set: European shares extended gains on Thursday, with banks rising further after the European Banking Authority said it was reviewing bank capital positions and there will be no new round of stress tests.

set: European shares extend gains as banks rise further


set: Islamabad Pakistan possessed up to 110 nuclear weapons and spent a whopping USD 2.2 billion on its atomic arsenal last year, claims a report by an international NGO, prompting Islamabad to call it ``highly exaggerated''.

set: 'Pak possesses up to 110 nuclear weapons'


set: Delta Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, today announced the close of the previously approved strategic investment by the Tracinda Corporation.

set: Delta Petroleum Corporation announces close of strategic investment by Tracinda


set: Former United States President Jimmy Carter said Monday that his Carter Center will observe elections in Nepal, although opposition parties are threatening to disrupt the vote and the government has been unable to set a date.

set: Former us President Jimmy Carter says his Center will observe elections in Nepal


set: Actress Eva Mendes has confessed that she's a girls' girl, despite acting in a number of action filled films.


set: An eighth-grade social studies teacher at St. James Middle School charged with sexual misconduct with a 13-year-old girl has been released from jail this evening, officials said.

set: Teacher charged with sexual misconduct released from jail


set: Alberto Contador has revealed that he has asked Saxo Bank-Sungard team boss Bjarne Riis to sign another climber with next year's Tour de France in mind.


set: Among other things, he jokingly started a rumor that Rep. Michele Bachmann was born in Canada.


set: China on Thursday blamed France for a deep row over Tibet that has led to the unprecedented scrapping of a summit with European leaders.


set: Panaji, Nov 28 Goa is not an ideal place to shoot a film because the technology required to make a technically good movie is not available here, acclaimed producer Tapan Biswas says.


set: Two senior Southampton Village Police officers were promoted and a third officer was assigned to the detective division following an executive session of the Village Board on Thursday night.

set: Southampton Village Police officers promoted


set: CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. has started drilling at its Fond du Lac project as part of a summer program.

set: Canalaska begins drilling at Fond du Lac project


set: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said it is considering splitting into two publicly traded companies, sending its shares up 6 percent as investors bet the troubled publishing business will be spun out of the more lucrative entertainment arm.

set: News Corp considering splitting into two:


set: Provider of external storage products Western Digital will launch global games network PlayJam on WD TV Live media players.

set: Western Digital to launch PlayJam on media players


set: Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed lower across the board today on extended selling pressure in heavyweights and lower liners as investors took the cue from Wall Street's decline last Friday, dealers said.


set: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was charged with violent conduct by the FA on Monday after his shocking bite on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.


set: A woman and her two children were found hanging at their house at Vidyamanya Nagar in Tavarekere on Tuesday evening.


set: State Rep. Matt Baker today announced grant awards for Bradford and Tioga counties from the County Conservation Partnerships Program, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

set: Baker announces grant awards for Bradford, Tioga counties


set: BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -Former Manchester United and Chelsea midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron says he will delay his retirement with Argentina club Estudiantes for at least six more months.


set: Pharmaceutical company Corcept Therapeutics Inc. Friday said it has submitted a New Drug Application or NDA for the use of Corlux in Cushing's Syndrome to the US Food and Drug Administration or FDA.

set: Corcept Therapeutics submits NDA for the use of Corlux in Cushing's Syndrome


set: NVIDIA has lowered the price on their updated 3D Vision wireless glasses kit to $149, $50 less than the original price.

set: Nvidia updated 3D Vision wireless glasses kit - $50 less


set: Rio Ferdinand reportedly sparked a White House security alert after a series of posts on Twitter.

set: Rio Ferdinand sparks White House security alert


set: Younus Khan, under whose leadership Pakistan won the Twenty20 World Cup this year, said he wants to win the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy or the 2011 World Cup during his tenure as captain.

set: I want to win Champions Trophy or 2011 World Cup:


set: WORLD surfing's governing body has admitted Kelly Slater was prematurely crowned world champion in San Francisco this week because they made a rankings calculation blunder.

set: Kelly Slater prematurely crowned world champion


set: Thousands of confidential Boy Scout ``perversion files'' were released Thursday by order of an Oregon court.


set: TNA star James Storm announced he suffered a groin injury while refereeing the tag match between Bad Influence and Austin Aries & Bobby Roode.


set: Jersey Shore star DJ Pauly D is kicking off his Canadian tour tonight with a performance in Ontario.


set: Susan Smith, the Union County mother sentenced to life in prison for killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake, is asking for a new trial.


set: A section of Forbes Avenue will be closed until about 2 pm, according to a Clarksville Gas and Water news release.


set: Chapman Tripp - Feltex decision will provide some comfort to directors The District Court finding of not guilty in the Feltex director case will provide some welcome and timely comfort to directors who acquit their duties honestly and diligently, Chapman Tripp Partner Roger Wallis said today.

set: Chapman Tripp > Feltex decision will provide some comfort to directors


set: A US soldier was killed Monday morning during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, Canadian army officials say.


set: MCA is confident that the Barisan Nasional can recapture most of the parliamentary and state seats currently held by the DAP, in the coming 12th general election.

set: MCA confident Barisan Nasional can recapture seats from DAP


set: A stowaway cat on a New Zealand train injured the driver so badly that a replacement driver had to be called in, disrupting rail services.


set: Whitney Houston is being sued by her stepmother over her late father's life insurance policy.


set: Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello, a three-time world boxing champion, was found dead at his home today, his Sandinista Party's Radio Ya said.


set: NVIDIA today announced that it will host its annual Financial Analyst Day at its headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. on June 16, 2009 from 10:00 AM to approximately 4:00 PM Pacific Time.


set: It's back to school Wednesday for the city's 1.1 million public school students who got to enjoy an extra day of summer vacation this year.

set: It's back to school for city's 1.1 million students


set: Taliban insurgents beheaded 17 Afghans in a rebel-controlled area of southern Afghanistan, officials said Monday, and two NATO troops were killed by an Afghan soldier in the eastern part of the country.


set: AP review shows new Ill. gov. often paid own way AP Photo CX105 By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. An Associated Press review of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's travel records shows Quinn regularly paid his own expenses instead of charging taxpayers over his six years as lieutenant governor.

set: AP review shows new Ill. Gov. often paid own way


set: A female Hong Kong journalist was assaulted by the Beijing security staff on Dec. 10 while following the story of Chinese rights activist Zhao Lianhai, the founder of the small and informal rights group ``Kidney Stone Babies.''

set: Hong Kong journalist assaulted in Beijing


set: An awareness educational course on the dangers of HIV infection started Monday in Aden governorate.

set: Awareness course on dangers of AIDS started


set: Breast cancer growth varies not only with tumor type, but also with women's age, showing significantly fast growth in younger women.

set: Breast cancer growth varies with women's age


set: Two Little Falls men are accused of assault in separate incidents, Little Falls police said Wednesday.

set: Little Falls men accused of assault in separate incidents


set: One of the four major tournaments in pro golf, the US Open, starts today at the Torrey Pines golf course in San Diego.


set: Russell Brand has run through his guide to being a rock star, at the premiere of movie Rock of Ages.

set: Russell Brand's guide to being a rock star


set: Thieves struck 12 vehicles in the southwest area of Alamogordo on Wednesday night and police believe the burglaries are related.


set: Canadian stocks on Thursday scored their first gain in seven sessions, getting a break from concerns about Europe's banking and fiscal situation and earnings from Sun Life Financial Corp., Canadian Tire Corp. and Cineplex Inc.

set: Canada stocks score first gain in seven sessions


set: However, as manager Jim Hagan lamented afterwards: ``We just didn't defend well enough.


set: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs that a mechanism was being evolved to prevent entry of illegal migrants from Nigeria on fake visas.

set: Mechanism being evolved to prevent entry of illegal migrants from Nigeria


set: A 24-year-old Riverbank woman was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after her crashed into a utility pole and overturned on a rural road in Calaveras County Sunday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol reported Tuesday.

set: Riverbank woman arrested on suspicion of drunken driving


set: ``Business is Warfare'', scheduled for February 24 at 2:30 pm, is one of the featured plenary sessions to take place the during the Nation of Islam's international Saviours' Day Convention.


set: Hip-hop star Usher has revealed that he wants Pippa Middleton to front his new range of lingerie.


set: Public prosecutors investigating election corruption involving Seoul's education chief Kwak No-hyun said Monday they had secured statements that Kwak had promised to pay off a rival candidate during last year's election campaign.


set: The government has just recently warned that the asylum system does face chaos due to delays in the payment of legal aid.

set: Asylum system faces chaos due to delays in payment of legal aid


set: ``Indonesia is interested in investing in the oil and gas sectors. The Indonesian government has a positive view of the invitation,'' from East Timor to invest in several sectors, said Teuku Faizasyah, international relations spokesman for the Indonesian President.

set: Indonesia interested in investing in oil and gas in East Timor


set: Chelsea Football Club will play in the Russian Railways Cup, a pre-season tournament, in Russia this summer against Lokomotiv Moscow, the hosts, as well as AC Milan and Sevilla.


set: Barack Obama has accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, offering details on some of the changes he plans to implement if he wins the White House.


set: Actress Anne Hathaway was ``devastated'' when she suffered a wardrobe malfunction at the premiere of her latest movie Les Miserables .

set: Anne Hathaway devastated by wardrobe malfunction


set: Two Daytona Beach police officers who were acquitted on charges of vandalizing a trailer home have been fired.


set: The Southern Nevada Health District says a 71-year-old New York woman has died from H1N1 in Las Vegas.


set: A Birmingham war hero has had a road in the city named after him to recognise his services in World War II.


set: Toyota Motor Corp. says it intends to recall 138,000 Lexus vehicles in the United States to fix faulty engines in the latest quality problem at the world's No. 1 automaker.

set: Toyota to recall 138,000 Lexus vehicles in us


set: Lindsay Lohan has sparked rumors that she dumped girlfriend Samantha Ronson in favor of a romance with actor Sean Penn.

set: Lindsay Lohan dumps sam Ronson for Sean Penn


set: Army cross country will travel to Ithaca, NY, on Friday to face Cornell and Binghamton in a triangular meet at the Big Red's Moakley Course.

