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Typhoon Aere menaces Taiwan TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A strong typhoon lashed northern Taiwan on Tuesday, dumping heavy rain, grounding some flights and closing financial markets, schools and businesses across parts of the island.
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Corporate watchdog is keeping busy Nell Minow has never been afraid to confront the power brokers in corporate America, first as a fund manager and more recently as a watchdog waving red flags about excessive executive pay, questionable
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Briefly: Music promoter offers concert downloads Music promoter the Mean Fiddler has signed a deal with Universal Records that will let fans download live tracks from bands who are playing at events such as the Reading Festival.
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News: Feds invite comment on Internet wiretaps U.S. regulators open a public comment period on a plan to wire broadband and VoIP systems for law enforcement surveillance.\
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Kaneohes Wilson comes up short Kaneohe native Dean Wilson missed out yesterday on his final chance to secure his PGA Tour card. Wilson, who entered the final round of the Chrysler Championship tied for 18th and needing a top-20 finish to
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Rice wants more action, here or somewhere else After spending part of his 42nd birthday Wednesday reiterating his dissatisfaction with his shrinking role with the Raiders and expressing his desire to play somewhere else, Jerry Rice scheduled an evening meeting with owner Al Davis to discuss the state
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UK challenge of India outsourcing The High Street bank could be facing legal action over the transfer sensitive customer data overseas to call centres in India.
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\$616m for Coles will silence the doubters JOHN Fletcher yesterday claimed Coles Myer #39;s \$616.5 million profit was quot;the kind of result every CEO actually dreams about quot;.
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Following trend, Oracle sets schedule for patches Releases dates of quarterly bulletins for 2005 to allow companies to better plan system updates.
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Stocks sag on sub-par Canadian GDP and sliding US consumer <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Negative economic indicators helped send stock markets lower Tuesday while two more big Canadian banks reported quarterly profits.
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Treasury Prices Take a Breather Today (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury prices paused for breath\on Tuesday after a blistering two-session rally ran out of\steam, though analysts still saw room to the upside given the\large short-base in the market.
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Pre-Inca Ruins Emerging From Peru's Cloud Forests In the Andes mountains, forests cloak the ruins of a pre-Inca civilization, the size and scope of which archaeologists are only now beginning to understand.
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Dollar Firm After Upbeat U.S. Data (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar held firm against the yen and\the euro on Thursday on upbeat U.S. manufacturing data, but\many traders expected range-bound trading ahead of next week's\Federal Reserve meeting.
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Chep changes pay off BRAMBLES #39; decision to overhaul its troubled Chep pallet business has paid off in spades by doubling second-half profit. Brambles posted an after-tax result of \$168 million for the June half, up from \$82 million for the same period last year.
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Oxendine offering telemedicine John W. Oxendine, Georgia Commissioner of Insurance, Fire Safety and Industrial Loans, announced a new rural health initiative first at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and second at the Bainbridge Rotary Club Tuesday.
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Nigerian clashes: '50,000 killed' The number of people killed in communal clashes in central Nigeria is far higher than previously thought, a new government study says.
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BHP coffers grow amid sales, discoveries The company has announced the sale of its part share in the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields to the British-owned Paladin Oil amp; Gas.
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Update 3: US Airways Gets OK to Cut Workers #39; Pay A bankruptcy judge granted US Airways authority Friday to immediately cut the pay of its union workers by 21 percent through mid-February, saying the airline #39;s situation is so dire that urgent action must be taken.
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New Tools to Help Patients Reclaim Damaged Senses An astonishing new technology allows one set of sensory information to substitute for another in the brain.
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Medtronic Drops, Results Fail to Inspire CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of Medtronic Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MDT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MDT.N</A> fell on Thursday as the company's fiscal first-quarter results, released after the market closed on Wednesday, failed to inspire investors.
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Brown Struggles Early, but Yankees End It Fast Kevin Brown flirted with danger in the early innings, allowing the Blue Jays to take a 4-0 edge before the Yankees finally solved the Toronto lefthander Ted Lilly.
