set: Christopher J. Dodd , a five-term Connecticut Democrat, was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer and will undergo surgery in August, the senator announced in a press conference Friday afternoon.

set: Sen. Dodd diagnosed with prostate cancer


set: A man has died after he was pulled from the lake this morning on the North Side near Bryn Mawr Avenue,


set: European investor confidence rose for a third month in November as the European Central Bank's bond- purchase plan calmed financial markets, the Sentix research institute said.

set: European investor confidence rises for third month


set: CEO of IntercontinentalExchange Inc. Jeffrey C Sprecher sells 56,628 shares of ICE on 06/29/2011 at an average price of $124.49 a share.

set: IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) ceo Jeffrey C Sprecher sells 56,628 shares


set: A Park Hill man pleaded guilty to a drug charge in federal court Friday, states a media release from the US Attorney's Office.

set: Park Hill man pleads guilty to drug charge


set: A Kamloops, BC judge has rejected a homo panic defence and convicted a man in his 20s of second degree murder for stabbing a man 73 times.


set: THE never-ending winter is shaping up to be the coldest for 30 years, forecasters said today.


set: The Feeling Set My World On Fire lyrics is a new song by UK rock group The Feeling.

set: The Feeling - Set My World On Fire lyrics


set: A Barrow County woman has been charged with animal cruelty after deputies found seven dogs tied up outside her home without food, water or proper care.

set: Barrow Co. woman charged with animal cruelty


set: Sebastien Ogier held off a strong challenge from Daniel Sordo of Spain to win the Rally France on Sunday and make up ground in the title race.


set: Fine Gael TD John O'Mahony has urged Mayo farmers to avail of the forestry premiums for 2011 which will see the payment of €56.2 million to some 11,500 forest owners around the country.

set: O'Mahony urges Mayo farmers to avail of forestry premiums


set: The Taliban blew up a boys' school in Khyber, while terrorists threw grenades at a music event in Khuzdar, killing a student, in separate incidents, officials said on Wednesday.


set: Kansas City Chiefs tight end Kevin Boss was held out of practice this week with a concussion.


set: The Limestone boys basketball team has forfeited 18 victories in which it used two ineligible players.


set: Seattle police say they'll review police tactics and training after an officer was shown on video punching a young woman in the face.

set: Seattle police reviewing tactics after officer shown punching woman in face


set: Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday that it has agreed to buy competitor National Semiconductor Corp. for $6.5 billion .

set: TI agrees to buy National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion


set: 18 Dec, 02:30 - Tom Cruise has revealed that he wanted to kill Adolf Hitler as a child.


set: A 59-year-old Town of Poughkeepsie woman admitted in court today she was driving under the influence of prescription drugs last year.

set: Woman admits driving on prescription drugs


set: Falls Church city council voted unanimously Monday night to adopt the watershed management plan.

set: Falls Church council adopts watershed management plan


set: A Millbrook man faces several charges after an altercation at a George Street home in Millbrook Thursday, Peterborough County OPP said.


set: India's defence preparedness should be on par with the threats it faces in a 'difficult neighbourhood', Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Tuesday said Tuesday, accusing Defence Minister AK Antony of not taking bold steps in this direction.

set: Defence preparedness should be on par with threat:


set: Columbia Sportswear Co. on Wednesday said it is expanding its e-commerce operations to Canada and eight European markets next fall.


set: The Border Patrol says construction resumed this week on a border fence along the lower Colorado River.


set: Indians pitcher Roberto Hernandez -- formerly known as Fausto Carmona -- has reportedly received his US visa and will serve a subsequent three-week suspension before being eligible to return to the major leagues.

set: Indians' Hernandez -- formerly Carmona -- receives visa


set: Yet another Nano car caught fire in the Capital today, prompting Tata Motors to say it will look into the cause of the incident, which comes three months after a company probe that declared the car ``absolutely safe''.


set: Panasonic, a battery cell manufacturer and a diverse supplier to the global automotive industry, has invested $30m in Tesla Motors.


set: France midfielder Franck Ribery will not appeal the decision by the French Football Federation to ban him for three matches for his role in the team's World Cup revolt.


set: About Brant Cadovius New Milford Police Officer Brant Cadovius was fired Tuesday.

set: New Milford police officer Brant Cadovius fired


set: KAMPALA, Uganda Up to 7,000 Congolese refugees have fled to Uganda to escape violence in their home country, Ugandan officials said, warning that the influx now posed a security risk for Uganda.

set: Up to 7,000 Congolese refugees flee into Uganda


set: The Federal Reserve added $50 billion in temporary reserves to the banking system when it arranged overnight repurchase agreements, or repos.

set: Fed adds $50 billion to the banking system;


set: A person was shot and killed early Wednesday in West Toledo, authorities said.


set: After being out of style during the housing boom of recent years, Federal Housing Administration loans have made a comeback, according to the agency.

set: Federal Housing Administration loans making a comeback


set: Jose Aldo retained his featherweight title at UFC 156 with a convincing win against former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar on Saturday.

set: Aldo retains featherweight title at UFC 156


set: A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the importation of a drug used in executions on grounds the Food and Drug Administration ignored the law in allowing it into this country.

set: Judge blocks importation of drug used in execution


set: Canada's economy will slow sharply in the second half of 2010 after roaring out of the recession, according to the Toronto-Dominion Bank .


set: Gold traders in India, the world's biggest buyer of the yellow metal, stocked up in small quantities for Akshaya Tritiya, the second biggest gold buying festival after Dhanteras, due next week.

set: Gold traders stock up for Akshaya Tritiya


set: TWO Roxburgh Park men have been charged with murder over the death of a 24-year-old Cranbourne man last month.


set: Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman conceded victory to Democrat Bill Owens shortly after midnight today in the hotly contested race for New York's 23rd Congressional District.


set: Lance Armstrong escaped prosecution on the doping charges that have dogged him for years, but he may still lose his seven Tour de France titles thanks to a new investigation by the US Anti-Doping Agency.

set: Lance Armstrong still might lose his Tour de France titles


set: Fourteen students were yesterday arrested at the University of Zimbabwe and are being charged with disorderly conduct.

set: Students arrested at the University of Zimbabwe


set: Pakistan is facing a ``very serious internal threat'' to its integrity, as a grouping of Al-Qaeda, Taliban and local 'jehadi' elements are taking place, reportedly forming an alliance together to take over the country, Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman warned on October 14.

set: Pak faces 'serious internal threat' to integrity


set: Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish and could speed up efforts to find treatments for some of the most confounding ailments.

set: Scientists create stem cells for 10 disorders


set: Home '' Sports '' Pinson Valley checks in at No. 9 in first baseball rankings Pinson Valley checks in at No. 9 in first baseball rankings By Gary Lloyd Pinson Valley is ranked No. 9 in Class 5A in the first Alabama Sports Writers Association baseball poll, released today.

set: ''Pinson Valley checks in at No. 9 in first baseball rankings


set: Kenya and Tanzania have agreed to increase border security co-operation to curb smuggling and human trafficking, Tanzania's Daily News reported Tuesday.

set: Kenya, Tanzania to increase border security co-operation


set: Three senior US envoys are scheduled to visit Myanmar next week, the State Department said on Wednesday, stressing lifting of sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation is not on the agenda.

set: Senior US envoys to visit Myanmar next week


set: Swiss metal band Samael are streaming a new song titled ``Black Hole'' online from their upcoming album ``Above.''

set: Samael streaming new song ``Black Hole'' online


set: THE recently established Pon De Edge Bar, situated in New Guinea within proximity of Brimstone Hill, was demolished on Tuesday, August 12.


set: METRO employees are bidding to run the Tyne and Wear system to prevent what has been labelled privatisation of the network.

set: Employees bid to run Tyne and Wear Metro


set: Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO on Wednesday and the visionary leader with a record of stunning achievements in consumer electronics, will remain as chairman of the company he co-founded in 1976 in his adoptive parents garage, when he was 21.


set: Robert Joel Halderman, a producer for the CBS news program 48 Hours Mystery, reached an agreement with prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny in exchange for serving six months in jail, performing 1 000 hours of community service and giving up his right to appeal.


set: The Railways have decided to hold periodic meetings to monitor progress of railway projects in the state to ensure their timely completion.

set: Indian Railways to hold meetings to monitor progress of projects


set: Childhood stars Malcom Jamal Warner & Regina King break up after dating for two years.

set: Malcolm Jamal Warner, Regina King break up:


set: A Northland man killed after his tractor rolled while he was towing an effluent tanker on a farm near Dargaville has been named.


set: A parliamentary session met on Wednesday in the presence of Prime Minister Najib Mikati and ministers to discuss the security and economic situation in Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.

set: Parliamentary session discusses security situation in Lebanon


set: AP Writer Iran has dug mass graves in which to bury US troops in case of any American attack on the country, a former commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard said.

set: Iran digging graves for US troops if they attack


set: Towergate Bakers a leading UK caravan insurance provider, and Datatag, Europes leading asset marking company, have announced a new initiative to improve the security of all caravan owners in the UK.

set: New initiative to improve security of all caravan owners in the UK


set: Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career home run on Wednesday, becoming just the seventh player in Major League Baseball to achieve the feat.

set: Alex Rodriguez hits 600th career home run


set: Eddie Cibrian is suing Life & Style Weekly for defamation over a recent story claiming he was cheating on girlfriend LeAnn Rimes.

set: Eddie Cibrian sues Life & Style over story claiming he was cheating on LeAnn Rimes


set: CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, announced today that 144,900 candidates from 162 countries have registered for the CFA exam in June 2011.

set: 144,900 candidates from 162 countries registers for CFA exam


set: Waikato's victory not only means the Shield stays in Hamilton for the summer, while it also relegates Hawke's Bay from the top-tier Premiership for next season.

set: The Shield stays in Hamilton for the summer


set: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, the multiplayer adventures of Ezio and co., has been formally announced, and apparently sets sails late this year.

set: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood formally announced


set: Dhaka Metro won the bronze medal outplaying Khulna in the third-place deciding match in the 8th Bangladesh Games T20 Cricket at Shaheed Chandu Stadium here Saturday.


set: Charlotte Church is being hotly tipped by bookies today to replace Kerry Katona as the face of Iceland.

