set: The couple accused of kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard have their arraignment scheduled for 1 pm today in Department 7 of El Dorado Superior Court in Placerville.

set: Couple accused of kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard have arraignment at 1 pm


set: Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen was cleared of a dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary.


set: After two hours of deliberations, a jury in Daytona Beach recommended the death penalty for Enoch Hall Thursday night.


set: Sushma Swaraj will take over as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha from LK Advani, the Bharatiya Janata Party formally announced Friday.

set: Sushma Swaraj to take over as Leader of Opposition


set: Internet majors Google and Facebook have removed content from some Indian domain Web sites on Monday following a court order.

set: Google, Facebook remove content on court order


set: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said there is no moral justification left for Yousuf Raza Gilani to continue with his premiership.

set: No moral justification left for Gilani to continue premiership:


set: Your engagement is supposed to be the happiest time of your life, so why did Katy Perry slap her fiancé Russell Brand?


set: Nordstrom announced that it plans to relocate its Nordstrom Rack at Promenade at Howard Hughes Center in Los Angeles to Westfield Culver City in Culver City, Calif. The new 37,675-sq.-ft. store, which expected to open in fall 2013, will sit just across the freeway from its current location and will remain conveniently located off Interstate 405.

set: Nordstrom Rack relocating to Westfield Culver City


set: Spain's foreign ministry says a Spanish businessman kidnapped two weeks ago in Venezuela has been freed.

set: Spain says businessman kidnapped in Venezuela has been freed


set: An Indian Airbus flight carrying 82 passengers from Kolkata to Guwahati made an emergency landing here.

set: Indian Airbus flight makes emergency landing


set: A Muslim woman in South Florida has claimed she is the victim of religious discrimination by a Boca Raton gas station.

set: Muslim woman in South Florida claims religious discrimination


set: Fuck you very, very much,'' screamed the approving crowd packed into San Diego's House of Blues Wednesday night to see Lily Allen kick off her first American tour in nearly two years.


set: NEW YORK More than 600,000 Mr. Coffee single cup brewers are being recalled because of a potential burn hazard.

set: More than 600,000 Mr. coffee brewers recalled


set: Manulife Financial, Canada's largest life insurer, sees a funding shortfall for the country's renewable power developers, as demand for cash outpaces the debt market's recovery from the credit crunch.


set: Croats are voting today in a presidential runoff between a left-wing professor and the populist Zagreb mayor, with the winner hoping to lead the Balkan country into the European Union.


set: After slowing down this year, foreclosure filings spiked in Milwaukee County in August, setting the pace for an overall 34% increase in foreclosure actions in southeastern Wisconsin from July.


set: French author Michele Roberts has moved to Bloomsbury from Virago for her next book, Ignorance.


set: Canadiens hand sliding Jets 5th straight loss Michael Ryder scored two goals and set up another, and the Montreal Canadiens downed Winnipeg 4-1 on Thursday night to hand the Jets their fifth straight loss.


set: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, renowned for colourful insults of world leaders, called US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin a confused ``beauty queen'' on Friday after she said he was a dictator.

set: Venezuela's Chavez calls Palin a confused beauty queen


set: A Police officer attached to Kaluwang Police Post in Nebbi district survived being lynched by an angry mob on Monday after he beat his wife into a coma.

set: Police officer survives lynching for beating wife


set: A strong winter storm is expected to bring rain, snow and gusty winds to Sioux City.


set: In a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the fourth meeting of BASIC country Ministers on climate change which was organized in Rio de Janeiro on the 25th and 26th of this month they expressed their concern with the lack of operational guidelines for the provision of such resources and the need for such financing to effectively be new and additional, as well as provided as grants on a concessional basis, respecting the definitions of the UNFCCC and the understandings achieved in Copenhagen.

set: Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the fourth meeting


set: Bulgaria and Germany signed on Monday an agreement for avoiding double taxation between the two countries.

set: Bulgaria, Germany sign agreement on avoiding double taxation


set: In an interview with Official PlayStation Magazine with Jim Ryan, Sony CEO, Insomniac is going to go multiplatform and teaming up with EA to create their new game Overstrike.


set: PS Veeraraghavan, director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre said that India will launch three satellites next month and two more by the end of this year.

set: India to launch three satellites this year


set: Just in time for getting bodies toned and shaped up for the summer months, Anytime Fitness celebrated their grand opening on June 6.

set: Anytime Fitness celebrates grand opening


set: WEST Ham defender Jonathan Spector hopes to finally get the chance to impress his new manager before the end of the year.


set: Utility crews are still working to restore power in some areas hit hard by the Jan. 12 blizzard in Massachusetts.

set: Utility crews still working to restore power


set: By Bill Ladson / MLB.com The Nationals introduced first baseman Adam LaRoche at a Friday afternoon news conference at Nationals Park.

set: Nationals introduce first baseman LaRoche


set: A SUV crashed into a southeast Houston post office on Wednesday, KPRC Local 2 reported.


set: Construction firm Era Infra Engineering Ltd will set up a 1,200 megawatt thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh, the company announced Thursday.

set: Era Infra to set up power plant in Madhya Pradesh


set: After Lupe Fiasco's surprise announcement, Mickey Factz talks to Vibe about joining the All City Chess Club.

set: Mickey Factz talks joining the All City Chess Club


set: An Amber Alert was issued in Summit at 2:27 pm today by the Summit Police Department.


set: Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources says the chairman of its board of directors is stepping down.

set: Alpha Natural Resources chairman to step down


set: Troy Murphy announced that he will sign with the Boston Celtics once he clears waivers after being released by Golden State earlier in the week.


set: MPs have watered down a proposed new rule for auditors by removing a clause which would have made it an offence for accountants carrying out an audit to fail to comply with auditing standards.


set: Reader Helene G. writes: ``I recently joined our local mother's club, and I received this message. It's sad that we can't use the mother's club forum to report on experiences freely, without risk of being sued''

set: ``It's sad that we can't...report on experiences freely''


set: Coal is not in crisis -- it's in transition.


set: Researchers have announced that a bone marrow transplant has helped cure a man who had HIV, and would have eventually developed AIDS.

set: Bone marrow transplant helps cure a man who had HIV


set: Wisconsin donors gave so-called 527 political groups a record $2.2 million over the past 18 months, according to an analysis by government watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.

set: Wisconsin donors gave 527 political groups $2.2 million


set: UFC President takes on Anonymous Compares hackers to the 911 terrorists Anonymous releases his personal details IT'S easy to figure out who would win if the UFC took on Anonymous in the Octagon.


set: London, May 2 Singer Celine Dion paid tribute to late entertainer Danny Gans, calling the Las Vegas showman ``the best in his field''.


set: A Treasure Lake woman is facing arson charges after police said she arranged to have a fire set at the home of a woman she thought was having an affair with her husband.


set: The Carolina Hurricanes claimed forward Sergei Samsonov on re-entry waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.

set: Carolina Hurricanes claim forward Sergei Samsonov on re-entry waivers


set: Two weeks after announcing that he was giving up football to focus full-time on basketball, University of South Carolina two-sport star Bruce Ellington is back in pads at the Gamecocks spring football practice.


set: A gauge of consumer confidence jumped in February, led by brighter expectations, after dropping in the prior month.


set: Oil prices settled near $83 a barrel on Friday after the government accused Goldman Sachs of fraud, earnings from some top companies disappointed investors and data on single-family home construction declined.


set: The AFC Cup seems set to post a new record in average attendances this year.

set: AFC Cup set to post new records for attendances


set: Nosworthy has apologised to fans for a ``disappointing'' performance, adding: ``We just weren't ourselves.''


set: Delhi police have detained a US national at IGI airport on Thursday for possible terror links.

set: Delhi police detain a US national at IGI airport


set: Senior citizens are selling prescription pills to pay bills and often teenagers are the buyers.

set: Seniors selling prescription pills to pay bills


set: Delcam has added two new members to its post-sales support team in Windsor, Ontario.


set: Gas prices hit the $3 mark on Friday night.


set: Two Hawkins County men were charged with aggravated robbery early Monday morning stemming from an alleged beating that happened the previous evening that sent the victim to the emergency room.


set: YouTube appeals to citizen journalists, Ericsson signs broadcasting deal, NBC prepares for Comcast takeover.


set: Microsoft isn't buying Nokia, after all, we're told.


set: The coal ministry has slapped showcause notices to a fresh set of 29 companies that were allotted coal block for captive mining.

set: Coal ministry slaps showcause notices to 29 companies


set: Colleges say federal cuts could cause brain drain At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, faculty fret about the future of the school's Plasma Science and Fusion Center.


set: A bird tested positive for West Nile virus in Upper Macungie Township, according to a press release from the state Department of Environmental Protection released Wednesday afternoon.

set: Bird tests positive for West Nile virus in Upper Macungie


set: CBI on Tuesday questioned high-profile corporate lobbyist Niira Radia for the second time in connection with its probe into the 2G spectrum scam.


set: Mr Collins will move to the High Court at Wellington on 16 March.

set: Solicitor-General moves on to High Court


set: The manufacturing capacity for influenza vaccines is woefully `` inadequate for a world of 6.8 billion people, the head of the United Nations health agency said today, highlighting the need for innovation in the development of new medicines and in ensuring equitable access to them.

set: The manufacturing capacity for influenza vaccines is 'woefully' inadequate


set: Democrats have gained a supermajority in both houses of the California Legislature for the first time since the 19th century, after the Assembly reached the critical two-thirds threshold Wednesday.

set: Democrats gain supermajority in California Assembly


set: Over 1,800 people were awarded jail terms for drunken driving in the capital in the past three months, police said .

set: Over 1,800 people awarded jail terms for drunken driving


set: Gold steadied to trade above $955 per ounce on Monday after ending the previous session lower, drawing support from news that European central banks have extended an agreement limiting gold sales.


set: The government of Colombia and left-wing rebel group FARC reached a land reform agreement Sunday after more than six months of peace talks.

set: Government of Colombia and FARC reached a land reform agreement


set: Mel Gibson is fighting his inner demons -- as in, he's actually possessed by some sort of evil entity.


set: Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee won the Republican presidential nominating race in West Virginia, defeating John McCain and Mitt Romney in the first of the day's 24 state contests to pick candidates for the November election, US media projected.


