set: On November 15, 2008, Chinese President Hu Jintao met with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Washington.

set: Chinese president Hu Jintao meets with his Brazilian counterpart Lula


set: A Norwegian military intelligence officer was killed Friday in a bomb blast in northern Afghanistan, officials in the Scandinavian country said.

set: Norwegian officer killed in northern Afghanistan


set: WELTERWEIGHT boxing champion Shane Mosley won a victory outside the ring today when a New York State Supreme Court judge upheld his defamation case against BALCO steroid scandal linchpin Victor Conte.

set: Shane Mosley wins defamation case against Victor Conte


set: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will announce this morning that he's running for lieutenant governor of California, The Chronicle has learned.

set: Mayor Newsom announcing for lieutenant governor


set: Fewer parents now read to their children every day compared to two years ago, according to new research.


set: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez Steelers linebacker James Harrison said on Twitter that he'll have shoulder surgery Monday.


set: In his final acts of clemency, President Bush on Monday granted early prison releases to two former US Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer fueled the national debate over illegal immigration.


set: Belleville scored eight unanswered goals in the third to rally to an 8-2 win over Oshawa in Ontario Hockey League action Sunday.

set: Belleville scores eight unanswered goals to rally to 8-2 win over Oshawa


set: The Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets, 115-101 in Game 4 of their first-round NBA basketball playoff series on Sunday, April 28, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Stephen Curry scored 31 points, with 22 of those in the third quarter.

set: Golden State Warriors beat Denver Nuggets in Game 4


set: The recent Supreme Court verdict to delink forest clearance from environment clearance augurs well for road developers in the coming quarters.

set: Supreme Court verdict augurs well for road developers


set: R&B sensation Kelly Rowland hosted and performed Saturday at Chateau.


set: Reuters News Service, 21 April 2009 ) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia has sold its enterprise mobile TV unit to India's Wipro, a spokesman for Nokia said yesterday.


set: The government should enforce a stringent law to curb exploitation of natural resources, said CM Sunta, former director of radiation safety division, Atomic Energy Regulation Board.

set: 'Enforce stringent law to curb exploitation of natural resources'


set: German pay-TV operator Sky was unable to stop its subscription figures from sliding further back in the second quarter of 2009.

set: Sky deutschland's subscription figures slide


set: Daisuke Matsuzaka felt fine following a 62-pitch simulated game against Minor Leaguers on Monday, according to manager Terry Francona.


set: ``We have to push the performance to win matches and execute plans.


set: Federal student consolidation loans are in most people's opinion, the most practical way to get the loan that one needs to augment financial concerns.

set: Federal student consolidation loans- the most practical way to get loans


set: The Pierce County Council may weigh in on the illegal immigration debate by urging other government agencies to check the legal status of their workers.

set: Pierce County Council may weigh in on illegal immigration


set: High School Musical star Zac Efron is set to star in a new untitled thriller for Mandate Pictures, to be produced by Greg Shapiro of Kingsgate Films, Jason Barrett and Leslie Dixon.


set: Crews say a fire near a natural gas well that started Sunday morning in the Latigo Storage Field could burn until Thursday.

set: Fire near natural Gas well could burn until Thursday


set: An Erie man was jailed this morning on charges of stealing cash and items from a car audio business where he once worked.

set: Erie man charged with stealing from car audio business


set: Hanna Montana star Miley Cyrus was hanging with her little sister Noah yesterday after taking a trip to her regular Pilates class in Los Angeles.

set: Miley Cyrus hanging out with sister Noah


set: Construction activity in Morris was slow during May, according to permits issued by Bill Cheshareck, building and zoning director.

set: Construction activity in Morris slows in May


set: Oakland University in suburban Detroit has canceled classes indefinitely because its professors have gone on strike.

set: Oakland University cancels classes indefinitely


set: An Army Reserve general will take command Saturday of a battalion of 2,600 soldiers housed at a variety of locations throughout New England, including Westover Air Reserve Base.


set: The Bradford Woods man accused of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar mortgage and real estate scheme in Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties has been ordered to pay more than $2.2 million in restitution, Attorney General Tom Corbett said Thursday.

set: Bradford Woods man ordered to pay $2.2 million in restitution


set: A report on Monday indicated that the Grizzlies approached New Orleans with a deal for Chris Paul centered around OJ Mayo.

set: Grizzlies admit approaching hornets on Chris Paul


set: In fact, the so-called Google doodle that appeared on the search engine's homepage Monday is celebrating 115 years of the X-ray.

set: Google doodle celebrates 115 years of x-rays


set: Purdue Pharma and NCPA partnered to create this free tool to help educate pharmacists and pharmacy staff about preventing pharmacy crime as part of NCPA's Protect Your Pharmacy Now! initiative, begun in 2008.

set: Purdue Pharma and NCPA partner to create a free tool to help prevent pharmacy crime


set: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied ordering his troops to kill peaceful demonstrators, telling the US television channel ABC that only a ``crazy'' leader kills his own people.


set: A University of Iowa intramural basketball player who left the Field House on a stretcher on Sunday night is recuperating after dislocating and fracturing his left shoulder.

set: Intramural player recuperating after dislocating, fracturing shoulder


set: Addis Ababa Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Ethiopian Coffee defeated Adama City 5-2 to join Defence Force at the top of the Ethiopian Premier League, reported the Addis Ababa-based sports website EthioFootball.com.

set: Ethiopian Coffee defeats Adama City 5-2 to join Defence Force at the top


set: An 18-year-old Hamden man has died after falling nearly 200 feet from a cliff at Sleeping Giant State Park.

set: Hamden man dies after fall from cliff at Sleeping Giant


set: NAPA, Calif. Restricted free agent running back Michael Bush has re-signed with the Oakland Raiders.

set: Michael Bush re-signs with Oakland Raiders


set: Cancer-struck Jade Goody has begun planning her own funeral after learning that she has a 50-50 chance of survival.


set: A 46-year-old Cazenovia funeral home owner has been arrested on multiple sex charges after being accused of inappropriately touching a female employee.

set: Funeral home owner arrested on multiple sex charges


set: NASCAR owner Bill Davis, struggling to keep his team afloat during a fruitless search for sponsorship, has sold majority ownership of both his race team and his engine company.

set: Bill Davis sells majority ownership of team, engine company


set: A Maine-based dog accessory company founded by actress Glenn Close and her husband has been sold.

set: Dog accessory company founded by Glenn Close sold


set: Air Canada, a Canada-based airline company, has announced a year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary.

set: Air Canada announces celebrations for its 75th anniversary


set: NASA and the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will invite 30 of their social media followers to the first ``NASA Social'' on April 19 to welcome space shuttle Discovery to the national collection.

set: NASA and National Air and Space Museum invite social media followers to welcome Space shuttle Discovery


set: Cuban President Raul Castro has been re-elected for a second five-year term.


set: Terminator 2 star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.


set: Adams State University in Alamosa has proposed a 16% annual tuition rate hike for in-state students.

set: Adams state University proposes tuition rate hikes


set: The NFL Scouting Combine kicks off Thursday morning with offensive linemen, kickers, punters, long snappers and tight ends going through examinations and interviews in Lucas Oil Stadium.


set: Evangelist Oral Roberts was remembered Monday as a charismatic leader who deftly used television to spread the message of Christianity throughout the world.

set: Oral Roberts remembered as charismatic leader


set: The Ministry of Science and Technology has announced that outstanding innovators and researchers will be honoured on July 7th at a ceremony expected to be attended by the Prime Minister.

set: Outstanding innovators and researchers to be honoured


set: Architect and designer Ron Arad is set to create an installation at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London.

set: Ron Arad to create installation for Roundhouse


set: ILL NIÑO have entered the studio to begin working on its sixth full-length release and follow-up to their Victory debut, Dead New World.


set: PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor warns Paolo Di Canio that he ``cannot be a law unto himself'' following his recent use of discipline.

set: PFA chief Gordon Taylor warns Paolo Di Canio


set: The 133rd birth anniversary of the Poet of the East and Philosopher of Pakistan, Allama Iqbal was observed all over the country on Tuesday.

set: 133rd birth anniversary of Allama Iqbal observed


set: Thousands of ``indignant'' Greek anti-austerity protesters took to the streets in front of the parliament on Saturday afternoon, joining the ``occupy'' movement in the United States, Europe and Asia for ``global change and real democracy worldwide''.

set: Greek anti-austerity protesters join ``occupy'' movement


set: VIERA, Fla. -Top draft pick Bryce Harper is to make his spring training debut Monday when the Washington Nationals visit the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie for their spring training opener.

set: Harper to make spring training debut Monday


set: A SWAT standoff ended peacefully this morning when a suspect surrendered following a robbery and a drive-by shooting, according to Cincinnati police.


set: Baghdad - Three people were killed and five injured on Friday in two separate blasts in Iraq, according to security sources.

set: Three killed, five injured in two separate blasts in Iraq


set: From London to Gaza City to Seoul, the world was savoring the fall of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, with demonstrators rallying in the thousands Saturday in cities across the world.


set: Simon Cowell is said to be convinced that American viewers will ``fall in love'' with Cheryl Cole, accord to a report.

set: Simon Cowell says US viewers 'will fall for Cheryl Cole'


set: Minister Silva told a news conference today that he is prepared to face any probe that may be conducted against him.

set: I am prepared to face any probe against me:


set: THOUSANDS of well-wishers turned out to cheer on troops from the 3 Rifles as they were given the freedom of the borough of Darlington.

set: Thousands cheer on troops from the 3 Rifles


set: An Ocean Springs man has pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court to two counts of sexual battery and other charges related to the kidnapping of 2 women a year ago.

set: Ocean Springs man pleads guilty to sexual battery


set: New research adds fresh hope that a drug that strengthens bones might also fight breast cancer.

set: Drug to strengthen bones may fight breast cancer


set: Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks is launching an online open audition process to cast a new female character.

set: Hollyoaks launches online audition process


set: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan said that majority of Pakistanis wanted change and no power can stop the people's revolution.


set: TWO police stations were closed to the public over the Christmas period due to staff taking holidays.

set: Two police stations closed to public over Christmas


set: Avatar crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office after three weekends in release, making it the fourth-biggest movie of all time.