set: Charlotte Church tipped to replace Kerry Katona at Iceland


set: Writers and producers have reached a tentative agreement and its time to take it to the masses to see if it will fly.


set: Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it agreed to acquire virtualization technology firm Kidaro for an undisclosed sum.

set: Microsoft to acquire virtualization company Kidaro


set: Lux Style Award ceremony, 2010, was held at a local hotel on Monday.

set: Lux Style awards 2010 held at a local hotel


set: The proposed EMS levy failed at last night's council meeting which means it wouldn't make the Fall or Spring ballots.


set: Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez ended a turbulent week with the satisfaction of victory as West Bromwich Albion were beaten at Stamford Bridge.


set: BMO Bank of Montreal today announced it is changing its residential mortgage rates, effective July 6, 2011.

set: BMO Bank of Montreal changes mortgage rates


set: Dell has expanded its networking portfolio with the launch of the new Active Fabric solutions and the Networking S5000 modular LAN/SAN switching platform.


set: European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said there is no room for complacency over inflation in the euro zone.


set: Under fire Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has no intention of quitting and is keen to extend his contract with the team until the 2011 World Cup.

set: Pakistan's coach Lawson keen to extend contract


set: O'Malley signed 170 pieces of legislation, including a measure creating civil penalties for people who make false health claims.

set: O'Malley signs 170 pieces of legislation


set: Dean Ashton has rocked West Ham and manager Gianfranco Zola by revealing he will not play again this season.

set: West Ham's dean Ashton will not play again this season


set: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari ruled out handing over the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to India.

set: Zardari rules out handing over perpetrators of Mumbai attacks


set: Omniture, Inc., a leading provider of online business optimization software, today announced that it has joined the Mobile Marketing Association.

set: Omniture joins mobile marketing Association


set: Asian markets advanced Monday on optimism after Greece won parliamentary approval for austerity measures required to secure fresh bailout funds, with Tokyo shrugging off reports of more-than-expected drop in GDP even as Shanghai recovered initial losses in banking and property stocks.


set: Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath today said the aim of her ministry is to ensure that no child in the country is without education and a proper home.

set: Aim of ministry is to ensure no child without education:


set: Teradata Corporation, the world's largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics, recently announced that Shop Direct, a leading direct home shopping company based in the UK, has selected Teradata and its alliance partner Speed-Trap, a producer of customer insight software, to provide an Integrated Web Intelligence system that leverages fresh online interaction data to deliver instantly actionable customer insights.


set: Hilary Duff was ``completely surprised'' by her NHL star boyfriend Mike Comrie's proposal, according to her sister Haylie.


set: A former North Carolina trooper has pleaded guilty to a felony charge in connection with a traffic stop that led to a sexual misconduct allegation.

set: Former trooper pleads guilty to felony charge


set: The 'spy scandal' in Ukraine involving Russian citizens should not be dramatized, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs and Fellow Citizens Konstantin Zatulin said.

set: Spy scandal in Ukraine should not be dramatized --


set: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said he wants Omar Abdul Rahman, the Egyptian Muslim cleric jailed in the Unites States for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center attack, to serve out the rest of his sentence at home, state media reported.

set: Egypt's Morsi wants blind sheikh to serve at home


set: Without trying to push Carlos Boozer too quickly, the Bulls will have him take his first full-contact practice since his hand surgery on Monday, according to KC Johnson in the Tribune.


set: An inquest was opened and adjourned on Thursday into the death of a tree surgeon in Hailsham last week.

set: Inquest opens into death of tree surgeon


set: A PLAN to turn a landfill site into a leisure park has taken a step closer.


set: MILAN -Lazio beat Chievo Verona 1-0 Sunday to share first place in the Serie A with defending champion Inter Milan.


set: I am pleased to hear that the colonial East India Company is now owned by an Indian which is both symbolic and real of India's independence from Britain.


set: Former Olympic skier, University of Colorado football star, and successful businessman Jeremy Bloom helped raise over $100,000 at his ``Wish of a Lifetime'' gala over the weekend.

set: Jeremy Bloom raises $100,000 at 'Wish of a Lifetime' gala


set: So, presidential hopeful Rick Perry gets the voting age wrong and this is just one is a series of epic fails on the part of the Texas Governor.


set: The Philadelphia Eagles are currently searching for a defensive coordinator to take the place of Sean McDermott.

set: Philadelphia Eagles searching for a defensive coordinator


set: ``Desperate Housewives'' star Eva Longoria filed for divorce from husband Tony Parker in California on Wednesday.

set: Eva Longoria files for divorce from Tony Parker in California


set: Saxophonist, flutist and composer James Moody died today at his home in the San Diego area.


set: Stocks finished little changed in Wednesday trading on Wall Street.


set: Actress Nia Long welcomed a son this week, her second child overall and first with basketball player beau Ime Udoka, the actress' rep confirms to E!


set: A Hephzibah toddler was attacked by a pit bull while playing in a yard at Bran Terrace.


set: The Cavaliers have hired former Phoenix Suns front office executive David Griffin as their vice president of basketball operations.

set: Cleveland Cavaliers hire former Suns exec David Griffin


set: Bank of America refinance mortgage rates continued to move lower into December of 2009.

set: Bank of America refinance mortgage rates --


set: Toronto-Dominion Bank, or TD Bank, has launched a TD mobile application for BlackBerry and Android devices.

set: TD Bank launches mobile application for BlackBerry and Android


set: Computer giant Apple Inc will open its first French store beneath the Louvre museum just two weeks.

set: Apple to open first French store in Louvre museum


set: Hot on the heels of the Wichita State University's Final Four success, investigators say a now former Wichita State basketball player, who was part of that NCAA trip is accused of sexual assault.

set: Former Wichita State University basketball player accused of sexual assault


set: Retail stocks slid Wednesday and an analyst downgrade sent Target shares lower.


set: NOTTINGHAM South MP Alan Simpson today brandished a bath plug in the Commons, claiming the Home Secretary's expenses scandal had distracted from the real business of politics.

set: Alan Simpson brandishes bath plug in Commons


set: Raymond Nilson, a Seymour piano tuner pleaded guilty Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, to sexually assaulting a Fairfield woman in her home.

set: Seymour piano tuner pleads guilty to sexually assaulting Fairfield woman


set: A TREASURE trove of stolen goods has been found in two three-man tents at a Sunshine Coast campsite.

set: TREASURE trove of stolen goods found at campsite


set: Labcon North America, a manufacturer of earth friendly laboratory disposables, has announced the completion of an 800kW rooftop solar panel system.

set: Labcon announces completion of rooftop solar panel system


set: Blip.tv, a New York-based platform for distribution and monetization of niche web video, has raised $10.1 million in third-round VC funding.


set: However, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly told the Los Angeles Daily News that Hairston suffered ``a little bit of a setback.''

set: Los Angeles Dodgers Jerry Hairston Jr. suffers setback


set: Bangsamoro, which signed the peace framework agreement in October this year, is keen to learn from Malaysia in terms of developing its own economy.

set: Bangsamoro keen to learn from Malaysia on developing its economy


set: Villa today failed in a late bid to sign Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole who has opted to join French club Lille on a season-long loan deal.


set: Hollywood star Barbara McNair died on Sunday at the age of 72 after a long struggle against cancer.


set: Growth in German household spending slowed last year, depressed by a decline in car purchases in Europe's biggest economy, according to government figures released Wednesday.


set: Angus and Julia Stone have announced their second UK tour, this December.

set: Angus and Julia Stone announce second UK tour


set: The sexual health policy report, being drawn up by parliament's social affairs committee, has reached the recommendations stage and details will be published next week.

set: Sexual health policy report reaches recommendations stage


set: NEW child restraint laws which come into force tomorrow will have an impact, according to a local child care centre owner.


set: A creepy customer was caught pleasuring himself while walking round a Marks & Spencer store in England.


set: Coal India will recruit about 2,500 entry level executives in next five years to strengthen workforce in view of its plans to expand production capacity, a top company official said on Thursday.

set: CIL to recruit 2,500 executives in next five years


set: With a barring last minute plea agreement, a 58-year-old Fort Wayne man charged with six counts of child molesting will go to trial next month.

set: Man charged with child molesting to go to trial next month


set: Icelandic neo-classical artist Ólafur Arnalds has announced the release of his second full-length album, ...and they have escaped the weight of darkness, in North America on June 8th via Erased Tapes.

set: Ólafur Arnalds releases and they have escaped the weight of darkness


set: The live export season is getting ready to start in northern WA, with cattle being sourced for shipments due out of Broome next month.

set: Live export season ready to start in northern WA


set: World oil prices grow over expectations from purchase of bonds of euro zone states, Bloomberg reports.


set: Esther Williams, whose experiences as a young swimming champion led to a career of Hollywood ``aqua-musicals'' designed just for her, died on Thursday in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 91, her spokesman said.


set: Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling Social Security a ``monstrous lie'' - a claim that prompts former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to charge that such rhetoric is bad for the GOP.

set: Perry calls Social Security 'a monstrous lie'


set: Woman dies after car crash with truck Updated: 05:36, Saturday January 12, 2013 A woman has been killed when the car she was driving collided with a semi-trailer in southwest Queensland.


set: Julia - whose brother Eric Roberts and sister Lisa Roberts Gillan are actors and whose parents, Betty Lou and Walter Roberts, were at one-time actors and playwrights - said: ``I wanted to be a vet.


set: Caretaker Minister for Interior Lt. Gen. Hamid Nawaz Khan Sunday said there are reports that Indian intelligence agency RAW was involved in violent incidents in the country.

set: India's RAW involved in violent incidents:


set: The Congress on Wednesday said it has never closed the doors for talks with Team Anna currently agitating for a strong Lokpal Bill in New Delhi.

set: Never closed doors for talks with Team Anna:


set: Rap star Beanie Sigel was briefly jailed Wednesday and ordered to live in a halfway house for six months after a second probation violation, just weeks before his federal probation was to have ended.

set: Rapper Beanie Sigel jailed for probation violation


set: HTC desire deals with free gifts are also in great demand among the masses


set: NATO keeps the door open for a possible accession of Georgia and Ukraine provided they fall in line with the strict criteria required for membership, an alliance's official said on February 25, according to Ria Novosti.

set: NATO keeps 'door open' for Georgia, Ukraine


set: Zambia's former president Frederick Chiluba has died at his home early Saturday morning after suffering heart and kidney problems.


