set: China has reopened its land border to tourists traveling to North Korea after a three-year break, with a group of 71 tourists visiting the isolated country, state media reported today.

set: China reopens border with North Korea to tourists


set: MLB.com At Bat has been updated for the 2013 season with live audio access, additional statistics, redesigned team pages, more notification options, and other improvements.

set: MLB.com At Bat is updated for the 2013 season


set: WillBridge of Santa Barbara invites the community to its ninth annual fundraiser from 6 to 8:30 pm Monday, Dec. 3 at First United Methodist Church, featuring State Street Ballet dancers and Marymount Soul.

set: Willbridge of Santa Barbara invites community to annual fundraiser


set: Four people were killed in separate incidents and mishaps in different parts of the city on Thursday.


set: The promising life of Mississauga's Victoria Margaret Luk was cut short last Friday night after she was killed in a plane crash with three other people.


set: Kansas City Southern's Board of Directors on August 12, 2008 declared a dividend of $0.25 per share on the outstanding KCS 4% non-cumulative preferred stock.

set: Kansas City Southern declares dividend on 4% non-cumulative preferred stock


set: Michelle Monaghan and Michael Shannon have joined the cast of ``Machine Gun Preacher'' from Lionsgate alongside Gerard Butler.

set: Michelle Monaghan and Michael Shannon join Machine Gun Preacher


set: A disbarred Westchester County lawyer has admitted in court that he stole $310,000 from his grandparents.

set: Lawyer admits to stealing from grandparents


set: A CWMBRAN man racially abused a doorman who intervened when he was rowing with his girlfriend, a court heard.


set: An inmate at the US Penitentiary in Leavenworth has been charged with drug possession, according to a news release from the US attorney's office.


set: AT&T announced Sunday it will purchase T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion.

set: AT&T purchases T-Mobile USA for $39 billion


set: Under-fire Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is feeling ``mentally and physically drained'' because of his form slump in the ongoing Test series against India.Under-fire Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is feeling ``mentally and physically drained'' because of his form slump in the ongoing Test series against India.Under-fire Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is feeling ``mentally and physically drained'' because of his form slump in the ongoing Test series against India.Under-fire Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is feeling ``mentally and physically drained'' because of his form slump in the ongoing Test series against India.Under-fire Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is feeling ``mentally and physically drained'' because of his form slump in the ongoing Test series against India.


set: Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Miroslav Naydenov is to attend an Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels, Agriculture Ministry announced.

set: Bulgarian Minister to attend Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting


set: Former president Nelson Mandela was on Wednesday afternoon at Milpark hospital in Johannesburg, undergoing routine tests, the Nelson Mandela Foundation said.


set: By Christopher Terris Taylor '' WARRINGTON Wolves have confirmed the signing of 23-year-old Salford City Reds utility player Stefan Ratchford for next season.

set: Warrington Wolves confirm the signing of Salford City Reds' Stefan Ratchford


set: ``I am proud of my faith and not apologetic of it. I am a Gandhi, a Hindu and an Indian in equal measure. I'm a victim of political conspiracy,'' Varun Gandhi said refusing to apologise for his provocative speech.


set: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today announced health projects worth Rs 470 crore under which 161 new hospitals would be set up across the State, including the riverine areas under the State Government's ambitious 'One Day, One Hospital' mission.


set: A nasty, sometimes deadly stomach bug is at least six times more common than was thought, researchers said Tuesday, based on a survey of hundreds of US hospitals.


set: Ashok Chakra, highest peacetime gallantry award, will be awarded posthumously to Lt Navdeep Singh by President Pratibha Patil on Republic Day on Wednesday.

set: Ashok Chakra to be awarded posthumously to Lt Navdeep Singh


set: The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says she doesn't want her son to be ``hunted down and jailed'', after international police organisation Interpol issued an arrest request this morning.

set: Assange's mother doesn't want son to be 'hunted down and jailed'


set: 49ers CEO Jed York tweeted early Monday morning that Harbaugh, who played quarterback in the NFL for 13 seasons, would be throwing passes to Moss at the workout.


set: Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Wednesday that the new short size federal cabinet would be announced soon.


set: Yerawada jail authorities today moved a designated TADA court here against allowing home food to actor Sanjay Dutt citing the prison manual which does not provide for extension of such a facility.

set: Yerawada authorities move court against home food for Sanjay Dutt


set: David ``Fathead'' Newman, a jazz musician who played with the Ray Charles Band and won fame as a tenor sax soloist, has died at age 75.

set: Jazz musician david 'Fathead' Newman dies at 75


set: Recently nationalized energy company YPF bought back $79 million in 2028 bonds, a stock market filing showed today.


set: ``Thor'' pummeled the competition in the first big weekend of the summer, opening at No. 1 at the box office with $65.7 million.


set: The new federal red tape reduction committee meets in Kamloops this morning.


set: Crompton Greaves may slip to Rs 130, says SP Tulsian, sptulsian.com.


set: Troika Dialog closed the book earlier today on its first issue of capital protected notes in Russia.

set: Troika Dialog issues capital protected notes in Russia


set: Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates recently defended a controversial austerity budget which was threatening to spark a government crisis.


set: The controversial Sethusamudram shipping canal project has ``security implications'' and these have been ``conveyed'' to the government, the Indian Coast Guard chief said on Thursday.

set: Sethusamudram has security implications:


set: Andy LaRoche got his second straight start at third base against a left-hander Saturday, but Dodgers manager Joe Torre stopped short of calling third base a straight platoon situation between the right-handed-hitting LaRoche and the left-handed-hitting Blake DeWitt.

set: LaRoche gets another start at third base


set: OPEC member Libya is halting oil shipments to Switzerland in protest at the arrest of a son Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, workers of state-owned Maritime Transport National Corporation said on Thursday.

set: Libya halts oil shipments to Switzerland -workers


set: A man was arrested after shots were fired at a mobile home park in Anchorage.


set: More than 800.000 jobless people have been registered in Greece, as the economic downturn tightened its grip on much of Europe.

set: More than 800.000 jobless registered in Greece


set: Host families are needed for a group of high school-aged Japanese students coming to Langley this summer.

set: Host families needed for Japanese students


set: At this year's New York International Auto Show, the all-electric Nissan Leaf was named the 2011 World Car of the Year.


set: ACE has today announced that it is extending its Environmental Risk capabilities by writing the company's portfolio of Environmental Liability products at Lloyd's.

set: ACE extends Environmental Risk capabilities into Lloyd's


set: Cape Coral Daily Breeze The Golisano Children's Hos-pital of Southwest Florida and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida will offer a free autism screening for children from 9:30 am to 2 pm Friday in Cape Coral.

set: Free autism screening Friday in Cape Coral


set: A man was injured Wednesday morning in a small electrical fire in an apartment at 2432 Jacato Drive.


set: It has been confirmed that motor giant Nissan is to build its new electric car in Sunderland in the UK.


set: SEAN KINGSTON has returned to work following his near-fatal jet ski crash in Miami, Florida in May.

set: Sean Kingston returns to work following jet ski crash


set: At 12:53 pm, EIH was locked at 20% upper circuit.


set: Didier Drogba's second-half freekick ensured Premier League champions Chelsea completed a domestic double for the first time in the club's history by beating Portsmouth 1-0 in the FA Cup final today.


set: The New England Patriots, already deeper than any team in the NFL at the tight end position with Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, had added yet another tight end.

set: New England Patriots add yet another tight end


set: Pacific Drilling SA announced today the pricing of the initial public offering of 6,000,000 common shares at a price to the public of $8.25 per share.

set: Pacific Drilling announces pricing of initial public offering


set: Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall.


set: As the investigation into the killings of cosmetics queen Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three of her aides is being wrapped up here, a related drama is unfolding in Chennai, India.


set: The 22nd death anniversary of Begum Raana Liaquat Ali Khan, the founder president of All Pakistan Women's Association, was observed on June 13.

set: Death anniversary of Raana Liaquat Ali observed


set: China is reported to be building two indigenous aircraft carriers as part of a modernisation programme, as the government confirmed it was refitting an old Soviet carrier for training.


set: Four Brooklyn public libraries will once again be open on Sundays, returning to a seven-day schedule that was ended this year in anticipation of budget cuts.

set: Brooklyn public libraries to open on Sundays


set: An Indianapolis police officer was injured in a crash during a chase on the city's northwest side Friday night.


set: Aug 12, 2009 News Watch via COMTEX) -- -- 8/12/2009 - Amaranth Advisors LLC, a hedge fund that collapsed in 2006, agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle US regulators allegations that it tried to manipulate natural-gas futures.

set: Amaranth agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle allegations about manipulating futures


set: Mizzi Organisation prides itself on its diversity, which renders it a sound organisation.

set: Mizzi Organisation prides itself on its diversity:


set: The League of Women Voters of Northwest Maricopa County will host a candidates forum for state legislative offices from 6:30 to 9 pm Tuesday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Surprise, 17540 Avenue of the Arts.

set: League of Women Voters hosts candidate forum


set: A tennis instructor at Westboro Tennis and Swim Club is facing several child pornography charges today after an investigation by Massachusetts State Police detectives and Northborough police, according to Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.

set: Tennis instructor faces child pornography charges


set: New Leadership's Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir breaks state scoring record previously held by Rebecca Lobo.

set: Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir breaks scoring record


set: Mark Hughes has confirmed Stephen Ireland is close to agreeing a new long-term contract with Manchester City.

set: Stephen Ireland close to agreeing a new contract with Manchester City


set: Spain has extradited a Serbian war crimes suspect to Bosnia, the interior ministry announced Thursday.

set: Spain extradites Serbian war crimes suspect to Bosnia


set: Indian Railways, the state-run network that carries 15 million people daily, cut some passenger fares and unveiled new routes ahead of elections.

set: Indian Railways cuts some fares before elections


set: Verizon has slashed the price of Microsoft's new Kin smartphones, with the Kin One discounted from $49 to $29, while the Kin Two will sell for $49, down from $99.

set: Verizon slashes prices on Microsoft Kin smartphones


set: CNN is reportedly in talks to buy Mashable, a start-up news site devoted to social media and technology, for $200 million.

set: CNN reportedly in talks to buy Mashable for $200 million


set: -Simon Cowell reportedly feels betrayed by Sharon Osbourne after she lashed out at his ''world of debauchery'' and accused him of having ''small penis syndrome''.