set: Avatar crosses $1 billion mark worldwide


set: Los Angeles metal veterans Armored Saint have announced the track listing for their recently completed new album, ``La Raza'', due on March 16, 2010 via Metal Blade Records.

set: Armored Saint announces track listing for new album 'La Raza'


set: The tempo changed for the Wallace community leader, who was forced to master the intricate three-quarter rhythm of the ``The Cancer Waltz.''

set: Tempo changes for Wallace community leader


set: Kyiv City Council has approved a program of support to local government and civil society in the capital city for 2012-2016.

set: Kyiv City Council approves program of support to local government for 2012-2016


set: or did he have a serious point to make on BBC Question Time when he asked: ``Should Gordon Brown be sent to prison?''

set: Boris Johnson: 'should Gordon Brown be sent to prison?'


set: Rick Nash underwent minor throat surgery on Monday to complete a tonsillectomy that was performed four years ago.


set: Foreign mobile phone vendors such as Apple and Samsung are being outgunned in India by local companies Karbonn Mobiles and Micromax offering smartphones for as low as 3,599 rupees.


set: Because of that, auto sales has the potential to show good growth - perhaps in the near future.

set: Auto sales could show good growth in the near future


set: The body found in Silver Springs on Aug. 2 has been identified as 20-year-old Amber Shay Jenkins.


set: Under the India-Nepal Human Liberty Initiative, the NGOs from India and Nepal made an exposure visit to the Shivdaspur red light areas to know the plight of sex workers on Wednesday.

set: NGOs from India and Nepal make an exposure visit to red light areas


set: BILLY Davies today heralded Nottingham Forest's performance in their 5-1 thrashing of Leicester City, but insisted: ``We are still not ready to challenge for promotion.''


set: Two commuter trains collided during the evening rush hour outside Boston yesterday, hurting several passengers and trapping the seriously injured operator of one train, authorities said.


set: Jennifer Grey plans to have surgery ``this week or sometime next week'' to repair that back problem she mentioned on the Season 11 finale of Dancing With the Stars last week just before she won.

set: Jennifer Grey to have surgery this week or next


set: NASA's International Space Station will be visible in the skies over the New Orleans metropolitan area for a few minutes the next few nights, starting tonight.

set: International space station will be visible over the New Orleans area


set: Morgans Hotel Group Co., the New York-based hospitality management company, today issued the following statement to its shareholders:

set: Morgans Hotel Group issues statement to shareholders


set: Perhaps she was inspired by ex-boyfriend Ben Affleck's Golden Globes win earlier this week, as singer-turned-actress Jennifer Lopez has revealed she wants an Academy Award!


set: A northern Kentucky food processing plant has reopened after an ammonia leak forced the evacuation of about 160 workers.

set: Food processing plant reopens after ammonia leak


set: Fox has apologized to Asians after a Fox Sports report made fun of Asian students' accents and knowledge of college football.


set: Ex-Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva has revealed that he is encouraging his fellow Brazilian Felipe Melo to join Arsenal.

set: Gilberto Silva encourages Felipe Melo to join Arsenal


set: NEW YORK Total US money market mutual fund assets fell by $10.68 billion to $2.554 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.

set: Money market fund assets fall to $2.554 trillion


set: Emma Stone was vague when Ellen asked her who was the better kisser between Andrew Garfield and Ryan Gosling.

set: Who's a better kisser, Andrew Garfield or Ryan Gosling?


set: Britain's F&C Asset Management said it was cutting its cost base by a further 10 percent as it looks to create operational efficiencies and trim back in ``significantly reduced market levels''.

set: F&C Asset Management to cut costs by 10 percent


set: President Barack Obama will appear on the Dec. 8 episode of Mythbusters, the Discovery Channel's series that goes to all lengths to explain how science really works.

set: President Obama to appear on 'Mythbusters'


set: Colombian stocks declined slightly Thursday, while the country's currency fell to its weakest level this month as continued worries over a potential debt default by Greece led risk-averse investors to trade in Colombian pesos for dollars.


set: ' Love split reality TV beauty Kim Kardashian has sent a message to her fans - insisting: 'I married for love.

set: Kim Kardashian sends message to her fans insisting: 'I married for love'


set: Authorities say an elderly Nichols Hills woman has been found beaten to death and her son arrested for the crime.

set: Nichols Hills woman found beaten to death


set: In this Dec. 12, 2002, file photo, Harold Camping speaks while holding the Bible, in San Leandro, Calif. Camping is retiring from Family Radio after a stroke and three failed attempts at predicting the end of the world.


set: Adam Lambert says he's been advised by Madonna to keep his eyes on the target and ``ignore all the other crap'' in order to deal with his new found fame and the craziness surrounding it.

set: Adam Lambert being advised by Madonna on dealing with fame


set: Hilton Worldwide plans to open more hotels in major cities in Morocco, said Rudi Jagersbacher, president of the company's Middle East and Africa operations.

set: Hilton plans to open more hotels in Morocco


set: Iowa's attorney general announced this afternoon the suspension of the state tax credit program for filmmakers has been lifted.

set: Suspension of state tax credits for filmmakers lifted


set: Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was ejected from the game against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.


set: The Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture celebrated their 10th anniversary as a graduate program at Iowa State by holding their eighth annual symposium Tuesday at the Memorial Union.

set: Graduate program for Sustainable agriculture celebrates 10th anniversary with symposium


set: Monroe Transit System bus passes are now available for purchase at the city of Monroe Tax & Revenue Department, 316 Breard St.


set: A powerful homemade bomb has exploded outside a courthouse in the southern Italian city of Reggio Calabria, home to one of Italy's most feared crime groups, seriously damaging its entrance but causing no injuries.


set: Privacy advocates are calling on the US Federal Trade Commission to make Facebook undo recent changes made to privacy controls at the world's leading online social network.


set: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola admitted that Inter were the better side after the Nerazzurri took a two goal advantage from the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final, winning 3-1 at the Giuseppe Meazza in Milan.

set: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola admits Inter were better


set: In the past several months, La Paz Chattanooga was awarded more than $100,000 from local foundations to fund various programs working to educate and empower both the Latino and non-Latino communities.

set: La Paz awarded more than $100,000 from local foundations


set: Formula Two champion Andy Soucek has joined Virgin Racing as reserve driver for their debut Formula One season, the team said on Tuesday.


set: The 1992 Caledonia Warrior girls basketball team was honored this past Saturday night during halftime of the girls game.

set: 1992 Caledonia Warrior girls basketball team honored


set: Heidi Klum filed for divorce from Seal on Friday in LA, making official what we knew was coming since they announced their separation back in January.


set: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the difficult decisions taken by the government have started paying the dividends as the national economy was showing signs of recovery.

set: Difficult decisions start paying dividends as economy showing recovery:


set: The 20-member squad of the Indian senior national football team arrived in Singapore on Saturday to play the international friendly against Singapore.

set: Indian football team arrives in Singapore to play international friendly


set: The only profits made by keeping marijuana illegal are made by the drug cartels, prison industry, and legal drug companies.


set: Part of the NC 12 on the Outer Banks that had reopened to four-wheel-drive traffic only is closed again because of high water.

set: Part of NC 12 closed because of high water


set: A new study has revealed that the health threat to city dwellers posed by Southern California wildfires may have been underestimated by officials.

set: Health threat posed by California wildfires may have been underestimated


set: Celebrity couple, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens have successfully struck a balance between love and career.

set: Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens strikes a balance between love & career


set: BERLIN -German business confidence rose unexpectedly in June as the country's economic recovery continued, though firms are growing more worried about what awaits in the next six months, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday.

set: German business confidence rises unexpectedly


set: Adelaide was voted as the most livable city in the country based on the results from a national survey commissioned by the Property Council of Australia.


set: First Lady Michelle Obama has an upcoming visit scheduled for Las Vegas.

set: First lady Michelle Obama to visit Las Vegas


set: Hancock Bank has partnered with Trusteer to offer the Rapport web browser security service to its e-Banking consumer, business, and commercial customers.

set: Hancock Bank offers Trusteer's Rapport web browser security service to its customers


set: ON the eve of a match that could relegate Wanderers, club captain Gareth Ainsworth says he's seen worse situations than this in his long career and come through them.

set: I've been in worse situations and come through them


set: Hugh Jackman has reportedly confessed that he loves to sneak into cinemas to watch fans' reactions to his movies.

set: Jackman 'sneaked into cinema to watch fans'


set: The former Bosnian Serb president, Biljana Plavsic, was released from Swedish prison and arrived in Belgrade .

set: Former Bosnian Serb official Biljana Plavsic released from prison.


set: 'Celebrity Big Brother' star Jade Goody has been diagnosed with cervical cancer, her spokesman said on Tuesday.

set: Jade Goody diagnosed with cervical cancer


set: Post mortem results show that a Co Galway publican, whose body was found yesterday evening, died as a result of an assault.


set: England declared before the start of play on day four, setting Australia 522 for victory.


set: ``That's already happened,'' he said at a media event, when asked if the site could overtake its more traditional competitor.


set: The Kyiv district court of Kharkiv has appointed the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko medicolegal investigation and postponed the hearing on the case to 10 am, July 10, 2012.

set: Court appointed Tymoshenko medicolegal investigation


set: Internet spend increased by 13.5 per cent last year to €110 million helped by the increase in the use of broadband, people spending more time online; on average 19.1 hours a week last year, IAB Ireland and PricewaterhousehouseCoopers data shows.


set: NEW YORK ― Kelsey Grammer, who had a heart attack last month, was hospitalized in New York after feeling faint.

set: Kelsey Grammer hospitalized after feeling faint


set: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Friday that Japan will join talks on a Pacific trade pact that would oblige the coun-try to open up sheltered industries including farming, long a bastion of protectionism.

set: Japan to join talks on Pacific trade pact


set: Diego Maradona turned 50 yesterday with little fanfare, calling it the ``saddest birthday'' because of Argentina's loss in the World Cup.


set: The Texas Education Agency says charter schools owe the state $26 million for inflating attendance records.


set: If you're anything like us, the second you saw that Jason Statham was starring in a remake of Heat you spewed coffee all over your keyboard, threw your coffee mug against the wall, and starting beating your laptop ruthlessly with your own shoes.

