set: Tokyo Electric Power Co. is planning to sell 280 properties to raise ¥200 billion in cash for use in compensating people affected by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant crisis, sources close to the matter said Friday.

set: Tepco plans to sell 280 properties to raise ¥200 billion


set: Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has revealed he is facing a striker injury crisis ahead of Saturday's FA Cup third-round clash with Coventry.


set: A 61-year-old woman was injured Sunday in a boating accident at Smith Mountain Lake when a boat jumped a dock at Bridgewater Plaza as the operator was attempting to dock for refueling.


set: Acme got the most votes in this week's readers' choice poll for best place to buy plants.


set: The euro remained the bull in the china shop, while the other foreign currency futures closed little changed on both sides of zero.


set: TAMPA, Fla. The company that owns The Tampa Tribune and WFLA has cut 85 full-time positions.

set: The Tampa Tribune, WFLA cut 85 positions


set: Fighter jets swooped low over Cairo Sunday in what appeared to be an attempt by the military to show its control of a city.


set: A foster mum who locked a 12-year-old girl in her room and tied her up has had her torture conviction overturned because of allegedly incompetent legal representation.

set: Foster mum's torture conviction overturned


set: Suncor Energy Inc. said Thursday that the company's oilsands production during May averaged approximately 304,000 barrels per day.

set: Suncor says oilsands production during May averaged 304,000 barrels per day


set: US mulls withdrawal of Bangladesh trade privileges A prominent Democratic senator Thursday pushed for suspending duty-free privileges to Bangladesh, saying it would send a strong signal that the United States is serious about protecting workers after hundreds died in the global garment industry's worst accident.

set: Us mulls withdrawal of Bangladesh trade privileges


set: Finland and the other small but strong economies of the Nordic countries offer many business opportunities to UK companies at a time when the outlook for the rest of the European market is gloomy, according to Christina Schiøtt Liaos, Director of UK Trade & Investment at the British Embassy in Denmark.

set: Finland offers business opportunities to UK companies


set: Rep. Kristi Noem brushed off demands from South Dakota Democrats to donate campaign contributions from a banker recently rebuked by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

set: Noem brushes off demand to donate campaign contribution


set: Sada Reddy said the financial institutions should assist by making temporary adjustments to repayments and to extend credit for replanting and business resumptions.


set: Police questioned Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a seventh time on Friday in connection with one of the multiple corruption probes that have upset his tenure.


set: THE Bureau of Customs said it will ask anew for lowering of its collection target of P277 billion for the year, as it is still too high considering the drop in the cargo volume nationwide.

set: Customs Bureau to ask for lowering of collection target


set: #Jaguars place RB Maurice Jones-Drew on IR so he'll finish by missing last 10 games.

set: Jacksonville Jaguars place Maurice Jones-Drew on IR


set: Heather Mills has spent nearly half of her multi-million divorce payout from Sir Paul McCartney in just seven months, it has been claimed.

set: Mills spends 'nearly half' of divorce payout


set: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry late on Thursday said that only law and constitution will prevail in the country and the judiciary will not accept any unconstitutional step being taken by the executive, DawnNews reported.

set: Only law, constitution will prevail in country:


set: Officials in Trempealeau County confirm that the Emerald Ash Borer has been spotted there.

set: Emerald ash Borer spotted in Trempealeau County


set: ' As part of that tour, Boeheim did a chat on ESPN.com.


set: More details emerge of which MPs have been asked to repay expenses or provide more information to independent reviewer Sir Thomas Legg.


set: Jazz Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that an agreement to acquire mineral claims in the Camborne area of British Columbia has closed.


set: Beloved '80s arcade game Pac-Man is coming to life in a new reality series.

set: Pac-Man coming to life with new reality series


set: Wholesale prices rose at the slowest pace in 10 months in May, as food costs fell and gas prices rose by the smallest amount in eight months.

set: Wholesale prices rise at slowest pace in 10 months


set: Keith Hamilton made 37 saves, earning the game's first star, as the Victoria Royals defeated the visiting Portland Winterhawks 3-1 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.

set: Hamilton makes 37 saves as the Royals defeat the Winterhawks 3-1


set: The mayor closed the Chesilhurst fire station because of what he called a poorly run volunteer firefighter company.

set: Mayor closes down Chesilhurst fire station


set: Police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a 7-year-old girl outside her home off Reames Road in North Charlotte.

set: Police search for man who tried to kidnap girl


set: When a man's car broke down on the side of west US 6 early Sunday morning he was robbed at gunpoint.


set: Vice President Biden will address the nation's mayors on Thursday, January 17 at the Opening Plenary Luncheon of the 81 st Winter Meeting of The US Conference of Mayors at the Capitol Hilton Hotel.

set: Vice President Biden to address the nation's mayors


set: A BOMB disposal squad was called this morning after a suspect device was found outside a council building.


set: A four year old Californian girl, died after jumping into a washing machine, where her 15-month-old brother turned it on by accident, sheriff's officials said Tuesday.

set: A four year old girl dies after jumping into washing machine


set: â€œGossip Girlâ€ star Blake Lively says she loves living in New York.


set: TV presenter Mark Speight hanged himself in a building next to Paddington railway station, police say.


set: Kuomintang Chairman, Wu Poh-hsiung, has arrived in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province at the start of a six-day visit to the mainland.


set: A tattoo helps reunite a Cordova woman with the cat she lost six months ago.


set: Mick Jagger will be putting some of his London School of Economics training to good use when he helps draw up an e-commerce report for the European Commission.

set: Mick Jagger to help draw up e-commerce report for European Commission


set: Sentencing was reset Monday to April 25 for a man who robbed a bank in Hillcrest less than 10 minutes after failing to rob another.

set: Sentencing reset for man who robbed bank


set: Max Mosley, President of Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, has confirmed he will not be standing for re-election to the post in October.

set: Mosley confirms he will not stand for re-election


set: Mark Webber says he never actually thought about leaving Red Bull after the 2010 season, amid speculation he was unhappy with how he was treated by the team.

set: Webber never thought about leaving Red Bull


set: A mock drill was conducted at DT mega mall in this satellite town of the national capital Tuesday to check security arrangements ahead of Independence Day, officials said.


set: Bank of America announced plans on Sept. 15 to buy investment bank Merrill Lynch for $50 billion in stock, scooping up the Wall Street icon battered by the housing and credit crisis.

set: Bank of America to buy Merrill Lynch for $50 billion


set: Floyd B. and Harriett ``Louise'' Johnson of Silver Hill celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.


set: KEVIN PIETERSEN admits the criticism over his first Test shot selection has been hard to deal with but has vowed to keep his focus on the task ahead: reclaiming the Ashes.

set: Kevin Pietersen - criticism has been hard to deal with


set: In the biggest Thoroughbred Horse racing upset since the 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic, Zenyatta passed Blame and Goldikova to win the coveted title of Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards on January 17, 2011.

set: Zenyatta passes Blame for Horse of the year Eclipse Award


set: Liam Gallagher's clothing brand Pretty Green has appointed Holler as its lead agency to expand its brand and customer base through a repositioning.

set: Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green appoints Holler as lead agency


set: ' Even though Jennifer Hudson has dropped more than 80 pounds, the singer and actress said she would have no problem gaining weight for Hollywood if the proper movie role comes her way.

set: Jennifer Hudson would gain weight for movie role


set: ``With access to information we can transform Ghana...for example, increase access to information and better communication links, will help us make informed choices about other facets of our economy...,'' he said.

set: We can transform Ghana with access to information


set: Chancellor George Osborne will claim the British economy is ``leaving intensive care'' as he unveils his fresh round of spending cuts for Whitehall.

set: Chancellor George Osborne to claim British economy is ``leaving intensive care''


set: Eight Somalians, who were taken into custody by Indian Navy off Kavaratti coast, have been remanded to 14 days judicial custody.

set: Eight Somalians remanded to judicial custody


set: India, the world's biggest bullion consumer, sharply hiked import duties on gold and silver on Tuesday in a move that will raise domestic prices of the precious metals.

set: India hikes import duties on gold, silver


set: ``I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the Cubs,'' Santo told me before that Sunday series finale.

set: Santo: 'wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the Cubs'


set: Fund manager Robeco has launched its second ``responsible'' private equity fund of funds with a 250 million-euro target.

set: Robeco launches ``responsible'' private equity fund


set: Asheville gas prices remain stable over the weekend with a gallon of regular selling for an average of $2.063 today.


set: Bangalore, May 6 South Indian film actress and politician Shruthi has filed for divorce from S. Mahendar, her husband of 11 years.

set: Actress-politician Shruthi files for divorce


set: The Granada theater, Santa Barbara's historic entertainment venue, will reopen this month after a three-year, $50-million restoration.


set: MDMK chief Vaiko today appeared before a court here in a defamation case filed against him by Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi and was furnished a copy of the complaint.

set: Vaiko appears in court for defamation case


set: Refac has launched a fully costed, comprehensive 'Reach Only Representative Service'.

set: Refac launches 'Only Representative' service


set: A technology firm was fined nearly £50,000 after a worker was seriously burnt in a dust explosion, the Health and Safety Executive said today.

set: Firm fined after worker burnt in dust explosion


set: Australia's Governor General may be a woman but many Australians believe sexual equality is 'still a way to go'.


set: Hilary Duff has been having bizarre pregnancy dreams - including one strange vision which featured ``Cheech and Chong'' working as her dentists.

set: Hilary Duff having bizarre pregnancy dreams


set: The Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Zhu Min, says China is treading a fine line when it comes to economic reforms.


set: Police are investigating the cause of a fatal accident on the Homestead Grays Bridge early today involving a Port Authority of Allegheny County bus.

set: Police investigating fatal accident on Homestead Grays Bridge


set: The proposed luxury tax will have little impact on the commercial property market as it is largely made up of institutional players with long-term investment needs, real-estate consultancy DTZ said yesterday.

set: Luxury tax has 'little impact' on commercial property


set: Kris Humphries claims that he knew his wife Kim Kardashian was cheating on him with Kanye West... he also just found out cows go moo.

set: Kris Humphries claims Kim Kardashian was cheating with Kanye West


set: A French warship has thwarted an attack by Somali pirates on a cargo ship in the dangerous Gulf of Aden on a day when several cargo ships were attacked.

set: French warship thwarts Somali pirate attack


set: Associated Press photos Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Monday and returned to No. 1 in the world for the first time since October 2010.


set: Jimmie Johnson won again at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, padding his lead in his bid for a third straight title with four races to go.

