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CA buys PestPatrol anti-spyware developer
Computer Associates said Monday it acquired PestPatrol, a firm marketing anti-spyware software to enterprises, small businesses and individual consumers. | 6 |
KDE 3.3 Linux desktop closes in on Windows
The final release of KDE 3.3, an open-source Linux desktop environment, is due in a few days and will give users greatly improved email facilities. | 6 |
Spitz's Record Is Safe
ATHENS, Greece - In all honesty, did anyone really believe Michael Phelps could equal or surpass Mark Spitz's record of seven swimming Olympic gold medals? And as near-impossible it seems now in hindsight, didn't the $1 million bonus attached to it for ... | 8 |
Bill Simmons
I'm starting to wonder if "Puerto Rico 92, USA 73" was one of those life-altering upsets, along the lines of "USA 4, USSR 3" and "Cadwallader 99, Nevada State 98." It's not that we lost. I knew that was going to happen. Even predicted it. It was the way ... | 8 |
Nunez officially joins Liverpool
Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Antonio Nunez arrived at Liverpool Tuesday as part of the deal that sent Michael Owen to Spanish giant Real Madrid. | 8 |
Iranian judo scandal
Iran's Judo champion, a favourite at the Athens Games, has disqualified himself rather than face an Israeli opponent, apparently on the instruction of Iran's Olympic Committee. So far the International Olympic Committee has been silent. What's your view? ... | 8 |
The Boks Must Give Lame Kicks the Boot
THE Springboks will need to reduce the amount of possession they give away through errant kicking sharply if they are to limit Australia's lethal counterattacking power in Saturday's tri-nations clash in Durban. | 8 |
Basketball: China's Yao Takes Anger Out on New Zealand
ATHENS (Reuters) - An angry Yao Ming took his frustrations out on New Zealand at the Olympic men's basketball tournament on Tuesday, pouring in 39 points as China beat the Kiwis 69-62. | 8 |
Lara's captaincy on the line at Oval
West Indies captain Brian Lara tips his helmet to the fans after becoming one of only four players to reach ten thousand runs in Test matches. Picture:AP ... | 8 |
Jays keep fighting
It's not as if the Blue Jays don't have anything to play for with seven weeks remaining in their season. | 8 |
Americans lose second beach volleyball match
ATHENS, Greece (Ticker) -- The dream of a second consecutive beach volleyball gold medal has become all but impossible for American Dain Blanton. | 8 |
Delegation Is Delayed Before Reaching Najaf
AGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 17 A delegation of Iraqis was delayed for security reasons today but still intended to visit Najaf to try to convince a rebellious Shiite cleric and his militia to evacuate a shrine in the holy city and end ... | 11 |
Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon approved tenders to build 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the occupied West Bank, plans that were shelved earlier to avoid discord with Washington, political sources said Tuesday. | 11 |
Flash flood traps hundreds in Cornish resort
Trapped residents in Boscastle are lifted to safety from the roof of their flooded home. Three people were missing yesterday after a flash flood hit a coastal tourist area in south-west England, sweeping dozens of cars into the sea and leaving hundreds ... | 11 |
Google IPO Set to Trade this Week
On Monday, Google requested final approval from federal regulators to begin trading their stock. Google has asked that the SEC declare its registration statement effective as of 1 pm pacific time today. Google ... | 11 |
Oil Eases on Venezuela Referendum
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 ... | 11 |
Conmen follow in Charley's trail
When Hurricane Charley moved out, the conmen moved in. From selling $5 ($A7) bags of ice by the road to charging up to $11,000 to take down damaged trees, the rip-offs are rampant. | 11 |
Windows Update
Operating systems just ain't what they used to be. For a while, Microsoft released a new version of Windows every two or three yearseach creating a ripple effect on how we all used and thought about technology. But now, there's a ... | 11 |
New bird survives hungry Filipinos
Manila - A new species of flightless bird has been discovered living on a tiny island in the northern Philippines where the inhabitants formerly ate them, scientists and birdwatchers said on Tuesday. | 11 |
Spitz's Record Is Safe
ATHENS, Greece - In all honesty, did anyone really believe Michael Phelps could equal or surpass Mark Spitz's record of seven swimming Olympic gold medals? And as near-impossible it seems now in hindsight, didn't the $1 million bonus attached to it for ... | 11 |
Bill Simmons
I'm starting to wonder if "Puerto Rico 92, USA 73" was one of those life-altering upsets, along the lines of "USA 4, USSR 3" and "Cadwallader 99, Nevada State 98." It's not that we lost. I knew that was going to happen. Even predicted it. It was the way ... | 11 |
Venezuela's Chavez Won in 21 of 23 States, Universal Reports
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, in defeating an effort to recall him from office Sunday, won a majority of the votes in 21 of the country's 23 states, El Universal reported, citing National Electoral Council figures. | 11 |
