set: A world turned upside down is uncovered as the water recedes and the earth begins to settle in Japan.


set: Mumbai, Nov 12 The rupee failed to maintain earlier gains but was still higher by four paise at 54.71 against dollar in late morning trade today on uneven demand and supply of the American currency from banks, despite strong dollar overseas.

set: Rupee fails to maintain earlier gains against dollar


set: Emirates has begun its daily flights to Geneva from Dubai with the inaugural flight including passengers from Australia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, India, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Iran and Mauritius.


set: Ukraine will raise natural gas prices for domestic consumers if Kiev fails to come to terms with Moscow on the issue of Russian gas supplies, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said in an interview with Bloomberg, APA reports quoting RIA novosti.

set: Ukraine may raise gas prices for domestic consumers - Yanukovych


set: A woman subjected to ``spiteful and unrelenting'' bullying at a Catholic girls college has told a court she would ``rather die than go to school.''


set: President Traian Basescu is paying an official visit to Lebanon on Wednesday and Thursday, at the invitation of his Lebanese counterpart Michel Sleiman, the Presidential PR Department informs.

set: President Basescu paying official visit to Lebanon


set: Amy Winehouse has cancelled part of her European tour after the British singer was heavily booed for being late and displaying erratic behaviour on stage during a concert in Serbia.

set: Amy Winehouse cancels part of European tour


set: Iran on Thursday condemned what it branded the ``terrorist'' kidnapping of one of its diplomats in Pakistan and called on the authorities there to do all they can to find and free him.

set: Iran condemns ``terrorist' kidnapping of diplomat in Pakistan


set: Comedian Ricky Gervais has revealed that he has no plans to host the Golden Globe Award again.

set: Ricky Gervais has no plans to host Golden Globe Award again


set: Welfare incomes in many parts of Canada are increasingly inadequate to meet basic needs and payments have dropped dramatically over the past 20 years, a report from the National Council of Welfare suggests.

set: Welfare incomes increasingly inadequate to meet basic needs:


set: ITC to investigate patent claim against Apple; police seize computers from Gizmodo editor in stolen iPhone investigation; and online retailers stop shipping Apple products in Japan.


set: Reasons to Be Pretty is Neil LaBute at his best.


set: A new mass grave was found in the flashpoint northern town of Jisr al-Shughur, Syrian state television said Wednesday, days after authorities reported the massacre of 120 policemen by armed gangs.

set: New mass grave found in Jisr al-Shughur:


set: Ontario-based Bruce Power has chosen one of two sites in northern Alberta for a proposed nuclear reactor.

set: Bruce power chooses site for nuclear reactor


set: An Asian drug dealer who tried to smuggle heroin into the UAE in his stomach was saved from the gallows when an appeals court in Abu Dhabi reduced his death sentence to 10 years in jail, newspapers said on Thursday.


set: Mountain State University students have important choices to make and state colleges and universities are trying to help them.

set: Mountain state University students have choices to make


set: A robbery suspect allegedly shot himself after police and residents cornered him in Setlagole, outside Mahikeng, North West police said on Tuesday.


set: Senate rejects firearms bill The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success.


set: Fiji born golfer Vijay Singh has been cleared of doping by the PGA Tour despite admitting he used a spray containing a banned substance.


set: Justin Bieber performs side by side with Usher at the 2011 Grammy Awards held at The Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

set: Justin Bieber performs with Usher at the grammys


set: Chinese and CSIRO scientists in Australia have developed the Southwest Australian Circulation Index to explain why southwest Western Australia has been so dry for the past forty or so years.

set: Why is southwest Western Australia so dry?


set: Bank employees have received yet another pension option from the government.

set: Bank employees receive another pension option


set: British and Irish Lion Mike Phillips left South Africa having established himself as Europe's top scrum-half, and admitting: ``I've had the time of my life.''


set: MORE groups have come forward and voiced concerns about the route of a proposed Caernarfon and Bontnewydd bypass.

set: More groups voice concerns about Caernarfon and Bontnewydd bypass


set: Young workers continue to bear the brunt of unemployment in Canada and the government has to do something about it, says Ken Georgetti president of the Canadian Labour Congress.

set: Young workers bearing brunt of unemployment:


set: ``We do not believe in violence. But the system targets poor people to benefit the rich through violent means. So we also resort to violence to root out the violent system,'' said Maoist leader Prasad, while talking to a local Oriya chanel on Monday.


set: Sensex closed 38 points down on Wednesday in choppy trade that saw realty, power and capital goods stocks coming under selling pressure.


set: The feeder calf market took a hit last week.


set: Jaswant Singh, whose book eulogising Mohd Ali Jinnah has come under attack from BJP and the Sangh Parivar, was today expelled from BJP.


set: A third US prisoner died in ``excruciating'' pain after an anaesthetic supplied by a British company failed during the lethal injection procedure, human rights group Reprieve claimed Sunday.


set: Technical Analyst, E Mathew is of the view that Ranbaxy is showing short term weakness.


set: Sweden's mobile network giant Ericsson said Wednesday it would cut 450 Swedish sales and administrative jobs as part of the adjustment of its operations in the country.


set: Suu Kyi made her historic parliamentary debut on July 9, marking a new phase in her near quarter century struggle to bring democracy to her army-dominated homeland.

set: Aung San Suu Kyi makes parliamentary debut


set: Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq defied Sri Lanka during an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 70 as Pakistan fought for survival in the first Test in Galle on Monday.

set: Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq defy Sri Lanka as Pakistan fight for survival


set: Arsenal moved up to third in the Barclays Premier League as Thomas Vermaelen's early header at Everton earned Arsene Wenger's men a sixth successive top-flight victory.


set: JK Rowling has said that she can''t imagine ever leaving Edinburgh after receiving an award honouring her contribution to literature.

set: Jk Rowling says she cant imagine ever leaving Edinburgh


set: Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext today announced that they have entered into a business combination agreement following approval from both companies' Boards.

set: Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext have entered into a business combination agreement


set: Five NATO soldiers who were killed Thursday in southern Afghanistan were all Americans, local media quoted Pentagon sources as saying.

set: Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan were Americans


set: Movies.ie looks on the bright side of life we five films that you feel summery!


set: HEREFORD United manager Simon Davey put his players through their paces this morning at the first day of pre-season training.

set: Hereford United manager Simon Davey puts players through their paces


set: The Australian Open will precede the Presidents Cup in Melbourne next November and the Australian PGA will follow the team event.

set: Australian Open to precede Presidents Cup


set: Demi Lovato says that she gets angry at God for how hard her life has become.


set: Worksoft, an innovative provider of test and lifecycle automation solutions for use with SAP® applications, today announced the acquisition of TestFactory, a premier provider of performance and life cycle management solutions that optimize application quality, ensure business continuity, and lower the total cost of ownership for new ERP implementations, ongoing application upgrades, and new business application extensions including analytics and web-based services.

set: Worksoft® announces acquisition of TestFactory


set: Mark Cuban told TMZ that he would be ``honored'' to have the first openly gay NBA player on the Dallas Mavericks.

set: Mark Cuban would be 'honored' to have first gay NBA player on Mavericks


set: Heritage minister John Penrose has listed 16 London tube stations including Oxford Circus, Chalk Farm and Wood Green.


set: American heavy metal act Virgin Steele will be reissuing the classic 1986 album ``Noble Savage.''

set: Virgin Steele to reissue ``Noble Savage''


set: Orly Taitz, notoriously known as the ``birther queen'' met with GOP staffers this week but her account of their meeting differs greatly from what they told sources.


set: Russ Einhorn / Splash News Her account, @TheRealXtina, has been verified and reality star Kim Kardashian helped draw attention to her account by tweeting: 'OMG I'm so excited Christina Aguilera just joined Twitter!!!


set: US benchmark 10-year Treasury yields hit a more than three-month high on Wednesday after lawmakers approved a deal that prevented a round of automatic budget cuts and tax hikes that could have tipped the world's largest economy into recession.


set: Former union minister and PMK youth wing leader Anbumani Ramadoss was arrested by Tamil Nadu police at his residence here Friday morning, police said.

set: Former union minister Anbumani Ramadoss arrested


set: A new scam targeting Facebook page owners uses Facebook messages and a fake verification page to obtain user logins and passwords.


set: Oxygen Games has announced Music for the Nintendo DS, a tutoring program set for release this October.

set: Oxygen Games announce music for Nintendo DS


set: Miguel accidentally kicks his fan in the head during his 2013 Billboard Music Award performance.


set: China is on track to become the ``Bible printing capital'' of the world.

set: China to be 'Bible capital' of the world


set: Rodney Stuckey left Wednesday's game after suffering a left shoulder injury that appears to be serious.

set: Stuckey leaves with left shoulder injury


set: A new book, 'The Confident Manager', is already receiving rave reviews, prior to its official launch on 12th November.


set: A man in Zimbabwe claims a prostitute he visited turned into a donkey overnight and now he is 'seriously in love' with the animal.

set: Man claims prostitute turned into donkey


set: The British military formally ended combat operations in Iraq on Thursday after six years of conflict by handing over control of its main base in Basra to an American brigade.


set: Researchers from the Guy Rouleau Laboratory affiliated with the CHUM Research Centre and the CHU-Sainte-Justine Research Centre have discovered the genetic cause of a rare disease reported only in patients originating from Newfoundland: hereditary spastic ataxia.

set: Researchers discover genetic cause of hereditary spastic ataxia


set: IPC Media has made its third digital strategy appointment in a month, this time bolstering its men's portfolio, IPC Inspire.

set: IPC makes third digital appointment within a month


set: A STRONG earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico today, waking up people living near the Gulf of California only hours after a separate quake swayed tall buildings in Mexico City, causing evacuations.

set: Strong earthquake strikes off mexican coast


set: In a country-wide hunt for illegal residents, the Ministry of Interior nabbed a total of 457 violators in the past few days.


set: A taxi driver and his passenger were robbed and then ordered to walk into the sea while their assailants escaped.

set: Taxi driver robbed, ordered into the sea


set: After some discussion and public comment, the Board of Education approved a new set of district goals for 2011-2014 on Tuesday night.

set: School board approves district goals for 2011-2014


set: Denise Richards and Richie Sambora have reportedly split up again, just weeks after they went public with their rekindled romance.

