set: Pakistan exported 6.6 million tons of cement in the seven months ended Jan. 31, compared with 5.8 million tons in the same period a year ago.

set: Pakistan exported 6.6 million tons of cement in seven months


set: Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday on rekindled optimism about the global economic recovery.


set: NBC has announced that David Hasselhoff, a judge on the show, will perform on the September 2nd results show of 'America's Got Talent.

set: David Hasselhoff to perform on America's Got Talent


set: Fulham dumped defending champion Shakhtar Donetsk out of the Europa League on Thursday with a 1-1 draw in Ukraine that gave the London side a 3-2 aggregate win and passage to the last 16.

set: Fulham dumps defending champs Shakhtar Donetsk


set: Police say a family argument led to a stabbing early Tuesday morning in Indianapolis.


set: The rule of law, yes, but in a note closer to home, how many laws do we really need?


set: Police are investigating a double shooting on the City's West Side.


set: Campbell Soup Company is recalling 15 million pounds of SpaghettiOs with meatballs due to possible underprocessing.

set: Campbell Soup recalls 15 million pounds of SpaghettiOs


set: Italian state television says Giulio Andreotti, Italy's former seven-time premier, has died at age 94.


set: Eaton and Cooper Industries said on May 21, 2012, they entered into transaction agreement by which Eaton will acquire Cooper through the formation of a new holding company incorporated in Ireland that will be renamed Eaton Corporation plc. Eaton said that the Amendment makes no changes to the amount or timing of payment of the scheme consideration, the conditions to the consummation of the transaction or any other substantive provisions of the transaction agreement.

set: Eaton and Cooper Industries enter into amendment to transaction agreement


set: The Federal Reserve decided yesterday not to raise a key interest rate, indicating its deeper concern about a weak economy than rising inflation.

set: Federal Reserve decides not to raise key interest rate


set: Detroit Pistons guard Will Bynum has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for striking Indiana forward Tyler Hansbrough in the stomach during a game against the Pacers.


set: Northern Ireland leader Peter Robinson stood aside on Monday to try to clear his name over a scandal linked to his wife's affair, which is threatening power-sharing government here, officials said.


set: Shell last week confirmed that it has received an offer from Essar Energy to buy its 272000 barrel-per-day Stanlow refinery and associated local marketing businesses in the UK for a total expected consideration of some $1.3 billion.

set: Shell receives offer for Stanlow refinery in the UK


set: Almost 300 000 Bulgarians live in Spain, Spanish Ambassador to Sofia Jorge Fuentes Monzonis-Vilallonga said at a discussion on ``The European Union during and after the Spanish Presidency and the Bulgarian Priorities in the Union for 2010-2011'', FOCUS News Agency reporter announced.

set: Almost 300 000 Bulgarians live in Spain: Ambassador


set: BJP took a jibe at arch rival RJD saying its chief Lalu Prasad would be in 'political wilderness' in Bihar for a long time as a number of his top leaders had deserted him before the assembly polls.


set: A man accused of stealing a dryer from a Fayetteville home and beating the homeowner has been arrested by police.

set: Man accused of stealing dryer from Fayetteville home arrested


set: Malaysia is bracing for a possible 4% drop in its exports this year, the trade minister said Monday, acknowledging that the export-driven economy cannot be immune to the global economic crisis.

set: Malaysia bracing for drop in exports this year


set: A House panel Wednesday voted to cite former top White House aide Karl Rove for contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to answer questions about the dismissals of several federal prosecutors as its Senate counterpart explored punishments for an array of alleged past and present Bush administration misdeeds.

set: House panel votes to cite Rove for contempt


set: WOODBURY, Minn. A Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq this month has been laid to rest in a solemn ceremony.

set: Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq is laid to rest


set: A man reportedly drowned after jumping into Lake Okeechobee in Palm Beach County.

set: Man drowns after jumping into lake Okeechobee


set: A Tucson contractor lost a radioactive device that could cause injuries if tampered with, the Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency said.


set: ``The historic moment occurred at Bangladesh when Smith tucked away a quiet single to square leg off the bowling of Shakib ul Hasan,'' says Michael Owen-Smith.

set: ``Historic moment occurred in Bangladesh''


set: Ritz Camera Centers, the largest camera-store chain in the US and the owner of Wolf Camera, has sought bankruptcy protection from creditors, citing slumping sales at one of its units.


set: Thakurganj police on Tuesday here arrested a man on charges of money laundering and recovered from him Rs 5.33 lakh which he was going to distribute to over half-a-dozen people here.


set: Australians who are struggling to cope with their personal finances could be among those interested to learn that politicians have been given a secret pay rise.


set: Santa Ana winds are expected to buffet Southern California on Wednesday and Thursday, the National Weather Service said.

set: Santa Ana winds expected across Southern California


set: Frontier increased capacity measured by available seat miles by 7.5 percent on its mainline operation, while traffic measured by revenue passenger miles increased 18.1 percent.


set: Nairobi, Nov 13 Somali pirates have hijacked a cargo ship in the Arabian Sea near India with 29 Chinese crew, a media report said Saturday.

set: Somali pirates hijack ship with 29 Chinese crew


set: A soldier has died during a parachute training jump at Fort Lee in Petersburg.

set: Soldier dies in parachute jump at Ft. Lee


set: Stirling Mortlock has led the Brumbies to a crucial 37-15 win over the Blues in Canberra, scoring a try and kicking nine points to become the all-time leading point scorer in Super rugby history.


set: South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan says Seoul will continue to pursue talks with Pyeongyang despite the North's refusal to engage with the South.

set: Seoul will continue to pursue talks with Pyeongyang:


set: The Oklahoma State Cowgirls have upset Tennessee 6-1 in the NCAA softball regional in Knoxville, Tenn., to advance to the regional final.

set: Oklahoma State Cowgirls upset Tennessee in NCAA softball, advance to regional finals


set: American Ted Ligety won the super-combined gold medal at the alpine skiing world championships in Austria.


set: Eastman Kodak Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York after years of falling sales related to the decline of its namesake film business as digital cameras have taken over the market.


set: Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that the state received its annual payment of $105 million in tobacco settlement money this week.

set: Attorney General Conway announces $105 million in tobacco settlement money


set: EMB, a global property and casualty consulting firm, today identified the top three shortfalls in insurer risk management programs: inconsistent or poorly executed models, inadequate enterprise-wide collaboration, and contagion impact among human capital risks and underwriting risk.

set: EMB identifies top shortfalls in risk management programs


set: Whilst addressing Saeima today, President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers criticized politicians for making shortsighted economic decisions.

set: Zatlers criticizes politicians for making shortsighted economic decisions


set: A Catholic High School teacher in Little Rock remained on administrative leave Monday, three days after he was arrested and charged with sexual assault by Sherwood police.


set: Property firm Hammerson said its balance sheet remains strong, adding that it is in a good position to weather the current environment.


set: Mall owner General Growth Properties on Thursday filed for bankruptcy protection, saying it couldn't reach an out-of-course consensus on restructuring its mounting debt pile.

set: General Growth Properties files for bankruptcy protection


set: RLD chief Ajit Singh will be sworn in as the new Civil Aviation Minister.

set: Ajit Singh to be new Civil Aviation Minister


set: Jubilant FoodWorks, the exclusive master franchisee of Domino's Pizza in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh announced the strategic alliance with Dunkin' Donuts, the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world.

set: Jubilant FoodWorks announces alliance with Dunkin' Donuts


set: THE practice directives, which have caused judicial crisis and saw lawyers boycotting courts, actually have force, lawyer Sifiso Khumalo stated yesterday.


set: Consulting firm Booz Allen says it fired employee Edward Snowden, 29, after he revealed himself as the source of leaks detailing the National Security Agency's PRISM phone and Internet data collection system.


set: Schenker of Canada is launching its second annual food drive next week, after a highly successful effort last year.

set: Schenker launching second annual food drive


set: Gangasagar, Jan 12 In the run-up to the festival of Makar Sankranti, around one lakh devotees have taken the holy dip at Gangasagar, the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal.

set: One lakh take the holy dip at Gangasagar


set: Uruguayan lawmakers voted Wednesday to legalize gay marriage, making the South American country the third in the Americas to do so.

set: Uruguay lawmakers vote to legalize gay marriage


set: Iran has said it has freed five local British embassy staff arrested on accusations of stoking post-election unrest, a move that further threatened tense ties with London and the West.


set: China Telecom has slashed its mobile internet charges by up to 75 percent to engage users to its 3G service, South China Morning Post reports.

set: China Telecom slashes mobile internet charges


set: Prairie Island nuclear plant, near Red Wing, filed Tuesday morning to renew its operating license for up to 20 more years.

set: Prairie Island Nuclear plant files to renew its license


set: A new report from IMS Health, a consulting firm, shows that Americans spent more than $307 billion on medicines prescription drugs in 2010.

set: Americans spend billions on medicines prescription drugs


set: Panic selling sent Taiwan shares plunging 2.56 percent yesterday, as the local currency declined NT$0.11 against the greenback to close at NT$29.230.


set: Solarize Energy LP announces an agreement to install solar panels on five barn roofs at Van Osch Farms, the second largest cattle operation in Ontario.

set: Solarize energy announces agreement with the second largest cattle operation in Ontario


set: Gardaí have said that skeletal remains have been found by hill walkers in the Dublin Mountains.

set: Skeletal remains found in the Dublin Mountains


set: Tibetan spiritual head, the Dalai Lama today said he wanted China to be ``transparent'' for ensuring good relations between Beijing and New Delhi.

set: China should be transparent to ensure good relations:


set: Mississippi State has disassociated from an athletics booster because of ''impermissible contact'' with a prospective student-athlete.

set: Mississippi State disassociates from booster


set: One of the services, UK-based PutLocker, has spoken with TorrentFreak refuting claims that it is some kind of ``rogue site''.


set: China yesterday urged the United States not to impose punitive duties on Chinese tire imports, citing the need for the ``long-term and healthy development'' of bilateral ties.

set: China urges US not to impose punitive duties on tire imports


set: Nollywood reports say popular and beautiful actress Tonto Dikeh has started flirting with Nigeria's music industry after several years of nurturing the dream.

set: Actress Tonto Dikeh flirts with music industry


set: If media sources are to be believed, superstar Shah Rukh Khan has turned an offer to play controversial politicial Raj Thackeray.

