set: The third suspect in the Family Dollar robbery and Stepping Stone Child Care crash has been formally charged with armed robbery, carrying a handgun without a license and fleeing from police.

set: Third suspect in robbery-crash formally charged


set: More than one in seven prisoners at a Victorian era jail had drugs in their system at any one time, a report has said.

set: One in seven prisoners 'had drugs in system'


set: Cameroon midfielder Achille Emana has joined Saudi Arabia giants Al Hilal on a four-year contract.

set: Cameroon's Achille Emana joins Saudi side Al Hilal


set: A nursery teacher sprayed air freshener over Asian pupils she described as smelling of curry in the mornings, a tribunal heard yesterday.

set: Nursery teacher sprayed air freshener on pupils for 'smelling of curry'


set: Frontier Airlines said it's cutting 100 jobs in Denver in the next few weeks and 120 positions at its Milwaukee hub in January.

set: Frontier Airlines to cut 100 jobs in Denver


set: Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced today that President Obama has approved a major disaster declaration for Minnesota.

set: President Obama approves major disaster declaration for Minnesota


set: After months of speculation, country singer Keith Urban and rap star Nicki Minaj have officially joined both Mariah Carey and Randy Jackson at the judges table for American Idol which returns January 2013.

set: Keith Urban & Nicki Minaj officially join American Idol


set: Despite his apology, former US Congressman Pat Williams was voted off the board of regents by state senators today.


set: BlackRock Inc, the world's largest money manager, sees ``massive opportunity'' in oversold mining equities, the firm's resources investment division chief Evy Hambro told a briefing on Tuesday.

set: BlackRock sees opportunities in ``oversold'' mining equities


set: Ex-Soviet Uzbekistan has banned naming towns, villages, streets and parks after historically ``insignificant'' people under a new law signed by President Islam Karimov, state-run media said Friday.

set: Uzbekistan bans 'naming streets after people'


set: Oil edged up in Asian trade Tuesday as the European single currency recovered, spurring investor demand for crude futures, analysts said.


set: Farmers will be allowed to continue selling raw milk at the gate, Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson has announced.


set: Cedar Fair Entertainment Company , a leader in regional amusement resorts, water parks and active entertainment, today announced that it retained the services of Merrill Lynch & Co. to assist the company in exploring the sale of certain assets and other strategic alternatives.

set: Cedar Fair retains Merrill Lynch & Co. to explore the sale of certain assets


set: Mr Ranjan Mathai, an Indian Foreign Service officer o the 1974 batch, assumed charge as India's new Foreign Secretary, saying that his priority would be to make the Ministry of External Affairs scrupulous and efficient managers of the country's foreign policies laid down by the Government.

set: Ranjan Mathai assumes charge as new Foreign Secretary


set: The mosquito problem in Central Florida has reached a whole new level.

set: Mosquito problem reaches whole new level


set: India lost four wickets before lunch as South Africa moved closer to victory on the fourth day of the first Test at SuperSport Park on Sunday.


set: THE housing repairs backlog in Fife which was described as a 'state of emergency' in October has now been 'virtually eliminated', Fife Council has revealed.


set: Ocean Breeze Waterpark announced a new attraction and multi-million dollar expansion on Thursday.


set: With the BJP performing poorly at the hustings, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there was no full stop in politics.


set: OSCAR winning actress Dame Helen Mirren has admitted taking cocaine and being date raped during her youth because she was too polite to say 'no'.

set: Dame Helen Mirren admits taking cocaine.


set: Resistance 3 developer Insomniac Games has announced Global Resistance, a free-to-play online strategy game.


set: A racing yacht set the record time from New York to San Francisco, according to organizers.

set: Yacht sets record time from New York to San Francisco


set: On Saturday 27 February 2010, DCU won the Sigerson Cup for the second time defeating UCC by 1-11 to 0-10.


set: The Opposition prefers subsidies in place of productive investment that creates job opportunities said the Finance, Economy and Investment Ministry in a rebuttal statement to Opposition leader Joseph Muscat's talk yesterday.

set: 'Opposition prefers subsidies in place of investment'


set: Brandon Flowers believes he would still be working in a Las Vegas, Nev. casino if his music career hadn't taken off.

set: Brandon Flowers could still be working in a casino


set: The founder of an Oklahoma-based charity, Feed The Children, has sued the board of directors for firing him as president.


set: Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh's second-largest law firm, on Monday announced it has added 14 members to its newly-created e-Discovery practice.

set: Reed Smith adds 14 to e-Discovery practice


set: Emirates has announced that it will be increasing fares by 7% for all cabin classes from this Thursday, with as a result, Emirates reportedly becoming the first major carrier to raise fares on Australian routes since the current economic cruises began.


set: Pakistan players are rallying around besieged wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal as he tries to rebuild his confidence after a disastrous performance against New Zealand.

set: Pakistan players rally behind Kamran Akmal


set: NEWPORT council will fund a new bus station as part of the redevelopment of the city centre.


set: Malaysian crude palm oil futures jumped more than 4 percent in early trade on Monday, driven by supply worries stoked by floods in some palm growing states in the country and rising soyaoil prices in China.


set: In September, Ukraine exported 497.000 tonnes of rapeseed, a decrease of 1% compared to August, 2008, but up 2.8 times compared to the same period of 2007/08 MY, declared IA APK-Inform referring to the customs data.

set: In September Ukraine exported 497.000 tonnes of rapeseed


set: ``We are not protecting Mr Malema,'' he said during cross-examination at the hate speech trial against Malema taking place in Johannesburg.


set: LG just just announced that it will tripling its OLED production line with a $226 facility expansion due to be completed in the third quarter of 2010.

set: LG tripling OLED production with $226 facility expansion


set: A 60-year-old Ohio woman who unknowingly married her own father wanted the world to know about her story to show people born into miserable situations that everyone has a chance to live a better life.

set: Ohio woman unknowingly married own father


set: Arron Asham continues to skate and is showing some progress in his recovery this week.


set: London, April 26 Singer Lady Gaga has said people are trying to 'destroy' her while filming a documentary for her Monster Ball tour.


set: A family of three was charred to death when a fire broke out in their residence in south Mumbai in the wee hours of Monday.

set: Family of three charred to death in fire in Mumbai


set: CPN-UML General Secretary Jhalanath Khanal on Monday said that the Maoist must implement all the past agreements in order to take the peace process to a logical end in Nepal.

set: 'Nepal Maoist must implement all past agreements'


set: Wikileaks is to set sail with Sweden's Pirate Party as its new ISP.


set: Wife Amy Yasbeck, who was married to Ritter since 1999, has penned a memoir, With Love and Laughter, John Ritter, which she describes as, ``a love letter to John and from John.''


set: China&$(esc.hash)39;s eastern province of Shandong is facing its worst drought in a century, with nearly a quarter of a million residents facing drinking water shortages, while more snow is expected in the south, state media said on Monday.

set: China province faces worst drought in a century


set: We are all part of one human family, with equal rights to share in the fruits of the earth, and with equal responsibility to be open and hospitable to migrants and refugees, says Benedict XVI.


set: Gaza, March 1 The Israeli army killed 46 Palestinians and wounded 200 Saturday in a large-scale ground operation in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources said.

set: Israeli army kills 46 Palestinians in Gaza


set: Former No. 1 World Heavyweight Contender, Michael Grant, who is not tied to any promoter and is a ``free agent,'' is seeking a high level heavyweight opponent for his next fight.

set: Free agent Michael Grant seeks high level heavyweight opponent


set: Sporadic fighting between soldiers and Moro rebels continued Wednesday in Datu Piang, Maguindanao as the military claimed a Moro Islamic Liberation Front commander it is targeting is losing trust in his men because of a P10-million bounty on his head.


set: European stocks fell early on Thursday ahead of interest rate decisions by the Bank of England and the European Central Bank.


set: The man was trying to untangle a propeller underwater at Kim's Shrimp Dock, according to a Port Arthur Police Department press release.


set: Alexandra Burke's fame hasn't brought with it as much fortune as she'd like - she can't afford to buy a house she has her eye on.

set: Alexandra Burke 'can't afford to buy a house'


set: Kim Kardashian has said she is ``proud'' to be Armenian and is happy she can identify with her fans.


set: A cease trading order against Alena Marie Pastuch and Teamworx Productions, Idendego Inc. and two numbered Saskatchewan companies has been extended indefinitely by the Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission.


set: North American markets traded sharply lower Friday, as uncertainty over the fate of a $700-billion bailout plan took shares in the United States lower and an earnings miss by Research In Motion dragged Toronto's key index down.


set: People move faster when they react to something in their environment than when they initiate the action ourselves, researchers in Britain found.


set: A man has been charged with DWI after police say he crashed into a ditch outside of his home Saturday night.

set: Man charged with DWI after police say he crashed into a ditch


set: A Kissimmee sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for sex crimes against a 5-year-old girl and her 11-year-old sister, police said.


set: David Beckham earns 50 times the average MLS salary, even though the league average rose 12 percent this year to $129,395.


set: A beloved elementary school principal in Oregon claims he's being forced from the job after coming out as gay sparking anger among parents but no comment from his school district.

set: Beloved elementary school principal being 'forced from job after coming out as gay'


set: Neste Oil welcomes the transport biofuels targets and the strict environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels proposed by the European Commission.

set: Neste Oil welcomes strict sustainability criteria for biofuels


set: A 30-year-old man was arrested Monday after police found five pot plants in a master bedroom closet that had been converted into a ``cannabis grow room,'' according to an arrest affidavit released Tuesday.

set: Man arrested after police find five pot plants in master bedroom closet


set: Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Renato Augusto is set to undergo knee surgery which will keep him out of the lineup for several weeks.


set: A new alliance has called on the federal government to support equal pay for women after revealing that women earn $1 million less than men during their career.

set: Women earn $1 million less than men over career


set: GPT Group says its first half fiscal net loss widened to $1.2 billion from a net loss of $68 million a year earlier, thanks to a slide in property valuations.


set: Minister Priyankara Jayarathne said that all steps have been taken to achieve the target of making Sri Lanka an aviation hub in Asia.

set: All steps have been taken to make Sri Lanka an aviation hub in Asia.


set: Graciela, the legendary First Lady of Afro-Cuban Jazz, has passed at the age of 94 at New York Cornell-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City at 7:58 am, Wednesday, April 07, 2010.

