set: Australian firms are rebuilding their stocks as the economy continues to recover, despite company profits falling for the fourth consecutive quarter.


set: Teen pop star Justin Bieber could be heading for a Britney Spears-style meltdown, record label bosses fear.

set: Justin Bieber 'could be heading for a meltdown'


set: ) Blythe, Calif. Quick-witted US Border Patrol agents from the Blythe Station seized more than $12,000 in unreported cash early Monday morning.

set: Border Patrol agents seize unreported cash


set: Mariah Carey, who is now the highest paid reality show judge, says she is excited to find and nurture new singing talent on American Idol.

set: Mariah Carey is the highest paid reality show judge


set: The national electricity company LEO LT has successfully invested finances earned as dividends from VST into time deposits and securities.

set: LEO LT successfully invested finances into time deposits and securities


set: At least 20 people, including an Afghan MP, were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a funeral procession in northeast Afghanistan, a provincial governor said.

set: 20 killed in suicide attack in northeast Afghanistan


set: WALES survived a scare at the start of each half to overcome a spirited Canada at York University Stadium on Saturday.


set: A friend of the reality star said: ``Kim gushes about how happy she is with Kanye all the time and she is already talking babies with him too.

set: Kim Kardashian is talking babies with Kanye


set: Frio County authorities said a man led authorities on a high speed chase through two counties Saturday afternoon.

set: Man leads authorities on high-speed chase


set: This year's NBA finals are coming to an end, but the action is just beginning for the fierce ladies of the WNBA, who, season after season, prove that professional basketball isn't just a man's game.


set: Alan Devonshire will remain Braintree Town boss next season after agreeing to extend his contract for another year.

set: Alan Devonshire to remain Braintree Town boss


set: Famous artists are suing Christie's, Sotheby's and eBay, claiming they're owed royalties under California law.

set: Artists sue Christie's, Sotheby's for royalties


set: ROBIN Soderling reached the French Open final on Friday with a dramatic 6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Chile's Fernando Gonzalez.


set: North Korea has told its key ally, China, that it is prepared to stage one or even two more nuclear tests this year in an effort to force the United States into diplomatic talks, said a source with direct knowledge of the message.


set: Stars defenseman Sheldon Souray left Friday's game against Nashville with an ankle injury.

set: Sheldon Souray leaves game with ankle injury


set: Tiger Woods predicts women's world number one Tseng will snap out of her current slump and return to the form that has brought her five major titles.


set: Local TV station KAXT, serving the San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, CA market, has launched an innovative electronic program guide from Tribune Media Services.

set: KAXT launches innovative electronic program guide from Tribune media Services


set: The Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan takes measures to get back the body of martyred Azerbaijani officer from Armenians, spokesman for the Defense Ministry Teymur Abdullayev told APA.

set: Defense Ministry takes all measures to get back body of martyred Azerbaijani officer from Armenians


set: A 50-year-old bartender was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his wife over a domestic feud, police said.


set: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has led a funding round for a smart power grid company as venture capital money for this technology has reached record levels due to the impending production of electric vehicles.

set: Kleiner Perkins leads funding round for power grid company


set: Citibank has teamed up with US news provider Inquirer.net to offer its top credit card management tips.

set: Citibank offers credit card management tips


set: A MAN has died after being hit by a train at Milton Keynes Central station earlier today.

set: Man dies after being hit by train at Milton Keynes station


set: It is reported that the public float of the Queensland Government's rail freight company QR National is exposed to the possibility of a carbon tax.

set: QR National exposes to the possibility of a carbon tax


set: Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton, who is facing criticism from all quarters for his dangerous driving style, has said that he is not doing anything wrong on the tracks.

set: Hamilton says he is not doing anything wrong on tracks


set: After a successful season as the Yankee closer, Rafael Soriano has elected to opt out of his contract with the Yankees in pursuit of a better deal.

set: Rafael Soriano opts out of contract with the Yankees


set: The UN chief says security in Afghanistan has not improved and that roadside bombings soared 94 per cent in the first four months of this year compared with the same period in 2009.The findings come in a quarterly report by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the UN Security Council.

set: 'Security in Afghanistan has not improved'


set: ReUze™, a CPVC water piping system from Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, gives facility professionals a practical, easy-to-install system for non-potable water uses inside buildings.


set: The former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney received an honorary degree from Yale University Monday as part of the commencement ceremonies.

set: Paul McCartney receives honorary degree from Yale


set: Nestle SA, the parent company of Nestle Purina PetCare Company, today announced it will donate approximately $280,000 to Meds & Food for Kids, a St. Louis-based non-profit organization dedicated to saving the lives of Haiti's malnourished children.

set: Nestle donates approximately $280,000 to Meds & Food for Kids;


set: Brad Pitt says he's proud of his growing family with partner Angelina Jolie and that the Hollywood super-couple will consider marrying if they ``feel it's important to our kids''.


set: Mzinga®, the leader in social software, services, and analytics for business, today announced that it has relocated its corporate headquarters to Waltham, MA, which is at the heart of the famous Route 128 technology belt and an epicenter for software innovation on the East Coast.

set: Mzinga relocates corporate headquarters to Waltham


set: Tanner Foust, a driver from Laguna Beach, won the Formula Drift season finale at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale before a sell-out crowd on Saturday night.

set: Tanner Foust wins Formula Drift season finale at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale


set: Marquez will reportedly receive a guaranteed $5 million for the fight, while Pacquiao brings in $20 million.


set: To kick off the New Year, the Sun Trolley is expanding its service to better accommodate Fort Lauderdale's residents and visitors.


set: Seven-time winner Rafael Nadal beat Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-0 to reach the Barcelona Open final on Saturday.

set: Nadal beats Raonic to reach Barcelona Open final


set: Turkish hospital group Acibadem said on Friday it is in talks to buy a 65 percent stake in Jinemed Hospital in Istanbul.

set: Turkey's Acibadem says in talks to buy stake in hospital


set: Over $13 billion in inactive or lost superannuation fund accounts may be taken by the federal government unless claimed by owners.

set: Inactive superannuation funds to be taken by government


set: Lighbox Interactive's HEAD Dylan Jobe has confirmed that there will be Starhawk beta just before the launch of the game.


set: Mirics, a UK-based developer of solutions for the mobile broadcast receiver market, has raised $13 million in Series C funding.


set: AP Airlines Writer US Airways said Monday it will add 500 flight attendants and pilots next year mostly to cover planned retirements and attrition.

set: Us Airways to add 500 attendants and pilots


set: Tunisia called on Friday on G8 leaders meeting in Deauville to adopt a plan of support to the Tunisian revolution and consider it as a global public good.

set: Tunisia calls on G8 leaders to adopt plan of support to its revolution


set: The Louis and Arlene Phillips estate announced Tuesday it has donated $1.1 million to two Eau Claire hospitals.

set: Estate donates $1.1 million to two Eau Claire hospitals


set: Showcase is launching a national advertising campaign promoting the channel's winter programming lineup.

set: Showcase launches national advertising campaign


set: Two village men have been charged with selling crack cocaine in the South Glens Falls area, police said.


set: Austin-based Click Forensics, a provider of online ad verification and Internet traffic quality improvement services to online advertisers, reported today that it saw a drop in click fraud rates during Q4 of 2010.

set: Click Forensics sees drop in click fraud


set: An An Liu's landlord in Wellington in 2007 has denied in court he ever had a sexual relationship with the murdered woman.

set: An An Liu's landlord denies relationship


set: Iran's Security forces have arrested the suspect to commit a terror act against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, Iranian ``mashregnews.ir'' website writes citing ``Ebtekar'' daily.

set: Iran arrested suspect to commit terror act against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad


set: In an interview with the fabulous Mr Porter website, the Glee star, 22, revealed he's written a children's book.

set: Chris colfer has written a children's book!


set: Double Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington has revealed how he broke a childhood vow to himself by signing on to star in his latest subway thriller The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3.

set: Denzel Washington broke childhood vow starring in latest subway thriller


set: Salzgitter raised its stake in Europe's largest copper smelter, Norddeutsche Affinerie, to 10.8 percent by acquiring the city of Hamburg's 5 percent holding, Germany's second-biggest listed steelmaker said on Thursday.

set: Salzgitter raises stake in Norddeutsche Affinerie


set: All you die hard Windows Mobile fanboys will be pleased to know that the softkey menus in the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 has been improved, not greatly, but good enough.

set: '' Windows Mobile 6.5 softkey has improved


set: More and more parents are sending their children to private school, a study has found.

set: More parents sending their children to private school


set: The College of Southern Idaho has received nearly $1 million in grant money that will be used as part of a statewide effort to help more Idaho college students graduate.

set: College of Southern Idaho receives $1 million in grants


set: A counter-terrorism operation carried out in northwest England has led to the arrest of ten men following raids on several addresses.

set: Counter-terrorism operation in northwest England leads


set: Two people were injured, one of them critically, in a grenade explosion on Friday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, where sectarian clashes earlier this week left nine people dead, a security official said.

set: Two injured in grenade explosion in northern Lebanon


set: San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili is expected to miss 10-14 days with a left hamstring strain.

set: Ginobili expected to miss 10-14 days with left hamstring strain


set: The emergency status declared yesterday in Muar and Ledang following worsening haze conditions in both districts might be called off.

set: Emergency status in Muar and Ledang might be called off


set: The UK has announced a new second bank rescue package to kick-start inter-bank lending and to curb the effects of looming recession.


set: President Barack Obama has nominated Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, crediting the economist with helping the nation avoid a second Great Depression.

set: President Barack Obama nominates Ben Bernanke for second


set: Utility crew worked Saturday to restore power to about 9,700 customers affected by the wave of heavy rain.

set: Crews work to restore power to 9,700 customers


set: Zimbabwean women have been urged to openly discuss HIV and Aids issues as this is an effective tool in fighting stigmatisation and discrimination.

set: Women urged to openly discuss HIV & Aids issues


set: Brambles Ltd has reported a drop in revenue over the first four months of 2009/10 and says the improving economy is yet to translate into a pick-up in activity.


set: Local veterans will be protesting their treatment by the federal government Nov. 6 at 11 am at Tom Davies Square, Bill Lee, president of the Sudbury branch of the War Pensioners of Canada, said.

