set: Rapper King Gordy was reportedly shot five times during an alleged robbery in Detroit, Michigan, sources report.

set: Rapper King Gordy reportedly shot five times in Detroit, Michigan


set: London, Aug 22 England captain Andrew Strauss praised his team for the splendid show against India that saw them win the series 4-0 and also become the No.1 Test nation.


set: Lady Gaga has just broken a world Twitter record, becoming the first person to reach 18 million followers.


set: AK Steel announced a price increase today of $30 per ton for hot rolled products and $40 per ton for cold rolled and all coated products effective immediately for new orders.


set: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it received a 2.5 year contract from LyondellBasell to provide engineering services in support of plant changes and small project work at two of its manufacturing sites in The Netherlands.

set: Jacobs receives contract from LyondellBasell


set: Madhuri Dixit has said that she is not returning tomorrow, but just planning about it.


set: Musician John Mayer has compared his ex-girlfriend Jessica Simpson to a 'drug' and said she was 'crazy' in bed.

set: John Mayer: `Jessica Simpson was crazy in bed`


set: It seems that the heavyweight division just keeps getting worse and worse and the Klitschko brothers, Wladimir in particular continue to fight bums.

set: Wladimir Klitschko continuing to fight bums


set: Sachin Tendulkar admitted that his 100th international ton against Bangladesh on Friday was the toughest to get in his career of over two decades.


set: All the Chinese fishing boats left the lagoon in Huangyan Island in South China Seas on Friday night, after a five-day stalemate, according to sources from the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs and the military on Saturday.

set: Chinese fishing boats leave Huangyan Island


set: A 31-year-old man has been arrested in Berwick after he fatally shot two dogs after one bit him.


set: A Navy subcontractor has been sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to repay the government $96,000 after admitting his role in a bid-rigging conspiracy.


set: Artie Lange has been rushed to a hospital in New Jersey, where he lives, for undisclosed reasons, TMZ reports.


set: Guest speaker will be Mike Watkinson who is director of cricket at Lancashire Cricket Club.


set: MacVector Inc. has released MacVector 10.5, their third major release since forming in January 2007.


set: MMG, the Australian unit of China's Minmetals, has restarted production at the Century zinc mine in Queensland after 11 weeks of suspension, the company said.

set: MMG restarts production at Century zinc mine


set: Both St. Paul and Minneapolis declared snow emergencies that went into effect at 9 pm


set: The Brazilian government has opened an anti-dumping investigation into imports of welded austenitic stainless steel pipes from China and Taiwan, following a request filed by domestic producer Aperam Inox Tubos Brasil in September 2011.

set: Brazil opens anti-dumping investigation into stainless steel pipe from China, Taiwan


set: PAKISTAN PROVED too strong for Ireland in the opening match of the ICC Women's Challenge in South Africa as they claimed a comfortable seven-wicket victory in Potchefstroom yesterday.


set: Claudio Yacob today insisted he is happy to be Albion's unsung hero as the Baggies aim for another record-breaking Premier League season.

set: Claudio Yacob happy to be west brom's unsung hero


set: This young local singer has a big talent that has taken her from a YouTube sensation to record label recording artist.


set: Reuters reported A123 Systems Inc said it received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq to get its stock price above $1 in the next 6 months.


set: A former UBS banker is scheduled to plead guilty to charges of helping a wealthy US client avoid taxes by hiding funds in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, according to published reports.


set: Stocks extended their gains in the final hour of trading to close near session highs Thursday, with all key S&P sectors finishing in positive territory, but volume was light amid caution ahead of next week's flurry of earnings reports.


set: Belgo-Dutch bank Fortis had battened down the hatches long before becoming the latest beneficiary of a rescue, in the form of an €11.2bn capital injection by three governments this weekend.


set: Oscar winning actress Sandra Bullock is not looking for a divorce lawyer, says her spokesperson.

set: Sandra Bullock not looking for divorce lawyer


set: CAMBRAY-A Cambray farmer is taking part in an exciting test project to see whether native grasses can be grown as a fuel source in Ontario.

set: Cambray farmer taking part in test project


set: After years of waiting, Clarke County has finally broken ground for a new high school.


set: Alexander Hleb has admitted that he will look to leave Barcelona in January should his situation at Camp Nou fail to improve.


set: Volvo will license some of its older technology to its Chinese parent Geely under a new deal signed by the two companies recently.

set: Volvo to license technology to Chinese parent


set: An agent confirmed on Wednesday night that the FBI is investigating the patient records breach at Florida Hospital.

set: FBI investigating patient records breach at Florida Hospital


set: Mr. Rafferty offered the following statement on the incident: ``I condemn in the strongest possible manner the recent violent attack upon Jake Raynard in Thunder Bay.


set: Accounts Payable is important for all the business we provide accurate, timely and professional accounts payable services at 60% low costs across the world.

set: Professional accounts payable services at low costs


set: A Clayton man died more than two weeks after he was hit by a car while walking on State Highway 2.

set: Clayton man dies weeks after being hit by car


set: Wells Fargo refinance mortgage rates are at extremely low levels as home loans for the 30 year fixed mortgage are around 4.3% in August of 2010.


set: ISE Ltd., a manufacturer of hybrid parts for heavy-duty vehicles, says its operating subsidiary has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States after an unsuccessful quest to raise capital.

set: ISE files for us bankruptcy protection after unsuccessful quest for capital


set: Charles Martinet who is popularly known as Mario has turned 25 this month.


set: Jennifer Capriati is recovering from an ``accidental overdose'' of prescribed medication, according to a spokeswoman for the three-time grand slam winner.

set: Jennifer Capriati recovering from 'accidental overdose'


set: Mel Gibson returned to court Monday to resume a custody fight with his ex--girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, but neither side tipped their hand about how the proceedings went.

set: Mel Gibson returns to court for custody fight


set: WASHINGTON - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi intends to seek more federal aid to the auto industry.

set: Pelosi to seek more federal aid for auto industry


set: A second security certificate firm based in Europe has allegedly been hacked.


set: A four-year-old boy was eating an apple in the back seat of the car, when he asked, ``Daddy, why is my apple turning brown?''


set: THE North East has seen a rise of 33.3% in corporate administrations year-on-year, with 20 administrator appointments taking place in the last three months of last year.

set: North East sees a rise in corporate administrations


set: Hyatt Hotels, a global upscale hotel operator and developer owned by the Pritzker family, will see its quiet period end on next Monday, Dec. 14.


set: A convicted Derry rapist who broke into an elderly woman's home just three months after being released from jail has been sent back to prison for five years.


set: PLANS have been submitted for new civic offices which will spearhead a £250m regeneration scheme in Shropshire.


set: The Daily, News Corp's iPad-only digital newspaper, lost $10 million in the first quarter, the company said on its earnings call today.

set: ``The Daily'' lost $10 million in its first quarter


set: Four more dengue cases were reported in Karachi on Friday, making the total number of dengue cases reported in the city, as well as, Sindh province this year 134.

set: Four more dengue cases reported in Karachi


set: The Spice Girls ended their reunion tour that netted them millions of pounds despite finishing earlier than planned.


set: Leeds United legend and Wales manager Gary Speed has died, the Football Association of Wales have confirmed.

set: Leeds United and Wales legend Gary Speed dies


set: SUNNYVALE, Calif. Applied Signal Technology, Inc., a market leader in advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Raytheon Company in an all cash tender offer for $38.00 per share.

set: Applied Signal Technology, Inc. enters into agreement to be acquired by Raytheon Company


set: Audio engineer Jack Towers, who restored classic jazz recordings and cut an historic Grammy-winning 1940 live recording of Duke Ellington's orchestra, died Dec. 23 in Rockville, Md., of complications from Parkinson's disease.


set: Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy, a prime candidate in the race to succeed current Governor Dave Heineman, resigned suddenly on Saturday due to a scandal involving the use of his state-issued cell phone.

set: Nebraska Lieutenant governor Rick Sheehy resigns


set: Ex-pat Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow recently revealed that she suffered from postpartum depression following the birth of her second child with rocker Chris Martin.


set: Charges were dismissed Friday against a 32-year-old man who was accused of stomping a parrot to death.

set: Charges dismissed against man accused of stomping parrot


set: It's the World Cup instrument that has irked the globe - and now, the vuvuzela is coming to an Asian country near you, courtesy of an Australian retailer.

set: The vuvuzela: coming to an Asian country near you


set: Liam Gallagher has blasted Mumford & Sons for having no style.


set: Bundesliga make Germany league debut Updated: 06:24, Saturday August 25, 2012 Bundesliga new boys Greuther Fuerth make their German league debut against Bayern Munich on Saturday with their captain Mergim Mavraj demanding his team earn respect.


set: the SEC formed a new investment advisory committee consisting of 21 members.


set: It is now been discovered by the Law Society that some estate agents in England and Wales are not commissioning Hips when the property goes on the market, something which by law they are obliged to do.


set: A teen was beaten with a weapon in Walsenburg last Saturday, police confirm.


set: Regina Pats season ticket holders have until Friday, February 29th to renew their play-off packages.


set: Iranian President says Iran and Turkey have common interests and stand together in the international arena to carry out ``constructive missions.''


set: Ryanair announced it would open its 40th and 1st Central European base at Kaunas, Lithuania's second largest city, in May with 2 based aircraft and 18 routes.

set: Ryanair to open its 1st Central European base in Kaunas


set: Judy Greer will join ``Two and a Half Men'' as Bridget, Walden Schmidt's future ex-wife according to TV Guide.


set: CHARLIE Sheen has slammed Lance Armstrong for being ``kind of a douche'' when they met.


set: Newsday > News > Breaking Irene kills one in waters off Shirley Originally published:


set: I am a native of Enterprise, Ala., and currently live in Dothan, Ala. The reason that I explain where I live is to prove a point that Moc football adds value to the city of Chattanooga.


set: Primarily as a consequence of the ongoing Eurozone crisis, the outlook for the precious metals market remains extremely bullish, according to the Head of Precious Metals at Emirates NBDEmirates NBD, a leading bank in the region.

set: Outlook for precious metals remains bullish,


set: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived on Friday in Kyrgyzstan for an informal regional security treaty organization summit.

set: Medvedev arrives in Kyrgyzstan for regional security summit


set: Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players and using gay slurs during practice.


