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Nets #39; Planinic has hand surgery CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Zoran Planinic of the New Jersey Nets underwent surgery on his broken left hand Thursday and is sidelined indefinitely.

Walker off to running start with Irish Its lineage is as long as it is distinguished, conjuring up a who #39;s who among Notre Dame football greats. Some of the best players in Fighting Irish history have graced the No.

Groups Fight U.S. Plan to Kill Prairie Dogs (Reuters) Reuters - Eight conservation groups are fighting\the U.S. government over a plan to poison thousands of prairie\dogs in the grasslands of South Dakota, saying wildlife should\not take a backseat to ranching interests.

Two US Marines Killed in Volatile Western Iraq Two US Marines have been killed and four wounded in action in a volatile area west of Baghdad, the US military said on Friday. quot;Two Marines assigned to the I Marine Expeditionary Force

Digital Agenda: Homeland security--Companies profiting from fear Multibillion-dollar security initiatives have given rise to a new industry seemingly overnight. A News.com special report.

Bovina wins Pilot Pen tournament Elena Bovina of Russia outlasted Nathalie Dechy of France 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 and won the Pilot Pen tennis tournament Saturday. Bovina, seeded seventh, won her third WTA title.

Abu Ghraib report set for release A US government commission looking into the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in Iraq is set to publish its findings.

Mariners Fire Melvin After Two Seasons SEATTLE - Bob Melvin was fired as manager of the Seattle Mariners on Monday, a day after the team ended the season with its 99th loss. Melvin, who lasted two seasons, was told of the decision during a morning meeting at Safeco Field, and general manager Bill Bavasi called a news conference later in the day...

3 countries will appeal in eventing ATHENS France, Britain and the United States issued a joint challenge Thursday to Germany #39;s gold medal in equestrian team three-day eventing.

Hussein Beat Sanctions With Bribes Saddam Hussein made \$11 billion in illegal income and eroded the world's toughest economic embargo during his final years as Iraq's leader through shrewd schemes to secretly buy off dozens of countries, top foreign officials and major international figures, said a new report by the chief U.S. weapons inspector released yesterday.

Rebels Urged to Give Up Shrine Gunfire rang throughout the city today and black smoke rose over the Old City neighbourhood, where much of the fighting has been centred.

Austria #39;s Raich wins first slalom of season CBC SPORTS ONLINE - It wasn #39;ta great weekend for American Bode Miller in Beaver Creek, Colo. The World Cup overall leader wasn #39;ta factor for the second straight race and could only watch as Benjamin Raich

Desperate flood victims await aid At least 175,000 Haitians have been affected by flooding caused by a tropical storm, relief workers say.

Delegates Urge Cleric to Pull Out of Najaf BAGHDAD, Iraq - Delegates at Iraq's National Conference called on radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to abandon his uprising against U.S. and Iraqi troops and pull his fighters out of a holy shrine in Najaf...

Analysts agree with Jobs on iPod strategy (MacCentral) MacCentral - Joined on stage by legendary rockers Bono and The Edge from U2, Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs on Tuesday expanded Apple's hugely popular iPod line-up with two new models. During the event, held in San Jose, Calif., Jobs said that Apple didn't feel video was the right way to take the iPod, opting instead to add a color screen and allow users to sync photos with their device. Analysts agree with Jobs' strategy and feel the pricing the devices is right.

Siemens and Skype Combine to Offer Internet Telephony Skype #39;s free Internet telephony software works with Siemens phones via the Gigaset M34 USB adapter, an open interface adapter that is plugged into the USB connection point of a users #39; PC.

Fake viagra sold over the web from Malta-British scientists A study carried out by doctors from the University of London showed that 50 percent of the Viagra sold over the Internet was fake.

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>

Putin clears way for Kyoto treaty Russia's President Putin signs the Kyoto protocol on climate change - enabling it to come into force next year.

Experts Say More People Should Take Statins (AP) -- Perhaps no medicine today is so widely regarded as a wonder drug as the cholesterol-lowering statin. From Zocor to Lipitor to Pravachol, statins are top sellers in a country where half of American adults have high cholesterol...

IATA says air traffic recovery continues, so do losses The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Monday that the air traffic has seen continued recovery but, with the industry loss for 2004 expected to be 3 to 4 billion US dollars, there is no excuse to relax.

