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NFL Game Summary - Cincinnati at New England Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - Tom Brady went 18-of-26 for 260 yards with two touchdowns to lead New England to a 35-28 win over Cincinnati at Gillette Stadium. | 1 | Sports |
Dunfermline v Celtic Celtic sent out a chilling winter message to rivals Rangers by responding to their European failure with one of their best performances of the season to return to the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League table with a comfortable 2-0 win at East End | 1 | Sports |
US Denies Saddam on Hunger Strike The US military is denying a report that Saddam Hussein has begun a jailhouse hunger strike, and says the ousted Iraqi leader had eaten on Sunday. | 0 | World |
Hamas #39; choice: Learn from Sharon #39;s politics or face the political <b>...</b> As Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Palestinians alike are struggling with issues of political life and the forming of functioning governments, it is the former who may offer a lead to elements of the latter. | 0 | World |
Four die in bombing of Israeli checkpoint At least four Israeli soldiers were killed and eight wounded on Sunday in a Palestinian bomb attack on an Israeli checkpoint at the Rafah border terminal on the southern Gaza Strip border with Egypt. | 0 | World |
KGB legacy of poison politics Doctors confirm that dioxin poisoned Ukraine's opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko. | 0 | World |
US pushes for more economic reform in Mideast This week the US and Egypt plan to sign a trade agreement worth \$500 million annually. | 0 | World |
Spanish leader makes bid to reshape the war on terror Prime Minister Zapatero testifies Monday before the commission examining the March 11 terror attacks. | 0 | World |
When saving the world with song, mind the lyrics Critics have raised an eyebrow at the revival of the fundraising anthem, citing its outdated, insensitive lyrics. | 0 | World |
NASA Chief Said to Be Top Contender for L.S.U. Job Sean O'Keefe has sought and become the top contender for a high-level job at Louisiana State University, according to NASA and university officials. | 0 | World |
Airborne Cell-Phone Ban Likely to Remain for Now Hopes -- and worries -- that US regulators will soon end the ban on using wireless phones during US commercial flights are likely at least a year or two early, government officials and analysts say. | 2 | Business |
Colts 23, Texans 14 Peyton Manning broke one of Dan Marino #39;s touchdown records, just not the one everybody has been talking about. But Manning got the only things that really matter to him -- an Indianapolis win and a playoff berth. | 1 | Sports |
Finding a Power Stroke When Most Hitters Start to Fade One question that arises whenever a player is linked to steroids is, "What would he have done without them?" Baseball history whispers an answer. | 1 | Sports |
Terps Burn Bulldogs Maryland shoots a season-high 55 percent from the field and John Gilchrist drops in 22 points as the Terps dominate UNC-Asheville, 96-72, on Sunday afternoon. | 1 | Sports |
Stanford Hires Harris Pittsburgh head coach Walt Harris will go from the Fiesta Bowl to Stanford after accepting their head coaching position on Sunday. | 1 | Sports |
Christmas Shoppers Flock to Stores Shoppers flocked to Britains stores for the busiest weekend so far this Christmas, retailers said. Early indications show pre-season sales bucked takings at the tills compared to the same time last year. | 2 | Business |
Probe Into Yushchenko Poisoning Reopens (AP) AP - Ukrainian prosecutors reopened their investigation into allegations Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned after doctors treating the opposition leader confirmed he had been slipped the toxic chemical dioxin, as Yushchenko returned home Sunday to campaign for this month's presi... | 0 | World |
Meteor shower coming up Monday morning SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Most people have a hard enough time getting out of bed on Monday morning, let alone before dawn in the middle of December. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Real game halted after bomb threat Real Madrid #39;s Primera Liga match against Real Sociedad was abandoned on Sunday after police received a warning that a bomb would explode at the stadium. | 1 | Sports |
US denies Saddam on hunger strike BAGHDAD (AFP) - The US military in Iraq denied that ousted president Saddam Hussein , captured a year ago and awaiting trial for crimes against humanity, was on hunger strike in his secret American detention centre. | 0 | World |
Premier faces Bucharest mayor in Romania Romanians returned to the polls Sunday for a presidential runoff between their leftist prime minister, formerly a member of the communist elite, and the capital #39;s Western-leaning mayor. | 0 | World |
