• WHO wants in-depth investigation into SARS in Beijing
    BEIJING, April 9 (AFP) - The World Health Organisation said Wednesday it wanted to conduct an in-depth investigation into a SARS outbreak in Beijing and had asked the authorities to look into reported new deaths in the capital.
  • US forces enter northwestern Baghdad
    BAGHDAD, April 9 (AFP) - US troops fought their way into districts of northwestern Baghdad Wednesday, a journalist who had just arrived in the besieged capital said.
  • Saddam joining Hitler and Stalin among failed dictators: Rumsfeld
    WASHINGTON, April 9 (AFP) - Saddam Hussein is going down with Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin among history's failed dictators, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Wednesday.
  • Advanced Medical Optics Announces Release Date for First Quarter 2003 Results
    SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (NYSE:AVO), a global leader in ophthalmic surgical devices and eye care products, today announced it will report first quarter 2003 financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, April 23, 2003.
  • Quovadx, Inc. to Webcast 2003 First-Quarter Results
    ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Quovadx, Inc. (Nasdaq:QVDX), a leading provider of software and services enabling Competitive Process Advantage, intends to release its 2003 first-quarter results for the period ending March 31, 2003, on Wednesday, April 23, 2003, after the market close.
  • Randall Peterson Named President of F&M Bank-Wisconsin
    FLINT, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Randall J. Peterson has been named president and CEO of F&M Bank-Wisconsin. F&M Bank is a subsidiary of Citizens Banking Corporation (Nasdaq:CBCF), a $7.5 billion bank holding company operating Citizens Bank in Michigan and Illinois and F&M Bank in Wisconsin and Iowa. ...
  • GreenMan Reports Isolated Fire at Georgia Tire Processing Facility
    Shredding Operations Resume Within 24 Hours; Waste Wire Processing Expected to Resume Within Thirty Days
  • Liquidmetal Alloy is Material of Choice for First Full-Featured, Pocket-Size Personal Computer
    TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Liquidmetal Technologies (NASDAQ:LQMT)
  • SunPower President and CEO to Address Austin Clean Energy Initiative
    Topic: ``The Future of the Solar Photovoltaic Industry''
  • Texas Congressman Lamar Smith to Give Keynote Address at First Ever ASCAP Texas Membership Meeting to Be Held at Austin's Four Seasons Hotel on April 16
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003-- ASCAP Heritage Award to Be Presented in Honor of ASCAP Great
  • Proxy Data Show Early Signs of Slowdown in Executive Pay
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--A Towers Perrin study of 2003 proxy data reveals a slowing in the upward spiral of executive pay, suggesting that companies are responding to unprecedented market, regulatory and investor pressures.
  • Taiwan shares close down 0.33 percent / Taiwanese Stocks [Apr 8]
    TAIPEI, April 9 (AFP) - Taiwan share prices dropped 0.33 percent Wednesday in thin trade, with sentiment undermined by a lacklustre showing on Wall Street, dealers said.
  • Tokyo stocks open lower / Japanese Stocks [Apr 9]
    TOKYO, April 10 (AFP) - Share prices in Tokyo opened lower Thursday with the Nikkei-225 index losing 26.61 points or 0.33 percent to 8,031.00 in the first five minutes of trading.
  • AL Substandings as of 4:28 p.m., Apr 9
  • Louisville Bats 2003 Game-by-Game / Apr 9
  • Recap: OTTAWA 3, NY Islanders 0 / Apr 9
    OTTAWA (Ticker) -- Fans at the Corel Centre started off booing a familiar antagonist. They ended up booing the home team.
  • Washington Capitals through Apr 9
    Active
  • Meadowlands Barn Notes for Apr 9
    FALCONSTOR AMONG FILLIES "BLOSSOMING" ON THURSDAY The Blossom Series for three-year-old filly pacers kicks off the spring series stakes action this week at the Meadowlands.
  • Relegation-threatened Sunderland to axe jobs
    LONDON, April 9 (AFP) - Relegation-threatened Sunderland plan to make a significant number of staff redundant after the Premiership side announced losses of nearly five million pounds (8 million dollars) and debts of 26 million pounds (40 million dollars) Wednesday.
  • Embattled board of Soccer Australia agrees to step down
    SYDNEY, April 10 (AFP) - The managing board of Australia's troubled football governing body has agreed to a government demand that it resign en masse, it announced Thursday.
