set: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday praised political parties for their maturity in getting their Senate candidates elected unopposed through consensus in three provinces, and reiterated to pursue a policy of reconciliation among political forces, Daily Times has learnt.

set: Gilani praises political parties'' maturity


set: After the very successful 7th edition of SaMaPa Aalap Festival which also featured the first ever music concert at the Central Jai, Kotbhalwal, Jammu, SaMaPa conducted a special interactive session of the prisoners with the Music Legend Pandit Bhajan Sopori and announced that SaMaPa would soon start music classes in the prison for the jail inmates.

set: SaMaPa to start music classes in Prisons


set: The freshman animated comedy The Cleveland Show has been picked up for a third season according to Fox.

set: 'The Cleveland show' picked up for a third season;


set: Saxophonist Clarence Clemons, best known for his collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, has suffered a stroke at his Florida home, Rolling Stone reported.


set: Simon Cowell, pop guru, says the fab four would have failed X Factor auditions if they'd been around today.

set: SIMON Cowell says Beatles would have failed X Factor auditions


set: A Mississippi man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal hate crime charge in connection with a group of young men and teenagers that carried out racial attacks against African-Americans in 2011.

set: Mississippi man pleads guilty to hate crimes charge


set: Here's how Pennsylvania members of Congress voted on major issues during the week ending June 17.

set: How Pennsylvania's members of Congress voted


set: German private sector business activity contracted in April for the first time since November, as weak business confidence amid the ongoing debt crisis meant new orders fell for a second straight month, figures from Markit showed Tuesday.

set: German private sector activity contracts in April


set: Then US president John F Kennedy took the virginity of a White House intern in a side room a few feet away from where staffers were drinking at an after-work party, the Daily Mail on Sunday quoted a new book as saying.

set: ``US ex-president Kennedy took virginity of intern''


set: Prime Miniser, Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the Malakand operation was started under a strategic planning keeping in view of all the pros and cons.

set: Malakand operation started under strategic planning:


set: Dubai The big issue facing the world economy is inflation, which is especially true for the emerging markets, former US President financial market advisor Philippa Malmgren has said.

set: ``Big issue facing world economy is inflation''


set: Moroccan police have broken up a ``terrorist network'' of 11 people with links to al-Qaeda that was planning attacks in Morocco and Belgium, the MAP national news agency said on Monday.


set: Westcore Properties, a San Diego-based real estate investment and acquisitions firm, announces that it has obtained up to a $200 million investment from Five Arrows Realty Securities V, LP, according to Marc Brutten, the company's Executive Chairman.

set: Westcore Properties obtains up to $200 million investment from Five Arrows Realty Securities


set: Photo / AP Teen idol Justin Bieber is set to make Twitter history this weekend when he is forecast to overtake Lady Gaga as the most followed person on the microblogging website.


set: Mega Brands shares plummeted Wednesday after the toy maker disclosed disappointing fourth quarter results that were hurt by challenging holiday sales, particularly in the United States.

set: Mega Brands shares plummet on disappointing fourth-quarter results


set: New Zealand director Jane Campion visits San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday July 30, 2009, to talk about her new film, ``Bright Star'' which focuses on the last five years of the life of English poet John Keats.

set: Jane Campion talks about her new 'Bright Star'


set: Conservative Party congressional candidate Doug Hoffman opened campaign offices in Watertown, Plattsburgh and Canastota on Saturday.


set: New Delhi, March 26 Prominent Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was heckled at a seminar in north Delhi by Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad activists, police said Monday.

set: Syed Ali Shah Geelani heckled at seminar in Delhi


set: Hindustan Construction Company secures contract Worth Rs 289 crore Hindustan Construction Company has received an EPC contract from Gujarat Water Infrastructure, Government of Gujarat for construction of bulk water transmission system from Dhanki to Maliya.


set: Google is getting into virtual goods: it has just bought virtual currency company Jambool, makers of the Social Gold platform.

set: Google buys virtual currency company Jambool


set: SmarTrend's candlestick pattern scanner has detected a bullish engulfing pattern for shares of ASML Holding since the stock closed above $34.02.

set: SmarTrend's candlestick scanner detects bullish engulfing pattern for ASML Holding (ASML)


set: Japanese Coast Guard vessels fired water cannon to turn away about 40 Taiwan fishing boats and eight Taiwan Coast Guard vessels from waters Japan considers its own on Tuesday, Sept 25 in the latest twist to a row between Tokyo and Beijing, Reuters reported.

set: Japanese vessels fire water cannon at Taiwan fishing boats


set: The Union Cabinet cleared two crucial bills- Judicial Accountability Bill and Citizen's Charter Bill- on Tuesday.


set: CONSTRUCTION group Balfour Beatty plans to close its operation in Doncaster and two other offices following a review of the business.

set: Balfour Beatty to close its operation in Doncaster


set: A man found sleeping in a vehicle at a Pearl City intersection Friday morning was arrested for drug offenses after he threw down a glass pipe in front of officers, police said.

set: Man arrested for drug offenses after throwing glass pipe in front of officers


set: A Northern Irish man who tried to convert his own faeces into gold has been convicted of arson.


set: Pop star Natasha Bedingfield has got married to her fiancé Matthew Robinson in the US, say reports.


set: Brett Favre has asked the Packers to release him so he can return to the NFL with another team after apparently being told that his latest retirement reversal wasn't welcome news in Green Bay.

set: Brett Favre asks for release from Packers


set: BELGIAN Kim Clijsters crowned her remarkable comeback by beating 19-year-old Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 7-5 6-3 to win the US Open women's title on Sunday.


set: Comodo, leading provider of online security solutions, has announced that it's Firewall Pro continues to dominate in downloads.

set: Comodo Firewall Pro dominates downloads!


set: The half sister of Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, has died of Alzheimer's disease, the family announced.


set: The man accused of killing his parents and brother was indicted on Wednesday.

set: Man accused of killing parents, brother indicted


set: A man has admitted stabbing a police officer three times during a domestic disturbance in Brechin, Angus.


set: MetLife, a provider of dental plan administration for nearly 20 million people, has added six new quality resources guides to its dental continuingeducation program.

set: MetLife adds six new quality resource guides


set: WHITE House hopeful Barack Obama denied his foreign tour was a premature victory lap, but said it could see him take a short-term dip in the polls at home.

set: Barack Obama denies foreign tour is a victory lap


set: Russia was to host Libya talks with NATO states and lead mediator South Africa on Monday as rebels fighting Moamer Gaddafi's regime rejected an African peace blueprint and said they were poised for a major offensive.


set: Heparin, a commonly used anticoagulant, can cause skin lesions, reports a study in CMAJ.


set: Sinn Féin has urged the government to name a date for the EU fiscal compact treaty referendum saying that it has had plenty time to deliberate on the matter.

set: Sinn Féin urge government to name date for treaty referendum


set: The state of Wisconsin failed to renew extended federal unemployment benefits, causing them to run out in April.

set: State fails to renew extended federal unemployment benefits


set: US crude oil futures jumped US$2.41 to settle at US$79.87.


set: David Einhorn, head of hedge-fund firm Greenlight Capital, called AAA credit ratings a curse and said he is betting against rating firm Moody's Corp. during a speech at a closely watched investment conference Wednesday.


set: Adele has entered the Sunday Times music rich list after enjoying a spectacular start to 2011.


set: BNP Paribas announced Sunday that it is taking control of ailing finance group Fortis's operations in Belgium and Luxembourg, in a deal which will make Belgium the largest shareholder in the French bank.

set: BNP Paribas takes control of Fortis in Belgium, Luxembourg


set: On Oct. 22 recording artist Ellie Goulding announced early 2013 headlining tour dates in support of her most recent studio album, ``Halcyon''.

set: Ellie Goulding announces early 2013 headlining tour dates


set: A Meadville man was hospitalized Tuesday after his car crashed into a ditch and rolled over.


set: Time's running outRespected Mr. Jonuz, seriously - what is there to think about it?


set: ``Rich people always get away'', said Jaidev, ``we poor keep fighting till we die''.


set: A curry delivery man was ambushed and hacked to death in a quiet residential street, the Old Bailey heard today.


set: THE hosepipe ban across the North West will remain in place, despite water levels at some reservoirs returning to normal.


set: Who's up next in the on-going reveal of the Company of Dwarves from Peter Jackson's The Hobbit?


set: The Newark Bears defeated the Somerset Patriots 3-2 in their first of a four game series at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium.


set: State Police say US Route 29 remains closed.


set: Indonesia has lifted a tsunami warning issued after a powerful quake struck waters off its eastern coast.The US Geological Survey says the 7.0-magnitude quake hit early Thursday more than 195 miles from Manado, the northernmost city on Sulawesi island.

set: Indonesia lifts tsunami warning issued after quake


set: Vandals did extensive damage to a nine-hole golf course three miles west of this Sanborn County town.


set: Country star Lee Brice narrowly escaped injury on Saturday after his tour bus caught fire.

set: Country star Lee Brice narrowly escapes tour bus fire


set: ``Right to Recall should be introduced in the country,'' Chatterjee said, noting that these types of incidents in Assemblies and Parliament could be tackled by giving people right to recall their representatives.


set: The National Weather Service and several other agencies recognize the week of June 22 to 28, 2008 as Lightning Safety Awareness Week.

set: National Weather Service recognize lightning Safety awareness week


set: Health insurer WellPoint Inc has the financial capacity to initiate a dividend but would only want to do so if it is a ``meaningful'' one, the company's chief financial officer said.


set: The Yankees claimed infielder Matt Antonelli off of waivers from the Baltimore Orioles, the club announced on Thursday.

set: Yankees claim infielder Matt Antonelli off waivers from Orioles


set: Christina Perri has released her first album, Lovestrong, and she told Artisan News it was a supremely emotional experience.

set: Christina Perri releases her first album, Lovestrong


set: Paris Jackson has been rushed to hospital after an alleged suicide attempt.


set: A Haverhill contractor has been accused of swindling at least four customers -- three of them from the same Methuen condominium complex -- by not completing work, installing incorrect products, and failing to reimburse them.

set: Haverhill contractor accused of swindling four customers


set: British writer John Mortimer, creator of the curmudgeonly criminal lawyer Rumpole of the Bailey, has died aged 85.


