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Bus with 26 passengers hijacked in Greece A hijacked bus is seen on a street some 30 kilometres north of Athens December 15, 2004. Greek police forces surrounded the bus after two armed men hijacked it early Wednesday morning with 26 passengers | 0 | World |
Abbas says intifada was mistake Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader campaigning to succeed Yasser Arafat in elections next month, said the four-year-old armed uprising against Israel was a mistake and must end. | 0 | World |
Martin meets with cabinet ministers, diplomats over tsunami aid (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin met with key cabinet ministers and diplomats Sunday to talk about Ottawa's response to the tsunami crisis that has devastated south Asia. | 0 | World |
Verizon unlikely to bid for Sprint update Verizon Communications has no imminent plans to bid for Sprint, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday, toppling a potential obstacle to Sprint #39;s \$37.8 billion bid for Nextel Communications. | 2 | Business |
United, pilots tentatively agree on additional cuts United Airlines, seeking cost cuts to help it get out of bankruptcy, has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union, the first labor accord on additional | 2 | Business |
Demtchenko of Russia Wins Men's Luge (AP) AP - Albert Demtchenko of Russia won the men's singles Sunday to break up a sweep by the powerful German team of all five races at a Luge World Cup event. | 1 | Sports |
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY THE SUN: Robbie Savage has been branded a coward for a vicious eye-gouging attack on Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg. Former top ref Jeff Winter raged: quot;It was sly and not the act of a man. | 1 | Sports |
Other Voices: Red Sox, not Pedro, lacking loyalty It is much too easy to call Pedro Martinez the selfish one, to say he is walking out on the Red Sox, his baseball family, for the extra year of the Mets #39; crazy money. | 1 | Sports |
Schu doesn #39;t score World champion Michael Schumacher failed to score a goal at Madrid #39;s Santiago Bernabeu (Spain) soccer stadium - recently evacuated after a bomb scare - on Tuesday night. | 1 | Sports |
Trading in old loyalties generates buzz CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Hornets left this basketball-crazy city two years ago in a dispute over a new stadium, leaving behind angry fans and leaders disappointed with losing the first big-time pro sports team ever based in North Carolina. | 1 | Sports |
For Second Day, Bomb Explodes Near Green Zone Description: For the second consecutive day, a suicide bomb explodes near the entrance of Baghdad #39;s heavily fortified Green Zone. | 0 | World |
Tokyo Edge: More Mobile Music Sony embraces MP3, while new Blu-ray and speaker technology reaches the living room. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Eskimos Seek to Recast Global Warming as a Rights Issue Experts say the move could lead to suits against the U.S. or private companies. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Water Contract Renewals Stir Debate Between Environmentalists and Farmers in California The farms served by the Central Valley Project, the country's largest irrigation system, get about 20 percent of California's water supply. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Feds raise key rate again Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and his central bankers gave the national economy a vote of confidence yesterday and raised the key federal funds interest rate by a quarter-point. | 2 | Business |
Reaction To The PeopleSoft/Oracle Merger When Internet-based companies, especially ones the size of Oracle and PeopleSoft, announce fundamental changes, responses are usually swift. | 2 | Business |
Inflation hike sends sterling higher Rising energy and transport costs helped push inflation higher last month, raising the prospect that interest rates may increase next year. | 2 | Business |
Pilots reach agreement United Airlines, seeking to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, yesterday said it has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots - the first of four major unions to settle with the nation #39;s second-largest carrier. | 2 | Business |
Target #39;s giving in the millionsWednesday, December 15, 2004 In response to the letter quot;Glad some still let bells ring quot; (People #39;s Forum, Dec. 8), it is true that Target is no longer letting Salvation Army bell ringers stand at the front of their stores. | 2 | Business |
Iraq Downgrades Representation at Meeting (AP) AP - Iran said Sunday it was downgrading its representation at a ministerial meeting of Iraq's neighbors in Jordan this week, apparently to protest accusations by Jordan's monarch that Iran was trying to influence the upcoming Iraqi elections. | 0 | World |