China's Appeal to North Korea: Attend Nuclear Working Talks
China has asked that North Korea attend working-level meetings ahead of the next round of six-party nuclear talks in Beijing. | 11 |
Halliburton Says Army to Withhold Some Payments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. on Tuesday said the US Army will withhold payments of 15 percent of future bills, apparently backtracking on an earlier deal. | 12 |
Enter a Category
ALBANY, NY -- The ceremony on the third anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks will feature parents and grandparents reading the names of their loves ones who died that day. | 12 |
Dollar Gains on Euro After Muted US CPI
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted gains against the euro on Tuesday, digesting a slew of US economic data that failed to substantially alter expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. | 12 |
Tri-state helps hurricane victims
Several local emergency response and disaster relief workers and volunteers are helping with Hurricane Charley relief efforts in Florida, with more expected to assist in the coming weeks. | 12 |
Rehearing on suicide ruling is rejected
A federal appeals court has rejected the Bush administration's request for a new hearing on Attorney General John Ashcroft's attempt to shut down Oregon's assisted-suicide law by punishing doctors who prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients. | 12 |
Fighting In Nafaf Claims The Lives Of Three Fort Hood Soldiers
Three soldiers from Fort Hood's 1st Cavalry Division have died in the fighting in Najaf, Iraq where US troops and supporters of a radical Shiite cleric have clashed for more than a week. | 12 |
Peterson: 'I'm Not An Evil Guy'
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (CBS) On audio tapes secretly recorded by Amber Frey, Scott Peterson endures harsh questioning from his one-time mistress and denies any involvement in his wife's disappearance. | 12 |
Massacre Threatens to Derail Congolese Peace Process
The bodies of about 160 Congolese Tutsis killed in Burundi during the weekend were buried on Monday, but the impact of the massacre is just beginning to be felt. A former rebel group now in the transitional government in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... | 13 |
Delegation Is Delayed Before Reaching Najaf
AGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 17 A delegation of Iraqis was delayed for security reasons today but still intended to visit Najaf to try to convince a rebellious Shiite cleric and his militia to evacuate a shrine in the holy city and end ... | 13 |
Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon approved tenders to build 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the occupied West Bank, plans that were shelved earlier to avoid discord with Washington, political sources said Tuesday. | 13 |
Flash flood traps hundreds in Cornish resort
Trapped residents in Boscastle are lifted to safety from the roof of their flooded home. Three people were missing yesterday after a flash flood hit a coastal tourist area in south-west England, sweeping dozens of cars into the sea and leaving hundreds ... | 13 |
Kidnap accused says he worked for US
A former American soldier accused of kidnapping and torturing terror suspects in Afghanistan has told a Kabul court that the FBI is withholding hundreds of documents showing that he was working for the US Government. | 13 |
Father of Pakistan Al Qaeda Suspect Files Petition
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The father of a computer engineer detained in Pakistan last month for suspected links with al Qaeda filed a petition Tuesday calling for his son to be produced in court and urging authorities not to extradite him. | 13 |
The New Woman in Schröder's Life
Gerhard Schröder is no stranger to sharing his life with members of the opposite sex. On Monday, it was revealed that there was a new young lady on the scene: his freshly adopted three-year old daughter, Viktoria. | 13 |
SADC leaders are out of touch with reality
Since yesterday, leaders of countries that make up the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have been meeting in Mauritius. The tone of the speeches presented so far suggests that the meeting will not be any different from previous ones. The ... | 13 |
Sri Lankan navy detects Tamil rebels smuggling weapons
COLOMBO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan navy on Tuesday detected a trawler of the Tamil Tiger rebels suspected of smuggling weapons in seas close to Mullaitivu in northeast of the country, the Defense Ministry said. | 13 |
HK government set to petition release of democrat jailed in China
HONG KONG : The Hong Kong government is interceding with the mainland authorities for the release of a legislator who was arrested and jailed in Guangdong. | 13 |
Latham urges PM to remove public service gag
MARK COLVIN: The Opposition leader, Mark Latham, has challenged the Prime Minister to remove the gag that's prevented senior government advisers, including those in the PM's office, from talking about what happened in the 'children overboard' affair. | 13 |
Have Ailing Airlines Found a Cure?
