set: The Olympic Flame has arrived in Pembroke after spending an historic day winding its way through the Ottawa Valley.


set: Evotec, a pharmaceutical company, has entered into a multiple target drug discovery collaboration with Shionogi & Co to identify small molecule modulators of various protein-protein interaction targets.

set: Evotec enters into drug discovery collaboration with Shionogi


set: A Turkish news agency, quoting Iraqi Kurds, says Turkish warplanes have hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.

set: Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebel targets


set: Police are seeking information on a burglary in rural Malta, according to a news release from DeKalb County Crime Stoppers.


set: Almost 30,000 new voters have registered to vote since the mobile registration exercise was launched two weeks ago, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson said on Wednesday.


set: Industry analysts are predicting that RealNetworks might sell a majority stake in their Rhapsody music service this year.

set: RealNetworks might sell a stake in Rhapsody this year


set: On May 1, 2013, the Eugene Airport will celebrate 70 years of commercial air service.


set: INTERNATIONAL best-selling author Bryce Courtenay has delivered a scathing attack on Tasmania's forestry industry, calling for a $5 visitor tax to halt the ``graffiti of physical destruction.''

set: Bryce Courtenay calls for $5 visitor tax


set: Anglian Water is applying for a drought permit after the driest spring in Northamptonshire for 80 years.

set: Anglian water applies for drought permit after dry spring


set: Low-cost carrier IndiGo ( Images ) on Wednesday said it plans to hire up to 1,500 people this year to support its major expansion drive.


set: Fidesz chairman Viktor Orbán and the party's four deputy chairpersons, Mihály Varga, Lajos Kósa, Zoltán Pokorni and Ildikó Gáll Pelcz were re-elected at the 23rd Fidesz convention in the Sportmax stadium in Budapest's 12th District on Saturday afternoon.


set: A pair of exciting two-year-olds, both by first season sires, shone in official trials on different sides of the country on Monday.


set: Telugu actor Balakrishna, who has earlier played Lord Ram in Sri Rama Rajyam, is now all set to reprise the role a warrior king in his 100th film.

set: Balakrishna playing a warrior king in his 100th film?


set: Farm conservation practices not only preserve soil and water, but they also can save growers money, says Tony Vyn, a Purdue Extension agronomist.

set: Conservation practices preserve soil, save money


set: Malaysia has called for a better coordination among Asia-Pacific nations in facing natural disasters.

set: Malaysia calls for better coordination to face natural disaster


set: Earvin ``Magic'' Johnson on Wednesday night returned to his hometown to back Democrat Barack Obama for president, telling residents they can help turn around the city's economy if they vote in November.

set: Magic Johnson returns to hometown to back Barack Obama


set: The Texas House on Saturday approved a bushel of bills to further soften gun laws that were already among the most firearms-friendly in America, allowing college students to carry handguns in class, creating special, potentially armed marshals in public schools and exempting the state from any future federal bans on assault rifles, high-capacity magazines or universal background checks.

set: Texas House approves bushel of bills softening gun laws


set: Chad Chaffin still has the desire to race in one of NASCAR's top tier series.


set: A pair of Tamil Tiger leaders were shot dead as they tried to surrender following desperate last-minute negotiations to guarantee their safety, it was claimed last night.

set: Tamil Tiger leaders were shot 'while trying to surrender'


set: Small cap and microcap stocks positioned for high yield returns in the penny stocks markets are highlighted in the daily newsletter published by WallStreetGrand.com, a trusted source for investor resources and trading information.


set: An Israeli war on Iran ``will eventually happen,'' but the Jewish state will be destroyed as a result, Jafari said in comments published on Saturday.


set: Tropical storm ``Bebeng,'' which made landfall over Catanduanes before noon Sunday, left 15 people dead, 3 others missing and another 2 injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported on Tuesday.

set: 'Bebeng' leaves 15 dead, 3 others missing


set: European stock markets snapped a five-session winning streak as shares ended lower in a choppy session Monday.


set: Cynthia Nixon was appalled when a group of young teenage girls quizzed her about her sex life on public transport.

set: Cynthia Nixon appalled being quizzed about her sex life


set: Russia must modernize its armed forces and upgrade its nuclear deterrent, in part by building a new air and space defence network, the president said Friday.

set: Russia will upgrade its nuclear deterrent:


set: A state liquor control agent from Allentown suffered a medical emergency Monday afternoon and crashed a state police car into a public building and mail box in Collegeville, Montomery County, police said.

set: State liquor agent from Allentown crashes into montco building


set: Between the Smoke Monster, Mrs. Hawking, Jacob's cabin, the sideways timeline, and Desmond, is it even possible we'll get a Lost finale that satisfies the fan base?


set: WGL Holdings, Inc. today announced that it will hold a live Internet webcast of its third quarter fiscal year 2012 earnings conference call at 10:30 am Eastern time August 6, 2012.

set: WGL Holdings, Inc. to webcast third quarter fiscal year 2012 earnings conference call


set: Former terror suspect Mohamed Haneef has accused the Australia police of racism following his arrest last year at Brisbane Airport.


set: The Dalai Lama met on Monday with two senior US officials ahead of his scheduled visit to the United States next month, his spokesman said.


set: Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm has admitted she uses ex bandmate Victoria Beckham's name to get tables in restaurants.

set: Mel c uses posh's name to get table in restaurants


set: Apple has posted a video of the special notebook event that took place today in Cupertino.


set: Internationally renowned actor and women's rights activist Maria Bello will give a talk at her alma mater, Villanova University, at 4 today in the Connelly Center cinema.

set: Actor/activist Maria Bello to talk at Villanova University


set: Play areas for children are to become compulsory in new housing developments in London under new planning guidance.


set: Jared Leto has confirmed that 30 Seconds to Mars will in fact stay together.


set: eBureau, a leader in predictive analytics for consumer-facing businesses, today announced record revenue for the first half of 2011.

set: EBureau announces record revenue for first half of 2011


set: TMZ reports that Elton John is being sued over the lyrics to his song ``Nikita''.

set: Elton John sued over the song ``Nikita''


set: NASCAR announced that it confiscated the rear gear of the No. 55 car on Friday and will take it back to the R&D Center for further inspection.


set: Bollywood actor-director Satish Kaushik has opined that good-looking Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni could be a good actor.


set: A 23-year-old Seymour man faces burglary and theft charges after an incident reported in the Seymour area Monday afternoon.

set: Seymour man faces burglary, theft charges


set: Celine Dion announced Friday on her Web site that she and husband Rene Angelili are expecting twin boys.


set: A Robbins woman is facing multiple charges in connection with a vehicle break in that happened on Jan. 23.


set: Education agents may soon be regulated by the peak body representing migration agents, following yet another private college closure.


set: In a letter emailed to her supporters on Friday afternoon, state Sen. Katherine Clark announced that she will be running for Congress.

set: Katherine Clark announces she is running for Congress


set: The director of the Control Office of the Strategic Programmes of the Economic Coordination Ministry, Mário Rui Pires, Tuesday, in Luanda, said that public/private partnership in terms of roads reduces government investments in the sector and guarantees more efficiency.

set: Public/private partnership reduces government investments


set: Dr. Laura has quit after creating controversy after using the n-word multiple times on her show.


set: Illinois Tool Works has appointed Sundaram Nagarajan as executive vice president of global welding businesses.

set: Illinois Tool Works appoints executive vice president


set: A latest study from the Federal University of Ceara in Brazil states that organically grown tomatoes have higher levels of vitamin C when compared to conventionally grown tomatoes.

set: Organically grown tomatoes have higher levels of vitamin C


set: The Board of Directors of the High Yield Plus Fund, Inc. declared monthly dividends of $0.025 per share at its March 11, 2009 meeting.

set: The high Yield Plus Fund, Inc. declares monthly dividends


set: Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil is heading back to the stage after recovering from a serious respiratory problem.

set: Biffy Clyro singer Simon Neil recovers from respiratory problem


set: The Alzheimer's Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter will present ``The Caregiver: Are Your Needs Being Met?,'' a free educational program for family caregivers on Tuesday, April 27, from 6 to 7 pm at Emeritus at Hillsborough, 600 Auten Road in Hillsborough.

set: Alzheimer's Association to present educational program at Emeritus at Hillsborough


set: Floods along Mississippi as forecast puts more communities at risk Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the growing accumulation of snow in the upper Midwest tempered any feelings of victory.


set: Australia beat Italy 32-14 on Saturday to get its autumn tour back on track following losses to England and Irish province Munster.


set: Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that 43 contracts totaling $138.3 million have been awarded for highway and bridge projects across North Carolina, including 12 projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

set: 43 contracts awarded for highway projects


set: The former backup dancer, Kevin Federline, known as K-Fed to his friends and fans, was recently hospitalized in Australia.

set: Kevin Federline hospitalized in Australia


set: Thai and Cambodian troops ceased hostilities on Wednesday along their disputed border more than two hours after gunfire broke out, according to the Cambodian army.

set: Thai and Cambodian troops cease hostilities


set: What is a storm surge and why is it dangerous?


set: Atlantic Canada's dominant telephone company, Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund, says it is cutting 500 management jobs in a move to streamline operations and improve its bottom line.


set: A Congolese colonel was sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity in a landmark rape case in the Central African country, considered to be the rape capital of the world.

set: Congolese colonel sentenced in landmark rape case


set: CABBIES could be forced to smarten up and take a local version of the London drivers' Knowledge test.


set: Stacey Solomon has revealed that she considered having an abortion when she found out she was pregnant at the age of 18.

set: Stacey Solomon considered having an abortion


set: ``Hrithik taught me abuses like 'ullu ke pathe' and lines like 'main tumse pyaar karti hoon' though I didn't know the meaning of it for a long time,'' revealed the Latin beauty.

set: 'Hrithik taught me abuses like 'ullu ke pathe''--


set: An Atlantic City man was shot in the area of Carver Hall in Atlantic City on Sunday night, less than 26 hours after another shooting around the corner.


set: Salamander Energy plc provides an operational update on current activity across its three core areas.

set: Salamander Energy provides operational update


set: A fire breaks out in a vacant commercial building on Cranston Street in Providence.


set: Colorado lost a net 6,900 non-farm payroll jobs in June from the month before, and the state's unemployment rate edged up to 8.2 percent, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday.