Croats Vote in Presidential Election (AP) AP - Croats voted Sunday whether to give President Stipe Mesic a second term in an election that was not monitored by international observers, an indication of the former Yugoslav country's democratic progress since it gained independence in a bloody 1992 war with a rebel Serb ... | 0 | World |
Kidnapped Turk Killed in Afghanistan -- Witness (Reuters) Reuters - A Turkish engineer abducted by a militant\gang in eastern Afghanistan was found dead on Wednesday, a\witness who saw the body being carried down from a mountainside\told Reuters. | 0 | World |
Study: Airborne soot on the decline Levels of potentially dangerous airborne soot declined nationwide between 1999 and 2003, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Tuesday, and may be nearly a third lower than concentrations 25 years ago. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Microsoft warns of new vulnerabilities, five bulletins issued Considered important vulnerabilities that leave users open to attack in Microsoft #39;s (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows for desktop and server installations, the Redmond | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Announces Mobile Deal with Nextel Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it will provide mobile Internet services to Nextel Communications Inc. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Implanted Nanotubes Track Blood Sugar An implanted nanotube sensor has been developed that can track blood sugar, promising pain-free continues glucose monitoring for diabetics and future devices that can check other biological changes. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Players reject latest deal Toronto - It #39;s getting so late in the game, so to speak, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin has offered federal mediation as a last-ditch possibility. | 1 | Sports |
Match for Roddick? No contract has been signed and no announcement is expected for at least a week, but Dean Goldfine appears to be tennis star Andy Roddick #39;s first choice to replace Brad Gilbert as his coach. | 1 | Sports |
Martinez may be just start Pedro Martinez confirmed on Dominican television yesterday that he has reached an agreement with the Mets, representing perhaps the flashiest signing in team history. | 1 | Sports |
From blowout win to defeat Philadelphia - Something happened - something few probably thought would make a difference - on the way to the Nuggets #39; blowout of Philadelphia that wasn #39;t. | 1 | Sports |
Uefa Cup Preview: Rangers-Auxerre AZ are through but the fate of Rangers, Auxerre and Grazer AK will be decided tonight. It seems simple: avoid defeat and youre through. | 1 | Sports |
Mobile firms sign 'Super 3G' deal NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone and 24 other mobile phone firms and manufacturers join forces to develop the next generation of high-speed handsets. | 2 | Business |
Egypt Charts New Course for Mideast Peace (AP) AP - Egypt is generating new hope for Mideast peace after four bleak years, transforming Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from pariah to peacemaker and seeking to draw Arab leaders and a wary public into its efforts. | 0 | World |
Stationmasters Face Charges in India Crash Railway officials say a train collision in northern India that killed at least 37 people apparently was caused by a communications lapse between stations, and that the two stationmasters face criminal charges in the disaster. | 0 | World |
Interim Palestinian leader decries armed struggle Mahmoud Abbas, the interim Palestinian leader, said in an interview published Tuesday that the armed struggle against Israel was a mistake and should end. | 0 | World |
Gunmen Attempt to Take Mosul Police Posts, Repelled MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Insurgents attempted to overrun two police stations in the northern city of Mosul but were repelled by Iraqi police and National Guards, the U.S. military said Wednesday. | 0 | World |
Pretenders to Europe Crown About to Learn Their Fate LONDON (Reuters) - The 50th season of European club competition reaches a defining moment this Friday when the draw for the first knockout stage of the Champions League takes place at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. | 1 | Sports |
Kidnapped Turk Killed in Afghanistan -- Witness KABUL (Reuters) - A Turkish engineer abducted by a militant gang in eastern Afghanistan was found dead on Wednesday, a witness who saw the body being carried down from a mountainside told Reuters. | 0 | World |
China Colliery Accidents Kill 5,286 Miners This Year BEIJING (Reuters) - Colliery accidents in China killed 5,286 miners in the first 11 months of the year, but the government cast the figure in a positive light, saying it was at an all-time low relative to production. | 0 | World |
