set: IRAQI doctors faced with a shortage of drugs in a capital city hit by years of conflict have successfully used acupuncture to treat mothers during caesarean section births.


set: Every PlayStation 4 console will ship with a headset and contain a ``very large hard drive'', it has been revealed.

set: PS4 consoles to ship with headsets and a ``very large hard drive''


set: PNM Resources management will meet with energy industry analysts and investors this week during separate conferences in New York City.

set: Pnm Resources management to meet with analysts and investors during separate conferences


set: A fuel tanker carrying around nine million liters of diesel has run aground off the coast of northern Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard said Thursday.

set: Fuel tanker runs aground off northern Canada


set: The rate of inflation has perhaps peaked and would start falling the coming months, according to Kaushik Basu, chief economic advisor, finance ministry.

set: 'Inflation has peaked, will start falling in coming months'


set: Fairway, the iconic New York grocery store chain whose initial public offering was disrupted by Superstorm Sandy, said Thursday it is ready to go public in hopes of raising up to $164 million.

set: New York city grocery chain Fairway to go public


set: Afghan President Hamid Karzai held talks with Qatari leaders in Doha on March 31 to discuss possible peace talks with the Taliban.


set: Blount County Sheriff James L. Berrong announced that a 43-year-old Madisonville man is in custody on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and incest.

set: Man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor


set: New research from Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on the neural mechanisms that are responsible for such social difficulties in autism, and on the workings of these social brain mechanisms in all of us.

set: Research sheds light on neural mechanisms responsible for social difficulties in autism


set: A Japanese delegation led by the chairman of the DTS Group of Companies, Japan, Hironao Takahashi, is visiting Pakistan in the first week of Oct to discuss the $50 million Pak- Japan industrial zone project, according to official sources.

set: Japanese delegation to visit Pakistan in Oct


set: The US EPA will offer a webinar on 17 April on how to use the new electronic chemical data reporting system, e-CDRweb.

set: US EPA offers webinar on electronic chemical data reporting system


set: Brisbane should host next year's AFL grand final, Qld Opposition leader John Paul Langbroek says.


set: November in Illinois was the sixth wettest November on record and the ninth warmest, according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel of the Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

set: November in Illinois was sixth wettest on record


set: South African group Sahara is due this month to start assembling computers in Mozambique to be sold at an average price of 10,000 meticals.

set: South African group Sahara starts assembling computers in Mozambique


set: This marks the first time that College Gameday has made a visit to Raleigh for an NC State basketball game.


set: A KILLER who used the so-called ``gay panic'' defence after bashing a man to death in a Maryborough churchyard has walked free from prison, just four years into a nine-year sentence.


set: The Providence Bruins, in their 18th year in the American Hockey League, announced that defenseman Scott Fletcher has been assigned to the Reading Royals of the ECHL.

set: Scott Fletcher assigned to Reading Royals


set: Feronia Inc. is pleased to announce that it has granted stock options to certain officers and directors of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Company's stock option plan.

set: Feronia Inc. grants stock options to officers and directors


set: Iran said its nuclear scientists managed to produce the fourth nuclear fuel supply for the Tehran research reactor which is used for producing radioisotopes for medical use, Fars news agency reported.

set: Iran says it produced fourth nuclear fuel supply for Tehran research reactor


set: Stock prices are mixed in early trading.


set: Sutcliffe, 51, was diagnosed after a routine test during a physical revealed that he has a treatable and curable form of colon cancer.

set: Sutcliffe has curable form of colon cancer


set: The Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted to hospital for an exploratory operation, Buckingham Palace has said.

set: Prince Philip admitted to hospital for operation


set: A Grafton man arrested for sexual abuse, tried to escape from police custody Monday night, while on his way to the regional jail.

set: Man tries to escape Police custody on way to jail


set: The son of legendary basketball coach Nolan Richardson was found dead in his south Tulsa home Sunday.


set: Biologists at the University of Florida have found a reason why men's ring fingers are generally longer than their index fingers -- and why the reverse usually holds true for women.

set: Why men's ring fingers are longer than their index fingers


set: Gregory Ridgeway is the second Springbrook student announced as a National Merit scholar.

set: Second Springbrook National Merit scholar announced


set: He and several others were honored by Pop Warner at the organization's All-American Scholastic Banquet in Orlando, Fla.


set: Hooker Mark Riddell will leave Wigan Warriors at the end of the season to return to his native Australia.


set: This morning, Boston Bruins defenseman Mark Stuart skated with the team for the first time since he injured his hand in December.


set: Walt Disney World celebrated their 40th anniversary yesterday at the Magic Kingdom.

set: Walt Disney World celebrates 40th anniversary


set: State Rep. John Siptroth, D-Monroe/Pike, will host a senior fair in Pike County next month.

set: Siptroth to host senior fair in Pike County


set: A Virginia funeral home accused of mishandling bodies awaiting burial at Arlington National Cemetery has been fined $50,000.

set: Funeral home accused of mishandling bodies


set: A Fairfield man who displayed a rifle because he was upset noisy landscapers working on their boss' house woke him up was arrested Thursday at his home.


set: Florida-based Satcom Direct is to open a new office in Dubai to better service the growing demand for airborne connectivity in the MENA region.

set: Satcom Direct to open new office in Dubai


set: The World Freedom Day celebration, an annual event promoting human rights and democracy, will be held tomorrow at the Grand Hotel.

set: World Freedom Day celebration to be held tomorrow


set: Dengue fever has claimed two more lives on Tuesday Lahore raising the overall death toll from the virus to 322.


set: A Galax man was hurt in car accident after authorities say he fell asleep at the wheel.


set: Firefighters are still battling two serious blazes, one in the NSW southern highlands and one in the Hunter region, which between them have burnt almost 900 hectares of forest.

set: Firefighters battling two serious blazes


set: A source close to the situation said the Nuggets are looking to trade the erratic Smith, who is entering the final year of a contract that will pay the shooting guard $6.03 million.


set: Indian power utility Tata Power and SN Power, a Norway-based renewable energy company, have signed an exclusive partnership agreement to develop joint hydropower projects in India and Nepal.

set: Tata Power, SN Power to develop hydropower projects in India and Nepal


set: Medical professionals who favor a proposed ban on large-sized sugary drinks likened soda companies to Big Tobacco at a public hearing Tuesday, saying the plan would protect the public, while opponents accused the New York City of playing Big Brother and wondered what tasty but unhealthy foods might be targeted next.

set: Medical professionals liken soda companies to Big Tobacco


set: Restaurant Brands is predicting an 87% increase in half-year earnings, thanks to a strong turnaround for Pizza Hut and KFC.

set: Restaurant Brands is predicting increase in earnings


set: Wartsila, a supplier of flexible power plants and services to the power generation market, has received an order to supply engines for a new power plant in Turkey, with a combined output of 135MW.

set: Wartsila receives order to supply engines for power plant in Turkey


set: Grains marketer and malt producer GrainCorp is to create a mega edible oils business by spending $472 million to buy Goodman Fielder's Integro division and independent oilseed crusher Gardner Smith.


set: A large number of the growers under the banner of political and social organizations took out a rally here on Wednesday against water shortage in the region.

set: Growers take out rally against water shortage


set: Until this afternoon, victims of 12-kilogram gas canister explosion on Jl Rengas Besar RT 14/02 Jatipadang, Pasarminggu, South Jakarta have been intensively hospitalized.

set: Victims of gas canister explosion hospitalized


set: In occupied Kashmir, heavy rain lashed Kashmir Valley, yesterday, flooding low-lying areas and bringing the temperature down.

set: Heavy rain lashes Kashmir Valley, brings temperatures down


set: Tiger Woods shot a 4-under 68 tonight in the Australian Open, leaving him three shots behind first-round leader Jarrod Lyle.


set: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Vanuatu Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean at 10.02pm Thursday after another temblor of similar strength had hit Taiwan earlier in the day.

set: Strong earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hits Vanuatu Islands


set: Roger Tambellini shot a 2-under 69 Sunday to win the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic by four shots.

set: Tambellini wins Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic by four shots


set: Pain drug business Anesiva Inc. moved a step closer to its proposed merger with Baltimore's Arcion Therapeutics Inc.


set: British singer Amy Winehouse, who died here on Saturday at the age of 27 after a long struggle with drug and drink addiction, joins the so-called ``Club 27'' or ``Forever 27'' named after a group of influential pop music artistes who died at 27.


set: UK consumer lending remained subdued in April, as consumers were cautious over debt ahead of the hotly contested May 6 general election, data from the Bank of England showed Wednesday.


set: Fernando Torres, Juan Mata, Cesar Azpilicueta and Oriol Romeu are set to take part in a Spanish-themed question and answer session at Stamford Bridge next week.

set: Fernando Torres set to take part in question and answer session at Stamford Bridge


set: AFP Cambodian workers on Tuesday began dismantling a notorious bridge where 353 people lost their lives in a stampede last year, following the completion of two new crossings nearby.

set: Cambodia dismantles bridge where 353 lost their lives in a stampede


set: LOS ANGELES, Calif. A poll shows a majority of Californians want student test scores factored into teacher evaluations and they want those teacher reviews made public.

set: Californians want teacher reviews made public


set: Airports Authority of India has spent over Rs 34 crore on maintenance of 31 non-operational airports in the country in the last three years.

set: Airports Authority of India spent over Rs 34 crore on non-operational airports


set: New York, Nov 22 Convicted LeT terrorist David Coleman Headley liked Indian food and Indian people, but had a hatred for India as a nation.


set: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will make a cameo appearance in Sylvester Stallone's new movie The Expendables.


set: South Korea and Peru reached a Free Trade pact to expand trade.

set: South Korea and Peru reach free trade pact


set: A Poteau man on a family outing has drowned in a city lake.


set: More than 900 criminal aliens, immigration fugitives, and immigration violators have been removed from the United States or are facing deportation today following a three-week enforcement surge by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Fugitive Operations Teams in California.

set: More than 900 aliens, immigration fugitives removed from the US


set: Fairfax County police are trying to determine the identity of a man whose body was found in an Annandale park near the Hidden Oaks Nature Center on Thursday.


set: England has confirmed it will play Denmark in an international friendly at Copenhagen's Parken Stadium next February.


set: Legedu Naanee told the North County Times that he plans to play on Monday night against the Broncos.


