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Tamil rebels resume attack

Sri Lanka: Foreign minister calls for talks to end `futile' 17-year war. more »

DOJ defends breaking up Microsoft

Justice and 19 states defend Microsoft breakup proposal in legal brief. more »

VCs pump record $22 billion into start-ups

Venture capitalists began the year believing that the Internet remains the World Wide Windfall--a perception industry leaders say probably will not change soon. more »

Cosmonauts Leave Mir and Start Spacewalk

Two cosmonauts orbiting the Earth in Russia's ageing Mir space station started what was planned to be a 5,5 hour space walk on Friday, a spokesman for mission control said. more »

Lukoil To Bid For Stakes In Oil and Gas Enterprises in E. Europe

Russia's Lukoil intends to bid for stakes in oil and gas industry enterprises in the Czech Republic, Serbia and Poland. more »

AltaVista aims to lure eyes from Google

AltaVista Wednesday unveiled Raging Search, a new search engine through which the portal will attempt to lure "high-end" Net veterans to its service. more »

Czechs Beat Slovaks To Retain World Crown

Olympic champions Czech Republic retained the world ice hockey title when they beat neighbors Slovakia 5-3 in a highly charged final on Sunday. more »

MOMS’ MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR GUN CONTROL

Tens of thousands of women rallied in Washington on Sunday to urge legislators to enact stricter gun-control measures and protect their children. more »

New OS tops agenda for Apple conference

Chief executive Steve Jobs is expected to offer new details about Apple's forthcoming operating system, the OS X, when he kicks off Apple's annual developer forum Monday. more »

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U.S. Refuses Mediation in China

The United States said on Saturday it did not want a direct mediation role in the dispute between China and Taiwan, preferring the two sides talk to each other instead. more »

Foreign Investment in Russia Down by Over 90% in 1999

Foreign investment flows into Russia plunged to $1.3 billion last year from $20.8 billion in 1998, the Central Bank of Russia reported. more »

"Love bug" in the Baltic states

The "I LOVE YOU" computer virus widely affected computers in the Baltic states on May 4, hitting offices and companies across the region, including banks, heating utilities and presidents' offices. more »

A positive response

Kyrgyzstan has asked the United Nations for help in resolving its border disputes with neighbouring Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the state secretary N. Kasiyev said on Thursday. more »

EU Expansion No Large Threat To Jobs, Says Commissioner

The European Union's labor chief on Thursday played down fears that cheap workers from post-Communist countries would flood the EU when it expands. more »

A helicopter shuttle

An Estonian-Finnish joint venture on May 5 launched a helicopter shuttle between the Estonian and Finnish capitals, a service it said will further enhance tourism and bilateral business. more »

Microsoft makes case to Congress

Microsoft sent a letter to Capitol Hill leaders claiming the recently proposed breakup of the company would prevent the addition of significant new features to Windows for up to a decade. more »

RIAA 1, Napster 0

Is this the beginning of the end of Napster? more »

Ford Moves Southeastern Europe Sales Unit To Hungary

Ford said on Friday it will relocate its southeastern Europe vehicle sales unit to Budapest from Warley, England during the coming year. more »

Britain's Autonomy Seeks Greater Fame on Nasdaq

Autonomy Corp. said Tuesday it was listing some $200 million of shares on Nasdaq to help boost the British software company's profile in the United States. more »