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Yankees acquire new leadoff man The Yankees have found a new leadoff man, signing free-agent second baseman Tony Womack to a two-year contract, Sporting News has learned.
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UM scientist helps unravel space secrets Data from the far reaches of outer space have been streaming into Dan Reisenfeld #39;s computer at the University of Montana since late Wednesday.
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Compuware asks court to punish IBM Software maker Compuware has charged IBM with keeping back key evidence in a long-running legal battle over copyright and anticompetitive practices.
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3M Profit Rises But Misses Estimates CHICAGO (Reuters) - 3M Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MMM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MMM.N</A> on Monday said third-quarter earnings rose 17 percent due in part to the weak dollar, but the diversified manufacturer's results came in below Wall Street's estimates for the first time in at least seven quarters.
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Ferguson ready for Arsenal youngsters Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson expects to face Arsene Wenger #39;s young Gunners when the fierce rivals meet again at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
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Aziz elected Pak PM amid boycott by Oppn President Pervez Musharraf #39;s loyalist Shaukat Aziz was elected as Pakistan #39;s Prime Minister in a National Assembly vote boycotted by the opposition in protest of the speaker #39; decision not to permit their jailed candidate Javed Hashmi to take part in the
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Singapore backs Beijing on Taiwan SINGAPORE #39;S new leader tried to mend fences with China today, saying the city-state would back Beijing if Taipei quot;provoked quot; armed conflict across the Taiwan Strait.
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Stocks Set to Open Lower; Coke, Oil Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked to open lower on Wednesday as concerns about Hurricane Ivan weighed on sentiment and Coca-Cola Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KO.N</A> warned that earnings for the rest of the year would lag expectations.
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Industry Leaders Partner With Oracle to Support First True <b>...</b> OPENWORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) today announced evidence of strong support for its content management offering through partnerships with leading technology
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Singh breaks Woods #39; single-year money record with third straight <b>...</b> Singh broke the PGA Tour single-year money record Woods set while winning three majors in 2000, holding off Stewart Cink to win the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot Sunday for his third consecutive victory.
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From Dreamers to Cinderellas Write down the date, Aug. 26, and the time, 2:30 pm in Athens. Its the moment that Olympic basketball entered a new era. Itsa real basketball tournament now, almost a
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T. rex descended from feathered ancestor Chinese palaeontologists have uncovered the most complete fossil yet of an ancestral tyrannosaur, and found that filamentary protofeathers covered its body.
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Jones Buys Barneys in \$400 Million Deal A company with a middle-brow reputation announced a deal today to buy the singularly trendy clothing chain.
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Muslim Player Who Sought Exemption Quits (AP) AP - A University of South Florida women's basketball player who wanted to wear Islamic clothing on the court quit the team on Wednesday.
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E-Voting Group Sues Md. Elections Board A Maryland group seeking paper trails on touch-screen voting machines today sued the State Board of Elections to win the right to monitor polling places on Election Day. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</b></font>
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Hughes keen on Blackburn position LONDON, England -- Wales coach Mark Hughes has admitted he is interested in taking over as manager of Blackburn, who have lost Graeme Souness to Newcastle.
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Dollar Slips on Greenspan, Japan Data The dollar softened on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sounded more cautious on the US economic recovery than many investors had expected.
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Duffield: Oracle #39;s skewing facts on stock sales At the 11th hour for Oracle #39;s latest tender offer for PeopleSoft, the battle between companies continues to escalate. PeopleSoft founder and Chief Executive David Duffield on Thursday accused Oracle of issuing
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Francona Cautious About Schilling BOSTON - Red Sox manager Terry Francona expressed cautious optimism Friday that RHP Curt Schilling #39;s injured right ankle may allow him to pitch before the end of the American League Championship Series.
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Stocks Flat; AIG Offsets Oil Stocks NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Monday as gains in insurance company American International Group Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AIG.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AIG.N</A> and software maker Microsoft Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MSFT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MSFT.O</A> offset losses in energy stocks due to lower oil prices.
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Brief: CSC signs \$1B outsourcing deal with Textron Computer Sciences Corp. will provide Textron Inc. with infrastructure and network support services under a 10-year, \$1 billion contract, the companies announced.
