set: India's stock markets are seen rallying further on the back of better-than-expected economic data, overseas fund flows and hopes of reforms by the Congre ss-led government, dealers said.


set: BankDhofar held an extra-ordinary general meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Muscat on 14th October.

set: BankDhofar holds extra-ordinary general meeting


set: International Assets Holding Corporation has claimed that Gold Prices could be ``off to the races'' if key levels of resistance are broken, Bloomberg reports.


set: The September jobs report was a pleasant surprise, if only by the current abysmal standards for job growth.

set: September jobs report a pleasant surprise


set: North Korean guards detained an American journalist near the country's western border with China, a newspaper report said Thursday.

set: North Korea detains American journalist:


set: The nation's farmers' markets are attracting few food stamp users, despite widespread efforts to reach out to low-income shoppers.

set: Farmers' markets attracting few food stamp users


set: A former southern Kentucky resident who says her son has been imprisoned and beaten for reporting on political dissent in Cuba has been awarded $27.5 million in her lawsuit against Cuba and its ruling Communist Party.

set: Kentuckian awarded $27.5 million in lawsuit against Cuba


set: Lebanon leads Springfield at the half, 30-25, despite not getting a point from leading scorer Blake Davenport.


set: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Andrew Hawkins returned to practice in a limited capacity on Friday.

set: Andrew Hawkins returns to practice Friday:


set: Martin Biron was magnificent in game two tonight as he managed to kick away 34 of the 36 shots that he faced to help the Flyers even the series one game apiece.


set: A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital after falling whilst walking on the Long Mynd in Shropshire.


set: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to field first against Zimbabwe in the final of the tri-series at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday.


set: 2/29/2008 11:21:54 AM Woodlands, Texas-based oil and gas company Anadarko Petroleum Corp. on Friday said it has completed the repayment of its 2006 acquisition financing.

set: Anadarko Petroleum completes repayment of 2006 acquisition financing


set: Former Murray State All-American wide receiver Marcus Harris begin his professional playing career Tuesday when signed a free-agent deal with the Detroit Lions.


set: Mitt Romney swept three Republican primaries in Indiana, North Carolina and West Virginia, moving closer to sealing the party nomination for November Presidential polls against incumbent Barack Obama.

set: Romney sweeps three Republican primaries


set: The Orlando Magic, coming off a 10-game losing sequence, pulled off a shock result by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 104-101 on Saturday.

set: Orlando Magic pull off shock result by beating Los Angeles Clippers 104-101


set: The Coast Guard says two small pleasure boats collided off the Oregon coast, injuring three of the six people aboard and leaving the vessels entangled.


set: Lansing Police are searching for a man suspected of robbing an Old Town bar of an undisclosed amount of money Thursday morning.

set: Police searching for man who robbed Old Town bar


set: Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Silva, who underwent a minor heart procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat on Aug. 9, threw his second side session on Wednesday.


set: BHP Billiton today announced approval for development of the Macedon gas field in the Exmouth Sub-basin, Western Australia.

set: BHP Billiton announces approval of development of Macedon gas field


set: The Palestinian unity deal agreed in Cairo crossed ``a red line'', Israel's Avigdor Lieberman said on Thursday, warning that an array of measures could be taken against the Palestinian Authority.


set: Chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne has stood up in the House of Commons to deliver his autumn statement and outline the government's plans for the ailing British economy.

set: George Osborne delivers autumn statement


set: Underwriters Laboratories, one of the world's leading product safety testing and certification organizations, announced that Stephen C. Coley has been elected chairman of UL's board of trustees.

set: Stephen C. Coley elected chairman of UL's board of trustees


set: French current account deficit widened in June as the deficit in goods trade widened and surpluses in services and revenue narrowed, the Bank of France said Wednesday.

set: French current account deficit widens in June


set: And like clockwork, iPad owners started asking, ``Should I Upgrade to the new iPad?''


set: New census data shows people living in Palm Beach County and along the Treasure coast are better educated.

set: People in Palm Beach County are better educated


set: A woman, 22, says a man asked her for a cigarette at a Spring Hill gas station Tuesday night and then tried to abduct her.


set: In response to unusually heavy trading Thursday, Alliance Data Systems Corp. said it's not renegotiating a previously announced merger agreement with Blackstone Group affiliate Blackstone Capital Partners V LP

set: Alliance Data says not renegotiating merger agreement with Blackstone


set: SANTA ROSA, Calif. A Santa Rosa man pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon in Sonoma County Superior Court to murdering one cousin and trying to kill another in what police said was a long-standing family dispute.

set: Santa Rosa man pleads not guilty to murdering cousin


set: Ruby Tuesday Inc. said Wednesday it posted a wider loss in the second quarter this year than last because of restructuring costs and a nearly 10 percent drop in revenue.


set: Producer/rapper T-Pain has vowed to never use the Auto-Tune effect again, quite possibly ending a long-running trend in R&B and Hip-Hop music.

set: T-Pain vows to never use Auto-Tune again


set: Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Apoula Edel has been cleared of passport forgery, Le Parisien reports.

set: Paris Saint-Germain's Apoula Edel cleared of passport forgery


set: November Election results certified today show that voters did not approve Pierce Transit's Prop 1 for a sales and tax use increase, resulting in deep cuts to public transportation.


set: Aker Solutions ASA, Norway's biggest oil-platform maker, had its credit ratings cut by one notch to non-investment grade by Fitch Ratings Ltd.

set: Aker Solutions ratings cut to non-investment grade by Fitch


set: That's why we're not that surprised that, after multiple rumors of a Borderlands sequel, another source has come forward claiming that Borderlands 2 is in development.

set: Source claims Borderlands 2 is in development


set: Power has been restored to five Mobile County elementary schools that started the day in the dark.


set: China and Taiwan have agreed to remove underwater military barricades, Taiwan officials said on Monday.

set: China, Taiwan agree to remove underwater military barricades


set: Though Kings XI Punjab are performing poorly in the tournament, Preity Zinta is still standing by them and taking the defeats in her stride.


set: Architects confidence about future workloads has dropped for the first time since November, but remains in positive territory.


set: Austere Austrian drama ``Amour'' that tackles death and aging won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film on Sunday.

set: Austria's ``Amour'' wins Oscar for Best Foreign language Film


set: Quietly rearing its head at this year's CES, Toshiba is demonstrating the latest incarnation of its production 55 inch 4K glasses-free 3DTV.

set: Toshiba demonstrates production 55 inch 4K glasses-free 3DTV


set: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic who mesmerized the tennis fans all across the world with his devastating form and impeccable performance in 2011 season, is all set to make his movie debut with a hugely anticipated Hollywood flick ``Expendables 2.''


set: Gov. Charlie Crist and state environmental officials Monday urged more aggressive action to protect Florida's Gulf coast from spilled oil and expanded the area of emergency.


set: Greene County has finalized a contract with the University of Missouri to provide medical examiner services to the county.

set: Greene County finalizes contract for medical examiner services


set: British aid to Sierra Leone is being siphoned off by senior politicians in the West African country, it has been claimed.


set: As a small practice we are finding it impossible to compete with suicidal fee bids made by other similar practices.


set: The Jamalco bauxite plant is reporting record production figures for the first six months of the year, with output at 3, 944 metric tonnes of alumina per day, exceeding the projected daily target of 3,650 metric tonnes.

set: Jamalco reports record production figures


set: AP Striker Ronaldinho has threatened to quit his Brazilian club Flamengo unless he receives over US$2 million in unpaid wages, his agent and brother Roberto de Assis claimed on Thursday.

set: Ronaldinho threatens to quit over unpaid wages


set: Serbian police detained eight-member criminal group dealing with robberies of banks, jewelry shops and other commercial outlets, Radio Television Serbia reports.

set: Serbian police detains criminal group dealing with robberies


set: In occupied Kashmir, Hurriyet leader and the Vice Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League, Masarrat Alam Butt has urged India to accept Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory.

set: Masarrat urges India to accept Kashmir as disputed territory


set: The sequencing of the nuclear genome from an ancient finger bone found in a Siberian cave shows that the cave dwellers were neither Neandertals nor modern humans.

set: Cave dwellers were neither Neandertals nor modern humans


set: Senator Barack Obama has won South Carolina, this means the chances of the United States having an African American President have risen substantially.


set: The Hollywood Film Festival, which named a new executive director today, is now accepting submissions for its 17th annual edition, set for Oct. 17-21 at ArcLight Cinemas.

set: Hollywood film festival now accepting submissions


set: Monday, Presidents Day, is expected to be sunny, cool and breezy on the Treasure Coast, with warming temperatures forecast for later in the week.

set: Presidents Day to be sunny, cool, breezy on Treasure Coast


set: American Airlines reported its March traffic increased 0.8 percent versus the same period last year.


set: He is also convinced that this is the right time to rationalise public spending and redirect some funds from public administration budgets to investment, for example in infrastructure or energy projects.

set: Right time to rationalise public spending


set: Canberra Raiders forward Josh Miller will join the Raiders 100 club this weekend, when he plays his 100th match against the Melbourne Storm on Sunday afternoon at AAMI Park.


set: Vin Scully and John Wooden got together for a rare public conversation Friday night, with proceeds going to charity.

set: Vin Scully, John Wooden get together for a rare public conversation


set: Gloucester have been forced into two late changes to their side ahead of Sunday's Heineken Cup clash with Cardiff Blues at Kingsholm.


set: A young child was hit on Main Street in Williamston, according to Anderson County 911 dispatchers.


set: Pernod Ricard has taken advantage of upgrades in its credit rating to refinance debt via a US$1.5bn bond issue.


set: Dell has launched a dedicated services organization, appropriately named Dell Services, that will focus on midmarket enterprise customers.

set: Dell launches dedicated services organization


set: Pakistan has urged India to resume dialogue and defuse tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours.


set: The 11th Pune International Film Festival, which commenced here on Thursday, felicitated veteran Bollywood actors for their valuable contribution to the film industry.

set: 11th Pune International film festival felicitates veteran Bollywood actors


set: Restaurant chain Cheesecake Factory Inc. said late Tuesday that it has amended the terms of its revolving credit facility.

set: Cheesecake Factory amends credit facility


set: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co LP, a leading global investment firm, and Academy Sports + Outdoors, a premier sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer today announced that KKR has completed the acquisition of Academy.