set: A Lorain electrical inspector went on trial for bribery and other charges yesterday on accusations he solicited a bribe from a couple when he did an inspection at their home.

set: Lorain electrical inspector goes on trial for bribery


set: Chemical producer Celanese Corp. said Monday that it will increase the price of all emulsions sold globally as of Oct. 1, including a hike of 5 cents per pound on pure 100 percent acrylic emulsions in North, Central and South America.

set: Celanese to increase prices of emulsions globally


set: In an interview with a Philadelphia radio station Tuesday, Burress made it clear he would love to play for the Eagles.


set: Canadian housing starts fell in May to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 189,100 units from a revised 201,800 in April, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp said on Tuesday.

set: Canada housing starts fall in May from April


set: The Guyana Action Party says real charity must seek to lift each suffering soul out of the vicious circle of poverty and despair -- not for a fleeting moment or a season -- but for a lifetime.

set: Real charity must lift each suffering soul out of vicious circle --


set: The United States has not been talking to Pakistan about any nuclear deal and it will be in a ``listening mode'' if the issue is brought before it during the US-Pak Strategic Dialogue here tomorrow, the State Department said tonight.

set: 'US not talking to Pakistan about any nuclear deal'


set: Liberal leadership hopeful Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he has no plans to raise the GST and he repeated his goal to find some way to reduce gun crime in Canada without resurrecting the long-gun registry.


set: GRAND Canyon University announced it is officially adding men's and women's water polo to its aquatics sports program.

set: Grand Canyon University adding water polo


set: Puzzle Quest 2 will be coming to that PC as well as mobile phones, iPhones and iPads in North America this summer.


set: Prime Minister Gordon Brown told MPs on Wednesday that the global economic downturn was ``likely to cause recession'' in Britain.


set: A Bastrop pastor has been found guilty of animal cruelty in the death of a cat he trapped in his neighborhood last year.

set: Bastrop pastor found guilty of animal cruelty


set: Wales skipper Ryan Jones has won an 11th hour Lions call as a replacement for injury victim Stephen Ferris on their tour to South Africa.


set: Iconic British band Fields Of The Nephilim have announced the imminent release of a new product for early 2010.

set: Fields of the Nephilim announce imminent release of new product for 2010


set: South Korea lifted its ban on US beef imports today and the government, paralyzed by weeks of tumultuous demonstrations, warned it would not tolerate further protests.

set: South Korea lifts ban on US beef imports


set: Heavy rain has poured over the Olympic torch relay route from Cumbria to Lancashire as the flame tried to make its way, the British media reported.

set: Heavy rain pours over Olympic torch relay route


set: Pakistan values its relations with the United States and is cognizant of the need for greater strategic coherence especially when a large number of ISAF troops and the international community are engaged on issues germane to Afghanistan.


set: Soul singer Robin Thicke and his wife Paula Patton took their baby boy Julian around New York City's East Village yesterday.

set: Robin Thicke takes baby Julian around the East Village


set: CHARLES N'Zogbia has pleaded with Alex McLeish to pick him for Saturday's Premier League opener at Fulham, insisting there's ``no time to waste'' to make an impact at Villa.

set: Charles N'Zogbia pleads with Alex McLeish to pick him for Premier League opener


set: The Telegraph is sponsoring a job fair from 11 am to 3 pm Wednesday at Macon Mall.

set: Telegraph sponsoring job fair at Macon Mall


set: The St. Louis-based utility company Ameren Corp. is cutting about 300 jobs -- or about 3 percent of the company's 9,700 total work force.


set: Nato and Russia agreed on Saturday to cooperate on missile defence and other security issues, and hailed a new start in relations strained since Russia's military intervention in Georgia in 2008.

set: Nato, Russia to cooperate on missile defence


set: Germany has put a Greek restructuring back on the table, demanding in a letter to its EU partners that private bond holders make a major contribution to a looming debt relief deal for the struggling euro zone member.

set: Germany puts Greek restructuring back on table


set: India yesterday said it would explore all options to normalise relations with Pakistan and its intentions are ``very transparent'' in this direction.


set: Tyler Hansbrough had 23 points and nine rebounds to help No. 5 North Carolina beat Virginia Tech 92-53 on Saturday.

set: No. 5 North Carolina beats Virginia Tech


set: Samsung Electronics has withdrawn its offer to acquire rival flash memory-maker SanDisk citing a lack of progress after six months of discussions between the two companies.

set: Samsung withdraws offer to acquire SanDisk


set: A La Pine man suspected of assaulting a woman and then running off carrying a handgun on Monday evening was arrested on Tuesday after he was spotted by police.

set: La Pine man suspected of assault is arrested


set: Palmer keeps quiet on party plans Updated: 12:34, Saturday December 15, 2012 Billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer has once again dodged questions on any plans he might have to start a political party.


set: A 20-year-old Long Valley woman died Thursday morning in a rollover accident on Kings Highway, authorities said.


set: Rapper Kanye West has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a photographer at a Newcastle nightclub.

set: Kanye West arrested in connection with alleged assault on photographer


set: THE days of company cars may be numbered, Ernst & Young said today, following a release of a draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill.


set: Designer and manufacturer of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies RF Micro Devices announced it has begun production shipments of its ultra-high efficiency power amplifiers to Samsung in support of the Galaxy S3 LTE smartphone.

set: Rfmd begins shipments of amplifiers to Samsung


set: Port veteran Chad Cornes says his confidence has been sapped by the uncertainty over his AFL future.


set: Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood has been staying off the booze with a little help from his celebrity pals.

set: Ronnie Wood staying off booze with help from celebrity pals


set: Kim Kardashian will bounce back Updated: 16:21, Sunday February 3, 2013 Kim Kardashian will bounce back into shape after her pregnancy because she is already very fit according to her personal trainer Tracy Anderson Celebrity fitness expert Tracy Anderson says the 32-year-old 'Kourtney Kim Take Miami' star - who is expecting her first child in June with her rapper boyfriend Kanye West - will have no problem regaining her pre-pregnancy body because she is already in tip-top shape.


set: Novak Djokovic won his second Australian Open title, breezing past Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 today to extend Britain's near 75-year drought in men's singles Grand Slams.

set: Djokovic wins second Australian Open title


set: Two evacuation centres have been set up in the South Burnett as rivers and creeks continue to rise across the region.

set: Evacuation centres set up in South Burnett


set: Two Lock Haven men were arrested last week on charges of allegedly damaging property in Limestone Township, Lycoming County, according to state police.

set: Two Lock Haven men charged with damaging property


set: Several power outages were reported in the Danville area Thursday night.

set: Several power outages reported in Danville


set: Women feel ``very let down'' and confused by the new flat rate state pension due to replace the existing state pension in 2016.


set: India has unveiled a new index of sovereign rating called CRIS to measure the country's economic performance vis-a-vis other nations.

set: India unveils new index of sovereign rating


set: Morgan Stanley said first-quarter profit dropped nearly 50 percent, hurt by a decline in fixed income trading revenue.

set: Morgan Stanley profit drops nearly 50 percent


set: Washington, Mar 7 Concerned over the recent gun and grenade attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan, the US has said the terrorists are attacking the ``very soul'' of South Asia and expressed readiness to assist in investigations if its help is sought.

set: Terrorists attacking 'very soul' of South Asia:


set: Rapper Nicki Minaj will reportedly exit the judging panel of reality TV show ``American Idol'' after the finale episode.

set: Nicki Minaj to exit American Idol after finale episode


set: Sometimes I worry that I know too much about the people on my various friends lists.

set: You can know too much about your friends


set: A California man suspected of killing his 9-month old son before committing suicide apparently posted details of the plans on his Facebook page in an emotional, rambling letter beginning with, ``So This Is Goodbye.''

set: Man suspected of killing son, self had posted details on Facebook page


set: US computer giant IBM announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy business analytics software firm SPSS for US$1.2 billion in an all-cash deal.

set: IBM buys software firm SPSS for US$1.2 billion


set: Seahawks running back Julius Jones is likely to miss at least Sunday's game at Minnesota because of a bruised lung.

set: Seahawks tailback Jones likely out with bruised lung


set: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia confirmed its second case of swine flu Saturday in a woman who recently returned from the United States on the same flight as the first person in the country to test positive for the virus.

set: Malaysia confirms second case of swine flu


set: AmaZulu moved out of the Absa Premiership relegation zone with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Bloemfontein Celtic in blazing heat at the Ulundi Stadium yesterday.


set: A Bismarck man who allegedly failed to install windows for an elderly Rantoul couple has been charged with aggravated home repair fraud.

set: Bismarck man charged with aggravated home repair fraud


set: Midfielder Carlos Vela says that he is more than happy to be in London and aiming to establish himself at Arsenal.


set: Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook have finalized their divorce, according to reports.

set: Christie Brinkley, Peter Cook finalize divorce


set: Music legend Phil Spector, in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, has been writing letters about his life behind bars--saying in a letter released Wednesday that he fears for his safety and would like to be moved to ``a better prison.''

set: Phil Spector writes about life behind bars


set: Habitat for Humanity has altered the hours of its building and household supplies store in Lakeland.

set: Habitat for Humanity alters hours at its store


set: A house in Arroyo Grande caught fire just after one yesterday afternoon.


set: Former Phillies outfielder Doug Glanville is joining ESPN as a baseball analyst.

set: Doug Glanville joining ESPN as baseball analyst


set: Kate Gosselin just may have been dissed by Playboy head honcho Hugh Hefner.


set: Fringes, a band of both young and old which love to play blues, released its new album called 'Trapped' in a well attended launching session at Rita Café of the Classic Hotel here on Sunday evening.


set: Thanks to the joys of Sky Television, Friday night football returns to Prenton Park in mid-November with the home game against Milton Keynes Dons being shown live to the nation........


set: Rookie tight end Jermaine Gresham ended his holdout with the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday and he will report to training camp to sign his deal Tuesday to participate in the afternoon practice session in Georgetown, Ky.


set: Iraqi officials delayed a parliamentary vote on Wednesday that would allow American troops to stay in the country through 2011.

set: Iraqi officials delay vote to allow us troops in country through 2011


set: Alexandra ``Sasha'' McHale, the daughter of Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale, died Saturday afternoon, at the age of 23, according to reports.

set: Alexandra ``Sasha'' McHale, Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale dies at 23


set: The Golden Lions Rugby Union have announced that they have appointed Manie Booysen as their new Chief Executive Officer of the Union.