Barghouti withdraws from race replace Arafat RAMALLAH, West Bank - Marwan Barghouti, the imprisoned leader of the Palestinian uprising, is dropping out the Jan. 9 election to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority, his campaign manager said Sunday. | 0 | World |
Yushchenko, Back Home, Says Authorities Poisoned Him KIEV (Reuters) - Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko said on Sunday he was certain Ukraine's authorities had poisoned him with dioxin and hoped prosecutors would establish the truth after this month's re-run of a rigged presidential election. | 0 | World |
Romania Presidential Race Too Close to Call BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and centrist opposition leader Traian Basescu emerged neck-and-neck from the second round of presidential elections on Sunday, exit polls showed. | 0 | World |
Knicks Down Nuggets New York gets 57 combined points from its starting backcourt of Jamal Crawford and Stephon Marbury and tops Denver, 107-96. | 1 | Sports |
Barghouti Drops Out of Palestinian Election Associates of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life sentences on terrorism charges in an Israeli jail, said Sunday that he is withdrawing from the Jan. 9 election for president of the Palestinian Authority. | 0 | World |
Colombians Still Thirsty for Brewpubs The two brewpubs were brimming with Saturday night drinkers when rebels tossed hand grenades, killing one person and wounding 72. | 0 | World |
Sony PSP Provides Stylish Curves and Sharp Screen There #39;s no denying that the PSP is a slickly designed gadget with a certain fashionable cachet. The images are breathtaking. Not that there #39;s anything new here in terms of graphics, but seeing | 3 | Sci/Tech |
NASA Administrator Applies for Louisiana State Job, School Says NASA Administrator Sean O #39;Keefe, who led the US space agency #39;s reorganization after the space shuttle Columbia disaster, applied to be chancellor of Louisiana State University #39;s main campus in Baton Rouge, a school spokesman said. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Vincent Takes Center Stage Bills defensive back Troy Vincent returns to the lineup and stars, recording an interception, a sack and a fumble recover as Buffalo beats up on Cleveland, 37-7, on Sunday. | 1 | Sports |
Rating the relevance of the US Federal Reserve THE TIMES is running a fortnightly series of economic briefings alongside Target Two Point Zero, the competition for sixth-formers run in conjunction with the Bank of England. | 2 | Business |
Jyoti burns brightest at the end NEW DELHI: The steel in Jyoti Randhawa came to the fore once again as the Indian golf star clinched the \$5,50,000 Volvo Masters of Asia title at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. | 1 | Sports |
Philippine actor-presidential candidate Poe in coma MANILA - Movie star Fernando Poe, Jr, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo #39;s main challenger in the May presidential election, is in a coma after suffering a stroke, an opposition congressman said Sunday. | 0 | World |
Almost half a million homeless in Britain: NGOs (AFP) AFP - Britain has almost half a million homeless people, two non-governmental organisations said, describing the official number of 100,000 given by the government as the tip of the iceberg. | 0 | World |
Honeywell to Buy UK's Novar for \$1.5 Bln LONDON (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. manufacturer Honeywell has agreed to buy Novar Plc, a British industrial holding company, for 798 million pounds (\$1.53 billion), a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday. | 2 | Business |
Ugandan rebels kill seven in raid Fighters of the Lord's Resistance Army hack seven villagers to death in southern Sudan despite a truce. | 0 | World |
Business hopes Bush will forgo tax reform By Andrew Balls, James Harding and Christopher Swann in Washington. US business has little appetite for fundamental tax reform, seeing deficit reduction and government entitlement programmes as priorities for President George W Bush #39;s second-term agenda. | 2 | Business |
Sony PlayStation Portable is out Sonys PlayStation console has been so popular that it feels strange that PSP is their first attempt at the handheld gaming market. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Walt Disney behind Blu-ray DVDs BURBANK, CALIF: The Walt Disney Co. will back the high-definition Blu-ray disc developed by Sony over a competing HD DVD format, setting in place a high-stakes battle between Hollywoods leading studios with only one format likely to survive. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Richard Green grabs first gold jacket Left-hander Richard Green has sunk a four-foot putt on the opening playoff hole to capture his first gold jacket and the \$225,000 first prize in a dramatic 2004 Mastercard Masters at Huntingdale. | 1 | Sports |