Groups Call for Global Warming Control (AP) AP - Rich countries should do more to control global warming and help poorer nations cope with the effects of climate change, a coalition of aid and environmental groups said Wednesday.

Microsoft Pressures EU Court on Price A European judge must sort through competing ideas on the balance between intellectual property and fairness to decide whether antitrust penalties against Microsoft (Quote, Chart) should be suspended.

Bush Aides Laugh Off 'Wired Debate' Rumor CHANHASSEN, Minn. - Campaign aides to President Bush on Saturday laughed off rampant Internet speculation about whether the president was wired to get help from advisers during his first debate with Sen...

Cingular To Roll Out 3G Network Cingular Wireless will leverage the additional spectrum it gained through the acquisition of AT amp;T Wireless to deploy a third-generation wireless data network based on the global UMTS standard.

Mortar Attack Kills 27 at Kufa Mosque KUFA, Iraq - A mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled Iraqis preparing to march on the embattled city of Najaf, killing 27 people and wounding 63 here Thursday hours before the nation's top Shiite cleric was expected to arrive in area with a peace initiative. The attack on the main mosque in Kufa - just a few miles from Najaf - dampened renewed hopes for a rapid resolution to the three-week crisis in Najaf...

Knicks Swat Hornets 86-79 (AP) AP - Stephon Marbury had 22 points and nine assists to help the New York Knicks end a three-game losing streak with an 86-79 victory over New Orleans on Wednesday night, dropping the Hornets to 0-9 at home.

New RealPlayer Software Manages Media From Different Stores <b>...</b> Harmony, which is incorporated in version 10.5 (and will also be in the next version of the RealRhapsody music service), allows the player to manage Digital Rights Management (DRM)-protected

Girls' Top 20 Following is the Globe Top 20 in EMass for girls' soccer. No. Team Record Last 1. Belmont 14-0-1 1 2. Oliver Ames 13-1-0 2 3. Lynnfield 15-0-0 3 4. Norwell 15-0-0 5 5. Andover 14-1-0 4 6. Bishop Feehan 11-1-1 6 7. Old Rochester 14-1-1 7 8. Marshfield 10-1-4 9 9. Wellesley 9-0-5 8 10. Weymouth 12-1-2 10 11. Rockland ...

No. 12 Virginia loses key defensive player Charlottesville, VA (Sports Network) - The No. 12 ranked Virginia Cavaliers will be without defensive end Chris Canty for the remainder of the season.

Bush goal: Palestinian nation President George W. Bush pledged Friday to spend some of the political capital from his re-election trying to secure a lasting Middle East peace, and he envisioned the establishment

Update 1: Tokyo Stocks Lower; Dollar Up Against Yen Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning after a weak performance on Wall Street Friday. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues dropped 43.

Munich Set to Approve Linux Despite Patent Worries (Reuters) Reuters - More than a year after the German\city of Munich declared its landmark intention to abandon\Microsoft Windows in favor of upstart rival Linux, its\councillors are finally ready to go ahead with the plan.

Bloomberg to Delegates: New York Is Back (AP) AP - Mayor Michael Bloomberg welcomed delegates Monday to the Republican National Convention, proclaiming the city has fully recovered from the World Trade Center attacks and thanking Republicans for choosing New York.

Pakistan's PM Says Peace with India Hinges on Kashmir NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Wednesday he remained hopeful that peace could be achieved with India, but progress on the bitter dispute over Kashmir represented the key to better ties.

Call Girls, Updated There are no official gauges of the sex industry, but if the Manhattan Yellow Pages is any guide, it is thriving.

Iraq: Tonnes of explosives missing Nearly 380 tonnes of deadly explosives, powerful enough to shatter air planes, demolish buildings, make missile warheads and detonate nuclear weapons, are missing from one of Iraq #39;s most sensitive former military installations, the interim government has

Report: Prosecutors, CA Reach Accord (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department has agreed\to defer prosecution of Computer Associates International Inc.\ in its long-running investigation of accounting fraud at\the software maker, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday,\citing people familiar with the matter.

France hopeful that journalists will be released Signs suggest hope for a possible release of the two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said Saturday.