set: Graciela, the First Lady of Afro-Cuban Jazz, passes at 94


set: The Emergency Response Unit has prepared an early recovery plan entitled Naway Sahar for the return and settlement of IDPs of Malakand Division and the date for their return is expected to be announced shortly.

set: Emergency Response Unit prepares early recovery plan for the return of IDPs of Malakand Division


set: A MAN is due in court later this month charged with making false '999' calls to the police.


set: US Secretary of State John Kerry quietly approved sending $1.3 billion in arms to Egypt in May, waiving the requirements of a US law meant to promote democratic development in the post-revolutionary country.

set: Kerry quietly approves $1.3 billion in arms to Egypt


set: Middle Eastern pay TV operator Etisalat has struck a deal with Al Jazeera Sport that will allow its customers to watch the Euro 2012 soccer championships.

set: Etisalat strikes deal with Al Jazeera Sport


set: Manufacturing growth in China slowed in April, a survey showed on Sunday, suggesting that the government's tightening efforts have weighed on the world's second-largest economy more heavily than expected.

set: Manufacturing growth in China slows in April


set: Sen. John McCain won the most delegates to the Republican national convention Saturday, winning the South Carolina primary while picking up a few delegates in the Nevada caucuses.


set: Rihanna had junk food flown to villa Updated: 23:04, Monday January 23, 2012 Rihanna had a selection of junk food flown to Hawaii by helicopter.


set: India corn futures are seen up on Monday on strong export demand, mainly from Bangladesh, analysts and traders said.

set: India corn futures seen up on strong demand


set: After playing the coy girl in her debut film, Giselli will now be playing a nautanki wali.


set: IBM has announced that Russian pharmaceutical distributor PROTEK has selected IBM POWER7 systems for its data processing center.

set: PROTEK selects IBM POWER7 systems for data processing center


set: Canfield boys soccer team has tied the school record with nine shut outs in one season.


set: Kazakhstan has invested $1 billion in Kyrgyzstan for six years, Tengrinews.kz news agency quotes the Kazakh Ministry of Economic Development and Trade as saying.

set: Kazakhstan invests $1 billion in Kyrgyzstan for six years


set: A Rhode Island school district is doing away with the time-honored tradition of recess.

set: Rhode Island school district doing away with recess


set: Only days before he was ready to turn himself into authorities for tax evasion, Beans was arrested again during a traffic stop after finding an amount of drugs and a firearm in his vehicle.

set: Beanie Sigel arrested, again, after traffic stop


set: Model and actor Ganesh Venkatraman, who is well known to the Tamil audiences through films Abhiyum Naanum and Unnaipol Oruvan, debuts in Sandalwood through the movie Chandra, which stars Shriya and Prem in lead roles.

set: Ganesh Venkatraman debuts in Sandalwood!


set: Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg have signed a promising young striker from Montenegro, Zenit said Wednesday.

set: Zenit signs young striker from Montenegro


set: Pawan Bansal likely to be questioned by CBI tomorrow For more content go to http://http://www.indiatvnews.com/video/ Follow us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/indiatvnws Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/indiatvnews


set: PORT Adelaide champion Warren Tredrea has won a record fourth John Cahill Medal for the Power's best-and-fairest player of 2009.

set: Port Adelaide's Warren Tredrea wins fourth John Cahill Medal


set: The dollar rose against major currencies Tuesday as investors' risk appetite was hurt by comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.


set: ``There is some scope to cut the government borrowings. We still think, there is some scope for reduction in borrowing'', he said.

set: There's scope to cut government borrowing:


set: PTI Mar 18, 2013, 09.56PM IST Bahrain is looking at India in a 'big way' and Kerala as a gateway, Kamal Bin Ahmed Mohamed, Transport Minister of the Gulf nation, said here today.


set: Rachel Stevens and Jodie Kidd have donated their shoes for a piece of artwork to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.


set: US stocks fell on Monday as concerns about massive credit losses at Citigroup knocked its shares 17 percent lower, dragging down bank stocks, and on fears of a dismal fourth-quarter earnings season.


set: KXLY4's Dennis Patchin explains why you need to see a Spokane Indians Game this season.

set: Why you should see an Indians Game this season


set: Vietnam is expected to import six tons of gold this month following the government's recent decision to import gold to stabilize domestic price, according to the information center of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Monday.

set: Vietnam expected to import six tons of gold this month


set: Turkish State Minister Mehmet Simsek returned to Turkey on Friday after concluding his meetings in the United States.


set: In an startling news JP Morgan admits, due to a typing error, they have actually purchased the British survival expert Bear Grylls.


set: SAN JOSE, Calif. & MENLO PARK, Calif.---eBay Inc. announced today that it has agreed to acquire Zong, a leading provider of payments through mobile carrier billing, for total consideration of approximately $240 million in cash.


set: The Samsung Infuse 4G launch event featuring Nicki Minaj took place at Milk Studios on May 12, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.


set: SUPPORT services group Babcock International said yesterday it will hit targets for the first half of the year despite a slowdown in the number of contracts coming to tender in the UK.

set: Babcock says it will hit its targets despite slowdown


set: The cabinet on Monday permanently cancelled the Daylight Saving Time system considering sufferings and difficulties of different sections of professionals and people.


set: SOA Software announced that it has acquired LogicLibrary, a SOA Repository and Governance vendor.


set: Argentina made six changes to their starting XV for Saturday's autumn international with Scotland, including four in the pack.


set: Flows on the Boise River are being increased to make more room for spring runoff.

set: Flows on Boise River will be on the increase


set: After six year of investigating crime scenes, Melina Kanakaredes is leaving CSI:


set: Over the weekend, the Arizona Republic reported that the Phoenix Suns are going to waive Vince Carter at some point in the next few days.


set: A 60-year-old Level 3 sex offender was indicted on a felony charge Friday for having sexual contact with a 15-year-old boy.


set: But it turns out US retail sales actually fell in December, leaving economists scratching their heads about the state of the recovery.

set: In the US, retail sales fell in December


set: Liberty Bell Bank today announced year to date 12% growth in total assets led by an 8% increase in its loan portfolio funded through a 15% increase in deposits since year-end 2007.


set: Lauryn Hill has given birth to her sixth child, although there is some confusion over who the dad is as her on/off boyfriend Rohan Marley, who is the father to her other children, has denied paternity.


set: FRENCH diplomats are the world's best at their job, says a panel of experts advising the British government.


set: Conservative commentator George Will told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week Sunday that political hostility toward same-sex marriage in America is diminishing: ``Quite literally, the opposition to gay marriage is dying.''

set: George Will: 'Quite literally, the opposition to gay marriage is dying'


set: Stark State College will host a free financial literacy workshop from 10 am to 2 pm March 30 in the new Business and Entrepreneurial Center at 6200 Frank Ave. NW.

set: Stark State hosts free financial literacy workshop


set: ' Saberi has now been freed, after an appeals court suspended her sentence on Sunday.


set: THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Ulan The Edmonton Oilers are parting ways with head coach Tom Renney after two seasons without a winning record.

set: Oilers part ways with head coach Tom Renney


set: ``It's easy to get wrapped up in your career and have that be your only focus, and I want my marriage to work and last -- and family comes first,'' she said.

set: Kristen Cavallari wants her marriage to last


set: US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on Thursday said he would ``absolutely'' make decisions on natural gas export applications this year, telling House lawmakers he wanted to move ``expeditiously'' on the matter.

set: Secretary Moniz: 'absolutely' will make decisions on natural gas exports this year


set: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will warn that the UK and Ireland need each other more than ever because of global uncertainty.


set: A UW-Eau Claire graduate was honored Thursday at the White House for efforts to prepare communities for disaster.

set: UW-Eau Claire graduate honored at White House


set: Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla has joined English Premier League club Arsenal from Malaga on a long-term deal.


set: Local government officials are taking an opportunity next week to meet with state legislators before the beginning of the 2012 legislative season.


set: Mark Mobius, the internationally recognised investment guru who oversees about $25 billion for the Templeton Asset Management Limited, wrote in a recent report that the 'Frontier Markets offer opportunities.


set: Warren Moon, a Seahawks broadcaster and Hall of Fame quarterback, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving after being charged with DUI after his Dec. 28 arrest.

set: Warren Moon pleads guilty to negligent driving


set: Multitest expanded the portfolio of its Singapore spare parts distribution center for pogo pin-based test contactors.

set: Multitest expands spare parts center for pogo pin test contactors


set: State and local tourism departments plan to aggressively market to attract Mexican dollars.

set: Tourism Department plan to attract Mexican dollars


set: Never fear, Disney starlet Miley Cyrus has stepped in to replace Carey on August 28 in New York City.


set: Aerojet today announced a major joint venture with Teledyne Technologies Inc. to build rocket engines.


set: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday that he will not seek re-election when his current term in office expires in September, but defied mass protests calling for his immediate resignation.

set: Mubarak says he will not seek another term


set: - Leupold has launched a redesigned website with a series of new features built in to make the online experience easier and more valuable for users.


set: Globe Des Moines Bureau Gov. Chet Culver hailed Thursday slightly rosier revenue projections as evidence the efforts to jump start Iowa's recession-riddled economy are working.

set: Culver hails slightly rosier revenue projections


set: A traditional chief has appealed to teachers in the country to heed Government's appeal to return to the classroom, in the interest of school children.

set: Chief appeals to teachers to return to the classroom


set: Keira Knightley has confessed she can be a 'duplicitous and manipulative' person, just like her character Anna Karenina from the film of the same name.


set: Paint company Wattyl says it expects a modest improvement in the current financial year after posting a net loss of $1.5 million after lower sales in Australia and New Zealand.


set: Paul Hermelin, global CEO, Capgemini, says he is known as the Indian guy in France.


set: ``Baking is a hard job,'' Dumonceaux said.


set: Eduardo, the Arsenal striker, whose left leg was badly broken by Birmingham's Martin Taylor in the 2-2 draw at St Andrews on Saturday, has been released from a London hospital.

set: Arsenal striker Eduardo released from hospital


set: A storm that swept through the Treasure Valley on Monday afternoon knocked out power to several thousand customers throughout the region and led to a number of small fires.


set: A Columbus man was in fair condition at Ohio State University Medical Center Sunday after falling off a golf cart Saturday near Buckeye Lake.

set: Man in fair condition after falling off a golf cart


set: Starbucks Corp., the world's largest coffee-shop chain, said October same-store sales in the US may suggest declines have ``bottomed out.''