Nastase and Basescu in close finish in Romanian presidential vote BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania #39;s presidential election ended in suspense as exit polls disagreed on whether Prime Minister Adrian Nastase had won narrowly or tied with his centre-right rival Traian Basescu. | 0 | World |
No. 14 Vanderbilt Tops Saint Louis, 94-51 (AP) AP - Ashley Earley scored 20 points and Carla Thomas added 19 to lead No. 14 Vanderbilt to a 94-51 victory over Saint Louis on Sunday. | 1 | Sports |
Novar keen to accept 800m bid from Honeywell NOVAR, the UK conglomerate, is recommending that its shareholders accept an 800 million cash bid from Honeywell International, the aerospace to transport multinational. | 2 | Business |
Nothing dull about McKenzie Trevor Grant THE tension was palpable in the hot, steamy air at Huntingdale, even before the tournament contenders had strapped on their spikes yesterday. | 1 | Sports |
Jailed Palestinian Leader Drops Out of Race to Replace Arafat Marwan Barghouti's withdrawal leaves Mahmoud Abbas without a serious challenger in the Jan. 9 vote to choose the head of the Palestinian Authority. | 0 | World |
Iverson Carries Sixers Allen Iverson scores a season-high 40 points and Marc Jackson chips in with 28 to lead the Sixers past the Bucks, 107-101, on Sunday. | 1 | Sports |
Threat Clears Stadium A bomb threat forces the evacuation of a Madrid soccer stadium on Sunday night during a game between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad. | 1 | Sports |
Sony's PSP Hits the Streets Long lines form in Japan where shoppers finally get their hands on the portable gaming device. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
We Test Drive Sony's PSP The portable gaming device is finally available, and looks to be worth the wait. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Report: Honeywell Poised to Bid for Novar Honeywell International of the United States is to make a US\$1.5 billion (euro1.14 billion) takeover bid for Novar PLC, the Financial Times reported Sunday. | 2 | Business |
Stolen away by Grand Theft Auto #39; Jake Stephens, a senior in my AP English class at TC Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., is hooked. quot;The narrative is so exciting you lose all track of time, quot; he said to me last week. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Wild monkeys seen using tools, researchers report Wild South American monkeys routinely use fist-sized rocks to crack open seeds and to dig in dry Brazilian soil for grubs and edible tubers, researchers report in the journal Science. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Soccer stars caught in bomb hoax MORE than 70,000 fans were forced to evacuate Real Madrid #39;s Santiago Bernabeu stadium after a bomb scare today. It came in the name of ETA Basque separatist guerrillas and forced the game with Real Sociedad to be abandoned three minutes from time. | 1 | Sports |
All square after love and war HANG ON A MINUTE, WASNT this supposed to be a derby match, packed with grunts, grimaces, full of ugly, clumsy and petulant tackles and a general lack of oxygen available for the players to feed to their brains? | 1 | Sports |
Mellberg made to eat his words IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY acknowledged that Jane Austen was probably not an Aston Villa fan, but she summed up the angst of the clubs supporters when she wrote: One has no great hopes from Birmingham. | 1 | Sports |
Pilkadaris loses Asian Masters play-off Australian golfer Terry Pilkadaris has finished runner-up in the Masters of Asia tournament in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. | 1 | Sports |
Two Candidates Claim Romanian Presidency Both candidates claimed victory in the Romanian presidential runoff vote Sunday, and exit polls showed Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Adrian Nastase in a virtual tie. | 0 | World |
First Popularly-Elected Afghan President Urges Iraqis to <b>...</b> Less than a week after he was formally inaugurated as Afghanistan #39;s first popularly-elected president, Hamid offered words of advice for the people of Iraq, who are preparing to go to the polls next month. | 0 | World |
Steelers Extend Win Streak to 11 Games (AP) AP - On the day Jerome Bettis and Curtis Martin went over 13,000 yards rushing, Bettis will be remembered most for, of all things, his passing. | 1 | Sports |
Spanish Leader Faces Grilling on Train Bombings (Reuters) Reuters - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will become\the first Spanish prime minister to be questioned by a\parliamentary commission on Monday when he gives his version of\events surrounding the Madrid train bombings. | 0 | World |
Rights Activists Denounce Putin's Reforms (AP) AP - Hundreds of Kremlin critics gathered Sunday on Constitution Day to denounce what they call a retreat from democracy as President Vladimir Putin signed a bill scrapping gubernatorial elections. | 0 | World |