  • Proxity Media Coverage: Industry Anticipates Gunshot Detection Technology, Civil and Military Tests Expedited
    NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Proxity Digital Networks, Inc. (Pinksheets:PDNW) announces broad industry media coverage for their On Alert Gunshot Detection System (GDS(TM)). The Company notes that this exposure acknowledges the GDS(TM) technology has major potential as a homeland security tool, and further ...
  • Capella Photonics Raises $7M as it Prepares for Customer Shipments
    BCE -- Bell Canada Enterprises -- Capital Joins Board of Directors
  • Japan welcomes US-Britain summit embracing UN role in Iraq
    TOKYO, April 9 (AFP) - Japan on Wednesday welcomed the outcome of the US-Britain summit in Northern Ireland, and called for the United Nations' full involvement in the reconstruction of war-battered Iraq.
  • Japan's current account surplus rises 2.4 percent in February
    TOKYO, April 10 (AFP) - Japan's current account surplus in February rose 2. 4 percent from a year earlier to 1.46 trillion yen (12.3 billion dollars), the finance ministry said Thursday.
  • Britain's euro test results ready by early June: Brown
    LONDON, April 9 (AFP) - British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown on Wednesday reiterated that he would announce the results of the country's five self-imposed economic tests for joining the euro "by the first week of June".
  • Iraqis topple giant statue of Saddam on central Baghdad square
    BAGHDAD, April 9 (AFP) - US marines sent a towering bronze statue of Saddam Hussein crashing to the ground amid loud cheers and riotous scenes on a central Bagdhad square on Wednesday, an AFP reporter said.
  • US diplomats cleared for post-war Iraq government
    WASHINGTON, April 9 (AFP) - Six current and former US diplomats caught in an internal Washington battle over the post-war administration of Iraq have been cleared to assume posts in the occupation government, a senior State Department official said Wednesday.
  • VIVUS Announces 2003 First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call
    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq:VVUS) today announced that the Company will hold a conference call to discuss 2003 first quarter financial results on Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time).
  • Center Bancorp, Inc., Announces Earnings Release Date
    UNION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Center Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ, NM: CNBC) parent company to Union Center National Bank of Union, New Jersey, will release results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003 at approximately 7:45 A.M. EST on Tuesday April 15, 2003.
  • IMF raises alarm over four-year price slide in Japan
    WASHINGTON, April 9 (AFP) - Japan must urgently halt a four-year slide in prices, unknown in the industrial world for the past 50 years, the IMF warned Wednesday.
  • SHEP Technologies Inc. Announces Closing Of US$500,000 Private Placement
    VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--SHEP Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:STLOF) (BER:IH3) ("STI" or the "Company"), a Canadian incorporated company with operations headquartered in the UK and subsidiaries in the US and the UK, is pleased to announce the recent closing of a US$500,000 private placement with ...
  • SYS Technologies Selected for a Phase I Award by the Navy's Small Business Innovative Research --SBIR-- Program
    SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003-- Company's Decision Support System to Enhance Naval Aviation
  • J Records' Recording Artist GAVIN DEGRAW Readies Debut Album Chariot
    Performs at the Mint-TONIGHT
  • Great Basin Announces Initial Results from Burnstone Drilling
    VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Ronald W. Thiessen, President and CEO of Great Basin Gold Ltd. (TSX Venture:GBG; OTC.BB:GBGLF) is pleased to announce the results of an independent resource estimate for the Southeast Zone of Area 1 (see plan map on Company web site) of the Burnstone Property. The ...
  • Kerzner to Acquire Casino License in United Kingdom
    PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Kerzner International Limited (NYSE:KZL) today announced that it has agreed to acquire a gaming license in respect of an undeveloped property located in the town centre of Northampton, England.
  • Editorial Roundup [Apr 9]
    Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
  • Funeral on Saturday for Fallen Santa Rosa Marine
    Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building for Lance Cpl. Patrick O'Day, of Santa Rosa, who died March 25 in a tank accident in the Euphrates River near Nasiriyah, Iraq.
  • Access to Mineta Airport Terminals Restored
    Mineta San Jose International Airport workers have opened up a roadway allowing vehicles to get to the airport terminal while crews continue work on a broken gas line that has closed the main airport access roads.
  • Witness: Terror Suspects Wanted Funds
    DETROIT (AP) -- A witness who has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges testified that four men accused of being a terrorist cell tried to recruit him to make fake IDs and help fund their efforts.
