set: PBS officials say hackers have cracked the network's website, posting a phony story claiming dead rapper Tupac Shakur was alive in New Zealand, and a group that claimed responsibility for the hacking complained about a recent ``Frontline'' investigative news program on WikiLeaks.

set: PBS officials say hackers cracked the network's website, posting a phony story ...


set: The singer, dubbed SuBo, had an ``emotional breakdown'' following Saturday's final in which she was runner-up.


set: Israel and the Palestinians have never been this close to a peace accord, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday following talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Paris.

set: Israel, Palestinians have never been this close to accord:


set: Popular actor Sameer Soni tied the nuptial knot with and actress-turned-jewellery designer Neelam Kothari in a straightforward and quiet ceremonial occasion, which took place at Taj Land's end in Bandra.


set: The 10 best movies related to bank robberies are all about cash and complex character development of the crooks who take the loot.


set: Two men were arrested in Leavenworth, Kansas for using drugs inside an ice cream truck.

set: Men arrested for using drugs in ice cream truck


set: GANGS of anti-government thugs are terrorising innocent civilians by hurling rocks at passing cars, it has emerged.


set: Mikkel Kessler dominated a 12-round affair with the previously unbeaten Dimitri Sartison, regaining the vacant WBA super middleweight title with a knockout.

set: Kessler dominates to regain WBA super middleweight title


set: A ferry has sunk off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea with around 300 people onboard.

set: Ferry sinks off coast of Papua New Guinea


set: Unruly advocates misbehaved and addressed Judicial magistrate JMIC, Parinder Singh Gill in an arrogant manner on May 14.


set: Frank Foster, a jazz saxophonist who played with the Count Basie Orchestra and composed Basie's hit, ``Shiny Stockings,'' died Tuesday.


set: Sri Lanka is likely to lose a lucrative European Union trade concession for its top export, garments, based on the initial findings of an EU probe into its human rights record, a senior government official said yesterday.

set: Sri Lanka likely to lose EU trade concession


set: Islamabad, May 7 Pakistan tonight announced a fresh ``decisive'' military offensive against the Taliban and pressed ahead with air and ground operation in northwestern tribal belt where fierce fighting killed nine soldiers and 14 militants, including a son of a hardline cleric who negotiated the Swat peace deal.

set: Pak announces 'decisive' offensive against Taliban


set: Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe will be campaigning next week in Arlington with his former rival Del. Brian Moran.

set: McAuliffe to campaign with former rival Moran


set: Thursday, Nissan announced that it will recall 2.14 million vehicles for ignition relay repairs; this is Nissan's third largest recall ever.

set: Nissan recalls 2.14 vehicles for ignition repairs;


set: The Indian cricket team today gave the post-match press conference a miss as stand-in skipper Gautam Gambhir left the Nehru Stadium immediately after the team's 40-run win over New Zealand in the first of five-match ODI series, in Guwahati today.

set: Team India gives post-match press conference a miss


set: Instead of raindrops, racing records fell at Santa Anita on Sunday as the new dirt track produced the kind of brilliant horse racing purists dream of seeing and betting.

set: Records fall on Santa Anita's new dirt track


set: Chinese political prisoners are suing one of the world's largest technology companies, Cisco, for allegedly helping the Chinese Communist Party to monitor, censor and suppress the Chinese people.

set: Chinese political prisoners sue tech giant Cisco


set: US troops in Iraq are being encouraged to vote in November's presidential election.

set: US troops in Iraq encouraged to vote in November


set: Transporters plying coaches on Zhob-Quetta-DI Khan routs have increased fares on their own taking advantage of approaching Eid.


set: Oil prices hit a record high above 126 dollars on Friday, driven into uncharted territory by speculative interest amid concerns about tight global energy supplies, analysts said.


set: Jayam Raja is directing his brother actor Jayam Ravi once again, this time for AGS Entertainment.

set: Jayam Raja to direct his brother Jayam Ravi


set: A physicist working at the world's largest atom smasher has been arrested on suspicion of links to al-Qaida, adding to the woes of the $10 billion project that ceased operation a year ago -- just days after its celebrated start up.


set: GREYSTANES Cricket Club has lost its founding father after the stalwart lost his battle with the lung disease mesothelioma on the last day of 2009.

set: Greystanes Cricket loses founding father


set: Eden Hazard has told Lille he wants to leave the Ligue 1 side at the end of the season to join a ``bigger club''.

set: Eden Hazard tells Lille he wants to leave for 'bigger club'


set: The Minnesota Twins say first baseman Justin Morneau has mild concussion symptoms and will miss at least the next several games.


set: WHEN a hero comes along, this phrase comes inspired from listening to a Mariah Carey classic performed by the X Factor competitors in the United Kingdom.


set: The New York Knicks signed Russian center Timofey Mozgov to a contract, the team said on Tuesday in the midst of a busy week of acquisitions.

set: Knicks sign Russian center Timofey Mozgov to contract


set: On May 17 Radar Online shares that a source close to Farrah that is a reliable source in the TV industry, claims that Farrah is doing her own thing, and she is ``done'' with the ``Teen Mom'' franchise.

set: Farrah Abraham: 'i'm done with 'Teen Mom' franchise


set: The west African country of Benin marked 50 years of independence on Sunday with a giant parade attended by several African heads of state, and criticism of the damage of years of instability.


set: Three workers at a steel factory were today ordered by the Sessions Court here today to enter their defence on a charge of robbing the factory of steel coils, worth RM100,000, two years ago.


set: London, Oct 23 Mexican actress Salma Hayek turned last-minute party planner when the woman she hired to turn her daughter's second birthday celebration into a bash, quit two days before the big event.


set: A house was burgled on Friday night in Yelahanka old town.


set: A Spanish team of doctors will try to create a ``bioartificial'' heart from the body of a dead person and demonstrate its viability for transplantation, which American scientists have already achieved and tested on animals.

set: A Spanish team of doctors will try to create a ``bioartificial'' heart.


set: Two people arrested in Deepak Bhardwaj's murder case For more content go to http://http://www.indiatvnews.com/video/ Follow us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/indiatvnws Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/indiatvnews


set: Israel assassinated a senior Hamas weapons smuggler late Tuesday night when it bombed a rental car in Sudan, the Al Arabiya news station reported on Wednesday shedding some light on the mysterious late night air strike a day earlier.

set: 'Israel assassinates Hamas weapons smuggler in Sudan'


set: Engineering major BHEL plans to set up a new manufacturing facility in Maharashtra for which it would invest Rs 159 crore, a top company official said here today.

set: BHEL to set up new manufacturing facility in Maharashtra


set: The Panthermobile, the original Pink Panther car that featured in several movies through the ages, is up for auction for the second time, auctioneers Robson Kay confirmed.


set: Tiger Woods has entered the US Open following a successful return to golf in last week's US Masters.


set: South Africa star Benni McCarthy said on Wednesday he will miss four 2010 FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers during June because of unspecified personal problems.


set: WH Smith is poised to continue its expansion into hospitals, workplace atriums, business parks and overseas airports after delivering improved profits on lower full-year turnover.


set: During a ceremony held in Hanoi, Vietnam Airlines officially joined the SkyTeam global airline alliance.


set: A Japanese freelance journalist has gone missing in Afghanistan, media reports in Japan said on Friday, citing a local guide who said he had been kidnapped in a Taliban-controlled area.

set: Japanese journalist missing in Afghanistan:


set: Wilmington is adding seven red light cameras and is upgrading the system to digital technology.


set: New Delhi The Congress party said that there is no question of asking Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to resign over the Comptroller and Auditor General of India report on the Commonwealth Games, according to reports.

set: No question of asking Sheila Dikshit to resign:


set: Recent articles in The Sun Times draw incorrect conclusions about the crime rate in Ontario, including impaired driving and violent crime, based on an improper analysis of the statistics we put on our website showing the number of criminal charges coming into our courts.

set: Articles drawn incorrect conclusions about crime rate


set: California-based ViVOtech has secured an equity investment from Citi to continue developing its contactless and Near Field Communication mobile phone payment and promotion technologies.

set: ViVOtech secures equity investment from Citi


set: A roadside bomb killed a Canadian soldier in southern Afghanistan on Friday, and a suicide attack in the same region left three policemen and a civilian dead, officials said.


set: A man hit by a train Thursday evening in downtown Monroe is expected to survive, police said.

set: Man hit by train in Monroe expected to survive


set: Lockheed Martin has partnered with the University of Florida to develop and launch five miniature satellites to test innovative new space solutions.

set: Lockheed Martin, University of Florida to develop and launch five miniature satellites


set: ``The new DC rules would hamper and render any development work of smaller size plots impossible in view of the huge open space requirement,'' BAI Honorary Treasurer Anand Gupta said.

set: DC rules may hamper work of smaller size plots:


set: The euro steadied against the dollar on Thursday after falling on worries about the Greek debt crisis.


set: 104 Teachers are stranded on Viti Levu because there is no government vessel to take them to remote islands in the Eastern division.


set: Pound sterling fell against the dollar as the strong rally in counterpart .


set: After months of delay, the Navi Mumbai airport is likely to get the green nod as an environment panel today expressed satisfaction over the revised proposal submitted by its project developer City Industrial Development Corporation.

set: Navi Mumbai airport likely to get green nod


set: Tevez sentenced to community service Updated: 07:43, Thursday April 4, 2013 Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has avoided jail but been sentenced to perform 250 hours of community service after pleading guilty to two motoring offences.


set: Authorities said (John) Wall, 18, was charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering in connection with an April 27 break-in at a home 3924 Laurel Glen Drive in Raleigh.


set: Human genes remember a sugar hit for two weeks, with prolonged poor eating habits capable of permanently altering DNA, Australian research has found.


set: Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin returned to his running ways, posting 137 yards on the ground.


set: Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg will travel to Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Albania and Bosnia from February 23-26.

set: James B. Steinberg travels to Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Albania, and Bosnia


set: Two of the five accused, including Genda Lal and Chunni Lal have been arrested, while the three others are still on the run.


set: Uganda has set up a special war crimes court to deal with cases of human rights violations committed during the 20-year insurgency in the north.


set: South Korea said on Thursday it would spend $3.5 billion out of a planned extra budget on creating 550,000 jobs as the economy heads into its first recession in more than a decade.