set: Jason Statham stars in a remake of 'Heat'


set: AZ Alkmaar has to beat injury-hit Olympiakos on Tuesday to retain its slim chance of qualifying for the knockout stage of the Champions League.


set: Baseball star Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty this morning at the US District Court for the District of Columbia to charges that he lied to Congressional investigators about his knowledge of steroid use among his fellow players.


set: At a macro-finance level there is a view that the cost of credit in Fiji needs to be a lot more robust.


set: Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh has withdrawn criminal cases against her partymen in the state.

set: Mayawati withdrawing criminal cases against partymen


set: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who served 18 months in prison on dogfighting charges, has confirmed that he owns a dog.

set: Michael Vick confirms that he does own a dog


set: Fitch has stripped recession-threatened Britain of its top triple-A rating, moving it down one notch to AA+ as a weaker economic outlook continues to push up the country's debt.


set: ``I heard him say he 'understood what it was like to be a minority because he had played in the NBA,'' recalls state Rep. Lew Frederick, the only African-American man in the Oregon Legislature.


set: Claiborne de Borda Pell, 90, who served as United States senator from Rhode Island from 1961 to 1997, died shortly after midnight today at his home in Newport.


set: Celebrity chef Michael Symon - who will host a new Food Network series called ``Food Feud'' - will be filming Friday in downtown Detroit at the American and Lafayette Coney Islands, and all coney fans are invited.

set: Chef Michael Symon to film Friday in Detroit


set: Dr. Eric Greitens, social entrepreneur and founder of The Mission Continues, will speak to more than 650 doctoral students at Walden University's academic residency on Thursday, Dec. 29 , in San Diego.

set: Eric Greitens, founder of the Mission Continues, to speak at...


set: Melanie Griffith has checked into rehab ``to reinforce her commitment to stay healthy'' her rep Robin Baum has said.


set: European shares extended gains in early trade on Thursday, as banking stocks rose after the passage of a $700 billion bailout package by the US Senate.


set: A Fort Myers man was arrested Tuesday on charges of sexual assault on a victim up to 16 years old.

set: Fort Myers man charged with sexual assault


set: Area officials helped deliver meals to homebound residents throughout Trumbull County as part of the seventh annual Mayors for Meals.


set: Chef Rosemary Shrager has become the latest star to be voted off 'I'm A Celebrity...

set: Rosemary Shrager voted off I'm a Celebrity


set: Former child actor Rodney Allen Rippy is is critical condition, but expected to survive, following a motorbike crash on Monday.

set: Rodney Allen Rippy in critical condition following motorbike crash


set: English business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand, Sir Richard Branson says far too many South Africans continue to die of treatable diseases.

set: South Africans die of treatable diseases:


set: Former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff says he won't run for Congress in the 6th District even though new congressional lines make it more favorable to Democrats.

set: Andrew Romanoff won't run in 6th District


set: Leicester have been knocked out of the Heineken Cup after a controversial 17-12 home defeat by the Ospreys.


set: Israeli President Shimon Peres called on the EU on Thursday, Feb 21 to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

set: Peres calls on EU to list Hezbollah as terrorist organization


set: Serena Williams apologised Tuesday for what she called her ``inappropriate outburst'' during her semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters at the US Open.

set: Williams apologises for 'inappropriate outburst'


set: Nexteer Automotive, the automotive supplier committed to wheel-to-wheel advanced steering and driveline systems, plans to manufacture and supply a high performance, fuel-efficient, rack-assisted electric power steering for the 2011 Ford Mustang.

set: Nexteer Automotive to supply electric power steering for 2011 Ford Mustang


set: Aviva, the UK insurance group, is to re-enter the Asian general insurance market in the second big move in the region by a British insurer in two weeks.

set: Aviva to re-enter Asian insurance market


set: The Fresno Bee will lay off 63 workers and cut salaries in order to reduce expenses in a weak advertising market.


set: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gave embattled coach Wade Phillips somewhat of a vote of confidence following the 17-0 playoff-clinching victory against the Washington Redskins on Sunday.

set: Jerry Jones gives Wade Phillips vote of confidence


set: ``It was his own fault or, rather, his mistake. He should not have built the fire under the spruce tree.''


set: China will lift more than 100,000 people out of poverty in the next five years in the country's Tibetan region, according to a government plan.

set: China to lift 100,000 people out of poverty


set: The world is locking itself into an unsustainable energy future which would have far-reaching consequences, warns the International Energy Association in its latest World Energy Outlook report released in London .


set: Tribune Broadcasting announced this evening that it has reached an agreement with DirecTV that will enable DirecTV subscribers to avoid any further disruption in service and to once again enjoy Tribune's 23 local television stations...

set: Tribune Broadcasting reaches agreement with DirecTV


set: RiT Technologies today announced that its 2010 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Monday, December 13, 2010 at 10:00 am, at the offices of the Company, 24 Raoul Wallenberg Street, Tel Aviv 69719, Israel.

set: Rit Technologies announces 2010 Annual General meeting


set: Matt Kenseth wins the Kobalt Tools 400 in Las Vegas after holding off Kasey Kahne with a little over 20 laps left in the race.


set: WSH committed to world class standards on anti-doping measures 4.0 out of 5 based on 1 votes.


set: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is cutting 700 to 800 jobs at its Wal-Mart and Sam's Club home offices as the world's largest retailer looks to realign its corporate structure and reduce costs.

set: Wal-Mart cutting up to 800 jobs at its home offices


set: The Commerce Department says retail sales fell 0.5 percent in June from May.


set: In Tuesday's memo to the troops, interim Sun-Times Media Group CEO Jeremy Halbreich asserted that despite reports that somebody new is talking about entering next week's bankruptcy court auction, ``there is, as of today, only one bidder for the Company's assets.''

set: ``There is, as of today, only one bidder'' --


set: In advance of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next week, Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson play an acoustic evening at Benaroya Hall.

set: Heart plays an acoustic evening at Benaroya Hall


set: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. A former Palm Beach County school bus attendant was convicted of child neglect after a preschooler was sexually assaulted by a teenager on her bus two years ago.

set: School bus attendant convicted of child neglect


set: Penske Automotive Group, which operates 332 auto franchises in the US Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom, earned $47.7 million, or 53 cents a share, in the fourth quarter of 2011, up from $28.5 million, or 31 cents a share, a year earlier.

set: Penske Automotive earned $47.7 million in fourth quarter


set: There are many reasons why Sarah Palin is energizing the conservative base.


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

set: India to remain trusted partner of Africa:


set: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that Parliament represents the will of the people therefore the elected representatives carry heavy responsibly to steer the nation out of difficulties by judicious utilization of their abilities.

set: Parliament represents the will of the people:


set: A thief who jumped from the balcony of a house that he intended to burgle, fractured his leg.


set: Pro golfer Tiger Woods and an unidentified male were spotted jogging near Tiger's home in Orlando, FL Wednesday afternoon.

set: Tiger Woods spotted jogging near his home in Orlando


set: Twenty-four percent of full-time workers reported they can't afford to take a vacation in 2011, up from 21 percent last year.


set: in Sports Former tennis champion Boris Becker says he sympathises with Tiger Woods, whose life is in turmoil after he admitted cheating on his wife.


set: The body of a Smithfield man who had been missing since Monday morning was found this afternoon in woods about a half-mile from his East Pond Road home.


set: The Sri Lanka army on Thursday denied using cluster bombs during the 30-year war against Tamil Tiger rebels.

set: Sri Lanka army denies using cluster bombs


set: A Vineland man was indicted Wednesday on attempted murder and other charges after allegedly shooting at a police officer during a motor vehicle stop.

set: Vineland man indicted for shooting at officer during motor vehicle stop


set: Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz was honoured with the 2,436th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

set: Penelope Cruz is honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame


set: The US Coast Guard has rescued four boys ages 9 to 13 from rough Lake Michigan waters off the northwestern Lower Peninsula.

set: Coast Guard rescues four boys from Lake Michigan


set: Vizrt, a provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, is to buy Swiss company LiberoVision, a supplier of virtual sports analysis software.


set: Qatargas made a financial contribution to the Gas Processing Centre of Qatar University in support of its 2nd GASNA competition, which is a national initiative aimed at increasing awareness about Qatar's abundant natural resources.


set: Washington State is still counting ballots nearly a full week after the historic midterm elections that gave Republicans control of the US House of Representatives.


set: North Korea says it will bolster its nuclear weaponry with an unspecified new method in response to what it called US hostility and recent developments.


set: Blur unveiled two new tracks, 'Under the Westway' and 'The Puritan', via a video link to fans around the world last night.


set: A boil water advisory has been issued for 5,000 homes on the Duteau Creek because of seasonal runoff.


set: LONDON -Avram Grant will stay on as West Ham manager despite the club's perilous position at the bottom of the English Premier League.

set: Avram Grant to stay on as West Ham manager


set: An Ohio man pleaded guilty to attempted murder Thursday after he was charged for attempting to force his pregnant girlfriend to abort their child at gunpoint.

set: Man pleads guilty after attempting to force girlfriend to abort at gunpoint


set: Fusion IP PLC. said it has invested 150,000 pounds in Magnomatics Limited, a spin-out company from the University of Sheffield that

set: Fusion IP invests 150,000 pounds in Magnomatics


set: Police say a Brooklyn man stalked his estranged wife, searched her personal belongings and assaulted her because he believes she is seeing another man.Marco Espirito, 33, of 431 Bleaker St. in Brooklyn, NY, was charged Saturday with third degree assault, disorderly conduct and sixth degree larceny.


set: 7 Comments Yesterday there were reports of an announcement that a new version of Blackhole exploit kit is on its way.


set: India has sounded a cautionary note amid efforts by the West to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table.


set: Former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been given back his passport after sexual assault charges against him were dropped in New York this week.

set: Dominique Strauss-Kahn given back passport


set: At this early, Sarah Palin is confident that she will be able to pull off a victory over President Barack Obama in the 2012 US Presidential elections, according to international news sites.

set: Sarah Palin is confident of victory over President Barack Obama in the 2012 US elections


set: Kevin Bacon will star in an as-yet-untitled thriller pilot for FOX, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter.

set: Kevin Bacon to star in thriller pilot for FOX


set: Bharti Enterprises unveiled a new strategic vision and brand identity aimed at building Bharti into India's finest conglomerate by 2020.

