set: Nawaz Sharif claims 'army generals' had also conspired against PML-N govt. in the past Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif has blamed 'army generals' for conspiring against his elected government in the past, claiming that ``gunny bags full of money were brought in Punjab to topple his government''.


set: Raoul Moat asked for psychiatric help months before his shooting spree, according to recorded conversations with social workers that were broadcast today.

set: Raoul Moat asked for psychiatric help before shootings


set: Jerry Nelson, who voiced ``Sesame Street'' characters including Count von Count during more than 40 years with the show, has died at age 78.

set: Jerry Nelson, Count on 'Sesame Street,' dies


set: Saudi Arabia sent troops into Bahrain yesterday to quell protests by the Shia Muslim majority against the Sunni monarchy, in a move that the opposition denounced as an act of war.

set: Saudi Arabia sends troops into Bahrain to quell protests


set: Morey's Pier's announced Tuesday the Raging Waters new waterpark attraction will be opening Memorial Day weekend.

set: New waterpark attraction opening Memorial Day weekend


set: Two men died from injuries suffered in a car accident Tuesday night in Shell Knob, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.

set: Two die from injuries suffered in accident in Shell Knob


set: The Bank of Thailand announced that it has lowered its policy interest rate by 75 basis points to 2.0%, effective immediately.In a press release issued following the rate decision, the central bank noted that the economic slowdowns affecting industrial nations were negatively impacting Thai exports.

set: Bank of Thailand lowers policy rate to 2.0%


set: Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports heard from a source late Wednesday evening that Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka is considering undergoing Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery following his visit this week with Dr. Lewis Yocum.

set: Daisuke Matsuzaka will undergo Tommy John elbow surgery


set: A total of 385 new HIV cases were reported among Singapore residents in the first 10 months of this year.

set: 385 new HIV cases reported in first 10 months of this year


set: The Finance Ministry is planning to drop the proposal to dissolve the SUUTI, in view of the recent Sebi guideline opening other windows for selling government equity in PSUs to meet the disinvestment target of Rs 40,000 crore this fiscal.

set: Finance Ministry may drop proposal to dissolve SUUTI


set: Walla Walla police are warning people about counterfeit bills in the area.

set: Walla Walla police warn of counterfeit bills


set: Parkland Memorial Hospital and its 11 neighborhood clinics could treat more patients, but lose existing funds under the federal health overhaul and several recent state proposals, the hospital's chief told a House panel Thursday.

set: Parkland Memorial Hospital and its clinics could treat more patients, but lose existing funds


set: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called the international economic crisis a ``perfect storm'' event and warned that a conflict could erupt out of the turmoil.

set: Putin calls economic crisis a 'perfect storm'


set: The thoroughbred fatality rate has fallen slightly in the United States, latest statistics from The Jockey Club show.


set: SP Tulsian of sptulsian.com is of the view that Ambuja Cements may slip to Rs 176-178.


set: A study recently released by the Guttmacher Institute found that 28 million American women annually are at risk for an unintended pregnancy every year.

set: Study finds 28 million women at risk for unintended pregnancy


set: School assignments, including schedules and homeroom assignments, are due to be mailed to parents this week, said Felice Harrison, assistant to the Montclair schools superintendent, Monday afternoon.

set: School assignments to be mailed this week


set: Michael Vaughan has admitted only a series win will do for England against New Zealand with his job on the line.

set: Michael Vaughan admits only a series win will do for England


set: Vicki Gunvalson of Real Housewives Of Orange County is said to be feeling better and is expected to be returning to work this week at her job at the insurance agency.

set: Vicki Gunvalson of Real Housewives of Orange County to return to work this week


set: ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steelmaker, could cut 10,000 jobs worldwide next year to boost productivity and reduce general expenses by around $500 million, French newspaper 'Les Echos' said on Monday.


set: A Royal Caribbean-sponsored tour bus crashed into a ditch last week, whilst carrying thirty-six passengers.


set: The No. 2 Arizona State women's golf team qualified for its 19th consecutive NCAA Championship after finishing second at the NCAA Central Regional.

set: Women's golf qualifies for NCAA Championship


set: Chinese man charged in NYC carbon fiber sting A Chinese national was charged Wednesday in US court with trying to broker an illegal deal for large quantities of a restricted high-tech material for military purposes, but prosecutors refused to say where and when he was arrested.


set: Worker smashes glass coffee pot over head of would-be drive-thru robber at Pa.

set: Worker smashes coffee pot over head of Pa.


set: The New Kids are now very much old hands, five Boston gents aged between 36 and 40.


set: ``On an intraday basis, Nifty spot should find support near 5,420 and 5,393 levels while the resistance will be at 5,468 and 5,495 level,`` notes Mangal Keshav Securities.

set: Nifty spot may find support near 5,420 & 5,393 levels:


set: The diplomatic efforts for a lasting peace in Gaza are on as Israeli envoy is reaching Cairo on Thursday for a guarantee from Egypt on arms smuggling through its borders in to Gaza.

set: Diplomatic efforts on for peace in Gaza as Israeli envoy reaches Cairo


set: Two suspected Zanu PF activists were reportedly arrested in Harare during the weekend after they tore copies of the privately owned daily, Newsday.

set: Zanu PF activists arrested for tearing copies of Newsday


set: -Oregon rebuilt a reputation tarnished in the offseason the old-fashioned way:

set: Oregon rebuilds reputation tarnished in offseason


set: The Charlotte 49ers women's soccer team drew a 0-0 tie with Providence College in a non-conference matchup on Sunday afternoon.

set: Women's soccer draws 0-0 tie with Providence


set: LOS ANGELES, Calif. Fifteen months after saying ``I do,'' reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are headed for divorce.

set: Reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt headed for divorce


set: The San Francisco Police Department announced tonight that no charges will be filed against 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree after he was investigated following an accusation of sexual assault.

set: No charges will be filed against Michael Crabtree


set: Firstgold Corp. announced today that it has begun crushing and laying overliner material at the Relief Canyon Mine.

set: Firstgold begins crushing at Relief Canyon


set: Saints interim coach Joe Vitt denies telling Anthony Hargrove to play dumb when asked about the bounty program.

set: Saints' Vitt denies telling Hargrove to 'play dumb'


set: Four Sooners, including receivers Jaz Reynolds, Trey Franks and Kameel Jackson, have been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, coach Bob Stoops announced Wednesday night.


set: Sports Direct, the high-street retailer owned by Newcastle United chairman Mike Ashley, has announced a profit drop of 91%.


set: A Buffalo woman pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court Tuesday for raping a 14-year-old boy.


set: Music recognition service Shazam has updated its iPhone application to add Last.fm personalized radio functionality and the ability to get touring information and gig tickets.

set: Shazam updates with Last.fm functionality


set: UPS announced on February 15, 2012, that it had acquired Kiala, a firm based in Brussels that provides convenient delivery options to busy consumers purchasing goods over the Internet.


set: Because of his success in turning the Transformers toy line into a multi-billion dollar movie franchise, the news that Bay would be co-producing a new live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie for Nickelodeon and Paramount wasn't met with the usual amount of grumbling from the fan community.

set: Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be...


set: RumorFix has learned that Gavin DeGraw has canceled two upcoming performances after being savagely attacked over the weekend.

set: Gavin DeGraw cancels upcoming performances


set: Cotton has now made a complete comeback in Jackson County.


set: With inflation remaining high, the Reserve Bank on Thursday kept the interest rate unchanged for now, but made a promise that cost of borrowing will come down in future.


set: Parker Hannifin, the world leader in motion and control technologies, today reported record first quarter sales, net income, earnings per diluted share and cash flow from operations for the quarter ending September 30, 2008.

set: Parker reports record first quarter sales, net income, earnings per diluted share and cash flow from operations


set: Crash kills one, injures children Updated: 13:30, Thursday January 24, 2013 are in hospital after a horror crash on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.


set: Former Pakistan spinner Abdul Qadir has said that the non-technocrats who were at the helm of the affairs for the last nine years had destroyed Pakistan cricket.

set: Non-technocrats have destroyed Pakistan:


set: Lapses in concentration cost Sutton & Epsom on Saturday as they lost 52-8 at home to Old Elthamians.


set: A Belpre man accused of repeatedly kicking his wife in a church parking lot in August while their children were at a nearby Boy Scout meeting was found guilty of felony domestic violence after a Tuesday trial in Washington County Common Pleas Court.

set: Belpre man found guilty of domestic violence


set: State-owned trading company MMTC is planning to set up a chain of warehouses in joint venture, besides looking at setting up a gems and jewellery SEZ, reports Economic Times.


set: In form Nkwazi FC face off with league leaders Nkana in an MTN/FAZ Super League clash on Saturday.


set: Two Indian researchers from the National Brain Research Center, Manesar, Haryana, have shown that a common antibiotic called minocycline may prevent death in children due to Japanese encephalitis, commonly known as brain fever.

set: Antibiotic called minocycline may prevent death from brain fever


set: Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its plants in Japan for 11 days over February and March.


set: Tajikistan detained two Russian soldiers suspected of murdering a local taxi driver, an Interior Ministry source.

set: Tajikistan detains two Russian soldiers for murder


set: The two teams with the best record in European World Cup qualifying will go head to head Wednesday when the Netherlands host England in a friendly.


set: A former Chadron State College student convicted of fatally stabbing his roommate is appealing his conviction.

set: Student convicted of stabbing roommate appeals conviction


set: Decatur police arrested two juveniles Jan. 14 on burglary charges after they broke into a home.

set: Decatur police arrest two juveniles for burglary


set: Tuscaloosa's Mayor, Walter Maddox said it was a ``chaotic day'' after Mercury was discovered in several places The Environmental Protection Agency has been investigating the presence if Mercury in Tuscaloosa since September 18.


set: Democratic Rep. Tim Mahoney admits having affairs, but says he broke no laws

set: Rep. Mahoney admits affairs, says he broke no laws


set: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Iran and North Korea could spark regional arms race through their pursuit of nuclear programmes.


set: New wave band Squeeze are set to perform in Bristol later this year as part of their Pop Up Shop 2012 Tour.

set: New wave band Squeeze set to perform in Bristol


set: New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur will undergo left elbow surgery on Thursday morning.

set: Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur to undergo left elbow surgery


set: An inquest will begin Wednesday into the death of a 38-year-old man who died while in Sarnia police custody, the regional supervising coroner says.