set: Denise Richards, Richie Sambora split again


set: Universities will have a new duty to prepare students for the world of work, whatever subject they are studying, by teaching them ``employability skills'' and finding them paid employment on campus or with local businesses.

set: Universities must teach 'employability skills'


set: How I Met Your Mother ``Karma'' Season 7 Episode 18 airs Monday February 27 on the CBS Television Network.

set: How I MET YOUR MOTHER ``Karma'' Season 7 Episode 18


set: Zimbabwe said Wednesday it planned to repatriate 800 Rwandan refugees back to their country, with the assistance of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

set: Zimbabwe to repatriate 800 Rwandan refugees


set: Shanda released a new version of its licensed 2D simple MMORPG ``LaTale'' on Wednesday.

set: Shanda releases new version of ``LaTale''


set: Snowpack levels are below average throughout the state, the Natural Resource Conservation Service reports.


set: Oprah Winfrey has apologized to author James Frey for shaming him on her talk show in 2006, after it was revealed that Frey had fabricated details for his best-selling memoir, A Million Little Pieces, Reuters reports.


set: On September 5, the Orioles announced that Baysox pitcher Chris Tillman and catcher Matt Wieters were each named Orioles organizational players of the month for August.

set: Baltimore Orioles announce organizational players of the month for August


set: ISLAMABAD ― The US apologized Wednesday for a recent helicopter attack that killed two Pakistani soldiers at an outpost near the Afghan border, saying the pilots mistook the soldiers for insurgents they were pursuing.

set: US apologizes for attack on Pakistani soldiers


set: IT was two wins in three years for Jimmy Lough at the annual President's Day competition at Crow Nest Park Golf Club.


set: Asa Butterfield, star of Hugo, has been offered the lead in Ender's Game, as Ender Wiggin, the tortured boy-genius in a dystopian future.

set: Asa Butterfield offered the lead in Ender's Game


set: TTI, a major player in Telecom Expense Management software solutions, and Enterprise Call Accounting and CDR reporting software solutions, has entered into three new client partnerships in the past 60 days.

set: TTI enters into three New client partnerships


set: The 22-year-old nephew of Giants owner John Mara has been charged with felony assault in Connecticut for allegedly hitting a person in the head with a bottle during a New Year's Eve party near Fairfield University.

set: Nephew of Giants owner John Mara charged with felony assault


set: Montenegrin authorities are investigating a suspected mass grave believed to contain the bodies of ethnic Albanians killed during the 1998-99 war in Kosovo, officials said Wednesday.

set: Montenegro investigating suspected mass grave


set: Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Teheran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said.

set: Japan approves economic sanctions against Iran


set: Panda has made the All Star team, according to a Tweet by his brother Michael.


set: An experienced scam artist has been targeting English speaking jobseekers in Sweden, luring them with promises of non-existent jobs, police say.

set: Scam artist targets English-speaking jobseekers


set: Rye United manager Scott Price believes Three Bridges have the edge in the title battle.


set: Cincinnati Reds slugger Ken Griffey Jr. hit the 600th home run of his major-league career in the first inning of Monday's game against the Florida Marlins.


set: 2013 Ford Explorer combines an SUV's body with a sedan's soul Wow, the Ford Explorer sure has changed.


set: Brooks assumed command of Third Army during a change of command ceremony at Hedekin Field here June 3.

set: Lt. Gen. Brooks assumes command of Third Army


set: University of California senior Nathan Adrian set an American record and reclaimed the 50-yard freestyle title Thursday evening at the NCAA swimming and diving championships at the University of Minnesota.

set: Nathan Adrian sets American record at NCAA swimming championships


set: Donald Trump buys Kluge Estate Winery in Va.


set: A pastoral anniversary service of Bishop and Mrs. Isaac King, Jr. is planned for 3:30 pm April 5 at Pentecostal Temple, 30101 Parkwood Ave. in Inkster.


set: New Delhi, Oct 28 The cross-border ''Sada-e-Sarhad'' bus service has resumed operations to Lahore after a gap of four months with Pakistan restoring security to it in its territory after intervention of the Home Ministry.

set: ''Sada-e-Sarhad'' bus service resumes operations to Lahore


set: England midfielder David Beckham will rejoin AC Milan on loan in January after the Italian club reached an agreement with Los Angeles Galaxy.


set: With the debt crisis in Europe showing signs of waning, local banks are rushing to raise foreign capital by selling bonds abroad.

set: Local banks rush to raise foreign capital


set: Apple senior vice-president Tony Fadell, who has resigned his post to spend more time with his family, has agreed to take on a consultancy role as an advisor to Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

set: Apple vp Fadell has agreed to take on a consultancy role as an advisor to Apple CEO Steve Jobs


set: The Azerbaijani oil pumping through the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline will be restarted following the Mozyr Oil Refinery will commence its activity, a source in the oil and gas market told Trend.

set: Azerbaijani oil pumping via Odessa-Brody pipeline to be restarted


set: Achuthanandan offered all possible assistance to the injured and families of victims who have died in this crash.


set: The jury trial of a Wells contractor accused of scamming tornado victims last December starts today.

set: Jury trial for Wells contractor starts today


set: A man remains on the run after he allegedly beat his common-law wife unconscious with a hammer at her family's East Coast Demerara home last Wednesday.

set: Man on the run after beating wife unconscious with hammer


set: Over 150 families were reunited with soldiers who returned from serving overseas during a ceremony at Elmira-Corning Regional airport Wednesday.


set: Hector Mancilla scored twice in the final 12 minutes to help Toluca beat DC United 3-1 in the CONCACAF Champions League on Wednesday.


set: A Fredonia funeral director was ordered to repay customers who made advance payments after he improperly spent the money beforehand.

set: Funeral director ordered to repay customers


set: Samsung Electronics posted its highest quarterly profit in Q3 with the help of shipping a record 60.2 million phones, according to a FierceWireless article.

set: Samsung Electronics posts highest quarterly profit


set: The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo is currently available on pre-order on the German Amazon website and it costs 346 Euros, certainly not a bad price for a Snapdragon-powered Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone with high-end features.

set: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo to pre-order in germany


set: President Barack Obama on Tuesday endorsed Robin Kelly in the race to replace Jackson, who resigned from the seat last year amid a federal investigation and later pleaded guilty to misspending hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds.

set: Obama endorses Robin Kelly to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.


set: A Washingtonville man who broke into an occupied apartment pleaded guilty last week to burglary.

set: Washingtonville man pleads guilty to burglary


set: When Mary Lou Bennington of Morris became a ``Big'' to Amanda Flick through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in March 1998, she had no idea how proud she'd be when, 10 years later, Flick chose to become a ``Big'' herself.


set: Hughes & Hughes will open its new store, which will stock more than 53,000 books, in Dundrum this Saturday.


set: Broadthink, a boutique branding and new business development company servicing a wide range of clients, has launched HerBusyLife.com, a site specifically designed for all busy women, especially women over 40.


set: During a gig in Miami last night, Dave bombed his set and started to check his text messages while on stage.

set: Dave Chappelle checks text messages on stage


set: The controversial founder of Swiss commodities giant Glencore, Marc Rich, who was pardoned by President Bill Clinton on his last day in office for tax evasion, has died at the age of 78, his company said on Wednesday.

set: Controversial Glencore founder Marc Rich dies at 78


set: A 20-year-old Maple Valley man was arrested on Mercer Island for allegedly stealing twenty bottles of alcohol from a QFC early Monday morning.

set: Maple Valley man arrested for allegedly stealing twenty bottles of alcohol from a QFC


set: European stocks sank more than 4 per cent to their lowest close in nearly 2-1/2 years on Monday as the fire sale of troubled Wall Street investment bank Bear Stearns sparked a sharp sell-off among banks.

set: European stocks sink to lowest close in 2-1/2 years


set: British Fashion designer Alexander McQueen committed suicide by hanging himself on the eve of his mother's funeral.

set: Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hangs himself on eve of mother's funeral


set: The euro fell to its lowest in a month against the dollar on Friday, dropping below $1.3090 for the first time since mid-March and triggering sell orders that deepened its fall.

set: Euro falls to lowest in a month vs dollar


set: Japan plans to launch four satellites into space this week, including a South Korean one that is its first payload for a foreign customer.


set: We may initiate some concrete steps to combat terrorism, rather than cry over spilt milk..


set: Police said aggressive driving caused a rollover accident on the westbound SPID frontage road near Weber.


set: Violent partners will be banned from their homes under new plans to tackle domestic violence.

set: Violent partners to be banned from homes


set: The number of flu patients in Serbia is reducing, the Institute for Public Health of Serbia Dr Milan Jovanovic Batut released Friday.

set: Number of flu patients in Serbia is reducing


set: A Rimersburg man was killed in a vehicle accident in Paint Township, Clarion County, Friday.


set: The Penguins wins the Stanley Cup in a 2-1 Game Seven victory over the Detroit Red Wings.


set: ALTOGETHER 108 Chinese mining workers have been held by Philippine police in Zambales for involvement in economic disputes, China News Service reported today, citing a Chinese consul to the Philippines.

set: 108 Chinese workers held by Philippine police


set: Ithaca College will conduct a test of its new outdoor public address warning system Tuesday.

set: Ithaca College to test warning system Tuesday


set: Russian Model Irina Shayk was spotted looking sexy in leather as she walked through the streets of New York City.


set: More than 13,000 people become Aussies Updated: 11:12, Thursday January 26, 2012 About 13,700 people from 144 countries will become Australians this Australia Day.


set: Mark Ronson has announced he's got engaged to his girlfriend, model and actress Josephine de La Baume.

set: Mark Ronson gets engaged to Josephine de La Baume


set: A man has been charged with breaking into a home on Tuesday and killing a dog there.

set: Man charged with breaking into home, killing dog


set: Vakifbank, Turkey's third largest state-owned bank by assets has planned a series of investor meetings ahead of a potential dollar-denominated bond, one of the banks arranging the meetings said Wednesday.

set: Vakifbank plans investors meetings ahead of potential bond


set: Angry Birds, the runaway success mobile game, has hit 500 million total global downloads this week, in just under 2 years of availability.


set: The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 40 points today, and shares of Louisiana companies ended the day mixed.


set: A bomb blast killed six bodyguards belonging to a controversial Afghan governor in violent southern Helmand province, officials said Thursday.


set: Local aid agencies have accused the military of mounting ``food blockades'' and depriving displaced people of urgently needed relief assistance.

