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Gay protestors lobby record label
Gay rights group OutRage! calls on EMI to cancel the contract of "homophobic" singer Beenie Man. | 1 |
Muted response to US troops plan
US allies broadly welcome the announcement of plans for a major shake-up of US forces around the world. | 2 |
Hackers charged
Two men accused of aiding a Romanian man charged with hacking into the online ordering system of the world's largest computer equipment distributor pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of mail fraud and ... | 2 |
Rescue workers comb storm-hit English village after flash flood horror (AFP)
AFP - Rescue workers combed a coastal village in north Cornwall, searching for any victims after a devastating flash flood sent a wall of water tearing through the picturesque tourist spot the day before. | 2 |
FRANCE: Nuclear Accident in Japan Raises Fears, And Hope
PARIS, Aug 17 (IPS) - The fatal accident at the Japanese nuclear power
plant Mihama last week has raised
fears about French nuclear
facilities -- and also the desire to have more.
| 2 |
Rescue workers comb storm-hit English village after flash flood horror (AFP)
AFP - Rescue workers combed a coastal village in north Cornwall, searching for any victims after a devastating flash flood sent a wall of water tearing through the picturesque tourist spot the day before. | 13 |
Afghan president gains backing of militia commanders ahead of polls (AFP)
AFP - A lieutenant of powerful northern warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostam pledged to back incumbent Hamid Karzai in the upcoming presidential vote and said 149 other military commanders would join him. | 13 |
Iraqi Delegation Flies to Najaf in Peace Bid
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders flew out of Baghdad on U.S. military helicopters Tuesday, heading for Najaf in a bid to end a bloody Shi'ite uprising, delegates said. | 13 |
Small Increase Expected in Consumer Prices (AP)
AP - The Labor Department reports on consumer prices for July at 8:30 a.m. EDT this morning. Economists are looking for an increase of 0.1 percent, following a 0.3 percent hike in June. | 0 |
J.C. Penney Posts Second-Quarter Profit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Department store operator J.C. Penney Co. Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=JCP.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">JCP.N</A> on Tuesday posted a second-quarter operating profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, helped by inventory controls and strong department store sales. | 0 |
IBM buys Maersk Data
Fancy a Danish | 6 |
AMD Ships New Mobile Chips
Latest Athlon 64 processors feature advanced manufacturing technology. | 6 |
Legal lineage hassles
For a majority of the girls who come to the industry holding their mother's hands, "Ask Mummy" is likely to turn into "Axe Mummy" when the zeroes on the passbook begin to look suspiciously undernourished. | 1 |
Ex-CIA Chiefs Want Power for Intel Czar (AP)
AP - Draft Senate Intelligence Committee legislation would create a national intelligence director with authority over spending, hiring and firing, powers the White House has not explicitly endorsed but three former spymasters said Monday would be crucial to coordinating multiple agencies. | 12 |
Paris air terminal back in action
Flights resume from a Paris airport terminal where a roof collapsed in May, killing four people. | 2 |
Iraqi Delegation Flies to Najaf in Peace Bid (Reuters)
Reuters - A delegation of Iraqi political and
religious leaders flew out of Baghdad on U.S. military
helicopters Tuesday, heading for Najaf in a bid to end a bloody
Shi'ite uprising, delegates said. | 13 |
Ex-CIA Chiefs Want Power for Intel Czar (AP)
AP - Draft Senate Intelligence Committee legislation would create a national intelligence director with authority over spending, hiring and firing, powers the White House has not explicitly endorsed but three former spymasters said Monday would be crucial to coordinating multiple agencies. | 13 |
U.S. to Give Cuba $50,000 Hurricane Aid (AP)
AP - Cubans hit hard by hurricane Charley will receive $50,000 in U.S. assistance, the State Department said Friday. | 13 |
Paris air terminal back in action
Flights resume from a Paris airport terminal where a roof collapsed in May, killing four people. | 13 |
'Fresh BA offer' in pay dispute
British Airways makes a 'significant' new pay offer to unions to avoid a strike over the August bank holiday. | 13 |
When gay Americans marry
What is most interesting about self-outing US politician James McGreevey is the reaction of his wife, says Dan Savage. | 10 |
Staples Profit Up Sharply, to Enter China
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Staples Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SPLS.O&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SPLS.O</A>, the top U.S. office products retailer, on Tuesday reported a 39 percent jump in quarterly profit, raised its full-year forecast and said it plans to enter the fast-growing Chinese market. | 0 |
Euro industrial production slows
Industrial production in the eurozone
falls by 0.4% in June from May, with Germany registering the biggest fall. | 0 |
German welfare rallies escalate
Eastern Germany sees more mass protests over welfare cuts, with smaller rallies in western cities. | 0 |
Summer spammers get raunchy
Porn spam up 350% since June | 6 |
Ice yields ancient 'plant matter'
Scientists drilling ice cores in Greenland have recovered what appear to be plant remains from nearly 3km (two miles) below the surface. | 6 |
Many engineers lack a four-year degree
The news comes as some observers warn that the United States needs to focus more on training scientists and engineers. | 6 |