Canadian leader commits to Haiti Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin is in Haiti to generate international support for the embattled Caribbean nation, Haitian radio reported Monday.

UN appeals for release of workers in Afghanistan The United Nations again appealed for the safe return of three of its workers held hostage in Afghanistan on Thursday, three weeks after they were snatched from their car on a busy street in central Kabul.

Chinas inflation falls sharply in November Chinas annual inflation rate dropped sharply in November, heartening policy makers who have been striving to cool the economy and reducing chances of a further rise in interest rates in the near term.

Siemens sets up 1Gbit/s wireless link Siemens has claimed a world first for its transmission of data at a rate of 1Gbit/s over a wireless link. To achieve this rate, which is 20 times faster than today #39;s 50Mbit/s wireless LANs, researchers at

South Korea admits nuclear experiment in early 1980s (AFP) AFP - South Korea admitted that its scientists extracted a small amount of plutonium, a key ingredient for making nuclear bombs, in secret research in the early 1980s.

Your Own Web at Yahoo #39;My Web #39; Internet portal Yahoo has launched a personalization feature in its search engine in an effort to counter Google #39;s ever-rising popularity.

India Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile NEW DELHI Aug. 29, 2004 - India test-launched a surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons Sunday, a defense ministry spokesman said.

Owen stars in Real Madrid debut Michael Owen made his debut for Real Madrid on Sunday, setting up a second-half goal by Ronaldo in a 1-0 victory at Mallorca in a Spanish league opener.

Microsoft defence enters day two Microsoft's legal fight against EU antitrust penalties enters its second day as focus turns to its media player.

U.S. Deaths in Iraq Top 1,000; Aid Groups Eye Exit BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Dozens of international aid agencies considered quitting Iraq Wednesday following the abduction of two Italian women, and as the U.S. military death toll rose above 1,000.

Schools, Libraries Internet Aid Delayed (AP) AP - An accounting change that could cost schools and libraries an estimated #36;1 billion in aid drew fire Tuesday from senators who said they were blindsided by the move.

A New Judgment Day For Decalogue Displays (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Sometime in late winter, advocates for and opponents of public displays of the Ten Commandments will argue the issue before the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time in 25 years.

Lakewood company in \$3B deal The Swedish company Gambro AB will sell its Lakewood-based division to a California company for \$3.05 billion in cash. The division, Gambro Healthcare US, operates clinics for patients undergoing kidney dialysis and has 565 clinics and 43,200 patients.

It Took a Few Weeks, but Google Has Topped Its Initial Price Shares in Google, the Internet search engine, continue to rise and broke the \$135 ceiling.

Insurance merger results in \$126.5 million windfall ATLANTA - A massive corporate merger between two health-care giants will result in \$126.5 million of new funding and equipment for Georgia #39;s medical schools and rural hospitals, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced Tuesday.

Apple Unveils Fastest, Most Affordable iBook G4 Ever The fastest, most affordable iBook G4 ever features built-in AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g wireless networking across the line and prices starting at just \$999. The iBook line includes PowerPC G4 processors running up to 1.33GHz and an available slot-load SuperDrive for burning DVDs, as well as Apple #146;s iLife #145;04 suite for managing digital music and photos, making movies and music and creating professional-quality DVDs. Oct 19

Microsoft faces lawsuit for selling quot;defective quot; game systems A man in Los Angeles filed a class action suit against US software giant Microsoft Wednesday, claiming that the company manufactured and sold thousands of defective Xbox video game systems.

Golden farewell for footballs Famous Five ATHENS: Over the past 13 years, they talked about the team, about being teammates. The members of the US womens soccer team talked about little kids who needed strong female role models - women athletes to look up to, emulate.

Pounded by the competition, Frank #39;s Nursery set to close Before there was Home Depot for shovels and mulch, before there was JoAnn Fabrics for thread and ribbon, there was Frank #39;s Nursery.

Judge backs PeopleSoft shareholders A PROPOSAL to settle a lawsuit brought last year by PeopleSoft shareholders has failed to clear court, after a judge found it unfairly cut off their right to sue over the company #39;s resistance to a takeover by Oracle.

Computer Experts Vie in Hacking Contest (AP) AP - Armed with laptops, modems, hard disk drives and sandwiches, 12 computer experts hunkered down Friday for a seven-hour contest to find the best hacker in tech-savvy Singapore.

