set: Afghan and coalition forces detained a Taliban improvised explosive device manufacturer and facilitator during a security operation in Wardak province yesterday.

set: Forces detain Taliban explosive device manufacturer, facilitator


set: The NRL is bracing for player suspensions as the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency starts its interview process.


set: Michigan joined four other states this week in announcing an ``enhanced'' driver's license designed to meet increased federal security rules.

set: Michigan joins states with ``enhanced'' driver licenses


set: Gold is likely to hold steady-to-firm in 2013 and could reach Rs 33,000-level as economic growth prospects improve and certain international factors push up the commodity's price, market experts have said.

set: 'Gold likely to hold 'steady-to-firm' in 2013'


set: Congestion charging can benefit business, new research suggests, provided schemes are part of a wider transport strategy.

set: Congestion charging 'can benefit business'


set: England's opening batsman Alastair Cook feels that the spotlight will be on out of form players like him after the team's humiliating loss in the first Test against West Indies.

set: Spotlight will be on out of form players:


set: A driver died in an oil tank truck fire yesterday at noon in Taichung although the firefighters put out the flame quickly, local media reported yesterday.


set: Robin Gibb was laid to rest late last week in his hometown of Thame, Oxfordshire, England in a private funeral that was punctuated by thousands of fans who lined the street.


set: A YOUNG woman died from multiple head injuries after her car drove into a tree, an inquest heard.


set: AP Business Writer Nintendo Co. sank into a 43.2 billion yen loss for the fiscal year just ended as weak sales of the Wii home console and the strong yen eroded earnings.


set: Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu has courted controversy again, This time his devotees have accused him of amassing money using the excuse of land.


set: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security released a statement on Tuesday that said improperly discarded cigarettes are the leading cause of unintentional grass fires.

set: Cigarettes leading cause of unintentional grass fires


set: The cyclonic storm ``WARD'' over southwest Bay and adjoining southeast Bay moved slightly northwards over the same area on Saturday.

set: Cyclonic storm moves slightly northwards


set: Newcastle winger Kazenga LuaLua has joined Doncaster on loan for a month after taking advice from Toon director of football Dennis Wise.

set: Newcastle winger Kazenga LuaLua joins Doncaster


set: After his highly publicized breakup with actress KC Concepcion, Piolo Pascual said he has been keeping mum about his personal life for fear of being misquoted in news reports.


set: A 19-year-old boy, mistaken as a thief, was beaten to death by a group of locals at Kovilpalayam near Kinathukadavu in Coimbatore district.


set: China condemns the terrorist explosions in Pakistan, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a press release Friday.

set: China condemns terrorist explosions in Pakistan:


set: A Beatrice truck driver has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide in connection with a crash that killed a Platte County sheriff's deputy.


set: Independent online advertising sales house w00t!media has created an online gaming tournament for Microsoft, featuring combat strategy game Counter Strike 1.6.


set: ``I am a farmer, I do not understand economy,'' Agriculture Sharad Pawar said when besieged with questions on food inflation at the Economic Editors' Conference here on Wednesday.

set: I am a farmer, I do not understand economy:


set: India has no immediate plans to cut fuel prices despite crude oil's fall to a 13-½ month low near USD 72 a barrel, Oil Minister Murli Deora told reporters on Thursday.


set: SUPREME RESOURCES LTD. is pleased to announce the resumption of drilling at the Verde Project on September 23, 2010.

set: Supreme Resources announces resumption of drilling at the Verde


set: The government says 23 opposition candidates who contest the local government election have joined the UPFA at present.

set: 23 opposition candidates contesting the election joined the UPFA.


set: The three Logan players who have been charged with theft will sit out Saturday's first-round playoff game against Herriman, principal Dan Cox confirmed this morning.

set: '' Logan players charged with theft will sit out Saturday's game


set: A woman and her daughter have been sentenced in an identity theft scheme using information from patients at Johns Hopkins Hospital and others to open credit accounts.

set: Woman, daughter sentenced in identity theft scheme


set: Oz musician Peter Andre has revealed that he wants a ``quickie divorce'' from his estranged wife Jordan, despite the latter's constant pleas to reconcile.

set: Peter Andre wants a ``quickie divorce'' from Jordan


set: An Egyptian woman who went to file a complaint against her husband, ended up behind bars, reports Al-Shahed daily.


set: Cuomo tours targets for economic expansion, jobs Gov. Andrew Cuomo is touring commercial sites around Syracuse considered ripe for growing private sector jobs.


set: After a whirlwind romance that many thought wouldn't last, Elizabeth Hurley and Shane Warne have announced that they are engaged to be married after the ex-cricketer proposed during a trip to Scotland.

set: Elizabeth Hurley and Shane Warne are engaged!


set: SAN FRANCISCO A ten-year-old San Francisco girl is safe at home with her family after she disappeared for more than day.

set: San Francisco girl home after she disappearing for more than day


set: Federer feels that he is fully fit for the Paris Masters as some of his younger rivals are facing fitness issues and said that, it's been a great start to the autumn and thinks that the pause has paid him by winning the title in Basel and reported that, he has got different priorities than some of the younger guys who are ranked around me.

set: Roger Federer fully fit for Paris Masters


set: Luxury goods group Burberry beat third-quarter revenue forecasts, helped by heavy discounting, and said it would cut around 540 jobs in Britain and Spain to protect profit in tough trading conditions.

set: Burberry to cut jobs in Britain and Spain


set: Porn tube show yourself: no silence of prostate, made chain-smoking to combination.


set: There were some reports in the newspapers about an UN report highlighting that India has more mobile phones than it has toilets.

set: India has more mobile phones than it has toilets?


set: Invasive non-native species such as the grey squirrel and Japanese knotweed cost the British economy £1.7bn a year, a report has suggested.

set: Non-native species cost British economy £1.7bn


set: US Rep. Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan resigned Friday, capping a bizarre political downfall that started after his campaign failed to submit enough valid petition signatures to get him on the ballot for re-election.

set: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns after failing to get on ballot


set: The Subways will release their latest single 'KISS KISS BANG BANG' from current album MONEY AND CELEBRITY on May 7th.

set: The Subways to release 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'


set: anti-corruption strategy was a guideline for a general plan to battle corruption, but also the biggest test for the government in a country where political corruption is the chief issue.

set: Political corruption is the chief issue --


set: Former British prime minister Tony Blair has joined JPMorgan Chase in a senior advisory role and as a member of its International Council.


set: Former Brazilian soccer star Romario has been arrested for allegedly failing to make child support payments to his first wife Monica Santoro, APA reports.


set: The EUR fell today on weak Euro-Zone data, trading near a five-week low against the USD after Euro-Zone economic data showed growth in the 16-nation region's services and manufacturing slowed in August.


set: Oklahoma Gov.-elect Mary Fallin is traveling to Washington this week to meet with President Obama on homeland security issues and with incoming US House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio.

set: Oklahoma governor-elect Mary Fallin to meet with President Obama


set: On Tuesday, the spot rubber ended unchanged as the market lost its direction lacking quantity buyers and sellers either side to set the trend during a comparatively dull trading session.


set: EVP CTO of Juniper Networks Inc. Pradeep Sindhu sells 50,000 shares of JNPR on 11/10/2010 at an average price of $34.16 a share.

set: Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) evp CTO Pradeep Sindhu sells 50,000 shares


set: An Amtrak passenger train struck and killed a pedestrian early Saturday afternoon on tracks underneath the Interstate 85 bridge south of Hillsborough.


set: A Council Bluffs gas station clerk was robbed early Saturday morning when locking up the business.


set: Wisbech Grammar School is set to move its playing fields closer to the school.

set: Wisbech Grammar School set to move playing fields


set: Russian developer RTM, which is struggling to restructure debts, has filed for bankruptcy in the Moscow Arbitration Court, the court said on Wednesday.

set: Russian developer RTM files for bankruptcy - court


set: Cessna Aircraft Co., the nation's largest builder of corporate jets, said Friday it is laying off another 1,300 workers, raising the number of jobs eliminated to half of its work force since November as the recession has depressed demand for its planes.


set: Lindsay was handcuffed before being taken to jail, and KTLA is reporting that she'll remain in the same Lynwood jail she recently served at until her next probation hearing on October 22.


set: Turkey's top mobile phone operator Turkcell will begin work on a binding bid to buy 100 percent of Macedonia-based peer Cosmofon, Turkcell said on Monday.

set: Turkcell to begin work on bid to buy Cosmofon


set: JC Penney said this week it will close its store at Oak Hollow Mall in High Point.


set: Google will no more use its Street View Cars technology to collect information and said on Sunday it is ready to delete all personal data collected by Street View cars.

set: Google says ready to delete personal data collected by Street View cars


set: Gold hit record high at $1,216.75 an ounce in Europe on Wednesday as investors bet on higher prices, with funds lengthening positions due to expectations of a fresh leg of dollar weakness and more central bank buying.

set: Gold hits record high at $1,216.75 an ounce


set: A fire swept through a slum in the Indian capital on Friday, destroying hundreds of shanties where residents had collected scrap plastic and rubber for resale.

set: Fire sweeps through slum in Indian capital


set: Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has called a press conference for 10:30 am, where he is expected to discuss a disciplinary panel's Tuesday decision to strip him and one of his top deputies of their legal licenses.

set: Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas calls press conference


set: NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher says ``there is a good chance'' quarterback Vince Young will start Sunday against San Diego.

set: Fisher: 'good chance' qb Young will start Sunday


set: The Prime Minister has forfeited his right to govern New Zealand because of his support for legislation that would permit doctors to kill their patients or assist in their suicide.


set: First Financial Bancorp has paid a cash dividend every quarter since its formation as the holding company of First Financial Bank in April 1983 .

set: First Financial Bancorp to pay cash dividend


set: An East Lampeter Township woman reported to police Tuesday afternoon that a Christmas decoration was taken from her front yard.

set: Christmas decoration taken from front yard


set: A Cameroon footballer was jailed for a year by the Magistrate's Court here today for cheating a businesswoman of RM45,000 last year.


set: Dallas-based FedEx Office, the provider copy, print, and shipping services which was previously FedEx Kinko's, said today that it has rolled out free, unlimited Wi-Fi at most of its US locations.


