set: The Mega Millions jackpot jumps to an estimated $201 million for the next drawing in the multistate lottery game.

set: Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $201 million


set: News Corporation has reported a strong rise in quarterly profits despite continuing legal charges over the phone-hacking scandal.


set: The boss of the Australian Olympic Committee says athletes and officials must cooperate with ASADA.


set: ⌖ - The first pictures of the completed ISS are now available.

set: First pictures of completed ISS available


set: Russia has condemned as ``irresponsible and immoral'' a Georgian TV hoax about a Russian invasion.


set: Good Samaritan Medical Center, the hospital closest to much of Palm Beach, this month received a state license to offer Level 1 adult cardiovascular services.

set: Good Samaritan Medical Center licensed for cardiovascular services


set: The world's search engine giant Google has launched the group buying search service in China, marking its formal entry into the saturated Chinese e-commerce market.

set: Google launches group buying search service in China


set: Atlanta radio hosts at 790 The Zone's ``Mayhem in the AM'' were fired over an offensive skit making fun of former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason's battle with ALS, or Amyotrophia Lateral Sclerosis.


set: President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned a blast in Shahbaz Town area of Quetta city Wednesday morning that killed five persons, including some security personnel.

set: President Zardari condemns blast in Quetta


set: Singapore shares ended higher Tuesday, tracking gains across the region on increased optimism that Greece will receive a second round of bailout funds.


set: Horizon Lines, Inc. announced that it is eliminating all perquisites for its four named executive officers, effective at the end of the year.

set: Horizon Lines eliminates all perquisites for executive officers


set: Bryce Dallas Howard is another celebrity that is admitting that she suffered from postpartum depression after having her son Theo back in 2007.

set: Bryce Dallas Howard admits that she suffered from postpartum depression


set: Brooklyn drummer, Jerry Fuchs, died early Sunday morning after he fell down an elevator shaft.

set: Jerry Fuchs dies after fall down elevator shaft


set: Iran remained the world's ``most active'' state sponsor of terrorism as it tries to build regional influence and drive the United States from the Middle East, a US government report said Wednesday.

set: Iran remains most active State sponsor of terrorism:


set: The DLF move will force other realtors to cut apartment prices in not just new projects, but also at under-construction developments, they say.

set: DLF move may force other realtors to cut apartment prices


set: Alitalia said Friday it has filed for bankruptcy protection, taking the first step in a plan to restructure and downsize Italy's failing national carrier.

set: Alitalia files for bankruptcy protection


set: ``For today`s trade, Nifty is likely to trade in the range between 5,190 & 5,215 in the upper side and 5,135 & 5,110 in the lower side,`` said the broking house Indira Securities.

set: Nifty may trade in range of 5,190 & 5,215:


set: Champaign police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the north part of the city late Tuesday night.


set: Fellow Nobel laureates celebrated freedom for pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was released from house arrest yesterday by Myanmar's military government.

set: Fellow Nobel laureates celebrate Suu Kyi's release


set: It's one of the most anticipated upcoming films, and ``Blue Valentine'' has released a new clip to whet moviegoers' appetites.


set: Budget airline Jetstar is looking for up to 250 new pilots, cabin crew and ground staff for its expanding New Zealand business.


set: Taiwan-based carrier Mandarin Airlines opened a new office in Taichung to expand services in central Taiwan, a move the airline hopes will help it increase its revenues by nearly 30 percent this year.

set: Mandarin Airlines opens new office in Taichung


set: President Pratibha Patil will give away the 57th national film awards here today.

set: President Patil to give away 57th national film awards


set: PT AirAsia Indonesia, a low cost airline company based in Malaysia, plans to build an aviation training centre in Cengkareng, Banten in March next year.

set: AirAsia plans to build training centre at Cengkareng


set: 9 Jul, 20:23 - Sinitta has admitted that Simon Cowell was a ``horrible cheat'' during their on-off relationship which lasted for 16 years.

set: Sinitta: 'Simon Cowell was a horrible cheat'


set: Both were charged with trafficking cocaine, possession with the intent to sell or deliver cocaine, conspiracy to traffick cocaine and various gun charges.


set: Dallas police broke up a large cock fighting operation early Sunday morning in southwest Dallas.

set: Dallas police break up large cock fighting operation


set: Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao have named their new-born son Azad Rao Khan after freedom fighter and independent India's first education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Aamir's 'great grand-uncle'.

set: Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao name their son Azad Rao Khan


set: A 59-year-old Ypsilanti man died in a crash Sunday night on North Huron River Drive in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said.


set: Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria and basketball player Tony Parker have finalised their divorce, says her representative.

set: Eva Longoria and Tony Parker finalise divorce


set: The best selling drug in the country, Lipitor, is now available in generic form.


set: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said Thursday he was not in charge of transfers, after British media reported club officials were blocking his attempts to sign Arsenal captain Robin van Persie.

set: Mancini says he's not in charge of transfers


set: BC-ODDCut in Line,0218 Line cut leads to scuffle, arrest of 2 Ind. men Eds:


set: Chrysler could exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection soon, perhaps as early as next week, according a person familiar with discussions between the federal government and the auto maker.

set: Chrysler could exit bankruptcy by next week:


set: A STATE MP has been kicked out of Parliament after Speaker Ken Smith took offence to a tweet he sent during Question Time.

set: MP kicked out of STATE Parliament over tweet


set: business process management and professional services company Capita has achieved a strong sales performance this year with record major contract wins totalling £1.7bn.

set: Capita achieves record major contract wins


set: Yankees right-hander Ian Kennedy remains scheduled to make his next start Saturday, despite being hit by a liner on the right hip Monday night.


set: Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan looks older than her age 23 as she is suffering the ill effects of smoking and years of late-night drinking sessions, says a cosmetic surgeon.

set: Lindsay Lohan looking older than her age!


set: Australia has beaten Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the World Twenty20 Super Eights clash in Barbados.


set: Chinese authorities have detained a prominent Chinese civil rights activist in an escalation of Beijing's ongoing crackdown on non-governmental organisations.

set: Chinese authorities detain civil rights activist


set: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces two more civil rights lawsuits.

set: Joe Arpaio faces more civil rights lawsuits


set: Samsung's newly launched Galaxy S4 smartphone has been crowned the world's fastest smartphone till date.

set: Samsung Galaxy S4 crowned world's 'fastest smartphone'


set: Pakistani authorities will try to question former president General Pervez Musharraf in connection with the findings of the UN report on the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said on Tuesday.

set: Authorities will try to question Musharraf:


set: A FURTHER two men have been charged with murdering a teenager in a block of flats in south London on February 17.


set: Two Russians detained in Mexico will be released on bail on Friday, Russia's Vice Consul in Mexico Talip Pavlov said.

set: Russians detained in Mexico released on bail


set: A young couple committed suicide in a hotel room in Haryana's Rohtak town, police said Tuesday.


set: MOBILE, Ala. -Quarterback Tim Tebow showed progress on his second day of Senior Bowl practices even though he might have been ``a little under the weather.''

set: Tebow shows progress on second day of practices


set: NORTHERN ROCK is to be sold off by the end of the year under a fast-track government plan to start clawing back some of the hundreds of billions of pounds of taxpayers' money ploughed into the banking sector.


set: AT&T shareholders last month overwhelmingly rejected a proposal which would have instituted net neutrality for AT&T's wireless business, a concept that the big wireless companies have fought against for years.


set: Indonesian Chinese in many parts of the country celebrated ``Imlek'' or Chinese New Year today.

set: Indonesian Chinese celebrate Lunar New Year


set: A mild 4.7 magnitude earthquake shook the greater Los Angeles area late on Sunday, the US government reported.


set: Two US Coast Guardsmen have been killed on Kodiak Island, schools in the area were locked down and then cleared to reopen.


set: It appears the always controversial Nick Diaz has retired from MMA, again.


set: After finishing next to last in the league, the Giants began a defensive facelift by releasing veteran linebacker Michael Boley.

set: Giants release veteran linebacker Michael Boley


set: Ivan Campo has signed for Championship side Ipswich after agreeing terms with Jim Magilton's side.


set: OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma political leaders are condemning talk of creating an armed citizen militia, but a proponent says he stands behind the idea.

set: Political leaders condemn talk of citizen militia


set: Firefighters had to free a woman who got her hand stuck in the ATM at a suburban Pittsburgh bank on Monday.

set: Firefighters free woman with hand stuck in ATM


set: US Sen. Joe Manchin says he'll give up his salary during any federal government shutdown, and he's asking his colleagues on Capitol Hill to do the same.

set: Sen. Manchin to give up salary during any shutdown


set: SQUATTERS have been evicted from the Sunset Cinema, the disused former ``blue'' venue in Brewer Street, Soho.

set: Squatters evicted from Sunset Cinema in Brewer Street


set: India has requested a postponement of this year's Commonwealth boxing championships because the venue, being built for next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, may not be ready in time.

set: India requests postponement of Commonwealth boxing championship


set: Fortis Healthcare has target of Rs 170, says Rajesh Jain, Market Strategist.


set: Six separatists from outlawed PKK were killed and three others were wounded in the clashes with Turkish army in Baskale town of eastern province of Van, private Dogan News Agency reported Saturday.

set: Six separatists killed in clashes with Turkish army


set: A powerful Iranian cleric called today for the arrest of opposition leaders, accusing them of seeking to topple the Islamic republic after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

set: Iran cleric calls for arrest of opposition leaders


set: Christchurch-based coal miner Solid Energy on Monday reported a return to interim profit after a 68 per cent rise in revenue.


set: American conservative star Glenn Beck hosted a pro-Israel rally with overt Christian overtones in Jerusalem on Wednesday, calling on people around the world to stand with the Jewish state at time when it is facing mounting criticism.

set: Glenn Beck hosts pro-Israel rally in Jerusalem


set: Two NATO soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan.


set: Apple and Microsoft are being sued for patent infringement, according to a report on AppleInsider on Thursday.

set: Apple, Microsoft sued for patent infringement


set: The world must spend about one per cent of its total income every year to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the IEA said on Friday, calling for an ``energy technology revolution'' to curb global warming.


set: The Urbandale school board elected new officers tonight for the 2010-11 school year during the board's annual organizational meeting.