set: KKR completes acquisition of Academy Sports + Outdoors


set: SolarCity Corp., a Foster City, Calif.-based provider of solar energy system installation and design, has raised $21.5 million in new VC funding.


set: Skanska invests €46m, about SEK 397m, in the first building of Green Court Bucharest office project located in Bucharest.

set: Skanska invests in Green Court Bucharest office project


set: Reading & QPR have both been relegated from the Premier League following their goalless draw at the Madejski Stadium.

set: Reading & QPR both relegated after goalless draw


set: The Max M. Fisher Music Center has reopened for business after a weekend methane gas explosion that sent several manhole covers flying into the air.

set: Max M. Fisher Music Center reopens after explosion


set: Bollywood actor, Shahrukh Khan who can face 10 cameras at a time with out any fear is extremely nervous for shooting with his wife, Gauri.

set: Shahrukh Khan is nervous to shoot with Gauri


set: Tesla Motors Inc. has selected BorgWarner Inc. for the production of a single-speed gearbox for the Tesla Roadster and is initiating a ramped-up production rate.


set: A south London drug dealer has been jailed for 30 years for shooting a mechanic in the eye with a 12-bore shotgun.

set: Drug dealer jailed for shooting mechanic


set: A friend of the Tbilisi Mayor suspected of money laundering was today released on a USD 90 000 bail for 30 days.

set: Friend of Tbilisi Mayor released on bail


set: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Monday while reviewing the current political situation of the country said that PPP would fight for its rights within the domain of law and constitution.

set: PPP to fight for its rights under domain of constitution:


set: Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend the Nuclear Security Summit to be held April 12-13 in Washington, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

set: Hu to attend nuclear security summit in us


set: Against the backdrop of a diplomatic storm sparked by Foreign Secretary David Miliband's attempt to link the Kashmir problem to terrorism, Britain on Friday said it was for India and Pakistan to resolve the issue through dialogue and ``not for UK to prescribe a solution.''


set: Thanks to the instruction made by President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday, Taiwan`s business income tax rate may drop to 17%, among the lowest in Asia, from existing 25%.


set: Wells Fargo on Monday formally launched Abbot Downing, a boutique wealth management firm for families with at least $50 million in assets.

set: Wells Fargo launches boutique wealth management firm


set: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that all conspiracies to destabilize the democratic system would be foiled and the resolution against the media should not have been brought into the Punjab Assembly.

set: Conspiracies to destabilize system to be foiled:


set: American Shaun White was in first place after each of his runs Wednesday and easily won the gold medal in men's snowboard halfpipe for the second straight Olympics.

set: White wins another gold in men's halfpipe


set: As it readies to sell small cars, it is looking to expand its dealership network.

set: Toyota Kirloskar to expand dealership network


set: Pope Francis said a ``gay lobby'' exists inside the Vatican, a surprising disclosure from a pope who has already delivered his share of stunners, and a resurrection of church conflicts that had bedeviled his predecessor's papacy.

set: Pope Francis: `gay lobby' exists inside Vatican


set: Mohali, Oct 19 West Indies will host the World Twenty20 in 2010 instead of a Champions Trophy, it was announced by the International Cricket Council here Saturday.

set: West Indies to host World Twenty20 in 2010


set: Syria will break off contacts with France over the political crisis in Lebanon, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem announced Wednesday, responding to a similar gesture by Paris three days earlier.

set: Syria breaks off contacts with France over Lebanon


set: Stocks are mixed ahead of today's announcement from the Federal Reserve.


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set: India has issued travel advisory on Syria, keeping in mind the ongoing violence in the country, said the Ministry of External Affairs.


set: An 11 year old Elk Grove boy was arrested, accused of assaulting his disabled mother whom he was caring for.

set: 11 year old accused of assaulting his disabled mother


set: The African Court of Justice has failed to make an impact on human rights abuses on the continent two years after its inception.

set: African court of Justice fails to make an impact


set: American Kristin Armstrong retained her Olympic time trial title with an impressive display of power and poise at the London Games on Wednesday.

set: Kristin Armstrong retains time trial title


set: Police divers today joined the search in bad weather for 35-year-old Sean Staunton, 35, of Chinderah.


set: Saudi Arabia has called for strict banking regulation and conservative lending regimes but spoke out against the need for a global financial supervisor, five days ahead of a G20 meeting where regulation will take centre stage.

set: Saudi Arabia calls for strict banking regulations


set: An Omaha man has died of his injuries after a crash near 144th and Pacific Thursday afternoon.


set: Ford Motor Co said on Monday it has slashed automotive debt by 38 percent, or $9.9 billion, bolstering its finances amid a deep auto industry downturn, and its shares were up about 19 percent.


set: The former defense contractor who admitted bribing ex-Congressman Randy Cunningham is headed to prison.

set: Former defense contractor headed for prison


set: The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady Tuesday, as expected, but hinted more strongly than before that it would resume hiking soon as the sturdy domestic economy contrasts with rising risks globally.


set: The FDA must be ``a consistent catalyst for innovation,'' insisted FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, in a July 13 letter to colleagues.

set: Can the FDA be a catalyst for innovation?


set: On the Pacific Northwest leg of her incredibly successful Monster Ball tour, Lady GaGa dressed at what has to be the most inappropriate nun we have ever seen.

set: Lady GaGa dresses as an inappropriate nun


set: Ludo, one of St. Louis' favorite young rock bands, makes its ``The Tonight Show'' with Jay Leno debut Friday night, performing its hit ``Love Me Dead.''

set: Ludo makes ``the Tonight Show'' debut Friday


set: ``I was advised that it would be in my interest to have somebody with me at all times. I was at a restaurant with my wife and children a few months ago and got a text message from a friend telling me to be careful. ``There was stuff going out on Twitter from an activist group which identified the restaurant so that people could confront me. I showed the text to my wife and we decided to leave straight away. ``We didn't tell the children because we didn't want to frighten them. We just said that there was a good place around the corner where we could get pudding. ``The chap who protects me is a seventh dan in karate, but he is not big or butch or anything. He just knows how to handle himself. ``It is a bit strange having him around, but there are some good things too. He is bloody interesting to talk to, for a start.'' ``I think the vast majority of fans are passionate, but non-violent, whether towards me or anybody else. I also think most of the Blackburn fans are behind me. It is surreal, though, I cannot deny that.'' As if the repeated protests aren't futile and juvenile enough, when a manager is starting to question the safety of his kids at the hands of an extreme element of his own club's fans, it's about as clear an-indication as is humanly possible that things have gone too far. You can like a guy/not like a guy, back him as manager/want shot of him soon as, but it's down-right psychopathic to follow him round town and track him on Twitter, etc.

set: 'He's not big or butch, but He can handle himself' --


set: The Philippine central bank expects a dry spell ravaging crops to have a moderate impact on average inflation this year, but said it was too early to say policy rates will be tightened as a result.

set: Central bank says too early to say if rates will be tightened


set: Azerbaijani museums will hold 'open days' on May 18 and May 22.


set: THE Conservative party in Hillingdon have been accused of playing 'dirty politics' after a leading councillor posted misleading information about a Liberal Democrat candidate.

set: Conservative party accused of playing 'dirty politics'


set: Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, remained in critical condition following surgery to repair a torn aorta, the State Department said.

set: US envoy Holbrooke remains in 'critical' condition


set: Venezuela has bid goodbye to president Hugo Chavez in an emotional funeral as his hand-picked successor pledged to fiercely defend his socialist revolution.


set: US Sen. Frank Lautenberg has been diagnosed with a curable form of stomach cancer.

set: Sen. Lautenberg diagnosed with stomach cancer


set: Enlarge Hip-hop star Jay-Z says NERD, Wale and J.Cole are to join him throughout his upcoming North American concert tour.


set: Ala man charged with tweeting Obama threats A federal grand jury has indicted a Birmingham man on charges that he threatened the life of President Barack Obama on Twitter.


set: The San Francisco 49ers play the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday in the second preseason game for both teams.


set: Pakistan is observing World Press Freedom Day today with journalists making resolve to keep pursuing the mission to know and inform others.

set: Pakistan observing world press freedom Day


set: Fulham striker Clint Dempsey has escaped serious injury after a scan confirmed he only sustained moderate damage to a ligament in his right knee during Sunday's defeat at Blackburn Rovers.


set: The Coca-Cola Co. on Thursday raised its quarterly dividend by 8.5 percent, to 51 cents per share from 47 cents per share.


set: The Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints will get an early test when they play host to the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL season opener, a rematch of their thrilling NFC championship game decided in overtime.

set: Saints will play Vikings in NFL season opener


set: Target has launched permanent community recycling stations in all 1,740 stores to kick-off a month-long celebration of the 40 anniversary of Earth Day.

set: Target launches recycling stations in all stores


set: Blue Peter presenters braved the cold to go ``water zorbing'' across Tooting Bec Lido on Saturday afternoon.

set: Blue Peter goes 'water zorbing' at Tooting Bec Lido


set: Clemson safety DeAndre McDaniel has been named a preseason first-team All-American by NationalChamps.net, a website that covers college football.

set: McDaniel named preseason All-American by NationalChamps.net


set: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that all political forces of the country must strive together for peace and security throughout the country in order to create conducive environment to expedite the pace of development.

set: Political forces must strive together for peace:


set: The 'ROM Methodology for CorpComm' will empower business communication professionals and enable them to better engage and influence employees.

set: ROM Methodology empowers communication professionals to better engage employees


set: Great Bear opens for the season at noon today for skiing and snowboarding.


set: A passenger bus collided with a car in Baku, the Baku Main Police Office reported.


set: The Bell Capital Cup has taken over Ottawa, with around 6,500 young hockey players facing off at 30 arenas around the city.


set: Oscar-winning director Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay who achieved commercial success and critical acclaim with the gender-bending comedy Tootsie and period drama Out Of Africa, has died of cancer at 73, his publicist said.


set: Actress Rita Avila recently launched an inspirational book at the Mall of Asia SMX function hall in Roxas Boulevard with simple rites.

set: Actress Rita Avila launches inspirational book


set: Gullit arrived in Chechnya where he will be coaching the local soccer club Terek.

set: Gullit arrives in Chechnya to coach Terek Grozny


set: A wastewater pumping station in Delaware County has been taken offline because of sewage from a septic tank.