set: Newsday > News > Breaking Spin Cycle News, views and commentary on Long Island, state and national politics `` Previous postState, Suffolk comptrollers to double down on double-dippers View all Cuomo bans smoking on LIRR platforms 6 m ago By Yancey Roy Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill Monday that prohibits smoking on all MTA-operated outdoor train ticketing, boarding or platform areas. The ban applies to the Long Island Railroad and Metro North. Smoking is already banned at outdoor New York City subway platforms. In approving the bill, the governor said: ``This law will make outdoor MTA train platforms, ticketing and boarding areas a cleaner, healthier place for all commuters.`` Sen. Charles Fuschillo, sponsor of the bill, called it ''an important health initiative`` to protect people from second-hand smoke. Tags: Andrew Cuomo , Charles Fuschillo User rating: Click to rate Comments Log in to comment Publish this comment to Facebook


set: Comedy Central host and presidential hopeful Stephen Colbert visited the Morning Joe crew in South Carolina Friday to discuss the GOP race, as well as his efforts in the state.


set: Kentucky freshman guard Brandon Knight has declared for the NBA draft.


set: Lucky Cement has managed to substantially reduce carbon emissions through the installation of its Waste Heat Recovery project, a statement of the company said on Thursday.


set: A New Haven family has filed a lawsuit claiming police brutality after they claim they got nowhere with internal affairs.

set: New Haven family claims police brutality


set: BAE Systems today completed its acquisition of Tenix Defence after receiving all required approvals.

set: BAE Systems completes acquisition of Tenix Defence


set: French engineering group Alstom has won a contract worth nearly EUR200m from Brasventos to build three wind farms in the Rio Grande do Norte state of Brazil.

set: Alstom wins contract to build three wind farms in Brazil


set: CBS said former ``60 Minutes'' humorist Andy Rooney has died just a month after his final commentary aired.

set: Former '60 Minutes' commentator Andy Rooney dies


set: Wairarapa paramedics plan to protest in support of a pay increase outside the Masterton ambulance station tomorrow.


set: Furthermore, these superconductors carry electricity without resistance, so there are no losses during transport.

set: Superconductors carry electricity without resistance


set: Global digital music sales have grown as the music industry develops new business models.


set: Cebu Pacific on Monday announced it is offering P1 fares for its flights from Manila to Xiamen, China.


set: Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has refused to enter pleas to charges including genocide and crimes against humanity.

set: Karadzic refuses to enter pleas to charges


set: By looking at some primitive meteorites, scientists were able to discover that our solar system isn't as unique as we had previously thought.

set: Our solar system isn't as unique as we thought;


set: With fresh fruits and vegetables in abundance, and the convenience of taking a pie along for a picnic, summer is definitely pie time!


set: 0 Comments Pakistan ranks as the world's deadliest country for journalists for a second consecutive year, according to an annual report by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

set: Pakistan ranks deadliest for journalists for second consecutive year


set: SkyWest was downgraded by Zacks from a ``neutral'' rating to an ``underperform'' rating in a report released on Wednesday, ARN reports.

set: SkyWest downgraded by Zacks to underperform (skyw)


set: Motorola has begun to promote its intelligent SIM NFC Lite card business in Taiwan and China, according to TK Ng, general manager of global services at Motorola China Home and Networks Mobility.

set: Motorola promoting i-SIM card business in Taiwan and China


set: Debris littered Interstate 10 Thursday morning when a El Paso disposal truck flipped onto its side.

set: El Paso disposal truck flips on its side


set: ``The car... plunged from a Warwick interchange overpass onto the railway tracks of the Berea Station nearly 15 metres below,'' said Netcare 911 spokesperson Jeff Wicks.


set: The lead singer of a popular Tejano band has pleaded guilty in federal court to a money laundering charge.

set: Singer for Tejano band pleads guilty to money laundering


set: GLADWIN â€`` The Oklahoma man accused of sexually assaulting a two-year-old child will be sentenced Dec. 21 at 1 pm in 55th Circuit Court in Gladwin County.

set: Man accused of sexually assaulting child to be sentenced


set: A Lafargeville man is charged with 3rd degree sexual abuse for allegedly having sexual contact with a 16 year old girl.

set: Lafargeville man charged with sexual abuse


set: Paddy Wallace will start at inside centre for Ulster against Leinster in the Magners League at the RDS on Sunday.


set: The merger between Delta and Northwest to create the world's biggest airline could be delayed by fierce labour disputes among pilots that would threaten the combined group's business model, according to aviation experts in the United States.

set: Merger of Delta and Northwest may be delayed by pilots


set: Fund manager Robeco has launched its second 'responsible' private equity fund of funds with a 250 million-euro target.

set: Robeco launches 'responsible' private equity fund


set: On Tuesday, Goldstone returned to the headlines, this time to defend Israel against widespread accusations of practicing apartheid against local Arabs.


set: The contentious East Mission Flats repository, just off I-90 at milepost 39, will continue receiving waste materials from Superfund cleanup projects throughout the coming weeks, Mathy Stanislaus, EPA assistant administrator of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, reported via conference call Monday morning.


set: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Wednesday that the Spanish economy would grow in 2014.


set: Wireless carriers AT&T and Sprint both expanded their respective 4G LTE networks today, just in time for consumers around the nation to unwrap new smartphones this holiday season.


set: WASHINGTON The Obama administration said Wednesday that US officials plan to travel to Myanmar in the next few weeks to talk with representatives from the military-run government, ethnic minority groups and the democratic opposition.

set: US officials to travel to Myanmar for talks


set: New Kids on the Block have cancelled their Australian tour.


set: Snedeker, Cabrera tied for Masters lead Updated: 10:04, Sunday April 14, 2013 Brandt Snedeker of the United States and Angel Cabrera of Argentina shared the lead at seven-under par 209 after the third round of the Masters on Saturday.


set: A study that tracked more than 109,000 women nurses over a 16-year period has found that overweight girls who lose weight before reaching adulthood lessen their risk of type 2 diabetes.

set: Girls who lose weight before adulthood lessen risk for diabetes


set: Jennifer Aniston is getting her ``revenge'' on former lover John Mayer by flaunting her single status.

set: Jennifer Aniston gets ``revenge'' on John Mayer


set: Continental Airlines Inc. said it will become the latest carrier to start selling unreserved economy seats with extra legroom to customers during check-in.

set: Continental Airlines to sell economy seats with extra legroom


set: A baby found unconscious last week in Hamden died Saturday, Hamden police said.


set: The UK has avoided a triple dip recession, business group the British Chamber of Commerce has said.


set: Today Congresswoman Michele Bachmann endorsed Richard Mourdock over 36-year incumbent Senator Dick Lugar in the May 8th Republican primary for the United States Senate.

set: Michele Bachmann endorses Richard Mourdock


set: Mamphela Ramphele, author of Conversations with My Sons and Daughters, is rumoured to be on a fundraising drive to start a new political party.

set: Mamphela Ramphele rumoured to be starting a political party


set: A Dodge County Jail inmate who walked away from his work release job has been found guilty on five felony counts.

set: Inmate found guilty on five felony counts


set: Deputies arrested a couple accused of running a meth lab at a local motel in Cleveland County.

set: Couple accused of running meth lab out of motel


set: The number of general insurance agents in Malaysia is expected to grow by 26 per cent this year, from more than 35,000 in the industry in 2010.

set: Number of general insurance agents in Malaysia expected to grow by 26 per cent this year


set: Kareena Kapoor is never busy when it comes to her dear Khan, Shahrukh Khan and now speculations are rife that SRK has signed her for his superhero flick, 'Ra1'.


set: A special Aadhar campaign which would cover marginalized and socially disadvantaged sections of society in Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh & Haryana, began on Thursday.


set: The International Astronomical Union announced today fading daytime star Rosie O'Donnell is so fat now she has been classified as a dwarf planet.

set: Rosie O'Donnell now classified as dwarf planet


set: Two earthquakes measuring 5.9 and 5.4 on the Richter Scale struck the central part of Taiwan island.


set: Just before 11:00pm, a car crashed into a power pole near 4th and Harvard.


set: Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received here today Chief of Staff of the British armed forces General Sir David Richards and the delegation accompanying him.

set: Shaikh Khalifa receives General Sir David Richards


set: Turkmenistan and Germany intend to establish a joint Turkmen-German forum on health care involving not only health professionals but also leading politicians and economists of the two countries.

set: Turkmenistan and Germany to establish joint forum on health


set: A survey by the housing charity Shelter has revealed that one in five sub-prime mortgage holders are struggling to keep their payments up to date with a significant 5% expecting to have their homes repossessed over the next six months.

set: One in five sub-prime mortgage holders are struggling


set: Last month four hunters from the village of Platinum were rescued by the Coast Guard after they traveled across all of Bristol Bay on an ice floe after running out of gas.

set: Hunters rescued after traveling across Bristol Bay on ice floe


set: Merrill Lynch and KASB Securities withdrew investment opinion on its Pakistan coverage ``21 stocks'' on Tusday due to continuation of stock price floor introduced on August 27, and uncertainty surrounding the withdrawal of the floor mechanism.

set: Merrill Lynch, KASB withdraw investment opinion on 21 stocks


set: Shagang, China's biggest long products mill, has cut its rebar price for early May on softer spot prices.


set: The New York Times has revealed that Mark Hurd is now joining Oracle as its new co-president.

set: Mark Hurd joining Oracle as its new co-president


set: The state Department of Finance says California is continuing its recent trend of slow population growth, standing at about 37.5 million residents as of July 1.

set: California continues slow population growth


set: 09/30/08 2:12pm -- - Vijay Singh, fresh off his FedEx Cup victory on Sunday, announced on Tuesday that he will miss some time with a forearm injury.


set: Asian markets tumbled in early trading Thursday after overnight losses on Wall Street and amid persistent worry over the likely impact of a US recession.Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell as much as 4.4 percent in morning trade, while on the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 6.5 percent to 3,516.33 - its lowest level since June.Both indexes later came off their early lows.


set: New home prices rose more than expected in September as Canada's real estate market showed further signs of recovery.


set: There's no use hiding the glee, Chrono Trigger is coming to the Nintendo DS this holiday season and like most of you out there, we are truly excited.

set: Chrono Trigger coming to DS this holiday season


set: Soccer star Rio Ferdinand has hired a private jet to fly 100 family and friends to his Caribbean wedding.

