set: Former Union Minister Chaturanan Mishra breathed his last at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Saturday following a prolonged illness.

set: Former Union Minister Chaturanan Mishra breathes his last


set: Oscar-winning composer John Barry, who wrote the scores to Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves and numerous Bond films, has died at the age of 77.


set: Abkhazia has given its consent to prolongation of the UN mission, in accordance with the coordinated draft of the resolution by the UN Security Council, Abkhazia's Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba said in a letter addressing UN SC current chairman Yukio Takasu and UN SC members.

set: Abkhazia consents to prolongation of UN mission


set: Lazio beat Chievo Verona 1-0 Sunday to share first place in the Serie A with defending champion Inter Milan.


set: Insurance company Intact Financial Corp. returned to a first-quarter profit Wednesday thanks to a mild winter and gains on investments from an improved equity market.

set: Intact Financial Corp. returns to profit


set: Home prices are falling in most major US cities, and the average prices in four of them are at their lowest point in 11 years.The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city index released Tuesday shows price declines in 19 cities from December to January.

set: Home prices falling in most major US cities


set: SEATTLE - A Hard Rock Cafe opened Wednesday in Seattle near the Pike Place Market.


set: US President Barack Obama said on Friday he wants to open up Chinese markets to US companies to have ``two-way trade, not just one-way trade.''

set: Obama: wants to open up China markets for trade


set: The family of an accident victim who died on Tuesday morning was spared a double tragedy when his widow was rushed to the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital here in time after she swallowed 20 sleeping pills.


set: Some say knowledge is power, but when it comes to cars, knowledge equals money in the bank.


set: Groundnut oil prices fell in Vashi wholesale market here today on sluggish demand from stockists and retailers on the back of ample supplies.


set: Baseball players and owners have reached a tentative verbal agreement on a five-year labor contract and hope to have a signed deal by next week.


set: Feb. 28, 2008 12:00 AM Four drug traffickers have been sentenced for their roles in digging and operating a drug tunnel between the US and Mexico.

set: Drug traffickers sentenced in digging, operating tunnel


set: Kamya who was last seen in Zee's Banoo Main Teri Dulhann delivered a baby girl this morning at 6 am, at the Neron Hospital, Santacruz.


set: Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton says he's lost two stone (28 pounds) and he's missing boxing after being out of the sport since losing to Manny Pacquiao by a 2nd round TKO last year in May.


set: Former Congressman Ken Gray is recovering in a St. Louis hospital from injuries suffered in a fall Wednesday at his West Frankfort home, a family friend said.

set: Former Congressman Ken Gray recovering in hospital after fall


set: Syrian troops opened fire on thousands of protesters rallying in Aleppo and other cities Friday in the wake of a raid on Aleppo's main university that left four students dead.

set: Troops open fire on thousands of protesters in Aleppo


set: Now Venezuela is running out of the most basic of necessities - toilet paper.

set: Venezuela is running out of toilet paper


set: The Ascott, CapitaLand's wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, has increased its presence in India with the soft opening of its first Somerset brand of serviced residence.


set: Jewellery, cash and cell phone were stolen from a house and car in the limits of Secretariat and Margalla Police Stations on Tuesday.


set: Police are investigating after a body was found at the end of Shepard Lake Road today in Mt.

set: Police investigating after a body was found in Mt.


set: A Lauderdale County man has died of hypothermia, the first death confirmed in Mississippi as temperatures plunged into the teens in recent days as an arctic mass settled in over the South.


set: Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou has been barred from the Beijing Olympics for her role in a drug-testing scandal at the Athens Games four years ago.

set: Greek sprinter Thanou barred from Beijing Olympic games


set: ``We need to get our priorities straight in education. We are spending lots of money on the peripherals of education and neglecting the core needs,'' Labour Party spokesman for Education, Evarist Bartolo, told The Malta Independent on Sunday.

set: 'We need to get our priorities straight in education' --


set: A French warship patrolling waters off East Africa as part of an EU anti-piracy force intercepted a pirate ``mother ship'' yesterday and arrested 11 gunmen, the French defence ministry said.

set: French warship intercepts pirate mother ship


set: In a series of events around the globe, the US Navy Supply Corps celebrates its 213th birthday throughout the month of February.


set: A Palestinian has been killed after stabbing an Israeli soldier in the village of Yatta, in the south West Bank, as reported by an Israeli army source.

set: Palestinian killed after stabbing Israeli soldier


set: Florida receiver Percy Harvin participated in 7-on-7 drills Tuesday, but coach Urban Meyer said he was not sure if Harvin would play in Saturday's season opener against Hawaii.


set: Georg Streitberger confirmed Austria's recovery in the speed events when he won the men's World Cup Super-G in Beaver Creek, Colorado.


set: Palm Beach County detectives are vowing to keep looking for a teen's murderer even 20 years later.

set: Detectives vow to keep looking for teen's murderer


set: Rape victims are treated 'like a piece of evidence' according to the woman who clashed with Ken Clarke over sentencing proposals.

set: Rape victims are treated 'like a piece of evidence' :


set: However, on some nights, for a little while anyway, he can summon that pitcher again and warm our memories.


set: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has left hospital after recovering from a chest infection, the national news agency Bernama reported.


set: There are so many TV chefs we love to hate but there's a very special spot for the teary eyed, school dinner revolutionary that is...


set: After leading Auburn to the school's second national championship, Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton will enter the NFL draft.


set: Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on television, is to announced today that she is ending her popular daytime talk show in 2011.


set: A southwest Missouri woman is charged with first-degree child molestation for allegedly transmitting Web video showing herself molesting a 9-year-old boy.


set: Lindsay Lohan celebrated her birthday at David Arquette's nightclub on Sunday night.


set: In news that seemed to fly under the radar in many circles, the West Coast Conference released its 2013 conference schedule on Thursday.

set: West coast conference releases 2013 conference schedule


set: Malaysia has strong potentials to become a data storage centre in the cloud computing industry, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.

set: Malaysia has potentials to become data storage centre in cloud computing


set: Wizards nearly blow big lead, beat Nuggets 119-113 The Washington Wizards put on one of their best offensive shows of the season Friday night, putting seven players in double figures while taking down another contending team with a 119-113 win over the Denver Nuggets.


set: Fall Foliage Festival bed race women's winner was First Christian Church's team, from left, Emily Hankins, Cory Taylor, Noah Wilson, Jade Asher and McCaulay Ware.


set: Al Jazeera Sport is set to launch two channels in France in June.


set: Pakistan raised fuel prices by up to 10.70 percent on Saturday, the first rise in 22 months, the government said.

set: Pakistan raises fuel prices after 22 months


set: Irish families are facing into an ``horrific'' year, with thousands of euro being added to their food, heating and mortgage bills over the next 12 months.

set: Irish families face 'horrific' year with thousands added to bills


set: AstraZeneca PLC on Monday reported a positive result in a Phase III study of its thyroid cancer drug.

set: AstraZeneca reports positive Phase III study


set: BlueScope steel confirms a massive full year loss of over $1 billion, but claims it is on its way back to the black as conditions in Asia, the USA and Australia's housing market look strong.


set: President & CEO of USA Mobility Inc. Vincent D Kelly buys 5,000 shares of USMO on 10/28/2011 at an average price of $13.5 a share.

set: Usa Mobility Inc. (USMO) CEO Vincent D Kelly buys 5,000 shares


set: One lane was blocked on the M180 eastbound about 7.30 today with debris spread across the road.

set: One lane blocked on M180 due to debris on road


set: Andy Pettitte met last Tuesday in Washington with federal prosecutors who are investigating whether Roger Clemens perjured himself last year when he told Congress he had never used steroids or human growth hormone.

set: Andy Pettitte had meeting with federal prosecutors investigating Clemens


set: A woman accused in the shooting death of her ex-husband two years ago was found mentally incompetent today and will not stand trial at this time.


set: Lannett announced that it has begun shipping three generic drugs that recently were approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

set: Lannett begins shipping three generic drugs


set: Asian Tribune Colombo, 15 June, Colombo indicated that a new report by the ILO for the World Day Against Child Labour, June 12 that the global financial crisis could push an increasing numbr of children, particularly girls into child labour.

set: Global financial crisis would push girls into child labour


set: Sudan and South Sudan negotiators agreed in Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to overcome the standing tension between the two countries and calm the situation militarily and politically, Sudanese media reported Monday.

set: Sudan, South Sudan agree to overcome tension


set: Human Rights Commission of Malaysia has suggested that immigration offenders arrested by the Malaysian authorities be sent back without having to go through court trials, to overcome prison overcrowding.

set: Immigration offenders should be sent back without trial


set: Paula Radcliffe's won the New York marathon for the second year in a row.


set: Rap star,Lil Wayne is set to go to jail for a year over gun possession charges,according to E! online.

set: Lil Wayne to go to jail for a year over gun possession


set: Famous comedian Babu Baral passed away here after a prolonged illness at the age of 47.


set: A North Escambia man pleaded not guilty Thursday to allegedly attempting to strangle his ex-wife, with whom he was residing with in violation of a 12-year old restraining order.

set: Man pleads not guilty to attempting to strangle ex-wife


set: Publishing giant Condé Nast has launched a new glossy fashion and lifestyle magazine titled Baku for the Azerbaijan market.

set: Condé Nast launches new magazine about Azerbaijan


set: The share market was flat in morning trade, taking a breather from a strong run over the last couple of weeks, following a lead from securities on Wall Street overnight.


set: In response to the letter from Ed Welge whom we all know as a retired engineer and a current front man for the petro chemical industry, I say, yes, Mr. Welge, it is time for a change.


set: jamesl writes ``Cliff Mass, a climate researcher at the University of Washington and popular Seattle blogger, asks, 'When did Irene stop being a hurricane? there is really no reliable evidence of hurricane-force winds at any time the storm was approaching North Carolina or moving up the East Coast.


set: A Perinton man convicted last month of trying to hire someone to kill his ex-wife now claims he couldn't hear the proceedings at his October trial.

set: Perinton man claims he couldn't hear at his trial


set: Mekhi Phifer has married his longtime girlfriend Reshelet Barnes on an outdoor terrace at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., E!