set: THREE whaling activists aboard a Japanese whaling security ship may be bound by Japanese law and therefore not immediately returned to Australia, federal Attorney General Nicola Roxon said today.


set: US President Barack Obama would close the US ``war on terror'' detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within a year, a draft executive order circulating today said.

set: Barack Obama to close Guantanamo Bay within a year


set: Singer/producer Park Jin Young described his ideal woman on this week's episode of MBC 'Section TV Entertainment Communication'.

set: Park Jin Young describes his ideal woman


set: Heidi Klum has filed for divorce from Seal at the Los Angeles Superior Court, citing ``irreconcilable differences''.


set: State Senator David Myers died of pneumonia early Friday morning according to an announcement from Malia Bennett, Senate communications director.


set: Today comedienne De Niro who brings in the laughs in The Little Fockers proves he is fireproof.


set: The Strong Vincent girls tied a school record with their 13th win of the season by defeating Fort LeBoeuf 50-34 in a non-region game at Wayne Middle School on Tuesday.


set: India have no plans to pull out of next month's Champions Trophy over a rumbling controversy surrounding a former Indian player's election to an International Cricket Council panel, the Indian cricket board said yesterday.

set: India denies pulling out of Champions Trophy


set: The South Korean government plans to increase loans to private overseas resource development projects to better guard the country against sudden spikes in price, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Thursday.

set: S Korea to increase loans to private overseas resource projects


set: September 25, 2012 (Trend) - Iran has started building strategic underground oil tanks with a capacity of storing up to 10 million barrels of oil, ISNA reported.

set: Iran started building underground oil tanks


set: Amy Winehouse has a crack addiction but she may die from tuberculosis.


set: A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday showed that oxytocin can help men recall intensified memories.


set: Duncan Creek Elementary was briefly evacuated this afternoon according to Jorge Quintana, director of media relations for Gwinnett County Public Schools.

set: Duncan Creek Elementary briefly evacuated


set: Taiwan stocks rose 0.39 percent on Friday, joining global bourses in gains, with investors snapping up LCD makers such as AU Optronics after local media reports the government would ease the limits on stakes by Chinese investors.


set: Indian equity markets opened in red on Thursday morning following fall in US and European markets.


set: India cottonseed oilcake, or kapaskhali, futures edged higher on Friday on short covering supported by firm oilseed market, offsetting weak demand and ample stocks, analysts said.

set: India kapaskhali edges up on short-covering


set: Wayne Swan says natural disasters will likely cut over a percentage point from economic growth this quarter.


set: ECORSE, Mich. - An emergency financial manager has been appointed for the Detroit suburb of Ecorse.

set: Emergency financial manager appointed for Ecorse


set: An Egyptian presidential candidate, who was the last prime minister in the regime deposed by last year's popular revolution, lashed out at his Islamist rival Sunday, warning he and his fundamentalist group would monopolize power and take Egypt back to ``the dark ages.''


set: Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says his Nauru solution to stemming the flood of asylum boat arrivals is humane, cost-effective and proven.


set: Dish TV can move to Rs 77, says Hemant Thukral, Head, Derivatives Research, SBI Capital Securities.


set: West Ham were held to a 1-1 pre-season draw by Boreham Wood at Meadow Park on Tuesday night.


set: Promoter Frank Maloney is still recovering from a heart attack that he suffered this past week.


set: Three people were killed on impact when a medical helicopter from Vilonia crashed in Walnut Grove, a small community in Van Buren County, Arkansas State Police said.

set: Three killed in medical helicopter crash


set: ANKARA, Turkey -Turkey has closed its airspace to some Israeli military flights following a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship, the Turkish prime minister and officials said Monday.

set: Turkey closes airspace to some Israeli flights


set: Israeli occupation forces raided southern Gaza Strip on Sunday east of Khan Younis and bulldozed cultivated land lots.

set: Israeli occupation forces raid southern Gaza Strip, in Khan Younis


set: TOKYO Oct 21 Singapore restaurant Iggy's reclaimed its crown as the top dining spot in Asia in the third annual edition of a regional dining guide which saw a Malaysian restaurant make the top 10 for the first time.

set: Singapore restaurant reclaims top dining spot in Asia


set: Eden Park has opened it's doors for the Crusaders as they begin to plan for life without the use of Christchurch's AMI Stadium.


set: PTI / Los Angeles December 03, 2012, 07:35 ``Twilight'' actor Robert Pattinson has been spotted hanging out with Hollywood star Richard Gere, who was celebrating his latest movie ``Arbitrage'' with a luncheon at Los Angeles' Osteria Mozza.

set: Robert Pattinson hangs out with Richard Gere


set: A PUB will be getting in full swing this weekend when it hosts a golf-based charity night.


set: But with so many choices, from Cumberland to chicken, and plate loads of pork and fennel, which banger is the best?


set: Significant rise in disposable income coupled with western culture influence is driving the Indian alcoholic drinks market to grow over 9% CAGR in volume in the period 2009-2013.

set: Indian alcoholic drinks market to grow over 9% CAGR during 2009-2013


set: Satellite TV company MultiChoice has announced it will offer its customers more value and choice by adding a brand new bouquet as well as several new channels.


set: Senate GOP primary candidate Tom Smith is launching a new television commercial that promulgates the wider Republican message about incumbent Bob Casey: that he is too far left and too closely tied to harmful policies put forth by President Obama.


set: A man died in a condominium fire in Whitefish Bay Wednesday morning, according to the North Shore Fire Department.


set: International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge said here Thursday that the Olympics would rebound from a ``crisis'', after days of protests surrounding the torch relay.


set: The number of drug addicts who undergo substitution treatment has risen in the Czech Republic in the past two years, a report of the Institute of Health Information and Statistics says.

set: Number of addicts undergoing substitution treatment rises


set: Eni CEO investigated over bribery claim Updated: 13:10, Friday February 8, 2013 Italian energy major Eni's CEO Paolo Scaroni has been placed under investigation over alleged bribes linked to work in Algeria, the company has said, denying any involvement in the scandal.


set: German stocks fell for a fourth day, led by utilities, after explosions at an atomic power plant in Japan that followed the country's biggest earthquake on record prompted a review of nuclear-energy safety.


set: Stainless steel producers throughout the world have been successful in raising product prices, reports industry researcher MEPS, adding these price rises appear to take place against a background of no increase in underlying demand in most markets.


set: The Legendary hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult is returning to The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts on Saturday, March 1 after their January 2006 sold out performance.

set: Blue Öyster Cult returning to the Ridgefield Playhouse


set: However, the study also shows that robotic partial nephrectomy - while resulting in fewer complications than both open and laparoscopic removal of cancerous kidney tissue - also involves more ``excessive'' hospital charges.

set: Robotic partial nephrectomy involves excessive hospital charges


set: The Nebraska coaches knew Taylor Martinez had it in him.


set: Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata has dismissed fatigue concerns ahead of this week's Europa League final.

set: Chelsea ace Mata dismisses fatigue concerns


set: Comedian Garry Shandling testified Thursday that celebrity sleuth Anthony Pellicano was involved in a ``smear campaign'' against him during Shandling's bitter lawsuit with his long-time manager Brad Grey.

set: Shandling testifies Pellicano was involved in 'smear campaign'


set: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay a working visit to Armenia on January 13, said a spokesperson to Armenia's Foreign Ministry.

set: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to visit Armenia


set: Interwoven, the San Jose developer of Internet content, went against the apparent economic grain Thursday when it revised expectations for its recently completed quarter up, not down.


set: TTI Telecom is Empowering Customers to Dynamically Process Telecom-Oriented Data Using SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel, Aug. 6, 2009 --

set: TTI Telecom is Empowering Customers to Dynamically Process...


set: Colombia ``has become a US military base,'' former Cuban President Fidel Castro said and lambasted the presence of US military bases in the region, according to statements released on Friday by Cuban official press.

set: Colombia ``has become a US military base,'' Fidel Castro says


set: Shepherds and small producers can further sell their produce in the markets, Order 111 provisions on the need to register their activities in the Trade Registry and ban on their sale in the markets going to be eliminated.

set: Shepherds can further sell produce in markets


set: Its your chance to get your hands on a signed Oxford United shirt or football which is being donated by the football club.


set: An Enid man died Wednesday night after being found unresponsive in his garage where he apparently was working on a generator providing power to his home.

set: Enid man dies after being found in garage working on generator


set: Toronto-based Vale Inco will cut around 900 jobs from its global nickel operations ``in response to ongoing challenges in the world nickel market,'' says the company.

set: Vale Inco to cut 900 jobs from nickel operations


set: After years of dormancy, Berlin's former Tyson plant is finally on track to be redeveloped.


set: One elderly man and his great nephew drowned on Sunday at Keys beach while his granddaughter was hospitalized after a planned leisure beach day took a tragic turn.

set: Elderly man and nephew drowned granddaughter hospitalized


set: Tiptoeturtle.com, retailers of popular baby furniture, baby toys, clothing and baby accessories, recently announced a sale on Babyletto furniture.

set: Tiptoeturtle.com announces sale on Babyletto furniture


set: Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat on Friday alleged that veteran social activist Anna Hazare has been working on a political agenda for a long time.

set: 'Anna working on political agenda for long time':


set: WINGATE AND FINCHLEY once again failed to build on a good start as they fell to a 3-2 defeat at play-off chasing Canvey Island in the Ryman Premier Division on Saturday.

set: Wingate again fail to build on a good start


set: Lincoln City have extended the loan of Notts County defender Stephen Hunt by a further month until 19 March.

set: Lincoln City extend loan of Notts County's Stephen Hunt


set: Senators from North Dakota and South Dakota today announced that Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble has been posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest tribute our nation can bestow on a member of the military.

set: Woody Keeble to be awarded Medal of Honor


set: The Columbus Blue Jackets and Medical Mutual of Ohio announced July 27 the renewal of the corporate partnership between the National Hockey League club and the health insurance company.

set: Columbus Blue Jackets, Medical Mutual of Ohio announce renewal of corporate partnership


set: Nick Jonas announced today on twitter that he has graduated high school!


set: Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz has been cleared of conflict of interest in a case brought against him by a local businessman.

set: Katz cleared in conflict of interest case


set: Chipimo implores Sata to have a strong team of advisors National Restoration Party president Elias Chipimo junior has implored Republican President Michael Sata to put in place a strong team of experts to give guidance to him on his decisions.