set: Wastewater pumping station taken offline


set: Silver stocks have bounced back in today's trading after Tuesday's sell-off.


set: 13 Mar, 02:32 - Peaches Geldof has claimed that she was ``stroked'' by Michael Jackson during a visit to Disneyland when she was aged just eight.


set: Russia has joined the ongoing international police operation to fight fake medicines, says the Chief of the National Central Office of the Interpol with the Russian Interior Ministry Timur Lakhonin.

set: Russia joins fight against fake medicines


set: Sports Minister Ajay Maken today said that sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, who was released from jail on bail yesterday, should have resigned from IOA presidency after he was charged for corruption in running the CWG.

set: Kalmadi should have resigned from IOA presidency:


set: China will raise retail fuel prices effective Friday, for the first time since March, amid higher benchmark global oil prices.

set: China to raise retail fuel prices for first time since March


set: RioZim, one of Zimbabwe's major mining companies has reportedly shut down operations at its Renco gold mine, one of the country's largest producers, said to be owing to the failure by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to pay for gold deliveries.


set: Classic stop-motion animation characters Morph and Chas are returning to CBBC next week for a one-off special from Aardman Animations.


set: Veet, a leader in the world of depilatories, celebrated Beauty and Confidence at 'VEET Be The Diva' beauty contest grand finale held at Mumbai.


set: The Zutons have begun work on their fourth album, despite parting ways with their record label.

set: The Zutons working on their fourth album


set: Wichita, KS - US District Judge Wesley Brown, the nation's oldest sitting federal judge in history, has died at age 104.

set: Nation's oldest federal judge dies at age 104


set: Two men have been charged in a stabbing assault that occurred about 5:30 am Saturday at 25625 Swan Road in rural Pulaski County.


set: A Vietnamese seaman survived five days floating in open ocean with only a life jacket for protection after his cargo ship sank and all his 22 crewmates died, before he was rescued Friday.

set: Vietnamese seaman survives five days in the open ocean


set: Ten days at a teen summer camp can be the perfect break from summer vacation that teens and parents need.

set: Teen summer camp is the perfect break from summer vacation


set: A Frederick man has been found not guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his friend in October.

set: Frederick man found not guilty in shooting death


set: Mortgage holders that currently have a standard variable rate product have been advised to look around for a better deal.

set: Svr mortgage holders 'could look for a better deal'


set: The California attorney general says Corey Haim obtained more than 550 prescription pills illegally in the three months before his death.

set: Haim obtained 550 pills three months before his death


set: Gianna Nannini, the original Italian rock artist, will play live in Bucharest, Romania, for the very first time, an event that will be a treat for her fans and a pleasant surprise and discovery for those who do not know much about the artist.


set: SAN ANTONIO An Air Force instructor was convicted in military court Friday of raping one female recruit and sexually assaulting several others, giving prosecutors a victory in the first trial over alleged widespread sexual misconduct by military trainers at a busy Texas base.

set: Air Force instructor convicted of rape, assault


set: Zenit St. Petersburg's Vyacheslav Malafeev ready to play against Spartak Moscow Zenit St. Petersburg first choice goalkeeper, Vyacheslav Malafeev, is eyeing a return in the upcoming Russian Premier League encounter against Spartak Moscow, after recovering from an injury sustained against Rubin Kazan at Tsentralnyi Stadion.


set: Google Talk, a popular instant messaging service used by millions across the world, has suffering massive outage.


set: Binge drinking causes insulin resistance, which increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to the results of an animal study led by researchers at the Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

set: Binge drinking causes insulin resistance and increases risk of Type 2 diabetes


set: Hong Kong shares will rally next week on Beijing's recent slew of sector-specific stimulus plans despite worries on negative corporate results and uncertainty in the US market, dealers said.


set: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart kissing at LAX happened, during their return from their romantic Paris trip.

set: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart kissing at LAX


set: The Justice Minister has announced that 160 prisoners will be granted varying periods of temporary release over Christmas.

set: 160 prisoners to be granted temporary release over Christmas


set: A 21-year-old Miami University student who was found dead in his off-campus apartment on Dec. 3 died of a heroin overdose, Butler County coroner's officials said Monday.


set: The body of a man in his early twenties was recovered from the Susquehanna River on Sunday night.


set: Iranian Minister of Industry and Mines, Ali Akbar Mehrabian, is accused of misappropriation of other man's invention, Mehr information agency said.

set: Iranian Minister of Industry and Mines accused of misappropriation of other man's invention


set: Ahmedabad, April 5 South Africa declared their first innings at 494 for seven wickets, piling up a lead of 418 runs against India in the second Test of the three match series here Saturday.


set: Interpol has issued a ``red notice'' for Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi as well as his son Saif al-Islam and brother-in-law Abdullah Al-Senussi at the request of the International Criminal Court.


set: Cheryl Cole is planning to add to the large rose tattoo she just had inked on her back.

set: Cheryl Cole - Cheryl Cole to add to tattoo


set: The Israeli army demolished on Tuesday two Palestinian wells in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said.


set: A PORTLAND teacher will go head-to-head with the sharp-tongued Anne Robinson when she appears on the Weakest Link this evening.

set: PORTLAND teacher to appear on the Weakest Link


set: XIHA Life, the world's first truly multilingual and multicultural social network, announced today that it received $1 million in seed funding.

set: XIHA Life receives $1 million in seed funding


set: Brampton firefighters claimed three regional championships in the FireFit Challenge at Chinguacousy Park this past weekend, taking every event in which they competed.

set: Brampton firefighters claim three regional championships


set: MUSIGA is holding a Greater Accra regional forum to discuss issues of interest to musicians on Thursday, June 7.


set: Bubba Watson has signed an endorsement deal with Oakley.


set: President Benigno Aquino III joined the nation Friday in celebration of Islamic festival Eidul Adha.

set: Aquino joins nation in celebration of Eidul Adha


set: Baseball owners unanimously ratified tougher drug testing rules Thursday, and commissioner Bud Selig said he will now turn his attention to whether maple bats have become dangerous.


set: Law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Chris Booth to be the new head of the Leeds office following the departure of Mark Owen.

set: Pinsent Masons appoints new head of Leeds office


set: Provincial Minister for Labour Haji Ehsaan-ud-Din Qureshi has directed the field officers to ensure the timely payment of minimum wages - Rs.7000 to the industrial workers by the owners of hotels and employers of other establishments.

set: Minister directs to ensure minimum wages Rs.7000 for industrial workers


set: LOS ANGELES Ã¢â‚¬â€ An earthquake has been felt in the Los Angeles area.


set: The spring bank holiday getaway has begun with London set to be busy and travellers having to put up with the first bout of widespread unsettled weather for a while.


set: Two CRPF jawans were seriously injured in a Naxal attack today at Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police said.


set: Activist investor Carl Icahn and his affiliated entities have boosted their stake in Motorola Inc. to 8.75%, according to a regulatory filing made on Friday.

set: Carl Icahn boosts stake in Motorola to 8.75%


set: A bronze bust of Latin American revolutionary Ernesto ``Che'' Guevara has been unveiled in the Austrian capital.

set: Bust of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara unveiled in austria


set: Hamad Town, March 4 Sectarian clashes have flared up late Thursday in Bahrain, where hundreds of Shias and recently naturalised Sunni Arabs fought in Hamad Town, south of the Bahraini capital Manama.


set: A domestic violence support centre run by Haringey Council has been shortlisted for an annual award.

set: Domestic violence support centre in running for award


set: The defunct stock exchanges and those which are not able to maintain a turnover of Rs.1,000 crore will have to close shop within two years, the Securities and Exchange Board of India said on Wednesday.

set: Defunct exchanges must close shop within two years


set: The Mumbai police will file a charge sheet against 21 suspects of ``Indian Mujahideen'', an Indian terror outfit, in a special Mumbai court for planning blasts in various Indian cities, including Delhi, Bangalore and Surat, an official said on Monday.

set: Mumbai police to file charge sheet against 21 suspects


set: Several Formula 1 teams expect next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix to be cancelled amid security concerns.

set: Formula 1 teams expect Bahrain Grand Prix to be cancelled


set: THE Presidency has decried the concentration of tank farms in and around the port area in Apapa, Lagos, saying: ``If urgent steps were not taken to redress the situation any accident in that area could be catastrophic.''

set: Presidency decries concentration of tank farms in Apapa


set: Former Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has announced he will stand down as an MP at the general election.


set: US Rep. James P. Moran, a Democrat who represents the inner suburbs in Northern Virginia, will endorse Sen. Barack Obama today, sources said.


set: Saudi Arabia condemned here on Sunday the assault on its embassy in Damascus by protestors late last night.

set: Saudi Arabia condemns assault on its embassy in Damascus


set: Wind is hampering efforts by crews trying to stop a fast-growing grass fire in Vernon.

set: Wind hampering efforts to stop grass fire in Vernon


set: Laiwu Steel of Shandong Steel Group succeeds in developing 6mm×2600mm ultra thin shipbuilding steel plate recently.

set: Laiwu Steel succeeds in developing 6mm shipbuilding plate


set: Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has opened a new tea house in Chicago.


set: The advance trauma centre at PGI, which was due for completion by 2004, is yet to see the light of the day.


set: Democratic VP nominee Joe Biden has cancelled campaign events in DC tonight and in Virginia tomorrow, citing a serious health issue in his wife's family.


set: Sacramento-based American River Bankshares announced Monday that its chief credit officer is retiring from the company in March.

set: American River Bankshares chief credit officer retires


set: The DJIA plunged 7.9% in May, it's largest monthly decline in over a year.


set: AER LINGUS and Ryanair have both been forced by the Irish Takeover Panel to clarify statements they made in relation to the increasingly bitter takeover battle between the airlines.

set: Aer Lingus and Ryanair forced to clarify statements


set: A girl was kidnapped on Monday while outlaws struck at seven places in the city depriving people of their valuables.

set: Girl kidnapped, outlaws strike at seven places


set: The Minnesota Twins defeated the lowly rated Kansas City Royals 4-3 after an intense game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday, July 16.

set: Minnesota Twins defeat Kansas City Royals 4-3 --


set: But it comes as a surprise that Mario, 24, admits to sleeping with 500 women before he changed his ways for TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh.

set: Mario Falcone slept with 500 women before changing his ways


set: SAN DIEGO - Southern California home sales jumped sharply in February as investors paid cash to snap up the lowest-priced properties, a research firm said Wednesday.

