set: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, is pregnant, expecting a first baby with husband Prince William!

set: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant:


set: Jennifer Aniston has told friends she'd like to get back together with ex-husband Brad Pitt.

set: Jennifer Aniston 'would get back with Brad Pitt'


set: Bode Miller sat out the slalom and Manfred Moelgg of Italy won the World Cup event Sunday.


set: The Supreme Court verdict on the fifth amendment to the constitution paved the way for secular multiparty democracy and development, Law Minister barrister Shafique Ahmed said yesterday.


set: POLICE have confirmed a body found on a beach in the Borders is not that of missing local man Matthey Dyet.


set: Tusker hope to extend their lead in the Kenya Premier League when they clash with KCB at city Stadium on Saturday.


set:
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set: AccuWebHosting.com, a leading windows vps hosting provider, renews partnership with SmarterTools, Inc.to distribute feature-rich software to its customers.

set: AccuWebHosting.com renews partnership with SmarterTools


set: Merrill Lynch on Thursday said it lost $4.6bn in the second quarter following $9.4bn in credit-related writedowns.

set: Merrill loses $4.6bn on $9.4bn writedowns


set: A young girl was attacked by a barracuda during a family snorkeling trip in Key West.


set: KIM Kardashian has hired two celebrity trainers to whip her into shape for her wedding this weekend.

set: Kim Kardashian hires two trainers before wedding


set: In an interview broadcast Sunday morning, Ann Romney said her husband Mitt Romney has been ``demonized'' by critics as ``being heartless'' and sought to push back with examples of the Republican presidential candidate empathizing with other people in times of need.

set: Ann Romney says Mitt Romney has been 'demonized'


set: New Zealand may include two spinners on the fast and bouncy Old Trafford pitch for the second test against England starting on Friday, captain Daniel Vettori said on Thursday.

set: New Zealand may include two spinners on fast pitch


set: Boris Johnson met with Mayor of Vancouver, Canada, Gregor Robertson on Tuesday, October 27, to share ideas about the Olympics.


set: From Sister Amata and her turn-of-the-20th-century loggers' insurance plan to the Bemidji Clinic, which opened in 1947 and became MeritCare-Bemidji in 1988, to the expanded and enhanced North Country Health Services, Bemidji has been a regional health care center.

set: Bemidji is a regional health care center


set: A couple who had been married 68 years died in a fire that broke out over the weekend inside a St. Joseph facility for seniors.


set: Nokia will launch an online music service in India in the first half of this year, a spokeswoman of the company in India said on Thursday.

set: Nokia will launch music service in India


set: An independent citizens panel on Monday formally approved a new set of redistricting maps that promise to shake up the South Bay's legislative landscape while also drawing a challenge from the state Republican Party.

set: Citizens panel formally approves new redistricting maps


set: Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is admitting that he had an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer.

set: Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards admits extramarital affair


set: Champlain College will host two nights highlighting Howard Frank Mosher, starting with a screening tonight of ``A Stranger in the Kingdom,'' a film based on one of the Northeast Kingdom author's novels.

set: Champlain College to host author Howard Frank Mosher


set: Hyderabad-based Mojostreet on Wednesday officially launched its location based real world mobile game for smartphones that lets the users check into interesting places and earn royalty rewards.

set: Mojostreet launches real world mobile game


set: Global mobile data plan revenues is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9% and cross $102bn by 2016, according to a new study by ABI Research.

set: Global mobile data plan revenue to cross $102bn in 2016:


set: Google has agreed to buy an old paper mill in southeastern Finland from Stora Enso Oyj for 40 million euros, the top European paper firm said on Thursday.


set: Kollywood paid its homage to Murali, the soft spoken well mannered actor, who passed away on Sep 8, morning.


set: State-run lender Canara Bank has again raised the domestic term deposit rates across various maturities.


set: A winter storm is currently moving into the Borderland Wednesday with increasing chances for rain and snow shower activity.


set: The major shifts in college conferences continued Friday, after the University of Nebraska was unanimously accepted into the Big Ten.

set: Major shifts in college conferences continue


set: Afghan and coalition forces captured a Taliban weapons facilitator for the Chaparhar District during a security operation in Nangarhar province yesterday.

set: Afghan, coalition forces capture Taliban weapons facilitator in Nangarhar


set: - California-based Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. will showcase its award-winning learning and talent management software at this week's CeBIT 2009 global IT trade fair in Hannover, Germany.

set: Cornerstone OnDemand showcases learning and talent management software at CeBIT 2009


set: BP says it has reduced the number of boats skimming for oil in the Gulf of Mexico by more than a quarter.


set: Parts of the fire-damaged M1 into London may now not reopen until Monday, the Highways Agency has said.


set: Lehigh Valley home sales climbed in May, the 11th-straight month of year-over-year gains.


set: Bollywood veteran and favorite character actor AK Hangal, dubbed the ``grand old man'' of Hindi cinema for his elderly roles, died on Sunday aged 95.

set: Bollywood's 'grand old man' AK Hangal dies


set: Classical composer Elliott Carter, whose challenging, rhythmically complex works earned him widespread admiration and two Pulitzer Prizes, has died aged 103.

set: Elliott Carter, classical composer, dies aged 103


set: In a passionate 30-minute speech Tuesday night, Gen. Vang Pao said that he plans to return to Laos after 35 years in virtual exile.


set: Robbie Williams has been using yoga to battle his nerves ahead of Take That's tour.

set: Robbie Williams uses yoga to battle nerves:


set: City-based textile manufacturer Arvind Mills Ltd has changed its name to Arvind Ltd. The name change is effective from May 10, the company announced Monday.


set: HNI Corp. has announced it has acquired educational furniture maker Sagus International Inc.


set: Curbside recycling is slated to arrive in Merritt in Spring 2013, Public Works Superintendent Darrell Finnigan announced on Friday.

set: Curbside recycling slated to arrive in 2013


set: The city of Tyler issued 55 building permits, for $4.24 million in estimated construction valuation, during the week of July 6-12.

set: City of Tyler issues 55 building permits for $4.24 million valuation


set: Thousands of Hoosiers with developmental disabilities are coming off the Medicaid waiver waiting list and getting the services they need.

set: Thousands of Hoosiers come off Medicaid waiver list


set: A New York appeals court found that registered sex offenders have a constitutional right to effective counsel during hearings to determine what level of supervision they should be subject to under the state's Sex Offender Registration Act, or SORA.

set: Sex offenders have right to effective counsel:


set: He missed both the team's games on Thursday and Friday due to the ailment, but manager Terry Francona says that Cameron is available to play Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Rays.


set: Indian hockey's 'age-old' problem raised its ugly head yet again on Monday when Haryana team was disqualified from the ongoing Junior National hockey championship for fielding as many as 10 over-age players.

set: Haryana disqualified for fielding over-age players


set: Greenland ice sheet can experience extreme melting even when temperatures don?t hit record highs, say scientists.

set: Greenland ice sheet can experience extreme melting !


set: Anant Agarwal has been named director of a new unit of MIT created to advance MIT's online-learning initiative, MITx.

set: Anant Agarwal named director of new unit to advance MITx


set: The two best friends Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift Parties out together where one of their best buddies tweeted the photo on her Twitter.

set: Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift Parties out together


set: Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz was in the clubhouse before Thursday's game and said he was feeling better after suffering a mild concussion on Friday.


set: A convicted drugs smuggler, jailed for trying to bring £7m worth of cocaine into the country, has been forced to sell his home to pay for his crime.

set: Drug smuggler forced to sell home to pay for crime


set: Rep. Rick Berg, RN.D., raised over $650,000 for his Senate bid during the third quarter, according to a source close to his campaign.


set: A local woman was charged with disorderly conduct last week for allegedly blaring obscene music from her home as part of a dispute with neighbors, officials said.


set: A NATO airstrike killed three Afghan police officers in central Afghanistan on Sunday in what Afghan officials said was friendly fire.

set: NATO airstrike kills three Afghan officers


set: A waiter in a kebab restaurant on Calle Ramón y Cajal in Torrevieja was arrested this weekend for allegedly stabbing two of his customers.


set: Taipei, Jan. 25 Taiwan share prices closed up 0.48 percent Tuesday as interest was triggered by Wall Street's gains overnight, but the upside was compromised by technical resistance after the index briefly breached the 9,000 point mark, dealers said.


set: XBOSoft announced that it has expanded its presence in Europe and has opened a new office in Oslo, Norway.

set: XBOSoft opens new office in Oslo, Norway


set: As per reports and information from our sources,Soybean futures for March delivery were down 41 cents per bushel at the close on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, battered by news of half-point interest rate hike in China and rumors that China, the biggest customer of US soybeans, had turned to Brazil for some purchases.The market already had a negative mindset on news from the US Department of Agriculture that soybean exports were off the 58 percent the week of Feb. 4-10 from the previous week.News that China raised interest rates to fight inflation plus talk of a large Brazil harvest ahead helped to pressure the market early.

set: Soybean futures for March delivery were down 41 cents per bushel at the close on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange,..


set: Harrods has announced record sales and profits in the full year to February.

set: Harrods announces record sales and profits


set: AFGHAN president Hamid Karzai will unveil his new cabinet within days, a spokesman said yesterday, adding that efforts to start talks with Taleban insurgents and implementing anti-corruption measures were under way.


set: Yakima has launched a national marketing campaign focused on overcoming ``Rack Envy.''


set: A nurse's aide who pleaded guilty to fondling four elderly women who were mentally incapacitated or physically helpless has been sentenced to one year in prison.

set: Nurse's aide sentenced to year in prison


set: After another beautiful day today, some humidity will return to the region to kickoff the weekend.


set: LIVE music is set to become a regular fixture in Swindon town centre after four local bands showed off their talents on Saturday.

set: Live music to become a fixture in Swindon


set: A Utah fugitive facing state and federal charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl has been arrested in California.


set: A YOUNG boy has died after he was hit by a car while crossing a road with a friend.


set: A 30-year-old Little Falls woman died Friday morning after a collision in Baxter.

set: Little Falls woman dies after collision in Baxter


set: WNYW/5 and ``Good Day New York'' anchor Greg Kelly returned to the air a few minutes ago with a smile and morning anchor nonchalance that pretty much belied everything he's gone through the last two weeks - an accusation of rape followed by a Manhattan DA investigation that did not lead to charges.