set: Starbucks says sales declines may have 'bottomed out'


set: Hunter Mahan beat American Ryder Cup teammate Anthony Kim on the second playoff hole today to win the Kiwi Challenge, taking home the winner's cheque of $US1.5 million.


set: Three oil field tanks exploded in Anderson County early this morning.


set: An airline passenger tried to open an exit door while on a plane Monday and was arrested when the plane landed.


set: Kamehameha Schools CEO Dee Jay Mailer, seen in this 2006 file photo, said she will retire in 2014.

set: Kamehameha Schools CEO Dee Jay Mailer to retire in 2014


set: Zeke Moreno suffered an ankle injury at Argonauts practice on Friday morning, a potential blow that the defence corps does not need.


set: WebiGenius, a search engine marketing company offering a unique blend of social media optimization and social media optimization, launches a dedicated SEO and SMM forum to help the readers to know more about how to elevate a site's page ranking.


set: People under the age of 25 contribute an estimated 38% of reported voluntary blood donations, according to new global data from the WHO, released on World Blood Donor Day, 14 June.

set: People under 25 contribute 38% of voluntary blood donations


set: At least 116 UN personnel were killed on the job in 2010, including 102 in the Haiti earthquake, the United Nations Staff Union said in a statement issued here Tuesday, APA reports quoting Xinhua News Agency.

set: 116 UN personnel killed on the job in 2010


set: Within the last few weeks, Best Buy Co. has rolled out a new mobile broadband service it is calling Best Buy Connect.

set: Best Buy rolls out new mobile broadband service


set: ICELAND plans to resume its disputed commercial fin whale hunt in June with a quota of at least 154 whales, the head of the only company that catches the giant mammals says.

set: Iceland to resume disputed fin whale hunt


set: A Maryland Transit Administration bus driver was arrested Saturday after allegedly stabbing a passenger in Baltimore, police said.

set: Bus driver arrested for stabbing passenger


set: Dan Quayle knows a little about what Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is going through and he advised her to ``just be yourself.''


set: A suicide bomber struck near a US military base in Kabul on Tuesday injuring at least nine Afghans, police and the NATO force said, just days ahead of a global summit on tackling a Taliban-led insurgency.

set: Suicide bomber strikes near US base in Kabul


set: Maitland public school teachers will walk off the job for 24 hours later this month if the government fails to provide fair and reasonable salary offers.


set: Pete Doherty made a drunk fan's night when he was barred from getting into a recent Babyshambles gig.


set: An Australian man who set his roommate on fire in a ``Jackass''-style stunt that went wrong was blasted by a judge for his ``brainless'' prank, The Courier-Mail reported Thursday.

set: Australian man set roommate on fire in 'brainless' prank


set: TRAVEL and tourism students at a Southend college transformed the building into a mock airport for a day.

set: Southend college transformed into an airport


set: The Astros made their first round of cuts on Monday morning, sending nine players to Minor League camp.


set: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that decision of the parliament regarding Nato supply routes is supreme, Geo News reported.


set: Research In Motion downgraded two notches to Underweight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

set: Research In Motion (rimm) downgraded at Morgan Stanley


set: An al-Qaida operations chief in Pakistan and an Uzbek militant commander were believed killed in US missile strikes in the northwest of the country earlier this month, Pakistani officials said Thursday.

set: Al-Qaida chief believed killed in US strike


set: Gitanjali Group, an integrated branded jewelry company launched its first global multi-brand store in Dubai.

set: Gitanjali Group launches first global multi-brand store in Dubai


set: Syrian forces launched a fresh assault on Homs on Saturday as the Red Cross pressed forward with efforts to deliver badly needed aid to thousands of people stranded in a besieged neighborhood despite warnings from regime troops of land mines and booby traps.


set: BAE Systems announced that it will support the troops via Operation Homefront, which provides emergency and morale assistance to active duty troops of all branches, wounded troops and their families.

set: BAE Systems supports troops via Operation Homefront


set: Major Russian carmaker GAZ will receive state guarantees of 20 billion rubles for its loans, a top government minister and company officials said Wednesday.

set: Russia's GAZ to receive state guarantees


set: The University of Missouri set an enrollment record this year for black and Hispanic freshmen.

set: MU sets enrollment record with black and Hispanic freshmen


set: Norwich City striker Cody McDonald has extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2012.

set: Norwich City extend striker Cody McDonald's contract


set: The musical movie Once is being made into a Broadway show with new songs written just for it.

set: Musical movie Once being made into Broadway show


set: Qtel has been named ``Best telecom company'' at the Arabian Business Qatar Awards 2012 for the second year running, in honour of the service provider's efforts in helping to boost Qatar's knowledge-based economy.


set: Experts have called on businesses to offer flexible working conditions to their personnel rather than sticking with ``outdated'' rules that force people to commute for long periods.

set: Experts call for flexible working conditions


set: The German market is falling moderately in afternoon trading Monday, dragged down by automakers, chemical firms and lenders.


set: Congress must ``act now'' on health care reform, and ``owes'' the country an up or down vote, President Barack Obama said in his Saturday morning address.


set: Runner Runner recently dropped by the Yahoo! Music offices to perform an acoustic set of a few of their hits off their upcoming self-titled album.

set: ``Runner Runner drops by Yahoo! Music.''


set: Construction spending rose 1.2% in November, the third increase in four months, the Commerce Department announced.


set: Elaine Stendel has a plaque hanging in her rural Decorah kitchen that says, ``Friends are the family you surround yourself with.''

set: 'Friends are the family you surround yourself with'


set: The state of Ohio will use prison inmates to pick up highway trash and save some of the $4 million spent each year on roadside cleanups.

set: Ohio to use inmates to pick up highway trash


set: Maruti Suzuki in India has announced that it is celebrating the one million units production milestone, as its two plants at Manesar and Guargon have already exceeded this output figure.

set: Maruti Suzuki celebrates production milestone


set: PlayStation 4 pre-orders surged following Sony's E3 press conference, SCEE UK & Ireland MD Fergal Gara has told VideoGamer.com.

set: PS4 pre-orders surge following E3 conference


set: One child out of 11 dies before the age of five in Pakistan and half a million die every year because of preventable causes, according to a Save the Children report.

set: One child out of 11 dies before age of five:


set: As it looks to expand its student lending business, Wells Fargo is reducing the interest rate on student loans to between 3.5 percent to 9.99 percent.

set: Wells Fargo is reducing the interest rate on student loans.


set: Cadbury yesterday reported that sweet success in the UK and Ireland was soured by bitter slowdown overseas.


set: Henderson students are honoring fallen soldiers this Memorial Day by setting up crosses outside the Court House.

set: Henderson students honoring fallen soldiers


set: Manuel Pellegrini decided to suspend Villarreal training today due to a lack of intensity from the players involved.


set: BC's crime rate is the lowest is has been in decades, according to the provincial ministry of public safety and solicitor general.


set: Nick Ashford, who wrote many Motown classics with his wife Valerie Simpson, died Monday.


set: 140 Iranian Air Force fighter bombers will demonstrate the country's defense power on the Army Day on April 18.

set: 140 Iranian fighter bombers to demonstrate defense power


set: THR reports today that theater owner convention ShoWest will be honoring producer Jerry Bruckheimer with a lifetime achievement award for his outstanding success in the film and television industry.


set: Vietnam's central bank will maintain its benchmark interest rate at 7 percent until early 2010 and may buy US dollars from banks to increase supplies of the dong, as part of attempts to bolster the economy.

set: Central bank to maintain rate, may buy dollar


set: Oil prices fell below $125 a barrel Monday as worries about flagging demand offset concerns about the approach of a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico and mounting tension over Iran.


set: There is a train of thought that Apple won't be launching the next iPhone until later this year in the fall around a year after the iPhone 4S was released, but anticipation of the iPhone 5 increases as stock of the iPhone 4 runs low.

set: Anticipation of iPhone 5 increases as stock runs low


set: A military police officer stationed in Washington state has been extradited to Wisconsin where she's accused of aiding her husband in hiding the body of his half-brother.

set: Military officer extradited to Wisconsin


set: Police have recovered scores of rare knives taken in a residential burglary reported Dec. 12 and arrested three people in connection with the crime.

set: Police recover rare knives taken in burglary


set: Some 600 rallyists marched to the People Power monument along EDSA Monday to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the popular uprising that ousted former president Ferdinand Marcos.

set: Rallyists march to People Power monument


set: Ball Corporation announced June 26 that it plans to close its plastic packaging manufacturing plant in Brampton, Ontario.

set: Ball to close its plastic packaging plant in Ontario


set: Andy Vidak's lead over incumbent Jim Costa in the nationally watched 20th Congressional District race shrank to just 145 votes Monday evening as Kern County updated its tally of counted ballots.

set: Vidak's lead over Costa shrinks to 145 votes


set: Dhaka stocks fell slightly on profit taking Wednesday, ending the seven straight sessions of gaining streak.


set: Thus, the Court rejected Berlusconi's prosecution immunity while he takes the seat.

set: Supreme court rejects Berlusconi's immunity


set: School of Visual Arts presents ``Pitch,'' an exhibition of socially- and globally-minded products created by 18 students graduating from the MFA Design Department at SVA.


set: A highly venomous Egyptian cobra that went missing at New York City's Bronx Zoo was found on Thursday after nearly a week on the lam in the reptile house, zoo officials said.


set: Mel Gibson dropped to his knees and begged Oksana Grigorieva for forgiveness the morning after the nuclear January 6 meltdown, according to sources.

set: Gibson 'dropped to knees and begged Grigorieva for forgiveness'


set: Beijing's first confirmed A/H1N1 flu patient is in a stable condition, and will be discharged from hospital this weekend, the municipal health bureau announced Tuesday.

set: Beijing a/H1N1 patient to be discharged from hospital


set: Marseille have been ordered to play a Ligue 1 match behind closed doors as punishment for their fans' repeated use of flares.

set: Marseille ordered to play behind closed doors


set: Ken Griffey Jr. daughter has committed to play for the University of Arizona, mentions the Yahoo Sports on May 17, 2013.

set: Ken Griffey Jr. daughter committed to play for University of Arizona


set: First American CoreLogic, a company that provides analysis of housing and real estate trends, announced this week that home values in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg area decreased by 7.42 percent between November 2007 and November 2008.


set: Iraq said on Friday it had begun taking steps to ``bring Blackwater to justice'' over the deaths of 14 civilians in 2007, one of the bloodiest incidents involving a private security firm here.

