Bangladesh seeks US assistance cooperation Bangladesh is willing to sign a protocol with the states usa to set up a joint working group in India and Pakistan did to enhance Dhaka #39;s capability to efficiently deal with future terrorist actions in the country.!ref!0,1,2
Labor chief deserves honest talk For a moment last week, President bush escaped the White House press chamber and was the plainspoken man much of the nation came to like four years ago.!ref!2,1,0
Tokyo Stocks Higher, Lifted by Survey TOKYO (city) - Tokyo stocks rose by mid-morning on  Monday with a broad range of issues getting a lift from a key  survey that boosted optimism on Japan's economic outlook, with  expectations rising that growth figures will be revised up.!ref!2,1,0
British industry at best in 10 years Manufacturing industry is enjoying its high performance for almost 10 years, according to a survey by the Engineering employers Federation.!ref!2,1,3
Tokyo Stocks Higher at Late Morning (AP) points - Tokyo stocks rose moderately Monday morning on bargain hunting following Friday's losses. The U.S. dollar was up against the Japanese yen.!ref!0,1,2
Possible playoff preview A #39;s take a hit in Toronto but come home <b>...&u;/br> If the playoffs opened right now, instead of next month, the A #39;s would face the Red Sox in the first round -- again. Boston bounced Oakland out of the postseason in five games last year, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to do so.!ref!1,1,2
West Japan on Guard for Aftershocks After Quakes TOKYO (Reuters) - Residents of western Japan were warned of  possible aftershocks on Monday after two strong earthquakes the  previous day but authorities said the tremors were not directly  linked to a cycle of major seismic activity that hits the  region every century or so.!ref!0,1,2
Pornsters face abuse in China smut crackdown China is stepping up its hard line against making pornography by threatening life imprisonment for anyoner caught peddling porn.!ref!3,1,0
Toyota to open south China plant Japan carmaker Toyota enters a joint venture to produce saloon cars in new China.!ref!2,1,3
2 charged after Chicago area pals are slain in NC tragedy Ever since they met in fourth grade, Brett Johnson Harman and Kevin McCann were as close as brothers.  quot;They had the same mannerisms, the same kind of humor, and they even looked alike, quot; said McCann #39;s father, Dennis McCann.!ref!1,1,0
Service has Hit By High Oil Costs Confidence in service firms has been hit by rising oil prices and interest rates but manufacturers have seen the best rate of orders for nine decades, two surveys show.!ref!2,1,3
No Sign Yet of Predicted Big California quake (reuters) Reuters - The clock is running out on a\locally publicized predicting that a major earthquake will rip\through Southern California by Sunday.!ref!3,1,0
Softbank's hopes on mobile services dashed (google.[UNK]) etc.news - Softbank's hopes of starting a mobile phone service were dealt a blow on Monday after the Japanese telecoms regulator mandated not to allocate bandwidth to new entrants for the company being.!ref!3,1,2
From overtime rules to job losses from outsourcing overseas to <b<...>/b> Labor Day is one of those time, like driveway and parkway, that means the opposite of what it seems to mean. being the nation #39;s workers, Labor Day is not for working but for picnics.!ref!2,1,3
Super powers make move on being BUOYED by ever-increasing crowd figures and television ratings, rugby union worldwide announced a significant expansion of the southern hemisphere season which includes an assault on the traditional fixture AFL and NRL finals series.!ref!1,1,0
PM edges ahead in latest poll JOHN Howard #39;s plea for voters to trust him with the economy is paying early dividends, an exclusive Herald Sun poll shows. The Coalition has moved ahead of Labor by 52 per cent to 48 per cent as the Prime Minister #39;s interest rates campaign takes hold.!ref!0,1,2
Retailers Looking to Move Plasma TV's (AP) AP - Hanging stockings by the chimney with care? Retailers hope that St. Nicholas soon will be there  #151; to hang a 42-inch plasma-screen TV.!ref!2,1,3
Slovaks and Czechs reject French minister #39;s suggestion over EU <b>...</b> a Slovak and Czech governments Monday rejected a proposal by French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy to axe structural ism for new EU members whose taxes were lower than the European average.!ref!2,1,0