Australia lifts maritime security Australia announces plans to create a security zone around its coastline, five times larger than its territorial waters. | 0 | World |
Turk 'found dead' in Afghanistan A Turkish engineer kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday has been killed officials say. | 0 | World |
Vodafone denies backing Verizon-Sprint merger Verizon Communications Inc. #39;s wireless partner on Tuesday distanced itself from discussions of a potential bid for Sprint Corp. | 2 | Business |
Fiat seeks pact in row with GM Fiat and General Motors (GM) have agreed to begin a period of mediation to resolve the future of the Italian conglomerate #39;s loss-making auto group. | 2 | Business |
NASDAQ TO OFFER \$100M IN SHARES The Nasdaq is jumping into the gold rush to sell shares of itself to the public, getting a head start over its rival, the New York Stock Exchange. | 2 | Business |
Christmas email carries virus say Symantec Symantec, the world #39;s leading information security provider, today warned of a new worm threatening computer users in the approach to the Christmas season. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Colts' Freeney Rushes to Get Most Sacks (AP) AP - Dwight Freeney always has gotten the attention of offenses. | 1 | Sports |
Benitez frustrated by Pompey draw The Anfield manager saw Portsmouth snatch an injury-time leveller last night to scupper hopes of a victory which was in demand after Saturday #39;s derby slip-up. | 1 | Sports |
Even Knicks get their 15 minutes It was the kind of defense these Knicks are not known for. The kind they often pay lip service to. The kind that leads to ugly basketball, long stretches without points and NBA victories. | 1 | Sports |
Fans rushing onto the court or field will be costly to SEC schools Southeastern Conference schools must prevent fans from rushing onto the basketball court and football field or face fines that could reach \$50,000. | 1 | Sports |
Clippers miss shot Coming off a double-overtime loss to Boston and not arriving in Salt Lake City until 3:30 am, the Clippers surprisingly showed no signs of fatigue against the Utah Jazz -- until perhaps the final minutes. | 1 | Sports |
Passenger bus seizure in Greese Greek police surrounded a bus full of passengers seized by armed hijackers along a highway from an Athens suburb Wednesday, police said. | 0 | World |
UN Mission Sends Military Team to Investigate Fighting in Eastern <b>...</b> Following reports of fighting between different factions of former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and weapons distribution to civilians in North Kivu province, the United Nations mission... | 0 | World |
European Shares Up on Fed Relief LONDON (Reuters) - European shares tracked Wall Street's gains after the Federal Reserve stuck to its "measured" rate-tightening pace, reassured on inflation and indicated that the U.S. economy was growing at a moderate pace. | 2 | Business |
Decatur job outlook is weak The Decatur area employment outlook is one of the weakest in the nation, according to results from the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. | 2 | Business |
United reaches tentative pact with pilots on givebacks An expert says the agreement probably will make it easier to reach cost-cutting deals with the ailing carriers other unions. United Airlines is making headway in its efforts to trim labor costs by \$725 | 2 | Business |
Almost nobody has a dog in this fight You expect fans to lose interest whenever billionaires battle millionaires for a larger slice of the economic pie, but not to the extent being seen in the dogfight between the NHL and its players over a new collective bargaining agreement. | 1 | Sports |
Finnan recalled to Pool side Steve Finnans recall to the Liverpool starting line-up for Tuesday nights Premiership clash with Portsmouth at Anfield was one of six changes made by displeased manager Rafa Benitez, but the Reds were hit by an injury time equaliser from Pompey | 1 | Sports |
No. 1 Tigers too much for Gophers Ina showdown between two of the top womens college basketball players in the nation, Minnesotas Janel McCarville shined, scoring a career-high 31 points and making a boisterous statement for her Wooden Award candidacy. | 1 | Sports |
FCC Mulls Wireless Internet Access on Jets (AP) AP - When it comes to communication, commercial airline passengers go from the Internet Age to the Stone Age once a plane takes off. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Tokyo Edge: More Mobile Music (PC World) PC World - Sony embraces MP3, while new Blu-ray and speaker technology reaches the living room. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Europe #39;s highest bridge links art and engineering President Jacques Chirac inaugurated Europe #39;s highest bridge yesterday, a creation taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer than the Champs Elyses and designed to end a traffic bottleneck in southern France. | 0 | World |