set: Pulse Electronics Corporation, a leading provider of electronic components, introduces the first surface mount central office splitter module.

set: Pulse Electronics introduces first surface mount central office splitter module


set: Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema announced Monday that he has hired Zach Azzanni to coach wide receivers for the Badgers.

set: Bielema hires Azzanni to coach wide receivers


set: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has said that he will not celebrate Holi due to the Mumbai terrorist attack.

set: Amitabh not to celebrate Holi due to Mumbai terrorist attack


set: Longines is celebrating the 120th anniversary of the registration of a logo that is still used today by the famous St. Imier watchmaker.

set: Longines celebrates 120th anniversary of the registration of a logo


set: Jazz icon Herbie Hancock is set tour around Australia with his band for extended shows.

set: Herbie Hancock tours Australia with his band


set: The US attorney's office says four men from Twin Falls have been indicted in a drug conspiracy case.

set: Four men from Twin Falls indicted in drug conspiracy


set: In a news release today, Kodak announced that it is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move that will hopefully give it some time to restructure and sell of its substantial intellectual assets.


set: Parents and principals have sent a strong message to the Government that Christchurch school closures must not be rushed through, a teacher union says.


set: Countryside management services provider Glendale has placed order for 100 specially modified Ford vans to mark the US automaker's 100 years in Britain.

set: Glendale orders 100 Ford vans to mark automaker's 100 years in Britain


set: PROFESSOR Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Tuesday, said electronic voting would be possible in 2015 if the National Assembly included it in the current constitutional amendment.

set: Jega says electronic voting possible in 2015


set: John Rich of Big & Rich will go the solo route later this year by releasing his own disc.


set: The Loveland softball team went through a rebuilding year this season as the Tigers ended the year at 9-20.

set: Loveland softball goes through a rebuilding year


set: On September 11 and 12, 2010, the Montreal Comiccon, Quebec's largest comic book, bande dessinée, sci-fi, horror, toy and manga convention, will invade the halls of Place Bonaventure with a wild menagerie of international and local artists, entertainment celebrities, passionate exhibitors and colorful activities.

set: Montreal Comiccon invades Place Bonaventure!


set: Volkswagen India has announced that they will setup an engine plant by 2015.

set: '' Volkswagen India to setup engine plant by 2015


set: Iowa opens Big Ten play Wednesday night with a home game against 11th-ranked Indiana.


set: There are still two more episodes of American Idol this season, but now that James Durbin got the boot, America has already picked its idol: the commercialization of music.


set: The Gulf of Mexico should recover from the massive BP oil spill by the end of 2012, the administrator of the $20bn victims compensation fund said yesterday.

set: Gulf of Mexico 'to recover from BP oil spill by 2012'


set: The Indian unit of Standard Chartered Bank has decided to consolidate its private banking business by relocating some of its relationship managers in centres such as Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkatta to Mumbai and New Delhi after being hit by cases of mis-selling of debt securities, earlier this year.

set: Standard Chartered bank to consolidate private banking business


set: A computer monitor that was checked as baggage caused a security scare Monday morning at Newark Liberty International Airport, prompting officials to shut down part of a terminal for about an hour as a precaution.


set: A former Bend postal worker has admitted stealing more than $156,000 at end of her 23-year career.

set: Former Bend postal worker admits stealing $156,000


set: The Philippines announced on Thursday it had cancelled a peace deal with the country's biggest Muslim rebel group after fighting broke out this week, but a guerrilla leader rejected its calls for re-negotiation.

set: Philippines cancels peace deal with Muslim group


set: The attorney general of Texas has denied The Ranger's freedom of information request to reveal the identity of the female student who claimed she was raped in February 2007.

set: Attorney general denies Ranger's request to reveal identity


set: A 7-year-old girl testified Friday that her mother's boyfriend had sex with her several times when she was 6.

set: Girl testifies mother's boyfriend had sex with her when she was 6


set: ``The Hurt Locker'' producer who broke Oscars rules and urged colleagues to campaign for votes in a last-minute push for gold has been banned from Sunday's Academy Awards.

set: 'The Hurt Locker' producer banned from the Oscars


set: Asustek Computer plans to launch two tablets PCs, the 10-inch Eee Pad Slider EP102 and 7-inch Eee Pad MeMo EP71, in the next three months, reports The Digitimes.

set: Asustek to launch two tablet PCs in next three months


set: A HAMPSHIRE grandfather is almost 900 miles into his 1,200-mile walk across Britain in the name of charity.


set: Discover Financial Services today announced the pricing of a public offering of 54,054,055 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $9.25 per share.

set: Discover Financial Services announces pricing of public offering of common stock


set: A recently-passed law in Missouri attempts to ban teachers from friending students on social network websites.

set: Missouri bans teachers from friending students on social network websites


set: Folk-rock group Mumford & Sons' new album, 'Babel', shows they have lost their musical 'innocence'.


set: Apple has announced in a press release that they have sold three million 'new iPads' since its launch Friday.

set: Apple sells three million iPads since launch


set: Firstcall has recommended `Buy` on Brigade Enterprises with a price target of Rs 158as against the market price of Rs 131.65 in its report dated Jul. 05, 2010.

set: Firstcall recommends `Buy` on Brigade Enterprises


set: Joe Saunders gets Logan Morrison to ground into a double play, escaping a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the fifth inning


set: Two Columbia dry cleaners were referred to the attorney general for hazardous waste law violations by the Department of Natural Resources.

set: Two Columbia dry Cleaners referred to attorney general


set: Raja Parvez Ashraf, central leader of PPP, underlined new cabinet would take oath on Monday.


set: JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday that it plans to cut 17,000 jobs by the end of 2014, representing about 6.6% of the company's overall workforce, as the bank sheds staff that helped it deal with bad home loans.

set: Jpmorgan to cut up to 17,000 jobs by end of 2014


set: Anna Nicole Smith died in February of 2007, but the court case surrounding her death still continues.


set: DC Comics has revealed a range of New York Comic Con exclusive covers for issues of Batman and Justice League.

set: Dc Comics reveals New York Comic Con exclusive covers


set: A 71-year-old man accused of trying to kill his terminally ill wife at Castle Medical Center this week was released on bail.

set: Man accused of trying to kill ill wife bails out


set: TI will start his one year and one day prison sentence for weapons charges on May 26.


set: HealthSouth Corp. plans to build a $28 million, 54,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Modesto, Calif., the company announced today.

set: HealthSouth to build $28 million hospital in Modesto, California


set: Indian shares erased early gains to end modestly lower on Tuesday, with strength in the rupee and renewed hopes that the Federal Reserve would not taper its bond-buying program anytime soon helping to limit the downside to some extent.


set: Kylie Minogue says she feels lucky to have lived out her fashion and beauty fantasies.

set: Minogue feels lucky to live out fantasies


set: Iraqi politicians have made their final appeal to voters as the war-torn country prepares for Sunday's parliamentary elections.

set: Iraqi politicians make final appeal to voters


set: World champion Luke Kibet set a course record Sunday to win a Singapore Marathon dominated by Kenyan runners.

set: Kibet sets record to win Singapore Marathon


set: FIVE priority police teams in Enfield will be protected from upcoming cuts, it has emerged.

set: Five 'priority' police teams protected from cuts


set: Simon Davies today admitted that Chester City fans are right to expect big things from his side ahead of their home clash with Lincoln tomorrow,.

set: Simon Davies - Chester City fans are right to expect big things


set: General Motors Corp., presenting a dire outlook for the future, said Tuesday it may need $30 billion in total government financing to weather the economic downturn and would cut 47,000 jobs worldwide and shutter five more US factories in a massive restructuring plan.


set: Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, signed a risk participation agreement to finance a transmission line project.

set: Mizuho Corporate Bank and IFC signed a risk participation agreement


set: There's a new rumor that Zac Efron is planning to marry longtime girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens.


set: Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy continues his trade visit to Taiwan and Hong Kong.

set: Lt. Governor Sheehy visits Taiwan and Hong Kong


set: The conception of a noumenon is therefore merely a limitative subaction showcomments cialis thanks remember and therefore only of negative use.

set: Subaction showcomments cialis thanks remember


set: Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan said Friday that he and former US president Jimmy Carter will visit Zimbabwe next week to find ways to ease the country's deepening humanitarian crisis.


set: Desperate Housewives star James Denton arrives in the Nicollette Sheridan court case.


set: On Jan. 21 the American rock/metalcore band A Day To Remember announced spring 2013 headlining tour dates in support of their upcoming album, ``Common Courtesy''.

set: A Day To Remember announce spring 2013 headlining tour dates


set: London, June 2 Blackburn Rovers confirmed Tuesday that they have signed South Africa midfielder Elrio van Heerden from Belgium's Club Brugge.

set: Rovers sign South Africa midfielder van Heerden


set: A court official says Casey Anthony is going to be released from jail next Wednesday following her conviction for lying to authorities who were investigating the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

set: Casey Anthony to be released from jail Wednesday


set: Labrador Retriever dog breed, with webbed paws, is the most popular dog in America for the 20th consecutive year, according to the American Kennel Club.

set: Labrador retriever is most popular dog in us


set: As expected, Google rolled out their Nexus One during an invitation only media event days before the Consumer Electronics Show.


set: Defense attorney Susan Flander continues to ask each potential juror in the pool of 36 where they would rather be right now, other than here.


set: WEST Berkshire residents are one step closer to knowing how much council tax they will be shelling out for in the next financial year.

set: Residents one step closer to knowing council tax


set: Longtime All My Children actress Mary Fickett died Thursday of Alzheimer's disease.

set: 'All My Children' actress Mary Fickett dies


set: Iran has slowed down its uranium enrichment activities at its Natanz nuclear site, an International Atomic Energy Agency report showed Friday.

set: Iran slows uranium enrichment activities:


set: Caracas, Jan 15 Minister of Interior Relations and Justice Tareck El Aissami Thursday affirmed Venezuela will prevent all destabilizing actions.

set: Venezuela to prevent destabilizing actions


set: The Gang of Eight can't defend the Gang's own amnesty bill, S.744, or even explain it to public or TV audiences.

set: Gang of Eight can't defend their own bill


set: Eleven Iranian citizens, including three children have drowned in the Caspian Sea over the past three days.