  • Apr 09 NL Summaries
  • Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance Comparison through Apr 9
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  • Recap: Syracuse (Blue Jays), BUFFALO (Indians)(PPD,Rain) / Apr 9
    BUFFALO, New York (Ticker) -- The game between the Syracuse SkyChiefs and the Buffalo Bisons has been postponed due to rain. No make up date has been announced.
  • IL Scoreboard as of 08:44 p.m. / Apr 9
  • Recap: MEMPHIS (Cardinals) 3, Iowa (Cubs) 2 / Apr 9
    MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Mike Peeples scored the game-winning run on an error in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Memphis Redbirds rallied with a three-run frame to edge the Iowa Cubs, 3-2. With the bases loaded, So Taguchi singled through the right side to score Jose Nieves from third base, with Peeples advancing ...
  • TL Scoreboard as of 09:43 p.m. / Apr 9
  • Tee Times for the Masters [Apr 9]
    8:10 a.m. -- Sandy Lyle, Charles Coody, Tommy Aaron
  • Patton's Victory Wins Oaklawn Feature
    HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) -- Patton's Victory beat Colorful Tour by 3 1/4 lengths to win the $100,000 Fifth Season Breeders' Cup at Oaklawn Park on Wednesday.
  • Source: AOL in Talks About Sports Teams
    ATLANTA (AP) -- AOL Time Warner Inc. is in serious negotiations with at least two bidders about buying its Atlanta professional sports teams, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday.
  • Democrats Remain Divided on Iraq War
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- On the day Saddam Hussein's regime collapsed, divisions over the war in Iraq took center stage in the first joint appearance of the nine candidates running for the Democratic presidential nomination.
  • Lone U.S. Carrier Group Watches N. Korea
    ABOARD THE USS CARL VINSON (AP) -- Corp. Douglas Mesnan and dozens of others sat riveted as the mess hall television carried reports that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein might have been killed.
  • ASEAN finance ministers' meeting in Manila may be postponed
    MANILA, April 9 (AFP) - A meeting by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) finance ministers scheduled for later this month in the Philippines may be postponed on concerns over the spread of SARS in the region, a finance department source said Wednesday.
  • Malaysian rights body calls for harsh security law to be scrapped
    KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (AFP) - The government-backed Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) called Wednesday for a new law to replace the controversial Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows indefinite detention without trial.
  • Couple planned suicide near Vienna online: police
    VIENNA, April 9 (AFP) - An Austrian teenager and a 40-year-old Italian who committed suicide together near Vienna planned the act in the Internet suicide chatroom where they met, police said Wednesday.
  • Row over spending threatens creation of new Dutch centre-left government
    THE HAGUE, April 8 (AFP) - A dispute over spending cuts was Wednesday threatening talks between the Christian Democrats and the Labour party on forming a new coalition government in the Netherlands more than two months after a close-fought election.
  • U.S. Official: Iraq a Lesson for Others
    ROME (AP) -- A top U.S. State Department official said Wednesday that the war on Iraq should be a lesson for other regimes pursuing weapons of mass destruction, but insisted that the United States is seeking the peaceful elimination of those weapons programs.
  • Callaway Golf Company To Broadcast First Quarter 2003 Results Over The Internet
    CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) announced today that it will release its first quarter 2003 results on Wednesday afternoon, April 23, 2003. The Company will subsequently hold a conference call with financial analysts and investors to review the results at 2:00 p.m. PDT that ...
  • Advanta to Report First Quarter Results
    SPRING HOUSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Advanta Corporation (NASDAQ:ADVNB; ADVNA) today announced that it will release first quarter results on Thursday, April 24, 2003, before the market opens. After the release, Advanta management will hold a conference call with analysts and institutional investors at 9:00 a.m. ...
  • Alcoa Science and Technology Announces 2003 Alcoa Corporate Technology Award Winners
    UPPER BURRELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Alcoa Technical Center (ATC), Alcoa's largest research, development and engineering facility, announces the recipients of Alcoa's 2003 Alcoa Corporate Technology Awards. These awards honor the company's finest scientists and engineers for creativity, teamwork, leadership ...
  • MTC Zhuhai/China Southern Facility Pass ``White Glove'' Inspection
    Top NPC Standing Committee Member Reviews MTU Maintenance Zhuhai
  • Comverge, Inc. Closes on $13 Million Private Equity Financing
    FLORHAM PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Comverge, Inc. (formerly Comverge Technologies, Inc.), a leading company in the Energy Intelligence industry announced today the completion of its previously announced private equity financing in the amount of $13 million. The syndicate of investors includes leading venture ...
