set: Seoul, May 18 South Korea is not mulling ban on short selling of non-financial stocks despite resurfacing concerns over Europe's debt crisis, a senior financial regulator said Friday.

set: South Korea not mulling ban on short selling


set: Iowa Governor: 'We Will Get Through This'The Associated PressThe governor of Iowa is calling the tragedy at a Boy Scout camp a 'blow right to the gut.

set: Iowa governor: 'We Will Get Through this'


set: Comedian Hal Sparks will host a special charity fashion show for dogs as part of BuddhaBark's WonderPark! event this weekend in Hollywood.

set: Hal Sparks to host charity fashion show for dogs


set: Angry relatives, who had come to receive the bodies of the victims at Sassoon Hospital, tried to disrupt traffic on the main road for some time.


set: Plans for a new Roman museum which would create 120 jobs in Cumbria have been unveiled.


set: Seven times more immigrants sought advice on redundancy in the past year, a new report has revealed.


set: Australian shares rallied in early trading on Wednesday, after survey data indicated that the US economy could be on track for some growth and Japan announced new measures to spur its economy.

set: Australian shares rally in early trading


set: Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump has taken the notion of a solo project to new extremes with his first autonomous musical outing, Soul Punk.

set: Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump take solo projects to new extremes in Soul punk


set: Texas Gov. Rick Perry is asking Texans to pray for rain in the fight against wildfires that have burned more than 1.8 million acres and killed several people.


set: Egypt will take incitement and religious hatred out of its Islam curriculum, Education Minister Ahmed Zaki Badr announced this week.

set: Egypt takes incitement out of curriculum


set: I remember the first time Mark Jackson said ``Momma there goes that man'', as he dunked over the Utah Jazz and you could hear the chants of MVP.


set: Alabama, the early season favorite for the US college football title, ended up crushing 7th-ranked Michigan State 49-7 in the most lopsided Capital One Bowl ever on Saturday.

set: Alabama crushes Michigan State in Capital one Bowl


set: The Tories are planning to team up with Hollywood star Goldie Hawn to launch a new school.

set: Tories plan team up with Goldie Hawn to launch new school


set: Annual food inflation rose to 16.44 percent for the week ended May 1, reversing two consecutive weeks of decline, official data released Thursday showed.

set: Food inflation rises after two weeks of decline


set: It has emerged that Mario Puzo''s bestselling mafia novel 'The Godfather' will get a prequel next year.

set: Mario Puzo's mafia novel 'the Godfather' to get a prequel


set: The search for a Leighton man who has been missing since he ran from a raid on a dog fight in Lawrence County has been suspended.


set: World markets fell Monday, as new figures showed Japan's economy contracted at its quickest pace in 35 years and the summit of Group of Seven finance ministers this weekend provided few concrete proposals to counter the economic crisis.


set: Team Columbia has chosen Scott as its bike supplier for 2009, replacing Giant as the brand that carried Bob Stapleton's young team to 118 victories in 2008, 66 for the men and 52 for the women, including Mark Cavendish's third Tour of Ireland stage win today.


set: A corrupt Lancashire police officer helped his gangster brother by hiding weapons and intimidating witnesses, it has emerged.


set: Renault has announced UK pricing for the new Captur, a supermini class crossover which will go on sale starting May 1st and will arrive in showrooms two months after that.

set: Renault announces UK pricing for Captur supermini crossover


set: GT Solar settled class-action securities lawsuits alleging false statements in its $10.5 million IPO, the company said Monday.

set: GT Solar International settles securities lawsuit for $10.5 million


set: Camacho, a Puerto Rican ring legend, was declared brain dead on Thursday after being shot on Tuesday.


set: A 25-YEAR-OLD Redbank Plains man has been charged after an incident at Goodna on Sunday morning in which a man sustained serious head injuries.


set: The annual Memorial Day service at Ola Lee Mize Patriots Park is set for 10 am Monday.

set: Annual Memorial Day service set for Monday


set: The man charged with impaired driving following a fatal crash that killed a pedestrian last Sunday will spend Christmas in jail.

set: Man charged in fatal crash spends Christmas in jail


set: A restricted report from the International Atomic Energy Agency says that in 2008 and 2007 traces of weapons grade uranium was found in Egypt.

set: Traces of weapons grade uranium found in Egypt


set: A FAMILY safe was cut open with an angle grinder and a large amount of jewellery was stolen during a break, enter and steal in Wahroonga.


set: The vote of 1,484 was a tremendous result, and they can rest assured that I will be putting Harton first at all times in the council chamber.


set: Sri Lanka should be the pride of Asia as it's not the carbon copy of any other nation, Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapakse said today addressing the ``National Victory Celebration'', at Galleface green, Colombo.


set: A personal trainer accused of raping a 19-year-old woman while giving her a massage at her Manchester home was arraigned in Superior Court on Tuesday on a charge of first-degree sexual assault.


set: A construction worker was killed Saturday morning by a driver on I-94 in St. Clair Shores.


set: Best Buy Co. said it plans to close 50 US big box stores and open 100 small mobile locations in the US in fiscal 2013 and cut $800 million in costs by fiscal 2015.


set: In a 7-0 ruling, the high court upheld the death sentence of 42-year-old Donald Deardorff for the murder of the Rev. Ted Turner, 56, who was abducted in September 1999 from his Spanish Fort home.


set: Italy formally recognized the rebel government of eastern Libya, dealing yet another blow to the beleaguered regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi as it attempts to maneuver its way out of its worst crisis in four decades.

set: Italy recognizes rebel government of eastern Libya


set: A psychiatric patient jumped out of the sixth floor of Olive View-UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday, suffering traumatic injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, according to people familiar with the situation.

set: Psychiatric patient jumps from sixth floor of Olive View-UCLA Medical Center


set: More than 1.5 million college students in the US are expected to drop out of college in 2008 due to money issues, according to Bill Pratt, author of Extra Credit:

set: 1.5 million college students expected to drop out in 2008 due to money issues


set: The Moroccan international player Nabil El Zhar has signed an extension to his current Liverpool contract that will keep him at Anfield until 2012, announces on Saturday the official web site of Liverpool.

set: Morocco's El Zhar signs extension contract with Liverpool


set: Human rights activists and lawmakers yesterday challenged the death sentence against Cheng Hsing-tse, saying that hard evidence supporting his conviction, as well as steps in standard operation procedures in investigating the homicide case, were missing.

set: Rights activists challenge death sentence


set: Prince Harry made a record breaking trade for 18 million euros at the offices of BGC Partners today during a fundraising event on behalf of his charity organization Sentebale.

set: Prince Harry makes record breaking trade at fundraising event for Sentebale


set: Neanderthals were a separate species from Homo sapiens, as anatomically modern humans are known, rather than offshoots of the same species, the new organigram published by the journal Nature declares.


set: Case in point, Courtland Rogers, who is still head-over-flip-flops in love with his wife, Jenelle Evans.

set: Courtland Rogers is still in love with Jenelle Evans!


set: The US State Department will check into the issue regarding activity of the National Democratic Institute office in Azerbaijan, US State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said at a traditional press briefing.

set: US State Department to check into issue on National Democratic Institute office in Azerbaijan


set: Outfielder/first baseman Jay Gibbons has announced his retirement, reports Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.


set: Now that school is back in session, Chilliwack motorists are being reminded to slow down to the posted 30 km/h in school zones on school days.

set: Chilliwack motorists reminded to slow down


set: Walker did greet Obama at the airport upon his arrival.


set: The FEMA deadline is quickly approaching for those of you who were affected by the storms that hit from March 26th to May 5th.


set: Investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd says it will acquire an aircraft operating lease portfolio from International Lease Finance Corporation.


set: An NYPD officer from Lynbrook was wounded in a subway shootout Tuesday afternoon in which the gunman was killed, according to reports.

set: NYPD officer from Lynbrook wounded in subway shootout


set: A North Providence lawyer convicted of federal corruption charges has been disbarred.


set: US markets dropped quickly Friday in midmorning trading in spite of news personal consumption expenditures rose in January.


set: King James' School in Almondbury is celebrating its 400th anniversary this year with several events lined up including formal dinners.


set: Transat AT Inc. , one of the largest integrated tourism companies in the world and Canada's holiday travel leader, is pleased to announce its new partnership with the international humanitarian organization SOS Children's Villages .

set: Transat AT Inc. announces new partnership with the international organization SOS Children's Villages


set: A teacher is accused of physically assaulting one of his students at a high school in the St. Bernard area of Digby County.


set: Because we can't seem to agree about the number of deer in Wisconsin, the number of jobs the governor has created, how budget cuts have affected public education or the numbers of people potentially affected by the Affordable Health Care Act, it's time to appoint the secretary of numbers.


set: A BLACKBURN pervert who repeatedly molested a schoolgirl was jailed for two years and eight months.


set: Matson Navigation Co. announced on Monday it is decreasing its fuel surcharge by 3.5 percentage points as a result of declines in fuel prices.

set: Matson Navigation to decrease its fuel surcharge


set: John Charcol is to review its ownership option, as national press reports suggest it has been put on the market by its private equity backers with a pricetag of £50m.


set: Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:45 PM CST Oprah Winfrey's production company says Winfrey will announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air.

set: Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011


set: Talks continue at the Capitol on a topics for possible special session of the Legislature next week.

set: Talks continue on possible special session


set: Google will pay a $22.5 million fine for allegedly violating privacy policies by tracking millions of internet users through Apple's Safari browser.


set: Kimberly-Clark Corp. today announced that it is raising prices on some of its diaper, bathroom tissue, and paper towel brands beginning July 20.

set: Kimberly-Clark raising prices on diapers, bathroom tissue, paper towels


set: Top seed Maria Sharapova survived a scare to reach the Wimbledon third round where she was joined by her biggest rival for the women's title Serena Williams on Thursday.


set: A Cottonwood Heights man was charged Wednesday with setting fire to a bar he'd been kicked out of the week before.

set: Man charged with setting fire to bar he'd been kicked out of


set: Thanks to DeSean Jackson , Matt Dodge and the improbable finish at New Meadowlands Stadium between the Eagles and Giants, the Falcons are the first NFC team to clinch a playoff berth.


set: Liverpool have beaten Inter Milan by 2-0 in their Champions League last 16 first leg clash at Anfield.


set: By Alex Pavlovic apavlovic@mercurynews.com The Giants still haven't ruled out a reunion with Brian Wilson, but they won't change their stance that Wilson needs to make concessions.