set: South Korea to spend $3.5 billion to create jobs


set: The Michigan Wolverines will host Bradley on Thursday at Crisler Arena.

set: Michigan Wolverines Basketball to host Bradley


set: Authorities say a small private plane has crashed into a seven-story office building in Austin, Texas.

set: Small plane crashes into building in Austin, Texas


set: Monday, neighbors reacted to a father accused of shooting and killing his own son.

set: Neighbors react to father accused of killing son


set: A Venezuelan energy delegation will be in Tehran today, July 24, to discuss with Iranian officials ways to promote bilateral ties.

set: Venezuelan energy delegation in Tehran today to discuss and promote bilateral ties


set: China on Tuesday condemned the hostage killing in southern Philippines which left at least 37 people dead.

set: China condemns hostage killing in southern Philippines


set: H1N1 swine flu has killed as many as 17,000 Americans, including 1,800 children, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.


set: US Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the state of Iowa is receiving $16 million in federal stimulus dollars to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

set: Iowa receives $16 million to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy projects


set: Four parents are protesting their daughters' removal from the cheerleading squad because a school administrator fears other cheerleaders will drop the girls - literally - during aerial acrobatic routines.

set: Parents protest daughters' removal from cheerleading squad


set: ``Hamid Karzai has stolen the election,'' the former president told a small group of donors at his Carter Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.


set: WA election campaign begins Updated: 12:19, Wednesday February 6, 2013 When is an election campaign not an election campaign?


set: Russia expects an independent and unbiased analysis of situation in Libya from the recently appointed UN envoy to the country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

set: Russia expects independent analysis of situation in Libya


set: Pakistan is ready to tighten monetary policy further to fight inflation, a senior finance official said on Wednesday, stressing the authorities' commitment to getting inflation down from a three-decade high above 19 per cent.

set: Pakistan could tighten monetary policy further to fight inflation


set: An elderly man will be charged with DUI after a wrong way head-on crash involving prescription medication.

set: Elderly man will be charged with DUI for head-on crash


set: A Glendale high school teacher whose student died in a pool during gym class is now fighting to get his job back.


set: It is reported that the Russian government has decided to prolong the suspension of import duty on scrap and certain rolled products by another nine months.

set: Russia prolongs suspension of import duty on scrap and certain rolled products


set: Federal wildlife officials are proposing to remove a Sacramento Valley beetle from the endangered species list, citing improved population figures after more than three decades of protection.

set: Federal officials propose removing beetle from endangered species list


set: Spain is not negotiating for a full-blown European Union bailout, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said here on Tuesday.


set: The total cost of the swine flu pandemic to NHS Northamptonshire could be up to £5 million, the primary care trust's chief executive has said.

set: Cost of swine flu pandemic could be up to £5 million


set: Babies are a Blessing Thank you for the overwhelming response on the call for baby photos.


set: Representative Dennis Kucinich, of Ohio, is suing the United States congressional cafeteria for dental damage he suffered, after busting his teeth on an olive pit, hidden in a sandwich wrap he purchased there.

set: Dennis Kucinich suing the congressional cafeteria


set: The Football Association will reportedly name the new England boss before the end of the Premier League season.

set: Football Association to name England boss before end of season


set: Opko Health has completed a $31 million private placement with seven accredited investors, the company announced.

set: Opko Health completes $31 million private placement


set: ``USD under mild pressure as EUR, AUD pare losses at the start of European trading hours after investor appetite for risky assets deteriorated overnight and equities in Asia suffered, weighing on the EUR and AUD.

set: USD under mild pressure as EUR,AUD pare losses


set: Rumors are circulating that Aston Martin may build Maybachs for Daimler AG. The possible partnership between the two luxury carmakers would have Aston Martin contribute to the design of the ultraluxury sedan currently being offered by Daimler AG. As part of the potential agreement, Aston Martin may be allowed acces and use of engine technology from Daimler.


set: Inflation in Greece rises from 2.9% in February to 3.9% in March, Greek Sky radio reported.

set: Inflation in Greece rises to 3.9% in March


set: European stock exchanges fell sharply on Monday, with the London FTSE 100 index dropping 2.08 per cent to close at 5550.95 points.


set: The Thunder Bay Police Service have announced changes to Community Policing.

set: Thunder Bay Police Service announce changes


set: Torture continues being a customary practice for some Venezuelan police agents, as disclosed by the 2008 annual report from the Ombudsman.

set: Torture continues as customary practice for some Venezuelan police agents


set: Dannii Minogue has revealed that she thought she was going to die earlier this year when she had to undergo emergency surgery.


set: The Senate on Monday morning resumed discussion on law and order situation in the country.

set: Senate resumes discussion on law and order


set: A Californian man went from being bored in a dead end job to getting 50 different jobs in 50 different US states in 50 weeks.

set: Man gets 50 jobs in 50 states in 50 weeks


set: Rsearchers have found that black women in the UK have twice as much risk of experiencing severe pregnancy complications.

set: Black women have double the risk of pregnancy complications


set: Commissioner Karachi Roshan Ali Shaikh on Saturday announced that the committee constituted to estimate loss of lives and properties of Lyariites had started its work.

set: Committee constituted to estimate loss of lives and properties


set: Cloud computing and managed hosting company iomart has taken over EQSN for a total consideration of 2,475,000.


set: An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 on the Richter Scale shook south Cumbria, said the British Geological Survey.


set: A barn fire Friday afternoon on a poultry farm near Manitou killed 12,000 chickens, the RCMP said.


set: Heico, an aviation services firm with headquarters in Hollywood and Miami, reported lower profits and revenue for its fiscal third quarter.


set: Actor Mickey Rooney is telling the US Congress that he has been a victim of elder abuse by a family member who took his money and misused it.

set: Actor Mickey Rooney tells US Congress about abuse


set: Bloody-Disgusting and MTV are reporting that Kirsten Prout has been cast as Lucy in Eclipse.

set: Actress Kirsten Prout cast as Lucy in Eclipse


set: In a diplomatic snafu, the Patrick administration mistakenly identified the mayor of Seoul, South Korea as Chris Kim on the governor's public schedule, a fact that went uncorrected for days even after Gov. Deval Patrick posed for news photographs with the real mayor --

set: Patrick administration mistakenly identifies mayor of Seoul


set: The Guardian's always a good source of what not to think, the latest being this idea that internet dating destroys our humanity.


set: Rick Hendrick defended his team's hiring approach Friday and said Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski should show ``more class'' after accusing Hendrick Motorsports of stealing information by poaching employees from Ford teams.

set: Hendrick says Keselowski should show 'more class'


set: A convenience store lost $2,150 worth of cigarettes to theft Tuesday, according to a Gastonia Police report.

set: Store loses $2,150 worth of cigarettes to theft


set: Mounties have finished their first season in the VB NSW Cup with a thrilling 18 all draw with the highly fancied North Sydney Bears at Mounties Sports Ground on Saturday.

set: Mounties finish season with a draw against the Bears


set: North Korea is committed to a nuclear disarmament pact, and disagreements stalling its progress can be overcome, leader Kim Jong-il said, according to Chinese media today.


set: A Palo Alto police officer suffered minor injuries Tuesday morning when he crashed his patrol car into a light pole, toppling it onto Alma Street, police said.

set: Palo Alto police officer crashes into light pole


set: A DRIVER was lucky to escape with his life after yobs set fire to his articulated lorry while he slept inside it.

set: Driver lucky to escape as yobs set fire to lorry as he slept


set: In ``The Early Show'' 's continuing ``Time Machine'' series, the cast members of award-winning CBS show ``Murphy Brown'' reunited to remember their long run into television history.


set: Sheffield United's assistant boss Alan Cork believes the Blades have a chance against promotion chasing Cardiff City tonight.


set: A school bus carrying 23 teenage students hit a car west of Kingman on Tuesday, killing the car's driver.

set: School bus hits car near Kingman, killing driver


set: And after a start slowed by injuries, he's rounding back into the form that made him an All-American in 2007.


set: Romanian hackers stripped foreign companies of over 150 million dollars in 2008 alone, Romania's Police representatives declared quoted by Romanian news television Realitatea TV.


set: ArcelorMittal plans to shut facilities at its site in Liege, Belgium, with the likely loss of around 1,300 jobs, due to a weakening of demand for steel in Europe.


set: Massa, the Corning Democrat who resigned in the middle of his freshman term amid allegations of sexual harassment and abuse of congressional staffers, was named among the worst bosses in the country by a watchdog organization that ranks employers.


set: American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez will soon be on the Walk of Fame!

set: Jessica Sanchez soon to be on Walk of Fame


set: A proposed $250m retirement village on the New South Wales Far South Coast is going-ahead with a new developer and a new name.


set: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was hospitalized on Thursday for breathing difficulties due to asthma.


set: India hopes to increase its share in the quotas of multilateral development banks like the International Monetary Fund and Asian Development Bank.

set: India hopes to increase share in quotas of multilateral development banks :


set: A GOVERNMENT official who is also a businessman says politics and economics are bedfellows and cannot be separated from each other.


set: Iran has halted all oil sales to France and Britain in retaliation for a phased EU ban on Iranian oil that is yet to fully take effect, the Iranian oil ministry says.


set: Eddy Arnold died of a long-term illness in Nashville on Thursday morning, just shy of his 90th birthday.


set: With the snow continuing through the night, tow truck drivers are encouraging people to stay safe on the roads.

set: Tow truck drivers encouraging people to stay safe on roads


set: Two persons, including a senior bank officer, were killed in separate incidents in the city on Wednesday.


set: Whirlpool Corp., the international appliance manufacturing giant, said Friday it will lay off 5,000 workers in North America and Europe because of softening demand and higher costs of steel, copper and other materials.


set: Mela Chiraghan, festival of light marking the 421st annual Urs of Hazrat Shah Hussain, a saint with a different trait and a mystic poet of Punjabi with distinction, commonly known as Madhu Lal Hussain who lived in Lahore in 16th century, began with traditional fervour at Shalimar, Saturday evening.

set: Mela Chiraghan begins with traditional fervour


set: The PGA Tour will announce at a Wednesday news conference that a Nationwide Tour event will be played at the TPC Sawgrass in the fall of 2010.

