UPI NewsTrack articles from May 2004

UPI NewsTrack archives from May 2004

'Barbarian Invasions' wins again.(Entertainment News)
May 1, 2004... TORONTO, May 1 (UPI) -- "Barbarian Invasions," already an Oscar-winner, triumphed Saturday at Canada's major awards ceremony. The French-language film about a dying man coming to terms with life, his family and friends was awarded the Genie...

New demands from captors of Italians.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... ROME, April 30 (UPI) -- New demands from Islamic fundamentalist guerrillas holding three Italian hostages in Iraq were broadcast on the Arab satellite TV station al-Jezeera Friday. In a message read by an al-Jezeera announcer, the group...

U.S. Rep. Buyer receives reserve promotion.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... INDIANAPOLIS, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ind., recently received a promotion to full colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, the Indianapolis Star reports. A Gulf War veteran, Buyer's promotion ceremony was led by President...

EU: Spain can't cut tax on books, records.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... MADRID, April 30 (UPI) -- A Spanish government move to slash sales taxes on print and music media was halted Friday because it contravenes EU rules, El Mundo reported. According to the Madrid newspaper, Carmen Calvo, the minister of...

Two suspected terrorists killed in Saudi.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 1 (UPI) -- Three terrorists and five westerners were killed Saturday in an exchange of gunfire between the terrorists and police in northwest Saudi Arabia. Riyadh-based European diplomatic sources identified the...

Egypt outraged over Iraq prisoners torture.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... CAIRO, May 1 (UPI) -- Pictures of Iraqi prisoners being tortured at the hands of U.S. soldiers touched off widespread official and public anger in Egypt Saturday. Egyptian newspapers ran the provocative pictures on their front pages under...

MLB: San Diego 7, New York Mets 6.(Sports News)
May 1, 2004... SAN DIEGO, May 1 (UPI) -- Brian Giles hit a two-run homer as the Padres ran their winning streak to five with a 7-6 win Friday over the New York Mets. After starter Brian Lawrence surrendered five runs in the opening inning, the Padres...

MLB: Los Angeles 13, Monteal 4.(Sports News)
May 1, 2004... LOS ANGELES, May 1 (UPI) -- Los Angeles tagged Zach Day for six runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings en route to a 13-4 rout Friday of the Expos. Kazuhisa Ishii (4-1) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings as he improved to 3-0 at...

MLB: San Francisco 12, Florida 9.(Sports News)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 (UPI) -- Brian Dallimore had three hits, including a grand slam in the second inning, to lead the Giants to a 12-9 win over the Florida Marlins. The Giants ended April with 10-14 record, its first losing month since...

Yemen government, opposition war of words.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... SANAA, Yemen, May 1 (UPI) -- The Yemeni government and opposition parties are exchanging accusations involving the manipulation of terrorism issues to serve their own interests. For the past week, the ruling General Popular Congress party...

'Boss of bosses' dies in U.S. prison.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... DEVENS, Mass., May 1 (UPI) -- Gaetano Badalamenti, once known as the "boss of bosses" of the Sicilian Mafia, has died in the United States where he was serving a prison sentence. He was 80 years old. Badalamenti became notorious for...

Egypt singer beaten on stage.(Quirks in the News)
May 1, 2004... CAIRO, May 1 (UPI) -- An Egyptian singer was beaten by a member of his audience while performing live on television from the plateau where Egypt's pyramids stand. Egyptian newspapers said Saturday artist Mohammed Mounir suffered bruises on...

Accidental shooting upgraded to murder.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... IZMIR, Turkey, May 1 (UPI) -- A court in Izmir, Turkey, has upgraded a charge of accidental murder to murder for a man whose bullet killed a baby sleeping in a carriage. Two-year-old Alistair Grimason of East Kilbride, Scotland, died last...

Mitsubishi may seek new partner.(Business News)
May 1, 2004... TOKYO, May 1 (UPI) -- The new head of Mitsubishi Motors is suggesting he may seek a partnership with other automakers besides its biggest shareholder, DaimlerChrysler. "We don't have any plan to seek a new partner at the moment. But that...

Japanese official, Annan discuss Iraq.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... NEW YORK, May 1 (UPI) -- Japan's largest opposition party will support troops being sent to Iraq if they are part of a multinational force led by the United Nations. "We can discuss the possibility of dispatching the Self Defense Force (to...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... Two suspected terrorists killed in Saudi RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 1 (UPI) -- Three terrorists and several Saudi nationals and foreigners were killed Saturday in a clash with police in northwest Saudi Arabia , official reports said. An...