set: Southern California home sales jump in February


set: Eagles GM Tom Heckert says WR Kevin Curtis ``feels great'' and is ``ahead of schedule.''

set: Kevin Curtis feels great, ahead of schedule


set: Elisabeth Murdoch, the 42-year-old daughter of News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch, has delayed taking her appointed seat on the News Corp. board.

set: Elisabeth Murdoch delays taking seat on News Corp. board


set: The NPA submitted closing arguments in the disciplinary hearing of suspended senior prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach in Pretoria on Monday.


set: A Winthrop University tennis player is accused of beating a teammate unconscious and sending him to the hospital last week.

set: Winthrop tennis player accused of beating teammate


set: Glenn Beck, shown in this file photo, announced that he ``might go blind in the next year'' due to a rare eye disease known as Macular Dystrophy.

set: Glenn Beck announces he may go blind in a year


set: Meeting between Mikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia, and Vladimer Putin, president of the Russian Federation, is being held at Putin's residence located out of town.

set: Meeting between Saakashvili and Putin being held at Putin's residence located out of town


set: Former US Sen. Jesse Helms, a die-hard anti-communist firebrand who championed a wide range of conservative causes in his 30 years in the Senate, died early on Friday, aged 86, his foundation said.


set: Nepali Congress, the main opposition party, has decided to boycott the public functions attended by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and his cabinet members to protest against his controversial move to hold fresh election to the Constituent Assembly.

set: Nepali Congress to boycott pm`s functions


set: Dollar General Corp. is recalling two toy gun sets because parts designed to distinguish the toys from real guns can detach and pose a choking hazard.


set: Mobile operator Digicel has signed a three-year individual sponsorship deal with West Indies fast bowler, Jerome Taylor, as part of its ongoing support of the development of cricket in the West Indies.

set: Digicel signs sponsorship deal with West Indies' Taylor


set: Praesmohr House residential care home for the elderly in Aboyne Aberdeenshire, is set to cut its heating bills in half and achieve carbon savings of 53.7 tonnes per annum by transferring from oil to biomass heating using wood pellets.


set: Former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling had a degenerative brain disease associated with repeated concussions, an autopsy report concludes.


set: State Auditor Adam Edelen has created a special unit in his agency to monitor the long-term effectiveness of Kentucky's new Medicaid managed care programs.

set: Edelen creates unit to monitor managed care


set: London, May 18 Australian actress Cate Blanchett, who features alongside Russell Crowe in the just released English movie 'Robin Hood', says she welcomes criticism from her straight-talking husband, playwright Andrew Upton.

set: Kate Blanchett welcomes criticism from husband playwright Andrew Upton


set: Jackman accidentally stabbed a stuntwoman as they filmed scenes for the first X-Men movie ever!


set: -- 2K Games announced today that XCOM®, the re-imagining of one of gaming's most storied and beloved franchises, is currently in development at 2K Marin, the studio behind the multi-million unit selling BioShock® 2.


set: Gold eased marginally in Asian trade Thursday, after near record overnight gains, on profit booking by some investors.

set: Gold eased marginally in Asian trade, after near record overnight gains


set: Iran has executed drug trafficker named SM in the Kuy-e Ramazan region in the Iranian Khuzestan province, the ISNA Iranian news agency reported.


set: A veteran New York City police detective once assigned to the mayor's security team was convicted of attempted murder and reckless endangerment on Thursday for shooting a man while off duty, the Queens district attorney said.

set: Detective convicted of attempted murder in Queens


set: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta, who is on a farewell visit to the city, reviewed the Eastern Fleet at sea on Wednesday.

set: Chief of Naval Staff reviews Eastern Fleet


set: Legendary Pakistani Ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan, who has been long suffering from ill health, has got a visa to come to India for medical treatment.

set: Mehdi Hassan to come to India for treatment


set: The husband of late actress Brittany Murphy has said that his world was ``destroyed'' when she died on Sunday.

set: Murphy's husband: 'my world was destroyed'


set: Privately owned bar group Drake & Morgan is set to launch their third site, the anthologist, in April 2010.

set: Bar group Drake & Morgan set to launch third site


set: The Watford Observer made an appearance on national radio as a BBC DJ attempted to get a story about his interview with a Hollywood actress into the local paper for his mum.

set: Watford Observer makes appearance on BBC radio 1


set: Moody's downgraded Dynegy to Caa1 from B3 on Friday, citing concern about the possibility of the company being owned by a private equity firm, with an affiliate of the Blackstone Group likely to acquire Dynegy in the near future.


set: FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed a global alliance agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to provide subsea systems and life-of-field services for their worldwide subsea development projects.

set: FMC Technologies signs global alliance agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation


set: The Orioles today announced that they have signed free agent LHP RANDY WOLF and added him to the 25-man roster.


set: FIRMS in Maghull and Aintree should feel confident, after Sefton Chamber of Commerce leader Steve Dickson said that Sefton is well placed to weather the credit crunch storm.

set: Sefton well placed to weather credit crunch storm


set: India A will tour New Zealand in September, as part of the BCCI's initiative to send the team on two international tours every year before the start of the domestic season.

set: India A to tour New Zealand in September


set: On Tuesday, February 21, at 11.00, the press center of Interfax-Ukraine will host a press conference entitled: ``How to attract Ukrainian private investors to the stock market.''

set: Interfax-Ukraine to host press conference on attracting Ukrainian private investors to stock Market


set: MIKE Rann has ruled out taking a lie detector test on his relationship with Michelle Chantelois, saying the truth would come out in defamation action.

set: Sa Premier Mike Rann rules out lie detector test


set: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he will undergo more cancer treatment after recovering from surgery to remove a malignant tumor the size of a baseball.

set: Chavez says he'll undergo more cancer treatment


set: On Thursday afternoon, WWE superstar John Cena announced that he had suffered a concussion on RAW this past Monday night.

set: WWE superstar John Cena suffers concussion


set: Home prices showed signs of stabilizing in February as CoreLogic reported a slowdown in price declines.


set: The National Parkinson Foundation is offering a free telephone Helpline for Parkinson's patients and their families.

set: National Parkinson Foundation offers Helpline for patients and families


set: Leicester City target Billy Sharp could bring out the best in Jermaine Beckford, according to Ian Baraclough.

set: Billy Sharp would 'bring out the best' in Jermaine Beckford


set: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seeking asylum in Ecuador after arriving at the nation's embassy in London.


set: French internet video advertising specialist Ebuzzing, formerly known as Wikio, expects to break even this year and to make a profit in 2013, according to company founder Pierre Chappaz.

set: Ebuzzing expects to break even this year


set: Health care products and services company Cardinal Health Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to cut 600 jobs and consolidate its business into two primary segments.


set: AUSTRALIAN troops are dying in Afghanistan to ``defend American prestige'' and it is difficult to justify continued involvement in the war, former finance minister Lindsay Tanner says.


set: Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan, whose latest release 'Dasavatharam' is making waves across the country, says Indian film awards will soon overtake the globally famed Oscars.


set: England paceman Graham Onions continued his dream debut by claiming two further wickets to leave West Indies reeling at Lord's.


set: Boston man, Clark Rockefeller, is being investigated in California cold case.

set: Rockefeller investigated in California cold case


set: President Obama nominated John F. Kerry, the five-term Democratic senator from Massachusetts, to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of State, but delayed naming a new Defense chief amid growing criticism of the expected nominee for that post.

set: Obama nominates Sen. John Kerry as secretary of state


set: London, Feb 7 A man threw a shoe at former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf when he was addressing a gathering here Sunday.


set: An anaesthetist who admits he made blunders during an operation to cure a sportswoman's excessive sweating poses a ``continued risk'' to patients, a hearing has been told.

set: Anaesthetist who made blunders during operation 'poses continued risk to patients'


set: Two Park Rangers are attacked by a man with knife in Forest Park.

set: Park Rangers attacked by man with a knife


set: The BSE benchmark Sensex gained over 65 points in early trade today, snapping a four-session losing streak, on emergence of buying by funds and retail investors, though selective, at lower levels amid a better trend in other Asian bourses.


set: Michel Nykjaer headed a Chevrolet 1-2 in the first STCC race at Jyllandsringen in Denmark.

set: Michel Nykjaer heads Chevrolet 1-2 in Denmark


set: A fashion recycling charity is opening an ethical clothing shop in the heart of Camden, London.

set: Recycling charity opens ethical clothing shop


set: Travis Porter has announced the release date for their debut album.


set: Obie Award winner and television personality Aasif Mandvi will write a book of semi-autobiographical essays, according to Deadline.com.


set: The Hang Seng Index closed at 21,454.94 on Thursday, down 55.99 points or 0.26 per cent.

set: Hang Seng Index closed at 21,454.94, down 55.99 points


set: Also on Sunday, Hudson offered a $100,000 reward for the return of her nephew, Julian King, 7, who has been missing since Hudson's family members were discovered shot to death in their Englewood home Friday.


set: Two Cambridge men were charged in Isanti County Court last week with burglaries in the first degree.


set: Are U turns legal in Washington and Seattle, and if so, under what circumstances?


set: Four Air India flights were today cancelled from Kerala on the second day of the strike by the airline's pilots.

set: Four Air India flights cancelled from Kerala


set: An annual car rental show, billed as one of the most important such events in the car hire industry, got underway this morning in Las Vegas, at the elegant Hilton Hotel.

set: Annual car rental show underway in Las Vegas


set: ``Given the lack of interest in the short-term loan or line of credit, the bond market is the only option left to secure the District Court mandated funds,'' GEDCA Administrator Tony Blaz stated in a news release.


set: * Congressman Joe Walsh has responded to the news that rocker Joe Walsh is doing a fundraiser for Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth.


set: ``Large employers left Kyrgyzstan, since they failed to get any assistance from the government and moved to Kazakhstan and Russia,'' Damira Dootalieva, Chairwoman of the union ``Dordoi'', stated Wednesday at a round table to discuss amendments to the Tax Code.


set: A Georgian and an Uzbek were remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to stealing a laptop and two mobile phones at knifepoint from another Uzbek and two Russians.