set: Simon Cowell 'feels betrayed by Sharon Osbourne'


set: A Sydney student has been found guilty of murdering his two flatmates by bludgeoning them with a baseball bat and stabbing them.

set: Student guilty of murdering flatmates by bludgeoning and stabbing them


set: The house of a Dalit, Ramanuj Manjhi, was burnt to ashes at Neora Mushari Toli falling under Bihta police station in Patna district on Sunday night allegedly by a few influential men of the area.


set: Writer 24 minutes ago Tropical Storm Alma weakened to a tropical depression Friday after slamming into Nicaragua's coast the day before, forcing tens of thousand of people to evacuate and flooding low-lying areas before pushing into neighboring Honduras.

set: Tropical storm Alma weakens to depression


set: Eight tribesmen allied with the government against al-Qaida-linked foreign fighters were killed in northwest Pakistan, authorities said Monday.


set: Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey says Iowa's crops have benefited from recent weather.

set: Northey says crops have benefited from recent weather


set: Nokia Corp. Wednesday said it will convene the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland.

set: Nokia to convene Annual General meeting on May 7


set: Nicole Kidman was sent a hamper of designer baby goods by her adopted children to celebrate the birth of her new daughter.

set: Nicole Kidman sent hamper by her adopted children


set: under USA Today News Rep. Ron Paul won the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference, finishing ahead of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the second year in a row.


set: Authorities say a 33-year-old Georgia man has died after apparently suffering a medical emergency while kayaking in Daytona Beach.

set: Georgia man dies while kayaking in Daytona Beach


set: 9-year veteran Mississippi broadcast meteorologist at WLBT-TV arrested for having an inappropriate relationship with a minor.

set: Mississippi meteorologist arrested for inappropriate relationship with a minor


set: Academy Award nominated actor Ryan Gosling has signed on to narrate Phillip Montgomery's REGENERATION, a new documentary that explores the widespread cynicism in today's youth and young adults, and the influences that perpetuate our culture's apathetic view towards social and political causes.

set: Ryan Gosling to narrate Phillip Montgomery's ``REGENERATION''


set: The Lovas war crimes trial continued yesterday as the defendants entered their pleas at the Belgrade District Court War Crimes Chamber .


set: He died of pneumonia after a long battle with illness, surrounded by his wife Roslyn and three daughters.


set: Racers on the Amgen Tour of California rode through Winters right after 1 pm on Tuesday.


set: Guitar Hero World Tour is coming to PC and Mac platforms this summer and will feature wireless controllers, online play, ``and a Music Studio feature for composing and editing original rock and roll anthems.''

set: Guitar Hero World Tour coming to PC and Mac


set: The Chicago Cubs have invited 22 non-roster players to major league spring training, which begins Tuesday, February 12 when pitchers and catchers hold their first formal workout in Mesa, Ariz. Position players are invited to report to camp Saturday, February 16 with the team's first full squad workout Sunday, February 17.

set: Cubs invite 22 non-roster players to major league spring training


set: joelt49 writes ``Ars Technica reports that the FCC has revised its broadband penetration metric.

set: FCC revises broadband penetration metrics


set: A heat wave is expected to hit Southern California this week, and the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat watch for Tuesday and Wednesday, when near-record temperatures are possible.

set: Heat wave to hit Southern California this week


set: PPJE), a leader in proprietary automated health care reimbursement cycle software, online health information digital systems software and practice information management digital system software for health care providers and general businesses worldwide, today updates its shareholders.


set: Technical Analyst, Ashwani Gujral is of the view that ONGC is looking strong, while real estate stocks are looking weak.


set: Maruti Suzuki India today sacked 25 more workers at its Manesar plant, even as labourers on strike there continued to occupy the premises defying an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, despite the police threatening to forcibly evict them.


set: With temperatures forecast to be near 100 degrees in Batavia, NY, on July 21, 2011, an editor for The Daily News attempted to see if the old saying was true: ``It's so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.''


set: Research shows BlackBerry and iPhone are losing market share to Google's Android.

set: BlackBerry, iPhone losing market share to Android


set: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday for the first time said that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf approved the controversial surveillance flights by US drones which later started targeting terrorists in the country's lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.

set: Musharraf approved surveillance flights by US drones:


set: Bharatiya Janata party on Wednesday said it was not in a hurry to declare the list of candidates for the Goa assembly polls.

set: Not in hurry to declare list of candidates:


set: A former Texas high school teacher faces a misdemeanor charge for allegedly sending pornographic images in text messages to male students.

set: Former Texas teacher charged with allegedly sending pornographic text messages to students


set: Avago Technologies announced ultra-low power optocouplers that the company said uses an integrated circuit design and thick insulation material, as well as reduces power requirements without compromising isolation and insulation performance.

set: Avago Technologies announces ultra-low power optocouplers


set: Fabio Capello has hailed Ashley Cole as ``one of the best left-backs in the world'' as he prepares to equal a record in England's Euro 2012 qualifier with Montenegro on Tuesday.


set: LEE Cox rewrote the CHFL record books on Saturday, becoming the first man to kick three bags of 100 goals in a season at this level of football.


set: Felix Hernandez has just thrown the first perfect game in Seattle Mariners history vs. the Tampa Bay Rays at Safeco Field--27 up, 27 down.


set: Grand Canyon University broke ground today on a 5,000-seat event center at its Phoenix campus, part of a $60 million expansion.

set: Grand Canyon University breaks ground on events center


set: Victoria Beckham left the Spice Girls reunion on Tuesday early, apparently because she wanted to put her baby daughter Harper to bed!

set: Victoria Beckham leaves Spice girls reunion early


set: Taliban militants armed with guns and rockets ambushed a military convoy Friday, killing seven soldiers in North Waziristan, officials said.

set: Militants ambush kills seven soldiers: officials


set: Two 18-year-old men have been arrested after an armed robbery along the 9000 block of Mary Ave NW.


set: Hollywood star Brad Pitt is reportedly obsessed with French jam and is said to have even designated a room in his house to store his favourite delicacy.


set: Wrigley Field is one of the most iconic parks that professional baseball is played in and it's only other rival is Fenway Park in Boston but what if the Chicago Cubs moved and left Wrigley in the dust?

set: What if the Chicago Cubs moved out of Wrigley Field?


set: Mumbai, April 21 Harvey Keitel, known for his roles in films like 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction', recently finished a two-month shoot in India for his first Indian film 'Against Itself'.

set: Harvey Keitel completes shooting for Indian movie 'against Itself'


set: Chinese online game and messaging company Tencent Holdings Ltd. acquired an approximate 16% stake in eLong Inc. for $84.4 million, Tencent said in a statement Tuesday.

set: Tencent acquires 16% stakes in eLong for $84.4 million


set: Premier League clubs continue to defy the global recession as a new report shows revenue from the top 20 teams in England reached a record 1.981 billion pounds in 2008-09 and is likely to have exceeded two billion pounds in the 2009-10 season.

set: Premier League clubs defy global recession


set: Broadcaster Andrew Marr has left hospital almost two months after suffering a stroke.

set: Andrew Marr leaves hospital after stroke


set: Kon Ichikawa, prominent film director, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital Wednesday at the age of 92.


set: Lonely Planet has launched a new series of audio walking tours for use on the iPhone.

set: Lonely Planet launches audio walking tours


set: Iranian officials handed over the bodies of three Pakistanis to Pakistani border officials in Taftan on Sunday.

set: Iran hands over bodies of three Pakistanis


set: India on Saturday rushed its front line warship to the Gulf of Aden to protect Indian merchant vessels sailing in the high seas off the east African coast from armed pirates.

set: India rushes warship to the Gulf of Aden


set: Experts say the animal husbandry is trying to build a house with no foundation, because both the input materials and the sale of finished products have been relying on foreign companies.

set: Animal husbandry building a house with no foundation


set: Jerry Sandusky has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall.

set: Jerry Sandusky sentenced to at least 30 years


set: Both sides have been burying their dead as Ukraine slides further towards war, with supporters of Russia and of a united Ukraine each accusing the other side of tearing the country apart.

set: Both sides bury dead as Ukraine slides towards war


set: Andrei Kirilenko returned from an ankle injury to spark a key fourth-quarter run and help the Utah Jazz beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-99 Tuesday night.

set: Andrei Kirilenko returns to spark the Utah Jazz over Memphis Grizzlies


set: Meg Whitman, eBay Inc.'s former chief executive, was named to lead Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday.

set: Meg Whitman is named to lead Hewlett-Packard


set: Atheist and freethought brochures were distributed at 11 Orange County high schools on Thursday without major problems, according to district officials and the distribution's organizer.

set: Atheist brochures distributed in Orange schools Thursday


set: US consumers cut their spending in November and orders for costly manufactured goods slumped again, while claims for jobless aid last week hit a 26-year high as a year-old recession tightened its grip.


set: Democrat Barack Obama has a narrow five-point lead on Republican John McCain in the US presidential race, but holds a big early edge with the crucial swing voting blocs of independents and women, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released yesterday.


set: The newly-established Forge Ventures, LLC announces RecruitTorch.com, a subscription-based web service designed to connect eager employers with potential employees.

set: Forge Ventures announces RecruitTorch.com


set: Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, announced on Saturday that it will be expanding its network into Iraq.


set: By SAM HANANEL The AFL-CIO on Monday called for Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to dismiss a campaign labor advisor linked to an ethics investigation at the National Labor Relations Board.

set: AFL-CIO calls on Romney to dismiss labor advisor


set: Moss visited the Saints facility on Saturday.


set: Like other parts of the country, Christmas was also celebrated in Multan on Thursday amid tight security.


set: Smith, a junior point guard who started all 30 games last season, broke the fifth metatarsal in his foot on Friday and will have surgery on Monday.


set: Bruno Mars and a massive fireworks display over the River Foyle brought the curtain down on Derry's massive One Big Weekend last night.

set: Mars and fireworks bring the curtain down on Radio 1's Big weekend


set: NSW government slammed over health cuts Updated: 08:25, Monday December 3, 2012 Frontline positions in NSW hospitals will be the biggest casualty of planned budget cuts despite assurances from the O'Farrell government, the state opposition says.