set: Nationwide event to be played at Sawgrass


set: Asheville Regional Airport has become ``more of a trouble spot'' for Tri-Cities Regional Airport in the competition for air travelers, according to TCRA Marketing and Air Service Development Director Melissa Thomas.

set: Asheville Regional Airport becoming a 'trouble spot' for Tri-Cities Regional Airport


set: Gold may decline for the first time in seven days in New York as a stronger dollar curbs demand for the metal as an alternative investment.

set: Gold may decline in New York as stronger dollar curbs demand


set: Dr. Elsa A. Murano was formally installed as the 23rd president of Texas A&M University during ceremonies held today in conjunction with the university's annual academic convocation.

set: Elsa Murano installed as president of Texas A&M


set: AUSTRALIA is imposing new sanctions against Iran in a fresh effort to pressure it into abandoning its nuclear program.


set: Naomi Sims, one of the world's first black supermodels and a pioneer in the industry, has died at 61.

set: Naomi Sims, one of world's first black supermodels, dies at 61


set: Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Bhd has launched a revamped options contract based on Malaysia's composite index futures to complement the index futures market, and to provide traders with more hedging, arbitraging and trading choices.

set: Bursa Malaysia Derivatives launches revamped options contract


set: A day after he kicked up a row by losing his cool during a press conference on his latest film 3 Idiots, filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra has apologised for lashing out at the media.

set: Vidhu Vinod Chopra apologises to the media


set: smartphone shipments are expected to grow 32.7% year over year in 2013 reaching 958.8 million units, up from 722.5 million units last year.

set: Smartphones expected to grow 32.7% in 2013


set: The US leader of an international drug smuggling ring was sentenced today in US District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced US Attorney Jenny A. Durkan.

set: Leader of international drug smuggling ring sentenced to 15 years


set: Chances grow by the day that before the shouting is over, Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch will become governor.

set: Chances growing that Ravitch will become governor


set: In an interview with Herald, Atala ,who was accompanied by his lawyer Swapnil Nasnolkar after being released from Sada jail, claimed he was not involved in any drug racket and smoked drugs like any other ordinary tourist does.


set: An Austin motorcyclist crashed into a curb and died at the scene early this morning in North Austin, according to Austin police.

set: Motorcyclist crashes, dies early this morning


set: A VISY worker sacked after injuring his back while playing paintball in his own time has won his job back.


set: Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., collapsed at an inauguration lunch honoring President Barack Obama, according to media reports Tuesday.

set: Sen. Ted Kennedy collapses at inauguration lunch:


set: Arab foreign ministers decided to start preparations to file a lawsuit against Israel for its violations against the Palestinians and their homes in East Beit-ul-Moqaddas.

set: Arab foreign ministers to file a lawsuit against Israeli violations


set: A landslide buried seven houses at Doyan village, Galang sub district, Tolitoli District, Central Sulawesi Province, late Tuesday.

set: Landslide buries seven houses in Tolitoli


set: LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court Monday, blaming Major League Baseball for refusing to approve a multibillion-dollar TV deal that owner Frank McCourt was counting on to keep the troubled team afloat.

set: Los Angeles Dodgers file for bankruptcy protection


set: On March 18th, the Fifth Circuit held that a US bankruptcy court may offer avoidance relief under a foreign country's law in a Chapter 15 bankruptcy proceeding.

set: US bankruptcy courts may offer avoidance relief under foreign law


set: World stocks crept higher on Friday, extending gains following the United States' jump out of recession, while the dollar drifted ahead of more US data that will add fuel to the recovery debate.


set: Meredith Corp. slashed its fiscal 2008 earnings forecast Tuesday, citing economic conditions and softer advertising demand.

set: Meredith slashes its fiscal 2008 earnings forecast


set: Honda rider Marco Simoncelli died after a crash in the Malaysian MotoGP in Sepang, according to reports reaching here.


set: Canadian police confirmed on Tuesday they are investigating engineering firm SNC-Lavalin after an internal company probe found $56 million in mysterious payments that were wrongly assigned to certain construction projects.

set: Canadian police investigating SNC-Lavalin


set: World number one Rafa Nadal romped into the third round of the ATP event in Indian Wells on Sunday with a crushing 6-2 6-1 victory over German Michael Berrer.


set: Authorities say fireworks were used in an arson that damaged a vacant house on Evansville's South Side.


set: South Africa is not facing a water crisis nor a water contamination problem, says Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Lindiwe Hendricks.


set: MAGISTRATES criticised ``complicated'' traffic lights at a major city junction after a ``careful driver'' got confused and caused a serious accident.


set: Why on the world would people think that Obama has necrophilia?


set: India and Pakistan held high-level peace talks today for the first time since the 2008 Mumbai attacks in an effort to rebuild confidence and reduce tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.


set: Chinese stocks surged Monday as news of bullish government comment on the economy calmed investor jitters over economic policy and winter storms.


set: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has come under fresh pressure to quit immediately as opponents posing the biggest challenge to his 30-year rule said concessions made in landmark talks were insufficient.


set: A YOUNG man has suffered serious head injuries after he fell from the boot of a moving vehicle in Inverell last night.


set: LANSING, Mich. - The state says Michigan's jobless rate rose 0.1 percentage points in June, the second consecutive monthly increase after a yearlong decline.

set: Michigan jobless rate rises 0.1 percentage points


set: Iranian petrochemical producers face higher feedstock ethane costs as the government is pushing for an upward revision that will reduce margins, a senior Iranian industry source said on Friday.

set: Iranian petrochemical producers face higher ethane costs


set: Icap said its newly-launched euro-denominated interest rate swaps platform had exceeded its expectations after a third of its total trades in the product last month were transacted on the platform.

set: Icap's swap platform exceeds expectations


set: With an eye on arch-foe Iran, Israel has launched a spy satellite from a base in the country's south to boost its intelligence gathering capabilities.


set: Information Secretary of Pakistan Peoples Party, Fauzia Wahab on Friday said that Pakistanis' are an important nation at world scenario and they should be proud of their identity and status.

set: Pakistanis should be proud of their identity:


set: With just 22 days left for the kick-off of the soccer World Cup, South Africa is on track to issue free visas to soccer fans.

set: South Africa to issue free visas to soccer fans


set: 30 Seconds to Mars plans to ``extend the interactivity'' of its new album, ``This Is War,'' when the group tours in 2010, according to frontman Jared Leto.

set: 30 Seconds to Mars plans to 'extend the interactivity' on tour


set: Citibank analyst Glen Yeung predicts that we will see ``limited innovation'' in tablets, while there will be ``growing innovation in PCs'', reports cNet.

set: We will see 'limited innovation' in tablets, while there will be 'growing innovation in PCs'


set: A man has burnt his 40-year-old ex-wife to death in the limits of RA Bazaar Police Station.


set: USA supports the proposal to create a climate fund of $10000 crore to confront climate change.

set: USA supports the climate fund of $ 10000 crore


set: Doctor Who stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan headed to New York to film scenes for the latest series of the popular show.

set: Doctor Who stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan head to New York to film scenes


set: Wednesday at 2:30pm Chicago local time, a goat's head was delivered for Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts at his office in Wrigley Field.

set: Goat head delivered to Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts


set: A woman drowned after a ferry boat capsized in Oriental Mindoro, Thursday afternoon, officials said.

set: Woman drowns as boat capsizes in Oriental Mindoro


set: Finance Minister has done a commendable job given the challenges faced by economy, says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on budget.

set: Finance Minister has done a commendable job:


set: Those around my age know there's rarely a satisfying answer to this one: ``What did you do in the war, daddy?''

set: An answer to 'what did you do in the war, daddy?'


set: HP today announced new storage virtualization solutions that change the economics of customers' infrastructures by reducing costs and better leveraging existing technology investments.

set: HP announces new storage virtualization solutions


set: Oldham boss John Sheridan will be reluctant to make changes when his former club Leeds make the short trip to Boundary Park.The Latics claimed a thrilling 3-2 victory at play-off rivals Millwall on Saturday thanks to Chris Taylor's last-gasp winner.


set: Here come the 'Hawks, but we don't mean the mighty Blackhawks.


set: President-elect Barack Obama Monday demanded bold action on his near $800 billion stimulus plan, warning Congress would send the US economy into an even deeper hole if it fails to act swiftly.

set: Obama demands 'bold' action on stimulus plan


set: DETROIT Saying ``dreams come true,'' Prince Fielder was introduced Thursday by the Detroit Tigers.

set: Prince Fielder introduced by Detroit Tigers


set: A new report by the Pew Research Center shows that the US birthrate dropped sharply during the recession.


set: Lone Star College System has announced the selection of Desire2Learn Learning Suite as its new learning management system.

set: Lone Star College system announces new learning management system


set: Fans of the Saginaw Spirit celebrated a successful Ontario Hockey League home opener with a 5-0 shutout of Sudbury.

set: Saginaw Spirit celebrate successful home opener


set: In the most shocking name change since Prince went with an unpronounceable symbol, international security firm Blackwater Worldwide announced Friday that it was changing its name to Xe.


set: British comedian David Walliams has been invited to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss his charity endeavours.

set: David Walliams to meet Prime Minister David Cameron


set: David Zaslav, Discovery Communications President and CEO, issued the following statement regarding today's announcement by Oprah Winfrey concerning ``The Oprah Winfrey Show'':

set: Discovery Communications' statement regarding today's announcement by Oprah Winfrey


set: Werder Bremen defender Mertesacker is expected to undergo a medical with the Gunners on Tuesday ahead of linking up with the Premier League club.


set: The Kent Fire Department reported that a man was injured around 4:10 am today in a forklift accident at a FedEx facility in Kent.

set: Man injured in forklift accident at FedEx facility in Kent


set: Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston is so obsessed with Mexican food that if she was forced to choose a last meal, it would be the spicy cuisine.


set: Former West Indies batsman Runako Morton has died following a car crash in Trinidad on Sunday evening.


set: The next date I Only Want to Walk is playing is Saturday, August 14.


set: Some 200 pounds of dynamite, found in an old packing house in Beaufort County, was safely detonated today.

set: 200 pounds of dynamite found in old packing house;


set: Nick Clegg has ``no objection in principle'' to publishing his tax return, aides said yesterday, after senior politicians scrambled to respond to calls for greater US-style openness from public figures.