set: Colorado loses 6,900 payroll jobs in June; unemployment edges up


set: OURAY, Colo. ― Wildlife officials are on the lookout for a bear that took a dip at a motel pool.


set: The NBA announced today that they're officially postponing training camp and canceling 43 preseason games.

set: NBA postpones training camp and cancels 43 preseason games


set: A federal hearing is underway in Letcher County to determine if a coal miner was discriminated against when he videotaped alleged safety violations in the mine where he worked and then showed that tape to M-SHA.


set: Technical indicators have deteriorated, suggesting possible downside probing in days ahead, or perhaps a more prolonged downside correction in weeks ahead.


set: Global audit firm Deloitte is in the race along-with a few other firms to become the statutory auditor for Mahindra Satyam.

set: Deloitte in race to become statutory auditor for Mahindra Satyam


set: Hillary Clinton took charge of the State Department on Thursday, proclaiming the start of a new era of robust US diplomacy to tackle the world's crises and improve America's standing abroad.

set: Hillary Clinton takes charge at State Department


set: Dalton State College is pleased to welcome award-winning blues artist EG Kight back to campus for an evening of jazz, country, Southern rock, gospel and blues on Tuesday, Dec. 1, in the Goodroe Auditorium of Memorial Hall.

set: Dalton State College welcomes blues singer EG Kight


set: A South Dakota man who donated part of his liver to his brother has died, temporarily halting live donor liver transplants at The University of Colorado Hospital.


set: Cardinals starting QB John Skelton was carted off the field with a right ankle injury.

set: Cardinals QB Skelton carted off with ankle injury


set: Kris Jenner, the matriarch of the Kardashian clan, is laughing off rumors that she and her husband of 21 years, Bruce Jenner are headed for a divorce.

set: Kris Jenner laughs at rumors that she and Bruce Jenner are divorcing


set: David Bowie and Pink Floyd back catalogs could be bought by entertainment mogul Simon Fuller, according to reports.

set: David Bowie, Pink Floyd back catalogs to be bought by Simon Fuller?


set: IMUSA, a leading cookware brand with deep roots in Latin America and the United States, celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with the debut of a new cookbook, ``Latin Flavors in America''.

set: IMUSA celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with new cookbook


set: Washington, Aug 11 US President Barack Obama will spend his annual summer vacation in Martha''s Vineyard at the end of this month, the White House has said.

set: Obama to spend his annual summer vacation at Martha''s Vineyard


set: Hannity says retired Col. Oliver North will join him during the Reno stop at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts.

set: Oliver North to join Sean Hannity in Reno


set: Judas Priest will be performing live at the Journal Pavilion in Albuquerque , New Mexico on Wednesday, August 27 at 5:30 pm.

set: Judas Priest to perform live at the Journal Pavilion in Albuquerque August 27


set: A dirt bike rider was injured at about 4 pm Sunday when the bike he was riding crashed in woods along Creek Road, West Mahoning Township.


set: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is listed as questionable for this Sunday's contest against the Baltimore Ravens.


set: Pakistan Railways has restored two trains 354 Down and 353 Up which were closed on Malakwal Section due to the shortage of oil.


set: The Boston Bruins released four players from training camp, including top prospect Tuukka Rask.

set: Boston Bruins release four players from training camp


set: TAMPA, Fla. ― Debra Lafave, a former Tampa teacher convicted of having sex with a 14-year-old student, has been released from house arrest.


set: Colorful new mixers by KitchenAid are displayed at the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago on Monday, March 7.


set: Celebrity parents Jon and Kate Gosselin say they plan to divorce.


set: B-town box office goldmine Salman Khan has become immortal in Turkey and this happened while he was shooting for his most awaited 'Ek Tha Tiger' co-starring Katrina, produced by YRF and directed by Kabir Khan.


set: On Monday night a 20 years old TCU student was found dead by her roommate.


set: Christian Taylor of the United States won the men's triple jump at the world championships on Sunday, beating defending champion Phillips Idowu of Britain.

set: Christian Taylor of us wins triple jump at worlds


set: A prayer vigil was held Sunday at 3 pm for a missing 14-year-old girl from Franklin County.


set: Foreign Minister Winston Peters initially pushed hard for expatriate billionaire Owen Glenn to be made New Zealand honorary consul in Monaco, papers released today reveal.

set: Peters pushed for Glenn as consul - papers reveal


set: Marcus Trescothick could return to the Somerset team for Sunday's CB40 clash with Durham, after scoring 42 for the second XI in his first innings since ankle surgery.

set: Marcus Trescothick could return for Somerset in CB40 clash with Durham


set: On May 7th, 2012, SolarCity announced that it has opened a new 15,000-square-foot operations center in Marlborough, Mass. The new operations center will bring the area new jobs and help Massachusetts businesses, non-profit organizations and homeowners save money through better energy options, the company emphasizes.

set: SolarCity opens new operations center in Massachusetts


set: A federal judge in California Wednesday night struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act as applied to a federal employee who sought benefits for her same-sex spouse.

set: Federal Judge in California strikes down key provision of DOMA


set: Comcast announced Tuesday that it has added 32 new HD channels in Oregon and southwest Washington.


set: Prosoniq announces that it will discontinue development of its Windows products starting June 1st, 2009.


set: Asian stocks rose on Friday, trying for a fifth day of gains, as investors bought riskier assets because they were hoping that the global economy could not get any worse, though US and Japanese data left some doubts.


set: Government health workers distributed condoms in a Manila flower market area Saturday on the eve of Valentine's Day.

set: Government health workers distribute condoms for Valentine's Day


set: At least four are confirmed dead after a powerful earthquake that jolted eastern Indonesia early Monday.

set: At least four confirmed dead after powerful earthquake


set: High security surveillance cameras will be installed on 13 entry and exit points of Faisalabad.

set: 'Security cameras to be installed at 13 points'


set: With all of the hubbub of modern life and your busy daily schedule, it's entirely possible that you have forgotten one very fundamental aspect of your physical and mental makeup as an AutoWeek reader--karting is fun.


set: Google is aiming to produce renewable energy cheaper than coal, both through its own research and by investing in outside companies, with the goal of having such a system operational within a few years.

set: Google aiming to produce renewable energy


set: A total of 389,129 illegal immigrants had been arrested in Sabah between 1990 and 2008, the State Secretary Datuk Sukarti Wakiman said.

set: 389,129 illegal immigrants arrested in Sabah since 1990


set: BEST mates Gary McSheffrey and Michael Doyle were re-United this week when they reported for pre-season training with Coventry City.

set: Best mates Gary McSheffrey and Michael Doyle re-United


set: Firefighters in Forest City say their current station is old and obsolete.

set: Firefighters say their station is obsolete


set: The first round of cuts were made on Friday at the Greyhound Training Camp which left 43 players to fight for a spot on the 2011-2012 Greyhound roster.


set: this time layered with a cozy topper -- actress Naomi Watts heads back into her apartment while fiancé Liev Schreiber packs and loads the car on Friday in downtown NYC.


set: Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died of a sudden infection while recovering from an illness at a hospital abroad, the African nation's state-run television said today.


set: Digital television recorder maker TiVo Inc said it will buy advertisement research company TRA Inc for about $20 million to beef up its presence in the television analytics market.


set: The transition of case management of state wards from KVC-Nebraska to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has been completed, according to CEO Kerry Winterer.


set: The death toll in Dang bus accident has reached 20 with over three dozens injured and many more still missing, reports said.

set: Death toll in Dang bus accident reaches 20


set: The US is expected to replace its ambassador to Seoul, considering deputy assistant secretary of state Joseph Donovan as a strong candidate to take the position, reports have said.

set: US expected to replace ambassador to Seoul


set: Fisher signed with the Thunder for the remainder of the season on Thursday, not quite a week after he was traded to Houston by the Lakers and subsequently bought out of his contract instead of playing with the Rockets.

set: Derek Fisher signs with Oklahoma City Thunder


set: Nike is now offering an exclusive 10% discount to all eligible US military personnel and family members including the National Guard.

set: Nike offers discount to military personnel


set: Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha could be set to make a return to France with OGC Nice after being released by Italian giants Lazio, talkSPORT reports.

set: Louis Saha set to return to France with Nice


set: TraceSecurity Inc., a provider of on-demand security compliance, introduced Tuesday its newest offering, TraceSecurity IT Security Audit Manager.

set: TraceSecurity introduces TraceSecurity IT security audit Manager


set: The once-great Lotus name is poised to return to Formula One next year after being used for the submission of an entry to next year's world championship.

set: Lotus name poised to return to Formula One


set: Both sides in war-ravaged Syria need to attend US-Russian sponsored peace talks for the political process to work, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said today.

set: Both sides in Syria must attend talks, Baird says


set: India agreed to let US military teams search the Himalayan mountains for remains of US service members missing since World War II.


set: The Irish Farmers' Association says that Irish pig farmers are not benefitting despite the rise in pig market prices and strength in exports.

set: Pig farmers not benefitting from rising market


set: Tottenham have reported Liverpool and Manchester United to the Premier League as a result of their respective interest in Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov.

set: Spurs report Liverpool, United to the Premier League


set: Australian public broadcaster ABC has appointed Michael Brealey as its head of strategy and governance.


set: Gas prices in Massachusetts are continuing to rise, jumping another four cents in the past week to an average of $2.80 for a gallon of self-serve regular.


set: The public sector minimum wage will also be implemented in the private sector starting from October, Minister of Manpower Ahmed al-Borai said on Saturday.

set: Minimum wage to be implemented in private sector in October


set: Prince Harry has paid a personal tribute to the Queen, describing her as a ``wonderful, caring grandmother'' to whom he is utterly devoted.


set: Hrithik Roshan, the only desi superhero of our bollywood who can move mountains and fly in the sky in films, has gone for tattooing his wife Susanne's name on his right wrist to show his love and unflinching loyalty to the lady.

set: Hrithik Roshan tattoos wife Susanne name!!


set: But Funkhouser also defended his sharp comments yesterday to the park board.

set: Funkhouser defends his comments to park board


set: Earl Charles Spencer, the brother of the late Princess Diana, has married for a third time.

set: Earl Charles Spencer marries for third time


set: THE FINANCIAL REGULATOR has told banks to cease raising interest rates on customers' variable rate mortgages -- and threatened action if they fail to comply.


