set: Authorities in central Florida say a woman accidentally drowned while fishing in a lake.

set: Authorities say woman drowns while fishing in lake


set: Ubisoft has confirmed that Beyond Good & Evil 2, rumored to be cancelled with its creator's departure, is still in development.

set: Ubisoft confirms Beyond Good & Evil 2 still in development


set: That ages old debate over which Finnish Pancakes in Thunder Bay are the best, the ones at the Hoito or the ones at Kangas.


set: American forward Clint Dempsey increasingly sounds as if he will leave Fulham after 5 1/2 seasons with the London club.

set: Clint Dempsey sounding like he will leave Fulham


set: European shares have edged lower, with Deutsche Bank down on talks it plans to raise capital, while other banks pared losses as concerns over capital requirements eased ahead of the release of the Basel III rules.


set: Australia's trade deficit narrowed to $178 million in February, official figures show.


set: DOWNEY, Calif. Kaiser Permanente has opened a new state-of-the-art 352-bed hospital in Downey, which will provide high-quality, personal, and affordable healthcare in Southeast Los Angeles County for many years into the future.

set: Kaiser Permanente opens new hospital in Downey


set: A former teacher at an eastern Maine school has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy.


set: Sen. Ted Kennedy returned to Capitol Hill today following his recuperation from treatment for his malignant brain tumor.


set: A 52-year-old Sebago man was arrested on drug and weapons charges about 8 pm Wednesday.


set: North Korea has announced it will restore a military hotline with South Korea, less than two weeks after the country severed communication with the country due to a joint military exercise it carried out with the United States.

set: North Korea to restore military hotline with South Korea


set: Hopes of ailing Kingfisher Airlines resuming operations on Friday faded on Thursday with last ditch efforts by the management to persuade striking engineers and pilots to return to work failing to end the deadlock over the issue of non-payment of salaries for last seven months.

set: Hope of Kingfisher Airlines resuming operations fades


set: Convergys Corporation, a player in the filed of relationship management, announced on Thursday that it will be hiring more than 500 technical support experts in Bangalore in the next six months, cementing the Convergys site's reputation for outstanding technical support services.


set: Three big banks raised their mortgage rates by more than half a point, effective Tuesday, and most industry watchers expect that's just the beginning of future small jumps that will hike the cost of home ownership the rest of this year.


set: VIVA, Kuwait's fastest-growing telecom operator, announced today the winners of the 'Win a car every week' campaign.

set: VIVA announces winners of 'win a car every week'


set: Eva Longoria Parker has filed for divorce from her husband of three years, basketball player Tony Parker.


set: Vodafone did not commit to take part in Tuanz After 5s events on the Rural Broadband Initiative, says its GM wholesale and business development Steve Rieger.


set: Raffi Hovannisian met today with Heidi Tagliavini, head of the OSCE/ODIHR Observation Mission to Armenia.

set: Raffi Hovannisian meets with ambassador Heidi Tagliavini


set: BONDS looked keen to hold on to any gains they could muster in early trade today after Treasury comments yesterday had led to weakness overnight.


set: Wells Fargo upgraded NuVasive from Market Perform to Outperform, price target range raised from $17-18 to $29-31.

set: Wells Fargo upgrades NuVasive (NUVA) to Outperform;


set: European Movement International congress on ``Fostering Civil Society's role for further European integration in the Eastern Partnership countries'' kicked off October 20 in Yerevan.

set: European Movement International congress kicks off in Yerevan


set: From recycling events to a guided prayer walk, the Southland will celebrate Earth Day today and throughout the weekend.


set: ``Ar-Namys faction is going to leave Parliamentary Coalition,'' said its leader Felix Kulov to 24.kg news agency.

set: Ar-Namys faction is going to leave Parliamentary Coalition --


set: Bulgaria's president and PM will strongly support the Bulgarian athletes in London with the hole of a gold medal.

set: Bulgaria's president and PM to support Bulgarian athletes in London


set: Late on Monday, US Federal Reserve agreed to grant the status of commercial bank to American Express Company and waived the mandatory 30-day waiting period on the application.

set: Fed agrees to grant the status of commercial bank to American Express


set: The awkward moment Zac Efron drops a condom on the red carpet at The Lorax premiere!

set: Zac Efron drops a condom on the red carpet!


set: The Mayor of Mashhad, Mohammad Pezhman, has said that both Pakistan and Iran had the potential to become big markets which could cater to the needs of the rest of the world provided the two countries pooled their resources.

set: Pakistan, Iran have potential to become big markets


set: The National Park Service has announced that all roads leading into Yosemite National Park are currently closed due to excessive snow and ice, as well as fallen trees in the area.

set: All roads to Yosemite National park closed


set: 3D Systems Corporation announced today that it earned 23 cents per share during the third quarter on a 50% revenue increase and a 90 basis point gross profit margin expansion compared to the third quarter of 2009.

set: 3D Systems earns 23 cents per share for third quarter


set: A Utah chiropractor has been charged with multiple counts of exploiting the elderly.

set: Utah chiropractor charged with exploiting the elderly


set: IBM is rolling out a solar power array designed specifically to run high-voltage data centers, integrating AC- and DC-based servers, water-cooled computing systems and related electronics.

set: IBM rolls out solar array designed for data centers


set: A Boise man was injured Thursday evening when he lost control of his motorcycle on Idaho 17 near Crouch, the Idaho State Patrol reported.

set: Boise man injured after losing control of motorcycle on Idaho 17


set: The Australian share market is trading lower after investors felt some disappointment over the latest moves by the US central bank to boost the US economy.


set: Sir, The real problem with the US gun debate is that polling questions are frequently framed as gun rights not as gun safety.


set: Peter Kwasi Opoku, a 70-year-old farmer has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢1,000 by the Juaso circuit court for allegedly having sex with an imbecile at Konongo in the Asante-Akim North municipality.

set: Farmer granted bail for having sex with an imbecile


set: Veteran baseball sensation and current Chicago White Sox outfielder Alex Rios is feeling quite comfortable in right field as well as on his recent performance in the ongoing Major League Baseball season.

set: Chicago White Sox outfielder Alex Rios feels comfortable in right field --


set: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been asked to prepare a detailed project report for Delhi Metro's fourth phase, after which its network will be bigger than London underground, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said on Thursday.

set: Delhi Metro will be bigger than London underground:


set: A tough challenge awaits Royal Challengers Bangalore when they take on Rajasthan Royals in a battle of table toppers in the Pepsi Indian Premier League here tomorrow.

set: Tough challenge awaits RCB against Rajasthan Royals


set: Kiira Korpi of Finland led the women's opening short program at the European figure skating championships Friday.


set: Cricketer Jesse Ryder has been discharged from Christchurch Hospital and has returned to his Wellington home.

set: Jesse Ryder discharged, has returned home


set: Paris - French film director Alain Corneau has died of cancer at age 67, French media reported Monday, citing his agent.

set: French director Alain Corneau dies of cancer at 67


set: Two FBI workers are accused of using surveillance equipment to spy on teenage girls as they undressed and tried on prom gowns at a charity event at a West Virginia mall.

set: FBI workers accused of spying on teenage girls


set: More Ohio hospitals are placing restrictions on visitors to stop the spread of swine flu and seasonal flu.

set: Hospitals place restrictions on visitors to stop spread of flu


set: Services are returning to normal countrywide as striking municipal workers are back on the job after new wage agreements were reached with the South African Local Government Association.


set: Nordstrom has agreed to settle a harassment suit after complaints about an employee who worked in the company's Wellington and Palm Beach Gardens department stores.

set: Nordstrom to settle harassment suit after complaints about employee


set: Two bombs exploded Sunday at a train station in Algeria, killing 13 people and wounding several others, a security official said.

set: Two bombs at train station in Algeria kill 13


set: Landowners and their attorneys made an additional $20 million by fighting the city when it acquired property for the new Dallas Cowboys stadium, according to a newspaper report.

set: Landowners, attorneys make additional $20 million


set: City workers on Saturday repaired a broken Omaha sewer pipe that had caused untreated wastewater to flow into the Missouri River.


set: OZ Minerals has a preferred bidder for its partly developed Martabe gold and silver project in Indonesia.

set: OZ Minerals has preferred bidder for Martabe


set: A BJP worker was lynched by unidentified assailants in a village under Bhagwanpur police station area in Bihar's Begusarai district, police said on Wednesday.


set: Calgary police are hearing complaints that bottle pickers are raiding blue recycling carts, digging around for refundable containers.


set: At first glance, the ``Steve Irwin daughter dies'' links may appear to be another cruel death hoax, the sort to which we are mostly accustomed despite the large number of people who seem to fall for each and every iteration of the ``actor falls off a cliff in New Zealand'' or ``actor dies in Swiss skiing accident'' hoaxing templates.


set: Durkan has won a £7.8m contract to build 40 special care units in Highgate, London for One Housing Group in partnership with Hill Homes.

set: Durkan wins £7.8m contract to build 40 special care units


set: Ikea has recalled a faulty track lighting system, warning that it poses a risk of electric shock.

set: Ikea recalls faulty track lighting system


set: Bollywood choreographer and director Farah Khan is all praise for Tamil actor Dhanush, who is making his Bollywood debut with Raanjhanaa.


set: Revlon Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut 250 jobs and close two plants as part of its efforts to cut costs and boost operating efficiencies.

set: Revlon to cut 250 jobs, close two plants


set: English musician Pete Doherty is allegedly to have moved in with British singer Amy Winehouse since he thinks it'd help him in keeping off drugs.

set: Pete Doherty, moved in with Amy Winehouse


set: Bradley Hospital claims the city of East Providence owes it $4 million.


set: Compal Electronics has reappointed The Bank of New York Mellon as depositary bank for its sponsored global depositary receipt program.

set: Compal Electronics reappoints Bank of New York Mellon as depositary Bank


set: Major lacunas in the Honour Killings Act 2004 have rendered the law useless as it fails to provide protection to victims and punishment for the perpetrators and supporters of this heinous crime.


set: Sheldon Souray was informed last week that he was not invited to the Oilers training camp.


set: A Wisconsin woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling more than $230,000 from her employer.

set: Woman pleaded guilty for embezzling from employer


set: Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai moved today to concede to a key demand of his western backers, proposing the replacement of two of his cabinet ministers who have been implicated in corruption.