set: Jimmie Johnson wins again at Martinsville


set: Weather may be to blame for a train derailment in the town of Superior Thursday morning.

set: Weather may be to blame for train derailment


set: BERLIN German air traffic controllers have voted overwhelmingly for strikes in a pay dispute, their union said Monday, raising the prospect of disruption over the summer vacation period.

set: German air traffic controllers vote to strike


set: A top Colombian drug trafficker has been captured in Venezuela and will be turned over to US authorities, officials said Monday.


set: AUSTRALIAN shares have lost more than 7pc in morning trade following heavy losses on Wall St overnight.


set: Award-winning journalist Jaime Diaz, formerly senior writer for Golf Digest and Golf World, has been named Editor-in-Chief of Golf World magazine, it was announced today by Jerry Tarde, Editorial Director and Chairman of the Golf Digest Companies.

set: Jaime Diaz named editor-in-Chief of Golf World


set: ``Chuck'' star Zachary Levi will make his Broadway debut opposite stage and screen alum Krysta Rodriguez in ``First Date,'' a musical romantic comedy with a book by ``Gossip Girl'' writer Austin Winsberg.

set: Zachary Levi to make Broadway debut in 'First date'


set: Danny Webster Jr. will not play football this fall and will re-enroll at Havelock High School according to his father Danny Webster Sr.

set: Webster will not play football this fall


set: Both Legend Suzuki and the adjoining Legend Outdoor Adventures dealerships in Corbin closed their doors at the end of the day Wednesday, the latest victims of an economic recession and troubled automotive industry.


set: Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng says he has been unable to meet US officials to discuss his desire to leave the country.

set: China's Chen Guangcheng 'unable to meet US officials'


set: Courtney Love apparently doesn't like Fred Durst, because she pulled out of a concert to avoid playing with Limp Bizkit.


set: Washington, Jan 14 The US Energy Information Agency predicted that oil prices will drop to an average of 43.25 dollars per barrel in 2009, due to a decrease in demand.


set: Washington, Oct 2 The US Senate Wednesday approved a revised $700-billion financial bailout plan that would authorize the largest financial intervention by the country's government since the Great Depression.The bailout plan was passed by a vote of 69-23.

set: US Senate approves financial bailout plan


set: Markets pared losses in late-afternoon session this Friday on back of mild recovery witnessed in broader markets coupled with short-covering in automobiles and metal stocks after recent downfall.


set: The owner of a miniature horse found wandering a golf course in Cortland County has identified himself after hearing media reports of the lost pet.

set: Miniature horse found wandering on golf course


set: Measurement company, Agilent Technologies Inc. reported a drop in first quarter earnings, missing analysts estimates on Friday.


set: Francis David, the founder of the first Unitarian church in the world, said ``we need not think alike to love alike.''


set: Earl weakened to a Category 3 hurricane early Wednesday with winds near 125 mph.


set: Marina Erakovic rallied to beat No. 3 seed Tamira Paszek 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the Bell Challenge semifinals on Saturday.

set: Marina Erakovic rallies to beat Tamira Paszek in Bell Challenge semifinals


set: There's been a major verdict in a case involving a Cirrus plane crash near Hill City six years ago.

set: Major verdict in case involving Cirrus plane crash


set: A Durban motorist has been fined R70 000 for speeding and his driver's license has been suspended, the transport department said on Thursday.


set: The President of the Brunei Darussalam Amateur Radio Association, Pg Hj Salleh Ab Rahaman Pg Hj Damit has underscored that, besides being rescuers and assistance providers in times of need, amateur radio operators nowadays also serve as global diplomats.

set: Amateur radio operators also serve as global diplomats:


set: Seven more Ukrainian citizens have been evacuated from Libya and sent to the Libyan-Tunisian border, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oleksandr Dykusarov has told Interfax-Ukraine.

set: Seven more Ukrainians evacuated from Libya


set: Roberto Mancini has been sacked as Manchester City manager after three-and-a-half years in charge at the club.

set: Roberto Mancini sacked as Manchester City manager


set: The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating, which is standard procedure when a suspect dies in police custody, said Spencer Pryor, public information officer for North Charleston police.


set: LeAnn Rimes has vowed to only argue with her fiance Eddie Cibrian when she is naked, after taking advice on the makings of a successful marriage from a close friend.


set: European Union milling wheat futures were slightly higher on Monday with the trade focused on the close of the options on the front-month contract.

set: Eu milling wheat futures slightly higher


set: CPIA, the national industry association, is launching a membership drive to all printers across Canada, president Bob Elliott told PrintCAN.


set: A radiation hotspot has been detected in Tokyo, reports said Thursday as researchers carry out stringent tests to map how far contamination has spread from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

set: Radiation hotspot detected in Tokyo: reports


set: Simon Cowell is renovating his mansion - because the brickwork looked unbalanced.


set: Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce that the Asian Journal of Psychiatry, the official scientific journal of the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations, has been accepted for indexing in Medline and will soon be accessible via PubMed.

set: Asian Journal of Psychiatry accepted for indexing in Medline


set: Anthony Weiner got a warm reception at his first official campaign stop Thursday on a Harlem street corner.

set: Anthony Weiner gets warm reception at first campaign stop in Harlem


set: Wade Phillips said Tuesday that some starters will play Thursday night in the preseason finale, but this group will not include starting quarterback Tony Romo.


set: TransLink, the Canadian public transport service, has chosen a name for its new contactless smart card.

set: TransLink chooses name for new contactless smart card


set: I would disagree entirely: collective bargaining is a privilege, not a right, for public sector unions.

set: Collective bargaining is a privilege, not a right


set: Telstra workers have voted to take industrial action over the telco's refusal to negotiate a collective agreement, their union said on Tuesday.

set: Telstra workers vote for industrial action


set: Former Vice-President Dick Cheney received a heart transplant on Saturday from an anonymous donor.

set: Former Vice-President Dick Cheney receives heart transplant


set: Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. is selling its Argentina casinos to a group of companies there for about $40 million, the casino operator said Friday.

set: Pinnacle Entertainment to sell its Argentina casinos to group for about $40 million


set: Luxury retailer Louis Vuitton will be opening a unique ``island'' store at the upcoming Sands Retail Asia at Marina Bay.

set: Louis Vuitton to open unique ``island'' store at Marina Bay Sands


set: He and wife Emma Heming welcomed a baby girl on Sunday, naming her Mabel Ray Willis.

set: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming welcome a baby girl


set: Kipling, following Proverbs 26:11, preferred ``That the Dog returns to his Vomit,'' which refers to the habit of some dogs of trying to re-eat something they couldn't keep down in the first place.

set: ``That the Dog returns to his Vomit ...''


set: One of the longest-running musicals in Broadway history, ``A Chorus Line'' holds up astonishingly well after 35 years and brought in a full house at Eisenhower Auditorium on Thursday night.


set: Britain and the United States are just against foreigners although they themselves continuously engage in travelling to African countries and settling there, a London based senior lecturer has charged.


set: European stocks erased their decline as automakers and basic-resource producers advanced.


set: Oil & natural gas company Canadian Natural Resources Limited revealed on Thursday that it has priced USD1bn notes to investors in the US.

set: Canadian natural Resources Limited prices USD1bn notes


set: US stocks slipped Thursday after a barrage of largely negative economic data cut into initial enthusiasm over the recent spate of strong corporate earnings.


set: Gov. Ed Rendell said Thursday he has identified $311 million in potential spending cuts to offset a decline in state tax revenues spurred by a faltering economy.


set: Facebook will be working with users very soon to finalize their redesign for profile pages.

set: Facebook working with users to finalize redesign


set: So were we when Google's chair and chief executive Eric Schmidt played the April Fool prank on its blog readers by announcing that it was changing its name to Topeka Inc. from 1 pm onwards.


set: Educators are joining the chorus, calling for a fair share tax reform in the state budget.

set: Educators call for fair share tax reform


set: British Airways has launched new service between London, and Gothenburg, Sweden, with flights available to book in Club Europe, the airline's business class cabin.

set: British Airways launches new service to Gothenburg


set: Moorhead City Council Members voted to approve a flood protection plan after some back and forth.

set: Moorhead City Council votes to approve flood protection plan


set: He is one of the highest paid sportsmen in the world but soccer heartthrob David Beckham had to take a whopping $3 million pay cut after his company's profits dipped.

set: David Beckham takes a $3 million pay cut


set: Thomson today announces its decision to exit with immediate effect its retail telephony activities in North America.

set: Thomson to exit its retail telephony activities in North America


set: Antibalas is set to have their modern day afrobeat classic, Who Is This America?, reissued by Ropeadope on August 17.

set: Antibalas 'Who is This America?' reissued by Ropeadope


set: A college student whose immigration fight has earned an outpouring of public support is likely to be deported to Peru on Monday, his lawyer said Thursday.

set: College student to be deported to Peru on Monday, lawyer says


set: Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, voted against the massive $700 billion financial bailout bill today.


set: Voters will receive a second ballot to fill out in the April 23 Alberta General Election.


set: A young man was seriously injured this week in a shooting on the Churchill Gardens Estate.


set: Jana Bennett is leaving BBC Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm, following a major reorganisation that will see her global responsibilities split between seven new regional divisions.


set: Iranian state media say an Iranian prosecutor has called for the trial of the three American hikers accused of spying to be held soon.

set: Iranian prosecutor calls for trial of us hikers


set: British actor Sir Ian McKellen said on Sunday he used to receive death threats due to his homosexuality and while these had fallen off in recent years, others were still being subjected to homophobia.

set: Gay actor McKellen used to receive death threats


set: Carrie Underwood will perform at the Grammys in February along with superstars Beyonce, Aretha Franklin and the Food Fighters.

set: Carrie Underwood will perform at Grammys


set: As India warned of retaliatory action in case of a terror attack, the US Friday said both India and Pakistan should avoid a conflict situation.

set: India, Pakistan should avoid conflict situation:


set: Penn State wide receiver Devon Smith waived his right to a preliminary hearing this morning.

set: Psu receiver Devon Smith waives right to preliminary hearing


set: Ritual Productions has announced that Bong has been busy in the studio recording a brand new album which will be called ``Mana Yood Sushai.''


set: Lenovo is revamping its consumer lineup today with a slew of new laptop, all-in-one, and nettop computers.


set: Taliban militants on Saturday blew up a boys primary school in Peshawar, police said.


