set: Eurocopter plans to invest up to $550 million in Mexico over the next few years, the European aviation company's president and CEO, Lutz Bertling, said.

set: Eurocopter to invest up to $550 million in Mexico


set: A Niagara Falls police officer facing rape and drug charges is expected to face a judge Monday.


set: After a cat-and-mouse game lasting more than three years, American businessman Stan Kroenke has finally launched a formal takeover bid for Arsenal after agreeing a deal to double his stake in the club.

set: Kroenke finally launches takeover bid at Arsenal


set: Mobile handset maker G'Five said it plans to introduce a tablet computer in India in the next two months to capture a share in the burgeoning market in the country.

set: G'Five to introduce tablet computer in India


set: Gold dealers have refused to buy gold from banks saying that the quality of gold made available to them must meet required standard.

set: Gold dealers refuse to buy gold from banks


set: An Amsterdam woman who was severely burned in a fire over the weekend died from her injuries on Tuesday.

set: Amsterdam woman severely burned in fire dies from injuries


set: Dungeon Defenders has seen 1 million paid downloads throughout Steam, PSN and XBLA since it first launched last October, publisher Reverb has told Joystiq.

set: Dungeon Defenders sees 1 million paid downloads


set: In this continuation of interview, Wuli East National Assembly Member Honourable Bekai Camara calls on Gambia Government to invest more to the education of persons with disabilities.

set: Government should invest more to the education of persons with disability


set: Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says the US should respond more strongly in support of political protesters in Iran.

set: Huckabee says the US should respond more strongly in support of protesters in Iran


set: Vitali Klitschko retained his WBC heavyweight title with a 10th round TKO over previously undefeated challenger Cristobal Arreola on Saturday.


set: Barney Frank, one of the few openly gay individuals in the US House of Representatives, announced Nov. 28 that he will not seek re-election, according to the Washington Post.


set: Five international soldiers were killed on Friday in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan the NATO and US-led forces said.


set: Google plans to offer encrypted search next week, it announced last week in disclosing an embarrassing Street View privacy gaffe.

set: Google to offer encrypted search next week


set: Academy Award winning filmmaker Martin Scorcese has spent a whopping $50 million on just the pilot episode of his ambitious new TV series Boardwalk Empire.

set: Scorcese spends $50 million on pilot episode


set: Cardinals-Hall, 1st Ld,0120 Arizona QB Hall out for season, Bartel signed 2020 Eds:


set: Famitsu has some new details on the Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda 51 action title Killer is Dead.


set: more pics '' Heidi Klum Heidi Klum wears a blush cocktail dress by The Row.


set: Scottsdale police were searching for a woman who robbed a Chase Bank on the 31000 block of North Scottsdale Road at about 6 pm Monday, Officer Dave Pubins said in a press release.

set: Scottsdale police search for woman who robbed Chase Bank


set: Former winner Mark Williams says he ``hates'' the venue of the annual snooker world championships at Britain's Crucible theatre in Sheffield.

set: Former world champion Williams ``hates'' Crucible


set: Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were stolen Tuesday from an Australian museum then recovered hours later after the thief apparently changed his mind and dumped them in a park, police said.

set: Historic Aboriginal paintings stolen, recovered within hours


set: Barack Obama has apologized to a local television reporter for calling her ``sweetie'' and dodging her question about autoworkers.


set: Brighton born Katie Price has divorced husband Alex Reid on the grounds of ``unreasonable behaviour''.


set: CLARETS' defender Richard Eckersley has joined League Two promotion hopefuls Bury on emergency loan for the rest of the regular season.


set: CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who has actively avoided discussing his sexuality, has come out in an email to The Daily Beast blogger Andrew Sullivan.


set: Ramazan has helped in establishing proper referral system in the health sector to a significant level, at least across Rawalpindi division, and according to health experts it is right time to bring change in the public attitude for making it a permanent feature.

set: Ramazan helps establish referral system in health sector


set: Bob Woodward compared Benghazi to Watergate during a Friday morning appearance on MSNBC's ``Morning Joe.''

set: Bob Woodward compares Benghazi with Watergate.


set: Syria's state television says President Bashar Assad has made a rare public appearance, visiting a Damascus power station on May Day the day after a powerful bomb hit the capital.


set: Tauranga MP Simon Bridges has today been promoted by Prime Minister John Key from outside of Cabinet taking on the Labour, Energy and Resources portfolios.


set: In a move announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith on Monday, and welcomed by Waveney MP Bob Blizzard, cannabis is set to be reclassified to Class B from January 26, 2009.


set: MELBOURNE, Australia -Former Wallabies hooker Adam Freier is retiring from rugby after an injury-affected career with three Australian Super 15 sides.

set: Former wallaby Adam Freier retires from rugby


set: Author Ned Sublette will discuss his new book, The World That Made New Orleans:


set: MARK Oaten says the Westminster expenses scandal has made him ashamed to to be an MP.

set: Expenses scandal made Oaten ashamed to be MP


set: SEVENTY-FIVE regional software industrial parks, which contributed 60 percent of Chinese software and IT service revenue, formed a national development alliance in Shanghai to improve regional cooperation and better develop the industry nationally.


set: A ship carrying uranium was anchored off the coast of Ladysmith/Chemainus after cargo spilled due to rough seas.

set: Ship carrying uranium anchored near Ladysmith/Chemainus


set: Gov. Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency for all 77 Oklahoma counties as the state prepares for a major winter storm to hit.


set: Passion Pit, the electro-pop party staple, will play at Barton Hall on Nov. 5, according to anonymous sources with knowledge of the decision.

set: Pop band Passion Pit will play Barton Hall


set: LMPD is looking for a police impersonator it says pulled a woman over, asked for a debit card, then kept the card and made withdrawals.


set: Roza Otunbayeva urges the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan ``to eliminate contradictions and bring the elections process in balance with the Constitution and new legislation,'' the president for transition period wrote in her letter sent today to the Speaker Akhmatbek Keldibekov.

set: Roza Otunbayeva urges ``to eliminate contradictions and bring the elections process in balance with the Constitution and new legislation''


set: Philippe strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic on Thursday, the same day that one system in the eastern Pacific emerged as a tropical storm while another appeared on the verge of doing so, the National Hurricane Center reported.


set: Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise hated Adolf Hitler so much that he pretended to kill him during childhood war games.

set: Tom Cruise pretended to kill Hitler in childhood games


set: ``Actress Lindsay Lohan has been sent back to jail after failing a court-ordered drug test.

set: Celebrity junkie Lindsay Lohan sent back to jail


set: Here's a badly needed Miranda Advisory for all the political and pundit blowhards: ``You have the right to remain silent. Use it''.

set: 'You have the right to remain silent...'


set: Rimouski Océanic forward Olivier Fortier was officially awarded the Guy-Carbonneau Trophy as the League's top defensive forward tonight prior to game three of their playoff series versus the Drakkar.

set: Olivier Fortier awarded the Guy-Carbonneau Trophy


set: ABC News projects Sen. Hillary Clinton has won the Pennsylvania primary.

set: Hillary Clinton wins Pennsylvania primary


set: Dassault has delivered its 100th Falcon 7X, with the aircraft handed over to a Brazilian financial services company on November 22.


set: The Olympics is a time primarily for sport and celebration, but diplomacy does not stop at the door of the UN, and for it to work it must be sustained and consistent.

set: Diplomacy does not stop at the door of the UN


set: The Kent State baseball team fell to Pepperdine, 10-4, Sunday in non-conference action at Eddy D. Field Stadium.


set: Salvors removing containers from the Rena are making the most of one more day of settled conditions before rough weather return to the Bay of Plenty tomorrow.


set: WHY DO some people, but not others, go on to develop chronic, persistent pain after an episode of back pain?

set: Why do some people develop chronic pain?


set: A large 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar near the border with northern Thailand on Thursday, killing a woman and shaking buildings in three big cities.


set: Actor Charlie Sheen, shown in a Dec. 25 police photo, was arrested Friday in Aspen, Colo., on charges related to an alleged case of domestic violence.

set: Actor Charlie Sheen arrested in Colorado


set: Penn State is expected to interview New England Patriots (team stats) offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien today for its head coaching position, an NFL source told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday night.

set: Penn State expected to interview Bill O'Brien today


set: Scientists at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, collaborating collaborating with researchers from the German universities of Jena, Gottingen, and Bremen, have developed a new technique for fabricating nanowire photonic and electronic integrated circuits that may one day be suitable for high-volume commercial production.

set: New technique for fabricating nanowire photonic and electronic integrated circuits


set: The Twitterverse is chirping on news that Angry Birds is coming to Facebook.


set: Marc Anthony has filed for divorce from Jennifer Lopez, citing 'irreconcilable differences' as the reason for the breakdown of their seven-year marriage.

set: Marc Anthony files for divorce from Jennifer Lopez


set: The Texas unemployment rate has risen yet again for the month of October.


set: The Thai government Monday renewed its threat to use force to disperse the anti-government protesters now rallying at Bangkok's prime business area, and Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya said he is preparing to visit neighbouring countries to explain Thailand's current political situation in this country.

set: Thai government renews threat of force against protesters;


set: An 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with sectarian singing at a Rangers match on Saturday.

set: Man charged in connection with sectarian singing at Rangers match


set: A heavily-pregnant Lily Allen showed off her baby bump in an elegant gown as she attended the British Fashion Awards 2012 at the Savoy Hotel in London last night.

set: Pregnant Lily Allen shows off baby bump at British Fashion Awards 2012


set: West Virginia starting cornerback Brandon Hogan was charged with DUI early Sunday morning in Morgantown.


set: Story highlights Republican presidential candidate John McCain raised more than $21 million in June and spent nearly $26 million, the campaign reported Friday night.

set: McCain raises more than $21 million in June


set: Evercore Partners upgrades JPMorgan Chase & Co. from Equalweight to Overweight, raising its price target from $44 to $55.

set: Evercore Partners upgrades JPMorgan (JPM) to Overweight;


set: Authorities say 4 state buildings near the Georgia Capitol were evacuated after a bomb threat was made.

set: State buildings near Georgia Capitol evacuated after bomb threat


set: European stocks declined after the Stoxx Europe 600 Index rallied by the most in more than three months yesterday.


set: I am not a Doctor, and I've never claimed to be one.


set: Israeli warplanes have attacked targets in the Gaza Strip after missiles were fired into southern Israel late on Sunday, June 23 night, BBC News reported.