set: The Russian side systematically violates the plan known as Sarkozy plan which was signed by the country, Defense Minister of Georgia David Sikharulidze said on April 14.

set: Russian side systematically violates Sarkozy plan


set: Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone starrer Chandni Chowk To China has grossed Rs 330 million in its opening weekend in India, including paid previews.

set: Chandni Chowk to China grosses Rs 330 million in India


set: TRADERS in Stroud and Painswick are preparing for two major roadwork schemes which will bring disruption to the area.

set: Traders in Stroud and Painswick prepare for two major roadwork schemes


set: Jacksonville homicide detectives are investigating an undetermined death in a home in the 3700 block of Owens Avenue on the city's northwest side.

set: Jacksonville homicide detectives investigating death


set: England Saxons fly half Adrian Jarvis has announced that he will leave Harlequins at the end of the season to join Bristol, writes Sarah Butler.


set: French outdoor advertising group JCDecaux SA on Wednesday said it has won a 25 year street furniture contract with the city of Almaty, in Kazakhstan.

set: JCDecaux wins 25-year street furniture contract with Almaty


set: Three more bodies were found today at a coal mine that was the site of China's worst industrial accident in a year, bringing the death toll from the underground explosions to 77.


set: PWLLHELI provided the shock of the day as they took Mold's 100% unbeaten record which has cost them top spot in Division One North.


set: A 24-year-old Sydney Mines man has been charged with arson in a fire that occurred a year ago.


set: European shares fell on Friday, as confidence was stung by data showing US consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in more than a year, and with banks lower on renewed worries over the sector's financial health.


set: A money manager from Florida named Arthur Nadel has disappeared and now raised fears of another huge securities fraud scandal.

set: Arthur Nadel, another money manager, has disappeared


set: Korea will export its online trade support service system to Uzbekistan, helping companies cut administrative costs and boost competitiveness, the government said Tuesday.

set: Korea to export online trade support system to Uzbekistan


set: InfoSpace posted strong results for its fourth quarter, with the Bellevue Internet search provider saying that revenue grew by 92 percent.


set: Rich takes time to remember fellow former West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart, who passed away on Monday.


set: A new video based sports website aimed at providing exclusive on line sports news and audio visual images to Ghanaian football fans has been launched in Accra.


set: The Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa meets tonight at 6:30 pm at the Westchester Municipal Building Community Room.


set: The Sharks lead the Highlanders 10-6 at halftime in a Super 14 rugby match at Carisbrook in Dunedin tonight.

set: Sharks lead Highlanders 10-6 at halftime


set: Greg Norman has taken the lead at the Senior British Open after shooting a 6-under 64 in the third round.

set: Norman takes lead at Senior British Open


set: A controversial £30billion government rail project linking London to Birmingham includes plans to cut through land only a few miles east of Slough.

set: Rail project could cut through land near Slough


set: In the latest leaked US diplomatic cables, it has been suggested that instead of being a failed state, Pakistan was then facing rough and tough challenges.


set: Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie is dismissing rumors he met with top university officials Friday to talk about the status of his job.


set: The ash cloud from the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull is expected to reach Greece late Saturday night, which may begin to affect domestic flights within Greece.

set: Ash cloud expected to reach Greece Saturday night


set: Two men face robbery and burglary charges following a home invasion in north Springfield early Friday, Springfield police say.


set: Global IT spending set to grow 6% in '12 Updated: 04:24, Tuesday September 11, 2012 Worldwide spending on information technology is expected to grow six per cent this year in constant currency, a slight dip from 2011, a research firm says.


set: Authorities in southwest Ohio say a man was killed when he apparently intentionally stepped in front of a freight train.

set: Authorities say man apparently intentionally stepped in front of train


set: The new base rate regime that kicked in from Thursday is expected to benefit small borrowers, says a latest report released by CRISIL Research.

set: Base rate regime to benefit small borrowers:


set: The former Susan G. Komen executive at the heart of the organization's clash with Planned Parenthood has a book deal.

set: Former Susan G. Komen executive has book deal


set: For all our advancement as a species, we are unable to explain why humans behave irrationally.


set: 8x8 has reduced its Packet8 international calling rates to select countries.


set: Gasoline prices across the US took a nearly six-cent leap in the past week.


set: A central Florida resident took this photograph of the monkey that was on top of his pool enclosure Monday.

set: Central Florida resident photographs monkey on top of pool enclosure


set: In a recent radio show interview Selena Gomez talked about her BFF Taylor Swift.

set: Selena Gomez talks about her BFF Taylor Swift


set: Despite a grim and long rap sheet of domestic violence and drug addiction, Charlie Sheen has got some rare support from a former girlfriend.

set: Charlie Sheen gets rare support from former girlfriend


set: A medical transport plane carrying five people to the Mayo Clinic crashed into Lake Michigan on Friday and one person was rescued, officials said.

set: Plane carrying five crashes in Lake Michigan


set: Novo Nordisk has announced plans to create a new corporate centre in Europe that will house its top management and improve its organisational efficiency.

set: Novo Nordisk to create new corporate centre in Europe


set: One person was killed Saturday night in a hit and run accident in Pottawatomie county.

set: One person killed in hit and run in Pottawatomie county


set: A school teacher was found murdered inside a van near her residence at Uruvachal under the Kannur City Police station limits on Saturday.


set: Optical component, module and subsystem maker Bookham Inc of San Jose, CA, USA has joined the broad-market Russell 3000 index, which remains in place for one year and also means automatic inclusion in the small-cap Russell 2000 Index.


set: Number of buses in Baku decreased by 3 times due to water condition.

set: Number of buses in Baku decreases by 3 times


set: Ashley Furniture hopes to open 300 new lower-cost franchise stores this year, according to a story in the Chicago Tribune.

set: Ashley Furniture to open 300 new franchise stores


set: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Wednesday for an official visit to Pakistan, aiming to deepen friendship between the two neighbouring countries.


set: ``The UAE fully supports intellectual property protection, specifically the promotion and protection of innovation, as evidenced by various national laws which call for the respect of individual rights and intellectual property,'' Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Alshihhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy.

set: UAE supports intellectual property protection


set: Former Alhambra High School quarterback Dominic Breazeale has qualified for the US Olympic boxing team in the super heavyweight division.

set: Breazeale qualifies for Olympic boxing team


set: Edison International said Friday first-quarter net income fell 16% on reduced earnings from its wind power unit.


set: John Solomon, executive editor of The Washington Times, wrote in a staff-wide e-mail on Friday that The New York Times has backed off a charge that the Washington paper has been ``decidedly opposed'' to President Barack Obama.


set: The president of the Fiji Muslim League hopes that good sense and understanding will always prevail and employers give time off to their Muslim employees during Eid.


set: Britain's top civil servant believes Andrew Mitchell, the former chief whip unseated by the ``plebgate'' row, could have been the victim of a ``gigantic conspiracy'' involving members of the diplomatic protection group that guards Downing Street.

set: Andrew Mitchell could have been victim of 'gigantic conspiracy'


set: The Senate voted 27-17 on Wednesday to raise the tax credit film and television production companies get on their North Carolina spending from 15 percent to 25 percent.

set: Nc Senate would raise tax credits for films


set: The Karachi cotton market observed a firm trading session with fine lint in focus amid firm spot rate, traders at the Karachi Cotton Association said on Monday.

set: Cotton market observes firm trading session


set: Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh dubbed for an animation film 'Baru-The Wonder Kid' and says this is his first experience of giving a voiceover and that he loved it as he enjoys working for kids.


set: A Bonaire woman was attacked and robbed at her home Tuesday morning, according to authorities.


set: Syfy orders six, one-hour episodes of the new unscripted series School Spirits from executive producers Mark Burnett and Seth Jarrett.

set: Syfy orders six episodes of 'School Spirits'


set: Elsevier announced today the launch of the official version of BrainNavigator, a neuroscience research tool developed in collaboration with the Allen Institute for Brain Science and under the editorship of Professor George Paxinos and Charles Watson, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney.

set: Elsevier launches official version of BrainNavigator


set: The investigation into a fatal fire on Sunday in a duplex on Vanier Boulevard has concluded the fire was accidental.


set: A default wouldn't help Greece and is not an option to end the country's debt crisis, German Deputy Finance Minister Steffen Kampeter said, calling on the government in Athens to deliver on budget cuts.


set: Heavy storms overnight knocked out power to hundreds of Xcel Energy customers in south Washington County.

set: Storms knock out power to hundreds in south Washington County


set: Mr Justice Joseph Zammit McKeon declared that the rule of law was his compass and promised to be a just and hardworking judge.


set: 300 jobs and $45 million in private investment are expected to be created in Braxton County, according to a release from the federal government.

set: 300 jobs, $45 million investment expected in Braxton County


set: Eros International Media Ltd, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, has acquired the India distribution rights of the forthcoming action thriller Tezz.

set: Eros International acquires India distribution rights of Tezz


set: Minnesota Twins general manager says minor league pitcher Aaron Thompson is facing a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy.


set: Pain-free Hewitt takes heart from loss Updated: 19:03, Tuesday May 29, 2012 Pain-free for the first time in two years, Lleyton Hewitt is looking to the grasscourt season with renewed hope despite his first-round exit from the French Open.


set: Eastman Kodak, the photography pioneer that introduced the Brownie camera more than a century ago, filed for bankruptcy Thursday after consumers...


set: Bank of Ireland said it was confident that mortgage arrears among its customers were stabilising after the rate of growth in problem mortgages continued to slow in the second half of last year.

set: Bank of Ireland says mortgage arrears stabilising


set: ``Let me say that I think everything is on the table,'' Ray Sansom said.


set: The Archbishop of Canterbury has agreed to meet this week with Peter Tatchell in response to the human rights campaigner's open letter that was published by SDGLN and other media sources.

set: Archbishop of Canterbury to meet with human rights activist Peter Tatchell


set: A Pontiac woman charged with murder after dragging a Kmart security guard to death in a getaway car during a shoplifting episode in January took the stand Thursday and told a jury she meant no harm.


set: Singaporeans have been hit by a massive overdose of YOG propaganda on the Singapore media lately by a flurry of articles appearing in quick succession to hype up the lacklustre support to YOG so far and to sweep the negative publicity under the capet in the hope that they will soon be forgotten.