set: Mekhi Phifer marries longtime girlfriend Reshelet Barnes


set: Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic is expected to be transferred to the UN war crimes court in The Hague on Monday or Tuesday, the Anatolia news agency said Sunday, quoting the tribunal's acting president.

set: Mladic may be transferred Monday or Tuesday:


set: Walden University and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives have announced a partnership that offers NOBLE members the opportunity to enroll in online higher education programs at a reduced tuition.

set: Walden University and the National Organization of Black law enforcement Executives (NOBLE) announce


set: BrainHost.com, a web hosting company based in Akron, OH, today announced the acquisition of My Creative Site Designs, a website design company who specializes in creating innovative websites that engage customers and increase conversions.

set: BrainHost.com announces the acquisition of My Creative Site Designs


set: In its latest board meeting, the Reserve Bank decided to leave interest rates unchanged as widely predicted by analysts.

set: Reserve Bank leaves interest rates unchanged


set: Texas Tech suspended coach Mike Leach on Monday while the school investigated complaints from receiver Adam James and his family about how the player was treated after a concussion.


set: US President Barack Obama hailed the ``vibrancy of Turkish democracy'' after almost 80 percent of voters turned out for a constitutional referendum.

set: Obama hails 'vibrancy' of Turkish democracy


set: A victim of school bullying in northern NSW has had his damages award increased by more than $16,000 to $484,766.


set: ``Yemen is sliding into a humanitarian crisis,'' the agency said in an update, attributing the situation to high food and fuel prices, rising poverty, a breakdown of social services, diminishing resources, internal conflict and political instability.


set: Ford India has achieved record sales of 83,887 units from January to December 2010, tripling its sales volume as compared to the same period last year, a top company official said here on Friday.


set: The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission has approved the new common tariff for the Customs Union, ITAR-TASS reports.

set: Eurasian Economic Commission approves common tariff for Customs Union


set: Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. agreed to pay $5.6 million in back taxes before the Internal Revenue Service was poised to take the money from his purse after his Saturday comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.

set: Mayweather to pay $5.6 million in back taxes


set: Tony McCoy will ride Kauto Star as the favourite goes for a record fifth King George VI Chase at Kempton on Sunday after injury ruled out Noel Fehily.

set: Tony McCoy will ride Kauto Star in King George


set: Thursday should be the warmest day of the year, with a forecast high temperature of 75 degrees, according to KGW meteorologist Nick Allard.


set: A killer who tried to emulate Jack the Ripper was convicted today of murdering two young mothers at the start of what could have become a killing spree.

set: Killer who tried to emulate Jack the Ripper is convicted of murdering two young mothers


set: Controversial evangelist KA Paul was Monday arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police on charge of murdering his younger brother two years ago.

set: Controversial evangelist KA Paul arrested


set: Pakistan has finally admitted that Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested in the terror attacks in Mumbai on November 26 last year, is a Pakistani national.

set: Pakistan finally admits that Kasab is a Pakistani


set: Wallabies lock Dan Vickerman has retired from all rugby after struggling to come back from a stress fracture in his right leg.

set: Wallabies lock Vickerman retires from rugby


set: ``In a free country like ours, the law must value life and limb on a generous scale,'' and awards should not be 'niggardly', SC said while raising the damages from Rs 52,000 to Rs 2 lakh in the case of a 37-year-old painter from Bangalore who suffered 20% disability including deformity to his right hand in an accident.

set: 'Law must value life and limb on a generous scale'


set: India might have scored a thrilling victory against Sri Lanka in the second One-Dayer on Wednesday, but it turned costly for pacer Munaf Patel who was fined 75 per cent of his match fee for arguing with the umpire.


set: Unfortunately, it appears Mastroianni will have to remain on the 15-day disabled list a while longer as his rehabilitation process was pushed back.

set: Minnesota Twins ' Darin Mastroianni rehabilitation pushed back


set: Apple's iPhone 5 hit stores around the globe on Friday, with fans snapping up the device that is expected to fuel a huge holiday quarter for the consumer giant.


set: Swiss watchmaker Franck Muller hopes to soon acquire its Belarusian peer Luch, the Interfax Belarus news agency reports.

set: Swiss watchmaker Franck Muller to acquire Belarusian peer Luch


set: A recent study says Canadians are slow to change their driving habits, despite higher gasoline prices.

set: Canadians slow to change driving habits:


set: Two men have been arrested for stealing copper from a local business.


set: The Rajasthan Royals managed to beat Kings of Punjab on their home ground here by 31 runs here.

set: Rajasthan Royals beat Kings of Punjab by 31 runs:


set: Industrial output rose much less than expected in March, official data showed, dousing hopes that the economy may have fared better than initially reported in the first three months of this year.

set: Industrial output rises less than expected


set: Photographer Horst Faas, who made his name covering the Vietnam war, has died aged 79.


set: Both a deputy and suspect were shot during a robbery at a restaurant today The shootout happened just after 7am Thursday outside the Taqueria Aranda on Uvalde near Woodforest.


set: Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors said on Friday it aimed to more than double its annual net profit over the next three years by boosting sales in emerging markets.

set: Mitsubishi Motors aims to double profit over three years


set: LeadFerret.com, the worlds first 100% free B2B data site with complete information, including email addresses, for millions of records, has announced a free data download option.

set: LeadFerret.com announces free data download option


set: LONDON -Atletico Madrid coach Abel Resino insists he won't quit despite a run of one win in 10 games that has left his team struggling in the Spanish league and on the verge of elimination from the Champions League.

set: Atletico Madrid coach Resino insists he won't quit


set: Home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc, pressured by the slumping housing market, on Thursday said it would cut 500 jobs at its Atlanta store support center, or about 10 percent of the headquarters staff.


set: Mogadishu, Dec 5 About 50 Islamist rebels have been killed and scores of others injured in fierce gun battles with the government troops in Mogadishu, reports Xinhua.


set: With President Pratibha Patil rejecting the mercy petition of two convicts on death row, BJP today raised the pitch for the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and said the government was not bound to go by sequence while dealing with pending pleas.

set: BJP raises pitch for hanging of Afzal Guru


set: Justin Bieber has reportedly agreed to take a paternity test, promising to disprove the claim that he is the father of a four-month-old baby.

set: Justin Bieber agrees to take a paternity test


set: Valencia has signed Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Alves from Almeria on a four-year contract.

set: Valencia signs Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Alves


set: Israel has 150 nuclear weapons in its arsenal, former US President Jimmy Carter said in remarks published Monday.


set: REUTERS/Clarissa ...more Cavalheiro less Clean and green Singapore is going even greener this Chinese New Year, recycling S$2 bills for red packets of money alongside the printing of new ones.

set: Singapore goes green with Lunar new Year red packets


set: AP / May 26, 2013 Iran has fielded a ''massive'' number of new long-range missile launchers, state TV reported Sunday.

set: Iran fields 'massive' number of missile launchers


set: Democratic presidential candaiate Barack Obama has said that the countrys regulatory system needs to be changed to ensure an improved economic performance.


set: Recent findings by a Russian-American research team suggest that prehistoric cultures were hunting whales at least 3,000 years ago, 1,000 years earlier than was previously known.

set: Prehistoric cultures were hunting whales at least 3,000 years ago


set: He alleged that Sudhakaran is promoting bomb politics.


set: 24 month loans come with no hectic condition and please every cash shortage so, enjoy them whenever you need money urgently.


set: Sierra Leone's Goodwill Ambassador in the United States of America, Mrs. Isatu Timbo-Nwokedi, has done it again.

set: Goodwill Ambassador Mrs. Timbo-Nwokedi does it again :


set: Nearly half of Americans admit they will most likely overindulge this Thanksgiving, too.

set: Nearly half admit they will overindulge this Thanksgiving


set: The Sudanese government Sunday affirmed keenness to normalize its relations with Chad, implement the agreements the two countries previously signed and commit to good neighborliness policy.

set: Sudan affirms keenness to normalize relations with Chad


set: DENVER Colorado Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez wants to play winter ball again in hopes of strengthening his arm to avoid a repeat of the rocky start he had this season.


set: Günter Grass has written an ``anti-Semitic pamphlet,'' argues historian Michael Wolffsohn.

set: 'Grass has written an anti-Semitic pamphlet'


set: The wall commonly known as the ``Wall that Heals'' has been traveling since 1996, and today made a stop at Gettysburg College.

set: The ``wall that Heals'' makes a stop at Gettysburg College


set: The South Beloit sanitary sewer repair and replacement project may be expanded to include a new area in the southern part of the city.

set: South Beloit sewer repair project may expand


set: THQ has announced a reorganization of its management team and business units to help achieve THQ's new strategic plan.


set: Jaguar dealers are the best in Britain, and Land Rover dealers are not far behind them in terms of delivering customer satisfaction - that's the official verdict of the JD Power Dealer Satisfaction Survey, published...


set: Middle Township won the state's mock trial competition on Thursday in a performance before Supreme Court Justice Stuart J. Rabner.

set: Middle Township wins state's mock trial competition


set: The European Union is stockpiling rare earths, vital for many high-technology industries, to reduce its dependence on China, a spokesman for the EU industry commissioner said on Tuesday.

set: EU stockpiling rare earths to reduce dependence on China


set: ANDREW Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, a publicist for the composer and theatre tycoon confirmed yesterday.


set: UCI President Pat McQuaid insists that cycling is winning the war against the dopers and that efforts to combat the cheats, including the biological passport programme, have helped pave the way for a new, cleaner, era for the sport.

set: UCI President Pat McQuaid insists cycling is winning the war against the dopers


set: Singer Steven Tyler has quit band Aerosmith, if Joe Perry, the band's guitarist is to be believed.


set: Recently at the ``American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference'', new studies revealed that beer, exercise and coffee may actually help protect men from prostate cancer.

set: Beer, exercise and coffee can help protect against prostate cancer


set: A Toronto high school student facing deportation to Mexico will remain in custody at an immigration detention centre until his next hearing, the teen's lawyer said Tuesday.

set: Toronto student facing deportation will remain in detention centre


set: Justice SU Khan of the Allahabad High Court in his Ayodhya judgment Thursday said that no temple was demolished for constructing a mosque, differing with his two colleagues on the bench.