set: Hamid Karzai proposes replacement of two cabinet ministers


set: The main opposition Samajwadi Party has accused Uttar Pradesh ( Images ) Chief Minister Mayawati ( Images ) of cheating Muslims on the reservation issue.


set: Universal American announces the company's new collaborative patient care program for members enrolled in one of Universal American's Medicare Advantage plans that carry the Community CCRx Prescription Drug Plan.

set: Universal American announces new patient care program


set: Tony Award nominee Marion McClinton will direct Gleam, by Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner, at Baltimore's CENTERSTAGE, January 4-February 5, 2012.

set: Marion McClinton to direct Gleam at CENTERSTAGE


set: George Hickenlooper, cousin to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper running for governor of Colorado, died in Denver, Saturday reportedly from natural causes.

set: George Hickenlooper, cousin to gubenatorial candidate John Hickenlooper dies


set: Dutch rider Robert Gesink won the Tour of Oman here on Sunday after the sixth and final stage.


set: Today, Chicago Police released preliminary monthly crime statistics for the month of May.

set: Chicago Police release preliminary crime statistics for May


set: Santa Ana, Calif. - WyoTech has announced a partnership with Orange County Choppers, the custom motorcycle shop founded by Paul Teutul Sr. As part of the agreement, WyoTech students will help construct an OCC custom-built, WyoTech-branded motorcycle under the guidance of OCC's Teutul.

set: WyoTech announces partnership with Orange County Choppers


set: Moss Bros, the menswear retailer, added to the high street gloom this morning, suggesting that the retail environment has worsened in recent weeks.


set: Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor has started production of the new hybrid 2013 Avalon sedan in Georgetown, Kentucky, US.

set: Toyota starts production of new 2013 Avalon sedan in US


set: Astrophysicist and chatterbox Neil Degrasse Tyson says he got director James Cameron to change the ending of Titanic.

set: Neil deGrasse Tyson changed the ending to 'Titanic'


set: CallTap is a new tweak that lets you change the default action for when tapping a contact in any contact panel.

set: Calltap lets you change default action when tapping a contact


set: A Massachusetts man who waived extradition to be returned to Connecticut was ordered held on $250,000 bond Wednesday following his arraignment in Litchfield's Bantam Court.


set: SAN PEDRO, Calif. A domestic dispute turned fatal in San Pedro, where police say a man fatally shot a woman and then turned the gun on himself.

set: Domestic dispute turns fatal in San Pedro


set: Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab resigned his post, an official source reported today.


set: As a result, Pike County has been named under federal disaster declaration 1976.

set: Pike County named under federal disaster declaration


set: State police in Coudersport said tonight that a 50-year-old Potter County woman found dead Sunday in Cross Fork Creek died of hypothermia.


set: In an effort to save about $3.8 billion a year, the Nokia Corporation announced it would cut another 10,000 jobs and close plants and other sites.


set: Justin Bieber got a 2012 Fisker Karma as a surprise 18th birthday gift.

set: Justin Bieber gets Fisker Karma for 18th ''


set: By Amanda Gardner More evidence is emerging that women who take calcium supplements to prevent bone deterioration may, in fact, be risking their heart health.

set: Women taking calcium supplements may risk heart health


set: ``It will never get old, winning the championship,'' said first-year head coach Rory DeRocco, an assistant when the team captured its previous three.


set: Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has warned that families and businesses will be hit hard by the recent rate hike.

set: Families and businesses hit hard by rate hike


set: The Pew Internet Project has shared findings that one in five adult Americans do not use the Internet.

set: One in five adult Americans does not use the Internet


set: Nokia Corp, battered by the popularity of smartphones, is abandoning the Japanese market after a brief foray with luxury cellphones costing as much as 20 million yen.


set: Anquan Boldin underwent surgery to repair his sinus fracture and will miss this week's game.


set: The Inter-American Development Bank is to fund a US$15 million project to help Haiti increase agricultural productivity for nearly 30,000 small-scale farmers in the northern part of the country.

set: Haiti to increase agricultural productivity


set: Nike, the clothing, footwear, sportswear and equipment giant, announced a four-year, $8 billion share buyback plan late Wednesday.


set: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale rattled Puerto Rico early Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.


set: The sexual harassment case in women's hockey took a new turn today with Hockey India referring the complaint of player Ranjita Devi against coach MK Kaushik to Delhi police as it involves allegations of outraging the modesty of a woman.

set: Hockey India refers complaint against MK Kaushik to police


set: Harford, whose writing debut became an international bestseller, visited New Zealand briefly last week to promote his next book, The Logic of Life.

set: Economist tim Harford visits to promote next book


set: Micky Ward talks about The Fighter on the Hill-Man Morning Show.


set: British actress Kate Winslet admits that working with hubby Sam Mendes on Revolutionary Road was like her ideal world becoming a reality.

set: Kate Winslet loves working with hubby Sam Mendes


set: Anne Hathaway treated theatregoers to pizza after they waited in line to see her perform Twelfth Night.


set: Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal traffic accident in Tseung Kwan O on November 6 in which a 25-year-old man died.

set: Police appeal for witnesses to fatal traffic accident in Tseung Kwan O.


set: China's Spring Festival travel peak season, or ``chun yun'' in Chinese, kicks off today.

set: Spring Festival travel peak season kicks off today


set: Petropavlovsk cut its full-year gold production forecast by 6 percent to about 470,000 ounces, and the company secured a $150 million loan facility, it said Wednesday.


set: Cotton prices on Tuesday set another record of Rs 4800 per maund across the country in early trading, The high-quality cotton prices have further increased by Rs 100 to Rs 4800 per maund.


set: David Beckham is reportedly planning to design for his wife's clothing line.

set: David Beckham plans to design wife's clothing line


set: JENIN, April 16, 2008, -Palestinian prisoners in Israeli Megiddo prison to wage a hunger strike tomorrow, Thursday, on the occasion of the Palestinian Prisoners Day and in protest against the repressive practices of the prison administration exercised on them amid harsh detention conditions.

set: Palestinian prisoners in Israeli Megiddo prison to wage hunger strike tomorrow


set: The local jobless rate dropped slightly in September to 5.0 percent, down from 5.3 percent in August and down from 6.1 percent in September 2009.


set: Bolingbrook voters living in Will County should begin receiving new voter registration cards from the county in early January, county officials say.

set: Bolingbrook voters to receive new voter registration cards in January


set: Citizens Financial Group, Inc. today announced it has selected Ogilvy & Mather as its new advertising agency of record.

set: Citizens Financial Group selects Ogilvy& Mather as advertising agency of record


set: The TSX Venture Exchange opened at 1,969.59, up 17.70 points from Tuesday's close.

set: Tsxv opened at 1,969.59, up 17.70 points


set: An elderly Blackman Township couple foiled a home invasion in progress early this morning when they called 911 from their bathroom.


set: Sussanne Roshan and her mother, Zarine, were robbed at the Milan airport yesterday afternoon around 3pm IST.


set: Martin Prado is tentatively scheduled to begin a minor league rehab assignment Wednesday with Triple-A Gwinnett.

set: Prado could begin rehab assignment Wednesday


set: Ted Allen and Nate Appleman discuss America's fractured food culture.

set: Ted Allen, Nate Appleman discuss food culture


set: Palm Island man Lex Wotton has lost his High Court appeal against parole conditions banning him from talking to the media.


set: A fitness centre will be getting a £50,000 grant from the Mayor of London to help refurbish its facilities.


set: Republican Christi Craddick won the open seat on the Texas Railroad Commission in the Nov. 6 election.

set: Craddick wins seat on Texas Railroad Commission


set: WHISTON hospital is one of the cleanest in the country according to a survey of patients.

set: Whiston hospital is one of cleanest in country


set: MYX TV, the premier Asian American television network, announces its partnership with Soompi, the world's largest and longest-running English online media that provides complete coverage of Korean pop culture.

set: MYX TV announces partnership with Soompi


set: Canadian trust distributions declared Friday as of 4 pm ET:


set: Ruth Lilly, a prolific philanthropist who was the last surviving great-grandchild of pharmaceutical magnate Eli Lilly, has died at age 94.


set: ``, explains among other things that the word comics is singular, a factoid I've been trying to work into daily conversation since. Installment two, ``How to Read Comic Strips``, offers up a nice history of the form with examples of early works. Those are followed up by ``How to Read Comic Books'' and ``How to Read Graphic Novels'', and today's ``How to Read Manga``, all full of clear explanations, visual examples, and wit.


set: German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp plans to cut more than 3,000 jobs or about 1.5 per cent of its total staff amid a slump in demand, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

set: ThyssenKrupp to cut more than 3,000 jobs:


set: National Women's Under-18 Championship is set to begin Wednesday at the Arena Georges-Vezina in Saguenay, Que., with eight provincial and regional teams taking the ice with hopes of winning gold.

set: National Women's Under-18 Championship set to begin


set: Adele may be one of the biggest stars on the planet but even she admits to getting nervous with the singer admitting that she is ``sh**ting'' herself over her upcoming performance at the Academy Awards.


set: Australia coach Mickey Arthur admitted that he put his ``neck on the line'' with the cultural shake-up by axing four players, Shane Watson, James Pattinson, Mitchell Johnson and Usman Khawaja from the third Test against India.


set: Jennifer and Scottish actor Gerard - who presented an award together at Sunday's Golden Globes - were seen ``making out'' at the show's after party.

set: Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler seen 'making out'


set: The RiverHawks have broken their single-season attendance record.


set: Cheryl Cole has told friends that she felt like a little boy next to curvaceous Katy Perry during the X Factor auditions in Dublin, Ireland.

set: Cheryl Cole felt like a boy next to Katy Perry


set: Search engine marketing expenditure will rise by 24 per cent to £2.75bn in 2008, according to new research.

set: Search expenditure to rise by 24 per cent


set: Oncor, the electric transmission and distribution company serving most of North Texas, is asking its customers to conserve energy in the next few days in order to help prevent more power problems for the Texas grid.


set: Last night, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad2 which will be available in the US from 11 March and in Europe from 25 March.


set: SandRidge Energy, Inc. today announced that it commenced a private offering to eligible purchasers of approximately $220 million of a new series of convertible perpetual preferred stock.

set: Sandridge Energy, Inc. announces private offering of $220 million convertible perpetual preferred stock


set: Police in southern Russia say a local corruption reporter has died of head injuries sustained in a drunken fall -- but colleagues are sure he was attacked.