set: Singaporeans hit by overdose of YOG propaganda on Singapore media


set: Owens Corning, a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, today announced a decision to divest its fiberglass reinforcements plant in Capivari, Brazil.

set: Owens Corning announces decision to divest its fiberglass reinforcements plant in Capivari, Brazil


set: Jody Weis says too many juveniles are being shot or wounded by firearms.In a release issued Saturday, the Chicago Police Department says it has increased its presence at schools and focused more attention on areas where gang retaliations are likely.

set: Chicago Police increase presence at schools


set: A collision at Concession 15 and Haldimand Road 55 has sent three girls to hospital with serious injuries.

set: Collision sends three to hospital with serious injuries


set: Tulsa firefighters fight a small house fire early Friday morning and save the family's Christmas presents from going up in flames.

set: Tulsa firefighters save family's Christmas presents


set: TYNEWYDD INN CC THERE'S an old adage in cricket, one with plenty of truth too, that ``catches win matches''.


set: Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that economic conference under the auspices of Aman Ki Asha will boost peace process between Pakistan and India.

set: Economic conference to boost peace process:


set: They concluded that BMI was not associated with either surgical complications or esophageal cancer patient survival.

set: BMI not associated with esophageal cancer patient survival


set: It is now sure that Jagadish Shettar is likely to quit as the Speaker within a day or two and to return to active politics.


set: Researchers have found a new genetic link with high cholesterol and said the finding could lead to better screening and new drugs for the condition, which raises the risk of heart disease.

set: Researchers find new genetic link to high cholesterol


set: Gerard Butler has a famous reputation as a womanizer, but he is now speaking up and saying that he's only single because he's still waiting for Priyanka Chopra.

set: Gerard Butler is single and waiting for Priyanka Chopra


set: Mokokchung's District Public Relations Officer, L.Chubalepzuk Ao, emphasizing on the importance of timely dissemination of information said that print media plays a crucial role.


set: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Hal Gill has been busting his teammates' chops from a secret Twitter account, 25Stanley.com informs us.

set: Hal Gill was busting his teammates' chops from secret Twitter account


set: Mr Lim won the Gelang Patah seat, while Dr Boo won the contest in Skudai.


set: After bouncing around in the NFL, Kevin Kolb officially signed with the Buffalo Bills Monday and expects the team to win the Super Bowl.

set: Kevin Kolb officially signs with the Buffalo Bills


set: Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, gave her annual State of the District address Monday in front of hundreds of Bay Area residents and discussed issues both local and global.

set: Rep. Barbara Lee gives annual State of the District address


set: PARIS - A French judge has issued a national arrest warrant for US cyclist Floyd Landis in connection with a case of data hacking at a doping laboratory, a prosecutor's office said.

set: French judge issues arrest warrant for Landis


set: Medical schools should widen the pool of talent from which doctors are recruited by making it easier for youngsters from poorer backgrounds to study medicine, a report for the Government will say Labour's former health secretary Alan Milburn, the Government's independent reviewer on social mobility, accused medicine and other professions of failing to make ``any great galvanising effort'' to open their doors to disadvantaged students.

set: Medical schools should widen pool of talent, says Alan Milburn


set: A 35-year-old woman is recovering after being stabbed several times with a pair of scissors.

set: Woman recovering after being stabbed by scissors


set: A Wisconsin man accused of stalking singer-songwriter Jewel at her rural Texas ranch said he was on a mission from God, the Erath County sheriff said Tuesday.Michael Lawrance Kozelka was arrested last week after he went two consecutive days to the 2,000-acre Stephenville ranch owned by Jewel's husband, rodeo champion Ty Murray, said Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant.After Kozelka was found on the ranch Sept. 14, the landowner warned him not to return, Bryant said.


set: TWO NATO soldiers were killed Saturday morning in an insurgent attack in restive southern Afghanistan, the coalition forces confirmed in a statement issued here.


set: Iconic US motorcycle maker Harley -Davidson, which will launch 12 models in the Indian market from April, today tied up with ICICI Bank for consumer financing of its products that are priced between Rs 6.95 lakh and Rs 34.95 lakh.

set: Harley-Davidson ties up with ICICI bank for consumer financing


set: Boulder police are looking for a suspect in an attempted robbery Tuesday morning at ACE Cash Express, 3350 Arapahoe Ave.

set: Boulder police look for suspect in attempted robbery


set: Labour is calling for minister Nick Smith to resign after he admitted writing a letter supporting the claim of a former National Party official on his ministerial letterhead.


set: Etihad Airways has kicked off its 6 flights a week service between home base, Abu Dhabi, and Lagos.

set: Etihad Airways kicks off flights to Lagos


set: European stock markets closed narrowly mixed, consolidating sharp gains made last week as hopes for a strong economic recovery offset a litany of bad news from Japan and the Middle East.


set: SWITZERLAND'S Holcim, one of the world's largest cement groups, said on Thursday it will cut some 3,300 jobs, mostly in the United States, as it seeks to deal with the global economic crisis.


set: Bird flu has spread to another district in Bangladesh despite massive culling by authorities to contain the outbreak, officials said on Friday, bringing the number of affected districts to 42 out of 64.

set: H5N1 spreads to another Bangladesh district


set: A North Sea man was arrested and charged with a DWI after crashing into a tree early Saturday morning.

set: North Sea man charged with DWI after crashing into tree


set: ``Manisha is recovering well. She is better now. Most probably she will return to India by July. Nothing is decided now, but if things go well, then she might be back in India by July,'' Subroto Ghosh, Manisha's manager, updated on her health.

set: Manisha Koirala recovering well; might return to India in July


set: The American Diabetes Association applauds the US House of Representatives today, for showing bipartisan support for landmark legislation to protect the rights of Americans with disabilities -- the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act.

set: American diabetes Association applauds US House of Representatives for protecting the rights of Americans with Disabilities


set: Yesterday, the Patriots announced three coaching staff changes for the 2011 season.

set: Patriots announce three coaching staff changes


set: Now that Jennifer Aniston is engaged to her boyfriend of one year, Justin Theroux, the next step in this ongoing saga that is her love life is to see who will actually make it to the altar first:

set: Jennifer Aniston engaged to Justin Theroux


set: Construction permits in the area have decreased in every category over the last year.

set: Construction permits in area have decreased


set: PATIENTS have given Ballarat Health Services the thumbs up in the state government's latest survey of patient satisfaction in Victorian hospitals.

set: Patients give Ballarat Health Services thumbs up


set: At its CES press event on January 9, Samsung announced plans for new upgradeable smart TVs, a refreshed Series 9 notebook, and a new version of the Galaxy Tab 7.7, along with a bevy of other new products.

set: Samsung announces plans for new upgradeable smart TVs


set: Google has revamped its search engine to allow results to be refreshed with up-to-the-second data increasingly churned out by the new crop of real-time Web products.


set: Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett got screwed by the NBA league office today as they killed a deal for KG that would have had him become a part owner of the Italian soccer club AS Roma.

set: Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett gets screwed by NBA


set: New Zealand star Sonny Bill Williams has confirmed he is returning to rugby league and has signed a one-year contract with Australian NRL side Sydney Roosters.

set: All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams confirms return to rugby league


set: Michelle Obama has met Nelson Mandela for the first time after receiving a personal invitation from the former South African leader.


set: North Dakota lawmakers moved Friday to outlaw abortion in the state by passing a resolution defining life as starting at conception.

set: North Dakota lawmakers move to outlaw abortion, define life as starting at conception


set: Bret Michaels has announced a few of the 2013 upcoming tour dates.


set: Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil have been granted a divorce by a judge in London Thursday, July 16, 2009.

set: Amy Winehouse, Blake Fielder-Civil granted divorce


set: American film director Woody Allen will shoot his next film in Rome this summer, according to an interview published in the Repubblica newspaper on Monday.

set: Woody Allen to shoot next film in Rome this summer


set: Turkish athlete won silver medal in men's 1,500 m at the 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships in French capital Paris.

set: Turkish athlete wins silver medal in men's 1,500 m


set: Russell, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, pleaded not guilty to a charge of illegal drug possession in Alabama.


set: SOUTH Korea said on Sunday it would restrict driving of cars owned by public organisations from this week as part of contingency measures aimed at reducing energy consumption in the face of skyrocketing oil prices.


set: BALTIMORE ― A robbery suspect barricaded himself in a home late Sunday night and held police at bay for a number of hours.

set: Robbery suspect barricades himself in home


set: Rangers will start the new season in the Irn-Bru Third Division following a vote by Scottish Football League chairmen at Hampden on Friday.


set: Robert Pattinson was 'weeks away' from proposing to Kristen Stewart before finding out she cheated on him, and he had purchased a 5 million Los Angeles mansion for the pair to grow old in.


set: New Delhi, April 5 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Special Envoy Satinder K. Lamba Thursday said terrorists and insurgents still operated from Bangladesh despite Dhaka's efforts to contain them.

set: Terrorists still operate from Bangladesh:


set: AirHop Communications, a San Diego-based provider of systems software that enables the deployment of 4G wireless networks, has raised $1 million from ``a syndicate of wireless industry luminaries.''


set: Even before Hurricane Ike smashed into the US Gulf Coast it had already made an economic landfall, sending wholesale gasoline prices soaring Friday and straining the nation's fuel supply chain.Wholesale gasoline prices on the Gulf Coast moved even further into uncharted territory to around $$4.85 a gallon on fears of vast fuel shortages as the hurricane honed in on the mass of refineries that line the upper Texas coast.


set: A chance of rain and cool temperatures are expected across much of Texas on Tuesday, the National Weather Service says.

set: Chance of rain expected across much of Texas


set: A report by ESPN the magazine said Indy Car driver Danica Patrick is close to a two year deal with JR Motorsports to drive on NASCAR's Nationwide Series.

set: Danica Patrick to drive in NASCAR Nationwide Series?


set: Australian shares fell 0.3 percent on Friday, surrendering early gains on worries about earnings in the troubled retail sector and as concerns about the European debt crisis flared again after S&P downgraded Spanish sovereign debt.


set: Robert Diamond has resigned as Barclays CEO Tuesday, after politicians pressured him on the interest rate-rigging case which has affected that more than a dozen major banks across the world.