Boston Red Sox Team Report - September 24 (Sports Network) - A sensational pitching matchup is on tap at Fenway Park this evening when Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox welcome Mike Mussina and the hated New York Yankees to town for another chapter in baseball #39;s fiercest rivalry.

Gatlin Wins 100 Sprint America's Justin Gatlin runa the race of his life, barely holding off the field Sunday to win the 100 meters in 9.85 seconds.

Quiet Man Hughes Will Do It his Way Mark Hughes today vowed that his understated style of management would not be compromised as he embraced the role of lifting Blackburn out of the Barclays Premiership relegation zone.

Report: N.Korean Envoy Warns of Nuclear Arms Race SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's uranium enrichment experiment four years ago is a "dangerous movement" that could trigger a nuclear arms race in northeast Asia, a North Korean envoy told the South's Yonhap News Agency Wednesday.

Microsoft II: Browser battles NEW YORK At the moment, at least eight different Web browsers reside in my computer. There #39;s no earthly reason to have so many except for the slightly obsessive fun of it.

Stocks Seen Opening Higher After CPI Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday, after dipping briefly, after a government report showed that consumer prices, excluding food and energy, rose only slightly more than Wall Street expected.

Israel wants blood ISRAEL will ramp up its campaign to assassinate Hamas leaders in response to twin suicide bombings by the militant group that killed 16 people.

UPI NewsTrack Sports -- The United States men #39;s basketball team capped off a big day for the USA by fighting off Greece for a vital win, 77-71. quot;They played with heart, quot; said Coach Larry Brown. quot;That #39;s all you can ask. quot; ...

Reds pick up Miley #39;s option for 2005 Reds general manager Dan O #39;Brien said Sunday what he has hinted at for the last month or so: Dave Miley and his staff will be back for 2005.

International Space Station Crew Plans New Missions STAR CITY, Russia (AP) -- The next crew for the international space station said Thursday it will conduct experiments to research new AIDS vaccines and plant growth and work on new space vehicles that will help future missions to the moon and Mars. Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov and U.S...

Charline Labonte rises to challenge Charline Labonte has served notice she wants to become the next starting goaltender of the Canadian women #39;s hockey team. The 22-year-old from Boisbriand, Que.

Delphi Narrows Quarterly Net Loss CHICAGO (Reuters) - Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DPH.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DPH.N</A> on Monday posted a smaller quarterly loss as lower restructuring charges offset the effects of North American motor vehicle production cuts and rising materials costs.

Small Business Optimism on Economic Growth Drops, Survey Shows Small businesses were less optimistic about US economic growth last month than in July, and fewer expected sales to increase in the coming months, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business.

Body of Turk Engineer Found in Afghanistan The latest abduction of a foreigner in Afghanistan - a Turkish engineer working on a US-sponsored road project - ended when the kidnappers killed him, apparently so he wouldn #39;t slow them down with police hot on their trail.

Rain, Flooding Hinders Asia's Tsunami Relief BANGKOK (Reuters) - Heavy rains and fresh floods disrupted aid to Asia's tsunami-hit villages on Sunday as the U.N. refugee agency started a 400-ton airlift as part of a \$2 billion relief operation to save millions struggling to survive.

UK Net Entrepreneurs to Run Web Startup Soflow (Reuters) Reuters - Two British entrepreneurs who founded\online dating service Udate.com and sold it last year to media\mogul Barry Diller's InterActive Corp for #36;150\million, have resurfaced to run a professionals-networking Web\start-up.

Qwest, DirecTV bring satellite TV to Western states The two companies expand an alliance to bundle DirecTV's service with the telecom provider's own offerings.

Lara expected to play the final West Indies captain Brian Lara, who had to retire hurt in the semifinal against Pakistan on Wednesday, has not suffered a serious injury.

Technology Key to RNC's Protective Net The Republican National Convention kicks off on Monday in the Big Apple and while politics is the main focus, technology will play an important role in securing the event. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>

Web access on jets may grow Seeking to speed the delivery of new communications services to US airline passengers, the government yesterday paved the way for at least one company to compete

Legal expert joins open-source screening firm Open Source Initiative general counsel Larry Rosen is now an advisor to Black Duck Software.