set: Clegg: ``no objection in principle'' to publishing his tax return


set: Bollywood directors Sudhir Mishra and Ketan Mehta have been felicitated by the French government for their contribution to Indian cinema.

set: Sudhir Mishra, Ketan Mehta felicitated by French government


set: Stocks pared gains Tuesday as traders awaited Congressional reaction to a tax-cut compromise struck between President Barack Obama and Congressional Republicans.


set: Aretha Franklin and comedian Kevin Hart will both perform at this summer's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.

set: Aretha Franklin, Kevin Hart to perform at Essence Music festival


set: Even if the temperatures don't keep rising, the spring sports season is heating up with postseason action taking over.


set: ``Quakers'' is the sermon topic to be presented by Patty and Barry Simon this Sunday at The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Middleborough, 25 South Main St. The service begins at 9 am and is held downstairs in the function room.


set: ``President Obama would develop a very positive and friendly relation with India. He holds Indians and Indian-Americans in very high regard,''


set: Firefighters battled a house fire Wednesday morning in northwest Waco that left several people at least temporarily homeless.


set: Former WWE World champion Jeff Hardy returned to TNA tonight during the live Impact special.


set: A handful of pistachio nuts a day can help destroy bad cholesterol, ward off heart disease and prevent cancer, say scientists.

set: Handful of pistachios could destroy cholesterol


set: A 70-year-old Mount Pulaski woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Illinois 54 in Logan County this morning, according to Illinois State Police.

set: Mount Pulaski woman killed in crash on Illinois 54


set: Joel Milburn, the breakthrough runner in the event, upset favourites John Steffensen and Sean Wroe to win the 400 metres title in 45.90.


set: American challenger Tyson Gay says he has a point to prove when he meets sprint king Usain Bolt at this year's World Championship in South Korea.


set: Aurobindo Pharma can bounce back to Rs 185-190, says Investment Advisor, SP Tulsian.

set: Aurobindo Pharma can bounce back to Rs 185-190:


set: Rapper Flavor Flav turns out to owe the IRS close to $1 Million in back taxes from 2004-2006.

set: Flavor Flav owes the IRS close to $1 Million


set: Telstra Corporation Ltd says it will cull 950 jobs under moves to create a simpler business model.


set: The Los Angeles District Attorney's office announced on Thursday that R&B rap star, Chris Brown has been formally charged with 'assault and making criminal threats' in the alleged beating of his pop singer, girlfriend, Rhianna.


set: A Canadian journalist has been detained in Iran, as authorities extended their crackdown on those protesting last week's disputed election to include those covering the demonstrations.


set: A heavily pregnant woman pleaded not guilty before Galway District Court this week to charges involving the alleged attempted theft of a safe from a city store last December.

set: Briarhill woman pleads not guilty to attempted theft


set: A Leighton man has been remanded in custody after he was charged over the abduction of a nine-year-old girl.


set: Arsene Wenger blew his top at the 'disgusting' decision that put a dent in Arsenal's title dreams.The Gunners were held in a stalemate with Sunderland -- but only after Andrey Arshavin had a late goal wiped out for offside.

set: Arsene Wenger blew his top at the ``disgusting'' decision


set: It's not clear whether Lulz Security has stolen any sensitive material, but on Monday it published an internal file that suggested it had indeed breached the Senate's website.


set: In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, the talk of ``the death of socialism'' has ceased and instead an alternative to capitalism is being sought, Communist Party of India general secretary Prakash Karat said here on Tuesday, adding that socialism in the 21st century will have to take a different form.

set: 'Socialism in 21st century will have to take a different form'


set: Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested in Texas on Thursday night while protesting against the construction of an oil pipeline.


set: Richard Branson will join Ronan Keating in the water when they swim the Irish Sea in a new celebrity charity challenge.

set: Richard Branson to swim the Irish Sea in celebrity charity challenge


set: Croatia will probably sign the Access agreement with the EU in Warsaw sometimes by the end of November or the beginning of December.

set: Croatia signs Access agreement by the end of November


set: Huawei Technologies, provider of next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, and Option, a wireless technology company, have announced a cooperation agreement paving the way for new innovative wireless broadband solutions.

set: Huawei and Option announce cooperation agreement


set: Alok Industries, India's largest fully integrated textile company, is planning to close 45 non-profitable H&A retail outlets by next month.

set: Alok Industries to close 45 non-profitable H&A outlets


set: I was curious to see what it would take for Josh Bard, still currently playing on rehab assignment, to make it to the $30.00 floor.

set: What would it take for Bard to make the floor?


set: Abdullah 'tweaked' his knee during practice Monday.


set: JetBlue is offering $14 tickets on flights from SFO to New York and Los Angeles.


set: Man oh man, loyal reader, do I love October baseball.


set: Gov. Deval Patrick today launched an online community forum, inviting citizens to continue the conversation started during the administration's series of statewide community forums about the choices and priorities facing the Commonwealth in the current economic climate.

set: Gov. Patrick launches online community forum


set: Two Norwegian friends have taken to the skies on a wing and a prayer in a home-made flying boat.

set: Two friends take to the skies in flying boat


set: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant started Game 6 of the Western Conference quarterfinals against Denver after missing Thursday's shootaround prior to the contest because of a stomach illness.

set: Kobe starts game 6 after missing shootaround


set: Congress enacted a massive farm bill Thursday with new and bigger subsidies for farmers, plus more food stamps for the poor.


set: State lawmakers visit a couple of area towns today seeking the public's input on the current legislative session.


set: Susan Boyle gave the performance of her life when she sang traditional hymns for the Pope upon his visit to Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday.


set: Jim Thome hit his 610th home run to pass Sammy Sosa and move into seventh place on the all-time list.


set: 25-year old LPGA player Erica Blasberg was found dead at her home in Henderson, Nevada, Sunday.


set: Dallas Stars, which is in the process of rebuilding the team, is expected to hire Glen Gulutzan as the new head coach for the team.

set: Dallas Stars expected to hire Glen Gulutzan as new coach --


set: The Berkeley Prep Bucs volleyball team won its 3rd straight state championship, defeating Bishop Moore of Orlando in 4 games.

set: Berkeley Prep volleyball wins state championship


set: An unidentified female driver apparently jumped the curb near the Dollar General Wednesday morning, slamming into two parked vehicles in the parking lot.

set: Driver jumps curb, slams into parked vehicles


set: Maria Sharapova reached her first semifinal in more than a year by defeating Yanina Wickmayer 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 Friday at the Aegon Classic.

set: Maria Sharapova reaches first semifinal in more than a year at Aegon Classic


set: Boston native, stand-up comedian, radio personality and actor Patrice O'Neal has suffered a stroke, announced by Jim Norton who announced it on Wednesday's ``Opie and Anthony Show.''

set: 'Tough Crowd' alum Patrice O'Neal suffers a stroke


set: A climate change meeting to be addressed by President Jacob Zuma took an unruly turn at the Durban City Hall on Thursday.


set: Israeli air strikes hit seven targets in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip early Friday, killing three men and wounding another, Palestinian medics said.

set: Israeli strikes kill three Palestinians: medics


set: jhigh writes ``Bruce Schneier asks the question, how often should you change your password? ''The primary reason to give an authentication credential -- not just a password, but any authentication credential -- an expiration date is to limit the amount of time a lost, stolen, or forged credential can be used by someone else.

set: How often should you change your password?


set: Jada Toys, a leading manufacturer of authentically licensed and highly stylized toys, games, and collectibles, has expanded its US management team with the hiring of four seasoned executives, each of whom has assumed a key leadership role within the company.


set: In a protest outside the University of Illinois board meeting Thursday morning, graduate student instructors from the Urbana-Champaign campus threatened to strike Monday if they do not agree to new contract terms.

set: University of Illinois student instructors threaten strike


set: Bolton boss Owen Coyle is taking positives from the Trotters' 2-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool.


set: A Solomon man is hurt in a two-vehicle crash on K-15 Highway in Dickinson County Thursday afternoon.


set: Minister of State for Information Affairs, Samira Bint Rajab received in her office today, the Japanese Ambassador to Bahrain Shigeki Sumi, reviewing the bilateral relations bonding the two friendly countries.

set: Minister of State for Information Affairs receives the Japanese Ambassador


set: Two Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies are injured when their airboat collides with a tour airboat near the Palm Beach-Broward County line.

set: Pbso airboat collides with tour airboat;


set: ATLANTA &mdashBanned sprinter Justin Gatlin is expected to appeal a ruling by a federal judge in Florida that prohibits him from competing in this weekend's US Olympic track and field trials.


set: Gerakan called on the government today to practise inclusive development for a more equitable distribution of wealth among the various races based on the New Economic Model.


set: Police in south Charlotte say three home break-ins last month where jewelry was stolen were likely connected, and they may add more to the list.


set: IAIN DOWIE has told his Coventry City players to ``rip into'' Millwall from the first whistle tomorrow in a bid to secure the club's passage to the fifth round of the FA Cup and the possibility of another big draw in the competition.

set: Iain DOWIE tells Coventry City to ``rip'' into Millwall


set: Three people were killed in separate road accidents in the city in the last two days.

set: Three killed in separate road accidents in two days


set: A WEST HALLAM pre-school was given a boost when Tesco donated £100 towards new toys.


set: Surf Beach near Vandenberg Air Force Base reopened Friday morning following Tuesday's fatal shark attack.

set: Surf Beach reopens after fatal shark attack


set: A Flash mob gathered outside Comerica Park Friday prior to the Tigers game against the Mariners.


set: The leaders of France and Germany told Greece on Monday time was running out in talks on a broad debt restructuring deal and Athens would only get bailout money from Europe if it lived up to its promise to deliver economic reforms in return.


set: The Board of Directors of Citizens Financial Services, Inc. the bank holding company for First Citizens Community Bank, recently declared a quarterly dividend for Citizens Financial Services shareholders.

set: Citizens Financial Services, Inc. declares quarterly dividend


set: Actress Leighton Meester has won a court battle against her mother after the Gossip Girl star's mum alleged her daughter had promised to pay her $10,000 every month for life.

set: Leighton Meester - Leighton Meester wins court battle against mum


set: A 20-foot whale has washed up on a beach in Del Mar in San Diego County.


set: New figures have shown that the number of housing construction jobs has continued to drop.