set: Archer Daniels Midland Company announced today that Steven Mills, senior executive vice president, Performance and Growth, has elected to retire as of February 7, 2012.

set: ADM senior executive Vice President Steven Mills to retire


set: The first baby of this new year was born early Friday morning at University Hospital.

set: First baby of the year born at University Hospital


set: Currency markets will closely watch Chinese exchange rates on Monday to see how far Beijing will allow the yuan to rise after announcing the end of its two-year-old peg to the dollar.


set: And now, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and rescue crews are decreasing their search efforts.


set: The Cincinnati Reds and outfielder Jonny Gomes agreed to a minor league contract yesterday with an invitation to spring training.

set: Reds, Jonny Gomes agree to minor league contract


set: The Washington Redskins announced that they have revised the policy concerning signs in their stadium to bring it in line with earlier announced rules governing messages on clothing.

set: Redskins revise policy on signs at stadium


set: 9th November, 2011 Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt has filed an appeal against a 30-month prison sentence for spot-fixing.


set: Massachusetts State Police said today they took a gun off a JetBlue (JBLU) pilot at Logan International Airport after he allegedly told an acquaintance he might harm himself.


set: Chinese tourists eager to see art treasures heisted from China decades ago have swamped a famed Taiwan museum, forcing it to deploy crowd-control measures and fuelling a huge expansion.


set: In the recent incident Somali pirates seized four ships in the Gulf of Aden.

set: Pirates seize four ships in Gulf of Aden


set: Veteran Senator John Kerry, who favours strong ties with India, was sworn in as the US Secretary of State on Saturday, replacing Hillary Clinton as America's top diplomat.

set: John Kerry sworn in as Secretary of State


set: Equities research analysts at JPMorgan Chase lowered their price target on shares of Investment Technology Group from $12.00 to $11.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

set: JPMorgan Chase lowers price target on Investment Technology Group (ITG)


set: A Vancouver physiotherapist is facing a charge of defrauding ICBC of thousands of dollars after an investigation alleged she was billing the insurance company, as well as WorkSafe BC, for patient treatments she never performed.

set: Physiotherapist charged with defrauding ICBC


set: The New York Times announced today the release of the NYTimes application for BlackBerry ® smartphones, which allows readers to enjoy current news and information from The Times on the latest generation of BlackBerry smartphones.

set: New York Times releases application for BlackBerry smartphones


set: HMV used augmented reality to bring products to life as it celebrated the 100th anniversary of Universal Pictures at the weekend.

set: Hmv uses augmented reality to bring products to life


set: 'Take That' member Robbie Williams has revealed how he is fighting a ``life-changing'' mystery illness that leaves him constantly drained.

set: Robbie Williams fighting mystery illness


set: A LNG tanker headed from Iraq to Georgia capsized on Alat-Astara highway in Salyan region of Azerbaijan.

set: LNG tanker headed from Iraq to Georgia capsizes in Azerbaijan


set: The Palestinian Authority warned Thursday that clashes by Israeli settlers in Hebron and other West Bank areas could end the peace process, dpa reported.

set: Palestinian Authority: settlers could end peace process


set: Dr. Conrad Murray pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in the case of Michael Jackson's death.


set: The Australian financial system had coped better with the recent global strains than many other countries, the central bank said Thursday in its half yearly financial stability review.

set: Australian financial system coping with global strains: central bank


set: whose song 'Chasing Pavements' you probably have heard - has a naughty little secret - she was suspended from school for fighting over Will Young!

set: Adele suspended from school for fighting over Will Young


set: Facebook shares have gone on sale to the public in one of the largest stock flotations in US history.


set: Director Ken Russell has died following a series of strokes, according to published reports.


set: The US District Court in Delaware today entered final judgment including accrued interest, totaling approximately $1.2 billion, to Cordis Corporation against Medtronic, Inc. and Boston Scientific Corporation in cases involving the original Palmaz balloon expandable stent patent.

set: US District Court in Delaware enters final judgment of approximately $1.2 billion to Cordis


set: Estelle and Kanye West held on to the Number One spot on the UK Singles Chart today with 'American Boy', topping the chart for the second week in a row.

set: Estelle and Kanye West hold on to Number one spot


set: Armenia Fund USA donated much needed laptop computers to several institutions of culture and education throughout Armenia.

set: Armenia Fund donates computers to institutions of culture and education


set: The San Diego Padres on Wednesday signed veteran hurler Jeff Suppan to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

set: Padres sign veteran pitcher Suppan to minor league contract


set: As the song goes, ``don't know where, don't know when,'' but Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will be in Kentucky next week.


set: On Monday, May 27, area residents are remembering those who have paid the ultimate price while serving in the US Armed Forces, and many attended Memorial Day services conducted this morning by members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

set: Residents remember those who paid the ultimate price


set:
Love is already in the air.
Love is in the air


set: UK-based colored gem miner Gemfields is keen on acquiring jewelry brand Faberge in a deal worth $142m.

set: Gemfields to acquire jeweler Faberge for $142m


set: A 300-strong hikoi marched on Parliament today to lay to rest the foreshore and seabed legislation and its replacement, along with the Maori Party logo.

set: Hikoi marches on Parliament to lay to rest foreshore and seabed legislation


set: Thousands of mourners and protesters gathered on Sunday in Damascus for the funerals of those killed in growing demonstrations against the rule of President Bashir al-Assad.

set: Thousands gather in Damascus for funerals


set: Baltimore County Police are investigating a rape that took place at 1 am on Oct. 6, and are asking for the public's help in finding the suspect.


set: SMEs board index opened low at 4299.15 points and closed at 4442.28 points, up 2.99% or 129.12 points.


set: Bikini Atoll, the North Pacific site of US nuclear testing 60 years ago and namesake of the swimsuit, has been submitted for listing as a World Heritage Site.

set: Bikini Atoll submitted for listing as World Heritage site


set: Australian shares opened up 0.6 percent on Friday, as easing Irish debt fears and a strong debut for General Motors lifted global markets.


set: Fishermen are to take legal action to challenge cod fishing quotas imposed by the government after a crisis meeting in East Sussex.


set: Venezuela on Wednesday vowed to defeat Exxon Mobil Corp. in a legal battle as the US-based oil company seeks to freeze Venezuelan assets in the US and Europe.


set: AutoCanada Inc. today announced the appointments of Tom Orysiuk, CA as President, Steve Rose as Executive Vice-President Corporate Services and Jeff Christie, CA as Vice-President Finance.

set: AutoCanada Inc. announces the appointments of executives


set: The Parole Board had no choice but to release a convicted double rapist on parole, as all legal methods for keeping him in jail had been exhausted.

set: Parole Board had no choice but to release rapist


set: Zeacom announced its lead sponsor for its New Zealand user group conference in Auckland today.


set: CNMI swimming records fell last week when Rezne Wong competed in the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China.


set: Boonville police officers have an updated contract, with the city council voting unanimously Thursday night to approve the pact.

set: Boonville police officers have updated contract


set: Dior designer John Galliano was briefly arrested Thursday night in Paris after hurling insulting remarks at a couple, according to Reuters.

set: Designer John Galliano arrested in Paris


set: Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez and his wife Melanie have been charged with misdemeanor drug possession of a controlled substance.

set: Cleveland Indians Chris Perez charged with misdemeanor drug possession


set: Halle Berry was rushed to the hospital last night, after suffering an on-set injury, TMZ.com reports.


set: Matson Navigation Company yesterday announced it is raising its fuel surcharge by 3.5 percentage points on June 21.


set: A rare survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime's main jail told on Tuesday how torturers ripped out his toenails and gave him electric shocks to try to make him confess to being a CIA agent.


set: The number of building approvals fell for a seventh straight month in January but economists say there are signs the struggling housing sector may have turned the corner.


set: She recently walked the ramp for Manish Malhotra to celebrate the issue's launch, for which the celebration partner were Teacher's Origin.

set: Priyanka Chopra walks for Manish Malhotra


set: Actor Randy Quaid and his wife told Canada's immigration board Friday they are seeking refuge in Canada because they are being persecuted in the US, after they were arrested on US warrants related to vandalism charges.

set: Randy Quaid, wife told Canada board they are seeking refuge


set: More communities are handing over police protection to state troopers to relieve their straining budgets.

set: Communities handing over police protection to state troopers


set: UNICEF today called for an immediate end to the siege of Misrata, warning that tens of thousands of children were at risk in the conflict-ridden city.

set: UNICEF calls for an immediate end to the siege of Misrata


set: Katie Holmes is set to play Jacqueline Kennedy in a new History Channel mini series.

set: Katie Holmes to play Jacqueline Kennedy in mini series


set: Generex Biotechnology Corporation, the leader in drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth, commented today on recent trading activity in its common stock.

set: Generex Biotechnology comments on recent trading activity


set: Indmobile announced on Tuesday the launch of Hopsim, international travel SIM card, which promises to offer free incoming calls in more than 75 countries and can be used in 202 countries across the globe.

set: Hopsim offers free incoming calls in 75 countries


set: Paint maker Sherwin-Williams Co posted sharply lower quarterly profit Thursday, and gave a weaker-than-expected forecast for the current quarter, sending its shares down 12 percent.

set: Sherwin-Williams posts sharply lower profit


set: Private drug plans that provide coverage to 19 million Canadians are not sustainable in their current form, according to an executive at Great West Life Assurance, one of Canada's largest insurance companies.


set: A Corner Brook man charged in the death of a baby could soon go to trial.


set: EFI adds a new dimension to its Fiery services portfolio launched in 2010 with the introduction of Fiery Consulting Services.

set: EFI adds a new dimension to its Fiery portfolio


set: Facebook acquired 750 patents from IBM, adding intellectual property that may help it counter allegations of patent infringement, a person with knowledge of the transaction told Bloomberg.


set: On 17 May the Polish mobile operator Polkomtel will introduce a new pre-paid offer called Plus on Card, reports Media2.pl.


set: A Sudanese refugee washes her hands in Gendrassa camp in Maban, Upper Nile State, South Sudan, on the border with Sudan August 2, 2012.

set: A Sudanese refugee washes her hands in Gendrassa camp in Maban, South Sudan


set: Oil futures fell below 80 US dollars a barrel on Monday due to a stronger US dollar and concerns on energy demand.