set: Bob Layton said he'll be in touch with Wichitans from the grocery store to City Hall if he becomes Wichita's new city manager.

set: Layton says he would be in touch with Wichitans


set: US markets slid Thursday on weak economic date including an increase in first-time unemployment benefit claims.


set: The Green Bay Packers have used their franchise tag on nose tackle Ryan Pickett, keeping the hefty center of their 3-4 defense at a hefty sum.

set: Packers use franchise tag on nose tackle Pickett


set: The Hague has found former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor guilty of aiding rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone in a bloody civil war that left 50,000 dead.


set: When the Academy Award nominations were announced this morning, I doubt that there were very many surprises in the acting categories.


set: A disqualified driver crashed on the same bend twice in six hours, but in different cars, the Gore District Court was told yesterday.


set: Serbian President Boris Tadic said he is resigning his presidential mandate and will run for re-election in May.


set: By Don Peat, City Hall Bureau Chief Mayor Rob Ford says he can ``absolutely'' survive the crack cocaine scandal that has threatened to topple his mayoralty.

set: Mayor Rob Ford says he'll 'absolutely' survive crack cocaine scandal


set: Jessica Simpson has accidentally confirmed she is having a baby boy, in typical Jessica Simpson fashion.


set: A woman was killed and three others were injured in a traffic accident Sunday.


set: Drug dealers are being paid by a London council to answer questions about their illegal trade.

set: Drug dealers paid by council to answer questions


set: Durham regional police say a 31-year-old man wanted in the Oshawa area for 25 offences has been arrested near Montreal.

set: Man wanted in Oshawa arrested near Montreal


set: Plastic surgery centers are seeing more couples coming in for surgery at the same time.

set: Plastic surgery centers seeing more couples


set: Facebook on Tuesday filed a countersuit against Yahoo, arguing that Yahoo is infringing on 10 Facebook-owned patents.

set: Facebook files countersuit against Yahoo over patents


set: Harry Macklowe has reached extension agreements with his lenders for about $7 billion in loans his real estate firm used to buy seven Manhattan buildings, a Macklowe representative said on Friday.

set: Macklowe reaches extension agreements with lenders


set: Bree Boyce, a sophomore at Francis Marion University and a West Florence High School graduate, was crowned Miss Florence 2009 at the Hartsville Center Theater on Saturday.


set: The holy month of Ramazan has begun in Kyrgyzstan.


set: Pennsylvania's state House majority leader, Mike Turzai, says he's decided against running for US House after telling top Republican Party officials that he planned to run.


set: Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has welcomed the arrival of competition in the form of transfer deadline day signing Eidur Gudjohnsen.


set: A Byron man died this morning after an accident at the intersection of Liberty Church and Hawkinsville roads.


set: UMKC has fired basketball coach Matt Brown after six seasons and with the program poised to leave the Summit League for the Western Athletic Conference.


set: Several TSA agents at Los Angeles International were indicted Wednesday for corruption and drug trafficking.


set: New Delhi Dismissing allegations levelled by her UP counterpart Mayawati, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday said no money has been diverted from SC/ST schemes for projects related to Commonwealth Games.


set: Goldman Sachs--as partners there are being forced to borrow money to cover margin calls, according to sources within the firm.

set: Goldman Sachs partners borrow to cover margin calls


set: Shane Watson has been ruled out of Australia's first test against South Africa with a leg injury, Cricket Australia said on Monday.

set: Shane Watson ruled out of first test against South Africa


set: A Spring Valley man was shot in his Sacramento Avenue home early Sunday morning, according to authorities.


set: Lady Gaga takes the stage - not to belt out her pop hits, but to demand that openly gay homosexuals get the right to serve in the US military.

set: Lady Gaga demands demand openly gay homosexuals get the right to serve in the US military


set: AP Special Correspondent / May 29, 2009 Phil Spector was sentenced Friday to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot through the mouth in the music producer's home six years ago.

set: Phil Spector sentenced to 19 years to life


set: Daylight saving has ended in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the ACT and South Australia.


set: A Turkish court ruled Monday that President Abdullah Gul should stand trial in a fraud case involving millions of dollars of missing party funds, local media reported.

set: Turkish court rules president Gul should stand trial


set: Right-hander Gil Meche will throw in a Minor League game on Thursday as the Royals try to get him ready for the season.


set: Wedbush Morgan downgrades Polaris from Buy to Hold and also lowers its price target from $50 to $46.

set: Wedbush downgrades Polaris (pii) to Hold


set: So I'm wondering why he decided to throw to third base to try to get Jorge Posada instead of throwing home for a chance to get Lance Berkman on Curtis Granderson's single?


set: Police are appealing for public assistance following a brawl at a smash repairer in western Sydney this afternoon.nnAbout 4pm police were called to Toongabbie Road, Girraween, after a group of up to 20 males attended the premises and were involved in a brawl with staff.nnDuring the incident a six males were assaulted.

set: Police appeal for public assistance following brawl --


set: Filipino-American singer Jessica Sanchez returned to the ``American Idol'' stage on Friday to perform a single from her debut album.


set: President George W. Bush declined Saturday to repeat promises made by others in his administration that more US troops will return home from Iraq than scheduled before he leaves office.

set: Bush declines to promise that more troops will return from Iraq before he leaves office


set: Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer George G. Beasley has received a doctor of humane letters, Honoris Causa during Appalachian State University's recent May commencement.

set: George G. Beasley receives honorary doctorate


set: A Park Ridge police officer is on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation, authorities said, but it is unclear why.

set: Park Ridge officer on paid leave amid internal investigation


set: Grete Waitz, who broke barriers for women in sports, died at 57 after a six-year battle with cancer.


set: APA-Addis Ababa The polio virus from neighboring Sudan affects Ethiopian children, forcing the country to carry out an anti-polio vaccination campaign.

set: Polio virus from Sudan affects Ethiopian children


set: Girls star Jemima Kirke bares her bare baby bump for a feature in Flaunt magazine's latest issue.


set: A former teacher at Bishop Byrne High School pleaded guilty Tuesday in Criminal Court to aggravated statutory rape involving a student and was sentenced to three years' probation.


set: Staiger had recently told McDermott that he was mulling over whether to remain with the Cyclones or pursue opportunities in his native Germany.


set: Drew Peterson appeared on ABC's ``Nightline'' Thursday night.


set: Greg has reached across party lines to get things done.


set: The top US naval commander in the Pacific met with Chinese officials Monday on his first visit since China refused permission for an American aircraft carrier to make a holiday port call in Hong Kong.


set: From FOX Sports' Jon Paul Morosi comes word that the Orioles have acquired outfielder Eric Thames from the Mariners in exchange for minor league infielder Ty Kelly.

set: Orioles acquire outfielder Eric Thames from Mariners


set: In a ruling Friday, a judge cleared the way for a foreclosure sale of the stalled hockey arena site and an April 28 trial to settle claims by lien holders.


set: Eurostar train traffic under the Channel and the Eurotunnel tunnel operator suspended services Saturday after a fire alert caused by smoke, the two companies said.

set: Eurostar train traffic suspended due to fire alert


set: Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson says the team can't wait for Andris Biedrins to get healthy.

set: Warriors' Mark Jackson says team can't wait for Andris Biedrins


set: A man beat his girlfriend unconscious in a taxi and was still hitting her when they arrived at hospital.


set: BASTILLE Day came to Barrington last week when schoolchildren celebrated the famous French holiday by wearing red, white and blue clothing for a special lunch.


set: 07:07 PM,Jul 26,2011 Amritsar, Jul 26 Firming up confidence building measures, India repatriated 91 Pakistani prisoners, including 87 fishermen, at the Amritsar-Wagah Border today on the eve of crucial talks between the Foreign Ministers of both the nations in New Delhi.

set: India repatriates 91 Pakistani prisoners


set: A state judge in Topeka was set to hear arguments Tuesday in a legal challenge to the statewide smoking ban that takes effect this week.

set: Judge to hear arguments against statewide smoking ban


set: Toys R Us, Inc., a dedicated toy and juvenile products retailer, has announced that it will open 21 new stores by the end of 2011, including 11 'R' Superstores and 10 Side-by-Side locations.


set: TATA Consultancy Services will hire hundreds of workers as part of a strategy to hit the $1 billion revenue mark in Australia.

set: Tata Consultancy Services to hire hundreds of workers


set: Oil prices climbed above 75 dollars on Friday, boosted by signs of higher demand for energy, traders said.


set: A MAN is being treated for several gunshot wounds to his upper body in Kinglake this evening.

set: Man being treated for gunshot wounds in Kinglake


set: The city plans to refinance more than $1.1 billion in debt for sewer projects in coming months to reduce costs.

set: City plans to refinance debt for sewer projects


set: Tata Steel has strong resistance at Rs 600, says Siddharth Bhamre of Angel Broking.

set: Tata Steel has strong resistance at Rs 600:


set: Deputies have arrested a maid accused of stealing a $45,000 diamond ring from a Naples home she was cleaning.

set: Maid accused of stealing $45,000 diamond ring from Naples home


set: Greencore, the UK's leading sandwich-maker, has held talks with private equity companies over a potential sale of the group, just months after it failed in an attempt to buy giant rival Northern Foods.

set: Greencore holds talks over private equity sale


set: British actor Martin Freeman from ``The Office'' will play the lead role of Bilbo Baggins in ``The Hobbit'', director Peter Jackson said today.

set: Martin Freeman to play lead role in 'the Hobbit'


set: TREES are growing through the remains of bodies buried in a Mallow graveyard and Cork County Council can't afford to do anything about it.

set: Trees grow through remains buried in Mallow graveyard


set: Justice Falak Sher, a senior deposed judge of the Supreme Court, retired on October 21st without being reinstated despite repeated promises made by the Pakistan People's Party government.

set: Justice Falak Sher retires without being reinstated


set: Former presidential candidate John Edwards says separation from his wife is an ``extraordinarily sad moment.''

set: John Edwards says separation 'extraordinarily sad'


set: During a recent conference that focused on the possibilities and implications of long-term space flight, a German professor made an attempt at applying Christian theology to extraterrestrial aliens, leading him to ask the question ``Did Jesus die for Klingons too?''

set: Professor asks: 'did Jesus die for Klingons too?'


set: Dakota Fanning will star in the Victorian drama Effie, a biopic of famed English critic John Ruskin and his loveless marriage to teen bride Euphemia Gray.

set: Dakota Fanning to star in Victorian drama Effie


set: Everton midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov is poised to join Spartak Moscow after agreeing terms with the Russian Premier League club.