set: Veterans to protest treatment by federal government


set: Websense launched a new unified, channel partner program which is supposed to provide channel partners with a simple and flexible means to drive growth and profitability in the security market.

set: Websense launches new channel partner program


set: On Monday, Amtrak expanded its free Wi-Fi service, adding wireless Internet connectivity to 12 East Coast train routes.

set: Amtrak expands Wi-Fi service on East Coast routes


set: Zoe Saldana, actress of Oscar winner blockbuster film Avatar gets engaged to her boyfriend of 10 years, Keith Britton.

set: Zoe Saldana gets engaged with Keith Britton


set: Teachers must be given the final say over excluding unruly pupils in a drive to restore discipline to failing schools, according to a think-tank report for the Government drawn up by a Northampton governor.

set: Teachers 'must be given final say on unruly pupils'


set: North Korea agreed Saturday to finish dismantling its main atomic reactor by the end of October and allow international inspectors to visit its nuclear facilities in a deal that inched the tortuous negotiations forward but was short on specifics.


set: The young head coach of the Inter Milan outfit has conceded that they were unlucky to have lost the match against Lazio, and stated that it was evenly contested.


set: Mayor Greg Nickels on Monday released a ``customer bill of rights'' for the people of Seattle.

set: Nickels releases customer bill of rights


set: A transgender Burnsville man has been charged with strangling his girlfriend, then dragging her through their house and calling her names while the victim's daughter was present.

set: Transgender man charged with strangling girlfriend


set: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said he won't appeal his six-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy.

set: Ben Roethlisberger's sorry, won't appeal


set: Veteran British rockers Black Sabbath ended months of rumours last night when they announced they are reuniting in their original four-man line-up for a new album and a world tour.

set: Black Sabbath reunited for new album and tour


set: Sarah Jessica Parker has lashed out at the paparazzi that follow her every daily move, because they make her feel like New York's ``town trollop''.

set: Sarah Jessica Parker feels like the 'town trollop'


set: Wells Fargo announced a new head of their Insurance Services department, calling on Laura Schupbach, a 16-year veteran of the company.

set: Wells Fargo announces new head of Insurance Services


set: Perhaps it's the time difference, or just the fact that everyone wants to watch the World Cup, but we keep hearing people asking 'when is the Serbia v Ghana match start time?' It's important to remember that when you read about the World Cup 2010 match times, and specifically in this case the Serbia vs Ghana kickoff time -- that you will need to adapt the local time according to your region.


set: A fourth job fair will be held in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 6 pm to 8 pm, for persons interested in working at the new AAA Operations Center in northwest Oklahoma City.


set: Online retailer Amazon will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate its expansion in Huntington.

set: Amazon to celebrate expansion in Huntington


set: Children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, recipient of the Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are, died Tuesday in Danbury, Connecticut.

set: Children's author, illustrator Maurice Sendak dies


set: A Somalian teenager accused of leading a pirate attack on an American cargo ship off the coast of Africa pleaded not guilty yesterday to piracy charges.


set: Michael Wolfe has rejoined Benchmark Capital as an entrepreneur-in-residence.


set: Bank of America Corp. said today that it's expanding health insurance coverage for dependents up to age 26 ahead of a new government requirement.


set: Engineering News reported that the South African vehicle manufacturing sector has shed 2,571 jobs in Q1 this year.

set: South African vehicle manufacturing sector sheds 2,571 jobs in Q1 this year.


set: THREE mini motos were seized, in Carnforth, by police as part of a crack down on nuisance riders.


set: Three days after acquiring Freddy Sanchez from the Pittsburgh Pirates, the San Francisco Giants added him to their roster Saturday.

set: Ex-pirates 2b Freddy Sanchez added to San Francisco Giants' roster


set: A Nottinghamshire plumber has been fined after putting, his son and a young family at risk of exposure to asbestos.

set: Nottinghamshire plumber fined after putting family at risk


set: Nanaimo buskers have much more freedom to perform in the city's downtown core and they will no longer have to audition in order to get a permit.

set: Nanaimo buskers have more freedom to perform


set: Mr. Dilip Modi, President ASSOCHAM has welcomed the defence production policy 2011 for making a big difference in unshackling the country dependence on imports and development and sourcing of majority of its requirements indigenously.

set: ASSOCHAM welcomes defence production policy-2011


set: Today's El Salvador vs. Honduras will not only renew a classic rivalry among two countries but will also be an indication of what fans could see in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer.

set: El Salvador vs. Honduras renews classic rivalry


set: However, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport could re-open at 3 pm for a period of six hours.


set: The town lifted its snow emergency at 5 pm Friday after crews completed cleaning the business areas of town following Wednesday's snowstorm that dropped between 12 and 15 inches.


set: Italy and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said on Sunday that he expects to return in January from his back injury.


set: Thousands of people defied the terror alert and visited the lake front to witness the grand opening with dance programme and fireworks.


set: The Digital Economy Bill is nearing its endgame, with the BBC reporting that its second reading will start this afternoon amid wide predictions that the government will try to rush the Bill into law before Parliament is adjourned on Thursday 8 April 2010 for the forthcoming general election.


set: A Wenatchee toddler is recovering after his mother said the battery he swallowed burned a hole in his esophagus, Seattle TV station KIRO reported.

set: Battery burns hole in toddler's esophagus


set: Maserati have tripled their GCC sales over the past two years according to the regional Managing Director.


set: Abu Dhabi will introduce dedicated bus lanes to raise performance efficiency of public transport modes.


set: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recognized independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia during his visit to Russia, APA reports quoting Interfax.

set: Venezuela recognizes independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia


set: The Glee Project has returned for a second series in the US, with Glee star Lea Michele the first guest mentor.

set: The Glee Project returns for a second series


set: A 91-year-old Wytheville woman was killed on Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on East Spring Street.


set: Gold prices in India, the world's biggest buyer of the metal, fell below the Rs 29,000 mark, a level keenly watched by importers and jewellers to re-stock gold for weddings and festivals.


set: A mysterious ``mad snake disease'' that causes pythons to tie themselves up in knots may be caused by a rodent virus, scientists believe.

set: 'Mad snake disease' may be caused by rodent virus


set: More than 1, 700 California prisons, held in maximum isolation units, have gone on a hunger strike in protest of their penance, which is met with no explicit crime.


set: South Africa has joined the rest of the global community in Observing World Diabetes Day, marked every year 14 Nov. On Monday night, Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain, which has just claimed its place as one of the seven wonders of the world, was bathed in blue lights to showcase South Africa's and the city's commitment to the commemoration.

set: South Africa observes world diabetes Day


set: An Iowa City man found guilty of murdering an Iowa City landlord is appealing his life sentence.

set: Iowa City man found guilty of murder appeals life sentence


set: Sport.co.uk wonders aloud: whatever happened to the following 5 Burnley players?

set: Whatever happened to the following 5 Burnley players?


set: Republican Congressional Candidate David Bellavia says he's challenging his opponents to release their tax returns.


set: WWDC 2010 just started with Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, announcing some new info about the iPad.


set: Earlier today, it was reported Jeff Otah failed his physical with the Jets putting the trade between the two teams on hold, according to ESPN New York.


set: A delegation of the US Congress will visit Uzbekistan in the near future, US Ambassador to Uzbekistan George Krol said at a meeting on the occasion of celebrating the 236th anniversary of the country's independence.

set: 02/07/2012 - the delegation of US Congress to visit Uzbekistan


set: Harvey Norman is not going to blindly back Freeview claims one of the company's directors.

set: Harvey Norman will not blindly back Freeview


set: Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to elect a new state senator to fill the seat was left vacant by embattled senator Louis DeLuca.

set: Voters head to polls to elect new senator


set: A 30-year-old man was charged today with cheating a goldsmith shop of two gold chains worth $20,200.

set: Man charged with cheating goldsmith shop


set: After remaining weak in the last two trading sessions, potato futures price recovered to trade higher by 1.53 per cent on the Multi Commodity Exchange today, on fresh buying by speculators on expectations of rise in demand in the spot ma rket.

set: Potato futures price recovers on fresh buying


set: A West Valley City man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his roommate earlier this month.

set: West Valley City man charged with murder in shooting death of roommate


set: An attendant was killed when a lorry trailer crashed into a rear of another lorry at KM430.4 North-South Expressway, southbound near Sungai Buloh Monday night.

set: Attendant killed in lorry trailer crash near Sungai Buloh


set: 94.3 MY FM is celebrating Holi in its true essence, as all of its Stations are sensitizing listeners about water wastage and contamination during the festival of Holi.

set: MY FM celebrates Holi across all its Stations


set: The Chinese Premier, Mr Wen Jiabao, today made a strong pitch for political reforms in the Communist ruled country, warning that a failure to carry out structural corrections could unleash the upheaval of another cultural revolution.

set: Chinese Premier pitches for political reforms


set: Somali pirates are seizing ships as far as the Mozambique Channel and off the coast of India, extending their range further than they have until now, a senior US admiral said today.


set: Sebastian Bach will team up with Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens for a series of three shows in New York.

set: Sebastian Bach teaming up with Steve Stevens


set: The Wellington City Council and a water company are tracking a ``phantom dumper'' who has been disposing potentially dangerous material into Karori's drainage system.

set: Wellington City Council tracks 'phantom dumper'


set: The Samoan Government has confirmed it will sue TVNZ over a news item about gun running and drugs in Samoa.


set: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a new constitution into law, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for elections later this year, notes a BDlive report.


set: Australian farmers could be paid an annual sum not to farm to help alleviate dire water shortages, a US expert says.


set: Macon has a new fiscal 2005 audit, one of several steps needed to get state grant money flowing to the city again.


set: Southgate police are looking for a man who robbed the Citizens Bank on Us 27 Monday afternoon, and they think they have a major clue.


set: Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell says a company is moving its corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations to the state from Pennsylvania.


set: Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar will make his first visit to Yosemite National Park on Saturday.

set: Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar to visit Yosemite


set: Bright Dairy & Food Co Ltd completed its acquisition of British food processing company Weetabix Ltd on Nov 2, in the biggest overseas M&A deal for a Chinese company ever.