set: On Thursday, it was announced that Ole Miss would suspend four players for what coach Houston Nutt calls ``breaking team rules.''


set: Darwin J. Eans demonstrates exactly why roundabouts won't work in this city.


set: 37% of e-mail marketers don't test their e-mail campaigns, with a third of that number saying it's because they don't know how, according to a recent survey, ``The use of testing in e-mail marketing,'' by e-mail marketing services company eROI.

set: 37% of e-mail marketers don't test e-mail campaigns


set: Power generator NTPC Ltd said it has signed three loan agreements of Rs 1,870 crore with domestic banks to part finance its capital expenditure plans.

set: NTPC signs loan agreements of Rs 1,870 crore with domestic banks


set: 24-07-09, 7:02, - Russian savings bank Sberbank won a claim for USD 35 mln against bankrupted developer Macromir.

set: Sberbank wins another claim against Macromir


set: A six-year-old boy hit by a car outside a school in Sydney's south ran onto the road and remains in a critical condition.

set: Boy hit by car near school ran onto road


set: Oil steadied above $101 a barrel on Wednesday, snapping three-straight days of losses triggered by dollar gains and easing supply concerns in Iraq.


set: The German embassy in Belarus said on Wednesday that Germany had abolished national visa consular fees for Belarusian citizens starting from Feb. 4, 2011.

set: Germany abolishes national visa fees for Belarusians


set: DELIVERIES to the Morrisons supermarket in Yate will increase on Sunday mornings after the firm was given the green light by council planners.

set: Deliveries to Morrisons supermarket in Yate will increase


set: Support is quietly mounting in the US Congress, especially among Democrats, to extend a payroll tax holiday for 160 million Americans to protect workers from an immediate hit in their take-home pay at the beginning of next year, according to lawmakers.

set: Support mounting for extending payroll tax holiday


set: Sims Recycling Solutions Expands US Asset Management Services to Include Mobile Devices Ongoing shift away from PCs to cellphones and tablets bolsters company's decision to refurbish and resell used devices West Chicago, IL May 15, 2013 Sims Recycling Solutions, the global leader in electronics reuse and recycling, today announced it has expanded its US asset management services to include mobile devices, such as feature phones, smartphones and tablets.

set: Sims Recycling Solutions Expands US asset management services to include mobile devices


set: Software giant Microsoft has got another government contract for its cloud-based services as the company has deals for providing cloud computing services to the city of New York and the state of California.

set: Microsoft gets another government contract for cloud computing services


set: Michigan running back Fitzgerald Toussaint pleaded guilty Tuesday to drunken driving while his availability for Saturday night's showdown with No. 2 Alabama remained unknown.


set: Here in Denver this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been heckled by fellow Democrats nearly everywhere she goes.


set: A 6-year-old boy is recovering after his mother said he became trapped inside a running washing machine, reported local news station WPLG in Miami..

set: Boy trapped inside running washing machine


set: Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon has pleaded innocent to drunken driving in the suburbs east of Seattle.

set: Warren Moon pleads innocent to drunken driving


set: Aust embassy helped sisters leave Italy Updated: 16:58, Friday October 5, 2012 The Department of Foreign Affairs has defended its role in helping a mother and her four daughters at the centre of an international custody dispute come to Australia two years ago.


set: Nepalese journalist 'buried alive' Updated: 10:00, Tuesday January 8, 2013 A group of Maoist former rebels have been arrested over the death of a journalist during Nepal's civil war, with one of them confessing that the reporter was buried alive, police say.


set: Electricity suppliers say they cannot source enough so-called 'green energy' to meet ambitious new carbon emission targets.

set: Not enough 'green energy' to meet carbon emission targets


set: A Liverpool man has died after a motorcycle crash early Thursday morning.


set: TalkSwitch, a manufacture of telephone systems for small and multi-location businesses, has signed a distribution agreement with Intramation, an IT and telecoms services company.

set: TalkSwitch signs distribution agreement with Intramation


set: A truck carrying inert explosive components has crashed into the local shop in the village of Moneygall, Co Offaly.


set: Toledo police arrested nine men early Sunday on charges of assaulting two undercover police detectives.

set: 9 charged with assault of undercover detectives


set: Brian McFadden is reportedly set to launch a new custody battle over his two daughters with ex-wife Kerry Katona.

set: Brian McFadden to launch new custody battle against Kerry Katona


set: Girls may be less likely than boys to have their short height checked out for possible medical causes, at least among poor kids, a new study suggests.

set: Girls less likely to have short height checked out


set: The ECB cut its key lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75%, taking it below 1% for the first time in the central bank's history.


set: Water tumbles into a pool in front of the Oregon Caves chateau, which turns 75 Friday.


set: Xilinx is to acquire Modelware, a provider of traffic management/packet processing silicon intellectual property cores and reference designs.


set: Sen. Robert C. Byrd, 90, will remain hospitalized for several more days for treatment of a mild infection, his office said today.

set: Sen. Byrd to remain hospitalized more days


set: Texas A&M regent Gene Stallings says he wants the Big 12 to survive - and would vote to keep the Aggies in the league if they don't get a much better offer from another conference.

set: Texas A&M regent Stallings wants Big 12 to survive


set: Perri Shakes-Drayton has vowed to bounce back from her World Championship disappointment after failing to qualify for the final of the 400m hurdles in Berlin.

set: Perri Shakes-Drayton vows to bounce back


set: The Tourist star Angelina Jolie said she orders her Christmas shopping out of a catalogue because she's so busy.

set: Angelina Jolie orders her Christmas shopping from a catalogue


set: We know that planning has to be done some years ahead, but I feel this so called 20-year vision for Rutland is more of a nightmare.


set: Sony Corp said yesterday it plans to halve the number of its parts and materials suppliers in the next two years, aiming to slash procurement costs by 20% this financial year as it seeks return to profit.


set: JacTravel has unveiled a dedicated channel management strategy under the leadership of commercial manager, James Blackmore.

set: Jactravel unveils channel management strategy


set: Catholic Healthcare West, the fifth largest health system in the nation, announced today that it has changed its name to Dignity Health as part of a governance restructure that will position the organization to succeed in a changing health care environment.

set: Catholic Healthcare West changes its name


set: The University of Tennessee Medical Center opened yesterday a new 755-space parking garage on its hospital campus off Aloca Highway.

set: University of Tennessee Medical Center opens new parking garage


set: A year after Lara won the Miss Universe pageant, the rumor was going on that Lara might have dated Tiger for a while.

set: Bollywood actress Lara Dutta dated Tiger Woods ?


set: Newly released financial disclosure statements show New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his wife earned more than $500,000 in the past year.

set: Gov. Christie and his wife earned more than $500,000 in past year


set: On May 9 the Armenian Church will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord on the fortieth day following the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Our Savior Jesus Christ.

set: Armenian Church to celebrate the Feast of Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ


set: A Cleveland Browns employee was reportedly found dead at the team's practice facility Saturday.

set: Cleveland Browns employee found dead at practice facility


set: You know things are really bad when David Letterman takes time out to skewer you with his Top Ten.


set: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was discharged from hospital here Tuesday morning, four days after he was admitted there due to deteriorating health during a nine-day long fast against corruption, officials said.

set: Yoga guru Ramdev discharged from hospital


set: Sindh Minister for Inquiries and Anti-corruption Establishment Abdul Haq Alias Dost Muhammad Bhurt has said that quick action should be taken after receiving complaints against corruption and miss-use of power so that the corruption could be eliminated from the society.

set: Quick action should be taken on complaints against corruption:


set: Though Chris Getz was held out of Wednesday's lineup, he is expected to return to action on Thursday against the Rays.

set: Getz expected to return to action Thursday


set: European prompt physical coal prices steadied on Friday after slipping for most of the week, while many players were sidelined ahead of a UK public holiday and after most cargoes re priced into China or re sold elsewhere were absorbed.No fresh trades were reported and few bids or offers were seen.An August DES ARA cargo was bid at USD 88.50 and offered at USD 89.50, unchanged.A July South African cargo was bid at USD 90.10, also unchanged.An official of a power utility said that ``It looks as if prices have almost found a bottom. We don't think they'll fall much further from current levels. The ARA cargoes which traded at USD 3 below the index, were originally for China, and others have been absorbed elsewhere in Asia, in the Mediterranean, into Turkey.''

set: European prompt physical coal prices steadied on Friday after slipping for most of the week.


set: Vikings vice president of player personnel Rick Spielman told a standing-room only crowd at the Blue Goose Inn on Saturday that the team expects nose tackle Pat Williams to return in 2010.

set: (Vikings) vikings expect dt Pat Williams to return in 2010


set: Windstream Corp. plans to cut 146 jobs in Newton as part of its takeover of the former Iowa Telecom operations.


set: MSHA approved a wireless tracking system for use in underground mines, a development prompted by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, which requires mine operators to adopt wireless communications and electronic tracking systems by June 2009.

set: MSHA approves wireless tracking system for underground mines


set: An Arizona teenager who had health problems died from H1N1 flu, health authorities said on Wednesday.


set: Scientists say that a mysterious dark cosmic flow, which is carrying along many galaxy clusters in the universe, might be the tug of another universe.

set: Mysterious ``dark flow'' might be tug of another universe


set: Kenny Perry carded a final round of 3-under-par 69 to win the Memorial Tournament by two strokes.

set: Kenny Perry wins the Memorial Tournament


set: Ricky Gervais said he failed to impress his girlfriend when he once peed in a jacuzzi while on holiday in Italy.

set: Ricky Gervais peed in a jacuzzi while on holiday in Italy


set: Trish was ``visiting some of her former WWE co-workers who now work for TNA,'' according to the report, while TNA was in her hometown for a house show.


set: South Africa said yesterday the Dalai Lama has been denied a visa to meet here with other Nobel laureates, arguing his visit would overshadow the country's preparations to host the 2010 World Cup.


set: A voluntary water restriction for residents of Fairview and users of the rural water co-operative has now been lifted as issues with the water treatment plant were worked out over the weekend.


set: Toyota Australia says the impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on its vehicle production is affecting its parts suppliers in Samoa, where 800 employees of Yazaki Samoa have had their work hours cut by up to half.