Maid sues Sony Pictures exec p2pnet.live michael James Jackson, vp of legal affairs for Sony Pictures Entertainment, filed for bankruptcy protection just days before a lawsuit accusing him and his wife of involuntary servitude, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, negligence and!ref!3,1,2
Philippines mourns dead in Russian school siege The Philippines Saturday expressed quot;deepest sympathy quot; to the families of the dead in the Russian school siege on Friday, in which 322 people were killed when Russian troops stormed!ref!3,1,0
Caribbean Braces for Another Hurricane (AP) AP - Islanders scrambled to put up storm control and stock up on supplies as the fourth major hurricanes of the season churned closer to the Caribbean, packing sustained winds of 105 mph.!ref!0,1,3
Summer Box Office Hits a little, Despite Lows In a summer when many of the studios' biggest bets failed to pay off, it was familiarity in the form of sequels and low-budget comedies that resonated with movie audiences.!ref!2,1,3
Jet way go on market soon to battle Boeing 7E7 Airbus plans to challenge Boeing Co. by offering a new planes as early as year-end, its chief executive says. The Toulouse, France-based plane maker is  quot;reflecting quot; on whether to introduce an all-new plane!ref!2,1,3
Drug makers target counterfeits Big pharmaceutical companies are testing new tracking technology they hope will help them spot counterfeit drugs before they reach consumers' medicine cabinets.!ref!2,1,3
Working Long Hours? Take a Massage Break, Courtesy of Your Boss companies across the country are offering yoga and meditation classes to help employees relax, reduce stress and recharge.!ref!3,1,2
Israel to close Erez industrial zone before March Israel would start liquidating the Erez industrial zone in the northern Gaza Strip before launching the first stage of the disengagement plan in March 2005,local newspaper Ha #39;aretz reported on Tuesday.!ref!2,1,0
PC Screen stocks to Slow in Fourth Quarter (Reuters) Reuters - Prices of computer screens are going\to fall by thinner than 5 percent in the fourth quarter as the\market faltered on hopes of a pick-up in demand during the\trading season, a g.b.-based research firm said on Tuesday.!ref!3,1,2
Tribe challenges American origins each of the actual settlers of America may have been from Australia, south Asia, and the Pacific, not northern Asia, scholars suggests.!ref!3,1,0
Hurricane Ivan again growing in strength, Caribbean islands <b>...</b> Islanders scrambled to put up storm shutters and buy water as hurricane Ivan churned toward Barbados just days after hurricane Frances tore across the Caribbean and through Florida.!ref!0,1,2
CPS to buy additional \$160 million stake in nuclear city City Public service (CPS) has reached an agreement with American hydro Power #39;s Texas subsidiary to buy an additional 12 percent equity stake in the South Texas Project for \$160 million.!ref!2,1,3
Florida weather can benefit Israeli citrus s since sunshine state licks its wounds from Hurricane Frances, Gan Shmuel has reap the benefits. a most important news for Florida #39;s 2.8 million people this week has not been from the Republican!ref!2,1,3
Iran ready to test Shahab-3 missile again: space minister TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani stressed that Iran #39;s n test of the Shahab-3 missile was successful, saying his ministry is ready to test it again  #39;in the presence of observers #39;.!ref!0,1,3
Briefly: Top McAfee exec to step down roundup Plus:  Samsung to replace hard drives in systems...IDC says external disk storage up...google to vote on spyware, piracy bills.!ref!3,1,2
Florida deaths blamed on Hurricane Frances State and local officials Tuesday said nine people have died in Florida because of Hurricane Frances. The following describes those deaths: - A 15-year-old grandson and a former son!ref!1,1,0
Bienvenue, Carrefour Lesser-known French striker turns in a strong first half. Investors, take notice.!ref!2,1,1
Asian stocks Lower, Greenspan Awaited review (malaysia) - Asian stocks edged lower on Wednesday  as profit taking set in after four days of gains and the dollar  firmed ahead of comments from Fed trustee alan Greenspan that are  expected to cement the case for further U.S. price rises.!ref!2,1,0