set: Cross country travels to Ithaca to face Cornell and Binghamton


set: Iker Casillas, the rock behind Spain's Euro 2008 and 2010 World Cup triumphs, is set to equal the country's appearances record when the world champions visit England for a friendly on Saturday.

set: Casillas set to equal the country's appearances record


set: All the industrial units operating on gas or generating their own power by using gas will remain closed on Sundays on the assurance of the government that it will provide full pressure of gas to industries from Monday to Saturday.

set: Industrial units operating on gas to remain closed on Sundays


set: The Mavericks are following Terry's lead and announced Friday that they will raffle off a championship ring, with all proceeds going to the Mavs foundation.

set: Mavericks to raffle off another championship ring


set: Royal Challengers Bangalore have been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during last night's Airtel Champions League Twenty20 match against Mumbai Indians at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban.

set: Royal Challengers Bangalore fined for slow over rate


set: A serious crash in Southeast Baltimore sends six people to the hospital including three children.


set: US housing starts and building permits dropped to record lows in January, data showed on Wednesday, as builders shelved construction plans to try to clear a glut of unsold houses caused by a slump in demand.


set: Muzaffarnagar, Jan 10 An undertrial prisoner has died under mysterious circumstances in the district jail here and a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into his death, police said today.

set: Undertrial prisoner dies under mysterious circumstances


set: The CBI on Monday submited its status report in the 2G spectrum scam to the Supreme Court.


set: A NEW £3m maritime centre has opened its doors after seven years of planning and preparation.


set: Two American journalists have been detained in North Korea, South Korea's YTN television reported Thursday.


set: On Monday it was announced that about 100 clothing factories in the suburbs of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, had been shut down indefinitely.

set: Clothing factories shut down indefinitely


set: Internet Capital Group, Inc. Karen Greene, 610-727-6900 ir@internetcapital.com Internet Capital Group, Inc. announces that it has increased its ownership in core partner company, StarCite, Inc., through acquisitions of shares from existing StarCite investors and participation in a $15 million round of financing.

set: Internet capital Group increases ownership in StarCite


set: Kyrgyz troops opened fire on anti-government protesters on Wednesday outside the offices where President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was sheltering from clashes that have killed dozens of people, a witness said.

set: Kyrgyzstan troops open fire on protesters


set: Eastern India including the north-eastern states are becoming a hotspot for women traffickers like never before, warns a study.

set: Eastern India becoming hotspot for women traffickers:


set: Mitt Romney, who courted conservative Republican primary voters with hard-line opposition to illegal immigration, took a first step Thursday toward trying to soften his image among skeptical Hispanic voters -- pledging to speak in a ``civil and resolute manner'' and that he would loosen some restrictions on the flow of legal foreign workers.

set: Mitt Romney tries to soften image among Hispanic voters


set: An 11-year-old girl, studying in Class 5, died after allegedly being hit by her class teacher with a duster in West Bengal's Burdwan district, police said on Friday.

set: Girl dies after being hit by teacher with duster


set: Indiana US Senator Richard Lugar said Monday that he will push for a renewal of the assault weapons ban.

set: Sen. Richard Lugar pushes for assault weapons ban


set: US President Barack Obama congratulated Prince Charles on his son's wedding during at meeting at the White House on Wednesday.

set: Obama congratulates prince Charles on son's wedding


set: Emma Roberts was best dressed at the People's Choice Awards 2011 - or so said Steven Cojokaru on Entertainment Tonight.

set: Emma Roberts best dressed at People's Choice Awards 2011


set: The US dollar traded in the upper 99 yen range early Tuesday in Tokyo.

set: Dollar trades in upper 99 yen range in Tokyo


set: AN AHMADI man was stabbed to death by an enraged Muslim in Pakistan on Monday, just days after gun, grenade and suicide attacks on the minority sect killed more than 80 people, police said.


set: Turkish State Minister for foreign trade Zafer Caglayan and an accompanying delegation will visit Canada to boost low commercial relations.

set: Turkish State Minister Caglayan to visit Canada


set: The San Diego Padres today announced they have agreed to terms with seven players on minor league contracts each with an invitation to Major League spring training, including outfielder Travis Buck, right-handed pitchers Sean O'Sullivan, Jason Ray and Daniel Stange, infielder Gregorio Petit and catchers Rene Rivera and Eddy Rodriguez.

set: Padres agree to terms with seven players on minor league contracts with invitations to Major league spring training


set: Essex skipper Mark Pettini has assured he will be fit for the new season after undergoing a groin operation.


set: CARDIFF City boss Dave Jones has told unsettled striker Ross McCormack to ``knuckle down and get on with it'' as the Bluebirds prepare for the big Championship kick-off.

set: Cardiff boss Jones tells McCormack to 'knuckle down'


set: NVIDIA is considering introducing its first true external notebook graphics, a company executive says.

set: NVIDIA considering external notebook graphics


set: As he suggested would be the case during the 2010 season, Adrian Beltre has declined his $10 million player option for '11 with the Red Sox, instead electing free agency.


set: City boss Bryan Gunn said he felt let down by his players during yesterday's capitulation at Charlton.


set: Kelly Benefit Strategies is sponsoring BikeJam 2008, the Mid-Atlantic's largest cycling festival, on Saturday, May 24, at Patterson Park in Baltimore, Md.

set: Kelly Benefit Strategies sponsors BikeJam 2008


set: Memorial Day is right around the corner as area celebrations get under way this week.


set: Word of a patch for Tecmo Bowl Throwback has now been squashed with Tecmo coming out to state that they will now not be providing one.

set: No patch coming for Tecmo Bowl Throwback


set: IRU's New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative will launch, on 16 September 2008, in Tashkent, freight deliveries from Central Asia and Western China to Europe and Turkey and demonstrate that the Silk Road is now open for business by road transport.


set: CHAPEL HILL, NC Tyler Zeller had 25 points and nine rebounds to help No. 5 North Carolina beat No. 19 Virginia 70-52 on Saturday.

set: No. 5 North Carolina beats No. 19 Virginia 70-52


set: Infosys Technologies Ltd , India's second-largest outsourcing firm, said on Wednesday it was looking for acquisitions in Japan.

set: Infosys looking for acquisitions in Japan:


set: Cheap holidays specialist Packyourbags.com features new Thomas Cook flights from Bournemouth to Turkey and Greece.

set: Packyourbags.com features new flights from Bournemouth


set: Ross will not be able to play for Jefferson the rest of this season, meaning that his high school career likely is finished.

set: Terrence Ross's high school career likely finished


set: Microsoft said on Wednesday it is giving free software to startups around the world to encourage them to develop products that span the Web, PCs and phones.

set: Microsoft giving free software to startups


set: The Dallas City Council is poised to adopt a new budget Wednesday that differs little from the current one.

set: Dallas City Council poised to adopt a new budget


set: Politics threatened to overshadow the inaugural Youth Olympic Games after an Iranian athlete cited injury before withdrawing from the boys taekwondo final against an Israeli athlete on the first full day of competition.


set: Fendi won a lawsuit against Burlington Coat Factory, who was selling the luxury label's goods without permission.

set: Fendi won their lawsuit against Burlington Coat Factory;


set: The Canadian toll in the Afghan war reached 100 Friday when three more soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device near Kandahar.

set: Canadian toll in afghanistan reaches 100


set: Senior Superintendent Stephen Williams is to be promoted to the rank of Assistant Police Commissioner.

set: Senior Superintendent Stephen Williams is to be promoted.


set: Internet-based dating operator Easydate is planning to change its name to Cupid plc. The board says the name change will capitalise on the successful acquisition of Cupid.com in September.


set: Phil Leadbetter announced Saturday he was leaving bluegrass band Grasstowne for both musical and non-musical interests.


set: A new Best Western hotel concept, the Best Western Atrea Hotel & Suites, opens today near Lackland AFB and SeaWorld San Antonio, at 3635 Crooked Trail.


set: An Air New Zealand pilot went missing while hiking in a rural area of Hong Kong, and rescue workers are searching for him, the company and police said today.

set: Air New Zealand pilot goes missing during hike in Hong Kong


set: A best bus mowed down a three-year-old boy at Byculla opposite the Jijamata Udyan on Saturday morning.


set: Google said on Tuesday it would cooperate with a European Union antitrust probe launched to find out if the US Internet giant abused its dominant position in the online search market.

set: Google says it will cooperate with EU antitrust probe


set: Blackstone Group has delayed the final close of its latest mega fund until later this year, hoping to raise more capital, said two people familiar with the matter.

set: Blackstone delays final close for mega fund


set: The Indian economy will overtake China in 2048 to become the world's largest economy, according to Professor Douglas McWilliams, Mercer's School Memorial Gresham Professor of Commerce.


set: Handbago.com, an online community for ``All Things Handbags'' officially launches an online marketplace exclusively for designer handbags.

set: Handbago.com launches online marketplace for designer handbags


set: Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has posited that ``over-confidence, complacency and personality cult led to the New Patriotic Party defeat in the 2008 General Elections.''

set: ``Over-confidence & personality cult led to npps defeat in 2008''--


set: Bing is getting vocal on a new Samsung cellphone that lets people command Microsoft's internet search engine by talking.


set: Cinemax, one of the leading multiplex chains in the country, hosted a special screening of Ekta Kapoor's - Taryanche Bait.

set: Cinemax hosted special screening of Taryanche Bait


set: Radiation levels around a striken nuclear power plant have fallen but remain above safe limits, Japanese officials say, as the country battles to avoid one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.


set: KUAthletics.com is excited to introduce the new Jayhawk All-Access multimedia player, your online channel for the most audio and video coverage of Kansas Athletics.

set: KUAthletics.com introduces new multimedia player


set: A town park in Windsor is going green, and it has nothing to do with the grassy fields or leafy trees.


set: Denver Broncos tight end Daniel Graham was arrested Friday on a charge of harassing his former girlfriend, who said the player hit a bedpost after an argument about the sale of their home.

set: Broncos tight end Daniel Graham arrested


set: One hundred and five years after Henry Ford first introduced the Model T, the model to put America on wheels, Tin Lizzy is set to make a dramatic comeback.