set: Number of housing construction jobs continues to drop


set: THE Retford United Under 13 girls ran riot at Moorgreen on Sunday, with an 8-2 victory in their final league game of the season.


set: IIT Madras has won the national robotics contest, Robocon 2009, and will go on to represent India at Asia Pacific Robocon International competition that will take place in Japan on August 22.


set: A Crossville man was killed in a traffic crash there Sunday night, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.


set: State water officials are expected to cite the city of Cumberland for allowing raw sewage to leak into the Cumberland River.

set: State water officials are expected to cite city


set: Every town and city in England should have a powerful directly-elected mayor, a think tank has said.


set: He'll play the horse's charismatic trainer, who underestimates its ability.


set: Ahold has completed its EUR1 billion share buyback program announced on March 7, 2011.

set: Ahold completes EUR1 billion share buyback


set: The plan for a new harbor, and a face-lift for downtown Nassau, should give a boost to the struggling Bahamas real estate market.

set: Plan for new harbor to boost Bahamas real estate market


set: FOOTWAYS in Tampines are being widened to try to get cyclists and pedestrians to co-exist on them.


set: Giant Eagle has issued a recall on cucumbers due to a possible salmonella infection.


set: As the number of trapped Tamil civilians crossing over to safer government-held zones nears the hundred thousand mark, Sri Lankan is dispatching a special emissary to India to discuss relief and rehabilitation measures for these people.

set: Sri Lanka dispatches special emissary to India


set: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives broke ground on a new National Center for Explosives Training and Research facility in Huntsville, Alabama Thursday.

set: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and explosives breaks ground on new facility


set: Butterball LLC agreed to settle a class action suit with its Arkansas plant workers that has lingered in the federal court system since 2008.

set: Butterball settles with Arkansas workers


set: Volvo will have a ``bright'' future under the management of Chinese automaker Geely once Ford completes the sale of its Swedish mark, Ford chief executive officer Alan Mulally said.

set: Volvo will have 'bright future' under Geely


set: Sir Elton John wanted to be the ``queen'' in Queens of the Stone Age when he offered his services to record with the band for their upcoming album, 'Like Clockwork'.

set: Elton John was 'queen' in Queens of the Stone Age


set: A former elementary school principal is headed to court Monday to learn her sentence for drunk driving.

set: Former principal to be sentenced for drunk driving


set: LOS ANGELES LAPD officers shot and killed a man they say aimed a gun at them, according to authorities.

set: LAPD officers shoot, kill man who aimed gun


set: A Fremont woman was cited for child neglect after officers found her two young children unattended Tuesday afternoon, Fremont Police said.


set: Kenyan Muslims on Tuesday condemned Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and called on the government to suspend its diplomatic relations with Israel.

set: Kenyan Muslims condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza


set: The Tri-County Sams Chapter of the Good Sam Club held their Meeting and Luncheon at the City Gates Restaurant in Orland on Dec. 11 with eight rigs represented and three guests present.

set: Tri-County Sams hold meetings and luncheons


set: A lot of us have been venting our spleen lately over the way cyclists and motorists share our roads.

set: Cyclists and motorists can share the road


set: Retailers are reporting surprisingly solid sales gains for September, boosted by back-to-school shopping, much of it pushed into September by parents who had put off trips to the mall.


set: Indonesia will raise its contribution to the Asian Development Bank by Rp2 trillion in stages for four years, a minister said.

set: Indonesia to raise its contribution to ADB by Rp2 trillion


set: TED KESSINGER of Bethany College in Kansas was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame last Saturday, July 17, at the two-day Enshrinement Festival in South Bend, Ind.

set: Dr. Ted Kessinger enshrined into College football Hall of Fame


set: A 40-year-old Maryville woman was injured during a one-vehicle accident on Montvale Road in Maryville Tuesday afternoon.


set: BMW is expanding in India, increasing its local manufacturing capacity and enlarging its dealer network.


set: Verizon says it will launch a 3D channel by the 2010 holiday season, following in the footsteps of Cablevision, Comcast, DirecTV and others who have also made the commitment.

set: Verizon to launch 3D channel by the holidays


set: Chicken soup, which has been used for years as an effective home remedy to deal with the common cold, can also help fight high blood pressure, researchers in Japan have learnt.

set: Chicken soup can help fight high blood pressure


set: Stamford social and adventure club will be holding a brisk bike ride around Fineshade Wood on Sunday at 3pm.

set: Stamford social and adventure club will hold bike ride


set: The US Army Corps of Engineers is one federal agencies that seems to excel at wasting taxpayer money.

set: The Army Corps of Engineers excels at wasting money


set: Japan, bidding to add Olympic gold to the World Cup title they won last year, were held to a goalless draw by Sweden in their second group match on Saturday.


set: American Securities, a New York-based middle-market private equity firm, today announces that it, in partnership with management, has completed the acquisition of Liberty Tire Services, LLC, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based tire recycler.

set: American Securities completes acquisition of Liberty Tire


set: All new airports in the country will emerge as business hubs with world class office, hospitality and retail space.


set: Mobile Broadband Deals are simply the best deals for those who want to stay connected with world.


set: A book on Nepalese Buddhist Master Buddhabhadra was released on Saturday amid a program to mark the 1,600 anniversary of Buddhist Mission to China.

set: Book on Nepalese Buddhist Master released


set: 3GPP mobile broadband technology saw 81% growth throughout the Americas for the year ending March 2010, according to the 3G Americas wireless industry trade association and subscription data from Informa Telecoms & Media.


set: Ball Corporation plans to close its plastic packaging manufacturing plant in Brampton, Ontario.

set: Ball to close us plastic packaging plant


set: A security guard at Oliver High School was assaulted by at least one student this morning.

set: Security guard at Oliver High school assaulted


set: Lady Gaga wasn't always so confident with her sexuality - in fact she was even scared of sex.


set: GAC signed a sponsorship deal with QMMF for this week's 8-hour World Endurance leg.


set: China drew with World Cup quarterfinalis Paraguay 1-1 at an international friendly at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center here on Tuesday.

set: China draws with Paraguay 1-1 at friendly


set: GARDAÍ HAVE seized cannabis plants worth more than €300,000, bringing to €3 million the total value of cannabis plants seized since July.

set: Gardaí seize cannabis plants worth €300,000


set: SANTA BARBARA, Calif. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department tells Central Coast News that a train has hit and killed a pedestrian in the Santa Barbara area Tuesday night.

set: Train hits and kills pedestrian in Santa Barbara


set: Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan is recovering in hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery on Saturday.

set: Amitabh Bachchan - Amitabh Bachchan recovering after surgery


set: Marvell, a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, this week demonstrated its AVANTA™ family of optical broadband access solutions for the entertainment industry in Hollywood.

set: Marvell demonstrates AVANTA optical broadband solutions for entertainment industry


set: Average CO2 emissions from new cars sold in the EU dropped by 5% last year, the biggest annual fall ever recorded, a report published today by the European Commission shows.

set: CO2 emissions from new cars in the EU dropped by 5% last year


set: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Chelsea are the biggest threat to his team's Premier League title defence.

set: Ferguson - Chelsea are our biggest threat


set: Facebook is revamping its Privacy Settings for its users.


set: BT claims it has identified a direct link between involving employees in climate change and improving staff engagement and retention.

set: BT identifies link between climate change and staff engagement and retention


set: Jagermeister donates $50,000 to the newly formed Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame in conjunction with ``A Brother in Your Corner,'' the iconic brand's social responsibility campaign and consumer competition with legendary boxing trainer, Freddie Roach.

set: Jagermeister donates $50,000 to Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame in


set: Wall Street extended its 2008 plunge Thursday, tumbling after a regional Federal Reserve report showed a sharp decline in manufacturing activity and as investors feared that downgrades of key bond insurers could trigger further trouble with souring debt.


set: Umar Gul has claimed that he saw England's James Anderson tamper with the ball in 2010.


set: With energy prices showing a notable increase, the Labor Department released a report on Wednesday showing that consumer prices increased in line with economic estimates in the month of November.

set: Consumer prices increase in line with estimates in November


set: Shoppers Drug Mart Corp., Canada's biggest pharmacy chain, said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose along with higher sales, especially in its non-prescription drug business.

set: Shoppers drug Mart profit rises on higher sales


set: ERNEST Borgnine, the beefy screen star known for blustery, often villainous roles, but who won the best-actor Oscar for playing against type as a lovesick butcher in Marty in 1955, has died.


set: In response to the article ``Restaurants can and should be working together'' My wife and I own and operate the Goderich Grill family restaurant, bought in 2007 and also lease the Maitland Dining Room located at the Maitland Golf Course.


set: The Flathead County Sheriff's Department is still trying to confirm whether or not some bones found near Glacier National Park are human.


set: The Sukkur Barrage is witnessing a highest flood tide with water level 11,15365 cusecs.

set: Sukkur Barrage witnessing highest flood tide


set: Orra, one of the finest diamond jewellery retail chains in the country, is set to expand in tier II cities.


set: Hollywood writers are ready to go back to work on your favorite shows.Members of the Writers Guild of America voted yesterday to end their three-month strike.


set: Of the multitudinous methods, drugs and therapies available in the market and on the internet, here are the top 10 natural ways to treat anxiety disorder.


set: The Damned United, starring Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Graham and Peter McDonald, opens in theaters Friday, October 9.

set: The Damned United starring Michael Sheen in theaters October


set: The three teenagers charged with murdering 22-year-old Richard Bailey last October paid homage to guns, gangs and prison in rap songs and Internet posts -- and one spoke about the slaying on the street, authorities said Tuesday.


set: PopCap Games, the studio with a portfolio including Bejewelled and Plants vs Zombies, is being acquired for over $1 billion, according to TechCrunch.

set: Popcap being acquired for over $1 billion?


set: Medical supplies maker Boston Scientific issued a major recall after complaints that some units of its iCross Coronary Imaging Catheters dethatched inside of patients.


set: Former TV news anchor Don Cannon has been arrested in California for failure to report for sentencing in two separate cases of driving under the influence.

set: Former news anchor Don Cannon arrested in California


set: Exelon has said that it will seek an early site permit for its proposed Victoria, Texas, nuclear plant rather than a combined construction and operating license.