Could wage concessions serve as a widespread magic elixir? | 0 |
TeliaSonera acquires 100 pct of Lithuanian mobile company Omnitel (AFP)
AFP - The Swedish-Finnish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera said it had bought the remaining 10 percent stake in Lithuania's major mobile company Omnitel that it did not already own for 63.5 million dollars (51.4 million euros). | 6 |
Matter of Time Before Tibet Lake Bursts -Official (Reuters)
Reuters - A Tibetan lake formed by a Himalayan
landslide is steadily rising and will sooner or later burst its
banks and flood a valley in neighboring India, a Chinese
official said on Tuesday. | 6 |
Veritas opens China shop
New corporate entity and development center | 6 |
Astronomers give Milky Way an age
Astronomers have estimated the age of our galaxy at about 13,600 million years old. | 6 |
Livermore: No need for HP-UX on x86
CHICAGO -- This cannot be an easy time for Ann Livermore. When Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) missed Wall Street's earnings expectations late last week, the blame was placed squarely on the shoulders of the Enterprise Servers and Storage Group, one of the divisions she manages. "Unacceptable" problems within the group cost HP $400 million in revenue and $275 million in operating profit, said HP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina just hours before HP announced the sacking of three senior executives within the division. | 6 |
Qwik-Fix Pro Hardens Windows
New utility from PivX keeps intruders out of Windows systems. | 6 |
'Hell House' Spoof to Be Staged in L.A. (AP)
AP - DENVER (AP) — Hell House, the controversial morality play first staged at a suburban church for Halloween, is set to be spoofed in a new stage production in Los Angeles starting Aug. 28. | 1 |
U.S. Newspapers Eye Circulation Units Amid Scandals (Reuters)
Reuters - Newspaper circulation chiefs generally
do not draw much notice outside the publishing world, but a
string of scandals over artificially pumped-up circulation data
is bringing new scrutiny to their doors. | 1 |
Iverson Has Broken Thumb, but Will Play (AP)
AP - Allen Iverson broke his right thumb but plans to play anyway Tuesday night for the U.S. Olympic basketball team, which is coming off an embarrassing loss to Puerto Rico in its opener. | 8 |
Greek Athletes Shocked by Accusations
ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) - Greece's top two athletes, facing a state prosecutor's investigation over missed drug tests and a motorbike crash, left a hospital Tuesday declaring they were innocent and should be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games. | 8 |
Iliadis Takes Greece's Second Gold with Judo Win
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek teenager Ilias Iliadis swept up the Olympic host country's second gold medal on Tuesday, winning the men's judo under 81kg category. | 8 |
Redskins Cut Ohalete
The Washington Redskins release safety Ifeanyi Ohalete after the two-year starter slipped to third on the depth chart. | 8 |
Fish Knocks Off Ferrero
Mardy Fish turns things around for the biggest victory of his career, a 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 comeback against former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero. | 8 |
Iverson Breaks Thumb
Allen Iverson breaks his right thumb but plans to play anyway Tuesday for the U.S. men's basketball team, which is coming off a loss to Puerto Rico. | 8 |
Britain Charges Suspects in U.S.-Linked Terror Case (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain charged eight men on Tuesday
with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, some
relating to plans for U.S. buildings such as the New York Stock
Exchange that were the subject of terrorism alerts this month. | 2 |
Polish Oil Company Dismisses Its CEO (AP)
AP - 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 |
Eriksson recalls Butt and Smith to England line-up (AFP)
AFP - Newcastle midfielder Nicky Butt and Manchester United striker Alan Smith have both been handed international recalls for England's friendly against Ukraine here on Wednesday. | 2 |
Investors await critical court decision on Yukos (AFP)
AFP - Investors refrained from trades in Yukos as they awaited a critical court decision on whether Russia's embattled oil giant could use its contested stake in a rival company to pay off its crushing tax bill. | 2 |
TeliaSonera acquires 100 pct of Lithuanian mobile company Omnitel (AFP)
AFP - The Swedish-Finnish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera said it had bought the remaining 10 percent stake in Lithuania's major mobile company Omnitel that it did not already own for 63.5 million dollars (51.4 million euros). | 2 |
Chief executive of airline Swiss warns of volatile cost conditions (AFP)