set: Russian President-Elect Dmitry Medvedev has called on the mass media to tell the truth and bear responsibility for their publications.

set: Medvedev calls on media to tell the truth


set: 9/26/2011 10:30:12 AM - Sexy model Amber Rose who recently co-emceed this year's Vodafone 020 Live concert has announced that she is going to write books to share her past and present experiences and predicaments with the world.

set: Amber Rose to write books on past experiences


set: Green Bank, a Houston-based bank focused on the middle-markets, has raised $115 million in private equity funding from Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, Harvest Partners and Pine Brook Road Partners.


set: A man who tried to take a picture with a bear until it bit him has now been issued a violation.

set: Man who tried to take picture of bear now issued a violation


set: A martial arts instructor apparently told his other students to lie to his wife in order to cover up his alleged illicit affair with an underaged student.

set: Instructor told students to lie about his affair


set: After three years in development and almost a year testing its popular network of community bulletin board websites at www.iArizona.com, parent company GroupGlue.com is proud to announce the launch and rollout of three new group networking sites for homeowners' associations, places of worship, and families.

set: GroupGlue.com launches networking sites for homeowners' associations, places of worship, and families


set: In a summer with unprecedented weather events, from tornados, floods, fires and hurricanes, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that physiological changes associated with aging and the presence of chronic illness make older adults more susceptible to illness or injury, even death, during a disaster.

set: Physiological changes, chronic illness make older adults more susceptible to illness during disasters


set: Both Drake and Chris Brown will not face any criminal charges over their alleged roles in a nightclub brawl that happened back on June 14.

set: Drake and Chris Brown will not face charges over nightclub brawl


set: It has been announced that Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie, her boyfriend and the Edmonton Oilers hockey player, tied the knot in California on August 14.

set: Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie tie the knot


set: Kate Price aka Jordan and Alex Reid are planning to go on a second honeymoon to dismiss rumours that their marriage is falling apart.

set: Jordan, Alex Reid ``plan second honeymoon''


set: Israel is deliberately targeting civilians in the Gaza Strip, IRNA reported quoting an UN official as saying here on Wednesday.

set: Israel deliberately targeting civilians in Gaza:


set: Hu Jia, a prominent Chinese dissident, was released today after spending more than three years in a Beijing prison, his wife said.

set: Chinese activist Hu Jia released from prison, his wife says


set: Oil steadied above $114 a barrel on Monday, drawing support from a weakening dollar and comments by OPEC members about supporting prices at a meeting next month.


set:
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set: President Barack Obama said Monday the country still faces a ``vast and complex'' economic crisis and is pledging to work with business and labor to make things better.

set: Obama says country still faces 'vast and complex' economic crisis


set: Van Williams of the City of Wichita said, ``Water restrictions in far northeast Wichita and in Andover have been lifted.''

set: Wichita water restrictions have been lifted


set: On Friday morning, Mild announced that he is running for Tom Green County sheriff in the March Republican primary.


set: Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has tapped former DC mayor Adrian Fenty to serve as a special adviser to its portfolio of companies.

set: Andreessen Horowitz taps Fenty to serve as a special adviser


set: Documentary film director Michael Moore, who has become a millionaire thanks to the profits from his movies, told CNSNews.com that ``capitalism did nothing'' for him.

set: Millionaire filmmaker Michael Moore: 'capitalism did nothing for me'


set: A man has been charged in a beating death where a southwest Houston resident was found in the driveway of his home.

set: Man charged in beating death of southwest Houston resident


set: Eddie Gaven scored twice but the Columbus Crew were unable to hold a second-half lead and had to settle for a 2-2 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.

set: Eddie Gaven scores twice, Columbus Crew settle for 2-2 draw with Houston Dynamo


set: Hollywood heart-throb Brad Pitt, pictured here at the Japan premiere of ``Moneyball' in Tokyo on November 9, said Tuesday he enjoys getting older because age brings wisdom.


set: Comerica Inc. said Wednesday that it swung to a second-quarter net profit attributable to shareholders of $69 million, or 39 cents a share, from a loss of $16 million, or 11 cents a share, a year earlier.


set: The Wal-Mart store on Del Prado Boulevard has re-opened after an evacuation closed the store for two hours Sunday afternoon when an unidentified person entered and allegedly threw a white powdery substance at an employee.

set: Wal-Mart reopens after evacuation closes store for two hours


set: Demi Moore has been accused of physically attacking a photographer during an altercation in Los Angeles.

set: Demi Moore accused of attacking photographer


set: DAKAR, Senegal Senegalese voters on Sunday chose members of the legislature just months after a major presidential election, in a poll that the new president hopes will give him the parliamentary majority he needs to implement his policies in the West African nation.


set: A line of faulty AC/DC power sources made by The Lincoln Company were sold to customers, however all have now been reclaimed by the company, says the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.


set: Jamaat e Islami Ameer Syed Munawar Hassan has said that the US orchestrated the Wikileaks disclosures, adding that the purpose of the mass release is to destabilize Pakistan.


set: Lindsay Lohan could be banned from going back to India after travelling there on a tourist visa and making a documentary.


set: A Jefferson County grand jury this week handed up indictments on a range of criminal charges, according to court records.

set: Jefferson County grand jury hands up indictments


set: June 5, 2012 North Myrtle Beach, SC - US Security guards working for Tidewater Plantation aided in the arrest of a suspect and the recovery Almeria Rene Page of a stolen vehicle.


set: LOCAL gold companies are set to report gains in quarterly earnings, benefiting from the largest slump in the rand in three years, as their North American peers contend with a decline in prices.


set: Jessie J is reportedly struggling to cope with her new found fame according to those close to her.

set: Jessie J struggling to cope with new found fame?


set: ) , parent company of Southside Bank declared a 5% common stock dividend payable to common stock shareholders of record April 28, 2009.

set: Southside Bancshares, Inc. declares 5% stock dividend


set: There have been reports circling that Leighton Meester is going to leave Gossip Girl.


set: Lamar Odam has revealed that he thought he ``was having a mental breakdown'' while struggling to cope with the death of a 15-year-old boy who was hit by his chauffer driven SUV.

set: I thought i was having mental breakdown:


set: Johnny Depp has been declared the sexiest man alive by People magazine.

set: Johnny Depp declared the sexiest man alive


set: Warburg Pincus is buying discount retailer Poundland from fellow private equity company Advent International in a deal one person familiar with the process said was worth about 200 million pounds.


set: Erin Andrews, an ESPN reporter who was secretly photographed nude in her hotel room last year, is getting death threats from an unidentified man through emails to the media.


set: Football enthusiast Archbishop Vincent Nichols met Fernando Torres, the prolific Liverpool and Spanish International striker before the Liverpool in Aston Villa match at Villa Park in Birmingham on Sunday.

set: Archbishop Nichols meets football hero Fernando Torres


set: Keegan Bradley held off a determined final round charge from Charl Schwartzel to win the PGA Grand Slam on Wednesday.

set: Bradley holds off Schwartzel to win PGA Grand Slam


set: Wake Tech and NC Wesleyan College have announced a new partnership that gives Wake Tech graduates guaranteed admission to NC Wesleyan.

set: Wake Tech announces new partnership with NC Wesleyan


set: Dar Es Salaam - The US Navy has rescued a Tanzanian ship and captured a gang of pirates in the process.

set: US Navy rescues Tanzanian ship, captures pirates


set: The market finally seemed to get the reality check last week that so many were calling for, as participants realized a quick economic recovery scenario was not realistically in the cards.


set: The West Indies Under 16 invitational team, was saved by rain in both their final matches of the Australian tour.


set: Khaleej Times) The GCC states will for the first time draw up a strategic plan for eGovernance at a three-day conference opening here on December 21.

set: GCC states to draw up a strategic plan for eGovernance


set: Dowden Health Media has acquired Priority Integrated Marketing, a Minneapolis-based leader in healthcare and financial services marketing, effective June 6, 2011.

set: Dowden Health Media acquires Priority Integrated marketing


set: European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet called for tougher budgetary governance in the euro zone in an interview, as financial markets fretted about Ireland's swollen public debt.

set: ECB's president Jean-Claude Trichet called for tougher budgetary governance in the euro zone


set: Time magazine announced Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is the 2010 Person of the Year, which may be a portent for tech stocks and the market overall, even though the social-networking outfit remains privately held.

set: Facebook's Zuckerberg is Time's Person of the Year--


set: Aldershot manager Gary Waddock has asked the fans to be patient as the club closes in on a return to the football league.


set: Tommy Hilfiger is recalling about 1,700 children's sweatshirts because they fail to meet federal flammability standards.

set: Tommy Hilfiger recalls children's sweatshirts


set: The man accused of killing his father during a target practice trip had his bail hearing delayed today.


set: Steuben County Legislator Phil Palmesano, R-Corning, who is running for the 136th District Assembly seat, filed qualifying petitions this week with the New York State Board of Elections.

set: Assembly candidate Palmesano files petitions


set: A new hydrogel is tough but stretchy enough to replace damaged cartilage in joints.


set: Chesterfield County has canceled all after-school and evening events due to severe weather forecast throughout the county and surrounding areas today.

set: Chesterfield cancels after-school events


set: A protest is planned for Saturday against a proposed smoke shop in the city of Milwaukee.

set: Protest planned against proposed smoke shop


set: The Lady Vols officially started practice Sunday under a new NCAA rule that allows women's teams to start earlier in October, and they underwent a 1.5-hour session that emphasized new offensive sets and late-game situations.


set: Market research sampling firm uSamp has added two new members to its board of directors.


set: We see in movies, old men with signboards proclaiming that 'the end is nigh'.


set: At a time when there is almost a total freeze in recruitment everywhere owing to global economic recession, the paramilitary forces have emerged as one of the largest recruiters in the country if one goes by the government's plan to strengthen the six organisations.

set: Paramilitary forces emerge as one of the largest recruiters


set: Sources have told Indy Wrestling News that Davey Richards has re-signed with Ring of Honor and has been pulled from all future Dragon Gate USA and EVOLVE Wrestling shows.

set: Davey Richards re-signs with Ring of Honor, pulled off all future Dragon Gate USA & EVOLVE shows


set: A SECURITY guard in Lae who tried to save a female shop assistant from being attacked by criminals, died after he was stabbed.

set: Guard killed trying to save shop assistant


set: Ranchi, Oct 17 Three girls of a family died in a Jharkhand village and three of their relatives were taken to hospital in critical condition, police said Friday.