set: Golden Lions appoint new Chief Executive Officer


set: Donnie Tyndall took the head coaching job at Southern Miss after six seasons at Morehead State.

set: Donnie Tyndall taking over at Southern Miss


set: X-Factor Australia is reportedly close to signing LMFAO front-man Redfoo as a celebrity judge, after the departure of Guy Sebastian and Mel B left two vacant chairs.

set: X-Factor Australia to sign LMFAO's Redfoo as celebrity judge


set: Pepsi plans to remove all sugary drinks from schools around the world to cut down on childhood obesity.

set: Pepsi to remove sugary drinks from schools


set: A Japanese Cabinet panel called Friday for phasing out of nuclear power over the next three decades as part of an overhaul of the country's energy policy following the Fukushima meltdowns.

set: Japanese panel urges phasing out nuclear power


set: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver AJ Green says he wants to work on the deep ball with quarterback Andy Dalton.

set: Green wants to work on deep ball with Dalton


set: National leader John Key says he opposes Labour's move to block the partial sale of Auckland Airport to foreign investors after sending out confusing, mixed messages on his position yesterday.

set: Key opposes block of partial sale of Auckland Airport foreign investors


set: Social media such as Facebook and Twitter helps nurseries to engage with busy parents, according to new research.

set: Facebook and Twitter help nurseries to engage with busy parents


set: Former US president Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea on a mission to ease inter-Korean tensions, assess food shortages and help revive stalled nuclear disarmament talks.

set: Former US president Carter arrives in North Korea


set: The city of Portland started a three-day regional exercise on May 22 to test a new emergency communications system.

set: Portland tests new Emergency communications system


set: TOKYO -Toyota said Tuesday it plans to sell 8.27 million vehicles worldwide this year, up 6 percent from 2009, showing the world's No. 1 automaker is optimistic about recovery after being battered by the global slowdown.

set: Toyota plans to sell 8.27 million vehicles


set: The discovery could lead to a new way of producing electricity, the researchers say.

set: Discovery could lead to new way of producing electricity


set: Rexam, the global consumer packaging group and the world's leading beverage can maker, has completed the acquisition of Rostar, the Russian beverage can maker.


set: Four minor school girls were allegedly abducted after they had attended their school in east Delhi, police said Friday.


set: Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won their third consecutive Olympic beach volleyball gold medal, beating April Ross and Jennifer Kessy on Wednesday night in an all-American final.

set: Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings win Olympic beach volleyball gold


set: Sources have announced that production has begun for the upcoming Disney flick The Lone Ranger, featuring Armie Hammer in the starring role and Johnny Depp as Tonto.

set: Production begins on Disney's 'the Lone Ranger'


set: Shorter University will officially break ground on its library expansion Friday, Dec. 3 at 11 am The expansion will create an additional 18,000 square feet of library space that will feature a two-story cathedral atrium, a fireplace, soft seating, and study areas.

set: Shorter to break ground on library expansion Dec. 3


set: He even endorses a plan for the UN to tax Americans directly, where the organization has the power to audit UN tax dodgers.


set: State police posts in Corunna, Groveland Township and Bridgeport are among 21 posts that will be closed around the state, under a plan announced by the Michigan State Police Thursday.

set: State police posts in Corunna, Groveland Township and Bridgeport among 21 posts to close


set: Tampa Bay Rays were beaten by the Toronto Blue Jays 3-4 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario on Wednesday, May 22 in the finale of their three match series of the 2013 Major League Baseball regular season.

set: Tampa Bay Rays beaten by Toronto Blue Jays 3-4 --


set: The Ireland A v England Saxons game has been cancelled due to an unplayable pitch at Donnybrook.

set: Ireland A v England Saxons game cancelled


set: Financially troubled Hawker Beechcraft filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, saying it would emerge from the financial restructuring ``a stronger company.''

set: Hawker Beechcraft files Chapter 11 bankruptcy


set: A 30-year conservative era in American politics came to an end in 2008, marked by the election of Barack Obama and a dramatic expansion of federal power.


set: Khloe Kardashian is reportedly seeing fertility experts in a bid to get pregnant.

set: Khloe Kardashian seeing fertility expert


set: El Paso Corp is considering building a new natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to access markets in New York and New Jersey.

set: El Paso considering pipeline into New York, New Jersey


set: Arab Bank has opened two new branches in the Algerian towns of Steif and Dali Ibrahim.

set: Arab Bank opens two new branches in Algeria


set: Virgin Money has appointed Sir Brian Pitman, a former chief executive of Lloyds TSB, as chairman.


set: Los Angeles, Aug 31 Actress Demi Moore couldn't care less if husband Ashton Kutcher was looking - she went ahead and had great fun dirty dancing with rapper Snoop Dogg in Las Vegas.

set: Demi Moore goes dirty dancing with Snoop Dogg


set: The Manchester Adult Education program will continue to operate out of the freshman wing of Manchester High School after several weeks of discussions, school officials have said.

set: Adult Education program will continue in mhs freshman wing


set: Fitch Ratings downgraded Capmark Financial Group's issuer default ratings to C from B-minus on Tuesday, a rating which the agency said ``indicates that default of some kind appears imminent or inevitable.

set: Fitch downgrades Capmark Financial Group rating to C


set: US Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Athens for a two-day visit during which he will meet Greece's political leadership.


set: The Punjab Vidhan Sabha Tuesday paid tributes to the Delhi gangrape victim and 17 school children, who died recently in a road mishap in Jaladhar during the obituary references.

set: Punjab Assembly pays tribute to Delhi gangrape victim


set: WASHINGTON First lady Michelle Obama is replacing her chief of staff with a longtime friend and adviser from Chicago.


set: Rumor has it Bachelorette star Emily Maynard is so desperate to save her rep she is literally PAYING Jef Holm to stay with her!

set: Bachelorette Emily maynard is PAYING Jef holm to stay with her!


set: ``The market may edge lower in the opening trade tracking mostly lower Asian stocks. Trading of S&P CNX Nifty futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates a fall of 11.50 points at the opening bell,`` said the broking house Mangal Keshav.


set: No. 2 UConn women rout Colgate 101-41 Colgate coach Nicci Hays Fort wasn't too concerned about losing family bragging rights for her president Jeffrey Herbst.


set: The Duke of Edinburgh has missed a church service attended by the Queen and other members of the royal family as he spends a fifth day in hospital after suffering a recurrence of a bladder infection.

set: Duke of Edinburgh misses church service on fifth day in hospital


set: Texans who fall behind on their mortgage payments would get more time to try to save their homes under legislation approved by the Texas Senate.


set: Lindsay Lohan has rejected a plea deal and will go on trial in LA over allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace.

set: Lindsay Lohan rejects plea deal and will go on trial


set: Police believe a 40-year-old woman swallowed a $3,000 diamond ring she was allegedly attempting to steal from Feil Jewelers Friday afternoon.

set: Police believe woman swallowed diamond ring


set: Former Oilers tough guy Georges Laraque has offered the city $100,000 if it will move Lucy the elephant to a warm-weather sanctuary.

set: Laraque offers city $100,000 to move Lucy


set: An Altoona woman has been charged with burglary and theft after she allegedly broke into a home in Walnut Grove, according to a news release from Sheriff Todd Entrekin.

set: Altoona woman charged with burglary, theft


set: The 2012 Ryder Cup has officially got underway following Thursday's opening ceremony at the Medinah Country Club in Illinois.


set: First State Bank has acquired substantially all the assets and deposits of Farmers and Traders State Bank, in Shabbona, from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

set: First State Bank acquires Farmers and Traders State Bank


set: Langford has axed its community safety program that saw officers patrol City parks and trails in the evening to combat vandalism and mischief.


set: Gina's outlook dismissed as 'nonsense' Updated: 17:51, Friday May 17, 2013 Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart's claim that Australia is heading for an economic collapse like those seen in Europe is 'absolute nonsense', Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.


set: He is the 21st Australian soldier to be killed in Afghanistan and the 10th since June.

set: Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan


set: An Italian tug boat that had been held by Libyan military fled to international waters late on Friday and made radio contact with a warship taking part in Nato patrols off Libya, a report said.

set: Italian boat held by Libyan military flees:


set: State health officials say flu cases are exploding so fast in Arizona they can't count how many people are actually sick.


set: Private equity shop Bain Capital and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. are close to buying a minority stake in Mumbai-based motorcycle maker Hero Honda, Reuters reported, citing an article in the Financial Times.


set: An Indo-Canadian MP has been sued by Bank of Montreal in a whopping $136m mortgage fraud, believed to be Canada's largest.


set: Syria has accepted ``in its entirety'' an Arab League peace plan including an immediate halt to eight months of violence, the military pulled off the streets, prisoners released and new international monitoring, the League has said.

set: Syria accepts 'entirety' of Arab League peace plan


set: The former pastor of St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Brookfield was charged Friday with the theft of $9,300 in church funds, according to a criminal complaint.

set: Former pastor charged with theft of church funds


set: The residential real estate market improved in the state for the third quarter in a row, according to a report released Thursday by the University of Washington.


set: The World Digital Library went live this week, making available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.


set: Authorities in Florida say the Carnival Dream helped rescue two Bahamian men stranded in the waters off Florida.


set: A DERELICT garage in Frampton Cotterell will be turned into an MOT centre despite opposition from local residents.

set: DERELICT garage in Frampton Cotterell to be turned into MOT centre


set: A 47-year-old Fallon man is charged with murder in the death of his neighbor.


set: Kushabhau Thakre gas relief hospital and Maa Karma Devi day-care unit dispensaries will be converted into hospitals by providing various facilities.

set: Gas relief dispensaries to be converted into hospitals


set: The Canadian dollar opened at 101.33 cents US this morning, up 0.15 of a cent from Monday's close.

set: Canadian dollar opens at 101.33 cents US, up 0.15 of a cent


set: A Nigerian woman was rescued from a brothel in central Cape Town, Western Cape police said on Friday.


set: Vancouver, Canada-based Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sold nearly $3.7 billion of equipment at 339 unreserved auctions around the world in 2011 for the world's largest on-site and online auctioneer of heavy equipment and trucks.

set: Ritchie Bros. sells $3.7 billion of equipment in 2011


set: Burlington, along with other water providers in the region, will be converting to a new water disinfectant called Chloramines on July 25, according to a news release from the city.

set: Burlington converting to new water disinfectant


set: AN ABERDEEN charity firm preparing to go into administration could have been saved, its boss claimed today.


set: Prosecutor General Talaat Abdullah announced that deposed former president Hosni Mubarak will be detained for additional 15 days pending investigations over new charges related to the illegal use of state funds.


set: A local teenager was struck by a car on Bank Street and taken to the hospital on Monday, according to the Vermont State Police.


set: China has dismissed reports of being harsh on Indian Ambassador who was summoned past midnight in Beijing on the Tibet issue and said the envoy has been treated ``very respectfully''.

set: China dismisses reports being harsh on Indian Ambassador


set: The Government has launched a pension scheme to support the elderly people.


set: Speculation that Nokia is in talks with Microsoft over building a line of Windows Phone 7 phones have been renewed as Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review reported that the two companies have recently had closed-door meetings.

set: Nokia in talks with Microsoft over building Windows Phone 7 phones


set: A Beaumont police officer accused of permanently blinding a woman with pepper spray during a DUI arrest pleaded not guilty Thursday to four felonies.

set: Officer blinds woman with pepper spray, pleads not guilty


set: Diego Maradona turned 50 Saturday with little fanfare, calling it the ``saddest birthday'' because of Argentina's loss in the World Cup.


set: The Israeli army shot and killed an Egyptian smuggler and injured another on Saturday after they crossed into Israel carrying narcotics, security sources said.


set: Mike Triplette of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that former Saints and Giants defensive tackle Norman Hand died Friday at age 37 from hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to the Colleton County corner Richard Harvey.

set: Norman Hand died at 37 from cardiovascular disease


set: HUD recently announced that it is now offering for the first time reverse mortgages for purchasing a home.


set: AAA and Bud Light will help protect motorists for the holidays with the Tow to Go program.

set: AAA & Bud Light protect motorists for the holidays


set: A judge has ordered that two sisters of a 4-year-old boy found dead in a septic tank be removed from their parents' western Pennsylvania home.

set: Sisters of boy found dead in septic tank removed


set: European stocks ended higher on Friday, as investors brushed aside grim jobs data in the United States and bought shares of banks and miners.


set: Chairman of the GPRN/NSCN Gen Khole Konyak has stated that at this point of time Nagas need Reconciliation and Unity more now than at any other point of time.


set: An Allenspark man accused of poaching black bear with a bow and arrow is expected to plead guilty to wildlife charges next week.


set: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is recovering from heart surgery in the United States, a senior member of his political party said on Thursday.

set: Talabani recovering after heart surgery in us


set: Voters will go to the polls today, to elect the country's ninth head of state.


set: Gov. Bill Haslam says he will sign into law a traffic camera bill that aims to eliminate their use as speed traps and reduce private vendors' influence over where they are located.

set: Haslam says he'll sign traffic camera bill


set: It was revealed today that the five gardaí - who were disciplined and investigated following the release of the recording - will not now face criminal charges.

set: Five gardaí will not face criminal charges


set: Former Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Seiji Ozawa says he has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer.


set: Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb said he had made a ``spectacular'' recovery from a serious illness, which was widely reported to be cancer.


set: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan testified before the House Committee on Financial Services Thursday, emphasizing the need for the preservation of affordable housing.

set: Donovan emphasizes need for preservation of affordable housing


set: Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles announced Sunday night that he will run in elections to replace Hugo Chavez, launching what many consider a doomed candidacy with a no-holds-barred attack against a government he said had coldly betrayed Venezuelans' trust.

set: Opposition leader Capriles to run to replace Chavez


set: If South Africa are to triumph at the Hong Kong Sevens tournament this weekend, they're going to have to get past unbeaten New Zealand first, but Bok skipper Neil Powell says they're not even thinking about the mighty All Blacks.


set: Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio is all set to make his toon debut with DreamWorks animation film 'The Guardians'.

set: Leonardo DiCaprio makes his toon debut with 'the Guardians'


set: British diplomat applauded on Wednesday the secured and stabile situation in Hadramout province.

set: Uk diplomat applauds secured situation in Hadramout


set: National Geographic Adventure says Bend is one of the best ski towns in the world.

set: Bend is one of the best ski town in the world --


set: The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated left wing RJ Umberger off injured reserve and recalled left wing Dane Byers from the Springfield Falcons, Columbus ' American Hockey League affiliate, club Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Scott Howson announced today.

set: Columbus Blue Jackets activate left wing RJ Umberger off injured reserve; recall left wing Dane Byers from Springfield Falcons


set: FLOODING has hit parts of rain-soaked Sedgemoor, leaving greens, paths and roads underwater and people stranded in their homes.


set: Two Zimbabwean women were arrested after a house robbery in Bramley, Johannesburg, police said on Tuesday.

set: Two Zimbabwean women arrested after house robbery


set: A dime made in 1873 sold for $1.6 million at auction.


set: Home prices were slightly increased by spring home buyers in April according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home-price index.

set: Home prices slightly increased by spring home buyers


set: Employers are increasingly becoming benefit facilitators rather than benefit providers, Swiss Re's Group Watch survey finds.

set: Employers becoming ``benefits facilitators''


set: Ashton Kutcher won't talk to fans Updated: 17:49, Saturday March 16, 2013 Ashton Kutcher has reportedly refused to talk to fans while he films his show 'Two And A Half Men'.


set: Kyle Busch wins the Pure Michigan 400, his 23rd victory in 245 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.


set: Bafana Bafana arrive to a heroes' welcome South African Senior Men's national team, Bafana Bafana arrived to a heroes' welcome at OR Tambo International when they landed from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where they lost the World Cup qualifying match 2-1.


set: The Grand Forks County extended the countywide outdoor burn ban for another month.


set: Pulitzer Prize winning author Gene Roberts will speak Friday at 7 pm at the Wayne County Museum at 116 N. William St., in conjunction with the Wayne County Reads project.


set: Nigeria's largest international carrier Arik Air will operate from Abu Dhabi, it was announced Monday.


set: ``There is a great risk that the Kyrgyz government will not achieve its objectives in joining the Customs Union,'' stated Ravshan Zheenbekov, Zhogorku Kenesh member of Ata Meken faction, at the meeting of Youth Parliament today.

set: There is a great risk that the Kyrgyz government will not achieve its objectives in joining the Customs Union --


set: Science Hill had five baseball players sign college baseball scholarships on Wednesday in the Science Hill Cafeteria with friends, family and coaches looking on.

set: Science Hill has five players sign baseball scholarships


set: Adam Goldstein, known by many around the world as DJ AM, was found dead in his New York City apartment late Friday afternoon.

set: DJ AM found dead in new York City apartment


set: The European Central Bank has opened the door to a rate cut in the coming months as president Jean-Claude Trichet prepares for high-level financial talks in Paris on Saturday, analysts said.

set: European central Bank opens door to rate cut


set: Former and current Los Angeles Times reporters are suing new Tribune Co. owner Sam Zell for recklessness in the takeover and management of the company.

set: LA Times reporters suing Zell for recklessness


set: Market regulator SEBI has disposed of proceedings against two public sector companies - GAIL and NALCO - for failing to adhere to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement by not appointing the requisite number of independent directors on their boards.

set: SEBI disposes of proceedings against GAIL, NALCO


set: Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba on Tuesday congratulated Archbishop Desmond Tutu for being honoured with the FIFA Presidential Award.


set: MoDevTablet opens for public registration today with several industry leading sponsors and speakers including Dr. Tom Love, the co-creator of Objective-C, now the 3rd most common computing language in the world.

set: Modevtablet opens for public registration;


set: Tuesday night, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley won the Democratic primary in a special election to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.


set: Charlie Villanueva is being sued for allegedly assaulting a man at a nightclub in Milwaukee in February.


set: Tom Cruise crashed a teenage fan's dirt bike after re-enacting stunt scenes from one of his action movies.

set: Tom Cruise crashes teenage fan's dirt bike


set: The Teachers College of San Joaquin has received a $55,000 grant from the Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation to provide fellowships to incoming graduate students.


set: The Times Leader is moving jobs from downtown Wilkes-Barre to another state, the newspaper's executive editor confirmed Thursday.

set: Times Leader moving jobs to another state


set: A 35-year-old man was in intensive care in critical condition Friday in Montgomery after a Thursday night shooting near Troy.

set: Man in intensive care after Thursday night shooting in Troy


set: Syria and Iran defended their strong ties Thursday and dismissed US efforts to break up the 30-year-alliance, saying America should not dictate relationships in the Middle East.


set: A DRIVER was seriously injured when his car crashed into a tree in Herefordshire while others suffered injury in another crash in Worcestershire.


set: Carson City Supervisor Pete Livermore, whose term expires at the end of this year, filed Friday for the state Assembly District 40 seat being vacated by Bonnie Parnell.

set: Supervisor Livermore files for Assembly District 40 seat


set: French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday said he has called his ``friend'' and India-born billionaire Lakshmi N Mittal to explain job losses from a proposed shutdown of one of ArcelorMittal's plants in that country.

set: Sarkozy calls friend ln Mittal to explain job loss


set: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdagan has said that stable Pakistan is imperative for the durable peace in the region.

set: Stable Pakistan is imperative for durable peace in the region:


set: Pre-paid cards are likely to catch on with other providers following the lead of O2 and offering them to teenagers, according to a personal finance writer.


set: The Santa Fe water tower will be demolished in the near future, according to City Engineer Ken Coulter.


set: As visions of sugar plums danced in their heads, the Boys & Girls Club of Whittier celebrated the holiday season with great fanfare.

set: Boys & Girls club celebrates the holidays


set: While I may have a Buddha like belly, I am not Buddha.


set: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources today announced that several state sites in southern Illinois that had been closed due to flooding are open or will reopen to visitors in time for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend.

set: Several State sites reopen for Memorial Day holiday weekend


set: Actress Ameesha Patel, who is looking to resurrect her acting career will be seen in a new avatar, performing item numbers at the Apsara Awards ceremony.

set: Ameesha Patel to perform item numbers at Awards ceremony


set: Indian rupee may proceed further with its weakening streak in today`s session, against USD, tracking poor performance by Asian currencies in early Asian deals and overnight rebound in USD vs EUR, said the brokerage house Anagram.

set: Indian rupee may proceed further with its weakening streak:


set: A prison dairy farm near Milton in South Otago has won two milk supply awards.


set: THE first hospitality and tourism academy for secondary school pupils in Scotland has been launched.


set: The largest lender, State Bank of India may cut the interest rates further in the new fiscal.

set: SBI may cut interest rates further in the new fiscal


set: The JSE staged a rebound in the morning session on Thursday following Wednesday's sell-off, with investors hunting for bargains and tracking generally firmer global equities.


set: Bulls center Joakim Noah said LeBron James is the enemy right now, and he'll worry about recruiting free agents later.

set: Bulls' Noah says LeBron is the enemy right now


set: Company cars are involved in 30 to 40 per cent more collisions than ordinary cars, a conference on road safety at work has been told today.

set: Company cars in more collisions, conference told


set: John Allen Muhammad, 48, was executed for the DC sniper attacks in 2002 that left the Washington area gripped in fear.


set: -The British artist Liam Gillick will be delivering the first lecture in the ``Quality Criteria'' series at the Kunsthalle Zürich to accompany his exhibition ``Three perspectives and a short scenerio''.

set: The British artist Liam Gillick to lecture at Kunsthalle Zürich


set: Wyoming is looking to extend its four-game win streak when it hosts Utah Valley on Wednesday night.

set: Wyoming hosts Utah Valley on Wednesday night


set: Sri Lanka is to build marinas for private boat parking in order to promote boating culture and support emerging boat building industry, a minister said on Friday.

set: Sri Lanka to build marinas to promote boat building industry


set: Joy Behar warned of the imminent ``Republican attack machine'' and of course it's ``lethal.''

set: Joy Behar warns of 'Republican attack machine'


set: The San Francisco Giants are World Series champions after dismissing the Texas Rangers in Game 5 Monday night at The Ballpark in Arlington, so that means the offseason has officially begun for Major League Baseball.


set: Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of Elvis Presley, blasted the media on Friday for what she called ``degrading stories'' and ``manipulated pictures'' that forced her to go public with her pregnancy.

set: Pregnant Lisa Marie Presley blasts media


set: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated six railway projects in Darjeeling.

set: Mamata inaugurates railway projects in Darjeeling


set: Wine merchant Bibendum has put its award-winning environmental policies down as a key factor to winning new business.

set: Bibendum's environmental policies 'key' to winning new business


set: The 20-year-old Owen Sound native was named to the Canadian national wheelchair rugby team Monday and will compete at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China.

set: Owen Sound native named to wheelchair rugby team


set: Fernando Chui Sai On was sworn in as the Macao Special Administrative Region Chief Executive in Macao Sunday morning.

set: Fernando Chui sworn in as Macao's chief executive


set: German banks are ``prepared for all possible scenarios'' with regard to Greece even if their exposure remains ``limited'', the country's financial watchdog BaFin said on Tuesday.

set: Germany : banks are prepared for any scenario on Greece


set: Romanian media reported that Voestalpine has begun to build a new service centre in Romania to serve southern central European markets.

set: Voestalpine to build new service centre in


set: The Swedish Academy announced today that Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, 80, won the Nobel Prize for literature.

set: Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer wins Nobel prize for literature


set: A man was hospitalized after falling in the path of a TRAX train near the University of Utah.

set: Man hospitalized after falling in path of TRAX train


set: Irish-American famed biker TJ Lavin is in a medically induced coma after a bad BMX accident on Thursday night.

set: TJ Lavin is in a medically induced coma after BMX accident


set: There is a slight possibility that Gerard Butler will return to reprise his King Leonidas role in ``300'' sequel.

set: Gerard Butler could return to '300' sequel


set: Disability scheme enables offices Locations for regional offices have been secured in each of the launch sites for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.


set: Elizabeth Taylor was ``beautiful beyond the dreams of pornography'', according to Richard Burton's diaries, which will be published later this year.

set: Elizabeth Taylor was 'beautiful beyond pornography'


set: DHL Express has announced a general price increase ranging from 4.5% to 6.5% throughout the Americas, effective Jan. 1.

set: DHL Express announces general price increase


set: Global private sector activity accelerated to a six-month high in September, as a pick up in the services sector offset a continued slowdown by manufacturers, a report showed on Wednesday.

set: Global private sector activity accelerated in September:


set: BT have issued a statement after hundreds of residents in Lincolnshire have been left without phone or internet access for a week.

set: BT issues statement after hundreds are left without phone or internet


set: Bellevue enterprise software startup Apptio is announcing today that it's hooked up with Wipro, the Indian tech giant.


set: A 25-year-old Fort Worth man whose face was destroyed in a 2008 electrical accident has been placed on a face transplant waiting list in Boston.

set: Fort Worth man placed on face transplant waiting list in Boston


set: The city of Rosemount has been awarded the Excellence in Financial Reporting Certificate of Achievement by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

set: Rosemount awarded Excellence in financial reporting Certificate


set: World No 3 bullion producer AngloGold Ashanti yesterday said an illegal strike had spread through its South African operations and the majority of its 35 000 workers in the country were now on strike.

set: AngloGold Ashanti says illegal strike has spread


set: Stocks are gaining in early trading today following the release of GDP data for the third quarter of 2011 and initial jobless claims data for the week ended December 17.


set: A vehicle overturned in North York this evening after striking a parked car on North George Street.


set: The announcement that FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair will be stepping down on July 8th, while expected, has sparked a larger discussion on the need to fill key positions across the government's regulatory agencies.

set: FDIC's chair Sheila Bair to step down in July


set: The dollar edged up from record lows against the euro and a basket of currencies this morning after euro zone officials expressed concerns about the sharp rise of the euro.


set: An Orlando Police officer has been arrested following an investigation into a complaint relating to possible criminal misconduct.


set: THE internet economy could shrink in 2009 because of the worldwide downturn, the OECD warned Monday in a report that forecast contraction of the semiconductor industry and cutbacks by corporate customers.


set: The flood control project for the Truckee River in Sparks is hitting some choppy waters.

set: Flood control project hits choppy waters


set: New Delhi, Jun 13 India needs to expand the contraceptive choices available to people and rework its family planning programmes to meet special needs of diverse target groups, civil society stakeholders have recommended before a summit in London.

set: India needs to rework family planning programmes:


set: A US street has been named after singer Justin Bieber.


set: European stocks were little changed as Standard & Poor's kept its negative outlook on the UK's AAA credit rating, increasing concern that mounting government debt will derail the recovery and offsetting an increase in the region's economic confidence.


set: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates offered condolences to the Polish military on the loss of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who along with the country's armed service chiefs, died in a plane crash today.

set: Gates offers condolences to Polish military


set: Losses have doubled at tyre giant Goodyear to £243 million for the last year as it axed around 5,700 jobs worldwide in a bid to cut costs as sales drop.


set: FOUR thieves smashed their way into a Ranby pub and caused a woman inside to scream for help in fear of her life.


set: - Sacramento State led by 22 points at halftime and withstood a furious rally to defeat Oregon State 65-63 on Saturday.

set: Sacramento State defeats Oregon State 65-63


set: Chad Causey has won the Democratic nomination for the seat in Congress last held by his boss, Rep. Marion Berry.


set: AMAZON is set to open its first physical shop in Seattle, selling its own electronic goods and books, according to a report.

set: Amazon 'to open first physical shop' in Seattle


set: South Korea posted its first trade deficit for two years in January as exports declined on falling overseas demand, officials figures showed Wednesday.

set: South Korea posts first trade deficit in two years


set: Dow Chemical, Middle East said it has appointed Majed Al-Majed as public affairs manager for Kuwait and Egypt.

set: Dow Chemical appoints public affairs manager


set: Fetal heart rate monitoring lowers infant mortality rate, says a study presented on Friday at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting at San Francisco.


set: European stock markets rebounded modestly on Friday, following sharp losses suffered the previous day, failing to record bigger gains despite positive German economic data.

set: European stocks rebound modestly after sharp losses


set: Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON â€'' The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.

set: Court rules for white firefighters over promotions


set: A former Perry County deputy was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on two theft charges while in office, according to Prosecutor Joseph Flautt.

set: Former Perry County deputy indicted on two theft charges


set: Rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman are hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by a man who alleges the duo used his voice on their album tracks without his permission.

set: Lil Wayne and Birdman hit with copyright infringement lawsuit


set: Iran will overtake Qatar by inaugurating several phases in South Pars gas field in less than four years, said Managing Director of Pars Oil and Gas Company Ali Vakili.


set: Pakistani troops have retaken the largest town in the Swat Valley from the Taliban as the army presses its offensive against militants in the country's northwest, the army spokesman said today.

set: Pakistani troops retake largest town in Swat Valley


set: Cardiff sacked manager Dave Jones on Monday in the aftermath of the Welsh club's latest failure in...


set: Barclays could cut as many as 2,000 jobs from its investment banking arm as part of a broad restructuring of the company.


set: Improved eurozone confidence data gave a lift to European shares and the euro on Thursday, after another 5% dive in Japan's Nikkei share index highlighted global jitters about the future of US stimulus measures.

set: Confidence data lift European shares, euro


set: Dr. Kurt Newman was named president and CEO of Children's National Medical Center in Washington.

set: Newman named CEO of Children's National Medical center


set: The New York Jets have crossed former Oakland Raiders bust JaMarcus Russell off their list of potential free agents in the wake of his arrest for possession of a controlled substance, according to the New York Daily News.

set: Jets cross JaMarcus Russell off their list


set: Monday, September 10, 2012 Actor Tom Cruise was reportedly devastated after then-girlfriend Penelope Cruz dumped him because of the Church of Scientology.

set: Tom Cruise was devastated after Penelope Cruz dumped him


set: Gov. Chris Christie has fired Department of Education Commissioner Bret Schundler, according to sources.

set: Christie fires Education Commissioner Bret Schundler


set: Bangladeshi mobile operator Robi has launched its mobile remittance service which targets Bangladeshis overseas who send money home.


set: Uncertainties and jitters will keep most investors on the sidelines in the foreseeable future.


set: New figures show that a total of 3,695 days were lost to industrial disputes last year.

set: Days lost to industrial disputes up last year


set: Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti admits he is lucky not to have been sacked after his side's dismal run.


set: New York, Jan 3 Troubled pop star Britney Spears compounded her problems when she failed to appear in court at the appointed time, prompting her lawyers to quit her case.

set: Spears fails to appear in court, lawyers quit


set: Taylor Swift recently told Rachael Ray on her show who she would like to take to prom!


set: Porter Airlines and Steam Whistle Brewing are toasting a new relationship that will see Steam Whistle's Premium Pilsner served as part of Porter's complimentary onboard menu.

set: Porter Airlines toasts Steam Whistle Brewing


set: Lebanese governing coalition leader Saad al-Hariri proposed a deal to end a conflict with Hezbollah on Thursday, appearing to row back on government decisions which the group had viewed as a declaration of war.

set: Lebanon's Hariri proposes deal to end conflict


set: Palestinians will take a long march for statehood to the UN gates next week to bid for state acceptance.


set: A Midvale city councilman accused of breaking into a neighbor's garage and stealing a welding machine, a cement mixer and other items was charged Thursday with felony burglary and theft, authorities said.

set: Midvale councilman charged with burglary and theft


set: Uday Benegal, the man behind the rock band, Indus Creed, is in plans to make a movie on music.

set: Uday Benegal plans to make a movie on music


set: THE Blues are targeting a fast start against Munster at the Arms Park tonight in order to reassure disgruntled home fans that they are not the rag-tag bunch they looked in their crushing defeat to Leinster last weekend.

set: Cardiff Blues targeting fast start against Munster


set: FIFA approved plans to change the voting system used for choosing World Cup hosts on Wednesday following the re-election of Sepp Blatter as president.

set: Fifa approves change to voting system for World Cup hosts


set: Automatic Data Processing Inc., a $9 billion provider of payroll and other business outsourcing services, said it plans to hire ``hundreds'' of employees to staff a new location in Moon.


set: Two more men, an ex-police officer and a finance manager, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in court in the ongoing online vice ring case.

set: 2 more men plead guilty in online vice ring case


set: Chris spent mere hours Thursday as the first Atlantic Ocean hurricane of the season and now has weakened to a tropical storm, far offshore from Canada.

set: Chris, first Atlantic hurricane of season, weakens to tropical storm


set: With the legislative session over, attention is turning to the US Senate race and the Republican primary to determine who will challenge Sen. Bill Nelson next year.

set: With session over, attention turns to Senate race


set: By Xolani Mbanjwa & Sapa-AFP The ANC vowed on Monday to halve unemployment by creating five-million jobs as it outlined its revamped economic priorities in the build-up to next year's elections.


set: Nissan's Leaf electric car has been named the 2011 World Car of the Year at the New York International Auto Show.

set: Electric Nissan Leaf named World Car of the Year


set: A British soldier has died in southern Iraq after suffering a gunshot wound to the head, the Ministry of Defence said.


set: Lady Gaga refused to take money from her parents at the start of her career because she was determined to succeed without ``handouts.''

set: Lady Gaga refused to take money from parents


set: Craig Kelly has announced that he may wear a kilt in a future episode of Strictly Come Dancing.

set: Craig Kelly 'to wear a kilt on Strictly'


set: Carlos Boozer practiced Monday with the Chicago Bulls for the first time since breaking his pinkie finger almost two months ago, but his status is uncertain for Wednesday's game against the Orlando Magic.


set: City officials in Texarkana will attend ``customer service'' seminars in an effort to reduce complaints about a lack of courtesy at City Hall.

set: City officials in Texarkana to attend customer service seminars in effort to reduce complaints


set: China reiterated its continuing support for the comprehensive ban on nuclear weapons and complete nuclear disarmament on Tuesday.

set: China reiterates support for Ban on nuclear weapons, complete nuclear disarmament


set: Original Iwo Jima monument coming to NYC auction A long-forgotten piece of America's military history is going up for sale.


set: Jon tells People magazine that he and Kate are getting along now, and that he's sorry for the way he behaved.


set: Gingrich, who served as speaker of the US House of Representatives from January 1995 to January 1999, will speak at 3 pm today at the recently re-opened Capitol Theatre in downtown Wheeling.


set: Cyprus said on Monday it was working on a new austerity package to stave off further credit ratings downgrades as its already high borrowing costs spiked at a sale of domestic bonds.

set: Cyprus is working on a new austerity package to stave off further credit ratings downgrades


set: German utilities EnBW and EWE plan to cooperate in wind energy and natural gas storage activities after EnBW took a 26 percent stake in its peer, the two companies said at a joint press conference.

set: EnBW, EWE to cooperate in wind energy, gas storage


set: The Halloween violence continues to take its toll.


set: A new study says that women are harder and more expensive to reach on Facebook, but men seem likely to click on anything.

set: Women are more expensive to reach on Facebook


set: In the coming week, the Dollar is expected to fall against the Euro with investors betting that most of the bad news on European fiscal misery is already priced in with the single currency's 7 % turn down in May.


set: Kansas State coach Bill Snyder lost his second longtime assistant in four days on Thursday when Arkansas coach Bret Bielema named Michael Smith his new wide receivers coach.

set: K-State's Snyder loses another longtime assistant


set: Shanghai Airlines, a solely owned unit of China Eastern Airlines Corporation, November 1 announces that it quits the Star Alliance on the day and will join the SkyTeam together with its parent.

set: Shanghai Airlines quits Star Alliance to join SkyTeam


set: Two more girls schools and a gas pipeline were blown up, two picnic points and a house were set on fire and a policeman was killed and another was injured in an attack on a checkpost in Swat early on Wednesday morning.


set: Middletown police are investigating an early morning shooting that wounded a man at Fairmount Avenue Thursday, June 11.


set: GREG Norman will play in the next three Australian Opens, starting in Sydney in December.

set: Greg Norman to play next three Australian Opens


set: The Geithner plan has now been leaked in detail.


set: LOS ANGELES Top-rated TV talent show ``American Idol'' narrowed its list of contestants to 12 on Thursday, sending home sassy 18-year-old David Noriega and retaining former male stripper David Hernandez.

set: ``American Idol'' narrows contestants to 12


set: Two young Swedish women, who were living together in New Delhi for the past one year, married in traditional Hindu style at a temple in Agra, a priest said.


set: CytoGenix, Inc. today announced the resignation of Mr. Randy Moseley, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board from all positions within CytoGenix and the appointment of Steven M. Plumb as the new Chief Financial Officer of CytoGenix.

set: CytoGenix, Inc. announces the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer


set: Oil prices rose to US$73 a barrel in Asia on Monday on expectations that OPEC will cut production quotas at an extraordinary meeting later this week.

set: Oil rises to US$73 on expectation of OPEC cut


set: A North End convenience store was robbed at gunpoint Monday night, police said.

set: North End convenience store robbed at gunpoint


set: Nicki Minaj has unveiled the bottle for her new fragrance - and it looks exactly like her with a long pink wig and cleavage.


set: Brett Favre joins the New York Jets hours after his drawn-out breakup with the Green Bay Packers finally ends in a trade.


set: Jenson Button said he was happy to break his Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying curse after putting his McLaren third on the grid for Sunday's race.


set: Brisbane has adopted a Paris-style bicycle hire scheme in an Australian-first scheme to cut traffic and pollution.


set: Mumbai, April 5 Indian equity markets continued its southward trend this week on concerns over inflation and the losses that corporate India could incur if it is forced to adopt some new rules on showing foreign exchange reserves.


set: Two tech titans will square off in a US court in a closely watched trial over control of the smartphone and computer tablet markets.


set: All-rounder Dean Elgar will replace injured batsman JP Duminy in South Africa's Test squad in Australia, Cricket South Africa said on Sunday.


set: The following is a letter of apology written by Kyle Busch on Saturday after NASCAR banned him from the Sprint Cup and Nationwide races at Texas for deliberately wrecking championship contender Ron Hornaday Jr. during the Camping World Truck Series race on Friday night: ``To all, I've had a lot of time today to sit and reflect, and try to put my thoughts into words as best I can.


set: The Congress is not keen in raising the Madhani issue during the coming polls, said Union Minister Vayalar Ravi.

set: ``Cong not keen in raising Madhani issue''


set: Malaysian mobile services provider U Mobile plans to open several new stores in Penang and one in Johor Bahru this year.


set: A Riverside school superintendent resigned after questions were raised about an alleged act of sexual misconduct in his past.


set: US financial firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc has more than doubled its exposure to short-term Italian government debt over the first quarter of this year, said the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, as Goldman continues to reduce its stake in other troubled European nations.

set: Goldman Sachs doubles exposure to Italian debt


set: A Leesburg, Virginia man is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife.

set: Leesburg man charged with murdering his wife


set: Red Sox bullpen coach and catching instructor Gary Tuck resigned from his position Tuesday for personal reasons.


set: Game Of Thrones actor Sean Bean has been stabbed following a row over glamour model April Summers, according to reports.

set: Sean Bean 'stabbed' after row over glamour model April Summers


set: A Fitchburg man was arraigned Monday in Fitchburg District Court on charges of assault and battery and intimidating a witness.


set: An 11-year-old boy who was pulled from Lake Manawa this afternoon has died.


set: The United Nations is calling for a new vision to help stave off dramatic biodiversity loss across the world.

set: UN calls for new vision to stave off dramatic biodiversity loss


set: A nearly 80-year-old, cramped veterans services center in Manchester is being relocated to a larger, newer space in Hooksett after significant safety concerns.

set: Veterans services center to relocate to Hooksett


set: Galapagos received transparency notifications on 9 May 2011 from Aviva and from Delta Lloyd and its subsidiary Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV.

set: Galapagos receives transparency notifications


set: Brighton manager Gus Poyet is hoping his side can get their season back on track when they travel to Championship leaders Leicester on Tuesday.

set: Brighton manager Gus Poyet hopes side can get season back on track at Leicester


set: Unlikely celebrity Levi Johnston is running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, and the campaign and election are to be captured on a reality show.

set: Levi Johnston running for mayor in Alaska


set: Henry County students begin their first day of school on Monday, and the county is expected to have a large overflow of Clayton County families.

set: Henry county students begin first day of school


set: Kentucky offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Randy Sanders broke his arm Saturday in the Louisville game.


set: A man threw two smoke bombs Monday into the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, and later turned himself in to the police, investigators said.

set: Man throws smoke bombs into Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka


set: State-run gas company GAIL, in a tie up with EDF, has placed a non-binding bid for Repsol's LNG assets in Trinidad and Tobago, Canada and Peru, the company's chairman said.

set: GAIL places non-binding bid for Repsol LNG asset


set: Moroka Swallows defender Ashraf Hendricks was named man of the match following his teams 0-0 draw against Kaizer Chiefs in tonights Soweto derby.


set: Jazz forward Marvin Williams will undergo surgery next week on his right heel and Achilles tendon.


set: At the close of Elements 2011, Intel's developer conference aimed at the AppUp app store community, AppUp GM Peter Biddle announced that Intel has acquired Israeli navigation and location services provider Telmap.

set: Intel acquires navigation and location services provider Telmap


set: Shares in most newspaper companies fell with the broader market Monday as investors feared a government bailout plan won't work quickly to unfreeze the credit markets.

set: Shares in newspaper companies fall with market


set: Colombian police on Saturday freed two Spanish tourists who were kidnapped by criminals last month.


set: A day after massive protests near India Gate over the gang-rape of a paramedic student, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told NDTV that the protesters' bid to march to Rashtrapati Bhavan ``wasn't right.''

set: Protesters' bid to march to Rashtrapati Bhavan wasn't right:


set: Police in Chesapeake are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Tuesday, and detectives have released a surveillance image of the suspect.

set: Police in Chesapeake investigate bank robbery


set: Congress theme song for UP polls has been composed with the aim of enthusing support among the workers, It figures Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi as well.

set: Congress theme song for UP polls figures Rahul Gandhi


set: Mice can sense oxygen through their skin, says a new study that showed the skin plays a major role in sensing oxygen levels in the environment and in stimulating kidney production of the hormone erythropoietin when oxygen levels decline.


set: Gangtok, Dec 6 There is no proposal to open up the Sino-India frontier at Nathu La for tourism purposes but the Centre has relaxed the guidelines under the Restricted Area Permit for domestic tourists, Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said today.

set: No proposal to open up Nathu La for tourism:


set: Great Council of Chiefs Task team chairman Ratu Josateki Nawalowalo reminded the Namosi Bose Vanua that only three members of the province are allowed in the Great Council of Chiefs.


set: Police are investigating two separate shooting incidents that led to the arrest of a Salem man, the questioning of another and the search for a third man early Sunday morning.


set: Due to a public uproar over the allegedly passive review of documents leading to residents being evicted from foreclosed homes, Bank of America has announced that it will temporarily halt all foreclosure proceedings and sales nationwide, reports the Washington Post.

set: Bank of America to temporarily halt foreclosure sales nationwide


set: Homelement.com, an East Brunswick, NJ, online home furnishings retailer, has launched TheAccentFurniture.com, its first online specialty store.


set: Seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has put an end to rumours he may retire at the end of the season by insisting Sunday he will race in 2012 for Mercedes.


set: Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle has arrived in Birmingham ahead of the live tour tonight.

set: Susan Boyle arrives in Birmingham ahead of live tour


set: Vandals have damaged heritage listed trees worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in Melbourne's Dandenong Ranges.


set: I was in the State Agency for National Security /SANS/ for a friendly talk with colleagues, Aleksander Petrov, former Head of the Interior Minister's Cabinet, told Focus News Agency.

set: I was in SANS for friendly talk with colleagues:


set: Nike's Phil Knight lets go of 5 million Nike Inc. shares,according to the Post Chronicle.


set: Nicole Scherzinger wants to sing the Philippine national anthem when boxing champion Manny Pacquiao fights again.


set: French Prime Minister Francois Fillon arrived in Hanoi on November 12 to begin his three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.

set: French Prime Minister Fillon arrives in Vietnam


set: Children as young as three have been found abandoned at UK ports and airports.


set: Mass layoff events in Kansas fell in October according to a new report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.


set: Chief executive officer of the Environmental Management Authority Joth Singh said there was extensive consultation among agencies and divisions throughout the remedial works at Grande Riviere.

set: There was extensive consultation among agencies


set: 'TAARE ZAMEEN Par' one of the best and critically acclaimed Hindi movie, based on the life of a dyslexic child, misses the International Indian Film Academy nomination.

set: Taare Zameen Par missing from the IIFA nominations


set: NEW signing Josh McEachran will go straight into the Boro squad for tonight's home game with Burnley.

set: Josh McEachran goes straight into the Boro squad


set: The man whose suicidal threats drew the Manchester police SWAT unit, as well as uniformed officers, to a house at 196 Laurel St. Tuesday afternoon was arraigned Wednesday in Manchester District Court on a felony charge of cruelty to animals and misdemeanors of disorderly conduct, resisting detention and violation of bail conditions.

set: Man whose threats drew SWAT unit arraigned


set: A new bill in the state legislature would name an official state firearm, specifically the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 rifle.


set: COLUMBIA, SC Retired US Sen. Jim DeMint, president-elect of one of the nation's prominent conservative think tanks, has formed a conservative think tank in South Carolina.

set: Former Sen. Jim DeMint forms think tank in South Carolina


set: A Connecticut man is facing 24 counts of first degree sexual assault after he allegedly assaulted a 90-year old woman for two years.


set: Cardinal Avery Dulles, a scion of diplomats and Presbyterians who converted to Roman Catholicism, rose to pre-eminence in Catholic theology and became the only American theologian ever appointed to the College of Cardinals, died Friday died Friday morning at Fordham University in the New York.


set: Paradox has announced that Europa Universalis IV is in development.


set: Libya announced on Friday an immediate ceasefire in the month-long battle against rebels fighting to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, saying it was complying with demands from the UN Security Council.


set: Harb, Levy, & Weiland a San Francisco-based accounting, tax and advisory firm is merging with global accounting and advisory firm EisnerAmper effective March 1.

set: Harb, Levy & Weiland to merge with EisnerAmper


set: The Camp Hill Borough Council voted Wednesday night to advertise a $9.39 million budget for 2009 that would maintain the real estate tax rate but raise sewer rates $40 to $250 a year.


set: In a report, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said that Indian GDP rose to a seasonally adjusted 4.8%, from 4.5% in the preceding month.


set: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is traveling to China next week for meetings with Chinese officials and to attend an international financial conference.


set: Scarlett Johansson wants to reconcile with her former husband Ryan Reynolds, after she dumped him abruptly.


set: Pankaj Kapoor-starrer 'Happi', a comedy-drama set in Mumbai, might be screened at the Venice Film Festival in September if officials give the final nod, says National award-winning director Bhavna Talwar.

set: 'Happi' might be screened at Venice film Festival:


set: Current UK procedures to screen new immigrants for tuberculosis fail to detect more than 70 per cent of cases of latent infection, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

set: UK procedures to screen new immigrants for tuberculosis (TB) fail to detect more than 70 per cent of cases of latent infection


set: Washington, Nov 16: 'Braveheart' star Mel Gibson has admitted he slapped Oksana Grigorieva, claiming her hysterical behavior was endangering their baby.

set: Mel Gibson admits slapping Oksana Grigorieva


set: Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur both scored 16 points and No. 5 Kansas beat Texas A&M 72-55 on Saturday to clinch at least a share of its fourth straight Big 12 regular-season title.


set: Alcoa Inc. in collaboration with Codexis Inc. and CO2 Solution Inc. announced a new pilot program for carbon capture technology.


set: Harare Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has approved the unlawful and inhuman demolition of 8 schools and 4 clinics in the eastern villages of Chisumbanje where villagers are up in arms against expropriation of their farming lands by the Billy Rautenbach owned Green Fuel project.

set: Tsvangirai approves demolition of schools and clinics


set: Little Mix have revealed that they were banned from meeting Rihanna while on The X Factor.

set: Little Mix 'were banned from meeting Rihanna on X Factor'


set: The Wright State baseball team nearly rallied back from a 6-0 deficit, but fell just short as UIC held on for a 10-8 Horizon League victory Friday night at Nischwitz Stadium.


set: Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs has died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer and there``s no makeshift memorial or candlelight vigil at the Apple Store in downtown Chicago.


set: Carnival Cruise Lines, citing recent ``security incidents,'' has decided to suspend stops in Mazatlan on its Mexican Riviera cruises, which regularly depart from San Diego.

set: Carnival cruises suspends stops in Mazatlan


set: Singer Josh Groban joins Marisa Tomei in the cast of the forthcoming, currently untitled Steve Carell comedy about marital crisis.

set: Josh Groban joins cast of Steve Carell comedy


set: The Ladies and Gents swim teams broke into the top 20 in the Collegeswimming.com rankings this week after a pair of impressive wins over Delta State University last Saturday.


set: February marks the 30th anniversary of Black History Month in the province and a handful of activities are planned throughout the month.

set: February marks 30th anniversary of Black History Month


set: Study results released today by the HIV Prevention Trials Network show disturbing rates of new HIV infections occurring among black gay and bisexual men in the US, particularly young black MSM.

set: Study shows disturbing rates of new HIV infections among US black MSM


set: Mass Effect could be coming to Wii U, judging by a teaser from an official Mass Effect Facebook page.


set: Cross country running in Northern Ireland is to receive a boost with the announcement of a new League which will be set up by Athletics N. Ireland.


set: For the 10th consecutive year, Cal State San Bernardino will operate on a revised summer schedule.

set: Cal State San Bernardino on revised summer schedule


set: ABCL, operating under the brand TV9, is planning to acquire a 26 % stake in Malayalam news channel India Vision, says a report.

set: ABCL to acquire 26% stake in India Vision: report


set: The Athens County Coroner says an Ohio University student was reportedly drinking before she died.


set: MORE than 60,000 Eastern European immigrants have registered to work in Scotland over the last four years, a new report said today.

set: More than 60,000 Eastern europeans register to work in Scotland in four years


set: A bronze statue of Mary MacKillop, the late nun and teacher who could become Australia's first saint, has been unveiled in Adelaide.

set: Bronze statue of Mary MacKillop unveiled in Adelaide


set: Microsoft is acquiring Internet phone company Skype for $8.5 billion, the companies confirmed within the hour.

set: Microsoft to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion


set: Life was back to normal for a day in the Kashmir Valley Friday as authorities lifted curfew and separatists called off protests and shutdowns.