set: Urbandale school board elects officers for 2010-11 school year


set: Israel has begun rounding up African migrants in the first stage of an ``emergency plan'' to deport thousands deemed a threat to the Jewish character.


set: The Washington Nationals announced that they have activated Xavier Nady from the DL and have designated him for assignment.

set: Nationals designate Xavier Nady for assignment


set: A morning accident on 10 Mile Road in Courtland Township claimed the life of a Rockford woman on Wednesday, Oct. 28.


set: Jennie Garth tried reaching out to her former TV co-star Amanda Bynes after her legal troubles hit the headlines, but the actress was left disappointed when she didn't receive a response from the former child star.

set: Jennie Garth reached out to Amanda Bynes


set: It was announced in a public statement Wednesday that Steve Jobs is resigning as CEO of Apple after 14 years at the helm of the company.


set: A man died in a head-on collision in the city's east end, police said.


set: Union Minister and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah fell seriously ill while on his way to Jammu from New Delhi on Friday.

set: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah falls ill


set: Mitch Daniels was sworn in for his second term as governor in Indianapolis on Monday.

set: Gov. Daniels sworn in for second term Monday


set: Antwine, 72, died Monday in Memphis, Tenn., of heart failure, and his wife died Tuesday of lung cancer, the team said.

set: Former nfl player Houston Antwine dies in Memphis


set: A Chinese fishing boat has run aground on a World Heritage-listed coral reef in the Philippines, roughly 1,600 km from China's nearest major landmass, authorities said Tuesday.

set: Chinese fishing boat runs aground in Philippines


set: Brown University announced Monday it will lay off 60 non-teaching employees July 1 to help balance its budget for the next fiscal year, which will be $30 million less than originally anticipated.

set: Brown University to lay off 60 non-teaching employees


set: President Pranab Mukherjee has greeted the nation ahead of Raksha Bandhan, which will be celebrated tomorrow.

set: President Mukherjee greets nation ahead of Raksha Bandhan


set: TWELVE-year-old Hollie Moore, a pupil at Broadoak Community School, became British Artistic Gymnastics Espoir Challenge champion.


set: A Florida man has been convicted of money laundering by investing illegal drug proceeds in legitimate businesses, including a Georgia strip mall worth almost $1 million.


set: Another US ship carrying humanitarian aid came under attack by Somali pirates on Tuesday.

set: Another US ship attacked by Somali pirates


set: Jessica Simpson is pregnant, according to new US reports.


set: Macquarie Telecom Group Ltd says it plans to increase capital spending on the growth of its hosting business after beating its full year financial guidance.


set: GPC Biotech Reports that Marketing Authorization Application for Satraplatin is to be Withdrawn GPC Biotech AG / Misc. matters / GPC Biotech Reports that Marketing Authorization Application for Satraplatin is to be Withdrawn

set: GPC Biotech Reports that Marketing Authorization Application for satraplatin is to be Withdrawn


set: Cellcom Israel Ltd., announced today that a purported class action lawsuit against the Company and two other defendants was filed in the District Court of Central Region, by a plaintiff alleging to be a subscriber of the Company, in connection with allegations that the defendants unlawfully sent commercial messages to certain recipients.

set: Cellcom Israel announces a purported class action filed against the Company


set: Alaska Gov Sarah Palin has put the ``brutal'' 2008 campaign behind her and has the 2012 presidential race in her sights, with a flurry of national television interviews and a high-profile appearance at the Republican Governors Association meeting this week.


set: A COUNCILLOR has promised to Tweet 'more responsibly' in future after he was challenged in front of the whole council about his comments.

set: Councillor promises to Tweet 'more responsibly'


set: Two Bulgarians were killed when their small plane crashed Wednesday at Primorsko on the Black Sea coast, the transport ministry said.

set: Two Bulgarians killed in small plane crash: ministry


set: Lauren Conrad is celebrating her 25th birthday this Saturday night at Pure Nightclub in Las Vegas at Caesar's Palace, club open from 10pm to 4am.

set: Lauren Conrad to celebrate birthday at Pure


set: Alberta is climbing its way out of the financial crunch that the recession drove it into.

set: Alberta may climb out of financial crunch


set: Vidya Stokes was on Thursday elected Hockey India President after defeating former national captain Pargat Singh in the much-awaited HI polls here in New Delhi.

set: Vidya Stokes elected as Hockey India President


set: Women with children are working more than ever before despite the so-called ``opting out'' revolution popularized by the media, according to a new study.


set: United Continental Holdings Inc. airport and reservations agents voted to join the Machinists union, resolving representation for one of the biggest work groups at the world's largest airline.

set: United Continental agents vote to join union


set: A 23-year-old man allegedly stabbed his stepfather who tried to move back into the family's southeast Bakersfield home Monday afternoon.

set: Man stabs stepfather trying to move back in


set: A PEDESTRIAN was taken to hospital last night after she was knocked down by a car on one of Aberdeen's busiest roads.


set: A prosecutor says a Delaware pediatrician accused of sexually abusing patients will be tested for HIV.


set: Hinds Community College will open two new residence halls on Monday that can accommodate 352 on its campus in Raymond.

set: Hinds Community College opens two new residence halls


set: Hot Chinese stocks are dominating the US market, with many rising from possible buy areas, according to Investor's Business Daily.


set: Iran on Monday hanged three convicted drug traffickers in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan.


set: American Cruise Lines, operator of the newest fleet of riverboats and small cruise ships in the United States, have announced that on Saturday, August 25, in Nashville, Tennessee, Phyllis Dale, a nationally-recognized travel agent and small-ship cruise expert, will christen Queen of the Mississippi and help celebrate the company's first-ever season on the Mississippi River.

set: American Cruise Lines to christen Queen of the Mississippi


set: Soundgarden have announced three intimate North American shows in support of their forthcoming studio album, King Animal, kicking off in New York City at Irving Plaza on November 13th, before a stop in Toronto at The Phoenix on November 16th, and wrapping up at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on November 27th.

set: Soundgarden announce three intimate shows


set: The body of a Salem-area man missing for 10 days was found in a small pond Wednesday near Albany, officials said.


set: Indian Internet users are now searching more for utilitarian services like banking, shopping and travel compared to entertainment in previous years, Google India today said.

set: Indian Internet users now searching more for utilitarian services like banking, shopping and travel:


set: The Marshall County man, accused of killing his estranged girlfriend over the weekend, was formally charged Tuesday with murder.


set: Charm Communications Inc., a leading advertising agency in China, announced today that it will pay a cash dividend of US$0.16 per ordinary share, which is equivalent to US$0.32...

set: Charm Communications Inc. announces a cash dividend


set: The fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan might get worse before it got better, said the new head of the US Central Command, Gen. David H Petraeus, who as the US commander of forces in Iraq oversaw the troop ``surge'' that reduced violence there.

set: ``Fighting against insurgents in Afghan, pak may get worse``


set: A MOTHER who was raped by a 'monster' she met on the internet has urged other people to be brave and come forward if they have been sexually assaulted.

set: MOTHER raped by 'monster' urges others to be brave and come forward


set: Weisz prefers independent movies Updated: 15:13, Monday March 18, 2013 Rachel Weisz prefers independent films.


set: Washington, Jan 4 Global oil prices are all set to rise with increase in demand from India and China in the long term, a top Obama administration official has said.

set: Oil prices to rise with increase in demand from India & China


set: Gold prices recovered marginally on the bullion market here today on mild local demand in view of current marriage season despite lower New York advices.


set: Washington, Jan 12 US President Barack Obama has dispatched top National Security Advisor, General Jim Jones to the Middle East to hold crucial talks with key US allies in the region on the Israel-Palestine peace process.

set: President Obama dispatches Jim Jones to Middle East


set: Azhar Majeed, the elder brother of convicted agent Mazhar Majeed, has said he had no idea Mazhar was involved in fixing matches and reacted strongly to allegations that he too was involved in the illegal racket.


set: Amazon has introduced GameCircle for Kindle Fire, and released a series of APIs for developers.

set: Amazon introduces GameCircle for Kindle Fire


set: Andy Murray reached the third round of the Australian Open without dropping a set this morning after outclassing Frenchmen Marc Gicquel.

set: Andy Murray reaches third round of Australian Open


set: Wachovia Corp. shareholders today approved the sale to Wells Fargo & Co., one of the final steps toward ending the independence of the sixth-largest US lender.

set: Wachovia shareholders approve sale to Wells Fargo


set: Amid promises of a more active passing game with new quarterback Zach Mettenberger, LSU coach Les Miles is considering moving one of his many talented tailbacks to wide receiver, where the Tigers return just one player who caught a significant amount of passes last season.

set: LSU's Les Miles considers moving a tailback to wide receiver


set: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed presidential candidate Barack Obama on NBC's ``Meet The Press'' Sunday morning.


set: The Pakistan cabinet deferred a key decision on switching to a negative list regime for trade with India after reservations from sections of the government and domestic industry.

set: Pak defers decision on switching to a negative list for trade with India


set: Strong painkillers given to a teenager who claimed he needed them after being beaten by Dustin Paxton were ``excessive,'' a Calgary court heard Friday.


set: The City of Campbellton will once again be taking advantage of lower interest rates to refinance a number of projects that had previously been financed through loans.

set: City to take advantage of lower interest


set: RBZ governor Gideon Gono has dismissed the CEOs and senior managers of CFX, POSB, NMB and ZABG ``for flouting bank regulations'' by issuing new higher denomination notes ahead of their offical release yesterday.

set: Gono dismissed CEOs, senior managers of CFX, POSB, NMB and ZABG


set: Facebook is warning employers not to demand the passwords of job applicants, saying that it's an invasion of privacy that opens companies to legal liabilities.

set: Facebook warns employers not to demand passwords


set: Juventus chief Alessio Secco is happy to see old signing Sergio Almiron impress at new club Fiorentina.

set: Juventus chief Secco happy to see Almiron impressing at Fiorentina


set: Howard admitted that his lack of energy and problems with conditioning have cost the Lakers some games.

set: Dwight Howard admits his conditioning has cost the Lakers games


set: The West Bengal government on Saturday said it accepted the challenge posed by Maoists who killed two persons in West Midnapore district where operations against the left wing ultras by security forces were on for almost a month now.