set: Exelon to seek early site permit for Texas nuclear plant


set: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing growing pressure to replace Rep. Charles Rangel, DN.Y., atop of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, but so far she's sticking with the embattled chairman.


set: Former News International chairman James Murdoch has arrived at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, where he is to give evidence.


set: Randgold Resources maintained its focus on sustainable profitability based on continued value creation in 2008 to deliver another strong performance, according to the annual report published today.

set: Randgold Resources maintains its focus on sustainable profitability


set: PTI / New Delhi February 26, 2010, 18:01 IST Cement prices are likely to go up by around Rs 8-10 per 50 kg bag with manufacturers saying that they may pass on the burden of hike in excise duty proposed in the Budget 2010-11 to customers.

set: Cement prices likely to go up by Rs 8-10 per bag


set: The Upper Room, a family resources center serving southern New Hampshire, received a $7,500 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation for its Teen Information for Parents Success program.


set: China launched the experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power.


set: All EU citizens wishing to travel to Brazil for tourism or business will be allowed to enter the country without a visa for stays of up to three months, after two agreements were approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday.

set: EU citizens travelling to Brazil for tourism or business will be allowed to enter the country without a visa


set: Sri Lanka shook up the domestic cricket scene on Thursday by appointing a new panel to choose future players, following the national team's abysmal performance during their current tour of South Africa.


set: Inspector General National Highways and Motorway Police Zafarullah Khan has ordered that no overloading of passengers in public service vehicles would be allowed and strict action would be taken against violators.


set: The CPN-UML has intensified talks with other political parties to forge national consensus for the peace process and constitution writing.


set: Winners have been announced for the 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, a star-studded ceremony broadcast LIVE tonight on the CBS Television Network from MGM GRAND in Las Vegas .

set: Winners announced for the 44th annual ACADEMY of country MUSIC AWARDS


set: Family members of a St. Paul woman killed along with her brother say she had asked for a police escort, but didn't wait for officers when retrieving her belongings from an apartment she had once shared with her husband and their children.

set: Family members of a woman killed along with her brother say she asked for police escort


set: Even as the Pakistan Cricket Board is trying to convince Sri Lanka Cricket officials to send its team for a full series to Pakistan later this year, senior Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera has said that the terror attack on the team in Lahore in 2009 still haunts him.


set: Christian Bale has apologized for his potty mouth rant heard 'round the world.


set: Jon Gosselin walked out of a joint interview with Hailey Glassman in a taped segment which will air on Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday evening.

set: Jon Gosselin walks out of joint interview with Hailey Glassman


set: No more snow was expected for Johannesburg or the rest of the country, the SA Weather Service said today.


set: As the CEO of a company that proudly touts its products as eco-friendly, I am often asked by reporters, investors, and others, ``How do we know you aren't just Green Washing?''

set: How do we know you aren't just green washing?


set: ``You can't cancel Halloween,'' Robert Haffler said.


set: Chaka Khan, Lulu and Anastacia have announced a collaborative tour of the UK, which they have titled Here Come The Girls.

set: Chaka Khan, Lulu and Anastacia announce tour


set: It has become a cliché to say that the US is in decline.


set: Ben Gurion Airport, Israel - Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Israel late Monday morning, for a five-day visit which will also take in the Palestinian areas.


set: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will definitely be arrested if he returns to the country, prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said in Davos on Friday.

set: Musharraf will be arrested if he returns:


set: CANADA'S federal government plans to challenge the contentious Canadian immigration board panel ruling that granted refugee status to a white South African who claimed persecution from blacks in his home country.

set: Canada's Federal government plans to challenge


set: A SOUTHGATE playwright has been shortlisted for a top national award for a play about white working class boys.

set: SOUTHGATE playwright shortlisted for national award


set: Nottingham Forest manager Alex McLeish has left the club after five weeks in charge citing differences with the owners over development strategy, the twice European champions said in a statement on Tuesday.

set: Forest manager McLeish leaves after five weeks


set: Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura won the toss and elected to bat first Tuesday in a World Cup warmup match against Ireland.

set: Zimbabwe wins toss, elects to bat in World Cup warmup match against Ireland


set: Scotland's all-time record points scorer Chris Paterson has announced his retirement from international rugby with immediate effect.

set: Chris Paterson announces retirement from international rugby


set: The Qatar Exchange keep upward trend for the fifth straight day yesterday adding 154.07 points or 1.79% to 8,779.49 points from 8,625.42 on Tuesday.


set: Christina Aguilera joins Muhammad Ali in a public service announcement to ask for donations for Hunger in Haiti.

set: Christina Aguilera and Muhammad Ali ask for donations


set: Chesapeake Energy Corporation, the second largest producer of natural gas in the United States announced the new rate for its $2 billion unsecured five-year term facility loan, arranged by Bank of America Corp., Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Jefferies Finance LLC.

set: Chesapeake Energy announces new rate for its $2 billion facility loan


set: Indiana schools could get some new tools on Wednesday to help meet the needs of students diagnosed with autism.

set: Schools could get new tools for students diagnosed with autism


set: WYRE Forest rock legend Robert Plant was honoured by Prince Charles today when he received a CBE.


set: Alec Baldwin has downplayed his brother Stephen's arrest on tax evasion charges, insisting the actor was taken into custody as part of a pre-arranged agreement with New York officials.

set: Alec Baldwin downplays his brother's arrest


set: Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company.

set: Apple CEO Jobs says he has hormone imbalance


set: Tucson police are searching for a man who stabbed another man at a Midtown bus stop Thursday right after the two argued while riding the bus.


set: Jet2.com has launched its shopping basket facility which allows customers to buy multiple flights and destinations at the same time whilst adding additional services such as Jet2plus and double legroom seats to their booking in one single payment.

set: Jet2.com launches shopping basket facility


set: Tigerpaw Software is set to launch mobile and cloud solutions for VARs and MSPs, President James Foxall told partners and customers during the 2011 Tigerpaw User Conference yesterday.

set: Tigerpaw launching mobile, cloud solutions for VARs and MSPs


set: Opera has launched its first fully open-source project by moving the Dragonfly debugging toolkit onto the BitBucket hosting service.

set: Opera launches first open-source project


set: A family's pet cat has been found cut to pieces at a Queensland primary school, sparking a search for the killers who may have used a chainsaw to commit the gruesome crime.


set: Ralph R. Roberts, consumer advocate and spokesperson for Federal Loan Modification Law Center, LLP, today revealed the top five do's and don'ts of loan modification.

set: Consumer advocate Ralph R. Roberts reveals the top five dos and don'ts of loan modification


set: Tiger Woods said he isn't going to be physically able to swing a club until 2009.

set: Tiger Woods says he won't swing a club until 2009


set: UK unemployment fell as the economy added workers at the fastest pace for 21 years, indicating a recovery in the labor market just as the government prepares to enact the deepest spending cuts since World War II. Unemployment as measured by International Labour Organization methods declined 49,000 to 2.46 million in the quarter through June, the biggest drop since 2007, the Office for National Statistics said today in London.

set: UK unemployment falls as economy adds workers


set: Foreign ministers of Turkey, Britain, US, France and Germany held a teleconference over Syria crisis on Monday.

set: Foreign ministers hold teleconference over Syria crisis


set: The Salvation Army will kick off its kettle campaigns for the holiday season in Elgin on Friday at noon in Carlton Rogers Park and on Monday at noon at Triangle Park in Carpentersville.


set: Construction is continuing on a new high school in Houston County, despite lower than expected sales tax revenue over the last year.

set: Construction continues on new High School in Houston


set: Milan transfer consultant and super agent Ernesto Bronzetti believes that Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho will join the Rossoneri this summer.


set: STAR Gold unveiled its riveting new brand logo with a fresh tag line ``Karo Dil Ki'', with World TV premier of actor Ajay Devgan starrer recent Bollywood blockbuster ``Singham''.


set: THQ has announced it has signed CrimeCraft, a MMO powered by Unreal Engine 3 and developed by Vogster Entertainment.


set: Historian Dame Judith Binney is in Auckland City Hospital with serious head injuries after being hit by a truck on Friday night.

set: Historian Dame Judith Binney hit by truck


set: TiVo has hit back at Cisco, which issued its own legal challenges against the DVR specialist last week, by mounting its own legal counter-suits over IP rights.


set: Lowca were crowned division two champions and bagged promotion back to the top flight at the first time of asking yesterday.


set: A pilot was killed when a PAF fighter jet crashed during a training flight in the mountains of Uthal of Lasbela district on Wednesday.


set: John Duddy has ruled out a return to Ireland after his loss against Julio Chavez junior.

set: Boxer john Duddy rules out return to Ireland


set: Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey and his Stormont counterpart Conor Murphy are due to reveal the preferred route for a major road project in Northern Ireland.

set: Ministers to reveal route of road project


set: Back in May when Principal Steve Voshell requested an additional half-time teacher, kindergarten enrollment was thought to be up from about 120 in 2009-10 to about 140 for 2010-11.


set: 84444.com has announced that unlimited text messages, text messaging marketing services, mobile coupons and many other mobile solutions are now available to radio stations across the country.

set: 84444.com announces unlimited text messaging is now available for radio stations


set: Mohamed Massaquoi, a fifth-year wide receiver and a former second-round draft selection, agreed to terms to sign as an unrestricted free agent with the Jaguars on Friday, the team announced Friday afternoon.


set: ``The Sensex climbed 440.1 points or 2.8% to 16,232.5 while the Nifty rose to 4,888.1, up 136.8 points or 2.9%. The Sensex has supports at 16,150 and 16,040 and resistances at 16,350 and 16,450. The Nifty has supports at 4,860 and 4,820 and resistances at 4,930 and 4,960.``

set: Sensex has resistance at 16,350 & 16,450:


set: Inflation rate will moderate in the coming months as a result of fiscal and monetary policies taken by the central government and the Reserve Bank of India, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said here Thursday.

set: Inflation will moderate in coming months:


set: Under attack from Opposition over talks with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government is ready to discuss all issues in Parliament.


set: The City of Park Ridge is preparing for this impending winter storm for which a Winter Storm Watch has been issued through Friday morning by the National Weather Service, according to the city of Park Ridge website.

set: City of Park Ridge prepares for impending winter storm


set: Hockey India has asked all the visiting teams for the Hockey world cup not to panic.