set: Everton's Bilyaletdinov poised to join Spartak Moscow


set: Nancy Lanza, the slayed mother of Sandy Hooker Elementary School shooter Adam Lanza, reportedly taught her son how to shoot guns and held weapons in her house, easily accessible for the 20-year-old, CBS reported Sunday.

set: Nancy Lanza taught her son to shoot a gun:


set: Anthony Cummings' buying spree at the Conrad Jupiters Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast continued today with four purchases including a half million dollar purchase of a lot passed in on Wednesday.


set: Union Bancaire Privée has launched two funds in partnership with Gerifonds in Geneva, as part of moves by the bank to expand the product offering of its asset management unit.

set: Union Bancaire Privée launches two funds


set: A group of Round Rock parents protested the lack of school bus routes Tuesday morning.

set: Parents protest lack of school bus routes


set: POLICE were pelted with rocks as they attended a reported disturbance at a Territory camp last night.


set: ``I won't stop until I see him get justice for what he did to this other child,'' said the victim's mother, whose name was withheld to protect the identity of the victim.


set: Nick Stahl was taken to a hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday and placed on an involuntary 5150 psychiatric hold.

set: Actor nick Stahl placed on 5150 psychiatric hold


set: ``Growing Pains'' actor turned conservative activist Kirk Cameron defended Missouri congressman Todd Akin Tuesday, saying that Akin is ``clearly a pro-life advocate'' and ``that he misspoke and that he misphrased something and that he apologized.''


set: AT&T and Verizon are expected to post double-digit IPTV subscriber growth in their respective third quarter releases, according to analyst firm Strategy Analytics.


set: But this week current affairs show Close Up got too close to a story and was accused of ``blatant plagiarism'' after Herald Sideswipe columnist Ana Samways pointed out a that clip on its Thursday show was an obvious knock-off of an item on an American network.


set: THE Australian Rugby League Commission has announced the NRL will adopt the same finals' system as used by the AFL in 2012.

set: NRL to adopt the same finals system as used by the AFL in 2012


set: For those who wish to know what real camera was behind the monster movie Cloverfield can now sit back and relax, because we have the low down.

set: What real camera was behind monster movie Cloverfield?


set: Now, scientists have solved the mystery of zonulin's identity, putting a face to the name, in a sense.

set: Scientists solve the mystery of zonulin's identity


set: This year's edition of Vinaria is an international exhibition indeed, because several very important changes have been made in the tasting rules, Vinprom Peshtera Director Ivan Papazov, a member on the Managing Council of the National Vine and Wine Chamber, said in an interview with FOCUS News Agency.

set: This year's Vinaria is international exhibition indeed:


set: Emkay maintained `Buy` on Mphasis with a revised target of Rs 310, based on 9 x 1 year rolling forward multiple.


set: President Barack Obama admits that more skimmers are needed to break up the oil that is threatening the Gulf Coast.


set: A 24-year-old Canton man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly exploiting an elderly aunt by using her credit card and checking account for his benefit.

set: Canton man arrested for allegedly exploiting elderly aunt by using her credit card


set: In what has become an annual tradition at City Hall, community groups are lining up to defend their programs against possible budget cuts.

set: Community groups line up to defend programs


set: The BSE benchmark Sensex dipped below the 16,000 points level in early trade on Friday by losing nearly 232 points on heavy selling by funds and retail investors, tracking weak global markets.

set: Sensex dips below 16,000 level in early trade


set: Passenger car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Tuesday announced merger of a diesel engine manufacturing company with itself and said it would focus on the diesel car segment to meet growing demand.


set: For Roger Donaldson's upcoming Hollywood movie, Cities, he will shave off his trademark goatee.


set: Union Minister Jairam Ramesh offered to resign following his controversial remarks against Home Ministry for allegedly stalling some Chinese imports but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has turned it down, PMO sources said Thursday.


set: NATHAN Hauritz says he's a better bowler than Australia squad spin rival Xavier Doherty and he'll set about proving it in NSW's Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania.

set: Nathan Hauritz says he is a better bowler Xavier Doherty


set: BSP supremo Mayawati has invited leaders of the Third Front to a dinner meeting on March 15 in New Delhi .

set: Mayawati invites leaders of the Third Front to a dinner meeting


set: The value of ornamental fish imports to the UAE has crossed USD 1.14 million in 2008, with demand for exotic fishes in the country expected to grow by 5 to 7 per cent annually, according to latest market figures.

set: Value of ornamental fish imports to UAE crosses USD 1.14 million in 2008


set: The Haitian pastor who works with a Schriever-based mission will visit Terrebonne this week to plan relief efforts for his earthquake-shattered country.

set: Haitian pastor visiting Terrebonne Parish this week


set: The Flying Fijians 30 member team to the Rugby World Cup next month will be announced in Sigatoka on Saturday.


set: Roger Federer cruised into the French Open second round while rival and triple champion Rafael Nadal was left kicking his heels in the locker room as torrential rain swamped Roland Garros.


set: Short-term yields rose sharply in the latest European bond auctions, but fell on Portuguese debt due in 10 years after European Central Bank intervention last week, according to data from Reuters.

set: Yields rise in europe but fall on Portuguese debt


set: Tokyo stocks have opened up 1.36 per cent after overseas markets ended last week higher following a move by EU leaders to back tighter budget policing in a desperate bid to save the eurozone.


set: A local man was charged in the Magistrate's Court here yesterday with keeping a stolen motorcycle worth RM4,000.

set: Man charged with keeping stolen motorcycle


set: Richard Ramirez, the serial killer known as ``the Night Stalker,'' died of natural causes while on Death Row at San Quentin State Prison today.

set: 'The night Stalker' richard Ramirez has died


set: Dollar little changed vs euro after Fed decision The dollar traded in tight ranges against the euro Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said the economy is improving only moderately and still needs its support to help lower unemployment.


set: Subaru is recalling 633,842 vehicles, including the 2009-'12 Subaru Forester, because a short circuit of the puddle light system may result in smoke or fire.

set: Subaru recalls 633,842 vehicles, including 2009-'12 Subaru Forester


set: Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Monday Night Football commentator and TV pitchman Don Meredith died Sunday in Santa Fe, NM He was 72.

set: Former Cowboys quarterback, mnf announcer Don Meredith dies


set: In a shocking development, which exposed the intention of the United States before the world, BJP MP Shahnawaz Hussain, was denied a US visa.


set: Fiat India, a subsidiary of Italy based leading auto maker Fiat SPA, has launched a unique promotional Doctors Campaign for health care professionals in the India market.

set: Fiat India launches doctors campaign for health care professionals


set: Traders can buy GAIL at CMP or on dips to Rs 351 for a target of Rs 373 with a strict stop loss placed below Rs 345 from perspective of 4-5 weeks, said Rahul Randeria, technical analyst, IDBI Capital.

set: Traders can buy GAIL for target of Rs 373:


set: Jack Beeson, the American composer of the opera Lizzie Borden, died at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, the New York Times reported today.

set: Jack Beeson, composer of 'Lizzie Borden', dies.


set: A motorcycle accident on I-37 at the 286 interchange backed up traffic this afternoon.


set: The Indian navy said on Monday that it had captured a hijacked cargo ship floating off the Mumbai coast in the Arabian Sea and towed it back to the shore with nine people on board.

set: Indian navy captures hijacked cargo ship


set: CNOOC Limited announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Nexen Inc..

set: CNOOC Limited completes acquisition of Nexen Inc.


set: A $10 million lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that a Mt.


set: Actor Matt Bomer is launching a fashion line based on his character in hit the TV drama White Collar.


set: Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee signed autographs in Little Rock to drum up donations to the Arkansas Foodbank.

set: Cliff Lee signs autographs in Little Rock


set: Police today are investigating the third homicide in Newark in less than 24 hours, after a man was discovered dead late this morning with an unspecified head wound, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.

set: Police investigate third homicide in Newark in 24 hours


set: Two people have been airlifted to Addenbrookes hospital after a light aircraft crash at Cranfield Airfield.

set: Two airlifted to hospital after light aircraft crash in Cranfield


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


set: Deutsche Post DHL yesterday published its first quarter results, saying that it remained firmly on its growth course.

set: Deutsche Post DHL publishes first quarter results


set: ``I have always been comfortable in my skin and never been conscious of my body,'' Bipasha said in a press statement.


set: A year of unprecedented events keeps Wellington hoteliers on their toes A major international sporting event, natural disasters and changes in the way people book travel all had an impact on Wellington hotels in 2011.

set: Events keeps Wellington hoteliers on their toes


set: North Korea has expelled UN monitors from its plutonium-making nuclear plant and plans to start reactivating it next week, pulling away from a 2007 deal to scrap its atomic bomb programme, officials said yesterday.


set: Indonesia has granted mineral export permits to 55 companies after it introduced a 20 percent tax to curb shipments of unprocessed minerals in May this year, according to media sources.

set: Indonesia grants mineral export permits to 55 companies


set: Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman hung out with North Korea's Kim Jong Un on the third day of his improbable journey to Pyongyang, watching the Harlem Globetrotters with the leader and later dining and drinking with him at his palace.

set: Dennis Rodman hangs out with Kim Jong Un


set: Mick O'Dwyer has confirmed to RTÉ Sport that he wants to continue in inter-county management.

set: O'Dwyer to continue inter-county management


set: An amendment protecting homeowners from unethical lending practices passed the Senate by a vote of 63-36.


set: If there is a decent pullback rally, M&M would do well but if the market falls, M&M would also fall with it.

set: If the market falls, M&M would fall with it:


set: Amid concerns over its attempts to increase its influence in South Asia, China has described India as its 'partner and not rival'.

set: China describes India as 'partner not rival'


set: AccuWeather.com has released its much anticipated 2011-2012 winter forecast and is calling for a rather stormy and often cold winter for much of the eastern two-thirds of the nation.

set: AccuWeather releases 2011-2012 winter forecast


set: By : dpa Tel Aviv - The trial began in Tel Aviv Monday of an Israeli ex-soldier turned journalist accused of espionage after stealing and leaking documents to another reporter.

set: Trial begins in Tel Aviv of Israeli journalist accused of espionage


set: James McCarthy and Jonathan Walters have been left out of the Ireland squad for the crucial double header with Slovakia and Russia next month.

set: McCarthy and Walters left out of Ireland squad for crucial double header


set: A Dutch citizen identified as Pleizier, 26, was killed by a local man on Friday at 10 pm in Nunukan, East Kalimantan.