set: However, it seems as if the reports are accurate this time, as People has now joined the reporting and issued a report saying that Liam is currently in Australia 'taking a break' from Miley.

set: Liam Hemsworth is 'taking a break' from Miley Cyrus


set: Former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, a fierce supporter of Turkish Cypriot independence and key figure in Cyprus' decades-old ethnic conflict, died today, family members and doctors said.

set: Former Turkish Cypriot leader Denktash dies


set: A recent cost of living survey by The Economist Magazine has revealed that five of the ten cheapest locations in the world hail from the Indian subcontinent.

set: Five of the ten cheapest locations hail from India:


set: The Wall Street Journal reports that Yahoo is in talks with Time Warner over a possible acquisition deal that would keep Yahoo out of the hands of Microsoft.


set: Vodafone Group, the world's largest mobile phone operator by revenue, raised its outlook on Thursday after posting third-quarter revenue ahead of forecasts due to cost cuts and an improving picture in Europe.


set: 'If all the other components match there is no reason for not wearing a purple tie at work,' said Piskol.

set: Yes, you can wear that purple tie to work


set: Jorge Posada still wants to be the starting catcher for the Yankees despite rumors that New York could make him their full-time designated hitter in favor of prospect Jesus Montero.


set: Milos Raonic defeated Fabio Fognini 6-4, 7-6, 7-5 on Friday night to help Canada even up their Davis Cup quarterfinal with Italy at 1-1.

set: Canada evens up Davis Cup quarterfinal with Italy


set: Oil fell almost $1 today, reversing some gains from the previous session when prices jumped closer to last week's record high, as a steep drop in inventories in the United States heightened supply concerns.


set: One ACT blaze put out, others still burn Updated: 17:53, Monday January 7, 2013 Firefighters have put out one of three blazes they were battling in the ACT's south.


set: An Arizona man is under arrest in Portland, Ore., after allegedly trying to open an emergency exit door onboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage to Portland Monday morning.

set: Man tries to open emergency exit door on Alaska Airlines flight


set: New Mexico State University basketball player Jahmar Young pleaded not guilty Monday to misdemeanor charges of assault, battery and resisting arrest in an on-campus incident last July.

set: Nmsu basketball player Young pleads not guilty


set: The Russell 3000 index dipped 6.1% this month and only 30% of its stocks produced positive returns, marking the largest loss since September 2002.


set: ePharmaSolutions plans to integrate iTrials' longitudinal patient database into its CRID, linking practicing physicians and experienced research investigators with iTrials' patient data to provide detailed views on each investigator's protocol-specific patient populations from within their own practice and their established referral networks.

set: EPharmaSolutions to integrate iTrials longitudinal patient database into CRID


set: Michael Phelps has eye on golf, not gold Michael Phelps still hops in the pool occasionally, but only so the most decorated Olympian of all-time can get a little peace and quiet.


set: Army and Penn will play in the first game of a college basketball doubleheader Dec. 4 before Duke faces Butler in a rematch of last season's NCAA championship game.

set: Army, Penn to play before Duke-Butler game


set: LIVERPOOL have checked on Barcelona left-back Eric Abidal as Rafael Benitez steps up his summer transfer plans.

set: Liverpool check out Barcelona defender Eric Abidal


set: Azabache Energy Inc. announces that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement.

set: Azabache announces closing of non-brokered Private Placement


set: London, April 30 Actress Lindsay Lohan says her dad distracts her by saying 'foul' things about her.


set: Heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora has been found guilty of assaulting his then-girlfriend, but was spared jail ahead of his world title fight against Wladimir Klitschko.


set: Lauryn Hill has plead guilty to tax evasion and now faces three years in a federal prison, according to TMZ.

set: Lauryn Hill pleads guilty to tax evasion


set: Former ``American Idol'' judge Simon Cowell was accused of helping a friend hide a $652 million fortune from the man's estranged wife during divorce proceedings in London's High Court.

set: Simon Cowell accused of helping friend hide millions from estranged wife


set: Shure has acquired Informationsteknik of Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the world's leading providers of discussion systems and creative audio/video communication solutions, MMR Magazine has reported.


set: GE in Louisville confirmed to WHAS11 News Monday that the company is in talks with potential buyers for appliance park.

set: GE confirms the company is talking with potential buyers of appliance park


set: Delhi would come to a grinding halt if Biharis stop work even for a day as they contribute ``significantly'' to its economy, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said.

set: Delhi will come to a halt if Biharis stop work:


set: Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese democracy leader, is expected to be released today as her latest period of detention expires.


set: Bank of America will pay $8.5 billion to settle claims by investors who lost money on mortgage-backed securities.


set: A confirmed tornado ripped through Slidell Thursday afternoon as severe weather rolled through southeast Louisiana.


set: THE new South Lynn to Boal Street bus route in Lynn will open next Tuesday.


set: Testimony continues today in a federal murder trial in Grand Rapids.


set: Orioles placed LHP George Sherrill on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 16, with inflammation of the left shoulder.


set: The Indian rupee lost 13 paise to Rs 49.28 per US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange Tuesday due to appreciation of the US currency against other major rivals overseas and a weak opening in the domestic equity market.

set: Rupee loses 13 paise against US dollar in early trade


set: - 7:26 pm Indianapolis-based Brightpoint Inc., a global distributor of cell phones and other wireless devices, is being acquired in $650 million deal by a California company.

set: Brightpoint to be acquired in $650 million deal


set: A 21-year-old New Iberia man is accused of killing a well-known orthodontist during an altercation at the orthodontist's horse stable in New Iberia, an official said Tuesday.


set: MORAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. Authorities say a Gaylord teen and his grandfather have drowned in Lake Michigan in the Upper Peninsula's Mackinac County after being overcome by large waves.

set: Teen, grandfather drown in lake Michigan off the up


set: Barba 'could have harmed himself' Updated: 06:57, Thursday February 28, 2013 NRL superstar Johnathan Thurston says Ben Barba has put his hand up for help just in the nick of time, fearing his fellow Queenslander may have come to physical or mental harm if allowed to suffer in silence.


set: The Enemy will release new single 'This Is Real' on 22nd October through Cooking Vinyl, which is taken from their Top 10 album 'Streets in the Sky'.


set: With the second-quarter preview release of its RadControls for Metro software development tools today at Microsoft's TechEd conference, Telerik takes its first steps into the world of Windows 8, with revisions to its controls for the Metro-style interface the new operating system introduces to the desktop.

set: Telerik takes first steps toward Windows 8


set: WSJ's Ben Rooney explains how Europe has potentially lost out on $1 trillion dollars.

set: How Europe has potentially lost out on $1 trillion


set: A train hit a van at Highway 43 and Lerdo Highway in Shafter, causing at least three major injuries, California Highway Patrol Officer Greg Williams reported.


set: Adobe Photoshop Principal Product Manager John Nack announced yesterday in a post on his blog that Adobe Creative Suite 5 (CS5) is now finally shipping.


set: But in the later part of the week major commodities were seen correcting again eroding their second successive weekly gain after weak macroeconomic data's from US triggered worries about the health of the world's largest economy.


set: Actress Megan Fox has admitted that she is attracted to women as well as men.


set: Tommy Smith, saxophonist, composer, and founder of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, has been awarded an honorary degree at the University of Edinburgh.


set: Twitter :https://twitter.com/tv5newsnow Imran Khan injured in fall at Pakistan election rally - TV5


set: Johnson & Johnson is in talks to buy Swiss medical device maker Synthes for $20 billion, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal website, citing people familiar with the matter.

set: J&J in talks to buy Synthes for $20 billion:


set: Aspen restaurateur Scott DeGraff, who allegedly owes millions of dollars to local business interests from at least two failed ventures, is being sued in small claims court by his landscaper.


set: US tariffs on Chinese exports of tires for passenger cars and light trucks are set to expire Wednesday, and domestic companies are anticipating a bump in sales.

set: US tariffs on Chinese exports of tires set to expire


set: The Presidential secretariat says the 6th of the series of photo exhibition showing the terrorist atrocities and anti-democratic activities of the LTTE is now being held in Milano in Italy.

set: A photo exhibition showing the terrorist atrocities of the LTTE is now being held in Milano in Italy


set: Kraft Foods Inc., the world's second- biggest food company, plans to spin off its North American grocery business to shareholders, splitting the existing company in two.

set: Kraft plans to spin off North American grocery business


set: On January 28, 2012, Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in Addis Ababa.

set: Jia Qinglin meets with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir


set: Young drivers on a restricted licence need a better steer on how to cope with solo driving, says NZ Motoring Writers' Guild president, Jacqui Madelin.


set: Attorney General Mike DeWine says Ohio has 667 Internet cafes, or more than twice the state's earlier estimate for the ``sweepstakes'' businesses, which offer games functioning like slot machines with cash prizes.

set: Ohio has 667 Internet cafes, or more than twice the state's earlier estimate ...


set: Bakery ingredients group CSM issued a profit warning on Monday due to falling consumer confidence and higher raw material prices.


set: A Pascagoula man is in jail after leading police on a chase through two cities Wednesday with his six-month-old baby in the car.

set: Pascagoula man leads police on chase with baby in the car


set: APA-Moscow An official spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Andrey Nesterenko, has said in an interview Thursday that Russia and Mauritania are ready to strengthen their bilateral cooperation, and also discuss a number of international questions.

set: Russia, Mauritania strengthen bilateral cooperation


set: A series of emotional farewells to ageing and venerable cruise ships continues on October 30 when Saga Rose sets sail from Southampton for the last time.

set: Saga Rose sails from Southampton for the last time


set: Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett will make her feature film debut in an adaptation of her hit gospel musical.

set: Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett to make feature film debut


set: The National Weather Service is confirming that a tornado touched down in eastern Frederick County last week.


set: Mountain Home firefighters responded to a brush fire Sunday that burned about 30 acres, said Mountain Home Fire Chief Ken Williams.

set: Mountain Home firefighters respond to burn


set: A WOMAN accused of handcuffing her Australian soldier lover and penetrating him with a sex toy has been found guilty of attempted rape, deprivation of liberty and assault.


set: A statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, which was damaged in a bomb blast last year, will be restored in St. Petersburg.