set: Israeli warplanes attack targets in Gaza after missiles fired


set: Tickets for V Festival have sold out in record time after going on sale yesterday, organisers have confirmed.


set: Government plans to increase manpower in power sector utilities in a phased manner, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

set: Government to increase manpower in a phased manner:


set: BingoCams is one of the more recent sites to enter the online bingo market and if you have joined then you may have recently received an email informing you that BingoCams gets a makeover and inviting you to take a look and the brand new site.


set: Gold Bullion has been hailed as a safe haven against European economies, many of which are still struggling from the fallout of the recession.

set: Gold Bullion hailed as safe haven to European economies


set: Pele thinks Lionel Messi still needs to improve at the international level before he can be considered the greatest player ever and needs to score more goals to come close to matching the Brazilian great.


set: UK mortgage approvals rose for the first time in four months in March as the effect of the worst cold snap in three decades and higher taxes on property sales faded.

set: UK mortgage approvals rise for first time in four months


set: A JUDGE made a hospital order under the Mental Health Act on a man who kicked out a neighbour's teeth.

set: Hospital order after man kicks out neighbour's teeth


set: The Denver Broncos addressed their seriously ailing wide receiver depth Tuesday, signing former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Quan Cosby.

set: Denver Broncos sign receiver/returner Quan Cosby


set: Saint Louis University has received a three-year, $460,000 grant from the Maternal Child and Family Health Coalition and St. Louis Mental Health Board to expand efforts to detect and treat postpartum depression in new mothers.

set: SLU receives $460,000 grant to expand efforts to detect and treat postpartum depression


set: Kentucky senior Josh Harrellson has withdrawn from the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament due to flu-like symptoms.

set: Josh Harrellson withdraws from Portsmouth Invitational Tournament


set: A short time ago though the company announced a new version was in the offering with certain regions getting the device before the end of the year, and now we have news that the Asus Padfone 2 German release date is set while the UK waits on news of availability.

set: Asus Padfone 2 German release date set, UK waits


set: Washington voters are narrowly approving gay marriage in the state, following the lead of voters in Maryland and Maine, where ballot measures on same-sex unions also are holding slim leads.

set: Washington voters narrowly approving gay marriage


set: A molecular chain reaction on a metal surface, as a nanoscale process has been accomplished in which a single electron caused a self-perpetuating chain reaction that rearranged the bonds in 10 consecutive molecules positioned on a gold surface.


set: THE Tasmanian devil could be extinct within a decade with little hope of finding a cancer vaccine before the wilderness population is wiped out, experts warned today.

set: Tasmanian devil could be extinct in decade withour cancer vaccine


set: Edenton, NC police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Wednesday afternoon at the Southern Bank in the 100 block of W. Queen St.

set: Edenton, NC police investigating bank robbery


set: Two weeks after Avon rejected Coty's bid to snap up the company in a deal valued at $10 billion, Coty is reaffirming its interest in Avon and is urging Avon shareholders to push for the offer.


set: Mubadala Development Company has agreed to acquire a 9 percent equity stake in The Raine Group LLC. They will seek to capitalize on emerging investment opportunities in the media, entertainment and sports sectors around the world.

set: Mubadala Development Company agrees to acquire equity stake in Raine Group


set: Hong Kong shares extended losses to drop more than 2 percent by midday as investors grew worried about a possible outlook downgrade for the US credit rating, casting doubt over a quick recovery for the world's largest economy.

set: Hk shares extend losses to drop 2 percent


set: Five police officers were killed in a grenade attack in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, near state capital Guadalajara, local authorities said Thursday, dpa reported.

set: Five police officers killed in grenade attack in mexico


set: AN HISTORIC park lodge has been handed over to the community after a refurbishment costing nearly a quarter of a million pounds.

set: HISTORIC park lodge handed over to community


set: SACRAMENTO, Calif. DeMarcus Cousins has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing officials after a 95-83 loss to Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.

set: Cousins fined $25,000 for criticizing officials


set: Margao, April 30 The youth director of Don Bosco Benaulim, Fr Anisio Mota today said that bull fights, gambling and alcohol are having adverse effects on youth, especially along the coastal belt.

set: Gambling, alcohol having adverse effects on youth:


set: The Biggest Loser ninth-season contestant Sam Poueu reportedly fell four stories down a fire escape after celebrating a friend's birthday dinner, landing him at a San Francisco hospital in critical condition on September 3.

set: 'The Biggest Loser's Sam Poueu fell four stories down fire escape


set: The combined Ticketmaster and Live Nation have reportedly begun laying off a significant number of employees, a move that appears to directly contradict what Live Nation Entertainment President and CEO Michael Rapino and Executive Chairman Irving Azoff said they would do when they testified last year before Congress.

set: Live Nation Entertainment reportedly begins laying off employees


set: Portland money managers say if city leaders don't change an onerous tax rule they might flee to the suburbs.


set: Asda has been reprimanded for its original price guarantee ads following complaints from rivals Morrisons and Tesco, a watchdog said.

set: Asda reprimanded over price guarantee ads


set: Conny Mus, a veteran Dutch correspondent in the Middle East who covered conflicts from Romania's revolution to the wars in Iraq, died Friday while on vacation in his home country, the RTL broadcasting company said.

set: Veteran Dutch Mideast reporter conny Mus dies


set: ``Guess which state is obviously the most unionized state in the union.


set: In honor of Willie Nelson's 80th Birthday today, he went on Conan and made a stoner-y audition reel for the role of Gandalf in The Hobbit 2.

set: Willie Nelson auditions for Gandalf in the Hobbit 2


set: Barclays Bank PLC, a financial services provider, has agreed to acquire the Italian credit card business of Citibank International Bank Plc, a provider of personal and commercial banking services.

set: Barclays Bank to acquire Italian credit card business of Citibank International


set: New Delhi - Maoist rebels blew up railway tracks in two locations in eastern India on Tuesday ahead of a key meeting of chief ministers to discuss coordinated action against them, news reports said.

set: Maoist rebels blow up railway tracks in India


set: All golf course projects across the country will be inspected next month, and many of them will be canceled, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said in a report to the National Assembly on June 7.

set: All golf course projects to be inspected


set: The award-winning Cherokee National Youth Choir will hold auditions for the upcoming year from 3 to 8 pm Jan. 13 in the Tribal Council Chambers, located in the Cherokee Nation complex on US 62 south of Tahlequah.

set: Cherokee National Youth Choir to hold auditions


set: A hospital employee has pleaded guilty to making threats against Faxton-Saint Luke's Hospital in Utica.

set: Hospital employee pleads guilty to making threats


set: TEHRAN -Iran's ambassador to Turkmenistan Mohammad Reza Forqani said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to visit Turkmenistan in January to open Iran-Turkmenistan gas pipeline.

set: Ahmadinejad to visit Turkmenistan in January to open gas pipeline


set: Subject to the TSX Venture Exchange final approval, Augyva has agreed to extend for twelve months the term of 6,000,000 warrants ``A'' expiring on April 15, 2009.

set: Augyva extends the term of 6,000,000 warrants


set: A South Carolina-based frozen yogurt chain is opening up shop in downtown Nashua.

set: Frozen yogurt chain opening up shop in downtown Nashua


set: IGN Entertainment, the News Corporation-owned online publisher, has appointed Mike Goldstein as its first UK publisher for men's entertainment site AskMen.

set: IGN Entertainment appoints UK publisher for AskMen


set: US industrial output rose 0.9 percent in July, its biggest gain since December, the Federal Reserve said on Tuesday.


set: FELIPE Massa of Ferrari took pole position for the European Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton following a hotly-contested qualifying session.

set: Felipe Massa takes pole at European Grand Prix


set: The Hudson girls golf team advanced to a Division I district meet after placing third in sectional play Oct. 1 at Gleneagles Golf Course in Twinsburg.

set: Girls golf team advances to district meet


set: A lost pig was found in Washington County on Thursday, and now the man who found the pig is looking for its owner.


set: BOMBS have ripped through a cafe in the southern Philippines, killing three people and wounding 15, witnesses said.

set: Bombs rip through a cafe in southern Philippines


set: Due to the current extended period of moisture, fire restrictions have been lifted from federal lands in the Upper Rio Grande Valley including the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Bureau of Land Management's San Luis Valley Field Office, Rio Grande National Forest and the San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex.


set: New work rules announced by the government today give air traffic controllers more time to rest between shifts.

set: New work rules announced for air traffic controllers


set: Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday: up 8.5 cents, or 0.35 per cent, at $24.595 ANZ is due to hold its AGM on Wednesday.


set: A Magnolia man has been charged with felony DUI and other offenses after his 7th DUI arrest.

set: Magnolia man charged with felony DUI after 7th DUI arrest


set: Two Selwyn men charged with killing pet ducks were remanded at the Christchurch District Court today.


set: Taliban leaders are reported to have threatened to 'kill or capture' Apache helicopter pilot Prince Harry if he returns to fight in Afghanistan.

set: The taliban threaten to 'kill or capture' Prince Harry if he returns to Afghanistan


set: A Bardstown, Kentucky man is charged with stealing copper from the old Indiana Army Ammunition Plant.

set: Bardstown man charged with stealing copper


set: In the next five years the CompuGroup Medical AG will invest 130 Million Euros in the health system.

set: CompuGroup medical invests 130 Million Euros in health system


set: Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has suffered another major blow to his authority after the party's biggest donor quit over his policies.

set: Major blow for lib dem leader Nick Clegg as party's biggest donor quits over his policies


set: A PENSIONER with breathing difficulties waited nearly two hours for an ambulance to arrive at his home.


set: A bill to create a fund to help refugees got a unanimous nod this morning from a House panel.

set: Bill to create fund to help refugees gets nod


set: Moldova's ruling Communists, led by President Vladimir Voronin, won 50 percent in a parliamentary election, according to preliminary official results, with just over 91 percent of votes counted.

set: Moldova Communists win 50 percent in election


set: The body of a man with a stab wound was found beside the Linggi-Lubuk Cina main road, near here yesterday evening.


set: Mike Skinner from The Streets has started a new band and they already have a number of demo tracks under their belt.


set: A TEACHER accused of being unable to stop children setting off firecrackers in his classroom, told a disciplinary hearing yesterday how being attacked by a pupil permanently changed his attitude to his job.


set: China made a pledge to slow its carbon emissions, nearly halving the ratio of pollution to GDP over the next decade.