set: Rio Ferdinand hires private jet for Caribbean wedding


set: Hawaii becomes the 50th state and Bruce Russell provides one of his cryptic editorial cartoons:


set: Sargent Shriver, a member of the Kennedy family and a former US vice presidential nominee who served as the first Peace Corps director, has died.

set: Sargent Shriver, for US vice presidential nominee dies


set: A recent increase in young cell phone users has the Texas Attorney General urging parents to protect their children from savvy predators.

set: Texas Attorney General urges parents to protect children from savvy predators


set: Republicans will delay the start of business at their national convention in Tampa by one day due to Tropical Storm Isaac, the Republican National Committee chairman said on Saturday.

set: Republicans to delay business at convention by one day


set: Two women are facing misdemeanor prostitution charges following an Oshkosh Police Department crackdown on offers of sexual services for a fee on an online classified advertising bulletin board.


set: Brokers are leaving money on the table with borrowers, with fewer than half of consumers being offered risk products.


set: A two vehicle crash claimed the life of one Walker man on Sunday just before noon on US 190 at Florida Boulevard.

set: Two vehicle crash claims life of Walker man


set: Pop superstar Madonna and her British husband Guy Ritchie were granted a ``quickie'' divorce on the grounds of his unreasonable behaviour Friday, a month after announcing their eight-year marriage was over.

set: Madonna and Ritchie granted 'quickie' divorce


set: Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless, the operator of a network of Wi-Fi access points, has reported its first quarterly results as a public company.

set: Boingo Wireless reports quarterly results


set: South Dakota Rep. Kristi Noem says changes like those proposed by congressional Republicans are needed to save Medicare.

set: Sd Rep. Noem says changes needed to save Medicare


set: Greek left vows to kill bailout deal Updated: 05:19, Saturday June 2, 2012 The head of Greece's Radical Left Coalition, whose strong gains in last month's elections deepened concerns over his nation's economic future, has vowed to cancel Greece's international bailout agreement if he wins an upcoming repeat ballot.


set: A group of American scientists, including several from the National Academy of Sciences, is calling on the federal government to halt all mountaintop mining permits because of public health concerns.

set: Scientists call for halt in mountaintop mining permits


set: On Monday, April 1, The Harvard Common Press announced that they had completed the process of opening a San Francisco office, which will be headed up by Associate Publisher, Adam Salomone.

set: Harvard Common Press to open San Francisco office


set: Petty Enterprises, the venerable NASCAR team led by ``King'' Richard Petty, sold control of the family business today to investment firm Boston Ventures.

set: NASCAR's Petty Enterprises sells control of family business


set: Crews were working to clean up an oil spill in Mont Belvieu Tuesday morning.

set: Crews work to clean up oil spill in Mont Belvieu


set: The current health warning for Lake Rotorua has been extended to cover all of Lake Rotorua, the Ohau Channel, Okere Arm and the full length of the Kaituna River.

set: Health warning extended for Lake Rotorua


set: Kiefer comes back to TV and this time, it's not to save the world.


set: Grammy-award nominated rap musician Yung Joc will perform Saturday, April 4, at Ohio Wesleyan University.

set: Rapper Yung Joc to perform April 4 at Ohio Wesleyan University


set: Phoenix bank owned properties represent investment potentials that are very hard to resist.


set: A Rhinebeck woman will be featured on the CNN HLN's series ``Breakthrough Women'' today and Sunday.

set: Rhinebeck woman to be featured on CNN HLN today, Sunday


set: Treasure Beach won the Irish Derby here on Sunday to lead home an Aidan O'Brien-trained 1-2-3 for the third time in the race and give the Irishman his sixth successive win in Ireland's premier classic.


set: Witnesses say a light plane lost power and crashed into a pickup truck Monday evening near Pappy Boyington Field in Kootenai County, Idaho.

set: Light plane crashes into pickup in Kootenai County, id


set: Liz Hurley jokes about her bikini wax and female 'deforestation' in a new US TV commercial.

set: Liz Hurley jokes about bikini waxing in TV commercial


set: Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is facing a presidential runoff on Sunday against frontrunner Viktor Yanukovych, threatened on Thursday to replay the ``orange revolution'' over presidential election amendments.

set: Ukraine's Tymoshenko threatens to replay orange revolution


set: Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have recently shown that the legs of grasshoppers and crabs have the ideal shape to resist bending and compression.

set: Legs of grasshoppers and crabs have ideal shape to resist bending and compression


set: A renewable energy plant will create 25 jobs and bring an investment estimated at $110 million to Valdosta, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday.

set: Renewable energy plant to create jobs in Valdosta


set: Port Adelaide assistant coach Dean Laidley has told the club he'll likely return to Melbourne next year.


set: Palestinian officials hope to raise US$1.5 billion from foreign investors at a conference planned next month in the West Bank, the Palestinian foreign minister announced Monday.

set: Palestinians hope to raise US$1.5 billion


set: Randy de Puniet has re-signed with the LCR Honda team for the 2010 MotoGP World Championship.


set: Jefferson County will be out of cash by June if it cannot spend money being collected from the countywide occupational tax, the county's finance director said on Tuesday.

set: Jefferson county could be out of cash by June


set: Phil Mickelson held off a resurgent Ernie Els in a thrilling finale to win both the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday and a personal battle with fellow American Tiger Woods, who faded to finish sixth.

set: Mickelson holds off Els to win HSBC Champions


set: Four drink drivers were caught in a pre-Christmas blitz on the streets of Ashburton.


set: Online video distribution and research firm TubeMogul has launched a Web marketplace to connect advertisers with Web video producers.

set: TubeMogul marketplace connects advertisers, Web video producers


set: You know what Rakhi Sawant said, I asked the wife, two kids and the girlfriend?


set: The army confirmed late on Monday it has begun an operation targeting banned organisations in the wake of the attacks in Mumbai last month, but did not name any organisation.

set: Army confirms operation against banned organisations


set: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that Pakistan has a rich cultural history with dominant imprints of Islam and Islamic teachings.

set: Pakistan has rich cultural history, dominant imprints of Islam:


set: A hiker found human bones Tuesday in west Reno, and the Reno Police Department has asked for the public's help in finding out who died and how.


set: Heather Mills, ex-wife of Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, claims she was set up by reporters trying to gain an insight into her former marriage.


set: BOY GEORGE revealed he had to create a stage outfit at the last minute after losing his luggage on the way to Retrofest.


set: A Hindu youth won the custody of his alleged minor wife of different faith in a Delhi court after the girl expressed her wish to be with him.

set: Hindu youth wins custody of 'minor' wife in court


set: Fort Worth police are investigating a report of a home invasion involving three armed men in southern Tarrant County.

set: Fort Worth police investigate report of home invasion


set: Google TV is months away from launching, but it already has doubters in Apple CEO Steve Jobs and some industry analysts who believe the search engine will fail where Microsoft, Apple, Sony and several startups have failed before.

set: Google TV has doubters in Apple CEO Steve Jobs, analysts


set: ``We will not be rushed,'' was the Government's curt response yesterday to the Opposition's call for the House to resume sittings well before the January 19 schedule.


set: Housing starts and building permits fell in April and factory output slumped as automobile part shortage scrimped production, showing the economy off to a weak start in the second quarter.


set: Quebec Premier Jean Charest is meeting his cabinet Wednesday morning and is then widely expected to call a provincial election for Dec. 8.

set: Québec Premier Jean Charest expected to call election


set: A Charlotte man has been shot to death in front of a home with several children inside.

set: Charlotte man shot to death in front of home


set: Obama marked 100 days as president with a trip to the US heartland, claiming his ambitious agenda of ``remaking America'' had begun to take hold but warning of much more work ahead to pull the nation out of recession.

set: Obama marks 100 days with trip to the heartland


set: With the return of UFC® superstar Tito Ortiz engaged in a rematch with former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin and two of the welterweight class' most exciting knockout artists, Josh Koscheck and Anthony Johnson, ready to trade hands, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® is proud to confirm the remaining bouts for UFC 106:

set: Ultimate Fighting Championship® confirms remaining bouts for UFC 106


set: Apple has reportedly issued directives to app developers to submit screenshots of their applications which are of Retina display quality, indicating that it may soon discontinue its iPhone 3G S.


set: Afghan officials said Sunday that a NATO airstrike killed 14 civilians, all of them women and children, in the southern province of Helmand on Saturday night.

set: Afghan official says NATO airstrike killed 14 civilians


set: LXB Retail Properties has acquired land interests in Truro, Cornwall, from Regenco Properties for £2m cash plus costs.

set: Lxb Retail acquires land interests in Truro


set: Award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson will speak at 3 pm Monday, Oct. 19, in SUNY Oswego's Campus Center auditorium.

set: Author Laurie Halse Anderson to speak Oct. 19


set: ArvinMeritor Inc., which makes parts for both commercial and light vehicles, on Tuesday backed its previous fiscal 2008 outlook, predicting higher overseas demand and currency exchange benefits.


set: The Bank of England was dragged into an interest-rate rigging scandal after an email was released suggesting it may have encouraged banks to doctor their borrowing costs during the financial crisis.


set: Second-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov won the Citi Open on Sunday night for his first ATP World Tour 500 event title, beating fourth-seeded Tommy Haas 6-7, 6-4, 6-1.


set: Citigroup has announced that they have acquired 100% of EMI, and swiftly recapitalised the music group to slash its debt from £3.4 billion to £1.2 billion, with £300 million of cash now available for investment.


set: Two divers rescued yesterday in waters off the Whitsundays were cracking jokes after their 19-hour ordeal, a rescue helicopter pilot says.

set: Two divers were cracking jokes after rescue


set: Life and income protection insurance company Asteron Life is pulling the pin on Kiwisaver to concentrate on its core business.


set: San Antonio Spurs executive Danny Ferry was offered the Atlanta Hawks general manager position.

set: Danny Ferry offered Atlanta Hawks general manager position


set: An elderly Lodi woman who had been reported missing was found safe in North Carolina, the Lodi Police Department said.


set: Thousands of strollers are being recalled tonight because the grab bar may not keep the children from passing through and might present a strangulation hazard.


set: Indonesian shares are expected to extend their rally next week driven by bank stocks and improving regional sentiment, dealers said.

set: Indonesian shares expected to extend rally


set: Senior Indian batsman VVS Laxman will return home after a hand injury ruled him out of the second and final Test against Bangladesh starting on Sunday in Dhaka.