  • Fitch Ratings Affirms 1251 Avenue of the Americas
    Off Rating Watch Negative
  • DPL Appoints KPMG LLP as its Independent Auditor
    DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--DPL Inc. (NYSE:DPL) announced today the appointment of KPMG LLP, by the DPL Finance and Audit Review Committee of the Board of Directors, as the Company's independent auditor, effective immediately.
  • SCP Pool Corporation CEO Manuel Perez De La Mesa Talks to the Wall Street Transcript
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--The Wall Street Transcript has published an in-depth interview with Manuel Perez De La Mesa, CEO of SCP Pool Corporation (Nasdaq:POOL), in which he talks at length about the Company's future.
  • Palm Oil Prices in Malaysia [Apr 9]
    KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (AFP) - Palm oil prices in ringgit per tonne at the close of trade Wednesday on Malaysia's Derivatives Exchange:
  • Cubin Apologizes for Blacks, Drugs Remark
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Wyoming congresswoman apologized Wednesday after a colleague complained her House floor comments linked blacks and drug use.
  • Tiger Determined to Win 3rd Green Jacket [Apr 9]
    AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- On the course, Tiger Woods is determined to win a third straight green jacket. Off the course, Martha Burk is determined to protest at the front gates of Augusta National Golf Club.
  • Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report / Apr 9
    Last Game: 8-7 win in 10 innings vs. Baltimore, April 6 Streak: Won 1
  • Preview: Mets (4-3) at Marlins (2-6) 7:05 p.m. EDT / Apr 9
    MIAMI (Ticker) -- A.J. Burnett makes his season debut for the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night, when they continue a three-game series with the New York Mets.
  • Recap: Bowie (Orioles), READING (Phillies) (PPD, Rain) / Apr 9
    READING, Pennsylvania (Ticker) -- The game between the Bowie Baysox and the Reading Phillies has been postponed due to rain. No make up date has been announced.
  • Indiana Pacers 2002-2003 Game-by-Game through Apr 9
    34 01/06 @PHI W 105-104 (OT) 24-10 Harrington 28, O'Neal 13, Strickland 10
  • Uncertainty may be a good thing for Mickelson at Masters / Apr 9
    AUGUSTA, Georgia (Ticker) - "OK" isn't the way most golfers want to describe the state of their game heading into a major. But it may suit Phil Mickelson.
  • ECHL Scoreboard as of 01:50 p.m. / Apr 9
  • Al Ain take two-goal lead over Dalian Shide in Asian semi
    AL AIN, United Arab Emirates, April 9 - Al Ain bagged a 4-2 win here Wwednesday over China's Dalian Shide in a hard-fought AFC Champions League semi-final first leg at Sheikh Tahnon Stadium here.
  • MUSICMATCH Expands in Orlando Area
    Successful Digital Music Company Now Seeking Senior Software Engineers
  • Washtenaw County Introduces Online Job Applications
    ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Applying for a job in Washtenaw County, Michigan, just got easier. eWashtenaw (www.eWashtenaw.org), the County's official eGovernment portal, has launched an integrated human resources application system that allows job seekers to apply for positions with the click of a mouse.
  • Japan mum on report of scrambling F-15s to intercept possible NKorean plane
    TOKYO, April 9 (AFP) - The Japanese government refused to confirm a report Wednesday that it had recently scrambled two fighter jets to intercept at least one unidentified plane that might have come from North Korea.
  • Rumsfeld says tide has turned in Iraq war
    WASHINGTON, April 9 (AFP) - Calling it "a good day" for the Iraqi people, US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Wednesday likened the celebrations in Baghdad to the fall of the Berlin Wall and said the tide has turned in the three week old war against the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
  • Australian shares close down 0.95 percent
    SYDNEY, April 9 (AFP) - Australian share prices closed down 0.95 percent Wednesday as jitters about early weakness in the US corporate reporting season combined with profit-taking in the banking sector, brokers said.
  • Tax Breaks for Reserves Called to Duty / On the Money [Apr 9]
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Shortly after Yolanda Kilbride's husband was called up for active duty by the Marine Corps, she took advantage of a little-known law to shore up their finances.
  • Mike Chrisman Recommends the Following Stocks: KLA-Tencor Corporation and Cymer, Inc.
    CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--With the market acting erratically of late, short-term traders could use Mike Chrisman's expert commentary and stock recommendations to keep investing while generating returns that could last for the long-term. Learn about KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) and Cymer, Inc. ...