Study: Breast cancer confuses U.K. women.(Science News)
May 1, 2004... LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- A London researcher has found British women are confused and feel misled about the methods used in detecting breast cancer. They find official information is vague, ambiguous and culturally insensitive, according to...

Alleged cocaine smuggling in wine.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... MORON, Argentina, May 1 (UPI) -- Two British men have been arrested in Argentina for an alleged scheme to smuggle $10 million of cocaine inside wine bottle, officials said. A British Foreign Office spokesman told the BBC he could not...

Released Japanese hostages discuss ordeal.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... TOKYO, May 1 (UPI) -- Two of three Japanese hostages recently released from Iraq said they thought they would be killed, the Mainichi Times reported Saturday. Freelance journalist Soichiro Koriyama and non-government organization leader...

Golden Week begins in East Asia.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... BEIJING, May 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in China and Japan confirmed Saturday the May 1 beginning of their countries' "Golden Week" holidays started smoothly. The Chinese People's Armed Police have developed detailed plans to cope with any...

Plan to cut Chesapeake Bay pollution.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 1 (UPI) -- A $13.6 billion plan by Maryland calls for a dramatic reduction of pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay by 2010. "Restoration of the bay will require actions and a commitment from everyone living and working...

China's economy still growing very quickly.(Business News)
May 1, 2004... GUANGZHOU, China, May 1 (UPI) -- China's economy is on track to grow more than nine percent for the first half of 2004, the government's main news service, Xinhua, reported Saturday. China's Ministry of Commerce said the nation's economic...

UNESCO heritage site in Japan challenged.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... MT. SANJOGATAKE, Japan, May 1 (UPI) -- A UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in Japan has been challenged by some who claim it reinforces gender discrimination. Kiisanchi no Reijo to Sankeimichi -- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the...

China reports 6th SARS case.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... BEIJING, May 1 (UPI) -- Chinese public health officials confirmed Saturday a sixth person has contracted the dreaded SARS virus, the BBC reported. The latest victim, an unidentified employee at a Beijing laboratory, brings to six the...

Singaporean economy to grow at 5% in '04.(Business News)
May 1, 2004... SINGAPORE, May 1 (UPI) -- Singapore's prime minister says he expects the city-state's growth rate this year to be at least 5 percent, the Straits Times reported Saturday. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong also said Friday he expects Singapore's...

Russian oil pipeline to be decided soon.(Business News)
May 1, 2004... MOSCOW, May 1 (UPI) -- Russia expects are to decide whether to build an oil pipeline from Angarsk in Siberia to Nakhodka facing Japan by the end of the year. China's main government-run news agency, Xinhua, reported Saturday Russian Deputy...

Green Brigade says Italian hostages saved.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... BAGHDAD, May 1 (UPI) -- An insurgent group in Iraq told al-Jazeera TV the protest held in Rome earlier this week satisfied its demand and saved the lives of three Italian hostages. A group called the Green Brigade allegedly killed Fabrizio...

U.S., Japan oppose letting N. Korea in ADB.(Business News)
May 1, 2004... MANILA, Philippines, May 1 (UPI) -- The prospect of letting North Korea become a member of the Asian Development Bank has drawn a lukewarm response from Japan and the United States. ADB executives in Manila said Pyongyang's future entry...

Bush sounds rally for Iraq mission.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush said Saturday that despite violence Iraq is a better place today than a year ago and U.S. efforts in the country will succeed. The president said the U.S.-backed Coalition Provisional...

Iraqis better off, Bush says.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- The Iraqi people are making progress toward a new society despite continuing violence, President George W. Bush said Saturday. "At the most basic level of justice, people are no longer disappearing into...

S. Korea fears China anti-inflation moves.(Business News)
May 1, 2004... SEOUL, May 1 (UPI) -- South Korean economists are warily watching China's effort to slow its red-hot economy, the Korea Times reported Saturday. China has been growing at nearly double-digit figures for years and inflation worries have...

20 dead, 70 missing in VN ferry accident.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, May 1 (UPI) -- More than 20 passengers on a Vietnamese ferry that capsized off the country's southern coast are dead, the BBC reported Saturday. Vietnamese officials say the fishing vessel was illegally...

Palestinian workers demonstrate in Gaza.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... GAZA CITY, May 1 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Palestinian laborers demonstrated Saturday in Gaza to mark Labor Day, demanding better working rights and conditions. The demonstrators, who gathered in a square in front of the Palestinian Legislative...

