South Korean telephone operator KT Corp says first-quarter profit fell 65 percent, to 341.5 billion won ($291 million) from 960.6 billion won year earlier; sales rose 1.8 percent, to 3 trillion won (S)

World Business Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Phone Profit Declines

Dan Barry interview with Eugene Rogers, conductor on last train to leave PATH terminal at World Trade Center before twin towers fell on Sept 11, 2001; Rogers, who resumed Newark-to-Trade Center run six months ago, comments on renovated station, which is open to sky, and people he use to see on his train who have not returned (M)

About New York; Stinging Eyes As the PATH Hits Daylight

Article on Museum of Modern Art's new building, designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, which is slated to open in late November; museum director Glenn Lowry comments on building's design; photos (M)

The Modern's Cool New Box: Displaying Art, Not Fighting It

New York City purchases 13,000 tickets to Broadway shows for delegates to Republican National Convention in August; selects shows that contain noncontroversial material that it believes will not offend anyone; delegates will receive tickets to one of eight shows based on which state they come from; cith, as host, is obligated to provide entertainment for delegates and elected officials (M)

Playing Soon on Broadway: Republican Delegates

World Business Briefing: Germany: Retailer Names B

World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Retailer Names Board Chairman

I Trulli, restaurant on East 27th Street, specializes in cuisine of Puglia, Italy, home region of family that runs it; photo of Dora Marzovilla, her daughter Domenica Frankland and son Nicola (L)

Mother's Day Every Day For the Family Inside I Trulli

New York Mets defeat San Francisco Giants, 6-2; photos (M)

No Bonds For Giants, No Problems For the Mets

World Business Briefing | Europe: France: Airline Acquisition

Deferred retirement option programs, or DROP, form of pension sweeteners hailed as way to keep hard-to-replace public workers on job as they near retirement, are proving far more costly than expected in Houston and number of other cities, leading to probes of pension plans; DROPS, still being presented to other city officials across nation as way to give workers big one-time checks when they retire, at potentially no added cost, have been repeatedly abused by naive or self-serving officials who have pumped up benefits well beyond what pension funds could pay; table; photos (M)

Cities Enriched Pensions, but Now Struggle to Pay

France's Finance Min Nicolas Sarkozy says government will move actively to keep jobs and crucial industries in France; also calls on European governments to join forces to keep core of economic bloc from turning into 'industrial deserts'; labels European Union's state-aid rules 'far too restrictive,' and calls for relaxation to allow national governments to give their corporate elites leg up in competitiveness; also proposes Europe-wide push for tax incentives aimed at forging industry hubs to spur regional growth; photo (M)

Paris Looks Inward on Jobs and Industry

Gen George W Casey Jr says Army in last 16 months has conducted over 30 criminal probes into misconduct by American captors in Iraq and Afghanistan, including 10 cases of suspicious death, 10 cases of abuse and two deaths already determined to have been criminal homicides; disclosure is strongest indication yet of wider pattern of abuse at American prisons; military officials say most severe penalties in any of cases to date were less-than-honorable discharges for five soldiers; Defense Sec Donald H Rumsfeld scores Nov abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, news conference; seeks to minimize significance of incidents elsewhere and insists military responds swiftly to abuse charges; Senate Armed Services Committee members, including Sens Carl Levin and John McCain, express anger after being briefed on details and potential scope of misconduct; Senate Intelligence Committee sets closed hearing to determine whether intelligence officers were involved; Bush administration dispatches State Sec Colin L Powell, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and other top officials to contain fallout over widening story of abuse at prisons; photos (M)

ARMY DISCLOSES CRIMINAL INQUIRY ON PRISON ABUSE

Kelefa Sanneh reviews concert by singer-songwriter Damien Rice at Beacon Theater; photo (M)

A Long Goodbye, Lushly Sentimental And Defiantly Fierce

Charles A Mormilo, Consolidated Edison's top inspector, describes various ways in which crafty New Yorkers try to steal power from company and other customers, interview; cites some extreme cases; cost of such theft is huge, growing sharply and borne by customers; Mormilo credits his team of 35 inspectors for holding down losses; photos (M)

As Energy Thieves Turn Crafty, Con Ed Turns Up Battle of Wits

Hayder Sabbar Abd, Iraqi abused by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison, describes captivity, interview; identifies self and male and female captors in pictures of naked, hooded prisoners shown round world; claims he was never interrogated or charged with crime; holds American intelligence knew Shiite prisoners were not terrorists; says most soldiers treated him well and with respect until Nov, when punishment for prisoner fight degenerated into torture and sexual humiliation; photos (M)

