'soon' Kirsty MacColl's mother hopes to make a statement soon on a new inquiry into her daughter's death.

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German welfare rallies escalate Eastern Germany sees more mass protests over welfare cuts, with smaller rallies in western cities.

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Dollar firms ahead of inflation data, yen supported by falling oil prices (AFP) AFP - The dollar rose against the euro and yen ahead of monthly US inflation data that analysts said should give clues to the future direction of American interest rates.

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