set: San francisco Giants haven't ruled out reliever Brian Wilson


set: TWO women escaped without serious injury when the car they were travelling in collided with a tree on the traffic island by the McDonalds restaurant in Kidderminster this morning.


set: Police in South Auckland are investigating the death of a three-year-old boy while in foster care.

set: Police investigate death of boy in foster care


set: The Fighting Illini defense dominated the early part of a midweek scrimmage.


set: NEW YORK New York Islanders forward Pascal Morency has been suspended indefinitely after leaving the bench to start a fight with Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf.

set: Islanders' Pascal Morency suspended indefinitely


set: Windstar Cruises is introducing three new Baltic itineraries this summer on the 312-guest Wind Surf .

set: Windstar introduces three new Baltic itineraries


set: Shrimpers returned to Louisiana waters today for the first commercial season since the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.


set: Skip to navigation '' Skip to content '' US US Video OJ Simpson faces spartan prison as lawyers appeal Buzz Up IM del.icio.us Yahoo! Bookmarks By LINDA DEUTSCH and KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writers Linda Deutsch And Ken Ritter, Associated Press Writers -- 6 mins ago AP --


set: Sarah Jessica Parker says she's ``thrilled'' for her Sex and The City co-star Chris Noth after he became a father for the first time this weekend.

set: Sarah Jessica Parker ``thrilled'' for Chris Noth


set: The Warriors winger Denan Kemp is returning to Australia after an early a release from the second year of his rugby league contract.


set: Tokyo has retained its title of the world's gourmet food capital, after the Michelin guide awarded it more stars than any other city for the fifth year in a row.

set: Tokyo retains title as world's food capital


set: A 66-year-old Rupert man who suffered an electric shock while hanging Christmas lights at the Idaho Youth Ranch is recovering at a Utah hospital.

set: Man suffers electric shock while hanging Christmas lights


set: SHE has conquered the world of music, now Cheryl Cole has her sights set on Hollywood.


set: A Chinese medical team Monday left the Haitian capital for home after winding up a two-week emergency aid and epidemic control mission in the quake-stricken Caribbean country.

set: Chinese medical team leaves Haiti for home


set: Air France-KLM is planning to buy a 25% stake in Alitalia for €323m, subject to regulatory approval by Eurpean competition authorities.


set: The Stone Memorial tennis teams swept a pair of matches from district foe Loudon Tuesday afternoon on the Panther courts.


set: Tennessee linebacker Ryan Fowler considers his steroids case with the NFL closed.


set: A disaster recovery center has opened in Monroe County, one of several counties hit by severe weather in April.

set: Disaster recovery center opens in Monroe County


set: BNP Paribas took advantage Friday of a US investor rush for European bank securities, returning to the Yankee bond market for the first time in 16 months with a US$1.25bn five-year offering.

set: BNP Paribas returns to Yankee bond market


set: Steve Gleason accepted apologies from three fired radio hosts for their stunt on an AM radio show making fun of his ALS.

set: Steve Gleason accepts apologies from fired radio hosts


set: Dywer football star Nick O'Leary apologized Friday for an 'obscene gesture' he made in last week's controversial loss to Glenville.

set: O'Leary apologizes for 'obscene gesture'


set: It is the second time in his career that Fullerton has won a WAC golfer of the week or month award.


set: No one was injured in a Third Avenue house fire earlier today.

set: No one injured in Third Avenue house fire


set: Cousteau will speak at the Nelson Institute's Earth Day conference in Madison April 15.

set: Céline Cousteau to speak at Earth Day conference


set: Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom has made management changes that include the departure of chief technical officer John Barorot and chief information officer Robert Mugo.


set: Batelco is investing in Six Sigma to achieve business excellence, the company said in a statement.


set: Star Trek actor Chris Pine has dumped The Hills star Audrina Patridge, say reports.


set: An 18-year-old female student reported her jacket allegedly was stolen between 1:30-2:45 pm Feb. 11 from her room in South Hubbard Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.


set: Gov. Joe Manchin has declared a statewide state of emergency due to the winter storm reaching West Virginia.

set: Gov. Manchin declares state of emergency


set: The Dalai Lama will undergo a second medical checkup in as many months while he recovers...


set: More than 50 doctors and health care executives have been indicted and dozens of them arrested by the FBI in a $50 million Medicare fraud case centered in Michigan, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

set: More than 50 doctors, health care executives indicted


set: Apple has quietly updated its Mac Pro line of desktop computers with an increase in power, but little else.


set: Reprise Theatre Company will present the one-night only performance and conversation, Ben Vereen:

set: Reprise Theatre Company to present Ben Vereen:


set: George Clooney, Idris Elba and Gwen Ifill will attend a White House state dinner honoring British Prime Minister David Cameron tonight, the White House announced Wednesday.

set: George Clooney, Idris Elba to attend White House state dinner


set: HBO has renewed Boardwalk Empire, singing up for a third season of the period drama just a few weeks after its second season got underway.


set: A defiant Iran rejected new UN sanctions imposed over its controversial uranium enrichment programme, saying it will press on with the sensitive atomic work, even as world powers stressed on Thursday the door remains open for dialogue.


set: French utility GDF Suez took full control of Britain's International Power IPR.L on Monday through a sweetened offer of 6.4 billion pounds, leaving the world's biggest independent power producer better placed to win contracts in fast-growing emerging markets.

set: GDF Suez takes full control of International power


set: A fire briefly broke out in Nepal Academy theatre in Kamaladi, Kathmandu on Saturday afternoon.


set: Four members of a family, including two minors, allegedly committed suicide following a domestic dispute, police said on Saturday.


set: Cassidy wants to put the pressure on Meek Mill and insists that the MMG rapper is hiding behind his Twitter and avoiding his request to battle him because he's scared.


set: The ``troika'' of the Greece's official creditors -- the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank -- believes that a third Greek bailout worth up to EUR50 billion might be needed to help the country raise funds between 2015 and 2020, German weekly magazine Der Spiegel reports Sunday.

set: Troika believes third Greek bailout worth up to EUR50 billion needed - report


set: Bahrain on Sunday pledged to donate 500 caravans to Syrian refugees in Jordan to improve their living conditions and provide them with adequate means to deal with the harsh weather.

set: Bahrain to donate 500 caravans to Syrian refugees


set: Fabulous fivesome Girls Aloud have announced their comeback date after four years of musical silence.


set: Bobby Jenks was removed from Thursday's game in the ninth inning with an apparent back injury.

set: Bobby Jenks removed with apparent back injury


set: Dow Chemical sold its Styron plastics division to Bain Capital for $1.63 billion, the company said Tuesday, ending months of circling by Bain and other private equity firms.

set: Dow Chemical sell Styron to Bain for $1.63 billion


set: The Seattle Fire Department said 13 people, including four firefighters and two paramedics, were taken to a hospital to be treated for headaches and dizziness because of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Lake City apartment building.

set: 13 taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning


set: The economic downturn has slowed down the Lucknow realty market, though it has not been hit in the same way as the metros.

set: Downturn slows down Lucknow realty market


set: The town of Medford in northern Oklahoma is evacuating because of a propane leak at a hydrocarbon plant.

set: Town of Medford evacuated because of propane leak


set: Just in case you missed it, and you probably did because it was hardly ever mentioned, John McCain, Republican nominee in 2008, was not born in the US.


set: HSBC was used by 'drug kingpins' to launder money, according to a US Senate committee investigating the banks.

set: HSBC 'used by drug kingpins to launder money'


set: Srinagar, Oct 7 Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district of north Kashmir this morning.

set: Two militants killed in encounter with security forces


set: A free community dinner will be served today at 5 pm at the Congregational Church's Parish Hall.


set: Pop princess Britney Spears has been voted as the biggest star of the past decade according to a new Internet poll.

set: Britney Spears voted 'biggest star of past decade'


set: It seems that the PlayStation 3 fan boys are going to be disappointed again when they hear that Electronic Arts and studio BioWare have confirmed today that Mass Effect 2 is slated to arrive on January 26th in North America and January 29th in Europe for the Xbox 360 and PC only.


set: Wells Fargo refinance mortgage rates have continued to remain at very low levels as home loans are currently stable around 4.75% for the 30 year fixed mortgage.


set: The Gwinnett Gladiators announced that they collected 1,700 pounds of during their annual food drive, approximately 300 pounds more than a year ago.

set: Gladiators collect 1,700 pounds during food drive


set: BASF has joined the NanoGEM research project that will investigate absorption and distribution of nanoparticles in the human body as a function of their size, structure and surface properties.


set: Days after becoming Florida's new House speaker, Republican Ray Sansom is defending his second job - a $110,000 yearly post as chief of the fundraising department of a state college in his district.


set: The former SPAWAR employee at the center of a bribery scandal pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to charges that carry a maximum of more than 20 years in prison.


set: Pakistan released an Indian army helicopter just hours after it strayed across the tense border between the two countries on Sunday, officials said, underscoring a desire by the old rivals to avoid any crisis as they try to improve ties.


set: Selectmen approved $740,000 in warrant articles, accounting for a proposed town budget of nearly $13 million at a public hearing on Monday evening.

set: Selectmen approve budget of nearly $13 million


set: Charlie Sheen can no longer brag about the goddesses, plural - former pornographic actress Bree Olson has dumped Charlie, he revealed to the crowd at his Ft. Lauderdale, FL ``Violent Torpedo of Truth'' show Saturday night, reports Radar Online.

set: Bree Olson (rachel oberlin) dumps Charlie Sheen


set: The Philippine Postal Corporation celebrates its 111th anniversary today, November 9, 2009, with the theme ``Philpost: Matatag na Kaagapay sa Lahat ng Panahon.''

set: Philippine postal Corporation celebrates its 111th anniversary


set: A rocket malfunction caused an explosion at an aerospace facility near Butte on Tuesday afternoon.

set: Rocket malfunction causes explosion near Butte


set: SELDOM has the reappearance of a horse been as keenly awaited as that of Frankel, who returns to action at Newbury tomorrow in a bid to fulfil the enormous promise and brilliance he showed last season.


set: Animal Care and Protective Services said 47 dogs and 15 cats rescued from a Southside home that was in bad shape are not in that great of shape themselves.


set: A BYU-Idaho student has created an iPhone app that is receiving national and international recognition.

