set: Over 450 tobacco producers have gathered for a protest in the town of Dulovo, FOCUS radio Shumen announced.

set: Over 450 tobacco producers gather for a protest in Dulovo


set: A WITNESS purporting to be in a car behind Shane Warne during Tuesday night's heated altercation said the spin king deliberately hit the cyclist.


set: ``Dr. Oz sued'' headlines are topping celebrity news trends today.


set: Winter weather is expected to move across the Pittsburgh area overnight with a possible 1 to 2 inches of snow.

set: Winter weather expected across Pittsburgh area


set: A series of Pacific storms will move into San Diego next week, bringing the possibility of significant rainfall.

set: Series of storms moving toward San Diego


set: The Colorado Mammoth have sent out a press release announcing that leading scorer John Grant Jr will miss both of the teams weekend games against the Washington Stealth.

set: John Grant Jr. to miss both games vs Washington Stealth


set: Hollywood actress Kate Beckinsale, famous for her enviably long, dark hair, has shocked fans by turning bottle blonde.


set: Outcomes for adult cardiac patients in the UK have improved significantly since publication of information on death rates, research suggests.

set: Outcomes for adult cardiac patients improve


set: Goldman Sachs downgraded TD Ameritrade from Buy to Neutral with a $24 price target, suggesting 15% upside.

set: Goldman Sachs downgrades TD Ameritrade (AMTD) to Neutral


set: The North Korean Foreign Ministry stated today that North Korea is suspending the disablement of the Yongbyon nuclear facilities and considering subsequently restoring them, as a countermove to the US

set: North Korea to suspend disablement of nuclear facilities


set: I know the title says ``rivals are scared'' of a 3G iPhone but the actual quote from the Popular Mechanics article actually says ``scared sh*tless.''


set: Today, at the International Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Google unveiled a deforestation monitor that could help combat climate change when used in conjunction with a proposed UN program.


set: The Dakota Wizards announced today that they have acquired Connor Atchley from the available player pool.


set: German business confidence fell less than economists forecast in March, suggesting Japan's earthquake and higher borrowing costs may not damp growth in Europe's largest economy.

set: German business confidence falls less than forecast in March


set: Lightning sparked a brushfire at Ponce Inlet in Volusia County on Sunday afternoon.


set: Power company Avista Corp. on Wednesday reaffirmed its guidance for 2008, saying earnings should fall in the range of $1.35 to $1.55 per share.


set: Sweets in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are being made under pathetic unhygienic conditions and there is no responsible authority which is ready to accept the responsibility.

set: Sweets being made under unhygienic conditions


set: HIV/AIDS infections will spread like 'bushfire' in parts of India if the country fails to check a spike in the number of intravenous drug users, the United Nations AIDS agency said on Thursday.

set: AIDS will spread like ``bushfire'' in India:


set: A TEACHER at a top Merseyside private school denied having sex with a pupil at her home when she appeared at court today.

set: Teacher at top Merseyside private school denies sex with pupil


set: An allegedly drunken motorist crashed into a Summit police car early Saturday in southwest suburban Summit.

set: Drunken motorist crashes into police car


set: A South Lebanon Elementary teacher is scheduled to be honored today, Jan. 6, at the White House.

set: Teacher to be honored today at the White House


set: A ridge of high pressure is expected to bring settled weather to much of central and northern New Zealand during the weekend.

set: High pressure expected to bring settled weather


set: A German judge has for the first time ordered an ill John Demjanjuk to appear in court for his trial over allegations that he was a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp.

set: German judge orders Demjanjuk to appear in court


set: Ward, who remains undefeated at 22-0 in making his first defence, won all 12 rounds from the three judges in front of his hometown crowd.


set: A former Catholic priest, extradited from Indonesia, has denied sexually abusing children in regional South Australia.


set: The US dollar will be ``devalued'' as policy makers seek to weaken it, undermining the greenback's role as an international reserve currency, said Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings in Singapore.


set: The United Nations said it is committed to help bring peace back to Somalia after meeting in its headquarters in New Your, Somali official said on Tuesday.

set: UN committed to help peace back to Somalia:


set: Westpac chairman Ted Evans will retire at the bank's annual general meeting in December, to be replaced by fellow director Lindsay Maxsted.


set: A Eufaula man faces his second sexual assault charge against a child within a week after Barbour County Sheriff's investigators arrested him Tuesday.

set: Eufaula men face sexual assault charges against children


set: AUTHORITIES in Queensland are bracing for wild weather to continue across the weekend following flooding and power outages along the state's southern coast today.


set: A registered sex offender is in jail after failing to report to his monthly meeting with Jackson County investigator Paul Smith.


set: Darren Aronofsky is eyeing to direct the upcoming Sci-fi flick 'Human Nature', after he has walked out of the 'Wolverine' project.

set: Darren Aronofsky might direct 'Human Nature'


set: USS Freedom made its debut in Singapore May 14-19, participating in an international trade show and a maritime exercise with regional navies.


set: DELTA �€'' A body found Monday in a Delta canal could be that of missing Montrose man Abade ``Abe'' Martinez, though authorities still were awaiting autopsy results Tuesday.


set: Financial services firm Northern Trust Corp posted a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by gains realized from an initial public offering.

set: Northern Trust posts higher quarterly profit


set: Ntotroso community in Asutifi District of Brong-Ahafo Region is set to establish a health training school and it is expected to take off by the close of the year.

set: Ntotroso to establish health training school


set: Internet search king Google Inc. plans to tighten its belt amid slowing revenue growth, cutting back on spending and new projects, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.


set: Two Westfield homes were burglarized Saturday night, according to the Westfield Police Department.

set: Two Westfield homes burglarized Saturday night


set: Whitney Houston, pop music icon and the singer of such songs as ``I Will Always Love You'' and ``The Greatest Love of All,'' has died at the age of 48.

set: Pop legend Whitney Houston dies at 48 --


set: President Barack Obama admitted on Monday that America has ``more nuclear weapons than we need'' and pledged to seek another far-reaching disarmament agreement with Russia.

set: Barack Obama admits US has 'more nuclear weapons than we need'


set: ``The first day of spring is one thing; the first spring day is another,'' says Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada.

set: 'The first day of spring is one thing; the first spring day is another'


set: The Minister of State at the Department of Health has said that the decision to prioritise two primary care centres in North Dublin is a matter for James Reilly.

set: Decision to prioritise care centres is a matter for Reilly


set: Laurent Gbagbo took an oath as Ivory Coast president for the next 5 years on Saturday despite a vote dispute.

set: Gbagbo takes oath as Ivory Coast president


set: A German man who called himself Clark Rockefeller and hobknobbed Manhattan's elite while spinning fantastic stories about his past has lost his bid for a reduced sentence in the kidnapping of his 7-year-old daughter.

set: ``Clark Rockefeller'' loses bid for reduced sentence


set: The Philippines has launched air strikes against the Muslim separatist rebels, who are blamed for a series of attacks that have left 35 people dead in the restless south since last week.

set: Philippines launches air strikes on Muslim rebels


set: Rain showers will be off and on throughout Middle Georgia as we reach the weekend and beyond into next week.


set: A pedestrian claims an intoxicated driver stopped his vehicle, exited it and punched the pedestrian in the head out of the blue.

set: Pedestrian claims intoxicated driver punched him 'out of the blue'


set: Government plans to help parents struggling with rising child care costs are on the ``wrong track'' because they could help better off families most, a think tank warns today.

set: Government plans to help parents struggling with rising child care costs are on the 'wrong track'


set: Boxer Edwin Valero was found dead in his jail cell Monday in Caracas, Venezuela.

set: Boxer Edwin Valero found dead in jail cell


set: The state's 10-day muzzleloader season opens Monday.


set: Punjab Minister for Finance Tanvir Ashraf Kaira has said that US package of US $ 690 million will help boost development process in the country.


set: Nadzmi Mohd Salleh, the president of the Badminton Association of Malaysia, is optimistic to find young blood through the national junior developmental programmes.

set: Nadzmi is optimistic to find young blood through the national junior programmes --


set: A man convicted of manslaughter and another convicted of rape are being considered for parole at this month's Pardon and Parole Board meeting.

set: Man convicted of manslaughter among those up for Parole


set: Former NSW rugby league pivot Trent Barrett has been appointed as Country Origin coach.


set: gPotato has stated that the next expansion, Epic II the largest in Aika Online's has been set for an August release date.

set: Aika Online Epic II expansion set for August


set: A motorist, who admitted she fatally struck a pedestrian in Castleton Corners last year after speeding up to beat a changing traffic signal, was sentenced yesterday to five years' probation and 150 hours of community service.

set: Motorist who fatally struck pedestrian sentenced


set: DC Comics says it is prepping its readers and fans for its upcoming relaunch in late summer, offering up the free guide to its multiple relaunches of comic characters and series.

set: DC Comics offering free guide to relaunch


set: New Zealand are to play Honduras and Paraguay at home in October, football officials said Tuesday.

set: New Zealand to play Honduras and Paraguay at home


set: Last Tuesday, I posted Part 1 of my thoughts on ``how to break into publishing,'' where I talked about the importance of networking, freelancing and gathering information.


set: Kingdom of Dreams, India's first entertainment destination, may also soon come to Mumbai.


set: Ten US missionaries were charged with child abduction and conspiracy and may face a long wait behind bars for trial after seeking to smuggle 33 children out of quake-hit Haiti.


set: Former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn insisted Monday he was not missing the game after hanging up his gloves following 20 years as a professional.


set: A 25-year-old woman was pulled alive from the Hudson River yesterday, minutes after she jumped from the Tappan Zee Bridge.


set: A curious contagious cancer, found in dogs, wolves and coyotes, can repair its own genetic mutations by adopting genes from its host animal, according to a new study in the journal Science.

set: Contagious cancer repairs own genetic mutations


set: Kate AdamsReports out of North Carolina indicate that Actor Andy Griffith has died.


set: Over a dozen Columbus police officers reported their health was in danger after serving a warrant to a home in February.

set: Over a dozens officers health may be in danger


set: Action star Jean-Claude Van Damme suffered a minor heart attack while shooting his latest film on Tuesday, just one day after his 50th birthday, RadarOnline.com has learned.

set: Jean-Claude Van Damme suffers minor heart attack


set: Components giant Intel has posted record second quarter sales of US$10.8 billion -- up 34% year-on-year.


set: Despite the numerous rumors that were floating in cyberspace, PEOPLE magazine confirms that music sensation Jessica Simpson and Cowboy's quarterback Tony Romo are not engaged.

set: Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo are not engaged


set: WASHINGTON Vice President Joe Biden plans to attend funeral services for Eunice Kennedy Shriver on Friday.

set: Biden to attend service for Eunice Kennedy Shriver


set: The American hikers who were freed by Iran after spending more than two years in prison will return to the US on Sunday.

set: American hikers freed by Iran returning to US


set: Derek Jeter hit the 200th home run of his Major League career on Saturday afternoon against the Blue Jays.


set: He said: 'We generally don't believe in punishment.


set: A recent poll from Pew Research Center shows religion's influence on society is on the decline.

set: Poll shows religion's influence is on the decline


set: United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday congratulated Guinea for their 52nd anniversary of independence next Saturday.

set: Secretary Clinton congratulates Guinea on its 52nd anniversary of independence


set: Pakistan Muslim League-Q 's Punjab president, Chaudhry Pervaiz Ellahi Tuesday said that Punjab's budget would only add to unemployment and added that the contradiction in word and action has come to the fore, FP News desk reported.


set: Actress Jennifer Aniston rushed to rescue a dog after she spotted the pet wandering lost and alone.


set: NCR Corp. announced it acquired Edinburgh, Scotland-based Mobiqa, which provides mobile optimized content including ticketing and barcode boarding pass solutions for several airlines.


set: GAPPS has launched a biorepository of pregnancy specimens and linked phenotypic data that is widely accessible to researchers.

set: GAPPS launches biorepository of pregnancy specimens


set: In the energy market on Wednesday, crude for June delivery slid lower, closing at $58.02/barrel, down 83 cents.


set: TheStreet reiterated their buy rating on shares of Waste Management in a research report released on Monday morning, ARN reports.

set: TheStreet reiterates buy rating for Waste Management (wm)


set: Axl Rose has been voted the greatest lead singer of all time by readers of MusicRadar, ahead of Freddy Mercury, Robert Plant, Ronnie James Dio, John Lennon and Bruce Dickinson.

set: Axl voted greatest lead singer of all time


set: Kids entertainment channel Nickelodeon has acquired tween live action series, The Elephant Princess, from ZDF Enterprises.

set: Nickelodeon acquires ``the Elephant Princess''


set: Long term loans Canada is famous for dimensions and variety.


set: Double world champion Fernando Alonso began a new adventure on Tuesday with his first test for Renault since his ill-fated move to McLaren at the end of 2006.

set: Fernando Alonso begins adventure with Renault


set: Internet café owners, parents, school officials and the City Government agreed Tuesday to implement safeguards and rules regulating the entry of students to the shops during class hours.

set: Internet café owners agree on safeguards


set: I recently judged at two distinctly different wine shows, the Royal Queensland Wine Show and the Yamanashi Concours, in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan.


set: Greece said it had completed a bond swap worth over 177 billion euros on Monday, drastically reducing its national debt.

set: Greece completes bond swap worth over 177 billion euros


set: The rupee hit a new record low of Rs86 against dollar as the market forces remained active in driving the exchange rate here on Friday.


set: Polls have officially closed in Henry County.


set: Czech ambassador to Kabul Petr Pelz has called on Czech businessmen to start focusing on Afghanistan, a country whose business contacts with Czechs were good in the past and whose inhabitants traditionally assess Czechs positively.

set: Czech ambassador to Kabul calls on Czech businessmen to focus on Afghanistan


set: Pound sterling fell against the dollar and euro Thursday after data showed UK retail sales were much weaker than expected in February.

set: Pound sterling falls against dollar,euro


set: Montgomery County police said a curfew for minors could have prevented a flash mob robbery.

set: Curfew would have prevented flash mob robbery:


set: US President George Bush said Tuesday it would be a serious mistake for the United States to turn inward and ignore the rest of the world.


set: The Raiders waived Hall on Wednesday, less than eight months after they traded for the former Pro Bowl cornerback and gave him a $70 million contract.


set: Recent American Idol top-four-finalist Allison Iraheta has officially signed a deal with 19 Recordings and Jive Records.


set: Solar and partial lunar eclipse is expected this month, Director of Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory named after Nasraddin Tusi of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Eyyub Guliyev told APA.

set: Solar and partial lunar eclipse expected this month


set: In regards to the Gulf oil spill, it seems the right is trying to shift the blame from BP to federal regulators.


set: Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co. reported a $21.7 million loss for the fourth quarter on Thursday, reflecting the declining value of its newspapers, and said it plans deep costs cuts this year.

set: McClatchy reports $21.7 million loss for fourth quarter


set: UN investigators on Tuesday said they had 'reasonable grounds' to believe chemical weapons have been used by both sides in Syria, and warned that crimes against humanity are now occurring daily in the war-torn country.

set: 'Grounds' to believe chemical use by both sides in Syria:


set: The Government will look into ways to lower fertiliser prices next year for the plantation sector by providing ``backing'' to fertiliser suppliers, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.

set: Government looking at ways to lower fertiliser prices


set: Inter Milan will open football schools in Indonesia, the club said in the capital Jakarta on Wednesday, following a trend started by Arsenal and Liverpool.

set: Inter to open football schools in Indonesia


set: Livermore Self Storage, a secure and easily accessible storage space, now offers internet specials for East Bay residents.

set: Livermore Self Storage is now offering internet specials


set: After weeks of speculation, World Champion cyclist Mark Cavendish is to join Team Sky for next season.


set: Cameron Diaz has joined Colin Firth in ``Gambit,'' the remake of the 1966 British comedy that starred Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine.


set: Rapper Chris Brown has confessed that he still has strong feelings for ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

set: Chris Brown still has feelings for Rihanna


set: Tourism group wants more Sydney flights Updated: 11:25, Tuesday January 29, 2013 The peak tourism lobby group has called for flights into and out of Sydney airport to be increased to meet Australia's growing aviation demands.


set: Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols claims progress in hunger strike.


set: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg married Priscilla Chan today, two days after the social networking site had the biggest IPO in history and five days after the bride graduated from medical school.


set: Adele has revealed that she recently turned down a move to the US, as she loves London too much.


set: Egypt's general prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud ordered on Sunday that former military chief of staff Sami Anan be referred to military justice on charges of illicit gains.

set: Sami Anan referred to military justice for illicit gains


set: A Midland couple pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of selling crack cocaine from their apartment near the Midland Park Mall.

set: Couple plead guilty to selling crack cocaine


set: Dale Moreland, Stoddard County Emergency Management, tells Heartland News that Lake Wappapello will top the temporary berm around midnight Monday morning.


set: The center of economic power has now shifted from the West to the East, said academics speaking at a seminar held at the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday.

set: 'Center of economic power shifted from West to East'


set: The Czech crown jewels, more than 700-year-old works of art, will go on show at Prague castle for the first time in five years from Saturday, the president's office said.


set: The Dauphin County coroner has been called to the scene of a house fire in Conewago Township, Dauphin County.

set: Coroner called to scene of fire in Conewago Township, Dauphin County


set: A LIGHT plane was involved in a landing alert over Gladstone Airport yesterday, after its pilot reported the landing gear had not activated.


set: Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Somalia last year were rescued during an operation early Wednesday, a Danish aid group said.

set: Aid workers kidnapped in Somalia are rescued


set: The tea auction centre in Jalpaiguri has reopened after two years and conducted its first e-auction by selling 12,570 kg of brew from Dooars gardens and bought leaf factories.

set: Tea auction centre in Jalpaiguri reopens after two years


set: Furniture company Zutux has entered administration, citing the economic downturn as responsible for its recent difficulties.


set: A Nassau judge reiterated her earlier decision to allow a Coram man to use the so-called Zoloft defense at his upcoming trial.

set: Judge reiterates decision to allow Zoloft defense


set: Captain Daniel Vettori said New Zealand must improve after he was forced into a fighting rearguard to stave off an embarrassing Test defeat to Bangladesh on Tuesday.


set: UBM has sold music industry trade mag Music Week to Intent Media, a publishing company that already owns trade titles for the gaming, toys and mobile sectors.


set: Western Australia has suspended batsman Luke Pomersbach from pre-season training until at least Friday when he will face charges relating to several incidents, including one involving police, on Sunday night.


set: Comedian Roy â€œChubbyâ€ Brown today denied assaulting a woman during a dispute in a car park.


set: Off-form Harbhajan Singh was on Wednesday ruled out of the third Test against England due to an abdominal strain, ending India's dilemma on whether to drop the off-spinner who took just two wickets in the first two matches for 287 runs.


set: Barack Obama, the new President of the United States of America, is looking forward to working with the Commonwealth over his next four years in office.

set: Obama looks forward to working with Commonwealth


set: Gerald Wallace had 31 points and 16 rebounds, Emeka Okafor hit the clinching free throws with 2.7 seconds left in overtime and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Portland Trail Blazers 102-97 on Saturday for their third straight win.


set: President Barack Obama vowed Monday to ``halt the rise of piracy'' off the coast of Africa after the dramatic rescue of an American merchant captain, foreshadowing a longer and potentially more treacherous struggle ahead as he weighs a series of unpalatable options.


set: One of the leading figures of the French resistance against the Nazis, Raymond Aubrac, has died aged 97, his family says.

set: French wwii Resistance hero Raymond Aubrac dies aged 97


set: The Toronto Blue Jays have signed left-fielder Melky Cabrera to a two-year deal worth $16 million according to an ESPN report.

set: Blue Jays sign all-star left-fielder Melky Cabrera


set: Newly disclosed records show that a cosmetic surgeon who previously practiced in three other states was fired last year from Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center after being accused of poor patient care.


set: Austrian Airlines has resumed flights to Baghdad after 21 years, becoming the first major western carrier with regular flights to the Iraqi capital.

set: Austrian Airlines resumes Baghdad flights


set: The seasonally adjusted value of electronic card spending increased by 0.7% last month, with Statistics New Zealand saying the consumables industry is the main reason.

set: Electronic card spending increases by 0.7%


set: Japan won the Asian Cup for a record fourth time when substitute striker Tadanari Lee struck in extra time for a 1-0 victory over Australia on Saturday.


set: Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of driving while disqualified.

set: Tevez arrested on suspicion of driving while disqualified


set: HFF announced today that it has arranged $49 million in acquisition financing for 1700 Broadway, a 22-story, 394,151-square-foot office building in Denver's central business district.

set: HFF arranges $49 million in financing for 1700 Broadway


set: Although the final verdict is hours away, the Congress Party is all set to celebrate as it looks assured of its win in Lok Sabha polls 2009.


set: As the election nears on May 24, the race is heating up to fill the 26th Congressional District seat vacated by Republican Chris Lee.

set: Race heats up for 26th Congressional District seat


set: Floods ravaging northern Australia have washed crocodiles onto the streets, where one was hit by a car, authorities said in a warning to residents yesterday.


set: The Board of Education made several appointments, approved several student trips and approved curriculum programs at its annual reorganization meeting on April 26.

set: Board of Education makes several appointments


set: An Andre Miller trade has finally gone down, with the Portland Trail Blazers trading him to the Denver Nuggets.

set: Andre Miller traded by Portland Trail Blazers


set: LSI Corp posted a quarterly net loss on Wednesday as the maker of microchips used in networks and data-storage systems booked a $2 billion non-cash charge for impairment of goodwill.

set: Lsi posts quarterly net loss due to charge


set: Lotus team boss Tony Fernandes has sent out a clear warning to his team, urging them to improve or else.


set: Three Brooklyn elementary schools made the national honor roll, the city Department of Education announced Wednesday.


set: Harry Shum Jr has revealed that he hopes to sing on the third season of Glee.


set: Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton said Thursday that he will leave school a year early to enter the NFL Draft, The Birmingham News reported.

set: Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton to enter NFL Draft


set: The Japanese yen is set to gradually depreciate in 2011 as fears of central bank intervention weigh on sentiment but persistent risk aversion prevents a sharp fall in the perceived safe haven asset.


set: Coatings and sealants company RPM International Inc. of Medina swung to a loss in the fiscal fourth quarter as the company took a big charge for future asbestos liabilities.

set: RPM swings to a loss in the fiscal fourth quarter


set: Two months after coming to power pledging to revive the economy, Greek socialists face market pressure to give up generous pre-election handout pledges and street protests over possible austerity measures.

set: Greek socialists face market pressure over ``austerity measures''


set: ``We will fully co-operate with the CBI in the probe into the Belekeri iron ore scam,'' Shettar, the third Bharatiya Janata Party leader to head the state after Yeddyurappa, told reporters in this iron-ore rich north Karnataka district, about 300 km from Bangalore.

set: Will cooperate with CBI on probe into iron ore scam:


set: A new study found Illinois' prepaid college tuition program has a 30 percent shortfall, and it has stopped selling new contracts.

set: Illinois prepaid tuition program has 30 percent shortfall


set: Lauren Conrad , star of MTV's reality TV shows The Hills and Laguna Beach, hosted a fashion show Saturday night in downtown Minneapolis.

set: Lauren Conrad hosts fashion show in Minneapolis


set: Seven people were killed as thunderstorm hit West Bengal, officials said in Kolkata on Saturday.

set: Seven killed as thunderstorm hits West Bengal


set: A chemical commonly found in cosmetics and sunscreen can potentially cause cancer, said a recent study by researchers from Nanyang Technological University.

set: Chemical in cosmetics, sunscreen may cause cancer:


set: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday demanded that US President Barack Obama should apologize for the ``crimes'' committed by the United States against Iran over the past 60 years.

set: Obama should apologize for crimes against Iran:


set: It's the end of another chapter in the war against Muammar Gaddafi's regime: finally, the UN Security Council has voted to end the mandate for international military action in Libya.

set: UN Security Council voted to end the mandate for military action in Libya


set: Qld police 'not disciplined properly' Updated: 21:50, Thursday January 17, 2013 The Queensland Police Service has been accused of failing to adequately discipline a Gold Coast police officer who knocked a watchhouse prisoner unconscious and then strip-searched him while he was out cold.


set: Manheim Township police cited 50 drivers for traffic violations this week as part of the Smooth Operator Aggressive Driving Program.

set: Police cite 50 drivers for traffic violations


set: Westpac bank has cut its mortgage rates, with a new floating rate of 5.69 per cent and its six month fixed rate from 5.39 per cent to 5.29 per cent.


set: Malkangiri, May 7 Maoists today attacked CRPF personnel in Orissa&aposs Malkangiri district.


set: Tim Curry suffered a stroke last July -- not on Thursday, as widely reported -- his rep tells Gossip Cop.


set: Japan could face a third ``lost'' decade of sluggish economic growth that will leave it struggling to whittle down the heaviest debt burden among developed nations, Moody's ratings agency said on Monday.


set: Officials said a CIA contractor from Highlands Ranch, Colo., has been freed from Pakistani prison after families of the two Pakistanis he killed pardoned him in exchange for compensation.

set: CIA contractor freed from Pakistani prison


set: Friday is the last day to save $10 on a 12-month subscription to the Bolivar Herald-Free Press.

set: Friday is the last day to save $10 on subscription


set: Canadian manufacturing sales dipped 0.5 percent to $51.5 billion in October, a third month of decline, the Statistics Canada agency reported Tuesday.

set: Canadian manufacturing dips a third month


set: Great Falls business leaders were surprised at the steep level of turnover among newly hired Montana employees described in a new state economic report, but said boosting employee retention in their own businesses is critical.

set: Business leaders say boosting retention is critical


set: Simply put, The Diet Solution is an e-Book written by Isabel de los Rios and yes, as the title itself indicates, it proposes a dietary solution to your weight problems.

set: The Diet Solution - proposes a dietary Solution to your weight problems


set: The area saw its first significant snowfall of the year over the weekend, with forecasts calling for more to fall, to be followed by blowing, drifting and declining temperatures.

set: Area sees first significant snowfall of year


set: Japan on Friday decided to extend its sanctions on Iran after similar moves by other nations to beef up international measures against Tehran's nuclear programme.


set: Katy Perry is being supported by Rihanna following the breakdown of her marriage.


set: Deputy collector of Dhanghadra in Surendranagar district was caught taking a bribe of Rs.5, 000 on Wednesday evening.


set: Rufus Hound confirms to Absolute Radio that he has left Celebrity Juice, and won't be returning to the TV show, following weeks of speculation...

set: Rufus Hound confirms he has left Celebrity Juice


set: Due to all of the rain that the southern Dayton area and Cincinnati area has received, along with all of the cancellations and rescheduled games to today, the Blanchester softball tournament game with Badin has been moved to Tipp City.

set: Blanchester tournament game moved to Tipp City


set: Plant City is set to kick off the football season, although this won't count in the standings, Friday when it hosts Tampa Bay Tech in a Kickoff Classic.


set: A former Oakfield-Alabama High School band director who resigned amid sexual abuse allegations opted not to take a plea bargain Monday night and instead will face trial on seven charges in March.

set: Former band director opting to face a trial


set: At the age of 55, Abunda earned his Master's degree in International Relations in Public Diplomacy at the Philippine Women's University on Monday.


set: Bluewater council has opted out of the multi-million dollar Grand Bend sewage treatment plant expansion in a vote that effectively removes its three councillors from the project's tri-municipal board and relieves the municipality from paying any capital or annual ownership costs.

set: Bluewater opts out of Grand Bend sewage treatment plant expansion


set: PTT Global Chemical PCL is planning to shut down an aromatic complex in March for annual maintenance.

set: Ptt Global Chemical plans to shut aromatic complex in March


set: ``I am not a criminal,'' Flynn said in a jailhouse interview.


set: A new poll has found many Americans aren't using sunscreen, despite the healthcare industry's multiple campaigns to increase public awareness about the importance of sun safety to avoid skin cancer.


set: Sure, we knew about the improvements it can provide to aerobic capacity, not to mention muscles and joints, but two recently released studies show that walking can enhance brain function, too.

set: Studies show that walking enhances brain function


set: NEW YORK The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. says it will cut its worldwide work force by 4 percent, or about 1,800 jobs.

set: Bank of New York Mellon to cut 1,800 jobs


set: Lindsay Lohan and rumored girlfriend Samantha Ronson are allegedly planning to marry later this year.

set: Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson planning to marry


set: Ted Rogers was remembered Tuesday not only as a visionary businessman who left an indelible mark on the telecommunications industry, but also as a devoted family man who always fought for the underdog.

set: Ted Rogers remembered as visionary businessman and devoted family man


set: Three people are in custody after Fayetteville police searched a home in the Arran Lakes neighborhood this morning.

set: Three people in custody after police search home


set: Knox County schools are starting their annual flu vaccination program for students to receive the FluMist intranasal vaccine.

set: Knox County schools start annual flu vaccination


set: Los Angeles police say Easy Rider star Peter Fonda found a dead body in a car on Sunset Boulevard and they are investigating the death.

set: Peter Fonda finds dead body on Sunset Boulevard


set: Maserati may build a supercar based on the LaFerrari hypercar which unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, earlier this month.

set: '' Maserati may build a supercar based on the LaFerrari


set: A team of archaeologists have discovered a mosaic floor from the Roman era, in Skelani, near Srebrenica, in the eastern part of Bosnia, the largest ever to be found in the Balkans.

set: Archaeologists discover a mosaic floor from the Roman era in Bosnia


set: Corboy & Demetrio, one of the nation's premier plaintiff's personal injury law firms, launches a new website - CorboyDemetrio.net - highlighting the firm's impressive history, a sampling of its significant cases, and its contributions to the legal community.

set: Corboy & Demetrio launches new website highlighting firm's history


set: Police are investigating a possible case of bestiality in Atascadero.

set: Police investigate possible case of bestiality


set: Bord Gais has asked the Commission for Energy Regulation to keep prices steady at current levels for homes and small businesses.


set: A Merced man has pleaded guilty in federal court to mail fraud and counterfeiting of postage stamps.


set: The UK trade deficit widened to GBP 3.6 billion in January from a revised GBP 3.2 billion deficit in the previous month, the Office for National Statistics or ONS reported Wednesday.


set: While there may have been an awkward exchange that led to Jobs explaining the benefit of the new campus for Cupertino is that Apple doesn't take its tax dollars and leave, Gilbert said his city has no plans to let Apple go anywhere.


set: Tracy Morgan has been released from a Park City, Utah, hospital following his collapse Sunday night due to what his rep described as a bout with exhaustion and altitude sickness.

set: Tracy Morgan released from hospital following collapse


set: Southern Railway trains are to be filled with urine drenched commuters after it announced its latest fleet will not be fitted with toilet facilities.

set: Southern Railway trains to be filled with urine drenched commuters


set: Mortgage Insurers continue to struggle to recoup their losses after the housing bubble burst and foreclosures soared, leaving them with large claims on unpaid home loans.

set: Mortgage insurers continue to struggle to recoup losses


set: White Sox left fielder Dayan Viciedo will miss his second straight game with a sore right shoulder, as the homestand ends Sunday against the Mariners.


set: The 2012 Focus will set a new standard in the small car segment, offering more technology and features than more expensive European cars, while delivering an expected 40 mpg, the only gas engine-powered vehicle with an automatic transmission in its segment to do so.


set: Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will join Barack Obama on the campaign trail next week for the first time since Obama emerged as the presumptive Democratic nominee.

set: Hillary Clinton to campaign with Barack Obama


set: Britain's Supreme Court ruled in favour of banks in a test case triggered by consumers.


set: European shares extended gains on Wednesday after US data showed new claims for unemployment benefits dipped more than expected last week, and consumer spending rose for a fourth straight month in October.


set: At a recent Square Enix press conference, Yoshinori Kitase, Final Fantasy XIII's producer, announced that Final Fantasy XIII is coming to PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.


set: Zach Parise said his left index finger is fine after suffering a skate cut during Friday night's game against the Atlanta Thrashers.

set: Nj devils winger zach Parise's finger is fine after skate cut


set: Manchester United's Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo, who last month won the European Footballer of the Year, was Monday named FIFA World Footballer of the Year.

set: Cristiano Ronaldo is World Footballer of the Year


set: Asymtek, a Nordson company and leader in dispensing, conformal coating, and jetting technologies, and the Fraunhofer Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration Berlin announce their ongoing collaborative effort to support microelectronics packaging and encapsulation research using Asymtek's advanced dispensing and coating technology.

set: Asymtek announces collaborative effort to support microelectronics packaging and encapsulation research


set: New York - Author Belva Plain, whose best-selling romantic novels helped Jewish women escape from the overprotective mother stereotype, has died aged 95, according to a statement Monday from her daughter.


set: Manchester United winger Nani has insisted he is ``not going anywhere'' despite the arrival at Old Trafford of England international Ashley Young and reported interest from abroad.


set: Eyewitness News Everywhere has confirmed that actor Morgan Freeman was involved in car accident in Mississippi.


set: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that it has opened an office in Beijing to further enhance its China practice.

set: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati opens office in Beijing


set: Publicis Hong Kong has made three senior hires to cover key roles at the agency to meet changing client needs.

set: Publicis Hong Kong makes three senior hires


set: Helios Towers Nigeria has secured an additional US 150mn in syndicated loans to expand Nigerian communication technologies, ITNews Africa reported, as part of an overall USD 250mn initiative.

set: Helios Towers secures additional US 150mn in syndicated loans


set: A cleaning worker who was seen hanging from an Al Ain Municipality truck by a rope, shocked passers-by and motorists as he risked falling down and getting crushed by a car.

set: Worker seen hanging on to a truck by a rope


set: Chennai Sports Organisers will be the franchisee owner of 'Chennai Cheetahs,' the team representing Chennai in the forthcoming World Series Hockey.

set: Chennai Sports to be franchisee owner of 'Chennai Cheetahs'


set: Kent firefighters rescued a woman following an apartment fire at about 8:30 pm Monday in the 24000 block of 104th Avenue Southeast.

set: Kent firefighters rescue woman from apartment fire


set: ``I'm desperate to have Taylor come play a vampire.


set:
A man runs in Homs city May 1, 2012.
Man runs in Homs city


set: HEREFORD United made three changes for the League 2 visit of Bury, the most significant being the return of Marc Pugh after injury in place of Matt Done.

set: Hereford United make three changes for visit of Bury


set: A drawing based on information from inside an Iranian military site shows an explosives containment chamber of the type needed for nuclear arms-related tests that UN inspectors suspect Tehran has conducted there.

set: Drawing shows explosives containment chamber


set: So, Pete Doherty was jailed for six months on Friday in relation to the cocaine possession charges that followed the death of his friend Robin Whitehead last year.


set: Here, we show you how to hard reset the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play with step by step instructions.

set: How to hard reset the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play


set: A strong, 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit an area of northern Chile Sunday, US and Chilean authorities said, sparking fear, but no significant damage or victims, AFP reports.

set: 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits northern Chile:


set: Morris Publishing Group announced today that it has agreed to the terms of a restructuring agreement with the holders of over 75 percent of its $278 million in debt.

set: Morris Publishing agrees to restructuring agreement


set: A massive alien spaceship is to land on Earth today.


set: Samsung today announced that sales of the Samsung Star have surpassed 10 million units, just six months after its release.

set: Sales of the Samsung Star mobile surpasses 10 million units


set: Disruption in the body's circadian rhythm can lead not only to obesity, but can also increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

set: Disruption in the body's circadian rhythm can increase risk of diabetes, heart disease


set: Senator Manchin announced a brand new website to help him keep in touch with his fellow West Virginians.


set: Blackhawks star rookie Patrick Kane was named Wednesday to the US national hockey team set to compete at next month's world hockey championships in Quebec and Nova Scotia.

set: Patrick Kane named to US national hockey team


set: A longtime Tulsa real estate agent who says she shot a man in self-defense is now charged with murder in the case.

set: Tulsa real estate agent charged with murder


set: But if you're looking for something to distract yourself from the worries and the waiting, a few airports actually offer unique attractions.


set: Two-time Oscar winner and one of Hollywood's most glamorous superstars, Elizabeth Taylor, died.


set: Former``Family Ties'' actor Brian Bonsall has been sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to charges connected to a fight with a friend last year in Colorado.

set: 'Family Ties' actor Bonsall sentenced to probation


set: Delhi police have promised ``foolproof'' security for the men's hockey World Cup after a bomb blast last weekend raised safety concerns for visiting teams.

set: Delhi police promise ``foolproof'' security for hockey World Cup


set: The man decapitated by a freight train near Midway Airport on Thursday morning has been identified as a homeless man.

set: Man decapitated by freight train near Midway identified


set: HOV Services has announced that it has completed the merger of its indirect subsidiary HOV Services LLC incorporated with SOURCECORP Inc., a portfolio company of Apollo Management V, LP The new name of the combined company will be Source HOV Inc., reflecting the union of two companies and their expanded capabilities.

set: HOV Services completes merger of its indirect subsidiary HOV Services LLC


set: Foreign diplomats based in the capital owe more than £37 million in unpaid congestion charges, parking fines and non-domestic rates, new figures show.

set: Foreign diplomats owe millions in unpaid charges and fines


set: A home in the Five Points district of Huntsville was destroyed by an early evening fire on Friday.


set: Some prominent players will miss the Crusaders and Hurricanes super rugby match this weekend because of injuries.


set: Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in order to focus on its more profitable businesses.

set: Kodak to stop making cameras, digital frames


set: House prices fell by a record 14.9 percent on the year in October, the biggest mortgage lender said on Thursday, just hours before the Bank of England was expected to slash interest rates.


set: The Carolina Hurricanes signed free agent right wing Tom Kostopoulos to a three-year contract Tuesday.


set: The San Jose Earthquakes announced Friday that they have acquired midfielder Marvin Chavez from FC Dallas in exchange for allocation money.

set: Quakes acquire midfielder Chavez from FC Dallas


set: Foxy Bingo has re-instated a £20 no deposit Bingo bonus for new members.

set: Foxy bingo re-instate £20 no deposit bingo


set: The Biju Janata Dal on Tuesday said it was in favour of division of votes on the Opposition-sponsored cut motion on the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha and issued a whip to its members to remain present in the House.


set: American volleyball star Kim Willoughby has tested positive for nandralone after a league game in Italy, according to the Italian Olympic Committee.


set: Halle Berry broke her foot last week while chasing after a goat, according to reports.


set: World oil prices lost ground on Thursday as dealers took their cue from the strengthening US currency, analysts said.


set: Salman Rushdie is a ``poor'' and ``sub-standard writer'' who would have remained largely unknown but for his controversial book 'Satanic Verses', according to Markandey Katju, till recently a judge of the Supreme Court.

set: Salman Rushdie is 'poor', 'sub-standard' writer:


set: A Skywest Airlines plane has made an emergency landing in Milwaukee due to a landing gear problem.

set: Plane makes emergency landing in Milwaukee


set: Ashok Kumar, better known as 'Dadamoni' and an iconic figure in Indian cinema, used to sketch paintings in the bathroom in the nude, his granddaughter Anuradha Patel said here Tuesday.


set: El-Erian told German magazine Der Spiegel that Europe should cut Greek debt from 140% of GDP to 90% to help solve the country's debt crisis, Reuters reported.


set: More Americans are making their car payments on time, a trend that has sent the rate of overdue auto loans to the lowest level on records dating back more than a decade.


set: The newly constructed railway overbridge near Rajpura has developed cracks even before its inauguration for traffic.

set: Overbridge develops cracks before inauguration


set: Colombian pop queen Shakira recently hit the studio with alt-raperos Calle 13 for a very fruitful recording session in the Bahamas.


set: New report shows ACT emergency department waiting times rose last year for public hospitals.


set: Marian Gaborik said he will return to the Rangers' lineup on Thursday or Sunday.

set: Gaborik will return on Thursday or Sunday


set: Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-1 at West Ham on Tuesday to leave its English Premier League rival deep in relegation trouble.

set: Wolves win at West Ham to leave rival in relegation trouble


set: LulzSec leaks Arizona law enforcement information, and they claim this attack is because they are against SB1070 and the racial profiling anti-immigrant police state of Arizona.


set: In Cyprus, public sector workers are striking against the government austerity measures.

set: Cypriots strike against austerity measures


set: Seattle's Best Coffee will celebrate 39 years of coffee history with its specially blended Anniversary Roast coffee and several offers for customers to enjoy throughout the month of April.

set: Seattle's Best Coffee celebrates 39 years


set: Every tourist visiting Britain could be forced to prove they have health insurance under proposals designed to clamp down on misuse of the NHS.

set: Every tourist visiting Britain 'could be forced to prove they have health insurance'


set: An outside swimming pool or natural lido ``popped up'' on Dartmoor as part of an art project.


set: The rupee depreciated by 12 paise to 47.25 a dollar in early trade today on capital outflow by foreign funds from equities and the dollar's gain overseas.


set: Keys tells Seventeen magazine she doesn't have a lot of friends and ``that's too much work.''

set: Alicia Keys doesn't have a lot of friends


set: The United States says it has provided limited military support to the transitional government in Somalia but does not intend to play a direct role in the conflict.

set: Us provides limited military support to Somalia


set: The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to help Russia in firefighting efforts in the country, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Ramin Mehman-Parast said on Tuesday.

set: The Islamic Republic of Iran ready to help Russia in firefighting efforts


set: Turkey is in safe hands, Turkish Prime-Minister Rejeb Tayyib Erdogan said at a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development party.


set: Tamil Nadu government today said admission to medical courses would be based on merit as done earlier and not by conducting Common Entrance Test.

set: Admissions to medical courses will be based on merit:


set: BP, Rosneft sign off on TNK-BP Updated: 08:08, Friday November 23, 2012 British oil major BP and Russian group Rosneft say they have signed a final agreement on the sale by BP to Rosneft of half of the third biggest Russian oil company, TNK-BP, as part of a major shift in strategy by the British company.


set: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic won his second straight Rogers Cup title and third overall, beating Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday night.

set: Djokovic wins second straight Rogers Cup title


set: Companies that consolidate debt work by lowering their clients' interest rates, which they do by negotiating with their clients' creditors to come up with compromises for cost-effective schemes that will be beneficial for both parties.


set: Tenzin Taklha told The Associated Press that the Dalai Lama was admitted to a New Delhi hospital for ``further consultations with doctors.''

set: Dalai Lama admitted to New Delhi hospital


set: Wright hit a solo drive in the third inning for his fourth homer as the Mets and Florida Marlins played to an 8-8 tie, calling it off after neither team scored in the 10th.

set: David Wright homers as New York Mets and Florida Marlins play to 8-8 tie


set: Copper fell on Thursday on a stronger dollar and concerns about demand in the United States after the Federal Reserve cut its forecasts for economic growth in the world's largest economy.


set: Pubic relations department head with the bureau, Abebe Dengamo told ENA on Tuesday that foreign and local investors are developing castor bean, Jatropha and palm oil tree on over 2,900 hectares of land in Wolayita and South Omo zones.

set: Investors developing Jatropha, castor bean, palm oil tree


set: The Bank of England ruled this morning to keep interests rates low at 0.5% for the 22nd month.


set: The massive rescue operation in Calumpit, Bulacan was suspended Friday night by the local officials, as rains continue to pour down the province.


set: A shed containing gas cylinders which caught fire in Donaghadee could have exploded like a bomb, it has been claimed.

set: Gas cylinders 'could have exploded like a bomb'


set: A working smoke detector is credited for saving an elderly woman's life Monday morning on Alamance Church Road.

set: Smoke detectors credited for saving woman's life


set: Indian skipper MS Dhoni has rubbished reports of a rift between himself and vice-captain Virender Sehwag, declaring people saying such things were simply dreaming them up after a few beers.


set: Japanese auto maker Nissan has announced that it will launch a new global compact car by March 2010 in Thailand.

set: Nissan to launch a new global compact car in 2010


set: BC-MTMissing Rafters,0135 Montana river searchers find rafter's body Eds:


set: Storm leaders back NRL draft calls Updated: 11:57, Monday March 12, 2012 Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy and captain Cameron Smith have backed calls for an NRL draft.


set: Video spurs NY to repair Adirondack highway The state Department of Transportation has agreed to start repairs on a main Adirondack highway after frustrated local officials and residents posted a video plea on YouTube.


set: An armed man was arrested late Tuesday night following a barricade situation with Phoenix police in central Phoenix.

set: Armed man arrested after barricade situation in Phoenix


set: Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Ricky Ray was named CFL offensive player of the week on Tuesday.


set: Space shuttle Endeavour linked with the international space station, kicking off a huge home makeover that will allow twice as many astronauts to live up there beginning next year.

set: Endeavour links with space station for home makeover


set: The compulsory government service for doctors has now been reduced to two years from the minimum of three years required previously, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said on Thursday.

set: Compulsory service for doctors reduced to two years


set: Senegal is to send former Chadian despot Hissene Habre back to his home country, where he has been sentenced to death in absentia, provoking protests from his lawyer and rights groups.


set: US President Barack Obama will meet Pope Benedict XVI for the first time at the Vatican on July 10, the White House said Wednesday.

set: Us president Barack Obama to meet pope Benedict XVI


set: Graham Kitchener was a relieved man after his showboating almost cost Worcester a place in the Premiership and the £1million that goes with it.

set: Graham Kitchener's showboating almost costs Worcester a place in the Premiership


set: Anti-Gaddafi forces in Libya say they have begun the battle for Bani Walid, one of the last remaining loyalist strongholds.

set: Anti-Gaddafi forces begin battle for Bani Walid


set: IT services firm Birlasoft announced that it has acquired the engineering design services team of Avtec as part of its strategic move to provide engineering services consulting and outsourcing services.

set: Birlasoft acquires engineering services team from Avtec


set: Branson AirExpress reservations are now available to travel agents through Sabre, Worldspan, Apollo and Galileo Global Distribution Systems ticketed through Hahn Air, allowing agents to book connecting flights from all over the world.

set: Branson AirExpress reservations available to travel agents


set: Former Governor General of NZ and Chairman of Fiji's Constitution Review Commission in 1997, Sir Paul Reeves has been diagnosed with cancer.


set: A Haddam man was injured Wednesday after he was pinned between a car and a bus at the Haddam/Killingworth High School bus garage on Little City Road.

set: Haddam man injured after being pinned between car and bus


set: This event is to restore broken relationships between fathers and sons to place the fathers back at the head of the family.

set: To restore broken relationships between fathers and sons.


set: Ireland will hold a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty next year, according to a draft statement of the European Union summit convening Thursday and Friday.

set: Ireland to hold second referendum on Lisbon Treaty next year


set: Mike Conley struggled with his shot during Saturday's loss to the Bobcats, finishing with eight points on 3-of-10 shooting.

set: Mike Conley struggles w/ shot on Saturday


set: A Hong Kong primary school teacher was Tuesday facing a jail term after being convicted of having sex with a girl pupil 280 times, starting when she was 12 years old.

set: Hong Kong teacher convicted of having sex with pupil 280 times


set: A CHINESE woman has been accused of trafficking young females to a brothel she ran in central Weston.


set: The Canadian dollar bounced back from early losses against major currencies during New York afternoon deals on Thursday.

set: Canadian dollar bounces back from early losses against majors


set: Cargill Inc. is donating a shipload of rice to alleviate starvation in the Horn of Africa - enough rice to feed nearly 1 million people for one month.


set: A Northeast Missouri high school student was killed and another injured in a two vehicle crash at 9:30 Friday morning on Highway 63 at the Atlanta junction.


set: Several sources are noting that Viggo Mortenson has hinted in an interview with Men's Journal that he plans on taking an indefinite break from acting.

set: Viggo Mortenson takes a break from acting --


set: Roger Federer insisted Novak Djokovic should be the favourite for the US Open title after beginning his campaign in style under the lights at Flushing Meadows.


set: Unemployment rose to 2.67m in the three months to December 2011 with the joblessness rate now at a 16 year high, according to official figures released on Wednesday.


set: Tory Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell, who is MP for Sutton Coldfield, has denied calling a police officer a ``pleb'' during an altercation in Downing Street.


set: Multiple agencies are outperforming their independent rivals in product sales, particularly in domestic and cruise.

set: Multiple agencies are outperforming independent rivals


set: Stetson Oil and Gas has appointed Ahmed Said, as interim president and CEO.

set: Stetson appoints interim president and CEO


set: The federal capital police on Sunday arrested 10 alleged criminals involved in different cases of dacoity, abduction for ransom, thefts and drugs smuggling.

set: Capital police arrest 10 alleged criminals


set: The Vikings are offering the defensive coordinator job to Indianapolis Colts defensive backs coach Alan Williams and expect him to accept, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, adding a disciple of the Tampa 2 style of defense to coach Leslie Frazier's similar system.

set: Vikings offering defensive coordinator job to Colts db coach Alan Williams


set: Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed higher taxes on gas, soda, candy and gum Tuesday in order to avoid more government cuts and to help fund education in response to a court order.

set: Gregoire proposes taxes on gas, soda, candy


set: Martha Stewart has extended her employment contract with the company she founded, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, it was announced Tuesday.

set: Martha Stewart extends contract with MSLO


set: Pune FC went down figting to East Bengal 1-2 in an I-League Round 18 encounter at the Balewadi sports complex on Friday.


set: ``Mother, mother I am sick, call the doctor very quick.''


set: Florian Thauvin admits that he joined Lille over Arsenal and Newcastle United in order to play first-team football.


set: The judging panel for the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction is announced today, Wednesday 9 December 2009.

set: Judges for the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction announced


set: If you're from New Orleans, you probably know what this means: ``The more things change, the more they stay the same.''


set: Beauty flowing from wellness continues as the spa2docs discuss the Sundara Inn and Spa.


set: A public education campaign aimed at reducing unintended pregnancy among young adults is being launched today in Colorado.

set: Beforeplay campaign aimed at reducing unintended pregnancy in Colorado


set: German business confidence increased for a second month in June amid signs of a recovery in Europe's largest economy, even as the euro area struggles to emerge from recession and China faces a cash crunch that may slow growth.

set: German business confidence increases on signs of recovery


set: Aggression powered Maria Sharapova to victory over Italy`s Sara Errani in her opening match at the $4.9 million WTA championships here, the Russian said.


set: Houston Rockets rookie forward Royce White refused his D-League assignment to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and released a statement Sunday, portraying a significant gap between the organization and White.


set: Greg Biffle explained what it takes to win restrictor plate races during a media session on Friday morning.

set: Greg Biffle explains what it takes to win restrictor plate races


set: Two more confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 turn up, Australian Department of health and aging said on Wednesday.

set: 2 more confirmed cases of a/H1N1 flu turn up in Australia


set: Colombo, Nov 26 India today asked Pakistan to dismantle the terror machine operating on its soil and bring perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to speedy justice as the country marked the second anniversary of the 26/11 strikes.

set: India asks Pakistan to dismantle terror machines


set: Actors Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan are set to play lovers in an upcoming sequel of horror parody Scary Movie.

set: Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan to play lovers


set: ``Foreign investment in China shows no sign of retreating,'' said Albert Ng, chairman of the company's China operations.

set: Foreign investment shows no sign of retreating


set: HARLOW Town lost 2-0 at home to Ryman League premier division side AFC Hornchurch in a friendly today.

set: Harlow Town fc lose at home to AFC Hornchurch in a friendly


set: Telecom stuck to its earnings forecasts until 2013 at a six-hour analysts briefing in Sydney yesterday.


set: A survey by TalkTalk Business has found that only 1% of UK SMEs use social media sites such as Twitter and LinkedIn to generate new business prospects.

set: Only 1% of SMEs use social media to generate new business prospects


set: ALAMEDA, Calif. Oakland Raiders first-round draft pick DJ Hayden has been released from the hospital after undergoing surgery to remove scar tissue from his abdominal region.


set: A beluga whale in a Chinese aquarium saved a diver by pushing her out of the water when she had sudden cramps in her legs.


set: The European commercial vehicle manufacturers are taking the lead in pushing fuel efficiency to new levels with the clear goal to contribute further to sustainable mobility around the world.

set: Commercial vehicle manufacturers push fuel efficiency to new levels


set: Internet giant Google today defended plans to photograph millions of British homes and publish the snapshots online.

set: Google defends plans to photograph millions of British homes


set: The government today completely liberalised onion exports, allowing shipments without the bar of a minimum export price, a move which would further boost exports of the vegetable.

set: Government completely liberalises onion exports


set: Disgraced MP Chris Huhne pressured his ex-wife into having an abortion because it was ``bad timing'', she has told a court.

set: Chris Huhne pressured me into having abortion, ex-wife vicky Pryce tells court


set: Spanish bank bosses ruled out on Thursday any need for a European lifeline as the country tried to insulate itself from the Irish economic emergency, but stocks slipped further.

set: Spanish banks rule out need for lifeline


set: Salt Lake Police have located one person of interest in a homicide investigation.

set: Police locate one person of interest in homicide


set: FRANCE is headed back into recession for the second time in just over three years, the country's central bank has warned.


set: Two teenage girls were sexually assaulted by two men, one of them armed with a knife, Saturday night in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego police said.

set: Two girls sexually assaulted in Rancho Peñasquitos


set: A Johannesburg woman was arrested for speeding on the N1 south in Midrand over the weekend, Johannesburg metro police said on Sunday.


set: Police are looking for a man who robbed the Speedway gas station on East Galbraith Road on February 9.

set: Police look for a man who robbed a Speedway


set: Business intelligence initiatives are falling short of expectations with less than one in three companies expected to meet expectations over the next two years.

set: Business intelligence initiatives falling short of expectations


set: Qatari club Al Gharafa has sacked coach Bruno Metsu for the team's indifferent form in the domestic league and replaced the well-travelled Frenchman with Brazilian Paulo Silas.


set: Coach Felix Magath will leave German side Schalke 04 by the end of the season, the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported on Wednesday.

set: Coach Felix Magath to leave Schalke by end of season


set: Former building societies Abbey and Alliance & Leicester are to be merged under a £1.26 billion deal.


set: Arsenal say they have agreed to sell midfielder Alex Song to Barcelona, one day after Robin van Persie left the Premier League club.


set: A British fugitive from the law who has been living in Cape Town , was on Monday denied bail in the Cape Town Regional Court .


set: CEO of Ceradyne Inc. Joel Philip Moskowitz sells 5,918 shares of CRDN on 11/16/2011 at an average price of $31.51 a share.

set: Ceradyne Inc. (CRDN) ceo Joel Philip Moskowitz sells 5,918 shares


set: Dr. Suzanne Kavic of the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Ill., near Chicago, says excessive laptop use has been linked to male infertility.


set: Primera Division side Real Mallorca are seeking compensation from Newcastle United for Argentine winger Jonas Gutierrez.

set: Real Mallorca seeking compensation for Jonas Gutierrez


set: Everyone has heard the phrase; you are what you eat, but many do not believe it.


set: While talking to newsmen, Liaquat Ali Jatoi said that the province of Sindh will get nothing through the constitutional reforms.

set: Sindh will get nothing through constitutional reforms:


set: London's historic Evening Standard has become a free paper in a bid to hike its ailing circulation.


set: A yoga camp in Mumbai saw Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty learning a few yogic asanas from the popular yoga guru, Baba Ramdev.

set: Shilpa Shetty learns yoga from Baba Ramdev


set: The popular web series ``Childrens Hospital'' made its television debut last night on Adult Swim.

set: ``Childrens Hospital'' debuts on Adult Swim


set: Manchester City are ``hopeful'' of completing a deal to sign 19-year-old Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli.

set: Man City hopeful of signing striker Mario Balotelli


set: ``Dirty Dancing'' star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but contrary to published reports, his publicist told ABCNEWS.com Wednesday that he is not expected to die from the disease within weeks.


set: A 19-year-old Glenside man was killed Saturday in an early-morning head-on crash with a private ambulance at Broad and 66th Streets in East Oak Lane, authorities said.


set: Billboard reports that Slayer guitarist and songwriter Jeff Hanneman passed away.

set: Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman passes away


set: Jodie Foster stands by Mel Gibson despite his legal woes, confessing she will love the troubled star for the rest of her life.


set: Why on earth, then, did they vote for the Republicans in such huge numbers in the midterm elections?


set: General Motors on Friday offered to reinstate 661 US dealerships slated for closure under its massive restructuring plan, amid legal challenges from the dealers and pressure from lawmakers.

set: General Motors offers to reinstate 661 US dealerships


set: CNN's Anderson Cooper said in a public statement on July 2, 2012 that he is gay, adding that while privacy is important for journalists, he did not want to give the impression he was hiding something and wanted to stand up against bullying REUTERS/Courtesy


set: But several studies suggest getting stressed over your sports team can actually be bad for your heart.

set: Can getting stressed over your team be bad for your heart?


set: On Sunday, Nov. 25th, the Rolling Stones kicked off their 50th Anniversary tour at London's O2 Arena.

set: Rolling Stones kick off 50th Anniversary tour


set: Indian cash rates fell on Thursday as demand for funds eased, but traders expect it to climb beyond the repo rate on Monday when banks begin to borrow for the new reporting fortnight beginning Saturday.

set: Cash rates fall as demand for funds eases


set: Music icon Cher, the rare celebrity to have earned both Oscar and Grammy glory, turns 65 this week with undiminished adoration from millions of fans around the world.


set: The Energy and Resources Institute is developing renewable energy based cooling technology in partnership with Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation of Australia and an industrial organisation in India.

set: TERI developing renewable energy based cooling technology


set: LOS ANGELES - General Motors says the Chevrolet Volt electric car will go on sale late next year in California.


set: General Motors Co. says it plans to freeze its US pension plan for longtime white-collar workers and give all salaried workers annual bonuses instead of pay raises in an effort to hold down expenses.


set: Alec Baldwin the head chieftain of the Baldwin clan was rushed to the hospital early this morning.


set: The Zachary Community School Board approved a $45 million general fund budget that reflects the state freeze on aid to local school districts and increased retirement and other costs.

set: Zachary Community school board approves $45 million general fund budget


set: It is Yasmin's first birthday and Zainab is determined to have a family party, but Christian receives some shocking news that threatens to spoil the day.


set: Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will skip next week's Dubai Tennis Championships to rest a minor knee injury ahead of Spain's opening Davis Cup tie next month.

set: Rafael Nadal will skip Dubai Tennis Championships to rest a minor knee injury


set: BT has added a further 63 local branch exchanges to its fibre optic network and will complete rollout to 40 per cent of the country by 2012.

set: Bt adds 63 local exchanges to its fibre optic network


set: Montgomery County police are looking for a man associated the man found dead in a wooded area near Interstate 495 in Silver Spring.

set: Police look for associate of man found dead in wooded area


set: RWE AG. is planning to expand its water operations in Germany and Eastern Europe, said the head of RWE Energy unit, Heinz-Werner Ufer, in an interview with Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.

set: RWE plans to expand its water operations in Germany, Eastern Europe


set: Tom Cruise wants to make a movie with David Beckham, as he thinks the soccer ace would be great at ''kicking ass'' on screen.

set: Tom Cruise wants to make movie with becks


set: An autopsy was pending today on the body of a popular UC Riverside English professor found slain in his Long Beach home over the weekend.

set: Autopsy pending on body of UC Riverside English professor found slain


set: A man held a family of four hostage threatening to harm them with a gun Wednesday morning as he tried to get away from law enforcement officials after he attacked his girlfriend, officials said.


set: ``Due to absolutely no demand, soon I'm publishing a book of my tweets,'' he wrote on his Twitter account.


set: A 24-year-old Laurel man has been charged with negligent homicide in the shooting death of his best friend.


set: A US district court sentenced three people today for transporting illegal immigrants in two separate incidents after they were arrested in the Jackson area in January.

set: 3 sentenced for transporting illegal immigrants


set: A pet store owner is facing 38 counts of animal cruelty after investigators from two different law enforcement agencies say they found dogs living in ``deplorable conditions'', with no food or water at two separate store fronts.

set: Pet store owner faces 38 counts of animal cruelty


set: ST. JOHN'S, AZ - A nine-year-old Arizona boy accused of fatally shooting his father and his father's roommate has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the death of the roommate.


set: in News Authorities in the Dominican Republic say Florida Marlins closer Leo Nunez will not face charges for using false documents to sign a professional baseball contract.


set: Jayaprakash Narayan, who launched Lok Satta party in 2006, tells Forbes India that one has to make hard choices in politics right from the start.


set: Amid complaints that the poor do not get loans easily unlike the rich, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said farmers and women, who were most needy, should be helped as they take the country forward.


set: Filmmaker Karan Johar who has collaborated with three directors - Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Anurag Kashyap - for his upcoming film 'Bombay Talkies' says there must be a sequel, 'Bombay Talkies 2'.


set: Casey Stoner crashes out of his V8 Supercars debut.


set: Japan on Thursday intervened in currency markets to weaken the yen in an effort to help safeguard the nation's fragile economy from the unit's recent surge close to a post-war high.

set: Japan intervenes in currency markets to weaken yen


set: I wonder how Canadians would react if the Mexican government responded in kind and required all Canadians travelling to Mexico to have a visa that would only be obtainable in Ottawa, and not in the consulates.


set: Convergys Corporation a global leader in relationship management, announced it has been named one of the Top 5 outsourcing companies in the world.

set: Convergys named one of the Top 5 outsourcing companies in the world


set: A Lomita nurse is facing up to 10 years in federal prison for her role in a $9.6 million home health-care agency Medicare fraud scheme based in Rancho Palos Verdes.

set: Nurse facing 10 years in federal prison for Medicare fraud


set: Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi will embark on his second leg of road shows on October 24 covering Telangana, an event being keenly watched in political circles as statehood demand in the region has emerged as a key issue ahead of the elections.

set: Chiranjeevi`s second leg of road shows to cover Telangana


set: School aides have ratified a new three-year contract, but officials are still ironing out stipends and job descriptions, mainly in special education.


set: Arsenal starlet Kieran Gibbs is ready to tie up a season-long loan at Reading this week as a replacement for Nicky Shorey.

set: Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs to be loaned to Reading


set: British singer Boy George has pleaded not guilty to charges of false imprisonment following accusations from a male escort.


set: Nano, the dream car manufactured by Tata Motors, reached Srinagar to an overwhelming response from residents.


set: Ibereolica has announced that it has plans to build a 360MW solar power plant in the Atacama Desert in Chile, according to the Wall Street Journal.

set: Ibereolica plans 360MW solar power plant in Atacama Desert


set: Turkey plans to establish industries in key sectors in Kenya to add value to goods for export.


set: CS Sfaxien won the Tunisian championship with a 2-1 home victory over Club Africain.


set: An Apex High School student running to catch a school bus Friday morning on Holt Road was struck by a car and injured, school officials said.


set: A BARRY charity shop that enables people with learning disabilities to gain retail experience, is appealing for donations from Barry's residents.

set: Barry charity shop appeals for donations


set: Motorola has announced three new handsets for CES, the environment friendly MOTO W3233 Renew, tough Tundra VA76r and the new touchscreen MOTOSURF A3100 which runs Windows Mobile 6.1.


set: Reno Police say a taxi cab driver was beaten and robbed early Saturday Morning near Brinkby and Lakside in Reno.


set: RAK Airways has announced summer promotion to its nine destinations -- with an attractive starting rate of Dh200, all inclusive, when flying out of Ras Al Khaimah International Airport.


set: His widow, Ramonita Ortiz, said Torres died of a heart attack on Monday.


set: Tesco is buying 36 Homever stores in South Korea from the E-Land Group, for £958 million, including existing debt.


set: ``Justin Bieber visited Selena Gomez at her house this afternoon,'' an eyewitness told the publication.

set: Justin Bieber visits Selena Gomez at her house!


set: Marcel Granollers won the Swiss Open for his first title in three years, beating Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on clay Sunday in an all-Spanish final.


set: The Tennessee Smokies were unable to capitalize on an early 2-0 lead Thursday night against Huntsville, falling 4-3 to the Stars at Smokies Park in front of 3,510 fans.


set: because companies say his new home doesn't exist.


set: The complete title of the poem is ``Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey, on revisiting the banks of the Wye during a tour.


set: A Clinton man was killed in an accident at 6:30 am Friday in Greenbrier at Highway 65 and Highway 25, according to an Arkansas State Police fatal crash summary.


set: Lea Michele has split from her actor boyfriend Theo Stockman, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.

set: Lea Michele splits with her boyfriend Theo Stockman


set: Senator Kennedy endorsed Sebelius and the push for reform, and he talked a bit about his own battle with cancer.

set: Sen. Kennedy endorses Sebelius, pushes for reform


set: Imperial Oil Ltd reported flaring at its 187,000 barrel-per-day Strathcona refinery in Alberta.

set: Imperial Oil reports flaring at Strathcona refinery


set: Minister of Finance and Economy Mlađan Dinkić has said that Serbia managed to sell USD 1 billion worth of Eurobonds in the international market.

set: Serbia sells USD 1 billion worth of Eurobonds


set: The US Exim Bank enters the Georgian market for the first time and starts with funding of energy projects, the Georgian Energy Minister Alexander Khetaguri told journalists.


set: Commerce Secretary Salman Ghani has said the MoU signed between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Washington for renegotiating Afghan Transit Trade has nothing to do with India and is purely a bilateral matter.


set: One day after Heath Bell blew a save for the fourth time this season, the Miami Marlins demoted him from the closer role.


set: Science Applications International Corporation announced it was awarded a prime contract by the National Nuclear Security Administration to provide enterprise-wide technical, engineering, and programmatic support services across eight contract areas consisting of program management, nuclear engineering, training, security management, emergency operations, aviation operations, nuclear nonproliferation and emergency management.

set: SAIC awarded contract by national nuclear security Administration


set: Asian based airline carrier, Cathay Pacific just released their new iPad app to mixed reviews.


set: Hunky actor Chris Hemsworth gains 20 pounds....


set: Tamil actress Khushboo, who expressed her desire to join politics, is likely to join DMK soon, sources said.


set: Chris Brown is to reportedly read to children at a US school for their annual 'Family Read Night'.

set: Chris Brown to read to children at a US school?


set: Bahrain has freed 23 people accused of trying to topple the island's monarchy, along with other prisoners and people detained in last week's protests.


set: Utah Senator Orrin Hatch has proposed a federal immigration reform bill focused primarily on the increased enforcement of existing laws.


set: Law enforcement officers are cracking down on boat trailer violations.

set: Officers crack down on boat trailer violations


set: President Robert Mugabe has attended his daughter's university graduation in Hong Kong, thanking authorities for protecting her from the media.

set: Mugabe attends daughter's graduation in Hong Kong


set: Six months after the City of Arkansas City approved an agreement to share sports facilities with the local school district, the local school board also approved the deal.


set: Council has a duty to be more open with Oshawa's citizens, editorial, July 11 and Council keeps making the same mistakes, James Sprague letter, July 11.

set: Council has a duty to be open with citizens


set: Mamma Mia! star Dominic Cooper is to play James Bond creator Ian Fleming in a new TV show.


set: Guilford County election officials are expecting high turnouts in Guilford County on Tuesday.

set: Election officials expecting high turnout in Guilford County


set: It appears that American Airlines wings have been clipped once again.


set: Under the agreement, BMW will supply to Saab a turbocharged four-cylinder 1.6-litre engine, which has been tailored to the Swedish company's requirements.


set: Dunkin' Donuts said on Friday it plans to open its first shop in Shanghai this spring as part of its move into the Chinese market.

set: Dunkin' Donuts to open shops in Shanghai


set: US stocks opened higher Wednesday following solid earnings reports from leading technology companies.

set: US stocks open higher after solid earnings reports


set: Globe Gazette Des Moines Bureau US Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the state of Iowa is receiving $16 million in federal stimulus dollars to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

set: Iowa receives $16 million to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy projects


set: Kobo has unveiled a new range of e-book readers, one of which features a built-in light for use in the dark.

set: Kobo unveils new range of e-book readers


set: Two French citizens were kidnapped by armed men on Wednesday night in Hombori, in Mali, according to police sources and local authorities.


set: Turkey announced on Thursday that it is going to dispatch a medical rescue team from Istanbul to Pakistan to assist flood victims in that country.

set: Turkey to dispatch rescue team to Pakistan


set: Now, I'm wondering whether we need a new theory of relativity for economics, where the standard models are unable to explain a growing number of situations where highly competitive markets are delivering less-than-optimal results.


set: /quotes/nls/jpm JPM +0.52% , working in partnership with AT&T Business Solutions and EMC, along with The King Center, today announced that The King Center Imaging Project's website -- www.thekingcenter.org/archive -- will go live on Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

set: The King Center Imaging Project goes live


set: MPIG could be gone in five years under changes to the GMS contract that take effect from next year, the DoH has said.


set: Mr Markovic's statement that only healthy people play football is crazy enough on it's own but when you look at the question he was answering, it becomes one of those statements that makes your blood boil.


set: Dutchess County has released its annual community health status report, which shows a snapshot of the county health and well being indicators.

set: Dutchess releases its annual health status report


set: South Korea has freed three Chinese fishermen who were detained earlier this month aftertheir fishing boat collided with a South Korean patrol ship, South Korean coast guard officials said on Saturday.

set: South Korea frees three Chinese fishermen


set: A couple of the original Tuskegee Airmen celebrated Black history Month in Illinois on Friday.

set: Tuskegee Airmen celebrate black history Month


set: Democratic Party deputy leader Jelena Trivan says that not a single serious state would change its national goals and strategy ahead of every election.

set: ``We cannot change national goals ahead of every election``


set: Damascus - Syria said on Monday it conditionally accepts observers as part of an Arab plan, as a rights group reported militiamen loyal to the regime killed 34 civilians and dumped their bodies in a city square.


set: Amtrak train service was rerouted today through Wyoming after a series of small mudslides covered parts of the Union Pacific tracks north of Dotsero.


set: S Tel on Friday said that it has achieved financial closure for its Rs.2, 000-crore project and that it would start rolling out services this year.


set: Glencore International PLC is moving zinc to inaccessible locations, forcing industrial users to pay high physical premiums, Reuters reported Wednesday citing sources.

set: Glencore moves zinc to inaccessible locations, forcing up premiums -Reuters


set: A rail company that runs mainline trains along the M40 corridor to Birmingham Snow Hill has been fined £350,000 by the Government for the late delivery of station improvements and unauthorised timetable changes.


set: The Internet has been abuzz lately regarding a rumor Diablo 3 is coming to consoles.


set: Political parties have adopted a common code conduct for this year's presidential and parliamentary elections.

set: Parties adopt common code of conduct for elections


set: Haryana, where polling was held for the 90 assembly constituencies yesterday, has recorded highest ever voter turnout of 72.71% beating the previous record of 72.65% in 1967.

set: Haryana records highest ever voter turnout of 72.71%


set: Anger and calls for unity set the tone for a Detroit City Council meeting this morning designed to solicit cost-savings ideas from labor unions to avoid insolvency and the appointment of an emergency manager.