set: Hand injury rules Laxman out of second Test against Bangladesh


set: Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar said on Friday that PPP would win next general election despite the blame game against its leadership.


set: Red Bull remained on top on day two of the final winter test at Barcelona, as world champion Sebastian Vettel gave another impressive demonstration of his team's 2011 pace.


set: Flu virus can cripple the immune systems of otherwise healthy individuals, triggering infections like pneumonia, even as swine flu continues unabated.

set: Flu virus can cripple immune systems, trigger pneumonia


set: An overnight hunt by dozens of law enforcement officers ended early Wednesday when a man suspected of killing eight people surrendered to police.

set: Man suspected of killing eight people surrendered to police


set: Albany Law School welcomed a new class of students on Monday who have higher grades and test scores than last year's newcomers.


set: There are reports that a man in his twenties has been pulled from a pool at the Don Valley Hotel and rushed to hospital on Tuesday night.

set: Reports of man being pulled from pool and rushed to hospital


set: At a recent press conference for ``Snow Whiote and the Huntsman'', Kristen Stewart talks about coping with her fairytale fame.

set: Kristen Stewart talks about coping with fame


set: With a 3-1 triumph over Duke, the No. 24 Tennessee volleyball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in school history.

set: Volleyball team advances to second round


set: ``Balykchy town board will be dismissed as its Deputies could elect mayor twice,'' announced Assistant Director of CEC Gulnara Dzhurabaeva to 24.kg news agency.

set: Balykchy town board will be dismissed --


set: The Vanuatu weather office has issued a tropical depression warning system for the Penama and Malampa provinces.

set: Vanuatu weather office issues a tropical depression warning


set: MTI will simplify the rules for access to national airspace, which would provide non-discriminatory treatment between Community air operators regarding flight authorisation, according to the substantiation note of a draft Government Decision, elaborated by the ministry.

set: Mti to simplify rules for access to national airspace


set: Cate Blanchett, who played Galadriel, the Lady of Lothlorien in the 'Lord of the Rings' films, will reprise her role in 'The Hobbit.

set: Cate Blanchett reprises her role in 'the Hobbit'


set: THE Italian Government today posted the tax returns of senior lawmakers online in a transparency exercise, but demand to see the juicy data was so high the website crashed, the ANSA news agency reported.

set: Italy Government posts tax returns online


set: ``Russia Today'' TV channel has been nominated for the prestigious American Emmy Award in the news category for its coverage of the ``Occupy Wall Street'' movements that started in New York on September 17th, 2011, as the Emmy Award website says.

set: Russia Today TV nominated for Emmy Award


set: A US judge ruled that a young Nigerian man is fit to stand trial over allegations he tried to blow up a packed transatlantic airliner using explosives hidden in his underpants.

set: US judge rules Abdulmutallab fit to stand trial


set: Movie moguls Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman are going to produce the 2010 Oscars.

set: Bill Mechanic, Adam Shankman to produce 2010 Oscars


set: Former US Sen. Larry Craig has opened a consulting firm and says he's focusing on Energy issues.

set: Former US Sen. Larry Craig opens consulting firm


set: A Sydney woman says Gordon Ramsay broke her heart after they slept together while the British celebrity chef was visiting Australia.


set: A Texas man faces federal drug charges after police in Louisiana allegedly seized about 170 pounds of crystal methamphetamine from his vehicle during a traffic stop.


set: While financial markets entered a steep downward spiral in September, the unemployment rate dropped in the Lynchburg area and across the state from August to September.

set: Unemployment rate drops in Lynchburg, state from August to September


set: ANNE Hathaway ``lived on hummus and radishes'' to slim down for her role in 'Les Miserables'.

set: Anne Hathaway lived on hummus and radishes


set: The Wall Street reform fight enters its final stages in the US Senate this week with an overdue reckoning on three issues that cut to the heart of how, and for whom, the financial system works.

set: Wall Street reform enters final stages in US Senate


set: A 23-year-old Curryville man faces a drug charge following his arrest early Saturday in Pike County, Mo.


set: The Japanese stock market is trading firm on Wednesday with the overnight rally on Wall Street and a surge in gold and crude oil prices prompting investors to go in for some strong buying in metal, banking and transport stocks.


set: Brett Kebble's murder accused Glenn Agliotti pleaded not guilty to the four charges against him in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday.


set: Two north Chicago businesses plan to plead guilty to mail fraud for allegedly using the Twin Buttes School District to bilk the government out of more than $100,000 through a federal program that provides funding to schools and libraries for technology and communications equipment.


set: A man extradited from Tonga over the shooting death of a Sydney drug boss has been charged with his murder.


set: President Barack Obama visited wounded US Representative Gabrielle Giffords on Wednesday to begin an emotional trip to Arizona as political leaders condemned the deadly shooting spree in Tucson.

set: Obama visits wounded US congresswoman Giffords


set: Actor Lindsay Lohan has been sued for her involvement in a car accident last week.


set: Netflix reported Monday that it lost 810,000 subscribers between its second and third quarters, a disappointing number that pushed shares down 26 percent in after-hours trading.


set: Commissioner David Stern canceled all November games on Friday, the 120th day of the lockout.


set: A Corpus Christi man accused of killing his grandmother will get a mental evaluation to determine if he is fit for trial.

set: Corpus Christi man accused of killing grandmother get mental evaluation


set: Turkmenistan has almost doubled electricity supplies to Tajikistan, Howar news agency reports quoting Nozirjon Yodgori, head of the press service of Barq-i Tojik energy holding.

set: Turkmenistan doubles electricity supplies to Tajikistan


set: DC United announced today defender Rodney Wallace has undergone successful surgery to fixate his fractured left fibula.

set: DC United's Rodney Wallace undergoes successful surgery


set: Low-cost airline Monarch has announced that it has introduced new routes to Croatia and Crete.

set: Monarch announces new routes to Croatia and Crete


set: State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd plans to foray into power sector through a tie-up with the nation's largest electricity generating company NTPC Ltd.


set: Everton have signed Portuguese striker Joao Silva from Desportivo Das Aves for an undisclosed fee, the club confirmed on Wednesday.

set: Everton sign Portuguese striker Joao Silva for undisclosed fee


set: Richard Gere has confessed that he rarely speaks to Diane Lane away from the movie set.


set: Dolphins football club,yesterday qualified for the next round of the CAF champions league.


set: Hawke's Bay have beaten Manawatu 17-9 in Palmerston North for their first win in the provincial rugby championship.


set: By WJ Hennigan Bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp. defended its proposed sale to Beverly Hills-based private equity firm Platinum Equity on Thursday, saying claims that the transaction was a sweetheart deal were unfounded.

set: Delphi defends its proposed sale to Platinum equity


set: Rawalpindi police on Thursday arrested 19 outlaws and recovered 4220 gram charas, 647 bottles of liquor, weapons and stolen motorcycles from their possession.


set: The Bug has prepared a new Danny Brown collaboration which will appear on upcoming EP 'Filthy'.

set: The Bug prepares Danny Brown collaboration


set: The Australian economy report showed leading index declined to -0.3% during February, and the current reading is better than previous reading -0.2% in January.


set: A Sears employee has been arrested for allegedly stealing $70,000 worth of gift cards in the West Valley.

set: Sears employee arrested for stealing $70,000 in gift cards


set: Online fashion and lifestyle products retailer Myntra on Friday said it has acquired San Francisco based technology platform provider FITIQUETTE for an undisclosed sum.

set: Myntra acquires San Francisco-based FITIQUETTE


set: Lower taxes for all Bulgarians who spend at least six consecutive days of their vacation in a Bulgarian resort, is the proposal Deputy Minister of Tourism Ivo Marinov expressed in an interview with bTV.

set: Lower taxes for Bulgarians spending vacation in bulgaria


set: A Louisiana meat-packing company has recalled 20,166 pounds of potentially bacteria-tainted cooked roast beef deli meat.

set: Louisiana meat company recalls deli meat


set: The Hartford Courant Avon-based Magellan Health Services Inc. raised its earnings forecast for 2009 for net income ranging from $98.1 million to $104.4 million.

set: Magellan Health Services raises earnings forecast


set: Tom Glavine threw off a mound Friday for the first time since undergoing elbow and shoulder surgeries in August.


set: Actress Amanda Bynes has reportedly reconnected with her parents Lynne and Rick because she missed them.


set: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has formed a political action committee that bills itself as an advocate of ``energy independence'' and could be helpful if she decides to run for president in 2012.


set: A major breakthrough was made in imaging technology of X ray, learned by the reporter from University of Science and Technology of China, which can be applied to life sciences and information science.

set: Breakthrough made in imaging technology of X ray


set: ``Gossip Girl'' star Kelly Rutherford has given birth to her second child with estranged husband, German entrepreneur Daniel Giersch.

set: Kelly Rutherford gives birth to second child


set: AP January 21, 2013 A bomb exploded at a shop-ping mall in Athens on Sunday, slightly wounding two security guards and forcing the evacuation of about 200 people.


set: 17 minutes ago After 80 years and more than 20,000 daily print editions, Daily Variety will publish its final daily print edition on Tuesday.

set: Variety to publish final print edition on Tuesday


set: As predicted by publicservice.co.uk, the Conservative party has won the most seats in the general election and Nick Clegg's apparent surge following the televised leaders' debate did not translate into a particularly impressive performance on the night of the election.


set: Friendly's is offering its customers a free ice cream cone today to start the summer season.


set: Russia and the United States will sign a treaty civilian nuclear cooperation on the last day of Vladimir Putin's presidency Tuesday, news agency Itar-Tass quoted a Russian official as saying, reported dpa.

set: Russia, US to sign on treaty on nuclear cooperation


set: Staples has announced that it will start selling Apple devices in the US, the company only sells Apple accessories at the moment, although that it about to change as they will be offering a full range of Apple products in the US.


set: ATLANTA -Former President Jimmy Carter has written a new book on the Middle East with a title he hopes will not be as controversial as the last one, which was called, ``Palestine:

set: Jimmy Carter writes new book on Middle East


set: Jacksonville gas prices rose 2 cents in the past week as the price of crude oil settles at $99.41 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, $1.55 less than last week ago.


set: Toyota is the top green brand for the second successive year;


set: The Detroit Lions have launched a mobile app, available free for smartphones.