AMD begins shipments of Oakville mobile chips
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has begun shipping commercial versions of its Athlon 64 processors made using a 90-nanometer process, marking another step forward in the company's transition to the more advanced manufacturing technology. | 6 |
Google seeks to end auction Tuesday
Google Inc. wants to conclude its share auction Tuesday, setting the stage for its stock to go public Wednesday, according to a statement on its IPO (initial public offering) Web site. | 6 |
Football: Nunez joins Liverpool
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez seals the signing of Antonio Nunez from Real Madrid. | 2 |
Rare species of jellyfish found in Croatia
Croatian marine biologists have discovered a rare species of jellyfish in the Adriatic, the daily Jutarnji list reported on Tuesday. | 2 |
Germany Shaken by U.S. Plans to Withdraw Troops (Reuters)
Reuters - The German government said on Tuesday
U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign of Europe's
divisions being healed, but communities hit by the decision
warned they were headed for economic disaster. | 2 |
Pakistan calls on US, NATO to beef up Al-Qaeda hunt (AFP)
AFP - The United States and other NATO members should adopt "more security measures" in the hunt for Al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan, Al-Hayat newspaper quoted the Pakistani Interior Minister as saying. | 13 |
Germany Shaken by U.S. Plans to Withdraw Troops
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government said on Tuesday U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign of Europe's divisions being healed, but communities hit by the decision warned they were headed for economic disaster. | 13 |
Americans Miss Cut in 100-Meter Freestyle
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 |
790,000 Still Have No Power in Florida
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - About 790,000 people remain without power in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, and officials estimate it could take weeks to get electricity fully restored... | 13 |
'Boots' Takes Gold at the Ferret Olympics
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - While world-class athletes were grunting and groaning on the other side of the Atlantic Sunday, "Boots" went for the gold here in his own way... | 13 |
Small Increase Expected in Consumer Prices
WASHINGTON - The Labor Department reports on consumer prices for July at 8:30 a.m. EDT this morning... | 13 |
Income Gap Up Over Two Decades, Data Show
WASHINGTON - Over two decades, the income gap has steadily increased between the richest Americans, who own homes and stocks and got big tax breaks, and those at the middle and bottom of the pay scale, whose paychecks buy less. The growing disparity is even more pronounced in this recovering economy... | 13 |
Delays Mar Negotiation Mission in 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 |
Amber Frey May Be Cross-Examined Today
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Defense attorneys for Scott Peterson say they expect to begin their cross-examination of Amber Frey this afternoon... | 13 |
Maine Hospital Issues Redesigned Gowns
PORTLAND, Maine - Whether it's blue or spotted or striped, 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... | 13 |
Commuter launches train service
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/697/'>CNN International: Europe</a> | 10 |
Saks Posts Wider Second-Quarter Loss (Reuters)
Reuters - Saks Inc. (SKS.N) on Tuesday posted a
wider quarterly loss as poor sales at its lower-priced
department stores outweighed a strong performance at its Saks
Fifth Avenue luxury chain. | 0 |
July Consumer Prices Drop, Energy Tumbles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices dropped in July for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report showing underlying inflation pressures largely in check. | 0 |
Housing Starts Rebound Sharply in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts rebounded sharply in July, making up almost all the ground lost in a June slump by posting their largest monthly percentage gain since September 2002, a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed. | 0 |
Home Depot, Motorola Rise Before Bell
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A> rose before the opening bell on Tuesday after the world's largest home improvement retailer reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit. | 0 |
Home Depot's Net Tops Estimates
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 store renovations and better service drove sales improvement in every category. | 0 |
Deere & Co. Earnings Jump Sharply
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Deere & Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DE.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DE.N</A>, one of the world's largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its agricultural and construction equipment businesses. | 0 |
Saks Posts Wider Second-Quarter Loss
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Saks Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SKS.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SKS.N</A> on Tuesday posted a wider quarterly loss as poor sales at its lower-priced department stores outweighed a strong performance at its Saks Fifth Avenue luxury chain. | 0 |
Researchers Develop Method to Find Algae (AP)
AP - Marine researchers are hoping to prevent tides of destructive algae from killing fish and fouling beaches through early detection of the microscopic organisms. | 6 |
Actress Diane Lane ties the knot
