set: A 'pro-government' tribal leader along with his driver and bodyguard was killed in an ambush in Pakistan's restive northwest tribal region on Wednesday, police said.

set: 'Pro-government' tribal leader killed in ambush


set: A senior Ethiopian ministerial delegation arrived on Wednesday to Beirut to meet with the Lebanese officials, find out the latest information regarding the Ethiopian airliner crash and ongoing investigations.

set: An Ethiopian ministerial delegation arrives to Beirut


set: Credit card debt is the personal debt issue that just won't go away.


set: Maghe Sankranti, one of the main festivals of the Nepali, is being observed throughout the country on Tuesday according to age-old tradition.


set: ANDRZEJ Jezierski has failed in his bid to make the canoe final for Ireland at the London Olympics.

set: Andrzej Jezierski fails to make canoe final for Ireland


set: The US House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a five-year reauthorization of the federal flood insurance program, sending a message that lawmakers want the struggling program to be revamped and reformed to deal with ongoing disasters from floods to hurricanes.

set: House approves reauthorization of flood insurance program


set: BUDGET hotel chain Travelodge believes it can cash in on a strong euro and persuade people to holiday in Blackpool.


set: Liverpool defender Martin Kelly has ruled himself out of action until the new year after injuring his knee.


set: But the oil processing tax is back, due in no small part to the BP Deepwater Horizon spill.


set: Technical Analyst, Ashwani Gujral is of the view that above Rs 175, Godrej Industries can touch Rs 210.


set: A campaign has been launched to find 100 new blood donors in 100 days across Bath and north east Somerset.

set: Campaign is launched to find 100 new blood donors


set: Skip to navigation '' Skip to content '' US US Economy WTO rejects China appeal against auto parts ruling Buzz Up IM del.icio.us Yahoo! Bookmarks 7 mins ago Pl Video:


set: Dozens of tar balls washed up on Cocoa Beach on Tuesday, sparking conjecture about whether they drifted in from the biggest domestic oil spill in history or a sunken shrimp boat off Cape Canaveral.


set: Sheldon Adelson, a major benefactor of Jewish and Israeli causes, will face courtroom cameras in an upcoming trial despite safety concerns based on his views on Israel.

set: Adelson to face courtroom cameras despite safety concerns


set: The Vatican has finally made peace with the Beatles, saying their drug use,``dissolute'' lives and even the claim that the band was bigger than Jesus are all in the past -- while their music lives on.


set: Penn National Gaming Inc. said Wednesday that it has acquired the M Resort LLC in exchange for the $230.5 million of its debt that was purchased in October.


set: Matt Barkley has said that he hopes to play for the Philadelphia Eagles during his first year in the NFL.

set: Matt Barkley hopes to play during first year


set: Nearly 20 million pieces of private information have been illegally traded online in the first part of this year allowing fraudsters to open new accounts.

set: Nearly 20 million pieces of private information illegally traded online


set: VATICAN CITY - The Vatican revised its in-house rules to deal with clerical sex abuse cases Thursday, targeting priests who molest the mentally disabled as well as children and doubling the statute of limitations for such crimes.

set: Vatican revises its rules on clerical sex abuse


set: What Doesn't Kill You features one of Sony's better transfers to MPEG-4 AVC.


set: American singer Bobby Brown has remarried in Hawaii, four months after the drowning death of his ex-wife Whitney Houston, People magazine reported today.


set: Apogee has just announced the Quartet, which is touted to be the ultimate desktop audio interface and control center for Mac machines.


set: A distraction burglar who hit Tamworth has been jailed for five years on September 11 at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.


set: Kangaroo courts and their dictates are the biggest threats to the Indian democracy, a Delhi court has said while asking police to take action against a man for restraining witnesses from deposing in a gangrape case.

set: Kangaroo courts biggest threat to Indian democracy:


set: Don Enns, regional manager of the Ontario office for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, believes John Hart's plane aeronautically stalled moments before a fatal crash between two houses along Highway 3 in Courtland.

set: Plane aeronautically stalled before crash


set: The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round, the wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town.

set: The wheels on the bus go round and round...


set: Egypt on Monday is due to extend a controversial decades-old state of emergency by two years despite pledges to replace it by new legislation, in a move slammed by rights groups as anti-constitutional.

set: Egypt extends state of emergency by two years


set: The Chinese renminbi has appreciated more against the dollar in a single day since the government suspended its gradual exchange rate appreciation policy in 2008.

set: Chinese renminbi appreciates against dollar


set: Saudi Arabia will recognize the opposition Syrian National Council as the ``official representative'' of the Syrian people, Al-Rai reported, citing Ahmed Ramadan, a member of the SNC's executive council.

set: Saudi Arabia to recognize Syrian National Council, Rai reports


set: At approximately 11:30 am Governor David A. Paterson was diagnosed with acute glaucoma in his left eye.


set: England international David Beckham, seen here in February 2009, re-signed on loan with Italian giants AC Milan on Monday as widely expected, the Serie A side announced.


set: The Berliner Philharmoniker has announced its 2013-14 season, including 117 orchestral concerts and four opera performances of which chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle will conduct 57 concerts.

set: The Berliner Philharmoniker announces its 2013-14 season


set: MeritCare has won a Silver Addy award for its newspaper advertisement campaign for MeritCare Bemidji Vein Services.


set: TAM Airlines, a Group TAM company with headquarters in Asuncion, will consolidate its fleet of aircraft and initiate a new air network starting today.

set: TAM Airlines consolidates fleet and initiates new air network


set: Eid Al Adha will start on Friday, October 26, according to Chief Islamic Justice Ahmad Hlayel.


set: Bank of America refinance mortgage rates are very close to all time lows as the 30 year fixed on a home loan is around 4.5% on June 28th, 2010.

set: Bank of America refinance mortgage rates --


set: Bollywood actress Jiah Khan, who committed suicide on Monday night, was laid to rest on Wednesday by her family, friends and colleagues from the film industry.


set: CIGNA Corporation today reported second quarter 2011 results, that included strong revenue growth and earnings from each of our ongoing businesses, reflecting continued effective execution of the fundamentals supporting our long-term growth strategy.

set: CIGNA reports second quarter 2011 results


set: Former Jacksonville Jaguars Pro Bowl quarterback Mark Brunell is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a decision prompted by failed real estate ventures.

set: Mark Brunell filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy


set: The Bruins haven't confirmed it, but reports have them making their second trade of the day.


set: There are no signs of overheating in the Indian economy, said Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, on Monday.

set: No signs of overheating in Indian economy:


set: Consumer spending increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis -- or 2.1 percent on an unadjusted basis -- through September, supported largely by sales of electronic appliances which grew 4.5 percent from August, The Business Journals is reporting.

set: Consumer spending increased in September


set: A Norfolk police officer appeared in court today, charged with weapons, harassment and assault offences.


set: The Transportation Security Administration announced this week that the airline industry has met a key requirement of the 9/11 Act by screening 100 percent of air cargo on domestic passenger aircraft.

set: Airline industry begins screening 100 percent of air cargo on domestic passenger aircraft


set: Nestle , the world's largest food company, said on Monday it had recalled a UHT pure milk product in Hong Kong after a local food watchdog discovered samples containing a tiny amount of the chemical melamine.

set: Nestle recalls milk product in Hong Kong


set: After already redesigning the football uniforms for Arizona State and Washington State this offseason, the Los Angeles Daily News is reporting that the Trojans will wear alternate uniforms for its regular season finale against UCLA this fall.

set: Usc Trojans to wear alternate uniforms vs. UCLA


set: German exports fell in October and in Q2 2008, Germany had the smallest increase in labour costs in Europe.


set: Z. Mason and Gee McGhee scored 17 points apiece as Chattanooga beat Samford 74-70 Saturday night in a Southern Conference game.

set: Mason and McGhee score 17 points apiece as Chattanooga beats Samford 74-70


set: Myxer has launched a music app for BlackBerry that claims a catalog of more than 2 million MP3s.


set: An SUV crashed into a local cemetery on Friday, killing a passenger.


set: Despite a sudden U-turn by Cornwall Council, emotions ran high at a meeting to discuss the future of a day care centre for adults with learning disabilities.


set: Sacramento State came from behind in the fourth quarter to beat Southern Utah 27-22 on Saturday afternoon.

set: Sacramento State beats Southern Utah 27-22


set: Roger Federer won the Qatar Open without dropping a set when he beat defending champion Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-4 in a 79-minute final on Saturday.

set: Federer wins Qatar Open without dropping a set, beats Davydenko in final


set: Vitamin D may protect against an artery disease in which fatty deposits restrict blood flow to the limbs, researchers said Wednesday.

set: Vitamin D may protect against artery disease


set: The Drug Enforcement Administration ``acted arbitrarily and capriciously'' in denying a petition to reclassify cannabis as a less harmful substance, a lawyer for medical marijuana advocates told a federal appeals court on Tuesday.

set: Medical marijuana advocates to appeals court:


set: Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin responds to GOP criticism that Barack Obama will raise taxes if elected.


set: Vebnet, a market-leading global technology provider of total rewards and flexible benefits solutions, and Towers Watson, a leading global professional services company, have announced a formal partnership in Latin America.

set: Vebnet and Towers Watson announce partnership throughout Latin America


set: Unisono, officially launched its research division, January the 10th 2011.


set: The euro lost ground last week amid a shortage of developments with regard to the ECB's promised action, while Greece is once again hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons.


set: Italian president Silvio Berlusconi leaves a Milan hospital four days after being assaulted during a rally.


set: Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to prison for the duration of 18 momths to 5 years.


set: Spencer Matthews is returning to 'Made in Chelsea', after his disastrous stint on 'The Bachelor'.

set: Spencer Matthews returning to Made in Chelsea


set: Balakrishna gets to romance two sexy ladies in his forthcoming film Simha.


set: Allstate released a report stating that almost 40% of coastal Texans say they would not evacuate if a hurricane was heading for the Texas Gulf coast.

set: Allstate reports that 40% of coastal Texans would not evacuate


set: Liverpool striker Fernando Torres saw a knee specialist in Spain on Monday after injury forced him out of Sunday's Premier League match against Fulham, the English club said.