set: IBM will unveil its cloud computing strategy today at a meeting in Shanghai, becoming the first technology company to offer a service that lets customers buy the equivalent of overdraft protection for data centers.


set: A south Auckland woman has been ordered to pay back $68,000 she falsely claimed from the tax department.


set: Roman Polanski was released from prison after posting $4.5 million bail and undertaking house arrest at his Swiss chalet.


set: Virgin Media has announced the official opening of pre-registrations for its long-awaited 100Mb/s broadband service, due to begin rolling out before the end of the year.


set: Ukash, a digital money outfit that provides pre-paid coupons that can be redeemed for online products and services, is launching in South Africa as it looks to tap the country's large unbanked population.


set: SHERMAN OAKS, CA-It is evident that many private equity funds are itching to pull the trigger and are buying distressed real estate, according to locally-based Robert Leveen, a senior vice president of Lee & Associates investment services group.

set: Private equity funds itch to pull trigger


set: Krishna, arrested in connection with the Noida double murder case, was today remanded to four days in CBI custody, allowing the investigating agency to conduct some more scientific tests on him.

set: Krishna remanded to four days in CBI custody


set: A man was found dead early Wednesday morning in Buckingham of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.


set: A brand new Tata Nano car which was on its way to be delivered in Vadodara, caught fire near Boriyavi village of the district here today, police said.


set: Wells Fargo today maintained an Outperform rating on PVH Corp but lowered its price target to $120 to $128.

set: Wells Fargo maintains Outperform on PVH Corp (PVH)


set: Heineken NV will offer as much as $6 billion for Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd. to block one of Thailand's richest men from building his influence in the maker of Tiger beer.

set: Heineken will offer as much as $6 billion for Asia Pacific Breweries


set: The United States Equestrian Federation reported today that former Olympic mount and dressage horse Mythilus was humanely euthanized today as a result of complications discovered during colic surgery.

set: Olympic dressage horse Mythilus euthanized


set: Former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, a man who held the economic reins through the post-Soviet turmoil of the 1990s, died on Wednesday at the age of 72.

set: Former Russian pm Viktor Chernomyrdin dies


set: Indeed Tiger Woods has announced on his web site that he is taking an ``indefinite break from professional golf.''

set: Tiger Woods taking 'indefinite break from professional golf'


set: Samsung could launch Galaxy Ace 3 in May By http://www.bgr.in Rumors are abuzz over Samsung being working on the fourth model in its Galaxy Ace range of mid-end smartphones.


set: Talk of China's interest in a stake in BHP Billiton has sent the resources index northward and, in turn, helped the JSE advance further by midday on Wednesday.


set: Digital Lightwave, Inc., a provider of optical networking test equipment and technology solutions, has announced the availability of full OTN multiplexing test support for the NIC platform.

set: Digital Lightwave announces full OTN multiplexing test support for NIC platform


set: PRESIDENT Barack Obama has warned that US commitment to Afghanistan is ''not open ended'' and Kabul must make improvements in governance, an Administration official said.


set: Former state Rep. Paul Sadler announced Monday that he will run for US Senate as a Democrat.

set: Former dem lawmaker Sadler announces for Senate


set: HEARTS manager Csaba Laszlo has called for the winter shutdown to be reintroduced to Scottish football.

set: Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo calls for winter shutdown


set: Acres of most crops are expected to rebound this year in North Dakota in the absence of spring flooding.


set: Eminem paid tribute to his late friend Proof and Lil Wayne during a show in the UK this weekend.


set: West Coast Bank has announced that it will open a new branch in Dundee, Oregon, US on January 5, 2009.

set: West Coast Bank to open new branch in Oregon


set: A police officer was found dead with heroin overdose symptoms Thursday outside the Bishkek Trauma Hospital №4, sources in the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Kyrgyzstan informed the news agency ``24.kg''.

set: Cop found dead with heroin overdose symptoms


set: New simulations suggest that Jupiter and Saturn may have played a bit of planet Pong with Uranus.

set: Jupiter and Saturn played Pong with Uranus


set: Megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar Jr. was arrested early Friday in suburban Georgia and charged with assaulting his 15-year-old daughter.


set: Zain, in partnership with Western Union, has introduced an international mobile money transfer option via Zap which will allows Kenyans living outside the country in Africa and the Middle East to send money home using Zain's Zap mobile money transfer service.

set: Zain introduces an international mobile money transfer option via Zap:


set: Motorola is all set to launch its Android tablet Xoom in Taiwan and South Korea next month.

set: Motorola to launch Xoom in Taiwan, South Korea next month


set: The US economy will gain traction this year after a sluggish first quarter, a Reuters poll found, even as the potential threat from higher oil prices pushes analysts to raise their inflation expectations.


set: A Council Bluffs woman was robbed of her jewelry Wednesday evening in an alley in the 700 block of First Avenue.


set: With their first preseason game on the horizon, the Jets released their depth chart Tuesday night.


set: A 50-year-old man was killed and his son critically injured in a drive-by shooting.


set: Pakistani intelligence agencies believe the new Taliban chief named by the militant group Saturday is a 'look alike brother' of Hakimullah Mehsud and not the real one, the Online news agency reported.

set: New Taliban chief is 'look alike brother' of Hakimullah Mehsud


set: GolfLogix has unveiled its new online golf community with added features and a new look and feel.


set: A GOOD OLD FASHIONED ORGY longs to be a smutty film with a heart of gold but it's crippled by a script completely bereft of laughs.


set: Hahn, Castro maintain lead at PGA event Updated: 17:44, Saturday January 19, 2013 James Hahn and Roberto Castro are the leaders after the second round of the PGA Tour's Humana Challenge.


set: Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith has reportedly been fined $15,000 by the NFL for his role in a sideline scuffle during Sunday's win over the Washington Redskins.

set: Falcons head coach Smith fined by the NFL


set: On August 27, 2008, Chinese President Hu Jintao met in Dushanbe with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, who is here for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.

set: Hu Jintao meets with Russian president Medvedev


set: Libya can begin oil exports within 10 days, Libyan National Oil Corporation Director Nuri Beruin said.

set: Libya to begin oil exports within 10 days


set: Noida, Feb 25 A leading businessman was kidnapped from Noida, on the outskirts of Delhi, and the abductors want Rs.1 crore for his release, police said Friday.


set: India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire in Uri sector of Baramulla district during the preceding night forcing the Army to beef up vigil in the area.

set: India,Pakistan exchange heavy fire in Uri sector


set: Lebanon Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Friday the resignation of the government after a cabinet session in which he failed to pass the extension of Internal Security Forces chief Ashraf Rifi's term.

set: Mikati announces resignation of the government


set: Enterprises said,``In the beginning of 2011 the real estate industry expected a rebound from the dip and were hoping for things to move towards another boom. But as we enter another new year we find ourselves in a cautious situation nationally and more so internationally. But, a realistic demand for housing and office spaces continues to grow steadily, though not exponentialy. For Brigade group, who have been selling predominantly to end users, the future still looks promising. Numerous new projects have already been launched and more will follow in the immediate future, altogether totaling 30 million sft.

set: A realistic demand for housing and office continues to grow steadily:


set: A former CIA analyst, who helped President Barack Obama formulate his Pakistan-Afghanistan policy, sees ``a very serious possibility that the next mass casualty terrorist attack on the United States will be postmarked 'Pakistan.''

set: Next terrorist attack on United States will be postmarked 'Pakistan'


set: Apple on Wednesday launched the iPhone 5.


set: Sexual assault has no place in the Defense Department, a senior Pentagon official said here today, calling on the workforce to be part of the solution.

set: Sexual assault has no place in dod, official says


set: Washington & Jefferson will join the existing six men's lacrosse programs in the Landmark to form a seven-team conference and compete in a round-robin schedule that concludes with a tournament semifinals and finals.


set: The $1 billion Volkswagen plant at the Enterprise South Industrial Park will include a $35.7 million tank farm and utilities plant.

set: Vw plant will include $35.7 million tank farm


set: Evans, who has opened for Joan Rivers before, also has opened for Jay Leno , Social Distortion, Dionne Warwick , and Franki Valli , among others, and is currently working on his major label debut which will feature a duet with Kelly Osbourne .

set: Crooner Brian Evans to open for Joan Rivers


set: The WBA heavyweight title bout between Nikolay Valuev and Ruslan Chagaev in Helsinki has been dramatically called after Chagaev is believed to have tested positive for a mild form of hepatitis B. The condition was discovered during a blood test carried out by the Finnish boxing federation, the results of which were not known until Friday.

set: WBA heavyweight title bout between Nikolay Valuev and Ruslan Chagaev called off


set: State-owned bank Northern Rock on Tuesday said that it plans to cut up to 650 jobs by the end of 2010 as part of an ongoing restructuring process after a government bailout.


set: 09 Jan 2013 07:35:34 Manchester United lead the chase for PSV star Kevin Strootman, who is closing in on a move to the Premier League, according to talkSPORT.


set: Thomas Lukaszuk was allegedly assaulted Saturday afternoon while campaigning in the constituency of Edmonton Castle-Downs.

set: Thomas Lukaszuk allegedly assaulted while campaigning


set: Doncaster striker Steve Brooker faces surgery to resolve an ankle problem and is expected to miss the rest of the season.


set: China has begun three days of mourning for the more than 30 000 victims of last week's earthquake.


set: President Barack Obama will take his Main Street economic tour to Buffalo, NY, next Thursday.


set: Katy Perry has been partying until the early hours with a group of her friends in Los Angeles as she tries to get over her split from Russell Brand.

set: Katy Perry parties until the early hours


set: Easter Road toll stands at 9 Updated: 20:17, Sunday April 8, 2012 Easter Road toll stands at 9 Toll Easter A four-year-old boy's among nine people who have died on Australian roads over the Easter long weekend.


set: Citigroup Inc said on Wednesday that it has finalized an agreement with the US government under which the latter will exchange up to $25 billion of Citi preferred securities for interim securities and warrants.


set: Farrelly brothers are set to bring retro comedy 'Three Stooges' to the big screen in November 2009.

set: Farrelly brothers to bring ``Three Stooges'' to big screen


set: Former first lady Barbara Bush has been admitted to a Houston, Texas hospital after falling ill Tuesday night.

set: Barbara Bush admitted to hospital after falling ill


set: Directory keying services are useful to manage the various resources in organized manner.


set: Libertarian Republican Congressman Ron Paul has ended his campaign for president.


set: ANAHEIM, Calif. The Anaheim Ducks placed Todd Bertuzzi on unconditional waivers Friday and intend to buy out the final year of his contract.