set: Toyota Australia says impact of Japan earthquake affecting Samoa


set: Toronto, Jun 11 Canada has announced to fund four new health science projects with India in the field of cancer, sexually transmitted diseases and malaria worth USD 6.7 million.

set: Canada to fund four new health science projects with India


set: After 21 years on air, NPR announced Friday it is ending Talk of the Nation, and replacing the radio show with Here and Now, an afternoon newscast produced by Boston University's WBUR.


set: Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale will stand down from rugby indefinitely as he seeks assistance with alcohol-related issues.


set: Wells Fargo refinance mortgage rates are getting very close to all time lows as interest rates continue to drop.


set: A Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship has disrupted a group of pirates operating in the west of the Indian Ocean.

set: Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship disrupts pirates


set: Revamped disco group the Village People have been granted permission by a California judge to continue performing as they fight a lawsuit brought against them by one of the band's founding members.

set: The Village People can continue performing, despite lawsuit


set: India paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth said on Sunday he had been 'woken up' by his confrontation with South Africa captain Graeme Smith in the second test in Durban last week.

set: Sreesanth 'woken up' by confrontation with Smith


set: UK hedge fund manager Man Group said Monday that it has agreed to buy GLG Partners for $1.6 billion in a deal that will created a firm with around $63 billion of funds under management.


set: The Bahamas is to import agricultural products directly from Haiti, Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingaham confirmed.


set: Last year's heavy floods have ruined poverty reduction programme at union council level in some districts of Sindh, however, the programme has achieved better results in many districts.

set: 'Floods ruined poverty reduction programme'


set: Oprah Winfrey has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by the former headmistress of a South Africa girls' school set up by the US TV star.


set: Sunny Deol's son Karan, who has assisted director Sangeeth Sivan on their home production ``Yamla Pagla Deewana 2'', will not enter films at least for another year, said Sunny.

set: Sunny Deol's son Karan will not enter films for another year


set: More than one third of borrowers add the arrangement fee to their mortgage thus bumping up total payments, according to research undertaken by uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service.

set: One third of borrowers add arrangement fee to mortgage


set: Mobile Phone Deals UK offers the latest deals in the United Kingdom.


set: Facebook intends to ban sponsored status updates, according to a draft of its new terms of service.


set: A New Zealand promotions company is suing celebrity television chef Gordon Ramsay for $2.1 million after he pulled out of charity tour dates here.


set: Kristen Stewart has admitted she feels pressure from ``Twilight Saga'' fans to get her character right.


set: A NEWTON Aycliffe-based charity that helps thousands of people make positive changes to their lives has received an equality and diversity award.

set: NEWTON Aycliffe charity receives Equality and diversity award


set: Bradley Wiggins became the first Briton to win the Tour de France when he claimed the 99th edition of the greatest cycling race on Sunday.

set: Wiggins becomes first Briton to win Tour de France


set: The contents of an employer's internal email, mistakenly sent to a 46-year-old job applicant, allowed the applicant's age bias claims under the ADEA and Idaho Human Rights Act to proceed, held a federal district court in Idaho.

set: Employer's email allows applicant's age bias claim to proceed


set: An overnight fire gutted a florist shop on Main Street in Fall River, despite firefighters' efforts to save the shop.


set: An Ottawa youth pastor is facing multiple charges of sexual exploitation and one count of child luring via a computer after engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old girl.

set: Ottawa youth pastor charged with sexual exploitation


set: India beat New Zealand by 58 runs to win 3rd ODI at the AMI Stadium in Christchurch on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series.


set: As of 2006, almost 20,000ha of land -- twice the size of Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the vast land surrounding it -- had been gazetted as Orang Asli reserve in Peninsular Malaysia.

set: 20,000ha gazetted for Orang Asli reserve


set: ``Troops should remain vigilant and maintain high degree of preparedness for meeting any eventualities along the border areas in Jammu and Kashmir,'' Patil told troops at Raina stadium in Rajouri district today.

set: Troops should maintain high degree of preparedness:


set: Ricky Ponting has apologised after an on-field dummy spit when he collided with teammate Steve Smith as Australia completed a comfortable seven-wicket win over Canada at the World Cup.


set: A 32-year-old Westland man was arraigned this morning on first degree murder charges in the death of his wife over the weekend.

set: Westland man arraigned on murder charges


set: CEDIA 2010 Booth #4156 - Vivitek Corporation, a leading manufacturer of environmentally innovative visual presentation products, debuts its line of home theater projectors at CEDIA as a first time exhibitor.

set: Vivitek debuts its line of home theater projectors


set: Independent maternal demographic factors such as social status, ethnicity and maternal age can predict the likelihood of operative births in the UK, according to a new study published today in BJOG:

set: Independent maternal demographic factors can predict likelihood of operative births in UK:


set: Alex Ovechkin is skipping the NHL All-Star Game, a decision he announced a day after getting a three-game suspension from the league for a hit on an opponent.


set: Pirelli has returned to Formula 1 after an absence of 19 years, restarting with the Australian GP .

set: Pirelli returns to Formula 1 after 19 years


set: Bristol City have sacked manager Derek McInnes following Saturday's 4-0 defeat to Leicester City in the Championship.


set: A suspected Pakistani infiltrator was killed by Indian border guards in Ramgarh sector along the international border Sunday.


set: Billie Piper has revealed that she uses a foot double when filming scenes for her raunchy TV show 'Secret Diary Of A Call Girl' because she finds them 'vulgar'.


set: The conservative American journalist, author and blogger Andrew Breitbart died in Los Angeles of natural causes on Thursday morning, according to an announcement posted on his Big Journalism website.

set: Conservative us blogger Andrew Breitbart dies


set: New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is set to begin a rehab assignment in Trenton this weekend and will likely return to the majors from his calf injury next week in Cleveland.

set: Jeter to begin rehab assignment in Trenton


set: Republicans on Sunday renewed their attacks on the Obama administration over suspected leaks of classified security information, with one influential senator saying the Justice Department should appoint a special prosecutor to investigate.

set: Republicans renew attacks on Obama administration over leaks


set: ``Please hear this: I have been accused. I am under attack. I want you to know, as I said earlier, I am not a perfect man but this thing, I'm gonna fight,'' Long said Sunday morning from the pulpit at his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.

set: Bishop Eddie Long: 'I am not a perfect man'


set: Still Waters Single Malt Vodka, from Ontario's first and only grain-to-glass micro-distillery, has won a silver medal from the well respected Beverage Tasting Institute in Chicago in their annual international review of unflavoured vodkas.

set: Still Waters Single Malt Vodka wins silver medal from the Beverage Tasting Institute


set: Swedish scientists have succeeded in creating nerve cells from human skin for the first time.

set: Scientists create nerve cells from human skin


set: Wellington, Apr 5 New Zealand troops began their withdrawal from Afghanistan today, with the lowering of the flag for the last time at their base in Bamiyan to mark the end of a 10-year involvement in the war.

set: New Zealand troops begin withdrawal from Afghanistan


set: President Obama will be in Denver this morning to sign the 787-billion dollar stimulus bill passed by Congress last week.


set: The Daily Home newspaper formally requested inspection of water department documents after discrepancies in water delinquency reports sparked the firing of a city employee last week.

set: Newspaper requests water department documents


set: An international coalition of scientists and activists today launched a common platform for ending the AIDS epidemic.

set: International coalition launches common platform to end AIDS epidemic


set: A small earthquake shook up Hatfield early yesterday morning, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.


set: KERN COUNTY, Calif. Firefighters say there are more than 50 fires burning in Kern County, scorching more than 16,000 acres in one day, and the situation may get worse as more thunderstorms are on the way.

set: More than 50 fires burning in Kern County


set: A Martinez man suspected in several Augusta car break-ins was shot last night by a 39-year-old homeowner who watched the thief enter his neighbor's truck.


set: South Africa will not be rushing Heinrich Brussow back into action after the flanker sat out training on Tuesday.


set: After sitting out last year with personal problems, Cox is pushing to make the roster and earn playing time in a competitive secondary after joining the 49ers in March.

set: Perrish Cox pushing to make 49ers roster


set: Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler announced this week that they're leaving American Idol.

set: Jennifer Lopez & Steven Tyler leaving American Idol


set: A 46-year-old Wilmington man was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting in the city, police said today.

set: Wilmington man critically wounded in drive-by shooting


set: Kacie Boguskie from ``The Bachelor'' talks to LA Times reporter Amy Kaufman at the taping of the Women Tell All episode.

set: Kacie Boguskie from ``the Bachelor'' at the Women Tell All


set: A woman has been hit on the head and robbed as she walked beside a park.


set: The Pittsburgh Pirates announced today that they will hold an open tryout camp at Appalachian Power Park on Thursday, August 27th.

set: Pirates to hold tryout camp at Appalachian Power Park


set: Two incidents within minutes of each other had Savannah-Chatham police investigating a shooting and a possible home invasion.

set: Scmpd investigate shooting, possible home invasion


set: Marjah - Afghans raised their flag over a badly damaged market in a key Taliban stronghold on Wednesday as thousands of US led troops battled for a fifth day to capture the town of Marjah.


set: Auburn University was awarded by the National Weather Service as a StormReady site.

set: Auburn University awarded by National weather Service


set: A boat carrying 70 asylum seekers crashed into cliffs at Christmas Island of Australia early Wednesday, The West Australian reported.

set: Boat carrying 70 asylum seekers crashes into cliffs


set: The iconic Jaguar Land Rover on Friday opened its first vehicle assembly plant in India here, an official said.

set: Jaguar Land Rover opens first plant in India


set: After being left out in the cold by the IPL, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly decided to retire from all forms of cricket, thus ending his 22 year career, media reports said on Monday.

set: Ganguly retires from all forms of cricket


set: For the first time since 1656, New Year's Eve will coincide with a lunar eclipse, which will be visible to everyone in Ireland between 7pm and 8pm tomorrow.


set: Scientists at a new interdisciplinary research group in Austria are working to uncover how life might evolve with exotic biochemistry and solvents, such as sulfuric acid instead of water.

set: How life might evolve with exotic biochemistry and solvents


set: Capco, a global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the financial services industry, announced today that it has developed an advanced sovereign debt default risk metric: the Cepix Index.

