set: British consumers are being hit by ``hidden'' car and home insurance charges, according to a new research.

set: Consumers being hit by ``hidden'' insurance charges


set: Puducherry court will hear the Sankararaman murder case, on Thursday, Dec 18.

set: Court to hear Sankararaman murder case on Dec 18


set: He even compared Carsten Ball to Australian tennis legend Neale Fraser after the 21-year-old yesterday helped keep his country alive in its World Group play-off tie against a strong Chile outfit.


set: ST Marine has successfully delivered its first seismic vessel, to Swire Pacific Offshore Operations Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited.


set: New York Mets top prospect, Zack Wheeler, continued to impress as he dominated the New Britain Rock Cats in a career high eight innings pitched, while only throwing 97 pitches, 63 of which were strikes.


set: The government lost P125 billion in potential tax revenues from January to July this year as a result of an economic slowdown and the implementation of several tax relief measures, a ranking finance official said.

set: Government loses P125 billion in potential tax revenues in January-July


set: CAPE TOWN, South Africa -Uruguay arrived in Cape Town for its opening World Cup match after a delay caused by an airplane problems Thursday.

set: Uruguay arrives in Cape Town after delay


set: The Clayton County school board voted Monday night to unseat one of its members as thousands of residents gathered to call for the entire board to resign.

set: Clayton County school board unseats one of its members


set: Last week, he announced the minimum per-unit pricing of alcohol and said that the action will bring a decline in the number of alcoholics.

set: Cameron announces minimum pricing of alcohol


set: The Asian steel market may hold up better in the future than in other parts of the world although demand could be further dampened by a weak economic outlook, says OSK Research Sdn Bhd.

set: Asian steel market to hold up better than other parts of the world, says OSK


set: Entertainment Weekly has reported that Glee has been picked up for a third season, even though the first season hasn't even aired its final episode yet and the second season hasn't even begun to air!


set: ``The taxi was travelling on the M4 north bound when it apparently lost control, rolled several times and hit a sign post.


set: Detroit Tigers beat Minnesota Twins 10-6 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Friday, May 25 in the opening game of their three match series of the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season.

set: Detroit Tigers beat Minnesota Twins 10-6 --


set: Zoe Gillings was squeezed out of the finals yesterday by 0.5 of a second competing in the final Snowboard Cross World Cup of 2009 in Telluride, USA placing her 18th overall.


set: Joe Paterno, College Football's all-time winningest head coach, will retire at the end of the season, he announced today, amid disgrace after a sexual abuse scandal has rocked State College and Penn State University.

set: Paterno to retire at the end of the season


set: European stocks rose Monday as recently-hammered banks such as Barclays bounced back, buoyed by news of a fresh UK rescue plan for the ailing sector, while higher metal prices helped lift mining shares.


set: Three area golfers failed in their bid Monday to qualify for the US Open set for June 17-20 at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif. All three played in the sectional in Woodstock, Ill., where only two spots were available.

set: Three area golfers fail to qualify for US Open


set: Justin Bieber is the latest celeb to fall prey to the lure of the world's worst trousers, following in the awfully leather clad footsteps of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

set: Justin Bieber falls prey to the world's worst trousers, following Kim Kardashian and Kanye West


set: A man has died in a crash between four lorries on the M1, which has closed part of the motorway in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire.

set: Man dies in crash between four lorries on M1


set: Steel pipe and tubing manufacturer, Precision Castparts has acquired a 49% stake Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube., a Jiangsu Province, China based boiler pipe manufacturer.

set: Precision Castparts acquires 49% stake in Yangzhou Chengde Steel


set: A baby choked to death in the street while her Chinese mother struggled to explain to neighbours what was wrong, police said yesterday.


set: Police shot a man to death Sunday evening while responding to a disturbance call on the west side.


set: Six of those arrested following an undercover drug investigation in Crawford County appeared in circuit court on Monday.


set: US housing starts fell for a sixth time in a row during December and brought construction to a new low.

set: US housing starts fell for a sixth time in a row during December;


set: A couple tangoed down the aisle as they tied the knot at at picturesque Cumbrian church.


set: A French marine was killed in Afghanistan overnight, bringing France's toll to 52 since the conflict began in 2001, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said Saturday.


set: ``Because of our inability and the inability, frankly, of our allies to put enough troops in Afghanistan, the Taliban now have the momentum,'' Gates said in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour that also included Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.


set: This is the first time for Hankook Tire to supply tires to Toyota, the world's top auto company who is well-known for its strict approach to quality control and extraordinarily high demands on the tires.

set: Hankook Tire supplies tires for Toyota iQ


set: European stock markets have posted significant losses due to political uncertainty in Italy.


set: Britney Spears is not dating her bodyguard, despite media claims that the two are romantically linked.


set: JJ Abrams, who has made a name for himself writing, directing and producing such hits as ``Lost'' and ``Star Trek,'' has been tapped to direct ``Star Wars:


set: Over 500 Ghanaian pilgrims who travelled to this year's Hajj on a Nigeria cargo airline are stranded in Saudi Arabia.

set: Over 500 Ghanaian pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia


set: England, fresh from a visit from the barber, expect a more open game against Sweden in their Uefa Euro 2012™ Group D test on Friday after there were few hairy moments in the defensive draw against France.

set: England expect more open game with Sweden


set: Frontier Communications, a communications provider and local exchange telephone company, announced that it has opened an office in Washington, DC at 2400 N Street, NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037.

set: Frontier Communications opens office in Washington, DC


set: Sudan and South Sudan have signed a border security agreement, marking a step towards improving ties after tensions built up for weeks over violence in border areas and the sharing of oil revenues.

set: Sudan and South Sudan sign border agreement


set: Newsday > Entertainment > TV On TV, the dead are alive Published:


set: A Prattville teen faces 13 counts of burglary and theft charges in connection with a string of burglaries in late March on Grier, Weoka, Georgia and Williams roads, according to Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin.


set: China Radio International on Sunday launched three new radio service branches in Georgia, Jordan and Albania.

set: China radio International launches new radio service branches


set: The Histadrut is threatening severe rail disruptions beginning next week.

set: Histadrut threatens severe rail disruption


set: An 11-year-old girl died of electrocution Wednesday afternoon in Seria when she touched a metal electric post.


set: HealthSparq, a leading provider of healthcare transparency solutions for health insurers, announced it has signed an agreement with MDLIVE to offer telehealth services through its transparency platform to health plans and employers across the nation.

set: HealthSparq signs agreement with MDLIVE to offer telehealth services to health plans, employers


set: Wichita police are investigating a suspicious death this morning in the 2900 block of East Harry.

set: Wichita police investigating suspicious death


set: A PAIR of teenage bogus callers stole a three-figure sum of cash and bank cards from an 82-year-old woman at her home in Musselburgh last week.


set: Delhi Metro fares are likely to increase as a committee constituted by the central government is expected to make its recommendation on this in the next five months, an official said Thursday.


set: India has raised fuel prices by 10%, the second such increase this year, because of the rising cost of oil.


set: Sri Lanka plans to launch its first ever satellite marking the beginning of a new chapter in satellite technology.

set: Sri Lanka plans to launch its first satellite


set: Our Help Desk is here to answer some of your burning security questions.

set: The Help Desk answers your security questions


set: A handyman service for elderly and vulnerable residents has been launched in Sutton with the backing of the borough's MPs.

set: Handyman service for vulnerable residents launched


set: A well-structured training programme is the key to successful channel partner recruitment in the IT software industry.

set: Training is key to successful channel partner recruitment


set: Indian police detained 62 protesters calling for a cleanup of the 1984 Bhopal industrial disaster as they demonstrated near the prime minister's official residence, an organizer said.Some of the protesters had walked nearly 500 miles from the site of a toxic gas leak at a pesticide plant in the central city of Bhopal that killed at least 10,000 people and affected about 550,000 others, said Madhumita Dutta, a spokeswoman for the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal.


set: ``There is no going back on clinical commissioning and GP Commissioning Consortia should not be forgotten amid political discussions which are not going to bring significant changes to this aspect of the bill,'' says Dr Michael Dixon, chairman of the NHS Alliance.


set: Kim Kardashian guest stars alongside Vanessa Manillo in an upcoming episode of ``CSI:


set: A WIRRAL man who battled back from a killer brain bug is taking on a swimming challenge to help save future generations from meningitis.

set: Heswall man who battled back from killer brain bug taking on swimming challenge


set: Clear Channel Communications Inc. corporate bonds fell by the most in 18 months, according to Trace, the bond-price reporting system of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

set: Clear Channel Communications' bonds fall


set: Director Oliver Stone plans to show Hitler some love with his planned 10-part documentary called Oliver Stone's Secret History of America.


set: Zimbabwe has given foreign-owned banks one year to hand over 51% stakes to locals, according to a government notice, as President Robert Mugabe ramps up a drive to force all foreign-owned businesses to surrender majority control to blacks.

set: Zimbabwe gives banks a year to hand over stakes


set: The Bush administration, after years of delay, will submit a formal license application on Tuesday to build a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.

set: Bush administration submits formal license application for Yucca Mountain


set: A death row inmate on Sunday asked a federal appeals court to halt his execution as he declined to choose a method for the lethal injection.

set: Inmate asks federal court to halt execution


set: India's left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja was cautioned by Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar for his wild celebrations after dismissing Australian opener David Warner's wicket on the third day of the fourth cricket Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Sunday.

set: Ravindra Jadeja cautioned over 'wild celebrations'


set: Even longtime Clinton ally James Carville is acknowledging that Hillary is in trouble, saying that if she loses the March 4 primary in either Texas or Ohio, her campaign is doomed.

set: Carville acknowledges Hillary in trouble


set: A mysterious cave on mars was discovered by a group of 7th graders as part of their research project.

set: Mysterious cave on mars discovered by 7th graders


set: Denny Hamlin won his second straight Sprint Cup race, holding off Jeff Gordon in a green-white-checkered finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night.

set: Hamlin wins second straight Sprint Cup race


set: Most likely, you are not at all thinking about what I am thinking.


set: An 81-year-old Palm Desert man died when he lost control and was thrown from his motorcycle on a curve on State Highway 22 near Salton City, the coroner's office reported Sunday.