set: The Cribs are set to take over NME Radio on Friday, playing a live session and picking tunes to play on air.

set: The Cribs to take over NME Radio with live session


set: Gaming firm International Game Technology Monday vouched for the re-election of the company's eight incumbent directors at its annual meeting of Shareholders on March 5, where shareholders will be asked to determine which director nominees best serve the interests of all IGT shareholders.

set: International Game Technology vouches for re-election of incumbent directors


set: Actor Gerard Depardieu has been granted Russian citizenship after a row in his native France over a new super-tax on the rich.

set: Actor Gerard Depardieu granted Russian citizenship


set: NBC said Tuesday it has canceled ``The Playboy Club,'' a drama series that premiered on the US broadcast network Sept. 20.


set: Dublin, Aug 17 Irish singer Ronnie Drew of the traditional music band The Dubliners has died at the age of 73 in Dublin after a long illness, national broadcaster RTE reported.

set: Irish musician Ronnie Drew of the Dubliners dies at 73


set: From 20-26 September, sales of Garant Ekologiska organic products will be supporting Save the Children.

set: Organic products support Save the Children


set: Grammy Award-winning rock band Maroon 5, which has received heavy play of ``Moves Like Jagger,'' welcomed the new Carnival Magic to Galveston, Texas, with a concert Sunday.


set: Britain will buy 22 Chinook helicopters from Boeing Co. as part of a 900 million pound investment in new equipment for troops in Afghanistan, the government announced Tuesday.

set: Britain to buy 22 Chinook helicopters from Boeing


set: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that the new generation of Kashmiris will identify with 2001 Parliament Attack accused Afzal Guru because the latter belonged to their generation, and added that every generation of Kashmiri has his or her symbol.

set: New generation of Kashmiris will identify with Afzal Guru:


set: The AFL will move to protect existing clubs from being frozen out at draft time and stripped of top players when new franchises are introduced on the Gold Coast and western Sydney.


set: Nigeria has installed two 3-D full body scanners at its largest airport to combat terrorism three months after a botched attempt by a young Nigerian to blow up an American jet.


set: Gwen Stefani celebrated her 40th birthday with her family and friends including Kate Beckinsale and her husband Len Wiseman.


set: Microsoft thrall and game designer Peter Molyneux has confirmed that Fable III will be episodic, stating that ``the first big episodes'' will make up the main game, and smaller installments shall follow as DLC.


set: Pentax has announced that it will be offering instant rebates on some of its cameras that will be effective form April 3 to April 11.

set: Pentax offers instant rebates on cameras


set: GE Capital, the finance arm of General Electric, has listed a recently completed $500m Sukuk on NASDAQ Dubai, the Middle East's international exchange.

set: GE Capital lists recently completed $500m Sukuk on NASDAQ Dubai


set: Fargo may add two levels to a downtown parking ramp instead of trying to build a new structure in the city's increasingly dense core.


set: Actress Jiah Khan , who committed suicide by hanging herself at her Juhu residence, was laid to rest at the Santa Cruz graveyard on Wednesday.


set: A woman was nabbed with 1.51kgs of heroin at Mawiththara, Piliyandala by the Police Narcotics Bureau on Sunday.


set: Justin Bieber was on hand to pay tribute to Michael Jackson at a handprint ceremony held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre for the late singer.

set: Justin Bieber pays tribute to Michael Jackson


set: The mother of 1 of the six young people killed in a shooting rampage by an off-duty deputy sheriff two years ago says she still feels an emptiness that will probably never go away.

set: Mother: ``an emptiness that'll never go away''


set: Ryan Seacrest has been granted a permanent restraining order against a man who stormed the E!


set: Mozambique has issued an international tender for oil and gas exploration in the central province of Sofala, reports the state-run daily paper Noticias on Tuesday.

set: Mozambique issues tender for oil and gas exploration


set: US intelligence chief discourages the policy of web and phone tracking by the Obama Administration.

set: Intelligence chief discourages web tracking


set: A 46-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after pleading not guilty to swindling a woman out of her jewellery worth in excess of e2,329.37 on and before January.


set: The average age at which Korean women give birth to their first child is continuing to rise as more and more women are waiting to marry or choosing to become celibate.

set: Average age of Korean women giving birth continues to rise


set: Pakistani security officials Monday claimed to have killed 10 militants in the country's restive tribal district along the Afghan border.

set: Pakistan security officials kill 10 militants


set: Barclays bought the bank arm of insurer Standard Life for 226 million pounds on Monday to build up its mortgage and savings business.

set: Barclays buys insurer Standard Life for a£226 million


set: A jury on Friday ordered an Texas bus company to pay more than $132 million to the victims of a fatal crash on a snowy Colorado road in 2005.

set: Jury orders Texas bus company to pay $132 million to victims of fatal crash in Colorado


set: More than 27,000 customers remain without power after a winter storm dumped ice, freezing rain, sleet and snow on the state.

set: More than 27,000 remain without power after storm


set: The Indians activated closer Chris Perez off the disabled list today and sent left-hander TJ House to Triple-A Columbus.

set: Indians activate Chris Perez, send down TJ House


set: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, an expert in specialty coffee and coffee makers, has committed over $2m to support two clean water projects in communities where the company sources coffee in Nicaragua.

set: Green Mountain coffee Roasters supports clean water projects


set: Police in California say a parolee targeted gay men on Craigslist, set up fake ``dates,'' then kidnapped and robbed them.

set: Parolee targeted gay men over Craigslist


set: A crane operator was injured Wednesday morning when his machine overturned outside a Bradenton school.

set: Crane operator injured when machine overturns at Bradenton school


set: Author Dominick Dunne, who told stories of shocking crimes among the rich and famous through his magazine articles and best-selling novels such as The Two Mrs Grenvilles, died today at his home in New York.


set: In advance of President Obama's visit on Monday, MSNBC's ``Morning Joe'' will broadcast live from Pensacola on Friday, according to an MSNBC press release.

set: 'Morning Joe' to broadcast live from Pensacola


set: Kraft is expected to make a hostile bid for the British confectioner Cadbury on Monday, making official its attempt to create an international food giant after more than two months of posturing, according to people briefed on the matter.

set: Kraft expected to make a hostile bid for Cadbury


set: Jimena's maximum sustained winds decreased to near 35 mph early Friday and forecasters said the depression was expected to keep weakening.


set: Figures show two Teesside health trusts are winning the battle against hospital bugs.

set: Teesside health Trusts winning the battle against bugs


set: Govt not elaborating on outlook timing Updated: 12:02, Friday October 19, 2012 Treasury insists the economy hasn't changed substantially since the federal budget, even though mining investment projections have been scaled back due to a significant fall in key commodity prices.


set: Compliance with Environment Agency PPC permit requirements, QA/continuity, legal-evidence quality data and reducing a weeks work to seconds are part of the huge gains for landfill operators with Geotech latest PC download software, GPS borehole finder and Event Log options for the Geotech GA2000/GEM2000 portable gas analysers.


set: Two Edmonton police officers were struck by a vehicle while they were investigating a collision early Sunday morning.


set: A cadre of 100 Jamaican women will be trained for leadership positions in a programme sponsored by the United Nations Democratic Fund under the theme, 'Strengthening Women's leadership in Jamaica'.

set: Women to be trained for leadership positions


set: Health inspectors have found that Scotland's national hospital could make some improvements to ensure that all policies are up to date.

set: Health inspectors find that National hospital could make improvements


set: NOTORIOUS Gold Coast conman Peter Foster was arrested on the Gold Coast this morning.

set: Conman Peter Foster arrested on Gold Coast


set: Don King was stopped trying to board an airplane with bullets on him in Cleveland.

set: Don King caught trying to board airplane with bullets


set: Gems producer Gemfields has appointed Hollywood actress Mila Kunis as the new face of the brand.


set: A 58-year-old Boca Raton woman has pleaded guilty to accepting nearly $40,000 in kickbacks from a caterer who then received federal money to provide meals to low-income children at day care centers.

set: Boca woman pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks from caterer


set: The Windy City Storm 14U baseball team won the 2011 CABA Illinois State Championship tournament Sunday, June 5th to retain title as Illinois State Champions.

set: Windy City Storm retain title as Illinois State Champions


set: BC-FBNChiefs-Broncos,0294 Broncos rally from early deficit to beat Chiefs Eds:


set: Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says large-scale layoffs will start Tuesday and roll out through the summer months.


set: The embattled Chuck Hagel will be America's next secretary of Defense, after all.

set: Chuck Hagel will be secretary of Defense.


set: A sex offender facing a trial today that could have led to his indefinite civil commitment agreed to the commitment rather than stand trial.

set: Sex offender agrees to commitment rather than stand trial


set: SAN FRANCISCO -Giants manager Bruce Bochy was ejected in the seventh inning of Monday night's interleague game against the Detroit Tigers after arguing a play at the plate.


set: Five Alaska school districts have each received a suspicious envelope filled with an unknown substance this week.

set: Five Alaska School districts receive suspicious envelopes


set: A former astronaut pleaded guilty Tuesday to attacking a romantic rival in an airport parking lot after driving 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando to confront her.

set: Astronaut pleads guilty in attack on rival


set: President Barack Obama pleased business groups in recent weeks by negotiating a deal that extends all of the Bush-era tax cuts and filling two key White House positions with business-friendly executives.


set: Veteran spy writer John le Carré has given his last interview upon the publication of his 22nd book.


set: The Staten Island branch of the New York Urban League will host a Black History Month symposium titled, ``The Impact and Meaning of the Election of President Barack Obama'' on Wednesday at 6 pm in the Concert Hall in the College of Staten Island, Willowbrook.

set: Urban League to host black History Month symposium


set: Tiger announces new routes and aircraft Updated: 18:41, Sunday December 16, 2012 A year and a half after its Australian fleet was grounded over safety concerns, Tiger Airways has added several routes and a new aircraft to its roster.


set: Sen. Ron Johnson lost a bid for a Republican leadership post in the US Senate.

set: Sen. Johnson loses bid for GOP leadership post


set: Jake Delhomme says that he joined the Browns because they'll give him a chance to start this season.

set: Delhomme joined Browns for chance to start


set: Colombia has ``a serious security problem'' which generates concern in the rest of the world, although the situation ``has improved a lot'', director of the National Planning Department, Esteban Piedrahita, admitted Thursday.