set: Russian corruption reporter dies from head injury


set: Redruth squeezed home in a thriller at the Towans by two wickets with a ball to spare.


set: The federal capital will get back to its routine life from tomorrow after five holidays for Eidul Adha in which majority of the residents of Islamabad had gone to their native towns to celebrate the religious festivity with their dear ones.

set: Capital getting back to routine tomorrow


set: A Huntley man was seriously injured Tuesday after being trampled by cows, according to authorities.

set: Man injured after being trampled by cows


set: A 25-year-old Hampton man was arrested July 20 on charges of embezzlement.


set: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pleaded not guilty Monday in court to a host of charges, including fraud, tax evasion and breach of trust.

set: Ehud Olmert pleads not guilty to charges


set: A weather warning has been issued for Cornwall for tomorrow, with fears heavy rain could lead to flooding.

set: Another weather warning issued for Cornwall


set: An on-duty Orange County deputy was reportedly the victim of a hit & run crash.


set: An estimated 233 million women in their fertile years will lack access to modern contraception by 2015, up from 221 million in 2010, according to a UN funded study.


set: Moldova vs. Kyrgyzstan 2013 delivers a soccer international friendly today June 14.

set: Moldova vs. Kyrgyzstan 2013 delivers soccer friendly


set: As expected, at Monday's press event in New York City, Amazon.com turned the final page on the original Kindle, and introduced Kindle 2.


set: A water interruption is scheduled to begin approximately at 8 am Monday.


set: LIQUID cocaine with a street value of £8 million was found in carrot juice tins from Jamaica at Gatwick Airport, the UK Border Agency said yesterday.


set: The New Zealand Transport Agency yesterday announced that the 132-year-old twin bridges spanning the Waitaki River at Kurow and Hakataramea will be replaced by mid-2014.


set: Australian iron ore giant BHP Billiton lately issued its exploration and development report covering the quarter ended on December 31, 2009.

set: BHP Billiton issues exploration and development report


set: Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Khan has stated that Local Governments system should be strengthened in the country for the economic prosperity and development of the country.

set: Local Governments system should be strengthened:


set: TD Bank announced plans Wednesday to put a regional hub in Greenville and create 1,600 new jobs in South Carolina over the next five years in one of the largest job announcements in the state in recent years.

set: TD Bank creating 1,600 jobs in South Carolina


set: Two more swine flu cases were confirmed in Hong Kong Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the densely populated city of 7 million to six.

set: Two more swine flu cases are confirmed in Hong Kong


set: Souder feels that if Indiana were to move it's primary it runs the risk of being like Wyoming, which moved it's primary up and was virtually unnoticed by the national media.


set: Plan Abu Dhabi 2030 will be enhanced if necessary, a senior government official told Emirates Business.


set: A 6-year-old girl remains in critical condition Tuesday after a pit bull attacked her and a baby sitter.

set: Girl remains in critical condition after pit bull attack


set: Today, the Republic of Georgia submitted a request to the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, for the indication of provisional measures with regard to the proceedings instituted by Georgia against the Russian Federation on 12 August 2008.

set: Georgia submits a request for the indication of provisional measures


set: 12 hours ago Over the next several weeks voters in five provinces and one territory will head to the polls to elect new governments.

set: Voters in five provinces and one territory head to the polls


set: Martin Nievera will make ``history'', he will become the first male singer to sing our Philippine National Anthem for a Pacquiao fight.

set: Martin Nievera will sing the Philippine National Anthem in Pacquiao-hatton fight


set: A 30-year-old Texas man has died in a one vehicle crash in southeast Bossier Parish, La.


set: A group of women ski jumpers had their court appeal dismissed Friday, failing an attempt to include the sport for females at the 2010 Winter Olympics.


set: A person's mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air every hour - material largely left behind by previous occupants and stirred up from the floor - according to new research by Yale University engineers.

set: Mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria


set: India's GSM operators, excluding Reliance Communications, added 11.18 million mobile users in April, expanding the subscriber base to 433 million, data provided by cellular operators association of India showed.

set: GSM operators add 11.18 million users in April:


set: The Principal has pledged a total of $250,000 over a period of five years to support community-based initiatives in Muscatine and Fort Dodge that aim to promote wellness and reduce childhood obesity by improving nutrition and exercise programs.

set: Principal Financial to support initiatives


set: NVIDIA Corporation today announced a strategic partnership with MotionDSP, an emerging leader in digital video software applications and a new NVIDIA® CUDA™ ecosystem partner.

set: NVIDIA announces strategic partnership with MotionDSP


set: Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin remained defiant in the face of criticism of the Federal Government's planned extension of the Northern Territory Intervention declaring the Federal Government would do whatever it takes to lift education standards and tackle alcohol abuse in remote Aboriginal communities.


set: The bouncer suspected of punching a customer in the face at a popular Scottsdale bar on Saturday turned himself in on Monday.

set: Bouncer punches customer at Scottsdale bar, turns himself in


set: Islamabad, April 10 Six Shia Muslims were shot dead in southwest Pakistan Monday night in a sectarian attack, police said.


set: THE National Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Ambassador Dickson Akoh, has said that the Boko Haram insurgents will constitute a major threat to the 2015 general elections in the North if it is not tackled decisively.

set: 'Boko Haram insurgents, a threat to 2015 general election'


set: Hamburg - World champion Jenson Button believes that returnee Michael Schumacher will be as strong as ever and challenge for the title.

set: Button believes Schumacher is as strong as ever


set: Naples, Italy - Italian police have seized a crocodile allegedly used by a suspected mafia boss to intimidate people into paying protection money, officials said Wednesday.

set: Italian police seize crocodile from suspected mafia boss


set: A Gulangyu family concert will be held at the Shanghai World Expo on 4th May 2010, according to the organizing committee of the Xiamen World Expo.

set: Gulangyu family concert to be held at 2010 Shanghai World Expo


set: Goldman Sachs has said its net profits dropped sharply in the second quarter due to a drop in its investment banking activities and a deteriorating market.

set: Goldman Sachs' profits drop sharply in second quarter


set: Some crimes in Warwickshire may not be investigated if cuts are too severe, the police federation has warned.


set: US Director of National Intelligence Dennis C Blair today met Home Minister P Chidambaram and is understood to have discussed issues related to terrorism emanating from Afghanistan-Pakistan region.

set: US Director of Intelligence meets Chidambaram


set: Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil's state-controlled oil producer, may invest about $400 billion through 2020 as it seeks to develop the Americas' biggest crude discoveries in more than three decades, a minister said.

set: Petrobras may invest about $400 billion through 2020


set: BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall today announced Ben Cahoon has been hired as the wide receivers coach on the Cougar coaching staff.

set: Ben Cahoon hired as wide receivers coach


set: The capital murder trial -- for a man accused of killing a 21 month old boy -- continues on Monday.

set: Capital murder trial continues on Monday


set: BEATLEMANIA is set to hit Saffron Walden after the Fab Four announced a shock one-off concert in the town.


set: Sir James Cleminson, a war hero who is often credited with saving Norwich's Theatre Royal, died this week aged 89.


set: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho says that he will feel like he is ''going home'' when he travels to the San Siro on Wednesday evening to face AC Milan in the Champions League.

set: Jose Mourinho ''going home'' to face AC Milan


set: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, the nation's largest mortgage originator, said Wednesday that it extended its foreclosure moratorium on loans it owns to March 13 as it works to help implement the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention plan.

set: Wells Fargo extends foreclosure moratorium


set: WELL-bred Barangaroo, who was once considered a Thousand Guineas filly, has relished a drop in class to score at Moonee Valley.


set: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has hailed the efforts of the international community in protecting the atmosphere, noting that with the global phase-out of 98 percent of ozone-depleting gases, the ozone layer is now on track to recover over the next five decades.

set: Ozone layer on track to recover over next five decades


set: SaskPower is giving away 50,000 vehicle block heater timers to help consumers conserve energy this winter.

set: SaskPower to give away 50,000 block heater timers


set: Delta Air Lines has sold its Eagan data center for $37 million in a sale-leaseback deal.

set: Delta Air Lines sells Eagan data center for $37 million


set: Kevin Smith sat out a light practice for the Lions on Monday with an undisclosed injury.


set: John Christopher Stevens, the US ambassador to Libya, and three members of his staff were killed during protests Tuesday in Benghazi over an American-made video that criticized Islam and the prophet Muhammad.

set: US ambassador to Libya among those killed during protests


set: Las Vegas was Tony Curtis' second home for so long that he finally made it his home.


set: Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has vowed to continue with his protests against the high cost of living once he is discharged from hospital.


set: Casey Stoner takes pole position for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, despite a highside fall.

set: Stoner takes pole position at Phillip Island


set: The Vancouver police say they've charged a 35-year-old man from Alberta in serious attacks on three women in the city.

set: Vancouver police charge alberta man in serious attacks on three women


set: Federal fishing regulators are challenging a federal court order that would temporarily suspend controversial fishing regulations on the grounds that the suspension would create chaos in the fishing industry and undermine efforts to end overfishing and rebuild depleted groundfish stocks, according to court documents.

set: Fishing regulators challenge court order


set: Bernard Madoff will plead guilty in two days to fraud charges in a Ponzi scheme that was the largest in US history, his lawyer Ira Sorkin said in a court hearing today.


set: PetroChina will extend its ``strict control'' on fuel exports into the second half of the year as China, the world's fifth-biggest oil producer, seeks to ease a domestic petrol and diesel shortage.


set: The Government has made concessions to its new Gurkha immigration policy to avoid a potential Commons defeat.

set: Government makes concessions to Gurkha policy


set: Eindhoven has been named the smartest region in the world by international think tank Intelligent Community Fo rum.

set: Eindhoven named smartest region in the world


set: Sarah Palin, the potential presidential candidate, rode on the back of a Harley-Davidson at a bike rally in Washington on Sunday, reports NBC News.

set: Sarah Palin rides Harley-Davidson at bike rally


set: The Chicago White Sox have signed infielder Jose Lopez to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Charlotte, according to the International League's official transaction page.

set: White Sox sign Jose Lopez to minor league contract


set: The death of a Cal Poly student found with poisonous gas in his car Friday has officially been ruled a suicide, according to Cal Poly Police Chief Bill Watton.