set: Ch. 5 anchor Greg Kelly returns to the air


set: US President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, elevating the longtime lawmaker and foreign policy expert to the top diplomatic job he had coveted.

set: Obama nominates Sen. John Kerry as next secretary of state


set: Home Secretary Alan Johnson yesterday vowed to outlaw killer party drug mephedrone before the election.


set: Shots were fired at or near the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles on Thursday, but no one was injured, police said, adding that an Asian suspect was being sought.

set: Shots fired near Chinese consulate in Los Angeles: police


set: Anu Jain, VP-IIFL Private Wealth Management, India Infoline is of the view that Suzlon Energy has support at Rs 104-105.


set: In what could be a scandalous storyline lifted directly from their hit US show, Gossip Girl co-stars Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr have reportedly split, after she was spotted getting a bit too close with one of his friends.

set: Gossip Girl co-stars Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr split


set: VICE President Elias Camsek Chin said that Palau is considering phasing out commercial fishing by foreign vessels.

set: Palau mulls phasing out of commercial fishing by foreign vessels


set: A former Catholic priest from North Carolina is accused of sexually abusing a child in Ocean City more than 30 years ago, according to Ocean City police.

set: Former priest accused of sexually abusing child in Ocean City


set: Earlier this morning La Toya, Joe & Jermaine Jackson arrived to their family's Encino home, before heading over to Forest Lawn for the private service.


set: World soccer's governing body FIFA said Thursday that Nigeria is not ready to host this year's Under-17 World Cup, but proposed giving the country another month to be ready or lose the hosting right.

set: Nigeria 'not ready' to host FIFA Under-17 World Cup


set: Sheamus won the 2010 King of the Ring on tonight's Raw from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


set: StanJames.com go 7/2 that Rooney is carded against Chelsea.


set: Kolkata, Aug 5 Outsourcing major Wipro is actively looking at overseas acquisitions, a top company official said here Wednesday.

set: Wipro actively looking at overseas acquisition


set: Merck & Co. is buying Schering-Plough Corp. for US$41.1 billion in a deal that gives Merck key new businesses, access to a promising pipeline of new products and the chance to further cut costs, including eliminating about 16,000 jobs.


set: The state has complied, though late, with an April 20 court order, to return to the owners all exhibits that do not form part of the over P182 000 fraud case.


set: ``I'm willing to release my medical records. Two months ago George, I went to my oncologist in Atlanta, got a full scale check-up, cat scan, x-rays, all of the various blood tests and he put it in writing that after five years I am now totally 100 percent cancer-free,'' Herman Cain said.

set: Herman Cain will release medical records


set: Ballard made it clear that he wants the authority to raise taxes.


set: Car manufacturer BMW is recalling more than 42,000 3 Series cars in the United States from model years 2002 and 2003, along with the M3 coupe and M3 convertible.


set: Srinagar, Apr 4 A CRPF jawan was critically injured when his service rifle went off accidentally in the high security Tulsibagh area of the city today, police said.

set: CRPF jawan critically injured as service rifle goes off


set: On The Tonight Show Thursday, Tom Cruise drew laughs when he impersonated Donald Duck.

set: Watch Tom Cruise impersonate Donald Duck


set: South Korea, China and Japan plan to hold regular summit meetings to help solve regional problems with the first meeting scheduled for around the fall of this year, a Japanese report said Sunday.

set: S. Korea, China, Japan to hold regular summit: report


set: Analysts have said that a labor union is organizing medical marijuana workers in Oakland, Calif., a move likely to aid efforts in the state to legalize marijuana.

set: Labor union organizing medical marijuana workers in Oakland


set: ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR-- - Fortis Inc. was informed today that Central Vermont Public Service Corporation has received an unsolicited acquisition offer from Gaz Metro.

set: Central Vermont Public Service Corporation receives unsolicited acquisition offer


set: Legendary Russian ballerina Ekaterina Maximova, who graced the stage of the Bolshoi Theater for 30 years, died unexpectedly Tuesday at age 70.

set: Russian ballet legend Maximova dies at 70


set: Rafael Nadal celebrated his fifth French Open title and admitted he feared his career could have been over when a series of personal and professional setbacks engulfed him.

set: Rafael Nadal celebrates his fifth French Open title


set: Occupy Maine protesters will submit their winter weatherization plan to the city of Portland later today.

set: Occupy Maine protesters to submit weatherization plan


set: ISRAEL expects Australia will expel one of its diplomat over the use of fake Australian passports in the assassination of a Hamas chief.

set: Israel expects Australia to expel diplomat over fake passports


set: A Chaldean Catholic archbishop kidnapped in Iraq last month has been found dead, the news agency of Italian bishops' conference reported on Thursday.


set: The Gurgaon police on Monday arrested five cyber café owners for failing to install closed-circuit television cameras in their cafes and for not maintaining the identity records of customers.

set: Gurgaon police arrest five cyber café owners


set: A 16-year-old girl has been charged with attempted murder after three men were stabbed during an Adelaide altercation.


set: A group of local high school students is stranded in France due to the volcanic ash over Iceland.


set: And like his mentor, Krcmar will have a baseball field named after him.


set: A New York call center services company plans to add up to 100 jobs in North Carolina in the next two months.

set: New York company adding up to 100 jobs in North Carolina


set: Just ten days after being hired as Louisville's new linebackers coach, Brent Guy has been promoted to defensive coordinator in order to fill the void left by Bill Miller, who left to take the same job at Kansas last Saturday.

set: Brent Guy promoted to defensive coordinator


set: The BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën plan to invest 100 million EUR in their intended joint venture on hybrid technology named ``BMW Peugeot Citroën Electrification'', both companies announced at a press conference in Geneva today.

set: BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën to invest 100 million EUR in joint venture on hybrid technologies


set: Former Assemblyman Joe Nation is running for the District 3 state Senate seat now held by Democrat Carole Migden.

set: Former Assemblyman Joe Nation runs for state Senate


set: A Metro Gold Line train struck a car Friday in Pasadena, leaving one person hospitalized and others injured, a fire official said.


set: Sofia Vergara revealed in a recent interview with Vogue that she's freezing her eggs.

set: Sofia Vergara reveals she's freezing her eggs


set: A new exploit targeting Internet Explorer has been published on the BugTraq mailing list.

set: Internet Explorer has been published on BugTraq


set: Carlos Arroyo, a member of the Puerto Rican national team returned to the NBA after signing with the Miami Heat.

set: Carlos Arroyo returns to NBA, signs with Miami Heat


set: Severe storms are rolling through the Charlotte area and are already causing damage.

set: Severe storms rolling through area causing damage


set: Two pilots in a mid-air collision which killed five people did not see each other or had no time to take avoiding action, a report has found.


set: CBS won every half hour in viewers on the final Sunday of the season, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for May 22.

set: CBS wins every half hour in viewers on the final Sunday of the season


set: Dozens of guests were forced from their beds in the middle of the night when a fire broke out inside a Woburn hotel.


set: Consumer products company Kimberly-Clark Corp., which has operations in Knoxville and Loudon, Tenn. said on Thursday it will pay a quarterly dividend of 66 cents per share.

set: Kimberly-Clark to pay quarterly dividend


set: Sullivan County and Laborers' Local 17 have reached a tentative agreement to save roughly 21 jobs in the Sullivan County Department of Solid Waste.

set: Sullivan County, Local 17 reach agreement to save 21 jobs


set: The Federal Cabinet has approved 7 Hydel power projects besides various development plans, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcast Qamar Zaman Kaira said Wednesday.

set: Federal cabinet approves 7 Hydel projects


set: Grand Forks, ND A Grand Forks woman is facing a child endangerment charge as well as drug charges after a fire traced to hot methamphetamine pipes.


set: Two Australian drug smugglers on death row in Indonesia launched a final appeal against their sentences yesterday, seeking to have them reduced to 20-year jail terms.

set: Australians on death row launch final appeal


set: THE NUMBER of blind people in Ireland is set to double by 2020 due to an increase in the incidence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, an international conference on retinal research has heard.

set: Number of blind people set to double by 2020


set: FORMER Tour de France green jersey winner Baden Cooke survived protests from three rival teams to win stage three of the Herald Sun Tour.


set: A new rumor suggests that Google Maps for Mobile will be getting full, offline navigation by this summer.

set: Will Google Maps get offline navigation this summer?


set: Captain Lou Albano, a wrestler and music video star known for his large beard held together with a rubber band and face piercings, passed away at the age of 76 Wednesday.

set: Captain Lou Albano, wrestler, passes away at 76


set: Google announced Monday that it has acquired a one-letter domain, G.co, that the search giant will use as the ``official URL shortcut for Google websites.''


set: Carbon prices continued to slump overnight on the back of weak oil and growing recession fears.

set: Carbon slumps on back of weak oil and recession fears


set: The Green Party says excessive dairying is to blame for contaminants found in Fonterra's milk.

set: Excessive dairying blamed for contaminants


set: Health Canada is warning consumers who take two unauthorized natural health products to immediately stop doing so, saying they could cause serious health problems, even death.

set: Health Canada warns against two natural health products


set: Abbott wants dodgy unionists jailed Updated: 15:52, Monday February 11, 2013 Trade union officials could be jailed for misusing their position or members' funds under a private member's bill put up by Tony Abbott.


set: Otago team named to play Bay of Plenty in an Air NZ Cup rugby match at Carisbrook on Saturday.


set: Navy Seals from Seal Team Six were killed in action as well as three Air Force air controllers and seven Afghan Army troops with a civilian interpreter plus the helicopter crew last night.


set: MOBILE, Ala. A federal judge has ruled that an environmental group can continue to pursue a lawsuit claiming the government violated environmental policies in approving oil drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

set: Judge rules environmental group can pursue lawsuit


set: McCown worked out with the Bears for the first time Thursday, hours after agreeing to a one-year contract as a backup quarterback following last Sunday's injury to starter Jay Cutler.


set: The IMF in a report on Japan projects GDP to fall by 6% in 2009, before expanding by 1¾% in 2010.

set: IMF report on Japan projects GDP to fall by 6% in 2009;


set: The National Agricultural Statistics Service says the nation's cattle herd has shrunk to its smallest size in 50 years.


set: Kim Kardashian is reportedly planned for her engagement and wedding with her boyfriend Kris Humphries.