set: Eleven Iranian citizens drown in Caspian Sea over past three days


set: The House on Thursday rejected the Senate version of the main state budget, a vote that joined Democrats and Republicans in the chamber for very different reasons.


set: Rio Tinto completes Hathor takeover Updated: 16:29, Thursday January 12, 2012 Rio Tinto takes complete ownership of Canadian uranium company Hathor Exploration.


set: A nearly six-hour standoff at a Horizon Drive motel ended peacefully just before midnight Thursday night with the arrest of an armed robbery suspect, according to Grand Junction police.

set: Standoff ends with arrest of robbery suspect


set: US immigration agents soon will get expanded powers to fight Mexican drug cartels, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Wednesday.

set: Immigration agents to fight drug cartels


set: Ethiopian rebels from the Ogaden National Liberation Front said they have seized the Hilala gas field in Ethiopia's eastern Somali region.

set: Ethiopia rebels say they have seized Hilala gas field


set: Barisan Nasional component parties need to feel the ``pulse and heartbeat'' of the people by focusing efforts on resolving problems like sources of income and those relating to their livelihood, said said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

set: BN needs to feel pulse and heartbeat of the people:


set: A Walkersville woman is facing trespassing charges after police said she went into a grocery store she was prohibited from entering.

set: Walkersville woman faces trespassing charges


set: The heatwave that has been boiling a giant part of the country has finally ended, with the ridge being surpressed and cooler Canadian high pressure setting in.


set: Sarah Palin will host NBC's ``Today'' on Tuesday, competing against Katie Couric on ``Good Morning America''.


set: woman was hit by a subway train earlier this morning at the Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street station.

set: Woman survives being hit by train at Atlantic Avenue


set: In a move that could weaken the San Francisco tourism industry during a dour economy, hotel workers will vote today whether to authorize a strike after labor negotiations have dragged for two months.


set: Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid late Monday on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said.Officers also arrested two clerics at the Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi's central Sohrab Goth area but the head of the seminary managed to escape, police official Muk... ...

set: Pakistan police rescue 45 students chained in seminary


set: Bread and margarine maker Goodman Fielder Ltd says it is well within its banking covenants, and it did not expect to make any significant writedowns following a strategic review by the company.

set: Goodman Fielder says well within banking covenants


set: Justin Bieber keeps his cool on the latest cover of Rolling Stone, on newsstands this Friday.


set: Greece has some lessons to learn from Korea as it prepares to pocket a US$140 billion bailout, says William Pesek, a columnist for the news agency Bloomberg.


set: A person was killed today in crash at Gingerman Raceway near South Haven, Michigan State Police in Paw Paw said.

set: Person killed in crash at Gingerman Raceway near South Haven


set: A spokesman for the Bristol County district attorney says police shot and killed a man in Taunton.


set: Pan-European newspaper publisher Mecom has reported a pre-tax loss of €42m in the six months to the end of June, as the beleaguered company admits it is considering a sell-off of all its assets.


set: Police continue to search for an inmate from Frankfort who was on work release in Louisville and did not return to a halfway house Thursday.

set: Police continue to search for inmate who did not return to halfway house


set: CNN's Arwa Damon reports the US is on track to draw down troop levels in Iraq to 50,000 by September 1.


set: The standing committee of the Pune Municipal Corporation on Wednesday decided to grant Rs 95 lakh for a film based on social reformer Savitribai Phule.

set: Pune Municipal Corporation to grant Rs 95 lakh for a film on Savitribai Phule


set: Turkmenistan has set up the ministry of economics and development and the ministry of finances instead of the abolished ministry of economics and finances.

set: Turkmenistan sets up ministry of economics and development


set: James Harrison declined to talk today but the Steelers linebacker did say he does not want to retire after he returned to work and practice.


set: Violence at a tender age puts wear and tear in kids' DNA, say researchers .

set: Violence puts wear and tear in kids' DNA


set: ShoWare™ by VisionOne has launched its Facebook ticketing application, allowing users to RSVP to events and purchase tickets directly in real-time from select venue's or Artists' Facebook pages.

set: ShoWare launches ticketing application on Facebook


set: Kylie Minogue has praised Lady Gaga for making dance music more popular in the US, but added she thinks the quirky songstress may be from ''outer space''.


set: Global exports of Malaysian palm oil have reached 13.7 million tons, accounting for 26% of the world's oils and fats products consumption in 2007, which was recorded at 57.8 million tons, according to latest reports from the Malaysian Palm Oil Council.

set: Global exports of Malaysian palm oil reach 13.7 million tons in 2007


set: Former Rizla Suzuki rider Alvaro Bautista heads to Zambia, Africa to take part in the Riders for Health.

set: Alvaro Bautista heads for Zambia to take part in Riders for Health --


set: Meridor says that, in wake of the Goldstone report on Israel's conduct in Operation Cast Lead, Israel should investigate itself: ``I have faith in the army and it is my duty to protect it, its commanders and its soldiers, and the most effective tool for this is serious self-examination.


set: This afternoon it was reported that Lindsay was rushed to a NYC hospital last night with what was later diagnosed as a lung infection.

set: Lindsay lohan rushed to the hospital with lung infection


set: Fort Smith will host a delegation from the Chinese city of Jining on Oct. 3 and 4, according to Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders.

set: Fort Smith to host delegation from China


set: So much so, he's not scared to call the beautiful Kim Kardashian his girlfriend.

set: Justin Bieber calls Kim Kardashian his girlfriend


set: The president of the Family Research Council says ``Jesus was a free marketer, not an occupier.''


set: Fifa has quashed talk of a winter World Cup in 2022, saying it has no plans to change the international calendar and that any switch of dates would have to be proposed by the Qatari hosts.


set: The fusion of Pakistani pop and American rock is on its way as renowned singer Atif Aslam on Wednesday formally announced that he is working on a project with members of American hard rock band Guns N' Roses.


set: Copyright (WENN)However, Fearne Cotton chose to detract from her baby bump today by rocking a pair of leopard print leggings.

set: Pregnant Fearne Cotton detracts from baby bump in leopard print leggings


set: There's concern from Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson that the anti-1080 poison campaign is becoming increasingly violent.

set: Concern 1080 campaign is becoming violent


set: A Fairbanks man was found dead on the playground of Hunter Elementary School early Monday morning, an apparent suicide.


set: Air Arabia announced that it will launch a third hub in Egypt succeeding Sharjah and Morocco.


set: Adele, who had surgery on her vocal cords last year, will perform at the Grammys on Feb. 12, 2012.

set: After surgery, adele to perform at the Grammys


set: The Chilean peso closed slightly weaker against the US dollar Tuesday on the tumble in US markets following mixed economic data.

set: Chile peso closes slightly weaker on tumble in US markets


set: Middle school teachers from across the northeast are in Schuyler County to learn how to keep your children healthy.

set: Middle school teachers learning how to keep your child healthy


set: Horry County Fire Rescue's Team Horry won the regional championship in the Combat Challenge Relay Division.

set: Horry County Fire Rescue wins regional championship


set: A Danish soldier has been seriously injured in Afghanistan after coming under fire during a foot patrol in the country's troubled southern Helmand province.

set: Danish soldier seriously injured in Afghanistan


set: The Moore County Sheriff's Officers have arrested two men and charged them with receiving stolen copper wire and air conditioner parts.

set: Moore County Sheriff's officers arrest two


set: In a post on Red State, Erickson claimed GOProud ``is not a conservative organization'' after GOProud co-founder Chris Barron called conservative lawyer Cleta Mitchell a ``bigot.''

set: Erickson: ``GOProud is not a conservative organization''


set: AFTER 25 years of talking about it, Neil Finn and Paul Kelly will finally tour Australia together.

set: Neil Finn and Paul Kelly to tour Australia together


set: In somewhat of a surprise move, Ellis McCarthy from Monrovia verbally committed to UCLA on Monday night, according to his father, Ed McCarthy.


set: Europe cracked the whip on bloated national deficits on Wednesday, but flagging hopes of economic recovery sharpened divisions on ending governments' economic life support measures.


set: The Ohio parents of Olympic gold medalist Tianna Madison have sued her, saying she spread stories they had been selfish and bullying and cheated her financially.

set: Ohio parents of Olympic gold medalist Tianna Madison her for spreading stories


set: One jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth $325,000 from the July 17 drawing was sold at Country Fair, 4646 W. 12th St., Erie.

set: Cash 5 ticket worth $325,000 sold in Erie County


set: A key Syrian opposition group is calling for international protection for civilians ahead of an expected visit to Damascus by senior Arab officials.

set: Syria group calls for international protection


set: Oil jumped nearly 3 percent to above US$70 a barrel this morning, boosted by the weaker dollar and a US government report revising global demand expectations higher amid signs the economy may be approving.


set: British Prime Minister David Cameron will visit India later this year responding to an invitation by his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, the Press Trust of India news agency reported citing official sources.

set: British Prime Minister David Cameron to visit India


set: Russia will give priority to modernizing its space industry to protect its independence in space exploration, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.


set: Germany's Maria Riesch won the women's World Cup super-combined here on Sunday ahead of Austria's Marlies Schild and Sweden's Anja Paerson.

set: Riesch wins women's World Cup super-combined


set: A University of South Carolina student from Anderson County was killed Wednesday morning after he fell off a train, officials said.

set: University of South Carolina student from Anderson killed after falling off train


set: JCB says the 400,000th JCB backhoe loader has rolled off the production line at its manufacturing facility in Brazil, where it has been making them for almost a decade.

set: JCB's 400,000th backhoe loader has rolled off the production line


set: Vodafone and Telenor both plan to expand their mobile money services in emerging markets to include new services like saving accounts, micro credit lending, insurance and international remittances.

set: Vodafone and Telenor to expand mobile money services


set: A spectacular late goal by Mejdi Traoui gave Tunisia a 2-2 draw and a share of the spoils against Senegal in a Group D match at the Africa Cup of Nations played in Tamale on Wednesday.


set: A 38-year-old Sarasota man has been arrested by federal agents after he allegedly sent threatening e-mails and text messages to people in Ohio, Kansas and Florida.

set: Sarasota man arrested for threatening e-mails


set: ``It's kind of been a work in progress,'' said Worley, who was sent back to Triple A after the Phillies' 5-4 win over the Nationals on Monday.


set: A major Heathrow robbery trial has been halted for a third time in London today.