set: Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira remained in critical condition Tuesday at a Houston hospital.


set: Gas prices continued their rise across the Heartland last week.


set: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that Iran will soon install a new generation of nuclear centrifuges with a capacity five times greater than the devices it currently uses, reports Iran's Mehr News Agency.

set: Iran to install new generation of centrifuges:


set: Bernie Ecclestone suffered a head injury when he was mugged in central London, police sources revealed today, just weeks after he had suggested the city's streets were more violent than those of Brazil.

set: Bernie Ecclestone suffers head injury as he is mugged in London


set: The queen visited Prince Philip in the hospital, along with their sons, Edward and Andrew, and daughter, Anne.


set: Promoter Lou DiBella hinted that former junior welterweight Paulie Malignaggi might be done after Saturday's eleven round TKO loss to Amir Khan.

set: Lou DiBella hints that Paulie Malignaggi might be done


set: The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has spoken out on the Bishop Raymond Lahey case, at the annual meeting of Canada's Catholic Bishops in Cornwall, Ontario.

set: President of Canadian Conference of Catholic bishops speaks out on Lahey case


set: Finnish stainless steel maker Outokumpu said on Feb. 3 it fell deeper into the red in the fourth quarter as demand slumped and it will have to cut more jobs.

set: Steel maker Outokumpu falls deeper in red


set: Virender Sehwag has developed a sore back even though it is unlikely to affect his participation in the second one-dayer.


set: Martha Stewart downsizes magazines, to cut jobs Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. is downsizing its magazines and will cut publishing jobs as it increasingly focuses on online video and other digital content.


set: Russian natural gas giant Gazprom started cutting gas supplies to Belarus at 10 am Moscow time on Monday, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller told television network Rossiya 24.

set: Russia's Gazprom starts cutting gas supplies to Belarus


set: Google Voice for Android just got an update -- available now in the Android Market -- and two new home screen widgets are on the menu.

set: Google Voice for Android updated - now with widgets!


set: More than 1,500 political prisoners remain in Burmese prisons, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners -Burma, despite assurances from a government advisor that only 300 ``prisoners of conscience'' are now behind bars.


set: Phone hacking will be the single largest corporate corruption case for 250 years claiming the 'cover up' went up 'to the very highest levels', a senior Labour MP sensationally claimed today.

set: Phone hacking will be the single largest corporate corruption case for 250 years because 'cover up'


set: 2degrees has launched its first 'Senior' phone, specifically designed to provide simplicity, safety and peace of mind for those in their golden years.


set: Qatargas has launched a dedicated page on Qatarisation on its web portal with the objective of providing National job-seekers with all relevant information and the facility to apply online for existing vacancies.

set: Qatargas launches dedicated page on Qatarisation


set: A 19-year-old soldier was killed Thursday in a fall from a train.


set: Japanese corporate pessimism eased this month, in a sign that business sentiment may have bottomed out, two months after the devastating March 11th earthquake.


set: Federal officials say the rapper TI was released Thursday from an Atlanta halfway house after spending about 10 months in federal prison on a probation violation.

set: Rapper TI released from Atlanta halfway house


set: AN Amblecote store worker has been hailed a 'local hero' for her work to raise cash for guide dogs.


set: Robbers injured a jeweller on resistance and looted cash, jewellery and other valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees in four hits in the city on Monday.


set: It's official; the Supreme Court will hear the a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's health care reform law.

set: Supreme Court to hear challenge to Affordable care Act


set: Killer Raoul Moat, who killed himself after a stand-off in Rothbury, was driven to the brink of madness by his belief that the police were out to get him, psychiatrists said.


set: Figures due out in a few weeks from the Government's Venture Investment Fund will show angel investment fell about 40% in the year to the end of June, newly-appointed Angel Association chairman Ray Thomson says.


set: Unisys Corporation announced today that it has commenced a public offering of 2,250,000 shares of mandatory convertible preferred stock.

set: Unisys Corporation announces public offering of 2,250,000 shares


set: A Babbar Khalsa International militant has been arrested from IGI airport with arms, ammunition and other incriminating material.

set: Babbar Khalsa International militant arrested at IGI airport


set: Tom practised his Thai boxing in the garden this morning, to the admiration of Siavash.


set: With a trough forming over south-west bay off Sri Lanka, heavy rains lashed Rameswaram and neighbouring areas in south Tamil Nadu throwing normal life out of gear.


set: The Cubs have re-signed pitcher Rodrigo Lopez, who filled in as a starter late in the season, as an insurance policy against injuries.


set: Texas Roadhouse in Murrells Inlet is going ``Boston Strong'' to hold a fundraiser benefiting the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

set: Texas Roadhouse in Murrells Inlet going ``Boston Strong'' with benefit


set: NEW YORK & SAN MATEO, Calif.---SolarCity®, a national leader in solar power system design, financing, installation, monitoring and related services, and Citi, the leading global financial services company, today announced a new fund to finance $40 million in residential solar projects in 2011.

set: SolarCity and Citi announce new fund for residential solar projects


set: By Jack Royston '' A HARROW stadium rock band has been chosen to support Bon Jovi at the O2 Arena.

set: HARROW band to support Bon Jovi at O2 Arena


set: News Corporation paid Elisabeth Murdoch almost $4m for running Shine, the production company behind TV shows including Merlin and MasterChef, in the year to the end of June.

set: News Corp paid Elisabeth Murdoch almost $4m for running Shine


set: The first-ever complete set of certified proof US $3 gold coins will be publicly displayed during the American Numismatic Association's National Money Show in Sacramento, California, March 17 -- 19, 2011.

set: Complete set of proof $3 gold coins to be displayed


set: BHISHO has ordered that payments of close to R1million to chiefs in the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders be stopped immediately.


set: The World Economic Forum on Europe opened today in Brussels.


set: ``We are more than overcrowded, we are about 50 percent over capacity,'' said LCAS program manager Rick Hammel.


set: DreamWorks Animation will lay off approximately 350 employees, about 15 percent of its full-time staff, CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and CFO Lewis Coleman said Tuesday during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call.

set: DreamWorks Animation to lay off 350 employees


set: The second-seeded Hudson field hockey team lost a 4-3 overtime decision to third-seeded Shaker Heights in a Division I regional semifinal contest Oct. 27 at Kent State University's Murphy-Mellis Field.


set: At least three persons including an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement were killed in separate incidents in various parts of the metropolis on Friday.

set: Three persons killed in separate incidents


set: Washington, Feb 4 The US today said it is for the people of Iran to decide about regime change in their country and ruled out playing any role in this regard.

set: It's for iranians to decide about regime change:


set: LIBYAN leader Muammar Gaddafi sent a message to President Barack Obama, as NATO responded to criticism that it was not doing enough to help Libya's rebels.


set: A YOUNG Cairns couple will stand trial for arranging an abortion after a magistrate ruled there was sufficient evidence that a criminal offence had occurred.

set: Couple for trial after arranging abortion


set: All Chinese fishing boats have left the disputed Scarborough Shoal near Zambales province with the Philippines failing to ``confiscate'' fish harvested ``illegally,'' the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.


set: About one hundred hunters come together to take part in a driven hunt event at a US military training area in Hohenfels near Regensburg December 14, 2012 during the early morning hours.

set: About one hundred hunters come together to take part in a driven hunt event at the US military training area in Hohenfels


set: Chief Justice Renato Corona will be transferred to a regular room after spending two days inside The Medical City's Intensive Care Unit, his doctors said Thursday.

set: Corona to be transferred to regular room


set: After an absence of many years, Crystal Cruises is returning to Bruges and Amsterdam with a seven-day itinerary from London.

set: Crystal Cruises returns to Bruges and Amsterdam


set: EVANESCENCE performed its new single, ``What You Want'', live -- for the first time anywhere -- earlier tonight on MTV as part of the ``MTV First:

set: EVANESCENCE performs new single live on MTV;


set: The FBI is investigating a suspicious death aboard a cruise ship that sailed from Baltimore, the agency said Monday.

set: FBI investigating suspicious death aboard cruise ship


set: The debt owed to municipalities continues to climb daily, the SA Local Government Association said on Thursday.


set: St. Kitts and Nevis remains a top draw for sports tourism as numbers indicate another record setting year.

set: St Kitts-Nevis remains top draw for sports tourism


set: A Beckley man manipulated his elderly landlady into paying his bills, co-signing for a loan and giving him money, police said.

set: Beckley man manipulated elderly landlady, police say


set: Billionaire Jeff Greene will report spending nearly $6 million so far to try to earn the Democratic nomination for Senate.

set: Sen. candidate Greene reports spending $6 million


set: Mario Cipollini has questioned the strength and form of the Italian team for the world championships, suggesting that new Italian coach Paolo Bettini has opted to select riders he knows and trusts rather than riders who are on form.

set: Cipollini questions the strength of Italian team


set: Political consensus eluded the legislation moved by the ruling United Progressive Alliance to set up a National Investigative Agency --an omnibus agency to fight terror on the lines of US Federal Bureau of Investigation --with the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party willing to extend only conditional support.

set: No political consensus on agency to fight terror


set: The Philippines may import Vietnamese and Thai rice in the first quarter of the year to ensure ample stocks should La nina-induced flooding and rains cut global grain production and spike prices, a senior agriculture official said today.

set: Phl may import rice in first quarter: official


set: The UK biofuel industry says it faces an uncertain future unless the government decides to continue with the lower level of fuel duty levied on biodiesel; the government plans to abolish the 20p/litre differential in April 2010.


set: In comments sent to the RFE/RL Headquarters in Prague, Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian says that Armenia will overcome the situation created in the country.

set: Serzh Sarkisian: ``Armenia shall overcome''


set: Flood waters have slowly started to recede along the Missouri River in eastern Nebraska, USA.

set: Flood waters slowly recede along the Missouri River


set: With the weather being a prime topic of conversation due to the unseasonal climate at the moment, this silver plated weather station from Solo is a most appropriate gift.


set: The Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose in 20 states and fell in 15.

set: Unemployment rises in 20 states, falls in 15


set: Kevin Federline has finally opened up about the health scares that have plagued him since he began filming Excess Baggage in Australia.