set: Shah Rukh Khan turns down offer to play Raj Thackeray!


set: Author Russell Banks will be part of a panel discussion this week at UNLV that will explore how books become movies.

set: Russell Banks, author, visiting professor at UNLV


set: TechCrunch has the story, which states that Apple has come from being near default just 15 years ago and now has more real money than the US government.

set: Apple now has more money than the US government


set: Alaska Airlines began daily service Friday between Kahului, Maui, and San Diego, Calif., and debuted a Hawaiian-themed menu that is available on flights to Hawaii.

set: Alaska Airlines begins service between Maui and San Diego


set: A man fleeing from police tossed a duffel bag full of marijuana into traffic, but it didn't stop him from being caught, deputies said.

set: Man flees, tosses marijuana into traffic


set: Stirling Albion fans fear for the future of the Beanos after having an offer to buy the club rejected.


set: A Florida county jail chief has resigned following two escapes and other security lapses.

set: Florida county jail's chief resigns after escapes


set: Interdealer broker ICAP has completed the restructure of its strategic interests in Japan.


set: France announced its full support to the inter-Palestinian reconciliation under the leadership of President Mahmoud Abbas, said spokesman of the French Foreign Ministry, Bernard Valero, to a news briefing on Friday.

set: France supports inter-Palestinian reconciliation


set: The Boston Red Sox today selected right-hander Pedro Beato to the active major league roster from Triple-A Pawtucket.

set: Red Sox select right-hander Pedro Beato to active roster


set: Motorcyclists gathered in Syracuse to protest a State Police presentation at the New York Highway Safety Conference.

set: Motorcyclists protest State Police presentation


set: Integra Telecom Inc., a leading provider of telecommunications and Internet services for business, hired Tom Lamb as chief financial officer.

set: Integra Telecom Inc. hires chief financial officer


set: The Winnipeg Jets signed defenseman Jacob Trouba to a contract on Tuesday.


set: A fisherman was rescued early Tuesday morning, after his boat sank while en route from Narragansett to Newport.


set: A man convicted in 2008 of spying on women showering at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh was found guilty this afternoon of spying on a woman at a De Pere tanning salon.

set: Man found guilty of spying on woman at tanning salon


set: The top US military official has again warned that the militant outfits are seeking global reach and the Afghan-Pak border area remains the 'epicentre of terrorism'.


set: SAN DIEGO - Mexican police searched Thursday for the estranged husband of a slain woman believed to be a San Diego City College student after finding his car in a Tijuana neighborhood.

set: Mexican police search for husband of slain woman


set: Moser Baer Ltd, an Indian company producing computer parts to manufacturing solar panels, is expected to receive an investment of $300 million from Blackstone a private equity company.

set: Moser Baer Ltd receives investment from us private equity firm Blackstone


set: More snow is expected through Friday morning after the first wave left up to an inch of snow on the ground in the Indianapolis area.


set: The Atlanta Braves today announced the hiring of Dave Bialas as minor league field coordinator.

set: Braves announce hiring of minor league field coordinator


set: Lisa M. Weber , formerly MetLife Inc.'s president of individual business, resigned Thursday, MetLife said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

set: MetLife former individual operations president Weber resigns


set: Oil prices closed below $100 per barrel for the first time in six months Monday, tumbling in another dramatic sell-off as the demise of Lehman Brothers and the sale of Merrill Lynch deepened worries about the US economy.


set: Celeste Holm, a versatile, bright-eyed blonde who soared to Broadway fame in Oklahoma! and won an Oscar in Gentleman's Agreement but whose last years were filled with financial difficulty and estrangement from her sons, has died, a relative said.


set: A first team of Arab League observers landed in Syria on Monday to monitor a deal to end nine months of deadly violence, as 30 people died in gunfire in and near the besieged central city of Homs.


set: Russian liberals launched a new pro-Kremlin political party on November 16 promising to defend middle class values but rivals said it was just a tool for the authorities to suck support away from genuine opposition groups.

set: Russian liberals launch pro-Kremlin party


set: Risky asset classes rallied on strong US economic data, while the Eurozone debt crisis supported US treasuries.


set: The Panthers will host Patterson in the first round of the Division III playoffs on Friday.


set: Hawaiian Airlines said it plans to add a third flight between Honolulu and Las Vegas starting in February.

set: Hawaiian Airlines adding third flight to Las Vegas


set: New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg is being remembered at a memorial service in New York City.

set: New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg remembered


set: Giant Eagle Inc. today opened two compressed natural gas fueling stations in Crafton, saying the fuel offers a cheaper, cleaner and quieter alternative to gasoline for motorists in Western Pennsylvania.

set: Giant Eagle opens compressed natural gas fueling stations


set: Evidon has joined AOP as an Associate Member.


set: Rachel Hunter says she hopes to learn more about conservation work in New Zealand after helping release a kiwi chick into the wild in Hawke's Bay.

set: Rachel Hunter release a kiwi chick into the wild in Hawke's Bay.


set: Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams flipping the bird at the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Nov 15th.

set: Bud Adams flipping the bird at Buffalo Bills


set: Throne of Malediction is currently streaming a new song online from the recording sessions for their as-yet-untitled new album.

set: Throne of Malediction streaming new song


set: SunTrust Banks Inc. swung to a fourth-quarter profit thanks to sharply lower loan-loss provisions and improved revenue.


set: The recent moves and statements made by commercial banks shows that more banks would change hands in the time to come.


set: More rockets were fired at northern Israel from Lebanon on Thursday, an Israeli military source said, after three rockets had landed inside Israel early in the day.


set: A man was arrested Friday for allegedly sending threatening letters containing poison to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and the Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court over a period of about 18 months.

set: Man arrested for allegedly sending threatening letters containing poison


set: Kevin Keegan claims he has some ``unfinished business'' at Newcastle after making his shock return to St James' Park.


set: BBC1 drama Silent Witness continued to dominate, posting one of its biggest audiences of the series to date.


set: A man from Zabbar was yesterday charged with attempting to seriously injure his wife and his in-laws after he drove his van in their direction.

set: Man charged with attempting to injure wife


set: M&T BANK, the American lender in which AIB is the largest shareholder, has reported a 22% fall in annual profits after taking a $127 million write-down in the value of investments linked to subprime mortgages.


set: Today, on April 15, the new wording of traffic rules, which was approved by the government on February 11, 2013, has come into force in Ukraine.

set: New traffic rules come into force in Ukraine


set: A Weston woman severely injured in a head-on crash with a landscaping truck Tuesday night remained in serious condition yesterday at Norwalk Hospital.

set: Woman in head-on crash remains in serious condition


set: Odeon Capital Group, the New York-based independent fixed income broker-dealer with investment banking and research services, has opened new office in Chicago.


set: 106 TIR trucks are blocked at Kulata border checkpoint, director of Regional Border Police Directorate-Smolyan, commissary Todor Georgiev, told FOCUS Radio-Pirin.

set: 106 TIR trucks blocked at Kulata border checkpoint


set: HBO has renewed Game of Thrones for a second season after the debut episode of its new drama proved a hit at home and delivered record ratings for Sky Atlantic in the UK.


set: Which is to say, according to Hamilton, he doesn't feel he owes the Rangers any sort of discount.

set: Hamilton: ``I don't feel like I owe the Rangers''


set: Last week EnCana announced at its Calgary headquarters that it is proceeding with its planned split more than a year after it was first announced.


set: Phil Mickelson shot a 9-under par to tie the course record at the Houston Open on Saturday.

set: Mickelson ties course record at Houston Open


set: City leaders from across Jackson County have been named to a task force studying future economic development goals.


set: They've started to roll out to a broader audience the ``dip and squeeze'' ketchup packets that have three times more ketchup and serves as both a dipping tray and a squeeze packet.

set: Heinz rolling out ``dip and squeeze'' ketchup packets


set: Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration's special master for executive compensation, said he is ``very concerned'' about the possibility his pay cuts may drive talent away from companies bailed out by US taxpayers.

set: Feinberg 'concerned' pay cuts could drive out talent


set: The basic state pension would need to double in order to provide a 'comfortable' retirement, yet UK adults still remain reluctant to top up their retirement savings, research by Friends Provident found.


set: President Obama visited Celgard, LLC in Charlotte, NC today to view the manufacturing plant.


set: As the rest of the Foreign Policy gang hobnobs with the foreign policy glitterati tonight, I'm stuck in Boston mulling over the fact that Tom Friedman managed to earn a Bullock.


set: World's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal plans to set up a six-million-tonne integrated steel plant in Karnataka on an investment of $6.41 billion, state Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa said here Friday.

set: ArcelorMittal plans to set up steel plant in Karnataka


set: A woman is dead and a toddler badly injured after a high-speed crash in Hamilton yesterday.


set: DHX Media Ltd, a leading independent international producer and distributor of television programming and interactive content announces the following director dealings:


set: ArcelorMittal has posted a first quarter net loss of around $US1.1 billion, down from a profit of $US2.4 billion a year ago.


set: Democratic Party registration in Chester County is soaring as a result of the competitive presidential primary, and is heading toward the 100,000 mark for the first time ever.


set: Montenegro and Kosovo have established diplomatic relations by the exchange of letters between the foreign ministers, Milan Rocen and Skender Hiseni, the Montenegrin government said Friday.

set: Montenegro and Kosovo establish diplomatic relations


set: London's Heathrow Airport coped with its busiest day so far for Olympic arrivals on Tuesday - with American sprint legend Carl Lewis praising the under-pressure hub after jetting in.

set: Heathrow copes with 'busiest day' for Olympic arrivals


set: Carbonscape's global expansion will take place, but will New Zealand invest in its development?

set: Carbonscape's global expansion will take place, but where?


set: The first debate of the 2012 White House primary race has been postponed until fall because not enough Republican candidates plan to participate.

set: First debate of 2012 White House race postponed


set: A popular Wood River bar has closed amid a tangled set of legal problems.


set: World of Avatar has just acquired 90% of the legendary South African mobile social network and chat application, MXit.


set: A woman fended off her would-be mugger and kept possession of her necklace in San Jacinto Monday but the attacker was at large.


set: GARDEN waste will be collected by appointment throughout the winter, rather than the usual weekly scheduled collection.

set: Garden waste to be collected by appointment throughout winter


set: Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno has called for his side to respect their UEFA Champions League quarter-final opponents APOEL.