set: Bharti Enterprises unveils new strategic vision


set: Congress approved a $9.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package on Friday following delays over fiscal cliff bickering, warnings of dwindling federal funds and swirling controversy over millions of dollars for unrelated projects.

set: Congress approves $9.7 billion for Hurricane Sandy aid


set: Jennifer Lopez will return to American Idol for a second season as a judge, producer Nigel Lythgoe confirmed.

set: Jennifer Lopez to return to ``American Idol'' for second season


set: Zimmer has initiated a voluntary product recall at its Dover, Ohio Orthopedic Surgical Products facility after conducting a review of the quality systems of certain OSP products that the company has determined do not meet its internal quality standards.

set: Zimmer initiates voluntary product recalls


set: BAE Systems has won a 2 billion pound contract to provide ammunition for the armed forces, the Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday.

set: BAE Systems wins 2 billion pound contract


set: Levi Aron as agreed to plead guilty to the murder and kidnapping of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky.


set: The profit up to the taxation of OIJSC ``Ingosstrakh'' for 2008 will make 2bln rbl.

set: Profit up to the taxation for 2008 will make 2bln rbl.


set: ``The FDI policy in India is complex and lends to multiple interpretations,'' he said at a CII conference.


set: MGM Mirage, the Las Vegas casino operator controlled by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, said auditors questioned its ability to stay in business as it won a two-month bank reprieve to restructure its debts.

set: MGM Mirage says auditors question its ability to stay in business


set: Well, he'll defend his Strikeforce heavyweight title after he finishes fighting for two other promotions.

set: Alistair Overeem will defend his Strikeforce heavyweight title


set: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will attend the London premiere of Akshay Kumar's comic caper 'Chandni Chowk To China' Monday.


set: Jack Warner claims to have been ``hung out to dry'' by FIFA and insists gift-giving has been part of the organization's culture since he started working there.

set: Jack Warner claims to have been 'hung out to dry' by FIFA


set: Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman donated last month $1 million to a super PAC that supports President Barack Obama.


set: Omnicom Group Inc, the world's largest advertising services company, said on Tuesday quarterly profit rose 13 percent, with revenue growth in both the United States and internationally.

set: Omnicom quarterly profit rises 13 percent


set: Britain has outlawed caste discrimination, after the House of Lords voted for legal protection to be given to the most vulnerable, mainly in the Indian and Sikh communities.


set: So, it seems that after all the legal bumph, Justin Bieber has taken a DNA test to prove once and for all that he is not the father of 20 year old Mariah Yeater's baby.

set: Justin Bieber takes DNA test to prove he is not the father


set: ``Let law take its own course,'' party founder S Ramadoss told reporters here.


set: Former presidents and vice president of the US arrived at the Capitol building shortly after noon on Tuesday to witness the most historic event in their nation's history -- the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, the first African American chief of state in the world's most powerful country.

set: Former presidents, vice presidents arrive at US Capitol for inauguration


set: UK high street sales fell in October for the seventh consecutive month, according to the CBI's latest Distributive Trades Survey, with little improvement expected next month.


set: On May, 25, the exhibition ``Symbols and signs of religious art and beliefs of the people of Dagestan'' has been opened in the Dagestan museum of fine arts in Makhachkala.

set: The exhibition of Symbols of religious art and beliefs of the people of Dagestan is opened in Makhachkala


set: A small Texas case involving an attorney thrown out of a bankruptcy proceeding because of his former firm's connection to a particular client could have huge implications for lateral attorneys nationwide, according to this comprehensive story in Texas Lawyer, an Am Law Daily sibling publication.

set: Texas case could have huge implications for laterals


set: With his popularity soaring high, US President Barack Obama receives a whopping 40,000 letters a day.


set: Two Cape Girardeau County men were charged Thursday with sexual offenses as a result of investigations by the Jackson Police Department and the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department.

set: Two Cape Girardeau County men charged with sexual offenses


set: Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's sidekick on ``The Tonight Show'' for 30 years, is facing foreclosure on hishome that is situated just north of Beverly Hills.


set: Copper fell erasing earlier gains, on renewed concern that slowing economic growth will reduce metal demand.


set: A Kenner property owner has agreed to turn two illegal apartments into storage space, city officials said.

set: Kenner property owner turns illegal apartments into storage space


set: I went deep sea fishing recently and I caught nothing.


set: A small, single-engine plane registered to a Southfield man crashed Tuesday night at the edge of the Kentucky Exposition Center grounds in Louisville, Ky., injuring the pilot, who was its only passenger.

set: Plane registered to Southfield man crashes


set: Two men were killed and two more injured in a South Kohala crash early Sunday morning.

set: Two killed in South Kohala crash early Sunday morning


set: A large debris pile of brush, trees and branches will be burned at Denali National Park and Preserve.

set: Large debris pile to be burned at Denali National park


set: LOS ANGELES ``The River,'' which premieres Tuesday on ABC, is a nifty supernatural adventure tale set in mysterious river-riven regions of the uncharted Amazon.


set: India are considering an unusual four-pronged pace attack for the third Test against Australia but won't settle on their final line-up until just before the match, said captain MS Dhoni.

set: India consider all-pace attack for third Test


set: Pork producer Smithfield Foods, which has processing facilities in Sioux City, Sioux Center and Denison, reported losses of $78.8 million, or 55 cents per share for its fourth fiscal quarter and $190.3 million, or $1.35 per share, for the full fiscal year ended May 3.


set: Actor Rajneesh Duggal, who's now Rajniesh Duggall, talks about how numerology and spirituality changed his life.

set: Numerology changed Rajniesh Duggall's life


set: Lawmakers could take action today on legislation to repeal the ban on gay people serving openly in the military.

set: Lawmakers could repeal ban on gay people serving in the military


set: Prime Minister Mykola Azarov at the opening of the XXIII International Agricultural Exhibition Agro-2011 in Kyiv said that the hryvnia exchange rate will remain stable.

set: Hryvnia exchange rate will remain stable


set: Mumbai, Sept 19 Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata unveiled world's first gold jewellery car in Mumbai on Monday.


set: While there may be differences, such as women keeping scrapbooks and men liking boxing, most psychological attributes fail to fit a specific gender, US researchers have found.

set: Most psychological attributes 'fail to fit specific gender'


set: Barbara Walters returned to ``The View'' for the first time since January, after spending more than a month at home recovering from the chicken pox and a concussion.


set: Gossip Cop has learned exclusively that President Obama has invited Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to watch the Super Bowl with him at the White House.

set: Obama invites Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to watch Super Bowl with him


set: The day-long Jammu bandh called by Vishwa Hindu Parishad passed off peacefully on Saturday.

set: Jammu bandh called by vhp passes off peacefully


set: Ultra High-Definition TV, the new picture technology that offers 16 times the resolution of current HDTVs, has taken another step forward to its ultimate goal of landing in your living room.

set: Ultra High-def takes another step forward


set: 18 hours ago Jake Walker rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown to help Eastern Illinois beat Eastern Kentucky 24-7 Saturday.

set: Eastern Illinois beats Eastern Kentucky 24-7


set: Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in US air strikes and a gunbattle in western Afghanistan after an insurgent attack on an Afghan army patrol, NATO and Afghan officials said today.

set: Dozens of Taliban killed in US air strikes


set: A consumer magazine has revealed that home health kits could be a waste of time, effort and money.


set: Aspyr Media, Inc. announced today that RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3:


set: Charleston firefighters said they're angry about the change in their overtime pay, and they may have a possible lawsuit.

set: Charleston firefighters angry about changes to overtime pay


set: 27-10-08, 11:34, - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it will allocate USD 36.5 mln, of the USD 44 mln project for transport infrastructure upgrade in the Russian city of Ufa.

set: Ebrd to allocate USD 36.5 mln for transport infrastructure upgrade in Ufa


set: ``I said I would take the fall for everything. I would say that it was all me,'' the 21 year old recalled saying to Rafferty when he visited her in prison following her arrest.


set: Research has shown that many snakebite victims are buried alive due to ignorance


set: ``Elevated CPIX inflation in 2008 is likely to significantly trim real income growth compared with previous years, at a time when businesses already appear - judging by recent employment surveys - to be reining in job creation.


set: Italy has raised euro3.5 billion in a bond sale, though demand was lower and yields higher than at a similar auction a month ago.

set: Italy raises euro3.5 billion in bond sale


set: Speed Channel Inc., an international motorsports and automotive multimedia company, said yesterday that it will expand its headquarters in Charlotte by creating 34 jobs and investing $37.8 million over three years.

set: Speed Channel Inc. to expand headquarters in Charlotte


set: A Framingham man who police said was shot in the head last month was arrested Tuesday with his girlfriend after police said they shoplifted at a Pond Street store.

set: Framingham man shot in the head last month arrested with girlfriend


set: The legendary Hip-Hop group Run-DMC was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday in Cleveland, OH - 23 years after taking rap music main stream.

set: Run-DMC inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame


set: It's not something you could get away with at the upcoming Barrett-Jackson collector car auction, but Harvey Oberdick once stopped an auctioneer in mid-chant to ask a very basic question.

set: It's not something you could get away with at the upcoming Barrett-Jackson...


set: Prime Minister Stephen Harper risks losing control of his caucus amid reaction to possible federal money for a new Québec City hockey arena and signs that his government appears to be ``scrambling'' from one crisis to another, says one of his former top advisers.

set: Prime Minister Harper risks losing control of his caucus:


set: Tax day caused far more anxiety than usual for many Americans this year, largely due to the recession and the difficult financial positions many people are in.


set: TRAFFIC wardens are to be given ``head cams'' to protect them from short-tempered motorists.


set: AMES, Iowa -Chelsea Poppens and Hallie Christofferson each scored 17 points to help No. 20 Iowa State beat Chicago State 62-48 on Sunday.


set: Dodgers president Dennis Mannion will be leaving the organization and owner Frank McCourt will resume a more direct and active role in managing the organization, the club announced on Friday.

set: Dodgers president Mannion leaving organization


set: Two former Medford soccer coaches have been arrested on forcible child rape charges, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone announced today.

set: Medford soccer coaches arrested for child rape


set: Mexican emigration has dropped 42 percent over the last two years, a government study released Thursday showed.