set: Hockey India asks visiting teams not to panic


set: PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III may name the new Supreme Court Chief Justice earlier than expected, Malacanang said on Saturday.

set: Aquino may name new Chief Justice earlier than expected


set: The US 60 between Superior and Miami in south-central Arizona has been reopened, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.


set: The Star Tribune announcing job cuts as the newspaper further trims costs.The newspaper is cutting around 100 jobs.In a note to the newsroom, Editor Nancy Barnes says about 30 of the cuts will come from newsroom and editorial staff - about a10 percent reduction.The Star Tribune emerged from bankruptcy protection September 28 with its main lenders becoming the new owners.Plummeting ad revenue prompted the newspaper to file for chapter 11 last January.Mankato Businessman Glen Taylor and a business partner have put in a bid to become minority owners of the newspaper.The offer is valued at $6.25 million to $8.75 million.


set: USAA has successfully gained $40mn annual aggregate cover against multiple US perils at a relatively high-frequency level from the cat bond market as part of its new $200mn Residential Re cat bond.

set: Usaa gains $40mn aggregate cover from $200mn cat bond


set: Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. said Friday it will enter the Malaysian life insurance market by acquiring a 30 percent stake in Hong Leong Assurance Bhd., the sixth-largest life insurer in the nation.

set: Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to enter Malaysian life Insurance market


set: The Qantas Wallabies have retained the Nelson Mandela Challenge Plate after a come from behind win in Perth this evening.

set: Wallabies retain Nelson Mandela Challenge Plate


set: Angolan Industry minister, Joaquim David, said Tuesday in Luanda that food production aimed at fighting famine, will secure the families sustainability according to their size, taking into account the Government plan seeking the populations wellbeing.

set: Food production to secure family sustainability


set: An 80-year-old Arizona woman was found living with 104 mostly dead or dying cats.

set: Ariz. woman found living with 104 dying cats


set: REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. Avangate, the agile eCommerce solutions provider trusted by Software and SaaS companies to grow their business worldwide through any channel and any model, today announced that Genie9 has increased their affiliate sales volumes by 124% leveraging Avangate's affiliate network program and services.

set: Genie9 increases sales by 124% through Avangate's affiliate Network


set: An emotional Don Matthews said he is resigning as the Toronto Argonauts head coach, he told reporters Friday.

set: Don Matthews resigns as Argos head coach


set: Denver-based photo sharing site PhotoBucket, which is now a part of News Corp., has merged with Seattle-based mobile applications developer Ontela, the firms said Wednesday afternoon.


set: Highline Community College will celebrate 25 years of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day from Jan. 18-21 with events featuring nationally known figures, including former activist Bill Ayers, scholar Dr. Jared Ball, author Dr. Michael Honey and the first Filipina elected to state legislature in the US, Velma Veloria.

set: Highline Community College celebrates 25 years of mlk Jr. Day


set: Media sources as well as colleagues of actress Brittany Murphy, who shockingly passed away at the age of 32 on Sunday morning, have come forward to reveal that she had been planning on starting a family with her husband, film director Simon Monjack, in 2010.

set: Brittany Murphy had been planning on starting a family in 2010


set: WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is desperate to take on David Haye, describing him as ``an itch'' he has to scratch.

set: Vitali Klitschko desperate to take on 'itch' David Haye


set: Zorro has left his mark on casinos across the United States, and players have been cashing in on the fun!

set: Zorro leaves his mark on casinos across the US


set: Reactions to Electronic Healthcare Network Announces Multi-State Expansion, Beginning in Buffalo,...

set: Electronic Healthcare Network Announces Multi-State Expansion,...


set: This is what's in the news for Thursday, September 2nd.


set: Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has said that 2011 is the time to make local TV happen, as it will ``provide a real boost to local economies and local democracy across the UK''.

set: Dyke: 'it's time to make local TV happen'


set: Standard & Poor's said Friday it plans to move Urban Outfitters Inc. to the S&P500 index to replace Affiliated Computer Services Inc., which is being bought by Xerox Corp.

set: Standard & Poor's to move Urban Outfitters to S&P500 index to replace Affiliated Computer


set: A Rutland nursing home that was evacuated Tuesday after a boiler fire could reopen Friday.

set: Rutland nursing home could reopen by Friday


set: State-run telecom firm MTNL will test launch the first ever 3G mobile services in the country in Delhi by the end of this month.


set: Seoul, Jan 30 South Korea Wednesday successfully launched a rocket in its third attempt to put a satellite into space.

set: South Korea successfully launches rocket


set: Angelina Jolie has revealed she is lucky she didn't die young after going through ``heavy darker times.''

set: Angelina Jolie 'lucky i didn't die young'


set: HANNOVER, Germany - Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone is joining struggling Bundesliga club Hannover on loan from Sevilla until the end of the season.

set: Ivorian striker Arouna Kone joins Hannover


set: The average woman applies more than 500 chemicals to her body every day during her beauty routine, a study conducted by Bionsen, a natural deodorant company, in the UK revealed.

set: Women apply over 500 chemicals every day


set: Iran plans to connect its national power electricity grid to Russia by the next calendar year which will end on March 20, 2013, Iran power generation transmission and distribution management company managing director stated.

set: Iran plans to connect power grid to Russia


set: BC-Hawaii Tourism-Executive,0232 Hawaii tourism chief resigns in e-mail scandal Eds:


set: French tire manufacturer Michelin announced on Wednesday that it would cut 2,800 jobs over the next three years.

set: Michelin to cut 2,800 jobs over next three years


set: An Asheboro man was robbed and shot while changing a flat tire Monday, and deputies received a call about a suspicious fire at the man's house as he was being treated in the emergency room, according to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office.

set: Asheboro man robbed, shot while changing flat tire


set: A pair of spacewalking astronauts overpowered a stubborn bolt and successfully installed a new piano-sized camera in the Hubble Space Telescope on Thursday, the first step to making the observatory better than ever.

set: Astronauts overpower a bolt, install camera


set: Japan Airlines Corp. may report a pretax loss for the year ended March 31, Nikkei said today, without citing a source.

set: Japan Airlines may report pretax loss for the year, Nikkei says


set: WPP has launched Geometry Global which, it says, even at inception will form the largest and geographically strongest activation agency in the world.


set: Alicia Silverstone welcomed a baby over the Mother's Day weekend, with X17Online.com reporting that Alicia Silverstone gave birth on Friday, May 6.


set: Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed her first bill Monday.


set: Glasvegas are to release a Christmas album called 'A Snowflake Fell ' this Winter.


set: The unemployment rate for the three months to February 2011 was 7.8%, falling 17,000 over the quarter to reach 2.48 million.


set: A team of Indian scientists have discovered 12 new frog species, including the jog night frog.


set: With recession dominating economic discourses, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said the country cannot remain completely insulated but it is a fact that the Indian economy is showing resilience.


set: The Union Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles Anand Sharma Monday said that India is committed to deepen and elevate its relations with Iraq.

set: India committed to deepen relations with Iraq:


set: The Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians' Optics at a Glance report has revealed that many vulnerable people could still be missing out on vital eye care, with only 418,100 domiciliary sight tests carried out in the UK in 2008-09.

set: Vulnerable may miss out on vital eye care


set: Floods close Portland school and ruin Christmas pageant.


set: A Hamilton supermarket worker went beyond his job description by chasing a wallet thief for several kilometres and helping in his arrest.

set: Supermarket worker chases thief for kilometres


set: Lombrardozzi reaches on an error when Jason Hammel drops a popup in the third


set: BRITISH beef farmers and local butchers appear to be benefiting from the horsemeat scandal as consumers turn their back on frozen, processed meat products.

set: British farmers and butchers benefit from horsemeat scandal


set: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Wednesday categorically said that the drone attacks must be stopped.


set: Will Thorn heard about Tuesday's fatal Angel Flight Northeast crash in Easton, and says he thought, ``Is it somebody I know?


set: A large group of ANC members marched in Tshwane on Friday in support of their regional chairman amid claims of manipulation of the nomination process for the upcoming local government elections.


set: Manufacturing shipments surged by 2.0 per cent in April, making up for a decline in March and far surpassing economists' expectations.


set: Wal-Mart said Monday that it will cut the price on brand new entry-level iPhone 3GS devices with 16 gigabytes of memory by $100 to $97 with a two-year service contract.


set: A builder has become the youngest chairman of the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association in the life-saving group's 62-year history.


set: The Toronto Argonauts have signed veteran offensive lineman Marc Parenteau to a contract, the CFL club announced Monday.

set: Toronto Argonauts sign veteran offensive lineman Marc Parenteau to contract


set: Herman Cain admits to Anderson Cooper that he misspoke at the debate about what he would do with terrorist detainees.


set: A teenager has been sentenced to four years in a young offenders' institute after a knife point robbery in Muswell Hill.

set: Teenager sentenced for knife point robbery


set: An imam and a student, who claimed they tied the knot over Skype, have been jailed for one year each for committing adultery.

set: Imam, student jailed for one year for adultery


set: Monfils, who had a first-round bye, fired 10 aces and broke Grosjean six times in their first matchup in three years.


set: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Daniel Vettori has won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Deccan Chargers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.


set: Kansas forward Thomas Robinson has been cited with misdemeanor battery after a fight outside a nightclub on April 10, Lawrence city prosecutor Jerry Little said Tuesday.

set: Kansas forward Thomas Robinson cited for battery


set: X Factor judge Gary Barlow has lined up stars such as Lady Gaga and Coldplay for the Children In Need Rocks gig.

set: Gary Barlow lined up Lady Gaga and Coldplay for Children In Need Rocks gig


set: An Amber Alert has been issued for an 8-year-old Watkins girl believed tohave been abducted by her mother overnight.


set: Former WEC champion Ben Henderson will take on top lightweight contender Jim Miller at a televised UFC event in August.

set: Henderson to take on top contender Miller


set: Saga'' movies, says vampires are very sexy.


set: Israel today opened commercial crossings into Gaza Strip shortly after Palestinian militants fired a rocket into its southern territory.


set: PepsiCo, the US food and drinks company, said yesterday it would invest $1bn in Russia over three years as part of its wider strategy to expand in emerging markets, reports the Daily Telegraph.