set: Zhu Qianwei of China won the first swimming gold at the 16th Asian Games here on Saturday as she snatched the women's 200-meter freestyle title.

set: Zhu Qianwei wins first swimming gold at Asian Games


set: A Japanese multi-purpose ship is being surrounded by pirates in waters off Kenya, a spokesman for the Japanese transport ministry said Monday.

set: Japanese ship surrounded by pirates off Kenya


set: China has successfully launched a new communication satellite, Zhongxing-1A, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center of Sichuan Province on 0:33 am.

set: China launches new communication satellite


set: After another day of turmoil in world financial markets, Vice President Biden sought Friday to assure China, the United States' largest foreign creditor, that its investments in US Treasury securities are safe.

set: Biden assures China investments are safe


set: A BODY found on Portland has been identified as missing Bridport woman Margaret Brennan, police said.


set: Firefighters continued to attack the Doce Fire on Saturday morning and eight wildland fires sparked by lightning strikes across the forest on Friday, Prescott National Forest Information Officer Debbie Maneely said.

set: Firefighters continue to attack Doce fire, wildland fires sparked by lightning


set: Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has been told to start fighting for his place at Spurs by Russia coach Guus Hiddink.

set: Tottenham's Roman Pavlyuchenko told to fight for place


set: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the aim of progress and prosperity cannot be achieved without promotion of education, therefore, Punjab government is utilizing all out resources for the elimination of illiteracy and revolutionary measures have been taken in this regard.

set: Aim of progress, prosperity cant be achieved without promotion of education:


set: Spectra Energy Corp. on Wednesday said net income rose by a better-than-expected 51% on strength from record oil and gas prices and the pipeline firm's fuel processing business.


set: Lily Allen has given birth to a baby girl.


set: During a promotional campaign in Pune, Maharashtra, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar took part in a bicycle rally and rode a bicycle to promote his upcoming movie Khatta Meetha.

set: Akshay takes a bicycle ride to promote Khatta Meetha


set: German investor confidence slipped slightly in May, as improving prospects for companies in the biggest European economy were offset by worries about rising prices, the ZEW institute monthly indicator showed Tuesday.

set: German investor confidence slips in May:


set: New York, June 12 BAE Systems has unveiled the latest member of its UAS family, the Fury, that enables the remote firing of missiles over the battlefield.

set: BAE Systems unveils latest unmanned aircraft


set: Who are the best marketers out there right now?


set: Saul Alvarez won the fun way and Adrien Broner won the boring way on HBO Saturday, but both didn't dispel doubts about themselves in so doing.

set: Saul Alvarez wins the fun way, Adrien Broner wins the boring way


set: Actress Isla Fisher has revealed why she didn't kiss Johnny Depp when she had the chance while filming animated flick Rango.

set: Isla Fisher on why she didn't kiss Johnny Depp


set: The footballer has sung the praises of his sons Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 10 and eight-year-old Cruz and said they are very polite little lads and it's all down to his and Victoria's strict parenting.


set: Prada will launch its second Madrid store today on the Calle Serrano, a shopping thoroughfare with other brands like Carolina Herrera, Loewe, Cartier and Zara.

set: Prada launches second Madrid store today


set: Republican Rep. Jo Bonner of Mobile won't leave his seat in Congress to run for governor next year.


set: Ravens vs Bengals score currently stands at 17-3 with Baltimore leading the game at halftime.


set: ATHENS, Greece Greek dock workers have extended their strike, leaving ferries tied up in port until Wednesday morning.


set: An Olin Corp. chemical plant released excessive mercury into the Hiwassee River from its rain-swollen treatment pond but a Tennessee environmental spokeswoman says the release poses no immediate threat.

set: Olin chemical releases mercury in Hiwassee River


set: Pine Brook Elementary School in the Greece Central School District was named a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education.

set: Pine Brook Elementary School named as a National Blue Ribbon School


set: Fox Searchlight claims it never employed the two 'Black Swan' interns who are suing them.

set: Fox Searchlight denies employing Black Swan interns


set: China has issued a stimulus package for its auto sector, including a tax cut, the first in a series of policies to boost key industries in the midst of the global crisis, state media said Thursday.

set: China issues stimulus package for auto sector: State media


set: Women with low bone density are seven times more likely to benefit from a bisphosphonate drug when their vitamin D blood levels are above recent recommendations from the Institute of Medicine as adequate for bone health.

set: Women with low bone density more likely to benefit from bisphosphonate drug


set: A. There was an interesting change in the air compared with the last couple of years.


set: Jack in the Box Inc. today reported net earnings of $17.7 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter ended April 11, 2010, compared with earnings from continuing operations of $29.6 million, or 51 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2009.

set: Jack in the Box Inc. reports second quarter fy 2010 earnings;


set: Beady Eye frontman Liam Gallagher has admitted he would still ``prefer'' to be in Oasis, despite the band splitting in 2009 after he fought with his brother Noel Gallagher.

set: Liam Gallagher would prefer to be in Oasis


set: Authorities said a Chicago man who quickly accelerated in an SUV with a cable around his neck was decapitated after a domestic dispute in Yorktown.


set: Los Angeles Troubled star Lindsay Lohan is in early talks to play screen icon Elizabeth Taylor in a television movie.


set: US broadcaster NBC has picked up the game show 'Still Standing', based on the Israeli series.


set: A police chase ended with an officer getting stabbed with an 18-inch spear.

set: Police chase ends with officer stabbed with spear


set: Air India said on Saturday it has not hiked its fares or overcharged passengers in the wake of the agitation by Jet Airways' pilots.Air India would live up to passengers' expectations as a dependable carrier.


set: Albert Pujols shocked the baseball world on Thursday by agreeing to a 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.


set: Exports of fresh California grapes increased in 2008 according to recently released figures from the United States Department of Agriculture.


set: ``My mother's great compassion and care for others instilled in me from a young age that we are all children of God, and sometimes we just need a helping hand on the journey through life.''


set: Liam Gallagher, the Oasis rocker â€`` who has his own clothing label, Pretty Green â€`` says his interest in fashion stems from his teenage years, which were heavily influenced by electronic music and trying to impress girls. He said: ``I was into fashion from about 13. You want to look good if girls are involved. I was into the old tracksuits. I used to breakdance so I was into like Tacchini. ''I used to go out with this girl called Gina Armitage, who was a beautiful lady â€`` she's not alive anymore â€`` and we used to do breakdancing in town for money. I was good, but not as good as her.`` The singer is now committed to his fashion line â€`` which he hopes to expand to include a line of furniture and art â€`` and says he will carry on designing for the rest of his life. He added: ''If I'm into it, I'll do it as long as I can. Clothes and music are the exact same for me. So I'll be doing music until the day I die and I'll be doing this until the day I die.``

set: Liam Gallagher used to breakdance for money


set: With Ryan Miller in net, the Buffalo Sabres believe anything is possible this season yes, including a run at the Stanley Cup.

set: With Miller, Sabres believe anything is possible


set: Retail stocks slid along with the broader market Thursday as the sector's main indicator fell about 4%.


set: Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin said presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is ``definitely the underdog'' in the race against Democrat Sen. Barack Obama.

set: Congressman Ryan says McCain 'definitely underdog'


set: Game publishers Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games announced today that the highly anticipated title, Muramasa:

set: Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games announce Muramasa:


set: Actually, he's just adding muscle to Captain America.


set: A dispute over a chair led a young man to seriously injure a 16-year-old girl and slightly injure another, a Court heard on Monday.


set: Auto parts maker Johnson Controls Inc. says it will upgrade and expand a northwest Ohio battery plant, a move that will add 50 jobs.

set: Johnson Controls to expand battery plant


set: Federation of All India Rice Millers Association on Saturday said that the rice production in the country fell by five million tonnes last year and asked the Centre and state governments to take this as a warning signal and address the concerns of the sector.

set: Rice production falls by five million tonnes


set: Legacy actress Olivia Wilde has confirmed that she will not being playing Linda Lovelace in the movie based on the adult movie star.


set: Southwest Airlines Co. says its fuel bill will rise more than $500 million -- nearly the amount of its profit for all of last year.

set: Southwest says its fuel bill will rise more than $500 million;


set: A Huntington Beach man sat silently Tuesday as an Orange County jury convicted him of murdering his father during a confrontation over a handgun.


set: North Dakota Sen. Conrad says votes not there among Democrats to pass health care reform Washington North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad says even though Democrats enjoy a majority in the Senate, some in the party are skittish about the financial or political costs of proposed health-care reforms.

set: North Dakota Sen. Conrad says votes not there among Democrats to...


set: State lawmakers are working against a Wednesday deadline to pass a proposed income tax increase.

set: Lawmakers work against Wednesday deadline


set: A serial burglar who broke into homes and businesses to fund his drug habit has been jailed for three years.


set: Online sales in the European Union are expected to rise by 120 percent by 2010, compared to the annual sales of 2007.

set: Online sales in the European Union to rise by 120 percent until 2010


set: A 45-year-old Myrtle Beach man was sentenced today in federal court in Florence for possession of child pornography, according to a news release from US Attorney William N. Nettles.

set: Myrtle Beach man sentenced for possession of child pornography


set: A second man has been charged over the murder of a 54 year old Byron Bay man.

set: Second man charged over murder of Byron Bay man


set: A prominent Bolivian opposition politician has taken refuge in the Brazilian Embassy in La Paz, claiming that he is being persecuted by the administration of President Evo Morales for accusing government officials of human rights abuses, drug trafficking and corruption.

set: Bolivian politician takes refuge at Brazilian Embassy


set: In a move that will likely please both political parties, Rick Perry is rumored to be announcing that he is dropping out of the presidential race Thursday, after finishing last or near-to-last in Republican polls and caucuses of late.

set: Rick Perry to drop out of presidential race Thursday


set: A Michigan man pleaded guilty to a multimillion dollar loan fraud scheme, prosecutors said Thursday.

set: Michigan man pled guilty to multimillion dollar loan fraud


set: Hollywood beauty Nicole Kidman has landed in Udaipur amid much media uproar.

set: Hollywood hottie Nicole Kidman lands in Udaipur


set: Canadian silver miner Silver Standard Resources Inc. said Monday it has closed its previously disclosed stock offering and expects to collect about $48.3 million in net proceeds.

set: Silver Standard Resources closes stock offering


set: Arizona Sen. John McCain is scheduled to hold a town hall in Kingman Friday on some of today's pressing issues.