set: Iraq takes steps to 'bring Blackwater to justice'


set: Singer/dancer Jason Derülo announced Thursday that he has been forced to cancel his world tour after fracturing his neck during rehearsals.

set: Jason Derülo cancels world tour after fracturing neck during rehearsals


set: A judge in Milan has dismissed a lawsuit against the city by the family of a man who died in custody after police used a Taser to subdue him.

set: Judge dismisses lawsuit against city by family


set: Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed an anti-bullying bill Thursday that requires schools to update policies to include harassment and intimidation sent electronically, such as through the Internet or cellphones.


set: ICICI Bank can bounce to Rs 840-850, says Shardul Kulkarni, Sr Technical Analyst at Angel Broking.


set: DISSES to the person who hit and killed my dog Ibis on Ocean Road on the morning of June 18 and didn't bother to stop.

set: Disses to the person who hit and killed my dog


set: Greek police have smashed a doughnut crime ring.


set: Cruise-selling powerhouse CruiseBrothers.com has joined Vacation.com, praising Vacation.com's Engagement and EZguider programs as assets to enhance productivity.


set: SOUTHEND Hospital has admitted it made a mistake after an elderly woman spent eight weeks in pain before she died because a fracture went undiagnosed.

set: Southend hospital admits it made mistake


set: Canary Wharf could double in size over the next decade as the next phase of its development moves forward.


set: A house in Prestonsburg is robbed just hours after the victims were arrested by police.

set: House is robbed hours after victims were arrested


set: Estée Lauder said Thursday that its third-quarter net income more than doubled to $125 million, and it raised its estimates for per-share earnings for the fiscal year.


set: The Internet has been abuzz lately regarding a rumor that Diablo 3 is coming to consoles.


set: The rupee on Tuesday ended flat against the dollar after a volatile trading day in which the local currency gained 10 paisas against the greenback, but could not hold the position, dealers said.


set: What we're grateful for on Jerusalem Day, and seven ways to join the celebration.


set: Kenya plans to import 1.08 million metric tons of corn by February to meet demand for the staple food as a drought reduces the country's ability to feed itself.

set: Kenya plans to import 1.08 million tons of corn amid drought


set: Konecranes has launched the Boxrunner straddle carrier as a flexible crane providing combined ship-to-shore, and automated yard crane service.

set: Konecranes launches the Boxrunner straddle carrier


set: MORE than 380 people were caught watching TV without a licence in Burnley in the first six months of this year.

set: 380 caught watching TV without a licence in Burnley


set: A Tennessee man accused of fatally shooting his wife at their home in a Nashville suburb Sunday night has been charged with murder, according to local authorities.

set: Tennessee man accused of fatally shooting wife charged with murder


set: US historian and civil rights advocate John Hope Franklin, credited with helping create the field of African-American history, died on Wednesday at age 94, Duke University said.

set: US historian John Hope Franklin dies at 94


set: Justin Bieber wants to be a movie star Updated: 07:21, Sunday November 4, 2012 Justin Bieber wants to be a movie star, although says he will always carry on making music.


set: After a fundraising swing through the Seattle and Portland, Ore., Obama was flying to New Orleans to address the National Urban League, a civil rights group.


set: Bucks center Andrew Bogut is returning to the United States on Sunday and is expected to be ready to play for Milwaukee on Tuesday against the San Antonio Spurs, his agent, David Bauman, said.


set: ``I dedicate this win to my wife for being strong enough to tell me to go and play on the Thursday morning,'' Singh said in a statement.


set: Dozens of dementia patients had to be rescued as a huge fire destroyed an Inverness nursing home last night.

set: Dementia patients rescued as fire destroys Inverness home


set: Facebook is adding more advertisements to popular social networking website, under the guise of ``sponsored stories''.


set: Sprint today introduced the Motorola XPRT and Titanium, two new ``Droidberry'' business phones, in an attempt to herd business customers to its fold before the AT&T/T-Mobile merger marginalizes it in the marketplace.

set: Sprint introduces Motorola XPRT, Titanium


set: With mosquito season in full swing, Fraser Health reminds residents to fight the bite from mosquitoes at home and when traveling this summer.

set: Fraser Health reminds residents to ``fight the bite''


set: Now available from testo , 317-3 carbon monoxide monitors detect the presence of carbon monoxide in the surrounding area, warning users both visually and audibly about dangerous gas concentrations.

set: Testo 317-3 carbon monoxide monitors warn visually and audibly about dangerous concentrations


set: The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 9,240.54 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, up 78.86 points or 0.86 per cent.

set: Nikkei Stock Average closed at 9,240.54, up 78.86 points


set: A Sun journalist vowed to clear his name after appearing in court accused of bribing two public officials.


set: The All Blacks will unveil their new strip against the Springboks on Saturday in the Tri-Nations clash in Wellington.


set: A Tunisian court has convicted 19 Islamic militants on charges linked to plots to carry out attacks in the north African country or send fighters to Iraq, a defense lawyer said Thursday.

set: Tunisian courts convicts 19 Islamic militants


set: The unbeaten Nebraska volleyball team begins Big 12 play this year in Manhattan against No. 18 Kansas State.

set: Nebraska begins Big 12 play at No. 18 Kansas State


set: Research in Motion said on Tuesday it had restored BlackBerry services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, some 20 hours after users in EMEA and India first reported problems with email and BlackBerry Messenger.


set: A combative Barack Obama said Tuesday that John McCain ``doesn't know what he's up against'' in this election and challenged his rival to stop questioning his character and patriotism.

set: Obama says McCain ``doesn't know what he's up against''


set: Lahore Eagles held nerves to snatch thriller in a nail-biting finish against Karachi Zebras in the last match of the Faysal Bank National Twenty20 Cup at the National Stadium Karachi on Sunday.


set: Animal keeper interns at the Red River Zoo, 4255 23rd Ave. S., Fargo, will host special animal presentations at the zoo today and Sunday.

set: Animal keeper interns to host presentations


set: Beyonce Knowles ``inspired'' LeeLee to work hard as a singer.


set: Builders merchant Wolseley has put three of its UK divisions up for sale, including building trade supplier Build Center, it has been reported.

set: Wolseley 'puts three divisions up for sale'


set: In 2004, when Robin Frost Weant saw a niche in the real-estate business, she planted her own vineyard.


set: Halfpricesoft.com, the creator of affordable and easy-to-use financial software for small businesses, has announced a new combo package for ezPaycheck payroll software.

set: Halfpricesoft.com announces a new combo package for ezPaycheck


set: MADONNA appeared in a Malawian court and is set to sign adoption papers today in the hopes of taking home four-year-old girl Mercy James.


set: The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Phillips was arrested and charged with reckless driving after he was pulled over for driving 72 mph in a 35-mph zone around 11 pm ET Friday in Park Hills, Ky.


set: Mexican army soldiers captured 10 members of the Tijuana drug cartel and freed a businessman who was being held hostage, officials said.

set: Mexican army captures 10 members of Tijuana cartel


set: A Spring Hill woman was arrested Saturday during a family reunion where she allegedly tried to strike her mother-in-law, scratch her husband's brother and leave the scene with her two children.


set: Wood County beaches will be open to the public starting Saturday in time for the Memorial Day weekend.


set: Newcomers lift Rangers to 6-1 rout of Penguins Derick Brassard and John Moore had no way of knowing just how well their debut with the New York Rangers would go.


set: No one was hurt when flames ripped through a Grandview Heights duplex early Thursday morning.


set: The woman found dead along Airport Freeway in Bedford early Sunday was identified Monday as Tonya Page, 29, of Watauga, Bedford police said.

set: Woman found along Airport Freeway identified


set: For the second year running BlueGnome has been ranked the fastest growing biotechnology company in Cambridgeshire and is now the fastest growing biotechnology company in the UK.

set: BlueGnome ranked the fastest growing biotechnology company in the UK


set: An Orlando woman is charged with drowning her newborn baby in a toilet.

set: Woman charged with drowning baby in toilet


set: A Notre Dame golfer disqualified from an NCAA tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct after giving false scores during the final round said she was just trying to be funny.

set: Notre Dame golfer disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct was trying to be funny


set: TORONTO -Former Philadelphia Flyers captain Dave Poulin has joined the Toronto Maple Leafs front office.

set: Former flyer Poulin joins Maple Leafs front office


set: The former solicitor general Vera Baird has been banned from driving for six months after travelling at nearly 100mph along the M4 motorway.

set: Ex-solicitor general Vera Baird banned from driving


set: President Barack Obama has urged Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and Hu Jintao of China to support US efforts to pressure Iran to stop its sensitive nuclear activities, but failed to win endorsement from either man.

set: Obama urges Dmitry Medvedev and Hu Jintao to support US pressure on Iran


set: The city police should remain alert and prepared against terrorist attacks and criminal activities, Capital City Police Officer Pervez Rathore said in a circular issued on Wednesday.

set: Police should remain alert against terrorist attack:


set: Power utility JSW Energy said on Monday it received board approval to set up a 660 MW power plant at Vijayanagar in Karnataka at an estimated cost of 33 billion rupees.


set: It wanted to know, what makes you proud to be British?


set: Favorite boy bands announce upcoming tour at an event in Irving Plaza in New York.


set: For the convenience of the customers, Apoto introduced the free migration plans with excellent features.


set: Six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer flew home Monday with the gift of the Centre Court net.

set: Federer flies home with Wimbledon Centre Court net


set: The US economy shed a worse-than-expected 131,000 jobs in July, the Labor Department said Friday, as the unemployment rate remained stuck at 9.5 percent.


set: British Airways has allegedly recruited up to 1,000 pilots to cover cabin crew if they go ahead with a strike next month, the Daily Mail has reported.

set: British Airways allegedly recruits up to 1,000 pilots to cover cabin crew strikes


set: Screen star and former Republican senator Fred Thompson Tuesday quit the White House race after fizzling in the early nominating contests.

set: Republican Thompson quits White House race


set: Roma issue is on the brink of becoming one of the topic issues in the whole European Union and European contingent.

set: Roma issue is on the brink of becoming one of the topic issues of the EU:


set: A Galveston County Fair & Rodeo carnival worker was arrested Tuesday for violating his parole.


set: A Hammond man has been convicted of murder and murder in perpetration of a robbery.