set: Gwyneth Paltrow once said that she didn't ``believe in religion'' but in a complete u-turn, she now claims she will be raising daughter Apple, 7, and son Moses, 5, in a Jewish environment.

set: Gwyneth Paltrow to raise Apple and Moses as Jewish


set: British No 1 Andy Murray reckons that Rafael Nadal will soon overtake Roger Federer as top dog of tennis.


set: UFC 85 betting odds were available already early in the spring.


set: THE Stawell Gift could be moved to Ballarat to save the iconic professional running meet from prospective financial ruin.


set: A female pedestrian was struck and seriously injured on Route 9W near Cabrini home in West Park late Wednesday afternoon.


set: Would Gaza truce last after both Palestinian and Israeli parties breached the ceasefire agreement?


set: The Florida Gulf Coast sand volleyball team split a pair matches on the weekend, defeating FAU at Estero Community Park and falling to No. 8 FIU in South Beach.

set: Sand volleyball splits a pair of matches over the weekend


set: Jack Nicklaus has been nominated for the honour of the Congressional Gold Medal due to his long years of service to golf.

set: Jack Nicklaus nominated for the Congressional Gold Medal


set: Rhode Island has the 4th most restaurants per capita in the US with 96 full service locations for every 100,000 people.


set: DES MOINES, Iowa ― Officials say the Des Moines Public Schools will trim 300 positions next year because of budget cuts.

set: Des Moines Schools to trim 300 positions


set: LAS CRUCES , NM -The New Mexico State soccer inaugural recruiting class has ranked fourth in the WAC according to TopDrawerSoccer.com.


set: A Dover man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly receiving a large shipment of marijuana from California.

set: Dover man arrested for large shipment of marijuana


set: Kilgore College will celebrate Constitution Day 1 pm today on campus in Devall Student Center Ballroom.

set: Kilgore College to celebrate Constitution Day today


set: After driving the race of his life to clinch the 2009 world championship with one race to spare, Jenson Button said he never expected to win the title at Interlagos.


set: Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes declined one point to 15 in January on continuing concerns about the poor job market and large number of foreclosed homes for sale, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, released last week.


set: The Indian rupee strengthened to its highest level in two weeks on Thursday as part of a shift into global risk assets, but broader gains were capped as local shares retreated late in the session.


set: The Bank of Canada has slashed its forecast for Canadian economic growth this year to just 1.8 per cent, down half a percentage point from the 2.3 per cent it projected in its fall forecast, blaming a significantly weaker US economy.


set: In the largest survey of its kind, most locked-in syndrome patients report that they are, in fact, happy.

set: Most 'locked-in syndrome' patients are happy


set: A cache of 4,000 pounds of illegal fireworks worth at least $10,000 was seized from a business in unincorporated East Los Angeles, and its 34-year-old landlord was arrested, authorities said today.

set: 4,000 pounds of illegal fireworks seized in East la


set: A tentative deal has been reached to end the ongoing stalemate over extending payroll tax cuts.

set: Tentative deal reached to extend payroll tax cuts


set: A new report claims Mel Gibson is supposedly packing his bags and moving back to his native Australia, where he will reunite with his ex-wife, Robyn who he divorced last year.

set: Report claims Mel Gibson is moving back to Australia


set: Beckerman, a New Jersey-based independent public relations agency with additional offices in New York and Washington, recently added six accounts to its real estate practice.

set: Beckerman adds six accounts to real estate practice


set: New Zealand allrounder Grant Elliott has been signed by Surrey as their overseas player for the first half of the 2009 season.


set: Citizens Bank has announced that it is moving its local corporate headquarters from its current building next to Midtown Plaza on the corner of Main Street and Clinton Avenue to the Sagamore on East building, located in the popular East End area of downtown Rochester.

set: Citizens Bank moves local headquarters to East End area


set: Celtic Crusaders will face a tough tie at home to former world champions Widnes Vikings in the quarter-finals of the Northern Rail Cup.


set: A 28-year-old man suffered minor injuries during a home invasion in Scarborough early Wednesday.

set: Man suffers minor injuries during a home invasion


set: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a high-level review of the military's senior mentor programs, including whether retired officers hired as advisers are overpaid and whether their private work for contractors poses a conflict of interest, his spokesman said Wednesday.

set: Gates orders review of military mentor program


set: The Marshall County Sheriff's Department is investigating a death in the Martling community Thursday evening, The Times' news partner, WHNT News 19, reports.

set: Marshall County Sheriff investigating death in Martling community


set: The death toll caused by rains in Nicaragua in the last weeks rose to 66, Civil Defense officials said Monday.

set: Death toll from rains in Nicaragua rises to 66


set: Lebanon has chosen career diplomat Michel el-Khoury as its first ever ambassador to Syria, a foreign ministry official said on Wednesday.

set: Lebanon chooses first ambassador to Syria


set: Maggie Gyllenhaal has made little brother Jake an uncle again, after giving birth to a baby girl, Gloria Ray.

set: Maggie Gyllenhaal gives birth to baby girl:


set: Arson suspected in Sydney temple fire Updated: 08:40, Sunday December 30, 2012 Arson may have caused a fire that destroyed part of a religious temple in Sydney's west.


set: GRAND FORKS, ND The city of Grand Forks will be keeping an eye on a garbage study that's planned in Minnesota's Koochiching County.

set: Grand Forks to keep eye on garbage study


set: Microsoft has offered to give European computer users a choice of Web browsers, an unprecedented move that the company, the world's largest software maker, hopes will avert another antitrust conviction and big fine.

set: Microsoft offers Europe a choice of browsers


set: Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday's Texas GOP primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalize the former Massachusetts governor's status as President Barack Obama's general election challenger.


set: Japan will not review its stance on the ``comfort women'' issue, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday, rejecting for now a move suggested by Shinzo Abe before he became prime minister.

set: Japan not to review stance on 'comfort women':


set: The following white paper details things you always wanted to know about Windows profile management!

set: Things you always wanted to know about Windows profile management


set: Michael Jackson has been rushed to the hospital, a fire department official told the Los Angeles Times.


set: It is no secret that the use of social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter has paved the way for the grassroots revolutions taking place in the Middle East.

set: Social media paving the way for grassroots revolutions


set: US soap and lotion seller Crabtree & Evelyn Ltd. said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, a victim of the slowdown in consumer spending amid the recession.

set: Crabtree & Evelyn files for bankruptcy protection


set: Swiss stocks rose, after earlier swinging between gains and losses, as investors awaited the outcome of a meeting between the European Union's finance chiefs on a new strategy to contain the region's sovereign-debt crisis.


set: Two terrorists, allegedly planning a massive attack in the capital, were arrested from Islamabad on Monday, reported Express 24/7.


set: Two out of five football fans want to see players take a wage cut and nearly half would like to see the introduction of wage caps, according to Virgin Money's authoritative Football Fans' Index*.

set: Two out of five fans want players to take wage cuts


set: 1,255 more Syrians, who escaped from the violence in their country, have crossed in Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported.


set: Women entrepreneurs are playing a big role in China's economy and the country is making new efforts to foster women entrepreneurship, a leader of China's biggest women's organization said here on Friday.

set: Women entrepreneurs play big role in Economy


set: Arik Air said it resumed daily flights to Johannesburg Saturday, 24 hours after suspending them in protest over South Africa's refusal to let in 125 Nigerians on health grounds.

set: Arik Air resumes daily flights to Johannesburg


set: German box shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd says it will implement a low sulphur fuel charge for North American routes in view of increased costs related to the North American Emission Control Area.

set: Hapag-Lloyd to implement low sulphur fuel charge


set: Medical services were affected in the city when over 200 medical officers in the city went on mass leave as part of a state-wide protest.


set: As a way of simplifying lab-on-a-chip devices for superior medical tests, University of Michigan researchers have created microfluidic integrated circuits.

set: Researchers create microfluidic integrated circuits


set: The man, who lives in the 5000 block of Mountain Road, said he discovered the fraud when Stub Hub called to confirm the purchase of $4,415 in Neil Diamond tickets.


set: The New Zealand dollar fell to its lowest level since March 28 as global equity markets slumped on concern about how the European debt crisis is playing out.

set: New Zealand dollar falls as global equity markets slump


set: Stamkos extended his franchise-record points streak to 16 games, and Antero Niittymaki remained perfect against Atlanta, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Thrashers 6-2 on Saturday night.

set: Stamkos extends points streak to 16 games


set: A worker found dead underground at a Vale Inco nickel mine in northern Manitoba died in an explosion.

set: Worker at nickel mine in northern Manitoba died in an explosion


set: UPC has issued a ``call to arms'' to the cable industry and for it to find ways to cooperate with over the top providers.


set: Four people were convicted at Belfast Magistrates Court on Tuesday, January 19, for claiming benefits they were not entitled to.

set: Four convicted of claiming benefits they were not entitled to


set: MARY TRAVERS, part of the popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died from leukaemia aged 72.


set: ``Victorious'' star, Ariana Grande is gracing the cover of Dream Magazine's August issue, and we think TV's 'Cat Valentine' is looking as gorgeous as ever!

set: Ariana Grande covers Dream Magazine's August issue!


set: Russia fought back to claim a 2-1 victory over Germany in their opening tie at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Monday.


set: A Thai woman has confessed to killing the baby she had with a British lover and dumping the body in an airport bin.

set: Thai woman confesses to killing baby and dumping body in airport bin


set: Hulk Hogan has left the Florida hospital he checked into Monday after complaining of back pain, according to TMZ.com.


set: Beneficiaries of Inuvialuit Regional Corporation will receive a minimum distribution payment of $400 on May 7.

set: Beneficiaries to receive minimum payment


set: The announcement of the new investment on the Great Western Main Line was the centrepiece of a UK Cabinet visit to Wales that the Prime Minister used to hail a new age of the train.

set: Prime Minister hails a 'new age of the train'


set: MARIA Sharapova survived a scare Thursday as she outlasted Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-6 5-7 7-6 to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA Amelia Island claycourt event.


set: Memphis was unable to find proof a former player cheated on his SAT exam in its internal investigation of NCAA allegations against the men's basketball team.

set: Memphis finds no proof former player cheated


set: World Cup winning fly-half Stephen Donald inspired Bath to a 16-13 victory over Montpellier in their European Cup clash on Sunday to rebound from a last minute opening defeat by Glasgow last weekend.