set: Kevin Federline opens up about health scare


set: Mumbai, Dec 16 The Indian rupee gained 74 paise to Rs 52.90 per US dollar in opening trade today after the Reserve Bank of India imposed restrictions on forward trading to check the slide of the domestic currency, which had tumbled to a record low of Rs 54.30 per dollar yesterday.

set: Rupee gains 74 paise against US dollar in opening trade


set: The City of Newburgh appointed a new city manager during a special meeting Wednesday at city hall.


set: New research into ageing processes, based on modern genetic techniques, confirms theoretical expectations about the correlation between reproduction and lifespan.

set: New research confirms correlation between reproduction and lifespan


set: Ames officials are lifting restrictions on water use but say tap water still isn't safe to drink.

set: Ames officials to lift restrictions on water use


set: Congress leader Digvijay Singh today targeted CAG Vinod Rai suggesting he has a political agenda like one of his controversial predecessors TN Chaturvedi, who had given a report on Bofors issue and soon after joined the BJP.

set: Congress leader Digvijay Singh targets CAG Vinod Rai


set: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni's Taj Mahal visit has left tourists angry.

set: President Sarkozy Taj Mahal visit left tourists angry


set: Super Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest days for football fans but it's also the biggest day for pizza sales nationwide.

set: Super Bowl Sunday is biggest day for pizza sales


set: Amanda Bynes was denied a flight on a private jet this week after she didn't have the proper ID to get on board.

set: Amanda Bynes denied flight on private jet


set: Kyalami feature race highlights Neel Jani took victory in the feature race at Kyalami to put Switzerland into the A1GP championship standings.


set: An African Union summit has ended in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa with a compromise on moves to reform the organisation.


set: VirnetX has identified an additional developing specification in the 3GPP LTE, SAE project to which VirnetX's patents and patent applications are or may become essential.

set: VirnetX identifies additional specification for 3GPP LTE


set: With solid finances a main concern, the Livermore school board Tuesday backed its superintendent's recommendations and unanimously denied the Livermore Valley Charter School's renewal to operate, and also rejected a proposed charter high school expansion.

set: Livermore school board rejects Charter expansion


set: The US Postal Service could lose about $2 billion this year due to tough economic times, and it needs to change to meet the demands of the public, Postmaster General John Potter said Monday.

set: Postal Service is losing billions this year


set: Pakistan and China will work closely to address regional security and strategic issues, including ``intra-regional disputes and posturing of involved states,'' an apparent reference to a purported report which claimed that India is preparing for a two-front war with both.

set: Pak, China to work closely to address strategic issues


set: So to try and ease the pain we have scored a brand new promo clip for the return of The Walking Dead this February 10th.

set: New promo clip for the return of the Walking Dead


set: ' Spokane police have served Planned Parenthood with a search warrant for an aborted fetus in hopes of proving a child rape case through the use of DNA.

set: Spokane police serve search warrant for fetus


set: The Madras High Court has issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu police over the violent clash between the police and lawyers inside the High Court premises on Thursday.

set: Madras High Court issues notice to Tamil Nadu police


set: Power outages are being reported in Las Cruces and El Paso as El Paso Electric is asking consumers to limit energy use, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting.


set: Shoaib Malik will replace Shahid Afridi in the second Test against Australia.

set: Shoaib Malik to replace Afridi in second Test


set: Australian troops have been killed in an ``insider attack'' in southern Afghanistan, the Australian Defence Force has confirmed.


set: Vivienne Westwood, the British designer known for her eccentric fashion, dedicated her latest menswear collection to Bradley Manning, an American soldier currently on trial in the US for leaking classified material to the website WikiLeaks.

set: Vivienne Westwood dedicates latest menswear collection to Bradley Manning, US soldier on trial


set: Hearts came from behind twice before snatching a late winner to beat St Mirren 3-2 in the Scottish Premier League on Saturday.


set: PUNK rock well and truly hits Morecambe this weekend, with over 70 bands performing on three stages for the resort's annual Nice n Sleazy Festival.


set: A parolee accused of stealing a Honda sedan was arrested after a brief car chase and foot pursuit Tuesday afternoon, police reported.


set: China called for more cooperation with the United States in gender equality, green development and well-being of women, an official of China's biggest women's organization said here on Monday.

set: China calls for more cooperation with US in gender equality


set: A former church youth leader charged with dozens of child sex offences in NSW allegedly made a young boy hit his bare bottom with a cane.


set: Rangers have today appointed administrators Duff and Phelps after a court battle with Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.


set: British singer Elton John left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a serious case of ecoli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of concerts, his representative said on Thursday.


set: The father of the ``Boston bombing suspects'' has accused the FBI of massacre and setting up his sons.

set: Father of 'Boston suspects' accuses FBI of set up


set: Legendary golfer Seve Ballesteros says he will overcome his brain tumour like he overcame difficulties on the golf course.


set: US Farms, Inc. today announced that it has become a registered seller with Amazon.com.

set: US Farms, Inc. becomes registered seller with Amazon.com


set: Angelina Jolie has finally confirmed that she and Brad Pitt are expecting twins.

set: Angelina Jolie confirms she is expecting twins


set: A North Providence skin salon must notify clients who were treated with recalled products from a Massachusetts company linked to a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak, Health Department Director Michael Fine ordered Wednesday.

set: North Providence skin salon must notify clients treated with products linked to nationwide meningitis outbreak


set: Agoda., an online travel company specializing in discounted hotel bookings in Asia today announced a partnership with IHG, the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms.

set: Agoda announces partnership with intercontinental hotels group


set: Shine.com, the job portal and job fairs business from HT Media group company FireFly e-Ventures will be merged back into HT Media.


set: Angola on Friday vowed to beef up security measures at the African Nations Cup, after a deadly shooting attack on Togo's soccer squad en route.

set: Angola vows to beef up security for African Nations Cup


set: Any possible military action against Iran would only ``buy time'' and delay Tehran's nuclear program by about one to three years, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.

set: Military action on Iran would only 'buy time':


set: A former US Marine from Yolo County, who was court-martialed in 2007 for receiving child pornography, was sentenced to a prison term for failing to register as a sex offender, federal authorities in Sacramento announced Tuesday.

set: Former Marine sentenced for failing to register as sex offender


set: A SCAFFOLDING worker has been fined for smoking in his work van while on a break.

set: Worker fined for smoking in van on break


set: Secretary Clinton traveled to Budapest, Hungary, June 29, to participate in the dedication of the Lantos Institute.


set: Thai teen Ariya Jutanugarn leads in Hawaii Thai teen Ariya Jutanugarn shot an 8-under 64 on Wednesday at Ko Olina to take a one-stroke lead over Suzann Pettersen and Hee Kyung Seo after the first round of the LPGA Lotte Championship.


set: Beijing China is planning to boost its state-run Africa investment fund by two billion dollars, so as to help it's companies to take more business opportunities in Africa, mainly those left by Western investors leaving the continent, due to the international economic crisis, APA learns here Wednesday in Beijing.

set: China to boost the african investment fund with two billion dollars


set: Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. says it didn't lobby the federal government again in the second quarter, but still reported some expenses.


set: West Indies seamer Kemar Roach dedicated his eight wickets in the second Test against Australia to legendary fast bowler Malcolm Marshall, who would have been 54 on Wednesday.

set: Roach dedicates eight wickets to Marshall


set: ý Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. says its fourth-quarter profit fell 69 per cent as the recession hurt its overall growth and it reported $454-million in restructuring and other charges.


set: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized Sunday over an apparent stomach infection that has ailed her for days, a rare instance of ill health sidelining the long-reigning monarch.

set: Queen Elizabeth II hospitalized due to apparent stomach infection


set: A Vietnamese delegation is expected Thursday in Luanda, for a three days visit to Angola, meant for reinforcement of cooperation between the two countries.


set: Mobile communications giant 3 has announced that it is to increase mobile broadband speeds in the hope of increasing its share of customers within this increasingly competitive market.

set: 3 to increase its mobile broadband speeds


set: American Idol finalist David Cook was hospitalized shortly after Tuesday night's performance episode -- and no, Simon Cowell wasn't to blame.


set: Newly acquired point guard Baron Davis claims that he is confident he'll be playing alongside forward Elton Brand this season, according to The Los Angeles Times.

set: Davis confident he'll playing with Brand


set: Chilli prices moved up by Rs 94 to Rs 6,890 per quintal in futures trade today, due to rising export demand in spot markets, amid lower arrivals from producing region.

set: Chilli moves up in futures trade on export demand


set: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff vigorously defended Alberta's oilsands as ``a world leader'' Wednesday as Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced a trip to Washington for discussions, in part, on technology to clean up the industry.

set: Ignatieff defends oilsands as 'world leader'


set: 20 Gentoo and King penguins have flown nearly 5,000 miles to Ski Dubai to become a new attraction at the indoor snow centre.


set: The news are flying fast and furious over the public option in health care reform, and let us remember, the devil is always in the details when it comes to the public option.

set: The devil is always in the details on the public option


set: After winning two of first three one day internationals at Mumbai and Vadodara, West Indies cricket team is eyeing to clinch ODI series against India when they play the fourth game at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground.

set: West Indies eyeing to clinch ODI series against India


set: Jersey's States should adopt an open voting system for all government positions - that is according to backbencher, Deputy Trevor Pitman.

set: 'States should adopt open voting for all positions'


set: Michael Vick has filed for bankruptcy protection from his prison at the US Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., where he is serving a 23-month prison sentence for federal dogfighting charges.


set: So the question is, what is there to do during those rainy summer days when you're stuck inside?


set: Fluoride, added to drinking water since 1962, is causing spots or streaks on the teeth of some kids, reports CBS News.


set: A 38-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping his daughter in Kalpetta district, police said.


set: BRIAN Duffy, the British photographer whose pictures captured the mood of the 'Swinging Sixties', has died aged 76, a statement on his website confirmed on Saturday.


set: Feb 3, 2012 - Connecticut Huskies head coach Jim Calhoun will take an indefinite medical leave of absence starting immediately, according to a release from UConn Athletics Communications.