set: We accept the challenge posed by Maoists:


set: Three boys drowned in Budameru canal in Krishna district when they went for a swim on Sunday.


set: Wanderers fans can win a chance to play against a celebrity XI at the Reebok in a raffle this afternoon.


set: OCA senior selection committee has selected 59 players in a meeting on Tuesday, to attend the pre-participation coaching camp for the BCCI domestic matches for Ranji Trophy and U-22 tournaments.

set: Oca senior selection committee selects 59 players for coaching camp


set: Washington, April 26 The chokeberry extract is a powerful antioxidant and helps regulate weight gain and blood glucose, a new study says.

set: Chokeberry extract regulates weight gain


set: The Bank of Japan has slashed its economic forecast for 2011 due to last month's earthquake and tsunami.


set: Ah, yes, this is the point of the week when food news is the ripest.


set: Scandinavian airline group SAS AB says it will lay off 300 administrative workers as part of its efforts to reduce costs.

set: Scandinavian airline SAS to lay off 300 workers


set: The Seattle Seahawks have signed first-round draft choice Aaron Curry eight days into training camp.


set: AT&T* has reached a fair distribution agreement with AMC Networks for AMC, IFC, Sundance and WE tv.

set: AT&T reaches agreement with AMC Networks


set: Two westbound lanes of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge have reopened this morning after a fishing boat crash required their closure for nearly twelve hours, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

set: Two westbound lanes of San Mateo bridge reopen


set: The Atlanta City Council has approved their $542 million general funds budget for fiscal year 2013, a budget allowing for more police officers and featuring no layoffs.


set: The MTA held an emergency meeting Friday to discuss possible fare hikes and present a worst case scenario for what will happen if the agency doesn't get more money from the state.

set: MTA holds emergency meeting on fare hikes


set: Belgian-based large tanker concern Euronav has reported an increased net loss of $50.6 mill for 4Q11, compared with a loss of $17.6 mill for 4Q10.


set: Two fishermen are dead and one is still missing on Lake Marion according to the Department of Natural Resources.

set: Two fishermen dead, one missing on Lake Marion


set: Congressman Bill Owens praised the recent agreement between President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper declaring a shared responsibility to maintain a secure but fluid border.

set: Congressman Owens praises agreement to share responsibility to maintain secure, fluid border


set: Martin announced the book, appropriately enough, via Twitter, tweeting, ``Due to absolutely no demand, soon I'm publishing a book of my tweets.


set: Handmark has announced that Sandlot Games and Astraware title Glyph is now available for iPhone/iPod touch devices via the Apple App Store.

set: Handmark announces Glyph for iPhone/iPod touch


set: LG Electronics Inc. said it began selling printers made by Hewlett-Packard Co. under the LG brand in South Korea to increase sales of computer-related products.

set: LG Electronics begins selling printers made by HP under LG brand


set: Daniel Ellsberg a former US strategic analyst claims that Australian troops could be in Afghanistan up to 30 years.

set: Australians could be in Afghanistan up to 30 years!


set: The wonderful and exciting Conan season 1 aired at 23:00 on TBS with a whole new episode of December 21, 2010, welcoming Kevin Spacey, Kristen Schaal and Los Lobos.

set: 'Conan' season 1 welcomes Kevin Spacey, Kristen Schaal, Los Lobos


set: A bill that seeks to regulate strip clubs and other adult businesses in Kansas has resurfaced in the Kansas House.

set: Bill to regulate strip clubs in Kansas resurfaces


set: Malaysian Indian political leaders of the MIC, DAP and PKR will leave for Chennai this week to attend the three-day ''Pravasi Bharatiya Divas''.

set: Malaysian Indian political leaders to attend ''Pravasi Bharatiya Divas''


set: ``Fox & Friends'' says the Norwegian Navy blew up one of its own ships to test a new long-range missile.


set: The musical director of the Wellington Orchestra is hoping to land a job as a conductor in the United States.


set: Tradeweb, an online bond and derivatives trading hub, has launched electronic trading for certificates of deposit, instruments that until recently have been largely negotiated over the phone.

set: Tradeweb launches electronic trading for certificates of deposit


set: Serena Williams 17-match winning streak ended Friday with a 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 loss to Dinara Safina in the German Open quarterfinals.


set: We've all become familiar with the saying 'It's health and safety gone mad', and those who like to believe in this had an extra bonus when it was announced that ladders were to be banned in the workplace.


set: Dozens of animals were removed from a home in an animal hoarding case, according to Osceola County officials.


set: Stella D'oro workers took to the streets of the Bronx Saturday urging people to boycott the company's products.

set: Stella D'oro workers urge people to boycott products


set: French solar manufacturer Photowatt will shut down production for three weeks because of decreased demand for its photovoltaic modules and systems, according to parent company ATS Automation Tooling Systems.

set: French solar manufacturer Photowatt to shut down production for three weeks


set: Japan won the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament for the first time by beating 12-man Fiji 24-13 on Tuesday, with Yuta Imamura scoring the crucial bonus-point try in the seventh minute of injury time.


set: Now, a study has also found that people naturally look on the bright side of life.


set: The server market is showing signs of recovery, according to Gartner, despite a drop in revenue in the third quarter compared with the same period last year.


set: United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela at his office in Houghton, Johannesburg on Friday afternoon, said the Nelson Mandela Foundation.


set: The Allen County Health Department reports flu activity in Ohio remains widespread.


set: The H1N1 flu pandemic has peaked in most parts of the country, top Chinese epidemiologists said yesterday, even as the World Health Organization said the worst was not over internationally.


set: Raymour & Flanigan, the Northeast's largest furniture retailer, opened the doors to its newest store in Collegeville, PA today.

set: Raymour & Flanigan opens new store in Collegeville


set: The Unified communications market in France is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 8.3% between 2007 and 2013.

set: Unified communications market in France expected to grow 8.3% between 2007 and 2013


set: The 13th death anniversary of renowned Shia leader and former president of Anjumaine Moin-ul-Islam, Alama Sheikh Mehdi Hussain Kashmiris was observed in Khandah Budgam on Sunday.

set: Death anniversary of Sheikh Mehdi Hussain observed


set: Islanders practices at Iceworks in Syosset will be closed to the public this season, marking a change from the franchise's long-standing open-door policy.


set: Shoes and eggs thrown at former prime minister Tony Blair by anti-war protesters as he arrives for a book signing in Dublin.

set: Shoes and eggs thrown at Tony Blair in Dublin


set: A Roswell business man, who made million in defense department contracts, plead guilty to hiring illegal aliens to work for his company Thursday.

set: Business man pleads guilty to hiring illegals


set: Light rail trains are delayed this morning in both directions because of required vehicle inspections.

set: Light rail trains delayed for inspections


set: President Barack Obama will sign the newly passed 787 billion US dollar economic stimulus package this week.


set: Sobeys is buying 213 Safeway stores for $5.8 billion, parent company Empire Company Limited announced Wednesday.

set: Sobeys buying Canada Safeway stores for $5.8 billion


set: A former wheat broker was charged yesterday with fraud in a case that cost his former employer $141.5m in losses, reports the Financial Times.


set: American Water Works Company, Inc. , the largest investor-owned US water and wastewater utility company, announced today that it has been awarded three separate research grants by the Water Research Foundation for a total value of $1,719,722.

set: American Water is awarded three grants from the Water research Foundation


set: This is the third recent award for Sodexo as a leader in military hiring and commitment.


set: An Elkhart man was murdered Monday night, and Elkhart police are searching for two people in connection with the crime.

set: Elkhart man murdered, police searching for two people


set: South African cycling champion David George has tested positive for erythropoietin, a banned substance, the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport said on Tuesday.


set: In a recent interview, actor Daniel Radcliffe spoke about having worked with Equus director Thea Sharrock, and what a privilege it had been to act for her.

set: Dan Radcliffe talks working with Equus director Thea Sharrock


set: Chris van Wyk, author of Eggs to Lay, Chickens to Hatch, has written a short story exclusively for the Sunday Times' holiday edition titled, ``The Girl Who Found Europe''.


set: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lauded the friendly and warm ties between Iran and Armenia, and stressed that scientific and educational cooperation would provide proper grounds for the expansion of bilateral relations between the two states.

set: Ahmadinejad lauds the friendly and warm ties between Iran and Armenia


set: An Evansville man was sentenced by Clark County Circuit Court Judge Dan Moore to 100 years in prison for beating his 3-year-old son to death in 2008.

set: Evansville man sentenced to 100 years in son's death


set: With Bigg Boss 4 going on full swing, it has recently announced a wrestling task ``The Ultimate Warrior''.

set: Bigg Boss 4 announces a wrestling task' the Ultimate Warrior'


set: Demi Lovato will return as a judge for The X Factor USA, it has been confirmed.

set: Demi Lovato to return to the X Factor USA


set: AirAsia is buying 30% of Vietnamese start-up VietJet, which means the Malaysian low-cost carrier appears to have finally succeeded in its long-held ambition to enter the Vietnamese market.


set: More than 300 cannabis plants were seized from prisons in England and Wales last year, according to official figures.

set: More than 300 cannabis plants seized from prisons


set: Chiltern has set up a legal entity in Taiwan that will allow it to establish its own local clinical research operations for the first time.


set: How do I improve the marketing of my business to generate more enquiries?

set: How do I improve the marketing of my business?


set: Turkey will unveil a new package to revive tourism sector, a Minister said on Saturday.

set: Turkey to unveil new package to revive tourism sector


set: Former Dio and longtime Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell has filed for divorce from Julie Campbell, his wife of 25 years, according to a report from TMZ.

set: Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell files for divorce


set: Actress Sissy Spacek signs autographs for fans after receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday.

set: Sissy Spacek receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


set: Three time Ballon D'Or winner Lionel Messi is set to sign a new six year deal with Barcelona that will see him staying at the club until 2018.

set: Lionel Messi to sign new six year deal at Barcelona


set: Liverpool have agreed a fee of around £9 million for Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, ESPN understands.


set: Iraqi lawmakers have approved a law that clears the way for parliament elections early next year.

set: Iraq approves law clearing the way for elections


set: US stocks rose for a fourth straight day on Wednesday on the heels of strong gains in Europe and renewed optimism about recovery from the global recession.