set: Sata should have a strong team of advisors


set: United States President Barack Obama plans to attend a memorial service on Sunday for the 29 coal miners killed in a West Virginia mine blast, the White House said on Monday.

set: Obama, biden will attend memorial for miners


set: Apple asked a US court to issue a preliminary injunction against Samsung on four patents in a dispute between the two companies, according to a court filing.

set: Apple asks to issue injunction against Samsung


set: 12/15/08 5:18pm Washington -- iger Woods says he's disappointed by his caddie's disparaging comments about Phil Mickelson in New Zealand newspapers.

set: Woods 'disappointed' in caddie's comments


set: Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest 4G LTE wireless network, recently enhanced voice and 4G LTE network coverage in Hudson, Massachusetts.

set: Verizon Wireless enhances voice and 4G LTE network coverage in Hudson, Massachusetts


set: Brian Jungen will be the artist representing Vancouver at the 2012 Shanghai Biennale, an international contemporary art forum beginning Oct. 2.

set: Artist brian Jungen to represent Vancouver at Shanghai Biennale


set: Admiral William Fallon has resigned as Commander of US Central Command.


set: A woman who prayed aloud stopped a robbery attempt in Greensboro on Wednesday.

set: Woman praying aloud stops robbery attempt


set: A state health official urged Floridians on Tuesday to take precautions against dengue fever after three people were diagnosed with it.

set: Health official urges precautions for dengue fever


set: Oklahoma ranked third in the nation in adding wind-generated electricity during the three-month period of July, August and September.


set: Middle class people use sophisticated comedy to assert cultural superiority according to a study which argues that social background determines what people in Britain find funny.

set: Middle class 'use comedy to assert cultural superiority'


set: Dodgers catcher Russell Martin has a pulled groin muscle and will be sidelined four to six weeks, missing the rest of Spring Training and Opening Day, manager Joe Torre said on Sunday.

set: Martin to be sidelined four to six weeks


set: Vancouver, Washington-based ClearAccess, a developer of software for remote management of set top boxes and other broadband equipment, has raised $6M in a funding.


set: Five ASU students developed and launched a new application for Android and iOS users to easily exchange contact information in just a few taps.

set: ASU students develop application to exchange contact information


set: Veteran hip-hop manager Chris Lighty has been found dead at his apartment in New York.


set: A woman in Hawaii has been arrested after threatening to kill First Lady Michelle Obama, according to an affidavit filed by Secret Service Special Agent John Woodruff and reported by the Honolulu Advertiser.

set: Woman arrested for threatening Michelle Obama


set: India and Tanzania today inked an initial pact for forging alliance to explore mineral wealth in the African nation.

set: India, Tanzania ink initial pact to explore mineral wealth


set: New Delhi, Aug 30 A Delhi court Thursday issued summons to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for humiliating people of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar by calling Chhath Puja a ``drama.''

set: Delhi court issues summons against Raj Thackeray


set: Myxer announced today they've surpassed 20 million users, 55 million downloads per month, and over 350 million mobile downloads in total since launch, making them the largest mobile content community on the internet.


set: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford still wants the city to complete the Sheppard subway and says it should take priority over the downtown relief line now that new funding from the federal government is being made available to municipalities.


set: An elderly woman was struck and killed by a van on Monday morning in Allentown, Pa.


set: UK ad-funded digital music service We7 has launched a new Android app that allows users to listen to their favourite music on their Android device.

set: Digital music service We7 launches Android app


set: Three officers will face a disciplinary hearing after more than 500 motorists were wrongly convicted of speeding, the police watchdog has announced.


set: The euro gained in Asian trade Monday on speculation that Europe may provide billions of dollars in aid to Greece to help it overcome its debt crisis, dealers said.


set: Education campaigner, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for encouraging girls to get an education, has started school in Birmingham.

set: Education campaigner Malala Yousafzai starts school in Birmingham


set: The Post Office today slashed its mortgage rates and launched a new market-leading two-year fixed-rate deal.


set: Five men who allegedly broke into Godfrey Smith's law firm, located at the corner of Marine Parade Boulevard and Goal Lane, were charged with burglary when they appeared today in the #8 Magistrate's Court.

set: They broke into Godfrey Smith's law firm


set: An in home health care worker in Jackson County, West Virginia is charged with stealing Fentanyl patches from her patient.

set: In home health care worker charged with stealing from patient


set: ``Desperate Housewives'' actress Eva Longoria Parker filed for divorce from San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker in LA County Superior Court today, citing ``irreconcilable differences.''


set: Gabrielle Giffords has survived the odds against her so far, after receiving a shot to the head at close range.


set: Police are appealing to revellers in Newcastle city centre to stop urinating in the street.


set: The dollar rose against the euro as investors grow more optimistic about the US economic recovery and stayed wary about the eurozone debt crisis, analysts said.


set: Indian tennis players may skip Davis Cup match India's top players say they'll pull out of the David Cup match against South Korea if they are required to sign a code of conduct agreement with the country's tennis association.


set: Beyonce to save the day I am a couple of weeks behind on this news, but belated kudos to the NFL for turning to Beyonce as its Super Bowl halftime act for 2013.


set: James Spader will join the cast of The Office when it returns this fall, NBC announced in a press release on Wednesday.


set: Bernie Mac, the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian who worked his way to Hollywood success from an impoverished upbringing on Chicago's South Side, has died at age 50.

set: Actor-comedian bernie Mac dies at age 50


set: On Tuesday, Fenerbahce Ulker officially announced the addition of center David Andersen for the next two seasons.

set: Fenerbahce Ulker announces David Andersen


set:
Natural gas rates are going up.
Gas rates going up


set: Asian markets mostly rose on Wednesday as a rebound on Wall Street settled nerves after a two-day sell-off sparked by weak Chinese growth data.


set: Holyfield still wants Klitschko bout Updated: 13:50, Saturday October 13, 2012 Evander Holyfield has claimed he could defeat world champion boxers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko despite hinting he may retire from boxing.


set: A smart sensor that aims to lower the cost of automotive, industrial and consumer electronics machine vision systems integrates a DSP chip with a CMOS imager, according to the Swiss Center for Electronics, which showcased its SoC at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference.


set: Sales tax revenues continue on the upward trend that the City of Bartlesville has been experiencing for the past eight months.

set: Sales tax revenues continue on upward trend


set: Lam Dong Province called for US$1.87 billion of investment for 24 projects during a meeting with investors held late last week in Ha Noi.


set: Sports minister Fikile Mbalula said he backed Oscar Pistorius after the ``Blade Runner'' lashed out following his failure to win gold in the men's T44 200 metres final at the London Paralympics.


set: Haidar, WECSSAA's A/AA MVP last season, found the perfect fit at Michigan Tech, a Division II school in Houghton, Mich.


set: China and North Korea have evacuated thousands of people from their homes after heavy rains burst the Yalu river, flooding areas near their border.

set: China and North Korea evacuate thousands after floods


set: The Culver campaign is organizing a ``women and children rally'' set for Wednesday on the grounds of the Iowa Capitol.

set: Culver campaign organizes ``women and children rally''


set: Police in Tanjung Jabung Barat, Jambi province, have arrested 10 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan who had traveled from the province's eastern coast via an obscure route.

set: Police arrest 10 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan


set: Joan Sutherland, whose mastery of tone, astonishing range and vocal control vaulted her into the top echelons of opera, has died at 83 after a four-decade career that won her praise as the successor to legend Maria Callas.


set: AMY Childs was the belle of the ball at a bash last night as she showed off her curves in a busty gown.

set: Amy Childs Is the belle of the ball in busty gown


set: The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal won one of two General Excellence awards given Thursday by its parent company, American City Business Journals.

set: Business Journal wins general excellence award Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal


set: Northwest Pipe Company has announced they received a commitment to supply pipe for the Spanish Fork Pipeline --

set: Northwest pipe Company announces commitment to supply pipe


set: POLICE are hunting a man who indecently exposed himself to two young girls in Skegness on Saturday.


set: Thailand and Laos have agreed to strengthen the bilateral ties through a number of bilateral cooperation projects, said Vibul Koosakul, Thai Ambassador in Vientiane, on Thursday.

set: Thailand, Laos agree to strengthen bilateral ties:


set: ``Suddenly, people were falling, we thought it was part of the exercise, and then we saw blood,'' one witness told AFP on Monday.


set: Muslim women in India are fighting to bring gender equality to marriages, reports the New York Times.

set: Indian Muslim women fight for gender equality in marriage


set: OIL prices rose today after a sharp spike the previous day as traders nervously mulled a larger-than-expected decline in US petrol stocks.


set: American defender Oguchi Onyewu failed to make it back on the field for AC Milan this season following knee surgery and will try to make his return with the US national team.

set: Onyewu fails to make it back on field for Milan


set: The Redding fire department responded to a structure fire at 2859 Camulos Way in Redding early this morning.

set: Redding fire department responds to structure fire


set: The BMTC has decided to issue special monthly passes for regular commuters from the city to the Bangalore International Airport, Devanahalli, from July 30.

set: BMTC to issue monthly passes for regular commuters


set: Madison, WI - Memory loss and losing brain capacity is the biggest fear of the aging baby boomer population according to research conducted by the Natural Marketing Institute.

set: Memory loss biggest fear of aging baby boomer population


set: Livemercial, which pioneered 'instant on' streaming video for direct response marketing and leads the industry in single product sales, has expanded its US holdings and gone international, opening offices in England and Portland, Maine.


set: The Czech central bank unexpectedly cut the benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to a record low today as inflation undershoots its target even as the economy is set to resume growth this year.

set: Czech central bank unexpectedly cuts rates to record


set: Two swimmers drowned in rough waters off Panama City Beach and at least seven others were pulled from the Gulf of Mexico on the Panhandle.

set: 2 drown in rough waters off Panama City Beach


set: Tata Steel can move to Rs 435 in the very short term, says Amit Harchekar of IIFL.


set: Two leading offshore centres have lost their coveted AAA status after Standard & Poor's downgraded their long-term sovereign credit ratings due to perceived risks from regulatory changes.


set: Relaxo Footwear's stock has gained 75% in last six months, thanks to the drop in the rubber price- which is the key raw material for the company.