Study: Athletic success doesn #39;t income off in donations Success in big-time sports has little, if any, effect on a college #39;s alumni donations or the academic quality of its applicants, according to a study made under the direction of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.!ref!1,1,3
Matsushita media DVD s, Eyes Higher Share TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic brand products maker Matsushita  video Industrial bought five new dvd recorders on  Wednesday and declared it was aiming to boost its share of the  domestic market to over 40 percent from around 35 percent.!ref!3,1,2
Bob Evans, Who Helped I.B.M. Transform Data Processing, deceased at 77 Bob o. Evans led the development of a new class of mainframe computers - the famous 360's - helping turn I.B.M. into a data-processing power.!ref!3,1,2
Crude s used as Purmono Says OPEC Can Boost Output Capacity Crude wells made as OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the group may raise its full production capacity to as many as 2.5 million barrels a day by the end of this season, reducing concerns about shortages.!ref!2,1,3
Intel silent on Jayhawk replacement SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp. on Tuesday provided a few more details about future plans for its enterprise server processors, but the company maintained its silence on its plans for an upcoming dual-core Xeon processor, which it has promised as the next major follow-up to the Nocona chip it launched in August.!ref!3,1,2
Movies in a snap: Netflix and TiVo discuss downloads Bee Staff Writer. The high-tech ground is shifting underfoot again, amid rumblings of a new Silicon Valley alliance that would let owners of TiVo Inc.!ref!2,1,3
Hyundai signs deal for China truck plant Hyundai Motor Co. said yesterday that it has signed an agreement with a Chinese company, Jianghuai Automobile Corp., to build a commercial vehicle and engine plant in China #39;s Anhui province.!ref!3,1,2
Intel executive: nobody has set down Itanium SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp.'s decision to start shipping versions of x86 cores that are capable of 64-bit computing has slowed down the adoption of the company's high-end Itanium processor, a senior executive acknowledged Tuesday during a question and solution session at the intel Developer Forum (idf) in San Francisco.!ref!3,1,2
Motorola Aims to Sharpen Design Edge In a 26th-floor office suite overlooking Lake Michigan, some 40 industrial designers, mechanical engineers and specialists in fields ranging from anthropology to musicology!ref!3,1,2
The future: No. 1 at Last water running over a rock, wind ripping across a sand dune, the ocean washing up against the shore. Whatever the image, for the last three years Vijay Singh has been the!ref!1,1,3
Groups Offers Beer for Blood Donations (AP) AP - Some in Michigan who roll up their sleeves to donate blood will get a racetrack T-shirt, hat and pin. Sponsors in San Diego have given away whale-watching trips. On Wednesday, the Cleveland Regional Transit Authority handed out vouchers for a pint of any beverage, including beer, in exchange for a pint of blood.!ref!3,1,0
Ex-WorldCom CEO Wants Witness Immunity (Reuters) Reuters - attorney for former WorldCom  Chief\Executive Bernard Ebbers are seeking immunity for two witnesses\who they believe could be their client of fraud charges\heir to the company's  #36;11 billion accounting contract,\according to court papers filed on Wednesday.!ref!2,1,3
Intel conference: Power shift As Intel pursues a new path with improved soc chips, AMD says its already one step ahead. Intel told the world this week that there is no race to market the next generation of microchips.!ref!3,1,2
Bonds's problems are the Scent of Snake Oil, Not Arthritis Balm Barry es ignorance of the substances obtained by his trainer from Balco is more childish than a youngster's insistence that ""the dog ate my homework.""!ref!1,1,3
Court hears Ovitz bid to escape suit WILMINGTON, Del. -- A delaware public law judge Wednesday heard a plea from attorneys for former Walt disney Co. president Michael Ovitz that asks to remove Ovitz from the list of defendants in a shareholder!ref!2,1,1