set: Kuwait may join Oman and opt out of the GCC monetary union next year, with both countries possibly joining the union later according to closed sources.


set: FOREIGN Secretary David Miliband hit the European election trail in a bid to stop the BNP ``politics of hate'' in Barking and Dagenham.


set: Singer Jennifer Lopez has given birth to twins, according to People magazine, which has reportedly paid upward of $US6 million for the photo rights.


set: Mel Gibson returned to court Monday to resume a custody fight with his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, but neither side tipped their hand about how the proceedings went.

set: Mel Gibson returns to court for custody fight


set: Ravens fans lined up by the hundreds Saturday morning to pay respects to Art Modell, the man who moved the Cleveland Browns to their city.


set: General Motors Corp on Friday said it would delay the unveiling of a new Buick LaCrosse model that it had planned to show at the Los Angeles auto show in November in part to reduce costs.

set: GM to delay unveiling of Buick LaCrosse model


set: Japanese auto manufacturer Honda Motor Co on Friday announced that it will launch diesel engine cars in India by the end of the 2014 fiscal year.

set: Honda to launch diesel cars in India by 2014;


set: Five fisheries boats with 11 fishermen which went on fishing in the Arabian sea on November Seven were missing.

set: Five fisheries boats with 11 fishermen missing


set: Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar is beyond Pakistani control, former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has claimed, describing him as ``absolutely obstinate'' and semi-literate.

set: Mullah Omar is beyond Pakistan's control:


set: A judge ordered that polls stay open another 90 minutes statewide due to icy conditions and traffic jams in central Maryland.


set: Lenny Kravitz has revealed that he was tempted to move to Brazil after sales of his Baptism album failed to live up to expectations.


set: Monks visiting the Hood Museum create a sand mandala, which has artistic and religious importance in Buddhist philosophy.

set: Monks visit Hood Museum to create sand mandala


set: Louis Luyt was a man of many parts who was variously admired for his accomplishments and reviled for the boorishness he could display at times.


set: Georgian Parliamentary Chairman, Davit Bakradze, met with NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, in Brussels on June 28.

set: Bakradze meets NATO Secretary General in Brussels


set: Amid labor strife, bankruptcy proceedings and layoffs, American Airlines has canceled hundreds of flights through October.

set: American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights through October


set: The depression over westcentral Bay of Bengal had weakened and moved southwestwards and lay centred at 0830 hours today at about 700 km east-northeast of Chennai and 450 km southeast of Visakhapatnam.

set: Depression over westcentral Bay of Bengal weakens


set: Associated Press Industrial hemp supporters are ratcheting up the pressure to force a vote on a stalled bill that would allow farmers in Kentucky to grow the crop if federal ban is lifted.


set: A man has been found guilty of attempting to murder three pregnant women and assaulting a newborn baby.

set: Man guilty of attempting to murder three pregnant women


set: Council tax bills for 2009-10 for residents of Melton borough are due to be set on Thursday.


set: Jose Mourinho insists he is fully focused on Internazionale and the Champions League final against Bayern Munich despite the speculation surrounding his future reaching fever pitch.

set: Mourinho focused on Champions League final


set: Accordingly, it has already launched media blitzkrieg in all the 40 constituencies of Bihar that the NDA would be contesting.


set: Two Christchurch brothers have admitted the serious street bashing of a householder who went outside to investigate noises.

set: Christchurch brothers admit street bashing


set: Manchester City winger Martin Petrov could be sidelined for up to four months as he is facing a knee operation.


set: Dial An Exchange, an industry leading exchange company, appoints Ahmed Adel Saleh as their new Business Development Manager for Egypt.

set: Dial An exchange appoints Ahmed Adel as new business development Manager-Egypt


set: A male call center agent was found dead inside his rented condominium unit in Barangay Gun-ob in Lapu-Lapu City.


set: The recession has hit Illinois children and their families hard, according to new, national data: unemployment and foreclosures remain high, and child poverty continues to increase.

set: Recession hitting Illinois children hard


set: Mexican police rescued 68 kidnapping victims in the border city of Reynosa, the Public Security Secretariat said on Wednesday.

set: Mexican police rescue 68 kidnapping victims


set: South Africa exported yellow corn to South Korea for the first time this marketing season as the price of local corn fell below that of competitors.

set: South Africa exports yellow corn to South Korea first


set: A winter storm warning has now been issued for Garfield County and much of the Enid News & Eagle readership area.

set: Winter storm warning issued for Garfield County


set: A measure of Australian consumer confidence fell in April to end three months of solid gains, a reminder of how brittle the mood can be despite low interest rates and a brighter global background.

set: Australia consumer confidence falls in April


set: Although investigators have not yet determined the cause, officials have confirmed that an explosion is what rattled a Berwyn car wash on Thursday.


set: The Gillard Government is believed to be ``actively considering'' an IT portfolio and accompanying minister, should it win Government on 21 August.

set: Gillard Government actively considering IT portfolio


set: Europe sees Asia as both threat and opportunity, and this perspective characterizes the relationship between the two continents as the global economic crisis still rages, an international anti-poverty advocate said at the Eighth Asia-Europe People?s Forum.

set: Europe sees Asia as both threat, opportunity


set: In addition, the Ministry of Education has decided to suspend the contracts of contract teachers.

set: The Ministry of Education suspend contracts with teachers


set: A city council candidate in McCook, Neb., has apologized in advance for automated phone calls his campaign plans to make this week.

set: Candidate apologizes in advance for calls


set: On Sunday, Mane was released early from Fulton County jail in Atlanta for good conduct.


set: A 660-pound tortoise in central Florida believed to be more than 100 years old has died.

set: Tortoise, believed to be more than 100, dies


set: Arab foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Kuwait on Friday to discuss the ``continuation of the Israeli aggression on Gaza'', Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said on Monday.

set: Arab foreign ministers to hold emergency talks in Kuwait


set: Farms in Bristol, Plymouth and Norfolk counties will receive federal disaster relief after dry, hot weather scorched crops and caused production losses.

set: Farms in Bristol, Plymouth, Norfolk counties to receive federal disaster relief


set: Christopher Cazenove, who played Ben Carrington in the TV series ``Dynasty,'' has died at age 64, his family said.

set: 'Dynasty' actor christopher Cazenove dies


set: The Breaking Dawn Part 2 frenzy has hit Glasgow, Scotland, with stars from the fifth Twilight film arriving in that city ahead of the movie's premiÃ¨re. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart--and even Taylor Lautner are noticeably absent, but fans are still excited about Nikki Reed and Kellan Lutz's upcoming appearance.

set: 'Breaking Dawn Part 2' frenzy hits Glasgow


set: She has been in the top rung for a while now and London Olympics bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal says it's ``tough'' to be a champion and it gets ``lonely'' at the top.


set: Seoul shares opened firmer on Wednesday helped by gains in tech firms including Samsung Elec after news that Intel's orders in the second quarter have so far been slightly better than expected.


set: Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, was named artist of the decade by Billboard based on two separate factors: the activity on the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100.

set: Eminem named artist of the decade by Billboard


set: Where's Rogan?, a new fashion web series released by NYmag.com this week comes complete with the latest in contextual advertising all built upon Microsoft's new Silverlight programmable browser-within-a-browser.


set: The NITB has unveiled £1 million autumn/winter campaign to encourage residents of Northern Ireland and the Republic to get out and about and explore more of what's on offer.


set: YORK-based rail network services company Jarvis today said that it expected tender activity to pick up in the second half of the year.

set: Jarvis expects tender activity to pick up


set: While the Mississippi River is expected to crest in Memphis, Louisiana is bracing for flooding.


set: Pakistan People's Party leader Shamila Farooqui has said that Fauzia Wahab is alive but in critical condition.


set: Ellis Park will close for simulcasting after the Breeders Cup until next spring, the Henderson racetrack announced late Tuesday.

set: Ellis Park closes to simulcasting after Breeders Cup


set: A Seoul, Korea-based plush toy maker and retailer plans to open a teddy bear store in Waikïkï occupying the former home of Planet Hollywood Restaurant.

set: Korea-based plush toy maker plans teddy bear store in Waikïkï


set: Huntsman Corporation is to sue Apollo Management and its two partners for fraud, seeking a jury trial for damages exceeding US$3 bln, plus additional punitive damages.

set: Huntsman to sue buyer Apollo Management and partners for fraud


set: Australian-based mineral resources company, EnviroGold Limited has strengthened management for its operations in the Dominican Republic, by the appointment of Franz Ulloa and Ernesto Castillo.

set: EnviroGold strengthens management in Dominican Republic


set: The Finance Committee tonight approved additional funding for four modular classrooms at the Horace Mann, Zervas and Burr elementary schools.

set: Finance committee approves additional funding for modulars


set: Mobile broadband could overtake home broadband in the UK as early as 2010, according to research by UK broadband comparison website Top 10 Broadband.

set: Mobile broadband to overtake home broadband in UK by 2010


set: Liverpool have confirmed that they have agreed a fee with Chelsea for the sale of striker Fernando Torres.

set: Liverpool agree fee with Chelsea for sale of Fernando Torres


set: A clinical psychologist in Christchurch says the earthquakes are bringing out the best in many Cantabrians.


set: His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday afternoon held a bilateral meeting with Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China.

set: His Majesty holds bilateral meeting with Hu Jintao


set: Dubai Properties Group, a member of Dubai Holding, recently held a one-day information session on breast cancer for its employees and customers, as part of its endeavour to ensure the well being of its staff and raise awareness among the community at large.

set: Dubai Properties Group holds information session on breast cancer for employees


set: Mexicali, BC-Mexican President Felipe Calderon paid a visit to Mexicali to attend an event which affects the social life and economy of Baja California.

set: Mexican President Felipe Calderon pays a visit to Mexicali


set: Vermont police are working with a state senator to create a gang task force to attack a growing illicit drug trade.


set: A WOMAN was found stabbed to death in her home alongside her husband whose throat had been slashed.


set: Stocks are headed for a third straight higher finish, with all three major indexes holding on to their gains in late trading.


set: The crucial UPA meet to decide Cabinet berths has begun at 10 Janpath, the residence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

set: Crucial UPA meet on Cabinet berths begins


set: Detroit Lions star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has been suspended without pay for two games, the NFL announced.