set: Bright Dairy completes acquisition of Weetabix


set: A French warship has captured 19 Somali pirates after it came to the rescue of two cargo ships threatened in the Gulf of Aden, the office of President Nicolas Sarkozy said.

set: French warship captures 19 Somali pirates


set: More jobs are headed to Spring Hill, and that news couldn't come at a better time:


set: A British judge says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over sex crimes claims.

set: Judge says WikiLeaks' Assange can be extradited


set: Sharon Osbourne is reportedly considering a career in politics, after saying that she is unimpressed with the way Britain is currently run.

set: Sharon Osbourne is considering a career in politics


set: PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday said a national unity government was ``the only way out'' of Zimbabwe's crises and urged the international community to support it.

set: Tsvangirai says unity government 'only way out'


set: Uganda police in Kampala are demanding that journalists name their source for their information about alleged plots to assassinate key military and government officials who they deem might oppose alleged plans that President Yoweri Museveni has to insure that his son is his successor.

set: Uganda police demand journalists to name their source


set: HORSHAM police have charged two Horsham youths with arson after attacks on two Horsham houses in a Dimboola Road development site.


set: Israel is to reopen Gaza border crossings because there has been a halt to Palestinian cross-border attacks, Israeli officials say.


set: Chris Brown is set to tell the world what Rihanna really did to make him transform her face the way he did....

set: Chris Brown to tell what Rihanna really did to him!


set: Bank lending in Cyprus increased by 12 percent to 68.4 billion euros in January compared to a year ago, mainly because of a rise in credit to companies, the central bank said.


set: The saying has it that you can't eat money and you can't drink oil.


set: Assault charges were dropped against Houston Rockets guard Rafer Alston, a former Ventura College star who was accused of a slashing a man with a knife in a nightclub.


set: The Rangers have officially scratched Cliff Lee from Tuesday's start against the Blue Jays because of a strained muscle in his lower back.

set: Rangers scratch Lee from Tuesday's start


set: Legal & General has increased its financial underwriting limits for life insurance and critical illness cover, which simplifies the underwriting process and leads to policies being issued more quickly.

set: Legal & General increases financial underwriting limits


set: A fast-moving wildfire stoked by 90-degree weather leaped State Route 60 in the Moreno Valley area, briefly trapping 50 motorists and burning about 450 acres.

set: Wildfire in Moreno Valley area traps motorists, burns 450 acres


set: A Vietnamese man was busted for allegedly having 53 illegal king cobras in his car.


set: A Laurel man died Saturday after a boating accident on the Chesapeake Bay, and rescue teams still are searching for another passenger.


set: Predatory government is one that preys on people.


set: ``Game of Thrones'' actor Sean Bean was stabbed in London on Sunday night, hours before his character Ned Stark suffered a similar fate on HBO, according to The Daily Mail.


set: Apple's new iPad Mini hit store shelves Friday but indications are the lines that greeted its older sibling were not as long in many areas of the country this time around.


set: Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams says he considers the head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society a ``terrorist'' who belittled the lives of three sealers killed last month by comparing them to animals.

set: Williams says he considers head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society a 'terrorist'


set: Peekskill officials unanimously approve Paramount lease With a unanimous vote at Peekskill City Hall on Monday, elected officials approved a 17-year lease deal that lets Red House Entertainment take over operations at the Paramount Center for the Arts, whose operations have been suspended since Oct. 4.


set: An 18-year-old Fordham student was found dead in his dorm room of an apparent suicide yesterday morning.

set: Fordham student found dead in dorm from apparent suicide


set: Former noontime game show host Pepe Pimentel died after he reportedly fell down in the bathroom in his house in Barangay Laging Handa, Quezon City on Thursday morning.


set: City Councilor Pat Costello is the latest potential candidate considering a run for mayor in 2010.

set: Councilor Pat Costello considering run for mayor


set: Melbourne breakfast radio team Grubby and Dee Dee had a scoop this morning when they talked to Sharona Alperin, this morning following the news of the death of The Knack singer Doug Fieger.


set: The Philadelphia 76ers have acquired forward Sam Young from the Memphis Grizzlies in-exchange for the rights to the Sixers' second-round draft pick from Argentina Ricky Sanchez.

set: Philadelphia 76ers acquire Sam Young from Memphis Grizzlies


set: The last flight to carry Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia has been delayed due to problems associated with the issuance of visas.

set: Last flight for Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims delayed


set: Oil fell below US$50 a barrel this morning, tracking US stock market losses ahead of what is expected to be a miserable first-quarter earnings season.


set: After suffering a terrible broken arm against Frank Mir at UFC 140, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira returns to action at UFC 149 against Cheick Kongo.

set: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira returning at UFC 149


set: Christina Applegate and her fiancé Martyn LeNoble welcomed a bouncing baby girl on Thursday, January 27th, 2011.


set: The Brazilian real closed slightly stronger against the US dollar on Wednesday after a volatile session.

set: Brazil's real closes slightly stronger in volatile session


set: In a new multimedia campaign, Robert Redford is challenging President Obama to act now on climate change by reining in carbon pollution from the nation's biggest source, coal-fired power plants.

set: Robert Redford challenges president Obama to act on climate change


set: Palestinian resistance Hamas says its Grad rockets have hit several Israeli towns, killing at least one Israeli and wounding another.


set: The Okinawa prefectural assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a protest resolution against the US military and the United States over the recent alleged rape of a local junior high school girl by a US Marine, while the US Marines launched two-day programs to boost morality and ethics among members.

set: Okinawa assembly adopts protest resolution over alleged rape


set: Vera Farmiga has revealed that she loved working with her Safe House co-star Brendan Gleeson.


set: SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS' pop band DANITY KANE has lost its third member in less than a month after singer SHANNON BEX reportedly quit.


set: Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto takes place this Saturday night Ricky Hatton has backed Floyd Mayweather to beat Miguel Cotto this weekend - although he admits he would love to see the Puerto Rican win.

set: Ricky Hatton backs Floyd Mayweather to beat Miguel Cotto this weekend


set: Tottenham will begin its English League Cup defense at Newcastle in the third round after Saturday's draw.

set: Tottenham begins League Cup defense at Newcastle


set: ``Bethenny and (husband) Jason (Hoppy) are proud to welcome their new baby girl, Bryn Hoppy, born at 8 AM on Saturday, May 8th, in New York City,'' the rep told Access.


set: ``X107.5 Holiday Havoc 2011'' hits The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on Dec. 7, with Jane's Addiction, The Naked and Famous and The Joy Formidable, and on Dec. 8, with Rise Against, A Day to Remember and Middle Class Rut.


set: Hofstra has fired men's basketball coach Mo Cassara, the school announced on Friday.


set: FALLS CHURCH, VA-April 25, 2011-ENSCO, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the IData and IGL 178 product lines along with the supporting assets and staff from Quantum3D through ENSCO's wholly owned subsidiary, IData Visual Systems, Inc. IData Visual Systems, Inc. and Quantum3D will work closely together to ensure a smooth transition for IData customers.

set: ENSCO, Inc. acquires IData product line from Quantum3D


set: Kim Kardashian apparently always gets what she wants, at least when it comes to her fiance, Kris Humphries, and his bachelor party.

set: Kim Kardashian gets what she wants with fiance's bachelor party


set: Steve Nash is going to the Los Angeles Lakers, a Pacific Division rival the two-time MVP point guard tried so hard to beat, with little success, in his eight seasons with the Phoenix Suns.


set: Dan LeFevour threw for two touchdowns and ran for one more Saturday to lead Central Michigan to a 34-23 win over rival Western Michigan.

set: LeFevour leads Central Michigan to 34-23 win over Western Michigan;


set: A Columbia, MO television station has confirmed Missouri Head Football Coach Gary Pinkel was arrested for DWI Wednesday night.

set: Missouri Football Coach Gary Pinkel arrested for DWI


set: The French Embassy will organise a workshop for 850 newly elected assembly members in the 17 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Western Region, to educate them on their responsibilities and basic mandate.

set: French Embassy to organise workshop for assembly members


set: Gov. Tim Kaine signed legislation today repealing the state's controversial ``abusive driver'' fees, wiping out a nine-month-old law that had become an embarrassment for the governor and the General Assembly.

set: Kaine signs repeal of 'abusive driver' fees


set: Medical marijuana became legal in Michigan on Thursday, but smoking a joint could still get patients arrested because the regulations needed to protect them won't be ready for months.

set: Medical marijuana becomes legal in Michigan


set: A 25-year-old Coolidge man was arrested Thursday morning after a three-hour standoff with officers and booked into the Pinal County jail in Florence in the murder of his 18-year-old cousin.


set: New Zealand surfer Paige Hareb snuck into the second round of the women's World Tour surfing event in Sydney on Wednesday after a low-key display in difficult conditions.


set: The former boss of Xbox Europe has stated categorically in a candid interview that consoles will disappear in the next decade.


set: The UAE has said it will continue the current system of sponsorship for overseas workers and hopes to transform itself into a knowledge-based economy in the coming years.UAE Labour Minister Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash has supported the sponsorship system, saying that he has not seen a country which did not have a sponsorship system for foreign workers.


set: An NBA source said Cavaliers guard Mo Williams is replacing injured Toronto forward Chris Bosh on the Eastern Conference All-Star team.


set: The SEC adopted whistleblower rules that will reward individuals who provide the agency with high-quality tips that lead to successful enforcement actions.


set: While I do not want to rename streets or remove statues, I do believe everyone is owed respect.


set: ``We weren't scared one bit,'' Bob Jenkins said.


set: Sen. Ted Stevens' election defeat marks the end of an era in which he held a commanding place in Alaska politics while wielding power on some of the most influential committees in Congress.

set: Sen. Stevens' defeat marks end of an era


set: A bad crash on the southern tier left a woman trapped in her mangled car.


set: Iran said on Monday it would not halt sensitive nuclear work as demanded by the UN Security Council in its latest resolution on Tehran's atomic programme that the West believes is aimed at making warheads.

set: Iran says won`t halt nuclear work despite demands


set: PARIS ― German Peter Joppich won his fourth individual foil world title on Sunday, defeating Chinese Sheng Lei 15-11 in the final at the World Fencing Championships.