Hartson shows worth to Celtic The scene outside East End Park prior to yesterday #39;s encounter encapsulated Celtic #39;s current situation. Featured prominently on the myriad of Celtic souvenir stalls was an assortment of Henrik Larsson merchandise. | 1 | Sports |
Chelsea Ties Arsenal, 2-2 (AP) AP - Chelsea tied Arsenal 2-2 Sunday in a riveting meeting between two Premier League powerhouses. | 1 | Sports |
Can video games really be blamed for violence? Alex Dobin can take down a terrorist at 1,000 yards, rip up enemy ground forces with RPGs, and maneuver tanks, helicopters and jets bristling with America #39;s deadliest weapons. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Bettis Leads Steelers to Victory Jerome Bettis flipped a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jerame Tuman after surpassing the 13,000-yard barrier early in the fourth quarter. | 1 | Sports |
Novar close to 800m cash deal with US giant Novar, the UK building supplies group, is today expected to announce that it has agreed to be acquired by the US industrial giant Honeywell in a cash deal worth more than 800m. | 2 | Business |
Tokyo Stocks Open Higher, Exporters Gain Japan #39;s Nikkei share average opened 0.63 percent higher on Monday after a fall in the yen helped some exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. | 2 | Business |
Mobile Games Get Fancier, More Social (AP) AP - Who says "Solitaire" must be a lonely endeavor? Games tailored for cell phones are increasingly adding community-oriented elements, such as tournaments for top scores, head-to-head combat or chatting with other players. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Web Store Scores With One-Item-Only Sales (AP) AP - Woot.com takes an unusual approach in the crowded field of Internet retailing. It sells just one item each weekday, starting at midnight local time in suburban Dallas, where the company is based, until it sells out. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Toshiba signals DVD format war Sony, the Japanese electronics and entertainment group, has approached arch-rival Toshiba in an attempt to prevent a damaging format war over their next-generation DVDs. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Firefox surpasses 10 million download mark com December 12, 2004, 2:25 PM PT. Firefox, the open-source challenger to Web browsing heavyweight Microsoft Internet Explorer, has surpassed 10 million downloads in a little more | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Romania Anxiously Awaits Presidential Run-Off Count (Reuters) Reuters - Romanians anxiously awaited an\official count on Monday to reveal who will be their next\president after exit polls from Sunday's run-off vote put Prime\Minister Adrian Nastase and centrist opposition leader Traian\Basescu neck-and-neck. | 0 | World |
Chelsea Ties Arsenal, 2-2 Chelsea #39;s Eidur Gudjohnsen celebrates after scoring during the Premiership game between Arsenal and Chelsea FC, London, Sunday Dec. 12, 2004. | 1 | Sports |
Palmer hobbling FOXBORO, Mass. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer was on crutches after Sunday #39;s 35-to-28 loss to the New England Patriots. | 1 | Sports |
Tokyo Stocks Higher; Dollar Up Vs. Yen (AP) AP - Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday as investors welcomed the U.S. dollar's strength against the Japanese yen. | 0 | World |
Run-off vote produces two Romanian presidents The Romanian presidential election was too close to call last night as both candidates declared themselves the victor after a run-off ballot produced a statistical dead heat. | 0 | World |
No. 8 N.C. Tops Loyola of Chicago, 109-60 (AP) AP - Jawad Williams scored 17 points and was one of six North Carolina players in double figures Sunday as the eighth-ranked Tar Heels beat Loyola of Chicago 109-60. | 1 | Sports |
Thieves Targeting Gardens With Rare Plant (AP) AP - The thieves struck at night and knew just what they were after. In minutes, they ripped two plants from the lavish landscaping at a home in this Los Angeles suburb, then fled when the homeowner woke up and turned on a porch light. Total haul: #36;3,500. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
802.16: Medium distance wireless networking that could change the world? The (sort of) new IEEE 802.16 Metropolitan Area Network standard (MAN) promises to break the cable modem/DSL monopoly on the "last mile" of Internet connectivity to peoples' homes. With ranges up to 30 miles and speeds up to 70 mbps it seems li... | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Airborne Cell-Phone Ban Likely to Remain for Now WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hopes -- and worries -- that U.S. regulators will soon end the ban on using wireless phones during U.S. commercial flights are likely at least a year or two early, government officials and analysts say. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Sony PSP Draws Crowds and Lines on First Day TOKYO (Reuters) - Game fans stood in lines through a chilly Tokyo night to be among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable, the consumer electronics firm's first handheld game machine. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