set: Aid agencies accuse military of mounting food blockades


set: Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will miss at least one more game with an injured right shoulder.


set: LAN has reported a net income of US$76.1 million in Q1 2012, a decrease of 21.8% compared to Q1 2011.

set: LAN airlines reports net income of US$76.1 million for Q1 2012


set: CHICAGO ― A 26-year-old man attempting to escape from police custody died early Saturday after falling out of a police wagon.


set: A 49-year-old Loveland woman has been missing for more than a week, but might simply be traveling to or from Nevada or California, police said Tuesday.


set: Albion star James Morrison has refused to write off his season despite admitting he has no idea when he will return from a heel injury.


set: Britney Spears is set to release her new album this year and has revealed she has taken a leap in a different direction and thinks her fans will be ``surprised'' by her new material.

set: Britney Spears to release new album this year


set: AN OAP was left in agony in a hospital bed for five days waiting for an X-ray on a suspected broken ankle.

set: OAP left for five days waiting for X-ray


set: Oprah Winfrey received an honorary degree from the University of the Free State in South Africa on Friday.


set: Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is set to play an author in a new Scottish movie.

set: Karen Gillan to play author in new Scottish movie


set: The Queen's Christmas speech is set to be broadcast in 3D for the first time ever this year, it has been confirmed.

set: The Queen's Christmas speech to be broadcast in 3D


set: Apple has been awarded a patent for its multi-touch technology used on the Apple iPhone that could put competitor products, such as Palm's Pre and Google's Android-powered G1, on thin legal ground.

set: Apple awarded patent for multi-touch technology


set: British bank Barclays is to buy the British credit card assets of online bank Egg from US lender Citigroup for an undisclosed price, as part of plans to boost its retail banking business.

set: British finance giant Barclays to buy credit card assets of online bank Egg


set: The shilling ceded more ground to the dollar hitting the Sh68.10/68.20 mark in a week characterised by scarcity of the greenback with reduced inflows from agriculture and tourism.

set: Shilling cedes more ground to the dollar


set: Linas Kleiza of the Denver Nuggets has been fined $25,000 for verbal abuse of officials after a game in Denver on Friday.

set: Kleiza fined $25,000 for verbal abuse of officials


set: MetLife has grabbed a 2 percent share of New York's residential mortgage market just as rock-bottom lending rates and rising consumer confidence begin to spur home sales, according to Crain's.

set: MetLife grabs a 2 percent share of residential mortgage market


set: Amy Winehouse has reportedly split with her boyfriend of four months Reg Traviss following claims that he was being unfaithful.


set: The Arizona real estate market is sending out mixed messages to international investors considering buying property in the region.

set: Arizona real estate sending out mixed messages


set: Hilarie Burton and Chad Michael Murray could return to One Tree Hill, at least for one important episode.

set: Hilarie Burton and Chad Michael Murray could return to 'One Tree Hill'


set: During the December 23 sitting, the Armenian government approved the bill on introduction of amendments to the Law on Free Economic Zones.

set: RA government approves bill on introduction of amendments to law on Free Economic Zones


set: India guar futures ended lower on technical resistance on Thursday after trading higher for most of the session, analysts said.

set: India guar futures lower on technical resistance


set: Despite most of us suffering constrained circumstances right now, Sky has managed to double the subscriber base to its HD digital satellite broadcasting platform in the 12 months from to March 2009.


set: Sepp Blatter has called a crisis meeting of FIFA chiefs following the Republic of Ireland's controversial World Cup exit at the hands of France but the world governing body are not considering a U-turn over their decision to refuse a replay.


set: A fatal traffic collision involving two vehicles was reported Tuesday night west of Selma, according to the California Highway Patrol dispatch log.


set: US Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a former youth minister and Half Back Media owner Eric Michael Manuel, 23, of Lafayette was sentenced to 27 years in prison by US District Court Judge Elizabeth E. Foote for enticing minors to engage in criminal sexual activity.

set: Former youth minister sentenced to 27 years in prison


set: Author Suzanna Leigh will share her memories of the movies of old Hollywood in a Meet the Author program through the Orange County Public Library System.

set: Suzanna Leigh shares memories of old Hollywood


set: Tokyo stocks opened 0.45 percent higher on Monday with expectations of more European action to help solve the eurozone's relentless debt crisis.


set: New Jersey is expanding its new public school choice program by 56 school districts, which will nearly triple the number of students able to transfer.


set: A Massachusetts man survived 20 hours trapped underneath his snowmobile in below-freezing temperatures in the northern tip of Maine.

set: Man survives 20 hours trapped under snowmobile


set: Michael Lohan faces up to four years in prison after being charged following his latest two arrests.


set: A tornado watch has been issued for Palm Beach County as a system of strong thunderstorms roll through the area.

set: Tornado watch issued for Palm Beach County


set: Indonesia on Thursday held its key interest rate at 5.75 percent for the ninth straight month, saying inflation was in check and pressure on the rupiah was easing.

set: Indonesia holds key interest rate at 5.75 percent


set: Indian federal bond yields traded in a narrow range on Tuesday but stayed below previous closing levels as traders were covering short positions after the recent sell-off pushed yields to 16-month highs.


set: The Brazilian real opened weaker Friday against the US dollar ahead of US jobs data expected to show a spreading economic slowdown in the world's largest economy.

set: Brazil's real opens weaker ahead of US jobs data


set: The jobless rate in DeKalb County fell slightly in February, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.


set: Getty Images Attorney General Pam Bondi today filed a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

set: Attorney General Pam Bondi files lawsuit against BP


set: Two-thirds of tanker drivers have voted to strike in a row over staff terms and conditions in the fuel delivery industry.

set: Tanker drivers vote for strike over terms and conditions


set: Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines, which plans to raise $400 million from private equity investors, may have to settle for structured finance such as sale and leaseback or securitisation of receivables, say private equity experts in Mumbai.

set: Vijay Mallya may have to settle for structured finance


set: Manchester United have reportedly been encouraged to make a move for Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra.

set: Manchester United could make move for Lassana Diarra


set: Kansas City firefighters said they pulled a woman from a burning home in southeast Kansas City on Wednesday afternoon.

set: Firefighters pull woman from burning home


set: Bangladesh on Sunday agreed to tour Pakistan for a short one 50-over match and one Twenty20 international tour later this month, reviving international cricket suspended in the country three years ago.


set: European stock markets mostly fell Monday as earnings from Dutch electronics group Philips disappointed traders, who also looked ahead to key economic data releases from both sides of the Atlantic.


set: South African president Jacob Zuma will today marry his fifth wife, in fact, the latest bride,Thobekile Madiba has been his long-time sweetheart.


set: The ``most enjoyable'' annex -- of South Willow Avenue/Burgess Falls Road -- has passed its first reading.


set: On this Easter weekend, East Texas students recreate a version of the journey of Jesus Christ.

set: East Texas students recreate the journey of Jesus Christ


set: NY storm victims get housing on Conn. church land When floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy filled Robert Rassi's bungalow in New York, he said, he survived by clinging to his front door for 13 hours until firefighters in a boat rescued him.

set: Ny storm victims get housing on Conn. church land


set: Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney, who is questionable with a sprained right ankle, said Wednesday that he felt much better and expressed cautious optimism he will be able to play in Super Bowl XLIV.


set: Immigrants held in a South Texas detention center have begun an indefinite hunger strike.

set: Immigrants in Texas detention center begin hunger strike


set: The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has organized several events to celebrate the Greek Letters and the Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom.

set: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America celebrates the Greek Letters and Three Hierarchs


set: Police say a man believed to have crashed his sports utility vehicle stole an empty school bus and crashed it near a Suamico tavern.


set: A United Nations Representative has revealed today that 1.4% of UN staff globally live with HIV.


set: A woman shot dead by her former partner saved six lives by donating her organs to others, it emerged yesterday.

set: Woman shot dead by former partner saved six lives by donating her organs


set: Box secured a much needed win on Saturday that has lifted them back to the middle of the table.


set: ``As a kid, I never wanted to be a singer - I was far too shy - but I needed a way of externalising my thoughts because I was always talking sh*t,'' she told The Guardian.

set: Duffy: ``I never wanted to be a singer''


set: Kuwait and China jointly held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $9 billion refinery and petrochemical complex in the southern Chinese city of Zhanjiang, with completion scheduled for late 2014, Kuwaiti Consul General in Guangzhou Abdulwahab Al-Sager said yesterday.

set: Kuwait, China hold groundbreaking ceremony for $9 billion refinery


set: Schalke have confirmed on their official website that Raul will leave the club at the end of the season.

set: Schalke confirm Raul will leave at end of the season


set: The Pentagon has said the US relationship with Pakistan is settling into a more normal phase, following last week's revival of Pakistani supply routes into Afghanistan.

set: Pentagon says relationship with Pakistan settling into normal phase


set: Russia Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said Russia is ready to inject liquidity into markets should this become necessary.

set: Russia ready to inject liquidity into markets


set: Orange will invest in MVNOs and e-commerce sites that sell telecoms-related equipment or airtime.

set: Orange to invest in MVNOs and e-commerce sites


set: US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama dropped a plan to visit wounded US troops in Germany on Friday after the Pentagon said such venues should not be used for political campaigns.

set: Obama drops visit to wounded US troops in Germany


set: Lindsay Lohan is reportedly selling her designer wardrobe to a second hand store in an effort to raise money for her numerous legal woes, according to the Daily Mail.

set: Lindsay Lohan sells designer wardrobe to second hand store


set: Telx, a provider of interconnectivity solutions, has acquired an additional 6,000sqft of collocation space in San Francisco, California.

set: Telx acquires additional collocation space in San Francisco


set: Google Inc., the world's largest Internet-search company, will announce a new music service today at its I/O developer conference, stepping up competition with Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.

set: Google will announce music service at developer conference


set: AN e-fit of a cyclist who indecently exposed himself to a woman by the riverside in Bewdley has been released by police.

set: Cyclist indecently exposes himself in Bewdley


set: A man who tried to abduct an Australian tourist in Nelson's Haven Rd in broad daylight told police he intended to have sex with the woman because ``a feeling came over him he couldn't resist''.


set: Galatasaray have signed Swedish striker Johan Elmander from English Premier League club Bolton, the Turkish club announced on Monday.