set: Anaheim Ducks place Todd Bertuzzi on waivers, intend to buy him out


set: BG Group has suspended a senior executive after authorities in Australia launched an enquiry into ``alleged insider trading'' in the run-up to the alliance with Queensland Gas Company, said the Independent.


set: Billionaire Warren Buffett on Tuesday said he is looking to invest in large countries like India, China and Brazil, but added that restrictions on foreign ownership in India's insurance industry could be a deterrent.

set: Buffett says looking at investing in India


set: President Benigno S. Aquino III will convene the National Security Council Wednesday to discuss the capability of the country in the fight against terroristic attacks despite the death of Osama bin Laden.

set: Aquino convenes National security council Wednesday


set: Taiwan share prices closed up 0.35 percent yesterday as buying rotated to old-economy shares to take advantage of low valuations, dealers said.


set: A 35-year-old man has died after being trapped under a V-Line train at North Melbourne station for almost two hours.

set: Man dies after being trapped under train


set: Kent County has declined a regional library partnership with the city of Dover because officials say they don't have the money.

set: Kent declines regional library partnership


set: Williamston Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened at Moratoc Park early Sunday morning.

set: Williamston Police investigate deadly shooting


set: A registered sex offender who did not notify police after he moved from his apartment was arrested Tuesday on a felony charge of failure to register, police said.

set: Sex offender charged with failure to register


set: Mark Speight, the BBC television presenter, will not face charges over the death of Natasha Collins, his fiancee, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.

set: BBC presenter mark Speight will not face charges


set: A man was fatally stabbed early this morning in the parking lot at Alcatraz on Telegraph Rd. One man is in custody and several others are being sought.


set: Petit entrepreneurs more often close down their businesses due to the crisis was become jobless, shows the data of the National Statistical Institute on the labour force in Bulgaria in the last three months of 2011.

set: Petit entrepreneurs close down businesses


set: A GERMAN tourist was allegedly mugged by three Nigerian women in the Playa de Palma area.


set: R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who had been one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has died of colon cancer.


set: A small gas leak led to a small fire on 123rd Street NW, a few miles south of North Dakota Highway 1804 on Friday.


set: Amazon Cloud Player now works with iOS, after the online retail giant updated the service at the end of last week.


set: The default retirement age of 65 will be scrapped from October this year, the government has announced.


set: President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated on Sunday that the PPP believed in the policy of reconciliation and was moving forward with this in mind.

set: PPP believes in policy of reconciliation:


set: On Tuesday, the Cavs won the 2013 draft lottery and the first pick in the upcoming draft.


set: The Thai capital is braced for more protests as Red Shirts vowed to defy a state of emergency.


set: RV) Southern African leaders began a two-day summit in Johannesburg today, with hopes that stalled talks on Zimbabwe's power-sharing may get back on track.


set: A 19-year-old Missoula man has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide for punching a Great Falls man during an argument, causing him to fall and suffer a fatal head injury.

set: Missoula man pleads guilty to punching a man, causing fatal head injuries


set: Egypt won the African Cup of Nations for the third time in a row after beating Ghana 1-0 in the Angolan capital, Luanda.

set: Egypt wins African Cup of Nations for the third time in a row


set: Nortel, which delivers communications capabilities, showcased IPTV and video solutions at the recently concluded trade event TelcoTV 2008 in the US.

set: Nortel showcases IPTV and video solutions at TelcoTV 2008


set: A new asparagus growing operation's been announced in the Waikato, giving the growing industry a multi-million dollar boost.


set: An Erie man faces trial on charges in a July stabbing on the city's west side.


set: American Capital, Ltd. announced today that it has amended its unsecured credit facility for which Wachovia Bank, NA serves as administrative agent.

set: American Capital amends unsecured credit facility


set: Gay lobbying charity Stonewall says it will campaign for lesbian and gay couples to have civil marriages in the UK.

set: Stonewall says it will campaign for gay marriage


set: Kon Ichikawa, the Japanese director who married artistic technique with humanistic spirit in such films as the Oscar-nominated ``Harp of Burma'' and ``Tokyo Olympiad,'' has died.

set: Japanese film director kon Ichikawa dies


set: under Arizona Republic News The Arizona State baseball team travels to Tucson to take on the Arizona Wildcats Tuesday.

set: Arizona State baseball travels to take on Arizona Wildcats


set: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to visit Libya today.


set: A NEW James Bond novel written by the British author William Boyd to be released in late September will mark a return to the ``classic Bond era''.

set: New James Bond novel marks return to 'classic era'


set: Some prominent Ghanaian entrepreneurs have been nominated to receive awards at the maiden Ghana Entrepreneurs Awards, scheduled for Friday, April 15, in Accra.

set: Prominent Ghanaian entrepreneurs nominated for awards


set: Swedish researchers reported that gastric bypass surgery for weight loss doubles the risk of developing alcoholism in comparison with Lap-Band surgery.

set: Gastric bypass doubles the risk to develop alcoholism


set: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Albertina Sisulu, a veteran of the anti-apartheid movement who was married to Nelson Mandela's mentor, has died.

set: Anti-apartheid veteran Albertina Sisulu dies


set: The wife of a former Oklahoma prison warden who was convicted of helping a convicted killer escape is scheduled to be released from a state prison after serving a little more than half of a one-year sentence.

set: Wife of former warden to be released from prison


set: Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in the city since Friday afternoon.


set: Mark Calvi's South Alabama team is ranked No. 24 in the country this week by Baseball America.

set: South Alabama ranked No. 24 this week by Baseball America


set: The opposition partys BJP's NDA ally, the JD demanded that Khurshid be banned from UP while the CPM disapproved of his ``defiant stance''.


set: Redskins owner Dan Snyder said that the Redskins name would ``never'' change.

set: Snyder says Redskins name will 'never' change


set: Chip giant Intel said it is working with Google on the Chrome operating system and has been privy to the project for some time, media reports said on Friday.


set: An ``al-Qaida sympathizer'' accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as US troops returning home has been arrested on numerous terrorism-related charges.


set: Michigan State made a big statement with its 10th win of the season.

set: Michigan State makes Big statement with win


set: The National Weather Service reports that a tornado has touched down in Accomack County in the Quinby area.


set: After completing twelve stages of his first Grand Tour, American rider Taylor Phinney has withdrawn from the Vuelta a España.

set: Taylor Phinney withdraws from Vuelta a España


set: Access Bank said on Thursday it grew its pre-tax profit by 16.78 percent to 16.42 billion naira in the nine months to September, compared to 14.06 billion naira in the same period last year.


set: A woman has told police that she was sexually attacked while walking in north Glendale, authorities said Thursday.

set: Another woman sexually attacked in Glendale


set: Eurozone approves Cyprus bailout terms Updated: 23:15, Friday April 12, 2013 Eurozone finance ministers formally approved the terms of a Cyprus debt bailout, after some confusion over whether it needed revision, saying it could now go ahead once cleared by national parliaments.


set: After declining for four decades, rheumatoid arthritis is on the rise among women in the United States, according to new research.


set: Authorities in Ulster County suspect foul play in the death of a man whose body they found inside a burning pickup truck.


set: JUSTICE Minister Herbert Volney says his plan to retire from the Judiciary was leaked to the media after it was obtained during a tapped telephone conversation with his wife.


set: 2008 Champs Sports Bowl betting odds for Wisconsin vs. Florida State opened at Seminoles -5 ½.


set: Today analysts at Citigroup lowered their full-year price forecast on natural gas from $4.75/MMBtu to $4.60.

set: Citigroup lowers price forecast on natural gas (ung)


set: Gaz de France recently discovered natural gas deposits in the West El Burullus concession in Egypt for which it holds an exploration and production licence.

set: Gaz de France discovers natural gas deposits in Egypt


set: David Haye will take on tonight's penultimate I'm A Celebrity 2012 bush tucker trial, the well of hell.


set: It took Samsung just 5 months to sell 10 million Galaxy S II smartphones, and Samsung says it is their fastest selling phone of all time, and they also announced that they have sold 3.6 million of the Samsung Galaxy S II in Korea, 3.4 million in Europe and 2.3 million in Asia.

set: Samsung sells 10 million Galaxy S II smartphones


set: If you're a Dropbox and Windows Mobile user, DroppedBoxx brings your Dropbox files and folder syncing to Windows Mobile.

set: DroppedBoxx brings Dropbox to Windows Mobile


set: A 29-year-old Russellville, Missouri man, won the eighth annual St. Louis marathon yesterday.


set: New research published in the journal Science paves the way for a pill that would ease the pain of bad memories by essentially replacing it with warm and fuzzy feelings.


set: A Baldwin County clinic that serves the Hispanic population here on the Gulf Coast is seeing more patients, worried about Swine flu.


set: Singh, who is meeting leaders of 13 recognised Air India unions tomorrow, said, ``It is more for familiarisation to get to know them.

set: Ajit Singh to meet leaders of 13 Air India unions tomorrow


set: Nova Scotia Power applied Tuesday for a rate increase that would see the cost of electricty go up three per cent per year for the next two years.

set: Nova Scotia Power applying for rate increases


set: After naming his political party, anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal while addressing a press conference said that his part Aam Aadmi Party will challenge existing parties.

set: Aam Aadmi party will challenge existing parties:


set: Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg have been reunited to star in the upcoming Football comedy-drama movie 'Turkey Bowl'.

set: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg reunites for ``Turkey Bowl''


set: Economic and financial conditions have improved in European Union states outside of the euro zone, but the vulnerabilities seen at the height of the global crisis broadly persist, the European Central Bank said on Thursday.

set: Economic conditions improved in EU states outside of the euro zone, but vulnerabilities broadly persist


set: Jamie Foxx to play the role of Frank Sinatra in biopic directed by Martin scorsese.

set: Jamie Foxx to play Frank Sinatra in biopic


set: Mott Community College is hosting an event for prospective students and their parents Dec. 12.

set: Mott Community college hosting event for prospective students


set: Cuningham Group Architecture has expanded to San Diego and Phoenix through the acquisition of NTD Healthcare.

set: Cuningham Group expands to San Diego and Phoenix with acquisition


set: Tunisian police fired teargas on Monday at a rally by hundreds of people protesting at the lack of political reforms since the overthrow of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January.


set: Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says the Canadian death toll in earthquake-ravaged Haiti has risen to 19.

set: Canadian death toll in Haiti rises to 19


set: Chris Brown will appear on 20/20 for an interview on December 11, according to the ABC network.