set: Death of Cal Poly student officially ruled suicide


set: Those whose economic experience has been confined to the decade or so of steady growth and low inflation in the UK and the eurozone might be surprised to find me saying that the ``bold'' 1.5 percentage point cut in official interest rates announced by the Bank of England is barely adequate and will probably need to be followed by further cuts soon.


set: An Ooltewah man who promised ``immense wealth through leveraged foreign exchange'' has been forced into bankruptcy by some of his creditors.

set: Ooltewah man who promised immense wealth is forced into bankruptcy


set: Change at the top of the depth chart comes with risk.


set: Lymphadenectomy for nodal metastasis improves survival with unknown primary melanoma, according to a report in the February 1st Journal of Clinical Oncology.

set: Lymphadenectomy improves survival in unknown primary melanoma


set: A Connecticut man was sentenced to federal prison for his role in a multimillion dollar embezzlement scheme, prosecutors said Wednesday.

set: Connecticut man sentenced for his role in a multimillion dollar embezzlement scheme


set: Brit tennis ace Andy Murray has claimed Rafael Nadal must show form of old if he is to spread fear among rivals on his return from injury, adding the Spaniard might take some time to return to his best.


set: Hamas said on Wednesday that former US President Jimmy Carter would meet two of its leaders from Gaza in Egypt, in further defiance of Israeli leaders, who have shunned him over his contacts with the group.

set: Hamas says Carter will meet two of its leaders


set: Los Angeles police are searching for a man with a pockmarked face who tried to kidnap a 16-year-old girl walking to school in the Cypress Park area this week.

set: Police search for man who tried to kidnap girl walking to school


set: Hamilton not only has hired a new volleyball coach, but a new high school physical education teacher in Abby Nesbit.


set: Andy Murray has vowed to shut out the partisan New York crowd when he plays home hero Taylor Dent in the third round of the US Open today.

set: Andy Murray will shut out New York crowd


set: GUNMEN have kidnapped 11 Iranian pilgrims heading to the Syrian capital by road from Turkey, a diplomat in Damascus says.


set: Former Baywatch child actor Jeremy Jackson is set to bare all for cash as a member of The Chippendales dance troupe in Las Vegas.

set: Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson to bare all?


set: With much fanfare and spectacle, Samsung today launched its latest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S III, available on all major carriers from lunchtime today.


set: Georgetown's Heavyweight Varsity Eight has received a bid to compete at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships on June 2-4 in Camden, NJ The IRA is rowing's recognized national championships showcasing the top 18 varsity men's crews in the country.

set: Georgetown Heavyweight eight receives bid to compete for national championship.


set: On Monday's Big Ten coaches teleconference, Indiana coach Tom Crean said he expects junior Victor Oladipo to play in Tuesday's game at Michigan State.

set: Crean expects Oladipo to play against Michigan State


set: Actress Lindsay Lohan has sworn off going out to clubs, according to a report.


set: Iran has test fired a surface-to-surface missile, according to the country's defence minister.


set: Former Uruguayan military dictator retired General Gregorio Alvarez was condemned this week to 25 years in jail for his involvement in the deaths of leftist activists and repeated violation of human rights during the 1973-85 dictatorship.

set: Former Uruguayan military dictator condemned to 25 years in jail


set: Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia, leaving English football in shock over a player's ill-health for the second time this month.

set: Aston Villa captain Petrov diagnosed with leukaemia


set: ``My world was destroyed,'' an emotional Simon Monjack told the television programme Access Hollywood.


set: Randeep and Neetu have apparently not only decided to get engaged soon, but they might finally make their relationship public too.

set: Randeep Hooda-Neetu Chandra to get engaged soon?


set: Hurricane Irene strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it swept north of the Dominican Republic on Monday and could hit the Southeast United States as a larger and more powerful storm during the weekend, forecasters said.

set: Irene strengthens to Category 2 hurricane


set: A 25-year-old Easley man died in a single car crash today when he lost control of a Ford Mustang on Highway 183 in Pickens County, authorities said.


set: Ross Brawn has left the executive board of the Mercedes GP team, according to a report in the Cologne newspaper Express.

set: Brawn leaves executive board of Mercedes GP


set: Republican Jon Runyan soundly defeated incumbent Rep. John Adler in the 3rd Congressional District Tuesday, guaranteeing the former pro athlete a second chapter in his journey from lineman to statesman.


set: European stock index futures fell sharply early on Monday, suggesting that shares would make a weak start to the month.


set: Kings of Leon will release their ``youthful'' new album in September, bassist Jared Followill has confirmed.


set: The data, released this week, has revealed that corporate insolvencies rose 4.4 per cent up to the end of May.


set: The controversial beacons on Thunder Bay's redeveloped waterfront were lit up for the first time Thursday night.

set: Beacons lit up for the first time Thursday night


set: Three students were arrested on Wednesday for felony charges related to a May 13 incident allegedly involving cocaine use and subsequent witness tampering, according to a Hanover Police Department press release.


set: I haven't done one of these in a while, so let me brush off the rust, and give you 10 reasons why being a Broncos fan is better than being a Chiefs fan.

set: Why being a Broncos fan is better than being a Chiefs fan


set: The US trade deficit narrowed slightly in September but was still running well above last year's gap, adding urgency to Obama administration calls for other countries to do more to rebalance global growth.

set: Trade deficit narrows slightly in September


set: McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants, parent company of Boathouse Restaurants of Canada, has opened a new The Boathouse location at Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia.

set: McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants opens new location in Vancouver


set: Divers have pulled a woman from a Hialeah lake and rushed her to a local hospital for treatment, according to Hialeah Fire Rescue.


set: It's too good to be true, but could Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry be on the verge of becoming an item?

set: Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry on the verge of becoming an item?


set: North American potash inventories at the producer level, a key indicator of market sentiment, rose surprisingly in March ahead of the region's spring planting season, according to the world's top producer of the crop nutrient, Potash Corp .

set: North American potash inventories rise in March


set: Vacancy rates for office and R&D space rose along most of the I-495 Corridor and in Worcester in 2010.


set: A landlord shot two teenage tenants to death after an apparent argument over parked vehicles outside an apartment complex in Biddeford, Maine, the Maine Sunday Telegram reports Dec. 30.

set: Landlord shoots teenage tenants to death over parked vehicles


set: A Knox County grand jury indicted a 40-year-old Tenants Harbor man Wednesday on a murder charge in connection with the shooting death of a friend he said had supplied him with drugs for years.

set: Knox County grand jury indicts man on murder charge


set: A Las Vegas police lieutenant is believed to have murdered his wife and young son this morning before setting his house on fire and committing suicide, police revealed.

set: Police lieutenant 'murdered wife and son before setting his house on fire and committing suicide'


set: Dubai World seeking to renegotiate the terms on $23.5 billion of debt, began presenting its restructuring plan to about 70 banks today.


set: President John Mahama has invited the international community to come and monitor the December presidential and parliamentary elections.


set: The Reserve Bank today said it will discontinue special liquidity window from tomorrow and replace it with marginal standing facility.

set: RBI discontinues special liquidity window


set: AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines, will tap a $225 million credit line to reduce the amount of money that could be held back for credit-card reserves.


set: Northwest Savings Bank, in conjunction with the Salvation Army, is collecting new unwrapped toys for underprivileged children.


set: Yankees manager Joe Girardi challenged pitcher Phil Hughes to step up his work ethic, saying the pitcher wasn't in great shape before an injured filled 2011 season but reported in much better condition for spring training this year.

set: Girardi challenges Hughes to step up work ethic


set: Jesse Williams is one of our favourite actors and he's certainly raised the temperature on Grey's Anatomy since joining the cast.


set: You're the Boss here at NTV, and this week, almost 50% of voters chose to learn more about allergies versus colds.


set: A UN panel will next week recommend that the world ditch the dollar as its reserve currency in favor of a shared basket of currencies, said a member of the panel, adding to pressure on the dollar.


set: MALAYSIA and Thailand have for the first time joined a major US-led exercise in the Pacific Ocean in which some 20,000 personnel are practising how to coordinate in a crisis, an officer said on Friday.


set: The Coast Guard said Monday it would begin using the munitions to enforce security zones around Navy ships, Washington state ferries, cruise ships and tankers.

set: Coast Guard to use munitions to enforce security zones around ships


set: Library House's Richard White explains how the companies were chosen


set: ``French kiss'' finally enters French dictionary For centuries, there's been no official French word for the sloppy Gallic export ``to French kiss'' -- though that certainly hasn't stopped any citizen from doing so.


set: A 12-year-old Middletown girl who was hit by a school bus is in fair condition.


set: Punter Brian Moorman and his wife hosted the fourth annual celebrity wine pairing, a night of fun for fans featuring fine wine and gourmet food.


set: Google and Facebook will appear before the High Court of India to talk about both company's policies on the removal of offensive online content.

set: Google, Facebook to appear before Delhi High Court


set: Colombia has won the backing of several APEC member economies for its membership bid, Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez said Saturday.

set: Colombia wins several APEC economies' backing of membership bid


set: OPEC has cut its 2008 global oil demand forecast, amid expectations OECD consumption will tail off this year on lower gasoline demand.

set: OPEC cuts 2008 global oil demand forecast


set: Bunn, 24, will join the Blades on a short term loan to start with as cover for Paddy Kenny who is still waiting to find out the extent of his punishment after failing a drugs test.


set: The Government has ordered a review into how the nurses' watchdog deals with complaints.

set: Government orders review into nurses' watchdog


set: A Korean foreign exchange student has died following a fight with a classmate at Sylmar's First Lutheran High School.

set: Foreign exchange student dies after fight with classmate


set: London, Sep 27 Zimbabwe-born Chelsy Davy has reportedly split from her long time boyfriend, British Royal Prince Harry.


set: Job openings rose in July after two months of declines, a positive sign that companies could step up hiring in the coming months.


set: CableVision workers have voted to take industrial action following a number of grievances.

set: CableVision workers take industrial action


set: Local MLA Raj Chouhan is raising concerns about a Burnaby senior who was left in a hospital hallway for 11 days.


set: The West Melbourne Little League All-Stars season came to an end in the Majors division state tournament on Sunday.


set: A female bus driver on the lower North Shore was sprayed with supposedly infected blood from the finger wound of a man who also threatened her with a screwdriver, police say.