set: Jim Reed has scheduled a press conference today at 9 am on the steps in front of the Shasta County Administration Center.


set: Former South African president Nelson Mandela is admitted to hospital for a ``routine test,'' the government says.


set: The Grand Forks city engineer estimates a proposed pipeline to divert Missouri River water to the Red River Valley during a drought would cost the city about $27 million.


set: A 15 year-old girl has given birth to conjoined twins at Baragwanath Hospital in South Africa.

set: 15 year old gives birth to conjoined twins


set: The United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley has hired Micki Goodeill as its new resource development director.

set: United Way hires new resource development director


set: With Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju making a pitch for pardoning actor Sanjay Dutt, Janata Dal Thursday said he should not act like a spokesperson of a political party.

set: Katju should not act like a spokesperson of a party:


set: Worker productivity, the key factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the final three months of the year while wage pressures increased.The Labor Department reported Wednesday that productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, increased at an annual rate of 1.8 percent in the October-December quarter, down from a 6 percent performance in the July-September period.


set: Shawnee coaches Wendi Wells and Ron Arthur will usher in the 2011-2012 season tonight by hosting Oklahoma City Western Heights at the Shawnee High School Performing Arts and Athletic Center.


set: Shots were fired Tuesday morning at the Pentagon, with bullet striking a window and another hitting the outside of the Defence Department's massive headquarters building.


set: She told Extra: ``I think that Sarah Jessica Parker is so cute...the first thing she did was hold someone's coffee so that they could take a picture with me.`` Cyrus who stars as herself in the film, lands herself in hot water with Kim Cattrall's character Samantha Jones when she turns up to a film premiere wearing the same dress.

set: Miley Cyrus: ``Sarah Jessica Parker is so cute''


set: Cincinnati Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday.


set: EFFECTIVE alternative energy sources must be developed if Northern Ireland is to escape its reliance on fossil fuels and the volatility of the international market.

set: Alternative energy sources 'must be developed'


set: This coming February, the Girl Scouts will host a conference just for Latina girls.

set: Girl Scouts hosting conference for Latina girls


set: The New York Jets have claimed wide receiver Aundrae Allison off waivers from the Minnesota Vikings, and waived wide receiver Mario Urrutia.

set: Jets claim receiver Aundrae Allison on waivers from Vikings


set: SANTA ANA, Calif. ― An Orange County day laborer has been convicted of killing his boss with a shovel and pickax after being told he was a slow worker.

set: Day laborer convicted of killing boss with shovel


set: Online fraud may be harder to commit in Washington state, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress and the Center for Democracy and Technology.

set: Online fraud harder to commit in Washington


set: Two Chinese satellites bumped into each other very gently, leaving analysts wondering what China is up to.


set: Thousands of women have gathered in downtown of Milan to demand the resignation of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, following the scandal over the 'case Ruby', in which the president is under investigation for incitement to prostitution.

set: Thousands of women have gathered in downtown Milan


set: The Austrian Library has been opened in Baku today.


set: Seven professors were awarded tenure at a Board of Permanent Officers meeting last Thursday, Yale College Dean Mary Miller said in an email to the News.


set: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has met with a Turkish official and called for ``strategic relations'' with neighboring Turkey to help advance the mutual interests of both countries.

set: Iraq's Talabani calls for ``strategic relations'' with Turkey


set: After conceding an early goal, India rallied to beat New Zealand 2-1 in the second Test of the four-match hockey series at the National Stadium here on Sunday.


set:
Please remember this is only a test.
It's only a test


set: Air China has said it had agreed to buy five Boeing passenger planes with a combined list price of $1.54 billion as the airline expands its fleet to meet growing demand.

set: Air China agrees to buy five Boeing planes


set: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Imran Farooq was laid to rest at the Shuhada graveyard in Yaseenabad on Saturday in strict security.


set: US stocks opened flat, as investors held their breath ahead of a key announcement from the Federal Reserve.


set: Gannett Co., owner of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, will lay off about 1,400 employees next week as the largest US newspaper publisher continues to try to deal with a struggling economy and its impact on the company's advertisers.


set: Paige Hareb aims to top the world surfing rankings in two years time.


set: Unknown attackers blew up Yemen's main oil pipeline that carries crude oil from the north-central province of Marib to a Red Sea export terminal Thursday, but export operations were not disrupted, security sources said.

set: Attackers blow up Yemen's main oil pipeline


set: Carl Sandburg College will host a Career Cruising workshop from 6 to 7:30 pm Sept. 17 in the Welcome Center, Room B09, on the main campus in Galesburg, 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.

set: Carl Sandburg College to host Career workshop


set: (REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz) Pakistani actress Veena Malik has been threatened by militants, the Urdu Daily Express reported March 11.


set: Woody Williams was put on unconditional release waivers Saturday by Houston Astros, who owe the pitcher $6.5 million.

set: Former cardinal Woody Williams put on waivers by Astros


set: Five men have been arrested for allegedly stealing $70,000 worth of livestock feed from a Clovis grain company.

set: Men arrested for stealing $70,000 in livestock feed


set: Idea is the sixth Indian operator to offer BlackBerry smartphones.


set: The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry is said to have received offers from major companies for maritime security equipment that meets the Ministry's requirements at this stage.

set: Kuwait Interior Ministry, offers for maritime security equipment


set: With a 100 per cent pass rate and seven students achieving ENTER scores over 90, year 12 students at Stawell Secondary College had a lot to celebrate at last night's presentation evening.


set: The Japanese PlayStation Network will finally be fully restored this week on Wednesday, 6th July.


set: A 26-year-old Redding man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for trying to entice an underage girl he met over the Internet to have sex with him.

set: Redding man sentenced to prison for trying to entice girl to have sex


set: French Montana, who has hit sonic paydirt with his indie imprint, Cocaine City, didn't have the easiest path to success.

set: French Montana didn't have easy path to success


set: Opelika police have arrested a man for the city's first murder of the year and it took less than an hour for them to make the connection.


set: Afghanistan will seek bids in December for exploration rights to oil and natural gas, its second such auction of the year, the director general of policy and promotions at the nation's ministry of mines said.


set: The presidency has extended condolences to the Sisulu family after the death of former SABC CEO Zwelakhe Sisulu.

set: Presidency extends condolences to Sisulu family


set: TOT plans a two-day showcase of its 3G service again on June 10 with the intention of emphasising that the government could make the dream of a nationwide 3G service in Thailand come true, a state agency source said.


set: Barclays Wealth has appointed a new head of marketing and communications, Nathan Dawes to its direct brokerage business, Barclays Stockbrokers.

set: Barclays Wealth appoints head of marketing


set: A person familiar with the release details said suspended NFL star Michael Vick left a Kansas prison Wednesday for home confinement in Virginia, the latest step on a journey that he hopes will lead to his return to the NFL.

set: Vick leaves Kan. prison for home confinement


set: The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Japan on October 14 announced that Japan will further relax its travel advisory on the Northern Province based upon information provided by the Japanese Embassy in Sri Lanka, states an Embassy of Japan press release.


set: A Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers restaurant will open Monday in the former Dutch's Tavern building on Shelbyville Road.


set: The National Treasury Management Agency has said it raised €1.5 billion in its first Government bond auction of 2010.

set: NTMA raises another €1.5 billion in auction


set: The New York Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 Monday to win the NHL Winter Classic at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park.

set: New York Rangers defeat Philadelphia Flyers in NHL Winter Classic


set: Two Fulwood pubs stepped back in time when they received their Nutty Black ale deliveries on a Shire horse.


set: RIA Novosti reported that Gazprom plans to produce 507 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2010 but could boost output to 600 billion cubic meters if necessary.

set: Gazprom to produce 507 billion cubic meters of gas in 2010


set: The DNR is reminding hunters not to move firewood out of quarantine areas to deer camp in other parts of the state.

set: DNR reminds hunters not to move firewood


set: Fort Riley is preparing to celebrate ``Victory Week'' next week.

set: Fort Riley preparing for ``Victory week''


set: A Slovak has died in Bulgaria after being hit by two cars consecutively on the road between the seaside town of Kiten and village of Lozenets, District Police Directorate announced.

set: Slovak dies in Bulgaria after being hit by two cars


set: Levinson Jewelers had to repeatedly ask Scott Rothstein to pay for jewelry he had purchased, President Robin Levinson said during a deposition on Tuesday.

set: Levinsons had to ask Rothstein to pay up


set: Syrian forces overran the Baba Amr district of Homs following a rebel retreat, with relief agencies hoping to gain access to the bombarded city on Friday to deliver aid and evacuate the wounded.

set: Syrian forces overrun Baba Amr as rebels retreat


set: Lindsay Lohan is being released from rehab so she can spend Thanksgiving Day with her father.

set: Lindsay Lohan released from rehab to spend Thanksgiving


set: Thurston County is joining King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties in issuing a Stage 2 burn ban.


set: Janet Jackson has been released from hospital in Montreal after she was admitted with a mystery illness on Monday.


set: Carnegie-Stout Public Library will show the award-winning movie ``No Country for Old Men'' at 6 pm Wednesday, March 19, in the third-floor auditorium.

set: Library to show 'No Country for Old Men'


set: New Delhi, May 20 Rape is morally and physically the most reprehensible crime in the society which degrades and defiles the soul of a helpless female, the Supreme Court today said.

set: Rape is morally, physically most reprehensible:


set: The Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced last Thursday, upcoming consultations related to privacy issues and cloud computing.

set: Privacy Commissioner announces consultations on privacy and cloud computing


set: It is prime minister's right to fit the puzzle in a way that will enable him to form a working cabinet, working executive, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said in the southern city of Plovdiv, cited by FOCUS News Agency's correspondent.

set: It is prime minister's right to fit the puzzle in a way that will enable him to form working cabinet:


set: CAA has just signed Stephen Gaghan, the Oscar-winning Traffic screenwriter who wrote and directed Syriana.


set: Thermo Fisher Scientific Appoints Marc N. Casper President and Chief Executive Officer WALTHAM, Mass.MA-THERMO-FISHER Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its board of directors has appointed Marc N. Casper president, chief executive officer and a director of the company, effective October 15, 2009.

set: Fisher - Thermo Fisher Scientific Appoints Marc N. Casper president and chief executive officer


set: The death of a man found dead outside a Santa Rosa County home last week has been ruled a suicide, the Sheriff's Office said this afternoon.

set: Death of man found outside home ruled suicide


set: It is not too late to file a return to claim an economic stimulus payment.

set: It's not too late to claim stimulus payment


set: Middlesbrough striker Kris Boyd is set to fly to Turkey for talks over a move to Eskisehirspor.

set: Middlesbrough striker Kris Boyd set for Turkey talks


set: State Rep. Glen Grell, R-86, along with other House members, plans to introduce legislation Monday to create a Commission on Budgetary Reform, his office announced Friday.


set: Ram Gopal Varma in his blog says that that his forth-coming highly ambitious project 'Rakta Charitra' is a highly fictional absolute truth.

set: Rakta Charitra is a highly fictional absolute truth :


set: THE share market closed higher today, with increased oil prices and a big gas deal involving Santos placing much of the focus on the energy sector.


set: Panda Bear has closed out the year by revealing the video for 'You Can Count On Me'.

set: Panda Bear reveals video for ``You Can Count On Me''


set: Oxford University is encouraging potential Indian students not to be put off by changes to Visa regulations that mean fewer international students will be able to stay in the country after graduating.


set: Somali officials said they have detained a British passport holder who said he was traveling to an al-Shabab-held town to take part in ``Islamic operations.''

set: Somali officials detain British passport holder


set: A car crash knocked out power to dozens of residents in Camp Washington Monday morning.

set: Crash knocks out power in Camp Washington


set: Real Madrid won its record 31st Spanish League title on Sunday, thanks to the late heroics of newer additions who led the Spanish champion to a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Osasuna.


set: Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum is asking for a record $13 million in salary arbitration, while the San Francisco Giants are offering their ace $8 million.

set: Lincecum asks for record $13 million in arbitration;


set: The Special Court for Sierra Leone last week announced that former Liberian President Charles Taylor is to appeal against his war crimes conviction.

set: Charles Taylor to appeal against conviction


set: Sven Goran Eriksson will be out to settle a 29-year-old score when he faces Roy Hodgson today.

set: Sven Goran Eriksson is out to settle a score


set: The Jaguars signed veteran offensive tackle Guy Whimper to a contract, the club announced today.


set: Mariah Carey's hubby, Nick Cannon, was hospitalized in Aspen Colo., with 'mild kidney failure,' according to Carey.

set: Nick Cannon hospitalized with 'mild kidney failure'


set: ``I've dropped the divorce,'' Cyrus, 49, said during an interview on ``The View'' scheduled to air on Friday.


set: Goa police busted a gang of Delhi-based housebreaking thieves by arresting five of its members, here Monday evening.


set: Sure Shots 4-H Club of Washington County held its annual club championship to wrap up the 4-H year.


set: Wichita State University plans to break ground for its new residence hall Tuesday afternoon, the university said in a statement.

set: Wichita State to break ground on new residence Hall on Tuesday


set: A central Indiana county clerk is going to stop doing courthouse weddings, saying staffing cuts and an office relocation make the ceremonies impractical.

set: Indiana county clerk stopping courthouse weddings


set: SANTA CRUZ, Calif. The city of Santa Cruz declared new water restrictions amid a third straight dry rainfall year.

set: Santa Cruz declares new water restrictions


set: NeighborLink Fort Wayne recently received a $28,000 gift from the congregation of Fellowship Missionary Church.


set: After the miscreants were cleared from the room, Christie explained, I think perceptively, what the Occupiers are all about:


set: SILK Road, an underground drug marketplace on the ``deep web'', is being held ransom by hackers.


set: US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Friday that China agreed to a range of economic reforms following high-level talks.Speaking at the close of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Geithner said China agreed to work with the US to negotiate limits on export subsidies.

set: Geithner says China agrees to economic reforms


set: Skoda's hot Fabia vRS will get 178bhp and more aggressive styling than its predecessor when it arrives in the UK next year.


set: A 30-year-old woman from Chimbelsustained burn injuries after she allegedly poured kerosene and set herself ablaze on Tuesday night.


set: TVCatchup, a website for watching live TV online, is facing a legal challenge from broadcasters as it prepares for the World Cup.


set: An informal announcement that YWCA of Meadville has changed its name to Family & Community Christian Association was broadcast Tuesday afternoon when an employee updated an extensive list of e-mail contacts.


set: Asian shares ended mostly lower Thursday after China's inflation data for December raised some doubts about the pace at which Beijing will likely ease its monetary policy.


set: A probationary police officer has been charged with sexual assault and stood down from his duties.


set: Kurdistan Alliance members called to consider Iraq as one electoral district in upcoming legislative elections in order to engage minorities in political decision making.

set: Kurdistan Alliance calls to consider Iraq as one electoral district


set: The best player in the hockey world, Washington Capitals lef-wing Alex Ovechkin, is likely to miss a couple weeks with an upper body strain which he suffered against the Columbus Blue Jackets Sunday evening.


set: Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says he welcomes all challengers in his Sydney seat of Wentworth amid reports high profile doctor Kerryn Phelps may run as Labor's star candidate.

set: Turnbull welcomes all challengers in the seat of Wentworth


set: A report from CompTIA suggested that 61 percent of businesses that use social media marketing do so to improve communication with prospects.

set: 61 percent of businesses use social media marketing to improve communication


set: NEW YORK '' Chevron Corp., which operates one of two refineries in Hawaii, said it plans to shrink its refining business in a move that will cut jobs throughout the company.


set: Flatworms could hold the key to immortality, scientists claim.


set: Pittsburgh fires women coach Agnus Berenato Agnus Berenato has been fired as the women's basketball coach at Pittsburgh.


set: Tech Valley High School celebrated the grand opening today of its new school at the University at Albany's East Campus in East Greenbush.

set: Tech Valley High celebrates grand opening


set: On Sunday morning, Sarah Palin called the media ``corrupt bastards'' for an incident that is probably made up.

set: Sarah Palin calls media ``corrupt bastards''


set: A City of Poughkeepsie woman faces a state prison term for dealing cocaine in the city in May.

set: City woman faces prison for dealing cocaine


set: Beyonce sang Barack and Michelle Obama through their first inaugural dance as many of Hollywood's biggest stars celebrated the president and country's big day at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball.

set: Beyonce sings Barack and Michelle Obama through first inaugural dance


set: Merrill Lynch has been accused of insider trading by a member of a famous Sydney racing family.

set: Merrill Lynch accused of insider trading


set: An incorrect time was listed in Thursday's Neighbors editions for the Chanukah Celebration at the Miami Beach Jewish Community Center.

set: An incorrect time was listed in Thursday's Neighbors editions for the...


set: A mechanical engineer from Punjab today broke a world record by memorising 20 objects in one minute.


set: Liverpool clothing chain Ethel Austin has gone into administration for the fifth time in five years.

set: Ethel Austin goes into administration for fifth time


set: Hamas is blocking the delivery of the humanitarian aid that arrived on the Gaza flotilla, defense establishment sources said on Wednesday.


set: The Detroit Three auto makers are warning of a ``catastrophic collapse'' of the entire US economy if Washington fails to throw the industry an emergency $25-billion lifeline.

set: Auto makers warn of 'catastrophic collapse'


set: Dish Network announced at CES upgrades to it's satellite based broadband internet and DVR services.

set: Dish announces upgraded satellite services


set: Sudanese authorities in the Wadi Salih area of West Darfur are reportedly hiring new settlers to destroy the evidence of mass graves in the area.

set: Authorities hire new settlers to destroy evidence of mass graves


set: CD Projekt Red has announced a new patch for The Witcher 2 which adds two new gameplay modes and a tutorial.

set: CD Projekt Red announces the Witcher 2, version 2.


set: A pervert who repeatedly sexually molested a young girl, and had also been convicted of abducting a 12-year-old boy, today lost his appeal against both his conviction and sentence.


set: One Direction is Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Niall Horan and the handsome young men from the boy band that has taken the world by storm have vowed to improve their language skills for when they travel the globe.

set: Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Niall Horan vow to improve language skills


set: PARIS ' Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn returned home to France on Sunday for the first time since a New York hotel maid accused him of attempted rape, unleashing an international scandal that dashed his chances for the French presidency.

set: Ex-imf chief Strauss-Kahn returns home to France


set: Police say a suicidal man threatened an officer with two large knives Sunday and refused to drop his weapons even after the officer drew his handgun.

set: Police say suicidal man threatened an officer with knives and refused to drop his weapons


set: With tensions escalating with ruling UPA's key alliance partner Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday hoped that ``temporary problems'' with allies will be overcome with ``determination.''

set: Temporary problems with allies will be overcome:


set: A student belonging to the majority Sinhala community was shot dead at an university in predominantly Tamil minority eastern Sri Lanka by unidentified persons, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.

set: Student shot dead at university in eastern Sri Lanka


set: Now that Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson are engaged to be married, and the so-called Jessica Simpson engagement ring has been revealed, what next?


set: CHICAGO ― Illinois students once again scored higher than the national average on the SAT college entrance exam.

set: Ill. students score higher than us average on SAT


set: She's the wife of super hottie footballer David Beckham, but Victoria Beckham has admitted that during her time in the Spice Girls ``no one'' wanted to date her.


set: John Smoltz is ``strongly leaning'' toward signing with the Cardinals, according to a report on ESPN.com.

set: Smoltz leaning toward signing with cards


set: 16.09.2010 Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath has said that steps are already underway to tighten the capital adequacy norms of financial conglomerates of India, besides various other initiatives launched to further strengthen the regulatory and supervisory approaches of these institutions.

set: Steps underway to tighten the capital adequacy norms of financial conglomerates of India :


set: Hollywood actress Kate Hudson reportedly got a boob job earlier this year, according to US reports.


set: Minutes after Jagdeep Chahal was released from jail on a condition he stay out of bars, the 32-year-old Brampton man ran into the Duke of Richmond pub to escape the media.


set: Armed police were called to a North Shore address early this afternoon after screams were heard and a woman was found injured.

set: Armed police called to North Shore address


set: A sub station fire fire has cut power to 1400 people in Wai Iti Crescent, Woburn.