set: SOUTH BRUNSWICK A 41-year old Somerset County man was struck and killed early Thursday on Route 1 in South Brunswick.

set: Somerset County man killed on Route 1 in South Brunswick


set: Hundreds of London bus workers held a protest at City Hall against government spending cuts which they claim will hit transport services.

set: London bus workers protest against spending cuts


set: Optus has grown its mobile customer base to 9.23 million as at 30 September 2011, up 131,000 or four per cent year on year.


set: Indonesian telecommunications provider Indosat is extending its promotional bonus program called ``Program 3 hari 3 malam lanjuut'' which means '3 days 3 nights continues,' up until October 24 (1).


set: Turkish State Minister Cevdet Yılmaz left yesterday for Nigeria where he will attend the 13th session of the D-8 Council of Ministers as well as D-8 7th Head of States Summit in the Abuja province.

set: Turkish state minister Yılmaz leaves for Nigeria


set: Rookie Dustin Keller has been performing well, and has been lining up all over the field, according to Newsday.


set: The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously dismissed a case against the Electoral Commission in the creation of the 45 new constituencies.

set: Court dismisses case against Electoral Commission


set: Town hall pensions are costing council taxpayers £300 each a year, as costs almost double in the last four years, it was suggested yesterday.

set: Town hall pensions costing council taxpayers £300 each a year


set: Two mobile homes in Allenstown and Epsom were destroyed by separate fires early this week.


set: Chinese gamers spent USD 1.7 billion on online games in 2007, up 71 per cent from the prior year, according to market intelligence firm Niko Partners.

set: Chinese gamers spent $1.7 billion on online games


set: AN 18-year-old man from the Andover area has been arrested and questioned on suspicion of sexually assaulting two children under the age of 13.

set: Man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two children


set: Mary Hanafin has been named as the new Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil after Micheál Martin announced the party's front bench reshuffle this afternoon.


set: The students and staff at Shediac Cape School raised over $1,000 for Big Brothers/Big Sisters with a penny drive.


set: US Senator Charles Schumer helps kick off the 2012 Citizenship NOW! to help thousands of immigrants receive information about citizenship in the United States.

set: Senator Schumer helps kick off 2012 citizenship NOW!


set: A toddler died Thursday after she was run over in the driveway of her home by her aunt.

set: Toddler dies after being run over in driveway


set: France and Rwanda plan to restore diplomatic ties cut in 2006 when Paris issued arrest warrants for aides to President Paul Kagame over the genocide in the African state, officials here said Sunday.

set: France and Rwanda restore diplomatic ties:


set: Exxon Mobil said Monday that it has agreed to buy XTO Energy, a natural gas producer, for $31 billion in stock and the assumption of $10 billion in debt, the largest energy merger in nearly 10 years.

set: Exxon Mobil to buy XTO Energy for $31 billion


set: 900 jobs gone in Vic public service Updated: 08:03, Saturday June 23, 2012 Nine hundred public sector jobs have already gone in Victoria with the government targeting two-thousand-600 voluntary redundancies across the public service.


set: The Amsterdam At Harborside, a $259 million dollar project, celebrated its grand opening earlier this month with its residents and neighbors in the local community.

set: The Amsterdam at Harborside celebrates grand opening


set: American Idol contestant Arianna Afsar named Miss California on Saturday, a far happier final decision than her AI run which was still successful -- but unfortunately did not get her to the finals.


set: A Bigfork man who was questioned in the murder of 24-year-old Clyde Wilson was released from jail without charges Tuesday.

set: Man questioned in murder released without charges


set: The Tunisia revolt and Egypt protest has inspired anti-government protests in North Africa and the Middle East despite compromises by nervous governments.

set: Egypt protest inspires anti-government protests in North Africa and Middle East


set: Qantas executives risk up to 10 years in jail if they continue to engage in cartel price-fixing practices, Australia's competition watchdog says.


set: Oak Park gave up six runs in the inning Friday, losing 7-3 to Ozark in a Missouri Class 4 baseball semifinal at Meador Park.

set: Oak Park loses to Ozark in Missouri Class 4 baseball semifinals


set: COOKEVILLE, Tenn. Stephen Hall scored 19 points to help Jacksonville State beat Tennessee Tech 82-66 in both team's conference opener on Saturday night.

set: Jacksonville State beats Tennessee Tech 82-66


set: A San Diego police officer was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of raping a woman while on duty, a day after the police chief apologized for a spate of officer-misconduct allegations and announced new measures to regain the public's confidence.

set: San Diego officer arrested on suspicion of rape


set: Asian stocks fell for a second week as concern about Europe's debt crisis and the Bank of Japan's policy announcement disappointed investors.


set: Amy Winehouse died alone in bed before being found by a bodyguard, according to her publicist.


set: Gov. Deval L. Patrick declared a state of emergency this afternoon and called out 200 National Guardsmen for communities that need help sheltering people during the ongoing snowstorm.

set: Gov. Patrick declares state of emergency


set: Peruvian exports totaled $3.67 billion in February, up 9 percent from the same month last year, according to the exporters' association, Adex.

set: Peru exports total $3.67 billion in February, up 9 percent on year


set: Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker is turning waitress for a night, after donating her services for a charity auction.


set: Norwegian dairy group TINE issued its year-end figures on Thursday 819 February), posting an operating profit of NOK619m, as compared to NOK589m in 2007.

set: Norwegian dairy group TINE posts operating profit of NOK619m


set: It has been reported that Meatloaf has left the Q Awards to receive medical treatment.

set: Meatloaf 'leaves Q Awards for medical treatment'


set: A volunteer is a friend to all, the first to lend a helping hand and the last to say they don't have the time.


set: Rihanna is already our ultimate girl crush but now the star claims she can turn straight women bisexual.


set: Barnes and Noble Nook is now selling on eBay for $99 sounds like a great bargain, but is it really?


set: French celebrity chef Eric Ripert, whose restaurant Le Bernardin has been called the best seafood destination in New York City, has launched his own line of top end caviar that comes at a price tag of $1,050 for eight ounces.


set: Online Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have been told to cool theior relationship and concentrate on their careers whilst they are hot stuff in Hollywood.

set: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart told to concentrate on careers


set: Yes, I used DKB and celeb in the same sentence because like it or not, that's what Big Brother has made him.


set: Ross County striker Steven Craig has been banned for eight matches following an incident in his team's recent fixture with Livingston.

set: Ross County striker Steven Craig banned for eight matches


set: Building volume has shrunk 77 pct from its peak in 2005 By Harry Papachristou ATHENS, March 29 - Greek construction shrank for a sixth consecutive year in 2011 and is unlikely to recover in 2012, hit by a tax onslaught and an investment slump caused by EU/IMF-imposed austerity policies, statistics service data showed on Thursday.

set: Greek construction shrinks for sixth year in 2011


set: Web host Easyspace is offering a seasonal promotion, it was reported recently.

set: Web host Easyspace offers seasonal promotion


set: StarCraft II expectedly exploded at US retail last month, shifting 721,000 units in the region.


set: The much anticipated superhero comedy ``Kick Ass'' premieres tonight, and Ustream is bringing you ALL the red carpet glitz and glam LIVE.


set: Illinois gubernatorial hopeful Scott Lee Cohen is still collecting signatures before a petition deadline later this month.

set: Scott Lee Cohen still collecting signatures


set: The Phoenix Suns hope to rebound from just their second loss of the season when they host the Toronto Raptors Sunday night at US Airways Center.


set: The International Criminal Court has charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with three counts of genocide in Darfur, a move that will pile further diplomatic pressure on his isolated regime.

set: International Criminal Court charges sudan President Omar al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur


set: A nine year old girl who fell ill to Ecoli in Saugeen Shores is now doing well in hospital.

set: Girl falls ill to Ecoli in Saugeen Shores


set: Russia and Myanmar share the understanding that there is no alternative to the creation of Asia-Pacific Security and Cooperation Architecture based on a legal non-bloc framework.


set: Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent developed by Wilhelm R. Schmieder, Snoqualmie, Wash., and Jeson Patel, Seattle, for ``privacy modes in a remote desktop environment.''

set: Microsoft assigned patent for privacy modes in a remote desktop environment


set: The command and control ship USS Mount Whitney sailed on Sunday for Georgia, carrying 17 tons of humanitarian aid including blankets, juice, powdered milk and hygiene products, the US Navy said Tuesday.


set: MIAMI The Miami Dolphins will release seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Zach Thomas, who plans to continue his career with another team.


set: Sasha Baron Cohen is set to play Queen frontman Freddy Mercury in an upcoming biopic.

set: Sasha Baron Cohen to play Freddy Mercury


set: China Mobile Ltd cut international roaming fees charged for 38 countries and regions by as much as 80 percent on Monday in the hope of maintaining high-end users' loyalty amid the increasingly intense domestic competition.

set: China Mobile cuts international roaming fees


set: London, British model-actress Kelly Brook is consulting a hypnotist these days to help her cut down on the time she takes to get ready for an outing.


set: Credit Suisse has appointed Edward Jewell-Tait as head of private banking in Australia from 4 July, being based in Sydney and reporting to David Livingstone, chief executive of Australia, and Marcel Kreis, head of private banking for Asia-Pacific.

set: Credit Suisse appoints head of private banking in Australia


set: Currently focusing on successful security transition in the war-torn Afghanistan,the Pentagon has ruled out any change in the US strategy in Afghanistan .

set: Pentagon rules out any change in US strategy in Afghanistan


set: A 54-year-old Woodbury woman was found stabbed to death in her South Broad Street apartment, authorities announced this morning.


set: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in a statement issued in Srinagar said that New Delhi couldn't suppress the ongoing indigenous liberation movement by using brute force against the people of Kashmir, reports KMS.

set: Delhi can't suppress liberation movement:


set: Today, Congressman Anh ``Joseph'' Cao announced nearly $300,000 in National Science Foundation grants for New Orleans universities.

set: Cao announces nearly $300,000 for New Orleans universities


set: Bangladesh said on Friday it would protest to India about Indian ships conducting a survey in an area in the Indian Ocean Dhaka states falls in its territorial waters.


set: Ellen celebrated Earth Day on her show today.


set: Dell Inc is in talks with private equity firms to go private, Bloomberg reported on Monday, sending the personal computer maker's shares soaring 15 percent.


set: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will campaign for the BJP-JD combine in Bihar, insists the BJP.