set: Student creates iPhone app receiving national recognition


set: Another 14 people are accused of snooping on celebrity patients at UCLA Medical Center, bringing the number of suspects to 68, according to the Los Angeles Times.

set: Another 14 accused of snooping on celebrities at UCLA Medical Center


set: Unique gardens are highlights of Village Pines'upcoming garden tour.

set: Unique gardens are highlights of garden tour


set: A Columbus mother is out of jail on bond after being arrested for allegedly confronting a student who she says was bullying her child.

set: Mom arrested after allegedly confronting student


set: A military fighter jet escorted a United Airlines plane during the final minutes of its flight from Denver to Washington, DC Thursday evening.

set: Fighter jet escorts plane's final minutes on flight from Denver


set: Teen bride Courtney Stodden isn't exactly known for her tactful clothing -- so, when she went to Disneyland yesterday, did she cover up for the kids?


set: Quebec City-based Lyrtech Inc., a developer of digital signal-processing technology, said yesterday it returned to profitability in the second quarter ended June 30 following a major restructuring.


set: 29/06/11 According to the spokesperson for the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation, the FBR froze the KESC bank accounts for not paying taxes worth Rs 150 million.


set: Republic Steel is planning a major investment in its Lorain plant at 1827 E. 28th St.

set: Republic steel plans major investment in Lorain


set: Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports the Pirates have acquired outfielder Travis Snider from the Blue Jays for right-hander Brad Lincoln.

set: Pirates acquire Travis Snider from Blue Jays for Brad Lincoln


set: Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group, has acquired 100% of Saxlund Holding AB, which is one of Northern Europe's leading suppliers of equipment for bioenergy plants.


set: A suicide bomber killed 20 people, including three children, Thursday in a market in central Afghanistan in the deadliest attack against Afghan civilians in more than three months.

set: Suicide bomber kills 20 people in Afghanistan


set: UPI/Kevin Dietsch John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth when he was launched in the Friendship 7 capsule, turned 90 on Monday.


set: Actress Jennifer Aniston is reportedly renting a home in Beverly Hills for $40,000 a month while her $21 million home in Bel-Air is being remodeled.

set: Jennifer Aniston reportedly renting home for $40,000 a month


set: H1N1 swine flu killed an estimated 3,900 Americans from April to October, including more than 500 children, US health officials said yesterday.


set: As the final weekend of the college basketball season approaches, everyone wants to know what the best 2011 NCAA Final Four picks are.


set: ``Since vitamin D is generally lower in persons with obesity, it is possible that low vitamin D could account, in part, for the link between obesity and diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes,'' said Caitlin Mason, Ph.D., lead author of the paper, published online May 25 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

set: Low vitamin D could account for link between obesity and cancer, heart disease, diabetes


set: NETWORK Rail has pledged to spend at least £290,000 on improving Skegness train station, in addition to the ongoing £21 million worth of track upgrades between the town and Boston.

set: Network Rail pledges to spend £290,000 on Skegness


set: Dutch legend Johan Cruyff who played in the 1974 World Cup final against West Germany has tipped Spain to beat his countrymen in Sunday's final.


set: A Malaysian was killed in a road accident in Sadao, Songkhla, today.

set: Malaysian killed in road accident in Sadao


set: Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett are planning on a second baby despite rumors of their break-up.

set: Kendra Wilkinson & Hank Baskett planning another baby


set: The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is working to restructure its debt and bring in more revenue, as tourism boosters hope news of the hall's cash troubles don't keep tourists away during the all-important summer season.

set: Naismith Memorial Basketball hall of fame working to restructure its debt


set: US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, US media reports.

set: Neil Armstrong, first man on moon, dies at 82


set: PARIS, June 2 French fashion king Yves Saint Laurent has died at the age of 71, hailed as a 20th century cultural icon who revolutionised the way women dressed.

set: French fashion king Yves Saint Laurent dies


set: A group of rice importers who mainly bring in their merchandise through Ivory Coast have questioned the imposition of an additional import duty on their goods.

set: Rice importers question imposition of additional import duties


set: Effective October 1, 2008, Bayer MaterialScience is raising its sales prices for coating and adhesive raw materials in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region by up to 13 percent.

set: Bayer MaterialScience raises prices for coating and adhesive raw materials


set: The Peninsula) The International Monetary Fund said yesterday Chinese growth could almost halve next year as a global downturn sucks in the biggest emerging economy.


set: David Hasselhoff is getting a new species of crab nicknamed after him - all because of the actor's chest hair.

set: David Hasselhoff gets crab nicknamed after him


set: With two candidates well ahead of their competitors and a primary held during the summer, registrars in the area expect a quiet Aug. 14 primary.


set: Rangers have accepted an offer for Matt McKay from South Korean club Busan I'Park.


set: Campbell Soup is closing two US plants and cutting more than 700 jobs as it looks to trim costs amid declining sales of canned soup.


set: ``I wanted to kill my son because I cannot take care of him, and I don't want him to suffer,'' 50-year-old Sheronda Hall Roselva allegedly told police following her arrest Sunday, according to the Florida Sun-Sentinel.


set: HAMILTON boss Billy Reid this week admitted his relegation-haunted side simply haven't been good enough this season.

set: Accies boss Billy Reid admits his side haven't been good enough this season.


set: This week, however, Curtis Axel has predicted that he will become a future WWE Champion, too.


set: A private sector nutritional academy was launched here today to seek a solution to micro-nutrient deficiency.

set: Private sector nutritional academy launched


set: LinkedIn is working with the FBI as the social network for job seekers and professionals investigates the theft of 6.4 million member passwords, the company said yesterday.


set: A small fire broke at at Hicks and McCarthy restaurant in the village of Pittsford around 6:15 pm on Wednesday.

set: Small fire breaks out at Hicks and McCarthy in Pittsford


set: Andrew Garfield has revealed that he was hospitalised following a meal with Never Let Me Go co-stars Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley.

set: Andrew Garfield 'hospitalised after meal'


set: Iraqi leaders meeting in Erbil, November 8, 2010.


set: China Unicom has confirmed that it will buy back a 3.79% stake held by SK Telecom for USD1.28 billion.

set: Unicom to buy back stake from SK Telecom for USD1.28 billion


set: Phillipsburg police have seen a sharp increase this year in burglaries of unoccupied homes, particularly for the theft of copper wiring.

set: Phillipsburg police see increase in burglaries of unoccupied homes


set: DUDLEY Council tenants and residents in Stourbridge are invited to the latest association meetings to have their say on the running of their estates.

set: Tenants and residents invited to meetings


set: Authorities say a man is in custody after sexually assaulting a woman at a Flint church and trying to attack another woman.

set: Man sexually assaults woman at Flint church


set: The Musavat Party attempted to hold mass action at the Fountains square, APA reports.


set: The pipe was supposed to last 50 years, but this breach occurred just seven years after construction finished.


set: Narain Karthikeyan survived a crash and fought his way up from the 20th place on the starting grid order of the sprint race to guide A1 Team India to a 10th-spot finish in the format race here on Sunday.


set: Aashish Tater, Head of Research, Fortunewizard.com is of the view that Timken can touch Rs 190 to Rs 200 even if the de-listing move does not happen.


set: Sen. Joe Lieberman announces he will retire in 2012 and not seek re-election to a 5th term


set: Richard ``Dickie'' Scruggs, the legendary trial lawyer who made Big Business tremble every time he set foot in court, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to bribe a judge -- a crime that will almost surely send him to prison and perhaps spell the end of his storied legal career.

set: Scruggs pleads guilty to conspiring to bribe judge


set: Denny's used its first Super Bowl ad to offer a free Grand Slam breakfast to customers on Tuesday.

set: Denny's offers free Grand Slam breakfast:


set: A man and woman were found shot dead in their San Jose home early Monday morning in an apparent double homicide, a police sergeant said.

set: Man, woman found shot dead in San Jose home


set: The South-Korean auto giant Hyundai has unleashed the first official pictures of the next generation 2012 i30, it is going to debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show next month.


set: News Service Toshiba plans to expand its tablet offerings in the US later this year as it explores more screen sizes and price points.

set: Toshiba to expand tablet offerings in the US this year


set: The interfaith rally in Makati City, attended by thousands of people seeking President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's ouster, ``went smoothly and orderly,'' police said Friday.

set: Interfaith rally ``went smoothly'' -- police


set: TMZ reported that Bam Margera was taken to the hospital for a possible drug overdose.

set: Bam Margera taken to hospital for possible overdose?


set: Two people were sent to hospital Thursday night after a car hit a hydro pole on Scotia Street.

set: Two sent to hospital after car hits hydro pole


set: Celtic captured the Scottish Premier League title Thursday following aa 1-0 win over Dundee United and Rangers' 2-0 loss to Aberdeen.

set: Celtic captures Scottish Premier league title


set: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his chief financial advisors are meeting business and industry leaders in Sydney to thrash out more ideas to protect the economy against the global financial crisis.


set: Kentucky State Police continue to investigate a deadly hayride accident on a Mercer County farm.

set: Police continue to investigate deadly hayride accident


set: Hamas says it will reject any new Palestinian government, expected to be formed shortly, if the new cabinet does not get the approval of the Palestinian Legislative Council, effectively the Palestinian parliament.

set: Hamas to reject new Palestinian government


set: Even with the specter of a lockout or shortened season hanging over them, the Columbus Blue Jackets released their 2012-13 regular season schedule.

set: Blue Jackets release 2012-13 regular season schedule


set: Ashes To Ashes star Philip Glenister has admitted that he swears at home like his TV character Gene Hunt.


set: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for radical initiatives and strong political stand to usher high economic growth and faster development.

set: Radical initiatives, strong political stand will usher growth:


set: China has announced a $586 billion spending package to boost domestic demand while vowing to carry out ``moderately easy monetary policies.''

set: China announces $586 billion spending package to boost domestic demand


set: Jaipur, Jun 6 State Bank of India today said the proposed merger of its five associate banks with itself could start by September after a high-powered committee submits its report on the same.

set: Merger of associate banks can start by September:


set: Air and ground crews in northeastern Minnesota have resumed their search for a pilot who has been missing for more than a week.

set: Air, ground crews in Minn. resume search for pilot


set: With both Charlotte and Chicago on the final night of four-games-in-five-nights-stands, the Bulls fell short of going undefeated during the stretch, falling to the Bobcats 83-82 Tuesday at the United Center.


set: September 10, 2009 CSU has received a $2.5 million National Science Foundation grant to study how chronic wasting disease is transmitted between deer.