PluggedIn: Digital Cameras All the Rage This Christmas SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When families and friends get together for the holidays this year, many more of them will use a digital camera to record those memories. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Bush Pays Tribute to U.S. Troops Abroad (AP) AP - Christmas trees decorated with red bows, gold ornaments and white lights lined the hall at the National Building Museum for a holiday pageant attended Sunday by President Bush and his wife, Laura. | 0 | World |
Blue Jays, Devil Rays Swap Two Players (AP) AP - The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-hander Chad Gaudin from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for catcher Kevin Cash in the first transaction completed Sunday at the winter meetings. | 1 | Sports |
Indiana Wins 2nd Men's College Cup Title (AP) AP - Jay Nolly saved two penalty kicks and Indiana won its second straight NCAA Men's College Cup title Sunday, beating UC Santa Barbara in a penalty kick shootout. | 1 | Sports |
Tokyo Stocks Firmer, Exporters Gain (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's Nikkei share average was up 0.64\percent in mid-morning trade on Monday after a fall in the yen\helped some exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. | 2 | Business |
Tatupu Takes Long Way to Stardom at USC (AP) AP - Linebacker Lofa Tatupu believed in his ability to play big-time football when few others did. | 1 | Sports |
US Gives OK to China Furniture Duties A US trade panel on Friday approved anti-dumping duties of up to 198 percent on \$1.2 billion worth of wooden bedroom furniture from China. | 2 | Business |
Chargers Top Buccaneers, Win 7th Straight (AP) AP - Donnie Edwards intercepted Brian Griese's pass and returned it 30 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 4:09 left and the Chargers beat Tampa Bay 31-24 on Sunday, their seventh straight victory. | 1 | Sports |
Packers Edge Lions, 16-13 (AP) AP - The Green Bay Packers only led for two seconds Sunday, and that was enough to keep their stranglehold over the Detroit Lions, who haven't won in Wisconsin since 1991. | 1 | Sports |
Dear Marwan: Don #39;t do it It has been a very long time since we had an opportunity to talk, and I wish that I could meet you and see you face to face, as I would like to tell you some things on very personal level. | 0 | World |
Abbas Set to Win Palestinian Vote RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's chances of winning a presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat appeared to be sealed after his main rival Marwan Barghouthi pulled out of the race. | 0 | World |
Spanish Leader Faces Grilling on Train Bombings MADRID (Reuters) - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will become the first Spanish prime minister to be questioned by a parliamentary commission on Monday when he gives his version of events surrounding the Madrid train bombings. | 0 | World |
Real Madrid Stadium Evacuated in ETA Bomb Threat MADRID (Reuters) - Some 70,000 people were forced to evacuate Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium minutes before the end of a league match on Sunday after a bomb threat in the name of ETA Basque separatist guerrillas. | 0 | World |
Warriors' Fisher Goes on Injured Reserve (AP) AP - Golden State placed guard Derek Fisher on injured reserve with a sprained right knee before Sunday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats. | 1 | Sports |
NFL Wrap: Manning Near Record as Colts Beat Texans NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peyton Manning continued to close in on the NFL record for single season touchdown passes on Sunday, firing two TD strikes as the Indianapolis Colts eased past the Houston Texans 23-14 to clinch the division title. | 1 | Sports |
College Basketball Wrap: Washington Beats Loyola-Marymount LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Nate Robinson scored a game-high 28 points to lead 16th-ranked Washington to a 100-93 win over Loyola-Marymount at Gersten Pavilion. | 1 | Sports |
Bengals' Palmer Hurt in Loss to New England FOXBORO, Mass., (Sports Network) - Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer left Sunday's 35-28 loss against New England in the third quarter due to a left knee sprain. | 1 | Sports |
Devil Rays Acquire Catcher Cash from Blue Jays ANAHEIM, Calif., (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays acquired catcher Kevin Cash from the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chad Gaudin. | 1 | Sports |
ABARE tips record commodity exports The value of Australia #39;s commodity exports is expected to hit \$95 billion this financial year, with minerals and energy expected to drive the improvement. | 2 | Business |