set: Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury spent three separate stints on the disabled list this season after hurting his ribs three different times, so it's safe to say he's looking forward to the offseason.


set: Governor Edward G. Rendell will hold a news conference at noon, on Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Governor's Reception Room, 225 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg.

set: Governor Rendell to hold news conference


set: The Greek economy will remain stuck in recession next year, underlining the challenge the country faces in creating enough growth to claw its way out of a debt crisis shaking the euro, Greek budget figures showed yesterday.


set: In a shocking new revelation, a new report from the cancer council has warned that any amount of alcohol could give you cancer, regardless of your drinking levels.

set: Any amount of alcohol can give you cancer!


set: MADRID -Barcelona retained the Spanish league title on Sunday, crushing Valladolid 4-0 at Camp Nou stadium the final game of the season to win the championship for a 20th time.


set: Cairo Many Egyptian archaeological items including statues representing King Toutankhamon, his father Akhenaton and Grand-father Yoya, are reported missing after the 28 January looting of Cairo Museum, Egypt's Antiquities minister, Zahi Hawass revealed Sunday.

set: Archaeological items missing after looting of Cairo Museum


set: The number of fire victims in Perm has risen to 111, Itar-Tass learnt on Sunday at the press service of the local branch of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies for the Perm Territory.

set: Number of fire victims in Perm rises to 111


set: Film crews will be taking over Roscoe Village on Thursday, making several streets off limits to residents, officials announced Tuesday.

set: Film crews will take over Roscoe Village Thursday


set: Russell Crowe shocked co-stars on the sets of Robin Hood when he threw a log at visiting royal Prince Andrew, who is the second eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II.

set: When russell Crowe threw a log at prince Andrew


set: myBantu.com, an online personal assistant, gets featured as a Killer Startup for its relevant recommendations in KillerStartups.com.

set: MyBantu.com featured as a Killer Startup


set: A 28-year-old Davenport man died late Wednesday after he fell from a large tombstone at a Macomb cemetery, Macomb Police Chief Curt Barker said.

set: Davenport man dies after falling from tombstone


set: City Councilman and State Senator-elect Hiram Monserrate is denying charges he attacked his girlfriend, calling the incident an unfortunate accident.


set: The Chilean peso closed practically unchanged against the US dollar Tuesday, trimming back an early weakening.


set: Harry Enfield has teamed up with Skins writer Bryan Elsley to launch a new independent TV production company called Balloon.

set: Harry Enfield launches new TV production company


set: Two Germans were injured when the ultralight plane they were flying crashed into a nearly empty hotel in the Czech Republic, officials said.

set: Two Germans injured in ultralight plane crash in Czech Republic


set: Students on spring break are heeding warnings to avoid violence-prone Mexican border cities.


set: Private employers added 114,000 jobs in July, probably not enough to lower the nation's unemployment rate, according to the monthly report from ADP, a large payroll service.


set: NEW YORK ― Electronic Arts is bringing its popular ``Madden'' football game to Facebook.

set: Electronic Arts brings 'Madden' to Facebook


set: Chubby comes to Odawa Casino Resort 8 pm Friday, April 11 where he will perform his greatest hits.

set: Chubby Checker coming to Odawa Casino April 11


set: Little did we know that Janet has actually been doing great, so great in fact that she just joined the billionaire's club!

set: Janet Jackson joins the billionaire's club


set: A total of 48 accused were convicted in the infamous multi-crore fodder scam by the special CBI court on Thursday and eight sentenced to a maximum of three years' rigorous imprisonment with varying fines.

set: 48 accused convicted in fodder scam, eight sentenced


set: A 60-year-old Casco Township man was killed in a Friday night accident, according to a release from the Michigan State Police Richmond Post.


set: Two thirds of parents do not punish their children when they swear, according to a new survey.

set: Parents do not punish children for swearing


set: For truckers, the definition of R&R may as well be 'rev and relaxation,' given the shared appreciation of all things motorized: classic cars, motorcycles, and the open road.

set: For truckers, definition of R&R is 'rev and relaxation'


set: Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby expects to play in the NHL all-star game Sunday in Montreal despite having a sore left knee.


set: Spaniard Rafael Nadal has insisted that he is the new people's champion after he shrugged off a knee injury to reach the quarterfinals with a 6-3 6-3 6-1 win against Russian Mikhail Youzhny.

set: Nadal insists he is the new people's champion


set: Fireworks sales begin next Tuesday across the metropolitan area.


set: Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have developed an active electromagnetic suspension system that can increase the ride quality of cars by 60 percent.

set: Active electromagnetic suspension system can increase ride quality of cars by 60 percent


set: Singapore shares closed flat on Thursday amid a pullback in other regional stock markets, dealers said.

set: Singapore shares close flat amid pullback in other regional markets


set: Suresh Kalmadi, former chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee who is in judicial custody in a corruption case, will undergo a brain scan Thursday, a Delhi Court was informed.

set: Kalmadi to undergo brain scan on Thursday


set: A Beaufort lawyer who stole $2.3 million from a client and was arrested as he tried to re-enter the US from Canada has pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

set: Beaufort lawyer pleads guilty to wire fraud


set: In an effort to improve a bullpen which enters play tonight with a 5.08 ERA, the Angels have acquired right-hander Ernesto Frieri from the Padres in exchange for infielder-outfielder Alexi Amarista and right-hander Donn Roach.

set: Angels acquire right-hander Ernesto Frieri from the Padres


set: Local councils plan to return to the capital markets en masse for the first time in decades as a result of George Osborne's decision last autumn to raise sharply the rates on central government loans.


set: Two people now face several charges after Kentucky State Police say they found an active meth lab in a car during a traffic stop.

set: Police find meth lab in car during traffic stop


set: Saints coach Sean Payton said Thomas injured himself during drills in a practice Wednesday with the Houston Texans and then had surgery Thursday morning.


set: The Greater Amman Municipality plans this month to release a new tender to replace heads of the traffic lights in the Capital with new LED ones.

set: Greater Amman Municipality continues replacing heads of traffic lights with new LED ones


set: The farmers' market sponsored by Cottage Grove United Church of Christ will open for the season Thursday, June 16.


set: Hindustan Zinc has support around Rs 110, says SP Tulsian of sptulsian.com.

set: Hindustan Zinc has support around Rs 110:


set: A state transportation worker was found dead early Saturday in a creek bed below Interstate 84 east of the Mosier interchange, state police said.


set: Today is the day for new market reform consumer protection laws to go into place today, the six-month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act becoming law.


set: A new cultural mix is reshaping the retail food market, according to a new report from the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association.

set: New cultural mix reshaping retail food market


set: With the green movement full swing, New Belgium Brewing felt it was best to recycle last year's pro-recycling ad campaign.


set: Federal wildlife officials have drafted plans to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, which would end a decades-long effort that has restored the animals but only in parts of their historic range.

set: Federal wildlife officials lift protections for gray wolves


set: Atleti are today celebrating the 110th anniversary of their foundation on April 26, 1903.


set: Stock and options trading turned bullish on Netflix today as investors positioned for the movie-rental company to rally this week.


set: Parineeti Chopra, two films old in the industry, wants to adopt children at some point in her life.


set: I would form a coalition with any political party, if the people give them authority and we have to, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said in an interview with Bulgarian National Television.

set: I would form coalition with any political party, if people give them authority:


set: Osama bin Laden will issue a ``very strong'' statement to Muslims across the world soon, an Islamist website said on Sunday, cited by Reuters.

set: Osama bin Laden to issue a ``very strong'' statement to Muslims across the world


set: A man was arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in a flat, police said today.


set: A MOTHER illegally claimed benefits when she was living with her partner as man and wife, a jury was told.


set: Mark Lawrenson urges Everton supporters to give Roberto Martinez a chance if he is appointed as David Moyes's successor.

set: Mark Lawrenson: 'Everton should give Roberto Martinez a chance'


set: A 28-year-old Saginaw man was seriously injured in a rollover crash late Friday on US Highway 53 north of Duluth.

set: Saginaw man injured in rollover crash north of Duluth


set: Evelyn Lozada has filed for divorce from Chad Johnson, TMZ first reported.


set: Bank Asia Limited started Musharaka financing through its Islamic Banking Division, said a press release.


set: Contractors fear an exodus of skilled procurement staff will spark a return to cost and time overruns on school projects.


set: A county in Pennsylvania is taking the war against drugs and addiction into their own hands.

set: A County in Pennsylvania is taking the war against drugs


set: An elderly man died in a lawn mower accident in rural Climax Wednesday morning.

set: Man dies in lawn mower accident in rural Climax, mn


set: Easy to setup, but wasn't able to get a local number in my area, but I can live with it.


set: Kirsten Dunst and Ryan Gosling have made their relationship public after they were spotted ``making out''.


set: Although Global Associated News would love for everyone to believe that revered comedian Eddie Murphy is dead, it is simply not true!


set: Skipton notched their third win of the season to gain a mid-table place in Division Three of the Airedale and Wharfedale League.

set: Skipton notch their third win of the season


set: Website domain names have jumped in value over the last year, according to figures, which suggest the internet is flourishing while other areas of the economy struggle.


set: Multiple bomb threats forced eight Washington courthouses to evacuate Thursday afternoon, and officials don't yet know if the threats were coordinated.

set: Bomb threats force eight courthouses to evacuate


set: Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr has fired his American lawyers and said he will either boycott or represent himself in his upcoming war crimes trial.


set: ``I felt like I had broken his trust with that information getting out.


set: Sovereign Bank, NA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banco Santander, SA, today announced its Swipe4Change Sovereign Bank Debit MasterCard® holiday donation program.

set: Sovereign Bank announces Swipe4Change Sovereign Debit MasterCard® holiday donation program


set: It would seem a deal is essentially done.


set: US department store Nordstrom has added Australian young fashion brand Minkpink to its brand mix.

set: Nordstrom adds Australian brand Minkpink


set: Over 900 Pakistani women were killed last year in the name of honour for allegedly shaming their families while nearly 4,500 others were the target of domestic violence, the country's top rights watchdog said in a report today.