set: Jim Calhoun taking indefinite medical leave of absence


set: The country fondly remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 27th death anniversary on Monday with President Pratibha Patil leading the nation in paying rich tributes to the departed leader.

set: Nation remembers 'iron lady' Indira Gandhi


set: Now that he's receiving positive feedback for his performance in Aanmai Thavarel, Dhruva is looking at the road ahead.


set: Bemis Co. today reported second quarter earnings of $49.7 million, or 47 cents per share, a slight improvement from the same period a year ago.

set: Bemis reports second quarter earnings of $49.7 million


set: Veterans in Central Minnesota are invited to attend a free legal clinic in St. Cloud.

set: Veterans invited to legal clinic in St. Cloud


set: A kitten went on a wild ride from Marin County to Santa Cruz inside the engine compartment of a van.

set: Kitten goes on wild ride in engine compartment


set: Four people were arrested in Leh for allegedly smuggling 90 kg of endangered caterpillar mushroom insect, used for making many Ayurvedic and Chinese medicines, worth over eight crores in the international market, police said.

set: Four arrested for smuggling endangered insect


set: Ligand Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company, and Neurogen, a drug development company, have amended their merger agreement to increase the merger consideration payable.

set: Ligand Pharmaceuticals and Neurogen amend merger agreement


set: Pacific Gas and Electric Company today presented the Contra Costa Community College District with a $7.9 million rebate check for solar panels installed at three different colleges.

set: PG&E presents Contra Costa Community College District with a $7.9 million rebate check


set: Bourne will celebrate its 125th birthday tomorrow as Cape Cod's youngest town - although it was once part of the Cape's oldest.


set: Never mind the OMGs and LOLs -- literary giant Margaret Atwood thinks the Internet is making us more literate.


set: There's a new online gold rush gathering momentum as pre-registration ramps up for the Internet's new .


set: A surfer rides the waves on Lake Ontario at the Scarborough Bluffs on March 31, 2012.


set: As New Zealand mulls whether or not to let him in, Australia has granted controversial former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson a visa to visit next month.


set: Lance Armstrong is confident the ongoing federal investigation into alleged doping will go his way, the seven-times Tour de France champion said on Thursday.

set: Armstrong confident investigation will go his way


set: NORAD is tracking Santa all day and night as he travels around the world delivering presents.


set: Three youths have been charged with assaulting police in two separate incidents at the same King Street home.

set: Youths charged with assaulting police ...


set: A national badminton academy will be set up in Cheras here and it will function as a centre of excellence for the sport, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak said.

set: Badminton academy to be set up in Cheras


set: FILM star Sharon Stone has lost custody of her eight-year-old son to her ex-husband, with a California judge ruling that the boy is better off with his father.


set: A new study by the University of Cincinnati shows one in seven strokes happen during sleeping hours.

set: Study shows one in seven strokes happens during sleep


set: On Thursday, May 15, First Data Corp. will release its first quarter financial results.


set: Palmeiras have been relegated to Série B for the second time in 10 years after Portuguesa drew 2-2 with Grêmio this evening.


set: US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain arrived in St. Paul, Minn. Wednesday, to rally the Republicans at their national convention here.

set: McCain arrives in St. Paul to rally Republican convention


set: Toronto Blue Jays were beaten by the Atlanta Braves 6-7 at Rogers Centre in Toronto Ontario on Tuesday, May 28 in Game 2 of their two match series of the 2013 Major League Baseball regular season.

set: Toronto Blue Jays beaten by Atlanta Braves 6-7 --


set: In light of the growing levels of unemployment, the government has announced that statutory redundancy pay will increase from £350 to £380 a week.


set: The most recent report says the SEC is questioning Tennessee about an October recruiting trip to St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Kiffin was accompanied by recruiting intern Steve Rubio, a St. Thomas Aquinas graduate and former volunteer assistant coach.

set: SEC questioning Tennessee about October recruiting trip


set: Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia said Malaysia should ditch censorship which is a damper on economic growth.


set: WASHINGTON The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, announced today that the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

set: Government takes control of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac.


set: Results from a recent large study indicate that current or recent protease inhibitor use does not increase the risk of stroke or sudden death in people with HIV.

set: Current protease inhibitor use does not increase risk of stroke or sudden death


set: Rusmet reported that copper tubes and pipes supplies to Russia decreased by 1.8 times as compared with similar period of 2008.

set: Copper tubes and pipes supplies to Russia decrease


set: Sharper Image, the San Francisco retailer know for selling high-tech massage chairs and nose-hair groomers among other luxury products, has filed for bankruptcy, the company announced today.


set: Carnegie Mellon plans to open a branch campus in Rwanda next year, making it the first American university to do so in central Africa.

set: Carnegie Mellon to open branch campus in Rwanda


set: The dangerous offender hearing for a man who viciously beat a St. Albert resident and Edmonton Transit driver resumed this week.


set: Two men were burned in a farm accident near Yazoo City this afternoon.


set: A Windsor woman indicted by a Weld District Court Grand Jury for felony theft in a homebuilder mortgage scheme pled not guilty Wednesday morning in court.

set: Windsor woman indicted for theft pleads not guilty


set: Earlier this month, Dish Network bailed Blockbuster out of bankruptcy, when it won a bid to buy Blockbuster for $320.6 million.


set: On Monday, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center announced that Finckel and his wife, the pianist Wu Han, are renewing their contract as co-artistic directors of the Society through 2019.

set: David Finckel & Wu Han renew at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center


set: The much-anticipated Spice Girls musical ``Viva Forever'' will close June 29 after a disappointing six-month run in London.

set: Spice Girls musical ``Viva Forever'' to close


set: Maeve Higgins makes her return to The Dock this Thursday, January 14.


set: Jessica Simpson has denied a recent report by Star Magazine that she once hooked up with Tiger Woods.

set: Jessica Simpson denies hooking up with Tiger Woods


set: Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down, eat well and pump iron for decades before diet and exercise became a national obsession, died Sunday.


set: Browns GM Tom Heckert is recovering after undergoing heart surgery to repair blockage, Browns President Mike Holmgren revealed Monday via the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.


set: A 40-year-old dentist, who had been employed as a professor in a private institute in Ghaziabad, was found dead in mysterious circumstances in a hotel in Safdarjung Enclave area of south Delhi this morning.


set: The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Thursday that, for the first time, the entire length of the National Mall will be opened to the public on Inauguration Day.

set: Entire length of National Mall to be open on Inauguration day


set: Nick Cannon has been placed on a strict diet following his recent health problems.


set: Sonia Sotomayor pushed back vigorously Tuesday against Republican charges that she would bring bias and a liberal agenda to her seat as the first Hispanic woman on the Supreme Court, insisting repeatedly she would be impartial as GOP senators tried to undercut her with her own words from past speeches.


set: ''Harry Potter'' star Rupert Grint admits he has a crush on British monarch Queen Elizabeth II.

set: Rupert Grint has crush on queen Elizabeth II.


set: The quickest way to pay down credit card debt is going to take persistence and commitment.

set: The quickest ways to pay down credit card debt


set: ``Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' star Lisa Vanderpump feels betrayed by Kyle Richards, a castmate she once counted among her closest friends.

set: Lisa Vanderpump betrayed by Kyle Richards


set: Vanguard Energy Corporation, Houston, has completed a $4,800,000 initial public offering.

set: Vanguard Energy completes initial public offering


set: British house prices fell less than expected in June and at their slowest annual rate in 11 months, the latest Halifax survey showed on Wednesday, but the mortgage lender cautioned prices would stay volatile this year.


set: Iran has released three Belgians, who were arrested two months ago for illegally entering a prohibited area and gathering information, local media reported Wednesday.


set: 'No danger' of Adelaide running out of water over the next 12 months.

set: 'No danger' Adelaide will run out of water


set: The Agriculture Committee advanced a bill Monday to the full Nebraska Legislature recommending that the state fair be moved from Lincoln to Grand Island by 2010.


set: The Karachi police in their drive against criminals, arrested 24 accused from various parts of the metropolis during the last 24 hours.

set: Police arrest 24 accused during last 24 hours


set: Infosys co-founder K Dinesh and board director TV Mohandas Pai have resigned from the IT bellwether in pursuit of their future endeavours, the company said on Friday.

set: Infosys co-founder K Dinesh, board director Mohandas Pai resign


set: Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed is facing jail over an assault on a taxi driver.


set: After months of his church being in the media over controversial claims, Bishop Paul Verryn has been suspended.


set: Scott Stallings shot a 4-under 68 in the final round on Sunday to win the True South Classic at Annandale Golf Club.


set: I'd venture to say that most people do not really know what APR is and that's understandable since it isn't really covered in your basic Economics class in secondary school.


set: Sean Penn should be fed to crocodiles for saying Britain is ``colonialist, ludicrous and archaic'' over the Falkland Islands, Ben Fogle has said on Twitter, challenging the star to a public debate.

set: Sean Penn should be fed to crocodiles says Ben Fogle


set: The Sensex slipped further amid volatility due to F&O expiry today.


set: A store clerk was cut during a robbery this afternoon in a Lake Avenue store, Rochester police said.

set: Store clerk cut during robbery on Lake Avenue


set: Leif Garrett has pleaded not guilty in a felony drug possession case in Los Angeles.

set: Leif Garrett pleads not guilty in drug case


set: VIENNA The Opec on Monday raised its 2012 forecast for growth in global oil demand, but warned of ``a great amount of uncertainty'' amid economic instability, especially in the euro zone.

set: Opec raises 2012 forecast, but warns of uncertainty


set: The Gazette visited with him several hours before he officially retired on Tuesday morning.

set: National Guard leader Lee Simmons retires


set: Texas Instruments, the largest maker of analog semiconductors, forecast second-quarter earnings that may top some analysts' estimates as customers stock up on electronic parts ahead of a projected rise in demand.

set: Texas Instruments forecasts earnings that may top estimates


set: Pleasant girls soccer team fell 3-1 to Clear Creek Amana in an overtime shootout Tuesday evening at the East Lake Park Soccer Complex.


set: Electricity wires of the main supply line at the site of construction of the overbridge in Sector 17 that are lying scattered around are posing a threat to people's safety.