set: Mexico's Congress opened a three-day debate Monday on the merits of legalizing marijuana for personal use, a policy backed by three former Latin American presidents who warned that a crackdown on drug cartels is not working.

set: Mexican Congress debates legalizing marijuana


set: Advisor to Prime Minister on Religious Affairs Hamid Syed Kazmi has said that cooperation and coordination among political parties a must to run government.

set: Cooperation among political parties a must to run government:


set: Takoradi, April 04,GNA-A jealous lover who allegedly stabbed his ``unfaithful'' girlfriend has been granted GHc5,000 bail with two sureties to be justified by the Takoradi Circuit Court ``A'' on Tuesday.

set: Jealous lover who stabbed his girlfriend granted bail


set: Manchester City striker and Bosnian international, Edin Dzeko has gone on to claim that he didn't join City for the money.

set: Edin Dzeko claims he didn't join Manchester City for the money --


set: - Jereal Scott scored 22 points, including a tie-breaking layup with 38 seconds left to help Stephen F. Austin beat Longwood 73-69 on Saturday.


set: AP Writer House Democratic leaders are scaling back plans to curb global warming and make the transition to cleaner energy in the hopes that they can get a bill passed this year.

set: House dems scale back plans to curb global warming


set: Associated Press President Barack Obama pardoned two turkeys in an annual Thanksgiving rite on Wednesday, saying he wanted to offer the birds a second chance.


set: Eurozone government bonds rallied yesterday as the threat of a disorderly Greek default receded after European finance ministers agreed on the terms of a second Athens bail-out.


set: SECRETARY Labour Punjab Hassan Iqbal has said the challenges of globalisation pose unprecedented threats to the workers and employers, particularly in the developing countries.

set: 'Globalisation poses threat to workers, employers'


set: Farrah Fawcett, who soared to fame as a national sex symbol in the late 1970s on television's ``Charlie's Angels'' and in a swimsuit poster that showcased her feathery mane and made her a generation's favorite pinup, died today at 62, according to Reuters.


set: A report has revealed that a Gateshead man who weighed 41 stones, which is the weight of a baby elephant, has now lost half of his weight with the help of his two sisters.

set: Gateshead man weighing 41 stones loses half weight


set: Harmonix has announced that it's launched ``Rock Band Network'', an attempt to get more content into the Rock Band franchise, to see off competition from Neversoft's Guitar Hero.


set: Spain plans a partial state takeover of its weakest savings banks as it seeks to reassure investors a rescue will not weigh on its deficit.


set: A foot and cycling bridge is planned to be built across the Sarawak River at the city centre here, the Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said.

set: Foot and cycling bridge plan to be built across Sarawak River


set: A triumphant President Obama on Wednesday hailed the end of the Iraq war as a symbol of America's unrivaled military strength in remarks to troops stationed at North Carolina's Fort Bragg.


set: Best Buy, the world's largest consumer electronics retailer, canceled some online orders just days before Christmas after it ran out of ``hot'' items.

set: Best Buy cancels some online orders before Christmas


set: MISCHA Barton has been sectioned in a psychiatric ward amid growing fears for her safety, it emerged today.

set: Mischa Barton sectioned in psychiatric ward


set: The following local residents were appointed by Gov. Brian Schweitzer to various boards and councils:


set: Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Oswalt left Friday's game against Florida in the top of the seventh inning with a lower back strain.


set: Berlin - The usual suspects advanced after the final round of group matches in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Arsenal joining Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, amongst others, in the knock- out stages.

set: The usual suspects advance in champions League


set: Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren is clear to challenge Massachusetts US Senator Scott Brown, if she so chooses.

set: Elizabeth Warren to challenge Sen. Scott Brown?


set: Visy Packaging spokesman Tony Gray has confirmed that Mr Pratt died just after 7pm tonight.


set: April 16 will see B&Q launch a series of project demos focusing on DIY jobs that can be completed in one weekend.


set: Chlamydia infection may play a role in a type of arthritis called undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy, a new study finds.

set: Chlamydia infection may play role in type of arthritis


set: As per the buzz, after the super success of 'Jab We Met', Hollywood is wooing her with a vengeance.


set: Christianity and traditional values are not the cause of teen suicides, and attempts to link the two are deceptive and will ultimately harm children.

set: Christianity, values not causing teen suicides


set: Mayor Bill Finch, who promised a greener Bridgeport when he was running for office last fall, will be distributing blue recycling bins and educating residents about recycling.


set: Fort Myers Women's Triathlon Coaching Company, Geared Up, has teamed up with Internet Services Group of Florida, LLC to launch the company's new Web site and blog.

set: Fort Myers Women's Triathlon Coaching company launches new Web site & blog


set: Argentina legalized same-sex marriage in a Thursday vote that stretched into the night.


set: St Helens insist plans for the sale of Knowsley Road and a move to a £25million, 18,000 capacity stadium are not jeopardised by the credit crunch.Failure to move to a new ground could cost the Challenge Cup holders their elite status when negotiations take place for the renewal of Super League licences in 2011.Taylor Wimpey PLC, which plans to build 192 houses on Saints' 119-year-old ground, reported a debt of £1.55billion at the end of January.


set: John Huston withdrew on Friday from the HP Byron Nelson after playing nine holes of his opening round.

set: Huston withdraws from the HP Byron Nelson


set: Reese Witherspoon is reportedly engaged to Jake Gyllenhaal.


set: A MOTORCYCLIST killed in a road crash was from the Kidderminster area, police have confirmed.

set: Motorcyclist killed in crash from Kidderminster area


set: President Pratibha Patil today gave away the BC Roy national awards for medicine to eminent doctors for their contribution towards medical research, teaching and development of specialities in various branches of medicine.

set: Patil gives away BC Roy awards for medicine


set: Tiger Woods, the world's most prominent golfer and the sport's biggest draw, announces injuries will keep him out of next week's US Open at Congressional in Bethesda.

set: Injuries keep tiger Woods out of US Open


set: Belgian police clash with ArcelorMittal steelworkers who held a demo to protest against planned layoffs in Brussels on January 25, 2013.


set: The United States on Monday condemned the suicide bomb attack that killed a Yemeni Army General in the country's south, and reiterated its continued support for the Yemeni government in dealing with the al-Qaeda-linked insurgents.


set: Commonwealth Games medalist Chinthana Vidanage said that he did his duty towards the country, even during his drug ban as he has trained a number of weightlifters, including future medal prospects.


set: The House passed a controversial abortion bill Thursday on a near party-line vote, reigniting the chamber's political battle over women's health.


set: Researchers at Purdue University's Center are developing a technology that employs ultrafast pulsing laser to help make solar cells more affordable and efficient.

set: Ultrafast laser to make solar cells more affordable, efficient


set: Three Ghanaian fishermen early Friday morning escaped death narrowly when a foreign cargo ship sailing from the Lome Port in Togo rammed their fishing boat in heavy fog on the high sea off the Aflao coast.

set: Ghanaian fishermen escape death as cargo ship ram their boat on high sea


set: The Sudanese government announced on Tuesday that it detected where 19 hostages, including one Romanian citizen, are held by their kidnappers.

set: Sudan government announces it detected where 19 hostages are.


set: A bull which escaped from its enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo has been put down after it was injured in a fight.

set: Bull which escaped from enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo is put down


set: The North Carolina Symphony announced today the launch of an online classroom available to any and all music educators in the state.

set: North Carolina Symphony launches online classroom for music educators


set: With just three days to go before the start of London 2012, athletes from all over the world are arriving in London.


set: As I mentioned in a post yesterday, the Washington state senate is scheduled to vote on a marriage equality bill tonight, in a potential victory that would position it to be the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage.

set: Washington state senate to vote on marriage equality bill tonight


set: A 20-year-old Salisbury man convicted in the fatal shooting of a man on Hammond Street was sentenced to life in prison in Wicomico County Circuit Court on Friday.

set: Salisbury man sentenced to life in prison


set: A 23-year-old man is in good condition at an area hospital after being shot early this morning after getting into an argument with another man over a woman in the South Austin neighborhood.


set: Singapore shares closed 1.58 per cent lower onWednesday, pulled down partly by losses in bank stocks, dealers said.

set: Singapore shares close 1.58 per cent lower


set: Anne Pressly, the US anchorwoman who had a cameo role in the new George Bush film W., has died after being brutally beaten at her home a week ago.


set: President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo has signed off a number of decrees over the past few days since the abrogation of the constitution, and it has been clearly stated that none of the decrees can be questioned or challenged in any of the Fiji courts.


set: She said: ``I'm really upset that Dawn is hurting Garry again.


set: The Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales of France has announced that the smallest earth like planet was discovered on February 3, 2009 by the French telescope COROT.

set: Earth like planet discovered by French telescope


set: ``The Congress both in the Centre and the state is a shrinking ship of corruption from which the MPs and legislators of the the party want to come out'', BJP national vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters here.

set: Congress, a shrinking ship of corruption:


set: Bollywood actor Vikram Singh, who played one of the baddies trying to woo Tamannaah in Prabhas-starrer Rebel, is now getting ready to lock horns with prince Mahesh Babu.

set: Vikram Singh to lock horns with Mahesh Babu


set: MIAMI Dirk Nowitzki has been named MVP of the NBA finals for his huge role in leading the Dallas Mavericks to their first championship.


set: A DRUNKEN woman urinated on her elderly neighbour's doorstep before bursting into her home and assaulting her, a court heard.


set: British Waterways have reached an agreement with Tring Park Estates to purchase the fishing and shooting rights at Tring Reservoirs.

set: British Waterways to purchase fishing and shooting rights at Tring reservoirs


set: Andy Roddick and former champion Juan Carlos Ferrero have pulled out of the French Open after failing to recover from right shoulder injuries.


set: Target has confirmed that it will soon stop selling Amazon Kindles and Kindle branded products, reports The Verge.

set: Target confirms it will stop selling the Amazon Kindle


set: San Mateo police on Monday asked for the public's assistance in locating a man who asked an 8-year-old boy to get into his car Sunday evening.


set: Seafood exports are set to rise this fiscal due to favourable policies of the central government and the industry's expansion to new markets in China and Southeast Asia, according to the Seafood Exporters Association of India.