AFP - The chief executive of the airline Swiss, Christoph Franz, declined to predict future earnings or possible cost-cutting, warning that the situation was too volatile because of spiralling oil prices. | 2 |
Alonso set to complete Liverpool move and join compatriot Nunez (AFP)
AFP - Liverpool are set to welcome another Spanish player to the club with midfielder Xabi Alonso of Real Sociedad soon to join forward Antonio Nunez who sealed his move to Anfield. | 2 |
Astronomers give Milky Way an age
Astronomers have estimated the age of our galaxy at about 13,600 million years old. | 2 |
Britain Charges Suspects in U.S.-Linked Terror Case (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain charged eight men on Tuesday
with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, some
relating to plans for U.S. buildings such as the New York Stock
Exchange that were the subject of terrorism alerts this month. | 13 |
Chavez Defeats Recall Attempt (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 16 -- President Hugo Chavez was declared the winner of a national recall referendum by a substantial margin on Monday, and said he had won a fresh mandate for the highly centralized, populist style of government that has stirred fierce opposition at home and irritated the Bush administration. | 13 |
Bollywood megastar Bachchan meets Pakistani students to boost ties (AFP)
AFP - Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan met with a group of Pakistani students as part of a wider initiative to deepen cultural ties between India and Pakistan. | 13 |
Reputed crime boss Frank Cotroni dies of cancer at 72, say broadcast reports (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - Reputed crime boss Frank Cotroni, who allegedly had links to New York's powerful Bonanno crime organization, has died, two broadcast reports said Tuesday. | 13 |
New ad accuses Bush of allowing false advertising (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - MoveOn PAC, which says it supports "moderate to progressive" candidates and has paid for TV ads opposing President Bush's re-election, starts airing another ad today. Called "Swift Response," the 30-second ad attempts to link Bush to an ad released two weeks ago by an organization called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. That earlier ad accused Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee and a decorated Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, of lying about his military record. | 13 |
Britain Charges Suspects in U.S.-Linked Terror Case
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain charged eight men on Tuesday with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, some relating to plans for U.S. buildings such as the New York Stock Exchange that were the subject of terrorism alerts this month. | 13 |
Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon approved tenders to build 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the occupied West Bank, plans that were shelved earlier to avoid discord with Washington, political sources said Tuesday. | 13 |
Germany Shaken by U.S. Plans to Withdraw Troops
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said Tuesday U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign Europe's divisions had healed, but communities hit by the decision warned they were headed for economic disaster. | 13 |
Astronomers give Milky Way an age
Astronomers have estimated the age of our galaxy at about 13,600 million years old. | 13 |
Ky. Pharmacy Faces Illegal Drug Charges (AP)
AP - The Food and Drug Administration has accused an equine compounding pharmacy of illegally making and selling animal drugs. | 3 |
U.S. Asks Chiron to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chiron Corp. has won a contract to develop a human vaccine against a strain of bird flu that can infect people and "has the potential to trigger a modern-day pandemic," the U.S. government said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Hurricane Charley Death Toll Rises to 19 in Florida
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Charley claimed a 19th victim in Florida, where more than a half million people remained without power on Tuesday and officials said damage to crops would run to hundreds of millions of dollars. | 10 |
Britain Charges Suspects in U.S.-Linked Terror Case
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain charged eight men on Tuesday with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, some relating to plans for U.S. buildings such as the New York Stock Exchange that were the subject of terrorism alerts this month. | 10 |
Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon approved tenders to build 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the occupied West Bank, plans that were shelved earlier to avoid discord with Washington, political sources said Tuesday. | 10 |