set: Israel said Monday that it will build nearly 700 new apartments in east Jerusalem, drawing tough criticism from both the Palestinians and the United States, which denounced the plan as an obstacle to peacemaking.

set: Israel to build 700 apartments in east Jerusalem


set: TOKYO - Japan hopes that two giant pandas from China will help warm bilateral ties strained over a territorial spat - and give Tokyo's economy a jolt, too.

set: Japan hopes pandas from China will help warm ties


set: Most university degrees will cost students £9,000 a year, the president of the National Union of Students has said.


set: Scott H. Biram is playing a free show at the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Thursday with opener, The Dirt Daubers.


set: Minister of National Infrastructures Uzi Landau said Israel is willing to use force to protect off- shore natural gas finds after the speaker of Lebanon's parliament said the fields extended into his nation's waters.

set: Landau says Israel willing to use force to protect gas finds


set: Cameron Newton threw two touchdown passes and accounted for 206 total yards to help No. 21 Auburn beat Mississippi State 17-14 on Thursday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.


set: Firefighters helped a man and his dog to safety after his home caught on fire.


set: In the midst of the controversy surrounding the comments former TV chef Paula Deen recently made, outspoken radio DJ and America's Got Talent judge Howard Stern has questioned why Deen has been losing her job.


set: Governor SC Jamir on Wednesday February 4, presented the honorary doctorate of Dr DY Patil University to legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar at the third convocation of the said university, held at Navi Mumbai here.

set: Governor Jamir presents honorary doctorate to Sunil Gavaskar


set: In a sign the rental market could be weakening after a steady recovery, the vacancy rate for Manhattan apartments increased in August for the first time in eight months.

set: Vacancy rate for Manhattan apartments increased in August for first time in eight months


set: Technology may have made action safer but not easier, says Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, known as much for his superbly executed action stunts in films and ads as for his acting.

set: Technology makes action safer, not easier:


set: Five-year-old microblogging platform Tumblr announced its first foray into paid advertising at Ad Age's Digital Conference this afternoon.

set: Tumblr announces first foray into paid advertising


set: Stone Temple Pilots confirmed in a press conference that they are reunited and announced their reunion tour dates Tuesday.

set: Stone Temple Pilots announce reunion tour dates Tuesday


set: Hall of Fame college basketball coach Bobby Knight has joined ESPN as a studio analyst during the cable network's coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.

set: Bobby Knight joins ESPN as studio analyst


set: POMONA, Calif. - Authorities say an Azusa police officer has shot and wounded a suspected car thief after the man tried to grab the officer's gun.


set: Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers ruled Shaquille O'Neal out for Sunday's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the New York Knicks, noting the 39-year-old center simply is not ready for game action.


set: The UK's powerhouse service sector saw a surprise fall in sales and profits during the last three months, a survey has warned.


set: POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - Marqus Blakely had 23 points and 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season as Vermont rallied to defeat winless Marist 72-62 on Monday night.

set: Blakely has 23, Vermont rallies past Marist 72-62


set: A woman claiming to have a bomb robbed a Sun Prairie bank just before 4:30 pm Thursday, police said.

set: Woman claiming to have bomb robs Sun Prairie bank


set: A high speed chase in the Natomas area of Sacramento ended in a crash in front of an elementary school this morning.

set: High speed chase ends in crash at elementary school


set: Police say white powder sent in envelopes to the Wall Street Journal building in New York was harmless and probably was flour.

set: Police say powder sent to Wall Street Journal was harmless


set: WestJet Airlines Ltd, Canada's No. 2 carrier, said on Thursday it has struck an interline itinerary deal with Air France-KLM, which lets passengers board the European airlines' planes and travel on one itinerary to a final destination in WestJet's Canadian network.

set: WestJet strikes interline deal with Air France-KLM


set: Dhaka stocks bounced back to positive territory Wednesday despite low turnover amid a cautious approach of general investors.


set: Omaha Steaks Inc. opened its first Minnesota store earlier this month at the Shops At West End lifestyle center in St. Louis Park.

set: Omaha Steaks opens first Minnesota store


set: Monmouth University hosted the largest emergency evacuation center in New Jersey for residents impacted by superstorm Sandy.

set: Monmouth hosts largest evacuation center


set: Asin Thottumkal has denied that she has had plastic surgery on her lips, according to Mid Day.


set: Legendary Hollywood press agent Warren Cowan, who represented such stars as Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra, has died.


set: Online private sales company Gilt Groupe said Monday that it has raised US$138 million in new funding led by Japan's Softbank Group.

set: Online private sales firm Gilt Groupe raises US$138 million in new funding


set: At around 1am on Sunday, February 27, a man was assaulted in Wetherspoons in Middle Street.


set: Former Michigan receiver and current New York Jet Braylon Edwards will host a charity basketball game at Crisler Arena this spring.

set: Former Michigan receiver Braylon Edwards to host charity basketball game


set: FREED Amanda Knox has been reunited with her childhood sweetheart at a secret location as she attempts to adjust to normal life again.

set: Amanda Knox reunited with childhood sweetheart


set: Jay Bennett, member of Wilco from 1994-2001 and renaissance man when it came to music, died early Sunday in downtown Urbana, Ill, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.


set: Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is recalling fresh bagged spinach due to concerns of Listeria contamination.

set: Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market recalls spinach


set: WPXI Will air the 45th annual MDA Telethon featuring an all-star lineup that includes national entertainers and celebrities.


set: A 48-year-old Kalispell man pleaded guilty Aug. 30 in Flathead District Court to felony partner or family member assault.


set: Canadian tennis player Rebecca Marino says she's taking a break from tennis for a while.

set: Rebecca Marino taking a break from tennis


set: Undefeatedcruiserweight RYAN 'THE IRISH OUTLAW' COYNE has finished up training camp.


set: Warriors coach Ivan Cleary believes his players are primed for the NRL finals after dominating the North Queensland Cowboys 18-6 in Auckland.

set: Cleary believes players are primed for NRL finals


set: Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba denied Wednesday killing two teenaged sisters in Indian Kashmir in an attack that generated widespread outrage.

set: Lashkar-e-Taiba denies killing sisters in Kashmir


set: Today the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Igor Popov, Bernard Fassier and Robert Bradtke are to visit the region, the Personal Representative of the OSCE CiO, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk stated.

set: OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to visit the region


set: Games Invest 2012 is an opportunity for ``small to medium-sized games and tech companies to network, pitch and learn from the public and private investment community.''


set: Iran fired a rocket from its newly inaugurated space center Monday, laying the groundwork for what it says will be the future launch of its first domestically produced satellite, the semi-official FARS news agency reported.


set: Dynamo Kiev fired coach Yuri Semin on Monday, a day after a Ukraine Cup loss to rival Shakhtar Donetsk.


set: Stephen Baldwin talks about his role in the movie, ``Loving the Bad Man'' about a woman whose baby is a product of rape.

set: Stephen Baldwin on ``Loving the Bad Man''


set: JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced it is acquiring The Bear Stearns Companies Inc..


set: Kenneth Branagh has admitted he was not the obvious choice to swap Shakespeare for superheroes to direct the latest Marvel movie.


set: Associated gas flares have been put out at four Iranian oilfields in the Persian Gulf, leading to the saving of 104 million cubic feet of natural gas, the Mehr News Agency quoted National Iranian Oil Official Abdolazim Nadimi-Farrokh as saying.

set: Associated gas flares put out at four Iranian oilfields


set: Jakarta - Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Subandrio said the air force would not ground its Puma helicopters while an investigation was being conducted into a recent crash involving the same type of aircraft.

set: Air force not to ground Puma helicopters


set: Argentina's FIFA vice-president Julio Grondona has apologised for his ``unacceptable'' attack on England, Football Association chairman David Bernstein revealed today.

set: FIFA vice-president Julio Grondona apologises for attack on England


set: The Maryland House of Delegates passed a jobs training bill on Tuesday, aimed at creating job training programs to help prepare the state's workforce for jobs in high-demand fields, according to an article in Tuesday's edition of the Baltimore Business Journal.

set: Maryland House of Delegates passes jobs training bill


set: The central bank will be pushing for mergers among financial institutions in its Five Year Strategic Plan that is being finalised.


set: A rare calico lobster, caught of the coast of Maine, is now being held at the New England Aquarium in Boston.

set: Rare calico lobster caught off the coast of Maine


set: And finally, Ford dealerships across the country have started taking bookings for the much awaited Ford EcoSport.

set: Dealerships begin taking bookings for the Ford EcoSport


set: Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive speaks during an announcement that Missouri will join the SEC, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, in Columbia, Mo.


set: A dog attack in Northeast Bexar County sent a baby to the hospital.


set: Wimbledon followed the foot steps of Roland Garros when they increased the prize money for players losing the early rounds.

set: Wimbledon increases prize money for players


set: India risk paying a 2.3 million dollar fine for suspending its cricket tour of Australia, and this has probably led the Board of Control for Cricket in India to order the Indian team to remain in Sydney, rather that travel to Canberra as scheduled, pending the outcome of an appeal against Harbhajan Singh's three-Test suspension for racially abusing Andrew Symonds.


set: And so she writes in Tuesday's New York Times that during the winter she had a double mastectomy.

set: Angelina Jolie writes that she had double mastectomy


set: In his fourth address since being driven from power, a spirited and angry Gadhafi told the rebels to ``bring it on'' and vowed he and his supporters ``will not surrender.''


set: Legal fraternity will observe black day today across the country against the sacking of chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and on completion of one year with respect to imposition of emergency by former president Pervez Musharraf.

set: Legal fraternity to observe black day today


set: The body of an auxiliary policeman who was reported missing since Wednesday was found with gunshot wounds in the chest in a car park near the exit of the Sepang circuit early today.

set: Body of auxiliary policeman found with gunshot wounds


set: In just four days, the Edgar girls track and field team will look to defend their state track and field title from last year when they set a girls record with 114 points.

set: Edgar girls look to defend state track and field title


set: Cabinet is holding a special meeting on Thursday to review the performance of government in the first quarter of the year, Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister for Information and Media Relations, has said.


set: World Cup finalists North Korea qualified for next year's Asian Cup after edging out Turkmenistan to win the Challenge Cup.