set: The United States said Thursday that China and other key nations have agreed to condemn the attack on a South Korean warship and express ``deep concern'' over findings that North Korea was to blame - but their proposed statement didn't directly accuse Pyongyang.


set: Despite stepping down as New York governor over a sex scandal, Eliot Spitzer is still likely to face charges relating to prostitution and suspicious bank transfers, according to one legal expert.

set: Disgraced Spitzer 'likely to face charges'


set: By Craig Manning '' TRANMERE Rovers ended a run of away defeats with a goalless draw against Carlisle last night.


set: Electronics retail giant Best Buy Co. said Tuesday it will start selling used videogames in all its stores beginning later this summer and will allow consumers to exchange their old games for Best Buy gift cards.


set: Martin Laird plunged from the top of the leaderboard to barely making the cut Friday in the second round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club.


set: DNA from a discarded ninja mask has linked a 55-year-old woman to several bank robberies in the Ocala area.

set: DNA from ninja mask links woman to bank robberies


set: Joe Mauer was treated for flu symptoms at a Tampa hospital until 3 am Friday morning, possibly delaying his trip to Baltimore to see a specialist for what the team describes as ``bi-lateral leg weakness.''

set: Mauer treated for flu symptoms in Tampa hospital


set: Clare Oaks retirement community in Bartlett filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday but will continue to operate, according to the not-for-profit organization's board president.

set: Retirement community in Bartlett files for bankruptcy


set: A report slated for release on Wednesday will disclose that Canada spent $92 billion more on national security organizations since the 9/11 attacks.

set: Canada spent $92 billion more on national security organizations since 9/11


set: Authorities say Border Patrol agents have seized 685 pounds of marijuana in two separate cases early this week.

set: Border Patrol seizes 685 pounds of marijuana


set: Data from the Office for National Statistics this morning shows retail sales bounced back in January, with growth of 1.9 per cent.


set: CBS announced today the 18 castaways who will compete against each other on ``Survivor:

set: CBS announces the 18 castaways for Survivor:


set: Former Ghana international midfielder Mark Edusei has joined Italian Serie B side Bari from Catania.


set: The inhabitants of Afabet sub-zone expressed resolve to preserve trees planted in the reserve areas in their locality.

set: Inhabitants of Afabet sub-zone express resolve to preserve trees


set: The currently Android--exclusive app Google Goggles is planned to come to the iPhone by the end of the year.

set: Google Goggles coming to the iPhone ``by the end of the year''


set: Roger Wicker wins re-election to the US Senate.


set: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Bucks guard Michael Redd will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee.

set: Michael Redd to miss rest of season with torn ACL and MCL


set: Trinity Mirror is to close its final salary pension scheme to existing members due to the increased cost of providing the service.

set: Trinity Mirror to close final salary pension scheme


set: Norwich City manager Glen Roeder says that he wants his player to rise to the occasion against QPR when the sides meet at Carrow Road.

set: Roeder wants players to rise to occasion


set: Egyptian police have arrested a businessman and his son who are accused of killing 18 protesters in the city of Suez during the uprising this year.

set: Egyptian police arrest businessman accused of killing 18 protesters in Suez


set: Free agent linebacker Rocky McIntosh, who has spent his entire six-year career in Washington, will visit this week with the Bears, a club in desperate need of depth at the position.


set: Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink has signed on to direct foul-mouthed festive follow-up Bad Santa 2.


set: Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox church, has died after years of poor health.


set: The Jurors at the trail of Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray have been told that Michael was clinically dead when he has arrived in hospital.


set: Yavapai Downs in Prescott, Ariz., has canceled its 2011 racing meet, just days after the track took entries for its scheduled opening-day card on Saturday, according to published reports.


set: Whether you're on a river, in the woods or driving by the famed bridges of Madison County, autumn colors are easy to find in Iowa.


set: The government would cancel the licenses of three Jharsuguda doctors, who were convicted in Januray 2012 for violating the pre-natal sex-determination law.

set: Government to cancel licenses of three doctors


set: Uruguay President Tabaré Vázquez is getting support from religious groups in the South American nation for his vetoing a bill that would legalize abortion.

set: Uruguay president Tabaré Vázquez vetoes bill to legalize abortion


set: A US Marine Corps Harrier attack jet crashed while on a training mission Wednesday in southwestern Arizona and base officials said the pilot ejected safely.


set: Andrew Surman has signed a new three-year contract with Norwich City, keeping him at Carrow Road until 2015.

set: Andrew Surman signs new contract with Norwich City


set: Google Inc. announced that it has acquired Quickoffice for an undisclosed amount.


set: TINY seahorse bred in captivity as part of a new experiment to save the species have been released into Sydney Harbour where once strong stocks have diminished.


set: Darlington have today made their second signing in as many days with French winger Seb Carole arriving at the Arena.


set: It is reported that Zimbabwe, one of Africa's leading gold and platinum producers forecasts an upswing in the mining sector this year if various initiatives are undertaken to reinvigorate the economy.

set: Zimbabwe forecasts an upswing in the mining sector this year


set: Molinari was disqualified from the Irish Open for signing for a wrong score in his second round.


set: Josh Hamilton was hospitalized on Friday morning with an intestinal virus, and is expected to be released within the next 12-24 hours.

set: Josh Hamilton hospitalized with intestinal virus;


set: Italy-based integrated energy company Eni has won a production sharing contract for an exploration area located in Timor Sea, Australia.

set: Eni wins production sharing contract in Timor Sea, Australia


set: Former US president Jimmy Carter arrived in Beirut Tuesday on a two-day official visit to discuss the process of the upcoming Lebanese parliamentary elections and the prospects for peace in the Middle East region, a Lebanese government source said.

set: Former US president Carter arrives in Beirut


set: Sean Penn was officially made an ambassador at large for Haiti on Saturday night for his relief work for the country, still reeling from the devastating earthquake two years ago.


set: An Aurora police detective is facing a domestic violence charge after his wife told police he assaulted her.

set: Aurora detective facing domestic violence charge


set: Yeah, we've heard of them, even worn them, but reverse crop tops--not so much.


set: YouMail, the visual voicemail service that's been described as ``isn'ta business anymore'' has over 17.5 million monthly active users according to today's announcement.

set: YouMail visual voicemail has over 17.5 million active users


set: An Ottawa tavern owner who this past year disappeared from a cruise ship now is presumed dead.


set: Garbage haulers who work for Allied Waste have tentatively agreed to sign a new labor contract early Wednesday evening.

set: Garbage haulers for Allied Waste tentatively agree to labor contract


set: because what I meant to say was that movie fans had better hurry if they want to see all of the Academy Award nominees, maybe even a favorite or two.


set: An early morning fire at a townhome on Wilmington Island has claimed the life of a 64-year-old man.


set: India has been trying to diversify its sources of crude oil imports and to reduce its dependence on any particular region of the world for meeting its energy requirements, government said today.

set: India trying to diversify sources of crude oil imports


set: A vehicle hit a utility pole Thursday evening, causing a power outage to at least 2,000 customers in eastern Sioux Falls.


set: Study impacts ovarian cancer treatment Updated: 06:26, Tuesday June 19, 2012 A large study of Australian ovarian cancer patients has the potential to reshape the way the disease is treated, researchers say.


set: Los Angeles 'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria says she strives for happiness every day since her divorce.


set: Jammu, March 31 Four terrorists and two soldiers were killed in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district Wednesday, an army official said.

set: Four terrorists, two soldiers killed in Jammu-Kashmir


set: New Jersey American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water, has installed solar modules on a reservoir near the company's Canoe Brook Water Treatment Plant in Millburn, New Jersey.

set: New Jersey American Water installs solar modules on reservoir


set: A CHAPEL St Leonards man has been found guilty of stabbing a pub landlord in Chapel last October.

set: Man found guilty of stabbing pub landlord


set: Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the largest pharmaceutical company of France Servier organized a one-year treatment of 100 diabetic patients.

set: Heydar Aliyev Foundation and french company Servier organize treatment of 100 diabetics


set: President of the Living Faith Church,, and Chancellor of the Covenant University, Dr. David Oyedepo, has urged Nigerians to pray for God's intervention to restore peace in the country, saying that Nigeria will overcome its current challenges.


set: Highway 138 east of Roseburg is closed to traffic as crews fight the Rattle fire in the Umpqua National Forest.

set: Highway 138 east of Roseburg closed to traffic by Rattle fire


set: US stocks rallied Friday as a slowdown in the pace of US job losses spurred broad gains, though some participants remained wary about the timing of a possible economic recovery.

set: US stocks rally on slowdown in job losses


set: So, WDET's Question of the Day is, if you were going to go for the gold, ``What would be your Olympic sport and why?''


set: The 28-year-old Thomasville man died in a motorcycle crash on Saturday in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, police said.

set: Thomasville man dies in motorcycle crash


set: Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will leave for Delhi tomorrow on a three-day visit to declare open the Commonwealth Games.

set: Prince Charles to leave for Delhi tomorrow


set: Three MPs and a member of the House of Lords will face criminal charges over their expenses claims, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.


set: The services sector continued to underperform in December as activity in the property and business services and the finance and insurance sub-sectors fell, a survey shows.

set: Services sector underperforms in December


set: Secretary Election Commission Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad said on Wednesday that elections in no constituency were being postponed due to law and order situation.

set: Elections in no constituency being postponed due to law and order situation:


set: Two flatbed train cars carrying military vehicles derailed this morning at a switching station at Fort Carson, officials say.

set: Two train cars carrying military vehicles derail at Fort Carson


set: The University of Delaware has launched a new online events calendar, called @UD.

set: University launches new online events calendar


set: The organising committee of the 21st Gulf Cup football tournament yesterday revealed the official mascot of the tournament and ahead of the draw ceremony, set for tonight at the National Museum near the Marina Club in Manama.


set: The Dallas Stars happened to be the ones to allow that string to come to end, losing 4-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets, who had not won a road game in regulation this season yet.

set: Dallas Stars lose 4-1 to Columbus Blue Jackets


set: SnapNames just released an iPhone app to make it easier to bid on SnapNames auctions on the go.


set: Daisuke Takahashi of Japan easily won the Four Continents skating competition Friday, with two-time US champion Evan Lysacek finishing third.


set: The native YouTube app -- which was removed during the upgrade to iOS 6 -- is back on the iPad as a free download on the App Store.