set: Heathrow robbery trial halted for third time


set: The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced it would raise the discount rate at which commercial banks borrow from the central bank as part of moves to withdraw emergency support to the financial system.


set: Senator SM Zafar strongly urged for another constitutional amendment to bring curriculum in the federal list, that had been transferred to the provinces through 18th amendment.

set: SM Zafar for bringing curriculum in federal list


set: The G20 has wound up in South Korea and many of the leaders will be moving on to Yokahama in Japan for the APEC Meeting, starting tomorrow.


set: A Chesterfield County middle school teacher is facing sex charges in connection with underage victims, according to published reports.

set: Middle school teacher facing sex charges


set: Our precious little semi-dwarf pear tree is once again showering us with its blessings.


set: Christians in the Middle East are ``more vulnerable'' than they have been for centuries, the leader of the world's Anglicans has warned.

set: Christians in the Middle East are 'more vulnerable'


set: David and Victoria Beckham are set to return to the UK with their sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz whilst David has a three month break from LA Galaxy.

set: David and Victoria Beckham to return to the UK


set: Two studies published in the British Medical Journal today show that obesity and alcohol act together to increase the risk of liver disease in both men and women.

set: Obesity and alcohol act together to increase the risk of liver disease


set: COPPER cables and wiring was stolen from a building site in St Albans at the end of last month.


set: Whitesnake drummer Brian Tichy broke his collarbone in a mountain biking accident this past weekend.

set: Whitesnake drummer Brian Tichy breaks collarbone


set: The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar today as riskier assets were sold off after German officials dampened European Union rescue plan hopes, dealers said.


set: Tribune Co. won court approval to pay as much as $42.5 million in incentive bonuses to 640 managers of the bankrupt newspaper publisher.

set: Tribune wins approval to pay up to $42.5 million in bonuses to managers


set: Fuji Chimera Institute's 2008 report on flat panel display materials illuminates the current state and future outlook of electronic display devices by size and application.

set: This report on flat panel display materials illuminates the current state and future outlook of


set: Gold steadied in European trade Tuesday after trading lower for three consecutive sessions.


set: The Senate voted overwhelmingly to double the state's homestead exemption.

set: Senate votes to double homestead exemption


set: Newcastle has signed French midfielder Romain Amalfitano from Reims in the Premier League club's first transfer of the offseason.

set: Newcastle signs French midfielder Amalfitano


set: President Obama signed the jobs bill today, and US Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, was among about three dozen congressmen who were invited to the White House for the signing ceremony.


set: In the lead-up to this Saturday's election, a Wellington researcher has suggested that Māori in Australia are ``massively disenfranchised''.

set: Māori in Australia massively disenfranchised


set: A semi carrying a full load of corn stalks caught fire southwest of La Salle today.

set: Semi carrying corn stalks catches fire near La Salle


set: Forestville Central School District Board of Education candidates are being sought for a temporary appointment to fill a vacant seat on the Board of Education.

set: Forestville Central school Board of Education candidates sought


set: A Shreveport Police Department jailer has been placed on paid administrative leave after allegations surfaced about possible policy violations concerning prisoner processing and handling.

set: Shreveport Police jailer placed on administrative leave


set: Lenders are failing to pass on the recent base rate reductions, providing further evidence of the cuts ineffectiveness to lower borrowers' costs and stimulate the troubled economy.


set: Asia markets suffer slight post-Dow hangover Japan's Nikkei 225 index topped 12,000 for the first time in more than four years, but stock markets elsewhere in Asia flagged following Wall Street's eye-popping performance this week.


set: A federal judge on Tuesday set aside a $23,000 verdict against Pasco County in a workplace retaliation lawsuit filed by two county firefighters.

set: Judge sets aside verdict against Pasco county


set: UConn coach Jim Calhoun returned to practice Tuesday, three days after he watched his team's defeat at Georgetown from the Verizon Center lockerroom because of illness.


set: The man hit by a car while walking his dog on the morning of March 20 died of his injuries Friday.


set: Restoration Hardware is rebranding itself as RH, as the home furnishings retailer leaves its nostalgia-based roots behind and focuses instead on high-end furnishings.

set: Restoration Hardware rebrands itself as RH


set: Fresh flood warnings were issued on Tuesday, bracing the country for heavy monsoon downpours, which has rendered millions of people homeless.


set: The Ntiribuoho community in the Afigya-Kwabre District, is building a library and washrooms for the local Junior High School through self-help.

set: Ntiribuoho community builds library and washrooms for School


set: Sudanese pilgrims disembark from a ship after arriving at Jeddah Islamic Port, Wednesday.

set: Sudanese pilgrims arrive at Jeddah Islamic Port


set: In temperatures that hovered over 100 degrees, the Huskers battled through the heat in their third practice of fall camp.

set: Huskers battle through heat, third practice of fall camp


set: 'Lost' star Matthew Fox is set to star as US General Bonner Fellers in post-World War II Japan drama 'Emperor'.


set: Anglo-Swedish drugs maker AstraZeneca has announced a further 7,300 job cuts over the next two years as part of a new restructuring programme.


set: Canadian author Margaret Atwood has won Spain's Prince of Asturias prize for letters.

set: Margaret Atwood wins Prince of Asturias prize


set: US First Lady Michelle Obama tells US late-night host David Letterman that she has not been watching the Republican National Convention.

set: Michelle Obama: 'I'm not watching Republican Convention'


set: Debt-ridden Chinese carrier East Star Airlines, grounded by the government earlier this month, faces liquidation, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.

set: China's East Star Air faces liquidation - Xinhua


set: Hospital group Netcare grew its profit by 21 percent for the year ended September 30, according to its results released on Monday.


set: Former England captain David Beckham has announced his retirement from football, ending a 20-year glittering playing career during which he became a global superstar.

set: Beckham announces retirement from football


set: MF Global, the failed securities firm led by Jon Corzine, admitted using clients' money as its financial troubles mounted, a federal official says.

set: MF Global admitted using client money as troubles mounted:


set: HTC desire z and HTC Desire HD are the two best mobile phones from HTC family which has made any people crazy with their fabulous looks and features.

set: HTC desire Z vs HTC desire HD - both are the best


set: Sunday's 22-7 home defeat at the hands of Nottingham University led to a debate and questions well into the evening that may well have implications for the future structure of Matlock Water Polo Club.


set: Hollywood actor Bruce Willis filed a counter-suit against a 'breach-of-contract' case filed by the producers of Three Stories About Joan, alleging that they falsely claimed that they had full financing to produce the film.

set: Bruce Willis files counter-suit against the producers


set: Sir Alex Ferguson has compared FIFA boss Sepp Blatter to a power-hungry African despot in a revealing interview.

set: Fergie compares Blatter to African `despot`


set: Bucket fell off chopper and smashed roof Updated: 05:57, Sunday January 20, 2013 A bucket of cleaning solution has fallen from a US military helicopter and smashed through the roof of a California business.


set: A SUNSHINE Coast builder who allegedly took potshots at a boatload of trespassing tourists with a pellet gun is planning to sue the police after charges were provisionally withdrawn in court yesterday.

set: SUNSHINE Coast builder plans to sue police


set: Thousands of people, some dressed in oil worker jumpsuits, protested a Mexican energy reform proposal on Sunday that leftists say is a veiled attempt to privatize the cherished state industry.

set: Thousands protest Mexico's energy reform proposal


set: A 62-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested today after an investigation into a seven-year string of child sexual assaults.

set: St. Cloud man arrested in investigation of child sexual assaults


set: Former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has appeared before the UN war crimes tribunal for the first time.

set: Karadzic appears before UN war crimes tribunal


set: A huge explosion in a small Kurdish village in northern Iraq on Thursday left scores dead and wounded and raised renewed concern that insurgents are exploiting ethnic tensions and political wrangling to establish new bases for strikes across the country.


set: Police are urgently appealing for bus passengers to come forward following the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old on Thursday.

set: Police appeal for bus passengers to come forward


set: President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for New Mexico after the state was left cleaning up damage resulting from days of extreme cold temperatures and a natural gas outage that affected thousands of customers.


set: THE Chinese yuan is ``very much undervalued,'' the IMF said overnight, adding to growing global pressure on China to revalue its currency.


set: Key elements of the state's unemployment program violate civil rights laws and must be changed, the US Labor Department has determined in a preliminary report.

set: Elements of unemployment program violate civil rights


set: Union Home Secretary RK Singh today said anti-Naxal operations will be intensified with more security forces and modern weapons being provided by the Central Government to the affected regions.

set: 'Anti-Naxal operations will be intensified':


set: KRISTI Harrower is threatening to walk out on the Bendigo Spirit ahead of this weekend's WNBL season opener.

set: Harrower threatens to walk out on Bendigo Spirit


set: Isle of Man-based operator Manx Telecom will launch the new 'Ultima' premium broadband service in October, offering download and upload speeds of up to 40 Mbps and up to 2 Mbps respectively.

set: Manx Telecom launches new premium broadband service


set: Wildlife tourism is slowly gaining popularity in kerala and many tourists, especially foreigners, are increasingly enthusiastic about spending time in the wild.

set: Wildlife tourism gaining popularity in Kerala


set: TVA and local power distributors are extending their home energy audit program through September 2008 to help Tennessee Valley consumers assess the energy efficiency of their homes.

set: TVA, local power distributors extend program


set: Internet giant Google will buy US telecom maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in cash, giving a boost to its Android mobile operating system.

set: Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion


set: Malcolm Turnbull has won the Liberal leadership ballot, defeating incumbent Brendan Nelson, despite Dr Nelson's sudden calling of a vote to catch Mr Turnbull off guard.


set: The New York Mets today announced they have traded lefthanded pitcher Billy Wagner to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for two players to be named later.


set: DULUTH, Minn. Recent water main breaks that released millions of gallons of water in downtown Duluth and Minneapolis have focused attention on aging underground pipes that are common in other cities as well.

set: Water main breaks focus attention on aging pipes


set: West Roxbury District Councilor John Tobin said he is not running for the state Senate seat that Marian Walsh is vacating come fall.

set: West Roxbury District Councilor John Tobin not running for state Senate seat


set: AA Unsigned favorites Kill The Alarm were featured in a recent issue of Billboard Magazine in their special Music Underground Series.

