set: The Middle East Newsline has confirmed Hamas has significantly expanded military training since its cease-fire with Israel.


set: New Delhi Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley will be seen fighting against sexual harassment at workplace in her upcoming film 'Hello Darling'.

set: Celina Jaitley to fight sexual harassment in 'Hello Darling'


set: HP has launched its thin and ultra-portable HP Pavilion dv2 Entertainment Notebook PC in India.

set: HP launches HP Pavilion dv2 entertainment notebook in India


set: Over years of university teaching, we've watched our students return from spring break with sunburns, scrapes and plenty of other physical injuries.


set: Friends of the Sausalito Library will hold its annual fundraiser March 24 at The Pines, a historic home at 33 Miller St.

set: Friends of the Sausalito Library to hold its annual fundraiser


set: The Gulf private equity market has slowed down as only one private equity deal worth more than $10 million took place in the region during the first quarter this year compared to four and nine deals during the fourth and third quarters respectively last year, according to statistics by Bain and Company.


set: But antioxidants may not protect women from rheumatoid arthritis or lupus after all, according to a study published in the June 9, 2010 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.

set: Antioxidants may not protect against rheumatoid arthritis or lupus


set: The Pittsburgh International Airport has suspended flights in and out of the airport due to the massive amounts of snow that has fallen in the area since Friday.

set: Pittsburgh International airport suspends flights


set: US Marines will visit New Zealand next year for the first time in at least 25 years, a sign of continuing thawing in the countries' military relations.

set: US Marines to visit New Zealand next year


set: An Iqaluit woman died in a snowmobile accident on the trail between Iqaluit and Pangnirtung Wednesday afternoon.

set: Iqaluit woman dies in snowmobile accident


set: Motorists here are taking up larger motor vehicle loan amounts because of higher car prices.

set: Motorists taking up larger vehicle loans


set: Today Boeing delivered the 7,000th 737 to come off the production line to Dubai-based flydubai.


set: At a Regulatory Commission hearing this week, Arsenal and Hull City were fined for failing to control their players during a match at the Emirates Stadium in December.

set: Arsenal and Hull City fined for failing to control their players.


set: Zhoghovurd daily reminds that MP, retired general Manvel Grigoryan brought a black fridge, believed to be made from obsidian, a tank battery and several other objects to his room in the National Assembly, adding that Versace dishes have been added to the general's precious collection.

set: Versace dishes added to general's collection


set: An Alton man was charged today with home invasion and attempted first-degree murder after a stabbing that left another man in critical condition.

set: Alton man is charged with home invasion, attempted murder


set: UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program have been ``completely agreed upon'', a Russian source close to Security Council talks told reporters on Tuesday, APA reports quoting Reuters.

set: Sanctions against Iran agreed upon: source


set: A boy has died after he was found in a pond, police said.The child, aged under five, was reported missing at 10.40am on Sunday after he disappeared from the Barrow Haven area of Lincolnshire.Humberside Police said officers attended immediately but by the time they arrived the boy had been found in a pond.He was taken to hospital in Hull where he was pronounced dead shortly after.Police said they could not give an exact age for the boy, but that he was under five.A force spokesman said the circumstances were not being treated as suspicious and a file was being prepared for the Coroner.He said: ``Police officers and paramedics treated him at the scene before he was taken by ambulance to Hull Royal Infirmary, however, he was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.''


set: Engine has launched an integrated planning unit, called Engine Strategy, to act as a central hub for its agencies.

set: Engine launches integrated planning unit


set: President Obama ensured that with the stroke of a pen friday afternoon when he signed the credit card accountability act.

set: Obama signs credit card accountability act.


set: By Matt Pepin / Boston.com staff / Bruins center Patrice Bergeron won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, the NHL announced Friday at the first of two awards programs it is holding this weekend.

set: Patrice Bergeron wins King Clancy Memorial Trophy


set: New research from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, has pointed out that sugary drinks, consumed in moderate quantities, do not contribute to weight gain, carbohydrate craving or adverse mood effects in women who are overweight.

set: Sugary drinks may not contribute to weight gain


set: Israel on Monday restricted access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound amid concerns of fresh violence at the flashpoint site as Jews celebrate the week-long Passover holiday.

set: Israel restricts access to Al-Aqsa Mosque


set: A new study suggests British people are divided by as many as seven social classes.

set: British people divided by 'seven social classes'


set: Burma tightened access to its cyclone disaster zone on Wednesday, turning back foreigners and ignoring pleas to accept outside experts who could save countless lives before time runs out.


set: A leading New Zealand newspaper Friday showered praise on India for successfully hosting the Commonwealth Games, saying ``Delhi far exceeded expectations''.


set: The number of women under the age of 30 diagnosed with cervical cancer will fall by nearly two thirds by 2025 thanks to the HPV vaccine, according to research published today.

set: Number of women under 30 with cervical cancer will fall two thirds by 2025 thanks to HPV vaccine


set: Sony fined for cyber-attack data breach Updated: 18:30, Friday January 25, 2013 Electronics giant Sony has been fined by Britain's data watchdog for a breach that compromised the personal information of millions of customers using PlayStation video games consoles.


set: Doctors in America and Britain continue with the debate on whether or not a patient should be made aware that he's dying.

set: Doctors debate whether patients should be made aware if they are dying


set: NBC and Heidi and Spencer Pratt seem determined to turn I'm a Celebrity...


set: An International Security Assistance Force helicopter made a hard landing in eastern Afghanistan today.

set: Helicopter makes hard landing in eastern Afghanistan


set: Ecuador may ask Britain to allow the transfer of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from its embassy in London to Sweden where he could respond to sex charges against him, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said.

set: Ecuador may ask Britain to transfer Assange to Sweden


set: The Centre has constituted an inter-Ministerial team to visit Sikkim to take stock of the damage following on Sunday's devastating earthquake amid fresh reports that 400 foreign tourists were stranded in worst-hit North Sikkim.


set: An autopsy determined that a woman who was found in a Brampton park Sunday died of natural causes, said Peel police.

set: Woman found in Brampton park died of natural causes


set: A West Winfield woman is accused of stealing more than $1,600 from the 40 & 8 Voiture 92 Legion Post on Judd Road in Whitestown.

set: West Winfield woman accused of stealing from legion Post


set: Honduras will welcome a new US ambassador after a one-week delay meant to show support for Bolivia's leftist leader.

set: Honduras to welcome US ambassador after delay


set: Awami National Party leader Afrasiab Khattak has said on Thursday that the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation will be implemented in next two days.

set: Nizam-e-Adl Regulation to be implemented in next two days:


set: South African captain Graeme Smith on Tuesday said since a few World Cup berths are still on offer, the players would be under pressure to perform in the one-day series against India.


set: The Tucson Padres will return to Tucson for the 2013 season, general manager Mike Feder confirmed today.


set: London, June 12 Teen star Miley Cyrus, who recently split from singer Justin Gaston, is now dating British rocker Steve Rushton of the pop band Son of Dork.

set: Miley Cyrus now dating British rocker Rushton


set: Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th home run Monday night in Miami, becoming the sixth player in history to reach that milestone.


set: EmblemHealth has launched three new freestanding dental products that permit customers to tailor dental coverage to their individual needs and budgets.

set: EmblemHealth launches three New dental products


set: The Nadi Weather Office said the tropical depression which was located over Northern part of Vanuatu yesterday has moved southeast and was located about 680km West of Nadi at 7 o'clock this morning.


set: Two children and a woman including eight persons were killed while 15 others injured in a car bomb blast in Tela Band area near old police station Badaber, police sources said.According to details, an explosive laden car was parked near the old police station in Tela Band area of Badaber, a suburban village, situated some 9 kilometers in the south-east of provincial capital Peshawar.The police said that the explosive laden car blasted,and killed two minor a woman and five other persons on the spot while injured 15 others.

set: Two children, a woman including eight killed in car-bomb blast


set: The Carlyle Group has sold SmartTrust, a Swedish provider of mobile device management and SIM management software, to Giesecke & Devrient.


set: Bharti Airtel plans to launch its 4G services in Bangalore within 30 days, an executive said, after the country's largest mobile phone carrier launched the service in the eastern city of Kolkata earlier on Tuesday.

set: Bharti Airtel to launch 4G in Bangalore within 30 days


set: BBC News is to broadcast live from Cuba next week in a move which is thought to be a first for UK News.


set: Soon after BJP declared Thursday that Asom Gana Parishad has joined the NDA and announced a seat-sharing pact between them in Assam, the regional party's chief denied joining the alliance saying the relationship is confined to sharing of seats only.


set: Richmond star Matthew Richardson hopes to play the last month of the AFL season but remains unsure about whether he will continue next year.

set: Richardson hopes to play last month of season


set: Venus Williams advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals for the seventh time with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over Francesca Schiavone today.

set: Venus Williams advances in Australian Open


set: A confident Virender Sehwag Saturday reiterated that Australians were scared of India, sounding a note of warning on the eve of the fourth one-day international between the two teams here Sunday.


set: Asian markets ended higher Wednesday led by Hong Kong shares after Chinese inflation cooled in October and after Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi agreed to resign next week following the approval of austerity measures in a vote in Parliament.


set: Merkel and Sarkozy highlighted international financial reforms and narrowed their difference on Monday.

set: Merkel, Sarkozy highlight financial reforms


set: Former President George W. Bush joined the Facebook community and thousands of people responded, saying they ``like'' him.


set: Vice Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, Air Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt conferred non-operational military awards on the personnel of Pakistan Air Force at a ceremony held here at Air Headquarters on Thursday.

set: Vice Chief of Air Staff confers non-operational military awards


set: A MAN has appeared in court accused of making tens of thousands of indecent images of children.

set: MAN accused of making tens of thousands of indecent images


set: ``It's That Easy'' is a secondary school educational project in the North Kesteven area designed by Insp Mike Jones.


set: Oil rose above $67 per barrel on Wednesday, buoyed by a fall in the dollar and higher share prices, but gains were limited by an expected increases in US oil inventories.


set: The body of 61 year-old Mr Ardern was recovered from the water's edge, just south of Groudle, by Douglas lifeboat.


set: The reasons people stay in abusive relationships range from feelings of powerlessness, loneliness, depression, low self-esteem.