Japan airport incident may have been worse.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... TOKYO, May 1 (UPI) -- A man who drove onto the tarmac of Tokyo's Haneda Airport this week when several planes were landing could have caused a major accident, officials said. Within an 11-minute period Wednesday, airport controllers spotted...

Aussies fear self-infected terrorists.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... CANBERRA, Australia, May 1 (UPI) -- Australia is planning for the possibility of terrorists infecting themselves with deadly germs and then spreading the disease through the population. This new concept of suicide bioterrorism will be...

Thief in Japan duped by bag of coins.(Quirks in the News)
May 1, 2004... HIKAWA, Japan, May 1 (UPI) -- A tip to police this week led to the arrest of a man in Japan who allegedly threatened to burn a post office if he wasn't given money. Yasuo Ishitobi, an unemployed man from Koryo, stormed in the post office...

S. Korean court to mull impeachment.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... SEOUL, May 1 (UPI) -- South Korea's high court has concluded its last hearing concerning President Roh Moo-hyun's impeachment, the Korea Times reported Saturday. The nine-justice court had planned to hear closing arguments from the two...

Gulf demands punishment of U.S. torturers.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 1 (UPI) -- The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council demanded Saturday the punishment of U.S. soldiers involved with torturing Iraqi prisoners. The GCC, based in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, said in a statement...

U.S. women questioned in Rome hotel fire.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... ROME, May 1 (UPI) -- Two young American women were being questioned by Rome police officials Saturday after a fire in a luxury hotel killed three tourists and injured five others. According to the Italian news agency ANSA a fire in the...

Chinese premier to visit Europe.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... BEIJING, May 1 (UPI) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says his 10-day visit to Europe will focus on expanding trade and strategic partnerships. During his tour, which begins Sunday, the premier will visit Germany, Italy, Britain, Ireland, and...

Ontario mulls response to anti-censor move.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... TORONTO, May 1 (UPI) -- Ontario officials are reviewing a landmark decision striking down a requirement that all films and videos in the Canadian province be approved by a censors. The decision by the Ontario Superior Court held the...

Saudi defense minister is hospitalized.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 1 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia said Saturday Defense Minister Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz had been hospitalized for unidentified surgery. The Saudi royal court issued a statement saying the minister would undergo a...

Three US soldiers killed in Iraq.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... BAGHDAD, May 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said Saturday three American soldiers and a security guard were killed in separate incidents in the country. The spokesman said two U.S. marines died Saturday in al-Anbar, 75 miles...

B.C. strikes get day of grace from court.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 1 (UPI) -- British Columbia's high court Saturday gave public sector employees another day of penalty free striking when it refused to hear a contempt-of-court case. The province's Health Employers...

U.K. overhauls its sex offense laws.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- Britain has overhauled its sex crime laws to heighten protection of children and to decriminalize homosexuality, the BBC reported Saturday. Under the Sexual Offences Act anyone convicted of contacting a child with...

Justice Souter assaulted, but 'fine'.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter was assaulted by several men while jogging in Washington Friday night, the court announced Saturday. Souter suffered slight injuries and was taken to Washington Hospital,...

China to focus on unemployment.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... BEIJING, May 1 (UPI) -- The China Employment Forum, along with the International Labor Organization, has decided to exert more effort to promote full employment. "China will give more priority to employment in policy making," said Zheng...

QE2 surrenders cup to QM2.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 1 (UPI) -- Britain's iconic Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner surrendered her flagship status Saturday to the newly launched Queen Mary 2. British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, once a steward on the Cunard...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... China reports 6th SARS case BEIJING, May 1 (UPI) -- Chinese public health officials confirmed Saturday a sixth person has contracted the dreaded SARS virus, the BBC reported. The latest victim, an unidentified employee at a Beijing...

Sunni insurgents obtain powerful missile.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... BAGHDAD, May 1 (UPI) -- Iraq's Sunni insurgents apparently have gotten possession of a deadly SA-16 surface-to-air missile, U.S. military officials said. The SA-16 is a modified version of the older SA-7 and represents a greater threat to...

Black fraternity suspended in hazing.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... SAN DIEGO, May 1 (UPI) -- The oldest African-American fraternity at San Diego State University has been suspended for hazing, the Union-Tribune reported Saturday. A university investigation found Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, on campus since...

Four killed in Algeria violence.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... ALGIERS, Algeria, May 1 (UPI) -- Security sources said Saturday four Algerian farmers were killed by suspected terrorists west of the country. The official radio quoted the unidentified sources as saying a group of gunmen Friday attacked...