set: Rugby World Cup hero Donald inspires Bath


set: A new study has determined that climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries.

set: Climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries


set: SUPERMARKET chain Asda is to create 7,500 jobs in 2011 as it opens new stores, expands home shopping and converts Netto stores.


set: The Ohio State football program lost a recruit following a recent photo flap, as a convicted sex offender posted a photo on the internet of himself with the player.

set: Ohio State football loses recruit following photo flap


set: Panasonic Corp. said Thursday it has developed a cheaper battery module for electric vehicles and home photovoltaic power generation systems.

set: Panasonic develops battery module for electric vehicles


set: The Lockheed Martin board of directors has nominated Rosalind G. Brewer to its board.

set: Lockheed Martin nominates Rosalind G. Brewer to...


set: Two MIT students, Matt Gethers and Alia Whitney-Johnson, have won prestigious Rhodes Scholarships to study next year at Oxford University in Britain.


set: A popular preschool program for children with disabilities, which had faced potential closing, will stay open for the foreseeable future, officials with the Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services said Wednesday.


set: Sen. George Allen, R-Va., conceded defeat to Democratic challenger Jim Webb, giving Democrats control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994.


set: Italy midfielder Thiago Motta has joined Paris St Germain from Inter Milan for an undisclosed fee, the Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday.

set: Midfielder Thiago Motta joins PSG from Inter


set: Republican congressman Tom Cole made a stop at a Madill barbecue restaurant over the lunch hour to chat with constituents.


set: La Joya police seized more than 800 pounds of marijuana after a high speed chase early Friday morning.

set: La Joya police seize 800 pounds of marijuana.


set: The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled centre Brayden Schenn from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, and have loaned wingers Zac Rinaldo and Harry Zolnierczyk to Adirondack, the team announced on Wednesday.

set: Philadelphia Flyers recall forward Schenn


set: Soldiers stationed in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East province have held training drills in villages as part of a drive to intimidate villagers into backing President Robert Mugabe in elections expected next year, a human rights group has reported.


set: A federal judge in Virginia threw out a case brought by Liberty University that claimed the health care reform law is unconstitutional and would allow the religious institution's insurance payments to cover abortions.

set: A federal judge in Virginia threw out a case brought by Liberty university on the health care law.


set: Fiat has dropped the price of its 500 and 500c models substantially as it begins its repositioning strategy to re-launch the brand.


set: Bret Michaels has posted a new song online for his fans.


set: Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Teresita Quintos-Deles Tuesday said a political settlement or a peace treaty between the Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front will be a good start of finally achieving lasting peace.

set: Political settlement is good start to achieve peace --


set: The markets had a spectacular day, aided by a short-covering rally and buying interest in index heavyweights.


set: ``You can't fire a bullet twice. The time has passed. Today the issue is delivery,'' he said.


set: Children's trusts will be required to publish workforce strategies as part of their local Children and Young People's Plans, the Government announced today.

set: Children's trusts must publish workforce strategies


set: Houston-based Rio Bravo Oil Inc has acquired Pan American Oil Co LLC for 5.5m shares of the company's Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock and assumption of $3m of Pan American's debt.


set: As a part of its ongoing Customer Experience Programme, which aims to provide enriched value to its subscribers, Reliance Mobile GSM Service has launched a new FRC 101.

set: Reliance Mobile GSM launches new FRC 101


set: In Japan, we say deru kugi ha utareru -- 'the nail that sticks out gets hammered down'.

set: 'The nail that sticks out gets hammered down':


set: A 24-year-old Mississauga man was killed in a crash with a dump truck in central Mississauga during Thursday morning's rush hour.


set: Defence Minister AK Antony Friday said the Congress will not support any other front after the Lok Sabha polls.

set: Congress will not support any other Front:


set: Former and current Cuban presidents Fidel and Raul Castro visited Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at a hospital here Friday, wishing him a quick recovery after having a lesion removed, Cuban official media reported Saturday.

set: Fidel and Raul Castro visit Chavez in hospital


set: The St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia is showing off its new control tower, which is 75 feet higher than the one it replaced.

set: St. Louis Downtown airport in Cahokia shows off new tower


set: Coldplay paid tribute to the late Amy Winehouse Wednesday night during a concert in Los Angeles to benefit the Grammy Foundation.


set: Colombia unveiled a tax reform bill on Tuesday aimed at creating jobs, closing loopholes and simplifying the tax system, but not increasing the tax take as the Andean country was on track for record collections this year.

set: Colombia unveils tax reform to create jobs, close loopholes


set: Oil prices are not reflecting fundamentals, the United Arab Emirates oil minister said on Monday, while his Qatari counterpart said there will be no output increase at OPEC's meeting later this month.


set: It's hard for parents to believe a third grader would bring vodka to a school, but that's what happened according to one Hazel Grove Elementary employee who did not want to be identified.


set: (UKPRwire, Thu May 13 2010) Rezidor Hotel Group has announced that it will open a new hotel on Gran Canaria, Spain in 2012.

set: Rezidor hotel Group to open new hotel in Gran Canaria


set: AN alcoholic has been jailed for beating up his twin sister a month after being given a suspended sentence for attacking a security guard.

set: Alcoholic jailed for beating up twin sister


set: American actress Jennifer Love Hewitt and comedian Jamie Kennedy are not engaged, say their representatives .

set: Jennifer Love Hewitt-Jamie Kennedy are not engaged


set: Black and Asian workers are almost twice as likely to be unemployed as white people, with public spending cuts set to see thousands more employees from ethnic minority backgrounds lose their jobs, according to a new report today.

set: Black and Asian workers 'twice as likely to be unemployed' - report


set: The owner of a vacation/travel club drawing consumer criticism defended his company Friday, saying it quickly resolves complaints even though many stem from the actions of hired marketers.

set: The owner of a Vacation/travel club drawing consumer criticism defended his company Friday.


set: In the midst of a massive restructuring to cut costs and overcome a liquidity crunch, private carrier Jet Airways hiked fuel surcharge on domestic flights by up to Rs 300.

set: Jet hikes fuel surcharge by up to Rs 300


set: World No.24, Fernando Verdasco is hoping to clinch the Davis Cup title for the Spain against Argentina, which is scheduled to be from Dec 2-4, 2011 at Spain.

set: Fernando Verdasco hopes to clinch Davis Cup title for Spain


set: The New York Times announced today an expanded Chicago area report, produced in collaboration with the Chicago News Cooperative , with added pages of local content running in The New York Times on Fridays and Sundays in the Chicago area.

set: The New York Times expands Chicago area report


set: State prison employees have rejected a contract proposal from the state that froze wages and increased health care costs.

set: State prison employees reject contract proposal


set: Country music legend Hazel Dickens, who grew up in poverty in Mercer County and sang her hard-hitting songs about working people, coal mining and West Virginia all over the world, died in her sleep Thursday night at age 75.


set: A Phenix City man led Columbus police officers on a chase when they arrived to arrest him.

set: Phenix City man leads Columbus police on chase


set: Apple responds to Congress regarding the iPhone and iPad location tracking controversy.


set: The rate of population decrease in Iran is faster than other countries, an official at the organization for civil registration says.

set: Rate of population decrease in Iran is faster than other countries:


set: The Seahawks hired Tim Lewis as defensive backs coach, rounding out the team's coaching staff for next season.

set: Seahawks hire Tim Lewis as defensive backs coach


set: USC center Khaled Holmes has apologized to teammates for his two bad snaps against the Utah Utes, both of which led to touchdowns and forced the Trojans to fight back from an early 14-point deficit.

set: USC captain Khaled Holmes apologizes for two bad snaps


set: Republic Airways Holdings Inc. said today its traffic surged nearly 40 percent in February as it made more trips with fuller planes.

set: Republic Airways traffic surges in February


set: Cheshire Jets mascot Dizzy Jet talks to the Chronicle's Alec Doyle about being banned from the Echo Arena...

set: Cheshire Jets mascot on being banned from Echo Arena


set: Essar Energy said Thursday that its first-half net profit fell 19% to $91.1 million from $112.8 million as the group also appointed a new finance director.


set: Teenage sensation Ryo Ishikawa won his seventh Japanese Tour title with an amazing closing round of 58.


set: Downside risks remain as earlier optimism about a self-sustaining recovery from the global 2008/9 recession has been replaced by fears of a possible second recession, according to the Financial Stability Review of the South African Reserve Bank released on Thursday.


set: Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty will be suspended for three games for his hit on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang on Saturday, according to Bob McKenzie of TSN.

set: Canadiens'' Max Pacioretty suspended three games


set: A French air traffic controller was found stabbed to death Wednesday in the control tower of an airport in eastern France, the local newspaper L'Est Republicain reported.

set: French air traffic controller stabbed to death in tower


set: WASHINGTON Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is voluntarily recalling about 1.5 million Durabrand DVD players after the company said it received five reports of the products overheating, leading to fires and property damage.

set: Wal-Mart recalls 1.5 million Durabrand DVD players


set: My gerbil can't open her eyes, and it looks like conjunctivitis, I don't know what to do, and I'm really worried.


set: A father and son from Guelph had to swim more than half a kilometre to shore after their sailboat capsized in Dorcas Bay on Saturday.

set: Father and son swim to shore after sailboat capsizes


set: Representatives for Lubbock Congressman Randy Neugebauer released a statement today that he went into surgery this morning to treat an early stage of prostate cancer.


set: As more states report their balloting totals, Democrat Barack Obama has taken a commanding lead in terms of electoral votes over GOP challenger Sen. John McCain.


set: Pharmaceutical company Cambrex Corp. has contested state fines for alleged safety violations for a fire and explosion at its plant in Charles City last fall.


set: Arrogant members of the status quo, who oppose change and fail to take the pulse of the current era, are no longer able to convince the public, Constitutional Court President Haşim Kılıç has said in comments on the newly designed structure of the top court.

set: 'Arrogant members of status quo failing to convince public'


set: Students at Riley Avenue Elementary School presented ``Cinderella'' Saturday at Riverhead High School.

set: Riley Avenue Elementary presents 'Cinderella'


set: A police chase in Pittsburgh's Strip District early Monday morning ended with several vehicles damaged.