set: Relaxo Footwear's stock gained 75% in six months, thanks to drop in rubber price


set: New Saint Louis University research found that although white women are more likely to drink or binge drink prior to pregnancy, African-American women are less likely to reduce drinking during pregnancy, which may be linked to a higher rate of fetal alcohol syndrome among the population.

set: African-American women less likely to reduce drinking during pregnancy


set: Woman thanks NY cop with $1K, but he can't keep it New York State Police are trying to find the woman who handed an on-duty trooper a holiday card with $1,000 cash inside.


set: July 28, 2010, 15:17, - Russian bank RosEvroBank has opened a credit line to a real estate developer to build a multifunctional complex in the city of Volgograd.

set: RosEvroBank opens credit line to developer


set: Keppel FELS has completed Development Driller III, an ultra-deepwater semisubmersible, for Transocean at its Singapore yard.

set: Keppel completes Development Driller III


set: Detroit Tigers reliever Todd Jones says he will retire at the end of the 2008 major league baseball season.


set: By ESPNSTAR.com staff Guiza, who is currently contracted to La Liga outfit Getafe, arrived in Johor with his entourage of lawyers and agents and is expected to sign for Johor ``in the next couple of hours''.


set: Asian Football Confederation chief Mohamed Bin Hammam has sensationally withdrawn his candidacy from the Fifa presidential elections, which were due to be held on Wednesday June 1.

set: Mohamed Bin Hammam withdraws from Fifa presidential election


set: AN archaeology project aimed at documenting the history of a south Durham town has been launched.


set: Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani will unveil his new signature women's fragrance Idole d'Armani next month.

set: Giorgio Armani to unveil new women's fragrance


set: Former federal law minister Dr Babar Awan on Sunday said that the Senate elections would be held on time and no assembly would be dissolved before polls.


set: Rating agencies tend to have a herd mentality when it comes to a pessimistic outlook on a country which explains why Standard and Poor's and Fitch have downgraded their outlook for the Indian economy, Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance Kaushik Basu said today.


set: Jamaican born, Canadian based RnB dancehall female duet Brick n Lace last Saturday performed at Barclays Bank Sports Complex in Lusaka, Zambia for its local fans.

set: Brick and Lace perform for Zambian fans!


set: Lapid was reportedly considering raising Israel's deficit target in order to avoid further budget cuts, a move that would put him at odds with Bank of Israel Gov. Stanley Fischer's recommendations.

set: 'Lapid considering raising deficit target'


set: Older men with higher testosterone levels are more likely to have a heart attack or other cardiovascular disease, says a study.

set: Older men with higher testosterone levels more likely to have a heart attack


set: An Aberdeen man has been jailed for attacking his mother's former partner the day after being released from prison for a previous assault against him.

set: Man jailed for attack day after being released from prison


set: US sprinter Justin Gatlin will return from a four-year doping ban with two races in Estonia next month, he told Reuters late on Monday.

set: Gatlin to return with two races in Estonia next month


set: MTNL has finally launched the MTNL-TV mobile TV service on Mobile handsets.


set: German exports and imports fell sharply in April as Europe's biggest economy begins to feel the effects of the long-running eurozone debt crisis, data showed yesterday.


set: The opposition CPIM and the Congress have dubbed West Bengal budget as ``''meaningless and without having any direction``'', but none of these parties blamed Mamata Banerjee for attempting to woo the rural population by making a pro-people budget before the ensuing panchayat elections.

set: Opposition CPIM dubs Bengal budget as meaningless, without any direction


set: The heavy rainfall that has soaked the south east, south west and south of England, as well as south Wales, is expected to move northwards, according to the Environment Agency.

set: Heavy rainfall expected to move northwards


set: Non-Opec oil producer Oman sees oil prices at a range of $90 to $100 per barrel in 2012 and is not expecting any major changes in the market, a senior government oil official said on Monday.


set: Actor Daniel Radcliffe says he is honoured to be called a sex symbol.

set: Daniel Radcliffe honoured to be sex symbol


set: At the ceremony to receive her Honorary Fellowship from the University of the Arts London this week, Stella McCartney announced she would be fund a new scholarship for Central Saint Martins.

set: Stella McCartney to fund scholarships at Central Saint Martins


set: MARSEILLE, France -Marseille coach Didier Deschamps led the tributes Sunday to Robert Louis-Dreyfus, Marseille's longtime owner who died Saturday of leukemia at the age of 63.

set: Deschamps leads tributes to Robert Louis-Dreyfus


set: The US Army said it is changing basic training in order to focus more on fitness and nutrition.


set: Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden will join ESPN's /quotes/comstock/13*!dis/quotes/nls/dis ``Monday Night Football'' telecast this fall when the series begins its 40th season, ESPN said Monday.

set: Jon Gruden joins ESPN's 'Monday Night Football'


set: Gold fell 3% on Friday, extending the previous session`s losses, as the dollar firmed against the euro, and investors sold bullion to cover losses on other markets.

set: Gold falls 3% as dollar firms against the euro


set: Power has been restored to 879 Duke Energy customers, including several businesses along Pelham Road following an early morning car wreck that took out a power pole.


set: People say, I am a dreamer but not the only one, there are many like me, who may dream similarly but it's hard to find them, and still harder to connect with each other.


set: The US military says the No. 2 leader of ``al-Qaida in Iraq'' has been killed during an operation in the northern city of Mosul.

set: No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq killed:


set: September Factory Orders rose 2.1% to $420 billion, vs. the 1.7% expected by economists, and up from a 0.5% decline in August.


set: Mumbai: 3i Infotech, the mid-cap IT services firm, which recently raised Rs 317 crore through a qualified institutional placement, may restructure its existing debt of about Rs 1,200 crore.


set: NEW YORK - Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown recording artist Nicki Minaj will release her highly anticipated solo debut album in Fall 2010.

set: Nicki Minaj to release solo debut album in Fall 2010


set: Barrack Obama has arrived in Washington with his family, ahead of his inauguration as US president on January 20.

set: Obama arrives in Washington ahead of inauguration


set: Communist leaders from 50 countries would put their heads together to debate on the global ``capitalist crisis'' and the role of the working class movement when they meet here for three days from Friday.

set: Communist leaders to debate on global ``capitalist crisis''


set: CAPE CANAVERAL ― NASA moved shuttle Atlantis to the launch pad on Thursday for a flight next month to the Hubble Space Telescope after being waylaid by a pair of tropical storms.

set: NASA moves shuttle Atlantis to launch pad


set: A Leeds woman was killed early Wednesday morning, June 22, on Ala. 157 near the Byler Road intersection.


set: Charlie Sheen Responds to Chuck Lorre: 'I Will Outlive You' CBS producer of Two and a half Men, Chuck Lorre wrote on a revent episode, first bragging on his clean living and then adding: ``If Charlie Sheen outlives me, I'm gonna be really p****d.''

set: Charlie Sheen to producer ``I will outlive you''


set: A Belgian government mediator, tasked with building consensus between the country's different linguistic groups, stepped down on Thursday, Jan.6, the royal palace said, raising chances of a new election.


set: A Tempe man set his own apartment on fire Friday night, tried to blame the blaze on his next-door neighbor, and then laid down on the ground in front of the burning building and started screaming, according to court documents obtained by New Times.


set: King County's helicopter the Guardian Two rescued a man from his Fall City home, said Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff's Office.

set: Helicopter rescues man from Fall City home


set: Like the languid flow of the great Mississippi River, the blues flows through the heart and soul of American music.


set: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was knocked out in the second round of the Madrid Masters after a 6-7, 7-6, 3-6 defeat to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in a match lasting three hours and five minutes.

set: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic knocked out in second round of Madrid Masters


set: And now, after some intense field research, a team of experts have uncovered six facts about the female orgasm, as revealed by modern science, reports New Scientist magazine.

set: Six facts about the female orgasm revealed by modern science


set: Wells Fargo & Co, which will soon learn whether it will be required to raise more capital, said on Monday it agreed to buy a retirement plan record keeping business from Comerica Inc. The fourth-largest bank is acquiring Comerica Bank's proprietary retirement services business, which provides record keeping services to 250 retirement plans with nearly 100,000 participants, and manages $3.4 billion of assets.

set: Wells Fargo to buy a Comerica retirement business


set: Texas Southern won its first SWAC title since 1968.


set: Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne has been appointed Energy Secretary following the formation of a Conservative and Lib-Dem coalition.


set: Actress Scarlett Johansson failed her audition for hit movie musical ``Les Miserables'' after she was struck down with a nasty throat condition.

set: Scarlett Johansson auditioned for 'Les Miserables'


set: The Indian equities market continued to tumble Thursday afternoon with no sign of recovery.


set: Ingenico, a provider of payment solutions, has signed a five year contract with Avis Europe, one of the world's leading car rental companies, to provide a fully managed payment service across its retail network.

set: Ingenico signs contract with Avis Europe to provide a fully managed payment service


set: JKLF leader Yasin Malik, who is under attack for meeting terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba chief Hafeez Saeed in Pakistan, returned to India today amid protests by Shiv Sena activists at the airport in New Delhi.

set: Yasin Malik returns to India amidst protests


set: Project manager and maintenance services provider Transfield Services Ltd has made two senior appointments to its investments division.

set: Transfield makes two senior appointments


set: Liberty Mutual Insurance has added a crisis management endorsement to its new commercial lead umbrella policy form to help protect mid-sized companies.

set: Liberty Mutual adds crisis management endorsement


set: Pittsburgh Steelers offensive guard Ramon Foster has replaced Trai Essex as the permanent starter at right guard, coach Mike Tomlin announced.


set: The libraries committee prepares to review the academic journals to ensure students have the most relevant journals available to them, Barbara Winters, dean of libraries, said.


set: A motorcyclist was hospitalized in critical condition after a crash in Orange County on Thursday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

set: Motorcyclist hospitalized in critical condition after crash in Orange County


set: Minister of Human and Minority Rights Svetozar Ciplic said today that the main message of the Pride Parade is that Serbia is a country of free people from whom no one can take away the freedom that belongs to them.


set: Gannett Co., owner of The Sheboygan Press, will lay off about 1,400 employees next week as the largest US newspaper publisher continues to try to deal with a struggling economy and its impact on the company's advertisers.