  • Fannie Mae Redemption
    WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount indicated of the following securities issues on the redemption date indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption:
  • Marquis Los Cabos Promises to Make Waves in Los Cabos
    Now Open, Resort Highlights Water and All Senses
  • SolidWorks Sponsors FIRST Robotics Championship, the 'Super Bowl of Smarts'
    CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003-- Event Provides Unique Educational Experiences,
  • AIIM 2003 Exhibitor News Summary Through Tuesday April 8, 2003
    News and Press Kits Available at http://www.aiim2003.com
  • Silver Standard Resources Inc.: Argentine Joint Venture Reports Plans for Underground Program at Manantial Espejo
    Silver Standard Resources Inc.: Argentine Joint Venture Reports Plans for Underground Program at Manantial Espejo; Silver Standard Updates Other Projects
  • MapInfo Uncovers America's Wealthy and Where They Live
    TROY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003-- MapInfo Identifies the Lifestyles and Hot Spots of the Richest
  • Wheat, Soybean Futures Advance / Board of Trade [Apr 9]
    CHICAGO (AP) -- Wheat and soybean futures climbed higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade in cautious positioning a day ahead of key government reports.
  • EU claims WTO victory in Indian bed linen row
    BRUSSELS, April 9 (AFP) - The European Union Wednesday claimed a qualified victory over India after the World Trade Organisation ruled in its favour over a bed linen trade dispute.
  • SF Receives Federal Anti-Terrorism Funding
    The Department of Homeland Security announced today that San Francisco has been awarded more than $10 million to prevent and prepare for terrorism.
  • Farr Authors Law Allowing Medical Marijuana Defense in Court
    Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, has authored bill that would allow defendants in federal drug trials to use medical marijuana laws as a valid defense.
  • Phoenix Suns 2002-2003 Game-by-Game through Apr 9
    39 01/14 @SAS L 100-108 (OT) 24-15 Marbury 29, Stoudemire 15, Marbury 7
  • Protest bid at Masters entry gates denied
    AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 9 (AFP) - If Martha Burk wants to protest at the gates of Augusta National Golf Club, she is going to have to risk getting arrested to do it.
  • Waugh steps out for Test record
    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 9 (AFP) - Steve Waugh will become cricket's most-capped player when he plays in his 157th Test match against the West Indies in the first Test at the Bourda ground here on Thursday.
  • Fitech Laboratories, Inc. Announces Immediate Availability Of ``xNova 1.0 Service Oriented Architecture'' - a Java and .NET Cross-Paradigm Middleware
    SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Fitech Laboratories, Inc. announces immediate availability of "xNova(TM) 1.0 Service Oriented Architecture" -- a Java and .NET cross-paradigm middleware which provides a coherent and comprehensive set of system services that changes the way heterogeneous enterprise software ...
  • PENTAX USA Web Site Focuses on Digital: Site Hosts New Colors, Graphics and a Focus on Digital
    ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--PENTAX USA refreshed its consumer web site with new graphics, colors and a focus on digital products. Located at www.pentaxusa.com and www.pentaxdigital.com, the site highlights the small size of full-featured PENTAX digital cameras.
  • China clams up on SARS information
    BEIJING, April 9 (AFP) - Despite China's insistence that SARS has been "effectively controlled", what appears more appropriate is that the government has "effectively controlled" information about the killer disease.
  • Thousands of minority Hindus join annual river bath in Bangladesh
    DHAKA, April 9 (AFP) - Thousands of Hindus Wednesday took a dip in a river near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka in an annual event said to wash away sin, witnesses said.
  • Greek regional authority wants to evict US from key naval base
    ATHENS, April 9 (AFP) - A regional council on the Mediterranean island of Crete called Wednesday for a key naval base on the island to be shut down to US-British forces, the semi-official Athens News Agency (ANA) reported.
  • UN should administer post-war Iraq: Kuwaiti minister
    MOSCOW, April 9 (AFP) - Kuwait's State Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah said Wednesday the United Nations should administer a post-war Iraq.
  • Baghdad about to fall to US forces
    BAGHDAD, April 9 (AFP) - US forces progressed through broad swathes of Baghdad on Wednesday and looked set to take full control of the Iraqi capital after three weeks of war, correspondents and witnesses reported.
  • Kurds expect to enter Kirkuk by Friday without a fight
    CHAMCHAMAL, Iraq, April 9 (AFP) - The Kurds expect to enter the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk without a fight on Thursday or Friday, a Kurdish commander fighting Saddam Hussein's forces said.