set: Palm Desert man dies after being thrown from motorcycle


set: The Nationals released right-hander John Patterson, who was 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA this spring, on Thursday.

set: Nationals release right-hander Patterson


set: WESTON, Wis A duplex fire early Thursday morning on Jelinek Avenue in Weston was caused by an overloaded electrical outlet.

set: Duplex fire caused by overloaded electrical outlet


set: Today Urban Outfitters opened it's first store in Princeton, New Jersey!

set: Urban Outfitters opens Princeton New Jersey


set: Seven Tyler ISD middle school students earned awards in the Tyler/Smith County Fire Prevention Poster Contest.


set: That the recession is steadily easing, but new threats could delay any recovery.


set: ONE of the most influential and successful British singer-songwriters of the past decade, David Gray, is to play Thetford Forest this summer, it was announced this week.


set: Montana Fishburne faked a suicide attempt and it was all caught on video ...


set: Filtronic has agreed to sell its defence electronics business to Teledyne, a subsidiary of US-based Teledyne Technologies, for £13m.

set: Filtronic sells defence business for £13m


set: Pratapgarh, Jun 21 A BDC member was shot dead and his associate seriously injured by some unidentified persons here in Lacchipur Bazar area, police said today.


set: MERSEYSIDE postal workers could be going on strike as early as next Thursday if a last-ditch effort to return to negotiations is rejected.

set: Merseyside postal workers could go on strike as early as next Thursday


set: A Carson City man pleaded guilty Tuesday to shooting at a deputy last January on College Parkway.


set: Funnyman Larry David is auctioning 20 minutes of his time to raise money for Michael J. Fox's charity.

set: Larry David to auction off 20 minutes of his time


set: Ben Kingsley, who won the Oscar for his amazing performance as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, visited Taj Mahal on Wednesday along with his wife Daniela Lavender.


set: Public media advocate plan set to fail Updated: 18:27, Wednesday March 20, 2013 The federal government's plan for a public interest media advocate to oversee press standards appears set to fail.


set: A plane crash in the high Arctic of Canada killed 12 and injured three on Saturday, raising questions about emergency response in remote Arctic regions.


set: Williams has been forced to cancel the shakedown of its new F1 car due to poor weather conditions in Spain.


set: DCB Financial Corp, the parent holding company of The Delaware County Bank and Trust Company, has appointed Ronald Seiffert as president and CEO of DCB Financial Corp and The Delaware County Bank and Trust Company.

set: DCB Financial appoints president and CEO


set: Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak has reportedly been sued over her new music single.

set: 'Real Housewives' Zolciak sued over single?


set: The model, who is married to Duran Duran star Simon Le Bon, has admitted, 'I don't deserve this face.


set: At the present time money market savings account yields are not very high but it is still a safe investment compared to the stock market.


set: The Venezuelan government restricted operations of Colombian cargo and passenger airlines amid a diplomatic crisis between the two countries, said on Thursday a report issued by the Civil Aeronautics of Colombia.

set: Venezuelan government restricts operations of Colombian airlines


set: ``Many countries fall far short in treatment for those suffering with mental illness - even though it is relatively inexpensive and easy to deliver,'' he said in a message to mark World Mental Health Day, observed annually on 10 October.

set: Many countries fall short in treatment for those suffering with mental illness


set: A man was shot to death early this morning on a West Side sidewalk, just around the corner from his home, authorities said.


set: Almost simultaneously with the Redskins news came word that the New York Jets had extended quarterback Mark Sanchez.

set: New York Jets extend quarterback Mark Sanchez


set: Medical Center Hospital is stepping up their security by creating their own police force.

set: Medical Center Hospital to create their own police force


set: Britney Spears is to have a crazy new album, thanks to UK dubstep producer Rusko.


set: financial crisis was an ``avoidable'' disaster caused by widespread failures in government regulation, corporate mismanagement and heedless risk-taking by Wall Street, according to the conclusions of a Congressional inquiry.


set: You know E3 is getting closer when the ESA releases it's floor plans for the Entertainment Expo for the LA Convention Center.


set: It has been reported that Woodside Petroleum Ltd, Australia's second biggest oil and gas producer, has forecast profit of up to $1.8 billion for the full year and delivered a rise in output for the quarter.

set: Woodside Petroleum forecasts profit of up to us$1.8 billion


set: The head of the Syrian Observatory on Human Rights says 3 Syrian deserters have been killed by security forces.

set: 3 Syrian deserters killed by security forces:


set: Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan told the Egyptian people on Tuesday that democracy is their right.

set: Erdogan tells egyptians ``democracy is your right''


set: TECHNOLOGY group Onyx has forged a joint venture with office provider MWB which will turn the Teesside firm into the biggest capacity disaster recovery business in the UK.

set: Onyx forges joint venture with office provider MWB


set: COLOMBO A Sri Lankan minister has threatened to take some 5,000 fishermen to India to protest against poaching by Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters.

set: Lankan minister threatens protest in India


set: Camp Massad, the only Hebrew-immersion summer camp in Western Canada, is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

set: Camp Massad celebrates its 60th anniversary


set: Three weeks after the shooting deaths of her two teenagers, Julie Schenecker pleaded not guilty in a Tampa courtroom Wednesday to the charges of first-degree murder.


set: The Punjab Assembly on Friday welcomed the release of Surjeet Singh, who returned home yesterday after spending 31 years in a Pakistan jail, and urged the Centre to take steps to secure the release of another resident of the state Sarabjit Singh languishing in Lahore jail for the last 20 years.

set: Punjab Assembly welcomes release of Surjeet


set: A Sudanese court has reinstated two previously banned election candidates, raising the number of candidates in the presidential race to 12, AlRaed daily reported Tuesday.

set: Sudanese court reinstates two election candidates


set: The following southeast Houston schools will be closed Tuesday because of flooding from severe storms.


set: The Atlanta Braves on Wednesday recalled outfielder Josh Anderson from Class AAA Richmond of the International League.


set: A major showdown looms tomorrow at Uhuru Park with two planned prayer rallies expected to be held on the grounds.


set: TD Williamson SA, a leading supplier of pipeline services and equipment, has successfully completed a series of operations to increase liquid natural gas supply to Nigeria for the Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd, a joint venture between Agip and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

set: Td Williamson completed a series of operations to increase liquid natural gas (lng) supply to Nigeria


set: A motorcyclist is wanted by Monterey County sheriff's deputies after he failed to pull over after being ordered by deputies and bolted on a motorcycle that was reported stolen in October, the Sheriff's office reported.

set: Motorcyclist wanted after failing to pull over


set: ``Mumbai is for all Indians and we do not support Shiv Sena's anti-North Indian stand,'' senior VHP leader Pravin Togadia told reporters in Guwahati.


set: ``We are not the enemies of Christians and Jews. All we want is that Palestinians living in Palestine back in 1948 are given due right to live in their homeland'', said Palestinian Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Hazem Abu Shanab here on Wednesday.


set: Roots School System Executive Director & Patron-in-Chief of Children Community Initiative Walid Mushtaq has said that in today's fast paced technological era an educationist has to work hard to provide quality education.

set: Educationist has to work hard to provide quality education:


set: Ten men Sabah escaped with a point after snatching a 2-2 draw with Kedah in their Super League encounter at the Darulaman Stadium on Saturday night.


set: Nepal has banned the export of rice and other grains to prevent the possibility of food shortages and curtail price increases, a government official said Thursday.

set: Nepal bans export of rice and other grains to prevent shortage


set: School President Dr. Greg Jordan announces that King College will officially become King University.


set: TDG has increased its profit and turnover for the first half of 2008, despite the company being surrounded by takeover speculation for much of the period.


set: Why do some species of birds lay only one egg in their nest, while others lay 10 or more?


set: Satellite operator SES has launched is SES-2 satellite into space on board an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle.


set: A body that could possibly be a missing fisherman was recovered Saturday in the Delta-Mendota Canal.

set: Body recovered from the Delta-Mendota canal


set: The American Cancer Society is seeking breast cancer survivors for the annual Voices and Faces of Breast Cancer Survivorship Campaign.

set: American cancer Society is seeking survivors


set: St. Louis Cardinals righthander Chris Carpenter will miss his next start after an MRI Tuesday confirmed a muscle strain in the back of his pitching shoulder.


set: A Salinas police officer and former Alisal High School soccer coach was arrested Monday, accused of assaulting a woman with the intent to rape her.

set: Salinas police officer accused of assaulting woman with intent to rape


set: The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced that it will freeze all of its membership rates for 2010, as part of its drive to support its members through the recession.

set: RIBA to freeze membership rates for 2010


set: Oakland Raiders safety Tyvon Branch signed his $6.2 million franchise tag tender on Monday and reported to offseason workouts with the team.

set: Raiders s Tyvon Branch signs $6.2 million franchise tag tender


set: Scarlett Johansson fears that musician Tom Waits will attack her with a hammer for ruining his songs in her cover album tribute.

set: Scarlett Johansson fears Tom Waits attack


set: In a significant disclosure, the Union government today told the Supreme Court that the Radia tapes broadcast by media organisations were tampered with and the government agencies were not responsible for its leakage.


set: A second man has died of pneumonic plague in northwest China.


set: Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora is heading for Sevilla after the two clubs agreed a fee for the midfielder.


set: A 25-year-old Japanese tourist was gangraped by five unidentified men at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, police said today.


set: Maoists killed a villager in Malkangiri district of Orissa on Wednesday.


set: A judge says in a tentative ruling that Joe Jackson can move forward with his wrongful death suit against cardiologist Dr. Conrad Murray over the death of his late pop star son, Michael Jackson.

set: Joe Jackson moves forward with wrongful death suit against Conrad Murray


set: Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and Attorney General Bill McCollum urged a North Florida state attorney Tuesday to rehire a prosecutor who was fired last week for refusing to stop teaching on her ``originalist'' view of the US Constitution at Tea Party rallies and other conservative events.

set: Kottkamp, McCollum urge state attorney to rehire prosecutor


set: Sudarshan Sukhani, s2analytics.com is of the view that exit Adani Power and enter in Tata Power.


set: Fourteen Iranian journalists have been placed under arrest by government officials for reportedly ``consorting with hostile foreign news media''.