set: Reasons people stay in abusive relationships


set: I opened Bleacher Report this morning, as I always do, to find the featured article on the Los Angeles Dodgers page blaring the headline, ``10 Reasons Why Andre Ethier Won't Win the Triple Crown in 2010''.

set: Andre Ethier Won't win the Triple Crown?


set: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will pay Ohio hospitals an additional $87 million for the care they provide to Medicaid patients.

set: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to pay Ohio hospitals another $87 million


set: One step towards what could be some truce of sorts was made the other day, when Tom Cruise agreed to sign the Guy Fawkes mask of an Anonymous member, and return it to him in the most gentleman-like manner.

set: Tom Cruise signs mask of Anonymous member


set: Delta Air Lines Inc. says it will refund the ticket taxes charged for travel during the shutdown of the Federal


set: A mother and her three sons were indicted last week on federal drug charges that claim they illegally sold methamphetamine in the counties of Augusta, Rockbridge and Rockingham, federal authorities said Tuesday.

set: Mother, three sons indicted on federal drug charges


set: Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, who left a trail of fans swooning at the red carpet premiere of 'My Name is Khan' at the Berlin International Film Festival, says self-mockingly he keeps getting better looking and he would soon 'look like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise'.


set: Everton tightened their grip on fourth place in the Premier League on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Reading at Goodison Park.


set: A Bossier Parish parolee faces murder charges for his alleged role in the drug overdose death of a woman in mid-June.

set: Bossier Parish parolee charged in overdose death of woman


set: FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -A judge allowed Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Matt Jones to enter a drug treatment program Monday after being arrested on a cocaine charge earlier this year.

set: Judge allows Matt Jones into drug treatment


set: Yesterday has unveiled a brand refresh with agency DixonBaxi, to help change viewer's perceptions of the factual TV channel.


set: Auckland police are having trouble identifying a cyclist involved in a crash at Avondale this morning.

set: Police having trouble identifying cyclist


set: Sri Lanka has defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in first match of the super eight round of the ICC T20 World Cup at the Lords yesterday.


set: South Sydney prop Luke Burgess has been called into the England rugby league squad to replace the suspended James Graham.


set: With the start of the summer season, airberlin is offering even more Sansibar meals on board:

set: Airberlin offers more Sansibar meals on board


set: Islamabad, Sep 24 Former President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan was faced today by a ``crisis of leadership'' leading to a massive flight of capital and foreign investment from the country in the last one year.


set: Two more government departments have agreed budget cuts with the country's finance ministry ahead of a major spending review to be published on October 20, a finance ministry spokesman said on Thursday.The Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs agreed cuts to their annual running costs, joining the Treasury, Cabinet Office and foreign ministry.

set: Two government departments agree to cuts with finance ministry


set: Remembrance Day services will be held in Bushey and Aldenham next Sunday to commemorate those who died fighting for their country.

set: Remembrance Day services to be held in Bushey and Aldenham


set: Israel says it has arrested two Palestinian men suspected of a deadly stabbing attack that killed five members of a West Bank settler family last month.

set: Israel arrests two palestinians in deadly stabbing


set: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has taken charge of a government technology and innovation commission designed to boost the country's modernization, according to a resolution posted on the government's web site on Wednesday.

set: Putin takes charge of technology and innovation commission


set: Governor Tim Kaine declared a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth this morning, following Tuesday night's severe storms.

set: Governor Kaine declares state of emergency following severe storms


set: A man with a knife held up a clerk at a Cromwell hotel Monday night.


set: Shirley Valentine has been named the most inspirational travel film in the Holiday Extras Customers' Awards 2011.

set: Shirley Valentine named most inspirational travel film


set: Hindi news channel Aaj Tak, part of the TV Today Network, has launched on Canada's Cogeco Cable, making it accessible to viewers in Ontario.


set: Britney Spears is struggling with the energetic dance routines on her Circus world tour, insiders claim.

set: Britney Spears struggling with dance routines


set: A man charged with tampering with evidence allegedly told El Paso Police Department officers ``I ate some weed, you know dog,'' after being arrested right after 1 am today.

set: Man tells officer 'I ate some weed, you know, dog'


set: Trading strategies may be focusing on banks during today's session, as financial groups provide much of the buoyancy for Britain's top share index - up one per cent at 12:04 BST.


set: Japanese auto major Honda on Wednesday said it has decided to defer capacity expansion at its second Indian plant in Rajasthan besides cutting production at the existing facility at Greater Noida, near Delhi.

set: Honda defers expansion at second plant, cuts production


set: Noel Gallagher has moved out of central London - so he can have a garden.


set: Gov.-elect Mary Fallin has scheduled a news conference to announce an appointment and to take questions about the progress of her transition team.

set: Gov.-elect Mary Fallin announcing another appointment


set: The Medina High School tennis team competed in their first Regional 2-A and under team tennis tournament recently.


set: Jewelry Television, the world's largest retailer of loose gemstones, recently announced the premiere of Tanzanite:

set: Jewelry Television?? (JTV) announces the premiere of tanzanite:


set: Film and television composer Leonard Rosenman, who won two Oscars and two Emmys during his 50-year Hollywood career, has died at age 83.

set: Film & TV composer Leonard Rosenman dies


set: A multi-agency, counter-terrorism exercise will be run in the Waikato and Otago this week.

set: Multi-agency counter-terrorism exercise to run this week


set: An historic Westmoreland County hotel has reopened after being shut for more than a year.

set: Historic Westmoreland County hotel reopens


set: Myanmar has vowed to accomplish a mission to salvage an invaluable enormous ancient bell which remained under water as a mystery for four centuries.

set: Myanmar vows to accomplish mission on salvaging ancient bell


set: A few days ago it was Barrington, now it's Nexstar getting an upgrade of its credit rating.


set: The ``Keeping Up With The Kardashians'' reality show star Kim Kardashian was spotted getting her butt grabbed on an Australian TV show yesterday called ``The Circle'' with host Chrissie Swan.

set: Kim Kardashian spotted getting her butt grabbed on Aussie TV show


set: Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, who left the company in the 80s after contracting Hodgkin's disease, has been diagnosed with lymphoma.

set: Microsoft's Paul Allen diagnosed with lymphoma


set: Looks like Blue Ivy might have a new gal pal, Kim and Kanye are reportedly having a baby girl!


set: The National Press Club was pleased with the new SABC board and hoped its new chairman cleaned up the broadcaster, it said on Thursday.

set: National Press club pleased with new SABC board


set: Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, reported today that diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations were 48 cents for its first fiscal quarter ended December 2007.

set: Lee Enterprises reports earnings for first fiscal quarter


set: Kareena Kapoor's giving the Pussycat Dolls some catty competition with her item number Meow in Rohit Shetty's Golmaal Returns.

set: Kareena Kapoor's giving Pussycat Dolls competition


set: Wilson Golf has re-signed rising PGA Tour star Ricky Barnes after the American experienced a dramatic improvement in his game since switching to FG Tour irons at the beginning of last year.


set: A Canadian colonel who admitted to 86 lurid sex crimes videotaped the brutal rape and murder of a corporal under his command, a court heard Tuesday.COURTESY OF AFP

set: Canadian colonel videotaped murders, court hears


set: New Zealand suffering biggest drought in 30 years Dairy farmer John Rose has sent more than 100 of his cows to the slaughterhouse over recent weeks as a severe drought browned pastures in New Zealand's normally verdant North Island.


set: Ellen DeGeneres has announced on Twitter and her own website that she's leaving ``American Idol'' after one season as a judge.


set: Daniel Craig is set to host the popular sketch show Saturday Night Live.

set: Daniel Craig to host Saturday Night Live


set: The main accused of Gothatar shootout, Ratna Lama, has been arrested in Banepa of Kavre district Wednesday, according to police.

set: Main accused of Gothatar shootout arrested


set: Joan Sutherland, one of the most acclaimed sopranos of the 20th century, died on Sunday at her home in Switzerland, near Montreux.


set: It's About damn Time! american Idol runner up Clay Aiken has finally come clean and confirm that he he's gay...something we all already new.


set: Although they are aware that the problem exists, UK consumers are still exposing themselves to fraud, it has been revealed.

set: UK consumers are 'exposing themselves to fraud'


set: Sonia Sotomayor, who once suggested that a wise Latina would make a better judge than a white man, was confirmed yesterday as the first Hispanic justice on the US Supreme Court.

set: Sotomayor confirmed as first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice


set: It shouldn't be any surprise then that companies are leaving the ``Golden State'' in record numbers this year for ``golder pastures'' and more business-friendly climates in other states.

set: Companies leaving California in record numbers


set: SNIPERS are targeting children in the besieged rebel-held Libyan city of Misrata, the UN's children agency says.


set: New Delhi, Sep 3 India lives in a 'troubled neighbourhood' and has to 'maintain balance and restraint even in the face of grave challenges to our security', Defence Minister AK Antony said Friday.

set: India lives in a troubled neighbourhood:


set: During a secret performance Friday night at The Box in New York, Jay-Z announced he has signed Jay Electronica to his Roc Nation label.

set: Jay-Z signs Jay Electronica to Roc Nation


set: Gold fell for the first day in three, as investors sought cash amid financial turmoil and on concerns about central bank sales of the precious metal and outflows from bullion-backed exchange-traded funds.

set: Gold falls for first day in three as investors seek out cash


set: After over a year of hard work and dedication, the long awaited e-commerce site monogiggle.com has finally opened its doors for business.


set: SexToy.com is launching two new content series that will include top lists of everything you need to know about sex toys as well a series of correlation graphs based on the company's adult toy sales data.


set: Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa would be ``delighted'' to see Cristiano Ronaldo leave Manchester United for Real Madrid.

set: Liverpool's Arbeloa would be 'delighted' if Ronaldo leaves for Real Madrid


set: As a result, the 2013-14 civic budget will now to be presented on Monday.


set: The Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee, Joseph Nyande, has disclosed to Awoko Sports that they have only two months to finish the first phase of the Olympic Africa project that is going on at Goderich.

set: 'We have two months to finish first phase of the project


set: The Ecuadorian army said on Thursday it would continue to fight Colombian rebel groups operating in Ecuador although the South American nation has broken off diplomatic relations with Colombia.

set: Ecuador says to continue fighting Colombian rebels


set: A middle school student was left on a South Bend Community School Corp. bus, the third such occurrence in the district this school year.