set: LARA Bingle said she has been inundated with offers since appearing on DWTS, some of them from the Seven Network.


set: Faisal Shahzad, the man behind the Times Square bomb attempt in May, was indicted by a federal grand jury at the US District Court in Manhattan on Thursday.

set: Faisal Shahzad indicted by federal grand jury


set: Charlie Sheen has reportedly given up joint custody of his two daughters with ex-wife Denise Richards.

set: Charlie Sheen gives custody of daughters to Denise Richards


set: Islamabad, July 8 Four kidnappers were killed in Pakistan Sunday when security forces tried to free an abducted doctor.


set: A Des Moines man was robbed of his cell phone and an undisclosed amount of cash after inviting a woman to his home for a drink.

set: Man robbed after inviting woman home for drink


set: New figures have shown that the South Pole is gradually becoming a tourist hotspot, with increasing numbers of tourists heading there for vacation, despite the fact that it is one of the most remote places on Earth.

set: South Pole is becoming a tourist hotspot


set: Birmingham boss Alex McLeish thinks that the international break has come at a good time for Blues as it will give time to winger Jean Beausejour to recover from a medial ligament injury.

set: International break comes at a good time


set: US President Barack Obama could skip Ramallah during his upcoming visit to the region, PA source claims.


set: A battle pitting two hospital owners against each other for the right to build a new location in the Estero area and the big potential loser could be Lehigh Acres.

set: Battle between two hospital owners to build a new location


set: Sweden and China can cooperate in dealing with transnational organized crimes be it in central Asia or in Africa and other areas, said Dr. Niklas Swanstrom, director of Sweden's Institute for Security and Development Policy focusing mostly on Asia and Caucasus issues.

set: Sweden, China should cooperate in dealing with organized crime:


set: The Prince George Cougars beat the Everett Silvertips Dec. 5, 6-5 at the CN Centre.

set: Prince George Cougars beat the Everett Silvertips 6-5


set: Jake Westbrook threw off a mound Friday for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last June.


set: Producer Vashu Bhagnani postpones his Film Kal Kissne Dekha, which was scheduled for Release on May 29, 2009 due to the on going strike, an official announcement of the release date will follow soon.

set: Vashu Bhagnani postpones Film Kal Kissne Dekha


set: Russia said it lost contact Tuesday with a military satellite launched that morning.

set: Russia loses contact with military satellite


set: Demand is exceeding supply across some parts of the UK housing market, with up to five house hunters chasing one property in popular areas, it has been revealed.

set: Demand is 'exceeding supply across housing market'


set: Reliance Industries has strong support at Rs 800-805, says Jitendra Panda, Head of sales Broking, Future Capital Securities.


set: The Minneapolis school board on Tuesday unanimously approved a downsizing plan that will fundamentally shift how and where students go to school, a move district officials said was a necessary response to years of declining enrollment and multimillion-dollar deficits.

set: Minneapolis school board approves downsizing plan


set: BMR TORONTO, March 31 /CNW/ - Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced its 2008 fourth quarter and fiscal year operational and financial results.

set: Bradmer announces 2008 fourth quarter and fiscal year operational and financial results


set: The JSE eased into the red before close on Tuesday amid little activity as local markets lacked direction due to Wednesday's public holiday but the local bourse followed European markets lower.


set: A Warner Robins woman is charged with shooting a man in the arm with a shotgun early Friday.

set: Warner Robins woman charged with shooting man


set: Dani Sordo pushed quite hard on this stage as he carries the hopes of the Citroen team for extra points.


set: Blacks talk twice as much as whites on their cell phones, and women talk and text more than men, according to an analysis of wireless bills by the Nielsen Co.


set: St. Francis Medical Center will build a $15 million Community Health Center in Monroe, moving the existing facility from its leased location on Oliver Road.

set: St. Francis Medical Center to build $15 million Community Health Center in Monroe


set: James McArthur retains his belief that Wigan can once again escape the Premier League drop but admits they need to score more.


set: WALLABIES winger Drew Mitchell says the time is right for him to move to French club Toulon and he hasn't yet thought about returning to Australia to make a late bid for 2015 Rugby World Cup selection.


set: A south Charlotte man faces 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after an Internet sting led to his home near Ballantyne.

set: Charlotte man faces 10 counts of sexual exploitation of minor


set: Governor Deval Patrick is vowing to reform the state's pension system, which he says unfairly enriches some retired government workers at taxpayer expense.

set: Gov. Patrick vows to reform state pension system


set: Azerbaijan-based Agrolizing OJSC announced tender for purchase in installation of refrigerating cameras with the capacity of 2500 tonnes in Jeyranbatan, 2000 tonnes in Goranoy, 1000 tonnes in Agjabedi, 800 tonnes in Shamkir.


set: The City Council unanimously approved the site plan for the new Public safety Facility and added $2.8 million to the project's budget as the Turlock Police Department rolls into year two of their strategic plan.

set: Council approves new public safety facility plan


set: As of about 5:30 Thursday afternoon, towards the end of another day of grass fires throughout the county, another burn ban was issued for Faulkner County.


set: Leicester Tigers ended 2008 with a 26-26 draw with Harlequins in their Guinness Premiership game at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.

set: Tigers end 2008 with a draw against Harlequins


set: AP , 04.23.10, 10:40 AM EDT Flir Systems Inc., which makes thermal imaging camera systems, said Friday its first-quarter profit rose slightly on a 6 percent increase in sales, and it reaffirmed financial forecasts for the full year.


set: For the third consecutive year, Couristan has been recognized by Home Decorators Collection for having the lowest return rate in the catalog's area rug category.

set: Couristan recognized by Home Decorators Collection


set: Two people were killed in a pickup truck accident around 4:45 pm Sunday in front of 78 Ohio 314 in Ontario.

set: Two people killed in accident on Ohio 314


set: June 14, 2013, 10:40, - Moscow city authorities have extended the construction term for a luxury residential building in the central ...

set: Moscow extends term for luxury residential building


set: Drew Peterson's defense lawyers will file a motion Wednesday that could dismantle some of the prosecution's murder case against Peterson.

set: Motion could dismantle some of prosecution's case against Peterson


set: The World Bank is going to provide Azerbaijan with another loan, 1news.az reports.

set: World Bank to provide Azerbaijan with another loan


set: To celebrate back-to-school, Disney Store, in partnership with The Walt Disney Company, will donate 25,000 school supply kits to children at Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

set: Disney Store donates 25,000 school supply kits to Boys & Girls Clubs of America


set: IOC president Jacques Rogge was meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday to discuss preparations for the Beijing Games, which have been overshadowed by protests over China's human rights record and disruptions of the Olympic torch relay.

set: IOC president Jacques Rogge meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao


set: The wind change blew the Marysville backburn out of control (file photo) The Bushfires Royal Commission has heard firefighters at a backburn on the edge of Marysville were caught by surprise when a wind change hit earlier than expected, enveloping the burn and then the town.


set: It is evident that many anti-Indian organizations have been ganged up and determined to launch campaign and propaganda against India and in particular, Hindusby all aggressive means.

set: All anti-Indian organizations ganged up:


set: DEFENCE giant BAe Systems is to close three factories with the loss of 500 jobs, partly because of the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq.

set: BAe Systems to close three factories with loss of 500 jobs


set: European stocks were little changed as Chinaâ??s moves to curb lending growth offset a smaller-than- forecast increase in US jobless benefit claims.


set: TABRIZ, A Brazilian player named Robson Chavez Santana joined Traktorsazi of Tabriz for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract on Tuesday.

set: Another Brazilian player joins Traktorsazi


set: Chile could be kicked out of the World Cup unless the Chilean club Rangers drops a court case by Dec. 3 contesting its disputed demotion to the second division of the national soccer league.


set: A Syracuse man was indicted on a felony animal cruelty charge stemming from an incident in February when police say he choked and punched a 10-week-old puppy.

set: Syracuse man indicted on felony animal cruelty charge


set: VH1 has renewed its three-year contract with the Broadcast Film Critics Association and will air the ``Critics' Choice Movie Awards'' through 2013.

set: VH1 renews its contract with broadcast Film Critics Association


set: With the Government commanding 144 seats in the 225 seat Parliament, the Opposition has to look to talent rather than numbers to make an impact.

set: Opposition should look to talent rather than numbers


set: A draft of the revised CDP will be put on GVMC website after short-listing the proposals received earlier and after the three-day stakeholders' meetings concluding on Friday.


set: Two security guards were found bludgeoned to death near the new link road between Hallomajra and Panchkula on Saturday morning.


set: Prince Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Interior, takes the oath of office before King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, in Jeddah, Friday.


set: Avalanche danger in the Idaho Panhandle has tended to lurk later in the season over the last decade, according to the US Forest Service.


set: The latest buzz is that LG is all set to launch its first smartphone by the end of September.


set: JAPAN on Monday vowed 'stern action' against communist North Korea over its latest nuclear test and said it would seek an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.


set: IndyCar driver Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, her team announced on Tuesday.


set: Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was ejected from his team's home opener against Minnesota on Monday after plate umpire Phil Cuzzi called a second strike against Paul Konerko during the third inning.

set: White Sox manager Guillen ejected from home opener against Minnesota


set: The 49-unit Ascent in Avon has sold 35 of its condos, with two more scheduled to close this fall.


set: More than 88,900 people were killed or went missing in natural disasters in China in 2008, and about 470 million people were affected, according to a government report Wednesday.

set: Over 88,900 killed, missing in natural disasters in 2008


set: The US Coast Guard is scheduled to establish a safety zone on the Allegheny River, Friday, in preparation for the First Night Pittsburgh.

set: Coast Guard establishes safety zone on the Allegheny River


set: A 23-year-old teacher has been arrested on suspicion of inciting sexual activity with a child.

set: Teacher arrested over inciting sexual activity with a child


set: A paedophile pensioner who preyed on two young girls has been jailed for six years.

set: Paedophile pensioner jailed for six years


set: The editor of the grain market newsletter Profarmer says the days of the traditional grain pool are numbered.


set: 3 Doors Down bassist, Todd Harrell, was arrested for vehicular homicide after his car hit a Ford pickup truck that sent it on a fatal crash for the driver late Friday night in Nashville.


set: Lead futures traded higher at the MCX today tracking uptrend witnessed by other base metals.


set: Needless to say the trucking industry is being tsunami'd by wave after wave of: cost increases, rates cuts, lane changes and regulatory blitzes.