set: Capco develops sovereign debt default risk metric


set: Maruti Suzuki India recently announced about their hike in the prices of its various models by up to Rs 10,000.

set: Maruti Suzuki India announces hike in prices


set: THE Duke of Edinburgh has celebrated his 89th birthday with a traditional gun salute and a day of rest after undergoing minor surgery this week.

set: Duke of Edinburgh celebrates 89th birthday


set: Vienna police are investigating a potential sex offense between a teen girl and an adult male over the course of a two-day period last week.


set: Pop star Katy Perry is the new face and partner of ``popchips'' snack, the company announced Wednesday.

set: Katy Perry is new face and partner of ``popchips'' snack


set: A family of 5 has been left homeless following a house fire in southern Vermont.

set: Family of 5 left homeless after fire in Vermont


set: Stacey Solomon is keen to try her hand at TV presenting -- and would love to host the Xtra Factor.

set: Stacey Solomon would love to host Xtra Factor


set: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker became the first governor in US history to survive a recall election, overcoming his Democratic challenger, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, 58, for the second time.

set: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker survives recall election


set: SecondMarket : , the largest marketplace for illiquid assets, announced today that it has acquired Menlo Park-based InsideVenture, a facilitator of financing for late-stage private companies.


set: Former Cabinet Minister Paula Wriedt won't return to State Parliament this year.

set: Paula Wriedt won't return to Parliament this year


set: 'Hips Don't Lie' singer Shakira has announced that she has given birth to a baby boy, Milan.


set: 77,638 Currency Futures contracts were traded Monday at the MCX-SX with a total value of Rs 380.3861 as against the RBI reference rate of Rs 48.8300.

set: 77,638 Currency Futures trades on the MCX-SX


set: Lebanon on Monday opened an embassy in Syria, sealing the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the long-feuding rivals for the first time since they gained independence from France in the 1940s.Relations between the neighboring countries reached a turning point in August when they agreed to establish ties and demarcate their contentious border.

set: Lebanon opens embassy in Syria for first time


set: President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser said Sunday that authorities ``have to presume'' there might be more potential mail bombs like the ones pulled from planes in England and the United Arab Emirates.


set: Asian shares ended mostly lower Thursday, as a tumble in energy markets Wednesday spooked investors, sending resources stocks lower, while selling in the Sydney market was exacerbated as disappointing jobs data hammered the Australian dollar.


set: Courtney Love apparently never wanted Robert Pattinson to play her late husband Kurt Cobain in a biopic about his time with Nirvana.

set: Courtney Love never wanted Robert Pattinson


set: New York City public relations giant Burson-Marsteller is shaking things up, creating a worldwide leadership team and naming Patrick Przybyski as chief operating officer.

set: Burson-Marsteller creates worldwide leadership team


set: Councils should not translate most of their publications into foreign languages, guidance issued by the Communities Secretary said today.

set: 'Councils should not translate publications'


set: Portsmouth Football Club have admitted they are likely to close down as they are no longer able to continue trading.


set: ``For today`s trade, Nifty is likely to trade in the range between 4,890 & 4,920 in the upper side and 4,830 & 4,770 in the lower side,`` said the broking house Indira Securities.

set: Nifty may trade in range of 4,890 & 4,920:


set: A New York dog took a bullet to the head to save his owner -- and lived to bark about it.


set: The Republican candidates for municipal office will hold office hours on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6 to 8 pm

set: Republican candidates to hold office hours


set: Beer sales have slumped by almost 10% in the past few months, including a 15% fall in supermarkets, new figures reveal.


set: Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan ordered Tuesday a judicial probe into the Dhule communal riot that killed six people and left several, including police personnel, injured.

set: Chavan orders judicial probe into Dhule riot


set: USDCAD has reached the falling trend line from 1.0852 to 1.0678.


set: Ellen DeGeneres and her The Ellen DeGeneres Show audience gave President Barack Obama a standing ovation for his support of gay marriage.

set: Ellen DeGeneres gives Obama standing ovation over gay marriage


set: Boston Scientific, Natick, Mass., has been assigned a patent developed by John Mon, Silver Spring, Md., and Alan J. Fenn, Wayland, Mass., for a drug delivery.

set: Boston Scientific assigned patent for drug delivery


set: CONAN O'Brien sunk into a deep depression after being fired from The Tonight Show after just seven months.

set: Conan O'Brien sunk into deep depression after being fired


set: Woods has claimed to be a sex addict, and a Milwaukee sex therapist says the confession has prompted many men to seek help.


set: The news broke from a statement by Neil Patrick Harris that he and David are expecting twins.

set: Neil Patrick Harris twins - partner David Burtka


set: Vanderbilt junior Jon Curran shot a two-under 69 on Friday to move up to 49th place after the second round of the NCAA East Regional at the Council Fire Golf Club.


set: Pakistani security officials say a US drone attack targeting a militant compound in northwest Pakistan has killed at least four militants.

set: Pakistani officials say US drone attack kills at least four militants


set: Yemen's state news agency says 40 al-Qaida-linked militants killed in airstrikes and clashes with government forces south of Yemen.

set: Yemen: 40 militants killed in airstrikes, clashes


set: Adobe Systems will deliver its first set of quarterly patches next Tuesday as the company seeks to improve how it responds to security vulnerabilities in its widely used products.

set: Adobe will deliver its first quarterly patches next Tuesday


set: Orissa opener Nataraj Behera was awarded a cash prize of Rs one lakh for scoring a double ton in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Saurashtra at the Barabati stadium.

set: Nataraj awarded Rs one lakh for scoring double ton


set: Samuel Peter has been labelled a ``rabbit'' by Vitali Klitschko's trainer Fritz Sdunek ahead of their WBC heavyweight world title fight on Setanta Sports.


set: A Memphis police officer shot and killed a suspect this afternoon at the Fieldstone Apartments on Hacks Cross between Poplar Pike and Winchester.

set: Memphis police officer shoots, kills suspect


set: In a bid to share and facilitate transfer of its farming technology, Israel will set up three centres of excellences in the state of Gujarat.

set: Israel to set up three centres of excellence in Gujarat


set: Recent Emmy winner Melissa McCarthy, star of Mike and Molly and Bridesmaids, hosts SNL this week, with musical guest Lady Antebellum.


set: HBO has renewed ``Real Time with Bill Maher'' for its 11th and 12th seasons, ensuring its place on the cabler through 2014.


set: Eco tourism, the fastest growing segment in Sri Lanka has a huge potential and it is important to brand Sri Lanka for eco tourism to get the maximum benefit, Ella Adventure Park, Chairman, Major Vijith Welikala told Daily News Business.


set: A team source has confirmed that Mike Lowell is heading to the disabled list because of hip discomfort.


set: The Commerce Commission has set maximum revenue levels for state-owned national grid operator Transpower for the three years from April 2012.

set: Commerce Commission sets maximum revenues for Transpower


set: Jean Ferrat, a French singer and songwriter whose communist views saw some of his songs banned from French radio and television in the 1960s, has died at age 79.


set: BRITISH wrestler Myroslav Dykun has been banned for two years for testing positive for methamphetamine, UK Anti-Doping announced yesterday.


set: As if Stephenie Meyer wasn't bad enough, now Snooki is writing a book.


set: After completing a successful run on Broadway, Jude Law has returned home to London.


set: Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have accepted undisclosed damages in London's High Court to settle a privacy claim against a British tabloid that had reported they were planning to split.

set: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie settle privacy claim


set: Foreign investors reduced their holdings of Canadian securities by $4.2 billion in January after a cumulative acquisition of $55.1 billion in the previous six months.

set: Foreign investors reduce their holdings of Canadian securities


set: Ben Roethlisberger practiced for a second straight day and will start Sunday agaiinst the San Diego Chargers after missing three games with a sternoclavicular injury.


set: The Global Shariah Shipping Fund, a fund backed by Shariah compliant financing that aims to invest directly in shipping assets, will be launched in January, its proponents said Thursday.

set: Global Shariah Shipping fund to be launched in January


set: Today she filed her nomination for Rajya Sabha as a Samajwadi Party candidate and is likely to get elected uncontested.

set: Jaya Bachchan files her nomination for Rajya Sabha


set: New Delhi, April 21 On the lines of special economic zones, realtors are now demanding special residential zones and special residential corridors to provide low cost housing for the economically weaker sections.

set: Realtors now demand special residential zones


set: Hitachi Data Systems Corporation yesterday conducted a daylong workshop, where they unveiled the industry's first three-dimensional scaling platform designed to enable organisations to reach unprecedented levels of agility and cost savings at their virtual data centres.

set: Hitachi data Systems Corporation conducts workshop


set: A BUREAUCRATIC bungle on the first day of school left dozens of students stranded yesterday, waiting for a bus that never came.


set: The Government has set up a special committee to find jobs for 50,000 foreign workers at petrol stations who are expected to be retrenched due to the recently implemented minimum wage policy.

set: Special committee to find jobs for 50,000 foreign workers at petrol stations


set: Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has entered a definitive asset purchase agreement with affiliates of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc..

set: Brookdale Senior living enters a definitive asset purchase


set: AP-NDPrairie Rose Natural Gas,0128 Company wants to build ND natural gas pipeline Eds:


set: Lohan pled not guilty to stealing a necklace worth $2,500 from a Venice, Calif., store.


set: The opposition Liberty Party has complained Monrovia Acting City Mayor Mary Broh to the National Elections Commission for what the party called the taking down and destruction of its flyers and banners.


set: Amherstburg residents will begin today to raise money to buy the naming rights to the road leading to the United Communities Credit Union Complex.

set: Amherstburg residents raise money to buy naming rights


set: A 'career criminal' who set up fake companies to launder money has been sentenced to five years in prison.

set: 'Career criminal' set up fake companies to launder money


set: Alex's Army enlisted the help of the community today to raise money for the Storm Lake girl.

set: Alex's Army raises money for Storm Lake girl


set: ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese apologized for his comment about NASCAR star Juan Pablo Montoya at the end of Saturday's Ohio State-Minnesota game.

set: Bob Griese apologizes for comment about NASCAR's Juan Pablo Montoya


set: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The state says a horse in southwest Florida has been diagnosed with a disease thought to be eradicated in the United States.


set: A Colorado man used a chainsaw to fight off a mountain lion that attacked him during a camping trip in northwestern Wyoming.