set: Kim Kardashian has insisted that she is just having 'fun' with her forthcoming charity single.

set: Kim Kardashian `having fun` with charity single


set: The Tories vowed to keep up the pressure on Gordon Brown over the ``smeargate'' scandal today, despite the Prime Minister writing to those named in controversial emails, expressing ``deep regret''.

set: Tories vow to keep up pressure on Brown over 'smeargate' scandal


set: Tiger Woods confirmed he will be returning to the European Tour to compete in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in February.


set: A body was found in the water on the north shore of Lake Travis Wednesday evening.

set: Body found along north shore of Lake Travis


set: The Australian dollar ticked down against major currencies in New York mid-day trading on Monday.

set: Australian dollar ticks down against majors


set: Ministers will today be pressed over whether there is any possibility Coryton oil refinery can still be saved after administrators confirmed they have failed to find a buyer to keep the plant going.

set: Can the Coryton oil refinery still be saved?


set: As Indian equities bounced back in line with the uptick in global stock prices, the Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, today said that confidence was returning to the Indian stock markets and hoped that it would stabilise in the next few days.


set: A man is recovering in hospital today after having had his ear sliced off following a row.


set: Gold slumped to a four-week low, settling below $1,700 an ounce after its second sudden selloff in less than a week.


set: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday met NCP chief Sharad Pawar, amid speculation about possible political realignment following the DMK pulling out from the ruling UPA.


set: An Anderson County teacher who was arrested Friday in Knoxville for patronizing prostitution resigned Monday.

set: Anderson County teacher arrested for prostitution resigns


set: Tiger Woods has finally owned up to his infidelities, and decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf.

set: Tiger Woods to take indefinite break from professional golf


set: National Foods, the food producer owned by Japan's Kirin Holdings, has lodged a final bid for dairy producer Dairy Farmers, a source familiar with the situation said on Monday.

set: National Foods lodges bid for Dairy Farmers: sources


set: Alicia Keys stepped out with her boyfriend Swizz Beatz, to the Gotham magazine annual gala on March 15th.


set: A NEW training centre in Weston is offering a variety of different skills courses to help find people the right job.


set: The 6-5 redshirt sophomore has had two right-ankle surgeries in his career, but coach Bret Bielema said he likes Hammond's potential.


set: Actor-director Mel Gibson will pay the mother of his toddler daughter $750,000 under a settlement disclosed Wednesday that allows her and the child to remain in their Sherman Oaks mansion.

set: Mel Gibson to pay mother of his toddler $750,000


set: Nick Clegg took his social mobility message to a London children's centre that parents fear will be closed by the local Conservative council.

set: Clegg takes social mobility message to children's centre


set: A propane tank caught fire around noon Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of area homes and schools within a mile radius.


set: The people of Niger voted for a new civilian president Saturday in landmark polls that the outgoing head of the military junta said should serve as an example of democracy to the whole of Africa, reports AFP.


set: Nepali Congress central member Pradeep Giri said on Tuesday that constitution writing would be impossible in the remaining 10-month tenure of the Constituent Assembly if the political parties continue to wrangle for power.

set: 'No constitution if parties continue wrangle for power'


set: Goalkeeper Peter Enckelman has left Hearts after the expiry of his contract with the club.

set: Goalkeeper Peter Enckelman leaves Hearts


set: Bryant broke out of a slump by scoring 24, West Virginia took command early in the second half and beat No. 8 Notre Dame 72-58 on Saturday, ending the Irish's seven-game winning streak.

set: West Virginia beats No. 8 Notre Dame 72-58


set: Nurseries are good for kids London, June 06:


set: Canada tied Costa Rica 2-2 Friday night and clinched the top spot in its group at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.


set: James Van der Beek is expecting his first child with his girlfriend, business consultant Kimberly Brook.

set: James Van der Beek expecting first child


set: Here's our latest look at people who Facebook has hired in the last week, as shown by LinkedIn.


set: AP Entertainment News Video A Utah taxicab company is suing Salt Lake City after contracts to provide service were awarded to two out-of-state competitors.

set: Taxicab company sues Salt Lake City over contract


set: The stock market bounced back Friday, a day after suffering its second-worst loss this year.


set: David Beckham has revealed that he is 'proud' to have been invited to the royal wedding with wife Victoria.

set: Beckhams 'proud' to be invited to royal wedding


set: The HTC Thunderbolt is official, and packing... well, quite a lot of the same things we've seen from just about every other phone announced so far at CES.


set: Mark Turgeon took over as coach at Maryland, school officials announced Monday.


set: A disabled trainee fireman, who has been training at a fire station for the past 6 years, is suing the Health and Safety Executive because they are banning him from qualifying as a fireman.

set: Disabled trainee fireman sues Health and Safety Executive


set: The new Malaysia Power Report forecasts that the country will account for 1.35% of Asia Pacific regional power generation by 2013, with a broadly balanced domestic market.

set: Malaysia will account for 1.35% of Asia Pacific regional power generation by 2013


set: Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed that she would like to record an album.


set: The freight corridor project has been extended from Delhi up to Ludhiana and the work will commence soon.

set: Freight corridor has been extended up to Ludhiana:


set: A former investment account manager pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing $60,000 from a woman who had been dead since 1994.


set: Area Girl Scouts from Maysville and Franklin local school districts partnering with State Farm and the Alfred Carr Center are hosting a safety fair from 10 am to 2 pm today in the parking lot of South Zanesville Kmart.


set: China has launched its most advanced maritime patrol ship off the coast of Weihai City in eastern Shandong Province, said an official with the Ministry of Transport Sunday.

set: China launches most advanced maritime patrol ship


set: Patna, Aug 5 A private chopper carrying JD President Sharad Yadav and three other passengers, including Bihar Minister for Road Construction Prem Kumar, made an emergency landing at Jakkanpur on the outskirts of the city today due to a technical problem.Yadav along with Bihar minister Prem Kumar, Secretary to Chief Minister S Siddharth and Road Department Secretary Prataya Amrit took off from the airport here for Chausa in Madhepura to attend an official function, Civil Aviation Department Additional Chief Pilot-cum-Joint Director Captain Deepak Kumar Singh said.

set: Chopper carrying Sharad Yadav makes emergency landing


set: HBO has renewed Treme for its third season, according to Deadline.


set: Ooyala Inc., the leading provider of end-to-end video platform applications and services, today announced that it has released native support of closed captioning Customers of Ooyala's publishing platform can now create and publish closed caption text across all of their content, in minutes This feature is especially useful for content owners whose viewers are hearing impaired.

set: Ooyala - Ooyala releases native support of closed captioning


set: New York Gov. David Paterson is shooting down talk that his resignation is imminent, calling ``outrageous rumors'' about his alleged womanizing and drug use a ``callous and sleazy'' assault on his character.

set: New York Gov. David Paterson shooting down rumors.


set: Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, says she will not seek re-election in 2012.


set: Former major league slugger and admitted steroids user Jose Canseco is back in baseball after signing with an independent league team in Massachusetts.


set: In order to eliminate this unwanted natural event, Rittal has introduced heaters for their outdoor cabinet range to keep the chill off delicate electronics housed within them.

set: Rittal introduces heaters for outdoor cabinet range


set: A key state lawmaker has proposed a $5 tax on acts of prostitution in Nevada, where brothels operate legally in some areas, and a counseling agency for sex workers that would be funded by part of the tax revenue.

set: Lawmaker proposes $5 tax on acts of prostitution


set: Kurtley Beale assault case adjourned Updated: 17:35, Wednesday February 6, 2013 A court case involving allegations rugby union star Kurtley Beale assaulted a Brisbane bouncer has been adjourned for two weeks.


set: Fortinet® -- a market-leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management solutions -- today announced that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a participating member.

set: Fortinet joins PCI Security Standards Council


set: Footwear and accessories maker Steven Madden sued eBay on Tuesday over purportedly fake watches being sold on the online marketplace's website.


set: Broadcast television has lost another major sporting event to cable, this time the NFL Pro Bowl, which is moving to ESPN.


set: GeoBio Energy, Inc. today announced that it has signed separate, definitive stock purchase agreements for the acquisitions of two companies in the oil and natural gas services industry: one, a civil construction company located in the Piceance Creek Basin of Colorado and, the other, Farmington, New Mexico-based H&M Precision Products, Inc..

set: GeoBio Energy, Inc. signs definitive agreements for the Acquisition of two companies in the oil and natural gas services industry


set: Google is reportedly testing display ads in Gmail, with images appearing alongside messages in users' inboxes.


set: Cosatu and striking miners clash at a rally at Olympia Stadium in Rustenburg on 27 October 2012.

set: Cosatu and striking miners clash at rally


set: The Tennessee Titans have gotten even bigger on the defensive line with the signing of 340 pound DT Lamar Divens yesterday.

set: Tennessee Titans get bigger on defensive line:


set: Friday furloughs for Kansas legislators have been delayed as the leadership tries to work out the details.

set: Furloughs for Kansas legislators delayed


set: New data, released today for the first time, reveals the truth about every secondary school's performance.

set: New data reveals the truth about school performance


set: LEADERS of Ikpokpo community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, raised alarm, Wednesday, over an attack on the community by armed youths.


set: Oshkosh property owners owe more than $4.1 million in back taxes, a 19.5 percent increase from the total owed in December 2009.

set: Property owners owe more than $4.1 million in back taxes


set: President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Barak Obama on his re-election as President of the United States of America.

set: President Jonathan congratulates Obama on his re-election


set: Zoran Kovcic and Mahogany Walker in ``Not Now, Darling,'' which ends its run Sunday at Hedgerow Theatre.


set: Warwickshire closed in on their first LV County Championship title since 2004 on a day when an unbeaten century from Liam Dawson was not enough to prevent Hampshire being relegated to Division Two.

set: Warwickshire close in on County Championship title


set: Minister Hazel Blears is declaring war on political correctness and its grip on British culture.

set: Hazel Blears declares war on political correctness


set: As a Chinese saying goes, neighbors wish each other well, just as loved ones do to each other, Xi said, delivering a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the BFA Annual Conference 2013.

set: Neighbors wish each other well, just as loved ones do to each other:


set: A public elementary school was found broken into on Monday in the West Side Austin neighborhood.