set: India won the World Cup for the first time in 28 years with a six-wicket victory in Mumbai over Sri Lanka.


set: Samsung Electronics Co , the world's top computer memory maker, said today that it has developed a new computer memory module that reads and writes data at a speed twice as fast as previous devices.

set: Samsung develops new computer memory module


set: The Rocori football team will play Rogers Thursday night at 7pm at St. Cloud State in the Class 4A State tournament quarterfinals.


set: Indonesia is targeting 6.8 million foreign tourist visitors in 2009 with tourism officials insisting that the tourism sector will remain the ``prima donna'' of the nation's foreign exchange generators.

set: Indonesia targets 6.8 million tourists for 2009


set: Indian government bond prices fell Friday due to weak demand at a central bank auction and rising worries of a hawkish stance at the monetary policy review later this month.

set: India bonds fall on weak demand at auction;


set: About 280 dogs comprising of thirty-six breeds participated in a dog show held in Chennai today.

set: About 280 dogs participate in a dog show in Chennai


set: The Chicago Cubs recalled left-hander Sean Marshall from Triple-A Iowa, put outfielder Reed Johnson on the disabled list and activated pinch-hitter Daryle Ward from the 15-day DL on Tuesday.

set: Cubs recall Marshall, put Reed Johnson on disabled list


set: Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it will host an analyst and investor breakfast on April 14, 2007, at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

set: Acorda Therapeutics to host analyst and investor breakfast


set: The Norridgewock man accused of holding a paper mill manager hostage during a nearly 10-hour armed standoff has been indicted.

set: Norridgewock man accused of holding a paper mill manager hostage has been indicted


set: Vietnam will raise the minimum wage for public servants and employees of state-owned enterprises by 13.7% from May, a move that will put more upward pressure on prices.


set: Ashton Kutcher has addressed rumors of his alleged split from his wife Demi Moore with cryptic Twitter messages.

set: Ashton Kutcher addresses rumors of split with Demi Moore


set: Pan-African banking group Ecobank plans to open branches in more new countries in the next few weeks as it tries to take advantage of growing internal trade on the continent, its new chief executive said on Tuesday.


set: The Forest Service is waiving standard amenity fees on Saturday, Sept. 29, in recognition of National Public Lands Day at hundreds of recreation sites nationwide, the agency said in a news release.

set: Forest Service to waive fees on Sept. 29


set: The kids had tough questions for the first lady, including the whereabouts of the president of the United States.


set: The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that consumer borrowing rose at an annual rate of 7.4 percent in November, far higher than the 1 percent rise in October.


set: The Botanical Research Institute of Texas, an international cultural and scientific center for conservation, announced today that it is raising $47 million to build and endow a new facility in Fort Worth for which it will seek the LEED Green Building Rating SystemTM Gold certification, making it one of the city's first to do so.

set: Botanical research Institute of Texas raising $47 million to build and endow new facility;


set: The Atlanta business community is putting its money and clout behind House Speaker Glenn Richardson, a pending challenge for the gavel by Rep. David Ralston notwithstanding.

set: Business community putting money and clout behind Richardson


set: Jessica Alba has revealed her post-pregnancy diet, saying that basically she starves herself in order to lose the baby weight quickly.

set: Jessica Alba's post-pregnancy diet: ``basically I'm starving''


set: The Samford baseball team swept an Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader at Murray State Saturday afternoon.

set: Baseball sweeps doubleheader at Murray State


set: Credit Suisse is to cut 5,300 jobs in its investment banking divisions around the world, representing 11 per cent of its workforce.


set: Former Transport Minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik, who is facing charges of cheating the Malaysian government in the Port Klang Free Zone project, closed his defence case today with the seventh and final witness.


set: By Paul Hirst, Press Association Sport Andre Villas-Boas has warned Inter Milan that Gareth Bale is now even more capable of wreaking havoc against them than when he tore them apart the last time around.


set: A SHEFFIELD boxer was jailed for 16 years today for murder after attacking a father-of-two outside a city bar.


set: Albuquerque police shot and killed a 31-year-old armed robbery suspect Tuesday, bringing to 20 the number of suspects who have been shot by police in the same number of months.


set: London-based buyout firm Silverfleet Capital said Wednesday it is selling Illinois-based medical services company Sterigenics International to GTCR, a US private equity firm for $675 million.

set: Silverfleet Capital sells Sterigenics to GTCR for $675 million


set: The state has expanded its ``Cash for Clunker'' appliance program, which makes federal money available to people who buy certain energy efficient appliances.

set: State expanding 'Cash for Clunker' appliance program


set: Milwaukee aldermen Wednesday attacked state legislation that would loosen residency rules for the city's police officers and firefighters.

set: Milwaukee aldermen oppose loosening of residency rule


set: Shillong, Nov 24 Suspense prevailed over the release of an abducted Meghalaya official and his driver, kidnapped by Garo National Liberation Army rebels Sep 30, as police and his family Wednesday said they had no information about him.

set: Suspense prevails over abducted Meghalaya official


set: Socceroos star Mark Bresciano has urged coach Pim Verbeek to ``experiment'' in the team's two remaining World Cup qualifiers with their spot in South Africa now in the bag.


set: A Spokane man drowned Sunday afternoon in Lake Roosevelt near Grand Coulee, the National Park Service said Thursday.


set: The red wolf pups born at the WNC Nature Center May 9 are now out on public display!


set: In Massachusetts, Advocates for marijuana decriminalization are looking for more changes in federal law.

set: Massachusetts advocates look for more changes in federal law


set: An illegal Indian immigrant trying to enter Britain by hiding under a truck coming from Belgium has been crushed to death as he tried to slip out from the vehicle, police said.

set: Illegal Indian immigrant crushed to death


set: A 24-year-old Rapid City man has confessed to abusing an infant over a five-month period following the child's birth in January.


set: Official reports have revealed that Boeing highlighted on Thursday what it said would be the economic benefits to Connecticut if chosen as prime contractor for new Air Force refueling tankers.

set: Boeing highlights economic benefits to Connecticut


set: Blaze shortstop Billy Hamilton, along with another man, were robbed at gunpoint in downtown Winston Salem, North Carolina Wednesday morning.

set: Blaze shortstop Billy Hamilton robbed at gunpoint in North Carolina


set: First Gulf Bank will open a branch in the Qatar Financial Centre, as part of its global expansion and revenue diversification plans, a report said.

set: First Gulf Bank to open in Qatar Financial Centre


set: POSH central defender Craig Morgan has pulled out of the Welsh international squad preparing for World Cup qualifiers against Finland and Germany.

set: Craig Morgan pulls out of the Welsh squad


set: A Bridgeport man faces larceny, interfering, and criminal impersonation charges after he allegedly shoplifted $190 worth of goods from Kohl's on Sunday, police said.

set: Bridgeport man faces larceny, impersonation charges


set: Paterson abruptly dropped his election bid Friday under pressure from Democrats concerned about his faltering agenda and criticism of his handling of a domestic abuse case involving a trusted aide.

set: Ny Gov. Paterson drops election bid under pressure


set: Obese adolescents go to bed later and sleep less than their lighter contemporaries.


set: Akif Mustafayev, National Secretary of Azerbaijan for TRACECA, said on the first day TRACECA national secretaries and transport ministers will hold a joint meeting to discuss infrastructural projects, diversification etc.

set: TRACECA national secretaries to discuss infrastructural projects


set: A 26-year-old man was charged with indecent exposure after a woman said she saw him masturbating on a public bus.


set: Now Taylor has released a DVD/CD of the show which is available in stores and at online retailers now.


set: ZenithOptimedia revised its global ad spending forecast to 4.2% growth this year, down from its December projection of 4.6% growth, citing factors such as the turmoil in the Middle East and the earthquake in Japan.


set: People magazine reported that Rogen and Miller were married on October 1st, 2011 in Sonoma, Calif.


set: Director Subhash Kapoor, who is ready with his next film ``Jolly LLB'', asserts that Arshad Warsi is a complete actor and can do anything.


set: Seven-year-old champion mare Zenyatta will be bred to 2006 Preakness winner Bernardini for her first mating, owners Ann and Jerry Moss said Wednesday.


set: Adobe Systems was upgraded today by analysts at UBS and the stock is now at $34.51, up $1.06 on volume of 3,260,527 shares traded.


set: Scam-hit former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa Tuesday sought anticipatory bail in two graft cases in which he and his kin were summoned by the state Lokayukta court last week.

set: Yeddyurappa seeks anticipatory bail in graft cases


set: Spain said Saturday it would ask Europe for financial aid for its ailing banks, a step that would make it the fourth and largest eurozone economy to require rescue funds from its eurozone partners.

set: Spain asks for European financial aid for banks


set: Bank of America refinance mortgage rates have been quite attractive for many years as the credit crisis has helped to push interest rates close to all time lows.

set: Bank of America refinance mortgage rates --


set: USAID and Walmart recently signed an agreement to support small rural farmers in Central America and to connect them to the retailer's regional and international supply chains.

set: USAID, Walmart to support small rural farmers in Central America


set: This year the annual Lili Parikrama of Mount Girnar will be held under the shadow of water scarcity.

set: Lili parikrama to be held under shadow of water scarcity


set: General Motors will bring back the Regal name on a new Buick car set to be unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month.


set: Kentucky senatorial candidate Rand Paul has struck back at MSNBC for its continuous implications that he is a racist.


set: Greece has made ``good progress'' in talks with international monetary officials over reforms the debt-crippled country must make to keep receiving rescue loans, the European Commission said Tuesday.

set: Greece makes 'good progress' in talks over reforms:


set: If the reports are to be believed, Prince Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata Shirodkar are expecting their second child in 2012.


set: A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for North Jersey, including Bergen and Passaic counties, Sunday.

set: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for North Jersey


set: Chilli prices are likely to remain firm in the near-term on reports of lower acreage and stocks.


set: Actor-comedian DL Hughley is starring in an NBC game show pilot called ``Who's Bluffing Who?,'' The Hollywood Reporter said.


set: President Barack Obama ousted his top commander in Afghanistan today after officials determined that comments he and his staff made in a Rolling Stone magazine article amounted to insubordination.

set: Obama ousts top commander in Afghanistan


set: Zimbabwe will hold its first animation festival called the Festival of Afrikan Inspired Animation, organised by the Joint Afrikan Animation Group in partnership with the Alliance Francaise on July 30 until 31.