set: The YouTube Symphony Orchestra, made up of 90 outstanding musicians chosen via online audition videos they posted on YouTube.com, held its first rehearsal on Monday in New York ahead of its official debut on Wednesday night at New York's Carnegie Hall.


set:
Politics never ends in Alabama.
Politics never ends


set: Streisand plans to auction her personal items on Oct. 17 and 18 in Beverly Hills and donate the proceeds to the Streisand Foundation, which supports women's, children's, environmental and political causes.


set: CBS reports that when Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin met with the press after their long private discussion, ``The two men barely looked at each other.

set: 'The two men barely looked at each other'


set: Female ski jumpers lost their final bid to compete at the Vancouver Olympics on Tuesday when the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear their appeal.

set: Female ski jumpers lose final bid to compete


set: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has appointed Viviane Al Hajj as its new General Manager for Lebanon.

set: Etihad Airways appoint new General Manager for Lebanon


set: Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has announced that it has been awarded contracts by Network Rail that total up to £248m and comprise a £56m four-year extension to 2014 to Balfour Beatty's existing track-renewal framework contract, with a further £115m to be awarded provided agreed targets are met during the first year of the contract.

set: Balfour Beatty awarded Network rail contracts


set: Sonalee Chaudharee met with an accident on the sets of `` Agnipariksha''.


set: Actor and US talk-show host Craig Ferguson and his wife are expecting a child, it has been announced.


set: Authorities say an injured bobcat bit a woman who stopped to help it along US 301 near Tampa.


set: AIB has reported an annual loss of €5 billion for 2011, down from €12 billion in 2010, with an after tax loss of €2.3 billion according to figures released this morning.

set: Aib report annual losses of €5 billion for 2011


set: Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired the rights in North America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand to Take Shelter.

set: Sony Pictures Classics acquires Take Shelter


set: DIY retailers are suffering their worst summer since 2004 as shoppers defer large home improvement projects due to the credit crisis.

set: DIY stores suffer worst summer since 2004


set: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who was questionable on the injury report with right shoulder and foot injuries, is active for today's game and is expected to start.


set: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck offshore central Chile Sunday evening, according to the US Geological Survey.

set: Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes offshore central Chile


set: The AMA is calling for full disclosure on current National Monument designations that could affect as many as 13 million acres throughout the West.

set: AMA calls for full disclosure on National Monument designations


set: State-run telecom operator BSNL will add one million lines through advanced generation switches technology by next year and will shortly finalise bids for the purpose, a senior company official said on Friday.

set: BSNL to add one million lines by next year


set: MidAmerican Energy has decided against building a second nuclear power plant in Iowa and against building any major power plant for now.

set: Midamerican Energy decides against second nuclear plant


set: District Attorney Michael C. Cassidy announced the following felony criminal convictions obtained in 31st Judicial District Court during a recent petit jury term:


set: Webster Financial Corporation, the holding company for Webster Bank, NA, announced today that it intends to offer 225,000 shares, or $225 million aggregate liquidation preference, of non-cumulative perpetual convertible preferred stock.

set: Webster to offer $225 million non-cumulative perpetual convertible preferred stock


set: Trebon, South Bohemia, May 12 - The French-US film Persepolis by directors Marjana Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud has won the main prize at the AniFest international animated film festival today.

set: Persepolis wins at AniFest film festival


set: OU's star CB, Jamell Fleming, is not currently enrolled at OU and will not participate in spring practice.

set: OU football - CB Jamell Fleming not currently enrolled at OU


set: Equine events throughout the area have been cancelled because of concerns of contracting an equine herpes virus.


set: The Chinese yuan hit the limit of its recently widened trading band for the first time on Friday as the spot market shook off attempts by the central bank to push the yuan upward.


set: US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner vowed yesterday to put failing banks that take too much risk ``out of existence'' in order to avoid bailing out firms deemed ``too big to fail'' at taxpayers' expense.

set: Geithner vows to put failing banks out of existence


set: VOD leader AEBN is now streaming Falcon Studios' What Goes Around... exclusively across its entire VOD network.

set: AEBN streams Falcon's 'What Goes Around...' exclusively


set: West Ham will today lodge an official complaint to the Premier League against Fulham after Roy Hodgson fielded a weakened side in last weekend's 2-0 defeat at relegation rivals Hull.

set: West Ham to lodge complaint to Premier League over Fulham


set: Google is using its home page today to promote Demo Slam, a site where would-be filmmakers can square off against each other to show off the company's various technologies.


set: The legal team of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has expressed fears that he could be forcefully taken to the United States and executed under the Espionage Act if he is extradited to Sweden.

set: Assange may be executed if extradited to Sweden


set: Sacramento Kings leading scorer Kevin Martin was cleared Tuesday to return to practice after missing more than two months with an injured left wrist.


set: Tom Kilbey bought Lydia Bright 298 red roses to signify how long they have been dating.


set: Los Angeles - Actress Anne Hathaway has been chosen to announce the Oscar nominations on February 2, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday.

set: Anne Hathaway to announce Oscar nominations


set: China on Saturday launched two satellites for monitoring the environment and natural disasters, state media said.

set: China launches two satellites to monitor environment


set: Turkey will transport oil to India via an extension of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, which transports Azerbaijani oil to international markets, according to an agreement the two countries signed yesterday during Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to the Subcontinent.


set: Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel on Monday to less than $123 after top exporter Saudi Arabia cut output because it lacked buyers.

set: Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel after Saudi cut output


set: For all of Karl Rove's faults, I know he cares about people.


set: Oil prices fell to near USD 106 a barrel Monday in international markets.


set: The US military is blaming the al-Qaida-in-Iraq terror group for a suicide car bombing yesterday in northern Iraq.

set: US military blames al-Qaida-in-Iraq for bombing


set: LONDON ― Queen Elizabeth II has stripped Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe of his knighthood -- a highly unusual move meant to show Britain's revulsion with the human rights abuses of his regime.

set: Queen Elizabeth II strips away Mugabe's knighthood


set: A report today showed that Philippines trade balance deficit narrowed in August as imports continued to decline for the second straight month reflecting weak domestic demand that fell sharply along with increasing unemployment.

set: Philippines trade balance deficit narrowed as imports continued to decline


set: Saturday is opening day for trout fishing season The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says Connecticut's rivers, streams, lakes and ponds are stocked and ready for the start of trout fishing season.


set: Xstrata has gained permission to adjourn its court meeting on the proposed merger with Glencore, which was to be held on July 12 alongside its emergency general meeting, it said in a regulatory announcement on July 5.

set: Xstrata gains permission to adjourn court meeting


set: PRIVATE companies will provide half the home care services across North Ayrshire in a move which will save £1m over the next two years.


set: Arkansas fired coach Bobby Petrino on Tuesday and then dressed him down for hiring his mistress and misleading his boss about everything from their relationship to her presence at the motorcycle accident that ultimately cost him his job.


set: Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on July 28 of an apparent suicide.

set: Former New York Yankee pitcher Hideki Irabu found dead:


set: Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, fresh off a problem-plagued season, said he wants to leave Kansas City.

set: Chiefs' Johnson says he wants out of Kansas City


set: BILLIE Piper gets all tied up at a sex party in tomorrow's episode of Secret Diary of a Call Girl.


set: A family man and keen cyclist who died after being found with serious head injuries in Northamptonshire will be ``missed by so many people'', his wife has said.


set: Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall throws out the first pitch at Thursday's Nationals game against the Atlanta Braves.

set: DeAngelo Hall throws first pitch at Nationals game


set: Keith Lemon talked about his pregnant mate, Fearne Cotton, at the TV Choice Awards in London.

set: Keith Lemon talks about pregnant pal Fearne Cotton


set: Hooters in Block E, $1.8 million in the hole, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy papers, four months after its landlord sued to have the restaurant evicted for failure to pay rent.

set: Hooters in Block E files Chapter 11 bankruptcy


set: Mr Irvine, who is the director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, said many cyber attacks were going undetected by local security agencies.


set: A US Republican senate candidate who was endorsed by presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said that if a woman becomes pregnant through rape, ``it is something God intended to happen''.


set: North Korea reportedly plans to introduce a ban for foreigners from December 20 until early February, according to South Korea's daily Chosun Ilbo.

set: North Korea plans to ban foreigners until early February


set: An Oswego woman has been arrested for disrupting a flight from Puerto Rico to Chicago.

set: Oswego woman arrested for disrupting a flight


set: Joey Dorsey is starting in place of Amir Johnson in Sunday's game against the Kings.

set: Dorsey starts in place of Amir Johnson Sunday


set: A man dragged an ATM out of a southern NSW hotel into a waiting ute, leaving blood at the scene.


set: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has lost legitimacy and must leave office, US President Barack Obama said yesterday, and warned he was studying all options in dealing with the three-week crisis.

set: Gaddafi has lost legitimacy and must leave, says Obama


set: Arizona State University continues to lead the way in ethnic minority enrollment and degrees granted to minorities.

set: Arizona State University leads the way in degrees granted to minorities


set: Toyota slashed its annual earnings forecast to less than a third of what it was the previous fiscal year, the latest stunning sign that the global slowdown and strong yen are taking a toll on Japan's mighty automakers.


set: Liverpool FC are closing in on their next signing with current Roma goalkeeper Alexander Doni to take part in a medical at the club on Tuesday.


set: Consulting firm Frost & Sullivan announced it has honored ANDA Networks, a company in carrier-class fiber and copper-based access platforms for wireless backhaul applications or wireline networks, with its Product Differentiation Excellence, Carrier Ethernet Access award.


set: Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today announced Government plans to release enough public land to build as many as 100,000 new, much-needed homes and support as many as 25,000 jobs by 2015.

set: Government plans release of public land to build 100,000 homes


set: Nano, the world's cheapest car produced by Tata Motors, is all set to recover from its successive decline in growth for five months and post robust sales in December, buoyed by new finance schemes and other incentives.

set: Nano set to recover from its successive decline in growth


set: Egypt will apply for the first Internet domain written in Arabic, its information- technology minister said Sunday at a conference grouping Yahoo's co-founder and others to discuss boosting online access in emerging nations.

set: Egypt to apply for first Internet domain written in Arabic


set: NOAA is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement describing how offshore oil and gas activities in the US Beaufort and Chukchi seas could affect marine mammals and the Alaska Native communities that depend on them for subsistence.