set: Intel is currently trading higher by 4.12%, so definitely the buyers stepping in, as the stock's volume is on pace to break its average.


set: TMZ reports that Flavor Flav has been arrested after assaulting someone in his house with a deadly weapon.

set: Flavor Flav arrested for assault with deadly weapon


set: President Bush is attending his final G-8 summit in Japan this week.

set: President Bush attends his final g8 summit


set: How will I go home without her?'' said an incosolable Roshni Rathi, Preeti's mother.

set: 'How will I go home without my daughter?'


set: Blizzard finally confirmed what most of us already knew, Ozzy is going to play at BlizzCon.


set: Sri Lanka on Wednesday lifted a tsunami alert issued after an undersea earthquake in Indonesia sparked fears of giant waves hitting coasts across the Indian Ocean, the government said.


set: The Supreme Court cleared the hurdles for the implementation of FDI in multi-brand retail sector saying that the ``consumer is king and if that is the philosophy working behind the policy then what is wrong''.


set: On Tuesday, Indonesia launched a sophisticated new tsunami warning system designed to give coastal residents enough time to flee or seek shelter from an impending tidal wave.

set: Indonesia launches tsunami warning system


set: Actor Jason Bateman has been banned from talking about the upcoming season of Arrested Development after previously leaking the hit comedy's storylines.

set: Jason Bateman banned from talking about Arrested Development


set: At Irem Country Club, the Spartans wrapped up the North Division title with a four-stroke win over Dallas, 171-175.


set: Lenore Annenberg, widow of Walter Annenberg, the publisher who became US ambassador to Britain, died Thursday at the age of 91 in California.


set: Japan is hiring more Filipino nurses and caregivers, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration announced yesterday.


set: Hospitals across the Mid-Valley are tightening their visitation policies to help control the spread of H1N1 flu virus.


set: Area railroad crossings enjoyed a safe year in 2007, according to numbers released Thursday by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.


set: David Shipley and James P. Rubin will join Bloomberg News as Executive Editors starting in January, Editor in Chief Matthew Winkler announced today.

set: David Shipley and James P. Rubin to join Bloomberg News


set: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION announces it has added to its Pre-crash Safety technologies a radar system that can detect probable front-side collisions, and rear seats that prepare occupants for front- and rear-end collisions.

set: Toyota adds to Pre-crash Safety technologies


set: Two men were found fatally shot in vehicles just blocks away from each other in the West Side's Humboldt Park neighborhood early Sunday.

set: Two men fatally shot blocks from each other


set: ABOUT 1,020 graves at Kwong Hou Sua Cemetery, off Woodlands Road, will be exhumed from March.


set: He is now getting strong Republican support after comments were he tried to walk part of his comments back.

set: Richard Mourdock now getting strong GOP support


set: A Connecticut woman bit off her attacker's tongue in self-defense, leaving her attacker hospitalized and without a large chunk of his tongue.


set: A lightning strike sparked a marsh fire in St. Bernard Parish on Friday afternoon.


set: Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is reportedly suffering from backache and will not meet anyone for the next two days.


set: Two Navy pilots apparently dumped fuel from a fighter jet just before it crashed into a Virginia apartment complex.

set: Pilots dumped fuel before jet crashed into apartment complex


set: WWE.COM announced that Vince MacMahon will be appearing on WWE RAW tonight in Milwaukee,Wisconsin.

set: Vince MacMahon appearing WWE RAW tonight


set: The standard thing you will hear from every Republican is that businesses are overtaxed.


set: Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat and chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, will hold a fundraiser with President Barack Obama in June to raise money for Senate Democrats.

set: Sen. Michael Bennet, President Obama to raise money for Senate Democrats


set: A new Egyptian bouquet with five major channels is launching on the Arabsat satellite Badr-4 for viewers in the Arab World, Europe and Africa.


set: Scriptwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar is back on the small screen, doing what Ashok Kumar did two decades ago on Hum Log.


set: A man with a knife robbed a convenience store here Tuesday night, police said.


set: Venezuela is to build a 5 bln usd oil refinery in Ecuador to go onstream in four years, Ecuador's oil minister Galo Chiriboga Zambrano said here today.

set: Venezuela to build 5 bln usd refinery in Ecuador


set: Daylight saving time ends at 2 am Sunday, with clocks ``falling back'' one hour, and state emergency services providers remind all California residents to also change their smoke alarm batteries when resetting their clocks.


set: The proposed 9/11 memorial on Pier A Park could cost about $200,000 more than anticipated, according to a memo from Mayor Dawn Zimmer to the City Council.

set: 9/11 memorial could cost up to $200,000 more


set: it's rewarding, frustrating, enjoyable, dirty, exhausting, lovely, worthwhile, emotionally and intellectually draining - but what isn't always recognised is that it is very, very hard work.


set: Red Hat has acquired Amentra, a systems integrator specialising in service-oriented architecture and business process management projects, as well as a provider of enterprise data solutions, says Redmond Mag.


set: The Bell 430 helicopter that went missing Wednesday with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy on board was not airworthy and was pulled out of the chief minister's use last year after the state purchased a new Italian chopper, civil aviation sources said.


set: Scientists at Europe's CERN research center have found a new subatomic particle that could be the Higgs boson, the basic building block of the universe.


set: Canadian housing starts bounced back in February as multi-family construction rebounded in Ontario and Quebec, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp said on Friday in a report that nevertheless showed the housing market is continuing to moderate.

set: Canada housing starts bounce back in February


set: Amazon has recently increased its Kindle Fire orders to more than five million units before the end of 2011 as pre-orders for the machine remain strong, according to sources from upstream component suppliers.


set: The Rock County Sheriff's Office says two people were killed after a car swerved to avoid another car and crashed head on into a van on Highway 11 west of Janesville.

set: Two people killed in crash west of Janesville


set: Agra, Dec 6 Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha MP from Agra Rama Shankar Katheria began a march to Delhi Sunday afternoon along with hundreds of party workers to press for their demands, including of an international airport for the city.


set: Goldcorp announced Thursday that it would develop the Cochenour gold project at the Red Lake gold district in Ontario.

set: Goldcorp to develop Cochenour gold project in Red Lake gold district


set: A teen is locked up charged with sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl and the molestation of a six year old.


set: JERUSALEM - Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert is pleading not guilty to charges of illegally accepting funds from an American supporter and double-billing Jewish groups for trips abroad.

set: Former Israeli premier Olmert pleads not guilty


set: Norfolk police are searching for the driver in a hit and run accident that left a woman seriously injured Thursday morning.

set: Norfolk police searching for driver in hit-and-run accident


set: A US drone attack Sunday killed at least seven militants in Pakistan, officials said, days before the country's intelligence chief visits Washington with the contentious raids likely to be discussed.

set: US drone kills seven militants in Pakistan


set: Two sources have told Newsday that George Steinbrenner died Tuesday morning after suffering a massive heart attack last night.

set: George Steinbrenner dies after heart attack


set: PINC Research has recommended `Accumulate` on Infosys with a price target of Rs 2,950 as against the current market price of Rs 2,740 in its report dated Dec. 15, 2011.

set: Pinc recommends 'Accumulate ' on Infosys


set: It's been rumoured for a while and now confirmation comes that Doctor Who's Series 7 opener is titled Asylum of the Daleks.

set: Series 7 opener is ``Asylum of the Daleks''


set: Forward Ales Hemsky, the Edmonton Oilers' leading scorer, might have a concussion that could keep him off the ice for a while and possibly end his chance of playing in the Jan. 30 All-Star Game in Raleigh, NC


set: The Japanese cabinet resigned on Friday ahead of a planned reshuffle, sources said.

set: Japanese cabinet resigns ahead of reshuffle


set: Father and son taxi drivers refused to give a ride to a blind man with a service dog and were arrested about 1 am today, police said.

set: Taxi drivers refused ride to blind man and his dog: police


set: Jimmy Buffett covered a Johnny Clegg song back in 1988.


set: Debt of any bank, even with the state participation, is not sovereign.


set: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal endorses fellow Republican John McCain for president, Jindal's press office said Monday.


set: The Fiji Teachers Union president is criticising Trades Union Congress executives for also holding board positions under the interim government.

set: Fiji Teachers Union president criticises Trades Union Congress executives


set: Mumbai, Sep 11 After a week's lull, heavy rains lashed Mumbai and surrounding areas again since early Tuesday, disrupting normal vehicular movement during the peak hours, officials said.


set: Some state agencies risk losing more than $250 million in federal stimulus funds that would benefit low-income households and provide retrofits on residential, commercial and government properties.

set: State agencies risk losing federal stimulus funds


set: A Sioux City woman faces charges of neglect and child endangerment after her 21-month-old son was severely burned.

set: Sioux City woman charged with child endangerment


set: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday visited his ancestral Kalyanbigha village, about 65km from Patna, and garlanded the statue of his father late Kaviraj Ramlakhan Singh on his 32nd death anniversary.


set: Brisbane River oil spill moves upstream Updated: 20:48, Monday January 23, 2012 An oil spill in the Brisbane River has spread upstream to Breakfast Creek, maritime authorities have said.


set: Cosmos and sister operator Avro Flights have increased flight capacity to Turkey to soak up demand from customers of the failed tour operator Holidays 4U.


set: BC-Russia-Presidential Election,0147 Final results show Medvedev won over 70 percent in Russian presidential vote Eds:

set: Final results show Medvedev won over 70 percent in Russian...


set: Spot platinum fell more than 3% on Monday on renewed concerns about demand for the white metal, which is mainly used to clean vehicle exhaust fumes and to make jewellery.


set: Feds say NY man owes $1 million in child support Federal prosecutors say they have arrested a New York man accused of owing more than $1 million in child support.


set: Vienna hopes to build the highest Lego tower in history on the square behind city hall to get an entry in the Guinness Book of Records.

set: Vienna hopes to build highest Lego tower


set: Alberta, Canada's once-booming, oil-rich province, acknowledged on Thursday that it has slipped into recession and will record its first budget deficit since 1993.


set: North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy will not run for Senate, a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee source tells RealClearPolitics.


set: A flood wall has been put into place in New Albany, Indiana.

set: Flood walls put into place in New Albany


set: The Indian airline Kingfisher, currently hit by a deep crisis due to its financial situation with banks and employees will suspend all international flights, also reducing domestic operations in its latest attempt to stay afloat.