Iraqi Recounts Hours of Abuse By U.S. Troops

Australia's St George Bank reports 19 percent increase in after-tax profit to 354 million Australian dollars ($258 million) in six months ended March (S)

World Business Briefing | Australia: Regional Bank Lifts Profit

 Citizens Financial in Deal To Acquire Charter One  Citizens Financial Group said that it would purchase Charter One Financial, a regional bank with $41 billion in assets and branches in nine states, for about $10.5 billion.      The transaction, which Citizens said would make it one of the 10 largest bank holding companies in the country, is part of a wave of consolidation in the banking industry over the last few years. [Page C7.]

BUSINESS DIGEST

Federal Reserve keeps short-term interest rates at 1 percent but gives clearest hint yet that it is preparing to increase rates; Federal Open Market Committee says it 'believes that policy accommodation can be removed at a pace that it likely to be measured'; statement reinforces expectations among investors that Fed will start to push borrowing costs higher before November presidential election (M)

Fed Toughens Rate Hints, Seeing a Rise As 'Measured'

Italy's Industry Min Antonio Marzano warns that Alitalia will be forced into liquidation if its unions do not agree to plan to cut 3,300 jobs, 15 percent of work force; Marzano's comments come one day after Alitalia says its cash has dwindled by 300 million euros, or $358 million, in last four months, leaving it with 200 million euros; carrier has been hit by sporadic strikes that forced it to cancel 1,250 flights in week through May 2; 13 unions have threatened more strikes if company tries to push through plan that contemplates increase in revenue of 30 percent by 2006, along with big job cuts; photo (M)

Italian Official Warns Alitalia Unions to Accept Job Cuts

National Oil Co of Libya director Tarek Hassan-Beck says his country plans to hold auction by middle of year to draw foreign investment into eight oil and gas projects, first opportunity for American oil companies to do new business in Libya since Pres Bush eased sanctions 10 days ago; projects would not contribute immediately to worldwide oil supply and thus have no near-term effect on oil prices; Hassan-Beck says Libya sits atop at least 36 billion barrels of oil (M)

Libya to Open 8 Oil Projects To Bidders

Coca-Cola Co announces that E Neville Isdell, who left Coke at end of 2001 after 35 years with company, will return as its chief executive when Douglas N Daft retires this summer; analysts generally applaud choice, but others are surprised Coke did not select outsider; Donald R Keough, director who headed search committee, insists Isdell was front-runner all along; photos (M)

Coca-Cola Reaches Into Past for New Chief

Politicians from around nation often land in New York City when they leave office; most come to work at top of their different fields; some network with other former presidents, senators and governors who live in city; most appreciate shopping, culture and sports activities that city affords; photos, map (M)

From the Trail to the Crossroads; New York Beckons Former Politicians of All Stripes

Environmental Protection Agency report says average new car or light-duty truck sold in 2003 model year tipped scales at 4,021 pounds, breaking two-ton barrier for first time since mid-1970's; fattening of nation's autos is principal reason that average fuel economy has stopped improving and nation's consumption of crude has been increasing; graph (M)

Average U.S. Car Is Tipping Scales At 4,000 Pounds

Higher Fees And Trading Help Double UBS Income

Telecom Italia Mobile says net income rose to 481 million euros ($581 million) in first quarter from 480 million euros year earlier (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Italy: Telecom Profit Steady

Representatives of Iraq's most influential Shiite leaders meet, Baghdad, and demand that rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr withdraw military units from holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, stop turning mosques into arsenals and return power to Iraqi police and civil defense units that operate under American control; repeat warnings to American troops not to enter two cities in pursuit of Sadr; leaders, in speeches and interviews after meeting, call for rapid return to American-led talks on Iraq's political future, talks sidelined for weeks by violence linked to Sadr's uprising across central and southern Iraq and fighting in Sunni Muslim city of Falluja; several admit they delayed issuing statement until Sadr lost support among Shiite public (M)

IRAQ SHIITES URGE CLERIC TO DESIST

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May 5, 2004

Headlines from May 5, 2004

World Business Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Phone Profit Declines

About New York; Stinging Eyes As the PATH Hits Daylight

The Modern's Cool New Box: Displaying Art, Not Fighting It

Playing Soon on Broadway: Republican Delegates

World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Retailer Names Board Chairman

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