set: Communications services provider Level 3 Communications Inc announced on Monday that it is expanding its relationship with i/o Data Centers.

set: Level 3 expands relationship with i/o Data Centers


set: Bill Cosby, legendary star of several TV shows, movies and standup comedy specials, is performing two shows in Rochester today.


set: Swine flu vaccines given to children during last year's pandemic have mostly minor side-effects and should provide ``good protection'' against infection, researchers at a London university have revealed.

set: Flu vaccines for children 'provide good protection'


set: A 16-year-old Jewish boy was arrested on Tuesday morning by Petah Tikva police on suspicion that he was involved in distributing leaflets critical of the chief prosecutor for the Samaria District Police, Shir Laufer.

set: Boy arrested for suspicion of distributing leaflets


set: 90th birthday border crossings postponed by wind A 90-year-old pilot's plan to fly across the US-Canadian border 90 times has been postponed by wind.


set: A FISHERMAN swam for six hours to reach safety after a boating mishap off the Gold Coast in Queensland.


set: A Delta Airlines pilot was arrested on Saturday for carrying a concealed weapon to the airport.

set: Pilot arrested for carrying a concealed weapon


set: Miss Mississippi 2008 has just been crowned in Vicksburg as you just saw right here on WLBT.


set: CNN interviewer Piers Morgan and his wife Celia Walden have welcomed a baby girl into the world.


set: Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has announced that it will merge its family customer department and individual customer department into a new public customer department, and will set up a new customer service department.

set: China Telecom to merge family, individual customer departments


set: She shaved the left side of her head and opted for longer tresses with mostly honey blonde ends and black roots at the top.


set: Native Americans from across the Americas will gather in New Jersey this weekend to celebrate their rich cultural traditions with the public.


set: 88-year-old actor Ricardo Montalban died at his Hollywood Hills home today.


set: Black Friday deals for 2009 for all retailers are hot.


set: A Silicon Valley company, Solazyme, that claims to produce oil from algae by ``manipulating genes.''

set: Solazyme claims to produce oil from algae


set: Councils are increasingly moving to enterprise-wide paperless offices as they seek more efficient and cost effective ways to deliver high quality public services under the current economic conditions, and to assist in combating climate change.


set: A Boston anticrime street worker is facing gun charges, after officers found two guns, ammunition, and drug paraphernalia when they searched the Dorchester home of Sean Goode, 31, on Friday, according to Boston police Officer James Kenneally.

set: Boston anticrime worker faces gun charges


set: A mini-supermarket in Northampton has been hit by a fire, in what is reportedly the third arson attack in the area in the last three months.

set: Mini-supermarket hit by another arson attack


set: The Senate has voted to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic to sit on the Supreme Court, The DC Writeup has learned.


set: CIT Group Inc. said Thursday it has applied to the Federal Reserve to become a bank holding company, a move which would make the commercial finance firm eligible for funding under the government's $700 billion bank rescue program.

set: CIT Group applies to become bank holding company


set: LIVERPOOL left-winger Albert Riera tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Yulia Koroleva in Omsk, Siberia at the weekend.

set: Liverpool fc star Albert Riera ties the knot


set: The Sharjah Police have launched a YouTube channel in a bid to boost public interaction and create better awareness of the services they offer to residents in the emirate.


set: Vauxhall's US parent company General Motors, which turned the concept of a ``car for every purse and purpose'' into a global icon, will file for bankruptcy protection today, government sources said.

set: General Motors to file for bankruptcy protection


set: Spectacular discoveries of fossil forests show that global warming wiped out the first rainforests to evolve on our planet.

set: Global warming wiped out the first rainforests


set: Afghanistan government has said no to Indian soap operas which are very popular in the country .

set: Afghanistan says no to Indian soap operas !


set: Rob Lowe is leaving his role of Sen. Robert McCallister on the US drama series ``Brothers & Sisters'' after four seasons, ABC has confirmed.


set: London Irish forward Chris Hala'ufia has been cited for an alleged punch during the Exiles' Heineken Cup clash against Leinster at Twickenham last Saturday.

set: London Irish forward Chris Hala'ufia cited


set: Japan's fourth-largest automaker, Mitsubishi Motors Corp., said on Thursday it will start selling cars in South Korea in October through its sole distributor in that country, MMSK Corporation, to meet growing demand.

set: Mitsubishi Motors to start selling cars in South Korea from October


set: A 29-year-old Lexington woman died Tuesday in a collision on Sharon Church Road near Gaston, the Lexington County coroner said.


set: Roger Federer won the third set of the Wimbledon final 6-3 against Andy Murray on Sunday for a two sets to one lead.

set: Federer wins third set of Wimbledon final


set: As only exporters of well-known foreign brands follow safety and compliance rules under the supervision of their buyers, several garment factories are not adhering to social compliance rules remain vulnerable to fire tragedies, such as the one that took the lives of 300 workers in Karachi, sources said on Thursday.

set: 'Several garment factories not adhering to social compliance rules'


set: President John Dramani Mahama left Accra on Thursday night for London to attend the launch of a foundation for former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.


set: New Orleans Saints quarterback, Drew Brees has just tied the Super Bowl record with 32 completed passes, with a touchdown pass to TE Jeremy Shockey with 5:42 left in the 4th quarter.

set: New Orleans Saints quarterback, Drew Brees ties the nfl Super Bowl record with 32 completed passes!


set: Governor Steve Beshear today recognized the sacrifice of six Fort Campbell soldiers who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

set: Governor Beshear recognizes sacrifice of six Fort Campbell soldiers


set: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced he will retire from international cricket at the end of the third Test against South Africa.

set: Ricky Ponting retires from international cricket


set: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday said Pakistan wishes to further expand the existing cordial friendly ties with Sri Lanka with particular emphasis on trade and defence cooperation fields.

set: Pakistan wishes to expand ties with Sri Lanka:


set: Sri Lanka today asked UN Chief Ban Ki-moon not to interfere in its internal affairs and not to go ahead with the probe into alleged war crimes by its army against the defeated LTTE, amidst an international clamour by rights groups for an independent inquiry.

set: Lanka asks UN Chief not to interfere in internal affairs


set: Two children in West Philadelphia were hit by a school bus while riding a bicycle.


set: A 40-year-old man has died after his car plunged into a river in Sydney's south.


set: A sheriff's deputy has been recommissioned to return to active duty, according to a sheriff's official.


set: George Carlin, the very first host of Saturday Night Live, died Sunday evening of heart failure.


set: Amber Rose has revealed that Kanye West said that she would be ``iconic'' as she didn't realise the potential she had to become famous.

set: Amber Rose: 'Kanye West said I'd be iconic'


set: A Bayonne man driving erratically early Saturday morning was charged with drunken driving after officers saw him nearly hit several parked cars, Bayonne police said.

set: Bayonne man driving erratically charged with drunken driving, police said


set: Polls are open in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties until 7 pm today.


set: Jason Byrnes asks when the International Olympic Committee will recognise that the demand for tenpin bowling to become an Olympic sport has grown too great to ignore.

set: The demand for tenpin bowling to become an Olympic sport has grown too great to ignore.


set: However, while the likes of Microsoft and MySpace have cut their numbers, Facebook plans to increase its staff by a whopping 50 percent.

set: Facebook plans to increase staff by 50 percent


set: The City of Lamar is beginning emergency operations this afternoon and Cook is urging everyone to limit travel.

set: City of Lamar begins emergency operations


set: Philip Morris USA filed two lawsuits in federal court yesterday in the Eastern District of New York against importers, CH Rhodes of Flushing, NY, and US Sun Star Trading Inc. of Brooklyn, NY The lawsuits are aimed at stopping the importation, distribution, and sale of counterfeit cigarettes and the unauthorized use of Philip Morris USA's

set: Philip Morris USA files lawsuits to stop importation of counterfeit cigarettes


set: India imported most of its Rock Phosphate from different countries like 192900 MT from Jordan, 124106 MT from Egypt, 75300 MT from Togo, 45192 MT from Morocco, 30070 MT from Israel, 18710 MT from Nauru, 11059 MT from Iran, 11000 MT from Syria and 500 MT from Pakistan.

set: India imported most of its Rock Phosphate from different countries like Jordan, Egypt,Togo.


set: An Appomattox County woman is fighting to get her dogs back, after animal control seized nearly 50 of them from her property last month.


set: When the Avalanche unveiled its new predominantly blue ``third'' jersey today at the Pepsi Center, center Paul Stastny was reminded of the past.


set: Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan - and some 7,000 others might escape the gallows with the law and justice ministry asking the interior ministry to commute all death sentences to life imprisonment.


set: Intel Corp. said Monday it will install rooftop solar panels at its Ocotillo and Chandler Boulevard complexes in Chandler as part of a companywide solar power initiative.


set: Jon Stewart is taking a three-month summer break from ``The Daily Show'' to make his feature directorial debut with the historical drama ``Rosewater'' from a script he wrote.

set: Jon Stewart to make directorial debut with 'rosewater'


set: FIREFLY, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has completed its fleet change with five brand new ATR 72-500 aircraft, replacing the Fokker-50 used previously by the carrier.


set: VALENCIA, Spain -Valencia has appointed former defender Miroslav Djukic as its new coach through 2014.

set: Valencia appoints Miroslav Djukic as coach to 2014


set: Dear editor, As an Independent nonpartisan, I have spoken to both Democrats and Republican acquaintances who are in agreement that the impeachment of both Bush and Cheney is long overdue.


set: 4 Jun, 15:24 - Piers Morgan has said that Diversity were ``very lucky'' to win Britain's Got Talent, suggesting that Flawless might have beaten them to the crown had the running order been different.


set: President Barack Obama today condemned attacks on a US consulate in eastern Libya that killed the US ambassador and three American members of his staff.

set: Obama condemns attack on US consulate in Libya


set: Govt defends carbon tax hit list Updated: 10:37, Saturday June 16, 2012 The Gillard Government is on the defence this morning over its decision to have fewer than 300 polluters on its carbon tax hit list.


set: A 15-year-old Palestinian critically wounded when Israeli soldiers opened fire on him in the West Bank Monday night, died of his wounds early Tuesday, official Palestinian reports said.

set: Palestinian, critically wounded by Israeli soldiers, dies of wounds


set: Volvo S60, V60 and V70 prices have been slashed, thanks to the launch of new Business Edition models.