set: Grammy-winning guitarist and composer Bill Frisell has signed with Savoy Jazz and is preparing for the release of ``Beautiful Dreamers''-- a stunning recording consisting of original compositions and striking reinterpretations performed along with the unique talents of Eyvind Kang and Rudy Royston.


set: Update: 1:16PM We are healers, not killers, says the spokesman of the religious group blamed for the death of a teen.


set: A MAN was shot dead by an unidentified suspect at the tricycle terminal in Barangay Alangilan, Bacolod City, Sunday evening.


set: There is a new concern at the Webmaster World with many Webmasters reporting that Google is showing their 'robots.txt file' in its SERPS.

set: Google shows 'robots.txt file' in its SERPS!


set: Sir Bruce Forsyth has no plans to retire from 'Strictly Come Dancing' because he still gets a huge ''buzz'' from the show.


set: As many as 35 Congress legislators were suspended from the Chhattisgarh assembly Thursday for shouting slogans near the speaker's chair and disrupting the proceedings of the house.

set: 35 Congress legislators suspended from Chhattisgarh assembly


set: Dame Eileen Atkins has slated ``laddish'' female TV presenters in an interview with the Radio Times.


set: A North Carolina woman spent 19 hours in a wooded area before a group of kids saw where her SUV ran off the road and found her, MyFOX8 in North Carolina reported.


set: Tiger Woods has just ended his two and a half year PGA Tour title drought thanks to the victory he scored at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.


set: Police raided live poker club in Kiev, Ukraine.


set: Many baseball officials believe that the Braves are still the favorites to land Padres' starter Jake Peavy in a trade this winter.


set: EPB residential customers will see a decrease in the cost of electric power, due to TVA's monthly Fuel Cost Adjustment, on any bill printed on or after Wednesday, Dec. 1.

set: EPB customers to see decrease in cost of electric power


set: For anybody who might not know the history of Dr. Kwabena Adjei, NDC Chairman, the man is a strong Nkrumaist and would still have been except for his strong conviction that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was betrayed.


set: A team of BBC2 documentary makers has discovered a previously unknown polar bear sanctuary in the Arctic, which is home to an estimated 20 bears.

set: Documentary makers discover polar bear sanctuary in the Arctic


set: Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued a resolution on optional retirement for the federal government Emirati employees who have completed 30 years or more as per the federal pension and social security law.

set: Vp issues resolution on optional retirement


set: The Foreign Office on Thursday said that Pakistan will not compromise on water issues in its upcoming dialogue with India.

set: Pakistan not to compromise on water issues with India:


set: BIOTECH giant Bayer has showed it plans to play hardball on any patent infringements across the globe, securing a partial success in enforcing patent rights in the notoriously hard to win Chinese courts.


set: Steve Litzow has earned another term in the state Senate representing the 41st Legislative District.


set: Kashmir Solidarity Day symbolising Pakistan's continued moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiris' cause is being observed today across the length and breadth of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir with a pledge to continue support to Kashmiris in their just struggle.


set: Before leaving for the holidays, President Bush made his final pardons...


set: Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, at the last minute, gave up his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday morning in a case where he faces more than 50 counts of child sex abuse.


set: Five treasure hunters were nabbed by police along with arms and equipment and a car on Tuesday evening in Thanthirimale area in Anuradhapura in the Wilpattu forest.


set: Intuit Inc. has completed its acquisition of privately held Medfusion, a Cary, NC based leader in patient-to-provider communications.

set: Intuit completes acquisition of Medfusion


set: An East Rochester police sergeant was charged with DWI today after a head-on crash in Perinton sent him and three teenage males to the hospital.

set: East Rochester police sergeant charged with DWI after crash


set: Surprise checks were carried out in the 'Anaivarukkum Kalvi' linking Centres as per the orders of State Director of the Project Vijayakumar.


set: NEW YORK Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another has entered the Belmont Stakes detention barn, joining most of the horses he will be facing in his bid to become the first Triple Crown winner in 34 years.

set: I'll Have Another enters Belmont detention barn


set: Heavy snow and high winds have caused a series of power outages in the White Pass area, affect-ing 374 customers since Thursday.

set: Heavy snow causes power outages in White Pass area


set: Female chimps tend to keep quiet during sex so their female rivals don't find out what they've been up to.


set: A Hatfield man has been found guilty of shooting his neighbor's dog as it was laying inside a home.

set: Man found guilty of shooting neighbor's dog


set: HOUSTON Houston Rockets forward Jordan Hill injured his right knee in practice Saturday and is expected to miss at least two weeks.


set: A former All Black who pleaded guilty to assaulting a child has had his name permanently suppressed.

set: Former All Black's name permanently suppressed


set: Taiwan plans to speed up talks with diplomatic rival China this year on a wide-reaching trade deal amid a worsening global economic crisis, the Commercial Times said on Monday.

set: Taiwan to speed up talks with China on trade deal


set: The cyclonic storm 'Thane' over south-west and south-east Bay of Bengal is likely to move west-north-westwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm Thursday.

set: Cyclonic storm 'Thane' likely to intensify


set: York-based Tissue Regenix Group has narrowed annual losses following a ``pivotal year'' in which it completed a £25m fundraising.


set: RUTLAND was represented at the Vatican last week when MP Alan Duncan met Pope Benedict XVI.

set: Rutland MP Alan Duncan meets Pope Benedict XVI


set: Paramount Pictures announced today that it is making ``Mission Impossible IV.'' The film, which will be produced by Tom Cruise, JJ Abrams and Bad Robot Productions and will star Cruise, will be released Memorial Day weekend 2011.

set: Paramount Pictures to make Mission Impossible IV.:


set: View ``Rafael Nadal wins 2013 French Open'' on Spundge


set: Robin Hibbard, a regular on MTV's Road Rules Real World Challenge, is reportedly pregnant.


set: After 113 days, including a final, marathon 16-hour day of negotiations in a hotel in New York, the NHL lockout finally ended in the wee hours Sunday morning.


set: Round Rock tripped the Royals 8-6 at Rosenblatt.


set: Dwight Howard works on his free throw shooting with so called 'free throw master' Ed Palubinskas.

set: Dwight Howard working with free throw master Ed Palubinskas


set: A Brigham City man has been charged with printing fake checks and selling them in three states, resulting in thousands of dollars in losses.

set: Brigham City man charged with printing fake checks


set: The American Islamic Congress today called on the Yemeni government to drop all charges against independent journalist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani , who faces a sentencing hearing tomorrow that could result in the death penalty.

set: American Islamic Congress calls on Yemen to drop charges against independent journalist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani


set: A federal appeals court has affirmed a judgment and sentence for a Missouri man convicted of weapons charges after he was arrested in a federal sweep last year.

set: Federal appeals court affirms judgment, sentence for sw mo.


set: SAO PAULO -Three-time defending Brazilian champion Sao Paulo signed Argentine right back Adrian Gonzalez on a one-year contract from San Lorenzo on Tuesday.

set: Sao Paulo signs Argentine defender Gonzalez


set: Gov. Steve Beshear on Friday vetoed the controversial ``religious freedom'' bill recently approved by the Kentucky General Assembly.

set: Gov. Steve Beshear vetoes controversial 'religious freedom' bill


set: Small-scale, independent craft brewers in the US are gaining alcohol market share, according to date released today by an industry association, on the back of increased support for local breweries and changing consumer tastes.


set: Global Graphics has won a new contract from Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. to supply a white label version of its gDoc PDF creator for the DocuWorks document handling software.

set: Global Graphics wins new contract with Fuji Xerox


set: Rupert Murdoch has just been named co-chair of the Partnership for New York City, which, in case you are wondering, is a ``network of business leaders dedicated to enhancing the economy of the five boroughs of New York City and maintaining the city's position as the center of world commerce, finance and innovation.''

set: Rupert Murdoch named Co-Chair of the Partnership for New York City


set: Patsy Sutton, the matriarch of a family of college basketball coaches, has died in Oklahoma at age 74.


set: Paolo Di Canio has vowed to 'change everything' at Sunderland during the summer if they survive relegation this season.

set: Di Canio vows to 'change everything' at Sunderland in the summer


set: China said Wednesday it supported a political transition in Syria and was not attached to President Bashar Assad as it defended its record during a visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.


set: The a cappella group Penn Masala performed at the White House on Wednesday, Oct. 14, to celebrate the signing of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.


set: Seven retailers in Pismo Beach were cited for selling tobacco to a minor in a sting operation over the weekend.

set: Retailers cited for selling tobacco to minors in sting


set: Six people were jailed on felony charges since late Friday, according to booking records kept at the Western Regional Jail.


set: One person is dead after a boat capsized on Lake Moultrie on Sunday.

set: One dead after boat capsizes on Lake Moultrie


set: Here we highlight six ways to use multiple displays with a laptop, including a couple of portable solutions suited to traveling executives and alternatives for employees working from a laptop-based workstation.

set: Six ways to use multiple displays with your laptop


set: The Bank of Canada today announced that it will begin accepting US Treasury securities as collateral under its Standing Liquidity Facility.

set: Bank of Canada to accept US Treasuries as collateral


set: Tyson Foods Inc. reported a smaller quarterly profit due to higher feed costs for its chickens and the company expects that business to post a loss in the current quarter.

set: Tyson Foods profit down on higher feed costs


set: A Penryn volunteer photographer for the London Marathon has now decided to run the race himself in the Olympic year of 2012.

set: Volunteer photographer for London Marathon decides to run


set: Toronto police, working in conjunction with other authorities, executed about 100 search warrants in a pre-dawn raid in the Toronto area and Ottawa Tuesday.

set: Police execute pre-dawn raids in Toronto, Ottawa


set: Mumbai, Dec 1 Director-turned-actor Farhan Akhtar has postponed his next directorial venture to act in a new film, a psychological thriller that will be made by debutant Vijay Lalvani.

set: Farhan Akhtar postpones next directorial venture to act


set: India loses Rs.2 lakh crore every year on account of corrosion of infrastructure, industrial equipment and other vital installations, a leading industry body said as Corrosion Awareness Day is observed globally Sunday.

set: India loses Rs.2 lakh crore every year due to corrosion


set: New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker did travel with the team to Atlanta, according to coach Bill Belichick.


set: A woman who stabbed her stepfather to death after a St Valentine's night dinner with her mother ended in an arguement has admitted killing him.