set: Kingfisher suspends all international flights


set: THE health of pupils and teachers being housed in temporary buildings at St Oliver Plunkett's National School is being compromised, with increased levels of doctors' visits and illness detected amongst the children affected.


set: The executive director of Holland's Tulip Time festival has been fired after eight years on the job.

set: Executive director of Tulip Time festival is fired


set: Hideki Matsui ran the bases Monday for the first time since injuring his left knee in June.


set: Putin has applied the Chechnya wrecking ball to Syria and what does the rest of the world do, just stand by 'wringing its hands'.


set: The Queen has been welcomed to Parliament House for a dinner given in her honour by Prime Minister Julia Gillard.


set: Andy Murray lifted his first Masters title as he beat Novak Djokovic for the second time claiming a 7-6 7-6 straight sets win in Cincinnati.


set: Oil refiner Valero Energy Corp. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit tumbled 77 percent as higher oil prices cut into its margins for gasoline and other refined products.

set: Valero Energy's profit tumbles 77 percent


set: Nearly 50 percent of employees surveyed have considered leaving their current jobs, and 21 percent have applied for another job in the past six months.

set: Nearly 50 percent of employees have considered leaving their current jobs


set: A female teacher was suspended for allegedly hitting a pupil at the Glenbrack High School, in Alberton.


set: A renovation worker was jailed three years and fined RM15,000 by a magistrate's court for dangerous driving and causing the death of a motorcyclist.

set: Worker jailed three years for dangerous driving


set: FUSION, part of city insurance company the BGL Group, has appointed a new site manager.


set: Annabel Tollman, a British stylist known for her work with celebrities like Scarlett Johansson, Mariah Carey and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, died in her sleep this week.


set: Prime Ministers come and go, but News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch stays and stays and stays.


set: The family of a Minnesota student who died in Japan is suing the exchange program that they claim failed to promptly get him medical care when he was ill.

set: Family of Minn. student who died in Japan sues exchange program


set: Jack Warner claims to have been ``hung out to dry'' by Fifa and insists gift-giving has been part of the organisation's culture since he started working there.

set: Jack Warner claims to have been 'hung out to dry' by Fifa


set: Local Islamic militants killed an Ethiopian soldier in central Baidoa city, southwest of the Somalia, on Friday, witnesses said.

set: Militants kill Ethiopian soldier in southwest Somalia


set: Some of the synthetic food dyes that are common in the American diet may actually help prevent cancer, according to a new study by researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University.


set: US import prices jumped in December as energy costs surged, a sign that while inflation may be tame domestically there are plenty of price pressures coming from overseas.

set: Import prices jump as energy costs surge


set: A person places a campaign placard on a makeshift memorial set up at the site of a mass shooting in front of the Safeway grocery store in Tucson, Arizona.


set: Air Canada today announced that it has concluded a secured financing transaction valued at US$78 million with Calyon New York Branch and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale.

set: Air Canada concludes financing for US$78 million


set: State Sen. Erik Wells will be heading to Afghanistan this spring with the Navy.

set: State Sen. Wells headed to Afghanistan with Navy


set: Prince Philip is responding well to hospital treatment after a recurrence of a bladder infection.


set: Glee returns tonight from a month-long hiatus with a Grease-inspired episode that will bring back some old cast members and has been heavily promoted.


set: Mobile billing services provider txtNation will add three new 'plug and pay' website billing widgets to its current payment platform.

set: TxtNation adds three widgets to current payment platform


set: Albany, Apr 8 The former Governor Eliot Spitzer who was embroiled in a prostitution scandal is thinking about a return to politics in the near future.

set: Eliot Spitzer is thinking about returning to politics


set: Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn , who has been indicted on all seven counts of sexual assault charges, was released from the jail on Saturday, a day after being granted a $1 million cash bail .

set: Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn released from jail


set: With Justin Upton getting closer to a return from the disabled list, third baseman Mark Reynolds took grounders at second during batting practice Wednesday.


set: Wayne Rooney made one and scored one as Manchester United completely outplayed Schalke 2-0 in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal on Tuesday.


set: Charges against a West Elementary School teacher have been dropped in exchange for her resignation from the Lancaster school district.

set: Charges against teacher dropped after resignation


set: Russia devalued the ruble for the third time in a week, sending the currency to its lowest level against the dollar since January 2006, as oil's drop below $39 a barrel dimmed the outlook for growth.

set: Russia devalues ruble for third time in a week


set: Air Canada is reporting a net loss of $46 million in the second quarter, compared to a net loss of $318 million in the same period last year.

set: Air Canada reports net loss of $46 million in quarter


set: 12.5.2011 With unrest continuing in parts of Uttar Pradesh, the Government today said it will soon bring in a new land acquisition law for better compensation and rehabilitation to farmers.

set: Government to soon bring new land acquisition law:


set: Investigators say a Panama City Beach woman accidentally fell from a sixth-floor balcony while trying to fix a fan.

set: Woman falls from balcony while fixing fan


set: VTLWaveNet, part of the Viatel group, has launched its Carrier Ethernet product, the Ethernet Virtual Private Line service.

set: Vtlwavenet launches Carrier Ethernet product


set: Mike Leach, the pirate-loving offensive genius who guided Texas Tech to perhaps its finest football season in school history last year, has been suspended from the team's Jan. 2 Alamo bowl game because, according to ESPN's Joe Schad, Leach allegedly ``isolated a player in a dark closet for not practicing with a concussion.''

set: Mike Leach suspended for allegedly isolating player in a dark closet for not practicing with a concussion


set: Spanish cyclist Xavier Tondo has been killed in a freak accident involving a garage door, his team has confirmed.

set: Spanish cyclist Xavier Tondo killed in freak accident involving garage door


set: The campaign, called ``Put Yourself in Our Boots,'' is sponsored by the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.


set: Oracle Racing, Team USA for the 34th America's Cup in 2013, returned to San Francisco Bay Tuesday, commencing the first of two training sessions.

set: Oracle Racing returns to San Francisco Bay for training session


set: Former England captain Mike Gatting, who has been named the new president of the Marylebone Cricket Club, will oversee the ambitious 200-million pound makeover plan of the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground.

set: Mike Gatting named president of Marylebone cricket club


set: Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was arrested Monday, police said, in the latest in a series of clampdowns on his protest against rising food prices.

set: Uganda opposition leader Besigye arrested


set: Sirius XM Radio has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from buy to hold.

set: SIRIUS XM Radio downgraded from buy to hold


set: South African singer Miriam Makeba has died after suffering a heart attack at a concert.


set: An Australian and a Canadian have been found dead in a Bangkok hotel after a suspected drug overdose.


set: Apparently, Kim Kardashian has said that she would totally date Justin Bieber, if he were of legal age.


set: Christopher Nolan, an Irish poet and novelist who helped inspire super-group U2, has died at 43.


set: A beaming Ana Ivanovic said she had achieved a lifetime goal by winning her first Grand Slam title at the French Open.


set: Directory publisher RH Donnelley, battered by dwindling Yellow Page advertising sales and crushing debt, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

set: RH Donnelley files for bankruptcy protection


set: Defense contractor Lockheed Martin plans to cut 1,500 additional jobs, saying Thursday that it needs to reduce costs at a time when the Pentagon has pared back spending.


set: A 22-year-old engineering student was stabbed to death allegedly by his juniors at a private university situated beside the Jaipur-Delhi national highway near Jaipur, police said on Wednesday.

set: Engineering student stabbed to death by juniors


set: The yen fell as signs the global economic recovery is gaining traction reduced demand for Japan's currency as a refuge.

set: Yen falls on signs global economic recovery gaining traction


set: Despite his team's impressive start to the German league, Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has called for reinforcements and wants the Bavarian giants to bring in at least two world-class stars for next season.

set: Bayern boss Heynckes calls for reinforcements


set: Health care spending in Canada is expected to reach $183.1 billion in 2009, an estimated increase of $9.5 billion, or 5.5%, since 2008, according to new figures released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

set: Health care spending in Canada expected to reach $183.1 billion in 2009:


set: TBS has renewed Cougar Town for a fifth season, the network announced Monday.


set: TigerDirect is offering the Toshiba 55`` LCD HDTV at a price tag of $800.

set: Tigerdirect offers Toshiba 55' HDTV for $800


set: We have played ourselves into a situation where we are at the mercy of other teams and whatever we do in our last league match against Hyderabad Heroes on Saturday would mean nothing if the other results don't go our way.


set: State-run BSNL in an affidavit before TDSAT has rejected the GSM operators' allegations of government's bias towards it while allotting spectrum and said that COAI plea to drag it as a party in on going legal fest over cross over technology was against the public interest.


set: Tiger Woods has dropped out of the world's top 20 for the first time in 14 years.


set: A man in America is facing charges after he allegedly got a puppy drunk on vodka.

set: Man charged after getting puppy drunk on vodka


set: Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady resigned Tuesday, citing his wife's battle with cancer and his desire to focus on family after six tough years in Republican politics.


set: Actress Lindsay Lohan reportedly refused to kiss co-star Charlie Sheen in movie 'Scary Movie 5' because of his flirtatious past.

set: Lindsay Lohan refused to kiss Charlie Sheen?


set: Poles are voting in parliamentary elections that will determine whether the country continues on its conciliatory course with Russia and Germany, or whether it returns to a more combative stance with its historic foes.


set: The new restaurant on 20th Street West offers Hong Kong-style food along with Canadian cuisine, said manager Amy Wu.


set: A Saskatoon rescue boat out on an emergency call had to be rescued itself Friday after it started to sink.


set: MTV is readying itself to do the ``Time Warp,'' planning to remake the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show with hopes to premiere the new film on Halloween 2009, Variety reports.

set: Mtv plans remake of the Rocky Horror Picture Show


set: Court records show a lawsuit filed against Leonardo DiCaprio by his neighbours over a basketball court has been dismissed.

set: Lawsuit filed against Leonardo DiCaprio over basketball court dismissed


set: Russia may create an oil reserve to influence global prices, Russia`s top energy official said on Wednesday as OPEC`s Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri was due to have a first meeting with President Dmitry Medvedev, according to Reuters.