set: Four Yankton teenagers have been arrested in a string of burglaries last weekend in the Yankton area, and just across the border in Knox County, Nebraska.

set: Teenagers arrested after string of burglaries in Yankton, sd


set: Edible Arrangements recently opened at 2 South Ave. West, in downtown Cranford.


set: TURCK introduces a new single axis inclinometer sensor for detecting angular tilt with an adjustable measuring range of 360 degrees.

set: Turck introduces a new single axis inclinometer sensor


set: Veer manages to convince and bring Vansh back to the haveli, however on reaching the haveli Vansh refuses to enter inside.

set: Veer manages to bring back Vansh to haveli


set: Oil rose more than 1% toward US$67 a barrel Monday as US equities jumped and news emerged that Iran was test-firing missiles.


set: A Qantas plane bound for Cairns has made an emergency landing after one engine stopped mid-flight, the Cairns Post online has reported.


set: President Barack Obama will visit Las Vegas next week, on a five-stop swing through the West and Midwest.

set: President Obama to visit Las Vegas next week


set: wiresurfer.com on Tuesday launched the world's first online market place for telecom deals aiming at businesses that may not be aware of national promotions and special offers by reputable carriers throughout the country.

set: Wiresurfer.com launches world's first online market place for telecom deals


set: Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray has declared he is ``ready to serve'' in office, with a promise to shake up the public sector.


set: Michael Young entered Tuesday night's series opener in Oakland with 198 hits, needing just two more in his team's last nine games to reach the milestone 200 hits for the sixth time in his career.

set: Michael Young reaches 200 hits for sixth time


set: Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, was damaged yesterday by heavy snowstorms ripping through the heart of the country, as several tiles from the top of the press box were torn off; streets in the area are shut down for the cleanup.

set: Wrigley Field damaged in heavy snowstorms


set: Online merchant FindWine has launched a 50-strong fine wine portfolio following the success of its Australian Wendouree tasting.


set: Mohamed Al Fayed has sold London department store Harrods to the Qatari royal family for around £1.5 billion.

set: Mohamed Al Fayed sells Harrods for £1.5 billion


set: Wyless, the international wireless data communications company, and Tridium, the global leader in application software frameworks, automation infrastructure technology and device-to-enterprise integration solutions, have announced a strategic partnership.

set: Wyless and Tridium announce strategic partnership


set: Gaylord Entertainment Co. today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

set: Gaylord Entertainment Co. reports fourth quarter and full year


set: The Portage boys tennis regional scheduled for Tuesday afternoon was postponed to 4 pm today.


set: Around 250 contractual teachers on Tuesday protested against the education department at Sector 20 and demanded regularization.


set: Heavy rain and high tides caused floodwaters to rise in northeast Japan, an area that was hit hard by the large earthquake and tsunami.


set: Laden with $13 billion US in debt, Tribune Co. filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court on Monday.

set: Tribune Co. files for bankruptcy protection


set: In a Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, interview on the website Ustream.com, Sosa said that he thinks he and fellow steroid-tainted star McGwire belong in the Hall of Fame, that the Cubs should retire his number, and he left open the possibility of running for president of the Dominican Republic.

set: Sammy Sosa says he and Mark McGwire belong in baseball Hall of Fame


set: London, Feb 20 Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who mentors aspiring models on new US TV show ``The Face'', says she has never had to rely on diet or exercise to stay slim.


set: The Mayor of Elmbridge held his civic service in Hersham earlier this month.

set: Mayor of Elmbridge holds civic service in Hersham


set: The US Forest Service is investigating a fire that destroyed a hiking shelter on the Long Trail about a mile from Sherburne Pass in Rutland County.


set: A 23-year-old Myrtle Beach woman was charged with pointing a gun at another woman and threatening her, according to a police report.

set: Myrtle Beach woman charged with pointing gun, threatening woman


set: Swiss banks propose levying a withholding tax on foreign clients and paying it to authorities in countries that sign new double-taxation agreements with Switzerland, according to the Swiss Bankers Association.

set: Swiss banks to levy tax on foreign clients


set: Actor Tom Sizemore is to write a candid memoir about his struggles with drug addiction.


set: So after two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Deltha O'Neal was cut, the Patriots signed him.


set: Toronto FC has traded Canadian midfielder Julian de Guzman to FC Dallas in exchange for forward Andrew Wiedeman.

set: Toronto FC trades midfielder Julian de Guzman to FC Dallas


set: Indian rifle shooter Gagan Narang said that he had never threatened to boycott Commonwealth Games after being neglected for the Khel Ratna Award and that his comments were taken out of context.

set: I never threatened to boycott Commonwealth Games:


set: Police in Anne Arundel County said they are investigating 'inappropriate contact' inside a Glen Burnie Catholic school.

set: Police investigating 'inappropriate contact' at Catholic school


set: A new park after Istanbul Armenian journalist Hrant Dink will open in Turkish city of Akdeniz .

set: New park after Hrant Dink to open in turkey


set: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he felt ``a little insulted and humiliated'' standing before a judge in a Karachi court, where he appeared to seek extension of his pre-arrest bail in a series of cases against him.

set: Musharraf says he felt ``a little insulted, humiliated'' while standing in court


set: A former western Kentucky high school band teacher has reached a plea deal on sex abuse charges involving a 15-year-old student.

set: Former band teacher reaches plea deal on sex abuse charges


set: A Caldwell man suspected of shooting and wounding two Canyon County deputies in October before turning the gun on himself has denied two federal firearms charges.

set: Caldwell man denies federal firearms charges


set: Los Angeles Episcopalians elected an openly lesbian bishop late Saturday, the denomination's news service reported.

set: Los Angeles Episcopalians elect lesbian bishop


set: For the first time since the rumour of her split with her longtime beau Harman Baweja began, Priyanka Chopra has admitted that she is single.


set: A Nationwide computer failure has drastically disrupted US carrier United Airlines operations, the airline confirmed.

set: Computer failure disrupts United Airlines operations


set: Adam Lambert trashed ``Les Miserables'' after he watched the movie over the weekend, Us Weekly reports Dec. 31.


set: He is expected to visit the evacuation center in Big Sur this afternoon after receiving information about the Basin Complex and Indians Fire.


set: One in five abortion clinics are breaking the law by providing pre-signed consent forms, an investigation has found.

set: One in five abortion clinics may be breaking the law


set: McClellan Nichols Sports Syndicate LLC athlete Fred Patacchia Jr. has launched a new surf website with his partner Andrew Oliver.


set: Officials say a central Florida post office had to be evacuated after a chemical spill sickened more than 20 people.

set: Florida post office evacuated after chemical spill


set: Corn prices hit a fresh record high Friday as the US government slashed its forecast for the drought-damaged corn crop even more than analysts were expecting.


set: He noted that two-thirds of the Armenians live abroad and this means remittances are of primary importance for Armenia, the Government press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

set: Remittance are of primary importance for Armenia --


set: Norwegian boutique Skagen has offered a candid appraisal of its 'disappointing' performance in its 2011 annual review.

set: Skagen offers candid appraisal of 'disappointing' 2011


set: It's no surprise that many people are out enjoying the unusually warm weather.


set: Ghost hunters have been called in at a Cotswold pub after a car crash disturbed more than just the spirits behind the bar.


set: Rostislav Olesz may be suspended for his hit on Islanders' defenseman Chris Lee on Monday.


set: US Bancorp, the sixth-largest US bank by assets, is looking to expand its credit card business and is actively marketing its cards nationally, Chief Executive Richard Davis said at a conference on Tuesday.

set: US Bancorp looks to expand credit card business


set: By Kate Shuttleworth K8Shuttleworth Email Kate The Crown has signed a deed of settlement for all outstanding historical Treaty claims with Ngati Koroki Kahukura at Maungatautari marae near Cambridge.

set: Crown signs settlement for historical Treaty claims


set: SANTA ANA Santa Ana Unified trustees on Tuesday discussed a plan to lower high school graduation requirements as a way to boost the number of students who earn diplomas each year.

set: Santa Ana Unified considers lowering graduation requirements


set: Reese Witherspoon has revealed that she feels ``sexier'' than she ever did and is more comfortable with herself than she was in the past.

set: Reese Witherspoon feels ``sexier than ever''


set: It's all very well breaking records for shut-outs and being on course for the biggest number of 1-0 wins ever.None of those domestic landmarks are going to mean a jot in a week when Manchester United face their biggest test of the campaign so far - Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan at the San Siro.The hard fact is that the Premier League has become too easy for United - and is not the ideal preparation for the kind of high-speed and intensity that awaits in the Champions League.Sir Alex Ferguson will know better than any that this title charge is more like a quiet stroll to glory, with United rarely halfway up the mountain of their potential, never mind the peak.

set: The Premier League has become too easy for Manchester United


set: Twenty20 cricket is ripe for corruption because the shorter format opens opportunities for bookmakers, international players union chief executive Tim May says.

set: Twenty20 cricket is ripe for corruption, players union chief Tim May says


set: Nowadays it is perfectly possible to avoid wage garnishment or IRS wage levy imposed by the IRS to recover back tax debts.

set: It's perfectly possible to avoid wage garnishment


set: The key take away from this week is not the weakest US jobs data in nine months.


set: A woman shot herself in the chest in the middle of a Ponca City street behind the city's police department.

set: Woman shoots herself in the chest in Ponca city street


set: Crude oil prices topped $87 per barrel Friday on a rise in the US gross domestic product in the fourth quarter.


set: The Senate has passed a sweeping tax package that would save millions of Americans thousands of dollars in higher taxes for the next two years while also reducing their Social Security taxes and extending jobless benefits.


set: Encana Corp said it will speed up commercialization of its oil and liquids-rich assets through partnerships, but the company did not say how much the deals were valued at.

set: Encana to speed up commercialization of liquids-rich assets


set: TV Guide reports that Maura, who won this year's Daytime Emmy for Best Actress, has been cast on The Young and the Restless.

set: Maura West cast on ``the Young and the Restless''


set: Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman will share the stage with superstar Shahrukh Khan and actress Aishwarya Rai for a discussion on the entertainment world during the FICCI-FRAMES conference here on Friday evening.

set: Hugh Jackman to share stage with Shahrukh, Aishwarya


set: '' Twitter says hundreds of advertisers will use its new ad system in the fourth quarter this year.