set: Cleco Corp., a Pineville utility company, declared dividends on its common and preferred stock this morning.


set: Spartan Stores, Inc., a leading regional grocery distributor and retailer, today announced that it will webcast the 2011 annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 9:00 am ET. The meeting will be hosted by Spartan's Chairman, Craig Sturken, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Eidson.

set: Spartan Stores to webcast annual shareholders meeting


set: Liability driven investing remains popular but extreme conditions in the gilt and swap markets have made it challenging for pension funds to hedge their risks.


set: The Home Depot says they will be hiring 375 seasonal workers in the Buffalo area.


set: Fox Sports has a new CMO in Eric Markgraf, a veteran in the unit's marketing operations.


set: Sports Writer DENVER -Manny Delcarmen has arrived at Coors Field to meet his new bleary-eyed teammates, whom he'll try to help capture the NL wild card.


set: Union defeated the #21 Ithaca men's lacrosse team 11-2 Tuesday evening at Frank Bailey Field at Union.


set: A truck accident Thursday morning closed Route 50 in Taylor County in front of CNS Auto Broker.

set: Truck accident closes Route 50 in Taylor county


set: Anupam Kher is ``the most romantic man I ever met in my life'', revealed Kirron Kher at the launch of the actor's book ``The Best Thing About You Is You''.


set: Usain Bolt will have to qualify for the 100 metres at this year's world championships after Jamaican officials decided the country's automatic entry into the race should go to his training partner Yohan Blake.

set: Bolt will have to qualify for 100 metres at world championships


set: Art may be the key to improving the quality of life of dementia patients, evidence from a new Lincoln trial suggests.

set: Can art improve quality of life for dementia patients?


set: A 17-year-old boy has died after being bashed at an Adelaide party, police say.


set: The Revelstoke Grizzlies lost for only the second time in regulation this season, falling 5-2 to the Sicamous Eagles in KIJHL action last night.

set: Revelstoke Grizzlies fall 5-2 to Sicamous Eagles


set: The latest index of loan activity and rate comparisons from Georgia Credit Union Affiliates shows Georgia's credit unions have continued through the first half of 2009 to offer consumers savings through lower rates on auto loans and credit cards, and fewer and lower transactional fees.

set: Credit unions continue to offer consumers savings


set: Spanish carrier Spanair filed for voluntary bankruptcy Monday, officials said, three days after abruptly stopping all flights and stranding tens of thousands of passengers.

set: Spanair files for voluntary bankruptcy; strands tens of thousands of passengers


set: Bellevue teachers have voted to end their nine-day strike, approving a contract agreement that gives them more money and more control over lesson plans.


set: Hotel group Jurys Inn, which has hotels in Birmingham and Derby, has completed a financial restructuring to cut its debt, with a number of new investors providing funds to the business.

set: Jurys Inn completes financial restructuring


set: Britain is already in a recession with unemployment set to soar and business confidence and profits now at record lows, according to a report.


set: Hooda, who would address several public meetings at Surat during the visit, said, ``Haryana is ahead of Gujarat in every sphere,'' an official release said here.

set: Haryana is ahead of Gujarat in every sphere:


set: Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan is likely to meet hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in Srinagar today.

set: Ram Vilas Paswan to meet Syed Ali Shah Geelani


set: A pilot on his way home to Maine made an emergency landing in a Maryland field when his small plane ran out of gas.


set: London - British singer Elton John has been released from hospital and is feeling ``fine'' after suffering a severe case of flu and a bacterial infection, his spokesman said Friday.

set: Elton John out of hospital and 'feeling fine'


set: The mercury dropped to four degree Celsius, making a new record of minimum temperature in the present winter season in the district.


set: Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor, a two-time Oscar winner and Hollywood beauty whose screen success was sometimes overshadowed by her tumultuous personal life, died on Wednesday at age 79.


set: FORD will be the next carmaker to quit manufacturing in Australia because ``throwing money'' at the industry can only work in the short term, a visiting analyst said yesterday.

set: Ford will be next carmaker to quit Australia


set: Singaporeans are fed a massive dose of propaganda by the Straits Times today to promote the seismic ``shift'' in the ruling party's much maligned ``foreign talent'' policy.

set: Massive propaganda by Straits Times to promote ``shift'' in ruling party's ``foreign talent'' policy


set: Double World Cup winner Ronaldo has picked up a calf injury that will likely see him miss the next Brazilian league match and the Brazil Cup semi-final, his Corinthians club said Thursday.


set: Google has officially confirmed that the Nexus One is not coming to Verizon.


set: A program aimed at keeping Camden students in high school is to be unveiled today by Rutgers University-Camden and the AT&T Foundation.

set: Program to keep Camden students in school


set: A volunteer firefighter killed while responding to a call was laid to rest Saturday in Concord.


set: Northwood University and men's basketball coach Rollie Massimino will host overnight and day boys basketball camps June 19-23 at the school, 2600 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach.

set: Northwood University hosting boys basketball camps


set: The Kerala High Court on Monday said that sex with young girls had become the ``luxury'' of the rich and rejected the bail pleas of eight accused in a case relating to the rape of a minor girl allegedly by 100-odd men over a period of time.

set: 'Sex with young girls has become luxury of rich'


set: Word came to WND tonight via an e-mail from Christer Johansson, who said, ``I was released from jail today, after 2 terrible months! ...

set: 'Released today, after 2 terrible months!'


set: Mobile network services provider Numerex has launched its M2M interactive platform.

set: Numerex launches M2M interactive platform


set: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was arrested on Friday in a case relating to the imposition of emergency rule in 2007 and was presented before a magistrate, becoming the first former army chief to face such action.

set: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf arrested


set: A man found human bones while digging in his courtyard about 9pm yesterday.


set: A Fitchburg man was charged Thursday with four separate hate crimes in connection with a confrontation he had with co-workers on June 30.


set: Five buildings and someone's personal storage space burned overnight in Granite Falls.


set: Robert Bosch expects to cut 10,000 jobs this year and keep 100,000 more staff on short working hours amid an auto industry slump that could last for years, Chief Executive Franz Fehrenbach said.


set: US border agents at the Peace Bridge have seized $1 million in ecstasy pills hidden among bushels of blueberries in a transport truck bound for Florida.

set: Border agents seize $1 million in ecstasy


set: And as 2010 comes to a close, Mintel offers nine consumer trends to watch in 2011.


set: Pro Softnet Corporation, a leader in the Storage-as-a-Service, Online Backup and Storage market, today announced that IDrive online backup continued its growth course registering robust growth for the first 9 months of the year.

set: IDrive online backup continues growth course;


set: The German football federation on Tuesday suspended an assistant referee during an investigation into whether he may have participated in match-fixing.

set: German federation suspends assistant referee


set: Afghan President Karzai said he may call an early presidential election to leave enough time for the new government to handle a planned security transition from US forces to Afghans.

set: Afghan's Karzai says he may call early election


set: Northampton town centre is to get a £50,000 facelift in the hope of attracting more people into shops and businesses.

set: Northampton town centre to get a £50,000 facelift


set: Two Tallahassee business owners are out on bond tonight after being arrested for tax fraud.

set: Tallahassee business owners arrested for tax fraud


set: A Norwegian family has won the national lottery three times in six years.


set: OpenTV, a developer of interactive TV software and services, said that its board of directors has rejected an unsolicited takeover bid by Swiss content protection technology firm Kudelski Group.

set: OpenTV rejects takeover bid from Kudelski Group


set: Hyderabad, Oct 14 Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field against Trinidad and Tobago in their Group A Champions League Twenty20 cricket match here Wednesday.

set: Deccan Chargers elect to field against Trinidad and Tobago


set: JSE closed in the red on Wednesday, giving up nearly 600 points amid 'healthy profit taking' after the market had 'gotten ahead of itself' over the previous few days, according to a local trader.


set: An El Paso man was charged with DWI and possession of cocaine after a traffic stop late Friday night, El Paso Police said.

set: El Paso man charged with DWI, possession of cocaine


set: Ottawa's Green Bin program will be extended to include ten apartment buildings across the city in a pilot project approved by the environment committee Tuesday.

set: Green Bin program to be extended to some apartment buildings


set: The FBI says it has identified the remains of two more US contractors kidnapped in Iraq.

set: FBI identifies remains of US contractors


set: The `` Bill will certainly be tabled'' before the Parliament in the monsoon session starting on August 1, Narayanasamy told reporters at the airport here, adding, Congress alone was taking efforts to bring in the Lokpal Bill despite BJP being in power earlier.

set: 'Lokpal Bill will be tabled in Parliament in monsoon session'


set: Truro City boss Lee Hodges hailed young goalkeeper Ollie Chenoweth after the White Tigers beat Staines Town 2-1 at Treyew Road.

set: Truro City boss Hodges hails on loan goalkeeper Ollie Chenoweth


set: But President Aquino appears to favor the expansion of the existing Tagbilaran airport instead of building a new one on the island-tourist spot Panglao.

set: President Aquino favors expansion of Tagbilaran airport


set: In a mission driven effort to support the marketing of art created by Yolo County artists, YoloArts is hosting a workshop to teach the skills necessary to convert conventional artwork into a digital format for uploading and inclusion in websites, and useful for presentation and submission purposes.


set: Now that New York has a new junior senator, Caroline Kennedy is likely to retreat back into privacy following her brief and at times torturous foray into public life.

set: Bruised Caroline Kennedy retreats into privacy


set: Sarah Palin kicks off her nationwide bus tour on Sunday in Washington at the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally.

set: Sarah Palin kicks off nationwide bus tour


set: Pakistani Actor Veena Malik and Ashmit Patel, who visited the Ajmer Sharif dargah have set the rumour mills abuzz again.

set: Veena Malik & Ashmit Patel visit Ajmer Sharif dargah


set: Farmers still waiting for a new well or a connection to a public water supply got a reprieve this week when Gov. Jay Nixon extended by 45 days the emergency water program that he announced in July.


set: ``I grabbed the barrel and tried to push it away and bang - it blew my hand to pieces,'' Roy Neisler, 74, told the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court yesterday.


set: But the second-bottom Dons, who have now lost their last six league games, regained lost pride following their second-half capitulation in their 68-12 defeat at Featherstone, and they fully deserved the rousing reception from home fans at the final whistle.