set: Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday said he was not losing sleep over statements attributed to three of his trusted lieutenants quoted on the whistleblower website WikiLeaks describing him as ``weak and indecisive''.

set: Tsvangirai not losing sleep over WikiLeaks


set: A Wishard ambulance collided with a motorcyclist shortly before noon today, severely injuring the motorcyclist.


set: Central coastal Da Nang city attracted 23 new investment projects totalling US$986.5 million in the first eight months of the year.

set: Da Nang city attracts 23 investment projects in eight months


set: Jon Hare, the man responsible for Sensible Soccer and the Sensible Software range, says that the ``quality of programming has gone down'' in the present world of big corporation developers and publishers that differs massively to gaming's earlier years.

set: Jon Hare: ``quality of programming has gone down''


set: Real wages are set to fall over the coming year as rising prices and extended unemployment keep the labour market subdued, economists say.


set: ``It makes you feel like you've been smoking pot,' '' said Mark Kovach, 50, of Duluth, referring to the designer drugs he's used.

set: ``It makes you feel like you've been smoking pot''


set: Richmond police today identified a man found slain in the East End last week but said they are still trying to reach his family members or friends.

set: Richmond police identify man slain in East End


set: A new report from USA Today revealed airlines have increased their fares for the 10th time this year due to high fuel costs, an increase in natural disasters and the tough economy.

set: Airlines increase fares for 10th time this year


set: During the May 10 session, the National Assembly will hold discussions on the formation of a teachers' union.

set: Assembly to hold discussion on formation of teachers union


set: Kris Allen and Adam Lambert battled it out for the title of ``American Idol'' on Monday evening, but the third round of competition took a twist when Kara DioGuardi asked the public not to judge the younger singer on his version of a song she co-wrote.

set: Kris Allen & Adam Lambert battle it out on American Idol


set: Turkey says it launched air and artillery attacks against Kurdish separatist rebels in northern Iraq overnight after an insurgent attack on a Turkish military base killed six soldiers.

set: Turkey 'has attacked' Kurdish rebels in Iraq


set: No one was injured when a semi went in the ditch Friday night on State Highway 35.

set: No one injured when semi goes in the ditch


set: Ontario is ``yours to discover'' and there's still lots of summer left to explore further.


set: A 25-year-old Rochester man died early Monday morning during a police pursuit on the NYS Thruway.


set: Some unfortunate news has arrived today, as word is out that longtime trainer Gene Monahan will miss spring training and possibly the beginning of the regular season with a ``significant illness.''


set: US President Barack Obama praised dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez and said in a posting on her website Thursday that he looks forward to the day ``all Cubans can freely express themselves.''

set: Obama praises dissident Cuban blogger Sanchez


set: Hours after he met Home Minister P Chidambaram as a peace offering, sources in Jairam Ramesh, s party say he has not offered to resign from the Cabinet.


set: In the face of Iranian threats, Israel successfully field tests the Arrow 3 defense system.


set: Japanese singer-actress Meisa Kuroki revealed that she is four months pregnant in a statement to the media on Saturday, reported Japanese media.


set: The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 9,784.54 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, down 245.77 points or 2.45 per cent.

set: Nikkei Stock Average closed at 9,784.54, down 245.77 points


set: India's leading carmaker Maruti Suzuki will restart production at its Manesar plant August 21, almost a month after the plant was shut down following violence by workers, Reuters reported.

set: Maruti to restart production at Manesar plant aug 21


set: New data from state regulators shows that car title loans are big business in Virginia.

set: New data shows car title loans big business in Virginia


set: CAMI Automotive Inc. will reportedly slash output by more than half at its assembly operations in Ingersoll for the first four months of 2009.


set: Openbravo, a provider of Web-based open source enterprise resource planning and point-of-sale solutions, has raised $12 million in Series B funding.


set: The US east coast is bracing for a new storm after record snowfall left thousands of people without power.


set: London, Sep 30 Hollywood actress Meg Ryan's ex-husband Dennis Quaid has angrily hit back at the actress after she accused him of cheating on her throughout their marriage.The actress spoke out last week after years of silence about her image of being portrayed as the home wrecker due to her brief affair with co-star Russell Crowe in 2000, reports dailymail.co.uk.


set: Kevin Youkilis put on pinstripes and played at Yankee Stadium for the first time as a member of the New York Yankees on Monday afternoon.

set: Youkilis downplays putting on pinstripes at Yankee Stadium


set: Industrial conglomerate General Electric says it will buy the aviation business of Italian manufacturer Avio for $4.3 billion to strengthen its growth in jet propulsion.

set: GE to buy aviation business of Italian manufacturer Avio for $4.3 billion


set: It is rush hour in Kollywood! 35 Tamil films, big and small, are scheduled to release on five Fridays between today and February 26.


set: A Labor Education for Graduating Students seminar was held recently in Caloocan City for the benefit of graduating students.

set: Labor Education seminar held in Caloocan


set: The Casey Anthony murder trial took a bizarre twist Tuesday when a witness in the case was discovered among the potential jurors, and apparently talked to others about the highly publicized killing.


set: HOLLYWOOD, Fla. NASCAR star Tony Stewart is meeting with fans and the media in South Florida.

set: NASCAR champion Tony Stewart to meet with fans


set: Scotty McCreery, winner of season 10 of American Idol, has announced that he has decided to go to college instead of going full force into country music.

set: Scotty McCreery announces he will go to college


set: Metro Detroit home prices have fallen 22.6% in the past year through January, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday.

set: Metro Detroit home prices fall 22.6% in year


set: Penn State is poised to hire New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien to succeed legendary football coach Joe Paterno.


set: Rodman & Renshaw provided color on the traditional Chinese medicine in a research report published today.

set: Rodman & Renshaw provides color on traditional Chinese medicine


set: Creator of mobile apps for meetings and events QuickMobile has announced that it closed a $1.3 million round of funding from Canada's largest credit union, Vancity.

set: QuickMobile closes $1.3 million funding from Vancity


set: Fire crews called to a Procter and Gamble facility early Monday morning after fire was reported.


set: Belgian banking and insurance group KBC has cancelled the sale of its private equity business because offers were too low after nearing the halfway mark of its asset sale programme.

set: KBC cancels sale of private Equity business


set: The Senate on Friday continued to debate President Asif Ali Zardari's April 5 address to the Parliament.


set: The Pakistani Taliban have suspended peace talks with the Pakistani government, claiming the stakeholders are ``not serious'' with the peace initiative, a spokesman for the banned outfit said in a video released Monday.

set: Pakistani Taliban suspend peace talks with government


set: Jaipur , Apr 11 Efforts to rescue three labourers buried in a 80-feet deep well continued for the third day today at Bhandarez of Dausa district, police said.

set: Efforts to rescue labourers buried in well continues


set: Charities are making final appeals from Central Albertans after seeing a drop in donations through the holiday season.


set: Manitoba had the second highest rate of police-reported violence towards women in 2011, almost twice the national average.

set: Manitoba has second highest rate of violence against women


set: NEW YORK - In an offseason marked by Junior Seau's suicide and scores of lawsuits over brain injuries, the NFL on Thursday launched a comprehensive wellness program for current and retired players - including a confidential mental health phone line.

set: NFL launches wellness program for players


set: A Decatur grandfather shot his grandson, sending the grandson to the hospital on Monday afternoon, Decatur police told The Times' news partner, WHNT News 19.


set: Online recruitment specialist Fish4 has launched a dating site, Fish4love, in partnership with White Label Dating.

set: Fish4 launches dating site with White Label dating


set: Parents of children with autism face a postcode lottery when it comes to the quality of services available to their child, according to new research from TreeHouse, the national charity for autism education.

set: Parents of children with autism face postcode lottery


set: Dave Matthews Band is playing this summer at Alpine Valley Music Theatre.

set: Dave Matthews band to play at Alpine Valley


set: Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai will support the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2012 as a Community Partner with a programme of activities for competitors and visitors, based in the Marathon Village close to the Burj Khalifa.

set: Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai supports the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2012


set: Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters has said that he and his band think they ``suck''.

set: Foo Fighters' dave Grohl: 'we think we suck'


set: Cruise operator Silversea Cruises has implemented a real-time dynamic trim optimisation technology system from Finnish company Eniram, with the hope of cutting its fuel costs by around 3 per cent on long distance voyages.

set: Silversea implements trim optimisation technology


set: A Syrian MP has survived an assassination attempt, when his car was booby-trapped with an explosive device.

set: Syrian MP survives assassination attempt


set: In a recent research by the Aviva Health of the Workplace, it has been revealed that about 30% of employees avoid having lunch at work, thereby putting their health at risk.

set: 30% of employees avoid having lunch at work:


set: Two children died of gas leakage in Gldani district of Tbilisi city on Sunday night.


set: Toyota has suspended auto exports to Iran indefinitely in line with global sanctions against Tehran's nuclear programme, the company said on Wednesday.


set: Mr. Mahmud Khalid, Upper West Regional Minister, on Thursday said armed robbers deserved the ``shoot to kill'' response they were currently getting from the military and police personnel because criminals never have respect for the rights of other people.

set: Armed robbers deserve ``shoot to kill'' response --


set: Rep. Paul Ryan, R-1st District, will not run for governor next year, according to a statement from his campaign office Monday.


set: Panic on the global markets continued on Wall Street with the Dow dropping below the 8,000 mark.


set: The Reserve Bank of India`s fixed reference rate today for USD at Rs 53.46, down 1.15% against its rate on previous working day at Rs 52.85.

set: Rbi fixes reference rate for USD at Rs 53.46


set: A Dubuque woman was injured after crashing into a telephone pole on Kane Street Monday afternoon.


set: We have an interesting article for you to read now, in which Sony's John Koller speaks in a video interview, stating the reasons why Playstation Move is better than Microsoft's Project Natal.

set: Playstation Move is better than Project Natal --


set: Syria strained by Iraqi refugee influx Suppose millions of people fleeing war poured into the United States in just a few years.


set: eOne UK has inked a five-year content exclusive content deal with European online film and TV subscription service Lovefilm.


set: He set a Major League record with 45 straight outs before the Twins rallied against the White Sox.

set: Buehrle sets record with 45 straight outs


set: The gainfully occupied population increased by 1.3 per cent in November when compared to the corresponding month in 2011, the NSO said today.


set: Bryan Batt will appear on ``Live with Regis & Kelly'' on 4/9 as the duo spend the week in the great city of New Orleans.