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SEC Wants Fixes, Instead of Fines Rather than rapping knuckles after abuse is uncovered, chairman William H. Donaldson wants the SEC staff to work with and get to know Wall Street well enough to get the jump on problems before investors lose money.
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Pre-Inca Ruins Emerging From Peru's Cloud Forests In the Andes mountains, forests cloak the ruins of a pre-Inca civilization, the size and scope of which archaeologists are only now beginning to understand.
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Waxman Seeks New Halliburton Inquiry Citing newly disclosed State Department documents, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) called yesterday for further congressional hearings on Halliburton Co.'s contracts in Kuwait and Iraq.
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Bush Has Slight Edge Over Kerry in New Poll (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush, who is getting\higher marks for his handling of the war on terrorism, holds a\slight lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry, according to\an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Thursday.
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NIGERIA: New fuel strike shuts down key cities LAGOS, 11 Oct 2004 (IRIN) - Several of Nigeria #39;s biggest cities were paralysed on Monday as labour unions began a four-day general strike to protest at the latest fuel price increases under President Olusegun Obasanjos deregulation programme.
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The Midas Touch, With Spin on It hen Donald J. Trump kicks off the second season of his hit reality television show quot;The Apprentice quot; this Thursday evening, reality may be in short supply.
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Island dwarf is a big find for scientists NEW YORK Once upon a time, but not so long ago, in a tropical island midway between Asia and Australia, there lived a race of little people, whose adults stood just more than one meter tall.
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Take it to the bank -- It #39;s USC, Sooners College football #39;s goofy formula for selecting the finalists for the national championship game on Jan. 4 is clicking about as well as the University of Washington #39;s offense, right?
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Mourinho joy at perfection Jose Mourinho said Chelsea played the quot;perfect game quot; after they romped to an impressive 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain.
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Change of Direction at PeopleSoft PeopleSoft's firing of its president and chief executive increased the likelihood that the company would be taken over by the Oracle Corporation.
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Continental takes part in upstart ticket network Feeling continued pressure from the low-cost carriers, Continental Airlines is joining six other airlines in a ticket distribution network that will save them money.
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Indonesia pact gets bipartisan support The federal government has received bipartisan support for a proposed new security deal with Indonesia. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says it #39;s possible Australia could negotiate a security and anti-terrorism
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Mylan Says It's Committed to King Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mylan Laboratories Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MYL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MYL.N</A> on Wednesday said investor Carl Icahn's opposition to Mylan's proposed purchase of King Pharmaceuticals Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KG.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KG.N</A> does not affect Mylan's commitment to complete the transaction.
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EU set to clear Oracle-PeopleSoft takeover European Union competition authorities are expected Tuesday to clear unconditionally US firm Oracle #39;s hostile takeover of business software rival PeopleSoft, sources say.
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US has no hard evidence of election-related attack plot: report (AFP) AFP - US officials conducting an aggressive campaign to foil potential terrorist attacks ahead of the US election have reportedly found no specific, hard evidence of an election-related terrorist plot.
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Bonds: No HR in SF win Barry Bonds barely missed his 700th homer, but J.T. Snow connected following yet another walk to the San Francisco slugger and the Giants beat the Brewers, 8-1, behind Brett Tomko's four-hitter last night in Milwaukee.
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U.S. Strikes Fallujah; Car Bomb Kills 10 (AP) AP - U.S. jets struck targets in the insurgent bastion Fallujah on Friday, and U.S. officials said 10 people #151; including a family of four #151; were killed when a car bomb exploded near a Baghdad police station in a bloody start to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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S.C. Assistants Asked to Stay on Staff (AP) AP - Three of Lou Holtz's assistant coaches will remain at South Carolina under new coach Steve Spurrier, though their assignments may change.
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Powell sees urgency in N. Korean nuclear talks Previously citing a quot;sense of urgency quot; on North Korea issues, US Secretary of State Colin Powell headed into Seoul yesterday from China for a two-day visit to discuss international and bilateral affairs.