Stocks Extend Post-Election Rally NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their post-election rally for a third session on Friday, with the Dow striking a four-month high after a government report showed strong jobs growth last month, boosting hopes that the economic recovery is taking hold.

Cambodian King Delays Return, Wants to Abdicate Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, now 83, sick and dismayed at political infighting in his impoverished country as it tries to recover from the quot;Killing Fields quot; era, wants to give up his throne.

U.S. Forgives #36;4.1 Billion in Iraq Debt (AP) AP - The United States on Friday completely forgave #36;4.1 billion in debt Iraq owed it and urged other nations not part of an international debt relief agreement to follow suit.

Pirate for genuine XP trade BRITISH owners of pirated copies of Microsoft #39;s Windows XP operating system can trade them in for the real thing as part of a bid by the software giant to fight counterfeiting.

LogicLibrary buys BugScan Software asset management tools vendor LogicLibrary on Wednesday plans to announce its acquisition of BugScan, which provides security analysis capabilities to identify code vulnerabilities before application deployment.

No. 2 Sooners survive scare, top Oklahoma St. Bob Stoops grinned. Because that #39;s what you do when you #39;re holding all the aces. His No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners survived a gripping 38-35 decision over Oklahoma State on Saturday

Little sign of new jobs created in Europe BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The euro zone continues to experience a jobless recovery, with no indication that new jobs are being created after more than a year of generally sluggish economic growth.

Frank #39;s Nursery and Crafts Closing Frank #39;s Nursery and Crafts announced today it will close all 169 of its stores later this year, including three here in Toledo.

REGION: UNSC shouldnt take up Iran nuclear issue MOSCOW: Russia is against bringing up Irans nuclear programme at the UN Security Council and thinks the issue should be handled by the bodys nuclear watchdog, a top official said on Wednesday.

Arctic People Seek Tropical Team on Global Warming (Reuters) Reuters - Arctic peoples aim to team up with\tropical islanders in a campaign against global warming,\arguing that polar bears and palm-fringed beaches stand to\suffer most.

Afghan election brings political marketing to wartorn country (AFP) AFP - quot;If you are showing the new Afghanistan, you cannot do it with a photo of a cemetery! quot; explains an exasperated worker with the media production house guiding Afghan presidential candidates into the murky world of political marketing.

Qwest Posts 3rd-Qtr Loss; Increases Legal Reserves (Update4) Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a third-quarter loss of \$569 million after setting aside more money to settle lawsuits stemming from a three-year, \$3.

Judge Says Jayson Williams Can Be Retried (AP) AP - Former NBA star Jayson Williams will be retried on a manslaughter charge in the shotgun slaying of a limousine driver at his mansion, a judge ruled Thursday.

McGahee: Play Me or Trade Me Running back Willis McGahee has asked the Buffalo Bills to trade him if he is not their starter on opening day, a source told The Associated Press on Friday.

Schilling Leads Red Sox Past Yankees, Forces Game Seven (Reuters) Reuters - Curt Schilling allowed four hits over\seven innings and Mark Bellhorn smacked a three-run homer to\lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees\Tuesday, tying the American League Championship Series at three\games apiece.

Mystery behind the origin of cosmic rays unraveled: World News: Washington, Nov 4 : An international team of astronomers has suceeded solving the 100 yearl old mystery about the origin of the cosmic rays by producing the first ever image of an astronomical object using high energy gamma rays.

PivX hardens Windows with Qwik-Fix Pro PivX Solutions, Inc. of Newport Beach, California, on Monday announced the availability of Qwik-Fix Pro, an intrusion prevention software product for Windows machines that disables or modifies features of Microsoft Corp. Windows and the Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser that are frequent targets of malicious computer hackers and virus writers.

Impact of soaring oil prices less consequential than in 1970s <b>...</b> The impact of the current surgein oil prices, though noticeable, is likely to prove less consequential to economic growth and inflation than in the 1970s, US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.

Gold Fields loses fourth Harmony case THE defence of Gold Fields against a hostile \$8.1 billion (4.3 billion) bid from Harmony Gold Mining, its smaller South African rival, was dealt a further blow last night when a US court threw out its legal challenge to the takeover.