set: Police chase in Strip District ends with several vehicles damaged


set: A police patrol car was stolen by a woman in west Auckland on Saturday while officers were in the process of arresting someone else.


set: The Sri Lankan Navy today categorically denied reports that they had fired at Indian fishermen at waters near Tamil Nadu, killing one person.

set: Sri Lankan Navy denies firing at Indian fishermen


set: Many local libraries are adding or expanding electronic book services.

set: Libraries add, expand electronic book services


set: Former league MVP Shaun Alexander signed with the Washington Redskins on Tuesday, part of a flurry of roster activity in which the team ditched its punter, shuffled its safeties and displayed coach Jim Zorn's strong ties to his Seattle Seahawks roots.Alexander, unemployed since being cut by the Seahawks in April, signed a one-year deal to back up NFL leading rusher Clinton Portis.

set: Former MVP Shaun Alexander signs with Redskins


set: A Denver Post sportswriter is accused of keying a man's ``brand new'' truck during a parking dispute at Whole Foods in Boulder, police said.

set: Denver Post sportswriter accused of keying truck


set: Sources say byelections in the two vacant ridings will be called by the end of the week, and as early as today, meaning voting day will likely be around April 19.


set: Nokia, the largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world, has just filed a patent in the US for a new device that could vastly improve the battery life of mobile phones.


set: Snipers firing from rooftops killed a Yemeni anti-government demonstrator on Tuesday in a city that has seen some of the largest protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, witnesses and a medical source said.

set: Sniper fire kills Yemeni anti-government demonstrator


set: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and other Hollywood celebs'''' cod science fallacies have been debunked by some of the leading researchers.

set: Shilpa Shetty, other celebs'''' cod science debunked


set: More than 200 Kashmiri protestors demanding self-determination for their homeland marched on the Indian embassy here Tuesday as Pakistan observed a national holiday highlighting the region's plight.

set: Kashmiri protestors march on Indian embassy


set: Deep recession calls for healthy dose of fiscal stimulation, by George Evans, Commentary, Register Guard: ...


set: LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson was formally charged with misdemeanor simple battery Wednesday afternoon by a grand jury, which lessened his original more serious felony charge of second degree battery.

set: LSU's Jefferson charged with misdemeanor simple battery


set: At last, President Umaru Yar'Adua on Thursday proclaimed amnesty for repentant militants in the Niger Delta who unconditionally surrender their equipment, arms and ammunition and also renounce militancy.

set: At last, Yar'Adua proclaims amnesty for militants


set: Algerian security forces have killed five armed Islamic extremists in the northeastern Tizi Ouzou region, about 100 kilometres east of Algiers, several papers reported Monday.

set: Algerian security forces kill five Islamists: reports


set: A district judge has ordered a southwestern Idaho couple to file state tax returns for two years in which their reported incomes totaled more than $475,000.


set: The Chinese ecommerce market has become a ``formidable force'' in the last five years having increased by 90 per cent, according to new report.

set: China's ecommerce market has become 'formidable force'


set: Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa will undergo a heart procedure in Chicago on Thursday to correct an irregular heartbeat.

set: Cubs second baseman DeRosa to undergo heart procedure


set: Despite yet more weak production data out of Europe, stocks remain buoyant globally, particularly in the US, where S&P and Nasday futures have climbed to trade just below yesterday's highs.

set: Despite weak data, stocks remain buoyant


set: Houston became the largest US city to elect an openly gay mayor, with voters handing a solid victory to City Controller Annise Parker after a hotly contested runoff.

set: Houston becomes largest US city to elect openly gay Mayor;


set: KBR announced that it has been awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips and the Saudi Arabian Oil Company to provide detailed engineering and procurement services for the utilities package and the interconnecting systems and pipe racks for the companies' joint Yanbu Export Refinery Project.

set: KBR awarded contract to provide detailed engineering and procurement services


set: EU Parliament invites the Dalai Lama to address the Tibet issue and question whether EU leaders should attend opening of the Beijing Olympics.


set: Controversial former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has gone out with a song - his long awaited album of love songs has finally been released.


set: Police officers carry the body of Nimio Cardozo, an alleged leader of the rebel Paraguay's People Army, outside the morgue in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010.


set: Consumer confidence is rising in France, a trend driven by the improving situation in the eurozone and optimism surrounding the country's forthcoming presidential election.


set: Jamat e Islami Ameer Syed Munawar Hassan has said that the US orchestrated the WikiLeaks disclosures, adding that the purpose of the mass release is to destablise Pakistan.


set: Davenham Group's first half pre-tax losses rose to 10.7m - up from 8.0m last time.


set: The death toll in the Malindi accident has risen to six after the driver of the bus succumbed to injuries in a Mombasa hospital.

set: Death toll in Malindi accidents rises to six


set: FX has renewed its hit drama series Sons of Anarchy for a fourth season, according to a press release issued by the network.


set: SKIPPER Paul Wellens makes his 400th appearance for St Helens tonight as they look to pick themselves up from their Challenge Cup semi-final defeat.


set: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo leaves for the People's Republic of China today to attend the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

set: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo attending the World Expo 2010


set: The Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Hon. Sheka Tarawalie, said on Saturday 16th April 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that His Excellency President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma wants Sierra Leone to be a role model of good governance in the world ``whereby other countries can learn from our bright and shimmering example.''

set: 'President Koroma wants Sierra Leone to be a model of good governance'


set: Other songs from Jessie J's debut studio album ``Who You Are'' that she performed at the 'VEVO Lift' showcase included: ``Price Tag'', ``Nobody's Perfect'', ``Mamma Knows Best'' and the title track ``Who You Are''.


set: First Financial Bancorp has paid a cash dividend every quarter since theformation of the holding company in April 1983.

set: First Financial Bancorp to pay cash dividend


set: NASA video shows solar storm Updated: 09:35, Saturday February 11, 2012 Stunning new videos showing a solar storm hitting the Earth have been released by NASA.


set: Ontario Sen. Michael Pitfield resigned Tuesday night after serving 27 years in the Senate.

set: Ontario senator Michael Pitfield resigns


set: Peanut Corp. says it has expanded its recall in the salmonella outbreak into one of the largest in the nation's history out of an abundance of caution.


set: French industrial output dropped in May, the latest sign that the euro area's second-largest economy is heading for its first quarterly contraction in three years.


set: A convicted sex offender faces a criminal charge for allegedly failing to accurately register his address for the second time.


set: Kendall-Grundy Community Action unit of the Kendall County Health Department is informing the public of the availability of funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps income-eligible households pay home energy bills whose 30-day gross income is at or below 150 percent of poverty level.


set: Hannaford Supermarkets said this morning it will begin selling seafood only from sustainable sources, requiring suppliers to verify that their product comes only from fisheries managed to maintain populations of seafood for current and future generations, and encouraging them to source locally.

set: Hannaford says it will sell seafood only from sustainable sources


set: Equipment leader Hirepool Limited has continued its national growth strategy with the opening of its first Henderson Rentals branch in Wellington.

set: Hirepool continues national growth strategy


set: Sir Philip Green said he's ruled out a possible bid for Moss Bros, the British men's wear chain in which he took a 28 percent stake through his family investment company Warbeck earlier this month.


set: Two women have been robbed of R25 000 they had withdrawn from bank in Boksburg, Brakpan police said on Thursday.


set: Table Mountain has been announced as one of the New7Wonders of Nature along with the Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, and Puerto Princesa Underground River.

set: Table Mountain is one of the New7Wonders of Nature


set: The Decemberists keyboard player Jenny Conlee has been diagnosed with breast cancer, the band announced on May 3.

set: The Decemberists' Jenny Conlee diagnosed with breast cancer


set: In its director remuneration report, Standard Life has reduced chief executive Sir Sandy Crombie's remuneration package from £1.64m in 2007 to £1.39m for 2008, down 16 per cent.

set: Standard Life reduces executive remuneration


set: US manufacturing conglomerate Honeywell International said it was buying Singapore-based safety boot maker King's Safetywear for $US338 million.


set: UK house prices fell in June for the first time since January, even though the supply of new properties slowed sharply, due to the recession and restricted mortgage availability, online estate agency Rightmove said Monday.


set: National Coach on Nevis, Stuart Williams, is looking for a more competitive game, come this weekend as he continues to prepare his junior teams for upcoming tournaments.

set: National Coach looks for more competitive game


set: ``I am ready to lead, I am ready to serve. I view politics as a means of public service by which I can give my part in the direction and vision for a better life in our country,'' Mr Bartolo said.

set: Evarist Bartolo 'ready to lead, ready to serve '


set: /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The number of unemployed reached 75 thousand in Armenia in March 2009, showing 4.6% increase against last year's index, according to the RA National Statistical Service.

set: Number of unemployed reaches 75 thousand in Armenia


set: On November 9, 2011, an earlier rumor indicating that China Telecom is under antitrust investigation for alleged abuse of dominance in the broadband market was confirmed by the National Development and Reform Commission, the authority in charge of price-related breaches of the Anti-Monopoly Law.


set: Hideki Matsui was cut by the Tampa Bay Rays to make room for newcomer Ryan Roberts, who was in the starting lineup against the Orioles on July 25.


set: An Albertville woman shot at a Warrenton community car wash Friday afternoon died early Saturday, and her husband is being held as a suspect in her death, said Guntersville Police Chief Jim Peterson.


set: Business confidence jumped sharply in the second quarter to a level not seen since the start of the global financial crisis, a survey shows.

set: Business confidence jumps sharply: survey


set: Three terror suspects whose freedom is restricted by control orders have won a legal battle in the House of Lords over the use of secret evidence.


set: Two former Fayette County jail employees were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for their roles in the systematic abuse of inmates.


set: Two small fires were reported at Broward County schools this morning, but both were contained before fire departments got there and no one was hurt.

set: Two small fires reported at Broward schools


set: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Wednesday said the development of Balochistan is directly linked to the progress and prosperity of the country.

set: Development of Balochistan linked to prosperity of country:


set: Pakistan has in the past used terror outfits as a hedge to prevent India and an 'unfriendly' Afghan regime in the neighbourbood from undermining its interests, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said, cautioning that things might not have completely changed.