set: YouTube is back on iPad as a free download


set: The Army plans to build a $28 million training center for the Army Reserve and National Guard on a 19-acre site at Orchards, near Vancouver.

set: Army plans to build $28 million training center near Vancouver


set: More Americans will travel over the year-end holidays than a year ago, the fifth straight holiday this year to register an uptick, according to auto club AAA.


set: PINNACLE Telecom Group, the business telecommunications company, has sharply cut its pre-tax losses and more than doubled its turnover for 2010 after providing services at events such as T in the Park, the Pope's visit and the Chelsea Flower Show.


set: Jennifer Love Hewitt has revealed that people on the street have been telling her about their ``private parts'' after she publicly spoke about vajazzling.

set: Hewitt: 'people tell me about their privates'


set: A Mangawhai-based marine engineering company has today been fined following a boat explosion which left a customer, a contractor and company director injured in January last year.

set: Marine company fined after boat explosion


set: DAVID Weir and Shelley Woods returned to winning ways after their London Marathon disappointments with comprehensive wins at the BUPA Great Manchester Run.


set: US consumers borrowed more money in February to buy new cars but cut back on pulling out their credit cards to make purchases.

set: Consumers borrowed more in February to buy cars


set: Marvel is pleased to announce the full guest list for the hotly-anticipated MarvelFest NYC 2009, celebrating the premiere of the Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic, in Union Square tomorrow, October 28th, at 6pm!

set: Marvel Comics announces the full guest list for ``MarvelFest''


set: A $1.1 million federal grant awarded to the Shreveport Fire Department could result in as many as 15 new front-line firefighters being hired in September.

set: Federal grant to result in 15 new firefighters


set: The Lake Prairie Methodist Family Health Center opened June 10 in the Lake Prairie Towne Crossing shopping center at State Highway 360 and Camp Wisdom Road.

set: Methodist Family Health Center opens in Lake Prairie


set: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said there is insufficient evidence to arrest Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, a media report said.


set: An 18-year-old Hickory man has been charged with trying to run down a police officer early Sunday, in an incident in which the officer fired two shots at the man as he fled.

set: Man charged with trying to run down officer


set: > COLOGNE, Germany, Dec. 9 /CNW/ - Women predominate in European online retail for the first time.


set: The official police report, obtained by TMZ, indicates that Johnson actually told police his wife applied the head butt to him.

set: Johnson told police his wife head-butted him


set: The University of North Dakota resumed using its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname Wednesday even though it triggered NCAA sanctions, leaving some fans weary of the seven-year fight over a moniker that critics believe is demeaning.

set: University of North Dakota will use Fighting Sioux nickname


set: NEW DELHI The Indian movie star Rajnikanth has been hospitalized with stomach and respiratory infections but is recovering.

set: Indian movie star Rajnikanth hospitalized


set: China said Sunday it had suspended senior bilateral exchanges with Japan over an incident in disputed waters and warned relations with Tokyo had been ``severely hurt''.

set: China suspends senior bilateral exchanges with Japan


set: The Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly US meningitis outbreak filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday and said it would establish a fund to compensate victims.

set: Pharmacy linked to meningitis outbreak files for bankruptcy


set: Principal Financial Group has eliminated 40 positions, the company confirmed Thursday.

set: Principal Financial eliminates 40 positions


set: Stanislas Wawrinka beat top-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-1 Saturday to advance to his second straight final at the Chennai Open.


set: Australia has been dismissed for 309 in its second innings, setting England 391 runs to win the third Ashes test.


set: President Asif Ali Zardari has constituted a national security committee comprising heads of all the security and secret agencies to review and tackle the security concerns arising in the wake of ongoing military operations in restive valley of Swat and adjoining districts.

set: President Zardari constitutes a national security committee


set: Stoke boss Tony Pulis has assured Ryan Shawcross he has nothing to worry about ahead of their game against Arsenal this weekend.

set: Pulis: 'Shawcross has nothing to worry about'


set: A Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is undergoing back surgery today in Los Angeles according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

set: Jason Pierre-Paul undergoing back surgery


set: J.Lo gives advice to newly signed X Factor judges Britney Spears and Demi Lovato at the ``What to Expect When You're Expecting'' premiere.

set: Jennifer Lopez gives advice to Spears and Lovato


set: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is bringing his battle with Governor HR Bhardwaj to Delhi now.


set: Labour is launching a policy review into the private rented sector focusing on letting agents and landlords.

set: Labour launches review into private rented sector


set: Julia's Dance Company will present Showcase 2008 at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, May 10, at 6 pm

set: Julia's Dance Company presents Showcase 2008


set: Former British boxing champion Gary Mason has been killed in a cycling accident in London.

set: British boxer Gary Mason killed in cycling accident


set: The 54-year-old Milwaukee woman fatally shot on the city's north side Friday was identified Saturday by Milwaukee police as Jo Mosley of the 5700 block of N. 41st St.


set: Slovenia faces the unwelcome prospect of further credit rating downgrades and falling investor confidence as a result of the inability of the country's fractious politicians to agree on who should lead the country.

set: Slovenia faces the prospect of further credit rating downgrades


set: A new study by researchers at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey suggests that obesity may reduce fertility in men.


set: Former Wheaton Warrenville South standout Tony Moeaki will miss the entire 2011 NFL season after injuring his knee in the Kansas City Chiefs final preseason game.


set: Forensic experts at Dundee University, Scotland have warned against the increasing misuse of legal drug, Phenazepam.

set: Forensic experts warn against the misuse of Phenazepam


set: A Berne man was injured when his motorcycle crashed on SR 8 Saturday, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department said.


set: Johnson & Johnson is to open four life science ``innovation centres'' as it decentralises decisions on investment and partnerships to boost productivity.

set: Johnson & Johnson to open life science centres


set: Andrew Garfield almost suffocated after he got his Spider-Man mask wet during filming in a sewer.

set: Andrew Garfield almost suffocated in Spider-Man mask


set: GM Uzbekistan has ceased the assembly of the business-class sedan Chevrolet Epica, according to the joint venture.

set: GM Uzbekistan ceases assembly of Chevrolet Epica


set: Rap artist 50 Cent wants to perform a duet with Susan Boyle, a report has claimed.


set: The American Red Cross announced its blood donor milestones for the months of July, August and September.

set: Red Cross announces blood donor milestones


set: An opposition climate forum in the electorate of Treasurer Swan is just the start, say Tony Abbott.


set: A man opened fire on his daughter, who is in her early 20s, and injured her leg, late on Monday night.


set: A 35-year old Cavan man is facing numerous charges after being stopped by police.


set: The Coast Guard rescued a surfer in distress about 4 miles south of Depoe Bay on Saturday in an area called Devil's Punchbowl.


set: Topics for the third and final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney were announced by the moderator and debate commission on Saturday.


set: A 1957 Ferrari sold for a record nine million euros at auction in Rome, the company said in a statement.

set: 1957 Ferrari sells for record nine million euros


set: The corruption probe of Assessor John Noguez has widened to include multiple targets, and prosecutors soon will seek grand jury indictments, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley said in remarks published today.

set: Corruption probe of assessor John Noguez widens


set: ``I expected some strong policy initiatives in the interim budget to reinvigorate and re-energise the declining economy. Tourism, real estate and the export sector were badly impacted by the global crisis. However, it was disappointing to see a huge increase in defense allocation in this budget. There is hardly any step for economic resurgence in this budget.''

set: ``There is hardly any step for economic resurgence in this budget''


set: The Discovery Ensemble takes their love of music into schools to show children what's behind the songs and the instruments.

set: Discovery Ensemble takes love of music to schools


set: Gas station owners on Tuesday blocked the entrance to Greece's Finance Ministry in Athens to protest what they said were ``exorbitant'' fines imposed through the Hephaestus system.

set: Gas station owners block entrance to Finance ministry


set: A Texas man is accused of vehicular homicide in a hit and run in Perry that claimed the life of a Michigan woman, police said.

set: Texas man accused of vehicular homicide in hit and run near Perry


set: With most legislators backing him, Gov. Mike Beebe on Friday called a special session to raise the state severance tax on natural gas.


set: Police said they arrested a 38-year-old Waianae man accused of shooting a diving spear gun at two people in Waianae on Saturday night.

set: Waianae man accused of shooting spear gun at person


set: South Korea is set to release test results on Thursday on an unidentified virus that has sickened eight, including a pregnant woman who died on Tuesday, local media reported Wednesday.

set: S. Korea to release test results on unidentified virus


set: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, an investment bank beset by rumors of not having enough funding, said it is issuing $3 billion of convertible preferred shares.

set: Lehman to issue $3 billion convertible preferred shares


set: The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Tuesday, said the new electricity tariff regime would ensure improved services to consumers.

set: New electricity tariff'll ensure improved services --


set: Massage Envy Spa recently opened its doors in Bayonne, New Jersey, providing all Hudson County residents with an affordable, professional and convenient day spa.

set: Massage Envy spa opens in Bayonne, new Jersey


set: While at an Austrailian Star Trek convention Patrick Stewart was asked whether or not he would return to the X-Men franchise?

set: Patrick Stewart not returning to the X-Men franchise!!!


set: EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that the company ``dropped the ball'' during the most recent home console transition.

set: Ea: 'we dropped the ball' during console transition


set: In jail on child porn charges, St. Petersburg man now accused of sexually battering two boys By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer A 45-year-old St. Petersburg man arrested in February on child porn charges is now accused of sexually battering two young boys over a period of several years, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.


set: Phil Jackson still plans to retire, saying after the Lakers were swept by Dallas on Sunday that ``my hopes and aspirations are this is the final game I will coach.''

set: Phil Jackson still plans to retire, saying after the Lakers were swept by ...


set: Johnnie Walker came striding down to London yesterday as part of the cross-party campaign to persuade Diageo not to close its bottling plant in Kilmarnock with the loss of 700 jobs.

set: Johnnie Walker strides into London with campaign


set: US federal agencies in Washington, DC, will be open on Wednesday, after massive storm Sandy essentially shut down the federal government for two days.

set: US federal agencies in Washington to be open on Wednesday


set: Yesterday Skype launched the online Skype shop for Australian customers looking to get their hands on Skype-certified VoIP gear.


set: President George W. Bush visits Texas today to see the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike as authorities race to help millions of people left without water and power.

