Siemens AG returns to profit in Q4

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German industrial equipment maker Siemens AG swung back to profit in its fiscal fourth quarter as sales increased in Asia.

The company said Thursday it made a net profit of €1.23 billion ($1.66 billion) in the three months to end-September in contrast to the loss of €396 million loss in the same quarter a year ago, when the company had a large one-time charge at its health care division.

The company increased its dividend but gave an outlook for only moderate sales growth and indicated it didn't expect profits to rise next year.

Revenues rose 5 percent to €20.35 billion, boosted by a 12 percent increase in Asia. The company said Thursday sales …

Suspected US missile strike kills 2 in Pakistan

Two intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed two people in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region.

The Saturday strike was the sixth in about a week in the area. Two missiles fired by a suspected unmanned drone hit a house in Data Khel, an area that is a stronghold of the Haqqani militant …

Morris feels his old game coming back

Bam Morris is getting there.

Signed 10 days ago as a free agent to replace holdout rookieCurtis Enis, he started slowly but looked like the old Bam Morris inthe second half, scoring two touchdowns in the Bears' preseason lossto Arizona.

Morris said he had butterflies in the first half for the firsttime since he was a rookie. He was stopped for losses of three yardsand one yard in two first-half carries. But in the second half hehad seven carries for 27 yards, including touchdown runs of two andfive yards.

"Overall, the question is, do I still have what I had? Yes,"Morris said. "In fact, I may (be) even better. When I lose sevenpounds in a couple of …

Freeskier dies from injuries after fall at event

KIRKWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A California ski resort spokesman says a professional big-mountain skier who was seriously hurt in a bad landing after doing a back flip off a cliff during a weekend competition has died.

Kirkwood Ski Resort spokesman Michael Dalzell says Ryan Hawks died at a local hospital on Tuesday. The 25-year-old member of the Green Mountain Freeride team from Vermont was competing in the North …

Phew! Asteroid's passing was a cosmic near-miss

An asteroid about the size of one that blasted Siberia a century ago just buzzed by Earth.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported that the asteroid zoomed past Monday morning.

The asteroid named 2009 DD45 was about 48,800 miles (78,500 kilometers) from Earth. That is just twice the height of some telecommunications satellites and about a fifth of the distance to the …

Bath rugby: A failure of management?

It is almost accepted that the person who purports to be incharge of any organisation should take the ultimate responsibilityfor any unacceptable actions taken by members of his organisation;the current scandals relating to MPs' expenses and the fallout atCabinet level for example.

However, I do not read of the same conclusions with regards toBath Rugby Club.

The recent publicised outgoings of high-profile players(including two former club captains) following the banning ofanother high profile player and the unexplained, unsatisfactoryexodus of an overseas player appear to have left the managementintact without, what appears to me, any share of …

Melo Drops 34 As Nuggets Beat Raptors

DENVER - Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points - his sixth straight game of 30 or more points - and Denver won at home for the first time this season with a 117-109 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.

T.J. Ford finished with 26 points and a career-high 18 assists for Toronto. Chris Bosh had 31 points and nine rebounds.

Anthony, Bosh and Ford were all part of the 2003 NBA draft class.

J.R. Smith finished with 16 points, including four 3-pointers, for Denver, which had seven players score in double figures. Reggie Evans had a double-double with 10 points and 12 boards. Joe Smith finished with 11 rebounds.

Anthony, who was 11-for-11 from the …