set: Russia may create oil reserve to influence prices


set: A survey by Federation of Indian chamber of commerce and industry has revealed that despite global economic slowdown the Indian service sector has shown excellent growth during April to November 2008 period.

set: Indian service sector shows growth in 2008:


set: Award winning jewellery retailer Pure Gold Jewellers announced today that it is offering an instant 65% discount on all Pure Diamond Jewellery collection at all Pure Gold Jewellers outlets in Dubai during the Dubai Shopping Festival which will be celebrated from January 28 to February 28.

set: Pure Gold Jewellers offers 65% discount this DSF


set: Summer signing Chris Iwelumo is looking for a ``fresh start'' at Watford after injury hampered his first few months at Vicarage Road.


set: York-based housebuilder Persimmon today said revenues were running 24% lower this year after a further deterioration in the market over the past three weeks.


set: Foreign minister Dipu Moni leaves Dhaka for Kazakhstan Sunday night to attend the three-day 38th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.

set: Dipu Moni leaves for Kazakhstan Sunday night


set: Dr Iraj Abedian, the founder and chief executive of Pan-African Capital and an Iranian by birth, also reckons that MTN, which is accused by Turkcell of committing bribery to win a 2004 Iranian cellular licence that was initially awarded to Turkcell, may well have paid a bribe to do business in Iran.


set: A pair of unsurprising results came in last night, with Euroleague superpowers FC Barcelona and Montepaschi Siena taking national cups.

set: FC Barcelona, Montepaschi Siena take national cups


set: The Takoradi Circuit Court 93A`` on Wednesday remanded 13 dock workers for attempted stowaway, conspiracy to commit crime and unlawful entry.

set: Takoradi Circuit Court remands 13 stowaways


set: Nine-man Rennes lost ground in the French title race when it lost 2-1 at home to Lorient on Saturday.

set: Rennes loses ground in French title race


set: Severe weather covered the Upper Midwest Tuesday, with thunderstorms forecast for Chicago north through eastern Wisconsin and into the Great Lakes.


set: Rumours that Bridget Jones star, Renee Zellweger is set to marry her beau, Bradley Cooper in just a few months are starting to circulate after the actress was spotted spending two hours looking at wedding dresses in a Hollywood boutique.

set: Renee Zellweger set to marry in a few months


set: Contact Energy has bought two gas turbine units to be installed in its disused Stratford power station for firing up during periods of peak electricity demand.

set: Contact Energy buys two gas-turbine units


set: Some New Hampshire towns are seeing an increase in bad checks.


set: US President Barack Obama has ordered his administration to take active and aggressive measures to deal with swine flu, which has infected at least 20 people in the United States, Xinhua News Agency informed.

set: Obama orders active measures to deal with swine flu


set: Gamestop announced their plan today to purchase free flash gaming portal Kongregate some time in the next few days.

set: Gamestop purchases free gaming portal Kongregate


set: Cleveland Clinic is making its patients' electronic medical records much more transparent and accessible by providing patients secure, convenient online access to almost all of the information in their medical files.

set: Cleveland Clinic making electronic medical records more transparent to patients online


set: Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., country's second-largest railroad, said net income fell 21 percent as it wrote down the value of an investment.


set: Dick's Sporting Goods has suspended the sale of modern sporting rifles in all of its stores chainwide, the company announced on its website.

set: Dick's sporting Goods suspends sales of 'modern sporting rifles'


set: Older people living in Lichfield and Burntwood are being warned about the latest phone scam trying to con people out of their cash.

set: Older people in Lichfield and Burntwood warned over phone scam


set: Cambodian musicians joined ASEAN orchestra on Friday night in Phnom Penh to raise funds for low vision children in the country to gain their education like their peers.

set: Cambodian musicians joins ASEAN orchestra to raise funds for children's education


set: Thirteen bodies were found in an abandoned truck in eastern Mexico, local media reported, as a turf war between drug cartels spreads far from the border with the United States.


set: Exhibition, a new luxury magazine covering one product each month, has devoted its entire first issue to lipstick.

set: Exhibition magazine devotes an issue to lipstick;


set: Porsche SE, the heavily indebted holding company that controls Volkswagen , said on Friday it is close to reaching a deal with Qatar that could help solve its financial problems.

set: Porsche says close to reaching deal with Qatar


set: At least 50 rare jackals were poisoned to death in northern India by farmers angry over alleged attacks on children and damage to crops blamed on the animals, a forest official said Tuesday.

set: 50 rare jackals poisoned to death by farmers


set: Attorneys locally said the number of Nebraska foreclosures is on the rise.


set: Foreign Minister of Iceland, Ossur Skarphedinsson Friday said that J&K has significant potential for the geothermal power and tourism.

set: Jk has potential in geothermal power, tourism:


set: Kenyan telecommunications service provider Flashcom has launched ISDN services, targeting small and medium enterprises in the country.


set: Unions should be constructive partners in the growth of institutions to play a meaningful role in society, according to Nobel laureate and eminent economist Amartya Sen. ``The life of nearly everybody is affected by the activities of unions, be it primary schools, or other institutions.

set: Unions should be constructive partners in growth:


set: Wakefield head coach Richard Agar has been appointed as new France coach on a part-time basis.


set: United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp., said consolidated March traffic, capacity and load factor fell, compared to the same month a year ago.

set: United says March traffic, capacity fell


set: Veterans and health care workers rallied in Camp Hill today to demand better health care for war veterans.


set: ISRAEL has denied intercepting a second international aid ship headed for the Gaza Strip today, just five days after a deadly raid on similar vessels.


set: Emirates Airline of Dubai will take delivery of its second A380 on 24 October and is hopeful that Airbus will honour the timetable for further superjumbo deliveries after having delayed the early ones, the airline's president said on Thursday.

set: Emirates to take delivery of second A380


set: US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed euro zone ministers on Friday to leverage their 440 billion euro bailout fund and free up more resources to tackle a two-year-old debt crisis, a senior euro zone official said.

set: US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner presses euro zone to leverage bailout fund


set: The Gaga performed at Odyssey Area in Belfast, North Ireland to a sold out crowd and there is no doubt that her die hard little monsters got their money's worth.


set: Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Friday of a ``very hard summer'' in Afghanistan after eight soldiers were killed within 24 hours, taking the British military death toll higher than in Iraq.

set: Brown warns of 'hard summer' in Afghanistan


set: Spain has increased bank deposit guarantees with immediate effect in order to boost confidence in the financial system.


set: All police leave has been cancelled as the Prime Minister pledged to give officers whatever was needed to combat rioting and looting.


set: Minimum temperatures in Punjab and Haryana on Monday hovered above the normal even as some parts of the two states received light rains.

set: Minimum temperatures in Punjab, Haryana hover above normal


set: Gold firmed in Europe yesterday, but slipped from highs hit in Asian trade as the dollar recovered some lost ground against the euro.

set: Gold slips from highs as dollar recovers


set: Attorney General candidate Kathleen Rice said she has no plans to run for Governor, even if she refuses to pledge that she won't.

set: Kathleen Rice says she has 'no plans' to run for Governor


set: Employers' groups have called for the government to rethink its UK Visa cap as figures reveal that almost one in 10 companies plan to relocate jobs abroad in the coming year.

set: Employers call for rethink of UK Visa cap


set: The feds issued a new indictment against him in a seperate corruption case today.Federal prosecutors have filed a new indictment against political operative Mose Jefferson and former state Rep. Renee Gill Pratt.

set: Prosecutors file new indictment against Mose Jefferson and Renee Gill Pratt


set: Earth Garden Festival returns next month with a new pricing system and government support after a one-year absence.


set: Medtronic Inc. said Monday, Dec. 20, 3010, that Hawkins plans to retire in April and the medical device maker is currently searching for a replacement.

set: Medtronic CEO William Hawkins to retire in April


set: Just days before the deadline for a notice of closure of the largest aviation merger in the Caribbean, Caribbean Airlines has finalized its acquisition of Air Jamaica.

set: Caribbean Airlines finalizes acquisition of Air Jamaica


set: MochaHost, web search giant and hosting company recently announced its partnership with the web security firm SiteLock.

set: MochaHost announces partnership with SiteLock


set: Actor Sam Shepard was arrested Saturday in Illinois on a DUI charge.


set: HauteLook, an online private sale website company with more than three million members announced Monday it will be bringing its online sample sales to Facebook.

set: HauteLook brings online sample sales to Facebook


set: A TOP cycling event will be hitting the region next month, bringing some of the world's best cyclists with it.


set: The Disney Store is currently offering FREE shipping when you buy a swim apparel or a beach towel.


set: A Sioux Falls man who was intoxicated says he doesn't remember the robbery and standoff he is suspected of initiating on his 21st birthday.

set: Sioux Falls man says he can't remember robbery, standoff


set: The Lake Illawarra Local Area Command officers, including the area's Aboriginal community liaison officer, took part in a reconciliation march at Shellharbour.

set: Officers take part in reconciliation march


set: UPDATE Oct 11: iPhone 4S pre-orders topped 1 million in 24 hours, the company told media overnight.

set: IPhone 4S pre-orders top 1 million in 24 hours


set: South Korean shares reversed early gains to end lower Friday despite better-than-expected US and local economic data, and Samsung Electronics' robust third-quarter earnings.


set: Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said he officially requested a federal disaster declaration from President Barack Obama after Friday?s devastating tornadoes.

set: Beshear requests federal disaster declaration


set: PRESIDENT Banda has instructed the Ministry of Finance and National Planning to ensure that all the funds allocated for development projects in this year's national budget are properly utilised to effectively implement programmes as the country approaches general elections.


set: A passing state trooper on a routine call has rescued a man whom he saw hanging from a tree.

set: Trooper rescues man who was hanging from a tree


set: Long hours of power cuts were back to haunt Gurgaon on Wednesday as three power plants, grappling with technical glitches, failed to meet the power requirements of the state.The three power plants include the ones at Khedar, Panipat and Yamuna Nagar.


set: Bullets have been found in a package addressed to Celtic and Northern Ireland midfielder Paddy McCourt in Glasgow.

set: Bullets found in package addressed to Celtic midfielder Paddy McCourt


set: Johan Franzen skated again on Wednesday and coach Mike Babcock thinks he will be able to practice with the team on Friday.


set: A LIVERPOOL ticket tout has been banned from all football grounds in England and Wales for four years.