set: After experiencing just about every weather-related calamity imaginable last year, Oklahoma farmers and ranchers got word on Wednesday that the state is getting some much-needed federal aid.

set: Oklahoma farmers and ranchers getting federal aid


set: Grass Valley announced that it has acquired PubliTronic, a privately-held, global provider of multichannel, integrated, automated playout solutions.


set: Rare Daniel Boone signed receipt, note 3`` x 5'', nicely framed with period engraving, frame 18 3/4`` x 12''.

set: Rare Daniel Boone signed receipt, framed


set: ``The more I sit in an office, the more I want to be location independent. ... I feel this need to travel more, to explore, and not be tied to an office in Minnesota.''


set: Buchanan First Baptist Church will offer its January Bible study on the book of Exodus at 6 pm each Sunday throughout the month.

set: Buchanan First Baptist offers January study of book of Exodus


set: Scutaro told Cardenas that he prefers the Red Sox and the Dodgers because of their success and higher possibility of reaching the playoffs.

set: Shortstop Marco Scutaro prefers Red Sox or Dodgers


set: Iran hanged a murderer in public Wednesday in the northern city of Karaj, the state IRIB TV reported on its website.


set: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he is sure that diplomatic relations with Georgia would be restored in the future.

set: Putin sure diplomatic relations with Georgia will be restored


set: New Delhi, April 25 People should speak up against corruption as every individual had a role to play in the fight against the malaise, former chief justice of India JS Verma said Monday.

set: People should speak up against corruption:


set: ParalympicsGB cyclist Sarah Storey, who won Great Britain's first gold this afternoon in the women's C5 three-kilometres individual pursuit, has said the victory wasn't as easy as it looked.

set: Sarah Storey: 'victory wasn't as easy as it looked'


set: Charges are expected to be filed after a child was struck by a car Thursday morning in Fayette County.

set: Charges to be filed after child struck by car


set: A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted northeastern Japan early Sunday in the same region that was devastated by a massive 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami earlier this year.


set: Stocks ended mixed on Tuesday, as the Dow dipped, but the S&P and Nasdaq locked in gains.


set: Instead, she chose to go her own way as an uncompromising jazz singer, songwriter, actress and civil-rights advocate.


set: Skip to navigation '' Skip to content '' US Australia/Antarctica Guinea-Bissau president escapes coup attempt Buzz Up IM del.icio.us Yahoo! Bookmarks By ASSIMO BALDE, Associated Press Writer Assimo Balde, Associated Press Writer -- 14 mins ago AP --


set: Regional law firm Brethertons pioneers online access to legal services with its launch today of LawSense.co.uk.


set: If scientists are to be believed, portable electronic pets able to recognise their owner's voice and walking style could soon replace passwords and PINs as a way to keep personal details and accounts secure.

set: Electronic pet 'could soon replace passwords and PINs'


set: Dallas Baptist rallied from a 3-2 deficit to post a 4-3 victory over No. 8 TCU Tuesday night at Lupton Stadium.

set: Dallas Baptist rallies for 4-3 victory over TCU


set: The Greeks celebrated the largest salad dish in the world, which included about 8.13 tones of types of green salad on the famous Greek way; despite the fact that Greece suffers from a severe financial crisis, they still managed to pull the new record and enjoy the celebrations.

set: Greece celebrates the largest salad dish in the world


set: THE Daylesford Bulldogs have suffered their first loss of the season, being thrashed at the hands of Learmonth by 62 points.

set: Daylesford Bulldogs suffer first loss of the season


set: The Earthquakes have acquired midfielder Joey Gjertsen, a former star in the United Soccer League with Vancouver and Montreal.

set: San Jose Earthquakes acquire midfielder Joey Gjertsen


set: A woman and three men were arrested in an attempt to exchange counterfeit currency, Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov said for Focus News Agency.

set: A woman and three men arrested in an attempt to exchange counterfeit currency


set: Romaquip, the Birr, Co Offaly-based snow plough and salt spreader manufacturer, which has contracts for snow treatment all over Ireland Britain and parts of Europe, has discovered that there's no business like snow business.


set: Hedge funds launches in 2011 increased to the highest level since 2007, as investors and managers positioned for 2012 amid intense volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty, reported Hedge Fund Research Inc.

set: Hedge funds launches increased to highest level since 2007


set: Darren Pattinson, the right-arm swing bowler who played one Test for England, has signed a new contract with Nottinghamshire that commits him to the club until the end of the 2012 season.

set: Pattinson signs new Nottinghamshire contract


set: Asian bond spreads widened on Friday on worries that a massive US stimulus plan may not be enough to pull the economy out of recession, while an expected global bond issue in Indonesia prompted some selling.


set: Prosecutors have dropped a felony aggravated battery charge against Miami Dolphins defensive end Phillip Merling.

set: Prosecutors drop battery charge against Dolphins de Phillip Merling


set: Tibetans living in exile here released a new video giving graphic details of Chinese atrocities committed in Tibet last year.

set: Tibetans living in exile release video of Chinese atrocities


set: The newly discovered papyrus which suggest that Jesus may have been married, raises questions that many don't approve.

set: Papyrus suggesting 'Jesus was married' raises questions


set: Corinthian shares jumped 14% to $8.77 on volume of 1.4 million shares.


set: A state official says an overnight storm system that spawned tornadoes in several Midwest states killed a fourth person in western Arkansas.

set: Overnight storms killed fourth in Arkansas


set: Duchess Catherine surprised shoppers in her local grocery store when she popped in to stock up on essentials yesterday.


set: Stocks are well down at midday as investors cautiously await the beginning of first-quarter earnings reports this week.


set: London-based pub and bar operator Food and Fuel has bought the Prince of Wales in Putney, London, from pub company Etive.

set: Food and Fuel buys Prince of Wales in Putney


set: Bhubaneswar, Feb 15 Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal Monday said Swami Laxmanananda, whose murder triggered the Kandhamal riots in 2008, was not a VHP leader as projected in the media.

set: 'Laxmanananda not a VHP leader as projected in media'


set: ``Purple Rain'' hitmaker Prince has been ordered to pay a video editor $57,600 for unpaid services rendered last year.

set: Prince to pay video editor $57,600 for services rendered


set: As of January, Air Canada will charge passengers $20 for a second checked bag on its Canadian, Caribbean and Mexican flights.

set: Air Canada to charge $20 for second checked bag


set: IT is time someone brings to the notice of the people who are in charge of the regulation of motor vehicle traffic that the speed cushions in Fitzgerald Street, North Perth, are a dismal failure.


set: Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield announces his retirement during a news conference at the team's new spring training complex in Fort Myers, Fla. Tim Wakefield, who carved out a 19-year career thanks to his utterly unpredictable knuckleball, announced his retirement from the Boston Red Sox on Friday.


set: The brain's pleasure response to tasting food can be measured through the eyes using a common, low-cost ophthalmological tool, according to a study just published in the journal Obesity.

set: Brain's pleasure response from food measured through eyes


set: Hollywood actress Sienna Miller does not believe in one night stands, insisting ``I'm not going to spend time with someone unless I love them.''


set: India has asked Pakistan to increase security at its embassy, officials said on Thursday, after the execution of Pakistani militant Mohammed Kasab who was hanged for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

set: India asks Pakistan to increase security at its embassy


set: Gov. Bill Richardson, a former presidential rival to Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton, has endorsed Obama today.


set: Most employee skills gaps in Canada can be eliminated within either 8 weeks or 10 months, depending on the type of job, using an innovative accelerated learning approach called Learning Paths that gets employees up to speed on their job in the shortest possible time, while increasing performance and revenues, and reducing costs for employers.

set: Most employee skills gaps can be eliminated in weeks or months


set: Justin Timberlake opens up about his onetime girlfriend Britney Spears in the July issue of Vanity Fair.

set: Justin Timberlake opens up about Britney Spears in Vanity Fair


set: Gov.-elect Pat McCrory will be sworn in as North Carolina's 74th governor in a small ceremony Saturday at the State Capitol.

set: Gov.-elect McCrory to be sworn in Saturday


set: The urban poor will now be identified on the basis of social, economic and occupational vulnerabilities as the housing and poverty alleviation ministry has decided to junk the Planning Commission's income benchmark.

set: Urban poor to be identified on vulnerabilities


set: Kolkata, Sept 17 West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said that he did not reply to 'a bogus question' when asked to comment on speculation that he had resigned.


set: Tata Power can move to Rs 100-105, says SP Tulsian, sptulsian.com.


set: ``Laguna Beach'' and ``The Hills'' star Lauren Conrad will appear in second season finale of ``Greek,'' which will air on Oct. 28th.


set: This season's first lot of Alphonso mangos have arrived in the city much ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival.


set: Social music discovery service Pandora has laid off 20 employees, or 14% of its staff, company founder Tim Westergren announced in a blog post this week.

set: Music service Pandora lays off 14% of staff


set: Wall Street posted solid gains on Wednesday as a better-than-expected survey on US private-sector job losses helped ease jitters over upcoming results of ``stress tests'' on the banking system.


set: A prominent social activist was today shot dead by militants in Sopore township of north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.


set: A mountaintop property located near the Hollywood sign and once owned by Howard Hughes is up for sale.

set: Property near Hollywood sign up is for sale


set: That was understandable: the video guys often do that before the Bulls' final at-bat if they're losing, and it was 6-4, Rochester.

set: Durham Bulls lose to Rochester Red Wings:


set: Billboard reports that Tim McGraw has filed a countersuit against Curb Records in response to the breach of contract suit Curb filed May 13th relating to McGraw's Emotional Traffic album.

set: Tim McGraw files countersuit against Curb Records


set: The Rock returned this past week on Monday night Raw in front of thousands in Boston, Massachusetts.


set: British film director Ken Russell died in hospital on Sunday at the age of 84.


set: In a development sure to kill office productivity around the world, Rovio founder Peter Vesterbacka announced that Angry Birds is coming to Facebook on Valentine's Day.


set: Police in Jewel and agents from the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation said Wednesday that a toddler's death has now been ruled a homicide.


set: Pop star Pink was in Niagara Falls with her husband, Carey Hart, to open Hart's first Canadian location of his Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co. chain.


set: Former Presidents of the United States and their spouses have regained lifetime Secret Service protection under a law recently signed by President Obama.

set: Presidents regain lifetime Secret Service protection


set: Two Indian Navy submarines were involved in a minor collision at Mumbai naval docks last week, causing minor damage to one vessel's rudder, officials yesterday said.