set: Colombia has a 'serious security problem':


set: Atlanta's Roddy White say he's not worried about being the most targeted WR in the league.

set: Roddy White not worried about being most targeted WR:


set: Highly anticipated, Raymond's opened to the Ridgewood public Monday morning, co-owner Joanne Ricci told Patch.


set: Mutual of Omaha Bank has launched an energy lending group that will focus on providing capital for upstream and midstream projects, the bank announced this week.

set: Mutual of Omaha Bank launches energy lending group


set: Leather exporters of the city are keen to generate orders from European and American countries, at the International Business Fair being held in Hong Kong.

set: Leather exporters keen to generate orders


set: Azerbaijan, Baku, 3 June /Trend News corr M. Aliyev/ European Union welcomes improvement of relations between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.

set: EU welcomes improvement of relations between Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan


set: Joel Hanrahan officially underwent successful Tommy John surgery on Thursday afternoon, the Red Sox announced.


set: BC-USNY Harbor-Parks Funding,0104 Stimulus cash goes to repair NY national monuments Eds:


set: Moelis & Company said on Tuesday that it had opened an office in Dubai, its seventh office worldwide.


set: A 25-year-old man from the city drowned in the Bhushi dam at Lonavla on Sunday afternoon, but the body could only be fished out by 7 pm.


set: Paris, Jan 5 A French warship Sunday foiled attacks by Somali pirates on two commercial vessels in the Gulf of Aden, the French president's office said.

set: French warship foils attacks by Somali pirates


set: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he is not discharging his responsibility as the country's head of state with closed eyes, adding that he is watching with every move of he thieves and conspirators with an eagle eye and the next local bodies' elections in the Punjab would show the popularity of the Pakistan Peoples Party.

set: I am watching the moves of the conspirators with an eagle eye:


set: Doctors say that kids do not need to eat organic to stay healthy; a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy is necessary for child health though.


set: A Columbia auto repair shop caught fire Wednesday after the owner says a car fire spread to the rest of the building.


set: Last week about $5,000 worth of construction tools and equipment were stolen from a parked truck, according to Sgt. Leroy Gross, detective with the Jamestown Police Department.


set: A man was killed in a rollover crash in eastern Dakota County this morning, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

set: Man killed in rollover crash in eastern Dakota County


set: Some 514 people were killed in Nepal in 2007 by non-state actors, while 37 people were killed by the state, according to Informal Sector Service Center.


set: Vavi and Boesak will share a platform at a Palestine solidarity rally in Athlone this Saturday.

set: Vavi and Boesak to share platform at rally


set: Germany wastes an enormous growth potential due to its inadequate education system and every fifth 15-year-old does not get beyond the elementary school level today.

set: Germany wastes enormous growth potential due to inadequate education;


set: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will visit China next week to hold talks with his counterpart Hu Jintao.


set: The European Union looked to turn a new page in its relations with Libya on Wednesday as the bloc's executive set out plans for negotiating a deal on trade and reform while also stressing the importance of human rights.

set: EU looks to turn new page in relations with Libya


set: Ivy Tech Community College announced today it will expand its Franklin campus due to a rise in enrollment.


set: Firefighters safely evacuated funeral participants, including a coffin, after an electrical fire cut power to a 142-year-old church downtown, a fire official said Monday.

set: Firefighters safely evacuate funeral participants


set: Two workmates knew they were holding a dying woman in their arms after finding her crumpled and bleeding at a Wairarapa roadside yesterday.


set: A motorbike rally to spread awareness about AIDS among college students is underway in Tamilnadu.

set: Motorbike rally to spread awareness about AIDS in Tamil Nadu


set: BMO Capital Markets raises its price target $5 to $70 on Market Perform-rated SAP on strength in core ERP.

set: Bmo Capital Markets raises target to $70 on SAP


set: Rani will be playing a role of Begum Samru in the PAAN SINGH TOMAAR director's next.


set: Demi Moore reunited with Rumer Willis at a yoga studioFrederick M. Brown/Getty Images


set: Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully announces that he will return to the booth for the 2012 season


set: While electronic bugles will be used at virtually all military funerals in New York state -- a result of budget cuts -- the Pennsylvania National Guard plans to continue using live buglers when possible.

set: Pennsylvania National Guard planning to continue use of live buglers


set: Former Bristol Rovers manager Gerry Francis has joined Premiership side Stoke City as a part time coach.


set: Coach Mike DAntoni announced Wednesday morning that Stoudemire, who is in Florida with his family, will rejoin the Knicks for practice Monday.

set: Amar'e Stoudemire to rejoin Knicks Monday


set: Lady GaGa reportedly appeared to collapse on stage during her first Monster Ball show in New Zealand.


set: Mr. Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry said Ghana is poised for growth through government's prudent economic policies and programmes.


set: Heavily armed Taliban militants on Monday abducted nearly 400 students and staff members of a cadet college after intercepting a convoy of buses in a lawless tribal region near the North West Frontier Province.


set: A Salina man whose first two trials ended in hung juries has been found guilty of unintentional second-degree murder.


set: THE first casino in Singapore made S$40mil in the first two days of its opening and Malaysians contributed one-third of the revenue.


set: Cloud computing is becoming more popular as a ``new class of outsourcing'', according to an expert.


set: The ringgit turned lower against the US dollar this morning due to lack of interest for emerging currencies, dealers said.


set: The Congress on Monday backed Law Minister Salman Khurshid terming him an ``important minister of UPA-II'', and said he has ``answered'' all allegations of financial impropriety levelled against him by activist Arvind Kejriwal.

set: Salman Khurshid has answered all allegations:


set: Even Sumner Redstone, the patriarch of Viacom, has to face reality now and then.


set: Ferrari presented its 2008 Formula One car Sunday, highlighting a series of technical changes and the return of the No. 1 on the red model's nose.

set: Ferrari presents its 2008 Formula One car


set: Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has become a father after his wife has given birth to beautiful baby daughter.

set: Fernando Torres has become a father after his wife gives birth


set: A Marysville Mountain View High School student was arrested Wednesday for threatening to shoot other students, according to the Marysville Police Department.

set: Marysville student arrested for threatening to shoot other students


set: Antonio Margarito, who underwent 75 minutes of surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured right orbital bone, already is planning a return to the ring, his manager, Sergio Diaz, informed FanHouse after the fighter's surgery.


set: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday at the age of 58.

set: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez loses battle with cancer


set: Viset Malta plc, operator and developer of the Valletta cruise and ferry terminal and the Valletta Waterfront, has appointed Renè Cummings as chief business development officer.

set: Viset appoints chief business development officer


set: ClearOne , a global provider of audio visual communication solutions, today announced a distribution agreement with D&H Distributing.

set: ClearOne announces distribution agreement with D&H Distributing


set: Hurricane Rina has formed in the western Caribbean, becoming the 17th named storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season.

set: Hurricane Rina becomes 17th named storm of Atlantic season


set: The Daily Telegraph newspaper says that noted British military historian, academic and journalist John Keegan has died.

set: British military historian John Keegan has died


set: New York, NY, February 23, 2013 --- She's cute, she's sweet, she's definitely sassy and she's climbing the charts 'cause she feels like it...


set: On April 7, 2010, Mississippi enacted a data breach notification law that requires any person who conducts business in the State of Mississippi, and who, in the ordinary course of the person's business functions, owns, licenses, or maintains personal information of any resident of Mississippi, provide notice in the event of a data security breach.

set: Mississippi enacts data breach notification law


set: Two Riverland basins were opened yesterday for the first time in a decade, following significant inflow to the River Murray system.

set: Riverland basins open for first time in decade


set: Eneco, which is engaged in power generation and transmission, has started installing five wind turbines at the St Antoinedijk in the city of Halderberge in the Netherlands.

set: Eneco starts installing five wind turbines in Netherlands


set: A homeless US man has jumped the White House fence triggering a security alert but he was quickly stopped by the US Secret Service and arrested.


set: Sebastian Vettel says he 'doesn't apologise for winning' the Malaysian Grand Prix following the team orders row with Mark Webber.

set: Vettel: ``i don't apologise for winning''


set: Ingush police have killed a militant in a special operation in the village of Verkhny Alkun, Sunzha district.

set: Ingush police kill militant in special operation


set: A Toledo police sergeant pleaded not guilty in Lucas County Common Pleas Court Thursday on charges that she shot a fellow officer.

set: Toledo police Sergeant pleads not guilty on charges of shooting officer


set: An Adelaide retiree was left a quadriplegic after being stabbed six times in the neck and left for dead in his own backyard, a jury has been told.

set: Retiree left a quadriplegic after stabbing


set: NEW YORK A new survey finds that fees for bounced checks and withdrawing cash from an out-of-network ATM rose again this year, Bankrate.com says the average cost of using another bank's ATM is now $3.43 while a bounced check now costs an average of $28.95, up 2.5 percent from a year ago.


set: LONDON Jonathan Harvey, a British modernist composer whose operas and other works reflected a deep engagement with spirituality, has died at age 73.

set: British composer Jonathan Harvey dies at 73


set: By JOEL BOUOPDA TATOU A DHL cargo plane has crashed in the Central African nation of Gabon, where police rescued the crew with speedboats.

set: DHL plane crashes in African nation of Gabon


set: Syrian rebels and troops clashed in a Damascus suburb near a branch of the feared air force intelligence service, as monitors reported seven people killed nationwide.

set: Syria rebels, troops clash near Damascus


set: PTI Mumbai, March 09, 2013 Union law minister Ashwani Kumar on Saturday said one of the reasons for not making marital rape an offence under the latest ordinance was that marriage is not deemed to be a contract in India, unlike in ``other democratic countries''.

set: Marriage not deemed as contract in India:


set: government militants abducted Hajji Najibullah a candidate for Afghan parliamentary elections in Ghazni province south of Afghanistan, a local official said Sunday.

set: Militants abduct candidate for Afghan parliamentary elections


set: Basketball superstar Steve Nash will open a new upscale fitness centre in South Surrey by the spring of 2010.

set: Steve Nash to open fitness centre in South Surrey


set: The UK is one of the least family-friendly countries in the world, says a new study from the Fatherhood Institute.

set: UK is 'one of the least family-friendly countries in the world'


set: Russia is set to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh issue once and for all.