set: When asked who was the biggest diva he's worked with, Cris said: ``The most respected one would have to be Diana Ross. It was a pleasure to work with her and we all called her Miss Ross. `` But, of course, Jennifer was (a diva)! She's an amazing performer and a confident professional. Despite their short-lived union, Cris insists he and the former 'American Idol' judge are still on ``good terms'' and have an amicable relationship. He said: ``I was doing a tribute for Michael Jackson at MTV and I saw her in the audience. We kind of waved at each other, and that was about it. The things that happened between us... It didn't work out, but it was amicable. We left on good terms.'' Cris previously worked with Michael, the late 'King of Pop' and credits the 'Thriller' hitmaker with making his dancing better. He added to new! magazine: ``He made you become a better dancer just by walking in the room. He never demanded it from you, but it was expected of you to be the best you could be. You automatically think, 'I have to step up.' All I wanted to do was make him proud.'' - BANG Showbiz


set: Labour leader Ed Miliband took to the stump in Cardiff today with a fierce attack on the Westminster coalition's economic policies -- and claimed he had ``defined the battleground'' of the next election.

set: Ed Miliband claims he has 'defined the battleground' of next election


set: An Indian yoga guru on Tuesday ended a six-day hunger strike against corruption but vowed to use his public popularity to pile pressure on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.


set: Election campaign activities by contesting political parties and independent groups have gained momentum in Jaffna peninsula and leaders of political parties including President Mahinda Rajapakse of United People's Freedom Alliance, R. Sampanthan of Tamil National Alliance, Ranil Wickremasinghe of United National Party and Somaratne Amarasinghe of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna are expected to come to the peninsula to engage in electioneering, sources in Jaffna said.

set: Election campaign gains momentum in Jaffna peninsula


set: US 14 highway closures are planned today and Tuesday, March 2, to allow workers to clean up a February 19th hazardous chemical spill in Shell Canyon east of Greybull.

set: US 14 closures planned to clean up hazardous spill


set: American Ted Ligety won a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom on Saturday, edging Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway by 1.05 seconds in the French Alps.


set: It's been weeks since Governor Rick Perry joined the race for his party's presidential nomination, so why hasn't GOP congressional candidate Randy Altschuler condemned him?

set: Why won't Randy Altschuler condemn Rick Perry?


set: Syrian security forces fired on mourners at a funeral for slain protesters Saturday as authorities vowed to crush any new unrest from a three-week uprising that showed no sign of letting up even as the death toll topped 170.

set: Syrian forces fire on mourners at funeral


set: An Iowa City man died Monday near Tiffin after a tractor rolled over on top of him.


set: Twitter has gone over capacity, with the blame going on another earthquake hitting Haiti.


set: Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, arrested for mocking Parliament and the National Emblem, has been sent to judicial custody by a Mumbai court till September 24.

set: Aseem Trivedi sent to judicial custody till sept 24


set: The bill would more than triple the tax on beer and wine.


set: Ford Motor Co. said it was recalling 16,300 Transit Connect vans because wiper arms may not be adequately riveted, the US automaker said Friday.

set: Ford recalls 16,300 Transit Connect vans


set: AN INTERLOCKING concrete block system installed along Jimmys Beach is one possible solution being offered to the ongoing erosion problem.


set: A campaigning pensioner has received flowers and praise after confronting ``smug'' Health Secretary Andrew Lansley outside Downing Street on Monday.

set: Pensioner receives flowers and praise after confronting ``smug'' Andrew Lansley


set: Hyderabad police commissioner B Prasada Rao on Saturday categorically denied American LeT operative David Coleman Headley had any links with the city.


set: Robson, who lead England to a World Cup semi-final in 1990, died after a long battle with cancer at his home in County Durham.

set: Ex-england manager Sir Bobby Robson dies


set: Martinsburg police arrested a man early Friday morning after a foot chase and seized about 29 grams of crack cocaine from him, according to the Martinsburg Police Department.

set: Martinsburg police arrest man after foot chase, seize crack cocaine


set: Damage assessment teams were on ground in Springfield touring the disaster damage Monday.

set: Damage assessment teams tour disaster damage


set: Chevy Malibu, Buick LaCrosse and Regal recalled by GM for battery control defect General Motors Co. is recalling 38,197 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, Buick LaCrosse and Buick Regal sedans in the US because a defective battery control module could stall the engine or cause a fire.


set: Iran on Wednesday postponed the trial of three Americans on spying charges without giving a reason, their lawyer said.


set: 'We are ready to discuss a possible greater participation of our forces in Kosovo and entering into new engagements there,' Bulgarian Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov said for FOCUS News Agency.

set: We're ready to discuss greater participation of our forces in Kosovo:


set: Mortgage lending could fall by half this year unless the Bank of England makes more money available to lenders, it was warned today.

set: Mortgage lending 'could fall by half this year'


set: Sias Ebersohn will start at flyhalf for the Cheetahs against the Chiefs, whether Johan Goosen recovers from a shoulder injury or not.


set: Director Wim Wenders is paying tribute in 3D to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch, whom he calls a master of movement.

set: Wim Wenders pays tribute in 3D movie to choreographer Pina Bausch


set: Former Misfits frontman Michale Graves was arrested for marijuana possession this week in Texas which forced him to miss a concert in El Paso.

set: Former Misfits singer Michale Graves arrested


set: ``I want to tell families who lost their sons this is not our fault,'' Ghonim said.


set: In a further sign that US online video service Netflix is beginning to regain the confidence it lost after last year's Qwikster fiasco, the company has promoted its VP of Business Development Bill Holmes to the newly-created role of Chief Business Development Officer.


set: Kanye West is reportedly being sued by a photographer who claims that the rapper assaulted him at an event two years ago.


set: A dinosaur park with a monster problem is giving away a huge model brontosaurus to anyone willing to carry it off.

set: Dinosaur park to give away model brontosaurus


set: Tamanna Bhatia, who is entering Bollywood with forthcoming movie Himmatwala, has got a couple of wedding proposals.


set: Actor-turned-agent Richard Clayton, who repped James Dean, died Sept. 29 in Los Angeles from congestive heart failure.


set: The Venezuelan bolivar weakened Tuesday to its lowest level in seven months as a halt in sales of dollar-denominated bond by the central bank continued to rattle traders.

set: Venezuela's bolivar weakens to lowest level in seven months


set: Heavy rains are taking their toll on peopleā??s sump pumps.


set: 3 Doors Down has confirmed its first tour dates of 2009, according to Tunelab Music.

set: 3 Doors Down confirms first dates of 2009


set: South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday urged donors to give more development aid to Zimbabwe to help the unity government revive an economy shattered by years of hyper-inflation.


set: THE INDUSTRY needs to pull together protect consumer location data privacy, the head of strategic liaison from the Information Commissioner's Office Jonathan Bamford said at a conference today.

set: The INDUSTRY needs to pull together to protect location privacy


set: Sen. Mark Warner introduced a Senate version of a transparency bill on Thursday that would create a single electronic platform to track all federal spending.

set: Warner introduces Senate version of transparency bill


set: Unemployment benefit extension checks could become available in July of 2010 for some states.


set: Australia's first full-time Sprint Cup driver Marcos Ambrose is featured in the latest NASCAR television commercial.

set: Ambrose featured in latest NASCAR television commercial ...


set: The Awoamefia dispute of the Anlos took a nasty turn when one Cornelius Ackumey, who belongs to the Agbeve lineage of Col. Togobo opposed to the alleged imposter Patrick Agboba and has been active in carrying out errands for the Agbeve lineage, was attacked with acid in Tema in late October.


set: IT and communications solutions provider Fujitsu on Tuesday, which launched the premium ultra-portable laptops, said it is aiming to capture a position among the top 10 PC players in the Indian market in next 1-2 years.


set: Star Cruises, the world's third-largest cruise line and the leading Asia-Pacific cruise line, has threatened to quit Taiwan after being barred from launching a cruise service between Taiwan and China, a press report said on Sunday, dpa reported.


set: Noel Gallagher ``partied hard,'' running up a £7,000 bar bill to celebrate the success of his first solo shows.


set: On November16, 2010, FutureFuel Corp. filed a Form8K with the Securities and Exchange Commission declaring a special cash dividend of $0.20 per share.


set: My dad sent me more photos about his art show and he was also interviewed for a channel 12 news spot in Jacksonville, Florida.


set: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday said the era of monarchs is over.


set: State-run Coal India has missed its production target for the April-June quarter of the current financial year, achieving an output of just 96.3 million tonnes of coal.


set: The new iPhone 4S went on sale in stores in Montreal and across the globe on Friday, prompting thousands to queue around city blocks to snap up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' life.


set: Kenyan troops and tanks have crossed the border into war-torn Somalia to attack Islamist al-Shabab rebels accused of kidnapping foreigners, who in turn have warned Kenya its soldiers face the ``pain of bullets''.

set: Kenyan troops in Somalia to attack rebels


set: Canada continues to slip further down the learning curve and is falling behind the international competition in many stages of education and learning, says a new report released by the Canadian Council on Learning.


set: The Bills are likely not to receive any compensatory picks at next week's owner's meetings.

set: Bills likely not to receive any compensatory picks


set: Wheelchair curling Team USA clinched a semifinal birth with a win over Team Japan at the 2010 Paralympic Games.

set: Team USA clinches semifinal birth at 2010 Paralympic games


set: Denver Broncos Kyle Orton and Knowshon Moreno will both be listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Cincinnati.

set: Kyle Orton, Knowshon Moreno are questionable for Sunday


set: Interior designer Nate Berkus and boyfriend Jeremiah Brent are engaged, according to UsWeekly.


set: Ricky Gervais has confirmed a report that he's worth a whopping $80 million.

set: Ricky Gervais confirms he's worth $80 million


set: SOCAR plans to export 40 percent of Azerbaijani oil products in 2011, a high-ranking representative at SOCAR said.

set: SOCAR to export 40 percent of oil products in 2011


set: Many more Bholakpurs could be waiting to happen this summer with more water samples collected from across the city in March testing positive for contamination.


set: Witten suffered a sprained MCL in his right knee in the Cowboys' 27-13 victory.


set: Two sisters on Thursday committed suicide as their parents did not allow them to get higher education.According to hospital sources, Saima and Riffat - students of FA and BA classes- of Qasba Goudar Muzaffargarh wanted to get higher education but their parents did not allow them.


set: Senior Chinese and Lithuanian military officials pledged to strengthen bilateral military ties on Wednesday.