set: ANGELINA Jolie wants to raise her unborn baby in France as a tribute to her late French-Canadian mother.

set: Angelina Jolie wants to raise unborn baby in France


set: The Canadian dollar opened at 101.12 cents US this morning, down 0.28 of a cent from Friday's close.

set: Canadian dollar opens at 101.12 cents US, down 0.28 of a cent


set: Doctors have told Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa he needs a second operation on his broken collarbone.


set: SAN DIEGO, Calif. A judge in San Diego ruled landlords are allowed to evict medical marijuana dispensaries in their buildings.

set: San Diego judge rules landlords can evict marijuana dispensaries


set: Blockbuster Inc. is adding video games to its DVD-by-mail and Total Access mail subscription programs in an attempt to be more competitive in the nearly $20 billion a year gaming market.

set: Blockbuster adds video games to by-mail subscription program


set: Jemima said that PTI seemed all set to form government in two provinces, Geo News reported from London.

set: PTI may form government in two provinces:


set: Spain soccer fans celebrate at Tapas & Tintos in Miami Beach after the team's 1-0 World Cup semifinal victory over Germany.

set: Spain soccer fans celebrate in Miami Beach


set: China is ready to cooperate with Japan in the latter's reconstruction effort in the wake of the March 11 disaster, Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue said.


set: A federal jury has cleared deputy sheriff in central Kentucky in a civil lawsuit over a shooting.

set: Jury clears deputy in civil lawsuit over shooting


set: An early morning fire on Dunklin Street resulted in the total loss of the structure on Tuesday morning.


set: AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said on Friday that he will be supporting bitter local rivals Inter Milan in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich next month.

set: Galliani supporting Inter in Champions League final


set: Actress Patricia Neal, who won an Oscar in 1964 for 'Hud' and later fought back from crippling strokes, died Sunday at age 84.


set: The Government is getting on with investment in infrastructure and housing and policies that help business, Finance Minister Bill English said in the aftermath of a shock unemployment report.


set: An incident in which a labourer was rescued from the jaws of death has taken place in city.


set: Queensland utility back Mike Harris has been have ruled out of Friday night's top-of-the-table Super Rugby match against the Blues in Brisbane.


set: Zimbabwe born British fighter Dereck Chisora has claimed that he is ready to silence the critics by doing what nobody else has ever done before him.


set: Over 48 hours of the Mangalore pub attack, where a group of women were assaulted by rampaging Sri Ram Sena activists, Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik was arrested in Belgaum this afternoon.

set: Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik arrested in Belgaum


set: San Diego-based Tealium, a developer of tag management software for online marketers, said this morning that it has raised $10.5M in a Series B funding.


set: Bank of America Corp may be too big to fail, but confidence is dwindling over the near-term prospects of the largest US bank.


set: Fife is the first council to commit to halving construction waste sent to landfill by 2012 under a cross sector agreement organised by the Waste & Resources Action Programme.

set: First council commits to halving construction waste


set: A 32-year-old man was killed Wednesday night in a drive-by shooting in midtown Stockton.


set: MeyGen, a consortium made up of Atlantis Resources, International Power and Morgan Stanley, will develop a 400MW tidal energy project in the Inner Sound, Scotland.

set: Meygen to develop 400MW tidal energy project in Scotland


set: IPSWICH Town chief executive Simon Clegg has revealed that Paul Jewell will be in charge for Saturday's trip to Barnsley.

set: Paul Jewell will be in charge against Barnsley


set: Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats should cease efforts to sanction Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting ``You lie!'' during the president's address.

set: Pelosi says dems should cease efforts to sanction Rep. Joe Wilson


set: The UN refugee agency urged Kenya to immediately stop deporting Somali refugees to the war-torn country.

set: UN urges Kenya to stop deporting refugees


set: A mountain lion was shot and killed in the Pine Ridge in northern Sheridan County Friday, Feb. 8 after the landowner's attempts to scare off the cat failed, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.


set: 36,000 hectares of the winter-spring rice are currently 'attacked' by brown backed rice plant hoppers, accounting for 81% of the area of the winter-spring rice in the southern provinces.

set: 36,000 hectares of rice attacked by brown backed rice plant hoppers


set: BERLIN The 15-nation euro fell slightly against the US dollar as markets anticipated rate cuts from both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England later Thursday.


set: Lakers center Andrew Bynum underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Wednesday but is expected to be ready by the beginning of the season, according to the Los Angeles Times.

set: Andrew Bynum undergoes knee surgery, expected to be ready for season


set: New South African President Jacob Zuma Wednesday promised to create half a million jobs this year in his first state of the nation address.


set: Savannah & South Butler, Wayne County, NY - The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF2 tornado hit parts of eastern Wayne County around 3:30 Sunday afternoon.


set: Net lending to individuals rose by £0.3bn in July with the 12-month growth rate unchanged at 0.8%.

set: Net lending to individuals rises by £0.3bn in July


set: Nearly one in five young US adults may have high blood pressure, researchers said on Wednesday in a study suggesting the problem of hypertension is more widespread than previously thought.

set: One in five young adults may have high blood pressure


set: The Surgeon General has released a new report suggesting that teen smoking is still a significant health risk in America.

set: Surgeon General releases new report on teen smoking


set: NATO agreed on Tuesday to send Patriot missiles to Turkey to defend against a possible Syrian missile attack and voiced grave concern about reports that Damascus may be preparing to use chemical weapons.

set: NATO agrees to send Patriot missiles to Turkey


set: European plane maker Airbus said Tuesday it has met its target of delivering 12 A380 superjumbos this year -- with just 2 days to spare.

set: Airbus meets target of delivering 12 A380 superjumbos this year


set: Human insulin suppresses the mosquito immune system, according to a paper in the June issue of the ournal Infection and Immunity.

set: Human insulin suppresses mosquito immune system


set: Ireland coach Les Kiss and Canada winger James Pritchard speak after the Test match in Toronto.


set: We knew it was coming but RIM has announced a Facebook app for the PlayBook.

set: RIM announces Facebook app for the PlayBook


set: Spring has sprung in Branford as Hornets' athletics gets going this week in the final season of the school year.


set: Former 2nd District Congressman Owen Pickett died, Wednesday.


set: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he is looking forward to a long nomination race after beating Rick Santorum by the narrowest of margins in the Iowa caucuses.


set: Singapore has sharply raised its growth forecast for this year.


set: Morgan Stanley said Thursday that its revenue fell sharply in the second quarter, dragged down by weak results from its investment banking unit.


set: A baby dolphin born nearly three weeks ago at the Indianapolis Zoo has died unexpectedly.

set: Baby dolphin at Indianapolis Zoo dies unexpectedly


set: Shots were fired at a Dallas Police officer who was making a routine traffic stop.


set: Kelly Clarkson returned to the American Idol stage Thursday night.


set: Nepal political parties on Friday night agreed to extend the term of the Constituent Assembly by one year as part of a crucial deal under which Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal agreed to step down.

set: Nepal parties agree to extend term of Constituent Assembly


set: Arkansas has hired former University of Washington and USC defensive coordinator Nick Holt to handle its on-campus recruiting, a job formerly handled by the mistress of ex-coach Bobby Petrino.


set: US Vice-President Dick Cheney has said Ukraine has the right to live without fear of invasion, adding that the US stands by its bid for Nato membership.


set: Two DHS workers were fired in May after officials concluded a mentally disabled woman was forced to eat jalapeno peppers mixed into her food.

set: Two DHS workers fired after mentally disabled woman forced to eat jalapeno peppers


set: Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has given coach Tony Sparano a vote of confidence.

set: Stephen Ross gives Tony Sparano a vote of confidence


set: Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced today that Orlando police Chief Val Demings is retiring.

set: Orlando police chief Val Demings to retire


set: The Ministry of Defence today announced that six British soldiers are missing, feared dead, after an explosion following an attack on an armoured vehicle.


set: When Kim Kardashian decided to get Botox on a recent episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, her sister Khloe refused to be supportive, telling the 29-year-old that she didn't need the procedure to make her look any younger.


set: Latvian national airline airBaltic announced it is going to increase the number of flights from Rīga to Brussels during the summer to two flights every workday.

set: AirBaltic to increase number of flights to Brussels


set: Alan Jackson has released his latest single, ``Long Way to Go,'' to radio.

set: Alan Jackson releases 'Long Way to Go' to radio


set: East Timor will celebrate six years of independence on Tuesday, with bursting national pride and dreams for the future contending with the harsh realities of poverty, violence and instability.


set: If reports are to be believed, the ancient Roman city of Pompeii is crumbling away due to poor investment and damage caused by tourists.

set: Ancient Roman city of Pompeii is crumbling away


set: Two suspects turned themselves in Thursday following a drug bust Tuesday in Levelland, bringing the arrest total to 13 with one suspect still on the run, police officials said on Thursday.

set: Two suspects turn themselves in after drug bust in Levelland


set: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has wished Russians a happy New Year and voiced certainty that 2012 will prove successful economy-wise.


set: BIRMINGHAM City striker Marlon King has been banned from the road after being caught speeding at 130mph in his Mercedes.

set: Birmingham City striker Marlon King banned for speeding at 130mph


set: Prosecutors in Scotland are to be given new powers to appeal in cases like the World's End murder trial, when a judge threw out charges before they reached the jury.


set: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly offered to be interviewed in Sweden last year over allegations of rape and molestation, his Swedish lawyer told a British court on Tuesday.

set: Assange 'offered to be interviewed in Sweden': lawyer


set: Tom Lantos of California, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress, was remembered at the US Capitol on Thursday as a humanitarian who fought for the dispossessed worldwide.


set: Yerevan, Armenia, May 18, 2010-IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping Armenian financial institutions develop sustainable energy finance products, thereby increasing renewable energy generation and lowering electricity waste and greenhouse-gas emissions.

set: IFC helps Armenian financial institutions develop sustainable energy Finance


set: Chairman National Accountability Bureau Justice Dedar Hussain Shah directing NAB authorities to ensure early completion of corruption cases in transparent manner said that he has no political agenda and he would fulfill his responsibilities in line with the constitution and law.


set: A businessman hired to help look for Madeleine McCann and wanted by the FBI on fraud charges has been arrested at a hotel in Oxford.

set: Businessman hired to look for Madeleine McCann arrested