Filipinos mourn Poe #39;s death Elissa Claris, 55-year-old, a supporter of top movie star and defeated presidential candidate Fernando Poe, prays as fans and supporters gather in front of a funeral parlour where Poe #39;s wake is being held in Pasig, suburban Manila, December 14. | 0 | World |
UN troops storm Haitian slum area PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Hundreds of UN troops stormed a stronghold of ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide #39;s supporters yesterday. | 0 | World |
India and Pakistan negotiating to prevent nuclear missile launch Pakistan and India started talks Tuesday to discuss the possible agreement on giving advance warning of ballistic missile tests that could help to prevent the possible accident connected with nuclear weapons. | 0 | World |
Fighting resumes in DRC Kanyabayongo - Fighting between the regular army of the Democratic Republic of Congo and armed men resumed early on Wednesday near the eastern town of Kanyabayonga, an AFP journalist reported, while UN officials in the capital Kinshasa reported an | 0 | World |
DEATH PROBE VICTORY THE family of an Iraqi man allegedly beaten to death by British troops in custody yesterday won a legal battle in their fight for a full inquiry into the scandal. | 0 | World |
Rampaging Elephants a Headache in S.Africa (Reuters) Reuters - There are no\easy answers when it comes to keeping the world's largest land\mammal in check. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
U.S. Missile Defense Test Fails (Reuters) Reuters - The first test in nearly two years\of a multibillion-dollar U.S. anti-missile shield failed on\Wednesday when the interceptor missile shut down as it prepared\to launch in the central Pacific, the Pentagon said. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Greece meets West at these Vermont diners There was steam on the windows. Outside, the town was in the grip of a freeze. It was time for a break, and this looked like a good place to thaw out. It was all red and chrome, a meatloaf-shaped building on a side street off Burlington's main drag. A neon sign said quot;Oasis... | 1 | Sports |
On a mountainside, chef lets flavors shine Although the village has several dining opportunities, force yourself to drive the five minutes it takes to reach Auberge Sauvignon, a charming mountainside restaurant just outside the resort. Owner Francine Moreau sets a tone of unmatched hospitality in the front of the house... | 1 | Sports |
Toney wants fighting chance James Toney has learned at least one thing from reading the Bible. He doesn't hide his light under a basket. | 1 | Sports |
Renteria's decision expected today The Red Sox could have a new shortstop -- National League All-Star Edgar Renteria -- as soon as today. Renteria plans to decide today whether he will succeed his Colombian countryman, Orlando Cabrera, as Boston's everyday shortstop, according to a source familiar with Renteria's plans... | 1 | Sports |
Lucchino thinks it was a bad move The president and chief executive officer of the Red Sox thinks Pedro Martinez made the wrong decision. But Larry Lucchino nonetheless had nothing but praise for the former Red Sox ace, who decided to take a more lucrative offer and join the New York Mets. | 1 | Sports |
Achieving his goals Hugo Sanchez is nicknamed quot;Hu-gol quot; and quot;Pentapichichi, quot; referring to his five successive scoring titles in Spain's Primera Liga while playing for Real Madrid. Now Sanchez, who also performed for the San Diego Sockers in the North American Soccer League and Dallas Burn in Major Le... | 1 | Sports |
Celtics enjoy fruits of labor As the end of regulation neared Monday night at Staples Center, a visiting scout watched coach Doc Rivers go through a series of fiery paroxysms and asked, quot;Is Doc always this emotional? quot; Yes, but as Rivers watched the Celtics rally from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit, his di... | 1 | Sports |
Ice hockey: Season may be lost The entire ice hockey season could be lost to the dispute over salary capping. | 0 | World |
Missile defence shield test fails A test of the planned US anti-missile defence shield fails in the first mission in almost two years. | 0 | World |
An Effort at a Union Comes Up a Loser at the Track A former exercise rider at Santa Anita stables in California had hoped to organize a strike by the stable hands just before the racing season resumed the morning after Christmas. | 0 | World |
Film renters applaud change Customers at the Blockbuster at Grant Street and East Sixth Avenue in Denver welcomed the company #39;s announcement to abandon late fees. | 2 | Business |
NHL, union deadlocked: Owners, players reject latest labor <b>...</b> It may be several more weeks before the 2004-05 NHL season officially dies. But barring an utter collapse in the resolve of locked-out players, any real hope the league will play this season disappeared yesterday. | 1 | Sports |