set: Bush visits Texas to see devastation caused by Hurricane Ike


set: The current spate of seasonal flu may have peaked, says the Health Protection Agency, following a slight downwards trend in the estimated number of circulating flu infections.


set: A 28 year old Draperstown man appeared in court earlier this week for allegedly stabbing a man in the head with a fork.


set: The newly-released Google Maps for iPhone has been downloaded more than 10 million times within just 2 days of its launch at the App Store.

set: Google Maps for iPhone downloaded over 10 million times within 2 days of launch


set: Giuliana Rancic returned to work at E! on Tuesday December 27 after having a double mastectomy recently..

set: Giuliana Rancic returns to work after double mastectomy


set: It will join the eBay , Amazon , Overstock and Decatur utilities starting December 8.

set: DU joins eBay, Amazon, Overstock and Decatur utilities


set: Rick Santorum is hoping for a ``Bayou bounce'' on Saturday, with polls giving him a strong lead as Louisiana voters went to the ballot boxes to select their preferred Republican presidential candidate.


set: British army dog who died in Afghanistan honored A bomb-sniffing army dog who died in Afghanistan on the day his handler was killed has been honored with Britain's highest award for animal bravery.


set: Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has congratulated Ukrainian citizens on the 18th anniversary of a Ukrainian referendum of December 1, 1991, which confirmed the declaration of Ukraine's independence.

set: Yuschenko congratulates Ukrainians on 18th anniversary of Ukrainian referendum of 1991


set: The modern mosque architecture primarily portrays golden age of Muslim intellectual thought and a consistent evolutionary process that started after rise of Islam in the world, Hammad Hussain, a young and visionary architect, said here on Tuesday.


set: A so-called witch was burned alive in Papua New Guinea in front of hundreds of witnesses.

set: 'Witch' burned alive in Papua New Guinea


set: Ag Against Hunger is seeking volunteers to get involved in their gleaning program Sept. 20 Working with local growers, volunteers help collect high quality produce that has been left behind after a commercial harvest.


set: Beirut - Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Tuesday Israel does not have any excuse to attack Lebanon, but warned that his movement would retaliate to an attack by hitting deep inside the Jewish state.

set: Nasrallah says Israel has no excuse to attack Lebanon


set: This week Congressman Walter B. Jones continued his fight against Obamacare by cosponsoring two bills to repeal provisions of the recently enacted health care law.


set: Michael Conroy/AP The Indiana Pacers announced that they waived point guard Jamaal Tinsley on Wednesday, and a team spokesman said the NBA will process the request Thursday.


set: Pitchfork, music bible to relevant hipsters the world over, launched their new animated series Frames today.

set: Pitchfork launch animated series 'Frames'


set: Professor John Evans Atta-Mills, Flag bearer of National Democratic Congress, begins an ``intensive tour'' of the Ashanti Region on Thursday after filing his nomination papers at the Electoral Commission in Accra.

set: Atta-Mills begins tour of Ashanti Region on Thursday


set: A Weaverville man faces an arson charge in connection with a house fire on Jupiter Road.


set: SACRAMENTO ― A bus driver is facing charges because of an unscheduled stop and refusing to let school children off of a bus.

set: Bus driver facing charges after unscheduled stop


set: Championship leaders Newcastle salvaged a 2-2 draw at local rivals Middlesbrough, while West Brom consolidated second place with a 3-2 win over Blackpool on Saturday.

set: Newcastle salvage draw, while Albion consolidate second


set: Steve Smith, former New York Giants wide receiver has signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

set: Steve Smith signs with Philadelphia Eagles


set: Actor Neil Bhatt from Karol Bagh is an enthusiastic youngster and his enthusiasm reflects in his performance too.


set: Barclays will give its name to a New York subway stop in a $4m deal with the city's cash-strapped transport authority.

set: Barclays to give its name to New York subway stop


set: Acute shortage of bullocks are affecting crop cultivation in Natore sadar, Bagatipara, Lalpur, Baraigram, Gurudashpur and Singra Upazila under Natore district.

set: Shortage of bullocks affects cultivation in Natore


set: Cameron Diaz shows off her legs for days while posing with a car wash sign on the set of her new film Bad Teacher in Los Angeles.


set: A youth was arrested by the police for allegedly molesting an engineering student at Bagnan in Howrah.


set: India soybean futures extended gains for a fifth day on Friday, supported by global leads, thin arrivals and robust physical demand, analysts said.

set: India soybean extends gains for fifth day


set: ServPro of Greeneville has a new owner, JAH Enterprises, whose owner is Jim Hart.


set: Chinese automotive group Lifan has decided to take control of its operations in Brazil, which had so far been the responsibility of importing company Effa Motors, which also sells the commercial vehicles of Chinese groups Hafei and Chang, the Brazilian press reported.

set: Chinese automotive group Lifan takes control of operations in Brazil


set: Naxals had carried out 14 attacks during the two-day bandh called by them in five states starting May 18, government said here on Thursday.

set: Naxals carried out 14 attacks during bandh


set: ABC has set a debut date for its new sit-com Miss Guided, starring Hollywood actresses Judy Greer and Brooke Burns.


set: Former Liverpool defender Alan Hansen will reportedly leave his role on BBC football highlights and analysis show Match of the Day after 20 years.

set: Alan Hansen to leave 'Match of the Day' after 20 years?


set: Jets receiver Plaxico Burress criticized former coach Tom Coughlin and ex-teammate Eli Manning in an interview with Men's Journal.

set: Plaxico Burress criticizes Tom Coughlin, Eli Manning in interview


set: Ramsey Clark, former US attorney general and co-founder and representative of the International Action Center underlined the fact that the US and Israel were involved in the assassination of Iranian scientists.


set: Rangers captain David Weir signed a new one-year contract with the Scottish champions today.


set: A 66-year-old Lawrence County woman was killed Friday night in a wreck that happened at the intersection of County Road 434 and Ala. 24 in East Lawrence.


set: HEXPOL's annual report for 2011 has today been published on our website www.hexpol.com and is under distribution to the Group's shareholders.

set: HEXPOL's annual report for 2011 published


set: Police say both lanes of the Rimutaka Hill road linking Wellington and Wairarapa are now open, following a serious crash earlier on Saturday.

set: Both lanes of Rimutaka Hill road now open


set: On Tuesday, April 17, United Way of Mason County is offering a two-hour brown bag workshop for nonprofit organizations.

set: United Way of Mason County to offer workshop for nonprofit organizations


set: The Indian rupee is the world's most undervalued currency, trading at around 61% below its 'actual' price against the dollar, The Economist's latest Big Mac Index has found.

set: Rupee is world's most undervalued currency:


set: Dubai prime retail and hospitality has been vigorous in 2012 and is well placed for 2013.

set: Dubai prime retail, hospitality well placed


set: Portugal midfielder Raul Meireles left Liverpool for Premier League rivals Chelsea for an undisclosed fee just before the transfer window closed on Wednesday.


set: Former New York Mets and Yankees star Darryl Strawberry opens a new restaurant, Strawberry's Sports Grill, in Queens.

set: Darryl Strawberry opens restaurant in Queens


set: It has been reported that ELX Futures LP, a planned challenger to derivatives exchange operator CME Group Inc., received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

set: ELX Futures received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission


set: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith and linebacker Patrick Willis are slated to visit a North Salinas High School on Tuesday.

set: San Francisco 49ers' Alex Smith, Patrick Willis to visit North Salinas High School


set: Novartis AG has bought worldwide rights to a new antibiotic drug developed by US company Paratek Pharmaceuticals to treat drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA.


set: Fire crews from two different counties helped fight a large brush fire in Nicholas County Monday afternoon.


set: Now, new research from UCLA has identified a possible link between outdoor food ads and a tendency to pack on pounds.

set: Possible link between outdoor food ads and a tendency to pack on pounds


set: Cardinal Health Inc was granted a temporary restraining order against the Drug Enforcement Administration's or DEA immediate suspension order of its Lakeland, Fla. DEA registration.

set: Cardinal Health granted temporary restraining order


set: Barcelona were gifted their 19th Primera Liga title without kicking a ball last night when second-placed Real Madrid were beaten 3-2 at Villarreal.

set: Barcelona Champions after Real Madrid beaten


set: Oil prices have for the first time in 14 months dropped below the 70 dollar per barrel mark, prompting the Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries to consider summoning an emergency meeting next week to establish some stability in prices.

set: Oil prices drop below 70 dollars a barrel


set: Egypt's Xceed plans to double the size of its operations by 2013, the vice president of the company said.


set: President George W Bush said the US economy was ``beginning to improve'', and he credited the $168bn stimulus this year with helping to ward off a recession.

set: Bush says economy ``beginning to improve''


set: ― Gov. Martin O'Malley says he opposes a Senate plan to gradually shift some teacher pension costs to counties in coming years.

set: O'Malley opposed to plan to shift teacher pensions


set: Shia LaBeouf has pleaded not guilty to an unlawful smoking charge.


set: A lodge owner from Wasilla has been found guilty of numerous fishing and wildlife violations.

set: Lodge owner found guilty of numerous violations


set: Whitehaven Coal Limited sells a 9.9 per cent stake in the group to Farallon Capital Management.

set: Whitehaven Coal sells 9.9 per cent stake


set: A body was discovered in a slough on the One Arrow First Nation, near Batoche, Sask., Tuesday afternoon, RCMP say.

set: Body discovered in slough on One Arrow First Nation


set: Leelee Sobieski and her fashion designer fiance, Adam Kimmel, are having a baby, a rep for the ``Joan of Arc'' star told People magazine.


set: A Whitehall man has been charged with arson for allegedly setting a car on fire in western Vermont last summer, police said.


set: NASA's Super Guppy airplane recently visited Seattle, delivering the first part of the Space Shuttle Trainer to the Museum of Flight.


set: ``The boat was on top of us before I saw it,'' Quesnel, who is paralysed, told Justice Judith Jones in the Port-of-Spain High Court yesterday.


set: Swine flu vaccines that are arriving in the Kingdom shortly will be tried and tested before they are given to patients, Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah told the Health Services Council on Sunday night.

set: Swine flu vaccines to be tested before being given to patients


set: Facebook Inc c o-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his US citizenship, according to an Internal Revenue Service report, days before the company's initial public offering.