set: A family safely escaped a house fire Sunday night on the west side.


set: Police in Nepal say they have detained more than 100 Tibetan exiles who were protesting against Chinese rule over their homeland.

set: Nepalese police detain more than 100 Tibetan exiles protesting against Chinese rule


set: The American author of a best-selling book attacking Barack Obama as unfit for the presidency was deported from Kenya, a criminal investigations official said.


set: Evan Rachel Wood got an ``eyeful'' of her 'Ides of March' co-stars when some of them went skinny dipping.


set: Michael Phelps has been outdone by fellow American Ryan Lochte in the 400m individual medley final.

set: Michael Phelps outdone by teammate Ryan Lochte


set: A fire of unknown origin damaged a Middletown home Wednesday and left the family temporarily homeless.


set: China's largest mobile operator has assured its subscribers that their user privacy would be protected amid concern over the filtering of text messages for illegal or pornographic content.


set: Joint federal military training exercises will take place within and around the Boston area between July 26 th and August 5 th .

set: Military training exercises to take place around Boston


set: John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, and his wife, Linda Pizzuti, announced the establishment of a new Red Sox scholarship program in New Hampshire on Saturday, Jan. 16 alongside governor John Lynch at the New Hampshire State House.

set: John Henry and wife Linda Pizzuti announce Red Sox scholarship program in New Hampshire


set: The Lifeline 5 aid convoy arrived in Lattakia on Sunday including 43 vehicles, 85 activists and humanitarian aid offered by the people of Turkey and European countries to the besieged Gaza Strip.

set: Lifeline 5 aid convoy arrives in Lattakia


set: Euro zone finance ministers last night said they were close to agreeing a bailout for Cyprus, although details of whether a rescue package would affect depositors is still unclear.

set: Euro zone finance ministers close to agreeing bailout for Cyprus


set: A Baltimore title company owner was arrested on charges of mortgage fraud and money laundering after being a fugitive for nearly a year, according to a press release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Daniel E. Fink Jr., 44, owned and operated Homemaxx Title & Escrow LLC, a title company.

set: Title company owner arrested for mortgage fraud and money laundering


set: A group of armed Maoists blew up a country liquor godown at Kurmi village under Balarampur police station on Tuesday night and threatened the family members of a CPM local committee member of Dardan, asking him to quit the party.


set: Watch Robyn share the story behind ``Dancing On My Own'' and perform a live version for iheartradio.


set: The Detroit Free Press reports that there is evidence that the invasive Asian carp may have already breached an electrical barrier set up in a shipping canal in Chicago in order to keep the incredibly aggressive species from reaching the Great Lakes, where they would likely destroy the ecosystem and cause the extinction of native species.

set: Asian carp may have breached electrical barrier


set: The Guardian has reported that the Prince of Wales is the most senior member of the British royal family to visit Afghanistan, where his younger son, Prince Harry, was deployed for several months.

set: Prince Charles is the most senior member of the British royal family to visit Afghanistan


set: Stoke City are interested in signing Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies, BBC Radio Stoke understands.

set: Stoke City interested in signing Curtis Davies


set: US computer giant IBM says it is buying business software company Sterling Commerce from AT&T for $US1.4 billion in cash.

set: IBM buys Sterling Commerce from AT&T for


set: Eminem has closed this year's V festival in Chelmsford, Essex, with a performance featuring Rihanna.

set: Rapper eminem closes V festival at Chelmsford in Essex


set: Eli Lilly halted two late-stage clinical trials of an experimental Alzheimer's treatment on Tuesday, representing a setback to one leading theory on treating the degenerative disease and a new blow to Lilly's business prospects.

set: Eli Lilly halts two clinical trials of an experimental Alzheimer's treatment


set: Indian workforce is the 'most mobile' in the world followed by Mexico, China and Turkey, a survey by a leading human resource service provider said today.

set: Indian workforce is most mobile in the world


set: President Barack Obama on Saturday defended his broad health care overhaul, calling it fiscally sound and urging Congress not to squander its moment to pass reform.


set: Global media reports have said mass starvation is looming for millions of Zimbabweans this year, following recent poor harvests and the ongoing food shortages in the shops.


set: A 39-year-old Green River man has died in a snowmobile accident in the Sierra Madre Mountains in southern Carbon County.

set: Green River man dies in snowmobile accident


set: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi personally authorised payments to young women who allegedly attended sex parties at his home, a financial consultant working for the premier said yesterday.

set: 'Berlusconi personally authorised payments to young women'


set: NASA's pioneering Dawn spacecraft, a year late in being launched and 20 percent over budget, is slowly creeping up on the protoplanet Vesta and is expected to enter orbit around it about July 16, the first stop on a remarkable journey that will later take the craft to the larger dwarf planet Ceres.

set: Dawn spacecraft creeping up on protoplanet


set: Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher backed Fernando Torres to be a success for Chelsea after spoiling the Spain striker's Blues debut by helping the Merseysiders triumph 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.


set: After being diagnosed with breast cancer two months ago, actress Kathy Bates is now recovering from her double mastectomy.

set: Kathy Bates recovers from double mastectomy


set: The Gwinnett Gladiators have signed an affiliation agreement with the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League for the 2011-12 season.

set: Gladiators sign affiliation agreement with Phoenix Coyotes


set: Paper merchant A1 Paper has gone into administrative receivership following the appointment of insolvency practitioners Grant Thornton to the company.

set: A1 Paper goes into administrative receivership


set: Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin will take part in the slam dunk contest during this year's NBA All-Star weekend, according to the Los Angeles Times.


set: China and India on Wednesday were again exempted from US sanctions aimed at choking off Iran's oil exports after significantly cutting back on purchases of crude from the Islamic republic.


set: Tata Indicom launched two new recharge vouchers, RCV 201 and RCV 2010 priced at Rs 201 and Rs 2010 respectively.

set: Tata Indicom launches two new recharge voucher


set: New England Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez returns to practice on Thursday for the first time since suffering a high ankle sprain during week two's contest against the Arizona Cardinals.


set: To coincide with Firefighter Recognition Day on Oct. 2, six Springfield fire fighters were honored for their valor and heroism at the Sept. 28 Township Committee meeting.


set: AmberPoint today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Eurosel, an Italian software solutions specialist.


set: Oil prices could reach $100 per barrel if there were ``dramatic'' developments in the Gulf or elsewhere, a leading oil official has said.

set: Oil prices could reach $100 a barrel: official


set: The New York Racing Association said it was facing a cash crunch that could threaten the Belmont Stakes because the state government had not approved video slot machines at Aqueduct racetrack.


set: Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar has been suspended in order for a complaint about his conduct to be investigated.


set: China will spend $1 billion to alleviate its worst drought in six decades -- a long dry spell in the world's largest wheat-growing region that threatens further jumps in the commodity's global price.

set: China to spend $1 billion to alleviate drought


set: The US Navy says the Norfolk-based frigate USS Elrod rescued 16 Pakistani mariners stranded in a life raft near the wreckage of their fishing vessel on Monday in the Gulf of Aden.


set: For those who enjoy a classic Florida fish fry, it's time to think small.


set: Softerra Adaxes 2010.1 is a major release that introduces SPML Support as one of the most essential features that ensures a quick and easy integration of Softerra Adaxes into heterogeneous environments.


set: BANK of Africa has registered a 63% growth in customer deposits, while loans surged by 54%, a top official announced over the weekend.


set: Rio Tinto Ltd says growth is firmly back on the its agenda after reporting a solid production result.

set: Rio Tinto says growth back on the agenda


set: Police are on the look out for the so-called ``Westside shotgun robber.''

set: Police looking for ``Westside shotgun robber''


set: ``The outcome of these consultations affect every Canadian,'' said Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, whose website, speakoutoncopyright.ca,is attracting thousands of hits a day.

set: Website attracting thousands of hits each day


set: Washington County deputies said thieves broke out the windows of as many as 10 cars overnight and stole mostly electronics.


set: DragonWave Inc. a leading global supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended November 30, 2011.

set: DragonWave announces financial results for third quarter fiscal year 2012


set: Turkish publicist, publisher and human rights activist Ragip Zarakolu said that books of Belge publishing house can be purchased in Turkey, but it is better to order them via internet.

set: Books of Belge publishing house can be purchased in Turkey, but it is better to order them via internet


set: Tech giant IBM has appointed Christina Peters as its chief privacy officer to guide and oversee the company's global information policy and practices that affect more than 400,000 employees and thousands of clients.


set: All post offices in the Pittsburgh area will be open New Year's Eve, but many will shorten lobby hours.

set: Post offices to be open on New Year's Eve


set: The Willows has been voted the the best place in Lower Macungie Patch to take mom for Mother's Day brunch.

set: The Willows is voted best place to take mom on Mother's Day


set: Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is lamenting the effect conference realignment will have on the Big East Conference.

set: Pitino laments effect of conference realignment


set: Sebastien Loeb has said he is not thinking about the World Rally Championship title heading into this weekend's Rally Corsica, despite the possibility of securing it for a fifth straight year.


set: Shashi Tharoor has created history by winning the Lok Sabha seat from the Kerala capital, Thiruvanathapuram, by an unprecedented margin.


set: New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne has blamed his recent seizures on stress, lack of rest and overworking himself.


set: Malawi's First Lady Her Excellency Madam Callista Mutharika has called on COMESA member States to come up with innovative strategies to improve maternal health in the region through the use of science and technology.

set: Callista Mutharika calls on COMESA to come up with innovative strategies to improve maternal health


set: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that considering the landscape of today's social, political and economic development, moderation holds the potential to guarantee some level of peace and harmony.

set: Moderation holds potential to guarantee peace, harmony:


set: Senator Susan Collins is planning to officially kick off her re-election campaign today with a week-long bus tour around the state.

set: Sen. Susan Collins kicks off re-election campaign


set: Pete Doherty admits he's still pining for ex-fiancée Kate Moss - and is refusing to read newspapers in a bid to get her out of his head.


set: Downtown Fort Worth is getting a gourmet grocery store, Oliver's of Mansfield, which will open in the Sanger Building at Sundance Square.

set: Downtown Fort Worth getting gourmet grocery store:


set: Life has returned to normal in about 100 villages in three upazilas of Jessore after 18 years.