set: Shares of ARM Holdings, plc are rising 6.1% today on strong volume after the company received a positive mention in Barron's.

set: ARM Holdings rising on strong volume (armh)


set: An 18-year-old man was robbed and beaten in Vista Thursday night.


set: The Austin moving professionals of Unicorn Moving are proud to offer summer moving services for students.

set: Austin moving professionals offer summer moving services for students


set: The tournament started with qualifying Friday, and continues through the weekend.


set: Denise Richards and Richie Sambora have reportedly split again, just weeks after they went public with their rekindled romance.

set: Denise Richards Richie Sambora split again


set: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continued their Singapore tour on September 12 and 13 with a series of engagements, tours, and meet-and-greets.

set: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continue Singapore tour


set: Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh denied that he made a huge donation to Clinton Foundation, a charity trust floated by former US president Bill Clinton.

set: Amar Singh denies making ``huge'' donation to Clinton Foundation


set: Czech automaker Skoda has said that they are working on a brand new small car platform for markets like India.

set: Skoda working on another small car for India


set: The Cleveland Cavaliers have extended qualifying offers to center Semih Erden, guard/forward Alonzo Gee and forward Luke Harangody, Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts.

set: Cavaliers extend qualifying offers to...


set: Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Thursday: down five cents at $24.72 down 72 cents ta $60.36 down six cents at $24.25 down 11 cents at $25.47 Profits for the major banks will stagnate in 2013 and the weakening economy will cause a rise in bad debt charges, ratings agency Moody's says.


set: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru to the Beatles and millions of meditators, has died at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said.

set: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, guru to Beatles, dies


set: NEW YORK Mortgage financier Freddie Mac took a step toward issuing common and preferred stock to help bolster its balance sheet Friday when it completed a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

set: Freddie Mac takes step toward issuing stock


set: BUT, the need for blood is constant, so this winter the American Red Cross is encouraging blood and platelet donors to challenge their family, friends and colleagues by saying, ``I GIVE BLOOD,...

set: Red Cross encourages blood donors to challenge family & friends thiswinter


set: Beşiktaş visits Rapid Vienna in its second group match in the Europa League on Thursday.

set: Beşiktaş visits Rapid Vienna in Europa League


set: A man with a prior record of assaulting children was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday for child pornography crimes.

set: Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for child pornography crimes


set: On Monday, China Eastern Airlines and Qantas, the Australian national carrier, officially launched its Hong Kong-based budget airline joint venture.

set: China Eastern, Qantas to launch Hong Kong-based budget airline


set: Horst Heldt has warned Jens Lehmann not to get involved with Stuttgart's transfer dealings after the goalkeeper demanded more signings.


set: The ANC saluted workers for their role in developing and sustaining the economy and for their part in South Africa's liberation, ahead of nation-wide Workers Day rallies on Tuesday.


set: The Twilight fan made a trailer for Twilight:


set: Less than 24 hours after the regular season ended, NFL firings began at a furious pace.


set: Olivia Colman had to ''protect'' David Tennant from obsessed fans on the set of 'Broadchurch'.


set: The Police announced their final show ever in a press conference at New York's Time Square earlier this week.


set: Russia will launch a vaccination campaign against new flu on Monday.

set: Russia to launch vaccination against new flu


set: Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a Democratic budget proposal today that would have dealt another multimillion-dollar cut to the University of California.

set: Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes the Democratic budget proposal


set: One key Catholic writer says Notre Dame will become the symbol of pro-life Catholic dissent following the Obama scandal.

set: Notre Dame will become symbol of pro-life Catholic dissent after Obama scandal


set: A HORSE rider was urgently air lifted to hospital Sunday afternoon after a nasty fall.


set: Raymond Felton will make his return to the starting lineup tonight for the New York Knicks when they travel to Philadelphia to play the Sixers.

set: Raymond Felton returns to starting lineup tonight against Sixers


set: We Are Guåhan plans to hold a rally as a response to the Record of Decision, which solidified military buildup plans earlier this week.


set: Paul Warner Powell was condemned in Prince William County Circuit Court of the brutal cap.


set: Talk show host Kathie Lee Gifford says that rumours Taylor Swift crashed a Kennedy wedding over the weekend are ``accurate''.


set: Earlier this week Glenn Beck offended a Polish American group by ``butchering'' the pronunciation of Rep. Jan Schakowsky's name.


set: Robert De Niro is bringing A Bronx Tale back to Broadway as a musical 20 years after stepping behind the camera to direct a movie adaptation of the play.


set: Kate Middleton has reportedly picked her wedding dress designer, according to People.com.

set: Kate Middleton picks wedding dress designer:


set: I'd have to say the best thing we ate this week was the three organic egg plate with grits, a biscuit and a side of pork sausage at Applewood.


set: New Zealand shares rallied for a second day as Fletcher Building paced gainers amid more upbeat housing data for December.


set: A rare meteorite that may have been born in Earth's neighbourhood has been found using a new 'fireball' observatory in Australia.

set: Rare meteorite found by 'fireball' observatory


set: On Monday, Amazon.com announced that it was hiring hundreds of full-time workers for its Tennessee distribution centers.


set: A Dickinson man who pleaded guilty in a case involving sex crimes going back two decades has been given a seven-year suspended sentence.


set: Russian holding AFK Sistema said Friday that it had applied to the Federal Antimonopoly Service for permission to buy 49% of oil company RussNeft .

set: AFK Sistema says applied for permission to buy 49% of RussNeft


set: Two Valley City men have pleaded not guilty to drug charges in an April case involving a mobile home fire.

set: Valley City men plead not guilty to drug charges


set: Protesters burn a defaced poster of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik, ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, at Tahrir square in Cairo June 14, 2012.

set: Protesters burn a defaced poster of presidential candidate Shafik at Tahrir square in Cairo


set: Friday's live thoroughbred racing program has been cancelled at Assiniboia Downs, due to a lack of entries.

set: Friday's live thoroughbred racing program cancelled at Assiniboia Downs


set: Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish and their fellow co-stars walk the red carpet at the premiere of new fantasy film, Sucker Punch, in LA.

set: Vanessa Hudgens premieres Sucker Punch in LA


set: Blues winger Rene Ranger has been suspended for two weeks for his late tackle on Bjorn Basson during the Blues 23-29 victory over the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.


set: Washington, Feb 9 India in particular and South Asian countries in general, are facing a ``health crisis'' with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other non communicable diseases, the World Bank said today.

set: South Asian countries facing a health crisis:


set: DDB Melbourne has unveiled its first work for wine brand Wolf Blass, a client it won in 2010.

set: DDB Melbourne unveils first work for Wolf Blass


set: Kris Medlen fell to 0-2, giving up four runs over 5 1/3 innings in a 4-0 loss to the Giants on Tuesday.


set: GARDEN centre chain Hurrans, which has a store in Compton Road in Banbury, has gone into administration.


set: Ghost Watershed Alliance Society is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a free outdoor concert this Sunday, Aug. 26, 2:00 to 4:30 pm, at The Crossings Conference Centre along Highway 40.

set: Ghost Watershed Alliance celebrating 10th with outdoor concert


set: On Tuesday, companion bills were introduced in the House and Senate to repeal the medical device tax included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


set: I conspired recently with my mother and her friends to celebrate a lady who knows better than anyone how not to be 80.


set: ``Personally speaking, I don''t want to predict anything,'' Zaheer said when asked for his take on the best team going into the quadrennial extravaganza starting February 19 in the sub-continent.


set: A Manitoba teen has admitted to killing his brother's 14-year-old girlfriend by shoving a knife through the roof of her mouth and into her brain as she slept in their home.

set: Teen admits to killing brother's girlfriend


set: Twin suicide bombings killed 48 people in Iraq on Sunday, including dozens from a government-backed, anti-al Qaeda militia lining up to collect their paychecks near a military base southwest of Baghdad, officials said.


set: A Baldwin doctor has given up his medical license after state investigators say he took care of patients while drunk.

set: Baldwin doctor gives up his medical license


set: Director-producer Ram Gopal Varma confesses he always had an obsession to scare people since his childhood and would stand behind doors and say 'boo' to someone entering a room.


set: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel is ready to act with ``great force'' in response to a spate of rocket fire by Gaza militants and a deadly bus bombing in Jerusalem.


set: A man was charged in the Magistrate's Court here with murdering his foster child last month.


set: In one of the most important political speeches delivered in recent years, former de-facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim touched on the heart of race relations when he gave a rendition on the evolving racial politics in Malaysia that has so bedeviled the nation for the past few decades.

set: Zaid Ibrahim touches the heart of race relations


set: Lightning hit a young woman in the back, inflicting first- and second-degree burns, as she stood in a Manatee County field Monday afternoon.


set: American entertainer Britney Spears will perform in Lisbon, Portugal, November 9, at the Atlantic Pavilion on her last performance of her world tour.


set: Santa Claus made a very special visit to Jump Zone on Dave Ward Drive to hear the Christmas wishes of some very special children.


set: High street retailer Boots is considering a move into personal banking as part of a drive to create a broader business.

set: Boots considers move into personal banking


set: India and the United States will be signing agreements in various areas, and further cementing their cooperation in counter terrorism.

set: India and us to sign agreements in various areas


set: Fidel Castro on Thursday praised Jimmy Carter, calling him the only US president who has had ``enough serenity and courage to deal with the issue of relations with Cuba.''


set: Switzerland has now formally joined the international ESS collaboration.


set: Anti-corruption laws are vital in protecting public funds from unscrupulous officials who take advantage of their posts to squander the nation's wealth for personal gains, says Chairman of the parliamentary Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee MP Hussein Al-Huraiti.

set: 'Anti-corruption laws vital to protect funds'


set: The #4 junior in the nation, Marquis Teague made his basketball recruiting decision known just moments ago.

set: Marquis Teague makes basketball recruiting decision


set: Peter Andre has admitted that he once tried Viagra and admits that the experience was ``hilarious''.


set: Jason Witten has returned to practice for the first time since his spleen injury.


set: A man was found dead today in a parking lot in the Whittier area, authorities said.

set: Man found dead in parking lot in Whittier area


set: Charter Communications said Thursday it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by April 1 and all shareholders' equity will be canceled.