set: Facebook co-founder Saverin renounces citizenship


set: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today opened 57 points higher after funds made cautious buying as the Reserve Bank of India will announce it quarterly credit policy later in the day.


set: German inflation picked up in May on rising food prices, but remained below the European Central Bank΄s target for price stability, the federal statistics office said Wednesday.


set: A judge on Wednesday denied a request from former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child-sex-abuse trial.

set: Judge denies request to delay start of Sandusky trial


set: Hannan, who gave the eulogy for President John F. Kennedy and later served more than three decades as the head of the New Orleans Roman Catholic Archdiocese, died Thursday.


set: By Jon Murray '' Oxford United will have a further pitch inspection at 3pm today as they work overtime to try to get tonight's FA Trophy tie against Woking on.

set: Oxford United to have further pitch inspection


set: ROBIN Williams needs heart surgery and must cancel the remaining performances of his one-man comedy show, Weapons of Self-Destruction, his publicist said on Thursday.


set: 10 Things to Know for Wednesday Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:


set: Gospel singer Bebe Winans has been charged with misdemeanour domestic assault after a dispute with his ex-wife.

set: Bebe Winans charged with domestic assault


set: A former Loomis Fargo employee is accused of stealing roughly $26,000 from AmeriCU in Whitestown.

set: Former Loomis Fargo employee accused of stealing $26,000


set: US First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday announced she would lead the US delegation to the London Olympics, as she celebrated the Games with Samantha Cameron, wife of the British prime minister.

set: Michelle Obama to lead delegation to London Olympics


set: Broncos officials will travel to Atlanta to interview Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey on Friday.

set: Broncos to interview Falcons offensive coordinator Mularkey


set: Cyprus economy has entered into recession in the last quarter of 2011, with the country's GDP recording a decline 0.7%, the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus announced Friday.


set: Jude Law will return to the London stage this summer, in the Eugene O'Neill play Anna Christie, as part of Michael Grandage's last season as artistic director at the Donmar Warehouse.

set: Jude Law returns to London stage in Eugene O'Neill's play Anna Christie


set: Baseball star Roger Clemens has been acquitted on all charges of lying to the US Congress.


set: Apple has cranked up the heat on rival Samsung and its lawyers over a disputed news release that Apple now claims warrants ending the patent lawsuit with a judgment in its favor.


set: Sk?l members worldwide will rally to Bali throughout 2013 to join in celebrating Sk?l Bali's twentieth Anniversary year with the 180 members of Sk?l Bali, fourth largest Skal club worldwide.

set: Sk?l members worldwide will rally in Bali in 2013


set: Trade unions in the Bulgarian prisons are to stage a protest in front of the Ministry of Justice on Sunday.

set: Trade unions in Bulgarian prisons to stage protest on Sunday


set: Jennifer Aniston who portrays a man-eating dentist in 'Horrible Bosses' admits she ' enjoys' talking dirty.


set: You have seen many examples lately of folks reminding us that ``public health insurance is socialist.''


set: Singer and musician Melissa Etheridge is honored with the 2,450th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on September 27, 2011.


set: A wildfire in Wadena County that almost spread to a home has been ruled arson.


set: Former NFL star linebacker Junior Seau drove off a seaside cliff and was hospitalized with minor injuries Monday, less than nine hours after he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.

set: Former NFL star Junior Seau drives off cliff


set: VMware has launched its Android-based mobile hypervisor aimed at establishing dedicated corporate environments on consumer devices.


set: Novelist Jackie Collins claims she had a fling with movie legend Marlon Brando when she was just 15 years old.

set: Jackie Collins claims she had fling with Marlon Brando at 15


set: This time unbelievably, he kept chatting with 50,000 fans online for Raavan's promotion.

set: Abhishek Bachchan chats with 50,000 fans!


set: ``I tore the bill as it was a bad bill and against parliamentarians.


set: Two people were killed when their ultralight plane crashed earlier tonight in Latignano, in the province of Pisa.

set: Two killed when their ultralight plane crashes near Pisa


set: Chandigarh, Jul 9 A man was today arrested for allegedly kidnapping his six-year-old nephew from Ludhiana when his parents were not at home, police said here.


set: Takuma Sato has signed to drive for AJ Foyt Racing in 2013, the announcement confirming several months of speculation that the former F1 driver was to link up with the Indy 500 icon.


set: Barry Kilby claims Burnley won't go bonkers in the Premier League -- because there are no wealthy Arabs around to bail them out.


set: A family spokesman says Dee Dee Warwick died Monday at a nursing home in Essex County, New Jersey.


set: Defence minister AK Antony will visit Leh tomorrow to review the ongoing relief and rehabilitation work of the armed forces in the cloudburst-hit areas of Ladakh.


set: Suparna Gold Corp. announces that it has granted stock options to acquire up to 1,250,000 common shares of the Company of which an aggregate of 1,100,000 were granted to certain directors and officers of the Company.

set: Suparna announces grant of stock options


set: Huge asteroid is all set to fly past Earth on May 31.


set: Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak said today he would not quit the government despite a harsh Lebanon war report, relieving pressure on prime minister Ehud Olmert as he pursues peace talks with the Palestinians.

set: Barak says will not quit over war report


set: Hazmat crews are working to clean up a chlorine spill at the Oneida City Water Treatment Plant, the Observer-Dispatch reported.

set: Hazmat crews working to clean up chlorine spill


set: Social media management platform HooteSuite has acquired social applications developer Seesmic, the companies announced Thursday.


set: The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday by voice vote approved a bill that would reauthorize the federal community health centers program through fiscal year 2012, CQ Today reports.

set: House Energy and Commerce Committee approves bill to reauthorize community health centers program


set: AUSTRALIA will guarantee all bank deposits for three years and guarantee wholesale funding to Australian banks in an attempt to combat the global credit crisis, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday.


set: THE Reserve Bank may lower its inflation forecasts as a result of figures pointing to an improved outlook, the Bank's deputy research head, Johan van den Heever, said on Thursday.

set: Reserve Bank may lower inflation forecast


set: Two popular summer festivals are coming together to form the Fly Syracuse Arts Week.


set: Veteran British actor Terence Stamp once stole clothes from a movie set so he could look smart for a date with screen siren Brigitte Bardot.

set: Terence Stamp stole clothes for date with Brigitte Bardot


set: Direct mail service company 'PostForce' is Offering free mailing on large letters.

set: Direct Mail company Postforce offers FREE mailing


set: Kurt Busch takes the checkered flag as he wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday at Infineon in Sonoma.

set: Busch takes the checkered flag at Infineon


set: DUBAI // A bike lane from Arabian Ranches to Bab Al Shams will be open by summer, transport authorities say.

set: Bike lane from Arabian Ranches to open by summer


set: Veteran TV star Jack Klugman is returning to the stage at the age of 89 for an upcoming production of Twelve Angry Men.


set: Monsters Vs. Aliens character BOB will be featured in a meet-and-greet for families Friday.


set: As a part of its effort to continually provide the in-depth news and analysis that business leaders of the New Economy have come to rely on, Sustainable Industries has launched a blog.


set: A rare native gecko believed to remain in only two places in New Zealand has been discovered thriving on Kapiti Island.

set: Rare native gecko discovered on Kapiti Island


set: The social workers' strike that began yesterday was predictable, and could have been prevented.

set: Social workers' strike could have been prevented


set: Brazilian striker Adriano may leave Italian Serie A team Inter Milan after saying he wants to take a break from football for a while.


set: TWO men have been charged with murder following the death of Dylan Aaron in a pond in Hindley.


set: Severe anemia left actress Brittany Murphy weakened and vulnerable to pneumonia and the prescription medications she was using to treat it, according to an autopsy report released Thursday.


set: The African continent is still being sidelined by international financial institutions, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.


set: CEMEX, an international building materials company offering superior quality products and reliable service all across the world, has reported that it will invest roughly $65 million to increase its cement production capacity in the Philippines and reinforce its distribution network in order to provide better services in high-demand regions across the country.

set: CEMEX to increase cement production capacity in Philippines


set: PivotPoint Innovation enables insider access to breakthrough innovations generated by entrepreneurs and universities, while having senior level management guide the process from identification through commercial impact.


set: Tribal areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan pose primary threat to the security of the US, even as the terrorists have expanded their networks in other parts of the world too, Federal Bureau of Investigation head Robert Mueller said.

set: Tribal areas of Pakistan & Afghanistan pose threat to US:


set: PTI New Delhi, April 25, 2013 Samajwadi Party, which extends crucial outside support to UPA, today said it would ``oppose'' the JPC draft report if former telecom minister A Raja is not allowed to personally depose before it, but ruled out siding with BJP in demanding removal of PC Chacko as chairman of the committee.

set: Will oppose JPC draft report if Raja not allowed to depose:


set: A new study has revealed that you can't cheat mother nature - even with liposuction.


set: IndiaNIC, a leading software web development company with the experience of more than 10 years, has recently launched a new service for facilitating customers and people with innovative cross platform apps development.

set: IndiaNIC launch new service of cross platform apps development


set: The anti-mafia unit with the Chief Directorate for Fight against Organised Crime have detained several racketeers in the frames of two high-profile operations.

set: Anti-mafia unit detains racketeers within two operations


set: An Asheville man was charged with strangling two men and assaulting a woman on Friday, according to arrest warrants on file at the Buncombe County Magistrate's Office.

set: Asheville man charged with strangling two men, assaulting woman


set: ``I'm in the business of ticking people off,'' he said in an interview.

set: 'I'm in the business of ticking people off'


set: The Alcohol Oversight Committee met yesterday to discuss forming a second alcohol task force.

set: Alcohol oversight meets to discuss second task force


set: A Salisbury man was jailed Wednesday under a $75,000 bond on drug charges, along with charges of possessing a weapon of mass destruction and assaulting a pregnant woman.

set: Salisbury man jailed under $75,000 on drug charges


set: Local volunteers were recently recognized by the Mission Viejo City Council for giving 1,000 hours of service to the community.

set: Volunteers recognized for 1,000 hours of service


set: Retail stocks fell 1.7 percent Monday, hitting lows not seen since February as debt-obsessed investors worried over consumers' continuing move away from plastic.


set: In the days since the G-20 hypocrites flocked together in London earlier this month, condemning a large part of the offshore world to their version of tax haven Purgatory, more than a few people have asked me: ``What will Panama do now?''