set: Russia set to settle Nagorno-Karabakh issue


set: Tom Cruise recently crashed a motorbike into a wall while showing fans his moves.


set: Denise Welch has said she is considering quitting her role on ITV1's Loose Women, in order to focus on her acting career and personal life.

set: Denise Welch considers quitting Loose Women


set: A woman was killed this afternoon in a two-car crash on the Far East Side.


set: Foxconn has stated it will raise the pay of workers by an average of 20 percent to help cut down on the rampant suicides in their factories.


set: Wellington director Gaylene Preston is to make a new television drama series about the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes.

set: Gaylene Preston to make drama series about aftermath of earthquakes


set: Rihanna has premiered her new single 'Diamonds', which will feature as the lead single from her forthcoming seventh album.


set: Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday he would serve a full term as premier if re-elected at the coming election, in contrast to his predecessor Tony Blair who went to the ballot box in 2005 declaring he would step down, Reuters reported.

set: Brown says would serve full term if re-elected


set: Israel has vowed to keep Gaza border crossings closed after an earlier threat to launch a major incursion into the costal strip.


set: Charles Stanley Private Clients Director Elissa Bayer discusses whether the ECB will cut rates.


set: She's landed her first film role--as a soapy cheerleader in Grown Ups 2.

set: Erin Heatherton lands her first film role


set: With just six weeks left before they lose control of the state Legislature, Democratic leaders may call lawmakers back to Madison for a special session.

set: Democratic leaders may call lawmakers to Madison for special session


set: Home Minister P Chidambaram today inaugurated a biometric identification system in his ministry to ensure punctuality among the staff and said everyone should do their allotted hours of work.

set: Everyone should do their allotted hours of work:


set: Steria, as Europe's leading end-to-end IT services provider with a strong presence in India with delivery centres across Noida, Pune and Chennai - today announced the launch of an innovation center in Singapore focused on mobility.

set: Steria launches innovation center in Singapore


set: Shares in Premier Foods leapt on Thursday after Robert Schofield said he would step down as chief executive of Premier Foods, the food producer he effectively created and then shrank as it crumbled under the weight of its own debt.


set: Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has urged players to ask for help with any issues which concern them.


set: The Chicago Bears signed running back Kevin Jones to a one-year deal on Tuesday.


set: A member of the so-called ``Jena Six'' has a court date in North Texas Thursday after being arrested on assault charges.

set: Member of ``Jena Six'' arrested on assault charges


set: The Highlanders stormed back from a 14 point halftime deficit last night to beat the Blues 42-21 in their final Super 14 pre-season hit-out in Dunedin.


set: Goldman Sachs has upgraded Cairn India Ltd to ``buy'' from ``neutral'' and revised its NAV-based target price to 360 rupees from 405 rupees.

set: Goldman Sachs upgrades Cairn India to 'buy'


set: Elliott Carter turned 100, and shows no sign of waning.


set: Lisbon city leaders are looking to ban sex offenders from living in city parks, after a convicted sex offender from Mandan moved to the southeast North Dakota city and lived out of a camper in a popular park.

set: Lisbon to ban sex offenders from living in parks


set: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday underlined the need to root out terrorism from the country said that war on terror would continue for national interest.

set: War on terror to continue for national interest:


set: Former Air Force football coach Fisher DeBerry has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, according to an announcement today from the National Football Foundation Board of Directors.

set: DeBerry elected to college football Hall of Fame


set: This $10,000 online poker tournament will be rescheduled for Sunday, August 5th at 3 PM EST.


set: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have seen a top divorce lawyer to arrange how to split their £205 million fortune and care for their six children, the News of the World has claimed.

set: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie 'see divorce lawyer


set: A VAN overturned onto its roof when it fell into a ditch in Wellesbourne, a village in South Warwickshire, at around 11:30pm on Saturday night.


set: Dalarossie gained the first success of his career under Shane Kelly in the Denney O'Hara Selling Handicap at Ripon.


set: Bombardier Aerospace says it delivered about 13 per cent fewer aircraft in the fiscal year that just wrapped up, as the aviation industry continues to struggle with the economic downturn.


set: The Arab League strongly condemned on Sunday an Israeli government decision to build 2610 housing units in a new settlement in an area between Jerusalem and Bethlehem .

set: Arab League condemns decision to build settlement


set: Facebook has agreed to modify its terms and conditions for agencies within states across the country, removing obstacles in resolving legal issues that arise from using the social networking site.

set: Facebook agrees to modify terms for states


set: Relentless have been named as the new title sponsors of the North West 200 international road races on 15 May.

set: Relentless are the new sponsors of the North West 200


set: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated its first nuclear fuel manufacturing plant on Thursday and disclosed that it was running around 7,000 centrifuges at its uranium enrichment facility.

set: Ahmadinejad inaugurated its first nuclear fuel manufacturing plant on Thursday.


set: New Zealand rider Hayden Roulston won the sixth and final stage of the Tour of Denmark overnight and promptly dedicated the victory to his young son.


set: A Disaster Recovery Center is now open to help people in Hancock County affected by the record flooding.The new DRC opened Thursday at the Garner Education Center, 325 West 8th Street in Garner.

set: Disaster Recovery Center opens in Hancock County


set: The Flathead County library board addressed allegations from some Whitefish citizens at a board meeting Thursday.

set: Flathead Co. library board addresses allegations


set: Five British soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

set: Five British soldiers killed in Afghanistan


set: Walter Investment Management Corp. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the correspondent lending and wholesale broker businesses of Ally Bank.

set: Walter Investment Management to acquire correspondent lending and wholesale broker businesses from Ally Bank


set: AFTER losing the toss, Brockhampton failed to post a winning total in their rain-affected opening fixture in Division 1 of the Birmingham League at Berkswell.

set: Brockhampton fail to post winning total in opening fixture


set: Beyoncé, better known as Queen Bey, Beysus or by her alter-ego Sasha Fierce, announced her new world tour, The Mrs. Carter Show.


set: The Australian share market has closed slightly higher, boosted by a positive lead from US markets.


set: US Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday hit out at Iran and Syria as he wrapped up a Middle East peace push, saying they were undermining the renewed but faltering Israeli-Palestinian talks AFP reported.


set: A San Diego elementary school is reopening Wednesday, two days after an arson fire that caused $600,000 in damage.

set: San Diego school reopens after arson fire


set: With 10 million apps, the mobile applications market will be as big as the Internet in 2020.

set: The app market will be as big as the Internet in 2020


set: - US stock index futures pointed to a mixed start for Wall Street on Tuesday after US shares ended flat in the previous session as investors took a breather from a four-day rally.


set: Cults release their debut UK single 'Go Outside' on Feb the 21st.


set: Liverpool says it will sign Kolo Toure after the defender's Manchester City contract expires on June 30.


set: Huddersfield boss Lee Clark says he ``might need a bigger shopping bag in January'' after being troubled by his side's recent defensive displays.


set: Pakistan and Turkey agreed Wednesday to upgrade their strategic partnership and step up political and economic cooperation.

set: Pakistan, Turkey to upgrade strategic partnership


set: A customer shopping at a Walmart in Falmouth told store workers he found 10 human teeth in a wallet he was about to purchase.


set: Former 98 Degrees singer, Nick Lachey, 38, announced Monday that he and wife, Vanessa Minnillo, 31, are expecting their first child.

set: Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo expecting first child


set: London, Feb 18 Tennis ace Serena Williams is training to become a nail technician and says she will launch her own nail collections in collaboration with HairTech.

set: Tennis ace Serena Williams to launch nail collection in collaboration with HairTech


set: Barnsley striker Daniel Bogdanovic admits he is 'gutted' to miss this weekend's South Yorkshire derby with Sheffield United.


set: Azerbaijan will assist Georgia to provide mine action in its territory being scene of military operations in August, Director General of Azerbaijan National Agency of Mine Action Nazim Ismayilov told APA exclusively.

set: Azerbaijan to assist Georgia in mine action in its territory --


set: Russian warships will visit US foe Cuba for the first time since the Soviet era, the navy said today.


set: Font Sizes A bomb exploded outside a Greek ship owner's house near a crowded pedestrian area under the Acropolis in central Athens on Wednesday night, causing minor damage but no injuries, police said.

set: Bomb explodes near Acropolis in central Athens


set: Our state's lottery is transferring money into the education system for the second time this fiscal year.

set: Lottery transfers money into the education system


set: Rep. Darrell Issa, who is poised to become the top congressional watchdog challenging the Obama administration, said Sunday that Attorney General Eric Holder should either ``stop hurting the administration or leave.''

set: Issa to Holder: 'stop hurting the administration or leave'


set: But the first academic study on the subject has found that one in four lap dancers has a university degree and works in strip joints to boost their income.

set: One in four lap dancers has a university degree


set: Last week, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said it was ``so easy'' for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia students to get an A+ grade these days.


set: Tasmania will get a new innovation, science and technology portfolio as part of the new government to be announced by Premier David Bartlett.

set: Tasmania gets innovation, science and technology portfolio


set: As a family therapist, I've understood for years that kids need both parents.


set: A former US Secretary of State Mrs. Madeleine Albright will visit Mongolia April 20-22 at an invitation of Mongolia's Premier S.Batbold.


set: The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a hot air balloon has landed on Interstate 8 near Gila Bend in southwest Maricopa County.


set: Dick Cheney knows this, yet he preys on our fear with politics, writes columnist Leonard Pitts Jr.


set: Wal-Mart-owned online video service Vudu said Tuesday it has added the first seasons of Glee and Modern Family to its content library, as well as prior seasons of Weeds other series as it looks to beef up its TV lineup.

set: Vudu adds first seasons of Glee, Modern Family


set: Which means, the Town Council is set to meet tonight at 7:30 pm at Town Hall.


set: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Jacques Kallis conceded on Monday that his side made mistakes but still went on to win their Champions Trophy Twenty20 qualifiers match against Auckland Aces in Hyderabad.


set: AP , 10.04.11, 07:04 PM EDT Turner Motorsports has released Nationwide Series championship contender Reed Sorenson, and said it has advised employees the team might downsize at the end of the season.

set: Turner Motorsports releases Reed Sorenson


set: US Secretary of State John Kerry says Nigerian authorities are working to stop human rights abuses by security forces in their fight against Boko Haram militants.