set: Over 900 Pakistani women killed for honour:


set: Master Community service charges on the Pearl Qatar are to be slashed by 33%, according to an announcement from United Development Company.

set: Service charges on Pearl Qatar slashed by 33%


set: PUPILS will benefit and results improve under controversial closures and mergers of schools across Wales, a new report says.

set: Pupils ``will benefit from closures and mergers''


set: The US will have a more racially and ethnically diverse population by 2042 as minority groups will outnumber the white population by that year, the US Census Bureau said Thursday in a revision of demographic projections.

set: US will have more diverse population by 2042


set: Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy shout slogans during a demonstration against the delay of the Egyptian presidential results and Supreme Council for the Armed Forces, at Tahrir square in Cairo June 22, 2012.

set: Supporters of Mohamed Morsy shout slogans during a demonstration in Cairo


set: One jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 from the Nov. 24 drawing was sold at Turkey Hill, 329 Main St., Blandon, Berks County.

set: Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 sold in Berks County, pa


set: Equity diversified NAVs advanced sharply following strong markets' cues.

set: NAVs advance sharply on strong markets' cues


set: The major averages have slid more firmly into negative territory, extending the downward move seen in the past few sessions.

set: Major averages slide more firmly into negative territory


set: A Boardman man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder, felonious assault, kidnapping and child endangering in the June 3 stabbing of his estranged wife in the presence of her 2-year-old son, who was cut on his foot.

set: Boardman man pleads guilty to attempted murder


set: Solexel, a developer of flexible, thin-film solar panels, has raised $36 million in its third round of venture capital, the company disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


set: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will be performing live at the Riverbend Music Center on Tuesday, July 8 at 7:30 pm.

set: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to perform at the Riverbend


set: Mid-tier diamond producer Pangea DiamondFields plc is proposing to raise up to US$15 million to be put toward its own working capital by way of an open offer of up to 2,007,745,770 new ordinary shares of US$0.005 each at a price of 0.5 pence per share.

set: Pangea DiamondFields to raise up to US$15 million


set: Bond was set at $100,000 Friday for a man accused of firing a rifle randomly near houses in Lawrence County, sheriff's Capt. Jody Dotson said.


set: Candy Crowley of CNN is reporting that Gov. Richardson and former Pres. Bill Clinton will watch the Super Bowl together in Red River, NM this Sunday.

set: Richardson, Bill Clinton to watch Super Bowl together


set: Authorities in Ohio say a toddler fell into a septic tank and was critically injured while being watched by a woman putting up outdoor Christmas lights.

set: Toddler falls into septic tank, is critically injured


set: A Japanese team visited Attapadi on Thursday to evaluate the eco-restoration programme being implemented by the Attapadi Hill Area Development Society in the Attapadi area for the last one decade with the financial assistance of the Japanese Bank for International Co-operation.


set: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said its fourth quarter net profit surged 89%, boosted by higher non-operating income and a reduction in other expenses and tax provisions.


set: Asian markets are mixed in the morning trades, the auto and IT stocks are in demand.


set: International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat praised the West Indies for the staging of a highly successful and memorable World Twenty20.

set: Lorgat praises West Indies for a successful World Twenty20


set: Two Taiwanese were arrested in Batangas province on Saturday on charges of illegal mining, a Taiwan-based news site reported.

set: Two Taiwanese arrested in Batangas for 'illegal mining'


set: In a ceremony in the East Room of the White House today, President Obama signed an Executive Order to renew and enhance the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics so that it better serves communities across the country by engaging them in the process of improving the education of Latino students.

set: President Obama signs Executive Order renewing the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics


set: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources searched today for a bear that was spotted in Thomson.


set: A St. Theresa Point woman is facing impaired driving charges after flipping her car on a closed winter road this past week.


set: He said disclosed that there was a ``trend across the banking industry'' in which they are phasing out free checking accounts, and the charging maintenance fees provided minimum balances are maintained or direct deposits are made regularly.

set: ''Trend across the banking industry'' (phasing out free checking accounts)


set: Chief Minister Baluchistan Nawab Aslam Raisani has said that provision of complete autonomy to the federating units is the need of the hour adding that all politicians must get united for giving a new social accord.

set: Provision of complete autonomy is need of hour:


set: MVP Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees are among the players who filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL on Friday to prevent a lockout.

set: Brady, Manning among players filing antitrust lawsuit against NFL


set: Cooper Energy, an Australia-based oil and gas exploration and production company, has secured an interest in an oil and gas exploration and appraisal portfolio in Poland through a joint venture agreement with RWE Dea Germany, a subsidiary of RWE.

set: Cooper Energy secures interest in oil and gas appraisal portfolio in Poland


set: The Belle of Cincinnati will be returning to Charleston July 14-19 and will be docked at Haddad Riverfront Park.

set: The Belle of Cincinnati returning to Charleston


set: La Jolla, Calif. Professor Ralph Lewin, known as ``the father of green algae genetics,'' died in his sleep Sunday at his California home from esophageal cancer.


set: Ericsson said it has decided to delist the company's series B shares from the London Stock Exchange, from April 14.

set: Ericsson to delist from the London Stock Exchange


set: Israeli ground troops were on Sunday operating just outside Gaza City, the coastal strip's main population centre, witnesses told AFP.

set: Israeli troops operating just outside Gaza City


set: For the second time in three months, a University of Hawaii football player has been arrested for suspicion of drunken driving.

set: Uh football player arrested for suspicion of drunken driving


set: We can now tell you that BingoCams opens tomorrow at midday so if you fancy being in on the latest craze in bingo then make a note!


set: AMERICAN President Barack Obama is defending nuclear power as an important source of energy in the US, even as new questions are raised about its safety following radiation leaks from an earthquake and tsunami-damaged nuclear plant in Japan.

set: US president Barack Obama defends nuclear power


set: A presidency for Turkish citizens and relative communities living overseas has been formally established with the publication of a related law in the Turkish Official Gazette on Tuesday.

set: Presidency for Turkish citizens formally established


set: Mr Tutu said in an interview broadcast Sunday on local radio that he is praying for the prompt recovery of Mr Mandela, who was hospitalised Dec 8th for what officials initially said was tests.

set: Archbishop desmond Tutu praying for nelson Mandela


set: FORMER defence minister George Mpombo yesterday said President Rupiah Banda must stop the rot over Zamtel.


set: Kentucky State Police report that two fugitives from a western Kentucky work farm have been captured in Georgia.

set: Two fugitives from western Kentucky captured in Georgia


set: President Barack Obama said today he is offering Iran ``a serious, meaningful dialogue'' over its disputed nuclear program, while warning Tehran of grave consequences from a united global front.

set: Obama offers Iran 'serious, meaningful dialogue'


set: An AAA study says the teen driver fatality risk quadruples when there are young passengers in the car.

set: AAA study: teen fatality risk quadruples with young passengers


set: Irish rock band U2 has been named the world`s highest paid musicians by the Forbes magazine.


set: Olbermann, who last month abruptly left his MSNBC talk show, is headed to the Current TV public-affairs channel.


set: Californians didn't need Gov. Jerry Brown to tell us that last week was Wildfire Awareness Week because fires were burning up and down the state, a grim reminder that CAL FIRE is predicting this will likely be a long, hot summer for firefighters.

set: Could be a long, hot summer for firefighters


set: A MAN has died following a collision with a train near Alvechurch on Sunday afternoon.


set: A Riga, Mich. man was killed early Saturday morning when the car he was driving crashed into a tree southeast of here in Lenawee County's Palmyra Township, the sheriff's office said.


set: As per reports and information from our sources,Iran,prominent member of the oil cartel Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and long-time adversary of the US, has objected to the move by certain members of the oil exporting cartel to raise output in order to clam markets and ease oil prices.After the Libyan conflict, some OPEC members went beyond the unity policy (of the organization) and demanded to increase supply.

set: Iran,member of the oil cartel OPEC has objected to the move by certain members of the oil exporting cartel to raise output....


set: Iconic Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith is selling the gold medal that he won at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

set: Olympian Tommie Smith selling gold medal


set: William ``Bill'' Russell, a former longtime California Interscholastic Federation commissioner who was instrumental in the rise of girls' high school sports, died Aug. 9 at his home in Santa Barbara.

set: Former longtime state commissioner Russell dies


set: USC on Friday plans to announce two donations totaling $100 million that will fund a new institute for cancer research and a high-tech building for journalism studies.

set: USC to announce two donations totaling $100 million


set: Peru and Switzerland signed a double taxation agreement in the area of taxes on income and capital.

set: Peru, Switzerland sign double taxation agreement


set: Automotive industry expert Paul Ingrassia told CNBC Thursday, one day after the successful GM IPO, that it's time to ``go long'' on auto stocks and invest in the industry.


set: Freddie Mac said Friday it plans to sell $3 billion of reference bills next week.

set: Freddie Mac to sell $3 billion bills next week


set: The Methodist Church in Fiji is ready to hold its annual conference in Suva next week.

set: Methodist Church ready to hold annual conference


set: Chinese basketball star Yao Ming on Wednesday announced his retirement in his hometown of Shanghai.

set: Chinese basketball star Yao Ming announces retirement


set: It is possible that what was missing from the Apple event this week is much more interesting than what was included.


set: A St. Albans woman has been indicted for lying to a federal grand jury about a suspect in the armed robbery of a Big Chimney bank.


set: Workers are silhouetted as they replace broken LED lights on a huge bronze globe in front of a mall in Manila on April 22, 2012.

set: Workers are silhouetted on a huge bronze globe


set: California led the nation in charter school growth this year, according to a report released today by The Center for Education Reform, a pro-charter group.

set: California leads nation in charter school growth


set: The Cabinet on Monday agreed to not control prices of cooked meals, for it would be difficult and consumers can choose where to buy their food depending on personal taste, quantity, and quality, Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Kittirat Na-Ranong said.

set: Cabinet agrees to not control prices of cooked meals


set: A number of Iranian cultural heritage institutions have asked the Foreign Ministry to pursue the artifact robbery from Persepolis by a South Korean diplomat.

set: Iranian institutions ask Foreign Ministry to pursue artifact robbery by S. Korean diplomat


set: Cuyahoga County Council voted Tuesday to approve domestic partner benefits for county employees, Nicole Daily Jones, the communication director for Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald, confirmed.