set: Jennifer Aniston is reportedly pining for her ex-douchebag and drunk dialed him after a couple glasses of wine recently hoping to rekindle their love.


set: Unless a last-minute surprise occurs, the public sector wage agreement will be signed nine months after a pay raise was agreed upon.

set: Public sector wage agreement to be signed


set: Almeria have reached an agreement to sign Henok Goitom from Real Murcia as they continue their summer rebuilding programme, the club's president has confirmed.

set: Almeria have signed Henok Goitom - president


set: - The 2012 presidential election is on track to be one of the most expensive in history.

set: Presidential election could be most expensive in history


set: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced $18.4 million in job grants designated to help veterans, many of them returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan, transition into high-wage, high-growth civilian occupations utilizing the skills they learned in the military.

set: Schwarzenegger announces $18.4 million job grants


set: Governor Paterson signed the early retirement incentive bill yesterday.

set: Paterson signs early retirement incentive bill


set: ExlService Holdings, a US-based provider of outsourcing and transformation services, has signed a multi-year contract with Petrogas, the largest independent operator of the Applegreen chain of service stations in Ireland.

set: Exlservice signs multi-year contract with Petrogas


set: The state medical examiner's office says a Blanchard woman who was found dead last month was stabbed to death.

set: Medical examiner says Blanchard woman stabbed to death


set: India Friday partially lifted a ban on cotton exports just days after imposing it, following opposition from Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and chief ministers of key growing states, who argued the ban would hurt farmers.

set: India partially lifts ban on cotton exports


set: Yemeni security forces have clashed with rebels in the Southern Abyan province where separatists are campaigning against the rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country's president.


set: A published report says the new iPhone will have a thinner screen.


set: Police are investigating a business burglary in which a safe and an undisclosed amount of money were allegedly taken Thursday morning.


set: Webroot, a provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced it has acquired BrightCloud, a web content classification and security services provider.


set: Wolfsburg managing director Dieter Hoeness has refused to panic after the club's poor start to the season.


set: PRESIDENT-elect Benigno Aquino III has assured that he will deal with the military ``professionally'' and will use seniority and service reputation as basis if and when he will have to move some of its commanders to new posts.

set: Aquino to deal with military 'professionally'


set: The call for expressions of interest in the privatisation of Malta Shipyards will be re-opened for a week following a compromise solution between the government and Brussels on the way forward for the yard's sale.

set: Expressions of interest to be re-opened for a week


set: Alcoa of Australia said late Tuesday it is declaring force majeure under its alumina supply contracts as a result of an explosion at Apache Energy's Varanus Island facility and the disruption of gas supply to its Western Australia facilities.

set: Alcoa of Australia declares force majeure


set: Bahrain is setting up an independent high media council that will provide advice on media draft laws, monitor all media for possible incitement to rights violations and look into complaints against the media.


set: On Tuesday, the first round of cities for Lilith Fair 2010 were revealed, including stops in New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver and for the first time, international locations such as London, with others to be announced.

set: First round of cities for Lilith Fair 2010 revealed


set: He told us that he'll be starring in The Congress, a sci-fi, futuristic film, based on the novel The Futurological Congress by Stanislaw Lem.

set: Kodi Smit-McPhee to star in the Congress


set: Chicago-based alt-rockers Wilco take over Red Rocks for the weekend and the band is glad to be playing the venue.


set: Coleen Rooney was the subject of some unexpected criticism from the Duchess of Cornwall earlier this week after the Royal was shown pictures of her lavish wedding and now the pregnant WAG has hit back, claiming that Camilla Parker-Bowles ``should know better''.


set: Japan has been shaken by a magnitude 6.2 aftershock closer to Tokyo than the massive quake that hit Friday.


set: The Chicago Bears will start J'Marcus Webb at left tackle against the New York Giants on Friday night as the preseason continues.

set: Bears to start J'Marcus Webb at left tackle against Giants


set: Fresno State engineering and construction management students will showcase projects including a human-powered vehicle, a concrete canoe and an unmanned aerial vehicle at ``Engineers at the Mall'' at Sierra Vista Mall Feb. 25 and 26.


set: The Toronto stock market has roared up almost 16 per cent following moves by governments in the US and Europe to recapitalize major banks and hopefully unfreeze global credit markets.


set: New research suggests that oceans have warmed much faster than previously thought, contributing to the rise in sea levels threatening low-lying regions around the globe.


set: THE parents of a severely sick one-year-old say they 'wish their son had cancer'.


set: ``The settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be found in Armenia,'' says Leader of the Armenian Labour Socialist Party, former mayoral candidate Movses Shahverdian.

set: ``Settlement should be found in Armenia''


set: The independent film Buried starring Ryan Reynolds was just picked up by Lionsgate for theatrical release.

set: 'Buried' with Ryan Reynolds picked up by Lionsgate


set: Albuquerque police are investigating a man found dead in his apartment in the 1900 block of Buena Vista SE, near Gibson and Yale.

set: Albuquerque police investigate man found dead in apartment


set: Midland police seized $185,000 in cash after a routine traffic stop earlier this week, officials said Friday.

set: Midland Police seize $185,000 in routine traffic stop


set: Seoul, Nov 16 North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons in the foreseeable future despite the upcoming talks with Washington, a former senior US diplomat who recently visited Pyongyang said today.

set: 'North Korea unlikely to give up nuclear weapons'


set: Beijing opened its newest airport terminal Friday, a gargantuan glass-and-steel creation built to accommodate a surge in visitors for the Summer Olympics.


set: An 18-year-old Ouzinkie, Alaska, man has been accused of stealing a forklift in an unsuccessful effort to rescue a pickup truck, then taking a different truck.

set: Ouzinkie, Alaska, man accused of stealing forklift in unsuccessful effort to rescue truck


set: As expected, Jeff Green received a qualifying offer from the Boston Celtics on Thursday, making him a restricted free agent and allowing the Celtics to match any offer he receives.

set: Jeff Green receives qualifying offer from Boston Celtics


set: Iberdrola, SA, a Spain-based holding company principally engaged in the energy sector, has commissioned La Venta III wind farm in Mexico with 102MW of capacity.

set: Iberdrola commissions La Venta III wind farm in Mexico with 102MW capacity


set: Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan won in the first round of women's singles at Wimbledon on Monday.

set: Chan Yung-jan wins first round in Wimbledon


set: A wood burner started a garage fire Sunday night in the city's north side, causing $35,000 in damage.


set: As the Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department took another step toward becoming operational on Tuesday, it is worth noting the process has been thorough.


set: Barnes & Noble says it will stop producing NOOK all-purpose tablets.

set: Barnes & Noble to stop producing NOOK tablets


set: It has a lot of insight into what a truly competitive health insurance market might look like, which it shared in a press release yesterday.

set: What a competitive health insurance market looks like


set: Avoyelles Parish sheriff's deputies say a fire has destroyed a Simmesport truck stop.


set: Harry and Amelia were the most popular baby names in England and Wales last year, knocking Oliver and Olivia off the top spot.

set: Harry and Amelia are our most popular baby names


set: Officials were warned there was a fire risk at a Lincolnshire recycling site months before a major blaze broke out there, it has been revealed.


set: The Bulls face their toughest challenge of the Super 14 when they host the high-flying Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria at 5.05pm on Saturday.

set: Bulls face tough challenge against Chiefs


set: Students raise their fists during a protest against the approval of the labour reform outside the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City October 2, 2012.

set: Students raise their fists during a protest outside the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City


set: Capitals forward Michael Nylander cleared NHL waivers on Monday, moving one step closer to leaving the team for good.


set: Lucknow, Jan 24 A man was today arrested for allegedly killing his wife and four minor daughters by setting them on fire in Lakhimpur district.

set: Man arrested for killing wife, four daughters


set: We're happy to announce that our new Washington Nationals podcast in collaboration with Capitol Baseball is now available on iTunes for subscription.

set: Our new Washington Nationals podcast now available on iTunes


set: SOUTH African stocks tracked positive global sentiment yesterday ending in the black, assisted by strong commodity prices.


set: Anil Kapoor spills the beans on Sajid's Superstars To see what a talk show is all about, get ready for Sajid's Superstars on COLORS.


set: Robbie Williams has revealed that he has been battling a 'life changing' mystery illness for four years.

set: Robbie Williams battling mystery illness


set: CLEMSON, SC Clemson has hired Brad Brownell of Wright State as its men's basketball coach.

set: Clemson hires Brownell as men's basketball coach


set: A vigil will be held Tuesday night in Oakland in honor of slain nursing student Michelle Le.


set: The federal cabinet on Wednesday condemned the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs and expressed the resolve for stern action against elements responsible for this heinous crime.


set: Taylor Swift has been nominated in the category of International Album of the Year for the 2011 Juno Awards.

set: Taylor Swift nominated for International Album of the Year


set: As first reported in the Hollywood Reporter, actress Angelina Jolie is set to star in the upcoming biopic of Gertrude Bell, a 20th century pioneer who is often described as ``the female Lawrence of Arabia''.

set: Angelina Jolie set to star as 'Gertrude Bell'


set: CBS placed first in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 for the eighth consecutive Sunday, led by 60 MINUTES, the top program in viewers, and THE AMAZING RACE, the night's #1 broadcast in key demos, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for April 21.

set: CBS places first in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 for the eighth consecutive Sunday


set: Christmas Village is coming back to LOVE Park for the 2012 holiday season!


set: Shraddha, who has finally arrived with musical romantic saga ``Aashiqui 2``, said: ``I am very romantic as a person. I believe that love should be something mad and full of 'pagalpan'...It should be mad or it should not be there. I love romantic films. I hope I have a fairy tale romance.''


set: PRIME Minister Julia Gillard will outline her vision for the ALP in a speech and web chat today.

set: Julia Gillard to outline vision for Labor


set: Volunteers who've done amazing things will be recognised at a ceremony on Monday 5 December, which is International Volunteer Day.


set: Bismarck, ND A North Dakota man has won a bracelet at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

set: ND man wins World Series of poker bracelet


set: Star Melbourne recruit Jack Trengove has won the AFL round five Rising Star nomination after playing a key role in the Demon's upset victory over previously undefeated Brisbane.

set: Melbourne recruit Jack Trengove wins round five Rising Star nomination