set: CSU receives grant for study of chronic wasting disease


set: Google has acquired retail couponing firm Incentive Targeting for an undisclosed sum, the Web giant confirmed.

set: Google acquires retail couponing firm Incentive Targeting


set: Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica posted a record 2010 net profit of 10.17 billion euros, a 30.8 percent jump over the previous year as weakness in Spain was offset by strong growth in the rest of Europe and Latin America.

set: Spain's Telefonica posts record 2010 net profit


set: Urban Meyer resigned Saturday as Florida's football coach after five seasons and two national titles because of health concerns that came to light when he suffered chest pains following the SEC championship game earlier this month.


set: Skip to navigation '' Skip to content '' US Obama promises leadership on climate change Buzz Up IM del.icio.us Yahoo! Bookmarks By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer Liz Sidoti, Associated Press Writer -- 21 mins ago Featured Topics:

set: Obama promises leadership on Climate change


set: YOUNG volunteers from across Widnes and Runcorn have been honoured at a ceremony to commemorate their hard work.

set: Young volunteers from Widnes and Runcorn honoured at ceremony


set: Brad Pitt is calling his partner and the mother of their six children, Angelina Jolie, ``absolutely heroic'' for going public that she had a double mastectomy.

set: Brad Pitt calls Angelina Jolie ``heroic'' for going public about double mastectomy


set: The Open Virtualization Alliance said this week that it has added 134 new members since June.

set: Open virtualization Alliance adds members:


set: A family friend says Elizabeth Edwards has died of cancer.


set: An Air France jet going from Rio de Janeiro to Paris may have turned around before it crashed last year, killing all 228 people aboard, officials said Monday.

set: Air France jet may have turned before crash


set: Mexican consumer prices fell in early April for the first time since late November as electricity subsidies kicked in, bolstering analysts' calls for interest rates to remain on hold.

set: Mexico's consumer prices fell for the first time since November


set: The Arab League has approved sanctions against Syria to pressure the regime to end its deadly eight-month crackdown on dissent.

set: Arab League approves sanctions against Syria


set: Seven high school seniors will each receive $3,000 college scholarships from The Redwoods retirement community at a ceremony at 2 pm June 11 at the center's auditorium at 40 Camino Alto.

set: High School seniors to receive scholarships


set: Businesspeople should take advantage of the new political dispensation by resuscitating industry and commerce in Bulawayo , the mayor, Councillor Thaba Moyo, has said.

set: ``Take advantage of political dispensation'':


set: Pandimurugan slammed an unbeaten century as Saurashtra MBA defeated Freedom Boys by 72 runs in a first round encounter of the Rising Sun Trophy district-level Twenty20 cricket tournament here on Wednesday.


set: A community hospital that offers podiatry among its services has been officially opened in Brentwood.


set: Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford advanced Tuesday to a runoff for the Republican nomination for the state's open congressional seat, although he failed to win the 50 percent necessary to outright advance to the general election.


set: Heat Vision send word that Gary Oldman is signing on to join Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Joel Kinnaman in 'Child 44,' a Soviet-era thriller being produced by Ridley Scott and Michael Costigan.

set: Gary Oldman joins Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace & Joel Kinnaman in 'Child 44


set: FairPoint Communications, Inc. today announced that it will release its 2009 second quarter financial results after the market close on Wednesday, August 5, 2009.

set: FairPoint Communications to release 2009 second quarter financial results


set: Kraft Foods Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of 29 cents per share, the company announced Tuesday.


set: Ireland on Tuesday beat Italy 2-0 in a soccer friendly match played in Belgium.


set: Irving Oil announced plans Friday to spend $220 million on planned maintenance at gasoline-making units at its Saint John, NB, refinery.

set: Irving Oil to spend $220 million on Saint John refinery.


set: Local musician and power pop cult figure Tommy Hoehn died on Thursday at age 55 after a long struggle with cancer.

set: Local power pop musician Tommy Hoehn dies at 55


set: Reality TV star Kelly Osbourne is set to re-launch herself as a fashion designer and says she's on the verge of signing a deal for her own collection.

set: Kelly to re-launch herself as a designer


set: Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene conceded after this team's 3 wicket defeat that his side lost the plot in the first 45 minutes when the top order collapse left them 30 runs short of a defendable target in the second one-dayer against India.


set: Interstate 90 is completely reopened in South Dakota after a 2-day New Year's blizzard that dumped a foot of snow in some parts of the state.

set: Interstate 90 reopens after New Year's blizzard


set: A man has been punched and kicked in the face as he walked home in Edinburgh.

set: Man punched and kicked in face as he walked home


set: American automaker, Ford Motor Co said on Thursday that it is going to invest $40 million in Thailand.


set: The Southland Sharks are still hurting from last week's one-point loss to Taranaki and were determined to make amends against the Nelson Giants tonight, according to coach Richard Dickel.


set: Pantheon has rounded up at least $341.8m thus far for Pantheon USA Fund IX, its latest US focused fund of funds, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

set: Pantheon rounds up at least $341.8m for US fund


set: Dozens of men, women and children are expected to shave their heads bald to show solidarity to children with cancer and to raise money for childhood cancer research September 19, 2009 at 5:00 at The Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh Club in West Orange, NJ.

set: Dozens of men, women and children to shave heads bald to raise money for childhood cancer research at the Shillelagh Club in West Orange, NJ


set: US Park Police lost track of hundreds of handguns, rifles and machine guns, due to ``lackadaisical'' weapons management, a federal watchdog report said.

set: US Park Police lost track of hundreds of weapons, watchdog says


set: Labour leader Ed Miliband pledged to cap the overall welfare bill in a bold bid to regain the upper hand in the benefits debate.


set: A 38-year-old man suffered serious injuries after police say he was assaulted with a plastic gas can.


set: British singer and songwriter Sir Paul McCartney was made a Kennedy Center honouree by US president Barack Obama last night.

set: Paul McCartney made Kennedy Center honouree in the US


set: Riya Sen played quite a spoilsport on the sets of new director Ishraq Shah's ''Ek Bura Aadmi'' when she not only refused to shoot an item song with Arunoday Singh, but also refrained from interacting with the media invited to cover the shooting.


set: Ipswich Treasurer/Collector Kevin Merz reminds citizens that fiscal 2009 real estate and personal property taxes are due.


set: Syria slammed EU sanctions imposed on Monday on President Bashar al-Assad as tantamount to meddling in its internal affairs and seeking to destabilise the country.


set: PARIS -Sochaux beat Caen 3-0 Sunday to climb to ninth in the French league while Toulouse edged Auxerre 2-1 to snap a three-game losing streak.


set: The Gamecocks look to set several milestones Wednesday night when they host Kentucky.


set: Comedy Central jumps into a scripted, laugh track sitcom business with ``Big Lake,'' a comedy set in a fictional Pennsylvania town with some proximity to Pittsburgh.


set: A six year old girl fell out of a three story window on Appleton St. in Cranston, RI


set: General Motors do Brasil is adding a third shift in the São Caetano do Sul plant, in the State of São Paulo, creating up to 1,500 new jobs as it prepares to produce four new Chevrolet products, GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said on March 18.

set: GM do Brasil adds third shift at São Caetano do Sul plant


set: Forty percent of US workers are planning to delay their retirement due to concerns about outliving their savings and fears of rising healthcare costs, according to a survey released on Tuesday by consultants Towers Watson.

set: Forty percent of US workers delay retirement:


set: The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust on Thursday projected a united front and said it would soon appoint a trustee as its chairman to fill the vacancy created by the death of Sathya Sai Baba.

set: We would soon appoint a trustee as chairman:


set: The Labor Department says new jobless claims rose by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 627,000.


set: A Halifax man charged following a fatal New Year's Eve brawl more than a year ago has pleaded guilty to a number of charges.

set: Man charged after fatal brawl pleads guilty


set: Mervyns will close four stores in Nevada, including all three locations in northern Nevada, as part of a cost-cutting move.


set: The city invites the public to celebrate its 175th anniversary this Friday, with a full day of activities and events to mark the day.

set: City celebrates its 175th anniversary on Friday


set: In our view, 25 bps hike would have been sufficient since along with accentuating inflationary pressures, downside risks to growth are also clearly emerging.

set: A 25 bps hike would have been sufficient


set: A worker has been killed at the Frito-Lay plant in Fort Bend County.


set: Student wins scholarship with trick shot Updated: 08:33, Thursday February 21, 2013 A student at Brandon University in Canada will have his tuition fees paid for after the university's basketball coach sunk a basket from halfway down the court.


set: Nochi Dankner is in advanced talks to sell 10-30% of IDB Holding parent company Ganden for $25-100 million to Eduardo Elsztain.

set: Dankner in talks to sell up to 30% of Ganden


set: THEY say diamonds are a girl's best friend, so which girl wouldn't want the Argyle Pink Jubilee?


set: LADIES will go the extra mile to support friends and family who have had a brush with cancer in tomorrow'sRace For Life.


set: Long term care, which is not covered by regular health insurance or Medicare, will cost you a bundle.


set: The car stolen during a Chesterfield burglary that took place at approximately 6:30 pm on Nov. 12 has been recovered.

set: Car stolen during Chesterfield burglary has been recovered


set: Three men have entered guilty pleas stemming from two slayings in central Kentucky.

set: 3 enter guilty pleas stemming from slayings


set: Myron Rolle, the Florida State Seminole turned Rhodes Scholar who's trying to make it in the NFL, has signed with the Steelers.


set: Brazil sent world champions Italy crashing out of the Confederations Cup with a 3-0 victory in Pretoria Sunday.

set: Brazil send Italy crashing out of Confederations Cup


set: 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin tweeted his return to Twitter on Saturday after Baldwin left the social platform following his highly publicized American Airlines incident in December.


set: Dikerogammarus villosus, commonly known as killer shrimp, are invading Western European waters, killing other invertebrates such as native shrimp, fish eggs and small fish, and disrupting the continent's ecosystems.

set: ``Killer shrimp'' invading Western European waters


set: WaterFest 2011, an event held annually by the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District, will be from 10 am to 2 pm Saturday at Phalen Park Pavilion in St. Paul.

set: Waterfest 2011 to be Saturday at Phalen Park


set: Two Central Valley schools are offering kids ukulele lessons - with no strings attached.

set: Central Valley schools offering ukulele lessons


set: A fifth lawsuit in the past year has been filed against a Sheffield Village doctor for medical malpractice.