set: Cuyahoga County Council approves domestic partner benefits


set: Chicago-based RR Donnelley announced today it is closing its Eldridge, Iowa, plant, displacing 280 workers, said Ted Harms, state rapid response coordinator for Iowa Workforce Development.

set: RR Donnelley announces closing of Eldridge plant


set: The 2012 Crystal Charity Ball Committee raised more than $4.4 million for the gala Dec. 1 at the Hilton Anatole.

set: Crystal Charity Ball raises more than $4.4 million


set: The Boston Pops will kick off its spring season on Wednesday with a season-long celebration of the American songbook.


set: Japan has suspended the use of two vaccines made by Pfizer, Inc., and Sanofi-Aventis as it investigates the deaths of four children that have been linked to the drugs.


set: In a bid to move into commercial work while also growing its business with the government intelligence community, Hanover-based KEYW made two acquisitions last week.


set: The steel ministry has sought coal blocks for two of its mining PSUs --

set: Steel ministry seeks coal blocks for two PSUs


set: The United Way of Johnson County's volunteer center is seeking volunteers with trucks or other moving equipment to assist area residents affected by flooding.


set: European markets started the week on a positive note as investor's hoped for more progress on the region's crisis ahead of a meeting later in the day between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

set: European markets start week on positive note


set: Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia has confirmed she will not stand for Parliament at the next election.

set: Tariana Turia to stand down at next election


set: A 49-year-old man was found dead in his car around noon Friday in the parking lot of Meijer at 3911 US 22/Ohio 3 in Deerfield Township.


set: In this aerial photo, waters from an overflowing nearby creek inundate homes in the Irving Park neighborhood of Duluth, Minn., Wednesday afternoon, June 20, 2012.

set: Waters from an overflowing nearby creek inundate homes


set: Every month, accomplished local authors share their stories with the Director of Douglas County Libraries, Jamie LaRue.


set: The Bruins clinched a playoff berth Saturday after three short-handed goals in 64 seconds on the same penalty powered Boston to a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.


set: Authorities are investigating a bomb threat made against Kyle Field at Texas A&M on Wednesday.

set: Authorities investigate bomb threat at Kyle Field


set: Red Light District, the Gaslamp's most seductive dining room and social house, announced the launch of The Chef's Table dining experience today.

set: Red Light District dining room and social house launches the Chef's Table dining experience


set: PlattForm Advertising announced today that Anthem Education Group has named PlattForm Advertising as its interactive agency of record.

set: PlattForm Advertising named Anthem Education Group's interactive agency of record


set: The Palestinian prime minister has dissolved his Cabinet , in a new gesture that appears to be inspired by unrest rocking the Arab world.

set: Palestinian prime minister dissolves Cabinet


set: Talks on preserving the Arctic amid a race for its rich resources have opened in Canada.

set: Talks on preserving the Arctic open in Canada


set: A new study by researchers at the Eastman Dental Center, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, has found that overweight kids have fewer cavities and healthier teeth as compared to normal weight children.


set: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that he would respond to the contempt of court notice after holding consultations with his legal and constitutional experts.


set: Reports claim that Apple is now shipping iPads to those who placed orders on the first day.


set: A convenience store worker was held up at gunpoint during an armed robbery in Balaclava this morning.


set: A suicide car bomber attacked a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, wounding at least three soldiers in a volatile area near the Afghan border where a suspected US drone missile strike killed 13 people, officials said.

set: Suicide car bomber attacks checkpoint in Pakistan


set: Mail delivery times are changing around Pueblo as Postal Service officials alter routes in order to save on labor and money.


set: ``I like the thought of being a man who's sexually adventurous. I haven't played a character like this before. I'm not going to pretend. 'Dil Kabaddi' is a film strictly for adults. And we shouldn't shy away from saying this,'' Irrfan told IANS.

set: ``Dil Kabaddi'' is a film strictly for adults:


set: In a ceremony Tuesday, Bethlehem police officials promoted two officers and added two officers to its ranks.

set: Bethlehem Police promote two officers; add two officers to ranks


set: *Morgan Freeman was discharged Thursday from a Memphis hospital where he was treated for broken bones and other injures sustained during a car accident Sunday in Mississippi.

set: Morgan Freeman discharged from hospital:


set: Hobbs was named director of men's basketball administration at UConn on Tuesday, returning to where he once played and coached.

set: Karl Hobbs named director of men's basketball administration at UConn


set: Zombies plan to overrun downtown Issaquah again, as a Halloween tradition brings together a ``Thriller'' flash mob of undead creatures.

set: Zombies to overrun downtown Issaquah -- again


set: Malaysia vowed to beef up security Monday, March 4 in Sabah, where at least 26 people have been reported killed after a bizarre invasion by Philippine followers of one of the heirs of the former Sultan of Sulu.


set: The Union Government's recent submission before the Supreme Court to derecognise 44 Deemed to be Universities reminds me of the famous quote of Wolfgang Pauli, a great scientist, while describing an article written by a colleague-''It is not right, it's not even wrong''.


set: TPI Polene, the country's third-largest cement producer, has exited business rehabilitation under the Central Bankruptcy Court.


set: Wayne Swan to spruik Aust in India Updated: 07:20, Monday December 10, 2012 Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan will meet senior government and business officials in India to boost Australia's long-term possibilities in Asia.


set: PMK leader S Ramadoss was released Saturday on bail after spending 12 days in the central jail in Tiruchirapalli, around 350 km from here.


set: Palestinians say an Israeli military strike in Gaza City has killed an Islamic Jihad militant and wounded two others near the Israeli border.

set: Palestinians say Israeli strike killed militant


set: Srinagar, Sept 22 Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir early this morning.


set: In two television interviews on Easter Sunday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan said the Catholic Church could be more welcoming of gays and lesbians, despite its opposition to same-sex marriage, The New York Times reported.

set: Dolan says Catholic Church should be more welcoming to gays and lesbians


set: Today the White House was suddenly converted into a mental asylum for seriously disturbed but also rich patients.

set: White House converted into mental asylum


set: Japanese automakers will struggle to crack the premium car segment in Europe, where tradition and prestige dominate, making their plans to gain global acceptance for their luxury brands tougher.


set: Italy beat Sweden 1-0 in a friendly Wednesday featuring reserves on both sides.


set: The 30-share index Sensex made some recovery in today's session on the back of some buying activity witnessed across index heavyweights.


set: Doctors have decided that the Fresno County jail inmate accused of killing his cellmate on Valentine's Day, is not competent to stand trial.

set: Inmate accused of killing cellmate not competent for trial


set: Kolkata, Nov 26 Attacking the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government for throwing the country into 'disarray', senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh Wednesday said that 'nobody obeys Prime Minister Manmohan Singh'.


set: Only six out of 10 products in Turkey comply with standards defined by the Turkish Standards Institute, studies conducted by the Ministry of Trade have concluded.

set: Only six in 10 products comply with standards


set: DLF Pramerica Life Insurance has revamped its product portfolio and unveiled four new innovative protection oriented plans.

set: DLF Pramerica life revamps product portfolio


set: The hottest gift this holiday season is a government bailout.


set: A group of four people tackled a bank robbery suspect and a crowd joined them to help hold him to the ground Friday until officers could arrive.


set: EU member states have voted on whether to impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panel makers.

set: EU votes on anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar makers


set: Most corporate employees do not get enough time for workouts to keep themselves fit even when there is an increase in lifestyle diseases, a survey by Assocham said.

set: Corporate employees do not get time for workouts:


set: Texas A&M - Commerce has announced that they will be closing their campus at three pm today and cancelling classes tonight due to the strong possibility of bad weather and winter precipitation in the East Texas area tonight.

set: Texas A&M-Commerce cancels classes tonight


set: Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, announced today that it has been accredited by the Government of The Philippines as a Bulk and Break Bulk Cargo Surveyor.

set: Intertek accredited by the Government of the Philippines as a Bulk and Break Bulk cargo


set: Victoria and David became reportedly feel like newlyweds all over again since the birth of their daughter Harper Seven.

set: Victoria and David beckham feel like newlyweds again


set: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda Tuesday said he will soon take up the refueling mission issue to aid US-led anti-terrorism efforts in the Indian Ocean.


set: Europe continue to dominate the FIFA world rankings with world champion Spain ending the year at the top of the rankings released by football's world controlling body on Wednesday.

set: Europe continue to dominate world rankings


set: A ST IVES couple were left with concussion, cuts and bruises after they were hit by a four meter-long tree branch.

set: St Ives couple left with concussion after being hit by a tree branch


set: Barcelona have agreed to sign Sevilla midfielder Adriano Correia for up to 13,5 million euros, subject to medical checks, the La Liga champions said.

set: Barca agree to sign Sevilla midfielder Adriano


set: Hollywood actor James McAvoy and his wife Anne-Marie Duff have announced that they are expecting their first child.

set: James McAvoy and wife Anne-Marie Duff are expecting their first child


set: The government will sell $55 billion in bonds next week as part of massive borrowing to pay for its financial rescue programs.


set: A man has denied pushing his girlfriend out of a moving car while they were driving down a busy dual-carriageway in Northampton.

set: Man denies pushing girlfriend out of car


set: A former Wyoming County resident pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Wyoming County Circuit Court Tuesday for his role in the October 2006 death of a Crany resident.

set: Former Wyoming County resident pleads guilty


set: Malaysian police released all 512 protesters arrested during street clashes in Kuala Lumpur yesterday when as many as 50,000 people staged an illegal protest to press for ``reform'' and cleaner elections before national polls expected this year.


set: Clay Aiken, who joins the cast of ``Monty Python's Spamalot'' this week, says its humor was initially lost on him.

set: Clay Aiken cast in 'Monty Python's Spamalot'


set: Turkey has offered to mediate between Iran and the West in the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme.


set: Warriors guard Marco Belinelli is still trying to improve as he enters his second season in the NBA.


set: While delivering the '25th Air Chief Marshal PC Lal Memorial Lecture' in New Delhi, Narayanan said: ``We have seen no change in the attitude of ISI, the mentor of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, and the attacks on India from Pakistan is likely to continue.''