set: Navy submarines involved in minor collision


set: In times of financial and job uncertainty, one area in which homeowners can reduce monthly expenses is to take out a refinancing mortgage.


set: Megan Fox spotted sneaky foot soldier spying in new Mutant Ninja Turtles set pic. This past Friday night,May 31st, the very sexy actress,Megan Fox, was spotted back out on the set of her latest, ``Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' reboot out in the big apple,New York City,New York.


set: By Chris Phillips '' FRANCK Moussa wants to keep the Southend United fans cheering and not jeering in the first round of the Carling Cup at Cheltenham Town tonight.


set: On their third album, It's Blitz, Yeah Yeah Yeahs have done something that, regrettably, appears to be increasingly unfashionable amongst the new breed of rock bands -- they have completely reinvented their sound.


set: On Thursday, Rajiv Shah was sworn in as USAID administrator at an official ceremony in Washington, DC, Foreign Policy's blog, ``The Cable,'' reports.


set: The Bryan Adams concert in Delhi that was scheduled for Tuesday, 15 February, 2011, has been cancelled due to heavy rains and also because Delhi Police refused to issue no objection certificate due to security concerns.


set: Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday morning met with model police officers in the country commended for their dedicated services to the public.

set: President Hu meets model police officers


set: South Africa have replaced their traditional Boxing Day Test with a Twenty20 international for the 2012-13 home season, during which they will host New Zealand and Pakistan.

set: South Africa replaces Boxing Day Test with t20


set: A Tower insurance manager will take the stand this morning at the High Court in Christchurch.

set: Tower insurance manager to take the stand


set: Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana called on Tuesday for talks with his rival, the capital's mayor, after a protest campaign turned violent and claimed the lives of two civilians.


set: Hickstead grass arenas ``considerably improved in quality and cover of the sward'' by Suregrow fertiliser confirms Hickstead Director Edward Bunn.

set: Hickstead grass arenas 'improved' by Suregrow fertiliser


set: Scammers attempting to get bank account details from unsuspecting bank customers are targeting Eden this week.


set: Kelly Osbourne went on her Twitter to deny reports that she got drunk at a Golden Globes after party and went on a rant about Chrsitina Aguilera.

set: Kelly Osbourne denying that she got drunk at Golden Globes after-party


set: Santa arrived at Dobbies Garden World at Ethiebeaton Park, Monifieth, to open his grotto, with 10 lucky Evening Telegraph competition winners getting to ride alongside the big man in red in an open-topped bus.


set: Senator Olympia Snowe has announced she will vote to confirm Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court justice.


set: Helicopter-borne Pakistani soldiers swooped into a Taliban stronghold in a remote corner of Swat on Tuesday as the United Nations urged help for hundreds of thousands displaced by the fighting.

set: Pakistan soldiers swoop on Taliban stronghold


set: After a heart-breaking Olympic debut at Beijing, Sania Mirza on Thursday pulled out of the US Open, as she is yet to recover from a nagging wrist injury.


set: David Miles, the economist who is about to join the MPC in June, believes the worst of the recession is over.


set: California gasoline demand climbed 0.7 percent in August, compared with the same month of the previous year, the California State Board of Equalization said on Tuesday.

set: California gasoline demand climbs in August


set: support.com®, a leading consumer technology services company, will present its innovative work from home service delivery model at a conference in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 15th.

set: Support.com to present innovative work from home service delivery model


set: A court in New Delhi on Tuesday acquitted a ruling party politician of murder in a trial linked to the massacre of Sikhs following the 1984 assassination of then Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi.


set: Swiss cable operator Cablecom plans to offer broadband Internet access at speeds of up to 100 Mbps beginning in 2009.

set: Cablecom to offer broadband Internet access at speeds of up to 100 Mbps


set: Italian skater Carolina Kostner retained her European figure skating title on Saturday after delivering a flawless performance in Zagreb, finishing first ahead of Switzerland's Sarah Meier.


set: Abdulbaha says ``religion should unite all hearts and cause wars and disputes to vanish from the face of the earth, give birth to spirituality, and bring life and light to each heart. If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division, it were better to be without it, and to withdraw from such a religion would be a truly religious act. For it is clear that the purpose of a remedy is to cure; but remedy should only aggravate the complaint it had better be left alone. Any religion which is not a cause of love and unity is no religion.''


set: Nigeria will hold its presidential election in January, despite concerns that it doesn't give the nation enough time to hold a credible election.

set: Nigeria to hold presidential election in January


set: Solitude Baptist Church in Albertville conducted a fundraiser golf tournament July 12 at Stoney Mountain Golf Course in Guntersville.

set: Solitude Baptist conducts Golf tournament


set: New FIU basketball coach Isiah Thomas signed four players but lost point guard Josue Soto and might lose 6-10 center Freddy Asprilla.

set: FIU basketball coach Isiah Thomas signs four players


set: WestJet today announced the launch of new, seasonal non-stop service between Toronto and Santa Clara, Cuba.

set: WestJet launches service between Toronto and Santa Clara, Cuba


set: Genetically modified wheat found in a single eastern Oregon field has put the region at the center of an international uproar.


set: Actress Emma Thompson has added another feather in her cap -- she will soon join the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

set: Emma Thompson to join stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame


set: Penn State moved from #13 to #12 in the coaches poll, released yesterday by USA Today, who sponsors the poll used in the BCS formula.

set: Penn State moves up to #12 in coaches poll


set: This new legislation allows for the incorporation of foundations in Mauritius and offers flexibility in terms of structuring options.

set: New legislation allows for incorporation of foundations in Mauritius


set: The ruling UPFA and main opposition UNP are yet to decide on the mayoral candidates for the municipal councils that are to face elections in October.

set: UPFA and UNP yet to decide on mayoral candidates


set: The Rockies acquired utilityman Reid Brignac from the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday in exchange for cash and a player to be named later.

set: Rockies acquire utilityman Reid Brignac from Tampa Bay Rays


set: Ukraine is not afraid of increase in flow of foreign adopted parents because of the anti-international adoptions ban in Russia, Children's Ombudsman Yuri Pavlenko has told a briefing, commenting on coming into force of Russian anti-US adoptions law, ForUm correspondent reports.

set: Ukraine not afraid of increase in foreign adopted parents


set: A severe thunderstorm watch remains for Carroll, Coshocton, Harrison, Holmes, Stark and Tuscarawas Counties until noon today according to the National Weather Service.

set: Severe thunderstorm watch remains until noon


set: /PRNewswire/ -- craigslist founder Craig Newmark today launched craigconnects, a web-based initiative to help people work together for the common good using the Internet.


set: Dataram, which makes computer memoryboards, reported it has completed its acquisition of some as sets of Cenatek of Redding, Calif., a maker of hard-drive storage systems.

set: Dataram completes acquisition of Cenatek


set: JODI Gordon yesterday returned from LA where she spent a week trying to put some distance between the worst month of her life.


set: A man was shot dead by a shopkeeper over faulty mobile phone SIM in Hazara Colony on Tuesday, police said.


set: Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas, who revealed in August that he had throat cancer, said Monday that his tumour is gone and chances are good he has beaten cancer.


set: Andrei Arshavin, the striker who helped Zenit St. Petersburg capture the UEFA Cup last season, probably will move to Tottenham before the transfer window closes at the end of the month, Zenit coach Dick Advocaat said.

set: Arshavin probably will move to Tottenham, Zenit's Advocaat says


set: Joplin residents will vote on a $62 million bond issue to rebuild schools destroyed by a May 22 tornado.

set: Joplin to vote on $62 million bond to rebuild schools


set: SEMAFO today provided an update on the temporary suspension of operations at its Kiniero mine in Guinea following an illegal protest by a group of local residents on Sunday, September 18, 2011.

set: SEMAFO provides an update on operations at its Kiniero mine in Guinea


set: Oil prices hovered below record highs yesterday, after the US dollar rose on surprisingly robust US economic data that moved supply concerns to the back of investors' minds for now.


set: She said: ``I think I fancy Graham Onions more than Freddie now. I''ve heard he goes for days.

set: Lily allen says she fancies cricketer Graham Onions


set: Police have identified the man who was found shot to death in Norfolk on Sunday night.

set: Police identify man who was shot to death in Norfolk


set: In an article at 790thezone, Roach said ``You saw the other night that his (Mayweather) legs aren't there anymore. He can't change his style because he can't move like he used to. He's more flat footed, and that's why Shane did hit him in the first two rounds.''

set: Roach says Mayweather can't move like he used to:


set: A woman has filed a $10m claim against Michael Jackson's estate, claiming the King Of Pop gave her herpes in 1979.

set: Woman claims Michael Jackson gave her herpes


set: SCOTTISH Premier League side St Mirren have taken former Grimsby Town winger Nick Hegarty on trial.

set: Scottish Premier side St Mirren take Nick Hegarty on trial


set: Gilead Sciences Inc. has agreed to buy YM BioSciences Inc. for $510 million in cash, as the drug company looks to boost its oncology portfolio.

set: Gilead agrees to buy YM BioSciences for $510 million


set: Datarock have released a top secret new EP titled 'California' which is apparently drawn from a new musical.


set: Former US Senator Jesse Helms died Friday morning in Ralegh, North Carolina.


set: British singer Amy Winehouse, who recently splashed out thousands of pounds on a breast enlargement operation, wants to go for more cosmetic surgery.


set: Three British soldiers were killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said.

set: Three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan


set: 2009 French Open betting odds were still available even with the tournament approaching its conclusion in just a few more days.


set: Boutique Design New York, the hospitality interiors trade fair launched in 2010 by Boutique Design magazine, will expand to 60,000 net square feet for its 2013 show, November 11-12, nearly doubling the available exhibit space.

set: Boutique Design New York to expand in 2013


set: The Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy has claimed that Homeopathy can cure Swine Flu.


set: AP Sports Writer Kentucky has hired Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops as its new football coach.

set: Kentucky hires fsu assistant Mark Stoops as coach


set: Two Ladonia women arrested this month in a Tampa suburb have been charged in federal court with transporting several illegal immigrants from Russell County to Florida.

set: Ladonia women charged with transporting illegal immigrants to Florida


set: Today, YouTube migrated its user videos over to a new design.


set: WBO/IBF super bantamweight champion Nonito ``The Filipino Flash'' Nonito Donaire is in Honolulu, Hawaii en route to his training camp at the Undisputed Gym in the Bay Area and will begin training right away for his Diamond Belt showdown against WBC super champion Toshiaki Nishioka at the Home Depot Center in Carson City, California on October 13.