set: Fifth lawsuit filed against Sheffield Village doctor


set: And the actress showed she hasn't learned her lesson as the blustery weather got the better of her once again on Wednesday.


set: A high school band director in western Ohio has pleaded not guilty to sex charges involving two female students.

set: Oh band director pleads not guilty to sex charges


set: Elizabeth Edwards was laid to rest Dec. 11 in Edenton, NC after a six year battle with breast cancer.

set: Elizabeth Edwards laid to rest in north carolina.


set: The UK Land Registry, the government agency that maintains land property records, has recently deployed an open source data management from Talend to support its business intelligence.

set: Land Registry deploys open source data management


set: Kauai police are launching a new anti-speeding campaign focusing on getting people to slow down in construction zones.

set: Kauai police launch new anti-speeding campaign


set: Knology has added 23 new HD channels to its Charleston, SC, lineup, with plans for more HD offerings in other markets over the course of this summer.

set: Knology adds 23 HD channels to Charleston lineup


set: Charlie Sheen, who is currently in rehab, has confessed that sobriety ``bores'' him and that he may soon return to his old booze- and drug-fueled lifestyle.


set: British-born artist Leonora Carrington, last among the original surrealists, has died in Mexico City.

set: Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington dies


set: election becomes center stage this week when the nation's highest court is asked to consider when judges should step aside from cases involving campaign supporters.


set: Nick Wiggins scored a season-high 18 points off the bench and Wichita State beat host Drake 75-63 on Wednesday night to match its best start in 59 years.

set: Nick Wiggins, Wichita State beats Drake 75-63


set: HYPE, Hartford Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs, celebrated its fifth anniversary Wednesday at Francesco's in Hartford last night.


set: The week before Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth patched up their differences, she was spotted sunbathing alone.


set: College World Series star Scott Wingo will be honored in his hometown of Mauldin on Sunday.

set: Scott Wingo to be honored by his hometown


set: The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes on 15 April 2013, including the award for investigative reporting for stories that detailed how Wal-Mart used bribery to expand in Mexico.

set: New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes including the award for investigative reporting


set: The UK government Friday said it has appointed Internet entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox as the new UK ``digital champion,'' with a brief to encourage as many people as possible to go online to access government services in an effort to cut costs.

set: UK appoints Martha Lane Fox as new digital champion


set: A Chaparral man was Tasered and hit with pepper spray Monday after he allegedly attempted to escape deputies.

set: Chaparral man Tasered, hit with pepper spray


set: Freshman Devin Gibson led three Roadrunners in double figures with 19 points, but Terrel Harris poured in a game-high 21 to help Oklahoma State hold off UTSA, 73-61, Wednesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena.


set: Eddie Vedder and Jill McCormick got married in Oahu on Saturday.


set: The long-running Doha trade talks have finally started to move after a constructive week of talks among key powers that grappled with issues of substance, the US envoy to the World Trade Organisation said yesterday.


set: A Marine from Camp Pendleton has died in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Thursday.

set: Marine from Camp Pendleton dies in Afghanistan


set: Update: 12:39PM THE Fiji Cane Growers Association says it will seek legal advice to stop the Fiji Sugar Corporation from making deductions from cane payments for the Sugar Cane Growers Council.


set: Top Sportsmen Friday condoled the death of Air Marshal Nur Khan, paid tributes to him and described as the greatest sports administrator in Pakistan history.Former Pakistan squash icon Jahangir Khan, former Pakistan hockey captains Anwar Ahmed Khan, Islahuddin, Olympians Hasan Sardar,Ayaz Mahmood, former Pakistan Captain Javed Miandad and Arif Ali Khan Abbasi complimented Nur Khan's great role in promotion and development of Pakistan sports.


set: Corn, wheat and soybean futures rose Wednesday despite the dollar index rising 0.15 percent and equities sluggish for the second consecutive day.


set: HP today announced it has completed its acquisition of Fortify Software.

set: HP completes acquisition of Fortify Software


set: Shanghai-based Chinese steel giant Baosteel signs a cooperation contract with Hebei-based Chinese automobile maker Great Wall Motor Company Limited, according to media reports.

set: Baosteel signs cooperation contract with Great Wall Motor Company Limited


set: Mobile handset major Nokia on Thursday said it will cut up to 10,000 jobs globally by the end of 2013 and shut down some facilities.


set: New Moon hottie Taylor Lautner is on the cover of Men's Health.


set: A man has been arrested after a ram raid and pursuit in Appin early this morning.


set: Scottish Widows has launched the Fixed Term Cash Deposit, as an enhancement to its award-winning Retirement Account.

set: Scottish Widows launch enhancements to Retirement Account


set: GREASE was very much the word at Portmarnock Community School last week as students staged their version of the hit musical.


set: The City of Novi has issued a mandatory boil water notice to all consumers north of 12 Mile Road and east of East Lake Drive/Old Novi Road/Novi Road in Novi, according to a press release from the City of Novi at 5:45 pm on Wednesday.


set: The trade ministry has recommended suspension of gold jewellery imports from Thailand, a trade ministry statement issued on Wednesday said.

set: Trade ministry recommends suspension of gold jewellery imports from Thailand


set: Boris Johnson and Lord Seb Coe unveil the huge Olympic rings over London's Tower Bridge.

set: Boris Johnson unveils Olympic rings (Tower Bridge)


set: EagleBank has created three advisory boards to represent the bank and act as liaisons between it and the Maryland, DC and Northern Virginia communities, the bank announced Monday.


set: Shane Mosley knocked out Ricardo Mayorga just before the final bell on Saturday night in a battle of former champions at the Staples Center.

set: Mosley knocks out Mayorga just before final bell


set: At the volatile heart of a volatile region, Palestinian children play a dangerous game.


set: Commercial Bank of Qatar, the country's second-largest lender by assets, may sell up to $1bn worth of bonds this week to repay existing debt and fund growth, according to persons familiar with the matter.

set: Commercial Bank of Qatar may sell up to $1bn of bonds


set: - Hedo Turkoglu scored nine of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, carrying the Magic to a 101-94 win over Portland.

set: Turkoglu carries Magic to win over Portland


set: Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington and an associate have been ordered to pay more than $5 million to settle a securities fraud case in Arizona.

set: Peter Pocklington and associate ordered to pay $5-million to settle securities fraud case in Arizona


set: A Supreme Court decision today means that Texas still doesn't know the boundaries of its 36 congressional district, which is a bit of a problem since primaries for those congressional seats are only three months away.

set: Texas still doesn't know its congressional districts


set: A Novartis saleswoman testified Monday her career tanked when she complained she was raped by a doctor after one of the company's golf outings.

set: Novartis saleswoman testifies her career tanked after she complained she was raped by doctor


set: October 14, 2009, - Keanu Reeves is not the father of any of Canadian Karen Sala's four children according to conclusive DNA tests, the actor's attorney tells TMZ.


set: The Florida Lotto and multistate Powerball jackpots rolled over after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn in either game Saturday night.


set: Chief executive Rick Parry will leave Liverpool by mutual consent in May, the Anfield side announced on Friday.


set: A Salvation Army employee was indicted on charges she stole $200,000 in financial aid funds, the Fulton County District Attorney's office announced Friday.

set: Salvation Army employee charged with stealing $200,000 in financial aid


set: NAPA, Calif. Chaz Schilens, projected to be 1 of the Oakland Raiders' top two receivers this season, broke a bone in his left foot while running a route during Tuesday's joint practice with the San Francisco 49ers.


set: A 66-year-old Rochester attorney died Saturday afternoon after the glider he was piloting crashed in Dansville, Livingston County.

set: Rochester attorney dies after glider crashes


set: The idea is that the World Series winner from Major League Baseball would play the Japanese baseball champions in a Global World Series.

set: Major League baseball to play Global World Series?


set: Thailand is intensifying nationwide surveillance for H7N9 bird flu virus in humans and animals amidst the ongoing spreads of the virus in China.

set: Thailand intensifying surveillance for H7N9


set: Israeli stocks slumped broadly on Thursday, led by declines in Israel Chemicals, the banks, Teva Pharmaceutical and the oil companies.


set: By KEZI 9 News Staff Six Eugene schools could close after 4J Superintendent George Russell unveiled his plan to try and balance the districts budges.


set: Bolivian workers began an indefinite strike yesterday to demand higher pay in a challenge to leftist President Evo Morales, who has previously enjoyed strong support from the poor country's unions.

set: Bolivian workers begin strike to demand higher pay


set: THE brother of a man who was killed by a suspected gas leak has paid tribute to 'one of life's good guys' who saved his life by donating his bone marrow.

set: Brother of man killed in suspected gas leak pays tribute to 'one of life's good guys'


set: Watson, who captained the Millers to back-to-back promotions at the turn of the century, has applied for the role which became vacant on Monday following the sacking of Andy Scott and he is confident he has all the credentials required.


set: VILLANOVA LEAD guard Tony Chennault, a Neumann-Goretti product, has decided not to transfer after all.

set: Villanova's Tony Chennault not transferring after all


set: OCTOBER 11 will see industry experts flock to Biloela for the 10th annual Industry Summit.


set: British singers Robbie Williams and Robin Gibb have helped to raise more than $2.4 million for charity at a London benefit.

set: Robbie Williams and Robin Gibb help raise $2.4 million at benefit


set: The Alex Smith era has officially begun in Kansas City.


set: Iraqi lawmakers on Saturday sought a compromise in a dispute over an election law that was vetoed by a vice-president, throwing national polls slated for January into question.

set: Iraqi lawmakers seek compromise on election law


set: MTV Games announced today that Rock Band and MTV2 will hit the road as the presenting co-sponsors of platinum-selling rock act, Flyleaf and chart topping alt rock act Seether.

set: MTV Games' Rock Band and MTV2 hit the road


set: New American intelligence assessments have concluded that Pakistan has steadily expanded its nuclear arsenal since President Obama came to office, and that it is building the capability to surge ahead in the production of nuclear-weapons material, putting it on a path to overtake Britain as the world's fifth largest nuclear weapons power.

set: Pak has steadily expanded nuclear arsenal


set: Abbott Laboratories announced plans to split into two publicly traded companies -- one in diversified medical products and the other in research-based pharmaceuticals, marking a significant change in the company's 123-year history.

set: Abbott Laboratories to split into two companies


set: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening of a quarter for 1440 families of displaced persons.