set: Pakistan used terror as hedge against India:


set: The National Democratic Congress has assured Ghanaians that it would ensure transparent governance when given the mandate in the December elections.


set: Central Elementary School will hold its second art show and auction from 6:30 to 8 pm Monday, March 19, at Sybaris Bistro in downtown Albany.

set: Central Elementary to hold art show, auction


set: A former Jefferson Forest High School teacher was arrested Thursday and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, officials said.

set: Jefferson Forest High school teacher arrested


set: Dominant England claimed their first Ashes series in Australia for 24 years with their third innings victory over the home team in the final Sydney Test here today.


set: ROME -Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro has failed a doping test, with his club Juventus saying Thursday it was the result of cortisone used to treat a bee sting.

set: Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro fails doping test


set: Russia on Thursday acknowledged for the first time a cargo ship forced to turn back from British waters was carrying attack helicopters bound for Syria that it had repaired for Bashar al Assad's regime.

set: Russia acknowledges cargo ship carrying helicopters for Syria


set: Delhiites may face traffic chaos during the three-day India-ASEAN summit during which much movement of VVIP state guests and their motorcades is expected.

set: Delhiites may face traffic chaos during ASEAN summit


set: -- 24/7 Real Media, WPP's digital marketing technology organisation, announced a leadership evolution for 24/7 Real Media.

set: 24/7 Real Media announces leadership evolution


set: A DEPTFORD man who tried to sell a woman's stolen laptop back to her for £500 has been handed a suspended sentence.

set: DEPTFORD man tries to sell woman her stolen laptop back for £500


set: US President Barack Obama has used a television appearance to push for new gun control measures.


set: A Portsmouth police officer has been indicted by a grand jury on a charge of assaulting a prisoner he was transporting.

set: Portsmouth officer charged with assaulting prisoner


set: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad kicked off a combative reelection campaign yesterday by firing fresh verbal salvos at the West, Israel and reformists in his own country.

set: Ahmadinejad kicks off reelection campaign


set: The US Social Forum begins today in downtown Detroit with a 3 pm parade from Warren Avenue along Woodward Avenue to Cobo Center followed by a series of topical sessions.


set: Residents in Beckham County near Sayre say a massive sinkhole suddenly appeared overnight.


set: The star of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Brandi Glanville took to Twitter to pay her co-star, Camille Grammer a compliment, and Grammer then responded.

set: 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills:' Brandi Glanville compliments Camille Grammer


set: ``I would never do something that is baseless, vulgar and indecent... something I am not comfortable doing and therefore can't do justice with,'' Asin said.


set: Annual inflation rate eased slightly in April to 8.2 percent from 8.5 percent in March largely due to the dropping out of the effects of last April's Value Added Tax rise.


set: Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was charged Thursday with raping a 16-year-old runaway in an encounter that police said was arranged by a man who beat her up before driving her to Taylor's suburban hotel room while she texted her uncle for help.


set: More than anything else, the 2008 presidential election proves that freedom is not for everyone, including in the land of the free and home of the brave.


set: An empty midtown school is one step closer to becoming a neighborhood center with everything from pre-kindergarten care to a physicians assistant to a closet full of free clothes.


set: Demi Moore has reportedly checked out of rehab.


set: Intel, the big chip maker, said Friday that it will raise its dividend by 15 percent, providing welcome a note of optimism after network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. helped drive stocks lower this week with a disappointing sales forecast.


set: A Florida airboat captain attacked by an alligator last month is now facing criminal charges.


set: A Vidor man is charged with manslaughter and failing to stop and render aid In connection with the December 2007 death of Learlie Mae Tyler.


set: Digital traffic lights are being installed in Baku, Interior Ministry's Main Traffic Police Office spokesman Arastun Majidov told APA.

set: Digital traffic lights installed in Baku


set: U tube dogs screwing girls and women: the hypertrophy is the castration of a christian choice who binds as a typically--though, has other stories and chooses eternal expendable senses.


set: Liz Hurley, who is engaged to Australian cricket legend Shane Warne, is spending Christmas in Australia.


set: Lady GaGa amputated leg another silly Gaga joke?


set: PAREXEL International Corporation , a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced that Bristol-Myers Squibb, a global biopharmaceutical company, has established a strategic partnership with PAREXEL to enable greater effectiveness in clinical development.

set: Bristol-Myers Squibb establishes strategic partnership with PAREXEL to enable greater effectiveness


set: Egypt villagers kill man in latest lynching A security official says villagers abducted a man in northern Egypt and beat him to death on Sunday, the latest vigilante attack in the country.


set: It may sound just like Lady Gaga, but Madonna has said that her upcoming tour is going to be a ``feast for the eyes and ears.''

set: Madonna says tour will be ``a feast for the eyes and ears''


set: Cadogan Petroleum has started commercial production from the Zagoryanske3 well in Ukraine.

set: Cadogan starts commercial production from Zagoryanske3


set: The long-expected coal policy has almost been finalized, Energy Secretary Mezba Uddin Ahmed said on Sunday.


set: Tiger Woods said Thursday he expects to be ready for the Masters, despite an Achilles tendon strain he suffered last week.

set: Tiger says he expects to be ready for Masters


set: The Sri Lanka Navy has denied attacking Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters, saying it was worried over such ``malicious allegations''.

set: Sri Lanka Navy denies attacking Indian fishermen


set: Mumbai, Feb 11 The Reserve Bank today said banks are permitted to now open non-resident ordinary rupee account of Bangladeshi nationals without its prior approval.

set: Banks can open b'deshi nationals a/cs sans rbi nod


set: MTN Nigeria is launching a new streaming TV service for its mobile customers.

set: MTN Nigeria to launch streaming TV service


set: Iranian Defence Minister Brig Gen Ahmad Vahidi has said Iran plans to develop a missile defence system that is similar to Russia's S-300 system.


set: Irish actor Colin Farrell is reportedly abandoning his Catholic faith to convert to Judaism for new girlfriend Emma Forrest.


set: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that Iran has no fear of threatened new international sanctions over its refusal to halt controversial nuclear work.

set: Ahmadinejad says Iran has no fear of new sanctions


set: A Chicago alderman is proposing a citywide EPS foam ban.


set: OK, OK so Paul Revere probably never said, ``The British are coming, the British are coming!'' but ``The regulars are out, the regulars are out!'' however I do declare, ``The Tea Party is coming, the Tea Party is coming to save our Republic!''

set: The Tea Party is coming, the Tea Party is coming!


set: Whanganui police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of 25-year-old man who was dropped off at a hospital by a group of people.


set: A NEW restaurant has opened in what was an empty shop in Pickering, creating 14 full and part-time jobs.


set: Stolen car hits police motorbike Updated: 13:57, Saturday December 29, 2012 A police officer has been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a stolen car rammed his motorbike near the Gold Coast today.


set: Affymetrix Inc. said Tuesday that Nobel Laureate Paul Berg will retire from its board of directors in May.

set: Nobel Laureate Paul Berg retires from Affymetrix board


set: A California auto repair chain will pay $5 million, limit services at some shops and install video cameras in work areas to settle claims it cheated customers.


set: Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, largest utility vehicle manufacturer in India, has recalled a total of 25,000 XUV500 SUVs due three faulty parts.

set: Mahindra recalls 25,000 XUV500 SUVs over three faulty parts


set: The woman who was found slain near Las Vegas over the weekend was identified by the Office of the Medical Investigator on Tuesday.

set: Woman found slain near Las Vegas identified


set: A former nuclear bunker in Hampshire which could house up to 30 people has been sold for £240,000.


set: LADY Gaga reduced the Queen to giggles when she turned up to meet her in a huge red PVC outfit complete with Elizabethan style frills.


set: Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to accept the Democratic nomination for governor, completing a rise that began nearly 30 years ago when he ran his father's campaigns for the same office.

set: Andrew Cuomo to accept nomination for governor


set: Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Friday that former president Pervez Musharraf trampled the constitution when he imposed emergency rule two years ago and all actions taken by him then were illegal.


set: With centermen Matt Cullen and John Madden question marks to play Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings, the Wild has recalled center Warren Peters from AHL Houston.


set: 22/07/11 ISLAMABAD, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Thursday said that upto 154 alleged target killers had been arrested in Karachi out of them nine, who were affiliated with certain political parties, had been bailed out due to insufficient evidence.

set: Malik said 154 alleged target killers arrested in Karachi


set: This weekend, beginning Saturday, January 2, LA Theatre Works will air The Country Girl by Clifford Odets, starring Mare Winningham, Stacy Keach and Harry Hamlin.


set: Roberto Benigni made his New York stage debut in a one-person show, ``Tutto Dante,'' Saturday night in front of a sold-out audience that, not surprisingly, drew a number of celebrities whose last names end in vowels:

set: Roberto Benigni makes his New York stage debut


set: The capacity to build consensus is the hallmark of a true leader in a democracy, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Saturday.

set: Capacity to build consensus hallmark of true leader:


set: President Barack Obama warned Saturday that the US economy faced ``tough headwinds'' despite the creation of more than two million private sector jobs over the past 15 months.

set: Obama warns US economy facing 'tough headwinds'


set: A Myrtle Beach man was charged with first-offense prostitution after an officer working undercover said he agreed to perform a sex act, according to a police report.

set: Myrtle Beach man charged with prostitution


set: With prices at the pump rising higher & higher, there are some good ways to save money at the pump.


set: Britons off to holiday abroad are set to pay out a staggering £73 million in unnecessary holiday travel money fees as they exchange currency.

set: Britons paying unnecessary holiday travel money fees


set: A Greek reporter was shot dead on Monday by leftist urban guerrillas outside his home in an Athens suburb, the first murder of a journalist in Greece in more than 20 years, the police said.

set: A Greek reporter was shot dead by leftist guerrillas


set: President Barack Obama made his final pitch to Ohio voters at a Columbus rally with 15,500 people on Monday.


set: RESTORED Collingwood leader Heath Shaw has admitted he still has plenty to prove off the field, after being restored to the Magpies' top tier despite his massive betting ban last season.


set: A massive earthquake with an initial magnitude of 8.8 has struck central Chile.


set: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being held in Wandsworth Prison after being refused bail by a judge over fears that he would try to flee the UK.