set: Three girls of a family die in Jharkhand


set: MarkWest Energy Partners LP announced that it priced an upsized public offering of 10 million common units at $54.25 per common unit.

set: MarkWest Energy Partners prices upsized public offering of common units


set: ``Here you have'' virus email hits big companies in US, Disney, NASA, Google and Coca cola faced many troubles yesterday.

set: 'Here you have' virus email hits big companies of US


set: Samuel Eto'o ... saves the day for Anzhi Makhachkala in his Russian debut.


set: Gold futures settled slightly higher Monday, as the dollar weakened against a basket of major currencies, notwithstanding some upbeat jobs and employment data from the US last week, with the Federal Reserve expected to continue support the economy through the year with monetary stimulus.


set: The cost to dine with investor Warren Buffett has apparently spiked in value, with one deep-pocketed bidder forking over nearly $3.5m.

set: Cost to dine with investor Buffett spikes


set: Southern Steel will play four of their trans-Tasman league home games in Invercargill next season despite Stadium Southland's roof collapse last month, with the cycling velodrome to be upgraded to host international netball games.


set: Former Sen. Rick Santorum said Monday morning he will run for president in 2012 and is ``in it to win.''


set: Police name Cronulla balcony fall victim Updated: 20:45, Thursday January 17, 2013 A 21-year-old NSW woman who fell to her death from a Sydney hotel balcony after arguing with her boyfriend has been named by police.


set: High School football playoffs kicked off Friday around the Florida.


set: Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of YM BioSciences Inc..

set: Gilead Sciences completes acquisition of YM BioSciences


set: RESERVE scrum-half Matty Smith will make his first appearance of the season for St Helens against Hull at Knowsley Road on Friday.

set: Matty Smith to make first appearance of the season for St Helens


set: North Korea restored access yesterday for UN monitors to its plutonium-producing nuclear complex, a day after pledging to resume work to disable it in a deal with the United States, diplomats have said.

set: North Korea re-admits UN monitors to nuclear complex


set: An NBC news team was freed in Syria during a firefight at an Islamic rebel checkpoint five days after being ambushed and kidnapped by 15 heavily armed gunmen, correspondent Richard Engel said on Tuesday.

set: NBC news team freed in Syria after firefight


set: The Australian government says asylum seekers who arrive by boat will be sent to PNG's Manus island within days.

set: Asylum seekers to arrive in Manus island within days


set: Garmin has acquired MetriGear, the creator of a pedal-based power solution for cycling, as a new component of its growing fitness division.


set: And with that in mind, it is fitting to hear that the UAE is bidding to hold the 2020 World Expo in Dubai: as is apparent to the millions of people who live in or visit the emirate every year, innovation and global interconnectedness are woven into the very fabric of the city.

set: UAE bidding to hold the 2020 World Expo in Dubai


set: Air India continued to operate normally on the long haul routes even as its domestic services were crippled owing to the Pilots' strike that entered 8th day today.

set: Ai continue to operate normally on the long haul routes


set: Yes, I am talking about Demi Moore who wants to be a mother again!


set: Calcavecchia won the $1.8 million US Montreal Championship on Sunday for his second Champions Tour win, matching the course record with an 8-under 64 for a two-stroke victory.

set: Mark Calcavecchia wins Montreal Championship


set: Fertilizer Manufacturers of Pakistan Advisory Council FMPAC, representative body of fertilizer companies lauded government's intention to ensure gas supply for fertilizer plants on Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited SNGPL network by allowing them to buy gas directly from oil producing companies.

set: Fertilizer Manufacturers laud government's intention to ensure gas supply to fertilizer plants


set: KIEV, Ukraine Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday confirmed that a Ukrainian journalist who was kidnapped in Syria is free after more than 150 days in captivity.

set: Ukrainian journalist kidnapped in Syria is free


set: Owen Mulligan has returned to the Tyrone senior football panel and will be available for Saturday evenings qualifier against Armagh.

set: Owen Mulligan has returned to the Tyrone senior football panel.


set: Typhoon Nanmadol has made landfall in Taiwan, forcing thousands of people in the island's south and east to evacuate.


set: Elvis Costello, Feist and Ron Sexsmith will perform together at this weekend's Gemini Awards hosted by Glee's Cory Monteith.

set: Costello, Feist and Sexsmith to perform together at Gemini Awards


set: This Wednesday at 10:45 am Nandita Das gave birth to a baby boy in a city hospital.


set: -Britney Spears can't wait to start touring again because she has missed life on the road.


set: A five-year-old boy was crushed to death by a cement mixer truck in central Mumbai's Saat Rasta area on Saturday.


set: ``I always work for unity in the ANC,'' said the former regional chairperson of the ANC in Vhembe, Mr Philemon Mdaka.


set: A man has died in hospital after a lump of concrete smashed through the windscreen of his car in inner Sydney.

set: Man dies after concrete smashes through windscreen


set: Washington took advantage of ideal racing conditions to win the men's eights race Sunday in near-record time on the second day of the Head of the Charles Regatta.

set: Washington wins in second day of Head of the Charles


set: A nine-year-old boy had a fright when he found an escaped cheetah in his back garden, a zoo said.


set: First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a history of Motown event for students at the White House on Thursday and a Southern California teen was among those in the audience.

set: Michelle Obama hosts history of Motown event


set: Apple Inc. said Monday it sold 1 million iPhones in the first three days its newest model was on the market.


set: Dr. Todd Alexander, and his research team in the departments of pediatrics and physiology in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, have learned that both sodium and calcium are regulated in the human body by the same molecule.

set: Sodium, calcium regulated by same molecule


set: A Corning man is accused of staging a home invasion and assault.


set: Police are filing another sexual assault charge against a suspended Columbia firefighter.

set: Another sexual assault charge against suspended firefighter


set: The pop duo the Ting Tings received their first Grammy award nomination this morning, but were one of only a few British acts to receive nominations in a field dominated by US singers and rock bands.

set: The Ting Tings receive first Grammy nomination


set: On October 30th at the Young Jong-do studio, actor Lee Min Ho wrapped up filming for the SBS drama 'Faith'.

set: Actor Lee Min Ho completes filming for ``Faith''


set: Over 93,000 Kuwaitis and Kuwait-based foreigners have been banned from getting out of the country after they failed to pay their debts, a news report has said.Out of the 93,099 people, 30,970 are Kuwaitis who owe 785 million Kuwaiti dinars to people or establishments and the rest are expatriates who reportedly owe 543 million dinars,Ali Al Dhubaha, the chairman of the Sentences Enforcement Department Counsellor, told Kuwait's Arab Times daily.

set: 93,000 banned from getting out of Kuwait


set: North Hunterdon's club ice hockey team overwhelmed Kittatinny 11-3 at the Skylands Arena.

set: North Hunterdon club hockey overwhelms Kittatinny


set: Andy Roddick announced his retirement from tennis on Thursday, saying the US Open will be his final tournament.

set: Andy Roddick announces retirement from tennis


set: Alec Baldwin says he wants to be a stay at home dad when his baby with wife Hilaria Thomas is born later this year.

set: Alec Baldwin - Alec Baldwin: 'I want to be a stay at home dad'


set: Air America Media has formed a new syndication division, Air America Media Syndication, and the long-running weekend show Newsweek On Air will be its first offering, as of March 22.

set: Air America Media forms Syndication division


set: Manchester fire officials said a bat is to blame for setting off the fire alarm at a multi-family apartment building on Wednesday night.


set: the website tour consolidator, has released new figures that show cruise holidays are proving ever more popular in 2011, reporting a massive sales increase of 308% in bookings for cruise holidays compared to the same period last year.

set: Cruise holidays are proving ever more popular in 2011


set: South Africa have named their first black coach with Peter De Villiers picked to succeed Jake White in charge of rugby union's world champions.


set: Actor Noah Wyle, best-known for playing Dr. John Carter on television's ``ER,'' also played Steve Jobs in TNT's ``Pirates of Silicon Valley'' in 1999, a cult hit among the technorati.


set: The San Diego Padres have designated Eric Patterson for assignment, according to Marty Caswell of XX1090 Sports Radio.

set: Padres designate Eric Patterson for assignment


set: Shabir Ahmad Shah, leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference has said the Indian attitude towards resolving Kashmir issue continued to be rigid, while Pakistan has shown tremendous flexibility in its approach.

set: Indian attitude towards resolving Kashmir issue continues to be rigid


set: President Asif Ali Zardari urged the US administration for early transfer of drone technology to Pakistan for its effective use by security forces to curb militancy and for its wider public acceptability.

set: President Zardari urges US for early transfer of drone technology


set: Three weeks after a shock announcement in which he conceded it ``extremely unlikely'' that he'd live beyond a year, Iain Banks has paid tribute to the heart-warming messages of support he has received, saying he ``felt treasured''.


set: May 13, 2009 Five Lee County schools will host mobile food pantries this summer to feed hungry children and their families.

set: Five Lee County schools will host food pantries this summer


set: LAURA BIRD/The Globe Gazette After two years of construction, Highway 65 in Hampton reopened to all traffic on Friday.


set: The Ottawa Festivals opens its doors to their new information and ticketing office, located at 47 William St. in the Byward Market, where Ottawa residents and tourists can get information and purchase tickets to all of Ottawa's festivals, special events and fairs.

set: Ottawa Festivals opens new information and ticketing office


set: Bail was set at $25,000 for a youthful robbery suspect in Watertown City Court on Monday.


set: Laurent Blanc on Thursday denied having taken its decision regarding the estate of Raymond Domenech to coach of the France team football.


set: Griffiss-based Empire Aero Center is a finalist in the Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce's 2008 Business of the Year competition.


set: Yahoo! has announced that co-founder Jerry Yang has resigned from the board of directors, effective immediately, and all of his other positions with the Internet company.


set: A French judge has issued an international arrest warrant against American rider Floyd Landis for suspected hacking into an anti-doping laboratory computer, French anti-doping agency head Pierre Bordry told Reuters on Monday.

set: French judge issues arrest warrant against Floyd Landis


set: A man ejected from a garbage dumpster in Coeur d'Alene is in stable condition at Kootenai County Medical Center, suffering from head and neck injuries.

set: Man ejected from dumpster in Coeur d'Alene


set: Pop princess Britney Spears is joining the growing club of celebrities-turned-designers, launching her own fashion collection that targets the schoolgirl crowd.