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Ricky Williams Contacts Dolphins (AP) AP - Retired running back Ricky Williams says he contacted the Miami Dolphins this week at the request of his agent but has no plans to rejoin the team anytime soon.
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UPDATE 2-Mondavi agrees to be bought by Constellation Robert Mondavi Corp. (MOND.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday agreed to be acquired by Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the
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UMass-Amherst bedeviled by PeopleSoft portal crash The crash of a PeopleSoft Inc. student information system two weeks ago caused a serious disruption for students at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and IT staff are still troubleshooting the problems.
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Fossil of Great Ape Ancestor Found A new fossil found in Spain may be the closest yet to the common ancestor of all great apes, perhaps including humans, researchers say.
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EDS hit by US Airways #39; Chapter 11 EDS (Electronic Data Systems) warned yesterday that its third quarter earnings would take a significant hit from US Airways #39; Chapter 11 filing on Sunday.
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Cisco teams up with Big Blue over network security IBM and Cisco Systems have expanded a partnership to provide businesses with automated identity and access security to networks. The two companies announced on Thursday that they have integrated IBM #39;s Tivoli
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Morrison speeds up Safeway rebranding Grocer William Morrison has reported strong sales at the Safeway stores it has converted to the Morrison brand and says it will speed up the rebranding of the chain it bought in March.
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Somalia to get new parliament Somalia's first parliament for 13 years is expected to be sworn in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Sunday.
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Stocks Set to Open Lower; Coke, Oil Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked to open lower on Wednesday as concerns about Hurricane Ivan weighed on sentiment and Coca-Cola Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KO.N</A> warned that earnings for the rest of the year would lag expectations.
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Palko Throws for 5 TDs as No. 19 Pitt Routs South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (Sports Network) - Tyler Palko threw for a career-high 411 yards and five touchdowns, leading 19th-ranked Pittsburgh to a 43-14 drubbing of South Florida at Raymond James Stadium.
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Buttiglione bows out to resolve EU crisis Rocco Buttiglione, the Italian nominee to the European Commission whose views on homosexuality resulted in an impasse with MEPs, yesterday decided to step aside.
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Summary: Faith in Democratic Iraq Slips (AP) AP - CONFIDENCE SLIPS #151; Fewer than half of Americans, 47 percent, think it's likely Iraq will establish a stable, democratic government. In April, 55 percent said they believed such a government probably would be established.
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Lippi Praises New Boys Italy coach Marcello Lippi was happy with the performances of the newcomers after the 1-0 friendly win over Finland. quot;This builds morale for the lads who gradually relaxed into their stride and their confidence grew as time went on, quot; he said.
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Bush and Kerry woo Florida George W Bush and John Kerry fight to win over voters in Florida, the US state which narrowly decided the 2000 polls.
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Genetic Analysis Could Reveal Origin Of Ivory Scientists led by Samuel Wasser of the University of Washington collected manure samples in areas inhabited by African elephants. The geneticists isolated DNA from the manure and transferred it into the database.
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Shot at wrong target costs rifleman gold Matthew Emmons is a trained accountant but he got his numbers terribly wrong yesterday. The American sharpshooter was just one shot away from a second Olympic gold medal when he fired at the wrong target in the final round.
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Bomb Kills Two US Soldiers, Injures One in Afghanistan Two US soldiers were killed and a third was wounded Wednesday when a bomb exploded as they drove through an area of central Afghanistan where Taliban fighters are said
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Trump Hotels and Equity Firm Break Off Investment Talks Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts Inc., the flagship of Donald J. Trump's faltering casino holdings, said that a recently announced deal to inject fresh money into the debt-laden concern had fallen apart.
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Senior Islamic Militant Wounded in Gaza Blast An explosion wounded a senior Islamic Jihad field commander in a Gaza refugee camp Thursday in what the Palestinian militant group called an Israeli assassination attempt.
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Phillies Win Again, Cling to Playoff Hopes (AP) AP - The Philadelphia Phillies are clinging to their slim playoff hopes even if they're having trouble hanging onto fly balls.