set: Charter Communications will file for bankruptcy


set: Michael Vick filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Virginia Monday, citing debts of $10 million to $50 million.


set: A man from Milwaukee is expected to survive after being shot in the chest, face and arms.

set: Man expected to survive being shot in chest, face and arms


set: Colombian and Ecuador scientists have discovered the smallest frog in the world during an expedition in the border area La Bonita, RIA Novosti reported citing the National Television of Mexico.

set: Scientists discover the smallest frog in the world


set: Low mortgage rates won't help refinance demand in 2012 according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.


set: Dock workers sleep after overnight strike at Kwai Chung container terminal, which is operated by Hong Kong International Terminals Ltd., in Hong Kong March 29, 2013.

set: Dock workers sleep after overnight strike at Kwai Chung container terminal in Hong Kong


set: The market forecast remains gloomy for Thursday, so analysts say that the KOSPI is expected to at least open lower again, if not remain there for the whole session.


set: Foul-mouthed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is set to stand trial in New Zealand for allegedly causing an events company to lose $2.2 million by cancelling his appearance at sold-out charity events here.


set: ``As a child I suffered sexual and emotional abuse for several years at the hands of a man my parents trusted implicitly.

set: I suffered sexual and emotional abuse for years:


set: This week, I'll explain how that integrated management approach takes into account the three elements of the Triple Bottom Line: people, planet and profits.

set: The integrated management approach and the Triple Bottom Line


set: The Patriots and defensive tackle Vince Wilfork have agreed to a record five-year deal.

set: Patriots and Vince Wilfork agree to record deal


set: Mayor Mark Boughton said Tuesday that he hasn't ruled out a run for the governor's office.

set: Danbury mayor hasn't ruled out a run for governor


set: New Delhi, March 5 Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking suspension of his conviction for possessing firearms during the 1993 Mumbai serial terror bombings to enable him fight the forthcoming general elections.

set: Sanjay Dutt seeks suspension of conviction to fight elections


set: Civil rights champion and Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy made a brief return to the Senate, promising to continue to fight for the protection of health care services for senior citizens, reports 365gay.com.


set: The dollar fell against the euro and the pound on Thursday as optimism rose in financial markets and the latest GDP data of the United States was better than expected.


set: The US Geological Survey will use unmanned aerial system flights to monitor Missouri River bank erosion on the Lower Brule reservation.

set: Usgs to use unmanned flights to monitor River erosion on Lower Brule reservation


set: Boca Raton High School has won ``In the Click,'' an ongoing seatbelt compliance contest and teen driving safety campaign to help save lives behind the wheel.

set: Boca High wins 'in the click' seatbelt compliance contest


set: Protests are planned at the state capitol and at several college campuses Tuesday over possible cuts at community colleges.


set: The Marlborough District Council has advised TrustPower that it has been granted the resource consents required to build its proposed 72MW hydro scheme in the Wairau Valley in Marlborough.


set: ``I don't want to remember the face any longer,'' said Annerette of Cape Town in the Free State High Court on Monday.


set: FORMER banker Michael Fingleton should have been sacked from Irish Nationwide Building Society instead of receiving a €1.2m bonus, the Commercial Court has heard.


set: Cyprus Airways announced it expects to report a negative result for FY2011 due to increasing fuel prices and the ``continuing economic downturn in the main markets'' it operates.

set: Cyprus Airways expects to report negative result for FY2011


set: TreeHouse Foods announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sturm Foods , the leading private label manufacturer of hot cereal and powdered soft drink mixes, from HM Capital Partners LLC and other shareholders.


set: A transgender, who became famous for appearing in a show before and after undergoing sex change surgery, committed suicide Saturday, a day after actress Choi Jin-sil's death.


set: HAVANA ― A Cuban hunger striker was receiving fluids and medical care in a government hospital Friday, a day after passing out at home, and has refused requests by other dissidents and religious leaders to abandon his protest.

set: Cuban hunger striker in hospital after passing out


set: Knicks forward Zach Randolph was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Friday for throwing his headband at a referee.Randolph was called for a foul by Tony Brothers with 1:47 remaining in the third quarter of the Knicks' 107-97 loss to Sacramento on Wednesday.

set: Randolph suspended for throwing headband


set: The Minister for Foreign Affairs is to meet the Papal Nuncio to Ireland next week to discuss the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.


set: Chima Simone, 32, a houseguest on the reality show Big Brother 11, revealed this evening that she survived a brutal rape at the hands of a serial killer, she was his last victim.

set: Chima Simone from Big Brother 11 survived a brutal rape from a serial killer


set: Dundalk FC manager Ian Foster says that league positions mean nothing and that ``local derbies are always competitive and always tight'', as he looked ahead to the visit of ninth-place Drogheda United to Oriel Park on Friday night.


set: PRIME Minister David Cameron has hailed a £5.30 weekly boost to state pensions that comes into force today as proof of the Government's ``commitment to the elderly''.

set: David Cameron hails state pensions boost


set: A 39-year-old Sarasota County woman with an underlying health condition died last week of swine flu, marking the fifth fatality in Sarasota County from the H1N1 virus.


set: Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan, who is eagerly awaiting the birth of his second child with actress wife Kajol, is yearning for a break.


set: Pleasant fire officials say a firefighter has been released from the hospital after receiving minor injuries in a fire at the Pilgrim's Pride protein conversion plant.


set: China shouldn't bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. because countering BHP Billiton Ltd.'s $40-billion offer would cost too much and isn't needed to secure fertilizer supply, a state researcher said.

set: China shouldn't bid for Potash Corp., researcher says


set: Veteran singer and song writer Iwan Fals will hold concerts in 15 cities on Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan starting in April, news portal tempo.co reported on Wednesday.


set: Floriana left it late to turn tables on Balzan in what had become a rout of nine minutes from time.


set: The Nazarbayev University is now accepting applications for the Executive MBA program, the press service of the University reports, according to Pm.kz.

set: Nazarbayev University accepts applications for Executive MBA program


set: ``We are all extremely happy, we still cannot believe it,'' actor Guillermo Francella said at the Kodak Theatre after having won the Best Foreign Language Film in the 82nd Academy Awards.


set: The Cuban publishing house Iris will commemorate book day on March 31 with a showing of 110 books published in Braille since the company was created in 1995.

set: The Cuban publishing will commemorate book day with a showing of 110 books published in Braille


set: the Emperor penguins keep their outer feathers cooler than the prevailing temperature of air so as to minimize the loss of heat in their bodies.

set: Emperor penguins keep their outer feathers cooler than prevailing temperature:


set: Nebulas Solutions Group is now offering clients managed security services from SecureWorks, Inc. Nebulas Solutions will offer SecureWorks' security and consulting services in the EMEA region, which include, among others:

set: Nebulas Solutions offers clients managed security services from SecureWorks


set: LAN Argentina is to launch codeshare services from Australia, with three new non-stop flights per week between Sydney and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

set: LAN Argentina to launch codeshare flights between Sydney and Buenos Aires


set: Police say a well known Austin musician was assaulted three different times in the hours before his death early Monday morning .


set: A humble 1cm doormat in Bedfordshire has been handed an eviction notice and risks losing its spot outside a flat.


set: Palestinian sources reported that one Palestinian civilian was injured in the West Bank city of Jericho on Thursday.

set: One Palestinian civilian injured in Jericho


set: While patients are dying for want of blood, the precious fluid is dumped here!


set: David Beckham may consider getting an intimate tattoo on his private parts to add to the 30 he already has.


set: The committee says that Hosni Mubarak is hurting Sharm el sheikh tourism industry.

set: Hosni Mubarak hurting Sharm el Sheikh tourism


set: Personal and Healthcare products manufacturer Emami on Saturday said it has set up a plant in Assam with an investment of Rs 50 crore.


set: US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that G20 nations should focus on ``common ground, not our occasional differences'' at this week's summit in London.

set: G20 nations must focus on 'common ground'


set: New Zealand-owned IT services company CodeBlue has expanded its business development team in Auckland, with the appointment of former Solution Dynamics Limited business development manager Damon Yerkovich.

set: CodeBlue expands business development team


set: A crucial byelection in Trichy-West in Tamil Nadu got underway with initial reports indicating a fairly good turnout.

set: Crucial byelection in Tamil Nadu gets underway


set: DePauw takes a six-game win streak into today's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference contest when it hosts Colorado College.


set: Way Industry company of Slovakia has sold five BOZENA mine clearance flail machines to Azerbaijan in the past six years, director of Bozena department of the company Valer Repko said.

set: Slovakia sells five BOZENA mine clearance flail machines to Azerbaijan


set: Chrome 18 is by far the world's most popular web browser, beating out the likes of Firefox 11 and Internet Explorer 9.

set: Chrome 18 is world's most popular browser


set: Authorities today are investigating reports of civilian casualties after a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan.

set: Authorities investigating NATO airstrike in Afghanistan


set: Quite unsuprisingly, writers have once again predicted our future.


set: David Arnold has paid tribute to John Barry, who died this week at the age of 77 following a heart attack.


set: All roads in Booneville have been reopened after a train derailment this morning, the Mississippi Department of Transportation said.


set: Holocaust Remembrance Day will be observed at Temple Beth Israel in Macon at 7 pm Sunday.

set: Holocaust Remembrance Day to be observed Sunday


set: Benchmark oil prices are poised to make fresh multi-month highs this week amid improved economic data in the US and China, according to CNBC's latest survey of market sentiment.

set: Oil poised for multi-month highs this week


set: After staying silent for almost a year, former NBA star and Indianapolis high school basketball legend Oscar Robertson is going public about his recent battle with prostate cancer.

set: Oscar Robertson goes public about prostate cancer


set: A bear in the US state of Colorado took a car for a joyride after breaking in to steal a sandwich recently.


set: Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said it proposed investing in Olympus Corp., which is seeking a strategic partner to help shore up an eroded balance sheet.

set: Fujifilm says it proposed investing in Olympus


set: A 17-year-old engineering college student drowned in a water tank at Vilholy village on the Mumbai-Agra road near here, police said on Saturday.

set: Engineering student drowns in water tank


set: Soulful singer Toni Braxton was rushed to the hospital Monday night complaining of chest pains.