set: Britney Spears launching fashion collection


set: TNA President Dixie Carter took to her Twitter today to respond to rumors that TNA was going to drop the X-Division.

set: Dixie Carter responds to rumors that TNA will drop the X-Division


set: Deputy Police Chief Paul Donaldson responds to questions about police action in Oakland during last week's G-20 Summit.

set: Police respond to questions about actions in Oakland


set: Croatia and Russia both moved into the top 10 in the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Rankings, which were released on Wednesday.


set: Italian shoe manufacturer and retailer Geox was cut to sell from hold on Monday by Citigroup, which said the company could see a slowdown in near-term growth, removing a reason to buy the stock in the short term.

set: Italy's Geox cut to sell from hold at Citigroup


set: Newcastle coal port workers to strike Updated: 18:51, Tuesday May 14, 2013 Workers at a Newcastle coal terminal will go ahead with a half-day strike after talks failed to break the impasse between their unions and Port Waratah Coal Services.


set: A major 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday night, the US Geological Survey reported.

set: Major earthquake strikes coast off Sumatra, Indonesia


set: GLENDALE, Ariz. White Sox closer Bobby Jenks expects to be ready for the season opener after an MRI on his right calf revealed no structural damage.


set: John Warhola, the older brother who helped raise pop art icon Andy Warhol and later helped establish the Andy Warhol Museum in their native Pittsburgh, has died.

set: John Warhola, brother of artist Andy Warhol, dies


set: Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to earth in their space capsule late Sunday afternoon after spending nearly three days in low earth orbit and completing the nation's first spacewalk, according to Chinese state television.


set: Archbishop Thomas Wenski will host a delegation of Roman Catholic leaders from Cuba next week in South Florida, the Archdiocese of Miami said Monday.

set: Wenski to host delegation of Catholic leaders from Cuba


set: New Ulm rolled out the German welcome wagon last week as Minnesota celebrated its 150th birthday.

set: New Ulm rolls out the German welcome wagon


set: US inflation unexpectedly slowed in September even as retail sales picked up, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve to act soon to lessen the risk of a downward price spiral.

set: US inflation unexpectedly slows in September


set: The Pakistan Economy Watch on Sunday said that existing income tax laws have failed to deliver therefore country needs new and simple income tax law that is easily comprehensible, business friendly, fair and acceptable to all the stakeholders.


set: Billy Joel is planning on opening his own motorcycle shop in Oyster Bay, according to ContactMusic.com.

set: Billy Joel opening a motorcycle shop in Oyster Bay


set: A Graeme Smith century helped South Africa take the advantage in the first test against England.

set: South Africa take the advantage in first test


set: ANGELINA JOLIE has met with the president of the Dominican Republic to discuss the country's aid efforts to help the people of the nation's earthquake-ravaged neighbour Haiti.

set: Angelina JOLIE meets with president of Dominican Republic


set: The Kyrgyz parliament approved two election reforms last week, impacting presidential and parliamentary elections, as well as formation and activity of election commissions.

set: Kyrgyz parliament approves election reforms


set: For the third time in four years, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has released a great white shark back into the ocean after a successful stay in captivity.

set: Monterey Bay aquarium releases great white shark


set: Software giant Microsoft is set to stun the technology world, saying it is bidding $44.6 billion for search and media company Yahoo.


set: Tucows Inc. a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today the final results of its modified ``Dutch auction'' tender offer, which expired at 5:00 pm, New York City time, on January 13, 2010.

set: Tucows Inc. announces final results of Dutch auction tender offer


set: It was a good performance from Abril, who said after the fight that he wants WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner next.


set: A Somali cultural centre in London has been burnt to the ground amid fears it was targeted in retaliation for the Woolwich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby.


set: So, how does it feel to be in the final four of NCAA Division II football?

set: How does it feel to be in the final four?


set: AP-MNCourt-Special Education,0161 Minn. court backs state in dispute over special ed. services Eds:

set: Minn. court backs state in dispute over special ed. services...


set: 13.04.2009 A Twitter worm is on the loose, infecting profiles, and has Twitterers all aflutter, trying to figure out how to make it stop.

set: Twitter worm has Twitterers aflutter and...


set: Pace Plc said it got $450 million of loans to help fund the biggest maker of digital television set- top boxes acquisition of 2Wire Inc.

set: Pace gets $450 million of loans to fund acquisition of 2Wire


set: A 34-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping a new-born baby in Worcester, Western Cape police said.


set: Google launched Google Drive, an online service that lets you create, share and store your documents online.


set: WikiLeaks released 250,000 diplomatic cables to The New York Times on Sunday, most from the last three years, detailing the candid conversations between Washington and embassies around the world.

set: WikiLeaks releases 250,000 diplomatic cables;


set: Maria Shriver has filed for divorce from former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger after months of unsettling revelations.

set: Maria Shriver files for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger


set: A robber pushed a woman down and stole her wedding ring over the weekend, police said.

set: Robber pushes woman down, steals wedding ring


set: Huntington Bancshares Inc., which has branches in the Dayton area, said Wednesday, Aug. 25, it has hired 153 business bankers to help the bank more effectively work with small businesses.


set: Hyderabad Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare ruled Indian cyberspace during his 12-day fast demanding introduction of Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament.


set: Mongolia approved its first ever sovereign wealth fund, Human Development Fund, to pool all revenues generated from mining sector and distribute social transfers to each eligible citizens.


set: A standoff with an armed suspect who barricaded himself inside a Valrico liquor store has ended peacefully.

set: Suspect barricaded inside Valrico liquor store


set: Rain has washed out all matches at the US Open on Tuesday.


set: AmREIT sold the Capital One building in San Antonio, TX, to a family trust for $2 million, or about $350 per square foot.


set: Jack Osbourne, 26, and Lisa Stelly, 25, are set to marry this weekend at an undisclosed place in Hawaii.

set: Jack Osbourne to marry this weekend in Hawaii


set: A MAN was attacked by a gang of six youths and slashed with a knife during an attack at Bennetts Rec.


set: David Beckham hopes to made a ``swift and full recovery'' from the injury which will rule him out of the World Cup, his spokesman said today.


set: A1 Team Pakistan driver, Adam Khan, is preparing for the new season of A1GP racing with a summer programme of testing and selected European races to keep him race fit and this weekend he topped the time sheets in testing at the Misano race track in Italy.

set: Adam Khan prepares for new season of A1GP


set: Equities research analysts at Brigantine initiated coverage on shares of Avid Technology, Inc. in a research note to clients and investors on Friday.

set: Brigantine initiates coverage on Avid Technology, Inc. (nasdaq: Avid)


set: The Premier League have confirmed the summer transfer window will be extended until Tuesday 1 September at 17:00 BST.


set: Former Boston Herald All-Scholastic golfer Keegan Bradley of Hopkinton met with the media during the annual media day leading up to the Deutsche Bank Championship event on August 29-September 3.

set: Native son Keegan Bradley of Hopkinton meets with the media


set: Bizarre news this week out of Frederick Airport: stolen plane piloted by homeless man crashes!


set: British hostage Peter Moore was not mistreated, a Shiite extremist group in Iraq has said.


set: A naked and blood-covered man who died while being arrested by gardai killed his grandmother with a goldfish bowl.

set: Man who died after arrest killed grandmother with goldfish bowl


set: The visa deal between EU and Albania is on track , something that increases the possibility for Albania to achieve the EU membership.


set: Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is facing yet another ethics complaint -- for allegedly abusing her office during the presidential campaign.


set: In a bid to boost sagging sales of passenger vehicles, Tata Motors has firmed up plans to restructure its local dealership network in the course of this financial year.

set: Tata Motors to restructure local dealership network


set: Anil Ambani Group company Reliance Life Insurance today announced foray into health insurance market with the launch of a product for individuals and family members.

set: Reliance Life insurance forays into health insurance


set: Mumbai: ``I am the proudest, happiest wife,'' says Lara Dutta after her husband Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza won the mixed doubles title at the French Open.


set: A late night fire on Monday, February 25, completely gutted a double wide trailer off King's Hill Road in Coral Bay, but luckily the occupants -- a couple and two young children -- escaped unharmed.


set: Minister for Communication Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan told the National Assembly during question hour on Friday that NHA network connects Pakistan to Afghanistan via three routes having total length of four thousand and forty-six kilometers.

set: NHA network connects pak to Afghanistan via three routes:


set: Rutgers softball fell to Loyola Marymount by a 7-4 score Sunday at Amy S. Harrison Field.

set: Rutgers softball falls to Loyola Marymount, 7-4


set: Exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos is associated with early childhood developmental delays, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University''s Mailman School of Public Health.

set: Pesticide chlorpyrifos associated with childhood developmental delays


set: NEW YORK_A Stifel Nicolaus analyst upgraded Health Net Inc. Tuesday after conversations with management improved his confidence in the managed care provider.

set: Stifel Nicolaus analyst upgrades Health Net


set: Kodak announced two new HD pocket video cameras, the ultraslim Playfull and the rugged Playsport.

set: Kodak announces two new HD pocket video cameras


set: A BIRMINGHAM businessman has barricaded himself inside a 17th century sea fortress off the coast of Portsmouth.

set: Businessman barricades himself in fortress


set: After taking batting practice before Tuesday night's game in Anaheim, Kevin Youkilis was placed on the disabled list.


set: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. needs to become more innovative and compete with the gaming industry around the world, said Jake Pastore, OLG's manager of government and municipal relations, adding that in order to provide greater revenue to the province, OLG needs to change the way it does business.


set: Malcolm W. Browne, a former Associated Press correspondent who snapped a photo of a Buddhist monk's self-immolation that shocked the Kennedy White House into a re-evaluation of its Vietnam policy, has died.

set: Burning-monk photographer malcolm Browne dies


set: Consumer prices stabilized in July, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor.


set: The father of In Vitro Fertilization technique pioneering the development of ``test tube babies''Robert Edwards died yesterday at 87.


set: A Winnipeg man facing child-sex charges in the US is now also facing sex charges in Manitoba.


set: Despite all the rhetoric and posturing we see in the media and in Washington DC, it is safe to say categorically that the US Treasury will not default on its debt after August 2nd, even if the debt ceiling is not raised.


set: European stocks rallied as investors cheered new data showing the US trade deficit narrowing sharply and the number of US jobless claims dropping faster than expected.