set: Iranian journalists arrested for 'consorting with hostile media'


set: On Feb. 2, the White Station Middle School team consisting of Anisha Dash, Ohm Patel, Andrew Wu and Jennifer Xiao won first place at the Mathcounts regional competition, held at Christian Brothers University.

set: White Station Middle School wins Mathcounts regional competition


set: Lockmasters, a provider of tools and equipment for the security professional, has selected Syspro, a provider of pragmatic ERP software, to replace its legacy software.

set: Lockmasters selects Syspro's ERP software


set: A 62-year-old man died this weekend after police said he was dragged by a golf cart while trying to save a toddler who had fallen into the cart, an incident authorities are calling a tragic accident.

set: Man dies after being dragged by golf cart


set: Greece's finance minister says a new ?130 billion bailout deal ``binds Greece to euro'' and will shield the country from default.


set: The Spanish savings bank, La Caixa is to open in Shanghai, said President and Ceo Juan Maria Nin over the weekend.


set: Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of singer Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley, was released from a New York hospital Monday.


set: Basilea Pharmaceutica AG / Basilea announces distribution agreement with Actelion for Toctino® in Canada processed and transmitted by Hugin AS.

set: Basilea : announces distribution agreement with Actelion for Toctino® in Canada


set: If anything, the Juan Williams/NPR debacle proves that the old rules don't apply anymore.


set: An elderly man was dragged from a burning Canterbury house but his rescuer was beaten back by flames as they went back to help a woman still in the house.


set: Cuba will celebrate the end of summer with a nationwide Book Festival and entertainment activities, on Saturday, August 27.

set: Cuba celebrates end of summer with nationwide Book Festival


set: In case you had a little too much faith in humanity today, here's Octomom, born Nadya Suleman, posing as Angelina Jolie.


set: After President Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize last week, no one should be shocked by last night's announcement that Ms. Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana has been nominated for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

set: Miley Cyrus nominated for Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award


set: Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature, as the academy honoured one of the Spanish-speaking world's most acclaimed authors and an outspoken political activist who once ran for president in his tumultuous homeland.


set: PARIS -France coach Raymond Domenech called up Lyon defender Aly Cissokho on Thursday to face Ireland in the World Cup playoffs.

set: Domenech calls up Cissokho to face Ireland


set: German automaker Daimler said Thursday that its net profit fell by 16 percent in the third quarter due to write downs on its investments in French and Russian groups Renault and Kamaz.

set: Daimler net profit falls in third quarter


set: PARIS -Montpellier won the French title for the first time after winning 2-1 at Auxerre on Sunday in a chaotic match which saw the players twice leave the field after crowd disturbances.

set: Montpellier wins French title for first time


set: Indie rockers The Decemberists have announced the first leg of a North American tour to support band's next studio album, The Hazards of Love, which is in the offing for next month.

set: The Decemberists announce North American tour to support next album ``the Hazards of Love''


set: Home builder confidence in the current market for newly built, single-family homes rose in May to the highest level in five years, the National Association of Home Builders said in a recent report.


set: Bulgarian Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvatanov has ordered police attaches of Bulgaria in EU member states to study foreign attempt in fighting and preventing kidnappings.

set: Police attaches in EU member states to study attempt in fighting kidnappings


set: CNN has earned a Peabody award for its extensive coverage of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

set: CNN earns a Peabody for coverage of BP oil spill


set: When asked about domestic violence, one man replied, ``What else should I do besides beat her? Worship her or what?''.

set: ``What else should I do besides beat her?''


set: Hollywood actor Mel Gibson is to start shooting in Mexican jail later this month.

set: Mel Gibson to start shooting in Mexican jail


set: Environmentalists are hoping President Jacob Zuma can break a political impasse around a tough new international climate change treaty which will be negotiated at Copenhagen in December, notes a Cape Argus report quoting Tasneem Essop, the former Western Cape Environment Minister, who has just returned from another round of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change talks in Bonn, Germany.


set: Greg Lewis, who played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles last season, has been acquired by the New England Patriots by a trade.

set: Greg Lewis acquired by New England Patriots


set: News Corporation announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 90 percent of Wireless Generation, a privately-held Brooklyn-based education technology company for approximately $360 million in cash.

set: News Corporation to acquire education technology company Wireless Generation


set: David Muir is to replace Chris Cuomo as ``20/20'' co-anchor, alongside Elizabeth Vargas, ABC News President Ben Sherwood said in New York Tuesday.

set: David Muir replacing Chris Cuomo as '20/20' co-anchor


set: Bruno Mars has been officially charged with possession of a controlled substance following his arrest last month.


set: Kim Kardashian had dinner with a very important man yesterday, and tweeted throughout to let her fans know how things were going.

set: Kim Kardashian has dinner with a very important man


set: Mayumi Heene is the mother of 'Balloon Boy' Falcon Heene.


set: Flood warnings have been issued for several rivers in northwestern NSW and on the state's north coast as a low pressure weather system continues to bring heavy rain.


set: One of Brazil's most highly rated young defenders Rafael Tolói has been offered to Grêmio, in what could potentially be the final piece in the Gaúcho jig-saw.


set: AN ISLEWORTH man was stabbed in the testicles after getting into a fight in a Chelsea bar.


set: There are two main reasons for which no gay parades will be held in Moscow, Yury Luzhkov, the Moscow mayor, said in a television program on the TV Center channel on Tuesday.

set: No gay parades will be held in Moscow - mayor Luzhkov


set: A DUI checkpoint conducted by the Centre County Alcohol Task Force Friday and Saturday yielded nine DUI arrests.


set: Unisono, a leading branding and creative consultancy, has appointed Ian Butlin as a senior consultant based in its head office in Bahrain.


set: Six Americans were among the 18 foreigners killed so far, and on Saturday in Washington President Bush offered words of support for the people of India.

set: President Bush offers words of support to India


set: Fashion mogul Peter Nygard plans to file a criminal complaint against the CBC, alleging the state broadcaster defamed him in a documentary that aired last spring.

set: Peter Nygard plans to file a criminal complaint against the CBC.


set: The cost of regulation on the world's largest 100 financial institutions could hit as much as £50bn by 2010.


set: Former three-division champion Alexis Arguello has been found dead at his home.


set: India's key opening batsman Sachin Tendulkar has undergone an MRI scan on his left knee but he should be fit for their next World Cup game, the team's manager said on Monday.


set: A woman in her 30s was stabbed and seriously injured in Dublin city centre this morning.


set: Celtic manager Neil Lennon has been charged with breaching his touchline ban, the Scottish Football Association has confirmed.

set: Celtic boss Neil Lennon charged with breaching touchline ban


set: Betty White has announced that she would like to host the Oscars.

set: Betty White would like to host the Oscars!


set: Joel Tomkins will set aside his Challenge Cup heartbreak to join younger brother Sam in Steve Mcnamara's first England squad.

set: Joel Tomkins to join brother Sam in England squad


set: Wunderlich Securities has a Buy rating and a $40 price target on shares of Waste Management, Inc..

set: Wunderlich has Buy on Waste Management, Inc. (nyse)


set: Flowers that will grow well at the end of summer through fall depend on their region because of the time differences in the changes of the seasons.

set: Flowers that grow well at the end of summer through fall


set: Autism Speaks' Chief Science Officer Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D. emphasized the importance of research on environmental risk factors for autism spectrum disorders as the US Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, Subcommittee on Children's Health convened a special hearing on potential environmental health factors associated with autism spectrum disorders and related neurodevelopmental disorders.

set: Special hearing on potential environmental Health factors associated with autism spectrum disorders


set: A South Dakota primary care task force has released recommendations on how to ensure primary care accessibility for all the state's citizens, especially those in rural areas.

set: South Dakota task force releases recommendations for primary care


set: Lazard Group subisidary CWC today became a substantial shareholder in digital marketing company d2 Marketing as part of a legal settlement between the entities.

set: CWC becomes substantial shareholder in d2 marketing


set: A 45-year-old Mendon man was seriously injured Monday evening when he collided with a semi rig on M-60 near Zinsmaster Road in Mendon Township.


set: AMATEUR stargazers in Hertfordshire are being called to help map light pollution as part of a weeklong event.

set: Stargazers called to help map light pollution


set: By Erik KirschbaumDUESSELDORF, Germany - Azerbaijan won the annual Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with the love song ``Running Scared,'' watched by a television audience of more than 100 million people.


set: Paul WS Anderson's The Three Musketeers is to open this year's 24th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 22.

set: 'The Three Musketeers' to open Tokyo International Film Festival


set: Logwin has opened its second fashion focused ``red carpet logistics'' warehouse in Beijing to provide logistics services for its customers in the fashion and lifestyle segment.

set: Logwin opens second fashion warehouse in Beijing


set: Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, celebrates the groundbreaking of a new semi-commercial plant for catalysts in Linz, Austria.

set: Borealis celebrates groundbreaking of new semi-commercial


set: The All Whites will face Mexico in Denver on June 1st, fifteen months after meeting the CONCACAF champions in Los Angeles.


set: AP Mar 15, 2010 01:36:20 AM A bus fell from a bridge into a dry riverbed in northwestern India early Monday, killing at least 26 students and teachers on board, police said.

set: Bus falls from bridge into dry riverbed in India, killing at least 26 students and teachers


set: Specialist plastics packaging technology business Petainer will produce recyclable PET vodka bottles for Galatea, one of the largest suppliers to Systembolaget, the Swedish state monopoly alcohol retailer.

set: Petainer to produce recyclable PET vodka bottles


set: Metso will supply a complete fine crushing and screening system to Norsk Stein's Jelsa quarry expansion in Norway.

set: Metso to supply crushing and screening system to Norsk Stein in Norway


set: Seven months after IBM delivered the world's fastest supercomputer, it has announced an even speedier one with the computing power of 2 million laptops.


set: ROBOBAK, the leader in agentless data protection software designed for remote and branch offices, today reported record growth in new customer generation and revenues for 2008.

set: ROBOBAK reports record growth in customers, revenue in 2008


set: British supermodel Naomi Campbell has paid tribute to late designer Yves Saint Laurent praising his role in promoting black models in the fashion world.

set: Naomi Campbell pays tribute to Yves Saint Laurent


set: President Barack Obama led off his inaugural parade down America's main street that paid homage to pioneers who brought changes in race relations that paved the way for the United States' first black chief executive.