set: Toni Braxton rushed to hospital with chest pains


set: A Boulder man arrested over the weekend on suspicion of taking a 5-year-old child from the Old Chicago restaurant on Pearl Street was charged today in Boulder County District Court with attempted second-degree kidnapping.

set: Boulder man charged with attempted kidnapping


set: ``Agriculture can potentially be part of the solution to climate change in ways that respect and support the development and food security requirements of developing countries,'' FAO has told a UN working group preparing long-term approaches to climate change mitigation.

set: Agriculture can be part of solutions about climate change


set: With Oman heading into one of its most important home games in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final round qualifiers on Wednesday, captain Ali al Habsi has admitted that his players will have to 'play the match of their lives' against formidable Japan at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.

set: 'We will have to play the match of our lives'


set: Diane Sawyer announced to viewers this morning that this is her last week on ``Good Morning America.''

set: This is Sawyer's last week on 'Good morning America'


set: A survey of media coverage, conducted by this reporter over the past five days, of the Trayvon Martin death in Florida reveals a wide disparity of details which has more than likely contributed to confusion on the part of the public concerning the facts of the case.

set: Media coverage of Trayvon Martin death reveals wide disparity


set: Gov. Rick Scott will stress jobs, cooperation and improving education in is second State of the State address.

set: Gov. Rick Scott to stress cooperation in state of the state


set: Madhya Pradesh BJP president Prabhat Jha today said that he was not interested in becoming chief minister of the state, while expressing confidence that the ruling Shivraj Singh Chouhan government would tide over the anti-incumbency in 2013 assembly elections with its ``good work''.


set: Jakub Smrz grabbed provisional pole for the Superbike World Championship round at Imola as Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes enjoyed another strong day.


set: Pittsburgh Steelers centre Maurkice Pouncey sat out practice Wednesday but still expects to play in the Super Bowl.

set: Pouncey sits out practice, still expects to play


set: A body found in the Ohio River in western Kentucky has been identified as a Murfreesboro, Tenn., man.


set: Gold struggled to rise above $1,700 an ounce on Friday and prices headed for their third consecutive weekly drop, as investors cautiously watched US talks to avoid a looming fiscal calamity that have so far made little progress.

set: Gold struggles to rise above $1,700 an ounce


set: US Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has added a town hall meeting in Dallas to his schedule.

set: Sen. Merkley adds town hall meeting in Dallas


set: Paul Gascoigne has said that doctors thought he was going to die after his latest alcohol problems.

set: Paul Gascoigne: 'i thought i was going to die'


set: City council continues its debate over a new cat licensing program that would cost more to have a cat in the city.

set: City council debates cat licensing program


set: The MOMS Club of Monroe will host a Valentine's Day potluck lunch at the Chester Senior Center on Friday, Feb. 12, from noon to 2 pm

set: Moms Club of Monroe to host potluck Valentine's Day lunch


set: Shoaib Akhtar has been targeted by English county Surrey who are fighting relegation from the first division of the county championship.

set: Shoaib Akhtar targeted by English county Surrey


set: The credit expansion rate to enterprises and households slowed slightly in September, compared with the same month last year, the Bank of Greece announced on Wednesday.


set: Arpida remains confident in the efficacy and safety of intravenous iclaprim and its potential in combating serious resistant infections.


set: Actor John Woodvine is reportedly in a ``stable'' condition after collapsing during a performance of Carousel on Friday.

set: John Woodvine in 'stable' condition after collapsing during Carousel


set: A Tontitown man has been accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old child, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

set: Tontitown man accused of sexually assaulting child


set: Enterprise police are investigating the alleged Saturday morning rape of a 15-year-old girl by three men, according to a press release.


set: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is awarding up to $25.9 million over the next four years for Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Programs to address the needs of people with serious mental illnesses.

set: Substance Abuse and mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarding up to $25.9 million


set: Dictionary of Kyrgyz dialects by Jeembai Mukambaev will come out in Kyrgyzstan on September 24, secretariat of the Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University informed the news agency 24.kg.

set: Dictionary of Kyrgyz dialects comes out in Kyrgyzstan


set: China is playing an increasingly important role in international affairs and Chile will enhance cooperation with China in a variety of areas, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said Wednesday.

set: Chile to enhance cooperation with China:


set: The Thrashers signed defenseman Andrey Zubarev to a two-year contract Tuesday.


set: The flow of foreign direct investment into Arab states, including those hit by uprisings, rose by 9.8 percent last year despite the unrest but remained well below their 2010 level, a report said on Tuesday.

set: Foreign investment in Arab states rises despite unrest


set: The European Central Bank faces an acute new eurozone debt crisis, with pressure rising for it to resume purchases of government debt.


set: Police say a Syrian man has been fatally shot in central Germany by two people who fired at him as his car stopped at a traffic light.


set: Marsh, an insurance broker and risk advisor, has established a new collateral solutions group, or CSG.

set: Marsh establishes collateral solutions group


set: Apple has released Max OS X 10.5.5 update that the company says includes general operating system improvements that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.


set: Internet service providers are to keep records of emails and online phone calls under controversial new government regulations that come into force today.

set: Internet service providers to record all emails and calls


set: New research, which was conducted by the Scotch Whisky Association, shows that Scotch whisky enters its ``second golden era'' as it generates over £4 billion per year.

set: Scotch whisky enters ``second golden era''


set: More than 170 products have now earned the NSF Certified for Sport designation as momentum builds ahead of the London Olympics.

set: 170+ products have earned NSF Certified for Sport designation


set: President Barack Obama released a $950 billion health care reform proposal Monday aimed at pleasing the warring wings of his own party and bringing along skeptical voters, in part by including a provision to put off an unpopular tax on high-cost health insurance plans until 2018.


set: Solange Knowles has broken her foot on tour.


set: Chris Grigg has been appointed non-executive director of BAE Systems with effect from 1 July 2013.

set: Chris Grigg appointed non-executive director of BAE Systems


set: A former Navy destroyer will soon be sunk off the Maryland coast to serve as a fish-attracting artificial reef.


set: A woman who was arrested for possessing amphetamine uses the drug ``to stay awake on a night out'', according to her lawyer.

set: Woman uses drug 'to stay awake on nights out'


set: Actress Paz De La Huerta appeared in court in New York on Tuesday and was hit with a restraining order and a string of charges relating to an alleged fight with a reality TV star in a Manhattan nightclub.

set: Actress Paz De la Huerta hit with restraining order


set: India and Bangladesh highlighted the common cultural heritage of the two countries at the secretary-level bilateral meeting on cultural cooperation held last week in New Delhi.

set: India, Bangladesh highlight common cultural heritage


set: With an initial collection of around one thousand books, a Tamil book club has been inaugurated in London on Sunday.


set: Volvo has confirmed the name of its new European Tour event as the Volvo Golf Champions, which will consist only of past winners of European Tour events.

set: Volvo Golf Champions named new European Tour event


set: j2 Global Communications, Inc., the provider of cloud-based services for businesses, today announced that it has acquired the online backup business of C Infinity, an Ireland-based provider of online data backup and hosting services for businesses.

set: J2 Global acquires online backup business


set: German researchers have invented a touchscreen steering wheel that they say could make cars safer.

set: Researchers invent touchscreen steering wheel


set: On Friday, a day that saw continuation of risk positive sentiment in EMEA markets fuelled by the agreement on a new Greece aid package, the Turkish lira continued to underperform its peers.

set: The Turkish lira continued to underperform its peers


set: Lightning adds to Perth fireworks display Updated: 12:07, Friday January 27, 2012 An estimated 250,000 people watched the Australia Day fireworks display over the Swan River.


set: A line of severe storms was moving into South Carolina from Georgia at 4 pm The National Weather Service, Charleston, forecast the storms will lose much of that intensity before they reach the coast.

set: Severe storms moving into South Carolina


set: Winona Ryder sent a message of apology to Natalie Portman after filming ``Black Swan''.

set: Winona Ryder sends apology to Natalie Portman


set: A giant oil platform to be used to search for oil in the Black Sea passed through the Bosphorus on Thursday, halting the transit of other vessels through the Bosphorus, news agencies reported.


set: Bechtel leaders, along with representatives from NRG Energy, Inc., SunPower Corp., and local dignitaries, today celebrated the groundbreaking of the California Valley Solar Ranch, one of the largest solar photovoltaic facilities currently under construction in the world.

set: Bechtel celebrates groundbreaking of California Valley solar Ranch


set: The discovery of 500 misplaced absentee ballots puts several local races in question.

set: 500 misplaced ballots puts several races in question


set: A 48-year-old man was remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to arousing fear in his wife and their two children on Sunday at 6.15am.


set: Aerosmith postponed at least one weekend concert after frontman Steve Tyler fell off the stage at a South Dakota show and suffered what a concert spokesman said were head, neck and shoulder injuries.

set: Aerosmith postpones us concert after frontman Steve Tyler falls off stage


set: Jennifer Aniston is hard-hearted when it comes to love - she once turned down a romantic marriage proposal in a crowded restaurant.


set: First aired on the History Channel, ``It's Good to be the President'' gives viewers a rare look into the lifestyle of the American Presidents.


set: State-owned Dutch bank ABN AMRO is to cut 400 jobs, or about 2 per cent of its workforce, as it prepares for an eventual sale.

set: ABN AMRO cuts 400 jobs as prepares for eventual sale


set: American Capital Ltd. announced today that it has completed the combination of three portfolio companies within its Financial Services Group to create Core Financial Group, a diversified commercial finance holding company.

set: American Capital announces the combination of three portfolio companies


set: A Syrian student studying in Jordan, with his face painted in the colours of the Syrian opposition flag, shouts slogans against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad during a demonstration in front of Syria's embassy in Amman April 23, 2012.

set: Syrian students studying in Jordan shout slogans against Syria's President Assad during a demonstration in front of Syria's embassy in Amman


set: A Florence man has been indicted for an alleged armed robbery last year.


set: Emeryville-based Jamba Juice is hiring 3,500 youth nationwide for summer jobs, 500 here in the Bay Area.


set: Shigeki Maruyama took a step back from obscurity on the PGA Tour with a 5-under 65 in the wind and occasional rain Thursday afternoon for a one-shot lead in the Sony Open.