set: Electricity wires pose threat to people's safety


set: France will lend 600 million euros to Jordan for development projects, the Jordanian state news agency said.

set: France to lend 600 million euros for Jordan projects


set: This summer, the Tabard Theatre stage comes alive with the witty lyrics and joyful music of Gilbert and Sullivan in a brand new production of the supernatural comic opera Ruddigore.


set: So-called 'honour killings' are an extreme symptom of discrimination against women, which - including other forms of domestic violence - is a plague that affects every country, the United Nations human rights chief says, calling on governments to tackle impunity for this crime.

set: 'Honour killings' are an extreme symptom of discrimination against women


set: Young people in and from care who held public hearings last November will deliver a report to the Ontario Legislature today that includes a strong call for fundamental change to the existing child welfare system.

set: Young people in care call for fundamental changes to child welfare system


set: The Peruvian president faced protests by quake survivors as he toured one of the worst-hit areas.


set: Substantial US tight oil resources could reshape global energy geopolitics, three experts suggested at a Bipartisan Policy Center conference on the subject.

set: US tight oil could reshape energy geopolitics, experts suggest


set: After three years of delays, the town of Parishville has broken ground for a $1.5 million highway garage.

set: Parishville breaks ground for $1.5 million highway garage


set: Aquafil, a Bonazzi Group subsidiary that makes fibres for textile flooring, has raised €45 million in private equity funding from Hutton Collins.


set: After 10 years of discussion and a year of preparatory work, the joint city-county demolition team took down its first house on Thursday.


set: He arrived at Bass Pro Shops in East Peoria this weekend.


set: Paris Jackson's recent suicide attempt reportedly followed the revelation that she and older brother Prince do not have the same biological father.

set: Paris Jackson suicide attempt 'followed revelation about biological father'


set: A suspicious package in the 200 block of Chilverton prompted street closures and evacuations in the mainly residential area, one block north of Branciforte Middle School.


set: Vietnam blasted into the satellite age yesterday when a rocket launch from South America propelled its first orbiter into space, allowing it to beam home telecoms data and television signals.


set: One of the top up and coming forex brokers, ECMarkets is attracting traders in droves by offering enticing promotions that apply to all traders, whether you deposit tens of dollars or thousands of dollars.

set: Up and coming forex broker ECMarkets offers enticing promotions


set: Fitch Ratings has published a special report on Invitrogen Corp. that provides an in-depth analysis of the company's operational and financial characteristics.

set: Fitch publishes special report on Invitrogen Corp.


set: An elephant smuggling ring in north-east India suspected of selling the animals across the border has been smashed by police.


set: Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has admitted he is heading into the unknown as he prepares his side to face Stoke City this weekend.


set: Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, most patients who reported a history of anaphylaxis to penicillin can safely take cephalosporins.

set: Most patients with a history of anaphylaxis to penicillin can take cephalosporins


set: Shortly after 9to5Mac broke a story about an AT&T customer resorting to asking Tim Cook for help unlocking his iPhone, AT&T has decided to start unlocking iPhones for ``qualifying customers.''


set: AFTER A three-day trip to weigh up his options, Giovanni Trapattoni has settled on the town of Gdynia, near Gdansk as the Republic of Ireland's base for next summer's European Championships.

set: Trapattoni settles for the town of Gdynia


set: Apple has taken a stake in a UK chip design firm called Imagination Technologies Ltd. As CNET reports, Apple has acquired a 3.6% stake in the company - 8.2 million shares - for about $5 million.

set: Apple takes stake in UK chip design firm


set: Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba has been confirmed as being in a stable condition by Sky News.

set: Fabrice Muamba confirmed as in stable condition


set: Nationwide has suggested that there is now a ``reasonable chance'' that house prices will end the year higher than where they started, as its July house price index records its third monthly rise.

set: House prices could end the year on a high


set: The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to join an Occupy group in Ohio at a rally protesting the recent clearing out of Occupy camps in New York and other cities.


set: NEW YORK Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are scheduled to attend the World Series opener in St. Louis on Wednesday night to honor military veterans.

set: Michelle Obama to attend World Series opener


set: Canada's justice minister held a news conference Monday to toast the fact that a federal mega-trials bill received royal assent over the weekend.


set: Gold prices rose by Rs 75 to Rs 18,400 per ten grams in the national capital today on emergence of buying by stockists and jewellers for the ongoing marriage season amid a firming global trend.

set: Gold rises Rs 75 to Rs 18,400 on firm global trend


set: Mail and document-management company Pitney Bowes Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter, hampered by restructuring and asset impairment charges related to cost-cutting initiatives announced in November.


set: The government-appointed chairman of the micro-lending Grameen Bank, Khondaker Muzammel Huq, has resigned, a Bangladeshi minister told local media on Thursday.


set: Actor Brad Renfro, a former child star in films such as The Client and Tom and Huck, died of an accidental overdose of heroin, the Los Angeles coroner's office said in a report on Friday.


set: No one was hurt in a fire that gutted an Auburn town home on Wednesday morning.


set: Kyrgyzstan ranks among 30 the most corrupt states worldwide, the information and analysis portal Georgia Online cited the survey outcomes held by Transparency International, an international organization addressing corruption.

set: Kyrgyzstan ranks among 30 most corrupt states worldwide


set: A street is decorated with red lanterns in Changsha, capital of central-south China's Hunan Province, Jan. 20, 2009, before the Chinese traditional Spring Festival, or lunar New Year, begins on Jan. 26.

set: Streets decorated with red lanterns in Changsha


set: The Penang government wants to reintroduce the barter trade system to diversify economic activities in the state as a step towards facing the global economic crisis.

set: Penang to reintroduce barter Trade to diversify economic activities


set: Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has conceded that he will reap the benefits of the upcoming international break.

set: Nemanja Vidic benefits from international break


set: Vistra has opened a new office in Mauritius to target the growing opportunities in the region and in particular in the African and Indian markets.


set: Hollywood beauty Sarah Thompson Kane, 30, is reportedly heading to Bollywood to act as hero Ranbir Kapoor's American girlfriend in the blockbuster drama ``Raajneeti''.

set: Hollywood's Sarah Thompson heading to Bollywood


set: Tony Smith says he is expecting Warrington to relish the trip to face St Helens on Saturday in the second Grand Final eliminator.

set: Tony Smith expects Warrington to relish the trip to face St Helens on Saturday


set: Sarah Taylor confirms that she is likely to play men's cricket for Sussex during the summer.


set: Kimco Realty Corporation today announced that it closed on a new $400 million unsecured term loan.

set: Kimco Realty closes $400 million unsecured term loan


set: GEA Group AG said it has successfully placed a three-year, 200 million euro bond on the back of 'very high' investor interest.

set: Gea Group says has successfully placed 200 million euro bond


set: British author, playwright and lawyer John Mortimer, best known for his courtroom creation Rumpole of the Bailey, died Friday of a prolonged illness.

set: John Mortimer, creator of Rumpole of the Bailey, dies


set: The quality of emergency medical care at the nation's hospitals varies widely - both individually and by state - according to a new HealthGrades study released today that, for the first time, examines mortality rates for patients entering hospitals through emergency departments.

set: HealthGrades study examines mortality rates for patients entering hospitals through emergency departments


set: Viz Media , the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga, graphic novels and anime in North America, unveiled plans for Neon Alley, a 24-hour anime channel featuring the world's best titles set to debut on game consoles this fall.


set: Philippine security forces have arrested three suspected militants from the Middle East for alleged involvement in a plot to bomb foreign embassies in the capital, officials said Thursday.

set: Philippines arrests three suspected militants from Middle East


set: Visa Inc. said Wednesday it plans to launch a new ``digital wallet'' in the fall that would allow consumers to pay for goods and services through their mobile phones.

set: Visa to launch new digital wallet in fall


set: A Vance-Granville Community College basketball player died after collapsing during a home game Saturday afternoon, according to college President Randy Parker.

set: Vance-Granville Community College basketball player dies


set: AJ McLean of Backstreet Boys fame has checked himself into rehab once again, according to TMZ.


set: A planet bigger than Earth, with four suns, has been discovered by an international team of amateur and professional astronomers.


set: For the second year, Aetna is sponsoring children's activities at the US Open and is determined to deliver twice the fun as part of its three-year sponsorship agreement with the USTA.

set: Aetna to sponsor children's activities at the Open


set: Schools, colleges, training providers and employers have formed a partnership to provide young people with more opportunities to study vocational qualifications alongside the normal school curriculum.


set: An Omani fell to his death from a height at the Jebel Akhdar mountain range, according to a Royal Oman Police press release on Sunday.

set: Omani falls to his death at Jebel Akhdar mountain range


set: FORT WORTH, TX Beginning at 1 pm on Monday, Red Cross client caseworkers will meet with affected families in Montague County at a Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster Assistance Center located at the Montague Volunteer Fire Department, 1000 Grand St., Montague TX 76251.

set: American Red Cross caseworkers to meet with affected families


set: LAHORE, PAKISTAN // Pakistani police plan to arrest a hard line cleric accused by India in the Mumbai terror attacks on charges of raising funds for the banned group he leads, a senior officer said today.

set: Pakistan to arrest cleric accused in Mumbai attack


set: MySpace real-time search is now live on Google with the site stating in a blog post that it ``couldn't be more excited to be the first social networking platform to light up real-time integration with Google''.


set: The AFL has rejected a Gold Coast bid to loosen anti-poaching laws, setting the scene for a bidding war in the week after the 2010 season.

set: AFL rejects Gold Coast bid to loosen anti-poaching laws


set: BMW, the world's largest premium carmaker, is investing $270 million to expand its US operations, it said on Friday.

set: BMW invests $270 million to expand US operations


set: Communist Vietnam should free Catholics arrested for holding peaceful prayer vigils and hold police and others accountable for attacking parishioners, a US-based human rights group said.


set: A RESIDENT was treated for smoke inhalation after a microwave caught fire at a home in Bury St Edmunds.


set: Strong wind knocked down roof of residential house in Baku, According to APA, the incident took place at 29, Zarifa Aliyeva Street at about 16.30 on Wednesday.