Small credit firms sue national bureaus.(Business News)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Independent credit agencies are suing the three national credit bureaus for trying to drive them out of business, the Washington Post reports. Lenders use the independent agencies to quickly correct bad data on...

Coal miners killed in explosion in China.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... TAIYUAN, China, May 1 (UPI) -- Thirty-five China miners were killed and another miner was missing in a coal mine blast, Xinhua, China's main government-run news agency, reported Saturday. Firefighters from the cities of Linfen and Xiaoyi...

Official: Security of U.S. railways low.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... BOSTON, May 1 (UPI) -- The regional rail system in the northeast United States is reportedly highly vulnerable to a terrorist attack and needs to improve security. A panel of local and state officials met Friday in Boston and called for...

U. of Notre Dame selects a new president.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 1 (UPI) -- Trustees of Indiana's University of Notre Dame have named a 50-year-old priest as the school's next president, the Indianapolis Star reported Saturday. The Rev. John Jenkins is to assume his new post July 1,...

Christian leader charged in theft.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... GOLDEN, Colo., May 1 (UPI) -- An evangelical Christian leader has been arrested by Colorado authorities on theft charges, the Denver Post reported Saturday. Martin Andrew Nalitz Jr of Littleton was arrested Thursday on charges of theft of...

Political action can end tax-exempt status.(Business News)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Internal Revenue Service cautioned religious groups that they can lose tax-exempt status by engaging in partisan politics. The IRS, which regularly issues the notice every four years, and has since 1992,...

Thailand's tourism may be hurt by unrest.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... BANGKOK, May 1 (UPI) -- The unrest in Thailand's southern provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat most likely will hurt tourism, said the Tourism Authority of Thailand. The Association of Thai Travel Agents said the number of Malaysian...

Christian teens as likely to pirate music.(Business News)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- A Nashville, Tenn., music group's poll suggests teenage Christian music fans are as likely to steal songs as other music fans, the Washington Post reported. An online survey of about 1,500 teens commissioned by...

Pakistan demands punishment for killers.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 1 (UPI) -- Pakistan Saturday demanded "exemplary punishment" for those responsible for killing seven Pakistani citizens in Macedonia. Macedonia's government Friday admitted that seven Pakistanis, gunned down by the...

Final Godzilla movie being filmed.(Entertainment News)
May 1, 2004... BEIJING, May 1 (UPI) -- Japan's Toho Pictures is filming the final Godzilla movie "Godzilla: Final Wars," in Shanghai in time for the monster's 50th screen anniversary. The green monster is set to lose his final battle to a fire dragon and...

India, Pakistan peace process threatened.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... NEW DELHI, May 1 (UPI) -- Relations between India and Pakistan might deteriorate once again if the Indian elections produce a hung parliament, an Indian leader warned. "Only the (current) ruling alliance can give the country a secure...

India elections cost $2.25 billion.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- This year's general election in India will cost the country $2.25 billion, according to study report released Saturday. The New Delhi-based Center for Media Studies said the Election Commission of India alone...

Spike TV ranks 52 best stock-car drivers.(Entertainment News)
May 1, 2004... NEW YORK, May 1 (UPI) -- Spike TV will rank the 52 greatest U.S. stock-car drivers of all-time during five one-hour episodes premiering Sunday. An original series, "Spike 52: Greatest Drivers" will profile the legends of stock-car racing...

Pakistan extends al-Qaida deadline.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 1 (UPI) -- Pakistan Saturday set another surrender deadline for hundreds of al-Qaida suspects who are hiding in a tribal zone near the Afghan border. The earlier deadline expired Friday, with the new deadline set...

UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News.(Entertainment News)
May 1, 2004... Final Godzilla movie being filmed BEIJING, May 1 (UPI) -- Japan's Toho Pictures is filming the final Godzilla movie "Godzilla: Final Wars," in Shanghai in time for the monster's 50th screen anniversary. The green monster is set to lose...

Arab League condemns torture of Iraqis.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... CAIRO, May 1 (UPI) -- The 22-member Arab League Saturday condemned what it said was the "extreme mistreatment and shameful humiliation" of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers. The Cairo-based Arab organization said in a statement that its...

South Korean passports to be recalled.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... SEOUL, May 1 (UPI) -- South Korea's Board of Audit and Inspection has admitted that some of the government's high-tech passports have erroneous identification codes. The government agency issued 154,191 passports with erroneous...