set: team will be on display Monday when single-game tickets go on sale.


set: AT&T today said it will cut 12,000 jobs, many of them in December and others ``throughout 2009.''


set: France President Francois Hollande arrived in Kabul on Friday on a previously unannounced visit to meet French soldiers he has vowed to pull out of the war-torn country by the end of the year.

set: France President Francois Hollande arrives in Kabul


set: The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a GOP war on women.


set: Kochi , Jan 8 Trade Union leaders of Apollo Tyres Company in Kalamassery in Ernakulam, which has declared a lock-out since December 6 last, today alleged that the Management was deliberately prolonging the lockout even after the unions had accepted all their demands.

set: Management deliberately prolonging the lockout:


set: Defence Minister AK Antony has congratulated subedar Vijay Kumar for winning the silver medal in the 25m rapid-fire shooting event at the London Olympics.

set: Antony congratulates Vijay Kumar on winning silver medal at London Olympics


set: A US inventor says he's developed a non-lethal, portable sonic weapon that makes its targets drop their weapons and cover their ears.

set: Inventor develops non-lethal sonic weapon


set: AP Business Writer Air France-KLM said Tuesday that it returned to profit in the three months up to June thanks to a ?1.03 billion gain from the listing of travel reservations company Amadeus, in which it has a stake.


set: News Corp has held talks to give control of Myspace to the music label-owned video site Vevo.com, but the likelihood of a deal being reached was slim, a person with knowledge of the talks said.

set: News Corp in talks to give control of Myspace to the Music label-owned video site Vevo.com


set: The cost of treating heart disease and stroke in the United States is expected to triple in the next 20 years, to $818 billion.

set: Cost of treating heart disease and stroke to triple


set: Iraq threw open the world's third largest oil reserves to foreign firms today, putting British and US companies in pole position five years after US-led troops invaded the country to oust Saddam Hussein.

set: Iraq throws open oil reserves to foreign firms


set: The US army on Thursday handed over to Iraq control of the last former anti-Al Qaeda fighters credited with bringing calm to many strife-ridden areas of the country at the height of the insurgency.

set: US army hands Iraq control of last anti-Al Qaeda fighters


set: US Representative Gregg Harper, a Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement today on the House floor in support of legislation to repeal the ``Affordable Care Act:'' ``The so-called 'Affordable Care Act' is nothing short of politics above economics. ``This penalizing law is loaded with excessive constraints and oppressive federal mandates on states. As Medicaid rolls rise, state revenues continue to fall, and this law only increases the challenges that Governors face in their attempts to balance their budgets. ``Instead of granting state executives the authority to tailor their Medicaid programs to their states' diverse populations, the 'Affordable Care Act' implements a one-size-fits-all Maintenance of Effort provision which restricts states from changing their Medicaid programs. ``Republicans want to provide states with the flexibility they need to manage their health programs. This is simply one example of why I am committed to repealing this carelessly crafted health care law and replacing it with reforms centered on decreasing costs and protecting our middle-class jobs.''

set: Harper - 'Affordable Care Act' is nothing short of politics above economics


set: The Food and Drug Administration says it found traces of listeria at a Kellogg Co. plant in Augusta, Ga.

set: FDA finds traces of listeria at Kellogg plant


set: Toronto-based sales company Cinemavault has picked up international rights to crime drama La Run and western reboot Lawman.


set: While everyone from SRK, Hrithik and Rajinikanth are playing superheroes in upcoming films, Akki says he plays the biggest superhero.


set: Sony Corp. needs to extend financial support to Sony Ericsson, its mobile phone handset joint venture with Ericsson, Sony chief financial officer Nobuyuki Oneda said on Thursday.


set: Corruption in poor countries has created a humanitarian disaster which threatens to derail the global fight against poverty, Transparency International said.

set: Corruption creating humanitarian disaster:


set: In one month, SearchLove is coming to NYC for two days.


set: Chocolate may reduce heart disease by 37% and strokes by 29% according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.


set: 3 children police say were taken by a man after an argument with their mother have been recovered safely.

set: 3 children taken after argument recovered safely


set: The Richland teenager who was hit by a car more than a week ago died Friday in the hospital.


set: Inflation in Australia is growing at its fastest rate on record, lessening the chance of a rate cut before Christmas, a private indicator released on the eve of the Reserve Bank of Australia's next meeting shows.

set: Inflation in Australia grows at fastest rate on record


set: Syria is dealing ``wisely'' with international sanctions imposed on it over the regime's deadly crackdown on dissent, its central bank's deputy governor said on Thursday.

set: Syria is dealing ``wisely'' with sanction


set: Will Smith praised ``fantastic'' Barack Obama for his Nobel Peace Prize -- and joked he could play him in a film because they both have big ears.

set: Will Smith praised 'fantastic' Barack Obama


set: Actor Lane Garrison has pleaded not guilty to one count of misdemeanor domestic violence following an alleged altercation with his ex-girlfriend.


set: Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary products that address important therapeutic needs in the field of neuroscience, today announced Transcept management is scheduled to present at two upcoming investor conferences.

set: Transcept Pharmaceuticals to present at two upcoming investor conferences


set: EMI Group Ltd. said Abbey Road Studios, where the Beatles recorded their last album, is not for sale and may benefit from plans under discussion to revive it.

set: Emi says its Abbey Road studios are not for sale


set: Indian sugar futures opened flat on Tuesday amid low volumes as traders waited for fresh directions, analysts said.

set: India sugar futures opens flat amid low volumes


set: The United States suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice of storing them at home in a place that is often unlocked, according to a report released Wednesday by two of the nation's leading health research institutions.

set: US suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation


set: National Weather Service forecasters say Reno ended the year with its driest December since 1883 as no rain fell during the month, and things weren't much better at Tahoe.

set: Reno ends year with driest December since 1883


set: Asian currencies advanced, led by South Korea's won and the Indonesian rupiah, on speculation overseas investors will pour more funds into regional assets as the global economy recovers.


set: State officials say Illinois hunters took at least 105,595 deer during the state's seven-day firearm hunting season that ran Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 4-7.


set: Six DC schools, with a reputation for under-achievement, will be overhauled under a shake-up announced by Mayor Fenty and Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee.


set: Pratt & Whitney, a company that specializes in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, industrial gas turbines and space propulsion systems, is creating 180 new jobs in the Columbus, Georgia, area.


set: Siemens has introduced the ACUSON X700 ultrasound system in India which provide the same facilities like the hi-end healthcare providers.

set: Siemens introduces ACUSON X700 ultrasound system in India


set: Hutchinson Technology Inc., a maker of disk drive components, said Tuesday it plans to cut hundreds of jobs at its plant in central Minnesota and consolidate some of its manufacturing operations into a newer plant in Eau Claire.

set: Hutchinson Technology to consolidate operations


set: A pregnant woman has died of swine flu in Egypt, the country's seventh fatality from the flu virus, Daily News Egypt reported on Tuesday.

set: Pregnant woman dies of swine flu in Egypt


set: radio tower in northeastern Tippecanoe County collapsed this morning, killing 2 men who were adding another segment onto the structure.


set: Unknown Gaza militants on Wednesday morning fired two makeshift rockets into southern Israel, Israeli Radio Arabic service reported.

set: Gaza militants fire two rockets into Israel:


set: Ben Roethlisberger has been cleared by the NFL to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers beginning next week, although no decision has been made on the length of his suspension.


set: Red Rocket Media, a specialist content marketing agency, surveyed marketing professionals across a wide range of sectors and found that 32% of businesses cited 'lack the time' as their biggest social media challenge, closely followed by 28% who cited 'creating original content'.

set: 32% of businesses cite ``lack of time'' as biggest social media challenge


set: The overall trade deficit rose to $2.099 billion in July-November period of fiscal 2007-08, from $1.162 billion during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal registering an increase of 80.64 per cent.

set: Trade deficit rose to $2.099 billion in July-November


set: Miami forward Andy Miele was won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the top player in college hockey.

set: Miami of ohio's Miele wins Hobey Baker Award


set: An international forum on North Korea is scheduled for next week in Palo Alto in an effort to educate the public on reunifying the two Koreas.

set: Forum on North Korea scheduled in Palo Alto


set: A man was shot in the head after trying to break up a fight between two women on Tuesday night, police in New Castle say.

set: Man shot in head trying to break up fight between women


set: A large fire has engulfed an empty seafront hotel in Weston-super-Mare sending up plumes of black smoke.


set: Devin Velez was eliminated Thursday on ``American Idol'' after he received the fewest votes among the finalists.

set: Devin Velez is eliminated on 'American Idol'


set: Scottish golfer, Martin Laird won the Arnold Palmer Invitational after the final days play on Sunday.

set: Martin Laird wins Arnold Palmer Invitational


set: James Murdoch, the son of the media magnate Rupert Murdoch has quit as the chairman of BSkyB, the British satellite broadcaster.

set: James Murdoch quits as the chairman of BSkyB


set: A Rhode Island man remained hospitalized with critical injuries Tuesday after an ATV crash in Maine over the weekend.

set: Ri man remains hospitalized after ATV crash


set: Bollywood film-makers are going back and forth in time with films like Teri Meri Kahaani and Dangerous Ishq.


set: Race track mogul Bruton Smith is now suing the City of Concord and Cabarrus County in a years-long dispute over tax incentives he was promised when he built a drag strip near Lowe's Motor Speedway.


set: The Chicago city council approved on Wednesday the issue of up to $2.1 billion r evenue bonds, split into two different issuances that will be priced respectively in the summer and the fall, a spokeswoman for the city's finance office said.

set: Chicago city council approves up to $2.1 billion bonds


set: City school officials say they've cut school bus delays, getting kids to school and back home on schedule more than 90 percent of the time.


set: An Indiana woman was charged with forgery on Wednesday afternoon for allegedly passing three fraudulent traveler's checks at a local business on Sept. 17, reports stated.


set: #Phillies announce that they have claimed OF Ezequiel Carrera off waivers from Indians.

set: Phillies claim Ezequiel Carrera on waivers


set: Chapel Hill Police are seeking help in identifying a man suspected of counterfeit check fraud.


set: Holly Madison gave birth Tuesday at 11:59 am to a healthy 7 pound, 2 ounce baby girl with boyfriend Pasquale Rotella.