set: LIVERPOOL are closing in on a deal to bring Swansea City midfielder Joe Allen to Anfield.

set: Liverpool fc close in on Swansea City midfielder Joe Allen


set: NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders really isn't having his best week.

set: Deion Sanders isn't having his best week


set: Defenseman Mike Green, as expected, is on the ice for the morning skate here at RBC Center.


set: South Korea may change its choice for the country's first person to go to space at the request of authorities in Russia, which is handling the space flight, an official said Monday.

set: South Korea considers changing its choice for country's first person in space


set: By reaching this stage, Nadal has secured his number 1 ranking.


set: The Egyptian politicians have accused the SCAF for mismanaging the transition, failing to restore security and resuscitate the country's ailing economy.

set: Egypt politicians accusing SCAF for mismanaging transition


set: A US envoy will hold talks with North Korea on its nuclear program in Beijing next week, the first such negotiations since the death of the nation's longtime leader, Kim Jong Il.

set: US to hold talks with North Korea in Beijing next week


set: US sharemarkets gained on Thursday as higher than expected earnings reports from Wal-Mart and Hewlett-Packard overshadowed an increase in new unemployment claims to 473,000 Americans.


set: European champions Chelsea will face Monterrey in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup after the Mexican side defeated South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai 3-1 in Japan on Sunday.


set: Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell has stepped down from the Philadelphia Housing Authority board, WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.

set: Blackwell steps down from Philadelphia Housing Authority board


set: Miranda Kerr proudly showed off her baby bump when posing for cameras at ``P&G Prestige And Vogue The Scent Of The Future'' cocktail party during Italy's Milan Fashion Week on Saturday night, September 25.

set: Miranda Kerr shows off baby bump at Milan Fashion Week


set: Jordanians and Palestinians have pulled out of a cycling tour with Israelis to promote environmental awareness a week after Jordan's Islamist-dominated trade unions urged a boycott.

set: Jordan, Palestinians pull out of cycling tour with Israel


set: HP today announced several new laptops in both business lines and consumer lines, including the HP ProBook 5330m, EliteBook 2560p and 2760p for business users and redesigned HP mini 210, HP Pavilion dv4 and HP EVNY 14.

set: HP announces new laptops for business and consumer


set: Sir Alex Ferguson has once again repeated his call for a winter break to be incorporated into the English season.


set: Mr. Riley is calling the new Alabama Legislature into special session Dec. 8 to address ethics and campaign finance legislation that he says would change the culture of Montgomery politics.

set: Gov. Bob Riley calls special session for ethics


set: Self-proclaimed financial advisor Earl Jones pleaded guilty to 2 fraud charges after defrauding investors of about $50 million.


set: In response to multiple accounts of character issues and tardiness problems, receiver Dez Bryant took to the airwaves on Thursday to defend himself.


set: Singer-songwriter Cee Lo Green says he's postponing the opening of his semi-permanent Las Vegas show because of his filming schedule for NBC's ``The Voice.''

set: Cee Lo Green postpones opening of Las Vegas show


set: Turkmenistan has set up an interdepartmental working group on energy diplomacy, which includes heads of the state structures dealing with energy affairs, the ministry of foreign affairs, special scientific-research institutes.

set: Turkmenistan sets up interdepartmental working group on energy diplomacy


set: Jennifer Aniston has spent a staggering $450,000 on a painting at a charity auction in New York.

set: Jennifer Aniston spends $450,000 on painting


set: RA and RECHARGE made a clear statement that ``e-bikes are safe vehicles''.


set: Olswang - Olswang advises Easynet on its acquisition by LDC for £100m 30 July 2010 - Olswang has acted for the management team of business-to-business telecommunications operation, Easynet Global Services, in its acquisition by Lloyd's Development Capital, the UK mid-market buyout arm of Lloyd's Banking Group, from BSkyB.

set: Olswang > Olswang advises Easynet on its acquisition by LDC for 100m


set: David Cameron yesterday shied away from supporting cuts in public sector pay as a way of cutting public spending.

set: David Cameron shies away from supporting public sector pay cuts


set: Here We Grow Again, a children's consignment boutique, has been open since May 2008.


set: Indian shares traded choppy before ending lower for a third straight session Wednesday, as a sell-off in select banks, metals and autos more than offset gains in some other blue chips.

set: Indian shares end lower for third session;


set: In an interview with XFM, Liam Gallagher said that he and Beady Eye will never play Glastonbury again.

set: Liam Gallagher says he'll never play Glastonbury again


set: You may have asked this question before: ``What's the best CMS for beginners?''


set: Aecom Technology Corp, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has agreed to acquire Davis Langdon, a global cost and project management consultancy firm, in a transaction valued at US$324 million.


set: Mali midfielder Seydou Keita is leaving Barcelona following a four-year spell at the Nou Camp during which the Catalans won 14 trophies.

set: Mali midfielder Keita is leaving Barcelona


set: ``While this figure represents a 25 per cent decrease from the previous year, India remained subject to violent terrorist attacks and continued to be one of the most persistently targeted countries by transnational terrorist groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba,'' the State Department said in its annual Congressional-required Country Reports on Terrorism 2012.

set: India remains subject to violent terrorist attacks


set: The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has hired a married Roman Catholic priest with children ? a first in the history of the archdiocese.

set: Milwaukee Archdiocese hires married priest


set: Pentax Medical Company announced the release of the latest version of its endoPRO endoscopy unit and clinical image management software platform, endoPRO iQ.

set: Pentax Medical releases latest version of unit and image management software platform


set: Somali pirates Sunday released a Belgian ship and crew hijacked in April, Belgian officials said.


set: The global supply of distressed property is expected to rise in Q4 2011, according to property professionals in key real estate markets.

set: Global supply of distressed property expected to rise


set: The region's only public methadone clinic plans to move into the medical complex at One Elizabeth Place in February.

set: Region's only public methadone clinic to move


set: Kenny Chesney talks about his experience meeting his childhood hero, Condredge Holloway, and the making of ESPN Films' ``The Color Orange.''

set: Kenny Chesney meets his childhood hero - former tennessee quarterback Condredge Holloway


set: All a certain Jenson Button need do, this weekend at what is currently a sodden Suzuka track, is finish a paltry five points ahead of his team-mate Rubens Barrichello.


set: Maoist leader Prachanda, who led a guerrilla war against monarchy in Nepal for over a decade, on Monday said India should hold talks with Naxals to find a peaceful solution.


set: India and Afghanistan on Tuesday signed a major strategic cooperation pact aimed at boosting cooperation in security field and many other areas between the two countries.

set: India, Afghanistan sign strategic cooperation pact


set: Barrow have signed striker Adam Boyes on a one-year deal following a successful trial period with the club.

set: Barrow sign striker Adam Boyes following a trial


set: A 27-year-old Chambersburg man was charged with indecent exposure after two women reported seeing a naked man posing along Pa.


set: A $13 million health institute that will expand Gaston College's nursing and related programs was dedicated Wednesday afternoon on the Dallas campus.


set: India is becoming a more important player on the G20 stage, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday after meeting with Indian central bank Governor Duvvuri Subbarao.

set: India becoming more important on G20 stage:


set: In Cape Vincent, she visited Metalcraft Marine, a small aluminum boat building operation on the St. Lawrence River.

set: Senator Gillibrand visit Metalcraft Marine


set: Most Turks oppose direct intervention by their country in neighbouring Syria, a Turkish opinion poll revealed Friday, as the escalating conflict threatens to become outright civil war.

set: Turks oppose direct intervention in Syria


set: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed $7.4 billion in new spending cuts -- most on social services -- on Monday as he sought to deal with a $6 billion deficit that has opened up in the budget California adopted two months ago.


set: Nancy Grace has said God will punish Conrad Murray, who was found guilty Monday of involuntary manslaughter in the June 2009 death of Michael Jackson.

set: Nancy Grace says God will punish Conrad Murray


set: US President Barack Obama praised Russia for its global contributions and called for a ``fresh start'' between the US and Russia in a message aimed directly at the Russian people.

set: Obama calls for 'fresh start' in message to Russia


set: After a long discussion between the umpires, the Marlins are awarded an out when Andre Ethier is called for interference


set: Latinos are the United States' fastest growing minority, but they trail in the digital divide because of lower income and educational levels, according to a study released on Wednesday.


set: A Lebanese MP and core member of the country's anti-Syrian opposition, Harb escaped an assassination bid on Thursday morning, a high-ranking security official told AFP.

set: Lebanon MP escapes assassination bid: official


set: A woman who sought Herman Cain's help getting a job in 1997 says he was sexually inappropriate towards her, reaching under her skirt and pushing her head toward his crotch.

set: Herman Cain accuser says he reached under her skirt


set: At CES today, Clickfree announced a new automatic backup solution aimed at helping consumers and small businesses backup their important documents without any tricky setup to deal with.

set: Clickfree announces new automatic backup solutions


set: POLICE in Cameroon seized nearly 700 parrots at an airport as they were about to be smuggled out of the country, a source close to the case said today.


set: In honor of Independence Day and Canada Day in the US and Canada, Cartridge World is recognizing military veterans by offering a special 10 percent discount to veterans in Cartridge World stores.

set: Cartridge World recognizes military veterans with special discount


set: 'We Are The People We've Been Waiting For', a film directed by Caroline Rowland and produced by New Moon is based on an idea by Lord Puttnam.

set: ``We Are the People We've Been Waiting for''


set: As Ronnie Nathanielsz points out so astutely in his column at inquier.net, Manny Pacquiao didn't look good in his sparring session last Saturday, describing it as such: ``The fact is Pacquiao was sluggish when he sparred last Saturday going three rounds with ambitious, young and undefeated Glen Tapia.``


set: International hospitality chain Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to open 14 new hotels in India by 2011 under three brands --

set: Starwood hotels & Resorts to open 14 hotels in India by 2011


set: The teenage daughter of the victim and her boyfriend have been charged in the Guthrie homicide of a 42-year-old man whose body was found Thursday in his home.

set: Teenage daughter of victim and her boyfriend charged in Guthrie homicide


set: EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Vince Young hurt his right leg late in the first half against the New York Jets on Thursday night.


set: A second person has now died following a two vehicle head-on crash early Wednesday morning on Highway 3.