set: Dutch citizen killed in Nunukan, East Kalimantan


set: The government will nationalise mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley and is discussing the sale of its savings book and branches, people in the bank industry familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

set: Government to nationalise Bradford & Bingley


set: Singapore extended its contract to host a Formula One race for five years till 2017, providing a continued boost to the economy from visitor arrivals and tourism receipts.

set: Singapore extends contract to host Formula One race until 2017


set: Shen Yun Performing Arts made its triumphant return to Canada this weekend, playing five sold-out shows at the Living Arts Centre for expectant audiences eager to embark on a journey through China's long and storied history.

set: Shen Yun makes triumphant return to Canada


set: SALINAS, Calif. Rep. Sam Farr said he will officially endorse Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination after polls close Tuesday evening.


set: A married Lorain couple, arrested Aug. 11 after police and SWAT raided their East 31st Street home, were indicted this morning by the Lorain County grand jury on several drug charges.

set: Couple arrested during raid indicted on drug charges


set: ZAMBIA last night erupted into celebrations after the Chipolopolo qualified for the final of the African Cup of Nations for the first time in 18 years, beating Ghana 1-0 thanks to Emmanuel Mayuka's late goal.


set: Netflix is coming soon to all Sony PlayStation 3 owners, Sony has announced.

set: Netflix comes to the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)!


set: Kris Humphries is allegedly willing to risk his career over his divorce battle with Kim Kardashian.


set: Daniel Craig to get Bond bonus Updated: 07:52, Saturday December 8, 2012 The stars of 'Skyfall' and its director Sam Mendes are in line for huge six-figure bonuses after the film took over $830 million at the global box office.


set: Ford Motor Co. will cut 15 percent of its salaried costs by reducing the number of salaried employees and agency and contract workers, and not filling open positions.

set: Ford will cut 15 percent of salaried costs


set: A new study revealed that about two thirds of old and very old people get very good sleep which is about 7.5 hours which includes naps.


set: The UK market is declining in afternoon trading Monday, as euro zone debt worries persist, amid Sunday's arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the International Monetary Fund chief.


set: Faith Hill, Carole King and Patti LaBelle will croon at special dinners honoring Vice President-elect Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Sen. John McCain.

set: Faith Hill, Patti LaBelle to croon at special dinners


set: Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, indicated Monday he expects Prime Minister Naoto Kan to step down in early August.

set: Okada expects Kan to step down early August


set: The beatings have begun for presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who had the guts to call Jerusalem the capital of Israel and suggest that ``culture'' is why Israel is wealthy and the Palestinians are poor.


set: ``Such a dish as powdered wife I never heard of,'' wrote Capt. John Smith in 1624 in his Generall Historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles.


set: Oil Minister S Jaipal Reddy on Tuesday ruled out deregulation of diesel prices and said he had demanded that the government compensate state-owned oil firms for the losses they made on not raising prices of petrol.

set: Reddy rules out deregulation of diesel prices


set: Pro skateboarder Chad Muska was arrested in Los Angeles for vandalism on July 13, 2011.


set: The Knights of Columbus, 715 N. 11th St., will serve a fried chicken and all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 5 to 7 pm Wednesday, Nov. 3.


set: General Officer Commanding 15 Corps, Lieutenant General Om Prakash, Friday said that Army exercised restraint while dealing with the situation at Pampore, where militants attacked and killed a soldier and injured another.


set: Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger on Friday blasted the international friendlies schedule after claiming Belgium made injured defender Thomas Vermaelen play a full midweek match against Greece despite his recent fitness woes.

set: Arsene Wenger blasts friendlies schedule


set: Taiwan has mobilised its drones, which were introduced to the army earlier this year, for the first time to survey natural disasters, local media reported Sunday.

set: Taiwan mobilises its drones for the first time


set: The Mudgee Rescue Squad's campaign to replace its aging truck is gaining momentum with around $18,000 raised so far.


set: We're finding out how those annoying alert tones, chimes and buzzers for your car are created.

set: How those chimes and buzzers for your car are created


set: Sen. Kay Hagan announced a bill today to help small businesses cut through government red tape when applying for federal assistance.

set: Hagan announces bill to help small businesses


set: One of Manchester's most notorious gangsters has finally admitted: ``I was a villain, and a successful one at that.''


set: A global AIDS conference has opened in Mexico with the goal of supporting efforts to expand HIV prevention and treatment in the developing world.


set: Former South African President Nelson Mandela is spending a second night in hospital where he is being treated for a lung infection.


set: School districts across Michigan are adding up the numbers now that the second count day of the school year is in the books.

set: School districts add up the numbers after count day


set: Over 3,580 miles and 48 hours later rugby ace Jason Robinson and an elite team of military personnel have completed their unique Bastion2Birmingham endurance challenge.

set: Jason Robinson completes the Bastion2Birmingham endurance challenge


set: India on Wednesday made a request to Pakistan to release death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh following Islamabad's decision to release Surjeet Singh who was named by mistake on Pakistan's news channel as Sarabjit Singh.

set: India requests Pakistan to release Sarabjit Singh


set: An international Tai Chi boxing competition has opened in the southern port city of Kaohsiung.

set: Int'l Tai Chi boxing competition opens in Kaohsiung


set: A woman was attacked in broad daylight outside a doctor's office in Tigard and now police are trying to track down the man who left her with injuries severe enough that she had to be taken to the hospital.


set: Jacques Chirac's historic corruption trial will proceed without him after a judge accepted a medical report describing him as irreversibly ``handicapped'' and mentally unfit to appear in court.

set: Jacques Chirac trial to proceed without him


set: James McAvoy is taking a break from movies to spend more time with his wife and son.


set: Earlier today, we discussed the idea that Armando Salguero and several other blogs have floated today - that the Miami Dolphins need to consider trading All-Pro left tackle Jake Long.

set: Should the Miami Dolphins consider trading Jake Long?


set: A BOOK about Seaford's last Prime Minister George Canning has been honoured by the Royal Historical Society.

set: Book honoured by Royal Historical Society


set: Wales finish fourth in the Rugby World Cup after losing to Australia 18-21 in Auckland in a match dominated by injuries and errors.


set: SAINTS will take a trip into the unknown tonight when they face Spanish side El Canete in their second pre-season outing.


set: Firefighters extinguished a blaze on the canal trail in Concord, between Oak Grove Road & Bancroft on Saturday afternoon.

set: Firefighters extinguish blaze on the canal trail between Oak Grove Bancroft


set: Mike WiLL Made-It has released his new mixtape, Est. In 1989 Pt. 2.5, which serves as the third installment in his ongoing mixtape series, and includes nine exclusive tracks in addition to a collection of Mike WiLL's most recent production hits.


set: The Kenyan shilling eased slightly against the dollar on Friday, as commercial banks covered their short dollar positions ahead of the weekend, shrugging off a small blast in a Nairobi suburb.

set: Kenyan shilling eases vs dollar, banks cover positions


set: New research published in the October issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry shows a link between maternal tobacco use and psychotic symptoms.

set: New research shows link between maternal tobacco use and psychotic symptoms


set: An Austrian undercover police officer has pleaded not guilty to assaulting an American teacher after mistaking him for an African drug dealer at a subway station in Vienna.

set: Austrian police officer pleads not guilty to assaulting American teacher in subway station


set: Dell Inc. has confirmed it has laid off at least 1,200 people at its sales and support centers in Edmonton, Ottawa and Oklahoma City.


set: Courteney Cox has reportedly been offered $1 million to become the new face of a 'cougar' dating website.

set: Courteney Cox offered to become new face of dating website


set: On the eve of her 37th birthday, numerologist predicts Kajol may be back on the big screen by this yearend.


set: London, Oct 21 Singer Sophie Ellis Bextor is expecting her third child with husband Richard Jones.

set: Sophie Ellis Bextor is expecting third child


set: A Wilson man was sentenced today to 18 years and nine months in jail on drug and weapon charges.

set: Wilson man sentenced on drug and weapons charges


set: US Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Israel on Saturday to promote Middle East peace and highlight the US ally's ``right to defend itself'' after Saudi talks on sky-high oil prices.


set: Longtime state Sen. WH ``Pat'' Lindsey, 72, died suddenly Sunday, Jan. 11, while on a hunting trip.

set: State Sen. Pat Lindsey dies while on hunting trip


set: At the event over 180 youth took the ``Oath of Patriots.''


set: US Cellular and Samsung Telecommunications America have launched the Samsung Galaxy Tab, an Android tablet.


set: Airbus has secured close to £45 billion worth of orders at a highly successful Paris Air Show.

set: Airbus secures £45 billion worth of orders


set: ``We've been at this for five or six years in terms of building the course and to get it ready two years out from the Games; we got a gold star from FIS and the weather co-operated, so life is pretty good right now,'' said Tim Gayda, a vice-president for the Vancouver Olympic Committee.


set: The US trade gap widened in March for the first time in eight months, as oil imports jumped and weak overseas demand took a bite out of exports.

set: US trade gap widens first time in eight months


set: Srinagar , June 5 The People&aposs Democratic Party today claimed that the registration of a``rape and murder''FIR in the mysterious deaths of two women in Shopian would help in easing the current situation in the Kashmir valley.

set: 'Rape and murder' FIR will help in easing situation:


set: Kaup in Udupi taluk of Udupi district recorded maximum rainfall of 187mm in Karnataka in last 24-hours up to 8.30am on Tuesday.

set: Kaup in Udupi district records maximum rainfall in Karnataka


set: One of three former UND football players facing drug charges after a Dec. 15 search of their house pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Grand Forks County District Court.

set: Former UND football player pleads not guilty


set: Amala Paul says she is bored of denying gossips which claim that she is in a relationship with someone or the other.


set: A former Free Egyptians Party MP called for protests if President Mohamed Morsy violates the law, saying that if he does, ``we will protest against him and demand his removal.''

set: Former MP calls for protests if Morsy violates law


set: The somewhat controversial and highly acclaimed realist painter Lucian Freud passed away on Wednesday at the age of 88.

set: Realist painter Lucian Freud passes away at 88


set: Alves, 30, said he had to ``play dead to stay alive,'' otherwise he would have been killed by the police.


set: The OLAF report is entirely based on facts, European Anti-Fraud Office Spokesperson Jorg Wojahn said in an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio.


set: Heavy snowfall is paralyzing daily life and traffic in the eastern part of Turkey on Sunday.