set: Bryan Batt to appear on ``Regis & Kelly'' 4/9


set: Abu Dhabi has imposed a waste management fee to be levied from all establishments that generate any kind of waste in the emirate.


set: Local law enforcement will be testing a new communications and pager system today at 1 pm This will cause the emergency sirens to go off, but it is only a test.

set: Law enforcement testing new communications system today


set: The boating accident victim has been positively identified according to Moultrie County Coroner Lynn Reed.


set: A Lubbock woman known for her volunteer work was laid to rest Wednesday morning after losing her battle against diabetes.

set: A Lubbock woman known for her volunteer work is laid to rest


set: The City of Goose Creek has erected a new historical marker at the Marguerite H. Brown Municipal Center on Hwy. 52.


set: Queen Mary University in East London has let out its student accommodation to Olympic committees from across the world.

set: Queen Mary University let out student accommodation to Olympic committees


set: Michael Hill has seen an 8.5% boost in its total sales for the nine months to the end of March.


set: Lauren Conrad Kyle Howard engagement reports in today's New York Post are false, confirms LC's rep. Lauren Conrad is dating Kyle Howard but the two are not engaged, nor planning to get engaged.

set: Lauren Conrad Kyle Howard engagement reports are false


set: A Cedar City man was arrested on attempted murder charges after police say he fired a rifle at a man outside his house.

set: Cedar City man arrested on attempted murder charges


set: A winter weather advisory has been issued for parts of eastern Oklahoma ahead of a winter storm expected to bring snow back to the area late Thursday night and early Friday.


set: ``The devil made me do it'' was made famous by a comedian from the '70s, Flip Wilson.


set: Women in their 40s earn 20% less than men, according to a new analysis of the gender pay gap.


set: Dan Winslow has not yet taken office as state representative, but already is pushing an idea for sales tax relief.

set: State rep-elect Winslow pushes tax relief


set: After her time on ``Project Runway,'' Hill said she is open to creating her own fashion line in the future.

set: Faith Hill open to creating her own fashion line


set: Government plans to transform the economy by expanding growth and job creation, while developing a more effective public service, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.


set: State Rep. Marcy Toepel, R-147th Dist., has moved her district office to Red Hill.

set: State Rep. Marcy Toepel moves office to Red Hill


set: He warned them that Libyans will discover the truth about Abdel Hakim Belhadj, the military Islamist leader now in a prominent position.

set: Saif Gaddafi sends warning about Abdel Hakim Belhadj


set: Yasheng Group, a high-growth diversified China-based agricultural company with US headquarters in California, today announced the appointment of independent board members.

set: Yasheng Group announces the appointment of independent Board members


set: A school bus, which went out of control, rammed into eight vehicles before crashing into a coconut tree at Jalan Dutamas Raya in Segambut, here, yesterday.


set: Charlie Sheen is undergoing psychiatric evaluation after allegedly trashing a hotel room whilst drunk with an escort.

set: Charlie Sheen undergoing psychiatric evaluation after trashing hotel room


set: ExecuJet, the Switzerland-based business aviation group, is expanding its operations in Asia with the opening of a new hangar at Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park.


set: State prosecutors said Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman, profiled and stalked 17-year-old Trayvon Martin before killing him, so the FBI is now looking into charging him with a hate crime.

set: FBI may charge george Zimmerman with hate crime


set: Hyder Consulting, the award-winning international advisory and design consultancy, yesterday held a seminar on its work on the Lusail Development Sewage Treatment Works, at Qatar University.

set: Hyder Consulting holds seminar at Qatar University


set: Many overseas Filipino workers who were repatriated from conflict-torn Syria still prefer to work abroad than to stay in the Philippines, the Department of Labor and Employment said Thursday.


set: Mortgages are eating up less Canadian household income thanks to historically low borrowing rates and a drop in house prices, a trend that is expected to continue in the near term, a new survey suggests.

set: Mortgages eating up less household income


set: The other day, Lana Del Rey performed the title track off her upcoming debut LP, ``Born To Die'' at the Chateau Marmont in LA.

set: Watch Lana Del Rey perform ``Born to Die'' in LA


set: ``Like all American citizens, Maryland voters have the right to have their voices count,'' said Amy Smith, a litigation attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, which is arguing the case.

set: 'Like all American citizens, Maryland voters have right to have voices count'


set: South African President Jacob Zuma called for calm yesterday after the murder of white far-right leader Eugene Terre'blanche fanned fears of growing racial tension.


set: Several groups planned to march in San Francisco Friday to ``Silence the Violence'' in neighborhoods like the city's Visitacion Valley.


set: Brescia reportedly face competition from LA Galaxy in the race to sign highly-rated midfielder Gregoire Akcelrod.

set: Brescia face competition from LA Galaxy in race to sign Gregoire Akcelrod


set: Lego sales soar Updated: 07:28, Friday February 22, 2013 Danish toy maker Lego says sales soared 25 per cent last year thanks partly to the new Lego Friends series of building blocks designed for girls.


set: Italy coach Cesare Prandelli revealed on Monday that Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has told him that he needs help.


set: Seminole Tribe of Florida is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Hollywood reservation with a tribal Pow-wow, drums, wildlife and snake shows, alligator wrestling, dancing competitions.

set: Seminole Tribe of Florida celebrates the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Hollywood reservation


set: Rank Group 's stock had its ``equal weight'' rating reiterated by stock analysts at Morgan Stanley in a report issued on Friday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

set: Rank Group rating reiterated by Morgan Stanley (rnk)


set: How hot do you like your curry? (This survey is not scientific. Results are based on readers' responses.)


set: JOHN Mallinger won the Pebble Beach Invitational golf, making birdies on four of the last six holes for a four-under 68 and a two-stroke victory over Jason Gore.

set: Mallinger wins Pebble Beach Invitational


set: A Monday morning fire at a north Las Cruces auto shop is being blamed on a welding accident.

set: Fire at Las Cruces auto shop blamed on welding accident


set: Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans debating Muslim integration to stand up more for Christian values, saying Monday the country suffered not from ``too much Islam'' but ``too little Christianity.''

set: Merkel urges Germans: stand up for Christian values


set: South Sudan on Thursday invited its ``brother'' Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, to an April summit to resolve outstanding issues that have pushed the two countries to the brink of war.

set: S. Sudan invites 'brother' Bashir to summit


set: Somalia has faced a humanitarian crisis for much of the year, but now it appears to be growing noticeably worse.


set: 'Letting telcos transfer money is a bad idea since they don't meet KYC norms.


set: Gilbert will begin mosquito fogging Monday and continue through October, in its annual effort to eliminate mosquitoes and their breeding sites.


set: Tyren Arendse has vowed Santos will bounce back from their 3-1 loss to Moroka Swallows in the opening game of the PSL season.


set: A 21-year-old college student is facing felony drug charges after a search by Oneonta police netted drugs and $34,760 in cash, police said.

set: College student faces felony drug charges


set: The World Bank on Wednesday urged Nepal to make her development strategies more realistic as the targets set by the National Development Strategy Paper are ambititious.

set: World Bank urges Nepal to make her development strategies realistic


set: FedEx Corp. says it sees signs of improvement in the global economy as international shipments pick up, but warned its profit will remain weak at least through the end of the year.


set:
Happiness might just be contagious.
Happiness is contagious


set: High school students are set to perform ``Fiddler on the Roof,'' a Tony Award-winning musical, three times this weekend in the auditorium at Pennsbury High School-East in Falls.

set: Students to perform 'Fiddler on the Roof'


set: A family of seven was forced to flee their home in Co Tyrone early today when it was attacked by a gang of masked men.


set: Wind River Systems, a provider in Device Software Optimization, has introduced a multicore software solution for device development.

set: Wind River introduces multicore software solution


set: Aswat Aliraq reported that crude oil production in Nassiriya oil field returned to its normal levels following the maintenance operations there.

set: Oil production in Nassiriya oil field returns normal


set: Egypt will open its border crossing with the Gaza Strip permanently this weekend, the government announced Wednesday, suggesting the country's military rulers are being swayed by growing anti-Israeli sentiment here.

set: Egypt will open its border crossing with Gaza permanently


set: The commanding officer of the Warminster-based unit hit hardest by the Afghanistan blast paid a moving tribute to the men, saying: ``Six of our brothers have fallen.


set: Simon Pegg wants to be a Bond villain, and to ditch his 'nice guy' image.


set: A former nursing home administrator is accused of stealing 100-thousand dollars from residents.

set: Former nursing home administrator accused of stealing


set: SINGAPORE will be deploying more military assets, over the course of next year, to the Gulf of Aden to help in the fight against piracy.


set: Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro visited the National Aquarium of Cuba at midday Thursday, where he attended an underwater show with dolphins.

set: Fidel Castro visits the National Aquarium


set: Source from Qinghuangdao on December 13 noted that until last weekend, steam coal price set a yearly record high at Qinhuangdao Port, thereinto, the price of 5500 kcal Shanxi high-grade coal was 730-740 yuan per ton around, up 6.8%-8.1% month on month.

set: Steam coal price set a yearly record high at Qinhuangdao Port


set: Charlie Callas, a versatile comedian whose zany faces and antics made him a regular for more than four decades on television, in films and on casino stages, has died in Las Vegas.


set: It has been announced that Walt Disney Pictures has acquired ``Labyrinth'', a project from Larry Brenner.


set: C&F Porter Novelli has unveiled a new brand identity and way of doing business, including a new logo and color scheme.

set: C&F Porter Novelli unveils new brand identity


set: A Connecticut couple delivered their newborn baby in a very unusual place on Sunday morning: a DUI checkpoint on Route 177 in Plainville.


set: The 52nd Subroto Cup, an annual football tournament organized by the Indian Air Force, kickstarted at New Delhi's Dr. Ambedkar Stadium today.


set: The official Super Bowl XLVI commemorative poster was unveiled Wednesday evening at the Conrad Indianapolis.

set: Super Bowl XLVI commemorative poster unveiled


set: Kelly Brook has signed a six figure deal with fashion chain New Look to put her name to a swimwear and lingerie collection for two seasons.

set: Kelly Brook signs six figure deal with New Look


set: Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes, has died aged 91.

set: Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451, dies aged 91


set: Mariah Carey has put her pet pooches in therapy in order to prepare them for the arrival of her baby twins.


set: Since taking office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made many appointments and named quite a few people to redesign teams.