set: Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov urged all motorists who will travel to their homes today, to drive with extreme caution because the moment of inattention or inappropriate speed can cost innocent lives of many people.

set: Interior Minister Tsvetanov urges motorists to drive with caution


set: The anti-adulteration committee busy inspecting markets and lodging FIRs against those involved in adulteration or running business in unhygienic conditions might fail in achieving desired results because of lacunas in the existing rules and regulations.


set: Ubisoft announced today that it is expanding its successful Assassin's Creed franchise, which has sold more than 19 million units worldwide to date, by developing and producing a new animated short story called Assassin's Creed Ascendance.


set: A Knoxville woman is charged with running down her brother in her van, after the two had an argument.

set: Knoxville woman charged with running down brother with van


set: Chris Brown is defending his decision to pose in a photograph was a transgender fan.

set: Chris Brown defends posing with transgender fan


set: For thousands of Nigerian graduates who are part of the batch A 2008 of the National Youth Service scheme including yours sincerely, the Season of Manna is about to cease.


set: Online grocery service Relay Foods has added Whole Foods Market in western Henrico County to its growing list of vendors.

set: Relay Foods adds Whole Foods to list of vendors


set: -Stuart Appleby hit golf's magic number Sunday, shooting a 59 to win the Greenbrier Classic.

set: Stuart Appleby shoots 59 at Greenbrier Classic


set: Republican US Rep. Erik Paulsen has ruled out a run for the US Senate or for governor of Minnesota, saying he plans to seek a fourth term in the House instead.

set: Paulsen rules out run for US Senate or governor


set: Broward Sheriff 39;s Office received a call advising that a rock was thrown at a school bus transporting a group of children returning from a football game Saturday night.


set: Leighton Meester is reportedly joining the cast of indie movie The Oranges.

set: Leighton Meester joins the cast of 'the Oranges'


set: After more than a decade, Congress has taken the important step of empowering the federal Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products, including the power to remove harmful ingredients from tobacco products and to stop false claims made by the tobacco industry regarding the addictive nature of nicotine.

set: Congress takes important step to regulate tobacco products


set: Gov. Terry Branstad said he'll push for a fuel tax increase in next year's legislative session.


set: GO mobile director Joseph Agius filed a garnishee order against Go PLC to ensure fair and unbiased disciplinary proceedings after the company's chief officer of human resources accused him of harassment.


set: Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it has decided to recall up to 1.2 million vehicles due to possible fuel leakage risks.

set: Toyota to recall 1.2 million vehicles over fuel leakage risks


set: He is as impulsive off the field as he is on it.


set: Maoists are ``obstructing'' the development of India, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Sunday after unfurling the national flag on the 64th Independence Day celebrations here.


set: By Mike Rosenberg, mrosenberg@mercurynews.com A young San Jose man was beaten to death by his roommate inside a care facility Tuesday night, police said.

set: San Jose man beaten to death by roommate


set: Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne blamed poor bowling in the 'death overs' for their first defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, here tonight.

set: Warne blames it on poor bowling during death overs


set: A Sadrist delegation met in Syria with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and gave him a letter from Sadrist leader Muqtada Al-Sadr condemning the US attack in Syria.

set: Sadrist delegation meets with Assad in Syria


set: Texas banned fish pedicures Thursday, barring salons from providing small live fish to eat the dead skin off clients' feet.


set: Boston finally pulled ahead of rivals Billingborough and Lindum Ramblers at the top of the South Lincolnshire & Border League after beating Long Sutton by well over 200 runs.


set: A SCHOOLBOY who was struck by a car as he tried to cross a busy road in Westhoughton remained in a critical condition last night.

set: SCHOOLBOY struck by car remains in critical condition


set: Belarus may abolish death penalty soon, a top Belarus official said Wednesday.

set: Belarus may abolish death penalty soon - official


set: Chelsea full-back Jose Bosingwa has apologised for his studs-up challenge on Yossi Benayoun during their 2-0 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield.

set: Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa apologises for challenge on Yossi Benayoun


set: A Kansas tribal leader was among 12 Native American officials to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House.


set: Japanese stocks rebounded modestly Tuesday following big losses the day before and helped by the dollar's stability against the yen.


set: The fall season brings four new exhibits to the Silvermine Arts Center, located in New Canaan, CT.


set: Democratic Senator Barack Obama has strongly denounced his former pastor, saying he was outraged by assertions made by Reverend Jeremiah Wright about the US government and race that have disrupted Obama's presidential campaign.


set: A fourteenth rare Borneo pygmy elephant has been found dead of suspected poisoning, Malaysian ...more

set: Fourteenth rare Borneo pygmy elephant found dead


set: Everton boss David Moyes has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after being sent-off during Sunday's win at Stoke.


set: A fire that appears to have been started by a heat gun destroyed an older mobile home in Superior on Monday afternoon.


set: KTLA Los Angeles entertainment guru Sam Rubin has been tapped to host the 18th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards, which will air live tomorrow from 8-10 PM PT on the CW.

set: Sam Rubin to host Critics' Choice Movie Awards


set: A roadside bomb has killed a Canadian soldier and wounded three others north of Kandahar city.


set: If only some reasonable word of mouth catches up, it is going to be advantage JODHAA AKBAR all the way.


set: Ukip MEP Nigel Farage told Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the EU, he had ``all the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk'' in the European parliament yesterday.


set: Sampdoria drew 1-1 at home to promoted Parma Sunday to go level with Inter Milan at the top of the Italian Serie A.

set: Sampdoria draw to go level with Inter Milan at top


set: ARCADIA, Calif. - Pioneerof the Nile has won the Santa Anita Derby, holding off Chocolate Candy by one length.

set: Pioneerof the Nile wins Santa Anita Derby


set: LOS ANGELES ― A funeral service will be held Saturday for famed math teacher Jaime Escalante.

set: Escalante funeral service to be held Saturday


set: Wallabies hopeful Berrick Barnes made a successful comeback in club rugby on Saturday, playing 80 minutes in Sydney University's Shute Shield rout of Penrith.


set: Galway United have this afternoon confirmed that they have withdrawn their licence application for the 2012 season following the decision on Monday by the Galway United Supporters Trust to apply for a licence to play in the 2012 Airtricity League in the name of Galway United Supporters Trust Football Club.


set: Power management firm Eaton Corp today said it has signed a nationwide distribution pact with Redington India to deliver its single phase uninterruptible power supply systems.

set: Eaton signs distribution pact with Redington India


set: Online health and beauty retailer Drugstore.com Inc. said Monday it will buy Salu Inc., the operator of SkinStore.com, for $36 million.

set: Drugstore.com will buy Salu Inc. for $36 million


set: A contingent of 14 Hawke's Bay wineries will be presenting enforce to over 200 members of Sydney's hospitality industry in a bid to impress them with the quality and diversity of the region's wines.

set: A contingent of 14 Hawke's Bay wineries will be presenting to over 200 members of Sydney hospitality industry


set: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, recently announced its plan to launch direct, daily flights to Brazil, the airline's first South American destination, from June 2013, a statement said on Tuesday.

set: Etihad Airways to launch flights to Brazil


set: President Asif Ali Zardari has assured coalition partners that no Pakistani would be handed over to India, a private TV channel reported on Wednesday.

set: No Pakistani to be handed over to India:


set: MPs have today called for more action to curb food waste in the UK including the introduction of binding food waste reduction targets for businesses and a national consumer campaign to reduce domestic food waste.


set: Corporation Bank will open its new SME loan centre in Mangalore on August 11.


set: DANCERS of all abilities are needed to take part in a new dance show to be staged in Yeovil this December.


set: Bologna clinches cup quarters berth Updated: 11:37, Thursday December 20, 2012 Bologna came from behind with a last-gasp goal from Panagiotis Kone to stun Napoli 2-1 and move into the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup.


set: There's a lot to like about the Eee PC line of netbooks from Asus--a netbook pioneer--but I found the keyboard to be a deal breaker.

set: There is a lot to like about the Asus Eee PC


set: The number of Mormon missionaries serving their church across the globe has hit record highs.

set: Number of Mormon missionaries hits record highs


set: Bishkek will host an air-gun shooting championship on November 10, 2009, Takhir Ismailov, director general of the Kyrgyz shooting federation told the news agency 24.kg on Monday.


set: Bellevue-based T-Mobile announced Thursday that it is closing seven call centers around the country.


set: Area rivers are expected to crest this week and begin a gradual fall-but not before leaving thousands of acres of ground under water.


set: The Rupee recovered by 20 paise at 45.00 against the US Dollar in the opening trade today because of positive opening in share market, dealers at the Interbank Foreign Exchange said.

set: Rupee recovers by 20 paise at 45.00 against US Dollar


set: Two workers painting the US 20 bridge over the Fox River were electrocuted Wednesday morning when the bucket lift they were using came in contact with a high-voltage power line.


set: Germany says it is withdrawing its six reconnaissance jets from Afghanistan and replacing their crews with 90 troops specialized in training and mentoring Afghan forces.

set: Germany to withdraw jets from Afghanistan


set: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that bowling was an area of concern although the team were shot out for a paltry 136 in the first innings of the first Test which concluded at the Supersport Park in Centurion today.


set: A former News of the World news editor has been sacked from the Sun ``in relation to previous work'', according to reports.

set: Former News of the World News editor sacked from Sun


set: Peter Fonda found a dead body inside a car in Los Angeles while driving in the city yesterday, according to police.


set: Medical Students for Global Awareness has come out in support of National MP Tim Macindoe's Supplementary Order Paper to raise the purchase age for alcohol to 20 for both off and onsite licensed premises.

set: Students support raising purchase age for alcohol


set: Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has won two awards for his radio show.

set: Ronnie Wood wins two awards for Radio show


set: Chinese network operator China Telecom Corp. said Tuesday it has opened a representative office in Thailand, in a sign of its growing influence in Southeast Asia.

set: China Telecom opens representative office in Thailand


set: Three Pakistanis were killed in Birmingham on Wednesday while protecting a mosque from rioters, police said.


set: And on the eighth day, God looked down on the earth he had created and said, ``I need an old school conservationist, someone who will care for the forests I've created, someone who understands that I planted these forests for man's pleasure and needs '' So, God made a logger.


set: A CLASSICAL concert held at the Old Town Hall in St Albans has raised more than £900 for charity.