set: No change in attitude of ISI, attacks likely to continue:


set: The foreclosure rates for single-family home in combined Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis markets have increased 0.6 percent for March compared with the same month last year.


set: Former All Black Doug Howlett has been arrested in Ireland on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly at his Munster team Christmas party.


set: Police have confirmed that a taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly knocking over a woman in northern Johannesburg, before dragging her for at least two hundred metres along Lonehill Boulevard on Tuesday morning.

set: Taxi driver arrested after knocking over a woman


set: The Seattle Mariners made 10 spring training roster moves today at Peoria, Ariz., leaving them with 50 players in their major league camp.

set: Mariners make 10 spring training roster moves


set: Share prices remained in positive territory at mid-afternoon today, with further buying support in heavyweights led by DiGi, UMW Holdings and Maybank, dealers said.

set: Share prices remain in positive territory


set: As he continues to recover, Knox concedes that he may miss all of the 2012 season.


set: People with depression generate higher absentee and disability costs on the job, even when they are treated with antidepressants.

set: People with depression generate higher absentee costs


set: The Kool-Aid Man we've come to know over the years through various campaigns for the colorful fruit-flavored drink is getting a new look, the company said last week.


set: With five players in double figures, including two bench players, the New Orleans Hornets held off the Denver Nuggets to win 96-87 Sunday night at the Pepsi Center.

set: New Orleans Hornets hold off Denver Nuggets to win 96-87


set: SonoSite, a provider of hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, has completed the acquisition of CardioDynamics International, a cardiovascular disease management company.

set: SonoSite completes acquisition of CardioDynamics


set: Rep. Michele Bachmann will officially announce her presidential candidacy Monday in the Iowa town of Waterloo, FOX News Channel confirmed Tuesday.


set: Baby walrus coming to NY aquarium A 234-pound baby walrus is coming to the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Brooklyn.


set: A Charleston attorney is getting a nod from President Barack Obama.


set: One Northampton house is getting a face lift this spring, literally.


set: A Hayward man has set a new musky world record in fly fishing.


set: A Jacksonville loan officer was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in federal prison for committing wire fraud.


set: Shimla, Jan 5 The airport in the Himachal Pradesh capital remained shut for the third consecutive day Tuesday, an official here said.

set: Shimla airport remains shut for third day


set: Republican Mark Kirk, newly sworn in Monday as the junior US senator from Illinois, told supporters that ``sad chapters'' in Illinois history were over.


set: Kermit Erasmus tells KickOff.com that he endured a nervous start to his first training session at Feyenoord this past weekend.


set: At a public meeting in Jharkhand's Palamu district Maoists alleged that the Central government wants to capture natural resources such as water, forest and land.

set: Maoists allege that government wants to capture natural resources


set: It has just been announced that JB Hi-Fi will move into the B2B telecommunications sector and has appointed to Tony Nikolovski to the new role of B2B telecommunications manager.

set: JB Hi-Fi moves into B2B telecommunications


set: Snapper will be off limits to Queensland's commercial and recreational fishermen for six weeks next year as the state decides how to rebuild low stock.

set: Snapper will be off limits for six weeks


set: Australia beat defending champions Germany by 2-1 to win the FIH Hockey World Cup 2010 here at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in the national capital.

set: Australia beat Germany 2-1 to win Hockey World Cup


set: As promised, NBC has released the first episode of the revived Knight Rider series online at its website and Hulu.com.

set: NBC releases first episode of Knight Rider online


set: Since this week is Severe Weather Awareness week, local emergency management agencies want to make sure you're safe in case of a disaster.

set: Local emergency management agencies want to make sure you're safe in case of a disaster


set: Two drivers were taken to hospital after a scary head-on collision in downtown London Thursday afternoon.


set: Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he will discuss with Apple how his role on its board might change after this week's announcement of the Google Chrome OS. Chrome OS could compete with Apple's own Mac OS X.

set: Google CEO Schmidt discusses his role on apple`s board


set: Skechers USA Inc.'s share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 9.920.

set: Skechers USA Inc. enters oversold territory


set: Eastbourne tennis player Johanna Konta advanced into the second round of the US Open after a straight sets victory at Flushing Meadows.

set: Konta advances to second round of US Open


set: Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.

set: Bruno sentenced to two years in federal prison


set: Yoko Ono says John Lennon is still helping her in her endeavours as an artist and peace activist as she pays tribute to her late husband before what would have been his 70th birthday.


set: Two people were arrested in the Village of Seneca Falls for providing alcohol to minors at a party on the evening of December 10.

set: Two arrested for providing alcohol to minors


set: An 18-year-old man was arrested for assault and robbery after trying to shoplift several items from a clothing store in the University Mall.

set: Man arrested for assault after shoplifting


set: Kim Kardashian says she would love to be a contestant on next season of Dancing With The Stars.

set: Kim Kardashian would love to do Dancing With the Stars


set: Angelo Que of Philippines fired a bogey-free seven-under par 65 on Thursday, to take an early clubhouse lead, in the opening round of the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship.

set: Angelo Que takes early clubhouse lead at the Yeangder tournament players Championship


set: Donegal County Council has begun restricting water supplies to homes following an increase in demand during the cold weather.

set: Donegal County Council restricts water supply


set: Bulgaria needs more promptness in Belene NPP project, which is assessed by the international experts as a contemporary technological solution with the highest parameters of nuclear safety in the world, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov says in a letter of welcome addressed to the organizers of and participants in the BULATOM International Nuclear Conference, the press service of the President's Office announced.

set: Bulgaria needs more promptness in Belene NPP project:


set: Kanye West was arrested at the Los Angeles international airport overnight after a scuffle with photographers and is expected to be charged with vandalism, an airport spokesman said.

set: Kanye West arrested after airport scuffle


set: Greece wants a European solution to its debt crisis and expects positive results from a European Union summit on March 25-26, Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said on Tuesday.

set: Greece wants European solution to debt crisis


set: Nuclear installations across the country have been put on high alert as it has been found that David Headley, a US citizen arrested by FBI on terror charges, had visited some states having atomic installations.


set: There's a reason why the United States doesn't need health care reform--

set: Americans don't need health care reform:


set: On Tuesday, during his visit to Kabul, Secretary of State John Kerry met up with the Afghan women's soccer team to kick a few balls and talk about women's issues in Afghanistan.

set: John Kerry meets with Afghan women's soccer team


set: ``The Artist,'' a black-and-white romance honoring the early days of Hollywood, won five Oscars at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday including Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin and Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius.


set: Association Kokopelli, which is a French independent organic seed saving and selling organisation was fined €35,000, last week, after being taken to court by corporate seed merchant Baumaux.

set: French organic seed producers Association Kokopelli fined


set: The Belhaven gallery ARTichoke will close at the end of January after just more than two years of operation.


set: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly set ablaze with kerosene by her husband in Nag Talai locality under Galta Gate police station on Friday morning.


set: Dairy product prices fall 9.9 per cent Updated: 08:41, Wednesday April 18, 2012 Prices of New Zealand dairy products had their biggest decline since July 2010 in Fonterra's latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, pushing the price index below its 10-year average.


set: Sydney, Feb 1 As India's losing streak in Australia continued, skpper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday put on a brave front saying saying, ``There is always a tomorrow''.


set: A powerful earthquake rattled northeastern Indonesia on Thursday, briefly triggering a tsunami alert and sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and buildings, officials said.The quake had a preliminary magnitude 6.6 and struck 55 miles beneath the Molucca Sea, the US Geological Survey.Indonesia's seismological agency put the magnitude at 7.6 and immediately issued a tsunami alert over the radio and television.

set: Powerful earthquake rattles northeastern Indonesia


set: The Central Bank of Russia expects that the rouble weakening will last long enough, the bank's chief executive officer, Sergei Ignatyev, told a State Duma meeting on Tuesday.

set: Rouble weakening will last long enough --


set: The Treasury is postponing a planned fuel duty rise in August after pressure from Labour.


set: Srinagar, May 7: ``Voting and freedom cannot go together. There can't be any debate on this,'' said a youth standing along with his friends outside the house of Abdul Majeed Bhat whose son Javed Ahmad Bhat was killed by the CRPF troopers during pro-freedom uprising in September last year.


set: Anna Hazare in his letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has proposed a three-point resolution to be adopted by the Parliament.

set: Anna Hazare's proposed resolution for the Parliament


set: The show, which ran on CBS from 1975-85, portrayed a poor family who made it big and ``... finally got a piece of the pie.''


set: President Michel Martelly will make his first speech before the United Nations on Friday, as part of the 66th session of the General Assembly in New York.

set: Michel Martelly to make first speech to United Nations


set: Today in federal court in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a 34-year-old Inver Grove Heights man pleaded guilty to possessing more than 600 images of child pornography.

set: Inver Grove Heights man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography


set: Coker College signs their first men's lacrosse player for the 2011-12 season.

set: Coker College signs first lacrosse player


set: A photographer is suing Kanye West for assaulting him at a party two years ago.

set: Photographer sues Kanye West for 'assault'


set: MARION, Ind. - A pilot error caused a deadly plane crash that took the lives of a Marion man, his daughter and his daughter's friend this past November.


set: Fubon Financial Holding Co., Taiwan's second-largest listed financial holding company by assets, is looking to increase its exposure to China as an affiliated mainland bank aims to open more branches and its Hong Kong unit is hoping to upgrade its China representative office into a branch.

set: Fubon Financial looking to increase exposure to China


set: A fatal crash has closed State Route 25 at milepost 26, about 15 miles south of Hunters, Washington in Stevens County.


set: Giffords, who chairs the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the House Committee on Science and Technology, emphasized the importance of adequate funding for space research and praised PSI for providing high-tech jobs in her Arizona Congressional District.

set: Congresswoman Giffords emphasizes importance of space research


set: A 40-year old Wilmington man managed to get arrested twice in one day in the theft of copper materials from several locations.

set: Wilmington man arrested twice in one day


set: Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik on Monday said Raymond Davis possessed a diplomatic passport, but his case would be decided by the court.