Diane Lane marries her actor partner Josh Brolin. Plus other entertainment news in brief. | 1 |
Albany Is Top Party School in Nation (AP)
AP - Beating Harvard or Yale on a list of rankings would ordinarily make administrators at the State University of New York at Albany beam. But not when it wins the nation's No. 1 party school crown. | 12 |
Kan., Mo. Colleges Call for Vaccinations (AP)
AP - Health officials are hoping college students will add one more thing to their back-to-school list: a meningitis vaccination. | 12 |
Investment Banks Are Hiring In Europe (BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - It sounds like a tale of woe for Europe's investment banks. One of the biggest takeover attempts in British retail history -- retail tycoon Philip Green's $17 billion bid for iconic Marks & Spencer Group PLC -- came to naught. A much-anticipated boom in initial public offerings has fizzled. And after a drought that started in 2001, merger-and-acquisition activity remains in a funk. But bankers in Europe's financial capital, the City of London, and its auxiliary, Canary Wharf, aren't crying in their pints. ... | 2 |
After deadly roof collapse, Paris airport terminal reopens partially (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - PARIS (AP) - Nearly three months after a deadly collapse of its futuristic roof, a Paris airport terminal reopened to commercial jet traffic on Tuesday, officials said. | 2 |
Ice yields ancient 'plant matter'
Scientists drilling ice cores in Greenland have recovered what appear to be plant remains from nearly 3km (two miles) below the surface. | 2 |
U.S. Brokers Cease-fire in Western Afghanistan (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States has brokered a
cease-fire between a renegade Afghan militia leader and the
embattled governor of the western province of Herat,
Washington's envoy to Kabul said Tuesday.
"Our expectation is that the agreement that has been made will
be honored," said ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, adding that the
cease-fire was due to take effect at 4 p.m. | 13 |
U.S. Brokers Cease-fire in Western Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has brokered a cease-fire between a renegade Afghan militia leader and the embattled governor of the western province of Herat, Washington's envoy to Kabul said Tuesday. "Our expectation is that the agreement that has been made will be honored," said ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, adding that the cease-fire was due to take effect at 4 p.m. | 13 |
Football: Liverpool sign Nunez
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez seals the signing of Antonio Nunez from Real Madrid. | 13 |
Ice yields ancient 'plant matter'
Scientists drilling ice cores in Greenland have recovered what appear to be plant remains from nearly 3km (two miles) below the surface. | 13 |
Ice yields ancient 'plant matter'
Scientists drilling ice cores in Greenland have recovered what appear to be plant remains from nearly 3km (two miles) below the surface. | 10 |
July Consumer Prices Drop, Energy Tumbles (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. consumer prices dropped in July
for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy
costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report
showing underlying inflation pressures largely in check. | 0 |
Housing Starts Rebound Sharply in July (Reuters)
Reuters - Housing starts rebounded sharply in
July, making up almost all the ground lost in a June slump by
posting their largest monthly percentage gain since September
2002, a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed. | 0 |
Consumer Prices Dip in July
Consumer prices, which have been buffeted this year by soaring energy costs, fell by 0.1 percent in July as gasoline costs posted their biggest decline in eight months, the government reported Tuesday. | 0 |
Real in online music price war
RealNetworks halves the price of music downloads in an aggressive attempt to boost its share of the online music market. | 0 |
Groups: Ill. Butterfly Population Falling (AP)
AP - The number of butterflies fluttering around the Chicago area has dropped dramatically this summer, experts and enthusiasts say. | 6 |
Email chancer claims copyright on @
Using @ regularly? Better cough up, then | 6 |
German Growth Expectations Fall
German finance professionals' growth expectations have dropped this month amid fears that soaring oil prices could slow the recovery of Europe's biggest economy, according to a survey released Tuesday. | 2 |
Germany Shaken by U.S. Plans to Withdraw Troops
The German government said on Tuesday U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign of Europe's divisions being healed, but communities hit by the decision warned they were headed for economic disaster. | 2 |
Communism still haunts east Europe
Is the transition from communism over? To some analysts of the eight central and east European countries that joined the European Union on May 1, and which are all now members of NATO, that question could ... | 2 |
Customs seize 'booze boat' goods
One of the customers of Britain's first offshore off-licence has goods seized by customs officials. | 2 |
Real in online music price war
RealNetworks halves the price of music downloads in an aggressive attempt to boost its share of the online music market. | 2 |
Rescue workers comb storm-hit Cornish village after flash flood horror (AFP)
AFP - Rescue workers combed a coastal village in north Cornwall for missing persons after a flash flood sent a wall of water tearing through the picturesque tourist spot the day before. | 13 |
Vietnam Hosts Investment Conference (AP)
AP - Hoping to boost business ties with Singapore, Vietnam's prime minister opened a forum here Tuesday with promises of economic reform and continued growth. | 13 |