set: Classical concert raises more than £900 for charity


set: The 69th annual Golden Globe Award nominations have been announced, and although it didn't seem like the nominations do much to straighten out the mess that might be the Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has certainly targeted one person for some nods:

set: 69th annual Golden Globe nominations announced;


set: An ancient settlement dating back to before the time when Alexander the Great's armies swept across Afghanistan could be bulldozed and dynamited for a new road.


set: A sellout is expected for the Dec. 30 Music City Bowl game between Tennessee and North Carolina, as about 1,000 tickets remained, Music City Bowl president Scott Ramsey said Tuesday afternoon.


set: Emkay Global Financial Services is of the view that M&M can correct upto Rs 900-780.


set: Red Bull driver and current championship leader Mark Webber crashed out of the inaugural race at the Korean Grand Prix which means the championship game is on once again.

set: Mark Webber crashes out of the Korean Grand Prix


set: A big jump in government outlays and stronger household spending helped the Philippine economy return to growth in the second quarter.


set: Pre-1970 tractors are sought for the 2012 Farmers Day parade set to take place prior to Farmers Day on Saturday, Sept. 29 in downtown South Hill.


set: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seeking political asylum in Ecuador after taking refuge in its embassy in London Tuesday.

set: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seeks asylum at Ecuador embassy


set: A Queensland couple wants t say ``I do'' in Calypso Star's shark cage.

set: Couple wants to say 'I do' with the sharks


set: A 28-year-old man was arrested in a Wareham drug bust.


set: Around 71 officials from various central government departments were punished for corruption by the Central Vigilance Commission in the month of October, officials said on Friday.


set: Former Queensland government minister Gordon Nuttall will learn his sentence on Friday after being found guilty of receiving secret commissions.


set: The Mercer Island boys tennis team won the KingCo title on Thursday, after playing in the league tournament at Mount Si High School.


set: US President Barack Obama made his first recess appointments Saturday, voicing regret that 15 of his nominees were bottled up in the Senate amid Republican obstruction tactics.


set: Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei is making a metal album, reports The Guardian.

set: Chinese political activist Ai Weiwei is making...


set: ERICSSON, the world's leading supplier of mobile phone network equipment, presented a strong balance sheet for the fourth quarter on Wednesday but said it will cut 5,000 jobs to counter the effects of global economic crisis.


set: Jamie Oliver is due to open a new restaurant in Guildford town centre on October 5th, bringing sought-after chef jobs to the area.

set: Jamie Oliver to open restaurant in Guildford


set: Ukraine is more stable than Russia, according to the Failed States Index prepared jointly by the Fund for Peace and the magazine Foreign Policy, Radio Svoboda, the Ukrainian service of Radio Liberty, has reported.

set: Ukraine is more stable than Russia, according to Failed States Index


set: Joe Jonas was dumped by girlfriend Camilla Belle because their relationship was getting too serious, too soon, according to reports.


set: Kwikset® has launched of the national ``LiveSmart'' Sweepstakes, which aims to show parents and homeowners how simple and easy, ``smart'' home security can be.

set: Kwikset launches national ''LiveSmart'' Sweepstakes


set: iWireNews ™ Crude oil prices held to less than $76 per barrel Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange with prices down nearly 7 percent from the start of the week.


set: Demi Lovato has enjoyed a wild and crazy night out with her friends this past week.

set: Demi Lovato enjoys wild night out with friends


set: Consumer electronics giant Apple are to create up to 350 new jobs in Cork, Ireland, after agreeing to lease offices in Cork's city centre, according to the Irish Examiner.

set: Apple to create up to 350 new jobs in Ireland


set: Stephane Sessegnon fired Sunderland into the FA Cup fifth round as Middlesbrough's brave resistance finally came to an end.


set: A DRIVER accused of killing a motorcyclist in a collision in Northumberland has been found not guilty.

set: DRIVER accused of killing motorcyclist found not guilty


set: In the opinion of Moscow, Tbilisi is unwilling to pull out forces from the Kodori Gorge, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

set: Tbilisi unwilling to pull out from Kodori Gorge --


set: Apple is doing what it has to do and calling a hastily assembled press conference for this Friday to address the iPhone 4 ``death grip'' issues.


set: Community Health Systems, Inc. today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., intends to offer $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2020, subject to market and other conditions.

set: Community Health Systems, Inc. announces offering of $1,000 million of Senior Notes due 2020


set: South Korea has raised its surveillance of North Korean military activity by a level, after Pyongyang moved at least one missile to its east coast.

set: South Korea raises surveillance as Pyongyang moves missiles


set: Verizon Wireless agreed to buy Alltel Corporation for $5.9 billion, which would make it by far the largest cellular telephone carrier in the United States.


set: Greece has agreed to accept an ``enhanced and permanent'' presence of EU monitors and Troika representatives, as a condition of the 130 billion bail out loan.

set: Greece accepts 'enhanced and permanent' presence of EU monitors


set: Chartwell Technology Inc., a leading provider of gaming software systems to the online and remote gaming industry announced today that, further to its news release of March 16, 2009, it has filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange a notice of its intention to make a normal course issuer bid for its Common Shares through the facilities of the TSX.

set: Chartwell Technology Inc. announces normal course issuer bid


set: He's locking himself in a plexiglass box on top of Madison Square Garden's marquee to raise money for Feeding America, which aims to fight hunger in the United States.


set: Nick Berry and Michael French are set to return to their roles as brothers Simon and David Wicks in 'EastEnders' for a shock storyline which leads to the death of their mother Pat Butcher.


set: Activist Anna Hazare on Monday said he would sit on a day-long dharna at Jantar Mantar on December 11, and the group has sought permission for Ramlila Maidan from December 27.

set: Anna Hazare to sit on dharna at Jantar Mantar on dec 11


set: Likeable rogue Guy Martin crashed out of this year's TT on his final race of the event, the Senior TT.


set: A teacher who has worked in several local school districts is being charged with felony child endangerment resulting in bodily injury in connection with the beating of a minor teenager who was not one of her students.

set: Teacher charged with felony child endangerment


set: The Chronicle and fund raisers who are members of our LinkedIn group want to know how you thank donors.


set: A full moon rises behind the New York City skyline seen from Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange, NJ, Friday, April 6, 2012.


set: Hostess announced this week its plans to liquidate, almost immediately ending production of Twinkies, as well as other treats like Ding Dongs and Sno Balls.

set: Twinkies manufacturer Hostess plans to liquidate;


set: Maoist lawmakers have clashed with police in the Nepalese capital while protesting against the president, whose refusal to dismiss the army chief led to the collapse of the previous government.

set: Maoist lawmakers clash with police in Nepal's capital


set: Goodyear has stated that it will draw $600 million from the company's current US revolving credit facility.

set: Goodyear to draw $600 million from US credit facility


set: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistanis and Indians are made of the same mud, and added that ``we are not the enemies of India.''


set: Two robbers got away with a portable safe containing R20 000 in Mooilande near Vereeniging on Friday, Johannesburg police said.


set: Violin teacher Totenberg, whose students are in most major US orchestras, dies in Mass. at 101

set: Violin instructor Totenberg dies in Mass. at 101


set: Kauto Star and Long Run are set for a mouth-watering clash in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.

set: Kauto Star & Long Run set for King George VI Chase at Kempton


set: Audrina Patridge is the latest ``cast'' member to leave The Hills, following on the heels of Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port.


set: The UAE and Jordan on Sunday reiterated the need to unify Arab ranks and formulate an effective Arab position in the face of challenges that threaten the region.

set: UAE and Jordan reiterate need to unify Arab ranks


set: Beavis and Butthead, the animated icons of Generation X, will return to television sets this fall to take on such plagues as Jersey Shore and Kesha's music videos.


set: Australia on Sunday introduced a controversial carbon tax in a bid to tackle climate change, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard hailing the move amid opposition warnings it will stifle industry.


set: Bank of Queensland on Thursday launched its first in-branch foreign currency ATM making it easier for locals to get foreign currency before heading abroad.

set: Bank of Queensland launches ATM with foreign currency


set: NASA signed deals Tuesday with two private space firms to haul cargo back and forth between earth and the International Space station after the NASA Space Shuttle program is phased out.

set: NASA signs deals with two private Space firms


set: US Q1 worker productivity unexpectedly rose at a 0.3 percent annualized rate and unit labor costs rose at a 3.3 percent rate, the US Labor Department announced Thursday, as companies continued to find ways to increase per employee output amid difficult business conditions.


set: Pune Two persons were killed and one seriously injured in separate road accidents in city on Saturday.

set: Two killed in separate road accidents in city


set: A so-called major freak ``accident'' involving the KL Monorail turned out to be just a rescue drill.

set: ``Accident'' turns out to be rescue drill


set: So, President Barack Obama, you ready to throw out that first pitch at tonight's All-Star Game?

set: President Obama to throw out first pitch at All-Star Game


set: Actor Daniel Henney will return to the small screen for the first time in four years, to appear in a spy-action thriller starring K-pop star Rain.


set: Paramedics and EMTs in Collier are voluntarily giving up their raises for the good of the county.

set: Paramedics, EMTs voluntarily giving up raises


set: Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa said on Monday that no nation could make progress and face big challenges without education.

set: No nation can make progress without education:


set: Mobile phone operators are stepping up a campaign to charge internet content providers such as Google Inc. who are generating large volumes of data traffic on telecoms networks, the Financial Times reports.

set: Mobile operators may charge internet content providers


set: A 28-year-old Sugar Land man has been convicted of drunk driving after he was pulled over going home after a night at Baker Street Pub in Sugar Land Town Square.

set: Sugar Land man convicted of drunk driving


set: Eduardo Saverin, the co-founder of Facebook who sued the tech company to get his name back on the masthead, is now investing in a new social network called Qwiki.

set: Facebook co-founder eduardo Saverin invests in another social network


set: DORMA, a global supplier of door technology products and systems, will launch two new automatic electromechanical swing door operators, designed to provide more efficient closing of doors under strong wind conditions.

set: DORMA to launch two new swing door operators


set: Poles started to vote Sunday morning in a tense presidential runoff pitting Bronislaw Komorowski of the ruling Civic Platform party against Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the conservative Law and Justice Party.

set: Poles start voting in presidential runoff


set: X FACTOR bosses have admitted that the singers mime during their group song on the Sunday night results shows.