set: Obama leads inaugural parade down us main street


set: Algeria on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence, with festivities and musical galas organized all over the country.

set: Algeria celebrates 50th anniversary of independence


set: The morning meal gets modern at purplehotels with the launch of their new breakfast.


set: A bill pending in the State House could mean slight changes for tanning salons.


set: Russian bombing killed about 30 Georgians but Georgia's forces now control the rebel South Ossetian capital and the surrounding area, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said in a live television address today.


set: New mom Hilary Duff has opened up about her surprisingly ``easy'' delivery, joking her whole family came to the hospital with snacks and soda in hand to watch the ``show.''

set: Hilary Duff opens up about easy delivery


set: A pile of charred tents, cots and personal effects with blood spattered all over was all that remained on Tuesday at an EFR camp when death came on bikes.


set: A new hardware store has opened on Detroit Road in Westlake, just a few doors down from the recently-closed Ingersoll Hardware store that was a community staple for more than 100 years.


set: Springfield police officers are investigating an attack against a woman who thought she had been shot.


set: ``My vote against formally reprimanding Rep. Wilson is based on my belief that we should be doing more important things now that Congress is back in session,'' said Massa.


set: especially when he's having one of the best years of his career? ``I don't have any interest in acting anymore,'' says Baldwin in the December issue of Men's Journal.

set: Alec Baldwin: 'I don't have any interest in acting anymore'


set: A manned Soyuz capsule with two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut onboard has successfully undocked from the International Space Station after crew resolved glitches that had prevented departure a day earlier.

set: Soyuz capsule successfully undocks after glitches


set: A solidarity strike will interrupt refuse removal in parts of Tshwane and surrounds on Friday, Tshwane city officials warned.


set: Chandigarh/Amid heightened security cover, the Pakistan and Australian hockey teams arrived in India Monday for the World Cup beginning in New Delhi Feb 28.

set: Pakistan, Australian hockey teams arrive in India


set: Watford MP Claire Ward went back to school today to present a prize to the winner of her Christmas card design competition.

set: Watford MP Claire Ward goes back to school


set: Armenia is due to shift to winter time on the last Sunday of October.


set: Lanny Wadkins, whose career included 21 victories, a major at Pebble Beach and a record-tying eight US Ryder Cup teams, was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame.

set: Lanny Wadkins elected to World golf Hall of Fame


set: Gas prices hit a new record high yesterday amid new reports that crude oil could reach $200 a barrel.


set: The share of let out by Promsvyazbank letters of credit in the II quarter 2008 made 11.97% from the all quantity of similar reports of the Russian financial institutions.

set: Share of let out by Promsvyazbank letters of credit in the II quarter - 11.97%.


set: National child safety experts will meet here this week to exchange ideas and share information with educators, law enforcement personnel, social workers and parents.


set: Boeing on Wednesday announced it will begin a rotable exchange services program in support of the 787 Dreamliner, which it called the first program of its type to be developed in conjunction with entry into service of a new aircraft type.

set: Boeing announces rotable exchange Services program


set: New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees won the fourth ESPY of his career at the 2012 ESPY's.

set: Drew Brees wins fourth ESPY of his career


set: ``Jersey Shore'' star Mike ``The Situation'' Sorrentino is in rehab for substance abuse, TMZ has learned.

set: Mike 'the Situation' Sorrentino is in rehab


set: For the first time in the state's history, the Raj Bhavan library has been thrown open for general public.


set: The Huffington Post launched an Internet TV news/talk channel yesterday.

set: Huffpo launches Internet TV talk channel


set: A Terengganu state assemblyman arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday was remanded for five days today to assist in investigations of having received bribes from a company.

set: Terengganu assemblyman remanded five days


set: A second man has been arrested in connection with the Auburn triple homicide, Auburn Police Department chief Tommy Dawson said.

set: Second man arrested in connection with Auburn homicides


set: After breaking the record for the most-watched YouTube video of all time with ``Gangnam Style,'' the Korean pop star Psy has broken three more YouTube records with his latest song ``Gentleman.''

set: Psy breaks more YouTube records with ``Gentleman'';


set: US Sen. Gordon Smith took the lead in Oregon's Senate race as elections officials continued to count ballots throughout the night.


set: Tennessee Head Coach Pat Summitt received a warm ovation from the Thompson-Boling Arena crowd and then it was basketball time in Tennessee.

set: Tennessee Head Coach Pat Summitt received a warm ovation from the ...


set: The morning after a suspect was taken into custody facing murder charges for allegedly killing Larie Butler, 17, community members met to pray for peace.


set: Clorox Co. issued a soft quarterly forecast Monday and plans to step up its promotions to lure consumers who have been buying less of its namesake household-cleaning products.


set: Forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 11:00 adt Sunday 17 March 2013.

set: Forecast for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada


set: In the largest protests seen in Brazil for more than 20 years, more than 100,000 people alone took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro.

set: More than 100,000 people alone took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro


set: A CONVICTED pedophile Anglican priest has appealed a decision by an independent board to recommend his defrocking.


set: Nicolas Cage was arrested Saturday morning in New Orleans and charged with domestic battery and disturbing the peace.


set: US home-run king Barry Bonds on Thursday pleaded not guilty for the third time to charges that he lied to a grand jury about taking steroids as the government prepared a case with drug tests and recorded conversations about him.

set: Bonds pleads not guilty to lying to jury


set: Northern Indiana police say five deer that wandered onto a highway overpass jumped to their deaths onto Interstate 69, one of them crashing through a tractor-trailer's windshield.


set: and London-based online games developer King.com said this morning that it has extended its games system to Facebook.


set: With the wedding less than two weeks away, TV celebrity La La Vazquez has been working out with trainer Gunnar Peterson to slim down for the big day.

set: La La Vazquez slims down for her big day


set: Valerie Adams has regained her world indoor shot put title in Turkey after throwing a personal best.

set: Valerie Adams regains world indoor title


set: Tiger Woods announced Tuesday he will return to competitive golf at the Masters in April, nearly five months after revelations about a series of affairs wrecked his global image.

set: Tiger Woods Tiger Woods will return at Masters


set: An Austrian woman has had the wrong leg amputated in a botched operation by negligent doctors.

set: Austrian woman has wrong leg amputated by negligent doctors


set: Chinese provider of media and entertainment content services Linktone has acquired Okezone.com, a Bahasa Indonesian online portal focused on delivering news, as well as entertainment, information, and video content.


set: Whether it's post-match manager interviews or post-pint pub discussion, the phrase 'the table doesn't lie' can put an end to speculation by using bald numbers to illustrate what is - and not what could or should have been.


set: SIOUX FALLS, SD Another wind farm is being built in Brookings County.


set: A 21-year-old Davidson County woman died Saturday from injuries sustained in a car accident.

set: Woman dies from injuries sustained in car accident


set: A demonstrator holds an illustration depicting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a protest against Assad in Kafranbel, near Idlib May 11, 2012, 2012.

set: A demonstrator holds an illustration depicting Syrian President Assad during a protest in Kafranbel


set: Blaupunkt, under its expected new owner Aurelius, recently showed prototype Internet radio car head units in partnership with MiRoamer, the Internet radio Web site.


set: By IANS, (RxPG) Moderate wine intake may be the way to a healthier heart, as it is associated with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids which protects the vital organ, a new study suggests.

set: Moderate wine intake may be way to a healthier heart


set: The Indian rupee trimmed losses on Tuesday after the communist allies withdrew their support for the ruling coalition, as the move was not seen as a threat to the government.

set: Rupee trims losses after communists withdraw


set: A US student on Tuesday killed a recidivist burglar with a samurai sword, slicing off his left hand and severely cutting his neck after he spotted the intruder in his garage, police said.

set: US student kills burglar with samurai sword


set: The famed hip-hop band the Beastie Boys will play a show here next week at the Orange Peel club in downtown Asheville, the club confirmed this afternoon.


set: A TEENAGE murderer has lost a bid to have his sentence cut as appeal judges vowed to try and deter Scotland's knife culture.


set: In a survey carried out by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Amitabh was voted as the sexiest vegetarian male in Asia, pipping others like film star Madhavan, the only other India in the running.

set: Amitabh Bachchan voted as sexiest vegetarian in Asia


set: Sports betting odds have the Jayhawks listed as 6-point favorites against the Cowboys.


set: Harmony Gold shares extended gains on Monday after the company said it sees no huge threat to its operations in Papua New Guinea after the government there said it wants to move ownership of resources to indigenous communities.


set: NS&I doubled investment bond interest to 2% for those with £25,000 or more and increased the rate for those with less from 0.7% to 1.7%.

set: National savings & Investments doubles bond interest


set: A French fighter jet fired Saturday on a Libyan military vehicle, the first reported offensive action in a international military operation against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces, a French defence official said.


set: NVR Inc reported a lower quarterly profit on Tuesday as homebuilding revenue slumped due to the recession and lower housing prices.


set: A British Airways regional commercial manager for south Asia has commented that there has ``never been a better time'' to plan a holiday to India.

set: There has ``never been a better time'' for a holiday in India


set: Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies, the startup headed by Ryan and Chad Steelberg which is focused on celebrity endorsements, said this morning that it has raised $7.5M in a Series D funding round.

set: Brand Affinity Technologies raises $7.5M


set: Octuplets mother Nadya Suleman on Tuesday defended the fertility doctor who helped her conceive 14 children, saying in a video posted to RadarOnline.com he did 'absolutely nothing wrong'.


set: The Journal Register announced today it's planning to launch a hyperlocal portal, yet to be named, in the Philadelphia market.

set: Journal Register to launch 'hyperlocal portal'


set: Robbie Williams reportedly rang Joss Stone to comfort her after hearing about the plot to kidnap and murder the singer.


set: The dollar and yen strengthened at the end of the week, after the ease in Chinese bank lending and ahead of important US data.


set: After struggling for months to avert bankruptcy, lender CIT Group has filed for Chapter 11 protectionin an attempt to restructure its debt while trying to keep badly needed loans flowing to thousands of mid-sized and small businesses.