set: Man uses chainsaw to fight mountain lion


set: The only man to admit shooting Malcolm X has been freed on parole, 45 years after he helped assassinate the civil rights leader in New York City.

set: Malcolm X assassin is freed on parole in us


set: Recent research published in the American Journal of Infection Control shows privacy curtains may be quickly contaminated with pathogens.

set: Privacy curtains may be quickly contaminated


set: Lions DT Ndamukong Suh is being sued for more than $1 million in an Oregon court by a passenger in a one-car accident involving Suh last December, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.

set: Lions' Suh sued for more than $1 million


set: It turns out the old saying ``you can't judge a person by their shoes'' may actually be inaccurate.


set: New Delhi, Mar 9 A teenaged girl died in the capital this afternoon after she accidentally fell on railway tracks and came under the wheels of a train in the New Delhi railway station.


set: Canadian-American actor Brendan Fraser will make his Broadway debut this fall in Elling, a comedy about two mismatched roommates.


set: The full NBA schedule will be released at 6 pm Tuesday on NBA TV, according to various reports.


set: Through these experiences we discovered there are many, many different but effective ways to worship God.

set: There are many effective ways to worship God


set: A young woman has been gang raped by a group of 7 men in the Changing Room located behind Alimas Carnival stage yesterday night.


set: Casey Pachall threw for 206 yards and 1 TD in a 31-24 Poinsettia Bowl victory over Louisiana Tech.


set: Philippine Airlines, the country's largest full-service carrier, on Tuesday unveiled an order of 54 Airbus aircraft that is expected to cost $7 billion based on the price list.

set: Philippine Airlines orders 54 Airbus aircraft


set: Aer Lingus pilots have voted for industrial action in the case of a breakdown of talks with the airline.

set: Aer Lingus pilots vote for industrial action


set: North Texas will get a new television station before the end of the month as KTXD launches classic television shows on channel 46 on the broadcast dial or 47 on most cable or satellite boxes.

set: North Texas gets new television station this month


set: Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was convicted Thursday of raping an aide and sexually harassing two other women, a verdict hailed as evidence of the nation's independent judiciary and a reminder that no one is above the law.

set: Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav convicted of rape


set: Nancy Pelosi pulled the DISCLOSE Act from the House floor last night after the news of sleazy deals to exempt powerful organizations from the law started leaking to the media.


set: Congress will be briefed Friday on a string of dolphin strandings that have happened over the past few weeks on the Cape.

set: Congress to be briefed on dolphin strandings


set: Country singer Mindy McCready was laid to rest in Fort Myers, Florida on Tuesday after taking her own life on February 17.

set: Mindy McCready laid to rest in Fort Myers, Florida


set: Kenya has finished sixth on the Commonwealth Medals table with 32 medals as the games came to a close on Thursday.


set: Whirlpool Corp. Wednesday said it's filed a patent infringement action against South Korea-based LG Electronics with the International Trade Commission.

set: Whirlpool files patent infringement action against LG Electronics


set: Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Patrick Vieira that Manchester City get nothing just because they played the best football in the first part of the season.


set: Both Caddo and Bossier parishes have declared a state of emergency in response to relentlessly dry conditions fueling wildfires over the past few weeks.

set: Caddo, Bossier parishes declare state of emergency in response to wildfires


set: Eva Mendes says her dog would kill for her; should Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams be worried?


set: Central Florida is working on a two-year contract extension for football coach George O'Leary that would keep him under contract through the 2017 season.

set: Central Florida working on extension for O'Leary


set: Xunlei, a leading consumer internet platform for digital media in China, announced Wednesday it had postponed its initial public offering on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

set: Xunlei postpones initial public offering


set: Black Cat commandos were deployed Thursday at the Taj Mahal while security was beefed up at other historical monuments here following the terror attacks in Mumbai.

set: Black Cat commandos deployed at Taj Mahal


set: Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen said he needed a miracle to retain his title following a disappointing Italian Grand Prix.

set: Raikkonen says he needs a miracle to retain title


set: In what was his final set of results, last week departing Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy unveiled a robust set of results for the 6 month period up to 28th August.


set: The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose 10,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 354,000, a sign layoffs have increased.

set: Number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rises to 354,000


set: Weekly bin bag collections will be retained across the Falmouth and Penryn area after a review of waste services by Cornwall Council.

set: Weekly bin bag collections to be retained


set: Astros manager Bo Porter will be the guest on the final Astroline of the offseason this Thursday.

set: Porter to be guest on final Astroline of offseason


set: Cenveo, Inc. announced today that it completed its previously announced acquisition of New Hampshire-based Nashua Corporation , a recognized leader in the label and specialty paper markets.

set: Cenveo completes acquisition of Nashua Corporation


set: Tata Teleservices, a mobile operator, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks technology to support the launch of 3G.

set: Tata Teleservices selects Nokia Siemens Networks to support launch of 3G


set: Country legend Dolly Parton as been forced to cancel her US tour due to a back injury.

set: Dolly Parton forced to cancel US tour due to back injury


set: Nepal went down meekly at the hands of little-known Scotland in the second match of the ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifiers at the Merrion Cricket Club grounds in Dublin today.


set: A pastor's anti-... *Nicole Richie, who shot to fame as Paris Hilton's BFF on the Fox/E! reality series ``The Simple Life,'' will return to television as the star of a scripted comedy in development at ABC.

set: Nicole Richie returns to television: 'si...


set: Authorities are investigating a weekend burglary in Cayuga during which three guns and a rug were reportedly stolen from a residence.

set: Authorities investigate weekend burglary


set: A fire and hazardous weather alert has been issued for much of state due to strong winds and dry weather Friday, and the hazardous weather could continue into Wednesday as another storm approaches and brings the possibility of showers next week.

set: Fire, hazardous Weather alert issued due to winds


set: With its two-out, seventh-inning win over Rockwall-Heath, Highland Park kept the top spot in the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association's 4A rankings this week.

set: Highland Park tops Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association's 4A rankings


set: The central bank adopted additional measures for defending the foreign exchange rate and the price and financial stability of the domestic economy.

set: Central bank adopts additional measures for defending foreign exchange rate.


set: US Peace Envoy George Mitchell left Cairo on Monday back to the USA after paying a two days visit to Egypt during which e held talks with some Egyptian officials regarding the progresses in the Palestinian territories and means to revive peace process.


set: Federal fishery managers have voted to reduce halibut bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska by nearly 700,000 pounds, beginning in 2014.

set: Fishery managers vote to reduce halibut bycatch


set: An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed in the Iranian capital Tehran, the official news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.


set: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says most major road construction projects are being put on hold over the long 4th of July holiday weekend.

set: Road construction will be on hold over 4th of July weekend


set: Man sentenced in sexual abuse of Brooklyn boy An Orthodox man who pleaded guilty to molesting a New York City boy in a Jewish ritual bath will spend five years behind bars.


set: Asian stocks ended mostly lower Thursday following a mostly flat finish on Wall Street while European shares were trading slightly higher.


set: The Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates onboard a sail boat in the Indian Ocean, the Ministry of Defence said.


set: JOHN Lawless' contract with Marine was terminated on Tuesday -- but the club are keeping tight-lipped as to why he is leaving the Arriva Stadium.

set: John Lawless' contract with Marine terminated


set: Egyptians were headed to the polls again on Thursday in a phased election to choose the first post-revolution parliament, as liberals faced an uphill battle to compete with Islamist parties.


set: As expected, the Mavericks announced today they have officially re-signed free agent power forward Tim Thomas.

set: Mavericks' officially re-sign Tim Thomas


set: MONAHANS An Indiana teen charged in connection with a triple homicide waived extradition on Monday and will return to Indiana, authorities said.


set: Sudanese ambassador in Pakistan Mohammed Omer Musa called on Punjab governor Salman Taseer on Wednesday.


set: The International Institute for Management Development report indicates that the United Arab Emirates was ranked 1st regionally and 4th internationally in Cyber Security up to rank 31 from the previous rank of 35 last year, in addition to achieving other high rankings in a number of categories of economic competitiveness.

set: UAE ranks 1st regionally and 4th internationally in cyber security


set: Global professional social network LinkedIn is opening its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore.

set: LinkedIn opens Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore


set: Rachel Kim, 29, of the 200 block of East Hector Street, Conshohocken, was arrested April 25 and charged with access device fraud and two counts of theft in connection with an alleged theft of money from Griswold Special Care, where she was previously employed, Springfield police reported.


set: Eddie Newton has joined the Chelsea coaching staff for the rest of the season to assist Roberto Di Matteo.


set: Supermodel Miranda Kerr is planning to take a break from modelling and says she wants to focus her energies on her passions.

set: Miranda Kerr to take break from modelling


set: Authorities of Ghana Telecom University College, on Tuesday opened the second edition of a career fair for the students and other potential job seekers in Accra.

set: Authorities of Ghana telecom university College opens career fair


set: Police are investigating whether a fatal teenage stabbing in Edmonton, north London, is linked to a similar murder on New Year's Day.


set: Ted Gayer and Campaign 2012 Project Director Benjamin Wittes discuss what the next president will need to do to address climate policy during his term.

set: What the next president should do on climate policy


set: Newsday > Sports > Hockey > Islanders John Tavares matures, finds his place with Islanders Originally published:


set: Russia is to install explosives detectors in the country's major metros as a part of security measures, the emergencies minister said on Friday.

set: Russia to install explosive detectors in metro


set: Bahraini police fired tear gas on hunger strikers protesting against their detention over last year's Shia-led pro-democracy protests, an activist said, adding that one of them was admitted to a hospital Tuesday.

set: Bahraini police fire tear gas on hunger strikers


set: Bollywood actress Kim Sharma is all set to tie the knot with her Spanish boyfriend Carlos Martin.


set: Mayor Frank Melton is asking for more time to find a lawyer to represent him in federal court.

set: Melton asks for more time to find a lawyer


set: Economics Writer In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, photo, FedEx workers sort packages at the Oakland Regional Sort Facility in Oakland, Calif. US factory orders increased 1.8 percent in December from November when orders had fallen 0.3 percent.

set: US factory orders up 1.8 percent in December


set: A 26-year-old Bloomington man died as a result of a road accident on Dec. 30, according to the San Bernardino County Coroner's Division.