GOP Steps Up Pressure on McGreevey (AP)
AP - Republican Party leaders hope to ratchet up the pressure on Gov. James E. McGreevey to leave office before a self-imposed November deadline by taking their case to the public. | 13 |
Real in online music price war
RealNetworks halves the price of music downloads in an aggressive attempt to boost its share of the online music market. | 13 |
Customs seize 'booze boat' goods
One of the customers of Britain's first offshore off-licence has goods seized by customs officials. | 10 |
Real in online music price war
RealNetworks halves the price of music downloads in an aggressive attempt to boost its share of the online music market. | 10 |
In defence of A-levels
Education: With record-breaking A-level results forecast for Thursday, schools minister David Milliband defends the exam's integrity. | 10 |
Auto Retailer CarMax Cuts Profit Outlook (Reuters)
Reuters - Auto retailer CarMax Inc. (KMX.N) on
Tuesday said it was cutting its second-quarter earnings
forecast due to slower-than-expected used-car sales. | 0 |
Stocks Set to Open Up After Reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Tuesday after an economic report showed U.S. consumer prices dropped in July for the first time in eight months and another report said U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in July. | 0 |
Treasuries Edge Ahead on Inflation Relief
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices firmed on Tuesday after a key reading of U.S. inflation proved softer-than-expected, a relief to investors in fixed-income debt. | 0 |
Chain Store Sales Growth Slows
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricanes Bonnie and Charley slowed U.S. chain store sales growth in the latest week, a report said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Cool Weather Killed Gypsy Moths in Wis. (AP)
AP - Wisconsin's annual battle against a leaf-eating insect got some help from this spring's nasty weather, which resulted in a huge decline in tree defoliation, a state forestry expert said Monday. | 6 |
Broadband offers magical journey
A 'magic carpet' to take children around the world is one of the projects that has won a community net award. | 6 |
Real in online music price war
RealNetworks halves the price of music downloads in an aggressive attempt to boost its share of the online music market. | 6 |
'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 |
British troops arrive in Kazakhstan for training exercise (AFP)
AFP - Around 150 British troops arrived in Kazakhstan for a 10-day training exercise aimed at strengthening the oil-rich republic's defences, a British official in the former Soviet republic told AFP. | 2 |
BHP Billiton year to June profit seen up sharply on higher prices, demand (AFP)
AFP - Australian resources firm BHP Billiton is expected to post sharply higher earnings in the year to June aided by rising commodities prices, high production levels and continued strong demand from China, analysts said. | 2 |
Staples beats Wall Street consensus, makes acquisitions in China, Europe (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) - Staples Inc.'s second-quarter profit grew 39 per cent and beat Wall Street expectations as sales grew across Staples' office products portfolio, from retail stores to delivered products and European business. | 2 |
British troops arrive in Kazakhstan for training exercise (AFP)
AFP - Around 150 British troops arrived in Kazakhstan for a 10-day training exercise aimed at strengthening the oil-rich republic's defences, a British official in the former Soviet republic told AFP. | 13 |
Rathore wins India's first individual silver in Olympics (Reuters)
Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) India's Rajyavardhan Rathore won the country's first medal at the Athens Games by winning silver in the men's double trap shooting event on Tuesday. | 13 |
BHP Billiton year to June profit seen up sharply on higher prices, demand (AFP)
AFP - Australian resources firm BHP Billiton is expected to post sharply higher earnings in the year to June aided by rising commodities prices, high production levels and continued strong demand from China, analysts said. | 13 |
Iraqi Delegation Flies to Najaf in Peace Bid
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - A delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders flew from Baghdad to Najaf on U.S. military helicopters Tuesday in a bid to end a bloody Shi'ite uprising. | 13 |
Profits Up for Farm Equipment Maker Deere
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Deere & Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DE.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DE.N</A>, one of the world's largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its agricultural and construction equipment businesses. | 0 |
Oil Eases on Venezuela, Russia Optimism
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Tuesday as fears of supply disruptions receded following a convincing referendum victory in Venezuela for President Hugo Chavez and after Russia's YUKOS said it had received a government assurance on September exports. | 0 |
Consumer Prices Fell Modestly in July
Consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent in July as gasoline costs posted their biggest decline in eight months, the government reported today. | 0 |
Home Depot Reports 19 Percent Rise in Profits
Home Depot reported a jump in second-quarter profit on record sales as it benefited from strong performance in stores open at least a year. | 0 |
Single 419er faces Dutch porridge
52 cuffed, one conviction | 6 |
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