set: McCain to hold town hall in Kingman Friday


set: French department store retailer Galeries Lafayette is to open its first location in China in 2013.

set: Galeries Lafayette to open in China in 2013


set: Scientist Dr. UR Rao delivering a lecture on the topic 'Exciting challenges in space research' at JSS Arts, Commerce and Science College on Ooty Road this morning organised by Karnataka Science and Technology Academy, Bangalore and JSS College.


set: PALACE wonderkid Wilfried Zaha was named the nPower young player of the year on Sunday evening at the Football League Awards 2012 and paid tribute to the influence manager Dougie Freedman has had on his career.

set: Wilfried Zaha named young player of the year


set: NATO and Russia need to work closely together in fighting militants and civilian reconstruction in Afghanistan, says Angela Merkel.

set: NATO and Russia need to work together, says Merkel


set: SDLP MLA Tommy Gallagher has said beef farmers are seriously struggling despite a £20 million rise in the beef industry last year.

set: Gallagher says beef farmers are seriously struggling


set: Baltimore Ravens defensive end Trevor Pryce and his wife, Sonya, have sold their Calabasas home for $2.1 million.

set: Baltimore Ravens player Trevor Pryce sells Calabasas home for $2.1 million


set: A hangover has already set in on Spanish debt markets after a brief celebration over China's promise to buy government bonds despite fears of a 2011 debt crunch.

set: Hangover sets in on Spanish debt markets


set: European stocks dipped in early trade on Wednesday, with a key index failing to stay above a resistance level pierced in the previous session, with heavyweight oil shares falling along with oil prices.


set: President Barack Obama today pulled the plug on the European missile defense shield.

set: Obama pulls the plug on European missile defense shield


set: Leyton Orient have announced that they will play recently reformed New York Cosmos in a pre-season friendly at the Matchroom Stadium.


set: Despite singles victories from Lorraine Guillermo and Arianna Colffer, the #34 Pepperdine women's tennis team fell to #54 Long Beach State 5-2.

set: Pepperdine women's tennis falls to Long Beach State


set: The Naval Service vessel LE Aisling has detained a Spanish registered fishing vessel approximately 175 nautical miles off the coast of Mizen Head, a spokesperson said.

set: Naval Service detain Spanish fishing vessel


set: STIGLER Authorities say 30 handguns and a rifle have been stolen from a pawn shop in eastern Oklahoma.

set: 30 handguns, rifle stolen from pawn shop


set: Total fire ban declared in ACT today Updated: 07:26, Tuesday January 8, 2013 A total fire ban is in place for the ACT on Tuesday.


set: A PARTIALLY sighted pensioner says roadworks have made his street like a ``river full of crocodiles'' and left him a virtual prisoner in his own home.

set: 'Roadworks make my street like a river full of crocodiles'


set: A Pittsburgh woman won a custody battle over a dog in a Washington County courtroom Monday.

set: Pittsburgh woman wins custody battle over dog


set: ``The Hartford is honored to be recognized as a top military friendly employer,'' said Eileen Whelley, executive vice president of human resources for The Hartford.

set: The Hartford recognized as a top military-Friendly employer


set: In the coming months, there are all kinds of cultural activities going on around China.

set: All kinds of cultural activities go on around China


set: Thermo Fisher Scientific announces collaboration with Queen's University Belfast for the Analysis of Peptides within Amphibian Venoms.


set: Tom Jones is on track to become the oldest male to top the UK album charts, with his latest record Praise and Blame.

set: Tom Jones to be oldest male chart-topper?


set: Horror film ``Chernobyl Diaries'' with its ghostly tale of terror near the infamous, abandoned nuclear plant hits theaters on Friday after drawing protests from some who view it as sensationalizing a disaster that had tragic human consequences.

set: Horror film ``Chernobyl Diaries'' draws some protests


set: A young couple in Ireland have had the shock of their lives, discovering they are actually siblings.


set: Midfielder Stephen Hughes has insisted he is perfectly happy to stay with Motherwell until at least the end of the season, despite reported interest from English clubs...


set: Indonesia has agreed to free most of the 75 captured Chinese fishermen following talks between the two countries.


set: Flight cancellations caused headaches for people taking flights on Delta Air Lines from Atlanta on Thursday because of the company's voluntary re-inspection of wiring on its MD-88 airplanes.

set: Flight cancellations cause headaches for people taking flights on Delta Air Lines


set: The City Nazim, Mustafa Kamal has opined that President Asif Ali Zardari did not seem to want an end to the LG system; it's only that he was trying to follow the regulations.

set: President Asif Ali Zardari does not want an end to the LG system:


set: Hess reported net income of $298 million for the third quarter of 2011 compared with $1.15 billion for the third quarter of 2010.

set: Hess reported net income of us$ 298 million for the third quarter of 2011


set: Dirk Nannes of Australia will play for Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural Champions League T20 competition in October.

set: Dirk Nannes to play for Delhi Daredevils


set: A new research institute hopes to address what it describes as an epidemic of strokes among Maori and Pacific island people.

set: Institute hopes to address epidemic of strokes


set: A bicyclist riding home from work Sunday night was robbed at gunpoint in west Kissimmee, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office reported.


set: Actor Ryan Phillippe and his Austrailian girlfriend, actress Abbie Cornish have officially called it quits.

set: Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish call it quits


set: Three weeks after being sentenced to five years in prison for drug dealing, troublemaker Cameron Douglas has been transferred to a minimum security prison in Lewisburg, PA, PEOPLE is reporting.


set: Amid a last-ditch American effort to head off a Palestinian bid for membership in the United Nations, India has reiterated its absolute ``unequivocal support'' for a Palestinian state.

set: India reiterates 'unequivocal support' for Palestinian state


set: EventNow reports Perez Hilton hosts a party in New York City that took place the other.


set: Three people including a robber have been wounded during a shootout at a Sasol garage in Rand Park Ridge, north western Johannesburg .


set: Americans are looking ahead to 2012 with optimism, if a new poll is to be believed.

set: Americans looking ahead to 2012 with optimism


set: The search for a missing eight-year-old Woodstock girl entered its second week today with police offering no new clues to her whereabouts.

set: Search for missing Woodstock girl enters its second week


set: Question Time is set to be broadcast from inside a prison, where the audience will be made up of 10 prisoners, 10 prison staff and 100 members of the public.

set: Question Time to be broadcast from inside a prison


set: A fire in an apartment building this morning has displaced 23 tenants who live there.


set: A pilot who radioed that he was having an apparent heart attack died Thursday when his plane crashed on Catalina Island, triggering a 20-acre brush fire.

set: Pilot dies when plane crashes on Catalina


set: Natalie Cole, the famed singer and daughter of the late great Nat King Cole, has been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, according to reports on Wednesday.


set: An Army soldier faces dismissal from the military service for allegedly creating alarm and scandal and assaulting a superior officer in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.


set: Alex Reid allegedly wants to have his four-day marriage to Katie Price annulled, a report has claimed.

set: Alex Reid wants have marriage to Katie Price annulled?


set: A health network is closing skilled care units in three hospitals it operates, a decision that could affect about 100 employees by July 1.

set: Health network to close skilled care units


set: Along with associate Keys, Lil Kim recently talked about Nicki Minaj not paying homage to her and other artists who came before her.

set: Lil Kim talks Nicki Minaj not paying homage


set: Much-loved Brit wit Stephen Fry has landed in Sydney and is all set for two evenings with his Aussie fans.


set: Pankaj Advani Died at 45 Due to Heart Attack-Pankaj Advani, well known director of Bollywood director died of heart attack on Thursday November 11,2010, at the age of 45.

set: Pankaj Advani died at 45 Due to heart attack


set: Fox Business Network, a year-old financial news channel trying to give CNBC a run for its money, will make its Phoenix debut today.

set: Fox Business network makes Phoenix debut


set: MidAmerican Energy Co. is warning the public about an email scam that might target employees or customers of the company.


set: A CHARITY champion has paid tribute to Taylor after raising cash to help her family through the last few months.


set: Lapeer East's girls soccer team beat Swartz Creek 8-1 to win the FML girls soccer title outright on Monday.

set: Lapeer East beats Creek to win FML girls soccer title


set: A 29-year old woman has been arrested by Guardia Civil officers for driving the wrong way down the AP-7 motorway and the A7 for 18km.

set: Woman arrested for driving wrong way down motorway


set: Hotel Leela Venture reportedly is mulling a new mid-market brand by the end of this year even as it mulls an overseas foray into Maldives and Mauritius during the fiscal.

set: Hotel Leela Venture mulls a new mid-market brand by the end of this year


set: The Detroit Lions placed cornerback Jack Williams on the reserved physically unable to perform list today and still have one more move to make to get down to the 75-player limit.

set: Lions place cornerback Williams on reserve


set: Chicken meat was sold at record high price in Lahore as one kilogram chicken was available for Rs 210 to Rs 218.


set: The Spitfires intend to appeal the $400,000 fine and other punishments, maintaining that they did not violate the league's player benefit and recruitment rules and policies, as they are being accused of doing so.


set: South Korean scientists say future touch screen smartphones will be able to examine health status of their owners by doing sophisticated lab and medical exams.


set: Israeli authorities held up the chief Palestinian negotiator for an hour at a West Bank crossing on Monday, a delay he claimed was politically charged.

set: Israel holds up Palestinian negotiator at West Bank crossing


set: IPWireless was been sold to its management by its parent company, NextWave Wireless and secured long term financing with a significant strategic partner.


set: A new survey suggests that cash advance payday loans has offered instant cash for millions of American who are in need.

set: Cash advance payday loans offers instant cash for millions of americans


set: Former US Sen. Mike DeWine of Ohio plans to announce he will run for statewide office.


set: Now, he is acting in two new movies, A very Harlod & Kumar Christamas' and 'What's Your Number?'.

set: Thomas Lennon in 'Harlod & Kumar' and 'What's Your Number?'


set: MidOcean Partners, a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. for $66.50 per share in a cash transaction valued at approximately $650 million.

set: MidOcean Partners completes acquisition of Pre-Paid Legal services, Inc.


set: A Washington writer is helping Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer write a memoir to be published this fall by a division of HarperCollins Publishers.

set: Washington writer helping Brewer write memoir


set: Pakistan's obsession with India is leading it to ''dig its own grave'' as the ISI's ''destructive role'' now stands exposed in the wake of the revelations by classified intelligence documents, a leading US lawmaker has said.