set: Strong wind knocks down roof of residential house in Baku


set: OYO State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Zaccheus Adelabu, has disclosed that the present government, led by Senator Abiola Ajimobi, is out to challenge the status quo in ensuring rapid and sustainable development in the state.


set: Optus has started taking both consumer and business plan pre-orders for the new BlackBerry Z10.

set: Optus starts taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Z10


set: Katie Price has revealed that she is backing Rylan Clark to win this year's X Factor.

set: Katie Price backs Rylan Clark to win the X Factor


set: Wilmington Mayor James M. Baker will meet with President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss the federal economic stimulus package signed into law this week.


set: ``The groups have been meeting regularly to better coordinate our strategy on key policy issues,'' he said.

set: Groups meet 'to better coordinate' strategy


set: JCDecaux SA, the No.1 outdoor advertising company in Europe and in the Asia-Pacific region, and No.2 worldwide, has renewed ten street furniture contracts in the Ile-de-France region through a process of competitive tenders over the past few months.

set: JCDecaux renews ten street furniture contracts in the Ile-de-France region


set: After leaving their groups Dikakapa and Matsieng under controversial circumstances, the duo of Gongmaster and Ditiro are back again.


set: A majority of Americans in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll oppose the use of torture in terrorism investigations, backing Barack Obama's pledge that ``under my administration, the United States does not torture.''

set: Majority of Americans oppose the use of torture


set: Nearly 2,000 breast cancer cases every year in Britain can be attributed to night shift work, according to a new study.

set: 2,000 breast cancer cases in Britain attributed to night shift work


set: Astra Mining Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of international diversified resources company Astra Resources PLC, has been converted to a proprietary limited company operating as Astra Mining Pty Ltd effective 1 December 2011.

set: Astra Mining converts to a proprietary limited company


set: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is playing dinner diplomacy card to become the Prime Minister Candidate of the newly formed Third Front, sources close to the BSP said.

set: Mayawati plays ``dinner diplomacy'' to become Prime Minister candidate


set: The TRA has reduced the amount of payments for the right to use a specific frequency or identifier, with effect from 1 January 2012.

set: TRA reduces payments for the right to use frequencies


set: Comedian Tracy Morgan apologized Friday after making homophobic comments during a June 3 show at Nashville's Ryan Auditorium.

set: Tracy Morgan apologizes for homophobic comments


set: US retail sales fell more than expected in June for a second straight month, the government said on Wednesday, underscoring concerns of slower growth in the world's largest economy.


set: A man by the name of Leicester Bryce Stovell claims to be the father of NBA superstar LeBron James.

set: Man claims to be the father of LeBron James


set: Thome gets second wind as Phillies top Orioles Jim Thome showed the Orioles that he's not done yet.


set: With China's National Day just one day away, countries across Latin America pledged Thursday to further deepen ties with China, one of their biggest trade partners.

set: Latin America pledges to deepen ties with China


set: Ghana midfielder Mohammed Abu looks set to join Danish club FC Nordsjaelland before the European transfer window shuts on Thursday.

set: Mohammed Abu is looking to join Danish club FC Nordsjaelland


set: The Canadian dollar fell against the US dollar and the yen during Wednesday's early trading despite a rise in oil prices.

set: Canadian dollar falls against US dollar and yen


set: Two self-professed witches have been detained in Romania on blackmail and extortion charges in a high-profile case involving a TV star and reportedly other public figures.

set: Two 'witches' detained in Romania on extortion charges


set: Wedbush research analysts began coverage for shares of Visa Inc. in a research note issued to investors on Thursday.

set: Wedbush analysts begin coverage on Visa Inc. (nyse: v)


set: Little Rock television station KATV is planning to erect a new broadcast tower in west Little Rock.

set: KATV planning new tower in west Little Rock


set: The last time Doug Harvey toured the Baseball Hall of Fame, he bought a ticket and walked around without anyone knowing who he was.


set: In the midst of an uproar over the sector's weak small business lending and its own alleged role in the financial crisis, Bank of America today struck back with a report on its role in the economic recovery that includes extending $758 billion in 2009.


set: Pop singer Michael Jackson has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles.


set: A Palm Coast woman accused of hurling a snow globe at her roommate and then threatening him with a knife was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to a Flagler County Sheriff's arrest report.

set: Palm Coast woman accused of hurling snow globe at roommate


set: ON Semiconductor introduced the CAT3661 - a new one-channel Quad-Mode LED Driver for ultra low power LED applications such as portable handheld medical equipment.

set: ON Semiconductor introduces low power LED


set: A man is facing several charges in connection with a violent home invasion in west-end Toronto.

set: Man faces several charges after violent home invasion


set: The Ministry of the Interior has declared Friday April 6 and Monday April 9, 2012 as statutory Public Holidays.

set: Interior Ministry declares statutory Public Holidays


set: A luxury car worth around 170,000 Euros was burnt to a crisp today on the Bucharest-Pitesti motorway, according to motorway police.


set: A boil order was issued Friday for parts of Valley Mills after a drop in water pressure.

set: Boil order issued for parts of Valley Mills


set: Three men arrested last month on drug charges and for possessing stolen goods are now charged with burglary, Greenville police reported Wednesday.

set: Three men charged with possessing stolen goods


set: Sri Lanka may tap international lenders for $500m to fund post-war rebuilding following an IMF bailout that has boosted investor confidence in its finances, the central bank said yesterday.


set: The planned launches of 127 real estate projects out of a total of 479 projects in 11 cities in October were postponed to November, reports dfdaily.com, citing data released by soufun.com.

set: Launch of 127 real estate projects postponed


set: (BEIJING) China will double its number of science communicators to four million by 2020, according to the Chinese Association for Science and Technology.

set: China to double science communicators by 2020


set: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she's not only staying involved in national politics, but she plans to jump back into the national scrum when she leaves office at the end of the month.


set: CANBERRA, Australia ― The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has rattled the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea.

set: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea


set: campaign signs disappearing from people's yards.


set: A truck stop is being sued by a customer who tripped in the parking lot over a valve cover that was allegedly installed below the surface of the concrete.

set: Truck stop sued after customer trips in parking lot


set: At CES, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo revealed that 40% of all tweets come from mobile devices, demonstrating mobile's increasing importance to the social media company.


set: The trend for pay rises is still 'almost flat', with basic increases averaging just over 1.5 per cent, says a report.


set: Mumbai, May 10 The Hindi movie Badmaash Company director Parmeet Sethi talks about the film.


set: Asian stocks rose from a two-year low, led by China and Hong Kong shares on speculation the Chinese government will introduce measures to spur growth in the world's fastest expanding major economy.


set: A former Brooks teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a former student entered a not guilty plea in court today.

set: Former Brooks teacher enters not guilty plea in court today


set: THE Government has written a national trade policy to make trade easier and eradicate poverty in the country.


set: The University of Rhode Island head football head coach Darren Rizzi has stepped down to take an assistant coaching position with the Miami Dolphins.

set: Uri head football head coach Darren Rizzi steps down


set: Film actor Gene Hackman slapped a homeless man after the homeless man called Hackman's wife a ``c--t'', according to police.


set: Over 1,000 men, women and children marched in downtown Phoenix Saturday morning to protest Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.


set: A LUXURY pig sty with roof lights and insulation in Bourton-on-the-Water has been deemed by council planners as inappropriate for its surroundings.


set: Today, AT&T announced that it has expanded its 3G coverage in Central Florida.

set: AT&T expands 3G coverage in Central Florida


set: Former Czech president Václav Havel died on Sunday after a long battle with respiratory and heart problems.

set: Former Czech president Václav Havel dies


set: Chattem Inc., which makes health care products, toiletries, and dietary supplements, on Thursday boosted its 2008 profit guidance and offered an outlook for the 2009 fiscal year.


set: ABBA is to ``never'' perform on stage again, according to the BBC.


set: Greek police arrested a man for growing cannabis on a busy national highway, local media said on Friday.

set: Greek police arrest man for growing cannabis on busy highway


set: India corn futures extended gains for a fourth day on Thursday hitting fresh highs on some renewed export demand from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and on continued buying by government agencies, analysts said.


set: A new report by Enterprise Ireland shows international students are generating almost €430m for the Irish economy annually -- but more must be done to capture a greater share of the market, according to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe TD.

set: International students generate €430m for Irish economy


set: A Bismarck man accused of two robberies will be held without bond on a prior terrorizing conviction.

set: Man accused of two robberies held without bond


set: Besides Tareq and Michaele Salahi showing up to the White House state dinner without an invitation, the Secret Service has released a statement that a third uninvited guest got into the White House state dinner for India's prime minister in November.


set: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Four passengers are suing Southwest Airlines in federal court over flights by dozens of planes that missed inspections during a period of about six years.

set: Passengers sue Southwest Airlines over missed inspections...


set: ``Quality of life'' report cards for every corner of England will allow the public to find the best place in the country to live when they are published next year.

set: Quality of life report cards for every corner of England


set: Facebook launched the 'Journalists on Facebook' page to help journalists use the social network as a reporting tool and better connect with their audience.


set: New US single-family home sales unexpectedly fell in June, but a sharp rise in prices and declining supply suggested the market for new houses was starting to stabilize, a government report showed on Tuesday.

set: New home sales fall in June, amid sharp rise in prices


set: BMO Capital Markets has launched a new YouTube Channel, with videos of key events and commentary from BMO Capital Markets experts.

set: BMO Capital Markets launches YouTube Channel


set: Renault is planning to invest EUR230m at its Sandouville plant in northern France and also plans to move the production of traffic model from Spain and the UK to the French facility.

set: Renault to invest EUR230m at Sandouville plant in France


set: ``Miley and Liam are done; it's over. She likes to party really hard and can be pretty wild. It became a problem for him. They have broken up before, and are broken up again now. There was drama because she suspected he had a wandering eye. And she recently tweeted a denial that he cheated. While Miley has insisted they are still together, right now they are very, very much apart.''

set: Miley cyrus and Liam hemsworth have broken up


set: German thrash metal veterans Tankard posted the first studio report since, announcing the band's return to the studio earlier this month.


set: Senator Carr, who was human services minister, on Friday became the third minister to resign, behind cabinet ministers Martin Ferguson and Chris Bowen.