set: China and Lithuania pledge to strengthen...


set: TOM Cruise and Katie Holmes always try to learn from their mistakes and consult each other on how to correct their errors.

set: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes try to learn from their mistakes


set: The Red Sox, who lost the series opener 5-2 on Tuesday night, extended their AL East lead over the Yankees to 11/2 games and improved to 11-3 this season against their division rivals.


set: Southern Adventist University is seeking an $8 million bond issue for a nursing education building, physical educational facility and Phase III of the Southern Village student housing project.

set: Southern Adventist University seeks $8 million bond issue


set: The Lenny Kravitz concerts set for Mile One Centre in St. John's Nov. 16 and 17 have been cancelled.

set: Lenny Kravitz concerts at Mile One Centre cancelled


set: Bangalore, Sep 16 Leading infrastructure solutions provider EMC Corporation unveiled its second global command centre along with critical incident response centre at its India centre of excellence in Bangalore, the company said Thursday.

set: EMC Corporation unveils second global command centre in India


set: Car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen said Wednesday it swung to a first-half net profit of 680 million euros from a loss of 962 million euros in the same period a year ago.


set: Australian employment beat expectations with a small rise in May while the jobless rate surprised by ticking down to 5.5 percent, a resilient result that lengthened the odds on a cut in interest rates next month.

set: Australian employment beats expectations in May


set: The farm murders in South Africa declined during the World Cup according to information we have.


set: It's been a big deal going on for quite some time now and all of it may finally be coming to an end as New Orleans Saints' running back Reggie Bush will be forfeiting his 2005 Heisman Trophy.


set: A ``mysterious explosion'' killed on Friday a Palestinian teenager in the Gaza Strip, Maan News Agency quoted medics and Hamas' armed wing as saying.

set: ``Mysterious explosion'' kills Palestinian teenager in Gaza


set: ``The Gagan project is currently undergoing the final operation phase since June last year and is scheduled to be completed by June 2013,'' an official from the Airports Authority of India said.

set: Gagan is undergoing final operation phase:


set: Anton Volchenkov gets a stick to his face late in 2nd while blocking a shot


set: Austria says Iran should take the initiative to clarify the nature of its nuclear program, warning the country against playing for time.


set: Unless you were sleeping under a rock all night last night, the big news in the entertainment world was the announcement of the winner of American Idol Season 12, but just in case you missed it find out who won American Idol 2013 last night right here!


set: British comedian Ricky Gervais has blasted Twitter as fun for teenagers but ``undignified'' for adults - and questioned the motives of celebrities who use the micro-blogging platform.


set: FRESNO, Calif. The case against a former Fresno auto dealer charged with stealing from customers has been pushed back until March.

set: Case against former Fresno auto dealer pushed back


set: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev blocked Facebook page for Georgian bloggers.


set: New Zealand food prices rose in August, led by an increase in fruit and vegetables and non-alcoholic beverages.

set: NZ food prices rise in August, led by fruit and vegetables


set: Personal mushroom harvest permits are available at all Gallatin National Forest ranger district offices, and commercial permits can be purchased at the Big Timber District Office.


set: Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner and world champion Tyson Gay will run at the adidas Grand Prix in New York in June.


set: A judge has barred a Pennsylvania woman from contacting Michael Jordan, his family or his representatives.

set: Judge bars Pennsylvania woman from contact with Michael Jordan


set: Authorities say a new bride arrested in Michigan on a 3-year-old warrant and briefly jailed wearing her wedding dress was picked up again after missing her day in court.

set: Bride arrested again after missing court


set: Bnei Baruch, an organization dedicated to sharing the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah with people around the globe, is expanding globally.

set: Bnei Baruch organization expands globally


set: Stone Temple Pilots will be performing live at the State Theater at Playhouse Square in Cleveland , Ohio on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:30 pm.

set: Stone Temple Pilots to perform live at the State Theater at


set: Officials in China are planning to ban shark fin soup from all future state dinners, a sign that the countries tastes for the expensive delicacy are waning.

set: China plans ban on shark fin soup during state dinners


set: Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia says it will launch flights to Abu Dhabi in November, marking its first foray into the Middle East region.

set: Malaysia's AirAsia to launch flights to Abu Dhabi in November


set: Valero Energy Corp agreed on Monday to buy three more ethanol plants that will boost its ethanol production capacity to 1.1 billion gallons per year.

set: Valero agrees to buy three ethanol plants


set: Business Correspondent PAVING specialist Marshalls said today that revenues were up despite poor weather hitting sales at the end of 2010.

set: Marshalls' revenues up despite poor weather hitting sales


set: Iran has put more moderates on trial in connection with the unrest that erupted after the disputed June 12th presidential election, according to Iranian media reports.


set: Celebrity Big Brother star Stephen Baldwin said he regrets the Miley Cyrus tattoo he had done.

set: Stephen Baldwin regrets Miley Cyrus tattoo


set: Skem pulled off an outrageous Houdini act at Liverpool on Saturday to steal the game from right under the noses of their illustrious hosts.


set: A former Jackson crematory operator pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges in Rankin County on Monday.

set: Former crematory operator pleads guilty in Rankin Co.


set: Tata Coffee has target of Rs 850, says Mitesh Thacker, Technical Analyst, miteshthacker.com.


set: More than 200 bodies have been found at a new site in north-east Japan, where an earthquake and tsunami caused massive destruction, police said Sunday.


set: Nora Ephron, one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood as the creative force behind such blockbusters as You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally, died on Tuesday at age 71.

set: Nora Ephron, writer-director of Sleepless in Seattle, dies at age 71


set: To overcome water problems, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has decided to sink 392 new power borewells at a cost of Rs 11.79 crore.

set: Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation to sink 392 new borewells


set: The Lake Charles police officer involved in Monday's fatal crash is identified as Officer David Bray.

set: Police Officer involved in fatal crash identified


set: Russia, USA and the EU may guarantee no use of force between Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said, ITAR-TASS reports.

set: Russia, USA, EU guarantee no use of force between Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia


set: The Kansas National Guard will announce today which armories will close by June of next year due to budget cuts.

set: Kansas National Guard to announce armories closing


set: The new CLS sealing system for NUTEC stages offers superior protection in applications with contaminated environments, an advancement that translates into a motion platform with greater long-term reliability, greater efficiencies and lower cost of ownership.


set: The Canadian dollar traded within one cent of parity with the greenback before tomorrow's Bank of Canada meeting as stocks fell and government bond yields slid to record lows on concern Europe's debt crisis is worsening.

set: Canada's dollar trades within cent of parity before Bank of Canada meeting


set: Roger Federer, who won the title four times in five attempts between 2003 and 2007, had not lost to Davydenko in 12 previous meetings.


set: BC-SLA-Olson, 2nd Ld-Writethru,0286 Olson not allowed to do interviews, husband says Eds:


set: Brazil is to launch a 10-million-dollar international campaign promoting the use of biofuel from sugarcane as a way of boosting its huge industry in the sector, officials said Monday.

set: Brazil launches campaign promoting biofuel from sugarcane


set: An ammonia gas leak at a pharmaceutical factory sickened more than 100 people today in northern China, state media reported.


set: Godzilla is coming ashore in Nanaimo, but instead of laying waste to the city, he'll be boosting the local economy.


set: Hong Kong stocks have closed flat as a surprise interest rate cut by China dealt a blow to Chinese bank shares and investors remained cautious ahead of US jobs data due later in the day.


set: The eye disease age-related macular degeneration has declined in the last 15 years, US researchers say.

set: Age-related macular degeneration declining


set: Georgian wine exports increased an annual 40 percent through September to 10.1 million bottles, according to the Agriculture Ministry.

set: Georgian wine exports increased annual 40 percent


set: Industrial production fell for the fifth straight month in March, the government said Wednesday, as companies cut output in order to clear stockpiles of goods.

set: Industrial production falls for fifth month


set: A Moorpark street vendor was robbed of his money Monday night after three male suspects in a car pulled up alongside him, pointed a rifle and demanded his money.


set: Mila Kunis attended a Marine Corps Ball with Sgt. Scott Moore on Friday, following through on a commitment she made in July when Moore asked her out via YouTube.


set: London, May 20 Excessive cola consumption causes muscular weakness, fatigue and loss of appetite, a latest research has revealed.


set: The controversial Hadron Collider is to be turned into a water slide it has emerged today.

set: Hadron Collider to be turned into water slide


set: The new Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday transferred 109 provincial civil service officials and posted new ones in many important places.


set: Angelina Jolie has revealed she recently had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she has a ``faulty'' gene that gave her an 87 percent risk of developing breast cancer.

set: Angelina Jolie reveals preventive double mastectomy


set: Fourth Quarter 2007 Prudential Douglas Elliman Manhattan Market Overview reveals that the overall Manhattan real estate market continued to see gains in most market indicators, consistent with the prior three quarters including increased price levels, increased number of sales and a decline in inventory as compared to the same period in 2006, despite weakness in other US metropolitan markets.


set: Scientists said this week they have made progress in their pursuit of the elusive God particle, which is believed to hold clues pertaining to the origin of the universe.

set: Scientists made progress in pursuit of elusive 'God particle'


set: Prosecutors said Wednesday they won't criminally charge a Seattle police officer who shot and killed a knife-wielding, homeless woodcarver during a brief encounter on a street corner in a case that has prompted angry protests and calls for increased scrutiny of police tactics.

set: No charges for Seattle officer who shot woodcarver


set: German drunken thrashers Tankard posted a new lyric video for the title track from the forthcoming 30th Anniversary album ``A Girl Called Cervesa.''

set: Tankard posts lyric video for ``a Girl Called Cervesa''


set: The US Senate on Thursday approved a sanction bill against Iranian regime, barring companies selling fuel to Iranian regime from obtaining US government bids.

set: US Senate approves sanctions against Iranian regime


set: Scout Willis has completed two days of community service after she was arrested on suspicion of underage drinking.

set: Scout Willis completes community service


set: French ice dancers Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat may miss the world figure skating championships in their home country after Pechalat suffered a broken nose.

set: French ice dancers Pechalat and Bourzat may miss world championships


set: As stock markets around the world plunge, private investors choosing to escape can secure very attractive returns at extremely low risk via Zopa lending.

set: Investors can secure attractive returns via Zopa lending


set: A memorial was held on Wednesday afternoon for a K-9 killed in the line of duty in Ector County.