set: CIT files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection


set: President and Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan have returned to work from a short vacation today, the news agency 24.kg learnt from their press services.

set: President and Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan return from vacation


set: A Florida man was charged with misdemeanor battery under the Family Violence Act on Thursday after striking a victim in the head, causing injury, according to Floyd County Jail reports.


set: Average domestic airfares rose to $341 in the second quarter of 2010, up 3.8 percent from the average fare of $328 in the first quarter, DOT reported.

set: Domestic airfares rise in second quarter


set: Ronaldo went into hiding on Tuesday after a run-in with cross-dressing prostitutes that prompted police to investigate whether to charge one of them with trying to extort money from the three-time Fifa Player of The Year.


set: A Chesterfield teen is arrested Friday morning for threatening to shoot people at Midlothian Middle School.


set: A Lawrence County pharmacy patron uses a phone cord to thwart an armed robber demanding cash and drugs.

set: Pharmacy patron uses phone cord to thwart armed robber


set: Cardinal Bank has appointed Robert Giraldi as senior vice president and market executive.

set: Cardinal Bank appoints senior vice president


set: Internet and other components of information communication and technology industry annually produces more than 830 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, and is expected to double by 2020, a new study has found.

set: Internet produces more than 830 million tonnes of carbon dioxide:


set: An Evansville toddler is in the hospital with possible serious injuries after being hit by a car.

set: Toddler in hospital after being hit by car


set: TransCanada is reaffirming plans to restart the Keystone oil pipeline from Alberta to the US Midwest on Saturday, although rainy weather is hampering inspection efforts efforts.

set: Transcanada reaffirms plan to restart Keystone pipeline


set: The situation ahead of the elections in Macedonia is complex, Den Doncev, an economic analyst in Macedonia, said in an interview with FOCUS Radio.

set: Situation ahead of elections in Macedonia is complex: analyst


set: The House voted today to expand government-sponsored health care to 4 million more children of working families, making a down payment on President-elect Barack Obama's promise to provide universal health care to all Americans who want it.

set: House votes to expand health care for children


set: Canada's pension system needs urgent attention, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

set: Pension system needs urgent attention: report


set: BJP has suggested that the winter session of Parliament should be held, as usual, from November 21 to December 21.

set: Winter session of Parliament should be held as usual:


set: Hutchison Whampoa, one of the flagship companies of Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong billionaire, said Tuesday that it would spin off some of its busiest port operations in what could be one of the biggest stock market listings in Asia this year.

set: Hutchison Whampoa to spin off ports operations


set: A local state of emergency declared on Monday following a tornado that ripped through neighboring Cherokee County injuring one.

set: Tornado rips through neighboring Cherokee County


set: President Obama announced today that the war in Iraq was over.


set: Kate Moss is the new face of shoe label Stuart Weitzman, and we can bring you the first look at her debut campaign ads for the brand.

set: Kate Moss is the new face of Stuart Weitzman


set: When Gov. Rick Scott and the all-Republican Florida Cabinet meet, it's mostly a millionaires club, according to new financial disclosure reports.

set: When Scott and Cabinet meet, it's mostly a millionaires club


set: Manchester Airport is launching a viral game, Champagne Shoppernova, to promote its retail offering, through digital agency Inbox.

set: Manchester Airport launches viral game through Inbox


set: Jordan Times) A decision on whether Jordanians studying medicine in Yemen will be accepted at local universities is expected to be announced next month, a government official said on Saturday.

set: Decision on Jordanians studying in Yemen to be announced next month


set: DHS has refused to comment on why they targeted torrent sites, why they chose those sites in particular or the timing of the warrant service.

set: Department of Homeland Security targets torrent sites


set: State-owned Bank of Baroda on Tuesday launched a new home loan product with a uniform rate of interest at 10.25%, which is also the base rate.

set: Bank of Baroda launches new home loan product at 10.25%


set: Ivory, perhaps the best-known therapy dog in the Richmond area, has died of old age.


set: A Health Canada study has confirmed that pollution from highways and steel mills trigger sperm mutations that can be passed to the next generation.


set: The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 10,400.47 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday, up 276.89 points or 2.74 per cent.

set: Nikkei Stock Average closed at 10,400.47, up 276.89 points


set: The Ethiopian government says 4.5 million Ethiopians urgently need food aid.

set: Millions of Ethiopians urgently need food aid


set: Rachel Wyatt and Hampton Boggs are pictured acting a scene from ``Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,'' which starts Friday at 7:30 pm at MACA.

set: 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' starts Friday at MACA


set: Taiwan and China agreed yesterday to set up permanent offices in each other's territory for the first time in nearly six decades of hostility, one of the biggest trust-building steps they've taken in their political rivalry.

set: Taiwan, China each agree to set up offices


set: A driver crashed through a SoHo furniture store Thursday afternoon, injuring three people while scattering pillows on the floor and toppling lampshades, authorities and witnesses said.

set: Driver crashes through SoHo furniture store


set: Lutheran Church Charities workers and a team of comfort dogs is headed to Oklahoma to help tornado victims.

set: Comfort dogs headed to Oklahoma to help tornado victims


set: The University of Arkansas will break ground on a new $28 million football operations center on Friday, Nov. 4, it was announced today.

set: University of Arkansas to break ground on football operations center Nov. 4


set: Former England goalkeeper David James has been told he can leave Championship club Bristol City.


set: For the first time since the conclusion of Operation Cast Lead in early 2009, Gaza terrorists fired two Grad rockets at Be'er Sheva on Wednesday evening.


set: A monument to John Lennon has been unveiled in Liverpool by his first wife Cynthia and son Julian on what would have been his 70th birthday.

set: Monument to Lennon unveiled in Liverpool


set: A 34-year-old London man is charged with arson after allegedly stealing two vehicles from the same home.


set: The Detroit Lions have tendered contracts to exclusive-rights free agents Kris Durham, Ricardo Silva and Shaun Chapas.

set: Lions tender contracts to Kris Durham, Ricardo Silva, Shaun Chapas


set: A grieving mother has spoken of her devastation after finding out via Facebook her daughter was dead.

set: Mum found out through Facebook that daughter was dead


set: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to limit how food stamps can be used on soda.

set: Mayor Emanuel for limiting food stamps for soda


set: British and German scientists have found out why some TV programmes are almost too painful to watch.

set: Why some TV programmes are painful to watch


set: Canada will speed up and simplify environmental reviews for major economic projects such as energy-related projects, the federal government announced Tuesday.

set: Canada will speed up, simplify reviews for major projects


set: Clashes between protesters and security forces continued in Cairo today, the third day of violence that has killed 10 people and exposed rifts over the army's role as it manages Egypt's promised transition from military to civilian rule.


set: Tofu and tempeh producers in Kartasura, Sukoharjo, Central Java, feel helpless amid soaring soybean prices, and fear that their customers will leave them if they increase the prices of their products.

set: Tofu and tempeh producers helpless amid soaring soybean prices


set: India Infoline reported that Indian copper futures are extending losses on MCX as the weakness in EURO continues to siphon money from commodities.


set: China has deflected criticism over its actions in several maritime disputes with its neighbors and defended its relationship with North Korea.

set: China deflects criticism over maritime disputes and relationship with North Korea


set: THE state-owned Government Service Insurance System on Wednesday said it has approved the release of Christmas cash gifts this year to its pensioners, which it expects to give out by the end of the year.

set: GSIS to release Christmas cash gifts to pensioners


set: Servpro of Bemidji, Grand Rapids and Hibbing, owned by Gene and Heidi Pehrson, has opened its doors for business, offering a full line of fire and water cleanup and restoration services.

set: Servpro of Bemidji, Grand Rapids and Hibbing opens


set: Seven sites earmarked for 400 specialist homes for elderly people in Shropshire could be sold off after planned Government funding for the scheme was cancelled.

set: Seven sites for homes for the elderly could be sold off


set: The boil water advisory has been lifted in Monmouth County, but the outdoor watering ban remains in place.

set: Boil water advisory lifted for all Monmouth County


set: Nationwide Building Society is considering making a bid for the 316 branches that Royal Bank of Scotland was due to sell to Santander, it was reported today.

set: Nationwide considers bid for 316 branches that Royal bank of Scotland is selling


set: Today on his CNN Headline News show, Glenn Beck asked Pastor John Hagee whether Sen. Barack Obama is the embodiment of evil:


set: State Senator Adriano Espaillat declared victory against his challenger Guillermo Linares tonight, fending off spirited campaign that a reignited rivalries both old and new.

set: Adriano Espaillat declares victory against Guillermo Linares


set: He has placed himself above the pope and other spiritual leaders of the world.

set: Obama has placed himself above spiritual leaders


set: A mechanic was charged in the Sessions Court here today with causing the death of a two-year-old toddler.

set: Mechanic charged with causing death of toddler


set: In their closing arguments, Republican and Democratic party leaders offered bold predictions Sunday ahead of an election which could shift the balance of power in Congress and fundamentally alter President Obama's policy agenda during his next two years in office.


set: Johnny Depp might be upset about being left off the royal wedding guest list now that it's been revealed that he and Queen Elizabeth are reportedly distant cousins.

set: Johnny Depp and Queen Elizabeth are cousins?


set: The coal industry has launched a charm offensive to show the public it is taking action on climate change.


set: Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 30 days in jail by a California judge Wednesday morning and must surrender by November 9th.

set: Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 30 days in jail!


set: Sharron Angle, a Nevada Republican and Tea Party favorite, announced that she will endorse Rick Santorum for president.


set: A blind woman who was kicked out of an accommodation unit because she had a guide dog has been awarded $8,000 compensation.


set: A Columbus Police Officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing in a police action shooting that took place December 1st.

set: Columbus Police Officer cleared in shooting


set: THE eurozone and Greece face their ``most critical week'' as they battle to reach a lasting solution to the debt crisis that has shaken the European currency, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says.


set: Three Yukpa Indians were murdered in Zulia, a state in northwestern Venezuela on the border with Colombia, in an incident apparently linked to a land dispute, a non-governmental organization said.

set: Three Indians murdered in northwestern Venezuela


set: Former Australian Test paceman Michael Kasprowicz said he will retire from cricket later this month.


set: President Barack Obama could announce his new auto task force later on Monday, his spokesman said.