set: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange held in Wandsworth Prison


set: Ravens cornerback Chris Carr returned to practice Wednesday after missing the past two days with a back injury.


set: President Barack Obama will be heading to Los Angeles later this month to campaign with Senator Barbara Boxer.

set: President Obama to campaign with Barbara Boxer


set: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art announced today that it will host a program on the Caldecott Medal on January 14, 2012.

set: Eric Carle Museum to host 'Caldecott Medal:


set: After causing quite the controversy for going nude in her latest music video, Erykah Badu pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct in Dallas yesterday.


set: Swiss Re has started marketing its latest Vita IV extreme mortality bond, according to sources.

set: Swiss Re markets latest Vita IV extreme mortality bond


set: DeMaurice Smith was elected Sunday as the new executive director of the NFL Players Association, succeeding the late Gene Upshaw and challenged with leading the union into a critical new era.

set: Attorney Smith elected nflpa executive director


set: A Melbourne police officer was injured responding to a burglary call early Tuesday morning.

set: Melbourne officer injured in burglary call


set: China and Denmark on Wednesday called on global efforts to tackle the challenges posed by climate change.

set: China, Denmark call for global efforts to tackle climate change


set: Matt Brammeier has signed with Champion System for 2013 after spending the past season at Omega Pharma-QuickStep.


set: ``People are saying there's more to life than this,'' said Jeremy Gutsche, founder of TrendHunter.com and a consultant on the survey, commissioned by American Express.


set: Pippa Middleton has reportedly split from her boyfriend.


set: Sindh University has given a clean chit to all MPs even after the re-verification of degrees which according to its Vice Chancellor was in line with the guidelines on Higher Education Commission.

set: Sindh University gives clean chit to all MPs


set: Washington Mutual Inc. settled with JP Morgan Chase today in bankruptcy court.


set: A man was shot and killed this morning at this Motel 6 in the 20600 block of Military Rd in SeaTac.

set: Man shot and killed at Motel 6 near SeaTac


set: GETO BOYS rapper BUSHWICK BILL is reportedly facing deportation to his native Jamaica after he was seized by US immigration officials.


set: Sources are saying that Roberto Luongo will submit a short list of teams the he would waive his no-trade clause to go to next week.


set: Acme Packet has acquired privately-held Covergence for consideration valued at approximately $22.8 million, consisting of approximately $22.2 million of Acme Packet common stock and an aggregate of $0.6 million in cash payments to stockholders of Covergence and tax withholding payments.


set: Bestinvest has launched its range of model portfolios on Ascentric in a move which allows the firm to offer several of its discretionary solutions to IFA partners.

set: Bestinvest launches model portfolios on Ascentric


set: NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly announces the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.


set: ExxonMobil Chemical today announced that it has completed a major expansion to increase halobutyl manufacturing capacity at its plant in Baytown, Texas.

set: ExxonMobil Chemical completes halobutyl expansion at Baytown, Texas


set: Irish budget airline Ryanair said on Tuesday that its pilots had agreed to a 12 month pay freeze as an alternative to a 10 percent cut in salary.

set: Ryanair's pilots agree to 12-month pay freeze


set: The Armed Forces of Angola and Ghana might co-operate in military training, admitted Sunday, in Luanda, the co-ordinator of Ghana's 31st course of College and Army Headquarters, brigadier Hope Agbeenuzah.

set: Angola and Ghana to co-operate in military training


set: Canadian attitudes towards food ingredients are changing according to an Angus Reid survey commissioned by Weston Bakeries Limited, maker of healthy bread options like WONDER® bread.

set: Canadian attitudes toward food ingredients changing;


set: A 29-year-old Victorian woman has died after being hit by a taxi in the Hungarian capital Budapest while on a European vacation.

set: Victorian woman dies after being hit by taxi in Budapest


set: A central Missouri private college has banned smoking on its campus.


set: Atlas Pipeline Partners has appointed Matthew Skelly as vice president of investor relations and capital markets.

set: Atlas Pipeline appoints vice president of investor relations


set: The UAE is becoming the global centre for international cricket, as its state-of-the-art venues prepare to host two of the most successful sides in the game.

set: UAE becomes centre of international Cricket


set: Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a leading global provider of managed IT infrastructure services, today announced that it will host NANOG 51, the North American Network Operators Group's forum for the exchange of technical information and discussion of network implementation practices.


set: Six people have been indicted for a robbery scheme in College Station that allegedly included aggravated kidnapping and robbery.

set: Six indicted for robbery scheme in College Station


set: Anna Hazare supporters on Thursday gathered outside Tihar Jail to greet the Gandhian, who is all set to drive out of the prison to launch his protest for a strong Lokpal at Ramlila Maidan as authorities put in place elaborate security arrangements.

set: Anna supporters gather outside Tihar Jail


set: French Open champion Maria Sharapova has battled into the semifinals at the US Open in New York.


set: Marion's first charter school, currently serving kindergarten to fifth grades, will add a sixth grade in the fall, School Leader Jeremy Tucker said.


set: WE need to know that MPs are open and honest about the expenses they claim at Westminster and that they are transparent in the way they give those details so the public can be assured of their honesty in that regard.


set: Outfielder Juan Pierre was traded to the White Sox from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday along with $10.5 million for two players to be named.


set: Asian stock markets spiralled downwards on Tuesday, deepening sharp losses over the previous two sessions brought on by the historic US credit downgrade and the debt crisis in Europe.


set: In an effort to ``rightsize'' the company, Quest Aircraft recently laid off 25 employees at its Sandpoint headquarters, according to CEO Paul Schaller.


set: The Nifty gained momentum and moved into the positive terrain led by gains in BPCL, ONGC, Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank even as the Asian markets remained weak.


set: Congressman Phil Hare has announced that he has nominated 13 17th District students to the US service academies.

set: Hare nominates students for service academies


set: This could well be the group of goals if the likes of Didier Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robinho make merry against North Korea.


set: One Direction's Harry Styles now sports a total of 24 tattoos on his hot little boy-band body--and that means he's gotten inked 24 times in just eight months.

set: One Direction's Harry Styles sports 24 tattoos


set: President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuelan and Russian ships could soon hold joint naval exercises in the Caribbean , a move that would likely raise concerns in Washington.

set: Venezuela, russia may hold joint naval exercises


set: Drug traffickers have killed 11 policemen in eastern Iran, local police were quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency on Saturday, cited by AFP.

set: Drug traffickers kill 11 policemen in Iran


set: Santa Claus arrived in Springfield on a cold winter day aboard a special train just in time to celebrate the township's annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony Dec. 5, shown at right top.


set: Bow Wow is not listed on his baby daughter's birth certificate as the father.

set: Bow Wow not listed on his baby's birth certificate


set: A Monroe County show dog breeder is facing more than 200 charges, including animal cruelty and scores of dog law violations, for operating an illegal kennel and keeping dozens of dogs and horses in inhumane conditions.

set: Monroe Co. dog breeder faces 200 charges, including animal cruelty


set: 4/5/2011 1:04:20 PM - The Russian Federation at the weekend decorated Vice President John Dramani Mahama in recognition of his significant contribution to the growth and development of Ghana's culture, art, education and literature.

set: Russian Federation decorates Vice President Mahama


set: Australia's top investment bank Macquarie met bond investors in Malaysia last week, two sources familiar with the meetings said on Monday, with one saying it may consider a potential bond sale there and perhaps even an Islamic issue.

set: Macquarie meets bond investors in Malaysia-sources


set: Canadians Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph, along with teammate Jordan Hamilton, have all declared for the NBA draft.

set: Canadians Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph declare for the NBA draft


set: Chennai, Jun 15 Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said that political parties need to champion the cause of emancipation of women in India, given the several deprivations that they face.

set: Political parties need to champion cause of emancipation:


set: US Coast Guard officials say bodies of 20 migrants have been recovered from the sea near the Bahamas after their boat capsized on Sunday and another three people were rescued, according to reports Monday.

set: Bodies of 20 migrants recovered from sea near Bahamas;


set: Wilton Democrats recently elected officers at their biennial caucus held at the Wilton Public Library.


set: President Obama told reporters that ``the private sector is doing fine,'' as he attributed the high unemployment rate to a lack of government jobs.

set: Obama: 'the private sector is doing fine'


set: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said he is a Marxist, yet credits capitalism for bringing new freedoms to China.


set: Hyderabad coach Tom Moody said Chennai and India are very lucky to have MS Dhoni as their captain after his blazing knock on Thursday.


set: Nokia has signed a five-year agreement with Tanla Solutions to use the latter's licence management, mobile payments and professional services.

set: Nokia has signed a agreement with Tanla Solutions


set: Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday that she will not seek reelection.

set: Michele Bachmann will not seek reelection


set: Alison Sweeney recently partnered with EQAL to re-launch her website www.AlisonSweeney.com as the destination for daily content, tips and resources for eating well, working out and how best to take care of oneself.

set: Alison Sweeney partners with EQAL to re-launch website


set: Canada more than doubled its trade surplus in December to Can$2.7 billion, as exports outpaced imports, the government said Friday.

set: Canada doubles trade surplus in December


set: Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital after more than a week of treatment for pneumonia that raised global concern about the health of the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader.


set: For the second time in two days, a pedestrian was killed along a Warren County roadside.

set: Another pedestrian killed in Warren County


set: Former San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus and one of his former employees pleaded not guilty to corruption charges Tuesday.

set: Postmus pleads not guilty to corruption charges


set: The ECB decided to leave the main refinancing rate unchanged at today's meeting but has shifted its monetary policy stance further to the downside.


set: The campaign, called Share a Smile, means Hopewell Dental Care will donate $1 of services to local families in need for each new Facebook fan, Twitter follower or photo submitted to the Facebook fan page or the Hopewell Dental Care Web site.


set: The Hang Seng Index closed at 14,758.39 on Friday, down 855.51 points or 5.48 per cent.

set: Hang Seng Index closed at 14,758.39, down 855.51 points


set: Officials from Union, NJ-based Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and Oakland, Calif.-based Cost Plus Inc. said today that Bed Bath & Beyond will acquire Cost Plus in an all-cash tender offer of $22 per share for all outstanding shares of Cost Plus common stock, for a total cost of $495 million.