set: The sexually transmitted infection, gonorrhoea, may become extremely difficult to treat in the future because the bacteria that cause it are showing signs of becoming resistant to current drug treatments, a UK professor has warned.

set: Gonorrhoea may become difficult to treat


set: The joint parliamentary session of House of Representatives and Senate late on Friday voted in support of three bills seeking to amend the Constitution as the government's version would be the main draft for consideration by the vetting committee.

set: Joint parliamentary session votes in support of three bills seeking to amend Constitution


set: Markets have opened on a flat note in the morning trades as cues from the US and the Asian markets are not that encouraging.


set: At first glance, the cook stove in grandma's kitchen may seem to be a simple and unassuming fixture, however the Arthur Historical Society learned the cook stove was indeed the heart of the home.

set: The cook stove was the heart of the home


set: Shiney is not alone in his hour of tribulation.


set: Kuwait has pledged to avoid summer blackouts by providing an additional 2,200 megawatts of electricity to the Gulf state's network.

set: Kuwait pledges to avoid summer blackouts


set: The National Association of Producers considers that the Government has interfered rudely in its activities and deposed the Chairman of this non-governmental organization with the help of enterprise managers.

set: Association of Producers considers that Government interferes rudely in its activities


set: Mumbai, India, December 04, 2011 --- Reliance Digital, India's fastest growing and most popular consumer electronics retail chain is all set to expand its existing network to Hyderabad and Bangalore.

set: Reliance Digital expands its network at Hyderabad and Bangalore


set: A Chesnee man who was convicted of drunken driving seven years ago has been charged with felony DUI with great injury after authorities say he slammed into another driver on Saturday night.


set: Rod Stewart has confirmed he is looking forward to becoming a grandfather following news his daughter Kimberly is expecting a baby with Hollywood actor Benicio Del Toro.

set: Stewart looking forward to becoming a grandfather


set: PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif has said his party would oppose RGST with full force adding RGST would not be allowed to be levied at any cost.

set: RGST would not be allowed to be levied at any cost:


set: US President George W. Bush called on Israel to dismantle wildcat settlement outposts on occupied Palestinian land, in an interview published on Friday ahead of his visit to the region next week.

set: Bush calls on Israel to dismantle wildcat settlements


set: Grace Lee has replaced Shalani Soledad once again -- not in the Philippine president's heart this time but as co-host on ``Wil Time Bigtime.''


set: Daniel Sturridge says he is looking forward to returning to Chelsea but wants first team football


set: A Japan-bound Air Canada passenger plane made an emergency landing in Toronto Monday afternoon, while no one was injured during the accident, local police said.

set: Air Canada plane makes emergency landing


set: Music legend LEONARD COHEN is recovering after he was rushed to hospital when he collapsed onstage in Valencia, Spain on Friday.


set: Malin Akerman and Ethan Hawke are teaming up to star in THE NUMBERS STATION for director Kasper Barfoed.

set: Malin Akerman and Ethan Hawke to star in the NUMBERS STATION


set: Hangover star, and current 'Sexiest Man Alive', Bradley Cooper has confirmed that there will be a Hangover 3.

set: Bradley Cooper confirms there will be a Hangover 3


set: A Senna will be back in a Formula One car this month when Bruno, nephew of the late triple champion Ayrton, tests for the Honda team.


set: Sixty-three years after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor will come to speak in Iowa City.


set: A former Serb college basketball player has started serving his 2-year prison term after being sentenced for beating an American student into a coma, the case that had strained US-Serbia relations.

set: Serb basketball player starts serving sentence


set: RockYou, a creator of social games and advertising technology for social media applications, inked a five-year deal to make Facebook Credits the exclusive virtual currency in RockYou's social games and application.


set: LOS ANGELES -- ``Modern Family,'' the Emmy award-winning comedy with two gay partners and their adopted baby among its cast of characters, will be saluted by a tolerance group for the TV show's openhearted view of families.

set: `Modern Family' to be saluted by tolerance group


set: Waldorf salad at Gonzalo's American Cafe is a salty and sweet twist on a classic.


set: Honda Motor Co said it will cut its North American production by another 18,000 vehicles, citing the industry wide drop in demand for new vehicles.

set: Honda to cut production by another 18,000 vehicles


set: Thomasville Chief of Police Ronald S. Bratton plans to retire June 30 after more than 35 years with the law enforcement agency.


set: Fiscal deficit of the country will come down to 6.5 percent of the gross domestic product during this fiscal from the earlier estimate of 6.8 percent , after govt came out with a fresh estimate based on a new base year.

set: Fiscal deficit to come down to 6.5 percent


set: Protestors gather in Tahrir Square for a mass rally against the presidency of Mohamed Mursi, a year after his inauguration.

set: Protestors gather in Tahrir Square for rally against Mursi


set: Adam Lambert has had yet another TV appearance canceled following his shock performance at the AMAs last month.

set: Adam Lambert has another TV appearance canceled


set: Internet Income University's home income system received an A rating from the Better Business Bureau this year, which is just shy of the highest BBB rating of A+.

set: Internet income University's home income system receives ``a'' rating with BBB


set: Johnson has been nominated for two ESPY awards, for ``Best Male Athlete'' and ``Best Driver.''


set: South African President Jacob Zuma fired two cabinet ministers implicated in graft and suspended the nation's police chief yesterday as he moved to dispel criticism of being soft on corruption in his government and bolster his low popularity.

set: Zuma fires ministers implicated in graft


set: Even though most Bollywood hotties would never give up on a chance to work in a Hollywood flick, Priyanka rejected a Hollywood offer for the Hindi film industry.


set: The Cardinals fired defensive co-ordinator Clancy Pendergast on Saturday, less than a week after Arizona played Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl.

set: Cardinals fire defensive co-ordinator Pendergast


set: Kirloskar Brothers Limited, the largest manufacturer and exporter of pumps and valves in the country, has been awarded the 5 star rating for energy efficiency of Monoblock pumpsets from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.

set: Kirloskar Brothers Limited awarded 5 star ratings for Monoblock pumpsets


set: DESPITE the deluge of rain and resulting reduced programme of events, people dug out their waterproofs and pulled on their wellies to support Todmorde Agricultural Show.

set: We dug out waterproofs and pulled on our wellies!


set: Beverly Hills investment firm Platinum Equity said Monday that it had completed its purchase of the San Diego Union-Tribune from Copley Press Inc.

set: Platinum Equity completes purchase of San Diego Union-Tribune


set: New York Life Insurance Company announced today that it will not participate in the US Treasury Department capital purchase program.

set: New York Life will not participate in the Treasury capital purchase program


set: 02:01 PM,Jan 18,2012 Amritsar, Jan 18 An alleged Pakistani smuggler was shot dead by BSF personnel when he was trying to cross the border here and heroin with a street value of Rs 85 crore was recovered from him.


set: Black and Hispanic parents and community leaders said they often don't feel welcome in schools and expressed frustration with uninterested teachers at the first of several town hall-style meetings Thursday organized by a new coalition of legislators and activists called Campaign LEARN.

set: Black, Hispanic parents say they don't feel welcome in schools


set: TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, today announced it has acquired Wanderfly, a travel inspiration site.


set: FARGO Gov. Jack Dalrymple announced Tuesday during a statewide tour today that he is running for governor in 2012.


set: A student collapsed and died on a nightclub dancefloor after drinking four cans of Red Bull, an inquest heard today.

set: Student died on nightclub dancefloor after drinking four cans of Red Bull


set: A PASSENGER was injured last night when a rock was thrown at a train in Wangaratta.


set: The top 200 private companies in Romania hit a total turnover worth 64.9 billion euros in 2008, that is a growth by 9.80 percent on 2007, when the total turnover was 59.1 billion euros, according to data provided by the National Trade Register Office.

set: Top 200 private companies in Romania hit total turnover worth 64.9 billion euros in 2008


set: US director Tim Burton is to head this year's Cannes film festival jury, organisers said.


set: A new government report finds that the six New England states have some of the lowest teen birth rates in the nation.

set: New England states have lowest teen birth rates


set: Thousands marched around the ancient walls of the holy city of Jerusalem Saturday night in an event held by the Women in Green movement.

set: Thousands march around walls of Jerusalem


set: The self-proclaimed presidential historian and art collector Barry Landau pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in historical documents and art. Last year, federal agents seized national treasures from his Manhattan home like, letters from Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Karl Marx and FDR.

set: Historian, art. collector Barry Landau pleads guilty to stealing documents, art.


set: Paralympic gold medallist and world-record holder Oscar Pistorius today visited the Olympic Stadium to see for himself where he may be competing in under 500 days time.

set: Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius visits Olympic Stadium


set: RUSSELL Brand has revealed Katy Perry was a pain in the ass during their short-lived marriage.

set: Russell Brand: 'Katy Perry was a pain in the ass'


set: Congress mayoral candidate Abha Singh said that Bhopal is a beautiful city and we will make it more beautiful and systematic if voted to power.

set: Bhopal is a beautiful city, we will make it more beautiful


set: Zentiva, a generic drugs company based in the Czech Republic, has rejected an ``opportunistic'' US$2.32bn takeover bid by financial group PPF and Italian insurer Generali, which together own 19% of Zentiva.


set: Oil prices fell below $130 a barrel for the first time in more than a month on Thursday, as a sell-off in natural gas was underway as well.


set: Actress Scarlett Johansson will make her Broadway debut starring in a revival of American playwright Arthur Miller's drama A View from the Bridge, the show's organizers said on Monday.

set: Scarlett Johansson to make Broadway debut


set: BY Ministers Wilbert & Jacqueline Richardson Have you taken the time recently to look at your life, the way that you are living and determine according to what you know and see what your end will be?


set: NDP Leader Jack Layton urged Canada's major parties Tuesday to set aside their differences and work together in the newly-elected Parliament for the good of all Canadians.

set: Layton urges parties to set aside differences, work together


set: Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid says the education sector needs more allocation as it cannot make desired progress for lack of funds.


set: California state regulators have ordered Anthem Blue Cross to pay doctors and hospitals for services dating back to 2007, after the insurer failed to address violations revealed by a 2008 state audit.

set: California orders Anthem Blue Cross to pay doctors, hospitals for services


set: Justin Christian, who had hit in 19 consecutive games and had provided an overwhelming spark at the top of the lineup, was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.


set: Sasol announces a sponsorship of R3 million over the next five years to support solar thermal energy research at Stellenbosch University in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering.

set: Sasol supports solar thermal energy research at Stellenbosch University


set: US markets headed higher Tuesday after Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner indicated the government would keep backing the mortgage market.


set: As expected, Depeche Mode will tour North America this summer, beginning July 24 in Toronto.


set: An Armorel woman is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of her companion.

set: Armorel woman charged with murdering her companion


set: Two rabid animals have attacked people and pets in Onslow County this month alone, and counties officials are asking that residents be aware of their surroundings when venturing outside.

set: Rabid animals attacking in Onslow County


set: Rolls Royce has announced plans to develop a nuclear division to secure a role in new-build programmes around the world.

set: Rolls Royce announces plans for nuclear division


set: A local elementary school student has won a statewide poster contest promoting school bus safety, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.


set: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that with the coming of the Mamata Banerjee government, West Bengal has moved from one dictatorship to another.

set: Bengal has moved from one dictatorship to another:


set: ``Companies are at liberty to increase drug prices in relation to the dollar,'' said Pakistan Medical Association Secretary General, Dr Habib Rehman Soomro.

set: ``Companies at liberty to increase drug prices in relation to the dollar''


set: ``EIL's disinvestment is likely to happen in the second half of July,'' Bose told PTI in an interview.

set: EIL disinvestment may happen in second half of July:


set: Chad holds the presidential elections on Monday amid the boycott of the three opposition parties and with incumbent leader Idriss Deby Itno widely expected to win even in the first round.


set: Portorož, 4 June - Slovenia is developing a small satellite that will enter the final stage of production before the end of 2013 if all goes according to plans, head of the Vesolje-SI excellence centre Tomaž Rodič said on the sidelines of the 4S - Small Satellites Systems and Services symposium in Portorož on Monday.


set: JuniorHockey.com seeks an additional sales professional with a good understanding of junior hockey.

set: JuniorHockey.com seeks sales professional


set: LOS ANGELES, Calif. Seen and heard at the 53rd annual Grammy nominations show on Wednesday night:

set: Inside the 53rd annual Grammy nominations show


set: New Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has wasted no time in stamping his authority on the club by sacking predecessor Jean Claude Blanc and sporting director Alessio Secco, according to Tuttosport.

set: New Juventus president Andrea Agnelli sacks Jean Claude Blanc & Alessio Secco --


set: A man who police believe is in his 60s was struck by a car this morning in Harrisburg, authorities said.


set: MTV 's Splash Page blog reports that director Wolfgang Petersen is developing a live-action film version of MADHOUSE 's 2006 Paprika anime film.

set: Wolfgang Petersen develops live-action Paprika film


set: Govt attacks leaked coalition tax plan Updated: 23:50, Thursday February 7, 2013 The federal government says a leaked draft coalition plan on splitting Australia into different tax zones and moving public service jobs north shows the opposition is economically irresponsible and at war with itself over policy.


set: One more witness on Tuesday turned hostile in a court in Puducherry during cross examination in the Sankararaman murder case in which Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi is the prime accused.

set: One more witness turns hostile in Sankararaman murder case


set: Global payment services company Western Union Co. said Friday it won a jury verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit against MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc.

set: Western Union wins patent infringement lawsuit


set: In the vote that concluded today, the Teamsters beat out the Aurora-based Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association to represent the United mechanics.


set: The Highways Agency has unveiled its annual business plan that sets out how it will aim to create a more sustainable, reliable and safer road network.


set: The Sharks clinched their second straight south division title with their 66-41 win over the Tampa Bay Storm.


set: Former baseball pitching ace Roger Clemens showed no signs he used anabolic steroids while playing for the Houston Astros, the team's physician testified on Thursday at Clemens's federal perjury trial.

set: No sign ex-pitcher Clemens used steroids:


set: Whatever the regional fluctuations the overall picture in the UK is that house prices are still moving sideways.


set: San Francisco's venerable Transbay Terminal closes at midnight and social service outreach are trying to convince the last homeless hold outs to come in from the cold.


set: The Heineken Cup organisers have announced that the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, will host the 16th Heineken Cup final on the weekend of 21/22 May, 2011.

set: Millennium Stadium to host Heineken Cup final


set: University of Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson announced the Wolverines 2008-09 schedule to the media yesterday afternoon.


set: Turner County authorities say an extensive search for an escaped inmate is being suspended.


set: Crews have been working around the clock to repair the 36-inch water main.

set: Crews working around the clock on water main


set: - DC's 9:30 Club was named Top Club at the 2011 Billboard Touring Awards yesterday in New York.


set: Gary Chapman, a visionary thinker on the influence of technology and computers on society who helped shape the study of the field as it became a force in modern life, has died.


set: A car bomb went off at a market in the Shiite town of Zubaidiyah, in central Iraq, killing 8 people, including a child, and wounding another 37, according to medical and security sources.

set: Car bomb at a market in Iraq kills 8 including a child


set: A wind chill warning issued by Environment Canada Saturday, will continue into Sunday.

set: Wind chill warning continues into Sunday


set: Kazakhstan and Russia have exchanged railway sites, Kazakhstan Today reported citing the message of the press service of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan.

set: Kazakhstan, Russia exchanged railway sites


set: Industry Minister Wannarat Channukul said Tuesday that 70 to 80 per cent of factories in Ayutthaya would be able to resume operations within next month.

set: 70 to 80 per cento factories in Ayutthaya to resume operations next month


set: Early indications are that Michael Gilchrist may miss the remainder of his sophomore season.

set: Gilchrist could miss remainder of season


set: Windows 8 is likely to face slow adoption in the enterprise, says a new Computerworld report.

set: Windows 8 faces slow adoption in the enterprise


set: Britain moves to ban TTP under terrorism law Britain has moved to ban the Pakistani Taliban as a terrorist group, making it illegal to belong to or raise funds for the organisation in Britain, the government said on Tuesday.


set: To get accustomed to the altitude and climbing equipments, team members of 'Pune Everest 2012' left for Annapurna mountain range in Kathmandu on Friday.


set: Retail stocks fell Friday, with decliners including retail heavyweight Wal-Mart Stores Inc., after Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. cut its same-store sales and profit estimates for the world's largest retailer.


set: Infosys Ltd is facing a legal battle on alleged visa misuse as US federal court rejected its plea to decide the case through arbitration, according to reports.


set: The British period drama ``Atonement'' won Best Picture at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards Sunday, the UK equivalent to the Oscars.


set: The news is that Shiney Ahuja has been shifted to a separate barrack on Friday night.


set: European shares rose higher today, led by food group Danone after it posted forecast-beating sales, even as the broader market sentiment remained cautious with the Italian elections due over the weekend.


set: House Democrats have unveiled a supplemental budget proposal that looks to change the timing of payments to schools and makes some cuts to higher education and state programs for nearly $890 million in savings to the state budget.


set: Students in East Feliciana Parish headed back to class Tuesday for the first day of school.


set: The Swiss economy grew by 1.9 percent last year after expanding by 2.7 percent in 2010, preliminary data from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs showed on Thursday.

set: Swiss economy grew 1.9 percent last year


set: Isaac may be a big and dangerous storm, but it will not be another Katrina.

set: Hurricane Isaac will not be another Katrina


set: New York Governor David Paterson makes peace with Saturday Night Live in their last show by coming over as a guest celebrity.

set: Gov. David Paterson makes peace with Saturday Night Live


set: Many still seethe over a warning by former prime minister Paul Keating that Australia risked becoming a banana republic.


set: Libya has accused Britain of bombing Libya's biggest oil field as Washington rebuffed a letter from Muammar Gaddafi to President Barack Obama, reiterating calls for the strongman to step down.

set: Libya accuses Britain of bombing oil field


set: 6:43p 36 Vince Wilfork and the Patriots know that the Houston Texans ``owe them one'' and they're expecting the very best out of Houston on Sunday in the divisional playoffs.

set: Wilfork: ``we are expecting their best''


set: Deutsche Telekom AG could miss out on a multibillion-dollar break fee if regulatory hurdles cause the failure of its $39 billion deal to sell T-Mobile US to AT&T, a person familiar with the matter said.


set: Clinton has arrived in Liberia in a show of support for Africa's only female leader who has faced calls to quit after a probe into the country's civil war.


set: A school janitor was arrested on drug charges yesterday, and though the arrest took place at Cookeville High, the charge against Walter Odell Savage does not include an allegation of criminal conduct on school property.


set: The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 Saturday in the NHL Winter Classic, played outdoors and under the lights at Heinz Field, home of the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers.

set: Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins in NHL Winter Classic


set: Two arrests were made after an armed robbery of the Garden City Pharmacy in St. Catharines yesterday.


set: That is the message of local Realtor Kim More, who said help is available for those facing foreclosure.

set: Help available for those facing foreclosure


set: This week SocialCitizens.org turned to Maya Enista Smith, CEO of Mobilize.org, to ask what she thinks it means to Be Fearless.


set: The Orchards at Bartley will be hosting an AARP Driver's Refresher Course for seniors in the community.

set: Orchards at Bartley to host AARP Driver's refresher course


set: While the world is debating the merits of Barack Obama and John McCain, leading public intellectual Noam Chomsky is not impressed with all the ``rhetoric'' and says the US essentially has only one party: business party.


set: Jennifer Jason Leigh has filed for divorce from writer-director Noah Baumbach, her husband of five years, court records show.

set: Jennifer Jason Leigh divorcing writer-director hubby Noah Baumbach


set: High alert was declared in Hunza and the entrance into the vacated villages of the area was prohibited by the authrities on Sunday in view of imminent threat of flood there due to bursting of landslide-triggered lake.The situation was all the more dangerous as the gap between the spillway and the water level in the lake had narrowed to six feet.


set: Kingfisher pilots have called off their strike after the airline management assured that their salaries would be paid by May 15, airline sources said.


set: The self-proclaimed 'king of good times', Vijay Mallya, received a shocker on Thursday when the State Bank of India called his cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines a ``non-performing asset''.

set: SBI calls Kingfisher Airlines a non-performing asset


set: Moderates, older voters and those who want a candidate with the right experience favored John McCain, while many deeply religious voters flocked to Mike Huckabee in South Carolina's Republican primary Saturday, preliminary exit poll results found.

set: Moderates favor McCain; deeply religious flock to Huckabee


set: Tesco, the world's No 3 retailer, launched an interactive virtual grocery store at Gatwick airport yesterday to help holidaymakers shop for their return using their smartphones.

set: Tesco launches virtual store at Gatwick airport


set: TransCanada said on Monday it plans to issue up to C$1.16 billion of stock to fund major projects like the Keystone oil pipeline, marking its second billion-dollar offering in six months...


set: Japan's Hitachi Ltd, said on Tuesday it will launch a $2.9 bn bid for five of its listed units to help it return to a profit, even as it tumbled to a quarterly net loss amid weak microchip and consumer electronics sales.


set: AP Technology has launched a tri-level authentication and verification solution called Keystone Authentication.

set: AP Technology launches tri-level authentication


set: A 35-YEAR-OLD Toowoomba man has been charged with abduction and deprivation of liberty after he went missing with a 2-year-old boy for six days.


set: ``There are many different versions of the Bible; I don't see why we can't have one,'' stated Max Mitchell in a statement on a website for his new project.


set: WikiLeaks, the whistleblowing website, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by a young Norwegian politician.

set: WikiLeaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize


set: The dollar gave up earlier gains against the euro and yen, as uncertainty about Federal Reserve policy continued to whipsaw markets.


set: Lewis & Clark reached a historic milestone Monday when it began producing water from a treatment plant near Vermillion, SD for distribution to 11 of its 20 member cities and rural water systems.

set: Lewis & Clark begins producing water near Vermillion


set: The Catholic Church is preparing to face an ``assault'' on religious liberty in the form of a mandate from the US Department of Health and Human Services, and Pennsylvania bishops have already formulated their plan of attack, church officials said.

set: Catholic church prepares for 'assault' on liberties


set: Arsenal sent holders Milan packing from the Champions League on Tuesday as the English Premier League leaders booked a quarter-final place with a 2-0 win at the San Siro.


set: South Korea on Tuesday launched a jury system in an effort to boost public trust in court decisions, the Supreme Court said.


set: The fire off Reddin Road that had a host off department responding appears to be under control.


set: Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Issuer Default Ratings for Kinder Morgan, Inc. and El Paso Corporation at 'BB+'.

set: Fitch affirms Kinder Morgan Inc. and El Paso Corp. at 'BB+';


set: James McClean has closed his Twitter account after receiving death threats over his selection for the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2012 squad.


set: President Obama touched on religious freedom and human rights at the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in front of about 200 Chinese officials on Monday.


set: India and UAE on Monday discussed a host of bilateral, regional and international issues with the visiting UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan extending full support to New Delhi's bid for a permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

set: India, UAE discuss bilateral, regional issues


set: Google is reportedly working on developing physical passwords which could be embeded in USB keys, mobile phones and even jewellery, in a bid to replace passwords.


set: Another chilly morning greeted Delhiites on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.1 degrees celsius.


set: Pete Segal has emerged as the frontrunner to direct ``Little Fockers,'' the third installment in the Universal Pictures/Tribeca Prods.


set: Dirce Navarro de Camargo, who became Brazil's richest woman when she inherited the Camargo Corrêa industrial conglomerate, has died at the age of 100.


set: Nairobi Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni freighter and its 15-strong Yemeni crew in the Gulf of Aden, the interior ministry said on Monday.


set: A convicted rapist out on bail was arrested along with his cousin for brutally beating to death in full public view his own aunt and another widow in the name of family honour in a Haryana village.

set: Rapist arrested for beating to death aunt, another widow


set: ``My momma ain't raise no robber,'' said 22-year-old Carlos Walker.


set: HEERENVEEN, Netherlands -Olympic champion Marianne Timmer failed to qualify for the Vancouver Games on Monday and won't get a chance to defend her 1,000-meter title next month.

set: Timmer fails to qualify for Vancouver Olympics


set: A 14-year-old El Dorado Hills teen may be tried as adult for the stabbing death of her mother.


set: Firefighters said a fire at a row of townhouses on Pearl Street in Manchester, NH, burned the building quickly due to a lack of a sprinkler system and 1800s architecture.


set: A south Lafourche native and Mississippi resident died Sunday after falling from an eighth-floor balcony while vacationing in Orange Beach, Ala., according to officials and family.


set: 'No Country For Old Men' dominated the Oscar prizes Sunday night, picking up awards for best motion picture, best director, best supporting actor and best adapted screenplay.

set: `No Country for Old Men` dominates Oscars


set: The York College softball team split a nonleague doubleheader with the Washington College on Wednesday in Chestertown, Md, winning the opener, 3-2, and dropping the nightcap, 4-3.

set: York College softball splits doubleheader


set: The City of Gilroy has now seen two auto dealerships close their doors in one week.


set: Sadie Frost was rushed to hospital after nearly chopping off her finger while making a Sunday lunch.


set: The Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand say they want to enter a new era of co-operation in the Pacific.

set: Australia and New Zealand want to enter a New era of co-operation


set: Most of northern India was enveloped by a dense fog on Wednesday, which disrupted normal life and flight movement.


set: Emilio Romano, the former chief executive for Grupo Mexicana de Aviacion, the Mexican airline carrier, has been named president of Telemundo, the Spanish language network division of NBCUniversal.

set: Emilio Romano named president of Telemundo


set: When the deadline ended for the withdrawal of nominations on Thursday for 20 Lok Sabha seats, 217 candidates remained in the fray for the elections scheduled to be held on April 16.


set: Despite reports, Gucci Mane is still incarcerated with no official release date.


set: Michigan Democrats have re-elected Mark Brewer as party chairman, but not before some party activists made their dissatisfaction clear.


set: BRITISH Airways plans to break a cabin crew strike threat by urging other staff members to take over their jobs.

set: British Airways to break cabin crew strike threat


set: Sponsors line up to support the Cayman Islands Red Cross.


set: Argentina continues to play havoc with its mining industry, this time creating uncertainty for Barrick Gold Corp.'s Pascua Lama project, writes Canaccord Wealth Management in its Morning Coffee newsletter.

set: Argentina plays havoc with mining industry


set: Anheuser-Busch InBev said Wednesday it will sell its theme parks, including the three SeaWorlds and two Busch Gardens across the country, to private equity firm Blackstone Group for at least $2.3 billion.

set: Anheuser-Busch InBev sells theme parks for $2.3 billion


set: Flavor Flav and the local operator of Flavor Flav's Chicken in Clinton deny that some of the restaurant's paychecks are bouncing.

set: Flavor Flav denies restaurant paychecks bouncing


set: The head of United Nations relief operations said Friday that she was ``horrified by the destruction'' in Syria and strongly urged the Syrian government to consider a proposal to allow humanitarian organizations `` unhindered access'' to assist people in need.


set: Blackpool have been fined 25,000 pounds for fielding a weakened team at Aston Villa on November 10, the Premier League said on Thursday.

set: Blackpool fined for fielding weakened team


set: ET reported that Finnish stainless steel major Outokumpu will open a new warehouse in Kalamboli near Mumbai to serve growing customers in India.

set: Outokumpu to open new warehouse near Mumbai


set: Police need your help with locating a missing 32-year-old Hawaii Kai man.

set: Police need help with locating missing man


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


set: PGA veteran and Hart High graduate Jason Gore received exemption to the 2012 Northern Trust Open to be played next month.

set: Jason Gore receives exemption for Northern Trust Open


set: ``Mad Men'' is aiming to repeat Emmy history, while ``Family Guy'' is trying to make it.


set: The sudden death of pop legend Whitney Houston Saturday at the age of 48 shocked the world and tributes are being paid to the singer on social media websites.


set: Hurricane Danielle strengthened over the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday but posed no threat to land or energy interests, the US National Hurricane Center said.

set: Hurricane Danielle strengthens over Atlantic


set: Microsoft founder Bill Gates said yesterday that India could successfully lead the way in eradicating polio and that his foundation would continue to provide resources for polio eradication in India and other countries despite the economic downturn.

set: India can lead the way in eradicating polio:


set: The Hawke's Bay Hawks have won the national basketball league regular season for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Manawatu Jets 78-69 in their final game of the season.


set: In a filing unearthed by GamePolitics, Thomas states: ``Midway has an immediate need to access and use AHS's Cash Collateral (another company owned by Thomas). Nor can it be disputed that, based upon the Debtors' 13-week forecasted budget, Midway is haemorrhaging cash at an alarming rate.

set: Midway ``haemorrhaging cash at an alarming rate''


set: A Rossford man has been indicted by a Wood County grand jury for allegedly having sex with two young boys.


set: Plaid Cymru grandee Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas has backed the Labour candidate for police commissioner in North Wales, it has emerged.

set: Plaid's Dafydd Elis-Thomas backs Labour's candidate for police commissioner


set: Citizen Cope is thrilled to announce a national summer tour with OAR The tour will begin July 8th in Indianapolis, IN and finish up August 15th in Atlanta, GA.

set: Citizen Cope announces summer tour with OAR


set: The Congress party elected Manmohan Singh as leader of the Congress Parliamentary party on Tuesday, formally setting the stage for his appointment as prime minister following a general election victory.


set: X Factor judge Dannii Minogue has admitted that she was 'in awe' of model Twiggy during their recent Marks and Spencer photo shoot.


set: A YOUNG woman has been found dead on a Queensland beach after a suspected drowning.


set: Hollywood is cashing in on the recession as Americans flock to the flicks for an escape.


set: It died recently -- turned a triple somersault, stiffened like an exclamation point, fell to the floor with its tongue hanging out -- when the senator told Newsweek magazine, ``I never considered myself a maverick.''


set: Harbhajan Singh ( Images ) was always a valuable ODI player for India ( Images ), but this is the first time he has become India's most valuable player.


set: Butte will mark Martin Luther King Day with a dramatic reading of Martin Luther King's ``I Have A Dream'' speech.


set: David Nalbandian won his first ATP title on home soil Sunday, beating Jose Acasuso 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 in Copa Telmex final.

set: David Nalbandian beats Jose Acasuso in Copa Telmex final


set: A former Madison County prosecutor was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery after police arrested her during a scuffle with her girlfriend on Monday night.

set: Former Madison County prosecutor charged with domestic battery


set: Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan caused a flood when she dozed off while running a bath.


set: Hollywood icon Doris Day is about to release her first album of new material in 17 years.

set: Doris Day releases first album in 17 years


set: Nigeria reiterated its call for a higher OPEC output quota on Wednesday, just days after West African producer Angola did the same, as it claims substantial increases in production.

set: Nigeria reiterates call for higher OPEC output quota


set: German airline Lufthansa and pilots agreed on Monday to resume talks, ending a one-day strike that grounded almost one half of flights at Europe's biggest airline.

set: Germany's Lufthansa and pilots resume talks, ending strike


set: A winter storm that approached the region from the southeast is expected to last through Thursday morning.


set: A man reported missing from his home was found bloody along the river near here Wednesday.

set: Man reported missing found bloody along the river


set: The Hawks played in Humboldt on Saturday night, Jan. 9, where they lost 5-4 after the Broncos made a big comeback in the third period.


set: Two more sources of radiation were detected in the Mayapuri scrap market in the city where Cobalt-60 was recovered, taking the total sources of radioactive substance found in the industrial area to 10.


set: Spanish truck drivers began a national strike on Friday to protest rising fuel prices, joining the country's fishermen, which began industrial action May 30.

set: Spain's truck drivers begin National strike over fuel prices


set: Two men were wounded in a shooting at an apartment complex in southwest Houston early Friday morning.


set: On 28 February Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan held a consultation with the supreme command staff of the NKR Defense Army led by defense minister Movses Hakobyan.

set: Bako Sahakyan held consultation with Movses Hakobyan


set: Judge slams 'false' claims against Pope Updated: 11:39, Sunday March 17, 2013 An Argentinian judge in charge of the 'Dirty War' case concerning two priests who were arrested and tortured has rejected claims that Pope Francis had played a role in the crime.


set: The Australian stock market was trading higher for the fourth straight session on Thursday following the gains overnight on Wall Street.

set: Australian market trades higher for fourth straight session


set: Amazon-owned DVD and online video rental company LoveFilm has signed a one-year exclusive content deal with movie distributor StudioCanal to bring new releases to the platform, NewMediaAge reported.

set: LoveFilm signs exclusive content deal with StudioCanal


set: X Factor star Aiden Grimshaw has revealed plans for his next single 'Curtain Call', which is set to be released on August 12 as the follow-up to debut solo single 'Is This Love'.

set: Aiden Grimshaw reveals plans for next single 'Curtain Call'


set: Chancellor George Osborne has flown in the face of mounting rage at Royal Bank of Scotland's decision to award it boss a £1million bonus by claiming that it 'could have been worse for the taxpayer'.

set: 'It could have been worse for the taxpayer':


set: THE Chancellor has promised he is in ``no hurry'' to sell Northern Rock after claims thousands of jobs could be lost in a rushed sale.

set: Chancellor Alistair Darling in no hurry to sell Northern Rock


set: A certified nursing assistant has been charged with theft after police say she stole a patient's credit card two weeks before he died.


set: AVADirect.com, a leading custom computer manufacturer, has announced that they are now selling the world's most powerful gaming notebook, the Clevo M980NU.

set: AVADirect.com now selling most powerful notebook


set: POLICE seized over 200 illegal fireworks over the Halloween period and made two arrests in the area.


set: Shabby has confided in Ife that she now feels awkward around Caoimhe, after earlier revealing that she has developed feelings for the Irish housemate.


set: BART train service between Union City and Bay Fair stations has been restored this morning, though trains are running about 20 minutes behind schedule, a spokesman said.

set: BART service restored, trains about 20 minutes behind schedule


set: JOHN Brayford is set to make a surprise early return to action for Derby County today after his season looked to be over.

set: John Brayford set to make surprise early return for Derby County


set: ``I am not above criticism. As head of the government and a party leader, I am equally responsible for the mistakes that have been made,'' said Bhattacharjee at a press conference in Kolkata, on whether he considered himself responsible for the Singur and Nandigram fiascos.


set: A University of South Alabama economics professor has been charged with sending obscene pictures to a minor.

set: Professor charged with sending obscene pictures


set: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gillani said on Friday in unequivocal terms ``no one has the power to dissolve the country's assemblies.''

set: No one has power to dissolve assemblies:


set: The Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr KV Thomas, has said the tendency of publicly criticising the judiciary would 'weaken' the democratic system.

set: 'Publicly criticising judiciary will weaken democratic system'


set: Tareq Salahi has filed for divorce from his wife, US reality TV star Michaele, citing adultery and abandonment as the reasons, court records say.


set: Frederick County is the only school district in Maryland to receive a readiness and emergency management grant from the US Department of Education, and will use the money to train school crisis teams.

set: Frederick County schools to train crisis teams


set: An Air Force plane carrying 12 passengers and 20,000 pounds of fuel made an emergency landing in Auckland this afternoon after smoke was spotted in the cockpit.


set: Patrick Brazeau has been put on a leave of absence, with the Senate saying the move was needed to protect ``the dignity'' of the upper chamber.

set: Patrick Brazeau put on leave of absence from Senate


set: Shilpa Shetty, Bollywood actress gave birth to a beautiful baby boy at Hinduja Healthcare Surgical Hospital in suburban Khar this morning.


set: Maroc Telecom, Morocco's dominant telecoms company, posted an 11.1 percent rise in half-year operating profit to 6.7 billion dirhams and raised its outlook for the full year.

set: Maroc Telecom posts profit, raises outlook


set: Linebacker Neiron Ball says that Georgia and Florida both still lead solidly over Clemson, Stanford, Alabama, South Carolina and LSU.


set: OMAHA, Neb. - An Iowa man has been indicted on federal charges over tax returns for his Nebraska-based business.

set: Iowa man indicted over taxes for Neb. business


set: Barbara Walters and the other ladies of ABC's television show, The View, announced on Monday's show that Paul McCartney would be appearing on The View this Wednesday, January 14.


set: Disney just tied the bow on their biggest present of the year, finalizing their purchase of Lucasfilm and Star Wars to the tune of $4.06 billion worth of assets.

set: Disney finalizes purchase of Lucasfilm and Star Wars


set: AP Business Writer German investor confidence fell in November from the previous month, a leading survey showed Tuesday, reflecting doubts about the sustainability of economic recovery.

set: German investor confidence falls in November


set: Her Italian Open victory has given world No 1 Dinara Safina confidence that she is peaking at the right time to win her first grand slam title at the French Open starting later this month.


set: New KNF diaphragm dosing pumps for liquids introduce ideal solutions delivering superior accuracy and repeatability over a long service life.


set: People in Guinea-Bissau voted on Sunday in an election to replace the slain president of the West African state.

set: Guinea-Bissau votes to replace slain president


set: Mark Wenner of the veteran Americana band The Nighthawks has undergone successful heart bypass surgery.

set: Mark Wenner of the Nighthawks undergoes successful heart surgery


set: The official Palestinian news agency says the Palestinian president wants a UN Security Council session to discuss Israeli settlement construction, a day after President Barack Obama and Israel's premier exchanged harsh statements on the issue.

set: Palestinians want UN Security Council session on Israeli settlement construction


set: Cubans mark on Monday the 165th birthday of independence hero Antonio Maceo and the 82nd of Cuban-Argentinean guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara.

set: Cuba marks birthday of Antonio Maceo and Ernesto Che Guevara


set: Police said they are investigating a fatal crash, trying to determine why the driver didn't pull over Monday morning.


set: Mafrig, Brazil's third-largest meat processing group, has sold most of its international fastfood logistics assets to one of McDonald's biggest contractors for $400m.


set: Doyle Dykes will bring his inspiring blend of gospel, country, bluegrass and fingerstyle guitar playing to Canandaigua next week.

set: Fingerstyle guitarist Doyle Dykes to play Canandaigua


set: Actress Emma Stone is in talks to star in an upcoming flick 'The Gangster Squad'.

set: Emma Stone to star in 'the Gangster Squad'?


set: India and Singapore have expressed satisfaction over their bilateral economic relations, including the growing flow of investments between the two countries.

set: India, Singapore express satisfaction over bilateral economic relations


set: Police found what appears to be a human head in a park in Montreal and are investigating whether it is the missing head of a Chinese student who they say was dismembered by a Canadian porn actor, an official said on Sunday.


set: Lone surviving Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab continued to be in denial mode in the 26/11 trial court on Tuesday, saying he was not aware about terror attacks at Hotel Taj Mahal, Leopold Cafe and Nariman House.

set: Ajmal Kasab continues to be in denial mode


set: PLANS for around 80 new homes in Whalley will go on show in the village next week.

set: Plans for 80 new homes in Whalley to go on show


set: After the sad loss of Stephen Gately a close friend of Elton John who is dead, as is Gianni Versace another close friend of Elton John who sadly died, as did Princess Diana another close friend of Elton John and not forgetting Freddie Mercury a dear friend of Elton John, George Michael must be shitting himself.


set: AUSTIN, Texas College football analyst Craig James, who starred as a tailback at Southern Methodist University and with the New England Patriots in the 1980s, announced Monday he was running for the US Senate as a Republican from Texas, a GOP fundraiser said.

set: Football analyst Craig James runs for Senate


set: Building approvals slumped in January, more than reversing a strong performance in the previous month and far exceeding economists' forecasts.


set: Emkay has recommended `Buy` rating on Hindustan Unilever with a price target of Rs 276, valuing on 1-year rolling forward basis.

set: Emkay recommends `Buy` on Hindustan Unilever


set: Twenty-seven parliamentary committees will be reconstituted when the third session of the 10th Parliament officially kicks off on Tuesday.

set: Parliamentary committees to be reconstituted


set: Jackass star Bam Margera was beaten by a woman with a bat in the early hours of Saturday morning.


set: Baroda has the potential to become a major domestic BPO hub.


set: Mahmoud Abbas, Head of the Palestinian National Authority, has invited Ramzan Kadyrov, President of the Chechen Republic, to visit Palestine.

set: Abbas invites Kadyrov to visit Palestine


set: Just Energy will pay a $111,000 fine and change its sales practices as part of a settlement with state officials that will allow the natural-gas supplier to continue to operate here.

set: Natural-gas firm Just Energy fined for its sales practices


set: The former Goochland County treasurer faces more than 400 years in prison on charges she stole money from the county.

set: Former Goochland treasurer faces 400+ years in prison


set: A 28-year-old woman escaped serious injury early Wednesday when her car was involved in a train crash at Lucerne, north of Greeley.

set: Woman escapes serious injury in a car-train crash near Lucerne


set: University of Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido plans to plead guilty to drunken driving Monday but will probably be sentenced at a later date, his attorney and a judge handling the case said Friday.

set: Coach Augie Garrido plans to plead guilty


set: Wildwood, the pizza chain owned by Adam and Sam Kaye's company, Tasty, is to open its 10th site in Epping, in Essex.


set: Cuban writer and political activist Carlos Franqui, an important figure in the Cuban revolution who later became one of the most outspoken critics of Fidel Castro, has died.


set: I might find Jessica Simpson hilariously competitive with her ex-husband, Nick Lachey, and kind of tacky, but she is a very successful businesswoman.


set: Taiwan-based notebook makers Wistron and Inventec both saw growth in their March revenues, according to the companies.

set: Wistron and Inventec both see growth in March revenues


set: Ahmedabad Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has all the qualities of a successful Army commander, said General Officer Commanding Major General IS Singha of the Golden Katar Division in Ahmedabad on Monday.

set: 'Modi has qualities of successful Army commander'


set: Anurag Basu, director of the upcoming Hrithik Roshan-starrer ``Kites'', has admitted for the first time there were differences with producer Rakesh Roshan.

set: Anurag Basu admits differences with producer Rakesh Roshan


set: President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as ``outrageous'' the targeting of conservative political groups by the federal IRS but angrily denying any administration cover-up after last year's deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya.


set: A pedestrian was struck and killed by a motorcycle Sunday afternoon at 18th Street and Cave Creek Road.

set: Pedestrian struck and killed by motorcycle


set: Today's elections mark a small milestone for British democracy as some people will go to vote on whether they think the way we elect our politicians should change.

set: Today marks a small milestone for British democracy


set: Tim Redding, who had been signed to a $2.25 million guaranteed contract during the offseason, looks ready to contribute at the major-league level.


set: The police custody of Ajmal Kasav, the terrorist arrested for his involvement in the November 26 terror attacks, ends tomorrow.


set: ``This hospital is unique,'' he remarked.


set: The Lake Villa District Library's ``A Night at the Library'' event featuring the Lake Villa District Library Foundation's silent auction will be conducted at Lake Villa District Library from 5:00 to 8:30 pm on Thursday, February 9.

set: ``A Night at the Library'' event featuring Lake Villa District Library Foundation's silent auction


set: Colombian star Sofia Vergara will present at the prestigious Emmy awards, in addition to being nominated for her role in the TV show ``Modern Family.''


set: Ang Lee has pulled out of Tyrant at FX, according to a Monday report from The Wrap.


set: Main opposition PASOK party leader George Papandreou, addressing a party rally in the city of Iraklio on the island of Crete on Friday evening ahead of Sunday's Euroelections, sent his message to Greeks that on Sunday ``we shall change so as not to sink''.

set: Papandreou: 'we shall change so as not to sink'


set: Obese white women are more likely to avoid colon cancer screening, according to a report published in Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

set: Obese white women more likely to avoid colon cancer screening;


set: Two people are charged in the shooting death of a Sumter man whose body was found alongside a street.

set: 2 charged in shooting death of Sumter man


set: SURFSIDE, Texas Coast Guard crews suspended the search for two missing swimmers near Freeport Friday night.

set: Coast Guard suspends search for two missing swimmers near Freeport


set: Shire though, got their act together after the break and it was no surprise when youngster Scott Livingston rammed home the leveller six minutes before time.


set: Business confidence declined in March, the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday as it released its Business Confidence Index.


set: A strong earthquake has shaken central southern Mexico, causing buildings to sway in Mexico City and sending frightened workers and residents into the street.


set: Today Iomega has announced that it will be updating its external eGo hard drive range to now include USB 3.0 connectivity and eventually moving to USB 3.0 across all its external hard drive ranges.


set: NMDC, India`s largest iron-ore producer, on Wednesday denied media reports which quoted that the company has plans to have monthly contracts with its customers.

set: No plans to have monthly contracts with customers:


set: Africa will veto any climate change deal that does not meet its demand for money from rich nations to cut the impact of global warming on the continent, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said.


set: VMware has announced it will enter the IaaS market later this year with VMware vCloud Hybrid Service, a public cloud service that will be interoperable with existing VMware virtualised infrastructure.


set: Airline stocks rose Friday with the major US carriers after the Europeans tightened fiscal rules to help deal with a sovereign-debt crisis, though the failed to get the backing of all 27 members.

set: Airline stocks rise with the major US carriers


set: A 29-year-old Salisbury man is expected to plead guilty to second-degree murder this week, according to the Wicomico County Deputy State's Attorney.

set: Salisbury man expected to plead guilty to murder


set: The politics of power are getting in the way of solving our national debt crisis.


set: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said the legitimate aspirations of Kashmiri youth must be respected and a magnanimous approach needs to be adopted to give them hope.

set: Legitimate aspirations of Kashmiri youth must be respected:


set:
US bonds beat stocks over 30 years.
Bonds beat stocks


set: Metro and Mail on Sunday are set to launch game apps in August, developed by DMGT's internal mobile unit A&N Mobile & TV.

set: Metro and Mail on Sunday to launch game apps


set: John Isner of the United States has pulled out of the French Open because of illness.


set: While Juan Martin del Potro took another step in his comeback from wrist surgery, Gael Monfils pulled out of the SAP Open on Friday with wrist injury.


set: More than 200 Texas state inmates were sent federal economic stimulus checks even though most were ineligible to receive them.

set: More than 200 Texas inmates sent stimulus checks


set: Italy is set to ban plastic bags from shops and supermarkets across the country on January 1 as shoppers eager for the New Year's sales prepare to swap to biodegradable, fabric or paper bags.


set: A quick thinking Telford schoolgirl has received a bravery award from senior fire officers for her actions in helping to evacuate her home in a house fire.

set: Telford schoolgirl receives bravery award


set: The company, which recently changed its name from For The Love of Chocolate, specializes in selling the best homemade chocolates.

set: Company specializes in homemade chocolate


set: THE defamation suit against president Freddie Koh Sin Chong of the Singapore Swimming Club for allegedly casting aspersions on four former management committee members in 2008 was dismissed with costs on the grounds that the criticism was justified.


set: Tension between IndyCar Series championship rivals Dario Franchitti and Will Power continued to simmer in Mid-Ohio after the pair made contact again on the opening lap of the race.

set: Tension between Dario Franchitti and Will Power continues at Mid-Ohio


set: Blanchard will represent the interests of the UAW retiree benefits trust on the newly constituted Chrysler board.

set: Fomer Gov. James Blanchard to represent UAW on Chrysler board


set: n``> - Express Scripts Inc said on Thursday it was moving forward successfully without Walgreen Co in its pharmacy network, citing wide support from clients.

set: Express Scripts says moving on without Walgreen


set: Party pills are a step closer to being banned after legislation to outlaw their active ingredient passed another hurdle in Parliament on Wednesday night.


set: SummitFashions, known for offering high quality sexy costumes at low prices now offers an eclectic collection of sexy Halloween costumes.

set: SummitFashions offers an eclectic collection of sexy Halloween costumes


set: Myles told the GNA Spots in Hiroshima, ``there are many reasons why we lost the game but the main reason is that we did not play according to instructions.


set: and police are warning motorists not to drive tired following New Year's celebrations.

set: Police warn motorists not to drive tired


set: Breast Cancer mapping Could become less painful With anaesthetic, according to a study released on Thursday.

set: Breast cancer mapping could become less painful with anaesthetic


set: London, Aug 17 Welsh singer Duffy, who became best-selling pop star of the year by singing emotion filled love songs about her break-ups, says currently she is enjoying lots of dates with different men.

set: I'm enjoying lots of dates with different men:


set: A tenant is suing the owners of an apartment complex, claiming he suffered serious injuries when he fell from a second floor balcony.

set: Tenant sues after falling from second floor balcony


set: DRUGS were taken in Stonehouse public toilets, the police safer community team have revealed.

set: Drug-taking in Stonehouse public toilets


set: Striker Aaron Wilbraham returns to the MK Dons squad but faces a tough task to oust Ali Gerba from Roberto Di Matteo's starting XI at Tranmere.


set: Pakistan on Sunday stopped consular access to Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who is in 'deep coma' in a Lahore hospital, official sources said.

set: Pakistan stops consular access to Sarabjit Singh


set: Thieves stole $1.5 million worth of jewelry after stabbing a man in a south Charlotte hotel parking lot Wednesday night.

set: Thieves steal $1.5 million in jewelry after stabbing man at Charlotte hotel


set: The Reserve Bank is removing the last remaining temporary liquidity facility put in place during the financial crisis.

set: Reserve Bank removes last temporary liquidity facility


set: A Conroe man received 50 years in prison for the murder of a 3-year-old autistic child.

set: Conroe man receives 50 years for murder of autistic child


set: Green Day and Pink are set to perform at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, due to take place on September 13.

set: Green Day, Pink to perform at 2009 MTV Video Music Awards


set: KBCA team demolished these illegal structures including project 'Jubilee Shopping Mall'' in Ranchore Line and cancelled the NOC for advertisement or construction of this project.


set: Nokia reported stronger-than-expected profits for the third quarter, boosted by strong demand for its cheap smartphones, and said on Thursday it would cut up to 1,800 jobs.


set: Dennys opened in the Pilot Flying J travel center in north La Salle on Tuesday night.


set: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar today unveiled the all-new BMW 3 series sedan by German luxury car maker BMW in petrol and diesel variants priced between Rs 28.90 lakh and Rs 37.90 lakh.


set: Howard broke his postseason homer drought, Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz also connected and the Philadelphia Phillies used the long ball and just enough small ball to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in Game 3 of the World Series early Sunday.


set: Matt York / AP By Clark Spencer Wade LeBlanc is returning to the bullpen but could reclaim his starting job as part of a six-man rotation after the Marlins get past a couple of upcoming off days.


set: An anti-social got a taste of public wrath while terrorising a trader near Satsang Vihar area on Friday night.

set: Anti-social gets a taste of public wrath


set: A post on David Jaffe's blog has revealed that the next game he's working on will involve cars.


set: Today, after working together with the Minister of Health, the fantastic medical community in Thunder Bay and community stakeholders, we've achieved some extraordinary things.