set: Obama could announce auto task force Monday


set: With his big booming voice and larger-than-life personality Brian Blessed will certainly make an impression when he visits Sawmills next week.


set: The Miami Heat will celebrate their latest NBA championship with a victory parade Monday and a private celebration with season-ticket holders at the American Airlines Arena.

set: Miami to celebrate Heat championship with victory parade Monday


set: Penguins defenseman Alex Goligoski is expected to be scratched from the line-up today in favor of veteran Darryl Sydor.

set: Goligoski expected to be scratched today


set: Obama said on Thursday that he does not expect harmful radiation sparked by the crippled Japanese nuclear plant will reach the US, including its territories in the Pacific Ocean.

set: Obama says does not expect harmful radiation to reach US


set: House and Senate leaders have reached a deal that averts a looming shutdown of federal highway and aviation programs, a key GOP lawmaker said Friday.

set: House, Senate leaders reach deal to avert shutdown of highway, aviation programs


set: That's the lucky number for lesbian folk duo The Indigo Girls, who will release their 14th studio album, Beauty Queen Sister, on October 4th.

set: The Indigo Girls to release ``Beauty Queen Sister'' in October


set: She will be getting a special award from GLAAD, one of two singers to be honored for their work this past year.


set: Microsoft on Tuesday delivered seven important patches to fix vulnerabilities in SQL Server, Exchange Server, Vista and Windows Server.

set: Microsoft delivers ``important'' patches


set: Adam Scott overcame a typically poor start to post a decent even-par 72 in the opening round at the Masters this morning.


set: She'll never know you used a coupon code to save money on her Valentine's Day gift, unless of course you tell her yourself.


set: Vice President-elect Joe Biden will visit Southwest Asia later this week as part of a congressional fact-finding tour, his office announced on Monday.

set: Vp-elect Joe Biden to visit Southwest Asia


set: Virgin Money has applied to the FSA for a banking license with the plan of becoming a bank at some point in the future.

set: Virgin Money applies for a banking license


set: Nicole Scherzinger and Chris Brown have denied sharing a kiss at a Los Angeles nightclub, with the former Pussycat Dolls star branding the reports ``ridiculous''.

set: Nicole Scherzinger, Chris Brown deny kissing


set: Albuquerque Police reported a pedestrian was hit and killed in the South Valley Tuesday night.

set: Pedestrian hit and killed in South Valley


set: A woman accused of kidnapping her 3-week-old niece from the Spring Valley home of the child's grandmother before being found in Lakeside nine hours later pleaded not guilty Wednesday to child abduction and other charges.

set: Woman accused of kidnapping her niece pleads not guilty


set: 16:58 GMT, August 12, 2010 Indra will implement its electronic defence systems in two new U212 submarines to be acquired by the Italian Navy after signing an agreement with Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani.

set: Indra to implement its electronic defence systems in two U212 submarines of the Italian Navy


set: A joint committee will be set up to look into the import of palm oil by France, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.

set: Joint committee to look into import of palm oil into France


set: Fortunately for all involved the incident was only a disaster drill that tested the skills of police and the responses of staff and students as the 'shooter scenario'' was played out.


set: Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and his cousin pleaded guilty Thursday to a noncriminal charge of disorderly conduct and ordered to send an apology to the cab driver they were accused of roughing up over 20 cents.

set: Kane pleads guilty to noncriminal charge


set: Neil Young will be reissuing his remastered first four albums in a set dubbed Official Release Series Discs 1-4 on Nov. 24.


set: Connecticut remained the nation's richest state per capita in 2007, with a per capita income of $54,117, according to Commerce Department data released in March.

set: Connecticut remained richest state per capita in 2007


set: TUI Travel PLC Tuesday said it expects full-year results to be in line with previous guidance as bad weather across Northern Europe encouraged consumers in that region to take vacations abroad and as it attracted more customers after the recent failure of smaller tour operators.

set: TUI Travel expects results to be in line with guidance


set: Li Ka-shing raised his stake in Cheung Kong Ltd. to 40.46% from 40.43% on Monday, according to a company statement Wednesday.

set: Li Ka-shing raises stake in Cheung Kong to 40.46% vs 40.43%


set: British Airways Plc will widen job cuts and examine all business areas to pare spending following losses in the first nine months of its fiscal year and a 14% drop in first- and business-class sales last month.


set: The United Nations is set to declare famine in parts of southern Somalia, aid officials said on Tuesday, signalling to donors the need for more aid and to insurgents that the population's suffering is taken seriously.

set: UN set to declare famine in parts of Somalia


set: Gov. Mary Fallin today announced she has appointed Clay Bennett to the Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma.

set: Fallin appoints Bennett to ou Board of Regents


set: A woman was in critical condition after being shot near West Colonial Drive early Monday, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.

set: Woman in critical condition after shooting


set: WASHINGTON Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana said Monday that he was fed up with Congress and wouldn't seek re-election this year, the latest in a series of retirements spurred by frustration with dysfunction in Congress.

set: Indiana's Bayh, fed up with Congress, won't seek re-election


set: Revestor, in partnership with EvolverMobile, has released an iPhone app that will help realtors and home buyers...


set: Dromid Pearses have called for the CCCC to take action following the violent scenes that marred the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship semi-final.

set: Dromid Pearses call for CCCC to take action


set: Poland striker Ireneusz Jelen scored twice as second-placed Auxerre won 3-0 at Toulouse to keep the pressure on French leader Marseille.


set: A man died in a Friday morning Tulsa industrial accident after being pinned under a piece of equipment.


set: A rally to support public workers is set for Monday in Louisville.


set: Rogers plans to play when Washington kicks off the NFL's regular season schedule on Sept. 4 against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium, and he said he is confident about achieving his goal.


set: College entrance exam scores by province, city, county and district will be disclosed for the first time since 1994, when the College Scholastic Aptitude Test was introduced.

set: College entrance exam scores to be disclosed


set: Exact Data, the Chicago-based multi-channel data supplier, is pleased to announce its acquisition of ConsumerBase LLC and Statlistics.

set: Exact Data announces acquisition of ConsumerBase and Statlistics


set: Qatargas is showcasing its ``sustainability profile'' at the exhibition that is being held on the sidelines of Unctad XIII at the Qatar National Convention Centre.


set: A Hagerstown man has been charged in the May 30 holdup of an illicit poker game, where police say he and another man took about $4,000 from 18 people, including a Maryland State Police trooper.

set: Hagerstown man charged in holdup of illicit poker game


set: Michael Lohan was arrested in West Hollywood on Monday night on three felony counts of domestic violence after an unidentified person called the cops reporting an incident in a private apartment.

set: Michael Lohan arrested for felony domestic violence


set: Prince Andrew, the Duke of York has praised the British education services with the quoted comment, ``In the UK, we have the best geography teachers in the world!''

set: Prince Andrew, the Duke of York: ``in the UK, we have the best geography teachers in the world!''


set: A TOWN is to lose its biggest employer when it moves from Thaxted to Harlow.


set: The Minnesota Twins announced after tonight's game that they will reinstate right-handed pitcher Scott Baker from the 15-day disabled list in time for his start vs. the Detroit Tigers tomorrow.

set: Twins to reinstate Scott Baker from disabled list


set: US Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today announced that former California Governor George Deukmejian has endorsed John McCain for president.

set: Former Governor George Deukmejian endorses John McCain


set: SAN CARLOS, Calif. Franz von Holzhausen, former Director of Design for Mazda North America, has joined Tesla Motors as Chief Designer.

set: Franz von Holzhausen joins Tesla Motors as Chief Designer


set: A three-year-old girl was badly injured when a Rottweiler bit her in the face at a baseball diamond in Grande Prairie, Alta., on Monday night.


set: A POWER CUT has affected homes and businesses in Nailsworth, Minchinhampton and Horsley this morning.

set: Power cut affects Nailsworth, Minchinhampton and Horsley


set: Agoura Hills-based video game maker THQ said late Wednesday that it is cutting 250 employees, or 17% of its staff, after reporting disappointing results.


set: President Shimon Peres said Israel would not be bullied by attacks on its diplomatic staff in India and Georgia, blames Iran.


set: Dubai Silicon Oasis, the integrated free zone technology park, announced it hosted a seminar to highlight the vital role of Intellectual Property and offer businesses a comprehensive set of ways to protect and manage the intangible asset.

set: Dubai Silicon Oasis hosts seminar on intellectual Property protection


set: Swayze, best known for his roles in the movies ``Dirty Dancing'' and ``Ghost,'' has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, People magazine reported on Wednesday.

set: Actor Patrick Swayze is diagnosed with cancer: report


set: French President Nicolas Sarkozy admitted he had made ``mistakes'' during his tumultuous first year in power, but insisted he would press on with reforms despite his collapse in popularity.

set: Sarkozy admits 'mistakes' during first year in power


set: Locomotives built at the old Westinghouse Plant on Cowan Road have put Muncie back on the manufacturing map.


set: The Filipino Community of Guam is holding a disaster assistance drive beginning today for the victims of typhoon Sendong that hit the southern portion of the Philippines over the weekend.

set: Filipino Community of Guam holds disaster assistance drive for victims of typhoon Sendong


set: Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-predicting groundhog, has seen his shadow, promising six more weeks of winter.

set: Punxsutawney Phil sees six more weeks of winter


set: The city of Oslo on Thursday scrapped plans to move the Munch Museum, which holds the world's largest collection of works by expressionist master Edvard Munch, to a new spot near the new opera house.

set: Oslo scraps plan to move its Munch Museum


set: A storyteller and author from Clee Hill who died following a lengthy illness will be remembered in a radio programme.


set: Downs admitted to feeling some pain after the session, but he still hopes to return this weekend.


set: Baku and Azerbaijan are growing into a center of humanitarian thought where famous people share their thoughts about modern situation in the world, while it is uneasy both in the sphere of culture and in the political sphere.

set: Baku, Azerbaijan growing into center of humanitarian thought


set: Iraq on Monday executed Ali Hassan al-Majeed, the Saddam Hussein henchman widely known as ``Chemical Ali'', for crimes against humanity, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.


set: Italy sold 6.75 billion euros of treasury bills in its first auction since borrowing costs began to rise due to the rising fear regarding contagion from the Greek debt crisis.