set: TERI director general Dr RK Pachauri has been reelected by acclamation to a second term as the chairman of the intergovernmental panel on climate change at its plenary session in Geneva on 2 September.

set: Pachauri reelected as chairman intergovernmental panel on climate change


set: US pop queen Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie ended nearly eight years of marriage in just a few minutes today when a British court granted them a ``quickie'' divorce.

set: Madonna and Ritchie granted 'quickie' divorce


set: A Guernsey student has made it through to the regional final of the 2010 Rotary Young Chef of the Year competition.

set: Student makes regional final of 2010 Rotary Young Chef competition


set: TRANSPORT, or the lack thereof in Emerald was the hot topic discussed by members and representatives of the elderly and disabled communities at a meeting this week.


set: A new cardiac centre has opened in the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi, and will offer support and rehabilitation services to patients who have undergone surgery or have heart-related problems.


set: An Amtrak train hit a car that crashed and came to a stop on the train tracks.


set: MUSIC giant EMI is to axe up to 2,000 jobs as part of a drive to save £200m a year, its new private equity owner said today.


set: African leaders rose from their three-day summit here resolved to pursue electoral reforms and strengthen the African Union c apacity to monitor elections.

set: African leaders resolve to pursue electoral reforms


set: Two US ``extraordinary rendition'' flights each with one suspected extremist on board refuelled on the British overseas territory of Diego Garcia, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Thursday.

set: US 'rendition' flights refuelled on British territory:


set: Braves placed first baseman Casey Kotchman on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 1, with a bruised shin.


set: New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter has signed a six-month deal with French club Perpignan after receiving permission to spend a season in Europe.


set: The NHS is being sued for tens of millions of pounds in damages over bugs picked up in hospitals.


set: A grandfather who was found dead in a Dundee street was involved in a ``significant physical altercation'' shortly before his death.

set: Grandfather involved in 'physical altercation' shortly before death


set: The battle over groundwater in the fertile Kansas River Valley is about to reach new depths.

set: Battle over groundwater could reach new depths


set: ``Gossip Girl,'' the CW's teen soap opera, will air its sixth and final season this fall, wrapping up the series in eleven episodes.

set: Gossip Girl will air final season this fall


set: Hi i have a Husky/Dalmation cross for sale need to find her a good home she is about a year and a half now house trained good with other animals and love's to run and car rides.

set: Husky cross for sale need to find home asap


set: The US Attorney's Office says a Maryland oncologist has pleaded guilty to importing unapproved, cheaper foreign drugs.

set: Maryland oncologist pleads guilty to importing unapproved foreign drugs


set: West Indies routed Bangladesh by nine wickets on Friday after dismissing the home side for 58, its lowest score in a World Cup.

set: West Indies rout Bangladesh by nine wickets


set: US based mobile phone maker Motorola has announced that they are now going to stop manufacturing mobile phones in Singapore.

set: Motorola to stop manufacturing mobile phones in Singapore


set: About 13% of small and medium companies registered in Romania are owned by foreigners, their capital being on the average two times higher than the one of local companies, the president of CNIPMMR, Ovidiu Nicolescu said.

set: 13% of small companies in Romania owned by foreigners


set: Wolves have posted a healthy pre-tax profit of £2.16million for the year ended May 31, 2012.


set: A Shreveport juvenile faces burglary charges after police caught him attempting to escape a business early this morning.


set: An MP is calling on parliament to ban liquid nitrogen cocktails after a teenage constituent had to have her stomach removed after she downed two of the drinks at her 18th birthday celebrations.

set: MP to call on parliament to ban liquid nitrogen cocktails


set: The word is spreading that Eric Hosmer has been promoted to the Kansas City Royals from Triple-A Omaha.

set: Eric Hosmer promoted to Kansas City Royals


set: The Kuwait Fund pledged on Friday to disburse five million US dollars to finance the construction and rehabilitation of two agricultural colleges in Mozambique.

set: Kuwait Fund disburses five million dollars


set: A DEVOTED father plunged 150ft to his death in a parasailing accident on holiday in Turkey, which was witnessed by his horrified daughter.

set: Father plunges to his death in parasailing accident


set: In its move to protect its legacy, Apple has won a US patent for touch screen controls, giving it a legal weapon to protect its iconic Iphone against competitors.


set: Two people were injured in an Apple Valley house fire Thursday morning.


set: A new contact centre has opened in Sunderland that plans to create 250 jobs by the end of the year.

set: New Sunderland contact centre plans to create 250 jobs


set: However Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar & Odisha are completely against the implementation of NEET in their respective states.

set: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar & Odisha are againt the implementation of NEET


set: Hurricane Igor may strengthen up and become Category 5 if it was 6 mph shy of the threshold.

set: Hurricane Igor strengthening, may become Category 5


set: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, warning ethnic tensions could tear Russia apart, said yesterday he would toughen migration rules and keep a tight rein on Russia's regions to prevent it following the Soviet Union into oblivion.

set: Putin warns ethnic tensions risk tearing Russia apart


set: Petrol price was today slashed by Rs 3 per litre, the steepest reduction in rates in over five years.


set: Asia fuel oil rose as crude rebounded and BP Plc bought a cargo in Singapore, the region's biggest oil-trading center, for a second day.


set: Gov. Bill Haslam said Monday, Oct. 17, that Tenn. Rep. Curry Todd has apologized for a ``bad mistake'' in being arrested on drunken driving and gun charges last week.


set: UK factory production unexpectedly fell in January for the first time in five months, a sign manufacturing is struggling to shake off the recession.


set: Mr Justice Altamas Kabir was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here today.

set: Justice Altamas Kabir sworn in as new Chief Justice of India


set: A young Miami woman apologized for flipping off a judge, who then dropped contempt charges and vacated her 30-day jail term.


set: After undergoing surgery in July to remove bone spurs from his right ankle, New Orleans Hornets Austin Rivers said he's pain-free and eager to begin training camp on Tuesday.

set: New Orleans Hornets guard Austin Rivers says he's eager to begin training camp


set: Anil Kumble said that his bowlers need to look inside and see what went wrong.


set: A 19-year-old Worthington man pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor riot charge Wednesday in an agreement that dismissed two felony charges.


set: R&B star, Chris Brown, has been accused of shouting a homophobic slur at a fan who asked him to sign an autograph for him.

set: Chris Brown accused of shouting a homophobic slur at a fan


set: US stocks opened mixed on Tuesday as investors remained cautious in the wake of a global market rout and renewed fears about a credit squeeze and further economic turmoil, In the first trades, the Dow Jones Industrial Average drifted up 21.08 points to 11,253.04.


set: NTPC, which is coming out with a further public offer of 41.23 crore equity shares of Rs. 10 each, has fixed the floor price at Rs. 201 per share.


set: Currencies markets are very volatile and fluctuating heavily amid the mixed sentiment seen in the market, as we can see the euro rebounded after reaching the lowest today, affected by comments from the European Union and the International Monetary funds regarding Greece obtaining the next tranche of 2010's bailout package as soon as possible.

set: Currencies are fluctuating heavily amid mixed sentiment


set: BC Ferries is doubling the fuel surcharge on its major routes between the mainland and Vancouver Island just in time for Christmas.

set: Bc Ferries doubles fuel surcharge in time for Christmas


set: Ticketmaster president and CEO Sean Moriarty has resigned from the company and its board of directors, Billboard reports.


set: Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it has completed work to increase its annual production capacity in Argentina to 92,000 units from 65,000 units.

set: Toyota increases production capacity in Argentina


set: The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Wednesday Austin has stepped down as their head coach to accept the offensive co-ordinator's position at Ole Miss. Austin played quarterback there from 1981 to 1985.

set: Roughriders head coach Kent Austin steps down


set: With the intelligence machinery coming under flak after every terror attack, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today held a high level meeting with top officials to strengthen the setup.


set: Aer Lingus will add two new routes to Italy and Sweden next summer and boost the flight frequency on a number of existing routes.


set: Unemployment registered in Bulgaria by the end of March is expected to be below 7%, is the prognosis of Bulgarian Social Minster Emilia Maslarova.


set: PWTorch.com is reporting that WWE star Randy Orton has been telling people close to him that his current injury is not serious and that he fully believes he will be healed in time to compete at the Fatal Four Way PPV.

set: Randy Orton telling people his injury is not serious


set: European interest rates were cut by central banks in an effort to rescue the eurozone economy.


set: DENVER ― Brandon Stokley acknowledged Monday that he actually suffered his 10th career concussion on his first catch against Jacksonville, not on the third one, when he lost his balance and fell to his knees, done for the day.

set: Stokley suffers through 10th career concussion


set: A car rolled out of an auto shop and into a Plaid Pantry on Friday evening, knocking over some beer inside the convenience store.

set: Car rolls out of auto shop, into Plaid Pantry


set: Chris Brown pleaded guilty today to one count of felony assault on pop star Rihanna.


set: The Canadian dollar passed 97 cents Monday, a three-month high, propelled by strong commodity prices.


set: ``It's spectacular, watching the people and the dancers, it's wonderful to see all of that. It's great dance,'' said Mr. Bork, who plays both the guitar and saxophone and owns a company that does heating and cooling mechanical repairs.


set: LM Otero The Houston Astros hired Jeff Luhnow as their new general manager Wednesday night, hoping he can help rebuild a team that finished with the worst record in the major leagues.

set: Astros hire Jeff Luhnow as general manager


set: As a token of appreciation, Pittsburgh Penguins players Marc-Andre Fleury, Jordan Staal, Max Talbot, Kris Letang, Tyler Kennedy and Pascal Dupuis delivered pizza to workers at the new arena construction site on Tuesday.

set: Penguins deliver pizza to new arena construction site


set: Former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma has resigned from the primary membership of NCP.

set: Sangma resigns from primary membership of NCP


set: Entrust Inc. announced that in view of the absence of any superior proposal, the company reaffirmed its recommendation that stockholders vote 'for' transaction with Thoma Bravo.

set: Entrust reaffirms recommendation that stockholders vote 'for' transaction with Thoma Bravo


set: The United States on Friday slapped sanctions on five senior Libyan government officials including the country's prime minister, and two entities owned or controlled by the children of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

set: US slaps sanctions on five senior Libyan officials


set: As most will have the day off for Independence Day, there are events happening throughout the Valley.