set: Belfast Zoo has celebrated its tallest birth of 2012 with the arrival of a baby giraffe.


set: Volkswagen Group of America celebrated the groundbreaking of a new 63,000 square-foot lab that will house auto emissions testing and powertrain development for the Volkswagen Group brands:

set: Volkswagen Group of America celebrates groundbreaking of new lab for emissions testing and powertrain development


set: Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. announced today that it will report its fiscal 2010 third quarter results prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, March 11, 2010.

set: Jackson Hewitt to report fiscal 2010 third quarter results on March 11, 2010


set: Movie review and entertainment site, Spill.com, will release its review later today of Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures action film Iron Man also opening today in theaters nationwide .

set: Spill.com releases review of action film Iron Man


set: Kalabharati, the cultural wing of Karnataka Sangha, celebrates International Women's Day every year by organising a special programme and this year it will feature Radhika Umdekar Budhkar a musician who plays a rare instrument called the vichitra veena and a special interpretative programme on lavanis.


set: Local boxer Fernando Guerrero and manager Hal Chernoff officially announced their upcoming Showtime fight at a press conference on Sunday.


set: GPs are to be paid to battle each other for patients as part of a Government drive to intensify competition and widen patients' choice of practice.


set: Former England footballer Gary Lineker believes that striker Wayne Rooney should play up front alone in this summer's World Cup.

set: Rooney should play up front alone in World Cup:


set: Wanita Umno leader Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said a new idealism and vision were needed in women's leadership to meet the country's current political demands.

set: New idealism and vision needed in women leadership


set: Spoton, a logistics company wholly owned by private equity firm India Equity Partners, plans to start domestic air cargo services.


set: Last week, he met that deadline, declaring an end to Operation Iraqi Freedom, which commenced in 2003 under former president George W. Bush.


set: Ex-Renault Formula One driver Nelson Piquet has claimed he is the real victim of the sport's recent 'crashgate' scandal.


set: Torres Strait Islanders are faring better than Aboriginal people in most social indicators, but there is still some way to go to close the gap with non-indigenous Australians.

set: Torres Strait Islanders fare better than Aboriginal people


set: Libya's information minister said Moammar Gadhafi was killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell.

set: Moammar Gadhafi killed by revolutionary forces


set: Birmingham police are investigating a midday shooting that killed one person and possibly wounded another in the city's first homicide of 2009.

set: Birmingham police investigate midday shooting


set: ST. LOUIS - Troy Glaus gets his second straight start at third base for the St. Louis Cardinals as he gears up a bit following nearly a full season of rehab.


set: A man shot by Baltimore County police during a confrontation in Dundalk is expected to survive.


set: Director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Aleksandar Vulin stated on Tuesday that there is no need for setting up the assembly of KiM in Leposavic the constitution of which has been scheduled for Thursday.

set: No need for setting up assembly of KiM --


set: UT students headed back to class after a fellow student opened fire on campus.


set: WICHITA, Kan. A federal judge has tossed out an age discrimination lawsuit against The Boeing Co. and Spirit AeroSystems filed in the wake of Boeing's 2005 sale of commercial airplane operations in Kansas and Oklahoma.

set: Judge tosses age lawsuit against Boeing, Spirit


set: State-run Oriental Bank of Commerce plans to open a full service branch in Dubai to increase its trade finance portfolio.

set: Oriental Bank of Commerce plans to open branch in Dubai


set: The director of Wrath Of The Titans, Jonathan Liebesman, has revealed that Christopher Nolan is currently converting Inception into 3D.

set: Christopher Nolan 'converting Inception to 3D'


set: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has suggested that Malaysians invite foreign tourists to their open houses so that these foreign guests can also join in the festivity with the other races in the country in a harmonious atmosphere.

set: 'Malaysians should invite foreign tourists to their open houses'


set: Several major US airlines this week doubled the fuel surcharge for their flights.

set: Major US airlines doubling fuel surcharges


set: Ace Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri, who recently signed a deal to move to Sporting Clube de Lisbon for the next season, arrived in Portugal early on Thursday morning.

set: Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri arrives in Portugal


set: Lancelot Investment Management and its owner have been accused by the US Securities and Exchange Commission of aiding a multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme.

set: Lancelot Investment accused of aiding Ponzi scheme


set: North Korea agreed to lift border restrictions with the South in the latest indication that it is seeking conciliation with its neighbour and the US after almost 18 months of rising tensions.

set: North Korea agrees to lift border restrictions with South


set: FlyontheWall.com corrected an earlier report that RadioShack had put itself up for sale.

set: Flyonthewall corrects report on RadioShack (rsh)


set: The inspirational Gayle -- who led his team to a shock 128-run first-Test victory at the end of December 2007, impressing throughout with his leadership and brutal stroke-making -- will return home on Tuesday after suffering what has since proved to be a tour-ending thumb injury in his team's second-Test loss in Cape Town earlier this month.


set: Selena Gomez recently posted the video for her track, Love You Like A Love Song, from her upcoming album When the Sun Goes Down, and the video is an absolute delight.

set: Selena Gomez's 'Love you Like a Love Song' video an absolute delight


set: During the chat, she spilled a little bit about her upcoming The Dark Knight character Rachel Dawes.

set: Maggie Gyllenhaal spills on the Dark Knight's Rachel Dawes


set: Justin Rose and Ernie Els will play the upcoming exciting tournament of the Tavistock Cup, starting from Monday, March 19, 2012.

set: Justin Rose, Ernie Els will play in the Tavistock Cup


set: Many area schools were already reporting Friday closings to media outlets Thursday, and some local schools have alerted parents and students to Friday closings using the Southeast Missourian's text message system.

set: Some area schools report Friday closings


set: England have been fined for a slow over-rate in their 115-run Ashes Test victory over Australia at Lord's.


set: R&B star Faith Evans has filed for divorce from her manager husband Todd Russaw after 12 years of marriage.


set: Brian Massa, the Southwest City police officer charged today with manslaughter in the shooting of an Arkansas man, remains free on a recognizance bond.

set: Officer charged today with manslaughter free on recognizance bond


set: FPL Group Inc., has proposed changing its name to NextEra Energy, Inc., which the company says better reflects it as one of the largest and cleanest energy providers in the country.

set: FPL Group Inc. proposing to change name to NextEra energy Inc.


set: 'Mad Men' star Christina Hendricks says she's at her happiness when she's with nature and loves milking cows.

set: Christina Hendricks - Christina Hendricks enjoys milking cows


set: The Japanese consumer prices index fell for the third consecutive month, where the nation's exports weakened as a result for the ongoing yen's appreciation that contributed in interrupting the nation's economic rebound from March's earthquake.

set: The Japanese consumer prices fell for the third month


set: Lundin Petroleum has decided it will not, at this time, provide updated contingent resources for the Johan Sverdrup discovery located in licence PL501 40%) and licence PL265.

set: Lundin Petroleum provides update on Johan Sverdrup discovery


set: A 9-year-boy was critically injured when he was hit by a car in Cache County Wednesday, police said.


set: Hundreds of Muslims gathered at the LA Convention Center this morning for prayers to mark the end of Ramadan.

set: Muslims gather at LA Convention Center for prayer marking end of Ramadan


set: Former Parti Keadilan Rakyat Youth leader, Ezam Mohd Nor declined to confirm a report that he will rejoin Umno.

set: Ezam mum over report he will rejoin Umno


set: Harrison Ford has been named 'Best Hollywood President' in a new Internet survey.

set: Harrison Ford named 'Best Hollywood President'


set: Middleweight Matt Lindland has signed a three-fight deal with Strikeforce.


set: Governor Pat Quinn delivers his first budget address, pitching tax relief to rescue the State from an $11.5 billion deficit.

set: Gov. Quinn delivers first budget address


set: So it's good to see that Gallon got a make-good contract to come to the Milwaukee Bucks training camp, the team announced today.

set: Tiny Gallon gets contract to come to Bucks camp


set: St. Louis tops the list of the happiest cities for young job seekers with an average cost of living salary of $50,900.

set: St. Louis tops list for happiest young job seekers


set: Tel Aviv kicked off Earth Hour, a global environmental initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.


set: THOUSANDS of homes and shops planned for Daventry could be put on hold because of the current credit crunch.


set: Ellen DeGeneres has given her support to a teenage lesbian caught up in a scandal at her school in Mississippi.

set: Ellen DeGeneres supports teenage lesbian


set: Total lending to individuals rose £1.3 billion in May, similar to the previous six-month average of £1.2 billion, report the Bank of England.


set: The US and China together would ``defy history'' of clashes between a predominant and rising power, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today, stressing that she is in favour of a healthy rule-based competition between the two countries.

set: US and China will together defy history:


set: Chris Finch made headlines in the sporting world this week after calling for greater access to UK basketball facilities.

set: Finch calls for greater access to UK basketball facilities


set: The city unit of Shiv Sena today demanded resignation of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar over his insensitive remarks over drought, which has ravaged over a dozen districts in the state.

set: Shiv Sena demands Ajit Pawar's resignation


set: Boston outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury (stats) rejoined the Red Sox (team stats) in Toronto Friday after being away for over a month while he worked out in Phoenix.

set: Of Jacoby Ellsbury rejoins Red Sox in Toronto


set: Lily Allen is set to splash out £300,000 on a holiday home.

set: Lily Allen splashing out on holiday home


set: The Food Bank for Monterey County is launching its spring awareness and fundraising campaign to help bolster public support and meet the growing community need.

set: Food Bank for Monterey County launches fundraising campaign


set: Former skipper Saeed Anwar has said that he is ready to coach Pakistani batsman particularly the opening pair.


set: Unofficial early election results from Wildwood and Sea Isle City indicate former Mayor Ernie Troiano and his team of Peter Byron and Anthony Leonetti will assume seats on City Council.


set: Houston Rockets power forward Marcus Morris dunks against Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut during a Feb. 12 game in Oakland, Calif. The Phoenix Suns reportedly will acquire Morris in a trade with the Rockets for a second-round draft pick.

set: Suns reportedly acquire Marcus Morris in trade


set: ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. ' A Florida high school science teacher faces dismissal amid allegations that she used a ``cone of shame'' dog collar to discipline students.

set: Fla. teacher faces dismissal over 'cone of shame'


set: Rocky Mount swore in a new police chief Tuesday morning following the retirement of the previous chief.