set: With its obsession with India, pak digging its own grave:


set: Additional session judge SS Ahmad has acquitted all the five accused in a murder charge.


set: Adventist HealthCare, the largest health system in Montgomery County, completed the move of its corporate office to Gaithersburg, according to a news release.

set: Adventist HealthCare moves corporate office to Gaithersburg


set: The Dallas Cowboys met with former Michigan State head coach Bobby Williams for their vacancy at wide receivers coach Tuesday, according to Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com.


set: A high-risk sex offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant was arrested in Abbotsford Wednesday morning.


set: Vice President Joe Biden will meet with NATO allies on Tuesday in Belgium about a renewed strategy in Afghanistan, where 17,000 additional US troops will be deployed this spring.

set: Biden meets with NATO allies in Belgium about Afghanistan


set: US pop star Lady Gaga has finished her new album, after her debut ``The Fame'' topped charts around the world.


set: The surgeon who helped save the life of a Leyland man who was knifed by his own father has spoken about his miraculous recovery.


set: The PlayStation Network hack and subsequent down time could cost Sony billions of pounds in lost business, a number of analysts have speculated.

set: PlayStation Network hack, down time may cost Sony billions


set: Thanks to some unusually warm weather in Briarcliff Manor, the annual overnight street parking ban has been lifted early this year.

set: Thanks to warm weather, Briarcliff overnight parking ban lifted


set: An Oswego pair was charged Tuesday with alleged welfare fraud, the latest arrest in recent weeks after a statewide investigation was launched into the welfare system.


set: Rumor has it that Jon and Kate have formed a production company of their own, they have moved to Mexico to save their marriage...and their show.

set: ``Jon and Kate plus 8'' move to Mexico to save their marriage...


set: For the first time since he assumed office, Gov. Charlie Crist rejected a short list of judicial nominees submitted to him recently by an independent nomination commission on the grounds that the selections demonstrated no effort to be racially inclusive.


set: Easton on Wednesday became one of just a handful of Pennsylvania cities to extend its benefits package to gay partners of city employees.


set: A former Vancouver Scout leader has been sentenced to one-day in jail and two years probation, after being convicted of two child-related sex crimes.


set: NATIONAL leisure and entertainment company Tabcorp Holdings yesterday confirmed that it had lodged an expression of interest to buy Tote Tasmania from the State Government.

set: Tabcorp lodges expression of interest in Tote


set: London, Aug 14 British singer Lily Allen has put her new watch up for sale on social networking site Twitter for $5,300.

set: Lily Allen puts watch for sale on Twitter


set: Yahoo said Thursday it launched an online property listing site, allowing real estate brokers to post homes for sale for free on the Web.


set: Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, has been in the news amid calls for UK banks to be split to reduce their influence on the UK economy.

set: Mervyn King calls for UK banks to be split


set: Roux at the Pembury, a new bar addition to the Roux fine dining portfolio, has opened as part of Roux at Parliament Square in London.


set: The US Justice Department has sued German giant Deutsche Bank for mortgage fraud, saying the bank obtained government insurance for substandard mortgages during the US housing boom.

set: US Justice Department sues Deutsche Bank


set: Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo defended his team selection after his side lost 4-1 at Anfield to end their hopes of a top-four finish.

set: Roberto Di Matteo defends team selection


set: A man accused of shooting at police officers during traffic stops has been formally charged in Denver.

set: Man accused of shooting at officers formally charged


set: Military spouses gathered at Camp Foster's Personal Services Center Aug. 21 to learn the art of wearing yukata, a casual style of kimono worn in the summer.


set: Researchers from the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health recently discovered that certain components of air pollution can increase the risk of developing a cockroach allergy by age 7, according to a news release from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

set: Air pollution can increase risk of developing cockroach allergy


set: Head Start of Newton is set to reopen, said Mary Beasley, director of Cooper Early Education Center.


set: by Luke Slater (Edit this content) ▾ 7 comments 11:55 March 16th, 2010 The House of Lords has passed the Digital Economy Bill, a wide-ranging piece of legislation, but one which has particular significance for the future of the internet and its users, as well as the music industry, in this country.

set: House of Lords pass digital economy bill


set: Brad Pitt hates celebrating his birthday because it reminds him he is getting older.


set: The Junior League of Huntsville hosted its annual dinner May 16 at the Ledges of Huntsville.


set: PTI / Beijing December 16, 2012, 18:05 China today released the first officially revised collection on acupuncture, a traditional Chinese medicine therapy.

set: China releases revised collection of acupuncture therapy


set: Two-year-old Falak, who has been battling for life after being battered by a teenage girl, has been put back on ventilator as she developed breathing problems, All India Institute of Medical Sciences doctors said Sunday.


set: TUAW and TwinCities.com have reported that the co-founder of Geek Squad had reported a gas main explosion with his iPhone and iPad 2 using iMovie.

set: Co-founder of Geek Squad reports gas main explosion with iPad


set: Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who remarkably survived a shooting to the head during an assassination attempt last year, has announced she will resign from Congress this week.


set: A Belleville man faces two felony charges in the shooting of a 19-year-old man about 6:30 pm Monday in the 100 block of Lawndale Drive outside Belleville.


set: South Korean tire-maker Hankook will supply tires to BMW AG for the new 3 Series.

set: Hankook to supply tires for the new BMW 3 Series


set: A fan catches Rickie Weeks flying bat in the bottom of the eighth inning


set: A Wildwood man who offered to take provocative photos of young women was convicted early this morning on sexual assault charges.

set: Wildwood man convicted of sexual assault


set: Amy Winehouse has split from her boyfriend Reg Traviss, according to UK reports.


set: The government in Reykjavik has survived yesterday's vote of no confidence with a margin of 32 votes against 30.

set: Iceland government survives no confidence vote


set: Somerset, NJ June 04, 2013 LuggagePoint.com, the premier online vendor of luggage, business cases, handbags and more, announced from its headquarters the launch of its exciting line of Calvin Klein luggage and travel accessories.

set: LuggagePoint.com announces the launch of Calvin Klein luggage


set: Ambassador to Japan Kamran Niaz on Monday urged Pakistani community living in Japan to work for improving the country's image and strengthen relationship between the two countries.

set: Ambassador urges pakistanis in Japan to work for country's image


set: Former child star Gary Coleman was released from jail today after being arrested on Sunday in Santaquin, Utah, Entertainment Tonight reports.

set: Child star Gary Coleman released from jail


set: Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez proposes tougher penalties against corruption in government.

set: Martinez proposes tougher penalties for corruption


set: A 50-year-old North Heidelberg Township man was injured this morning when his bicycle collided with a car on Mill Street near Winding Way in Womelsdorf, police said.

set: North Heidelberg Township man injured when his bicycle collides with car, police say


set: BDO United Kingdom - UK 'has one in three' chance of dipping back into recession An economist at Barclays Wealth has warned that there is a one in three chance of a double dip recession in the UK.

set: Bdo United Kingdom > UK 'has one in three' chance of dipping back into recession


set: A southwest Harris County convenience store clerk was fatally shot during a robbery, KPRC Local 2 reported.


set: Americans remain a generally upbeat lot, but all the skepticism, snark and dismal rhetoric being bandied about may be taking their toll.


set: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ``fast losing the last shreds of his legitimacy'', British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday as the regime escalated its crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

set: Assad 'losing last shreds of legitimacy':


set: Mortgage rates fell in Colorado again, according to a report released Tuesday by Zillow.com of Seattle.


set: Indonesia supports less usage of the US dollar for regional trade transactions in Southeast Asia and East Asia.

set: Indonesia supports less usage of US dollar


set: The US House rebuked President Obama over Libya policy today, voting down a proposed resolution that would grant him authority for the military operation against Moammar Gadhafi.


set: (endif) A total 159 police officers on Tuesday passed out after undergoing a six-month intensive training at a ceremony held at the Police Academy in Yundum.


set: An autopsy is planned on a man whose body was pulled from the Illinois River near Grafton days after he was reported missing near the southwestern Illinois community of Nutwood.


set: ONE of Queensland's most senior surgeons is threatening to sue the State Government after a booze-fuelled staff meeting where doctors joked about a patient who bled to death on the operating table.

set: Doctors ``joked'' about a patient's death


set: Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned a US raid he said killed 16 civilians but that American military officials said involved only militants.

set: Karzai condemns US raid he says killed 16 civilians


set: Security officials say masked gunmen have blown up a terminal of the Egyptian natural gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan.

set: Officials say gunmen blow up terminal of Egyptian gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan


set: Paul Scholes has come out of retirement after agreeing to play for Manchester United until the end of the season.

set: Paul Scholes comes out of retirement at Manchester United


set: In technology news, Facebook has once again redefined the line of online privacy this week by launching a new mandatory ``social security number'' section on user's profiles.

set: Facebook to launch new mandatory social security number section on profile


set: Tuesday night, put on some warm clothes, grab a cup of hot tea and prepare to catch the Geminid meteor shower.

set: Tuesday night catch the Geminid meteor shower


set: BNP members can only count up to 1 and have no sense of humour, a recent study found.


set: Some people are convinced it has something to do with eating green vegetables, others believe bananas have an impact, but now research suggests that high levels of stress could determine the sex of a baby.


set: The New York Giants have taken Ohio State tackle Johnathan Hankins in the second round of the NFL draft, turning their attention to rebuilding a disappointing defense.

set: New York Giants take Ohio State defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins in the second round of draft


set: Germany's Deutsche Bahn AG says it is selling off the German operations of Britain's Arriva PLC, which it acquired earlier this year, to a consortium led by Italian state-owned railway Ferrovie dello Stato.

set: Deutsche Bahn sells German operations of Arriva to consortium led by Italian railway


set: At the weigh-in today for tomorrow's matchup at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tyson Fury weighed in at a career low 245 pounds while Martin Rogan tipped the scales at 228 pounds.


set: Jennifer Lopez reportedly apologised to P. Diddy for not replying to his phone calls when they met over the weekend.


set: Hong Kong public hospitals may stop admitting foreign pregnant women next year, as an influx of mothers from China giving birth in the former British colony strained facilities and spurred local protests.

set: Hong Kong hospitals may stop admitting foreign pregnant women


set: Britain's Queen Elizabeth visited Wimbledon on Thursday, her first visit to the annual tennis tournament in 33 years.