set: Several people were injured in a suspected grenade attack on Tuesday evening at a club in the Kenyan coastal city Mombasa, police said.

set: Several injured in suspected grenade attack in Kenya


set: Niagara Falls motel owner claims high school students trashed rooms Two teenagers pose near an overturned mattress at the Avenue Inn in Niagara Falls on Dec. 14, 2011.


set: More than 550 health professionals and activists from across the country have challenged McDonald's to stop marketing junk food to kids.

set: Health professionals challenge McDonald's to stop marketing to kids


set: Robinho turned up for training with Brazil in a helicopter yesterday following his transfer deadline-beating move to Manchester City.

set: Robinho turns up for training in helicopter


set: Firefighters in St. Mary's County had a busy night battling a large barn fire in St. James.

set: Firefighters busy battling large barn fire


set: One person was sentenced on a felony charge in Southeast District Court in James-town.


set: A father and daughter were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct following a visit to the father's ex-wife in Fairfield on May 22.


set: Union Rural Development minister Jairam Ramesh today said that Maoist violence by and large had declined in Jharkhand.

set: Maoist violence has declined in Jharkhand:


set: A SECOND polar bear that swam hundreds of kilometres from Greenland to Iceland has been shot by police, the second in as many weeks.

set: Second polar bear swims from Greenland to Iceland, is shot


set: More than 15,000 people marched for democracy in Tel Aviv, Saturday night, 15 January, under the title ``Demonstration for democracy.

set: 15,000 people march for democracy in Tel Aviv on Saturday night


set: BRUSSELS - European Union leaders are set to agree at a summit Thursday that Iceland could soon start talks on joining the EU.


set: Tomlinson was hurt in a season-opening victory at Oakland and missed Sunday's home-opening loss to Baltimore.


set: Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz officially became the new opposition leader Monday evening, after Kadima quick the coalition earlier in the week over differences in replacing the Tal Law.

set: Shaul Mofaz officially becomes the opposition leader


set: Cross Reach has scheduled its next food give away for Saturday, June 2, 2012 starting at 11:00 am to the citizens of Beebe and surrounding areas regardless of income, gender, race, creed, or religion.


set: A thief, attempting to steal copper from a gas pipeline, caused a gas leak in a home on the 3300 block of E. Washington Ave., according to Madison police.

set: Thief attempts to steal copper, causes gas leak


set: Geologists find East Coast quakes travel farther earthquake centered in Virginia shows East Coast tremors can travel much farther and cause damage over larger areas than previously thought, the US Geological Survey said Tuesday.


set: TEENAGERS have renovated a Bridgwater care home garden as part of a national youth programme to develop workplace skills.


set: It has emerged that the number of cyclist casualties and injuries has jumped drastically in the UK over the recent years.

set: Number of cyclist casualties & injuries jumps drastically


set: The Internal Revenue Service expects to see a jump in the number of tax returns it receives this year because of the economic stimulus payment.

set: IRS expects to see a jump in tax returns because of the economic stimulus payment


set: Israel is digging tunnels under the Gaza Strip in order to kidnap major figures in the Palestinian ``resistance,'' Hamas Interior Minister Said Siam alleged Thursday in an interview with the London-based Arabic daily Asharq Al-Awsat.


set: Hedge fund redemptions hit a 2011 high in June, according to data released by GlobeOp on Monday.

set: Hedge fund redemptions hit 2011 high in June


set: Subaru reveals two new exclusive 2013 WRX and WRX STI special edition sedan models coming in 2013.

set: 2013 Subaru WRX and WRX STI Special Edition models coming


set: Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, is planning to cut more management and administrative jobs, but isn't saying how many, according to a recorded message and a memo from top executives.

set: Delta air Lines will cut more management jobs


set: The mother of a young man stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack has led almost 100 people on an anti-knife crime march through their home town.


set: Telecoms infrastructure joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks will cut its global workforce by 17,000 in a bid to shed €1 billion in costs by 2013.

set: Nokia Siemens to cut workforce by 17,000


set: A 19-year-old woman feels she was a ``hostage'' on an OC Transpo bus early Thursday after asking a run-of-the-mill question to the driver.


set: Bolivian President Evo Morales on Friday abruptly canceled a decree that sharply raised fuel prices, reacting to widespread protests and the threat of more to come in the biggest setback of his five years in office.

set: Bolivian president Evo Morales cancels a decree that sharply raised fuel prices.


set: A UN special envoy arrived Friday in Burma to pave the way for a possible visit by the UN secretary-general that would be politically delicate because of the continuing trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.


set: Lindsay Lohan ``supports'' the sentence imposed on her after pleading no contest to misdemeanour theft.

set: Lindsay Lohan 'supports' the sentence imposed on her


set: Voltas has strong support around Rs 100 and it has target at Rs 120, says Vishal B Malkan, CMT, www.malkansview.com .

set: Voltas has strong support around Rs 100:


set: West Brom midfielder James Morrison could miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in the Baggies' 3-1 defeat to Newcastle United.

set: West Brom midfielder Morrison could miss the rest of the season


set: A powerful explosion hit the Marjeh district of central Damascus Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring 70 others, according to Syrian state TV.

set: Powerful explosion hits Damascus killing at least 13 people


set: Sen. Vincent Fumo, D-Philadelphia, a key player in the talks over a new state budget, collapsed on the Senate floor yesterday afternoon and was taken to a Harrisburg hospital.


set: Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic set a new world javelin record with a throw of 72.28m at the IAAF World Athletics Final on Saturday.


set: Israel called Sunday for an immediate return to peace talks under the framework of a proposal by the Quartet - the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia.


set: Despite the money, the connections, the charm, an a direct line to the hearts of DC access journalists,* Haley Barbour won't run for president in 2012.


set: The former federal NDP candidate in Sarnia-Lambton lost a leg in a bizarre train accident, QMI Agency has learned.

set: Former NDP candidate loses leg in train accident


set: Ghana plans to establish a central bank account to monitor revenue from crude, once its first oil for export is produced this year, Reuters reported.

set: Ghana plans to establish central bank account to monitor revenue from crude


set: The EU says its foreign policy chief will visit Pakistan to seek ways to help the government alleviate the humanitarian crisis caused by the army's recent anti-Taliban offensive.

set: EU foreign policy chief to visit Pakistan


set: A North Freeway feeder road was shut down early Thursday morning after a fuel spill.

set: North Freeway feeder road shut down after fuel spill


set: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that state without politics is a 'wrong' philosophy, Geo News reported.

set: State without politics is 'wrong' philosophy:


set: ``Iran says BC journalist committed 'violations''' is categorized as ``world''.


set: The 23-year-old man fell 10 feet down a 24-foot well at about 3 pm today, according to Columbia County Emergency and Operations Director Pam Tucker.


set: Entrepreneur William Maris is helping Google launch a venture capital arm, reports The Wall Street Journal.


set: A small brush fire broke out in the hills of Bell Canyon in the Northwest San Fernando Valley Sunday, fire officials said.

set: Small brush fire breaks out in Bell Canyon


set: The media council of Kenya has launched guidelines for journalist while covering the general election.

set: Media council's guidelines for covering elections


set: A ROCK climber has been rescued after falling down a cliff in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.


set: A Freemansburg police officer was injured in a crash while on duty Thursday night, according to the police chief.


set: A driver has admitted killing a grandmother who had been taking her grandson for a stroll on Christmas Eve.


set: The global travel and tourism industry will experience a ``multi-speed'' recovery taking up to a further four years to fully recover to pre-global downturn levels, reveals a report launched at the World Travel Market Vision Conference.

set: Global travel industry to experience multi-speed recovery


set: A Lake of Egypt man has been sentenced for sending threatening mail to a Williamson County lounge.


set: America is great, but the Obama administration is destroying her greatness by treating her enemies with greater respect than our best ally, viz., Israel.


set: Kevin James, the star of the sitcom The King of Queens, is now the king of the North American box office, thanks to a surprisingly strong No. 1 opening for his feature headlining debut.


set: Actress and author Jackie Collins talks to Piers Morgan about dealing with loss and whether she is currently dating.


set: CMS has plans to introduce a new ranking system for nursing homes on its consumer website.

set: CMS plans new ranking system for nursing homes


set: This Sunday Morning Nature piece takes you to the Alabama Swamps of New York State where Egrets roost under the moonlight.


set: Brussels, Sep 10 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Monday repeated that the military alliance has no intention to intervene in Syria and called for a political solution.


set: Several West Virginia state parks turn 75 this year.


set: Bettina Hubers has made claims that singer Sir Paul McCartney had faked paternity tests and had a double stand in for him and reports claim that she has evidence that signatures on paperwork were also faked.


set: Gordon Murray, the investment banker whose conversion to passive investing was the subject of my Your Money column last Nov. 26, died on Saturday at his home in Burlingame, Calif. He was 60 years old and had suffered from glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

set: Gordon Murray, former investment banker, dies at 60


set: Olympic star Mo Farah said he was ``blown away'' at being made a CBE, but admits that missing out on a top spot in the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year was ``difficult to get my head around''.

set: Mo Farah 'blown away' after being made CBE


set: An Elmira school teacher charged with public lewdness is on immediate suspension, according to Superintendent Dr. Raymond Bryant.

set: Elmira teacher charged with public lewdness


set: Malawi Parliament on Friday adjourned sine die after lawmakers gave the stamp of approval to the revised K300 093 416 529 Zero-Deficit Budget which has been cut from K320 billion presented in June 2012.


set: TMZ reports that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are currently having relationship problems, after breaking up and getting back together several times in the last few months.

set: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez having relationship problems


set: Even politicians are aware that political parties in Serbia have become agencies for employment and business.

set: Political parties become agencies for employment and business


set: A fake grenade was recovered in Handwara today, where the PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti was scheduled to hold an election rally on Wednesday.


set: Australia were bowled out for 408 in the first innings shortly before lunch on the third day of the third cricket Test against India at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here Saturday.

set: Australia bowled out for 408 in first innings


set: President Bush has criticized Democrats in Congress for their approach in dealing with the housing crisis and soaring energy prices.


set: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said Pakistan desires friendly and cooperative relations with India.