set: Paint can be cleaned up pretty easily, mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi said Thursday, vowing to undo Jarvis St. bike lanes if he should win the Oct. 25 civic election.


set: A Southern California porn actress has tested positive for HIV, renewing concerns that the porn industry lacks sufficient safety measures to prevent the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, it was reported today.


set: Now Anna Nicole Smith has been reincarnated in actress Agnes Bruckner, for a new Lifetime movie on the tragic pin-up titled simply Anna Nicole.

set: Anna Nicole Smith reincarnated in actress Agnes Bruckner


set: Confucius Institute has opened in Asmara on the basis of the agreement reached between Eritrea and the People's Republic of China.


set: Queen Elizabeth II will visit Ground Zero next month to pay tribute to the people killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday.


set: ABF Freight System, Inc., one of the nation's largest less-than-truckload carriers, on Wednesday said it disagrees with, and is disappointed by, today's District Court ruling dismissing its lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and other parties for violations of the National Master Freight Agreement.

set: ABF freight System, Inc. disagrees with federal District Court's ruling


set: A construction worker was fined EC$500 for throwing a bottle at garbage collectors after they drove off from his residence.

set: Construction worker fined EC$500 for throwing bottle at garbage collectors


set: Zurich is launching a heart health awareness campaign directed at financial advisers to help clients learn about heart-related diseases risks.

set: Zurich launches heart awareness campaign


set: The San Francisco 49ers added some depth, and bulk, to their running game on Wednesday, signing jettisoned Giants tailback Brandon Jacobs, according to ESPN.

set: San Francisco 49ers sign running back Brandon Jacobs


set: Nintendo has unleashed its tough-to-format-for-the-internet release schedule for spring and summer, most notably dating Punch Out on Wii for May.


set: Capital Power, the energy generation part of city-owned Epcor Utilities spun off in July, is on a hiring blitz as its creates a new head office in Edmonton.


set: British troops have to stay in Afghanistan to prevent it from becoming a failed state and breeding ground for terrorism, newly appointed Defence Secretary Liam Fox said.

set: British troops have to stay in Afghanistan:


set: Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky appealed his child sex abuse convictions Thursday, with his lawyers arguing they lacked time to prepare for the high-profile case.

set: Sandusky appeals child sex abuse convictions


set: Durham adopted a cautious approach in their search for a first win of the season as they reached 228 for five against Warwickshire.


set: Two people were hospitalized in a warehouse fire on Miller Place Tuesday afternoon.


set: Best Buy shares rose more than 16 percent today to $14.21, following a better-than-expected holiday sales report.

set: Best Buy shares rise after holiday sales report


set: Curiosity rover has wiggled its four corner wheels to prepare for its first drive on Mars, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California announced.

set: Curiosity prepares for its first drive on Mars


set: Four-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson crashed during practice Thursday while AJ Allmendinger put his car third on the starting grid for the Rolex 24 At Daytona at Daytona International Speedway.


set: Oscar winner Kate Winslet ``freaked out'' when she had to perform sex scenes with her best friend Leonardo DiCaprio in Revolutionary Road.

set: Kate Winslet 'freaked out' by sex scenes with Leonardo DiCaprio


set: Two blast bombs and up to seven petrol bombs have been thrown at police dealing with a security alert in Lurgan, County Armagh.

set: Blast bombs are thrown at police in Lurgan


set: The 112 Indian fishermen, who were produced before a Jaffna Magistrate, were remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.

set: 112 Indian fishermen remanded to judicial custody for 14 days


set: Two Fond du Lac men are accused of beating up another man in a parking lot after taverns closed.

set: Two accused of beating man in parking lot


set: About a dozen Idaho school districts have declared financial emergencies as the state cuts their funding.

set: Idaho school districts declare financial emergencies


set: The US Geological Survey found that the Rocky Mountain snowpack shrank more during the late 20th century than during any other period since 1200 AD.


set: Barrick Gold Corp. said it has achieved commercial production at its Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the Dominican Republic.

set: Barrick Gold achieves commercial production in the Dominican Republic


set: Blazers C Greg Oden left tonight's game against the Rockets with a left knee injury, according to multiple tweets.


set: Virgin Atlantic Airways today launched Premium Economy and Economy sale fares from each of its 10 US gateways directly to London, inviting passengers to extend their summers with a hop across the pond for a jump-the-puddle price.

set: Virgin Atlantic Airways invites you to hop the pond for a jump-the-puddle price


set: There is a narrative that the Ducks cannot 'hang' with the elite teams of the SEC. The evidence simply does not support it.

set: Can the Oregon Ducks 'hang' with the SEC?


set: The Rehoboth firefighter who died of a heart attack while responding to a call on Thanksgiving is being laid to rest.


set: Michael Kightly has vowed to fight on 'til the end of the season to secure at least a point from the remaining nine games.


set: The Life Insurance Settlement Association today reaffirms its long-standing support of the efforts of state securities regulators in calling for increased protection and enforcement against schemes that target individual investors.

set: Life Insurance settlement Association reaffirms support of efforts by state securities regulators in


set: Tech-savvy South Korea has nearly as many cell phones as people, officials said Wednesday.

set: Skorea has nearly as many cell phones as people


set: The Canadian flag over Kandahar airfield was lowered for the last time Thursday, marking an end to one of the longest and most complicated military operations in this country's history.

set: Canadian flag over Kandahar airfield lowered for the last time on Thursday


set: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on Tuesday said that he saw a role for maverick fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the ODI and Twenty20 Internationals.

set: Afridi sees role for Akhtar in ODI, Twenty20 Internationals


set: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, announced today that it has completed the sale of certain assets related to its hemofiltration product line to Baxter International Inc., consistent with the previously announced terms of the agreement.

set: Edwards Lifesciences completes sale of hemofiltration product line


set: Hedge funds are set to lead increased shareholder activism in 2009, according to the latest Shareholder Activism Insight report commissioned by law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel from mergermarket.

set: Hedge funds ``to lead shareholder activism in 2009''


set: Medical Mutual of Ohio, the state's largest health insurer, said it caught a record $6.2 million in fraudulent health-care claims last year, up from nearly $5 million the year before.

set: Medical Mutual of Ohio catches $6.2 million in fraudulent claims


set: The radical Muslim cleric, Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed, says he has been sentenced to life in prison in Lebanon.

set: Muslim cleric Omar Bakri 'sentenced to life' in Lebanon


set: ECOWAS is working to create a single investment jurisdiction among member countries to ensure accelerated development of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and to attract extra-regional Foreign Direct Investment, Professor N'galadjo Lambert Bamba, Commissioner Macroeconomic Policy said on Wednesday.

set: ECOWAS to create single investment jurisdiction


set: SI.com's Peter King talks with Titans' rookie QB Jake Locker about his reaction to the team's signing of Matt Hasselbeck and the questions about Locker's throwing accuracy.


set: Banks that have loaned Chrysler LLC $6.8 billion are resisting government pressure to swap more than $5 billion of that debt for stock, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

set: Banks resisting pressure to swap debt for stock:


set: Oil climbed towards $81 today after an agreement to create a safety net for debt-ridden Greece helped restore confidence among investors to buy riskier assets, including commodities.


set: Qatar Airways has launched scheduled flights to Georgia on a day of route expansion that has seen two cities added to its global map.

set: Qatar Airways launches flights to Georgia


set: A resident of Subotica, Serbia on Saturday became the 100,000th ethnic Hungarian living abroad to receive Hungarian citizenship.

set: Resident of Subotica, Serbia 100,000th ethnic Hungarian to receive citizenship


set: Over 5,000 cases are pending against juveniles, many of whom have been languishing for over 12 years, Santha Sinha, Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said on Saturday.


set: Two Bowling Green State University athletes were suspended indefinitely Thursday by the university and are facing criminal charges.

set: 2 Bowling Green State university athletes suspended, facing criminal charges


set: The deaths of a Temple couple have been ruled murder suicide and police say the husband killed his wife days before killing himself.

set: Deaths of Temple couple ruled murder-suicide


set: Copper stabilised in the official session on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday, with some hedge fund buying interest supporting the market, while other base metals traded lower.

set: Lme cu stabilises in official session on hedge fund support


set: India and Japan have signed a joint statement on moving to the new stage of their strategic and global partnership.


set: Odd Future singer Frank Ocean has announced a three date mini solo tour taking place in November.

set: Frank Ocean announces three date solo tour


set: A Rapid City businessman facing foreclosure proceedings by several banks is now being sued by a local developer.

set: Rapid City businessman sued by developer


set: Google Inc. hasn't set a deadline for ending its censorship of search results for Internet users in China, a company official said today.

set: Google sets no deadline on censorship, official says


set: Second-seeded Richard Gasquet won the Qatar Open for his eight career title on Saturday, coming from a set down to beat Nikolay Davydenko 3-6, 7-6, 6-3.


set: FIVE health trainers have been recruited to help improve the health and lifestyles of people living in North Tyneside.

set: Health trainers recruited to help improve our lifestyles


set: Intel Corp. is boosting its quarterly dividend by 15%, a move seen by investors as a sign that the world's largest chipmaker is on track for healthy growth.

set: Intel Corp. boosts quarterly dividend by 15%


set: A Fridley mother was sentenced to 90 days in jail after her and her husband forced her 12-year-old daughter to wear a diaper outside.

set: Mother sentenced after forcing daughter to wear diaper


set: First Lady Michelle Obama urged the pioneering graduates of the University of California Merced to give back to their communities in her debut commencement speech Saturday afternoon.

set: First Lady Michelle Obama urges graduates to give back to their communities


set: Scott Hastings has defended English clubs in their row with the Scottish Rugby Union over the access to players before internationals.


set: ``There is much more to Test cricket than my 50th Test ton.


set: A small brush fire broke out today near a Tarzana country club, but no one was hurt, a city fire official said.

set: Small fire breaks out near Tarzana country club


set: Winter weather on the East Coast is delaying the return of Indiana National Guard soldiers on their way home from Iraq, including members of the 384th Military Police Company's Evansville detachment.


set: June 12, 2009 What should Bibi say in his speech Sunday?


set: A WOMAN has been indecently assaulted in the public toilet of a southern suburbs shopping centre.


set: LL is slamming Bush in a new track entitled, Mr. President.