set: President attends opening of quarter for 1440 families


set: Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently underwent a liver transplant and ``has an excellent prognosis,'' a Memphis, Tenn., hospital has confirmed.


set: The Pope John Paul II was beatified this Sunday morning, at St. Peter's Square, in Vatican.


set: In fact, Kris doesn't talk about Kim at all, specifically his team mates from the New Jersey Nets.

set: Kris Humphries doesn't talk about Kim Kardashian


set: CYCLISTS stripped off and took to the streets of Melbourne last weekend for the annual World Naked Bike Ride.

set: Cyclists strip off for World Naked Bike Ride


set: Syria had a lot of expectations from a ``rising India'' and looked forward to increasing trade with the country, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in New Delhi on Wednesday as he kicked off his five-day India visit.


set: Brandon Marshall says he welcomes a clean slate with the Miami Dolphins and looks forward to making a positive impact with his new team on and off the field.

set: Marshall welcomes clean slate with Miami Dolphins


set: A Montgomery County judge ruled Friday that Michael Morva's upcoming trial will be moved out of the New River Valley.


set: Scoperta, the home textiles trade show that runs concurrently with Italy's Proposte fabric fair, is moving its location back to Chiasso, Switzerland, its original home during eight of its 11 years.


set: Jerry Tarkanian, the towel-chomping coach who directed UNLV to an NCAA championship in 1990, suffered a mild heart attack yesterday but appears to be all right.

set: Jerry Tarkanian suffers 'mild' heart attack


set: A mountain lion was euthanized in Kimball on Saturday, Aug. 18, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.


set: A Midlands-based charity which provides housing for vulnerable people is spreading some festive cheer by handing out food parcels to people in need.

set: Charity spreads festive cheer with food parcels for people in need


set: The trouser suit is big news this season, so it was only a matter of time before we had a trouser suit Who Wore It Best? dilemma on our hands.


set: Right-hander Micah Owings returns to the starting rotation tonight after a nearly two-week absence when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Washington Nationals for game two of a three-game series at Nationals Park.


set: Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council chairman C.Rangarajan said in Mumbai on Wednesday that the Reserve Bank of India might withdraw some monetary stimulus if inflation rose at the year-end, report media.

set: RBI may withdraw some monetary stimulus if inflation rises:


set: We've learned from our comrades at The Latino Room that Selena Gomez is on the cover of Seventeen magazine.


set: He was found not guilty for attempting to possess five kilograms or more of cocaine, aiding and abetting others in using a communication facility in the commission of a felony, and knowingly and intentionally possessing a firearm in furtherance of and during the course of a drug-trafficking crime.

set: Reggae superstar Buju Banton found guilty


set: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray is likely to undergo an endoscopy sometime over the next two days, to identify what may be a problem with the pancreas.


set: Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik has pleaded not guilty to a rewritten indictment in the criminal case against him.


set: Three robotics teams from Leominster qualified to compete in the upcoming state LEGO robotics championships, with one team, the Geared Gators, finishing at the top of last weekend's regional tournament, Leominster Youth Robotics founder Jonathan Route said Wednesday.

set: Robotics teams to compete for championship


set: Boxer Orlando Cruz publicly revealed on Wednesday that he is gay, making him one of the first athletes to come out while playing professional sports.


set: The UN Security Council on Wednesday deplored the widespread violence in Kenya and urged political leaders to resolve the crisis over disputed elections through ``dialogue, negotiation and compromise.''

set: UN Security council deplores violence in Kenya and urges political dialogue


set: Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has revealed he stays awake for a week at a time.

set: MacGowan stays awake for a week at a time


set: Philadelphia defensive tackle Mike Patterson suffered a seizure at training camp Wednesday but at last report was alert and not in pain, his agent said.

set: Mike Patterson suffers a seizure during training


set: Wildfires have burned nearly a 100 acres of pasture, fields and timber throughout northwest Alabama in the past two days.


set: The deadline to file a claim under the national mortgage settlement is Friday.

set: Deadline in mortgage settlement is Friday


set: A workshop on government openness is closed to the public.


set: ``I definitely think that item songs are a lot of fun to do, I enjoy the beat and the pace and sometimes the singing too.


set: Five things to know about quarterback Sam Bradford, who was taken by the St. Louis Rams as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft:


set: Popeyes, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc. has selected GSD&M Idea City as its new national creative advertising agency of record.


set: Celebrity biographer Charles Higham, who wrote, often controversially, about the lives of Lucille Ball, Errol Flynn, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Howard Hughes and others, died in Los Angeles on April 21 of an apparent heart attack.

set: Charles Higham, celebrity biographer, dies


set: Former Ajax Cape Town coach Jan Pruijn is set to return to the Urban Warriors for a second spell as technical director.


set: City coach Brad Fittler has defended the City-Country concept despite his squad being forced into a dramatic makeover following the withdrawal of a host of players.


set: The Salem High bowling teams swept Centralia Tuesday night.


set: The rand was a tad weaker in early trade on Wednesday, with the key focus of attention today being the US Fed policy statement.


set: The protests against the Kudankulam nuclear plant spread to Kanyakumari on Tuesday, as a large number of women and children went on a hunger strike against its operation.

set: Protests against the Kudankulam nuclear plant spread to Kanyakumari


set: This is a rather interesting first look at Rango.


set: Cruise ship passengers wait out NZ storm Updated: 16:00, Sunday October 14, 2012 Around 700 cruise ship passengers have been forced to spend the night in a New Zealand village after a wild storm prevented them from reboarding their ship.


set: HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 4 The President of East Timor, Jose Ramos Horta, expressed on Wednesday his solidarity with the Cuban people after the devastation caused by hurricane Gustav over the weekend in the Isle of Youth Special Municipality and Pinar del Rio province.

set: President of East Timor expresses solidarity with Cuban people


set: Sri Lanka Navy rescued a critically ill fisherman in the Eastern deep seas on 10th May 2011.

set: Navy rescues a critically ill fisherman in Eastern deep seas


set: In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, Richard Curtis will be writing an episode of Doctor Who.

set: Richard Curtis to write an episode of Doctor Who


set: Comedy siren Anna Faris best known for her roles in comedy gems including the Scary Movie franchise and The House Bunny has pitched a Stalker comedy to Paramount.

set: Anna Faris pitches Stalker comedy to Paramount


set: The New Jersey Nets today recalled Terrence Williams, who had spent three games with the Springfield Armor.

set: New Jersey Nets recall Terrence Williams from Springfield Armor


set: Belk is relocating its store at Bristol Mall in Bristol, Va., to a new, $20 million, 132,000-square-foot fashion store at The Pinnacle in Bristol, Tenn.

set: Belk will relocate store from Bristol, Va., to Bristol, Tenn.


set: Five people injured Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in north Edmond were transported to area hospitals, police said.

set: 5 injured in crash transported to hospitals


set: Arthritis can worsen the health-related quality of life for adults than for those without this condition, finds a study.

set: Arthritis worsens quality of life in adults


set: Palestine police are investigating a Wednesday night convenience store robbery during which the suspect made away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

set: Palestine police investigating convenience store robbery


set: Stocks are mixed in early trading and Treasurys are rallying following news that the economy gave up 80,000 jobs last month, the biggest loss in five years.


set: New West Ham signing Robbie Keane says he has nothing to lose by joining the Premier League's bottom team.


set: A computer teacher at Saunders High School in Yonkers has been charged molesting students, logging on to the school's computer system, accessing academic records of students and changing their grades and Regents test scores to reflect higher grades than they achieved and then using his leverage to molest them.


set: Jammu, Nov 26 Two persons, including a child, were killed and eight others of a family were injured in a powerful explosion in their house in Jammu district today.


set: Lou Saban , the well-traveled coach whose NFL and college careers spanned five decades and dozens of jobs, died at North Myrtle Beach, SC He was 87 and had heart problems for years.


set: DELAND, Florida ― A small plane crashed into a central Florida shopping center Monday evening, authorities said, and reports indicated at least five people had been injured.

set: Small plane crashes into shopping center


set: Mayor Scott W. Lang also announced that available summer jobs, except those requiring certification, will be assigned via a random lottery system to qualified applicants.


set: Firefighters have partially contained a bushfire that threatened lives and property in Western Australia's south-west.


set: R&B star Ne-Yo has said that Whitney Houston is trying to ``find her place'' in today's music industry.

set: Ne-Yo: 'Whitney's trying to find her place'


set: Disgraced peer Lord Taylor of Warwick has been explaining why he wants to return to the House of Lords when his suspension for expenses crimes is lifted.

set: Lord Taylor of Warwick - why I want to return to the Lords


set: A 58-year-old West Haven man died after hitting a ladder on Interstate 91 on Thursday night.


set: Kelly Osbourne has revealed that she once passed out in her own urine while taking drugs.


set: A high wind warning is issued when sustained winds of 40 mph are expected.


set: AN evangelical church is being soundproofed so sleeping students in flats above will not be woken up by the congregation's songs of praise.


set: May 6, 2011, 01.54pm IST Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Friday said that political parties were supporting his fast unto death against corruption in New Delhi from June 4.

set: Political parties supporting my fast unto death:


set: Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project, the online advertising exchange operator, is powering female content network Glam Media, Glam Media said Tuesday.


set: American actress and mathematician Danica McKellar shows some skin for Maxim magazine.


set: Buffalo Wild Wings, a US casual dining chain, is coming to Canada in the first stage of an expansion plan that may extend to the UK and eventually Asia.


set: New Delhi, Jan 31 The mercury dipped across the northern region today as Churu was the coldest place in the plains at a low of 4.8 degrees and fog engulfed some places in Punjab and Haryana.


set: As many as 255 mobile health units in Rawalpindi Division will be upgraded to provided improved family health services to rural areas women at their doorstep, said Federal Minister for Population Welfare Dr Firdos Ashiq Awan on Saturday.

set: 255 mobile health units will be upgraded


set: Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson is set to perform a duet with an astronaut as part of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight.

set: Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson to perform duet with astronaut


set: ABC News and Univision are launching a new network in a joint venture targeting Hispanics, the companies said on Monday.

set: ABC News, Univision to launch new network


set: CONSUMER goods giant Unilever warned of higher commodity costs yesterday but said it will not be raising prices just yet because of increased competition from rivals.


set: December 14 - NetOpt today announced that it has launched the affordable and award-winning Broadband bonding or WAN virtualisation solutions to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.