set: Pakistan desires friendly, cooperative relations with India:


set: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs in a rain-shortened seven-over-a-side World Twenty20 match here on Saturday.

set: South Africa beat Sri Lanka in World Twenty20


set: Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. and EPIR Technologies, Inc. are pleased to announce a collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland for the further development of cadmium telluride solar cells.

set: Sunovia announces collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of technology Zurich for the development of


set: Israel rescued four Persian fallow deer from Iran in 1978.


set: Kesa, the electrical retailer group that owns Comet, has reported a 71% crash in profits for the six months to October 31.


set: The Canberra Raiders and ARL Development are leading the way in the ACT region for rugby league grassroots development within schools in the area.

set: Raiders and arld lead the way in grassroots Development


set: Jury selection began Monday morning for Dena ``Winky'' Thompson's trial.

set: Jury selection begins in 'Winky' Thompson trial


set: With regard to news item on the 59 Digamber Jain indigenous families of the state of Nagaland, the district administration has clarified that they have nothing to do with the criteria for admitting members into Shri Digamber Jain Samaj, Dimapur.


set: Graeme Smith hit a ton in his hundredth Test to win the battle of attrition with England spinner Graeme Swann in the ongoing first Test at Kennington Oval.

set: Graeme Smith wins battle of attrition with Graeme Swann


set: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that transparency is the hallmark of Punjab government and timely completion of all the development projects is being ensured.

set: Transparency is the hallmark of Punjab government:


set: One person was injured when two semis collided last week at an intersection along Highway 60 in Heron Lake.


set: Amnesty International says the US must not hunt down whistleblower Edward Snowden for disclosing information about the government's human rights violations.


set: Hong Kong, Oct 31 Hong Kong stocks fell 3.7 percent in early trading Friday on profit taking after two days of double digit gains.


set: 5 NYC firehouses get landmark status Five New York City firehouses have received landmark status.


set: That's right 36-year-old Nadya Suleman has a boyfriend despite the fact that she claimed she would be celibate until her kids reached 18.


set: NY scribe handwrites King James Bible In the beginning, Phillip Patterson decided to write out every word in the Bible.


set: The United States said on Friday that it continued to believe that a diplomatic solution was possible for the Iranian nuclear file.

set: Us continues to believe of diplomatic solution with iran


set: Lions Gate is offering to combine its business with MGM in a deal supported by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who owns stakes in both movie studios.


set: Rangers closer Frank Francisco played catch for about 10 minutes Thursday, and will likely do that again before returning to the bullpen.


set: George Soros's who is famously known for ``breaking the Bank of England'' by shorting the British Pound, on Black Wednesday in 1992 and earning $2 billion for himself, now says that ``We are in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.''

set: George Soros``We are in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.''


set: Qantas is cancelling its order for 35 B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing in order to reduce its spending.


set: Mr. and Mrs. Roger Emmert of Clarksville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on November 27, 2007 at Honolulu, Hawaii with their family.


set: The city of Duluth has reached a tentative settlement with the family of a man who died in a local hospital after an altercation with police while he was intoxicated.

set: Duluth reaches settlement with family of man who died after altercation with police


set: Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at the close of trade on Wednesday: up 31 cents, or 12.7 per cent, at $2.75 Aquila said arbitration for its West Pilbara Iron ore joint venture project would begin in February.


set: Oil prices slipped about 1 percent to $82.55 today after weak retail sales showed continued weakness in the US economy.


set: MOST consumers want a ``made in Britain'' marque on goods to show that products have been manufactured in this country, according to a new study.

set: Consumers 'want made in great Britain' marque


set: Popular Indian film director Mani Kaul who is best known for his outstanding films like Uski Roti and Duvidha passed away today, at the age of 66.


set: The Great Western Ambulance Service is considering a partnership with another organisation in a bid to save money and improve patient care.

set: Great Western ambulance Service considers partnership


set: The school district is helping families who live in the district stay warm this winter by making sure that they have warm clothes to wear.

set: School district helping families stay warm this winter


set: Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent developed by Joseph S. Silkey, Florissant, Mo., Christopher D. Wilson, St. Louis, and Richard S. Dyer, Maryland Heights, Mo., for an air induction control.

set: Boeing assigned patent for air induction control


set: The Pakistani Taliban has offered protection to Imran Khan who is scheduled to hold a peace march in the violence-prone tribal areas on Sunday, it was reported here.

set: Pakistani Taliban offers protection to Imran Khan


set: Housing affordability for first-home buyers worsened again in Australia in the September quarter, as record low interest rates and government grants stoked demand, a report shows.


set: HOLLYWOOD star Jennifer Love Hewitt has been named the worst actress of the last 25 years.

set: Jennifer Love Hewitt named worst actress of last 25 years


set: Joseph announced on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 201, that he is retiring from professional hockey, ending a 19-year career in the NHL in which he was No. 4 on the career victory list.

set: Goaltender Curtis Joseph retires from NHL


set: The late Paul Newman has been honoured by US lawmakers as a screen legend and humanitarian.


set: The number of US households under foreclosure jumped 32 percent in April compared with the same month last year.

set: US household foreclosures jump 32 percent in April


set: Skip to navigation '' Skip to content '' US Australia/Antarctica Japanese Christian martyrs to be beatified Buzz Up IM del.icio.us Yahoo! Bookmarks By YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press Writer Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Writer -- 15 mins ago AP --


set: Helsinki - Finnish dockworkers Thursday went on strike after overnight mediation failed, with the action expected to affect 80 per cent of exports.


set: DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. Food maker Sara Lee says consumer products giant Procter & Gamble is buying its air care business, Ambi Pur, for $320 million euros, or $470 million.

set: Procter & Gamble buys Sara Lee's air care business, apfn


set: Apple design chief, Sir Jony Ive, has been awarded the coveted gold Blue Peter badge for being an ``inspiration to children around the world.''

set: Sir Jony Ive awarded gold Blue Peter badge


set: British Defense Secretary Des Browne announced on Tuesday that Britain will send a battalion of 600 British troops to Kosovo to maintain public order.

set: Uk to send 600 troops to Kosovo to maintain public order


set: Thomas Wallisch of the United States has won the slopestyle Saturday at the freestyle skiing world championships, beating James Woods of Britain.

set: Thomas Wallisch of us wins slopestyle at freestyle worlds;


set: Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon have renewed their wedding vows in a Los Angeles hospital, just a day after the singer gave birth to twins.

set: Mariah Carey renews wedding vows after giving birth


set: A 19-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gangraped by two youths here, police said.


set: SIX of the injured asylum seekers have taken their first steps and could be released from hospital as early as next week.

set: Six injured asylum seekers take first steps


set: With the city's help and a threat of termination still fresh, the multimillion-dollar disaster housing recovery program is ``progressing steadily,'' a city official said.


set: Research firms Understanding & Solutions and Decision Tree Consulting have merged to create market tracking and consulting organization Futuresource Consulting.

set: Research firms Understanding & Solutions, Decision Tree merge


set: Out-of-favour Nottingham Forest striker David McGoldrick has joined Ipswich Town on loan until May with a view to a permanent move.

set: David McGoldrick joins Ipswich Town on loan


set: Amid recent reports that it is rapidly adding to its nuclear stockpile, Pakistan has also developed second strike capability in case of a probable nuclear conflict.

set: Pak develops second strike capability in probable nuclear conflict:


set: ALAMEDA, Calif. Defensive lineman Richard Seymour has signed his $12.4 million exclusive franchise tag tender with the Oakland Raiders.

set: Defensive lineman Richard Seymour signs $12.4 million franchise tag with Raiders


set: Quality Health Strategies breaks ground on a new headquarters in Easton June 18 with, from left, Mayor Robert Willey of Easton;


set: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has ordered Carlos Tevez to return from Argentina, where he has been on compassionate leave, after the forward ignored repeated requests to give the club a date for his expected return.

set: City boss Mancini ordered Carlos Tevez return from Argentina


set: A vengeful grandfather was caught making napalm after his house was egged by neighbours, a court has heard.

set: Grandfather caught making napalm after being egged


set: Russian regional fixed-line services provider Central Telegraph has launched mobile internet access services, in cooperation with mobile operator Sky Link.

set: Central Telegraph launches mobile internet services


set: A Houston County jury has convicted a Warner Robins man of felony murder in connection with a home invasion.

set: Jury convicts Warner Robins man of murder


set: WebMD Health Corp. announced today the preliminary results of its tender offer to repurchase up to $150 million of its common stock through a modified ``Dutch auction'' tender offer, which expired...

set: WebMD Health Corp. announces preliminary results of its tender offer


set: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge in collaboration with the Waynesboro Exchange Club will be ``Celebrating Kids'' from 10 am to noon April 24 at Ridgeview Park in Waynesboro.

set: Big Brothers Big Sisters will be 'celebrating Kids'


set: INVESTORS FLED FROM mutual funds last month like spectators stampeding out of a burning theatre, leaving the industry with net redemptions of almost $4.5 billion -- the most of any month on record.


set: Japanese baseball officials admit switching match balls to create greater bounce and excitement during games.

set: Japan baseball officials admit switching match balls


set: The US military says two American soldiers died Saturday in Iraq from what the military described as non-combat-related injuries.


set: The New England Revolution activated goalkeeper Matt Reis from the disabled list after Preston Burpo was lost for the season with a broken leg.

set: New England Revolution activate Matt Reis with Preston Burpo lost for season


set: Cablevision Systems Corp. on Tuesday reiterated that it plans to explore various strategic options, including the possible spinoff of one or more of its businesses.

set: Cablevision reiterates plan to explore options


set: The European Union and OSCE will support democratic general elections in Armenia in 2012 and 2013.

set: EU and OSCE to support democratic elections in Armenia


set: There are new changes coming to the classroom and it all revolves around math.


set: Kazakhstan will possibly extend own grains sales market, due to the grain export ban which Russia enforced, and grains export volumes limitations which Ukraine enforced, stated Daulet Uvashev, the Managing Director on commercial issues of the JSC National Company Food Contract Corporation, on August 21.


set: real name Alecia Beth Moore -- has revealed that she wrote a letter to Britain's Prince William about her disgust at the Royal family's choice to go fox hunting.


set: The Sunset Junction street festival has been cancelled this year after the Los Angeles Board of Public Works denied them a permit.