set: Two non-Manipuri persons were shot dead by unidentified militants in Manipur's Ukhrul district, police said today.


set: Indonesian police on Wednesday found and disposed another suspected parcel bomb in South Kalimantan province, the Antara news agency reported.

set: Indonesian police finds another parcel bomb in south Kalimantan


set: The federal government has just dealt a blow to Catholics and all those served by the Catholic faithful through our education, health care and charity ministries.

set: Government has dealt 'a blow to Catholics'


set: The 19th edition of Bazyaft, the research journal of the Punjab University's Urdu Department, has been published.


set: British artist Richard Hamilton, whose work was highly critical of consumerism and politics, died Tuesday at 89 while preparing a retrospective of his art. Among his many achievements, Hamilton designed the minimalist white cover for the Beatles album that bears no name.


set: Police say a family's concerns lead to the arrest of a 28-year-old man in Haysville, after a fire that severely burned his 10-year-old step-daughter.


set: AP-MTMeat Packers-Stockgrowers,0137 Meat packer says buyout won't hurt ranchers Eds:


set: Lisa Marie Presley announced she's expecting twins -- and now she's baring her baby bump in a new photo spread in the September issue of Marie Claire.


set: Despite sorrow and concern, Iraqi Christians celebrated Christmas with faith and hope, yet, living in fear of terrorist attacks.

set: Iraqi Christians celebrate Christmas in fear


set: European Central Bank is offering little support to the Eurozone by keeping rates on hold and extending liquidity measures.

set: European Central bank keeps rates on hold


set: Irrational's Ken Levine has said that motion control gaming needs to be kept separate from the main experiences in video games.

set: Levine: 'motion control needs to be kept separate from main experiences'


set: Nene visited the Nuggets on Thursday for the first time since having a testicular tumor removed.


set: THE New South Wales Heritage Council has visited a ``wealth of heritage sites'' in Moree this week.


set: Three small children died in an early morning mobile home fire Thursday in central Wyoming despite frantic rescue efforts by police, firefighters and neighbors to reach them, authorities said.


set: The Raptors exercised the fourth-year team option on Belinelli's contract Thursday, two days before the deadline.

set: Raptors exercise option on Belinelli contract


set: CEMENT prices have shot up over the past few weeks as dealers take advantage of shortages caused by a major plant breakdown at Lafarge.


set: Tennessee Titans veteran cornerback Cortland Finnegan returned to practice this week after missing the past three weeks and the first three preseason games with an injured groin and hip flexor.


set: A female Mexican wolf found dead in eastern Arizona was killed by a lightning strike last August during monsoon storms.


set: Identity theft, the biggest source of US consumer fraud, costs a record $56.6 billion in cash, goods, and services.

set: Identity theft costs a record $56.6 billion


set: Dave Ross will celebrate 30 years on Bonneville News/Talker on Wednesday, as a special edition of his 9 am-noon show will recognize his achievements on the air.


set: Ever wondered what your choice of car color says about you?


set: Assam thrashed Sikkim 5-2 to begin its cluster VII campaign strongly in the 66th National football championship for the Santosh Trophy at Bhubaneswar on Saturday, according to information received here.


set: Floodwaters inundated a large town in southern Pakistan on Sunday, spreading further destruction in an area where hundreds of thousands of people who fled to higher ground are in dire need of food and water.

set: Floodwaters inundate large town in southern Pakistan, spreading further destruction


set: Gold recovered from overnight losses in thin Asian trade Tuesday as Egypt unrest continued to provide the safe haven appeal to the glittering yellow metal.


set: Ever since Susan Boyle quite literally shocked the world with her impressive singing debut on Britain's Got Talent in 2009, it seems every disheveled amateur who's actually got talent gracing has been awarded the title of ``The Next Susan Boyle.''


set: Paris-based telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent has opened a new research and development center in Istanbul.

set: Alcatel-Lucent opens research center in Istanbul


set: A plane apparently traveling from Maryland to Mississippi is believed to have gone down in eastern Kentucky, where emergency workers remained on the scene late Tuesday.

set: Plane believed to have gone down in eastern Kentucky


set: Walkers' hangman puzzle post on Facebook further shows, alongside ASUS's previous picture puzzles with balloons and penguins, that game and puzzle posts are an effective way to boost consumer interaction with a Facebook page by giving consumers the opportunity to procrastinate.

set: Walkers further show that game and puzzle posts are an effective way to boost consumer interaction on Facebook


set: Quite often small business owners ask, how do I make my business stand out?


set: Singapore and the US have reaffirmed their desire to enhance the existing strong legal cooperation between both countries.

set: S'pore, US reaffirm desire to enhance strong legal cooperation


set: To all those dedicated Gixers who were hoping for an all-new Suzuki GSX-R1000 - sorry for you, guys, the 2012 Super-Suzi is all in the details.


set: The Philippine Azkals were beaten 2-0 by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea more commonly known as North Korea, but were certainly not disgraced in their first Group B match in what has come to be known as ``The group of Death'' in the Asian Football Confederation ``Challenge Cup: at the Halchowk Rangsala in Kathmandu, Nepal.

set: Philippine Azkals beaten but not disgraced


set: Chatham Town Manager Mike Jones will hold his first ``Meet the Manager'' night Wednesday, April 29, from 4 pm to 7 pm at Town Hall.

set: Jones to hold first 'meet the manager' night


set: Missouri is facing a shortage of the primary care doctors to whom patients turn for antibiotics to cure strep throat and for answers to make health decisions.

set: Missouri faces shortage of primary care doctors


set: The Israeli war on Gaza entered its third week.


set: President Barack Obama is expected to announce Monday that he will name Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, rounding out the new Pentagon team charged with the delicate task of winding down the US commitment in Afghanistan.

set: Obama to name new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff


set: US Geological Survey researchers took to the sky Friday as they flew a plane in Central Virginia to detect earthquake faults.

set: Researchers fly over Central Virginia to detect earthquake faults


set: A traffic safety blitz by the Stark County Sheriff's Department focusing on speed, seat belt use and impaired driving begins Friday.


set: A 23-year-old woman threw her two and a-half-year-old daughter into a well near her house in Aminjikarai before jumping in on Tuesday.

set: Woman throws daughter into well, jumps in


set: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur, will visit Egypt on Wednesday, an Egyptian official said.


set: An Aeroexpress bus used for ferrying passengers to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport caught fire near Shamshabad on Tuesday.


set: Five things to watch for in Saturday's UEFA Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United:

set: Five things to watch in the Champions League final


set: The Miami Herald is cutting 24 jobs throughout the company and reducing the hours of workers involved in printing and delivering the paper, Publisher David Landsberg announced in an email this morning.


set: Banco Votorantim may sell dollar bonds in overseas markets, Bloomberg reports.

set: Votorantim to sell dollar bonds overseas


set: Vodacom Bulls winger John Mametsa will get another chance to prove his worth when he turns out for the Blue Bulls side to take on the Pumas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday in their Vodacom Cup match.


set: Jersey Central Power and Light says it has restored service to about 17,000 customers in northern New Jersey who were without power for more than four hours.

set: Power restored to 17,000 customers in northern nj


set: Ryan Reynolds has filed for divorce from Scarlett Johansson at a Los Angeles court with the actress replying to the petition immediately.

set: Ryan Reynolds files for divorce from Scarlett Johansson


set: Singapore The Singapore government said Thursday that it would amend its laws in the coming months to get off an international ``grey'' list of tax havens compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

set: Singapore to amend laws to get off ``grey'' list of tax havens


set: A married woman was allegedly thrashed and burnt at the stake by her parents for having an extra-marital affair at Appannapalli in Mahaboobnagar district last night.

set: Woman burnt at the stake by her parents?


set: Iran said on Tuesday uranium enrichment was its ``red line'' and would continue, despite an enhanced offer of incentives from big powers to stop activity the West fears could yield nuclear bombs.

set: Iran says uranium enrichment is a ``red line''


set: Coalspur Mines Limited has recently presented its quarterly report for the period ending March 31st 2011.

set: Coalspur Mines presents quarterly report


set: Three children were electrocuted in separate incidents in Tennessee and Missouri on Wednesday.

set: Three children electrocuted in Tenn., mo.


set: Kelly Pavlik has pulled out of Saturday's Showtime fight against Darryl Cunningham, his promotional firm,Top Rank, has announced.


set: The Federal Opposition says an audit report shows Centrelink has been derelict in its duty to combat major fraud.

set: Centrelink 'derelict' in combating fraud


set: Charlie Sheen's longtime friend Bret Michaels has urged him to ``work out demons'' amid his much-publicised personal problems.

set: Bret Michaels urges Charlie Sheen to 'work out demons'


set: A Baldwinsville school bus driver is under investigation for texting while driving a bus after concerned parents brought the issue to the district's attention.

set: School bus driver under investigation for texting while driving


set: A former church organist sexually abused two young girls over a 10-year period, a court has heard.

set: Church organist sexually abused two girls, court hears


set: Trofense and Belenenses were relegated from the Portuguese league after suffering defeats in final-round games on Saturday.

set: Trofense and Belenenses relegated in portugal


set: ABC says it is adding 14 new shows to its lineup next season, including a spinoff of its fairy tale drama Once Upon a Time and an action-adventure series drawn from the Marvel Comics world.


set: Columbus Business First reports that Obama will speak May 5 at Ohio Stadium, becoming the third US president to deliver an OSU commencement speech.

set: Obama to speak at Ohio State University's commencement


set: Science Applications International Corp. won a Navy contract potentially worth more than $108 million to provide engineering and technical support services for the department's Navy Tactical Mobile Program.

set: Defense contractor SAIC wins Navy contract


set: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will work with the government of Maldives to modernise the Malé airport to improve efficiencies, provide better services to passengers, and help sustain the country's tourism-based economy amid the global slowdown.

set: IFC will work with the government of Maldives to modernise the Malé Airport to improve efficiencies


set: Belsonic 2012 has added more support acts to the lineup for the festival which run from 15-26 August in Belfast's Custom House Square.


set: European and Asian shares slid, ending a three-day advance for the MSCI World Index, on concern a six-month rally in global equity markets has outpaced the prospects for earnings and economic growth.


set: Petals & Paws, 465 Albany Turnpike, Canton, will host a fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 28 to help a puppy that is suffering from front leg paralysis.