set: Ticket tout banned from all football grounds


set: The American Red Cross and the Montgomery area Junior League held a Mardi Gras themed blood drive on Thursday.

set: Red Cross and Junior League hold blood drive


set: On the afternoon of June 1 local time, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Ulan Bator to start his official visit to Mongolia at the invitation of his Mongolian counterpart Sukhbaataryn Batbold.

set: Wen Jiabao arrives in Ulan Bator for official visit


set: A New Brunswick MP will head up the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to allow Defence Minister Peter MacKay to focus on Afghanistan and allegations of detainee abuse, observers said after a cabinet shuffle Tuesday.

set: New Brunswick MP to head up Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency after shuffle


set: The Czech Republic is expected to shortly re-open its general consulate in Vietnam's southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City.

set: Czech Republic to re-open general consulate


set: Officials with the governor's office said Friday that Gov. Chet Culver is testifying in the casino contribution case.

set: Culver testifies in casino contribution case


set: CRIMINALS serving their sentences will be sprucing up Potters Bar next week as part of a community payback scheme.


set: In a last-ditch attempt to save his government, Italy's beleaguered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has blamed the mafia for the latest sex scandal, claiming the underworld had framed him in reprisal for the recent police successes.

set: Silvio Berlusconi blames mafia for latest sex scandal


set: The Kazakh government plans to slash export duty on crude oil by 45% to $139 a ton, the country's oil and mineral resource minister said on Monday.

set: Kazakhstan to slash export duties by 45%


set: Italy's Matteo Manassero came through a three-man playoff to win the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

set: Matteo Manassero wins BMW PGA Championship


set: Chalie has recently released I'm Here, a street album comprised of all original material.


set: A man has died after falling off a cliff at a popular walking spot in East Yorkshire.


set: The gold-plated pension plans for Ontario government employees need to be changed to be more like ones in the private sector, which are more sustainable for both employees and taxpayers, PC Leader Tim Hudak said Thursday.

set: Pensions for Ontario government employees need to change:


set: The Juniors, the second-best team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this season with designs on reaching the Memorial Cup, were eliminated from the playoffs by the Maineiacs in Lewiston, Me., on Sunday night.


set: Actor Kristen Stewart has been dubbed as the ``most hated women in Hollywood'' after she cheated on her boyfriend Robert Pattinson with married Snow White And The Huntsman director Rupert Sanders.

set: Kristen Stewart 'most hated woman in Hollywood'


set: Washington, Nov 9: 'Disney's A Christmas Carol', featuring Jim Carey, has topped the weekend box office after raking in 31 million dollars.

set: 'Disney's a Christmas Carol' tops weekend box office


set: Gautam Vora of ULIK Securities is of the view that ICICI Bank, Axis Bank look weak.


set: Six people were hospitalized Tuesday morning with carbon monoxide poisoning after being discovered unconscious in their Centennial home.

set: Six hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning


set: A diplomat says Somali pirates have freed a Liberian-flagged chemical tanker with 28 crew onboard.


set: Two Lehigh County district judges involved in a freak accident along Route 78 Tuesday say they were fortunate to walk away without serious injuries.

set: District judges involved in accident along i-78


set: The air quality hit the level of serious pollution in Beijing on Wednesday, as smog blanketed the city.

set: Air quality hits level of serious pollution in Beijing


set: Chemical maker LyondellBasell plans to buy about 200 miles of pipeline from oil company BP.

set: LyondellBasell to buy 200 miles of pipeline


set: Three Rivers school board cancelled its meeting planned for tonight because of multiple scheduling issues with board members, said Rhonda Bohannon, superintendent.

set: Three Rivers school board cancels meeting


set: Gold futures fell from a record $1,610.70 an ounce on investor sales after the metal's longest rally in 31 years.

set: Gold futures fall from record after longest rally in 31 years


set: Manchester United have turned down a bid from Newcastle United for youngster Ravel Morrison, manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed on Friday.

set: Manchester United turn down bid from Newcastle United for youngster Ravel Morrison


set: Gold futures surged to record high by adding Rs 536 to Rs 25,978 per 10 grams in futures trading today on buying by speculators, driven by a strong overseas trend, where investors sought safe haven following downgrading of the US credit rating.

set: Gold futures surge to record at Rs 25,978


set: AP Sports Writer LONDON Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has increased his stake in Arsenal to more than 26 percent, keeping him in a battle with American Stan Kroenke for control of the Premier League club.

set: Alisher Usmanov increases stake in Arsenal


set: On the heels of Sprint's announcement that EVO 4G users will have to pay an additional $10 fee for premium data, Verizon confirmed it will shift to a tiered pricing model for LTE data when it launches, according to IntoMobile.

set: Verizon shifting to tiered pricing for LTE network


set: Rubens Barrichello and Nico Rosberg are set to swap race seats next year, according to media reports.

set: 'Barrichello and Rosberg set to swap seats'


set: Although the Avalanche hadn't announced the move as of 8:30 pm Wednesday, the American Hockey League web site's transactions said Colorado had recalled right wing David Van der Gulik from the Lake Erie Monsters.

set: Avalanche recalls rw David Van der Gulik from Lake Erie


set: Ed Kalman, the uncapped 29-year-old Glasgow Warriors prop, has been called into the Scotland squad for the opening two games of the RBS 6 Nations Championship.


set: On Jan. 25 Yamaha celebrated 125 years of making music in a gala event that lasted nearly four hours from the Hyperion Theater at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.


set: It's nice to see the Hampton holiday parade is back on Saturday, Dec. 4, after a four-year hiatus.


set: The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has authorized federal funds to pay for 75% of state, local and tribal government in fighting the Palo Pinto County fire.


set: McCarthy to be mourned in two states Updated: 08:15, Thursday September 20, 2012 Representatives of all AFL clubs will gather to mourn John McCarthy on Thursday, including large contingents from Port Adelaide and Collingwood.


set: Fifth Third Bancorp announced that it has repurchased the warrant issued to the US Department of Treasury under the TARP Capital Purchase Program.

set: Fifth Third Bancorp repurchases warrant from US Department of Treasury


set: Oil futures ended sharply higher Monday after upbeat data on global manufacturing activity spurred a rush into commodities, stocks and other assets seen as benefiting the most from a worldwide economic recovery.


set: It is being reported today that embattled golf legend Tiger Woods, plagued by reports of numerous raunchy affairs, is seriously considering going on the Oprah Winfrey show, perhaps with his wife Elin Nordegren Woods by his side, and telling all, or mostly all, to a worldwide audience.

set: Tiger Woods considering going on Oprah Winfrey show


set: The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross presents Compilation:

set: The Cantor Art gallery presents Compilation:


set: A fire broke out at a church located near the Kotwali in Chowk on Thursday morning.


set: Top Australian netball and basketball players are using CSIRO-developed interactive textiles to get 'in the groove' when shooting goals.

set: Interactive textiles get 'in the groove'


set: US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Colorado will receive nearly $40 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants program.

set: Colorado to receive nearly $40 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools


set: Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor Co. has invested RMB400 million in an auto parts plant in Tianjin, expanding its production base there.

set: Great Wall Motor Co. invests RMB400 million in Tianjin production base


set: iWidgets, a company that develops next-generation widget solutions, today announced that it's launching its public beta version.


set: Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling joined the Wise County Industrial Development Authority and the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority today to announce three economic development projects in Wise County, including a wood products manufacturing facility and projects involving advanced materials and clean coal technology.

set: Lt. Governor Bolling announces three economic development projects in Wise County


set: Brightpearl, cloud software that integrates orders, inventory and customer data across different retail channels, today announced an integration with Shopify, the industry-leading e-commerce platform used to create and power online stores.

set: Brightpearl announces integration with Shopify


set: Senator John Kerry, D-Mass., called Thursday for an end to the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood.

set: Kerry calls for end to ban on gay men donating blood


set: The Labor Department reported Thursday that claims for unemployment benefits fell by 33,000 last week to 342,000.

set: Claims for unemployment benefits fell last week


set: Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd, the largest telecom and Internet service provider in Taiwan, plans to cut its share capital by 10% to 20% in order to return excess cash to shareholders, Dow Jones Newswires reported yesterday, citing CFO Shu Yeh as saying.

set: Chunghwa Telecom may cut share capital by up to 20%


set: Team Anna today decided to send notices to 14 Union ministers, whom they had named as ``corrupt'', seeking their responses to the allegations before going ahead with agitation seeking legal action against them.

set: Team Anna to send notices to 14 Union ministers


set: A group of Sauber engineers were robbed at gunpoint shortly after Formula One world champion Jenson Button escaped unhurt from a similar attack at the Brazilian Grand Prix.


set: A female principlist activist, Maryam Behrouzi, has said that the moderate reformist groups should be recognized and be allowed to come back to the country's political scene.

set: Female principlist says reformists should be recognized


set: Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank has introduced a bill that would end the federal ban on marijuana.


set: First deputy Minister of Healthcare of RA Hayk Darbinyan visited today the candidate of President Andrias Ghukasyan who continues the hunger strike.

set: First deputy Minister of Healthcare visited Andrias Ghukasyan


set: Singer Robin Gibb is fighting pneumonia in hospital and was too ill to attend the London premiere of his first classical work, ``The Titanic Requiem,'' his son said on Tuesday, adding that future hospitalizations were likely.


set: ROME ― Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter Mario Monicelli, considered one of the fathers of the Italian comedy of the 1940s-1960s, died Monday after jumping from a fifth-story hospital window, the hospital said.

set: Oscar-nominated director Mario Monicelli dies


set: Players need adequate rest which they are not getting.


set: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will visit AIDS programmes in Burkina Faso on Wednesday, during her first trip as Global Ambassador for the protection of mothers and children against AIDS, dpa reported.

set: Carla Bruni to visit AIDS programmes in Burkina Faso


set: Nicosia/Ankara -Turkish Cypriots began voting Sunday in parliamentary elections that polls predict may result in a government that could hurt re-unification talks with the Greek south.

set: Turkish Cypriots vote in parliamentary elections


set: David Cameron today dismissed Liberal Democrat demands for a ``mansion tax'' and benefit cuts for wealthy pensioners as part of efforts to tackle the deficit.

set: Cameron dismisses Lib Dem demands for 'mansion tax'