set: Anger and calls for unity set tone for Detroit city council meeting with labor unions


set: Just as the highly-anticipated news of his ``Two and a Half Men'' replacement went public, Charlie Sheen spoke out to congratulate Ashton Kutcher on his new job while throwing a jab at his former CBS bosses.

set: Charlie Sheen congratulates Ashton Kutcher


set: Online hockey picks site ProlineHockeyPicks.com has today launched its affiliate program, allowing selected website owners to make additional commission income through marketing their revolutionary NHL hockey betting system.

set: ProlineHockeyPicks.com launches affiliate program


set: Premature babies are sensitised to pain by intensive care treatments they receive after birth, a study suggests.

set: Premature babies 'sensitised to pain by intensive care'


set: In a press conference, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie asked a reporter if they were stupid for asking an off-topic question.

set: Gov. Chris Christie asks reporter: ``are you stupid?''


set: President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday, condemned alleged involvement of traditional rulers in communal crises in the country which had resulted in the killings of a sizeable number of people, including the youth.

set: Jonathan condemns involvement of traditional rulers in communal crises


set: Betting group Sportech said it continued to trade in line with expectations and focus on cash generation and debt reduction.

set: Sportech trading in line with expectations


set: Zetterberg, who missed the entire first round of the playoffs with an injured knee, participated in the full practice with his teammates at Joe Louis Arena.

set: Zetterberg participates in full practice


set: Concerns about violence in Mexico have led a majority of firms polled to scale back their level of operations there, or to consider doing so, according to a new survey released by International SOS Assistance, Inc.

set: Concerns about violence in Mexico have led majority of firms to scale back operations:


set: The driver of a pickup truck was killed Saturday afternoon when his truck slammed into a tree on Park Avenue in South Corning, just beyond the Corning City line.

set: Driver killed after slamming into tree in South Corning


set: Minot Police say a high-risk sex offender has moved into a northwest Minot neighborhood.


set: Calls to curb 'birthplace war' Updated: 09:37, Wednesday March 6, 2013 Migrant advocates and business groups have urged Labor and the Coalition to stop politicking over foreign workers and asylum seekers.


set: S. Korea to start broadcasts on unification with North The unification ministry said an Internet broadcasting channel would begin operating around September 26.


set: Feet on the stool, beer in hand I'm TV watching the Queen in Ottawa how was I to know that gold was collapsing right before everyone's eyes.

set: Gold collapsing right before everyone's eyes


set: State-owned oil firms have hiked auto LPG prices by Rs 6 per litre, the third increase this year.

set: Oil firms hike Auto LPG prices by Rs 6 per litre


set: Mitesh Thacker, Technical Analyst, miteshthacker.com is of the view that Bharat Forge has target of Rs 280.


set: A north downtown bakery was robbed at gunpoint very early Thursday morning, Omaha police said.


set: A 31-year-old Hilton Head Island man was charged with attempted murder after he fired a rifle at a woman Wednesday night, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.


set: Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has returned $120,000 in questionable contributions that were funneled to his gubernatorial campaign by two Georgia insurance companies.

set: Oxendine returns $120,000 in contributions


set: Indonesia has raised the alert level for two volcanoes in the Sunday Strait and Mollucas island chain to the second highest following increased volcanic activities, a volcanology official said on Tuesday.

set: Indonesia raises alert for two volcanoes


set: Saudi Aramco will halt fuel oil exports three months ahead of the start of summer, due to swelling demand for power generation fuels and tighter gas supplies, industry sources said on Monday.


set: Physicists from Rice University and Princeton University have discovered how to use one of the information technology industry's mainstay materials -- gallium arsenide semiconductors -- as an ultrasensitive microwave detector that could be suitable for next-generation computers.

set: Physicists discover ultrasensitive microwave detector


set: The US stocks managed to gain throughout the mid-day session as on one hand the world's largest economy had its second quarter final reading of its GDP showing an unexpected contraction of -0.7% which was better than the market forecasts and the prior contraction of -1.0%, whereas on the other hand gains by the technology and commodity producers supported accordingly the rise of overall shares.

set: US stocks manage to gain throughout the mid-day session...


set: Viz Media , LLC, one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has redesigned its official online store at http://store.viz.com.

set: Viz Media redesigns official online store


set: Daimler AG, the world's second-largest maker of luxury cars, is recalling about 3,108 Viano and Vito vehicles in China due to problems with the air bag, brake system and spare wheels, according to China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the country's quality watchdog.

set: Daimler AG recalls 3,108 Viano and Vito vehicles in China


set: The Netherlands is selling 1,100 army vehicles to Jordan, including a large number of armoured vehicles and freight trucks.

set: Netherlands sells army vehicles to Jordan


set: Bajaj Auto and Maruti Suzuki are looking weak, says Jai Bala, Chief Market Technician, cashthechaos.com.


set: Gov. Jay Nixon is praising Missouri farmers for helping to feed, fuel and clothe Americans and people throughout the world.


set: Oil rose above $141 a barrel Wednesday, with analysts warning that prices may spike further amid persistent concerns over tight supply and tensions in the Middle East.


set: After nine months of stalemate, the Iraqi Parliament approved a unity government that leaves Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister.

set: Iraqi Parliament approves unity government


set: This is what's in the news for Wednesday, June 1st.


set: Eisner Award-winning Sean Phillips has joined the New York Times best-selling Dark Tower creative team!


set: ``I saw people knocking themselves over leadership when I am still around and I said these are going to kutomeeza the revolution ushered in by the NRM. So I decided to hang around,'' Museveni said.


set: Kitsap County is submitting government paperwork to officially take possession of the Point No Point lighthouse.

set: Kitsap county taking possession of lighthouse


set: Australian cricket team vice-captain Shane Watson, who left the tour of India mid-way, became a father on Thursday after his wife Lee gave birth to a baby boy.


set: Super Bowl-Security, 2nd Ld-Writethru,797 Indy battens down hatches for Super Bowl security AP Photo ILMH102, ILMH101, ILMH103 Eds:


set: While it may not sound all that rare, one Colorado kindergarten class has two sets of multiples - and the chances of that happening are ``astronomical'', according to reports.

set: Colorado kindergarten class has two sets of multiples!


set: The number of mobile phone subscribers in the world will reach 5.9 billion by 2013, predicts market research firm Infonetics.

set: Mobile phone subscribers may reach 5.9 billion by 2013:


set: TV presenter Eamonn Holmes is set to make a one-off cameo on teen soap Hollyoaks.

set: Tv presenter Eamonn Holmes to make cameo on Hollyoaks


set: I hear it over and over again both during my conversations on the road, and as I skim the headlines each day, that we are in a battle for the common good.


set: The former Congolese warlord and presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba has been arrested in Belgium.

set: Former Congolese warlord arrested in Belgium


set: China A-shares closed sharply higher, with investor confidence recovering due to hopes the government will announce more market-boosting policies, dealers said.


set: Local pastors are seeking help for homeless people in Thief River Falls.

set: Local pastors seek help for the homeless


set: CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has arrived in South Africa ahead of his appearance in the Cape Argus cycling race.


set: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Tuesday as wind-whipped wildfires got close to Los Angeles killing two people, destroying dozens of structures and forcing thousands to flee.

set: Schwarzenegger declares state of emergency amidst wildfires


set: Welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather announce 'permanent' retirement from boxing.


set: PITMEN boss Dean Edwards is looking to strengthen his squad in the next couple of weeks in order to combat the growing number of games the side are about the play.


set: JSW Steel is unlikely to invest in JFE Holdings of Japan as part of the strategic collaboration agreement between the two companies.


set: Carbon levels have reached a point of no return and may trigger disastrous climate change -- unless they are reversed, scientists have warned.

set: Carbon levels may trigger disastrous climate change


set: A delegation of US congressmen led by Democrat congressman Jim Marshall will arrive in Georgia Sept. 6.

set: Delegation of US congressmen to arrive in Georgia


set: Veteran guard Montrae Holland, whom the Cowboys cut before the season started, will visit Valley Ranch on Tuesday, according to a source.

set: Montrae Holland to visit Valley Ranch on Tuesday


set: WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, preparing to make his second nominee to the Supreme Court, warned Wednesday of a ``conservative'' brand of judicial activism in which the courts are often not showing appropriate deference to the decision of lawmakers.

set: Obama warns of a 'conservative' judicial activism


set: IFA consolidator Perspective has set up a new operational board and promoted group mergers and acquisitions manager David Hesketh to group mergers and acquisitions director and group regulatory manager Julie Hepworth to group regulatory director.

set: Perspective sets up new operational board


set: A former research chemist with global pharmaceutical company sanofi-aventis admitted on Tuesday to stealing sanofi-aventis trade secrets and making them available for sale through a US subsidiary of a Chinese chemical company in China, authorities said.

set: Chemist admits to stealing sanofi-aventis secrets


set: Alec Baldwin chooses a baby name Updated: 20:42, Tuesday March 5, 2013 Alec Baldwin wants to call his unborn baby Massimo but his wife Hilaria isn't too sure about the name.


set: UK access rental and training company Lifterz has opened a powered access rental operation in Plymouth.


set: Asda has pledged to introduce 6,000 apprenticeships by the end of this year, and up to 25,000 by the end of 2012 as it seeks to change the face of retail as a career choice.


set: US stock index futures edged up on Thursday, ahead of a busy day of corporate earnings and economic data.


set: A fire that broke out May 29 at the Iranian oil well in Neft Shahr field, located in the city of Ghasr-Shirin, Kermanshah province, was extinguished after 40 days, ISNA agency reported.

set: Fire broke out at Iranian field extinguished after 40 days


set: The BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled 202 points in the mid-session trade due to fresh selling mainly in metal, banking, capital goods, consumer durable, realty and refinery counters on the back of weak Asian cues.

set: Sensex tumbles 202 points in mid-session


set: Rafael Nadal beat Argentina's Martin Alund at the Brazil Open to reach his second successive final since returning from a serious knee injury.

set: Rafael Nadal beats Martin Alund at the Brazil Open


set: A 27 year-old woman was burnt to death here after her car caught fire, a police officer said Friday.

set: Woman burnt to death as car catches fire


set: A midwife has lost a Supreme Court challenge to an inquiry by An Bord Altranais into allegations of professional misconduct against her.