set: Italy sells 6.75 billion euro treasury bills


set: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and newly elected lawmaker Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Myanmar for the first time in 24 years after accepting invitations to visit Norway and Britain in June, her party says.


set: Punjab Governor Salman Taseer has said that divisional commissioners are being restored in the province for early disposal of revenue cases and to facilitate the farmers.


set: Spanish news agency Efe has reported that a 21-year-old Spanish football player has died from heart failure suffered after a training session.

set: Spanish football player dies from heart failure


set: John Lennon's Ferrari, the first car he ever owned, is to go under the hammer at Bonhams auction house early next month.

set: John Lennon's Ferrari to go under the hammer


set: Delta is matching AirTran this morning on its latest airfare sale on competitive routes.


set: A Madison County man has been arrested for allegedly having consensual sex with an underage girl.

set: Man arrested for having sex with underage girl


set: The campaign finance report of each mayoral candidate tells a vastly different story.

set: Campaign finance reports tell different stories


set: Two ministries will be renamed, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said in the National Assembly, cited by Focus News Agency.


set: A fruit seller was slashed to death by nine masked men armed with parangs less than 50m from his home on the fourth floor of a shoplot near Pasar Borong Selayang.


set: The bronze pig that was stolen from Miguels Restaurant was recovered from behind the Chula Vista Library at Fourth and F Street.


set: Dabur's beauty retail chain New U plans to add 30 outlets over the next 1 year to expand its presence in India.

set: New U to add 30 outlets in the next 1 year


set: Home and car insurance premiums are set to rise across the industry, ING Canada warned yesterday while reporting a $36.3-million first-quarter loss and formally changing its name to Intact Financial Corp.


set: David Villa is a great player and barcelona is a grea team.David Villa has made a big step in his career.Spanish striker David Villa was presented today at the Nou Camp as new Barcelona player, which he considers ``a major step'' in his career.


set: Benfica chief Rui Costa is delighted to see former club Fiorentina back in the Champions League this season.

set: Rui Costa delighted to see Fiorentina back in Champions League


set: Non-Muslims are being asked to try wearing a hijab, a type of headscarf, for a day to find out more about why women wear them.

set: Non-Muslims are being asked to try a hijab for a day


set: The EPA on Friday declared that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases sent off by cars and many industrial plants ``endanger public health and welfare,'' setting the stage for regulating them under federal clean air laws.

set: EPA declares greenhouse gases harzardous


set: Sandvine, the Canadian company that provides intelligent broadband network solutions for cable, DSL, FTTx, fixed wireless and mobile operators, has picked up four new service provider customers, all from its Europe, Middle East, and Africa sales region.


set: Public parking charges at the car park at Derriford Hospital are set to change, hospital bosses have said.


set: During its 15th Annual International Conference, the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship joined with motorcycle groups from around the country to Throttle Up for the Cure.

set: Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship throttles Up for the Cure


set: Rev. Jesse Jackson backed off his criticism of Rep. Artur Davis Thursday night, issuing a statement saying he has ``abiding admiration'' of the Alabama Democrat.


set: Kyrgyz people think that country can fight corruption if government works transparently, as reported at Pre-election Promises and Further Actions panel discussion.

set: Kyrgyzstan can fight corruption if government works transparently


set: Colt Defense LLC announced that it will host an investor conference call to discuss 2010 year end financial results on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 10:00 am Eastern Time.

set: Colt Defense LLC to host investor conference call on 2010 year end financial results


set: President Barack Obama claimed early progress Tuesday night in his aggressive campaign to lead the nation out of economic chaos and declared that despite obstacles ahead, ``we're moving in the right direction.''


set: Shoprite posted solid results for the six months to end December 2008 in spite of difficult trading conditions caused by the global economic slowdown, the listed retailer said on Wednesday.

set: Shoprite posts solid results in difficult trading conditions


set: ``I wanted to put an end to all the speculation and confirm that I am leaving Chelsea''.

set: Didier Drogba confirms he is leaving Chelsea


set: News reports have been pouring in, and our friends over at News.LaLate have reported that Brady Smith and Tiffani Thiessen have had their first baby.

set: Brady Smith and Tiffani Thiessen have first baby


set: Senator John Hoeven says North Dakota is about more than just oil and gas: the state is also at the forefront of technology.

set: Senator John Hoeven says North Dakota is at the forefront of technology


set: There was the balloon boy hiding in a box in the attic while the world's media and US emergency services hoped the six-year-old had fallen into a tree rather than be dashed against rocks.


set: Health regulators warned people on Monday not to use an injectable tanning drug because its potential side-effects are unknown.

set: Health regulators warn about tanning drug


set: A developer has agreed to pay Rocky Mount $154,000 in water and sewer connection fees for a proposed housing development for elderly residents off Diamond Avenue Extension near the town's corporate limits.

set: Developer to pay $154,000 in connection fees


set: German carmaker Opel, subsidiary of the General Motors, has opened a new EUR500m engine plant in Szentgotthard, Hungary.

set: Opel opens EUR500m engine plant in Szentgotthard, Hungary


set: A school bus monitor in Rome is facing criminal charges for allegedly not helping a student during a fight on the bus in October.

set: Bus monitor charged with not helping student during fight


set: Jodie Foster says she's giving up her acting career for directing, The Hollywood Reporter writes.


set: The A82 Partnership says Transport Scotland stands accused of 'shutting down the Highlands' over plans to drop the limit from 60mph to 50mph along 30 miles of the West Highlands' lifeline route.

set: Transport Scotland accused of 'shutting down the Highlands'


set: Earlier today, by a vote of sixty to thirty nine, the US Senate passed the final version of HR 4173, officially known as the Restoring American Financial Stability Act, but commonly known as the financial services reform bill.

set: US Senate passes final version of HR 4173 (Restoring American financial Stability Act)


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.

set: Former MVP Shaun Alexander signs with Redskins


set: Nearly half of new mothers see a health visitor just once or twice in the first two months after giving birth, according to new research.

set: Half of new mothers see health visitor just once or twice in first two months


set: A ground-breaking device which ``sees'' beneath the skin to spot circulation problems has passed an important milestone on its journey to commercialisation.

set: Device 'sees' beneath the skin to spot circulation problems


set: Former Blackburn and Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has been tipped to replace Gianfranco Zola as West Ham boss, according to a report in the Daily Mirror today.

set: Mark Hughes tipped to replace Gianfranco Zola at West Ham


set: The IMF on Tuesday approved the sale of 403.3 tons of gold reserves as part of a financial overhaul that will allow the Fund to generate revenues from a variety of sources.

set: IMF approves sale of 403.3 tons of gold reserves


set: Mater Dei Hospital will eventually be made smoke free, with the Smoking and Health Committee being given responsibility for the initiative, the Department of Information said yesterday.


set: The French government stuck to its economic forecasts Tuesday, despite a warning from France's independent fiscal council, which said its estimates were too optimistic and that an economic contraction couldn't be ruled out this year.


set: VESTAL, NY Elton Frazier scored 13 points and Alshwan Hymes had 12 to help Canisius hold off Binghamton 55-45 on Tuesday night.


set: The Senate issued a strong, bipartisan rebuke to President Bush on energy policy Tuesday, voting 97-1 for a measure to suspend oil shipments to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.


set: Divers from the Mohave County Sheriff's Office are searching Lake Havasu for a missing 76-year-old man.

set: Divers search Lake Havasu for missing man


set: Lindsey Vonn added to her impressive season Thursday, winning the World Cup super-G title for her 16th career crystal globe and the fourth in super-G by finishing sixth in the final race in the discipline this year.

set: Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup super-G title


set: A funeral home in Dayton caught fire on Tuesday night, but it was contained to the upper floor and rear of the Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home on Market Street.


set: FRANCO Pellizotti of Liquigas has won stage 16 stage of the Tour of Italy, a 12.9km time-trial in Plan de Corones, while Tour de France champion Alberto Contador retained the leader's pink jersey after finishing fourth on the day, 22sec off Pellizotti's pace.


set: BANGOR, Maine ― An Obama administration official is visiting Maine to discuss the new health care overhaul, which is an issue in election campaigns around the country.

set: Obama administration official to visit Maine


set: A school bus crashed into a Concord house this morning, but neither the residents nor the three adults on the bus were injured.


set: A government-sponsored study has found that Ireland suffers from high levels of lawful corruption.

set: Ireland suffering from high levels of lawful corruption


set: Another senior Pakistani journalist has been killed, again in Pakistan's northwest, ABC News confirms.

set: Another senior Pakistani journalist killed


set: A series of car and suicide attacks struck the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday as gunmen stormed a police building.

set: Series of suicide attacks strike western Iraq


set: A PREGNANT tourist who died in a Paralimni clinic on Tuesday night suffered an internal haemorrhage, an autopsy revealed yesterday.

set: Pregnant tourist died of internal haemorrhage


set: Conductor Andrew Litton, who was music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra from 1994 to 2006, has been named artistic advisor to Denver's Colorado Symphony.

set: Andrew Litton named artistic advisor to Colorado Symphony


set: Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson ruled out any January signings on the day he revealed Wayne Rooney will be out for another five weeks.


set: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the open-ended Richter scale hit Algeria on Friday morning, the Algerian Research Centre in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics said.


set: ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was questioned by police today for the eighth time since May on corruption allegations that led him to resign from office last month.


set: During a surprise raid conducted by the department of food and supplies on Tuesday, six filled domestic LPG cylinders were found underweight.


set: A FIFTH betting shop is set to open in Redhill, prompting fears that the bookies are taking over.


set: The Tampa Bay Rays made a strong comeback to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 at the Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Tuesday, June 28.

set: Tampa Bay Rays defeat Cincinnati Reds 4-3 --


set: Doctors are warning people not to take the so-called ``cinnamon challenge,'' a trend that has gone viral online and shows young people gagging while trying to swallow a whole teaspoon of ground cinnamon.

set: Doctors warn against ``cinnamon challenge''


set: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Masood Kausar Wednesday said that peace in Kurram Agency will be maintained at all costs, urging all the stakeholders to watch the situation for a quick response to any eventuality from any side to sabotage the peaceful atmosphere in the Agency.