set: People with dementia survive an average of four and a half years after diagnosis, with age, sex, and existing disability all having an influence on life expectancy, finds a study published on the British Medical Journal website.

set: People with dementia survive on average four and a half years after diagnosis


set: Tomatoes have become costly once again in the city, the price being Rs 22 a kilo for old stock.


set: WASHINGTON -Hector Mancilla scored twice in the final 12 minutes to help Toluca beat DC United 3-1 in the CONCACAF Champions League on Wednesday.


set: Serena Williams tries to explain herself after she walked toward the line judge and threatened her.


set: A 47-year-old La Mesa man was convicted Tuesday of making threats against President Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign, ranting in an Internet post that the candidate should be shot.

set: La Mesa man convicted of making threats against president Obama


set: Former All Blacks winger John Kirwan will coach the Barbarians in three international matches later this year.


set: Ferguson extends Raiders contract Updated: 20:51, Tuesday May 7, 2013 Canberra centre and State of Origin hopeful Blake Ferguson is the first to admit a Raiders contract extension looked doubtful six weeks ago.


set: A hostage situation in Leesburg has ended after a standoff with police that lasted more than ten hours.


set: Executive Chairman of Sara Lee Corp. Jan Bennink buys 51,400 shares of SLE on 05/13/2011 at an average price of $19.42 a share.

set: Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) executive Chairman Jan Bennink buys 51,400 shares


set: The 2012 MAGWED fishing tournament dedicated in memory of its founder Bob Brown Messenger sportswriter succeeded with many prizes given out.


set: The coroner's jury has released 15 recommendations in total for three different agencies, following an inquest into the deaths of three workers on a Langley mushroom farm in 2008.

set: Coroner's jury releases recommendations following deaths on Langley mushroom farm


set: Bentara Budaya Jakarta will hold an international cartoon exhibition from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5, featuring 188 cartoons from 33 countries.

set: Bentara Budaya to hold International cartoon exhibition


set: Homebuilder Taylor Wimpey enjoyed a much stronger year in 2010 compared to the year before and said it was in a strong position to deliver further margin improvement in 2011.


set: A Christchurch real estate agent has been sentenced to home detention for lying to a client about the sale of his house.


set: Winick died Sunday, February 27, 2011 of cancer in New York at the age of 49.

set: Gary Winick, movie producer, director, dies at 49


set: PARIS, July 10, 2012 -The parent of a pupil was taken hostage at a French school where no children were present outside of Paris on Tuesday morning and elite police have been dispatched to the scene, police said.

set: Parent taken hostage at French school: police


set: American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, today announced that it has received new orders for wind turbine core electrical components and full wind turbine electrical systems from companies in Canada and China that are in the process of adopting and scaling up manufacturing of wind turbines designed by AMSC's wholly owned subsidiary, AMSC Windtec.

set: AMSC receives new orders for wind turbine electrical components from Canada and China


set: Ronan O'Gara scored 12 points and provided a crossfield kick for Tommy Bowe to score the only try as Ireland beat Argentina 17-3 on Saturday to guarantee a seeding spot in the Rugby World Cup draw.

set: Ronan O'Gara scores 12 points as Ireland beats Argentina 17-3


set: Wales scrumhalf Mike Phillips has signed a two-year deal with French top-flight side Bayonne, the club said in a statement on Monday.

set: Wales scrumhalf Phillips signs with Bayonne


set: Food inflation eased to 16.23% for the week ended May 15 on account of a fall in prices of masur, fruits and vegetables.


set: Cartoonist Walt Kelly's character ``Pogo'' said it best on Earth Day 1971: ``We have met the enemy and he is us!''


set: Israel detained dozens of international activists as they landed at its main airport Sunday, preventing them from entering the country to participate in a planned solidarity mission with Palestinians in the West Bank.

set: Israel detains dozens of activists at airport


set: Alabama arrives at the legendary Rose Bowl for the BCS National Championship.


set: CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo delivered the commencement address at NYU Stern last week, and she told graduates about the time in 1993 when Lou Dobbs said she was making the biggest mistake of her career by leaving CNN.

set: Maria Bartiromo tells graduates about the time Lou Dobbs said she was making the biggest mistake of her career


set: Amol Muzumdar addreses the media at the Khar Gymkhana as to why he his representing Assam.

set: Amol Muzumdar on why he his representing Assam.


set: It's a game more readily associated with Sligo than St Augustine's School - but apparently Gaelic football is all the rage at the Maida Vale school.


set: Scientists have claimed that hip replacement patients could face an increased risk of cancer and genetic damage, raising fears about the surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant.

set: Hip replacement patients could face increased risk of cancer:


set: The Tribune is hosting an essay contest to coincide with our special patriotism coverage for the July 5-6 weekend edition.


set: The third day at Wimbledon saw few surprises in the men's side of the draw, as defending champion Novak Djokovic and six-time champion Roger Federer eased through to the next round in straight sets.

set: The third day at Wimbledon saw few surprises in the men's side of the draw.


set: As an emergency measure the City Council in Delphos, Ohio approved the $74,100 purchase of 800 membrane plates for its wastewater treatment plant, according to The Delphos Herald.

set: Council approves purchase of 800 membrane plates for treatment plant


set: Home Local News Airport Attorney's Insurance Co. Gets Liability Deal At More Than Twice The Lowest Bidder's Price Tag

set: Airport Attorney's insurance Co. Gets liability Deal at More Than Twice the...


set: The New Zealand share market opened slightly higher on Friday after receiving a modestly positive lead from Wall Street, where US stocks closed mostly higher overnight on encouraging earnings reports.


set: A melon fruit fly was found caught in a bug trap Monday in a vineyard southeast of Fresno.

set: Melon fruit fly found southeast of Fresno


set: David Schwimmer and wife Zoe Buckman are expecting their first child, according to a report on EW.com.

set: David Schwimmer, Zoe Buckman expecting first child


set: Franklin told CNN in an interview aired Monday night that she will vote for former state lawmaker Kasim Reed as her successor.


set: WA govt offers 'moderate' help to farmers Updated: 14:10, Wednesday April 24, 2013 Embattled farmers will get only modest help from the West Australian government, Premier Colin Barnett has indicated.


set: Golfweek released its annual course ratings issue this week, ``Golfweek's Definitive Guide to the Golf Life.''


set: True Blood costars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer are expecting their first child together, a rep for Moyer confirms to Us Weekly.

set: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer expecting their first child!


set: NINE Australian Diggers have been injured in Afghanistan, some seriously, in a gun battle with Taliban insurgents.


set: A woman is hospitalized after a Friday morning car accident in Independence Township.


set: With a difference of only 3,000 copies, Keith Urban beats out Prince for his first #1 on the Billboard Albums Chart.

set: Keith Urban beats out Prince for #1 on the Billboard Albums Chart


set: German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the conflict in Afghanistan could not be won by military means and called for more development aid, before flying to visit troops there on Friday.

set: 'Afghanistan cannot be won by military means'


set: Mischa Barton is apparently livid over the way she was portrayed during her appearance on Fearne Cotton's show, and is now lashing out at the British TV personality! ``I think Fearne Cotton's show is a joke and she's a joke.

set: Mischa Barton lashes out at Fearne Cotton!


set: Baltimore city police said they're investigating an incident in which a possible incendiary device was found at a group home.

set: Possible incendiary device found at group home


set: The United Nations rights body Monday urged Syria to halt a deadly crackdown on dissent that has cost more than 2,200 lives, after President Bashar al-Assad scoffed at Western calls to step down.

set: UN body urges Syria to halt deadly crackdown


set: Langtree School in Reading Road was rated outstanding in 25 of the 27 categories at a recent Ofsted inspection.


set: Activists in South Korea on Saturday sent winter socks carried by gas-filled balloons across the border to the impoverished North, where they can easily be exchanged for food, AFP reported.

set: Activists send winter socks to North Korea


set: KV Kamath, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, sought to allay fears of a credit squeeze and informed that lenders will be loosening their purse strings to infuse more credit in the market in the wake of the reduction in interest rates.


set: At Kate Moss' Rimmel party, Beyonce's sister Solange says Bey will make a 'great mum' and is super excited!

set: Solange: 'Beyonce will make a great mum'


set: Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, other newspapers and the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday.


set: Police in Berkshire have launched a murder inquiry after the discovery of a woman's body at a house in Thatcham.


set: 'Dogs lose twice in AFL pre-season cup Updated: 21:58, Friday February 15, 2013 The Western Bulldogs are winless after the opening round of the AFL's pre-season cup, losing to Essendon and Collingwood.


set: One dog died but two others were saved when a kennel caught fire on the far western end of Congo Road west of Wilkesboro Tuesday afternoon.

set: One dog dies, two others saved in kennel fire


set: Liverpool have confirmed they have had a bid for Andy Carroll accepted after the striker handed in a transfer request.

set: Liverpool bid for Carroll accepted as striker hands in transfer request


set: Several hours ago Microsoft finally released more new Vista Ultimate extras for its most expensive operating system.


set: The New York City fire station featured in iconic '80s movie Ghostbusters is facing closure as part of officials' budget cut plans.


set: The United States has significantly scaled down a planned joint military exercise with Israel most likely because of disagreements on how to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions, Time magazine has reported on its website.

set: US scales down military exercise with Israel:


set: Huge week for G4's Olivia Munn - first, she's on the cover of Playboy, then it's announced she's joined the Iron Man 2 cast.


set: A firefighter suffered chest pains while battling a fire above a Boca Raton deli early Tuesday morning and had to be taken to a hospital.

set: Firefighter suffers chest pains battling fire above deli


set: A crew member aboard a hijacked Ukrainian ship has died, as Somalia pirates who seized the vessel transporting weapons to Kenya said the vessel has been surrounded by three foreign warships.

set: Crew member of hijacked Ukrainian ship dies


set: As so many of their peers across the world have already done, Indian banks appear ready to hit up investors for more cash.

set: Banks ready to hit up investors for cash


set: Hawaii land board approves Thirty Meter Telescope A plan by California and Canadian universities to build the world's largest telescope at the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano won approval from the state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday.

set: Hawaii land board approves Thirty Meter telescope


set: An eastern Idaho man has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in US District Court.


set: Jim Harbaugh says Frank Gore is good to go despite an ankle sprain he suffered Sunday.