set: GoldenGate Software a provider of high availability and real-time data integration solutions, recently announced that the SHAZAM network, which operates the seventh largest electronic funds transfer network in the United States, has expanded its use of GoldenGate solutions through an enterprise license agreement.

set: SHAZAM network expands its use of GoldenGate solutions through an enterprise license agreement


set: With no biological children of her own and having reached her 40s without ever marrying, Sandra bullock recently revealed that she considered adopting a child on her own before she married her husband, Jesse James.

set: Sandra Bullock considered adopting a child


set: Kate Winslet has been named the most stylish celebrity on the red carpet in an annual magazine list of the best and worst-dressed stars.

set: Kate Winslet named most stylish on the red carpet


set: A 44-year-old North Platte woman, whose newborn baby mysteriously died last month, has been sentenced to 26 days in jail after pleading no contest to a reduced charge.

set: North Platte woman whose baby mysteriously died sentenced to 26 days in jail


set: A 28-year-old Cleveland man is accused of stealing a mattress from a bloody homicide scene to throw it at a television news van parked nearby.

set: Cleveland man accused of stealing mattress from homicide scene


set: The year's highest flood peak of the Jialing River passed downtown Chongqing in southwest China, devastating normal life in several riverside counties, the municipal flood control authorities said Wednesday.


set: WPP Group, the world's biggest advertising agency, is acquiring AKQA, one of the well-known digital agencies in the world, whose clients include Google, Nike, Diageo, Unilever among others.

set: WPP Group to acquire digital agency AKQA


set: With the iPad 2 release on Friday, March 11, 2011, Apple is releasing iOS 4.3 today to allow people to update their first generaation iPads as well as iPhone 3g and 4, and iPad Touches that support the new iOS.


set: The City of Snohomish steps up to help it's residents.


set: Apple visionary and chief executive Steve Jobs, who is on medical leave, has been spotted visiting a cancer treatment clinic, according to recent reports.

set: Steve Jobs spotted at cancer treatment clinic


set: MOTORISTS have been warned that petrol prices could rise by as much as 15p a litre this year.

set: Petrol prices 'could rise 15p this year'


set: Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton was arrested after a World Cup match in South Africa on Friday but subsequently released without charge early on Saturday.

set: Paris Hilton arrested, released without charge


set: The scientific evidence is clear -- smoking has a direct negative impact on postoperative outcomes.

set: Smoking has a direct negative impact on postoperative outcomes


set: Nyse Euronext has looked outside the financial services industry to appoint consumer tech veteran Tim Kinslow as global head of systems development for the company's information technology division.

set: Nyse Euronext appoints consumer tech veteran as global head of systems development.


set: Bristol voters are being urged to turn out in high numbers for tomorrow's general election, as candidates make last-ditch efforts to gain support.

set: Bristol voters urged to turn out for general election


set: This is the first time the phrase ``Elvis has left the building'' was ever used.


set: The Patriots hurry up to victory on Sunday night when they beat the Broncos 31-21.


set: Former suburban Chicago cop Drew Peterson once choked his wife, and then asked her: ``Why don't you just die?'' a friend of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, testified yesterday.


set: New Delhi, June 4 The Manmohan Singh government will set up an equal opportunity commission as part of a slew of measures for the welfare of the minority communities, President Pratibha Patil said Thursday.

set: Government to set up equal opportunity commission


set: A fourth Specialized concept store is set to open on one of Bristol's busiest streets.

set: Fourth Specialized concept store to open


set: THREE men arrested for three connected violent disorder incidents in Long Sutton have been bailed for a second time.


set: LONDON -England striker Wayne Rooney has appealed for an end to the violence and looting in London that has put Wednesday's friendly against the Netherlands in doubt.

set: England striker Rooney appeals for end to violence


set: Srinagar , Jan 1 A stolen truck loaded with batteries worth Rs 68.50 lakh was recovered from Hakeempora area, police said today.

set: Truck loaded with batteries worth 68.50 lakh recovered


set: A SERIAL armed robber from Harrow who targeted a string of hometown bookmakers has been jailed for eight years.

set: SERIAL armed robber from Harrow jailed for eight years


set: In light of the widespread, heavy rain received over the past few days and the forecast for additional precipitation, Botetourt County has lifted the locally imposed burn ban implemented on April 13th.


set: Conn. lacking research on well water contamination Connecticut health officials say they've received numerous reports in recent years of arsenic and other contaminants in residential drinking water across the state, but a published report says little research on the source or location of the pollution is being done.


set: NEW YORK - Edwin Newman, who brought literacy, wit and energy to NBC newscasts for more than three decades, and battled linguistic pretense and clutter in his best sellers ``Strictly Speaking'' and ``A Civil Tongue,'' has died.


set: Gujarat beat Baroda, while Saurashtra piped Maharashtra in two low scoring league matches on the opening day of the under-19 West Zone Vinoo Mankad trophy at the Sadar Patel Stadium, Motera here today.

set: Gujarat beat Baroda, Saurashtra pip maha in Mankad trophy


set: A State Trooper was involved in a two car accident Thursday afternoon at County Road 56 and Highway 43.


set: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Vince Young is being sued by a Dallas strip club manager he allegedly struck in the face during June of last year.

set: Vince Young being sued by Dallas strip club manager


set: A man was fatally shot at a home on Indianapolis' southwest side early Friday morning in an apparent robbery, police said.


set: Copper futures were up for a third day on Wednesday, as appetite for riskier assets improved ahead of a liquidity boosting operation by the European Central Bank later in the day.


set: SideCho Records has announced that they have signed Bay-area musician Michael Zapruder.


set: Turkey welcomed the arrest of Serbian war criminal Goran Hadzic as an important development for the peace and stability in the Balkans.


set: Australia's Macquarie Group , said the executive chairman of its securities group and investment bank unit Macquarie Capital, Michael Carapiet, will retire in July after 22 years with the firm.

set: Macquarie says executive chairman of Macquarie Capital to retire


set: Kate Moss is planning to ``party all week'' to celebrate her birthday.


set: Pasaquan, the home of visionary artist Eddie Owens Martin, opens for tours 10 am-4 pm the first Saturday of each month through November.

set: Pasaquan opens for tours the first Saturday of each month through November


set: For people who live in Maryland, Delmarva Power has expanded their appliance rebate program by adding more rebate dollars when you buy higher efficiency ENERGY STAR products.

set: Delmarva Power expands appliance rebate program


set: Russia entered on Saturday into the so-called 'day of silence,' prior to March 4 presidential elections, when any form of election propaganda is prohibited.


set: Singer Andy Williams has bladder cancer, is undergoing treatment and plans to return to performing in 2012, he said.


set: Lloydspharmacy has launched a discounted flu vaccination service for employers to help lessen the impact on staff productivity.

set: Lloydspharmacy launches discounted flu vaccination service


set: By decree of President Tadic, Serbian ambassadors from nine countries and from the UN headquarters in Geneva have been recalled, it was reported in the new Official Gazette of Serbia.


set: World champion Tomoyuki Matsuda overcame poor shooting in the final to win the World Cup 50m pistol title on the London Olympics range at Royal Artillery Barracks on Wednesday.

set: Matsuda wins World Cup pistol title despite


set: Former India batsman Sanjay Manjerkar today said Test cricket is an ``outdated concept'' and it is time to take Twenty20 cricket more seriously.


set: A private research group said today that consumer confidence in the US economy plunged in October to its lowest on record, as stock markets dropped sharply and companies laid off workers.

set: Consumer confidence plunges to lowest on record


set: Fire fighters battled two South Florida brush fires, ignited by lightning Wednesday.


set: How early is too early for a young player to specialize in hockey?


set: Facebook shares climb after encouraging revenue report Facebook Inc., whose disappointing shares were considered a laughingstock last year, is on the rise after the social-networking giant's sales in the first quarter of 2013 topped estimates, a sign that CEO and Dobbs Ferry native Mark Zuckerberg is succeeding in his bid generate more dollars from mobile advertising.


set: Smith has signed with the Washington Mystics, with general manager Angela Taylor calling the guard ``the LeBron James of this free-agency process.''

set: Katie Smith signs with Washington Mystics


set: The now former tax collector for Merchantville admitted Wednesday she stole $72,480 in cash payments property owners made to settle their tax bills.

set: Now former tax collector for Merchantville admits she stole $72,480


set: New Delhi, Oct 31 Defending the war on Iraq that created much hostility against the US in the Muslim world, former US president George W. Bush Saturday said the world was ``much better off without Saddam Hussein'' and asked Muslims not to allow terrorists to hijack their religion.

set: World is much better off without Saddam:


set: Orlando Hudson passed his Dodgers physical on Saturday, and the three-time Gold Glove and former All-Star is expected to be the Dodgers second baseman on Opening Day.


set: Günter Grass on Wednesday compared the Israeli government to the Stasi, the infamously ruthless secret police of the Communist German Democratic Republic, further angering an already peeved Jerusalem.

set: Günter Grass compares Israeli government to Stasi


set: Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is back in the hospital after breaking his right leg, according to a tweet by WHDH.

set: Mayor Menino back in the hospital after breaking leg


set: A PUBLIC transport campaigner has made renewed calls for a daily hourly train service to serve Filey and Hunmanby.

set: Campaigner calls for hourly train service


set: Saudi Arabia is backing a push by Syrian opposition rebels to carve out a ``liberated'' area in southern Syria, opening a key route of attack on Damascus.

set: Saudi Arabia pushes to carve out liberated southern Syria


set: The Royal Australian Air Force on Thursday will celebrate its 90th birthday with a ceremony in Canberra and a display of historic planes in Victoria.

set: Royal Australian Air Force to celebrate its 90th birthday


set: Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York said marriage is still the bedrock of society which promotes love, care and forgiveness in relationships.

set: Marriage is still the bedrock of our society


set: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Mamata Banerjee government plea challenging a Calcutta High Court ruling ordering a CBI probe into the alleged custodial death of a Trinamool Congress worker in Dhaniakhali police station area in Hooghly district of West Bengal.

set: Supreme Court dismisses Mamata government plea


set: POLICE in North Yorkshire are to invest in a new fleet of eco-friendly cars in a drive to improve the force's carbon footprint.


set: As the summer pools begin to open this Memorial Day weekend, local dogs enjoyed a splash at a dog wash that went green.