set: The employees stock option allotment committee of HCL Technologies, on Oct. 17, 2008 allotted 581,852 equity shares of Rs 2 each, under the 1999, 2000 & 2004 stock option plans.

set: HCL Technologies allots 581,852 equity shares


set: A female pedophile who preyed on a 12 year old boy has today been jailed for nine years and placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.


set: Derby defender Russell Anderson says he is looking to secure his future at the club following an impressive run of games in the side.


set: US jewellery brand Gold silk has opened a Dubai office.


set: The death toll in the south Kyrgyzstan has risen to 208, the Kyrgyz Health Ministry told 24.kg news agency.


set: The pound fell from a two-week high against the dollar after a report showed UK inflation unexpectedly slowed, stoking speculation the Bank of England will take further measures to stimulate the economy.

set: Pound falls against dollar as UK inflation unexpectedly slows


set: A classic Bugatti car that sat in a British garage for almost a half-century may be worth more than $4 million.

set: Bugatti may be worth more than $4 million


set: Singer/actress Toni Braxton wants to play a lesbian onscreen.


set: SIUE women's basketball ended their two-game losing skid Monday night, defeating Murray State 79-68 at the Vadalabene Center.

set: Women's basketball ends skid, defeats Murray State


set: The Georgian police failed to enter into Gori so far, despite earlier agreement with the Russian forces to allow them inside the town on August 14.


set: ``I need to do many things correctly and I'm certainly not aiming for pole position in Melbourne,'' he told the British news agency Reuters on Wednesday, at the scene of his dreadful first grand prix for Renault in Australia 12 months ago.

set: 'I'm certainly not aiming for pole position in Melbourne'


set: Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic turned down a move to Liverpool last summer, the player's agent has confirmed.

set: Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic turned down move to Liverpool - agent


set: Pussycat Dolls have revealed that they plan to give the Queen some sexy lingerie as ``a present''.

set: Pussycat Dolls to give Queen sexy lingerie


set: Sen. Jay Rockefeller shown here Nov. 2 said Nov. 17 that he wishes the FCC would shut down Fox News and MSNBC.AP

set: Senator Jay Rockefeller wishes FCC would shut down Fox News


set: Ecuador has granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, intensifying a political dispute involving Ecuador, Britain and Sweden.


set: Hampton firefighters are battling a blaze Thursday morning at 16 Diamond Hill Road.


set: A Glasgow police officer has been charged with a felony drug offense, according to the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

set: Glasgow officer charged with felony drug offense


set: President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday inaugurated 'Prakriti', the three-day national festival of tribal dances.

set: President Patil inaugurates national festival of Tribal dances


set: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown shook up his government on Friday, recruiting stars from the Tony Blair era into his Cabinet.


set: New Delhi, Jan 14 The Delhi Police which has been often blamed for low police-population ratio in the city has now decided to recruit 400 Sub-Inspectors for better policing.

set: Delhi Police to recruit 400 Sub-Inspectors


set: President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration for the state of North Dakota just before 8 tonight.

set: Obama signs disaster declaration for North Dakota


set: & FORT COLLINS, Colo.--- Computer Services, Inc. announced today that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fort Collins, Colo.-based HEIT, a provider of cloud-based managed compliance, security and IT services.


set: The Boston Red Sox since last September have been a team that has been falling apart.


set: Silent film actress Anita Page has died in her sleep at home on Saturday at the age of 98.

set: Silent movie film star Anita Page dies in her sleep


set: Former BTCC driver Alex MacDowall took his first independents' class win in the WTCC in Austria after a strong showing all weekend in the Bamboo Engineering Chevrolet Cruze.

set: Alex MacDowall takes first independents' win


set: Poundstone will perform one show in Juneau tonight, March 15, at Centennial Hall.


set: At the Monster Energy GP of USA at Glen Helen Raceway, Youthstream and the FIM revealed that Mexico will get a round of the World Championship with the Grand Prix of Mexico for the 2012 FIM Motocross World Championship season.

set: Mexico to get a round of the Motocross World Championship in 2012


set: On November 29 President of Turkmenistan will visit Armenia, press service of Armenian President informs about this.


set: Outdoor clothing company Craghoppers has strengthened its team to build on the current growth of its namesake and Bear Grylls Survival Clothing brands.

set: Craghoppers strengthens its team for growth


set: The Government has approved the first ever UK carbon accreditation scheme enabling businesses that deal in cars and road transport to be able to communicate UK woodland creation projects in their greenhouse gas reports.

set: Government approves carbon accreditation scheme


set: Danish indie-rock duo The Raveonettes have announced a November and December UK tour, to coincide with the release of their forthcoming new album Observator.

set: The Raveonettes announce November/December UK tour


set: As the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency launches its second anti-counterfeiting strategy, the UK medicines regulator reveals it has seized more than £25 million of counterfeit and stolen medicines in the last five years.

set: MHRA seizes more than £25 million of counterfeit medicine


set: China clamped down on the internet as the Nobel committee readied to honour peace laureate Liu Xiaobo.


set: Asian shares mostly fell on Monday as bargain hunting was weighed by uncertainty over European debt, while key upcoming data and holidays in two of the world's major markets combined to dampen enthusiasm.


set: European stocks posted the biggest weekly gain since July after US service industries expanded for the first time in a year and basic-resource shares rallied on an unexpected profit from Alcoa Inc. and higher metal prices.

set: European stocks post biggest weekly gain since July;


set: A Fort Stewart soldier who was involved in an automobile accident June 27 died from injuries sustained in that wreck.

set: Soldier dies from injuries sustained in wreck


set: Pete Newell, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who won an NCAA championship and Olympic gold medal and later tutored some of the game's greatest big men, died yesterday.


set: Spokesperson of ISPR, Major General Athar Abbas has said that an Army Helicopter made a crash landing on Tuesday's night due to technical fault during a routine flying near Tarbela.

set: Army Helicopter makes crash landing near Tarbela


set: Officers have arrested two men wanted on warrants, including one man who was accidentally released from jail and another who escaped from prison.

set: Officers arrest two men wanted on warrants


set: The tallest statue of Jesus Christ in the country was unveiled on the campus of Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology in Bethany Hills here on Saturday.


set: A former UK labour minister is facing a fraud probe on Thursday after taking 16,000 pounds of taxpayers' money for a mortgage that did not exist.

set: Former labour minister faces fraud probe


set: A Seymour, Indiana high school senior athlete is facing child molestation and sexual misconduct charges.

set: Seymour high school athlete facing child molestation charges


set: Five Senate offices have received bomb threats since 1 pm, sparking an investigation by Capitol Police.

set: Five Senate offices receive bomb threats


set: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison took the first step Thursday toward a run for Texas governor, setting up what could be a bruising Republican primary contest in 2010 with Gov. Rick Perry.

set: Hutchison takes step toward run for Texas governor


set: Rescue crews responded to a truck fire on westbound Interstate 94 east of Wadhams Road in St. Clair Township shortly after 6:15 am


set: Lucknow , Feb 17 In an incident of road-rage, a transporter was today shot dead by a man in Ghaziabad following a heated argument over a minor accident involving their vehicles, officials said here.


set: Chad Johnson, formerly Chad Ochocinco, has been arrested for domestic violence against his newlywed wife Evelyn Lozada.

set: Chad Johnson arrested for domestic violence against Evelyn Lozada!


set: The Taoiseach Brian Cowen offically welcomed Pearse Doherty into Dail Eireann.

set: Taoiseach welcomes deputy Doherty to Dail Eireann


set: March 29 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed PSP Swiss Property AG's senior unsecured rating at 'A-' and its Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at 'BBB+' with a Stable Outlook.

set: Text-Fitch affirms PSP Swiss property AG ratings


set: The Dalai Lama accused Chinese soldiers of firing on Tibetan protesters this week, as China hosted the Olympics, and told a French newspaper in an interview published Thursday there were unconfirmed reports that up to 140 people were killed.

set: Dalai Lama accuses China of firing on Tibetan protesters


set: Former US President Bill Clinton, who paid a short visit to Athens on Sunday to address an event organized by Greek- American entrepreneurs, called for support to the ailing Greek economy.

set: Former US President Clinton calls for support to Greek economy


set: French DJ and producer Martin Solveig jumped at the chance to work with Madonna because ``she's the queen.''

set: Martin Solveig jumped at chance to work with Madonna


set: Italian Ryder Cup player Francesco Molinari won the Spanish Open here on Sunday, turning a four-stroke deficit into a three-shot win in stunning (...)


set: Warriors hooker Aaron Heremaia celebrated his 50th match for the club in style last night, picking up a brace of tries in their runaway win over the Bulldogs in Auckland last night.


set: An inmate at the Erie county holding center is facing new charges this morning.


set: The US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Thomas O. Melia, discusses democracy and human rights in Baku, the spokesman to the US Embassy in Azerbaijan Keith Bean told Trend on Thursday.

set: US Deputy Assistant Secretary discusses democracy and human rights in Baku


set: A Michael Beasley trade involving the Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves could go down soon.

set: Michael Beasley trade involving Orlando Magic?


set: Calgary has been named the most attractive Canadian city for migrants, according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada.

set: Calgary named most attractive Canadian city


set: After meeting with a number of entrepreneurs I recently seed funded, it was clear to me that one of the major challenges founders face is how to continue to scale their management style.


set: Online presentation software provider SlideRocket drops its beta tag today and officially opens up for business.


set: Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has praised the professionalism of goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, after the Italian stopper successfully recovered from a motorcycle accident.

set: Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp praises the professionalism of goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini


set: BUILDERS' merchant Wolseley reported lower UK revenues and profits after a difficult quarter for its Bathstore and Plumb Center brands.

set: Wolseley reports lower UK revenues and profits


set: Starbucks Coffee closed its Montgomery stores Tuesday for customer-service training, but its customers insist their baristas are nice enough.


set: TORONTO The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario will reduce its deficit spending by 4.7 billion dollars over three years due to an improving economy and expense trimming.


set: He has arrived in Japan for a meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.


set: Earlier this week SiriusXM Radio CEO Mel Karmazin passed the midpoint of his previously announced 10b5-1 planned sale when he exercised another 7.6 million options and simultaneously sold the shares.

set: Karmazin passes midpoint of planned sale


set: The SEPTA board approved a new operating budget Thursday that will require no fare increases or service cuts.