set: Memorial held for K-9 killed in the line of duty


set: In a bid to muster people's support ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections scheduled to be held early next year, Samajwadi Party would take out a rath yatra across the state from September 12 with the message to root out the ruling BSP government.


set: Pedestrian struck and killed by bus at Mohegan Sun Connecticut State Police say a pedestrian has been struck and killed by a bus at the Mohegan Sun Casino.


set: Pop princess Britney Spears shows off her engagement ring - and crosses her fingers at the same time.


set: Marcos Ambrose will drive for Michael Shank Racing, the defending Rolex 24 at Daytona champion team.

set: Marcus Ambrose will drive for Michael Shank Racing at Rolex 24


set: Six Flags Magic Mountain will add a new 40-story thrill ride in spring 2012 themed to DC Comics villain Lex Luthor that will rank as the world's tallest and fastest drop tower.

set: Six Flags Magic Mountain adding new thrill ride for 2012


set: Dozens of Egyptian protesters gathered in central Cairo on Wednesday, a day after unprecedented demonstrations that called for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30 years in office, a security source said.

set: Egyptian protesters gather in central Cairo


set: The Houston Rockets signed rookie guard Jermaine Taylor to a multiyear contract on Wednesday.


set: Amid hectic political activities, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will seek a confidence vote tomorrow at a special session of Bihar Assembly to prove his majority after JD parted ways with ally BJP.

set: Nitish Kumar to seek confidence vote tomorrow


set: Researchers who looked at the consumption of sugary beverages and fluoridated water said that soft drinks could be hard on teeth and can cause dental decay.


set: Global consumer confidence is stabilizing after falling for 18 months, providing a glimmer of hope for a shattered world economy in which three quarters of households cut spending, a survey showed on Tuesday.


set: Riccardo Ricco', the cyclist from Emilia, is recovering in a Modena hospital after falling ill from a self-administered blood transfusion, report administrators from the New Estense Saint Augustine Hospital (Nuovo Ospedale S.

set: Cyclist riccardo Ricco' recovering from blood transfusion


set: Fugitive gunman Raoul Moat left a message before he died saying he wanted to ``kill as many police officers'' as possible, his inquest is told.

set: 'I want to kill as many police as I can' - Raoul Moat


set: LOS ANGELES -- ``The Bold and the Beautiful'' won drama series honours at the Daytime Emmys on Sunday, the CBS soap opera's first such victory in 22 years on the air.

set: 'The Bold and the Beautiful' wins drama series honours at Daytime Emmys


set: Alex Ferguson will retire as Manchester United manager at the end of the season, with David Moyes in line to take up the daunting task of following him at Old Trafford.

set: Alex Ferguson retires as Manchester United manager


set: Lansing Police are searching for a suspect after an attempted robbery.

set: Police search for suspect in attempted robbery


set: Taylor Swift and Harry Styles break up and Taylor Swift is already in the process of writing her new album.


set: New York, March 9 Singer Pete Wentz, who recently separated from wife Ashlee Simpson, wants joint custody of their two-year-old son.


set: The Rev. Jesse Jackson backs the ousted Ohio state school board member from Cleveland Heights.

set: Jesse Jackson backs ousted Ohio school board member


set: Arkansas says star quarterback Ryan Mallett suffered a concussion during the Razorbacks' loss at Auburn.

set: Arkansas says Mallett suffered concussion


set: An elderly Jessamine County man returned home from church to find his home on fire.

set: Man returns from church to find home on fire


set: Hamas says Obama visit a 'trap' Updated: 04:30, Saturday March 9, 2013 The Hamas prime minister says an upcoming regional visit by US President Barack Obama is a 'trap' aimed at undermining Palestinian reconciliation.


set: Lambing is a very precise science at the West Wales farm preparing to host NSA Welsh Sheep 2013 this Spring, with every lamb due in March already scanned, recorded, and counted.


set: AN INDIAN environmentalist and civil rights activist who campaigned against illegal mining has been shot dead by unknown assailants in the western city of Ahmedabad, police said on Wednesday.


set: News1130 has been voted best AM radio station in the Westender's annual Best of Vancouver poll.


set: Students from Jefferson and Roosevelt elementary schools helped residents of Hospitality Nursing and Rehabilitation Center kick off National Nursing Home Week Monday.

set: Students help kick off National Nursing Home Week


set: The weekend's international matches has left Spanish giants Sevilla with a massive injury crisis.

set: International matches leave Sevilla with injury crisis


set: Surveillance video of a Texas egg plant raised health concerns for the popular food item, Humane Society officials said Wednesday.

set: Video from Texas egg plant raises concerns


set: EU summit opens amid austerity protest Updated: 08:11, Friday March 15, 2013 European Union leaders have opened a summit targeted by thousands of anti-austerity protesters, talking about how to loosen government spending to bring down record unemployment, especially among youths.


set: A US student who won a fight to take his boyfriend to prom has been kicked out of his home by his parents.

set: Student who fought to take boyfriend to prom kicked out by parents


set: The Jammu and Kashmir police is all set to get non-lethal weapons and ammunitions to deal with the mob during violent protests in the state in order to ensure zero causality and less injury to both sides.

set: Jammu and Kashmir police to get non-lethal weapons to deal with mob


set: A Junction City police officer is retiring from the force after 24 years, the police department said Tuesday.

set: Junction City officer retires from the force


set: The US and Russia today agreed a nuclear disarmament road map that would see them cut their arsenals by up to a third, in a preliminary agreement signed by Barack Obama during his Russia trip.

set: US and Russia agree nuclear disarmament road map


set: Phlexglobal, the specialist provider of Trial Master File and electronic Trial Master File expertise, solutions and services for the life sciences industry, has announced a partnership with the data archiving specialist, Arkivum.

set: Phlexglobal announces partnership with Arkivum


set: Windows 7, Microsoft's new operating system, has gone on sale early in the UK at slashed prices.


set: At Sports Media Network we are constantly asked by players, how do I pick an online poker room to play at?

set: How do I pick an online poker room to play at?


set: Searchers have found the body of a missing central Illinois canoeist wedged under a log in the Sangamon River west of Decatur.


set: A 49-year-old security guard was crushed to death by a truck after its driver - allegedly under the influence of alcohol - reportedly rammed his vehicle in the main gate of Panchmahal Awas, a residential colony in the Patparganj area in east Delhi.


set: A Grand Rapids man escaped a windsurfing mishap Tuesday, July 1 with only a few minor scrapes.

set: Grand Rapids man escapes windsurfing mishap


set: GEORGE Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic He Stopped Loving Her Today, has died.


set: He released his 11th Mandarin album on Nov. 11th and 2011 marks his 11th year in show biz.


set: Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a leading global provider of managed IT infrastructure services, today announced that it will be hosting the 2010 Terremark Analyst Day on Friday, February 26, 2010 from 10 am to 3:30 pm ET at the Network Access Point of the Americas in Miami.

set: Terremark to host 2010 Analyst Day on February 26


set: The union representing 176 Garden State Parkway toll collectors says it has offered significant concessions to save money and jobs.

set: Union for Garden State Parkway toll collectors offers concessions


set: Former coach Bill Stewart died of an apparent heart attack Monday afternoon, WVU officials confirmed.


set: German factory orders rose less than expected in November, underling the view that the Eurozone economic recovery would be bumpy.

set: German factory orders rise less than expected in November


set: South Korea designated three new free economic zones Friday as part of its efforts to attract more foreign investment and fuel economic growth.

set: South Korea designates three new free economic zones


set: Leigh regained top spot in the Co-operative Championship with a 40-16 victory over third-placed Batley at Mount Pleasant.


set: Troopers said a FedEx semi truck caught fire on the Turnpike in Lake County Sunday morning.

set: FedEx semi truck catches fire on Turnpike in Lake County


set: A Swedish woman in her fifties died recently of the rare brain-debilitating disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob but there is probably no link to mad cow disease, her doctor told Swedish radio Tuesday.

set: Swedish woman dies of Creutzfeldt-Jakob, CJD


set: A school administrator charged with second-degree sexual assault was arraigned Thursday in Providence District Court.

set: School administrator charged with sexual assault


set: The Sensex rose 226 points to 18,438 and the Nifty advanced 59 points to 5,518.


set: Less than 24 hours after winning the longest tennis match in history, John Isner lost his second round match at Wimbledon in just 75 minutes.


set: Apple has announced that it will hold is Q2 2013 financial results earnings call on Tuesday, April 23rd.

set: Apple to announce Q2 2013 financial results on April 23rd


set: A 74-year-old Castlederg pensioner has successfully completed his 32nd successive Dublin marathon just weeks after receiving radiotherapy.


set: The Salvation Army of Broward County is raffling off a diamond engagement ring that was dropped off by an anonymous donor in December.


set: US media and entertainment giant Time Warner Inc reported a 14-per cent drop in quarterly net profit on Wednesday on weak ad sales and disappointing results at troubled internet unit AOL.

set: Time Warner profit down on weak ad sales


set: Mark Teixeira hit his first spring training home run for the Yankees, a solo shot off Twins closer Joe Nathan in a 4-2 victory on Friday.

set: Mark Teixeira hits first home run for Yankees


set: Rumours are abuzz that former first daughter Chelsea Clinton is planning to get married in Martha's Vineyard this summer.

set: Chelsea Clinton 'getting married this summer'


set: São Paulo midfielder Casemiro has joined Real Madrid on loan until the end of the season with a move to a permanent deal should he impress at the Bernabau.


set: A 27-year-old Ogema man was arrested Sunday, after allegedly assaulting a 36-year-old White Earth man with a baseball bat.

set: Ogema man arrested for assault with baseball bat


set: Scientists from around the world gather in Taupo today to explore the potential for geothermal energy.


set: Technical Analyst, Rajat K Bose is of the view that sugar stocks are still looking weak.


set: Kaspersky sent out a buggy signature update Monday night that largely paralysed countless computers running XP.

set: Kaspersky update paralyses computers with XP


set: Phoenix voters are waiting longer to turn in their early ballots for this year's election than they did in the last mayoral election four years ago.

set: Phoenix voters waiting to turn in early ballots


set: EU leaders strike deal on 2014-20 budget Updated: 07:25, Saturday February 9, 2013 European Union leaders have reached an agreement on the bloc's 2014-20 budget, EU President Herman Van Rompuy announced on Twitter.