set: Carlton will field two Irish players against Port Adelaide.


set: Garuda Indonesia will buy 11 Airbus A330 passenger jets from European planemaker Airbus worth about $2.5 billion at list prices, Indonesia's state enterprises minister Dahlan Iskan told Reuters on Wednesday.

set: Garuda Indonesia to buy 11 Airbus A330 passenger jets worth about $2.5 billion


set: The JBU choir, comprising 64 members, will perform four spring concerts at area churches to raise funds for a trip to Northern Ireland on May 5-19, according to a university news release.


set: Leroi Moore, one of the original members of Dave Matthews Band, died this morning from injuries related to his June 30 th ATV accident.


set: Good news for non-smokers and bad news for smokers, Thailand has banned smoking in all bars, nightclubs and even open-air restaurants or markets, which should have dedicated smoking areas.

set: Thailand bans smoking in all bars, nightclubs


set: Myrtle rust, a serious fungal disease of plants, has been confirmed in public parkland in south-east Queensland.

set: Myrtle rust confirmed in parkland in Queensland


set: David Jones Ltd has been placed in a trading halt, ahead of an announcement from the company following a board meeting called to discuss the department store group's strategy.


set: Eagles, Crows unbeaten in AFL pre-season Updated: 07:53, Sunday March 4, 2012 West Coast and Adelaide are the only unbeaten teams after two rounds of the AFL pre-season competition.


set: Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the world until recently, has announced that he will invest $5 billion in Bank of America.

set: Buffett to invest $5 billion in bank of America


set: One day after closing down 600+ points, the Dow Jones rallied back to close up 429 points on Tuesday.


set: Often branded as the 'sex bomb' of Pakistan, Mathira, who shot for the cover of Pakistan's Fashion Diet Magazine in very scanty clothes thus giving the illusion of being naked, defends herself saying, ``Yes, I am bold and being bold is not a sin.''


set: A fatal Friday night shooting in Cottage Grove occurred just four days before the victim had planned to plead guilty in a case alleging he grew and sold marijuana, court records show.


set: Long-time digital video editing software vendor Avid has released its Avid Studio mobile video editing app for the iPad.

set: Avid releases video editing app for the iPad


set: Russian judo champion Elena Ivashchenko committed suicide last Saturday because of her failure during the London Olympics, a judo official said Monday.

set: Russian judoka Ivashchenko commits suicide


set: The new US ambassador to South Korea was set to arrive in Seoul on Thursday to take up his post, a US embassy official said.

set: New US ambassador to South Korea set to take up post


set: The World Taekwondo Federation will celebrate its 35th birthday in Beijing where the 2008 Olympic Games are currently under way.

set: World Taekwondo Federation to celebrate 35th birthday


set: Marc Basnight, the Dare County Democrat who harnessed more than 25 years of legislative power to funnel millions of dollars into northeastern North Carolina, will resign Jan. 25, the day before he was to relinquish the most powerful seat in the state Senate.

set: Marc Basnight, nc state senator, to resign


set: Lynch, a Democrat, began an unprecedented fourth term as governor by pledging to work across party lines and launch government programs designed to boost business.Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra ''


set: He arrived at a court in central Athens early tonight where he was met by a throng of Australian journalists.


set: BOSTON ― High winds that gusted at more than 60 miles per hour left tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents without power, toppled trees and tore roofs off buildings.

set: Wind leaves thousands in Mass. without power


set: Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman has refused to sign on to a controversial ``Marriage Vow'' in which presidential candidates pledge to be faithful to their spouse, declare homosexuality a choice and work to outlaw same-sex marriage, among other conservative issues.

set: Huntsman refuses to sign controversial 'marriage Vow'


set: Tennis star Andy Roddick is engaged to swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker, according to an official announcement on his web site on Monday.

set: Andy Roddick engaged to model Brooklyn Decker


set: Vice President John Mahama has returned home from an official visit to Cuba.


set: In a televised speech, Mr Chavez said Britain was flouting international law and should return the islands to Argentina, APA reports citing ``www.skynews.com” website.

set: Chavez: ``Britain should return the islands to Argentina''


set: A 12-year-old Enfield boy drowned Tuesday afternoon in Mascoma Lake, according to a news release from New Hampshire Fish and Game.


set: Colombian police busted an international drug trafficking cartel, capturing 20 suspects who coordinated cocaine shipments to the United States, police commander Oscar Naranjo said Wednesday.

set: Colombian police bust international drug trafficking cartel


set: RAFA BENITEZ has challenged Liverpool's youngsters to go out and prove Anfield is their stage in tonight's National Reserve League final.


set: Specialists underscored yesterday that the Kuwaiti Constitution protects the rights of the disabled, but stressed that candidates should emphasize the problems of the handicapped.

set: Candidates should emphasize problems of the handicapped


set: Gov. Sarah Palin says she wasn't calling on Sen. Mark Begich to resign when she said she agreed with a statement by state GOP chairman Randy Ruedrich.

set: Palin says she didn't call for Begich to resign


set: The boil water advisory was lifted Sunday night.


set: Bryan Stow's condition was upgraded by his doctors to serious from critical, perhaps the most encouraging development for the San Francisco Giants fan since he was brutally beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot on March 31.

set: Bryan Stow's condition upgraded to serious


set: When 14-year-old reality star Kylie Jenner made her New York Fashion Week runway debut at the STYLE360 Abbey Dawn by Avril Lavigne Spring 2012 show, it was a family affair.


set: 84% of women and 79% of men say they plan to increase spending once the economy improves and consumer confidence increases, according to a new report.

set: 84% of women plan to increase spending as the economy improves


set: Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.


set: Companies buying back stakes from private equity investors are rare, but at least three promoters are doing this citing sound finances and to have more control over their enterprises.


set: MEXICO CITY ― A former Mexican presidential candidate who has remained a power broker in the ruling party was missing amid signs of violence, the federal Attorney General's Office said Saturday.

set: Former Mexico presidential candidate missing


set: Studies have shown that chili peppers can lower cholesterol and improve blood flow - and scientists now know why.

set: Chili peppers may lower cholesterol and improve blood flow


set: The union representing aircraft machinists says Aveos Fleet Performance Inc., a company that provides aircraft maintenance to Air Canada, has shut down its plants in three cities, laying off more than 2,400 workers.

set: Aveos Fleet Performance Inc., shuts down plants, lays off 2,400 workers:


set: A surprise study has found that men need more cuddles than women and are more likely to appreciate 'cuddling and carressing' in their relationship.

set: Surprise study finds men need more cuddles than women


set: Tent City 4 will return in late January, when the homeless encampment sets up at Community Church of Issaquah.


set: The Ugandan Government may have withdrawn the controversial cultural leaders' Bill early this week but classified information about it continues to emerge.

set: Government withdraws controversial cultural leaders' Bill


set: The Kean University football team gave back to the local communities in separate volunteer efforts last week.

set: Football gives back to local communities


set: The European Union will grant Moldova EUR 28 million in extra financial assistance by the end of 2012 to encourage the successful course of the undergoing reforms, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva said at a joint press conference with Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat, RBC reported.

set: EU to grant Moldova EUR 28 million in extra financial assistance


set: Italy could have lost a third of its maize crop and half of its soyabean harvest due to drought, according to industry association Confagricoltura.


set: The southwestern Tunisian town of Tamazret will be hosting the 20th annual Festival of Tamazret, celebrating Amazigh cultural heritage, on August 24 and 25.

set: Tunisian town celebrates Amazigh cultural heritage


set: Speculation has Craig Gower linked with South Sydney for 2012 and Rabbitohs' enforcer Michael Crocker says the veteran would be a good signing for the club.


set: ICL, the Israel -based fertilizers and specialty chemicals company, and Volkswagen, the German-based automotive Group, have reached an agreement.

set: ICL and Volkswagen have reached an agreement;


set: Steve Clarke has revealed that he is looking forward to working with Steven Gerrard next season and believes that the skipper's return can only improve the squad.

set: Steve Clarke looking forward to working with Gerrard


set: ``We are not going away,'' said Don Ackermann, head of the United Auto Workers Local 136, the union that represents employees at the north plant, where pickup trucks were assembled.


set: 16-year-old Jordyn Wieber announced today that she is turning pro. It is a move that will allow her to pursue Olympic competition, but she gives up her collegiate eligibility.

set: Olympic hopeful, Jordyn Wieber, turning pro.


set: Police seek help from the public in the investigation of an incident that occurred in the 1300 block of Roosevelt Drive on Oct. 9, 2007.


set: Halloween weekend allows``Saw 3D'' to top box office and earn $22.5 million on over 3,500 screens at 2,808 locations.

set: Halloween weekend allows ``Saw 3D''to top box office with $22.5 million


set: Air India Friday cancelled 33 flights, including 10 on international sectors, from Mumbai as the strike by some 600 pilots entered the third day, official sources said.

set: Air India cancels 33 flights from Mumbai


set: The superintendent's annual performance review scheduled for Wednesday evening's School Committee meeting was postponed because not all of the School Committee members' evaluations had been received.

set: Superintendent's performance review postponed


set: Impressionist Fred Travalena, a regular in Vegas showrooms and on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars, has died.


set: Actress Karisma Kapoor, who will face the camera after five years' gap for Vikram Bhatt's 3D venture `` Dangerous Ishq'', will play a supermodel who gives up her career to marry the man she loves.


set: Regulation of residential centres for people with disabilities is likely to start from September 1st, the Health Information and Quality Authority has signalled.

set: Regulation of centres for people with disabilities to start in September


set: ``The cutting off of judges' allowances should not threaten us. We will not be bullied by anybody. We will not succumb to the pressures,'' said Ingles, who was designated spokesman of the Palace of Justice last month.


set: New Delhi, Jan 17 Power discom BSES has launched a massive crackdown against power thefts under which 200 raids across the city are being carried out in a planned manner.

set: BSES launches massive crackdown against power thefts


set: A school board member in Arkansas has caused upset after posting homophobic comments on his Facebook page, urging gay and lesbian youths to commit suicide.

set: School board member urges gay youths to commit suicide


set: The losses of the Ukrainian enterprises in 2009 will exceed profits by 20%, says the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Oleksandr Shlapak.

set: Losses of enterprises in 2009 to exceed profits by 20%


set: - Former world champion, Ricky Hatton announced his retirement on Thursday via his website.