set: The trucking industry is being tsunami'd


set: The Broncos have been working rookie quarterback Tim Tebow out as a pocket passer this weekend.

set: Broncos working Tebow out as pocket passer


set: Wolverines use snow like a refrigerator to preserve food during the lean, cold times after their young are born, they suggested.

set: Wolverines use snow like refrigerator to preserve food


set: Two fires that broke out within a half hour of each other kept Chico firefighters busy late Tuesday night.


set: Members of a crowd of about 500 people fired Roman candles and bottle rockets at Cherokee County deputies who responded to a disturbance call at about 12:30 am Tuesday.

set: Crowd fires Roman candles, bottle rockets at Cherokee County deputies


set: Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray, who has been admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in Bandra, will undergo angioplasty, a hospital source said today.


set: Bangladeshi coast guards detained 23 boat migrants in the Bay of Bengal for attempting to migrate illegally to Malaysia, police said Saturday.

set: Bangladesh detains 23 boat migrants in the Bay of Bengal


set: Former major league pitcher Bob Purkey, who played in a World Series with the Cincinnati Reds, died on Sunday.


set: Jackie Selebi was released on R20,000 bail by the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday pending an appeal application of his 15 year sentence.


set: Hollywood actor MICHAEL DOUGLAS has reportedly being lined up to play the flamboyant pianist Liberace in a film biopic.

set: MICHAEL Douglas - Douglas to play Liberace?


set: Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford will speak tonight on his lecture, titled ``Race, Politics and the Media in the Age of Obama.''


set: After a three-week holdout, WR Dwayne Bowe has signed his franchise tender.


set: Florida coach Urban Meyer is taking an indefinite leave of absence instead of resigning and expects to be on the sideline leading the Gators when next season opens.


set: Sofame Technologies Inc., a leading manufacturer of commercial-industrial heat recovery equipment, is pleased to announce that Mr. Andre Caille, former President of Hydro-Quebec and Gaz Metropolitain, has joined Sofame's team as Senior Strategic Advisor.

set: Andre Caille joins Sofame as strategic Advisor


set: Up to 20 people were feared dead in Kenya Tuesday after a five-storey building under construction collapsed, trapping workers under piles of rubble.

set: Up to 20 feared dead in Kenya building collapse


set: A former Brownwood dentist found guilty of billing Medicaid for services he didn't perform was sentenced Wednesday to five years and eight months in federal prison.


set: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said dental tourism as a concept has caught the imagination of foreign visitors who would like to take advantage of the high quality of implant services and related treatments that are more affordable in India.

set: 'Dental tourism has caught imagination of foreign visitors':


set: The largest US money market funds cut their exposure to European banks to another record low last month, intensifying concerns over a wholesale funding run on the region's banks and the potential for an ensuing credit crunch.


set: Brian Burke has arrived at court to face corruption charges, telling reporters he was not looking forward to his court appearance.

set: Burke arrives at court to face corruption charges


set: DTE Energy wants to build a 3rd nuclear power plant, but the NRC is soliciting public comment on environmental issues.DTE Energy wants to build a third nuclear power plant in Monroe.

set: DTE Energy wants 3rd nuclear power plant


set: European Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin will link up with new trainer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles next week as he begins preparations for the first defence of his title.

set: Matthew Macklin links up with Freddie Roach


set: Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, formally endorsed Romney for president, even though all eyes are currently on the outcome of Saturday's Republican primary in South Carolina.


set: Former prime minister Almazbek Atambayev has won the Kyrgyzstan presidential election.

set: Almazbek Atambayev wins Kyrgyzstan presidential election


set: Actor Ronit Roy was arrested on Thursday by the Mumbai police in a hit and run case.

set: Actor Ronit Roy arrested in hit and run case


set: Two years after their lauded debut, The xx are planning their highly anticipated second album.


set: An as yet unnamed man has died in a Venezuelan hotel room when the cocaine filled condoms he was carrying in his stomach burst.


set: Police are investigating three separate suspicious fires that occurred a week ago in the Red Deer area.


set: National power supplier Eskom today said its current wage offer was as high as it could go.

set: Eskom says wage offer is as high as it can go


set: Mexico City, Dec 22 Mexico City's legislature has approved gay marriage, an aide to a city lawmaker told AFP, in the first such law passed anywhere in Latin America.


set: United States President Barack Obama postponed a second visit to Australia to deal with the Gulf oil spill crisis, Canberra said on Friday.

set: Obama postpones second visit to Australia due to oil spill


set: // ABC News A Utah man who crashed his car on the way to propose to his girlfriend is unconscious in a hospital bed, but still ended up engaged after a state trooper recovered the ring in a puddle at the crash site.

set: Man crashes on the way to propose to girlfriend


set: Comedian Jonathan Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others, has died at age 87.

set: Comedian Jonathan Winters dies at age 87


set: The Senate approved a new strategic nuclear arms treaty with Russia on Wednesday, handing President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory in his drive to improve ties with Moscow and curb the spread of atomic weapons to other countries.

set: Senate approves nuclear arms treaty with Russia


set: Toll cheats on NJ road could lose registrations The biggest toll scofflaws on the Atlantic City Expressway have until next month to pay up or will lose their vehicle registrations.


set: SANA'A, Mar. 04 - Japanese embassy in cooperation with Sana'a University inaugurated on Wednesday a painting exhibition for modern architecture of the Japanese city Kumamoto.

set: Japanese embassy, Sana'a University inaugurate painting exhibition


set: Natural gas prices in Taiwan should be cut further even after a 2.99 percent drop announced earlier this week by the the state-run petroleum refiner, CPC Corp. Taiwan, the Consumers' Foundation suggested Friday.

set: Natural gas prices in Taiwan should be cut further:


set: Victoria Police have arrested suspected gunman David Paul Rowntree, who's wanted in connection with a string of alleged burglaries and an armed robbery that led to a high-speed police pursuit along a Melbourne freeway.


set: Rescuers are flooding two sections at the Raspadskaya coalmine by pouring in 8,000 cubic metres of water per minute.

set: Rescuers flood two sections at Raspadskaya coalmine


set: A man was arrested on charges, including corruption of a minor among others, early on Monday morning in Highland Park.

set: Man arrested for corruption of minor in Highland park


set: Five rockets slammed into the southern Israeli resort of Eilat today but there were no immediate reports of casualties, army radio reported.


set: The City of Beachwood will mark Memorial Day for the first time in 2012 with a giant flag display.

set: Beachwood to mark Memorial Day for the first time


set: Greece has taken the necessary steps to tackle its fiscal crisis and will not default on its debt obligations, the country's prime minister said on Saturday in a speech to his socialist party's national council.

set: Greece will not default on its debt obligations


set: South African bonds marked time this morning as players awaited key inflation data on Wednesday and absorbed some mixed news on the currency.


set: A prosecutor says a Wahpeton man who's accused of stabbing a woman neighbor is fit to go on trial for attempted murder.

set: Wahpeton man accused of stabbing to go on trial


set: Public sector Indian Overseas Bank on Tuesday announced 0.50 per cent hike in benchmark lending rate to 14 per cent with effect from August 16, but spared housing loans up to Rs 30 lakh and education advances from the increase.


set: At least 25 people were killed during a Nigerian military raid after a bomb blast blamed on...

set: At least 25 killed during Nigerian military raid:


set: Former Louisiana Governor David Treen has endorsed US Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La., for re-election.


set: Agriculture, livestock trade mixed on the CBOT CHICAGO Agriculture futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.


set: French troops will leave Senegal under an agreement to be signed shortly before the West African country celebrates 50 years of independence from France in April, the Senegalese presidency said.

set: French troops to leave former colony Senegal


set: A group of coaches, doctors, equipment manufacturers and parents will study concussions and brain trauma injuries, hoping to consolidate information that will make all sports safer.


set: Rakim has announced his upcoming Canadian tour, featuring special guest Conscience and presented by Good Friday and Clockwork Music.


set: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was discharged from hospital Thursday, nearly a week after undergoing surgery to remove gallstones, an aide said.


set: As a result, Bennett qualified for the state meet, which is scheduled for June 6 and 7 at The Ohio State University.


set: The Japanese yen weakened against major currencies in Asian trade on Tuesday afternoon following the Bank of Japan's surprise decision to further ease monetary policy.

set: Yen weakens against major currencies in Asian


set: Virgin Media, the second leading pay-TV provider in Britain, added a total of 38,300 new net cable customers during January-March quarter, taking it customer base to 4.76 million.

set: Virgin Media adds 38,300 customers during January-March quarter


set: The winter trout fishing season for inland Newfoundland closes April 15, federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is advising.


set: 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', his last directorial venture before his death, has earned Rs.60.39 crore at the domestic box office in four days of its release.

set: 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' earns Rs.60.39 crore in four days


set: Elton John has been hospitalized for a serious respiratory infection that forced him to cancel his concerts in Las Vegas, says the singer's rep.

set: Elton John hospitalized with 'serious' respiratory infection, cancels concerts


set: Thomsons Online Benefits, the market leader in flexible benefits and benefit administration, celebrates their first decade in business this week with a spectacular ball for employees.

set: Thomsons Online Benefits celebrates first decade in business!


set: Pakistan is considering naming a former top diplomat as a special envoy for informal peace talks with India, foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said.

set: Pakistan may name envoy for informal peace talks with India


set: Adrian Diaconu of Montreal will face American Chris Henry for the interim WBC light heavyweight title March 29 in Bucharest, promoter InterBox announced Friday.


set: A NUDE trail bike ride ended badly for a Yeppoon man when he fell off, breaking his ankle.


set: Elle Macpherson is happy to age Updated: 04:58, Wednesday May 30, 2012 Elle Macpherson isn't worried about turning 50.


set: Michigan voters cast ballots today in a primary election that by day's end will determine which two gubernatorial candidates face off in November, decide a handful of local millage requests and narrow fields for congressional seats.


set: Hours after Typhoon ``Pedring'' left the country, another weather disturbance tagged ``Quiel'' has entered the Philippine area of responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Thursday.


set: A man has died following an April forklift accident in Pontiac.


set: If I'm right in saying, she'll be 18 that year and after her first tentative steps on the tour, hopefully this will be the year that she comes into her own.

set: The year that laura robson comes into her own?