set: Heavy snowfall paralyzes traffic in eastern part of Turkey


set: Fortress Investment Group said Wednesday that it hired Stuart Bohart from Morgan Stanley .

set: Fortress hires Bohart from Morgan Stanley


set: ORLANDO, Fla. -Maria Hjorth has won the LPGA Tour Championship, using a final-round 72 to hold off a field that struggled to even make par.

set: Maria Hjorth wins LPGA Tour Championship


set: The former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori was today convicted of kidnapping and murder and sentenced to 25 years in what was described as a landmark ruling for human rights cases in Latin America.

set: Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori sentenced to 25 years


set: President Barack Obama pledged this morning in his weekly radio address to continue to crackdown on ``irresponsible behavior.''

set: Obama pledges to continue crackdown on 'irresponsible behavior'


set: Newsbeat's been on the streets of Liverpool to find out who people think should take over from Rafael Benitez at Anfield.

set: Who should take over from Rafael Benitez?


set: Archbishop José Horacio Gómez from Los Angeles received the pallium from Pope Benedict XVI during a ceremony in the Vatican.

set: Archbishop José Gómez from Los Angeles receives the pallium from Pope Benedict


set: CounterPath, a provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions, has restructured certain terms and obligations of the existing research and licensing agreements with Columbia University relating to technologies in the areas of mobile communications and voice over internet.

set: CounterPath restructure terms of licensing agreements with Columbia University


set: The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan has said that corruption can be controlled even though it is doubtful if it can be eliminated entirely from any society.


set: Nicola McLean asked to leave Celebrity Big Brother yesterday after becoming worried about her drunken antics.

set: Nicola McLean asks to leave Celebrity Big Brother!


set: The benefits of circumcision for male infants may outweigh the risks, according to a new evaluation of recent research by the American Academy of Pediatrics.


set: Bolivia will pay $43 million to take controlling stakes in four energy companies, one through an agreement with Spanish oil company Repsol and others through state decrees, the government said on Thursday.

set: Bolivia takes over four energy companies


set: Iran has rejected the Israeli allegations that it was involved in Monday's attacks on Israeli embassy staff in Georgia and India.


set: Five people were killed in separate incidents here on Friday.


set: Boca Juniors and River Plate are set to resume their bitter domestic rivalry when the Argentinean Clausura championship kicks off this weekend.

set: Boca and River Plate to resume their bitter domestic rivalry


set: Blackburn Rovers have confirmed to the Lancashire Telegraph they have verbally agreed a compensation package with Manchester City for manager Mark Hughes.

set: Blackburn Rovers agree compensation package with man City for Mark Hughes


set: Double amputee Oscar Pistorius qualified for the athletics world championships next month and could be on his way to the 2012 Olympics in London.

set: Oscar Pistorius qualifies for world championships


set: Israel has promised to free 250 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to the moderate leader Mahmoud Abbas.

set: Israel promises to free Palestinian prisoners


set: A woman slapped a deputy as he left the Sacramento County Jail, CBS Sacramento reported on May 8.


set: This is a quick and dirty version of a couple of things to do in San Antonio this weekend for music, bars, clubs, dancing and a mixture of the sort.

set: A couple of things to do in San Antonio this weekend


set: Even as Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister, and BNP Supremo, Khaleda Zia has assured the Indian leadership that Bangladesh would not allow anti-India activities from its soil, if she is voted to power, senior Bangladeshi journalist Mainul Alam from the Daily Ittefaq has asserted how important it is to shun the baggage of the past, and move forward.

set: Bangladesh would not allow anti-India activities:


set: THE world-famous Cadbury factory at Bournville has won a massive vote of confidence from new US owners Kraft following months of speculation over its future.

set: Bournville wins massive vote of confidence


set: President Obama signed into law an expanded Violence Against Women Act that gives gays more access to anti-domestic violence resources and grants more authority to American Indian courts.

set: Obama signs expanded violence against women Act


set: The Dallas Stars have hired Marc Crawford as coach, one day after firing Dave Tippett.

set: Dallas Stars hire Marc Crawford as coach


set: China could soon test a new anti-satellite weapon that could pose a threat to Taiwan's defense capabilities, a US media report said.

set: China to test new anti-satellite weapon: report


set: RSM McGladrey employees from the Great Plains region raised $42,000 for the Special Olympics and presented the check on the day it was announced that the organization's founder Eunice Shriver had died.

set: RSM McGladrey raises $42,000 for Special Olympics


set: Michigan-based Chrysler LLC says it has reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers that, if ratified, will allow the company to meet guidelines set forth by the US Treasury Department for additional federal assistance.

set: Chrysler reaches tentative agreement with UAW


set: Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement said Tuesday it will never negotiate with Israel, slamming Palestinian officials who warned of possible talks between the Islamic movement and the Jewish state.

set: Hamas says never to negotiate with Israel


set: Silvio Berlusconi has forgiven his attacker but urged the legal system to ``not make any allowances for his serious gesture''.


set: LED grow box systems manufacturer, SuperCloset, releases new LED hydroponic grow boxes and LED grow cabinets into their suite of hydroponics systems and grow cabinets product line.

set: LED grow box systems manufacturer releases new LED hydroponic grow boxes and LED grow cabinets


set: Darrell Couchie says martial arts training teaches people how to relax, not how to fight.

set: Martial arts teaches people how to relax


set: Children aged under one should ideally be cared for at home, according to a report released today.

set: Children under one should be at home - report


set: DRAMATIC new footage taken by an Irish filmmaker on board the humanitarian ship Rachel Corrie released yesterday shows that Israel used overwhelming force to stop the Gaza-bound Irish ship last week.


set: With an average annual growth rate of 60%, the quantity of information and digital content production is anything but decreasing: in fact, the size of the digital universe is expected to double every 18 months.

set: Digital universe expected to double every 18 months


set: Deb Shops Inc., the closely held Philadelphia women's-clothing retailer, said on Sunday that it would file to reorganize under Chapter 11 of federal bankruptcy law.

set: Deb Shops to reorganize under Chapter 11


set: The UK's leading baby specialist, Kiddicare, has chosen supply chain specialist Wincanton to provide logistics services as it grows from a predominantly online retailer to a true multichannel operation.

set: Kiddicare chooses Wincanton to provide logistics services


set: The MOMS Club of Troutdale is hosting a preschool roundup from 9 am to noon Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Sam Cox Building, 1106 E. Columbia River Highway, Troutdale.


set: Asian markets rebounded on Thursday after a three-day sell-off as renewed fears over eurozone debt were soothed with the European Central Bank indicating it could step in if needed.


set: With the internet providing them free of charge who buys games strategies anymore.


set: Brad Pitt ``doesn't feel safe'' unless he has a gun hidden somewhere in his house, and feels owning a firearm is ``in his DNA'' as an American.

set: Brad Pitt doesn't feel safe without a gun


set: Angelina Jolie on Thursday visited a settlement for displaced Iraqis in north-west Baghdad in her role as a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR.


set: Security firm Symantec tells the Senate Congressional Committee that Stuxnet was a wake-up call for cybersecurity experts.

set: Stuxnet was a cybersecurity wake-up call


set: An autopsy report revealed this afternoon that cold exposure contributed to the death of a homeless man who was found outside Friday on the South Side.

set: Cold exposure contributed to death of homeless man


set: US industrial production slowed 0.2 percent in May after a steeper decline of 0.7 percent in April, the US Federal Reserve said Tuesday.


set: UK government has set to introduce gay marriages legislation bill on Friday that will enable gay couples in civil partnerships to 'convert' them into marriages.

set: U.K. government to introduce gay marriages legislation bill


set: Hoosiers are bracing for a late blast of winter weather this week that could bring several inches of snow.

set: Hoosiers brace for late blast of winter weather


set: A Wichita man has admitted helping his son launder cash from cocaine trafficking by using it to purchase real estate, US Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

set: Wichita man admits to helping son launder cash


set: Tony Romo is now engaged to former Miss Missouri Candice Crawford, and we're starting to see a trend here.


set: Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan will attempt an answer to Nigeria's failure at the 2012 London Olympics when he hosts a national sports summit in Abuja on October 30.


set: Gold futures rose for the first time in three days as the dollar's drop boosted demand for the metal as an alternative investment before the latest signals from the Federal Reserve on US monetary stimulus.

set: Gold futures rise for first time in three days as dollar drops


set: THIS is for the heartless driver who killed our pet on March 21, between noon and 1pm on Hoole Road, Woodchurch.

set: To the heartless driver who killed our pet...


set: Swiss act Promethee has posted a drum playthrough video of member Nils Haldi performign ``The New Face of Mankind,'' which was directed and produced by Renaud Kritzinger.


set: Johnson & Johnson and Crucell NV today announced an agreement whereby Johnson & Johnson, through an affiliate, would acquire all outstanding equity of Crucell that it does not already own for approximately euro 1.75 billion in a recommended cash tender offer.

set: Johnson & Johnson to acquire all outstanding equity of Crucell for euro 1.75 billion


set: After months of speculation and rumour, Samsung has just announced the Galaxy S4 Mini, which will feature a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display.


set: Bill Gates, the well known co-founder of Microsoft, has decided to provide a financial boost to renewable energy storage research and development.

set: Bill Gates provides boost to renewable energy storage


set: Full-back Maicon and striker Diego Milito might both leave Inter and follow Mourinho if he joins Real Madrid.

set: Will Maicon & Diego Milito leave Inter for Real Madrid?


set: Chinese shares opened slightly higher Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.58 percent to open at 3,114.29 points.

set: Chinese shares open slightly higher Monday


set: Sprint said Monday that it has sold out of its cheapest iPhone 4S phones, as demand for Apple's latest smartphone ramps up.

set: Sprint sells out of its cheapest iPhone 4S


set: A woman was raped while waiting for a taxi next to the Leratong Hospital in Kagiso on the West Rand, Gauteng police said.


set: Actress Charlize Theron says she has never casually dated but instead has spent the last 20 years in relationships.


set: Japanese auto giant Suzuki Motor Corporation today said it planned to make India an export hub for its small cars, mainly for European and African markets.

set: Suzuki Motor corp plans to make India an export hub


set: Eight in ten parents with children between the ages of 12 and 17, inclusive, are concerned that their child could encounter sexual predators online, with a majority saying they are ``very concerned'' and a quarter saying they are ``somewhat concerned,'' according to an Ipsos Reid poll of Canadian parents, reports MarketingCharts.