set: Second person dies following head-on crash


set: Employees of six St. Charles businesses failed liquor compliance checks Friday when they sold liquor to teenagers, the St. Charles Police Department said.

set: Six St. Charles businesses fail liquor compliance checks


set: Russian industrial conglomerate AFK Sistema, has posted a 1Q 2011 net income of $359.2 million under US GAAP.

set: Sistema posts 1Q 2011 net income of $359.2 million


set: Gaming company Tabcorp Holdings says it has completed the final stage of its equity raising, with its retail bookbuild oversubscribed.


set: At least one Palestinian has been killed in Israeli air strikes on smuggling tunnels along the Gaza-Egypt border, Palestinian medics and security officials said.

set: Palestinian killed in Israeli air strike


set: Comedian Bill Maher was threatened, but his show in Palm Desert went on.But nothing disrupted the political and social satirist's show Saturday night, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.


set: Sen. Joe Seng, D-Davenport, will appear on the June primary ballot for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, according to the Des Moines Register.

set: Sen. Joe Seng will appear on June primary ballot


set: Whilst there is still a long way to go in his recovery Shaun Barker has said he is making progress following the surgery to repair his knee back in April.


set: Cranford High School will present as its spring musical, ``Into the Woods,'' March 5 and 6 at 8 pm and March 7 at 2 pm Tickets are $10 each and may be ordered from the cranfordmusic.org, website or by calling 908-709-0283.

set: Cranford High School to present 'Into The Woods'


set: The USS New York has left its namesake city after finishing up its inaugural visit.


set: Epsom , UK, May 31st, 2011 th Slitherine and Matrix Games are thrilled to announce that the MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander th Europe at War Grand Strategy 2.0 expansion is now available for PC and Mac. This expansion was created by the community for the community and is completely free to anyone who has MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War!

set: Commander th Europe at War Grand Strategy 2.0 is now available


set: A Hocking County woman was found dead in her car, apparently shot, outside her home in Laurelville late Sunday night, county Sheriff Lanny North said today.

set: Hocking County woman found dead in her car


set: Games developer Ubisoft is looking into a potential backdoor in its Uplay in-game rewards software.

set: Ubisoft looks into potential backdoor in Uplay rewards software


set: German investor confidence unexpectedly rose for the first time in 10 months in December, indicating Europe's largest economy is weathering the region's debt crisis.


set: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Babar Awan, said here on Tuesday that loans worth billions of rupees were waived by 30 major banks and financial institutions during 1985 and 2003.

set: Loans worth billions waived from 1985 to 2003:


set: BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday underwent a gastric bypass surgery for treatment of Type II diabetes at Saifi Hospital in Mumbai.


set: Jon Gosselin has reportedly claimed that he despises his estranged wife Kate and cannot even sit on the same sofa as her.


set: Arkansas lands the biggest fish left out there when Central Arkansas Christian star Joe Adams flips from USC to Arkansas on National Signing Day.


set: Kat returns home to a crisis involving Jean Slater, who has been conned by Michael Moon.


set: WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama will travel to Michigan Thursday for the groundbreaking of a plant that will produce batteries for electric vehicles.


set: Mexican prospect Salvador Sanchez II returns Saturday against compatriot Mario Flores in a 10-rounder at the Sindicato de los Trabajadores del Metro in Mexico City Metro in an event presented by Boxeo de Gala and broadcast by Televisa.


set: A prostate cancer protein has been identified that could lead to new diagnostic tests and treatments.


set: LIC Housing Finance is planning to launch a financial services subsidiary called LIC Housing Finance Financial Services during the quarter, to improve disbursement of loans and other financial products, reported the PTI.

set: LIC Housing Finance plans financial services subsidiary


set: Multiple sources are reporting actress Brittany Murphy died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles this morning.


set: Cherokee County authorities continue their search for a suspect, after a Sheriff s Deputy was injured during an altercation following a traffic stop on Saturday night in Centre.

set: Cherokee County authorities continue search


set: An NRI along with his kin has been booked for setting his wife afire.


set: Yemen's foreign minister has warned that Al-Qaeda threats should be taken seriously, after a top militant said the network's local branch aims to seize control of a strategic international waterway.

set: Qaeda threats should be taken seriously:


set: Promethean and BrainPOP have announced integrated assessments for learning, with BrainPOP's award-winning content and quizzes now fully integrated with Promethean's Learner Response System.

set: Promethean and BrainPOP announce integrated assessments for learning


set: This is MONKEY RAVE, let's party like animals!


set: KnowledgeLake provides ECM solutions exclusively for Microsoft SharePoint and targets the Document Capture, Imaging, and Workflow segment of this market.

set: KnowledgeLake provides Enterprise Content Management solutions


set: HUNDREDS of pupils in the area have been thrown out of classes in the past year for drink and drug-related problems.

set: Hundreds of pupils thrown out of classes


set: A rural Dent woman was injured Sunday at her residence along Bill's Beach Trail after being pinned between a golf cart and rear bumper of a garage frame.


set: John Boscawen has announced he will not seek re-election to the ACT Party list and is expecting to retire from Parliament after the election.


set: Armourcoat will put the unique new Darwin Centre cocoon 'under the microscope' at 100% Design this year.

set: Darwin Centre ``cocoon'' - under the microscope at 100% design


set: Jason Mraz and opener Colbie Caillat will perform at nTelos amphitheater in Portsmouth 7:30 pm Sunday, Sept. 25.

set: Jason Mraz and opener Colbie Caillat to perform at nTelos


set: Plans to break up the Serious Fraud Office and incorporate parts of it into the National Crime Agency were in disarray on Friday night after the Home Office hastily postponed plans for a consultation on the scheme.

set: Plans to break-up Serious Fraud Office in disarray


set: Electronic retail giant Circuit City Inc. said Monday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a federal court in Richmond, Va.


set: IT'S time to make football referees take lie detector tests.


set: A local marine killed while on a humanitarian mission in Iraq in November will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery Friday.

set: Local marine being interred at Arlington National Cemetery


set: Movies with corporate America in starring roles Over the years, corporate America has appeared in numerous movies.


set: Dorothy Rodham, the mother of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, died early Tuesday morning.

set: Dorothy Rodham, mother of Hillary Clinton died


set: A judge on Thursday recalled an arrest warrant for Lindsay Lohan, hours after it was issued.

set: Judge recalls arrest warrant for Lindsay Lohan


set: Dion will sing the Chinese folk song ``Jasmine Flower'' as a duet with top Chinese soprano Song Zuying.

set: Celine Dion to sing for Chinese New Year


set: The major averages have all climbed into positive territory, although buying interest remains somewhat subdued.

set: Major averages all climb into positive territory


set: A two-year-old Brazilian boy who had 32 sewing needles inserted into his body by his former stepfather during ``black magic'' rituals will leave hospital after a month of operations and recovery, doctors said on Wednesday.


set: The decomposed body of a man living out of a public storage unit was found dead there Thursday morning on the Far South Side.

set: Man living out of public storage unit found dead there


set: Legendary football manager Arsene Wenger has today been announced as the official coach for the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2012.

set: Arsene Wenger announced as coach for FIFA Interactive world Cup


set: Key Asian markets hit a speed bump at the midday break on Thursday, April 8 as investors took profit after the recent run-up as sentiment turned cautious after US stocks fell as much as 0.7% overnight.


set: Hyderabad, Dec 5 An eighth standard student died Sunday while watching a horror movie with his friends in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district, police said.

set: Student dies while watching horror movie


set: A mechanic was killed in Morden last night after being called to fix a broken down bus.


set: Barack Obama will seek to win back disaffected voters this week in the debut State of the Union address.


set: A 20-year-old Bloomington man died in a fiery crash south of Victoria early Tuesday morning.

set: Man dies in fiery crash south of Victoria


set: England have pulled out of the world badminton championships starting here Monday over concerns about the squad featuring Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson being targeted by a terrorist act.


set: THE Maryhill factory disaster, in which nine workers died, could be repeated unless UK businesses spent millions of pounds repairing potentially lethal underground pipes, a top judge has warned.


set: Pennsylvania-based ServiceLink, a provider of origination and default services and the national mortgage services platform of Fidelity National Financial, says that it can help lenders and servicers meet the immediate need for simplified loan modification solutions.

set: ServiceLink helps lenders, servicers simplify loan modification


set: Sister Dorothy Stang, formerly of Dayton, was remembered Tuesday in Brazil, where she was murdered 3 years ago.


set: A small group of Yemenite Jews has reached Israel after a secret airlift from their Arab homeland.

set: Yemenite Jews reach Israel after secret airlift


set: Justin Timberlake and actress Jessica Biel celebrated their engagement by throwing a cocktail party in California, friends say.

set: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel celebrate engagement


set: During an emotional service the congregation of College Avenue United Church gathered Sunday morning to pray, read scriptures, hold hands and sing hymns dedicated to their pastor, Rev. David Duncan, whose wife Brenda Duncan has been missing since last Tuesday morning.


set: Waco Regional Airport is getting another $8.2 million from the US Department of Transportation for runway improvements, Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, announced Thursday.

set: Waco Airport to get $8.2 million for runway improvements


set: Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie has called on the international community to help the struggling Horn of Africa.

set: Jolie calls for help for the Horn of Africa


set: Beijing, Jan 21 About 300,000 more people living near the Three Gorges Dam in China will have to be relocated.

set: 300,000 more people living near Three Gorges dam to be relocated


set: Early voting began today in a special election to fill a vacancy on the Brenham City Council.


set: LESS than 24 hours after he returned from his overseas vacation, Governor Theodore Orji has recalled the 8 suspended commissioners and 17 Local Government transition committee chairmen.


set: The United Nations on Wednesday declared a famine in three more areas of Somalia and warned the situation would worsen in the coming months.

set: UN declares famine in three more areas of Somalia


set: The Board of Directors of TSX Group Inc. (TSX:X) today declared a dividend of $0.38 on each common share outstanding, payable on May 30, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2008.

set: TSX Group Inc. declares dividend of $0.38 per common share


set: The Court of Appeals of North Carolina has held that a claimant is collaterally estopped from asserting that an arbitration award triggers coverage under an insured's lawyers professional liability policy where the arbitration award found the insured liable solely in his capacity as a fund manager.

set: Claimant is collaterally estopped from asserting that arbitration award triggers coverage under lawyers professional liability policy


set: After receiving approval from the Surry County Schools Board of Education in December, the Fallen Eagles Memorial Committee has moved forward with plans for Surry Central High School.