set: Reality TV queen SHARON OSBOURNE has blasted hit show JERSEY SHORE, insis ting it's not a programme adults should watch.


set: The US Department of the Treasury announced today that it has commenced a secondary public offering of 52,093,973 warrants to purchase the common stock of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

set: Treasury Department announces public offering to purchase common stock of the Hartford Financial Services Group,


set: MNGOP spokeswoman Gina Countryman said Vice President Dick Cheney held a private fundraiser in Wayzata today to raise money for the state party's MinnesotaVictory '08 fund.

set: Cheney holds private fundraiser in Wayzata


set: AEGON has sold its UK based Guardian life and pension business to Cinven, a European private equity group, for a total cash consideration of GBP 275m.

set: AEGON sells its Guardian life and pension business to Cinven


set: Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain will visit Huntsville on Oct. 29 and his appearance will be open to the public.

set: Presidential candidate Herman Cain to visit Huntsville


set: The Houston Rockets have re-signed general manager Daryl Morey to an undisclosed contract.

set: Rockets re-sign general manager Daryl Morey


set: In a touching piece on his blog www.thecompleteactor.com, Lal calls it ''an act by a gang who cannot be called human'' and says ''he is afraid to live in a land of killers.

set: I am afraid to live in a land of killers


set: Twitter has been buzzing with news that Satoshi Kon, director of Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress and Paprika, has died of cancer at the age of 47.

set: Anime director Satoshi Kon dies at age 47


set: The Iowa Department of Public Safety said Tuesday that state troopers answered more than 811 calls for help during the last snowstorm.


set: Texas Rangers right-hander Jason Jennings underwent season-ending elbow surgery for the second straight year.

set: Rangers' hurler Jennings undergoes elbow surgery


set: Dutch industrial production surprised on the downside in August, posting a 1.3% month-over-month decline despite forecasts for a 0.5% rate of expansion and the previous month's 2.0% decline, which was revised to a 1.8% loss.

set: Dutch industrial production surprises on downside in August


set: Corsair have recently announced two new SSD series', these are the Nova and the Reactor series, both of which offer some pretty impressive specifications.


set: Sun Microsystems has announced the release of Solaris 10 10/08, the latest version of Solaris 10 Operating System, with several product updates and enhancements achieved through the OpenSolaris community.

set: Sun Microsystems releases Solaris 10 10/08


set: Intel Capital, the investment arm of Intel Corp., said Wednesday that it will invest $$23 million in three Indian companies in areas ranging from online marketing to education.The investment comes as Intel's revenues are shrinking and the global credit crunch has made funding, even to relatively fast-growing countries like India, increasingly scarce.

set: Intel Capital invests $$23 million in India


set: A wake will be held at about 5 pm Friday for an accused gas station robber.

set: Wake held for accused gas station robber


set: Japan-based Wacom on Monday unveiled 'Intuos4', a new professional pen tablet that is loaded with a range of software applications.


set: The Boston Red Sox activated outfielder Cody Ross prior to last night's game against the Miami Marlins, reports Ian Browne of MLB.com.


set: To say that Andre Carson faces a complex path heading to Capitol Hill to succeed his grandmother, the late Rep. Julia Carson, is a serious understatement.


set: The Northern Cape is expected to forge a partnership with the Kasai Oriental province in the DRC, aimed at strengthening South Africa's commitment to assisting the people of the DRC in their post-war conflict.

set: Northern Cape to forge partnership with DRC


set: Katy Perry was reportedly rejected by a theme park worker who didn't know who she was when she jokingly asked him to kiss her.

set: Katy Perry rejected by theme park worker


set: Sri Lanka has decided to do health checks on applicants for resident visas to the island, media minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.

set: Sri Lanka to do health checks for resident visa


set: Italy's Senate today gave its initial approval to a package of key economic reforms aimed at staving off bankruptcy including state asset sell-offs and a liberalisation of local services.

set: Italian Senate gives initial approval to key reforms


set: Around 80 locked-out CMP Rangitikei meat workers braved the wind and rain at 5:30am on Thursday, 24 November to protest outside their workplace on State Highway 1.

set: Meat workers brave wind and rain to protest


set: Auto parts maker Tenneco Inc posted a wider quarterly loss on Thursday due to tumbling vehicle production and said it is closing three plants and slashing 1,100 jobs.


set: Former NBA star Jayson Williams just got sentenced to a year behind bars for his DWI case ... but that sentence will have to wait until AFTER he finishes his current 5 years hard time for the shooting death of his limo driver.

set: Jayson Williams gets another year behind bars for DWI


set: A Hudsonville man has died after crashing his car into a tree Thursday afternoon.

set: Hudsonville man dies after crashing into tree


set: ``Indian rupee is likely to extend its rise and would break below psychologically important support of 45.80 on dollar`s general softening in Asian trade with EUR extending gains from overnight, `` said brokerage house Anagram.


set: HLN's Nischelle Turner reports Katie Holmes filed divorce papers and may have caught Tom Cruise by surprise.

set: Katie Holmes filed For divorce from Tom Cruise


set: The status of Sabah's Bornean pygmy elephant will be upgraded to Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Totally Protected Animals under the Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997 of the State.

set: Status of borneo pygmy elephant upgraded


set: Despite the growing global economic uncertainties, global food prices have dropped sharply in May, 2012, the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations has disclosed.


set: Auditors are behaving like a cartel, a Professor of accounting has told MPs of the Treasury select committee.

set: Auditors behaving like cartel, Professor of accounting tells MPs


set: A trial has begun for Jonathon Hope and Lisa Hope in the overdose death of their 16-month-old daughter in 2006.


set: Nomura, an investment bank, has appointed Michael Kurtz as chief Asia equity strategist, based in Hong Kong.

set: Nomura appoints chief Asia equity strategist


set: Two in five people believe that pregnant women ``overshare'' details on websites such as Facebook, according to a poll by Netmums and the Department of Health's Start4Life campaign.


set: The Europe office of Morgan Stanley Research, which conducts analysis of, and reports on the world's energy markets, said in a report dated January 2013 that it expects natural gas to remain the faster growing fossil fuel.

set: Natural gas to remain faster growing fossil fuel


set: Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen have officially called off their engagement, Bilson's rep told People.

set: Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen call off engagement


set: A report on Wednesday , however , says that George was not so lonely after all .


set: Rifle split a baseball doubleheader with visiting Moffat County on Saturday, posting a 15-5 win in the opener and a 10-9 defeat in the nightcap.

set: Rifle splits doubleheader with Moffat County


set: The Rangers designated outfielder Julio Borbon for assignment on Tuesday to make room for pitcher Nick Tepesch on the roster.


set: MORE than half of drivers experience stress when on the roads because of road rage, offensive gestures and impatience from other motorists, according to a new survey.

set: More than half of drivers experience stress on the road


set: The Proteas have won the toss and opted to bowl in their first game of the 2011 ICC World Cup against the West Indies on Thursday.


set: Aqua Chem, the pool care brand known as Simply Smarter Pool Care™, has recently launched a new microsite, plusequalsmore.com, to familiarize pool owners with its line of Plus products, which include 3'' chlorine tablets, shock and algaecide.

set: Aqua Chem® pool care brand launches new microsite plusequalsmore.com


set: Officials in a central Indiana county have repealed a local smoking ban that was stricter than a statewide ban the General Assembly approved earlier this year.

set: Officials in Indiana county repeal smoking ban


set: It's the story everyone's talking about, from CNN.Com to NPR to The Colbert Report, and Marvel is pleased to announce that Captain America #34 has sold out at Diamond.


set: One of the lesser known military sepulchral monuments at the Saluting Battery in Valletta is to be restored to its former glory by Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna.

set: Military sepulchral monument being restored


set: TWO female teachers have been suspended from a Hatfield school pending an investigation into their professional conduct.


set: Official indicates that Iran will try and ``shut down'' the Strait of Hormuz if attacked by the US ``The Strait of Hormuz is one of these options; if the strait is secure it should be secure for all, it can't be secure for all except for Iran, if such a thing happens, naturally Iran can use this capacity to close the waterway within its territorial waters and within its borders in accordance with international rules and regulation,`` member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Parviz Sorouri told reporters on Wednesday.

set: Iran may ``shut down'' the Strait of Hormuz if attacked by the US


set: The dollar sank to a 2 1/2- year low against the yen Wednesday in Asia as investors sold the greenback due to concerns over the US economy and financial system.


set: After a violent bender in New York City this past week, Charlie Sheen has filed for divorce from wife Brooke Mueller, citing irreconcilable differences.


set: Tim Tebow has earned another start in the Denver Broncos' season finale against the San Diego Chargers.


set: With Hall of Fame football player Junior Seau being the most recent former football player diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease connected to football, are you less likely to let you kid play football?


set: Coldplay's Chris Martin has admitted that he is often mistaken for James Blunt and James Morrison.


set: Turkey is expected to raise $1bn-1.5bn through its debut dollar-denominated sovereign sukuk, which is expected to be placed on Tuesday, bankers told Reuters on Monday.


set: Taylor Swift has revealed that she used to sing songs from The Lion King to strangers on the beach when she was a toddler.

set: Taylor Swift: 'I used to sing to strangers on the beach'


set: A pedestrian was struck by a car along City Avenue in the Wynnefield section of the city this afternoon.


set: Radio host Don Imus is sparking controversy once again after making what sounded like racist comments directed at Dallas Cowboys corner back Adam ``Pacman'' Jones who was suspended for a year because of some legal trouble.

set: Radio host Don Imus sparking controversy again


set: President Asif Ali Zardari has announced to lift the governor rule from Punjab besides announcing support to the candidate of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.

set: President Zardari announces lifting governor rule in Punjab


set: A Kazakh woman who has identification giving her birth year as 1879 may be the oldest person alive -- years older than her closest contenders.

set: Kazakh woman may be oldest person by years


set: Iraqi soldiers deployed in large numbers to Sadr City in advance of Friday prayers, on the same streets that were once controlled by armed Shiite militiamen.


set: Mumbai, April 12 Art house films are making waves in West Bengal as the state has a vast cinema literate audience, feels actor Rahul Bose who has starred in Bollywood as well as Bengali movies.


set: Chris Kaman played just 20 minutes on Tuesday, finishing a loss to the Warriors with eight points on 3-of-8 shooting, five rebounds and one block.