set: The new Detroit Lions coach has to rebuild after the first 0-16 season in league history, and is taking it in small chunks.

set: Lions coach rebuilding after first 0-16 season


set: JORDAN HENDERSON insists he has no fears over his first team place at Liverpool as Steven Gerrard gears up for a return.

set: Jordan Henderson has no fears over Steven Gerrard return


set: Stylish straw hats worn by the Duchess of Cambridge when she was just plain Kate Middleton are to be auctioned.

set: Hats worn by Duchess of Cambridge to be auctioned


set: A second British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan this week, the Ministry of Defence has said.

set: Second British soldier killed in Afghanistan this week


set: An Israeli was very lightly wounded when he was stabbed with a screwdriver by two Palestinians in Jerusalem's French Hill junction Saturday evening, Israel Radio reported.

set: Israeli lightly wounded after being stabbed by Palestinians


set: Former world chess champion, American Bobby Fischer, has died in Iceland at the age of 64.


set: Miles driven on US roads fell by 2.4%, or 6.1 bil miles, in April vs. a year ago, according to the Dept. of Transportation.


set: Asian shares were mixed Monday but the yen's accelerated fall against the greenback drove Japanese stocks to a fresh five-year high.


set: Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky and goalkeeper Petr Cech were having scans on injuries they picked up in the 2-1 win over Greece, Czech team doctor Petr Krejci said on Wednesday.

set: Rosicky and Cech to have scans on injuries


set: Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited is pleased to announce that the first shipment of LIM iron ore sailed today bound for China.

set: First shipment of LIM iron ore sails to China


set: A judge in India on Monday removed the lawyer representing the sole surviving gunman of last year's Mumbai attacks, accusing him of wasting time and failing to co-operate with the court.


set: FORMER Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was admitted to hospital last night after failing to recover from flu.


set: Loan defaulters have been put on notice as financial institutions move to implement customer credit information sharing from July 31, 2010.


set: Northern India is reeling under a cold wave be it Rajasthan or Jammu and Kashmir.


set: Award winning composer Martin O'Donnell says Bungie wants to be more like Blizzard and Valve, but can they be successful without 'Halo'?

set: Bungie wants to be more like Blizzard & Valve


set: While not quite official yet, the Mets just announced that Mike Pelfrey will travel to Alabama tomorrow to see Dr. James Andrews and is expected to undergo Tommy John elbow surgery.

set: Mike Pelfrey expected to undergo Tommy John surgery


set: Ace cameraman Santosh Sivan is turning hero with art house director Lenin Rajendran's Malayalam film Makaramanju.


set: PR Newswire, the leading global provider of innovative marketing and communications solutions, today unveiled Agility, the first fully integrated communications and workflow platform to combine powerful media monitoring, media targeting and real-time engagement tools with industry-leading content distribution capabilities--all from a single dashboard.


set: During a 25th Anniversary GLAAD party in LA on Friday, actress Amber Heard publicly revealed that she is a lesbian.


set: Hollywood actress Thandie Newton will star in a West End production of Death and the Maiden, which opens at the Comedy theatre later this year.

set: Hollywood's Thandie Newton to star in Death and the Maiden


set: Ontario is stepping up efforts to help internationally trained newcomers, such as doctors, practise in their profession sooner.

set: Ontario steps up efforts to help internationally trained newcomers


set: THE European Union said Friday it is keen for ``serious political dialogue'' with Zimbabwe as it announced a partial easing of sanctions imposed on the country more than a decade ago over allegations of rights abuses and electoral fraud.

set: EU says keen on 'serious political dialogue'


set: By Jim Wyckoff of Kitco News www.kitco.com Comex gold futures prices closed sharply lower, near the session low and hit a fresh three-week low Thursday, as near-term technical damage was inflicted and safe-haven buying interest disappeared.

set: Comex gold futures prices close sharply lower


set: At least six sea turtle nests on Siesta Key beach were vandalized this week, according to a report from Mote Marine Laboratory.


set: The UK economy bounced back from its pre-Christmas slump last month, easing fears of a double-dip recession.


set: Jamie Foxx has agreed to tone down the lyrics of his sex anthem 'Blame It' so school kids have a less raunchy song to sing.

set: Jamie Foxx tones down 'Blame it' for school kids


set: Indefinite night curfew was imposed in Imphal and greater Imphal areas following the gunning down of 14 migrant labourers in Manipur in the past two days, official sources said.

set: Indefinite night curfew imposed in Imphal


set: North Korea prepared to test-fire missiles at launch pads on both of its coasts, reports and experts said on Tuesday, as South Korea beefed up its naval defenses.


set: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says that for the United States to be competitive, ``it's critical that we implement an effective system for legal immigration.''

set: Gov. Rick Snyder: 'it's critical that we implement an effective system for legal immigration'


set: A South Florida auto dealer celebrated 50 years by hosting a party and donating proceeds to a good cause.

set: South Florida auto dealer celebrates 50 years


set: To salve his conscience, he writes and distributes a mission statement, ``The Things We Think and Do Not Say.''


set: http://wny.cc/P3YvgI Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis perform ``You Is My Woman Now'' from Porgy and Bess during a taping of Soundcheck Live in The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space.

set: Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis perform ``You Is My Woman Now'' from Porgy & Bess


set: WBA super flyweight interim champion Nonito Donaire says a rematch with WBC/WBA champion Vic Darchinyan must happen because that's the fight boxing fans want to see.


set: Allahabad Bank, one of the leading nationalized banks of the country, has decided to increase the interest rates on domestic term deposits up to Rs.1 crore from 9.75% to 10% per annum in the time bucket of 1 year to less than 2 years.

set: Allahabad Bank increases interest rates on deposits


set: Comic and Deal or No Deal host Howie Mandel was released Tuesday from a Toronto hospital where he had been taken for an irregular heartbeat, his spokesman said.

set: Howie Mandel released from Toronto hospital


set: AIR France has defended its safety record in response to a new book that describes the company as a ``second-division'' airline.


set: Police divers carried out an underwater search of a river near Burnham-On-Sea on Friday in a hunt for dumped stolen property.

set: Police divers carry out search of river near Burnham-On-Sea


set: Preschool channel JimJam has expanded into the Middle East, where it began airing on paybox Showtime Arabia as of Monday.


set: Skip to navigation '' Skip to content '' US US Video Ohio police nab possible 'Granny Robber' suspect Buzz Up IM del.icio.us Yahoo! Bookmarks 5 mins ago

set: Ohio police nab possible ``Granny Robber`` suspect


set: Citigroup said the US government was delaying the sale of its stake, amid fears that a weak share price could spell massive loses for the Treasury.

set: Citigroup says US government delaying sale of stake


set: CHICAGO Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has taken a day off the campaign trail in Chicago.

set: Obama takes day off campaign trail in Chicago


set: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal says, all operators will have to pay market price from now on for initial as well additional spectrum.

set: All operators will have to pay market price from now on:


set: Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Friday.


set: Serbia has withdrawn its ambassador to the Czech Republic to protest the country's recognition of Kosovo's declaration of independence.A Foreign Ministry statement released Friday says Serbia's government has also lodged a formal protest with the government in Prague.Kosovo was Serbia's medieval heartland, but is now populated mostly by ethnic Albanians.

set: Serbia withdraws ambassador from Czech Republic


set: Forty-one percent of Americans have been eating out less than they were six months ago, according to a recent Rasmussen report.

set: Americans are eating out less than they were six months ago:


set: Land Securities Group Plc, the UK's largest real estate investment trust, reported a profit for the first half as property values fell at a slower pace.

set: Land Securities reports profit on property values


set: In 2009 few would have been expecting to have been accosted by Miike Snow, who until now, hidden behind the imagery of a mythical jackalope, the fabled horned rabbit have been churning out a slew of tracks and remixes that have set the blogospheres ablaze, amidst the inevitable questions of what, where & who is Miike Snow?...


set: West Bromwich Albion striker Roman Bednar believes that he has left the Hawthorns for good, after agreeing a loan spell at Championship side Leicester City until January.


set: A woman and a dog were rescued from a house fire in a village north of Maesteg last night.


set: Paul Hodes, State Representative from the second district of New Hampshire visited PSU on Saturday, April 12.


set: A drug company stands to financially benefit from proposed state legislation that could invalidate a class-action invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against it.

set: Drug company stands to benefit from legislation


set: Cole Hamels pitched one-hit ball over four innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 Thursday in a spring-training matchup of teams favored to reach the World Series.

set: Cole Hamels pitches Philadelphia Phillies over Boston Red Sox 2-0


set: Michele Bachmann comes home today to Waterloo, Iowa, where she was born to launch her presidential campaign.

set: Michele Bachmann launches presidential campaign


set: The fee on gas drilling that Gov. Tom Corbett proposed this week would rank among the lowest drilling fees and taxes in the nation and is lower than most of the proposals pending in the Legislature.


set: Britain announced its intention on Wednesday to apply a one-off 50-percent tax on bankers' bonuses over 25,000 pounds to claw back half a billion pounds of state money spent on rescuing ailing lenders.

set: Britain announces tax on bankers' bonuses


set: South African President Jacob Zuma and his wife arrived in Jamaica a short while ago for what has now been reduced to a one-day State visit.

set: South African president Jacob Zuma arrives in Jamaica


set: Wisconsin Power and Light Company, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation, announced today that it exercised its option to purchase Riverside Energy Center, LLC, which owns the Riverside Energy Center, from Calpine Corporation.

set: Wisconsin Power and Light Company exercises option to purchase Riverside Energy Center


set: Photos taken today in the Gulf of Mexico show oil located about six miles off of the coast of Grand Isle.

set: Oil located off of the coast of Grand Isle


set: Google Inc. says it has taken control of online ad service DoubleClick Inc., completing a deal that the Internet search leader announced 11 months ago.


set: THE CRDB Bank will open a branch in Bujumbura, Burundi, before the end of the year, the first time the Dar es Salaam listed company will cross national borders.


set: Honeywell International, Morristown, NJ, has been Assigned a patent developed by Glenn Wontorcik, Corcoran, Minn., and Karl Eiden, Monticello, Minn., for a ``network software normalization and installation in a fire detection system.''

set: Honeywell International Assigned patent for network software normalization and installation in a fire detection system


set: Major indexes fell about 3 percent Monday, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which lost about 254 points but finished well off its lows.


set: Whiting Field was placed on lockdown Friday morning when a man was spotted outside the west gate of the base with a rifle.