set: Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan promoted his upcoming film 'Ravana' at an event in Bangalore on Wednesday.

set: Abhishek Bachchan promotes Ravana in Bangalore


set: Former World No. 1 Dinara Safina has been knocked out of the first round of the French Open by Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm in three sets.

set: Safina knocked out in first round of Roland Garros


set: Home player Bernd Wiesberger fired a superb final round of 65 to win the Lyoness Open at the Diamond Country Club in Austria by three shots from Thomas Levet of France and Ireland's Shane Lowry.


set: The Central Bank held its main interest rates steady on Monday at Sergei Ignatyev's last meeting as chairman, but his successor came under immediate pressure from President Vladimir Putin to revive the economy.

set: Central Bank holds rates at Ignatyev's last meeting


set: STANFORD, Calif. Stanford junior forward Chiney Ogwumike was named to the 2013 Associated Press All-America First Team Tuesday in a vote amongst the 40 national media members that select the national Top 25.

set: Ogwumike named to Associated Press All-America first team


set: AM Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ and issuer credit ratings of ``aa-'' of Zurich American Insurance Company and its property/casualty pooling affiliates.

set: AM Best affirms ratings of Zurich American Insurance Company and its affiliates


set: Three men were arrested on suspicion of burglary early Saturday after an officer pulled over their car in Dos Palos, police reported.


set: Neath singer Katherine Jenkins has asked her fans not to buy One Fine Day, a forthcoming compilation of her earlier work.

set: Katherine Jenkins asks fans not to buy One Fine Day compilation


set: The Republican convention is due to get back on track Tuesday with an address by President George W. Bush after being blown off course by Hurricane Gustav.

set: Republican convention gets back on track


set: Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she's determined to start reforming the tax system now and won't wait for the results of a national tax forum.


set: TWELVE men from south Cumbria were injured when a minibus overturned on the A595 early today.


set: Rapper Too Short may lose his Oakland recording studio if he doesn't pay $1 million from a settlement over a fatal 1991 car crash.

set: Rapper Too Short may lose Oakland recording studio


set: The FSA is proposing imposing affordability tests for all mortgages and making lenders ultimately responsible for assessing a consumer's ability to pay.

set: FSA proposes affordability tests on all mortgages


set: Two Champaign men pleaded innocent on Monday in connection with a residential burglary in Champaign.

set: Two men plead innocent to residential burglary


set: Molly Muncy, who rose to country music popularity as ``Molly Bee,'' died on Saturday, Feb. 7, in Oceanside, Calif., after suffering a stroke.


set: Libyan rebels seized control of the strategic oil town of Ajdabiya on Saturday, marking their first significant victory over Colonel Moammar Gadhafi's forces since the start of the Western air strikes a week ago.


set: Domestic violence calls are a growing problem in Arizona, with officers making a domestic violence arrest every 20 minutes, according to police sources.


set: Robert Pattinson needs 11 bodyguards to protect him from overzealous fans, according to Twilight co-star Kellan Lutz.


set: Groupon and Foursquare have launched their first joint deals since the companies formed a tie-up last month.

set: Groupon and Foursquare launch first deals


set: Toronto is expected to get its first blast of winter weather Sunday, with flurries beginning in the early morning hours and a total snow accumulation of 6 cm to 8 cm by Monday afternoon.

set: Toronto to get first blast of winter weather


set: On Friday, the Vernon Parish School District was ranked fourth among the 69 districts throughout the state on the Louisiana Department of Education's 2008 School Performance Scores.

set: Vernon Parish School district ranks fourth in state


set: Shajarian unveiled his new string instruments Bam Sorahi, Saghar and Kereshmeh to reporters at Del Avaz institute on Saturday.


set: Demands for security are clashing with the need to maintain freedom of expression and open communication in India, where the government is being roundly criticized for online censorship in the wake of a major social disruption that was fueled, at least in part, by digital rumor-mongering.

set: Indian government criticized for online censorship


set: This year, Women Make the News seeks to highlight best practices and encourage media organizations to promote gender equality.


set: After weeks of renovations, the Ryman Auditorium unveiled its new stage on Monday night.


set: At the opening session of the 91st General Assembly of CEV, Santana, who is the Bishop of Maracaibo City, west Venezuela, warned: ``Democracy cannot exist without the sacred right to life, the right to property and the right to move freely throughout the territory, without being subject to a curfew imposed by criminals.''

set: Bishops: ``Democracy cannot exist without the right to life''


set: Friday morning a woman from Milwaukee was charged with prostituting two teens at a Fort Wayne Motel.

set: Woman charged with prostituting two teens


set: As part of improving the traffic system in the state, college students will be appointed as traffic wardens, said Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan.

set: Students to be appointed as traffic wardens


set: Dave Mirra has been released from the hospital after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis last week.


set: Egypt is swept by unrest again, just one week before parliamentary elections.


set: Austin Ventures, a leading $3 billion growth focused private equity firm, announced today the addition of venture partner, Mike Dodd.

set: Austin Ventures announces addition of venture Partner


set: US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta branded North Korea a ``serious threat'' Wednesday, as the US military cast a cautious eye on diplomatic engagement with Pyongyang that it fears could be short-lived.

set: Panetta brands North Korea a serious threat


set: Republican Tom Emmer conceded the 2010 governor's race outside his Delano home on Wednesday morning.


set: The Pensacola Pelicans will hold their first-ever ``end of season'' souvenir clearance sale on Saturday from 7 am to 11 am at the Pelicans office located at 4920 North Davis Highway.

set: Pelicans to hold souvenir clearance sale


set: Microsoft (MSFT) has announced that Windows Phone 7 has now been released to manufacturing, which means that smartphone manufacturers can now start producing Windows Phone 7 smartphones.

set: Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturing


set: President Bush pardoned a Travelers Rest man on Monday, more than 12 years after he was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 180 days of home confinement.


set: Nokia Siemens Networks said it has won an optical network order from Bosnia and Herzegovina's BH Telecom that will increase the latter's capacity to capture rising data traffic.

set: Nokia Siemens Networks wins optical network order from Bosnia's BH Telecom


set: Asian share markets ended mixed yesterday after a volatile session, with financials declining ahead of the weekend as cautious investors locked in profits after hefty recent gains.


set: Cerner Corporation, a leading vendor of Electronic Health Record and other healthcare IT services, recently disclosed that it has agreed to take over Clairvia, which has developed healthcare workforce management solutions, such as Physician Scheduler and Care Value Management.


set: Singapore, Jul 19 A 33-year-old Indian doctor was charged for molesting a woman at a hospital here by a Singapore court, a channel reported.

set: Indian doctor charged for molesting in Singapore


set: Wildlife officials are moving dozens of martens from Minnesota to northern Wisconsin to try to boost the population there.

set: Wildlife officials move martens from Minnesota to Wisconsin


set: NEW YORK ― Yogi Berra is missing Old-Timers Day at Yankee Stadium after taking a fall at home.

set: Berra misses old-Timers day after falling at home


set: House prices are rising, mortgage lending is up, businesses across the country are more confident; all signs that Britain is on the move again, writes Nick Gibson.


set: UBS downgraded India's Hindustan Unilever to ``sell'' from ``buy'' on Wednesday, and cut its 12-month target price to 250 rupees from 320 earlier, saying raw material pressure and competition could hurt profits of the country's top household products and consumer goods maker.

set: UBS downgrades Hindustan Unilever to sell


set: The paucity of Emirati medical talent in the private sector should be addressed as a priority, said Dr Khalid Amiri, Head of Biology Department, UAE University, at the first Life Sciences Foresight conference on June 11, 2012.

set: Emirati medical talent in the private sector should be a priority


set: New Delhi, Apr 10 Congress today hit back at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for calling it an old party with old ideas and said the age of a party is determined by its ideology and commitment.

set: Age of party determined by ideology and commitment:


set: Chilean tennis player Fernando Gonzalez says he'll have hip surgery next month and expects to be out of action for eight to nine months.


set: In an early morning drive against government land encroachment, officials recovered 8.20 acres of land, earmarked for a graveyard in the revenue records, on the outskirts of Mandya city on Tuesday.


set: One in four pensioners in the eastern region is putting their health at risk by skipping meals in a desperate bid to save money in the recession, according to a report launched today .


set: The official early sea turtle nesting season began in Brevard County on Monday and will continue through April 30.


set: BUNDABERG Mayor Mal Forman has welcomed news that the State Government has decided not to introduce a flood levy.

set: State government will not introduce a flood levy


set: The discovery of the oldest known bird fossils in New Zealand, along with other remains from the same area, has fuelled speculations that the birds co-existed with marine and terrestrial dinosaurs.

set: Birds may have co-existed with marine and terrestrial dinosaurs


set: Microsoft is set to take a $US6.2 billion hit after deciding to write down the value of their advertising division which was set up to compete with Google.


set: Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Muhammad Gondal has said the agricultural sector has massively been affected by floods and it would ultimately cast negative impact on the economy.

set: Agricultural sector massively affected by floods


set: Realtors from across Kansas rallied at the Statehouse Wednesday against the governor's tax plan.

set: Realtors rally against governor's tax plan


set: ENEMIES of the workers' movement are within the ranks of the tripartite alliance, Cosatu delegates were told at its 10th national congress in Midrand today.

set: Enemies of workers' movement are within:


set: Arab allies Qatar and Libya gave cash-strapped Egypt a $5 billion double boost as the Arab world's most populous nation struggles to secure an IMF loan to ease its deepening economic crisis.

set: Qatar, Libya give Egypt $5 billion boost


set: TomTom, the world's leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, today announces that it is expanding into Morocco.


set: A Philadelphia man has been charged with operating an unlicensed security agency, state police said Wednesday.

set: Man charged with operating unlicensed security agency


set: Credit rating company Moody's Corp beat analysts' estimates even as profit fell on a drop in corporate bond issues amid government debt crises in Europe.

set: Moody's Corp beats estimates though profit falls


set: Setton Farms leads pistachio industry with new food safety protocols that includes new production lines and a Quality Assurance Manager.

set: Setton Farms leads pistachio industry with new safety protocols


set: TAMPA, Fla. -New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte was scratched from his scheduled start in a minor league game Saturday because of back spasms.