set: Nigeria working to stop abuses by security forces


set: Former Mayor Ed Koch, the combative, acid-tongued politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run in which he embodied New York chutzpah for the rest of the world, died Friday.


set: In the first incident of its kind, a traffic policeman issued a citation against an Arab motorist for having bad breath, reports Al-Anba daily.

set: Traffic policeman issues citation against bad breath


set: The day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for reversing the mood of pessimism, top bureaucrats today took stock of the economic situation with secretaries of various ministries to firm steps for arresting the slowdown in growth.

set: Top bureaucrats take stock of economic situation


set: The Washington state unemployment rate fell to 9.1 percent from June's adjusted 9.2 percent level but state officials aren't saying that economic woes are over.

set: Washington state unemployment rate falls


set: More than 250 YMCA leaders from across the country are in Washington, DC, to ask their representatives in Congress to help build strong kids, strong families and strong communities by increasing funding and supporting legislation that reduces the nation's chronic disease rates and protects child care and afterschool programs.

set: YMCA leaders ask Congress to help build strong kids, strong families, strong communities


set: Two north-east oil workers who were kidnapped in Nigeria are suing their employer for £200,000.

set: Oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria suing employer for £200,000


set: European stocks plunged by about 5 percent in mid afternoon trading on Monday, hit by acute tension over the risk of recession in leading economies and over eurozone debt.


set: THE Quinn Group has been the victim of ``significant sabotage and intimidation'' since the company went into receivership last year.

set: Quinn group victim of 'significant sabotage' since company went into receivership


set: Stern action will be taken against those found guilty in the violence that erupted at Maruti's Manesar plant in Haryana on Wednesday, state Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said today.

set: Stern action will be taken against guilty:


set: A newly released report has revealed that Americans spend more time than ever on Facebook.

set: Americans spending more time on Facebook:


set: Visual rehabilitation will continue to increase in importance in the near future, particularly because the number of older patients is rising.

set: Visual rehabilitation to continue to increase in near future


set: ``Nifty continues to be in an intermediate downtrend. There is significant resistance at 4,850. The support is at 4,650 level,`` said Avinash Gupta, assistant vice president Research Equity, Bonanza Portfolio while commenting on the market outlook for tomorrow.

set: Nifty continues to be in an intermediate downtrend:


set: Kwame Nsiah Appau, known in the Ghanaian music circles as Okyeame Kwame has revealed that his dad 'fired' him as radio presenter at Fox FM.


set: Dell said July 2 it's buying Quest Software for about $2.36 billion, ending recent speculation about who the unnamed bidder was in the battle for the company with investment firm Insight Venture Partners.

set: Dell buying Quest software for $2.36 billion


set: SECURITY vans carrying cash are to be given police escorts across Tyneside in a bid to beat the robbers that target them.

set: Security vans are to be given police escorts


set: A York Regional Police officer was arrested Friday and charged with a slew of offences in connection with an alleged tow truck conspiracy.


set: Mechel OAO one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies announced new executive appointments effective immediately.


set: David Axelrod, perhaps the most trusted member of President-elect Barack Obama's political inner circle, is giving up ownership stake in the media consulting firm he founded in order to become a senior adviser in the White House.

set: Axelrod gives up ownership stake in consulting firm


set: Linda Perry has formed a new band because she is tired of penning ``songs for the radio''.


set: An arrest affidavit detailing the sexual assault allegations against Broncos cornerback Perrish Cox will be released next week with the names of the accuser and a friend redacted to protect their privacy.

set: Details of allegations against Broncos cornerback Perrish Cox will be released next week


set: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Malaysia is considered a bright spot among the few nations in the world in the present uncertain global economy.

set: M'sia considered bright spot among few nations in world


set: WALES star James Hook is to leave the Ospreys at the end of the season.


set: A man was fatally shot Tuesday night in the parking lot of a Denver topless bar.

set: Man fatally shot in parking lot of Denver topless bar


set: A 33-year-old Winfield man pleaded not guilty Thursday to two counts of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child.

set: Winfield man pleads not guilty to solicitation


set: A housing association tenant lay dead in his flat for two years and was only discovered after the landlord sought a court order to gain entry to check the smoke alarm, an inquest has heard.

set: Housing association tenant lay dead in flat for two years


set: Dominion Resources announced Thursday that it will build a large natural gas processing and fractionation plant along the Ohio River in the Marshall County community of Natrium.

set: Dominion to build gas processing plant in Marshall County


set: Jacksonville first-round pick Justin Blackmon has agreed to terms with the Jaguars.


set: Former President George HW Bush, who has been hospitalized for more than a month, is getting excellent medical treatment and would advise people to ``put the harps back in the closet,'' his longtime Houston chief of staff said Thursday evening.

set: Former president George HW Bush is getting excellent treatment, longtime chief of staff says


set: Former World Formula One Champion, Michael schumacher has been snubbed by motorsports experts at Autosport magazine.

set: Michael Schumacher snubbed by motorsports experts


set: New annual energy statements are failing consumers despite their pivotal role in Ofgem's plans to boost a competitive market, a survey suggests.


set: A Ripon man was rescued from Big Green Lake on Wednesday afternoon after his sailboat capsized a quarter-mile off shore.

set: Ripon man rescued on Big Green Lake after sailboat capsizes


set: Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, has today reported a 65% increase in first-half profits to £1.56 billion.

set: Centrica reports 65% increase in profits


set: POLICE have been called in to assist with Olympic security at Dorney Lake, the home of Marlow Regatta.

set: Police to assist with Olympic security at Dorney Lake


set: Monty Python comedy legend John Cleese took a €3,800 taxi ride from Oslo to Brussels after becoming stranded in Europe's volcanic ash travel crisis.


set: After 38 years, Israel has officially reopened its embassy in Ghana.


set: Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl, who reportedly kept his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years along with three of the six children he fathered by her, is to face a staggering 3,000 rape charges.


set: A woman claims an assisted living home in Florence neglected her mentally challenged brother and then dropped him off at a homeless shelter.

set: Woman claims assisted living home neglected her brother


set: Two men are charged with reckless conduct in Hall County after an explosion at a carnival.


set: Three anti-whaling activists from Australia boarded a Japanese boat their cohorts say was monitoring their activities off the Australian coast.

set: Anti-whaling activists board Japanese boat


set: Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for a large part of metro Atlanta Tuesday morning.

set: Severe thunderstorm warnings issued for metro Atlanta


set: The ``Our View'' editorial I read online Wednesday is especially disappointing because it appears following National Autism Awareness Month.


set: Google doesn't like the way Facebook's ``Like'' button is showing up everywhere, so it's adding its own version -- the ``plus-one'' button.

set: Google adds its version of the 'like' button


set: CEFN Fforest and Bargoed fire stations are set to close with a brand new facility in Aberbargoed fully operational by January 2014.

set: Cefn Fforest and Bargoed fire stations set to close


set: Lauren Conrad, born as Lauren Catherine Conrad on Saturday, February 1st, 1986, turns 25 today with lots to celebrate in her life and in her career.


set: New government data identify which hospitals' patients cost Medicare the most.

set: Which hospitals' patients cost Medicare the most?


set: ``It's a terrible feeling,'' Riders veteran guard Gene Makowsky said after 30,945 spectators had filed out of Mosaic Stadium.


set: An illegal miner was still trapped in a mine shaft at the old Durban Deep Mine in Dobsonville, Soweto on Friday, Johannesburg emergency services said.


set: ``Under rating a team like South Africa will be nothing short of committing a crime,'' says the English Skipper Alastair Cook.

set: Under rating a team like South Africa will be nothing short of committing a crime:


set: Deutsche Bank has hired Anita Nemes as global head of capital introduction, based in London.

set: Deutsche Bank hires global head of capital introduction


set: Scientists advising European regulators have concluded that bisphenol A - a chemical widely used in baby bottles and food containers - is safe in small amounts.

set: Chemical used in baby bottles 'safe in small amounts'


set: Now Staples is set to open a flagship store this fall near Boston's City Hall.

set: Staples to open flagship store near Boston City Hall


set: China and Sweden on Friday marked the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties at an evening reception in Beijing.

set: China, Sweden mark 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties


set: All-time Olympic medal winner Michael Phelps has been named as the most physically fit man of all time by Men's Health magazine.

set: Olympian Michael Phelps named the fittest man of all time


set: It is being reported that Pfizer will be pulling a leukemia drug called Mylotarg from the US market after a follow up study showed that it does not work.

set: Pfizer pulling leukemia drug called Mylotarg from US market


set: Swansea council faces ``tough decisions'' over which services to keep and which to cut, says the Wales Audit Office.

set: Swansea council faces 'tough decisions' on services


set: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise visit to Cuba on Friday night where he was received in Havana by his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro.


set: Spain has taken the correct financial steps to reassure the markets and so had no need of international financial aid, IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said in comments published Wednesday, AFP reported.


set: S&P raised its rating on Temple-Inland one notch to ``BBB'' from ``BBB-.''


set: The Program in Latin American Studies in the Krieger School will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with three events this week: a lecture on how Latinos and immigration have been portrayed in the media, a bilingual roundtable discussion about the Latino population in Baltimore and across the state and a reggae concert.

set: Latin American Studies celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month


set: The snow is here to stay into the start of next week, weathermen said today as drivers were warned to be careful and thousands of passengers were left stranded at airports.


set: A Texas tax assessor's office has lost $200,000 in an ACH fraud corporate account takeover scheme.

set: Tax assessor's office loses $200,000 to scheme


set: A flight instructor was struck and killed this afternoon by an airplane propeller near a runway in Beverly when the instructor exited his aircraft to help another pilot, an Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said.

set: Flight instructor killed by propeller at Beverly Airport


set: IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah hinted over the weekend that he may propose an Olympic style testing regime to July opponent Amir Khan ahead of their bout.

set: Zab Judah to propose Olympic style testing for Amir Khan bout?


set: Mumbai, Nov 11 A suburban train derailed here tonight while entering the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in south Mumbai, railway officials said.


set: A South Korean team led by disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk is claiming to have cloned coyotes for the first time.

set: South Korean team claims to have cloned coyotes


set: Exxon Mobil has pleaded guilty to killing migratory birds in Texas and four other states.

set: ExxonMobil pleads guilty to killing birds


set: Syracuse police are looking for a gray PT Cruiser that struck a bicyclist this afternoon in the 500 block of Richmond Avenue.

set: Syracuse police looking for gray PT Cruiser that struck bicyclist


set: The trial has been delayed for a Madison County couple charged with human trafficking involving their young daughters.

set: Trial delayed for a couple charged with human trafficking


set: Winterbourne View, the care home for vulnerable adults where staff were filmed allegedly subjecting residents to Victorian levels of abuse, is to close.


set: AOL has sold more than 800 patents to Microsoft for more than $1 billion.

set: AOL to sell more than 800 patents to Microsoft


set: Former Detroit Lakes resident Gary Johnson won the MGA Senior's Championship at the Chaska Town Course after defeating Pat Vincelli 2 and 1.


set: Iran and Turkey will increase their ``security'' cooperation, Osman Gunes, Turkey's interior ministry's undersecretary for security affairs said here on Monday.

set: Iran, Turkey to increase security cooperation


set: Globe Telecom Inc. signed a 5 billion-peso loan with Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. to fund capital spending next year.

set: Globe Telecom signs 5 billion peso loan with Rizal Commercial


set: Singer Barbra Streisand donated $5 million to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for a new women's heart center, hospital officials announced Wednesday.

set: Streisand donates $5 million to women's heart center


set: South Indian Bank gained on Monday after announcing good Q1 profit.

set: South Indian bank gains on good Q1 profit


set: Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Bombardier Inc., announced Friday that it has received orders for a total of eight Global business jets from an undisclosed customer.

set: Bombardier Aerospace receives orders for eight business jets --


set: Nomura Securities downgraded Dollar Tree from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $54.00.

set: Nomura Securities downgrades Dollar Tree (DLTR) to Neutral;


set: Ringtown water customers could see a $5-per-month rate increase to pay for replacing a major water main.

set: Ringtown water customers could see rate increase


set: The good news: ``The Daily Show'' is coming to DC this fall, directly before the midterm elections.


set: India opener Gautam Gambhir was banned for one test Friday for elbowing Australian bowler Shane Watson during the first day of the third test.

set: India opener Gambhir banned for one test


set: A would-be Dollar Store robber was killed by an armed customer who happened to be in the shop at the time of the incident, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

set: Dollar Store robber killed by armed customer


set: Junior Achievement, a Colorado Springs-based, worldwide organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy, will receive a $500,000 donation Friday from the Sam's Club Giving Made Simple Campaign.

set: Junior Achievement to receive $500,000 donation


set: How to make a game ? is an Internet flash game for PC and notebook is a game of platform.


set: The two largest domestic violence programs in the state - the Task Force on Family Violence and Sojourner Truth House - will merge Sunday into a new organization that will be called Sojourner Family Peace Center.


set: Four young boys aged between 14 to 19 were Tuesday drowned in river Satluj near Ropar while they were swimming near Gurdawara Tibbi Sahib.

set: Four young boys drowned in Satluj near Ropar


set: Sears Canada announced Friday it will be closing its flagship Pacific Centre location in downtown Vancouver this year, along with the Chinook Centre location in Calgary and Ottawa Rideau Centre.

set: Sears to close flagship Pacific Centre location


set: City of Rockville road crews are clearing primary roads, then secondary roads, in the wake of Thursday evening's snowstorm, the city's Web site reported.


set: Adam Levine defends Christina Aguilera as criticism regarding her curves continues.Getty Images


set: Placido Domingo is expected to undergo surgery after he suffered abdominal pain during a recent performance.


set: TWO men are dead and three people injured after a horror night on WA roads involving five separate crashes.

set: Two dead, three injured in horror night on WA roads


set: Vauxhall, the British division of US carmaker General Motors, said Thursday, May 17 it would build the new Astra model at its northern England plant in a £125-million investment.

set: Vauxhall to build new Astra model at northern England plant


set: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said all issues including the restoration of judges would be resolved through parliament.

set: All issues to be resolved through parliament:


set: Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas has been charged with a felony in connection to the recent gun scandal that left him suspended indefinitely from the team.


set: Alcoa posted another noisy quarter, filled with charges and other items, but the results were ultimately humdrum, meeting analysts' profit expectations.


set: A Coupland man drowned after his boat capsized in a manmade stock tank this weekend.


set: Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Monday agreed to pay N20,000 as minimum wage to workers in the state, with effect from April.


set: MILWAUKEE - Journal Communications Inc. saw its earnings fall 29 percent in the most recent quarter because of a prolonged slump in advertising revenue, and an executive said Tuesday the company was considering installing a pay wall for access to the website of its flagship newspaper.

set: Journal Communications earnings fall 29 percent


set: − Henry Petroski, a nationally recognized expert in engineering and structural failure, will speak at the University of Kentucky's King Alumni House at 5 pm Friday, Feb. 22.

set: Engineering star henry Petroski To speak


set: Wikipedia will shut down Wednesday, joining several other prominent websites in a protest against SOPA, according to a report from CNET.


set: A group of workers traveled from a Mexican border town to Detroit on Wednesday to protest what they describe as their unfair dismissal by a US auto company.

set: Workers travel from Mexico to Detroit in protest


set: Once charged with murder, a 35-year-old San Jose man was sentenced to four years in prison Monday for the manslaughter death of an acquaintance.

set: San Jose man sentenced to four years in prison for manslaughter


set: On Saturday, June 22 at 7 pm, the Big Brothers Big Sisters program of Essex, Hudson, and Union counties will be holding a ``mentor drive'' to find new adults for their program.

set: Big Brothers Big Sisters to hold 'mentor drive'


set: London, Nov 11 British actress Rachel Weisz, who split from director Darren Aronofsky, is reportedly smitten by her 'Dream House' co-star Daniel Craig.


set: Immigration to Britain will be capped in an attempt to ensure that rising unemployment does not spark racial tension, a minister has said.


set: Japanese stocks followed US shares higher in early Friday trading, with the Nikkei Stock Average rising 0.4% to 8,434.29 and the Topix up 0.3%.


set: After a six-plus year absence, Fiona Apple will finally be releasing new music in the coming weeks.


set: The Clippers re-signed unrestricted free-agent centre Paul Davis on Monday, giving Los Angeles three players named Davis on their 15-man roster.


set: Caltrain is set to raise fares and cut service, as it grapples with a budget deficit.


set: ``We were political opponents with Kurmanbek Bakiyev in Kyrgyzstan,'' the parliament member and former member of the interim government Omurbek Tekebayev stated at the court hearings on events of April 7, 2010.

set: We were political opponents with Kurmanbek Bakiyev in Kyrgyzstan --


set: Network Rail has revealed a new far-reaching strategy to provide more train seats and services to boost capacity and shorten journey times for Luton commuters.

set: Network Rail reveals strategy for more train seats


set: BJP President Nitin Gadkari, along with senior party leaders Arun Jaitley and Dharmendra Pradhan, will visit Karnataka tomorrow to meet BJP MLAs in the state where the party's government has been hit by charges of nepotism against chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and dissidence against his leadership.

set: BJP president Nitin Gadkari and Arun Jaitley to visit Karnataka tomorrow


set: A TV actor who attacked a woman in a Glasgow house has had his sentence deferred yesterday.


set: AFC Bournemouth striker Brett Pitman will travel to Blackpool today to discuss personal terms.


set: Turkey celebrates the 86th anniversary of Victory Day on Aug. 30, a symbolic date on which Turkey ousted foreign forces from its land during the war of independence.

set: Turkey celebrates 86th anniversary of victory Day


set: General Motors, Chrysler and Nissan reported surprisingly strong sales in August, as buyers went for fuel-efficient vehicles and Jeeps.

set: GM, Chrysler and Nissan report strong sales for August


set: A 21-year-old man was ticketed for cultivation of marijuana at 4 pm Thursday after police found about 30 marijuana plants growing in a locked closet in the man's residence located at Bluebell Court, Police Lt. Sawley Wilde said Friday.

set: Man ticketed for cultivation; police find 30 marijuana plants


set: Award-winning journalist David Dunseith, who began his broadcast career at UTV, has died aged 78.


set: The Germantown mom wanted on child abuse charges turned herself in to Germantown Police Thursday morning.


set: Bangladesh took another step in its return to democracy yesterday when parliament convened for the first time since 2006, following two years of rule by an unelected military-backed interim government.


set: Four US soldiers were killed on Saturday in a Taliban-style bomb attack, NATO said, as the death toll of foreign soldiers in the Afghan war climbed closer to the 2,000 mark.


set: The snowplow driver who struck and killed an elderly Fort Gratiot woman in December will not face criminal charges, the county prosecutor said today.


set: A film director and his girlfriend allegedly involved in the murder of a businessman were remanded in the Clifton police custody on Friday for two days.

set: Film director, girlfriend remanded in police custody


set: TORONTO -Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston was ejected from the penultimate home game of his managerial career Tuesday for arguing with plate umpire Mark Carlson.

set: Blue Jays manager Gaston ejected for arguing


set: Sony PlayStation gamers expressed shock and disappointment on Wednesday at a massive data hack in which their names, addresses and credit-card details might have been stolen from the PlayStation Network.


set: Sen. Ben Nelson reportedly will retire at the end of the current term


set: In NHL The NHL General Managers met Tuesday to discuss a number of topics.


set: Canadian rock icon Bryan Adams put on a secret concert at a Vancouver church Thursday night, performing songs from his new album, ``11.''

set: Bryan Adams puts on secret concert in Vancouver


set: Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia has revealed that she had a 'semi-nervous breakdown' while working with 'Coldplay' frontman Chris Martin on her new album.

set: Natalie Imbruglia had 'semi-nervous breakdown' while working with Chris Martin


set: By Max du Preez, The Pale Native President Jacob Zuma is on a roll.


set: Americans wish they had studied more in college, view admissions tests as a necessary evil and would tell their children to finish their degrees rather than follow in the path of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg who dropped out, a poll showed.


set: The Australian trade balance went into deficit in February, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says.


set: When the ex-wife of the notorious DC sniper learned he was the suspect, she recalled his chilling warning: ``You know I could take a small city and terrorize it and they would think it would be a group of people.

set: ``I could take a small city and terrorize it'':


set: US Steel was downgraded by equities research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from a ``buy'' rating to a ``hold'' rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday.