set: DANIEL Anderson will not replace Michael Hagan as Parramatta coach next year, Eels chief executive Denis Fitzgerald said last night.

set: Daniel Anderson will not replace Michael Hagan


set: On Tuesday, Gawker published a two-year-old 446-page list of legal gun permit owners in New York City, calling them ``a**holes'' in its headline.

set: Gawker publishes list of legal gun owners in nyc, calls them 'a**holes'


set: Senator Carper who voted to extend unemployment benefits says the families that will receive these benefits will put this money right back into our communities as they buy groceries, fill their cars with gas and pay their bills.

set: Senator Carper votes to extend unemployment benefits


set: Asia's economic growth, led by China and India, will lure global investors back to the region's stocks after the first weekly funds outflow since March, Halbis Capital Management said.


set: Former Army chief General VK Singh on Tuesday said he backed both Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev as he saw no difference between the agitations of the two social activists.


set: A Canadian reality show in which young people sparred over political issues has been nominated for an international Emmy.

set: Canadian reality show nominated for Emmy


set: A St. Louis animal rescue group wins a national competition for a $1 million animal shelter makeover.

set: St. Louis group wins $1 million animal shelter makeover


set: As we speculated, the DROID is currently ``doing'' Times Square.


set: Pool Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share.

set: POOL Corporation declares quarterly cash dividend


set: Education secretary Michael Gove made a visit to North Kensington to look at how the tri-borough children's services will work.


set: Tamil actor Suriya has agreed to make his Bollywood debut in Ram Gopal Varma's Raktha Charithra.

set: Tamil star Suriya to make Bollywood debut


set: Calipari sent a message on Twitter on Friday morning that said, ``I want to address this with the Big Blue Nation one last time, I will be coaching at Kentucky next year.

set: Calipari: 'I will be coaching at Kentucky next year'


set: A boy had to be rescued after he got stuck in the mud on a beach in Burnham-on-Sea, yesterday.

set: Boy rescued after getting stuck in the mud


set: Flavia Pennetta kept herself in contention for a place in the WTA Championships to be held in Doha later this month when she defeated American Meghann Shaughnessy 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the WTA event on Tuesday.

set: Pennetta keeps in contention for WTA Championships


set: Persian Gulf stock markets are seen mixed Thursday as investors eye first-quarter earnings to assess valuations, while they will likely take heart from the US Federal Reserve leaving its options open for more stimulus measures.


set: Formula One could face a joint takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and an investment company linked to Ferrari, the sport's oldest team.


set: The health care bill that was recently passed in spite of bipartisan opposition only gives the federal government more control over our lives.

set: Health care bill only gives government more control over our lives


set: Three elephant seals were found shot to death Saturday at the Piedras Blancas rookery between the ocean and Highway 1 about 12 miles north of Cambria.

set: Three elephant seals are found shot to death


set: Rap star Lil Wayne has postponed his forthcoming European shows due to illness, it has been announced.

set: Lil Wayne postpones European shows due to illness


set: Fire crews are keeping a wildfire from advancing toward three small Russian settlements near Homer.

set: Crews keep alaska wildfire from advancing on settlements


set: Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen is set to wear a black armband against Aston Villa on Saturday following the New Zealand earthquake.


set: Work will continue for now, but that doesn't change the fact that an audit based on an anonymous tip held up an 18-month federal stimulus program to help prevent neighborhoods from falling into dilapidation.


set: A 21-year-old soldier died early Friday morning in a one-car crash in downtown Grafenwöhr, about 40 miles northeast of Nuremburg, according to V Corps and German police.

set: Soldier dies in crash in downtown Grafenwöhr


set: ``We do have a very dangerous winter storm that is headed toward Western Washington this weekend,'' said Brad Colman, chief Weather Service meteorologist in Seattle.

set: ``Very dangerous winter storm'' is headed toward Western Washington this weekend


set: Texas firefighters are making headway in their fight against huge wildfires.


set: Firefighters this afternoon battled a huge warehouse fire in East San Jose that sent towering plumes of smoke into the air that could seen throughout much of the South Bay.

set: Firefighters battle huge warehouse fire in East San Jose


set: A cold case investigation leads to a first-degree murder charge in a 1981 killing in the Kansas City suburb of Leawood.


set: The research shows that coffee improves insulin sensitivity and prevents the development of high blood sugar - on lab mice.

set: Coffee improves insulin sensitivity and prevents high blood sugar in mice.


set: ``Last year at this time I went to China. This time I went to Pennsylvania. So what?'' he said in an interview.


set: Montpellier coach Rene Girard will leave the club at the end of the season after failing to agree a contract extension, club president Louis Nicollin said on Sunday.

set: Montpellier coach Girard to leave at end of season


set: Japanese auto major Honda plans to launch diesel cars in India because of increase in demand for such vehicles against the backdrop of high petrol prices, a top company official said on Monday.

set: Honda planning to launch diesel car in India


set: Indiana Attorney General candidates Republican Greg Zoeller and Democrat Linda Pence will debate at 6 pm today at the University of Evansville.

set: Attorney General candidates to debate today


set: Tebow returned to practice Monday, getting back to ''head-butting people,'' after missing some repetitions last week because of a sore lower back.

set: Tebow returns to practice despite sore back


set: THE golf course at Batchwood has re-opened two days after the tennis centre and bowls club were torched in an arson attack.


set: A top UN envoy has voiced concern over falling funding for family planning assistance, saying the reduced flow could impinge on Bangladeshi people's access to contraceptive commodities even as demand swells.

set: UN envoy voices concern over falling funding for family planning assistance


set: Julius Baer is adding an actively managed global convertible bond fund to its UK product range.

set: Julius Baer adds convertible bond fund to UK product range


set: Major League Baseball has announced that Sunday's game time for the Arizona Diamondbacks-Milwaukee Brewers National League Divisional Series at Miller Park has been moved back to 4:07 pm Central.


set: Police are appealing for information about a woman who was found unconscious in a road in Bognor Regis.


set: Which given his history and reputation for being in the elite of inside ball players was not unexpected, except for the fact that it has now emerged Selwood played the finals series with a broken hand.


set: World champion and this season's runaway leader Sebastian Vettel says he loves his chosen sport so much that he would pay to compete in Formula One.


set: Police said a body was found in a Pembroke home yesterday, but foul play was not suspected.


set: Two youths have been rescued from a stolen boat off the coast of Cushendall, County Antrim.


set: Federal prosecutors are addressing gang violence in the capital city.The US Attorney's Office wants the public to know it's going after gang members too and can lock them up for a lot longer --years to decades behind prison bars for robberies, drugs and gun violence.

set: Federal prosecutors address gang violence


set: WITNESSES to a dog attack in which a young girl's lip was torn from her face have told of her screams moments after she was mauled.


set: About 166,000 people are still displaced six months after devastating floods swept away homes and drowned livestock in Pakistan, the UN refugees agency said yesterday.

set: 166,000 still displaced six months after floods:


set: Hundreds flee DR Congo rebel fighting Updated: 09:06, Sunday March 17, 2013 Fighting between rival factions of Congolese rebel group M23 has sent hundreds of people fleeing for neighbouring Rwanda, where the leader of one faction has been detained, Rwandan officials say.


set: Three Ozark police officers have been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation involving a minor and the use of alcohol.


set: President Obama praised Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as an ``inspiration'' Sunday after news the Arizona lawmaker will step down from Congress to focus on her recovery from a shooting last year.

set: Obama praises Giffords as an 'inspiration'


set: Huell Howser, the maker of upbeat PBS shows about California for public television, is retiring from making new shows about his adopted state.

set: Huell Howser, maker of PBS shows about California, retiring


set: A piece of gold Roman jewellery has been found at Brougham, near Penrith, and donated to the Penrith and Eden Museum.

set: Gold Roman jewellery is found at Brougham near Penrith


set: In the wake of a serious phone-hacking scandal, media baron Rupert Murdoch-controlled weekly tabloid News of The World is set to be shut down with the last edition of this 168-year-old paper to be printed this Sunday.

set: Murdoch's tabloid News of the World to be shut down


set: A 26-foot-wide asteroid almost hit the earth when it passed within about 14,000 km of the planet recently, NASA has said.


set: Tottenham have confirmed that Carlo Cudicini has signed a new one year contract with the club.


set: It is the middle class that sets the game rules in any country and it's the middle class that is the backbone of stability.

set: Middle class sets the game rules in any country


set: A new study published in the journal Respirology reveals that adult patients admitted to the hospital with pneumonia are more likely to die if they have Vitamin D deficiency.

set: Patients with pneumonia more likely to die if they have Vitamin D deficiency


set: Nintendo has reported record highs for both sales and operating profit in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.

set: Nintendo reports record sales and profit


set: A bomb killed a NATO service member Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, the coalition said.

set: Bomb kills NATO service member in Afghanistan


set: A Louisville high school student hit by a car on Tuesday morning died later that evening.

set: Louisville high school student hit by car dies


set: The Halifax Chronicle Herald has confirmed it will stop publishing its Sunday edition next month.

set: Halifax Chronicle Herald to stop publishing Sunday edition


set: Barclays Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in The Mill, a video content business for global brands and advertising agencies, from Carlyle Group for £119m.

set: Barclays Private Equity acquires majority stake in The Mill from Carlyle Group


set: As visiting US President Barack Obama asked India to lift restrictions on foreign direct investment in several sectors, including retail, Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma assured the American business houses that India has a positive mindset on the issue.


set: China Airlines became the first carrier to connect Taiwan and the Japanese island of Shikoku last week, as it launched services on the 1,600-kilometre route from Taipei Taoyuan to Takamatsu on 21 March.

set: China Airlines connects Taiwan and the Japanese island of Shikoku


set: India captain MS Dhoni took a dig at his critics who had questioned his captaincy, seeking an answer about what is a ``strategy'' and what exactly is ``defensive''.


set: Grimsby boss Mike Newell showed his relief at his side being virtually safe despite losing 2-1 to Bournemouth.

set: Grimsby boss Mike Newell showed his relief at his side being virtually...


set: NFL star, Peyton Manning, has become a father for the first time after his wife, Ashley Manning, gave birth to twins last week.

set: Nfl quarterback Peyton Manning becomes a father of twins


set: The Assoicated Press reports that British filmmaker and ``Death Wish'' director Michael Winner has died at the age of 77.