set: A 27-year-old woman was seriously injured after driving her car off the third story of a parking lot at Jerusalem's Malha shopping mall Monday.

set: Woman seriously injured after driving car off third-story parking lot


set: People are warned to be prepared as forecasters predict heavy snowfalls over the weekend across the eastern region.

set: People warned to be prepared as forecasters predict heavy snowfalls


set: Despite being on the threshold of shattering Brian Lara`s world record for most runs in Test cricket, Sachin Tendulkar insists that he is not always thinking about the record.


set: Police say a 26-year-old Vicksburg man accused of killing a pregnant mother and her unborn child Thursday night now faces a third murder charge.


set: The King is dead, but the burger lives on.


set: Former Florida offensive lineman Maurkice Pouncey says he did not accept any money from an agent and called the allegation ``ridiculous''.

set: Maurkice Pouncey denies accepting money from an agent


set: A 28-year-old soldier from Overland Park was killed Friday morning while serving in Afghanistan.

set: Soldier from Overland Park killed in Afghanistan


set: A 27-year-old Hilo man pleaded guilty to producing child pornography after he filmed himself sexually assaulting his friend's children and traded the images on the Internet.

set: Hilo man pleads guilty to child pornography


set: Baghdad, May 19 Iraqi security forces are concerned that many of the prisoners released by US troops are joining Al Qaeda terror network, according to local news site, Al-Sumaria News.

set: Prisoners released by US troops joining Al Qaeda:


set: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/10/ex-german-chancellor-accuses-bush-of-untruths-in-memoir/ Still lying, still trying to justify the illegal, aggressive, invasion of Iraq, retirement has not changed George Bush one iota! ``Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who left office in 2005, is disputing a passage in Bush's new book that claims Schroeder privately offered the president full-fledged support in 2002 should he decide to invade Iraq.

set: Retirement has not changed George Bush one iota!


set: VISITING UK hip hop artist Lady Sovereign, in town for the Parklife music festival, has been fined $400 for spitting in the face of a Brisbane bouncer.

set: UK hip hop artist Lady Sovereign fined for spitting at bouncer


set: China reports the second human bird flu death of 2013, reports the Voice of America on Saturday.

set: China reports second human bird flu death of 2013


set: Five civilians killed and three injured from one family in bomb blast around the residence of a cop in Saqlawiya, north of Falluja, security sources said here today.

set: Five civilians killed, three injured in Falluja


set: A second school collapsed in Haiti on Wednesday in central Port-au-Prince, a top Red Cross official has confirmed.


set: CANBERRA star fullback Josh Dugan has re-signed with the Raiders on a new deal that will see him remain in the capital until at least the end of 2014.


set: Jenson Button put Brawn GP back on top of the timesheets in the Formula One team's final pre-season test Tuesday while McLaren and world champion Lewis Hamilton continued to struggle.


set: Basis Point, a Hong Kong-based magazine, said CITIC Pacific intends to raise 4 billion Hong Kong dollars in a five-year syndicated loan and the indicative interest rate for the loan will be a 140-basis-point premium to the Hong Kong inter-bank offered rate after taking into account related fees.

set: CITIC Pacific to raise 4 billion Hong Kong dollars


set: Jodhpur, Jul 10 A court here today issued notice to DataWind, the makers of Aakash, which had entered into a contract with the IIT-Jodhpur to manufacture and supply the low cost tablets.


set: A new study has shed light on how heat is transported to Greenland glaciers.

set: How heat is transported to Greenland glaciers


set: A rugby player from Leavesden has become a Royal Marines Commando, following two generations of his family into the armed forces.

set: Rugby player becomes Royal Marines Commando


set: Envoys from the Mideast quartet will make a last push for peace talks at a meeting in New York on Sunday, two days after Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas pledged to seek full UN membership.

set: Mideast 'quartet' to make last push for peace talks


set: It's easy to overlook a press release from the Liberal Democrats, but yesterday they issued some figures that reveal very clearly who's gained most from the VAT cut.


set: Afghan information and culture minister Syed Makhdom Raheen on Saturday said the YouTube website was unblocked in Afghanistan.

set: YouTube website unblocked in Afghanistan:


set: US EPA is adding 12 hazardous waste sites that pose public health and environmental risks to the National Priorities List for cleanup under Superfund program.

set: EPA adds 12 hazardous waste sites to National Priorities list.


set: BILLINGS, Mont. A former Billings school bus driver accused of hitting a high school student with the bus while driving drunk will be returned to Montana to face charges.

set: Former bus driver to be returned to Montana


set: Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook is looking ahead to trademark the word 'face' in the world of web and technology.

set: Mark Zuckerberg looking ahead to trademark 'face'


set: As many as 75 Kashmiris from both sides of the Line of Control, crossed sides through the weekly bus service operating between Muzaffarabad and Srinagar, official sources said.

set: 75 Kashmiris cross sides through bus service


set: A derailed train spilled 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel near Pisgah National Forest west of here on Thursday.

set: Train spills 3,000 gallons of fuel near Pisgah National Forest


set: Sony Ericsson is reviewing its business ties with NTT DoCoMo, Japan's top mobile telephone operator, which is struggling amid an industry price war, an AFP report said.

set: Sony Ericsson reviewing ties with DoCoMo


set: China is bracing itself for its worst floods in more than a decade as Typhoon Conson closes in on its southern coast.


set: Israeli soldiers Sunday arrested 12 Palestinians across the West Bank, according to security sources.

set: Israeli soldiers arrest 12 Palestinians in west Bank


set: A German teenager threw a banana onto the pitch during Brazil's 2-0 friendly win over Scotland at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, but has been cleared of any racist intent by the Metropolitan Police.


set: New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White has said NZC needs a change of culture for the Black Caps to perform consistently at the top level.

set: NZC needs change of culture for Black Caps to perform consistently at top level:


set: Bacteria was found upon inspection in some of the Tylenol recalled products.

set: Bacteria found in some Tylenol recalled products


set: British tennis player Andy Murray, a Scot by birth, has said that he wouldnt mind his kids having English accents.

set: Murray wouldnt mind his kids having English accents


set: An anonymous tip led police to a stash of synthetic marijuana at a Kenosha store, where the owner complained about a distributor selling him a product that he could not legally sell.

set: Anonymous tip leads to synthetic marijuana


set: News Corp.'s MySpace says it's launching an online music service as part of a joint venture with three of the largest recording companies.

set: MySpace is launching an online music service


set: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said that his unbeaten fighter WBC Silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and undefeated WBC Silver junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez will never fight because Chavez Jr. is ``too big'' for Alvarez to fight.

set: Arum says Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Saul Alvarez will never fight, because ``Julio is too big''


set: VICTORIA BECKHAM says it is unlikely that she will have more than four or five children, insisting that 'she is not Angelina'.

set: Victoria BECKHAM - Victoria BECKHAM says she is not Angelina JOLIE


set: Supernatural has cast Kurt Fuller in a three episode run.


set: Financial concerns and debt problems are forcing new Mums back to work and resulting in them losing the choice over whether to work or stay at home.

set: Debt problems are forcing new mum back to work


set: England scrum-half Danny Care has apologised for his yellow card in the 14-13 defeat by Ireland on Saturday.


set: Google has acquired Quickoffice, a maker of the eponymous mobile office productivity software suite.


set: Taipei, Sept. 23 Taiwan officially joined a South Pacific fisheries management body on Sunday, a move which would further protect the rights of Taiwanese fishing boats operating in the region and help the deep-sea fisheries industry, the government said.

set: Taiwan joins South Pacific fisheries management body


set: A Shropshire soldier was lucky to survive an attack by a rogue Afghan soldier which killed three of his comrades, his family has said.


set: TWO political stalwarts will face off in the General Election in the Bishan Toa-Payoh GRC.

set: Two political stalwarts face off in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC


set: Jessica Alba has given birth to a baby girl and named her Honor Marie Warren.


set: CIBC World Markets Inc. analyst Cosmos Chiu reportedly believes gold producer Semafo Inc. is undervalued.

set: Cibc World Markets reportedly believes Semafo is undervalued;


set: Average mortgage rates hit another record low the past week even as Treasurys sold off,according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey of mortgage rates.


set: ANC members are being ``victimised'' by IFP-aligned traditional leaders for campaigning for the party in KwaPhindangene in northern KwaZulu-Natal, the ruling party said on Tuesday.


set: National company Kazakhtelecom pledged to improve Internet services in 2010.

set: Kazakhtelecom to improve Internet service in 2010.


set: As the old saying reads ``waiting is the hardest part.''


set: A Lisbon area man has been charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty following an investigation by an agent of the Humane Society of Columbiana County.

set: Man charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty


set: A protocol outlining the UN observer mission to Syria to oversee a fragile ceasefire is currently being drafted and should be ready within days, a pro-regime newspaper reported Wednesday.


set:
Nick Jonas is quite the ladies man!
Nick Jonas is a player


set: Two Apple stores made made the ``100 shops you must visit'' list for 2008 by Retail Week, which offers the latest retail news, jobs, analysis and market data.

set: Two Apple stores make ``100 shops you must visit'' list


set: Google opened its smartphone wallet to the public on Monday.


set: US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke will visit China from April 15 to 16, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu announced here Tuesday at a regular press conference.

set: US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan to visit China


set: A 23-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being hit by a taxi in the city centre.

set: Woman fights for her life after being hit by taxi


set: John Key's 90 day trial legislation has failed to create jobs, Labour's Labour Relations spokesperson Trevor Mallard said today.

set: 90 day trial legislation fails to create jobs


set: The family of television pioneer John Logie Baird has praised the launch of Helensburgh.tv as an excellent idea that is good for the town and the future of television.

set: Family of television pioneer John Logie Baird praise Helensburgh.tv


set: China yesterday defended its strict swine flu measures, arguing they were necessary to stop the virus spreading through Asia and to avoid ``catastrophic consequences'' in the world's most populous nation.


set: Rep. Gerry Connolly said that the current level of federal spending is ``too high'' and urged Congress to ``raise revenue'' and ``lower spending'' simultaneously.

set: Rep. Connolly says federal spending 'too high'--


set: PORT Adelaide stalwarts Brendon Lade and Peter Burgoyne will retire at the end of the season.


set: President Asif Ali Zardari invited South Korea to invest in Pakistan and establish special economic zone in his country.