set: An Indonesian volcano erupted early Friday, sending out lava that burned plants, but there were no reports of casualties, an official said, day after the peak's alert level was raised to its highest level.


set: AP Undefeated super welterweight contender Vanes Martirosyan earned a unanimous decision over former world champion Kassim Ouma on Saturday night.

set: Super welterweight contender Martirosyan earns unanimous decision over Ouma


set: Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of ABRAMS, announced today that it will publish Archie Marries ... a special collection of the bestselling Archie mini-series that resolves the nearly seven-decade-long cliffhanger:

set: Abrams ComicArts to publish Archie Marries...


set: Guatemalan ex President Alfonso Portillo is still at large -- formally accused in the United States and also wanted internationally.

set: Guatemalan ex president Portillo still wanted


set: A Birmingham family planning nurse is due to retire from the NHS for the second time at the end of this month.

set: Family planning nurse retires from NHS for second time


set: SENIOR FNMs appear to be unfazed by a senior attorney's application for a judicial review after he was not appointed as a Queen's Counsel.

set: FNMs are unfazed by attorney's application for judicial review


set: A Westmoreland County fire chief was in the right place at the right time when he spotted flames on a porch at a North Huntingdon home and jumped into action.

set: Fire chief spots flames, jumps into action


set: Southern Miss bounced back on offense after struggling last week in a 34-7 win over Prairie View on Saturday night.

set: Southern Miss bounces back with 34-7 win over Prairie View


set: Middle East crude oil grades for sale to Asia fell versus their benchmarks after producers raised their official prices to the highest in almost three years, limiting demand from refiners.

set: Mideast oils fall versus benchmarks after producers raise prices


set: by : dpa Bogota - At least 18 people were killed Sunday in fighting between leftist rebels and the Colombian military.

set: At least 18 killed in fighting between rebels, Colombian military


set: The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated with 15 districts reeling under its impact, as large parts of Dibru-Saikhowa and Kaziranga National Parks and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary submerged and five deaths reported so far, official sources said today.


set: The North Dinajpur district Congress committee today submitted a memorandum to the IGP, north Bengal in Siliguri against the alleged CPI-M terror and the police's partisan role in the district.

set: Cong submit memorandum against alleged cpm terror


set: A Mechanicsburg man was charged with endangering the welfare of children in Manheim Township on Saturday, police reported.

set: Man charged with endangering welfare of children


set: Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed by a US grenade during a failed rescue attempt led by American forces, an investigation into her death has found.

set: Aid worker Norgrove was killed by US grenade


set: The Washington Nationals today agreed to terms with outfielder/first baseman Michael Morse on a multi-year contract extension, thus avoiding salary arbitration.

set: Nationals agree to terms with Michael Morse on multi-year contract extension


set: Three firebombs were thrown at a Springfield home shortly after 3:30 Wednesday morning.


set: Barcelona have hit out at Manchester City, accusing them of trying to unsettle their players after they were linked with a move for Sergio Busquets.

set: Barcelona accuse City of unsettling their players


set: Businessman Breifne O'Brien has asked the High Court to permanently block his trial for offences including theft and deception because of adverse publicity he has received in both print and broadcast media.

set: Breifne O'Brien asks Court to block trial


set: Electrical giant Panasonic is to set up a fuel cell research and development centre in Cardiff but it is unclear how many jobs will be created in the city.

set: Panasonic sets up development centre in Cardiff


set: State-run MTNL on Thursday slashed ISD calling rates to six countries, including US, Canada and China, for its GSM and 3G subscribers to Re 1 a minute.

set: MTNL slashes ISD rates to Rs 1 per minute


set: After Marshall finished its first of 15 spring football practices Tuesday, coach Mark Snyder disclosed that two players have left the program.


set: Earth Day Founder Denis Hayes had a roller coaster ride as head of the Solar Energy Research Institute 30 years ago, but today he says the drive toward renewable energy is ``unstoppable.''


set: The state parks system will modify and refine its fire management guidelines in the wake of a prescribed burn that escaped containment lines at Pilot Mountain State Park in November, according to the NC Division of Parks and Recreation.

set: State parks system to modify management guidelines for prescribed burns


set: A group of teachers at Bixby High School is honored by EMSA as ``Everyday Heroes.''


set: The 44-year-old Tisdale, now an award winning jazz musician, had part of his right leg amputated Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 because of bone cancer.

set: Tisdale has part of leg amputated due to cancer


set: As he starts his second year in office we find Governor Rick Scott getting a small bump in his approval rating.

set: Scott gets a small bump in approval rating


set: GLASGOW, Scotland -Celtic lost more ground on Scottish Premier League leader Rangers in a 1-0 loss at struggling Kilmarnock on Tuesday.

set: Celtic loses ground with 1-0 loss at Kilmarnock


set: Three people are injured, including a seven-year-old, after a two-car crash in Rome on Saturday.


set: CHINA plans to cap coal production at around 3.9 billion tons by 2015, according to a five year industry plan released today, as the government restricts output to curb pollution and reduce its reliance on the fuel.


set: A Cotter man was involved in a fatal crash that occurred Monday in Webster County, Mo.


set: Two former Nicholls coaches found a new path in coaching-one for a team in the National Football League and one for an in-state conference rival.


set: Dayron Robles broke the world 110m hurdles record at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava on Thursday evening.


set: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the new musical currently in previews at the Nederlander Theatre, announces it lottery ticket policy.

set: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET announces lottery ticket policy


set: Microsoft will open a brand new retail store on June 22 in Woodfield Mall, as Schaumburg, Illinois is now planning an important role in the company's plans to extend the retail network.

set: Microsoft to open store in Woodfield Mall


set: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is forming a new political party that will be a new opposition movement.


set: Steampunk band Abney Park has released their first ever concept/storyline music video, based on the song ``To The Apocalypse In Daddy's Sidecar'' from their new album, The Ancient World, now available on their website.

set: Abney Park releases first concept video --


set: Chandigarh, June 25 Heavy rains today lashed most places in Punjab and Haryana providing the much needed relief to the people from sultry weather.


set: The European Union imposed sanctions Monday on Syrian President Bashar Assad because of his government's continuing crackdown on anti-government protesters, in which more than 900 people have reportedly been killed.

set: EU imposes sanctions on Syrian leader Bashar Assad


set: Indian equities markets on Monday closed on a flat note with a benchmark index ending a volatile day of trading dull.


set: A group of international students at Ming Chuan University in Taipei is preparing to join the rest of the world in observing World AIDS Day on Thursday.

set: International students to join world AIDS Day observance


set: Sheriff Mike Carona will resign today to focus on defending himself against public corruption charges, abruptly ending eight occasionally rocky years as the head of Orange County's largest law enforcement agency, a newspaper reported.


set: Germany has been rebuked for making wild claims linking a deadly E. coli outbreak to Spanish cucumbers as British taxpayers yesterday faced a £17 million bill to compensate EU salad farmers hit by the crisis.

set: Germany rebuked for making wild claims linking a deadly E. coli outbreak to Spanish cucumbers


set: Brian Dowling has been named as the new host of 'Big Brother', and will take over when the reality series re-launches with a celebrity version next month.


set: Egyptian stocks fell on Tuesday on local and Arab selling amid low volumes, traders said.


set: A fire ripped through two buildings at a mill complex in Fall River on Tuesday.

set: Fire rips through mill complex in Fall River


set: Rapper Lil Wayne was arrested for felony drug possession early on Wednesday when his charter bus was stopped at a California-Arizona border checkpoint, authorities said.

set: Rapper Lil Wayne arrested for drug possession


set: Daniel Covington's funeral was held Tuesday morning in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

set: Daniel Covington funeral held in Nicholasville


set: There are tons of Internet Browsers available including Internet Explorer, Opera, Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari, however, the Epic Browser is a bit different in the sense that it has been created specifically with Indians in mind.

set: Download Epic Browser created by Indians for Indians


set: In a taped message, US Rep. Patrick Kennedy announces he will not run for re-election in 2010.

set: Patrick Kennedy not running for re-election


set: Nearly 2,500 Syrian babies were born in Turkey in refugee camps.


set: The state of emergency for the Nechako River ice jam has come to an end.


set: Bankers voiced relief on Monday after world leaders abandoned a global bank levy and eased the timetable for new capital requirements at a G20 summit in Canada which posed questions about the forum's effectiveness.

set: Bankers voiced relief after world leaders abandoned a global bank levy


set: American Airlines and American Eagle say they will cancel 300 flights this week to cope with a high number of pilots reporting sick and an increase in maintenance reports filed by crews.


set: Pomona College, one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges, will hold its 115th Commencement Exercises at 10 am, on May 18, on Marston Quad.

set: Pomona College holds 115th Commencement;


set: Iridex introduced two new retinal lasers to the European market here at the World Ophthalmology Congress.

set: Iridex introduces new lasers to European market


set: Elton Brand and Corey Maggette have told the Los Angeles Clippers they will opt of the final year of their contracts and become free agents.

set: Brand and Maggette tell Clippers they opt out of final year of contract, become free agents


set: RADES, Tunisia -TP Mazembe of Congo retained the African Champions League title despite drawing with Tunisia's Esperance 1-1 in the second leg of the final at November 7 Stadium on Saturday.

set: Mazembe retain African Champions League title


set: Gist has expanded its UK network by opening two new chilled distribution centres in Stone and Sheffield.


set: David Nalbandian has undergone hip surgery and is expected to be out of action for at least four months.


set: Japan crashed out of the World Cup finals in heartbreaking fashion on Tuesday after a 5-3 penalty shootout defeat to Paraguay in the second round.

set: Japan crashes out of World Cup after shootout defeat to Paraguay


set: Depardieu said on Thursday he would play the ``arrogant, smug'' former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a film about his fall from grace in a series of sex scandals.


set: YouGov has abandoned plans to form its own hedge fund in partnership with Numis Securities and Four Capital Partners after Numis failed to raise the funds.

set: Yougov abandons plans to form hedge fund


set: The search operation by Army and Special Operations Group of police continued for the third consecutive day Friday in Handwara forest area of the frontier Kupwara district.


set: SkyCity Cinemas at Westfield Albany are closed until further notice while cinema seven's ceiling construction is investigated.


set: Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter expressed support for Alex Rodriguez Wednesday in a 30-minute meeting with the media.


set: A new study in the Netherlands indicates that teens watching porn may not be a big deal, as per CBS news.


set: Young Czech bass Jan Martiník last night won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize 2009 final at St David's Hall, Cardiff.