set: Thailand's construction industry is now facing labour shortage resulting in stagnancy of new projects, according to the Construction Institute of Thailand.

set: Construction industry faces labour shortage


set: Autopsy set for dead Madoff associate found at bottom of pool at his sprawling Fla. mansion

set: Autopsy set for Madoff associate found in pool


set: DEK said it would launch ProActiv technology during a free webinar to be held Sept. 24 and 27.


set: Taipei and New Taipei City will number their 5,000 bus stops in the first half of this year to make it easier for passengers to get around, government officials said on Thursday.

set: Taipei and New Taipei City to number bus stops


set: The mess President Barack Obama has us in has resulted from decades of Socialist experimentation and economic misadventures.


set: Dallas police say a homeowner shot a burglar in the shoulder during a home invasion-style robbery attempt.

set: Homeowner shoots burglar during home invasion:


set: Swiss public broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen has launched a new online video portal, The portal offers access to all videos from the SF website that can be watched or send to friends and family.

set: Schweizer Fernsehen launches online video portal


set: Two Santa Ana men were arrested and 11 weapons and multiple rounds of ammunition seized today in a raid of homes in Santa Ana and Corona that stemmed from a car stop by gang detectives earlier this month.

set: Two Santa Ana men arrested, weapons seized during raid


set: Private security firm Blackwater, now called Xe Services, has been fined $42 Million dollars for hundreds of violations of US export control regulations that include illegal weapons export to Afghanistan, providing sniper training for Taiwanese police officers and making unauthorized proposals to train troops in southern Sudan.

set: Blackwater fined $42 Million for hundreds of violations


set: Bethany, Woodbridge and Orange are sponsoring an Earth Day celebration Saturday aimed at sparking children's interest in the environment.

set: Bethany, Woodbridge, Orange to sponsor Earth Day celebration


set: President Barack Obama will raise cash for Democrats in New York this week and in Chicago next month.

set: Obama to raise cash for dems in New York


set:
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set: After tonight's game, Manny Ramirez was placed on the disabled list with an inflamed right hamstring, per Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times.


set: Well known Marathi music composer and director Shrinivas Khale passed away at his residence here early Friday due to old age-related ailments, a family source said.

set: Music composer Shrinivas Khale passes away


set: A Kentucky lawmaker wants to warn tattoo parlor customers that getting ink on their necks could stop them from serving in the military.

set: Lawmaker wants warning at tattoo parlors


set: The Port of Virginia is signing up truck drivers for an online chassis rental program as ocean carriers' move away from providing the equipment.

set: Port of Virginia signs up drivers for chassis rental program


set: Pacquiao, who has returned to help flood victims in his home province which he represents in congress, was showered with confetti although his homecoming this time was much less festive because of his split decision defeat last week in Las Vegas.


set: Uzbekistan has begun supplying gas to China through a pipeline, Uzbekistan's president Islam Karimov said in a statement late Wednesday.

set: Uzbekistan begins supplying gas to China through pipeline


set: Apple Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of personal computers, mobile communication devices, portable digital music and video players, has launched a new online store in China.

set: Apple launches new online store in China


set: The University of Portland announced today it received a $400,000 grant from the Collins Foundation to help renovate a 60-year-old engineering building.

set: University of Portland receives $400,000 grant


set: The subject line was ``Your Orioles Are Coming to Washington.''


set: Consumer confidence soared to its highest level in June since January 2008, according to a private report released Friday.


set: Seal and Heidi Klum took their kids to a Lakers game Friday night in LA and had sweet courtside seats.

set: Seal, Heidi Klum take kids to Lakers game


set: Police are investigating 2 armed robberies that happened within two hours of one another early this morning.


set: The Delhi government Monday approved e-registration of property transactions to cut down on the time taken in such deals and integrate data from various registrar's offices.

set: Delhi approves e-registration for property transactions


set: Sherri Shepherd will host the 42nd annual Dove Awards, which recognize and celebrate achievement in Christian music.

set: Sherri Shepherd to host Gospel music Awards


set: Lance Berkman reached base all four times he was up Friday, but failed to score against the Tigers.


set: Global Industries, engaged in providing support services to the offshore oil and gas industry, has appointed John Reed Jr as CEO of the company, effective March 2, 2010.


set: Networks may be blocking Google TV for now, but it should come as no surprise that Google is quickly working to try to negotiate with television networks in order to gain access to shows.

set: Google is negotiating with television networks


set: Kraft Foods Inc. has agreed to sell a Romanian confectionary business it acquired when it bought Cadbury to the international investment fund Oryxa Capital.

set: Kraft Foods sells Romanian confectionary business


set: Foreclosures filed in Lee County fell in March to 1,198 - down 16 percent from February and lower for the first time in recent memory than the number of public auction sales of foreclosed properties.


set: Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry is mulling a move to the upcoming TV drama 'Higher Learning'.

set: Halle Berry may move to TV for 'Higher Learning'


set: Mysore, The famed Dasara festival that draws thousands of visitors to this cultural capital of Karnataka every year has got under way, promising a feast of pomp and pageantry over the next nine days.

set: Mysore Dasara promises a feast of pomp and pageantry


set: Nairobi/Berlin - A German terrorism suspect has been arrested in Kenya and deported home, the German Foreign Office confirmed on Tuesday.

set: German terrorism suspect arrested in Kenya and deported


set: Barclays Wealth has expanded its presence in east of England region by opening a new office in Cambridge.

set: Barclays Wealth opens new office in Cambridge


set: It appears that Appaloosa Management founder David Tepper has turned cautious on the markets.


set: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the authorities to take all necessary steps in advance so Bangladeshi nationals could perform the holy Hajj this year properly and without any hazards.


set: Kolkata, Jan 3 A fire broke out in a cloth godown in the commercial area of Burrabazar in the city this morning.


set: Ami Bera, candidate for California's 3rd congressional district, challenges Dan Lungren to town hall meetings.


set: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger labelled his side ``naive'' after they lost 1-0 to Ipswich Town in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final at Portman Road.

set: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger labels side 'naive'


set: New credit card rules designed to offer consumers protection from sudden interest rate hikes and hidden charges take effect Monday.


set: A small plane crashed in Santa Clarita near Los Angeles on Saturday, killing two people on board, authorities said.


set: An Ontario air ambulance on its way to pick up a patient has crashed, killing two pilots and two paramedics.

set: Ontario air ambulance crash kills pilots and paramedics


set: Utica native and entertainment icon Annette Funicello has died at the age of 70.

set: Utica native Annette Funicello dies at age 70


set: Morits Skaugen, a Norwegian entrepreneur, published an article in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten on Oct 12, in which he credits China for its development and progress and suggests that it is China that truly deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.


set: Armenia will receive a full membership status to the International Organization of La Francophonie during the Organization's summit in Kinshasa, French Ambassador to Armenia Henri Reynaud informed during a press conference on Monday.

set: Armenia will receive full membership to International Organization of La Francophonie --


set: Nicolo Rizzuto Sr. arrives in Montreal court Thursday in Montreal, where he plead guilty to two counts of tax evasion.


set: Kaizer Chiefs' Jeffrey Ntuka said he was happy to repay the confidence shown to him by coach Vladimir Vermezovic after the team beat Manchester City 1-0 in Pretoria to lift the Vodacom Challenge on Saturday.


set: Tracy Morgan passed out on stage during the Emmys on Sunday night, much to the shock of viewers.


set: Trend News N.Abdullayeva / Azerbaijan and Iraq will develop co-operation with regards to the youth policy.

set: Azerbaijan and Iraq to develop co-operation on youth policy


set: Good Samaritans foiled a purse snatching in Cookeville after chasing down the suspect.

set: Good Samaritans foil purse snatching in Cookeville


set: The racial gap in colon cancer death rates is widening, a new report says, and experts partly blame blacks' lower screening rates and poor access to quality care.

set: Racial gap in colon cancer deaths is widening


set: No children were injured this morning when a school bus they were riding on collided with a car on Route 202 in Lebanon, state police said.


set: The Bank of Baroda has opened nine more branches in Gujarat to mark its entry into the 102nd year of its existence.


set: A local ski instructor for people with disabilities needs your help!


set: The UAE Official Hajj Mission Chairman, Mohammed Obaid Al-Mazruei, has said that this year's Hajj ''is the best'' in 15 years based on the testimony of Saudi authorities, who attributed the great success to the expansion in all facilities and holy sites by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj.


set: Before Tambuwal's intervention, fuming Reps had taken exception to the former President's chastisement with the Deputy Minority Leader, Mr. Suleiman Kawu, already submitting that ``Obasanjo lacked the moral authority to call lawmakers rogues and armed robbers.''

set: Obasanjo lacks the moral authority to call us armed robbers --


set: Builder confidence remained steady in January, holding at his highest level in nearly seven years, but progress is being stymied somewhat by wrangling over fiscal policies.

set: Builder confidence remains steady in January


set: Doping-linked Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou will not be facing maximum sentences if convicted in a perjury trial, under recommendations made in court Tuesday.

set: Greek sprinters not facing maximum sentences


set: A 13-year-old girl, who collapsed and later died while swimming at a south Delhi sports complex on Tuesday night, has raised serious concerns about the safety of children at various swimming pools across the Capital.

set: Girl dies while swimming at south Delhi sports complex


set: Another asylum seeker boat has arrived near Christmas Island, taking the total to six since the Australian Government announced a potential deal with Malaysia.

set: Asylum seeker boat arrives near Christmas Island


set: FINANCIAL analyst Justin Urquhart Stewart argued that a revitalised Northern Rock should be allowed to grow and become a competitor to the existing high-street banks when he visited the North East yesterday.

set: Northern Rock 'should be allowed to grow'


set: Pro LTTE websites today said a senior terrorist leader known as Balraj had died in a heart attack at an LTTE base in Wanni on Tuesday.

set: Terrorist chief Balraj dies in a heart attack


set: In what could be the ultimate act of feminism, wild female North American pit vipers have been shown to give birth without mating, according to a new report published in the Royal Society's Biology Letters.

set: Female pit vipers give birth without mating


set: When Pastor Rick Warren asked the two candidates running for the presidency of the United States what it means to them to be a Christian, this is what they said.