set: In Cumberland, the Allegany County Conservative Tea Party Caucus held a rally Monday afternoon with the organization president Ed Taylor says that the main goals are to combat the overblown size of government, and high taxation, by getting the country back to constitutional principles...

set: Allegany County Conservative Tea Party Caucus holds rally


set: All legal proceedings at the Thane sessions court were stalled on Saturday after lawyers practising there decided not to participate in the legal proceedings.


set: Kuwait-based Agility, the Middle East's largest storage and logistics company, has announced that it has won a one-year, $36m warehouse and distribution contract with the US military in Kuwait, reported Bloomberg.

set: Agility wins $36m contract from US military


set: The real winner of the 2009 elections is the public official and candidate who has championed the core insurgency driving the election.


set: Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua, long plagued by poor health, has died at the age of 58, his spokesman says.


set: Yahoo Inc. chairman Fred Amoroso is resigning effective immediately, the struggling Internet company announced on Thursday.


set: News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch said on Thursday that the future of newspapers is digital, but it may be ten to 15 years before readers go fully electronic.


set: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Flagbearer of New Patriotic Party has urged the youth to vote for him during Election 2008.

set: Nana Akufo-Addo urges the youth to vote for him


set: TORI Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott are planning to renew their wedding vows, according to Us Weekly.

set: Tori Spelling, Dean McDermott planning to renew their wedding vows!


set: Singaporean operator StarHub and its partner Huawei have commenced the upgrade of its mobile broadband network to HSPA+, following a successful live demonstration of its capability to deliver 21 Mbps on the downlink.

set: StarHub upgrades mobile broadband network to HSPA+


set: New Zealand will stick with the same team that drew the first test against England and are likely to ask the tourists to bat in the second test if they win the toss, captain Brendon McCullum said on Wednesday.

set: New Zealand will stick with the same team that drew the first test against England.


set: US President-elect Barack Obama will hold his third news conference in as many days on Wednesday, an aide said.

set: Obama to hold another news conference Wednesday


set: The issue of whether or not Malawi should sell the presidential jet is a straight forward one.

set: Should Malawi sell the presidential jet?


set: Election campaigning is winding down in Barbados ahead of Tuesday's vote in what is being described as the mother of all elections.


set: In Sunday s cabinet meeting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu singled out Iran and Venezuela for high levels of anti-Semitism.

set: Netanyahu singles out Iran, Venezuela for anti-Semitism


set: The inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival announced Tuesday that it will open with a special screening of director Mira Nair's ``Amelia,'' a thrilling account of legendary aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart starring two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank and Golden Globe winner Richard Gere.

set: Doha Tribeca film Festival to open with 'Amelia'


set: Serena Williams was fined a record $82,500 for her US Open tirade and could be suspended from that tournament if she has another ``major offense'' at any Grand Slam in the next two years, Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock told The Associated Press on Monday.

set: Williams fined record $82,500 for US Open tirade


set: The Security Council yesterday tightened UN sanctions on Iran for refusing to halt nuclear fuel work as six major powers offered to resume talks with the Islamic Republic to end the standoff.

set: Security Council tightens sanctions on Iran


set: Pontiac Mayor Scott McCoy announced today he will not run for a second term in the spring, citing stress on his business and dissatisfaction over how others have handled the fight to save Pontiac prison.

set: Pontiac Mayor Scott McCoy not running for second term


set: Former CIA director and retired military general David Petraeus has joined private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. as chairman of a group that will ``study macroeconomic trends and government policies to assess their implications on the firm's investments.''

set: David Petraeus joins private equity firm KKR


set: Woosh has closed its two-person Wellington store and is left with an on-the-ground presence only in Auckland and Invercargill.


set: Justin Timberlake has collaborated with American designer Tom Ford to create a men's fashion line that resembles the ``Sexy Back'' singer's various looks in ``The 20/20 Experience.''

set: Justin Timberlake collaborates with Tom Ford to create men's fashion line


set: TNT Post, one of the UK's largest private postal operators, has announced a number of contract wins and renewals, confirming its position as the main challenger to Royal Mail.

set: TNT Post announces contract wins and renewals


set: Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, today confirmed that it has agreed the sale of Armacell to Charterhouse for more than EUR500m.

set: Investcorp agrees the sale of Armacell to Charterhouse for more than EUR500m


set: State Sen. Steven Panagiotakos, the longest serving state Senator in the history of Lowell, will not seek re-election this fall, ending an 18-year political career in the Legislature that saw him become a driving force in state politics and his city's redevelopment.


set: Alberto Contador is free to defend his Tour de France title, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport decided Tuesday to hear his doping case after the race ends.

set: Contador will defend Tour de France title


set: Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries has launched a series of four Metalux fluorescent retrofit kits, the Metalux Commercial, Archos, Cruze and OpticaHP, modeled to meet and excel present day's energy guidelines and needs, at the same time bettering light quality.

set: Cooper Lighting launches four Metalux fluorescent retrofit kits


set: X Factor stars One Direction are set to perform on the Olympics closing ceremony, it has been claimed.

set: X Factor's One Direction set to perform at Olympics


set: LEIGHTON police are warning people to be on their guard in case a bogus courier claiming to work on behalf of mail order companies comes calling.


set: A former JetBlue flight attendant accused of sliding down an emergency exit chute is working on a plea deal.

set: Former JetBlue flight attendant works on plea deal


set: Connecticut has become the 17th US state to abolish the death penalty, but the repeal will not affect 11 people still on death row.


set: Firstly, Turner refused to answer questions about transfers and team selections during Danny Wilson's reign.


set: Vitaly Petrov admits he is finally starting to feel at home in Formula One following a difficult rookie season.


set: David Archuleta posted a new video blog where he talks about kids and tells his fans to volunteer in the near future with children if they can.


set: Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading provider of communication services connecting people through cloud-connected devices worldwide, today announced that it has been granted four new patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

set: Vonage granted four new patents by US patent and trademark Office


set: Actress Lindsay Lohan was released from jail early today after serving 13 days of a 90-day sentence for violating her probation on a 2007 drunk-driving charge, media reported.

set: Lindsay Lohan released from us jail after 13 days


set: A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to 63 months in prison Thursday for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from two rural Virginia parishes.


set: Argentine farmers have called off a 16-day strike in order to negotiate with the Government, ending a protest that has paralysed the country's key grains exports and emptied butchers counters.

set: Argentine farmers call off strike to negotiate


set: Barnes & Noble says its fiscal third-quarter net income fell as both physical and digital books rose, and the company continues to invest it its Nook e-book readers.


set: ERA says 3 Deeps on schedule and budget Updated: 16:27, Wednesday April 10, 2013 Australia's largest uranium producer Energy Resources of Australia says construction of its Ranger 3 Deeps project has begun and remains on schedule and within budget.


set: Bubbly actress/singer Kristin Chenoweth wants Ray star Kerry Washington to play her lesbian lover in a new Dusty Springfield biopic.

set: Kristin Chenoweth wants Kerry Washington to play lesbian lover


set: Anji Dasol Solar Energy, a solar panel manufacturer based in China, has been excluded from recent anti-dumping and countervailing PV investigations because Dasol uses silicon cells imported from Germany and Norway.

set: Dasol solar excluded from recent anti-dumping and countervailing PV investigations


set: Chelsea interim boss Rafael Benitez believes that the team can still improve, despite their 8-0 hammering of Aston Villa on Sunday.

set: Rafael Benitez: 'chelsea can still improve'


set: OBSR has withdrawn its 'A' rating from the New Star Global Financials fund following the departure of its manager.

set: Obsr withdraws 'a' rating from New Star fund


set: The Dewan Rakyat was adjourned sine die yesterday after sitting for 20 days from March 7, during which it had passed seven bills.


set: A lorry ran off the road at Ethuwa place at Wariyapola on the Kurunegala Puttalam road killed a man traveling in rear of the lorry.


set: Local students earned degrees from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo during spring 2011 commencement ceremonies.


set: Team GB manager Stuart Pearce believes that Ryan Giggs has been ``fantastic'' so far as captain of the squad.

set: Stuart Pearce: 'Ryan Giggs has been fantastic as captain'


set: RIHANNA is set to be honoured with a national holiday in her home country of Barbados.


set: Nestle USA today voluntarily recalled dozens of Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw.

set: Nestle USA recalls Toll House cookie dough products


set: Mid and smallcap scrips have taken a pounding this year.


set: Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says he will trust Mario Balotelli if he plays him in Monday's Manchester derby, but ``only in this game''.

set: Roberto Mancini 'would trust' Mario Balotelli in Manchester derby


set: Hackers have attacked Malaysian government websites, authorities said Thursday, following a threat by the ``Anonymous'' activist group which accused Malaysia of censoring the Internet.

set: Hackers attack Malaysian government websites


set: The Columbia College softball team lost 2-1 to Belhaven University on Saturday at the NAIA national softball championships at Wilson Morgan Park in Decatur, Ala. The Blazers' Heather Pace came up with a clutch one-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning to drive in Jessica Eggold from third for the winning run.

set: Columbia College softball team loses at NAIA tournament


set: In a press statement shortly after the ruling on Friday, Walmart said it is ``keen to work with interested parties to develop local suppliers and producers'' in SA.

set: Walmart ``keen to work with interested parties''


set: Actress Minnie Mouse, who stars as the wife of cartoon mouse Mickey has revealed she is pregnant with her first child.


set: In what is claimed to be the first potential applications of synthetic biology, researchers have now shown that viruses, otherwise harmful to humans, can power cars and electronic gadgets.

set: Viruses ``could power cars, electronic gadgets''


set: President Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised $75 million in July for the president's re-election campaign.


set: Southampton Airport is set to get a new route to Dijon this summer courtesy of Eastern Airways.

set: Southampton Airport gets new route to Dijon


set: The childhood obesity epidemic is now affecting babies as young as one, with one Sydney hospital treating toddlers twice the size they should be.


set: Medical interns called off their hunger strike after a week on Sunday after the government assured them that their stipend will be increased.


set: I deem abortion a grave moral evil, undermining the most basic of all human rights, the right to life.

set: An evil that undermines the most basic right


set: Stoke City goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen is chasing down the caps record of Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel.

set: Stoke keeper Sorensen chasing down record of man utd legend Schmeichel