set: Kim Carr becomes third minister to resign


set: A Temple Hills man was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing crack cocaine in the Fort Washington and Waldorf areas in 2009 and 2010.

set: Temple Hills man sentenced to 11 years for distributing crack cocaine


set: As many as 64 passengers had been rescued by the firemen and local police along with local people when a passenger bus caught fire suddenly at Jagatsinghpur on Saturday evening.

set: Passengers rescue after a bus caught fire in Jagatsinghpur


set: Three militants were killed in a US drone strike in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region in northwest Pakistan today, local residents said, the fourth such strike on terrorist hideouts in as many days.

set: Three killed in drone strike in Pakistan


set: State College police are investigating two stabbing incidents that occurred in State College.

set: State College police investigating two stabbing incidents


set: Coca-Cola has launched an integrated advertising campaign supporting Powerade Zero, as it looks to ramp up its presence in the sports drink market.

set: Coca-Cola launches integrated campaign for Powerade Zero


set: A Chuck E. Cheese employee who allegedly kept more than $1,000 from a money pouch lost at the children's restaurant was arrested Saturday and charged yesterday with theft of property, according to the Guam Police Department.


set: As one of the largest subscription video offerings on the Internet, MLB.TV has served one billion live video streams since its inception, 25% of which were delivered in 2010 alone.


set: A Centenary College student collapsed and died while jogging yesterday afternoon, according to a press release issued by town police today.

set: Centenary College student dies while jogging


set: The Portland area has lost 38,000 manufacturing jobs in the past 10 years, according to an analysis of the latest federal data.


set: Iscopia, a leading provider of on-demand assessment delivery technology for talent management, announced today the launch of AQS , a new service suite that includes a series of services designed to allow users to qualify all of their job applicants quickly, simply and economically.

set: Iscopia announces the launch of the AQS(tm) service suite


set: A policeman was shot dead yesterday when a training exercise went horribly wrong on an industrial estate in Manchester.


set: A woman killed her 14-month-old baby and then jumped to her death with the child in her arms from the 37th floor of her apartment in Hong Kong, police said yesterday.


set: Patrick Swayze, star of the movies Ghost and Dirty Dancing, was released from the hospital on Friday.


set: Britain said Tuesday it is sending military advisers to help organise Libyan rebels, even as western powers denied they could soon break their taboo against putting foreign boots on the ground.

set: 19/04/2011britain sending military advisers to Libya


set: French Embassy here introduces biometry to deliver visas for Bangladeshi visa seekers from October 6.

set: France Embassy to introduce biometry visa from oct 6


set: A man suffered a broken jaw and lost five teeth when he was hit in the face with a rounders bat during an unprovoked attack in Hull.


set: A fire razes Yogya shopping center in the city of Bandung in West Java on Saturday, injuring three people and prompting local fire agency to deploy tens of fire trucks to the scene.


set: After one year's renovation, Singapore Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall reopened to the public on Saturday to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the 1911 Chinese Revolution to overthrow the Qing Dynasty.

set: Singapore Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall reopens to public


set: After 10 years of repeatedly meeting with civic politicians, provincial MLAs, various ministers of agriculture and the blueberry council, I've learned that not one of them has the balls to stand up to the blueberry industry and say ``no more.''

set: No one will stand up to blueberry industry


set: Despite the shocking transformation of her young face, Ali Lohan is still adamantly denying that she's had any plastic surgery.

set: Ali Lohan still denying plastic surgery --


set: In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill Wednesday night, filled with new spending and tax cuts at the core of the young administration's revival plan for the desperately ailing economy.

set: House approves $819 billion stimulus bill


set: Cayuga County has declared a State of Emergency and is restricting travel.

set: Cayuga County declares State of Emergency


set: A 50-year-old Canton Township man died in a motorcycle crash Thursday afternoon in Dexter Township, the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department said.

set: Canton Township man dies in motorcycle crash in Dexter Township


set: Honda, Japan's second largest automaker, will raise the wages of its workers in China following a labor strike that occurred just this past week.


set: Manitoba has joined the growing list of Canadian provinces with record budget deficits.

set: Manitoba joins list of Canadian provinces with deficit


set: Ignis is soft launching a global technology fund at what it believes is an attractive time to buy into the sector.


set: Damir Dokić, the father of Australian tennis player Jelena Dokić, has been remanded in custody for 30 days, B92 understands from the municipal court in Ruma.


set: An Australian grandmother has given birth to naturally conceived triplets, hospital officials said today.


set: A Framingham man facing federal gun charges goes before a judge today to see if he will be released on bail.

set: Framingham man faces federal gun charges


set: Azerbaijan and the Crimea are expanding bilateral cooperation in tourism, Interfax Azerbaijan cites Crimean Minister for Resorts and Tourism Alexander Liyev.

set: Azerbaijan and Crimea to expand cooperation in tourism


set: A shortage of company doctors in the Netherlands is looming because few people are signing up to the profession, Nos television reports on Wednesday.


set: Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second- largest reinsurer, said Chief Executive Officer Stefan Lippe has decided to retire early and will step down next year.

set: Swiss Re says Chief Executive Officer Stefan Lippe to step down next year


set: Bangladesh received a record 937.91 million US dollars in remittances from the country's millions of expatriate workers in August, up 29.92 percent from a year earlier, a senior central bank official said on Sunday.

set: Bangladesh receives record remittances in August


set: A French star lawyer whose clients ranged from Panama's ex-dictator Manuel Noriega to former prime minister Dominique de Villepin was Sunday found dead near his private island in Brittany, sources and officials said.

set: French star lawyer found dead near his private island


set: NEAKO -- ``LVL 2 x 10`` (MP3) prod. by Kanye West & Neako from his forthcoming project, ``THE NUMBER 23''. After debuting the video Tuesday, we present the Audio Download links below and single artwork attached.

set: Neako -- ``LVL 2 x 10`` (MP3) prod. by Kanye West & Neako from forthcoming ``the NUMBER 23''


set: An Indiana man died Saturday after falling off a cliff at Starved Rock State Park and landing in the Illinois River.

set: Man dies after fall from cliff at Starved Rock State Park


set: The Ankara-based Bilkent Symphony Orchestra perform two Ramadan concerts will this week, welcoming the new concert season under the baton of its new musical director, Klaus Weise.

set: Bilkent Symphony orchestra performs Ramadan concerts


set: The Tbilisi airport administration has refuted reports of an emergency landing by an aircraft belonging to Kazakh SCAT Airlines from Aktau.

set: Tbilisi airport administration refutes reports of emergency landing from Aktau


set: The would-be suicide bomber is currently loose and anyone who has information regarding his location should contact the police.


set: Dominion Resources Inc. said Tuesday that delays in the regulatory approval process enforced it to cancel its deal to sell 970 million dollars in natural gas properties to Equitable Resources Inc.

set: Dominion cancel deal with Equitable Resources Inc.


set: Scream actor David Arquette has checked out of rehab a month after entering a facility for help with alcohol addiction and other issues.


set: The 76ers have decided to use the amnesty clause on Elton Brand and the $18M left on final year of his deal, league sources tell Y!

set: Philadelphia 76ers use amnesty clause on power forward Elton Brand


set: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward Former cabinet minister Martin Cauchon is making a late entry into the already crowded federal Liberal leadership race.

set: Former cabinet minister Cauchon makes late entry into Liberal leadership race


set: ``Because of the trial, the timing of this tribute to our brother would be too difficult for me,'' Janet Jackson said in a statement.


set: Patrick Swayze died Monday after an almost two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.


set: Triple H was recently ranked #20 by the Boston Phoenix in their annual 100 ``unsexiest men'' list.

set: Triple H ranked #20 in annual 'unsexiest men' list


set: In light of the recent bankruptcy of its parent company, VICORP Restaurants Inc., Village Inn in Altoona will remain open.

set: Despite bankruptcy of parent company, Village Inn in Altoona remains open


set: West Palm Beach Commissioner Bill Moss died of a heart attack, Mayor Jeri Muoio announced Friday morning.

set: West Palm Beach commissioner Bill Moss died of heart attack


set: A south Fargo neighborhood lost water service for about five hours Thursday after a fire hydrant gate valve broke.


set: Johnson/Corning Observer Joining thousands across the nation, Corning residents and church leaders recognized the 62nd National Day of Prayer on Thursday with a local ceremony held at Martini Plaza on Solano Street.

set: Corning residents recognize National Day of prayer


set: A 45-year-old man has been charged in the fatal beating of a south suburban woman in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Sunday evening.

set: Man charged with fatal beating of suburban woman


set: Dickey's Barbecue Pit, a family legacy that began in a one room location 70 years ago, opens its 200th location today, December 17th in Abilene.

set: Dickey's Barbecue Pit opens its 200th location today


set: Bayer AG, the pharma, nutrition and tech materials firm, announced Monday that it intends to delist its securities from the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

set: Bayer AG to delist from the London Stock Exchange


set: In a recent site poll, 66% of voters predict a Swansea City win at West Ham United.


set: Alexa Chung and Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner have split up, it has been announced.

set: Alexa Chung, Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner split up


set: Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has been ruled out for two months with a thigh injury.

set: Real Madrid striker van Nistelrooy ruled out two months


set: State officials are concerned that the wet Ohio spring will bring toxic algae problems back to Lake Erie.

set: Wet spring could bring toxic algae problems back to Lake Erie


set: The Humane Society of Missouri is offering tips to help keep pets safe during cold weather.

set: Humane Society offers tips to keep pets safe in the cold


set: Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Aaron Kampman played most of Sunday's loss at Tampa Bay with a concussion before leaving the game in the fourth quarter.


set: The National Bank has taken one of small-sized Ukrainian banks, Kyiv-based Stolytsia bank, into provisional administration, the NBU said.

set: NBU takes Stolytsia bank into provisional administration


set: Iraq executed 230 people from 2005 to 2009 and a further 1,200 have been sentenced to death, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.


set: Chief Libertine Pete Doherty has confirmed that The Libertines will be playing UK festival shows in 2010.


set: Martin Scorsese will be honoured with an Academy Fellowship at next month's BAFTA Film Awards.

set: Martin Scorsese to be honoured with BAFTA Fellowship