set: NOAA seeks comment on draft environmental impact statement on


set: The Syrian opposition says rebel forces have killed 28 government soldiers during attacks on three army checkpoints as the violence in Syria escalates.

set: Syrian opposition says rebels kill 28 soldiers


set: Jazeera Airways was the only decliner in the Middle East on Monday despite stating over the weekend that it expects to generate a profit in 2010.

set: Jazeera Airways expecting profit in 2010;


set: Consumer confidence improved by more than expected in the month of January, according to a report released by the Conference Board on Tuesday, with the increase largely due to an improvement in consumers' assessment of present-day conditions.

set: Consumer confidence improves by more than expected in January


set: Commissioner Bud Selig won't reverse an umpire's admitted blown call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game.


set: ``The cases of ethnic dissention incitement in Kyrgyzstan became more frequent,'' Eric Talasbaev, the Attorney of the Supervision Department over the legality of the executive bodies and local self-government of Bishkek city prosecutor, said at the press conference today.

set: The cases of ethnic dissention incitement in Kyrgyzstan became more frequent --


set: The New York Philharmonic is postponing a planned trip to Cuba, citing US travel restrictions that prevent patrons from going on the historic journey to the communist country.

set: New York Philharmonic postpones trip to Cuba


set: A Meshoppen woman wanted by Canadian authorities to stand trial for alleged negligent homicide filed a petition on Monday challenging her extradition and requesting a stay of the proceedings until the challenge has been heard.


set: Ronaldinho insists he wants to remain at AC Milan beyond the current Serie A campaign.

set: Ronaldinho wants to remain with AC Milan


set: Phil Jones can be the new Franco Baresi for Manchester United and England, according to Fabio Capello.


set: A scheduled Black Eyed Peas benefit concert in Central Park has been canceled due to severe thunderstorms.

set: Black Eyed Peas concert in Central park canceled


set: A man took his own life in a courtroom moments after being convicted of child cruelty, an inquest has ruled.


set: The Red Cross is expanding its resources in Missouri to respond faster during local disasters.


set: Swedish companies are interested in long-term cooperation with Belarus, Andreas von der Heide, CEO of the International Council of Swedish Industry, noted during the opening of the Belarusian-Swedish seminar in the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, reported Belta.

set: Swedish companies are interested in cooperation with Belarus


set: Johnson won his second race of the season and got his fourth career Cup victory at Dover.


set: Music exploration service Songza hit 1.15 million iOS downloads in the last 10 days thanks to the launch of its iPad app, the company confirmed today.

set: Songza hits 1.15 million iOS downloads in 10 days


set: A downtown hit-and-run which killed a 20-year-old man early this morning has now been deemed a homicide by Toronto police, who believe that a nightclub fight led to the death.

set: Downtown hit-and-run now a homicide: police


set: Bangladesh and India have agreed on an agreement to install two 1320 megawatt coal-fired power plants in this energy-starved country as a joint venture, in line with a deal inked during prime minister Sheikh Hasina's New Delhi visit last month.

set: Bangladesh, India agree to install power plants in joint venture


set: Liverpool FC proved they suffered from no Wembley fatigue, three days after Chelsea claimed their 7th FA Cup title at their expense, with 4-1 hammering of The Blues at Anfield.

set: Liverpool FC proved they suffered from no Wembley fatigue, with 4-1 hammering of the Blues at Anfield.


set: A Darlington man died after a confrontation early Friday morning that was prompted by an apparent domestic dispute, according to a press release from the Darlington County Sheriff's Office.


set: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been heckled by a reporter who shouted questions without waiting his turn.


set: Telecommunications service provider, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, says it has been hit again by suspected vandalism, this time at Versailles, West Bank Demerara which saw 500 customers' service being disrupted.

set: GT&T hit by suspected vandalism at Versailles


set: Two new federal lawsuits were filed last week against a Chester police officer who is already facing a $2.5 million police-brutality lawsuit.

set: Lawsuits filed against Chester police officer


set: Mobile broadband access and telephony products manufacturer Dovado has launched its LTE capable USB router Tiny.


set: The Archdiocese of Boston has placed a Roslindale priest on administrative leave following an allegation of sexual abuse of a child.

set: Archdiocese places Roslindale priest on leave


set: TAFT, Calif. A shelter for abused women in Taft may be forced to close its doors.


set: Business Writer Ferrari and McLaren both on Tuesday unveiled sleek hybrid supercars sculpted from carbon fiber at the Geneva Motor Show.

set: Ferrari and McLaren unveil hybrid supercars


set: Retail Web site operator GSI Commerce Inc. said Wednesday that it named Chris Saridakis as the head of its marketing services division, where he will lead its e-Dialog and TrueAction businesses.

set: GSI Commerce names head of marketing services


set: Damascus says it is ready to resume indirect peace talks with Israel, which broke down twice before, under Turkey's mediation, according to its ambassador to Turkey.

set: Damascus ready to resume peace talks with Israel


set: Seven months after being freed from prison in Iran, Shane Bauer began investigating solitary confinement in America.

set: Former hostage Shane Bauer investigates solitary confinement


set: Indian Coast Guard will induct 250 ships and 100 aircraft over the next five years, a top official has said.

set: Indian Coast Guard to induct 250 ships, 100 aircraft


set: Vitali Klitschko easily retained his WBC world heavyweight title on Saturday, winning a unanimous points decision against American challenger Kevin Johnson.


set: Moimoi accepts charge, misses one game Updated: 18:15, Tuesday April 23, 2013 Fuifui Moimoi will miss Parramatta's clash with Penrith on Monday night after pleading guilty to his grade-one shoulder charge while playing for Tonga.


set: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday that Pakistan desired peace, security and stability in Middle East and added that any violent move to destabilize the system would be harmful for the regional peace and stability.The President was talking to Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zeyed Al-Nahyan, Foreign Minister of United Arab Emirates who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.Senator A. Rehman Malik, Federal Minister for Interior and UAE ambassador in Pakistan, Ali Saif Sultan Al Awani were also present during the meeting.

set: Pakistan desires peace;security,stability in Middle East:


set: Rosneft and ITERA Oil and Gas Company have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for joint exploration and development of gas deposits in Russia.

set: Rosneft and ITERA Group sign strategic cooperation agreement


set: The West Michigan Whitecaps lost to the Lansing Lugnuts 7-1 Wednesday in a Midwest League matinee.

set: West Michigan Whitecaps lose to Lansing Lugnuts


set: Australian market set to open flat Updated: 08:41, Wednesday January 30, 2013 The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed performance on Wall Street ahead of consumer confidence and housing data and in anticipation of a US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting.


set: Kristen Stewart reportedly can't let go of Robert Pattinson and is praying he'll consider taking her back.

set: Kristen Stewart praying that Robert Pattinson will take her back:


set: -Ozzy Osbourne wants to play his mother in the film of his life.


set: ``Being one of the most contagious diseases, measles is making a rapid comeback,'' said Dr. Peter Strebel, who leads WHO's work on measles.


set: Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, who are currently in Los Angeles, have been invited by the Academy to attend the Oscars.

set: Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan to attend Oscars!


set: Eurozone finance ministers on Monday rejected US calls to add to recent economic stimulus packages, to boost global demand.

set: Eurozone finance ministers reject US calls to add to stimulus packages;


set: Yesterday, going on the strength of a WSJ op-ed, I wondered whether Vikram Pandit was actually a robot.


set: Jazz trumpet player Kenny Ball, and leader of Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, has died aged 82.

set: Kenny Ball, jazz trumpeter, dies aged 82


set: A London hospital has lost its legal bid to save a children's heart unit after the Court of Appeal ruled that the national review recommending its closure was in fact lawful.

set: London hospital loses bid to save children's heart unit


set: Opposition Presidential candidate PA Sangma today said that his two daughters, Christie and Agatha, were named after prominent British novelist Agatha Christie, whose book was presented to him by the then Orissa chief minister Biju Patnaik.

set: My daughters named after Agatha Christie:


set: Personal computer maker Dell Inc. said net income more than doubled in the most recent quarter.


set: The Israeli occupation forces arrested overnight Monday 13 Palestinians who dubbed as ``wanted'' in the West Bank .


set: Islanders captain Bill Guerin had major shoulder surgery about a month after last season ended, a team spokesman acknowledged Monday.


set: Canadians are spending significantly less on vehicle maintenance this year as they put their faith in more reliable vehicles to help them save money in an uncertain economy, according to a study released Monday.

set: Canadians spending less on vehicle maintenance


set: HP has introduced the new software defined server, the HP Moonshot system for the enterprises, based on 64-bit Intel Atom S1200 processor family.

set: HP introduces software defined Moonshot server


set: The Jamaica sprinter Steve Mullings was banned for life by his country's anti-doping body on Monday after being found guilty of a second drugs offence.

set: Jamaica sprinter Steve Mullings banned for life after second offence


set: One of the long-standing rivalries of the Hindi film industry was there for all to see at Filmistan Studios in Goregaon yesterday when Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan came close but remained coldly distant.

set: Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan come close but remain distant


set: A man was found dead in a downtown Tulsa parking garage early Monday, the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office said.


set: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the pace of recovery from the recession has been ``extremely sluggish,'' while action by the world's central banks helped prevent another Great Depression.

set: Bernanke says pace of recovery has been ``extremely sluggish''


set: BJP today demanded that the government stop all talk of a dialogue with the naxals after they killed 76 security personnel in Dantewada, saying the idea is ``patently absurd'' as the Left-wing extremists want to seize political power and end parliamentary democracy.

set: Government should stop all talk of dialogue with naxals:


set: Australians send 5000 tweets a minute -- rude ones in Sydney, affectionate in Adelaide and aggressive in Canberra.


set: A day after Rahul Gandhi shared his views with industry leaders on development, the Congress Friday said he has given a direction to progress.


set: Communisis has issued a profit warning citing a continued reduction in direct mail volumes coupled with large customers delaying purchasing decisions for its higher margin services.


set: A Charlotte businessman was murdered Friday morning on Independence Boulevard, the victim of an apparent robbery.


set: Fox Sports cricket commentator Damien Fleming selects the players to watch for each state in the Sheffield Shield and Ryobi Cup this summer.