set: Deputy Europe Minister Andreas Mavroyiannis said that Cyprus could seek help from Russia and China in efforts to secure 1.8 billion Euro to recapitalise the Popular Bank and it could need as much as 4 billion Euro.

set: Cyprus seeking help from Russia and China


set: A free workshop on Reiki will be offered on Monday, May 2 from 7 to 8:30 pm Reiki is an ancient Japanese technique for stress reduction, relaxation and accelerated healing.


set: Bayh is scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 27th, the night dedicated to national security issues, according to Bayh's office.

set: Bayh scheduled to speak at Democratic Convention


set: President Barack Obama called on Senator Orrin Hatch on Wednesday to consult with him over the pending Supreme Court justice nomination.

set: Obama consults with Hatch over Supreme Court nomination


set: Qatar Airways celebrated Sunday yet another milestone in its short history with the launch of scheduled daily flights to Brazil and Argentina marking its foray into South America for the first time.

set: Qatar Airways launches daily flights to Brazil and Argentina


set: Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said yesterday she saw no reason for Western countries to lift sanctions against the military-dominated government, but the issue had to be discussed.


set: A chemical accident drill for health care organizations and first responders is set for Wednesday and Thursday in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties.

set: Chemical accident drill set for Wednesday, Thursday


set: Otikfree ear drops without a prescription, Governor Matt Mead plans to provide $5 million dollars from the Governor's Data Center Recruitment fund for ``Project Summit.''


set: A former Town Administrator for the RM of Wheatlands and the Village of Mortlach has pleaded guilty to one count of fraud over $5,000.

set: Former Town Administrator pleads guilty to fraud


set: Former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. entered a guilty plea Wednesday morning on one felony count of conspiracy to commit false statements, wire fraud and mail fraud.


set: Four police officers were shot dead and another was wounded in the northern Californian city of Oakland on Saturday.


set: The Australian military has cleared its troops of any wrongdoing in a battle in Afghanistan last November during which two women and a baby were killed.


set: ``We worked well together. It was a good combination. I have no qualms about working again with Sourav Ganguly,'' Wright, who was the Indian team's coach during Ganguly's captaincy,'' Wright, who is here as New Zealand 'A' assistant coach for the Buchi Babu tournament, told reporters.

set: John Wright has no qualms working with Ganguly


set: The Ulster Political Research Group have said they are withdrawing support for the police in Londonderry and north Antrim.


set: Russian police shot dead a leading suspected insurgent, known as the ``Emir of Dagestan,'' and three other fighters in a firefight in Dagestan on Thursday, state-run news agencies reported, citing local police.

set: Russia police shot dead ``Emir of Dagestan'':


set: Starling was selected as the fifth overall pick in the MLB draft by the Kansas City Royals.


set: MyDealPage.ie has launched a daily deal directory app, showing all the offers from Groupon, LivingSocial, GrabOne and many others on one page.

set: MyDealPage.ie launches daily deal directory app


set: The Los Alamos campground near Gorman, in the Angeles National Forest, has been closed because a squirrel has tested positive for plague.

set: Campground closed after squirrel tested positive for plague


set: Miss Angola Leila Lopes is crowned Miss Universe 2011 by Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete, of Mexico, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

set: Miss Angola Leila Lopes crowned Miss Universe


set: A 20-year-old Argyle Township man was killed in a shooting Sunday in Austin Township in northern Sanilac County, according to a news release from the Michigan State Police.


set: In a break from the corporate office environment, local business leaders will head back to school next Tuesday to get a firsthand experience of Kiwi Can, the successful values and life skills programme running in Te Kuiti Primary.

set: Local business leaders head back to school


set: As the Cowboys enters the final three weeks of their season, Austin said he's healthy but still gets treatment for his legs as a precaution.

set: Miles Austin, while healthy, still gets treatment


set: Three passengers were thrown off their feet on a ferry this morning when a CityCat crashed into a pontoon.


set: Iran has asked Turkey to help free 48 Iranian pilgrims who are being held in Syria after kidnappers stormed their bus in Damascus, state media reported on Sunday.


set: Although Zanu PF MPs said President Mugabe had powers to dissolve Parliament and call for elections for both presidential and parliamentary seats, MDC-T MPs said if Mugabe did that he would have breached the provisions in Constitution Amendment No 19 that gave birth to the Global Political Agreement.

set: Mugabe has no powers to dissolve Parliament --


set: Assemblyman Danny Gilmore, R-Hanford, took the oath of office Dec. 1 as the new representative for the 30th Assembly District at the State Capitol.


set: US President Barack Obama called on Iran Friday to release three Americans hikers who have been held for a year, saying their continued detention is ``unjust''.

set: Obama calls on Iran to release three Americans


set: Noctem is currently streaming the band's entire new album ``Oblivion'' online.


set: Hackney is providing a very high standard of adult social care for residents, according to a new report from the government's social care watchdog.

set: Hackney provides a 'very high' standard of adult social care


set: Strategy game veteran Creative Assembly has announced a new multiplayer online battle arena game, dubbed Total War:

set: Creative Assembly announces free-to-play Total War:


set: The UFC has announced that Spencer Fisher and Sam Stout will complete their trilogy at the UFC on FX 4 event that's set for June 22nd, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

set: Spencer Fisher vs. Sam Stout to complete trilogy at UFC on FX 4


set: Shashank Samant, former president with Ness Technologies, has joined GlobalLogic, Inc.as President.


set: Italian industrial output fell in July as the recession in the euro region's third-biggest economy deepened.

set: Italian industrial output fell in July as recession deepened


set: Kuwait Finance House launched a promotion campaign for its banking cards that entitles its clients to win a trip to Switzerland or Malaysia for every KWD 10 purchase using KFH Master Card in Kuwait or overseas, in addition to using ATM cards overseas only.

set: KFH launches promotion campaign for banking cards


set: A man was killed while he changed a tire on his motorcycle along a southeast Houston freeway.

set: Man killed while changing tire on southeast Houston freeway


set: Three Dutch men have been jailed for up to seven years for smuggling over one tonne of cocaine on board a luxury yacht, the BBC reports.

set: Three jailed for smuggling one tonne of cocaine by luxury yacht


set: Banks and building societies ramped up mortgage lending over the summer, according to figures which suggest efforts to boost the flow of credit are having an impact.


set: A first rise in inflation in seven months during October yesterday prompted fears of more pain ahead for household finances hit by recession.

set: Rise in inflation prompts fears for household finances


set: China on Tuesday congratulated France on its new cabinet, pledging to seek stronger bilateral ties.

set: China congratulates France on new cabinet


set: A helicopter crashed at a hospital on Thursday, sending thick, black smoke over downtown and forcing the evacuation of patients from the building.


set: A grocery store clerk is accused of stealing wallets and change purses from a half dozen elderly patrons.

set: Grocery clerk accused of stealing from elderly patrons


set: A Miami man was charged with shooting a couple after an argument with the victims.


set: Foreign workers and their families continue to turn a blind eye to the risk of execution in the Middle East, particularly to the dangers of going to Saudi Arabia with its 'macabre' death penalty system.

set: Foreign workers turn blind eye to risk of execution in Middle East


set: Former Wolf Pack outfielder Chris Dickerson was recalled by the Yankees on Tuesday.


set: Hundreds of fans turned out to see singer and fitness fanatic Madonna open her first gym in Mexico City.


set: The Columbus man accused of robbing and killing a cab driver pleads not guilty in his first court appearance.

set: Man accused of robbing and killing cab driver pleads not guilty


set: Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, who put tear glands of their fans at work with their moving performances in 'Sadma', might team up for a film soon.

set: Kamal Haasan and Sridevi to team up for a film


set: Director Ram Gopal Varma says his forthcoming film ``Agyaat'' is based on real life eerie incidents that his unit members experienced while shooting his 2000 movie ``Jungle''.


set: An Albuquerque police officer fatally shot a man after being called about a fight between a couple in a discount store's parking lot.


set: New York, Jun 17 Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn claimed diplomatic immunity when he was arrested by the police over the attempted rape of a hotel maid here, the American media reported.

set: Strauss-Kahn claimed diplomatic immunity when arrested


set: 'You've Got To Be Thin To Win,`` Irvine, 31, said with a chuckle.


set: FIVE young men were injured, two of them seriously, in a weekend of violence in Hamilton, Blantyre and Larkhall.


set: South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range missiles into its eastern waters amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula.


set: Ronnie from The Jersey Shore debuts his first single exclusively for his fans to remix on Songster, the new Facebook music game.

set: Ronnie from the Jersey Shore debuts his first single exclusively on Songster


set: The unforgettable frontman of pop band Dr. Hook, and successful solo artist in his own right, will be coming to Redditch.

set: Frontman of pop band Dr. Hook comes to Redditch


set: Punjab forest development corporation will soon set up three furniture manufacturing units at Mohali and Phillaur to provide better quality furnitue on cheaper rates to the people.

set: Punjab forest development corporation to set up furniture manufacturing units at Mohali


set: Heavily-armed Somali gunmen kidnapped two Italian nuns on Monday in a pre-dawn raid on a remote Kenyan border town, witnesses said.


set: Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov demands to carry out the customs clearance of one container in the sea ports of Ukraine for 15-20 minutes, the head of government said during his working visit to the Odesa region, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reports.

set: Azarov demands to carry out customs clearance of containers in ports for 20 minutes


set: and health providers are turning to social networking to provide accurate, up-to-date facts.

set: Health providers turn to social networking


set: In the wake of rising global prices of precious metals, the government on Thursday hiked import tariff value of gold to $531 per 10 grams, while the value was kept unchanged at $899 per kg for silver imports.

set: Government hikes import tariff value of gold


set: Lullingstone Castle in Kent has notched up two successes so far this season, according to owner Tom Hart-Dyke.

set: Lullingstone Castle notches up two successes


set: Charlotte and Port Charlotte high school students enrolled in Liang Wang's Chinese class celebrate the Chinese New Year.


set: So, the softly tanned new Duchess of Cambridge met Michelle Obama and, nuclear submarine cutbacks or no, she blew her American rival out of the water.

set: The tanned Duchess of Cambridge blew Michelle Obama out of the water


set: The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that consumer prices fell by 2.6% in March, the third month of price falls in a row.