set: Yankees' Andy Pettitte scratched from start because of back spasms


set: Israeli forces killed three Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip and the Israeli military said they were trying to plant explosives near a border fence when they were attacked.

set: Israeli forces kill three militants in Gaza Strip


set: Claude Nobs, the founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival, whose passion for music and artistry introduced generations of legendary musicians to international audiences on the Swiss stage, has died.

set: Montreux Jazz festival founder Claude Nobs dies


set: The sci-fi thriller Super 8 opened at the number one spot at the North American box office last weekend, as estimates showed the film grossing US$37 million in projected three-day sales.


set: About 40 ROHR members in Bindura have fled their homes to mountains and surrounding areas following attacks and arrests by state agents and Zanu PF militia.

set: ROHR members in Bindura flee their homes to the mountains


set: Rajasthan Royals' speedster S Sreesanth, who was arrested in suspicion of being involved in spot-fixing during Indian Premier League 2013 was released from Tihar Jail on Tuesday.


set: Berkeley police shot and injured a suspect who opened fire on them Friday night, police said.

set: Berkeley police shoot, injure suspect who opened fire on them


set: Volunteers with Texas Equusearch are preparing for their fifth day of searching for missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony.

set: Volunteers prepare for fifth day of searching


set: Politics and Prose, DCs iconic independent bookstore, has found a buyer.


set: Pakistan armed forces have killed 21 terrorists in Orakzai Agency, sources told SAMAA on Wednesday.


set: Work stoppages picked up in the June quarter after being particularly low in the first three months of the year.


set: Jon Gosselin has got rid of his kids dogs Shoka and Nala and blames Kate.


set: Former President Jimmy Carter says he'll endorse Democrat Barack Obama after the polls close on the final primaries.

set: Former President Jimmy Carter says he will endorse Obama


set: The nationalisation of mines in South Africa is going to happen, ANC Youth League president Julius Malema said yesterday.


set: Knicks star Amar'e Stoudemire and his wife Alexis are expecting their fourth child together this spring.

set: Amar'e Stoudemire and wife Alexis expecting fourth child


set: Kendra Wilkinson claims that she had sex on a jet ski.


set: IP Group's portfolio has remained stable since the end of June despite volatility in financial markets.


set: Clay Buchholz pitched four-plus innings Sunday night in a rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket.


set: Two Russian astronauts, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Skripochka will conduct a spacewalk on Monday, a spokesman for Russia's mission control center said, AFP reported.

set: Two Russian astronauts to conduct spacewalk


set: It must be a big pencil factory indeed since it includes most mainstream economists and daily newspaper columnists.


set: Southern African states have agreed to hold a special summit on Zimbabwe in an effort to end a row over a power-sharing pact between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.


set: Veteran actor Johnny Delgado passed away on Thursday after a long battle with a lymphoma.


set: A research team has developed a new method that converts cellulose into chemical feedstock for fuels and plastic.

set: Method to convert cellulose into chemical feedstock for fuels, plastic


set: The Libyan stalemate continued Saturday despite two months of conflict, as both Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill questioned the mission and a congressional deadline on military action in Libya loomed.


set: Four State Parole agents recently started work at the Santa Cruz police station as part of a new arrangement to keep the agents in Santa Cruz County.

set: State Parole agents start work at Santa Cruz police station


set: Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat is adding four new thematic channels to its line-up.


set: The online retail surge is creating new opportunities in the fulfillment sector with Australian logistics provider eStore announcing 288% growth in 2010.

set: E-commerce logistics provider eStore announces 288% growth


set: AN International Energy Agency operative has claimed the European debt crisis will put pressure on the advance of renewable power systems, creating more opportunities for gas.

set: Europe crisis to create opportunities for gas


set: A Bagley, Minn., man was injured in a one-vehicle rollover early Monday morning three miles south of Bagley.


set: Cardinal Sean O'Malley celebrated Mass at his Titular Church Santa Maria Della Vittoria Sunday morning.

set: Cardinal Sean O'Malley celebrates Mass Sunday morning


set: Hungarian industrial output rebounded 0.8% in August following July's 0.2% loss, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office reported on Wednesday.On an annualized basis, industrial production in the country fell 1.2% in seasonally terms, up from July's 1.8% decline.

set: Hungarian industrial output rebounds 0.8% in August


set: Vanderhoof residents should prepare for no power early tomorrow morning.

set: Vanderhoof residents prepare for no power


set: A curator at a zoo in North Carolina says an elephant on loan from Edmonton's Valley Zoo has a boyfriend, a couple of gal pals and is doing very well.

set: Elephant on loan has boyfriend, gal pals


set: Swine flu panic has struck Bhatkal town with the death of baby who died in Manipal, Kasturba Hospital on Wednesday.


set: Seven women will compete for the title of Ms. Senior Golden Years 2010 during festivities at the Saddle West Hotel and Casino June 12.


set: Bundesliga club Augsburg has signed Estonia defender Ragnar Klavan from Dutch team AZ Alkmaar.

set: Augsburg signs Estonia defender Ragnar Klavan


set: Kings defenseman Drew Doughty was cleared Tuesday to return to the lineup after missing six games with an apparent concussion.


set: Spanish utility Iberdrola has invested EUR550m in extending and improving its electricity grid in Spain in 2011.

set: Iberdrola invested EUR550m to improve electricity grid in Spain


set: Industrial prices and raw materials prices both fell in September as a result of falling petroleum values, Statistics Canada said Thursday.

set: Industrial and raw material prices fall in September


set: Russian gas supplies to Armenia were halted Friday by a pipeline break in Georgia, Georgia's energy minister said.

set: Gas supplies to Armenia halted by pipeline break


set: Ford Motor Co. posted its fifth straight quarterly profit on Friday as its popular cars and trucks continued to draw buyers from rivals in a slowly recovering US market.


set: A United Nations helicopter crashed Monday in eastern Nepal, and a rescue team is trying to reach the mountainous site to aid any survivors, police said.


set: A deal that will see Jennifer Lopez return as a judge on American Idol has reportedly been finalised.

set: Jennifer Lopez to return to 'American Idol'


set: Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers, a 158-year-old investment bank that was undermined by bad bets on real estate, has announced that it will file for bankruptcy.


set: Eurozone annual inflation turned positive in November after staying in the negative territory for five straight months.

set: Newseurozone annual inflation turns positive in November


set: A Halifax Regional Police officer has been charged with assault in connection with an alleged incident in Lower Vaughan.

set: Halifax Police officer charged with assault


set: Ideon, a division of Williams-Labadie, LLC and part of the Publicis Communications Group network, announced today two new appointments in its Event Planning Department.


set: The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State, is pleased to announce the winners of the Canada Revenue Agency YouTube video contest called ``Underground Economy:

set: Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn announces the winners of the YouTube video contest


set: DANVILLE, Calif. Spain's Beatriz Recari won the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, overcoming soggy conditions and a late bogey for a one-stroke victory over France's Gwladys Nocera.

set: Beatriz Recari wins CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge


set: Tesco has seen sales growth slow over the third quarter to 2%, admitting the global economic slowdown is affecting the business.


set: Google has agreed to sell its 3D modeling platform SketchUp to Trimble Navigation for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced on Thursday.

set: Google sells 3D modeling platform SketchUp to Trimble Navigation


set: Tasmanian Labor MP Dick Adams says Prime Minister Julia Gillard has a credibility issue with some voters.


set: Sania Mirza feels that she has an even chance of winning the women's doubles final at the French Open along with Elena Vesnina.


set: Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is believed to have fled the capital Tripoli as protesters continue to defy a bloody crackdown by his death squads.

set: Muammar Gaddafi flees Tripoli as protesters continue to defy crackdown


set: As he spoke in Chicago, he thanked everyone who cast a ballot ``whether you voted for the first time, or waited in line for a very long time'' -- then he quickly added, in an evident ad lib, ``by the way we have to fix that.''


set: Kentucky students in kindergarten through sixth grade have a chance to win $1,500 toward college in a competition sponsored by the Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust.

set: Kentucky students have chance to win $1,500 for college


set: Doctors say former first lady Barbara Bush is recovering today after 2 1/2-hour heart surgery to replace her aortic valve.

set: Barbara Bush recovering after heart surgery


set: High Point University will celebrate Arbor Day at 3 pm on April 15 at David Hayworth University Park.

set: High Point University to celebrate Arbor Day


set: Ivory Coast said Thursday it plans to boost oil drilling by year's end to become a major regional producer.


set: Former GOP Rep. JD Hayworth told the Arizona Daily Star that he will be challenging Arizona Sen. John McCain in the Republican primary -- one day after announcing he was quitting his conservative talk radio show.


set: A Bandon man was rescued from high water on Arago-Fishtrap Road west of Myrtle Point/Coquille at about 12:39 am on March 31.


set: TAIWANESE banks can start yuan transactions via correspondent banks as long as the island's local authorities approve, Yang Yi, spokesman for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, said today.

set: Taiwanese banks can start yuan transactions


set: Bahrain's parliamentary delegation returned to Bahrain today after taking part in the Arab Parliament's 3rd session at the Arab League's headquarters, in Cairo, from April 18 to 21.

set: Bahrain's parliamentary delegation returns


set: Bad News Brown eliminates Roddy Piper from the 1990 Royal Rumble Match, starting a brawl.


set: A mortar shell fired from the northern Gaza Strip exploded in an open area near the border fence, not far from a kibbutz in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council.


set: An investigation has started into a major blaze at a scrapyard in Colchester which engulfed 50 scrap cars.

set: Investigation starts into blaze which engulfed 50 scrap cars


set: Marco Belinelli hits OT winner for Bulls Kevin Durant scored a career-high 52 points, including the go-ahead basket with 16.5 seconds left in overtime, as the Thunder beat the Mavericks, 117-114, last night in Dallas.


set: One of the key pieces of advice is that 'travel insurance is a must for gap year travellers'.

set: 'Travel insurance is a must for gap year travellers'


set: Four studies published in the journal Retrovirology yesterday, challenge the mouse virus link to chronic fatigue syndrome theory, following US imposing a ban on those suffering from the energy sapping illness from donating blood.

set: Four studies challenge mouse virus link to chronic fatigue syndrome


set: Heikru Hidongba, the traditional boat race festival of Manipur was celebrated at the Thangapat of Sagolband Bijoygovinda on Wednesday amidst cheerful crowd.