set: Moammar Gadhafi and Hugo Chavez urged nearly 30 leaders from throughout Africa and South America on Saturday to form a strong intercontinental alliance to make the two regions a new global power.

set: Moammar Gadhafi and Hugo Chavez urge strong intercontinental alliance


set: President Barack Obama said today the economy is showing glimmers of hope'' despite continuing stresses and signaled more steps to brighten the business climate.

set: Obama says economy showing 'glimmers of hope'


set: Prolific striker Jon Shaw has set himself a conservative goals target as he looks to help Luton regain their place in the Football League.

set: Jon Shaw sets conservative goals target for Luton town


set: New York, Mar 3 British supermodel Naomi Campbell is on the run after she allegedly assaulted her limousine driver in Manhattan.

set: Naomi Campbell on the run after assaulting driver


set: Mostly clear and sunny skies expected today in El Paso, according to the National Weather Service.


set: Turkey has launched air and artillery attacks against Kurdish separatist rebels in northern Iraq following an insurgent attack on a Turkish military base, it said on Sunday.

set: Turkey launches attacks against Kurdish rebels


set: Bradford drove in four runs and Nick Routt pitched a six-hitter to help Mississippi State win the Atlanta Regional and eliminate Georgia Tech with a 7-3 victory Sunday.

set: Mississippi State eliminates Georgia Tech


set: Sunderland striker Fraizer Campbell hopes to take his stunning preseason goal scoring form into the new campaign.

set: Sunderland striker Campbell hopes to take preseason form into new campaign


set: A routine traffic stop led Trumbull police to a big drug bust, and a search of the suspect's home may have also helped to solve a recent rash of burglaries.


set: Cavemen made tools 71,000 years ago Updated: 07:08, Thursday November 8, 2012 Paleontologists say they have found small blades in a South African cave proving that man was an advanced thinker making stone tools 71,000 years ago - millennia earlier than thought.


set: As a precautionary measure, Stonewall Kitchen of York, Maine is voluntarily recalling seven dessert sauces because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.

set: Stonewall Kitchen voluntarily recalls seven dessert sauces


set: A former Wyuka Cemetery accountant and volunteer church treasurer was sentenced to prison Wednesday for stealing from both the cemetary and the church.

set: Former Wyuka Cemetery accountant sentenced to prison


set: The Bank of Japan decided to keep interest rates steady near zero to fight deflation risks that continued to weigh on economic activity in the world's second largest economy.

set: The BOJ kept interest rates near zero to fight deflation


set: Stocks have been struggling to break out in recent days after reaching milestone levels and today's session will likely be not much different.


set: On June 22, 2009, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, who is on an official visit to Canada, met with Noel A. Kinsella, Speaker of Canada's Senate in Ottawa.

set: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi meets with Noel a Kinsella, speaker of Canada's Senate


set: A trial date will be set for a 64-year-old man charged with shooting and killing his roommate at a Yankee Hill residence.

set: Trial date will be set for man charged with killing his roommate


set: Stockbrokers who sell products that promise high returns without the approval of their broker-dealers once again have become a leading concern for state securities regulators.

set: ``Selling away' again a concern for regulators


set: Two large Michigan newspapers endorsed native son Mitt Romney on Friday as the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States.


set: George Osborne was given a triple boost yesterday with a series of official statistics indicating better times ahead.


set: Kaun Banega Crorepati, one of India's most popular quiz shows, is up for sale.


set: A Middle Tennessee State University student charged with terrorism will undergo additional mental evaluations.

set: Mtsu student to undergo additional mental evaluations


set: A brutal drug lord with a $2.5 million bounty on his head and reputed ties to right-wing militias died during clashes with security forces in southern Colombia, President Juan Manuel Santos announced Wednesday.

set: Brutal drug lord dies in clashes in Colombia


set: Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed optimism that upcoming direct talks with the Palestinians could achieve a ``stable'' peace accord, Haaretz daily reported Sunday.

set: Netanyahu expresses optimism about direct talks


set: The National Bank of Ukraine will continue supporting the hryvnia exchange rate by smoothing out the interbank currency market, Acting NBU Head Anatoliy Shapovalov told Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday.

set: National Bank of Ukraine to support hryvnia exchange rate


set: A Columbus man is accused of fighting with bar bouncers and a police officer downtown, early Sunday morning.

set: Man accused of fighting bouncers and officers downtown


set: MarinersBlogs Who wants Housh? http://bit.ly/9HHUw9 7 hours ago


set: Technology stocks were trading mostly flat Monday morning as the broader market posted a slight gain at the opening bell.

set: Technology stocks trading mostly flat Monday morning


set: Employers should be 'lenient' if striking workers did not return to work immediately, says the National Union of Metalworkers SA.


set: After having the dominant car and the perfect game plan, Dario Franchitti still needed more Sunday -- one break to win his second Indianapolis 500.

set: Dario Franchitti wins the Indianapolis 500


set: Commons Speaker John Bercow has described the Daily Mail as a ``sexist, racist, bigoted, comic cartoon strip'' and apologised for also describing it as a ``newspaper'' yesterday.

set: John Bercow describes Daily Mail as 'sexist, racist, bigoted comic'


set: Mortgages Ltd. is working on a plan to resume interest payments to investors, an attorney for the bankrupt commercial real-estate lender said at a court hearing Wednesday.

set: Mortgages Ltd. works on plan to resume payments


set: Jefferson leads Jazz past Blazers 86-77 Al Jefferson had 21 points, including two one-handed shots in the lane to clinch the victory, and the Utah Jazz beat the Portland Trail Blazers 86-77 on Friday night.


set: Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced it has formally joined the GENIVI Alliance as an Associate Member.

set: Green Hills Software joins GENIVI Alliance


set: The Bay Trading fashion chain has collapsed into administration, putting 1,000 jobs at risk.

set: Bay Trading collapse puts 1,000 jobs at risk


set: The Ottawa Senators launched their 20th anniversary season Thursday at Scotiabank Place, solidifying the hockey club's place in the community.

set: Ottawa Senators launch 20th anniversary season


set: A 19-year-old Visalia woman was shot in the knee during a party early Sunday, Visalia police said.


set: The dollar fell against major currencies on Tuesday as weak economic data deepened fears of a US economic slowdown.


set: Ngati Kuri, one of four Northland iwi nearing completion of a Treaty settlement, has used its own funds to buy $2.5 million of orchards from receivers.


set: DUTCHMAN VINCENT TABAK has been found guilty of the murder of architect Joanna Yeates at her home in Bristol, south-west England last December.

set: VINCENT Tabak found guilty of the murder of Joanna Yeates


set: SOUTHPORT Photographic Society's new season is well underway with a raft of speakers visiting members to offer anecdotes and advice.


set: The US military unveiled a non-lethal electromagnetic heat ray beam that can deter protesters alike without causing permanent harm.


set: Japan has declared a nuclear power emergency after the cooling system failed at a nuclear power plant at Fukushima following the earthquake in the northeast.


set: Gov. Robert F. McDonnell announced Tuesday that he is recommending eliminating two state agencies, cutting 19 boards and commissions and de-regulating three professions.

set: McDonnell recommends eliminating agencies, boards, commissions


set: Daft Punk is currently filming a new music video under the watchful eye of director Nabil Elderkin.

set: Daft Punk currently filming new music video with Nabil


set: State Police have arrested a Yonkers man on a charge that he illegally entered his ex-girlfriend's home in the Town of Cortlandt late Sunday morning and damaged property.

set: Man charged with entering ex-girlfriend's home, damaging property


set: YOU'RE TOREY LOVULLO and, if what Hamlet said is true, that ``the readiness is all,'' then you will be the next manager of the Boston Red Sox.


set: Naperville Mayor George Pradel ``looks great'' as he recovers at Edward Hospital after suffering a mild heart attack Wednesday night, his daughter said Friday.

set: Naperville mayor George Pradel recovering from mild attack


set: The shrimp season begins in the Sultanate today and continues till the end of March next year as Omani fishermen in large numbers go to the sea in Wusta and Sharqiyah region to hunt and collect shrimp.


set: Sterling enjoyed an excellent session yesterday as a result of the MPC meeting minutes and to a lesser extent some encouraging UK unemployment figures.

set: Sterling enjoyed excellent session yesterday


set: The Arrowhead Jr. Golf Tour returns to central Louisiana for the first time in two years.

set: Arrowhead Jr. Golf returns to central Louisiana


set: North country voters approved school budgets by wide margins Tuesday night.

set: North country voters approve school budgets


set: The Delhi High Court today sought a response from Air India why the carrier's pilots went on strike recently.


set: Olga Kurylenko is spotted on the set in Hampshire, England for her latest film Centurion on Monday.


set: Charlotte city officials will host a public forum at 6 pm today to let residents meet the three finalists for the police chief's job.

set: Charlotte city officials will host a public forum at 6 pm today to...


set: Sinclair and Mediacom have reached a retrans deal a day short of the extension deadline.


set: The ASX is set for a weak opening after European markets and Wall Street suffered sharp falls.


set: 4 Jun, 19:42 - Linda Hogan has reportedly passed a drug test that her estranged husband Hulk insisted she take.


set: A fatal Arlington fire was caused by children playing with a lighter in an apartment complex breezeway, city investigators said Thursday.

set: Fatal Arlington fire caused by children playing with a lighter, investigators say


set: A LORRY driver from Salisbury has been killed in a head-on smash with a tractor in Dorset.


set: China military targets license plate abuses China is banning the use of privileged military license plates on BMWs, Porsches and other luxury cars in an attempt to crack down on abuses and give the People's Liberation Army's reputation a much-needed boost.


set: Air Arabia, the first and largest low cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, announced that it has taken delivery of its first Sharklet equipped Airbus A320 aircraft.

set: Air Arabia takes delivery of first Sharklet equipped Airbus A320 aircraft


set: ``I think I am mentally and physically much stronger now after having gone through the worst phase of my life,'' Ishant said after helping North Zone to the semi-final of the Duleep Trophy against West Zone on Wednesday.


set: Actor Chris Lowell hated kissing co-star Emma Stone in new film ``The Help'' -- because it was like smooching with his sister.

