Davenport wins New Haven Open champion (Web promotion) Xinhua - 35 minutes ago

Davenport wins New Haven Open champion (Web promotion) Xinhua - 35 minutes ago

Davenport wins New Haven Open champion
Xinhua - 35 minutes ago WASHINGTON, August 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Top seed Lindsay Davenport ofthe United States beat second seed Amelie Mauresmo of France 6-4, 6-4 to take the title of the New Haven Open Saturday. Davenport, who will

Storm Can't Keep R. Kelly, Game, Christina Milian Away From VMAs
MTV.com - 11 hours ago MIAMI � Rain or hurricane, the show must go on � even if that means toughing out some not-so-ideal travel scenarios to get to Miami, the site of Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. "I flew from LA to

Hurricane Katrina heads for New Orleans
Japan Today - 4 hours ago MIAMI � Authorities in the southern US state of Louisiana on Saturday ordered thousands of people to leave their homes as Hurricane Katrina strengthened into a major storm over warm Gulf of Mexico waters and threatened low-lying New Orleans.

Two Arrested in Zotob Probe
Red Herring - Aug 26, 2005 Authorities make arrests in Morocco and Turkey in connection with the Internet worm that struck business computer systems last week. The FBI said Friday authorities arrested an 18-year-old Moroccan man and

Merck needs radical surgery
The Observer - 3 hours ago Can Merck survive the Vioxx disaster? On the face of it, the claims sound big enough to send even the most robust of companies into bankruptcy. Some analysts estimate that they could add up to at least $50

Papers agonize over Paris fire
BBC News - 10 hours ago The day after 17 African immigrants died in a house fire in Paris, France's national and regional press reflects on the underlying causes of the tragedy. Many papers blame the high cost of property in France

Newcomer Lawton Feels Right at Home Amid Yanks' Rally
New York Times - 2 hours ago As the slider tumbled toward Alex Rodriguez and the thickest part of his bat, the new Yankees outfielder Matt Lawton was already back in the dugout, awaiting the conclusion of his first day on the job. Across

Israel's Ferocious Young Rebels
Los Angeles Times - 8 hours ago By Laura King and Ken Ellingwood, Times Staff Writers. SANUR, West Bank � They spend their days in primitive hilltop encampments deep in the big-sky territory of the far northern West Bank, sleeping rough

The comeback
Salon - Aug 26, 2005 By Rebecca Traister. Aug. 26, 2005 | This summer, the reproductive rights movement has resembled nothing so much as an underdog prizefighter come out of retirement: They've been up! They've been down! They seem to be getting up again!