set: A traveling street preacher challenges free thinkers to an open debate over three days beginning on Oct. 21.

set: Street preacher challenges free thinkers to debate


set: Pune A 23-year-old law student allegedly committed suicide at his friend's residence at Parijaat Society in Hadapsar today.


set: Gunfire erupted on Thursday inside a Venezuelan prison where armed inmates have prevented security forces from retaking control for nearly three weeks.


set: A flock of hungry shoppers was waiting Wednesday morning when Heinen's Fine Foods opened its doors in Barrington.


set: Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, is to unveil new and innovative pipeline management solutions at Gastech 2009 in Abu Dhabi.

set: Schneider Electric to unveil new solutions


set: The Roman Catholic Church needs a ``creative strategy'' to bring religion back in nations that were once a bedrock of faith, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan said in a major address at the Vatican Friday, a day before he becomes a cardinal.

set: Catholic Church needs ``creative strategy'':


set: To facilitate communication with constituents and the press, the county is hiring a full-time community and public affairs specialist, whose salary is yet to be defined.

set: County to hire community and public affairs specialist


set: Cubs closer Kerry Wood threw off the mound Thursday in his effort to return from a pesky blister that's turned into an open sore, a day after his manager said he wasn't close to returning.


set: But according to new data from the Web research firm ComScore, Google+ is a ``virtual ghost town'' compared with Facebook, which it strongly resembles.


set: AP Sports Writer Mauresmo announced Thursday Dec.3, 2009 she retires from tennis.

set: Former No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo retires from tennis


set: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the Mexican state of Michoacan on Sunday night, causing buildings to sway 200 miles away in Mexico City.

set: Earthquake in Michoacan causes buildings to sway 200 miles away in Mexico City


set: A suspicious package found on a set of train tracks in Columbia has turned out to be harmless.

set: 'Suspicious package' turns out to be harmless


set: Today, Monday October 4th, 2010, is the LAST day to register to vote in the general election.

set: Today is the last day to register to vote!


set: The town of Holliston is seeking a new veterans service officer to start the job April 1.

set: Town of Holliston seeks new veterans service officer


set: outhern California quarterback Mark Sanchez will skip his senior season to enter the NFL draft.


set: 0 comments Superstar of Kollywood, Rajinikanth turned 61 today.

set: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth turns 61 today


set: Cash Converters International Limited, an Australia-based retailer of second hand goods, has contracted to acquire 13 franchised stores in Australia, comprising eight in Queensland, two in New South Wales, two in South Australia and one in Victoria for a total consideration of AUD21.9 million, which includes tangible assets of AUD6.3 million.

set: Cash Converters International to acquire 13 franchised stores in Australia


set: Crusaders number eight Kieran Read was cleared of serious rib damage but he is still doubtful for the Christchurch-based franchise's play-off matches.


set: A Grinnell man has pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide in connection with an accident near Oakland Acres last fall.

set: Grinnell man pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide


set: The Cleveland Indians have signed off-injured Nick Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.

set: Indians sign Nick Johnson to minor league contract


set: Health insurer WellPoint says it will cut about 1,500 jobs to reduce costs, a move that will cost the company $24 million in the fourth quarter.


set: Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire nine short line railroads known as the Ohio Central Railroad System, for $219.0 million in cash.

set: Genesee & Wyoming Inc. signs agreement to acquire Ohio Central Railroad System


set: A TERMINALLY sick humpback whale that became stranded on a beach in Western Australia two weeks ago was euthanised on Thursday with an explosive charge.


set: A St. Michael mother accused of leaving her 2-year-old son home alone has pleaded guilty to child neglect but will serve no jail time if she stays out of trouble.


set: Channing Tatum has revealed that he felt like a ``fool'' when he was stripper and said there was never anything glamorous about it.

set: Channing Tatum felt like a 'fool' when he stripped


set: DC United announced today that forward Jaime Moreno has been called up to join the Bolivian National Team to play a World Cup qualifier versus Ecuador on September 6 and against Brazil on September 10.

set: Dc United's Jaime Moreno called up to Bolivian National team


set: RTS, Russia's main stock and derivatives exchange, plans to launch a Brent crude oil futures contract before the end of the year in a move to tap arbitrage business between the price of local Russian crudes and the Brent benchmark.


set: This week The Mustang News reported that Ford is becoming an official partner of Formula DRIFT and the 2013 Formula DRIFT championship.

set: Ford becoming official partner of Formula DRIFT


set: A family from London, who's been living in Burlington while their son receives medical treatment at Fletcher Allen, ran the Vermont City Marathon as a way to say thanks.


set: US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, accompanying President Barack Obama on his visit to China, on Monday rebutted Chinese criticism of recent US trade policy, saying the US is merely enforcing existing trade agreements.

set: Locke rebuts Chinese criticism of trade policies


set: Allison Harte, who entertained West Michigan for more than two decades as one of the best rock radio personalities of her generation, died Thursday.


set: A Finnish tourist has been arrested on Easter Island for breaking a piece off a moai monolith with the intent of keeping it as a souvenir, Chilean paper El Mercurio reported on its frontpage on Tuesday.

set: Finnish tourist arrested on Easter Island


set: Black Caps out to ram home advantage Updated: 07:05, Friday March 8, 2013 New Zealand want to drive the dagger into a hapless England after conjuring one of their most dominant days of cricket in recent memory on day two of the first Test at Dunedin.


set: FARGO, ND Fargo officials say they're encouraged by the latest Red River crest predictions for their city.

set: Fargo officials encouraged by predictions


set: 'The US believes in a strong dollar policy and believes that the strength of our economy will be reflected in the dollar,' he said ahead of the Group of Eight nations summit in Toyako in northern Japan.


set: European shares turned negative in early afternoon trading on Wednesday as mining group BHP Billiton pared some gains and German utility E.ON fell after reporting first-quarter results.


set: Pakistan is facing a ``mortal threat'' from internal militancy, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said.


set: Vietnam and many countries around the world will see the partial lunar eclipse on the early morning of April 26.


set: Laguna Grill's liquor license has been suspended for three weeks for hiring criminally disqualified workers.

set: Laguna Grill's liquor license suspended for three weeks


set: ``Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams is retiring after a 33-year career, the last 22 at his alma mater.

set: Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams retires


set: Australian bank Macquarie has bought a stake in Czech gas grids owned by Germany's No.2 utility RWE, adding to its European infrastructure portfolio as it hunts for stable returns.


set: Mason Jennings performs ``Lonely Road'' from his album ``Blood of Man'' in the studios of Brushfire Records.

set: Mason Jennings performs ``Lonely Road'':


set: Raven Symone covers HEED Magazine's summer issue looking trim and fierce.


set: AN OUTSPOKEN Hong Kong Catholic priest said on Tuesday he has been denied entry into China due to an escalating row between the Vatican and Beijing over the ordination of bishops.

set: Catholic priest says denied entry to China


set: ANTARA News reported that Indonesian plan to restrict its tin production if realized it will have an impact on the global tin market as research conducted by many institutions has shown global tin production is lower than demand.

set: Indonesian plan to restrict tin production


set: Henrik Lundqvist will get the start tonight for the Rangers when they take on the Capitals in Washington.


set: Newcastle United defender Ryan Taylor could miss all of next season after his comeback from a serious knee injury in August was cut short, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

set: Newcastle's Taylor could miss all of next season


set: The Nashville date of Lilith Fair on Aug. 7 has been canceled.


set: New Delhi : ``Our democracy is poorer without active media watch groups; engaged in objective analysis of the media, discerning prejudices and latent biases, and subjecting the media to a dose of their own medicine. But in our country today, media represents a sector of economy that is the envy of others because of the extremely buoyant growth rates witnessed over the last two decades, in an environment characterised by minimal or no regulation'' expressed Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari while delivering inaugural address at the ``National Press Day Celebration'' organized by the Press Council of India, here today.

set: Democracy is poorer without active media watch groups:


set: An autopsy was completed Wednesday on a Buena Vista teen found Monday on the hills near Skyline Drive.


set: A NUNEATON taxi driver will stand trial over the death of a man who was found lying in a road yards from his own front door.

set: Nuneaton taxi driver to stand trial over death of man found lying in road


set: CHARLOTTE, NC NASCAR will use group qualifying for its two Sprint Cup Series road course races this year.

set: NASCAR to use group qualifying at road courses


set: With the recent petrol price hike leading to a political storm, RS Butola, Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation, the country's largest fuel retailer has said that oil companies will cut petrol prices by November 16 if the current trend of softening global gasoline prices continues.


set: On May 4th, Sergio Mendes will release his new album, Bom Tempo, on Concord Records following his 2008 Encanto release.


set: The Cyprus government plans to hike VAT by two percentage points and increase a handful of other taxes as part of a watered down austerity package which aims to raise 600 mln euros, that may find resistance in parliament as it does little to reduce public spending and cut down on a bloated civil service.

set: Cyprus plans to hike VAT by two percentage points


set: Bank suggests HP break itself up Hewlett-Packard Co. should break itself up, separating its division that sells printers and personal computers from the one that caters to businesses, UBS AG analysts have suggested in a research report.


set: The Firepower boss has been arrested in Qld two days after a warrant was issued by a Federal Court judge.


set: Anna Hazare interacted with volunteers of his team at a workshop organised for them at an institute in Ghaziabad, an activist said on Tuesday.

set: Anna interacts with volunteers at workshop


set: US President George W. Bush lost a close ally in the Iraq war as Australian combat troops pulled out Monday to honour an election pledge by the new centre-left government.

set: Bush loses ally as Australian troops pull out


set: New York Giants starting fullback Madison Hedgecock and two others missed practice Friday because of illness.

set: Giants fullback Hedgecock, two others miss practice with illness


set: TEG, the waste management group, has made its first pre-tax profit since joining Aim in 2004.

set: Teg makes first pre-tax profit since 2004


set: Nasdaq Dubai, one of two bourses in Dubai, is changing its opening hours to those of sister exchange, the Dubai Financial Market, in its latest attempt to boost trading, it said yesterday.


set: A 27-year-old Benton County man has been charged with killing his live-in girlfriend's toddler daughter.

set: Benton County man charged with killing girlfriend's daughter


set: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Toronto on Friday for a much-anticipated three-day visit during which his teachings will be webcast live for the first time.