set: ``We've achieved some extraordinary things...''


set: A 37-year-old Kiel man who had a repeated-first-degree-sexual-assault-of-a-child charge dismissed Jan. 23 was charged with second-degree sexual assault of a child Wednesday.

set: Kiel man charged with sexual assault of a child


set: Upside Learning, a workplace learning technology solutions company, and New Horizons, a UAE-based leading provider of innovative eLearning solutions, have joined hands to jointly offer eLearning solutions in UAE and Kuwait.

set: Upside Learning and New Horizons join hands to offer eLearning solutions in UAE and Kuwait


set: Two days after a Somali pirate was sentenced to 33 years behind bars, pirates off the Somali coast hijacked a yacht that was apparently carrying four US citizens, reports the Associated Press.

set: Pirates hijack yacht with four americans


set: Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant settled one of his many lawsuits, Bryant reached a settlement with an New York based jeweler who was suing Bryant for $246,000 worth of jewelry.


set: Police seeking a prison inmate on the run in Christchurch are trying to establish the circumstances in which he disappeared from his community work placement yesterday.

set: Police seeking inmate on the run in Christchurch


set: The 85-year-old South Florida woman says she found a $17,500 insurance claim check from 1978 inside a nightstand drawer.


set: Use of bike racks on Milwaukee County buses has doubled in 2011, and the Milwaukee County Transit System projects the total number of bikes on buses will approach 100,000 for the year.

set: Use of bike racks on County buses doubles in 2011


set: Country music singer Glen Campbell has cancelled his scheduled tours with Kenny Rogers in Australia and New Zealand.


set: Authorities say a small fire at a Seattle police community station early Saturday was arson.

set: Small fire at Seattle police station was arson


set: The Kokomo mother accused of selling her 4-month-old baby for money and drugs was arrested in San Diego, Calif.

set: Kokomo mother accused of selling baby arrested in San Diego


set: North Dakota State University head football coach Craig Bohl announced Chris Klieman has been promoted to defensive coordinator.

set: Klieman promoted to defensive coordinator


set: The Hartford evacuated its Simsbury and Windsor offices at about 1:45 pm today for less than an hour after employees felt tremors from the 5.5-magnitude earthquake north of Ottawa, Canada.

set: The Hartford evacuates office for earthquake north of Ottawa, Canada


set: Pool safety bill moves to Conn. governor Connecticut is moving closer toward requiring public schools to adopt statewide safety standards for swimming pools used in physical education classes, team events and extracurricular activities.


set: A memorial service is set for an Easton firefighter killed in the line of duty during superstorm Sandy.

set: Memorial service set for Easton firefighter


set: ``The Sensex fell 72.5 points or 0.5% to 15,792.4 while the Nifty fell to 4,751.3, down 20.9 points or 0.4%.The Sensex has supports at 15,685 and 15,580 and resistances at 15,970 and 16,150. The Nifty has supports at 4,730 and 4,690 and resistances at 4,880 and 4,924.``


set: A VITAL transport service that provides a lifeline for the elderly and disabled has been given its own lifeline.


set: Buffalo Sabres forward Ville Leino has been suspended one game for an elbow to the head to Philadelphia Flyers forward Matt Read.

set: Sabres' Leino suspended one game for elbow to the head


set: Brett Favre says he's ``tempted'' to show up to Packers training camp, to call the team's ``bluff.''

set: Favre tempted to show up to Packers camp


set: A former care home manager who lived a life of ''lies, forgery and deceit'' has been jailed for 10 years for killing an elderly resident after stealing patients' drugs to feed her own addiction.

set: Care home manager jailed for killing elderly resident


set: Davies, Insurance Correspondent Amlin shares tumbled almost 17 per cent after the Lloyd's of London insurer warned that its loss at the half-year stage would be more than 50 per cent bigger than the £115m pre-tax deficit the market was expecting.


set: Georgia quarterback Mark Richt is confident that young starting quarterback Aaron Murray will be ``very, very good.''

set: Aaron Murray will be ``very, very good''


set: Federal Auto Holdings Bhd has opened the flagship showroom for German tuning specialist brand, ABT, at Glenmarie, Shah Alam.

set: Federal Auto opens flagship showroom for tuning specialist ABT


set: Two top officials in Capiz, both trusted men of Sen. Mar Roxas, are fighting over credit for a P10-million drainage system project that Malacañang recently approved.


set: The Phoenix City Council plans to delay voting on a proposed water rate increase until February after support for the current proposal fell through and questions remain.

set: Phoenix City council to delay voting on water-rate increase


set: The rate of salary increases dipped to 2.5% at February 2011 from a peak of 5.2% in early 2009.


set: Kim Kardashian has denied reports she is ``desperate for a baby'' but said she does want kids eventually.

set: Kim Kardashian denies reports she is 'desperate for a baby'


set: The Cross River Government has spent more than N50 million to train and re-train accountants in its service on modern day accounting procedure.

set: Cross River government trains accountants


set: Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Managed by Cleveland Clinic, announced today the adoption and enforcement of a smoke free policy.

set: Sheikh Khalifa Medical City announces adoption and enforcement of smoke free policy


set: A group of complex systems theorists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich has concluded, after analyzing the relationships among 43,060 transnational corporations, that 147 companies control about 40% of the world's wealth.

set: 147 companies control 40% of world's wealth


set: Japanese shares closed 0.83% lower on Wednesday after Wall Street posted its biggest slump of the year amid renewed concerns over Europe's debt crisis.


set: On a roll after a hat-trick of wins, Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals will have their tails up when they take on a depleted Kolkata Knight Riders, which is struggling after back-to-back defeats, in Indian Premier League on Thursday.

set: Rajasthan Royals take on Kolkata Knight Riders


set: Police watch for Broadway skateboarders New York City police have massed in upper Manhattan to see if nearly 2,000 skateboarders defy a court order banning them from racing down Broadway.


set: Former Valparaiso men's basketball coach Homer Drew and wife Janet have both recently been diagnosed with cancer.

set: Homer Drew and wife diagnosed with cancer


set: Andrey Amador won the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia and Ryder Hesjedal took back the overall lead from Joaquin Rodriguez as the race took to the Alps on Saturday.


set: Former Republican US Rep. Mark Foley is long gone from Congress, but his old campaign account still has nearly $1.2 million in the bank, a new report says.

set: Former Rep. Foley's old campaign account still has $1.2 million


set: A DINGO conservation group believe the parents of a three-year-old girl are to blame for a dingo attack on Fraser Island.


set: Kieren Fallon looks set to renew his partnership with Ballydoyle in the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

set: Kieren Fallon will renew his partnership with Ballydoyle on Saturday.


set: A man who was shot by his local police chief is due in court Monday, but the case may be delayed.


set: - BP has paid $303 million in claim payments to more than 40,000 individuals and businesses impacted by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Thursday.

set: BP pays $303 million to more than 40,000


set: The High Court has refused to return six vehicles to a Northern car dealer after they were seized in Longford for non-payment of Vehicle Registration Tax.


set: Defiant Saudi women got behind the wheels of their cars Friday in response to calls for nationwide action to break a traditional ban unique to the ultra-conservative kingdom.


set: 1/17/2008 11:23:09 PM Chinese government is determined to crackdown on illegal pricing including overly fast increases in prices, while stepping up measures to boost supply and control prices.

set: China determined to crackdown illegal pricing


set: Matt Lindstrom will be ready to close for the Marlins on Opening Day.


set: CORRYN Rayney could have been buried alive, a forensic expert has told the murder trial of her estranged husband, prominent Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney.

set: Corryn Rayney 'may have been buried alive'


set: New water pipes are to be installed in ten streets across Borehamwood, starting later this month.


set: The Foothill High boys and girls track teams swept Shasta in a dual meet Wednesday with the boys winning 88-47 and the girls 92-69.


set: The Phoenix Coyotes on Friday recalled forwards Chris Brown and Rob Klinkhammer from their AHL affiliate in Portland, Maine.

set: Coyotes recall Chris Brown and Rob Klinkhammer


set: India needs 8 lakh more ``modern medicine'' doctors and 15 lakh additional nurses to keep pace with growing demands in the health sector, Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss said.


set: City police are investigating a shooting that occurred just before just before 8 pm near South 10th and Muhlenberg streets, officials said.


set: Bahrain arrested at least six opposition leaders on Thursday, a day after its crackdown on protests among the Shi'ite Muslim majority drew rare United States criticism and raised fears of a regional conflict.

set: Bahrain arrests six opposition leaders after crackdown


set: She released a statement that read: ``With sadness in my heart, I've decided not to return to IDOL.


set: The FDA today approved denosumab, an injectable treatment for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who are at high risk for fractures.

set: FDA approves denosumab for treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis


set: Kevin A. Carr, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and Brad Gehring, Outagamie County Sheriff, announced the completion of a multi-jurisdictional operation that targeted non-compliant sex offenders.

set: United states Marshal announces the completion of a multi-jurisdictional operation targeting non-compliant sex offenders


set: Former Terp Greivis Vasquez was honored at the White House for running youth sports camps in his native Venezuela.

set: Former Terp Greivis Vasquez honored at White House


set: The man who hung defamatory posters around Penticton last January plead guilty to criminal libel.


set: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda says the Government will be breaking ground to start the first phase of the infrastructural development of the Caymanas Economic Zone, in St. Catherine, as early as August.

set: '' Minister Samuda says the Government will be breaking ground to start the first phase of the infrastructural...


set: Microsoft Windows lost market share last month, dropping a third of a point despite gains from Windows 7.


set: Rangers left-handed starter Matt Harrison has a bruised left triceps after being hit by a line drive off the bat of designated hitter Danny Valencia.


set: Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell is hospitalized in Baltimore.

set: Former Ravens owner Art Modell hospitalized


set: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday sparked off a debate by saying that homosexuality is 'unnatural' and a 'disease'.


set: BP on Wednesday said it would cut 620 jobs from its solar power business and that two plants in Spain and part of a plant in the US.

set: BP cuts 620 jobs from its solar business


set: Venezuela's late president Hugo Chavez died in Cuba, not in Caracas, and Venezuelans mourned an empty coffin during the seven-hour funeral procession, according to Spanish website ABC.

set: Chavez 'died in Cuba and Venezuelans mourned empty coffin'


set: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is to pay an official visit to Iran on Saturday to exchange views with the country's senior officials on mutual and regional developments, an Iranian diplomat said Thursday.

set: Pakistani president Zardari to visit Iran on Saturday


set: St. Francis Parish School in Bakersfield beat out 14 other diocesan schools in the academic decathlon at San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno last weekend.

set: St. Francis School beats 14 others in academic decathlon


set: myAutoloan.com, an online auto loan finance company, has reached social media milestones with Facebook and Twitter.

set: MyAutoloan.com reaches social media milestones with Facebook and Twitter


set: A Turkish state minister saw on Thursday mutual investments as a way out of economic crisis.

set: Turkish Minister sees mutual investments as way out of crisis


set: The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma Collins has told heat magazine how she's only ever slept with three people in her life and she's actually a bit of a prude.

set: Gemma Collins: ``I've only slept with three people in my life''


set: Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard warns consumers to beware of a veteran gift solicitation in Arizona.

set: Goddard warns az consumers of veteran gift solicitations


set: Fenway has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, the nation's official listing of significant historical resources.

set: Fenway placed on National Register of Historic Places


set: WASHINGTON Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has released his long-awaited health overhaul bill.


set: The company has announced recently that Sky Bingo is launching a new bingo room entirely for 80 ball bingo games.


set: Rovers manager Steve Kean feels that occasion of Saturday got to the Rovers side as they turned in one of their worst displays of the campaign.


set: Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said Thursday that Hillary Rodham Clinton called her after she endorsed the effort to draft the former secretary of State into the 2016 presidential race.

set: Sen. Claire McCaskill says Hillary Clinton called her


set: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ``is on his way to recovery, getting better every day,'' the country's top lawmaker said Monday at a military ceremony, clearing up related rumors.


set: The US government will pull its support from GM if the automaker does not get court permission for an exit from bankruptcy protection by July 10.


set: Freeman will have to try and rebound against the New York Jets number one rated pass defense in the NFL.


set: Bayern Munich will have to splash out €18M to snap up Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Marco Reus according to sources in Germany.

set: Bayern Munich must splash €18M for Marco Reus


set: President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in control of the Senate, accused Republicans on Friday of peddling discredited ``snake oil ideas'' about the economy.

set: Obama accuses gop of peddling 'snake oil'


set: A new networking group geared towards young entrepreneurs in Cork has been launched and they are seeking members.

set: New networking group for young entrepreneurs launched


set: Astro Boy, an animated film starring Nicolas Cage, Charlize Theron and Donald Sutherland, opens in theaters Friday, October 23.

set: Astro Boy, starring Nicolas Cage and Charlize Theron, in theaters October 23


set: ``I have grave threat to my security and she can plan attacks on me. My life is in danger now but I am not scared. I have lived a lot but I will continue to fight for the poor, the oppressed and for women's rights,'' Joshi said at a press conference here.


set: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram declared in the Lok Sabha, on Tuesday, that the government will issue multipurpose identity cards to all citizens as check against illegal migration into India.

set: Government to issue multipurpose identity cards:


set: study from Sweden suggests that people with high levels of apolipoproteins are a predictor of heart attack risk.

set: High levels of apolipoproteins are a predictor of heart attack risk


set: And that is the reason why Ken Doherty, director of community services, is recommending a portion of Sherbrooke Street get a new name.

set: A portion of Sherbrooke Street could be getting a new name


set: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will play at the Monte Carlo Masters.

set: Nadal, Federer to play at Monte Carlo Masters


set: Vermont Academy in Saxtons River celebrated its 100th Anniversary Winter Carnival this past week with several days of events and games.

set: Vermont Academy celebrates 100th Anniversary


set: A YOUNG woman jumped out of an upstairs window after a suspected arson attack on her house.

set: Woman jumps out of window after suspected arson attack


set: As per reports and infromation from our sources,Meditrade,an Egyptian commodities buyer, bought 6,000 metric tons of sunflower oil and 25,000 tons of soybean oil at a tender today.The sunflower oil was bought at $1,349 a ton and the soybean oil at $1,271.85 a ton, according to the traders.

set: Egyptian commodities buyer, bought 6,000 metric tons of sunflower oil and 25,000 tons of soybean oil at a tender..


set: A run-of-the-mill traffic stop led to some serious drug charges for a pair of out-of-town men Wednesday.


set: JetBlue Airways is pleased to announce 'The But Wait, There's More!' ten day sale for fall travel to more than 56 destinations in the carrier's network, with fares starting as low as $29.

set: JetBlue Airways announces 'the But Wait, There's more!' sale for fall travel to more than 56 destinations


set: A judge threw out a lawsuit accusing New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner of breaking a promise to make a former Madison Square Garden president a big part of the team's television network.

set: Judge throws out lawsuit against Steinbrenner


set: More than 500 flower urns were stolen from a Lake Worth cemetery sometime Saturday or Sunday night, authorities said.


set: Sarah Jessica Parker says she's concerned for the safety and well-being of the surrogate through whom she and husband Matthew Broderick are expecting twins.The ``Sex and the City'' star tells ``Access Hollywood'' that the attention has led to an invasion of the woman's privacy.

set: Sarah Jessica Parker concerned for surrogate


set: Dr. Conrad Murray will not testify in his own defence as his involuntary manslaughter trial comes to a close in Los Angeles.

set: Dr. Conrad Murray will not testify in trial


set: Police have charged a third person in the August burglary of a West Manheim Township home.


set: Crude oil prices slid again Wednesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange as the dollar continued to gain strength against the euro.


set: A Florida man allegedly returned a dozen used enema kits to a local CVS, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

set: Florida man returns a dozen used enema kits to CVS


set: The semi-official Fars News Agency is claiming Iran is in the ``initial stages'' of building a nuclear submarine.


set: US stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday as mixed reports showed that the American housing market is improving.


set: A US judge ruled Wednesday that Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in January, is not competent to stand trial, FOX News Channel reported.

set: Judge rules Jared Lee Loughner not competent to stand trial


set: Helen Mirren was crowned queen of the London stage at the Olivier Awards Sunday, while compelling, canine-titled teen drama The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time emerged as best in show with seven trophies.


set: WWE is running an angle on their website announcing that Vickie Guerrero is pregnant, teasing the father of the child is Edge or Big Show.

set: Wwe announces that Vickie Guerrero is pregnant


set: On a visit here with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Home Minister Shivraj Patil Thursday said India will fight terror at all costs and thwart the designs of terrorists to disturb peace and communal harmony in the country.

set: India to fight against terror at all costs:


set: A bomb exploded outside the JP Morgan offices in Athens, causing minor damage to the building, police said.

set: Bomb outside JP Morgan offices in Athens causes minor damage


set: A Waterloo man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his roommate in an argument over a woman Wednesday.


set: A northwestern Indiana man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for pouring bleach into his wife's mouth while she was sleeping.

set: Indiana man sentenced for pouring bleach in wife's mouth


set: Dutch insurer Aegon NV said Friday that it has cancelled its listing on the London Stock Exchange as of June 29.

set: Aegon has cancelled listing on London Stock Exchange


set: Dr. L. Subramaniam, India's foremost violinist, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Music by the University of Sheffield in the UK.

set: Dr. L. Subramaniam awarded an Honorary Doctorate by University of Sheffield


set: A day after the CAT 2011 result was declared, SNAP 2011 result has been declared on Thursday, January 12, 2012.


set: A NATIONALnational swine flu service aiming to speed up access to drugs for thousands of infected people goes live.


set: It is being rumored that Apple has acquired speech technology company Nuance, after Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, made this declaration in a video interview.


set: Australian actor Hugh Jackman will host next year's Oscar telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday.

set: Australian actor Hugh Jackman to host Academy Awards


set: DePaul came up on the short end of a 4.0 to 2.0 score to finish in fourth place at The Match Play this weekend.

set: DePaul finishes fourth at the match Play


set: Days of heat can take a toll not only on electricity grids and vehicles but also the human body.


set: Melbourne has had its driest start to spring on record, with a rainfall total of 26 millimetres compared to the previous low of 35.2mm set in 1914.


set: The Bank of Japan decided on Tuesday to keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent as uncertainty spread over the future course of the world's second-largest economy amid global financial crisis.

set: Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent


set: Abbotts thank troops and volunteers Updated: 17:15, Monday December 24, 2012 Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has used his Christmas message to the nation to thank Australian troops currently serving abroad.


set: A MUM who was found dead at her home died of stab wounds, a post-mortem examination has revealed.


set: A college of policing will be set up to improve standards and professionalism among officers, the Government said today.


set: After watching JLS perform and pick up two awards at the BRITS on Tuesday, king of hip-hop Jay-Z thinks that they will be as big as *N Sync - the band that gave us Justin Timberlake.


set: Venezuela expelled a prominent human rights activist, saying he had committed serious offences after he issued a critical report on the situation in the country.


set: A$AP Rocky has pled guilty to attempted grand larceny, but he probably won't be losing too much sleep over it.

set: A$AP Rocky pleads guilty to attempted grand larceny


set: Kauai Island has won best Hawaii island award for second consecutive time.


set: A November trial has been set for a civil lawsuit in federal court that involves Avera St. Luke's Hospital and an Ohio physician who performed a cardiology procedure at the hospital.


set: European renewable power utilities EDP Renewables and EDF Energies posted firm first-half core profit on Wednesday thanks to installed capacity increases in windpower and solar energy.

set: European Renewables post firm core profit


set: ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steel producer, said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy iron ore miner London Mining Brasil for up to $810 million to help improve its self-sufficiency in raw materials.


set: ``Entertainment Tonight'' is reporting that Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins in France.


set: Though Green sold his dealership many years ago, the name Green Ford Sales remains a fixture in Abilene at 2104 N. Buckeye.


set: UK business software group Micro Focus International PLC Tuesday said its fiscal first-half revenue and earnings will top analyst expectations, helped by currency movements and lower costs following a restructuring program.

set: Micro Focus says revenue, earnings to top analyst expectations


set: The Malta Stock Exchange on Tuesday announced a joint venture with the Irish Stock Exchange to launch the European Wholesale Securities Market, a specialist new market for wholesale fixed-income debt securities.

set: Malta Stock Exchange and the Irish Stock Exchange launch the European Wholesale Securities market