Appeal vowed in ruling on SF homeless plan.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 (UPI) -- Advocates for the homeless promised Saturday to appeal a court ruling upholding a plan to eliminate monthly aid checks to the down and out. Lawyers opposed to Mayor Gavin Newsom's Care, Not Cash program said...

8-year-old boy killed in Gaza.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... GAZA, May 1 (UPI) -- An 8-year-old Palestinian boy was killed on Saturday as an Israeli army force moved into the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Kahn Younis, medics said. The medics at Nasser Hospital in the area said that Hussein abu...

Verkerk, Davydenko in BMW Open final.(Sports News)
May 1, 2004... MUNICH, Germany, May 1 (UPI) -- Fourth seed Martin Verkerk and unseeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko advanced to the final of Munich's BMW Open on Saturday with straight-set victories. Verkerk overcame Belgian Olivier Rochus, 7-6, (7-2), 6-3,...

Venus, Kuznetsova reach Warsaw final.(Sports News)
May 1, 2004... WARSAW, Poland, May 1 (UPI) -- Venus Williams moved into her second straight tennis final Saturday at the J&S Cup in Warsaw and looks healthy enough to win the title. Williams dispatched third seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia, 6-3, 6-2, in...

Robredo, Gaudio advance to Barcelona final.(Sports News)
May 1, 2004... BARCELONA, Spain, May 1 (UPI) -- Tommy Robredo beat Belgian qualifier Kristof Vliegen, 6-4, 6-3, Saturday to advance to the final of the Open Seat Godo claycourt tennis tournament in Spain. Eighth-seeded Robredo improved to 11-5 at the...

Tennis stars help in fire evacuation.(Sports News)
May 1, 2004... ROME, May 1 (UPI) -- Reigning U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick and several other top tennis players were forced to flee a Rome hotel fire that killed three people Saturday. Roddick helped Rome firefighters evacuate guests onto the roof of...

Two Amber alerts in effect in California.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... LOS ANGELES, May 1 (UPI) -- A pair of Amber alerts remained in effect in California Saturday for two girls believed abducted in separate incidents this week. The latest alert was issued late Friday for 14-year-old Almarosa Barrera of...

Arafat asks Quartet to activate peace plan.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... GAZA, May 1 (UPI) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat urged the envoys to the international Quartet committee to help revive the stalled Middle East peace process. The envoys of the Quartet - the European Union, the United States, the...

Song keeps lead, Annika two back.(Sports News)
May 1, 2004... STOCKBRIDGE, Ga., May 1 (UPI) -- Aree Song celebrated her 18th birthday Saturday by earning the lead at the LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, but Annika Sorenstam is close behind. Song began the day in a tie for the lead with Lorie...

Homework to be required by law in Pa.(Quirks in the News)
May 1, 2004... PITTSBURGH, May 1 (UPI) -- Not doing homework is going to be against the law by the end of the school year in Pennsylvania. The revised Title 22 Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 12, Annex A, Subsection 12.2(a) reads that it is "the student's...

Thai unrest hurting tire production.(Business News)
May 1, 2004... BANGKOK, May 1 (UPI) -- Unrest in Thailand is taking its toll on the tire industry because it is causing a shortage of raw material to make tires. A source from Bridgestone Natural Rubber (Thailand), a subsidiary of the Japanese tire...

MLB: NY Yankees 12, Kansas City 4.(Sports News)
May 1, 2004... NEW YORK, May 1 (UPI) -- Jon Lieber made his first appearance in 21 months and his New York Yankees debut a successful one Saturday in a 12=4 victory over Kansas City. Lieber pitched for the first time since Aug. 1, 2002, shortly before he...

Japanese business looks to China.(Business News)
May 1, 2004... TOKYO, May 1 (UPI) -- A poll by Kyodo News Service finds the attitude of Japanese businesses towards China has become more favorable. In the survey of 159 major companies, 65 percent said they expect China's surging economy to be good for...

Cabrera grabs lead at rainy Italia Open.(Sports News)
May 1, 2004... MILAN, Italy, May 1 (UPI) -- Angel Cabrera earned a two-stroke lead Saturday at the weather-plagued Italian Open, carding a 9-under-par 63 before darkness set in. Competing in his first European Tour event of the season, the veteran from...

Hamas leader is a group, not a person.(UPI Top Stories)
May 1, 2004... GAZA, May 1 (UPI) -- Islamic Hamas movement officials in Gaza announced on Saturday that a team of leaders was assigned to lead the movement instead of having one individual leader. Israeli reports earlier revealed that Hamas assigned...