set: Zardari invites South Korea to invest in Pakistan


set: Cisco® is extending the acceptance period for its recommended public cash offer to acquire all outstanding shares in TANDBERG.

set: Cisco extends acceptance period for recommended offer to acquire TANDBERG


set: If Al Gore didn't invent the Internet, then maybe John McCain invented the Blackberry.


set: Prostate cancer is a silent killer of men and is a subject that deserves airing, if only because its detection is the matter of a simple blood test and an annual physical examination.


set: The Congolese army prepared on Tuesday to abandon a town in the east of the country as rebels advanced upon it, the army said.

set: Congo army prepares to abandon town to rebels


set: LG Display Co. will invest more than $600 million to build a new production line that will mass produce thinner and more energy efficient displays for televisions in its attempt to gain an edge against rival Samsung Electronics Co.

set: Lg Display invests in new production line


set: Brad Childress has informed the Vikings that Brett Favre will start the team's second preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday night at the Metrodome.


set: ``The issue of fuel smuggling acquires political tinge in Kyrgyzstan,'' Keneshbek Dushebaev, the Chairman of Kyrgyzstan's State National Security Committee, stated at the meeting of parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security today.

set: The issue of fuel smuggling acquires political tinge --


set: Gov. Sarah Palin returned to Alaska after she and her running mate John McCain lost Tuesday's election to Sen. Barrack Obama.


set: President Obama is running ahead of schedule on his visit to Lorain County, according to Secret Service.


set: Hopefully now that Facebook has officially released the SDK for Android we should see a lot smoother application as well as higher ratings.

set: Facebook officially releases SDK for Android


set: Actress/singer Janet Jackson performed live on the American Idol finale show last night.

set: Janet Jackson performs on American Idol season 9 finale


set: The BBC has launched an online museum as part of its A History of The World series in partnership with the British Museum.


set: Israeli police using tear gas evicted settlers from a disputed house in Hebron on Thursday, prompting furious mobs to go on the rampage and attack Palestinians in the volatile West Bank city.


set: A Klamath Falls woman has accepted a plea bargain and will be sentenced in a hearing on Feb. 29 at 1:30 pm


set: A Loveland wedding retailer is giving away 150 wedding dresses from now until Thanksgiving.

set: Loveland wedding retailer giving away dresses


set: 'I guess you could say I've dedicated myself to a life of disappointment because that's the luck of anyone that seeks perfection.

set: I've dedicated myself to a life of disappointment:


set: SeaFrance has gone into liquidation after French courts deemed a government bailout illegal.


set: A possible human-caused fire in the Macdonald pass near Helena is continuing to grow and could soon threaten about ten homes.


set: Dave Grohl has thrown a fan out of the Foo Fighters show in London last night.

set: Dave Grohl throws fan out of Foo Fighters show


set: Beijingers on Wednesday saw their first sunshine in seven days, with a cold front dispersing the lingering smog in the city.

set: Beijingers see first sunshine in seven days


set: Canadians voted in an election that polls showed was likely to produce the third minority government in four years and give Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper a renewed mandate.


set: People should use ``common sense'' when deciding where to put their money, Labour's Lord Peston said yesterday.

set: ``Use common sense' about where to put money


set: In France, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the proposal of President Nicolas Sarkozy to increase the retirement age.

set: In France, hundreds of thousands of people take to streets


set: The proposed county budget for fiscal year 2010-11 would fund schools at the same level, cut county jobs and health benefits and keep the current tax rate.


set: Citi, one of the one world`s leading research firm today in its report - ``Global Economic Outlook and Strategy: September 2009`` said it is expecting Reserve Bank of India to begin its policy tightening cycle in 2010.

set: Citi expects rbi to begin its policy tightening cycle in 2010


set: Luke Walton had successful surgery on Friday to clear out bone spurs, scar tissue and cartilage debris from his right ankle.


set: (UCB has received approval from the Office of Thrift Supervision to acquire three branches and certain loans of Integra Bank.

set: United Community Bank acquires three branches from Integra Bank


set: An Egyptian court on Monday acquitted four Muslims accused of killing an elderly Christian, saying that testimony from witnesses had not established they were the murderers, a judicial source said.

set: Egypt court acquits Muslims accused of killing Christian


set: Sri Lanka yesterday announced a 15-man squad for the limited-overs tri-series against India and New Zealand starting in Dambulla on August 10.


set: Bradley Cooper is reportedly negotiating to star in the remake of 'The Crow'.

set: Bradley Cooper negotiating to star in the Crow


set: A grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday afternoon charging Daniel Lamont Davis of Salt Lake City with one count of bank robbery.


set: ``I have appeared before the AIFF disciplinary committee and I have presented my case.

set: Pradeep appears before AIFF's disciplinary committee


set: Saravanan scalped five for 12 as Freak Amigos Cricket Club registered a 58-run victory over SBOA Cricket Club, for which Mari's effort of six for 24 went in vain, in the Canara Bank-Madurai DCA first division 'A' Zone cricket league here on Sunday.


set: Anti-immigration proponent Lou Dobbs denies that he or his management group ever hired illegal immigrants to work at his businesses.


set: Telekomunikacja Polska has issued PLN87.5m of short term bonds to subsidiaries in the past two days.

set: Telekomunikacja Polska issues bonds to subsidiaries


set: A clergyman has called on Ghanaians to pursue truth to help move the country's development process forward.

set: Clergyman calls on Ghanaians to pursue truth


set: Mobistar has signed a contract for machine-to-machine, or ``M2M,'' applications with Touring for the ``Safe Drive'' project.

set: Mobistar signs contract for M2M applications with Touring


set: The UFC has confirmed that Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin, and Mauricio ``Shogun'' Rua vs. Mark Coleman have been added to the UFC 93 card on January 17 in Dublin, Ireland at The O2.

set: UFC confirms Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin & ``Shogun'' Rua vs. Mark Coleman for UFC 93


set: Groupers are helping save the fish population by limiting the invasion of lionfish on Caribbean coral reefs, according to a new study.


set: In this fourth release the topic is how to check the complaint history of a business or file a complaint.

set: How to check into the complaint history of a business


set:
The iTunes feed is working once again.
ITunes working again....


set: Bon Jovi launched their US tour in Omaha February 18th despite the recent school shooting which killed five students.

set: Bon Jovi launch US tour despite school shooting


set: Alongside the spectacular lineup of titles for its highly anticipated next Xbox entertainment system, Xbox One, Microsoft unveiled a fresh and exciting new design for Xbox 360.

set: Microsoft unveil new design for Xbox 360


set: Mor Furniture for Less has opened its 22nd store and first here in the Tri-Cities area of Washington, continuing its aggressive expansion strategy.


set: City police on Thursday arrested 15 outlaws and recovered drugs, weapons, bottle of liquors and stolen vehicle from their possession.


set: Amy Winehouse will get to write the new James Bond movie theme but only if she is fit and healthy when movie bosses make their decision in April.

set: Amy Winehouse may get to write James Bond theme


set: Marek Mazanec stopped 21 shots as the Czech Republic shut out Norway 2-0 at the world junior hockey championship Monday night.

set: Marek Mazanec stops 21 as Czech Republic shut out Norway 2-0 at world juniors


set: The Philadelphia Phillies, who have the best record in Major League Baseball this season, acquired All-Star right fielder Hunter Pence from the Houston Astros in exchange for four players.

set: Philadelphia Phillies acquire All-Star outfielder Hunter Pence from Astros


set: Gerber is selling baby food made out of veal.


set: Badly designed lighting systems could be preventing a good night's sleep, according to a project being presented at the Health Protection Agency's annual conference - Health Protection 2010 - at the University of Warwick today.


set: The memorial concert by students and faculty of Centenary College in memory of Dr. Ron Bukoff has been rescheduled for 7:30 pm Sept. 6 in the Anderson Auditorium of the Hurley School of Music.


set: Two new Miami-Dade County commissioners were sworn-in Monday, part of the overhaul of county government leadership following the recall vote.

set: Two new Miami-Dade commissioners sworn in


set: British singer/rapper Plan B is forming a new punk band with his backing group and stylist.


set: Middlesbrough defender David Wheater wants to stay at the club and get them back in the Premier League, but he fears being sold to balance the books.


set: Volunteers from the Lower Mole Countryside Management Project have put in some hard work to make a cosy haven for hazel dormice in Leatherhead.

set: Volunteers make cosy haven for dormice in Leatherhead


set: French duo John and Jehn are set to perform in Manchester later this month, as the pair celebrate the launch of their latest single 'Fear, Fear, Fear'.


set: With the first round winding down, eight teams seeded 10th or higher had won a game, matching last year's total and one off the record set in 2001.


set: Popular TV actor Rohit Roy is set to host a new reality show which is based in a village in Punjab, said a source from Imagine TV.


set: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman rings the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.


set: The Bob and Blanche show swept into Brisbane on Friday as the former prime minister and his biographer wife, Ms D'Alpuget, hawked her latest book about him.


set: So Nadine Dorries, Conservative MP for Mid-Bedfordshire, has become the latest public figure to star in the series, I'm a Politician...


set: Tiger habitats in the mountain chain of the Western Ghats are shrinking, although forests in the eco-sensitive zone have registered a remarkable rise of wild cats, says an Environment Ministry document.

set: Tiger habitats in Western Ghats shrinking:


set: Habitat for Humanity in Beckley is moving to a new location on Appalachian Drive.

set: Habitat for Humanity moves to new location


set: Apr.11 A major golf tournament is set to go ahead in Bahrain.


set: Grunge rock legends Alice In Chains have revealed plans for a new album and tour this fall.

set: Alice in Chains reveal plans for new album, tour


set: Florida is offering free ``do not call'' listings to protect consumers against unwanted telephone solicitations.

set: Florida offers free 'do not call' listings


set: They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree so it makes sense that all three of George Theriault's sons are career pilots.


set: Freddie Mac said it sold $2 billion of bills on Monday at higher interest rates, and demand was mixed compared with the most recent sale of similar maturities.


set: Tribute has been paid to a British banker who was killed when a hurricane hit the Bahamas.

set: Tribute paid to British banker killed in hurricane


set: An Orem teen escaped her kidnappers Tuesday by jumping out of their pickup and running away, police said.


set: Barcelona star Lionel Messi added yet another record to his stellar list of achievements over the past 12 months when he won an unprecedented fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or at a FIFA gala in Zurich.


set: A bill awaiting Gov. Rick Perry's signature may change the timing of some city and school elections, but local officials say it's too soon to tell.

set: Bill may change timing of some elections


set: Male, June 6 India's football captain Bhaichung Bhutia feels his team will have to play consistently well if they have to retain their South Asian Football Federation Cup title.


set: The city of Elyria and the health district board are seeking to shut down a mobile home park whose license was revoked due to numerous safety violations.

set: Elyria seeks to shut down mobile home park


set: McCarthy loved family, teammates Updated: 13:59, Thursday September 20, 2012 AFL player John McCarthy was an extraordinary person who loved his family and teammates, his mother says.


set: The dollar rose against the euro in European trading Friday even as a standoff over a mammoth $700 billion bailout of the American economy stalled amid political bickering in Washington.


set: Alain Bernard of France went 21.87 to win the men's 50 Freestyle at the Scottish National Open Championships in Glasgow yesterday, according to the official meet results.


set: Independent school fees have risen far faster than the rate of inflation in recent times, according to a government report.


set: The yen rose against the dollar and euro on Friday after a disappointing US jobs report stoked worries about the state of the economy and boosted safe-haven demand for the Japanese currency.

set: Yen rise after disappointing US jobs report


set: Dancer Mallika Sarabhai plans to direct a film, which will give an insight into the life of women in the orthodox Syrian Christian family in Kerala.


set: NAITASIRI chief Ratu Inoke Takiveikata told the High Court he was invited to the army barracks in Suva prior to his arrest, to explain rumours implicating him and others in an assassination plot.


set: Philanthropic projects being run by the First Family in Mazowe show that Zimbabweans are able to be masters of their own destiny, Malawi President Joyce Banda has said.

set: Zimbabwe: 'Zimbabweans can be masters of own destiny'


set: Yahoo! Inc. may buy a ``considerable'' stake in Hulu LLC if the video website goes public, according to Stifel Nicolaus & Co. According to a Bloomberg report, ``Hulu, owned by three of the biggest US broadcast networks, is preparing a share sale as early as this year that may value the company at more than $2 billion, a person with knowledge of the plan said Aug. 16.''


set: MoSys, Inc.,, a leader in semiconductor solutions that enable fast, intelligent data access for network and communications systems, today announced it will release its third quarter 2012 financial results on Friday, October 19, 2012, before the market opening.

set: MoSys to announce third quarter 2012 financial results on October 19, 2012


set: World number one Victoria Azarenka has admitted that she nearly choked in her Australian Open semi-final encounter with Sloane Stephens.


set: Russian people are bringing flowers to the US embassy in Moscow to commemorate the US diplomats who were killed in Libya, the Internet blog of the US embassy in Russia says.

set: Russians bring flowers to US embassy in Moscow


set: Uintah County and the Utah Association of Counties have amended their prior lawsuit against the Department of Interior to include a challenge of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's order to designate ``wild lands'' as a multiple use of public lands.

set: Uintah County amends lawsuit against Interior Department


set: Two Indians were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Dubai for the molestation and murder of a compatriot worker.

set: Two Indians sentenced to life imprisonment


set: Hollister police are seeking a suspect from an assault at the local 7-Eleven in which a customer struck a man with a bottle.

set: Hollister police seek suspect in 7-Eleven assault


set: Steve Jobs, who built the world's most valuable technology company by creating devices that changed how people use electronics and revolutionized the computer, music and mobile-phone industries, died.

set: Jobs, who built most valuable technology company, died


set: AYR United under 17s lost 1-0 to a strong Hearts side but there were plenty of positives to be taken from a spirited display.


set: Calcutta High Court judge Justice Soumitra Sen on Thursday said he was ``extremely disappointed'' at Rajya Sabha's resounding vote to impeach him and ruled out his resignation.


set: BC-Retail Sales,0153 Wal-Mart reports solid February sales, while apparel stores report weak sales Eds:

set: Walmart reports solid February sales, while apparel stores report...


set: Average household spending in Canada declined 0.3% to $71,120 in 2009, when the economy was paralysed by a global economic downturn that began late in 2008, according to the results of a survey released Friday.


set: AROUND 500 extra foster carers need to be found across the east midlands in the next 12 months, a leading charity has warned.

set: Extra foster carers needed across east midlands


set: London, Aug 31 Scientists have been left baffled with reports that malaria-carrying mosquitoes are disappearing in some parts of Africa, BBC reported.

set: Mosquitoes disappear in some parts of Africa


set: A Henrico County judge certified multiple molestation charges against a father and son today after closing a 2½-hour court hearing.

set: Henrico judge certifies molestation charges against father and son


set: Now that she's officially not returning to Real Housewives of New Jersey, what is next for Danielle Staub and the Housewives series?

set: What's next for Danielle Staub and the Real Housewives?


set: A woman was fined $3,000 at Kowloon City Magistrates' Court today for operating an unlicensed guesthouse in Yau Ma Tei.

set: Woman fined for operating unlicensed guesthouse


set: FOUR cars, including a learner, crashed after a tree fell on the road in Coldstream this morning.

set: Four cars crash after tree fall in Coldstream


set: The Dallas Star-Telegram reports that Terence Newman of the Cowboys wants to be paid like a top cornerback in the league.


set: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said Saturday the opposition will never govern in his lifetime and he is ready to fight on less than two weeks ahead of a tense run-off election.

set: Mugabe says opposition will never govern in his lifetime


set: London, Jan 5 British actor Jude Law has confessed he didn't know anything about Sherlock Holmes before agreeing to play the fictional detective's sidekick Dr. Watson in the new film.

set: Jude Law didn't know anything about Sherlock Holmes!


set: Gene Sperling, one of the stars of the economic team of President Bill Clinton, will become director of the National Economic Council of the United States.

set: Gene Sperling will become the director of the National economic Council


set: The work week ends on a warm note with sunny skies.


set: Now according to a recent report from the WSJ, who recently interviewed RIM's CEO, RIM has no plans to license BBM to other platforms, or other devices.


set: Peter Andre has claimed his twitter account has been hacked and apologised for tweets promoting weight loss.

set: Peter Andre: 'my twitter account was hacked'


set: The Dorena-Hickman Ferry has resumed regular winter hours of operation.


set: Two Madison teens were killed Thursday afternoon when the car they were riding in lost control and was struck broadside by a pickup on a snow-packed US Highway 30 near Central City.


set: Michael Chiklis will star in CBS' multicamera comedy pilot Vince Uncensored from Warner Bros. TV and Conan O'Brien's Conaco Prods.

set: Michael Chiklis to star in Vince Uncensored


set: My answer to the question ``Why is a philosophy of the natural sciences needed?'' will take the form of several distinct components.


set: Strong winds knocked trees and branches into power lines early Monday morning, leaving parts of Rochester without power.

set: Wind knocks out power in parts of Rochester


set: CNN reports that Bolivia has launched a campaign to legalize coca, a native plant that has been used for medicinal purposes and as a mild stimulant by the indigenous peoples of the Andes for thousands of years.


set: Charlie Sheen admitted to Rolling Stone magazine that he was in ``total denial'' during his ``winning'' rants last year.

set: Charlie Sheen admits 'I was in total denial'


set: Palm Beach County court records show Capriati was charged by prosecutors on Wednesday.


set: Eastman Kodak Co. said early Thursday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, another low mark for the one-time Rochester printing giant.


set: A nearly $2-billion British nuclear submarine has run aground on rocks off the Scottish coast, but there is no danger of radiation leaks, officials said.


set: Akshata Deshmukh, Research Analyst at Asian Markets Securities is of the view that there is still some more steam left for midcap index to go up and next target level that I see is 50% retracement level which is around 6,363.


set: Adriano has announced today that he has left Flamengo but could return to professional football in 2013.


set: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday conducted an aerial survey of flood affected areas in the Ferozepur district to have first hand information about the damage cause due to the incessant rains in the state over past few days.

set: Badal conducts aerial survey of flood affected areas in Ferozepur district


set: Justin Bieber cursed out the paparazzi in London Friday morning, just hours after being rushed to the hospital on Thursday night after having a difficult time breathing during a concert at London's O2 Area.


set: Serena Software, the Orchestrated IT leader, today announced the premiere of Doug Serena, CIO, an entertaining documentary-style web miniseries that follows a particularly savvy CIO and his team as they navigate a realistic IT business scenario: developing and delivering an application to production within an incredibly tight timeframe.

set: Serena Software announces premiere of CIO web miniseries


set: Former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging ESPN defamed him last year in the coverage of his firing.


set: Health Canada is warning parents that an American ``all natural'' baby wipe liquid is contaminated with Micrococcus bacteria.


set: ALTRINCHAM and Sale West MP Graham Brady has paid tribute to former Premier Margaret Thatcher, who died on Monday.

set: Graham Brady pays tribute to Margaret Thatcher


set: Milam Co. has settled a multimillion dollar appraisal lawsuit with Luminant, the county's largest employer.

set: Milam county settles appraisal lawsuit with Luminant


set: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. , a leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building-integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced the final results of its tender offer, which expired at 12:00 midnight ET on Tuesday, November 10, 2009.

set: Energy Conversion Devices announces final results of its tender Offer


set: Sylvester Stallone who is an icon of machismo and Hollywood action heroism is all set to adopt ayurveda, the ancient system of medicine of India.

set: Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone adopting ayurveda


set: The Galaxy S3 mini has gone on sale in South Africa for a recommended retail price of ZAR 4,599 for an 8 GB model.

set: Samsung Galaxy S3 mini goes on sale in South Africa


set: Rudy Giuliani criticizes Obama for spending too much time campaigning in the wake of Superstorm Sandy


set: Pope Benedict XVI leaves the Vatican on the final day of his papacy and arrives at Castel Gandolfo where he will begin his retirement.

set: Pope Benedict leaves the Vatican on final day of papacy


set: Triangle Capital Corporation today closed its underwritten public offering of 1,560,000 shares of common stock at a price of $12.00 per share.

set: Triangle Capital Corporation closes public offering of common stock


set: A news Web site says Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez was business partners with a banned Clemson booster in a failed real-estate venture that led to a $3.9 million lawsuit.


set: PRESENTER James Naughtie was yesterday named as the best radio voice in Britain to wake up to, ahead of motormouth breakfast DJs like Chris Moyles.

set: Presenter James Naughtie named as best voice to wake up to