set: Ricky Hatton announces his retirement on website


set: Real Madrid is planning to open football schools in Indonesia in an attempt to scout local talent, a business partner of the Spanish football club said here on Tuesday.

set: Real Madrid to open football schools in Indonesia


set: Brad Miller was named a Louisville Slugger First-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball at shortstop, announced Thursday.

set: Miller named first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball


set: The profit after tax of BOC Pakistan Limited has declined to Rs 38.315 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2010 as compared to Rs 71.989 million earned in the corresponding period in 2009.

set: Profit after tax of BOC Pakistan declines


set: United Spirits to remain in Rs 1700-1800 range, says SP Tulsian, sptulsian.com.

set: United Spirits to remain in Rs 1700-1800 range:


set: A man was sentenced on Wednesday to four years probation for injuring his daughter last year.

set: Man sentenced to probation for injuring daughter


set: A man was ejected from his motorcycle on Interstate 70 this afternoon after striking on orange construction barrel in Morgan County, police said.

set: Man ejected from motorcycle after striking construction barrel in Morgan County


set: A motorcyclist was decapitated in a collision on Friday on a street leading to the Al Shuaibiya area.

set: Motorcyclist decapitated after collision


set: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Saturday said Pakistan will not compromise on its nuclear program and said the country's assets were safe under the Nuclear Command and Control Authority.

set: Pakistan not to compromise on nuclear program:


set: The President of the Republic is reported to have said that neither coups nor elections could lead to his removal from power.

set: ``Neither coup nor election could lead to my removal from power''


set: The Saudi stock market could possibly take the lead in any moves for integration of regional exchanges, say industry analysts.

set: Saudi stock market might lead integration of regional exchanges


set: Parents at a Charlotte Christian school said it took nearly two weeks for them to find out a teacher has been arrested.

set: Parents say it took nearly two weeks to find out teacher was arrested


set: Arsenal midfielder Alex Song is set to sign for Barcelona after the club agreed to sell him.


set: TD Bank will voluntarily adopt a simple disclosure form for checking accounts recommended by The Pew Charitable Trusts .

set: Td Bank adopts simple disclosure for checking accounts


set: It's been revealed that Heather Locklear was arrested for a hit and run last Saturday after she hit a street sign with her car and allegedly drove away!

set: Heather Locklear arrested for hitting street sign


set: James Packer, along with his wife Erica Baxter, last night opened the $US2.4 billion City of Dreams casino in Macau.

set: Packer opens City of Dreams casino in Macau


set: A hospital trust has defended the appointment of a health chief accused of involvement in a superbug scandal as consultant on a review it is carrying out.


set: A million more people joined the ranks of the global super-rich last year, almost a third of them in Asia, as soaring stock markets helped bolster the fortunes of wealthy investors.

set: A million more people join the ranks of the global super-rich


set: The Competition Authority has published a Guidance Notice on Activities of Trade Associations and Compliance with Competition Law to inform the business community and trade associations of the limits that competition law places on joint or co-ordinated action by competitors.

set: Competition Authority publishes Guidance


set: Tunisia has raised fuel prices by 4.16% to curb the widening energy budget deficit fuelled by the record hikes in international crude oil and petroleum derivatives prices, Reuters reported.


set: The US is to oversee three weeks of talks between Israel and the PA.


set:
Dave Dixon passed away Sunday morning.
Dave Dixon passes away


set: A MAN got stuck in a public loo after he passed out following a drunken night out.


set: A local Floyd County solider in the National Guard was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Thursday.

set: Local solider killed in Afghanistan Thursday


set: These recipes appear in Raising the Salad Bar by Catherine Walthers, Lake Isle Press, 2007.


set: Landslides caused by heavy rainfall has blocked several roads in the South district of Sikkim, official sources said today.

set: Landslides block several roads in South Sikkim district


set: Microsoft has downplayed a Windows vulnerability affecting all versions of the OS that could allow remote code execution.

set: Microsoft downplays Windows vulnerability


set: Bristol officially launched its own currency, the Bristol Pound, yesterday, in attempts to encourage shoppers to support local businesses.

set: Bristol launches own currency the 'Bristol Pound'


set: A 62-year-old Ohio woman suffocated Friday after she fell headfirst into a recycling bin and couldn't escape.

set: Woman suffocates after falling into recycling bin


set: Maine environmental regulators are considering a proposal to ban the chemical bisphenol-A from baby bottles, sippy cups, water bottles and other reusable food and beverage containers.

set: Maine environmental regulators consider ban of chemical bisphenol-a in bottles, containers


set: Corus Entertainment Inc. announced today its intention to voluntarily delist its Class B Non-Voting Shares from the New York Stock Exchange.

set: Corus Entertainment announces its intention to voluntarily delist from the NYSE


set: Qatar is considering building a nuclear research reactor for peaceful uses, according to an expert in the field.

set: Qatar mulls building nuclear research reactor


set: A 19 year old's been arrested following a stabbing at a Wairoa petrol station early yesterday morning.

set: 19 year old arrested following a stabbing at a Wairoa


set: Producers say Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman will direct a play in London's West End later this year.


set: Inglorious overtook Spooky Kitten in deep stretch to capture the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks thoroughbred race Sunday by three-quarters of a length.


set: Japan coach John Kirwan says Asia is emerging as a major force in world rugby, helped by the staging of the 2011 and 2019 World Cups in its own backyard and the sport's return to the Olympics.

set: Asia emerging as a major force in rugby:


set: The CRPF strongly refuted the allegations of collecting money and taking away of cement bags from the transporters along the NH -3 by its personnel.


set: Best-selling author of ``Three Cups of Tea'', Greg Mortenson, has undergone heart surgery after doctors detected an aneurysm and a hole in his heart.

set: ``Three Cups of Tea'' author Greg Mortenson undergoes heart surgery


set: The European Union formally launches its anti-piracy task mission off the Somali coast on Monday, preparing to take over from the NATO flotilla guarding one of the world's most important shipping lanes.

set: EU to launch anti-piracy mission off Somalia coast


set: The Bank of England has cut UK interest rates from 5% from 5.25% amid signs of gathering economic gloom.


set: Andres Iniesta lamented Barcelona's lack of ruthlessness in front of goal as he reflected on the ``unjust'' 1-0 Champions League semi-final defeat to Chelsea.

set: Andres Iniesta laments 'unjust' defeat to Chelsea


set: Three Radford University graduating cadets recently received their US Army ROTC military commissions in a ceremony on campus.

set: Three Radford University cadets receive military commissions


set: The police have identified eight ``hot'' locations in the Bukit Selambau state constituency where greater security is necessary for the by-election on Tuesday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said today.

set: Police identify eight ``hot'' locations in Bukit Selambau


set: Carolina Kostner of Italy won the NHK Trophy with a steady free skate to edge US national champion Rachael Flatt.


set: A beauty salon staff was found dead after she fell from the ninth floor of an apartment in Jalan Batu Uban, early this morning.


set: Husband and mother-in-law of a woman who immolated herself on Friday, have been arrested by the police here after her father lodged a complaint that she was being harassed by the in-laws for dowry.


set: GARDAÍ will be operating out of the boot of cars and front line services will be affected if any further reduction in garda budgets go ahead.

set: 'Gardaí will be operating out of the boots of cars'


set: He is the man who will lead the line with Robbie Keane in the Republic of Ireland's most important game in two years, so here are five things you may not know about Jon Walters.

set: Five things you may not know about Jon Walters


set: Bill Nighy is to reprise his role as MI5 spy Johnny Worricker in the second and third parts of The Worricker Trilogy written and directed by David Hare.

set: Bill Nighy to reprise role as MI5 spy Johnny Worricker


set: Nearly 500,000 Dorel Asia wooden bunk beds sold at Walmart, Kmart, and Target stores have been voluntarily recalled to repair for collapse and fall hazards, the US and Canadian governments said on Thursday.


set: A Waukegan squad car, apparently carrying a prisoner, broadsided a red SUV about 11:05 PM Friday on Grand Avenue at Jackson Street.


set: Two-time defending champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open because of a foot injury.Tournament director Craig Tiley released a statement Thursday saying Williams had pulled out of the Hopman Cup international mixed teams competition in Perth and the Australian Open in January.


set: Old Town La Puente on Saturday hosted the first of a quarterly Art Walk Series, ``Un Poquito Mas Arte,'' along 1st and Main streets.


set: A Winona man was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in prison for selling cocaine on two separate occasions.

set: Winona man sentenced to two years in prison for selling cocaine


set: Russia may grant political asylum to a former CIA whistleblower who has revealed Washington's highly classified global surveillance programs, the Kremlin said Tuesday.

set: Russia may grant asylum for CIA whistleblower


set: Japanese car-maker Subaru has quit the world rally car championship, blaming the global financial crisis and falling car sales.


set: Maldives-based Island Air, which started daily flights to Thiruvananthapuram last month, is now planning to expand its operations in India.

set: Island Air to expand operations in India


set: Newcastle Falcons have re-signed Kieran Brookes from Leicester Tigers on a dual registration contract until the end of the season.

set: Newcastle Falcons re-sign Kieran Brookes from Leicester Tigers


set: Residential real estate website business Trulia Inc. bought Movity, a ``geodata'' site, and moved into a new head office in downtown San Francisco.

set: Trulia Inc. buys Movity, moves to downtown San Francisco


set: FULLERTON, Calif. Two men were stabbed while watching a horror film about brainwashed killers in what appears to have been a random attack, police said.


set: Emirates Airline has announced that it will double its service between Dubai and Lagos.

set: Emirates doubles service between Dubai, Lagos


set: Four divers are being treated for the bends after getting into difficulties in the Sound of Mull.

set: Divers being treated after getting into difficulty


set: City commissioners approved a point of sale system for the Turkey Creek Golf Course during Monday's meeting.

set: Commissioners approve point of sale system for Turkey Creek


set: ``The ethnic conflict in the south of Kyrgyzstan is a pure revanchism,'' the president for transitional period Roza Otunbayeva stated at today's meeting with the representatives of left-wing parties from 15 countries.

set: The ethnic conflict in the south of Kyrgyzstan is a pure revanchism - Roza Otunbayeva


set: FREED Hampshire mercenary Simon Mann arrived back in the UK today for what he called the ``most wonderful homecoming I could ever have imagined''.