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U.S. Strikes Fallujah; Car Bomb Kills 10 (AP) AP - U.S. jets struck targets in the insurgent bastion Fallujah on Friday, and U.S. officials said 10 people #151; including a family of four #151; were killed when a car bomb exploded near a Baghdad police station in a bloody start to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Iraqi Police in Control of Najaf Shrine, According to Reports Hundreds of militiamen were arrested today when police entered the Imam Ali Mosque, but rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr was not found, Iraqi officials said.
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BT sells off stake in Eutelsat BRITISH Telecom today announced the sale of its stake in one of the worlds largest satellite companies for 363 million. The telecoms giant said it was offloading its 15.8 per cent holding in Paris-based
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SEC Sues JB Oxford in Fund Trading The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the brokerage firm JB Oxford Holdings and its National Clearing Corporation unit, accusing them of improper mutual fund trading.
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FCC Majority OKs Cingular-AT T Wireless WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to conditionally approve Cingular Wireless' proposed acquisition of AT T Wireless Services Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AWE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AWE.N</A>, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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Lisbie saves Charlton #39;s centenary celebrations Given the nostalgia surrounding yesterday #39;s game at the Valley, it would have been cruel to deny Charlton at least a point, so a draw in the rain of south-east London was a fair result.
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ADB sees stronger growth in Asia The Asian Development Bank raises its forecast for regional growth to 7 in 2004, up from an earlier forecast of 6.8.
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Special edition: Bono shows off his U2 iPod beside a regular model You can listen to all your favourite music on it ... now you can use it to look at your favourite pictures as well. A new breed of iPod has been unveiled by Apple as it tries to maintain its grip on the digital music player market.
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Philosopher Jacques Derrida Dies at 74 World-renowned thinker Jacques Derrida, a charismatic philosopher who founded the school known as deconstructionism, has died, the French president #39;s office said Saturday.
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DR Congo vice president warns Rwanda over rebels (AFP) AFP - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Vice President Azarias Ruberwa accused neighbouring Rwanda of deploying troops in the eastern DRC to flush out Hutu rebels and demanded their withdrawal.
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Delta to cut up to 6,900 jobs CHICAGO - Delta Air Lines (DAL) said Wednesday it plans to eliminate between 6,000 and 6,900 jobs during the next 18 months, implement a 10 across-the-board pay reduction and reduce employee benefits.
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Car-train crash in England kills six Police were trying to determine yesterday whether a suicide was the cause of a train-car collision that killed six people and seriously injured 11 Saturday evening after a car stopped on the tracks as the high-speed train approached.
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Phillies Win Again, Cling to Playoff Hopes (AP) AP - The Philadelphia Phillies are clinging to their slim playoff hopes even if they're having trouble hanging onto fly balls.
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Signs point to slowdown in housing market The local real estate market is showing signs of slowing down. There are more homes on the market in Greater Boston than at any time during the last five years, some properties -- especially the more expensive ones -- are taking longer to sell, and price reductions are becoming increasingly common. Meanwhile, sales of single-family homes across the state fell ...
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UTC makes new offer for Kidde as deadline looms UNITED TECHNOLOGIES (UTC), which has just seven days left to launch a formal bid for Kidde, is likely to ask the Takeover Panel for a deadline extension, after raising its offer by 42 million to 1.39 billion yesterday.
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Pallotta's free kick lifts Andover over Notre Dame The Andover girls ' soccer team is starting its tournament run early this year. With most of its Merrimack Valley Conference schedule completed, coach Dick Loschi's 14-1 squad viewed yesterday's matchup against Notre Dame of Hingham as step one in the pursuit of a state title. A scoreless deadlock persisted for most of the game, but when junior Emily Pallotta ...
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Owen scores again Michael Owen scored the winner for Real Madrid yesterday to notch his first league goal for the Spanish club. Owen opened his account for Real in the Champions League in midweek when he scored the only goal
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Mourinho joy at perfection Jose Mourinho said Chelsea played the quot;perfect game quot; after they romped to an impressive 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain.
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Lecavalier signs with Russian team, says Richards headed there <b>...</b> Vincent Lecavalier signed with a Russian team Thursday to play during the NHL lockout and said Tampa Bay Lightning teammate Brad Richards will be joining him.
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