set: Dave Grohl has revealed that Foo Fighters will start work on a new album soon.


set: Israeli air strikes killed at least seven Palestinians, including a mother and child, in the Gaza Strip today as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed to wage a ``war'' to stop rocket attacks on the Jewish state.

set: Israeli air strikes kill seven Palestinians


set: India will remain a trusted partner of Africa, working with it for the ``economic and social empowerment'' of its people, Vice President Hamid Ansari said here Sunday.

set: India to remain trusted partner of Africa:


set: The United States said on Saturday it is weighing new options beyond the United Nations to punish North Korea, which South Korea blames for the sinking of a warship that has escalated tensions on the peninsula.

set: US weighing new options over North Korea


set: A Pendleton police officer shot and may have killed a man who had earlier today threatened suicide.


set: In his first statement to international media, the new Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has promised that his government will be a fair government for all the people and that he ``will bring Thailand's governance back to normalcy.''

set: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva - ``will bring Thailand's governance back to normalcy.''


set: As per information from our market sources, Xinhua reported that Yanzhou Coal Mining Co is scanning the market for additional coal acquisitions in overseas markets after becoming the new owner of Australia's Felix Resources Limited.Yanzhou had completed the legal footwork to take over Felix by the end of last year at a price of about USD 3 billion, and ranking it China's biggest takeover of an Australian firm.Annual production capacity of Felix is slated to exceed 20 million tonnes when it hits full capacity in the next three years.

set: Yanzhou coal Mining Co is scanning the market for additional coal acquisitions in overseas markets...


set: Two groups have unveiled plans to compile business directories as the registers gain popularity as tools for marketing enterprises.

set: Two groups unveil plans to compile business directories


set: The heat took its toll on riders during the Oberon endurance ride on March 1, with hot and dry conditions proving different from previous rides.


set: Flintoff hopes to be back in action by March, but he revealed: ``There is a possibility I may not play again.


set: Singer, activist and breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Tuesday, an event she hopes can be an inspiration to anyone facing adversity or dreaming of a better life.

set: Melissa Etheridge receives Walk of Fame star


set: Rhys Ifans thinks marijuana is a ``beneficial herb'' and should be legalized.

set: Rhys Ifans thinks marijuana should be legalized


set: A Titusville woman may face the death penalty after her conviction on Tuesday for torture and murder.


set: Locally produced hooch claimed three lives in Nigohan police circle on the outskirts of the state capital on Tuesday.


set: Finally, Google has added a ``privacy'' link to its home page which directs users to Google's Privacy Center which contains a link to Google's Privacy Overview and Privacy Policy plus other product specific privacy statement.


set: Kristen Stewart makes her music video debut in a black and white vid for singer Marcus Foster's single, ``I Was Broken.''

set: Kristen Stewart makes her music video debut!


set: David Altmejd, a Montreal native living in New York, won the Sobey Art Award at a gala ceremony at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia on Thursday night.


set: Red Sox first baseman Sean Casey dropped the appeal of his three-game suspension and began serving it on Monday against the D-backs.


set: Extra buses are being put on Auckland roads as fuel prices push more people into using public transport.


set: The nationwide rollback in fares in public utility vehicles such as jeepneys, buses and taxis is set to take effect Monday.


set: Mayor Michael Nutter today will sign an executive order on ethical conduct for city employees.

set: Nutter to sign executive order on ethical conduct


set: WARSAW, Poland Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's last communist leader who became infamous for imposing a harsh military crackdown in 1981, says he is extremely ill and close to death.

set: Poland's Jaruzelski says he is close to death


set: Archipelago Resources PLC 's stock had its ``buy'' rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Canaccord Genuity in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports.

set: Archipelago Resources PLC's buy rating reaffirmed at Canaccord Genuity (ar.)


set: On the same day that reports emerged that chipmaker Intel had unsuccessfully courted Todd Bradley, head of HP's $41 billion personal systems group for a job that might have led to his being tapped as Paul Otellini's successor, now we learn that Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices has hired its new CIO away from HP.

set: AMD hires its new CIO away from Hewlett-Packard


set: Senator James L. Seward will tour Greene County on Thursday, Jan. 12.


set: Local property developer Nakheel is seeking to raise $1.4bn against its future income from land sales through a securitisation deal, in a move that will be a major test of the appetite for Dubai real estate debt.

set: Nakheel seeks to raise $1.4bn through securitisation deal


set: California State University plans to reduce enrollment next year as the 23-campus system grapples with steep cuts in state funding.

set: Cal state plans to reduce enrollment next year


set: One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles treated his latest squeeze Taylor Swift to 23 cupcakes for her 23rd birthday yesterday.

set: Harry Styles treats Taylor Swift to 23 cupcakes for her 23rd birthday


set: Packaging maker MeadWestvaco Corp said on Thursday that it planned to cut 2,000 jobs, or about 10 percent of its workforce, in a bid to lower costs in the face of a widening global recession.


set: Pakistan wants an ``appropriate'' apology from the US over the NATO air strike last year that killed its two dozen soldiers, the country's ambassador to Washington Sherry Rehman has said.

set: Pak wants `appropriate` apology from US:


set: 7th JUNE 2012, Global asset manager Russell Investments confirms the launch of a new broad emerging markets fund.

set: Russell Investments launches new emerging markets fund


set: Oil prices extended losses Wednesday, falling sharply as US President George W. Bush pressured OPEC to increase crude output to help cut the cost of energy.

set: Oil prices fall sharply as Bush pressures OPEC


set: 1/17/2008 1:08:45 PM During Thursday's afternoon New York deals, the US dollar hit a multi-day high against the Brazilian real.

set: US dollar hits multi-day high against Brazilian real


set: SHANE Warne has won the toss for the ACA All Stars and elected to bowl first in the Twenty20 exhibition match against the Australia XI at the Gabba.


set: Dynamo forward Brian Ching helped dedicate a home to a northeast Houston family on Friday as part of The House That Ching Built program.

set: Ching dedicates home to northeast Houston family


set: Opener Chris Gayle tormented Sri Lanka with a career best 333 as West Indies took control of the first test before declaring on 580-9 on Tuesday.


set: Julian Assange has leaked his own correspondence with his publisher onto his online outpost, the whistle-blowing website extraordinaire, Wikileaks.

set: Assange leaks own correspondence with publisher


set: Taliban forces have abducted 72 road workers and burned their equipment in southeastern Afghanistan, provincial officials said Thursday.

set: Taliban abducts 72 road workers in Afghanistan, official says


set: Kim Dong-jin, who composed many beloved Korean lyric classics including ``Gagopa, died on Friday.


set: India on Thursday called off the cricket team's tour to Pakistan on account of the recent developments in Mumbai, Board of Control for Cricket in India spokesman Rajeev Shukla said.

set: India calls off cricket tour to Pakistan


set: A CUPAR man who took a meat cleaver into the street after being challenged to a fight has been jailed for six months.

set: CUPAR man who took meat cleaver into street is jailed


set: DAVID Miliband was to take the stage at the Labour Party conference today amid intense speculation about his future.

set: David Miliband to take stage at Labour conference


set: A gas leak occurred in downtown New Ulm today evacuating 10 people from their homes.The leak occurred at Golden Home Care behind 6th North Minnesota around 7 am this morning.The Brown County Sheriff's Office first received the call regarding a possible fire but then discovered it was a gas leak that was burning and needed to be contained.Authorities say it appears leak occurred from a damaged gas meter.Apparently gas seeped out and caught some of the vinyl siding on the building on fire.New Ulm Sheriff's Department, Fire, Public Utilities, and Minnesota State Patrol responded.No one was injured.


set: Local twins Kathleen Conlon and May Nugent celebrated their 90th birthday with family at a surprise party in the Dog and Duck in Ballykeeran on Saturday night last.


set: Cowboys wide receiver Laurent Robinson said he practiced Friday for the first time this week and expects to play Sunday night against the Giants.

set: Cowboys wr Laurent Robinson practices, expects to play Sunday night against ny Giants


set: A man stabbed in the head during a fight remained in critical condition Sunday at Manatee Memorial Hospital, where the victim is not functioning on his own, Bradenton police say.

set: Man stabbed in head in critical condition


set: Fort Collins police are continuing their investigation into a crash on Harmony Road on Thursday that killed a Windsor teen.

set: Fort Collins police continue investigation into crash that killed Windsor teen


set: Inverness have called a press conference for 5pm on Tuesday when they are expected to unveil Terry Butcher as their new manager.


set: Penn State senior quarterback Daryll Clark and Michigan senior defensive end Brandon Graham both win the Silver Football, awarded to the Big Ten's MVP every year since 1924.

set: Clark and Graham both win Silver Football


set: Stenders is continuing its European expansion by opening shops in two new countries.

set: Stenders continues its European expansion


set: Sydney desperately needs better planning to prevent traffic chaos during major events, said Australia's New South Wales Roads Minister Duncan Gay on Monday.

set: Sydney needs better planning to prevent traffic chaos in major event


set: Capital Development Authority will recruit 69 officials on various posts from Balochistan, under Aghaz-e-Haqooq-Balochistan Package.

set: CDA to recruit 69 officials on various posts from Balochistan


set: Britain says it will build a satellite for Europe to monitor a range of chemicals from protective gases like ozone to damaging pollutants like sulphur dioxide.


set: Daniel Radcliffe is reportedly set to play Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings.

set: Daniel Radcliffe to play Allen Ginsberg?


set: Former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern is to retire from political life at next year's general election, he announced Friday.


set: The Press-Enterprise has been honored for general excellence for the second straight time by the California Newspaper Publishers Association in its annual Better Newspapers Contest.

set: The Press-Enterprise is honored for general excellence for a second time


set: Global announced that it has been awarded 'Best Islamic Real Estate Fund Manager' at the 'International Real Estate Finance Summit 2008' hosted by ICG in London.

set: Global awarded Best Islamic Real Estate Fund Manager


set: ``Rockers in general have always been treated like orphans world over.


set: With the No. 16 pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, the 76ers selected USC center Nikola Vucevic.


set: More than 1,000 stranded foreign tourists in different parts of Nepal due to bad weather conditions since Oct 31, has been rescued, according to China's Xinhua news agency on Tuesday.

set: More than 1,000 stranded foreign tourists in Nepal rescued