set: Tyler Perry unveiled his new multi-million dollar TV and film studio in Atlanta before his celebrity friends, as protestors from the Writers Guild picketed outside against his firing of four writers on his series ``House of Payne.''

set: Tyler Perry unveils new multi-million dollar studio in Atlanta


set: Debenhams, the British department store, is seeking to recruit 680 temporary staff to work in its 11 shops in the Republic and five in Northern Ireland in the run up to Christmas.


set: John Cena was interviewed by CNN and said that he would like to ``knock some class'' into Ray J over Ray J's song ``I Hit It First.''

set: John Cena says he'd like to knock some class into Ray J


set: Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Eugene Lockhart was arrested by FBI agents at his Carrollton home Thursday morning after being indicted on mortgage fraud charges, the US Attorney's office said.

set: Former Cowboys linebacker Eugene Lockhart arrested by FBI


set: Formula One racing group McLaren has unveiled a new road car that marks the creation of a new UK-based carmaker.

set: Formula One racing group McLaren unveils a new road car


set: Jason Kipnis homered for the fourth straight game in Cleveland's loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday.


set: Charlotte police said a man used a stolen car to rob a convenience store in west Charlotte overnight.

set: Man in stolen car robs convenience store overnight


set: Stylish tennis star Maria Sharapova exited from US Open after loosing at the hands of World number 1Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round of Womens Singles.


set: The Puducherry additional district magistrate court on Wednesday declared two persons guilty of murdering their friend and reserved its judgment for Thursday.

set: Court declares two guilty for murdering friend, reserves judgment


set: French President Nicolas Sarkozy refused Wednesday to retreat on pension reform, saying that it was ``''out of the question``'' to reduce the minimum retirement age below 62.

set: Sarkozy refuses to retreat on pension reform


set: Montana Securities regulators have dropped a temporary cease and desist order against Concord-based ACN Inc., but regulators say they will still pursue fines and refunds, charging that ACN is a pyramid scheme.

set: Regulators drop cease and desist order against ACN


set: Pakistani troops have thanked the Indian Army for its gesture in repatriating a soldier who had inadvertently crossed into North Kashmir last month.

set: Pak troops thank Indian Army for repatriating soldier


set: Belleville News Democrat The Cardinals have called up Class AAA Catcher Bryan Anderson as insurance because of the injury of starting backstop Yadier Molina in a collision at the plate Tuesday night.


set: The chief engineer of a construction company was shot dead in Khuzdar on Wednesday.


set: German media concern Bertelsmann is pulling out of its music joint venture with Sony, both companies announced on Tuesday.

set: Bertelsmann pulls out of music venture with Sony


set: If the rumour mills are to be believed, actor Ashutosh Rana and Rajpal Yadav will be coming to the sangam city and staying with their guru 'Daddaji' for a few days, sometime soon.

set: Ashutosh Rana and Rajpal Yadav to come to sangam?


set: A Florida man was arrested by Queensbury police on Wednesday, June 6 and accused of criminal possession of a weapon.

set: Florida man arrested in Queensbury for criminal possession of a weapon


set: A middle-aged woman and her daughter from an affluent family were found murdered under mysterious circumstances in Hoshiarpur on Tuesday.


set: African Rainbow Minerals said that Assmang's planned 6 million tonne Khumani iron ore expansion in South Africa will cost about ZAR 7.3 billion.

set: Khumani expansion to cost ZAR 7.3 billion


set: This is the mantra lived by the owner of the website Every Girl is a Princess.


set: There was another armed robbery reported on Friday evening in Belize City, this time on the north side of town.

set: Another armed robbery reported in Belize City


set: The Cincinnati Bengals have reportedly ``floated the idea'' of trading for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb around team headquarters.

set: Bengals ``floated the idea'' of trading for Kolb


set: A Staten Island education council says students should be able to bring cell phones to school so they can stay safe on their commutes.

set: Staten Island education council says students should be able to bring phones to school


set: AIR Namibia will by October this year launch a four-times-a-week direct flight from Windhoek into Livingstone to meet the growing demand of that country's tourists opting to visit Zambia.

set: Air Namibia to launch direct flight to Livingstone


set: Black smoke is billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning Roman Catholic cardinals have not elected a pope in their second or third rounds of balloting.

set: Roman Catholic cardinals have not elected a pope in second or third rounds of balloting


set: A Rantoul man was arrested Friday afternoon in connection with an attempted murder in Florida.

set: Rantoul man arrested for attempted murder in Florida


set: ``The fact that we're getting 2 million people a night to watch a strictly news,'' Smith tells Rosenthal, ``says a lot about how much people are interested in 'just the facts' news.

set: Shepard Smith: ``people are interested in 'just the facts' news''


set: Singer/songwriter Neil Diamond was honored with the 2,475th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday.

set: Neil Diamond honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


set: South Korean scientists said that they have developed a highly efficient nanoporous industrial catalyst that can have a considerable impact on chemical and oil-refining sectors, Yonhap news agency reports Friday.

set: South Korean scientists develop highly efficient industrial catalyst


set: Dawsons and Penningtons have confirmed that they are in advanced merger discussions with a view to creating a stronger and more profitable combined entity.

set: Dawsons and Penningtons confirm advanced merger discussions


set: Arsenal winger Ryo Miyaichi was granted a British work permit on Tuesday despite a lack of international appearances for Japan and is set to make his debut for the Premier League club.


set: Zéfal, French pump & accessories producer and Unior, Slovenian hand tools producer have joined forces on the French market.

set: Zéfal and Unior join forces on French market


set: Newly-elected Senate Deputy President Senator Doris Sophia Brodie said her appointment is recognition for the contribution of Sarawakian women.

set: Appointment is recognition for Sarawakian women --


set: The African Union on Friday rejected military intervention in Libya to stop a crackdown on opponents of the regime of strongman Moammar Gadhafi, an AU official told the press.

set: AU rejects military intervention in Libya--official


set: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, facing corruption allegations and plummeting approval ratings, announced Wednesday he will resign in September.


set: Nathan Hauritz is unlikely to play any further part in Australia's one-day series with England, Cricket Australia have confirmed.

set: Hauritz ``unlikely'' to play further part in series


set: A serial bank robber in the Las Vegas area has struck again and is becoming increasingly violent.


set: Temple offerings are for providing better facilities to devotees and not for buying vehicles for temple officials, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled.

set: Temple offerings are not for buying vehicles:


set: Tajik judokas won two gold and one silver medals in an international tournament that was held in St. Petersburg, Russia on November 17-18, Murodali Teshayev, a spokesman for Tajikistan's National Olympic Committee, told Asia-Plus today.

set: Tajik judokas win two gold and one silver medals in tournament in St. Petersburg


set: Former President Jimmy Carter, his book tour interrupted by an upset stomach, will spend a second night in an Ohio hospital after doctors recommended additional observation, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday.

set: Carter to spend second night in Ohio hospital


set: The outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy is meeting his cabinet of Ministers for the last time and is dissolving his government.

set: Nicolas Sarkozy meets cabinet for last time


set: Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav was on Thursday detained and later released in Ghaziabad while he was on his way to Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

set: Mulayam Singh detained, released in Ghaziabad


set: Two passenger trains have collided in eastern China but the number of casualties is not known yet, state media have reported.


set: Russia will train its army to play badminton to improve its battle prowess after the racket sport won a surprise personal endorsement from President Dmitry Medvedev, a newspaper said Monday.

set: Russia 'to train army to play badminton'


set: Red-hot world oil prices blazed over a record $146 a barrel yesterday in the face of falling US oil reserves, geopolitical tensions and a weak dollar, traders said.


set: Huawei Technologies, a provider of next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today unveiled its latest HSPA+ slide USB stick, the E182E, at CeBIT in Germany.

set: Huawei unveils the latest HSPA+ slide USB stick


set: Universities in the UK are facing a catastrophic student recruitment crisis with eight out of every ten universities struggling to achieve their targets.

set: Universities facing student recruitment crisis


set: Russell Crowe showed off his generous side when he left behind a 600 pounds tip during a recent trip to a small bar in South Wales.


set: The London Metal Exchange today announced three new membership approvals by the Exchange following a board meeting on the 8 May.

set: London Metal Exchange announces new membership approvals


set: JPMorgan Chase says it will slash its quarterly common stock dividend to 5 cents per share from 38 cents to save about $5-billion in capital per year.


set: A Town of Salamanca man was arrested at his home, charged with child endangerment and breaking a kitchen window.

set: Man arrested on charge of child endangerment


set: Cash is king in the ``Magic City'' and it has been for some time.


set: Mechel OAO , one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces establishing its official representative office in Kemerovo city.

set: Mechel OAO announces establishing its representative office in Kemerovo city


set: Elliot Lake city council will hold a special meeting on Monday at 5 pm in council chambers.

set: Council to hold special meeting on Monday


set: Pakistan-born Chicago businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana ``knew well in advance'' about the deadly Mumbai terror attacks, blamed on Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taeba, and offered congratulations to the killers, according to ``fresh evidence'' filed by the FBI.

set: Rana knew well in advance about Mumbai attacks:


set: Vermont State Police say they are investigating a suspicious death at a residence in Poultney.

set: Police investigate suspicious death in Poultney


set: German regional rail commuters will be faced with warning strikes Tuesday, after negotiations with German rail operators have stalled, labor unions said Monday.

set: German regional commuters face warning strikes Tuesday -unions


set: The prime minister fires two ministers and presents a relatively new look cabinet to the people of Trinidad and Tobago.

set: The prime minister has fired two ministers.


set: $2.5 billion distributed to Madoff victims A court-appointed trustee in New York has mailed out $2.5 billion in checks to victims of Bernard Madoff's massive fraud.


set: Comedian/actor/family man Bernie Mac has died at the age of 50 from complications due to pneumonia.


set: he White House has summoned the top US general in Afghanistan to Washington to explain controversial remarks critical of the Obama administration.

set: White House summons top US general in Afghanistan


set: Fire crews in Allegan County were battling a house fire Friday morning.


set: Wacom, the leading manufacturer of pen tablets, interactive pen displays and intuitive interface devices today announces a collaboration with Invu -- a developer and supplier of software for the advanced retrieval and management of electronic information.


set: My Bloody Valentine are planning to release two new albums, band member Kevin Shields has revealed.

set: My Bloody Valentine to release two new albums