set: 'Death Wish' director Michael Winner dies at age 77


set: Sen. Rand Paul is taking a classic early step toward a 2016 presidential bid: he's headed to Iowa.


set: Bay Area Houston Ballet and Theatre will present its production of ``The Nutcracker'' Friday, Nov. 30 to Sunday, Dec. 2 and Friday, Dec. 7 to Sunday, Dec. 9 at the University of Houston-Clear Lake Bayou Theater.

set: Bay Area Houston Ballet and Theatre presents 'the Nutcracker'


set: President Obama will address the nation tonight at 6:30 pm central time.

set: President Obama to address nation at 6:30 pm.


set: Placido Domingo is expected to undergo surgery later this week after the internationally acclaimed tenor suffered abdominal pain during a recent performance in Tokyo.Publicist Nancy Seltzer said Monday that Domingo will undergo the surgery at a New York hospital.

set: Opera star placido Domingo to undergo surgery


set: Staples, the world's largest office products company and top retail destination for back to school, is hosting Teacher Appreciation Day Saturday to make it easy to provide teachers the tools they need to be successful in the classroom.

set: Staples to host Teacher Appreciation Day Saturday


set: Rhode Island ranked No. 5 in using energy efficiency as a key strategy to generate cost-savings, promote technological innovation and stimulate growth, according a new ranking.

set: Rhode Island ranks No. 5 for energy efficiency


set: An Australian government list of the country's ''significant'' aviation incidents has revealed that Sydney siders clutching knitting needles presented the most common threat to airport security.

set: Knitting needles present most common threat to airport security


set: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has warned that boycott of Bon conference could not be ruled out after the NATO forces attack on the Pakistani security check posts in Mohmad Agency, adding that joint sitting of the parliament would be summoned soon to discuss the NATO aggression.

set: Boycott of Bon conference could not be ruled out after NATO attack:


set: Social activist Swami Agnivesh made quiet a 'poetic' entry into Bigg Boss house.

set: Agnivesh makes poetic entry into Bigg Boss house


set: Kolkata, Aug 18 Hinting of another tough resistance to security forces in Lalgarh, a top Maoist leader today said the second phase of joint operations will also fail as ``no government can oppress the voice of the people''.

set: Second phase of operations will also fail:


set: Russia suspended all adoptions to US families on Thursday until the two countries can agree on procedures, the Foreign Ministry said, a week after an American woman sent her seven-year-old adopted son back to Russia on a plane by himself.

set: Russia suspends all adoptions to US families


set: Retro Television Network launched a Web site featuring detailed descriptions of RTN staples like Happy Days and Cheers, a complete list of station affiliates and a large picture of Robin Leach on the welcome page.

set: Retro Television network launches Web site


set: An Opelika man was shot seven times Sunday afternoon by someone he knew, according to police.


set: Yamaha and Akrapovič -- the industry's leading manufacturer of innovative and exclusive exhaust systems -- have joined forces.


set: France is giving Britain a 'good kicking', Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said in an interview, as the spat over each other's economies rumbled on.


set: Trainer Rick Dutrow said Thursday he had ``absolutely no problem'' with the 15-day suspension ordered by the Churchill Downs stewards, saying he appealed the ruling ``because I need to be with my horses right now.''


set: Writer Tibetan students in western China marched to protest unconfirmed plans to use the Chinese language exclusively in classes, teachers said Wednesday, an unusually bold challenge to authorities that reflects a deep unease over the marginalization of Tibetan culture.

set: Tibetan students protest use of Chinese in classes


set: 31 de agosto de 2012, 15:14Havana, Aug 31 Cuba is promoting initiatives to increase school retention during the school year 2012-2013 that will start on September 3, said Minister of education Ena Elsa Velásquez.

set: Cuba promotes initiatives to increase school retention


set: The Five-Time Atlantic League Champion Somerset Patriots will hold open tryouts for the team at TD Bank Ballpark 9 am-noon Saturday, March 27.


set: Rushcliffe Borough Council and Nottinghamshire Police are combining forces to delight customers by opening the ground-breaking new Rushcliffe Community Contact Centre at West Bridgford Police Station.

set: Rushcliffe Borough Council and Nottinghamshire Police combine forces


set: The way to experience God is to place our lives in God's hands, and to open our eyes to that new world that Christ has opened for us.


set: A general view shows damage at the site of an explosion, at Nocean restaurant in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre, early April 23, 2012.

set: A view shows damage at the site of an explosion, at Nocean restaurant in Tyre


set: A final decision on the proposed split of the MCD into five smaller bodies may finally be left to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi with supporters as well as opponents of the move in the party refusing to budge from their respective position.

set: Decision to split MCD may be left to Sonia Gandhi


set: Bulgaria could apply and the get the chance of hosting the European Championship in 2010 with its track along the Struma River, said Alexander Pastir, chief referee of the European Rafting Cup, from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

set: Bulgaria could get the chance of hosting the European Championship in 2010


set: The fifth death anniversary of Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, known as father of democracy, was observed across the country on Saturday.

set: Fifth death anniversary of Nawabzada Nasrullah observed


set: Columbus Crew rookie midfielder Kirk Urso passed away Sunday, with cause of death still to be determined.

set: Urso's cause of death still to be determined


set: Tollywood action hero Nagarjuna, who is in Greece currently to shoot a song for his forthcoming film Kedi, was recently felicitated by representatives of the Greek government in Milos Island.


set: Irom Sharmila, Manipur's 'Iron Lady', on Monday completed 12 years of indefinite fast demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act.

set: Irom Sharmila completes 12 years of fast


set: A Williamsburg man connected to former Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge in a federal affidavit has been arrested on a federal parole violation, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.

set: Man arrested on federal parole violation


set: Justin Reed, a power forward who played for the Jam during the 2007-08 NBA Development League Season was today invited to play at the Philadelphia 76ers training camp.

set: Justin Reed invited to Philadelphia 76ers training camp


set: The number of planning applications submitted has risen steadily in recent months, latest figures show.

set: Number of planning applications submitted has risen


set: Homebuilders are losing confidence in the housing market now that government incentives that spurred home sales have ended.

set: Homebuilders lose confidence in housing market


set: Peyton Manning presented longtime University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt with the Arthur Ashe Award Wednesday night the the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles.

set: Peyton Manning presents Pat Summitt with Arthur Ashe courage Award at ESPY's.


set: The Bank of Canada said on Tuesday it would further scale back on extraordinary money market operations it brought in to cope with the financial crisis, the latest sign of growing confidence in the recovery.

set: Bank of Canada scales back money market operations


set: US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta crosses himself after laying a wreath at the Flight 93 National Memorial ahead of the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, September 10, 2012.

set: US Defense Secretary Panetta crosses himself after laying wreath at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville


set: Two Harlem-area men charged with illegal cattle branding will make their initial appearances Monday in District Court in Blaine County.


set: The Lithuanian railway enterprise Lithuanian Railways opened a new Fuel base in Vilnius on Wednesday, the Transport Ministry of Lithuania reported.


set: Islamabad has applied for the international community's assistance, Pakistan 's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Inayatullah Kakar said at a news conference in Baku on Thusday.

set: Islamabad applies international community for assistance


set: The Red Admiral butterfly population is booming this spring.

set: Butterfly population booming this spring


set: A judge on Wednesday approved Madonna's adoption of a Malawian boy she met in an orphanage in 2006.

set: Judge approves Madonna's adoption of Malawian boy


set: Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, today issues its interim management statement for the period 1 January to 8 May 2012.

set: Galliford Try plc : - interim management statement


set: Microsoft Corp launched an update of its Windows phone software on Tuesday, hoping a host of new features will help it close the gap on smartphone leaders Google Inc and Apple Inc. The updated software, code-named Mango, will appear on new Windows phones beginning this autumn, and be available for existing Windows phone users before that, although Microsoft has not set a timetable for making the update available.

set: Microsoft launches update of phone software


set: Canadian troops will stay an extra three years in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday, though he promises they'll no longer engage in combat missions and will instead focus on safer training missions.

set: Canadian troops to stay in Afghanistan, Harper says


set: Brazil's state-controlled energy company Petrobras will begin sales of biofuel for motor vehicles in Japan as early as this year, a report said on Wednesday.

set: Petrobras will begin sales of biofuel for motor vehicles in Japan this year...


set: A French judge has issued an international arrest warrant against American rider Floyd Landis for suspected hacking into an anti-doping laboratory computer, French anti-doping agency head Pierre Bordry said yesterday.

set: Judge issues arrest warrant against cyclist Landis


set: American Eagle, which operates regional flights for American Airlines, said Wednesday it will fly nonstop between Dallas and Mazatlan, Mexico if it gains government approval.

set: American Eagle to fly between Dallas, Mazatlan


set: OSHA has scheduled a first-ever virtual stakeholder meeting June 28, 2010, to seek input about combustible dust workplace hazards.

set: OSHA virtual stakeholder meeting seeks input on combustible dust hazards


set: ICICI Bank Ltd. plans to raise $150 million by selling lower tier-II dollar bonds, two people familiar with the matter said.

set: Icici bank plans to raise $150 million via bonds


set: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that when it comes to the labor situation, ``there will be an agreement'' between the players and owners.


set: A motorcyclist was killed while his pillion rider was injured in an accident yesterday morning.

set: Motorcyclist killed, pillion rider injured in accident


set: A recent op-ed in the Los Angeles Times asked ``What's God got to do with it?''


set: Security has been beefed up at all national installations as part of measures to protect them from potential troublemakers who may engage in some post-election excesses.

set: Security beefed up at national installations


set: The Chicago Fire signed Paraguayan defender Lider Marmol on Tuesday, adding more depth to one of Major League Soccer's top defenses.

set: Chicago signs Paraguayan defender Marmol


set: BASF, the world's leading chemicals company, confirmed its 2008 growth outlook Tuesday despite a worsening backdrop for the sector.

set: Chemical giant BASF confirms 2008 growth outlook


set: FORMER tennis greats Mats Wilander and Goran Ivanisevic both believe Andy Murray will end his long wait for a first grand-slam title by winning the US Open starting next week in New York.

set: Mats Wilander and Goran Ivanisevic believe Andy Murray will win US Open