set: Chris Kaman plays just 20 minutes in loss


set: The Australian sharemarket closed lower, pulled down by the miners and financial stocks on investor nervousness ahead of the publication US labour market data that will give some indication as to the extent of recovery in the American economy.


set: Opera Software, a Norwegian software company, is ready to open an office in Russia.


set: Goodman Fielder to cut 115 bakery jobs Updated: 20:38, Monday June 25, 2012 Breads and spreads supplier Goodman Fielder says 115 jobs will be cut from its Australian baking business as as a result of the closure of three bakeries.


set: Four persons died after consuming spurious liquor in Kuva Tanda village of the district today.

set: Four die after consuming spurious liquor


set: The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce's Consensus Committee has named its top 10 priorities for 2012, which include $366.2 million in improvements.

set: Northern Kentucky Chamber names top priorities for 2012


set: Conservative pundit Ann Coulter Tuesday called US Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a ``douche bag'' on MSNBC's ``Morning Joe'' television program.


set: Stratic Energy Corporation announces closing of the previously announced plan of arrangement with EnQuest PLC under the Business Corporations Act, which was completed and became effective after close of markets on Friday, November 5 and resulted in EnQuest acquiring all of the issued and outstanding Stratic shares in exchange for ordinary shares of EnQuest on the basis of 0.089626 of an EnQuest share for each Stratic share.

set: Stratic announces closing of plan of Arrangement with EnQuest PLC


set: Gov. Rick Perry will greet President Barack Obama on Monday when Obama lands in Austin for a fundraiser.


set: Atal Behari Vajpayee,Former PM of India turned 88 on Sunday and was greeted by a host of senior leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

set: Former PM atal Behari Vajpayee turned 88


set: ST. LOUIS St. Louis Rams defensive end Robert Quinn has been charged with drunken driving in suburban St. Louis, police and court officials said Thursday.

set: Rams Robert Quinn charged with drunken driving


set: Fiji's visitor arrival numbers dropped by twenty one thousand, one hundred and twelve for the first two months of 2009 compared to the same period last year.


set: Gov. Andrew Cuomo is blaming Republican ``extremists'' for punishing fellow party members who voted for his initiative to legalize gay marriage in New York.

set: Cuomo blames Republican 'extremists' for punishing party members


set: A FATHER of seven was electrocuted near Wapda Town in the Sattukatla police area on Friday.


set: The FSA has found areas of non-compliance by firms with arrears rules as part of the second stage of its mortgage effectiveness review.

set: FSA finds areas of non-compliance with arrears rules


set: Comedy actor Jim Carrey, who is famous for the roles of the Mask, the Cable Guy and so many other hilarious movie characters, is now serious when he confesses his love for actress Emma Stone in an online video that the mass media has labeled as ``creepy''.

set: Jim Carrey confesses love for Emma Stone in online video


set: Rii Sen, who won a best actress award at Osian's for her bold act in `` Cosmic Sex'', says sexuality is a cult for her and she wants to push it to the borderline in cinema so that it becomes extreme and dangerous.


set: Six aftershocks were registered in Chile after the first earthquake on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center says on its website.

set: Six aftershocks registered in Chile after first earthquake on Thursday


set: Prosecutors on Thursday announced that a German man was accused of conceiving eight children with his stepdaughter and abusing his sons for 23 years in western Germany, DPA news agency reported.

set: German man accused of conceiving eight children with his stepdaughter


set: Newsday > Entertainment > Arts New York City Center reopens with gala Originally published:


set: Australian spin legend Shane Warne played an unlikely cupid for a man who has turned his eventful life into a hit stage musical.


set: A paedophile priest expelled from the Catholic Church over his vile sex crimes has been found living just yards from a children's play area.

set: Paedophile priest expelled from Catholic church found living yards from children's play area


set: The rumor recently making the rounds was that The Undertaker would be wrestling the winner of the Smackdown Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven this Sunday.


set: Nortel Networks Corp, North America's biggest maker of telephone equipment, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, as the global economic downturn further erodes its once high-flying business.


set: Newstrike Capital Inc. - www.newstrikecapital.com - is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of up to 5,000,000 units at a price of $0.40 per unit for cash proceeds of up to $2,000,000 .

set: Newstrike Capital announces private placement


set: A Palestinian man has been shot dead in a clash with Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank.

set: Palestinian man shot dead in clash with Israeli soldiers


set: A Baton Rouge Police officer has been arrested on multiple theft counts and a charge of malfeasance for allegedly stealing money seized in drug investigations.

set: Baton Rouge police officer arrested on multiple theft counts, malfeasance


set: As many as 104 examinees were caught using unfair means from various divisions on the first day of the High School and Intermediate examinations on Monday.


set: Pulaski County has found its new head football coach and he's a familiar face to those in Dublin.


set: Finance minister P Chidambaram said India and China will drive global growth in the years to come with the growth rate in India projected to be upto 6.7% between 2013 and 2014.

set: India and China will drive global growth:


set: LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez was due to undergo a third operation for a kidney stone complaint on Thursday.

set: Rafael Benitez to undergo third operation for kidney stones


set: Kolkata, May 24 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to state-run SSKM Hospital on her way to secretariat Writers' Buildings.


set: The stepfather of Oscar- and Grammy winner Cher has died in Oklahoma City.

set: Stepfather of Cher dies in Oklahoma City


set: Australian oil and gas exploration and production company Woodside Petroleum has resumed production on the Vincent oil facility, the Maersk Ngujima-Yin, offshore Western Australia, following a fire in the compression module in April 2009.

set: Woodside Petroleum resumes production at Vincent oil facility


set: An Upper Merion man showed no emotion as a judge convicted him of charges he exposed himself to another driver in a fit of anger during what prosecutors dubbed a ``road rage'' incident.

set: Upper Merion man convicted of exposing himself during 'fit of anger'


set: Director Ashutosh Gowariker, who has showcased patriotic passion in movies like Lagaan and Swades says that the emotion comes easily to him but he has never used it deliberately in his projects.br br I connect naturally to the emotion of patriotism and it has come out in different flavours in Lagaan, Swades, Jodha Akbar and now Khele Hum Jee Jaan Se.


set: Some 10,000 Chinese workers have gone off to Russia in search of a living across the border check point of Manchuria since the beginning of this year, the news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday with reference to border authorities of the of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

set: 10,000 Chinese workers go off to Russia in search of a living


set: Young children are often victims of gunfire in US Before 20 first-graders were massacred at school by a gunman in Newtown, Conn., first-grader Luke Schuster, 6, was shot to death in New Town, ND Six-year-olds John Devine Jr. and Jayden Thompson were similarly killed in Kentucky and Texas.


set: An autopsy is being conducted by the Fayette County Coroner's office on the body of an unidentified man recovered Saturday at Ohiopyle State Park.

set: Autopsy conducted on body recovered at Ohiopyle State Park


set: Mr. Rob Moore, Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal, on behalf of the Honourable Peter Kent, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, unveiled a plaque recognizing Fundy National Park as the core area within the Fundy Biosphere Reserve.

set: Plaque recognizes Fundy National Park as the core area within the Fundy Biosphere Reserve


set: It was an unusually honest ad for a live-in nanny, a 1,000-word tome beginning, ``My kids are a pain.''


set: A poll by online travel agency www.sunshine.co.uk has discovered that two fifths of tourists from the UK carry all of their spending money around with them on holiday at all times, rather than leaving some of the cash in a hotel room or safe.

set: Two fifths of tourists carry all their spending money on holiday at all times


set: Guinea on Sunday held its first free election since independence more than half a century ago, a vote many hope will finally end decades of harsh military rule and launch a new democratic era.


set: Finally, the secrets of hypnotic mind control have been revealed.

set: Secrets of hypnotic mind control revealed


set: Country star George Strait plans to play a show March 23 in Greensboro as part of his final tour next year.

set: George Strait to play Greensboro during final tour


set: Stock futures are pointing to another higher opening as the market gathers momentum heading into earnings season.


set: State-owned fuel retailers have seen losses on diesel sale touch a record Rs 10.74 per litre as government continues to bar them from raising rates in line with spurt in cost of raw material.

set: Losses on diesel sales touch a record Rs 10.74 per litre


set: England's 20 Premier League clubs owe 3.1 billion pounds in bank overdrafts, loans and other borrowings, according to the latest published financial information.


set: Most currencies are overbought against the US dollar on low momentum.


set: Former social affairs minister Bachtiar Chamsyah is breathing fresh air after being released from the Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta as of Friday.

set: Former social affairs minister Bachtiar Chamsyah is a


set: She wants to stick to positive roles because she feels that such roles have the maximum impact on audiences.


set: Patrick Swayze is looking much better than he has in months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer early last year.


set: Sumter County deputies are investigating a Wednesday night armed robbery at a Dalzell home during which a 22-year-old man reportedly had $1,600 taken at gunpoint by two black men.


set: 19 hours ago The Cleveland Indians have activated right-hander Vinnie Pestano, the team's top setup man, from the 15-day disabled list.


set: Producers announced Tuesday that Wonderland, the Frank Wildhorn musical that got its start in Tampa, will close on Sunday.


set: Before even having children of her own, Jennifer Aniston is receiving a parenting award fromiParenting Media Awards.

set: Jennifer Aniston receives parenting award


set: Advanced economies should shoulder responsibility to bolster growth and global coordination is crucial for reviving the world economy, the International Monetary Fund head has said in a recent written interview with Xinhua.

set: Advanced economies should shoulder responsibility to bolster growth:


set: Satellite communications operator, Telesat, will launch its newest Nimiq 6 broadcasting satellite in mid-2012, the company has announced.

set: Telesat to launch Nimiq broadcasting satellite in mid-2012


set: A Milwaukee man will spend 40 years in prison for his role in a Green Bay murder, and beating a Brown County jail officer in an escape attempt.

set: Man to spend 40 years in prison for Green Bay murder


set: The state Office of Employment and Training will hold a community resource fair Wednesday for unemployed and underemployed workers in Central Kentucky.

set: State holding resource fair Wednesday for unemployed


set: After establishing itself in Mumbai and Nasik, FoxyMoron is all set up to start its operations in the Capital.

set: FoxyMoron all set to start operations in the capital


set: Prince William has been advised to marry Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, according to the results of an online poll.

set: Prince William advised to marry Katrina Kaif