set: Barcelona successfully defended their La Liga title as they scored crucial draw away to Levante on Wednesday night.


set: How do you fancy owning this exclusive signed photo of Sir Stirling Moss that captures the legendary British driver quenching his thirst having just won the 1957 British Grand Prix?

set: Own exclusive signed photo of Sir Stirling Moss


set: A Sacramento man died of unknown causes Saturday afternoon during a hike near Brockman Canyon in the Sutter Buttes.

set: Sacramento man dies during hike along Sutter Buttes


set: A Lancaster man has pleaded not guilty to 18 felony counts and 4 misdemeanor counts that he beat up his fiancee and three children over a two-day period in March.

set: Lancaster man pleads not guilty to 18 felony counts, 4 misdemeanor counts


set: Amy Childs has revealed that she is proud of her friend Celebrity Big Brother winner Rylan Clark.


set: The UM system has issued $332 million in bonds to fund more than a dozen facility projects on the system's four campuses, a Thursday news release from the university stated.

set: UM system issues $332 million in bonds for facility projects


set: A land dealer was arrested by Halol police in connection with a case of transfer of lands based on dubious documents.


set: ``I believe that I could kill Osama bin Laden with a spoon,'' Maddow told The Daily Show's Jon Stewart on Tuesday.

set: Maddow: 'I could kill Osama bin Laden with a spoon'


set: Kristin Cavallari wants have another baby before tying the knot with fiance Jay Cutler.


set: Nicole Scherzinger has revealed that in her initial days she felt uncomfortable in her Pussycat Doll outfit - because the band's racy stage costumes were a far cry from her own ``conservative'' wardrobe.

set: Nicole Scherzinger felt uncomfortable in Pussycat Doll outfit


set: The Angolan government wishes to asphalt 4,000 kilometres of road by the year's end, with the aim of establishing road linkage between provincial capitals and connect Angola to main production centres of the African continent, Wednesday here informed the speaker of the National Assembly, Roberto de Almeida.

set: Government to asphalt 4,000 kilometres of road this year


set: ``This is the first time that I have felt in years that people will die this winter because they can't stay warm,'' said Joe Kennedy, founder of the nonprofit Citizens Energy Corp. ``This is by far the most grim and scary set of storm clouds on the horizon that I have seen in 30 years in trying to address the needs of the poor and elderly, in terms of their heating needs that are coming this winter.''

set: ``People will die this winter because they can't stay warm''


set: The support for the gold MCX is seen at Rs 17,992 and below could see a test of Rs 17,911.

set: Support for gold MCX is seen at Rs 17,992:


set: THERE is a real threat on my life, Patriotic Front president Michael Sata charged yesterday.


set: Rep. Dennis Kucinich said Friday that he'd settled his lawsuit against the congressional cafeteria for dental damage he sustained after biting into an olive pit.

set: Kucinich settles lawsuit against cafeteria


set: An adult a book store is robbed at gunpoint for the second time this year in Colorado Springs.


set: The police still violate human rights on and off duty, a police training session heard yesterday.


set: by : dpa Wellington - New Zealand's Reserve Bank left its benchmark interest rate at a record low of 2.5 per cent in a scheduled review of monetary policy on Thursday.

set: New Zealand central Bank leaves interest rate at 2.5 per cent


set: ANOTHER ROUND of LTTE savagery was once again exhibited this afternoon around 3.40pm when another LTTE claymore mine was activated in between PARACKRAMAPURA - JANAKAPURA, PADAVIYA, WELIOYA as another passenger bus was passing the area.


set: North Korea said on Thursday it was ready for war with the South.


set: Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan believes his side have enough quality to avoid relegation from the Premier League, despite going eight games without a win since he returns for his second spell at St James' Park.

set: Keegan - we have enough quality to avoid relegation


set: Shakespeare was actually a Jewish woman who had disguised to get her work published in Elizabethan London, where original literature from women was not acceptable, an expert has contended.


set: STAFF at Sainsbury's in Kidderminster raised £350 for charity in one day, by delivering shopping to customers cars.

set: Sainsbury's Kidderminster raises £350 for charity


set: A reliable source at the Castle, Osu, yesterday confirmed to the Ghana News Agency that President John Dramani Mahama would broadcast to the nation at 20:00 hours today, August 15th, 2012.


set: Kosovo recognition by its neighbours Macedonia and Montenegro brings both psychological and practical trading benefits for Kosovo, BBC reads reporting the news from Skopje and Podgorica.

set: Neighbors recognition brings psychological benefit for Kosovo


set: The GCC steel trade is expected to cross $200bn in 2010 according to latest studies, with the demand on steel witnessing a huge increase due to the ongoing construction boom and numerous project launches taking place in the region.

set: GCC steel trade expected to cross $200bn in 2010


set: A bus traveling eastbound on Wachter Avenue crashed into a South Bismarck home Saturday around 6:15 pm There were no life threatening injuries, but the bus driver was taken to the hospital.


set: As of Wednesday morning, in the Olympics medal count the United States was second to Germany with eight.


set: RBS and Natwest have been hit with a major IT systems failure, which means both banks are unable to make any payments.

set: Rbs and Natwest hit by a major systems failure


set: Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant was almost beaten up by Allman Brothers legend Duane Allman, when the former played in the US for the first time with his band.

set: Robert Plant was almost beaten up by Duane Allman in US


set: A BRAVE Brit soldier blinded by a grenade in Afghanistan can ``see'' again -- using his tongue.

set: Soldier blinded in Afghanistan can 'see' using his tongue


set: On it, he recently stated that when Jane's has some time off, he'll be working on two solo albums.


set: On Friday, Britain scrambled fighter jets to escort a plane traveling from Lahore, Pakistan to Manchester, England.


set: Jenna Jameson will not face battery charges for an alleged fight with another woman over the weekend in Newport Beach, the Orange County district attorney's office reported Thursday.

set: Porn star Jenna Jameson will not face battery charges


set: Taipei, May 7 Around 100 Chinese tourists arrived in Hualien from Nanjing Friday on a nonstop charter flight, the first of a series this year that Hualien hopes will boost the county's tourism revenues.

set: Chinese tourists arrive in Hualien on charter flight


set: Authorities are investigating the death of a Storm Lake man who was killed last week while working on a construction site in LeMars.

set: Authorities investigate death of Storm Lake man


set: Five assorted Victorian metal door stops; a multicolor bouquet in a green basket, an alert white spaniel by a fence, a ram on stand, a wild boar on stand and a rooster crowing, good condition, rooster 7`` wx 4 1/2'' dx 15 1/2`` t.


set: Motoring writer Neil Lyndon explains how to get a new car at a bargain price.


set: A 24-year-old bridegroom and his mother died in a road mishap on the Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar highway on Sunday while on their way to Pipli.


set: Child pornography victims younger than 14 could soon have more rights in the Show-Me state.

set: Child pornography victims may soon have more rights


set: A 400-pound gorilla escaped his cage at the Buffalo Zoo on Monday, biting a female zookeeper before being tranquilized and captured reported Reuters Tuesday.

set: Gorilla escapes and bites zookeeper before being tranquilized


set: The fashion designer Tory Burch said on Friday that she had sold a minority stake in her namesake company to Tresalia Capital, a private equity firm based in Mexico City.

set: Designer Tory Burch sells minority stake


set: President Barack Obama said community colleges are the ``unsung heroes'' of the US education system and play a crucial role in training American workers to compete in the global economy.

set: Obama says community colleges are `unsung heroes' of US education system


set: Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry brought his campaign to Indianapolis today.


set: OTTAWA - Brian Elliott made 22 saves for his second shutout in four games, and Alexandre Picard and Mike Fisher scored in the Ottawa Senators' 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.


set: Ireland's spearhead pace bowler Boyd Rankin on Wednesday announced that he will quit Ireland cricket at the end of 2012 season, in the hope of earning a Test call-up for England.

set: Boyd Rankin to quit Ireland cricket at the end of 2012 season --


set: ROSEVILLE, Calif. Roseville's city manager has stepped down from his position after the city council met in closed session today.


set: Madonna has begun rehearsals in Tel Aviv for the opening concert of her new world tour.


set: The media had reports that UCO Bank is in talks to merge a bank with itself by FY09 and may raise atleast Rs. 450 crore through follow on public offering.


set: New Orleans rapper Mystikal was released from prison recently, after serving six years in a Louisiana prison for sexual battery charges.

set: Mystikal released from prison after six years


set: Excessive pay for personnel needs to be tackled, one expert has said, suggesting several ways to approach the problem.


set: Special stockings commonly given to stroke patients to prevent blood clots don't work, a new study suggests.

set: Stockings for stroke patients don't work: study


set: Scientists have succeeded in the controlled extraction of hydrogen from formic acid--without the need for the high-temperature reforming process usually involved in other hydrogen generation systems.

set: Scientists succeed in controlled extraction of hydrogen from formic acid


set: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired coach Jon Gruden and GM Bruce Allen, weeks after the team's late season fold cost it a playoff spot.


set: Police are investigating the death of a Petersfield woman they are treating as suspicious after a mother was found dead in her home.

set: Police investigating death of Petersfield woman


set: A fire destroyed a triple garage located on the alley behind the residence at 119 N. Second Ave. The fire was reported about 1 am today.


set: Ferrovial sold a 6 percent stake in UK airport operator BAA further reducing its total stake to below 50 percent, the Spanish infrastructure company said on Monday.


set: Valero Energy Corp. announced Thursday that it has closed on its purchase of two ethanol plants from ASA Ethanol Holdings, LLC.

set: Valero closes purchases on two ethanol plants


set: US Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., is recovering from major surgery to his left shoulder.

set: Bond recovering after surgery on shoulder


set: Singapore's budget airline Tiger Airways will launch an initial public offering to raise A$213 milllion.


set: South Asian economies, still reeling from food and energy crisis, have little scope to boost their economies in the face of the global financial turmoil, a World Bank official said on Wednesday.

set: S Asia has little scope to boost economies:


set: ``For today`s trade, Nifty is likely to trade in the range between 5,310 & 5,340 in the upper side and 5,240 & 5,210 in the lower side,`` said the broking house Indira Securities.

set: Nifty may trade in range of 5,310 & 5,340:


set: -Johnny Depp has snubbed British food on the set of his latest movie.