set: Despite out-gaining Nebraska, 293-267, Kansas State came up short in its bid to win the Big 12 North as the No. 25 Huskers defeated the Wildcats, 17-3, Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.


set: Officials with the Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced Jan. 12 that the remains of an Air Force pilot, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial.

set: Air Force pilot missing in action from Vietnam War is identified


set: Tender prices continued to rise in the first quarter of 2011 as a result of increases in input costs.


set: Apple's iPhone 4 is officially the most popular camera on Flickr, according to stats from the site.

set: The iPhone 4 is officially the most popular camera on Flickr


set: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, announced Monday it would expand its discounted prescription drug program to offer 90-day supplies for $10 and add several women's' medications at a discount.

set: Wal-Mart expanding discount drug program


set: FIU has fired head football coach Mario Cristobal after six seasons, two bowl games, and one of the quickest program turnarounds in college football history.

set: FIU fires Mario Cristobal after six seasons


set: The medical delegation to Japan is set to return to Israel Tuesday after finishing its aid work in the country following a devastating earthquake and tsunami that caused thousands of deaths and fears of a nuclear disaster, an official statement said Monday.

set: Medical delegation to Japan set to return to Israel


set: A rollover crash on Trowbridge shut down a lane during the early morning hours Tuesday.


set: Teens say that getting prescription drugs are easier than getting a beer, a US survey indicates.


set: Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh had a narrow escape Sunday when the car he was travelling in was hit by a tractor trolley near here, police said.


set: Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for San Mateo County following recent rainstorms that have damaged property, threatened transportation infrastructure and caused road closures.

set: Governor Brown issues Emergency proclamation for San Mateo county


set: Former Foreign Minister in the New Patriotic Party administration Akwasi Osei-Adjei has won his case against the BNI.


set: Britain will send 120 more troops to Iraq to help train the Iraqi army, a Ministry of Defence spokesman says.


set: Dodgers third-base coach Larry Bowa was suspended for three games and fined by the commissioner's office Wednesday following a wild argument.


set: Union Minister Sachin Pilot today charged that Shiv Sena targets personalities to ``gain cheap publicity''.

set: Sena targets personalities for cheap publicity:


set: The last day for students to drop a class for the fall 2009 term is Wednesday.


set: The Commerce Department said Friday that the trade deficit narrowed 4.9 percent in April to $50.1 billion.


set: A policewoman has admitted illegally accessing information about dozens of people on the Lothian and Borders Police computers.

set: Policewoman admits illegally accessing information


set: Sen. Ken Pruitt says he will retire from the Florida Senate in August.

set: Sen. Ken Pruitt says he is retiring in August


set: Shortly before 9am this morning a large tree fell in an apartment complex in the Cotswold area of east Charlotte at Colwick & Chiswick Rds.


set: Iraq has fired 62,000 employees accused of corruption and is dismantling sectarianism among its police signs that it has turned a corner en route to eventual self-rule, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani wrote in a US newspaper Sunday.


set: A Montreal cyber-predator who lured dozens of young girls into stripping online may soon be declared a dangerous or long-term offender.

set: Cyber-predator may be declared a dangerous offender


set: WhereTheresSmoke, a leading e cigarette review website, has revealed the importance of cheap electronic cigarettes.

set: WhereTheresSmoke reveals the importance of cheap electronic cigarettes


set: The dream has come true and now the challenge is not really easy,â€ Fisichella said.

set: Dream come true for Giancarlo Fisichella


set: The Bank of England has left its base interest rate and its monetary stimulus program unchanged, as widely anticipated by analysts.


set: A tax preparer accused of helping people file false tax returns -- including her own -- has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 25 counts of tax fraud, according to court records.

set: Tax preparer indicted on 25 counts of tax fraud


set: Airtel has hit a 60 million subscriber base in Africa hardly after two years of setting its footprint on the continent, leaving more optimism that more people especially rural areas are set to enjoy cheaper calls.

set: Airtel hits 60 million subscribers in Africa


set: Wallace is on his way to Pittsburgh and will sign his restricted free agent tender and report to Steelers practice on Tuesday, Aditi Kinkhabwala of NFL Network reports.

set: Mike Wallace to sign tender, report to Steelers on Tuesday


set: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Gettysburg and much of the surrounding area, according to the National Weather Service.

set: Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Gettysburg and surrounding area


set: GLOBAL banking giant HSBC said on Tuesday it had laid off 100 private bankers in Hong Kong as demand for their services has shrunk amid the economic downturn.


set: Shaquille O'Neal will miss his third straight playoff game for the Boston Celtics with a right calf injury when they meet the New York Knicks on Friday night.


set: Halloween may be the scariest night of the year for trick-or-treaters, but data from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety indicates it is also the deadliest night of the year for pedestrians.


set: Diane Lane talks horses, life with the owner, or the Secretariat? a Diane Lane did not know? a lot about horse racing when he signed? to play horse owner Penny Chenery to ``Secretariat?'' a ``. Read m? s on Louisville Courier-Journal

set: Diane Lane talks about horses, life with the owner, or the Secretariat?


set: Fire investigators on Thursday revisited the scene of a fatal fire to search for clues proving Sam Brown's death was indeed accidental as law enforcement initially surmised.

set: Investigators revisit scene of fatal fire


set: Sammy Kitwara of Kenya has beaten Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia to win the Fortis City Pier City half marathon.

set: Kitwara wins Fortis City Pier City half marathon


set: A Franklin reservoir that is supposed to provide water to 17,000 customers has run dry.


set: A mythological play Daphorshank Jataka was staged here on Monday at Shaheed Bhavan.


set: Jerry Lewis said a gun found in his carry-on bag that was confiscated by Las Vegas police at the airport last month was a gift from an engraver following Lewis' annual telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Assn.


set: STAFF AT Mount Carmel private hospital in Dublin are to go on strike later this month in a dispute over pay cuts.

set: Staff at Mount Carmel hospital to go on strike over pay cuts


set: Leahy, the Green Mountain State's senior senator, voted for the bailout bill, while Sanders, one of two Independents in the Senate, voted against it.

set: Leahy votes for bailout bill, Sanders against


set: Police said a woman is being charged with negligence after she allegedly ran a stop light Friday morning and hit another vehicle.


set: The mother of police killer Dale Cregan has told a court he admitted a murder to her but she did not believe him.


set: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who was hit on his head by a rising delivery from Brett Lee, is expected to go for a precautionary MRI scan on Monday.


set: InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp., a developer of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries, today announced that CEO Frank Reynolds will appear on KTVK-TV's Good Morning Arizona on Thursday, November 10th at 8:15am MST.

set: InVivo Therapeutics' CEO Frank Reynolds to appear on KTVK-TV's Good Morning Arizona


set: Fitness-equipment maker Nautilus Inc said it would sell certain assets of its loss-making commercial business to Fit Dragon International Ltd for $12.3 million, to focus exclusively on its direct and retail division.

set: Nautilus sells some assets for $12.3 million


set: The Ducks have signed left wing Kyle Calder to a one-year contract and assigned him to the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL.


set: A SENIOR police officer today pledged that cracking down on yob behaviour was a top priority for West Midlands Police.

set: SENIOR police officer pledges to crack down on yob behaviour


set: UN special envoy to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari, after five days in the country, has failed to see either opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi or any senior junta officers.

set: UN special envoy to Myanmar fails to see Aung San Suu Kyi


set: 'Alliance for Georgia' launches wide range campaign to hold preliminary presidential elections to enable the citizens to fix their support in changing Saakashvili's regime peacefully and hold preliminary presidential elections.

set: ``Alliance for Georgia'' launches wide range campaign to hold preliminary presidential elections


set: Air France is to slash more than 5000 jobs or around 10 per cent of its workforce in voluntary departures by 2014 as part of a vast plan to make the struggling French airline profitable.


set: The 26-year-old Russian has only started two Premier League games this season but says he will not be looking to leave Merseyside during the January transfer window.


set: Every third child in Sindh is out of school even though school enrolment in Sindh is four per cent higher this year, said the education secretary.

set: 'Every third child in Sindh is out of school'


set: Anadarko Petroleum, part owner of the crippled well that has been gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico since April, said today it had declared force majeure on three rigs in the region.


set: Game Of Thrones star Lena Headey has filed legal documents stating she is flat broke and has ``less than $5 in her bank account''.


set: Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.9 percent on Friday, hurt by broad profit-taking after a rally the day before and as financial stocks tracked their Wall Street peers lower on worries about a widening US foreclosure crisis.


set: Rajya Sabha member and lawyer Ram Jethmalani has been expelled from the BJP on Tuesday.


set: TransGas, the pipeline subsidiary of SaskEnergy, will be conducting a controlled flare of natural gas near Estevan on Tuesday, June 19.

set: TransGas will conduct a controlled flare on Tuesday


set: A woman stabbed her boyfriend to death with a stiletto heel in his upscale Houston condominium after a night of drinking, telling authorities she killed him in self-defense, officials said.

set: Woman stabs boyfriend to death with stiletto heel


set: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi has finally returned to the country from London this morning.


set: A former Minot, ND insurance agent has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay nearly $1.2 million in restitution for wire fraud.

set: Former North Dakota Insurance agent sentenced for fraud


set: Even as Anna Hazare revived his Lokpal agitation today by holding a one-day hunger strike in New Delhi, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh observed that corruption will not end merely by framing a law and there is a need for a strong willpower to curb it.

set: Corruption will not end by framing a law:


set: President Traian Basescu announced, in Oradea, on Sunday, that during the coming weeks, interventions would be made to support the healthcare system that went short of its resources from taxes and the State had to intervene.

set: Traian Basescu: interventions will be made to support healthcare system


set: FISSION ENERGY CORP. announces a non-brokered private placement financing to sell on a best efforts basis, a minimum of 1.0 million up to a maximum 2.0 million in Common Share Units at a price of C.50 per common share unit.

set: Fission ENERGY announces private placement


set: England international James Haskell is on the lookout for a new club after it was confirmed that he is to leave Stade Francais.


set: I keep forgetting to write this post, but a number of correspondents and colleagues wrote in about this post on Taylor Swift and her collaboration with Swedish songwriters to say that I should have clarified that Swift herself is a credited co-writer of ``22'' and, indeed, is listed as either the sole author or a co-author on all the tracks on Red.


set: Hugh Jackman speaks out on rumors he is gay Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images


set: Three people on Tuesday were indicted on drug charges stemming from earlier arrests in Wall, according to court documents.


set: Oil prices fell to near $71 a barrel yesterday as China's stock market tumbled and commodities investors questioned whether the US economy can recover strongly in the second half.


set: State Police in Tioga County, Pennsylvania are investigating a body found near Pine Creek Gorge.

set: Police investigate body found near Pine Creek Gorge


set: High school students from China could boost declining enrolment at the Walkerton District Secondary School and breathe new life in the school's future prospects, said the head of the Bethune Institute.

set: Students from China could boost enrolment;


set: Canada will recognize southern Sudan as an independent state later this year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday as he praised its landmark independence referendum.


set: After an 18 year hiatus, AutoCAD appears to be headed back to the Mac platform, according to screen shots of a new beta posted on an Italian Mac forum.


set: Katie Price invited a selection of TV journalists to her house for dinner last night, ahead of the launch of her new Living TV series.

set: Katie Price invites journalists for dinner


set: Goldman Sachs bank will invest almost $10m in New York City jail programme that will produce profits for the investment firm if reoffending rates drop.

set: Goldman Sachs to invest $10m in jail programme


set: Nicolas Cage is back for the sequel of Indiana Jones style adventure National Treasure.

set: Nicolas Cage is back in National Treasure


set: Gelesis Inc., a Boston-based developer of obesity therapeutics, has raised $16 million in its first round of institutional funding.


set: Two men were arrested when police found marijuana packaged for sale in their home on Ohio Street Friday night.

set: Two men arrested after police find marijuana for sale


set: A veteran Apopka firefighter resigned recently after he was charged with lighting his co-worker on fire during a Christmas party last month, reports the Orlando Sentinel.

set: Firefighter resigns after lighting co-worker on fire at Christmas party


set: NORTH Korea now has 1000 missiles of various types, South Korea's Defense Minister said, a 25 percent increase on the number estimated two years ago.


set: Hilltown plans to spend $16,170 to repair creek erosion caused during Tropical Storm Lee last year.


set: Banks, insurance companies, automobile companies, states, and cities are either being bailed out or requesting to be and the underlying argument is each are too important to our country to fail.


set: Iranian police have detained three women's rights activists, the latest in dozens of such arrests over the last few years in the Islamic Republic, a fellow campaigner said on February 1.


set: I) announced a new method for forming ultra-thin device wafers that is less expensive and more uniform than conventional methods using SOI or back grinding techniques.

set: New method to form ultra-thin device wafers


set: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who is said to command a mammoth financial empire, said Thursday he would declare all his assets by evening.


set: More than 50 illegal immigrants were found staying at a north Houston motel, police say.

set: More than 50 illegal immigrants found at motel


set: Language education company Rosetta Stone announced Friday it was filing a trademark lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of allowing third parties, including software pirates, to utilize their Rosetta Stone Trademarks.

set: Rosetta Stone files trademark lawsuit against Google


set: Allstate Corp. said Monday it is ending its sponsorship of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard after five years as the lead sponsor of the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

set: Allstate ends sponsorship of Allstate 400


set: Pakistan lose first wicket after a firm start, when Zaheer Khan lured Kamran Akmal to play square drive into Yuvraj Singh's hands at point.

set: Pak lose first wicket after a firm start


set: GOACAN will observe a bus commuters rights awareness fortnight from August 23 to create awareness among the commuters on their right to safety, right to complain and right to grievance redressal.

set: Goacan to observe bus commuters rights awareness fortnight


set: THE council has opened a book of condolence for police constable Philippa Reynolds, who died at the weekend after her patrol car was hit by a stolen vehicle.

set: Council opens book of condolence for Philippa


set: President Napolitano has approved the austerity package which now will have to be discussed in the Parliament.

set: President Napolitano approves austerity package


set: Oil prices edged higher today after a US government forecaster raised the chances that a weather system headed towards the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico may develop into a tropical cyclone.


set: A letter confessing to the murder of a teenage girl in 1970 has been found in the house of an elderly man who recently died of cancer.

set: Letter confessing murder of teenage girl in 1970 found


set: A disabled Underwood man who went missing Thursday was found dead in the woods on his family's farm Friday night, according to a report from newsgathering partner WLKY-TV in Louisville.


set: Kim Dotcom, the founder of once widely-used and then banned website Megaupload, launched his new venture, namely, file locker service Mega.

set: Kim Dotcom launched new file locker ``Mega''


set: German publisher Axel Springer launched its planned share buyback programme on Wednesday, the company said.

set: Axel Springer launches share buyback programme


set: Terry McAuliffe, the presumed Democratic nominee for governor, said Thursday that he would have a place for Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling in his administration.


set: A Michigan man has been charged with nine armed robberies at small grocery stores and restaurants in Chicago.

set: Michigan man charged with nine armed robberies in Chicago


set: Live Sport Reports Ouseley demands FA action over chants Kick It Out chairman Lord Ouseley has called on the Football Association to take a stance on the ``vile'' and ``abusive'' chants by England fans aimed at Rio and Anton Ferdinand.


set: In a move obviously motivated by their pride and joy for reigning MVP Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls fans chanted ``overrated'' as New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin shot a pair of free throws in the Bulls' 104-99 win at the United Center Monday night.

set: Chicago Bulls fans chant 'overrated' to Knicks Jeremy Lin


set: REIGNING men's 1500m Olympic champion Rashid Ramzi has tested positive for a new form of banned blood booster EPO.

set: Olympic 1500m champion Rashid Ramzi tests positive to EPO


set: Congress on Friday sought to reject the deadline set by the Left parties to the UPA government to clarify on whether it was going ahead on the Indo-US nuclear deal.

set: Congress rejects deadline set by Left parties


set: Formula One risks becoming unsustainable and must cut costs further to keep all 12 teams in the championship, International Automobile Federation president Jean Todt has said.


set: To stop landfill contamination, officials are requesting all oil filters be recycled.


set: In yet another sign that air travel is picking up after a 2008-2009 slump, American Airlines reported Monday that they saw a March traffic increase of 2.5 percent from March 2009.

set: American Airlines sees March traffic increase


set: Authorities say that the death toll from a pipeline explosion in central Mexico has risen to 22.

set: Death toll from pipeline explosion rises to 22


set: A race is expected to soon commence for the signature of Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz.

set: Race expected to commence for Roque Santa Cruz


set: on Monday from 28000 block of Paseo Rincon and the caller said landscape company gardeners found a loaded handgun.


set: A woman has been charged with 114 counts of exploitation of the infirmed in a case involving more than $100,000 taken from an elderly Jena man, police reported.

set: Woman charged with 114 counts of exploitation of the infirmed


set: Starbucks announced last weekend that it is banning smoking within 25 feet of its store entrances, where local law permits.

set: Starbucks bans smoking within 25 feet of store entrances


set: Brunei DPMM FC on the back of their hard fought 1-0 triumph against the Young Lions, are aiming to snag all three points to keep up the pace with leaders SAFFC and coach Vjeran Simunic will be looking for more of the same from custodian Izwan Mahbud, whose heroics against Terry Pathmanathan's young charges was the catalyst behind their win.


set: Channel 4 News Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Rugman managed to speak to Khalid Kaim, Libya's Deputy Foreign Minister, who told him Colonel Gaddafi was ``not a problem'' for people in eastern Libya because had has no executive powers.


set: A Sinn Fein minister faces a grilling over the suspension of one of Northern Ireland's most senior civil servants, it has emerged.


set: ``Stem cell 'pharmacies' that dispense tissue therapies could be as common as chemist shops in 20 years' time, according to a top scientist.''


set: City and county officials spent Wednesday preparing for a winter storm that is threatening to cripple commutes later in the week.

set: City, county officials prepare for winter storm


set: A massive dust storm played havoc with Saudi air traffic on Tuesday, shutting down airports in the capital Riyadh and the eastern oil city of Dammam, and also causing disruption in neighbouring Kuwait.

set: Dust storm plays havoc with Saudi air traffic


set: John Mayer performed a surprise free show in the US to thank fans who have been camping outside his rehearsals.


set: THE swine flu crisis deepened on Tuesday, with at least 16 countries far beyond worst-hit Mexico, including in Europe and Asia, reporting confirmed or suspected infections.


set: Logistics technology company Descartes has acquired GeoMicro, a California-based provider of advanced geographic information systems and commercial turn-by-turn navigation.


set: The toddler who was brutally attacked by a pit bull is doing better.

set: Toddler attacked by pit bull is doing better


set: A delegation of PPP from Attock called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani here at the PM House this afternoon and congratulated him on assuming the responsibilities of his office.

set: Delegation of PPP from Attock calls on PM


set: Hostelworld.com has announced that it has added PayPal as a payment method for its customers.


set: A Chinese property tycoon blamed a government ``land famine'' for high property prices - which the authorities have long sought to rein in - after he paid 1 billion yuan for a plot in Beijing.

set: China property tycoon blames government for prices


set: Reds placed catcher-outfielder Wilkin Castillo on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 21, with a torn labrum in his right shoulder.


set: Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila, on a fast unto death for more than nine years demanding repeal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 from Manipur, was released Tuesday but her fast continued.

set: Civil rights activist Sharmila released, but fast continues


set: Motorola Inc. posted a hefty loss in the third quarter Thursday, citing the continued troubles of its cell phone division.


set: ``The market may open lower on weak global markets. Asian stocks snapped a four-day drop and the yen fell as corporate profits beat estimates and South Korea`s consumer confidence rose to an 11-month high. The US markets closed mixed, ending off their session highs ahead of the FOMC meeting announcement. Also, Apple reported quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street`s expectations, sending its shares higher in extended-hours trading. Wipro, Yes Bank, Zensar Tech, STER, BEL, Indiabulls Real Estate and LIC Housing will announce its quarterly result today,`` said SMC Global Research.

set: Market may open lower on weak global markets:


set: Los Angeles County supervisors have approved an ordinance that would give animal control officers the right to declare a dog ``vicious,'' a designation that in rare cases could result in the animal being euthanized.

set: La County ordinance would give animal control officers the right to declare a dog 'vicious'


set: US special representative on the issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Stephen Bosworth said that the new US administration remained committed to removing nuclear facilities on the Korean Peninsula.

set: US remains committed to removing nuclear facilities on Korean Peninsula