set: Chris Lowell: 'kissing Emma Stone was like smooching my sister'


set: Former Major League outfielder Otis Nixon has been arrested on drug charges following a weekend traffic stop in suburban Atlanta.

set: Former mlb outfielder Otis Nixon arrested


set: ST. LOUIS San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates left Sunday's 20-17 loss to the St. Louis with a left ankle injury.

set: Chargers tight end Gates leaves with ankle injury


set: Stanley Furniture announced Monday that it will expand its presence in High Point and create 42 jobs over the next three years.

set: Stanley Furniture expanding in High Point


set: Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd., the explorer focused on the namesake South Atlantic islands, said its Scotia well found a poor quality reservoir that won't yield oil or gas.

set: Falkland Oil says Scotia well finds poor quality reservoir


set: Baby birds, much like their human counterparts, babble first as they learn to mimic adult birdsong, a new study says which could help explain how humans gain new skills.


set: Stanwood's Haggen Food and Pharmacy reduced the hours they are open earlier this month.


set: A Danbury prison guard was arrested on charges of sexual abuse of an inmate, according to officials.

set: Danbury prison guard charged with sexual abuse of an inmate


set: Auburn quarterback Cam Newton Saturday won the Heisman Trophy at a ceremony in New York.


set: Silicon Valley, Jul 27 India, along with seven other countries, has signed a landmark agreement with the United States to carry out lunar exploration.

set: India signs agreement with US to carry out lunar exploration


set: RIAH Phiyega, the newly appointed national police commissioner, made a surprise appearance in Parliament on Tuesday morning when Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa introduced her to the police committee.

set: Phiyega makes surprise appearance in Parliament


set: High street homeware chain Habitat has appointed Propaganda to work on its strategic marketing and communications brief under new chief executive Mark Saunders.


set: Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with US Senator Bob Corker, the ministry's press service told APA.

set: Elmar Mammadyarov meets with US Senator Bob Corker


set: Gaming rental by-mail retailer GameFly is adding its fifth distribution center.


set: Debt-laden Catalonia has complained to Brussels that it is being unfairly treated by Spain's central government in the country's drive to cut its public deficit and avoid fiscal meltdown.


set: The aggregate profit of domestic commercial banks dropped by 11.9% y/y to HRK 387.3mn in January, the preliminary data released by the central bank showed.

set: Aggregate profit of domestic banks dropped by 11.9% y/y in January.


set: Sussanne vented her frustration via a Twitter posting on Wednesday that read: ``I can't understand the rubbish that the press keeps writing. Big article in DNA fully untrue! I will not be asking my friends to do openings!''

set: 'I will not be asking my friends to do openings!'--


set: Investors are returning to Gold at the start of a new quarter, says George Gero, precious-metals strategist and vice president with RBC Capital Markets Global Futures.

set: Investors return to Gold at start of a new quarter


set: Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, one of the most influential global figures, on Tuesday said that donations from governments and philanthropists are the only means to solve the issues of poverty, famine and deaths amongst children.


set: Locusts swarm Egypt over the past several days, reaching the capital of Cairo.


set: Two more US servicemen were arrested in Japan today, police said, as anti-American sentiment runs high following the rape of a woman in the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.

set: Two more US servicemen arrested in Japan


set: Kosovo Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi claims that Belgrade and Priština can only talk about reciprocity in recognition of vehicle license plates.

set: Belgrade, Priština ``can only talk about plates''


set: An Ohio woman who had the wrong embryo implanted by a fertility clinic has given birth to a boy, her family says.


set: Tom Zirbel, the American time trial specialist who finished a surprise fourth behind Fabian Cancellara in the discipline at this year's UCI World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland, has announced that he has tested positive for the banned steroid, DHEA.


set: Sarah Palin has accepted a David Letterman apology, and hopefully this becomes the first step to taking this off the front pages of most media sources.

set: Sarah Palin accepts Letterman's apology;


set: Lenny Kravitz has been tapped to star as soul singer Marvin Gaye in an upcoming biopic, according to reports.

set: Lenny Kravitz to star as Marvin Gaye in biopic


set: John McCain won a breakthrough triumph in the Florida Republican primary Tuesday night, edging past former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and seizing precious campaign momentum for next week's string of contests across 21 states.


set: General Electric, Schenectady, NY, has been assigned a patent developed by James Michael Kostka, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, and Andrew Scott Albrecht, Shaker Heights, Ohio, for an ``enhanced edge seal design for organic light emitting diode encapsulation.''

set: General Electric assigned patent for enhanced edge seal design for organic light emitting diode encapsulation


set: Vodafone UK has outsourced its network maintenance to Ericsson as part of a cost-cutting exercise.

set: Vodafone outsources network maintenance to Ericsson


set: Now US health officials say migratory fish may be bringing radiation to America, but the danger seems minor.


set: PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has laid down the law to the police top brass and signalled that enough is enough.


set: The International Energy Agency will release 60 million barrels of oil from emergency stocks in the next 30 days to alleviate problems caused by the shutdown of Libyan crude exports by the civil conflict, a move that sent oil prices lower.

set: Iea to release 60 million barrels of oil from emergency stocks


set: General Motors Co. said today it would shut down its Saturn brand after an agreement with Penske Automotive Group Inc. to acquire it fell apart.


set: Minka Kelly reportedly hooked up with ladies man Wilmer Valderrama over the weekend.

set: Minka Kelly reportedly hooked up with Wilmer Valderrama


set: Pro-Taliban militants blew up a girls' primary school and a health centre in the restive Mohmand tribal region in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said.

set: Militants blow up girls' school in northwest Pakistan


set: Golfer extracts redback venom with tee Updated: 08:34, Monday February 18, 2013 A quick-thinking Swedish golfer has told how she used a tee to extract venom from her leg after being bitten by a dangerous spider during a qualifying tournament in Australia.


set: Kolkata, April 29 A club fight soon turned into a political clash between the supporters of CPM and Trinamool Congress at Kasba on Tuesday.

set: Club fight turns into political clash in Kasba


set: The European Union says gas supplies should restart after it struck a deal with Russia on supervising the gas flow through Ukraine.


set: Dennis Travale will be seeking a second term as Mayor of Norfolk County.


set: USSelfStorageLocator.com has launched a highly sophisticated mobile version of its website.

set: USSelfStorageLocator.com launches mobile website ()


set: A source has told UK tabloid, Daily Star Sunday, that Adele is ready to start a family by the end of the year.


set: Columbus police are investigating a homicide in the North Linden neighborhood of Columbus.


set: The Islander Middle School varsity wrestling team won the league tournament on Dec. 18 in front of a home crowd.

set: Islander Middle School wrestling team wins league tournament


set: Thunder and Lightning strike sends Rangers & Twins players scattering Thunder strike sends Rangers & Twins players scattering!

set: Thunder and Lightning strike sends Rangers & Twins players scattering!


set: Car market leader, Maruti Suzuki, lovingly also referred to as the people's car-maker, completes 25 years of an illustrious history tomorrow.


set: Rep. Doug Lamborn, Colorado's longest-serving Republican congressman, has fended off a primary challenge in the state's most Republican district.


set: The central bank of Bangladesh has raised the single borrowers' limit for export development fund to $2.0 million from $1.5 million, officials and exporters told AHN Media in Dhaka on Monday.

set: Bangladesh raises single borrowers' limit for export development fund


set: President Obama has made 15 recess appointments, including approving two members of the National Labor Relations Board, because he says Republicans are holding up his nominations to score ``political points.''


set: The EC will present its official regular monitoring report on Bulgaria in the areas of cooperation and control in the justice sector and internal discipline on Wednesday, Information Agency Focus reported.

set: EC presents its official report on Bulgaria


set: Sneaker factory ceiling collapses, killing 2 The ceiling of a Cambodian factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed on workers early Thursday, killing two people and injuring seven, in the latest accident spotlighting the often lethal safety conditions faced by those toiling in the global garment industry.


set: Rock band Van Halen postponed more than 30 concert dates of their US summer tour, leading to speculation the ``Runnin' with the Devil'' group was feuding again.

set: Van Halen postpone more than 30 concert dates


set: The leading property developer Al Fajer Properties has successfully secured construction financing from Commercial Bank of Dubai for its projects in Jumeira Lake Towers Community.

set: Al Fajer Properties secures construction financing


set: Masternaut Three X has launched an advanced camera phone application that enables digital images to be displayed together with associated business data.

set: Masternaut Three X launches camera phone application


set: President Asif Ali Zardari enjoys full immunity from prosecution in criminal cases in Pakistan and abroad, one of the country's top lawyers said on Wednesday ahead of a crucial hearing in the Supreme Court on the issue of reopening graft cases against the President.

set: 'Zardari enjoys full immunity from prosecution'


set: Consumer confidence has plunged across the board in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake three weeks ago, offering support to the Reserve Bank's decision to slash official interest rates.

set: Confidence plunges after Christchurch earthquake


set: Apr. 14, 2008 08:05 AM Elizabeth Taylor was reportedly rushed to hospital after mixing alcohol and prescription drugs.


set: US President Barack Obama, while hosting a White House prayer breakfast on Tuesday, said that despite having a bulging inbox, the Easter story 'puts everything else in perspective'.

set: For Obama, Easter story 'puts everything else in perspective'


set: A young man was shot in St. Paul the same night of a vigil for a woman who was fatally shot two blocks away.

set: Man shot near St. Paul vigil for woman who was fatally shot


set: The Spitfires win their franchise's first MasterCard Memorial Cup and become the first team in MasterCard Memorial Cup history to win the title after starting the tournament 0-2, and the first team to win both the tie-breaker game and the Championship Final.

set: Windsor Spitfires win MasterCard Memorial Cup


set: Congressman Connie Mack will report he raised more than $1 million in his first full quarter since entering the Senate race.

set: Mack raises $1 million in first full quarter


set: Bollywood actor Om Puri has apologised for his ``derogatory and defamatory'' remarks against MPs at the Ramlila Maidan where Anna Hazare was sitting on his hunger strike against corruption.

set: Om Puri apologises for remarks against MPs


set: Police in Miramar, Fla., say they're ``very much concerned'' about the fate of a mother of three who was last seen visiting a friend Friday evening.


set: Australian surfer Taj Burrow has won the Quiksilver Pro at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast, defeating South Africa's Jordy Smith in the final.