Notebook: GM Sund a lame duck, too As general manager, Rick Sund is chiefly responsible for the plan to play the season with seven pending free agents, and he has no qualms that the team decided to forgo a contract for him until after the season. | 1 | Sports |
Rangers urged on to Euro glory run Rangers manager Alex McLeish has challenged his players to embark on a Uefa Cup run which would put Scottish football back on the European map. | 1 | Sports |
Gunmen seize bus in Athens suburb ATHENS, Greece - A Greek bus with 26 people aboard was hijacked Wednesday by two armed men who demanded to be taken to Athens airport and flown to Russia, police and government officials said. | 0 | World |
Stationmasters Face Charges in India Crash Railway officials say a train collision in northern India that killed at least 37 people apparently was caused by a communications lapse between stations, and that the | 0 | World |
PC World's Holiday Wish List From big-screen TVs to big-time DVD players, here's what we'd like to receive this year. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
The Dollar Dips Against the Euro LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar dipped against the euro on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve proved less hawkish on interest rates than some investors had expected, while the yen rallied on a key Japanese business survey. | 2 | Business |
Blockbuster axing dreaded late fees Blockbuster is doing away with the most dreaded part of renting movies and games: the late fee. The move comes as Blockbuster battles lackluster demand. | 2 | Business |
Passenger Leaves Hijacked Greek Bus (Reuters) Reuters - A passenger was seen leaving a hijacked\Greek bus Wednesday five hours after two foreign gunmen seized\the vehicle carrying 26 passenger in an Athens suburb, a\Reuters correspondent at the scene said. | 0 | World |
Australia and Pakistan set to wage speed war Australia and Pakistan have both delayed naming their teams for the first test starting in Perth on Thursday as they consider adding extra pacemen to their bowling stocks in anticipation of a speed war. | 1 | Sports |
Body of Turk Engineer Found in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan - The body of a kidnapped Turkish engineer was found in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after he was snatched with his driver and interpreter by a band of armed men, officials said. | 0 | World |
Passenger Leaves Hijacked Greek Bus ATHENS (Reuters) - A passenger was seen leaving a hijacked Greek bus Wednesday five hours after two foreign gunmen seized the vehicle carrying 26 passenger in an Athens suburb, a Reuters correspondent at the scene said. | 0 | World |
Oil prices rise above US\$42 as winter tipped to turn colder SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices rose above 42 dollars a barrel in Asian trade on northern winter concerns as OPEC indicated its longer-term price target was around 30 dollars a barrel, dealers said. | 2 | Business |
Positive Wales in jobs lead THE hiring intentions of Welsh employers for the first quarter of 2005 are more positive than the UK average, research from Manpower showed yesterday. | 2 | Business |
Survey deals blow to corporate Japan The Bank of Japan #39;s latest Tankan quarterly survey of business conditions showed sentiment among large manufacturers falling for the first time in seven quarters, reflecting the downturn in corporate sector activity in Japan. | 2 | Business |
Eichel says German payments to the EU should be considered in <b>...</b> quot;In the meantime, it has been accepted in the EU that the German reunification has caused high burdens for us and therefore is a special problem. | 2 | Business |
Let light shine on Bombardier dealings Laurent Beaudoin has done us all a favour. Monday #39;s boardroom upheaval at Bombardier Inc. brings a natural opportunity to reassess the taxpayers #39; role in this prestigious company. | 2 | Business |
House prices and the Fed As the Federal Reserve moves to raise short-term interest rates once again, flags are being raised about the impact on housing prices. | 2 | Business |
RIM infringed NTP patents, appeal court rules The US Court of Appeals has ruled that Lawsuits in Motion - aka Research in Motion - did indeed violate patents owned by intellectual property holding company NTP. | 2 | Business |
Oil Prices Climb Above \$42 a Barrel LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed above \$42 a barrel on Wednesday, rising for the third day in a row as cold weather gripped the U.S. Northeast, the world's biggest heating fuel market. | 2 | Business |
It came from the vaults! Google seeks to open the library In what could be a historic move in the history of the internet, Google has announced arrangements with Harvard University, and a handful of public libraries, to digitize parts of their valuable collections and make them available over the public web. | 3 | Sci/Tech |