set: Volkswagen is to launch its eagerly awaited new Golf 6 model in October, Europe's biggest carmaker said Tuesday.


set: Judiciaries in the Commonwealth have been asked to reconcile squabbling parties rather than allow hostile legal battles that would increase enmity and chances of revenge.

set: Judiciaries asked to reconcile squabbling parties


set: Governor Steve Beshear today recognized the sacrifice of a Fort Knox soldier who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

set: Governor Beshear recognizes sacrifice of Fort Knox soldier


set: The US dollar extended its gains against the euro in late-morning trading Monday, with early losses in US stocks helping push the common currency below the $1.3700 mark against the greenback.


set: The Rodrigo Y Gabriela concert, scheduled for Monday July 12, has changed venue to The Set Theatre, Langtons, on John Street, Kilkenny.

set: Rodrigo Y Gabriela concert changes venue


set: Capcom has announced this morning the release date for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS title Resident Evil Revelations.


set: A Toronto high school coach has been charged with driving 90 mph while transporting 12 members of his basketball team to a Windsor tournament, police said.


set: UC Santa Cruz officials said campus police are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti scrawled on a wall outside a classroom at Oakes College, a school whose stated mission is to support social justice through celebrating ethnic diversity.

set: Uc Santa Cruz police investigating anti-Semitic graffiti


set: More to the point, who will be the next Ike?


set: While Weight Watchers spokesperson Jessica Simpson doesn't plan on following the company's diet plan during her second pregnancy, it's been reported that she's apparently hired a Weight Watchers chef.

set: Jessica Simpson hires Weight Watchers chef?


set: English farmland values rose by 5.4% in the first quarter of 2010.


set: ABB, one of the leading power and industrial automation companies, has won an order worth Rs3.12bn for design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of electrical products and systems for a new terminal T3 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.


set: A motorcyclist was seriously injured Monday night after crashing into a parked car on Newport Boulevard near 26th Street on the Balboa Peninsula, police said.

set: Motorcyclist seriously injured after crashing into parked car


set: West Midlands Police are to axe 2,500 jobs as a result of Government spending cuts, an MP has said.

set: West Midlands Police to axe 2,500 jobs - MP


set: ATHENS, Greece -Defending champion Panathinaikos beat visiting Panserraikos 2-0 to lead the Greek league on Saturday.

set: Panathinaikos beats Panserraikos 2-0, leads league


set: Toronto's CP24 has announced that news anchor Ann Rohmer is stepping down after a 31-year career in broadcasting and 25 years at CP24's 299 Queen Street West location.

set: CP24 news anchor Ann Rohmer stepping down


set: Secondary school teachers are continuing pay talks with the Ministry of Education today, with the threat of more school disruption continuing.


set: South Sydney forward Sam Burgess will test his shoulder in the hope of a an imminent return.


set: The son of a Louisiana state representative from Houma died after a single-vehicle wreck in St. Charles Parish Sunday morning, according to Louisiana State Police.

set: Son of state representative dies in wreck


set: Jon Bon Jovi rode with President Obama to New York on board Air Force One Monday night as the President attended three campaign fundraisers.


set: South East Water has announced that it is lifting the hosepipe ban that has been in place in Sussex since April.


set: Tesco has opened the UK's first virtual grocery store at Gatwick Airport, allowing passengers to order items using their smartphone and arrange for them to be delivered to their home address once they arrive back from their holiday or business trip.

set: Tesco opens 'virtual store' at Gatwick Airport


set: The UALR volleyball team lost a hard fought five set battle to Arkansas State 2-3 Tuesday at the Convocation Center.

set: UALR loses hard fought five set battle to Arkansas State


set: TILLINGHAM suffered in the heat at Rayleigh as the home side piled on a score of 326, approaching the highest ever conceded by Tillingham in a league match.


set: Albion are considering whether to move for Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Lee Grant after Burnley opened the bidding with a £1million offer.


set: Yemen's Interior Ministry says Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni cargo ship in the Arabian Sea.


set: INGLEWOOD, Calif. Jockey Corey Nakatani broke his right collarbone Saturday while riding a horse during training at Hollywood Park.


set: Mumbai played host to a dog show that witnessed around 150 varieties of dogs entertain the audience.


set: IT MAY only be the eighth day of Christmas, but Easter eggs are already being stocked in shops across Wales.

set: It's Christmas... but Easter eggs are in the shops


set: Chile capital declares air pollution Updated: 14:39, Saturday June 9, 2012 Chile has issued an environmental alert for its capital city because of air pollution.


set: The US dollar rebounded to the upper 97 yen level Monday morning in Tokyo.


set: The Attorney General will have to sever his connection with his law firm since he could not be seen to be involved, directly or indirectly, with the litigation or other affairs of the firm.

set: The AG will have to sever his connection with his law firm


set: Argentine President Cristina Kirchner is set to nationalize 30 billion dollars in private pension funds, saying the measure is necessary to ``protect retirees and workers'' in the global financial crisis.

set: Kirchner to nationalize private pension funds


set: Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones has joined Championship club Derby County on loan for the rest of the season.

set: Liverpool keeper Jones joins Derby County on loan


set: In their first film together after marriage, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan would be pitted against each other.

set: Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan pitted against each other


set: It is reported that southern Taiwanese distributors hiked the rebar reselling prices currently, driven by Feng Hsin's price rise of TWD 200 per tonne last week.

set: Southern Taiwanese distributors hike rebar reselling prices


set: General Motors plans to reinstate 661 dealers and may enter arbitration with as many as 400 outlets as the automaker attempts to stem declines in US market share.

set: General Motors plans to reinstate dealers


set: Whitbread is to sell seven Premier Inn sites to real-estate investment firm LaSalle Investment Management for £53.8m in a sale and leaseback deal.


set: (prMac.com) Dade City, Florida - CrazyMikesapps, the premier indie video app review website, has gotten a complete website redesign.

set: CrazyMikesapps app review website gets a redesign


set: A Chinese robber threatened to blow up a restaurant with sausages, disguised as explosives, strapped to his body.

set: Robber threatens to blow up restaurant with sausages


set: Solar plane to make stop at Lambert Airport in St. Louis on cross-country flight A solar-powered plane making its initial cross-country voyage in May will make a stop in St. Louis.


set: A slip road at junction two on the M2 London-bound near Chatham is closed following a multi-vehicle crash.

set: Slip road on M2 near Chatham closed after multi-vehicle crash


set: Can your homeowners or condominium association fine you for breaking city, county or state laws within your own community?

set: Can your association fine you for breaking the law?


set: Jason Chimera scored twice in regulation to help the Capitals avenge their playoff loss to the Lightning, in Tomas Vokoun's first start with the Caps.


set: Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exact source cannot be established and it may contain horse meat, a spokeswoman said Wednesday, April 10, according to The Associated Press.

set: Dutch authorities recall 50,000 tons of meat across Europe


set: Los Angeles, Aug 31 Legendary guitarist Slash has filed for divorce from wife Perla Ferrar, after almost nine years of marriage.


set: A 31 year-old bride-to-be from Bellevue was arrested for drunk driving on her way home from her bachelorette party and just hours before her wedding.

set: Bride-to-be arrested for drunk driving hours before wedding


set: Aker Solutions, a provider of engineering and construction services, has been chosen to supply further subsea umbilicals to US oil and gas company Noble Energy in a deal worth approximately NOK270m.

set: Aker to supply further subsea umbilicals to Noble Energy


set: The Azerbaijani Justice Ministry Penitentiary Service said that some prisoners from Nakhchivan refused to move to the newly built jails in Nakhchivan.

set: Some prisoners refuse to move to jail in Nakhchivan:


set: Former world No. 1 Dinara Safina says she is taking an indefinite break from tennis in the hope of recovering from chronic back pain.

set: Safina takes indefinite break from tennis


set: Ferrari will use the full name of its new car for the upcoming Formula One season following a trademark dispute with Ford.


set: Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp. has quietly discontinued its Office Genuine Advantage program with absolutely no official announcement or explanation.

set: Microsoft discontinues Office Genuine Advantage program


set: US military plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan An American military refueling plane carrying three crew members crashed Friday in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the US operates an air base key to the war in Afghanistan.


set: Halle Berry is set to receive a top award for her contribution to the entertainment industry.


set: Police will develop a national strategy to help tackle charity collection crime, according to the head of the economic crime directorate of the City of London Police.

set: Police to develop national strategy on charity collections crime


set: Wide receiver Greg Salas had surgery Thursday to repair his fractured fibula.


set: Emotions were running high as three Shropshire primary schools closed their doors for their final time.

set: Emotions run high as three Shropshire schools close


set: A suicide bombing in a Pakistani market close to the Afghan border killed 16 people Friday, officials said, a day after the US released letters seized from Osama bin Laden's compound that criticized Pakistani militants for killing too many civilians.

set: Suicide bombing in Pakistani market kills 16


set: ROGUE taxi drivers are roaming the streets of Weston and preying on vulnerable young women.


set: A school bus driver was fired Friday after leaving a special needs student alone on his bus for five hours.

set: Bus driver fired for leaving special needs student on bus


set: Irene is on track and making more of a turn to the north.


set: ZTBL has started one window operation to facilitate farmers to avail the loan facility in order to boost agriculture sector.


set: Viva Macau airline will be flying in Japanese supporters of the band ``The Police'' on the Chinese New Year's Eve on February 6 for the live concert being held in Macau on the next day.

set: Viva Macau to fly in Japanese supporters of ``the Police''


set: North Valley Bancorp, a bank holding company with $885 million in assets, today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

set: North Valley Bancorp reports results for the fourth quarter and year


set: The Horseheads softball team will play Section 1 champion Yorktown in a New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class AA quarterfinal game at 3 pm today at North Rockland High School in Thiells.


set: Spot silver hit a new 2-1/2-year high of $20.84 an ounce on Friday, as it catches up with a rally in gold.

set: Silver hits new 2-1/2-year high at $20.84 an ounce


set: Country star Kenny Rogers has signed with Warner Bros Records, his latest partnership with the major, the first of which was with Reprise in the late 1960s.


set: The White House wants normal trade relations with Russia, Caitlin Hayden, the White House spokeswoman, stated Saturday in the run-up to Russia's joining the WTO.

set: White House wants normal trade with Russia


set: Nida Rashid's brilliant all-round performance has helped Pakistan win the first cricket gold medal ever awarded at the Asian Games with a 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the women's Twenty20 final.

set: Pakistan wins first cricket gold at Asian Games