set: NetOpt launches broadband bonding solution


set: she is reportedly moving to New York to be closer to her basketball beau of five months, Kris Humphries.


set: State-owned National Aluminium Co Ltd has set a target of producing 4.6 lakh tonnes of aluminium and 16.58 lakh tonnes of alumina in the 2010-11 financial year.

set: NALCO targets to produce 4.6 lakh tonnes of aluminium


set: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday sought to put his simmering row with the powerful military behind, saying he had criticised the actions of the Army and intelligence chiefs in ``unique situations'' that no longer prevailed.

set: Gilani seeks to put row with military behind


set: As noted by The Next Web, Apple has quietly tweaked the title of marketing chief Phil Schiller, dropping ``Product'' from his previous title of Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing.


set: Reliance Capital would enter investment banking, and is planning an IPO or strategic placement for life insurance biz.

set: Reliance Capital to enter investment banking;


set: A man accused of driving the wrong way on Interstate 90, triggering a crash that sent four people to the hospital, pleaded not guilty to negligent vehicular assault and nine counts of criminal endangerment this morning.

set: Man accused of driving wrong way on I-90, triggering crash pleads not guilty


set: Exxon Mobil Corp. pleaded guilty to killing migratory birds in five states, and will pay about $7,000 for each bird killed, Justice Department officials said Thursday.

set: Exxon Mobil pleads guilty to killing birds


set: In the sequel to our 'who must stay who must go' edition for Liverpool's defenders, here I review Liverpool's midfielders and strikers.


set: Auto sales jumped 20% in April from a year ago.


set: mortgage executed by Dorothea Williams and Phillip Williams Lot 27, Bleecker Woods, Phase II, according to and as shown by that certain map or plat of said subdivision of record in Town Plat Book 27, at Page 124, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama.

set: Mortgage executed by Dorothea Williams and Phillip Williams


set: Deputy Speaker, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Khushdil Khan advocate has said that increase in irrigation sources is inevitable for capacity building of agricultural production.

set: Irrigation sources inevitable for agricultural production


set: Italian teen sensation Matteo Manassero won the Malaysian Open by one shot from Frenchman Gregory Bourdy yesterday to seal his second European Tour victory.


set: NASCAR racer Jimmie Johnson has shared that he and his wife are expecting their second child together.

set: NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson expecting second child


set: A 66 year old Port Colborne man has been charged after two girls were followed home from school in Welland Thursday.


set: Harlem Rocker took the lead coming off the final turn and claimed the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes race Sunday afternoon.

set: Harlem Rocker takes lead on final turn before claiming Prince of Wales Stakes


set: Record-breaking performer Rob Guest, who played starring roles in Wicked and The Phantom of the Opera, has died in hospital after suffering a stroke at his home on Tuesday night.


set: The NASA probe ``Voyager 1`` is approaching the edge of our solar system, the so-called the ``heliopause''.

set: Voyager 1 approaches the edge of the solar system


set: Dallas Stars coach Marc Crawford said this morning that defenseman Mark Fistric will return to the ice and play tonight against Columbus at the AAC.

set: Stars defenseman Mark Fistric to play tonight against Columbus


set: Just weeks before his return to the Octagon, Paul Buentello has been suspended by the American Kickboxing Academy.

set: Paul Buentello suspended by American Kickboxing Academy


set: Police hope to identify a sex assault suspect after releasing a photo of him to the media.


set: Three Tamil Nadu politicians including MP Thol Thirumavalan who arrived in the island around 2.00 am this morning to attend the funeral of Parvathi Ammal, the mother of slain LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was deported by Immigration authorities to Chennai, former TNA MP M. Sivajilingam said.


set: Three people have been charged with taking a woman hostage and holding a gun to her head in Hampton.

set: Three people charged with taking woman hostage


set: New Delhi: ``I am innocent and have done no wrong. I have never indulged in any spot fixing,'' said suspended pacer S Sreesanth today.


set: M&T Bank is hiring former US Rep. Kathy Hochul to work in government relations, bank officials confirmed Wednesday.


set: Tamil Tiger guerrillas from Sri Lanka could be on board boats bound for Australia, a federal opposition frontbencher says.


set: Barnsley striker Iain Hume has been readmitted to hospital as a precaution after feeling unwell at his home.


set: Annual food inflation based on the wholesale price index dropped marginally to 16.81 percent for the week ended Jan 9 from 17.28 percent the week before, according to official statistics released Thursday.

set: Food inflation drops marginally to 16.81 percent


set: About 1,500 services can be reached through the government short messaging service, mySMS and this has far exceeded its target of 500 services, said Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Manpower Planning Unit director-general Datuk Normah Md Yusof.

set: 1,500 services can be reached through mySMS


set: Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux was arrested by Saratoga police Wednesday and charged with reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, after nearly hitting a security official with his car following the races.


set: ``There are a lot of happy faces here today.''


set: He said, ``Market may see a rally tomorrow. However, Nifty is likely to stay in a range of 2650-2850``


set: With focus on the small and medium business ) segment, IT giant IBM today said it plans to have 47 branch offices in India by 2013.

set: IBM plans to have 47 offices in India by 2013


set: PARIS -Rennes lost ground in the race for a European spot by drawing 2-2 with Sochaux in the French league on Saturday.

set: Rennes draws 2-2 with Sochaux in French league


set: A small earth tremor was recorded in the Scottish Highlands on Saturday afternoon, according to the British Geological Survey.

set: Small earth tremor recorded in the Scottish Highlands


set: In response to the March 12 other voices column from Al Velasquez, law-abiding gun owners are not a problem.


set: Former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, unfazed by the attacks at him by Trinamool Congress for his honesty barb at chief minister Mamata Banerjee, alleged that Trinamool ministers and MLAs were extorting money in the name of Puja committees.

set: 'Trinamool extorts money in name of Puja committees'


set: Shah Rukh Khan is all set to host another game show on Star TV titled 'Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?'.

set: Srk all set to host another game show on Star TV


set: Pop singer BoA is set to make her big screen debut in a new film produced by Duane Adler, who is known for films such as ``Step Up'' and ``Save the Last Dance.''


set: Neuroscientists, psychologists and management experts at Reading University are collaborating on a study which aims to examine the brains of chief executives and leaders in other field like the military or voluntary organisations, to assess whether Brainscanning can detect the best leaders.

set: Can Brainscanning detect the best leaders?


set: Large commercial banks are throttling the economy while the housing market threatens to collapse and millions of consumers are in debt, debt counsellors Consumer Assist said today.


set: StatoilHydro has made a large gas discovery in the Natalia prospect in the Norwegian Sea.

set: StatoilHydro makes large gas discovery in Norwegian Sea


set: SACRAMENTO, Calif. A 61-year-old inmate has died while awaiting execution at San Quentin State Prison.


set: A greenhouse gas research centre to find solutions to New Zealand's agriculture and horticulture emissions is to be established, Agriculture Minister David Carter said today.

set: Greenhouse gas research centre to be established


set: Jefferies downgraded UPS from Buy to Hold with a price target of $81.


set: The ECHL announced that the Augusta Lynx have suspended operations, effective immediately and voluntarily relinquished their membership back to the League.


set: Cott Corp. and GE Commercial Finance announced that they have signed and executed a lease financing agreement for blow molding and water bottling equipment manufactured by Sidel Group.

set: Cott Corp. signs financing agreement for water bottling equipment


set: Bayern Munich advanced to the Champions League final for the third time in four years, routing Barcelona on 7-0 aggregate and setting up the first all-German final against Borussia Dortmund.

set: Bayern Munich advances over Barcelona for all-German finals


set: Dispatchers said a man was found dead near Coal River in St. Albans.

set: Man found dead along Coal river in St. Albans


set: New Delhi, Jan 24 While former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru coined the famous slogan 'Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai', China considered him ``discourteous'' and India to be ``bottomless pit'' for foreign aid.

set: China considered Nehru 'discourteous', India 'bottomless pit'


set: The Archbishop of York John Sentamu has been treated for prostate cancer, the Church has confirmed.

set: Archbishop of York John Sentamu treated for prostate cancer


set: Advantech Europe has established a new European customer care center, according to a news release.

set: Advantech establishes new European customer care center


set: Author Deepak Chopra attempts to answer the proverbial question ``Who is the real Jesus?'' in ``The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore,'' where he presents his argument about the enlightened master of God-consciousness.


set: Sreenath was found dead in a hotel room in this Kerala town on Friday morning, police said.


set: Jul 13, 2012 - Julian De Guzman was traded to FC Dallas from Toronto FC in exchange for third-year midfielder Andrew Wiedeman on Friday.

set: Julian De Guzman traded to FC Dallas from Toronto FC


set: -Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Tom Gordon threw 35 pitches Thursday in his first bullpen session since going on the disabled list May 4 with a pulled left hamstring.


set: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited earthquake victims in Haiti in her latest trip to help survivors of conflict and natural disaster as a goodwill envoy for a United Nations agency.


set: On Dec. 1, the NORAD Tracks Santa Web site, www.noradsanta.org, will go live and feature fun holiday games and activities that will change daily.


set: Consumer sentiment fell 2.6 per cent in February, a leading survey has shown, but still remains at high levels.


set: The Beach Waterpark is looking to hire 500 seasonal workers in all departments this summer.

set: Beach Waterpark to hire 500 seasonal workers


set: A woman from Cape Elizabeth, accused of crashing her car into a South Portland police cruiser while driving drunk, entered a plea in court Wednesday.


set: European stocks declined at mid-day session after rising at the beginning of the trading, the decline happened after the decline in the German Retail Sales which spread pessimism in market through the time the German economy needs to recover.

set: European stocks decline at mid-day session


set: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned from the IMF last May after he was charged with rape, will be questioned next week about an alleged prostitution ring in northern France.

set: Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be questioned about a prostitution ring


set: Business recorder cited Mr Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif CM of Punjab as saying that a number of mega development projects were being initiated in Punjab for the rapid development of the province and provision of better transport facilities to the masses and these projects would be executed on priority basis in less developed areas.

set: Mega development projects being initiated in


set: More than two years of effort paid off Friday morning when six Civil War cannons arrived at The National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus.


set: Ford Motor Co will shorten its ``summer shutdown'' at 13 plants in North America to allow it to make nearly 40,000 more vehicles as the No. 2 US automaker strives to meet demand.

set: Ford to shorten ``summer shutdown'' in North America


set: ALMO Distributing Wisconsin leased 107,505 SF at 7515 N. 81st St. in Milwaukee, WI.


set: Congressman Phil Hare, a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, today outlined his vision for reforming No Child Left Behind during a speech to the Illinois Education Association.

set: Hare outlines his vision for reforming ``No child Left Behind''


set: Maple Leafs star defenseman Tomas Kaberle hasn't changed his mind, he still wants to stay in Toronto and doesn't want to waive his no-trade clause.


set: Tottenham Hotspur coach Harry Redknapp regrets not signing former France international Patrick Vieira.


set: In a radical departure from what was planned, Dodgers infielder Nomar Garciaparra and outfielder Andruw Jones will be activated from the disabled list today and are expected to be in the starting lineup for this afternoon's game at San Francisco.

set: Garciaparra, Jones to be activated today


set: A decision on whether former Health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang would undergo another liver transplant was expected soon.

set: Will Manto Tshabalala-Msimang undergo another liver transplant?


set: Three people in their 30s are being held by Gardai in Dublin in connection with suspected dissident republican activity.

set: Three held in connection with dissident activity


set: Four more Vaal Dam sluice gates were closed on Tuesday after a decrease in the water inflow, the Emfuleni municipality said.


set: PwC, a professional services firm, on Monday announced an ambitious growth strategy for the Africa region featuring a US$100-million investment in people and infrastructure.


set: Mike Jureki of ETRA 910 radio in Arizona is tweeting that the Chiefs may be refusing to pay Todd Haley for the final year of his contract.


set: Madico, Inc. Andrea Jones, 718-935-7850 ajones@madico.com Madico, Inc., the industry's leading provider of films for safety and security, energy conservation, renewable energy, and hygienic applications, today announced a suite of antimicrobial laminates designed to resist bacterial growth in medical facilities.

set: Madico announces suite of antimicrobial laminates


set: A Sri Lankan Minister was on Thursday forced to cancel his participation in a function here and leave the city based on police advice shortly before Tamil Eelam supporters staged a protest against his visit.

set: Sri Lankan Minister 'forced' to leave the city


set: Mylan announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the generic injectables unit Agila Specialties from Strides Arcolab for $1.6 billion in cash.

set: Mylan acquires generic injectables unit from Strides Arcolab


set: Sainsbury's is to source all of its Fairtrade cotton from a co-operative supplier in Gujarat, India.

set: Sainsbury's to source all Fairtrade cotton from supplier in India


set: Pixies frontman Frank Black has launched his own record label, explaining he originally came up with the plan as ``more traditional record companies find it a little overwhelming that I come up with another record every nine months.''

set: Pixies' Frank Black launches own record label


set: Sudan has declared a state of emergency in areas bordering South Sudan, giving authorities there wide powers of arrest and detention.A decree carried by the state media also included the creation of ``special tribunals'' to try suspects facing terror and customs offences.The move, together with the arrest on Saturday of three foreigners and a South Sudanese in a disputed border area, are signs of spiking tensions along the disputed border, where cl...


set: The famous Togolese painter and sculptor, Paul Ahyi, died Monday evening in Lome aged 80 years, sources close to his family told PANA.


set: Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 120,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.2 percent, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

set: Payroll employment rises 120,000 in March;


set: The home explosion Jan. 25 that damaged 57 homes on Cleveland's West Side was intentionally set, said Cleveland fire department spokesman Larry Gray.


set: Pat Summitt is stepping down as head coach of the Tenneesee women' basketball team.


set: Singer Marie Osmond, sister to Donny Osmond is to divorce her husband Brian Blosil.


set: PESHAWAR, A Pakistani court on Saturday remanded in custody an American national thought to have been working for a private security company, after he outstayed his Pakistani visa, police said.The decision comes with relations between Pakistan and the United States deeply strained over the arrest last month of a CIA contractor who shot dead two men in Lahore.The US embassy in Islamabad identified the man arrested Friday as Aaron Mark DeHaven.Police said he was taken into custody from Falcon Complex, a residential area in the northwestern city of Peshawar that runs into the lawless tribal belt near the Afghan border.

set: Pakistan court remands US national in custody


set: Recent reports suggest that Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal broke up last month, and that the two superstars are no longer together.


set: China has emerged as top importer of Pakistani marble by importing about 70,790 metric ton marble during the period from July to March 2010-11 as against the import of 31,921 metric ton during the same period last year.

set: China emerges as top importer of Pakistani marble


set: PrintedArt and PhotographyCorner.com today announced the launch of a joint fine art photography collection, based on PhotographyCorner's Photograph of the Month contest.

set: PrintedArt and PhotographyCorner.com launch joint photography collection


set: Oracle Corp said on Tuesday it will buy e-commerce software maker Art Technology Group Inc for $1 billion, or $6.00 a share.

set: ORACLE to buy e-commerce software company ATG


set: Ducks Unlimited announced it has reached a conservation milestone with more than 13 million acres of habitat conserved in North America.

set: Ducks Unlimited reaches conservation milestone


set: North Carolina junior Tyler Hansbrough has captured the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball's top player.

set: Tyler Hansbrough captures John R. Wooden Award


set: US immigration authorities announced Wednesday the arrests of 2,901 undocumented immigrants with criminal records over the last week as part of a national ``Cross Check'' enforcement operation.

set: US arrests 2,901 undocumented immigrants with criminal records


set: Early Sunday morning, a TTC bus collided with a car on Wilson Avenue and Jethro Road.


set: A 27-year-old man was arrested Sunday after plastic explosives were found in his Arden Arcade home.

set: Man arrested after explosives found in Arden Arcade home


set: A most wanted criminal was shot dead by police in self defence on Wednesday night at Mills Street, Keselwatte.


set: American Airlines will remove its flight listings from Orbitz as soon as possible.

set: American Airlines removed flight listings from Orbitz


set: A three-year-old Hampshire girl choked to death while eating a hot dog and chips at home, an inquest has heard.


set: New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is being held out of practice with an injured left ankle.


set: FAST-growing Etihad Airways has taken a nearly 3 per cent stake of Aer Lingus as part of a strategy to build closer bonds with the Irish carrier, the Abu Dhabi-based airline says.

set: Etihad Airways takes stake in Aer Lingus


set: Two WA primary school teachers are facing disciplinary action for cheating, after they helped students sitting the national literacy and numeracy tests last year.


set: Sen. Mark Kirk is heading home to continue his recovery from a stroke he suffered in January.


set: The 139th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated all over Tamil Nadu on Thursday.

set: Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi celebrated


set: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady underwent surgery on his left knee this week, a month after he was sidelined with the season-ending injury, The Boston Globe said.


set: Today, March 21, 2008 is World Poetry Day!


set: Binge drinking among women has more than doubled in eight years, an influential study said yesterday.

set: Binge-drinking by women doubles in eight years


set: Marty Duffy has admitted he was surprised at his appointment to referee th All-Ireland SFC final between Kerry and Cork.


set: Utah Republicans continue to wrangle over new immigration laws that GOP Gov. Gary Herbert signed this year as the state party convention nears.

set: Utah Republicans wrangle over immigration laws


set: Rather spoke to students about his experience as a journalist, whose career has spanned nearly 60 years and included coverage of every presidential candidate race since 1952.


set: The FTSE 100 fell below 4,000 for the second time in two days as global markets remained jittery about the deepening global recession.


set: Now having relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, she came back home -- at least for a song....

set: Susan Tedeschi comes back home -- for a song


set: Canaccord Genuity reported on Monday that it has increased its revenue estimates for telecommunications company, AT&T Inc., but has lowered its earnings estimates.

set: Canaccord Genuity increases revenue estimates;


set: The Tri-Valley softball team fell to Alexis United, 1-0, in 11 innings today in the Class 1A state softball semifinals at East Side Centre.

set: Tri-Valley softball falls in 11 innings at state


set: ``I don't think there could be a better Fed chairman (than Ben Bernanke), but I still worry about inflation,'' Buffett tells CNBC.


set: A woman was struck by a car while walking her dog in the dark on Blyn Road and US Highway 101 on Friday night Sept. 30.


set: Art Van Furniture will open its first store in a shopping mall at Great Lakes Crossing in Auburn Hills, Mich., in November, the Top 100 chain has announced.

set: Art Van to open first store in shopping mall


set: Jackass 3D topped this past weekend's box office with $50 million, while it cost just $20 million to make the movie.

set: 'Jackass 3D' topped this past weekend's box office


set: Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal is expected to appear before a Delhi court on Wednesday in connection with a criminal defamation case.

set: Kejriwal may appear in court in connection with a defamation case


set: A 44-year-old Sheboygan man was arrested early this morning after a brief standoff during which he threatened police, according to the Sheboygan Police Department.


set: Tone Loc, the rapper responsible for the hit ``Funky Cold Medina'' in the late 80s, reportedly collapsed early this morning and even lost consciousness during a concert in Pensacola Beach, Florida at the Capt?n Fun Beach Club.


set: Police have charged two people over a series of street brawls and traffic offences last night at Charlestown, south of Newcastle.

set: Police charge two people during brawls - --


set: ELECTRICITY network operator Western Power says it still doesn't know the cause of the 2009 Toodyay bushfire that destroyed 38 homes and continues to deny any liability, despite paying compensation to victims.

set: Western Power don't know cause of Toodyay bushfire


set: The Home Depot today announced it will hire more than 60,000 seasonal employees to handle demand during home improvement season.

set: The Home Depot to hire 60,000 seasonal employees


set: Why I Relay features local people who will participate in the 2012 American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Lawrence County.


set: A Winnipeg man missing for nearly a week in northern Manitoba ate wild mushrooms and drank bog water to survive before being found by rescuers this week.


set: Chemical company Orica says it is investigating an ammonia gas leak at its Newcastle plant this afternoon.


set: Rep. John Murtha, Pennsylvanian Democrat who is now leading the House Defense Appropriates subcommittee, has been hospitalized.


set: Derbyshire Building Society has appointed direct marketing agency TDA to formulate and implement a strategic repositioning programme that will build on the brand's core values through 2008 and beyond.

set: Derbyshire Building Society appoints TDA


set: The New York Times is raising home delivery rates for the first time in almost three years.


set: Johnson is set to sign an NFL agreement in the coming days, Johnson's agent has told Mark Stephen of QR77.


set: Societe Generale, hit by massive losses it blamed on rogue trades, braced for fresh criticism on Tuesday after a government report highlighted major failings in its risk controls.