set: Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest 4G LTE wireless network, recently enhanced voice and 4G LTE network coverage in Kennebunk, Maine.

set: Verizon Wireless enhances voice and 4G LTE network coverage in Kennebunk, Maine


set: Boy band JLS has released its perfume for women - Kiss - and the fragrance was a hit even before the product hit the stores, with 15,000 people on the pre-sale waiting list, causing The Perfume Shop web site to crash.


set: Investors were advised today to buy Irish sovereign debt, in particular longer-dated bonds, following the the results of bank stress tests that were announced last Thursday.

set: Investors advised today to buy Irish sovereign debt


set: An Arlington man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to setting fire to playground equipment at a mosque in July.

set: Arlington man pleads guilty to setting fire at mosque


set: Fire trucks and other vehicles would be able to control traffic lights when responding to emergencies, under a plan West Chester Township trustees are considering.


set: The Bharat Diamond Bourse inaugurated its trading floor on Saturday, with an aim to widen the scope of trading within the complex and facilitate the operations of smaller companies and traders.

set: Bharat diamond bourse inaugurates trading floor


set: The clash saw Trinamool activists severely beating up the college principal.

set: Trinamool activists beat up college principal


set: The Lightning will use it's compliance buyout on captain Vinny Lecavalier, ending a relationship with the player who has been an iconic community figure since he was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1998 draft.

set: Lightning will use compliance buyout on Vinny Lecavalier


set: Morrissey has gone on the offensive against Queen Elizabeth, calling her the ``ultimate dictator.''

set: Morrissey calls Queen Elizabeth the ultimate dictator


set: A town hall echoed to the sound of Bavarian culture on Saturday night as members of a rotary club dressed up to raise money for charity.

set: Town hall echoes to the sound of Bavarian culture


set: - MidwayUSA, a catalog and Internet retailer offering Just About Everything for Shooting, Reloading, Gunsmithing and Hunting, will celebrate their 34th Anniversary on Friday, June 17, with their employees.


set: Roberto Mancini is convinced Emmanuel Adebayor just needs a goal to relaunch his Manchester City career.


set: Former world equestrian champion Zara Phillips carried the Olympic torch on horseback across the storied Cheltenham racecourse on Wednesday, as thousands of screaming fans watched her light the Olympic cauldron.

set: Zara Phillips carries Olympic torch on horseback


set: Vonetta McGee, who co-starred in 1970s blaxploitation movies such as ``Blacula,'' died July 9 at a hospital in Berkeley.


set: NATO-Ukraine consultations at the level of Defense Ministers will take place at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Monday, the Ukrainian defense ministry said.

set: NATO-Ukraine consultations to take place in Brussels


set: Actress Demi Moore says that she loves the romantic side of actor husband Ashton Kutcher because she believes small things count in a relationship.


set: Gold zoomed to fresh record high of Rs 30,750 per 10 gm in the national capital on Tuesday on brisk buying by stockists and jewellers for the current wedding season and a firming global trend.

set: Gold zooms to fresh record high of Rs 30,750


set: Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher gave money to a homeless man after eating out in London last night.

set: Oasis' Liam Gallagher gives money to homeless man


set: NFL quarterback Tim Tebow talks about his faith and his football career during the Faith, Family and Football event at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds on Friday night.

set: Tim Tebow talks about football and faith


set: Japanese communications provider KDDI will install fibre lines in Vietnamese industrial parks.

set: KDDI to install fibre at Vietnamese industrial parks


set: Katy Perry has climbed a volcano, taken up meditation and got ``s**t out of her chakras''.


set: Manipur assembly was dissolved on Monday with chief minister Okram Ibobi Singhsubmitting his resignation to governor Gurbachan Jagat to pave way for the formation of the new government.


set: Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who revealed the existence of a wide-ranging US online surveillance program, has requested asylum from Ecuador, the government's foreign minister has announced.

set: NSA whistleblower edward Snowden 'requests asylum in Ecuador'


set: The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation applauds the New Brunswick government for its commitment to diabetes.

set: JDRF applauds the New Brunswick government for its commitment to diabetes


set: SWIMMING records were broken last weekend at the 2009 Theodist National Championship at the Ela Murray International School's 25m pool in Port Moresby.


set: Center Joakim Noah had a triple-double and ex-Washington Huskies guard Nate Robinson scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help the host Chicago Bulls beat Boston 100-89.

set: Joakim Noah, Nate Robinson help Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics


set: In Lima alone, community kitchens provide food for half a million people daily.


set: Asian stocks rose for the first time in six days, rebounding from a slump that left share prices at the cheapest relative to earnings in five weeks.

set: Asian stocks rise for first time in six days;


set: Kim Kardashian wants big baby bump Updated: 17:29, Sunday March 3, 2013 Kim Kardashian can't wait for her baby bump to pop as she is struggling to get dress every day because she has put on weight everywhere but her stomach.


set: The New York Times admitted Monday it published a fake letter purportedly from the mayor of Paris criticizing Caroline Kennedy's Senate bid as ``appalling'' and ``not very democratic.''

set: 'Ny Times' admits publishing fake letter


set: Batelco, as part of its ongoing strategy to enhance its communications network and keep it on par with the highest international standards, is carrying out a series of network upgrades throughout 2010.

set: Batelco to carry out series of network upgrades throughout 2010


set: Now he's returning to Gossip Girl as William van der Woodsen, to whom we were introduced last spring.

set: Billy Baldwin returning to Gossip Girl this spring


set: A roadside bomb blast killed four Afghan civilians in the western province of Herat on Monday morning, while a similar attack killed two private security guards in the eastern region, officials said.

set: Roadside blasts kill four Afghan civilians, two security guards


set: A $250,000 bond has been set for a convicted sex offender charged with violating the Community Notification Act.


set: Ghana defender Samuel Inkoom has launched his personal website to aid his charity project for kids in Africa.


set: But new research finds anxious new parents can be at an increased risk of depression.

set: New parents at increased risk of depression


set: The latest issue of the Spiegel news magazine claims that Deutsche Telekom is looking for a new chairman.


set: Staten Island Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan, known as Eid-ul-Fitr, Sunday at New Dorp Beach.

set: Staten Island Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan


set: Friends close to Madonna are worried that she is in ``full meltdown mode'' as her divorce from Guy Ritchie gets even nastier.

set: Madonna in meltdown mode as divorce gets nasty


set: Nick Grimshaw has spoken for the first time about replacing Chris Moyles on the Radio 1 breakfast show.

set: Nick Grimshaw speaks about replacing Chris Moyles


set: Former President Gloria Arroyo arrived Thursday morning at an alternative healing facility in Tagaytay City, a day after being allowed to post a P1-million bail for her temporary liberty.

set: Gloria Arroyo arrives at alternative healing facility in Tagaytay


set: Debt-laden and recession-hit Greece must accelerate structural reforms and slow down on deficit reduction, the head of the IMF's inspection team for Greece was quoted as saying today.


set: Sandra Bullock won her first Best Actress award -- and even she seemed surprised by the win.


set: President Barack Obama told a group of business leaders in Japan Saturday that he will make ``no apologies'' for trying to bring jobs and industries to the US, while stressing that the country is committed to working with Asian economies.

set: President Obama: ``no apologies'' for trying to bring jobs to US


set: Shelley Duncan will rejoin the Yankees for tonight's game as the team begins a stretch of facing three lefty starters.


set: Winnipeg police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a man charged with manslaughter and believe he might be hiding in Whitecourt.


set: The TNM Super League transfer window reopens on Friday and will close on October 30, Sulom secretariat announced Tuesday.


set: Presidency of the Assembly requires Kosovo government information of level on the applicability of the Constitution in the whole territory of Kosovo.

set: Assembly requires the government information on the applicability of the Constitution


set: Microsoft claims it investigated allegations of massive labour violations at a Chinese factory building its products, and took steps to fix conditions there.

set: Microsoft investigating Chinese factory conditions


set: San Francisco home sales reached their record low level for the month amid a steep drop in the number of ``jumbo'' mortgages issued to buyers.

set: San Francisco home sales reach their lowest level


set: Mumbai, Sep 2 Indian equity markets were trading in green at early trade Tuesday with banking, oil and gas and power stocks in demand.


set: Bradley Cooper is set to star opposite Ryan Gosling in the crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines, reports Variety.

set: Bradley Cooper set for the Place Beyond the Pines


set: On Friday, April 9, Optimal Hospice Care paid tribute to their wonderful Kern Valley volunteers for sharing their hearts and time with families in the area who are dealing with end of life issues.

set: Optimal Hospice pays tribute to volunteers


set: Bozeman, Montana-based RightNow, the developer of customer relationship management and support software-as-a-service, disclosed today that it has signed on microphone maker Shure as a customer.


set: Vietnam says its trade deficit widened to an estimated 16.2 billion dollars for the first 10 months of the year, in part due to machinery, steel and petroleum imports.


set: The Indian rupee today fell by 21 paise against the dollar in early trade due to strong demand for the US currency from refiners and importers amid the greenback firming against other Asian currencies.


set: With guns drawn, police, deputies and other state agencies moved in on suspected drug dealers Thursday.

set: Deputies move in on suspected drug dealers


set: Atari and Cryptic Studios have confirmed that Champions Online for PC has gone gold.


set: Tennessee survived an overtime scare and defeated Butler 76-71 on Sunday to reach the Sweet 16.


set: live greyhound racing returns to Valley Race Park in Harlingen for five days starting the day after Thanksgiving.

set: Greyhound racing returns to Harlingen for five days


set: Blake ran a National Stadium record of 9.75 seconds to beat out favourite Usain Bolt, while Asafa Powell who limped off the track came third.


set: iTunes needs to bring its music prices into line with competitors such as Amazon, according to a poll.

set: ITunes 'should bring prices into line with Amazon'


set: LeedsA UK businessman who has selflessly supported the MDC party for years while also assisting asylum seekers in Yorkshire has dumped the Morgan Tsvangirai led MDC party calling it a party of 'cheats' following a vote rigging witnessed at the party's national election held at Leeds.


set: The four Muskie court teams are going for gold at the NorWOSSA playoffs today in Kenora.


set: Diamonds may still be a girl's best friend but it seems silver is the new gold when it comes to a wise investment.Based on that theory, three storeys below street level in London's legal heartland lies the contemporary Fort Knox.A maze of passageways and chambers containing treasures of a shiny variety, the London Silver Vaults hold scores of milli...