set: An Australian politician has told of how he was attacked by a kangaroo during a morning jog through the capital Canberra.

set: Australian politician 'attacked by kangaroo' during morning jog


set: Britain and Libya have ratified a prisoner transfer deal that could potentially allow the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombings to serve out the remainder of his sentence in the North African country.


set: Textile industry, across the board, has joined hands to shield zero rating regime while suggesting the government to impose Reformed General Sales Tax on retail consumption of textile goods instead of expanding it to the whole value chain.

set: Textile industry joins hands to shield zero rating regime


set: A British soldier from the 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.

set: British soldier from Mercian Regiment killed in Afghanistan


set: Cable television network TLC on Friday sued Jon Gosselin, the father of eight who stars in the channel's reality show 'Jon & Kate Plus Eight,' accusing him of violating his contract by appearing on other programs.

set: Cable network TLC sues reality star Jon Gosselin


set: Sri Lankan troops have recovered an LTTE submarine from the northern Wanni region formerly held by the rebels, two months after the military defeat of the guerilla outfit.

set: Sri Lankan troops recover LTTE submarine


set: Receivers have been appointed to the Mr Binman group of waste collection companies after the High Court refused to confirm the appointment of an examiner.


set: It was recently noticed that Seagate has introduced new range of HDDs in India and has dubbed as FreeAgent GoFlex which focuses heavily on the flexibility.


set: Swedish pension fund AP7 said Sunday it will sell all its holdings in companies making cluster bombs and nuclear weapons, including Airbus parent EADS and US-based Lockheed Martin Corp. and General Dynamics Corp.

set: Swedish pension fund AP7 sells all holdings in companies making cluster bombs


set: The Palestinian militant groups said yesterday that they are ready to face any Israeli military operation in Gaza Strip.

set: Palestinian groups ready to face Israeli operations


set: The Kalamazoo Wings will withdraw from the IHL, the team announced Monday.


set: Maple Leaf Foods says it is voluntarily recalling more than 1,000 cases of wieners over safety concerns.

set: Maple Leaf Foods recalls more than 1,000 cases of wieners


set: Kelly Rowland reportedly spent £196,000 on a bar bill at a private party in St. Tropez last week.


set: Canada has begun a strategic engagement with Myanmar that includes an exchange of ambassadors, but Ottawa has no plans to lift the economic sanctions imposed against the country anytime soon, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Saturday.


set: Tony Horton, of P90X fame, recentlyÂ shared his fitness expertise with troops in the Pacific.

set: Tony Horton shares fitness expertise with troops


set: Stocks turned mixed as oil prices steadied, and as the S&P 500 marked the beginning of a two-year bull market.


set: Pharmacy employees are receiving ``nowhere near'' the average NHS pay rise, industry leaders have claimed.

set: Pharmacy employees receiving 'nowhere near' NHS pay rises


set: Federal grand jury indicts former FBI agent A federal grand jury indicted a former FBI special agent and a defense contractor Thursday in a federal fraud case involving US Army contracts, marking the latest turn in what prosecutors have called a multimillion-dollar scheme to win military contracts in Afghanistan.


set: 3 IDIOTS has completed 50 days at the box office and after enjoying a long run ever since it's Christmas release, the film is now making way for Shahrukh Khan's MY NAME IS KHAN which is all set to create havoc at the box office.


set: TIME is priceless and so are the small tricking diamond hands on one's wrist, which not only tell the time but also make each moment worthwhile.


set: Russia will increase oil export tax up to USD 340.1 per ton from 1 April.


set: Archer United Methodist Church will host Scout Sunday at 10:30 am on Feb. 6, where the Boy Scouts will celebrate over 101 years in existence.


set: Amanda Knox suffered a blow in her trial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher today when the judge in the case ruled admissible an alleged confession she wrote shortly after the killing.

set: Amanda Knox suffers blow in trial for murder of Meredith Kercher


set: One man died and two were injured in a road accident that occurred on the road between the villages of Bratya Daskalovi and Naidenovo, Stara Zagora district, press centre of the National Medical Coordination Centre told FOCUS News Agency.


set: A chair of the Analytical Department of the Security Council has been appointed, the Kazakhstan Today agency reports citing the president's press service.

set: Chair of Analytical Department of Security Council appointed


set: We received word this afternoon that Rep. DeFazio's amendment that would have provided $2 billion in assistance to transit agencies was required to be withdrawn.

set: Rep. DeFazio's amendment required to be withdrawn


set: Assembly member Anna Caballero officially kicked off her campaign for state Senator on Thursday.

set: Caballero kicks off campaign for state Senator


set: Prince Andrew has reportedly forgiven his former wife Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, after revelations she allegedly agreed to sell an undercover journalist posing as a businessman access to the royal.


set: An Armenian soldier was killed as a result of ceasefire violation on Friday in the north-eastern direction of the line of contact between the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh.

set: Armenian soldier killed in ceasefire violation


set: The walleye harvest quotas for Mille Lacs Lake have been raised slightly for 2010.A committee of state and tribal officials is recommending a safe harvest level for walleye at 544,000 pounds, up 3,000 pounds from 2009.The allocation for the eight Chippewa bands under the 1837 treaty will be 132,500 pounds for 2010, up 6,000 pounds from 2009.The tribes did not take their full quota last year, and sport anglers didn't come anywhere close to catching theirs.But the DNR is predicting better fishing on Mille Lacs for 2010.Perch and northern pike quotas will stay at 2009 levels.

set: Walleye harvest quotas raised for Mille Lacs Lake


set: Inflation continues to be the dominant macroeconomic concern, the Reserve Bank of India said on Tuesday.

set: Inflation continues to be dominant concern:


set: A woman died on a plane bound from Brazil to Texas.


set: South Africa ( Images ) is all set to bait Indian tourists with an offer that may be irresistible for anyone -- a 3-star holiday for 15 days inclusive of to and fro airfare for just Rs 1 lakh.


set: Three young girls who died along with their Louisville grandparents were remembered in New York City Thursday.

set: Three girls who died with their Louisville grandparents are remembered


set: American troops acting on a tip killed the No. 2 leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq -- a Moroccan known for his ability to recruit and motivate foreign fighters -- in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, the US military said Wednesday.

set: US kills No. 2 leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq


set: German investor confidence improved for a seventh consecutive month in May, driven by a rebound in incoming orders and a pickup in exports, a leading indicator showed Tuesday.

set: German investor confidence improves in May


set: Former Survivor producer Bruce Beresford-Redman will stand trial in Mexico for aggravated homicide in the death of his wife, Monica Beresford-Redman.

set: Bruce Beresford-Redman to stand trial in Mexico


set: The Nexus Q is a round black sphere that connects to the cloud and streams the music and videos that you store online.

set: Google Nexus Q is a social streaming media player


set: AP October 27, 2012 Television movie critic Gene Shalit faces a charge of driving to endanger after his vehicle struck a utility pole and came to rest against a home in western Massachusetts.


set: Justin Timberlake is set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa to raise awareneess to the global water crisis this fall.

set: Justin Timberlake to climb Mount Kilimanjaro


set: Sajid Nadiadwala has plans to develop an entire Judwaa franchise, with every subsequent chapter featuring a different leading man.

set: Sajid Nadiadwala developing Judwaa franchise


set: The Lewis County sheriff's office is investigating whether human remains found in Randle may be a woman reported missing in April.


set: Columbus-based Cummins Inc. is set to make a jobs announcement Tuesday morning in Seymour.


set: more pics '' Jacki Weaver Jacki Weaver has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Animal Kingdom.

set: Jacki Weaver nominated for Best Supporting Actress for 'Animal Kingdom'


set: Hurricane Danielle became a Category 4 storm early today far out over the Atlantic as it headed in Bermuda's direction and threatened to bring dangerous rip currents to the US East Coast.

set: Hurricane Danielle becomes Category 4 storm


set: In another bout of racist anti-immigrant police harassment, Dallas police unlawfully ticketed and fined at least 39 immigrant drivers for not speaking English.

set: Dallas police ticket drivers for not speaking English


set: Mindfulness training may help in improving mood and memory of a person, claims a new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers.

set: Mindfulness training helps improve memory


set: The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake is being honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.


set: Abe Pollin, the original owner of the Washington Capitals and the builder of the Verizon Center, died Tuesday at age 85.


set: Sunderland goalkeeper Marton Fulop will join Manchester City on an emergency loan until the end of the season, it has been confirmed.

set: Marton Fulop joins Manchester City on emergency loan


set: After collaborating with University of Texas officials and the 20 UIL regional track meet hosts, the UIL has tentatively rescheduled the regional track meets to take place after interscholastic competition resumes on May 11.


set: Malaysia is not bankrupt but is cash rich with a record collection of RM125b in taxes last year, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.


set: Cell C, South Africa's smallest mobile operator by subscribers, has reported a 14% rise in revenues for the full-year 2008, to ZAR8.6 billion.


set: The All Blacks have made four changes to their starting line-up to play South Africa in Auckland on Saturday as they chase a winning start to their Tri-Nations campaign.

set: All Blacks make four changes for South Africa


set: A Granite City firefighter who is married with children was accused of exposing himself last month to passing school children, Police Maj. Jeff Connor said.

set: Granite City firefighter accused of exposing himself to children


set: Australian attitudes to China are cooling, with 50 percent believing there is too much Chinese investment in Australia and almost half the population in favour of limiting China's influence, a poll suggested on Tuesday.

set: Australian attitudes cool towards China - poll


set: The veteran producer behind the Law and Order franchise got a double dose of good news today when NBC renewed Law and Order:


set: India has said that it has no plans to launch an Iranian satellite, as Tehran had proposed, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

set: India says no plans to launch Iranian satellite


set: Wild-card entry Vania King of the United States has upset No. 15 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia in the second round of the US Open.

set: Vania King upsets No. 15 seed Samantha Stosur


set: One of the hardest working men in show business is taking a bit of a breather: ``Louie'' is going on extended hiatus until 2014, FX announced.

set: 'Louie' going on extended hiatus until 2014


set: The Drums have urged Kings of Leon to ''split up and stop making music,'' although singer Jonathan Pierce describes bass player Jared Followill as ''a very kind man''.


set: Gov. Jerry Brown was working with advisers this morning on a pension reform proposal in his bid to reach a budget deal.