set: Maruyama takes the lead at the Sony Open


set: A Hornersville, Mo., man plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a Stoddard County courtroom earlier this month, and will appear for sentencing in July in Dunklin County.

set: Man pleads 'guilty' to voluntary manslaughter


set: Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday.

set: Actor Heath Ledger found dead in apartment


set: An Aurora woman who said she fired a pistol to fend off a crowbar-wieldingromantic rival was acquitted of weapons charges Wednesday in Kane County.


set: Paul Lake is taking another small step toward establishing a fire service in the wake of a death a year and a half ago in the unincorporated community.

set: Paul Lake takes another step toward service


set: Lightning struck many areas in Canacona with damage to houses and home appliances being estimated at Rs 6 lakhs.


set: Cajun singer-songwriter Zachary Richard, 60, suffered a minor stroke this week that affected the left side of his body and his motor skills.


set: Industry body Assocham has said that India may miss the USD 200 billion export target for 2010-11 due to sluggish demand in Europe, contrary to the government\'s assertion of meeting the target.


set: A fishy thief stole $77,000 worth of shrimp and salmon from a Metropolitan Avenue seafood store.

set: Fishy thief steals $77,000 worth of seafood!


set: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said it will buy a 41 percent stake in a US asset manager from JPMorgan Chase & Co for $848 million in cash to expand its business globally.

set: CIBC to buy 41 percent in US asset manager


set: The Geneva lead grew to six, but quickly evaporated as the Vikings' offense stagnated while the Wildcats heated up.


set: An Air Taxi sea plane has crashed in a speedboat after landing in Bathala Resort of North Ari atoll causing damage to one of the air plane's floats.


set: Five new ministers have been inducted in the NWFP cabinet taking the total number of cabinet members to 26.

set: Five new ministers inducted in NWFP cabinet


set: Around 25 people were injured and five houses damaged in a clash between a group of Gorkha Janamukti Morch activists and local people at Kalchini in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday.

set: 25 people injured, five houses damaged in clash


set: The jury in the Auckland High Court trial for two men accused of murdering an undercover police officer has retired for the night and jury members have gone home.


set: MEPs on Wednesday approved a new EU law setting out patients' rights to seek medical care in another EU country.

set: MEPs approved a new EU law setting out patients' rights


set: US stock markets slid on Black Friday, with investors ignoring the retail blitz and concentrating on worries in Europe.


set: Police are investigating a break-in Friday evening at the Social Security office at 186 Exchange St.

set: Police investigate break-in at Social Security office


set: Prince Harry has reportedly been dumped by his new girlfriend following his naked antics in a Las Vegas hotel room.

set: Prince Harry 'dumped by girlfriend cressida bonas'


set: Inter president Massimo Moratti told fans he would try to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona in January, but it was a joke according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.


set: The Arapahoe County Sheriff said Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley has been found dead in his home.

set: Denver Broncos wr Kenny McKinley found dead


set: A Montville bar was robbed at gunpoint early Friday morning, and an undisclosed amount of cash was taken, police said.


set: Barcelona-bound Brazil forward Neymar has been feeling nervous ahead of his blockbuster transfer to the Spanish champions once he has finished playing in the Confederations Cup in June.


set: Zayo Group announced Thursday that it has completed the integration of the AboveNet network, which it acquired this summer.

set: Zayo completes AboveNet network integration


set: A construction worker has been freed from a storm drain after he became trapped waist-deep in dirt.

set: Construction worker freed from storm drain


set: Two space rocket engines used in the Apollo program have been recovered from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.

set: Space rocket engines recovered from floor of the Atlantic ocean


set: Air France-KLM appointed advisers to evaluate strategic options for CityJet according to CityJet CEO Christine Ourmières.

set: Air France-KLM appoints advisers to evaluate options for CityJet


set: A Palm Beach couple accused of stealing from a Holocaust survivor have reached a deal with the victim.

set: Couple accused of stealing from Holocaust survivor reaches deal


set: An illegal Mexican immigrant has been found guilty of felony transport of another illegal alien.

set: Illegal immigrant found guilty of felony transport


set: A Maryville man was killed in a single vehicle crash on US 17 in Georgetown County late Friday, according to the SC Highway Patrol.

set: Man killed in crash on US 17 in Georgetown County


set: Perennial presidential candidate Ralph Nader said today in Salt Lake City that he's not a spoiler who takes away votes from other candidates but a victim of ``political bigotry.''


set: Novak Djokovic won against Jan Hernych at the Swiss Indoors with a score of 6-0, 6-0.


set: The Israeli security forces arrested 10 Palestinians during an operation in the southeastern parts of the Gaza Strip, news agency DPA reported, citing Palestinian sources.

set: Israeli security forces arrest 10 Palestinians during operation in the Gaza Strip


set: Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova said she feared she was pregnant when she contracted a stomach bug earlier this month.


set: Small cap stocks provider of investor relations and small cap stocks public relations, SmallCapVoice.com, is now appearing as the Featured Company on TransWorldNews.co.uk.

set: Small cap stocks investor relations and public relations


set: Islam seeks to guide humanity on the right path of brotherhood, mutual understanding, cooperation and tolerance, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in a message to mark Milad-Un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed.


set: On October 17th, Madeleine Pickens and husband T. Boone Pickens will donate a trained Mustang to SMU during the SMU-Navy footbal game.

set: Madeleine Pickens and husband T. Boone Pickens to donate a Mustang to SMU


set: Wells Fargo refinance mortgage rates are stable today around 4.75%.


set: South Korea has decided to slap anti-dumping duties on Japanese stainless steel plates because they are sold at below-market prices here, the country's trade commission said Thursday.

set: S. Korea to slap anti-dumping duties on Japanese steel plates


set: Mexico suspended purchases from 30 US meat plants due to sanitary issues, which sent US cattle and hog prices sharply lower on Friday and prompted speculation the ban was retaliation against a US labeling law, Reuters reported.

set: Mexico suspends purchases from 30 US meat plants


set: After a brief sputter at the open, stocks recharged the two-day rally Thursday, with a smaller-than-expected drop in retail sales and strength in bank and drugmaker shares fueling the run.


set: Violent Mexican drug cartels, including the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, have infiltrated Australia, a senior US government official has confirmed.

set: Mexico drug cartels infiltrating Australia


set: Kesa Electricals, which owns the Comet retail chain, on Wednesday said it had returned to profit during its first half .


set: Amazon has announced that it will be opening up the Kindle to developers to allow the creation of ``active content''.


set: Nokia ditched its sales chief and promised to slash more costs, as the Finnish cellphone maker runs out of time to reinvent itself under pressure from smartphone rivals.


set: A Cameroon militia group took 10 mostly foreign oil workers hostage Friday off this West African nation's coast, and threatened to kill the captives if demands for autonomy talks with the government are not met.


set: A former Wayland firefighter already sentenced to seven years in prison for seeking help in finding a young girl to rape was sentenced again today for another sexual assault.

set: Former firefighter sentenced for sexual assault


set: The Rita's in Severna Park opened up at noon on Friday.


set: A Frederick woman was killed after a single vehicle crash about 1:35 am today on northbound US 15 between the Jefferson Street and US 40 exits, according to Maryland State Police.


set: Walmart, in an effort to recapture lost sales, says it will launch a new ad campaign next month, reclaiming its role as the store with the lowest prices and broadest assortment.


set: As Gameday was apparently coming out of a commercial break, a hot mic caught Lee Corso asking ``Where's that little kid?'' in something of an angry fashion.


set: President Bush on Wednesday signed a US-India nuclear deal that was years in the making and allows American companies to enter India's multi-billion-dollar nuclear energy sector.


set: DocuLex, a document management company, and dtSearch, a provider of enterprise and developer text retrieval software, announced an email archiving extension to DocuLex's Archive Studio product line.


set: Karnataka LokayuktaJustice Santosh Hegde will submit his much-awaited report on illegal mining to the Government on Wednesday.

set: Will submit report on illegal mining on Wednesday:


set: Motorola posted a small quarterly profit on Thursday as it sold more mobile phones than expected and narrowly kept its No. 3 global ranking in the mobile phone market ahead of LG Electronics.

set: Motorola posts small profit, keeps No. 3 ranking


set: Portugal, going through a deep recession, is moving ``quickly and resolutely'' to fix its shaky finances and reform its economy, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho told the United Nations on Saturday.

set: Portugal 'moving quickly' to fix economy:


set: A federal jury on Monday found Republican Sen. Ted Stevens guilty on seven counts of lying about thousands of dollars of gifts and home renovations on his financial disclosure forms, a verdict that ended in disgrace the four-decade Senate career of a man whose imprint on Alaska dates to before its statehood.


set: A set of mathematical models helped Japanese scientists to predict the success or failure of blockbuster movies at the box office.

set: Mathematical models predict success of movies at box office


set: The father of Philippine pop star Charice has been stabbed to death with an ice pick in a drunken street fight, police said Tuesday, as the singer cancelled an overseas tour to be with her family.

set: Father of Philippine star Charice stabbed to death


set: Iran will reverse-engineer the US drone it has in its possession, and is in the ``final stages'' of unlocking the aircraft's software secrets, the head of Iran's parliamentary national security committee said Dec. 12.


set: Palermo have made an offer to Liverpool for the services of Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva, the Italians have admitted.

set: Palermo make an offer for Liverpool's Lucas Leiva


set: The Washington Post won six Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, including the prestigious Public Service award for its reporting on conditions of US war veterans at the Walter Reed military hospital.

set: Washington Post wins six Pulitzer Prizes


set: US Senator Edward Kennedy collapsed on Tuesday during the inauguration lunch for President Barack Obama, reports said, as the new US leader acknowleged concerns about the veteran lawmaker's health.


set: Siemon has introduced new hybrid patch cords designed to provide a high density and efficient solution for transmitting video signals over twisted-pair network cabling.

set: Siemon introduces new hybrid patch cords


set: Businesses in the West Midlands are going to be offered office space in China.

set: Businesses offered office space in China


set: You are reading part eight of a ten part series that shows you how to teach your elementary-age child to write a novel, and in the process become a wiser, more thoughtful reader of books written by others.

set: How to teach your child to write a novel: