set: Uttar Pradesh received moderate to heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours as monsoon remained active over the state.


set: Washington, Dec 13 Richard Holbrooke, the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, remained in critical condition after undergoing an additional surgery today to repair a torn aorta.

set: US Envoy Holbrooke remains in critical condition


set: A MOLE Creek farmer has locked his gate to mining companies who wish to conduct exploration or operations on his 486 ha property.


set: American Airlines reported its April traffic increased 2.7 percent versus the same period last year.


set: Arginetix Inc., a Baltimore-based developer of small molecule inhibitors of arginase, has raised $2.3 million in first-round funding.


set: Israel received an uncomfortable reminder of international anger over the Gaza war today when lawyers representing 16 Palestinians asked a London court to issue an arrest warrant for its defence minister, Ehud Barak, who is visiting Britain.

set: Lawyers representing 16 Palestinians asked a London court to issue an arrest warrant


set: Shanghai-based outsourcing specialist Virtuos has acquired Russian concept art studio GRAFIT, gaining access to the studio's network of artists in Russia, Europe and Asia.

set: Virtuos acquires Russian concept art studio


set: Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has stressed that a fresh austerity package under discussion is necessary to regain credibility and overcome the threatening debt crisis.

set: Austerity necessary to regain credibility:


set: Italian oil and gas group Eni SpA and Italian bank UniCredit SpA will meet Libyan rebels to discuss a possible resumption of oil exports to Italy, two sources close to the operation told Reuters.

set: Eni, UniCredit to meet Libyan rebels: sources


set: A Newark woman was killed yesterday afternoon in a two-car crash in Licking County.


set: The euro edged higher in volatile trade Thursday as the market focused on problems in currencies in emerging economies.


set: Deutsche Bank AG, Germany's biggest bank, posted a fourth straight quarterly profit, buoyed by a tax gain, a year after reporting a record loss.

set: Deutsche Bank posts fourth straight quarterly profit


set: ``Rules of game in Kyrgyzstan have already been announced, and we should learn to play by them, if we want to live in a civilized state,'' Temir Sariev, leader of one of parties, running in the parliamentary elections on October 10, stated at the press conference in 24.kg news agency.

set: Rules of game in Kyrgyzstan are announced, we should learn to play by them --


set: Mecca Bingo recently run a great online bingo promotion at their site where a brand new smart car was up for grabs, lucky online bingo player ``Nicola300'' is now on the move thanks to Mecca Bingo in a fantastic Pink Mecca Smart Car.

set: Bingo player gets moving with Mecca Bingo


set: Illegal poker charges have been dropped against a Pueblo man after an informant in the case declined to testify.

set: Poker charges dropped against Pueblo man


set: After six seasons, Piers Morgan, the last of the original judges' pannel has announced that he will be stepping down as a judge from America's Got Talent.

set: Piers Morgan stepping down from America's Got Talent


set: Scott Weiland, legendary lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, performed live at Wasted Space at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Wednesday night.

set: Scott Weiland, lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, performs at Wasted Space


set: B2b PR and communications agency IAS has recruited two new senior account managers, boasting some 17 years of experience between them.

set: IAS recruits two senior account managers


set: Greece braced for the possibility of fresh austerity measures after Sunday newspapers reported its public deficit for 2010 was far greater than previously estimated.


set: GOP presidential rivals made contrasting appeals to conservatives Friday, with Mitt Romney saying he proved his mettle as Massachusetts governor and Rick Santorum saying Romney is so moderate that electing him would be a ``hollow victory.''


set: A husband and wife from Northamptonshire are due to go on trial accused of causing unnecessary suffering to a circus elephant called Anne.

set: Husband and wife on trial for causing unnecessary suffering to circus elephant Anne


set: The full cast has been announced for the new UK tour of Ghost the Musical, adapted from the 1990 film ``Ghost'' with a score by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard.

set: Full cast announced for New tour of Ghost the Musical


set: Amarinth has unveiled a document management system for contractors and operators, particularly those subject to penalty payments and retentions related to product documentation.

set: Amarinth unveils document management system


set: CIT Group Inc. on Monday cleared another hurdle in its restructuring effort as it attempts to avoid bankruptcy protection, saying it has received enough offers to complete a debt repurchase program.

set: Cit Group clears hurdle in restructuring effort


set: Checker Motors Corporation filed for bankruptcy this week.


set: The City of Kitchener has declared a Snow Event.


set: Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment are teaming up to adapt the Japanese manga Pluto into a live-action/CGI hybrid.

set: Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment to adapt Japanese manga Pluto


set: We're SO sad to report that disco-soul diva Donna Summer has passed away this morning, at the age of 63.


set: MLB Network announced Tuesday that it will televise 10 minor league Triple-A baseball games this season.

set: Mlb Network to televise 10 Triple-A games


set: Veteran filmmaker John Woo will lead the jury of the Golden Goblet Award, the main competitive segment of the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival, which will open on June 12 and last nine days.


set: Canada's housing market is on the rebound after a decline in 2009 with resales expected to set a new annual record this year and home building is off to a strong start, according to two reports Monday.


set: With a minor named as accused in the Delhi gang rape incident, HRD minister MM Pallam Raju feels that sex education should be made an integral part of the school curriculum.

set: Sex education should be made part of school curriculum:


set: A former girls volleyball coach was arrested Wednesday after allegations that he had inappropriate contact with two underage students at Union Mine High School in El Dorado.

set: Former volleyball coach arrested on allegations


set: The Red River has dropped just below major flood stage in Fargo but many communities in North Dakota still are threatened with high water.

set: Red River drops below major flood stage in Fargo


set: A fatal crash on the M61 near Bolton has closed the motorway northbound, the Highways Agency has said.


set: Jennifer Lopez is set to guest star on the hit Fox show Glee, which won Best Comedy or Musical at Sunday's Golden Globes.


set: Andre Agassi appears Thursday at the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas for the announcement that he will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

set: Andre Agassi to be inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame


set: Russia banned grain exports for the rest of the year today after a severe drought and wildfires destroyed 20 percent of its wheat crop.

set: Russia bans grain exports amid severe drought


set: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Thursday said that no institution on its own can ensure good governance in the country adding that the judiciary is a role model for other institutions.


set: Per Larry Holder of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is testifying on Friday at the appeal hearing convened by former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue -- and Vilma and Smith are present to watch and listen.

set: Williams testifying with Vilma, Smith present


set: More than 200 workers of the Hong Fu Shoe Company in the Hoang Long Industrial Park were hospitalized with food poisoning.

set: 200 workers hospitalized with food poisoning


set: Oil closed above the $129 a barrel mark for the first time on Tuesday, again extending its record levels.


set: Teaching is experiencing its biggest recruitment boom for years with one in ten workers considering a career in teaching, according to statistics from the Training and Development Agency for Schools.

set: One in ten workers 'considering career in teaching'


set: Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation has selected QuantiSense for its BI and data warehousing solution.

set: Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation selects QuantiSense


set: Aaron Eckhart is in talks to join Johnny Depp in his new film, ``Rum Diary,'' based on the Hunter S. Thompson novel.

set: Aaron Eckhart joins Johnny Depp in ``Rum Diary''


set: Invacare Corporation today announced the appointment of former United States Senator Charles S. Robb as a new independent director to serve on Invacare's Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2010.

set: Invacare Corporation announces appointment of former US Senator Charles S. Robb as new independent director


set: Outer space smells like fried steak, hot metal and welding a motorbike, according to scientists.


set: Former Cuyahoga County Recorder Patrick O'Malley's sentencing has been postponed a month to allow for more time to complete a presentence report.

set: Former Cuyahoga Recorder Patrick O'Malley's sentencing postponed


set: That's the thinking of Gregory Stavrou, executive director of Rochester Civic Theatre, who announced that RCT will revamp its previously announced 2012-2013 season schedule to add ``The Producers'' to the lineup.


set: ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson last night ruled out Jonny Wilkinson for a month with yet another of the shoulder injuries that have plagued him.

set: Martin Johnson rules out Jonny Wilkinson with injury


set: Kalakalappu actress Anjali has replaced Taapsee Pannu in Madha Gaja Raja.


set: A large number of DC firefighters called out sick on New Year's Eve, leaving the city short-staffed on a busy night.

set: Large number of DC firefighters call out sick


set: BHP Billiton has raised its bid for Rio Tinto to 3.4 BHP shares for each Rio Tinto share, valuing the world's third biggest miner at $147.4 billion dollars.


set: A Russellville doctor identified as a ``prime suspect'' in a car bombing that injured the chairman of the state Medical Board pleaded innocent Tuesday to federal weapons and obstruction of justice charges in a separate case.

set: Russellville doctor pleads innocent in weapons case


set: /PanARMENIAN.Net/ ``Silence'', a documentary on destruction of the Armenian cultural heritage in Georgia was screened in Yerevan yesterday.

set: Documentary on destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in Georgia screened in Yerevan


set: A novel study led by Johns Hopkins scientists has revealed that sugar plays a vital role in cell division a finding that would lead to new treatments for a number of diseases, including cancer.


set: June consumer credit rose $14.33 billion, or at a 6.7-per-cent annual rate, to $2.586 trillion, the Federal Reserve said.


set: Foster Grandparents from Delta, Menominee and Schoolcraft counties celebrated 35 years of service in their communities at their Annual Recognition Dinner held recently at the Terrace Bay Inn in Gladstone.


set: After 25 years, I have decided to leave Dream Theater....


set: Bottom side West Ham United claimed their first point of the season on Saturday when they drew 1-1 at Stoke City in the English Premier League.

set: West Ham claim first point of season with draw at Stoke


set: Treasury prices turned higher on Tuesday afternoon, pushing yields down, as stocks extended losses and oil prices pressed higher on new reports of clashes in the Middle East.

set: Treasurys turn up as stocks extend losses


set: German fixed network operator Versatel has provided network connectivity services to Berlin-based Flatliners, provider of medical consultancy services to the film industry.

set: Versatel provides connectivity services for Flatliners


set: Not only are Drew Barrymore and Justin Long back on, they're reportedly moving in together!

set: Drew Barrymore and Justin Long moving in together


set: Longs Drug Stores announced that it will open a new Longs Drugs store in Carpinteria, California.

set: Longs Drug Stores opens new store in Carpinteria


set: A Waseca man has pleaded guilty to attempted bribery after offering a woman money if she told authorities she didn't know who assaulted her.

set: Waseca man pleads guilty to attempted bribery


set: A Sanford police officer died Tuesday during a training exercise, police said Wednesday.

set: Sanford police officer dies during training


set: A security source said on Wednesday that the Egyptian border police succeeded in thwarting an attempt to smuggle automatic weapons and ammunition from Libya through the Salloum border crossing.

set: Egyptian police 'thwart attempt to smuggle weapons from Libya'


set: The EUR/USD is consolidating at the lows which might indicate a correction in prices.


set: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said it is corporate responsibility of all to safeguard the national assets.

set: It is corporate responsibility of all of us to safeguard national assets:


set: A new local history book will go on sale Friday night during a signing party at The Bookman, 715 Washington Ave.

set: New local history book goes on sale Friday during signing party


set: Gov. Martin O'Malley, one of the first governors to endorse Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, said he'll be proud to support Sen. Barack Obama once he officially wins the Democratic nomination.

set: O'Malley says he'd be proud to support Obama


set: 01 de febrero de 2012, 18:39Warsaw, Feb 1 Poland''s 1996 Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska died at 88 years old in her house in the southern city of Krakow, announced her representative Michal Rusinek.

set: Nobel prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska dies


set: Scientists have found that invasive boa constrictors are spreading across the island of Puerto Rico.

set: Invasive boa constrictors are spreading across Puerto Rico


set: Alexander turns to triathlon coaching Updated: 17:47, Monday February 25, 2013 Craig Alexander jokes he might yet have found the way he can make the Olympics.


set: A Macon man faces charges of child molestation and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after he allegedly provided alcohol to teenagers.


set: The researchers at the Western University have found a way of treating both post-traumatic stress disorder and drug addiction by selectively blocking the patient's recall of memories.

set: Researchers find ways to treat post-traumatic stress disorder


set: A 56-YEAR-OLD woman from Bromborough was taken to hospital following a fire at her home.


set: Chelsea midfielder Ramires is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a medial knee ligament injury after being forced off in his side's 1-0 win over QPR, Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed.

set: Ramires facing lengthy spell on sidelines with medial knee ligament injury


set: NASHVILLE, Tenn. Comedian Tracy Morgan plans to return to Nashville next week to apologize to audience members who were offended by an anti-gay rant during a stand-up show on June 3.

set: Tracy Morgan returning to Nashville to apologize


set: Ad campaign to target prosecutor accountability A new advocacy group is launching a national advertising campaign calling for prosecutor accountability and the importance of conviction integrity.


set: Donald Trump has emerged in second place in the GOP presidential field, according to a new poll.

set: Donald Trump emerges second place in GOP presidential field:


set: BLUESCOPE Steel has slashed its dividend by 77 per cent and warned of a likely loss in the second half amid tough trading conditions in the domestic and international steel markets.


set: A prominent Auckland lawyer has lost an appeal against being found to have acted unprofessionally by swearing at court staff and creating ``an embarrassing scene'' by slamming a door.


set: Big Island police are investigating the theft of two ATVs from a home in Laupāhoehoe.

set: Police investigating theft of two ATVs from Laupāhoehoe


set: Senior DMK leader and former Minister Veerapandi Arumugam today surrendered before police for three-day custodial interrogation in connection with two cases of alleged land grabbing lodged against him.

set: Veerapandi Arumugam surrenders before police


set: Fabio Capello said he plans to relax rather than return to coaching in Italy after blaming a ``misunderstanding'' for his exit from England job.


set: People often ask me, ``What's so bad about GEs?''


set: Britain today said India was making ``good progress'' on reducing poverty, and listed the areas where British aid was making a difference in the three states of Odisha, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

set: India making good progress on reducing poverty:


set: Everton striker Louis Saha crashed into a fence while driving his Ferrari on a country road in Cheshire.

set: Everton striker Louis Saha crashes Ferrari


set: Regulators on Friday shut down a small bank in Illinois and one in Washington, lifting to 63 the number of US bank failures this year.


set: The Archbishop of Caterbury, Rowan Williams, has given his support to a muti-billion pound so called ``Robin Hood'' tax -- also known as a Tobin tax -- on financial transactions.

set: Archbishop of Caterbury calls for 'Robin Hood' tax


set: Adelaide is set to host a new three-day music and arts festival that will bring awareness to environmental issues.


set: COMMUTERS are being urged to get on their bikes for a greener London in a cycling to work campaign.


set: The 2013 hurricane season is expected to be more active than average, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

set: Hurricane season expected to be 'active'


set: GENERAL Motors is heading to bankruptcy court tomorrow to seek approval to sell its assets to a ``New GM'' in a plan to reinvigorate the car maker under US government ownership.

set: General Motors to seek approval to sell itself


set: New York's hometown value airline JetBlue Airways today celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special Airbus A320 aircraft, featuring a unique 10-themed livery to signify the carrier's entry into its second decade.

set: JetBlue Airways celebrates 10th anniversary


set: The Sandusky County dog warden was arrested Wednesday night and charged with two counts of disorderly conduct by police.

set: Sandusky County dog warden arrested Wednesday


set: Air India workers have called off a two-day strike that left tens of thousands of passengers stranded after an Indian court asked them to return to work.


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set: US stocks retreated as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernankeâ??s pledge to safeguard the economic recovery failed to ease concern that growth will continue to slow and Intel Corp. cut its revenue forecast.


set: In a twist of events, a Thai ship owner has claimed that the Indian navy had sunk his vessel in the Gulf of Aden last week instead of a pirate ship as claimed by Indian authorities.

set: Thai ship owner claims Indian navy sank his vessel


set: Former RJD leader and minister in the Lalu-Rabri governments Ramai Ram on Monday joined JD in the presence of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.


set: Labour leader Iain Gray brushed off an anti-cuts protest yesterday after being ``ambushed'' on a campaign visit to a train station.

set: Gray brushes off anti-cuts protest after 'ambush' at train station


set: NBA phenom Jeremy Lin isn't holding any grudges against ESPN or the editor who was let go after writing what many considered a racist remark about him.


set: ``Regional separation in Kyrgyzstan is the result of proportional election system implementation,'' said former CEC chief Akylbek Sariev on today's panel discussion Rule-of-Law Principle during transitional period in Kyrgyzstan.

set: Regional separation in Kyrgyzstan is the result of proportional election system implementation --


set: Sidbi Venture capital, the venture capital arm of Small Industries Dvelopment Bank of India, is planning its third fund this year, which will focus on early and growth stage companies across various verticals, a top official said.

set: Sidbi venture plans third fund this year


set: A city chef who has cooked for the rich and famous has clocked up 40 years loyal service at a family business.

set: Chef clocks up 40 years with family business


set: Natural gas in storage in the US fell last week and is only 2.3 percent above the five-year average for this time of year, a government report said Thursday.


set: Chocolate boy Imran Khan received a love bite from one of his crazy female fan when he was in a night club in Dubai.

set: Imran Khan receives love bite from a crazy female fan


set: A detective corporal of police is scheduled to appear in court today for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act.


set: A full Bench headed by the chief justice said a deputy commissioner can delegate his authority to any official for taking possession of land in terms of section 16 of Land Acquisition Act, and the DC need not be present at the place in question.

set: Deputy commissioner can delegate authority


set: Mitt Romney is in Israel to seek endorsement and to be acknowledged as a more reliable ally than Obama.

set: Romney in Israel seeking for endorsement


set: He is now free to go unfettered about his life, which we can only assume will consist of him traveling from small town to small town across the South, sweet-talking widows out of their retirement money and bedding their daughters.


set: Former Republican presidential contender Herman Cain will speak at UNC on Thursday as an invited guest of the UNC College Republicans.


set: A police lieutenant resigned Friday after he was placed under investigation and suspended without pay due to an arrest earlier this month.


set: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that the good start by openers laid the foundation for the win at Napier.


set: State wildlife officials plan to examine a mountain lion that was shot near Robinson in Kidder County.


set: Plan B is considering giving away his next album, which will be a hip-hop record, for free.

set: Plan B considering giving away his next album for free


set: China on Tuesday warned US President Barack Obama against meeting the Dalai Lama, saying it would ``seriously undermine'' Sino-US ties -- the latest salvo in an escalating row between the two powers.

set: China warns Obama against meeting Dalai Lama


set: MYSTERY surrounds the cause of a biplane crash in Bidford in which the pilot was seriously injured.

set: Mystery surrounds cause of biplane crash


set: ING Groep NV says it is selling its British businesses linked to online banking arm ING Direct UK to Barclays at a 320-million loss.

set: ING sells British businesses to Barclays


set: Character actor Sam Menning, who starred most recently in ``My Name Is Earl,'' died March 29 in Los Angeles of emphysema.


set: Afghan ground forces will be barred from calling in NATO air strikes after an attack killed a number of children this week, Karzai said.

set: Afghan forces barred from calling NATO air strikes


set: FIFA has launched 2,500 legal actions around the globe to protect its World Cup brand, a senior official of soccer's governing body said on Thursday.

set: FIFA launches 2,500 actions to protect World Cup brand


set: Sony has announced via the PlayStation US blog that Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed for release in the United States.


set: Smashburger, a restaurant chain in the US, has signed an agreement with ISK Systems, to operate 20 restaurants in Long Island, New York.

set: Smashburger signs agreement to operate 20 restaurants in Long Island


set: A top UN envoy has warned that time was running out in Afghanistan to defeat the Taliban insurgency and asked the international community to change its ``mindset'' for a success in the war-torn country.

set: Time running out in Afghanistan to defeat insurgency:


set: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has said that carefree spending cost the Republicans the polls, but the party has been loyal to core issues that will win back voters.

set: Carefree spending cost Republicans the polls:


set: A Lexington woman is robbed in her own home, and the family says the two responsible even held a gun to a baby's head before they made off with her money.


set: Court records show Fishburne was granted a temporary restraining order on Thursday Jan. 3, 2012 against a man who claims to own the actor's house and went there on New Year's day to try to evict him and his family.

set: Laurence Fishburne granted restraining order


set: SANA'A, April 10 - The newly appointed governors were sworn in on Tuesday before President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi in the Republican Palace.

set: Newly appointed governors sworn in before President Hadi


set: Azerbaijan and Armenia need to settle the issue of returning five regions and half of Kelbajar, deputy Asim Mollazade says.

set: Azerbaijan, Armenia need to settle issue of returning five regions


set: ``I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ballem as a new member of the National Energy Board,'' said Minister Oliver.

set: Minister Oliver announces appointment of new member to the National energy Board


set: Dell announced Monday, July 3, 2012, that it is buying Quest Software for about $2.36 billion, ending recent speculation about who the unnamed bidder was in a battle for the company with investment firm Insight Venture Partners.

set: Dell buying Quest software for $2.36 billion


set: An Amarillo man has been indicted on federal money laundering and multiple weapons charges linked to illegal gambling operations and $7,500 in bribes paid to an unidentified law enforcement officer.

set: Amarillo man indicted on money laundering, weapons charges


set: The broking firm says, the Nifty has support at 5980-5950 and resistance at 6020-6040.


set: Spanish tenor Placido Domingo is to undergo ``preventive surgery'' and will be unable to perform for the next six weeks, his spokesman has said.


set: Private sector insurer DLF Pramerica Life Insurance today launched four new insurance products, including two traditional plans.

set: DLF Pramerica Life launches four new products


set: Catania President, Antonio Pulvirenti, has confirmed that striker, Maxi Lopez, is free to talk to other clubs after AC Milan have backed-off a move.


set: And while the 15th-ranked Badgers threw away a potential shot at the national championship with back-to-back road losses in late October, Wilson still got his wish.


set: A Tuesday afternoon crash on Huronatario Street sent two people to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.


set: The Titans have re-signed Chris Simms after releasing him prior to their game against the Ravens this Sunday.


set: SandRidge Energy, Inc. today announced that it is selling shares of its preferred and common stock in connection with the planned acquisition of oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin from Forest Oil Corporation.

set: SandRidge Energy, Inc. to sell preferred and common stock


set: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday there was no plan to nationalise troubled US bank Citigroup, causing stocks on Wall Street to trim losses.

set: Bernanke says no plans to nationalise Citigroup


set: World No 1 Victoria Azarenka rolled into the third round of the US Open with an emphatic 6-2 6-2 victory over Belgian qualifier Kirsten Flipkens on Wednesday.

set: Azarenka rolls into third round of US Open


set: When Donald Trump demands $5 million, people tend to start talking.


set: Russian warships have arrived off Venezuela's coast for naval exercises meant to showcase deepening relations between President Hugo Chavez's government and Moscow.

set: Russian warships arrive off venezuelas coast


set: UK-based supply chain provider Wincanton has announced that it will introduce 20 new curtain-sided Teardrop trailers into its construction transport operation.

set: Wincanton to introduce 20 new Teardrop trailers


set: Jerusalem, Dec 7 Basic human rights, such as health, a life of dignity, education, housing, equality, freedom from racism, freedom of expression, privacy and democracy are increasingly being violated in Israel, a human rights watchdog group said Sunday.In its annual report, the Association of Civil Rights in Israel pointed to ``extremely worrisome trends at the centre of which are violations of the most elementary human rights.''

set: Human rights increasingly violated in Israel:


set: The Maldivian student who was arrested in Malaysia without a passport has been released on Wednesday.

set: Maldivian student arrested in Malaysia without passport, released


set: The deadly blast at Venezuela's biggest oil facility - which killed at least 24 people and wounded more than 80 - was caused by a gas leak, officials said.


set: Currently, it is noted there are 27,920 Jakarta residents suffered illiteracy.


set: The performance is a benefit for Alternatives to Violence, the Tehama County agency that helps men and women who are experiencing domestic violence in their lives.

set: Performance to benefit Alternatives to violence


set: LONDON -Aston Villa came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday with headed goals from center backs Richard Dunne and James Collins.

set: Aston Villa beats Chelsea 2-1 in Premier league


set: Nottinghamshire batsman Alistair Brown has confirmed that he will retire at the end of the current season.


set: 06:13 Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has admitted that he is considering his captaincy options ahead of Saturday's first test of the season against Italy at Growthpoint Kings Park.


set: Dallas McKennon, a prolific voice actor for more than 50 years in animated films and TV shows, died Tuesday morning at the age of 89.


set: Some 20-30 people have gathered in downtown Sofia to protest against smoking in public places, FOCUS News Agency reports.

set: Some 30 people gather in Sofia to protest against smoking in public places


set: By Paula Horton, Herald staff writer Two documented gang members were arrested near a Pasco club early Saturday as they allegedly were about to challenge rival gang members to a fight, police said.


set: Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that during the Test series against India in Oct 2010, he egged on Indian batsman Rahul Dravid to continue playing.

set: Ricky Ponting egged on Dravid to continue playing


set: Eight rhinos have died in the past two months as poachers have become more ruthless in their attack against the endangered one-horned species.


set: Julian Assange will appear at Splendour In The Grass via a pre-recorded video message from his house arrest in Britain.


set: China won its 50th gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday when Zou Shiming won the men's light flyweight boxing final, defeating Mongolia's Serdamba Purevdorj.


set: she's been secretly dating British comedian Russell Brand, according to reports.


set: Rare right whales, such as these shown during a 2005 visit to Florida waters, have been spotted off Ormond Beach on Florida's east coast.


set: Remittances from Mexicans living and working abroad fell 15.4 percent in April from the previous month, the biggest drop so far this year, the country's interior ministry said Thursday.

set: Remittances to Mexico fell 15.4 percent in April


set: THE WORLD'S most powerful finance chiefs will meet at a top secret West Sussex venue next Saturday for crisis talks on the global financial melt-down.

set: World's finance chiefs to meet in West Sussex


set: A small plane made an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon in the mud near Lake Okeechobee.

set: Plane makes emergency landing near lake Okeechobee


set: A Massachusetts judge has granted a restraining order to a Marshfield woman that also protects her dog.

set: Restraining order for Marshfield woman also protects dog


set: NATO leaders agreed Sunday to launch the first phase of a missile shield to protect Europe, an alliance official told AFP, despite Russian opposition to the system.

set: NATO leaders launch first phase of missile shield: official


set: Scientists have used brain scans to delve into people's minds and predict what films they are thinking about from one moment to the next.

set: Scientists use brain scans to delve into minds


set: Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, will meet with the Haitian president while visiting the Caribbean nation.

set: Hillary Clinton to meet with Haitian president


set: The military prosecutor's office has sent a case on the murder of a soldier from Odesa garrison, which occurred in Nov. 2009, to the courts, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Thursday.

set: Prosecutor's office sends case on murder of soldier from Odesa garrison to court


set: Cheltenham based insurance broker Contact Insurance has urged small and medium sized businesses to review their business protection cover in light of recent research carried out by Scottish Widows.

set: Contact Insurance urge small businesses to review their business protection


set: The ``Syria is Fine'' festivity kicked off on Saturday in Lattakia governorate with a children art gallery and signing a statement proclaiming that Syria wishes to restore its occupied lands, pursue reforms and prevent foreign interference.

set: 'Syria is Fine' festivity kicks off in Lattakia


set: A PRIMARY school in Northfleet has been placed under special measures after Ofsted inspectors found its teaching ``inadequate''.

set: Primary school in Northfleet placed under special measures by Ofsted


set: Even with her chart-topping records, scores of little monsters, concerts at venues like Madison Square Garden and an HBO documentary to capture it, Lady Gaga says she still has moments where she feels ``like a loser.''


set: Kyrgyz border service tightened control on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border in Batken region following an attack on the Tajik border post in the village of Surkh last Saturday, September 26.

set: Kyrgyzstan tightens control on Kyrgyz-Tajik border


set: PerthNow ANOTHER boat with 64 passengers and three crew on board has been intercepted near Christmas Island.

set: Boat with 64 passengers, three crew intercepted near Christmas Island


set: Akamai Technologies was upgraded by investment analysts at Credit Agricole from an ``outperform'' rating to a ``buy'' rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday.

set: Akamai Technologies upgraded by Credit Agricole to ``buy'' (akam)


set: ``I am doing a film with Aamir. Over the years our chemistry will only get better, so it'll be better in this film,'' Rani told reporters here.


set: Three children were killed on Tuesday morning after a grenade they were playing with exploded in Cheptais region of Mt Elgon.

set: Three children killed after grenade explodes in Mt Elgon


set: Dallas, Texas, police are seeking criminal charges against three officers in the videotaped beating of a motorcyclist after a chase.

set: Dallas police seek charges against officers in videotaped beating


set: Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced that he is pulling out of the race for President of France.


set: Amanda Seyfried doesn't think anyone will notice the fact that she is naked in biopic of porn star Linda Lovelace.

set: Amanda Seyfried: ``I don't think anyone will notice that I'm naked''


set: Republican Senator Marco Rubio, shifting his tone on the US immigration bill he helped to write, said on Tuesday he is now fully satisfied that the measure will do what it takes to secure the southern border with Mexico.

set: Republican senator Rubio shifts tone on us immigration bill


set: The California man accidentally set his house on fire while using a blowtorch to clear spider webs out of his backyard.

set: Man sets house on fire after using blowtorch on spider webs


set: Boulder police say two Colorado football players face second-degree assault charges stemming from separate off-campus incidents.


set: New York, Jun 29 A woman thief who wears a cat mask is on the prowl these days in the high-end stores of New York, according to the New York Post.

set: Woman thief wearing a cat mask is on the prowl in New York


set: Israeli soldiers detained two Palestinian youths in an industrial area located near the Erez Crossing, west of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, but later released one.

set: Israeli soldiers detain Palestinian youth


set: Former UFC welterweight Jon Fitch has officially signed with the World Series of Fighting.

set: Jon Fitch officially signs with World Series of Fighting


set: Import defensive lineman Charleston Hughes has signed a contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders.

set: Charleston Hughes signs extension with Stampeders


set: Ed Miliband warned of a ``crisis of politics'' as he acknowledged that all politicians need to do more to win back people's trust.


set: Republican congressional candidate Danny Tarkanian says that he is planning to file an appeal related to the almost $17 million judgment against him and his family.

set: Danny Tarkanian plans to file appeal of $17 million judgment


set: A former network administrator for Innovative Mattress Solutions LLC has pleaded guilty to federal computer fraud and faces the possibility of 10 years in prison.

set: Former network administrator pleads guilty to fraud


set: The principal of Lincoln Elementary School was cited by the North Platte police Tuesday for false reporting.


set: JSW Energy Ltd an affiliate of India's third largest steelmaker plans to double coal imports to 6 million tonnes in the financial year starting April as it expands power generation capacity.


set: Arizona State junior quarterback Brock Osweiler visited the Miami Dolphins today, he announced via his official Twitter account.


set: The Dismal Swamp Canal reopens Wednesday, nearly a month after closing because of wildfire and downed trees from Hurricane Irene.

set: Dismal Swamp canal reopens after wildfires, Hurricane Irene


set: After receiving a green light late Saturday night from the state Gaming Commission, Indiana Live Casino will officially open its doors Monday to the public.


set: Duke vs West Virginia live and online coverage you can check CBS Network for this because they are the one who has the official TV airing of NCAA 2010 Games.


set: Six people were jailed on felony charges since Sunday morning at the Western Regional Jail, according to booking records.


set: Mexican club Chivas has hired Ignacio Ambriz as its new coach, replacing Fernando Quirarte who resigned on Saturday after the club's third straight defeat to open the Clausura season.

set: Chivas hires Ignacio Ambriz as new coach


set: President Obama will return to the Peach State to encourage the graduating class at a historical college.


set: EU foreign ministers on Friday imposed sanctions on the wife and three other close relatives of Syrian President Bashar Assad, freezing their assets and banning them from traveling to the EU, in a continuing attempt to stop the crackdown on opposition.

set: EU imposes sanctions on assads wife,relatives


set: LPGA Golfer Erica Blasberg was found dead in her Las Vegas house Sunday afternoon; the police are investigating her death.


set: The terrorists who attacked Mumbai wanted to go down in history for an Indian 9/11, and were also inspired by the bombing of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, media reports said.

set: Terrorists in Mumbai ``wanted an Indian 9/11''


set: More experts agree the Ontario Liberals are working toward a stronger province that will create good jobs and build sustainable communities across the province: ``We are encouraged to see that today's throne speech renewed the government's commitment to health care initiatives long advocated by Ontario's doctors.


set: Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have discovered a potential new drug delivery system.

set: Scientists discover potential drug delivery system


set: The assault and harassment charges against Kurt Angle were dropped today by judge Mary Murray due to Angle's ex-girlfriend continuing to stay at his house for nine days after the alleged incident took place.

set: Assault & harassment charges against Kurt Angle dropped


set: Coach Louis van Gaal will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season, one year before his contract was due to expire, the Bundesliga club said Monday.

set: Louis van Gaal leaving Bayern Munich at end of season


set: ``Nifty is expected to trade in the range 5,290- 5,410. Below the given range 5,252 may act as strong support while 5,445 may act as resistance level. Bank Nifty Future has resistance around 10,880, and support at 10,440 and 10,325,`` said the broking house FairWealth.

set: Nifty expected to trade in range of 5,290-5,410:


set: US Senator Lamar Alexander told colleagues today that he will step down from the Senate Republican leadership in January when he completes four years as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.

set: Sen. Alexander steps down from Republican leadership


set: In the meantime, we have suspended Jay Mariotti and are not featuring any new work from him.''


set: Kuomintang Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung arrived in Shanghai, the third stop of his six-day mainland trip, on Thursday afternoon after a two-day trip in Beijing.

set: Kuomintang Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung arrives in Shanghai


set: A Bethlehem teen who admitted he accidentally shot his friend has withdrawn his guilty plea to simple assault and two firearms offenses.


set: Patrick Willis will miss his first game since being drafted by the 49ers.


set: Wireless carrier Telefonica O2 Germany announced on Thursday that it would launch two new mobile phones as soon as mid-June, namely the Samsung Galaxy and the Toshiba TG01.

set: O2 Germany launches Samsung Galaxy and Toshiba TG01


set: After two days in positive territory, stocks gave up some ground Thursday as investors braced fro the release of November's unemployment report Friday.


set: X Factor hopefuls sang before their auditions at the ExCel London and spoke about their hopes for the competition.


set: Air France and its Dutch partner KLM announced new increases in their fuel surcharges on Wednesday in the face of rising oil prices.

set: Air France, KLM announce increases in fuel surcharges


set: Western troops could intervene in Syria if the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad's government leaves stockpiles of his chemical weapons vulnerable to terrorists, sources have revealed.


set: Emirates Airline on Tuesday cut air fares to 85 destinations following the recent drop in oil prices.


set: A man accused of starving and torturing his teenage daughter was convicted of child neglect late Friday, but jurors couldn't reach a verdict on several other charges.

set: Man accused of torturing daughter convicted of neglect


set: Uttar Pradesh will invest in product specific industrial infrastructure and set up national manufacturing investment zones that would create employment and boost growth, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said Sunday.

set: Uttar Pradesh to set up manufacturing investment zones


set: European stocks declined for a third day as investors speculated that economic fundamentals don't justify current stock valuations and Alcoa Inc. cut its forecast for global aluminum demand.

set: European stocks decline for a third day;


set: When it comes to protecting the welfare of Nova Scotians, who is minding the store?


set: THE Catholic diocese of Maitland-Newcastle has stood down a second parish priest to face a professional conduct investigation.


set: Remano Moodley, who was kept isolated at Kenmont School, in the Bluff, for more than two years because teachers said he was out of control, will return to class today after the Durban High Court found that the school had acted in bad faith.


set: A Shreveport police jailer was placed on administrative leave Tuesday by Chief Willie Shaw, a release says.


set: The Vancouver Canucks claimed center Kris Beech off waivers from the Columbus Blue Jackets today.

set: Canucks claim forward Kris Beech off waivers from Columbus


set: Former NHL superstar Joe Sakic heads the list of 2011 inductees into the British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame.

set: Joe Sakic heads into British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame


set: United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Tuesday to meet with survivors of January's 7.0 magnitude earthquake and relief workers.

set: UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie arrives in Haiti


set: Yep, as the fall rains come, it's time to turn off the sprinkler system.


set: Platinum Equity announced today it has completed the acquisition of Covad Communications Group, Inc., a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications.

set: Platinum Equity completes acquisition of Covad communications Group, Inc.


set: Cameron Diaz has been named the worst Latino actress in the last one year for her role in the film The Box.


set: Two seasoned campaign advisers have left Robert Grey's mayoral campaign in a shakeup just two months before the election.

set: Two advisers leaving Robert Grey's campaign


set: The PML-N is unlikely to quit the federal cabinet soon, as party stalwarts are advocating a 'realistic' approach to the sacked judges' restoration.


set: A ribbon cutting and book signing was held Dec. 13 at The Center for Higher Learning for longtime local therapist Ray Goodenough.Goodenough and his daughter, Kathy Rem, just published their book...


set: Champions Barcelona are on a run of 11 consecutive league wins and aim to keep the ball rolling with victory at Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday.


set: Three men convicted of the murder of a phone card vendor are due in court for sentencing today.

set: Three men convicted of murder to be sentenced today


set: The Office of National Statistics analysis shows there is a growing trend towards later retirement, according to an update on its Pensions Trends publication.

set: Analysis shows a growing trend towards later retirement


set: The US House passed a sweeping $638 billion defense bill Friday that would impose new punishments on military members found guilty of rape or sexual assault.

set: House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill


set: Armstrong announced Monday that he has cut all official ties with his cancer-fighting charity, Livestrong, to avoid any further PR damage posed by the doping charges against him.

set: Armstrong cuts official ties with Livestrong


set: A Yakima woman accused of fatally stabbing her husband during a drunken argument pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree manslaughter.

set: Yakima woman pleads guilty to manslaughter


set: The cheerleaders at India Premier League matches have sparked a debate in Hyderabad too, with women's groups joining in the criticism.

set: Cheerleaders spark debate in Hyderabad too


set: A Scot kidnapped in Nigeria has been freed after being held by gunmen for almost three weeks.


set: Singer Robbie Williams has revealed that he is suffering from a mystery illness which struck him down four years ago.

set: Robbie Williams suffers from mystery illness


set: Washington Believe it or not, weight loss is ``contagious''.


set: Riots have erupted in Budapest at the start of commemoration of the revolution.


set: Efforts are on to introduce 20th amendment in order to compensate for mistakes made in hastily approved 18th Amendment.


set: China warned against ``troublemaking'' on its doorstep in an apparent rebuke to North Korea, whilst the United States said it was postponing a missiles test to help calm tensions.

set: China warns against 'troublemaking' on its doorstep


set: ``South Park'' marks its 200th episode on April 14 when the show returns for its 14th season.


set: A Miriam Makeba tribute concert, which was supposed to take place at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Saturday, has been cancelled, organiser Morris Roda said on Friday.


set: Fifty schools in the national capital will soon get water purifiers through a project aimed at providing clean drinking water to students.


set: Michelle Williams has opened up to Vogue magazine about the death of her former fiancé, Heath Ledger.


set: Guernsey's main war memorial is being prepared for the annual service of remembrance this morning.


set: The Premier states that the Government will put a strict control over distributing among flour mills the wheat imported from Russia on favorable terms.


set: The failure to tackle youth unemployment is leaving a whole generation of young people on the margins of society, a Confederation of British Industry report warns.


set: The US dollar edged up against the rupee at Rs 39.28/29 per dollar but the pound sterling finished lower at Rs.77.17/19 per pound at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange market here today.


set: Gurmit Singh Mehma informed that the members of BKU will march towardsDelhi to demonstrate in front of Parliament in Delhi on 19 March, to press their demands of giving the subsidy on fertilizers and insecticides and waiving of loan of labour farmers.

set: BKU will demonstrate in front of Parliament on 19 march


set: Britain defended its multi-million pound aid to India ( Images ), amid demands by ruling Conservative party MPs and others to end it, saying ``now is not the time to quit''.

set: UK defends multi-million pound aid to India


set: Iran will ``blow up the heart of Israel'' if the United States or the Jewish state attacked it first, a top official with Iran's most powerful military force - the Revolutionary Guard - warned Friday.

set: Iran to 'blow up the heart of Israel' if attacked


set: Former world boxing champion Vernon Forrest was shot dead in Atlanta, the victim of an apparent robbery, city authorities and local media said on Sunday.

set: Former world boxing champ Forrest shot dead in Atlanta


set: Amit Saxena, who was the director of Jism, believes that Poonam Pandey is far more talented than Bipasha Basu.

set: Poonam Pandey is far more talented than Bipasha Basu!


set: Buffalo Technology, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of storage and wireless networking solutions, today in partnership with Panasonic, announces USB Hard Disk Drive storage support for the Panasonic Viera Plasma Televisions and LCD Televisions /D25/G20 series).

set: Buffalo Technology announces storage support for Panasonic Viera


set: MAJOR infrastructure development projects worth trillions of rands are at risk of being stalled by government entities and municipalities that fail to spend the allocated budget.


set: In Kuro 'Kuroky' Salehi Takhasomi new blog, he analyzes BFB's F4F finals match against MYM.


set: Thermo Fisher Scientific has opened a global food testing laboratory devoted to helping contain costly and life-threatening chemical contamination crises.

set: Thermo Fisher Scientific opens global food testing laboratory


set: When you need small cash and your payday is off, same day loans is the hassle free and relevant loan option for you.


set: Hip-hop star Snoop Dogg has accused US presidential hopeful Barack Obama of receiving funding from an anti-black organisation called Ku Klux Klan.

set: Snoop Dogg accuses Obama of receiving funding from an anti-black organisation


set: Three Academy records fell during the second day of competition at the 103rd Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.

set: Three Academy records fall at Drake Relays


set: Greek health workers have once again staged a strike to protest the government's harsh austerity measures adopted by the government in exchange for an EU and IMF bailout.

set: Greek health workers stage strike against harsh austerity measures


set: Associated Press File Media reports Thursday said former Merrill Lynch & Co. CEO John Thain has resigned from Bank of America Corp.


set: Nine Iraqi soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb on the outskirts of the main northern city of Mosul.


set: Police from the Tel Aviv district shut down 10 nightclubs on New Year's Eve, most for violating limitations on the permitted maximum occupancy.

set: Police shut down 10 nightclubs on New Year's Eve


set: Some 34 people trapped in China oil drilling platform accident has been rescued, while two dropping into water are still missing, authorities said on Wednesday.

set: 34 people trapped in China oil drilling platform accident rescued


set: Hollywood stunner Megan Fox has revealed that she is obsessed with 'The Lord Of The Rings'.

set: Megan Fox is obsessed with 'the Lord of the Rings'


set: Media doyen Ita Buttrose is returning to publishing as chairman of startup Reddo Media Services.


set: Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel pleaded guilty Friday morning to a misdemeanor DWI charge, according to Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Cassandra Rogers.

set: Gary Pinkel pleads guilty to misdemeanor DWI


set: Corinthian Colleges Inc. and its Corinthian Schools Inc. unit face a purported class action lawsuit alleging the schools made and continue to make misleading statements regarding their graduates' employment prospects and starting salaries.

set: Corinthian Colleges faces purported class action


set: ROME Former Italy international Giorgio Chinaglia has died at his home in Florida of complications from a heart attack, aged 65, Italian press reports said on Sunday.


set: Australian heart-throb Hugh Jackman is to play legendary ringmaster PT Barnum in a Hollywood musical The Greatest Showman on Earth, Daily Variety reports.


set: And what's got him excited is the fact that he will be working with two biggies - Mohanlal and Jagathy Sreekumar.

set: Narain to work with Mohanlal and Jagathy Sreekumar


set: JoBlo discovered a new TMZ story that reveals Sylvester Stallone has been in talks with Gotti Jr. to portray his father, John Gotti, in a new feature film.

set: Sylvester Stallone in talks to portray John Gotti?


set: The Bangles -- who completely ruled at the Illinois State Fair last year opening for Heart -- are playing at the Pageant on Sunday, May 2.


set: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday expressed shock and deep sorrow over the demise of Vilasrao Deshmukh, saying he had lost a ``dear friend and a very valued colleague''.


set: Sonos have released a couple of Christmas songs through iTunes, including their cover of Fleet Foxes' 'White Winter Hymnal'.

set: Sonos release Christmas songs through iTunes


set: Admiral has revealed that elderly motorists are the most irritating road users with four out of ten respondents saying they get them hot under the collar.

set: Admiral reveals the most irritating road users


set: Austin-based NetSpend, a provider of prepaid debit cards, has raised $204M in its IPO.


set: Pure Storage today launched a Flash memory array that the company is positioning as a replacement for disk-based primary storage.

set: Pure Storage launches Flash memory array


set: By Bud Conrad, Chief Economist, Casey Research The Fed is a corrupt and powerful institution, and Chairman Bernanke is making the global crisis worse.


set: Eagle Mountain celebrates the start of summer with their second annual Pony Express Days.

set: Eagle Mountain celebrates summer with Pony Express Days


set: Paolo Di Canio has backed Danny Graham to help drag Sunderland out of relegation trouble, even if he does not break his scoring duck.


set: The National Rifle Association called on Congress to place armed police officers at every school to shield children and teachers from ``monsters'' and the carnage of violence that took the lives of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary last week--a response denounced by gun control advocates.

set: National Rifle Association calls for armed police in all us schools


set: The Business Division of Felician College will host its first annual Business Symposium on Saturday April 9, 2011 from 9:30 am to 1 pm on the Rutherford campus, Sister Theresa Mary Martin Hall, 223 Montross Avenue.

set: Business Division to host first annual Business symposium on April 9


set: Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he wanted to sign Michael Vick after he was released from prison in 2009.


set: The news that China's pension fund may be invested in the stock market has led to heated debates in recent months.


set: Barceló Hotels UK has launched a C&I brand aimed at increasing its enquiry conversion rate by five per cent.


set: Tina Turner will be performing live at the Sprint Center in Kansas City , Missouri on Wednesday, October 1 at 7:30 pm.

set: Tina Turner to perform at the Sprint Center in Kansas City October 1


set: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said that ``foreign elements'' were involved in the October 30 serial blasts in the state in which 84 people were killed.


set: Malaysia confirmed its second case of swine flu Saturday in a woman who recently returned from the United States on the same flight as the first person in the country to test positive for the virus.

set: Malaysia confirms second case of swine flu


set: Tom Wilson, Pistons president and CEO of Palace Sports & Entertainment, resigned Wednesday -- about one year after longtime Pistons owner Bill Davidson died.


set: Jerry Seinfeld and production partner Ellen Rakieten will be attending MIPCOM this October to promote the new show they are executive producing, The Marriage Ref for NBC, which is being distributed globally by Endemol.


set: Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting on Willie Lee Drive southeast of Seneca in Oconee County.

set: Authorities investigating fatal shooting in Oconee County


set: The lyrics of the Happy Birthday and For He's a Jolly Good Fellow melodies have been translated into Maltese by the National Council of the Maltese Language, which yesterday presented them to President George Abela, to mark his birthday.


set: DARREN CLARKE has pulled out of the Masters, thinning the European contingent in Thursday's field of 93 to 28.


set: Aquila sells main coal asset Updated: 11:25, Tuesday April 3, 2012 Aquila Resources has sold its main coal asset to fund a new iron ore project in Western Australia.


set: Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman announced he will drop out of the Republican presidential race Monday, according to CNN.com.

set: Huntsman drops out of GOP presidential race


set: The EAT has held, in Perry v Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, that the dismissal of an employee for claiming sick pay whilst working a second job was unfair.

set: Dismissal for claiming sick pay whilst working a second job was unfair


set: President Barack Obama has said that Washington 'feels as broken as it did four years ago,' when he took office.

set: Obama says Washington 'feels as broken as it did four years ago'


set: The Canadian dollar opened at 88.82 cents US this morning, down 0.45 of a cent from Friday's close.

set: Canadian dollar opens at 88.82 cents US, down 0.45 of a cent


set: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is not likely to campaign in Bihar as he does not figure in the list of campaigners submitted to the Election Commission by the Bharatiya Janata Party, party sources said on Friday.

set: Narendra Modi not likely to campaign in Bihar


set: A New Orleans man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly threatening to kill President Barack Obama.

set: No man indicted for allegedly threatening to kill President Obama


set: A woman is found dead after being investigated in a possible fraud scheme involving several national charities.

set: Woman found dead after being investigated for fraud


set: IRAN overnight hanged a footballer's ``temporary wife'' convicted of murdering her love rival, her lawyer said.

set: Iran hangs footballer's 'temporary wife'


set: Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon, losing to 24th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 1-6, 7-6, 7-5 on Monday.


set: A US soldier who allegedly killed three Afghan civilians for fun is to face a full court martial, military authorities said on Friday.


set: France needs to upgrade the protection of vital functions in all its nuclear reactors to avoid a disaster in the event of a natural calamity, the head of its nuclear safety agency said, adding there was no need to close any plants.

set: France needs to upgrade all nuclear reactors:


set: Violence has been continuing in Syria, despite a deadline by the Arab League asking the government of President Bashir al-Assad to halt its violent suppression of protests.


set: Superstar Aamir Khan has wished success for Shah Rukh Khan`s highly ambitious production venture 'RA One', which is set to hit the screens on Diwali, Zee News reports.


set: Industrial production made AZN17.7bn or nearly $22.1bn in Azerbaijan in the first ten months of 2009, marking a 7.4% increase against the last year, the State Statistical Committee has announced.

set: Industrial production made $22.1bn in Azerbaijan


set: Allen Klein, 77, a cunning record executive whose clients included the Rolling Stones and the Beatles and who was known as the ``toughest wheeler-dealer in the pop jungle,'' but whose ego and temperament also contributed to the breakup of the Fab Four, died July 4 at his home in Manhattan.


set: Anti-Flag took some time from their ongoing tour with NOFX to perform for the Occupy Wall Street protestors.

set: Anti-flag perform for Occupy Wall Street protestors


set: MORE than 1,000 Birmingham families are being left in the cold in the run up to Christmas by a council heating contractor which has failed to fix boilers.

set: 1,000 Birmingham families left in the cold as heating contractor fails to fix boilers


set: Former Governor Edwin Edwards will be making his first public appearance tonight, July 11, at the Foundation for Historical Louisiana Preservation Awards banquet.

set: Edwards making first public appearance tonight


set: Specific genetic mutations in women with autoimmune diseases are associated with preeclampsia-a common pregnancy-related problem that can threaten the health of both baby and mother.

set: Specific genetic mutations associated with preeclampsia


set: Tom Cruise helped to nurse his ROCK OF AGES co-star Julianne Hough back to health after she injured herself during a dance scene.

set: Tom Cruise nursed Julianne Hough back to health


set: Town hall protests are all the rage right now, as members of congress dare to enter their districts and hold meetings discussing healthcare, concerned citizens are coming out in droves to voice their opinions.


set: A Luzerne County jury has begun deliberations in the rape trial of 33-year-old Albert Chase.


set: MUSICAL students managed to hit all the right notes with the help of a world-renowned vocal coach.


set: The dome of Muthavazhi Subramanian temple in Chengannur which had shot into the limelight following speculation that it contains iridium, a metal costlier than gold, was stolen on Wednesday night.


set: Katz, Sapper & Miller plans to merge in another Indianapolis accounting firm, Heaton and Eddie, to build its healthcare and employee benefits consulting capabilities.

set: Katz, Sapper & Miller merges in Heaton and Eddie


set: The future of Qantas as an international carrier is in jeopardy, the Australian airline's CEO Alan Joyce said on Thursday.


set: Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm, is opening a new branch office in Garner, NC, on Monday, July 13 at 7065 White Oak Road.

set: Branch - Scottrade opens branch office in Garner, NC


set: An Ocean Township man pleaded guilty last week to making and selling fake government IDs, the prosecutor's office announced Tuesday.

set: Ocean Township man pleads guilty to making and selling fake id's


set: The US Supreme Court refused yesterday to hear a case questioning the constitutionality of Missouri's death penalty method, and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said he would now seek an execution date for a convicted killer.


set: NHL training camps will open Sunday with a Jan. 19 target date to begin a 48-game regular season, league and Players' Association sources said Tuesday.


set: PTI reported that Indian Railways, as part of embarking on joint ventures with private companies to manufacture locomotives and passenger coaches, have invited global tenders to identify suitable partners for its ventures.

set: Indian Railways invites global tenders for


set: Pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. is opening a hometown restaurant to showcase its products.

set: Pork producer Smithfield Foods to open restaurant


set: Where are all the Christmas cards? ``I've only gotten about four,'' said the Falls Church, Va., mother.


set: Luanda governor, Francisca do Espírito Santo, Thursday in Luanda acknowledged the need to increase the number of community agents to work with families, mainly in the most vulnerable zones.

set: Governor acknowledges need to increase community agents


set: 14.4% of the way through $30 million, the Cubs are turning against Milton Bradley.

set: The Cubs are turning against Milton Bradley


set: North Korea has started digging tunnels at its nuclear test site apparently preparing for a third nuclear test, South Korean Yonhap news agency reported quoting a course in US intelligence.

set: North Korea appears preparing a nuclear test


set: MF Global Holdings Ltd. /quotes/zigman/581106/quotes/nls/mf MF +0.14% , a broker-dealer providing trading and hedging solutions, today announced that Lind-Waldock, the firm's flagship US retail business, has changed its name to MF Global, effective immediately.

set: Lind-Waldock changes its name to MF Global


set: SAN JOSE, Calif. The San Jose Sharks put defenceman Kyle McLaren on waivers Tuesday, possibly ending the oft-injured veteran's 4 1/2-year tenure with the club.

set: San Jose Sharks put veteran defenceman Kyle McLaren on waivers


set: An autopsy is planned to determine how a Conroe man competing in the first leg of a triathlon died.


set: / September 27, 2012 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of ethnic cleansing Thursday for building settlements in east Jerusalem.

set: Abbas accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing'


set: Prime Minister Donald Tusk continues to lose support among voters, with 53 percent of opinion poll respondents critical of his performance.

set: Prime Minister Tusk continues to lose support


set: President Barack Obama left Miami International Airport on Thursday afternoon after his quick visit to South Florida.

set: President Barack Obama leaves South Florida


set: Bloomberg reported that oil rose 12 cents on hopes that further changes will boost the economy in the US and Europe.


set: Research conducted at the Indiana School of Medicine found that at a molecular level, Omega 3 fatty acids may be improve mood and reduce alcohol cravings, according to the study published in journal Translational Psychiatry.

set: Omega 3 'may improve mood and alcohol cravings'


set: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans to campaign in Davenport Monday, as part of a Midwestern battleground swing in the lead-up to his acceptance of the nomination in Denver next week.


set: Bloc Party have signed a new record deal with Frenchkiss and Cooperative Music to oversee international distribution.


set: LIFE expectancy for people in Nottingham is getting worse compared with the rest of the country.

set: Life expectancy in Nottingham getting worse


set: Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich suffered their first defeat in 20 league games on Saturday after conceding two late goals in a shock 2-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt.

set: Leaders Bayern suffer first defeat in 20 games


set: She received a formal police caution for assault.


set: Job search engine Simply Hired said it launched a localized destination Web site for China.

set: Simply Hired launches Web site for China


set: The would-be buyer of Web site The Pirate Bay backpedaled in a Dutch court Tuesday, saying that it is uncertain whether the purchase will ever be completed.

set: Would-be buyer of Pirate Bay backpedals in court


set: LAS VEGAS-Hard-money lenders want to capitalize on distress in commercial real estate and the foreclosures that may hit that market, according to the Las Vegas Sun. Investors, hard-money lenders and mortgage brokers at a conference last week at the Monte Carlo to discuss the industry and opportunities they are expecting in 2010.

set: Hard-money lenders capitalize on distress


set: Japanese corporate pension funds increased allocations to emerging markets equities and alternatives in fiscal year 2010, while reducing allocations to domestic equities and international bonds and domestic bonds, according to a JP Morgan Asset Management survey.

set: Japanese corporate funds hike emerging markets allocation


set: US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery yesterday in New York for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease.


set: Jones scores 24 as Iona beats Norfolk State 100-72 Lamont Jones scored 24 points and David Laury had 20 points and seven rebounds to lead Iona to a 100-72 victory over Norfolk State on Sunday.


set: Workers in the freight sector belonging to the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union march through the Durban central business district, demanding an increase in salary September 26, 2012.

set: Workers in the freight sector march through the Durban central business district, demanding an increase in salary


set: Nokia will close its battered gaming service N-Gage next year, acknowledging failure in its first major services offering, the company said on its blog.


set: Asian stock markets rose Friday as investors bought beaten-down shares on hopes that economy-boosting steps by governments around the world would help ward off a deep global recession.


set: ALEX Reid lashed out at photographers yesterday as he and wife Kate Price headed to a fertility clinic.


set: The Crazy Horse Memorial carving in the southern Black Hills is about perseverance, Ruth Ziolkowski said Tuesday at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the start of work on the mountain carving.

set: Crazy Horse Memorial is about perseverance


set: Britain have beaten world champions France to the coveted team sprint gold in the first track cycling final of the Olympic Games.


set: 100 American academics call for boycott of Israeli settlements 24 Apr 2013 More than 100 American professors and teaching staff at Columbia University have called for five American companies to withdraw their investment in Israeli jails over ``breaches of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories,'' the website of Israeli TV channel 7 said.


set: Bowden, who was promoted from assistant secretary, is responsible for coordinating branch office activities, overseeing branch operations and communicating schedules.


set: Gatorade says it is discontinuing its Tiger Woods drink but says it made the decision before the golfer's car accident led to a media firestorm surrounding his personal life.


set: The guilty verdicts handed out to Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif in a British criminal court Tuesday should act as a deterrent and stop others from corrupting the sport, International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat said.

set: Guilty verdicts should act as deterrent - Lorgat


set: Thousands of leatherback turtle eggs and hatchlings have been crushed by heavy machinery along a Trinidad beach widely regarded as the world's densest nesting area for the biggest of all living sea turtles, conservationists said Monday.

set: Thousands of turtle eggs crushed on Trinidad beach


set: Motley Crue singer Vince Neil will plead guilty to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge, pay a $1,000 fine and avoid trial on allegations that he poked his ex-girlfriend in a confrontation last March at a Las Vegas resort lounge, his lawyer said Monday.

set: Vince Neil to plead guilty to disorderly conduct


set: Cathedral City police will start responding again to all alarms -- but will charge businesses and homes for false alarms.

set: Cathedral City police to charge for false alarms


set: Governor Chris Christie has officially declared the week of Oct. 21-27 as ``Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week'' to spread the word that breast cancer does not only affect women.

set: Christie declares male breast cancer awareness week


set: IBM, a multinational computer, technology and IT consulting corporation, has acquired Intelliden Inc., a provider of intelligent network automation software that enables organizations such as telecommunications companies to configure, manage and scale their networks.


set: Australian shares opened up 0.7 percent on Tuesday, as Wall Street posted solid gains on positive corporate news and the S&P 500 breaching a key technical level.


set: The rupee ended flat against dollar on Friday amid higher dollar demand for import and corporate payments, dealers said.


set: ``For me my elder sister Lata Mangeshkar is the best singer and nobody can touch the songs sung by her.


set: Emma Roberts makes a quick stop at a snack station after landing at LAX airport in Los Angeles on Thursday night.


set: cop accused of pulling gun at haunted house Sgt. Eric Janik, 37, was charged with assault and reckless endangerment for pointing his service handgun at the worker, who was dressed as Leatherface, the killer from ``The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,'' Baltimore County police said.


set: The 116-bedroom Lingfield Park Marriott Hotel and CountryClub opens today following a £29m investment by racecourse owner and operator,Arena Leisure.


set: Societe Generale says a rogue trader was able to bet about 73 billion dollars on European markets by stealing passwords, faking documents and using other ``fraudulent methods.''

set: Societe Generale says rogue trader stole passwords, faked documents


set: Information from a respected industry group has suggested that the economic downturn in the UK and in some other European destinations could be easing, with data showing signs of improvement for the coming months.


set: President Obama took his family and friends for a New Year's treat Friday-- shave ice.


set: Batman Incorporated #8 , which features the death of Robin, is quickly rising in price on eBay.


set: Keira Knightley is dating Klaxons singer James Righton after they were introduced by mutual friend and 'wannabe Cilla Black' Alexa Chung, according to reports.

set: Keira Knightley dating Klaxons singer James Righton?


set: MAM Ramaswamy, MP, was unanimously elected as Chairman and Senior Steward and K. Balarama Das as Deputy Chairman of the Madras Race Club for the year 2008-09.


set: A gay soldier raised £4,000 for Stonewall on Sunday by running the Brighton Marathon in four hours and 52 minutes.


set: The South Korean market was trading higher on Friday, but off opening highs.


set: However, as the pop star arrived at the BBC Maida Vale studios in London, today, wearing a barely there dress it emerged that she didn't care about fashion.


set: The yellow air quality in effect Saturday, will continue at least through Monday, according to the Department of Environmental Quality.

set: Yellow air quality to continue through Monday


set: World Cup-winning New Zealand coach Graham Henry will lead the Barbarians against Australia at Twickenham in London on 26 November.

set: World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry to lead Barbarians


set: A Colorado woman has been found not guilty in a fatal crash that was possibly linked to a seizure.

set: Woman found not guilty in crash possibly linked to seizure


set: Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is to take a second medical leave of absence from the company, he announced in an email to employees on Monday morning.

set: Apple's Steve Jobs takes second medical leave


set: PWInsider.com is sorry to report that ``The Golden Greek'' John Tolos passed away yesterday in California at the age of 78.


set: Revolutionary won the Louisiana Derby on Saturday and earned a trip to the upcoming Kentucky Derby on May 4.


set: WebMediaBrands, owner of popular web portal mediabistro.com which in turn runs the blog TVNewser, has acquired TV news aggregator TVSpy from Vault Inc. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but WebMediaBrands CEO Alan Meckler stated that TVSpy would undergo a total redesign in the coming weeks.


set: Total War creator Creative Assembly has moved into a new office in central Horsham, West Sussex.


set: On how fatherhood has changed him: ``(I'm) tough as nails. I'm impervious to poo, snot, urine, vomit. You can't get me. You cannot break me down.''

set: Brad pitt is impervious to poo, snot, urine and vomit


set: Andrew Flintoff starred with bat and ball asEngland won the fourth one-day international against South Africa by seven wickets at Lord's on Sunday.


set: chairman Randhir Singh on Monday said all the venues are in top shape and will be ready in a week's time.

set: All venues to be ready in a week's time:


set: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has said the likelihood of a severe US economic slump has diminished, while ``upside risks'' to inflation are forcing the Fed to be more vigilant.

set: Likelihood of US economic slump has diminished:


set: The CME Group is raising initial margins for Comex gold and NYMEX platinum futures, effective after the close of business Friday.

set: CME to raise margins on gold, platinum futures


set: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Mitchells & Butlers Finance's class A, AB, B , C and D notes with the class A and AB notes on Stable Outlook and the class B, C and D notes on Negative Outlook.

set: Text-Fitch affirms Mitchells & Butlers Finance's notes


set: A major accident was averted at Mumbai airport late on Thursday when a Kingfisher flight was asked on the last minute to abort landing on a runway where a Spicejet flight was already stationed, media reports said.


set: An estate developer in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Lizkebez and Polaris Interbiz Resources Limited, has raised alarm over double allocations and consequent trespass of another company, Domeserve Nigeria Limited on a plot allegedly allocated to him.


set: Aaron Peirsol completed a world record double at the US Swimming Championships with his 200 metre backstroke triumph on Saturday, but said the battle for supremacy in the event remains wide open.


set: Victoria Beckham allegedly got reality TV star Katie Price banned from an exclusive Hollywood party, a report has claimed.

set: Victoria Beckham gets Katie Price 'banned' from Hollywood party


set: Hibernian manager John Hughes hopes Merouane Zemmama will be fit for their crucial SPL game against Dundee United on Wednesday.


set: Former Ligue 1 winning coach Claude Puel reached agreement with French side Nice on Wednesday to take over at the helm after spending nearly a year out of work.


set: The Corpus Christi Police Department recognized three community partners with certificates of appreciation for their continuous support of the department.

set: Corpus Christi police department recognizes partners


set: The Clare County multiple sclerosis support group is meeting at 7 pm Wednesday at the Harrison Area Library on Second Street in Harrison.

set: Clare County multiple sclerosis support group meets Wednesday


set: Chicken Inn and Quelaton's Division One rivalry resumes when the two clubs lock horns in a Castle Lager Premiership football match at Luveve Stadium tomorrow.


set: A Saudi Arabian woman was beheaded on Monday in the northern province of Jawf for practicing witchcraft.

set: Saudi woman beheaded for practicing 'witchcraft'


set: A US woman stole her bike back from a thief when she noticed he was selling it, so she pretended to go and take it for a test drive.


set: Under fire from the film industry for his persistent advice to Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan not to act in films depicting smoking and drinking on the silver screen, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday alleged that he was being targeted by liquor and tobacco lobby by unleashing false propaganda.

set: I am being targeted by liquor and tobacco lobby:


set: The Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Hon. Stephen Amoanor Kwao, says new salary levels which were agreed upon through negotiations between government and organized labour this year, will motivate workers to give off their best.

set: New salary levels will motivate workers:


set: A 20-year-old Billings man was sentenced Monday to Montana State Prison for the armed robbery of a convenience store.

set: Billings man sentenced for armed robbery


set: A new study suggests that it's possible that some people are simply genetically predisposed to laziness.

set: Some people genetically predisposed to laziness?


set: A Miami-Dade police officer was shot in the foot Friday night, and authorities warn one of two suspects escaped the scene and is considered armed and dangerous.


set: Foul-mouthed Gordon Ramsay has taken a bite out of rival Jamie Oliver, insisting the Naked Chef is too much of a porker to be on US TV.

set: Gordon Ramsay takes a bite out of Jamie Oliver


set: US markets turned higher Wednesday on a day investors typically hold back as they await an interest rate decision by Federal Reserve policymakers.


set: Preliminary results of a necropsy show that a pygmy sperm whale found stranded off the Florida Keys died of heart failure, marine mammal experts said.

set: Pygmy sperm whale stranded off Florida Keys died of heart failure, experts say


set: The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that metro Augusta's unemployment rate declined to 8.0 percent in March, down five-tenths of a percentage point from 8.5 percent in February.

set: Metro Augusta's unemployment rate declines to 8.0 percent in March


set: The Sindh United Party President and former Sindh Deputy Speaker, Jalal Mahmood Shah, said: ``On this juncture when the common citizens are insecure, election is not the solution of all the problems.''

set: Election is not solution to all problems:


set: Bells Line of Road is closed in both directions after a semi-trailer rolled at Mount Tomah about midday.

set: Bells Line of Road closed in both directions


set: AN INVESTIGATION has been launched in Southampton into a serious sexual assault that happened in the early hours of this morning.

set: INVESTIGATION launched into serious sexual assault


set: On April 2-3 Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov will visit Armenia on the invitation of Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan.


set: Pablo Sandoval and Ryan Rohlinger are now headed to the Bay Area, the San Francisco Giants announced today.

set: Sandoval & Rohlinger headed to the Bay Area


set: ANC Youth League president Julius Malema described himself as a defender of women who would never promote hatred towards them, when he testified in the Equality Court here yesterday.

set: Malema describes himself as 'defender of women'


set: Panthers prop Adam Woolnough has today announced his retirement with a year to run on his contract.


set: MELBOURNE, Australia Australian police arrested a Roman Catholic priest on pedophilia charges Monday, following months of negotiations to have him returned from the Vatican.

set: Australia arrests priest on pedophilia charges


set: German business confidence declined more than expected this month amid jitters over Europe's debt crisis, but the overall picture remains positive, a closely watched survey showed Friday.


set: Approximately one quarter of Canadians have received the H1N1 flu shot, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. David Butler-Jones said, and that's why we've seen a relatively low rate of serious cases and few deaths.

set: One-quarter of Canadians have received H1N1 shot


set: Cinders Fall hail from Essex, and ``The Reckoning'' EP is their second release.


set: Colombia's holding company Colinversiones SA borrowed US$150 million from three development agencies to upgrade its gas-fired Termoflores power plant when the country is more dependent on thermal power because of fewer rainfalls.

set: Colinversiones borrows US$150 million to upgrade power plant


set: Kolkata A close aide of top Maoist leader Kishenji and main accused in the Jharkhand MP Sunil Mahato murder case was arrested from a forest in Salboni in West Midnapore district on Friday.


set: President Pervez Musharraf told US lawmakers on Friday that the parliamentary elections have strengthened the moderate forces in the country.

set: Musharraf tells US lawmakers elections strengthen moderate forces


set: The House and Senate Appropriations committees on Thursday continued on their collision course by passing three annual spending bills tailored to different overall budget numbers.

set: Approps committees continue on collision course


set: An Air France jet flying to Beirut from Paris late Wednesday was diverted to Cyprus because of insecurity on the road between downtown Beirut and the airport, the airline said on its Twitter account.

set: Air France jet to Beirut diverted to Cyprus


set: Pints Barn in Tumwater is set to open next month, the new pub being launched by the owners of Pints & Quarts.


set: To explain one of the most basic and useful disciplines, Jim Cramer on Tuesday enlightened his viewers on how to trade around a core position.

set: Cramer on how to trade around a core position


set: Two men have been shot in Winter Haven, and one has been taken by helicopter to Lakeland Regional Medical Center and the other has been taken to Winter Haven Hospital.


set: Chesapeake Energy Co. has bought the iconic broadcast facilities of the Southern Baptists along the West Freeway near Ridgmar Mall, but the company said it will not be using the facilities for its soon-to-launch shale.tv, the online video channel sponsored by Chesapeake.

set: Chesapeake Energy buys broadcast facilities from Baptists


set: David Matas, senior legal counsel for B'nai Brith Canada, was invested into the prestigious Order of Canada last Wednesday at a ceremony at Rideau Hall.


set: A 69-year-old Belleville man died Friday morning in a crash on I-275 that shut the freeway for about three hours.


set: Crowder College has 30 months, as of Nov. 14, to construct a mostly federally-funded storm shelter on its main Neosho campus, a college official told Crowder's board of trustees Thursday.


set: After a week of silence, Reebok decided to fire rapper Rick Ross from his endorsement deal for writing a song that flippantly describes date rape.

set: Reebok fires Rick Ross for writing song about 'rape'


set: Train services between Norwich, Ipswich and London have resumed after repair work to overhead cables.


set: Norwood Hospital will hold an American Red Cross blood drive on Friday, March 2, from 9 am to 2 pm in the Abraham-Sieracki Conference Room.

set: Norwood Hospital holding blood drive March 2


set: German energy firms continued to rake in massive profits despite the recent financial crisis, with the three biggest companies making profits of €23 billion last year, media reported Wednesday.


set: Ball Corp. plans to close its Brampton, Ontario plastics plant by the end of September, the company announced today.


set: uTest, a leader in crowdsourced software testing announced September 13th that they've closed a $13 million C round investment, one of the largest investments ever made in a crowdsourcing company.

set: UTest closes $13 million in a C round investment


set: Police said they don't suspect foul play in the drowning death of a 57-year-old man at an Eastside hotel today.

set: Police investigate drowning at Eastside hotel


set: Resident Evil developer, Capcom has announced that it has now formally joined the PC Gaming Alliance.


set: Pakistan Peoples Party leader Nusrat Bhutto was a woman of extraordinary dignity and courage and her death brings back thoughts on the ''decimation of the Bhutto family'', said a Pakistani daily.

set: Nusrat Bhutto was woman of dignity, courage:


set: A Harvey Norman employee has been charged in connection with the brutal bashing of an Irish backpacker in Sydney last year.

set: Harvey Norman employee charged in connection with brutal bashing


set: Competitive credit card deals can currently be found on the market, according to a personal finance information provider.

set: Credit card deals 'can be found on the market'


set: Mubarak is suffering 'critical' health problems after stepping down, Ahram online said.

set: Mubarak suffering from critical health problems?


set: AN explosion ripped through a chemical plant in the Guangxi region of southern China early today, state media and an official say.


set: Steel Authority of India is likely to cut prices of flat steel products sold in the spot market by Rs 500 per ton next month in line with international price movement, reports Economic Times.

set: SAIL likely to cut prices of flat steel products


set: The country's first automated elections has left most voters feeling angry and disappointed seven hours after the opening of the polling places here.

set: The country's first automated elections leave some voters angry


set: A Dallas man was executed Thursday night for the rape and murder of a woman 10 years ago.


set: One person was rescued from a vehicle Monday after a traffic crash near Somis, officials said.

set: One person rescued from vehicle after crash near Somis


set: A suspect wanted for injury to a child and two charges of violating a protective order was taken into custody at the courthouse in Hillsboro at 10 am Tuesday, May 6.

set: Suspect taken into custody at courthouse


set: Bloggers were arrested mainly for expressing their views on political issues, such as corruption, violation of human rights, as well as for criticizing political policies.


set: Bandage, one of the local Lebanese bands, performed live at Snatch in Gemmayzeh on April 1st amongst their fans.


set: ``Jetstar has limited capacity on its flights this weekend,'' it said in a statement.

set: Jetstar has limited capacity this weekend


set: ``The pilot could probably not be blamed for this crash and we think it was likely due to a technical problem,'' Ahmad Majidi, head of the transport ministry's crisis unit, was quoted as saying by the Mehr news agency.


set: DANCEHALL deejay Macka Diamond, has offered a $10,000 reward for the return of important documents which were stolen from her car by vandals early Monday morning while she performed at the Louise Bennett Theatre.

set: Macka Diamond offers $10,000 reward for return of documents


set: The implementation of Right to Education Act from this academic year in Kerala will be a ''smooth process'' claims the government, as the state has already achieved the most important clause in the Act in terms of pupil-teacher ratio.

set: Implementation of RTE Act will be a smooth process, claims government


set: CPC Corp., Taiwan's state oil refiner, resumed operations at its No. 5 naphtha cracker in Kaohsiung yesterday.

set: Cpc resumes operations at No. 5 naphtha cracker


set: DMK today said it has serious reservations over the food security bill that was tabled in the Lok Sabha today and taken up for discussion amidst uproar.

set: DMK has reservations on food security bill:


set: GOLD prices firmed in Europe today, recovering some of the previous session's hefty losses, as the euro steadied near 10-month lows against the dollar, removing some downward pressure from the precious metal.


set: The United States is calling North Korea a criminal state and saying the North is trying to steal South Korean TV signals of World Cup soccer matches.


set: Avis Budget Group, Inc. announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Avis Europe plc. The combined company is now one of the largest vehicle rental companies in the world, with branded rental locations in approximately 175 countries.

set: Avis Budget Group completes acquisition of Avis Europe


set: Dell Inc. is cutting more than 1,200 jobs, about 900 of them at a call center in Canada, as the computer maker reduces its sales and support work force.


set: Rachel Stevens has admitted that she may have let nerves get the best of her during her performance on last week's Strictly Come Dancing.


set: NRG Energy Inc. said Monday it has agreed to acquire Houston-based GenOn Energy Inc. in a $1.7 billion stock-for-stock deal.


set: executivesontheweb.com the leading global executive career site is pleased to announce the launch of version 5 of its website.

set: Executivesontheweb.com announces the launch of version 5 of its website


set: Bob Knight, the winningest NCAA men's division I basketball coach in history, has retired as Texas Tech's coach, effective immediately.

set: Bob Knight retires effective immediately


set: Economic stimulus checks will begin arriving in mailboxes and bank accounts as soon as May, and will continue throughout the summer, the Internal Revenue Service's top official says.


set: South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster stated Tuesday that a 36-year-old Lexington man was arrested Monday in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.

set: Lexington man arrested in Internet sting


set: The dollar hit a fresh record low against the Swiss franc Tuesday in New York trading, falling as low as CHF0.8599 as some traders sought safety and risk appetite waned.

set: Dollar hits fresh record low vs Swiss franc;


set: Unfortunately, he died in a Fort Lauderdale, Florida hospital, where he was receiving treatment for a bout of pneumonia, as was confirmed by his agent John Kelly.


set: After much speculation, Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday that he will not play in the 111th US Open at Congressional.

set: Tiger Woods will not play in the US Open


set: Washington, Oct 5 Asserting that China''s economic espionage has reached an ''intolerable level'' a top American lawmaker said it''s time that the US and its allies in Europe and Asia confront Beijing and demand to put an end to this piracy.

set: China''s economic espionage has reached an intolerable level:


set: Judith Durham, the much-loved lead singer of The Seekers, is embarking on her first solo tour in more than a decade.


set: Karina Smirnoff celebrating her 35th birthday party with friend Maria Menounos with some bowling at Bowlmor Lanes Orange County in CA.

set: Karina Smirnoff celebrates her 35th birthday


set: Yesterday the European Union reduced tariffs on banana imports from Latin America.


set: RHYL'S railway station is to get an overhaul to improve parking and give the station a facelift.


set: The Competition Act 2010, which will come into force on Jan 1, 2012, will promote a competitive environment and give foreign investors more confidence in the country's business practices.

set: Competition Act to promote competitive environment


set: STOCKMEN have found human remains in a paddock on a property near Broken Hill, police say.


set: Right to Education Act went into force from Thursday,and Manmohan Singh said ``the government is committed to ensuring that all children irrespective of gender and social category, have access to education.''

set: All children should have access to education:


set: Idea Cellular has good support at Rs 69-68, says Amit Gupta, Head Derivates, ICICI Direct.

set: Idea Cellular has good support at Rs 69-68:


set: Club Med is poised to open its second resort in China next year nestled within a 114 acre park haven and 50 beautiful mountains in a tranquil rural setting.


set: On Monday 6 February, the House of Lords will debate innovation in EU agriculture following findings by the Lords Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment EU Sub-Committee that the EU must do more to stimulate and invest in innovation in the agricultural sector.

set: Lords debate innovation in EU agriculture


set: SANAA // President Ali Abdullah Saleh asked his people for forgiveness in a farewell speech yesterday shortly before leaving Yemen to seek medical care in the United States.

set: Saleh asks for forgiveness before leaving Yemen for us


set: Housing starts and permits to build new homes both fell in February as winter storms in some parts of the country disrupted home building, a government report showed on Tuesday.

set: Housing starts, permits fall in February


set: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, following US Sen. John McCain's wins in the primaries Tuesday night.

set: Mike Huckabee drops out of race for Republican presidential nomination


set: Despite the heated rhetoric from the Obama administration and environmental groups about the urgency of global warming, climate scientists have begun to come to terms with the lack of evidence of catastrophic global warming over the last decade.

set: Climate scientists come to terms with the lack of global warming


set: Australian rugby finally had some good news on the injury front after it was revealed that powerful winger Digby Ioane does not need surgery for a dislocated shoulder.


set: However surprisingly Dibakar has quietly taken off for a holiday even before the release of his film.

set: Dibakar goes holidaying before shanghais release


set: Japan has urged China to protect its citizens after anti-Japanese protests across the mainland yesterday.

set: Japan urge China to protect its citizens


set: Three athletes including discus thrower Kripal Singh were on Monday suspended for two years by the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary panel for doping offences reported during competitions.


set: On March 8, Mike Starr was found dead in Salt Lake City, Utah.


set: The Israeli military kidnapped on Sunday morning four Palestinian civilians during invasions targeting West Bank communities.

set: The Israeli military kidnaps four civilians during invasions in the West Bank


set: Forty-four WA girls, some as young as 12, had an abortion last year, the state's health department reported on Sunday.


set: Afghan police have killed 16 Taliban militants and detained 26 others within the last 24 hours, the country's Interior Ministry said Tuesday morning.

set: Afghan police killed 16 Taliban militants


set: After her hit and run last week, Lindsay Lohan has decided it best to put herself on house arrest until her probation ends in two weeks.

set: Lindsay Lohan put herself on house arrest