set: US Steel downgraded by BMO Capital Markets to ``hold'' (x)


set: Several hundred Hong Kong stockbrokers have marched to the city's stock exchange to protest plans to trim their lunch break between morning and afternoon trading sessions to an hour.

set: Hong Kong stockbrokers March in protest of plan to trim lunch break to an hour


set: Fumito Ueda will be speaking at GDC 2009, but not only that, GCReviews is reporting that Team ICO will be at E3 with a trailer for their new PS3 game.


set: Ramage, 52, was granted day parole Thursday, 10 months into a four-year sentence for impaired driving causing death in a 2003 crash that killed his friend and former NHLer Keith Magnuson.


set: Scottish & Southern Energy PLC said on Wednesday it was scaling down capacity by around 100 megawatts at its Clyde wind farm in southern Scotland, one of Europe's largest onshore wind farms.

set: SSE scales down Clyde wind farm in Scotland


set: The confidential details of every farmer in England went missing for a year, the Government has admitted.

set: Confidential details of every farmer in England go missing


set: Lily Allen feels like an ``elephant'' as she piles on the pregnancy pounds, the Smile singer has said.


set: The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato will be performing at Arthur Ashe Kids' Day on August 28 along with Allstar Weekend, School Gyrls and Alexis Jordan.

set: Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato to perform at Arthur Ashe Kids' Day


set: CollectiveZoo will host their second annual 'Love & Lust Sleepover' for the ultimate Valentine's Day bash at The Artisan Hotel Boutique on Thursday, Feb. 14.

set: Collectivezoo to host second annual 'love & lust sleepover' this Valentine's Day


set: A 24-year-old man trying to stop a friend from driving drunk was killed Saturday during his attempt.

set: Man dies trying to stop friend from driving drunk


set: Gold futures traded flat on MCX today led by a weak dollar overseas and reduced buying interest.


set: ZSA ZSA GABOR, the Hollywood actress best known for her roles in 'Moulin Rouge' and later the 'Naked Gun' movies, has had her leg saved from amputation, according to Sky News.

set: Zsa Zsa Gabor has leg saved from amputation


set: A pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver early Monday in Bradenton, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

set: Pedestrian struck and killed in Bradenton


set: Raindrops to Refuge will plant 750 native trees and shrubs from 9 am to noon Nov. 7 on Platanus Trail, off Southwest Platanus Place.

set: Raindrops to Refuge to plant trees, shrubs


set: The body of a missing New Hampshire hunter found in Bear Brook State Park has been identified.


set: Alliance & Leicester is launching a new mortgage product which will be available via brokers, branches or Mortgage Direct.

set: Alliance & Leicester launch new mortgage product


set: A former Lansdale Catholic High School coach was arrested and charged with stalking and harassment by the Montgomery County district attorney Tuesday.

set: Former coach arrested for stalking, harassment


set: India corn futures fell on Friday on higher arrivals, though fresh export demand may keep prices moderately higher in the medium-term, analysts and two traders said.

set: India corn futures fall on higher arrivals


set: A father admits he put bleach in his daughter's baby bottle because he thought it would be good for her.


set: Bad loans are not threatening the entire banking system and the policy guidance given so far would hold until further notice, a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Subir Gokarn, said at a televised event on Tuesday.

set: Bad loans not threatening banking system:


set: Ingram Micro Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to boost profitability through a combination of operational improvements and expansion initiatives.

set: Ingram Micro to boost profitability through operational improvements, expansion


set: Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com reports that Matt Garza has been scratched from Sunday's scheduled start against the Red Sox due to right elbow tightness.

set: Matt Garza scratched from Sunday start with right elbow tightness


set: ``Real Housewives'' star Kim Zolciak is showing off her baby bump in recent bikini photos!

set: Kim Zolciak shows baby bump in bikini photos


set: What exactly is marketing and why is it important to you as an entrepreneur?


set: The Rock Valley College softball team is hosting a softball skills camp April 15 for kids age 12 and younger.

set: Rock Valley College to host softball camp for kids


set: Mining group Vedanta has dismissed as 'incorrect' an Amnesty International report that accuses it of human rights abuses and damaging the environment.


set: Erik Izraelewicz, the editorial director of the French daily Le Monde, died suddenly on Tuesday at the age of 58.

set: Erik Izraelewicz, editorial director of Le Monde, dies at 58


set: A 35-year-old woman injured in a fire on the northwest side died Thursday morning at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office said.


set: Finance minister, Tendai Biti, said the economy should expand over 4% this year, as fiscal and monetary changes are made and foreign investment is attracted.

set: Biti says economy should expand over 4% this year:


set: A Pekin woman was charged with a felony Tuesday for allegedly using the debit card of her roommate without permission, a Class 4 felony.


set: SAN JOSE, Calif. Electronics manufacturing company Sanmina-SCI Corp. said Wednesday that it is remaining cautious in its guidance for the fiscal first quarter, given the uncertainty of the economy.

set: Sanmina-SCI Corp. remains cautious in guidance


set: The Federal Opposition has vowed to scrutinise any reasons the banks give for not passing on today's official interest rate cut in full.

set: Banks 'should pass on rates cut in full'


set: TV actress Sara Rue, who has long worked to lose weight, has lost 50 pounds through Jenny Craig, the US weight-management company said Wednesday.


set: Simon Hill chats with Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert about improving on his side's already successful 2010-2011 season.


set: A healthy newborn baby girl was found abandoned in front of a newspaper shop at Jalan Sultan Omar, here yesterday.

set: Newborn baby girl found abandoned at newspaper shop


set: The Florida Senate has passed a teacher merit pay bill that would make dramatic changes in the way teachers are paid in Florida.

set: Florida Senate passes teacher merit pay bill


set: Oil prices dropped below the symbolic $100 a barrel mark yesterday for the first time in almost six months, as news of Lehman Brothers' collapse caused waves across the financial markets.

set: Oil prices drop below symbolic $100 mark


set: Business software maker BEA Systems has agreed to be acquired by Oracle for $8.5 billion, a 14% premium to its first offer, the companies said Wednesday.

set: BEA to be acquired by Oracle for $8.5 billion


set: An Omaha man accused of bilking investors of millions faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted on all 21 federal charges he faces.

set: Omaha man faces up to 60 years if convicted on 21 federal charges


set: ``I admit that a line written by LK Advani in his book is wrong,'' the Bathinda MP, who was in Patiala to participate in national convention of farmers at Central Library, said on Sunday.


set: Lake Louise, Canada's Favourite Ski Area, will officially open for the season on Friday, November 6 thanks to Mother Nature and one of the most sophisticated snowmaking systems in the world.


set: Airtel on Wednesday launched its 3G network in Rwanda, on its 3.75G platform.


set: Investigators said a Roswell couple was killed when their plane crashed in Mississippi on Tuesday.


set: London, Jan 9 A new software that will help reduce hyperactivity among kids is slated for release this month.

set: Software will help reduce hyperactivity among kids


set: Japanese carmaker Toyota began a recall of nearly 122,000 cars in China due to defects that could lead to steering failure, the Chinese government and the automaker said.


set: MSC Cruises is offering $700pp return flights to Europe with MSC Yacht Club bookings on-board MSC Divina, the liners newest vessel, departing Genoa, Italy, 6 December 2012.

set: MSC Cruises offers $700pp return flights to Europe


set: Jamaican and US authorities launched a probe Thursday examining whether the pilot of American Airlines Flight 331 could have avoided an accident that cracked open the plane and sent nearly 100 people to the hospital.

set: Authorities examining whether pilot could have avoided accident


set: A Parma man was arrested overnight following a police pursuit that ended in North Ridgeville.

set: Man arrested after police pursuit ends in North Ridgeville


set: Former longtime House Democratic leader Bill DeWeese on Monday began serving a prison term of two and a half to five years for corruption.

set: Ex-Rep. DeWeese begins prison term for corruption


set: Live Sport Reports Prior confident of battling back England's batsmen came up short against the swinging ball at Eden Park, but are confident they can still fight back in the second innings of the final Test.


set: Tibet does not want suppression from China, Nobel lauerate and Tibetian spiritual leader, Dalai Lama today said.

set: Tibet does not want suppression from china:


set: In How I Became a Pirate, Susan Smoots, left, plays Jeremy Jacobs, a boy who casts his lot with pirates Jacque LaToe, second from left, Capt. Braid?


set: A fundamental shift will take place in skilled nursing homes beginning in October following the work of a California-based researcher and a team of investigators that has developed a new national assessment tool for nursing home residents.

set: New national assessment tool for nursing home residents


set: President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has said that India is acting responsibly to contribute to the global efforts to reduce emissions as the country celebrated World Environment Day on Thursday.

set: India acting responsibly to contribute to the global efforts to reduce emissions:


set: Mick McCarthy retains ambitions to make a return to international management, but says he is currently happy at Ipswich.


set: A France Telecom employee committed suicide on Thursday, becoming the 25th staff member to kill himself over the past 20 months, a company official said.

set: Another France Telecom employee commits suicide


set: On Tuesday, Israel lost 2 -1 to Greece in a highly intense game.


set: Capella Education Company, a provider of exclusively online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, today announced an increase to its current share repurchase program.

set: Capella Education Company announces increase to share repurchase program


set: Robbie Rogers, former US Men's National Team player, came out as gay through a blog post Saturday morning.

set: Soccer player Robbie Rogers comes out as gay


set: Stony Brook defeated Oyster Bay, 48-42 in the Long Island Class C championship today at CW Post.


set: Controversial ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has threatened to close the US based worldwide online communication platform Twitter.

set: Julius Malema threatens to close Twitter


set: Latin America-focused gold mining firm Minera IRL has raised C$33.1m following the closing of an offering of shares at C$1.13 apiece.


set: Shanghai copper hit down limits for a second day running on Tuesday as Chinese traders again scrambled to keep up with falling LME prices.

set: Shanghai copper limits down for a second day


set: Serbia's Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said that the economic growth in Serbia in 2012 will not be below projected 1.5% and added that he expects that with the resolution of the crisis in the euro area the economic crisis in Serbia will begin to subside.

set: Serbia's economic growth in 2012 will not be below projected 1.5%


set: ``GMA'' improved on the previous quarter in both Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, equaling its best news demo performance in 11 quarters -- since 1Q09.

set: 'GMA' equals best news demo performance in 11 quarters