Greek Athletes Shocked by Accusations
ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) - Greece's top two athletes, facing a state prosecutor's investigation over missed drug tests and a motorbike crash, left a hospital Tuesday declaring they were innocent and should be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games. | 10 |
Astronomers give Milky Way an age
Astronomers have estimated the age of our galaxy at about 13,600 million years old. | 10 |
L.A. Airport Terminal Evacuated
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/3167/'>Foxnews: U.S. & World</a> | 10 |
Home Depot Raises Outlook, 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 efforts to improve service drove higher average sales in every category. | 0 |
TeliaSonera acquires 100 pct of Lithuanian mobile company Omnitel (AFP)
AFP - The Swedish-Finnish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera said it had bought the remaining 10 percent stake in Lithuania's major mobile company Omnitel that it did not already own for 63.5 million dollars (51.4 million euros). | 6 |
Bush, Kerry Press for Women's Votes (AP)
AP - Elizabeth Burnosky is a registered Democrat who voted for President Bush in 2000, opposes his policy on Iraq and calls Sen. John Kerry "a little wussy boy." There may be no greater commodity in presidential politics than a voter like Burnosky — an undecided woman with no firm party allegiance. | 12 |
TeliaSonera acquires 100 pct of Lithuanian mobile company Omnitel (AFP)
AFP - The Swedish-Finnish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera said it had bought the remaining 10 percent stake in Lithuania's major mobile company Omnitel that it did not already own for 63.5 million dollars (51.4 million euros). | 2 |
TeliaSonera acquires 100 pct of Lithuanian mobile company Omnitel (AFP)
AFP - The Swedish-Finnish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera said it had bought the remaining 10 percent stake in Lithuania's major mobile company Omnitel that it did not already own for 63.5 million dollars (51.4 million euros). | 13 |
New crisis in Great Lakes as Rwanda, Burundi threaten DR Congo (AFP)
AFP - Tiny Rwanda and Burundi have threatened action against the central African giant, Democratic Republic of Congo, after the massacre of Congolese Tutsi refugees in Burundi, which has pushed Africa's volatile Great Lakes region into a new ethnic crisis. | 13 |
Bush, Kerry Press for Women's Votes (AP)
AP - Elizabeth Burnosky is a registered Democrat who voted for President Bush in 2000, opposes his policy on Iraq and calls Sen. John Kerry "a little wussy boy." There may be no greater commodity in presidential politics than a voter like Burnosky — an undecided woman with no firm party allegiance. | 13 |
Consumer Prices Down, Industry Output Up
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 in a report that suggested a slow rate of interest rate hikes is likely. | 0 |
Home Depot Writes Big Tickets
Shoppers spend more, giving the company yet another quarter of sales growth and even better earnings. | 0 |
Pay Up for Growth
Legg Mason's Mary Chris Gay knows when to pay for growth and when to sell a stock. | 0 |
Maytag's Stroke of Genius
Offering customers a try-it-before-you-buy-it option is a smart move. | 0 |
Mounties open Nortel's books
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police formally launch a criminal investigation into company's accounting practices. | 6 |
Seattle Couple Weds in NFL Stadium
SEATTLE - Alexis Russo and Chris Lundberg found the perfect place to tie the knot: in a field. A football field... | 1 |
Stolen Tortoise Returned After a Week
KOKOMO, Ind. - A pregnant tortoise missing for about a week was returned home unharmed in an Army duffel bag... | 1 |
Marine Plays Bagpipes at Detroit Airport
ROMULUS, Mich. - Bagpipes are seldom, if ever, heard at the L.C... | 1 |
Consumer Prices Down, Industry Output Up
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 in a report that suggested a slow rate of interest rate hikes is likely. | 12 |
Keep Military Intelligence Intact, Say Ex-Defense Chiefs
The Pentagon should retain control of the majority of the country's intelligence apparatus to ensure soldiers can quickly get the information they need on the battlefield, former defense secretaries say. | 12 |
Berlusconi and Blair hope for end to Najaf fighting (AFP)
AFP - Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed hope that the new Iraqi government and its US allies reach a solution to the conflict in the Shiite holy city of Najaf. | 2 |
Charges laid against eight British terror suspects (AFP)
AFP - Britain laid charges against eight terror suspects, including conspiracy to murder and possession of surveillance plans of the New York Stock Exchange and other US-based financial institutions. | 2 |
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