set: Peace in Kurram Agency to be maintained at all costs:


set: Australia's trade deficit widened more than expected in July, and could worsen in the months ahead, as weaker commodity prices begin to show up in official figures.


set: Ned Temko, a twice Pulitzer Prize nominee as a foreign correspondent for one of America's leading newspapers, and editor of the Jewish Chronicle for the past 15 years, is to join The Observer as Chief Political Correspondent.


set: NEWCASTLE United winger Gabriel Obertan hopes he did enough to impress Alan Pardew in last night's Tyne-Wear reserve team derby at St James' Park.

set: Gabriel Obertan hopes he impressed Pardew


set: Dax Pierson, a 34 year old musician with the band SUBTLE was awarded $18 million settlement against Ford Motor Company.

set: Dax Pierson of the band SUBTLE awarded $18 million settlement against Ford


set: WHILE agreeing that Manny Pacquiao is in a class of his own, three prominent boxing figures believe that World Boxing Association interim super flyweight champion and former International Boxing Federation/International Boxing Organization flyweight champion Nonito Donaire is the next big name in Philippine boxing.


set: Fabio Capello says he plans to relax rather than return to coaching in Italy after blaming a ``misunderstanding'' for his exit from England job.


set: A GUNMAN wrote a tender message to his wife while besieged in his home by police marksmen, it emerged this afternoon.


set: Columbia County might lose more teaching positions next school year even as enrollment is projected to grow.

set: Columbia County might lose teaching positions


set: Republican presidential nominee John McCain is asking Virginia voters to give him a win on Tuesday.


set: Actress Naomie Harris initially thought she was too old to play a Bond girl in the forthcoming movie Skyfall.

set: Naomie Harris thought she's too old to play Bond girl


set: PIUTE, Calif. A woman walking her dogs was mauled by a bear in Kern County on Tuesday.


set: Arian Silver Corporation reports a good start to the current phase of drilling at the San Jose property in Mexico.

set: Arian Silver reports good start from current drilling


set: My parents are obsessed with my brother and his family and don't seem bothered about me.

set: My parents are obsessed with my brother's family


set: Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has challenged keeper Jason Brown to prove his quality in Paul Robinson's absence.

set: Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce challenges Jason Brown


set: A Pella man drove off of T-15 and into the water near the US Army Corps of Engineers office late last night.


set: Novel nanoparticles being tested at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have researchers seeing stars.

set: Novel nanoparticles being tested have researchers seeing stars


set: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has called off her engagement with childhood friend Mohammed Sohrab Mirza, citing ``incompatibility''.

set: Sania Mirza calls off engagement; cites incompatibility


set: The repealing of gag-rules for public servants in Guam provides a new model for public accountability to inspire Pacific leaders, says the Pacific Freedom Forum, PFF.

set: New model for accountability to inspire Pacific leaders


set: India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik will unveil the ICC Champions Trophy at a formal function on Thursday.

set: Dinesh Karthik to unveil Champions Trophy


set: TWO burglars left an elderly woman traumatised after breaking into her home and going on a drunken rampage.

set: Burglars leave elderly woman traumatised


set: A Belleville man and two Clyde residents were arrested on drug charges Thursday and Friday by the North Central Kansas Special Tactics and Response Team.


set: The City of Galveston is lifting its Stage 2 water restrictions and enacting Stage 1 of its Drought Contingency Plan, changing the limitations from mandatory to voluntary.

set: Galveston lifts Stage 2 water restrictions;


set: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said Pakistan was safe for hosting mega sporting events and invited the International Hockey Federation to arrange major events in the country.The President gave the assurance during a meeting with President International Hockey Federation Leandro Negre and Secretary General R. David Balbirnie of European Hockey Federation here at the President House.

set: Pakistan safe for hosting mega sporting events;


set: Denver-based Ciris Energy has agreed to pay a $1,500 fine and conduct water testing at Powder River Basin well sites where it injected chemicals that feed underground microbes that produce methane gas.

set: Ciris agrees to fines, water testing at Powder River Basin well sites


set: Lafayette finally earned its first win of the season on Saturday, beating Stony Brook, 28-21 at Fisher Stadium.


set: Goldman Sachs Inc said it will buy Ariel Re's Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance operations, which will be combined with its existing reinsurance group and operate under the name of Ariel Reinsurance.

set: Goldman Sachs to buy Ariel Re's insurance operations


set: Trevor Bailey, the England cricketer who most personified bloody-minded defiance in the post-war years, has died aged 87 in a fire at a retirement home in Essex.

set: Trevor Bailey dies in fire at retirement home


set: A PLANNING delay at the Ozanam Centre is costing the area jobs and vital services, it's been claimed.


set: Dirk Meyer has left AMD and the decision seems to be mutual.


set: Boeing Co. said Mexico ordered a $1 billion satellite system to be used for national-security communications and to improve civil telecommunications.

set: Boeing says Mexico orders $1 billion satellite system


set: A United Airlines pilot is charged by British authorities for being drunk while working at London's Heathrow Airport.


set: as of earlier this afternoon -- soon-to-be-former ``In the Arena'' contributor ED Hill is filling in for 3 pm anchor Brooke Baldwin on CNN today.

set: ED Hill fills in for Brooke Baldwin on CNN


set: That is according to AfriForum which believes that the emigration tide is slowly turning, as a growing number of South Africans who left the country to go overseas are returning home.


set: A Michigan State University osteopathic medicine student is accused of killing 10 dogs and severely neglecting another.

set: Michigan State student accused of killing 10 dogs


set: Shah Rukh Khan believes that politics is a field best left to professionals.


set: Hosni Mubarak, in custody since last month, will be tried for the deaths of protesters.


set: A COUPLE watched their new motor home go up in flames earlier today as they took their first trip out in it.


set: Qatar today clinched the table tennis gold medal as hosts Bahrain finished third overall in the Third GCC Women's Games at the Bahrain Table Tennis Association gym in Isa Sports City in Riffa.

set: Qatar clinches the table tennis gold medal


set: The first of major cuts have begun at Citibank, which is laying off 4,500 workers worldwide, CEO Vikram Pandit said at a Goldman Sachs financial services conference Tuesday.


set: A man is facing police assault charges at Tweed Local Court after a violent struggle.


set: A 45-year-old Lawrence man was killed when he was hit by lightning as he was riding his motorcycle as storms swept through northeast Kansas.

set: Lawrence man killed by lightning while riding motorcycle during storms


set: For unlike Parliament, terrorism has not been prorogued.


set: Bahrain is set to reopen its embassy in Lebanon after a 34-year hiatus, Bahrain's foreign minister has said.


set: Actor James Franco, star of Sam Raimi's Wizard of Oz prequel, is to make his Broadway debut in the John Steinbeck classic Of Mice and Men.


set: Kyrgyz Ambassador to US Zamira Sydykova planted a yurt in Chicago, where Turk Nations Festival occured on August 16-17, press service of the Foreign Ministry reported.

set: Kyrgyz Ambassador to US plants yurt in Chicago


set: IntercontinentalExchange announced that it has acquired WhenTech, a market leading technology, software and information provider for option market participants.


set: The President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev urged to strengthen fight against corruption

set: President urges to strengthen fight against corruption


set: THE Grand National must be made safer following the ``tragic'' deaths of two horses in the world's greatest steeplechase, a Cabinet minister said today.

set: Grand National must be safer, Cabinet minister says


set: Eleven million contraband cigarettes have been destroyed in Musina, the Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa said on Friday.


set: ``The devastation was worse than I expected,'' Walker told the Santiago Times this week after spending five days in Chile with 12 specialists from his aid organization.

set: 'Devastation worse than I expected:' hollywood actor Paul Walker


set: Housing affordability in Brisbane has been tipped to worsen in 2010 after new figures confirmed house prices in the city jumped about seven per cent in 2009.


set: General VK Singh, the Chief of Army Staff, was categorical when he said that the land, on which the infamous Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society stands, belongs to the army.


set: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in her first television interview since the January shooting, said she feels ``pretty good.''


set: Armstrong, 48, who took over from Jill Thomson, at the Spring meeting of the PVS, in Edinburgh recently, is currently the BPEX advisor on veterinary matters.


set: Two more people have been arrested in the slayings of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting children with autism, Down syndrome and other disabilities.

set: 2 more people arrested in slaying of us couple


set: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will visit Kerala on November 24 in connection with the 80th annual pilgrimage season of Sivagiri Mutt at Varkala near Kollam.


set: A Derby woman who was born with two uteruses delivered two babies at Buffalo's Women and Children's Hospital.

set: Woman with two uteruses delivers two babies


set: ``Indian film directors lack the courage to take up real issues of India today.''

set: 'Indian directors lack courage to take up real issues'


set: Suraj Randiv will emerge stronger from the no-ball fiasco that earned him a one-match suspension and the docking of his match fee, Aravinda de Silva said on Monday.


set: Business confidence took ``another strong step forward'' in September, reaching levels not seen since 1999 as the post Asian crisis recovery took hold, the latest National Bank Business Outlook survey showed.

set: Business confidence up to levels not seen since 1999


set: Bernie Kerik was transported from the hoosegow to the courthouse today where he pleaded guilty to federal charges of lying to the Bush Administration while he was being vetted for the post of Homeland Security chief, regarding some bills on which he received assistance from a potential city vendor while serving as New York's corrections commissioner.


set: Hong Kong share prices closed 4.5 percent lower yesterday, with sentiment hit by a fall on Wall Street and fears of job cuts amid a global economic recession, dealers said.


set: The site for tonight's public hearing on a proposed charter school in Elmira has been changed to the Elmira Free Academy community room.

set: Site for tonight's public hearing changed


set: South Korea will build a naval base near an island claimed by both Seoul and Tokyo so that its warships can deploy faster than Japan's in case of disputes, a lawmaker said Wednesday.


set: Redskins running backs Roy Helu, Ryan Torain and Tim Hightower welcome former Cowboys tailback Tashard Choice to the team.

set: Redskins running backs welcome Tashard Choice


set: Last week's winner Tom Lewis pulled out of the Castello Masters in Spain on Friday after suffering from a virus.


set: Newberry College will once again host the Science Olympiad competition this weekend, attracting teams of high school seniors from across the state of South Carolina.

set: Newberry College to host Science Olympiad competition