set: Petals & Paws to host fundraiser Jan. 28


set: The Sensex slipped further into the red on the back of intense selling seen in index heavyweights.


set: AUSTRALIANS are dropping out of the workforce at unprecedented rates.


set: The Tower at The University of Texas at Austin will shine orange tonight in recognition of the Texas rowing team's Big 12 Rowing Championship.


set: British Transport Police are currently at Kingsbury station following reports that a person has been hit by a train.

set: Police at Kingsbury station following reports of person hit by train


set: Afghanistan is proving to be another Vietnam for the United States.


set: iPad 2 sales have begun in London, with many consumers already waiting in line to purchase one.


set: A fireball erupted at a West Street gas station this afternoon when a car pulled away with the filling nozzle in its gas tank.

set: Fireball erupts at West Street gas station


set: A major street here is being renamed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Salem Road, which is home to Willingboro's municipal building, will mark the change with a dedication ceremony on Sunday afternoon.

set: Street being renamed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.


set: Former Vice President Dick Cheney has been released from a suburban Washington hospital following heart surgery last month.

set: Cheney released from hospital after heart surgery


set: Electric car venture Better Place said on Sunday it had filed a motion in an Israeli court to dissolve the company and sought to appoint a temporary liquidator.

set: Electric car venture Better Place files to dissolve company


set: Share prices on Bursa Malaysia edged lower at mid-afternoon today, as sentiment remained fragile with weaknesses in regional bourses, dealers said.

set: Share prices edge lower at mid-afternoon


set: Basho Technologies Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of distributed data store solutions, has raised $2 million in Series C funding from undisclosed angel investors.


set: The Congress on Thursday hit out at NDA over the issue of prime ministerial candidate, saying while UPA stood for serving the common masses, only individual ``voices of ambition'' were being heard from the BJP-led alliance.


set: MANCHESTER UNITED STAR Wayne Rooney is considering taking legal action against the News of the World for breach of privacy.

set: Wayne Rooney considers legal action against News of the World


set: MOSCOW Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is harshly defending Russian war in Georgia and he insists that Russia is not trying to annex former Soviet republics.

set: Putin harshly defends Russian war in Georgia


set: President Asif Ali Zardari will embark on an official visit to Pakistan's close ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to seek the kingdom's support in helping his country overcome its crippling financial crisis.

set: Zardari to embark on official visit to Saudi Arabia


set: The flour crisis has worsened in North Waziristan, with the price of an 80-kilogramme sack reaching Rs 2,800.

set: Flour crisis worsens in North Waziristan


set: But Mike Myers and Dana Carvey seemed to have buried the hatchet at a Wayne's World reunion in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

set: Mike Myers and Dana Carvey bury the hatchet at Wayne's World reunion


set: AAA has hired Elizabeth Vargas as a licensed insurance agent at the West Hartford AAA office.

set: AAA hires insurance agent Elizabeth Vargas


set: Bollywood actor Tusshar Kapoor admits that every time he goes out to eat at a place or maybe to shop, he always forgets his credit card after the transaction.

set: Tusshar Kapoor forgets credit card after transaction


set: The SeaWorld trainer who was drowned by a killer whale died after her hair got caught in the animal's mouth.

set: SeaWorld trainer died after 'hair got caught'


set: US bank earnings rose 21 percent in the April-June quarter and lending to consumers increased, adding to evidence that the industry is strengthening four years after the financial crisis.


set: Arsenal are ready to offer manager Arsene Wenger a new contract at the end of next season in order to keep him at the club for the future, according to the Mirror.

set: Arsenal to offer Arsene Wenger new contract


set: Sylvester Stallone's longevity shows that he can take more than just a 'Bullet To the Head' before he stops, and here's another new image from the film where he gets to fight 'Conan the Barbarian's' Jason Momoa.

set: Sylvester Stallone takes another 'Bullet to the Head' image


set: Germany won Olympic gold medals in kayak and canoe events this morning, while there were also wins for Australia and Hungary.

set: Germany wins gold medals in kayak, canoe;


set: Former two division champion Bernard Hopkins is predicting that his Golden Boy Promotion business partner, Oscar De La Hoya, will knock Manny Pacquiao out on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

set: Bernard Hopkins: ``De La Hoya will knock Pacquiao out''


set: Former Vice President Lien Chan meets with China Communist Party leader Xi Jinping next Monday, for talks likely to set the tone for upcoming cross-strait interaction.


set: Serena Williams tried to defuse her war of words with Maria Sharapova on Sunday as the Wimbledon champion claimed she had apologised to the Russian for criticising her private life.

set: Serena tries to defuse war of words with Sharapova


set: Anthropologists at the University of Cambridge, England, have suggested that ancient Garamantian civilization, which flourished in the Sahara Desert from 3,100 to 1,400 years ago, might have practised skull surgery.

set: Ancient Garamantian civilization may have practised skull surgery


set: In this March 20, 2010, file photo, Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC Cardoza, whose district includes Modesto, Stockton and Merced, announced his resignation in a statement on Tuesday.

set: Congressman Dennis Cardoza announces resignation


set: Adele and the people around her have been voted as the most powerful people in music by a new Guardian poll.

set: Adele voted the most powerful person in music


set: A memorial service is scheduled Wednesday in Eau Claire for veteran newsman John Hoffland.


set: Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to Central America, last night announced details of its three-year sponsorship of the Digicel Caribbean Cup New York.

set: Digicel announces sponsorship of Digicel Caribbean Cup New York


set: China will continue its campaign to fight against corruption in government-led construction projects and punish those officials who are proven to have inappropriately intervened in the bidding process of the construction projects, said a national meeting on rectifying key problems in the country's construction sector.

set: China to continue fight against corruption in construction projects


set: Veteran actress Zsa Zsa Gabor will undergo a hip replacement surgery after she fell off the bed.

set: Zsa Zsa Gabor to undergo hip replacement surgery


set: British accessible luxury brand LKBennett, has opened its first store in Abu Dhabi at the Marina Mall.

set: LKBennett opens first store in Abu Dhabi


set: UBS yesterday said it was creating a structure to buy back $3.5bn worth of debt from some investors locked out of the collapsed auction-rate securities market, one of the biggest casualties of the credit crunch.


set: Employers in both the public and private sectors must be more serious in efforts to set up creches for their workers, Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Maznah Mazlan said today.

set: Employers must be more serious about setting up creches


set: QUEEN of All Media Kris Aquino is not resigning from her show biz job but and would take a temporary leave instead, ABS-CBN said in a statement.

set: Kris Aquino not resigning but will take leave


set: A German solar panel manufacturer will donate hundreds of solar panels to Biosphere 2, allowing the science center north of Tucson to expand its research into renewable energy, the company and Biosphere announced Wednesday.

set: German manufacturer to donate solar panels to Biosphere 2


set: Technology titan Apple Inc eyes to triple its exclusive stores in India to 200 by 2015, according to a report from The Economic Times.

set: Apple to triple exclusive stores in India by 2015:


set: Later on in practice, the Giants announced that Johnson suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.


set: The Russian government will start grain interventions in the domestic market on Friday, deputy Agricultural Minister Sergei Korolyov said on Tuesday.

set: Russia to start grain interventions on Friday


set: PUBLIC sector workers under the threat of the axe could face a huge disparity in redundancy payouts.

set: Public sector workers face huge disparity in redundancy payouts


set: Just two weeks after President Barack Obama failed to uphold his campaign promise to squarely reaffirm the historical fact of the Armenian Genocide, the president, in his Fiscal Year 2010 International Affairs budget request, broke another promise by cutting aid to Armenia, notes the ANCA.


set: 1/8/2008 12:19:52 AM Tuesday morning in Asia, the US dollar plunged to new multi-year lows against its Malaysian and Philippine counterparts.

set: Dollar plunges to New multi-year low against Malaysian and Philippine counterparts


set: If you woke up this morning excited to check out some of the new DLC available today such as the new Forza 4 Cars or Skyrim Hearthfire, you may be disappointed to find out that Xbox Live is experiencing issues and some people are having a hard time signing in.


set: IBQ has launched its Ramadan promotion, which provides ``exclusive offers'' to the bank's credit cardholders.


set: The US Consul-General in Karachi, Kay Anske, has assured that the Nato forces would not trespass into Pakistan.

set: Nato forces will not trespass into Pakistan:


set: Lynas Corporation has dropped its defamation suit against Save Malaysia Stop Lynas group, according to The Age in its news portal.

set: Lynas drops defamation suit against Save Malaysia Stop Lynas


set: Designer label Jil Sander will launch a lower priced collection called Jil Sander Navy for spring 11.

set: Jil Sander to launch lower priced collection


set: N2Power, a Qualstar Company, today announced its first DC-DC power supplies.


set: Edmund de Rothschild, who oversaw the transition of NM Rothschild & Sons from traditional family-run bank to a modern financial institution in London's financial district, died at the age of 93 on Jan. 17, the Daily Telegraph reported.

set: Edmund de Rothschild, banker, dies at age 93, Telegraph reports


set: Carolinas tourism is expected to bounce back strongly in 2011.

set: Carolinas tourism to bounce back in 2011


set: The Netherlands wants to promote trade between Pakistan and the Netherlands and planning to launch a programme through economic development by providing maximum job opportunities, said Joost Reinejes, ambassador of the Netherlands in Pakistan.

set: 'Netherlands wants to promote trade with Pakistan'


set: Indian Railways have decided to eliminate unmanned level crossings by constructing Road Under Bridge /subways in lieu of level crossing, by constructing diversion road for merger of unmanned level crossing gate to nearby manned or unmanned gates or subway or RUB or Road Over Bridge and by closing unmanned level crossings having NIL Vehicle Unit where roads are non-existent on either side.

set: Railways to eliminate unmanned level crossings


set: A Detroit man pleaded guilty to a hate crime in federal court today, admitting he assaulted a customer at a convenience store because he believed the man was gay.

set: Detroit man pleads guilty to hate-crime assault


set: A company says it's withdrawing its state permit application for a coal mine in southwestern North Dakota.

set: Company withdraws application for coal mine


set: Helen of Troy Limited, designer, developer and worldwide marketer of brand-name household, personal care and healthcare/home environment consumer products, today announced that it will construct a new 1.3 million square foot distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi.

set: Helen of Troy to construct new distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi


set: British police arrested five people Saturday at The Sun tabloid newspaper, parent company News Corporation said.