set: Kill the Alarm featured in Billboard Magazine


set: The National Emergency Management Organization has confirmed that St Lucia was rocked by yet another earthquake on Wednesday 26 th at about 10.29 am.


set: The Capitals have recalled goaltender Braden Holtby from the AHL's Hershey Bears.


set: International distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl has completed three further acquisitions in the United States, Israel and Australia.

set: Bunzl completes three further acquisitions


set: Apache Corp. said it has arranged a $350 million financing for the company's Van Gogh and Pyrenees oil developments offshore Western Australia.

set: Apache arranges $350 million of financing


set: The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado hit Cherokee County on Sunday, damaging 125 homes,including 12 that were destroyed.

set: National Weather Service confirms tornado in Cherokee County


set: Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Barnett said Friday he would appeal the second fine he received in as many weeks from the NFL.

set: Packers linebacker Nick Barnett says he will appeal second fine from NFL


set: GERMANY field hockey coach Michael Behrmann believes video technology needs to be reviewed after his side twice fell foul of the system at the Champions Trophy.


set: It was the second asylum seeker boat intercepted by the navy patrol boat in as many days.


set: There are 53 documents proving Samaha area is Sudanese territory, the delegation said.


set: Panasonic Corp., sinking into its first annual loss in six years, said Wednesday it was slashing about 15,000 jobs and shuttering 27 plants worldwide, joining a string of Japanese companies making deep cuts as they cope with the global slowdown.


set: Jennifer Lawrence has joked she is like 'an old woman' because she prefers to have an early night rather than go to Hollywood parties.


set: Iran has postponed the planned release Saturday of Sarah Shourd, one of the three American hikers held for over a year on spying charges, the New York Daily News reports.

set: Iran postpones release of hiker Sarah Shourd


set: Gov. Steve Beshear has unveiled a proposed new license plate intended to raise awareness of the importance of small businesses in Kentucky's economy.


set: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar assured her German counterpart that ``Pakistan would carefully examine the Bonn declaration,'' the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

set: Pakistan to ``carefully examine'' Bonn declaration:


set: LOS ANGELES ― The state Department of Education says more than 24 percent of California public high school students dropped out in the 2006-2007 school year.

set: 24 percent of Calif. high school students drop out


set: An alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people has been arrested in Pakistan,senior Indonesian and Pakistani officials said on Wednesday.A Pakistani security official said that Umar Patek has been arrested by Pakistani security agencies,but would not say when and where he was arrested.Yes it is confirmed we have arrested him,he is in Pakistan, the official said.He also said that Pateks links to any militant group in Pakistan are being investigated.Right now he is being interrogated, the official,speaking on condition of anonymity,said.The Indonesians want access to him and they are coming, he said,referring to Indonesian officials.Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd,speaking on the sidelines of a conference in Bali,earlier on Wednesday confirmed Patek had been arrested.

set: Mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings arrested in Pakistan


set: Nomadic actor Matthew McConaughey says his baby will follow his footsteps in traveling the world in his trailer.

set: Matthew McConaughey says his baby will travel the world in his trailer


set: London, Nov 4 Stone age humans took nearly two million years to develop the brain power to make sophisticated tools like hand-held stone axes, a new study has claimed.

set: Stone age humans took two million years to develop brain power


set: JOHN Terry made a surprise return to action for Chelsea last night with his first appearance for the club since being cleared by the courts of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.

set: John Terry makes first appearance since being cleared of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand


set: Tommy Haas, shown during the Wimbledon semi-finals in July, is recovering from swine flu.


set: The Scottish Conservatives' leader Annabel Goldie has acknowledged that the public sector in Scotland faces ``a difficult and challenging time'' because of the UK's budget deficit.

set: Public sector in Scotland faces ``a difficult and challenging time''


set: Princeton police are seeking information about a MacGyver bomb discovered on Third Street North at Tenth Avenue in Princeton at 6:28 pm on Sunday, August 21.

set: Police seek information on MacGyver bomb


set: A shooting was blamed for an overnight car wreck in Kansas City, police said.


set: Western ``True Grit'' wrangled the top spot at North American box offices over the weekend, beating last week's champ ``Little Fockers'' in a typically slow period for movie theaters after the New Year's holiday.

set: True Grit wrangles top box at box offices


set: Music mogul Simon Cowell has admitted that he finds talent show auditions torturous.

set: Simon Cowell finds talent show auditions torturous


set: Gai Waterhouse says unbeaten super colt Pierro is just getting started and has compared what he's done so far in his career to past champion Tulloch ahead of his attempt at a rare double at Caulfield on Saturday.


set: A man convicted in 2005 of murder in the death of a man in 2002 was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison, according to a news release from District Attorney Jimmie Harp.

set: Man convicted of murder sentenced to 50 years in prison


set: The Karnataka government has decided to revise minimum wages in 24 industrial sectors, primarily those relating to private safai karmacharis, Minister for Labour BN Bachhe Gowda said here on Thursday.

set: Karnataka government revises minimum wages


set: Bunker prices in the Americas continued to firm on Thursday, while prices in Asia and Europe also rose.


set: An elderly man died Thursday when he fell off a cliff at Primland resort in Patrick County, according to Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith.


set: Asian finance ministers pledged today to uphold free trade and investment in the midst of the global economic slowdown and said they would allocate an additional 40 billion dollars to protect falling currencies.

set: Asian finance ministers pledge for free trade


set: Searchers recovered the body of a man Thursday from the Willamette River at Gladstone where he had tried to swim ashore after his pickup truck was stranded on a sandbar.

set: Searchers recover body from Willamette river


set: Wes Eikmeier scored 19 points and Will Bell added 17, helping Colorado State beat No. 13 San Diego State 77-60 on Saturday for its first home win over a ranked team in more than eight years.


set: By Associated Press Former ``Family Ties'' actor Brian Bonsall has been arrested again in Colorado, this time on a charge of using marijuana in violation of the terms of his release.

set: 'Family Ties' actor Bonsall arrested - again


set: The Wall Street Journal reports Apple will roll out a new maps app sometime this year.


set: Oil rose slightly after positive US jobs data, while the average price for a gallon of gasoline slipped back to $3.70.


set: Les Paul, the pioneer whose work on electric guitars and recording techniques changed the course of music, has died at the age of 94.


set: The Cowboys took advantage and shut out the Washington Redskins 17-0 clinching a playoff spot and potentially the NFC East title.

set: Dallas Cowboys shut out Washington Redskins 17-0, clinch playoffs


set: Kolkata, Aug 21 India should aim to produce more noble laureates, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday, calling for closer ties between academia and research and greater international collaboration between the country's research institutes and those overseas.

set: India should aim for more noble laureates:


set: The temperature in San Antonio on Sunday tied a record set in 1918 and marked the sixth consecutive day with triple digits.


set: AN EXCAVATION of a newly-discovered network of ancient buildings could potentially change our understanding of Roman history in Wales, archaeologists believe.

set: Excavation could change understanding of Roman history in Wales


set: PHILADELPHIA A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 45 to 95 years in prison for sexually assaulting his own daughter.

set: Man sentenced for sexually assaulting his daughter


set: Sir Paul McCartney decided to become a vegetarian after realising he was a murderer on a fishing trip.


set: The Sensex is trading flat amid volatility.


set: 20:39 GMT, January 3, 2011 Defence and security company Saab has received an order for ARTHUR weapon locating system.

set: Saab receives order for ARTHUR weapon-locating system


set: Elizabeth Smart, whose 2002 kidnapping was one of the most followed cases of our time, will speak in Livingston County at Cleary University March 7 as a part of the Livingston Economic Club speaker series, LivingstonDaily.com reports.

set: Elizabeth Smart to speak at Cleary University


set: Preakness Stakes betting odds have Musket Man as one of the favorites for a big reason but we'll see if we can do well from his starting spot.


set: Menthol prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the wholesale chemical market today on firm demand from pharmaceutical units.


set: Tiger Woods has turned down a $75 Million endorsement deal by an Irish gambling company according to TMZ.


set: US PRIVATE employers added a surprisingly high 297,000 jobs in December, the biggest increase since at least 2001, a new report by ADP Employer Services report has shown.

set: US private sector adds 297,000 jobs in December


set: The mayor of Trenton, New Jersey's capital city, and two associates pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a corruption case prosecutors say is laced with esoteric aliases, clandestine meetings and payments code-named Uncle Remus.

set: Mayor of Trenton pleads not guilty to corruption


set: Doctors hailed the first US face transplant as a means for the severely disfigured to ``face the world'' without humiliation Wednesday announcing the successful replacement of 80 percent of a woman's face.


set: An Indian paramilitary trooper shot dead six colleagues and fled his military camp with an AK-47 rifle in the remote northeastern state of Manipur, a spokesman for his unit said Thursday.

set: Indian trooper shoots dead six colleagues


set: Actress Christina Applegate has designed a necklace, which marks the Breast Cancer Awareness month, to help raise money for her own charity foundation.


set: Former Texas football player Andre Jones pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and was taken into custody at the Travis County Justice Complex on Thursday.


set: MoHP is to run pharmacies at the hospitals under it after public complaints were received...


set: A father and son accused of several molestations have been arrested.Ricardo Sanchez, 46, and his 19-year-old son Ruben Sanchez have been arrested after a family member came forward claiming abuse.


set: A limited number of tickets remain for No. 3 Texas Softball's two-game series with No. 15 Oklahoma on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 at McCombs Field.

set: Limited tickets remain for Softball's series against No. 15 Oklahoma


set: Oliver Berben has been appointed as the managing director of Constantin Film's production arm Constantin Film Produktion from January 1, 2009.

set: Oliver Berben appointed managing director of Constantin Film Produktion


set: The challenge is how to feed the world and even out the inequality in our food system.


set: H&M, the popular Swedish-based clothing store which later exploded in the US, is planning their second South Florida store in the Aventura Mall.

set: H&m plans for second store in Aventura Mall


set: A car has collided head-on with a school bus in central New Jersey, killing the car's driver and wounding three people, including two high school students.


set: Colombian presidential candidate Antanas Mockus admitted Monday that voter polls misled him to believe he could win the presidency in the first round election, and said that winning the second round will be difficult, given Juan Manuel Santos' overwhelming victory Sunday.

set: Mockus admits voter polls were misleading


set: Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki are once again rumored to be engaged, but this time the details are a bit more believable.

set: Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki once again rumored to be engaged


set: Fifty one members of the first batch of Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims crossed over to Tibet today from 17,500 feet high Lipulekh Pass in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, ITBP and Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam sources said.

set: First batch of Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims cross over to Tibet


set: Eid Milad-un-Nabi was celebrated with religious fervour and enthusiasm in the provincial metropolis on Friday, the birthday of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad.

set: Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrated with religious fervour


set: The most powerful man in the world, US President Barack Obama, is set to visit the Northern Territory in less than two months time.

set: US President Obama to visit the Northern Territory


set: A high-level delegation will visit India to engage in negotiations that will make Israel and India inch closer towards signing a Free Trade Agreement.

set: India and Israel to sign a Free Trade Agreement


set: Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk accepted the respected Polar Music Prize from King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm yesterday.


set: Agilent Technologies Inc. says it will lay off 2,700 workers and halt share buybacks as the scientific-instrument maker struggles with a huge drop in demand.

set: Agilent Technologies Inc. to lay off 2,700 workers


set: Republican representative Ron Paul returns to Minneapolis today for a student town hall meeting.The former presidential candidate from Texas is speaking at the University of Minnesota with GOP Representative Michele Bachmann.They'll focus on economic issues including monetary reform.The event is hosted by young Americans for liberty, a group formed by supporters of Paul's presidential campaign.


set: Barack Obama has warned residents in the path of tropical storm Isaac: ``Now is not the time to tempt fate.''


set: Rock legend Chubby Checker is suing Hewlett-Packard over The Chubby Checker, a Palm OS app that purports to measure the size of a man's junk.

set: Chubby Checker sues over the Chubby Checker


set: THE dollar opened one cent higher today as a subdued inflation report lowered expectations of another US rate rise in the near future.


set: Council emergency planning teams are on high alert following severe weather warnings of heavy rain and possible flooding for the South of England overnight.

set: Councils on alert following weather warnings


set: Golf and rugby union sevens will be included as sports at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee announced on Friday.

set: Golf, rugby sevens included for 2016 Olympic Games


set: Sprint Nextel, bleeding wireless customers by the thousands, on Thursday announced a new calling plan that offers unlimited voice and mobile data, including Web surfing, e-mail and texting, for $99.99 a month.

set: Sprint offers unlimited voice, Web surfing, texting for $99.99


set: The Indian rupee softened by 3 paise to close at Rs 52.98/99 against the US dollar on Thursday after two days of gains, in line with a minor fall in local equities.

set: Rupee softens by 3 paise to Rs 52.98/99 per dollar


set: After becoming one of the rare movies that has worked out well in its two different language versions, 'Neram', the new hit on theatres will be soon remade in Hindi.


set: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri says it is laying off 125 workers in Cape Girardeau.

set: Anthem Blue Cross lays off 125 in Cape Girardeau


set: A 38-year old Gonzales man died Saturday after the boat he was operating crashed into a bank in Barge Canal near Bob's Bayou Black Marina in Gibson, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.


set: Another ad spotted by our eagle-eyed observer featured a quote from McCain campaign manager Rick Davis declaring: ``McCain won the debate-- hands down.''


set: Former US secretary of state Colin Powell has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, describing the Illinois senator as a ``transformational figure.''

set: Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president


set: The Islamic Republic of Iran has produced over 308,000 tons of aluminum ingots in the first eleven months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20, 2012.

set: Iran produces over 308,000 tons of aluminum ingots in eleven months


set: FARGO, ND A man accused of conning people and businesses has pleaded not guilty to a theft of property charge.


set: Toll Brothers Inc. swung to a quarterly profit as the luxury home builder capitalized on a recovering housing market to record broad revenue growth, outweighing a rise in input costs.


set: President Gjorge Ivanov pays February 1-3 a visit to Washington, attending the 59.


set: Funeral services have been set for the family of four killed in a plane crash Friday near Topeka.

set: Services set for family killed in plane crash near Topeka


set: A 39-year-old woman and her dog were rescued from a smoky Harbour Island apartment Monday night, even as the small dog attacked its rescuers, according to Tampa Fire Rescue.

set: Woman, dog rescued from smoky Harbour Island apartment


set: Bookmaker Paddy Power has announced it will create up to 250 new jobs at its headquarters in Tallaght in Dublin over the next three-and-a-half years.


set: The Department of Health and Human Services announced today it has begun accepting applications for the early retiree reinsurance program created by the healthcare reform law.

set: Hhs begins accepting applications for early retiree reinsurance program


set: UK on Sunday officially re-opened its embassy in Tripoli and appointed a new Ambassador to Libya, once ruled by strongman Muammar Gaddafi.


set: LakeRentals.com, who specialize in providing luxury accommodation at lakes worldwide, have announced a new luxury accommodation 'Whispering Pines' at Norris Lake in the United States.

set: LakeRentals.com announces new luxury accommodation at Norris Lake


set: Lindsay Lohan was released from a county jail in Lynwood, Los Angeles, in the early hours of Monday morning.


set: BURSA Malaysia is likely to see rangebound trading this week due to uncertainty conditions in the global front.

set: Bursa Malaysia is likely to see rangebound trading this week


set: The Alberta Government has passed a new bill, Bill 48, under the Crown's Right of Recovery Act, which would enable it to join other provinces in suing tobacco firms to recover billions of dollars which are spent every year in smoking-related healthcare costs, and over allegations of misrepresenting their products to the public.


set: Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar said that China has agreed to take control of operations at the Gwadar Port.


set: Brad Greenspan, an Internet entrepreneur involved with the founding of News Corp. unit MySpace.com, is launching LiveVideo.com, a platform for user-created live online content.

set: Internet entrepreneur Greenspan launches LiveVideo.com


set: Jose Mourinho has been hailed by Massimo Moratti as the man of the match after interacting Inter Milan's way to the final 8 of the Champions League of UEFA at the expense of Chelsea.

set: Jose Mourinho is hailed by Massimo Moratti


set: Barack Obama celebrated Diwali by lighting the ceremonial lamp at the White House amidst chanting of Vedic mantras seeking world peace, becoming the first US President to personally grace the occasion.

set: Barack Obama celebrates Diwali in White House


set: The new 9/11 memorial plaza opened to the public this morning in New York.


set: GOLFER Colin Montgomerie is backing our Maggie's campaign by giving people a unique chance to win a place at the Ryder Cup practice session.

set: Colin Montgomerie backs Maggie's campaign


set: On March 15, 2011, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at request met with former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who is visiting China at the invitation of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs.

set: Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi meets with former British Foreign Secretary Miliband


set: RA Dickey retires Carlos Beltran on a flyout to right field to complete his seven-hit shutout


set: Gov. Schwarzenegger signed the new state budget, which includes more cuts.

set: Schwarzenegger signs budget with more cuts


set: For a group supposedly able to see the future, Romania's witches did not see this one coming.


set: APPLE Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs has an excellent prognosis following a liver transplant, the Memphis, Tennessee, hospital that performed the surgery said on Tuesday.


set: Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday morning, moving his child sex abuse case toward a trial.


set: The Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama will celebrate its 100th anniversary with an alumnae weekend next month, officials said Tuesday in a news release.

set: Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama celebrate anniversary


set: The JSE ended 658 points in the red on Friday weighed by sharply weaker resource and banking stocks as well as by an early decline on Wall Street.


set: A British couple sailing from the Seychelles to Tanzania was kidnapped by Somali pirates and is now being held for ransom.

set: British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates


set: AUSTRALIAN boxing great Lionel Rose has died aged 62.


set: Three terrorists were killed in less than 24 hours in the region of Sidi-Bel-Abbes, an Algerian security source said Saturday.

set: Three terrorists killed in the region of Sidi Bel Abbes


set: Special envoy Kofi Annan on Monday called on ``every individual with a gun'' in Syria to lay down arms, saying he was horrified by a weekend massacre that killed more than 100 people, including women and small children.


set: 2 Democrats trying to unseat Atlantic City mayor He's not on the ballot in this election, but Gov. Chris Christie could play a big part in determining the next mayor of Atlantic City.


set: New Delhi, Mar 4 A 61-year-old former Defence Ministry official, who was suffering from depression for the past couple of years, allegedly committed suicide in South Delhi.

set: Former Defence Ministry official commits suicide


set: Tamara Ecclestone hired two lesbians to perform at her sister Petra's hen party.


set: On his new network Current TV, Keith Olbermann talked about his experience with Rupert Murdoch's Fox Sports after reporting that Murdoch was looking to sell the LA Dodgers.

set: Keith Olbermann talks about his experience with Rupert Murdoch while at Fox Sports


set: The Pine Island pool will be closed on March 3 for lifeguard training.


set: Chaudhary told the court that the minister was putting pressure on him to withdraw his complaints with different government agencies.


set: The Rams have brought back quarterback Kellen Clemens.


set: MTN Rwanda has handed over a school lab to Rusumo High School.


set: Sprint standout Mark Cavendish won the Milan-San Remo cycling classic in his debut Saturday, beating Heinrich Haussler of Germany in a photo finish.

set: Mark Cavendish wins Milan-San Remo cycling classic;


set: Hunters killed about 10 to 20% fewer bears in the 2011 Wisconsin hunting season, according to a preliminary report from the Department of Natural Resources.


set: Aust rest up ahead of India clash Updated: 04:36, Monday September 24, 2012 Coach Mickey Arthur has given Australia's World Twenty20 squad a two-day break following their two victories in the group stage of the tournament in Sri Lanka.


set: Wall Street was poised for a moderately higher opening Thursday ahead of new unemployment claims data and a report on wholesale prices.

set: Wall Street poised for moderately higher opening


set: US General Herbert ``Stormin''' Norman Schwarzkopf has died at age 78.


set: Dunkin' Donuts will be joining the growing list of dining options on Liberty's campus when it replaces the Keyhole Convenience Store later this semester.


set: The welfare and prosperity of your loved ones and a contended family life is the key to happiness according to a recent study.

set: Prosperity of loved ones and a contended family life is key to happiness


set: Senator Maria Cantwell visits Aberdeen today, along with, Shelton and Olympia as part of the Washington Democrats' 26-stop ``Jobs for Washington`` tour.

set: Senator Maria Cantwell to visit Aberdeen today


set: David Beckham is set to play against Rangers at Ibrox, after the club confirmed a glamour friendly against AC Milan in February.


set: Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg defend David Laws over breaking expenses rules after the Liberal Democrat MP was suspended from Parliament.

set: David Cameron and Nick Clegg defend David Laws


set: Falkirk will face Rangers in an all top-flight Scottish Cup final after beating Dunfermline 2-0 in their semi-final at Hampden Park on Sunday.

set: Falkirk to face Rangers in Scottish Cup final


set: 13 hours ago The New York Rangers have claimed veteran defenceman Roman Hamrlik off waivers from Washington.

set: Rangers claim veteran defenceman Hamrlik off waivers from Washington


set: We are excited to announce that mTrip Travel Guides has been featured in the US App Store!

set: MTrip is featured in the Apple App store!


set: Peacocks has been sold to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, following weeks of negotiation with administrator KPMG.


set: Pakistan and Sri Lanka will enhance defence cooperation, including military training and intelligence sharing, officials said after a meeting of the representatives of the two countries Monday.

set: Pakistan and Sri Lanka to enhance defence cooperation


set: Consumers will be given greater protection from unfair terms hidden in the small print of bank loans, mobile phone contracts, gas bills and gym membership, under new proposals.

set: Consumers to be given greater protection from unfair small print


set: India gold traders continued to pick up bargains on Monday as a firm rupee made the dollar-quoted yellow metal cheaper, and prices stayed below the keenly-watched Rs17,000 mark, dealers said.

set: Gold traders continue picking up bargains


set: A tribunal has found that aerospace company Bombardier did not discriminate against an employee who was the victim of a campaign of sectarian harassment.


set: KIDS could be missing out on free school meals worth more than half-a-million pounds a year.


set: A Tucson, Ariz., woman has been indicted on federal drug charges in connection with an incident that occurred in Saline County.


set: Scientists have discovered a magmatically triggered slow earthquake at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii.

set: Scientists discover slow earthquake at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii


set: The Reynolds School District has canceled Monday classes because its teachers could be on strike by then.

set: Reynolds School District cancels Monday classes


set: The Feltonville man accused of killing his 10-year-old daughter was found dead in his prison cell on Sunday morning from an apparent suicide.

set: Man accused of killing daughter found dead in prison


set: Durham police are investigating a double homicide that was reported late Sunday at 111 Lynn Road in eastern Durham.

set: Durham police investigate double homicide


set: Work is due to begin on a £150 million housing development on the outskirts of Carlisle.


set: After a five-minute news briefing, coach Jason Garrett said Tony Romo could still be the holder for Sunday's game against Buffalo.


set: President Bush canceled a trip to Alabama and Florida on Thursday to meet with his economic advisors.


set: CURVEY ``Mad Men'' star Christina Hendricks lived through her own Golden Globes drama when she lost an $850,000 diamond bracelet on the red carpet.


set: At the heart of the awkwardly titled French drama ``I'm Glad That My Mother Is Alive'' is a walking time bomb.


set: Former 100 metres world champion Asafa Powell is optimistic he can catch Usain Bolt despite his Jamaican compatriot's seemingly unstoppable form.


set: Predators forward Steve Sullivan has been taken to a hospital for tests after he was hit in the face by a puck in Nashville's 3-1 victory over Vancouver.

set: Predators forward Sullivan hit in face with puck


set: The national broadband network is set to go live on the Australian mainland, with the NSW city of Armidale the first cab off the rank.


set: Prince George's County police say four men have been stabbed during a fight in College Park.

set: 4 stabbed during fight in College Park, md.


set: On Tuesday, just a few days after Duff complained that she'd grown so big that she moved like a Walking Dead zombie, she and husband Mike Comrie welcomed a baby boy.


set: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant says he guarantees that the struggling Lakers will make the playoffs and be a force to be reckoned with once they secure a playoff spot.

set: Kobe Bryant says he guarantees Lakers will make playoffs


set: ``Mills knows that he is not my enemy'', President Kufuor said at his last official celebration of Oguaa Fetu Afahye, as President of Ghana.


set: ``We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.`` So said Founding Father and America's second President John Adams. And he was absolutely right. And that is what is absolutely wrong with our country today: America is in a complete moral, societal, and cultural meltdown.


set: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said Europe should convert to Islam, during a visit to Rome to mark the second anniversary of a friendship treaty with Italy, the former coloniser of Libya.


set: A fleet of new, more fuel-efficient Breeze buses, including this bus shown in Escondido, has hit the streets in North County.

set: New buses hit the streets in North County


set: Tuesday evening a pair of local trainers found the winner's circle at Dover Downs as their respective mares crossed the wire first on a night generally reserved for the ladies at the Delaware five-eighths mile oval.

set: Local trainers find winners' circle at Dover Downs


set: A local man was jailed six months by the Magistrate's Court here yesterday for trying to steal a woman's handbag.

set: Local jailed for trying to steal woman's handbag


set: Police on Sunday arrested a minor on suspicion of torching and vandalizing a mosque in the West Bank village of Jaba' in June.

set: Police arrest minor on suspicion of torching mosque


set: State Senator Roy Ashburn, the California GOP lawmaker with a long anti-gay record recently forced to admit he's gay, spoke up for the first time on gay issues, the Sacramento Bee reported.


set: Youth Movement Ansor will soon determine a new chairman at the congress to the XIV, the Hajj Sukolilo, Surabaya, on the 13 to 17 January 2011 opened by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

set: The youth Movement to determine a new chairman


set: Hungary will begin regulating all media directed at or published in Hungary from Saturday, including Internet news portals and web-based publications, under a controversial media law published Friday.


set: Hollywood director Kevin Smith has dubbed Bruce Willis as the ``most intimidating'' actor he has ever worked with.

set: Kevin Smith dubs Bruce Willis as 'most intimidating'


set: The US economy shrank 5.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009, according to a final estimate by the US commerce department Thursday that confirms the worst six-month stretch in five decades.

set: US economy shrank by 5.5 percent in first quarter


set: A CALLER to a radio station phone-in yesterday admitted his family milked the benefits system for handouts.


set: Rosie O'Donnell hid her split from partner Kelli Carpenter for two years.

set: Rosie O'Donnell hid her split for two years


set: Ashley, co-owner with Roger Burgess of Gotham City Racing's two-car Funny Car team, Saturday announced his return to NHRA Funny Car competition for the next five races, beginning Friday in the Midwest Nationals at St. Louis.


set: The funeral has taken place of the Athlone toddler who died in an accident on an unfinished housing estate last week.


set: Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has recalled goalkeeper Ben Alnwick from a loan spell with League One strugglers Carlisle United.


set: ``Everybody knows that the ANC will win, even the opposition parties have admitted it. The only aspect that is missing now is if we would be able to get a two-thirds majority,'' he said after casting his vote.


set: http://www.digtriad.com/video/2060020272001/1/Jessica-Simpson-Hints-at-Second-Pregnancy http://cdn.newslook.com/93/93ef860157694ed620a9522ed4360bb3/images/frame_0007.jpg Jessica Simpson Hints at Second Pregnancy US actress, singer and fashion designer Jessica Simpson sends a Christmas Twitter message that apparently confirms media rumors that she is pregnant.


set: Home Depot will close three call centers that give price quotes and complete orders for customers who go into stores and order flooring and other products that require installation.


set: A WOMAN who stabbed her boyfriend to death in a jealous rage after he spoke on the phone to an ex-girlfriend has been jailed for ten years.

set: WOMAN who stabbed boyfriend to death is jailed


set: A LaPlace tax preparer has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns for clients that led to the Internal Revenue Service paying more than $90,000 in false claims.

set: LaPlace tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false returns for clients


set: A drunk driving charge against former media executive Randy Michaels was dropped Friday because police made a mistake.

set: Drunk driving charge against Randy Michaels dropped


set: A film producer charged in connection with the alleged mishandling of Iowa's tax incentives is pleading not guilty to the charges.

set: Film producer pleads not guilty to charges


set: South Korean protesters attend a candlelight rally against importing beef from the United States in Seoul, capital of South Korea, on May 2, 2012.

set: South Korean protesters rally against importing beef from US


set: SCHOOLS must do more to tackle the cause of bad behaviour, as unruly children may have special needs or serious problems at home, a leading charity has warned.


set: Two dozen trade ministers agreed yesterday to make a final push for a new trade deal, ordering their officials to do what it takes to make the necessary compromises.

set: Ministers to make final push for trade deal


set: Kenyans ran away with two marathon gold medals on offer to bring down curtains on the athletics events on the last day of the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.

set: Kenyans run away with both marathon golds


set: Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here on Monday.


set: Lee Westwood produced one of the greatest finishes to a round in European Tour history at the Irish Open today and now has his sights firmly set on a 30th professional victory.

set: Westwood's sights firmly set on 30th professional victory


set: ``Blackburn Rovers FC has today announced that Gary Bowyer and Terry McPhillips will remain in charge of first team affairs until the end of January.

set: Blackburn Rovers announce Bowyer and McPhillips will remain in charge


set: Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. announced today that it will present at the Robert W. Baird & Company 2009 Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, May 12th, at 11:50 am CT.

set: Charles River to present at Baird Growth Stock Conference


set: Crewpharm GmbH German pharmaceutical company is looking for partners in Azerbaijan among local companies.

set: German pharmaceutical company looking for partners in Azerbaijan


set: Rob Gordon, director of Criminology at Simon Fraser University, said it's one of the ironies of good police work, that as they take out gang members other gangs fight to grab the criminal market share left behind.

set: Will gangs fight to grab criminal market share?


set: Big Island police say a fatal traffic accident victim went undiscovered in his pickup truck for two days before the wreckage was found in heavy brush along Hawaii Belt Road.

set: Accident victim went undiscovered for two days


set: The Australian market ended in positive territory on Tuesday taking cues from Wall Street where the major averages ended in positive territory.

set: Australian market ends in positive territory;


set: The popularity of such eco-friendly 'green buildings' with their own water harvesting and solar power systems is catching on in India and the high price is no deterrent.

set: Eco-friendly 'green buildings' catching on in India


set: CNN said Thursday that it would disclose one of its contributors' ties to an insurance industry advocacy group in the future, but did not explain why it had not done so in the past.