set: Jerry Brown working on pension reform proposal


set: MLS and the French Football Federation announced a partnership that will provide youth academy coaches with training through a 16-month youth development course.

set: MLS and the French Football Federation announce partnership


set: Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Conn., has been assigned a patent developed by four co-inventors for a ``control surface failure detection for fly-by-wire aircraft.''


set: World No. 2 golfer Phil Mickelson will return to the fairways next week at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday.

set: Mickelson to return at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational


set: The US automaker General Motors filed for bankruptcy Monday as part of a government-led plan to restructure the struggling 100 year-old company.


set: The Village of La Grange is warning residents about aggressive, misleading and potentially illegal predatory marketing practices related to electrical aggregation and offers to change suppliers of electricity.

set: La Grange warns residents of predatory marketing practices


set: ``Stop, enough - 4 years of hell is too much,'' Aviva said.


set: Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann seems to have captured the national spotlight after Monday night's GOP debate in New Hampshire.

set: Rep. Michele Bachmann captures national spotlight


set: More accountability is needed at company boards, global regulators said as they seek ways to restore market confidence rocked by the worst financial crisis in decades.

set: More accountability needed at company boards


set: London shares opened flat on Thursday as dealers waited to see whether the Federal Reserve would announce at the conclusion of its monetary policy meeting measures to stimulate the US economy.


set: Amid all the despondency and depression surrounding Fianna Fáil performance in the 2011 general election, Lisa Chambers provided a ray of hope.


set: Life imprisonment is the maximum penalty envisaged by law for armed robbery, accompanied by an attempt of murder, competent bodies from the District Prosecutor's Office commented for Radio Focus --

set: Life imprisonment is the maximum penalty for armed robbery


set: India skipper MS Dhoni is wary of chasing under lights in Saturday's second One-dayer against Sri Lanka at the Premadasa Stadium, saying there will be something in the wicket in the second session.


set: Chatham-Kent police continue to investigate a crash that claimed the life of a 14-year-old cyclist in Blenheim.


set: Justin Bieber is wanted for questioning by police in LA after an alleged altercation with a photographer in a shopping centre on Sunday.

set: Justin Bieber wanted for questioning by police


set: The 2012 KTM 690 Duke has arrived in the UK with 24 demo bikes available at dealers across the length and breadth of the UK.


set: In a boon for the local solar industry, a team of researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and Suntech Power Holdings have developed the world's most efficient broadband nanoplasmonic solar cells.

set: Researchers develop the most efficient broadband nanoplasmonic solar cells


set: Asif Zardari, the widower of Late Benazir Bhutto, shocked everyone with his statement that Kashmir issue could wait even though he has fully realised the forces that claimed his wife's life were the same, which have kept the Kashmir pot boiling..


set: Story: 72759 Dozens of firefighters were called in and neighouring buildings had to be evacuated when a Chilliwack, BC gas station went up in flames Wednesday morning.


set: Ignis is renaming its '130/30' fund to an 'enhanced alpha' vehicle to distance the product from the ``tarnished'' reputation of the 130/30 strategy.


set: In an editorial, the Lebanese daily Al-Mustaqbal accuses the Iranian regime of hypocrisy for praising anti-regime protests by the Egyptian and Tunisian peoples but executing its own citizens for the same thing.

set: Lebanese daily accuses Iranian regime of hypocrisy


set: It appears that nagging is good for your health, especially if you are above 30, as it acts like a constant reminder for people to lose weight or become more active, a new study has found.


set: Bob Barr will appear on FOX News Sunday with host Chris Wallace this Sunday, June 29th.

set: Bob Barr to appear on FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace


set: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the Centre should not interfere in the country's federal structure and law and order management system of states in the name of fighting terrorism.

set: Centre should not interfere in federal structure:


set: The Coast Guard has signed memoranda of agreement with Maui and Hawaii counties to improve coordination during search-and rescue missions.

set: Coast Guard signs agreement with Maui and Hawaii counties


set: Well it's no surprise really; all 10 Fota teams have signed up to race in 2010.


set: Dianna Agron would love to play a young Carrie Bradshaw in a Sex and the City prequel.

set: Dianna Agron to play a young Carrie Bradshaw?


set: Rumor has it that Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz split which is indeed one of the most shocking leak that affects both the fans as well as the media.


set: In his state-of-the-state address, Gov. David Paterson said this afternoon that he wants to replace the state's Empire Zones tax breaks program with something called the Excelsior Jobs Program that would focus on creating clean energy and high-tech jobs.

set: Paterson proposes replacing Empire Zones


set: The Fourteenth Amendment created two citizens under the Constitution of the United States.

set: The Fourteenth Amendment created two citizens:


set: Valuable commemorative golden jubilee coins and jewellery have been stolen from a house in Leatherhead.


set: NanoImpactNet, a multidisciplinary European network on the health and environmental impact of nanomaterials, has this week published two important end of first year reports:

set: NanoImpactNet publishes two important end of first year reports


set: The CBS TV program ``48 Hours Mystery'' will focus Saturday on an unsolved murder case out of southeast Missouri.


set: St. Louis Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan is taking a leave of absence to attend to wife Jeanine as she recovers from surgery to remove a brain tumor.

set: Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan taking leave of absence to attend to wife


set: Amy Huberman yesterday revealed she wants to try to crack Hollywood for the second time.


set: MOBO is delighted to announce that it will return to Glasgow in 2011 to host the star-studded MOBO Awards, in association with Lebara Mobile, on Wednesday 5th October at Glasgow's Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.


set: A Leavenworth woman alleged her brother threatened her with a baseball bat and stole her dog, a police spokesman said.

set: Woman alleges brother threatened her with bat


set: Toyota Motor Corp. said that it will recall an additional 1.09 million vehicles in US over problems with floor mats.

set: Toyota recalls additional 1.09 million vehicles in US


set: OVERNIGHT rates have dropped drastically to four months low to reach a weight average of 5.29 per cent as of on Thursday.


set: British Airways cabin crew are to hold 20 days of strike action in a long running industrial dispute over pay and working conditions, the Unite Union said on Monday.

set: British Airways cabin crew to hold 20 days of strikes


set: The Greek police was warned of the impending parcel bomb attacks well in advance, the Greek daily Kathimerini reported on November 8 2010.

set: Greek police warned of parcel bombs well in advance


set: Danny O'Donoghue has defended The Voice against fix claims, insisting the rigorous procedures of the show would make it impossible.

set: Danny O'Donoghue defends 'the Voice' against fix claims


set: Former president Pervez Musharraf says he will return to Pakistan later this month and re-enter politics.

set: Musharraf to return to Pakistan this month


set: Cancer survivors like Ryelle Leverett of Paso Robles and her loved ones pedaled in the Breakaway from Cancer mile.

set: Cancer survivors pedaled in the breakaway from cancer mile


set: Gray wolves in the Northern Rockies are being removed from the endangered species list.

set: Gray wolves being removed from endangered species list


set: Keizer police responded to a report of a man barricading himself with guns in his home Friday night, police said.

set: Police respond to man barricading himself in home


set: Tokyo Commodity Exchange has received approval from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to adopt an error trade policy, to be implemented from 1 March 2011.

set: Tokyo Commodity Exchange receives approval to adopt error trade policy


set: A group of ``dead'' South Korean soldiers turned up alive at the weekend at a reunion for families divided by the 1950-53 war in Korea, according to the Seoul defence ministry.

set: 'Dead' South Korean soldiers turn up for reunion


set: Uncle Mo has a gastrointestinal infection and may not run in the Kentucky Derby on May 7.


set: The Pennsylvania state budget deal could be unraveling after talks among Legislative leaders broke down late Thursday over the authorization of an independent fiscal office.


set: Medica Corporation, a provider of easy-to-use, low-cost blood testing analyzers, announced today the global release of its EasyCell® assistant cell image analyzer for hematology laboratories.

set: Medica announces global release of the EasyCell assistant analyzer for hematology laboratories


set: There are four international organizations up for adoption in Kyrgyzstan, said the Head of Family and Children Issues Department at Social Development Ministry, Ekaterine Horoshman.

set: 14/03/2012 - There are four international organizations for adoption in Kyrgyzstan


set: Lt. General SK Sinha, Former Governor of J&K today had high praise for the secular and composite culture of the people of Jammu and Kashmir which they maintained even during the partition of India in 1947.

set: General Sinha praises for secular & composite culture of people of J&K


set: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have called it quits after four years together.

set: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel call it quits


set: The UK government finally announced the details of its NewBuy scheme to get first time buyers buying.....

set: UK government announces details of the NewBuy scheme


set: Georgetown University is going solar with SolarCity on a project that is expected to cut the school's energy bills by tens of thousands of dollars and reduce more than 600,000 pounds of carbon pollution over its lifetime.

set: Georgetown University goes solar with SolarCity


set: Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes will star in The Kennedys, the History Channel's first scripted miniseries.

set: Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes to star in the Kennedys


set: Mobile phone users are being warned not to buy unbranded and unmarked replacement chargers over the internet or from shops or market stalls, following safety fears.

set: Mobile phone users warned not to buy unbranded or unmarked chargers


set: Area retailers are accepting applications for seasonal employment as they prepare for the upcoming holiday season.

set: Area retailers accepting applications for seasonal employment


set: Shane Warne, pictured here in 2010, was facing legal action Tuesday after a cyclist involved in a road rage incident with the Australian cricket great said he plans to sue for damages to his bike.

set: Shane Warne facing legal action from cyclist


set: Large public companies in the US are continuing to hoard cash at record levels, and 1000 of the largest are now holding $850 billion, according to new research from REL Consulting, a division of The Hackett Group, Inc..

set: Largest public companies continue to hoard cash at record levels


set: The Chicago White Sox have put outfielder Carlos Quentin on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left shoulder.

set: White Sox put of Carlos Quentin on disabled list with sprained shoulder


set: WPP has reported 6.7% year-on-year organic revenue growth for quarter one of 2011, with Asia Pacific revenue growing 12.5% on a constant currency basis.


set: The Hong Kong Tourism Board has appointed Dubai-based GAA-Marta Consulting as its official representative in the Middle East region.

set: Hong Kong tourism Board appoints official representative in the Middle East


set: The data also shows that deposits continued to flow from Irish banks in May, mostly because of household withdrawals.

set: Deposits continue to flow from Irish banks