set: Czech bass wins Cardiff Singer of the World Song prize


set: The US will not send ground forces to Libya, where armed rebels are fighting supporters of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi, Defence Secretary Robert Gates says.


set: Football legend Diego Maradona is likely to visit Dubai some time this week.


set: Chinese manufacturing activity weakened further in June compared to business conditions in the previous month as output and new export orders declined, according to the initial findings of a survey by HSBC released Thursday.

set: China manufacturing weakens further in June


set: Writer Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called on President Barack Obama on Saturday to impose a Mideast peace deal, reflecting growing frustration with what Palestinians see as Washington's failure to wrangle concessions out of Israel's hardline government.

set: Abbas calls on Obama to impose Mideast peace deal


set: Antawn Jamison praising LeBron James during a Colin Cowherd interview might be the perfect culmination of agony for a Washington sports fan.


set: Most fondly remembered for his signature role as the rumpled Lieutenant Columbo, actor Peter Falk died this week at the age 83, according to a statement released by his family.


set: 72.27% of FOCUS News Agency readers think that Bulgaria should not give up on the Russian energy projects, the latest poll launched on agency's website states.

set: Bulgaria should not give up on Russian energy projects:


set: Soda maker Jones Soda Co. said Monday it swung to a fourth-quarter loss due to higher fees and expenses associated with its plans to sell soda in cans.


set: The conservative US author and commentator William F Buckley Jr has died at the age of 82.

set: Conservative pioneer William F Buckley Jr dies at 82


set: Two North Bay men face drug charges after officers went to a home on an eviction request.


set: Juba, Southern Sudan, November 11, 2008-IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, recently announced that it will explore investment opportunities in Southern Sudan, one of Africa's poorest conflict-affected regions, following successful investment climate reforms.

set: IFC explores investment opportunities in Southern Sudan


set: On ABC's The View, the governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, said that women don't care about contraception.


set: A New Lisbon man accused of trying to hit a state trooper will stand trial.


set: The US trade deficit widened more-than-expected in May, official data showed on Tuesday.

set: US trade deficit widens more-than-expected in May


set: GI Dynamics Inc., a Lexington company trying to develop new treatments for obesity and diabetes, said it raised another $15 million from existing investors.


set: A freelance video allegedly shows Taliban fighters in South Waziristan area, preparing weapons for an attack on Pakistani troops fighting in the region.


set: Police arrested 36 people during a nationwide strike called by Zimbabwe's opposition party to press for the release of election results, police said.


set: Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral was cremated in New Delhi today with full state honours.

set: Inder Kumar Gujral cremated with full state honours


set: Forest Commercial Bank in Asheville recently reported its second consecutive quarterly profit for the period ending March 31, President and CEO John D. Kimberly said.

set: Forest Commercial reports second quarterly profit


set: Former Office of Emergency Management Director Richard Sheirer died on the morning of January 19 of an apparent heart attack.


set: Royal Dutch Shell PLC, despite opposition from environmentalists, has begun to drill for shale gas in Sweden, saying there may be enough gas to make the country self-sufficient for a decade.

set: Shell begins drilling for shale gas in Sweden


set: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will appeal his Football Association charge of improper conduct, a club spokeswoman said on Friday.


set: By James Nadal '' WASTE collection services continue to be disrupted by the winter weather for residents in Wycombe District.

set: WASTE collection continues to be disrupted


set: China is determined to assert its sovereignty on Diaoyu Island, said Professor Zhou Rong of the Chinese Guangming Daily.

set: China 'to assert sovereignty over Diaoyu Island'


set: PA Resources, Stockholm, has made an oil discovery in the Miocene sandstone level in the Lille John prospect in License 12/06 offshore Denmark.

set: Pa Resources makes oil discovery offshore Denmark


set: Flights will be delayed if budget cuts hit, LaHood says The Obama administration on Friday issued a travel advisory:


set: Wilmington Academy of Arts and Sciences is hosting an open house for new students on Thursday from 6:30 pm to 8 pm on 6201 Myrtle Grove Road.

set: Wilmington Academy of Arts and Sciences hosts open house


set: Victoria Public Library will close at 6 pm tonight and will remain close through Saturday, according to a news release from the city of Victoria.

set: Victoria Public library to close at 6 pm tonight


set: Three days after her tragic death, Amy Winehouse was laid to rest in London Tuesday.


set: Microsoft Corporation will launch Windows 2008 today in 800 cities across the globe and 20 cities in India.


set: Ilya Kovalchuk had two objectives inside a dropping effort for Russia.


set: Sectarian clashes have flared up late Thursday in Bahrain, where hundreds of Shias and recently naturalised Sunni Arabs fought in Hamad Town, south of the Bahraini capital Manama.


set: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the efficacy of exercise to reduce depressive symptoms among cancer survivors.

set: The efficacy of exercise in reducing depressive symptoms among cancer survivors:


set: Sri Lanka yesterday deported a Canadian legislator it views as sympathetic to the Tamil Tiger separatists, the latest foreign official it has sent out of the country at the end of a 25-year war.


set: A 24-year-old Binghamton man was charged Wednesday with forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors, the Broome County Sheriff's Office said.


set: With kitten season officially underway, it's not uncommon to find stray, lost or abandoned cats and kittens now.


set: Kajol and husband Ajay Devgan are expecting their second child, reports TOI.

set: Kajol and Ajay Devgan expecting second child


set: Davis goes on to say, ``Natural gas can't be faked the way oil contracts can because you can't put natural gas on tankers and drive it around for 6 months at a time. Without LNG, natural gas is pretty much a local product and the natural gas reserves are as full as the oil reserves and, since they can't scam natural gas the way they do oil, we have a more accurate reflection of true demand in the pricing. That's why the US Natural Gas ETF has fallen 25% in the past 3 months while has gone up 5% -- that's the difference between manipulated and non-manipulated markets.''

set: Difference between manipulated & non-manipulated markets (ung, uso)


set: American psychedelic rock outfit Animal Collective have announced a trio of November UK dates, ahead of the release of their tenth studio album 'Centipede Hz'.

set: Animal Collective announce trio of November UK dates


set: The German economy grew 0.5% in the third quarter on a seasonal and calendar-adjusted basis, continuing ``strong growth'' that began at the start of the year, the Federal Statistics Office reported on Tuesday.

set: German economy grows 0.5% in third quarter


set: Author Mark Mittelberg has a new book out that offers answers to questions Christians hope no one will ask.

set: The questions Christians hope no one will ask


set: Beau Flynn has returned to New Line with a two-year first-look deal, dubbing the new shingle Flynn Picture Co.


set: French utility giant GDF Suez will take over its British competitor International Power, the groups said Tuesday, creating what they called the world's top independent power company.

set: GDF Suez takes over britain's International Power


set: Three years after an extortion scandal that led him to bare his infidelities, David Letterman said he sees a psychiatrist once a week to try to be the person that he believed he was.


set: Howard Bragman, who stepped down as CEO of Fifteen Minutes Public Relations on Monday, is joining Reputation.com as vice chairman.

set: Howard Bragman joining Reputation.com as vice chairman


set: baby lorises at the London Zoo were given their first health checks.


set: An Upper Hutt man has been hospitalised after taking a short cut home early this morning.

set: Man hospitalised after taking short cut home


set: The Muslim Council of Britain today sent a delegation to visit Iran, with the aim of helping to improve relations between the Iranian people and the UK's two million Muslims.

set: Muslim Council of Britain delegation visits Iran


set: A 48-year-old man that was found hiding in a display storage building at the Bellmead Home Depot store turned out to be wanted on a parole violation.

set: Man found hiding in storage building wanted for parole violation


set: Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, on Monday reduced deliveries of gas for transit through Ukraine to Western European customers, saying that it was seeking to make up for gas stolen by Ukraine.

set: Gazprom reduces deliveries of gas through Ukraine


set: Microsoft on Monday said it has agreed to buy certain assets of Rosetta Biosoftware, a provider of informatics solutions for life science research.

set: Microsoft to buy assets of Rosetta Biosoftware


set: The Panthers won two of three games on the day, defeating Van Meter 6-0, edging Woodward-Granger 3-2 before falling 8-2 to the host team, Dallas Center-Grimes, which is ranked 12th in Class 3A.


set: Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.

set: Novel nanomaterials scheduled to blast off into orbit aboard space Shuttle Atlantis


set: Google and ``friends'' are coming to Casper from 8:30 am-3 pm Monday, July 30, to help local small businesses go online.


set: An Aiken school bus was involved in an accident when a car pulled out in front of it this afternoon, police said.


set: The 35 year old outfielder Gary Matthews Jr, will soon join the New York Mets as per a reported trade off with his team Los Angeles Angels.

set: Gary Matthews Jr will join New York Mets


set: Starbucks Corp raises price on certain coffee products in China from today to offset higher cost.


set: > MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 21 /CNW/ - A new poll by IPSOS Reid suggests that half of working Canadians have trouble fitting in at work and one in three find it difficult to concentrate at work because they are dragged down by a negative atmosphere.

set: Half of working Canadians have trouble fitting in at work:


set: A poultry wholesaler in the Bera district has been fined RM10,000 for selling chicken higher than the ceiling price of RM6.35 per kg for the festive season, according to Pahang office of the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry.

set: Poultry wholesaler fined for selling chicken above ceiling price


set: The public is being warned of a possible measles outbreak in Sydney after a man in his late 20s was diagnosed with disease.

set: Public warned of possible measles outbreak


set: In another sign of the changing times, a medical marijuana school has opened in Henderson, Nev. After holding workshops in states where doctor-prescribed pot has been approved, the Cannabis Career Institute is now teaching Nevadans how to operate a successful medical marijuana dispensary.

set: Medical marijuana school opens in Nevada


set: ``An IMF staff team visited Grenada during September 21-25 to conduct discussions on the 2009 Article IV Consultation and the fourth review of the government's home-grown economic program that is supported by the IMF's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility.


set: He added that ``demand continues to improve, but profitability remains ever distant''.


set: Ensworth lineman Antonio Richardson, the state's top football prospect, may transfer as early as next week due to academic reasons.


set: Tenaris has expanded its productive capacity at Dalmine, its Italian pipe plant, Steel Business Briefing learns from the company.


set: This month several Oregon counties, teetering on the edge of insolvency, are asking the legislature for help.

set: Counties teetering on edge of insolvency, asking for help