set: CNN to disclose contributor's ties to advocacy group


set: A new wood fired power station has been opened in Scotland, which will contribute towards the Scottish government's targets of generating 50 per cent of electricity from renewable sources and achieving an 80 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.


set: A controversial presidential candidate who helped topple Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner in 1989 has died in a helicopter crash, officials said Sunday, prompting claims of foul play.

set: Paraguay presidential candidate dies in helicopter crash


set: Daniel Radcliffe is in the frame to play beat poet Allen Ginsberg in a new film.

set: Daniel Radcliffe to play beat poet Allen Ginsberg


set: Bristol has been described as a business ``hotbed of innovation and enterprise'' by one expert.

set: Bristol is a business ``hotbed of innovation and enterprise''


set: The San Franciso 49ers broke ground on their new stadium, which is being built about 40 miles to the south in Santa Clara.


set: Tokyo stocks have closed flat, in a muted reaction to news that US President Barack Obama has won a second term in office following a nail-biter White House race.


set: Plans for a new 120-acre solar farm near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset have been approved by Christchurch council.

set: Plans for solar farm near Bournemouth Airport approved


set: A new study of genetically modified immune cells by scientists from UCLA and the California Institute of Technology could help improve a promising treatment for melanoma, an often fatal form of skin cancer.

set: Study of genetically modified immune cells could help improve promising treatment for melanoma


set: Greece sealed their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 on Saturday night, upsetting Russia 1-0 to take second place in Group A. Their quarter-final opponents were confirmed on Sunday when Germany maintained their 100 per cent record with a 2-1 win over Denmark to top Group B. So, Euro 2004 winners Greece will face three-time European Champions Germany in Euro 2012's second quarter-final at the PGE Arena in Gdansk on Friday.


set: Corinthians midfielder Paulinho confirmed his agent has been in London for talks with Tottenham thought to be leading the race for the Brazilian's signature.

set: Paulinho confirms agent in London for talks


set: Newcastle defender Habib Beye has won his appeal against a red card against Manchester City and is available for Saturday's game against local rival Sunderland.

set: Newcastle defender Beye wins appeal over red card


set: Toshiba Corp. plans to cut its semiconductor lineup in half by the end of next March to increase development and production efficiency, the Nikkei reported in its Saturday morning edition.


set: The United States said Friday that Osama bin Laden was struggling to stay relevant after the fugitive Al-Qaeda chief released an uncharacteristic tape addressing issues like climate change.


set: Residents living around Koroqaqa and Baulevu area are hoping for rainfall so that the silts are washed away.


set: Horizon Lines Inc., the second largest shipping company serving Hawaii, reduced its debt by $38.1 million during its fourth quarter, which ended Dec. 20.


set: A former TV actor and model was convicted of molest in a district court on Thursday.

set: Former TV actor and model convicted of molest


set: China had more than 170,000 government microblogs by the end of last year, according to a report issued on Wednesday.

set: China has over 170,000 government microblogs


set: Celebrity Cruises is expanding its private excursion tours from a handful to over 70 ports around the world.

set: Celebrity Cruises expanding private tours to 70 ports


set: Hollywood hunk, Tom Cruise who set the stage on fire with his hilarious performance at the recent MTV Awards learned dance from his wife, Katie Holmes choreographer.

set: Tom Cruise learned dance from Katie Holmes choreographer


set: As per reports, it has been revealed that the US Air Force unmanned experimental craft X-37B, which blasted in space in March 2011, is going to return to Earth.

set: US Air Force unmanned craft to return on Earth


set: Sharp, one of Japan's largest electronics companies, on Monday slashed its earnings forecast because of a slump in its domestic mobile phone business.


set: Alyssamar20 How 'crash for cash' fraud scams work: ``Crash for cash'' scams, where people stage motor accidents to claim on the insurance of other d...


set: A French intelligence agent has escaped his Somali captors more than one month after being taken from a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital.


set: A CAR driven by a young Caithness man was ``screaming down the road'' at 121 mph, a trial at Wick Sheriff Court heard on Monday.

set: Car was 'screaming down the road' at 121 mph


set: Ace drag flicker Sohail Abbas and veteran Rehan Butt helped Pakistan regain Asian Games field hockey gold after 20 years with a 2-0 victory over Malaysia in the final on Thursday.

set: Pakistan regains Asian Games field hockey gold


set: A new tool covering baseline retinal characteristics improves risk assessment for age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in the Archives of Ophthalmology.

set: New tool improves risk assessment for age-related macular degeneration


set: Michelle Collins will reportedly quit ITV soap Coronation Street when her new contract runs out.


set: Authorities in Holton are investigating a bomb threat at a down town Holton bank.

set: Authorities investigate bomb threat in Holton


set: NRL to launch season Updated: 14:07, Wednesday February 27, 2013 The NRL will launch its season tonight minus the headline act following the suspension of Dally M medal winner Ben Barba over behavioural issues.


set: Property agency Savills said the Budget was designed to water the seeds of housing market recovery and was to be welcomed, but the measures needed to be more radical to have any effect on the mainstream housing market.

set: 'Budget designed to water seeds of housing recovery'


set: Former Canisius basketball coach Joseph Curran has died, the school said Monday.

set: Former Canisius basketball coach Curran dies


set: India will implement a pilot project on renewable energy in Egypt to enhance bilateral cooperation and encourage the Indian private sector to participate in developing wind and solar energy sectors in the country.

set: India to implement pilot project on renewable energy in Egypt


set: Procter & Gamble has confirmed that two-time Emmy winner Martha Byrne will soon exit As the World Turns.


set: South Korea, the world's No.5 crude importer and No.2 liquefied natural gas buyer, said on Thursday it would boost financial support for the new and renewable energy industry by 24 percent this year.

set: S.Korea to boost support for renewable energy


set: Orange County Sheriff's officials say a woman has been found dead in a cast member parking lot at Walt Disney World.

set: Woman found dead in cast member parking lot at Disney World


set: The Warriors signed rookie Kent Bazemore after his strong performance as a member of their Summer League team.

set: Warriors sign rookie free agent Bazemore


set: The Cultural Center of Cape Cod has broken ground for its new addition adjacent to the existing building on Old Main Street, South Yarmouth.

set: Cultural Center breaks ground for new addition


set: The Middle East peacemaking Quartet, which meets on Monday in Washington, must take ``decisive action'' to restart peace talks, a senior Palestinian official said.


set: Washington State is leading the nation in avalanche deaths this winter.

set: Washington leads nation in avalanche deaths


set: Ashlee Simpson has reportedly moved in with big sis Jessica as she copes with the fall-out of her split with husband Pete Wentz.


set: China Eastern Airlines Ltd, the country's third-largest carrier, will launch 11 express air routes with Shanghai and Beijing as major hubs, the People's Daily reported on Tuesday.

set: China Eastern to launch 11 express air routes


set: Tulisa is set to be axed from 'The X Factor' judging panel, according to sources, who also say bosses want Louis Walsh replaced.


set: Benedict XVI returns to Vatican for first time Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI came home to the Vatican on Thursday for the first time since he resigned Feb. 28, beginning an unprecedented era for the Catholic Church of having a retired pontiff living alongside a reigning one.


set: Christian entertainment brand iShine has announced an open casting call for boys and girls, ages 10-16, for singing, dancing and acting opportunities.


set: ABC News has confirmed that Oscar-nominated actor Tony Curtis has died overnight at the age of 85.


set: Arsene Wenger is convinced new defender Thomas Vermaelen can provide a ``solid'' base to help Arsenal's challenge next season.


set: Cholesterol levels in women vary significantly across the different phases of the menstrual cycle, a new study has shown (1).

set: Cholesterol levels vary throughout the menstrual cycle


set: On Wednesday 29th May, Israeli bulldozers demolished a Palestinian-owned auto repair shop in Hizma village northeast of Jerusalem city under the pretext of being built without permit.

set: Israeli bulldozers demolish auto repair shop near Jerusalem


set: JOSEPH Yobo is set to join Turkish side Fenerbahce on loan today with a view to a permanent deal.

set: Joseph Yobo set to join Turkish side Fenerbahce on loan today


set: Actor Peter Falk, best known as television detective Lt. Columbo, died yesterday in Beverly Hills at the age of 83.


set: Severiano Ballesteros, who died Saturday aged 54, was one of golf's all-time greats, a charismatic figure who lifted five majors, led the European challenge to the decades-long US supremacy and turned a new generation on to the sport.


set: Armenian and Russian PMs Tigran Sargsyan and Vladimir Putin met on Tuesday in St Petersburg.

set: Armenian and Russian PMs meet in St Petersburg


set: In what was labelled ``The Unfinished Business'' fight on Rainbow Promotions' bill at the Nasrec Indoor Arena in Johannesburg on Sunday afternoon, a sprightly Malcolm Klassen finished the business by outpointing and outclassing Cassius Baloyi.


set: R&B star Mario has been arrested for allegedly attacking his mother and leaving her in fear for her life.

set: Mario arrested for allegedly attacking his mother


set: A new study by global experts has found that sunbeds pose a similar cancer risk as cigarettes and asbestos.

set: Sunbeds pose similar cancer risk as cigarettes


set: Dow AgroSciences, the agricultural unit of global chemicals major Dow Chemical, has sold off its loss-making European Dithane fungicide unit to Indofil Industries of Mumbai, India.

set: Dow AgroSciences sells its European dithane fungicide unit


set: Tamra Barney was roofied by a fan recently.


set: Drug abuse is costing Scottish taxpayers £3.5 billion per year according to a new estimate of the burden on the NHS, criminal justice system and wider society.

set: Drug abuse costs Scottish taxpayers £3.5 billion per year


set: WSJ's Walt Mossberg reviews the BlackBerry Storm, the first BlackBerry device without a physical keyboard.


set: Police are investigating a bizarre claim by Party of Five star Jeremy London that he was kidnapped at gun point and forced to take drugs.

set: Jeremy London: 'I was kidnapped and forced to take drugs'


set: Americans are happy to see convicts receive life sentences at the drop of a hat, but we refuse to understand that our vengeance doesn't make us any safer, writes David Dow.


set: Video game publisher Telltale Games has hired digital marketing firm Knotice to provide email marketing services, the company said May 6.

set: Telltale Games hires Knotice for email marketing


set: In addition to mob thriller The Ice Man, which is currently filming, Evans is set to star in Bong Joo-Ho's Snow Piercer.